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by this section is within the competitive service, as
defined by section 2102 of title 5.’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) through (6) of
subsection (e) and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) a right of appeal which may exist with re-
spect to paragraph (1) or (2) shall not extend be-
yond the adjutant general of the jurisdiction con-
cerned.’’;
(3) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of subsection
(e)(2); and
(4) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating
subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g),
respectively.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; TREATMENT OF PRIOR SERVICE.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act, and the amend-
ments made by this Act, shall take effect 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) TREATMENT OF PRIOR SERVICE.—(1)(A) Any
period of service performed under section 709 of title 32,
United States Code (or a prior corresponding provision of
law) before the effective date of this Act shall be consid-
ered a period of service performed in a position within the
competitive service for purposes of any determination re-
lating to an individual’s—
(i) tenure or status;
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1234
To provide that positions held by civilian technicians of the National Guard
be made part of the competitive service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. QUILLEN introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Armed Services and Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To provide that positions held by civilian technicians of the
National Guard be made part of the competitive service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS MAKING CERTAIN CIVILIAN PO-
SITIONS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD PART OF
THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE.
Section 709 of title 32, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by amending the second sentence of sub-
section (d) to read as follows: ‘‘A position authorized
(ii) order of retention in a reduction in force; or
(iii) eligibility for coverage under subchapter I
or II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code
(relating to adverse actions).
(B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply only in the case
of a person who performs service under section 709 of title
32, United States Code, on or after the effective date of
this Act.
(C) Nothing in this Act, or in any amendment made
by this Act, shall affect the validity of any appointment
to a position under section 709 of title 32, United States
Code, made before the effective date of this Act.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘com-
petitive service’’ has the meaning given such term by sec-
tion 2102 of title 5, United States Code.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1236
To correct the tariff rate inversion on certain iron and steel pipe and tube
products.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LI-
PINSKI, Mr. RIDGE, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To correct the tariff rate inversion on certain iron and steel
pipe and tube products.
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 ‘‘Pipe and Tube In-
verted Tariff Correction Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. NONALLOY IRON AND STEEL PIPES AND TUBES.
(a) The superior article description for subheadings
7306.30.30 and 7306.30.50 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 3007) is amend-
SEC. 2. REPORTING CHILD ABUSE CRIME INFORMATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In each State, an authorized
criminal justice agency of the State shall report child
abuse crime information to, or index child abuse crime in-
formation in, the national criminal history background
check system.
(b) PROVISION
OF STATE CHILD ABUSE CRIME
RECORDS THROUGH THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY
BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM.—(1) Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General shall, subject to availability of appropriations—
(A) investigate the criminal history records sys-
tem of each State and determine for each State a
timetable by which the State should be able to pro-
vide child abuse crime records on an on-line basis
through the national criminal history background
check system;
(B) in consultation with State officials, estab-
lish guidelines for the reporting or indexing of child
abuse crime information, including guidelines relat-
ing to the format, content, and accuracy of criminal
history records and other procedures for carrying
out this Act; and
(C) notify each State of the determinations
made pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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ed to read as follows: ‘‘Having a wall thickness of 1.65
mm or more, not galvanized:’’.
(b) Subheadings 7306.30.30 and 7306.30.50 are re-
designated as subheadings 7306.30.35 and 7306.30.55,
respectively.
(c) Subheadings 7306.10.10, 7306.20.60, 7306.30.55
(as redesignated by paragraph (b)), and 7306.90.10 are
each amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1.9 percent’’ in column 1 Gen-
eral and inserting ‘‘4.9 percent’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘5.5 percent’’ in column 2 and
inserting ‘‘20 percent’’.
(d) Subheadings 7306.20.20 and 7306.60.10 are
each amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘0.5 percent’’ in column 1 Gen-
eral and inserting ‘‘4.9 percent’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ in column 2 and in-
serting ‘‘20 percent’’.
(e) Chapter 73 is amended by inserting in numerical
order the following new subheading having the same de-
gree of indentation as the superior text for subheadings
7306.30.35 and 7306.30.55 (as redesignated by para-
graph (b)):
‘‘
7306.30.60
Having a wall thickness of 1.65mm
or more, galvanized ........................
