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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 281
To prohibit the export to the People’s Republic of China of satellites and
related items.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. SWEENEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To prohibit the export to the People’s Republic of China
of satellites and related items.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS TO CHINA OF SAT-
ELLITES AND RELATED ITEMS.
Notwithstanding any provision of subtitle B of title
XV of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (22 U.S.C. 2778 note), or
section 902 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), no
satellite of United States origin or related items may be
exported to the People’s Republic of China.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘related items’’ means
the satellite fuel, ground support equipment, test equip-
ment, payload adapter or interface hardware, replacement
parts, and non-embedded solid propellant orbit transfer
engines described in the report submitted to Congress by
the Department of State on February 6, 1998, pursuant
to section 38(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2778(f)).
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(2) REJECTION
OF
OFFERS.—The Secretary 
may reject any offer received under this section if 
the Secretary determines that the offer—
(A) is not adequate; or 
(B) is not in the public interest. 
(e) METHODS OF SALE.—The Secretary may sell the 
land described in subsection (b) at public or private sale 
(including at auction), in accordance with any terms, con-
ditions, and procedures that the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
(f) BROKERS.—In any sale or exchange of land de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary may—
(1) use a real estate broker; and 
(2) pay the real estate broker a commission in 
an amount that is comparable to the amounts of 
commission generally paid for real estate trans-
actions in the area. 
(g) CONCURRENCE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR 
FORCE.—A parcel of land described in paragraphs (1) 
through (7) of subsection (b) shall not be sold or ex-
changed by the Secretary without the concurrence of the 
Secretary of the Air Force. 
(h) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding section 
206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), if the value of non-Federal
land for which Federal land is exchanged under this sec-
tion is less than the value of the Federal land exchanged, 
the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in 
excess of 25 percent of the value of the Federal land. 
(i) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The net proceeds derived 
from any sale or exchange under this Act shall be 
deposited in the fund established by Public Law 90–
171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 
U.S.C. 484a). 
(2) USE.—Amounts deposited under paragraph 
(1) shall be available to the Secretary for expendi-
ture, without further appropriation, for—
(A) acquisition of land and interests in 
land for inclusion as units of the National For-
est System in the State; and 
(B) reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out land sales and ex-
changes under this Act, including the payment 
of real estate broker commissions under sub-
section (f). 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Land acquired by the United 
States under this Act shall be—
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North American Wet-
lands Conservation Council Expansion Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN
WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL.
(a) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Section 4(a)(1) of the
North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4403(a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting
‘‘eleven’’.
(b) APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Sec-
tion 4(a)(1)(D) of the North American Wetlands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(D)) is amended by
striking ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘five’’.
(c) INITIAL TERMS.—Of the members of the North
American Wetlands Conservation Council first appointed
under the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)—
(1) one shall be appointed to an initial term of
1 year; and
(2) one shall be appointed to an initial term of
2 years,
as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time
of appointment.
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING APPOINTMENT RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Except as provided in subsection (e), this
section shall not affect section 304 of the Wetlands and
Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2958; 16
U.S.C. 4403 note).
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304 of the
Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998 (112
Stat. 2958; 16 U.S.C. 4403 note) is amended by striking
‘‘shall consist of’’ and inserting ‘‘shall include’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 18,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2821
To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to provide for
appointment of 2 additional members of the North American Wetlands
Conservation Council.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
to provide for appointment of 2 additional members of
the North American Wetlands Conservation Council.
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 ‘‘North American Wet-
lands Conservation Council Expansion Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN
WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL.
(a) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Section 4(a)(1)(D) of
the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘three’’
and inserting ‘‘five’’.
(b) INITIAL TERMS.—Of the members of the North
American Wetlands Conservation Council first appointed
under the amendment made by subsection (a)—
(1) one shall be appointed to an initial term of
1 year; and
(2) one shall be appointed to an initial term of
2 years,
as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time
of appointment.
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING APPOINTMENT RE-
QUIREMENTS.—This section shall not affect section 304
of the Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998
(112 Stat. 2958; 16 U.S.C. 4403 note).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2821
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 19, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
to provide for appointment of 2 additional members of
the North American Wetlands Conservation Council.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2821 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North American Wet-
lands Conservation Council Expansion Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN
WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL.
(a) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Section 4(a)(1) of the
North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4403(a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting
‘‘eleven’’.
(b) APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Sec-
tion 4(a)(1)(D) of the North American Wetlands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(D)) is amended by
striking ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘five’’.
(c) INITIAL TERMS.—Of the members of the North
American Wetlands Conservation Council first appointed
under the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)—
(1) one shall be appointed to an initial term of
1 year; and
(2) one shall be appointed to an initial term of
2 years,
as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time
of appointment.
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING APPOINTMENT RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Except as provided in subsection (e), this
section shall not affect section 304 of the Wetlands and
HR 2821 RFS
Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2958; 16
U.S.C. 4403 note).
