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H. R. 435—10
‘‘
9902.29.28
2,4-Dichloro-5-
hydrazinophenol
monohy-drochloride
(CAS No. 189573–
21–5) (provided for
in subheading
2928.00.25) .............
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2104. ACM.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.29.95
Phosphinic acid, [3-
(acetyloxy)-3-
cyanopropy-
l]methyl-, butyl
ester (CAS No.
167004–78–6) (pro-
vided for in sub-
heading 2931.00.90)
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2105. CERTAIN SNOWBOARD BOOTS.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.64.04
Snowboard boots
with uppers of tex-
tile materials (pro-
vided for in sub-
heading 6404.11.90)
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2106. ETHOFUMESATE SINGULARLY OR IN MIXTURE WITH
APPLICATION ADJUVANTS.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.12
2-Ethoxy-2,3-
dihydro-3,3-di-
methyl-5-
benzofuranyl-
methanesulfonate
(ethofumesate) sin-
gularly or in mix-
ture with applica-
tion adjuvants
(CAS No. 26225–
79–6) (provided for
in subheading
2932.99.08 or
3808.30.15) .............
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2107. 3-METHOXYCARBONYLAMINOPHENYL-3′-METHYL-CARBANIL-
ATE (PHENMEDIPHAM).
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading:
sumed (as determined under section 357(d)) a
liability of the taxpayer’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘or acquisition (in the
amount of the liability)’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 351(h)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘, or acquires
property subject to a liability,’’.
(2) Section 357 of such Code is amended by
striking ‘‘or acquisition’’ each place it appears in
subsection (a) or (b).
(3) Section 357(b)(1) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘or acquired’’.
(4) Section 357(c)(1) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘, plus the amount of the liabilities to
which the property is subject,’’.
(5) Section 357(c)(3) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘or to which the property transferred is
subject’’.
(6) Section 358(d)(1) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘or acquisition (in the amount of the li-
ability)’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to transfers after October 18,
1998.
Passed the House of Representatives February 9,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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SEC. 
2194. 
2-AMINO-6-METHYL-5-(4-PYRIDINYLTHIO)-4(1H)-
QUINAZOLINONE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.38
2-Amino-6-methyl-5-(4-
pyridinylthio)-4(1H)-
quinazolinone (CAS No.
147149–76–6) (provided for
in subheading 2933.59.70) ..
Free
No Change
No Change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2195. (S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-AMINO-4,6,7,8-TETRAHYDRO-4-OXO-
1H-PYRIMIDO[5,4-B][1,4]THIAZIN-6-YL)ETHYL]-
2-THIENYL]CARBONYL]-L-GLUTAMIC ACID.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.39
(S)-N-[[5-[2-(2-Amino-
4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-oxo-1H-
pyrimido[5,4-b][1,4]thiazin-
6-yl)ethyl]-2-
thienyl]carbonyl]-L-glutamic
acid (CAS No. 177575–17–
6) (provided for in sub-
heading 2934.90.90) ............
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2196. 2-AMINO-6-METHYL-5-(4-PYRIDINYLTHIO)-4-(1H)-
QUINAZOLINONE DIHYDROCHLORIDE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.40
2-Amino-6-methyl-5-(4-
pyridinylthio)-4-(1H)-
quinazolinone
dihydrochloride (CAS No.
152946–68–4) (provided for
in subheading 2933.59.70) ..
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2197. 3-(ACETYLOXY)-2-METHYLBENZOIC ACID.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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(b) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
ACT.—Section 1403(b) of the International Financial In-
stitutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262n–2(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or Article 10’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘Trade’’ and inserting
‘‘GATT 1994 as defined in section 2(1)(B) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, or Article 3.1(a) of
the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures referred to in section 101(d)(12) of that
Act’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘Article 6’’
and all that follows through ‘‘Trade’’ and inserting
‘‘Article 15 of the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures referred to in subpara-
graph (A)’’.
(c) BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENTS ACT.—Section
49(a)(3) of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C.
286gg(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘GATT Secretariat’’
and inserting ‘‘Secretariat of the World Trade Organiza-
tion (as the term ‘World Trade Organization’ is defined
in section 2(8) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act)’’.
