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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4495
To provide for coverage of all medically necessary pancreas transplantation
procedures under the Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 18, 2000
Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. PORTER, and Mr. LAFALCE)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To provide for coverage of all medically necessary pancreas
transplantation procedures under the Medicare Program.
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 ‘‘Insulin-Free World
Medicare Pancreas Transplantation Coverage Act of
2000’’.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF MEDICALLY NECESSARY
PANCREAS TRANSPLANTS.
Effective for procedures performed on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act, any medically necessary
pancreas transplantation procedure shall be a covered ben-
efit under the medicare program under title XVIII of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) whether or
not such procedure is done in conjunction with another
organ transplantation procedure that is a covered benefit
under such program.
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1986 (relating to business related credits) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 45D. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY IN-
VESTMENT CREDIT.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of section 38,
in the case of a taxpayer who is—
‘‘(1) an eligible person, or
‘‘(2) a farmer-owned entity,
the value-added agricultural property investment credit
determined under this section for any taxable year is 50
percent of the basis of any qualified value-added agricul-
tural property placed in service during the taxable year.
In the case of a farmer-owned entity, such credit shall be
allocated on a pro rata basis among eligible persons hold-
ing qualified interests in such entity as of the last day
of such taxable year.
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM CREDIT.—For purposes of subsection
(a)—
‘‘(1) PROPERTY PLACED IN SERVICE BY ELIGI-
BLE PERSON.—In the case of property placed in
service during a taxable year by an eligible person,
the credit determined under this section for such
year shall not exceed $30,000, reduced by the
amount of the creditable investments allowed for the
taxable year under paragraph (2).
‘‘(1) COVERAGE UNDER CERTAIN SUBSIDIZED
EMPLOYER PLANS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall
not apply to any taxpayer for any calendar
month for which the taxpayer participates in
any long-term care plan maintained by any em-
ployer of the taxpayer or of the spouse of the
taxpayer if 50 percent or more of the cost of
coverage under such plan (determined under
rules similar to the rules of section 4980B) is
paid or incurred by the employer.
‘‘(B) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAF-
ETERIA PLANS AND FLEXIBLE SPENDING AR-
RANGEMENTS.—Employer contributions to a
cafeteria plan, a flexible spending, or similar ar-
rangement which are excluded from gross in-
come under section 106 shall be treated for
purposes of subparagraph (A) as paid by the
employer.
‘‘(C) AGGREGATION
OF
PLANS
OF
EM-
PLOYER.—A health plan which is not otherwise
described in subparagraph (A) shall be treated
as described in such subparagraph if such plan
would be so described if all health plans of per-
sons treated as a single employer under sub-
(as added by this section) made, and property placed in
service, after December 31, 2000.
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with the Secretary of the Interior, by a nonprofit or-
ganization which represents the various public and
civic interests of the greater Philadelphia metropoli-
tan area.
(6) The Gateway Visitor Center Corporation, a
nonprofit organization, has been established to raise
funds for and cooperate in a program to design, de-
velop, construct, and operate the proposed Gateway
Visitor Center.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative
agreement with the Gateway Visitor Center Corporation
to construct and operate a regional visitor center on Inde-
pendence Mall.
SEC. 3. GATEWAY VISITOR CENTER AUTHORIZATION.
(a) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior, in
administering the Independence National Historical Park,
may enter into an agreement under appropriate terms and
conditions with the Gateway Visitor Center Corporation
(a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the
State of Pennsylvania) to facilitate the construction and
operation of a regional Gateway Visitor Center on Inde-
pendence Mall.
(b) OPERATIONS OF CENTER.—The Agreement shall
authorize the Corporation to operate the Center in co-
a report, together with any recommendations, regarding
the results of the study under paragraph (1).
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4501
To amend the Clean Air Act to require States to revise their implementation
plans for ozone nonattainment areas to reduce ozone concentrations
and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting by removing
State constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 2000
Mr. BILBRAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to require States to revise
their implementation plans for ozone nonattainment
areas to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consump-
tion associated with automobile commuting by removing
State constraints against employers offering flextime to
their employees, 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 ‘‘Gridlock Mitigation
and Commuter Flexibility Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF CLEAN AIR ACT.
