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(7) $150,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior
to carry out title VII of this Act with (A)
$100,000,000 of such amount transferred to the Sec-
retary of the Interior for purposes of subtitle A of title
VII and (B) $50,000,000 of such amount transferred
to the Secretary of the Interior for purposes of subtitle
B of title VII.
(c) SHORTFALL.—If amounts deposited into the Fund
in any fiscal year after the fiscal year 2000 are less than
$2,825,000,000, the amounts transferred under paragraphs
(1) through (7) of subsection (b) for that fiscal year shall
each be reduced proportionately.
(d) INTEREST.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall invest moneys in the Fund in public debt securi-
ties with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund,
as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
bearing interest at rates determined by the Secretary
of the Treasury, taking into consideration current
market yields on outstanding marketable obligations
of the United States of comparable maturity.
(2) USE OF INTEREST.—Except as provided in
paragraphs (3) and (4), interest earned on such mon-
eys shall be available, without further appropriation,
for obligation or expenditure under—
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to other States in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and
(B).
‘‘(3) The total allocation to an individual State for
a fiscal year under paragraph (2) shall not exceed 10 per-
cent of the total amount allocated to the several States
under paragraph (2) for that fiscal year.
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall notify each State of its ap-
portionment, and the amounts thereof shall be available
thereafter to the State for planning, acquisition, or devel-
opment projects as hereafter described. Any amount of
any apportionment under this subsection that has not
been paid or obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal
year in which such notification is given and the two fiscal
years thereafter shall be reapportioned by the Secretary
in accordance with paragraph (2), but without regard to
the 10 percent limitation to an individual State specified
in paragraph (3).
‘‘(5)(A) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(A)—
‘‘(i) the District of Columbia shall be treated as
a State; and
‘‘(ii) Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,
and American Samoa—
‘‘(I) shall be treated collectively as one
State; and
Union Calendar No. 277
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6
[Report No. 106–493]
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that
the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the
amount of the standard deduction, for joint re-
turns shall be twice the amounts applicable to
unmarried individuals.
FEBRUARY 7, 2000
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
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and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal
Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to
as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to
meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of
the American people, 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 ‘‘Conservation and Rein-
vestment Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Annual reports.
Sec. 5. Conservation and Reinvestment Act Fund.
Sec. 6. Limitation on use of available amounts for administration.
Sec. 7. Budgetary treatment of receipts and disbursements.
Sec. 8. Recordkeeping requirements.
Sec. 9. Maintenance of effort and matching funding.
Sec. 10. Sunset.
Sec. 11. Protection of private property rights.
Sec. 12. Signs.
TITLE I—IMPACT ASSISTANCE AND COASTAL CONSERVATION
Sec. 101. Impact assistance formula and payments.
Sec. 102. Coastal State conservation and impact assistance plans.
TITLE II—LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
REVITALIZATION
Sec. 201. Amendment of Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965.
Sec. 202. Extension of fund; treatment of amounts transferred from Conservation
and Reinvestment Act Fund.
Sec. 203. Availability of amounts.
Sec. 204. Allocation of Fund.
Sec. 205. Use of Federal portion.
Sec. 206. Allocation of amounts available for State purposes.
Sec. 207. State planning.
Sec. 208. Assistance to States for other projects.
Sec. 209. Conversion of property to other use.
Sec. 210. Water rights.
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TITLE III—WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
Sec. 301. Purposes.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Treatment of amounts transferred from Conservation and Reinvestment
Act Fund.
Sec. 304. Apportionment of amounts transferred from Conservation and Reinvest-
ment Act Fund.
Sec. 305. Education.
Sec. 306. Prohibition against diversion.
TITLE IV—URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM
AMENDMENTS
Sec. 401. Amendment of Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978.
Sec. 402. Purpose.
Sec. 403. Treatment of amounts transferred from Conservation and Reinvestment
Act Fund.
Sec. 404. Authority to develop new areas and facilities.
Sec. 405. Definitions.
Sec. 406. Eligibility.
Sec. 407. Grants.
