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to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,
That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for
‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be used to fund costs asso-
ciated with implementing security improvements to build-
ings necessary to meet the minimum standards for secu-
rity in accordance with current law and in compliance with
the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Commit-
tees 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 in-
creases in prospectus projects: Provided further, That all
funds for repairs and alterations prospectus projects shall
expire on September 30, 2002, 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 head-
ing ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund authorized
increases in prospectus projects; (3) $185,369,000 for in-
stallment acquisition payments including payments on
purchase contracts which shall remain available until ex-
have the opportunity for a prompt hearing after the
Commission acts under procedures that the Commis-
sion shall establish by rule, regulation, or order.’’.
SEC. 107. APPLICATION OF COMMODITY FUTURES LAWS.
Section 2 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.
2, 2a, 3, 4, 4a) is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(i) 
APPLICATION
OF
COMMODITY
FUTURES
LAWS.—
‘‘(1) No provision of this Act shall be construed
as implying or creating any presumption that—
‘‘(A) any agreement, contract, or trans-
action that is excluded from this Act under sec-
tion 2(c), 2(d), 2(e), 2(f ), or 2(g) of this Act
or title IV of the Commodity Futures Mod-
ernization Act of 2000, or exempted under sec-
tion 2(h) or 4(c) of this Act; or
‘‘(B) any agreement, contract, or trans-
action, not otherwise subject to this Act, that is
not so excluded or exempted,
is or would otherwise be subject to this Act.
‘‘(2) No provision of, or amendment made by,
the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
shall be construed as conferring jurisdiction on the
Commission with respect to any such agreement,
‘‘(aa) has a net worth ex-
ceeding $1,000,000; and
‘‘(bb) enters into an agree-
ment, contract, or transaction in
connection with the conduct of
the entity’s business or to man-
age the risk associated with an
asset or liability owned or in-
curred or reasonably likely to be
owned or incurred by the entity
in the conduct of the entity’s
business;
‘‘(vi) an employee benefit plan subject
to the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.),
a governmental employee benefit plan, or a
foreign person performing a similar role or
function 
subject 
as 
such 
to 
foreign
regulation—
‘‘(I) that has total assets exceed-
ing $5,000,000; or
‘‘(II) the investment decisions of
which are made by—
‘‘(aa) an investment adviser
or commodity trading advisor
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SEC. 304. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS RE-
LATING TO CLOSING AND SIMILAR AGREE-
MENTS AND TO AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS.
(a) CLOSING AND SIMILAR AGREEMENTS TREATED
AS RETURN INFORMATION.—Paragraph (2) of section
6103(b) (defining return information) is amended by
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B), by insert-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (C), and by insert-
ing after subparagraph (C) the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(D) any agreement under section 7121,
and any similar agreement, and any back-
ground information related to such an agree-
ment or request for such an agreement,’’.
(b) AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 61
(relating to miscellaneous provisions) is amended by
inserting after section 6104 the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘SEC. 6105. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ARISING
UNDER TREATY OBLIGATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Tax convention information shall
not be disclosed.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply—
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‘‘(1) to the disclosure of tax convention infor-
mation to persons or authorities (including courts
and administrative bodies) which are entitled to such
disclosure pursuant to a tax convention,
‘‘(2) to any generally applicable procedural
rules regarding applications for relief under a tax
convention, or
‘‘(3) in any case not described in paragraphs
(1) or (2), to the disclosure of any tax convention
information not relating to a particular taxpayer if
the Secretary determines, after consultation with
each other party to the tax convention, that such
disclosure would not impair tax administration.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) TAX
CONVENTION
INFORMATION.—The
term ‘tax convention information’ means any—
‘‘(A) agreement entered into with the com-
petent authority of one or more foreign govern-
ments pursuant to a tax convention,
‘‘(B) application for relief under a tax con-
vention,
‘‘(C) any background information related
to such agreement or application,
‘‘(D) document implementing such agree-
ment, and
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‘‘(E) any other information exchanged pur-
suant to a tax convention which is treated as
confidential or secret under the tax convention.
