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‘‘(10) urban school children have begun to nar-
row the achievement gap in reading according to the
recent Reading Report Card issued by the National
Assessment of Educational Progress;
‘‘(11) the National Assessment of Educational
Progress reports show substantial achievement gaps
between white students and African-American and
Hispanic students;
‘‘(12) African-American and Hispanic school
children have begun to narrow the achievement gap
in reading according to the recent Reading Report
Card issued by National Assessment of Educational
Progress;
‘‘(13) the dropout rate for urban students is
more than 50 percent higher than the national drop-
out rate;
‘‘(14) urban preschoolers have one-half the ac-
cess to early childhood development programs as do
other children;
‘‘(15) teacher shortages and teacher turnover in
urban public school systems are substantially greater
than in nonurban school systems, particularly in
mathematics and science;
‘‘(16) urban public school systems have less pa-
rental involvement, and greater problems with health
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3312
AN ACT
To clarify the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996
to authorize the Merit Systems Protection Board to es-
tablish under such Act a 3-year pilot program that will
provide a voluntary early intervention alternative dispute
resolution process to assist Federal agencies and employ-
ees in resolving certain personnel actions.
(2) to develop, modify, and implement State,
local, or tribal school system policies for school per-
sonnel at elementary, middle, and secondary schools
on domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
(3) to develop, modify, and implement State,
local, or tribal school system policies regarding iden-
tification and referral procedures for students who
are witnessing or experiencing domestic violence,
sexual assault, or stalking in their lives; and
(4) to help prevent students from becoming vic-
tims or perpetrators of domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking through State, local, or tribal pro-
grams and prevention strategies targeting students
at elementary, middle, and secondary schools.
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, shall provide grants to State, local, or
tribal school systems to develop, modify, and implement
State, local, or tribal school system policies and programs
for elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary
schools which address domestic violence, sexual assault,
and stalking.
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under
subsection (b), a State, local, or tribal school system shall
collaborate with domestic violence or sexual assault ex-
justed by the most recent percentage change in the
ECI for the third fiscal year after the enactment of
this Act.
(2) NO REDUCTIONS.—The authorization of ap-
propriations by paragraph (1) shall not have the ef-
fect of reducing any funds appropriated for the
Board for the purpose of carrying out its statutory
mission under section 1204 of this title.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect no later than the close of
the 60th day after the enactment of appropriations au-
thorized by subsection (b)(1) and shall remain in effect
for 3 years from the effective date.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating
to section 584 the following new item:
‘‘585. Establishment of voluntary early intervention ADR pilot program for Fed-
eral personnel disputes.’’.
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(3) 
DEFINITIONS.—For 
purposes 
of 
this
subsection—
(A) the term ‘‘administrative judge (AJ)’’
means an employee of the Merit Systems Pro-
tection Board appointed to an administrative
judge position and paid under the MSPB Ad-
ministrative Judge Pay Schedule established by
the amendment made by subsection (a); and
(B) the term ‘‘administrative judge (GS)’’
means an employee of the Merit Systems Pro-
tection Board appointed to an administrative
judge position and paid under the General
Schedule described in section 5332 of title 5,
United States Code.
(c) APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary for the
purpose of carrying out this section.
(2) NO REDUCTION.—The authorization of ap-
propriations by paragraph (1) shall not have the ef-
fect of reducing any funds appropriated for the
Board for the purpose of carrying out its statutory
mission under section 1204 of title 5, United States
Code.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on the first day of the first pay period of the calendar
year immediately following the date of enactment of ap-
propriations authorized by subsection (c)(1).
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter VII of chapter 53 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating
to section 5372a the following new item:
‘‘5372b. Merit Systems Protection Board administrative judges.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 24,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3312
AN ACT
To clarify the Administrative Dispute Resolution
Act of 1996 to authorize the Merit Systems Pro-
tection Board to establish under such Act a 3-
year pilot program that will provide a voluntary
early intervention alternative dispute resolution
process to assist Federal agencies and employees
in resolving certain personnel actions.
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been made or are obligated to be made. The Commission
shall notify the candidates or political parties described
in paragraph (2) not later than 24 hours after its deter-
mination.’’.
