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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5120
To amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 to establish a partner-
ship program in the Bureau of Reclamation for small reclamation
projects, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 to
establish a partnership program in the Bureau of Rec-
lamation for small reclamation projects, 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 ‘‘Small Reclamation
Water Resources Project Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE SMALL RECLAMATION
PROJECTS ACT OF 1956.
(a) PURPOSE.—The first section of the Small Rec-
lamation Projects Act of 1956 (43 U.S.C. 422a) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘under the’’ and inserting ‘‘under this act
and other’’ and by adding the following at the end thereof:
‘‘Such projects may include, but shall not be limited to,
irrigation projects. Irrigation shall not be a required pur-
pose for projects receiving assistance under this Act. In
providing assistance, the Secretary shall give priority to
approved proposals which are related to presently author-
ized Reclamation projects that will benefit from the work
carried out under this Act.’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Small Reclama-
tion Projects Act of 1956 (43 U.S.C. 422b) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘a State’’ and
inserting ‘‘an Indian Tribe, a State’’;
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following new subsection (d):
‘‘(d) The term ‘project’ means one of the following:
‘‘(1) A multi-purpose water resource develop-
ment carried out by a non-Federal organization in-
volving significant conservation of water, energy and
the environment.
‘‘(2) The rehabilitation, betterment, or retrofit
of any existing Federal or non-Federal water infra-
structure for purposes of complying with law and
regulations.
‘‘(3) An activity described in paragraph (1) or
(2) that is carried out by a non-Federal organization
under the Federal reclamation laws in one or more
of the 17 western reclamation States, Hawaii, Alas-
ka, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Where such
work is proposed for any existing Reclamation
project, such work shall be consistent with the au-
thorized purpose as determined by the Secretary.’’;
and
(3) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the
following new subsection (f):
‘‘(f) The term ‘water quality improvements’ shall
mean and involve those operational measures and physical
features associated with—
‘‘(1) the reclamation and reuse of irrigation
drainage or municipal and industrial return flows,
including wastewater flows; or
‘‘(2) the reclamation, or control, of brackish,
toxic, or hazardous waters for beneficial reuse or
‘‘(C) adopt procedures allowing any inter-
ested party to submit information for the Com-
mission’s use in making reports and rec-
ommendations.
‘‘(3) ACCESS OF GAO TO INFORMATION.—The
Comptroller General shall have unrestricted access
to all deliberations, records, and nonproprietary data
of the Commission, immediately upon request.
‘‘(4) PERIODIC AUDIT.—The Commission shall
be subject to periodic audit by the Comptroller Gen-
eral.
‘‘(f) APPLICATION
OF FACA.—Section 14 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act does not apply to the
Commission.
‘‘(g) APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) REQUEST
FOR
APPROPRIATIONS.—The
Commission shall submit requests for appropriations
in the same manner as the Comptroller General sub-
mits requests for appropriations, but amounts ap-
propriated for the Commission shall be separate
from amounts appropriated for the Comptroller Gen-
eral.
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), there are appropriated from the
104 of the Everglades National Park Pro-
tection and Expansion Act of 1989 (16
U.S.C. 410r–8).
(E) MAXIMUM COST OF PROJECTS.—Sec-
tion 902 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280) shall apply to
each project feature authorized under this sub-
section.
(c) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To expedite implementation
of the Plan, the Secretary may implement modifica-
tions to the Central and Southern Florida Project
that—
(A) are described in the Plan; and
(B) will produce a substantial benefit to
the restoration, preservation and protection of
the South Florida ecosystem.
(2) PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS.—Be-
fore implementation of any project feature author-
ized under this subsection, the Secretary shall review
and approve for the project feature a project imple-
mentation report prepared in accordance with sub-
sections (f) and (h).
