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‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of section 38,
the amount of the disabled access credit determined under
this section for any taxable year shall be an amount equal
to the sum of—
‘‘(1) in the case of an eligible small business, 50
percent of so much of the eligible access expendi-
tures for the taxable year as exceed $250 but do not
exceed $10,250, and
‘‘(2) 50 percent of so much of the eligible bus
access expenditures for the taxable year with respect
to each eligible bus as exceed $250 but do not ex-
ceed $30,250.’’.
(b) ELIGIBLE BUS ACCESS EXPENDITURES.—Sec-
tion 44 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e)
and (f), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c)
the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE BUS ACCESS EXPENDITURES.—For
purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible bus ac-
cess expenditures’ means amounts paid or incurred
by the taxpayer for the purpose of enabling the tax-
payer’s eligible bus to comply with applicable re-
quirements under the Americans With Disabilities
Act of 1990 (as in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection).
‘‘(2) 
CERTAIN
EXPENDITURES
NOT
IN-
CLUDED.—The amount of eligible bus access ex-
penditures otherwise taken into account under sub-
section (a)(2) shall be reduced to the extent that
funds for such expenditures are received under any
Federal, State, or local program.
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE BUS.—The term ‘eligible bus’
means any automobile bus eligible for a refund
under section 6427(b) by reason of transportation
described in section 6427(b)(1)(A).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3837
To suspend temporarily the duty on ortho-cumyl-octylphenol (OCOP).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2000
Mr. MCNULTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on ortho-cumyl-octylphenol
(OCOP).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.29.01
ortho-cumyl-
octylphenol
(OCOP) (CAS
No. 73936–80–
8) (provided for
in subheading
2907.19.80) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3838
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain polyamides.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2000
Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain polyamides.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
SUSPENSION 
OF 
DUTY 
ON 
CERTAIN
POLYAMIDES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.39.08
Micro-porous
ultra fine spher-
ical forms of
polyamides 6, 12,
and 6/12 powder
(provided for in
subheading
3908.10.00) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3840
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of
bone mass measurements under part B of the Medicare Program to
all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 2000
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. DIXON, and Mr. WAXMAN)
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 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand
coverage of bone mass measurements under part B of
the Medicare Program to all individuals at clinical risk
for osteoporosis.
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 Osteoporosis
Measurement Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF BONE MASS MEASUREMENTS FOR
ALL INDIVIDUALS AT CLINICAL RISK FOR
OSTEOPOROSIS.
(a) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(rr)(2)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(rr)(2)(A)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(A) an individual, including an estrogen-defi-
cient woman, at clinical risk for osteoporosis;’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies with respect to items and services
furnished on or after October 1, 2000.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3841
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make permanent the Federal
physicians comparability allowance authority, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 2000
Mrs. MORELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make permanent
the Federal physicians comparability allowance authority,
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. AUTHORITY MADE PERMANENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The second sentence of section
5948(d) of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
(2) Section 3 of the Federal Physicians Com-
parability Allowance Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 5948 note)
is repealed.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Section 5948 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by repealing paragraph (2) of subsection (j);
and
(2) in subsection (j)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(j)(1)’’ and inserting
‘‘(j)’’;
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (E) as paragraphs (1) through (5), re-
spectively; and
(C) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated
by this paragraph) by striking ‘‘subparagraph
(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3842
To amend the provisions of title 39, United States Code, relating to the
manner in which pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs
for postmasters are established.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 2000
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. WOLF, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia,
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. HOYER, and Mr. GILMAN) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend the provisions of title 39, United States Code,
relating to the manner in which pay policies and sched-
ules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters are
established.
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 ‘‘Postmasters Fairness
and Rights Act’’.
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Union Calendar No. 291
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3843
[Report No. 106–522]
To reauthorize programs to assist small business concerns, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 2000
Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. HILL of Montana, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. SWEENEY, Mrs. MCCAR-
THY of New York, Mrs. BONO, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. ENGLISH, Mrs.
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BRADY
of Pennsylvania, Mr. MOORE, Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. BAIRD, and Mr. PHELPS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small
Business
MARCH 14, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To reauthorize programs to assist small business concerns,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3843
AN ACT
To reauthorize programs to assist small business
concerns, and for other purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3843
AN ACT
To reauthorize programs to assist small business concerns,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3845
AN ACT
To make corrections to the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958, 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 ‘‘Small Business Invest-
ment Corrections Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) 
SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—Section
103(5)(A)(i) of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958 (15 U.S.C. 662(5)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting
‘‘regardless of the allocation of control during the invest-
ment period under any investment agreement between the
business concern and the entity making the investment’’
before the semicolon at the end.
(b) LONG TERM.—Section 103 of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(17) the term ‘long term’, when used in con-
nection with equity capital or loan funds invested in
any small business concern or smaller enterprise,
means any period of time not less than 1 year.’’.
SEC. 3. SUBSIDY FEES.
(a) DEBENTURES.—Section 303(b) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)) is
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3845
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 20, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business
AN ACT
To make corrections to the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3845 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Invest-
ment Corrections Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) 
SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—Section
103(5)(A)(i) of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958 (15 U.S.C. 662(5)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting
‘‘regardless of the allocation of control during the invest-
ment period under any investment agreement between the
business concern and the entity making the investment’’
before the semicolon at the end.
(b) LONG TERM.—Section 103 of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(17) the term ‘long term’, when used in con-
nection with equity capital or loan funds invested in
any small business concern or smaller enterprise,
means any period of time not less than 1 year.’’.
SEC. 3. SUBSIDY FEES.
(a) DEBENTURES.—Section 303(b) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)) is
by section 2, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(18) any employee employed in a sales position
if—
‘‘(A) the employee has specialized or tech-
nical knowledge related to products or services
being sold;
‘‘(B) the employee’s—
‘‘(i) sales are predominantly to per-
sons or entities to whom the employee’s
position has made previous sales; or
‘‘(ii) position does not involve initi-
ating sales contacts;
‘‘(C) the employee has a detailed under-
standing of the needs of those to whom the em-
ployee is selling;
‘‘(D) the employee exercises discretion in
offering a variety of products and services;
‘‘(E) the employee receives—
‘‘(i) base compensation, determined
without regard to the number of hours
worked by the employee, of not less than
an amount equal to one and one-half times
the minimum wage in effect under section
6(a)(1) multiplied by 2,080; and
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) may not be construed to apply to individuals
who are employed as route sales drivers.
SEC. 4. EXEMPTION FOR FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)), as amended by section 3, is
amended by adding after paragraph (18) the following:
‘‘(19) any employee employed as a licensed fu-
neral director or a licensed embalmer.’’.
SEC. 5. STATE MINIMUM WAGE.
Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(h)(1) An employer in a State that adopts minimum
wage legislation that conforms to the requirement of para-
graph (2) shall not be required to pay its employees at
the minimum wage prescribed by subsection (a)(1).
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall apply in a State that adopts
minimum wage legislation that—
‘‘(A) sets a rate that is not less than $5.15 an
hour; and
‘‘(B) applies that rate to not fewer than the
employees performing work within the State that
all that follows and inserting ‘‘attributable to the
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund fi-
nancing rate imposed by such section. For purposes
of the preceding sentence, the term ‘commercial
aviation’ means any use of an aircraft other than in
noncommercial aviation (as defined in section
4041(c)(2)).’’
(19) Subparagraph (B) of section 6421(f)(2) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and,’’ and all
that follows and inserting a period.
(20) Paragraph (3) of section 6421(f) of such
Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) GASOLINE USED IN TRAINS.—In the case
of gasoline used as a fuel in a train, this section
shall not apply with respect to the Leaking Under-
ground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate
under section 4081.’’
(21) Subparagraph (A) of section 6427(b)(2) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘7.4 cents’’ and
inserting ‘‘3.1 cents’’.
(22) Paragraph (3) of section 6427(l) of such
Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) REFUND
OF
CERTAIN
TAXES
ON
FUEL
USED IN DIESEL-POWERED TRAINS.—For purposes
of this subsection, the term ‘nontaxable use’ includes
fuel used in a diesel-powered train. The preceding
sentence shall not apply to the tax imposed by sec-
tion 4041(d) and the Leaking Underground Storage
Tank Trust Fund financing rate under section 4081
except with respect to fuel sold for exclusive use by
a State or any political subdivision thereof.’’
(23) Paragraph (4) of section 6427(l) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘attributable to’’ and
all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘at-
tributable to the Leaking Underground Storage
Tank Trust Fund financing rate imposed by such
section.’’
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(h) FLOOR STOCK REFUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If—
(A) before the date of the enactment of
this Act, tax has been imposed under section
4081 or 4091 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 on any liquid, and
(B) on such date such liquid is held by a
dealer and has not been used and is intended
for sale,
there shall be credited or refunded (without interest)
to the person who paid such tax (hereafter in this
subsection referred to as the ‘‘taxpayer’’) an amount
equal to the excess of the tax paid by the taxpayer
over the amount of such tax which would be imposed
on such liquid had the taxable event occurred on
such date.
(2) TIME FOR FILING CLAIMS.—No credit or re-
fund shall be allowed or made under this subsection
unless—
(A) claim therefor is filed with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury before the date which is
6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, based on a request submitted to the
taxpayer before the date which is 3 months
after such date of enactment, by the dealer who
held the liquid on such date of enactment, and
(B) the taxpayer has repaid or agreed to
repay the amount so claimed to such dealer or
has obtained the written consent of such dealer
to the allowance of the credit or the making of
the refund.
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
FUEL
HELD
IN
RETAIL
STOCKS.—No credit or refund shall be allowed under
this subsection with respect to any liquid in retail
(13) Subsection (f) of section 4082 of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 4041(a)(1)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsections (d)(3) and (a)(1) of sec-
tion 4041, respectively’’.
(14) Paragraph (3) of section 4083(a) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘or a diesel-powered
train’’.
(15) Paragraph (3) of section 6421(f) of such
Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) GASOLINE USED IN TRAINS.—In the case
of gasoline used as a fuel in a train, this section
shall not apply with respect to the Leaking Under-
ground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate
under section 4081.’’
(16) Subparagraph (A) of section 6427(b)(2) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘7.4 cents’’ and
inserting ‘‘3.1 cents’’.
(17) Paragraph (3) of section 6427(l) of such
Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) REFUND
OF
CERTAIN
TAXES
ON
FUEL
USED IN DIESEL-POWERED TRAINS.—For purposes
of this subsection, the term ‘nontaxable use’ includes
fuel used in a diesel-powered train. The preceding
sentence shall not apply to the tax imposed by sec-
tion 4041(d) and the Leaking Underground Storage
Tank Trust Fund financing rate under section 4081
except with respect to fuel sold for exclusive use by
a State or any political subdivision thereof.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(e) FLOOR STOCK REFUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If—
(A) before the date of the enactment of
this Act, tax has been imposed under section
4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on
any liquid, and
(B) on such date such liquid is held by a
dealer and has not been used and is intended
for sale,
there shall be credited or refunded (without interest)
to the person who paid such tax (hereafter in this
subsection referred to as the ‘‘taxpayer’’) an amount
equal to the excess of the tax paid by the taxpayer
over the amount of such tax which would be imposed
on such liquid had the taxable event occurred on
such date.
(2) TIME FOR FILING CLAIMS.—No credit or re-
fund shall be allowed or made under this subsection
unless—
(A) claim therefor is filed with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury before the date which is
6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, based on a request submitted to the
taxpayer before the date which is 3 months
after such date of enactment, by the dealer who
held the liquid on such date of enactment, and
(B) the taxpayer has repaid or agreed to
repay the amount so claimed to such dealer or
has obtained the written consent of such dealer
to the allowance of the credit or the making of
the refund.
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
FUEL
HELD
IN
RETAIL
STOCKS.—No credit or refund shall be allowed under
this subsection with respect to any liquid in retail
stocks held at the place where intended to be sold
at retail.
(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the terms ‘‘dealer’’ and ‘‘held by a dealer’’
have the respective meanings given to such terms by
section 6412 of such Code.
(5) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—Rules similar
to the rules of subsections (b) and (c) of section
6412 of such Code shall apply for purposes of this
subsection.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3845
AN ACT
To make corrections to the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
amended by striking ‘‘plus an additional charge of 1 per-
cent per annum which shall be paid to and retained by
the Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘plus, for debentures
issued after September 30, 2000, an additional charge, in
an amount established annually by the Administration, of
not more than 1 percent per year as necessary to reduce
to zero the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) to the Ad-
ministration of purchasing and guaranteeing debentures
under this Act, which shall be paid to and retained by
the Administration’’.
(b) PARTICIPATING SECURITIES.—Section 303(g)(2)
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C.
683(g)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘plus an additional
charge of 1 percent per annum which shall be paid to and
retained by the Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘plus, for
participating securities issued after September 30, 2000,
an additional charge, in an amount established annually
by the Administration, of not more than 1 percent per
year as necessary to reduce to zero the cost (as defined
in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990
(2 U.S.C. 661a)) to the Administration of purchasing and
guaranteeing participating securities under this Act, which
shall be paid to and retained by the Administration’’.
SEC. 4. DISTRIBUTIONS.
Section 303(g)(8) of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(g)(8)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘subchapter s corporation’’ and
inserting ‘‘subchapter S corporation’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘the end of any calendar quarter
based on a quarterly’’ and inserting ‘‘any time dur-
ing any calendar quarter based on an’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘quarterly distributions for a
calendar year,’’ and inserting ‘‘interim distributions
for a calendar year,’’.
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 310(c)(4) of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 687b(c)(4)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 14,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
HR 3845 RFS
amended by striking ‘‘plus an additional charge of 1 per-
cent per annum which shall be paid to and retained by
the Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘plus, for debentures
issued after September 30, 2000, an additional charge, in
an amount established annually by the Administration, of
not more than 1 percent per year as necessary to reduce
to zero the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) to the Ad-
ministration of purchasing and guaranteeing debentures
under this Act, which shall be paid to and retained by
the Administration’’.
(b) PARTICIPATING SECURITIES.—Section 303(g)(2)
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C.
683(g)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘plus an additional
charge of 1 percent per annum which shall be paid to and
retained by the Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘plus, for
participating securities issued after September 30, 2000,
an additional charge, in an amount established annually
by the Administration, of not more than 1 percent per
year as necessary to reduce to zero the cost (as defined
in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990
(2 U.S.C. 661a)) to the Administration of purchasing and
guaranteeing participating securities under this Act, which
shall be paid to and retained by the Administration’’.
HR 3845 RFS
SEC. 4. DISTRIBUTIONS.
Section 303(g)(8) of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(g)(8)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘subchapter s corporation’’ and
inserting ‘‘subchapter S corporation’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘the end of any calendar quarter
based on a quarterly’’ and inserting ‘‘any time dur-
ing any calendar quarter based on an’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘quarterly distributions for a
calendar year,’’ and inserting ‘‘interim distributions
for a calendar year,’’.
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 310(c)(4) of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 687b(c)(4)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 14,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.