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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5524
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the effectiveness
of the earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting
work.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 23, 2000
Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. STARK, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS
of Georgia, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. DOGGETT, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen
the effectiveness of the earned income tax credit in re-
ducing child poverty and promoting work.
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 ‘‘Tax Relief for Working
Families Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASED EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR 2 OR
MORE QUALIFYING CHILDREN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The table in section 32(b)(1)(A)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to percent-
ages) is amended—
(1) in the second item—
(A) by striking ‘‘or more’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘21.06’’ and inserting
‘‘19.06’’, and
(2) by inserting after the second item the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘3 or more qualifying children
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19.06’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
SEC. 3. SIMPLIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF EARNED IN-
COME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining earned income) is
amended by inserting ‘‘, but only if such amounts are in-
cludible in gross income for the taxable year’’ after ‘‘other
employee compensation’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
32(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iv), by
striking the period at the end of clause (v) and inserting
‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(vi) the requirement under subparagraph
(A)(i) that an amount be includible in
gross income shall not apply if such
amount is exempt from tax under section
7873 or is derived directly from restricted
and allotted land under the Act of Feb-
ruary 8, 1887 (commonly known as the In-
dian General Allotment Act) (25 U.S.C.
331 et seq.) or from land held under Acts
or treaties containing an exception provi-
sion similar to the Indian General Allot-
ment Act.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2000.
SEC. 4. SIMPLIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF CHILD DE-
PENDENT.
(a) REMOVAL OF SUPPORT TEST FOR CERTAIN INDI-
VIDUALS.—Section 152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to definition of dependent) is amended
to read as follows:
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LIMITATION ON EXPENSES
SEC. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made available
pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be for enter-
tainment expenses of the Agency for International Develop-
ment during the current fiscal year.
LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
SEC. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made available
pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $95,000 shall be avail-
able for representation allowances for the Agency for Inter-
national Development during the current fiscal year: Pro-
vided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that,
to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned for-
eign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available by this Act for gen-
eral costs of administering military assistance and sales
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’,
not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment
expenses and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for
representation allowances: Provided further, That of the
funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’, not to exceed
$50,000 shall be available for entertainment allowances:
Provided further, That of the funds made available by this
Act for the Inter-American Foundation, not to exceed
$2,000 shall be available for entertainment and representa-
tion allowances: Provided further, That of the funds made
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TITLE I—EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au-
thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of
funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora-
tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tations, as provided by section 104 of the Government Cor-
poration Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out
the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation:
Provided, That none of the funds available during the cur-
rent fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, con-
tracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment,
fuel, or technology to any country other than a nuclear-
weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive
economic or military assistance under this Act that has det-
onated a nuclear explosive after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SUBSIDY APPROPRIATION
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance,
and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the Ex-
port-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, $865,000,000
to remain available until September 30, 2004: Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5525
To extend the temporary office of bankruptcy judge established for the district
of South Carolina.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 23, 2000
Mr. GRAHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To extend the temporary office of bankruptcy judge
established for the district of South Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION.
The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized
for the district of South Carolina under section 3(a)(8)
of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152
note) is extended until the first vacancy occurring in such
office resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or
removal of a bankruptcy judge and occurring 8 years or
more after June 27, 1994.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.
All other provisions of section 3 of the Bankruptcy
Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) remain appli-
cable to the temporary office of bankruptcy judge referred
to in section 1.
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period under section 803(b) or for the 1-year period
under section 803(c)) by submitting only such infor-
mation regarding such changes as may be necessary
to update the plan previously submitted.
‘‘(2) COMPLETE
PLANS.—The Director shall
submit a complete plan under section 803 not later
than 4 years after submitting an initial plan under
that section, and not less frequently than every 4
years thereafter.
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and section
803 shall take effect on the date provided by the Secretary
pursuant to section 807(a) to provide for timely submis-
sion and review of the housing plan as necessary for the
provision of assistance under this title for fiscal year 2000.
