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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5407
For the relief of Tony Lara.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 5, 2000
Mr. BECERRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Tony Lara.
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 TONY
LARA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Tony Lara 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 Tony Lara enters
the United States before the filing deadline specified in
subsection (c), he 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 Tony Lara, 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.
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(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (F);
(2) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) by striking ‘‘through 2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘through 2000’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs:
‘‘(D) for 2001, the percentage increase in
the Consumer Price Index for all urban con-
sumers (U.S. city average) for the 12-month
period ending with June 2000;
‘‘(E) for 2002, 0 percentage points; and’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO BBRA.—Sub-
section (a) of section 228 of BBRA (113 Stat. 1501A–
356) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘for such items’’;
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘oxygen and
oxygen equipment for’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; and
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘all such cov-
ered items for’’ after ‘‘(2)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of BBRA.
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tial determinations, such regulations shall pro-
vide for a fiscal intermediary or a carrier to
make a redetermination with respect to a claim
for benefits that is denied in whole or in part.
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(i) APPEALS RIGHTS.—No initial de-
termination may be reconsidered or ap-
pealed under subsection (b) unless the fis-
cal intermediary or carrier has made a re-
determination of that initial determination
under this paragraph.
‘‘(ii) DECISION MAKER.—No redeter-
mination may be made by any individual
involved in the initial determination.
‘‘(C) DEADLINES.—
‘‘(i) 
FILING
FOR
REDETERMINA-
TION.—A redetermination under subpara-
graph (A) shall be available only if notice
is filed with the Secretary to request the
redetermination by not later than the end
of the 120-day period beginning on the
date the individual receives notice of the
initial determination under paragraph (2).
‘‘(ii) CONCLUDING REDETERMINATIONS.—
Redeterminations shall be concluded by not
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‘‘(3) If the Secretary finds that the comprehen-
sive plan submitted by a State complies with para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall approve the wildlife
conservation and restoration program of the State
and set aside from the apportionment to the State
made pursuant to subsection (c) an amount that
shall not exceed 75 percent of the estimated cost of
developing and implementing the program.
‘‘(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), after the Secretary approves a State’s wildlife
conservation and restoration program, the Secretary
may make payments on a project that is a segment
of the State’s wildlife conservation and restoration
program as the project progresses. Such payments,
including previous payments on the project, if any,
shall not be more than the United States pro rata
share of such project. The Secretary, under such
regulations as he may prescribe, may advance funds
representing the United States pro rata share of a
project that is a segment of a wildlife conservation
and restoration program, including funds to develop
such program.
‘‘(B) Not more than 10 percent of the amounts
apportioned to each State under this section for a
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Until the taking effect of the
first reapportionment occurring after the effective
date of this Act—
(A) the individual serving as the Delegate
to the House of Representatives from the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall serve as a member of
the House of Representatives from the State of
Maryland;
(B) the State of Maryland shall be entitled
to 1 additional Representative until the taking
effect of such reapportionment; and
(C) such Representative shall be in addi-
tion to the membership of the House of Rep-
resentatives as now prescribed by law.
(2) INCREASE NOT COUNTED AGAINST TOTAL
NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—The temporary increase in
the membership of the House of Representatives
provided under paragraph (1) shall not operate to ei-
ther increase or decrease the permanent membership
of the House of Representatives as prescribed in the
Act of August 8, 1911 (37 Stat. 13; 2 U.S.C. 2),
nor shall such temporary increase affect the basis of
reapportionment established by the Act of November
15, 1941 (55 Stat. 761; 2 U.S.C. 2a), for the 82nd
Congress and each Congress thereafter.
