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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1191
To designate certain facilities of the United States Postal Service in Chicago,
Illinois.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To designate certain facilities of the United States Postal
Service in Chicago, Illinois.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CARDISS COLLINS POST OFFICE BUILDING.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 433 West Harrison Street in Chicago, Illinois,
is hereby designated as the ‘‘Cardiss Collins Post Office
Building’’. Any reference to such facility in a law, regula-
tion, map, document, paper, or other record of the United
States shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Cardiss
Collins Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. OTIS GRANT COLLINS POST OFFICE BUILDING.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 2302 South Pulaski Street in Chicago, Illinois,
is hereby designated as the ‘‘Otis Grant Collins Post Of-
fice Building’’. Any reference to such facility in a law, reg-
ulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the
United States shall be considered to be a reference to the
‘‘Otis Grant Collins Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 3. MARY ALICE (MA) HENRY POST OFFICE BUILDING.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 4222 West Madison Street in Chicago, Illinois,
is hereby designated as the ‘‘Mary Alice (Ma) Henry Post
Office Building’’. Any reference to such facility in a law,
regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the
United States shall be considered to be a reference to the
‘‘Mary Alice (Ma) Henry Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 4. ROBERT LEFLORE, JR. POST OFFICE BUILDING.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 50001 West Division Street in Chicago, Illinois,
is hereby designated as the ‘‘Robert LeFlore, Jr. Post Of-
fice Building’’. Any reference to such facility in a law, reg-
ulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the
United States shall be considered to be a reference to the
‘‘Robert LeFlore, Jr. Post Office Building’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1191
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 27, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate certain facilities of the United States Postal
Service in Chicago, Illinois.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1191 RFS
SECTION 1. CARDISS COLLINS POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 433 West Harrison Street in Chi-
cago, Illinois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘Cardiss Collins
Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to such facility in
a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference
to the ‘‘Cardiss Collins Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. OTIS GRANT COLLINS POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 2302 South Pulaski Street in
Chicago, Illinois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘Otis Grant
Collins Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to such facility in
a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference
to the ‘‘Otis Grant Collins Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 3. MARY ALICE (MA) HENRY POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 4222 West Madison Street in
Chicago, Illinois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘Mary Alice
(Ma) Henry Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to such facility in
a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record
‘‘(E) Whenever practicable, the standard
shall be expressed in terms of objective criteria
and of the performance desired.’’.
(b) TOXIC MATERIALS
OR HARMFUL PHYSICAL
AGENTS.—The second sentence of section 6(g) (29 U.S.C.
655(g)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘In determining
the priority for establishing standards dealing with toxic
materials or harmful physical agents, the Secretary shall
consider the number of workers exposed to the material
or agent, the nature and severity of the potential impair-
ment, and the likelihood of such impairment.’’.
SEC. 4. NEW PROVISIONS.
(a) EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION.—The Act is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
‘‘SEC. 33. In order to carry out the purposes of this
Act to encourage employers and employees in their efforts
to reduce the number of occupational safety and health
hazards, an employee participation committee or other
mechanism—
‘‘(1) in which employees participate,
‘‘(2) which exists for the purpose, in whole or
in part, of dealing with employees concerning the
safety or health of working conditions or related
matters, and
HR 1191 RFS
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference
to the ‘‘Mary Alice (Ma) Henry Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 4. ROBERT LEFLORE, JR. POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 50001 West Division Street in
Chicago, Illinois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘Robert
LeFlore, Jr. Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to such facility in
a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference
to the ‘‘Robert LeFlore, Jr. Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 394
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1191
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 27, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
NOVEMBER 4, 1999
Reported by Mr. THOMPSON, without amendment
AN ACT
To designate certain facilities of the United States Postal
Service in Chicago, Illinois.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CARDISS COLLINS POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 433 West Harrison Street in Chi-
cago, Illinois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘Cardiss Collins
Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to such facility in
a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference
to the ‘‘Cardiss Collins Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. OTIS GRANT COLLINS POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 2302 South Pulaski Street in
Chicago, Illinois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘Otis Grant
Collins Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to such facility in
a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference
to the ‘‘Otis Grant Collins Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 3. MARY ALICE (MA) HENRY POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 4222 West Madison Street in
Chicago, Illinois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘Mary Alice
(Ma) Henry Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to such facility in
a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference
to the ‘‘Mary Alice (Ma) Henry Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 4. ROBERT LEFLORE, JR. POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 50001 West Division Street in
Chicago, Illinois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘Robert
LeFlore, Jr. Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to such facility in
a law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference
to the ‘‘Robert LeFlore, Jr. Post Office Building’’.
Calendar No. 394
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1191
AN ACT
To designate certain facilities of the United States
Postal Service in Chicago, Illinois.
NOVEMBER 4, 1999
Reported without amendment
ings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and
receive evidence as the Task Force considers appropriate.
(b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Task Force may, if authorized by the
Task Force, take any action which the Task Force is au-
thorized to take by this section.