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304 of the
Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998 (112
Stat. 2958; 16 U.S.C. 4403 note) is amended by striking
‘‘shall consist of’’ and inserting ‘‘shall include’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 18,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 224
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2821
[Report No. 106–388]
To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to provide for
appointment of 2 additional members of the North American Wetlands
Conservation Council.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
OCTOBER 18, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
to provide for appointment of 2 additional members of
the North American Wetlands Conservation Council.
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 ‘‘North American Wet-
lands Conservation Council Expansion Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN
WETLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL.
(a) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Section 4(a)(1)(D) of
the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘three’’
and inserting ‘‘five’’.
(b) INITIAL TERMS.—Of the members of the North
American Wetlands Conservation Council first appointed
under the amendment made by subsection (a)—
(1) one shall be appointed to an initial term of
1 year; and
(2) one shall be appointed to an initial term of
2 years,
as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time
of appointment.
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING APPOINTMENT RE-
QUIREMENTS.—This section shall not affect section 304
of the Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998
(112 Stat. 2958; 16 U.S.C. 4403 note).
Union Calendar No. 224
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2821
[Report No. 106–388]
A BILL
To amend the North American Wetlands Conserva-
tion Act to provide for appointment of 2 addi-
tional members of the North American Wetlands
Conservation Council.
OCTOBER 18, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2822
To require the opposition of the United States to International Monetary
Fund and World Bank loans to Indonesia until the violence resulting
from the referendum on the independence of East Timor has been ended.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. PORTER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms.
PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. WEYGAND, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr.
VENTO, and Mrs. LOWEY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To require the opposition of the United States to Inter-
national Monetary Fund and World Bank loans to Indo-
nesia until the violence resulting from the referendum
on the independence of East Timor has been ended.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONDITIONAL OPPOSITION OF THE UNITED
STATES 
TO 
INTERNATIONAL 
MONETARY
FUND AND WORLD BANK LOANS TO INDO-
NESIA.
The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286–
286mm) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 61. CONDITIONAL OPPOSITION OF THE UNITED
STATES TO FUND AND BANK LOANS TO INDO-
NESIA.
‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States Executive Directors at the Fund and the
Bank to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United
States to oppose the provision by the Fund or the Bank
of any new loan, any extension of any existing loan, and
any payment remaining to be made on any existing loan,
to the Government of Indonesia, until the President of the
United States is satisfied that the violence and human
rights violations in East Timor that have resulted from
the August 30, 1999, referendum on independence for
East Timor have been ended.’’.
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‘‘(B) visits to school systems, institutions
of higher education, and nonprofit organizations
conducting exemplary programs in civics and
government education, and economic education,
in the United States;
‘‘(C) translations and adaptations regard-
ing United States civic and government edu-
cation, and economic education, curricular pro-
grams for students and teachers, and in the
case of training programs for teachers trans-
lations and adaptations into forms useful in
schools in eligible countries, and joint research
projects in such areas;
‘‘(D) research and evaluation assistance to
determine—
‘‘(i) the effects of the Cooperative
Education Exchange programs on stu-
dents’ development of the knowledge,
skills, and traits of character essential for
the preservation and improvement of con-
stitutional democracy; and
‘‘(ii) effective participation in and the
preservation and improvement of an effi-
cient market economy;
‘‘(2) provide United States participants with—
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘interfere
with, restrain, or’’ before ‘‘coerce’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subsections
(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) and inserting a period; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(g) To refuse to bargain in good faith with an ac-
credited association, if the handler is designated pursuant
to section 6.
‘‘(h) To dominate or interfere with the formation or
administration of any association of producers or to con-
tribute financial or other support to an association of pro-
ducers.’’.
SEC. 5. BARGAINING IN GOOD FAITH.
Section 5 of the Agricultural Fair Practices Act of
1967 (7 U.S.C. 2304) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 5. BARGAINING IN GOOD FAITH.
‘‘(a) CLARIFICATION OF OBLIGATION.—The obliga-
tion of a designated handler to bargain in good faith shall
apply with respect to an accredited association and the
products or services for which the accredited association
is accredited to bargain. The good-faith bargaining re-
quired between a handler and an accredited association
does not require either party to agree to a proposal or
to make a concession.
‘‘(20) EXPLOITATION.—The term ‘exploitation’
means the illegal or improper act or process of an
individual, including a caregiver and a caretaker,
using the resources of an older individual for mone-
tary or personal benefit, profit, or gain.
‘‘(21) FAMILY
CAREGIVER
SERVICES.—The
term ‘‘family caregiver services’’ means services pro-
vided to an older individual by a caregiver to assist
such individual to reside in such individual’s home
with appropriate supportive services, including per-
sonal care services, homemaker services, chore main-
tenance, and other services.
‘‘(22) FOCAL
POINT.—The term ‘focal point’
means an entity that maximizes the collocation and
coordination of services for older individuals.
