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the school year whether their employment con-
tract will be renewed for the following year.
‘‘(2) PROCEDURES FOR DISCHARGE.—The su-
pervisor of a Bureau school may discharge (subject
to procedures established under paragraph (1)(B))
for cause (as determined under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary) any educator employed in
such school. Upon giving notice of proposed dis-
charge to an educator, the supervisor involved shall
immediately notify the local school board for the
school of such action. A determination by the local
school board that such educator shall not be dis-
charged shall be followed by the supervisor. The su-
pervisor shall have the right to appeal such action
to the education line officer of the appropriate agen-
cy office of the Bureau. Upon such an appeal, the
agency education line officer may, for good cause
and in writing to the local school board, overturn the
determination of the local school board with respect
to the employment of such individual.
‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS OF SCHOOL BOARDS
FOR DISCHARGE.—Each local school board for a Bu-
reau school shall have the right—
‘‘(A) seminars on the histories, economies,
and systems of government of eligible countries;
‘‘(B) visits to school systems, institutions
of higher education, and organizations con-
ducting exemplary programs in civics and gov-
ernment education, and economic education, lo-
cated in eligible countries;
‘‘(C) assistance from educators and schol-
ars in eligible countries in the development of
curricular materials on the history, government,
and economy of such countries that are useful
in United States classrooms;
‘‘(D) opportunities to provide onsite dem-
onstrations of United States curricula and ped-
agogy for educational leaders in eligible coun-
tries; and
‘‘(E) research and evaluation assistance to
determine—
‘‘(i) the effects of the Cooperative
Education Exchange programs on stu-
dents’ development of the knowledge,
skills, and traits of character essential for
the preservation and improvement of con-
stitutional democracy; and
by a physician (as defined in paragraphs (1) or (4) of sub-
section (r)).
‘‘(2) The term ‘vision rehabilitation professional’
means an individual who—
‘‘(A) is an orientation and mobility specialist or
a rehabilitation teacher;
‘‘(B) holds a baccalaureate or higher degree
granted by a regionally accredited college or univer-
sity in the United States (or an equivalent foreign
degree) in rehabilitation, education, or related health
field with a university-based program of study and
clinical experience in orientation and mobility (as de-
fined in paragraph (4)(A)) or rehabilitation teaching
(as defined in paragraph (4)(B)); and
‘‘(C)(i) is licensed or certified as vision rehabili-
tation professional by the State in which the services
are performed; or
‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual in a State
which does not provide for such licensure or certifi-
cation, is certified by the Association for Education
and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Im-
paired or meets such criteria as the Secretary estab-
lishes in consultation with the following:
‘‘(I) The National Vision Rehabilitation
Cooperative.
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—The Clearinghouse shall use
the funds provided under a grant or contract made under
subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) to maintain a repository of instructional
materials and related information regarding finan-
cial education programs for elementary and sec-
ondary schools, including kindergartens, for use by
States, localities, and the general public;
‘‘(2) to disseminate to States, localities, and the
general public, through electronic and other means,
instructional materials and related information re-
garding financial education programs for elementary
and secondary schools, including kindergartens; and
‘‘(3) to the extent that resources allow, to pro-
vide technical assistance to States, localities, and the
general public on the design, establishment, and im-
plementation of financial education programs for ele-
mentary and secondary schools, including kinder-
gartens.
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—The chief executive officer of
the organization selected to establish and operate the
Clearinghouse shall consult with the Department of the
Treasury and the Securities Exchange Commission with
respect to its activities under subsection (d).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2851
To direct the United States Executive Directors at the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary
Fund to encourage their respective institutions to require countries re-
ceiving assistance from such institutions to use the portion of the assist-
ance attributable to United States contributions to obtain goods and
services produced in the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To direct the United States Executive Directors at the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development and
the International Monetary Fund to encourage their re-
spective institutions to require countries receiving assist-
ance from such institutions to use the portion of the
assistance attributable to United States contributions to
obtain goods and services produced in 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. USE OF VOICE AND VOTE OF THE UNITED
STATES TO ENCOURAGE THE WORLD BANK
AND THE IMF TO REQUIRE COUNTRIES RE-
CEIVING WORLD BANK OR IMF ASSISTANCE
TO USE THE PORTION OF THE ASSISTANCE
ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNITED STATES CON-
TRIBUTIONS TO OBTAIN GOODS AND SERV-
ICES PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.
Title XVIII of the International Financial Institu-
tions Act (22 U.S.C. 262s–262s–2) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 1803. USE OF VOICE AND VOTE OF THE UNITED
STATES 
TO 
ENCOURAGE 
THE 
INTER-
NATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT AND THE INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND TO REQUIRE COUNTRIES
RECEIVING WORLD BANK OR IMF ASSIST-
ANCE TO USE THE PORTION OF THE ASSIST-
ANCE ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNITED STATES
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OBTAIN GOODS AND
SERVICES 
PRODUCED 
IN 
THE 
UNITED
STATES.
‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States Executive Directors at the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Inter-
national Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the
United States to encourage their respective institutions to
require, as a condition of providing a loan, grant, or other
financial assistance to the government of a country, that
the country use not less than 18 percent of such assistance
to obtain United States goods and services. In the pre-
ceding sentence, the term ‘goods and services’ does not
include any interest in a financial instrument or the reduc-
tion or cancellation of any obligation of the country to the
United States Government or any United States person.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2852
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the prorating
of Medicaid beneficiary contributions in the case of partial coverage
of nursing facility services during a month.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require
the prorating of Medicaid beneficiary contributions in
the case of partial coverage of nursing facility services
during a month.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PRORATING MEDICAID BENEFICIARY CON-
TRIBUTIONS FOR PARTIAL COVERAGE OF
NURSING 
FACILITY 
SERVICES 
DURING 
A
MONTH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(aa) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, in the case of an individual who is entitled to medical
assistance for nursing facility services under this title in
a month but who is not receiving such services during the
entire month, the amount of any contribution required of
the individual during such month with respect to payment
for such services shall be pro-rated to reflect the fraction
of the month during which the individual is receiving such
services.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) ap-
plies to calendar quarters beginning on or after January
1, 2000, without regard to whether or not final regulations
to carry out such amendment have been promulgated by
such date.
(2) In the case of a State plan for medical assistance
under title XIX of the Social Security Act which the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services determines requires
State legislation (other than legislation appropriating
such term in section 8701(a) of title 5, United
States Code.
(D) With respect to health insurance, the
term ‘‘employee’’ shall have the meaning given
such term in section 8901 of title 5, United
States Code.
(E) With respect to compensation for work
injuries, the term ‘‘employee’’ shall have the
meaning given such term in section 8101(1) of
title 5, United States Code.
(4) OBLIGATIONS.—The term ‘‘obligations’’
means any duties or responsibilities that would be
incurred by the spouse of an employee.
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM TAX FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED
FRINGE BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC PARTNERS.
Section 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to contributions by employer to accident and
health plans) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC PARTNERS.—The
provisions of section 2 of the Domestic Partnership Bene-
fits and Obligations Act of 1999 shall apply to employees
and domestic partners of employees for purposes of this
section and any other benefit which is not includible in
funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional require-
ment imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a),
the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply
with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of
its failure to meet this additional requirement before the
first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the
close of the first regular session of the State legislature
that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a
State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of
such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular ses-
sion of the State legislature.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2853
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for individuals serving
as Federal jurors to continue to receive their normal average wage
or salary during such service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for indi-
viduals serving as Federal jurors to continue to receive
their normal average wage or salary during such service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF WAGES OR SALARY FOR IN-
DIVIDUALS SERVING AS FEDERAL JURORS.
(a) CONTINUATION OF WAGES OR SALARY.—Section
1877 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(b)(1) The employer of a Federal grand or petit
juror shall pay to that juror, for each day during which
that juror performs duty as a juror, a wage not less than
the differential compensation specified in paragraph (2)
less the aggregate amount, paid to the juror for that day,
of any fees and allowances under section 1871.
‘‘(2) The differential compensation referred to in
paragraph (1) means—
‘‘(A) if that juror has a regular employment
schedule with that employer, the wage or salary that
the juror would have been paid for that day under
that schedule but for that juror’s performance of
duty as a juror; or
‘‘(B) if that juror does not have a regular em-
ployment schedule with that employer, the average
daily wage or salary of the juror during the 7-day
period ending on the day before the juror first per-
formed duty as a juror.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘em-
ployer’ includes any public or private employer.’’.
