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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1884
To provide for the disclosure of the readiness of certain Federal and non-
Federal computer systems for the year 2000 computer problem.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1999
Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr.
UNDERWOOD, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science
A BILL
To provide for the disclosure of the readiness of certain
Federal and non-Federal computer systems for the year
2000 computer problem.
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 ‘‘National Information
Disclosure Month Act’’.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SUMMER OF COMMUNITY CONVERSA-
TION.
It is the sense of the Congress that all Federal agen-
cies that have responsibilities with respect to health, safe-
ty, payments to individuals, delivery of services to con-
sumers, and national defense issues shall participate, and
all State, local, or private agencies or organizations having
responsibilities with respect to those issues shall be en-
couraged to participate, in a National Summer of Commu-
nity Conversation which will take place across the country
in June, July, and August of 1999 to provide information
to the public about their Y2K readiness.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL DISCLOSURE MONTH.
All Federal agencies that have responsibilities with
respect to health, safety, payments to individuals, delivery
of services to consumers, and national defense issues shall
participate, and all State, local, or private agencies or or-
ganizations having responsibilities with respect to those
issues shall be encouraged to participate, in a National
Y2K Disclosure Month during July 1999, to disclose the
readiness of mission critical computer systems in those
areas for January 1, 2000, and to disclose contingency
planning efforts associated with those systems and ad-
vance notice of problems that may occur on such day with
such computer systems, with the interoperation of such
computer systems, or both.
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Act or regulation under this Act within 10 working days
of the date on which the agricultural employer, agricul-
tural association, or farm labor contractor was notified in
writing of such violation, no action, including a complaint,
may be brought under this subsection with respect to such
violation. Such correction of a violation shall be allowed
only where such agricultural employer, agricultural asso-
ciation, or farm labor contractor has not previously been
finally adjudicated to have violated the same section of
this Act or section of the regulations under this Act as
is specified in the written notification alleging the violation
and the prior violation occurred after the date this sen-
tence takes effect.’’.
SEC. 6. REGULATION OF HOUSING.
Section 203 (29 U.S.C. 1823) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(d) APPROVED HOUSING.—Any farm worker hous-
ing which is regulated and approved for health and safety
by a Federal or State agency shall not be subject to regu-
lation under this section.
‘‘(e) LIABILITY.—Subsection (a) of section 203 (29
U.S.C. 1823) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘A person who owns or controls a facility for hous-
ing migrant agricultural workers shall not be held liable
under this subsection for housing conditions which are
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1887
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish
the depiction of animal cruelty.
SECTION 1. PUNISHMENT FOR DEPICTION OF ANIMAL
CRUELTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 48. Depiction of animal cruelty
‘‘(a) CREATION, SALE, OR POSSESSION.—Whoever
knowingly creates, sells, or possesses a depiction of animal
cruelty with the intention of placing that depiction in
interstate or foreign commerce for commercial gain, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5
years, or both.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to
any depiction that has serious religious, political, sci-
entific, educational, journalistic, historical, or artistic
value.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘depiction of animal cruelty’
means any visual or auditory depiction, including
any photograph, motion-picture film, video record-
ing, electronic image, or sound recording of conduct
in which a living animal is intentionally maimed,
mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed, if such con-
duct is illegal under Federal law or the law of the
State in which the creation, sale, or possession takes
place, regardless of whether the maiming, mutila-
tion, torture, wounding, or killing took place in the
State; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or
possession of the United States.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘48. Depiction of animal cruelty.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 19,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1887
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
An Act
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of animal cruelty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PUNISHMENT FOR DEPICTION OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 48. Depiction of animal cruelty
‘‘(a) CREATION, SALE, OR POSSESSION.—Whoever knowingly cre-
ates, sells, or possesses a depiction of animal cruelty with the
intention of placing that depiction in interstate or foreign commerce
for commercial gain, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than 5 years, or both.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to any depiction
that has serious religious, political, scientific, educational, journal-
istic, historical, or artistic value.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘depiction of animal cruelty’ means any visual
or auditory depiction, including any photograph, motion-picture
film, video recording, electronic image, or sound recording of
conduct in which a living animal is intentionally maimed, muti-
lated, tortured, wounded, or killed, if such conduct is illegal
under Federal law or the law of the State in which the creation,
sale, or possession takes place, regardless of whether the
maiming, mutilation, torture, wounding, or killing took place
in the State; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ means each of the several States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth,
territory, or possession of the United States.’’.
