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ty budgeting procedures, with emphasis given to
support of schools, of which no amount may be used
in support of litigation against the Federal Govern-
ment; and
(3) the remainder shall be deposited in a special
account in the Treasury of the United States (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘special account’’) for
use as provided in subsection (b).
(b) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the special ac-
count (including amounts earned as interest under
paragraph (3)) shall be available to the Secretary of
the Interior, without further Act of appropriation,
and shall remain available until expended, for—
(A) reimbursement of costs incurred by the
Bureau of Land Management in preparing sales
under this Act, or other authorized land sales
or exchanges within Lincoln County, Nevada,
including the costs of land boundary surveys,
compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(B) development of a multispecies habitat
conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada;
and
ral under paragraph (6), subject to the limita-
tion in paragraph (2).
(2) AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION.—
No eligible student may enter into any human cap-
ital investment contract if the total percentage of
such student’s future earned income that the stu-
dent agrees to pay under that contract, and any
other human capital investment contracts of such
student, exceeds 20 percent of such future earned
income.
(3) SPECIFIED DURATION; EXTENSION OF PE-
RIOD
FOR
DEFERRALS.—A human capital invest-
ment contract shall specify the maximum period of
time during which the student will be obligated to
pay a portion of the student’s future earned income
from full-time employment, except that—
(A) except as provided in subparagraph
(B), such period may not exceed 180 months;
and
(B) such contract may provide that such
period may be extended by the number of
months during which the student obtains a de-
ferral of payments under paragraph (5) or (6).
(4) 
COMMENCEMENT
OF
REPAYMENT.—A
human capital investment contract shall provide that
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2754
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 to limit the portion of the Superfund expended
for administration, oversight, support, studies, design, investigations,
monitoring, assessment, and evaluation, and enforcement activities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. DOYLE, and Mr. WHITFIELD)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to limit the portion
of the Superfund expended for administration, oversight,
support, studies, design, investigations, monitoring, as-
sessment, and evaluation, and enforcement activities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMIT ON CERTAIN EXPENDITURES.
Section 111 of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 is
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amended by inserting the following new subsection after
subsection (g):
‘‘(h) LIMTATION
ON CERTAIN EXPENDITURES.—
From the total sums made available under subsection (a)
of this section for any fiscal year, the aggregate amount
expended in such fiscal year for administration, oversight,
support, studies, design, investigations, monitoring, as-
sessment, and evaluation, and enforcement activities shall
not exceed the following percentages of such total:
‘‘(1) Fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2003: 25
percent.
‘‘(2) Fiscal year 2004 and thereafter: 20 per-
cent.
The Administrator shall report to the Congress, within 90
days after the enactment of this subsection, any regulatory
or statutory relief that will be required to operate under
the funding limitations specified in this subsection.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2757
To amend the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
relating to farm worker housing.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act relating to farm worker housing.
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 ‘‘Housing Opportunities
for Migrant Employees’’.
SEC. 
2. 
REGULATION 
OF 
MIGRANT 
FARM 
WORKER
HOUSING.
(a) APPROVED HOUSING.—Section 203 of the Mi-
grant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
(29 U.S.C. 1823) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(d) Any farm worker housing which is regulated and
approved for health and safety by a Federal or State agen-
cy shall not be subject to regulation under this section.’’.
(b) LIABILITY.—Subsection (a) of section 203 of the
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
(29 U.S.C. 1823) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Federal and State’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Federal or State’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘A per-
son who owns or controls a facility for housing mi-
grant agricultural workers shall not be held liable
under this subsection for housing conditions which
are caused by the housed migrant workers.’’.
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tution, consistent with the specific requirements of this
part and applicable law.
‘‘ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR SPICE DRUG BENEFIT
COVERAGE
‘‘SEC. 1860C. (a) ENROLLMENT PROCESS.—The
SPICE Board shall establish procedures, consistent with
this section, through which an eligible medicare bene-
ficiary may voluntarily elect whether or not to enroll,
disenroll, and change enrollment in a SPICE medicare
supplemental policy or in a Medicare+Choice plan that
includes SPICE prescription drug coverage.
