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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2460
To designate the United States Post Office located at 125 Border Avenue
West in Wiggins, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Jay Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post Office’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1999
Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. WAMP, Mr. PICKERING, and Mr. WICKER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Re-
form
A BILL
To designate the United States Post Office located at 125
Border Avenue West in Wiggins, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Jay
Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office located at 125 Border
Avenue West in Wiggins, Mississippi, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Jay Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the post
office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘Jay Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post Office’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2460
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 13, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office located at 125
Border Avenue West in Wiggins, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Jay
Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office located at 125 Border
Avenue West in Wiggins, Mississippi, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Jay Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the post
office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘Jay Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 12,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 617
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2460
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 13, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
JUNE 21, 2000
Reported by Mr. THOMPSON, without amendment
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office located at 125
Border Avenue West in Wiggins, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Jay
Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office located at 125 Border
Avenue West in Wiggins, Mississippi, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Jay Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the post
office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘Jay Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 12,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 617
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 2460
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office located
at 125 Border Avenue West in Wiggins, Mis-
sissippi, as the ‘‘Jay Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean Post
Office’’.
JUNE 21, 2000
Reported without amendment
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2461
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit a corporation
or labor organization to expend or donate funds for staging public de-
bates between presidential candidates only if the organization staging
the debate invites each candidate who is eligible for matching payments
from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and qualified for the
ballot in a number of States such that the candidate is eligible to
receive the minimum number of electoral votes necessary for election.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1999
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
permit a corporation or labor organization to expend
or donate funds for staging public debates between presi-
dential candidates only if the organization staging the
debate invites each candidate who is eligible for matching
payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund
and qualified for the ballot in a number of States such
that the candidate is eligible to receive the minimum
number of electoral votes necessary for election.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS STAG-
ING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES.
(a) CANDIDATES REQUIRED TO BE INVITED.—Sec-
tion 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, a corporation or labor organization may directly or
indirectly expend or donate funds for staging a public de-
bate between candidates for election for President, but
only if the person staging the debate invites each can-
didate who is eligible for matching payments under chap-
ter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
qualified for the ballot in a number of States such that
the candidate is eligible to receive not fewer than the min-
imum number of electoral votes necessary for election.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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implemented in connection with the expenditure
of funds under this section, and to assure to the
public undiminished protection of the environ-
ment, the Secretary may, under such regula-
tions, in lieu of the environmental protection
procedures otherwise applicable, provide for the
release of funds for particular projects to recipi-
ents of assistance under this section if the
State, unit of general local government, or In-
dian tribe, as designated by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with regulations issued by the Sec-
retary under subparagraph (B), assumes all of
the responsibilities for environmental review,
decisionmaking, and action pursuant to such
Act, and such other provisions of law as the
regulations of the Secretary specify, that would
otherwise apply to the Secretary were the Sec-
retary to undertake such projects as Federal
projects.
‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall each issue regula-
tions to carry out this subsection only after con-
sultation with the Council on Environmental
Quality. Such regulations shall—
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funds have been made available in annual Military Con-
struction Appropriations Acts.
SEC. 107. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts for minor construction
may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one
base or installation to another, without prior notification
to the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 108. No part of the funds appropriated in Mili-
tary Construction Appropriations Acts may be used for the
procurement of steel for any construction project or activity
for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manu-
facturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for
such steel procurement.
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family housing
during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real prop-
erty taxes in any foreign nation.
SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts may be used to initiate
a new installation overseas without prior notification to the
Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts may be obligated for ar-
chitect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government
to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan,
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2462
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 26, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To amend the Organic Act of Guam, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guam Omnibus Oppor-
tunities Act’’.
SEC. 2. GUAM LAND RETURN ACT.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Guam Land Return Act’’.
(b) TRANSFER OF EXCESS REAL PROPERTY.—
(1) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (e), before screening excess real
property located on Guam for further Federal used
under section 202 of the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et
seq.), the Administrator shall notify the Government
of Guam that the property is available for transfer
to the Government of Guam pursuant to this sec-
tion.
(2) 
OPPORTUNITY
FOR
ACQUISITION
BY
GUAM.—If the Government of Guam, within 180
days after receiving notification under paragraph (1)
with regard to certain real property, notifies the Ad-
ministrator that the Government of Guam intends to
acquire the property under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall transfer such property to the Govern-
ment of Guam in accordance with subsections (c)
and (d). Otherwise, the Administrator shall dispose
of the property in accordance with the Federal Prop-
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in any NATO member country, or in countries bordering
the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to
United States firms or United States firms in joint venture
with host nation firms.
