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ployee of the Federal Protective Service who maintains ac-
tive law enforcement status under section 1 shall be deter-
mined in accordance with a pay and benefits package es-
tablished and maintained by the Administrator of General
Services that is equivalent to the pay scale and benefits
package applicable to members of the United States Cap-
itol Police. Such pay scale and benefits package shall be
established by regulation, shall apply with respect to the
pay period beginning January 1, 2001, and ending De-
cember 31, 2001 (and such other pay periods as may be
authorized by law), and shall not result in a decrease in
the pay or benefits of any individual for such pay period.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1(a) of
such Act (40 U.S.C. 318(a)), is amended by striking
‘‘without additional compensation’’.
SEC. 8. NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Act of June 1, 1948 (40
U.S.C. 318–318d), is further amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘SEC. 8. NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS.
‘‘After the 1-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this section, there shall be at least 730 full-
time equivalent police officers in the Federal Protective
Service. This number shall not be reduced unless specifi-
cally authorized by law.’’.
SEC. 9. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318–318d), is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 9. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
‘‘The Commissioner of the Federal Protective Service
shall prescribe minimum standards of suitability for em-
ployment to be applied in the contracting of security per-
sonnel for buildings and areas that are owned or occupied
by the United States and under the control and charge
of the Administrator of General Services.’’.
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318–318d), is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated from the
Federal Buildings Fund established by section 210(f) of
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)) such sums as may be necessary
to carry out this Act.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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(b) CHAPTER 7 DISCHARGE.—Section 727(a) of title
11, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(11) after the filing of the petition, the debtor
failed to complete an instructional course concerning
personal financial management described in section
111.’’.
(c) CHAPTER 13 DISCHARGE.—Section 1328 of title
11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(f) The court shall not grant a discharge under this
section to a debtor, unless after filing a petition the debtor
has completed an instructional course concerning personal
financial management described in section 111.
‘‘(g) Subsection (f) shall not apply with respect to
a debtor who resides in a district for which the United
States trustee or bankruptcy administrator of the bank-
ruptcy court of that district determines that the approved
instructional courses are not adequate to service the addi-
tional individuals who would be required to complete the
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 80
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the exclusion from
gross income for veterans’ benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the exclusion from gross income for veterans’ benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF VETERANS’
BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 134 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain
military benefits) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) GENERAL
RULE.—Gross income shall not
include—
‘‘(1) any qualified military benefit, and
‘‘(2) any other benefit administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1984.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 810
To establish drawback for imports of N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide
based on exports of N-tert-Butyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. SAWYER, and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To establish drawback for imports of N-cyclohexyl-2-
benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-tert-
Butyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF DRAWBACK BASED ON
COMMERCIAL 
INTERCHANGEABILITY 
FOR
CERTAIN RUBBER VULCANIZATION ACCEL-
ERATORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Customs Serv-
ice 
shall 
treat 
the 
chemical 
N-cyclohexyl-2-
benzothiazolesulfenamide and the chemical N-tert-Butyl-
2-benzothiazolesulfenamide as ‘‘commercially interchange-
able’’ within the meaning of section 313(j)(2) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)(2)) for purposes of per-
mitting drawback under section 313 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313.).
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for
consumption, 
of 
the 
chemical 
N-cyclohexyl-2-
benzothiazolesulfenamide before, on, or after the date of
the enactment of this Act, that is eligible for drawback
within the time period provided in section 313(j)(2)(B) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)(2)(B)).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 811
To prohibit certain transfers or assignments of franchises, and to prohibit
certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices, under the Petroleum
Marketing Practices Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To prohibit certain transfers or assignments of franchises,
and to prohibit certain fixing or maintaining of motor
fuel prices, under the Petroleum Marketing Practices
Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF FRANCHISE.
Section 102 of the Petroleum Marketing Practices
Act (15 U.S.C. 2802) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) A franchisor of leased marketing premises shall
not transfer or assign its interests in the franchise during
the term of the franchise unless the franchisor, at least
45 days before the proposed transfer or assignment, has—
‘‘(1) made a bona fide offer to sell, transfer, or
assign to the franchisee the franchisor’s interests in
the leased marketing premises; or
‘‘(2) if applicable, offered the franchisee a right
of first refusal of at least 45 days duration of an
offer, made by another, to purchase or acquire the
franchisor’s interests in the leased marketing prem-
ises.’’.
SEC. 2. RETAIL PRICE SETTING.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Title I of the Petroleum Market-
ing Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘RETAIL PRICES
‘‘SEC. 107. It shall be a violation of this title for a
refiner or distributor to fix or maintain the retail price
of motor fuel at a retail outlet supplied by that refiner
or distributor. This section shall not apply to retail outlets
operated by the refiner or distributor.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsections (a),
(b), and (d) of section 105 of the Petroleum Marketing
Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2805(a), (b), and (d)) are
amended by striking ‘‘102 or 103’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘102, 103, or 107’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 812
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct
a rulemaking proceeding to establish requirements for Alaska guide pilots
who conduct flight operations, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to establish
requirements for Alaska guide pilots who conduct flight
operations, 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. REGULATION OF ALASKA GUIDE PILOTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, flight operations conducted by Alaska
guide pilots shall be regulated under the general operating
and flight rules contained in part 91 of title 14, Code of
Regulations.
