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217 is further extended through September 30, 2004, 
under the same terms and conditions. 
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Section 2 of Public Law 108–205 is amended by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘March 15, 
2004’’. The amendment made by the preceding sentence 
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
section to which it relates. 
SEC. 3. COMPENSATION OF AGENTS. 
Section 5 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634) 
is amended—
(1) in subsection (g)(4), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) The Administration may contract 
with an agent to carry out, on behalf of the Ad-
ministration, the assessment and collection of 
the annual fee established under section 
7(a)(23). The agent may receive, as compensa-
tion for services, any interest earned on the fee 
while in the control of the agent before the time 
at which the agent is contractually required to 
remit the fee to the Administration.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and
amount currently available in the financing account.
The cost of a reestimate shall be accounted for in
the current year in the budget of the Government
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code.
‘‘(E) For purposes of this definition, expected
administrative expenses shall be construed as the
amount estimated to be necessary for the proper ad-
ministration of the insurance program. This amount
may differ from amounts actually appropriated or
otherwise made available for the administration of
the program.
‘‘(4) The term ‘program account’ means the
budget account for the risk-assumed cost, and for
paying all costs of administering the insurance pro-
gram, and is the account from which the risk-as-
sumed cost is disbursed to the financing account.
‘‘(5) The term ‘financing account’ means the
nonbudget account that is associated with each pro-
gram account which receives payments from or
makes payments to the program account, receives
premiums and other payments from the public, pays
insurance claims, and holds balances.
‘‘(6) The term ‘modification’ means any Gov-
ernment action that alters the risk-assumed cost of
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (E).
(b) TERMINOLOGY WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES.—Section 17(e)(8) of the Central Intelligence
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(e)(8)) is amended
by striking ‘‘Federal’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Government’’.
TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE 
INTELLIGENCE 
AC-
TIVITIES
SEC. 501. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO EN-
GAGE IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AS SECU-
RITY FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AC-
TIVITIES.
Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2000’’ and inserting
‘‘December 31, 2003’’.
SEC. 502. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR THE NATIONAL
RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Reconnaissance Of-
fice (‘‘NRO’’) shall negotiate, write, and manage vehicle
acquisition or launch contracts that affect or bind the
NRO and to which the United States is a party.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to
any contract for NRO vehicle acquisition or launch, as de-
scribed in subsection (a), that is negotiated, written, or
executed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) RETROACTIVITY.—This section shall not apply to
any contracts, as described in subsection (a), in effect as
of the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 503. REPORT TO THE HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT
COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE.
The Director shall report to the House Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence within 60 days on wheth-
er the policies and goals of the People’s Republic of China
constitutes a threat to our national security.
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
an existing insurance commitment from the current
estimate of cash flows. This includes any action re-
sulting from new legislation, or from the exercise of
administrative discretion under existing law, that di-
rectly or indirectly alters the estimated cost of exist-
ing insurance commitments.
‘‘(7) The term ‘model’ means any actuarial, fi-
nancial, econometric, probabilistic, or other method-
ology used to estimate the expected frequency and
magnitude of loss-producing events, expected pre-
miums or collections from or on behalf of the in-
sured, expected recoveries, and administrative ex-
penses.
‘‘(8) The term ‘current’ has the same meaning
as in section 250(c)(9) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
‘‘(9) The term ‘OMB’ means the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
‘‘(10) The term ‘CBO’ means the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office.
‘‘(11) The term ‘GAO’ means the Comptroller
General of the United States.
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scribed in subsection (a), that is negotiated, written, or
executed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) RETROACTIVITY.—This section shall not apply to
any contracts, as described in subsection (a), in effect as
of the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 503. REPORT TO THE HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT
COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE.
The Director shall report to the House Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence within 60 days on wheth-
er the policies and goals of the People’s Republic of China
constitutes a threat to our national security.
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 570
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4392
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of
the United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Retirement and Disability Sys-
tem, and for other purposes.
MAY 24, 2000
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
(b) PUBLICATION OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET.—
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall pub-
lish each report submitted under subsection (a) on the
medicare Internet site of the Department of Health and
Human Services.
SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MEDICARE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE PROCESS.
Section 1114 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1314) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) Any advisory committee appointed under sub-
section (f) to advise the Secretary on matters relating to
the interpretation, application, or implementation of sec-
tion 1862(a)(1) shall assure the full participation of a
nonvoting member in the deliberations of the advisory
committee, and shall provide such nonvoting member ac-
cess to all information and data made available to voting
members of the advisory committee, other than informa-
tion that—
‘‘(A) is exempt from disclosure pursuant to sub-
section (a) of section 552 of title 5, United States
Code, by reason of subsection (b)(4) of such section
(relating to trade secrets); and
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4393
To provide that amounts allotted to a State under section 2104 of the
Social Security Act for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall remain
available through fiscal year 2002.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 8, 2000
Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Ms. DUNN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. STABENOW, Mr.
