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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2043
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-cancer drugs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-
cancer drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.18
3-Mercapto-
D-valine
(CAS No. 52–
67–5) (pro-
vided for in
subheading
2927.49.40) ..
Free
No Change
No Change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2044
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-cancer drugs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-
cancer drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.19
(3S)-2,2-Di-
methyl-3-
thiomorpholine
carboxylic acid
(CAS No.
84915–43–
5)(provided for
in subheading
2921.30.50) .......
Free
No Change
No Change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
HR 2044 IH
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 15th
day after the date of the the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2045
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-cancer drugs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-
cancer drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
HR 2045 IH
‘‘
9902.32.21
2-amino-6-
methyl-5-(4-
pyridinylthio)
4(1H)-
Quinazolinon-
e (CAS No.
147149–76–
6)(Provided
for in sub-
heading
2921.51.50)
Free
No Change
No Change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2046
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-cancer drugs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-
cancer drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.20
2-amino-5-bromo-
6-methyl-4(1H)-
Quinazolinone
(CAS No.
147149–89–1)
(provided for in
subheading
2921.51.50) ........
Free
No Change
No Change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
HR 2046 IH
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2047
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-HIV/anti-AIDS
drugs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-
HIV/anti-AIDS drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.23
[S-(R*,R*)]-
2,3-dihydroxy-
Butanedioic
acid (CAS No.
147–71–
7)(provided for
in subheading
2918.19.90) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
HR 2047 IH
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 15th
day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2048
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-HIV/anti-AIDS
drugs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-
HIV/anti-AIDS drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.22
3-(acetyloxy)-
2-methyl-Ben-
zoic acid (CAS
No. 168899–
58–9)(provided
for in sub-
heading
2916.39.75) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
HR 2048 IH
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(c) MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING FOR PERSONS
MEETING CERTAIN THRESHOLD.—Section 304(a)(11)(A)
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘,
except that in the case of any person reporting an amount
of contributions, expenditures, or disbursements in an
amount exceeding a threshold established by the Commis-
sion, the person shall file all reports required under this
Act by such electronic means, format, or method.’’.
SEC. 3. ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT ABILITIES OF FED-
ERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.
(a) PERMITTING FEC TO IMPOSE FILING FEE FOR
REPORTS.—Section 307 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437d) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) The Commission shall require each political
committee filing a report under this title to include with
the report a payment (in an amount established by the
Commission) if the amount of contributions, expenditures,
or disbursements covered by the report exceeds a threshold
established by the Commission.
‘‘(2) In establishing the amount of payment required
to be included with a report under paragraph (1), the
Commission shall take into account the costs to the Com-
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2049
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-cancer drugs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-
cancer drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.15
4-Phenoxypyri-
dine (CAS No.
4783–86–2)
(provided for
in subheading
2933.90.82) ....
Free
No Change
No Change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
HR 2049 IH
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 204
To provide financial assistance to Mexican border States for transportation
projects that are necessary to accommodate increased traffic resulting
from the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. BILBRAY) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide financial assistance to Mexican border States
for transportation projects that are necessary to accom-
modate increased traffic resulting from the implementa-
tion of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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 ‘‘NAFTA Infrastructure
Responsibility Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) the United States Customs Service collects
over $600,000,000 per year in duties, fees, excise
taxes, and fines from crossings of the border of the
United States and Mexico;
(2) although the United States Customs Service
has collected increased duties, merchandise fees, and
revenues from other commerce-related activities be-
cause of the ratification and implementation of the
North American Free Trade Agreement, these in-
creased revenues have not been accompanied by Fed-
eral funding for improving transportation facilities
along the border of the United States and Mexico to
ensure the free and safe flow of trade destined for
all States and regions of the United States;
(3) because of NAFTA, all 4 States along the
border of the United States and Mexico will require
significant investments in highway infrastructure ca-
pacity and motor carrier safety enforcement at a
time when such States face extreme difficulty in ob-
taining funds to maintain current highway condi-
tions;
(4) the full benefits of increased international
trade can be realized only if delays at the border of
the United States and Mexico are significantly re-
duced; and
(5) the increased revenues described in para-
graph (2) should be used to provide Federal funding
for transportation improvements required to accom-
modate NAFTA-generated traffic, in an amount
above and beyond regular Federal transportation
funding apportionments, obligational authority, and
minimum allocation funds under title 23, United
States Code, the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240), and
other laws.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term
‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ means a motor vehicle
that is used in commerce to transport passengers or
property and has a gross vehicle weight rating of
26,001 or more pounds.