(3) FUNDING.—
(A) INDIVIDUAL PROJECT FUNDING.—
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(m) TEMPORARY SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR FORCE
REDUCTION PERIOD RETIREMENTS.—Section 4416(b)(1)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1993 (10 U.S.C. 12681 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘the end of the force reduc-
tion period’’.
(n) RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE.—
(1) Section 12731(f) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2001’’ and inserting
‘‘December 31, 2001’’.
(2) Section 12731a of such title is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘the end of the period
described in subsection (b)’’; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘October 1,
2001’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2001’’.
(o) AFFILIATION
WITH
GUARD
AND
RESERVE
UNITS; WAIVER
OF
CERTAIN
LIMITATIONS.—Section
1150(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September
30, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2001’’.
(p) RESERVE
MONTGOMERY
GI BILL.—Section
16133(b)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2001’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4849
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed 
lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life 
insurance proceeds at dates later than death by excluding from income 
a portion of such payments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2004
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. TANNER, Mr. ENGLISH, and 
Mrs. JONES of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage 
guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and 
similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later 
than death by excluding from income a portion of such 
payments.
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 ‘‘Retirement Security 
for Life Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Just over half of all United States workers 
actively participate in tax-deferred retirement sav-
ings plans which are comprised of assets of nearly 
$5,000,000,000,000. 
(2) Congress has historically promoted policies 
that will encourage greater private savings for retire-
ment, but has not devoted the same attention to de-
veloping policies that will help people manage the 
savings once they reach retirement age; 
(3) Qualified retirement savings plans are the 
product of such policies and provide Americans with 
valuable resources for their later years. 
(4) Non-qualified plans provide an additional 
retirement benefit. 
(5) 77,000,000 members of the baby boom gen-
eration are approaching retirement age and demo-
graphic data indicate that members of this genera-
tion can expect to live on average an additional 20 
to 30 years after retirement. 
(6) The commitment of Congress to creating in-
centives to promote private savings and to manage 
accumulated savings does not supercede the respon-
sibility of Congress to reduce the national debt and 
bring the Federal budget back into balance.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5123
AN ACT
To require the Secretary of Education to provide notification
to States and State educational agencies regarding the
availability of certain administrative funds to establish
school safety hotlines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) an estimated 255,000 violent incidents oc-
curred in 1999 on school property, at an official
school function, or while traveling to and from
school;
(2) for the complete school year July 1, 1997,
through June 30, 1998, there were 58 school-associ-
ated violent deaths that resulted from 46 incidents;
46 of these violent deaths were homicides, 11 were
suicides, and one teenager was killed by a law en-
forcement officer in the course of duty;
(3) although fewer school-associated violent
deaths have occurred in recent years, the total num-
ber of multiple victim homicide events has increased;
(4) in 1997, 5 percent of all 12th graders re-
ported that they had been purposefully injured, while
they were at school, with a weapon such as a knife,
gun, or club during the prior 12 months, and 14
percent reported that they had been injured on pur-
pose without a weapon;
(5) on average, each year from 1993 to 1997,
there were 131,400 violent crimes against teachers
at schools, as reported by teachers from both public
and private schools, which translates into a rate of
31 violent crimes for every 1,000 teachers;
(6) tools should be created for, and provided to,
students, teachers, parents, and administrators
across the country so that they have the ability to
provide the information necessary to law enforce-
ment authorities to take action before other trage-
dies occur; and
(7) school safety hotlines allow students, par-
ents, and school personnel the opportunity to report
threats of school violence to law enforcement au-
thorities, thus reducing incidents of youth violence.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall provide writ-
ten notification to the States and State educational agen-
cies of the ability of States or State educational agencies,
as appropriate, to use State administrative funds provided
under title IV and title VI of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 to implement programs re-
lated to the establishment and operation of a toll-free tele-
phone hotline that students, parents, and school personnel
use to report suspicious, violent, or threatening behavior
related to schools or school functions to law enforcement
authorities.
