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rate from the claim for the digital radiologic proce-
dure.
(b) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may adjust
the payment rate under subsection (a), including
both the professional and technical components of
such rate, on an annual basis for services provided
after 2001, to take into account such additional fac-
tors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate,
including—
(A) advances in technology;
(B) changes in productivity resulting from
use of digital mammography; and
(C) physician training required to interpret
the results of digital mammograms.
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than June 1, 2001,
the Secretary shall submit—
(A) a report to the Congress regarding the
adjustments under paragraph (1) to the profes-
sional component of the payment rate; and
(B) a report to the Congress regarding the
adjustments under paragraph (1) to the tech-
nical component of the payment rate.
(c) EXEMPTION FROM LIMIT ON PAYMENT.—The
limit imposed under sections 1834(c)(1)(C)(iii) and
be provided directly to a recipient selected by the Sec-
retary upon receipt of certification that the recipient will
adhere to a specific and detailed plan of study and re-
search approved by a graduate level institution of higher
education.
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Of the amount available each fiscal
year to carry out this title, the Secretary shall award 1
percent as Dr. Nancy Foster Oceanographic Scholarships.
‘‘(f) SCHOLARSHIP REPAYMENT REQUIREMENT.—
The Secretary shall require an individual receiving a schol-
arship under this section to repay the full amount of the
scholarship to the Secretary if the Secretary determines
that the individual, in obtaining or using the scholarship,
engaged in fraudulent conduct or failed to comply with
any term or condition of the scholarship.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5087
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the personal
needs allowance applied to institutionalized individuals under the Med-
icaid Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase
the personal needs allowance applied to institutionalized
individuals under the Medicaid Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MEDICAID PERSONAL NEEDS AL-
LOWANCE FOR INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVID-
UALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(q)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$30’’ and ‘‘$60’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’ and ‘‘$100’’,
respectively.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) apply to months beginning with January
2001.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5088
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the adequacy
of Medicare payment for digital mammography.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Mr. SHAW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means,
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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure
the adequacy of Medicare payment for digital mammography.
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 ‘‘Breast Imaging Goes
High Tech in the Future for Women Act’’ (BRIGHT Fu-
ture for Women Act).
SEC. 2. MEDICARE ACCESS TO DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY.
(a) PAYMENT RATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The fee schedule amount
otherwise applicable to digital mammography (in-
cluding a physician’s interpretation of the results of
such procedure) under part B of title XVIII of the
Social Security Act shall be—
(A) for digital mammography performed in
2001, $130; or
(B) for digital mammography performed in
a subsequent year, subject to subsection (d),
the amount established under this subsection
for the preceding year adjusted by the percent-
age increase in the MEI (as defined in section
1842(i)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(i)(3)).
(2) GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT.—The amount
specified in paragraph (1) shall be subject to geo-
graphic adjustment in the same manner as fee
schedule amounts are adjusted under section
1834(b) or 1848 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(b),
1395w–4).
(3) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall provide for an appro-
priate allocation between the professional and tech-
nical components of the rate under paragraph (1),
where there is a claim for professional services sepa-
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a) of
title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 106 and 710’’ and inserting ‘‘section 106’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of
this Act.
1834(c)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(c)(1)(C)(iii),
1395m(c)(3)) shall not apply to payment for digital mam-
mography.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5089
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident
payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under
the Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. BACHUS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to
the Committee 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase
the per resident payment floor for direct graduate med-
ical education payments under the Medicare Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT OF THE LOCAL-
ITY 
ADJUSTED 
NATIONAL 
AVERAGE 
PER
RESIDENT AMOUNT THE PAYMENT FLOOR
FOR 
DIRECT 
GRADUATE 
MEDICAL 
EDU-
CATION PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(h)(2)(D)(iii) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(2)(D)(iii)) is
amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘70 PERCENT’’
and inserting ‘‘100 PERCENT’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘70 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘100
percent’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) take effect as if included in the enactment
of section 311(a) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (113 Stat.
1501A–362), as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(6)
of Public Law 106–113.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 508
For the relief of Roma Salobrit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Roma Salobrit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR ROMA
SALOBRIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Roma Salobrit shall be classified
as a child under section 101(b)(1)(F) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act for purposes of approval of a relative
visa petition filed under section 204 of such Act by her
adoptive parent and the filing of an application for an im-
migrant visa or adjustment of status.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Roma Salobrit en-
ters 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 eligible, be
eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the pe-
tition and the application for issuance of an immigrant
visa or the application for adjustment of status are 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 Roma Salobrit, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, for the current
or next following fiscal year, the worldwide level of family-
sponsored immigrants under section 201(c)(1)(A) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Roma Salobrit shall not,
by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5090
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard
mileage rates during 2000 for certain deductions for use of a passenger
automobile to 50 cents per mile.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. HEFLEY, and Mr. SHADEGG) 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 standard mileage rates during 2000 for certain de-
ductions for use of a passenger automobile to 50 cents
per mile.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN STANDARD MILEAGE RATES FOR
CERTAIN DEDUCTIONS FOR USE OF PAS-
SENGER AUTOMOBILE.