H. R. 1887—2
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘48. Depiction of animal cruelty.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1887
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of animal
cruelty.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1999
Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. BROWN of Cali-
fornia, and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the
depiction of animal cruelty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PUNISHMENT FOR DEPICTION OF ANIMAL CRU-
ELTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 48. Depiction of animal cruelty
‘‘(a) CREATION, SALE, OR POSSESSION.—Whoever
knowingly creates, sells, or possesses a depiction of animal
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section
219(g)(3) of such Code (relating to applicable dollar
amount) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT.—The
term ‘applicable dollar amount’ means—
‘‘(i) in the case of a taxpayer filing a
joint return, $120,000,
‘‘(ii) in the case of any other taxpayer
(other than a married individual filing a
separate return), $75,000, and
‘‘(iii) in the case of a married individ-
ual filing a separate return, zero.’’
(2) CROSS REFERENCE TO INFLATION ADJUST-
MENT.—Paragraph (3) of section 219(g) of such
Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) CROSS REFERENCE.—
‘‘For inflation adjustment of dollar amounts set
forth in subparagraph (B), see subsection (f)(8).’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
cruelty with the intention of placing that depiction in
interstate or foreign commerce for commercial gain, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5
years, or both.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘depiction of animal cruelty’
means any visual or auditory depiction, including
any photograph, motion-picture film, video record-
ing, electronic image, or sound recording of conduct
in which a living animal is intentionally maimed,
mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed, if such con-
duct is illegal under Federal law or the law of the
State in which the creation, sale, or possession takes
place, regardless of whether the maiming, mutila-
tion, torture, wounding, or killing took place in the
State; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or
possession of the United States.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘48. Depiction of animal cruelty.’’.
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SECTION 1. PUNISHMENT FOR DEPICTION OF ANIMAL
CRUELTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 48. Depiction of animal cruelty
‘‘(a) CREATION, SALE, OR POSSESSION.—Whoever
knowingly creates, sells, or possesses a depiction of animal
cruelty with the intention of placing that depiction in
interstate or foreign commerce for commercial gain, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5
years, or both.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to
any depiction that has serious religious, political, sci-
entific, educational, journalistic, historical, or artistic
value.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘depiction of animal cruelty’
means any visual or auditory depiction, including
any photograph, motion-picture film, video record-
ing, electronic image, or sound recording of conduct
in which a living animal is intentionally maimed,
mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed, if such con-
duct is illegal under Federal law or the law of the
State in which the creation, sale, or possession takes
place, regardless of whether the maiming, mutila-
HR 1887 RDS
tion, torture, wounding, or killing took place in the
State; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or
possession of the United States.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘48. Depiction of animal cruelty.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 19,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Code is amended by striking ‘‘FOR HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE PREMIUMS’’.
(c) IRA DISTRIBUTIONS TO PAY FINANCIALLY DEV-
ASTATING MEDICAL EXPENSES OF CERTAIN LINEAL DE-
SCENDANTS AND ANCESTORS.—Subparagraph (B) of sec-
tion 72(t)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘medi-
cal care’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘medical care
determined—
‘‘(i) without regard to whether the
employee itemizes deductions for such tax-
able year, and
‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual re-
tirement plan, by treating such employee’s
dependents as including—
‘‘(I) all children and grand-
children of the employee or such em-
ployee’s spouse, and
‘‘(II) all ancestors of the em-
ployee or such employee’s spouse.’’
(d) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF CERTAIN DIS-
TRIBUTIONS WHICH ARE REPAID.—Section 408 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to individual retire-
ment accounts) is amended by redesignating subsection
(q) as subsection (r) and by inserting after subsection (p)
the following new subsection:
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years,
or both.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to
any depiction that has serious religious, political, scientific,
educational, journalistic, historical, or artistic value.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘depiction of animal cruelty’
means any visual or auditory depiction, including
any photograph, motion-picture film, video recording,
electronic image, or sound recording of conduct in
which a living animal is intentionally maimed, muti-
lated, tortured, wounded, or killed, if such conduct is
illegal under Federal law or the law of the State in
which the creation, sale, or possession takes place, re-
gardless of whether the maiming, mutilation, torture,
wounding, or killing took place in the State; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or
possession of the United States.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘48. Depiction of animal cruelty.’’.
Union Calendar No. 231
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1887
[Report No. 106–397]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish
the depiction of animal cruelty.
OCTOBER 19, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1888
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a mandatory minimum
prison sentence for certain wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses
by Federal officers or employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1999
Mr. GOODLING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a manda-
tory minimum prison sentence for certain wiretapping
or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal officers or
employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 2511 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) If an officer or employee of the Federal Govern-
ment, acting under color of that office or employment,
commits an offense under this section, such officer or em-
ployee shall be sentenced to not less than 6 months impris-
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onment and may be sentenced up to the maximum other-
wise provided by law.’’.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Acupuncture
Coverage Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ACUPUNCTURIST SERVICES UNDER
MEDICARE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social
Security 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 adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(U) qualified acupuncturist services (as de-
fined in subsection (uu)); and’’.
(b) PAYMENT RULES.—
(1) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
OF
PAY-
MENT.—Section 1833(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395l(a)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(S)’’, and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting the following: ‘‘, and (T) with re-
spect to qualified acupuncturist services de-
scribed in section 1861(s)(2)(U), the amounts
paid shall be the amount determined by a fee
schedule established by the Secretary for pur-
poses of this clause (but in no event shall such
amount exceed the fee schedule amount pro-
vided under section 1848 for the same service
performed by a physician);’’.
(2) SEPARATE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES OF IN-
STITUTIONAL
PROVIDERS.—Section 1832(a)(2)(B)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(B)) is amended,
in clauses (i) and (ii), by inserting ‘‘and in the case
of qualified acupuncturist services furnished at any
time’’ after ‘‘1999,’’ each place it appears.
(c) SERVICES DESCRIBED.—Section 1861 of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘Qualified Acupuncturist Services
‘‘(uu)(1) The term ‘qualified acupuncturist services’
means such services furnished by a qualified acupuncturist
(as defined in paragraph (2)) and such services and sup-
plies furnished as an incident to services furnished by the
qualified acupuncturist which the qualified acupuncturist
is legally authorized to perform under State law (or the
State regulatory mechanism provided by State law).
‘‘(2) The term ‘qualified acupuncturist’ means an in-
dividual who has been certified, licensed, or registered as
an acupuncturist by a State (or the State regulatory
mechanism provided by State law).’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply to services furnished on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2000.
SEC. 3. COVERAGE OF ACUPUNCTURIST SERVICES UNDER
FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEES 
HEALTH 
BENEFIT
PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8902(k)(1) of title 5,
United 
States 
Code, 
is 
amended 
by 
inserting
‘‘acupuncturist,’’ after ‘‘nurse midwife,’’ each place it ap-
pears.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies with respect to services provided
after December 31, 1999.
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(1) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO MEET MINIMUM
DISTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (c) of
section 4974 of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘,
or’’, and by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(6) any personal social security investment ac-
count (as defined in section 222(c)).’’.
(2) TREATMENT LIKE INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT
PLAN UNDER EXCISE TAX ON CERTAIN PREMATURE
DISTRIBUTIONS.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
of 
section
72(t)(3) of such Code is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or from a personal social
security investment account (as defined in sec-
tion 222(c))’’ before the period at the end, and
(B) by inserting ‘‘OR FROM PERSONAL SO-
CIAL SECURITY INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS’’ after
‘‘PLANS’’ in the subparagraph heading.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code
is amended by striking the last item and inserting the fol-
lowing new items:
‘‘Sec. 222. Personal social security investment accounts.
‘‘Sec. 223. Cross reference.’’.
the repair of Formosan termite dam-
age,
‘‘(III) any qualified small issue
bond if 95 percent or more of the net
proceeds of the bond are to be used to
provide Formosan termite damage re-
pair loans (as defined in section
144(a)(12)(D)), or’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1893
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that certain individuals
who would be eligible for military retired pay for nonregular service
but for the fact that they did not serve on active duty during a period
of conflict may be paid such retired pay if they served in the United
States merchant marine during or immediately after World War II.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1999
Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that
certain individuals who would be eligible for military
retired pay for nonregular service but for the fact that
they did not serve on active duty during a period of
conflict may be paid such retired pay if they served
in the United States merchant marine during or imme-
diately after World War II.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF
MILITARY RETIRED PAY FOR CERTAIN PER-
SONS WHO SERVED IN THE MERCHANT MA-
RINE.
(a) REMOVAL OF LIMITATION.—Section 12731(c)(1)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A);
(2) by striking out the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) the person served in the United States
merchant marine after May 26, 1940, and before
January 1, 1948—
‘‘(i) while documented by an officer or em-
ployee of the United States authorized by law
to do so; and
‘‘(ii) as a crew member of a vessel which
at the time of that service—
‘‘(I) was documented in the United
States;
‘‘(II) was operated under the flag of
the United States in waters other than in-
land waters of the United States; and
‘‘(III) was under contract or charter
to, or was the property of, the Government
of the United States.’’.
(b) LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF ACCRUED RETIRED
PAY.—The Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101
of title 10, United States Code) shall, within 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, make a lump sum
payment to each person eligible for military retired pay
under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, by
reason of the amendments made by subsection (a). Such
payment shall be in the amount equal to the total amount
of retired pay that the person would have received before
the date of the first payment to that person pursuant to
those amendments if those amendments had been in effect
on the date that the person became 60 years of age.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1894
To provide that a plaque be placed at the diplomatic entrance of the
Department of State.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1999
Mr. LEACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on International Relations
A BILL
To provide that a plaque be placed at the diplomatic entrance
of the Department of State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF PLAQUE AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.
The Secretary of State shall cause to be placed at
the diplomatic entrance of the Department of State a
plaque containing the following text: