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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1226
To direct the Secretary of Defense to eliminate the backlog in satisfying
requests of former members of the Armed Forces for the issuance or
replacement of military medals and decorations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. EVANS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Armed Services
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to eliminate the backlog
in satisfying requests of former members of the Armed
Forces for the issuance or replacement of military medals
and decorations.
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 ‘‘Veterans Expedited
Military Medals Act’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF BACKLOG IN REQUESTS FOR
ISSUANCE OR REPLACEMENT OF MILITARY
MEDALS AND DECORATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense (in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish and
carry out a plan to make available to the organizations
described in subsection (b) the funds and other resources
necessary to ensure the elimination of the backlog in satis-
fying requests of former members of the Armed Forces
for the issuance or replacement of military decorations.
(b) ORGANIZATIONS.—The organizations described in
this subsection are the following organizations:
(1) The Army Reserve Personnel Command.
(2) The Bureau of Naval Personnel.
(3) The Air Force Personnel Center.
(4) The National Archives and Records Admin-
istration.
(c) NO DETRACTION IN PERSONNEL FUNCTIONS.—
The Secretary shall make available funds and resources
under the plan required under subsection (a) in a manner
that does not detract from the performance of other per-
sonnel service and personnel support activities within the
Department of Defense.
(d) DEFINITION OF MILITARY DECORATION.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘military decoration’’
means a medal or other decoration awarded for military
service by the United States to a member of the Armed
Forces.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to the Congress a report on the implementation of this
section, including a description of—
(1) the status of the backlog described in sub-
section (a); and
(2) the plan of the Secretary required under
subsection (a).
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spector, a customs canine enforcement officer, an Immi-
gration and Naturalization inspector, a Department of
Defense police officer, a Department of Defense Command
Investigations Division detective, a Bureau of Engraving
and Printing officer, a postal police officer, a Secret Serv-
ice special officer, a Drug Enforcement Administration di-
version investigator, a United States Customs Operation
Enforcement Officer, and a United States Customs Detec-
tion System Specialist Airborne and Flight Engineer.’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL
CLASSES
OF
POSITIONS
DE-
FINED.—Section 8331 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (26),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (27) and
inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(28) ‘revenue officer’ means an employee of
the Internal Revenue Service, the duties of whose
position are primarily the collection of delinquent
taxes and the securing of delinquent returns, includ-
ing an employee engaged in this activity who is
transferred to a supervisory or administrative posi-
tion;
‘‘(29) ‘customs inspector’ means an employee of
the United States Customs Service, the duties of
whose position are primarily to—
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1229
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the types of equip-
ment which may be acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer
fire departments and to provide a comparable treatment for emergency
medical service organizations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. METCALF, Mr. SHOWS, Mr.
RAHALL, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FROST, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.
RANGEL, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. MCINNIS, and Mr.
LATOURETTE) 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 expand
the types of equipment which may be acquired with
tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and
to provide a comparable treatment for emergency medical
service organizations.
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 ‘‘Volunteer Firefighter
Equipment Enhancement Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EQUIPMENT OF VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENTS ELIGIBLE FOR TAX-EXEMPT
FINANCING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section
150(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to bonds of certain volunteer fire departments) is amended
by striking ‘‘or firetruck’’ and inserting ‘‘firetruck, ambu-
lance, or other emergency response vehicle’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS UNDER TAX-EXEMPT BONDS
RULES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 150 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) COMPARABLE
TREATMENT
FOR
VOLUN-
TEER
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL
SERVICE
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An organization which
provides volunteer emergency medical services
shall be treated for purposes of this subsection
as if—
resulting in a contradictory and uncertain regime
that is inequitable and that unduly burdens inter-
state commerce;
(9) the inability to obtain adequate compensa-
tion for the costs of gun violence results in a serious
commercial distortion to a single national market
and a stable national economy, thereby creating a
barrier to interstate commerce;
(10) it is an essential and appropriate role of
the Federal Government, under the Constitution of
the United States, to remove burdens and barriers
to interstate commerce;
(11) because the intrastate and interstate traf-
ficking of firearms are so commingled, full regula-
tion of interstate commerce requires the incidental
regulation of intrastate commerce; and
(12) it is in the national interest and within the
role of the Federal Government to ensure that man-
ufacturers, dealers, and importers can be held liable
under Federal law for gun violence.
(b) PURPOSE.—Based on the power of Congress in
clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of
the United States, the purpose of this Act is to regulate
interstate commerce by—
‘‘(i) such organization were a volun-
teer fire department, and
‘‘(ii) such services were firefighting
services.
