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tirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 714. STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR
TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 2707
shall apply in the same manner as they apply to health
insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer
in connection with a group health plan in the small or
large group market.
‘‘(b) NOTICE.—A health insurance issuer under this
part shall comply with the notice requirement under sec-
tion 713(g) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 with respect to the requirements referred to
in subsection (a) as if such section applied to such issuer
and such issuer were a group health plan.’’.
(B) Section 732(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1191a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 711’’ and
inserting ‘‘sections 711 and 714’’.
(C) The table of contents in section 1 of such
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 713 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 714. Standards relating to benefits for treatment of infertility.’’.
(b) INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE.—(1) Part B
of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is amend-
ed by inserting after section 2752 the following new sec-
tion:
tion 3(c)(7) of such Act because interests
in such corporation are offered to qualified
purchasers within the meaning of section
2(a)(51) of such Act, or
‘‘(ii) is formed or availed of for pur-
poses of allowing persons who have signifi-
cant blocks of marketable securities with
unrealized appreciation to diversify those
holdings without recognition of gain.’’
(c) TRANSFERS TO PARTNERSHIPS.—Subsection (b)
of section 721 of such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Subsection (a) shall not apply
to gain realized on a transfer of property to a partnership
if, were the partnership incorporated—
‘‘(1) such partnership would be treated as an
investment company (within the meaning of section
351), or
‘‘(2) section 351 would not apply to such trans-
fer by reason of section 351(e)(3).’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to transfers after the date of
action by the Committee on Ways and Means.
(2) BINDING
CONTRACTS.—The amendments
made by this section shall not apply to any transfer
pursuant to a written binding contract in effect on
August 3, 1999, and at all times thereafter before
such transfer if such contract provides for the trans-
fer of a fixed amount of property.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2708
To amend the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to require electronic
communication service providers to report child pornography violations
to the Cyber Tip Line at the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. GREENWOOD,
and Mr. BARCIA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to require
electronic communication service providers to report child
pornography violations to the Cyber Tip Line at the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPORTING OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BY
ELECTRONIC 
COMMUNICATION 
SERVICE
PROVIDERS TO THE CYBER TIP LINE AT THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EX-
PLOITED CHILDREN.
(a) DUTY TO REPORT.—Subsection (b)(1) of section
227 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
13032) is amended by inserting after ‘‘such facts or cir-
cumstances’’ the following: ‘‘to the Cyber Tip Line at the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,
which shall forward that report’’.
(b) DESIGNATION OF AGENCIES.—Subsection (b)(2)
of that section is amended by striking ‘‘made’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘forwarded’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2709
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for a national standard
of interoperability and portability applicable to electronic food stamp
benefit transactions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. GOODE, and Mrs.
EMERSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for
a national standard of interoperability and portability
applicable to electronic food stamp benefit transactions.
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 ‘‘Electronic Benefit
Transfer Interoperabilty and Portability Act of 1999’’.
‘‘(i) on or after October 1, 2000, and before Oc-
tober 1, 2001, the ‘Puerto Rico percentage’ is 30
percent and the ‘national percentage’ is 70 percent;
‘‘(ii) on or after October 1, 2001, and before
October 1, 2002, the ‘Puerto Rico percentage’ is 15
percent and the ‘national percentage’ is 85 percent;
and
‘‘(iii) on or after October 1, 2002, the ‘Puerto
Rico percentage’ is 0 percent and the ‘national per-
centage’ is 100 percent.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 270
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect first amendment rights,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Ms. SLAUGHTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect first
amendment rights, 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 ‘‘Women’s Right To
Know Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
Title XI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 1107. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no governmental authority shall in or through any
program or activity, administered or assisted by such au-
thority, that provides health care services or information,
limit the right of any person to provide, or the right of
any person to receive, nonfraudulent information about
the availability of reproductive health care services, includ-
ing family planning, prenatal care, adoption, and abortion
services.
‘‘(b) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘governmental authority’ means
any authority of any State or of the United States;
and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ includes the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other territory or
possession of the United States.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2710
To establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in
the District of Columbia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mr. HEFLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on
Federal land in the District of Columbia.
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 ‘‘National Law Enforce-
ment Museum Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that there should be established a Na-
tional Law Enforcement Museum to honor and commemo-
rate the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers
in the United States.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) MEMORIAL
FUND.—The term ‘‘Memorial
Fund’’ means the National Law Enforcement Offi-
cers Memorial Fund.
(2) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the
National Law Enforcement Museum established
under section 4(a).
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Memorial Fund may con-
struct a National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal
land located on United States Reservation #7, on the
property directly south of the National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial, bounded by—
(1) E Street, NW., on the north;
(2) 5th Street, NW., on the west;
(3) 4th Street, NW., on the east; and
(4) Indiana Avenue, NW., on the south.
(b) DESIGN AND PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection
(a), the Memorial Fund shall be responsible for
preparation of the design and plans for the Museum.
(2) APPROVAL.—The design and plans for the
Museum shall be subject to the approval of—
(A) the Secretary;
(B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and
(C) the National Capital Planning Com-
mission.
(c) 
FUNDING; 
EXTERIOR
MAINTENANCE.—The
Secretary—
(1) shall not permit construction of the Mu-
seum to begin unless the Secretary determines that
sufficient amounts are available to complete con-
struction of the Museum in accordance with the de-
sign and plans approved under subsection (b); and
(2) shall maintain the exterior and exterior
grounds of the Museum after completion of con-
struction.
(d) INTERIOR MAINTENANCE.—The Administrator of
General Services shall maintain the interior of the Mu-
seum after completion of construction.
(e) OPERATION.—The Memorial Fund shall operate
the Museum after completion of construction.
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The United States shall pay
no expense incurred in the establishment or construction
of the Museum.
(g) FAILURE TO CONSTRUCT.—If the Memorial
Fund fails to construct the Museum by the date that is
7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the author-
ity to construct the Museum shall terminate on that date,
unless construction of the Museum begins before that
date.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2711
To amend section 4531(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to permit
payment for ALS intercept services furnished in areas other than rural
areas, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. GILMAN, and Mr. SWEENEY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 section 4531(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of
1997 to permit payment for ALS intercept services fur-
nished in areas other than rural areas, 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 ‘‘Medicare Paramedic
Intercept Service Equity Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF COVERAGE OF MEDICARE PARA-
MEDIC INTERCEPT SERVICES.
(a) EXPANSION OF PAYMENT AREAS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4531(c) of the Bal-
anced Budget Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(7)
note, 111 Stat. 452) is amended in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘in a rural area’’.
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The heading of
such section is amended by striking ‘‘IN RURAL
COMMUNITIES’’.
(b) PAYMENTS NOT COUNTED IN COMPUTING AMBU-
LANCE FEE SCHEDULE.—Section 1834(l)(3)(A) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(3)(A)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘other than payments attributable to the
amendment made by section 2(a) of the Medicare Para-
medic Intercept Service Equity Act of 1999’’ after ‘‘the
aggregate amount of payments made for ambulance serv-
ices under this part during 2000’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply with respect to services furnished on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2714
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to change
the rate of duty for United States travelers bringing back to the United
States goods purchased abroad.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. CRANE (for himself and Ms. DUNN) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to change the rate of duty for United States
travelers bringing back to the United States goods pur-
chased abroad.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN RATE OF DUTY OF GOODS
RETURNED 
TO 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
BY
TRAVELERS.
Subchapter XVI of chapter 98 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) Subheading 9816.00.20 is amended—
(A) effective January 1, 2000, by striking
‘‘10 percent’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘5 percent’’;
(B) effective January 1, 2001, by striking
‘‘5 percent’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘4 percent’’; and
(C) effective January 1, 2002, by striking
‘‘4 percent’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘3 percent’’.
(2) Subheading 9816.00.40 is amended—
(A) effective January 1, 2000, by striking
‘‘5 percent’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘3 percent’’;
(B) effective January 1, 2001, by striking
‘‘3 percent’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘2 percent’’; and
(C) effective January 1, 2002, by striking
‘‘2 percent’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘1.5 percent’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2715
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide
for duty-free treatment of personal effects of participants entering the
United States to participate in international athletic events, and items
used in connection with such events.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to provide for duty-free treatment of personal
effects of participants entering the United States to par-
ticipate in international athletic events, and items used
in connection with such events.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OF PAR-
TICIPANTS 
IN 
INTERNATIONAL 
ATHLETIC
EVENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter XVII of chapter 98
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new heading:
‘‘
9817.60.00
Any of the following articles not in-
tended for sale or distribution to
the public: personal effects of aliens
who are participants in, officials of,
or accredited members of delega-
tions to, an international athletic
event held in the United States,
such as the Olympics, the Goodwill
Games, the Special Olympics World
Games, the World Cup Soccer
Games, or any similar international
athletic event as the Secretary of
the Treasury may determine, and
of persons who are immediate fam-
ily members of or servants to any
of the foregoing persons; equipment
and materials imported in connec-
tion with any such foregoing event
by or on behalf of the foregoing
persons or the organizing com-
mittee of such an event, articles to
be used in exhibitions depicting the
culture of a country participating
in such an event; and, if consistent
with the foregoing, such other arti-
cles as the Secretary of the Treas-
ury may allow .................................
...................
Free
Free
’’.
(b) TAXES, FEES, INSPECTION.—The U.S. Notes to
chapter XVII of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by adding at
the end the following new note:
‘‘6. Any article exempt from duty under heading
9817.60.00 shall be free of taxes and fees that may
otherwise be applicable, but shall not be free or other-
wise exempt or excluded from routine or other inspec-
tions as may be required by the Customs Service.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) TERMINATION
OF TEMPORARY PROVISIONS.—
Heading 9902.98.08 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States shall, notwithstanding any provision
of such heading, cease to be effective on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2716
To provide supplemental market loss payments for farm owners and producers
for certain 1999 crops.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky,
Mr. BARCIA, Mr. BOSWELL, and Mr. THUNE) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition
to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdication of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide supplemental market loss payments for farm
owners and producers for certain 1999 crops.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS FOR
FARM OWNERS AND PRODUCERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (e), the Sec-
retary 
of 
Agriculture 
shall 
use 
not 
more 
than
$5,500,000,000 for assistance to owners and producers on
a farm who are eligible for final payments for fiscal year
1999 under a production flexibility contract for the farm
under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C.
7201 et seq.) to partially compensate the owners and pro-
ducers for the loss of markets for the 1999 crop of a com-
modity.
(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of assistance made avail-
able to owners and producers on a farm under this section
shall be proportional to the amount of the contract pay-
ment received by the owners and producers for fiscal year
1999 under a production flexibility contract for the farm
under the Agricultural Market Transition Act.
(c) TIME
FOR PAYMENT.—The assistance made
available under this section for an eligible owner or pro-
ducer shall be made as soon as practicable after the date
of enactment of this Act.
(d) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.—
Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary shall use the
funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to carry out this section.
(e) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding
the last sentence of section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, amounts
made available by this section are designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985: Provided, That such amounts shall
be available only to the extent that an official budget re-
quest that includes designation of the entire amount of
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, is transmitted by the President to Congress.
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(ii) the costs related to seizure, for-
feiture, or storage arising from liability
under this section; and
(iii) interests on the costs referred to
in clauses (i) and (ii), calculated in the
manner described under section 1005 of
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
(B) LIABILITY IN REM.—Any vessel used
to destroy, cause the loss of, or injure any
coral, coral reef, or coral reef ecosystem or cre-
ate a threat of destruction, loss of, or injury to
any coral, coral reef, or coral reef ecosystem
shall be liable in rem to the United States for
response costs, seizure, forfeiture, and storage
costs, and damages resulting from such de-
struction, loss, or injury, or threat thereof. The
amount of that liability shall constitute a mari-
time lien on the vessel and may be recovered in
an action in rem in the district court of the
United States having jurisdiction over the ves-
sel.
(C) LIMITS
TO
LIABILITY.—Nothing in
sections 4281 through 4289 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States or section 3 of
than filing application therefor), or dying (before first
meeting such requirements), after December 31, 2004.
SEC. 9. PHASED-IN INCREASE IN NUMBER OF BENEFIT
COMPUTATION YEARS TO 40.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(b)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(b)(2)) (as amended by sec-
tion 8) is amended further—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘by 5
years’’ and inserting ‘‘to the extent provided in sub-
paragraph (F)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) For purposes of clause (i) of subparagraph (A),
the number of elapsed years shall be reduced pursuant to
such clause by the number of years specified in connection
with the calendar year in which such individual becomes
eligible for old-age insurance benefits, or dies (before be-
coming eligible for such benefits), as set forth in the fol-
lowing table:
‘‘If such calendar year is:
The applicable number of years
is:
After 2004 and before 2007 ..............................................................
4.
After 2006 and before 2009 ..............................................................
3.
After 2008 and before 2011 ..............................................................
2.
After 2010 and before 2013 ..............................................................
1.
After 2012 ..........................................................................................
0.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to individuals attain-
ing early retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(2)
of the Social Security Act), or dying (before attaining such
age), after December 31, 2004.
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seq.) (referred to as the ‘‘1872 Mining Law’’) identified
as mineral patent application NMNM 78359. Such pur-
chase shall be made not later than 6 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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(2) shall alter or affect the Federal drinking
water standards for public consumption under title
XIV of the Public Health Service Act.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions
apply:
(1) DRY CLEANER.—The term ‘‘dry cleaner’’
means a person who was or is engaged in dry clean-
ing or in supplying goods or equipment to such a
person or the owner of land on or a facility in which
a person was or is conducting dry cleaning.
(2) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ includes a
governmental entity.
(3) SOIL SCREENING GUIDANCE DOCUMENT.—
The term ‘‘Soil Screening Guidance Document’’
means the Soil Screening Guidance: User’s Guide
(EPA/540/R–96/018) and the Soil Screening Guid-
ance: Technical Background Document (EPA/540/
R–95/128) developed by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency.
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strumentality of the United States, during the 5-year pe-
riod beginning with the date the financial assistance is so
provided, by a percentage equal to—
‘‘(1) the total amount of financial assistance to
be provided by the institution for the project or ac-
tivity, divided by the total amount of financial assist-
ance to be provided by the institution to all projects
and activities during the period for which financial
assistance is to be provided by the institution for the
project or activity; multiplied by
‘‘(2) the total amount of contributions paid to
the institution by any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States during the 5-year pe-
riod ending on the date the assistance begins to be
so provided, divided by the total amount of contribu-
tions paid to the institution by all member countries
of the institution during such 5-year period.
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the
Treasury, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, and the Administrator of the
Agency for International Development shall prepare
annual reports on the extent to which the United
States Executive Directors at the institutions in the
World Bank Group have complied with subsection