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(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Assur-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘During a control year, as-
suring’’;
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘With
the approval’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the
Council—’’ and inserting ‘‘Preparing and sub-
mitting 
to 
the 
Mayor 
and 
the
Council, with the approval of the Authority dur-
ing a control year—’’;
(F) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘or the
Authority’’ and inserting ‘‘(or by the Authority
during a control year)’’; and
(G) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(18) Exercising responsibility for the adminis-
tration and supervision of the District of Columbia
Treasurer (except that the Chief Financial Officer
may delegate any portion of such responsibility as
the Chief Financial Officer considers appropriate
and consistent with efficiency).
‘‘(19) Administering all borrowing programs of
the District government for the issuance of long-
term and short-term indebtedness.
‘‘(20) Administering the cash management pro-
gram of the District government, including the in-
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2001’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 14,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Home-
owners Protection Act of 1998 (12 U.S.C. 4902) is
amended—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(d)
through (f) as subsections (e) through (g), re-
spectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (c) the
following new subsection:
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF LOAN MODIFICATIONS.—If a
mortgagor and mortgagee (or holder of the mortgage)
agree to a modification of the terms or conditions of a
loan pursuant to a residential mortgage transaction, the
cancellation date, termination date, or final termination
shall be recalculated to reflect the modified terms and con-
ditions of such loan.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 4(a)
of the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 (12
U.S.C. 4903(a)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘section 3(f)(1)’’
and inserting ‘‘section 3(g)(1)’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), by
striking ‘‘section 3(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 3(g)’’; and
‘‘(C) a description of the merit-based re-
view process to be used in the program.
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Administrator
shall submit an annual report to the Committee on
Small Business of the Senate and the Committee on
Science and the Committee on Small Business of the
House of Representatives regarding—
‘‘(A) the number and amount of awards
provided and cooperative agreements entered
into under the FAST program during the pre-
ceding year;
‘‘(B) a list of recipients under this section,
including their location and the activities being
performed with the awards made or under the
cooperative agreements entered into; and
‘‘(C) the Mentoring Networks and the
mentoring database, as provided for under sec-
tion 35, including—
‘‘(i) the status of the inclusion of
mentoring information in the database re-
quired by section 9(k); and
‘‘(ii) the status of the implementation
and description of the usage of the Men-
toring Networks.
‘‘(g) REVIEWS BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.—
(W) Section 6601(j)(3)(B).
(X) Section 7430(c)(1).
(3) Subclause (II) of section 42(h)(6)(G)(i) is
amended by striking ‘‘1987’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5410
AN ACT
To establish revolving funds for the operation of certain
programs and activities of the Library of Congress, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
tered into on or after the 30th day following the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING LAW.—Section
5891(d) of such Code (as so added) shall apply to
transactions entered into before, on, or after such
30th day.
(3) TRANSITION RULE.—In the case of a struc-
tured settlement factoring transaction entered into
during the period beginning on the 30th day fol-
lowing the date of the enactment of this Act and
ending on July 1, 2002, no tax shall be imposed
under section 5891(a) of such Code if—
(A) the structured settlement payee is
domiciled in a State (or possession of the
United States) which has not enacted a statute
providing that the structured settlement fac-
toring transaction is ineffective unless the
transaction has been approved by an order,
judgment, or decree of a court (or where appli-
cable, a responsible administrative authority)
which finds that such transaction—
(i) does not contravene any Federal or
State statute or the order of any court (or
responsible administrative authority), and
ation the recommendations contained in the report under
subsection (b)(2) and shall adjust the fee schedule pay-
ment rates under such section for ambulance services pro-
vided in low density rural areas based on the increased
cost (if any) of providing such services in such areas.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after
July 1, 2001. In applying such amendment to services fur-
nished on or after such date and before January 1, 2002,
the amount of the rate increase provided under such
amendment shall be equal to $1.25 per mile.
SEC. 222. PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
SERVICES.
(a) PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
SERVICES.—Section 
1842(b)(6)(C) 
(42 
U.S.C.