Sec. 408. Recovery action programs.
Sec. 409. State action incentives.
Sec. 410. Conversion of recreation property.
Sec. 411. Repeal.
TITLE V—HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
Sec. 501. Treatment of amounts transferred from Conservation and Reinvestment
Act Fund.
Sec. 502. State use of historic preservation assistance for national heritage areas
and corridors.
TITLE VI—FEDERAL AND INDIAN LANDS RESTORATION
Sec. 601. Purpose.
Sec. 602. Treatment of amounts transferred from Conservation and Reinvestment
Act Fund; allocation.
Sec. 603. Authorized uses of transferred amounts.
Sec. 604. Indian tribe defined.
TITLE VII—CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED SPECIES RECOVERY
Subtitle A—Conservation Easements
Sec. 701. Purpose.
Sec. 702. Treatment of amounts transferred from Conservation and Reinvestment
Act Fund.
Sec. 703. Authorized uses of transferred amounts.
Sec. 704. Conservation Easement Program.
Subtitle B—Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery
Sec. 711. Purposes.
Sec. 712. Treatment of amounts transferred from Conservation and Reinvestment
Act Fund.
SEC. 4. UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall
conduct a study to determine if air carriers are providing,
during changes of planes, a level of supervision of unac-
companied children under 12 years of age that is sufficient
to ensure the safety of such children.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to
Congress a report containing the results of the study con-
ducted under this section.
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paid hereunder. No payment shall be made to any
State until the State has agreed to provide such re-
ports to the Secretary, in such form and containing
such information, as may be reasonably necessary to
enable the Secretary to perform his duties under this
title, and provide such fiscal control and fund ac-
counting procedures as may be necessary to assure
proper disbursement and accounting for Federal rev-
enues paid to the State under this title.
(2) FAILURE TO HAVE PLAN APPROVED.—At
the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall re-
turn to the Conservation and Reinvestment Act
Fund any amount that the Secretary allocated, but
did not disburse, in that fiscal year to a coastal
State that does not have an approved plan under
this title before the end of the fiscal year in which
such grant is allocated, except that the Secretary
shall hold in escrow until the final resolution of the
appeal any amount allocated, but not disbursed, to
a coastal State that has appealed the disapproval of
a plan submitted under this title.
(b) ALLOCATION AMONG COASTAL STATES.—
(1) ALLOCABLE SHARE FOR EACH STATE.—For
each coastal State, the Secretary shall determine the
State’s allocable share of the total amount of the
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 701
AN ACT
To provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to
State and local governments, to amend the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park
and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal
Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to
as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to
meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of
the American people, 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 ‘‘Conservation and Rein-
vestment Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec.
1. Short title.
Sec.
2. Table of contents.
Sec.
3. Definitions.
Sec.
4. Annual reports.
Sec.
5. Conservation and Reinvestment Act Fund.
Sec.
6. Limitation on use of available amounts for administration.
Sec.
7. Recordkeeping requirements.
Sec.
8. Maintenance of effort and matching funding.
Sec.
9. Sunset.
Sec. 10. Protection of private property rights.
Sec. 11. Signs.
TITLE I—IMPACT ASSISTANCE AND COASTAL CONSERVATION
Sec. 101. Impact assistance formula and payments.
Sec. 102. Coastal State conservation and impact assistance plans.
TITLE II—LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
REVITALIZATION
Sec. 201. Amendment of Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965.
Sec. 202. Extension of fund; treatment of amounts transferred from Conserva-
tion and Reinvestment Act Fund.
Sec. 203. Availability of amounts.
Sec. 204. Allocation of Fund.
Sec. 205. Use of Federal portion.
Sec. 206. Allocation of amounts available for State purposes.
Sec. 207. State planning.
Sec. 208. Assistance to States for other projects.
Sec. 209. Conversion of property to other use.
Sec. 210. Water rights.
Sec. 211. Requirements for acquisition of lands in Montana with Federal por-
tion.
TITLE III—WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
Sec. 301. Purposes.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Treatment of amounts transferred from Conservation and Reinvest-
ment Act Fund.
‘‘(c) AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED FROM CONSERVATION
AND REINVESTMENT ACT FUND.—In addition to the sum
of the revenues and collections estimated by the Secretary
of the Interior to be covered into the fund pursuant to sub-
sections (a) and (b) of this section, there shall be covered
into the fund all amounts transferred to the fund under sec-
tion 5(b)(2) of the Conservation and Reinvestment Act of
1999.’’.
SEC. 203. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.
Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 3. (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary from the fund to carry
out this Act not more than $900,000,000 in any fiscal year
after the fiscal year 2001. Amounts transferred to the fund
from the Conservation and Reinvestment Act Fund and
amounts covered into the fund under subsections (a) and
(b) of section 2 shall be available to the Secretary in fiscal
years after the fiscal year 2001 without further appropria-
tion to carry out this Act.
‘‘(b) OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF AVAILABLE
AMOUNTS.—Amounts available for obligation or expendi-
ture from the fund or from the special account established
under section 4(i)(1) may be obligated or expended only as
provided in this Act.’’.
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the agreement as the Secretary determines is appro-
priate under the terms of the agreement.
SEC. 715. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES.—
The term ‘‘endangered or threatened species’’ means
any species that is listed as an endangered species
or threatened species under section 4 of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of
Commerce, in accordance with section 3 of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532).
(3) SMALL
LANDOWNER.—The term ‘‘small
landowner’’ means an individual who owns 50 acres
or fewer of land.
(4) SPECIES
RECOVERY
AGREEMENT.—The
term ‘‘species recovery agreement’’ means an En-
dangered and Threatened Species Recovery Agree-
ment entered into by the Secretary under section
714.
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TITLE VIII—PROTECTION OF SO-
CIAL SECURITY AND MEDI-
CARE BENEFITS
SEC. 801. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDI-
CARE BENEFITS.
No funds shall be expended under this Act if such
expenditure diminishes benefit obligations of the Federal
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal
Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the Hospital Insurance
Trust Fund, or the Supplementary Medical Insurance
Trust Fund.
Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331), notwith-
standing section 9 of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1338).
(b) PROGRAM ALLOCATION.—In each fiscal year begin-
ning in fiscal year 2002 and through fiscal year 2016, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer amounts deposited
in the previous year into the Conservation and Reinvest-
ment Act Fund as follows:
(1) $430,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior
for purposes of making payments to Producing Coast-
al States under section 31 of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1330 et seq.).
(2) $350,000,000 to the Secretary of Commerce
for purposes of making payments to Coastal States
under section 32 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1330 et seq.).
(3) $25,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior
and Secretary of Commerce for coral reef protection
efforts as provided in section 104 of this Act.
(4) Such amounts as are necessary to make the
income of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
$900,000,000 to the Land and Water Conservation
Fund for expenditure as provided in section 3 of the
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 4601–6).
(B) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1998’’ and in-
serting ‘‘April 1, 1999’’, and
(3) by striking subsection (c).
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect
on April 1, 1999.
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not best be served by repairing, restoring, recon-
structing, or replacing the facility, the person
may elect to receive, in lieu of a contribution
under subsection (a)(1)(B), a contribution in an
amount equal to 75 percent of the Federal share
of the Federal estimate of the cost of repairing,
restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facil-
ity and of management expenses.
‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds contributed to
a person under this paragraph may be used—
‘‘(i) to repair, restore, or expand other
selected private nonprofit facilities owned or
operated by the person;
‘‘(ii) to construct new private non-
profit facilities to be owned or operated by
the person; or
‘‘(iii) to fund hazard mitigation meas-
ures that the person determines to be nec-
essary to meet a need for the person’s serv-
ices and functions in the area affected by
the major disaster.
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available
to a person under this paragraph may not be
used for—
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 702
For the relief of Frank Redendo.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mrs. KELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Frank Redendo.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR VACCINE-RELATED IN-
JURY.
