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HR 3657 RFS
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE AND SETTLEMENT, SAN
BERNARDINO 
NATIONAL 
FOREST, 
CALI-
FORNIA.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights and settlement of claims as provided in this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to KATY
101.3 FM (in this section referred to as ‘‘KATY’’) all
right, title and interest of the United States in and to a
parcel of real property consisting of approximately 1.06
acres within the San Bernardino National Forest in River-
side County, California, generally located in the north 1⁄2
of section 23, township 5 south, range 2 east, San
Bernardino meridian.
(b) LEGAL
DESCRIPTION.—The Secretary and
KATY shall, by mutual agreement, prepare the legal de-
scription of the parcel of real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a), which is generally depicted as Ex-
hibit A–2 in an appraisal report of the subject property
dated August 26, 1999, by Paul H. Meiling.
(c) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for the convey-
ance under subsection (a) shall be equal to the appraised
fair market value of the parcel to be conveyed. Any ap-
praisal to determine the fair market value of the parcel
shall be prepared in conformity with the Uniform Ap-
praisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and ap-
proved by the Secretary.
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(d) SETTLEMENT.—In addition to the consideration
referred to in subsection (c), upon the receipt of $16,600
paid by KATY to the Secretary, the Secretary shall release
KATY from any and all claims of the United States aris-
ing from the occupancy and use of the San Bernardino
National Forest by KATY for communication site pur-
poses.
(e) ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1323(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 3210(a)) or any other law, the
Secretary is not required to provide access over National
Forest System lands to the parcel of real property con-
veyed under subsection (a).
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Any costs associated
with the creation of a subdivided parcel, recordation of a
survey, zoning, and planning approval, and similar ex-
penses with respect to the conveyance under this section,
shall be borne by KATY.
(g) ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.—By acceptance of
the conveyance of the parcel referred to in subsection (a),
KATY, and its successors and assigns, will indemnify and
hold harmless the United States for any and all liability
to General Telephone and Electronics Corporation (also
known as ‘‘GTE’’), KATY, and any third party that is
associated with the parcel, including liability for any build-
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ings or personal property on the parcel belonging to GTE
and any other third parties.
(h) TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS.—All funds received
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund es-
tablished under Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a;
commonly known as the Sisk Act), and the funds shall
remain available to the Secretary, until expended, for the
acquisition of lands, waters, and interests in land for the
inclusion in the San Bernardino National Forest.
Passed the House of Representatives September 12,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3660
To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 15, 2000
Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. SMITH of New Jer-
sey, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. HYDE, Mr.
TIAHRT, Mr. JOHN, Mr. COBURN, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr.
PITTS, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. GOSS, Mr. NEY, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. SHOWS, Mr.
WICKER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BURTON of In-
diana, Mr. DELAY, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. PICKERING, Mr.
TANNER, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. WELDON of
Florida, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr.
STUMP, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. SHADEGG,
Mr. TALENT, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. HILL of Montana,
Mr. KING, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. POMBO, Mr.
HUNTER, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. WELLER, Mr. BUYER, Mr. MASCARA, Mr.
BARTON of Texas, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. BALLENGER, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr.
BRADY of Texas, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. GOODE,
Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr.
BOEHNER, Mr. CAMP, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr.
STUPAK, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. TANCREDO,
Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. VITTER,
Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. CRANE, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. BLUNT,
and Mr. ADERHOLT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
birth abortions.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3658
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to des-
ignate the Logan Triangle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a brownfield
site for purposes of the brownfields economic redevelopment initiative
of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 15, 2000
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to designate the Logan Triangle in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, as a brownfield site for purposes of the
brownfields economic redevelopment initiative of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency, 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 ‘‘Logan Reclamation
and Stabilization Act’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall designate the Logan Triangle in Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania, as a brownfield site for purposes of
the brownfields economic redevelopment initiative of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
SEC. 3. LOGAN TRIANGLE DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ‘‘Logan Triangle’’ means the
area of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is des-
ignated by the city as the Logan Triangle and that is
bounded on the south by Wingohocking Street and Roo-
sevelt Boulevard, on the east by Marshall Street, on the
north by Loudon Street, and by 11th Street on the west.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3659
To provide for a study and for demonstration projects regarding cases of
hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical tech-
nicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 15, 2000
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Commerce
A BILL
To provide for a study and for demonstration projects re-
garding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, para-
medics, and emergency medical technicians who are em-
ployees or volunteers of units of local government.