SEC. 8. CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES AND
CONDUITS. ø231¿
Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(8) For the purposes of this subsection:
‘‘(A) Contributions made by a person, ei-
ther directly or indirectly, to or on behalf of a
particular candidate, including contributions
that are in any way earmarked or otherwise di-
rected through an intermediary or conduit to a
candidate, shall be treated as contributions
from the person to the candidate. If a contribu-
tion is made to a candidate through an inter-
mediary or conduit, the intermediary or conduit
shall report the original source and the in-
tended recipient of the contribution to the Com-
mission and the intended recipient.
‘‘(B) Contributions made directly or indi-
rectly by a person to or on behalf of a particu-
lar candidate through an intermediary or con-
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION
OF
IMPACT
ON
WATER AND SEWER RATES.—In determining if
a community is a distressed community for the
purposes of this subsection, the State shall con-
sider the extent to which the rate of growth of
a community’s tax base has been historically
slow such that implementing the plan described
in subsection (c)(1) would result in a significant
increase in any water or sewer rate charged by
the community’s publicly-owned wastewater
treatment facility.
‘‘(C) INFORMATION TO ASSIST STATES.—
The Administrator may publish information to
assist States in establishing affordability cri-
teria under subparagraph (A).
‘‘(2) REVOLVING FUND LOANS.—
‘‘(A) INTEREST
RATE.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), any State making a loan to a
distressed community from a revolving fund
under title VI for the purpose of assisting the
implementation of the plan described in sub-
section (c)(1) may charge a negative interest
rate not to exceed 2 percent to reduce the un-
paid principal of the loan.
Union Calendar No. 582
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3312
[Report No. 106–944, Part I]
A BILL
To clarify the Administrative Dispute Resolution
Act of 1996 to authorize the Merit Systems Pro-
tection Board to establish under such Act a 3-
year pilot program that will provide a voluntary
early intervention alternative dispute resolution
process to assist Federal agencies and employees
in resolving certain personnel actions and dis-
putes in administrative programs.
OCTOBER 23, 2000
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with
amendments
OCTOBER 23, 2000
Referral to the Committee on Government Reform ex-
tended for a period ending not later than October 23,
2000
OCTOBER 23, 2000
The Committee on Government Reform discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
service to their communities and the United
States.
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means—
(A) a State;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(D) Guam;
(E) American Samoa;
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands;
(G) the Federated States of Micronesia;
(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
(I) the Republic of Palau; and
(J) the United States Virgin Islands.
(8) YOUNG ADULT.—The term ‘‘young adult’’
means an individual between 16 and 25 years of age.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through
2009.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
(B) any additional subordinate category
necessary to carry out this title consistent with
the Agreement.
(2) MODIFICATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the consulta-
tion and layover provisions of section 104, the
President may proclaim modifications to the
provisions proclaimed under the authority of
paragraph (1)(A), other than provisions of
chapters 50 through 63 of the HTS, as in-
cluded in Annex 4–A of the Agreement.
(B) ADDITIONAL
PROCLAMATIONS.—Not-
withstanding subparagraph (A), and subject to
the consultation and layover provisions of sec-
tion 104, the President may proclaim—
(i) modifications to the provisions pro-
claimed under the authority of paragraph
(1)(A) as are necessary to implement an
agreement with Morocco pursuant to arti-
cle 4.3.6 of the Agreement; and
(ii) before the end of the 1-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act, modifications to correct any typo-
graphical, clerical, or other nonsubstantive
technical error regarding the provisions of
chapters 50 through 63 of the HTS, as in-
cluded in Annex 4–A of the Agreement.
SEC. 204. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO TRADE IN TEXTILE
AND APPAREL GOODS.
(a) ACTION DURING VERIFICATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the
Treasury requests the Government of Morocco to
conduct a verification pursuant to article 4.4 of the
Agreement for purposes of making a determination
under paragraph (2), the President may direct the
Secretary to take appropriate action described in
subsection (b) while the verification is being con-
ducted.
