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SEC. 2. SCREENING RETINAL EYE EXAMINATIONS FOR IN-
DIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES.
(a) COVERAGE OF SCREENING RETINAL EYE EXAMI-
NATIONS.—Section 1861(s)(2)(S) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(S)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(S)’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(ii) screening retinal eye examinations fur-
nished to individuals diagnosed with diabetes, but
only if the physician who is managing the individ-
ual’s diabetic condition certifies that such examina-
tions are needed under a comprehensive plan of care
related to the individual’s diabetic condition; and’’.
(b) WAIVER OF DEDUCTIBLE.—The first sentence of
section 1833(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)), as amended by sec-
tion 4101(b), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(6)’’, and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ‘‘, and (7) such deductible shall not apply
with respect to screening retinal eye examinations
(as 
described 
in 
clause 
(ii) 
of 
section
1861(s)(2)(S))’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1541
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction
for business meals and entertainment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 22, 1999
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore
the deduction for business meals and entertainment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR BUSINESS
MEALS 
AND 
ENTERTAINMENT 
AND 
FOR
TRAVEL EXPENSES OF SPOUSES AND OTHERS
ACCOMPANYING THE TAXPAYER ON BUSI-
NESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (n) of section 274 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to only 50
percent of meal and entertainment expenses allowed as de-
duction) is hereby repealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by this sec-
tion shall apply to taxable years beginning after December
31, 1999.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to screening retinal eye examina-
tions performed on or after February 1, 2000.
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the United States and shall be based upon the following cri-
teria:
(1) The number of days the filming activity or
similar project takes place on Federal land under the
Secretary’s jurisdiction.
(2) The size of the film crew present on Federal
land under the Secretary’s jurisdiction.
(3) The amount and type of equipment present.
The Secretary may include other factors in determining an
appropriate fee as the Secretary deems necessary.
(b) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—The Secretary shall also
collect any costs incurred as a result of filming activities
or similar project, including but not limited to administra-
tive and personnel costs. All costs recovered shall be in addi-
tion to the fee assessed in subsection (a).
(c) STILL PHOTOGRAPHY.—(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall not require a permit nor
assess a fee for still photography on lands administered by
the Secretary if such photography takes place where mem-
bers of the public are generally allowed. The Secretary may
require a permit, fee, or both, if such photography takes
place at other locations where members of the public are
generally not allowed, or where additional administrative
costs are likely.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1549
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a National
Clean Water Trust Fund and to authorize the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to use amounts in that Fund to carry
out projects to restore and recover waters of the United States from
damages resulting from violations of that Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 22, 1999
Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. GEJDENSON, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
OWENS, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. TRAFICANT, Ms. MCKINNEY,
Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,
Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. EVANS, Mr. QUINN, Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs. CLAYTON,
Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. LEWIS of
Georgia, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DANNER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. STARK, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
KLINK, Mr. MINGE, Mr. HILL of Indiana, Ms. CARSON, and Ms. HOOLEY
of Oregon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to estab-
lish a National Clean Water Trust Fund and to author-
ize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to use amounts in that Fund to carry out
projects to restore and recover waters of the United
States from damages resulting from violations of that
Act, and for other purposes.
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the United States and intelligence sources and methods,
which may include holding the proceedings in camera.
(d) REFERRAL OF CASES.—In any case in which an
action described in subsection (a) is brought and otherwise
complies with applicable procedural and statutory require-
ments, the court shall forthwith refer the case to the divi-
sion of the court.
(e) EFFECT OF DIVISION’S DETERMINATION.—If the
division of the court determines under this section that
an action should be tried by the court, that court shall
proceed with the trial of the action, notwithstanding any
other provision of law.
(f) OTHER JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS NOT BARRED.—
Assignment of a justice or judge to the division of the
court under subsection (a) shall not be a bar to other judi-
cial assignments during the 2-year term of such justice
or judge.
