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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4625
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
2108 East 38th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Gertrude A.
Barber Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 2000
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr.
COYNE, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. GOODLING, Mr.
GREENWOOD, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. KLINK,
Mr. MASCARA, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PITTS,
Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. TOOMEY, and Mr. WELDON of Penn-
sylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 2108 East 38th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania,
as the ‘‘Gertrude A. Barber 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. GERTRUDE A. BARBER POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 2108 East 38th Street in Erie,
Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ger-
trude A. Barber 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 ‘‘Gertrude A. Barber
Post Office Building’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4625
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 20, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 2108 East 38th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania,
as the ‘‘Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4625 RFS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 2108 East 38th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Gertrude A. Barber
Post Office Building’’.
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 ‘‘Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 19,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
exempted United States military personnel partici-
pating in the operation from criminal prosecution by
the International Criminal Court for actions under-
taken by them in connection with the operation;
(2) each country in which United States mili-
tary personnel participating in the peacekeeping op-
eration will be present is either not a party to the
International Criminal Court or has entered into an
agreement in accordance with Article 98 of the
Rome Statute preventing the International Criminal
Court from proceeding against United States per-
sonnel present in that country; or
(3) the President has taken other appropriate
steps to guarantee that United States military per-
sonnel participating in the peacekeeping operation
will not be prosecuted by the International Criminal
Court for actions undertaken by such personnel in
connection with the operation.
SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON DIRECT OR INDIRECT TRANSFER
OF CERTAIN CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECU-
RITY INFORMATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL COURT.
(a) DIRECT TRANSFER.—Not later than the date on
which the Rome Statute enters into force, the President
shall ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to
with established scientific principles, and including
information from the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
(b) ADMINISTRATION
AS COMPONENT
OF PRESI-
DENT’S FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE.—Subsection (a) shall
be carried out as a component of the Food Safety Initia-
tive announced by the President on January 25, 1997, and
carried out by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, the Department of Agriculture, and the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. Of the funds available for such
Initiative for fiscal years 2001 and 2002, not more than
$10,000,000 may be expended each such year for carrying
out subsection (a).
SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON ECONOMIC AND ENVI-
RONMENTAL RISKS AND BENEFITS OF USING
BIOTECHNOLOGY IN FOOD PRODUCTION.
(a) EXPANSION
OF
CURRENT
RESEARCH
PRO-
GRAM.—Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1668 of the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C. 5921) are amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to—
‘‘(1) authorize and support research intended to
identify and analyze technological developments in
the area of biotechnology for the purpose of evalu-
ating the potential positive and adverse effects of
such developments on the United States farm econ-
omy and the environment and addressing public con-
cerns about potential adverse environmental effects
of using biotechnology in food production; and
‘‘(2) authorize research to help regulators de-
velop policies, as soon as practicable, concerning the
introduction and use of biotechnology.
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall establish a competitive grant program to pro-
vide the necessary funding for research designed to further
the purposes specified in subsection (a). The grant pro-
gram shall be conducted through the Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service and the Agri-
cultural Research Service’’.
(b) TYPES OF RESEARCH.—Subsection (c) of such
section is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) Research designed to evaluate the poten-
tial effect of biotechnology developments on the
United States farm economy, the competitive status
of United States agricultural commodities and foods
in foreign markets, and consumer confidence in the
healthfulness and safety of agricultural commodities
and foods.’’.
(c) PRIORITY.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section is
amended by inserting before the semicolon the following:
‘‘, but giving priority to projects designed to develop im-
proved methods for identifying potential allergens in pest-
protected plants, with particular emphasis on the develop-
ment of tests with human immune-system endpoints and
of more reliable animal models’’.
(d) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) Subsection
(g)(2) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘for research
on biotechnology risk assessment’’.
(2) The heading of such section is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 1668. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND BENEFITS OF
USING BIOTECHNOLOGY IN FOOD PRODUC-
TION.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4628
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage
under the Medicare Program of oral drugs to treat low blood calcium
levels or elevated parathyroid hormone levels for patients with end stage
renal disease.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 2000
Mr. HOLT (for himself and Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin) 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 provide
for coverage under the Medicare Program of oral drugs
to treat low blood calcium levels or elevated parathyroid
hormone levels for patients with end stage renal disease.
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 ‘‘Medicare Coverage of
Replacement Calcitriol Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF ORAL DRUGS USED TO
TREAT LOW BLOOD CALCIUM LEVELS OR
ELEVATED PARATHYROID HORMONE LEVELS
FOR END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS.