(a) BUSINESS USE.—Section 162 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to deduction for trade or
business expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection
(p) as subsection (q) and by inserting after subsection (o)
the following new subsection:
‘‘(p) STANDARD MILEAGE RATE FOR USE OF PAS-
SENGER AUTOMOBILE.—For purposes of computing the
deduction under this section for use of a passenger auto-
mobile during all taxable years that include any portion
of calendar year 2000, the standard mileage rate shall be
50 cents per mile.’’.
(b) CHARITABLE PURPOSE.—Subsection (i) of sec-
tion 170 of such Code (relating to standard mileage rate
for use of passenger automobile) is amended by inserting
before the period the following: ‘‘, except that, for pur-
poses of computing such deduction during all taxable years
that include any portion of calendar year 2000, the stand-
ard mileage rate shall be 50 cents per mile.’’.
(c) MEDICAL CARE.—Section 213 of such Code (re-
lating to deduction for medical, dental, etc., expenses) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(f) STANDARD MILEAGE RATE FOR USE OF PAS-
SENGER AUTOMOBILE.—For purposes of computing the
deduction under this section for use of a passenger auto-
mobile during all taxable years that include any portion
of calendar year 2000, the standard mileage rate shall be
50 cents per mile.’’.
(d) MOVING EXPENSES.—Section 162 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to deduction for moving
expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection (j) as
subsection (k) and by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(j) STANDARD MILEAGE RATE FOR USE OF PAS-
SENGER AUTOMOBILE.—For purposes of computing the
deduction under this section for use of a passenger auto-
mobile during all taxable years that include any portion
of calendar year 2000, the standard mileage rate shall be
50 cents per mile.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5095
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a report regarding the
safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. HINCHEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a report
regarding the safety and monitoring of genetically engi-
neered foods, 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. REPORT REGARDING GENETICALLY ENGI-
NEERED FOODS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30,
2001, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences, shall complete and transmit
to Congress a report that includes recommendations for
the following:
(1) The type of data and tests that are needed
to sufficiently assess and evaluate human health
risks from the consumption of genetically engineered
foods.
(2) The type of Federal monitoring system that
should be created to assess any future human health
consequences from long-term consumption of geneti-
cally engineered foods.
(3) A Federal regulatory structure to approve
genetically engineered foods that are safe for human
consumption.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry
out this section, $500,000 shall be available.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5096
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide that
certain funds treated as local funds under that Act shall be used to
provide additional funding for programs under the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California,
Mr. KILDEE, Mr. SCOTT, and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
to provide that certain funds treated as local funds under
that Act shall be used to provide additional funding
for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNDER THE INDIVID-
UALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
Section 613(a)(2)(C) of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1413(a)(2)(C)) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii);
and
(2) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
‘‘(ii) If a local educational agency
chooses to utilize the authority under
clause (i) to treat as local funds up to 20
percent of the amount of funds the agency
receives under this part that exceeds the
amount it received under this part for the
previous fiscal year, then the agency shall
use those local funds to provide additional
funding for programs under the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, including, but not limited to, pro-
grams that address school safety, teacher
quality and professional development, be-
fore and after school learning opportuni-
ties, comprehensive school reform and lit-
eracy, class size reduction, school construc-
tion and modernization, or related edu-
cation programs authorized under Federal
or State law.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5107
[Report No. 106–861]
A BILL
To make certain corrections in copyright law.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
(1) STUDY AREA.—The study required by this
section shall include all lands in southern Boulder,
northern Jefferson, and northern Gilpin Counties,
Colorado, situated west of Colorado State Highway
93, south and east of Colorado State Highway 119,
and north of Colorado State Highway 46, excluding
lands within the city limits of the city of Boulder or
Golden, Colorado.
(2) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the
term ‘‘undeveloped land’’ means land that is pri-
marily undeveloped open space that is part of the
Front Range Mountain Backdrop west of the Rocky
Flats Environmental Technology Site in Jefferson
County, Colorado.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after
a referral under subsection (b), the Department of
Justice shall initiate a civil enforcement action in
Federal district court against the tribal retail enter-
prise.
(2) TRIBAL-OWNED
RETAIL
ENTERPRISE.—If
the tribal retail enterprise named in such a civil en-
forcement action is owned or operated by an Indian
tribe, then the civil action shall include requests for
injunctive relief against the tribal retail enterprise
and the appropriate Indian tribal government and
for the payment to the Secretary of all covered State
taxes, as determined under section 4(b), owed by the
tribal retail enterprise from the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(3) TRIBAL
MEMBER-OWNED
RETAIL
ENTER-
PRISE.—If the tribal retail enterprise named in such
a civil enforcement action is owned or operated by
a member of an Indian tribe, then the civil action
shall include requests for injunctive relief and civil
penalties in the amount of 3 times the covered State
taxes, as determined under section 4(b), owed by the
tribal retail enterprise from the date of enactment of
this Act.
