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Law 101–233, as amended, $15,499,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND APPRECIATION FUND
For necessary expenses of the Wildlife Conservation
and Appreciation Fund, $797,000, to remain available
until expended.
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele-
phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201–4203, 4211–
4213, 4221–4225, 4241–4245, and 1538), the Asian Ele-
phant Conservation Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–96; 16
U.S.C. 4261–4266), and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Con-
servation
Act
of
1994
(16
U.S.C.
5301–5306),
$2,391,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That funds made available under this Act, Public Law
105–277, and hereafter in annual appropriations Acts for
rhinoceros, tiger, and Asian elephant conservation pro-
grams are exempt from any sanctions imposed against any
country under section 102 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2799aa–1).
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations and funds available to the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for pur-
chase of not to exceed 79 passenger motor vehicles, of
which 72 are for replacement only (including 41 for police-
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type use); repair of damage to public roads within and
adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the
Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed
$1 for each option; facilities incident to such public rec-
reational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with
their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improve-
ment of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the
jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States
has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection
with management and investigation of fish and wildlife re-
sources: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501,
the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and part-
nership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing
services from cooperators in connection with jointly pro-
duced publications for which the cooperators share at least
one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services and
the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meet-
ing accepted quality standards: Provided further, That the
Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for
existing aircraft: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior
may not spend any of the funds appropriated in this Act
for the purchase of lands or interests in lands to be used
in the establishment of any new unit of the National Wild-
life Refuge System unless the purchase is approved in ad-
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vance by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions in compliance with the reprogramming procedures
contained in Senate Report 105–56.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
For expenses necessary for the management, oper-
ation, and maintenance of areas and facilities adminis-
tered by the National Park Service (including special road
maintenance service to trucking permittees on a reimburs-
able basis), and for the general administration of the Na-
tional Park Service, including not less than $2,000,000
for high priority projects within the scope of the approved
budget which shall be carried out by the Youth Conserva-
tion
Corps
as
authorized
by
U.S.C.
1706,
$1,425,617,000 (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by
$66,500,000), of which $8,727,000 for research, planning
and interagency coordination in support of land acquisi-
tion for Everglades restoration shall remain available until
expended, and of which not to exceed $7,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, is to be derived from the
special fee account established pursuant to title V, section
5201 of Public Law 100–203.
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage
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partnership programs, environmental compliance and re-
view, international park affairs, statutory or contractual
aid for other activities, and grant administration, not oth-
erwise provided for, $49,956,000, of which $2,000,000
shall be available to carry out the Urban Park and Recre-
ation Recovery Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.).
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary in carrying out the Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470),
and the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333), $41,347,000, to be
derived from the Historic Preservation Fund, to remain
available until September 30, 2002, of which $7,177,000
pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 104–333 shall re-
main available until expended.
CONSTRUCTION
For construction, improvements, repair or replace-
ment of physical facilities, including the modifications au-
thorized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park
Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, $150,004,000, to
remain available until expended.
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
(RESCISSION)
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2001
by 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a is rescinded.
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LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and
Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C.