(b) RULEMAKING PROCEEDING.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct a
rulemaking proceeding to modify the general operat-
ing and flight rules referred to in subsection (a) by
establishing special rules applicable to the flight op-
erations conducted by Alaska guide pilots.
(2) CONTENTS OF RULES.—Any rule issued by
the Administrator pursuant to the rulemaking pro-
ceeding conducted under paragraph (1) shall only re-
quire Alaska guide pilots—
(A) to operate aircraft inspected no less
often than after 125 hours of flight time;
(B) to participate in an annual flight re-
view, as described in section 61.56 of title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations;
(C) to have at least 500 hours of flight
time as a pilot;
(D) to have a commercial rating, as de-
scribed subpart F of part 61 of such title;
(E) to hold at least a second-class medical
certificate, as described in subpart C of part 67
of such title; and
(F) to hold a letter of authorization issued
by the Administrator.
(3) LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION DEFINED.—In
this subsection, the term ‘‘letter of authorization’’
means a letter issued by the Administrator to an
Alaska guide pilot certifying that the pilot is in com-
pliance with general operating and flight rules appli-
cable to the pilot. In the case of a multi-pilot oper-
ation, at the election of the operating entity, a letter
of authorization may be issued by the Administrator
to the entity or to each Alaska guide pilot employed
by the entity.
(c) ALASKA GUIDE PILOT DEFINED.—In this Act,
the term ‘‘Alaska guide pilot’’ means a pilot who—
(1) conducts aircraft operations over or within
the State of Alaska;
(2) operates single engine, fixed wing aircraft
on floats, wheels, or skis, providing commercial
hunting, fishing, or other guide services and related
accommodations in the form of camps or lodges; and
(3) transports clients by such aircraft incidental
to hunting, fishing, or other guide services, or uses
air transport to enable guided clients to reach hunt-
ing or fishing locations.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 813
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a charitable contribu-
tion deduction for certain expenses incurred by whaling captains in
support of Native Alaskan subsistence whaling.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
charitable contribution deduction for certain expenses in-
curred by whaling captains in support of Native Alaskan
subsistence whaling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION FOR
CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED IN SUPPORT
OF NATIVE ALASKAN SUBSISTENCE WHAL-
ING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 170 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to charitable, etc., contribu-
tions and gifts) is amended by redesignating subsection
(m) as subsection (n) and by inserting after subsection
(l) the following new subsection:
‘‘(m) EXPENSES PAID BY CERTAIN WHALING CAP-
TAINS IN SUPPORT OF NATIVE ALASKAN SUBSISTENCE
WHALING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual
who is recognized by the Alaska Eskimo Whaling
Commission as a whaling captain charged with the
responsibility of maintaining and carrying out sanc-
tioned whaling activities and who engages in such
activities during the taxable year, the amount de-
scribed in paragraph (2) (to the extent such amount
does not exceed $7,500 for the taxable year) shall be
treated for purposes of this section as a charitable
contribution.
‘‘(2) AMOUNT
DESCRIBED.—The amount de-
scribed in this paragraph is the aggregate of the rea-
sonable and necessary whaling expenses paid by the
taxpayer during the taxable year in carrying out
sanctioned whaling activities. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the term ‘whaling expenses’ in-
cludes expenses for—
‘‘(A) the acquisition and maintenance of
boats, weapons, and gear used in the hunt,
‘‘(B) the supplying of food for the crew
and other provisions for carrying out sanctioned
whaling activities, and
‘‘(C) storage and distribution of the catch
from such activities.
‘‘(3) SANCTIONED WHALING ACTIVITIES.—For
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘sanctioned
whaling activities’ means subsistence bowhead whale
hunting activities conducted pursuant to the man-
agement plan of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Com-
mission.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to all taxable years beginning
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 814
For the relief of the estate of Irwin Rutman.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. FOSSELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of the estate of Irwin Rutman.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DESIGNATION.
For purposes of part L of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796 et seq.), relating to benefits for survivors of public
safety officers, Irwin Rutman of Staten Island, New York,
shall be deemed to have been a public safety officer on
October 29, 1990, and his family shall be entitled to death
benefits under such part.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION OF ATTORNEYS’ AND AGENTS’ FEES.
No amount exceeding 10 percent of a payment made
under section 1 may be paid to or received by any attorney
or agent for services rendered in connection with the pay-
ment. Any person who violates the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject
to a fine in the amount provided under title 18, United
States Code.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 815
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the designation
of renewal communities, to provide tax incentives relating to such commu-
nities, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1999
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. TALENT, Mr.
CLYBURN, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. FROST, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr.
FORD, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. KING, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. BONO, Mr.