(a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATION.—The time limita-
tion set forth in section 2116(a)(1) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-16(a)(1)) shall not apply
to a petition for compensation filed under section 2111
of that Act by Frank Redendo of Carmel, New York, for
injuries received as a result of a vaccine administered in
March of 1964.
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(b) DEADLINE.—Subsection (a) shall apply only to
a petition filed not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 703
For the relief of Khalid Khannouchi.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mrs. KELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Khalid Khannouchi.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CERTAIN NATURALIZATION RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR KHALID KHANNOUCHI.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding his inability to
meet the requirements of section 319(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act relating to residence and physical
presence in the United States, Khalid Khannouchi shall
be deemed eligible for naturalization upon the filing of the
appropriate application, if otherwise qualified for natu-
ralization under such Act.
(b) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsection (a) shall apply only if the application
for naturalization is filed with appropriate fees within 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 704
For the relief of Walter Borys.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Walter Borys.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIM.
(a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATION.—The Secretary
of the Army shall consider the claim described in sub-
section (b) without regard to the time limitation estab-
lished by section 2734(b)(1) of title 10, United States
Code, or any predecessor time limitation applicable at the
time the claim accrued.
(b) CLAIM DESCRIBED.—The claim referred to in
subsection (a) is the claim filed against the United States
at Fort Hamilton, New York, on June 30, 1993, by Mr.
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Walter Borys, of Lakeview Avenue, Yonkers, New York,
pertaining to the murder of his father, Mr. Eustach Borys,
on June 13, 1946, in Kempten, Germany.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 705
To make technical corrections with respect to the monthly reports submitted
by the Postmaster General on official mail of the House of Representatives.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
Mr. THOMAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
Committee on House Administration discharged; considered and passed
A BILL
To make technical corrections with respect to the monthly
reports submitted by the Postmaster General on official
mail of the House of Representatives.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING RE-
PORTS BY POSTMASTER GENERAL ON OFFI-
CIAL MAIL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 311(b)(2) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C.
59e(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘any person with an
allocation under subsection (a)(2)’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘any person with an allocation under subsection
(a)(2)(A) as to the amount that has been used and any
person with an allocation under subsection (a)(2)(B)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to January 1999
and each succeeding month.
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SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING RE-
PORTS BY POSTMASTER GENERAL ON OFFI-
CIAL MAIL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 311(b)(2) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C.
59e(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘any person with an
allocation under subsection (a)(2)’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘any person with an allocation under subsection
(a)(2)(A) as to the amount that has been used and any
person with an allocation under subsection (a)(2)(B)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to January 1999
and each succeeding month.
Passed the House of Representatives February 11,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To make technical corrections with respect to the monthly reports submitted by
the Postmaster General on official mail of the House of Representatives.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING REPORTS BY
POSTMASTER GENERAL ON OFFICIAL MAIL OF HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 311(b)(2) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(b)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘any person with an allocation under subsection (a)(2)’’ and inserting
the following: ‘‘any person with an allocation under subsection
(a)(2)(A) as to the amount that has been used and any person
with an allocation under subsection (a)(2)(B)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to January 1999 and each succeeding
month.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 705
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 12, 1999
Received
FEBRUARY 22, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To make technical corrections with respect to the monthly
reports submitted by the Postmaster General on official
mail of the House of Representatives.
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. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING RE-
PORTS BY POSTMASTER GENERAL ON OFFI-
CIAL MAIL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 311(b)(2) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C.
59e(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘any person with an
allocation under subsection (a)(2)’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘any person with an allocation under subsection
(a)(2)(A) as to the amount that has been used and any
person with an allocation under subsection (a)(2)(B)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to January 1999
and each succeeding month.
Passed the House of Representatives February 11,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 706
To extend for 6 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title
11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To extend for 6 additional months the period for which
chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
Section 149 of title I of division C of Public Law
105–277 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘April 1, 1999’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1999’’,
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘September 30, 1998’’ and
inserting ‘‘March 31, 1999’’, and