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dited consultation services, with respect to the provision
of safe and healthful working conditions, to employers that
are small businesses (as the term is defined by the Admin-
istrator of the Small Business Administration). The Sec-
retary shall carry out the program for a period not to ex-
ceed 2 years.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide consultation services
under paragraph (1) not later than 4 weeks after the date
on which the Secretary receives a request from an em-
ployer.
‘‘(3) The Secretary may impose a nominal fee to an
employer requesting consultation services under para-
graph (1). The fee shall be in an amount determined by
the Secretary. Employers paying a fee shall receive pri-
ority consultation services by the Secretary.
‘‘(4) In lieu of issuing a citation under section 9 to
an employer for a violation found by the Secretary during
a consultation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
permit the employer to carry out corrective measures to
correct the conditions causing the violation. The Secretary
shall conduct not more than 2 visits to the workplace of
the employer to determine if the employer has carried out
the corrective measures. The Secretary shall issue a cita-
tion as prescribed under section 5 if, after such visits, the
employer has failed to carry out the corrective measures.
(1) to provide the Kosova Liberation Army with
the capability to defend and protect the civilian pop-
ulation of Kosova against armed aggression;
(2) to publicly declare that the Albanians of
Kosova have a legal right to self-determination and
that independence is the only political solution ac-
ceptable to Kosovars;
(3) to work in conjunction with United Nations,
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
and other multilateral organizations to facilitate an
orderly transition to independence for the Albanians
of Kosova; and
(4) to work in conjunction with the United Na-
tions and other appropriate multilateral organiza-
tions to have Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic
indicted and tried by the international war crimes
tribunal for crimes against humanity.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR
THE KOSOVA LIBERATION ARMY.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.—In addition to
funds otherwise available to carry out section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the President for fiscal year
2000 to carry out the provisions of such section,
$25,000,000, which amount shall be made available only
for grants to the Kosova Liberation Army to be used for
training and support for their established self-defense
forces to carry out the policy of section 2(1).
(b) RELATION TO EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—Assist-
ance provided under subsection (a) may be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a)
are authorized to remain available until expended.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1428
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the ban against assault
weapons by restricting the availability of such weapons and certain of
their component parts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 15, 1999
Mr. LANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the
ban against assault weapons by restricting the avail-
ability of such weapons and certain of their component
parts.
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 ‘‘David Chetcuti Fire-
arm Modification Act’’.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED BEFORE TRANS-
FER OF ASSAULT WEAPON COMPONENT BY
DEALER.
Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘fire-
arm’ includes a detachable ammunition magazine and any
item described in any clause of subparagraph (B), (C),
or (D) of section 921(a)(30).’’.
SEC. 3. DEALER SALES OF ASSAULT WEAPONS AND THEIR
COMPONENTS REQUIRED TO BE MADE IN
PERSON.
Section 922(v) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) It shall be unlawful for a licensed dealer to sell
to any person a semiautomatic assault weapon to which
paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply, a detach-
able ammunition magazine, or any item described in any
clause of subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of section
921(a)(30), unless the person appears in person at the
business premises of the licensed dealer and the sale is
made to the person at the time of such appearance.’’.
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in a delinquent status with any executive, judicial, or legis-
lative agency, as determined under standards prescribed
by the Secretary of the Treasury. Such a person may ob-
tain additional Federal benefits described in paragraph (2)
only after such delinquency is resolved in accordance with
those standards.
‘‘(2) The Federal benefits referred to in paragraph
(1) are the following:
‘‘(A) Financial assistance in the form of a loan
(other than a disaster loan) or loan insurance or
guarantee.
‘‘(B) Any Federal permit or Federal license re-
quired by law.
‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Treasury may exempt any
class of claims from the application of subsection (a) at
the request of an executive, judicial, or legislative agency.
‘‘(c)(1) The head of any executive, judicial, or legisla-
tive agency may waive the application of subsection (a)
to any Federal benefit that is administered by the agency
based on standards promulgated by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
‘‘(2) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative
agency may delegate the waiver authority under para-
graph (1) to the chief financial officer or, in the case of
doing or represents an insurance business. Such
term does not include an individual or entity which
represents an insurer as agent for the purpose of
selling or which represents a consumer as a broker
for the purpose of buying insurance.
