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Finance of the Senate verifying all of the information set
forth in the reports submitted under subsection (a).
TITLE II—SOCIAL SECURITY AND
MEDICARE LOCK-BOX
SEC. 201. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDI-
CARE SURPLUSES.
(a) PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDI-
CARE SURPLUSES.—Section 201 of the concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget for fiscal year 2001 (H. Con. Res. 290,
106th Congress) is amended as follows:
(1) In the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND
MEDICARE’’ before ‘‘SURPLUSES’’.
(2)(A) In subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘and
the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund has been run-
ning a surplus for the last 2 years’’ after ‘‘years’’.
(B) In subsection (a)(4), by inserting ‘‘and the
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund surplus will be $32
billion’’ after ‘‘billion’’.
(C) In subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘the’’ the
second place it appears, and by inserting ‘‘and Hos-
pital Insurance Trust Fund’’ before ‘‘surpluses’’.
(D) In subsection (a)(6), by inserting ‘‘and
medicare’’ after ‘‘security’’.
(E) In subsection (a)(7), by inserting ‘‘and hos-
pital insurance’’ after ‘‘security’’.
families with alcohol and drug abuse problems who
come to the attention of the child welfare system.’’.
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regulations with respect to the meaning of the terms ‘ter-
mination’ and ‘prescription drug benefits’. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFERS TO MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG 
ACCOUNT.—The Secretary shall from time to time trans-
fer from the the general fund of the Treasury to the Medi-
care Prescription Drug Account in the Federal Supple-
mentary Medical Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to 
the taxes imposed under this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 5000A. Termination of retiree prescription drug coverage.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to terminations of benefits which 
take effect on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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H. R. 5083
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To extend the authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain
park lands in the City of South Gate, California, which were acquired with
amounts provided from the land and water conservation fund, for elementary
school purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1988, the Los Angeles Board of Education voted
to close Tweedy Elementary School in the City of South Gate,
California, due to concerns about health risks at the site of
the school.
(2) The school was temporarily relocated to South Gate
Park on park land that was originally acquired with amounts
provided by the Secretary of the Interior from the land and
water conservation fund.
(3) In March 1991, the lease with the city that allowed
the Los Angeles Unified School District to operate the school
on park land expired, and no progress had been made in con-
structing new facilities to relocate the school and its students.
(4) In 1992, Congress enacted Public Law 102–443 (106
Stat. 2244), which authorized an 8-year extension in the lease
for the use of the park land pending the construction of the
new school.
(5) This 8-year extension is due to expire on October 23,
2000, and little progress has been made on the part of the
Los Angeles Unified School District to relocate Tweedy
Elementary School.
(6) In addition to the long-delayed Tweedy Elementary
School relocation, recent studies have identified the need for
additional educational facilities in the City of South Gate,
including a new high school, junior high, and three primary
centers in the near future.
(7) The lack of commitment, oversight, and accountability
in finding a new site for Tweedy Elementary School must
be corrected in any further lease extension, and a similar
situation also must be avoided in addressing the construction
of other education facilities in the City of South Gate.
II
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5083
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 13 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
AN ACT
To extend the authority of the Los Angeles Unified School
District to use certain park lands in the City of South
Gate, California, which were acquired with amounts pro-
vided from the land and water conservation fund, for
elementary school purposes.
H. R. 5083—2
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF TEMPORARY USE OF PARK LANDS FOR
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PURPOSES, SOUTH GATE, CALI-
FORNIA.
Notwithstanding section 6(f )(3) of the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–8(f )(3)), the City of
South Gate, California, may extend until October 23, 2004, the
lease between the City of South Gate and the Los Angeles Unified
School District, dated June 8, 1988, and otherwise subject to expire
on October 23, 2000, pursuant to Public Law 102–443 (106 Stat.
2244), regarding the use of approximately three acres of South
Gate Park as the temporary site for Tweedy Elementary School.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON PROGRESS TO RELOCATE TWEEDY ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
(a) PERIODIC REPORTS REQUIRED.—As a condition on the exten-
sion of the lease referred to in section 1 beyond October 23, 2000,
the President of the Board of Education for the Los Angeles Unified
School District shall require the preparation of periodic reports
describing—
(1) the progress being made to relocate Tweedy Elementary
School from South Gate Park to a permanent location; and
(2) the School District’s construction plans for a new high
school, middle school, and three primary centers in the City
of South Gate, California.