460l–4 through 11), including administrative expenses,
and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein,
in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to
the National Park Service, $65,000,000 (increased by
$10,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000), to be derived
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain
available until expended, of which $21,000,000 (increased
by $10,000,000) is for the State assistance program in-
cluding $1,000,000 to administer the program, and of
which $10,000,000 may be for State grants for land acqui-
sition in the State of Florida: Provided, That the
$20,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000) provided for
grants in the State assistance program shall be used solely
to acquire land for State and local parks for the benefit
of outdoor recreation: Provided further, That the Secretary
may provide Federal assistance to the State of Florida for
the acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein,
within the Everglades watershed (consisting of lands and
waters within the boundaries of the South Florida Water
Management District, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys,
and excluding the Eight and One-Half Square Mile Area)
under terms and conditions deemed necessary by the Sec-
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retary to improve and restore the hydrological function of
the Everglades watershed: Provided further, That funds
provided under this heading for assistance to the State
of Florida to acquire lands within the Everglades water-
shed are contingent upon new matching non-Federal funds
by the State and shall be subject to an agreement that
the lands to be acquired will be managed in perpetuity
for the restoration of the Everglades.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be
available for the purchase of not to exceed 340 passenger
motor vehicles, of which 273 shall be for replacement only,
including not to exceed 319 for police-type use, 12 buses,
and 9 ambulances: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated to the National Park Service may be used to
process any grant or contract documents which do not in-
clude the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Serv-
ice may be used to implement an agreement for the rede-
velopment of the southern end of Ellis Island until such
agreement has been submitted to the Congress and shall
not be implemented prior to the expiration of 30 calendar
days (not including any day in which either House of Con-
gress is not in session because of adjournment of more
than three calendar days to a day certain) from the receipt
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by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President of the Senate of a full and comprehensive report
on the development of the southern end of Ellis Island,
including the facts and circumstances relied upon in sup-
port of the proposed project.
None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the
National Park Service for activities taken in direct re-
sponse to the United Nations Biodiversity Convention.
The National Park Service may distribute to oper-
ating units based on the safety record of each unit the
costs of programs designed to improve workplace and em-
ployee safety, and to encourage employees receiving work-
ers’ compensation benefits pursuant to chapter 81 of title
5, United States Code, to return to appropriate positions
for which they are medically able.
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary for the United States Geo-
logical Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and re-
search covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology,
and the mineral and water resources of the United States,
its territories and possessions, and other areas as author-
ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as
to their mineral and water resources; give engineering su-
pervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regu-
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latory Commission licensees; administer the minerals ex-
ploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); and publish and dis-
seminate data relative to the foregoing activities; and to
conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting
mining and materials processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3,
21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes
as authorized by law and to publish and disseminate data,
$816,676,000, of which $60,553,000 shall be available
only for cooperation with States or municipalities for
water resources investigations; and of which $16,400,000
shall remain available until expended for conducting in-
quiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and
materials processing industries; and of which $32,763,000
shall be available until September 30, 2002 for the oper-
ation and maintenance of facilities and deferred mainte-
nance; and of which $140,416,000 shall be available until
September 30, 2002 for the biological research activity
and the operation of the Cooperative Research Units: Pro-
vided, That none of these funds provided for the biological
research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on
private property, unless specifically authorized in writing
by the property owner: Provided further, That no part of
this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-
half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources
name of each person responsible for the communication).
If transmitted through television, the statement shall also
appear in a clearly readable manner with a reasonable de-
gree of color contrast between the background and the
printed statement, for a period of at least 4 seconds.
‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i)—
‘‘(I) the person who provides the broadcast sta-
tion with the communication shall be deemed to be
a person responsible for the communication; and
‘‘(II) if 3 or fewer persons provided a portion
of the funds used for the communication equal to or
greater than 90 percent of the total amount used,
each such person shall be deemed to be a person re-
sponsible for the communication.
‘‘(D)(i) Any person who violates subparagraph (A) or
subparagraph (C) shall be subject to a civil money penalty
of not more than $5,000 or the aggregate amount spent
on the communication involved (whichever is greater) for
each such violation.
‘‘(ii) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates
subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (C) shall be subject
to a civil money penalty of not more than $10,000 or 200
percent of the aggregate amount spent on the communica-
tion involved (whichever is greater) for each such violation.
portation of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive
waste under this Act.
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide
technical assistance and funds to States, affected
units of local government, and Indian tribes through
whose jurisdiction the Secretary plans to transport
substantial amounts of spent nuclear fuel or high-
level radioactive waste for training for public safety
officials of appropriate units of local government.
Training shall cover procedures required for safe
routine transportation of these materials, as well as
procedures for dealing with emergency response situ-
ations. The Secretary’s duty to provide technical and
financial assistance under this subsection shall be
limited to amounts specified in annual appropria-
tions.
