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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2009
To apply the same quality and safety standards to domestically manufactured
handguns that are currently applied to imported handguns.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1999
Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To apply the same quality and safety standards to domesti-
cally manufactured handguns that are currently applied
to imported handguns.
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 ‘‘American Handgun
Standards Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibited the
importation of handguns that failed to meet min-
imum quality and safety standards;
(2) the Gun Control Act of 1968 did not impose
any quality and safety standards on domestically
produced handguns;
(3) domestically produced handguns are specifi-
cally exempted from oversight by the Consumer
Product Safety Commission and are not required to
meet any quality and safety standards;
(4) each year—
(A) gunshots kill more than 35,000 Ameri-
cans and wound approximately 250,000;
(B) approximately 75,000 Americans are
hospitalized for the treatment of gunshot
wounds;
(C) Americans spend more than $20 billion
for the medical treatment of gunshot wounds;
and
(D) gun violence costs the United States
economy a total of $135 billion;
(5) the disparate treatment of imported hand-
guns and domestically produced handguns has led to
the creation of a high-volume market for junk guns,
defined as those handguns that fail to meet the
quality and safety standards required of imported
handguns;
(6) traffic in junk guns constitutes a serious
threat to public welfare and to law enforcement offi-
cers;
(7) junk guns are used disproportionately in the
commission of crimes; and
(8) the domestic manufacture, transfer, and
possession of junk guns should be restricted.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF JUNK GUN.
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(35) The term ‘junk gun’ means any handgun
that does not meet the standard imposed on im-
ported handguns as described in section 925(d)(3),
and any regulations issued under such section.’’.
SEC. 4. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND
POSSESSION OF CERTAIN HANDGUNS.
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(z)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to manufac-
ture, transfer, or possess a junk gun that has been shipped
or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
‘‘(A) the possession or transfer of a junk gun
otherwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall establish a National Firearm Injury Report-
ing System, consisting of a central repository of informa-
tion on all fatal injuries caused by firearms in the United
States.
(b) GRANTS TO STATES.—The Secretary may make
grants to States to enable each State to collect information
on all fatal injuries caused by firearms in the State, in-
cluding any such information collected by other sources
of such information.
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in consultation
with State and local officials, shall prescribe such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out this section, includ-
ing regulations specifying the specific kinds of information
to be collected pursuant to this section, and the procedures
to be followed in collecting such information and reporting
such information to the National Firearm Injury Report-
ing System.
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish an advisory committee, composed of such members
as the Secretary may select, for the purpose of providing
the Secretary with advice on the appropriate standards to
apply in the awarding of grants under this section.
(e) LIMITATIONS
ON AUTHORIZATION
OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—To carry out this section, there are author-
the date of the enactment of the American Handgun
Standards Act of 1999;
‘‘(B) a firearm or replica of a firearm that has
been rendered permanently inoperative;
‘‘(C)(i) the manufacture for, transfer to, or pos-
session by, the United States or a State or a depart-
ment or agency of the United States, or a State or
a department, agency, or political subdivision of a
State, of a junk gun; or
‘‘(ii) the transfer to, or possession by, a law en-
forcement officer employed by an entity referred to
in clause (i) of a junk gun for law enforcement pur-
poses (whether on or off-duty);
‘‘(D) the transfer to, or possession by, a rail po-
lice officer employed by a rail carrier and certified
or commissioned as a police officer under the laws
of a State of a junk gun for purposes of law enforce-
ment (whether on or off-duty); or
‘‘(E) the manufacture, transfer, or possession
of a junk gun by a licensed manufacturer or licensed
importer for the purposes of testing or experimen-
tation authorized by the Secretary.’’.
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trict or in a specified number of congressional dis-
tricts (Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hamp-
shire, New York, North Carolina, Virginia). Only
three of these States impose a like requirement on
major party candidates for President or Senate
(Michigan, New York, Virginia).
(14) Under present law, in 1996, 20 States re-
stricted the circulation of petitions for nonmajor
party candidates to residents of those States (Cali-
fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia,
Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ne-
braska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West
Virginia, Wisconsin). Two States restricted the cir-
culation of petitions for nonmajor party candidates
to the county or congressional district where the
circulator lives (Kansas and Virginia).
(15) Under present law, in 1996, three States
prohibited people who voted in a primary election
from signing petitions for nonmajor party candidates
(New York, Texas, West Virginia). Twelve States re-
stricted the signing of petitions to people who indi-
cate intent to support or vote for the candidate or
party (California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indi-
ana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Caro-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2010
To provide for the establishment of a National Firearm Injury Reporting
System, and for grants to States for the collection of information on
fatal injuries caused by firearms.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1999
Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of a National Firearm
Injury Reporting System, and for grants to States for
the collection of information on fatal injuries caused
by firearms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FIREARM IN-
JURY 
REPORTING 
SYSTEM; 
GRANTS 
TO
STATES FOR THE COLLECTION OF INFORMA-
TION ON FATAL FIREARMS INJURIES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FIREARM INJURY
REPORTING SYSTEM.—The Secretary of Health and
ized to be appropriated to the Attorney General not more
than $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through
2004.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 202
AN ACT
To provide for the preservation of assisted housing for low-
income elderly persons, disabled persons, and other families.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
the Virgin Islands Act of 1999)’’ after ‘‘the District
Court of the Virgin Islands’’.
