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H. R. 2961
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize a 3-year pilot program
under which the Attorney General may extend the period for voluntary departure
in the case of certain nonimmigrant aliens who require medical treatment in
the United States and were admitted under the visa waiver pilot program, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Patient Act of
2000’’.
SEC. 2. THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM TO EXTEND VOLUNTARY DEPAR-
TURE PERIOD FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS
REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT WHO WERE ADMITTED
UNDER VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 240B(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1229c(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) PERIOD.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B),
permission to depart voluntarily under this subsection shall
not be valid for a period exceeding 120 days.
‘‘(B) Three-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM WAIVER.—During the
period October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2003, and
subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D)(ii), the Attorney Gen-
eral may, in the discretion of the Attorney General for
humanitarian purposes, waive application of subparagraph
(A) in the case of an alien—
‘‘(i) who was admitted to the United States as
a 
nonimmigrant 
visitor 
(described 
in 
section
101(a)(15)(B)) under the provisions of the visa waiver
pilot program established pursuant to section 217,
seeks the waiver for the purpose of continuing to
receive medical treatment in the United States from
a physician associated with a health care facility, and
submits to the Attorney General—
‘‘(I) a detailed diagnosis statement from the
physician, which includes the treatment being
sought and the expected time period the alien will
be required to remain in the United States;
‘‘(II) a statement from the health care facility
containing an assurance that the alien’s treatment
is not being paid through any Federal or State
public health assistance, that the alien’s account
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annual report under clause (i) is past due
and has not been submitted.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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has no outstanding balance, and that such facility
will notify the Service when the alien is released
or treatment is terminated; and
‘‘(III) evidence of financial ability to support
the alien’s day-to-day expenses while in the United
States (including the expenses of any family
member described in clause (ii)) and evidence that
any such alien or family member is not receiving
any form of public assistance; or
‘‘(ii) who—
‘‘(I) is a spouse, parent, brother, sister, son,
daughter, or other family member of a principal
alien described in clause (i); and
‘‘(II) entered the United States accompanying,
and with the same status as, such principal alien.
‘‘(C) WAIVER LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(i) Waivers under subparagraph (B) may be
granted only upon a request submitted by a Service
district office to Service headquarters.
‘‘(ii) Not more than 300 waivers may be granted
for any fiscal year for a principal alien under subpara-
graph (B)(i).
‘‘(iii)(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), in
the case of each principal alien described in subpara-
graph (B)(i) not more than one adult may be granted
a waiver under subparagraph (B)(ii).
‘‘(II) Not more than two adults may be granted
a waiver under subparagraph (B)(ii) in a case in
which—
‘‘(aa) the principal alien described in subpara-
graph (B)(i) is a dependent under the age of 18;
or
‘‘(bb) one such adult is age 55 or older or
is physically handicapped.
‘‘(D) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS; SUSPENSION
OF
WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(i) Not later than March 30 of each year, the
Commissioner shall submit to the Congress an annual
report regarding all waivers granted under subpara-
graph (B) during the preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the authority of the Attorney General under subpara-
graph (B) shall be suspended during any period in
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which an annual report under clause (i) is past due
and has not been submitted.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(5)(A) implement plans and projects for Hass
avocado promotion, industry information, consumer
information, or related research, as provided in sub-
section (d); or
(B) contract or enter into agreements with ap-
propriate persons to implement the plans and
projects, as provided in subsection (e), and pay the
costs of the implementation, or contracts and agree-
ment, with funds received under the order;
(6) evaluate on-going and completed plans and
projects for Hass avocados and avocado products
promotion, industry information, consumer informa-
tion, or related research;
(7) receive, investigate, and report to the Sec-
retary complaints of violations of the order;
(8) recommend to the Secretary amendments to
the order;
(9) invest, pending disbursement under a plan
or project, funds collected through assessments au-
thorized under this Act only in—
(A) obligations of the United States or any
agency of the United States;
(B) general obligations of any State or any
political subdivision of a State;
more than 1 adult may be granted a waiv-
er under subparagraph (B)(ii).
