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‘‘(ii) consumed animal feed produced
on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied; or
‘‘(C) in the case of a carcass, part thereof,
meat or meat food product generally offered for
sale without labeling, a sign is posted within
close proximity of the item to notify consumers
that the livestock—
‘‘(i) grazed on land on which sewage
sludge was applied; or
‘‘(ii) consumed animal feed produced
on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied.’’.
(d) ADULTERATED FOOD UNDER POULTRY PROD-
UCTS INSPECTION ACT.—Section 4(g) of the Egg Prod-
ucts Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(g)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(7);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(9) if it is derived from poultry that were
raised, or that consumed animal feed produced, on
land on which sewage sludge was applied, unless—
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‘‘(A) the application of sewage sludge to
the land terminated more than one year before
the date on which the poultry began to be
raised on the land or the date on which the pro-
duction of the animal feed on the land com-
menced;
‘‘(B) the poultry product bears a label that
clearly indicates that the poultry contained in
the product—
‘‘(i) were raised on land on which sew-
age sludge was applied; or
‘‘(ii) consumed animal feed produced
on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied; or
‘‘(C) in the case of a poultry product gen-
erally offered for sale without labeling, a sign is
posted within close proximity of the item to no-
tify consumers that the poultry contained in the
product—
‘‘(i) were raised on land on which sew-
age sludge was applied; or
‘‘(ii) consumed animal feed produced
on land on which sewage sludge was ap-
plied.’’.
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2622
To provide for a mechanism by which a Member of, or Member-elect to,
Congress may decline an annual pay adjustment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 1999
Mr. HAYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Ad-
ministration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for a mechanism by which a Member of, or
Member-elect to, Congress may decline an annual pay
adjustment.
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 ‘‘Congressional Pay Ac-
countability Act’’.
SEC. 2. ELECTION TO DECLINE AN ANNUAL PAY ADJUST-
MENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3)(A) A Member of, or Member-elect to, Congress
may decline a pay adjustment under paragraph (2) by
making an appropriate election under this paragraph.
‘‘(B) An election under this paragraph—
‘‘(i) shall be made in time so as to take effect
beginning with the first amount payable to the elect-
ing individual that would otherwise reflect the ad-
justment to which such election pertains;
‘‘(ii) shall be effective with respect to pay for
service performed by the electing individual in any
position listed in paragraph (1) (including after a
change of position or a break in service), and shall
be irrevocable with respect to the adjustment to
which it pertains; and
‘‘(iii) shall be made in such time, form, and
manner as the appropriate official may require, con-
sistent with the provisions of this paragraph.
‘‘(C) The ‘appropriate official’ referred to in subpara-
graph (B)(iii) is the same official as referred to in section
8401(20) of title 5, United States Code.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—An election under the
amendment made by this section shall be available with
respect to any pay adjustment taking effect on or after
January 1, 2001.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2623
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
with respect to export controls on high performance computers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 1999
Ms. LOFGREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1998 with respect to export controls on high per-
formance computers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF COMPOSITE THEORETICAL
PERFORMANCE LEVELS OF HIGH PERFORM-
ANCE COMPUTERS.
Section 1211(d) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. App. 2404 note)
is amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘180’’ and
inserting ‘‘30’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2625
To amend title 10, United States Code, to temporarily expand the Department
of Defense program by which State and local law enforcement agencies
may procure certain law enforcement equipment through the Department.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 1999
Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. FROST, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr.
NORWOOD, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. VENTO, Mr.
BISHOP, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. MCINTYRE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BAR-
CIA, and Mr. FILNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to temporarily ex-
pand the Department of Defense program by which State
and local law enforcement agencies may procure certain
law enforcement equipment through the Department.
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 ‘‘Help Equip Local Po-
lice Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROCUREMENT BY STATE AND LOCAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES OF LAW ENFORCE-
MENT EQUIPMENT THROUGH DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.
Section 381 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(d) TEMPORARY PROCUREMENT OF OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT.—(1) The Secretary of De-
fense shall expand the procedures established under sub-
section (a) for the purchase of law enforcement equipment
suitable for counter-drug activities to include law enforce-
ment equipment that is not suitable or intended for
counter-drug activities. The catalog maintained under sub-
section (c) shall be expanded to include law enforcement
equipment authorized for procurement under this sub-
section.
