datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
TITLE I—PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION
Sec. 101. Restrictions on uses.
Sec. 102. Restrictions on disclosure.
Sec. 103. Standards for authorizations for use and disclosure.
Sec. 104. Safeguards against misuse and prohibited disclosures.
TITLE II—RIGHTS OF PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS
Sec. 201. Right of access.
Sec. 202. Right of correction and amendment.
Sec. 203. Right to review disclosure history.
Sec. 204. Right to notice of information practices and opportunity to seek addi-
tional protections.
TITLE III—PERMISSIBLE DISCLOSURES OF PROTECTED HEALTH
INFORMATION
Sec. 301. Provision of and payment for health care.
Sec. 302. Health oversight.
Sec. 303. Public health.
Sec. 304. Health research.
Sec. 305. Law enforcement.
Sec. 306. Judicial or administrative proceedings.
Sec. 307. Other disclosures.
Sec. 308. Redisclosures.
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Specific classes of individuals.
Sec. 402. False pretenses.
Sec. 403. Obligations of affiliated persons.
Sec. 404. Prohibition of retaliation with respect to employment.
Sec. 405. Mental health and other especially sensitive information.
Sec. 406. Cessation of operations.
Sec. 407. Conforming amendments to Federal Privacy Act.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Authority of the Secretary.
Sec. 502. Enforcement.
Sec. 503. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 504. Definitions.
Sec. 505. Effective date.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows:
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1936
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent overpayment
for hospital discharges to post-acute care services by eliminating the
limitation on the number of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) subject
to the special transfer policy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1999
Mr. STARK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent
overpayment for hospital discharges to post-acute care
services by eliminating the limitation on the number of
diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) subject to the special
transfer policy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PREVENTION OF OVERPAYMENT FOR HOS-
PITAL DISCHARGES TO POST-ACUTE CARE
SERVICES BY ELIMINATING THE LIMITATION
ON THE NUMBER OF DIAGNOSIS-RELATED
GROUPS (DRGS) SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL
TRANSFER POLICY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(5)(J) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(J)) is
amended—
(1) in clause (i), in the matter before subclause
(I)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, which is classified within
a diagnosis-related group described in clause
(iii), and’’, and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and adjusting for dif-
ferences in length of stay among regions and
States to the extent the Secretary determines
such adjustment to be feasible and appropriate’’
after ‘‘(as defined by the Secretary’’;
(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) in the matter before subclause (I), by
striking ‘‘classified with a diagnosis-related
group (described in clause (iii))’’, and
(B) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘clause
(iv)(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (iii)’’;
(3) by striking clause (iii); and
(4) in clause (iv)—
(A) by striking the dash after ‘‘description
of’’ and all that follows up to ‘‘post-discharge’’,
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and all that follows
and inserting a period, and
(C) by redesignating such clause as clause
(iii).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) apply to discharges occurring on or after
October 1, 2000.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1937
To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974,
and the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994,
to allow grants received under such Act to be used to establish and
maintain school violence hotlines.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1999
Mr. TANCREDO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974, and the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act of 1994, to allow grants received under
such Act to be used to establish and maintain school
violence hotlines.
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 ‘‘School Safety Hotline
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 223(a)(10) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)(10))
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (N) by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end,
(2) in subparagraph (O) by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(P) programs related to the establishment
and maintenance of a school violence hotline,
based on a public-private partnership, that stu-
dents and parents can use to report suspicious,
violent, or threatening behavior to school and
law enforcement authorities.’’.
SEC. 3. SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT.
(a) STATE PROGRAMS.—Section 4113(b)(1) of the
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of
1994 (20 U.S.C. 7113(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(E)
through (G) as (F) through (H), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(E) establishing and maintaining a school
violence hotline, based on a public-private part-
SECTION 1. SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMPS TO BENEFIT ALZ-
HEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 39, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 414a. Special postage stamps for Alzheimer’s dis-
ease research
‘‘(a) In order to afford the public a convenient way
to contribute to funding for Alzheimer’s disease research,
the Postal Service shall establish a special rate of postage
for first-class mail under this section.
‘‘(b) The rate of postage established under this
section—
‘‘(1) shall be equal to the regular first-class rate
of postage, plus a differential of not to exceed 25
percent;
‘‘(2) shall be set by the Governors in accord-
ance with such procedures as the Governors shall by
regulation prescribe (in lieu of the procedures under
chapter 36); and
‘‘(3) shall be offered as an alternative to the
regular first-class rate of postage.
The use of the special rate of postage established under
this section shall be voluntary on the part of postal pa-
trons.
nership, that students and parents can use to
report suspicious, violent, or threatening behav-
ior to school and law enforcement authorities;
(b) GOVERNOR’S PROGRAMS.—Section 4114(c) of the
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of
1994 (20 U.S.C. 7114(c)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through
(12) as (7) through (13), respectively; and
(2) inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
‘‘(6) establishing and maintaining a school vio-
lence hotline, based on a public-private partnership,
that students and parents can use to report sus-
picious, violent, or threatening behavior to school
and law enforcement authorities;
(c) LOCAL PROGRAMS.—Section 4116(b) of the Safe
and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20
U.S.C. 7116(a)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through
(10) as (8) through (11), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(7) establishing and maintaining a school vio-
lence hotline, based on a public-private partnership,
that students and parents can use to report sus-
picious, violent, or threatening behavior to school
and law enforcement authorities.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1938
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require appropriate
training and certification for suppliers of certain listed items of orthotics
or prosthetics.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1999
Mr. WEXLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require
appropriate training and certification for suppliers of
certain listed items of orthotics or prosthetics.
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 ‘‘William G. Barr Am-
putee Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION OF SUPPLIERS OF CERTAIN ITEMS
OF ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1834(h)(1) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(h)(1)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) LIMITATION ON PAYMENT FOR LIST-
ED ITEMS.—
‘‘(i) LIMITATION.—Except as provided
in clause (v), no payment may be made
under this subsection for an item of
orthotics and prosthetics that is specified
on a list established under clause (ii) un-
less the individual (as defined in clause
(vi)) furnishing such item has been cer-
tified under clause (iv).
‘‘(ii) ESTABLISHMENT AND PUBLICA-
TION OF LIST.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and publish a list of items of orthotics
and prosthetics that the Secretary (in con-
sultation with appropriate experts in the
field of orthotics and prosthetics) deter-
mines that because of the custom design,
fabrication, and fitting of such an item,
the individual furnishing such item must
meet minimum education requirements in
such design, fabrication, and fitting.
‘‘(iii) APPLICATION OF LIMITATION.—
The prohibition under clause (i) shall apply
to an item of orthotics and prosthetics fur-
nished on or after the date that is the first
day of the sixth month that begins after
the date on which the Secretary specifies
the item on the list under clause (ii).
‘‘(iv) CERTIFICATION.—An individual
may be certified under this clause as fol-
lows:
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a process for the
certification of the individual by the
Secretary, by the State in which the
individual practices, or by a qualified
third party certifier (as determined by
the Secretary) as having met, with re-
spect to items specified on the list
under clause (ii), minimum education
requirements established by the Sec-
retary based on the criteria described
in subclause (II).
‘‘(II) CRITERIA
DESCRIBED.—
For purposes of subclause (I), the
regulations prescribed by the Sec-
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‘‘(i) implementing programs to upgrade the
reading and other academic skills of limited
English proficient students;
‘‘(ii) developing and using educational
technology, including interactive technology, to
improve learning, assessments, and account-
ability;
‘‘(iii) implementing and adapting research-
based models for meeting the needs of limited
English proficient students;
‘‘(iv) developing and implementing pro-
grams to meet the needs of limited English pro-
ficient students with disabilities;
‘‘(v) implementing family education pro-
grams and parent outreach and training activi-
ties designed to assist parents to become active
participants in the education of their children;
‘‘(vi) improving the instructional program
for limited English proficient students by iden-
tifying, acquiring, and upgrading curriculum,
instructional materials, educational software
and assessment procedures;
‘‘(vii) providing tutorials and academic or
career counseling for children and youth of lim-
ited English proficiency;
retary, in the case of such an indi-
vidual who is orthotist or prosthetist,
shall be based upon the essentials and
guidelines established by the Com-
mittee on Allied Health Education
and Accreditation of the American
Medical Association with respect to
education and training programs, in-
ternship or residency experience, and
continuing 
education 
requirements,
for the custom design, fabrication,
and fitting of such items. In the case
of such an individual who is a
pedorthist, such regulations shall be
based upon the essentials and guide-
lines established by the Committee for
Pedorthic 
Education 
Accreditation
with respect to education and training
programs, internship or residency ex-
perience, and continuing education re-
quirements, for the custom design,
fabrication, and fitting of such items.
In the case of an individual who is a
fitter of orthotics or prosthetics, such
regulations shall be based upon cri-
teria established by the Secretary (in
conjunction with appropriate experts
in the field of orthotics) with respect
to education and training programs,
internship or residency experience,
and continuing education require-
ments, for the fitting of such items.
‘‘(III) CERTIFICATION
BY
REA-
SON
OF
EXPERIENCE.—Notwith-
standing subclause (I), in the case of
a individual practicing in a State
which does not provide for such licen-
sure or certification, the individual
may be certified under this clause if
the individual has completed at least
five years practice in the field of
orthotics or prosthetics and meets
such other criteria as the Secretary
establishes.
‘‘(v) RURAL SUPPLIERS EXCEPTED.—
The prohibition under clause (i) shall not
apply in the case of a supplier of an item
of orthotics and prosthetics that serves,
and is located in, an area outside a Metro-
politan Statistical Area or a New England
County Metropolitan Area.
‘‘(vi) 
INDIVIDUAL
DEFINED.—For
purposes of this subparagraph, the term
‘individual’ means a supplier of orthotics
and prosthetics who is a practitioner of
orthotics or prosthetics or, in the case of a
supplier who is not such a practitioner,
such a practitioner in the employ of the
supplier on a full- or part-time salary
basis.’’.
(b) DEADLINES.—
(1) LIST OF ITEMS.—Not later than six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall publish
in the Federal Register the list of orthotic and pros-
thetic items described in clause (ii) of section
1834(h)(1)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(h)(1)(F)), as added by subsection (a).
(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue regulations to carry out the
amendment made by subsection (a). In order to
carry out this requirement in a timely manner, the
Secretary may promulgate regulations that take ef-
fect on an interim basis, after notice and pending
opportunity for public comment.
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I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1939
To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow postal patrons to contribute
to funding for Alzheimer’s disease research through the voluntary pur-
chase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1999
Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. STARK, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr.
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. FROST, Mr. WEINER, Mr.
RAMSTAD, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. SHOWS, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. WOLF, Mr. HILLIARD, Mrs. KELLY, Ms.
KILPATRICK, Mr. PHELPS, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. SNYDER,
Mr. GOODE, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. SISISKY,
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr.
MOLLOHAN, Mr. SANDLIN, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. DAVIS of Flor-
ida, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. DANNER, Mr. HOLDEN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr.
KUYKENDALL, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government
Reform
A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow postal pa-
trons to contribute to funding for Alzheimer’s disease
research through the voluntary purchase of certain spe-
cially issued United States postage stamps.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(c)(1) Amounts becoming available for Alzheimer’s
disease research pursuant to this section shall be paid to
the National Institutes of Health. Payments under this
paragraph shall be made under such arrangements as the
Postal Service shall by mutual agreement with that agency
establish in order to carry out the purposes of this section,
except that, under those arrangements, payments to such
agency shall be made at least twice a year.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, the term ‘amounts
becoming available for Alzheimer’s disease research pursu-
ant to this section’ means—
‘‘(A) the total amounts received by the Postal
Service that it would not have received but for the
enactment of this section, reduced by
‘‘(B) an amount sufficient to cover reasonable
costs incurred by the Postal Service in carrying out
this section, including those attributable to the
printing, sale, and distribution of stamps under this
section,
as determined by the Postal Service under regulations that
it shall prescribe.
