datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
ing the 55 percent percentage contained therein
by the number of percentage points determined
for such calendar year under subparagraph (B).
‘‘(D) COORDINATION
WITH
CREDIT
FOR
STATE
DEATH
TAXES.—Rules similar to the
rules of subparagraph (A) shall apply to the
table contained in section 2011(b) except that
the number of percentage points referred to in
subparagraph (A)(i) shall be determined under
the following table:
The number of
‘‘For calendar year:
percentage points is:
2000 .............................................................................
11⁄2
2001 .............................................................................
2002 .............................................................................
41⁄2
2003 .............................................................................
2004 .............................................................................
71⁄2
2005 .............................................................................
2006 .............................................................................
101⁄2
2007 .............................................................................
2008 .............................................................................
131⁄2
2009 .............................................................................
15.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and
gifts made, after December 31, 1999.
TITLE III—PHASEOUT OF ALTER-
NATIVE MINIMUM TAX FOR
ALL TAXPAYERS
SEC. 301. PHASEOUT OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX FOR
ALL TAXPAYERS.
(a) REPEAL
IN 2004 FOR NONCORPORATE TAX-
PAYERS AND IN 2005 FOR CORPORATIONS.—Subsection
authorized under section 3720A of title 31, United
States Code.
‘‘(2) With respect to payment of less than the
correct amount to a qualified individual who, at the
time the Commissioner of Social Security is pre-
pared 
to 
take 
action 
with 
respect 
to 
the
underpayment—
‘‘(A) is living, the Commissioner of Social
Security shall make payment to the qualified in-
dividual (or the qualified individual’s represent-
ative payee designated under section 807) of
the balance of the amount due the underpaid
qualified individual; or
‘‘(B) is deceased, the balance of the
amount due shall revert to the general fund of
the Treasury.
‘‘(b) WAIVER OF RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENT.—In
any case in which more than the correct amount of pay-
ment has been made, there shall be no adjustment of pay-
ments to, or recovery by the United States from, any per-
son who is without fault if the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity determines that the adjustment or recovery would
defeat the purpose of this title or would be against equity
and good conscience.
(b) INCREASE
IN PERCENTAGES UNDER ALTER-
NATIVE INCREMENTAL CREDIT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section
41(c)(4) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘1.65 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2.65 percent’’,
(B) by striking ‘‘2.2 percent’’ and inserting
‘‘3.2 percent’’, and
(C) by striking ‘‘2.75 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3.75 percent’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after June 30, 1999.
SEC. 902. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT.
(a) TEMPORARY EXTENSION.—Subparagraph (B) of
section 51(c)(4) (relating to termination) is amended by
striking ‘‘June 30, 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2000’’.
(b) CERTAIN BENEFITS TREATED AS WAGES ELIGI-
BLE FOR CREDIT.—Subsection (c) of section 51 is amend-
ed by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(4) and (5), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph
(2) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) CERTAIN AMOUNTS TREATED AS WAGES.—
The term ‘wages’ includes amounts paid or incurred
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section, the immigration judge shall make findings of
fact and conclusions of law with respect to whether
the respondent has been a participant in Nazi perse-
cution (within the meaning of section 2 of this Act).
(2) ORDER.—
(A) FINDING THAT RESPONDENT HAS BEEN
A PARTICIPANT IN NAZI PERSECUTION.—If the
immigration judge finds, by a preponderance of
the evidence, that the respondent has been a par-
ticipant in Nazi persecution (within the mean-
ing of section 2 of this Act), the immigration
judge shall promptly issue an order declaring the
respondent to be ineligible for any Federal public
benefit, and prohibiting any person from pro-
viding such a benefit, directly or indirectly, to
the respondent, and shall transmit a copy of the
order to any governmental entity or person
known to be so providing such a benefit and to
any governmental entity or person known to
have received an application for benefits that has
not been finally adjudicated.
(B) FINDING THAT RESPONDENT HAS NOT
BEEN A PARTICIPANT IN NAZI PERSECUTION.—If
the immigration judge finds that there is insuffi-
cient evidence for a finding under subparagraph
tion would work an undue hardship (as determined on the
basis of criteria established by the Commissioner) on the
individual.
‘‘(5) This subsection shall not apply to a trust de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 1917(d)(4).
‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘trust’ includes any legal instru-
ment or device that is similar to a trust;
‘‘(B) the term ‘corpus’ means, with respect to a
trust, all property and other interests held by the
trust, including accumulated earnings and any other
addition to the trust after its establishment (except
that such term does not include any such earnings or
addition in the month in which the earnings or addi-
tion is credited or otherwise transferred to the trust);
and
‘‘(C) the term ‘asset’ includes any income or re-
source of the individual or of the individual’s spouse,
including—
‘‘(i) any income excluded by section
1612(b);
‘‘(ii) any resource otherwise excluded by
this section; and
‘‘(iii) any other payment or property to
which the individual or the individual’s spouse
mation derived therefrom, shall not be made available
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code. Nothing
in this section shall affect the obligation of the Adminis-
trator under section 112(r)(7)(B)(iii) of the Clean Air Act
to make available off-site consequence analysis informa-
tion, or information derived therefrom, except as provided
in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) DISTRIBUTION
OF
OFF-SITE
CONSEQUENCE
ANALYSIS INFORMATION.—
(1) No officer or employee of the United States
shall make available in an electronic form off-site
consequence analysis information except as provided
in paragraphs (2), (6), and (7) of this subsection
and subsection (e) of this section.
(2) The Administrator may make available in
an electronic form off-site consequence analysis in-
formation to a State or local government officer or
employee only for official use.
(3)(A) In response to any request for off-site
consequence analysis information, including a re-
quest for risk management plans, the Administrator
shall provide a copy of off-site consequence analysis
information, but only in paper form. The conditions
under which it shall be made available, including,
but not limited to, the maximum number of requests
‘‘(C) in a manner so that, if such services
are provided to a participant, beneficiary, or en-
rollee by a nonparticipating health care provider
without prior authorization by the plan or
issuer, the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee
is not liable for amounts that exceed the
amounts of liability that would be incurred if
the services were provided by a participating
health care provider with prior authorization by
the plan or issuer; and
‘‘(D) without regard to any other term or
condition of such coverage (other than exclusion
or coordination of benefits, or an affiliation or
waiting period, permitted under section 2701 of
this Act, section 701 of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974, or section
9801 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
and other than applicable cost-sharing).
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(A) EMERGENCY
MEDICAL
CONDITION
BASED ON PRUDENT LAYPERSON STANDARD.—
The term ‘emergency medical condition’ means
a medical condition manifesting itself by acute
symptoms of sufficient severity (including se-
vere pain) such that a prudent layperson, who
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Housing Improvement Act, provides for a dispute res-
olution program for the timely resolution of disputes
between manufacturers, retailers, and installers of
manufactured homes regarding responsibility, and for
the issuance of appropriate orders, for the correction
or repair of defects in manufactured homes that are
reported during the 1-year period beginning on the
date of installation; and’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) ENFORCEMENT OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION STAND-
ARDS.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION
PROGRAM.—Not later than the expiration of the 5-
year period beginning on the date of enactment of the
Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a dispute resolution program
that meets the requirements of subsection (c)(12) for
dispute resolution in each State described in para-
graph (2).
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION
PROGRAM.—Beginning on the expiration of the 5-year
period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
implement the dispute resolution program established
under paragraph (1) in each State that has not estab-
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lished a dispute resolution program that meets the re-
quirements of subsection (c)(12).
‘‘(3) CONTRACTING OUT OF IMPLEMENTATION.—
In carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary may
contract with an appropriate agent to implement the
dispute resolution program established under that
paragraph, except that such agent shall not be a per-
son or entity other than a government, nor an affil-
iate or subsidiary of such a person or entity, that has
entered into a contract with the Secretary to imple-
ment any other regulatory program under this title.’’.
SEC. 1110. ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRE-
MENT.
The Act is amended—
(1) by striking section 626 (42 U.S.C. 5425);
and
(2) by redesignating sections 627 and 628 (42
U.S.C. 5426, 5401 note) as sections 626 and 627, re-
spectively.