1395u(b)(6)(C)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘for such services provided be-
fore January 1, 2003,’’; and
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end and in-
serting a comma.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(11) provide each reporting person access,
through the point of contact established under para-
graph (1), to scientifically sound, publicly available
information on pollution prevention technologies and
practices;
(12) at the discretion of the Administrator, de-
velop, within the integrated reporting program, dif-
ferent methods by which the reporting person may
electronically provide the required information, in
order to facilitate use of the program by different
sectors, sizes, and categories of reporting persons;
(13) provide protection of confidential business
information, as described in section 552(b)(4) of
title 5, United States Code, or any law administered
by the Administrator, and personal privacy informa-
tion described in section 552a of title 5, United
States Code, so that each item of such information
reported to the Administrator through the integrated
reporting program receives protection equivalent to
the protection that item of information would receive
if the item were reported to the Administrator
through means other than the integrated reporting
program;
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than two years
after the effective date of final regulations
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to the Congress a report de-
scribing the findings of the study under sub-
paragraph (A).
‘‘(2) STUDY
BY
GENERAL
ACCOUNTING
OF-
FICE.—The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study to determine the effect
of this section on the price of covered products sold
to consumers at retail. Not later than 18 months
after the effective date of final regulations under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall pre-
pare and submit to the Congress a report describing
the findings of such study.
‘‘(j) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall
be construed to limit the statutory, regulatory, or enforce-
ment authority of the Secretary relating to the importa-
tion of covered products, other than with respect to section
801(d)(1) as provided in this section.
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) COVERED PRODUCT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘covered product’ means a pre-
scription drug, except that such term does not
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Provided further, That the entire amount necessary to
carry out this section shall be available only to the extent
that an official budget request for the entire amount, that
includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
SEC. 817. Section 1232(a)(4) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(4)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘except that such’’ and inserting
‘‘except that—
‘‘(A) such’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at
the end; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall not terminate the
contract for failure to establish approved vege-
tative or water cover on the land if—
‘‘(i) the failure to plant such cover
was due to excessive rainfall or flooding;
SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF ASSETS HELD IN TRUST UNDER
THE SSI PROGRAM.
(a) TREATMENT AS RESOURCE.—Section 1613 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘Trusts
‘‘(e)(1) In determining the resources of an individual,
paragraph (3) shall apply to a trust (other than a trust
described in paragraph (5)) established by the individual.
‘‘(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, an individual
shall be considered to have established a trust if any assets
of the individual (or of the individual’s spouse) are trans-
ferred to the trust other than by will.
‘‘(B) In the case of an irrevocable trust to which are
transferred the assets of an individual (or of the individ-
ual’s spouse) and the assets of any other person, this sub-
section shall apply to the portion of the trust attributable
to the assets of the individual (or of the individual’s
spouse).
‘‘(C) This subsection shall apply to a trust without
regard to—
‘‘(i) the purposes for which the trust is estab-
lished;
‘‘(ii) whether the trustees have or exercise any
discretion under the trust;
‘‘(iii) any restrictions on when or whether dis-
tributions may be made from the trust; or
‘‘(iv) any restrictions on the use of distributions
from the trust.
‘‘(3)(A) In the case of a revocable trust established
by an individual, the corpus of the trust shall be consid-
ered a resource available to the individual.
‘‘(B) In the case of an irrevocable trust established
by an individual, if there are any circumstances under
which payment from the trust could be made to or for
the benefit of the individual or the individual’s spouse, the
portion of the corpus from which payment to or for the
benefit of the individual or the individual’s spouse could
be made shall be considered a resource available to the
individual.
‘‘(4) The Commissioner of Social Security may waive
the application of this subsection with respect to an indi-
vidual if the Commissioner determines that such applica-
tion would work an undue hardship on the individual.
‘‘(5) This subsection shall not apply to a trust de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 1917(d)(4).
‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘trust’ includes any legal instru-
ment or device that is similar to a trust;
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5409
To extend for 9 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title
11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 6, 2000
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To extend for 9 additional months the period for which
chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
Section 149 of title I of division C of Public Law
105–277, as amended by Public Law 106–5 and Public
Law 106–70, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2001’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘September 30, 1999’’ and
inserting ‘‘June 30, 2000’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1999’’ and in-
serting ‘‘July 1, 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect
on July 1, 2000.
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Union Calendar No. 27
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 540
[Report No. 106–44]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or
discharges of residents of nursing facilities as a result of a voluntary
withdrawal from participation in the Medicaid Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1999
Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BROWN
of Ohio, Mr. SHAW, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. CAN-
ADY of Florida, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr.
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. GOSS, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. RUSH,
Mr. SPRATT, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mrs. MEEK of
Florida, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. BOYD, Mr. LANTOS, and Ms.
BROWN of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Commerce
MARCH 8, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. UPTON,
Mr. LATOURETTE, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.
PICKERING, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. WYNN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. MICA, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr.
PASCRELL, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. HALL of Texas,
Mr. LAZIO, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH,
Mr. FARR of California, and Ms. CARSON
MARCH 8, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit
transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities
as a result of a voluntary withdrawal from participation
in the Medicaid Program.
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 ‘‘Nursing Home Resi-
dent Protection Amendments of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OR DISCHARGES OF
NURSING FACILITY RESIDENTS IN THE CASE
OF VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM PAR-
TICIPATION UNDER THE MEDICAID PRO-
GRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1919(c)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(c)(2)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) CONTINUING
RIGHTS
IN
CASE
OF
VOLUNTARY
WITHDRAWAL
FROM
PARTICIPA-
TION.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a
nursing facility that voluntarily withdraws
from participation in a State plan under
this title but continues to provide services
of the type provided by nursing facilities—
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Library of Congress
Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000’’.
TITLE I—LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
REVOLVING FUNDS
SEC. 101. REVOLVING FUND FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO DUPLI-
CATION SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH AUDIO-
VISUAL CONSERVATION CENTER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in
the Treasury a revolving fund for audio and video duplica-
tion and delivery services provided by the Librarian of
Congress (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Librar-
ian’’) which are associated with the national audiovisual
conservation center established under the Act entitled ‘‘An
Act to authorize acquisition of certain real property for
the Library of Congress, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved December 15, 1997 (Public Law 105–144; 2
U.S.C. 141 note).
(b) FEES
FOR
SERVICES.—The Librarian may
charge a fee for providing services described in subsection
(a), and shall deposit any such fees charged into the re-
volving fund under this section.
(c) CONTENTS OF FUND.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The revolving fund under
this section shall consist of the following amounts:
H. R. 5410
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities
of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Library of Congress Fiscal Oper-
ations Improvement Act of 2000’’.
TITLE I—LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
REVOLVING FUNDS
SEC. 101. REVOLVING FUND FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO DUPLICATION
SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH AUDIOVISUAL CONSERVA-
TION CENTER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in the
Treasury a revolving fund for audio and video duplication and
delivery services provided by the Librarian of Congress (hereafter
in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Librarian’’) which are associated
with the national audiovisual conservation center established under
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize acquisition of certain real
property for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes’’,
approved December 15, 1997 (Public Law 105–144; 2 U.S.C. 141
note).
(b) FEES FOR SERVICES.—The Librarian may charge a fee for
providing services described in subsection (a), and shall deposit
any such fees charged into the revolving fund under this section.
(c) CONTENTS OF FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The revolving fund under this section
shall consist of the following amounts:
(A) Amounts deposited by the Librarian under sub-
section (b).
(B) Any other amounts received by the Librarian which
are attributable to the services described in subsection
(a).
(C) Amounts deposited by the Librarian under para-
graph (2).
(D) Such other amounts as may be appropriated under
law.
(2) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS DURING TRANSITION.—The Librarian
shall transfer to the revolving fund under this section the
following: