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Private Calendar No. 4
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 660
[Report No. 106–179]
For the private relief of Ruth Hairston by waiver of a filing deadline for
appeal from a ruling relating to her application for a survivor annuity.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1999
Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
JUNE 9, 1999
Referred to the Private Calendar and ordered to be printed
A BILL
For the private relief of Ruth Hairston by waiver of a
filing deadline for appeal from a ruling relating to her
application for a survivor annuity.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF DEADLINE FOR APPEAL.
For purposes of a petition by Mrs. Ruth Hairston
for review of the final order issued October 31, 1995, by
the Merit Systems Protection Board with respect to its
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMMERCIAL OPERATION OF SUPERSONIC
TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.
If the European Union adopts Common Position
(EC) No. 66/98 as a final regulation or adopts any similar
final regulation, the Secretary of Transportation shall pro-
hibit, after such date of adoption, the commercial oper-
ation of a civil supersonic transport category aircraft to
or from an airport in the United States unless the Sec-
retary finds that the aircraft complies with stage 3 noise
levels.
Passed the House of Representatives March 3,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 661
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the commercial operation
of supersonic transport category aircraft that do not comply with stage
3 noise levels if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise regula-
tions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. DUNCAN, and
Mr. HORN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the
commercial operation of supersonic transport category
aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise levels
if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise regu-
lations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMMERCIAL OPERATION OF SUPERSONIC
TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.
If the European Union adopts Common Position
(EC) No. 66/98 as a final regulation or adopts any similar
final regulation, the Secretary of Transportation shall pro-
hibit, after such date of adoption, the commercial oper-
ation of a civil supersonic transport category aircraft to
or from an airport in the United States unless the Sec-
retary finds that the aircraft complies with stage 3 noise
levels.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 661
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 4, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the
commercial operation of supersonic transport category
aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise levels
if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise regu-
lations.
HR 661 RFS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMMERCIAL OPERATION OF SUPERSONIC
TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.
If the European Union adopts Common Position
(EC) No. 66/98 as a final regulation or adopts any similar
final regulation, the Secretary of Transportation shall pro-
hibit, after such date of adoption, the commercial oper-
ation of a civil supersonic transport category aircraft to
or from an airport in the United States unless the Sec-
retary finds that the aircraft complies with stage 3 noise
levels.
Passed the House of Representatives March 3,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 665
To enhance the financial services industry by providing a prudential frame-
work for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial
service providers and ensuring adequate protection for consumers, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Mr. VENTO, Mr. BAKER, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr.
ACKERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To enhance the financial services industry by providing a
prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securi-
ties firms, and other financial service providers and en-
suring adequate protection for consumers, 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 ‘‘Financial Services
Modernization Act’’.
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Union Calendar No. 20
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 661
[Report No. 106–35]
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the commercial operation
of supersonic transport category aircraft that do not comply with stage
3 noise levels if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise regula-
tions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. DUNCAN, and
Mr. HORN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
MARCH 2, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr.
METCALF, and Mr. GEJDENSON
MARCH 2, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the
commercial operation of supersonic transport category
aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise levels
if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise regu-
lations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMMERCIAL OPERATION OF SUPERSONIC
TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.
If the European Union adopts Common Position
(EC) No. 66/98 as a final regulation or adopts any similar
final regulation, the Secretary of Transportation shall pro-
hibit, after such date of adoption, the commercial oper-
ation of a civil supersonic transport category aircraft to
or from an airport in the United States unless the Sec-
retary finds that the aircraft complies with stage 3 noise
levels.
Union Calendar No. 20
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 661
[Report No. 106–35]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to pro-
hibit the commercial operation of supersonic
transport category aircraft that do not comply
with stage 3 noise levels if the European Union
adopts certain aircraft noise regulations.
MARCH 2, 1999
Committed to the Committee 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. 663
To provide that the provisions of Executive Order 13107, relating to the
implementation of certain human rights treaties, shall not have any
legal effect.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mr. BARR of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To provide that the provisions of Executive Order 13107,
relating to the implementation of certain human rights
treaties, shall not have any legal effect.
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 ‘‘United States Federal
Government Preservation Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Con-
stitution of the United States provides that ‘‘He [the
President] shall have Power, by and with the Advice
and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, pro-
vided two thirds of the Senators present concur;’’.
(2) The International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention Against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment (CAT), the Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimina-
tion (CERD), and other relevant treaties concerned
with the protection and promotion of human rights
are treaties with respect to which the Senate has
given its advice and consent to ratification, however,
the votes for such advice and consent to ratification
were not formal roll call votes but instead voice votes
which do not provide a record as to how each indi-
vidual Senator voted on each of these treaties.
