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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 963
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit
for a portion of the expenses of providing dependent care services to
employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1999
Ms. PRYCE
of Ohio (for herself, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr.
LATOURETTE, Mrs. KELLY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. FROST, Mr. SHOWS, Mr.
HINCHEY, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. WALSH,
Ms. NORTON, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. KING, Mr. VENTO, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms.
DEGETTE, Mr. PAUL, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mrs. JONES of Ohio,
Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. FORBES) 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 allow em-
ployers a credit for a portion of the expenses of providing
dependent care services to employees.
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 ‘‘Child Care Availability
Incentive Act’’.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER EXPENSES IN PROVIDING
CERTAIN DEPENDENT CARE SERVICES.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 45D. EMPLOYER EXPENSES IN PROVIDING DEPEND-
ENT CARE SERVICES.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of section 38,
the employer day care center credit determined under this
section for the taxable year is the amount determined
under subsection (b) with respect to each qualified day
care center of the taxpayer.
‘‘(b) CREDIT PER FACILITY.—For purposes of this
section—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount determined
under this subsection for any taxable year with re-
spect to any qualified day care facility of the tax-
payer is 50 percent of the excess (if any) of—
‘‘(A) the expenses paid or incurred by the
taxpayer during the taxable year in providing
dependent care services at such facility for em-
ployees, over
‘‘(B) the aggregate amount received or ac-
crued during the taxable year by the employer
for such services.
‘‘(2) DEPRECIATION
ALLOWANCES.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), depreciation allowances
under section 167 shall be treated as expenses.
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED DAY CARE CENTER.—For purposes
of this section, the term ‘qualified day care center’ means
any day care center—
‘‘(1) which is operated by the taxpayer exclu-
sively for purposes of providing dependent care serv-
ices to employees,
‘‘(2) which is located on the business premises
of the taxpayer or on a site adjacent to such prem-
ises,
‘‘(3) which complies with all applicable laws and
regulations of a State or unit of local government,
and
‘‘(4) the operation of which is part of a depend-
ent care assistance program (as defined in section
129(d)).’’
(b) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS
CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code is
amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (11),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and
inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the end thereof the
following new paragraph:
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‘‘(1) minimal diversity exists between adverse
parties if any party is a citizen of a State and any
adverse party is a citizen of another State, a citizen
or subject of a foreign state, or a foreign state as
defined in section 1603(a) of this title;
‘‘(2) a corporation is deemed to be a citizen of
any State, and a citizen or subject of any foreign
state, in which it is incorporated or has its principal
place of business, and is deemed to be a resident of
any State in which it is incorporated or licensed to
do business or is doing business;
‘‘(3) the term ‘injury’ means—
‘‘(A) physical harm to a natural person;
and
‘‘(B) physical damage to or destruction of
tangible property, but only if physical harm de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) exists;
‘‘(4) the term ‘accident’ means a sudden acci-
dent, or a natural event culminating in an accident,
that results in death or injury incurred at a discrete
location by at least 25 natural persons; and
‘‘(5) the term ‘State’ includes the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
any territory or possession of the United States.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 964
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal
minimum wage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1999
Mr. QUINN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase
the Federal minimum wage.
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 ‘‘Long Term Minimum
Wage Adjustment Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE.
(a) WAGE.—Section 6(a) of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)) is amended by redes-
ignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3)
through (6), respectively, and by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, not less than—
‘‘(A) $5.55 an hour during the year begin-
ning on September 1, 1999;
‘‘(B) $5.85 an hour during the year begin-
ning on September 1, 2000; and
‘‘(C) $6.15 an hour during the year begin-
ning on September 1, 2001;
‘‘(2) the minimum wage prescribed by para-
graph (1) will increase in proportion to increases in
the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers
beginning on September 1, 2002, and each Septem-
ber 1 thereafter as follows—
‘‘(A) an increase shall not exceed 4 percent
in any one calendar year; and
‘‘(B) the minimum wage will never fall
below the previous year’s level; ’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on September 1, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 965
To provide that December 7 each year shall be treated for all purposes
related to Federal employment in the same manner as November 11.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1999
Mr. QUINN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform
A BILL
To provide that December 7 each year shall be treated for
all purposes related to Federal employment in the same
manner as November 11.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That December 7 each year shall be treated for all pur-
poses related to Federal employment in the same manner
as November 11.
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘§ 1369. Multiparty, multiforum jurisdiction
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The district courts shall have
original jurisdiction of any civil action involving minimal
diversity between adverse parties that arises from a single
accident, where at least 25 natural persons have either
died or incurred injury in the accident at a discrete loca-
tion and, in the case of injury, the injury has resulted in
damages which exceed $50,000 per person, exclusive of in-
terest and costs, if—
‘‘(1) a defendant resides in a State and a sub-
stantial part of the accident took place in another
State or other location, regardless of whether that
defendant is also a resident of the State where a
substantial part of the accident took place;
‘‘(2) any two defendants reside in different
States, regardless of whether such defendants are
also residents of the same State or States; or
‘‘(3) substantial parts of the accident took place
in different States.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULES AND DEFINITIONS.—For pur-
poses of this section—
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of State Route 49/10 with the boundary of the
Matewan Area Structural Project; thence, leav-
ing the right-of-way of said road, and with said
Project boundary, and the southerly right-of-
way of said Railroad,
North 77°49′ East 89 feet to an iron pin
and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M–4,
North 79°30′ East 74 feet to an iron pin
and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M–5–
1; thence, leaving the southerly right-of-way of
said Railroad, and continuing with the bound-
ary of said Project,
South 06°33′ East 102 to an iron pipe and
cap designated U.S.A. Corner No. M–6–1 on
the northerly right-of-way line of State Route
49/28; thence, leaving the boundary of said
Project, and with the right-of-way of said road,
severing the lands of said Project,
North 80°59′ West 171 feet to a point at
the intersection of the Northerly right-of-way
line of said State Route 49/28 with the easterly
right-of-way line of said State Route 49/10;
thence, leaving the right-of-way of said State
Route 49/28 and with the right-of-way of said
State Route 49/10,
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North 03°21′ West 42 feet to the point of
beginning, containing 0.27 acre, more or less.
The bearings and coordinate used herein are
referenced to the West Virginia State Plane Co-
ordinate System, South Zone.
(4) A certain parcel of land in the State of
West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of Matewan,
and being more particularly bounded and described
as follows:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of
the easterly right-of-way line of State Route 49/
10 with the right-of-way line of the floodwall,
having an approximate coordinate value of
N228,826 E1,661,679; thence, leaving the
right-of-way of said floodwall, and with the
right-of-way of said State Route 49/10,
North 03°21′ West 23 feet to a point at
the intersection of the easterly right-of-way line
of said State Route 49/10 with the southerly
right-of-way line of State Route 49/28; thence,
leaving the right-of-way of said State Route 49/
10 and with the right-of-way of said State
Route 49/28,
South 80°59′ East 168 feet,
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North 82°28′ East 45 feet to an iron pin
and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M–8–
1 on the boundary of the Western Area Struc-
tural Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of
said State Route 49/28, and with said Project
boundary,
South 08°28′ East 88 feet to an iron pin
and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M–9–
1 point on the northerly right-of-way line of a
street (known as McCoy Alley); thence, leaving
said Project boundary and with the northerly
right-of-way of said street,
South 83°01′ West 38 feet to a point on
the right-of-way line of said floodwall; thence,
leaving the right-of-way of said street, and with
the right-of-way of said floodwall,
North 57°49′ West 180 feet,
South 79°30′ West 34 feet to a point of
beginning, containing 0.24 acre, more or less.
The bearings and coordinate used herein are
referenced to the West Virginia State Plane Co-
ordinate System, South Zone.
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for Rural Water System for Perkins County Rural
Water System, Inc.’’, as amended in March 1995.
