datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
such terms by section 14101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8801), as so in effect.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
SEC. 3. CREDIT TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
TEACHERS WHO PROVIDE CLASSROOM MATE-
RIALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 30B. CREDIT TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO PROVIDE CLASS-
ROOM MATERIALS.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli-
gible teacher, there shall be allowed as a credit against
the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year an
amount equal to the qualified elementary and secondary
education expenses which are paid or incurred by the tax-
payer during such taxable year.
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM CREDIT.—The credit allowed by sub-
section (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed $100.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE TEACHER.—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 sec-
ondary school on a full-time basis for an academic
year ending during a taxable year.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
EDUCATION
EXPENSES.—The term ‘qualified ele-
mentary and secondary education expenses’ means
expenses for books, supplies (other than nonathletic
supplies for courses of instruction in health or phys-
ical education), computer equipment (including re-
lated software and services) and other equipment,
and supplementary materials used by an eligible
teacher in the classroom.
‘‘(3) ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.—
The term ‘elementary or secondary school’ means
any school which provides elementary education or
secondary education (through grade 12), as deter-
mined under State law.
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(1) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No deduc-
tion shall be allowed under this chapter for any ex-
pense for which credit is allowed under this section.
‘‘(2) APPLICATION
WITH
OTHER
CREDITS.—
The credit allowable under subsection (a) for any
taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of—
‘‘(A) the regular tax for the taxable year,
reduced by the sum of the credits allowable
under subpart A and the preceding sections of
this subpart, over
‘‘(B) the tentative minimum tax for the
taxable year.
‘‘(e) ELECTION TO HAVE CREDIT NOT APPLY.—A
taxpayer may elect to have this section not apply for any
taxable year.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘Sec. 30B. Credit to elementary and secondary school teachers
who provide classroom materials.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4027
To direct the Secretary of the Army to transfer a parcel of land to the
Iconium Fire Protection District, St. Clair and Benton counties, Mis-
souri, for use as a fire station.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 16, 2000
Mr. SKELTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Army to transfer a parcel
of land to the Iconium Fire Protection District, St. Clair
and Benton counties, Missouri, for use as a fire station.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE TO ICONIUM FIRE PROTEC-
TION DISTRICT, ST. CLAIR AND BENTON
COUNTIES, MISSOURI.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall
convey to the Iconium Fire Protection District, St. Clair
and Benton counties, Missouri, by quitclaim deed and
without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the parcel of land described in
subsection (b).
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land to be
conveyed under subsection (a) is the tract of land located
in the Southeast 1⁄4 of Section 13, Township 39 North,
Range 25 West, of the Fifth Principal Meridian, St. Clair
County, Missouri, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of Section 18, as
designated by Corps survey marker AP 18–1, thence
northerly 11.22 feet to the southeast corner of Section 13,
thence 657.22 feet north along the east line of Section
13 to Corps monument 18 1–C lying within the right-of-
way of State Highway C, being the point of beginning of
the tract of land herein described; thence westerly approxi-
mately 210 feet, thence northerly 150 feet, thence easterly
approximately 210 feet to the east line of Section 13,
thence southerly along said east line, 150 feet to the point
of beginning, containing 0.723 acres, more or less.
(c) REVERSION.—The Secretary shall require, as a
condition of the conveyance under this section, that all
right, title, and interest in and to the parcel of land sub-
ject to the conveyance shall revert to the United States
if the Secretary determines that the parcel is being used
for a purpose other than as a fire station.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under this section
as the Secretary considers necessary to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
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primary election in which the candidate participates,
except that in the case of a primary election occur-
ring during the first 20 days of a month, the Com-
mission may waive the requirement to file such pre-
election report or the requirement to file the report
otherwise due under this paragraph during the
month, or may revise the deadlines otherwise appli-
cable for submitting such reports; and
‘‘(ii) in lieu of filing the reports otherwise due
under this paragraph in November and December of
any year in which a regularly scheduled general elec-
tion is held, a pre-general election report shall be
filed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(i), a post-
general election report shall be filed in accordance
with paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and a year end report
shall be filed no later than January 31 of the fol-
lowing calendar year.