‘‘(2) TAX CONVENTION.—The term ‘tax conven-
tion’ means—
‘‘(A) any income tax or gift and estate tax
convention, or
‘‘(B) any other convention or bilateral
agreement (including multilateral conventions
and agreements and any agreement with a pos-
session of the United States) providing for the
avoidance of double taxation, the prevention of
fiscal evasion, nondiscrimination with respect to
taxes, the exchange of tax relevant information
with the United States, or mutual assistance in
tax matters.
‘‘(d) CROSS REFERENCES.—
‘‘For penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of
tax convention information which is return or re-
turn information, see sections 7213, 7213A, and
7431.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter B of chapter 61 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 6104 the
following new item:
‘‘Sec. 6105. Confidentiality of information arising under treaty
obligations.’’.
ments as are necessary for continued operation
of the LORAN station;
(B) preserve other existing easements for
public roads and highways, public utilities, irri-
gation ditches, railroads, and pipelines; and
(C) impose such other restrictions on use
of the property conveyed as are necessary to
protect the safety, security, and continued oper-
ation of the LORAN station.
(2) FIREBREAKS AND FENCE.—(A) The Admin-
istrator may not convey any property under this sec-
tion unless the County and the Commandant of the
Coast Guard enter into an agreement with the Ad-
ministrator under which the County is required, in
accordance with design specifications and mainte-
nance standards established by the Commandant—
(i) to establish and construct within 6
months after the date of the conveyance, and
thereafter to maintain, firebreaks on the prop-
erty to be conveyed; and
(ii) construct within 6 months after the
date of conveyance, and thereafter maintain, a
fence approved by the Commandant along the
property line between the property conveyed
and adjoining Coast Guard property.
from their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Commission.
(b) STAFF.—(1) The chairperson of the Commission
may appoint staff of the Commission, request the detail
of Federal employees, and accept temporary and intermit-
tent services in accordance with section 3161 of title 5,
United States Code.
(2) The employment of an executive director of the
Commission shall be subject to the approval of the Com-
mission.
(3) The rate of pay for the executive director and
other personnel of the Commission may not exceed the
rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of such title.
SEC. 107. SUPPORT SERVICES.
The Administrator of General Services shall provide
to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such adminis-
trative support services as the Commission may request.
SEC. 108. WEBSITE.
The Commission shall establish and operate a website
to facilitate public comment on and participation in its ac-
tivities.
SEC. 109. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate not later than 30
days after the date the Commission submits its final re-
port under section 104.
SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000
for the Commission to carry out this Act, to remain avail-
able for the first 3 fiscal years which begin after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE II—REVIEW OF ROLE OF
MEDIA
SEC. 201. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VOLUNTARY
AGREEMENT ON ELECTION REPORTING BY
MEDIA.
It is the sense of Congress that broadcasters and
other members of the media should review and take steps
to strengthen their participation in the voluntary agree-
ment on election reporting described in the report entitled
‘‘Single Poll Closing Time for Presidential General Elec-
tions in the Continental United States’’ (Part 1 of House
Report 101–15, One Hundred First Congress, as printed
on March 23, 1989).
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5664
To establish the 21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commission to make
recommendations to carry out a Voters’ Bill of Rights for the 21st
century, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 14, 2000
Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, 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
A BILL
To establish the 21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commis-
sion to make recommendations to carry out a Voters’
Bill of Rights for the 21st century, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Voters’ Bill of Rights
for the 21st Century’’.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING RIGHTS OF
AMERICAN VOTERS.
It is the sense of Congress that American voters in
the 21st century should be entitled to the following rights:
(1) The right to a ballot format that permits
clear identification of candidates and the accurate
implementation of voter’s preferences in the selection
of candidates.