(3) On December 10, 1998, President Clinton
issued Executive Order 13107 (63 Fed. Reg. 68991
(December 15, 1998)) which states in part ‘‘[i]t
shall be the policy and practice of the Government
of the United States, being committed to the protec-
tion and promotion of human rights and fundamen-
tal freedoms, fully to respect and implement its obli-
gations under international human rights treaties to
which it is a party, including the ICCPR, the CAT,
and the CERD.’’.
(4) Executive Order 13107 also states that
‘‘[a]ll executive departments and agencies . . . shall
maintain a current awareness of United States inter-
national human rights obligations that are relevant
to their functions and shall perform such functions
so as to respect and implement those obligations
fully. The head of each agency shall designate a sin-
gle contact officer who will be responsible for overall
coordination of the implementation of this order.’’.
(5) Executive Order 13107 also establishes an
Interagency Working Group in Human Rights Trea-
ties for the ‘‘purpose of providing guidance, over-
sight, and coordination with respect to questions
concerning the adherence to and implementation of
human rights obligations and related matters.’’.
SEC. 3. NULLIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13107.
The provisions of Executive Order 13107 (63 Fed.
Reg. 68991 (December 15, 1998); relating to the imple-
mentation of certain human rights treaties) shall not have
any legal effect.
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(13) the transportation of Peace Corps em-
ployees, Peace Corps volunteers, dependents of such
employees and volunteers, and accompanying bag-
gage, by a foreign air carrier when the transpor-
tation is between two places outside the United
States without regard to section 40118 of title 49,
United States Code.’’.
(b) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
5(f)(1)(B) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(f)(1)(B)) is
amended by striking ‘‘Civil Service Commission’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Office of Personnel Management’’.
(2) Section 5(h) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(h)) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Voting Assistance Act
of 1955 (5 U.S.C. 2171 et seq.)’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘(31 U.S.C. 492a),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3342
of title 31, United States Code, section 5732 and’’.
(3) Section 5(j) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(j)) is
amended by striking ‘‘section 1757 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States’’ and all that follows and inserting
‘‘section 3331 of title 5, United States Code.’’.
(4) Section 10(a)(4) of such Act (22 U.S.C.
2509(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘31 U.S.C. 665(b)’’
and inserting ‘‘section 1342 of title 31, United States
Code’’.
under paragraph (5). The Commission shall review the de-
termination on the basis of the record before the Postal
Service in the making of the determination. The Commis-
sion shall make a determination based on that review not
later than 120 days after appeal is made under this para-
graph.
‘‘(B) The Commission shall set aside any determina-
tion, findings, and conclusions of the Postal Service that
the Commission finds to be—
‘‘(i) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discre-
tion, or otherwise not in accordance with the law;
‘‘(ii) without observance of procedure required
by law; or
‘‘(iii) unsupported by substantial evidence on
the record.
‘‘(C) The Commission may affirm the determination
of the Postal Service that is the subject of an appeal under
subparagraph (A) or order that the entire matter that is
the subject of that appeal be returned for further consider-
ation, but the Commission may not modify the determina-
tion of the Postal Service. The Commission may suspend
the effectiveness of the determination of the Postal Service
until the final disposition of the appeal.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 667
To remove Federal impediments to retail competition in the electric power
industry, thereby providing opportunities within electricity restructuring.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mr. BURR of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To remove Federal impediments to retail competition in the
electric power industry, thereby providing opportunities
within electricity restructuring.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as ‘‘The
Power Bill’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Competitive retail electricity markets.
Sec. 4. PURPA.
Sec. 5. Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Sec. 6. Stranded cost.
Sec. 7. Disposition of property.
be treated as a rule enforceable under the Federal Power
Act (16 U.S.C. 791a–825r).
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission.
(2) The term ‘‘electric utility’’ means any per-
son (including a corporation), State agency, or Fed-
eral agency, which sells electric energy.
(3) The term ‘‘qualifying small power produc-
tion facility’’ has the same meaning as provided in
section 3(17)(C) of the Federal Power Act.
(4) The term ‘‘qualifying cogeneration facility’’
has the same meaning as provided in section
3(18)(A) of the Federal Power Act.
(5) The term ‘‘qualifying facility’’ means either
a small power production facility or a qualifying co-
generation facility.
