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objectives in section 102, to ensure the ecological in-
tegrity of the area.
(c) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall implement a
monitoring program for Federal lands in the Cooperative
Management and Protection Area so that progress to-
wards ecological integrity objectives can be determined.
SEC. 112. ROADS AND TRAVEL ACCESS.
(a) TRANSPORTATION PLAN.—The management plan
shall include, as an integral part, a comprehensive trans-
portation plan for the Federal lands included in the Coop-
erative Management and Protection Area, which shall ad-
dress the maintenance, improvement, and closure of roads
and trails as well as travel access.
(b) PROHIBITION ON OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED TRAV-
EL.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—The use of motorized or
mechanized vehicles on Federal lands included in the
Cooperative Management and Protection Area—
(A) is prohibited off road; and
(B) is limited to such roads and trails as
may be designated for their use as part of the
management plan.
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not pro-
hibit the use of motorized or mechanized vehicles on
Federal lands included in the Cooperative Manage-
(2) Two persons who are grazing permittees on
Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and
Protection Area, appointed from nominees submitted
by the county court for Harney County, Oregon.
(3) A person interested in fish and recreational
fishing in the Cooperative Management and Protec-
tion Area, appointed from nominees submitted by the
Governor of Oregon.
(4) A member of the Burns Paiute Tribe, ap-
pointed from nominees submitted by the Burns Paiute
Tribe.
(5) Two persons who are recognized environ-
mental representatives, one of whom shall represent
the State as a whole, and one of whom is from the
local area, appointed from nominees submitted by the
Governor of Oregon.
(6) A person who participates in what is com-
monly called dispersed recreation, such as hiking,
camping, nature viewing, nature photography, bird
watching, horse back riding, or trail walking, ap-
pointed from nominees submitted by the Oregon State
Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(7) A person who is a recreational permit holder
or is a representative of a commercial recreation op-
eration in the Cooperative Management and Protec-
tion Area, appointed from nominees submitted jointly
by the Oregon State Director of the Bureau of Land
Management and the county court for Harney Coun-
ty, Oregon.
(8) A person who participates in what is com-
monly called mechanized or consumptive recreation,
such as hunting, fishing, off-road driving, hang glid-
ing, or parasailing, appointed from nominees sub-
mitted by the Oregon State Director of the Bureau of
Land Management.
(9) A person with expertise and interest in wild
horse management on Steens Mountain, appointed
from nominees submitted by the Oregon State Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Land Management.
(10) A person who has no financial interest in
the Cooperative Management and Protection Area to
represent statewide interests, appointed from nomi-
nees submitted by the Governor of Oregon.
(c) CONSULTATION.—In reviewing nominees submitted
under subsection (b) for possible appointment to the advi-
sory council, the Secretary shall consult with the respective
community of interest that the nominees are to represent
to ensure that the nominees have the support of their com-
munity of interest.
(d) TERMS.—
(1) STAGGERED TERMS.—Members of the advi-
sory council shall be appointed for terms of three
years, except that, of the members first appointed,
four members shall be appointed for a term of one
year and four members shall be appointed for a term
of two years.
(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re-
appointed to serve on the advisory council.
(3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the advisory coun-
cil shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.
(d) CHAIRPERSON AND PROCEDURES.—The advisory
council shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules
and procedures as it deems necessary or desirable.
(e) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members of
the advisory council shall serve without pay, but the Sec-
retary shall reimburse members for reasonable expenses in-
curred in carrying out official duties as a member of the
council.
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall
provide the advisory council with necessary administrative
support and shall designate an appropriate officer of the
Bureau of Land Management to serve as the Secretary’s li-
aison to the council.
H. R. 4835—3
(b) CIA LANDS.—The land conveyed to the Central Intelligence
Agency under section 1 shall be administered as part of the head-
quarters building compound of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
HR 4811 RH
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
SEC. 532. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
FOR LOCAL
CURRENCIES.—(1) If assistance is furnished to the gov-
ernment of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the genera-
tion of local currencies of that country, the Administrator
of the Agency for International Development shall—
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in
a separate account established by that government;
(B) enter into an agreement with that govern-
ment which sets forth—
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be
generated; and
(ii) the terms and conditions under which
the currencies so deposited may be utilized, con-
sistent with this section; and
(C) establish by agreement with that govern-
ment the responsibilities of the Agency for Inter-
national Development and that government to mon-
itor and account for deposits into and disbursements
from the separate account.
(2) USES
OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be
agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies
deposited in a separate account pursuant to subsection
‘‘SEC. 132. REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM TVA POWER-
PLANTS.
‘‘(a) EMISSION REDUCTION OBJECTIVES.—The emis-
sions reduction objectives of this section are to—
‘‘(1) reduce aggregate sulfur dioxide emissions
from TVA powerplants from 1997 levels by 75 per-
cent by January 1, 2005;
‘‘(2) reduce aggregate emission of nitrogen ox-
ides from TVA powerplants from 1997 levels by 75
percent by January 1, 2005;
‘‘(3) reduce aggregate carbon dioxide emissions
from TVA powerplants by January 1, 2005, to the
level of carbon dioxide emissions from TVA power-
plants in 1990; and
‘‘(4) reduce aggregate mercury emissions from
TVA powerplants from 1997 levels by 90 percent by
January 1, 2005.