‘‘(B) Monthly reports under this paragraph shall be
filed by the treasurer of the committee no later than the
20th day after the last day of the month and shall be com-
plete as of the last day of the month.’’.
SEC. 107. UNIFORM 15-DAY DEADLINE FOR SEMIANNUAL,
YEAR-END, AND MONTHLY REPORTS.
(a) SEMIANNUAL
REPORTS.—Section 304(a) (2
U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended—
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 402
To amend the Social Security Act to further extend health care coverage
under the Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 19, 1999
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. ABERCROMBIE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Social Security Act to further extend health
care coverage under the Medicare Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 301) is amended by inserting after section
226A the following new section:
‘‘SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO COVERAGE UNDER
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED WORLD
WAR II FILIPINO VETERANS
‘‘SEC. 226B. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary in section 226, section 226A, or title XVIII,
every individual who is a qualified World War II Filipino
veteran shall be entitled to benefits under part A and eligi-
ble to enroll under part B of title XVIII, subject to the
deductible, premium, and coinsurance provisions of that
title.
‘‘(b) Entitlement of a qualified World War II Filipino
veteran to benefits under part A and eligibility to enroll
under part B of title XVIII by reason of this section be-
gins with the first month after September 1999 for which
such veteran meets the conditions specified in subsection
(c).
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified
World War II Filipino veteran’ means an individual who—
‘‘(1) performed the service described in sub-
sections (a) and (b), respectively, of section 107 of
title 38, United States Code;
‘‘(2) was discharged or released from such serv-
ice under conditions other than dishonorable;
‘‘(3) has attained the age of 65; and
‘‘(4) is a citizen of the United States or an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in
the United States.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1811 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and 226A’’ and inserting
‘‘, 226A, and 226B’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)’’;
and
(3) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, and (4) certain individuals who do not meet the
conditions specified in clause (1), (2), or (3) but who
are qualified World War II Filipino veterans’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to benefits for months beginning
after September 1999.
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(1) the number of law enforcement officers who
are killed in the line of duty would significantly de-
crease if every law enforcement officer in the United
States had the protection of an armor vest;
(2) according to studies, between 1985 and
1994, 709 law enforcement officers in the United
States were feloniously killed in the line of duty;
(3) the Federal Bureau of Investigation esti-
mates that the risk of fatality to law enforcement of-
ficers while not wearing an armor vest is 14 times
higher than for officers wearing an armor vest;
(4) according to studies, between 1985 and
1994, bullet-resistant materials helped save the lives
of more than 2,000 law enforcement officers in the
United States; and
(5) the Executive Committee for Indian Coun-
try Law Enforcement Improvements reports that
violent crime in Indian country has risen sharply,
despite a decrease in the national crime rate, and
has concluded that there is a ‘‘public safety crisis in
Indian country’’.
SEC. 3. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCE-
MENT ARMOR VESTS.
(a) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 2501(f) (42 U.S.C.
3796ll(f) is amended—
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(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and by 
redesignating subparagraph (D) as subpara-
graph (C). 
(22) RETIREE
HEALTH
ACCOUNTS.—Section 
420 of such Code is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection 
(b) and by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4), and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) of sub-
section (c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
PENSION 
BENEFITS ACCRUING BEFORE TRANSFER.—The re-
quirements of this paragraph are met if the plan 
provides that the accrued pension benefits of any 
participant or beneficiary under the plan become 
nonforfeitable in the same manner which would be 
required if the plan had terminated immediately be-
fore the qualified transfer (or in the case of a partic-
ipant who separated during the 1-year period ending 
on the date of the transfer, immediately before such 
separation).’’. 
(23) EMPLOYEE
STOCK
PURCHASE
PLANS.— 
Section 423(a) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘after December 31, 1963,’’.
(4) advise the heads of other agencies and pro-
grams of the Department of Health and Human
Services concerning matters of Indian health with
respect to which those heads have authority and re-
sponsibility; and
(5) coordinate the activities of the Department
of Health and Human Services concerning matters
of Indian health.
(c) REFERENCES.—Reference in any other Federal
law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of au-
thority, or any document of or relating to the Director
of the Indian Health Service shall be deemed to refer to
the Assistant Secretary for Indian Health.
(d) RATE OF PAY.—
(1) POSITIONS AT LEVEL IV.—Section 5315 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
the following: ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Health and
Human Services (6).’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retaries of Health and Human Services (7).’’.
(2) POSITIONS AT LEVEL V.—Section 5316 of
such title is amended by striking the following: ‘‘Di-
rector, Indian Health Service, Department of Health
and Human Services.’’.
(e) DUTIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INDIAN
HEALTH.—Section 601 of the Indian Health Care Im-
(2) an affordable domestic energy supply is
vital to the continued growth and vitality of our Na-
tion’s economy;
(3) an uninterrupted supply of oil and other en-
ergy is necessary to protect the United States na-
tional security interests; and
(4) the United States continued dependence on
foreign sources of energy, particularly on the Orga-
nization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC),
for the majority of its petroleum and energy needs
is harmful to our national security and will not
guarantee lower fuel prices and protect our economy.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established the National Energy Self-Suffi-
ciency Commission (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Com-
mission’’).
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
(a) DUTIES.—The duties of the Commission are—
(1) to investigate and study issues and prob-
lems relating to issues involving the importation of
and dependence on foreign sources of energy;
(2) to evaluate proposals and current arrange-
ments with respect to such issues and problems with
the goal of seeking out ways to make the United
I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4034
To reauthorize the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2000
Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mrs. BONO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. PEASE, and Mr.
WEXLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To reauthorize the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
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 ‘‘Patent and Trademark
Office Reauthorization Act’’.
SEC. 2. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FUNDING.
Section 42 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Appropria-
tion’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘To the extent’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘fees’’ and inserting
‘‘Fees’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to the Director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘until expended’’.
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Union Calendar No. 406
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4034
[Report No. 106–722]
To reauthorize the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2000
Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mrs. BONO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. PEASE, and Mr.
WEXLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
JULY 11, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts and Mr. NORWOOD
JULY 11, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To reauthorize the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
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 ‘‘Patent and Trademark
Office Reauthorization Act’’.
SEC. 2. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FUNDING.
Section 42 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Appropria-
tion’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘To the extent’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘fees’’ and inserting
‘‘Fees’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to the Director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘until expended’’.
Union Calendar No. 406
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4034
[Report No. 106–722]
A BILL
To reauthorize the United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
JULY 11, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4036
To provide that Federal reserve banks and the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System be covered under chapter 71 of title 5, United
States Code, relating to labor-management relations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2000
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. SAXTON) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To provide that Federal reserve banks and the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System be covered
under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, relating
to labor-management relations.
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 ‘‘Federal Reserve
Labor-Management Relations Accountability Act’’.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AND THE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RE-
SERVE SYSTEM UNDER CHAPTER 71 OF TITLE
5, UNITED STATES CODE.
Section 7103(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘a Federal reserve bank, the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,’’ after ‘‘the
Government Printing Office,’’.
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‘‘(A) except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph, the Secretary of Defense;
‘‘(B) with respect to the Coast Guard when
it is not operating as a service of the Navy, the
Secretary of Transportation;
‘‘(C) with respect to the commissioned corps
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration, the Secretary of Commerce; and
‘‘(D) with respect to the commissioned corps
of the Public Health Service, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services.
‘‘§ 9002. Availability of insurance
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall establish and, in consultation with the appro-
priate Secretaries, administer a program through which an
individual described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5)
of section 9001 may obtain long-term care insurance cov-
erage under this chapter for such individual.
‘‘(b) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Long-term care in-
surance may not be offered under this chapter unless—
‘‘(1) the only coverage provided is under quali-
fied long-term care insurance contracts; and
‘‘(2) each insurance contract under which any
such coverage is provided is issued by a qualified car-
rier.
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO ACT.—If the Secretary fails
to approve or disapprove an ingredient’s safety with-
in the review period prescribed under the regulations
under paragraph (1), such failure shall not be con-
sidered an approval of such ingredient.