(2) The right in the Information Age to use a
technology to select candidates that is fair and user
friendly.
(3) The right to vote in a manner not preju-
diced by media announcements of election results in
time zones where the polls have closed or when races
are too close to call.
(4) The right to vote in a manner not subject
to intimidation.
(5) The right of members of the uniformed
service and civilians who vote by absentee ballot to
have their votes counted on Election Day.
(6) The right to have a uniform statewide
standard for counting and recounting all votes.
(7) The right to have an Electoral College
which reflects the preferences of voters in a fair and
accurate manner.
(8) The right to have complaints about elections
and election contests resolved fairly, accurately, and
efficiently.
(9) The right to vote on a day of the week
which maximizes voter turnout.
(10) The right to make the most informed deci-
sion on Election Day.
TITLE I—21ST CENTURY BIPAR-
TISAN ELECTORAL COMMIS-
SION
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established
the 21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commission (here-
after in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of the Commission
to protect and enforce the rights described in section 2
by carrying out the duties specified under this title.
SEC. 102. MEMBERSHIP; APPOINTMENT.
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 20 members with the qualifications described in
subsection (b), who shall be appointed as follows:
(1) 5 shall be appointed by the majority leader
of the House of Representatives, of whom not more
than 2 may be elected officials and not fewer than
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Oriented
Policing Services’’, $3,080,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $1,880,000 shall be for a grant to the
Pasadena, California, Police Department for equipment;
of which $200,000 shall be for a grant to the City of Sig-
nal Hill, California, for equipment and technology for an
emergency operations center; and of which $1,000,000
shall be for a grant to the State of Alabama Department
of Forensic Sciences for equipment.
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Juvenile Justice Pro-
grams’’, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for a grant to Mobile County, Alabama, for a juvenile
court network program.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Chapter 2 of title II of division B of Public
Law 106–246 (114 Stat. 542) is amended in the matter
immediately under the first heading—
(1) by inserting, ‘‘(or the State, in the case of New
Mexico)’’ before ‘‘only’’; and
(2) by inserting, ‘‘detention costs,’’ after ‘‘court
costs,’’.
SEC. 202. For an additional amount under the head-
ing ‘‘United States Attorneys, Salaries and Expenses’’ in
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Ju-
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5665
To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 to adjust the monthly multiemployer plan benefit guaranteed thereunder.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 14, 2000
Mr. QUINN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 to adjust the monthly multiemployer
plan benefit guaranteed thereunder.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN BENEFITS GUARAN-
TEED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4022A(c) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1322a(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$5’’ each place it appears in
paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘$11’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘$15’’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i)
and inserting ‘‘$33’’; and
(3) by striking paragraphs (2), (5), and (6) and
by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as para-
graphs (2) and (3), respectively.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to any multiemployer plan that has
not received financial assistance (within the meaning of
section 4261 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974) within the 1-year period ending on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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of 1934) that primarily hosts the sale or offering for sale
of goods and services by third parties shall not be liable
under Federal or State law for taking in good faith any
action to detect, remove, or disable access to any goods
or services the sale or offering for sale of which the inter-
active computer service provider believes in good faith to
be illegal under Federal or State law.
‘‘(2) To the extent that an interactive computer serv-
ice provider takes an action in good faith to detect illegal
items in accordance with paragraph (1) and identifies
goods or services it believes in good faith to be illegal
under Federal or State law, that interactive computer
service provider must remove or restrict access to those
goods or services.
‘‘(3) Nothing in this section may be construed to im-
pose or authorize an obligation on any interactive com-
puter service provider described in paragraph (1) to take
any action to attempt to detect illegal goods or services,
except as required by paragraph (2).
‘‘(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
limit or expand any law pertaining to intellectual property.
‘‘(5) Nothing in this section may be construed as lim-
iting or expanding any right of action arising out of a legal
obligation, including one created by contract or court
order, on the part of an interactive computer service pro-
vider (as defined in paragraph (1)) to detect, remove, or
restrict access to illegal goods or services.
