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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 338
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against
income tax to C corporations which have substantial employee ownership
and to encourage stock ownership by employees by excluding from gross
income stock paid as compensation for services, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 19, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS 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 allow a
credit against income tax to C corporations which have
substantial employee ownership and to encourage stock
ownership by employees by excluding from gross income
stock paid as compensation for services, 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 ‘‘Employee Participa-
tion Incentive Act of 1999’’.
HR 338 IH
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM RATE OF INCOME TAX FOR C CORPORA-
TIONS WITH SUBSTANTIAL EMPLOYEE OWN-
ERSHIP.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to tax on corporations) is
amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as sub-
sections (d) and (e), respectively, and by inserting after
subsection (b) the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM RATE OF 30 PERCENT FOR CORPORA-
TIONS WITH SUBSTANTIAL EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b)(2), the maximum rate of tax under sub-
section (b) shall be 30 percent with respect to any
corporation if, with respect to such corporation—
‘‘(A) the employee voting percentage is at
least 20 percent, and
‘‘(B) the employee value percentage is at
least 20 percent.
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this
subsection—
‘‘(A) EMPLOYEE
OWNERSHIP
PERCENT-
AGE.—The term ‘employee ownership percent-
age’ means, with respect to a corporation, the
lesser of the employee voting percentage or the
employee value percentage.
(7) 29 degrees 0 minutes north latitude, 87 de-
grees 30 minutes west longitude;
(8) 29 degrees 0 minutes north latitude, 86 de-
grees 0 minutes west longitude; and
(9) 29 degrees 40 minutes north latitude, 85
degrees 20 minutes west longitude (at Cape San
Blas, Florida).
(d) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EXCEPTION.—The re-
strictions under this section on fishing do not apply to pe-
lagic longline fishery research authorized by the Secretary.
No fish caught under the research program may be sold
unless authorized by the Secretary.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be effective
on the 165th day after the date of enactment of this Act,
except that subsection (c) shall be effective on the first
Memorial Day after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 7. PELAGIC LONGLINE FISHING VESSEL PERMIT
HOLDER COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
(a) VOLUNTARY COMPENSATION PROGRAM.—The
Secretary shall conduct a voluntary Pelagic Longline Ves-
sel Permit Holder Compensation Program. Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), the following vessels are eligible
for the Compensation Program:
(1) ALEX JAMES, United States official num-
ber 593864.
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HR 4365 EAS
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts provided under
this section may be used—
‘‘(A) to carry out school-based programs
that are focused on those districts with high or
increasing rates of methamphetamine or inhal-
ant abuse and addiction and targeted at popu-
lations which are most at risk to start meth-
amphetamine or inhalant abuse;
‘‘(B) to carry out community-based preven-
tion programs that are focused on those popu-
lations within the community that are most at-
risk for methamphetamine or inhalant abuse and
addiction;
‘‘(C) to assist local government entities to
conduct appropriate methamphetamine or inhal-
ant prevention activities;
‘‘(D) to train and educate State and local
law enforcement officials, prevention and edu-
cation officials, members of community anti-
drug coalitions and parents on the signs of meth-
amphetamine or inhalant abuse and addiction
and the options for treatment and prevention;
‘‘(E) for planning, administration, and
educational activities related to the prevention of
‘‘(C) that are not—
‘‘(i) entering into good faith negotia-
tions, or
‘‘(ii) making significant progress in
bilateral or multilateral negotiations,
to provide fair and equitable market access to
United States food, beverage, or other plant or
animal products.
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND CONSIDERATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—In identifying priority foreign coun-
tries under subsection (a)(2), the Trade Representa-
tive shall—
‘‘(A) consult with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Administrator of the Food and
Drug Administration, the Secretary of Com-
merce, and the heads of other appropriate Fed-
eral agencies; and
‘‘(B) take into account information from
the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures, the Codex Alimentarius Commission,
the International Office of Epizootics, and the
Secretariat of the International Plant Protec-
tion Convention; and
‘‘(C) take into account information from
such other sources as may be available to the
section 1 on the disposition being below the aggre-
gate amount of money and marketable securities
(and other property that is readily convertible into,
or exchangeable, for money or marketable securities)
received by the taxpayer as consideration for such
disposition.