(6) MSA.—The term ‘‘MSA’’ means a Metro-
politan Statistical Area or a Consolidated Metropoli-
tan Statistical Area and the term ‘‘designated MSA’’
means an MSA designated by the Secretary pursu-
ant to section 4(a)(1).
(7) PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE.—
The term ‘‘property and casualty insurance’’ means
insurance against loss of or damage to property, in-
surance against loss of income or extra expense in-
curred because of loss of, or damage to, property,
and insurance against third party liability claims
caused by negligence or imposed by statute or con-
tract.
(8) RESIDUAL
MARKET.—The term ‘‘residual
market’’ means an assigned risk plan, joint under-
writing association, or any similar mechanism de-
signed to make insurance available to those unable
to obtain it in the voluntary market.
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(10) The term ‘‘State’’ means any State, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Is-
lands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands.
SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The requirements of this Act shall take effect with
respect to information on insurance described in section
3 and developed in and after calendar year 2001.
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(2) the project is agreed to by all Federal and
non-Federal entities with authority and responsibility
for the project.
(b) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—In determining
the eligibility of a project under this Act, the Secretary
shall—
(1) consult with other Federal, State, tribal, and
local agencies; and
(2) make maximum use of all available data.
SEC. 7. COST SHARING.
(a) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of
the cost of development and implementation of any project
under the Program on land or at a facility that is not
owned by the United States shall be 35 percent.
(b) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Federal
participants in any project under the Program on land or
at a facility that is not owned by the United States shall
provide all land, easements, rights-of-way, dredged material
disposal areas, and relocations necessary for the project.
(c) CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS.—The value of land,
easements, rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas,
and relocations provided under subsection (b) for a project
shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the costs
of the project.
(d) ADDITIONAL COSTS.—
(2) it is agreed to by all interested Federal and
non-Federal entities.
(f) COST SHARING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Development and imple-
mentation of projects under this section on lands
owned by the United States shall be at full Federal
expense.
(B) The non-Federal share of the cost of devel-
opment and implementation of any project under
this section on lands that are not owned by the
United States shall be 35 percent.
(2) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—(A) For any
project under this section on lands that are not
owned by the United States, the non-Federal partici-
pants shall provide any lands, easements, rights-of-
way, dredged material disposal areas, and reloca-
tions that are necessary for the project.
(B) The value of lands, easements, rights-of-
way, dredged material disposal areas, and reloca-
tions provided under this paragraph for a project
shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of
the costs of the project under paragraph (1).
(3) OMRR&R.—(A) The non-Federal interests
shall be responsible for all costs associated with op-
erating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, and
fective October 1, 1983, such’’ and inserting
‘‘Such’’; and
(2) by repealing section 10 (16 U.S.C. 3509).
(b) COASTAL
BARRIER
IMPROVEMENT
ACT
OF
1990.—Section 8 of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act
of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note) is repealed.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 12 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16
U.S.C. 3510) is redesignated as section 10 and amended
to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act $2,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.
SEC. 5. DIGITAL MAPPING PILOT PROJECT.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO UNDERTAKE PROJECT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in consultation with the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, shall undertake a
pilot project to determine the feasibility and cost of
creating digital versions of the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System maps referred to in section 4(a)(1)
of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, as amended
by this Act. The pilot project shall include the cre-
ation of digital maps for at least 5 units of the Sys-
tem.
(2) USE OF EXISTING DATA.—(A) To the ex-
tent practicable, in completing the pilot project
under this subsection, the Secretary shall use exist-
ing digital spatial data including digital orthophotos;
shoreline, elevation, and bathymetric data; and elec-
tronic navigational charts in the possession of other
Federal agencies, including the United States Geo-
logical Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration.
(B) The head of any Federal agency that pos-
sesses digital spatial data referred to in subpara-
graph (A) shall promptly provide that data to the
Secretary at no cost upon request by the Secretary.
(3) OBTAINING ADDITIONAL DATA.—If the Sec-
retary determines that data necessary to complete
the pilot project under this subsection does not exist,
the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
Director of the United States Geological Survey
under which the Director shall obtain, in cooperation
with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, and
provide to the Secretary any digital spatial data re-
quired to carry out this subsection.