(2) MAJOR MEXICAN BORDER CROSSING FACIL-
ITY.—The term ‘‘major Mexican border crossing fa-
cility’’ means a Mexican border crossing facility used
by 150,000 or more northbound commercial motor
vehicles in a calendar year.
(3) MEXICAN BORDER CROSSING FACILITY.—
The term ‘‘Mexican border crossing facility’’ means
be included on the ballot a separate line, after the names
of all candidates, as follows:
‘‘None of the Above ...........................................................................
ø ¿’’.
(b) PROCEDURES.—Any voter may vote for ‘‘None of
the Above’’ in the same manner as for a candidate. If
‘‘None of the Above’’ receives the most votes, a new elec-
tion shall be held not less than 20 days and not more than
30 days after the results of the first election are certified.
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‘‘
9902.31.12
2-ethoxy-2,3-
dihydro-3,3-di-
methyl-5-
benzofuranyl
methanesulfonate
(ethofumesate)
(CAS No.
26255–79–6)
(provided for in
subheadings
2932.99.08 and
3808.30.15) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/99
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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current (as of the date the draw is made) mar-
ket yield on outstanding, marketable obligations
of the United States with maturities of 30
years; and
‘‘(B) shall be repaid within a period of not
more than 30 years.
‘‘(6) RELATIONSHIP
TO
STATE
APPORTION-
MENT.—Funds made available to States to carry out
this subsection shall be in addition to funds appor-
tioned to States under section 104 of title 23, Unit-
ed States Code.
‘‘(7) MEXICAN BORDER STATE DEFINED.—The
term ‘Mexican border State’ means California, Ari-
zona, New Mexico, and Texas.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2050
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend commissary and exchange
store privileges to veterans with a service-connected disability rated at
30 percent or more and their dependents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend commissary
and exchange store privileges to veterans with a service-
connected disability rated at 30 percent or more and
their dependents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORE PRIVI-
LEGES FOR DISABLED VETERANS.
(a) EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES.—Chapter 54 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘§ 1066. Use of commissary and exchange stores: dis-
abled veterans and dependents
‘‘(a) DISABLED VETERANS.—A veteran with a serv-
ice-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more shall
be permitted to use commissary and exchange stores on
the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled
to retired pay.
‘‘(b) DEPENDENTS.—A dependent of a veteran who
is permitted under subsection (a) to use commissary and
exchange stores shall be permitted to use such stores on
the same basis as a dependent of a member of the armed
forces entitled to retired pay.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘vet-
eran’ and ‘service-connected’ have the meaning given such
terms in section 101 of title 38.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘1066. Use of commissary and exchange stores: disabled veterans and depend-
ents.’’.
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‘‘(2) BURDEN ON CREDITOR.—Notwithstanding
any rule of evidence or other provision of law—
‘‘(A) the issuance of a check or other nego-
tiable instrument by a creditor in violation of
subsection (a) creates a rebuttable presumption
that such check or instrument was not received
or negotiated by the consumer to whom it was
issued; and
‘‘(B) the burden of proof, in any action by
a creditor to enforce liability of the consumer
for the amount of any such check or instru-
ment, shall be upon the creditor to show that
such check or instrument was received by the
consumer and was negotiated by the consumer
with the knowledge that such negotiation was
creating a liability for such amount.
‘‘(3) INFORMATION ON LIABILITY CREATED IN
VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION (a) MAY NOT BE RE-
PORTED TO OR RECEIVED BY ANY CONSUMER RE-
PORTING AGENCY.—No information on any liability
alleged by a creditor to have been established
through the issuance of a check or other negotiable
instrument in violation of subsection (a) may be re-
ported to or received by any credit reporting agency
(as defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Report-
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to elections occurring after January 1999.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2052
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to cancellation
of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain long-term resident aliens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. FRANK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect
to cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for
certain long-term resident aliens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITING THE DISQUALIFICATION, BASED ON
COMMISSION OF AN AGGRAVATED FELONY,
FROM CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL FOR
CERTAIN LONG-TERM RESIDENT ALIENS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 240A(a)(3) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act, as inserted by section
304(a)(3) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law
104–208), is amended by striking ‘‘any aggravated fel-
ony’’ and inserting ‘‘an aggravated felony or felonies for
which the alien has been sentenced, in the aggregate, to
a term of imprisonment of at least 5 years’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect as of the title III–A effec-
tive date (described in section 309(a) of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996, division C of Public Law 104–208).