‘‘(II) Not more than 2 adults may be
granted a waiver under subparagraph
(B)(ii) in a case in which—
‘‘(aa) the principal alien de-
scribed in subparagraph (B)(i) is a
dependent under the age of 18; or
‘‘(bb) 1 such adult is age 55 or
older or is physically handicapped.
‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS; SUSPENSION
OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(i) Not later than March 30 of each
year, the Commissioner shall submit to the
Congress an annual report regarding all
waivers granted under subparagraph (B)
during the preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the authority of the Attorney
General under subparagraph (B) shall be
suspended during any period in which an
annual report under clause (i) is past due
and has not been submitted.’’.
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a private investigator in a State requiring such li-
censes.
(c) ATTORNEY FEES.—If the court finds that a civil
action under this section based on the conduct of a bounty
hunter is frivolous or has been brought in bad faith, the
court shall order the plaintiff to pay the defendant’s rea-
sonable attorneys’ fees and other litigation costs.
SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
It shall be the duty of each surety on a bail bond,
each agent of such surety, and each bounty hunter, who,
in a State, personally seeks to obtain or exercise custody
over a person admitted to bail outside that State, before
commencing activities in that State, to inform the local
law enforcement agency of the presence of such surety,
agent, or bounty hunter, and of the intention of that sur-
ety, agent, or bounty hunter to seek to obtain or exercise
custody over that person. This requirement does not pre-
empt any additional requirements imposed on any such
surety, agent, or bounty hunter by such State.
SEC. 4. MODEL GUIDELINES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall
publish in the Federal Register model guidelines for the
State control and regulation of persons employed or apply-
ing for employment as bounty hunters. In developing such
guidelines, the Attorney General shall consult with organi-
zations representing—
(1) State and local law enforcement officers;
(2) State and local prosecutors;
(3) the criminal defense bar;
(4) bail bond agents;
(5) bounty hunters; and
(6) corporate sureties.
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The guidelines published
under subsection (a) shall include recommendations of the
Attorney General regarding whether a person seeking em-
ployment as a bounty hunter should be—
(1) allowed to obtain such employment if that
person has been convicted of a felony offense or an
offense of moral turpitude under Federal law, or of
any offense under State law that would be a felony
or an offense of moral turpitude if charged under
Federal law;
(2) required to obtain adequate liability insur-
ance for actions taken in the course of performing
duties pursuant to employment as a bounty hunter;
(3) prohibited from obtaining employment as a
bounty hunter if the individual has been declared
mentally incompetent by a court;
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2963
To direct the Librarian of Congress to purchase papers of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Junior, from Dr. King’s estate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia,
and Ms. MCKINNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To direct the Librarian of Congress to purchase papers of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, from Dr. King’s estate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PURCHASE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING PAPERS
BY LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Librarian of Congress shall
purchase papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, from
Dr. King’s estate.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Librarian of Con-
gress such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2964
To clarify that bail bond sureties and bounty hunters are subject to both
civil and criminal liability for violations of Federal rights under existing
Federal civil rights law, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr.
SHADEGG, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mrs. NORTHUP, and
Mr. PICKETT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To clarify that bail bond sureties and bounty hunters are
subject to both civil and criminal liability for violations
of Federal rights under existing Federal civil rights law,
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 ‘‘Bounty Hunter Re-
sponsibility Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS
LAWS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 1979 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C.
1983), section 242 of title 18, United States Code, and
other Acts of Congress providing civil or criminal liability
for the deprivation of Federally protected rights under
color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or
usage, of a State—
(1) a surety on a bail bond;
(2) an agent of such surety; or
(3) any bounty hunter;
seeking to obtain or exercise custody over a person admit-
ted to bail under the laws of a State is acting under color
of a statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of
that State.
(b) AGENCY RELATIONSHIP.—
(1) GENERALLY.—For the purposes of sub-
section (a), a bounty hunter, if acting as an inde-
pendent contractor or an employee of a surety, is an
agent of that surety.
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—A surety or agent is not re-
sponsible for the conduct of the bounty hunter if the
surety or agent takes all reasonable steps to assure
that the bounty hunter is licensed in a State that re-
quires licenses for bounty hunters, or is licensed as
(4) required to complete successfully a State
approved basic certification course in the criminal
justice system;
(5) required to complete successfully a handgun
training course; or
(6) required to submit to a fingerprint-based
criminal background check prior to entering into
performance of duties pursuant to employment as a
bounty hunter.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘bounty hunter’’ means a person,
other than a public official engaging in official du-
ties, who, for compensation or a reward from a sur-
ety on a bail bond or an agent of such a surety,
seeks to obtain or exercise custody over another per-
son for purposes of criminal judicial proceedings;
and
(2) the term ‘‘State’’ includes any territory or
possession of the United States and the District of
Columbia.
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(2) certify to the State that the amount
charged to a parent using academic relief funds for
tuition and fees does not exceed the amount for such
tuition and fees charged to a parent not using such
relief funds whose child attends the qualified school
(excluding scholarship students attending such
school); and
(3) report to the State, not later than July 30
of each year in a manner prescribed by the State,
information regarding student performance.
(b) CONFIDENTIALITY.—No personal identifiers may
be used in such report, except that the State may request
such personal identifiers solely for the purpose of
verification.
SEC. 7. ACADEMIC EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS.
(a) USE
OF
ACADEMIC
EMERGENCY
RELIEF
FUNDS.—A parent who receives academic emergency re-
lief funds from a State under this Act may use such funds
to pay the costs of tuition and mandatory fees for a pro-
gram of instruction at a qualified school.
(b) NOT SCHOOL AID.—Academic emergency relief
funds under this Act shall be considered assistance to the
student and shall not be considered assistance to a quali-
fied school.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2967
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an increase
in payments for physician services provided in health professional short-
age areas in Alaska and Hawaii.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, and Mrs. MINK of Ha-
waii) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means,
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 provide
an increase in payments for physician services provided
in health professional shortage areas in Alaska and Ha-
waii.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
ance strategies, quality assurance group reports,
compliance unit reports and audits, annual reviews
of portfolio performance, Policy Framework Papers,
and all documentation related to the categorization
of projects and of environmental screening docu-
ments relating to the project, and relating to all
projects with environmental and social impacts; and
‘‘(3) oppose the provision of any financial as-
sistance that it would be unlawful for the Export-
Import Bank of the United States or the Overseas
Private Investment Corporation to provide, and seek
to have the institution adopt the same environmental
policies limiting the provision of financial assistance
as apply to the Export-Import Bank of the United
States or the Overseas Private Investment Corpora-
tion.
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT.—If the Secretary of the Treas-
ury determines that an international financial institution
has provided financial assistance for a project or activity
over the opposition of the United States Executive Direc-
tor as expressed pursuant to subsection (b), then, in addi-
tion to any reduction pursuant to this subsection with re-
spect to any other such project or activity, the Secretary
shall reduce the amount of any payment required to be
made to the institution by any department, agency, or in-
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MEDICARE PAYMENTS FOR PHY-
SICIAN SERVICES PROVIDED IN HEALTH PRO-
FESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS IN ALASKA
AND HAWAII.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833(m) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(m)) is amended by inserting
‘‘(or 20 percent in the case of services furnished in Alaska
or Hawaii)’’ after ‘‘10 percent’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to physician services furnished
on or after January 1, 2000.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2968
For the relief of Imbeth Belay.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Imbeth Belay.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR IMBETH
BELAY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Imbeth Belay shall be eligible for issuance of an im-
migrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful
permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Imbeth Belay en-
ters the United States before the filing deadline specified
in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered
and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be
eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Imbeth Belay, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Imbeth Belay shall not,
by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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SEC. 8. EVALUATION.
(a) ANNUAL EVALUATION.—
(1) CONTRACT.—The Comptroller General of
the United States shall enter into a contract, with
an evaluating agency that has demonstrated experi-
ence in conducting evaluations, for the conduct of an
ongoing rigorous evaluation of the education alter-
native program established under this Act.
(2) ANNUAL EVALUATION REQUIREMENT.—The
contract described in paragraph (1) shall require the
evaluating agency entering into such contract to an-
nually evaluate the education alternative program es-
tablished under this Act in accordance with the eval-
uation criteria described in subsection (b).
(3) TRANSMISSION.—The contract described in
paragraph (1) shall require the evaluating agency
entering into such contract to transmit to the Comp-
troller General of the United States the findings of
each annual evaluation under paragraph (2).
(b) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, in consultation with the Sec-
retary, shall establish minimum criteria for evaluating the
education alternative program established under this Act.
Such criteria shall provide for—
(1) a description of the effects of the programs
on the level of student participation and parental
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rongelap Resettlement
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. RONGELAP RESETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
The ‘‘Agreement Regarding United States Assistance
in the Resettlement of Rongelap Concluded Between the
United States Department of the Interior and Rongelap
Atoll Local Government’’, accepted by the Secretary of the
Interior on behalf of the President on September 19,
1996, as amended, shall continue in effect: Provided, That
the authority to make disbursements pursuant to section
3 of such Agreement is extended for a period of 10 years
after the existing authority terminates and that all such
disbursements are—
(1) subject to the percentum limitation set forth
in the Agreement;
(2) used by the Rongelap Atoll local govern-
ment to manage and support community reunifica-
tion, recovery, and mobilization for resettlement, and
other activities associated with and in support of re-
settlement for the dislocated populations at Majuro,
Ebeye, Mejatto, and elsewhere in the Marshall Is-
lands; and
(3) subject to the disapproval of the Secretary
based upon a determination that a particular use of
has, or centers within the consortium have,
been approved under the certification program
conducted pursuant to section (21)(k)(2), ex-
cept that the Associate Administrator for Small
Business Development Centers may waive such
certification requirement, in the discretion of
the Associate Administrator, upon showing that
the center is making a good faith effort to ob-
tain certification.
‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— Not more
than 2 percent of the amounts made available
for the system of voluntary compliance under
subsection (f) shall be used by the Office of
Small Business Development Centers for ad-
ministration, evaluation, and reporting costs.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4836 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
in Amarillo, Texas, as the ‘‘Thomas E. Creek Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
in Amarillo, Texas, shall after the date of the enactment 
of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Thomas E. 
Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States to the medical 
center referred to in section 1 shall be considered to be 
a reference to the ‘‘Thomas E. Creek Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2970
AN ACT
To prescribe certain terms for the resettlement of the people
of Rongelap Atoll due to conditions created at Rongelap
during United States administration of the Trust Terri-
tory of the Pacific Islands, 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 ‘‘Rongelap Resettlement
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. RONGELAP RESETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
The ‘‘Agreement Regarding United States Assistance
in the Resettlement of Rongelap Concluded Between the
United States Department of the Interior and Rongelap
Atoll Local Government’’, accepted by the Secretary of the
Interior on behalf of the President on September 19,
1996, as amended, shall continue in effect: Provided, That
the authority to make disbursements pursuant to section
3 of such Agreement is extended for a period of 10 years
after the existing authority terminates and that all such
disbursements are—
(1) subject to the percentum limitation set forth
in the Agreement;
(2) used by the Rongelap Atoll local govern-
ment to manage and support community reunifica-
tion, recovery, and mobilization for resettlement, and
other activities associated with and in support of re-
settlement for the dislocated populations at Majuro,
Ebeye, Mejatto, and elsewhere in the Marshall Is-
lands; and
(3) subject to the disapproval of the Secretary
based upon a determination that a particular use of
funds does not effectively contribute to resettlement
or address conditions of dislocation.
Passed the House of Representatives October 26,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.