‘‘(d) REDUCED-RISK PRODUCTS.—No manufacturer
of a tobacco product may state or imply in the labeling
or advertisements of the tobacco product that the tobacco
product presents a reduced risk to health unless the Sec-
retary has determined that the tobacco product does
present a significantly reduced risk to health.
‘‘(e) OTHER AUTHORITY.—This section does not
limit the authority the Secretary has under other provi-
sions of this Act with respect to tobacco products.
‘‘SEC. 567. STATE TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this subchapter, a State may not re-
ceive funds under this Act for tobacco control activities
unless the State has put into law a State tobacco control
program that conforms to the model State program estab-
lished by the Secretary under subsection (b).
‘‘(b) MODEL STATE PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Within one year of the
date of the enactment of this subchapter, the Sec-
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 4040
AMENDMENTS
TO
SENATE AMENDMENTS
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
July 27, 2000.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendments of
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4040) entitled ‘‘An Act 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, members of the uniformed
services, and civilian and military retirees, and for other pur-
poses’’, with the following
AMENDMENTS:
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Ω2æPage 2, line 9, strike the comma and insert: ; and
Ω3æPage 2, after line 9, insert the following:
‘‘(C) an individual employed by the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority,
Ω4æPage 29, line 18, after ‘‘limit’’ insert: under title 5,
United States Code,
Ω5æPage 42, line 1, after ‘‘limit’’ insert: under title 5,
United States Code,
Ω6æPage 50, strike line 3 and all that follows through
‘‘Office’’ in line 5, and insert the following:
(c) PAYMENT
RELATING
TO
OASDI EMPLOYEE
TAXES.—The Office
(and run-in the remaining text of paragraph (1)).
Ω7æPage 50, strike lines 16 through 19.
Ω8æPage 51, strike lines 7 through 19.
Attest:
Clerk.
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(24) LIMITATION
ON
DEDUCTIONS
FOR
CER-
TAIN FARMING.— 
(A) Section 464 of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘any farming syndicate (as defined 
in subsection (c))’’ both places it appears in 
subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘any tax-
payer to whom subsection (d) applies’’. 
(B)(i) Subsection (c) of section 464 of 
such Code is hereby moved to the end of section 
461 and redesignated as subsection (j). 
(ii) Such subsection (j) of such Code is 
amended— 
(I) by striking ‘‘For purposes of this 
section’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting 
‘‘For purposes of subsection (i)(4)’’, and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) FARMING.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘farming’ has the meaning given to 
such term by section 464(e). 
‘‘(4) LIMITED ENTREPRENEUR.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘limited entrepreneur’ 
means a person who— 
‘‘(A) has an interest in an enterprise other 
than as a limited partner, and
SEC. 8. REPEAL.
The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
(15 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) and the Comprehensive Smoke-
less Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C.
4401 et seq.) are repealed on the date the regulations de-
scribed in section 566(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act take effect.
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H. R. 4040
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 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,
members of the uniformed services, and civilian and military retirees, provide
for the correction of retirement coverage errors under chapters 83 and 84 of
such title, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—FEDERAL LONG-TERM CARE
INSURANCE
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Long-Term Care Security Act’’.
SEC. 1002. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 90—LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
‘‘Sec.
‘‘9001. Definitions.
‘‘9002. Availability of insurance.
‘‘9003. Contracting authority.
‘‘9004. Financing.
‘‘9005. Preemption.
‘‘9006. Studies, reports, and audits.
‘‘9007. Jurisdiction of courts.
‘‘9008. Administrative functions.
‘‘9009. Cost accounting standards.
‘‘§ 9001. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter:
‘‘(1) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’ means—
‘‘(A) an employee as defined by section 8901(1);
‘‘(B) an individual described in section 2105(e); and
‘‘(C) an individual employed by the Tennessee Valley
Authority,
but does not include an individual employed by the government
of the District of Columbia.
‘‘(2) ANNUITANT.—The term ‘annuitant’ has the meaning
such term would have under paragraph (3) of section 8901
if, for purposes of such paragraph, the term ‘employee’ were
considered to have the meaning given to it under paragraph
(1) of this subsection.