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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3914
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue Medicare direct
graduate medical education payment rates for certain training programs
in osteopathy after their operation is assumed by another hospital.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1998
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue
Medicare direct graduate medical education payment
rates for certain training programs in osteopathy after
their operation is assumed by another hospital.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEDICARE DIRECT GME REIMBURSEMENT FOR
CERTAIN HOSPITALS ASSUMING OPERATION
OF PROGRAMS IN OSTEOPATHY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(h)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) SPECIAL RULE FOR ASSUMPTION OF
OPERATION OF PROGRAM IN OSTEOPATHY.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary
shall compute the approved FTE resident
amount for a program described in clause
(ii) based on the approved FTE resident
amount that would have applied if the op-
eration of the program had not changed.
‘‘(ii) 
PROGRAM
DESCRIBED.—For
purposes of clause (i), a program described
in this subclause is a medical residency
training program in osteopathy operated
by a hospital if—
‘‘(I) the program was previously
operated by an osteopathic hospital
that, in fiscal year 1993, ceased fur-
nishing services for which payment
may be made under this title;
‘‘(II) at the time the osteopathic
hospital ceased furnishing such serv-
ices, the operation of the program was
assumed by the hospital; and
‘‘(III) at the time of assuming
such operation, the only approved
medical residency training program
operated by the hospital was such a
program in podiatry.’’.
(b) BUDGET NEUTRALITY IN DIRECT GME PAY-
MENTS.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall adjust the payment rates otherwise established under
subsection (h) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww) in a manner so that the aggregate
of the payments made under such subsection does not ex-
ceed the aggregate of the payments that would have been
made under such subsection if the amendment made by
subsection (a) had not been enacted.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to medical residency training pro-
grams for residency years beginning on or after July 1,
1998.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3916
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need to address Nigerian
advance fee fraud, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1998
Mr. MARKEY (for himself Mr. ROYCE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr.
MENENDEZ, Mr. MCDADE, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska,
Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. METCALF, Mr.
STARK, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. HOLDEN, and Ms. FURSE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Rela-
tions
A BILL
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need
to address Nigerian advance fee fraud, 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 ‘‘Nigerian Advance Fee
Fraud Prevention Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nigerian advance fee fraud, known inter-
nationally as ‘‘4–1–9’’ fraud after the section of the
Nigerian penal code which addresses fraud schemes,
has reached epidemic proportions.
(2) Such frauds generally involve a company or
individual that receives an unsolicited letter from a
Nigerian claiming to be a senior civil servant of the
Nigerian Government, usually from the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation.
(3) The Nigerian perpetrator of the fraud ex-
plains that the entity of the Nigerian Government
concerned is seeking a reputable foreign company or
individual to use its account to deposit funds rang-
ing from $10,000,000 to $60,000,000, which the Ni-
gerian Government overpaid on a contract.
(4) The intended victims of such frauds are
typically asked to provide company letterhead and
bank account information which they are told will be
used to show completion of the contract.
(5) The victim’s letterhead is actually used to
forge letters to other prospective victims and to
forge letters of recommendation for travel visas from
the United States Embassy in Lagos, Nigeria.
(6) Victims of such frauds are pressured to
send money for unforeseen taxes, fees to the Nige-
rian Government, and attorney fees.
(7) Victims of such frauds are requested to
travel to Nigeria to complete the fraudulent trans-
action, and are told a visa is not necessary to enter
the country.
(8) The perpetrators of such frauds often bribe
airport officials to bypass a victim of such fraud
through immigration, and use the victim’s illegal
entry into the country as leverage to coerce the vic-
tim into releasing more funds to the perpetrators.
(9) Violence and threats of physical harm have
also been used to pressure victims of such frauds.
(10) 15 foreign businessmen, including 2
United States citizens, have been murdered after
traveling to Nigeria in pursuit of a 4–1–9 scam.
(11) Financial losses incurred by United States
citizens and reported to the United States Secret
Service exceed $100,000,000.
(12) The money derived from these schemes is
often used to fund other illegal activities, including
drug trafficking and violent crimes.