‘‘(3) BASIS REDUCTION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the re-
duction under this subsection with respect to
any disposition during a taxable year shall be
applied to reduce the basis of depreciable real
property located in the United States and held
by the taxpayer at the beginning of the suc-
ceeding taxable year.
‘‘(B) DEPRECIABLE
REAL
PROPERTY.—
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘de-
preciable real property’ means—
‘‘(i) any real property of a character
subject to the allowance for depreciation,
but only if the basis reduction will reduce
the amount of depreciation or amortization
that otherwise would be allowable for the
period immediately following such reduc-
tion, and
from those activities, may be affected;
and
‘‘(VIII) the effectiveness of en-
forcement by foreign countries as
compared to enforcement action by
the United States.
The Attorney General shall submit the report under
subparagraph (B) referred to no later than the date
that is 30 days after the date on which the Attorney
General makes the determination required under
paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) ACTION IF DETERMINATION NEGATIVE.—
If the determination under paragraph (1) is nega-
tive, the Attorney General shall submit a report to
the Committees on Ways and Means and on the Ju-
diciary of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Finance and on the Judiciary of the
Senate explaining why the Attorney General reached
that determination. The report referred to in the
preceding sentence shall be submitted no later than
the date that is 30 days after the date on which the
Attorney General makes the determination required
under paragraph (1).’’.
TITLE 
III—ADVERSE 
INFER-
ENCES 
BY 
TRADE 
REP-
RESENTATIVE
SEC. 301. ADVERSE INFERENCE WARRANTED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title III of the Trade
Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 311. ADVERSE INFERENCES.
‘‘(a) DETERMINATIONS UNDER SECTION 304.—In
making a determination under section 304, if the Trade
Representative determines that the foreign government
has failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of its
ability to—
‘‘(1) comply with a reasonable request for infor-
mation, or
‘‘(2) require a party within its jurisdiction to
comply with a reasonable request for information,
then, in reaching the applicable determination, the Trade
Representative may use an inference that is adverse to the
interests of the foreign government, if there is a reason-
able basis for the inference. Such adverse inference may
include reliance on information from other United States
Government agencies and departments, and from inter-
ested persons.
‘‘(b) 
DETERMINATIONS
UNDER
SECTION
304(a)(1)(B)(ii).—In making a determination under sec-
tion 304(a)(1)(B)(ii), if the Trade Representative deter-
mines that a foreign person has failed to cooperate by not
acting to the best of its ability to comply with a reasonable
request for information, then, in reaching the applicable
determination, the Trade Representative may use an infer-
ence that is adverse to the interests of the foreign person,
if there is a reasonable basis for the inference. Such ad-
verse inference may include reliance on information from
other United States Government agencies and depart-
ments, and from interested persons.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by adding
after the item relating to section 310 the following new
item:
‘‘Sec.
311.
Adverse inferences.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3395
To establish certain procedures regarding the appointment and tenure of
persons to the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control estab-
lished by the International Joint Commission under the Boundary Waters
Treaty of 1909.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. MCHUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To establish certain procedures regarding the appointment
and tenure of persons to the International St. Lawrence
River Board of Control established by the International
Joint Commission under the Boundary Waters Treaty
of 1909.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
APPOINTMENT 
OF 
MEMBERS 
TO 
INTER-
NATIONAL ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BOARD OF
CONTROL.
The following shall apply to persons who serve on the
United States section of the International River Board of
HR 3395 IH
Control established by the International Joint Commission
under the Order of Approval for Regulation of Lake On-
tario:
(1) TERMS.—A term of a member of the Board
of Control may not exceed 2 years, and a person
may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms. Mem-
bers shall be appointed so that the terms do not ter-
minate in the same year.
(2) APPOINTMENT.—(A) Persons under consid-
eration for appointment to the Board of Control
shall be announced publicly and should be appointed
only after an opportunity has been given to the pub-
lic to submit comments on the candidates for ap-
pointment.