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing such proce-
dures, the SPICE Board shall—
‘‘(1) use rules similar to the rules for enroll-
ment, disenrollment, and changes in enrollment in a
Medicare+Choice plan under section 1851 (includ-
ing annual open enrollment periods and guaranteed
issue during any enrollment period);
‘‘(2) permit special enrollment periods in cases
in which an eligible medicare beneficiary, who is en-
rolled under a Medicare+Choice plan or group
health plan that provides SPICE prescription drug
coverage—
‘‘(A) loses such coverage under such a
plan; or
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2759
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 to prevent the wearing away of an employ-
ee’s accrued benefit under a defined benefit plan by the adoption of
a plan amendment reducing future accruals and to require notice with
respect to such reduced future accruals and an election opportunity
to continue benefit accruals without regard to such plan amendment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to pre-
vent the wearing away of an employee’s accrued benefit
under a defined benefit plan by the adoption of a plan
amendment reducing future accruals and to require no-
tice with respect to such reduced future accruals and
an election opportunity to continue benefit accruals with-
out regard to such plan amendment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1) In the event the Secretary pays a claim
under a guarantee issued under this section, the
Secretary shall be subrogated fully to the rights sat-
isfied by such payment.
(2) No State or local law, and no Federal law,
shall preclude or limit the exercise by the Secretary
of its ownership rights in the debentures in the cor-
pus of a trust under this section.
(f) REGISTRATION.—
(1) The Secretary shall provide for a central
registration of all trust certificates issued pursuant
to this section.
(2) The Secretary may contract with an agent
or agents to carry out on behalf of the Secretary the
pooling and the central registration functions of this
section notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including maintenance on behalf of and under the
direction of the Secretary, such commercial bank ac-
counts or investments in obligations of the United
States as may be necessary to facilitate trusts
backed by debentures guaranteed under this Act and
the issuance of trust certificates to facilitate forma-
tion of the corpus of the trusts. The Secretary may
require such agent or agents to provide a fidelity
bond or insurance in such amounts as the Secretary
(i) in the material preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘or pipe tobacco’’
and inserting ‘‘pipe tobacco, or roll-your-
own tobacco’’, and
(ii) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(1) a person who produces cigars, cigarettes,
smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, or roll-your-own to-
bacco solely for the person’s own personal consump-
tion or use, and’’.
(C) The chapter heading for chapter 52 of
such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘CHAPTER 52—TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND
CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES’’.
(D) The table of chapters for subtitle E of
such Code is amended by striking the item re-
lating to chapter 52 and inserting the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 52. Tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes.’’
(h) FLOOR STOCKS TAXES AND APPLICATION OF
TAXES TO POSSESSIONS.—Section 5701 of such Code, as
amended by subsection (g), is amended by redesignating
subsection (h) as subsection (j) and by inserting after sub-
section (g) the following:
‘‘(h) FLOOR STOCKS TAXES.—
‘‘(1) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—On tobacco prod-
ucts manufactured in or imported into the United
‘‘SEC. 503B. INTERNET SALES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A person may not introduce a
prescription drug into interstate commerce or deliver the
prescription drug for introduction into such commerce
pursuant to a sale of the drug by such person if—
‘‘(1) the purchaser of the drug submitted the
purchase order for the drug, or conducted any other
part of the sales transaction for the drug, through
an Internet site; and
‘‘(2) such site, or any other Internet site used
by such person for purposes of sales of a prescrip-
tion drug, fails to meet each of the requirements
specified in subsection (b) (other than a site or
pages on a site that are not intended to be accessed
by purchasers or prospective purchasers).
