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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) a payment made by a political committee
for a communication that—
‘‘(I) refers to a clearly identified candidate;
and
‘‘(II) is for the purpose of influencing a
Federal election (regardless of whether the com-
munication is express advocacy).’’.
SEC. 202. EXPRESS ADVOCACY DETERMINED WITHOUT RE-
GARD TO BACKGROUND MUSIC.
Section 301(20) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(20)), as added by section
201(b), is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(C) 
BACKGROUND
MUSIC.—In 
deter-
mining whether any communication by tele-
vision or radio broadcast constitutes express ad-
vocacy for purposes of this Act, there shall not
be taken into account any background music
not including lyrics used in such broadcast.’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PROVISION REGARDING DELIN-
QUENT FEDERAL DEBTORS.
Section 3720B of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in the section heading, by adding at the end
‘‘or contracts’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or be eligible to enter
into a Federal contract with the agency’’ after
‘‘administered by the agency’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘, including’’ after ‘‘debt’’
the first place such term appears;
(C) by striking ‘‘(other than’’ the second
place such words appear;
(D) by striking the closing parenthesis
after ‘‘1986’’; and
(E) by inserting ‘‘and be eligible to enter
into Federal contracts’’ after ‘‘loan guaran-
tees’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c)(1) The head of any Federal agency that admin-
isters a Federal loan or loan guarantee program or that
issues a request for proposals for a Federal contract shall
require each applicant for a Federal loan or loan guar-
antee and each entity that submits a proposal to enter
into a contract with the agency to submit with the loan
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(b) CONTENT OF REPORT.—The report shall include
the following:
(1) A detailed discussion of the development, test-
ing, and fielding of the system, including the perform-
ance requirements, the evaluation criteria, the fund-
ing that has been provided for the development, test-
ing, and fielding of the system, and the funding that
is projected to be required for completing the develop-
ment, testing, and fielding of the system.
(2) The schedule that has been followed for the
testing of the system, including the initial operational
test and evaluation and the final operational testing
and evaluation, together with the results of the test-
ing.
(3) The cost savings expected to result from the
deployment of the system and from the completed im-
plementation of the system, together with a discussion
of how the savings are estimated and the expected
schedule for the realization of the savings.
(4) An analysis of the costs and benefits of field-
ing the front-end software for the system throughout
all 18 geographical areas selected for the original
fielding of the system.
(c) LIMITATIONS.—(1) Not more than 25 percent of the
amount authorized to be appropriated under section 301(5)
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4185
To direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a program to market
dredged material.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 2000
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a program
to market dredged material.
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 ‘‘Dredged Material
Reuse Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that the Secretary of the Army should
establish a program to reuse dredged material—
(1) to ensure the long-term viability of disposal
capacity for dredged material; and
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4187
AN ACT
To assist in the establishment of an interpretive
center and museum in the vicinity of the Dia-
mond Valley Lake in southern California to en-
sure the protection and interpretation of the pa-
leontology discoveries made at the lake and to de-
velop a trail system for the lake for use by pedes-
trians and nonmotorized vehicles.
(2) to encourage the reuse of dredged material.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
SEC. 4. PROGRAM FOR REUSE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish
a program to allow the direct marketing of dredged mate-
rial to public agencies and private entities.
(b) REGIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.—The program de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall authorize each of the 8 re-
gional offices of the Corps of Engineers to market to pub-
lic agencies and private entities any dredged material from
projects under the jurisdiction of the regional office.
(c) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for
a period of 4 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report on the program established under subsection (a).
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$2,000,000 for each fiscal year.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4186
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to require the use of dredged
material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 2000
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to require the
use of dredged material in the construction of federally
funded transportation projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 3 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘§ 354. Use of dredged material
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation shall require, to
the maximum extent practicable, the use of dredged mate-
rial in the construction of federally funded transportation
projects.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to
subchapter III the following:
‘‘354. Use of dredged material.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4187
AN ACT
To assist in the establishment of an interpretive center and
museum in the vicinity of the Diamond Valley Lake
in southern California to ensure the protection and inter-
pretation of the paleontology discoveries made at the
lake and to develop a trail system for the lake for use
by pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND MUSEUM, DIA-
MOND VALLEY LAKE, HEMET, CALIFORNIA.
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER
AND MUSEUM.—The Secretary of the Interior shall enter
into an agreement with an appropriate entity for the pur-
pose of sharing costs incurred to design, construct, fur-
nish, and operate an interpretive center and museum, to
be located on lands under the jurisdiction of the Metropoli-
tan Water District of Southern California, intended to
preserve, display, and interpret the paleontology discov-
eries made at and in the vicinity of the Diamond Valley
Lake, near Hemet, California, and to promote other his-
torical and cultural resources of the area.
