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Union Calendar No. 591
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1500
[Report No. 106–1017]
To accelerate the Wilderness designation process by establishing a timetable
for the completion of wilderness studies on Federal Lands.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1999
Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. HILL of Montana, Mrs.
CHENOWETH, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. SALMON, Mr. STUMP, Mr. HEFLEY,
Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. POMBO, Mr. HUNTER,
Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
MCINNIS, and Mr. ROHRABACHER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Resources
OCTOBER 30, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To accelerate the Wilderness designation process by estab-
lishing a timetable for the completion of wilderness stud-
ies on Federal Lands.
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 ‘‘America’s Wilderness Pro-
tection Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
The Congress finds that—
(1) The designation of certain Federal lands as
Wilderness is beneficial to the American people.
(2) The Wilderness Act of 1964 and of the
Federal Land Management and Policy Act of 1976
provided for the study of certain lands for wilderness
suitability. Areas undergoing such a study have been
generally known as ‘‘Wilderness Study Areas’’.––
(3) Wilderness Study Areas were intended as
interim management designations pending comple-
tion of wilderness suitability studies. Wilderness
Study Area status was not intended as a substitute
for wilderness designation by Congress.
(4) It was not the intent of Congress that areas
continue under Wilderness Study Area status indefi-
nitely. Perpetuation of Wilderness Study Area status
is undesirable and hinders the Wilderness designa-
tion process. Lands that merit Wilderness designa-
tion should be granted the full protection that such
a status would afford, and those lands which do not
merit such a designation should be released so that
they can be managed for the public good as accorded
by law.
(5) The establishment of a timetable for the
completion of wilderness studies would facilitate the
wilderness designation process by supplying a time-
frame within which Congress must Act.
SEC. 3. TIMETABLE FOR WILDERNESS STUDY COMPLETION.
(a) EXISTING
WILDERNESS
STUDY
AREAS.—All
areas designated as wilderness study areas as of the date
of the enactment of this Act shall be released from wilder-
ness study area status on the earlier of the following:
(1) The date 10 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
(2) The date on which the area is designated by
Act of Congress as wilderness.
(b) SUBSEQUENT WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.—Any
wilderness study area designated after the date of enact-
ment of this Act shall remain in wilderness study area sta-
tus until the earlier of the following:
(1) The date 10 years after the date of designa-
tion.
(2) The date on which the area is designated by
Act of Congress as wilderness.
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Subtitle D—Gun Prosecution Data
Sec. 731. Collection of gun prosecution data.
Subtitle E—Firearms Possession by Violent Juvenile Offenders
Sec. 741. Prohibition on firearms possession by violent juvenile offenders.
Subtitle F—Juvenile Access to Certain Firearms
Sec. 751. Penalties for firearm violations involving juveniles.
Subtitle G—General Firearm Provisions
Sec. 761. National instant criminal background check system improvements.
TITLE VIII—ENHANCED PENALTIES
Sec. 801. Straw purchases.
Sec. 802. Stolen firearms.
Sec. 803. Increase in penalties for crimes involving firearms.
Sec. 804. Increased penalties for distributing drugs to minors.
Sec. 805. Increased penalty for drug trafficking in or near a school or other pro-
tected location.
TITLE IX—CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY
Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Purposes.
Sec. 903. Firearms safety.
Sec. 904. Effective date.
TITLE X—SCHOOL SAFETY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Sec. 1001. School safety and violence prevention.
Sec. 1002. Study.
Sec. 1003. School uniforms.
Sec. 1004. Transfer of school disciplinary records.
Sec. 1005. School violence research.
Sec. 1006. National character achievement award.
Sec. 1007. National Commission on Character Development.
Sec. 1008. Juvenile access to treatment.
Sec. 1009. Background checks.
Sec. 1010. Drug tests.
Sec. 1011. Sense of the Senate.
TITLE XI—TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTION ACT
Sec. 1101. Short title.
Sec. 1102. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 1103. Preemption and election of State nonapplicability.
Sec. 1104. Limitation on liability for teachers.
Sec. 1105. Liability for noneconomic loss.
Sec. 1106. Definitions.
Sec. 1107. Effective date.
After such 10-year period, any such area not designated
as wilderness by Act of Congress shall be released from
wilderness study area status.