6.5%
Free (C, E, IL)
1.1% (CA)
21.5%
’’.
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SEC. 3. ALLOY IRON AND STEEL PIPES AND TUBES.
(a) Subheadings 7306.50.50 and 7306.90.50 are each
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘4.9 percent’’ in column 1 Gen-
eral and inserting ‘‘9.5 percent’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ in column 2 and
inserting ‘‘28 percent’’.
SEC. 4. STAINLESS STEEL PIPES AND TUBES.
(a) Subheading 7306.40.10 is amended by striking
‘‘7.6 percent’’ in column 1 General and inserting ‘‘10.1
percent’’.
(b) Subheading 7306.40.50 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘5 percent’’ in column 1 General
and inserting ‘‘10.1 percent’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘11 percent’’ in column 2 and
inserting ‘‘29 percent’’.
SEC. 5. NEGOTIATING AUTHORITY.
In the event that a claim for compensation under any
provision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
or any other trade agreement to which the United States
is a party is made by any Contracting Party to that agree-
ment as a result of the amendments made by this section,
the United States Trade Representative is authorized to
negotiate such reasonable compensation as may be appro-
priate.
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SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, on or after the fifteenth day after the
date of enactment of this Act.
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Act for Fiscal Year 1993 during the four-year period
beginning on October 1, 1993;
‘‘(B) has a military occupational specialty,
training, or experience related to law enforcement,
such as service as a member of the military police;
and
‘‘(C) satisfies such other criteria for selection as
the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
‘‘(2) A member who is discharged or released from
service under other than honorable conditions shall not be
eligible to participate in the program.
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Defense shall select members to participate in
the program established under subsection (a) on the basis
of applications submitted to the Secretary before the date
of the discharge or release of the members from active
duty. An application shall be in such form and contain
such information as the Secretary may require.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not select a member to par-
ticipate in the program unless the Secretary has sufficient
appropriations for the placement program available at the
time of the selection to satisfy the obligations to be in-
curred by the United States under subsection (d) with re-
spect to that member.
posed with respect to any calendar year shall be
treated as a tax imposed by chapter 2 for the tax-
able year of the employer which begins in such
calendar year.
‘‘(2) ANNUALIZATION.—Under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary, appropriate adjustments
shall be made in the application of section
6654(d)(2) in respect of the amount treated as tax
under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) TRANSITIONAL
RULE.—For purposes of
applying section 6654 to a taxable year beginning in
1993, the amount referred to in clause (ii) of section
6654(d)(1)(B) shall be increased by 90 percent of
the amount treated as tax under paragraph (1) for
such taxable year.
‘‘(c) DOMESTIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—
For purposes of this section, the term ‘domestic service
employment taxes’ means—
‘‘(1) any taxes imposed by chapter 21 or 23 on
remuneration paid for domestic service in a private
home of the employer, and
‘‘(2) any amount withheld from such remunera-
tion pursuant to an agreement under section
3402(p).
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘domestic service
in a private home of the employer’ does not include service
described in section 3121(g)(5).
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION WHERE EMPLOYER LIABLE FOR
OTHER EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—To the extent provided in
regulations prescribed by the Secretary, this section shall
not apply to any employer for any calendar year if such
employer is liable for any tax under this subtitle with re-
spect to remuneration paid in such year for services other
than domestic service in a private home of the employer.
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS TO
COLLECT STATE UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary is hereby
authorized to enter into an agreement with any
State to collect, as the agent of such State, such
State’s unemployment taxes imposed on remunera-
tion paid for domestic service in a private home of
the employer. Any taxes to be collected by the
Secretary pursuant to such an agreement shall be
treated as domestic service employment taxes for
purposes of this section.
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS
TO
STATE
ACCOUNT.—Any
amount collected under an agreement referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be transferred by the Secretary
to the account of the State in the Unemployment
Trust Fund.
‘‘(3) SUBTITLE
F
MADE
APPLICABLE.—For
purposes of subtitle F, any amount required to be
collected under an agreement under paragraph (1)
shall be treated as a tax imposed by chapter 23.
