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(10) The Cahaba River has high recreational
value 
for 
hunters, 
fishermen, 
birdwatchers,
canoeists, nature photographers, and others.
(11) The Cahaba River area is deserving of in-
clusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) REFUGE.—The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge established
under section 4(a).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES OF REFUGE.
The purposes of the Refuge are—
(1) to conserve, enhance, and restore the native
aquatic and terrestrial community characteristics of
the Cahaba River (including associated fish, wildlife,
and plant species);
(2) to conserve, enhance, and restore habitat to
maintain and assist in the recovery of animals and
plants that are listed as endangered species or
threatened species under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.);
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Calendar No. 908
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4286
[Report No. 106–461]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 11, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
OCTOBER 2 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Reported by Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire, without amendment
AN ACT
To provide for the establishment of the Cahaba River
National Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama.
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 ‘‘Cahaba River National
Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4287
To establish a direct loan program for less-than-half-time students to improve
their job skills, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. BAIRD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce, 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 establish a direct loan program for less-than-half-time
students to improve their job skills, 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 ‘‘Financial Aid for Skill
Enhancement Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4290
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to qualify public defenders
for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HORN, Mr. LAHOOD, Ms.
SANCHEZ, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr.
SANDERS, Mr. CAMP, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. BONO, Mr. NADLER, Ms. WA-
TERS, Mr. KIND, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. TIERNEY, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii,
Mr. SCOTT, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. FORD, Mr. DIXON, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
WALSH, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. OWENS, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr.
METCALF, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. BAIRD)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to qualify
public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the
Federal Perkins Loan program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR PUBLIC DE-
FENDERS.
Section 465(a)(2)(F) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)(F)) is amended by insert-
ing before the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘or as
a full-time public defender for service to a local, State,
or Federal agency’’.
SEC. 2. OFFSETTING REDUCTION.
The amount of Federal capital contributions pursu-
ant to section 461 to Federal student loan funds shall be
reduced in an amount equal to the amount expended pur-
suant to the amendment made by section 1 of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4291
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that decennial census
questionnaires be limited to the basic questions needed to allow for
an enumeration of the population, as required by the Constitution of
the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. CAMPBELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that
decennial census questionnaires be limited to the basic
questions needed to allow for an enumeration of the
population, as required by the Constitution of the United
States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 141 of
title 13, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’;
(2) by striking the last sentence; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2)(A) In connection with any such census, the Sec-
retary is authorized to request no information apart from
that needed to allow for an enumeration of the population,
as required by the Constitution of the United States.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this subsection, the only ques-
tions needed to allow for such an enumeration are those
asking for an individual’s name or the number of individ-
uals in the household.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (f) of
section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is repealed.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this Act shall apply with respect to decennial censuses
taken in 2010 and thereafter.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4292
AN ACT
To protect infants who are born alive.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4292
AN ACT
To protect infants who are born alive.
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 ‘‘Born-Alive Infants
Protection Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF BORN-ALIVE INFANT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 1, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’
as including born-alive infant
‘‘(a) In determining the meaning of any Act of Con-
gress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the
various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United
States, the words ‘person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘in-
dividual’, shall include every infant member of the species
homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of develop-
ment.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘born alive’,
with respect to a member of the species homo sapiens,
means the complete expulsion or extraction from its moth-
er of that member, at any stage of development, who after
such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating
heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite move-
ment of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the um-
bilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the
expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or
induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 1, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’ as including born-alive in-
fant.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 26,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4292
To protect infants who are born alive.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. CANADY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To protect infants who are born alive.
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 ‘‘Born-Alive Infants
Protection Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF BORN-ALIVE INFANT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 1, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’
as including born-alive infant
‘‘(a) In determining the meaning of any Act of Con-
gress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the
various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United
States, the words ‘person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘in-
dividual’, shall include every infant member of the species
homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of develop-
ment.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘born alive’,
with respect to a member of the species homo sapiens,
means the complete expulsion or extraction from its moth-
er of that member, at any stage of development, who after
such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating
heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite move-
ment of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the um-
bilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the
expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or
induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 1, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’ as including born-alive in-
fant.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4292
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
OCTOBER 5 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Read the first time
AN ACT
To protect infants who are born alive.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4292 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Born-Alive Infants
Protection Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF BORN-ALIVE INFANT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 1, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’
as including born-alive infant
‘‘(a) In determining the meaning of any Act of Con-
gress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the
various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United
States, the words ‘person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘in-
dividual’, shall include every infant member of the species
homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of develop-
ment.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘born alive’,
with respect to a member of the species homo sapiens,
means the complete expulsion or extraction from its moth-
er of that member, at any stage of development, who after
such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating
heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite move-
ment of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the um-
bilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the
expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or
induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.’’.
HR 4292 RFS
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 1, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’ as including born-alive in-
fant.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 26,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 493
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4292
[Report No. 106–835]
To protect infants who are born alive.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. CANADY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
SEPTEMBER 11, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. DEMINT, Mr. HERGER, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr.
BARTLETT
of Maryland, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. TANCREDO, Mrs.
CHENOWETH-HAGE, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. RYUN of Kansas,
Mr. DICKEY, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mrs.
