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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4841
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 22, 2004
Received 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify 
certain tax rules for individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(d) WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.—Section 602
(42 U.S.C. 5195a) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(10) WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.—The
term ‘weapon of mass destruction’ means any weap-
on or device that is intended, or has the capability,
to cause death or serious bodily injury to a signifi-
cant number of people through the release, dissemi-
nation, or impact of—
‘‘(A) toxic or poisonous chemicals or their
precursors;
‘‘(B) a disease organism; or
‘‘(C) radiation or radioactivity.’’.
SEC. 6. DETAILED FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATION.
(a) FEDERAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS AND
PROGRAMS.—Section 611(b) (42 U.S.C. 5196(b)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘may prepare’’ and inserting
‘‘shall prepare’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In ac-
cordance with section 313, the Director shall ensure
that Federal response plans and programs are ade-
quate to respond to the consequences of terrorism
directed against a target in the United States, in-
through 2005. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
‘‘DISCLOSURE AND REPORTS RELATING TO POLLING BY
TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) DISCLOSURE TO RESPONDENTS.—
Any person who conducts a Federal election poll by tele-
phone or electronic device shall disclose to each respondent
the identity of the person paying the expenses of the poll.
The disclosure shall be made at the end of the interview
involved.
‘‘(b) REPORTS TO COMMISSION.—In the case of any
Federal election poll by telephone or electronic device—
‘‘(1) if the results are not to be made public,
the person who conducts the poll shall report to the
Commission the total cost of the poll and all sources
of funds for the poll; and
‘‘(2) the person who conducts the poll shall re-
port to the Commission the total number of house-
holds contacted and include with such report a copy
of the poll questions.
‘‘(c) FEDERAL ELECTION POLL DEFINED.—As used
in this section, the term ‘Federal election poll’ means a
survey—
‘‘(1) in which the respondent is asked to state
opinions or views regarding a future election for
Federal office; and
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4226
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or
exchange all or part of certain administrative
sites and other land in the Black Hills National
Forest and to use funds derived from the sale or
exchange to acquire replacement sites and to ac-
quire or construct administrative improvements
in connection with the Black Hills National For-
est.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 4212
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude payments under
the conservation reserve program from net earnings from self-employment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 6, 2000
Mr. MINGE 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 exclude
payments under the conservation reserve program from
net earnings from self-employment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF CONSERVATION RESERVE PRO-
GRAM 
PAYMENTS 
FROM 
NET 
EARNINGS
FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1402 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining net earnings
from self-employment) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end of paragraph (14), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (15) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by in-
serting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(16) there shall be excluded amounts received
as payments under the conservation reserve program
carried out under subchapter B of chapter 1 of sub-
title D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 211(a) of
the Social Security Act is amended by striking ‘‘; and’’
at the end of paragraph (14), striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph (15), and insert-
ing after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(16) There shall be excluded amounts received
as payments under the conservation reserve program
carried out under subchapter B of chapter 1 of sub-
title D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to payments received before, on,
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4214
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income
amounts paid under certain Federal programs for the repayment of
student loans of members of the Armed Forces.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 6, 2000
Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. HUNTER,
Mr. WELDON
of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. HANSEN, Mr.
HOSTETTLER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. HAYES, Mr. EVANS, Mr.
COX, Mr. GRAHAM, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. JONES
of North Carolina, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. PAUL, Mr.
TANCREDO, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. METCALF, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr.
DOOLITTLE, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. OSE, AND Mr. ARMEY)
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 exclude
from gross income amounts paid under certain Federal
programs for the repayment of student loans of members
of the Armed Forces.
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 ‘‘Armed Forces Edu-
cational Relief Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR CERTAIN
PAYMENTS ON STUDENT LOANS OF MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
items specifically excluded from gross income) is amended
by redesignating section 139 as section 139A and by in-
serting after section 138 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 139. CERTAIN PAYMENTS ON STUDENT LOANS OF
MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES.
‘‘Gross income shall not include any payment made
under chapter 109 or 1609 of title 10, United States
Code.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such part III is amended by striking the last item and
inserting the following new items:
‘‘Sec. 139. Certain payments on student loans of members of
Armed Forces.
‘‘Sec. 139A. Cross references to other Acts.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to payments in taxable years end-
ing after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4215
To amend title VI of the Clean Air Act with respect to the phaseout schedule
for methyl bromide.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 6, 2000
Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mrs. THURMAN, and Mr.
ADERHOLT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend title VI of the Clean Air Act with respect to
the phaseout schedule for methyl bromide.
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 ‘‘Methyl Bromide Fair-
ness Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PHASEOUT SCHEDULE FOR METHYL BROMIDE.
Section 604 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7671c),
as amended by section 764 of the Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in sec-
tion 101(a) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 112
Stat. 2681, 2681–36), is amended—
(1) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph
(5) to read as follows:
‘‘(5) SANITATION
AND
FOOD
PROTECTION.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
production, importation, and consumption of methyl
bromide to fumigate commodities or articles or fa-
cilities where such commodities or articles may be
processed or stored for purposes of compliance with
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service require-
ments or with any international, Federal, State, or
local sanitation or food protection standard shall be
exempt.’’; and
(2) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(h) METHYL BROMIDE.—Notwithstanding section
602(d), section 606, or subsection (b) or (d) of this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall not terminate production of
methyl bromide prior to January 1, 2015. The Adminis-
trator shall promulgate rules for reductions in, and termi-
nate the production, importation, and consumption of,
methyl bromide under a schedule that is in accordance
with, but not more stringent than, the phaseout schedule
of the Montreal Protocol for developing countries as de-
scribed in Article 5 of such Protocol.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4216
AN ACT
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
to expand the flexibility of customized training,
and for other purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4216
AN ACT
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to expand
the flexibility of customized training, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(C) in subsection (d)(4)(F)(ii)(I) by insert-
ing after ‘‘on-the-job training’’ the following:
‘‘, portable skills training,’’; and
(D) in subsection (d)(4)(G)(ii)(I) by insert-
ing after ‘‘employer’’ the following: ‘‘, portable
skills training,’’.
(4) Subsection (d)(2) of section 181 (29 U.S.C.
2931) is amended by inserting after ‘‘on-the-job
training,’’ the following: ‘‘portable skills training,’’.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Customized Training
Flexibility Act’’.
SEC. 2. FLEXIBILITY IN CUSTOMIZED TRAINING REQUIRE-
MENT UNDER THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT
ACT OF 1998.
Section 101(8) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801(8)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(includ-
ing a group of employers)’’ and inserting ‘‘or a
group of employers within the same industry’’;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the em-
ployer’’ and inserting ‘‘any such employer’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for not
less than 50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘a portion’’.
SEC. 3. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INVEST-
MENT ACT OF 1998.
(a) DEFINITION
OF
ELIGIBLE
YOUTH.—Section
101(13)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 2801(13)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B)(i) is a low-income individual; or
‘‘(ii) has been determined to meet the eligi-
bility requirements for free meals under the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) during the most re-
cent school year; and’’.
(b) USE OF FUNDS FOR ADULT AND DISLOCATED
WORKER EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—
Section 134(d)(4) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(4)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(H) COORDINATION
WITH
UNEMPLOY-
MENT
COMPENSATION.—An eligible adult or
dislocated worker participating in training (ex-
cept for on-the-job training) shall be deemed to
be in training with the approval of the State
agency in the same manner as provided under
section 314(f)(2) of the Job Training Partner-
ship Act (29 U.S.C. 1661c(f)(2)) (as such sec-
tion was in effect on the day before the date of
the enactment of this Act).’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 3,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4216
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize reimbursement
to employers for portable skills training.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 6, 2000
Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. MCKEON, and Mr. GOODLING) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to author-
ize reimbursement to employers for portable skills train-
ing.
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 ‘‘Portable Skills Train-
ing Act’’.
SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT TO EMPLOYERS FOR PORTABLE
SKILLS TRAINING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs 35 through 53
as paragraphs 36 through 54, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph 34 the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(35) PORTABLE SKILLS TRAINING.—The term
‘portable skills training’ means training that is pro-
vided to an unpaid participant, and that—
‘‘(A) is offered by an employer (including
a group of employers);
‘‘(B) provides skills that are useful within
an entire industry;
‘‘(C) is conducted with a commitment by
the employer to employ that individual on suc-
cessful completion of the training; and
‘‘(D) provides reimbursement to the em-
ployer of up to 100 percent of the cost of the
training of that individual.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsection (b)(17)(A)(iii) of section 112
(29 U.S.C. 2822) of that Act is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘on-the-job training’’ the following: ‘‘, port-
able skills training,’’.
(2) Subsection (h) of section 122 (29 U.S.C.
2842) of that Act is amended—
(A) by inserting in the heading ‘‘, PORT-
ABLE SKILLS TRAINING,’’ after ‘‘ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING’’; and
(B) by inserting after ‘‘on-the-job train-
ing’’ in each place it appears the following:
‘‘, portable skills training,’’.
(3) Section 134 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 2864)
is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) by inserting
after 
‘‘on-the-job 
training’’ 
the 
following:
‘‘, portable skills training,’’;
(B) in subsection (d)(4)(D)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
clause (viii);
(ii) by striking the period at the end
of clause (ix) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(iii) by inserting after clause (ix) the
following new clause:
‘‘(x) portable skills training conducted
with a commitment by an employer or
group of employers to employ an individual
upon successful completion of the train-
ing.’’;
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4217
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994
to promote activities to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 6, 2000
Ms. SANCHEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act of 1994 to promote activities to improve pedestrian
and bicyclist safety.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
AMENDMENT 
TO 
SAFE 
AND 
DRUG-FREE
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT OF 1994.