(b) SIGNIFICANT HARDSHIP TO EMPLOYER.—Para-
graph (1) of section 1866(c) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or upon a showing by the
employer of the person that payment of differential com-
pensation under section 1877(b) would result in signifi-
cant hardship to the employer,’’ after ‘‘inconvenience,’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2854
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the admission
to the United States for permanent residence without numerical limita-
tion of spouses of permanent resident aliens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
for the admission to the United States for permanent
residence without numerical limitation of spouses of per-
manent resident aliens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADMISSION OF SPOUSES OF PERMANENT RESI-
DENT ALIENS WITHOUT NUMERICAL LIMITA-
TION.
(a) REMOVING SPOUSES OF PERMANENT RESIDENT
ALIENS FROM PROVISIONS RELATING TO FAMILY-SPON-
SORED IMMIGRANTS.—Section 203(a)(2) of the Immigra-
‘‘(f) SUBMISSION TO CLEARINGHOUSE.—Each Fed-
eral agency or department that develops financial edu-
cation programs and instructional materials for such pro-
grams shall submit to the Clearinghouse information on
the programs and copies of the materials.
‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF COPYRIGHT LAWS.—In car-
rying out this section the Clearinghouse shall comply with
the provisions of title 17 of the United States Code.
‘‘SEC. 10996. EVALUATION AND REPORT.
‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE
MEASURES.—The Secretary
shall develop measures to evaluate the performance of pro-
grams assisted under sections 10994 and 10995.
‘‘(b) EVALUATION ACCORDING
TO PERFORMANCE
MEASURES.—Applying the performance measures devel-
oped under subsection (a), the Secretary shall evaluate
programs assisted under sections 10994 and 10995—
‘‘(1) to judge their performance and effective-
ness;
‘‘(2) to identify which of the programs rep-
resent the best practices of entities developing finan-
cial education programs for students in grades kin-
dergarten through 12; and
‘‘(3) to identify which of the programs may be
replicated and used to provide technical assistance to
States, localities, and the general public.
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(2)) is
amended—
(1) in the paragraph heading by striking
‘‘SPOUSES AND’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘spouses
or’’.
(b) ADDING SPOUSES
OF PERMANENT RESIDENT
ALIENS TO LIST OF ALIENS NOT SUBJECT TO DIRECT
NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Section 201(b)(2) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(C) Spouses of permanent resident aliens.’’.
(c) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STA-
TUS.—Section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended
by 
inserting 
‘‘ 
or 
section 
201(b)(2)(C)’’ 
after
‘‘201(b)(2)(A)(i))’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2855
To amend the Social Security Act to require that anticipated child support
be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real property
of an obligated parent.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Social Security Act to require that anticipated
child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing
of certain real property of an obligated parent.
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 Support Reserve
Trust Act’’.
SEC. 2. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE CHILD SUPPORT
RESERVE TRUST SYSTEM.
Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
654) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (32) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (33) by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (33) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(34) provide that, on and after January 1,
2000, the State agency will have in effect a State re-
serve trust system that meets the requirements of
section 454C.’’.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS OF CHILD SUPPORT RESERVE
TRUST SYSTEM.
The Social Security Act is amended by inserting after
section 454B (42 U.S.C. 654b) the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 454C. RESERVE TRUST SYSTEM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order for a State to meet the
requirements of this section, the State must—
‘‘(1) have in effect laws requiring the use of the
procedures described in subsection (b); and
‘‘(2) establish and operate a unit (which shall
be known as the State reserve trust unit) that has
authority to carry out, and shall carry out, such laws
and procedures.
‘‘(b) REQUIRED PROCEDURES.—The procedures de-
scribed in this subsection are procedures to carry out the
following:
‘‘(1) WITHHOLDING OF ANTICIPATED FUTURE
CHILD SUPPORT.—On any sale or refinancing by a
person of any real property in the State against
which a lien for amounts of overdue support owed by
the person has ever arisen, without regard to wheth-
er such lien has ever been extinguished, the State re-
serve trust unit shall—
‘‘(A) withhold the net proceeds of the per-
son from the sale or refinancing;
‘‘(B) apply the net proceeds withheld
under subparagraph (A) to any overdue support
owed by the person;
‘‘(C) determine the anticipated future child
support of the person;
‘‘(D) hold in trust, for the benefit of the
child or children for whom the person has a
support obligation, an amount equal to the less-
er of—
‘‘(i) the anticipated future child sup-
port determined under subparagraph (C);
and
States Housing Act of 1937 unless it complies with
requirements established by the Secretary.
(3) ALL MORTGAGES.—A disabled family receiv-
ing assistance under this Act that defaults under a
mortgage may not receive assistance under this Act
for occupancy of another dwelling unit owned by 1
or more members of the disabled family.
(4) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not
apply if the Secretary determines that the disabled
family receiving assistance under this Act defaulted
under a mortgage due to catastrophic medical rea-
sons.
(h) REGULATIONS.—As soon as practicable after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue
regulations to implement this Act. Such regulations may
not prohibit any public housing agency providing tenant-
based assistance on behalf of an eligible family under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 from
participating in the pilot program under this Act.
(i) DEFINITION
OF DISABLED FAMILY.—For the
purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘disabled family’’ has the
meaning given the term ‘‘person with disabilities’’ in sec-
tion 811(k)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(k)(2)).
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‘‘(ii) the net proceeds withheld under
subparagraph (A), as reduced by any ap-
plication of such proceeds under subpara-
graph (B); and
‘‘(E) distribute to the person any amounts
not held in trust under subparagraph (D).
‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF AMOUNTS WITHHELD TO
OVERDUE CHILD SUPPORT.—If a person owes over-
due child support with respect to a child, and the
State reserve trust unit holds in trust amounts with-
held from the person for the benefit of the child, the
State reserve trust unit shall promptly apply such
amounts to satisfy such overdue child support, if the
State reserve trust unit determines that all other
remedies available under the laws of the State are
insufficient to satisfy the overdue child support.
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT OF AMOUNTS WITHHELD.—
If the State reserve trust unit holds in trust
amounts withheld from a person for the benefit of
a child, and the support obligation of the person
with respect to the child is adjusted under otherwise
available State procedures, the State reserve trust
unit shall promptly—
‘‘(A) redetermine the anticipated future
child support of the person with respect to the
child; and
‘‘(B) if the amounts held in trust are less
than the anticipated future child support as re-
determined under subparagraph (A), distribute
the difference to the person.
‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF TRUST.—If the State re-
serve trust unit holds in trust amounts withheld
from a person for the benefit of a child, the State
reserve trust unit shall distribute the amounts to the
person if—
‘‘(A) the person does not owe overdue child
support with respect to the child; and
‘‘(B) the support obligation of the person
with respect to the child has finally ceased.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
‘‘(1) ANTICIPATED FUTURE CHILD SUPPORT.—
The term ‘anticipated future child support’ means
the present value of each child support payment that
will come due under the support obligation of the
person, assuming that the support obligation will fi-
nally cease solely because the child has attained an
age requiring the termination of the support obliga-
tion.
‘‘(2) FINALLY CEASE.—The term ‘finally cease’
means to cease—
‘‘(A) because the person or the child has
died;
‘‘(B) because the child has attained an age
requiring the termination of the support obliga-
tion;
‘‘(C) because the relationship of parent
and child has been terminated by a final judi-
cial act, such as an order establishing nonpater-
nity or an order emancipating the child; or
‘‘(D) because of any other circumstance
that results in cessation under State law that is
permanent, substantial, and not solely a change
in custody.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2856
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the disclosure of all
information in a consumer’s file, including credit scores, risk scores,
and any other predictors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
Mr. CANNON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the
disclosure of all information in a consumer’s file, includ-
ing credit scores, risk scores, and any other predictors.
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 ‘‘Fair Credit Full Dis-
closure Act’’.
SEC. 2. ALL INFORMATION IN CONSUMER’S FILE REQUIRED
TO BE DISCLOSED.
Section 609(a)(1) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
(15 U.S.C. 1681g(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) All information in the consumer’s file at
the time of the request, including any information
concerning credit scores or any other risk scores or
predictors relating to the consumer.’’.
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