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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4900
To make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Nebo Wilderness
Area, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 2000
Mr. HANSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount
Nebo Wilderness Area, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mount Nebo Wilder-
ness Boundary Adjustment Act’’.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) LANDS REMOVED.—The boundary of the Mount
Nebo Wilderness is adjusted to exclude the following:
(1) PRIVATE
PROPERTY
IN
ANDREWS
CAN-
YON.—The approximately 21.26 acres of private
property located in Andrews Canyon, Utah, and de-
picted on the Map as ‘‘Dale’’.
(2) MONUMENT SPRINGS.—The approximately
26.045 acres of land depicted on the Map as ‘‘Monu-
ment Springs’’.
(3) GARDNER
CANYON.—The approximately
202.084 acres of land depicted on the Map as
‘‘Gardner Canyon’’.
(4) BIRCH CREEK.—The approximately 26.045
acres of land depicted on the Map as ‘‘Birch Creek’’.
(5) 
INGRAM
CANYON.—The 
approximately
17.296 acres of land depicted on the Map as
‘‘Ingram Canyon’’.
(6) WILLOW
CREEK
SOUTH.—The approxi-
mately 68.156 acres of land depicted on the Map as
‘‘Willow Creek South’’.
(7) WILLOW
CREEK
NORTH.—The approxi-
mately 50.38 acres of land depicted on the Map as
‘‘Willow Creek North’’.
(8) 
MENDENHALL
CANYON.—The 
approxi-
mately 16.350 acres of land depicted on the Map as
‘‘Mendenhall Canyon’’.
(9) WASH CANYON.—The approximately 44.302
acres of land depicted on the Map as ‘‘Wash Can-
yon’’.
(b) LANDS ADDED.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the boundary of the Mount Nebo Wilderness is adjusted
to include the approximately 439.209 acres of land de-
picted on the Map for addition to the Mount Nebo Wilder-
ness. The Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 94–
428) shall apply to the land added to the Mount Nebo
Wilderness pursuant to this subsection.
SEC. 3. MAP.
(a) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this Act, the
term ‘‘Map’’ shall mean the map entitled ‘‘Mt. Nebo Wil-
derness Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 1255, and
dated July 10, 2000.
(b) MAP ON FILE.—The Map shall be on file and
available for inspection in the office of the Chief of the
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(c) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture
may make technical corrections to the Map.
SEC. 4. ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE OF ESTABLISHED
WATER SYSTEMS.
Section 305 of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984
(Public Law 98–428) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or systems’’ before ‘‘, or any
combination of the foregoing’’; and
issues, and disseminate research results to education prac-
titioners.
SEC. 5. INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT ASSIGN-
EES.
The National Science Foundation shall not, during
fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, enter into an arrange-
ment under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970
for the detail of any of its employees to locations other
than National Science Foundation facilities.
SEC. 6. ETHICS PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National
Science Foundation shall establish a program providing
for—
(1) an external review of the ethics rules and
procedures of the National Science Foundation;
(2) after completion of the external review
under paragraph (1), a revision of those rules and
procedures as appropriate; and
(3) training of all National Science Foundation
employees on the ethics rules and procedures as re-
vised under paragraph (2).