(g) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the division of the
court shall be filled only for the remainder of the 2-year
period within which such vacancy occurs and in the same
manner as the original appointment was made.
(h) SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Clerk of the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Cir-
cuit shall serve as the clerk of the division of the court
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and shall provide such services as are needed by the divi-
sion of the court.
(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘secret Government contract’’
means a contract, whether express or implied, that
is entered into with a member of the intelligence
community, to perform activities subject to the re-
porting requirements of title V of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 and following); and
(2) the term ‘‘member of the intelligence com-
munity’’ means any entity in the intelligence com-
munity as defined in section 3(4) of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. App. 401a(4)).
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 applies to claims arising
on or after January 1, 1974.
(b) WAIVER OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—With
respect to any claim arising before the enactment of this
Act which would be barred because of the requirements
of section 2401 or 2501 of title 28, United States Code,
those sections shall not apply to an action brought on such
claim within 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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‘‘(K) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, of
which $3,500,000 is for research activities, and
$250,000 may be used for contracts or grants to
non-Federal entities for data analysis, including
general fire profiles and special fire analyses and
report projects, and of which $8,000,000 is for
anti-terrorism training, including associated
curriculum development, for fire and emergency
services personnel.’’.
None of the funds authorized for fiscal year 2002 may be
obligated unless the Administrator has verified to the Com-
mittee on Science of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate that the obligation of funds is consistent with
the strategic plan transmitted under section 302 of this
Act.’’.
SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PLAN.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than April 30, 2001,
the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration
shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on Science
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 5-year
strategic plan of program activities for the United States
Fire Administration.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1548
To provide for a 3-judge division of the court to determine whether cases
alleging breach of secret Government contracts should be tried in court.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 22, 1999
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for a 3-judge division of the court to determine
whether cases alleging breach of secret Government con-
tracts should be tried in court.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO 3-JUDGE DIVI-
SION.
(a) ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES.—The Chief Justice of
the United States shall assign 3 circuit court judges or
justices (which may include senior judges or retired jus-
tices) to a division of the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia for the purpose of deter-
mining whether an action brought by a person, including
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a foreign national, in a court of the United States of com-
petent jurisdiction for compensation for services per-
formed for the United States pursuant to a secret Govern-
ment contract may be tried by the court. The division of
the court may not determine that the case cannot be heard
solely on the basis of the nature of the services to be pro-
vided under the contract.
(b) ASSIGNMENT AND TERMS.—Not more than 1 jus-
tice or judge or senior or retired judge may be assigned
to the division of the court from a particular court. Judges
and justices shall be assigned to the division of the court
for periods of 2 years each, the first of which shall com-
mence on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) FACTORS IN DIVISION’S DELIBERATIONS.—In de-
ciding whether an action described in subsection (a)
should be tried by the court, the division of the court shall
determine whether the information that would be disclosed
in adjudicating the action would do serious damage to the
national security of the United States or would com-
promise the safety and security of intelligence sources in-
side or outside the United States. If the division of the
court determines that the case may be heard, the division
may prescribe steps that the court in which the case is
to be heard shall take to protect the national security of
In the Senate of the United States,
November 19, 1999.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 154) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the collection
of fees for the making of motion pictures, television produc-
tions, and sound tracks in National Park System and Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge System units, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. COMMERCIAL FILMING.
(a) COMMERCIAL FILMING FEE.—The Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter indi-
vidually referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’ with respect to lands
under their respective jurisdiction) shall require a permit
and shall establish a reasonable fee for commercial filming
activities or similar projects on Federal lands administered
by the Secretary. Such fee shall provide a fair return to
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(2) The Secretary shall require and shall establish a
reasonable fee for still photography that uses models or
props which are not a part of the site’s natural or cultural
resources or administrative facilities.
(d) PROTECTION OF RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall
not permit any filming, still photography or other related
activity if the Secretary determines—
(1) there is a likelihood of resource damage;
(2) there would be an unreasonable disruption of
the public’s use and enjoyment of the site; or
(3) that the activity poses health or safety risks
to the public.