Union Calendar No. 591
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1500
[Report No. 106–1017]
A BILL
To accelerate the Wilderness designation process by
establishing a timetable for the completion of wil-
derness studies on Federal Lands.
OCTOBER 30, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
‘‘(8) establishing juvenile gun courts for the
prosecution and adjudication of juvenile firearms of-
fenders;
‘‘(9) establishing drug court programs for juve-
nile offenders that provide continuing judicial super-
vision over juvenile offenders with substance abuse
problems and the integrated administration of other
sanctions and services for such offenders;
‘‘(10) establishing and maintaining an auto-
mated system of records relating to any adjudication
of juveniles less than 18 years of age who are adju-
dicated delinquent for conduct that would be a vio-
lent crime if committed by an adult, that—
‘‘(A) is equivalent to the system of records
that would be kept of adults arrested for such
conduct, including fingerprint records and pho-
tograph records;
‘‘(B) provides for submitting such juvenile
records to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
in the same manner as adult criminal records
are so submitted;
‘‘(C) requires the retention of juvenile
records for a period of time that is equal to the
period of time for which adult criminal records
are retained; and
‘‘(2) building, expanding, renovating, or oper-
ating temporary or permanent juvenile correction,
detention, or community corrections facilities;
‘‘(3) hiring juvenile court judges, probation offi-
cers, and court-appointed defenders and special ad-
vocates, and funding pretrial services for juvenile of-
fenders, to promote the effective and expeditious ad-
ministration of the juvenile justice system;
‘‘(4) hiring additional prosecutors, so that more
cases involving violent juvenile offenders can be
prosecuted and case backlogs reduced;
‘‘(5) providing funding to enable prosecutors to
address drug, gang, and youth violence problems
more effectively and for technology, equipment, and
training to assist prosecutors in identifying and ex-
pediting the prosecution of violent juvenile offenders;
‘‘(6) providing funding to prosecutors for the
purpose of establishing and maintaining juvenile wit-
ness assistance programs;
‘‘(7) establishing and maintaining training pro-
grams for law enforcement and other court per-
sonnel with respect to preventing and controlling ju-
venile crime;
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the changes in the total number of permanent district
judgeships authorized as a result of subsection (a) of this
section—
(1) the item relating to Arizona in such table
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Arizona ....................................................................................................
11’’;
(2) the item relating to Florida in such table is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘Florida:
Northern ...........................................................................................
Middle ...............................................................................................
Southern ............................................................................................
16’’;
and
(3) the item relating to Nevada in such table is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘Nevada ....................................................................................................
6’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, in-
cluding such sums as may be necessary to provide appro-
priate space and facilities for the judicial positions created
by this section.
SEC. 109. YOUTH CRIME GUN INTERDICTION INITIATIVE
(YCGII).
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall expand—
(1) to 75 the number of city and county law en-
forcement agencies that through the Youth Crime
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‘‘(d) In addition to any other authorization under this
section for the reporting, retention, disclosure, or avail-
ability of records or information, if the law of the State
in which a Federal juvenile delinquency proceeding takes
place permits or requires the reporting, retention, disclo-
sure, or availability of records or information relating to
a juvenile or to a juvenile delinquency proceeding or adju-
dication in certain circumstances, then such reporting, re-
tention, disclosure, or availability is permitted under this
section whenever the same circumstances exist.’’.
SEC. 208. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS OF SECTIONS 5031 AND
5034.
(a) ELIMINATION
OF PRONOUNS.—Sections 5031
and 5034 of title 18, United States Code, are each amend-
ed by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the juvenile’s’’.
(b) UPDATING OF REFERENCE.—Section 5034 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading of such section, by striking
‘‘magistrate’’ and inserting ‘‘judicial officer’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘magistrate’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘judicial officer’’.
fenders, to promote the effective and expeditious ad-
ministration of the juvenile justice system;
‘‘(4) hiring additional prosecutors, so that more
cases involving violent juvenile offenders can be
prosecuted and case backlogs reduced;
‘‘(5) providing funding to enable prosecutors to
address drug, gang, and youth violence problems
more effectively and for technology, equipment, and
training to assist prosecutors in identifying and ex-
pediting the prosecution of violent juvenile offenders;
‘‘(6) establishing and maintaining training pro-
grams for law enforcement and other court per-
sonnel with respect to preventing and controlling ju-
venile crime;
‘‘(7) establishing juvenile gun courts for the
prosecution and adjudication of juvenile firearms of-
fenders;
‘‘(8) establishing drug court programs for juve-
nile offenders that provide continuing judicial super-
vision over juvenile offenders with substance abuse
problems and the integrated administration of other
sanctions and services for such offenders;
‘‘(9) establishing and maintaining a system of
juvenile records designed to promote public safety;
SEC. 105. DECLARATION OF EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCY
AND RESULTING AUTHORITIES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO DECLARE.—If the Secretary de-
termines that an extraordinary emergency exists because
of the presence of a plant pest or noxious weed that is
new to or not known to be widely prevalent in or distrib-
uted within and throughout the United States and that
the presence of the plant pest or noxious weed threatens
plants or plant products of the United States, the Sec-
retary may—
(1) hold, seize, quarantine, treat, apply other
remedial measures to, destroy, or otherwise dispose
of, any plant, biological control organism, plant
product, article, or means of conveyance that the
Secretary has reason to believe is infested with the
plant pest or noxious weed;
(2) quarantine, treat, or apply other remedial
measures to any premises, including any plants, bio-
logical control organisms, plant products, articles, or
means of conveyance on the premises, that the Sec-
retary has reason to believe is infested with the
plant pest or noxious weed;
(3) quarantine any State or portion of a State
in which the Secretary finds the plant pest or nox-
ious weed or any plant, biological control organism,
plant product, article, or means of conveyance that
control organism, noxious weed, article, or means of
conveyance is to be moved;
(3) be subject to remedial measures the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to prevent the
spread of plant pests or noxious weeds; and
(4) with respect to plants or biological control
organisms, be grown or handled under post-entry
quarantine conditions by or under the supervision of
the Secretary for the purposes of determining wheth-
er the plant or biological control organism may be
infested with plant pests or may be a plant pest or
noxious weed.
(c) NOXIOUS WEEDS.—
(1) REGULATIONS.—In the case of noxious
weeds, the Secretary may publish, by regulation, a
list of noxious weeds that are prohibited or re-
stricted from entering the United States or that are
subject to restrictions on interstate movement within
the United States.
(2) PETITION
TO
ADD
OR
REMOVE
PLANTS
FROM REGULATION.—Any person may petition the
Secretary to add a plant species to, or remove a
plant species from, the regulations issued by the
Secretary under this subsection.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1505
To amend United States trade laws to address more effectively import crises.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1999
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. REGULA, Mr. COYNE, Mr. NEY,
Mr. TRAFICANT, and Mr. ADERHOLT) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend United States trade laws to address more
effectively import crises.
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 ‘‘Fair Trade Law En-
hancement Act of 1999’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1509
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 4, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To authorize the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foun-
dation to establish a memorial in the District of Colum-
bia or its environs to honor veterans who became dis-
abled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United
States.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEMORIAL TO HONOR DISABLED VETERANS
OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) MEMORIAL AUTHORIZED.—The Disabled Vet-
erans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation is authorized to estab-
lish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Colum-
bia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled
while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall
be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(c) PAYMENT
OF EXPENSES.—The Disabled Vet-
erans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation shall be solely respon-
sible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of
the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial. No
Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of the es-
tablishment of the memorial.
(d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment
of all expenses of the establishment of the memorial (in-
cluding the maintenance and preservation amount re-
quired under section 8(b) of the Commemorative Works
Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b))), or upon expiration of the au-
thority for the memorial under section 10(b) of such Act
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(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall comprise
the lands in the Kenai Mountains and upper Turnagain
Arm region generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Kenai
Peninsula/Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor’’,
numbered ‘‘Map #KMTA–1’’, and dated ‘‘August 1999’’.
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the offices of the Alaska Regional Office of the National
Park Service and in the offices of the Alaska State Heritage
Preservation Officer.
SEC. 905. MANAGEMENT ENTITY.
(a) The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agree-
ment with the management entity to carry out the purposes
of this title. The cooperative agreement shall include infor-
mation relating to the objectives and management of the
Heritage Area, including the following:
(1) A discussion of the goals and objectives of the
Heritage Area.
(2) An explanation of the proposed approach to
conservation and interpretation of the Heritage Area.