(a) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (S);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (T) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (T) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(U) an oral drug (which is approved by the
Food and Drug Administration) that—
‘‘(i) is prescribed for use in the treatment
of low blood calcium levels or elevated parathy-
roid hormone levels in patients medically deter-
mined to have end stage renal disease;
‘‘(ii) is a full replacement for such treat-
ment which would otherwise be administered in-
travenously; and
‘‘(iii) the Secretary determines results in
overall cost savings for such treatment which
would 
otherwise 
be 
administered 
intra-
venously;’’.
(B) any training program conducted in
satisfaction of the requirement of subparagraph
(A) has been or will be developed with input
from and in collaboration with a State, local, or
tribal domestic violence or sexual assault pro-
gram or coalition;
(C) any person or organization providing
civil legal assistance through a program funded
under section 103(c) has informed or will in-
form State, local, or tribal domestic violence or
sexual assault programs or coalitions of their
work; and
(D) the grantee’s organizational policies do
not require or encourage mediation or coun-
seling involving offenders and victims, in cases
where sexual assault, domestic violence, or child
sexual abuse is an issue.
SEC. 105. FUNDING.
(a) FUNDING LEVELS.—There are authorized to be
appropriated for grants under section 103(c)—
(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
(2) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
(3) $84,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
(4) $102,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
(5) $124,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
(b) INTERIM PAYMENT PENDING PUBLICATION OF
FINAL RULE.—For the period beginning 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date
the Secretary of Health and Human Services publishes a
final regulation to carry out section 1861(s)(2)(U) of the
Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a)—
(1) oral drugs furnished under such section are
deemed to result in the overall cost savings described
in clause (iii) of such section, and
(2) the Secretary shall provide for payment for
oral drugs furnished under such section during such
period, and assign such temporary HCPCS code as
is necessary to provide for such payment.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) apply to oral drugs furnished on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4629
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States to providing Federal
highway funds for projects in high priority corridors, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 2000
Mr. HUTCHINSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States
to providing Federal highway funds for projects in high
priority corridors, 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 ‘‘Priority Corridor Eq-
uity Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. REVENUE ALIGNED BUDGET AUTHORITY.
Subsection (c) of section 110 of title 23, United
States Code, relating to revenue aligned budget authority,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’;
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), if, in a fiscal year beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 1999, a State has within its boundaries
1 or more high priority corridors identified in section
1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 and the State does not obli-
gate on projects described in section 103(b)(6)(A)
an aggregate amount that equals or exceeds the less-
er of 1 percent of the aggregate amount of funds ap-
portioned to the State under this chapter or the
total amount necessary to complete construction of
any 
incomplete 
projects 
described 
in 
section
103(b)(6)(A) in such corridors, the State may only
obligate funds allocated to the State under sub-
section (b)(4) for the succeeding fiscal year on
projects described in section 103(b)(6)(A) in such
corridors.’’; and
(3) by aligning the remainder of paragraph (1)
(as designated by paragraph (1) of this section) with
paragraph (2) of such subsection (as added by para-
graph (2) of this section).
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5005
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2004
Received 
AN ACT 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004, for additional disaster 
assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 462
AN ACT
To clarify that governmental pension plans of the possessions
of the United States shall be treated in the same manner
as State pension plans for purposes of the limitation
on the State income taxation of pension income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF LIMITA-
TION ON STATE INCOME TAXATION OF PEN-
SION INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (G) of section
114(b)(1) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the semicolon ‘‘or any plan which would
be a governmental plan (as so defined) if possessions of
the United States were treated as States for purposes of
such section 414(d)’’.
(b) CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR.—Section 114
of such title 4 is amended by redesignating subsection (e)
as subsection (c).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts received after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives October 18,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 462
To clarify that governmental pension plans of the possessions of the United
States shall be treated in the same manner as State pension plans
for purposes of the limitation on the State income taxation of pension
income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MICA, and Mr. ROMERO-
BARCELO´) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To clarify that governmental pension plans of the possessions
of the United States shall be treated in the same manner
as State pension plans for purposes of the limitation
on the State income taxation of pension income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF LIMITA-
TION ON STATE INCOME TAXATION OF PEN-
SION INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (G) of section
114(b)(1) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the semicolon ‘‘or any plan which would
be a governmental plan (as so defined) if possessions of
the United States were treated as States for purposes of
such section 414(d)’’.