(3) CALCULATION OF SERVICE AS A JUDGE.—
In the case of a judge of a district court retiring
under section 371 of title 28, United States Code,
service by the judge as a judge of the District Court
of the Virgin Islands before the effective date of this
Act shall be included in calculating service under
section 371(c) of such title.
(4) RIGHTS OF EXISTING RETIREES NOT AF-
FECTED.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
affect the rights of any judge who has retired as a
judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands be-
fore the effective date of this Act.
(b) COURTS DEFINED.—Section 610 of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the District
Court of the Virgin Islands,’’.
(c) MAGISTRATE JUDGES.—Section 631(a) of title
28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and the district court of the
Virgin Islands’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
(d) INVESTIGATIONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Sec-
tion 526(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘and of the district court of the Virgin Is-
lands’’.
(e) COURTS OF APPEALS.—Section 1291 of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, the United
States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone,’’
and all that follows through ‘‘Virgin Islands’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and the District Court of Guam.’’.
(f) COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIR-
CUIT.—Section 1295(a) of title 28, United States Code,
is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ‘‘the
United States District Court for the District of the Canal
Zone’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Virgin Islands,’’ and
inserting ‘‘the District Court of Guam,’’.
(g) FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS.—Section 1346(b) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘,
together with’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Virgin Is-
lands,’’.
(h) COURT REPORTERS.—Section 753(a) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended in the first paragraph by
striking ‘‘, the United States District Court for the Dis-
trict of the Canal Zone’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Vir-
gin Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘and the District Court of
Guam’’.
(i) REPRESENTATION OF CERTAIN DEFENDANTS.—
Section 3006A(j) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘the District Court of the Virgin Is-
lands,’’.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES.
Any reference in any provision of law to the District
Court of the Virgin Islands shall, after the effective date
of this Act, be deemed to be a reference to the United
States District Court for the District of the Virgin Is-
lands.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2014
AN ACT
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory
commuter tax on nonresidents.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2014
AN ACT
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory
commuter tax on nonresidents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING DISCRIMINATORY
COMMUTER TAX ON NONRESIDENTS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—A State may not impose a tax on
the income earned in the State by nonresidents unless the
tax is of substantial equality of treatment for the citizens
of the State and the nonresidents so commuting.
(b) STATE.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term
‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia and any political
subdivision of a State.
Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2014
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on
nonresidents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1999
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, and Mrs.
ROUKEMA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory
commuter tax on nonresidents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING DISCRIMINATORY
COMMUTER TAX ON NONRESIDENTS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—A State may not impose a tax on
the income earned in the State by nonresidents unless the
tax is of substantial equality of treatment for the citizens
of the State and the nonresidents so commuting.
(b) STATE.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term
‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia and any political
subdivision of a State.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2014
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 30, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory
commuter tax on nonresidents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2014 RFS
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING DISCRIMINATORY
COMMUTER TAX ON NONRESIDENTS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—A State may not impose a tax on
the income earned in the State by nonresidents unless the
tax is of substantial equality of treatment for the citizens
of the State and the nonresidents so commuting.
(b) STATE.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term
‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia and any political
subdivision of a State.
Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 117
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2014
[Report No. 106–203]
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on
nonresidents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1999
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, and Mrs.
ROUKEMA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
JUNE 25, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr.
MALONEY of Connecticut, and Mr. SHAYS
JUNE 25, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory
commuter tax on nonresidents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING DISCRIMINATORY
COMMUTER TAX ON NONRESIDENTS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—A State may not impose a tax on
the income earned in the State by nonresidents unless the
tax is of substantial equality of treatment for the citizens
of the State and the nonresidents so commuting.
(b) STATE.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term
‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia and any political
subdivision of a State.
Union Calendar No. 117
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2014
[Report No. 106–203]
A BILL
To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory
commuter tax on nonresidents.
JUNE 25, 1999
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
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2015
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension
for the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1999
Mr. GONZALEZ 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
a 5-year extension for the work opportunity credit and
the welfare-to-work credit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT
AND WELFARE-TO-WORK CREDIT.
(a) WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT.—Subparagraph
(B) of section 51(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to termination) is amended by striking
‘‘June 30, 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2004’’.