(c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Task Force
may secure directly from any department or agency of the
United States information necessary to enable it to carry
out this Act. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Task
Force, the head of that department or agency shall furnish
that information to the Task Force.
(d) MAILS.—The Task Force may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United
States.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon
the request of the Task Force, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall provide to the Task Force, on a reim-
bursable basis, the administrative support services nec-
essary for the Task Force to carry out its responsibilities
under this Act.
(f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Task Force may
contract with and compensate government and private
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1194
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion
from gross income for foster care payments shall also apply to payments
by qualified placement agencies, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. NUSSLE, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr.
TERRY, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. BEREU-
TER, Mr. BOUCHER, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. BURTON of Indi-
ana, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr.
PAYNE, Mr. DELAY, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MCINNIS, and Mr.
BLILEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that the exclusion from gross income for foster care
payments shall also apply to payments by qualified place-
ment agencies, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
ignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (d),
(e), and (f), respectively.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (e) of
section 6050S of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 221(e)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 221(d)(1)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to loan interest payments due and
paid after December 31, 1997, in taxable years ending
after such date.
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SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS TO
APPLY TO PAYMENTS BY QUALIFIED PLACE-
MENT AGENCIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The matter preceding subpara-
graph (B) of section 131(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (defining qualified foster care payment) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified foster
care payment’ means any payment made pursuant to
a foster care program of a State or political subdivi-
sion thereof—
‘‘(A) which is paid by—
‘‘(i) a State or political subdivision
thereof, or
‘‘(ii) a qualified foster care placement
agency, and’’.
(b) QUALIFIED FOSTER INDIVIDUALS TO INCLUDE
INDIVIDUALS PLACED BY QUALIFIED PLACEMENT AGEN-
CIES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 131(b)(2) of such
Code (defining qualified foster individual) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(B) a qualified foster care placement
agency.’’
(c) QUALIFIED FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT AGENCY
DEFINED.—Subsection (b) of section 131 of such Code
is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED
FOSTER
CARE
PLACEMENT
AGENCY.—The term ‘qualified foster care placement
agency’ means any placement agency which is li-
censed or certified by—
‘‘(A) a State or political subdivision there-
of, or
‘‘(B) an entity designated by a State or
political subdivision thereof,
for the foster care program of such State or political
subdivision to make foster care payments to pro-
viders of foster care.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1195
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction
for meal and entertainment expenses of small businesses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. TANNER, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FARR of California,
Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. TALENT, Mr. RAMSTAD, and Ms. DUNN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the deduction for meal and entertainment expenses of
small businesses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESSES ALLOWED INCREASED DE-
DUCTION FOR MEAL AND ENTERTAINMENT
EXPENSES.
(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 amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of any
taxpayer which is a small business, paragraph
(1) shall be applied by substituting ‘the applica-
ble percentage (as defined in paragraph
(3)(B))’ for ‘50 percent’.
‘‘(B) SMALL BUSINESS.—For purposes of
this paragraph, the term ‘small business’
means, with respect to expenses paid or in-
curred during any taxable year—
‘‘(i) any C corporation which meets
the requirements of section 55(e)(1) for
such year, and
‘‘(ii) any S corporation, partnership,
or sole proprietorship which would meet
such requirements if it were a C corpora-
tion.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1196
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 60-month limita-
tion on the amount of education loan interest which is allowable as
a deduction.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. MATSUI, and Mr. ENGLISH) 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 repeal
the 60-month limitation on the amount of education loan
interest which is allowable as a deduction.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF 60-MONTH LIMITATION ON AMOUNT
OF EDUCATION LOAN INTEREST WHICH IS
ALLOWABLE AS A DEDUCTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 221 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to interest on education
loans) is amended by striking subsection (d) and by redes-
agencies or persons for supplies or services, without regard
to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
SEC. 7. TERMINATION.
The Task Force shall terminate 90 days after submit-
ting the report under section 3(b).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1199
To prohibit the expenditure of funds from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund for the creation of new National Wildlife Refuges without specific
authorization from Congress pursuant to a recommendation from the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service to create the refuge.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. POMBO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit the expenditure of funds from the Land and
Water Conservation Fund for the creation of new Na-
tional Wildlife Refuges without specific authorization
from Congress pursuant to a recommendation from the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service to create the
refuge.
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 ‘‘New Wildlife Refuge
Authorization Act’’.
SEC. 2. NEW REFUGES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
may be expended from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund established by Public Law 88–578, for the creation
of a new refuge within the National Wildlife Refuge Sys-
tem without specific authorization from Congress pursu-
ant to recommendation from the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, to create that new refuge.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 11
To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive application of California
State regulations regarding reformulated gas in certain areas within
the State.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of California, Ms. ESHOO, Ms.
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. GEORGE
MILLER of California, Mr. DREIER, Mr. HORN, Mr. COX, Mr. MATSUI,
Mr. PACKARD, Mr. THOMAS, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HUNTER, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DIXON, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. RADANO-
VICH, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. OSE, Mrs. BONO, Mr. KUYKENDALL, Mr.