KOLBE, Mr. DELAY, Mrs. CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, Mrs. EMERSON,
Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. HORN, Mr. HILL
of Montana, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. TERRY, Mr. SOUDER, Mr.
BALLENGER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. WELLER, Mr.
TANCREDO, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. METCALF, Mr.
DICKEY, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr.
LARGENT, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. PITTS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr.
BURR of North Carolina, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. BUYER, Mr. LATHAM, Mr.
SIMPSON, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr.
COOK, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. NEY, Mr. GARY MILLER
of California, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. MCHUGH, Ms.
GRANGER, Mr. FORBES, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. SHOWS, Mrs. KELLY, Mr.
OWENS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. COBURN) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services,
Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the designation of renewal communities, to provide
tax incentives relating to such communities, 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; ETC.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘American Community Renewal Act of 1999’’.
(b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as other-
wise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amend-
ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi-
sion of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; etc.
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF AND TAX INCENTIVES FOR RENEWAL
COMMUNITIES
Sec. 101. Designation of and tax incentives for renewal communities.
Sec. 102. Extension of expensing of environmental remediation costs to renewal
communities.
Sec. 103. Extension of work opportunity tax credit for renewal communities.
Sec. 104. Conforming and clerical amendments.
Sec. 105. Evaluation and reporting requirements.
Sec. 106. Exclusion of effects of this Act from Paygo scorecard.
TITLE II—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. Transfer of unoccupied and substandard HUD-held housing in re-
newal communities to local governments.
Sec. 202. Prevention and treatment of substance abuse; services provided
through religious organizations.
Sec. 203. CRA credit for investments in community development organizations
located in renewal communities.
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‘‘(1) securities contracts, as defined in section
741(7);
‘‘(2) commodity contracts, as defined in section
761(4);
‘‘(3) forward contracts;
‘‘(4) repurchase agreements;
‘‘(5) swap agreements; or
‘‘(6) master netting agreements,
shall not be stayed, avoided, or otherwise limited by oper-
ation of any provision of this title or by any order of a
court or administrative agency in any proceeding under
this title.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—
‘‘(1) A party may exercise a contractual right
described in subsection (a) to terminate, liquidate, or
accelerate only to the extent that such party could
exercise such a right under section 555, 556, 559,
or 560 for each individual contract covered by the
master netting agreement in issue.
‘‘(2) If a debtor is a commodity broker subject
to subchapter IV of chapter 7 of this title—
‘‘(A) a party may not net or offset an obli-
gation to the debtor arising under, or in con-
nection with, a commodity contract against any
claim arising under, or in connection with,
‘‘(1) FINANCE BOARD AUTHORITY.—Whenever
the Finance Board determines it to be necessary to
the discharge of its obligations under section
2A(a)(3)(A), and in accordance with such rules, reg-
ulations, and orders as the Finance Board may pre-
scribe, the Finance Board may order that a Federal
Home Loan Bank be liquidated or reorganized, and
its stock paid off and retired in whole or in part in
connection therewith, after paying or making provi-
sion for the payment of the liabilities of the Federal
Home Loan Bank.
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION BY OTHER BANKS.—In the
case of a liquidation or reorganization under para-
graph (1), any other Federal Home Loan Bank may,
with the approval of the Finance Board, acquire the
assets of any such liquidated or reorganized Bank,
and assume the liabilities thereof, in whole or in
part.
‘‘(b) VOLUNTARY MERGERS.—Nothing in this section
shall preclude voluntary mergers, combinations, or consoli-
dation by or among the Federal Home Loan Banks pursu-
ant to such regulations as the Finance Board may pre-
scribe.
‘‘(c) NUMBERS
OF
DIRECTORS
OF
RESULTING
BANK.—
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 819
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 17, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for the Federal Maritime
Commission for fiscal years 2000 and 2001.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply in the case
of any displaced homemaker.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after
the date of enactment of this Act to individuals who begin
work for the employer after such date.
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(3) For professional training in military and ci-
vilian institutions, 300 student years.
(4) For officer acquisition, 1,000 student years.
(e) END-OF-THE-YEAR STRENGTH FOR FISCAL YEAR
2002.—The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year
strength of active duty personnel of 45,500 as of September
30, 2002.
(f) TRAINING STUDENT LOADS
FOR FISCAL YEAR
2002.—For fiscal year 2002, the Coast Guard is authorized
average military training student loads as follows:
(1) For recruit and special training, 1,500 stu-
dent years.
(2) For flight training, 125 student years.
(3) For professional training in military and ci-
vilian institutions, 300 student years.
(4) For officer acquisition, 1,000 student years.
SEC. 103. LORAN–C.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2001.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Transportation, in ad-
dition to funds authorized for the Coast Guard for operation
of the LORAN–C system, for capital expenses related to
LORAN–C navigation infrastructure, $20,000,000 for fiscal
year 2001. The Secretary of Transportation may transfer
from the Federal Aviation Administration and other agen-
cies of the department funds appropriated as authorized