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Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. In
developing a plan for management of the scenic area, the
Secretary shall address the following special management
considerations:
(1) PUBLIC
ACCESS.—Alternative means for
providing public access from the mainland to the
scenic area shall be considered, including any avail-
able existing services and facilities, concessionaires,
special use permits, or other means of making public
access available for the purposes of this Act.
(2) ROADS.—After the date of enactment of
this Act, no new permanent roads shall be con-
structed within the scenic area.
(3) VEGETATION
MANAGEMENT.—No timber
harvest shall be allowed within the scenic area, ex-
cept as may be necessary in the control of fire, in-
sects, and diseases, and to provide for public safety
and trail access. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Secretary may engage in vegetation manipulation
practices for maintenance of wildlife habitat and vis-
ual quality. Trees cut for these purposes may be uti-
lized, salvaged, or removed from the scenic area as
authorized by the Secretary.
(4) MOTORIZED
TRAVEL.—Motorized travel
shall not be permitted within the scenic area, except
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Union Calendar No. 150
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 468
[Report No. 106–255]
To establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. STUPAK) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Resources
JULY 26, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. EHLERS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BONIOR, and Ms.
KILPATRICK
JULY 26, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 2, 1999]
A BILL
To establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
offsetting collections into the Examinations Fee Account.
Fees for such research and information services may be
set at a level that will ensure the recovery of the full costs
of providing all such services.
‘‘(2) The Attorney General will prepare and submit
annually to Congress statements of the financial condition
of the Genealogy Fee.
‘‘(3) Any officer or employee of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service shall collect fees prescribed under
regulation before disseminating any requested genealogical
information.
‘‘(u) PREMIUM FEE FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PETI-
TIONS AND APPLICATIONS.—The Attorney General is au-
thorized to establish and collect a premium fee for employ-
ment-based petitions and applications. This fee shall be
used to provide certain premium-processing services to
business customers, and to make infrastructure improve-
ments in the adjudications and customer-service processes.
For approval of the benefit applied for, the petitioner/ap-
plicant must meet the legal criteria for such benefit. This
fee shall be set at $1,000, shall be paid in addition to any
normal petition/application fee that may be applicable, and
shall be deposited as offsetting collections in the Immigra-
tion Examinations Fee Account. The Attorney General
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sects, and diseases, and to provide for public safety
and trail access. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Secretary may engage in vegetation manipulation
practices for maintenance of wildlife habitat and vis-
ual quality. Trees cut for these purposes may be uti-
lized, salvaged, or removed from the scenic area as
authorized by the Secretary.
(4) MOTORIZED
TRAVEL.—Motorized travel
shall not be permitted within the scenic area, except
on the waters of Lake Michigan, and as necessary
for administrative use in furtherance of the purposes
of this Act.
(5) FIRE.—Wildfires shall be suppressed in a
manner consistent with the purposes of this Act,
using such means as the Secretary deems appro-
priate.
(6) INSECTS AND DISEASE.—Insect and disease
outbreaks may be controlled in the scenic area to
maintain scenic quality, prevent tree mortality, or to
reduce hazards to visitors.
(7) DOCKAGE.—The Secretary shall provide
through concession, permit, or other means docking
facilities consistent with the management plan devel-
oped pursuant to this section.
ing sellers, gift, or exchange, lands, waters, structures, or
interests therein, including scenic or other easements, with-
in the boundaries of the scenic area to further the purposes
of this Act.
(b) ACQUISITION OF OTHER LANDS.—The Secretary
may acquire, by purchase from willing sellers, gift, or ex-
change, not more than 10 acres of land, including any im-
provements thereon, on the mainland to provide access to
and administrative facilities for the scenic area.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) ACQUISITION OF LANDS.—There are hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
for the acquisition of land, interests in land, or structures
within the scenic area and on the mainland as provided
in section 7.
(b) OTHER PURPOSES.—In addition to the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for the development and implementation of the man-
agement plan under section 4(b).
Calendar No. 150
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 468
[Report No. 106–255]
A BILL
To establish the Saint Helena Island National
Scenic Area.
JULY 26, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
SEC. 324. ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM RELIEF. 
The President may not provide import relief under 
this subtitle with respect to any article if—
(1) the article has been subject to import relief 
under this subtitle after the date on which the 
Agreement enters into force; or 
(2) the article is subject to import relief under 
chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974. 
SEC. 325. RATE AFTER TERMINATION OF IMPORT RELIEF. 
When import relief under this subtitle is terminated 
with respect to an article, the rate of duty on that article 
shall be the rate that would have been in effect, but for 
the provision of such relief, on the date on which the relief 
terminates. 
SEC. 326. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY. 
No import relief may be provided under this subtitle 
with respect to any article after the date that is 10 years 
after the date on which duties on the article are eliminated 
pursuant to the Agreement. 
SEC. 327. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY. 
For purposes of section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2133), any import relief provided by the Presi-
dent under this subtitle shall be treated as action taken 
under chapter 1 of title II of such Act.
SEC. 328. BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 
The President may not release information which is 
submitted in a proceeding under this subtitle and which 
the President considers to be confidential business infor-
mation unless the party submitting the confidential busi-
ness information had notice, at the time of submission, 
that such information would be released, or such party 
subsequently consents to the release of the information. 
To the extent a party submits confidential business infor-
mation to the President in a proceeding under this sub-
title, the party also shall submit a nonconfidential version 
of the information, in which the confidential business in-
formation is summarized or, if necessary, deleted.
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(7) $2,000,000 for Child Abuse Training Pro-
grams for Judicial Personnel and Practitioners, as
authorized by section 224 of the 1990 Act;
(8) $207,554,000 for Grants to Combat Violence
Against Women, to States, units of local government,
and Indian tribal governments, as authorized by sec-
tion 1001(a)(18) of the 1968 Act, including:
(a) $28,000,000 to be used exclusively for
the purpose of strengthening civil legal assistance
programs for victims of domestic violence,
(b) $5,200,000 for the National Institute of
Justice for research and evaluation of violence
against women,
(c) $11,000,000 for the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the Safe
Start Program, to be administered as authorized
by part C of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Act of 1974, as amended, and
(d) $11,000,000 which shall be used exclu-
sively for violence on college campuses;
(9) $33,500,000 for Grants to Encourage Arrest
Policies to States, units of local government, and In-
dian tribal governments, as authorized by section
1001(a)(19) of the 1968 Act;
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‘‘(ii) the modification or impairment, or
potential modification or impairment, of the
medical examination, diagnosis, treatment, or
care of 1 or more individuals;
‘‘(iii) physical injury to any person;
‘‘(iv) a threat to public health or safety; or
‘‘(v) damage affecting a computer system
used by or for a government entity in further-
ance of the administration of justice, national
defense, or national security;’’.
(b) 
PROTECTION
FROM
EXTORTION.—Subsection
(a)(7) of that section is amended by striking ‘‘, firm, asso-
ciation, educational institution, financial institution, gov-
ernmental entity, or other legal entity,’’.
(c) PENALTIES.—Subsection (c) of that section is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in
subparagraph (B),’’ before ‘‘a fine’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘(a)(5)(C)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a)(5)(A)(iii)’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or
an attempt to commit an offense punishable
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tivities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under
this paragraph, and such funds received from other Gov-
ernment agencies shall remain available until expended.
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING
AND CONSTRUCTION
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $31,000,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391
of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
$1,800,000 shall be available for program administration
as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided further,
That notwithstanding the provisions of section 391 of the
Act, the prior year unobligated balances may be made
available for grants for projects for which applications
have been submitted and approved during any fiscal year.
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $15,500,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391
of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
$3,000,000 shall be available for program administration
and other support activities as authorized by section 391:
Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated herein,
not to exceed 5 percent may be available for telecommuni-
cations research activities for projects related directly to
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regard to the general purchase price limitation for the cur-
rent fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; ac-
quisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of aircraft;
and not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies
of a confidential character, to be expended under the di-
rection of, and to be accounted for solely under the certifi-
cate of, the Attorney General, $3,229,505,000; of which
not to exceed $50,000,000 for automated data processing
and telecommunications and technical investigative equip-
ment and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover oper-
ations shall remain available until September 30, 2002;
of which not less than $159,223,000 shall be for
counterterrorism 
investigations, 
foreign 
counterintel-
ligence, and other activities related to our national secu-
rity; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 is authorized to
be made available for making advances for expenses aris-
ing out of contractual or reimbursable agreements with
State and local law enforcement agencies while engaged
in cooperative activities related to violent crime, terrorism,
organized crime, and drug investigations: Provided, That
not to exceed $45,000 shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses: Provided further, That,
in addition to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears
available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, not to
exceed 25,384 positions and 25,049 full-time equivalent
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SEC. 621. None of the funds made available to the
Department of Justice in this Act may be used for the
purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner
pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal
law and is classified as a maximum or high security pris-
oner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by
the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for
housing such a prisoner.
SEC. 622. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
shall be used to propose or issue rules, regulations, de-
crees, or orders for the purpose of implementation, or in
preparation for implementation, of the Kyoto Protocol
which was adopted on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto,
Japan, at the Third Conference of the Parties to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, which has not been submitted to the Senate for
advice and consent to ratification pursuant to article II,
section 2, clause 2, of the United States Constitution, and
which has not entered into force pursuant to article 25
of the Protocol: Provided, That any limitation imposed
under this Act on funds made available by this Act shall
not apply to activities specified in the previous proviso re-
lated to the Kyoto Protocol which are otherwise authorized
by law.
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SEC. 623. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for participa-
tion by United States delegates to the Standing Consult-
ative Commission in any activity of the Commission to im-
plement the Memorandum of Understanding Relating to
the Treaty Between the United States of America and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of
Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems of May 26, 1972, entered
into in New York on September 26, 1997, by the United
States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine.
SEC. 624. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be available to the Department of State to approve
the purchase of property in Arlington, Virginia by the
Xinhua News Agency.
TITLE VII—RESCISSION
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(RESCISSION)
SEC. 701. Of the funds provided under this heading
in Public Law 104–208, $7,644,000 are rescinded.
TITLE VIII—LIMITATIONS
SEC. 801. Of the funds appropriated in this Act
under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMIS-
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SION’’, not more than $640,000 shall be available for the
Office of Media Relations of the Federal Communications
Commission.
TITLE IX—PROPERTY AND SERVICES
DONATIONS TO THE BUREAU OF PRISONS
SEC. 901. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons may
accept donated property and services relating to the oper-
ation of the Prison Card Program from a not-for-profit
entity which has operated such program in the past, de-
spite the fact such not-for-profit entity furnishes services
under contract to the Bureau relating to the operation of
prerelease services, halfway houses, or other custodial fa-
cilities.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Com-
merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts and the Attorney General.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
COURTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ-
ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas-
senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b),
advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else-
where, $58,340,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses.
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen-
ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $18,777,000;
of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2002, to provide education and training to
Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed
$1,000 is authorized for official reception and representa-
tion expenses.
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement
Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $25,700,000;
tension, expansion, or improvement of any cultural facility
and, in that regard, the commission at such time may:
‘‘(1) issue notes, bonds or other instruments in
writing of the commission in evidence of the sum or
sums to be borrowed. No notes, bonds or other in-
struments in writing shall be issued pursuant to this
subsection until the issuance of such notes, bonds or
instruments has been submitted to and approved by
a majority of the qualified electors of the district
voting at an election called and held thereon. Such
election shall be called and held in the manner pro-
vided by law;
‘‘(2) issue refunding notes, bonds or other in-
struments in writing for the purpose of refunding,
extending or unifying the whole or any part of its
outstanding indebtedness from time to time whether
evidenced by notes, bonds or other instruments in
writing. Such refunding notes, bonds or other instru-
ments in writing shall not exceed in amount the
principal of the outstanding indebtedness to be re-
funded and the accrued interest thereon to the date
of such refunding;
‘‘(3) provide that all notes, bonds and other in-
struments in writing issued hereunder shall or may
be payable, both as to principal and interest, from
vestment Act of 2000 (H.R. 701), is further amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) DEMONSTRATION OF REGIONAL APPROACH TO
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) CHINO
BASIN
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘Chino Basin’’ means the area
within the counties of San Bernardino and River-
side, California, bounded by Interstate 10 on the
north, State Route 71 on the west, State Route 91
on the south, and a line 2 miles east of Interstate
15 on the east, as well as lands outside of the
boundaries of the area but within 10 miles of the
boundaries.
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.—In imple-
menting the farmland protection program required
by this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may carry
out a conservation easement demonstration program
in the Chino Basin to provide matching grants
under subsection (a) on a regional basis to facilitate
the acquisition, in a coordinated manner, of perma-
nent conservation easements on multiple parcels
within the Chino Basin to preserve agricultural land
while allowing for development within the Chino
Basin.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4691
To amend the farmland protection program of the Department of Agriculture
to facilitate a regional approach to the acquisition of permanent conserva-
tion easements in the Chino Basin in the State of California.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 19, 2000
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the farmland protection program of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture to facilitate a regional approach
to the acquisition of permanent conservation easements
in the Chino Basin in the State of California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REGIONAL APPROACH TO FARMLAND PROTEC-
TION IN CHINO BASIN, CALIFORNIA.
Section 388 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–127; 16 U.S.C.
3830 note), as amended by the Conservation and Rein-
‘‘(3) REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLAN.—To be
eligible for grants under the demonstration program,
one or more eligible entities located in the Chino
Basin shall adopt and submit to the Secretary a re-
gional conservation easement plan specifying how
the goals specified in paragraph (2) will be furthered
in the Chino Basin.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4693
For the relief of Sergio Lozano.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 19, 2000
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Sergio Lozano.
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 SERGIO
LOZANO.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Sergio Lozano 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 Sergio Lozano en-
ters the United States before the filing deadline specified
in subsection (c), he 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 Sergio Lozano, 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.
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