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
provide technical assistance and funds for train-
ing directly to nonprofit employee organiza-
tions, voluntary emergency response organiza-
tion, and joint labor-management organizations
that demonstrate experience in implementing
and operating worker health and safety training
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4626
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate
that up to 10 percent of their income tax liability be used to reduce
the national debt, and to require spending reductions equal to the
amounts so designated.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 2000
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. RAMSTAD) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow indi-
viduals to designate that up to 10 percent of their income
tax liability be used to reduce the national debt, and
to require spending reductions equal to the amounts
so designated.
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 ‘‘Debt Buy-Down Act’’.
shall commence operation in phases by June 30, 2003.
The interim storage facility shall store spent nuclear fuel
and high-level radioactive waste until the Secretary is able
to transfer such fuel and waste to the repository.
‘‘(b) DESIGN.—The design of the interim storage fa-
cility shall provide for the use of storage technologies li-
censed or certified by the Commission for use at the in-
terim storage facility as necessary to ensure compatibility
between the interim storage facility and contract holders’
spent nuclear fuel and facilities, and to facilitate the Sec-
retary’s ability to meet the Secretary’s obligations under
this Act.
‘‘(c) LICENSING.—
‘‘(1) PHASES.—The interim storage facility
shall be licensed by the Commission in two phases
in order to commence operations no later than June
30, 2003.
‘‘(2) FIRST PHASE.—No later than 12 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Commission an application
for a license for the first phase of the interim stor-
age facility. The license issued for the first phase of
the interim storage facility shall have a term of 20
years. The interim storage facility licensed in the
first phase shall have a capacity of not more than
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LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and
Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C.
460l–4 through 11), including administrative expenses,
and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein,
in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to
the National Park Service, $65,000,000, to be derived
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain
available until expended, of which $21,000,000 is for the
State assistance program including $1,000,000 to admin-
ister the program, and of which $10,000,000 may be for
State grants for land acquisition in the State of Florida:
Provided, That the $20,000,000 provided for grants in the
State assistance program shall be used solely to acquire
land for State and local parks for the benefit of outdoor
recreation: Provided further, That the Secretary may pro-
vide Federal assistance to the State of Florida for the ac-
quisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, within
the Everglades watershed (consisting of lands and waters
within the boundaries of the South Florida Water Man-
agement District, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, and
excluding the Eight and One-Half Square Mile Area)
under terms and conditions deemed necessary by the Sec-
retary to improve and restore the hydrological function of
the Everglades watershed: Provided further, That funds
ical Care Fund, to be available in accordance with section
1829A(c) of title 38 United States Code:
(1) Section 1710B of title 38 United States
Code.
(2) Section 1722A(b) of title 38 United States
Code.
(3) Section 8165(a) of title 38 United States
Code.
(4) Section 113 of the Veterans Millennium
Health Care and Benefits Act (Public Law 106–117;
of title 38 United States Code.
(b) Provisions of law referred to in subsection (a)
shall be treated as provisions of law referred to in sub-
section (b) of section 1729A of of title 38 United States
Code, for purposes of subsections (d), (e), and (f) of that
section during fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 109. In accordance with section 1557 of title
31, United States Code, the following obligated balance
shall be exempt from subchapter IV of chapter 15 of such
title and shall remain available for expenditure until Sep-
tember 30, 2003: funds obligated by the Department of
Veterans Affairs for a contract with the Institute for Clin-
ical Research to study the application of artificial neural
networks to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate can-
cer through the Cooperative DoD/VA Medical Research
10,000 MTU. The Commission shall issue a final de-
cision granting or denying the application for the
first phase license no later than 36 months from the
date of the submittal of the application for such li-
cense.
‘‘(3) SECOND PHASE.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Commission an application for a license
for the second phase interim storage facility. The li-
cense for the second phase facility shall authorize a
storage capacity of 40,000 MTU. The license for the
second phase shall have an initial term of up to 100
years, and shall be renewable for additional terms
upon application of the Secretary.