(13) The United States Secret Service has es-
tablished ‘‘Operation 4–1–9’’, which is designed to
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3918
To prohibit the transfer of lethal military equipment, helicopters, replacement
structural components and ammunition for that equipment and heli-
copters, and other related assistance to the Government of Indonesia
unless the President certifies that the Government of Indonesia has
been elected in free and fair elections, does not repress civilian political
expression, and has made substantial improvement in human rights con-
ditions in Indonesia, East Timor, and Irian Jaya (West Papua).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1998
Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr.
HALL of Ohio, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. OLVER, Mr. DEFAZIO,
Ms. LEE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, and Mr. FARR of California) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations
A BILL
To prohibit the transfer of lethal military equipment, heli-
copters, replacement structural components and ammuni-
tion for that equipment and helicopters, and other relat-
ed assistance to the Government of Indonesia unless
the President certifies that the Government of Indonesia
has been elected in free and fair elections, does not
repress civilian political expression, and has made sub-
stantial improvement in human rights conditions in Indo-
nesia, East Timor, and Irian Jaya (West Papua).
target these schemes, and the Secret Service receives
over 100 telephone calls and 300 to 500 pieces of
mail from victims of such schemes every day.
(14) Perpetrators of 4–1–9 frauds are rarely
prosecuted or jailed by the Nigerian Government,
and money lost is rarely recovered.
(15) The Nigerian Government is suspected of
playing a role in these schemes, at least insofar as
it has not made any serious efforts to curb the
schemes, enforce its own laws against the schemes,
or apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators.
SEC. 3. EFFORTS TO END THE NIGERIAN ADVANCE FEE
FRAUD.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that—
(1) the United States should work with the
international community to ensure the prosecution
of Nigerian scam artists involved in the advance fee
frauds described in section 2; and
(2) the United States should take all steps nec-
essary to educate the public about such advance fee
fraud, and to prevent future occurrences of such
fraud.
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly
submit to the Congress a report which includes the follow-
ing information:
(1) Actions undertaken by the Nigerian Govern-
ment to cooperate with international officials in ap-
prehending and extraditing persons responsible for
committing advance fee fraud described in section 2
and preventing future occurrences of such fraud.
(2) Efforts undertaken to inform United States
citizens about such advance fee fraud.
(3) Efforts undertaken to ensure the coordina-
tion of activities by the United States Government
relating to such fraud.
(4) Efforts undertaken to work with the inter-
national community to combat such fraud and ap-
prehend the perpetrators.
(5) Other measures being undertaken, and
which will be undertaken, to ensure and promote an
end to such advance fee fraud, including the imposi-
tion of economic and other sanctions on the Govern-
ment of Nigeria.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3917
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the determination
of the 50,000-barrel refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction from
a daily basis to an annual average daily basis.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1998
Mr. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. SAM JOHNSON, Mr. JEFFER-
SON, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. JOHN, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr.
BAKER, and Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma) 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 change
the determination of the 50,000-barrel refinery limitation
on oil depletion deduction from a daily basis to an annual
average daily basis.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DETERMINATION OF LARGE REFINER EXCEP-
TION TO OIL DEPLETION DEDUCTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 613A(d)(4) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain refiners ex-
cluded) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) CERTAIN
REFINERS
EXCLUDED.—If the
taxpayer or a related person engages in the refining
of crude oil, subsection (c) shall not apply to the
taxpayer for a taxable year if the average daily refin-
ery runs of the taxpayer and the related person for
the taxable year exceed 50,000 barrels. For purposes
of this paragraph, the average daily refinery runs for
any taxable year shall be determined by dividing the
aggregate refinery runs for the taxable year by the
number of days in the taxable year.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies to taxable years beginning after De-
cember 31, 1997.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3919
To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to provide penalty
enhancements for drug offenses committed in the presence of children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1998
Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Ms. DUNN of Washington,
Mr. HAYWORTH, Mrs. MYRICK, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. GIL-
MAN, Mr. SAM JOHNSON, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. WICKER, Mr. HUTCHINSON,
Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. HASTINGS of
Washington, Mr. METCALF, Mr. MICA, Mr. SESSIONS, and Ms. GRANG-
ER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to pro-
vide penalty enhancements for drug offenses committed
in the presence of children.
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 ‘‘Save Our Children Act
of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. GUIDELINES.
The United States Sentencing Commission shall
amend or promulgate sentencing guidelines no later than
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide
that an offense under part D of the Controlled Substances
Act which is committed in the presence of a child receives
a penalty enhancement. The Sentencing Guidelines, as so
amended or promulgated, shall reflect a minimum 2 of-
fense levels greater than the offense level for the underly-
ing offense or one year, whichever is greater, and in the
case of a second such offense, not less than 4 offense levels
greater or 2 years than the offense level, whichever is
higher, for the underlying offense.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
For the purposes of this Act, an offense is in the
presence of a child if—
(1) it takes place in the line of sight of an indi-
vidual who has not attained the age of 18 years; or
(2) an individual who has not attained the age
of 18 years habitually resides in the place where the
violation occurs.
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(B) Section 412(a) (D.C. Code, sec. 1–229(a))
is amended by striking ‘‘(other than an act to which
section 446 applies)’’.
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(A) The heading
of section 446 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘ENACTMENT OF BUDGET BY THE COUNCIL’’
(B) The item relating to section 446 in the
table of contents is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 446. Enactment of budget by the Council.’’.
(b) ACTION BY COUNCIL OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ON BUDGET ACTS.—Section 404(f) (sec. 1–227(f), D.C.
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘transmitted by the Chair-
man to the President of the United States’’ both places
it appears and inserting ‘‘incorporated in such Act’’.
(c) PERMITTING EMPLOYEES TO BE HIRED IF POSI-
TION AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF THE COUNCIL.—Section
447 (sec. 47–305, D.C. Code) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Act of Congress’’ and inserting
‘‘act of the Council’’ both places it appears; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Acts of Congress’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘acts of the Council’’.
(d) AMENDMENTS TO LIMITATIONS ON BORROWING
AND SPENDING BY THE DISTRICT TO REFLECT CHANGES
IN BUDGET PROCESS.—
‘‘SEC. 6693. FAILURE TO PROVIDE REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL
RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS OR ANNUITIES OR
ON INVESTMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS; PEN-
ALTIES RELATING TO DESIGNATED NON-
DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS.’’
(B) The table of sections for subchapter B of
chapter 68 of such Code is amended by striking the
item relating to section 6693 and inserting the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘Sec. 6693. Failure to provide reports on individual retirement
accounts or annuities or on investment savings ac-
counts; penalties relating to designated nondeduct-
ible contributions.’’
(4) The table of sections for part I of sub-
chapter B of chapter 68 of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 6716. Promotion of nonqualified investment as eligible for
domestic investment economic growth exclusion or
deduction.’’
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3922
To eliminate the regional system of organizing the National Forest System
and to replace the regional offices of the Forest Service with State offices.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1998
Mr. SKEEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To eliminate the regional system of organizing the National
Forest System and to replace the regional offices of
the Forest Service with State offices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STATE ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL FOREST
SYSTEM.
(a) ELIMINATION OF REGIONS AND REGIONAL OF-
FICES.—Beginning not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall no longer administer the National Forest System
using the organizational structure of Forest Service re-
gions. By the end of the one-year period beginning on the
Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and the Vir-
gin Islands.
(c) TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTERS.—To facilitate
the cost-effective provision of technical support to State
Forest Service offices established under subsection (b), the
Secretary of Agriculture may establish up to six technical
support centers in the United States for the Forest Serv-
ice. The Secretary shall establish such a center at the
same location as a State office.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3923
To authorize the Worker and Community Transition Office of the Department
of Energy to manage a fund to assist workers at, and communities
surrounding, the Piketon, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky uranium enrich-
ment plants.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1998
Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. WHITFIELD) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To authorize the Worker and Community Transition Office
of the Department of Energy to manage a fund to assist
workers at, and communities surrounding, the Piketon,
Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky uranium enrichment
plants.
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 ‘‘Community Empower-
ment and Employee Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. DOE WORKER AND COMMUNITY TRANSITION OF-
FICE.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Energy an amount equal
to the amount described in subsection (b). Such amount
shall be used to provide a fund for the Worker and Com-
munity Transition Office of the Department of Energy to
allocate to the communities surrounding and the workers
at the Piketon, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky uranium en-
richment plants to help train displaced workers and to as-
sist in ascertaining future business opportunities for such
workers. The allocation of funds would be directly related
to the unemployment rates at the respective sites.