(b) WELFARE-TO-WORK CREDIT.—Subparagraph (f)
of section 51A of such Code (relating to temporary incen-
tives for employing long-term family assistance recipients)
is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 1999’’ and inserting
‘‘June 30, 2004’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2016
To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the provision of law requir-
ing termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as
of December 31, 1999.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1999
Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself and Ms. BROWN of Florida) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the provi-
sion of law requiring termination of the Advisory Com-
mittee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 1999.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION FOR ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS.
Subsection (e) of section 554 of title 38, United
States Code, is repealed.
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bership of the council shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment. Any member of
the council may be removed for cause in accordance
with procedures established by the council.
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall certify a
regional private industry council if the Secretary deter-
mines that its composition and appointments are consist-
ent with the provisions of this section. Such certification
shall be made or denied within 30 days after the date on
which a list of members and necessary supporting docu-
mentation are submitted to the Secretary. When the Sec-
retary certifies the council, it shall be convened within 30
days.
‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS.—Consistent with the requirements
contained in section 103 of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish the functions of each regional private industry
council established under this section for the purpose of
providing policy guidance for, and exercise oversight with
respect to, activities under the job training plan for the
labor market area of the council in partnership with the
unit or units of general local government within the labor
market area.
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, to the extent practicable, amounts appro-
priated to carry out this part for any fiscal year shall be
vance, subject to repayment as provided in such sub-
section, and shall not be structured as a loan. The Sec-
retary shall take such action as may be necessary to en-
sure that the repayment contingency under such sub-
section is enforceable for projects assisted under the pilot
program and to provide for appropriate protections of the
interests of the Secretary in relation to other interests in
the projects so assisted.
(e) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (c)(1) of this section, the Secretary may waive the
applicability of any provision of section 202 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1959 for any project assisted under the pilot
program under this section as may be appropriate to carry
out the program, except to the extent inconsistent with
this section.
SEC. 309. GRANTS FOR CONVERSION OF ELDERLY HOUSING
TO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.
Title II of the Housing Act of 1959 is amended by
inserting after section 202a (12 U.S.C. 1701q–1) the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 202b. GRANTS FOR CONVERSION OF ELDERLY HOUS-
ING TO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development may make grants in accordance
have at least 60 days to provide translations of specific
documents it is requested to translate. Nothing in this
subsection shall limit the right of a taxpayer to file a writ-
ten request for an extension of time to comply with the
request.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) EXCEPTION.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning
after December 31, 1999.
(2) TRANSLATIONS.—Subsection (b) shall apply
to requests made by the Internal Revenue Service
after December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2019
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the unearned
income of children attributable to personal injury awards shall not be
taxed at the marginal rate of the parents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 1999
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. ENGLISH, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. SANDLIN, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr.
WYNN, and Mr. PAUL) 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 the unearned income of children attributable to per-
sonal injury awards shall not be taxed at the marginal
rate of the parents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF UNEARNED INCOME OF CHIL-
DREN ATTRIBUTABLE TO PERSONAL INJURY
AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 1(g) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to taxation
of unearned income of minor children at parent’s rate) is
amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subpara-
graph (C) and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR UNEARNED INCOME
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO
PERSONAL
INJURY
AWARDS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—There shall not be
taken into account under subparagraph
(A)(i) any qualified injury award income.
‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED INJURY AWARD IN-
COME.—For purposes of clause (i), the
term ‘qualified injury award income’ means
income attributable to an amount excluded
from the gross income of the child by rea-
son of section 104(a)(2) if—
‘‘(I) the excluded amount is re-
ceived by the child in a lump sum,
and
‘‘(II) the income accrues on the
excluded amount while in a custodial
account (other than a trust) the
amounts in which are prohibited
under State law from being used to
satisfy any person’s obligation to sup-
port or maintain the child.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 201
To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish regional private
industry councils for labor market areas that are located in more than
one State, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. MORAN of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish
regional private industry councils for labor market areas
that are located in more than one State, 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. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PRIVATE IN-
DUSTRY COUNCILS UNDER THE JOB TRAIN-
ING PARTNERSHIP ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title IV of the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1731 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 457. REGIONAL PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCILS.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a labor mar-
ket area that is located in more than one State, the
Secretary, upon request of the Governor of each
State in which the labor market area is located, shall
establish a regional private industry council for the
labor market area in accordance with this section.
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A regional pri-
vate industry council established for a labor market
area under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to the
private industry council established under section
102 for each service delivery area in which the labor
market area is located.
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional private in-
dustry council shall consist of members determined
by each Governor consistent with the requirements
contained in subsections (a) and (c) of section 102
of this Act.
‘‘(2) CHAIRMAN.—The chairman of the council
shall be selected from among members of the council
who are representatives of the private sector.
‘‘(3) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for
fixed and staggered terms and may serve until their
successors are appointed. Any vacancy in the mem-