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TITLE 
I—TECHNICAL 
AMEND-
MENTS TO ALASKA NATIVE
CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT
SEC. 101. ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS.
Section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a)(3)(I)(4) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and Reindeer’’ and inserting ‘‘or’’.
(2) Subsection (a)(4)(B) is amended by striking
‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’.
(3) Subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘June 2, 1971’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31,
1971’’.
(4) Subsection (b)(2) is amended by striking
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(2) The personal representative or special adminis-
trator, appointed in an Alaska State court proceeding of
the estate of a decedent who was eligible under subsection
(b)(1)(A) may, for the benefit of the heirs, select an allot-
ment if the decedent was a veteran who served in South
East Asia at any time during the period beginning August
5, 1964, and ending December 31, 1971, and during that
period the decedent—’’.
SEC. 102. LEVIES ON SETTLEMENT TRUST INTERESTS.
Section 39(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1629e(c)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) A beneficiary’s interest in a settlement trust and
the distributions thereon shall be subject to creditor action
(including without limitation, levy attachment, pledge,
lien, judgment execution, assignment, and the insolvency
and bankruptcy laws) only to the extent that Settlement
Common Stock and the distributions thereon are subject
to such creditor action under section 7(h) of this Act.’’.
TITLE 
II—NATIONAL 
LEADER-
SHIP SYMPOSIUM FOR AMER-
ICAN INDIAN, ALASKAN NA-
TIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN
YOUTH
SEC. 201. ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
SYMPOSIUM FOR AMERICAN INDIAN, ALAS-
KAN NATIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN YOUTH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Education for the Washington
Workshops Foundation $2,200,000 for administration of
a national leadership symposium for American Indian,
Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian youth on the tradi-
tions and values of American democracy.
(b) CONTENT OF SYMPOSIUM.—The symposium ad-
ministered under subsection (a) shall—
(1) be comprised of youth seminar programs
which study the workings and practices of American
national government in Washington, DC, to be held
in conjunction with the opening of the Smithsonian
National Museum of the American Indian; and
(2) envision the participation and enhancement
of American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Ha-
waiian youth in the American political process by
interfacing in the first-hand operations of the United
States Government.
Passed the House of Representatives October 12,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4345
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to clarify the process
of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to clarify
the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are
veterans, 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 ‘‘Alaska Native Claims
Technical Amendments Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. RELATION TO CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.
Section 29(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(g)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(g)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) Any corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole
proprietorship, trust, or affiliate with which a Native Cor-
poration or its affiliate engages in one or more commercial
transactions that exceed a total of $20,000 in a calendar
year shall, when in the course and scope of such commer-
cial transaction, be within the class of entities excluded
from the definition of ‘employer’ by section 701(b)(1) of
Public Law 88–352 (78 Stat. 253).’’.
SEC. 3. ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS.
Section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a)(1), insert ‘‘amended’’
after ‘‘promulgation of’’.
(2) In subsection (a)(1), strike ‘‘subsection (b)’’
and insert ‘‘subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2)’’;
(3) In subsection (a)(1), insert ‘‘and may sub-
mit an application for an allotment to the Secretary
in accordance with the provisions of this section’’
after ‘‘December 18, 1971’’.
(4) Strike subsection (a)(2) and insert the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) Allotments may be selected only from—
‘‘(16) other activities the Secretary determines
will meet the purpose of this title; and
‘‘(17) programs which provide laptop computers
to children in grades 3 through 12 in schools in low-
income areas that provide ongoing training for
teachers, parents, and children in hardware and
software use.
‘‘(d) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2)
and (3), the Secretary may require any recipient of
a grant or contract under this section to share in the
cost of the activities assisted under such grant or
contract, and such non-Federal share shall be an-
nounced through a notice in the Federal Register
and may be in the form of cash or in-kind contribu-
tions, fairly valued.
‘‘(2) INCREASE.—The Secretary may increase
the non-Federal share that is required of a recipient
of a grant or contract under this section after the
first year such recipient receives funds under such
grant or contract.
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM.—The non-Federal share re-
quired under this section shall not exceed 50 percent
of the cost of the activities assisted pursuant to a
grant or contract under this section.
‘‘(1) identify the local educational agencies in
the State educational agency that—
‘‘(A) have the highest number or percent-
age of children in poverty; and
‘‘(B) demonstrate to such State edu-
cational agency the greatest need for technical
assistance in developing the application under
section 3215; and
‘‘(2) offer technical assistance to such local edu-
cational agencies in—
‘‘(A) developing applications under section
3215;
‘‘(B) forming partnerships among the enti-
ties described in section 3216(1)(B); and
‘‘(C) meeting the standards and perform-
ance 
indicators 
as 
described 
in 
section
3213(a)(5).