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 ‘‘Emergency Response
Employees Disease Protection Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Hepatitis C is a blood-borne pathogen that
is a major cause of chronic liver disease. According
to the American Liver Foundation, approximately
1.8 percent of the general population is infected with
the disease.
(2) There is no known cure for hepatitis C.
(3) Emergency response employees and volun-
teers of units of local government (such as fire-
fighters, paramedics, and emergency medical techni-
cians) are at high risk of contracting the disease due
to the unique nature of their jobs.
(4) The only emergency response organization
that has a comprehensive program to test all of its
members for hepatitis C is Local 22 of the Inter-
national Association of Fire Fighters, representing
the firefighters of the City of Philadelphia.
(5) According to these tests, 130 of 2,100 fire-
fighters tested positive for the disease, which is ap-
proximately 6 percent of those tested.
(6) The City of Philadelphia recently made a
decision to commit $3,000,000 each year to provide
treatment for 200 employees infected with the dis-
ease. Philadelphia is the only major city to devote
such resources to the epidemic of hepatitis C among
emergency response employees.
(7) The Federal government should provide for
a study to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C
among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency med-
ical technicians who are employees or volunteers of
units of local government, and should provide for
demonstration projects to provide training, testing,
and treatment regarding cases of the disease among
such employees and volunteers.
SEC. 3. STUDY AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REGARD-
ING CASES OF HEPATITIS C AMONG CERTAIN
EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYEES.
(a) STUDY REGARDING PREVALENCE AMONG CER-
TAIN EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYEES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services (referred to in this section as the
‘‘Secretary’’), in consultation with the Secretary of
Labor, shall conduct a study to determine—
(A) an estimate of the prevalence of hepa-
titis C among designated emergency response
employees in the United States; and
(B) the likely means through which such
employees become infected with such disease in
the course of performing their duties as such
employees.
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‘‘(A) money damages for all injuries, psycho-
logical and physical, occasioned by the violation of
this section; and
‘‘(B) statutory damages equal to three times
the cost of the partial-birth abortion.
‘‘(d)(1) A defendant accused of an offense under this
section may seek a hearing before the State Medical Board
on whether the physician’s conduct was necessary to save
the life of the mother whose life was endangered by a
physical disorder, illness or injury.
‘‘(2) The findings on that issue are admissible on that
issue at the trial of the defendant. Upon a motion of the
defendant, the court shall delay the beginning of the trial
for not more than 30 days to permit such a hearing to
take place.
‘‘(e) A woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is
performed may not be prosecuted under this section, for
a conspiracy to violate this section, or for an offense under
section 2, 3, or 4 of this title based on a violation of this
section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters
for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
(2) DESIGNATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE EM-
PLOYEES.—For purposes of this section, the term
‘‘designated emergency response employees’’ means
firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical
technicians who are employees or volunteers of units
of local government.
(3) DATE CERTAIN FOR COMPLETION; REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall commence the
study under paragraph (1) not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act. Not later
that one year after such date, the Secretary shall
complete the study and submit to the Congress a re-
port describing the findings of the study.
(b) 
DEMONSTRATIONS
PROJECTS
REGARDING
TRAINING AND TREATMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall make grants
to qualifying local governments for the purpose of
carrying out demonstration projects that (directly or
through arrangements with nonprofit private enti-
ties) carry out each of the following activities:
(A) Training designated emergency re-
sponse employees in minimizing the risk of in-
fection with hepatitis C in performing their du-
ties as such employees.
(B) Testing such employees for infection
with the disease.
(C) Treating the employees for the disease.
(2) QUALIFYING
LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘qualifying local
government’’ means a unit of local government
whose population of designated emergency response
employees has a prevalence of hepatitis C that is not
less than 200 percent of the national average for the
prevalence of such disease in such populations.
(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—A grant may be made
under paragraph (1) only if the qualifying local gov-
ernment involved agrees to ensure that information
regarding the testing or treatment of designated
emergency response employees pursuant to the grant
is maintained confidentially in a manner not incon-
sistent with applicable law.
(4) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide for an evaluation of each demonstration project
under paragraph (1) in order to determine the ex-
tent to which the project has been effective in car-
rying out the activities described in such paragraph.
(5) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than
180 days after the date on which all grants under
paragraph (1) have been expended, the Secretary
shall submit to the Congress a report providing—
(A) a summary of evaluations under para-
graph (4); and
(B) the recommendations of the Secretary
for administrative or legislative initiatives re-
garding the activities described in paragraph
(1).
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized
to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 365
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the pilot program
providing an opportunity for veterans to buy down the interest rate
on VA loans, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 19, 1999
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the
pilot program providing an opportunity for veterans to
buy down the interest rate on VA loans, 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 ‘‘ ‘Let Our Military Per-
sonnel Buy a Home’ Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 3708 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘and before
October 1, 1999,’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1998,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) On the first day of each of fiscal years 2000,
2001, and 2002, there shall be made available to the Sec-
retary to carry out this section $25,000,000 from amounts
available for the Department of Defense.’’.
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inserting after the item relating to chapter 73 the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘74. Partial-birth abortions ........................................................... 1531’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 5, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 581
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3660
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban
partial-birth abortions.
MAY 25, 2000
Read twice and placed on the calendar
contract on the date specified for receipt of of-
fers contained in the contract solicitation.
‘‘(D)(i) A contract opportunity offered for
award pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded
on the basis of competition restricted to eligible pro-
gram participants if—
‘‘(I) there is a reasonable expectation that
at least two eligible program participants will
submit offers and that award can be made at
a fair market price, and
‘‘(II) the anticipated award price of the
contract 
(including 
options) 
will 
exceed
$5,000,000 in the case of a contract oppor-
tunity assigned a standard industrial classifica-
tion code for manufacturing and $3,000,000
(including options) in the case of all other con-
tract opportunities.
‘‘(ii) The Associate Administrator for Veteran
Programs, on a nondelegable basis, is authorized to
approve a request from an agency to award a con-
tract opportunity under this subsection on the basis
of a competition restricted to eligible program par-
ticipants even if the anticipated award price is not
expected to exceed the dollar amounts specified in
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Calendar No. 581
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3660
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 6, 2000
Recieved
MAY 25, 2000
Read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
birth abortions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Partial-Birth Abortion
Ban Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after chapter 73 the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 74—PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS
‘‘Sec.
‘‘1531. Partial-birth abortions prohibited.
‘‘§ 1531. Partial-birth abortions prohibited
‘‘(a) Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or
foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth
abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or
both. This paragraph shall not apply to a partial-birth
abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother
whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness,
or injury. This paragraph shall become effective 1 day
after the enactment.
‘‘(b)(1) As used in this section, the term ‘partial-birth
abortion’ means an abortion in which the person per-
forming the abortion deliberately and intentionally—
‘‘(A) vaginally delivers some portion of an in-
tact living fetus until the fetus is partially outside
the body of the mother, for the purpose of per-
forming an overt act that the person knows will kill
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the fetus while the fetus is partially outside the body
of the mother; and
‘‘(B) performs the overt act that kills the fetus
while the intact living fetus is partially outside the
body of the mother.
‘‘(2) As used in this section, the term ‘physician’
means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally author-
ized to practice medicine and surgery by the State in
which the doctor performs such activity, or any other indi-
vidual legally authorized by the State to perform abor-
tions: Provided, however, That any individual who is not
a physician or not otherwise legally authorized by the
State to perform abortions, but who nevertheless directly
performs a partial-birth abortion, shall be subject to the
provisions of this section.
‘‘(c)(1) The father, if married to the mother at the
time she receives a partial-birth abortion procedure, and
if the mother has not attained the age of 18 years at the
time of the abortion, the maternal grandparents of the
fetus, may in a civil action obtain appropriate relief, unless
the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff’s criminal con-
duct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion.
‘‘(2) Such relief shall include—
clause (i)(II). Such approvals shall be granted only
on a limited basis.
‘‘(2)(A) Any program participant selected by the Ad-
ministration to perform a contract to be let pursuant to
this subsection shall, when practicable, participate in any
negotiation of the terms and conditions of such contract.
‘‘(B)(i) For purposes of paragraph (1), a ‘fair market
price’ shall be determined by the agency offering the pro-
curement requirement to the Administration, in accord-
ance with clauses (ii) and (iii).
‘‘(ii) The estimate of a current fair market price for
a new procurement requirement, or a requirement that
does not have a satisfactory procurement history, shall be
derived from a price or cost analysis. Such analysis may
take into account prevailing market conditions, commer-
cial prices for similar products or services, or data ob-
tained from any other agency. Such analysis shall consider
such cost or pricing data as may be timely submitted by
the Administration.
‘‘(iii) The estimate of a current fair market price for
a procurement requirement that has a satisfactory pro-
curement history shall be based on recent award prices
adjusted to ensure comparability. Such adjustments shall
take into account differences in quantities, performance
times, plans, specifications, transportation costs, packag-
SEC. 3. ANNUAL HOME HEATING READINESS REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title I of the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6211 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 108. ANNUAL HOME HEATING READINESS REPORTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On or before September 1 of
each year, Secretary, acting through the Administrator of
the Energy Information Agency, shall submit to Congress
a Home Heating Readiness Report on the readiness of the
heating oil and propane industries to supply fuel under
various weather conditions, including rapid decreases in
temperature.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The Home Heating Readiness Re-
port shall include—
‘‘(1) estimates of the consumption, expendi-
tures, and average price per gallon of heating oil and
propane for the upcoming period of October through
March for various weather conditions, with special
attention to extreme weather, and various regions of
the country;
‘‘(2) an evaluation of—
‘‘(A) global and regional crude oil and re-
fined product supplies;
‘‘(B) the adequacy and utilization of refin-
ery capacity;
‘‘(C) the adequacy, utilization, and dis-
tribution of regional refined product storage ca-
pacity;
‘‘(D) weather conditions;
‘‘(E) the refined product transportation
system;
‘‘(F) market inefficiencies; and
‘‘(G) any other factor affecting the func-
tional capability of the heating oil industry and
propane industry that has the potential to af-
fect national or regional supplies and prices;
‘‘(3) recommendations on steps that the Fed-
eral, State, and local governments can take to pre-
vent or alleviate the impact of sharp and sustained
increases in the price of heating oil and propane;
and
‘‘(4) recommendations on steps that companies
engaged in the production, refining, storage, trans-
portation of heating oil or propane, or any other ac-
tivity related to the heating oil industry or propane
industry, can take to prevent or alleviate the impact
of sharp and sustained increases in the price of
heating oil and propane.
‘‘(c) INFORMATION REQUESTS.—The Secretary may
request information necessary to prepare the Home Heat-
duration of which is more than 180 days in any calendar
year.
(h) APPLICABILITY.—
(1) AIRCRAFT LANDING STRIPS.—This Act shall
apply only to established aircraft landing strips on
Federal lands administered by the Secretary of the
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture that are com-
monly known and have been or are consistently used
for aircraft landing and departure activities.
(2) ACTIONS, POLICIES, EXCHANGES, AND ACQUI-
SITIONS.—Subsections (a), (c), and (e) shall apply to
any action, policy, exchange, or acquisition, respec-
tively, that is not final on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(i) FAA AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to affect the authority of the Federal
Aviation Administration over aviation or airspace.
Union Calendar No. 498
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3661
[Report No. 106–841, Part I]
A BILL
To help ensure general aviation aircraft access to
Federal land and to the airspace over that land.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
Reported from the Committee on Resources with an
amendment
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
Referral to the Committees on Agriculture and Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure extended for a period ending
not later than September 12, 2000
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
The Committees on Agriculture and Transportation and
Infrastructure discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed