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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1631
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education
more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education
expenses and interest on student loans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 1999
Mr. FORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
higher education more affordable by providing a full tax
deduction for higher education expenses and interest on
student loans.
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 ‘‘Make College Afford-
able Act of 1999’’.
and by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as para-
graphs (2) and (3), respectively.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
53(d)(1)(B)(i)(II) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘and if section 59(a)(2) did not apply’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
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plicable redelivery, repair, or late fees and a
payment for the next rental term.
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) shall not be
construed to prevent a merchant from attempting to re-
possess property during the reinstatement period pursuant
to subsection (a)(3)(A), but such a repossession does not
affect the consumer’s right to reinstate. Upon reinstate-
ment, the merchant shall provide the consumer with the
same property, if available; if it is not available the mer-
chant shall substitute property of comparable quality and
condition.
‘‘SEC. 1007. PROHIBITED INCLUSION.
‘‘A rental-purchase agreement may not contain—
‘‘(1) a confession of judgment;
‘‘(2) a negotiable instrument;
‘‘(3) a security interest or any other claim of a
property interest in any goods, except those goods
the use of which is provided by the merchant pursu-
ant to the agreement;
‘‘(4) a wage assignment; or
‘‘(5) a waiver by the consumer of a claim or de-
fense.
‘‘SEC. 1008. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.
‘‘A merchant shall be required upon request by the
consumer to provide a quarterly statement.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to payments made after December
31, 1998.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1632
To provide that certain attribution rules be applied with respect to the
counting of certain prisoners in a decennial census of population.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 1999
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To provide that certain attribution rules be applied with
respect to the counting of certain prisoners in a decennial
census of population.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY.
This Act applies in the case of an individual if—
(1) on the decennial census date involved, such
individual is incarcerated (pursuant to having been
convicted under the laws of a State) in a prison lo-
cated within a different State; and
(2) greater than half of the costs associated
with such individual’s incarceration are, under the
terms of an agreement to which the States referred
to in paragraph (1) are parties, recoverable by the
State in which the prison is located.
SEC. 2. RULES FOR COUNTING PRISONERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In tabulating the total population
of the respective States in a decennial census of popu-
lation, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide that any
individual described in section 1 shall be counted as a resi-
dent of the State from which those amounts (relating to
the costs of such individual’s incarceration) are so recover-
able.
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—In the event that amounts are
recoverable from 2 or more States, this section shall be
applied in accordance with such special rules as the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall prescribe consistent with car-
rying out the purposes of this Act.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act—
(1) the terms ‘‘census of population’’ and ‘‘de-
cennial census date’’ have the meanings given them
under section 141 of title 13, United States Code;
(2) the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of
Columbia; and
(3) the term ‘‘prison’’ means a correctional or
penal facility.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1633
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on
the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 1999
Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr.
CRANE, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr.
HERGER, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. BECERRA,
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr.
HULSHOF, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms.
DUNN, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. FOLEY, and
Mr. CAMP) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under
the alternative minimum tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON FOREIGN TAX
CREDIT UNDER ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 59(a) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to alternative minimum tax
foreign tax credit) is amended by striking paragraph (2)
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1635
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a member
of the uniformed services shall be treated as using a principal residence
while away from home on qualified official extended duty in determining
the exclusion of gain from the sale of such residence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 1999
Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that a member of the uniformed services shall be treated
as using a principal residence while away from home
on qualified official extended duty in determining the
exclusion of gain from the sale of such residence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBER TREATED AS
USING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE WHILE AWAY
FROM HOME ON QUALIFIED OFFICIAL EX-
TENDED DUTY IN DETERMINING EXCLUSION
OF GAIN ON SALE OF SUCH RESIDENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 121(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) DETERMINATION OF USE DURING PERIODS
OF
QUALIFIED
OFFICIAL
EXTENDED
DUTY
WITH
UNIFORMED SERVICES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A taxpayer shall be
treated as using property as a principal resi-
dence during any period—
‘‘(i) the taxpayer owns such property,
and
‘‘(ii) the taxpayer (or the taxpayer’s
spouse) is serving on qualified official ex-
tended duty as a member of a uniformed
service (within the meaning of section
101(3) of title 37, United States Code),
but only if the taxpayer owned and used the
property as a principal residence for any period
before the period of qualified official extended
duty.
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
OFFICIAL
EXTENDED
DUTY.—For purposes of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘quali-
fied official extended duty’ means any pe-
riod of extended duty during which the
member of a uniformed service is under a
call or order compelling such duty at a
duty station which is at least 50 miles
from the property described in subpara-
graph (A) or compelling residence in Gov-
ernment furnished quarters while on such
duty.
‘‘(ii) EXTENDED
DUTY.—The term
‘extended duty’ means any period of active
duty pursuant to a call or order to such
duty for a period in excess of 90 days or
for an indefinite period.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to sales or exchanges after May
6, 1997.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1636
To provide for a reduction in the rate of adolescent pregnancy through
the evaluation of public and private prevention programs, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 1999
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. CASTLE, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mrs. JOHNSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. KOLBE, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. SHAYS,
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin,
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. PORTER, Mrs. THURMAN, Mrs.
ROUKEMA, and Mr. MORAN of Virginia) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide for a reduction in the rate of adolescent preg-
nancy through the evaluation of public and private pre-
vention programs, 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 ‘‘Teenage Pregnancy
Reduction Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR PRE-
VENTION OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall (directly or through grants or con-
tracts awarded to public or nonprofit private entities) ar-
range for the evaluation of a wide variety of existing pro-
grams designed in whole or part to prevent pregnancy in
adolescents, including programs that do not receive grants
from the Federal Government for the operation of the pro-
grams. The purpose of the evaluation shall be the deter-
mination of—
(1) the effectiveness of such programs in reduc-
ing adolescent pregnancy;
(2) the factors contributing to the effectiveness
of the programs; and
(3) the feasibility of replicating the programs in
other locations.
(b) PARTICIPATION
OF FEDERAL AGENCIES
AND
PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.—In carrying out the evalua-
tion under subsection (a), the Secretary shall as
appropriate—
(1) provide for the participation of the Director
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the Director of the Office of Population Affairs, the
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, and
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sequences of approval of the waiver application, and
the probable benefits for older individuals can rea-
sonably be expected to outweigh any negative con-
sequences, or particular circumstances in the States
otherwise justify the waiver.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS SUBJECT
TO WAVIER.—The
provisions of this title that may be waived under this sec-
tion are—
‘‘(1) any provisions of section 305, 306, 307 re-
quiring statewide uniformity of programs under this
title, to the extent necessary to permit demonstra-
tions, in limited areas of a State, of innovative ap-
proaches to assist older individuals;
‘‘(2) any area plan requirement under section
306(a);
‘‘(3) any State plan requirement under section
307(a);
‘‘(4) any restriction, under section 308(b) (4)
or (5), on the amount that may be transferred be-
tween programs under part B and part C, or be-
tween programs under subpart 1 and subpart 2 of
part C; and
‘‘(5) all or any part of the reduction in allot-
ment required under section 309(c) with respect to
a State which reduces expenditures under its State
‘‘(c) CONTRIBUTIONS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR
PURPOSES OF LIMITATION.—For purposes of subsection
(b)(1), in determining the amount of contributions re-
ceived by a candidate and the candidate’s authorized
committees—
‘‘(1) no contribution other than a contribution
of money made by a written instrument which iden-
tifies the person making the contribution shall be
taken into account;
‘‘(2) no contribution that is considered a con-
tribution by an intermediary under section 315(a)(8)
shall be taken into account; and
‘‘(3) no contribution received from any person
other than an individual shall be taken into account,
and no contribution received from an individual shall
be taken into account to the extent such contribution
exceeds $500 when added to the amount of all other
contributions made by such individual to or for the
benefit of such candidate during the applicable pe-
riod specified in paragraph (1).
‘‘LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR PARTICIPATING
CANDIDATES
‘‘SEC. 503. (a) PERSONAL FUNDS.—A candidate who
receives free broadcast time under section 315(c) of the
Communications Act of 1934 for a general election shall
not make expenditures during that election cycle from the
personal funds of such candidate, which, in the aggregate,
exceed $40,000.
‘‘(b) AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (c) and section 504, a candidate who
receives free broadcast time under section 315(c) of the
Communications Act of 1934 for a general election shall
not make expenditures during the election cycle that cover
such general election which, in the aggregate, exceed
$500,000.
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES PERMITTED FOR
RUNOFF ELECTIONS.—A candidate who receives free
broadcast time under section 315(c) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 and who participates in a primary runoff
election may make additional expenditures for such pri-
mary runoff election which in the aggregate do not exceed
$150,000.
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION WHEN OTHER CANDIDATES EX-
CEED LIMITATIONS.—An eligible candidate may make ex-
penditures without regard to the limitations set forth in
this section if any candidate in the same general election
makes aggregate expenditures during the election cycle
which exceed the amount of the limitation set forth in sub-
section (b).
‘‘(e) INDEXING OF AMOUNTS.—The limitations es-
tablished by subsections (b) and (c) shall be adjusted in
account is established if such sale is pursuant to an
election under section 1362(a).’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES INCOME
FROM PASSIVE INCOME TEST FOR BANK S
CORPORATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1362(d)(3)(C) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining passive investment
income) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(v) EXCEPTION FOR BANKS; ETC.—
In the case of a bank (as defined in section
581), a bank holding company (as defined
in section 246A(c)(3)(B)(ii)), or a qualified
subchapter S subsidiary bank, the term
‘passive investment income’ shall not
include—
‘‘(I) interest income earned by
such bank, bank holding company, or
qualified 
subchapter 
S 
subsidiary
bank, or
‘‘(II) dividends on assets required
to be held by such bank, bank holding
company, or qualified subchapter S
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 163
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly
insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the
recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient
dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. REGULA, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr.
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. OLVER, Mr.
SHAYS, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. FROST, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. NORTON, Mrs.
CAPPS, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´,
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FORBES, Mrs.
BONO, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. GOODE, Mr. FORD, Mr. MASCARA, and Ms.
DANNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide
that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be
paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject
to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during
the first 15 days of such month, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
poration at the highest rate of tax specified in
section 11(b).
‘‘(2) NONCONSENTING
SHAREHOLDER
STOCK
DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the
term ‘nonconsenting shareholder stock’ means stock
of an S corporation which is held by a shareholder
who did not consent to an election under section
1362(a) with respect to such S corporation.
‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTIONS.—A distribution (not in
part or full payment in exchange for stock) made by
the corporation with respect to nonconsenting share-
holder stock shall be includible as ordinary income
of the holder and deductible to the corporation as an
expense in computing taxable income under section
1363(b) in the year such distribution is received.’’
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1361(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended by section 10(b)(1), is amended by striking
‘‘subsections (f) and (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections
(f), (g), and (h)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to elections made in taxable years
beginning after December 31, 1999.
SEC. 12. INFORMATION RETURNS FOR QUALIFIED SUB-
CHAPTER S SUBSIDIARIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1361(b)(3)(A) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of cer-
tain wholly owned subsidiaries) is amended by inserting
‘‘and in the case of information returns required under
part III of subchapter A of chapter 61’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
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Commissioner to, the Congress but does not include
an open primary election; and
‘‘(3) ‘election cycle’ means the term beginning
on the day after the date of the last previous general
election for Representative in, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the Congress and ending on
the date of the next general election.