(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under subsection (a)
shall describe—
(1) the progress being made in site selection and acquisi-
tion, facility design, and construction; and
(2) any factors hindering either the relocation of Tweedy
Elementary School or progress on the School District’s other
construction plans for the City of South Gate.
(c) SUBMISSION.—The reports required by subsection (a) shall
be submitted to the City Manager of the City of South Gate,
the Congress, the Los Angeles Board of Education, and Padres
Unidos Pro Nuevas Escuelas. The first report shall be submitted
not later than May 1, 2001, and subsequent reports shall be sub-
mitted every 6 months thereafter during the term of the extended
lease.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5084
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to promote
home ownership among low-income individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. CARSON, Mrs. CLAY-
TON, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FROST, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. LEE, Mr. MAR-
TINEZ, Mr. MATSUI, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO,
Mr. PASTOR, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, and Mrs. THURMAN) intro-
duced 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 credit to promote home ownership among low-income
individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Home Ownership Tax Credit Act of 2000’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Home ownership is of primary importance
in building wealth in low-income families.
(2) 67 percent of the wealth that is owned by
non-elderly low-income households consists of the eq-
uity in their residences and the median wealth of
such non-elderly low-income households is 12 times
greater than the median wealth for non-elderly rent-
ers with the same level of income.
(3) Only 45 percent of low-income households
live in owner-occupied homes, as compared to 66
percent of all households, and 86 percent of high-in-
come households.
(4) According to the Bureau of the Census, in
1993, 88 percent of all renters and 93 percent of
renters earning less than $20,000 could not afford
a house selling for half of the regional median house
price.
(5) There is a 23 percentage point difference in
home ownership rates between central cities and
suburban cities which is largely the result of the
concentration of low-income households in central
cities.
(6) The cost of the largest Federal tax incen-
tives for home ownership, the mortgage interest de-
duction and the real estate tax deduction, is equal
‘‘(B) sections 4b and 4o and the regula-
tions of the Commission pursuant to section
4c(b) proscribing fraud in connection with com-
modity option transactions to the extent the
agreement, contract, or transaction would oth-
erwise be subject to such sections and regula-
tions;
‘‘(C) sections 6(c) and 9(a)(2), to the ex-
tent such sections prohibit manipulation of the
market price of any commodity in interstate
commerce and to the extent the agreement, con-
tract, or transaction would otherwise be subject
to such sections; and
‘‘(D) such rules and regulations as the
Commission may prescribe if necessary to en-
sure timely dissemination by the electronic trad-
ing facility of price, trading volume, and other
trading data to the extent appropriate, if the
Commission determines that the electronic trad-
ing facility performs a significant price dis-
covery function for transactions in the cash
market for the commodity underlying any
agreement, contract, or transaction executed or
traded on the electronic trading facility.
(6) REPORT.—Within 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall
submit to the Committees on Banking and Financial
Services and on International Relations of the House
of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign
Relations and on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate a written report on—
(A) whether the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) has canceled the debts owed to it
by the eligible poor countries;
(B) whether new IMF lending to such
countries has ceased; and
(C) the role, if any, the IMF is playing in
these countries.
(7) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall ter-
minate 6 months after the first meeting of the Com-
mission, which shall be not later than 30 days after
the appointment of all members of the Commission.
(b) INTERNATIONAL DEBT CONFERENCE.—Not later
than 180 days after the Commission submits the report
required by subsection (a)(6), the President of the United
States shall call for a conference of representatives of the
governments of the member countries of the IMF and the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(World Bank) to consider and enact proposals for resolu-
priate multilateral development institutions to ac-
complish the following:
‘‘(A) The IMF shall cancel all debts owed
to the IMF by eligible poor countries, the can-
cellation of which can be financed from ongoing
operations, procedures, and accounts of the
IMF established as of the end of the most re-
cent fiscal year, including the Poverty Reduc-
tion and Growth Facility (formerly known as
the ‘Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility’
or ‘ESAF’).