‘‘SEC. 805. TREATMENT OF PROGRAM INCOME AND LABOR
STANDARDS.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM INCOME.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO RETAIN.—The Department
of Hawaiian Home Lands may retain any program
income that is realized from any grant amounts re-
ceived by the Department under this title if—
‘‘(A) that income was realized after the ini-
tial disbursement of the grant amounts received
by the Department; and
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within the Cherokee Nation and its members, but only if
such land—
(1) is not recognized by the Secretary to be
within the jurisdiction of another federally recog-
nized tribe; or
(2) has been placed in trust or restricted status
with the consent of the federally recognized tribe
within whose jurisdiction the Secretary recognizes
the land to be, and only to the extent that the
Tribe’s jurisdiction has been agreed to by that host
tribe.
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this title
shall be construed to diminish or otherwise limit the juris-
diction of any Indian tribe that is federally recognized on
the day before the date of enactment of this Act over trust
land, restricted land, or other forms of Indian country of
that Indian tribe on such date.
SEC. 709. INDIVIDUAL INDIAN LAND.
Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the
restrictions against alienation of any individual Indian’s
land and those restrictions shall continue in force and ef-
fect.
SEC. 710. TREATIES NOT AFFECTED.
No provision of this title shall be construed to con-
stitute an amendment, modification, or interpretation of
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(1) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-De-
termination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 note) is
amended in the table of contents—
(A) by striking the item relating to section
206; and
(B) by striking the item relating to section
209 and inserting the following:
‘‘209. Noncompliance with affordable housing requirement.’’.
(2) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUB-
SIDY
LAYERING
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 206 of
the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4136) is re-
pealed.
(3) TERMINATIONS.—Section 502(a) of the Na-
tive American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4181(a)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any housing
that is the subject of a contract for tenant-based as-
sistance between the Secretary and an Indian hous-
ing authority that is terminated under this section
shall, for the following fiscal year and each fiscal
year thereafter, be considered to be a dwelling unit
under section 302(b)(1).’’.
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‘‘(3) WAIVER OF CLAIMS BY THE ALLOTTEE
CLASSES.—The Settlement Agreement referred to in
subsection (a) shall provide that each allottee class
waives and releases—
‘‘(A) any and all claims for water rights,
claims for injuries to water rights, and claims
for future injuries to water rights from per-
mitted diversions for lands within the Tucson
Management Area, against the State of Arizona
or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or
any person, entity, corporation or municipal
corporation;
‘‘(B) any and all claims for water rights,
for lands within the Tucson Management Area,
against the United States and its agencies, offi-
cials and employees;
‘‘(C) any and all claims for injuries to
water rights or for failure to protect, acquire or
develop water rights for lands within the San
Xavier Indian Reservation against the United
States and its agencies, officials and employees;
‘‘(D) any and all claims arising out of or
related in any manner to the negotiation or
adoption of the Settlement Agreement, exhibits
to the Settlement Agreement, or this title, or
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TITLE XIV—GRATON RANCHERIA
RESTORATION
SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Graton Rancheria
Restoration Act’’.
SEC. 1402. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that in their 1997 Report to Con-
gress, the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy
specifically recommended the immediate legislative res-
toration of the Graton Rancheria.
SEC. 1403. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Indians of the
Graton Rancheria of California.
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) The term ‘‘Interim Tribal Council’’ means
the governing body of the Tribe specified in section
1407.
(4) The term ‘‘member’’ means an individual
who meets the membership criteria under section
1406(b).
(5) The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Cali-
fornia.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Army.
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State
of South Dakota.
(7) TRUST.—The term ‘‘Trust’’ means the Mis-
souri River Trust established by section 4(a).
SEC. 4. MISSOURI RIVER TRUST.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mittee to be known as the Missouri River Trust.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Trust shall be composed
of—
(1) 14 members appointed by the Governor of
South Dakota—
(A) that represent the various interests of
the public; and
(B) which may include representatives of—
(i) the South Dakota Department of
Environment and Natural Resources;
(ii) the South Dakota Department of
Game, Fish, and Parks;
(iii) environmental groups;
(iv) the hydroelectric power industry;
(v) local governments;
(vi) recreation user groups;
(vii) agricultural groups; and
Community for the management, regulation, and control
of water resources on the reservation so as to assure fair-
ness in the delivery of water to water users. Such Commu-
nity laws and regulations include currently and shall con-
tinue to include provisions to maintain the following re-
quirements and standards which shall be published and
made available to the Secretary and the Community at
large:
(1) PROCESS.—A process by which members of
the Community, including Indian allottees, shall be
provided a system of distribution, allocation, control,
pricing and regulation of water that will provide a
just and equitable distribution of water so as to
achieve the maximum beneficial use and conserva-
tion of water in recognition of the demand on the
water resource, the changing uses of land and water
and the varying annual quantity of available Com-
munity water.
(2) DUE PROCESS.—A due process system for
the consideration and determination of any request
by an Indian or Indian allottee for distribution of
water for use on his or her land, including a process
for appeal and adjudication of denied or disputed
distributions and for resolution of contested adminis-
trative decisions.
(9) 1⁄3 of those Native Hawaiians who are eligi-
ble to reside on the Hawaiian Home Lands pay
more than 30 percent of their income for shelter,
and 1⁄2 of those Native Hawaiians face overcrowding;
(10) the extraordinarily severe housing needs of
Native Hawaiians demonstrate that Native Hawai-
ians who either reside on, or are eligible to reside on,
Hawaiian Home Lands have been denied equal ac-
cess to Federal low-income housing assistance pro-
grams available to other qualified residents of the
United States, and that a more effective means of
addressing their housing needs must be authorized;
(11) consistent with the recommendations of
the National Commission on American Indian, Alas-
ka Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing, and in
order to address the continuing prevalence of ex-
traordinarily severe housing needs among Native
Hawaiians who either reside or are eligible to reside
on the Hawaiian Home Lands, Congress finds it
necessary to extend the Federal low-income housing
assistance available to American Indians and Alaska
Natives under the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C.
4101 et seq.) to those Native Hawaiians;
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International Finance Corporation, the Inter-Amer-
ican Development Bank, the Asian Development
Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation,
the African Development Bank, the African Develop-
ment Fund, the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, and the Multilateral Investment
Guaranty Agency.
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Treasury.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2001’’.
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(3) the establishment of a Sioux Nation Tribal
Supreme Court will promote economic development
on reservations of the Sioux Nation and provide in-
vestors that contribute to that development a greater
degree of certainty and confidence by—
(A) reconciling conflicting tribal laws; and
(B) strengthening tribal court systems;
(4) the reservations of the Sioux Nation—
(A) contain the poorest counties in the
United States; and
(B) lack adequate tools to promote eco-
nomic development and the creation of jobs;
(5) the establishment of a Native American
Economic Development Council will assist in pro-
moting economic growth and reducing poverty on
reservations of the Sioux Nation by—
(A) coordinating economic development ef-
forts;
(B) centralizing expertise concerning Fed-
eral assistance; and
(C) facilitating the raising of funds from
private donations to meet matching require-
ments under certain Federal assistance pro-
grams;
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cumstances beyond the control of the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands.
‘‘(c) USE
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES
UNDER PLAN.—Except as provided in subsection (e),
amounts provided under a grant under this section may
be used only for affordable housing activities under this
title that are consistent with a housing plan approved
under section 804.
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, by
regulation, authorize the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands to use a percentage of any grant
amounts received under this title for any reasonable
administrative and planning expenses of the Depart-
ment relating to carrying out this title and activities
assisted with those amounts.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
PLANNING
EX-
PENSES.—The administrative and planning expenses
referred to in paragraph (1) include—
‘‘(A) costs for salaries of individuals en-
gaged in administering and managing afford-
able housing activities assisted with grant
amounts provided under this title; and
‘‘(B) expenses incurred in preparing a
housing plan under section 803.
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall, using
amounts of any grants received under this title, re-
serve and use for operating under section 810 such
amounts as may be necessary to provide for the con-
tinued maintenance and efficient operation of such
housing.
‘‘(2) DISPOSAL
OF
CERTAIN
HOUSING.—This
subsection may not be construed to prevent the Di-
rector, or any entity funded by the Department,
from demolishing or disposing of housing, pursuant
to regulations established by the Secretary.
‘‘(c) INSURANCE COVERAGE.—As a condition to re-
ceiving grant amounts under this title, the Director shall
require adequate insurance coverage for housing units that
are owned or operated or assisted with grant amounts pro-
vided under this title.