‘‘(6) As used in this section, the term ‘in good faith’
means without malice, bad faith, or knowing disregard for
the truth.’’.
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(B) TIME
TO
ALLOCATE.—The Commis-
sion shall begin review of applications for
grants under this subsection on the date which
is 1 year after all members of the Commission
are initially appointed.
(5) APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds appropriated for
a fiscal year to the Commission to award grants
under this subsection that are not used for such pur-
pose shall be returned to the Treasury by the end
of such year.
(d) REPORT.—The Commission shall annually submit
a report regarding the activities of the Commission to the
Committee on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion of the Senate.
SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be
composed of 4 members appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) PARTY AFFILIATION.—Not more than 2 of
the 4 members appointed under paragraph (1) may
be members of the same party.
(3) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Members 
appointed
under paragraph (1) shall be chosen on the basis of
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5668
To repeal provisions of Federal law requiring labeling on saccharin containing
foods.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 15, 2000
Mr. KNOLLENBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To repeal provisions of Federal law requiring labeling on
saccharin containing foods.
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 ‘‘Saccharin Warning
Elimination 
via 
Environmental 
Testing 
Employing
Science and Technology Act’’ or the ‘‘SWEETEST Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Pro-
gram of the National Institutes of Health have re-
viewed the scientific data concerning the human
health effects related to saccharin consumption
using technology and sound science and have con-
cluded that saccharin is not a human health risk;
and
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices has removed saccharin from its 9th report of
carcinogens.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the amendments
made by this Act is to eliminate the Federal warning la-
bels required on foods containing saccharin.
SEC. 3. REPEALS.
(a) FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.—
Section 403(o) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 343(o)) is repealed.
(b) SACCHARIN STUDY AND LABELING ACT.—Sub-
sections (c) and (d) of the Saccharin Study and Labeling
Act (21 U.S.C. 343a) are repealed.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5669
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 15, 2000
Mr. KASICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Budget, 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
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 8348 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(n) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
receipts and disbursements of the Fund—
‘‘(1) shall not be included in the totals of—
‘‘(A) the budget of the United States Gov-
ernment as submitted by the President; or
‘‘(B) the congressional budget (including
allocations of budget authority and outlays pro-
vided therein);
‘‘(2) shall be exempt from any general budget
limitation imposed by statute on expenditures and
net lending (budget outlays) of the United States
Government; and
‘‘(3) shall be exempt from any order issued
under part C of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.’’.
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government electoral processes and make recommenda-
tions on its findings.
(b) SPECIFIC ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.—Among
other electoral issues the Commission determines are rel-
evant, the Commission shall examine and report to the
President, the Congress, and the Federal Election Com-
mission on the following issues:
(1) Voting procedures in Federal, State, and
local government elections.
(2) Legislation and regulatory efforts that af-
fect voting procedures issues.
(3) The implementation of standardized voting
procedures, including standardized technology for
Federal, State and local government elections.
(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after
the date of the initial meeting of the Commission, the
Commission shall submit to the President, the Congress,
and the Federal Election Commission a final report which
includes an analysis of the matters discussed under sub-
section (b) and recommendations for addressing the prob-
lems identified as part of the Commission’s analysis.
(d) SEPARATE VIEWS.—Any member of the Commis-
sion may submit additional findings and recommendations
as part of the final report.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5670
To ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the Social Security trust
funds are not included in a unified Federal budget.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 15, 2000
Mr. KASICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Budget
A BILL
To ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the Social
Security trust funds are not included in a unified Federal
budget.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST
FUNDS FROM THE UNIFIED FEDERAL BUDG-
ET.
Any official statement issued by the Office of Man-
agement and Budget or by the Congressional Budget Of-
fice 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 Of-
fices, shall exclude the receipts and disbursements totals
of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund
(including taxes upon which any such receipts are based).
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