datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
HCON 290 RFS
(B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$9,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$8,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$8,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $8,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$8,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $8,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$8,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $7,800,000,000.
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and
Social Services (500):
Fiscal year 2000:
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 310
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas charter schools are public schools authorized by a
designated public body and operating on the principles of
accountability, parent flexibility, choice, and autonomy;
Whereas in exchange for the flexibility and autonomy given
to charter schools, they are held accountable by their
sponsors for improving student achievement and for their
financial and other operations;
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before the date of the enactment of this Act, such regulation
shall cease to be effective as of such date.
(b) PROPOSED REGULATIONS DESCRIBED.—The pro-
posed regulations referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) The regulation proposed by the Comptroller
of the Currency to amend part 21 of title 12 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, as published in the Fed-
eral Register on December 7, 1998.
(2) The regulation proposed by the Director of
the Office of Thrift Supervision to amend part 563 of
title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as pub-
lished in the Federal Register on December 7, 1998.
(3) The regulation proposed by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System to amend
parts 208, 211, and 225 of title 12 of the Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, as published in the Federal Register
on December 7, 1998.
(4) The regulation proposed by the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corporation to amend part 326 of
title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as pub-
lished in the Federal Register on December 7, 1998.
SEC. 192. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STUDY OF CON-
FLICTS OF INTEREST
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of
the United States shall conduct a study analyzing the con-
314
affiliated person of that investment ad-
viser or any affiliated person thereof;
‘‘(ii) vote the shares of the investment
company held by it in the same proportion
as shares held by all other shareholders of
the investment company; or
‘‘(iii) vote the shares of the investment
company as otherwise permitted under such
rules, regulations, or orders as the Commis-
sion may prescribe or issue consistent with
the protection of investors.
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to any investment adviser to a registered in-
vestment company, or any affiliated person of that
investment adviser, that holds shares of the invest-
ment company in a trustee or fiduciary capacity if
that registered investment company consists solely of
assets held in such capacities.
‘‘(3) SAFE HARBOR.—No investment adviser to a
registered investment company or any affiliated per-
son of such investment adviser shall be deemed to have
acted unlawfully or to have breached a fiduciary duty
under State or Federal law solely by reason of acting
in accordance with clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of para-
graph (1)(B).’’.
•HCON 295 IH
Whereas the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
continues to prevent human rights organizations from
unfettered and open investigations of allegations of state-
sponsored oppression of the right to worship by its citi-
zens, and has prevented the United Nations Special
Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance, Abdelfattah Amor,
from meeting with various religious leaders during his
visit to Vietnam in October 1998;
Whereas the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
systematically violates the tenets of the Universal Dec-
laration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Inter-
national Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in con-
travention to its standing as a signatory to those agree-
ments and as a member nation of the United Nations;
Whereas April 30, 2000, marks the 25th anniversary of the
fall of Saigon to Communist forces of North Vietnam;
and
Whereas it is in the interest of the United States to promote
political, religious, and economic freedom throughout the
world: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) requests the President to restate and make
clear to the leadership of the Government of the So-
cialist Republic of Vietnam—
(A) the firm commitment of the American
people to political, religious, and economic free-
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 296
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the necessity to expedite
the settlement process for discrimination claims against the Department
of Agriculture brought by African-American farmers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 30, 2000
Mr. DICKEY (for himself and Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the necessity
to expedite the settlement process for discrimination
claims against the Department of Agriculture brought
by African-American farmers.
Whereas the Secretary of Agriculture has conceded that the
Department of Agriculture and agents of the Department
discriminated against certain African-American farmers
during the period from 1981 through 1996 in the deliv-
ery of Commodity Credit Corporation and disaster assist-
ance programs;
Whereas, to permit the resolution of complaints that were
filed by these farmers before July 1, 1997, but not re-
•HCON 296 IH
sponded to by the Department of Agriculture in a timely
manner, section 741 of the Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 2681–30; 7
U.S.C. 2279 note; as contained in section 101(a) of divi-
sion A of Public Law 105–277), waived relevant statutes
of limitation that prevented the adjudication of these
complaints;
Whereas, on April 14, 1999, United States District Judge
Paul Friedman issued a final opinion and order that fi-
nalized class action lawsuits filed by African-American
farmers;
Whereas the farmers were ordered to file claims to determine
their eligibility for the settlement ordered by the court;
Whereas the court has set and the Secretary of Agriculture
has entered into a final settlement consent decree that
has become the order of the court;
Whereas, once a claimant is deemed to be a member of the
class and has proven discrimination, the claimant is enti-
tled to the settlement set forth by the consent decree; and
Whereas the large volume of claims filed as ordered by the
court have severely delayed the settlement process as de-
fined by the consent decree: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, the Attorney General, and the adju-
dicator and facilitator named in the consent decree should
strictly follow the consent decree, commit the resources
•HCON 296 IH
necessary to expedite the settlement process, and ensure
that settlements are reached in an expeditious manner.