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the
National Science Foundation shall report to the Com-
mittee on Science of the House of Representatives, and
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
(2) by inserting ‘‘established water system oper-
ations,’’ before ‘‘and water reservoir operation pur-
poses.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4901
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003 for the
National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 2000
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Science
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and
2003 for the National Science Foundation, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Science
Foundation Authorization Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2001.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Science Foundation
$3,773,710,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount
authorized under paragraph (1)—
(A) $2,813,500,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out Research and Related Activi-
ties, of which—
(i) $480,560,000 shall be made avail-
able for Biological Sciences;
(ii) $9,770,000 shall be made avail-
able for Computer and Information Science
and Engineering;
(iii) $403,650,000 shall be made
available for Engineering;
(iv) $549,730,000 shall be made avail-
able for Geosciences;
(v) $807,200,000 shall be made avail-
able 
for 
Mathematical 
and 
Physical
Sciences;
(vi) $159,790,000 shall be made avail-
able for Social, Behavioral, and Economic
Sciences;
(vii) $220,970,000 shall be made
available for United States Polar Research
Programs;
(viii) $62,600,000 shall be made avail-
able for United States Antarctic Logistical
Support Activities; and
(ix) $119,230,000 shall be made avail-
able for Integrative Activities;
(B) $726,700,000 shall be made available
for Education and Human Resources, of which
$53,080,000 shall be for Graduate Research
Fellowships;
(C) $65,340,000 shall be made available
for Major Research Equipment;
(D) $161,890,000 shall be made available
for Salaries and Expenses, of which—
(i) $3,690,000 shall be made available
for travel for Research and Related Activi-
ties;
(ii) $310,000 shall be made available
for travel for Education and Human Re-
sources;
(iii) $159,000 shall be made available
for travel for Budget, Finance, and Award
Management;
(iv) $182,000 shall be made available
for travel for Information and Resources
Management; and
and mail balloting permitted), to elect the mem-
bership of the Native Hawaiian Interim Gov-
erning Council from among the nominees sub-
mitted to the Secretary from the general meet-
ing. The ballots shall provide for write-in votes.
(C) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove the Native Hawaiian Interim Governing
Council elected pursuant to this subsection if
the requirements of this section relating to the
nominating and election process have been met.
(2) POWERS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Native Hawaiian
Interim Governing Council shall represent those
on the roll in the implementation of this Act
and shall have no powers other than those given
to it in accordance with this Act.
(B) TERMINATION.—The Native Hawaiian
Interim Governing Council shall have no power
or authority under this Act after the time which
the duly elected officers of the Native Hawaiian
governing body take office.
(3) DUTIES.—
(A) REFERENDUM.—The Native Hawaiian
Interim Governing Council shall conduct a ref-
erendum of the adult members listed on the roll
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4903
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen the limitation
on holding and transfer of broadcast licenses to foreign persons, and
to apply a similar limitation to holding and transfer of other tele-
communications entities by or to foreign governments.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 2000
Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen
the limitation on holding and transfer of broadcast li-
censes to foreign persons, and to apply a similar limita-
tion to holding and transfer of other telecommunications
entities by or to foreign governments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Government
Investment Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN TELE-
COMMUNICATIONS ENTITIES.
Section 310 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 301) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following:
‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OWN-
ERSHIP OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTITIES LICENSED
BY THE FCC—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act or any other law to the con-
trary, no license, permit, or operating authority
under this Act may be granted to or held by a cor-
poration, joint venture, partnership, other business
organization, or trust directly or indirectly controlled
by a foreign government or its representatives.
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION
ABSOLUTE.—The Commis-
sion may not waive the application of paragraph (1)
under any other authority granted to the Commis-
sion under this or any other Act or under any Com-
mission order or rule.
‘‘(3) TEST
OF
CONTROL.—A corporation or
other entity described in paragraph (1) shall be con-
sidered to be controlled by a foreign government or
its representatives if more than 25 percent of the
ownership, voting rights, capital stock, or other pe-
cuniary interest in that entity is owned, held, or con-
trolled, directly or indirectly, by a foreign govern-
ment or its representatives.’’.
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but for the provision of such relief, on the date on which 
the relief terminates. 
(f) ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM RELIEF.—No import 
relief may be provided under this section on any article 
that— 
(1) is subject to an assessment of additional 
duty under section 202(b); or 
(2) has been subject to import relief under this 
subtitle after the date on which the Agreement en-
ters into force. 
SEC. 314. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subject to subsection (b), no 
import relief may be provided under this subtitle with re-
spect to a good after the date that is 5 years after the 
date on which duty-free treatment must be provided by 
the United States to that good pursuant to Annex IV of 
the Agreement. 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION.—Import relief 
may be provided under this subtitle in the case of a Moroc-
can article after the date on which such relief would, but 
for this subsection, terminate under subsection (a), if the 
President determines that Morocco has consented to such 
relief.