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of ap-
plying this subsection to an organization de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) which does not
provide firefighting services, paragraph (2)(A)
shall be applied by substituting ‘other emer-
gency medical services’ for ‘other firefighting
services’.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1230
To require the Secretary of the Interior to make reimbursement for certain
damages incurred as a result of bonding regulations adopted by the
Bureau of Land Management on February 28, 1997, and subsequently
determined to be in violation of Federal law.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to make reimburse-
ment for certain damages incurred as a result of bonding
regulations adopted by the Bureau of Land Management
on February 28, 1997, and subsequently determined to
be in violation of Federal law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall reim-
burse all private and public entities for all monetary dam-
ages incurred as a result of the bonding regulations pro-
mulgated by the Secretary on February 28, 1997, (43
C.F.R. 3809) that were determined by the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia on May 13,
1998, (Northwest Mining Association v. Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, et. al, Case No.
97–1013) to have been adopted in violation of the Regu-
latory Flexibility Act.
(b) CLAIMS.—Any private or public entity may sub-
mit a claim for such damages to the Secretary for reim-
bursement under this section. Such claim shall be sup-
ported by evidence showing that the damages were caused
by the bonding regulations. Unless the Secretary finds
within 90 days after receipt of the claim that the damages
were not caused, in whole or in part, by such regulations,
the Secretary shall make reimbursement to the claimant
within such 90-day period.
(c) APPEALS.—Any private or public entity that sub-
mits a claim in accordance with this section that is re-
jected by the Secretary—
(1) shall have a right to an appeal of the mat-
ter to the State court of competent jurisdiction in
the State in which the entity is domiciled; and
(2) shall have the right to a civil trial by jury
if the amount in dispute, including litigation costs,
is $20,000 or greater.
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SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS TO
ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, FOR USE AS CEME-
TERY.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of
Agriculture shall convey, without consideration, to Elko
County, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the real property described in subsection
(b).
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to in
subsection (a) consists of: (A) a parcel of National
Forest lands (including any improvements thereon)
in Elko County, Nevada, known as Jarbidge Ceme-
tery, consisting of approximately 2 acres within the
following described lands: NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4, S. 9
T. 46 N, R. 58 E., MDB&M, which shall be used
as a cemetary; and (B) the existing bridge over the
Jarbidge River that provides access to that parcel,
and the road from the bridge to the parcel as de-
picted on the map entitled ‘Elko County Road and
Bridge Conveyance’ dated July 27, 1999.
(2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription of the property to be conveyed under sub-
section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfac-
tory to the Secretary. As a condition of any convey-
ance under this section, the Secretary shall require
that the cost of the survey shall be borne by the
County.
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions with respect to the conveyance under subsection (a)
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States, except that the Secretary may
not retain for the United States any reversionary interest
in property conveyed under this section.
Passed the House of Representatives September 21,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1231
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest lands
to Elko County, Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS TO ELKO
COUNTY, NEVADA, FOR USE AS CEMETERY.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall convey, without consideration, to Elko County, Nevada, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real
property described in subsection (b).
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to in subsection (a)
consists of: (A) a parcel of National Forest lands (including
any improvements thereon) in Elko County, Nevada, known
as Jarbidge Cemetery, consisting of approximately 2 acres
within the following described lands: NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4, S.
9 T. 46 N, R. 58 E., MDB&M, which shall be used as a
cemetery; and (B) the existing bridge over the Jarbidge River
that provides access to that parcel, and the road from the
bridge to the parcel as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Elko
County Road and Bridge Conveyance’’ dated July 27, 1999.
(2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description of
the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be deter-
mined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. As a condition
of any conveyance under this section, the Secretary shall
require that the cost of the survey shall be borne by the
County.
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions with respect to the
conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States, except that
H. R. 1231—2
the Secretary may not retain for the United States any reversionary
interest in property conveyed under this section.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1231
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest
lands to Elko County, Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain
National Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, for con-
tinued use as a cemetery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS TO
ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, FOR USE AS CEME-
TERY.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of
Agriculture shall convey, without consideration, to Elko
County, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the parcel of real property described in
subsection (b), for use as a cemetery.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The property referred to in
subsection (a) is a parcel of National Forest lands
(including any improvements thereon) in Elko Coun-
ty, Nevada, known as Jarbidge Cemetery, consisting
of approximately 2 acres and described as follows:
NE1⁄4SW11⁄4NW1⁄4, S. 9 T. 46 N, R. 58 E.,
MDB&M.
(2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription of the property to be conveyed under sub-
section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfac-
tory to the Secretary. As a condition of any convey-
ance under this section, the Secretary shall require
that the cost of the survey shall be borne by the
County.
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions with respect to the conveyance under subsection (a)
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1231
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 22, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain
National Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, for con-
tinued use as a cemetery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1231 RFS
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS TO
ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, FOR USE AS CEME-
TERY.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of
Agriculture shall convey, without consideration, to Elko
County, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the real property described in subsection
(b).
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to in
subsection (a) consists of: (A) a parcel of National
Forest lands (including any improvements thereon)
in Elko County, Nevada, known as Jarbidge Ceme-
tery, consisting of approximately 2 acres within the
following described lands: NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4, S. 9
T. 46 N, R. 58 E., MDB&M, which shall be used
as a cemetary; and (B) the existing bridge over the
Jarbidge River that provides access to that parcel,
and the road from the bridge to the parcel as de-
picted on the map entitled ‘Elko County Road and
Bridge Conveyance’ dated July 27, 1999.
(2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription of the property to be conveyed under sub-
section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfac-
tory to the Secretary. As a condition of any convey-
ance under this section, the Secretary shall require
HR 1231 RFS
that the cost of the survey shall be borne by the
County.
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions with respect to the conveyance under subsection (a)
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States, except that the Secretary may
not retain for the United States any reversionary interest
in property conveyed under this section.
Passed the House of Representatives September 21,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 454
106TH CONGRESS
2ND SESSION
H. R. 1231
[Report No. 106–238]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 22, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
MARCH 9, 2000
Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, without amendment
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain
National Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, for con-
tinued use as a cemetery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1231 RS
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS TO
ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, FOR USE AS CEME-
TERY.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of
Agriculture shall convey, without consideration, to Elko
County, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the real property described in subsection
(b).
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to in
subsection (a) consists of: (A) a parcel of National
Forest lands (including any improvements thereon)
in Elko County, Nevada, known as Jarbidge Ceme-
tery, consisting of approximately 2 acres within the
following described lands: NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4, S. 9
T. 46 N, R. 58 E., MDB&M, which shall be used
as a cemetary; and (B) the existing bridge over the
Jarbidge River that provides access to that parcel,
and the road from the bridge to the parcel as de-
picted on the map entitled ‘Elko County Road and
Bridge Conveyance’ dated July 27, 1999.
(2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription of the property to be conveyed under sub-
section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfac-
tory to the Secretary. As a condition of any convey-
ance under this section, the Secretary shall require
HR 1231 RS
that the cost of the survey shall be borne by the
County.
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions with respect to the conveyance under subsection (a)
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States, except that the Secretary may
not retain for the United States any reversionary interest
in property conveyed under this section.
Passed the House of Representatives September 21,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 454
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1231
[Report No. 106–238]
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey
certain National Forest lands to Elko County,
Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery.
MARCH 9, 2000
Reported without amendment
uments for a Thunder Bay National Marine Sanc-
tuary.’’.
SEC. 106. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
Section 306 (16 U.S.C. 1436) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by in-
serting ‘‘for any person’’ after ‘‘unlawful’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘offer for sale,
purchase, import, export,’’ after ‘‘sell’’; and
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) interfere with the enforcement of this title
by—
‘‘(A) refusing to permit any officer author-
ized to enforce this title to board a vessel subject
to such person’s control for the purposes of con-
ducting any search or inspection in connection
with the enforcement of this title;
‘‘(B) forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing,
impeding, intimidating, or interfering with any
person authorized by the Secretary to implement
this title or any such authorized officer in the
conduct of any search or inspection performed
under this title; or
‘‘(C) knowingly and willfully submitting
false information to the Secretary or any officer
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1234
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax
on telephone and other communications services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MCCOLLUM,
Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. FOLEY, Ms. DUNN, Mr. FORBES, Mr. TANCREDO,
Mr. TERRY, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. THORNBERRY, and Mr. BOEHLERT)
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 repeal
the excise tax on telephone and other communications
services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON TELEPHONE AND
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to facilities and services) is
amended by striking subchapter B.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 4293 of such Code is amended by
striking ‘‘chapter 32 (other than the taxes imposed
by sections 4064 and 4121) and subchapter B of
chapter 33,’’ and inserting ‘‘and chapter 32 (other
than the taxes imposed by sections 4064 and
4121),’’.
(2)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 6302(e) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 4251 or’’.
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 6302(e) of such
Code is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘imposed by— and all that
follows through ‘‘with respect to’’ and inserting
‘‘imposed by section 4261 or 4271 with respect
to’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘bills rendered or’’.
(C) The subsection heading for section 6302(e)
is amended by striking ‘‘COMMUNICATIONS SERV-
ICES AND’’.
(3) Section 6415 of such Code is amended by
striking ‘‘4251, 4261, or 4271’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘4261 or 4271’’.
(4) Paragraph (2) of section 7871(a) of such
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of
subparagraph (B), by striking subparagraph (C),
and by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subpara-
graph (C).
(5) The table of subchapters for chapter 33 of
such Code is amended by striking the item relating
to subchapter B.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid pursuant to bills
first rendered more than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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