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—With respect to an Internet
site, the requirements referred to in paragraph (2) of sub-
section (a) for a person to whom such subsection applies
are as follows:
‘‘(1) The site shall include a page that provides
the following information:
‘‘(A) The name of such person; the address
of the principal place of business of the person
with respect to sales of prescription drugs
through the Internet; and the telephone number
for such place of business.
would have been allowable as a deduction under sec-
tion 2056 or 2106(a)(3) (whichever is applicable) if
section 2056 were applied without regard to sub-
section (d) thereof.
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE
EXCLUSION
AMOUNT.—The
term ‘applicable exclusion amount’ means the appli-
cable exclusion amount under section 2010(c) for
the calendar year which includes the date of the de-
cedent’s death.
‘‘(4) ADJUSTED
TAXABLE
GIFTS.—The term
‘adjusted taxable gifts’ has the same meaning as
when used in section 2001 or 2101, whichever is ap-
plicable.
‘‘(5) DEDUCTION EQUIVALENT OF SECTION 2102
UNIFIED CREDIT.—The term ‘deduction equivalent
of the section 2102 unified credit’ means, with re-
spect to any estate taxable under section 2101, the
amount on which the tentative tax determined under
section 2001(c) would equal the unified credit al-
lowed under section 2102(c).’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for subchapter C of chapter 11 of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 2210. Credit equivalent to limited marital deduction in case
of certain employees of international organiza-
tions.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to the estates of decedents dying
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2762
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the resolution
of certain contested broadcast license proceedings.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for
the resolution of certain contested broadcast license pro-
ceedings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESOLUTION OF CERTAIN CONTESTED BROAD-
CAST LICENSE PROCEEDINGS.
Section 311 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 311) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(e) RESOLUTION OF CERTAIN CONTESTED BROAD-
CAST
LICENSE
PROCEEDINGS.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Commission shall examine the
record of all contested broadcast comparative proceedings
pending on the date of enactment of this subsection,
whether for new or existing authorizations, and in every
such case in which an applicant with currently pending
claims has previously made a claim of unconstitutional dis-
crimination by the Commission against the applicant, and
in which (1) the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit or the United States Supreme
Court has made a final judicial determination of such dis-
crimination, or (2) an applicant failed to get such judicial
relief due to the erroneous application of the standard set
forth in Metro Broadcasting v. FCC, 497 U.S. 547 (1990)
(which such standard was corrected in Adarand Construc-
tors v. FCC, 515 U.S. 200 (1995)), the Commission shall
promptly either award the contested broadcast license to
the applicant who was found to be the victim of discrimi-
nation, or if the license has already been awarded to a
competing applicant, the Commission shall award a settle-
ment to the applicant who was found to be the victim of
discrimination, in an amount equal to the current fair
market value of the broadcasting facility for the contested
license, less 25 percent for the cost of studio and transmit-
ting construction.’’.
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‘‘(1) shall, in consultation with representatives
from community-based African health, education,
and other related organizations, provide grants to
African governments and nongovernmental organiza-
tions for projects that provide research, prevention,
and treatment for individuals in Africa with HIV/
AIDS; and
‘‘(2) shall solicit and accept contributions to the
fund established under subsection (h)(1) from pri-
vate sources and from foreign governments, includ-
ing the governments of other G–8 countries, and
may disburse such contributions for purposes of car-
rying out the program.
‘‘(e) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—In providing grants
under subsection (d)(1), the Corporation shall establish
appropriate regulations, including—
‘‘(1) self-sufficiency requirements for a govern-
ment or organization receiving a grant;
‘‘(2) requirements for a government receiving a
grant in order to ensure that the government is com-
mitted to providing for HIV/AIDS research, preven-
tion, and treatment activities under the program, in-
cluding requirements such as the establishment by
the government of a comprehensive plan for such ac-
tivities in the country and for a system of account-
bacco products or cigarette papers or tubes which
have been labeled or shipped for exportation under
this chapter,
‘‘(2) every person who sells or receives such re-
landed tobacco products or cigarette papers or tubes,
and
‘‘(3) every person who aids or abets in such
selling, relanding, or receiving,
shall, in addition to the tax and any other penalty provided
in this title, be liable for a penalty equal to the greater
of $1,000 or 5 times the amount of the tax imposed by
this chapter. All tobacco products and cigarette papers
and tubes relanded within the jurisdiction of the United
States, and all vessels, vehicles, and aircraft used in such
relanding or in removing such products, papers, and tubes
from the place where relanded, shall be forfeited to the
United States.’’