‘‘SEC. 3213. STATE APPLICATION.
‘‘(a) To receive funds under this subpart, each State
educational agency shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
As part of its application, a State educational agency shall
submit a new or updated statewide educational technology
plan. The plan shall demonstrate how it will be coordi-
sions concerning access are based and that no
reasonable alternative for access exists;
‘‘(C) a person or entity files a protest with
the Secretary stating that the applicant is not
entitled to the land described in the allotment
application and that said land is the situs of
improvements claimed by the person or entity;
or
‘‘(D) a person who resides in the vicinity
of the land described in the allotment applica-
tion files a protest with the Secretary stating
that the land described in the allotment applica-
tion is land subject to communal use.
‘‘(4) APPROVAL PROCEDURE.—Upon expiration
of the 18 months following the close of the applica-
tion period pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
retary shall—
‘‘(A) if no protest is timely filed, approve
the application pursuant to paragraph (1); or
‘‘(B) if a protest is timely filed, adjudicate
the legal sufficiency of any such protest, and—
‘‘(i) if the protest is legally insuffi-
cient, approve the application; or
‘‘(ii) if the protest is valid, issue a de-
cision that closes the application and that
is final for the Secretary.’’.
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
RESTRICTIONS.
Section 22(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of such Refuge.’’.
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONTAMINA-
TION.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘CLARIFICATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONTAMINATION
‘‘SEC. 42. Notwithstanding section 107 of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, or any other provision of law, no
person acquiring any interest in land under this Act shall
be liable for the costs of removal or remedial action, any
damages, or any third party liability arising out of or as
a result of any contamination on that land at the time
that such land was acquired under this Act unless such
person was directly responsible for such contamination.’’.
SEC. 6. LEVIES ON SETTLEMENT TRUST INTERESTS.
Section 39(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1629(c)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) A beneficiary’s interest in a settlement trust and
the distributions thereon shall be subject to creditor action
(including without limitation pledge, lien, judgment execu-
tion, assignment, and the insolvency and bankruptcy laws)
only to the extent that Settlement Common Stock and the
distributions thereon are subject to such creditor action
under section 7(h) of this Act.’’.
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HR 434 PCS
are produced in any beneficiary developing
country that is an eligible country in sub-
Saharan Africa shall be applied in deter-
mining such percentage.’’.
(c) WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITATION.—
Section 503(c)(2)(D) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2463(c)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(D) 
LEAST-DEVELOPED
BENEFICIARY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND ELIGIBLE COUN-
TRIES
IN
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA.—Subpara-
graph (A) shall not apply to any least-developed
beneficiary developing country or any eligible
country in sub-Saharan Africa.’’.
(d) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 505 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 505. DATE OF TERMINATION.
‘‘(a) COUNTRIES
IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.—No
duty-free treatment provided under this title shall remain
in effect after June 30, 2009, with respect to beneficiary
developing countries that are eligible countries in sub-Sa-
haran Africa.
‘‘(b) OTHER COUNTRIES.—No duty-free treatment
provided under this title shall remain in effect after June
and personal skills that are essential to the full and
adequate performance of the employee’s employ-
ment,
is not eligible for the wage prescribed by subsection (a).
(c) CONTRACT REQUIREMENT.—Any contract be-
tween the Federal Government and any contractor and
any contract between such contractor with a subcontractor
to carry out work for the Federal Government shall re-
quire the contractor or subcontractor to pay the wage pre-
scribed by subsection (a)(1).
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) SUSPENSION.—If an employer does not pay
the wage required by subsection (a) the Federal con-
tract or subcontract under which such employer was
employing employees shall be suspended.
(2) INELIGIBILITY.—An employer described in
paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for any Federal
contract or subcontract for a period of 5 years be-
ginning on the date the employer does not pay the
required wage.
(3) RESTITUTION.—An employer who does not
pay the wage required by subsection (a) shall be lia-
ble to the United States in an amount equal to the
unpaid wages and in addition an equal amount as
liquidated damages. The Secretary of Labor shall
pay to the employees who were not paid such wage
the amount recovered by the United States under
this paragraph.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect with respect to Federal con-
tracts entered into, renewed, or extended after 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4348
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct
a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-
cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 2000
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
to conduct a study of developing residential mortgage
programs that provide low-cost health insurance in con-
nection with low-cost mortgages.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY OF MORTGAGES THAT PROVIDE LOW-
COST HEALTH INSURANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall conduct a study to determine
feasibility, practicality, effectiveness, and costs of devel-
oping new programs, or making changes to existing pro-
grams administered by the Secretary (including the mort-
gage insurance programs under the National Housing
Act), to provide low-cost health insurance in connection
with low-cost residential mortgages.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete
the study and submit to the Congress a report describing
the results of the study. The report shall include rec-
ommendations for any new programs or changes to exist-
ing programs that the Secretary considers effective and
efficient to make low-cost health insurance available in
connection with low-cost-residential mortgages.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 434
AN ACT
To authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-
Sahara Africa.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES IN SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA.—The President may provide duty-free
treatment for any article set forth in paragraph
(1) of subsection (b) that is the growth, product,
or manufacture of an eligible country in sub-Sa-
haran Africa that is a beneficiary developing
country, if, after receiving the advice of the
International Trade Commission in accordance
with subsection (e), the President determines that
such article is not import-sensitive in the context
of imports from eligible countries in sub-Saha-
ran Africa. This subparagraph shall not affect
the designation of eligible articles under sub-
paragraph (B).’’.
(b) RULES
OF ORIGIN.—Section 503(a)(2) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES IN SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA.—For purposes of determining the per-
centage referred to in subparagraph (A) in the
case of an article of an eligible country in sub-
Saharan Africa that is a beneficiary developing
country—
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘African Growth and
Opportunity Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that it is in the mutual economic
interest of the United States and sub-Saharan Africa to
promote stable and sustainable economic growth and de-
velopment in sub-Saharan Africa and that sustained eco-
nomic growth in sub-Saharan Africa depends in large
measure upon the development of a receptive environment
for trade and investment. To that end, the United States
seeks to facilitate market-led economic growth in, and
thereby the social and economic development of, the coun-
tries of sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, the United
States seeks to assist sub-Saharan African countries, and
the private sector in those countries, to achieve economic
self-reliance by—
(1) strengthening and expanding the private
sector in sub-Saharan Africa, especially women-
owned businesses;
(2) encouraging increased trade and investment
between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa;
(3) reducing tariff and nontariff barriers and
other trade obstacles;
(4) expanding United States assistance to sub-
Saharan Africa’s regional integration efforts;
HR 435 EAS
SEC. 2106. ETHOFUMESATE SINGULARLY OR IN MIXTURE
WITH APPLICATION ADJUVANTS.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.12
2-Ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-3,3-di-
methyl-5-benzofuranyl-
methanesulfonate
(ethofumesate) singularly or
in mixture with application
adjuvants (CAS No. 26225–
79–6) (provided for in sub-
heading 2932.99.08 or
3808.30.15) .............................
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2107. 3-METHOXYCARBONYLAMINOPHENYL-3′-METHYL-
CARBANILATE (PHENMEDIPHAM).
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.13
3-Methoxycarbonylamino-
phenyl-3′-methylcarbanilate
(phenmedipham) (CAS No.
13684–63–4) (provided for in
subheading 2924.29.47) .........
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 2108. 3-ETHOXYCARBONYLAMINOPHENYL-N-PHENYL-
CARBAMATE (DESMEDIPHAM).
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.14
3-Ethoxycarbonylamino-
phenyl-N-phenylcarbamate
(desmedipham) (CAS No.
13684–56–5) (provided for in
subheading 2924.29.41) .........
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2001
’’.
SEC. 
2109. 
2-AMINO-4-(4-AMINOBENZOYLAMINO)BENZENE-
SULFONIC ACID, SODIUM SALT.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
(5) appropriate fiscal systems, such as reducing
high import and corporate taxes, controlling govern-
ment consumption, participation in bilateral invest-
ment treaties, and the harmonization of such trea-
ties to avoid double taxation;
(6) foreign investment issues, such as the provi-
sion of national treatment for foreign investors, re-
moving restrictions on investment, and other meas-
ures to create an environment conducive to domestic
and foreign investment;
(7) supporting the growth of regional markets
within a free trade area framework;
(8) governance issues, such as eliminating gov-
ernment corruption, minimizing government inter-
vention in the market such as price controls and
subsidies, and streamlining the business license proc-
ess;
(9) supporting the growth of the private sector,
in particular by promoting the emergence of a new
generation of African entrepreneurs;
(10) encouraging the private ownership of gov-
ernment-controlled economic enterprises through di-
vestiture programs; and
(11) observing the rule of law, including equal
protection under the law and the right to due proc-
ess and a fair trial.
