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(N) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the eastern district of Pennsylvania.
(O) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the middle district of Pennsylvania.
(P) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the district of Puerto Rico.
(Q) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the western district of Tennessee.
(R) One additional bankruptcy judge for
the eastern district of Virginia.
(2) VACANCIES.—The first vacancy occurring in
the office of a bankruptcy judge in each of the judi-
cial districts set forth in paragraph (1) shall not be
filled if the vacancy—
(A) results from the death, retirement, res-
ignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge; and
(B) occurs 5 years or more after the ap-
pointment date of a bankruptcy judge ap-
pointed under paragraph (1).
(b) EXTENSIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The temporary office of
bankruptcy judges authorized for the northern dis-
trict of Alabama, the district of Delaware, the dis-
trict of Puerto Rico, the district of South Carolina,
and the eastern district of Tennessee under para-
graphs (1), (3), (7), (8), and (9) of section 3(a) of
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C.
152 note) are extended until the first vacancy occur-
ring in the office of a bankruptcy judge in the appli-
cable district resulting from the death, retirement,
resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge and
occurring—
(A) 8 years or more after November 8,
1993, with respect to the northern district of
Alabama;
(B) 10 years or more after October 28,
1993, with respect to the district of Delaware;
(C) 8 years or more after August 29,
1994, with respect to the district of Puerto
Rico;
(D) 8 years or more after June 27, 1994,
with respect to the district of South Carolina;
and
(E) 8 years or more after November 23,
1993, with respect to the eastern district of
Tennessee.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—
Except as provided in paragraph (1), section 3 of
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C.
152 note) shall continue to apply to the temporary
office of bankruptcy judges referred to in such para-
graph.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 152(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking the first sen-
tence and inserting the following:
‘‘Each bankruptcy judge authorized to be appointed
for a judicial district as provided in paragraph (2) shall
be appointed by the United States court of appeals for
the circuit in which such district is located.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the item relating to the middle dis-
trict of Georgia, by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting
‘‘3’’; and
(B) in the collective item relating to the
middle and southern districts of Georgia, by
striking ‘‘Middle and Southern . . . . . . 1’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 31,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5540
AN ACT
To extend for 11 additional months the period for
which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States
Code is reenacted; to provide for additional tem-
porary bankruptcy judges; and for other pur-
poses.
(14) The table of sections for subpart A of such
part IV is amended by striking the item relating to
section 25A.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
SEC. 2. USE OF REFUNDS OF HOPE AND LIFETIME LEARN-
ING CREDITS AS COLLATERAL FOR SHORT-
TERM STUDENT LOANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 35 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (as redesignated by section 1) is
amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j)
and by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
section:
‘‘(i) TUITION TAX CREDIT ASSIGNMENT LOANS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any eligible educational in-
stitution may provide to a taxpayer described in
paragraph (3) a tuition tax credit assignment loan.
‘‘(2) 
TUITION
TAX
CREDIT
ASSIGNMENT
LOAN.—For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘tuition tax credit assignment loan’ means a loan
provided to the taxpayer by the eligible educational
institution in return for which the taxpayer agrees
to authorize the Internal Revenue Service to dis-
burse the loan amount directly to the lender out of
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5540
To extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of
title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 25, 2000
Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To extend for 11 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 ‘‘June 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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credit counseling through a credit counseling pro-
gram in accordance with section 109(h); and’’.
(f) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 11, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘§ 111. Credit counseling services; financial manage-
ment instructional courses
‘‘(a) The clerk of each district shall maintain a list
of credit counseling services that provide 1 or more pro-
grams described in section 109(h) and a list of instruc-
tional courses concerning personal financial management
that have been approved by—
‘‘(1) the United States trustee; or
‘‘(2) the bankruptcy administrator for the dis-
trict.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 11,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘111. Credit counseling services; financial management instructional courses.’’.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 11, United
States Code, as amended by section 317 of this Act, is
amended—
(1) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol-
lowing:
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the court will confirm a plan within a reason-
able time;
‘‘(B) a new deadline is imposed at the time
the extension is granted; and
‘‘(C) the order extending time is signed be-
fore the existing deadline has expired.’’.
