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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 862
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement the provisions of
the Agreement conveying title to a Distribution System from the United
States to the Clear Creek Community Services District.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1999
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement
the provisions of the Agreement conveying title to a
Distribution System from the United States to the Clear
Creek Community Services District.
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 ‘‘Clear Creek Distribu-
tion System Conveyance Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the
Clear Creek Community Services District, a Califor-
nia community services district located in Shasta
County, California.
(3) DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Dis-
tribution System’’ means all the right, title, and in-
terest in and to the Clear Creek distribution system
as defined in the agreement entitled ‘‘Agreement Be-
tween the United States and the Clear Creek Com-
munity Services District to Transfer Title to the
Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek
Community Services District’’ (Agreement No. 8–
07–20–L6975).
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT.
In consideration of the District accepting the obliga-
tions of the Federal Government for the Distribution Sys-
tem, not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey the Distribu-
tion System to the District.
SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as significantly expanding or otherwise changing
the use or operation of the Distribution System from its
current use and operation.
(b) FUTURE ALTERATIONS.—If the District alters
the operations or uses of the Distribution System it shall
comply with all applicable laws or regulations governing
such changes at that time.
SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGA-
TIONS.
Conveyance of the Distribution System under this
Act—
(1) shall not affect any of the provisions of the
District’s existing water service contract with the
United States (contract number 14–06–200–489–
IR3), as it may be amended or supplemented; and
(2) shall not deprive the District of any existing
contractual or statutory entitlement to subsequent
interim renewals of such contract or to renewal by
entering into a long-term water service contract.
SEC. 6. LIABILITY.
Effective on the date of conveyance of the Distribu-
tion System under this title, the United States shall not
be liable under any law for damages of any kind arising
out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on its prior
ownership or operation of the conveyed property.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 862
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 2, 1999
Received
NOVEMBER 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement the
provisions of an agreement conveying title to a distribu-
tion system from the United States to the Clear Creek
Community Services District.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 862 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clear Creek Distribu-
tion System Conveyance Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the
Clear Creek Community Services District, a Cali-
fornia community services district located in Shasta
County, California.
(3) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’
means Agreement No. 8–07–20–L6975 entitled
‘‘Agreement Between the United States and the
Clear Creek Community Services District to Trans-
fer Title to the Clear Creek Distribution System to
the Clear Creek Community Services District’’.
(4) DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Dis-
tribution System’’ means all the right, title, and in-
terest in and to the Clear Creek distribution system
as defined in the Agreement.
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
In consideration of the District accepting the obliga-
tions of the Federal Government for the Distribution Sys-
tem, the Secretary shall convey the Distribution System
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to the District pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Agreement.
SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING OPERATIONS.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize
the District to construct any new facilities or to expand
or otherwise change the use or operation of the Distribu-
tion System from its authorized purposes based upon his-
toric and current use and operation. Effective upon trans-
fer, if the District proposes to alter the use or operation
of the Distribution System, then the District shall comply
with all applicable laws and regulations governing such
changes at that time.
SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN CONTRACT OBLIGA-
TIONS.
Conveyance of the Distribution System under this
Act—
(1) shall not affect any of the provisions of the
District’s existing water service contract with the
United States (contract number 14–06–200–489–
IR3), as it may be amended or supplemented; and
(2) shall not deprive the District of any existing
contractual or statutory entitlement to subsequent
interim renewals of such contract or to renewal by
entering into a long-term water service contract.
HR 862 RFS
SEC. 6. LIABILITY.
Effective on the date of conveyance of the Distribu-
tion System under this Act, the United States shall not
be liable under any law for damages of any kind arising
out of any act, omission, or occurrence based on its prior
ownership or operation of the conveyed property.
Passed the House of Representatives November 1,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
SEC. 2. REMOVING SOCIAL SECURITY FROM BUDGET PRO-
NOUNCEMENTS.
Any official statement issued by the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, the Congressional Budget Office, or
any other agency or instrumentality of the Federal Gov-
ernment of surplus or deficit totals of the budget of the
United States Government as submitted by the President
or of the surplus or deficit totals of the congressional
budget, and any description of, or reference to, such totals
in any official publication or material issued by either of
such Offices or any other such agency or instrumentality,
shall exclude the outlays and receipts of the old-age, sur-
vivors, and disability insurance program under title II of
the Social Security Act (including the Federal Old-Age
and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Dis-
ability Insurance Trust Fund) and the related provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of section 2 shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2000 and subsequent fiscal years, except
that the exclusion required under section 2 with respect
to receipts shall apply—
(1) for fiscal year 2000, only with respect to
the excess of total receipts over receipts consisting of
interest earned on investments of the Trust Funds
referred to in section 2, and
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 863
To require appropriate off-budget treatment of Social Security in official
budget pronouncements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1999
Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. MINGE, Mr. BASS, Mr. PETERSON of Min-
nesota, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. FRANKS of New
Jersey, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. MCCRERY,
Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CRANE, and Mr. CAMPBELL) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require appropriate off-budget treatment of Social
Security in official budget pronouncements.