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money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, to provide emer-
gency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
assistance, namely: 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, 
$2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which up to $30,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Small 
Business Administration--Salaries and Expenses’’, for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out the disaster loans pro-
gram authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business 
Act: Provided, That the amounts provided herein are des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applica-
ble to the House of Representatives by H.Res. 649 (108th 
Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 
of Public Law 108–287. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2004’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 7, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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cluding the provision of health care services, edu-
cational programs, employment and training pro-
grams, children’s services, conservation programs,
fish and wildlife protection, agricultural programs,
native language immersion programs and native lan-
guage immersion schools from kindergarten through
high school, as well as college and master’s degree
programs in native language immersion instruction,
and traditional justice programs, and by continuing
their efforts to enhance Native Hawaiian self-deter-
mination and local control.
(17) Native Hawaiians are actively engaged in
Native Hawaiian cultural practices, traditional agri-
cultural methods, fishing and subsistence practices,
maintenance of cultural use areas and sacred sites,
protection of burial sites, and the exercise of their
traditional rights to gather medicinal plants and
herbs, and food sources.
(18) The Native Hawaiian people wish to pre-
serve, develop, and transmit to future Native Hawai-
ian generations their ancestral lands and Native Ha-
waiian political and cultural identity in accordance
with their traditions, beliefs, customs and practices,
language, and social and political institutions, and to
HR 4904 PCS
achieve greater self-determination over their own af-
fairs.
(19) This Act provides for a process within the
framework of Federal law for the Native Hawaiian
people to exercise their inherent rights as a distinct
aboriginal, indigenous, native community to reorga-
nize a Native Hawaiian government for the purpose
of giving expression to their rights as native people
to self-determination and self-governance.
(20) The United States has declared that—
(A) the United States has a special respon-
sibility for the welfare of the native peoples of
the United States, including Native Hawaiians;
(B) Congress has identified Native Hawai-
ians as a distinct indigenous group within the
scope of its Indian affairs power, and has en-
acted dozens of statutes on their behalf pursu-
ant to its recognized trust responsibility; and
(C) Congress has also delegated broad au-
thority to administer a portion of the Federal
trust responsibility to the State of Hawaii.
(21) The United States has recognized and re-
affirmed the special trust relationship with the Na-
tive Hawaiian people through—
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5006
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2005, and for other pur-
poses.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4905
To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to authorize
a homeowner to recover treble damages from the homeowner’s mortgage
escrow servicer for failure by the servicer to make timely payments
from the escrow account for homeowners insurance, taxes, or other
charges.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 2000
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of
1974 to authorize a homeowner to recover treble dam-
ages from the homeowner’s mortgage escrow servicer for
failure by the servicer to make timely payments from
the escrow account for homeowners insurance, taxes, or
other charges.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeowners’ Escrow
Payments Assurance Act’’.
SEC. 2. TREBLE DAMAGES FOR FAILURE TO MAKE PAY-
MENTS FROM ESCROW ACCOUNT.
Section 6(f) of the Real Estate Settlement Proce-
dures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2605(f)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph
(A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(A)(i) except as provided in clause (ii),
any actual damages to the borrower as a result
of the failure; or
‘‘(ii) in the case of an action for a failure
to comply with the requirements of subsection
(g), 3 times any such actual damages; and’’;
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph
(A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(A)(i) except as provided in clause (ii),
any actual damages to each of the borrowers in
the class as a result of the failure; or
‘‘(ii) in the case of an action for a failure
to comply with the requirements of subsection
(g), 3 times any such actual damages; and’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4907
AN ACT
To establish the Jamestown 400th Commemoration
Commission, and for other purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4907
AN ACT
To establish the Jamestown 400th Commemoration
Commission, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jamestown 400th
Commemoration Commission Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) the founding of the colony at Jamestown,
Virginia in 1607, the first permanent English colony
in the New World, and the capital of Virginia for 92
years, has major significance in the history of the
United States;
(2) 
the 
settlement 
brought 
people 
from
throughout the Atlantic Basin together to form a
multicultural society, including English, other Euro-
peans, Native Americans, and Africans;
(3) the economic, political, religious, and social
institutions that developed during the first 9 decades
of the existence of Jamestown continue to have pro-
found effects on the United States, particularly in
English common law and language, cross cultural re-
lationships, and economic structure and status;
(4) the National Park Service, the Association
for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and the
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the Common-
wealth of Virginia collectively own and operate sig-
nificant resources related to the early history of
Jamestown; and
(5) in 1996—
(A) the Commonwealth of Virginia des-
ignated the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
as the State agency responsible for planning
and implementing the Commonwealth’s portion
of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary
of the founding of the Jamestown settlement;
(B) the Foundation created the Celebra-
tion 2007 Steering Committee, known as the
Jamestown 2007 Steering Committee; and
(C) planning for the commemoration
began.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab-
lish the Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission
to—
(1) ensure a suitable national observance of the
Jamestown 2007 anniversary by complementing the
programs and activities of the State of Virginia;
(2) cooperate with and assist the programs and
activities of the State in observance of the James-
town 2007 anniversary;
(3) assist in ensuring that Jamestown 2007 ob-
servances provide an excellent visitor experience and
beneficial interaction between visitors and the nat-
ural and cultural resources of the Jamestown sites;
such individual did not have a disability. Such serv-
ices shall be designed to increase such individual’s
control in life and ability to perform everyday activi-
ties, including activities on or off a job.
(20) PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘pre-
vention activities’’ means activities that address the
causes of developmental disabilities and the exacer-
bation of functional limitation, such as activities
that—
(A) eliminate or reduce the factors that
cause or predispose individuals to developmental
disabilities or that increase the prevalence of
developmental disabilities;
(B) increase the early identification of
problems to eliminate circumstances that create
or increase functional limitations; and
(C) mitigate against the effects of develop-
mental disabilities throughout the lifespan of an
individual.
(21) PRODUCTIVITY.—The term ‘‘productivity’’
means—
(A) engagement in income-producing work
that is measured by increased income, improved
employment status, or job advancement; or
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 490
To require the Secretary of Energy to purchase additional petroleum products
for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. BONILLA, and Mr. COMBEST) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Com-
merce
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to purchase additional
petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PURCHASE OF OIL.
The Secretary of Energy shall, before October 1,
1999, purchase for storage in the Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve an additional $300,000,000 of petroleum products.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4910
To amend title 39, United States Code, to make nonmailable any mail
matter which bears on its face or on its envelope or outside cover
or wrapper the Social Security account number of any individual.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 2000
Mr. EHLERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to make nonmailable
any mail matter which bears on its face or on its enve-
lope or outside cover or wrapper the Social Security
account number of any individual.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NONMAILABILITY OF MAIL MATTER BEARING
OR SHOWING THE SOCIAL SECURITY AC-
COUNT NUMBER OF ANY INDIVIDUAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3001 of title 39, United
States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (m)
and (n) as subsections (n) and (o), respectively, and by
inserting after subsection (l) the following:
‘‘(m)(1) Any matter otherwise legally acceptable in
the mails which is described in paragraph (2) is non-
mailable matter, shall not be carried or delivered by mail,
and shall be disposed of as the Postal Service directs.
‘‘(2) Matter described in this paragraph is any matter
that bears on its face or on its envelope or outside cover
or wrapper the social security account number of any indi-
vidual (or through the envelope or outside cover or wrap-
per of which the social security account number of any
individual is visible).’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by this
section shall apply with respect to matter mailed after the
90th day following the date of enactment of this Act.
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of 2000, 10 years after such date of enactment;
and
‘‘(B) with respect to a handgun acquired
by the person on or after the date of enactment
of such Act, 1 year after such date of enact-
ment.’’.
SEC. 102. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to be issued a handgun
license under this title, an individual shall submit to the
Secretary (in accordance with the regulations promulgated
under subsection (b)) an application, which shall include—
(1) a current, passport-sized photograph of the
applicant that provides a clear, accurate likeness of
the applicant;
(2) the name, address, and date and place of
birth of the applicant;
(3) any other name that the applicant has ever
used or by which the applicant has ever been known;
(4) a clear thumb print of the applicant, which
shall be made when, and in the presence of the enti-
ty to whom, the application is submitted;
(5) with respect to each category of person pro-
hibited by Federal law, or by the law of the State
of residence of the applicant, from obtaining a fire-