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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4424
To provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks,
allowing the Federal Bureau of Investigation the time necessary to put
in place a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving
organizations, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 2000
Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. SMITH of Texas, and Ms.
GRANGER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based back-
ground checks, allowing the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion the time necessary to put in place a national finger-
print-based system accessible by youth serving organiza-
tions, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Volunteer Organization
Safety Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION SAFETY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Until the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget makes the determination de-
scribed in subsection (b) with respect to a particular State,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United
States Government shall not require, as a condition of
completing a criminal history check pursuant to a request
originating from that State, into the background of a vol-
unteer worker for purposes of determining whether such
volunteer worker is fit for the work, that the requesting
entity supply the fingerprints of that volunteer worker.
(b) DETERMINATION.—The determination referred to
in subsection (a) is a determination that—
(1) automated fingerprint checks are universally
available for volunteer organizations in that State;
and
(2) a reasonable reduction has occurred in the
cost of the check and the length of time required to
complete it.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘criminal history check’’ means a
State and Federal criminal history check, otherwise
authorized by law, through the national criminal his-
tory background check system; and
(2) the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each other territory and
possession, of the United States.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that, to be effective, a
background check must be fast, accurate, cost-effective
and performed on everyone having regular contact with
young people in a youth service organization.
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In the Senate of the United States,
May 18, 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4425) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
military construction, family housing, and base realignment
and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.’’, do
pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
DIVISION A
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
military construction, family housing, and base realign-
ment and closure functions administered by the Department
of Defense, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001,
and for other purposes, namely:
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.
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(m) AMENDMENT TO TITLE VIII.—Section 857(a) of
the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (112 Stat.
1824) is amended by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting
‘‘2001’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition,
expansion, extension and alteration and for operation and
maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor con-
struction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums, as authorized by law, as follows: for Construc-
tion, $241,384,000, to remain available until September
30, 2005; for Operation and Maintenance, and for debt
payment, $820,879,000; in all $1,062,263,000.
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE
For expenses of family housing for the activities and
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the
military departments) for construction, including acquisi-
tion, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and al-
teration, and for operation and maintenance, leasing, and
minor construction, as authorized by law, for Operation
and Maintenance, $44,886,000.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base
Closure Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1)
of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991
(Public Law 101–510), $1,174,369,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not more than
$865,318,000 of the funds appropriated herein shall be
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
The President shall submit to the Congress, not later
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, a report on trade relations between the United States
and Cuba.
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Calendar No. 554
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4425
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 17, 2000
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
Making appropriations for military construction, family hous-
ing, and base realignment and closure for the Depart-
ment of Defense for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for
military construction, family housing, and base realign-
ment and closure functions administered by the Depart-
ment of Defense, for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2001, and for other purposes, namely:
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military
installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $869,950,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That
of this amount, not to exceed $99,961,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law,
unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of his determination and the reasons therefor.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy as
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the
Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other per-
sonal services necessary for the purposes of this appropria-
tion, $891,380,000, to remain available until September
30, 2005: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed
$67,502,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, un-
less the Secretary of Defense determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of his determination and the reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military
installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force
as currently authorized by law, $703,903,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That of this
amount, not to exceed $56,949,000 shall be available for
study, planning, design, architect and engineer services,
as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense de-
termines that additional obligations are necessary for such
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purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress of his determination and the
reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments), 
as 
currently 
authorized 
by 
law,
$800,314,000, to remain available until September 30,
2005: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may
be transferred to such appropriations of the Department
of Defense available for military construction or family
housing as he may designate, to be merged with and to
be available for the same purposes, and for the same time
period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, not
to exceed $77,505,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, architect and engineer services, as authorized
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress of his determination and the reasons therefor.
‘‘(E) the extent of exports from the People’s
Republic of China to that WTO member and to the
United States;
‘‘(F) the actual or imminent changes in exports
to that WTO member due to the action taken or
proposed;
‘‘(G) the actual or imminent diversion of ex-
ports from the People’s Republic of China to coun-
tries other than the United States;
‘‘(H) cyclical or seasonal trends in import vol-
umes into the United States of the products at
issue; and
‘‘(I) conditions of demand and supply in the
United States market for the products at issue.
The presence or absence of any factor under any of sub-
paragraphs (A) through (I) is not necessarily dispositive
of whether a significant diversion of trade or the threat
thereof exists.
‘‘(2) For purposes of making its determination, the
Commission shall examine changes in imports into the
United States from the People’s Republic of China since
the time that the WTO member commenced the investiga-
tion that led to a request for consultations described in
subsection (a).