(d) FISHERMEN’S PROTECTIVE ACT OF 1967.—Sec-
tion 8(a)(4) of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22
U.S.C. 1978(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘General
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Agreement on Tariffs and Trade’’ and inserting ‘‘World
Trade Organization (as defined in section 2(8) of the Uru-
guay Round Agreements Act) or the multilateral trade
agreements (as defined in section 2(4) of that Act)’’.
(e) UNITED STATES-HONG KONG POLICY ACT OF
1992.—Section 102(3) of the United States-Hong Kong
Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5712(3)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘contracting party to the Gen-
eral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade’’ and inserting
‘‘WTO member country (as defined in section 2(10)
of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘latter organization’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘World Trade Organization (as defined in sec-
tion 2(8) of that Act)’’.
(f) NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION ACT.—Section
607(b)(8) of the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33
U.S.C. 891e(b)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘Agreement on
Interpretation’’ and all that follows through ‘‘trade nego-
tiations’’ and inserting ‘‘Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures referred to in section 101(d)(12)
of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, or any other ex-
port subsidy prohibited by that agreement’’.
(g) ENERGY POLICY ACT
OF 1992.—(1) Section
1011(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
2296b(b)) is amended—
sumed (as determined under section 357(d)) a
liability of the taxpayer’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘or acquisition (in the
amount of the liability)’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 351(h)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘, or acquires
property subject to a liability,’’.
(2) Section 357 of such Code is amended by
striking ‘‘or acquisition’’ each place it appears in
subsection (a) or (b).
(3) Section 357(b)(1) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘or acquired’’.
(4) Section 357(c)(1) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘, plus the amount of the liabilities to
which the property is subject,’’.
(5) Section 357(c)(3) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘or to which the property transferred is
subject’’.
(6) Section 358(d)(1) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘or acquisition (in the amount of the li-
ability)’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to transfers after October 18,
1998.
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1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(a)(1)), the President shall
terminate the designation of Morocco as a bene-
ficiary developing country for purposes of title V of
the Trade Act of 1974 on the date of entry into
force of the Agreement.
(b) OTHER TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.—Subject to the
consultation and layover provisions of section 104, the
President may proclaim—
(1) such modifications or continuation of any
duty,
(2) such modifications as the United States
may agree to with Morocco regarding the staging of
any duty treatment set forth in Annex IV of the
Agreement,
(3) such continuation of duty-free or excise
treatment, or
(4) such additional duties,
as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate
to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually
advantageous concessions with respect to Morocco pro-
vided for by the Agreement.
(c) CONVERSION TO AD VALOREM RATES.—For pur-
poses of subsections (a) and (b), with respect to any good
for which the base rate in the Tariff Schedule of the
United States to Annex IV of the Agreement is a specific
or compound rate of duty, the President may substitute
for the base rate an ad valorem rate that the President
determines to be equivalent to the base rate.
SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CERTAIN AGRICUL-
TURAL GOODS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) AGRICULTURAL
SAFEGUARD
GOOD.—The
term ‘‘agricultural safeguard good’’ means a good—
(A) that qualifies as an originating good
under section 203;
(B) that is included in the U.S. Agricul-
tural Safeguard List set forth in Annex 3–A of
the Agreement; and
(C) for which a claim for preferential
treatment under the Agreement has been made.
(2) APPLICABLE NTR (MFN) RATE OF DUTY.—
The term ‘‘applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty’’
means, with respect to an agricultural safeguard
good, a rate of duty that is the lesser of—
(A) the column 1 general rate of duty that
would have been imposed under the HTS on the
same agricultural safeguard good entered, with-
out a claim for preferential tariff treatment, on
the date on which the additional duty is im-
posed under subsection (b); or
(B) the column 1 general rate of duty that
would have been imposed under the HTS on the
same agricultural safeguard good entered, with-
out a claim for preferential tariff treatment, on
December 31, 2004.
(3) F.O.B.—The term ‘‘F.O.B.’’ means free on
board, regardless of the mode of transportation, at
the point of direct shipment by the seller to the
buyer.
(4) SCHEDULE
RATE
OF
DUTY.—The term
‘‘schedule rate of duty’’ means, with respect to an
agricultural safeguard good, the rate of duty for that
good set out in the Tariff Schedule of the United
States to Annex IV of the Agreement.
(5) TRIGGER PRICE.—The ‘‘trigger price’’ for a
good means the trigger price indicated for that good
in the U.S. Agricultural Safeguard List set forth in
Annex 3–A of the Agreement or any amendment
thereto.