(b) ASSISTANCE FOR NONMOTORIZED TRAILS.—The
Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the State of
California, a political subdivision of the State, or a com-
bination of State and local public agencies for the purpose
of sharing costs incurred to design, construct, and main-
tain a system of trails around the perimeter of the Dia-
mond Valley Lake for use by pedestrians and non-
motorized vehicles.
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall
require the other parties to an agreement under this sec-
tion to secure an amount of funds from non-Federal
sources that is at least equal to the amount provided by
the Secretary.
(d) TIME FOR AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall
enter into the agreements required by this section not
later than 180 days after the date on which funds are first
made available to carry out this section.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated not more than $14,000,000
to carry out this section.
Passed the House of Representatives October 17,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4187
To assist in the establishment of an interpretive center and museum in
the vicinity of the Diamond Valley Lake in southern California to ensure
the protection and interpretation of the paleontology discoveries made
at the lake and to develop a trail system for the lake for use by
pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 2000
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mrs. BONO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HUNTER, Mr.
BACA, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. GARY MILLER of California, and Mr.
PACKARD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources
A BILL
To assist in the establishment of an interpretive center and
museum in the vicinity of the Diamond Valley Lake
in southern California to ensure the protection and inter-
pretation of the paleontology discoveries made at the
lake and to develop a trail system for the lake for use
by pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND MUSEUM, DIA-
MOND VALLEY LAKE, HEMET, CALIFORNIA.
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER
AND MUSEUM.—The Secretary of the Interior shall enter
into an agreement with an appropriate entity for the pur-
pose of sharing costs incurred to design, construct, fur-
nish, and operate an interpretive center and museum, to
be located on lands under the jurisdiction of the Metropoli-
tan Water District of Southern California, intended to
preserve, display, and interpret the paleontology discov-
eries made at and in the vicinity of the Diamond Valley
Lake, near Hemet, California, and to promote other his-
torical and cultural resources of the area.
(b) ASSISTANCE FOR NONMOTORIZED TRAILS.—The
Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the State of
California, a political subdivision of the State, or a com-
bination of State and local public agencies for the purpose
of sharing costs incurred to design, construct, and main-
tain a system of trails around the perimeter of the Dia-
mond Valley Lake for use by pedestrians and non-
motorized vehicles.
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall
require the other parties to an agreement under this sec-
tion to secure an amount of funds from non-Federal
sources that is at least equal to the amount provided by
the Secretary.
(d) TIME FOR AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall
enter into the agreements required by this section not
later than 180 days after the date on which funds are first
made available to carry out this section.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated not more than $14,000,000
to carry out this section.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4188
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that the penalty for
refusing or neglecting to answer one or more of the questions on a
decennial census schedule shall not apply, so long as all of the short-
form questions on such schedule have been answered.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 2000
Mr. COLLINS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that
the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer one
or more of the questions on a decennial census schedule
shall not apply, so long as all of the short-form questions
on such schedule have been answered.
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 ‘‘Common Sense Census
Enforcement Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF PENALTY PROVISION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 225 of title 13, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e)(1) The penalty under section 221(a) shall not
apply, for refusing or neglecting to answer one or more
of the questions on a decennial census schedule, so long
as all of the short-form questions on such schedule have
been answered by the individual involved.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘decennial census schedule’
means a schedule used in connection with a decen-
nial census of population under section 141; and
‘‘(B) the term ‘short-form question’ means a
question included on the short-form version of the
2000 decennial census schedule.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the 2000 decen-
nial census and each decennial census thereafter, including
schedules returned before the date of enactment of this
Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4189
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a vessel scrapping
and processing pilot program in the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 2000
Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a
vessel scrapping and processing pilot program 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Surplus Vessel Scrap-
ping Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot pro-
gram in the United States during fiscal years 2001
‘‘(iv) Such other items as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate.
‘‘(B) Such term does not include a customized item
for which payment may be made under this title.
‘‘(4) The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate
experts, shall establish a system under which a covered
item under this subsection is assigned a universal product
number that permits the Secretary to—
‘‘(A) identify the covered item;
‘‘(B) develop appropriate data to adjust rates of
reimbursement for the covered item as appropriate;
and
‘‘(C) review the covered items billed under the
coding system established under this title and adjust
such coding system to ensure that functionally
equivalent covered items are billed and reimbursed
under the same codes.’’.
(b) 
ACCOMMODATION
OF
UPNS
ON
CLAIMS
FORMS.—Not later than February 1, 2001, any claims
form developed or used by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services for reimbursement for a covered item (as
that term is defined in section 1842(u)(3) of the Social
Security Act, as added by subsection (a)), furnished under
the medicare program under title XVIII of such Act, shall
accommodate the use of universal product numbers.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 418
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require universal product
numbers on claims forms submitted for reimbursement for durable medi-
cal equipment and other items under the Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 19, 1999
Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. HOUGHTON) 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
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require
universal product numbers on claims forms submitted
for reimbursement for durable medical equipment and
other items under the Medicare Program.
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 ‘‘Medicare Universal
Product Number Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL PRODUCT NUMBERS FOR CERTAIN
ITEMS OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
ON CLAIM FORMS FOR REIMBURSEMENT
UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1842 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(u)(1) Each request for payment, or bill submitted,
on or after February 1, 2002, for a covered item (as de-
fined in paragraph (3)) for which payment may be made
under this part shall include a universal product number
under the system established by the Secretary under para-
graph (4) for such covered item.
‘‘(2) No payment may be made under this part on
or after February 1, 2002, for a covered item if the re-
quest for payment or bill submitted does not include the
universal product number of the covered item.
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘covered item’ means
the following items:
‘‘(i) A covered item (as defined in section
1834(a)(13)).
‘‘(ii) An item described in paragraph (8) or (9)
of section 1861(s).
‘‘(iii) An item described in paragraph (5) of
section 1861(s).
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2002,
and annually thereafter through 2004, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a
report that describes—
(1) the additional information made available to
the Secretary from the use of universal product
numbers on covered items furnished under part B of
the medicare program (as that term is defined in
section 1842(u)(3) of the Social Security Act, as
added by subsection (a));
(2) any change by the Secretary in reimburse-
ment rates for the covered items by reason of such
information; and
(3) the Secretary’s recommendations for addi-
tional items reimbursed under the medicare program
for which the use of universal product numbers is
appropriate.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4190
To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the Federal share for
reconstruction of a road and causeway in Shiloh Military Park in Hardin
County, Tennessee.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 2000
Mr. HILLEARY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the Fed-
eral share for reconstruction of a road and causeway
in Shiloh Military Park in Hardin County, Tennessee.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 117(c) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘; except that the Federal share on account of the
project to be carried out under item 1419 of the table con-
tained in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act
of the 21st Century (112 Stat. 309), relating to recon-
struction of a road and causeway in Shiloh Military Park
in Hardin County, Tennessee, shall be 100 percent of the
total cost thereof.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4192
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the use of reinsur-
ance with foreign persons to enable domestic nonlife insurance companies
to evade United States income taxation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 2000
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, and
Mr. MATSUI) 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 prevent
the use of reinsurance with foreign persons to enable
domestic nonlife insurance companies to evade United
States income taxation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PREVENTION OF EVASION OF UNITED STATES
INCOME TAX ON NONLIFE INSURANCE COM-
PANIES THROUGH USE OF REINSURANCE
WITH FOREIGN PERSONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 845 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to certain reinsurance agree-
HR 4201 PCS
such purposes) in the station’s community of license,
unless that determination is arbitrary or unreason-
able.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
CONTENT-BASED
REQUIRE-
MENTS PROHIBITED.—The Commission shall not—
‘‘(A) impose or enforce any quantitative re-
quirement on noncommercial educational radio
or television licenses based on the number of
hours of programming that serve educational,
instructional, cultural, or religious purposes; or
‘‘(B) impose or enforce any other require-
ment on the content of the programming broad-
cast by a licensee, permittee, or applicant for a
noncommercial educational radio or television li-
cense that is not imposed and enforced on a li-
censee, permittee, or applicant for a commercial
radio or television license, respectively.
‘‘(3) RULES
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in
this subsection shall be construed as affecting—
‘‘(A) any obligation of noncommercial edu-
cational television broadcast stations under the
Children’s Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C.
303a, 303b); or
‘‘(B) the requirements of section 396, 399,
399A, and 399B of this Act.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4193
To provide double damages for malicious, frivolous, or vexatious suits against
Federal law enforcement officers surviving widows and widowers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 2000
Mr. ROGAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide double damages for malicious, frivolous, or vexa-
tious suits against Federal law enforcement officers sur-
viving widows and widowers.
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 ‘‘Charles A. Lazzaretto
Peace Officer Widows and Widowers Protection Act of
1999’’.
SEC. 2. RECOVERY OF DAMAGES.
Whoever maliciously, frivolously, or vexatiously files
a civil action against the surviving widow or widower of
a Federal law enforcement officer, arising out of the con-
duct of that officer in the course of duty as such, shall
be liable to such widow or widower in a civil action for
damages and any other appropriate relief. Damages shall
include twice the costs of defending against that civil ac-
tion.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4196
To subject the United States to imposition of fees and costs in proceedings
relating to State water rights adjudications.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 2000
Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mrs.
CHENOWETH-HAGE, and Mr. SCHAFFER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To subject the United States to imposition of fees and costs
in proceedings relating to State water rights adjudications.
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 ‘‘Water Adjudication
Fee Fairness Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Generally, water allocation in the western
United States is based upon the doctrine of prior ap-
propriation, under which water users’ rights are