‘‘(23) FRAIL.—The term ‘frail’ means, with re-
spect to an older individual in a State, that the older
individual is determined to be functionally impaired
because the individual—
‘‘(A)(i) is unable to perform at least two
activities of daily living without substantial
human assistance, including verbal reminding,
physical cueing, or supervision, or
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2826
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free distribu-
tions from qualified retirement plans on account of the death or disability
of the participant’s spouse.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. HULSHOF) 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 allow pen-
alty-free distributions from qualified retirement plans on
account of the death or disability of the participant’s
spouse.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED RETIRE-
MENT PLANS ON ACCOUNT OF DEATH OR DIS-
ABILITY OF PARTICIPANT’S SPOUSE.
(a) DISTRIBUTIONS PERMITTED.—
(1) 401(k) PLANS.—Subclause (I) of section
401(k)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (defining qualified cash or deferred arrange-
ment) is amended by striking ‘‘, death, or disability’’
and inserting ‘‘or the death or disability of the par-
ticipant or the participant’s spouse’’.
(2) 403(b) ANNUITIES.—
(A) Clause (ii) of section 403(b)(7)(A) of
such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, if ear-
lier, the employee’s spouse dies or becomes dis-
abled 
(as 
so 
defined)’’ 
after 
‘‘section
72(m)(7))’’.
(B) 
Subparagraph 
(A) 
of 
section
403(b)(11) of such Code is amended by insert-
ing before the comma at the end ‘‘or when the
spouse of the employee dies or becomes disabled
(as so defined)’’.
(3) ROTH IRAS.—Subparagraph (A) of section
408A(d)(2) of such Code is amended—
(A) by inserting before the comma at the
end of clause (ii) ‘‘or made to the individual on
or after the death of the individual’s spouse’’,
and
(B) by striking clause (iii) and inserting
the following new clause:
‘‘(iii) attributable to the disability
(within the meaning of section 72(m)(7))
of the individual or the individual’s spouse,
or’’.
(b) PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS.—Subparagraph
(A) of section 72(t)(2) of such Code is amended—
(1) by inserting before the comma at the end of
clause (ii) ‘‘or made to the employee on or after the
death of the employee’s spouse’’, and
(2) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the fol-
lowing new clause:
‘‘(iii) attributable to the disability
(within the meaning of subsection (m)(7))
of the employee or the employee’s spouse,’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to distributions after December 31,
1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2828
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require criminal background
checks on drivers providing Medicaid medical assistance transportation
services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require
criminal background checks on drivers providing Med-
icaid medical assistance transportation services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIRING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS
ON DRIVERS PROVIDING MEDICAID MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1903(i) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended by inserting
after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(12) with respect to any amount expended for
medical transportation services (other than ambu-
lance and similar emergency medical transportation
services) provided by an entity under a contract with
the State unless there are assurances, satisfactory to
the Secretary, that the entity has satisfactory ar-
rangements to assure that—
‘‘(A) any driver providing such services has
undergone an appropriate criminal background
check with an appropriate State law enforce-
ment authority, which check shall include a
matching of name and fingerprints of the driver
against the information maintained by the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation in its National
Crime Information Center; and
‘‘(B) any individual who has been identi-
fied as having been convicted of any felony in-
volving violence against any individual or any
felony relating to the use, distribution, or man-
ufacture of alcohol or drugs is not eligible to
provide such services;’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to transportation services furnished
on or after the first date of the first month that begins
more than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2829
To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to provide the Secretary
of Agriculture with administrative authority to investigate live poultry
dealers, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. GILCHREST, Mrs. CLAYTON,
and Mr. BISHOP) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to provide
the Secretary of Agriculture with administrative author-
ity to investigate live poultry dealers, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REGULATION OF COMMERCE IN POULTRY AND
POULTRY PRODUCTS UNDER PACKERS AND
STOCKYARDS ACT, 1921.
(a) REMOVAL OF POULTRY SLAUGHTER REQUIRE-
MENT FROM DEFINITIONS.—Section 2(a) of the Packers
and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 182), is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) The term ‘poultry grower’ means any person en-
gaged in the business of raising or caring for live poultry
under a poultry growing arrangement, whether the poultry
is owned by such person or by another person;’’;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and cares for
live poultry for delivery, in accord with another’s in-
structions, for slaughter’’ and inserting ‘‘or cares for
live poultry in accord with another person’s instruc-
tions’’; and
(3) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘for the pur-
pose of either slaughtering it or selling it for slaugh-
ter by another’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY
OVER LIVE POULTRY DEALERS.—Sections 203, 204, and
205 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 193, 194, 195) are amended
by inserting ‘‘or live poultry dealer’’ after ‘‘packer’’ each
place it appears.
(c) AUTHORITY TO REQUEST TEMPORARY INJUNC-
TION OR RESTRAINING ORDER.—Section 408 of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 229) is amended by striking ‘‘on account of
poultry’’ and inserting ‘‘on account of poultry or poultry
care’’.
(d) VIOLATIONS BY LIVE POULTRY DEALERS.—Sec-
tion 411 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 228b–2) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘any provision
of section 207 or section 410 of’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘any provi-
sions of section 207 or section 410’’ and inserting
‘‘any provision’’.
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