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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 787
To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the
Secretary of Defense to transfer to Federal and State agencies excess
personal property of the Department of Defense suitable for use in
law enforcement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. ORTIZ) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the author-
ity of the Secretary of Defense to transfer to Federal
and State agencies excess personal property of the De-
partment of Defense suitable for use in law enforcement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS PERSONAL
PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
Section 2576a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, including
small arms and ammunition,’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
scribed in paragraph (3)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) The types of excess personal property that may
be transferred under this section include—
‘‘(A) small arms, ammunition, protective equip-
ment, vehicles, and other personal property with a
direct application in law enforcement activities; and
‘‘(B) personal property, such as construction
materials, intended to enhance the training, safety,
or working conditions of law enforcement officers.’’.
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SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) CHIPPEWA CREE FUND.—There is authorized to
be appropriated for the Fund, $21,000,000 to be allocated
by the Secretary as follows:
(1) TRIBAL
COMPACT
ADMINISTRATION
AC-
COUNT.—For Tribal Compact Administration as-
sumed by the Tribe under the Compact and this Act,
$3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2000.
(2) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT.—For
tribal economic development, $3,000,000 is author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000.
(3) FUTURE
WATER
SUPPLY
FACILITIES
AC-
COUNT.—For the total Federal contribution to the
planning, design, construction, operation, mainte-
nance, and rehabilitation of a future water supply
system for the Reservation, there are authorized to
be appropriated—
(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
(B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
(C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(b) ON-RESERVATION WATER DEVELOPMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of the Interior, for
the Bureau of Reclamation, for the construction of
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 789
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
provide death benefits to retired public safety officers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. FOSSELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to provide death benefits to retired public
safety officers.
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 ‘‘Irwin Rutman Retired
Public Safety Officers Death Benefits Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEATH BENEFITS.
(a) PAYMENTS.—Section 1201 of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796) is amended—
(3) by striking ‘‘(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(bb)’’;
(4) by striking ‘‘(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(cc)’’;
(5) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(ii) ‘household goods’ shall mean for the
purposes of this subparagraph (B) clothing;
furniture; appliances; one radio; one television;
one VCR; linens; china; crockery; kitchenware;
educational materials and educational equip-
ment primarily for the use of minor dependent
children of the debtor, but only one personal
computer only if used primarily for the edu-
cation or entertainment of such minor children;
medical equipment and supplies; furniture ex-
clusively for the use of minor children, elderly
or disabled dependents of the debtor; and per-
sonal effects (including wedding rings and the
toys and hobby equipment of minor dependent
children) of the debtor and his or her depend-
ents: Provided, That the following are not in-
cluded within the scope of the term ‘household
goods’:
‘‘(aa) works of art (unless by or of the
debtor or his or her dependents);
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘line of
duty’’ the following: ‘‘or a retired public safety offi-
cer has died as the direct and proximate result of a
personal injury sustained while responding to a fire,
rescue, or police emergency’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘line of
duty’’ the following: ‘‘or a retired public safety offi-
cer has become permanently and totally disabled as
the direct result of a catastrophic injury sustained
while responding to a fire, rescue, or police emer-
gency’’; and
(3) in subsections (c), (i), and (j), by inserting
after ‘‘public safety officer’’ every place it appears
the following: ‘‘or a retired public safety officer’’.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Section 1202 of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796a) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the public
safety officer or by such officer’s intention’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the public safety officer or the retired pub-
lic safety officer who had the intention’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the public
safety officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the public safety offi-
cer or the retired public safety officer’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, or if the
retired public safety officer was behaving,’’ after
‘‘duties’’.
(c) NATIONAL PROGRAM.—Section 1203 of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 2796a–1) is amended by inserting before the
period ‘‘or retired public safety officers who have died
while responding to a fire, rescue, or police emergency’’.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1204 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6);
(2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’
at the end of paragraph (7); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) ‘retired public safety officer’ means a pub-
lic safety officer, as defined in paragraph (7), who
has served a sufficient period of time in such capac-
ity to become vested in the retirement system of a
public agency by which the officer was employed and
who retired from such agency in good standing.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to deaths or injuries
occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 78
To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a study and submit a
report to the Congress on methods for identifying and treating children
with dyslexia in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a study
and submit a report to the Congress on methods for
identifying and treating children with dyslexia in kinder-
garten through 3rd grade.
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 ‘‘Early Detection of
Dyslexia in Children Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT BY SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
ON IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF
CHILDREN 
WITH 
DYSLEXIA 
IN 
KINDER-
GARTEN THROUGH 3RD GRADE.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Education, in con-
sultation with the National Academy of Sciences, shall
conduct a study on methods for identifying and treating
children with dyslexia in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
In carrying out the study, the Secretary shall consider—
(1) whether there is a biological basis for dys-
lexia;
(2) whether dyslexia is caused by—
(A) a brain-based phonological deficit that
prevents an individual from breaking down
written words into component sounds;
(B) post-natal experience, including inad-
equate instruction; or
(C) a combination thereof; and
(3) the cost of implementing a program on a
nationwide basis to identify and treat children with
dyslexia in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education
shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report contain-
ing the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a).
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STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE ENTERPRISE FUND 
For operation of the Stormwater Permit Compliance 
Enterprise Fund, $3,792,000 from other funds. 
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise 
Fund, established by the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act, 1982, for the purpose of implementing the Law 
to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo 
and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Co-
lumbia (D.C. Law 3–172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 3–1301 
et seq. and sec. 22–1716 et seq.), $247,000,000 from 
other funds: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall 
identify the source of funding for this appropriation title 
from the District’s own locally generated revenues: Pro-
vided further, That no revenues from Federal sources shall 
be used to support the operations or activities of the Lot-
tery and Charitable Games Control Board: Provided fur-
ther, That the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise 
Fund is hereby authorized to make transfers to the gen-
eral fund of the District of Columbia, in excess of this 
appropriation, if such funds are available for transfer. 
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION 
For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, 
$7,322,000 from other funds: Provided, That the para-
graph under the heading ‘‘Sports and Entertainment
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 792
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form,
join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska,
Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BLILEY, Mr.
BONILLA, Mrs. BONO, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. BURR of
North Carolina, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. CALVERT,
Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. CANNON, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COL-
LINS, Mr. COOK, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. DELAY, Mr. DICKEY, Mr.
DOOLITTLE, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. GOODE, Mr.
GOSS, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HASTINGS
of Washington, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HERGER,
Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas,
Mr. KASICH, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LINDER, Mr.
MANZULLO, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr.
MCINTOSH, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MORAN of Kan-
sas, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. OXLEY, Mr.
PAUL, Mr. PITTS, Mr. POMBO, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RILEY, Mr. RYUN
of Kansas, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr.
SOUDER, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STUMP, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. TAY-
LOR of North Carolina, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. THUNE, Mr. WAMP, Mr.
WATKINS, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mrs. WIL-
SON, Mr. WOLF, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr.
WICKER, and Mr. PACKARD) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employ-
ees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to
refrain from such activities.
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 ‘‘National Right-to-
Work Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELA-
TIONS ACT.
(a) Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act
(the ‘‘Act’’) (29 U.S.C. 157) is amended by striking ‘‘ex-
cept to’’ and all that follows through ‘‘authorized in sec-
tion 8(a)(3)’’.
(b) Section 8(a) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘: Provided, That’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘retaining membership’’ in paragraph (3).
(c) Section 8(b) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is
amended by striking ‘‘or to discriminate’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘retaining membership’’ in paragraph (2)
and by striking ‘‘covered by an agreement authorized
under subsection (a)(3) of this section’’ in paragraph (5).
(d) Section 8(f) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)) is
amended by striking clause (2) and by redesignating
clauses (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively.
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Tribal
Water Right’’ means the water right set forth
in section 85–20–601 of the Montana Code An-
notated (1997) and includes the water alloca-
tion set forth in title II of this Act.
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The defini-
tion of the term ‘‘Tribal Water Right’’ under
this paragraph and the treatment of that right
under this Act shall not be construed or inter-
preted as a precedent for the litigation of re-
served water rights or the interpretation or ad-
ministration of future compacts between the
United States and the State of Montana or any
other State.
(15) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reserva-
tion and all officers, agents, and departments there-
of.
(16) WATER DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘water
development’’ includes all activities that involve the
use of water or modification of water courses or
water bodies in any way.
SEC. 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) NONEXERCISE OF TRIBE’S RIGHTS.—Pursuant
to Tribal Resolution No. 40–98, and in exchange for bene-
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT.
Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 152)
is amended by striking paragraph Eleventh.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 793
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral
directors and licensed embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime
compensation requirements of that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. TALENT, Mrs. FOWLER, Mrs.
MYRICK, and Mr. METCALF) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt
licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers from
the minimum wage and overtime compensation require-
ments of that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended by striking the pe-
riod at the end of paragraph (17) and inserting ‘‘; or’’
and by adding after paragraph (17) the following:
‘‘(18) any employee employed as a licensed fu-
neral director or a licensed embalmer.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 794
To repeal the law establishing the independent counsel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To repeal the law establishing the independent counsel.
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 ‘‘Repeal the Independ-
ent Counsel Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL.
Chapter 40 of title 28, United States Code, is re-
pealed.
SEC. 3. INDEPENDENT COUNSELS IN OFFICE.
Any independent counsel appointed under section 593
of title 28, United States Code, who is in office on the
fits under this Act, the Tribe shall not exercise the rights
set forth in Article VII.A.3 of the Compact, except that
in the event that the approval, ratification, and confirma-
tion of the Compact by the United States becomes null
and void under section 101(b), the Tribe shall have the
right to exercise the rights set forth in Article VII.A.3 of
the Compact.
(b) WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.—Except to
the extent provided in subsections (a), (b), and
(c) of
section 208 of the Department of Justice Appropriation
Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666), nothing in this Act may be
construed to waive the sovereign immunity of the United
States.