SEC. 5. PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 was intended to facilitate the work of Federal
and State regulators by placing certain constraints
on the activities of holding company systems;
(2) developments since 1935, including changes
in other regulation and in the electric and gas indus-
tries, have called into question the continued rel-
evance of the model of regulation established by that
Act;
(3) there is a continuing need for limited Fed-
eral and State regulation in order to ensure the rate
protection of utility customers; and
(4) limited Federal regulation is necessary to
supplement the work of State commissions for the
continued rate protection of electric and gas utility
customers.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to eliminate unnecessary regulation, yet
continue to provide for consumer protection by facili-
tating existing rate regulatory authority through im-
proved Federal and State commission access to
books and records of all companies in a holding com-
pany system, to the extent that such information is
relevant to rates paid by utility customers, while af-
fording companies the flexibility required to compete
in the energy markets; and
(2) to address protection of electric and gas
utility customers by providing for Federal and State
access to books and records of all companies in a
holding company system that are relevant to utility
rates.
HR 701 CDH
Sec. 713. Endangered and threatened species recovery assistance.
Sec. 714. Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Agreements.
Sec. 715. Definitions.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘coastal population’’ means the
population of all political subdivisions, as determined
by the most recent official data of the Census Bureau,
contained in whole or in part within the designated
coastal boundary of a State as defined in a State’s
coastal zone management program under the Coastal
Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1451 and fol-
lowing).
(2) The term ‘‘coastal political subdivision’’
means a political subdivision of a coastal State all or
part of which political subdivision is within the
coastal zone (as defined in section 304 of the Coastal
Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1453)).
(3) The term ‘‘coastal State’’ has the same mean-
ing as provided by section 304 of the Coastal Zone
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1453)).
(4) The term ‘‘coastline’’ has the same meaning
that it has in the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1301 and following).
(5) The term ‘‘distance’’ means minimum great
circle distance, measured in statute miles.
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 TO CARRY
OUT THE PEACE CORPS ACT.
Section 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C.
2502(b)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the purposes of this Act $270,000,000 for fiscal
year 
2000, 
$298,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2001,
$327,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $365,000,000 for
fiscal year 2003.
‘‘(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year are authorized to remain
available for that fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal
year.’’.
SEC. 2. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE PEACE
CORPS ACT.
(a) INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.—Section 15(d) of such
Act (22 U.S.C. 2514(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(13) the transportation of Peace Corps em-
ployees, Peace Corps volunteers, dependents of such
employees and volunteers, and accompanying bag-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 668
To establish a uniform closing time for the operation of polls on the date
of the election of the President and Vice President.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. LANTOS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To establish a uniform closing time for the operation of
polls on the date of the election of the President and
Vice President.
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 ‘‘Uniform Poll Closing
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFORM POLL CLOSING TIME
ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY.
For each election of a President and Vice President
held on the Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in Novem-
ber (beginning with the election in 2000), the polls in each
State and the District of Columbia shall close at 11 p.m.
eastern standard time.
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‘‘(6) REPLENISHMENT.—The District of Co-
lumbia shall appropriate sufficient funds each fiscal
year in the budget process to replenish any amounts
allocated from the contingency reserve fund during
the preceding fiscal years so that not less than 50
percent of any amount allocated in the preceding fis-
cal year or the amount necessary to restore the con-
tingency reserve fund to the 4 percent required
balance, whichever is less, is replenished by the end
of the current fiscal year and 100 percent of the
amount allocated or the amount necessary to restore
the contingency reserve fund to the 4 percent re-
quired balance, whichever is less, is replenished by
the end of the second fiscal year following each such
allocation.’’.
SEC. 131. For fiscal year 2005, the Chief Financial
Officer shall re-calculate the emergency and contingency
cash reserve funds amount established by section 450A of
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official
Code, sec. 1–204.50a), as amended by this Act, and is au-
thorized to transfer funds between the emergency and con-
tingency cash reserve funds to reach the required percent-
ages, and may transfer funds from the emergency and
contingency cash reserve funds to the general fund of the
District of Columbia to the extent that such funds are not
necessary to meet the requirements established for each
fund, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not
transfer funds from the emergency or the contingency re-
serve funds to the extent that such a transfer would lower
the fiscal year 2005 total percentage below 7 percent.
SEC. 132. (a) Section 6 of the Policemen and Fire-
men’s Retirement and Disability Act Amendments of 1957
(sec. 5–732, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting
the following: ‘‘, and for the administrative costs associ-
ated with making such benefit payments.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding
fiscal year.
SEC. 133. (a) CONTINUING
AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS
IN
CHARTER
SCHOOL
FUND.—Section
2403(b)(1) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act
of 1995 (sec. 38–1804.03(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘Amounts in the Charter School Fund shall remain avail-
able until expended, and any amounts in the Fund remain-
ing unobligated or unexpended at the end of a fiscal year
shall not revert to the General Fund of the District of
Columbia.’’.