(B) A person must be approved as a member of
the Board of Control by a recorded vote of a major-
ity of the members of the International Joint Com-
mission.
(C) The vote must be held in open session.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO OTHER BOARDS.
The procedures set forth in section 1 shall apply to
any other board or similar body established by the Inter-
national Joint Commission to carry out instructions of the
Joint Commission with respect to its functions under the
Treaty.
HR 3395 IH
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION; JOINT
COMMISSION.—The terms ‘‘International Joint Com-
mission’’ and ‘‘Joint Commission’’ mean the Inter-
national Joint Commission established under the
Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain
Relating to Boundary Waters, and Questions Arising
Between the United States and Canada, of January
11, 1909.
(2) TREATY.—The term ‘‘Treaty’’ means the
treaty described in paragraph (1).
(3) ORDER OF APPROVAL FOR REGULATION OF
LAKE ONTARIO.—The term ‘‘Order of Approval for
Regulation of Lake Ontario’’ means the order of Ap-
proval for Regulation of Lake Ontario, issued by the
Joint Commission on October 29, 1952, as amended
by a supplementary order of the Joint Commission
on July 2, 1956.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3396
To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on
production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. MCKEON (for himself and Ms. SANCHEZ) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress
a report on production alternatives for the Joint Strike
Fighter program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY OF PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVES FOR
THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to Congress a report providing
the results of a study of production alternatives for the
Joint Strike Fighter aircraft program and the effects on
the tactical fighter aircraft industrial base of each alter-
native considered.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Examination of alternative production strat-
egies for the program, including—
(A) production of all aircraft under the
program at one location;
(B) production at dual locations; and
(C) production at multiple locations using
facilities of the existing bomber and fighter air-
craft production base.
(2) Identification of each major Government or
industry facility that is a potential location for pro-
duction of such aircraft.
(3) Identification of the anticipated costs of
production of that aircraft at each facility identified
pursuant to paragraph (2) under each of the alter-
native production strategies examined pursuant to
paragraph (1), based upon a reasonable profile for
the annual procurement of that aircraft once it en-
ters production.
(4) A comparison, for each such production
strategy, of the anticipated costs of carrying out
production of that aircraft at each such location
with the costs of carrying out such production at
each of the other such locations.
(c) COST COMPARISON.—In identifying costs under
subsection (b)(3) and carrying out the cost comparisons
required by subsection (b)(4), the Secretary shall include
consideration of each of the following factors:
(1) State tax credits.
(2) State and local incentives.
(3) Skilled resident workforce.
(4) Supplier and technical support bases.
(5) Available stealth production facilities.
(6) Environmental standards.
(7) Location, as compared to test facilities.
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‘‘(D) Savings and potential savings in Fed-
eral health care programs which may occur, or
can be attributed to, eligible medicare bene-
ficiary access to, and utilization of, outpatient
prescription drugs.
‘‘(E) Trends in premium increases and fac-
tors that contribute to changes in premiums.
‘‘(F) Integration of the NICE drug benefit
program into a reformed medicare program.
‘‘(G) The ability of eligible medicare bene-
ficiaries to afford NICE prescription drug cov-
erage.
‘‘(H) The impact of the program on the
prescription 
drug 
benefits 
offered 
under
Medicare+Choice plans and group health plans.
‘‘(I) The appropriateness of the levels of fi-
nancial assistance provided in the case of eligi-
ble medicare beneficiaries who obtain assistance
through NICE prescription drug coverage pro-
vided under Medicare+Choice plans or group
health plans.
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1
of each year (beginning with 2001), the NICE
type of each concrete dam or weir referred to in sub-
section (a).
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT.—
The Secretary shall prescribe the terms and condi-
tions of the cooperative agreement, which shall set
forth the rights and obligations of the Secretary and
the non-Federal entity. At a minimum, the coopera-
tive agreement shall—
(A) require the non-Federal entity to oper-
ate and maintain the dams and weirs referred
to in subsection (a) in accordance with a plan
of operations approved by the Secretary;
(B) require approval by the Secretary of
all operation and maintenance activities to be
conducted by the non-Federal entity;
(C) require the non-Federal entity to com-
ply with all applicable State and Federal envi-
ronmental, public health, and safety require-
ments; and
(D) establish enforcement standards, in-
cluding termination of the cooperative agree-
ment for noncompliance by the non-Federal en-
tity with the terms and conditions.
(3) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall ensure
that the non-Federal entity remains in compliance
Union Calendar No. 486
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3745
[Report No. 106–826]
A BILL
To authorize the addition of certain parcels to the
Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3399
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System from including any information storage
capability on the currency of the United States or imposing any fee
or penalty on any person for the holding by such person of currency
of the United States, including Federal reserve notes, for any period
of time.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from includ-
ing any information storage capability on the currency
of the United States or imposing any fee or penalty
on any person for the holding by such person of currency
of the United States, including Federal reserve notes,
for any period of time.
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 ‘‘Currency ‘Carry Tax’
Prohibition Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN CURRENCY PROVISIONS PROHIBITED.
(a) UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES.—Section
5115 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsections:
‘‘(c) INFORMATION STORAGE CAPABILITY PROHIB-
ITED.—The Secretary may not include any information
storage capability on United States currency notes.
‘‘(d) HOLDING FEE PROHIBITED.—The Secretary
may not impose any fee or penalty on any person for the
holding by such person of any United States currency note
for any period of time.’’.
(b) FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES.—
(1) INFORMATION STORAGE CAPABILITY PRO-
HIBITED.—The 8th undesignated paragraph of sec-
tion 16 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 418)
is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury and the
Board may not include any information storage ca-
pability on any Federal reserve note.’’.
(2) HOLDING FEE PROHIBITED.—The 1st un-
designated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal
Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 411) is amended by adding
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Board
may not impose any fee or penalty on any person for
the holding by such person of any Federal reserve
note for any period of time or in connection with a
redemption under the preceding sentence.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 339
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an inflation adjust-
ment of the dollar limitation on the exclusion of gain on the sale of
a principal residence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 19, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS 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
an inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the
exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence.
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 ‘‘Homeowners’ Benefit
Protection Act of 1999’’.
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SEC. 2. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATION ON EX-
CLUSION OF GAIN ON SALE OF PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 121 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion
of gain from sale of principal residence) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) EXCLUSION LIMITATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this
subsection, the exclusion limitation is $250,000.
‘‘(B) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In the
case of any sale or exchange during any cal-
endar year after 1998, the dollar amount con-
tained in subparagraph (A) shall be increased
by an amount equal to—
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for such
calendar year by substituting ‘calendar
year 1997’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof.
If any increase under the preceding sentence is
not a multiple of $1,000, such increase shall be
rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) Paragraph (1) of section 121(b) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the exclusion limitation’’.
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 121(b) of such
Code is amended by striking so much of such para-
graph as precedes subparagraph (A) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(2) LIMITATION FOR JOINT RETURNS.—Para-
graph (1) shall be applied by substituting ‘twice the
exclusion limitation’ for ‘the exclusion limitation’
if—’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after De-
cember 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 33
Imposing certain restrictions and requirements on the leasing under the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of lands offshore Florida, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CANADY
of Florida, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. SHAW, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BILI-
RAKIS, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mrs. THURMAN)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
Imposing certain restrictions and requirements on the leasing
under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of lands
offshore Florida, 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. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) preleasing, leasing, exploration, and develop-
ment and production of oil and gas from the outer
Continental Shelf without adequate scientific and en-
vironmental information does not provide the level of
goods or services to a foreign country
or entity;
(II) the authority of the Trade
and Development Agency to provide
assistance in connection with projects
in a foreign country or in which a
particular foreign entity participates;
or
(III) the authority of the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation
to provide insurance, reinsurance, or
financing, or conduct other activities
in connection with projects in a for-
eign country or in which a particular
foreign entity participates.
(vi) Any prohibition or restriction on
the sale, export, lease, or other transfer of
any defense article, defense service, or de-
sign and construction service under the
Arms Export Control Act, or on any fi-
nancing provided under that Act.
(vii) A requirement that the United
States representative to an international fi-
nancial institution vote against any loan or