(6) UNIT
IMPORT
PRICE.—The ‘‘unit import
price’’ of a good means the price of the good deter-
mined on the basis of the F.O.B. import price of the
good, expressed in either dollars per kilogram or dol-
lars per liter, whichever unit of measure is indicated
SEC. 2. MISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY. 
Section 101(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 111(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub-
paragraph (H); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) ensure that the civil rights and civil 
liberties of persons are not diminished by ef-
forts, activities, and programs aimed at secur-
ing the homeland; and’’. 
SEC. 3. OFFICER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES. 
Section 705(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 345(a)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘report directly to the Secretary and shall’’ 
after ‘‘who shall’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)–
(A) by striking ‘‘alleging’’ and inserting 
‘‘concerning’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘racial and ethnic’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘on the basis of race, eth-
nicity, or religion,’’ after ‘‘profiling’’; and
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ment percentage of the State bears to the sum of
the corresponding products for all States; and
(B) an amount that bears the same ratio to
50 percent of such remainder as the product of
the school lunch factor of the State and the allot-
ment percentage of the State bears to the sum of
the corresponding products for all States.
(2) YOUNG CHILD FACTOR.—In this subsection,
the term ‘‘young child factor’’ means the ratio of the
number of children under 5 years of age in a State
to the number of such children in all States, as pro-
vided by the most recent annual estimates of popu-
lation in the States by the Census Bureau of the De-
partment of Commerce.
(3) SCHOOL LUNCH FACTOR.—In this subsection,
the term ‘‘school lunch factor’’ means the ratio of the
number of children who are receiving free or reduced
price lunches under the school lunch program estab-
lished under the National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) in the State to the number of
such children in all States, as determined annually
by the Department of Agriculture.
(4) ALLOTMENT PERCENTAGE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the allotment percentage for a State shall
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functions or responsibilities relevant to such diseases,
including the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion and the Food and Drug Administration.
‘‘(3) CHAIR.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to auto-
immune diseases, the Chair of the Committee
shall serve as the principal advisor to the Sec-
retary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and
the Director of NIH, and shall provide advice to
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the Commissioner of Food and
Drugs, and other relevant agencies.
‘‘(B) DIRECTOR OF NIH.—The Chair of the
Committee shall be directly responsible to the Di-
rector of NIH.
‘‘(c) PLAN FOR NIH ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this section, the Coordinating
Committee shall develop a plan for conducting and
supporting research and education on autoimmune
diseases through the national research institutes and
shall periodically review and revise the plan. The
plan shall—
‘‘(A) provide for a broad range of research
and education activities relating to biomedical,
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4360
To amend title 32, United States Code, to end the prohibition against
overtime pay for National Guard technicians.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 2000
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 32, United States Code, to end the prohibi-
tion against overtime pay for National Guard techni-
cians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION AGAINST OVERTIME
PAY FOR NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY TO GRANT OVER-
TIME PAY.—Section 709(h) of title 32, United States
Code, is amended by striking the second sentence and in-
serting ‘‘In the case of a technician who performs irregular
or overtime work, the Secretary concerned shall, in the
Secretary’s discretion, either (1) grant the technician an
amount of compensatory time off from the technician’s
scheduled tour of duty equal to the amount of time spent
in such irregular or overtime work, or (2) pay the techni-
cian for such irregular or overtime work at a rate equal
to one and one-half times the rate of basic pay applicable
to the technician.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to irregular or over-
time work performed by an employee subject to section
709 of title 32, United States Code, on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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DIVISION A—CHILDREN’S
HEALTH
TITLE I—AUTISM
SEC. 101. EXPANSION, INTENSIFICATION, AND COORDINA-
TION OF ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL INSTI-
TUTES OF HEALTH WITH RESPECT TO RE-
SEARCH ON AUTISM.
Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following section:
‘‘EXPANSION, INTENSIFICATION, AND COORDINATION OF AC-
TIVITIES OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WITH
RESPECT TO RESEARCH ON AUTISM
‘‘SEC. 409C. (a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Director
of NIH (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’)
shall expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities
of the National Institutes of Health with respect to re-
search on autism.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM; COLLABORA-
TION AMONG AGENCIES.—The Director shall carry out
this section acting through the Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Mental Health and in collaboration
with any other agencies that the Director determines
appropriate.
