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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1239
To designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. FORBES, Mr.
BONIOR, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.
SHAYS, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr.
COYNE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. LEACH, Mrs. MEEK
of Florida, Mr. CAMPBELL, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr.
MCNULTY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MARKEY,
Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. AN-
DREWS, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BARRETT
of Wisconsin, Ms. RIVERS, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. WEYGAND, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mrs.
MINK of Hawaii, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. BERMAN, Mr.
LAFALCE, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.
MARTINEZ, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. STARK, Mrs. KELLY, Mr.
ROTHMAN, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. CLAY, Mr.
WEXLER, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. HOLT, Mr. MATSUI, Mr.
DEUTSCH, Mr. FILNER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts,
Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. MORAN of Virginia,
Mr. PAYNE, Mr. KIND, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr.
DIXON, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. EVANS, Mr.
BALDACCI, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr.
THOMPSON of California, Mr. SABO, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. HALL of Ohio,
Ms. WATERS, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr.
PORTER, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr.
LAMPSON, Mr. MOORE, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. OLVER, Mr.
MINGE, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. BOUCHER,
Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs.
CAPPS, Mr. OBEY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. HOOLEY of Or-
egon, and Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness.
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 ‘‘Morris K. Udall Wil-
derness Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREA.
In furtherance of the provisions of the Wilderness
Act, an area in Alaska comprising approximately
1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—1002 Area Alternative
E—Wilderness Designation’’, dated October 28, 1991,
and available for inspection in the offices of the Secretary
of the Interior, is hereby designated as wilderness and,
therefore, as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1240
To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to require that the
scores of each judge be made public after each round.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to
require that the scores of each judge be made public
after each round.
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 ‘‘Professional Boxing
Integrity Act’’.
SEC. 2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCORES IN PROFESSIONAL
BOXING MATCHES.
The Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 15 as 16; and
(2) by inserting after section 14 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 15. SCORING.
‘‘No person may arrange, promote, organize, produce,
or fight in a professional boxing match held in a State
that does not require that the score of each judge be made
public at the end of each round by loudspeaker, score-
board, or equivalent means.’’.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
Section 16 of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of
1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), as redesignated by section
2(1) of this Act, is amended by adding after paragraph
(2) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Section 15 shall apply to any professional
boxing match held after the expiration of the 120-
day period beginning on the date of the enactment
of the Professional Boxing Integrity Act.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1241
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances
Import and Export Act to eliminate mandatory minimum penalties relat-
ing to crack cocaine offenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Ms. WATERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, 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 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled
Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate manda-
tory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine of-
fenses.
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 ‘‘Elimination of the
Crack Cocaine Disparate Sentencing Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) Powder cocaine and crack cocaine are 2
forms of the same drugs, containing the same active
ingredients.
(2) In 1986, before the mandatory minimums
for crack cocaine offenses became effective, the aver-
age Federal offense for African Americans was 11
percent higher than whites. Following the implemen-
tation of mandatory drug sentencing laws, the aver-
age drug offense sentence for African Americans was
49 percent higher than whites.
(3) Only 5 percent of Federal crack cocaine de-
fendants are high-level dealers.
(4) 96 percent of Federal crack cocaine defend-
ants are African American or Hispanic.
(5) Low-level crack cocaine dealers and first-
time offenders sentences for trafficking crack co-
caine receive an average sentence of 10 years and 6
months. This sentence is—
(A) only 18 percent less than the average
sentence served by those convicted of murder or
manslaughter;
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‘‘(B) Donations accepted under this paragraph shall
be considered as a gift or bequest to or for the use of
the United States for carrying out this section.
‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.—(1)
The Secretary shall periodically evaluate the operation and
management of each national estuarine reserve, including
coordination with State programs established under sec-
tion 306, education and interpretive activities, and the re-
search being conducted within the reserve.
‘‘(2) If evaluation under paragraph (1) reveals that
the operation and management of the reserve is deficient,
or that the research, education, or resource stewardship
being conducted within the reserve is not consistent with
the guidelines developed under subsection (c), the Sec-
retary may suspend the eligibility of that reserve for finan-
cial assistance under subsection (e) until the deficiency or
inconsistency is remedied.
‘‘(3) The Secretary may withdraw the designation of
an estuarine areas a national estuarine reserve if evalua-
tion under paragraph (1) reveals that—
‘‘(A) the basis for any one or more of the find-
ings made under subsection (b)(2) regarding that
area no longer exists; or
‘‘(B) a substantial portion of the research, edu-
cation, or resource stewardship conducted within the
(B) 59 percent longer than the average
prison sentence received by convicted rapists;
and
(C) 38 percent longer than the average
prison sentence received by those convicted of
weapons offenses;
(6) African Americans comprise 12 percent of
the United States population, 15 percent of drug
users, 17 percent of cocaine users, but 55 percent of
all Federal drug convictions; and
(7) 54 percent of African Americans convicted
of drug offenses get sentenced to prison versus 34
percent of whites convicted for the same offenses. 44
percent of African Americans get prison sentences
for possession versus 29 percent of whites; 60 per-
cent of African Americans are sentenced to prison
for trafficking while 37 percent of whites are sen-
tenced to prison for that same crime.