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recipient in connection with such renovation, con-
struction, or acquisition; and
(2) the amount remaining after distribution
under paragraph (1), shall be used to provide direct
assistance to eligible recipients in obtaining public or
private financing for the renovation or construction
of child care facilities and the acquisition of equip-
ment, including developing and implementing financ-
ing resources, options, and plans for those recipi-
ents.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1431
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 22, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources
Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
and special rules) is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) GENERAL SALES TAXES.—For purposes of
subsection (a)—
‘‘(A) ELECTION TO DEDUCT STATE AND
LOCAL SALES TAXES IN LIEU OF STATE AND
LOCAL INCOME TAXES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—At the election of
the taxpayer for the taxable year, sub-
section (a) shall be applied—
‘‘(I) without regard to the ref-
erence to State and local income
taxes,
‘‘(II) as if State and local general
sales taxes were referred to in a para-
graph thereof, and
‘‘(III) without regard to the last
sentence.
‘‘(B) DEFINITION
OF
GENERAL
SALES
TAX.—The term ‘general sales tax’ means a tax
imposed at one rate in respect of the sale at re-
tail of a broad range of classes of items.
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES FOR FOOD, ETC.—In
the case of items of food, clothing, medical sup-
plies, and motor vehicles—
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(2) it is agreed to by all interested Federal and
non-Federal entities.
(f) COST SHARING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Development and imple-
mentation of projects under this section on lands
owned by the United States shall be at full Federal
expense.
(B) The non-Federal share of the cost of devel-
opment and implementation of any project under
this section on lands that are not owned by the
United States shall be 35 percent.
(2) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—(A) For any
project under this section on lands that are not
owned by the United States, the non-Federal partici-
pants shall provide any lands, easements, rights-of-
way, dredged material disposal areas, and reloca-
tions that are necessary for the project.
(B) The value of lands, easements, rights-of-
way, dredged material disposal areas, and reloca-
tions provided under this paragraph for a project
shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of
the costs of the project under paragraph (1).
(3) OMRR&R.—(A) The non-Federal interests
shall be responsible for all costs associated with op-
erating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, and
‘‘If taxable income is:
The tax is:
Over 
$21,525 
but 
not 
over
$52,025.
$3,121.12, plus 27.5% of the excess
over $21,525
Over 
$52,025 
but 
not 
over
$79,275.
$11,508.62, plus 31% of the excess
over $52,025
Over 
$79,275 
but 
not 
over
$141,575.
$19,956.12, plus 36% of the excess
over $79,275
Over $141,575................ ...............
$42,384.12, plus 39.6% of the excess
over $141,575
‘‘(e) ESTATES AND TRUSTS.—There is hereby im-
posed on the taxable income of—
‘‘(1) every estate, and
‘‘(2) every trust,
taxable under this subsection a tax determined in accord-
ance with the following table:
‘‘If taxable income is:
The tax is:
Not over $1,750 ............................
14.5% of taxable income.
Over $1,750 but not over $4,050 ..
$253.75, plus 27.5% of the excess
over $1,750
Over $4,050 but not over $6,200 ..
$886.25, plus 31% of the excess over
$4,050
Over $6,200 but not over $8,450 ..
$1,552.75, plus 36% of the excess
over $6,200
Over $8,450................ ...................
$2,362.75, plus 39% of the excess
over $8,450
(b) ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS AFTER 1999.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (7) of section
1(f) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) PHASEIN OF 5 PERCENTAGE POINT RATE
REDUCTION IN LOWER BRACKETS.—In prescribing
the tables under paragraph (1) which apply with re-
spect to taxable years beginning in a calendar year
after 1999, the corresponding percentages specified
for such calendar year in the following table shall be
ment of this Act, by the Barcroft Company and Cape
Shores Associates (which are privately held corpora-
tions under the law of the State of Delaware); and
(2) to include in the otherwise protected area the
northwestern corner of Cape Henlopen State Park
seaward of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.
(b) MAP DESCRIBED.—The map described in this sub-
section is the map that is included in a set of maps entitled
‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’, dated October 24,
1990, as revised October 15, 1992, and that relates to the
unit of the Coastal Barrier Resources System entitled ‘‘Cape
Henlopen Unit DE–03P’’.
Union Calendar No. 124
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1431
[Report No. 106–218]
A BILL
To reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act.
JULY 1, 1999
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. 1432
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to provide long-term nursing care at public expense to any veteran
with a service-connected disability of 50 percent or greater.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 15, 1999
Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. SAND-
ERS, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. GARY MILLER of California, Mr. BROWN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, and Mr.
METCALF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to provide long-term nursing
care at public expense to any veteran with a service-
connected disability of 50 percent or greater.
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 ‘‘Veterans Nursing
Home Care Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM NURSING
CARE TO VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CON-
NECTED DISABILITIES OF 50 PERCENT OR
GREATER.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—(1) Paragraph (1) of section
1710(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘care and medical services, and may furnish nurs-
ing home care,’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)
and inserting ‘‘care, medical services, and nursing home
care’’.
(2) Paragraph (4) of that section is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, and the requirement in paragraph (1) that the
Secretary furnish nursing home care,’’ after ‘‘medical
services’’.
(b) CARE IN NON-DEPARTMENT NURSING HOMES.—
Section 1720(a)(3)(B) of such title is amended by insert-
ing before the semicolon the following: ‘‘or for a veteran
with a service-connected disability of 50 percent or great-
er’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1434
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 15, 1999
Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. STENHOLM, and Mr.
BOEHNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEETINGS WITH EMPLOYEES.
Section 4 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 652) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding section 8(a)(2) of the National
Labor Relations Act, an employer may deal with employ-
ees of the employer in any capacity to identify and evalu-
ate safety-related conditions in the workplace, to propose,
review, evaluate, and implement workplace safety and
health rules and policies, and to assist the employer in
compliance with the requirements of this Act.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1436
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 15, 1999
Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, and Mr. STENHOLM) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STANDARDS.
Section 6(b)(2) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C 655(b)(2)) is amended by
inserting after the first sentence the following: ‘‘The notice
in the Federal Register shall include identification of the
specific industry or industries to which the standard, to
be promulgated under the rule, will apply. In promul-
gating a standard, the Secretary shall ensure that the
standard, as applicable to each such industry, is based
upon an assessment of the risks to workers in such indus-
try from the hazard which is the subject of the standard,
the range of estimates and the best estimate of the quan-
tifiable and nonquantifiable benefits of the standard in
each such industry, and an analysis of the costs likely to
occur in each such industry as a result of compliance with
the standard. To the extent that information is not avail-
able on the specific risks to workers in any such industry,
the Secretary may determine risks and benefits on infor-
mation from similar industries, operations, or processes.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1437
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 15, 1999
Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, and Mr. STENHOLM) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
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 ‘‘Small Business Regu-
latory Enforcement Fairness Implementation Act’’.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS VIOLATIONS.
Section 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 666) is amended by redesignating sub-
sections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) and (m), respec-
tively, and by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
‘‘(k) In the case of any small business concern em-
ployer (as defined in section 3(a)(10) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(10) and regulations there-
under) any penalty which would otherwise be assessed
under subsection (c) shall be waived if the employer abates
the violation within the time set for abatement under sec-
tion 9(a).’’.
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admissible as evidence in any civil or administrative pro-
ceeding only to the extent that the Secretary establishes
that the employer has not acted in good faith with respect
to the audit for which such record, report, or other infor-
mation was prepared or obtained.
‘‘(B) As used in subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) the term ‘‘safety and health audit’’ means
an evaluation of one or more conditions, practices,
processes, operations, or facilities or management
systems related to such conditions, practices, proc-
esses, operations, or facilities that is designed to
identify and prevent noncompliance with this Act or
hazards or potential hazards to workers. Such term
does not include medical records or records of em-
ployee exposure to potentially toxic materials or
records of work-related death, injuries, or illnesses
required to be maintained under this subsection;
‘‘(ii) the term ‘‘good faith’’ means that the em-
ployer has undertaken an appropriate process of
abating noncompliance, hazards, or potential haz-
ards identified by the audit which may include a
phased schedule of actions.’’.
SEC. 3. DISCRIMINATION.
Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 660(c)) is amended—