(3) A general outline of the protection measures,
to which the management entity commits.
(b) Nothing in this title authorizes the management
entity to assume any management authorities or respon-
sibilities on Federal lands.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1508
To prohibit entry of the Russian vessel KAPITAN MAN into any port
in the United States at which there is a United States naval presence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1999
Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
A BILL
To prohibit entry of the Russian vessel KAPITAN MAN
into any port in the United States at which there is
a United States naval presence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) United States intelligence reports indicate
that vessels of the Far East Shipping Company (a
corporation having its principal place of business in
Vladivostok, Russia) actively support the Russian
military.
(2) The Russian merchant vessel KAPITAN
MAN (Russian registry number 840 6690) is a ves-
sel in the Far East Shipping Company fleet.
(3) During a joint boarding by the United
States Customs Service and the Immigration and
Naturalization Service in April 1993, the KAPITAN
MAN was discovered to have on board devices
known as Expendable Bathythermographs. The de-
vices were T7 models, which are manufactured only
for United States military use. The sole purpose of
the devices is improved sonar prediction in antisub-
marine warfare and other military applications.
(4) In April 1994, during an inspection of the
KAPITAN MAN by the United States Customs
Service and the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, sonabuoys were discovered in an obscure
compartment that had been sprayed with dog repel-
lent. Such devices are used in the detection of sub-
marines.
(5) On April 4, 1997, the KAPITAN MAN was
in Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington, when it
was photographed from a Canadian military heli-
copter on a routine surveillance mission.
(6) United States Navy intelligence officer
Lieutenant Jack Daly was on board the helicopter
during that mission. Upon returning from the mis-
sion, Lieutenant Daly and the Canadian pilot, Cap-
tain Patrick Barnes, reported injuries that, upon
evaluation, were consistent with injuries caused by a
laser.
(7) Lieutenant Daly and Captain Barnes con-
tinue to suffer severe physical effects from the
KAPITAN MAN laser incident.
(8) The KAPITAN MAN is suspected by the
United States intelligence community of conducting
surveillance against United States ballistic missile
submarines and aircraft carrier battle groups.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY OF KAPITAN MAN INTO
CERTAIN UNITED STATES PORTS.
Notwithstanding any other law, the vessel KAPITAN
MAN shall be denied entry to any port in the United
States at which there is a United States naval presence.
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(d)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading 
that are allocated for assistance for the Government of 
the Russian Federation, 60 percent shall be withheld from 
obligation until the President determines and certifies in 
writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation: 
(A) has terminated implementation of arrange-
ments to provide Iran with technical expertise, train-
ing, technology, or equipment necessary to develop a 
nuclear reactor, related nuclear research facilities or 
programs, or ballistic missile capability; and 
(B) is providing full access to international non-
government organizations providing humanitarian 
relief to refugees and internally displaced persons in 
Chechnya. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
(A) assistance to combat infectious diseases, 
child survival activities, or assistance for victims of 
trafficking in persons; and 
(B) activities authorized under title V (Non-
proliferation and Disarmament Programs and Ac-
tivities) of the FREEDOM Support Act. 
(e) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall 
not apply to—
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(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
and section 1424 of Public Law 104–201 or non-
proliferation assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee or 
other assistance provided by the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export-
Import Bank Act of 1945; or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 
provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1969, $16,238,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2006.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEMORIAL TO HONOR DISABLED VETERANS
OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) MEMORIAL AUTHORIZED.—The Disabled Vet-
erans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation is authorized to estab-
lish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Colum-
bia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled
while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall
be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(c) PAYMENT
OF EXPENSES.—The Disabled Vet-
erans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation shall be solely respon-
sible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of
the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial. No
Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of the es-
tablishment of the memorial.
(d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment
of all expenses of the establishment of the memorial (in-
cluding the maintenance and preservation amount re-
quired under section 8(b) of the Commemorative Works
Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b))), or upon expiration of the au-
thority for the memorial under section 10(b) of such Act
(40 U.S.C. 1010(b)), there remains a balance of funds re-
ceived for the establishment of the memorial, the Disabled
Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation shall transmit the
amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Treasury
for deposit in the account provided for in section 8(b)(1)
of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)).
Passed the House of Representatives May 3, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.