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination under
this paragraph is a determination—
(A) that an exporter or producer in Mo-
rocco is complying with applicable customs
laws, regulations, procedures, requirements, or
practices affecting trade in textile or apparel
goods; or
(B) that a claim that a textile or apparel
good exported or produced by such exporter or
producer—
(i) qualifies as an originating good
under section 203 of this Act, or
(ii) is a good of Morocco,
is accurate.
(b) APPROPRIATE ACTION DESCRIBED.—Appropriate
action under subsection (a)(1) includes—
(1) suspension of liquidation of the entry of any
textile or apparel good exported or produced by the
person that is the subject of a verification referred
to in subsection (a)(1) regarding compliance de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2)(A), in a case in which
the request for verification was based on a reason-
able suspicion of unlawful activity related to such
goods; and
(2) suspension of liquidation of the entry of a
textile or apparel good for which a claim has been
made that is the subject of a verification referred to
in subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim described in
subsection (a)(2)(B).
(c) ACTION
WHEN
INFORMATION
IS
INSUFFI-
CIENT.—If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that
the information obtained within 12 months after making
a request for a verification under subsection (a)(1) is in-
sufficient to make a determination under subsection
(a)(2), the President may direct the Secretary to take ap-
propriate action described in subsection (d) until such
time as the Secretary receives information sufficient to
and continuous observation from shore, space, and 
in situ of ocean and coastal characteristics and con-
ditions. 
(9) Many elements of an ocean and coastal ob-
serving system are in place but require Federal in-
vestment to consolidate, complete, sustain, and inte-
grate. 
(10) National investment in a sustained and in-
tegrated ocean and coastal observing system and in 
coordinated programs of research would assist the 
Nation and the world in understanding the oceans 
and the global climate system, strengthen homeland 
security, improve weather and climate forecasts, 
strengthen management of marine resources, im-
prove the safety and efficiency of maritime oper-
ations, and mitigate coastal hazards. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to pro-
vide for— 
(1) the development of an integrated ocean ob-
serving system that provides the data and informa-
tion required to ensure national security and the 
quality of life, sustains economic development, sus-
tains and restores healthy marine ecosystems and 
the resources they support, enables advances in sci-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Long Island Sound
Restoration Act’’.
SEC. 2. NITROGEN CREDIT TRADING SYSTEM AND OTHER
MEASURES.
Section 119(c)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269(c)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, including efforts to establish, within the process for
granting watershed general permits, a system for trading
nitrogen credits and any other measures that are cost-ef-
fective and consistent with the goals of the Plan’’ before
the semicolon at the end.
SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.
Section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1269) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) ASSISTANCE TO DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES.—
‘‘(A) STATES TO DETERMINE CRITERIA.—
For the purposes of this subsection, a dis-
tressed community is any community that
meets affordability criteria established by the
State in which the community is located, if such
criteria are developed after public review and
comment.
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION
OF
IMPACT
ON
WATER AND SEWER RATES.—In determining if
a community is a distressed community for the
purposes of this subsection, the State shall con-
sider the extent to which the rate of growth of
a community’s tax base has been historically
slow such that implementing the plan described
in subsection (c)(1) would result in a significant
increase in any water or sewer rate charged by
the community’s publicly-owned wastewater
treatment facility.
‘‘(C) INFORMATION TO ASSIST STATES.—
The Administrator may publish information to
assist States in establishing affordability cri-
teria under subparagraph (A).
‘‘(2) REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) LOAN
SUBSIDIES.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), any State making a loan to a
distressed community from a revolving fund
under title VI for the purpose of assisting the
implementation of the plan described in sub-
section (c)(1) may provide additional subsidiza-
tion (including forgiveness of principal).
‘‘(B) TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIES.—For
each fiscal year, the total amount of loan sub-
sidies made by a State under subparagraph (A)
may not exceed 30 percent of the amount of the
capitalization grant received by the State for
the year.
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In making assistance available
under this section for the upgrading of wastewater
treatment facilities, a State may give priority to a
distressed community.’’.
SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 119(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (as redesignated by section 3 of this Act) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1991
through 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2000 through 2003’’;
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘not to exceed
$3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through
2001’’ and inserting ‘‘not to exceed $80,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3313
To amend section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
reauthorize the program for Long Island Sound, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 10, 1999
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.