SEC. 3. TRAFFICKING AMENDMENTS.
(a) 50 GRAM PENALTY.—Section 501(b)(1)(A) of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A)) is
amended by striking clause (iii).
(b) 5 GRAM PENALTY.—Section 401(b)(1)(B) of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(B)) is
amended by striking clause (iii).
SEC. 4. POSSESSION AMENDMENT.
Section 404(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 844(a)) is amended by striking the sentence that
begins ‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence’’.
SEC. 5. IMPORTATION AMENDMENTS.
(a) 50 GRAM PENALTY.—Section 1010(b)(1) of the
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C.
960(b)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
(b) 5 GRAM PENALTY.—Section 1010(b)(2) of the
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C.
960(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
SEC. 6. SENTENCING COMMISSION TO AMEND GUIDELINES.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the United States Sentencing Commis-
sion shall promulgate such amendments to the Sentencing
Guidelines as are necessary to conform those guidelines
to the amendments made by this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1242
For the relief of Mary Yaros.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. SCARBOROUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Mary Yaros.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MARY
YAROS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Mary Yaros shall be eligible for issuance of an immi-
grant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful
permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Mary Yaros enters
the United States before the filing deadline specified in
subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and
remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligi-
ble for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Mary Yaros, the Secretary of State shall instruct
the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or
next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant
visas that are made available to natives of the country of
the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the
country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such
Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Mary Yaros shall not, by
virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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may require under paragraph (3). The Secretary of De-
fense shall provide representation for the Commission in
administrative proceedings before the Patent and Trade-
mark Office and Copyright Office.
‘‘(5) Section 203 of title 17 shall not apply to any
copyright transferred in any manner to the Commission.’’.
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other document of any collaborative efforts with
other agencies or organizations.’’.
(e) Section 2003(8) of Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(8)) is
amended by striking ‘‘assisting domestic violence or sexual
assault victims through the legal process’’ and inserting
‘‘providing advocacy and assistance for victims seeking
legal, social, and health care services’’, and inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘, except that such term
shall not include programs or activities that are targeted
primarily for offenders’’.
(f) Section 2002(b)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(b)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘4 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 per-
cent’’.
(g) Section 2005(b)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4(b)(3))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing:
pert testimony in custody and visitation determina-
tions involving domestic violence;
‘‘(21) the issues raised by child sexual assault
in determining custody and visitation, including how
to protect the safety of the child, the legitimate rea-
sons parents may report child sexual assault, and
evaluating expert testimony in custody and visitation
determinations involving child sexual assault, includ-
ing the current scientifically-accepted and empiri-
cally valid research on child sexual assault;
‘‘(22) the extent to which addressing domestic
violence and victim safety contributes to the efficient
administration of justice;’’.
(2) SECTION 40414.—Section 40414(a) of the
Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 13994(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and
$1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through
2005’’ after ‘‘1996’’.
(b) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR
JUDGES
AND
COURT
PERSONNEL
IN
FEDERAL
COURTS.—
(1) SECTION 40421.—Section 40421(d) of the
Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 14001(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) the term ‘underserved populations’ in-
cludes populations underserved because of geo-
graphic location (such as rural isolation), under-
served racial and ethnic populations, populations un-
derserved because of special needs (such as language
barriers, disabilities, or age), and any other popu-
lation determined to be underserved by the State
planning process in consultation with the Attorney
General;’’.
(e) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION.—Section 2003
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2), as amended by subsection
(c), is amended by adding after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) the term ‘domestic violence coalition’
means a statewide (except in the case of a coalition
within lands under tribal authority) nonprofit, non-
governmental membership organization of a majority
of domestic violence programs within the State, com-
monwealth, territory, or lands under military, Fed-
eral, or tribal authority that among other activities
provides training and technical assistance to domes-
tic violence programs within the State, common-
wealth, territory, or lands under military, Federal,
or tribal authority;’’.
(1) identifying and recommending a site for the
National Museum of Women’s History in Wash-
ington, District of Columbia;
(2) developing a business plan for the creation
and maintenance of the National Museum of Wom-
en’s History, which shall be funded solely through
private contributions by the American people; and
(3) assisting with respect to the collection and
programs of the National Museum of Women’s His-
tory.
(b) FIRST MEETING.—The Advisory Committee shall
hold the first meeting of the Advisory Committee not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) FINAL REPORT.—The Advisory Committee shall
submit a final report to Congress regarding the matters
studied under subsection (a) not later than 6 months after
the date of the first meeting of the Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
From amounts available to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, the Secretary shall provide all necessary administra-
tive services, facilities, support, and funds necessary for
the performance of the duties of the Advisory Committee.
SEC. 6. COMPENSATION.
Each member of the Advisory Committee who is not
an officer or employee of the Federal Government may re-
ceive compensation for each day such member is engaged
in the performance of the duties of the Advisory Com-
mittee at a daily rate to be determined by the Secretary
of the Interior. Such rate shall not exceed the maximum
daily rate of pay for a position classified above GS–15
under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 7. TRAVEL.
Members of the Advisory Committee shall be entitled
to travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, as authorized under sections 5702 and 5703 of title
5, United States Code, for persons in the Federal Govern-
ment service employed temporarily or intermittently.
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(f) SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION.—Section 2003 of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2), as amended by subsection (e), is
amended by adding after paragraph (10) the following:
‘‘(11) the term ‘sexual assault coalition’ means
a statewide (except in the case of a coalition within
lands under tribal authority) nonprofit, nongovern-
mental membership organization of a majority of
sexual assault programs within the State, common-
wealth, territory, or lands under military, Federal,
or tribal authority that among other activities pro-
vides training and technical assistance to sexual as-
sault programs within the State, commonwealth, ter-
ritory, or lands under military, Federal, or tribal au-
thority; and’’.
(g) DATING VIOLENCE.—
(1) SECTION 2003.—Section 2003 of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3996gg–2), as amended by subsection (f), is
amended by adding after paragraph (11) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(12) The term ‘dating violence’ means violence
committed by a person—
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the enforceability of easements or similar deed re-
strictions under the laws of the State. The easement
shall be binding upon holders of any other interests
in the property regardless of whether such interests
are recorded or whether they were recorded prior or
subsequent to the easement, and shall remain in ef-
fect notwithstanding any foreclosure or other asser-
tion of such interests.
‘‘(4) CONTENTS OF EASEMENTS.—A hazardous
substance easement shall contain, at a minimum—
‘‘(A) a legal description of the property af-
fected;
‘‘(B) the name or names of any current
owner or owners of the property as reflected in
public land records;
‘‘(C) a description of the release or threat-
ened release; and
‘‘(D) a statement as to the nature of the
restriction, limitation, or control created by the
easement.
‘‘(5) RECORDING AND FILING OF EASEMENT.—
Whenever the President acquires a hazardous sub-
stance easement or assigns a hazardous substance
easement to another party, the President shall
record the easement in the public land records for
‘‘(5) STATE
COALITION
OF
SEXUAL
ASSAULT
PROGRAMS.—The term ‘State coalition of sexual as-
sault programs’ means a statewide nonprofit, non-
governmental membership organization of a majority
of sexual assault programs within the State that,
among other activities, provides training and tech-
nical assistance to sexual assault programs within
the State, commonwealth, territory, or lands under
military, Federal, or tribal authority.’’.
SEC. 202. RAPE PREVENTION EDUCATION.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1910A of the Public Health
and Human Services Act (42 U.S.C. 300w–10) is re-
pealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub-
section (a) of this section shall take effect the day after
the date of enactment of this Act.
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ment or creation of recreational areas on com-
pletion of the cleanup.
‘‘(H) The plans of the eligible entity for
using the grant to stimulate the availability of
other funds for environmental remediation and
subsequent redevelopment of the area in which
the brownfield facilities are located.
‘‘(I) The plans of the eligible entity for
using the grant to facilitate a reduction of
health and environmental risks.
‘‘(J) The plans of the eligible entity for
using the grant for remediation and subsequent
development that involve the active participa-
tion and support of the local community.
‘‘(5) MAXIMUM
GRANT
AMOUNT.—A grant
made to an eligible entity under this subsection may
not exceed $1,000,000.
‘‘(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—No part of a grant under
this section may be used for the payment of pen-
alties, fines, or administrative costs.
‘‘(2) AUDITS.—The President shall audit an ap-
propriate number of grants made under subsections
(b) and (c) to ensure that funds are used for the
purposes described in this section.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1249
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery
for veterans in the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr.
LINDER, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. KING-
STON, Mr. COLLINS, Ms. MCKINNEY, and Mr. ISAKSON) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a
national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, Georgia,
metropolitan area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38,
United States Code, a national cemetery in the Atlanta,
Georgia, metropolitan area to serve the needs of veterans
and their families.
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(b) CONSULTATION IN SELECTION OF SITE.—Before
selecting the site for the national cemetery established
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with—
(1) appropriate officials of the State of Georgia
and local officials of the Atlanta, Georgia, metropoli-
tan area, and
(2) appropriate officials of the United States,
including the Administrator of General Services,
with respect to land belonging to the United States
in that area that would be suitable to establish the
national cemetery under subsection (a).
(c) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report on the establishment of the national
cemetery under subsection (a). The report shall set forth
a schedule for such establishment and an estimate of the
costs associated with such establishment.
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