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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4928
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the
design, planning, and construction of the Truckee watershed reclamation
project for the reclamation and reuse of water.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2000
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and
construction of the Truckee watershed reclamation
project for the reclamation and reuse of water.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
TRUCKEE 
WATERSHED 
RECLAMATION
PROJECT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h
et seq.) is amended—
(1) by inserting after section 1601 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Subtitle A—Specific Projects’’;
(2) by redesignating sections 1631, 1632, 1633,
and 1634 (43 U.S.C. 390h–13, 390h–14, 390h–15,
390h–16) as sections 1633, 1671, 1672, and 1631,
respectively;
(3) by moving section 1631 (as redesignated by
paragraph (2)) to follow section 1630;
(4) by inserting before section 1671 (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (2)) the following:
‘‘Subtitle B—Studies and
Research’’;
and
(5) by inserting after section 1631 (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (2)) the following:
‘‘SEC. 
1632. 
TRUCKEE 
WATERSHED 
RECLAMATION
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with Washoe County, Nevada, may participate in the
design, planning, and construction of the Truckee water-
shed reclamation project to reclaim and reuse wastewater
(including degraded ground water) within and without the
service area of Washoe County, Nevada.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost of the project.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the
project described in subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) of section 1633 (43 U.S.C.
390h–13) (as redesignated by section 1(a)(2)), by
striking ‘‘1630’’ and inserting ‘‘1632’’;
(2) in section 1671(c) (43 U.S.C. 390h–14(c))
(as redesignated by section 1(a)(2)), by striking
‘‘section 1633’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1672’’; and
(3) in section 1672 (43 U.S.C. 390h–15) (as
redesignated by section 1(a)(2))—
(A) in the section heading, by inserting
‘‘FOR GROUNDWATER STUDY’’ before the pe-
riod; and
(B) by striking ‘‘section 1632’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 1671’’.
(b) The table of contents in section 2 of the Reclama-
tion Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992
(43 U.S.C. prec. 371; Public Law 102–575) is amended—
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4930
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the expansion
of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2000
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit
the expansion of medical residency training programs
in geriatric medicine.
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 ‘‘Geriatric Workforce
Relief Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING EXPANSION OF MEDICAL RESIDENCY
TRAINING PROGRAMS IN GERIATRIC MEDI-
CINE.
(a) PAYMENT
FOR DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL
EDUCATION.—Section 1886(h)(4)(F)(i) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(F)(i)), as amended
by section 407(b) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (113 Stat.
1501A–374), as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(6)
of Public Law 106–113, is amended by inserting ‘‘or in
the case of a medical residency training program in geri-
atric medicine’’ after ‘‘in a rural area’’.
(b) PAYMENT
FOR
INDIRECT
MEDICAL
EDU-
CATION.—Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), as so amended, is
amended by inserting ‘‘or in the case of a medical resi-
dency training program in geriatric medicine’’ after ‘‘in
a rural area’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) DGME.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) applies to cost reporting periods begin-
ning on or after April 1, 2001.
(2) IME.—The amendment made by subsection
(b) applies to discharges occurring on or after April
1, 2001.
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the decision of the Supreme Court in Solid Waste 
Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001); 
(2) provide consistency throughout the Nation 
in determining the jurisdiction of the Federal Gov-
ernment over waters of the United States; and 
(3) consolidate in one Federal agency the au-
thority of the Federal Government to implement the 
permitting program established under section 404 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. 
Section 404(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) JURISDICTION.—Waters of the United 
States, including the territorial seas, shall be subject 
to the jurisdiction of the permitting program estab-
lished by this section if the waters are— 
‘‘(A) navigable;
‘‘(B) hydrologically connected to navigable 
waters through a continuous, naturally occur-
ring surface connection; or 
‘‘(C) wetlands adjacent to waters described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
‘‘(3) SURFACE CONNECTION.— 
‘‘(A) INCLUDED
WATERS.—For purposes 
of paragraph (2)(B), waters shall be considered 
to be hydrologically connected to navigable wa-
ters by a continuous, naturally occurring sur-
face connection if the waters are connected by 
perennial or intermittent streams that con-
tribute flow to navigable waters, including pe-
rennial or intermittent streams that have been 
restored, relocated, or channelized on the sur-
face or that flow through culverts. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUDED WATERS.—For purposes 
of paragraph (2)(B), waters shall not be consid-
ered to be hydrologically connected to navigable 
waters by a continuous, naturally occurring sur-
face connection if the waters are connected 
by— 
‘‘(i) sheet flow (normal runoff of pre-
cipitation);
‘‘(ii) ephemeral waters, ground water, 
manmade ditches, or pipelines; or 
‘‘(iii) a municipal separate storm 
sewer system or any other point source 
regulated under section 402, including a 
State program approved under section 
402(b). 
Such connecting waters also shall not be subject 
to the jurisdiction of the permitting program 
established by this section. 
‘‘(4) FASTLANDS.—Fastlands shall not be sub-
ject to the jurisdiction of the permitting program es-
tablished by this section. 
‘‘(5) DETERMINATION OF JURISDICTION.— 
‘‘(A) REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION.—A 
person who holds an ownership interest in prop-
erty, or who has written authorization from 
such person, may submit a request to the Sec-
retary identifying the property and requesting 
the Secretary to determine the presence or ab-
sence of waters of the United States subject to 
the jurisdiction of the permitting program es-
tablished by this section. The person making 
the request may limit the request to a deter-
mination of the presence or absence of any of
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998, 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 such Act,
$2,649,728,000 
plus 
reimbursements; 
of 
which
$1,642,442,000 is available for obligation for the period
July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, except that
amounts determined by the Secretary of Labor to be nec-
essary pursuant to sections 173(a)(4)(A) and 174(c) of
such Act shall be available from October 1, 2004, until
expended; of which $1,000,965,000 is available for obliga-
tion for the period April 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006,
to carry out chapter 4 of such Act; and of which
$6,321,000 is available for the period July 1, 2005,
through June 30, 2008, for necessary expenses of con-
H. R. 4931
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To provide for the training or orientation of individuals, during a Presidential
transition, who the President intends to appoint to certain key positions, to
provide for a study and report on improving the financial disclosure process
for certain Presidential nominees, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Transition Act
of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ACT OF 1963.
Section 3(a) of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C.
102 note) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
‘‘including—’’ and inserting ‘‘including the following:’’;
(2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6) by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8)(A)(i) Not withstanding subsection (b), payment of
expenses during the transition for briefings, workshops, or other
activities to acquaint key prospective Presidential appointees
with the types of problems and challenges that most typically
confront new political appointees when they make the transition
from campaign and other prior activities to assuming the
responsibility for governance after inauguration.
‘‘(ii) Activities under this paragraph may include inter-
change between such appointees and individuals who—
‘‘(I) held similar leadership roles in prior administra-
tions;
‘‘(II) are department or agency experts from the Office
of Management and Budget or an Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of a department or agency; or
‘‘(III) are relevant staff from the General Accounting
Office.
‘‘(iii) Activities under this paragraph may include training
or orientation in records management to comply with section
2203 of title 44, United States Code, including training on
the separation of Presidential records and personal records
to comply with subsection (b) of that section.
‘‘(iv) Activities under this paragraph may include training
or orientation in human resources management and perform-
ance-based management.
HR 4931 IH
dential nominees required to file reports under section
101(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.) to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the
House of Representatives.
(b) CONTENT OF REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The report under this sec-
tion shall include recommendations and legislative
proposals on—
(A) streamlining, standardizing, and co-
ordinating the financial disclosure process and
the requirements of financial disclosure reports
under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) for Presidential nominees;
(B) avoiding duplication of effort and re-
ducing the burden of filing with respect to fi-
nancial disclosure of information to the White
House Office, the Office of Government Ethics,
and the Senate; and
(C) any other relevant matter the Office of
Government Ethics determines appropriate.
(2) LIMITATION RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST.—The recommendations and proposals
under this subsection shall not (if implemented)
H. R. 4931—2
‘‘(B) Activities under this paragraph shall be conducted
primarily for individuals the President-elect intends to nomi-
nate as department heads or appoint to key positions in the
Executive Office of the President.
‘‘(9)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (b), development of a
transition directory by the Administrator of General Services
Administration, in consultation with the Archivist of the United
States (head of the National Archives and Records Administra-
tion) for activities conducted under paragraph (8).
‘‘(B) The transition directory shall be a compilation of Fed-
eral publications and materials with supplementary materials
developed by the Administrator that provides information on
the officers, organization, and statutory and administrative
authorities, functions, duties, responsibilities, and mission of
each department and agency.
‘‘(10)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (b), consultation by
the Administrator with any candidate for President or Vice
President to develop a systems architecture plan for the com-
puter and communications systems of the candidate to coordi-
nate a transition to Federal systems, if the candidate is elected.
‘‘(B) Consultations under this paragraph shall be conducted
at the discretion of the Administrator.’’.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
PROCESS FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Office of Government Ethics shall
conduct a study and submit a report on improvements to the finan-
cial disclosure process for Presidential nominees required to file
reports under section 101(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the
House of Representatives.
(b) CONTENT OF REPORT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The report under this section shall
include recommendations and legislative proposals on—
(A) streamlining, standardizing, and coordinating the
financial disclosure process and the requirements of finan-
cial disclosure reports under the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) for Presidential nominees;
(B) avoiding duplication of effort and reducing the bur-
den of filing with respect to financial disclosure of informa-
tion to the White House Office, the Office of Government
Ethics, and the Senate; and
(C) any other relevant matter the Office of Government
Ethics determines appropriate.
(2) LIMITATION RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—The
recommendations and proposals under this subsection shall
not (if implemented) have the effect of lessening substantive
compliance with any conflict of interest requirement.
H. R. 4931—3
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4933
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the program for
veterans readjustment appointments within the Federal Government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2000
Mr. KLINK (for himself and Mr. EVANS )introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the
program for veterans readjustment appointments within
the Federal Government.
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 ‘‘Veterans Readjust-
ment Appointments Reauthorization Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF VETERANS READJUSTMENT
APPOINTMENTS PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4214(b)(3)(B)(ii) of title
38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 1989.’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of the enactment
of the Veterans Readjustment Appointments Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2000.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to vacant positions
in the civil service under chapter 33 of title 5, United
States Code, initially announced on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be
construed as affecting appointments made under the pro-
visions of section 4214(b) of title 38, United States Code,
before January 1, 2000.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4934
To authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a consumer
product safety rule to prevent injuries to users of vending machines.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2000
Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Mr. LAMPSON, and Ms. MCCARTHY
of Missouri) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce
A BILL
To authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to
issue a consumer product safety rule to prevent injuries
to users of vending machines.
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 ‘‘Vending Machine Safe-
ty Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In June of 2000, a 4 year old O’Fallon,
Missouri boy had to be rescued after getting trapped
inside a crane vending machine. The child had
crawled into the machine through the trap door
through which toys are dispensed. The child was
freed from the machine only after rescue workers
pried the top of the machine off.
(2) In June of 2000, a second case of a child
being trapped inside the same trap door of a crane
vending machine occurred in Texas.
(3) Since 1990, the Consumer Product Safety
Commission has received at least 43 reported inci-
dents of individuals’ use of vending machines which
has resulted in personal injury primarily to the indi-
viduals’ arms and hands.
(4) 25 of the reported injuries were suffered by
minors and of those 25, 15 were suffered by children
under the age of 10.
(5) It is clear that there are defects in the de-
sign of the vending machines which have led to the
reported injuries. The Consumer Product Safety
Commission has been charged with protecting the
public from injuries resulting from the use of prod-
ucts and it should be given authority over vending
machines to protect the public.
SEC. 3. VENDING MACHINE RULE.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall
issue a consumer product safety standard for the manu-
facture and installation of crane vending machines and
any other machine which is designed to dispense a prod-
uct. Such standard may also prescribe standards respect-
ing labels or signs relating to the use of such machines
to prevent injuries to individuals, including children, using
the machines or taking action with respect to the machines
which may result in personal injury. Such standard shall
be issued under the Consumer Product Safety Act, except
that the Commission may issue such standard in accord-
ance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4935
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the size of the estate
an incompetent veteran being furnished institutional care by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs may have without being subject to suspension
of benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2000
Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. FILNER,
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Mr.
HOLDEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
size of the estate an incompetent veteran being furnished
institutional care by the Department of Veterans Affairs
may have without being subject to suspension of benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN ESTATE SIZE FOR INCOMPETENT
INSTITUTIONALIZED VETERANS BEFORE SUS-
PENSION OF BENEFITS.
(a) 
INCREASE
IN
ESTATE
SIZE.—Section
5503(b)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ and inserting ‘‘the
amount of $6,000 (as increased from time to time
under section 5312 of this title)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘$500’’ and inserting ‘‘such
amount’’.
(b) INDEXING ESTATE SIZE AMOUNT.—Section 5312
of such title is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d);
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c):
‘‘(c) Whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts
payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 401 et seq.) as a result of a determination made
under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)), the
Secretary shall, effective on the date of such increase in
benefit amounts, increase the estate size limitation under
section 5503(b)(1)(A) of this title, as that limitation was
in effect immediately before the date of such increase in
benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Secu-
rity Act, by the same percentage as the percentage by
which such benefit amounts are increased.’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph
(1)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and an increase’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, an increase’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and an increase under
subsection (c) in the estate size limitation under
section 5503(b)(1)(A) of this title,’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 1315 of this title’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and estate
size’’ after ‘‘income’’ both places it appears.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to benefit pay-
ments for months beginning on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act. The amendments made by sub-
section (b) shall take effect on January 1, 2001.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4936
To increase the penalty imposed on a sexually violent offender who fails
to comply with requirements to register or report, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2000
Mrs. MYRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To increase the penalty imposed on a sexually violent of-
fender who fails to comply with requirements to register
or report, 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 ‘‘Megan’s Law Improve-
ment Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY.
(a) STATE PROGRAMS.—Section 170101 of the Vio-
lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is
amended in subsection (d) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Such penalties shall include a sentence to a term
of imprisonment—
‘‘(1) in the case of a first offense, for not less
than 6 months and not more than 2 years; and
‘‘(2) in the case of a second or subsequent of-
fense, for not less than 3 years and not more than
10 years.’’.
(b) FBI PROGRAMS.—Section 170102 of that Act is
amended in subsection ( j) by striking ‘‘probation, shall,’’
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting the following: ‘‘probation,
shall, in the case of a first offense under this sub-
section, be imprisoned for not less than 6 months
and not more than 2 years and, in the case of a sec-
ond or subsequent offense under this subsection, be
imprisoned for not less than 3 years and not more
than 10 years.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect
on July 1, 2001.
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