‘‘(d) It is the sense of the Congress that nothing in
this section should—
‘‘(1) directly or indirectly cause a net decrease
in total funds received by the National Institutes of
special postage stamps under this section are first made
available to the public.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The analysis
for chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is amended
by striking the item relating to section 414 and inserting
the following:
‘‘414. Special postage stamps to benefit breast cancer research.
‘‘414a. Special postage stamps to benefit Alzheimer’s disease research.’’.
(2) The heading for section 414 of title 39, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 414. Special postage stamps to benefit breast can-
cer research.’’.
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standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration may retain up to $750,000 per fis-
cal year of training institute course tuition fees, otherwise
authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such
sums for occupational safety and health training and edu-
cation grants: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
3302, the Secretary of Labor is authorized, during the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2005, to collect and retain
fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Test-
ing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accord-
ance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer
national and international laboratory recognition pro-
grams that ensure the safety of equipment and products
used by workers in the workplace: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall
be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer,
or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under
the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged
in a farming operation which does not maintain a tem-
porary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees:
Provided further, That no funds appropriated under this
paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or
enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the
Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees
who is included within a category having a Days Away,
IIB
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 193
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 24, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord
Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 193 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sudbury, Assabet, and
Concord Wild and Scenic River Act’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CON-
CORD SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS,
MASSACHUSETTS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild
and Scenic River Study Act (title VII of Public Law
101–628; 104 Stat. 4497)—
(A) designated segments of the Sudbury,
Assabet, and Concord Rivers in the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts, totaling 29 river
miles, for study and potential addition to the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and
(B) directed the Secretary of the Interior
to establish the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord
Rivers Study Committee (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Study Committee’’) to advise
the Secretary in conducting the study and in
the consideration of management alternatives
should the rivers be included in the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
(2) The study determined the following river
segments are eligible for inclusion in the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System based on their free-
(1) The right to privacy is a personal and fun-
damental right protected by the Constitution of the
United States.
(2) Individuals have a right to privacy regard-
ing their individually identifiable health information.
(3) The improper use or disclosure of individ-
ually identifiable health information about an indi-
vidual may cause significant harm to the interests of
the individual in privacy and health care, and may
unfairly affect the ability of the individual to obtain
employment, education, insurance, credit, and other
necessities.
(4) Current legal protections for health infor-
mation vary from State to State and are inadequate
to protect the privacy of an individual’s health infor-
mation and ensure fair information practices stand-
ards.
(5) The movement of individuals and health in-
formation across State lines, access to and exchange
of health information from automated data banks
and networks, and the emergence of multistate
health care providers and payers create a compelling
need for Federal law, rules, and procedures gov-
erning the use, maintenance, and disclosure of
health information.
I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1940
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment
of Settlement Trusts established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1999
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska 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 clarify
the tax treatment of Settlement Trusts established pur-
suant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TAX TREATMENT OF ALASKA NATIVE SETTLE-
MENT TRUSTS.
(a) TAX EXEMPTION.—Section 501(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(28) A trust which—
‘‘(A) constitutes a Settlement Trust under
section 39 of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1629e), and
‘‘(B) with respect to which an election
under subsection (p)(2) is in effect.’’
(b) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO TAXATION OF
ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.—Section 501 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesig-
nating subsection (p) as subsection (q) and by inserting
after subsection (o) the following new subsection:
‘‘(p) SPECIAL RULES FOR TAXATION OF ALASKA NA-
TIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this title,
the following rules shall apply in the case of a Set-
tlement Trust:
‘‘(A) ELECTING
TRUST.—If an election
under paragraph (2) is in effect for any taxable
year—
‘‘(i) no amount shall be includible in
the gross income of a beneficiary of the
Settlement Trust by reason of a contribu-
tion to the Settlement Trust made during
such taxable year, and
‘‘(ii) except as provided in this sub-
section, the provisions of subchapter J and