SEC. 408. PLAN CONFIRMATION DEADLINE.
Section 1129 of title 11, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) In a small business case, the plan shall be con-
firmed not later than 150 days after the date of the order
for relief unless such 150-day period is extended as pro-
vided in section 1121(e)(3) of this title.’’.
SEC. 409. PROHIBITION AGAINST EXTENSION OF TIME.
Section 105(d) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(vi) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) in a small business case, not extend the
time periods specified in sections 1121(e) and
1129(e) of this title except as provided in section
1121(e)(3) of this title.’’.
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agreement under this paragraph, except
that the master agreement shall be consid-
ered to be a swap agreement under this
paragraph only with respect to each agree-
ment or transaction under the master agree-
ment that is referred to in clause (i), (ii),
(iii), or (iv); or
‘‘(B) any security agreement or arrange-
ment or other credit enhancement related to any
agreements or transactions referred to in sub-
paragraph (A); and
‘‘(C) is applicable for purposes of this title
only and shall not be construed or applied so as
to challenge or affect the characterization, defini-
tion, or treatment of any swap agreement under
any other statute, regulation, or rule, including
the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934, the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940,
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Securi-
ties Investor Protection Act of 1970, the Com-
modity Exchange Act, and the regulations pre-
scribed by the Securities and Exchange Commis-
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‘‘SEC. 353. ESTABLISHMENT.
‘‘In accordance with this part, the Administrator
shall establish a New Markets Venture Capital Program,
under which the Administrator may—
‘‘(1) enter into participation agreements with
companies granted final approval under section
354(e) for the purposes set forth in section 352;
‘‘(2) guarantee the debentures issued by New
Markets Venture Capital companies as provided in
section 355; and
‘‘(3) make grants to New Markets Venture
Capital companies, and to other entities, under sec-
tion 358.
‘‘SEC. 354. SELECTION OF NEW MARKETS VENTURE CAP-
ITAL COMPANIES.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—A company shall be eligible to
apply to participate, as a New Markets Venture Capital
company, in the program established under this part if—
‘‘(1) the company is a newly formed for-profit
entity or a newly formed for-profit subsidiary of an
existing entity;
‘‘(2) the company has a management team with
experience in community development financing or
relevant venture capital financing; and
‘‘MINIMUM COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS
‘‘SEC. 201A. (a) GENERAL RULE.—Each pension
plan maintained by an employer shall benefit all employees
of the employer.
‘‘(b) EXCLUSION
OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.—For
purposes of this section, there shall be excluded from
consideration—
‘‘(1) employees who are included in a unit of
employees covered by an agreement which, as deter-
mined in accordance with regulations issued by the
Secretary, constitutes a collective bargaining agree-
ment between employee representatives and one or
more employers, if there is evidence that retirement
benefits were the subject of good faith bargaining
between such employee representatives and such em-
ployer or employers,
‘‘(2) in the case of a trust established or main-
tained pursuant to an agreement which, as deter-
mined in accordance with regulations issued by the
Secretary, constitutes a collective bargaining agree-
ment between airline pilots represented in accord-
ance with title II of the Railway Labor Act and one
or more employers, all employees not covered by
such agreement, and
SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO INFORMATION COL-
LECTION DEVICES.
(a) PROHIBITION.—It is unlawful for any person to
knowingly make, import, export, distribute, sell, offer for
sale, install, or use an information collection device in a
manner that violates any regulation issued under sub-
section (b).
(b) REGULATIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Fed-
eral Trade Commission shall issue regulations that
make it unlawful under subsection (a) for any
person—
(A) to knowingly make, import, export, dis-
tribute, sell, or offer for sale an information col-
lection device, unless the device has a label that
discloses in a manner that is readily apparent
and understood that the device may transmit
from a computer information that is identifiable
to that computer, to a primary user of that
computer, or to an individual who operates that
computer but is not a primary user thereof;
(B) to knowingly install an information
collection device on a computer that is not
under general management and control of that
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5580
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that, in the
House of Representatives, appropriations to reduce the public debt are
covered by budget allocations and to amend the Rules of the House
of Representatives to allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropria-
tion bills to reduce spending and to reduce the public debt.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 26, 2000
Mr. GARY MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. TOOMEY,
Mr. COBURN, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. LARGENT, and Mr. BURTON of
Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide
that, in the House of Representatives, appropriations
to reduce the public debt are covered by budget alloca-
tions and to amend the Rules of the House of Represent-
atives to allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appro-
priation bills to reduce spending and to reduce the public
debt.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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ing, financing (which shall be deemed a County
cost from the time of financing of the
Meadowood Farm acquisition to the receipt of
proceeds of the sale or sales of the Laurel Hill
Residential Land until such time as the pro-
ceeds of such sale or sales exceed the acquisi-
tion and financing costs of Meadowood Farm to
the 
County), 
preparing, 
and 
conveying
Meadowood Farm and costs incurred for im-
proving, preparing, and conveying the Laurel
Hill Residential Land shall be remitted to the
United States and deposited into the special
fund 
established 
pursuant 
to 
paragraph
(4)(A)(viii).
‘‘(C) MANAGEMENT
OF
PROPERTY.—The
property transferred to the Secretary of the In-
terior under this section shall be managed by
the Bureau of Land Management for public use
and recreation purposes.’’.
SEC. 166. Section 158(b) of the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–113; 113 Stat.
1527) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS; TRANSFER.—An amount
not to exceed $5,000,000 from the National Highway Sys-
tem funds apportioned to the District of Columbia under
120
section 104 of title 23, United States Code, may be used
for purposes of carrying out the project under subsection
(a).’’.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2001’’.
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‘‘(c) Whenever an eligible dependent first applies for
any benefit under laws administered by the Secretary, the
Secretary shall provide to the dependent information con-
cerning eligibility for benefits and health care services
under programs administered by the Secretary. For pur-
poses of this paragraph, a request for burial or related
benefits, including an application for life insurance pro-
ceeds, shall be treated by the Secretary as an initial appli-
cation for benefits.
‘‘(d)(1) Information provided an eligible dependent
under this section shall include information on how to
apply for benefits for which the dependent may be eligible,
including information about assistance available under
subsection (b) and section 7722(d) of this title.
‘‘(2) In the case of eligible dependents who are mem-
bers of distinct beneficiary populations (such as survivors
of veterans), the Secretary shall ensure that information
provided under this section includes specific information
about benefits relating to that population.
‘‘(e) For any area in which there is a significant pop-
ulation of eligible dependents whose primary language is
a language other than English, the Secretary shall make
information provided under this subsection available to
those dependents in the dominant language in that area
(in addition to English).
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5550
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain steam or other vapor generating
boilers used in nuclear facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 25, 2000
Mr. COLLINS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain steam or other
vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN STEAM OR
OTHER VAPOR GENERATING BOILERS USED
IN NUCLEAR FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new subheading:
‘‘
9902.84.02
Watertube boilers
with a steam pro-
duction exceeding
45 t per hour,
for use in nuclear
facilities (pro-
vided for in sub-
heading
8402.11.00) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on
or after the 15th day after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(2) APPLICATION TO LIQUIDATIONS OR RELIQ-
UIDATIONS.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law and
subject to paragraph (3), any article described in
heading 9902.84.02 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (as added by sub-
section (a)) that was entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption—
(A) on or after January 1, 2000, and
(B) before the date that is 15 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such heading
9902.84.02 applied to such entry or withdrawal, and
the Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any ex-
cess duty paid with respect to such entry.
(3) REQUESTS.—Liquidation or reliquidation
may be made under paragraph (2) with respect to
any entry only if a request therefor is filed with the
Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient
information to enable the Customs Service—
(A) to locate the entry; or
(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be
located.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5551
To provide access to affordable health care for all Americans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 25, 2000
Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. PALLONE,
Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. STARK, and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide access to affordable health care for all Americans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Basic Access to Secure Health Insurance Coverage
Health Plan (BASIC Health Plan) Act’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR PARENTS AND
CHILDREN
Sec. 101. Coverage of parents and children under the medicaid program and
CHIP.