‘‘(B) If such a technician continues employment with
the Department of the Army or the Department of the
Air Force under section 709 of title 32 as a non-dual sta-
tus technician, the technician—
‘‘(i) shall not be permitted, after the end of the
one-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this section, to apply for any voluntary per-
sonnel action; and
‘‘(ii) shall be separated or retired—
‘‘(I) in the case of a technician first hired
as a technician on or before February 10, 1996,
and who on the date of the enactment of this
section is a non-dual status technician, not later
than 30 days after becoming eligible for an un-
reduced annuity; and
‘‘(II) in the case of a technician first hired
as a technician after February 10, 1996, and
who on the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion is a non-dual status technician, not later
than one year after the date on which dual sta-
tus is lost.
‘‘(3) An individual employed by the Department of
the Army or the Department of the Air Force under sec-
tion 709 of title 32 as a non-dual status technician who
is ineligible for appointment to a military technician (dual
status) position, or who decides not to apply for appoint-
ment to such a position, or who, within six months of the
date of the enactment of this section is not appointed to
such a position, shall for reduction-in-force purposes be
in a separate competitive category from employees who are
military technicians (dual status).
‘‘(c) UNREDUCED ANNUITY DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, a technician shall be considered to
be eligible for an unreduced annuity if the technician is
eligible for an annuity under section 8336, 8412, or 8414
of title 5 that is not subject to a reduction by reason of
the age or years of service of the technician.
‘‘(d) VOLUNTARY PERSONNEL ACTION DEFINED.—
In this section, the term ‘voluntary personnel action’, with
respect to a non-dual status technician, means any of the
following:
‘‘(1) The hiring, entry, appointment, reassign-
ment, promotion, or transfer of the technician into
a position for which the Secretary concerned has es-
tablished a requirement that the person occupying
the position be a military technician (dual status).
‘‘(2) Promotion to a higher grade if the techni-
cian is in a position for which the Secretary con-
cerned has established a requirement that the person
occupying the position be a military technician (dual
status).’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘10219. National Guard technicians: conditions for retention; mandatory retire-
ment under civil service laws.’’.
(3) During the six-month period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the provisions of sub-
sections (a)(3)(B)(ii)(I) and (b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of section
10219 of title 10, United States Code, as added by para-
graph (1), shall be applied by substituting ‘‘six months’’
for ‘‘30 days’’.
(b) EARLY RETIREMENT.—Section 8414(c)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘reserve’’ after ‘‘as a military’’.
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fants or young children of parents who object to the screen-
ing on the grounds that such screening conflicts with the
parents’ religious beliefs.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘audiologic evaluation’ refers to
procedures to assess the status of the auditory system;
to establish the site of the auditory disorder; the type
and degree of hearing loss, and the potential effects of
hearing loss on communication; and to identify ap-
propriate treatment and referral options. Referral op-
tions should include linkage to State coordinating
agencies under part C of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act or other appropriate agencies,
medical evaluation, hearing aid/sensory aid assess-
ment, audiologic rehabilitation treatment, national
and local consumer, self-help, parent, and education
organizations, and other family-centered services.
‘‘(2) The terms ‘audiologic rehabilitation’ and
‘audiologic intervention’ refer to procedures, tech-
niques, and technologies to facilitate the receptive and
expressive communication abilities of a child with
hearing loss.
‘‘(3) The term ‘early intervention’ refers to pro-
viding appropriate services for the child with hearing
loss, including nonmedical services, and ensuring that
(1) through (10) of section 3(b), and shall be subject to
the same timing and other requirements as set forth in
section 3(c).
(c) COORDINATION.—The data required under this
section shall be in addition to the data the Commission
is required to post under section 3 as an employing agen-
cy.
SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this
Act.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4363
To provide for the implementation of the provisions of law allowing members
of the uniformed services to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 2000
Mr. SCARBOROUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for the implementation of the provisions of law
allowing members of the uniformed services to participate
in the Thrift Savings Plan.
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 ‘‘Military Thrift Savings
Plan Implementation Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT.
For purposes of subtitle F of title VI of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public
Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 670 and following), both of the
conditions under section 663(b)(1) of such Act shall be
considered met as of such date (as soon as practicable
after the date of enactment of this Act) as the Executive
Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment
Board shall determine.
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