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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4157
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
600 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena, California, as the ‘‘Matthew ‘Mack’
Robinson Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 3, 2000
Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. DIXON, and Ms.
ROYBAL-ALLARD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 600 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena, California,
as the ‘‘Matthew ‘Mack’ Robinson Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MATTHEW ‘MACK’ ROBINSON POST OFFICE
BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 600 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena,
California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Mat-
thew ‘Mack’ Robinson Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Matthew ‘Mack’ Rob-
inson Post Office Building’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4157
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 19, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 600 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena, California,
as the ‘‘Matthew ‘Mack’ Robinson Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4157 RFS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 600 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena, California,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Matthew ‘Mack’
Robinson Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Matthew ‘Mack’ Robinson Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 869
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4157
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 19, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of September 28
(legislative day, September 22), 2000, by Mr. THOMPSON, without amendment
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 600 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena, California,
as the ‘‘Matthew ‘Mack’ Robinson Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 600 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena, California,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Matthew ‘Mack’
Robinson Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Matthew ‘Mack’ Robinson Post Office Building’’.
Calendar No. 869
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4157
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 600 Lincoln Avenue in
Pasadena, California, as the ‘‘Matthew ‘Mack’
Robinson Post Office Building’’.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of
September 28 (legislative day, September 22), 2000
without amendment
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4158
To limit the penalty that may be assessed under section 221 of title 13,
United States Code, for not answering decennial census questions beyond
those necessary for an enumeration of the population.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 3, 2000
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To limit the penalty that may be assessed under section
221 of title 13, United States Code, for not answering
decennial census questions beyond those necessary for
an enumeration of the population.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 221 of title 13, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(d)(1) In the case of a schedule used in taking a
decennial census of population under section 141, sub-
Human Services), is unable to engage
in age appropriate activities, or
‘‘(III) requires substantial super-
vision to protect such individual from
threats to health and safety due to a
severe psychological disability, mental
retardation, or related developmental
disabilities and would otherwise re-
quire residence in a psychiatric hos-
pital, an intermediate care facility for
the mentally retarded, or similar resi-
dential facility approved by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services.
‘‘(ii) The individual is at least 2 but
not 6 years of age and is unable due to a
loss of functional capacity to perform
(without substantial assistance from an-
other individual) at least 2 of the following
activities: eating, transferring, or mobility.
‘‘(iii) The individual is under 2 years
of age and requires specific durable med-
ical equipment by reason of a severe health
condition or requires a skilled practitioner
trained to address the individual’s condi-
section (a) of this section shall be applied by substituting
‘$10’ for ‘$100’ whenever the condition under paragraph
(2) is met.
‘‘(2) This subsection applies so long as the schedule
(referred to in paragraph (1)) is returned complete with
the response or responses necessary to permit a deter-
mination as to the number of individuals living or staying
in the house, apartment, or other location involved.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to a decennial census taken in
2000 or later, including with respect to schedules returned
before the date of enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(B) use such return and return informa-
tion only for the purpose for which it was re-
quested, and
‘‘(C) not disclose such return and return
information except to accomplish the purpose
for which it was requested, unless a separate
consent from the taxpayer is obtained.
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
FORM
PRESCRIBED
BY SECRETARY.—For purposes of this subsection,
the Secretary shall prescribe a form for requests and
consents which shall—
‘‘(A) contain a warning, prominently dis-
played, informing the taxpayer that the form
should not be signed unless it is completed,
‘‘(B) state that if the taxpayer believes
there is an attempt to coerce him to sign an in-
complete or blank form, the taxpayer should re-
port the matter to the Treasury Inspector Gen-
eral for Tax Administration, and
‘‘(C) contain the address and telephone
number of the Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration.’’.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration shall submit a report to
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 415
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage new school
construction through the creation of a new class of bond.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 19, 1999
Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. GEORGE MIL-
LER of California, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. NOR-
TON, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. FARR of California, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDON-
ALD, Mr. FORD, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GREEN of
Texas, and Mr. ACKERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage
new school construction through the creation of a new
class of bond.
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 ‘‘Expand and Rebuild
America’s Schools Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4160
To authorize appropriations to the Department of Energy for oil shale
research.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 3, 2000
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science
A BILL
To authorize appropriations to the Department of Energy
for oil shale research.
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 ‘‘Oil Shale Research
Investment Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. OIL SHALE RESEARCH.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Energy for fiscal year 2001 $10,000,000, to be
‘‘(B) PERIOD.—Interest under this sub-
section on any payment to a taxpayer shall be
payable from the date of the deposit to which
such payment is attributable to a date (to be
determined by the Secretary) preceding the date
of the check making such payment by not more
than 30 days. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, cash bond deposits for any taxable pe-
riod shall be treated as used and returned on
a last-in first-out basis.
‘‘(e) CASH BOND DEPOSIT.—For purposes of this
section—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘cash bond de-
posit’ means any payment which is designated by
the taxpayer as being a cash bond deposit for a
specified taxable period.
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS DESIGNATED OR USED AS PAY-
MENT OF TAX.—A cash bond deposit shall cease to
be treated as such for purposes of this section begin-
ning on the date that the taxpayer designates such
deposit as a payment of tax for purposes of this
title, or, if earlier, on the date such deposit is so
used.
‘‘(f) CHANGE
IN PERIOD
FOR WHICH DEPOSIT
MADE.—Subject to the requirements of subsection (d), a
divided equally between grants for research on Eastern oil
shale and grants for research on Western oil shale.
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(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph
(1) of section 6651(d) is amended by striking
‘‘by substituting ‘1 percent’ for ‘0.5 percent’ ’’
and inserting ‘‘by substituting ‘0.5 percent’ for
‘0.25 percent’ ’’.
