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(3) 
VACANCIES.—Any 
vacancy 
in 
the
Commission—
(A) shall not affect its power or functions;
and
(B) shall be expeditiously filled in the same
manner as the original appointment.
(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall appoint one
of the members as the Chairperson of the Commission.
(d) BASIC PAY.—The members of the Commission
shall receive no compensation for their service on the Com-
mission.
(e) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—
(1) LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH
MEMBERS.—Mem-
bers of the Commission from the legislative branch
of the Government shall be allowed necessary travel
expenses otherwise authorized by law for official
travel.
(2) EXECUTIVE BRANCH MEMBERS.—Members
of the Commission from the executive branch of the
Government shall be allowed necessary travel ex-
penses in accordance with section 5702 of title 5,
United States Code.
(3) OTHER MEMBERS AND STAFF.—Members of
the Commission appointed by the President and
staff of the Commission may be allowed necessary
SEC. 4. FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF AMERICA’S NA-
TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM—MEET-
ING OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND CON-
STRUCTION NEEDS.
The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and sub-
mit to the Congress a long-term plan to address priority
operations, maintenance and construction needs of the
National Wildlife Refuge System to address—
(1) the priority staffing and operation needs of
the System, as determined through the Refuge Oper-
ating Needs system and individual refuge Com-
prehensive Conservation Plans;
(2) the maintenance and construction needs as
identified in the Maintenance Management System,
the 5-year deferred maintenance list, and the 5-year
construction list; and
(3) transition costs as identified in the Depart-
ment of the Interior analysis of newly acquired ref-
uge lands.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4443
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Correctional
Health.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 2000
Mr. STRICKLAND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an
Office of Correctional Health.
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 ‘‘Office of Correctional
Health Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CORRECTIONAL
HEALTH.
Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300u et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following section:
‘‘OFFICE OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH
‘‘SEC. 1711. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established
within the Office of Public Health and Science an office
to be known as the Office of Correctional Health (in this
section referred to as the ‘Office’), which shall be headed
by a director appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary
shall carry out this section acting through the Director
of the Office.
‘‘(b) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Secretary shall carry
out public health activities regarding individuals who are
employees in Federal or State penal or correctional insti-
tutions or who are incarcerated in such institutions (which
activities regarding such individuals are referred to in this
section as ‘correctional health activities’). Correctional
health activities that may be carried out under the pre-
ceding sentence include activities regarding disease pre-
vention, health promotion, service delivery, research, and
health professions education.
‘‘(c) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out correc-
tional health activities under subsection (b), the Secretary
shall—
‘‘(1) coordinate all correctional health programs
within the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices;
‘‘(2) provide technical support to State and
local correctional agencies on correctional health
issues;
‘‘(3) cooperate with other Federal agencies car-
rying out correctional health programs to ensure co-
ordination of such programs;
‘‘(4) consult with, and provide outreach to,
State directors of correctional health and providers
of correctional health care; and
‘‘(5) facilitate the exchange of information re-
garding correctional health activities.
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally submit to the Congress a report describing the correc-
tional health activities carried out under this section. The
report shall include a description of the status of correc-
tional health activities in the United States.
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING AGENCY
JURISDICTION.—With respect to correctional health pro-
grams that are carried out by agencies of the Public
Health Service and were in operation as of the day before
the date of the enactment of the Office of Correctional
Health Act of 2000, this section may not be construed
as requiring the Secretary to transfer jurisdiction for the
programs from such agencies to the office established in
subsection (a).
‘‘(A) The likelihood that the company will
meet the goals of its business plan.
‘‘(B) The experience and background of
the company’s management team.
‘‘(C) The need for developmental venture
capital investments in the geographic areas in
which the company intends to invest.
‘‘(D) The extent to which the company will
concentrate its activities on serving the geo-
graphic areas in which it intends to invest.
‘‘(E) The likelihood that the company will
be able to satisfy the conditions under sub-
section (d).
‘‘(F) The extent to which the activities
proposed by the company will expand economic
opportunities in the geographic areas in which
the company intends to invest.
‘‘(G) The strength of the company’s pro-
posal to provide operational assistance under
this part as the proposal relates to the ability
of the applicant to meet applicable cash require-
ments and properly utilize in-kind contribu-
tions, including the use of resources for the
services of licensed professionals whether pro-
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Sec. 306. Testimony of witnesses, production of evidence; issuance of sub-
poenas; administration of oaths.
Sec. 307. Appropriations for the Commission.
Sec. 308. Staff of the Commission.
Sec. 309. Printing and binding costs.
TITLE IV—MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S WTO COMMITMENTS
Subtitle A—Review of Membership of the People’s Republic of China in the
WTO
Sec. 401. Review within the WTO.
Subtitle B—Authorization To Promote Compliance With Trade Agreements
Sec. 411. Findings.
Sec. 412. Purpose.
Sec. 413. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Report on Compliance by the People’s Republic of China With
WTO Obligations
Sec. 421. Report on compliance.
TITLE V—TRADE AND RULE OF LAW ISSUES IN THE PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Subtitle A—Task Force on Prohibition of Importation of Products of Forced
or Prison Labor From the People’s Republic of China
Sec. 501. Establishment of Task Force.
Sec. 502. Functions of Task Force.
Sec. 503. Composition of Task Force.
Sec. 504. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 505. Reports to Congress.
Subtitle B—Assistance To Develop Commercial and Labor Rule of Law
Sec. 511. Establishment of technical assistance and rule of law programs.
Sec. 512. Administrative authorities.
Sec. 513. Prohibition relating to human rights abuses.
Sec. 514. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI—ACCESSION OF TAIWAN TO THE WTO
Sec. 601. Accession of Taiwan to the WTO.
TITLE VII—RELATED ISSUES
Sec. 701. Authorizations of appropriations for broadcasting capital improve-
ments and international broadcasting operations.
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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. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE
OF CONTENTS.
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into two divi-
sions as follows:
(1) Division A—Normal trade relations for the
People’s Republic of China.
(2) Division B—United States-China Relations.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
DIVISION A—NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS FOR THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
TITLE I—NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS
Sec. 101. Termination of application of chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act
of 1974 to the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 102. Effective date.
Sec. 103. Relief from market disruption.
Sec. 104. Amendment to section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974–compensation
authority.
DIVISION B—UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. Short title of division; table of contents of division.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Policy.
Sec. 204. Definitions.
TITLE III—CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Sec. 301. Establishment of Congressional-Executive Commission on the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China.
Sec. 302. Functions of the Commission.
Sec. 303. Membership of the Commission.
Sec. 304. Votes of the Commission.
Sec. 305. Expenditure of appropriations.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4444
To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations
treatment) to the People’s Republic of China.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 15, 2000
Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. CRANE, Mr. MATSUI, and Mr. TANNER) (all
by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (nor-
mal trade relations treatment) to the People’s Republic
of China.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV
OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO THE PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN-
SION
OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwith-
standing any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may—
(1) determine that such title should no longer
apply to the People’s Republic of China; and
(2) after making a determination under para-
graph (1) with respect to the People’s Republic of
China, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the
products of that country.
(b) ACCESSION
OF
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
OF
CHINA TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.—Prior to
making the determination provided for in subsection
(a)(1) and pursuant to the provisions of section 122 of
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3532),
the President shall transmit a report to Congress certi-
fying that the terms and conditions for the accession of
the People’s Republic of China to the World Trade Orga-
nization are at least equivalent to those agreed between
the United States and the People’s Republic of China on
November 15, 1999.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
NONDISCRIMINATORY
TREATMENT.—The extension of nondiscriminatory treat-
ment pursuant to section 1(a)(1) shall be effective no ear-
lier than the effective date of the accession of the People’s
Republic of China to the World Trade Organization.
(b) TERMINATION
OF APPLICABILITY
OF TITLE
IV.—On and after the effective date under subsection (a)
of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the
products of the People’s Republic of China, title IV of the
Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that country.
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the determination and any recommendation of provisional
measures referred to in this paragraph.
‘‘(3) If the determinations under paragraph (1) are af-
firmative, or may be considered by the President or the
Trade Representative as affirmative under paragraph (1),
the Trade Representative shall, within 10 days after receipt
of the Commission’s report, determine the amount or extent
of provisional relief that is necessary to prevent or remedy
the market disruption and shall provide a recommendation
to the President on what provisional measures, if any, to
take.
‘‘(4)(A) The President shall determine whether to pro-
vide provisional relief and proclaim such relief, if any,
within 10 days after receipt of the recommendation from
the Trade Representative.
‘‘(B) Such relief may take the form of—
‘‘(i) the imposition of or increase in any duty;
‘‘(ii) any modification, or imposition of any
quantitative restriction on the importation of an arti-
cle into the United States; or
‘‘(iii) any combination of actions under clauses
(i) and (ii).
‘‘(C) Any provisional action proclaimed by the Presi-
dent pursuant to a determination of critical circumstances
shall remain in effect not more than 200 days.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREAT-
MENT.—The extension of nondiscriminatory treatment pur-
suant to section 1(a)(1) shall be effective no earlier than
the effective date of the accession of the People’s Republic
of China to the World Trade Organization.
(b) TERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY OF TITLE IV.—
On and after the effective date under subsection (a) of the
extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products
of the People’s Republic of China, chapter 1 of title IV of
the Trade Act of 1974 (as designated by section 3(a)(2) of
this Act) shall cease to apply to that country.
SEC. 3. RELIEF FROM MARKET DISRUPTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘CUR-
RENTLY’’;
(2) by inserting before section 401 the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 1—TRADE RELATIONS WITH CERTAIN
COUNTRIES’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new chap-
ter:
‘‘CHAPTER 2—RELIEF FROM MARKET DISRUP-
TION TO INDUSTRIES AND DIVERSION OF
TRADE TO THE UNITED STATES MARKET
‘‘SEC. 421. ACTION TO ADDRESS MARKET DISRUPTION.
‘‘(a) PRESIDENTIAL ACTION.—If a product of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China is being imported into the United
States in such increased quantities or under such conditions
as to cause or threaten to cause market disruption to the
domestic producers of a like or directly competitive product,
the President shall, in accordance with the provisions of this
section, proclaim increased duties or other import restric-
tions with respect to such product, to the extent and for
such period as the President considers necessary to prevent
or remedy the market disruption.
‘‘(b) INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION.—(1) Upon the
filing of a petition by an entity described in section 202(a)
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(a)), upon the re-
quest of the President or the United States Trade Represent-
ative (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘Trade Representa-
tive’), upon resolution of either the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives, or the Committee
on Finance of the Senate (in this subtitle referred to as the
‘Committees’) or on its own motion, the United States
International Trade Commission (in this subtitle referred
to as the ‘Commission’) shall promptly make an investiga-
tion to determine whether products of the People’s Republic
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upon the approval of the General Council of the
WTO of the terms and conditions of the accession
of the People’s Republic of China to the WTO, to
block the accession of Taiwan to the WTO.
TITLE VII—RELATED ISSUES
SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR
BROADCASTING 
CAPITAL 
IMPROVEMENTS
AND INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPER-
ATIONS.
(a) BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—In
addition to such sums as may otherwise be authorized to
be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated
for ‘‘Department of State and Related Agency, Related
Agency, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Broadcasting
Capital Improvements’’ $65,000,000 for the fiscal year
2001.
(b) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In
addition to such sums as are otherwise authorized to
be appropriated, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $34,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2001 and 2002 for ‘‘Department of State and Re-
lated Agency, Related Agency, Broadcasting Board
of Governors, International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’ for the purposes under paragraph (2).
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(2) USES OF FUNDS.—In addition to other au-
thorized purposes, funds appropriated pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be used for the following:
(A) To increase personnel for the program
development office to enhance marketing pro-
gramming in the People’s Republic of China
and neighboring countries.
(B) To enable Radio Free Asia’s expansion
of news research, production, call-in show capa-
bility, and web site/Internet enhancement for
the People’s Republic of China and neighboring
countries.
(C) VOA enhancements, including the
opening of new news bureaus in Taipei and
Shanghai, enhancement of TV Mandarin, and
an increase of stringer presence abroad.
Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 575
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4444
AN ACT
To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treat-
ment (normal trade relations treatment) to the
People’s Republic of China, and to establish a
framework for relations between the United
States and the People’s Republic of China.
MAY 25, 2000
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
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Union Calendar No. 347
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4444
[Report No. 106–632]
To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations
treatment) to the People’s Republic of China.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 15, 2000
Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. CRANE, Mr. MATSUI, and Mr. TANNER) (all
by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
MAY 22, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 15, 2000]
A BILL
To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (nor-
mal trade relations treatment) to the People’s Republic
of China.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 1
OF TITLE IV OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTENSION
OF
NONDISCRIMINATORY
TREATMENT.—Notwithstanding
any provision of chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), as designated by section
3(a)(2) of this Act, the President may—
(1) determine that such chapter should no longer
apply to the People’s Republic of China; and
(2) after making a determination under para-
graph (1) with respect to the People’s Republic of
China, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the
products of that country.
(b) ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.—Prior to making
the determination provided for in subsection (a)(1) and
pursuant to the provisions of section 122 of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3532), the President
shall transmit a report to Congress certifying that the terms
and conditions for the accession of the People’s Republic
of China to the World Trade Organization are at least
equivalent to those agreed between the United States and
the People’s Republic of China on November 15, 1999.
‘‘
9902.32.73
Solvent Blue 124
(CAS No.
29243–26–3)
(provided for in
subheading
3204.19.20) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
SEC. 1191. SOLVENT BLUE 104.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.72
Solvent Blue 104
(CAS No. 116–
75–6) (provided
for in subheading
3204.19.20) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
SEC. 1192. PRO-JET MAGENTA 364 STAGE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.85.00
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methyl-2-sulfo-
phenylamino)-6-
hydroxy-[1,3,5-]
triazin-2-yl
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droxy-3-(1-sulfo-
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sodium/ammo-
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vided for in sub-
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No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
SEC. 
1193. 
BENZENESULFONAMIDE,4-AMINO-2,5-
DIMETHOXY-N-PHENYL.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by striking
heading 9902.29.73 and by inserting the following new
heading:
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4445
To exempt from reciprocal compensation requirements telecommunications
traffic to the Internet.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 15, 2000
Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BLILEY, and Mr. BOUCHER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Com-
merce
A BILL
To exempt from reciprocal compensation requirements
telecommunications traffic to the Internet.
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 ‘‘Reciprocal Compensa-
tion Adjustment Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM RECIPROCAL COMPENSATION
REQUIREMENT.
Section 251 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 251) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ‘‘, subject to sub-
section (f)(3)’’; and
(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION
FROM
RECIPROCAL
COM-
PENSATION REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (b)(5), after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, no local exchange carrier shall
be required to make any payment for the trans-
port or termination of telecommunications to
the Internet or any provider of Internet access
service.
‘‘(B) JURISDICTION.—Such transport or
termination shall be considered interstate com-
munications and subject to the exclusive juris-
diction of the Commission.
‘‘(C) NO
EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
AGREE-
MENTS.—This paragraph does not affect the
rights of the parties to any interconnection
agreement in effect on May 15, 2000, during
the existing term of any such agreement.
‘‘(D) GRANDFATHERED AGREEMENTS NOT
REQUIRED
TO
BE
OFFERED
TO
OTHER
CAR-
RIERS.—A local exchange carrier is not re-
quired by section 252(i) to offer to any other
carrier any reciprocal compensation arrange-
ment that is inconsistent with subparagraph
(A) and that is in an agreement preserved by
subparagraph (C).
‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of
this paragraph—
‘‘(i) the term ‘existing term’ means
the initial period of any interconnection
agreement and does not include any period
provided for negotiation or any extension
of the initial period; and
‘‘(ii) the terms ‘Internet’ and ‘Inter-
net access service’ have the meaning pro-
vided in section 231(e).’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4447
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 13, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 919 West 34th Street in Baltimore, Maryland,
as the ‘‘Samuel H. Lacy, Sr. Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,