Passed the House of Representatives September 12,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5123
To require the Secretary of Education to provide notification to States and
State educational agencies regarding the availability of certain adminis-
trative funds to establish school safety hotlines.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. TANCREDO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Education to provide notification
to States and State educational agencies regarding the
availability of certain administrative funds to establish
school safety hotlines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) an estimated 255,000 violent incidents oc-
curred in 1999 on school property, at an official
school function, or while traveling to and from
school;
(2) for the complete school year July 1, 1997,
through June 30, 1998, there were 58 school-associ-
ated violent deaths that resulted from 46 incidents;
46 of these violent deaths were homicides, 11 were
suicides, and 1 teenager was killed by a law enforce-
ment officer in the course of duty;
(3) although fewer school-associated violent
deaths have occurred in recent years, the total num-
ber of multiple victim homicide events has increased;
(4) in 1997, 5 percent of all 12th graders re-
ported that they had been purposefully injured, while
they were at school, with a weapon such as a knife,
gun, or club during the prior 12 months, and 14
percent reported that they had been injured on pur-
pose without a weapon;
(5) on average, each year from 1993 to 1997,
there were 131,400 violent crimes against teachers
at schools, as reported by teachers from both public
and private schools, which translates into a rate of
31 violent crimes for every 1,000 teachers;
(6) tools should be created for, and provided to,
students, teachers, parents, and administrators
across the country so that they have the ability to
provide the information necessary to law enforce-
ment authorities to take action before other trage-
dies occur; and
(7) school safety hotlines allow students, par-
ents, and school personnel the opportunity to report
threats of school violence to law enforcement au-
thorities, thus reducing incidents of youth violence.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall provide writ-
ten notification to the States and State educational agen-
cies of the ability of States or State educational agencies,
as appropriate, to use State administrative funds provided
under title IV and title VI of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 to implement programs re-
lated to the establishment and operation of a toll-free tele-
phone hotline that students, parents, and school personnel
use to report suspicious, violent, or threatening behavior
related to schools or school functions to law enforcement
authorities.
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IIB
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5123
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions
AN ACT
To require the Secretary of Education to provide notification
to States and State educational agencies regarding the
availability of certain administrative funds to establish
school safety hotlines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 5123 RFS
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) an estimated 255,000 violent incidents oc-
curred in 1999 on school property, at an official
school function, or while traveling to and from
school;
(2) for the complete school year July 1, 1997,
through June 30, 1998, there were 58 school-associ-
ated violent deaths that resulted from 46 incidents;
46 of these violent deaths were homicides, 11 were
suicides, and one teenager was killed by a law en-
forcement officer in the course of duty;
(3) although fewer school-associated violent
deaths have occurred in recent years, the total num-
ber of multiple victim homicide events has increased;
(4) in 1997, 5 percent of all 12th graders re-
ported that they had been purposefully injured, while
they were at school, with a weapon such as a knife,
gun, or club during the prior 12 months, and 14
percent reported that they had been injured on pur-
pose without a weapon;
(5) on average, each year from 1993 to 1997,
there were 131,400 violent crimes against teachers
at schools, as reported by teachers from both public
and private schools, which translates into a rate of
31 violent crimes for every 1,000 teachers;
HR 5123 RFS
(6) tools should be created for, and provided to,
students, teachers, parents, and administrators
across the country so that they have the ability to
provide the information necessary to law enforce-
ment authorities to take action before other trage-
dies occur; and
(7) school safety hotlines allow students, par-
ents, and school personnel the opportunity to report
threats of school violence to law enforcement au-
thorities, thus reducing incidents of youth violence.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall provide writ-
ten notification to the States and State educational agen-
cies of the ability of States or State educational agencies,
as appropriate, to use State administrative funds provided
under title IV and title VI of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 to implement programs re-
lated to the establishment and operation of a toll-free tele-
phone hotline that students, parents, and school personnel
use to report suspicious, violent, or threatening behavior
HR 5123 RFS
related to schools or school functions to law enforcement
authorities.
Passed the House of Representatives September 12,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
the date of the agreement, in the county in
which the acreage is located; by
‘‘(B) the quantity of the loan commodity
involved, 
which 
shall 
be 
determined 
by
multiplying—
‘‘(i) the total acreage on which the
producer has a federally approved crop in-
surance policy; by
‘‘(ii) the higher of the producer’s es-
tablished yield for the commodity or the
county average yield for the commodity, as
determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(4) TIME FOR PAYMENT.—A payment under
this subsection shall be made as soon as practicable
after the producer makes the request for the pay-
ment under paragraph (1).
‘‘(5) FEDERALLY
DECLARED
DISASTER
AREA
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘federally
declared disaster area’ means an area—
‘‘(A) covered by a Presidential declaration
of major disaster issued under section 401 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); or
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5124
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
14 Municipal Way in Cherryfield, Maine, as the ‘‘Gardner C. Grant
Post Office’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. BALDACCI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 14 Municipal Way in Cherryfield, Maine, as
the ‘‘Gardner C. Grant Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GARDNER C. GRANT POST OFFICE.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 14 Municipal Way in Cherryfield,
Maine, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Gardner
C. Grant Post Office’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Gardner C. Grant
Post Office’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5125
To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide for the payment
of special loan deficiency payments to producers who are eligible for
loan deficiency payments, but who suffered yield losses due to damaging
weather or related condition in a federally declared disaster area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide
for the payment of special loan deficiency payments to
producers who are eligible for loan deficiency payments,
but who suffered yield losses due to damaging weather
or related condition in a federally declared disaster area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS IN FED-
ERALLY DECLARED DISASTER AREAS.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS.—Section 135 of
the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7235)
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g) PAYMENTS IN FEDERAL DISASTER AREAS.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—At the request of a pro-
ducer eligible for a loan deficiency payment under
subsection (a) for a loan commodity, the Secretary
shall make a payment to the producer under this
subsection if the producer—
‘‘(A) insured the commodity under a feder-
ally-approved crop insurance policy;
‘‘(B) planted the commodity in a county
that, during that crop year, was included in a
federally declared disaster area or in a contig-
uous county; and
‘‘(C) suffered yield losses to the commodity
due to damaging weather or related condition.
‘‘(2) RELATION TO OTHER PAYMENT AUTHOR-
ITY.—A payment under this subsection is in lieu of
a payment under subsection (a).
‘‘(3) PAYMENT
CALCULATION.—The payment
under this subsection shall be calculated by
multiplying—
‘‘(A) the loan deficiency payment rate de-
termined under subsection (c) in effect, as of
‘‘(B) determined to be a disaster area by
the Secretary under subpart A of part 1945 of
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.’’.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Within 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment
made by subsection (a). The issuance of the regulations
shall be made without regard to—
(1) the notice and comment provisions of sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) the statement of policy of the Secretary of
Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg.
13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking
and public participation in rulemaking;
(3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code
(commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act’’); and
(4) other provisions of law which would delay
the implementation of the amendment made by sub-
section (a) beyond 90 days.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5126
To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the
cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,
and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching
rate for those territories.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. UNDERWOOD,
and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act
to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa
and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for
those territories.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON MEDICAID PAY-
MENTS FOR PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN IS-
LANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA AND
ADJUSTMENT OF THE MEDICAID STATUTORY
MATCHING RATE FOR THOSE TERRITORIES.
(a) REMOVAL OF CAP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1108 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by strik-
ing subsections (f) and (g).
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section
1902(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘the limitation in section 1108(f),’’.
(B) Section 1905(u) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396d(u)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSIST-
ANCE PERCENTAGE (FMAP).—Section 1905(b)(2) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘50 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘for purposes of this title
only 77 percent’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendements made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2000, and apply
to expenditures made on or after such date.
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