(C) Subsection (a) of section 5761 of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or (c)’’.
(D) Subsection (d) of section 5761 of such
Code, as redesignated by subparagraph (B), is
amended by striking ‘‘The penalty imposed by
subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘The penalties
imposed by subsections (b) and (c)’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2765
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish a program to
provide assistance for HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment
activities in Africa.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. FOLEY, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr.
BONIOR, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. WYNN, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms.
CARSON, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs.
CLAYTON, Ms. WATERS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. GEORGE MILLER
of California, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms.
KILPATRICK, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. OWENS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DAVIS
of Illinois, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. NORTON,
Mr. OLVER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. FATTAH, Mr.
GONZALEZ, Mr. STARK, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HALL
of Ohio, Ms.
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LANTOS, Ms.
DELAURO, Mr. FROST, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Mr. THOMPSON
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish
a program to provide assistance for HIV/AIDS research,
prevention, and treatment activities in Africa.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2766
To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to inspection of commercial
motor vehicles entering the United States along the United States-Mexico
border, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. COSTELLO) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to inspection
of commercial motor vehicles entering the United States
along the United States-Mexico border, 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 ‘‘Foreign Truck Safety
Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 49.
Section 31142 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) INSPECTION OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.—
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—No commercial motor ve-
hicle that enters the United States along the United
States-Mexico border after January 2, 2000, may be
operated in the United States by a foreign motor
carrier or a foreign motor private carrier (as such
terms are defined under section 13102) unless such
vehicle has passed, in the 12-month period preceding
such entry into the United States, an inspection
under subsection (a).
‘‘(2) FEES.—The Secretary or a State con-
ducting inspections to carry out this subsection may
impose and collect such fees on foreign motor car-
riers and foreign motor private carriers as may be
necessary to cover the costs of such inspections.
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed
to—
‘‘(A) prohibit a commercial motor vehicle
from being operated without compensation in
the United States for the sole purpose of reach-
ing the place of inspection closest to its border
crossing point; and
‘‘(B) authorize the operation of a commer-
cial motor vehicle in the United States by a for-
eign motor carrier or a foreign motor private
carrier if such vehicle has failed its most recent
inspection under subsection (a) and has not had
the necessary repairs to correct the defects
identified in such inspection.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2768
To record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, for purposes of United States
passports.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. WEINER, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr.
ENGEL, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. SHERMAN,
Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SOUDER,
Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GUTIER-
REZ, Mr. FORBES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr.
OWENS, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. FROST, Mr. BACHUS, Mr.
MALONEY of Connecticut, and Mr. FOLEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, for purposes
of United States passports.
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 ‘‘Jerusalem Birthplace
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. RECORD OF PLACE OF BIRTH AS JERUSALEM,
ISRAEL.
For purposes of the registration of birth, certification
of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a United States
citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the Secretary of
State shall record the place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 276
To amend the vaccine injury compensation portion of the Public Health
Service Act to permit a petition for compensation to be submitted within
48 months of the first symptoms of injury.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. SWEENEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the vaccine injury compensation portion of the
Public Health Service Act to permit a petition for com-
pensation to be submitted within 48 months of the first
symptoms of injury.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TIME LIMIT.
Section 2116(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300aa–16) is amended by striking ‘‘36
months’’ and inserting ‘‘48 months’’.
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