(b) CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR.—Section 114
of such title 4 is amended by redesignating subsection (e)
as subsection (c).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts received after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 462
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 19, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT
To clarify that governmental pension plans of the possessions
of the United States shall be treated in the same manner
as State pension plans for purposes of the limitation
on the State income taxation of pension income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(F) community-based organizations pro-
viding services to young children and the par-
ents of young children, such as organizations
providing child care, carrying out Head Start
programs, or providing pre-kindergarten edu-
cation, mental health, or family support serv-
ices; and
(G) nonprofit organizations that serve the
community and that are described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and exempt from taxation under section 501(a)
of such Code.
(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, a local collaborative shall submit an
application to the State board at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the State board
may require. At a minimum, the application shall
contain—
(1) sufficient information about the entity de-
scribed in subsection (d)(2) to enable the State
board to determine whether the entity complies with
the requirements of such subsection; and
(2) a comprehensive plan for carrying out
young child assistance activities in the community,
including information indicating—
HR 462 RFS
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF LIMITA-
TION ON STATE INCOME TAXATION OF PEN-
SION INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (G) of section
114(b)(1) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the semicolon ‘‘or any plan which would
be a governmental plan (as so defined) if possessions of
the United States were treated as States for purposes of
such section 414(d)’’.
(b) CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR.—Section 114
of such title 4 is amended by redesignating subsection (e)
as subsection (c).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts received after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives October 18,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 180
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 462
[Report No. 106–302]
To clarify that governmental pension plans of the possessions of the United
States shall be treated in the same manner as State pension plans
for purposes of the limitation on the State income taxation of pension
income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MICA, and Mr. ROMERO-
BARCELO´) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
SEPTEMBER 8, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To clarify that governmental pension plans of the possessions
of the United States shall be treated in the same manner
as State pension plans for purposes of the limitation
on the State income taxation of pension income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF LIMITA-
TION ON STATE INCOME TAXATION OF PEN-
SION INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (G) of section
114(b)(1) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the semicolon ‘‘or any plan which would
be a governmental plan (as so defined) if possessions of
the United States were treated as States for purposes of
such section 414(d)’’.
(b) CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR.—Section 114
of such title 4 is amended by redesignating subsection (e)
as subsection (c).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts received after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 180
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 462
[Report No. 106–302]
A BILL
To clarify that governmental pension plans of the
possessions of the United States shall be treated
in the same manner as State pension plans for
purposes of the limitation on the State income
taxation of pension income.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4632
To control the sale of gun kits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 2000
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. WEINER, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. SOUDER, and Ms.
SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To control the sale of gun kits.
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 ‘‘Ari’s Law’’.
SEC. 2. ARI’S LAW.
Section 921(a)(3)(B) of title 18, United States Code
is amended by striking ‘‘or receiver’’ and inserting, ‘‘, re-
ceiver, barrel, stock, or any part of the action’’.
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U.S.C. 1437), $2,800,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which up to $50,000,000 shall be for car-
rying out activities under section 9(h) of such Act, for
lease adjustments to section 23 projects and $43,000,000
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the
development and maintenance of information technology
systems: Provided, That no funds may be used under this
heading for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided further,
That of the total amount, up to $75,000,000 shall be
available for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment to make grants to public housing agencies for
emergency capital needs resulting from emergencies and
natural disasters in fiscal year 2001.
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND
For payments to public housing agencies for the oper-
ation and management of public housing, as authorized
by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $3,138,000,000 (in-
creased by $1,000,000), to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That no funds may be used under this
heading for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4633
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve the Social Security
Administration’s payment system for representation of claimants.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 2000
Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. WELLER, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. LEVIN,
Mr. RANGEL, Mr. HULSHOF, and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve
the Social Security Administration’s payment system for
representation of claimants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TIMELY PAYMENT OF FEES FOR REPRESENTA-
TION.
Section 206(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 406(d)(3)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Commissioner’’ and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Commissioner’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(B) IMPOSITION OF ASSESSMENT CONTIN-
GENT UPON TIMELY CERTIFICATION FOR PAY-
MENT
OF
FEES
FOR
REPRESENTATION.—The
Commissioner may impose the assessment
under this subsection in connection with any
past-due benefits only if the payment required
under this section in connection with such past-
due benefits is certified by the Commissioner
within 30 days after the initial certification by
the Commissioner for the payment of benefits
based on the application for the benefits in-
volved.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to fees for representation of claimants which are
first required to be certified under section 206 of the So-
cial Security Act after 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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