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H. R. 3679—2
(A) the Commission of Fine Arts;
(B) the United States Olympic Committee; and
(C) Olympic Properties of the United States—Salt Lake
2002, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company created
and owned by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for
the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 (hereafter in this Act
referred to as ‘‘Olympic Properties of the United States’’);
and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory
Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) QUALITY
OF COINS.—Coins minted under this Act shall
be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(b) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue
coins minted under this Act beginning January 1, 2002, except
that the Secretary may initiate sales of such coins, without issuance,
before such date.
(c) TERMINATION OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No coins shall be
minted under this Act after December 31, 2002.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
(a) SALE PRICE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary
at a price equal to the face value, plus the cost of designing
and issuing such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of
machinery, overhead expenses, and marketing).
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the
coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
(c) PREPAID ORDERS
AT
A DISCOUNT.—The Secretary shall
accept prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act before
the issuance of such coins. Sales under this subsection shall be
at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
(a) SURCHARGE REQUIRED.—All sales shall include a surcharge
of $35 per coin for the $5 coins and $10 per coin for the $1
coins.
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f ) of title 31, United
States Code, all surcharges which are received by the Secretary
from the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly
paid by the Secretary as follows:
(1) SALT LAKE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE OLYMPIC
WINTER GAMES OF 2002.—One half to the Salt Lake Organizing
Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 for use
in staging and promoting the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter
Games.
(2) UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.—One half to the
United States Olympic Committee for use by the Committee
for the objects and purposes of the Committee as established
in the Amateur Sports Act of 1978.
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(c) AUDITS.—Each organization that receives any payment from
the Secretary under this section shall be subject to the audit
requirements of section 5134(f )(2) of title 31, United States Code.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(b) to be frivolous and without merit, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover its attorneys fees.
SEC. 11. SUNSET.
This Act shall cease to be effective 4 years after the
date on which the Alliance is established.
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(c) PREPAID ORDERS AT A DISCOUNT.—The Sec-
retary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins minted
under this Act before the issuance of such coins. Sales
under this subsection shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
(a) SURCHARGE REQUIRED.—All sales shall include
a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coins and $10 per
coin for the $1 coins.
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of
title 31, United States Code, all surcharges which are re-
ceived by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under
this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary as follows:
(1) SALT LAKE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR
THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES OF 2002.—One half to
the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olym-
pic Winter Games of 2002 for use in staging and
promoting the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter
Games.
(2) UNITED
STATES
OLYMPIC
COMMITTEE.—
One half to the United States Olympic Committee
for use by the Committee for the objects and pur-
poses of the Committee as established in the Ama-
teur Sports Act of 1978.
(c) AUDITS.—Each organization that receives any
payment from the Secretary under this section shall be
HR 3679 PCS
subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of
title 31, United States Code.
Passed the House of Representatives September 19,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 816
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3679
AN ACT
To provide for the minting of commemorative coins
to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter
Games and the programs of the United States
Olympic Committee.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2000
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3680
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
with respect to the adjustment of composite theoretical performance
levels of high performance computers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
Mr. DREIER (for himself and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1998 with respect to the adjustment of composite
theoretical performance levels of high performance com-
puters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF COMPOSITE THEORETICAL
PERFORMANCE LEVELS OF HIGH PERFORM-
ANCE COMPUTERS.
Section 1211(d) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. app. 2404 note)
is amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘180’’ and
inserting ‘‘30’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall apply to any
new composite theoretical performance level established
for purposes of section 1211(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 that is submitted
by the President pursuant to section 1211(d) of that Act
on or after January 1, 2000.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3681
To improve character education programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself and Ms. STABENOW) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To improve character education programs.
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 ‘‘Character Counts for
the 21st Century Act’’.
SEC. 2. CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Sections 10102 and 10103 of part A of title X of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 are
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 10102. STATE AND LOCAL CHARACTER EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—(1) The Secretary
may make grants to State educational agencies, local edu-
cational agencies, or consortia of such educational agen-
cies for the design and implementation of character edu-
cation programs.
‘‘(2) Each grant under this section shall be awarded
for a period not to exceed five years, of which the recipient
shall use not more than one year for planning and pro-
gram design.
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—(1) Each applicant desiring a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may require.
‘‘(2) Each application under this section shall
include—
‘‘(A) a description of any partnerships and
other collaborative efforts between the applicant and
other educational agencies;
‘‘(B) a description of the program’s goals and
objectives;
‘‘(C) a description of the activities the applicant
will carry out, and how these activities are designed
to meet the program’s goals and objectives under
subparagraph (B), including—
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3685
To facilitate the timely resolution of back-logged civil rights discrimination
cases of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
Mr. HILL of Montana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To facilitate the timely resolution of back-logged civil rights
discrimination cases of the Department of Agriculture,
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 ‘‘USDA Civil Rights
Resolution Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
‘‘(i) how parents, students, and other
members of the community, including members
of private and nonprofit organizations, will be
involved in the design and implementation of
the program;
‘‘(ii) the curriculum and instructional prac-
tices that will be used or developed; and
‘‘(iii) the methods of teacher training and
parent education that will be used or developed;
‘‘(D) a description of how the program will be
linked to other efforts to improve educational out-
comes, including—
‘‘(i) broader educational reforms that are
being instituted by the applicant or its partners;
and
‘‘(ii) applicable State and local standards
for student performance;
‘‘(E) a description of how the applicant will
evaluate the progress of its program in meeting the
goals and objectives under subparagraph (B), includ-
ing the performance indicators that will be used to
measure progress; and
‘‘(F) such other information as the Secretary
may require.
‘‘(c) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall
make awards under this section that, to the extent prac-
ticable, support programs that serve different geographic
areas of the Nation, including urban, suburban, and rural
areas.’’;
‘‘SEC. 10103. CHARACTER EDUCATION RESEARCH, DISSEMI-
NATION, AND EVALUATION.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to make grants, or enter into contracts or cooper-
ative agreements with, State educational agencies, local
educational agencies, institutions of higher education, trib-
al organizations, and other public or private agencies or
organizations to carry out research, development, dissemi-
nation, technical assistance, and evaluation activities that
support or inform character education programs under
section 10102.
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Consistent with subsection
(a), funds under this section may be used—
‘‘(1) to conduct research and development ac-
tivities that focus on such matters as—
‘‘(A) the effectiveness of instructional mod-
els;
‘‘(B) materials and curricula that can be
used by programs in character education;
‘‘(C) models of professional development in
character education; and
‘‘(D) the development of outcome measures
for character education programs;
‘‘(2) to provide technical assistance to the agen-
cies receiving awards under section 10102, particu-
larly on matters of program evaluation;
‘‘(3) to conduct a national evaluation of pro-
grams under section 10102; and
‘‘(4) to compile and disseminate, through var-
ious approaches, such as a national clearinghouse—
‘‘(A) information on model character edu-
cation programs;
‘‘(B) character education materials and
curricula;
‘‘(C) research findings in the area of char-
acter education and character development; and
‘‘(D) any other information that will be
useful to character education program partici-
pants and other educators and administrators,
nationwide.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3682
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of
Medicare risk-based managed care payments for administrative costs
not permitted under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
Mr. GEJDENSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Com-
merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit
the use of Medicare risk-based managed care payments
for administrative costs not permitted under the Federal
Acquisition Regulation.
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 HMO Ad-
ministrative Payment Integrity Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There are 6.5 million Americans enrolled in
medicare risk-based managed care organizations,
primarily through the Medicare+Choice program.
(2) Congress established the Medicare+Choice
program in part to reduce dramatic increases in
Federal expenditures for medicare and to give sen-
iors additional choices for health care services.
(3) Over the past two years, Medicare+Choice
organizations have terminated coverage for 734,000
medicare beneficiaries nationwide.
(4) Medicare+Choice organizations maintain
that reimbursement rates in many regions of the
country are too low to meet expenses.
(5) The Health Care Financing Administration
has repeatedly concluded that reimbursement rates
are adequate to cover reasonable expenses of
Medicare+Choice organizations.
(6) The Inspector General of the Department of
Health and Human Services has also estimated that
risk-based managed care organizations received ap-
proximately $1,000,000,000 in excess administrative
payments under the medicare program annually be-
tween 1994 and 1998.
(7) Excessive administrative payments received
by risk-based managed care organizations further
(B) the interests of the stakeholders that
are affected by the planning and management
of the Conservation Area.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF MEDICARE RISK-BASED
MANAGED CARE PAYMENTS FOR ADMINIS-
TRATIVE COSTS NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.