POMBO, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms.
LOFGREN, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Ms. ROYBAL-
ALLARD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive applica-
tion of California State regulations regarding reformu-
lated gas in certain areas within the State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CALIFORNIA REFORMULATED GAS RULES.
Section 211(c)(4)(B) of the Clean Air Act is amended
by adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘Whenever any
such State that has received a waiver under section
209(b)(1) has promulgated reformulated gasoline rules for
any covered area of such State (as defined in subsection
(k)), such rules shall apply in such area in lieu of the re-
quirements of subsection (k) if such State rules will
achieve equivalent or greater emission reductions than
would result from the application of the requirements of
subsection (k) in the case of the aggregate mass of emis-
sions of toxic air pollutants and in the case of the aggre-
gate mass of emissions of ozone-forming compounds.’’.
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surance amount for such individual that is greater than
it would be if computed or recomputed under paragraph
(4)(B) without regard to this paragraph.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RELATED RULES.
(a) APPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this Act shall
be effective as though they had been included or re-
flected in section 201 of the Social Security Amend-
ments of 1977.
(2) PROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY.—No monthly
benefit or primary insurance amount under title II
of the Social Security Act shall be increased by rea-
son of such amendments for any month before Janu-
ary 2000.
(b) RECOMPUTATION TO REFLECT BENEFIT IN-
CREASES.—In any case in which an individual is entitled
to monthly insurance benefits under title II of the Social
Security Act for December 1999, if such benefits are
based on a primary insurance amount computed—
(1) under section 215 of such Act as in effect
(by reason of the Social Security Amendments of
1977) after December 1978, or
(2) under section 215 of such Act as in effect
prior to January 1979 by reason of subsection
before the court, the court may cause them to be
summoned, without regard to where they reside, and
the subpoenas to that end may be served and en-
forced in any judicial district of the United States.
‘‘(2) SERVICE ON DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF CUS-
TOMS SERVICE.—A foreign manufacturer, producer,
or exporter that sells articles, or for whom articles
are sold by another party in the United States, shall
be treated as having appointed the District Director
of the United States Customs Service for the port
through which the article that is the subject of the
action is commonly imported as the true and lawful
agent of the manufacturer, producer, or exporter,
and all lawful process may be served on the District
Director in any action brought under subsection (b)
against the manufacturer, producer, or exporter.
‘‘(f) LIMITATION.—
‘‘(1) STATUTE
OF
LIMITATION.—An action
under subsection (b) shall be commenced not later
than 4 years after the date on which the cause of
action accrues.
‘‘(2) SUSPENSION.—The 4-year period provided
for in paragraph (1) shall be suspended—
‘‘(A) while there is pending an administra-
tive proceeding under subtitle B of title VII of
(a)(4)(B) of such section (as amended by the Social
Security Amendments of 1977),
the Commissioner of Social Security (notwithstanding sec-
tion 215(f)(1) of the Social Security Act) shall recompute
such primary insurance amount so as to take into account
the amendments made by this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1205
To prohibit oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. QUINN, Mr. BARRETT of
Wisconsin, Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. BONIOR, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.
LUTHER, and Mr. KIND) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.
After the enactment of this Act no person may com-
mence any drilling activity (including any slant or direc-
tional drilling) to extract oil or gas from lands beneath
waters under the jurisdiction of the United States in any
of the Great Lakes. The Attorney General of the United
States may bring an action in the appropriate United
States district court to enforce the prohibition contained
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673 et seq.)
relating to the article that is the subject of the
action or an appeal of a final determination in
such a proceeding; and
‘‘(B) for 1 year thereafter.
‘‘(g) NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDER.—If a
defendant in an action brought under subsection (b) fails
to comply with any discovery order or other order or de-
cree of the court, the court may—
‘‘(1) enjoin the further importation into, or the
sale or distribution within, the United States by the
defendant of articles that are the same as, or similar
to, the articles that are alleged in the action to have
been sold or imported under the conditions described
in subsection (a) until such time as the defendant
complies with the order or decree; or
‘‘(2) take any other action authorized by law or
by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including
entering judgment for the plaintiff.
‘‘(h) CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVILEGED STATUS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the confidential or privileged status ac-
corded by law to any documents, evidence, com-
ments, or information shall be maintained in any ac-
tion brought under subsection (b).
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repealed and the items relating to such part in the table
of contents in section 1 of such Act are repealed.
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 514(b) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)) is amended by striking
paragraph (9).
SEC. 1003. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE PUB-
LIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AND RELATED
PROVISIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Titles XXII and XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act are repealed.
(b) 
ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
1301(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300e(b)) is amended by
striking paragraph (6).
(2) Sections 104 and 191 of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 are repealed.
SEC. 1004. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TITLE.
The amendments made by this title shall take effect
January 1, 2001.
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in this section. As used in this Act, the term ‘‘Great
Lakes’’ has the same meaning as provided by section 2
of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 931;
70 Stat. 242).
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