MYRICK, Mr. PAUL, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BLILEY,
Mr. WAMP, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. HYDE, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.
SOUDER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. TERRY, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. WELDON of
Florida, Mr. GARY MILLER of California, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. BLUNT,
Mr. MICA, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. THUNE, Mr.
FORBES, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SALMON, Mr. HAYES, Mr.
HILL of Montana, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin,
and Mr. HUNTER
SEPTEMBER 11, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To protect infants who are born alive.
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 ‘‘Born-Alive Infants
Protection Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF BORN-ALIVE INFANT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 1, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’
as including born-alive infant
‘‘(a) In determining the meaning of any Act of Con-
gress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the
various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United
States, the words ‘person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘in-
dividual’, shall include every infant member of the species
homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of develop-
ment.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘born alive’,
with respect to a member of the species homo sapiens,
means the complete expulsion or extraction from its moth-
er of that member, at any stage of development, who after
such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating
heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite move-
ment of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the um-
bilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the
expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or
induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 1, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’ as including born-alive in-
fant.’’.
Union Calendar No. 493
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4292
[Report No. 106–835]
A BILL
To protect infants who are born alive.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4294
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the alternative
minimum tax for estates in bankruptcy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. CARDIN 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 modify
the alternative minimum tax for estates in bankruptcy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION TO ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM
TAX.
(a) ESTATES IN BANKRUPTCY.—Subsection (d) of
section 56 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) ESTATES IN BANKRUPTCY.—The 90-per-
cent limitation under paragraph (1)(A) of this sec-
tion shall not apply with respect to estates in pro-
HR 4294 IH
ceedings under chapter 7 of title 11 of the United
States Code.’’
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to tax-
able years ending after December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4295
To suspend temporarily the duty on Fluridone aquatic herbicide.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Ms. CARSON (for herself and Mr. BURTON of Indiana) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on Fluridone aquatic
herbicide.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.29.01
1-methyl-3-
phenyl-5- (3-
(trifluoro-methyl)
phenyl) -4 (1H) -
pyridinone
(Fluridone) (CAS
No. 59756–60–
4) (provided for
in subheading
2933.39.25) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4296
To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to restore certain penalties under
that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. PETERSON of Min-
nesota, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. CALLAHAN,
Mr. HAYES, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr.
EVERETT, Mr. STUMP, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. PHELPS, Mr.
BOYD, Mr. RILEY, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. ADERHOLT,
Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. SHOWS, and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to restore certain
penalties under that Act.
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 ‘‘Migratory Bird Pen-
alty Restoration Act’’.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF PENALTIES.
Section 6 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16
U.S.C. 707) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any
person, association, partnership, or corporation who shall
violate any provisions of said conventions or of this Act,
or who shall violate or fail to comply with any regulation
made pursuant to this Act shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not
more than $5000 or be imprisoned not more than six
months, or both.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) A person who violates section 3(b)(2) shall be
fined not more than $5000 or be imprisoned not more
than 1 year, or both.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 429
For the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their son, Vladimir
Malofienko.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 19, 1999
Mr. ROTHMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and
their son, Vladimir Malofienko.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pur-
poses of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101 et seq.), Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and
their son, Vladimir Malofienko, shall be held and consid-
ered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States
for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment
of this Act upon payment of the required visa fees.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.
Upon the granting of permanent residence to
Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their son, Vladi-
mir Malofienko, as provided in this Act, the Secretary of
State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by the ap-
propriate number during the current fiscal year the total
number of immigrant visas available to natives of the
country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 42
To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. STUMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to estate, gift, and generation-
skipping taxes) is hereby repealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and
transfers made, after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4301
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the
distribution chain of prescription drugs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.
WEXLER, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. HALL of Ohio) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
relating to the distribution chain of prescription drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISTRIBUTION.
Section 503(e)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(e)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘for a calendar year’’ after ‘‘or
an authorized distributor of record of such drug’’;
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘a statement that the drug was
first purchased from or through an authorized dis-
tributor or’’ after ‘‘who receives the drug’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS.
Section 503(e)(4)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(e)(4)(A)) is amended by
striking ‘‘the term’’ and all that follows and inserting the
following: ‘‘the term ‘authorized distributor of record’
means any distributor to which a manufacturer sells pre-
scription drugs during a calendar year, and’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4302
To authorize a project for the renovation of the Department of Veterans
Affairs medical center in Bronx, New York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. KING, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. NADLER, Mrs.
MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. FORBES, and Mrs.
MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To authorize a project for the renovation of the Department
of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bronx, New York.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
PROJECT, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a
major medical facility project for the renovation of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bronx,
New York, in an amount not to exceed $12,300,000.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year
2001 for the Construction, Major Projects, account
$12,300,000 for the project authorized in section 1.
(b) LIMITATION.—The project authorized in section
1 may only be carried out using—
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2001 pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a);
(2) funds appropriated for the Construction,
Major Projects, account for a fiscal year before fis-
cal year 2001 that remain available for obligation;
and
(3) funds appropriated for the Construction,
Major Projects, account for fiscal year 2001 for a
category of activity not specific to a project.
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