(a) PROHIBITION OF USE OF MEDICARE PAYMENTS
FOR COSTS NOT RECOGNIZED AS REASONABLE UNDER
THE
FEDERAL
ACQUISITION
REGULATION.—Section
1857(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–
27(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION OF USE OF MEDICARE PAY-
MENTS FOR COSTS NOT RECOGNIZED AS REASON-
ABLE UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULA-
TION.—The contract shall provide that none of the
funds paid to the organization under this title may
be used for expenditures that would not be recog-
nized as reasonable under the Federal Acquisition
Regulation.’’
(b) DISALLOWANCE OF UNREASONABLE ADMINIS-
TRATIVE COSTS IN DETERMINING THE ADJUSTED COM-
MUNITY RATE
IN COMPUTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.—Section 1854(f) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–24(f)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (5)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) DISALLOWANCE
OF
UNREASONABLE
AD-
MINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES.—In determining the
adjusted community rate, administrative expendi-
tures shall not be taken into account if they would
not be recognized as reasonable under the Federal
Acquisition Regulation.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply to contracts entered into or renewed for
plans years beginning on or after January 1, 2001.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3683
To prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument
in Washington State without full public participation and an express
Act of Congress, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit further extension or establishment of any na-
tional monument in Washington State without full public
participation and an express Act of Congress, 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 ‘‘Local Input Protection
Act’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OR ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
No extension or establishment of a national monu-
ment may be undertaken in Washington State after the
date of enactment of this Act without full public participa-
tion and an express Act of Congress.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3684
To amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow duty drawback
for grape juice concentrates made from Concord or Niagara grapes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. MEEHAN) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow
duty drawback for grape juice concentrates made from
Concord or Niagara grapes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUBSTITUTION OF CONCORD OR NIAGARA
GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(x) GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATES.—Any grape
juice concentrate of degrees brix 68–70 that is made from
Concord or Niagara grapes shall be considered as ‘of the
same kind and quality’ as any other grape juice con-
centrate of degrees brix 68–70, for purposes of subsection
(b) of this section, regardless of color, variety, or any other
characteristic.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act, and shall apply to any drawback claim filed
on or after such date.
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‘‘REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR POLITICAL
ORGANIZATIONS
‘‘SEC. 304A. (a) STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of section
527(e)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, a political organization described in section
527(e)(1) of such Code is in compliance with this
subsection with respect to a calendar year if it files
with the Commission a statement of organization
(containing the information described in paragraph
(2)) not later than 10 days after the organization
first receives or spends an aggregate amount equal
to or greater than $5,000 during the year for an
exempt function described in section 527(e)(2) of
such Code.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS
OF
STATEMENT.—The state-
ment of organization filed by a political organization
under paragraph (1) shall contain—
‘‘(A) the name, address, and type of orga-
nization;
‘‘(B) the name, address, relationship, and
type of connected or affiliated organization;
‘‘(C) the name, address, and position of
the custodian of books and accounts of the or-
ganization; and
ment program under section 93.126 and 93.127 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on
March 1, 1999).’’.
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SEC. 2214. METHYL THIOGLYCOLATE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.55
Methyl thioglycolate (CAS No.
2365–48–2) (provided for in
subheading 2930.90.90) .........
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2215. DPX–E6758.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.33.59
Phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy-
pyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate
(CAS No. 89392–03–0) (pro-
vided for in subheading
2933.59.70) ............................
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2216. ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO COPOLYMER WITH
ETHYLENE (ETFE).
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.29.68
Ethylene-tetrafluoro ethylene
copolymer (ETFE) (provided
for in subheading 3904.69.50)
3.3%
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2217. 3-MERCAPTO-D-VALINE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.66
3-Mercapto-D-valine
(CAS No. 52–67–5)
(provided for in sub-
heading 2930.90.45) ......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2218. P-ETHYLPHENOL.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3689
To establish in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice a position
with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. LATHAM) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish in the Antitrust Division of the Department
of Justice a position with responsibility for agricultural
antitrust matters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be established within
the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice a po-
sition the primary responsibility of which shall be to pro-
vide assistance and advice to the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral of the Antitrust Division to further the effective en-
forcement of the antitrust laws with respect to the food
and agricultural sectors.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE PERIOD.
This Act shall be effective until the date that is 5
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3850
AN ACT
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote de-
ployment of advanced services and foster the development
of competition for the benefit of consumers in all regions
of the Nation by relieving unnecessary burdens on the
Nation’s two percent local exchange telecommunications
carriers, and for other purposes.