‘‘(b) AGENCY ACTION.—Not later than 2 years after
the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall pro-
mulgate regulations to achieve the emissions reduction ob-
jectives specified in subsection (a). Such regulations shall
achieve the objectives in a manner that the Administrator
determines will allocate required emission reductions equi-
tably, taking into account emission reductions achieved
prior to enactment of this section and other relevant fac-
tors. Such regulations shall prevent localized adverse ef-
endar year 2004. If such percentage is less than 3 percent,
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2005.
‘‘(b) MINIMUM RENEWABLE GENERATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—(1) For each calendar year beginning after the
effective date of this section, and ending January 1, 2010,
a retail electric supplier shall submit to the Secretary of
Energy (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) Re-
newable Energy Credits in an amount equal to 3 percent
of the total electric energy sold by the retail electric sup-
plier to electric consumers in the calendar year. For each
calendar year beginning January 1, 2010, a retail electric
supplier shall submit to the Secretary Renewable Energy
Credits in an amount equal to 6 percent of the total elec-
tric energy sold by the retail electric supplier to electric
consumers in the calendar year. The retail electric supplier
shall make this submission before April 1 of the following
calendar year.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, a ‘renewable en-
ergy’ resource means solar energy, wind, geothermal, or
biomass.
‘‘(3) This section does not preclude a State from re-
quiring additional renewable energy generation in that
State.
‘‘(i) is entitled to benefits under part A of
title XVIII of the Social Security Act; or
‘‘(ii) has adequate health benefits under
another group health plan, as determined under
such regulations;’’.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBU-
TIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 8906(a)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) enrollments under this chapter for self and
extended family.’’.
(b) FIRST-YEAR RULE.—The Office of Personnel
Management shall by regulation establish the method by
which the provisions of section 8906 of title 5, United
States Code, relating to computation of Government con-
tributions, shall be applied in connection with coverage for
self and extended family during the first year in which
such coverage is provided.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4812
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit any operator of
an automated teller machine that displays any paid advertising from
imposing any fee on a consumer for the use of that machine, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 10, 2000
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit
any operator of an automated teller machine that dis-
plays any paid advertising from imposing any fee on
a consumer for the use of that machine, 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 ‘‘Access to Money
(ATM) Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USER FEES FOR AUTOMATED
TELLER MACHINES THAT CARRY PAID AD-
VERTISING.
The Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C.
1693 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 918, 919, 920,
and 921 as sections 919, 920, 921, and 922, respec-
tively; and
(2) by inserting after section 917 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 918. FEES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If an automated teller machine
or other cash dispensing machine at which a consumer
may initiate an electronic fund transfer displays any ad-
vertising on the screen of such machine, whether in the
form of a banner or a trailer or in any other format, for
which the operator of such machine has received any pay-
ment or other financial benefit, no fee may be imposed
on the consumer with respect to such transaction by the
operator of such machine, whether or not the consumer
maintains an account with the operator.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING BY THE
OPERATOR AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.—
Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to—
‘‘(1) advertising relating to products or services
provided by the operator of an automated teller ma-
chine or cash dispensing machine referred to in such
subsection or by any affiliate of such operator; or
‘‘(2) any public service announcement.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4813
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to make available
to Federal employees the option of obtaining health benefits coverage
for dependent parents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 10, 2000
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to
make available to Federal employees the option of obtain-
ing health benefits coverage for dependent parents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NEW ENROLLMENT OPTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 8905 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) An employee may enroll in an approved health
benefits plan described by section 8903 or 8903a either—
‘‘(1) as an individual;
‘‘(2) for self and family; or
‘‘(3) for self and extended family.’’.
(b) MEMBER OF EXTENDED FAMILY DEFINED.—
Section 8901 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (10), by strik-
ing the period at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting
‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(12) ‘member of the extended family’ means,
with respect to an employee or annuitant, any indi-
vidual who is—
‘‘(A) a member of the family of such em-
ployee or annuitant; or
‘‘(B) a dependent parent of such employee
or annuitant.’’.