‘‘(2) Law enforcement equipment authorized for pro-
curement under this subsection by State and local govern-
ments may not include any equipment that the Depart-
ment of Defense does not procure for its own purposes.
‘‘(3) The expanded procurement authority provided
under this subsection shall expire at the end of the two-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
subsection. However, after the expiration date, the Sec-
retary may continue to process requests received under
this subsection before that date.’’.
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‘‘(B) FOREIGN SERVICE CRIMINAL INVES-
TIGATORS/INSPECTORS OF THE OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR
GENERAL, 
AGENCY
FOR
INTER-
NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.—Notwithstanding
section 805(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)(2)), beginning on
January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999,
the amount withheld and deducted from the
basic pay of an eligible Foreign Service criminal
investigator/inspector of the Office of the In-
spector General, Agency for International De-
velopment participating in the Foreign Service
Retirement and Disability System shall be 7.75
percent.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
805(d)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4045(d)(1)) is amended in the table in the
matter following subparagraph (B) by striking:
‘‘January 1, 1970, through December 31, 1998, inclusive ....
January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999, inclusive ....
7.25
January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2000, inclusive ....
7.4
January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2002, inclusive ....
7.5
After December 31, 2002 .....................................................
7’’.
and inserting the following:
‘‘January 1, 1970, through December 31, 1998, inclusive ....
January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999, inclusive ....
7.25
After December 31, 1999 .....................................................
7.’’.
(c) FOREIGN SERVICE PENSION SYSTEM.—
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2629
For the relief of Juan Carlos Lemus-Medrano.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 1999
Mr. SHOWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Juan Carlos Lemus-Medrano.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR JUAN
CARLOS LEMUS-MEDRANO.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Juan Carlos Lemus-Medrano shall be eligible for
issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi-
grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment
of status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If Juan Carlos
Lemus-Medrano enters the United States before the filing
deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered
to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if other-
wise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Juan Carlos Lemus-Medrano, the Secretary of
State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, dur-
ing the current or next following fiscal year, the total num-
ber of immigrant visas that are made available to natives
of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable,
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under
section 202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Juan Carlos Lemus-
Medrano shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be ac-
corded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act.
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cution of the removal of the tower and supporting struc-
tures.
Passed the House of Representatives November 1,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 262
To waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to
the United States to play organized professional baseball.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on International Relations, 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of
Cuba coming to the United States to play organized
professional baseball.
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 ‘‘Baseball Diplomacy
Act’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS.
(a) RESTRICTION ON EMBARGO AUTHORITY.—The
authorities of section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act
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of 1961, those authorities under section 5(b) of the Trad-
ing with the enemy Act that were being exercised with re-
spect to Cuba on July 1, 1977, as a result of a national
emergency declared before that date, and are being exer-
cised on the date of the enactment of this Act, and section
203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
may not be exercised to regulate or prohibit—
(1) those transactions permitted under section
515.564 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as
in effect on July 1, 1994, by or on behalf of a
Cuban national who enters the United States from
Cuba on a visa issued by the State Department
under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act for the purpose of playing
organized professional baseball; and
(2) a Cuban national described in paragraph
(1) from returning to Cuba the earnings made in
playing organized professional baseball.
(b) RESTRICTION ON IMMIGRATION AUTHORITY.—
The authority contained in section 212(f) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act may not be used to deny a visa
described in subsection (a)(1) to a Cuban national for the
purpose of playing organized professional baseball.
(c) INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER RESTRICTIONS.—
This section applies notwithstanding section 102(h) of the
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Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD)
Act of 1996.
SEC. 3. DURATION OF VISA.
A visa described in section 2(a)(1)—
(1) shall permit the alien to whom the visa is
issued to remain in the United States only for the
duration of the baseball season; and
(2) need not be renewed for subsequent entries
into the United States for the duration of a valid
contract entered into between the alien and the pro-
fessional baseball team with which the alien played
in the preceding baseball season.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dugger Mountain Wil-
derness Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF DUGGER MOUNTAIN WILDER-
NESS, ALABAMA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Fed-
eral lands in the Talladega National Forest in the State
of Alabama, which comprise approximately 9,200 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Proposed Dugger
Mountain Wilderness’’ and dated July 2, 1999, are hereby
designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component
of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and shall
be known as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a map and a
boundary description of the area designated as wilderness
by this section. The map and description shall have the
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except
that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical
errors in the map and description. A copy of the map and
description shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and
in the office of the Supervisor of National Forest System
lands in Alabama.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights,
lands designated as wilderness by this section shall be
managed by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance
with the provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas
designated by that Act as wilderness, except that, with re-
spect to the wilderness area designated by this section, any
reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of
the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) TREATMENT
OF
DUGGER
MOUNTAIN
FIRE
TOWER.—The Forest Service shall have 2 years, begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, in which
to use ground-based mechanical and motorized equipment
to disassemble and remove from the wilderness area des-
ignated by this section the Dugger Mountain fire tower,
which has been scheduled for removal by the Forest Serv-
ice, and any supporting structures. The road to the fire
tower shall be open to motorized vehicles during this pe-
riod only for the purpose of removing the tower and sup-
porting structures, after which time the road shall be per-
manently closed to motorized use. The Forest Service shall
follow the provisions of the National Historic Preservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) in the determination and exe-
cution of the removal of the tower and supporting struc-
tures.
Passed the House of Representatives November 1,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 2632
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To designate certain Federal lands in the Talladega National Forest in the State
of Alabama as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dugger Mountain Wilderness
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF DUGGER MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS, ALABAMA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal lands in the
Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama, which comprise
approximately 9,200 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Proposed Dugger Mountain Wilderness’’ and dated July 2, 1999,
are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component
of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and shall be known
as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall submit to Congress a map and a boundary description of
the area designated as wilderness by this section. The map and
description shall have the same force and effect as if included
in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and
typographical errors in the map and description. A copy of the
map and description shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and in the
office of the Supervisor of National Forest System lands in Alabama.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, lands des-
ignated as wilderness by this section shall be managed by the
Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the
Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilder-
ness, except that, with respect to the wilderness area designated
by this section, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective
date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference
to the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) TREATMENT
OF DUGGER MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER.—The
Forest Service shall have 2 years, beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, in which to use ground-based mechanical
and motorized equipment to disassemble and remove from the
wilderness area designated by this section the Dugger Mountain
fire tower, which has been scheduled for removal by the Forest
Service, and any supporting structures. The road to the fire tower
shall be open to motorized vehicles during this period only for
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the purpose of removing the tower and supporting structures, after
which time the road shall be permanently closed to motorized
use. The Forest Service shall follow the provisions of the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) in the determina-
tion and execution of the removal of the tower and supporting
structures.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2632
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 2, 1999
Received
AN ACT
To designate certain Federal lands in the Talladega National
Forest in the State of Alabama as the Dugger Mountain
Wilderness.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dugger Mountain Wil-
derness Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF DUGGER MOUNTAIN WILDER-
NESS, ALABAMA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Fed-
eral lands in the Talladega National Forest in the State
of Alabama, which comprise approximately 9,200 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Proposed Dugger
Mountain Wilderness’’ and dated July 2, 1999, are hereby
designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component
of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and shall
be known as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness.
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a map and a
boundary description of the area designated as wilderness
by this section. The map and description shall have the
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except
that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical
errors in the map and description. A copy of the map and
description shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and
in the office of the Supervisor of National Forest System
lands in Alabama.
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(c) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights,
lands designated as wilderness by this section shall be
managed by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance
with the provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas
designated by that Act as wilderness, except that, with re-
spect to the wilderness area designated by this section, any
reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of
the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) TREATMENT
OF
DUGGER
MOUNTAIN
FIRE
TOWER.—The Forest Service shall have 2 years, begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, in which
to use ground-based mechanical and motorized equipment
to disassemble and remove from the wilderness area des-
ignated by this section the Dugger Mountain fire tower,
which has been scheduled for removal by the Forest Serv-
ice, and any supporting structures. The road to the fire
tower shall be open to motorized vehicles during this pe-
riod only for the purpose of removing the tower and sup-
porting structures, after which time the road shall be per-
manently closed to motorized use. The Forest Service shall
follow the provisions of the National Historic Preservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) in the determination and exe-