‘‘ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE BROADCAST TIME
‘‘SEC. 502. (a) LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND
EXPENDITURES.—To be eligible to receive free broadcast
time under section 315(c) of the Communications Act of
1934, a candidate for the office of Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who
qualifies for the general election ballot under State law
shall, not later than 7 days after such qualification, agree
in writing that the candidate and the candidate’s author-
ized committees—
‘‘(1) has not and will not make any expenditure
which exceeds the limitation under section 503;
‘‘(2) has not and will not accept any contribu-
tion which exceeds a limitation under section 315(a);
‘‘(3) will deposit all payments received under
this section in a separate checking account in a de-
pository institution referred to in section 302(h)(1),
which shall contain only amounts so received and
(g) MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.—Section 202(g)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
402(g)(1)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘with the month in which he or
she dies or (if earlier)’’ after ‘‘and ending’’ in the
matter following subparagraph (F); and
(2) by striking ‘‘he or she remarries, or he or
she dies’’ and inserting ‘‘or he or she remarries’’.
(h) 
PARENT’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(h)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(h)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘ending with the month preceding the first
month in which any of the following occurs: such parent
dies, marries,’’ in the matter following subparagraph (E)
and inserting ‘‘ending with the month in which such par-
ent dies or (if earlier) with the month preceding the first
month in which any of the following occurs: such parent
marries,’’.
(i) DISABILITY
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
223(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘ending with the month preceding whichever
of the following months is the earliest: the month in which
he dies,’’ in the matter following subparagraph (D) and
inserting the following: ‘‘ending with the month in which
he dies or (if earlier) with whichever of the following
months is the earliest:’’.
(j) BENEFITS AT AGE 72 FOR CERTAIN UNINSURED
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 228(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
428(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the month preceding’’ in
the matter following paragraph (4).
(k) EXEMPTION FROM MAXIMUM BENEFIT CAP.—
Section 203 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 403 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘Exemption From Maximum Benefit Cap
‘‘(m) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, the application of this section shall be made without
regard to any benefit of an individual under section 202,
223, or 228 for the month in which such individual dies.’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to deaths occurring after 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1640
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and make permanent
the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified
group legal services plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 1999
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore
and make permanent the exclusion from gross income
for amounts received under qualified group legal services
plans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FOR AMOUNTS RECEIVED UNDER
QUALIFIED GROUP LEGAL SERVICES PLANS
RESTORED AND MADE PERMANENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 120 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
as follows:
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‘‘(e) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section and
section 501(c)(20) shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning.—
‘‘(1) after December 31, 1976, and before July
1, 1992, and
‘‘(2) after June 30, 1999.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
June 30, 1999.
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and the preventability or nonpreventability of
risks.
‘‘(D) Each site-specific risk assessment
shall include a statement of any significant sub-
stitution risks to human health, where informa-
tion on such risks has been provided to the
Under Secretary.
‘‘(E) If a commenter provides the Under
Secretary with a relevant risk assessment and a
summary thereof in a timely fashion and the
risk assessment is consistent with the principles
and the guidance provided under this section,
the Under Secretary shall, to the extent fea-
sible, present such summary in connection with
the presentation of the site-specific risk assess-
ment. Nothing in this paragraph shall be con-
strued to limit the inclusion of any comments or
material supplied by any person to the adminis-
trative record of any proceeding.
‘‘(4) A site-specific risk assessment may satisfy
the requirements of subparagraph (C), (D), or (E)
of paragraph (3) by reference to information or ma-
terial otherwise available to the public if the docu-
ment provides a brief summary of such information
or material.
(3) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, and Guam.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated
$1,000,000,000 to carry out this Act for each of fiscal
years 1999 through 2003.
SEC. 8. AMENDMENT TO ESEA.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Part E of title XIV of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 14515. RANDOM DRUG TESTING AND COUNSELING.
‘‘Any local educational agency that receives funds
under this Act shall implement a drug testing and coun-
seling program that meets the requirements of the ‘Em-
powering Parents to Fight Drugs Act of 1998.’ ’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A local educational agency
shall implement a drug testing and counseling program
referred to in section 14515 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 not later than the school
year beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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