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of com-
plying with subsection (a), the Secretary may com-
mence site preparation for the interim storage facil-
ity as soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of this Act and shall commence construction of
the first phase of the interim storage facility subse-
quent to submittal of the license application except
that the Commission shall issue an order suspending
such construction at any time if the Commission de-
termines that such construction poses an unreason-
able risk to public health and safety or the environ-
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other agency heads as designated by the Presi-
dent may be adopted, to the extent that such
policies are consistent with policies and guid-
ance developed by the Chief Information Officer
and the Secretary of Commerce—
(i) by the Chief Information Officer,
as appropriate, to the mission critical sys-
tems of all agencies; or
(ii) by an agency head, as appro-
priate, to the mission critical systems of
that agency; and
(C) to the extent that such policies are
consistent with policies and guidance developed
by the Chief Information Officer and the Sec-
retary of Commerce, an agency may develop
and implement information security policies,
principles, standards, and guidelines that pro-
vide more stringent protection than those re-
quired under section 3702(b)(1) and (2) of title
44, United States Code (as added by section 5
of this Act), or subsection (a) of this section.
(2) 
MEASURES
ADDRESSED.—The 
policies,
principles, standards, and guidelines developed by
the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central
Intelligence under paragraph (1) shall address the
amended by striking ‘‘and 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2000,
and thereafter’’.
MAXIMUM PAYMENT STANDARD FOR ENHANCED
VOUCHERS
SEC. 205. Section 8(t)(1)(B) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 is amended by inserting ‘‘and any
other reasonable limit prescribed by the Secretary’’ imme-
diately before the semicolon.
VOUCHERS FOR DIFFICULT UTILIZATION AREAS
SEC. 206. Section 8(o)(1) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (D) and
(E)’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (F); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) DIFFICULT UTILIZATION AREAS.—
‘‘(i) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall
establish
criteria
setting
forth
require-
ments for treatment of areas as difficult
utilization areas with respect to the vouch-
er program under this subsection, which
may include criteria specifying a low va-
cancy rate for rental housing, a particular
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areas, place important natural lands into public
ownership, and further the interests of the State
trust lands, the school children of Utah, and these
conservation resources.
(8) Under this agreement taken as a whole, the
State interests to be conveyed to the United States
by the State of Utah, and the Federal interests to
be conveyed to the State of Utah by the United
States, will be approximately equal in value.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to enact
into law and direct prompt implementation of this agree-
ment, and thereby to further the public interest by consoli-
dating State and Federal lands into manageable units
while facilitating the protection of lands with significant
scientific, cultural, and natural resources.
SEC. 3. RATIFICATION OF THE AGREED EXCHANGE BE-
TWEEN THE STATE OF UTAH AND THE DE-
PARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
(a) AGREEMENT.—The State of Utah and the De-
partment of the Interior have agreed to exchange certain
Federal lands and mineral interests in the State of Utah
for lands and mineral interests of approximately equal
value managed by the Utah School and Institutional Trust
Lands Administration wholly or partially within certain
(2) a regional office for the region located in
the State.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this Act.
Æ
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘SEC. 718’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) The Office of Federal Contract Compliance shall
endeavor to responsibly address and resolve any alleged
discrimination using mediation with respect to which this
section applies.
‘‘(c) An employer who establishes, implements an ap-
proved internal conflict management program or system
providing the use of a certified mediator participates in
mediation under this section shall be given preferred sta-
tus in contract bidding for additional and for maintaining
current Federal Government contracts.
‘‘(d) An employer who is a party to a Government
contract or the agency of the United States shall assume
the costs of mediation under this section, including the
fees of the mediator and any travel and lodging expenses
of the employee, if such travel exceeds 25 miles, one way.
Any settlement shall include, among other things, any ap-
propriate and reasonable attorney fees.
‘‘(e) Retaliation by an employer who is a party to a
Government contract or the agency of the United States,
or the destruction of evidence, shall result in the imposi-
tion of appropriate civil or criminal sanctions. The partici-
pation in mediation shall be at the option of the employee.
The participation in mediation shall not preclude the em-