GEJDENSON, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. LARSON,
Mr. KING, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. WALSH, Ms. DELAURO,
Mr. GILMAN, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. KELLY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York,
Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. WEINER, Mr. SWEENEY,
Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. NADLER,
Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Ms. SLAUGH-
TER, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and Mr. RANGEL) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act to reauthorize the program for Long Island
Sound, 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 ‘‘Long Island Sound
Restoration Act’’.
SEC. 2. NITROGEN CREDIT TRADING SYSTEM AND OTHER
MEASURES.
Section 119(c)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269(c)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, including efforts to establish, within the process for
granting watershed general permits, a system for trading
nitrogen credits and any other measures that are cost-ef-
fective and consistent with the goals of the Plan’’ before
the semicolon at the end.
SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.
Section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1269) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) ASSISTANCE TO DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES.—
‘‘(A) STATES TO DETERMINE CRITERIA.—
For the purposes of this subsection, a dis-
tressed community is any community that
meets affordability criteria established by the
State in which the community is located, if such
criteria are developed after public review and
comment.
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount
of all negative interest rate loans made by a
State under subparagraph (A) in a fiscal year
shall not exceed 20 percent of the aggregate
amount of all loans made by the State from its
revolving loan in such fiscal year.
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In making assistance available
under this section for the upgrading of wastewater
treatment facilities, a State may give priority to a
distressed community.’’.
SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 119(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (as redesignated by section 3 of this Act) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1991
through 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2000 through 2003’’;
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘not to exceed
$3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through
2001’’ and inserting ‘‘not to exceed $80,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3314
To clarify certain boundaries on maps relating to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 10, 1999
Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To clarify certain boundaries on maps relating to the Coastal
Barrier Resources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF COASTAL BARRIER RE-
SOURCES SYSTEM MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 7 maps described in sub-
section (b) are replaced by 14 maps entitled ‘‘Dare Coun-
ty, North Carolina, Coastal Barrier Resources System,
Cape Hatteras Unit NC–03P’’ or ‘‘Dare County, North
Carolina, Coastal Barrier Resources System, Cape Hat-
TITLE I—CHILDREN WHO
WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SEC. 101. GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN
WHO WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 319. MULTISYSTEM INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN
WHO WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) 
AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary, 
acting
through the Director of Community Services, in the
Administration for Children and Families, is author-
ized to award grants to eligible entities to conduct
programs to encourage the use of domestic violence
intervention models using multisystem partnerships
to address the needs of children who witness domes-
tic violence.
‘‘(2) TERM AND AMOUNT.—Each grant award-
ed under this section shall be awarded for a term of
3 years and in an amount of not more than
$500,000 for each such year.
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, an entity shall—
‘‘(A) be a nonprofit private organization;
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teras Unit NC–03P, Hatteras Island Unit L03’’ and dated
October 18, 1999.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF MAPS.—The maps described in
this subsection are the 7 maps that—
(1) relate to the portions of Cape Hatteras Unit
NC–03P and Hatteras Island Unit L03 that are lo-
cated in Dare County, North Carolina; and
(2) are included in a set of maps entitled
‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’, dated October
24, 1990, and referred to in section 4(a) of the
Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)).
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall keep the maps referred to in subsection (a) on file
and available for inspection in accordance with section
4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C.
3503(b)).
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lected and held in a manner that protects the pa-
tient’s privacy and safety;
‘‘(5) the development of on-site access to serv-
ices to address the safety, medical, mental health,
and economic needs of patients and to provide infor-
mation and assistance related to the additional
needs of patients who are victims of domestic vio-
lence achieved either by increasing the capacity of
existing health care professionals and staff to ad-
dress these issues or by contracting with or hiring
domestic violence advocates to provide the services
or other model appropriate to the geographic and
cultural needs of a site;
‘‘(6) the development of innovative and effective
comprehensive approaches to domestic violence iden-
tification, treatment, and prevention models unique
to managed care settings, such as—
‘‘(A) exploring ways to compensate health
care professionals and staff for screening and
other services related to domestic violence;
‘‘(B) developing built-in incentives such as
billing mechanisms and protocols to encourage
health care professionals and staff to implement
screening and other domestic violence pro-
grams; or