(d) CHALLENGE TO COMPLIANCE.—
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4847 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
560 Bay Isles Road in Longboat Key, Florida, as the ‘‘Lieutenant 
General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2004 
Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BOYD, Ms. CORRINE 
BROWN of Florida, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor-
ida, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. MICA, Mr. KELLER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. YOUNG 
of Florida, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. GOSS, Mr. WELDON 
of Florida, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 
SHAW, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. FEENEY, and Mr. MARIO DIAZ- 
BALART of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 560 Bay Isles Road in Longboat Key, Florida, 
as the ‘‘Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post 
Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMES V. EDMUNDSON 
POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 560 Bay Isles Road in Longboat 
Key, Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lieu-
tenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Lieutenant General 
James V. Edmundson Post Office Building. 
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at the earliest feasible date. All of the above proviso 
amounts in this heading relate back to and are a subset 
of
the
first-referenced
appropriation
amount
of 
$2,533,825,000. 
PUBLIC WORKS 
Public works, including rental of one passenger-car-
rying vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger- 
carrying vehicles for use by the Council of the District of 
Columbia and leasing of passenger-carrying vehicles, 
$331,936,000 (including $312,035,000 from local funds, 
$4,000,000 from Federal grant funds, and $15,901,000 
from other funds): Provided, That this appropriation shall 
not be available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous 
refuse from hotels and places of business. 
CASH RESERVE 
For the cumulative cash reserve established pursuant 
to section 202(j)(2) of the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 
(D.C. Official Code, sec. 47–392.02(j)(2)), $50,000,000 
from local funds. 
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST 
For payment of principal, interest, and certain fees 
directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Co-
lumbia to fund District of Columbia capital projects as 
authorized by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District
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(c) No amount may be obligated or expended from 
the general fund or other funds of the District of Colum-
bia government in anticipation of the approval or receipt 
of a grant under subsection (b)(2) or in anticipation of 
the approval or receipt of a Federal, private, or other 
grant not subject to such subsection. 
(d) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia may adjust the budget for Federal, private, and 
other grants received by the District government reflected 
in the amounts appropriated in this Act, or approved and 
received under subsection (b)(2) to reflect a change in the 
actual amount of the grant. 
(e) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall prepare a quarterly report setting forth de-
tailed information regarding all Federal, private, and 
other grants subject to this section. Each such report shall 
be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia 
and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate not later than 15 days after 
the end of the quarter covered by the report. 
SEC. 115. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, none of the funds made available by this Act or 
by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or 
employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehi-
cle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 509
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the
personal representative of the estate of Fred Steffens
of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land comprising
the Steffens family property.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF STEFFENS FAMILY PROPERTY.
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the Secretary of the Interior is directed to issue, without
consideration, a quitclaim deed to Marie Wambeke of Big
Horn County, Wyoming, the personal representative of the
estate of Fred Steffens, to the land described in subsection
(b): Provided, That all minerals underlying such land are
hereby reserved to the United States.
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 80-acre parcel known
as ‘‘Farm Unit C’’ in the E1⁄2NW1⁄4 of Section 27 in
Township 57 North, Range 97 West, 6th Principal Merid-
ian, Wyoming.
(c) REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWAL.—The Bureau of
Reclamation withdrawal for the Shoshone Reclamation
Project under Secretarial Order dated October 21, 1913,
is hereby revoked with respect to the lands described in
subsection (b).
Passed the House of Representatives May 4, 1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 509
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the personal representa-
tive of the estate of Fred Steffens of Big Horn County, Wyoming,
certain land comprising the Steffens family property.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mrs. CUBIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the
personal representative of the estate of Fred Steffens
of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land comprising
the Steffens family property.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF STEFFENS FAMILY PROPERTY.
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the Secretary of the Interior is directed to issue, without
consideration, a quitclaim deed to Marie Wambeke of Big
Horn County, Wyoming, the personal representative of the
estate of Fred Steffens, to the land described in subsection
(b): Provided, That all minerals underlying such land are
hereby reserved to the United States.
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 80-parcel known as
‘‘Farm Unit C’’ in the E1⁄2NW1⁄4 of Section 27 in Town-
ship 57 North, Range 97 West, 6th Principal Meridian,
Wyoming.
(c) REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWAL.—The Bureau of
Reclamation withdrawal for the Shoshone Reclamation
Project under Secretrial Order dated October 21, 1913,
is hereby revoked with respect to the lands described in
subsection (b).
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