(2) REDUCTION OF PENALTY TO ZERO DURING
PERIOD
OF
INSTALLMENT
AGREEMENT.—Subsection
(h) of section 6651 is amended by striking ‘‘by sub-
stituting ‘0.25’ for ‘0.5’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘by sub-
stituting ‘zero’ for ‘0.25’ ’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply for purposes of deter-
mining additions to tax for months beginning after
December 31, 2000.
(b) PROHIBITION OF FEE FOR INSTALLMENT AGREE-
MENTS USING AUTOMATED WITHDRAWALS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 6159 (relating to
agreements for payment of tax liability in install-
ments) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as
subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (d) the
following new subsection:
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF FEE FOR INSTALLMENT AGREE-
MENTS USING AUTOMATED WITHDRAWALS.—The Secretary
may not charge a taxpayer a fee for entering into an agree-
ment with the Secretary under this section only for so long
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reporting periods
ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 304. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD FOR JOINT COM-
MITTEE REPORTS ON REFUNDS AND CRED-
ITS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subsections (a) and (b) of sec-
tion 6405 are each amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, except that such amendment shall not
apply with respect to any refund or credit with respect
to a report that has been made before such date of the
enactment under section 6405 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
SEC. 305. ANNUAL REPORT ON AWARDS OF COSTS AND
CERTAIN 
FEES 
IN 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
AND
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Not later than 3 months after the close of each Fed-
eral fiscal year after fiscal year 1999, the Treasury In-
spector General for Tax Administration shall submit a re-
port to Congress which specifies for such year—
(1) the number of payments made by the
United States pursuant to section 7430 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to awarding of
costs and certain fees),
(2) the amount of each such payment,
(3) an analysis of any administrative issue giv-
ing rise to such payments, and
(4) changes (if any) which will be implemented
as a result of such analysis and other changes (if
any) recommended by the Treasury Inspector Gen-
eral for Tax Administration as a result of such anal-
ysis.
SEC. 306. ANNUAL REPORT ON ABATEMENT OF PENALTIES.
Not later than 6 months after the close of each Fed-
eral fiscal year after fiscal year 1999, the Treasury In-
spector General for Tax Administration shall submit a re-
port to Congress on abatements of penalties under the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 during such year, including
information on the reasons and criteria for such abate-
ments.
SEC. 307. BETTER MEANS OF COMMUNICATING WITH TAX-
PAYERS.
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration shall submit a report to Congress evalu-
ating whether technological advances, such as e-mail and
facsimile transmission, permit the use of alternative
means for the Internal Revenue Service to communicate
with taxpayers.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4164
To prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from
implementing certain proposed revisions to Regulation B of the Board
that would allow the race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of
an applicant for a nonmortgage credit product to be noted on the applica-
tion with the applicant’s consent.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 2000
Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. DELAY, Mr. JONES of North Caro-
lina, Mr. BARR of Georgia, and Mr. RILEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System from implementing certain proposed revisions to
Regulation B of the Board that would allow the race,
color, religion, national origin, or sex of an applicant
for a nonmortgage credit product to be noted on the
application with the applicant’s consent.
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 ‘‘Loan Applicant Pri-
vacy Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO CER-
TAIN 
REGULATIONS 
UNDER 
THE 
EQUAL
CREDIT OPPORTUNITY ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The proposed revisions by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to sec-
tion 202.5 of part 202 of title 12 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, as published in the Federal Register on Au-
gust 16, 1999 (page 44582 et seq.), that would allow the
race, color, religion, national origin, or sex of an applicant
for a nonmortgage credit product to be noted on the appli-
cation shall not take effect and, if prescribed in final form
before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall cease
to be effective as of such date.
(b) PROHIBITION ON ANY SIMILAR REGULATION.—
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
may not propose any other regulation which would have
the same, or substantially the same, effect as the proposed
regulation described in subsection (a), unless specifically
authorized to do so by a provision of Federal law enacted
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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and has decreased in recent years. Moreover, the
number of cases in which post conviction DNA test-
ing is appropriate is small and will decrease as pre-
trial testing becomes more common.
(7) Despite the proven value and cost-effective-
ness of DNA testing, access to such testing has
sometimes been denied on the basis of laws in more
than 30 States that require a motion for a new trial
based on newly discovered evidence of innocence to
be filed within 6 months or less. The result is that
laws intended to prevent the use of evidence that has
become less reliable over time have been used to pre-
clude the use of DNA evidence that remains highly
reliable even decades after trial.
(8) In some cases, States have relied on time
limits and other procedural barriers to deny release
to inmates even when DNA testing has dem-
onstrated their actual innocence.
(9) The National Commission on the Future of
DNA Evidence has urged that postconviction DNA
testing be permitted in the relatively small number
of cases in which it is appropriate, notwithstanding
procedural rules that might be involved to preclude
such testing, and notwithstanding the inability of
the inmate to pay for the testing.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4166
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for
the harassment of victims of Federal offenses by the convicted offenders.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 2000
Mr. CONDIT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal
penalties for the harassment of victims of Federal of-
fenses by the convicted offenders.
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 ‘‘Karen Matthews Act
of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR HARASSMENT OF VICTIMS OF FED-
ERAL OFFENSES.
Section 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
‘‘(c)(1) Whoever, being convicted of a Federal of-
fense, harasses the victim of that offense shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
both.
‘‘(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘harass’ in-
cludes the malicious or repeated frivolous filing of legal
process or liens against the person or property of the vic-
tim.’’.
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