Calendar No. 586
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4576
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of De-
fense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2001, and for other purposes.
JUNE 8, 2000
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
(1) the National Institutes of Health is the
principal source of Federal funding for medical re-
search at universities and other research institutions
in the United States;
(2) the National Institutes of Health has re-
ceived a substantial increase in research funding
from Congress for the purpose of expanding the na-
tional investment of the United States in behavioral
and biomedical research;
(3) the infrastructure of our research institu-
tions is central to the continued leadership of the
United States in medical research;
(4) as Congress increases the investment in cut-
ting-edge basic and clinical research, it is critical
that Congress also examine the current quality of
the laboratories and buildings where research is
being conducted, as well as the quality of laboratory
equipment used in research;
(5) many of the research facilities and labora-
tories in the United States are outdated and inad-
equate;
(6) the National Science Foundation found, in
a 1998 report on the status of biomedical research
facilities, that over 60 percent of research-per-
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(m) AMENDMENT TO TITLE VIII.—Section 857(a) of
the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (112 Stat.
1824) is amended by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting
‘‘2001’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
the rule of law in the People’s Republic of China, includ-
ing, but not limited to—
(1) progress toward the development of institu-
tions of democratic governance;
(2) processes by which statutes, regulations,
rules, and other legal acts of the Government of the
People’s Republic of China are developed and be-
come binding within the People’s Republic of China;
(3) the extent to which statutes, regulations,
rules, administrative and judicial decisions, and
other legal acts of the Government of the People’s
Republic of China are published and are made acces-
sible to the public;
(4) the extent to which administrative and judi-
cial decisions are supported by statements of reasons
that are based upon written statutes, regulations,
rules and other legal acts of the Government of the
People’s Republic of China;
(5) the extent to which individuals are treated
equally under the laws of the of the People’s Repub-
lic of China without regard to citizenship;
(6) the extent to which administrative and judi-
cial decisions are independent of political pressure or
governmental interference and are reviewed by enti-
ties of appellate jurisdiction; and
‘‘(b) UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION DEFINED.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘unlawful discrimination’
means an act that is unlawful under any of the following:
‘‘(1) Section 302 of the Civil Rights Act of
1991 (2 U.S.C. 1202).
‘‘(2) Section 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, or
207 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
(2 U.S.C. 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, or
1317).
‘‘(3) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
‘‘(4) Section 4 or 15 of the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 623 or
633a).
‘‘(5) Section 501 or 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791 or 794).
‘‘(6) Section 510 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1140).
‘‘(7) Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972 (29 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).
‘‘(8) The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of
1988 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
‘‘(9) The Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102 et seq.).
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year 2010 housing goals with traditional construction, op-
eration and maintenance support, as well as privatization
initiative proposals. Each plan shall include projected life
cycle costs for family housing construction, basic allow-
ance for housing, operation and maintenance, other associ-
ated costs, and a time line for housing completions each
year.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 129. During fiscal year 2001, in addition to any
other transfer authority available to the Department of
Defense, funds appropriated in the Military Construction
Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–52; 113 Stat.
259) under the heading ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION,
NAVAL RESERVE’’ and still unobligated may be trans-
ferred to the account for ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION,
NAVY’’. Amounts transferred under this section shall be
merged with, and be available for the same period as, the
amounts in the account to which transferred and shall be
available to construct, under the authority of section 2805
of title 10, United States Code, an elevated water storage
tank at the Naval Support Activity Midsouth, Millington,
Tennessee.
SEC. 130. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to use funds
received pursuant to section 2601 of title 10, United
States Code, for the construction, improvement, repair,
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and maintenance of the historic residences located at Ma-
rine Corps Barracks, 8th and I Streets, Washington, DC:
Provided, That the Secretary notifies the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress thirty days in advance of the intended
use of such funds.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction
Appropriations Act, 2001’’.
Union Calendar No. 334
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4425
[Report No. 106–614]
A BILL
Making appropriations for military construction,
family housing, and base realignment and closure
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2001, and for other pur-
poses.
MAY 11, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4427
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the payment of interest on
reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository insti-
tutions that make affordable transaction accounts available to their cus-
tomers, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 2000
Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. MEEKS of New York, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking
and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the payment
of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve
banks by insured depository institutions that make af-
fordable transaction accounts available to their cus-
tomers, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Banking Equal Treat-
ment Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON RESERVES AT FEDERAL
RESERVE BANKS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 19(b) of the Federal Re-
serve Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(12) EARNINGS ON RESERVES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Balances maintained
at a Federal reserve bank by or on behalf of a
qualified depository institution may receive
earnings to be paid by the Federal reserve bank
at least once each calendar quarter at a rate or
rates not to exceed the general level of short-
term interest rates.
