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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 543
To require the installation and use by schools and libraries of a technology
for filtering or blocking material on the Internet on computers with
Internet access to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assist-
ance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1999
Mr. FRANKS (for himself, Mr. PICKERING, and Mr. OXLEY) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To require the installation and use by schools and libraries
of a technology for filtering or blocking material on the
Internet on computers with Internet access to be eligible
to receive or retain universal service assistance.
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 ‘‘Childrens’ Internet
Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. NO UNIVERSAL SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS OR LIBRAR-
IES THAT FAIL TO IMPLEMENT A FILTERING
OR BLOCKING TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPUT-
ERS WITH INTERNET ACCESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 254 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(l) IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERNET FILTERING
OR BLOCKING TECHNOLOGY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An elementary school, sec-
ondary school, or library that fails to provide the
certification required by paragraph (2) or (3), re-
spectively, is not eligible to receive or retain univer-
sal service assistance provided under subsection
(h)(1)(B).
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION FOR SCHOOLS.—To be eli-
gible to receive universal service assistance under
subsection (h)(1)(B), an elementary or secondary
school (or the school board or other authority with
responsibility for administration of that school) shall
certify to the Commission that it has—
‘‘(A) selected a technology for computers
with Internet access to filter or block material
deemed to be harmful to minors; and
‘‘(B) installed, or will install, and uses or
will use, as soon as it obtains computers with
agency acting under section 221 or 1633(a), or the Com-
missioner of Social Security to records maintained by any
attorney or physician in connection with services provided
to the applicant or beneficiary prior to the exclusion of
such attorney or physician under this section.
‘‘(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Any attorney or
physician participating in, or seeking to participate in, a
social security disability program shall inform the Com-
missioner, in such form and manner as the Commissioner
shall prescribe by regulation, whether such attorney or
physician has been convicted of a violation described in
subsection (a).
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section.—
‘‘(1) EXCLUDE.—The term ‘exclude’ from par-
ticipation means—
‘‘(A) in connection with an attorney, to
prohibit from engaging in representation of an
applicant for, or recipient of, benefits as a rep-
resentative payee under section 205(j) or
1631(a)(2)(A)(ii) or otherwise as a representa-
tive in any hearing or other proceeding relating
to entitlement to benefits, and
‘‘(B) in connection with a physician, to
prohibit from providing items or services to an
applicant for, or recipient of, benefits for the
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5441
To transfer management of the Banks Lake Unit of the Okefenokee National
Wildlife Refuge.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 11, 2000
Mr. CHAMBLISS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To transfer management of the Banks Lake Unit of the
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT OF THE BANKS
LAKE UNIT OF THE OKEFENOKEE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE.
(a) TRANSFER.—Management of the Banks Lake
Unit of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is trans-
ferred to the office or agency within the Georgia Depart-
ment of Natural Resources having primary authority
under State law for the protection and management of the
fish and resident wildlife of the State.
(b) MANAGEMENT CRITERIA.—The State wildlife
agency is encouraged, to the extent practicable and in co-
ordination with existing State of Georgia management of
adjoining State-owned wildlife lands and waters—
(1) to increase the intensity of management of
the Banks Lake Unit in order to provide hunting
and fishing and other wildlife-related recreational
opportunities;
(2) to manage lake levels in such unit to ensure
adequate water quantity and quality for maximum
recreational opportunities to fulfill the mission of the
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge; and
(3) to ensure effective coordination, interaction,
and cooperation between the State wildlife agency
and owners of land adjoining the unit.
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—Management of the Banks
Lake Unit by the State wildlife agency shall be subject
to applicable laws and regulations of the State of Georgia
and to all Federal laws for the protection of migratory
game birds that are administered on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act by the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, except that the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 and any other Federal statutory provision re-
purpose of assisting such applicant or recipient
in demonstrating disability.
‘‘(2) SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PROGRAM.—
The term ‘social security disability program’ means
the program providing for monthly disability insur-
ance benefits under section 223 or monthly benefits
based on the disability of the recipient under section
202 and the program providing for supplemental se-
curity income to individuals based on disability
under title XVI.
‘‘(3) CONVICTED.—An individual is considered
to have been ‘convicted’ of a violation—
‘‘(A) when a judgment of conviction has
been entered against the individual by a Fed-
eral, State, or local court, except if the judge-
ment of conviction has been set aside or ex-
punged;
‘‘(B) when there has been a finding of
guilt against the individual by a Federal, State,
or local court;
‘‘(C) when a plea of guilty or nolo
contendere by the individual has been accepted
by a Federal, State, or local court; or
‘‘(D) when the individual has entered into
participation in a first offender, deferred adju-
lating to Federal action shall not apply to management
of such unit by the State wildlife agency or to allowing
public access to such unit for the purpose of hunting, fish-
ing, or other recreational opportunities.
(d) LIMITATION
ON ACQUISITION
OF PRIVATELY
OWNED INTERESTS IN LAND.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior may not acquire any privately owned interest in any
land located within or adjacent to the boundaries of the
Banks Lake unit without the consent of the owner of the
interest.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) BANKS
LAKE
UNIT.—The term ‘‘Banks
Lake Unit’’ means the Banks Lake Unit of the Oke-
fenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) MANAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘management’’
has the meaning given that term in section 5 of the
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act
of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).
(3) STATE
WILDLIFE
AGENCY.—The term
‘‘State wildlife agency’’ means the office or agency
within the Georgia Department of Natural Re-
sources having primary authority under State law
for the protection and management of the fish and
resident wildlife of the State of Georgia.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the
Interior $100,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $75,000 for
each of the subsequent 5 fiscal years for management by
the State wildlife agency of the Banks Lake Unit in ac-
cordance with this section. The Secretary shall transfer
to the State wildlife agency the full amount of any appro-
priation under this subsection at the beginning of each fis-
cal year. Such transfers shall not be subject to the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any other Fed-
eral statutory provision relating to Federal action.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5442
To provide for a pilot program to enhance military recruiting through the
use of recently retired enlisted personnel as recruiters.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 11, 2000
Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. MCINNIS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To provide for a pilot program to enhance military recruiting
through the use of recently retired enlisted personnel
as recruiters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Recruiting
Enhancement Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE MILITARY RECRUIT-
ING.
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Air
Force shall carry out during fiscal years 2002 and 2003
a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of using as
military recruiters recently retired enlisted members of the
Air Force who volunteer to be recalled to active duty to
serve for that purpose and who are determined appro-
priate for that purpose by the Secretary.
(b) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.—Not more than 200 retired
members of the Air Force may be recalled to active duty
for purposes of the pilot program at any time. The period
of a recall to active duty under the pilot program may
not exceed two years or extend beyond September 30,
2004.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days
after the end of the pilot program, the Secretary of the
Air Force shall submit to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services
of the House of Representatives a report on the pilot pro-
gram. The report shall—
(1) describe the experience under the pilot pro-
gram;
(2) set forth the Secretary’s assessment of (A)
the efficacy of the program for military recruiting,
and (B) the effect of the program on career patterns
for junior active-duty enlisted personnel who, but for
the pilot program, would have been assigned to mili-
tary recruiting duty; and
(3) include the Secretary’s recommendations as
to continuation or expansion of the program.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5443
To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military
decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the congressional
medal of honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the
Navy during World War II.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 11, 2000
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. EDWARDS, and Ms.
STABENOW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services
A BILL
To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award
of certain military decorations in order to allow the post-
humous award of the congressional medal of honor to
Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy
during World War II.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the time limitations specified in section 6248(a) of
title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect
to the posthumous award of the congressional medal of
honor under section 6241 of such title to Doris Miller
(service number 356–12–35) for acts of heroism during
World War II while a member of the United States Navy.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5444
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for capital gains
treatment for certain termination payments received by former insurance
salesmen.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 11, 2000
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas 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 provide
for capital gains treatment for certain termination pay-
ments received by former insurance salesmen.
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 Tax Treatment
for Insurance Agents’ Termination Payments Act of
2000’’.
SEC. 2. CAPITAL GAINS TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED TERMI-
NATION PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY FORMER
INSURANCE SALESMEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of subchapter P of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 
1261. 
QUALIFIED 
TERMINATION 
PAYMENTS 
RE-
CEIVED BY FORMER INSURANCE SALESMEN.
‘‘(a) GENERAL.—A qualified termination payment re-
ceived during the taxable year from an insurance company
by an individual in the capacity of a former insurance
salesman for such company shall be considered a sale or
exchange of a capital asset held for more than 12 months.
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED TERMINATION PAYMENT.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘qualified termination pay-
ment’ means any amount received by a former insurance
salesman if—
‘‘(1) such amount is received after termination
of such individual’s agreement to perform services as
an insurance salesman for such company,
‘‘(2) such individual performs no services for
such company after such termination and before the
close of such taxable year,
‘‘(3) such individual enters into a covenant not
to compete against such company which applies to at
and 6 communities in New Hampshire have made
important and distinctive contributions to the na-
tional character of America;
(2) these legacies were the foundation of com-
munities in this region, and by according appro-
priate recognition and protection these legacies can
help sustain the quality of life in the future;
(3) particularly significant legacies are—
(A) the early settlement of the United
States and the early evolution of democratic
forms of government;
(B) the development of intellectual tradi-
tions of the philosophies of freedom, democracy,
and conservation;
(C) the evolution of social ideas and reli-
gious freedom;
(D) the role of immigrants and industry in
contributing to ethnic diversity;
(E) Native American and African Amer-
ican resources; and
(F) the role of innovation and invention in
the cottage industries;
(4) the communities in this region know the
value of their legacy, but need a cooperative frame-
least the 1-year period beginning on the date of such
termination, and
‘‘(4) the amount of such payment depends pri-
marily on policies sold by or credited to the account
of such individual or the extent to which such poli-
cies remain in force for some period after such ter-
mination, or both.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such part IV is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
‘‘Sec. 1261. Qualified termination payments received by former
insurance salesmen.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5445
To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the amount of civil
penalties and criminal fines for violations of requirements prohibiting
the transportation of chemical oxygen generators on passenger-carrying
aircraft in air commerce.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 11, 2000
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. COSTELLO) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the
amount of civil penalties and criminal fines for violations
of requirements prohibiting the transportation of chem-
ical oxygen generators on passenger-carrying aircraft in
air commerce.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AIR TRANSPORTATION OF CHEMICAL OXYGEN
GENERATORS.
(a) CIVIL PENALTY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 5123 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(h) SPECIAL RULE FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION OF
CHEMICAL OXYGEN GENERATORS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection
(a), any person who, in violation of this chapter or
a regulation prescribed or order issued under this
chapter, knowingly transports or causes to be trans-
ported a chemical oxygen generator on a passenger-
carrying aircraft in air commerce (as defined in sec-
tion 40102(a)) is liable to the United States for a
civil penalty of $1,000,000 for each such violation.
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON COMPROMISING AMOUNT
OF
CIVIL
PENALTY.—Notwithstanding subsections
(c) and (e), the amount of a civil penalty specified
in paragraph (1) cannot be compromised.’’.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The second
sentence of section 5123 of such title is amended by
striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting ‘‘In this section
(including subsection (h)), a person’’.
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5124 of such title is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A person’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION OF
CHEMICAL OXYGEN GENERATORS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection
(a), any person who, in violation of this chapter or
a regulation prescribed or order issued under this
chapter—
‘‘(A) willfully delivers, or causes to be de-
livered, a chemical oxygen generator to an air
carrier or to an operator of a civil aircraft for
transportation on a passenger-carrying aircraft
in air commerce (as defined in section
40102(a)); or
‘‘(B) recklessly transports or causes the
transportation of a chemical oxygen generator
on a passenger-carrying aircraft in air com-
merce (as defined in section 40102(a)),
shall be fined $1,000,000, imprisoned for not more
than 5 years, or both.
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON REDUCING AMOUNT OF
FINE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the amount of a fine specified in paragraph (1) can-
not be reduced.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 46312
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘A person’’ and
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in section 5124(b), a
person’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to annual budgets pre-
pared for fiscal years after fiscal year 1999.
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‘‘(2) require the Director, owner, or manager to
maintain the housing in compliance with applicable
housing codes and quality standards;
‘‘(3) require the Director, owner, or manager to
give adequate written notice of termination of the
lease, which shall be the period of time required
under applicable State or local law;
‘‘(4) specify that, with respect to any notice of
eviction or termination, notwithstanding any State
or local law, a resident shall be informed of the op-
portunity, before any hearing or trial, to examine
any relevant documents, record, or regulations di-
rectly related to the eviction or termination;
‘‘(5) require that the Director, owner, or man-
ager may not terminate the tenancy, during the
term of the lease, except for serious or repeated vio-
lation of the terms and conditions of the lease, viola-
tion of applicable Federal, State, or local law, or for
other good cause; and
‘‘(6) provide that the Director, owner, or man-
ager may terminate the tenancy of a resident for
any activity, engaged in by the resident, any member
of the household of the resident, or any guest or
other person under the control of the resident,
that—
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 544
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the small issuer
exemption from pro rata allocation of interest expense of financial institu-
tions to tax-exempt interest.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1999
Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) 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 increase
the small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of
interest expense of financial institutions to tax-exempt
interest.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN SMALL ISSUER EXEMPTION FROM
PRO RATA ALLOCATION OF INTEREST EX-
PENSE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO TAX-
EXEMPT INTEREST.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of
section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(pro rata allocation of interest expense of financial institu-
tions to tax-exempt interest) are each amended by striking
‘‘$10,000,000’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘$25,000,000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5452
For the relief of Andrea Patricia Burton.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 11, 2000
Mr. OWENS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Andrea Patricia Burton.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ANDREA
PATRICIA BURTON.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Andrea Patricia Burton shall be eligible for issuance
of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant
visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of
status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Andrea Patricia
Burton enters the United States before the filing deadline
specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have
entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligi-
ble, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245
of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Andrea Patricia Burton, the Secretary of State
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the
current or next following fiscal year, the total number of
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the
country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the
total number of immigrant visas that are made available
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Andrea Patricia Burton
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act.
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