Section 182(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7512(b)) is amended by adding the following new para-
graph at the end thereof:
‘‘(6) FLEXTIME
TO
REDUCE
VEHICLE
MILES
TRAVELLED.—In order to reduce weekly employ-
ment-related automobile miles travelled by persons
employed in moderate areas, the State shall submit,
within 6 months after the enactment of this para-
graph, a revision to the applicable implementation
plan that includes a provision insuring that no State
or local provision of law, or regulation or ordinance,
has the effect of prohibiting or restricting employers
in such areas (including government agency employ-
ers) from offering to their employees the opportunity
to work on flexible weekly schedules. As used in this
paragraph, ‘flexible weekly schedules’ means work
schedules that reduce the number of work days that
those employees are required to travel to and from
the workplace during the week without reducing the
number of hours of work or modifying the com-
pensation paid to such employees.’’.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE; EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Higher Education Technical Amendments of 2000’’.
(b) REFERENCE.—Except as otherwise expressly pro-
vided in this Act, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be con-
sidered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise provided
in this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take
effect as if enacted as part of the Higher Education
Amendments of 1998 (Public Law 105–244).
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I.—
(1) Section 101(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)(1)) is
amended by inserting before the semicolon at the
end the following: ‘‘, or students who meet the re-
quirements of section 484(d)(3)’’.
(2) 
Section 
102(a)(2)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C.
1002(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of
qualifying as an institution under paragraph
(1)(C), the Secretary shall establish criteria by
regulation for the approval of institutions out-
side the United States and for the determina-
Act of March 2, 1867 (14 Stat. 438; 20 U.S.C.
123), relating to the annual appropriations for How-
ard University, then Howard University shall be in-
eligible to receive an allotment under this section.
‘‘(2) UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA.—In any fiscal year, the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia may receive financial assistance
under this part, or under section 4(c) of the District
of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (Pubic Law
106–98), but not under both this part and such sec-
tion.’’.
(2) Section 326(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1))
is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting a colon after ‘‘the following’’.
(3) Section 342(5)(C) (20 U.S.C. 1066a(5)(C))
is amended—
(A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘equip-
ment’’ the first place it appears; and
(B) by striking ‘‘technology,,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘technology,’’.
(4) Section 343(e) (20 U.S.C. 1066b(e)) is
amended by inserting after the subsection designa-
tion 
the 
following: 
‘‘SALE
OF
QUALIFIED
BONDS.—’’.
(i) $2,000,000 shall be available only
for grants under subsection (a) to Mis-
sissippi University for Women;
(ii) $2,000,000 shall be available only
for grants under subsection (a) to Georgia
College and State University;
(iii) $2,000,000 shall be available only
for grants under subsection (a) to the Uni-
versity of North Carolina at Greensboro;
(iv) $2,000,000 shall be available only
for grants under subsection (a) to Win-
throp University in Rock Hill, South Caro-
lina;
(v) $2,000,000 shall be available only
for grants under subsection (a) to the Uni-
versity of Montevallo in Montevallo, Ala-
bama;
(vi) $2,000,000 shall be available only
for grants under subsection (a) to the
Texas Woman’s University in Denton,
Texas; and
(vii) $2,000,000 shall be available
only for grants under subsection (a) to the
University of Science and Arts of Okla-
homa in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
(B) LESS THAN $14,000,000 AVAILABLE.—If
less than $14,000,000 is made available under
this section for fiscal year 2001, then the
amount made available to each of the 7 institu-
tions under subparagraph (A) shall be reduced
by a uniform percentage.
(3) ALLOCATIONS
FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2002–
2005.—Any funds which are made available during
fiscal years 2002 through 2005 under subsection
(a)(2) shall be distributed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of paragraph (2) to those grantees named
in paragraph (2)(A) which remain eligible and desire
to participate, on a uniform basis, in such fiscal
years.
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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section 435(d)) shall attach, be perfected,
and be assigned priority in the manner
provided by the applicable State’s law for
perfection of security interests in accounts,
as such law may be amended from time to
time (including applicable transition provi-
sions). If any such State’s law provides for
a statutory lien to be created in such
loans, such statutory lien may be created
by the entity or entities governed by such
State law in accordance with the applicable
statutory provisions that created such a
statutory lien.
‘‘(ii) COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION.—In
addition to any other method for describ-
ing collateral in a legally sufficient manner
permitted under the laws of the State, the
description of collateral in any financing
statement filed pursuant to this section
shall be deemed legally sufficient if it lists
such loans, or refers to records (identifying
such loans) retained by the secured party
or any designee of the secured party iden-
tified in such financing statement, includ-
ing the debtor or any loan servicer.
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF
HISTORIC PLACES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (2), the Secretary may obligate funds made
available under this section for a grant with respect
to a building or structure listed on the National Reg-
ister of Historic Places, designated as a National His-
toric Landmark, or located within a designated his-
toric district, only if the grantee agrees to provide for
activities under the grant, from funds derived from
non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50 percent
of the costs of the program to be funded under the
grant with the Secretary providing 50 percent of such
costs under the grant.
(2) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—In addition to
cash outlays and payments, in-kind contributions of
property or personnel services by non-Federal inter-
ests may be used for the non-Federal share of costs re-
quired by paragraph (1).
(d) FUNDING PROVISIONS.—
(1) AMOUNTS
TO
BE
MADE
AVAILABLE.—Not
more than $14,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2001 through 2005 may be made available under this
section.
(2) ALLOCATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts made
available under this section for fiscal year 2001,
there shall be available only for grants under
subsection (a) $2,000,000 for each of the fol-
lowing:
(i) Mississippi University for Women
in Columbus, Mississippi.
(ii) Georgia College and State Univer-
sity in Milledgeville, Georgia.
(iii) University of North Carolina in
Greensboro, North Carolina.
(iv) Winthrop University in Rock Hill,
South Carolina.
(v) 
University 
of 
Montevallo 
in
Montevallo, Alabama.
(vi) Texas Woman’s University in
Denton, Texas.
(vii) University of Science and Arts of
Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
(B) LESS THAN $14,000,000 AVAILABLE.—If
less than $14,000,000 is made available under
this section for fiscal year 2001, then the amount
made available to each of the institutions listed
in subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by the
same amount.
(3) ALLOCATIONS
FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2002–
2005.—Any funds which are made available during
fiscal years 2002 through 2005 under subsection
(a)(2) shall be distributed by the Secretary in accord-
ance with the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of paragraph (2) to those grantees named in
paragraph (2)(A) which remain eligible and desire to
participate, on a uniform basis, in such fiscal years.
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act.
Union Calendar No. 549
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4503
[Report No. 106–915]
A BILL
To provide for the preservation and restoration of
historic buildings at historically women’s public
colleges or universities.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
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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‘‘(ii) all of the schools served by the local
educational agency are located in a community
with a Rural-Urban Continuum Code of 6, 7, 8,
or 9, as determined by the Secretary of Agri-
culture; or
‘‘(B) the agency meets the criteria established
in subparagraph (A)(i) and the Secretary, in accord-
ance with paragraph (2), grants the local edu-
cational agency’s request to waive the criteria de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii).
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall de-
termine whether or not to waive the criteria de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) based on certification
provided by the local educational agency, or the
State educational agency on behalf of the local edu-
cational agency, that the local educational agency is
located in an area defined as rural by a govern-
mental agency of the State.
‘‘(c) ALLOCATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall award a grant to an
eligible local educational agency for a fiscal year in
an amount equal to the initial amount determined
under paragraph (2) for the fiscal year minus the
total amount received under the provisions of law
HR 4504 RFS
‘‘(I) A statement of policy concerning the han-
dling of reports on missing students, including—
‘‘(i) the policy with respect to notification
of parents, guardians, and local police agencies
and timing of such notification; and
‘‘(ii) the institution’s policy for inves-
tigating reports on missing students and for co-
operating with local police agencies in the inves-
tigation of a report of a missing student.
‘‘(J) A statement of policy regarding the avail-
ability of information, provided by the State to the
institution pursuant to section 170101 of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 14071), regarding sexually violent preda-
tors required to register under such section. Such
statement shall include, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(i) An assurance that the institution shall
make available to the campus community,
through its law enforcement unit or other of-
fice, all such information concerning any person
enrolled or employed at the institution.
‘‘(ii) The means by which students and
employees obtain access to such information.
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‘‘(i) desire to enter a program of
study leading to a career in—
‘‘(I) information technology;
‘‘(II) 
mathematics, 
computer
science, or engineering; or
‘‘(III) another field determined
by the State to be critical to the
State’s workforce needs; or
‘‘(ii) demonstrate merit or academic
achievement and desire; and
‘‘(3) making awards that—
‘‘(A) supplement community service work-
study awards received under section 415C(b)(2)
by eligible students who demonstrate financial
need; or
‘‘(B) provide community service work-
study awards under section 415C(b)(2) to addi-
tional eligible students who demonstrate finan-
cial need.’’.