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 ‘‘Social Security Budg-
eting and Investment Act of 1999’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 864
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the State ceiling
on private activity bonds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1999
Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mrs. JOHNSON of
Connecticut, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. WAT-
KINS, Mr. COOK, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. TANNER, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr.
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. DIXON, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr.
WEYGAND, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. LEACH, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. FOLEY, Mr.
BECERRA, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BASS, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr.
KUYKENDALL, Mr. SHAW, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. LANTOS, Mr.
COYNE, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. DOYLE, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. WAXMAN,
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. CARDIN, Mrs. THUR-
MAN, Mr. LAZIO, and Mr. MCNULTY) 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 increase
the State ceiling on private activity bonds.
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 ‘‘State and Local Invest-
ment Opportunity Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN VOLUME CAP ON PRIVATE ACTIVITY
BONDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
146(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
State ceiling) are amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The State ceiling applicable
to any State for any calendar year shall be the
greater of—
‘‘(A) an amount equal to $75 multiplied by
the State population, or
‘‘(B) $225,000,000.
Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any possession
of the United States.
‘‘(2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of
a calendar year after 2000, each of the dollar
amounts contained in paragraph (1) shall be in-
creased by an amount equal to—
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar
year by substituting ‘calendar year 1999’ for
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B)
thereof.
If any increase determined under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $1 ($250 in the case of
the dollar amount in paragraph (1)(B)), such in-
crease be rounded to the nearest multiple thereof.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to calendar years after 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 865
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule
for members of the uniformed services and the Foreign Service in deter-
mining the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1999
Mr. HOUGHTON 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 provide
a special rule for members of the uniformed services
and the Foreign Service in determining the exclusion
of gain from the sale of a principal residence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL RULE FOR MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED
SERVICES AND FOREIGN SERVICE IN DETER-
MINING EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 121 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion
of gain from sale of principal residence) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(9) MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES AND
FOREIGN SERVICE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The running of the 5-
year period described in subsection (a) shall be
suspended with respect to an individual during
any time that such individual or such individ-
ual’s spouse is serving on qualified official ex-
tended duty as a member of the uniformed
services or of the Foreign Service.
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
OFFICIAL
EXTENDED
DUTY.—For purposes of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘quali-
fied official extended duty’ means any pe-
riod of extended duty as a member of the
uniformed services or a member of the
Foreign Service during which the member
serves at a duty station which is at least
50 miles from such property or is under
Government orders to reside in Govern-
ment quarters.
‘‘(ii) 
UNIFORMED
SERVICES.—The
term ‘uniformed services’ has the meaning
given such term by section 101(a)(5) of
title 10, United States Code, as in effect
on the date of the enactment of this para-
graph.
‘‘(iii) FOREIGN
SERVICE
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘member of
the Foreign Service’ has the meaning given
the term ‘member of the Service’ by para-
graph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of section
103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as
in effect on the date of the enactment of
this paragraph.
‘‘(iv) EXTENDED
DUTY.—The term
‘extended duty’ means any period of active
duty pursuant to a call or order to such
duty for a period in excess of 90 days or
for an indefinite period.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after May
6, 1997.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 868
To establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National
Historical Site in the State of Ohio.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1999
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis
National Historical Site in the State of Ohio.
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 ‘‘Fallen Timbers Battle-
field and Fort Miamis National Historical Site Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The 185-acre Fallen Timbers Battlefield is
the site of the 1794 battle between the United
States Army, led by General Anthony Wayne, and
the confederation of Native American tribes led by
the great Chief Tecumseh.
(2) British troops, led by General Henry Proc-
tor, landed at Fort Miamis in the spring of 1813
and attacked the fort twice, without success.
(3) Fort Miamis and the Fallen Timbers Bat-
tlefield are in Lucas County, Ohio, in the city of
Maumee.
(4) The 9-acre Fallen Timbers Battlefield
Monument is listed as a National Historic Land-
mark.
(5) Fort Miamis is listed in the National Reg-
ister of Historic Places as a historic site.
(6) In 1959, the Battle of Fallen Timbers was
included in the National Survey of Historic Sites
and Buildings as 1 of 22 sites representing the ‘‘Ad-
vance of the Frontier, 1763–1830’’.
(7) In 1960, the Battle of Fallen Timbers was
designated as a National Historic Landmark.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are the fol-
lowing:
(1) To recognize and preserve the 185-acre
Fallen Timbers Battlefield site.
(2) To formalize the linkage of the Fallen Tim-
bers Battlefield and Monument to Fort Miamis.
‘‘(D)(i) Each member of the Board who is not an offi-
cer or employee of the Federal Government shall be com-
pensated at the daily rate of basic pay for level IV of the
Executive Schedule for each day during which such mem-
ber is engaged in performing a function of the Board.
‘‘(ii) A member of the Board shall be paid travel, per
diem, and other necessary expenses under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while traveling
away from such member’s home or regular place of busi-
ness in the performance of the duties of the Board.
‘‘(iii) Payments authorized under this paragraph
shall be paid from the Social Security Investment Fund.
‘‘(E) The accrued annual leave of any officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government who is a member of the
Board shall not be charged for any time used in perform-
ing services for the Board.
‘‘(10) The members of the Board shall discharge
their responsibilities solely in the interest of the Social Se-
curity Investment Fund.
‘‘(11) The Board shall prepare and submit to the
President, and, at the same time, to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress, an annual budget of the expenses and
other items relating to the Board which shall be included
as a separate item in the budget required to be transmit-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 86
To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-
skipping transfers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACH-
US, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. BARTLETT of
Maryland, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BASS, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BILI-
RAKIS, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr.
BONILLA, Mrs. BONO, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BRADY OF TEXAS, Mr. BRY-
ANT, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. CANNON, Mr. CANADY of Florida,
Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.
COBLE, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. CONDIT, Mr.
COOK, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. CRANE, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms.
DANNER, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DELAY, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DICKEY,
Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DREIER, Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. DUNN, Mr. EHRLICH,
Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. EWING, Mr. FOLEY,
Mr. FOSSELLA, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey,
Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. GILMAN,
Mr. GOODE, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GOSS, Mr. GRAHAM,
Ms. GRANGER, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. HALL
of Texas, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. HAYES, Mr.
HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HILL of Montana, Mr.
HILLEARY, Mr. HORN, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. HUNTER,
Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. HYDE, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. SAM
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. KASICH, Mrs.
KELLY, Mr. KING, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. KOLBE, Mr.
KUYKENDALL, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr.
LATOURETTE, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr.
LINDER, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr.
MCCRERY, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MCKEON,
Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. METCALF, Mr.
MICA, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. GARY MILLER of California, Mr.
MORAN of Kansas, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. NEY, Mrs.
NORTHUP, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PAUL, Mr.
PEASE, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. PITTS, Mr.
POMBO, Mr. PORTER, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RA-
ted to the Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United
States Code.
‘‘(12) The Board shall submit an annual report to
the President and to each House of the Congress regard-
ing the financial and operating condition of the Social Se-
curity Investment Fund. Such report may include legisla-
tive recommendations of the Board relating to any of its
functions under this section, part B of title II, or any
other provision of law.
‘‘Executive Director
‘‘(b)(1) The Board shall appoint, without regard to
the provisions of law governing appointments in the com-
petitive service, an Executive Director of the Social Secu-
rity Investment Board, by action agreed to by a majority
of the members of the Board.
‘‘(2) The Executive Director shall have substantial
experience, training, and expertise in the management of
financial investments and the exercise of fiduciary duties.
‘‘(3) The Executive Director shall—
‘‘(A) carry out the policies established by the
Board;
‘‘(B) carry out the provisions of section 252, re-
lating to investment of the Social Security Invest-
ment Fund in common stock;
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 870
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the determination
of the 50,000-barrel refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction from
a daily basis to an annual average daily basis.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1999
Mr. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. BAKER, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr.
JOHN, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr.
THORNBERRY, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. SCHAF-
FER, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. COBURN,
Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, and Mr. PICKERING) 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 change
the determination of the 50,000-barrel refinery limitation
on oil depletion deduction from a daily basis to an annual
average daily basis.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DETERMINATION OF LARGE REFINER EXCEP-
TION TO OIL DEPLETION DEDUCTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 613A(d)(4) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain refiners ex-
cluded) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) CERTAIN
REFINERS
EXCLUDED.—If the
taxpayer or a related person engages in the refining
of crude oil, subsection (c) shall not apply to the
taxpayer for a taxable year if the average daily refin-
ery runs of the taxpayer and the related person for
the taxable year exceed 50,000 barrels. For purposes
of this paragraph, the average daily refinery runs for
any taxable year shall be determined by dividing the
aggregate refinery runs for the taxable year by the
number of days in the taxable year.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies to taxable years beginning after De-
cember 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 872
To amend certain Federal civil rights statutes to prevent the involuntary
application of arbitration to claims that arise from unlawful employment
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
or disability, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1999
Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mrs. MORELLA) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 con-
cerned
A BILL
To amend certain Federal civil rights statutes to prevent
the involuntary application of arbitration to claims that
arise from unlawful employment discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disabil-
ity, 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 ‘‘Civil Rights Proce-
dures Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
ACT OF 1964.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘EXCLUSIVITY OF POWERS AND PROCEDURES
‘‘SEC. 719. Notwithstanding any Federal statute of
general applicability that would modify any of the powers
and procedures expressly applicable to a claim arising
under this title, such powers and procedures shall be the
exclusive powers and procedures applicable to such claim
unless after such claim arises the claimant voluntarily en-
ters into an agreement to resolve such claim through arbi-
tration or another procedure.’’.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EM-
PLOYMENT ACT OF 1967.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
(29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 16 and 17 as sec-
tions 17 and 18, respectively, and
(2) by inserting after section 15 the following:
‘‘EXCLUSIVITY OF POWERS AND PROCEDURES
‘‘SEC. 16. Notwithstanding any Federal statute of
general applicability that would modify any of the powers
and procedures expressly applicable to a right or claim
arising under this Act, such powers and procedures shall