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION.—As a condition
to receiving grant amounts under this title, the Director
shall develop written policies governing the eligibility, ad-
mission, and occupancy of families for housing assisted
with grant amounts provided under this title.
‘‘(e) MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE.—As a con-
dition to receiving grant amounts under this title, the Di-
rector shall develop policies governing the management
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and maintenance of housing assisted with grant amounts
under this title.
‘‘SEC. 812. TYPES OF INVESTMENTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 811 and an
applicable housing plan approved under section 803, the
Director shall have—
‘‘(1) the discretion to use grant amounts for af-
fordable housing activities through the use of—
‘‘(A) equity investments;
‘‘(B) interest-bearing loans or advances;
‘‘(C) noninterest-bearing loans or ad-
vances;
‘‘(D) interest subsidies;
‘‘(E) the leveraging of private investments;
or
‘‘(F) any other form of assistance that the
Secretary determines to be consistent with the
purposes of this title; and
‘‘(2) the right to establish the terms of assist-
ance provided with funds referred to in paragraph
(1).
‘‘(b) INVESTMENTS.—The Director may invest grant
amounts for the purposes of carrying out affordable hous-
ing activities in investment securities and other obliga-
tions, as approved by the Secretary.
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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 authorize the construction of a Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place in Fort Pierre,
South Dakota, 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 ‘‘Omnibus Indian Advancement
Act’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY IRRIGATION
WORKS
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Conveyance and operation of irrigation works.
Sec. 103. Relationship to other laws.
TITLE II—NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Housing assistance.
Sec. 204. Loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing.
TITLE III—COUSHATTA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA LAND TRANSACTIONS
Sec. 301. Approval not required to validate land transactions.
TITLE IV—WAKPA SICA RECONCILIATION PLACE
Sec. 401. Findings.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Subtitle A—Reconciliation Center
Sec. 411. Reconciliation center.
Sec. 412. Sioux Nation Tribal Supreme Court.
Sec. 413. Legal jurisdiction not affected.
Subtitle B—GAO Study
Sec. 421. GAO study.
TITLE V—EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS BY ZUNI INDIAN TRIBE
Sec. 501. Expenditure of funds by tribe authorized.
TITLE VI—TORRES-MARTINEZ DESERT CAHUILLA INDIANS CLAIMS
SETTLEMENT
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Congressional findings and purpose.
Sec. 603. Definitions.
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government pursuant to section 3 of the Act of June 26,
1936 (49 Stat. 1967; 25 U.S.C. 503).
SEC. 707. TRIBAL LAND.
(a) LAND ACQUISITION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Tribe shall be eligible to
have land acquired in trust for its benefit pursuant
to section 5 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat.
985; 25 U.S.C. 465) and section 1 of the Act of
June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967; 25 U.S.C. 501).
(2) CERTAIN LAND IN OKLAHOMA.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law but subject to
subsection (b), if the Tribe transfers any land within
the boundaries of the State of Oklahoma to the Sec-
retary, the Secretary shall take such land into trust
for the benefit of the Tribe.
(b) RESTRICTION.—No land recognized by the Sec-
retary to be within the Cherokee Nation or any other In-
dian tribe may be taken into trust for the benefit of the
Tribe under this section without the consent of the Cher-
okee Nation or such other tribe, respectively.
SEC. 708. JURISDICTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Tribe shall have jurisdiction
over trust land and restricted land of the Tribe and its
members to the same extent that the Cherokee Nation has
jurisdiction over land recognized by the Secretary to be
(6) there is a need to enhance and strengthen
the capacity of Indian tribal governments and tribal
justice systems to address conflicts which impair re-
lationships in Indian communities and between In-
dian and non-Indian communities and individuals;
and
(7) the establishment of the National Native
American Mediation Training Center, with the tech-
nical assistance of tribal and Federal agencies, in-
cluding the Community Relations Service of the De-
partment of Justice, would enhance and strengthen
the mediation skills that are useful in reducing ten-
sions and resolving conflicts in Indian communities
and between Indian and non-Indian communities
and individuals.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’
has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(3) SIOUX NATION.—The term ‘‘Sioux Nation’’
means the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Crow