Section 4114(c)(5) of the Safe and Drug-Free
Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C.
7114(c)(5)) is amended by inserting at the end before the
semicolon the following: ‘‘, including activities to improve
pedestrian and bicyclist safety’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4218
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to allow for the continued dissemi-
nation of statistical industry information relating to olive handlers with
the consent of those handlers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 6, 2000
Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. RADANOVICH) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to allow for the
continued dissemination of statistical industry informa-
tion relating to olive handlers with the consent of those
handlers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ALLOWED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8d(2) of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608d(2)), reenacted with
amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement
Act of 1937, is amended by striking ‘‘or (B)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(B) in the case where there are only two regulated
handlers of olives, the issuance of general statements
based upon the reports of those handlers when both han-
dlers have submitted to the Secretary written, signed con-
sent to the release of such information, or (C)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4219
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 15 percent
reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for
home health services under the Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 6, 2000
Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr.
PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. BOU-
CHER, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr.
GOODE, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.
BARCIA, Mr. COOK, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. HAYES, Mr. METCALF, Mr.
HEFLEY, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. HALL
of Texas, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr.
SWEENEY, Mr. FROST, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr.
STUPAK, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. WALSH, Ms.
LEE, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. BASS, Mr.
LAFALCE, Mr. RAHALL, and Mr. WEYGAND) 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate
the 15 percent reduction in payment rates under the
prospective payment system for home health services
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 ‘‘Home Health Fairness
Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF 15 PERCENT REDUCTION IN PAY-
MENT RATES UNDER THE MEDICARE PRO-
SPECTIVE 
PAYMENT 
SYSTEM 
FOR 
HOME
HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1895(b)(3)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(A)), as amend-
ed by sections 302(b) and 303(f) of the Medicare, Med-
icaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of
1999 (113 Stat. 1501A–359, 361), as enacted into law
by section 1000(a)(6) of Public Law 106–113, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(A) INITIAL BASIS.—Under such system
the Secretary shall provide for computation of
a standard prospective payment amount (or
amounts). Such amount (or amounts) shall ini-
tially be based on the most current audited cost
report data available to the Secretary and shall
be computed in a manner so that the total
amounts payable under the system for the 12-
month period beginning on the date the Sec-
retary implements the system shall be equal to
the total amount that would have been made if
the system had not been in effect and if section
1861(v)(1)(L)(ix) had not been enacted. Each
such amount shall be standardized in a manner
that eliminates the effect of variations in rel-
ative case mix and area wage adjustments
among different home health agencies in a
budget neutral manner consistent with the case
mix and wage level adjustments provided under
paragraph (4)(A). Under the system, the Sec-
retary may recognize regional differences or dif-
ferences based upon whether or not the services
or agency are in an urbanized area.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced
Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–113).
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4220
To amend title 18, United States Code, to add certain firearms related
crimes to the list of crimes giving rise to a presumption of dangerousness
for purposes of hearings on the release of defendants before trial.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 10, 2000
Mr. KUYKENDALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to add certain fire-
arms related crimes to the list of crimes giving rise
to a presumption of dangerousness for purposes of hear-
ings on the release of defendants before trial.
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 ‘‘Gun Traffickers Pre-
trial Threat Assessment Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 
2. 
ADDITION 
OF 
CERTAIN 
FIREARMS 
RELATED
CRIMES TO THE LIST OF CRIMES GIVING
RISE TO A PRESUMPTION OF DANGEROUS-
NESS FOR PURPOSES OF HEARINGS ON THE
RELEASE OF DEFENDANTS BEFORE TRIAL.
Section 3142(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph
(C) and redesignating existing subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E);
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) an offense under section 922(j),
922(k), 922(o), or 924(h) of this title or under
section 5861(g), 5861(h), or 5861(i) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986; or’’; and
(3) in the subparagraph redesignated as sub-
paragraph (E) by this section, by striking ‘‘(C)’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(D)’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4221
To amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 to require entities that enter
into certain services contracts with the Federal Government or the Dis-
trict of Columbia to offer the employees that carry out the services
before the award of a contract the right to continue employment after
the award of the contract.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 10, 2000
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 to require enti-
ties that enter into certain services contracts with the
Federal Government or the District of Columbia to offer
the employees that carry out the services before the
award of a contract the right to continue employment
after the award of the contract.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL TO CERTAIN SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
Section 2 of the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41
U.S.C. 351) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) With respect to any contract (and any bid speci-
fication therefore) entered into by the United States or
the District of Columbia, except as described in section
7, whether negotiated or advertised, the principal purpose
of which is to furnish services in the United States
through the use of service employees, in any case in which
the total of the amount of the revenue generated by such
services during the year prior to the award of the contract
and the amount of the value of the contract is in excess
of $100,000, the contractor shall offer to the employees
that are employed for the purpose of carrying out such
services before the award of the contract a right of first
refusal to continue employment for such purpose after the
award of the contract.’’.
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