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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 899
To provide for the liquidation of Libyan assets to pay for the costs of
travel to and from the Hague of families of the victims of the crash
of Pan Am flight 103 for the purpose of attending the trial of the
terrorist suspects in the crash.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. LOBIONDO) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Internationl Relations
A BILL
To provide for the liquidation of Libyan assets to pay for
the costs of travel to and from the Hague of families
of the victims of the crash of Pan Am flight 103 for
the purpose of attending the trial of the terrorist sus-
pects in the crash.
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 ‘‘Pan Am Flight 103
Witness to Justice Act’’.
SEC. 2. VESTING AND LIQUIDATION OF LIBYAN ASSETS FOR
COSTS OF TRAVEL TO THE HAGUE.
The President shall vest and liquidate so much of
blocked Libyan assets as is necessary to pay for the rea-
sonable costs of travel to and from the Hague, Nether-
lands, by immediate family members of United States citi-
zens who were victims of the crash of Pan American flight
103 in 1988, for the purpose of attending the trial of those
individuals who are suspected of terrorist acts causing the
crash.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) BLOCKED
LIBYAN
ASSETS.—The term
‘‘blocked Libyan assets’’ means property and inter-
ests in property of the Government of Libya, its
agencies, instrumentalities, and controlled entities
and the Bank of Libya that are blocked pursuant to
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(2) IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term
‘‘immediate family member’’ of an individual means
his or her parents, siblings, children, spouse, or a
person who stood in loco parentis or to whom he or
she stood in loco parentis.
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(d) NATIONAL CENTER
FOR MISSING
AND EX-
PLOITED CHILDREN.—Section 405(a) of the Missing Chil-
dren’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5775(a)) is amended by
inserting ‘‘the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children and with’’ before ‘‘public agencies’’.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
408 of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5777) is amended by striking ‘‘1997 through 2001’’ and
inserting ‘‘1999 through 2004’’.
(f) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 409 of the Missing Children’s Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5778) is repealed.
SEC. 3. RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH.
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 302 of the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘accurate re-
porting of the problem nationally and to develop’’
and inserting ‘‘an accurate national reporting system
to report the problem, and to assist in the develop-
ment of’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(8) services for runaway and homeless youth
are needed in urban, suburban and rural areas;’’.
of decedents dying, and gifts made, after December 31,
2009.
(b) PHASEOUT OF TAX.—Subsection (c) of section
2001 of such Code (relating to imposition and rate of tax)
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) PHASEOUT OF TAX.—In the case of es-
tates of decedents dying, and gifts made, during any
calendar year after 1999 and before 2010—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The tentative tax
under this subsection shall be determined by
using a table prescribed by the Secretary (in
lieu of using the table contained in paragraph
(1)) which is the same as such table; except
that—
‘‘(i) each of the rates of tax shall be
reduced (but not below zero) by the num-
ber of percentage points determined under
subparagraph (B), and
‘‘(ii) the amounts setting forth the tax
shall be adjusted to the extent necessary to
reflect the adjustments under clause (i).
‘‘(B) PERCENTAGE
POINTS
OF
REDUC-
TION.—
The number of
‘‘For calendar year:
percentage points is:
2000 .........................................................................................
HR 940 RS
submit to the Secretary for approval a management plan
for the Heritage Area that presents comprehensive rec-
ommendations for the conservation, funding, management,
and development of the Heritage Area.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan shall—
(1) take into consideration State, county, and
local plans;
(2) involve residents, public agencies, and pri-
vate organizations working in the Heritage Area;
(3) specify, as of the date of the plan, existing
and potential sources of funding to protect, manage,
and develop the Heritage Area; and
(4) include—
(A) actions to be undertaken by units of
government and private organizations to protect
the resources of the Heritage Area;
(B) an inventory of the resources contained
in the Heritage Area, including a list of any
property in the Heritage Area that is related to
the themes of the Heritage Area and that should
be preserved, restored, managed, developed, or
maintained because of its natural, cultural, his-
torical, recreational, or scenic significance;
(C) a recommendation of policies for re-
source management that considers and details
•HRES 809 IH 
Whereas high-quality after-school programs engage families, 
schools, and diverse community partners in advancing the 
well-being of the Nation’s children; 
Whereas ‘‘Lights On Afterschool!’’, a national celebration of 
after-school programs on October 14, 2004, promotes the 
critical importance of high-quality after-school programs 
in the lives of children, their families, and their commu-
nities; 
Whereas more than 28,000,000 children in the United States 
have parents who work outside the home, and 14,300,000 
children have no place to go after school; and 
Whereas many after-school programs across the Nation are 
facing funding shortfalls so severe that the programs are 
being forced to close their doors and turn off their lights: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘Lights On 
Afterschool!’’, a national celebration of after-school 
programs; and 
(2) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation calling on the communities of the Nation to 
engage in innovative after-school programs and ac-
tivities that ensure the doors stay open and the 
lights stay on for all children after school. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 901
To amend the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989
to provide for the transfer of amounts of the Polish-American Enterprise
Fund upon the termination of that Enterprise Fund to a private, non-
profit organization located in Poland.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 1999
Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. QUINN, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms.
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, and Mr.
FROST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on International Relations
A BILL
To amend the Support for East European Democracy
(SEED) Act of 1989 to provide for the transfer of
amounts of the Polish-American Enterprise Fund upon
the termination of that Enterprise Fund to a private,
nonprofit organization located in Poland.
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 ‘‘Polish-American
Promise Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION TO
POLISH-AMERICAN 
ENTERPRISE 
FUND;
TRANSFER AND USE OF AMOUNTS BY ORGA-
NIZATION.
Section 201 of the Support for East European De-
mocracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(q) DESIGNATION OF SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION
TO POLISH-AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND; TRANSFER
AND USE OF AMOUNTS BY ORGANIZATION.—
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION
OF
ORGANIZATION.—Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this subsection, the President shall designate a pri-
vate, nonprofit organization located in Poland for
the purpose of receiving amounts described in para-
graph (2) from the Polish-American Enterprise
Fund (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as
the ‘Enterprise Fund’) to carry out the programs
described in paragraph (3).
‘‘(2) TRANSFER
OF
AMOUNTS.—Upon termi-
nation of the Enterprise Fund, the unexpended bal-
ances of amounts appropriated to the President pur-
suant to subsection (b) and granted to the Enter-
prise Fund by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, and any other amounts of the
Enterprise Fund used to carry out the purposes
specified in subsection (a), including amounts for re-
lated administrative expenses, shall be provided to
the organization designated under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) USE
OF
AMOUNTS.—Amounts provided
under paragraph (2) to the organization—
‘‘(A) shall be used to establish and carry
out—
‘‘(i) a program to support efforts in
Poland to consolidate democracy and fur-
ther enhance the free market economy; and
‘‘(ii) a program to support the dis-
semination of information about Poland,
including information on the success of Po-
land to date with respect to democracy and
the free market economy, to Poland’s re-
gional 
neighbors, 
including 
Russia,
Ukraine, and Belarus; and
‘‘(B) may be used to improve medical care,
improve environmental protection, improve edu-
cation, and ensure respect for human rights in
Poland.’’.
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department of a hospital, including ancil-
lary services routinely available to the
emergency department to evaluate an
emergency medical condition (as defined in
subparagraph (A)); and
(ii) within the capabilities of the staff
and facilities at the hospital, such further
medical examination and treatment as are
required under section 1867 of such Act to
stabilize the patient.
(C) STABILIZE.—The term ‘‘to stabilize’’
means, with respect to an emergency medical
condition, to provide such medical treatment of
the condition as may be necessary to assure,
within reasonable medical probability, that no
material deterioration of the condition is likely
to result from or occur during the transfer of
the individual from a facility.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE CARE AND
POST-STABILIZATION CARE.—In the case of services
(other than emergency services) for which benefits are
available under a group health plan, or under health insur-
ance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer, the
plan or issuer shall provide for reimbursement with re-
spect to such services provided to a participant, bene-
(A) in the chapter analysis, by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘931. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows.’’; and
(B) in the first sentence of section 923(j),
by striking ‘‘a gun show or event’’ and inserting
‘‘an event’’; and
(c) INSPECTION AUTHORITY.—Section 923(g)(1) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary may enter during business hours the place of busi-
ness of any gun show promoter and any place where a
gun show is held for the purposes of examining the records
required by sections 923 and 931 and the inventory of
licensees conducting business at the gun show. Such entry
and examination shall be conducted for the purposes of
determining compliance with this chapter by gun show
promoters and licensees conducting business at the gun
show and shall not require a showing of reasonable cause
or a warrant.’’.
(d) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SERIOUS RECORD-
KEEPING VIOLATIONS BY LICENSEES.—Section 924(a)(3)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any
licensed dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer,
or licensed collector who knowingly makes any false state-
ment or representation with respect to the information re-
quired by this chapter to be kept in the records of a person
licensed under this chapter, or violates section 922(m)
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than
1 year, or both.
‘‘(B) If the violation described in subparagraph (A)
is in relation to an offense—
‘‘(i) under paragraph (1) or (3) of section
922(b), such person shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; or
‘‘(ii) under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section
922, such person shall be fined under this title, im-
prisoned not more than 10 years, or both.’’.
(e) INCREASED PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS
OF
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (s) or (t) of section 922’’ and inserting
‘‘section 922(s)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(t) shall
be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5
years, or both.’’.
(2) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF
OFFENSE.—Section 922(t)(5) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and, at the
time’’ and all that follows through ‘‘State law’’.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.
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I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 903
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the $1 bill so as
to incorporate the preamble to the Constitution of the United States,
a list describing the Articles of the Constitution, and a list describing
the Articles of Amendment, on the reverse side of such currency.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 1999
Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. SISISKY, Mr.
PICKETT, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GOODE, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland,
Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BURR of North Carolina,
Mr. COBLE, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COOK, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. EHRLICH,
Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. HALL of
Texas, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HORN, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. KASICH, Mrs.
KELLY, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. METCALF, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr.
NORWOOD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. PITTS, Ms. PRYCE of
Ohio, Mr. RILEY, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SHIMKUS,
and Mr. WELDON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the
$1 bill so as to incorporate the preamble to the Constitu-
tion of the United States, a list describing the Articles
of the Constitution, and a list describing the Articles
of Amendment, on the reverse side of such currency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 903 IH
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Liberty Dollar Bill
Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Many Americans are unaware of the provi-
sions of the Constitution of the United States, one
of the most remarkable and important documents in
world history.
(2) An abbreviated version of this important
document, consisting of the preamble, a list of the
Articles, and a list of the Articles of Amendment,
could easily be placed on the reverse side of the $1
Federal reserve note.
(3) The placement of an abbreviated version of
the Constitution on the $1 Federal reserve note, a
unit of currency used daily by virtually all Ameri-
cans, would serve to remind people of the historical
importance of the Constitution and its impact on
their lives today.
(4) Americans would be reminded by the pre-
amble of the blessings of liberty; by the Articles, of
the framework of the Government; and by the Arti-
cles of Amendment, of the historical changes to the
document that forms the very core of the American
experience.
ficiary, or enrollee other than through a participating
health care provider in a manner consistent with sub-
section (a)(1)(C) (and shall otherwise comply with the
guidelines established under section 1852(d)(2) of the So-
cial Security Act (relating to promoting efficient and time-
ly coordination of appropriate maintenance and post-sta-
bilization care of an enrollee after an enrollee has been
determined to be stable), or, in the absence of guidelines
under such section, such guidelines as the Secretary shall
establish to carry out this subsection), if the services are
maintenance care or post-stabilization care covered under
such guidelines.
(c) 
INFORMATION
FOR
PARTICIPANTS, 
BENE-
FICIARIES, AND ENROLLEES.—
(1) GROUP HEALTH PLANS.—A group health
plan shall—
(A) provide to participants and bene-
ficiaries at the time of initial coverage under
the plan (or the effective date of this Act, in the
case of individuals who are participants and
beneficiaries as of such date), at least annually
thereafter, and at the beginning of any open en-
rollment provided under the plan, the informa-
tion described in paragraph (3) in printed form;
and
HR 903 IH
SEC. 3. REDESIGN OF REVERSE SIDE OF THE $1 BILL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5114 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(d) LIBERTY DOLLAR BILLS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the require-
ments of subsection (b) (relating to the inclusion of
the inscription ‘In God We Trust’ on all United
States currency) and the 8th undesignated para-
graph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act, the
design of the reverse side of $1 Federal reserve
notes shall incorporate the preamble to the Constitu-
tion of the United States, a list describing the Arti-
cles of the Constitution, and a list describing the Ar-
ticles of Amendment.
‘‘(2) DESIGN.—Subject to paragraph (3), the
preamble to the Constitution of the United States
and the list describing the Articles of the Constitu-
tion shall appear on the reverse side of the $1 Fed-
eral reserve note in the following format:
HR 903 IH
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The require-
ments of this subsection shall not be construed as—
‘‘(A) prohibiting the inclusion of any other
inscriptions or material on the reverse side of
the $1 Federal reserve note which the Secretary
may determine to be necessary or appropriate;
or
‘‘(B) limiting any other authority of the
Secretary with regard to the design of the $1
Federal reserve note, including the adoption of
any design features to deter the counterfeiting
of United States currency.’’.
(b) DATE OF APPLICATION.—The amendment made
by subsection (a) shall apply to $1 Federal reserve notes
which are first placed into circulation after December 31,
2000.
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Union Calendar No. 85
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 905
[Report No. 106–152]
A BILL
To provide funding for the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children, to reauthorize
the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for
other purposes.
MAY 20, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 85
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 905
[Report No. 106–152]
To provide funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Chil-
dren, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 1999
Mr. CASTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
MAY 20, 1999
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 March 2, 1999]
A BILL
To provide funding for the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children, to reauthorize the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act, 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 ‘‘Missing, Exploited, and
Runaway Children Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED
CHILDREN.
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 402 of the Missing Children’s
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) for 14 years, the National Center for Miss-
ing and Exploited Children has—
‘‘(A) served as the national resource center
and clearinghouse congressionally mandated
under the provisions of the Missing Children’s
Assistance Act of 1984; and
‘‘(B) worked in partnership with the De-
partment of Justice, the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, the Department of the Treasury, the
Department of State, and many other agencies
in the effort to find missing children and prevent
child victimization;
‘‘(10) Congress has given the Center, which is a
private non-profit corporation, access to the National
(1) IN GENERAL.—Without regard to the exist-
ence of a reservation, the Tribe and its members
shall be eligible, on and after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act for all Federal services and benefits
furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes or
their members. For the purposes of Federal services
and benefits available to members of federally recog-
nized Indian tribes residing on a reservation, mem-
bers of the Tribe residing in the Tribe’s service area
shall be deemed to be residing on a reservation.
(2) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—The eligibility
for or receipt of services and benefits under para-
graph (1) by a tribe or individual shall not be con-
sidered as income, resources, or otherwise when de-
termining the eligibility for or computation of any
payment or other benefit to such tribe, individual, or
household under—
(A) any financial aid program of the
United States, including grants and contracts
subject to the Indian Self-Determination Act; or
(B) any other benefit to which such tribe,
household, or individual would otherwise be en-
titled under any Federal or federally assisted
program.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 906
To secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released
from incarceration.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 1999
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. FROST, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of
Texas, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. LEWIS of Geor-
gia, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BROWN of Ohio,
Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. RUSH, Mr.
OWENS, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. WYNN, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr.
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. LEE, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. HILL-
IARD, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FORD, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, and
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have
been released from incarceration.
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 ‘‘Civic Participation and
Rehabilitation Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
SEC. 3. PERCHLORATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with Federal, State, and local government agencies, is au-
thorized to participate in studies and other investigative
activities and in the planning and design of projects deter-
mined by the Secretary to offer a long-term solution to
the problem of groundwater contamination caused by per-
chlorates.
(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND PROJECTS.—
(1) BOSQUE
AND
LEON
RIVERS.—The Sec-
retary, in coordination with other Federal agencies
and the Brazos River Authority, shall participate
under subsection (a) in investigations and projects
in the Bosque and Leon River watersheds in Texas
to assess the impact of the perchlorate associated
with the former Naval ‘‘Weapons Industrial Reserve
Plant’’ at McGregor, Texas.
(2) CADDO LAKE.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with other Federal agencies and the Northeast
Texas Municipal Water District, shall participate
under subsection (a) in investigations and projects
relating to perchlorate contamination in Caddo
Lake, Texas.
(3) EASTERN SANTA CLARA BASIN.—The Sec-
retary, in coordination with other Federal, State,
and local government agencies, shall participate