(b) FUND.—The amount authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a) in any fiscal year is the
amount paid as tax to the Federal Government by the
United States Enrichment Corporation in such fiscal year.
(c) TERMINATION.—The authorization of appropria-
tions to the Secretary of Energy and the fund to be man-
aged by the Worker and Community Transition Office of
the Department of Energy shall terminate when the local
unemployment rates in the counties surrounding both the
Piketon and Paducah facilities are not greater than the
average unemployment rate for the States in which such
cities are located.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3924
To authorize conveyance of 2 decommissioned Coast Guard vessels to
Canvasback Mission, Inc., for use for provision of medical services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1998
Mr. RIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize conveyance of 2 decommissioned Coast Guard
vessels to Canvasback Mission, Inc., for use for provision
of medical services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF DECOMMISSIONED COAST
GUARD VESSELS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast
Guard shall convey all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to each of 2 decommissioned ‘‘White
Class’’ 133-foot Coast Guard vessels to Canvasback Mis-
sion, Inc. (a nonprofit corporation established under the
laws of the State of Oregon; in this section referred to
as ‘‘the recipient’’), without consideration, if—
(1) the recipient agrees, with respect to each
vessel conveyed—
(A) to use the vessel for the purposes of
providing medical services to Central and South
Pacific island nations;
(B) not to use the vessel for commercial
transportation purposes except those incident to
the provision of those medical services;
(C) to make the vessel available to the
United States Government if needed for use by
the Commandant in times of war or a national
emergency; and
(D) to hold the Government harmless for
any claims arising from exposure to hazardous
materials, 
including 
asbestos 
and 
poly-
chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), after conveyance
of the vessel, except for claims arising from the
use by the Government under paragraph (1)(C);
(2) the recipient has funds available that will be
committed to operate and to maintain each vessel
conveyed in good working condition, in the form of
cash, liquid assets, or a written loan commitment,
and in the amount of at least $400,000 per vessel;
and
(3) the recipient agrees to any other conditions
the Commandant considers appropriate.
(b) MAINTENANCE AND DELIVERY OF VESSEL.—
Prior to conveyance of a vessel under this section, the
Commandant shall, to the extent practical, and subject to
other Coast Guard mission requirements, make every ef-
fort to maintain the integrity of the vessel and its equip-
ment until the time of delivery of the vessel. If a convey-
ance is made under this section, the Commandant shall
deliver the vessel at the place where the vessel is located,
in its present condition, and without cost to the Govern-
ment. The conveyance of the vessel under this section shall
not be considered a distribution in commerce for purposes
of section 6(e) of Public Law 94–469 (15 U.S.C. 2605(e)).
(c) OTHER EXCESS EQUIPMENT.—The Commandant
may convey to the recipient of a vessel under this section
any excess equipment or parts from other decommissioned
Coast Guard vessels for use to enhance the vessel’s oper-
ability and function as a medical services vessel in Central
and South Pacific islands.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3926
To provide that a person closely related to a judge of a court exercising
judicial power under article III of the United States Constitution (other
than the Supreme Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the
same court, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 1998
Ms. DUNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide that a person closely related to a judge of a
court exercising judicial power under article III of the
United States Constitution (other than the Supreme
Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the same
court, 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. LIMITATION ON CLOSELY RELATED PERSONS
SERVING AS FEDERAL JUDGES ON THE SAME
COURT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 458 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’ before ‘‘No person’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) With respect to the appointment of a judge of
a court exercising judicial power under article III of the
United States Constitution (other than the Supreme
Court), subsection (b) shall apply in lieu of this sub-
section.
‘‘(b)(1) In this subsection, the term—
‘‘(A) ‘same court’ means—
‘‘(i) in the case of a district court, the
court of a single judicial district; and
‘‘(ii) in the case of a court of appeals, the
court of appeals of a single circuit; and
‘‘(B) ‘member’—
‘‘(i) means an active judge or a judge re-
tired in senior status under section 371(b); and
‘‘(ii) shall not include a retired judge,
except as described under clause (i).
‘‘(2) No person may be appointed to the position of
judge of a court exercising judicial power under article III
of the United States Constitution (other than the Supreme
Court) who is related by affinity or consanguinity within
the degree of first cousin to any judge who is a member
of the same court.’’.