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS
RELATING
TO
PAY-
MENTS AND DISTRIBUTION.—The Board may
prescribe regulations concerning—
‘‘(i) the payment of earnings in ac-
cordance with this paragraph;
‘‘(ii) the distribution of such earnings
to the depository institutions which main-
tain balances at such banks or on whose
behalf such balances are maintained; and
‘‘(iii) the responsibilities of depository
institutions, Federal home loan banks, and
the National Credit Union Administration
Central Liquidity Facility with respect to
ensure that such goods are not exported to the
United States.
(4) Coordinate closely with the Customs Service
to promote maximum effectiveness in the enforce-
ment by the Customs Service of section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the products of
the People’s Republic of China. In order to assure
such coordination, the Customs Service shall keep
the Task Force informed, on a regular basis, of the
progress of its monitoring of ports of the United
States to ensure that goods mined, produced, or
manufactured wholly or in part in the People’s Re-
public of China by convict labor, forced labor, or in-
dentured labor under penal sanctions are not im-
ported into the United States.
(5) Advise the Customs Service in performing
such other functions, consistent with existing au-
thority, to ensure the effective enforcement of sec-
tion 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
(6) Provide to the Customs Service all informa-
tion obtained by the departments represented on the
Task Force relating to the use of convict labor,
forced labor, or/and indentured labor under penal
sanctions in the mining, production, or manufacture
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4428
To ensure that schools develop and implement comprehensive school safety
plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 2000
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To ensure that schools develop and implement comprehensive
school safety plans.
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 ‘‘Comprehensive School
Safety Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
The Secretary of Education is authorized to provide
grants on a competitive basis to State educational agencies
to enable schools to develop and implement comprehensive
school safety plans.
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tion which the President or the Trade Representative may
consider as affirmative under subsection (e), the Commis-
sion shall propose the amount of increase in, or imposition
of, any duty or other import restrictions necessary to pre-
vent or remedy the market disruption. Only those mem-
bers of the Commission who agreed to the affirmative de-
termination under subsection (b) are eligible to vote on
the proposed action to prevent or remedy market disrup-
tion. Members of the Commission who did not agree to
the affirmative determination may submit, in the report
required under subsection (g), separate views regarding
what action, if any, should be taken to prevent or remedy
market disruption.
‘‘(g) REPORT BY COMMISSION.—(1) Not later than
20 days after a determination under subsection (b) is
made, the Commission shall submit a report to the Presi-
dent and the Trade Representative.
‘‘(2) The Commission shall include in the report re-
quired under paragraph (1) the following:
‘‘(A) The determination made under subsection
(b) and an explanation of the basis for the deter-
mination.
‘‘(B) If the determination under subsection (b)
is affirmative, or may be considered by the President
or the Trade Representative as affirmative under
SEC. 3. GRANT AWARD.
(a) STATE APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive
a grant award under this Act, a State educational agency
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
in such form, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require.
(b) LOCAL APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive
a subgrant under this Act, a local educational agency shall
submit an application to the State educational agency in
such form and containing or accompanied by such infor-
mation as the State educational agency shall require.
(c) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under
subsection (a) or (b) shall include assurances that—
(1) funds provided under this Act shall supple-
ment, not supplant, State and local funds;
(2) an applicant that receives funds under this
Act may use not more 1.5 percent of the funds to
pay administrative expenses;
(3) in the case of a local educational agency,
such agency shall provide parents, students, faculty,
school administrators, and any other individuals or
groups an opportunity to present their views and
make recommendations regarding the development
and implementation of a safety plan at each school
served by the agency; and
(4) in the case of a State educational agency,
such agency shall evaluate the effectiveness of each
school safety plan on an annual basis.
SEC. 4. USES OF FUNDS.
A local educational agency that receives a subgrant
award under this Act shall use such grant funds to—
(1) assess the current status of school crime
committed on school campuses and at school-related
functions;
(2) identify appropriate strategies and pro-
grams that will provide or maintain a high level of
school safety; and
(3) provide each school served by such agency
a safe and orderly environment conducive to learn-
ing.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the same meaning
given such term in section 14101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8801).
(2) OUTLYING
AREA.—The term ‘‘outlying
area’’ means the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,
and the Republic of Palau.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Education.
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, and each outlying area.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal
years.
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