(5) Section 415E (20 U.S.C. 1070c–3a) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding subsection
(d), for purposes of determining a State’s share of the cost
of the authorized activities described in subsection (c)—
‘‘
9902.85.41
Cathode-ray 
data/graphic 
display
tubes, color, with a phosphor dot
screen pitch smaller than 0.4 mm,
and with a less than 90 degree de-
flection (provided for in subheading
8540.40.00) .......................................
1%
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
SEC. 1123. CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF RAW COTTON.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new headings:
‘‘
9902.52.01
Cotton, not
carded or
combed, having
a staple length
under 31.75 mm
(11⁄4 inches), de-
scribed in gen-
eral note 15 of
the tariff sched-
ule and entered
pursuant to its
provisions (pro-
vided for in sub-
heading
5201.00.22) .......
Free
No change
No change
12/31/2003
9902.52.03
Cotton, not
carded or
combed, having
a staple length
under 31.75 mm
(11⁄4 inches), de-
scribed in addi-
tional U.S. note
7 of chapter 52
and entered pur-
suant to its pro-
visions (provided
for in sub-
heading
5201.00.34) .......
Free
No change
No change
12/31/2003
’’.
SEC. 1124. RHINOVIRUS DRUGS.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4508
To extend programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 2000
Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. LAHOOD, and Mr. BALDACCI) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce
A BILL
To extend programs and activities under the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC EDUCATION.
Title X (20 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘
9902.38.03
1-Octadecanaminium, N,N-
dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, (SP-4-
2)-[29H,31H-phthalocyanine-
2-sulfonate (3-).kappa.N29,
.kappa.N30,.kappa.N31,
.kappa.N32]cuprate(1-) (CAS
No. 70750–63–9) (provided
for in subheading
3824.90.28) .............................
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
SEC. 1188. CERTAIN TAED CHEMICALS.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by striking
heading 9902.29.70 and by inserting the following new
heading:
‘‘
9902.29.70
Tetraacetylethyle-
nediamine (CAS
Nos. 10543–57–4)
(provided for in
subheading
2924.10.10) .........
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
SEC. 1189. ISOBORNYL ACETATE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by striking
heading 9902.29.71 and by inserting the following new
heading:
‘‘
9902.29.71
Isobornyl acetate
(CAS No. 125-12-
2) (provided for
in subheading
2915.39.45) .........
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
SEC. 1190. SOLVENT BLUE 124.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.73
Solvent Blue 124
(CAS No. 29243–
26–3) (provided
for in subheading
3204.19.20) .........
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4509
To require any authorization of extension of nondiscriminatory treatment
(most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People’s Republic
of China to be effective only after a vote is taken by the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference regarding the Decision and
Protocol of Accession for Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) and after China’s
accession to the WTO.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 2000
Mr. STEARNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To require any authorization of extension of nondiscrim-
inatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the
products of the People’s Republic of China to be effective
only after a vote is taken by the World Trade Organiza-
tion (WTO) Ministerial Conference regarding the Deci-
sion and Protocol of Accession for Chinese Taipei (Tai-
wan) and after China’s accession to the WTO.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV
OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO THE PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) TERMINATION.—If the President makes a deter-
mination that title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2431 et seq.) no longer applies to the People’s Republic
of China, and proclaims the extension of nondiscrim-
inatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the
products of China, then, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, such extension of nondiscriminatory treatment
to the products of China shall only take effect beginning
on or after the date on which a vote is taken by the World
Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference re-
garding the Decision and Protocol of Accession for Chi-
nese Taipei (Taiwan), or the effective date of the accession
by the People’s Republic of China to the WTO, whichever
occurs later.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Chinese
Taipei’’ refers to the customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu,
Kinmen, and Matsu, as stated in Taiwan’s application as
a contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade (GATT), dated January 1, 1990.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4510
To designate the Blue Ridge Parkway headquarters building located at 199
Hemphill Knob in Asheville, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Gary E. Everhardt
Headquarters Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 2000
Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To designate the Blue Ridge Parkway headquarters building
located at 199 Hemphill Knob in Asheville, North Caro-
lina, as the ‘‘Gary E. Everhardt Headquarters Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Blue Ridge Parkway headquarters building lo-
cated at 199 Hemphill Knob in Asheville, North Carolina,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Gary E. Everhardt
Headquarters Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the head-
quarters building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Gary E. Everhardt Headquarters
Building’’.
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