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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3400
To provide that the inferior courts of the United States do not have
jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide that the inferior courts of the United States
do not have jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases.
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 ‘‘Life-Protecting Judi-
cial Limitation Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF ABORTION-RELATED CASES FROM
FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 1369. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related
cases
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The district courts of the United
States, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of
the Virgin Islands, and the District Court for the North-
ern Mariana Islands shall not have jurisdiction to hear or
determine any abortion-related case.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘abortion-related case’ means any action in which any
requirement, prohibition, or other provision relating to
abortion that is contained in a State or Federal statute
is at issue.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1369. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related cases.’’.
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF ABORTION-RELATED CASES FROM
FEDERAL CLAIMS COURT JURISDICTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 91 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 1510. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related
cases
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Court of Fed-
eral Claims shall not have jurisdiction to hear or deter-
mine any abortion-related case.
‘‘(iv) redemptions of stock of, or pa-
tronage dividends from, a cooperative,
‘‘(v) interest on reserves to the extent
that such reserves are—
‘‘(I) maintained in connection
with providing housing to the corpora-
tion’s tenant-stockholders, and
‘‘(II) required by a governmental
agency, a lender, or as a matter of or-
dinary business prudence, or
‘‘(vi) other items that the Secretary
determines should be excluded in order to
effectuate the intent of this section.
‘‘(8) QUALIFIED
HOUSING
RECEIPTS.—The
term ‘qualified housing receipts’ includes amounts
(whether or not includible in gross income) received
or accrued on account of—
‘‘(A) obligations of tenant-stockholders in
their capacity as such, including contributions
to capital, charges for the tenant-stockholder’s
dwelling unit or appurtenant facilities, pay-
ments for utilities or other services rendered in
connection with the tenant-stockholder’s dwell-
ing unit, and interest and late charges in con-
nection with any of the foregoing,
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘abortion-related case’ means any action in which any
requirement, prohibition, or other provision relating to
abortion that is contained in a State or Federal statute
is at issue.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 91 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1510. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related cases.’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to
cases filed on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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‘‘(B) similar obligations of occupants of de-
fault units, but as to any taxable year only to
the extent that the amount does not exceed the
amount that would be described in subpara-
graph (A) had the dwelling units not become
default units,
‘‘(C) the operation of laundry, parking,
recreational or other facilities substantially all
the customers of which are occupants of either
tenant-stockholders’ dwelling units or default
units,
‘‘(D) insurance proceeds in lieu of any of
the foregoing, and
‘‘(E) other items that the Secretary deter-
mines should be included in order to effectuate
the intent of this section.
‘‘(9) DEFAULT UNIT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘default
unit’ means a dwelling unit to which shares
were allocated and issued and were last out-
standing in the hands of a person who, as a
consequence of a default in an obligation to the
corporation, lost the right to occupy such dwell-
ing unit (whether such shares continue to be
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3402
To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize Federal district courts
to hear civil actions to recover damages for deprivation of property
under or resulting from the Nazi government of Germany.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. RAMSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize Federal
district courts to hear civil actions to recover damages
for deprivation of property under or resulting from the
Nazi government of Germany.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CIVIL ACTIONS IN FEDERAL COURTS FOR DEP-
RIVATION OF PROPERTY UNDER OR RESULT-
ING FROM THE NAZI GOVERNMENT OF GER-
MANY.
(a) AMENDMENT OF TITLE 28.—Chapter 85 of title
28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 1350 the following new section:
‘‘§ 1350A. Actions for deprivation of property under
or resulting from the Nazi government of
Germany
‘‘(a) JURISDICTION.—Notwithstanding any otherwise
applicable limitation period for commencing an action, the
district courts shall have original jurisdiction over and au-
thority to grant relief in any civil action commenced by
any person, or the heirs of such person, on or before Janu-
ary 1, 2010, to recover damages or secure any other ap-
propriate relief resulting from such person’s having been
deprived of property located in Germany, or in any terri-
tory occupied or controlled by the Nazi regime or its allies,
at any time between January 1, 1929, and December 31,
1945, pursuant to or as a result of laws, decrees, or regu-
lations of the German government, or programs of such
government designed to transfer ownership of such prop-
erty to persons of Aryan racial stock.
‘‘(b) ADJUDICATION OF MERITS OF CLAIMS.—Not-
withstanding any judicial doctrine imposing prudential
limitations on the exercise of judicial authority, a district
court shall, to the fullest extent of its power, adjudicate
the merits of any action over which the court has jurisdic-
tion under subsection (a).
‘‘(c) AMENABILITY OF DEFENDANTS TO SUITS.—
Any defendant in any action brought under subsection (a)
shall be amenable to suit to the fullest extent permitted
by the Constitution of the United States.
‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this sec-
tion shall apply to any action pending or filed in a State
court or in a district court or appellate court of the United
States on or after October 15, 1999.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1350 the following new item:
‘‘1350A. Actions for deprivation of property under the Nazi government of Ger-
many.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3403
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment
of cooperative housing corporations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect
to the treatment of cooperative housing corporations.
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 ‘‘Cooperative Housing
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF GROSS INCOME TEST FOR DE-
TERMINING WHETHER CORPORATION IS CO-
OPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section
216(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining
cooperative housing corporations) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(D) 80 percent or more of the total base
receipts of which for the taxable year in which
the taxes and interest described in subsection
(a) are paid or incurred are qualified housing
receipts.’’
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (b) of section 216 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
‘‘(7) TOTAL BASE RECEIPTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘total base
receipts’ means the sum of—
‘‘(i) gross income, and
‘‘(ii) qualified housing receipts to the
extent not includible in gross income.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), gross income shall be deter-
mined without regard to amounts received or
accrued on account of—
‘‘(i) discharge of indebtedness,
‘‘(ii) fire, theft, or other casualty in-
surance proceeds,
‘‘(iii) refunds and interest thereon,
in the United Nations whereby Israel is the only
longstanding member of the organization to be de-
nied acceptance into any of the United Nations re-
gional blocs, which serve as the basis for participa-
tion in important activities of the United Nations,
including rotating membership on the United Na-
tions Security Council; and
(2) the United States Ambassador to the
United Nations should take all steps necessary to
ensure Israel’s acceptance in the Western Europe
and Others Group (WEOG) regional bloc, whose
membership includes the non-European countries of
Canada, Australia, and the United States.
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and on a quar-
terly basis thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report
which includes the following information (in classified or
unclassified form as appropriate):
(1) Actions taken by representatives of the
United States, including the United States Ambas-
sador to the United Nations, to encourage the na-
tions of the Western Europe and Others Group
(WEOG) to accept Israel into their regional bloc.
held by such person, were acquired by the cor-
poration, or were canceled).
‘‘(B) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS TO DE-
FAULT UNITS.—The shares allocated to a de-
fault unit—
‘‘(i) shall not be taken into account
for purposes of paragraph (1)(B),
‘‘(ii) shall, if reissued, be treated for
purposes of paragraph (2) as if they had
remained issued, and
‘‘(iii) shall be treated as outstanding
for purposes of paragraph (3)(A).’’
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the amendments made by this Act shall apply to tax-
able years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(b) ELECTION
TO
HAVE
AMENDMENTS
APPLY
RETROACTIVELY.—Any corporation may elect to have the
amendments made by this Act apply to any taxable year,
whether beginning before, on, or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, to which such amendments do not
otherwise apply if the corporation was a cooperative hous-
ing corporation during such taxable year.
(c) NO INFERENCE.—Nothing in this Act shall be
construed as a change in the treatment of income derived
by any cooperative housing corporation or any corporation
operating on a cooperative basis under section 1381 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the treatment of such
income for any year to which the amendments made by
this Act does not apply shall be made as if this Act had
not been enacted.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3404
To amend the Act establishing the Women’s Rights National Historical Park
in the State of New York to permit the Secretary of the Interior to
acquire title in fee simple to the Hunt House located in Waterloo,
New York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Act establishing the Women’s Rights National
Historical Park in the State of New York to permit
the Secretary of the Interior to acquire title in fee simple
to the Hunt House located in Waterloo, New York.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF HUNT HOUSE, WOMEN’S
RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, NEW
YORK.
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE TITLE.—
Section 1601(d) of Public Law 97–607 (16 U.S.C.
410ll(d)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘park,’’
and all that follows through the end of the sentence
and inserting ‘‘park.’’; and
(2) by striking the last sentence.
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 1601(c)(8) of
Public Law 97–607, as amended by section 505 of division
I of Public Law 104–333 (16 U.S.C. 410ll(c)(8)), is
amended by striking ‘‘Williams’’ and inserting ‘‘Main’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3405
To promote full equality at the United Nations for Israel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. CROWLEY, and Mr.
GEJDENSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To promote full equality at the United Nations for Israel.
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 ‘‘Equality for Israel at
the United Nations Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FULL EQUALITY AT THE
UNITED NATIONS FOR ISRAEL.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT.—It is the sense of
the Congress that—
(1) the United States must help promote an
end to the persistent inequity experienced by Israel
HR 340 IH
a local educational agency to provide education or
training below the postsecondary level if—
‘‘(A) such public school or program (as the
case may be) is designed in cooperation with
business to enhance the academic curriculum,
increase graduation and employment rates, and
better prepare students for the rigors of college
and the increasingly complex workforce,
‘‘(B) students in such public school or pro-
gram (as the case may be) will be subject to the
same academic standards and assessments as
other students educated by the local educational
agency,
‘‘(C) the comprehensive education plan of
such public school or program is approved by
the local educational agency, and
‘‘(D)(i) such public school is located in an
empowerment zone or enterprise community
(including any such zone or community des-
ignated after the date of the enactment of this
section), or
‘‘(ii) there is a reasonable expectation (as
of the date of issuance of the bonds) that at
least 35 percent of the students attending such
school or participating in such program (as the
(2) Efforts undertaken by the Secretary Gen-
eral of the United Nations to secure Israel’s full and
equal participation in that body.
(3) Specific responses solicited and received by
the Secretary of State from each of the nations of
Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) on
their position concerning Israel’s acceptance into
their organization.
(4) Other measures being undertaken, and
which will be undertaken, to ensure and promote
Israel’s full and equal participation in the United
Nations.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3408
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exempt certain investigative
reports from the definition of consumer report, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. SESSIONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exempt certain
investigative reports from the definition of consumer re-
port, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Fair Credit Reporting
Amendments Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS EXCLUDED
FROM DEFINITION OF CONSUMER REPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 603(d)(2)(A) of the Fair
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(d)(2)(A)) is
amended—
criminal history background check system into the back-
ground of a volunteer worker for purposes of determining
whether such volunteer worker is fit for the work, that
the requesting entity supply the fingerprints of that volun-
teer worker.
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(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii);
and
(2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following
new clauses:
‘‘(iv) report, subject to section 609(d),
prepared by an employee or agent of a con-
sumer’s employer solely for the purpose of
investigating allegations of drug use or
sales, violence, sexual harassment, employ-
ment discrimination, job safety or health
violations, criminal activity including theft,
embezzlement, sabotage, arson, patient or
elder abuse, child abuse, or other violations
of law; or
‘‘(v) report prepared in connection
with litigation, anticipation of litigation,
due diligence, investigation of insurance
claims, civil and criminal fraud, failure to
pay child support, or any other violations
of law;’’.
(b) DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMER.—Section 609 of
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681g) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) CONDITIONS ON USE FOR ADVERSE ACTIONS.—
With respect to any report described in section
603(d)(2)(A)(iv) relating to an employee—
‘‘(1) before taking any adverse action based in
whole or in part on such report, the person intend-
ing to take such adverse action shall disclose to the
employee the nature and substance of the informa-
tion in the report on which the proposed adverse ac-
tion is based; and
‘‘(2) if any action is brought by the employee,
the information in the report shall be available to
the plaintiff under appropriate discovery procedures
of the court in which such action is brought.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3409
To provide that employees of employers who provide certain increases in
health insurance coverage will not be covered by an increase in the
Federal minimum wage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. SESSIONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To provide that employees of employers who provide certain
increases in health insurance coverage will not be covered
by an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE AND INCREASE IN
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.
If there is an increase in the minimum wage under
section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)), such increase shall not apply to
the minimum wage of an employee of an employer who,
during the period in which the increase is to take effect,
increases the employer’s contribution to the cost of health
insurance coverage for such employee in an amount equal
to such increase if such employer had provided health in-
surance coverage for such employee before the date of
such increase.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3410
To eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be supplied for background
checks on volunteers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. SESSIONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be supplied
for background checks on volunteers.
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 ‘‘Volunteer Organization
Safety Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION SAFETY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
United States Government shall not require, as a condi-
tion of completing a State and Federal criminal history
check, otherwise authorized by law, through the national
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3412
To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the
Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land
claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
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 ‘‘Charlotte Beach Land
Claims Settlement Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) the Bay Mills Indian Community has a
valid interest in certain lands in the Charlotte Beach
area of Chippewa County, Michigan, that are located
within the Community’s traditional homelands;
(2) The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe may have a
valid interest in certain lands in the Charlotte Beach
area of Chippewa County, Michigan, that are located
within the Tribe’s traditional homelands;
(3) the Community filed a lawsuit against cer-
tain landowners to ascertain ownership of lands that
were once owned and held in trust by the State of
Michigan for the Community but which were sold by
the State without the consent of the Tribes or the
United States;
(4) the landowners now hold clouded title to
such lands and want to clear their title to the lands;
(5) the Community has agreed to relinquish its
interests in the Charlotte Beach Lands in return for
its selection of Alternative Lands that will be taken
into trust by the Secretary;
(6) the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe has agreed not
to assert its potential claim of interest in the Char-
lotte Beach Lands in return for its selection of Al-
ternative Lands that will be taken into trust by the
Secretary;
(7) it is in the best interests of the Tribes and
legally necessary for the landowners that the Con-
gress provide for a land settlement agreement by
passage of this Act; and
(8) it is in the best interests of the Tribes that
the described Alternative Lands be taken into trust
as part of the settlement of the land claim.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to settle the land claims of the Tribes
against the landowners; and
(2) to direct the Secretary to take into trust for
the benefit of the Tribes the Alternative Lands in
settlement of the Tribes’ land claims.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions
apply:
(1) ALTERNATIVE
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Alter-
native Lands’’ means the following:
(A) The lands chosen and acquired by the
Community for transfer to the United States to
be held in trust for the Community as part of
the settlement of the claims of the Community
to the Charlotte Beach Lands. These Alter-
native Lands, comprising 21.55 acres, more or
less, are located in Vanderbilt, Michigan, and
are more particularly described in the Commu-
nity’s March 1999 Trust and Reservation Ac-
‘‘(9) use high-quality external technical support
and assistance from individuals or entities with expe-
rience and expertise in developing, implementing,
and 
evaluating 
comprehensive 
prevention 
ap-
proaches; and
‘‘(10) identify how other resources (Federal,
State, local, and private) available to the State will
be used to coordinate services to support and sustain
the comprehensive prevention effort.’’.
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