(3) PROJECT
CONSTRUCTION
BUDGET.—The
term ‘‘project construction budget’’ means the de-
scription of the total amount of funds that are need-
ed for the construction of the water supply system,
as described in the feasibility study.
(4) PUMPING AND INCIDENTAL OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The term ‘‘pumping and inciden-
tal operational requirements’’ means all power re-
quirements that are incidental to the operation of
the water supply system by the Corporation.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
(6) WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘water
supply system’’ means intake facilities, pumping sta-
tions, water treatment facilities, cooling facilities,
reservoirs, and pipelines operated by the Perkins
County Rural Water System, Inc., to the point of
delivery of water to each entity that distributes
water at retail to individual users.
(2) such sums as are necessary to defray in-
creases in development costs reflected in appropriate
engineering cost indices after March 1, 1995.
Passed the House of Representatives October 26,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(2) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to trans-
fer to the Government of Greece the medium auxiliary
floating dry dock COMPETENT (AFDM 6). Such trans-
fer shall be on a sales basis under section 21 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
(e) MEXICO.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Government of Mexico the ‘‘NEW-
PORT’’ class tank landing ship NEWPORT (LST 1179)
and the ‘‘KNOX’’ class frigate WHIPPLE (FF 1062).
Such transfers shall be on a sales basis under section 21
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
(f) POLAND.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Government of Poland the ‘‘OLI-
VER HAZARD PERRY’’ class guided missile frigate
CLARK (FFG 11). Such transfer shall be on a grant basis
under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(g) TAIWAN.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Rep-
resentative Office in the United States (which is the Tai-
wan instrumentality designated pursuant to section 10(a)
of the Taiwan Relations Act) the ‘‘NEWPORT’’ class
tank landing ship SCHENECTADY (LST 1185). Such
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 972
To designate the Federal building located at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau,
Alaska, as the ‘‘Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1999
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the Federal building located at 709 West 9th
Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ‘‘Hurff A. Saunders
Federal Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF HURFF A. SAUNDERS FED-
ERAL BUILDING.
The Federal building located at 709 West 9th Street
in Juneau, Alaska, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building’’.
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SEC. 3. PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.
(a) GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated
under subsection (i) the Mayor shall award grants to
eligible institutions that enroll eligible students to pay
the difference between the tuition and fees charged for
in-State students and the tuition and fees charged for
out-of-State students on behalf of each eligible student
enrolled in the eligible institution.
(2) MAXIMUM STUDENT AMOUNTS.—An eligible
student shall have paid on the student’s behalf under
this section—
(A) not more than $10,000 for any 1 award
year (as defined in section 481 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088)); and
(B) a total of not more than $50,000.
(3) PRORATION.—The Mayor shall prorate pay-
ments under this section for students who attend an
eligible institution on less than a full-time basis.
(b) REDUCTION
FOR
INSUFFICIENT
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the funds appropriated
pursuant to subsection (i) for any fiscal year are in-
sufficient to award a grant in the amount determined
under subsection (a) on behalf of each eligible student
(A) the amount of the tuition normally
charged by that institution to a student who is
not a resident of the State in which that insti-
tution is located for the program of instruction
in which the qualified graduate is enrolled or
accepted for enrollment; and
(B) the amount of the tuition normally
charged by that institution to a student who is
a resident of such State for such program of in-
struction.
(2) RATABLE REDUCTION IF FUNDS INSUFFI-
CIENT.—If the amount available from the Fund
under section 3(c)(2) for any academic year is not
sufficient to pay the scholarship amount determined
under paragraph (1) for each qualified graduate
submitting an application that is approved pursuant
to subsection (a), the amount of such scholarships
shall be ratably reduced. If additional sums become
available for such academic year, such reduced schol-
arships shall be increased on the same basis as they
were reduced (until the amount allotted equals the
amount determined under paragraph (1)).
(3) DISBURSEMENT.—The scholarships award-
ed under this section shall be disbursed to the eligi-
ble institution at which the qualified graduate is en-
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SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN VOLUME OF STEEL IMPORTS.