(b) ADDITIONAL FACTORS.—In determining whether
a sub-Saharan African country is eligible under subsection
(a), the President shall take into account the following fac-
tors:
(1) An expression by such country of its desire
to be an eligible country under subsection (a).
(2) The extent to which such country has made
substantial progress toward—
(A) reducing tariff levels;
(B) binding its tariffs in the World Trade
Organization and assuming meaningful binding
obligations in other sectors of trade; and
(C) eliminating nontariff barriers to trade.
(3) Whether such country, if not already a
member of the World Trade Organization, is actively
pursuing membership in that Organization.
(4) Where applicable, the extent to which such
country is in material compliance with its obligations
to the International Monetary Fund and other inter-
national financial institutions.
(5) The extent to which such country has a rec-
ognizable commitment to reducing poverty, increas-
ing the availability of health care and educational
opportunities, the expansion of physical infrastruc-
ture in a manner designed to maximize accessibility,
increased access to market and credit facilities for
small farmers and producers, and improved eco-
nomic opportunities for women as entrepreneurs and
employees, and promoting and enabling the forma-
tion of capital to support the establishment and op-
eration of micro-enterprises.
(6) Whether or not such country engages in ac-
tivities that undermine United States national secu-
rity or foreign policy interests.
(c) CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.—
(1) MONITORING
AND
REVIEW
OF
CERTAIN
COUNTRIES.—The President shall monitor and re-
view the progress of sub-Saharan African countries
in order to determine their current or potential eligi-
bility under subsection (a). Such determinations
shall be based on quantitative factors to the fullest
extent possible and shall be included in the annual
report required by section 15.
(2) INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES.—A
sub-Saharan African country described in paragraph
(1) that has not made continual progress in meeting
the requirements with which it is not in compliance
shall be ineligible to participate in programs,
projects, or activities, or receive assistance or other
benefits, under this Act.
SEC. 5. UNITED STATES-SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TRADE AND
ECONOMIC COOPERATION FORUM.
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—The President shall
convene annual high-level meetings between appropriate
officials of the United States Government and officials of
the governments of sub-Saharan African countries in
order to foster close economic ties between the United
States and sub-Saharan Africa.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 12 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President,
after consulting with Congress and the governments con-
cerned, shall establish a United States-Sub-Saharan Afri-
ca Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (hereafter in
this section referred to as the ‘‘Forum’’).
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In creating the Forum, the
President shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The President shall direct the Secretary of
Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Sec-
retary of State, and the United States Trade Rep-
resentative to host the first annual meeting with the
counterparts of such Secretaries from the govern-
ments of sub-Saharan African countries eligible
under section 4, the Secretary General of the Orga-
nization of African Unity, and government officials
from other appropriate countries in Africa, to dis-
cuss expanding trade and investment relations be-
tween the United States and sub-Saharan Africa
and the implementation of this Act including encour-
aging joint ventures between small and large busi-
nesses.
(2)(A) The President, in consultation with the
Congress, shall encourage United States nongovern-
mental organizations to host annual meetings with
nongovernmental organizations from sub-Saharan
Africa in conjunction with the annual meetings of
the Forum for the purpose of discussing the issues
described in paragraph (1).
(B) The President, in consultation with the
Congress, shall encourage United States representa-
tives of the private sector to host annual meetings
with representatives of the private sector from sub-
Saharan Africa in conjunction with the annual meet-
ings of the Forum for the purpose of discussing the
issues described in paragraph (1).
(3) The President shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, meet with the heads of governments of sub-
Saharan African countries eligible under section 4
not less than once every two years for the purpose
of discussing the issues described in paragraph (1).
The first such meeting should take place not later
than twelve months after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(d) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION BY USIA.—In
order to assist in carrying out the purposes of the Forum,
the United States Information Agency shall disseminate
regularly, through multiple media, economic information
in support of the free market economic reforms described
in this Act.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.
(f) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the
funds authorized under this section may be used to create
or support any nongovernmental organization for the pur-
pose of expanding or facilitating trade between the United
States and sub-Saharan Africa.
SEC. 
6. 
UNITED 
STATES–SUB-SAHARAN 
AFRICA 
FREE
TRADE AREA.
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—The Congress de-
clares that a United States–Sub-Saharan Africa Free
Trade Area should be established, or free trade agree-
ments should be entered into, in order to serve as the cata-