SEC. 1111. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this title shall take effect
on the date of enactment of this Act, except that the amend-
ments shall have no effect on any order or interpretative
bulletin that is published as a proposed rule pursuant to
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section 553 of title 5, United States Code, on or before such
date.
SEC. 1112. SAVINGS PROVISION.
(a) STANDARDS
AND REGULATIONS.—The Federal
manufactured home construction and safety standards (as
such term is defined in section 603 of the National Manu-
factured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act
of 1974) and all regulations pertaining thereto in effect im-
mediately before the date of the enactment of this Act shall
apply until the effective date of a standard or regulation
modifying or superseding the existing standard or regula-
tion which is promulgated under subsection (a) or (b) of
section 604 of the National Manufactured Housing Con-
struction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended
by this title.
(b) CONTRACTS.—Any contract awarded pursuant to
a Request for Proposal issued before the date of enactment
of this Act shall remain in effect for a period of 2 years
from the date of enactment of this Act or for the remainder
of the contract term, whichever period is shorter.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1779
To amend title 10, United States Code, to make changes to the overseas
special supplemental food program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 12, 1999
Mr. GOODLING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to make changes
to the overseas special supplemental food program.
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 ‘‘Overseas Special Sup-
plemental Food Program Amendments of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO OVERSEAS SPECIAL SUPPLE-
MENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Subsection (a) of section
1060a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may’’
and inserting ‘‘PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of
Defense shall’’.
(b) FUNDING SOURCE.—Subsection (b) of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) FUNDING MECHANISM.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall use funds available for the Department of De-
fense to carry out the program under subsection (a).’’.
(c) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Subsection (c) of
such section is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:
‘‘(B) In determining income eligibility standards for
families of individuals participating in the program under
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent
practicable, use the criterion described in subparagraph
(A).’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘, particularly with re-
spect to nutrition education and counseling’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide tech-
nical assistance to the Secretary of Defense, if so re-
quested by the Secretary of Defense, for the purpose of
carrying out the program under subsection (a).’’.
order to have a coordinated enforcement strategy
that avoids duplication of enforcement efforts and
assigns priorities in enforcement.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 17 of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(q) The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide tech-
nical assistance to the Secretary of Defense, if so re-
quested by the Secretary of Defense, for the purpose of
carrying out the overseas special supplemental food pro-
gram established under section 1060a(a) of title 10,
United States Code.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 177
To amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to provide that Daylight Savings
Time begins on the first Sunday in March.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. SHAW) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to provide that
Daylight Savings Time begins on the first Sunday in March.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.
Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15
U.S.C. 260a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘April’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘March’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1780
To provide for the settlement of claims of the Menominee Indian Tribe
of Wisconsin.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 12, 1999
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the settlement of claims of the Menominee
Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the Me-
nominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, out of any funds in
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, $32,052,547 for damages sustained by the Me-
nominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin by reason of—
(1) the enactment and implementation of the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for a per capita dis-
tribution of Menominee tribal funds and authorize
the withdrawal of the Menominee Tribe from Fed-
eral jurisdiction’’; approved June 17, 1954 (68 Stat.
250 et seq., chapter 303); and
(2) the mismanagement by the United States of
assets of the Menominee Indian Tribe held in trust
by the United States before April 30, 1961, the ef-
fective date of termination of Federal supervision of
the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
SEC. 2. EFFECT OF PAYMENT.
Payment of the amount referred to in section 1 shall
be in full satisfaction of any claims that the Menominee
Indian Tribe of Wisconsin may have against the United
States with respect to the damages referred to in that sec-
tion.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR PAYMENT.
The payment to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wis-
consin under section 1 shall—
(1) have the status of a judgment of the United
States Court of Federal Claims for the purposes of
the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribu-
tion Act (25 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.);
(2) be made in accordance with the require-
ments of that Act on the condition that after pay-
ment of attorneys fees and expenses of litigation, of
the remaining amount—
(A) not less than 30 percent shall be dis-
tributed on a per capita basis; and
(B) no more than 70 percent shall be set
aside and programmed to serve tribal needs,
including—
(i) educational, economic development,
and health care programs; and
(ii) other programs as the cir-
cumstances of the Menominee Tribe of
Wisconsin may justify; and
(3) not be used to purchase land for the pur-
pose of having such land taken into trust for the
benefit of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1781
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to prohibit the donation of
competitive foods of minimal nutritional value in schools participating
in Federal meal service programs before the end of the last lunch period
of the schools.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 12, 1999
Mr. HINCHEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to prohibit the
donation of competitive foods of minimal nutritional
value in schools participating in Federal meal service
programs before the end of the last lunch period of
the schools.
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 ‘‘Better Nutrition for
School Children Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to close the loophole that allows competitive
foods of minimum nutritional value that cannot be
sold during meals in schools participating in the
school breakfast and lunch programs to instead be
given away to students during or before breakfast or
lunch;
(2) to protect 1 of the major purposes of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et
seq.) and the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751 et seq.), which is to promote better nutrition
among school children participating in the school
breakfast and lunch programs; and
(3) to promote better nutritional habits among
school children and improve the health of school chil-
dren participating in the school breakfast and lunch
programs.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON DONATION OF COMPETITIVE
FOODS OF MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE.
Section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1779) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(b) The’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(b) DONATION OF COMPETITIVE FOODS OF MINI-
MAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE.—
‘‘(1) SALES.—The’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) DONATIONS.—The regulations shall pro-
hibit the donation of competitive foods of minimal
nutritional value in a school participating in a meal
service program authorized under this Act or the
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.)
before the end of the last lunch period of the
school.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1782
To clarify the categories of children eligible for enrollment at the Library
of Congress day care center.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 12, 1999
Mr. HOYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To clarify the categories of children eligible for enrollment
at the Library of Congress day care center.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR EN-
ROLLMENT AT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DAY
CARE CENTER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 205(g)
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2
U.S.C. 141 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) as a day care center providing child care
services to a group of children of whom at least 50
students. The study also found that schools that
provide teachers with professional development in
computers enjoyed higher staff morale and lower ab-
senteeism rates.
(6) Some of the most exciting applications in
educational technology are being developed not only
by commercial software companies, but also by sec-
ondary school and college students. The fruit of this
academic talent should be channeled more effectively
to benefit our Nation’s elementary and secondary
schools.
SEC. 4. COMPUTER LITERACY CHALLENGE.
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education
is authorized to award grants to States that inte-
grate into the State curriculum the goal of making
all middle school graduates in the State technology
literate.
(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pref-
erence in awarding grants under this section to
States which place a priority on training middle
school teachers.
(b) USES.—Grants awarded under this section shall
be used for teacher training in technology, with an empha-
sis on programs that prepare 1 or more teachers in each
percent have 1 parent or guardian who is a Federal
employee, in accordance with the priorities for en-
rollment described in subsection (i);’’.
(b) PRIORITIES FOR ENROLLMENT.—Section 205 of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 141 note) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) The priorities for enrollment of children in the
day care center of the Library of Congress are as follows:
‘‘(1) The first priority for enrollment shall be
given to children or grandchildren of Library of Con-
gress employees and dependent children who live
with such employees.
‘‘(2) The second priority for enrollment shall be
given to children of other legislative branch employ-
ees and dependent children who live with such em-
ployees.
‘‘(3) The third priority for enrollment shall be
given to children of employees of other Federal de-
partments and agencies and dependent children who
live with such employees.
‘‘(4) Final priority shall be given to children of
other individuals.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1783
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deadline for
filing estate tax returns from 9 months to 24 months after a decedent’s
death.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 12, 1999
Mr. ISAKSON 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 extend
the deadline for filing estate tax returns from 9 months
to 24 months after a decedent’s death.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR FILING ESTATE
TAX 
RETURN 
FROM 
MONTHS 
TO 
MONTHS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6075 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to time for filing estate and
gift tax returns) is amended by striking ‘‘9 months’’ and
inserting ‘‘24 months’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to decedents dying after Decem-
ber 31, 1999.
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