SEC. 112. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts for military construction
in the United States territories and possessions in the Pa-
cific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the
Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated
by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign con-
tractor: Provided, That this section shall not be applicable
to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the low-
est responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor
by greater than 20 percent: Provided further, That this sec-
tion shall not apply to contract awards for military con-
struction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive
and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese con-
tractor.
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the
appropriate committees of Congress, including the Commit-
tees on Appropriations, of the plans and scope of any pro-
posed military exercise involving United States personnel
30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for con-
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SEC. 112. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts for military construction
in the United States territories and possessions in the Pa-
cific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the
Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated
by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign con-
tractor: Provided, That this section shall not be applicable
to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the low-
est responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor
by greater than 20 percent: Provided further, That this sec-
tion shall not apply to contract awards for military con-
struction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive
and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese con-
tractor.
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the
appropriate committees of Congress, including the Commit-
tees on Appropriations, of the plans and scope of any pro-
posed military exercise involving United States personnel
30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for con-
struction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated
to exceed $100,000.
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the appropria-
tions in Military Construction Appropriations Acts which
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‘‘(h) EXCESS
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
FFARRM AC-
COUNTS.—For purposes of this section, in the case of a
FFARRM Account (within the meaning of section
468C(d)), the term ‘excess contributions’ means the amount
by which the amount contributed for the taxable year to
the Account exceeds the amount which may be contributed
to the Account under section 468C(b) for such taxable year.
For purposes of this subsection, any contribution which is
distributed out of the FFARRM Account in a distribution
to which section 468C(e)(2)(B) applies shall be treated as
an amount not contributed.’’.
(3) The section heading for section 4973 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 4973. EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN AC-
COUNTS, ANNUITIES, ETC.’’.
(4) The table of sections for chapter 43 is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to section 4973 and
inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 4973. Excess contributions to certain accounts, annuities,
etc.’’.
(c) TAX ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.—
(1) Subsection (c) of section 4975 (relating to tax
on prohibited transactions) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULE FOR FFARRM ACCOUNTS.—A
person for whose benefit a FFARRM Account (within
SEC. 4. IMPORTATION OF BETEL NUTS (‘‘ARECA NUTS’’) FOR
PERSONAL CONSUMPTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law (including sections 402 and 801 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342 and 381)),
Guam shall be deemed to be within the customs territory
of the United States in the case of importation from Guam
into the United States of betel nuts (also known as ‘‘areca
nuts’’) by an individual for personal consumption by the
individual.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) BETEL NUTS.—The term ‘‘betel nuts’’ means
husked betel nuts grown in Guam.
(2) CUSTOMS
TERRITORY
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘customs territory of the United
States’’ has the meaning given the term in general
note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States.
SEC. 5. COMPACT IMPACT REPORTS.
Paragraph 104(e)(2) of Public Law 99–239 (99 Stat.
1770, 1788) is amended by deleting ‘‘President shall report
to the Congress with respect to the impact of the Compact
on the United States territories and commonwealths and
on the State of Hawaii.’’ and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: ‘‘Governor of any of the United States territories
or commonwealths or the State of Hawaii may report to
the Secretary of the Interior by February 1 of each year
with respect to the financial and social impacts of the com-
pacts of free association on the Governor’s respective juris-
diction. The Secretary of the Interior shall review and for-
ward any such reports to the Congress with the comments
and recommendations of the Administration. The Secretary
of the Interior shall, either directly or, subject to available
technical assistance funds, through a grant to the affected
jurisdiction, provide for a census of Micronesians at inter-
vals no greater than five years from each decennial United
States census using generally acceptable statistical meth-
odologies for each of the impact jurisdictions where the Gov-
ernor requests such assistance, except that the total expendi-
tures to carry out this sentence may not exceed $300,000
in any year.’’.
Union Calendar No. 454
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2462
[Report No. 106–787]
A BILL
To amend the Organic Act of Guam, and for other
purposes.
JULY 25, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2464
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain amounts
received by electric energy, gas, or steam utilities shall be excluded
from gross income as contributions to capital.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1999
Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. CRANE, Mr. HERGER, and Mr.