(e) USE OF PROCEEDS.—(1) All fees collected under
this Act shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary,
without further appropriation, in accordance with the for-
mula and purposes established for the Recreational Fee
Demonstration Program (Public Law 104–134). All fees
collected shall remain available until expended.
(2) All costs recovered under this Act shall be available
for expenditure by the Secretary, without further appro-
priation, at the site where collected. All costs recovered shall
remain available until expended.
(f) PROCESSING OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a process to ensure that permit appli-
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cants for commercial filming, still photography, or other ac-
tivity are responded to in a timely manner.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to allow the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
to establish a fee system for commercial filming activities
on Federal land, and for other purposes.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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United States in activities arising under such a per-
mit.
(4) REGULATIONS.—(A) The Secretary shall
issue regulations implementing this subsection by
not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(B) Within 3 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall review and, as appro-
priate, revise regulations issued under this para-
graph. After that time, the Secretary shall periodi-
cally review the regulations and make necessary
changes.
(b) COLLECTION OF FEES.—Fees shall be collected
under subsection (a) whenever the proposed filming,
videotaping, sound recording, or still photography involves
product or service advertisements, or the use of models,
actors, sets, or props, or when such filming, videotaping,
sound recording, or still photography could result in dam-
age to resources or significant disruption of normal visitor
uses. Filming, videotaping, sound recording or still pho-
tography, including bona fide newsreel or news television
film gathering, which does not involve the activities or im-
pacts identified herein, shall be permitted without fee.
(c) EXISTING REGULATIONS.—The prohibition on
fees set forth in paragraph (1) of section 5.1(b) of title
IIB
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 154
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 13, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion
pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in Na-
tional Park System and National Wildlife Refuge System
units, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. FEE AUTHORITY AND REPEAL OF PROHIBI-
TION.
(a) AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)
may permit, under terms and conditions considered
necessary by the Secretary, the use of lands and fa-
cilities administered by the Secretary for the making
of any motion picture, television production, sound-
track, or similar project, if the Secretary determines
that such use is appropriate and will neither impair
the values and resources of the lands and facilities
nor result in a significant disruption of normal vis-
itor uses.
(2) FEES.—(A) Any permit under this section
shall require the payment of fees to the Secretary in
an amount determined to be appropriate by the Sec-
retary sufficient to provide a fair return to the gov-
ernment in accordance with subparagraph (B), ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (C). The amount
of the fee shall be not less than the direct and indi-
rect costs to the Government for processing the ap-
plication for the permit and the use of lands and fa-
cilities under the permit, including any necessary
costs of cleanup and restoration, except as provided
in subparagraph (C).
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(B) The authority of the Secretary to establish
fees under this paragraph shall include, but not be
limited to, authority to issue regulations that estab-
lish a schedule of rates for fees under this paragraph
based on such factors as—
(i) the number of people on site under a
permit;
(ii) the duration of activities under a per-
mit;
(iii) the conduct of activities under a per-
mit in areas designated by statute or regula-
tions as special use areas, including wilderness
and research natural areas; and
(iv) surface disturbances authorized under
a permit.
(C) The Secretary may, under the terms of the
regulations promulgated under paragraph (4),
charge a fee below the amount referred to in sub-
paragraph (A) if the activity for which the fee is
charged provides clear educational or interpretive
benefits for the Department of the Interior.
(3) BONDING AND INSURANCE.—The Secretary
may require a bond, insurance, or such other means
as may be necessary to protect the interests of the
(c) USE IN PREPARING STRATEGIC PLAN.—The re-
search agenda prepared under this section shall be used in
the preparation of the strategic plan required by section
103.
SEC. 105. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 33. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.
‘‘The Administrator shall make publicly available, in-
cluding through the Internet, information on procedures for
acquiring surplus and excess equipment or property that
may be useful to State and local fire, emergency, and haz-
ardous material handling service providers.’’.