(c) TRIBAL RELEASE
OF CLAIMS AGAINST
THE
UNITED STATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to Tribal Resolu-
tion No. 40–98, and in exchange for benefits under
this Act, the Tribe shall, on the date of enactment
of this Act, execute a waiver and release of the
claims described in paragraph (2) against the United
States, the validity of which are not recognized by
the United States, except that—
(A) the waiver and release of claims shall
not become effective until the appropriation of
the funds authorized in section 105, the water
date of the enactment of this Act shall within 60 days
of such date—
(1) transfer any matter under investigation by
such counsel and any records related to such matter
to the Attorney General;
(2) file with the division of the court which ap-
pointed such counsel a report of the type required by
section 594(h)(1)(B) of such title and file with the
Congress a report of the type required by section
595(a)(2) of such title; and
(3) transfer all other records created or received
by such counsel to the Archivist of the United States
in accordance with the procedures and requirements
set out in section 594(k)(1).
SEC. 4. DIVISION OF THE COURT; ARCHIVIST OF THE
UNITED STATES.
With respect to the report filed under section 3(2),
the division of the court which received the report may
make the disclosure authorized by section 594(h)(2) of
such title and with respect to the records transferred
under section 3(3), the Archivist of the United States may
maintain, use, and dispose of such records in accordance
with section 594(k)(2) of such title.
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Commission’’ in Public Law 108–199 (118 Stat. 125) is 
amended by striking the term ‘‘local funds’’ and inserting 
the term ‘‘other funds’’ in its place. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD 
For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, es-
tablished pursuant to section 121 of the District of Colum-
bia Retirement Reform Act of 1979 (D.C. Official Code, 
sec. 1–711), $15,277,000 from the earnings of the appli-
cable retirement funds to pay legal, management, invest-
ment, and other fees and administrative expenses of the 
District of Columbia Retirement Board: Provided, That 
the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall provide 
to the Congress and to the Council of the District of Co-
lumbia a quarterly report of the allocations of charges by 
fund and of expenditures of all funds: Provided further, 
That the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall pro-
vide the Mayor, for transmittal to the Council of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, an itemized accounting of the planned 
use of appropriated funds in time for each annual budget 
submission and the actual use of such funds in time for 
each annual audited financial report. 
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND 
For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise 
Fund, $77,176,000 from other funds.
(c) WITHOUT FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—All money
appropriated pursuant to authorizations under this title
shall be available without fiscal year limitation.
(d) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
MONEYS.—The
amounts made available for use under subsection (a) shall
be deemed to have been available for use as of the date on
which those funds were appropriated. The amounts author-
ized to be appropriated in subsection (b) shall be available
for use immediately upon appropriation.
(6) the Rocky Boy’s Reservation is located in a
water-short area of Montana and it is appropriate
that the Act provide funding for the development of
additional water supplies, including domestic water,
to meet the needs of the Chippewa Cree Tribe;
(7) proceedings to determine the full extent of the
water rights of the Chippewa Cree Tribe are currently
pending before the Montana Water Court as a part of
the case ‘‘In the Matter of the Adjudication of All
Rights to the Use of Water, Both Surface and Under-
ground, within the State of Montana’’;
(8) recognizing that final resolution of the gen-
eral stream adjudication will take many years and
entail great expense to all parties, prolong uncer-
tainty as to the availability of water supplies, and se-
riously impair the long-term economic planning and
development of all parties, the Chippewa Cree Tribe
and the State of Montana entered into the Compact
on April 14, 1997; and
(9) the allocation of water resources from the
Tiber Reservoir to the Chippewa Cree Tribe under
this Act is uniquely suited to the geographic, social,
and economic characteristics of the area and situation
involved.
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(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Because of the regional and
international impact of the regional feasibility study, the
study may not be segmented. The regional study shall—
(1) utilize, to the maximum extent possible, ex-
isting information; and
(2) be planned and conducted in consultation
with all affected interests, including interests in
Canada.
SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FEA-
SIBILITY STUDIES.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1999 APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the
amounts made available by appropriations for fiscal year
1999 for the Bureau of Reclamation, $1,000,000 shall be
used for the purpose of commencing the MR&I feasibility
study under section 202 and the regional study under sec-
tion 203, of which—
(1) $500,000 shall be used for the MR&I study
under section 202; and
(2) $500,000 shall be used for the regional
study under section 203.
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Department of the Interior, for the
Bureau of Reclamation, for the purpose of conducting the
MR&I feasibility study under section 202 and the regional
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study under section 203, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2000,
of which—
(1) $500,000 shall be used for the MR&I feasi-
bility study under section 202; and
(2) $2,500,000 shall be used for the regional
study under section 203.
(c) WITHOUT FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—All money
appropriated pursuant to authorizations under this title
shall be available without fiscal year limitation.
(d) AVAILABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
MONEYS.—The
amounts made available for use under subsection (a) shall
be deemed to have been available for use as of the date
on which those funds were appropriated. The amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated in subsection (b) shall be avail-
able for use immediately upon appropriation.
Passed the House of Representatives October 18,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.