(c) TEST FOR DEPENDENCY OF A PARENT.—Para-
graph (9) of section 8901 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘(9)(A)’’, by
inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon, and by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(B) ‘dependent’, in the case of any parent,
means a parent who is at least 55 years of age at
the time of enrollment and who satisfies such other
tests of dependency as the Office shall by regulation
prescribe based on section 152 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, but does not include an indi-
vidual who—
domestic currency and adopt the United States dol-
lar as legal tender;
(6) official dollarization would let a country im-
port monetary stability, thereby bringing inflation
and interest rates down toward the levels of the
United States;
(7) official dollarization would make it impos-
sible for governments to print domestic currency to
pay for government programs, thereby promoting
fiscal discipline;
(8) official dollarization would make it easier
for people to conduct financial transactions in the
currency they use for daily commerce, thereby pro-
moting deeper financial markets;
(9) lower inflation, interest rates, and inflation
and interest-rate volatility, greater fiscal discipline,
and deeper financial markets would increase long-
term economic growth and raise living standards in
emerging market countries;
(10) by increasing trade and investment flows
and decreasing the need for foreign assistance,
greater economic growth and higher living standards
abroad would serve the interests of the United
States;
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 8902(e) by striking ‘‘exclusive of
family members,’’ and inserting ‘‘exclusive of family
members and dependent parents,’’;
(2) in the first sentence of section 8902(g), sub-
sections (a)(1)(B), (j) and (k)(1) of section 8902,
and section 8903(1) by inserting ‘‘dependent par-
ent,’’ after ‘‘family member,’’;
(3) in subsections (b)(2) and (f) of section 8905
by inserting ‘‘or extended family’’ after ‘‘family’’;
(4) in subsection (e) of section 8905 by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘The Office shall by regula-
tion ensure that the purposes of this subsection con-
tinue to be carried after coverage for self and ex-
tended family becomes available under this chap-
ter.’’;
(5) in sections 8906(e)(1)(A) and 8913(c) by
inserting ‘‘or extended family’’ after ‘‘family’’; and
(6) in section 8907(b) by inserting ‘‘or depend-
ent parents’’ after ‘‘family members’’ each place it
appears.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to coverage during years beginning at least 6
months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4814
To make illegal the sale, share, or transfer of information acquired on the
Internet with a pledge that it would not be released.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 10, 2000
Mr. BACHUS (for himself and Mr. DELAHUNT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To make illegal the sale, share, or transfer of information
acquired on the Internet with a pledge that it would
not be released.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SALE OF PRIVATE INFORMATION.
It shall be considered an unfair practice in or affect-
ing commerce which violates section 5 of the Federal
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) for a person to sell
on the Internet information such person acquired with a
pledge that the information would be kept private and not
released or for a person to share or transfer to another
such information on the Internet.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4816
To make technical corrections in United States Customs Service regulations
regarding the importation of goods bearing foreign owned trademarks
or trade names, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 10, 2000
Mr. LEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To make technical corrections in United States Customs
Service regulations regarding the importation of goods
bearing foreign owned trademarks or trade names, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the
Commissioner of Customs, shall modify Customs Service
rules regarding restrictions on importation of gray market
articles set forth in part 133 of title 19, Code of Federal
Regulations, by providing relief from detention for re-
stricted gray market goods—
(1) bearing more than one trademark or trade
name; and
(2) for which the United States owner of any
trademark or trade name appearing on such goods
is the same as, a parent or subsidiary of, or party
otherwise subject to common ownership or control
with, any foreign owner of any other trademark or
trade name appearing on such goods.
SEC. 2. The effective date of any modification to Cus-
toms Service rules made pursuant to this Act shall be the
date of enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4817
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that annuities
paid by States to blind veterans shall be disregarded in determining
supplemental security income benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 10, 2000
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide
that annuities paid by States to blind veterans shall
be disregarded in determining supplemental security in-
come benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STATE ANNUITIES FOR BLIND VETERANS TO BE
DISREGARDED 
IN 
DETERMINING 
SUPPLE-
MENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS.
(a) INCOME DISREGARD.—Section 1612(b) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(21);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (22) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(23) any annuity paid by a State to the indi-
vidual (or such spouse) on the basis of the individual
being a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title
38, United States Code) who is blind.’’.
(b) RESOURCE DISREGARD.—Section 1613(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(12);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (13) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(14) for the month of receipt and every month
thereafter, any annuity paid by a State to the indi-
vidual (or such spouse) on the basis of the individual
being a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title
38, United States Code) who is blind.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to benefits paid for months begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4827
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the entry by false pretenses
to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the United States or secure
area of any airport, to prevent the misuse of genuine and counterfeit
police badges by those seeking to commit a crime, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 12, 2000
Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BARCIA, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr.
COOK, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GARY MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr.
VISCLOSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the entry
by false pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft
of the United States or secure area of any airport, to
prevent the misuse of genuine and counterfeit police
badges by those seeking to commit a crime, 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 ‘‘Enhanced Federal Se-
curity Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES.
(a) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING GUARAN-
TEES FOR A SINGLE ISSUER.—Section 108 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5308) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting
the following new subsection:
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING GUARAN-
TEES.—The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of
notes and obligations of a single issuer guaranteed under
this section shall be an amount determined by the Sec-
retary based on the amount of the grant approval for the
issuer under section 106 or 107, the fiscal condition of
the issuer, and the potential return on investment of the
projects to be undertaken with the proceeds of such notes
and obligations, but may not in any case exceed the dis-
counted present value of the grants that the issuer would
receive over a period not to exceed 20 years if the issuer’s
annual grant amount over such period were equal to 80
percent of the current grant approval for the issuer.’’.
(b) STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION.—Section 108 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5308) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(s) STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION.—
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide that an issuer of notes or obligations under this
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2001.
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