(a) REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, within 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the President shall take the necessary steps,
by imposing quotas, tariff surcharges, negotiated enforce-
able voluntary export restraint agreements, or otherwise,
to ensure that the volume of steel products imported into
the United States during any month does not exceed the
average volume of steel products that was imported
monthly into the United States during the 36-month pe-
riod preceding July 1997.
(b) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—Within 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Treasury, through the United States Customs Serv-
ice, and the Secretary of Commerce shall implement a pro-
gram for administering and enforcing the restraints on
imports under subsection (a). The Customs Service is au-
thorized to refuse entry into the customs territory of the
United States of any steel products that exceed the allow-
able levels of imports of such products.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—
(1) CATEGORIES.—This section shall apply to
the following categories of steel products: semi-
finished, plates, sheets and strips, wire rods, wire
and wire products, rail type products, bars, struc-
persons in community correctional confinement such
as halfway houses, will be conducted and carried out
by individuals who are employees of the United
States as defined in section 2105 of title 5; and’’.
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(e) SINGLE
PRODUCER
AND
EXPORTER
COUN-
TRIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Commerce shall make publicly available all
information required to be released pursuant to subsection
(c), including information obtained regarding imports
from a foreign producer or exporter that is the only pro-
ducer or exporter of goods subject to this section from a
foreign country.
(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Commerce may
prescribe such rules and regulations relating to the steel
import notification and monitoring program as may be
necessary to carry the provisions of this section.
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(CNPC) for their involvement in oil ventures in
Sudan, which seek to strengthen the power and fi-
nancial capability of the Government of Sudan at
the detriment of those in the south.
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all time, died leaving us great memories of personal and
athletic achievements;
Whereas Walter Payton received national acclaim as a run-
ning back and was the Chicago Bears’ first pick, and was
chosen fourth overall, in the 1975 draft;
Whereas Walter Payton played 13 seasons in the National
Football League;
Whereas Walter Payton played a critical role in helping the
Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XX in 1986;
Whereas Walter Payton was inducted into the College Foot-
ball Hall of Fame in 1996;
Whereas Walter Payton was inducted into the Professional
Football Hall of Fame in 1993;
Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League
record for career yards—16,726 yards;
Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League
record for career rushing attempts—3,838 attempts;
Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League
record for yards gained in a single game—275 yards in
a game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 20,
1977;
Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League
record for seasons with 1,000 or more yards—10 sea-
sons, 1976 to 1981 and 1983 to 1986;
Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League
record for consecutive seasons leading the league in rush-
ing attempts—4 seasons, from 1976 to 1979;
Whereas Walter Payton holds the National Football League
record for most career games with 100 or more yards—
77 games;
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 976
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount
of payment under the Medicare Program for pap smear laboratory tests.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1999
Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. BONO) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase
the amount of payment under the Medicare Program
for pap smear laboratory tests.
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 ‘‘Investment in Wom-
en’s Health Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PAYMENT AMOUNT FOR PAP SMEAR
LABORATORY TESTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833(h) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) In no case shall payment under the fee schedule
established under paragraph (1) for the laboratory test
component of a diagnostic or screening pap smear be less
than $14.60.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to laboratory tests
furnished on or after January 1, 2000.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Self-employed Health
Insurance Fairness Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF
SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS INCREASED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162(l)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for health
insurance costs of self-employed individuals) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(1) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—In the case
of an individual who is an employee within the
meaning of section 401(c)(1), there shall be allowed
as a deduction under this section an amount equal
to the amount paid during the taxable year for in-
surance which constitutes medical care for the tax-
payer, the taxpayer’s spouse, and dependents.’’
(b) CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON OTHER COV-
ERAGE.—The first sentence of section 162(l)(2)(B) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as fol-
lows: ‘‘Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for
any calendar month for which the taxpayer participates
in any subsidized health plan maintained by any employer
(other than an employer described in section 401(c)(4))
of the taxpayer or the spouse of the taxpayer.’’