tion necessary to carry out the provisions of part B
of title II and policies of the Board;
‘‘(E) make such payments out of sums in the
Social Security Investment Fund as the Executive
Director determines are necessary to carry out the
provisions of part B of title II and the policies of the
Board;
‘‘(F) pay the compensation, per diem, and trav-
el expenses of individuals appointed under subpara-
graphs (B), (C), and (G) of this paragraph from
amounts otherwise available in the Social Security
Investment Fund;
‘‘(G) accept and use the services of individuals
employed intermittently in the Government service
and reimburse such individuals for travel expenses,
as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United
States Code, including per diem as authorized by
section 5702 of such title; and
‘‘(H) take such other actions as are appropriate
to carry out the functions of the Executive Director
under part B of title II.
‘‘(5) The Executive Director shall discharge his or
her responsibilities solely in the interest of the Social Se-
curity Investment Fund.
‘‘(f) Outreach services and assistance shall be pro-
vided for eligible dependents through the same means that
are used for other specially targeted groups.
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall ensure that the availability
of outreach services and assistance for eligible dependents
under this subchapter is made known through a variety
of means, including the Internet, correspondence of the
Department, announcements in veterans publications, di-
rect correspondence to congressional offices, military bases
public affairs offices, military retiree affairs offices, and
United States embassies.
‘‘(h) The Secretary shall support the Department’s
periodic evaluation under section 527 of this title con-
cerning the Department’s efforts to address the needs of
eligible dependents.
‘‘(i) The Secretary shall submit to Congress an an-
nual report on the programs of the Department address-
ing the information and assistance needs of eligible de-
pendents. The Secretary shall include in each such report
the following:
‘‘(1) Information about expenditures, costs, and
workload under the program of the Department di-
rected towards the information and assistance needs
of eligible dependents.
‘‘(1) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary,
in cooperation with units of local government, may
carry out a program under the Federal reclamation
laws to assist agencies in projects to construct re-
gional brine lines to export the salinity imported
from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean as
identified in—
‘‘(A) the Salinity Management Study pre-
pared by the Bureau of Reclamation; and
‘‘(B) the Southern California Comprehen-
sive Water Reclamation and Reuse Study pre-
pared by the Bureau of Reclamation.
‘‘(2) SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND SANTA CLARA
VALLEY.—The Secretary may carry out a study of,
and a program under the Federal reclamation laws
to assist water agencies in, projects to construct re-
gional brine lines in the San Francisco Bay area and
the Santa Clara Valley area, California.
‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—
‘‘(1) PROJECTS.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project to construct regional brine lines de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall not exceed—
structional programs, arts education is more suc-
cessful.
‘‘(6) Effective teachers of the arts should be en-
couraged to continue to learn and grow in mastery
of their art form as well as in their teaching com-
petence.
‘‘(7) The 1999 study, entitled ‘Gaining the Arts
Advantage: Lessons from School Districts that
Value Arts Education’, found that the literacy, edu-
cation, programs, learning and growth described in
paragraphs (1) through (6) contribute to successful
districtwide arts education.
‘‘(8) Despite all of the literacy, education, pro-
grams, learning and growth findings described in
paragraphs (1) through (6), the 1997 National As-
sessment of Educational Progress reported that stu-
dents lack sufficient opportunity for participatory
learning in the arts.
‘‘(9) The Arts Education Partnership, a coali-
tion of national and State education, arts, business,
and civic groups, is an excellent example of one or-
ganization that has demonstrated its effectiveness in
addressing the purposes described in section 205(a)
and the capacity and credibility to administer arts
education programs of national significance.
believes that they are eligible for such coverage
or to decline such coverage.
(3) ANNUAL PROVISION.—In the case of any
employee who declines coverage under section 1936
or 2111 of the Social Security Act on the form de-
scribed in paragraph (2), a covered employer shall
provide such form to each such individual not less
than annually to allow the individual to revoke such
declination.
(4) DEFINITION OF COVERED EMPLOYER.—In
this section, the term ‘covered employer’ means, for
any calendar year, any person on whom an excise
tax is imposed under section 3111 or 1401 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to hav-
ing an individual in the person’s employ to whom
wages are paid by such person during such calendar
year.
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