(c) 
APPLICATION
PENDING
PERMANENT
LAW
CHANGE.—Effective as if included in the enactment of
section 440(d) of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–132) and before
its repeal by section 304(b) of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division
C of Public Law 104–208), section 212(c) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(c)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘for not less than 5
years’’ after ‘‘lawfully admitted for permanent
residence’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘who are returning to a
lawful unrelinquished domicile of seven consecu-
tive year’’ and inserting ‘‘who have resided in
the United States continuously for 7 years after
having been admitted in any status’’; and
(2) in the last sentence, by striking all that fol-
lows ‘‘shall not apply to an alien’’ and inserting the
following: ‘‘who has been convicted of an aggravated
felony or felonies for which the alien has been sen-
tenced, in the aggregate, to a term of imprisonment
of at least 5 years.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2053
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any
negotiable check or other instrument with any solicitation to a consumer
by a creditor to open an account under any consumer credit plan or
to engage in any other credit transaction which is subject to such
Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. GONZALEZ) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribu-
tion of any negotiable check or other instrument with
any solicitation to a consumer by a creditor to open
an account under any consumer credit plan or to engage
in any other credit transaction which is subject to such
Act, 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 ‘‘Unsolicited Loan
Consumer Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. UNSOLICITED CHECKS PROHIBITED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lend-
ing Act (15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 139. SOLICITATIONS FOR CONSUMER LOANS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No consumer credit which is oth-
erwise subject to this title may be extended by any creditor
through the use of a check or other negotiable instrument
which has been sent by the creditor to the consumer in
connection with a solicitation by the creditor for such ex-
tension of credit, unless the consumer has submitted an
application for, or otherwise requested, such extension of
credit before receiving the check or instrument.
‘‘(b) CONSUMER NOT LIABLE FOR ANY UNSOLIC-
ITED CHECK UNLESS THE CONSUMER ACTUALLY RE-
CEIVES AND NEGOTIATES SUCH CHECK.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any creditor violates sub-
section (a) and includes an unsolicited check or
other negotiable instrument in a solicitation to a
consumer for an extension of credit which the
consumer has not applied for or requested, the
consumer shall not be liable for the amount of any
such check or other instrument unless the consumer
actually receives and negotiates such check or in-
strument.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2054
To provide for the redesignation of a portion of State Route 17 in New
York and Pennsylvania as Interstate Route 86.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. GILMAN, and Mr. HOUGH-
TON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide for the redesignation of a portion of State Route
17 in New York and Pennsylvania as Interstate Route 86.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) the designation of a portion of State Route
17 in New York and Pennsylvania as an Interstate
route would promote the visibility of the region, the
potential of the region for business development and
tourism, and the economic regrowth of the region;
and
(2) a major portion of State Route 17 is a log-
ical addition to the Interstate System and will pro-
vide an east-west interstate highway that benefits a
large region of New York and Pennsylvania that has
suffered competitively from the lack of such a high-
way.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 17 IN
NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA AS INTER-
STATE ROUTE 86.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b)(2), the
portion of State Route 17 located between the junction
of State Route 17 and Interstate Route 87 in Harriman,
New York, and the junction of State Route 17 and Inter-
state Route 90 near Erie, Pennsylvania, is designated as
Interstate Route 86.
(b) SUBSTANDARD FEATURES.—
(1) UPGRADING.—Each segment of State Route
17 described in subsection (a) that does not substan-
tially meet the Interstate System design standards
under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code,
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall
be upgraded in accordance with plans and schedules
developed by the applicable State.
(2) DESIGNATION.—Each segment of State
Route 17 that on the date of enactment of this Act
is not at least 4 lanes wide, separated by a median,
and grade-separated shall—
(A) be designated as a future part of the
Interstate System; and
(B) become part of Interstate Route 86 at
such time as the Secretary of Transportation
determines that the segment substantially
meets the Interstate System design standards
described in paragraph (1).
(c) TREATMENT OF ROUTE.—
(1) MILEAGE
LIMITATION.—The mileage of
Interstate Route 86 designated under subsection (a)
shall not be charged against the limitation estab-
lished by the first sentence of section 103(e)(1) of
title 23, United States Code.
(2) FEDERAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the designation of Interstate Route
86 under subsection (a) shall not create in-
creased Federal financial responsibility with re-
spect to the designated Route.
(B) USE
OF
CERTAIN
FUNDS.—A State
may use funds available to the State under
paragraphs (1) and (5)(B) of section 104(b) of
title 23, United States Code, to eliminate sub-
standard features, and to resurface, restore, re-
habilitate, or reconstruct, any portion of the
designated Route.
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