SABO, Mr. GREENWOOD, and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide that amounts allotted to a State under section
2104 of the Social Security Act for each of fiscal years
1998 and 1999 shall remain available through fiscal
year 2002.
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 ‘‘State Children’s
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Preservation Act of
2000’’.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF FISCAL YEAR 1998 AND FISCAL
YEAR 1999 ALLOTMENTS UNDER SCHIP.
Notwithstanding subsection (e) of section 2104 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd), amounts allotted
to a State under that section for each of fiscal years 1998
and 1999 shall remain available through September 30,
2002.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4394
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain ceramic knives.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 8, 2000
Mr. BILBRAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain ceramic knives.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.69.01
Ceramic knives
and knife blades
(provided for in
subheading
6911.10.80) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to goods entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that
is 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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amend section 3101 of title 31, United States Code,
to change the statutory limit on the public debt;’’.
(3) After paragraph (3), insert the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(4) require such other congressional proce-
dures, relating to the budget, as may be appropriate
to carry out the purposes of this Act;’’; and
(4) After paragraph (5), insert the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(6) set forth procedures in the Senate whereby
committee allocations, aggregates, and other levels
can be revised for legislation if that legislation would
not increase the deficit, or would not increase the
deficit when taken with other legislation enacted
after the adoption of the resolution, for the first fis-
cal year or the total period of fiscal years covered by
the resolution.’’.
(c) REQUIRED
CONTENTS
OF
REPORT.—Section
301(e)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is
amended as follows:
(1) Redesignate subparagraphs (A), (B), (C),
(D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (E),
(F), (H), and (I), respectively.
(2) Before subparagraph (B) (as redesignated),
insert the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(A) new budget authority and outlays for
each major functional category, based on alloca-
tions of the total levels set forth pursuant to
subsection (a)(1);’’.
(3) In subparagraph (C) (as redesignated),
strike ‘‘mandatory’’ and insert ‘‘direct spending’’.
(4) After subparagraph (C) (as redesignated),
insert the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) a measure, as a percentage of gross
domestic product, of total outlays, total Federal
revenues, the surplus or deficit, and new out-
lays for nondefense discretionary spending, de-
fense spending, and direct spending as set forth
in such resolution;’’.
(5) After subparagraph (F) (as redesignated),
insert the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(G) if the joint resolution on the budget
includes any allocation to a committee (other
than the Committee on Appropriations) of levels
in excess of current law levels, a justification
for not subjecting any program, project, or ac-
tivity (for which the allocation is made) to an-
nual discretionary appropriations;’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4396
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel M/V WELLS GRAY.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 8, 2000
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
M/V WELLS GRAY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may issue a certificate of documentation with ap-
propriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel M/V WELLS GRAY (State of Alaska
registration number AK 9452 N; former Canadian reg-
istration number 154661).
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research, development, environmental remedi-
ation, waste management, construction, or
other services at a Department of Energy facil-
ity, including the following:
(i) Portsmouth Plant, Piketon, Ohio.
(ii) Paducah Plant, Paducah, Ken-
tucky.
(iii) K–25 (now ETTP), Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.
(iv) Y–12, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
(v) X–10, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
(vi) Hanford Works, Richland, Wash-
ington.
(vii) Idaho National Engineering Lab-
oratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
(viii) Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colo-
rado.
(ix) Fernald Feed Materials Produc-
tion Center (now FEMP), Fernald, Ohio.
(x) 
Mound 
Facility, 
Miamisburg,
Ohio.
(xi) Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Los Alamos, New Mexico.
(xii) Pinellas Plant, St. Petersburg,
Florida.
‘‘(vi) Preventive care, including pre-
natal, well-baby, and well-child care, appro-
priate immunizations, pap smears, screen-
ing 
mammography, 
colorectal 
cancer
screening, physical examinations, and fam-
ily planning.
‘‘(vii) 
Prescription 
drugs 
and
biologicals, including insulin and medical
foods.
‘‘(viii) Mental health services.
‘‘(ix) Substance abuse treatment serv-
ices.
‘‘(x) Vision services, including routine
eye examinations, eyeglasses, and contact
lenses.
‘‘(xi) Hearing services, including hear-
ing aids.
‘‘(xii) Dental services, including rou-
tine check ups.
‘‘(xiii) Durable medical equipment, in-
cluding home dialysis supplies and equip-
ment.
‘‘(xiv) Emergency ambulance services.
‘‘(xv) Prosthetics.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 439
AN ACT
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code, popularly known as the Paperwork Reduc-
tion Act, to minimize the burden of Federal pa-
perwork demands upon small businesses, edu-
cational and nonprofit institutions, Federal con-
tractors, State and local governments, and other
persons through the sponsorship and use of alter-
native information technologies.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4399
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando,
Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando,
Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Arthur
‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 27,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4399
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 440 South Orange Blossom
Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’
Kennedy Post Office’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4399
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur
‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 9, 2000
Ms. BROWN of Florida 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 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando,
Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office
Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ARTHUR ‘‘PAPPY’’ KENNEDY POST OFFICE
BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail
in Orlando, Florida, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office Building’’.
(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 ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Ken-
nedy Post Office Building’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 439
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known
as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize the burden of Federal
paperwork demands upon small businesses, educational and nonprofit
institutions, Federal contractors, State and local governments, and other
persons through the sponsorship and use of alternative information tech-
nologies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr.
SWEENEY, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition
to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, popu-
larly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to mini-
mize the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon
small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions,
Federal contractors, State and local governments, and
other persons through the sponsorship and use of alter-
native information technologies.
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 ‘‘Paperwork Elimination
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY.
Section 3504(h) of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end
of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(6) specifically promote the acquisition and
use of alternative information technologies that pro-
vide for electronic submission, maintenance, or dis-
closure of information as a substitute for paper and
for the use and acceptance of electronic signatures.’’.
SEC. 3. ASSIGNMENT OF TASKS AND DEADLINES.
Section 3505(a)(3) of title 44, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the
end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the
end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) a description of progress in providing
for the acquisition and use of alternative infor-
mation technologies that provide for electronic
submission, maintenance, or disclosure of infor-
mation as a substitute for paper and for the use
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mation technologies that provide for electronic
submission, maintenance, or disclosure of infor-
mation as a substitute for paper and for the use
and acceptance of electronic signatures, includ-
ing the extent to which such progress accom-
plishes reduction of burden on small businesses
or other persons.’’.
SEC. 4. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) PROVIDING FOR USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMA-
TION MANAGEMENT.—Section 3506(c)(1)(B) of title 44,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon at the end of clause (ii) and by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(iv) provides to persons required to
submit information the option to use,
where appropriate, electronic submission,
maintenance, or disclosure of information;
and’’.
(b) PROMOTION
OF
ELECTRONIC
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT.—Section 3506(c)(3)(C) of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semi-
colon at the end of clause (ii), by adding ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon at the end of clause (iii), and by adding at the
end the following:
and acceptance of electronic signatures, includ-
ing the extent to which such progress accom-
plishes reduction of burden on small businesses
or other persons.’’.
SEC. 4. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) PROVIDING FOR USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMA-
TION MANAGEMENT.—Section 3506(c)(1)(B) of title 44,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon at the end of clause (ii) and by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(iv) provides to persons required to
submit information the option to use,
where appropriate, electronic submission,
maintenance, or disclosure of information;
and’’.
(b) PROMOTION
OF
ELECTRONIC
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT.—Section 3506(c)(3)(C) of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semi-
colon at the end of clause (ii), by adding ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon at the end of clause (iii), and by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(iv) the promotion and optional use,
where appropriate, of electronic submis-
sion, maintenance, or disclosure of infor-
mation.’’.
(c) USE
OF ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGIES.—Section 3506(c)(3)(J) of title 44, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(J) to the maximum extent practicable,
uses information technology, including alter-
native information technologies, that provide for
electronic submission, maintenance, or disclo-
sure of information, to reduce burden and im-
prove data quality, agency efficiency, and re-
sponsiveness to the public.’’.
SEC. 5. PUBLIC INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES;
SUBMISSION TO DIRECTOR; APPROVAL AND
DELEGATION.
Section 3507(a)(1)(D)(ii) of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon
at the end of subclause (V), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon at the end of subclause (VI), and by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(VII) a description of how re-
spondents may, if appropriate, elec-
tronically submit, maintain, or dis-
close information under the collection
of information.’’.
SEC. 6. RESPONSIVENESS TO CONGRESS.
Section 3514(a)(2) of title 44, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the
end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
of subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(E) reduced the collection of information bur-
den on small businesses and other persons through
the use of electronic submission, maintenance, or
disclosure of information as a substitute for the use
of paper, including—
‘‘(i) a description of instances where such
substitution has added to burden; and
‘‘(ii) specific identification of such in-
stances relating to the Internal Revenue
Service.’’.
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