Æ
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 297
Congratulating the Republic of Hungary on the millennium of its foundation
as a state.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 3, 2000
Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. ISTOOK) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Re-
lations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Republic of Hungary on the millennium
of its foundation as a state.
Whereas the ancestors of the Hungarian nation, seven tribes
excelling in horsemanship and handicrafts, settled in the
Carpathian basin around the end of the 9th century;
Whereas during the next century this tribal association had
accommodated itself to a permanently settled status;
Whereas the ruler of the nation at the end of the first millen-
nium, Prince Stephen, realized with great foresight, that
the survival of his nation depends on its adapting itself
to its surroundings by becoming a Christian kingdom;
Whereas in 1000 A.D. Stephen, later canonized as Saint Ste-
phen, adopted the Christian faith and had himself
•HCON 297 IH
crowned with a crown requested from Pope Sylvester II
of Rome;
Whereas, by those acts, King Saint Stephen established Hun-
gary as one of the seven Christian kingdoms of Europe
of the time and anchored his nation in Western civiliza-
tion forever;
Whereas during the past 1000 years, in spite of residing on
the traditional warpath of invaders from the East and
the West, the Hungarian nation showed great vitality in
preserving its unique identity, language, culture, and tra-
ditions;
Whereas our own nation has benefited immensely from the
hard work, dedication, scientific knowledge, and cultural
gifts of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Hun-
gary; and
Whereas in this year Hungary also celebrates the tenth anni-
versary of its first post-communist free and democratic
elections, the first such elections within the former Soviet
empire: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) congratulates the Republic of Hungary, and
Hungarians everywhere, on the one thousandth anni-
versary of the foundation of the Kingdom of Hun-
gary by King Saint Stephen; and
(2) commends the Republic of Hungary for the
great determination, skill, and sense of purpose it
demonstrated in its recent transition to a democratic
state dedicated to upholding universal rights and lib-
•HCON 297 IH
erties, a free market economy, and integration into
European and transatlantic institutions.
Æ
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 298
Congratulating the people and Government of Sri Lanka on the success
of the recent Presidential election despite terrorist attacks, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 2000
Mrs. 
MORELLA
(for 
herself, 
Mr. 
PALLONE, 
Mr. 
LUTHER, 
Mr.
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. TOWNS, and
Mr. WEXLER) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Congratulating the people and Government of Sri Lanka
on the success of the recent Presidential election despite
terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.
Whereas on December 21, 1999, Sri Lanka held its Presi-
dential elections, pursuant to which the incumbent Presi-
dent, Mrs. Chandrika Kumaratunga, was re-elected to a
second 6-year term with 51.12 percent of the vote;
Whereas the final days of the campaign were marred by a
terrorist attack in which President Kumaratunga was in-
jured, and a total of 22 people were killed and more than
100 others injured in that attack and in another terrorist
incident;
•HCON 298 IH
Whereas these attacks have been attributed to the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), an organization that has
been waging a violent campaign against the Sri Lanka
Government for more than 25 years;
Whereas the LTTE has been designated a terrorist organiza-
tion by the United States State Department;
Whereas despite this shadow of violence, 8,600,000 of Sri
Lanka’s 11,800,000 registered voters cast ballots, for an
impressive voter turnout of 73 percent, demonstrating
the strong commitment of the Sri Lankan people to de-
mocracy and their refusal to be intimidated by terrorism;
Whereas international observers, invited by the Sri Lankan
Government, monitored the election; and
Whereas Mrs. Kumaratunga, in her address to the nation,
pledged to combat terrorism, urged her compatriots to
join her in establishing peace, and asked her main rival
in the Presidential race to join her in building a con-
sensus to achieve these goals: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) congratulates the people and Government of
Sri Lanka for conducting the recent democratic elec-
tion, despite terrorist attacks on the President and
others;
(2) condemns all acts of terrorism; and
•HCON 298 IH
(3) urges all parties to the internal conflict in
Sri Lanka to resolve the conflict on the basis of
democratic principles, good will, and nonviolence.
Æ
•HCON 29 IH
Serbian province of Kosovo for peacemaking or peacekeep-
ing purposes.
Æ
IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 29
Expressing the opposition of Congress to any deployment of United States
ground forces in Kosovo, a province in the Republic of Serbia, for
peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr.
YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. STEARNS, Mrs. BONO, Mr. WICKER, Mr. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr.
HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BEREUTER,
Mr. HANSEN, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. ROHRABACHER,
Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BRADY of
Texas, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. HILLEARY, and Mr. FOLEY)
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the opposition of Congress to any deployment
of United States ground forces in Kosovo, a province
in the Republic of Serbia, for peacemaking or peacekeep-
ing purposes.
Whereas President Clinton is contemplating the introduction
of United States ground forces into Kosovo as part of a
larger North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oper-
ation to conduct peacemaking or peacekeeping between
hostile parties in Kosovo, and these United States ground
forces may be subject to foreign command;
•HCON 29 IH
Whereas Kosovo, unlike Bosnia, is a province in the Republic
of Serbia, a sovereign state;
Whereas United States national security interests in Kosovo
do not rise to a level that warrants the introduction of
United States ground forces;
Whereas an Act of Congress is necessary for the introduction
of the Armed Forces of the United States into hostilities
or situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is
clearly indicated by the circumstances, when such action
is not required for the defense of the United States, its
Armed Forces, or its nationals;
Whereas the Secretary of Defense, William Cohen, has op-
posed the deployment of ground forces in Kosovo, as re-
flected in his testimony before Congress on October 6,
1998;
Whereas the lessons of United States military involvement in
Bosnia clearly argue that the costs and duration of any
such deployment for peacekeeping purposes will be much
heavier and much longer than initially foreseen; and
Whereas the substantial drain on military readiness of a de-
ployment in Kosovo would be inconsistent with the need,
recently acknowledged by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to re-
verse the trends which are decimating the ability of the
Armed Forces of the United States to carry out the basic
National Military Strategy of the United States: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress hereby expresses its opposition
to any deployment of United States ground forces into the
IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 2
Providing for adjournment of the House.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for adjournment of the House.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Wednesday, January 6, 1999, it stand ad-
journed until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 1999.
Æ
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 2
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for adjournment of the House.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 2
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Wednesday, January 6, 1999, it stand ad-
journed until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 1999.
Passed the House of Representatives January 6,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 2
Agreed to January 6, 1999
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of
Wednesday, January 6, 1999, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on
Tuesday, January 19, 1999.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
III
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 2
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for adjournment of the House.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Wednesday, January 6, 1999, it stand ad-
journed until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 1999.
Passed the House of Representatives January 6,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
HR 4818 PP 
of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if 
notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use 
of appropriated funds for specific countries that would re-
ceive such excess defense articles: Provided further, That 
such Committees shall also be informed of the original ac-
quisition cost of such defense articles. 
THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND 
MALARIA 
SEC. 525. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, none of the funds that are appropriated by this 
Act that are made available to support the Global Fund 
to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) 
may be made available to the Global Fund until the Sec-
retary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that—
(1) the Global Fund is making concerted efforts 
to—
(A) establish a full time, professional, inde-
pendent office which reports directly to the 
Global Fund Board regarding, among other 
things, the integrity of processes for consider-
ation and approval of grant proposals, and the 
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of 
grants made by the Global Fund;
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 300
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas the Year 2000 computer problem (Y2K) created the
potential of a catastrophic international problem, causing
some computer systems and other electronic devices to
erroneously misinterpret the ‘‘00’’ in the year as 1900,
rather than 2000;
Whereas the American people expected and deserved reliable
service from their Federal Government to ensure that
•HCON 300 EH
critical Federal functions dependent on electronic systems
would be performed accurately and in a timely manner;
Whereas, after the initial series of congressional Y2K hear-
ings in the spring of 1996, it became clear that unless
appropriate action was taken, the Y2K problem could
cause severe consequences on the successful operation of
Federal systems;
Whereas Federal agencies and their employees subsequently
made significant progress in meeting the challenges posed
by the Y2K computer problem;
Whereas minimizing the Y2K problem required a major tech-
nological and managerial effort and it was critical that
the Federal workforce rise to address this challenge;
Whereas the continued uninterrupted operation of our Na-
tion’s Federal systems was due to the comprehensive ef-
forts made by those dedicated, talented, and committed
Federal workers who served ably in the front lines of this
epic battle in vanquishing the millennium bug;
Whereas the Federal workforce identified and worked to re-
solve the Y2K problem, giving countless hours and their
holidays to assure the American people that major Y2K
breakdowns in key infrastructures were unlikely;
Whereas the level of Y2K effort was justified and the threat
was very real, and the risks and consequences of inaction
were too dire to justify a lesser Federal effort;
Whereas preparation for Y2K led to an unprecedented level
of effort that not only improved system inventories and
network reliability, but has also accelerated electronic
business and international cooperation;
Whereas the efforts of the Federal workforce to solve the
Y2K problem provided an important example of the Gov-
•HCON 300 EH
ernment’s ability to respond to future difficult techno-
logical and management challenges; and
Whereas the level of Y2K success in the United States, which
has over one-fourth of the world’s computer assets and
is the most technologically dependent nation in the world,
was quite remarkable, and was led by our Federal efforts:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress recognizes and commends the
meritorious service of our Nation’s Federal workforce, and
all those who assisted in the efforts to successfully address
the Year 2000 computer challenge.
Passed the House of Representatives May 2, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.