‘‘(B) Any waiting period before receiving
debt cancellation shall not exceed 4 months
from the date of an eligible poor country’s ap-
plication for debt cancellation.
‘‘(C) The government of each eligible poor
country shall be encouraged to allocate 20 per-
cent of its national budget, including the sav-
ings from the cancellation of debt owed by the
country to the IMF, for the provision of basic
health care services, education services, and
clean water services to individuals in each coun-
try as provided for in the international 20/20
Initiative. In providing such services, the gov-
amounts allocated to such State or allocated by such
State to a qualified lender.
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT FROM HOUSING FINANCE
AGENCIES.—Each State housing finance agency
which allocates any home ownership tax credit
amount to any qualified lender for any calendar year
shall submit to the Secretary (at such time and in
such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) an an-
nual report specifying—
‘‘(A) the home ownership tax credit
amount allocated to each qualified lender for
such year, and
‘‘(B) with respect to each qualified
lender—
‘‘(i) the principal amount of each
qualified home ownership loan made by
such lender in such year, and
‘‘(ii) the number of qualified home
ownership loans made by such lender in
such year.
The penalty under section 6652(j) shall apply to any
failure to submit the report required by this para-
graph on the date prescribed therefore.
‘‘(k) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to
carry out the purposes of this section.’’
(b) LIMITATION ON CARRYBACK OF UNUSED CRED-
IT.—Subsection (d) of section 39 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to carryback and carryforward of
unused credits) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(9) NO CARRYBACK OF HOME OWNERSHIP TAX
CREDITS BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE.—No portion of
the unused business credit for any taxable year
which is attributable to the home ownership tax
credit determined under section 45D may be carried
back to a taxable year ending before the date of the
enactment of section 45D.’’
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of para-
graph (11),
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (12), and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(13) the home ownership tax credit determined
under section 45D.’’
(2) The table of sections for subpart D of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘Sec. 45D. Home ownership tax credit.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply to calendar years after 2000.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5157
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 23 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
AN ACT
To amend title 44, United States Code, to ensure
preservation of the records of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4847
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 560 Bay Isles Road in
Longboat Key, Florida, as the ‘‘Lieutenant Gen-
eral James V. Edmundson Post Office Building’’.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4847
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 560 Bay Isles Road in Longboat Key, Florida,
as the ‘‘Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post
Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 560 Bay Isles Road in Longboat Key, Florida,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lieutenant General
James V. Edmundson Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post
Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 6,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
HR 4850 PP 
Administration: Provided further, That no less than 
$1,400,000 shall be used by the Department of Health’s 
Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration to 
fund a Child and Family Services Agency pilot project en-
titled Family Treatment Court: Provided further, That 
$1,200,000 of local funds, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be deposited in the Adoption Voucher Fund, 
established pursuant to section 3805(a) of the Adoption 
Voucher Fund Act of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 
(D.C. Law 13–172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–344(a)), to 
be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in section 
3805(b) of the Adoption Voucher Fund Act (D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 4–344(b)): Provided further, That no less than 
$300,000 shall be used by the Department of Health’s En-
vironmental Health Administration to operate the Total 
Maximum Daily Load program: Provided further, That no 
less than $1,268,500 shall be used by the Department of 
Health’s Environmental Health Administration to operate 
its air quality programs, of which no less than $242,000 
shall be used to fund 4 full-time air quality employees: 
Provided further, That the Department of Human Serv-
ices, Youth Services Administration shall not expend any 
appropriated fiscal year 2005 funds until the Mayor has 
submitted to the Council by September 30, 2004, a plan, 
including time lines, to close the Oak Hill Youth Center
ment, or an Indian tribal government shall submit an ap-
plication to the Attorney General in such form and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General may rea-
sonably require.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—In addition to any other require-
ment the Attorney General may specify under subsection
(a), an application for a grant under this subpart shall—
‘‘(1) identify related governmental or commu-
nity initiatives which complement or will be coordi-
nated with the proposal;
‘‘(2) include a plan for the coordination of men-
tal health treatment and social service programs for
individuals needing such services, including life skills
training, such as housing placement, vocational
training, education, job placement, health care, re-
lapse prevention, and substance abuse treatment
where co-occurring disorders are present;
‘‘(3) contain an assurance that—
‘‘(A) there has been appropriate consulta-
tion with all affected mental health and social
service agencies and programs in the develop-
ment of the plan and that there will be suffi-
cient ongoing coordination with the affected
agencies and programs during implementation
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B), the Sec-
retary may designate for participation in the program at
least one area which is in proximity to a Department med-
ical center which, as a result of a change in mission of
that center, does not provide hospital care.
‘‘(f)(1) Not later than September 30, 2002, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on
the experience in implementing the pilot program under
subsection (a).
‘‘(2) Not later than September 30, 2004, the Sec-
retary shall submit to those committees a report on the
experience in operating the pilot program during the first
two full fiscal years during which the pilot program is con-
ducted. That report shall include—
‘‘(A) a comparison of the costs incurred by the
Secretary under the program and the cost experience
for the calendar year preceding establishment of the
program at each site at which the program is oper-
ated;
‘‘(B) an assessment of the satisfaction of the
participants in the program; and
‘‘(C) an analysis of the effect of the program on
access and quality of care for veterans.
mentation to dispute a carrier’s charges of overpayment
without waiving the physician’s right to a hearing by an
administrative law judge.
(f) LIMITATION ON DELAY IN PAYMENT.—Following
a post-payment audit, a carrier that is conducting a pre-
payment screen on a physician service under the medicare
program may not delay reimbursements for more than one
month and as soon as the physician submits a corrected
claim, the carrier shall eliminate application of such a pre-
payment screen.
SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS UNDER THE MEDI-
CARE PROGRAM.
If a physician is suspected of fraud or wrongdoing
in the medicare program, inspectors associated with the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health
and Human Services—
(1) may not enter the physician’s private office
with a gun or deadly weapon to make an arrest; and
(2) may not make such an arrest without a
valid warrant of arrest, unless the physician is flee-
ing or deemed dangerous.
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I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5097
To provide interim protection for certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt
National Forests in Colorado, to study other management options for
some lands, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Mr. UDALL of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide interim protection for certain lands in the Arap-
aho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, to study
other management options for some lands, 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 ‘‘Northern Front Range
Roadless Area and Mountain Backdrop Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROTECTED ROADLESS AREAS.
(a) AREAS DESIGNATED.—Subject to the require-
ments of subsection (c), the following lands within the
Calendar No. 104
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 509
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer
to the personal representative of the estate of
Fred Steffens of Big Horn County, Wyoming,
certain land comprising the Steffens family prop-
erty.
MAY 5, 1999
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
108
(2) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2002
through 2004.
Passed the House of Representatives October 23,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5086
AN ACT
To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act of
honor Dr. Nancy Foster, and for other purposes.
I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5086
To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to honor Dr. Nancy Foster.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. FARR of California) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to honor
Dr. Nancy Foster.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF DR. NANCY FOSTER
OCEANOGRAPHIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
The National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C.
1431 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 317 as
section 318, and by inserting after section 316 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 317. DR. NANCY FOSTER OCEANOGRAPHIC SCHOLAR-
SHIP PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and administer through the National Ocean Service
the Dr. Nancy Foster Oceanographic Scholarship Pro-
gram. Under the program, the Secretary shall award grad-
uate education scholarships in oceanography or maritime
cultural studies, to be known as Dr. Nancy Foster Oceano-
graphic Scholarships.
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Dr. Nancy
Foster Oceanographic Scholarship Program are—
‘‘(1) to recognize outstanding scholarship by
women and members of minority groups in oceanog-
raphy or maritime cultural studies; and
‘‘(2) to encourage independent graduate level
research in oceanography and maritime cultural
studies.
‘‘(c) AWARD.—Each Dr. Nancy Foster Oceano-
graphic Scholarship—
‘‘(1) shall be used to support graduate studies
in oceanography or maritime cultural studies at a
graduate level institution of higher education; and
‘‘(2) shall be awarded in accordance with guide-
lines issued by the Secretary.
‘‘(d) DISTRIBUTION
OF FUNDS.—The amount of
each Dr. Nancy Foster Oceanographic Scholarship shall