SEC. 106. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FA-
CILITIES.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974,
as amended by section 105, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 34. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FA-
CILITIES.
‘‘The Administrator shall make publicly available, in-
cluding through the Internet, information on procedures for
establishing cooperative agreements between State and local
fire and emergency services and Federal facilities in their
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43, Code of Federal Regulations, shall cease to apply upon
the effective date of regulations under subsection (a).
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the
regulations set forth in part 5 of such title, other than
paragraph (1) thereof.
(d) PROCEEDS.—Amounts collected as fees under
this section shall be available for expenditure without fur-
ther appropriation and shall be distributed and used, with-
out fiscal year limitation, in accordance with the formula
and purposes established for the Recreational Fee Dem-
onstration Program under section 315 of Public Law 104–
134.
(e) PENALTY.—A person convicted of violating any
regulation issued under subsection (a) shall be fined in
accordance with title 18, United States Code, or impris-
oned for not more than 6 months, or both, and shall be
ordered to pay all costs of the proceedings.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the regula-
tions issued under this section shall become effective 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, except
that this subsection and the authority of the Secretary to
issue regulations under this section shall be effective on
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives April 12, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
fiscal year 2002; and $20,650,000 for engineering re-
search and $12,933,000 for geosciences research for
fiscal year 2003.’’.
(e) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
NOLOGY.—Section 12(d) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduc-
tion Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1998, and’’; and inserting
‘‘1998,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘1999.’’ and inserting ‘‘1999,
$2,332,000 for fiscal year 2001, $2,431,000 for fiscal
year 2002, and $2,534,300 for fiscal year 2003.’’.
SEC. 203. REPEALS.
Section 10 and subsections (e) and (f) of section 12
of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7705d and 7706 (e) and (f)) are repealed.
SEC. 204. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND
MONITORING SYSTEM.
The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 13. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND
MONITORING SYSTEM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the United
States Geological Survey shall establish and operate an Ad-
vanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System.
(c) EXISTING REGULATIONS.—The prohibition on fees
set forth in paragraph (1) of section 5.1(b) of title 43, Code
of Federal Regulations, shall cease to apply upon the effec-
tive date of regulations under subsection (a). Nothing in
this section shall be construed to affect the regulations set
forth in part 5 of such title, other than paragraph (1) there-
of.
(d) PROCEEDS.—Amounts collected as fees under this
section shall be available for expenditure without further
appropriation and shall be distributed and used, without
fiscal year limitation, in accordance with the formula and
purposes established for the Recreational Fee Demonstra-
tion Program under section 315 of Public Law 104–134.
(e) PENALTY.—A person convicted of violating any
regulation issued under subsection (a) shall be fined in ac-
cordance with title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned
for not more than 6 months, or both, and shall be ordered
to pay all costs of the proceedings.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the regula-
tions issued under this section shall become effective 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that
this subsection and the authority of the Secretary to issue
regulations under this section shall be effective on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 40
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 154
[Report No. 106–75]
A BILL
To provide for the collection of fees for the making
of motion pictures, television productions, and
sound tracks in National Park System and Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge System units, and for
other purposes.
MARCH 23, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1550
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Ad-
ministration for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (G);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (H) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(I) $44,753,000 for fiscal year 2001, of
which $3,000,000 is for research activities, and
$250,000 may be used for contracts or grants to
non-Federal entities for data analysis, including
general fire profiles and special fire analyses and
report projects, and of which $6,000,000 is for
anti-terrorism training, including associated
curriculum development, for fire and emergency
services personnel;
‘‘(J) $47,800,000 for fiscal year 2002, of
which $3,250,000 is for research activities, and
$250,000 may be used for contracts or grants to
non-Federal entities for data analysis, including
general fire profiles and special fire analyses and
report projects, and of which $7,000,000 is for
anti-terrorism training, including associated
curriculum development, for fire and emergency
services personnel; and