TRAFICANT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that certain amounts received by electric energy, gas,
or steam utilities shall be excluded from gross income
as contributions to capital.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY ELECTRIC
ENERGY, GAS, OR STEAM UTILITIES EX-
CLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME AS CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO CAPITAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 118 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special
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struction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated
to exceed $100,000.
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the appropria-
tions in Military Construction Appropriations Acts which
are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year
shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the cur-
rent session of Congress.
SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection,
overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on
subsequent claims, if any.
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any funds appropriated to a military department or de-
fense agency for the construction of military projects may
be obligated for a military construction project or contract,
or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any
time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal
year for which funds for such project were appropriated if
the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from
rules for water and sewerage disposal utilities) is
amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘WATER AND
SEWERAGE DISPOSAL’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN’’,
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘water or’’ and inserting ‘‘electric
energy, gas (through a local distribution system
or transportation by pipeline), steam, water,
or’’, and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘water or’’ and inserting ‘‘electric energy, gas,
steam, water, or’’,
(3) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘water
or’’ and inserting ‘‘electric energy, gas, steam,
water, or’’, and
(4) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
‘‘such term shall include amounts paid as cus-
tomer connection fees (including amounts paid
to connect the customer’s line to an electric
line, a gas main, a steam line, or a main water
or sewer line) and’’ after ‘‘except that’’, and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking
‘‘water or’’ and inserting ‘‘electric energy, gas,
steam, water, or’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to distributions after December 31,
2000.
Subtitle D—Strengthening Pension
Security and Enforcement
SEC. 1241. REPEAL OF 150 PERCENT OF CURRENT LIABIL-
ITY FUNDING LIMIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 412(c)(7) (relating to
full-funding limitation) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the applicable percentage’’ in
subparagraph (A)(i)(I) and inserting ‘‘in the case of
plan years beginning before January 1, 2004, the
applicable percentage’’, and
(2) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as
follows:
‘‘(F) 
APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—For
purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(I), the applica-
ble percentage shall be determined in accord-
ance with the following table:
‘‘In the case of any plan year
The applicable
beginning in—
percentage is—
2001 .............................................................................
160
2002 .............................................................................
165
2003 .............................................................................
170.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to plan years beginning after De-
cember 31, 2000.
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and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to
compete for such steel procurement.
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family hous-
ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real
property taxes in any foreign nation.
SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts may be used to initiate
a new installation overseas without prior notification to
the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts may be obligated for ar-
chitect and engineer contracts estimated by the Govern-
ment to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished
in Japan, in any NATO member country, or in countries
bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are
awarded to United States firms or United States firms
in joint venture with host nation firms.
SEC. 112. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts for military construc-
tion in the United States territories and possessions in the
Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering
the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract esti-
mated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a for-
eign contractor: Provided, That this section shall not be
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applicable to contract awards for which the lowest respon-
sive and responsible bid of a United States contractor ex-
ceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a for-
eign contractor by greater than 20 percent: Provided fur-
ther, That this section shall not apply to contract awards
for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the
lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a
Marshallese contractor.
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the
appropriate committees of Congress, including the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, of the plans and scope of any
proposed military exercise involving United States per-
sonnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended
for construction, either temporary or permanent, are an-
ticipated to exceed $100,000.
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the appro-
priations in Military Construction Appropriations Acts
which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal
year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the
fiscal year.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the
current session of Congress.
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the meaning of section 468C(d)) is established shall be
exempt from the tax imposed by this section with re-
spect to any transaction concerning such account
(which would otherwise be taxable under this section)
if, with respect to such transaction, the account ceases
to be a FFARRM Account by reason of the applica-
tion of section 468C(f)(3)(A) to such account.’’.
(2) Paragraph (1) of section 4975(e) is amended
by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as sub-
paragraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and by insert-
ing after subparagraph (D) the following:
‘‘(E) a FFARRM Account described in sec-
tion 468C(d),’’.
(d) FAILURE TO PROVIDE REPORTS ON FFARRM AC-
COUNTS.—Paragraph (2) of section 6693(a) (relating to
failure to provide reports on certain tax-favored accounts
or annuities), as amended by section 304(d), is amended
by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as sub-
paragraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively, and by insert-
ing after subparagraph (B) the following:
‘‘(C) section 468C(g) (relating to FFARRM
Accounts),’’.
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for
subpart C of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 is amend-