‘‘(4) STATE.—For purposes of this subsection,
the term ‘State’ has the meaning given such term by
section 3306(j)(1).’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 25 is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following:
‘‘Sec. 3510. Coordination of collection of domestic service employ-
ment taxes with collection of income taxes.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to remuneration paid in calendar
years after 1992.
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zero) by 15 percent of so much of the tentative tax-
able income for such taxable year as exceeds
$3,000,000.
‘‘(3) SMALL INSURANCE COMPANY DEDUCTION
NOT
ALLOWABLE
TO
COMPANY
WITH
ASSETS
OF
$500,000,000 OR MORE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The small insurance
company deduction shall not be allowed for any
taxable year to any insurance company which,
at the close of such taxable year, has assets
equal to or greater than $500,000,000.
‘‘(B) ASSETS.—For purposes of this para-
graph, the term ‘assets’ means all assets of the
company.
‘‘(C) VALUATION
OF
ASSETS.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the amount attrib-
utable to—
‘‘(i) real property and stock shall be
the fair market value thereof, and
‘‘(ii) any other asset shall be the ad-
justed basis of such asset for purposes of
determining gain on sale or other disposi-
tion.
‘‘(D) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
INTERESTS
IN
PARTNERSHIPS AND TRUSTS.—For purposes of
this paragraph—
‘‘(i) an interest in a partnership or
trust shall not be treated as an asset of the
company, but
‘‘(ii) the company shall be treated as
actually owning its proportionate share of
the assets held by the partnership or trust
(as the case may be).
‘‘(i) TENTATIVE TAXABLE INCOME.—For purposes
of subsection (h)—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘tentative taxable
income’ means taxable income determined without
regard to the small insurance company deduction.
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ATTRIBUTABLE TO
NONINSURANCE
BUSINESSES.—The amount of the
tentative taxable income for any taxable year shall
be determined without regard to all items attrib-
utable to noninsurance businesses.
‘‘(3) NONINSURANCE BUSINESSES.—
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
term
‘‘noninsurance business’’ means any activity
which is not an insurance business.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1241
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for increase reward
amounts in domestic terrorist cases.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. GOSS, and Mr. GILMAN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for
increase reward amounts in domestic terrorist cases.
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 ‘‘Domestic Anti-Terror-
ist Reward Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.
Chapter 204 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in section 3072, by striking ‘‘$500,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; and
(2) in section 3075, by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1243
To prohibit any foreign person from acquiring, directly or indirectly, Allison
Transmission, a division of General Motors Corporation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
GILMAN, and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Banking, Fi-
nance and Urban Affairs, and Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit any foreign person from acquiring, directly or
indirectly, Allison Transmission, a division of General
Motors Corporation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the M1 tank program is critical to the
United States Armed Forces;
(2) the importance of the M1 tank program, in
particular, was demonstrated most recently during
Operation Desert Storm;
(3) a foreign manufacturer of transmissions has
proposed to acquire Allison Transmission, a division
of General Motors Corporation that is the sole pro-
vider of high technology transmissions equipment for
the M1 tank program;
(4) this acquisition would force the United
States Army to rely on a foreign source for such
critical equipment; and
(5) the sale or other transfer to a foreign per-
son of a United States business concern that is criti-
cal to the defense industrial base of the United
States would be detrimental to the national security
interests of the United States.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or any agreement to the contrary, no foreign
person shall acquire, directly or indirectly, ownership or
control of Allison Transmission, a division of General
Motors Corporation.
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General shall
seek appropriate relief, including injunctive or divestment
relief, in the district courts of the United States in order
to carry out this section.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘foreign person’’
means—
(1) an individual who is not a citizen of the
United States or an alien admitted for permanent
residence to the United States;
(2) a corporation, partnership, or other non-
government entity which is created or organized
under the laws of a foreign country or which has its
principal place of business outside the United States;
and
(3) a foreign state as defined in section 1603
of title 28, United States Code.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1245
To amend title 10, United States Code, to assist members of the Armed
Forces who are discharged or released from active duty to obtain employ-
ment with law enforcement agencies and health care providers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1993
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to assist members
of the Armed Forces who are discharged or released
from active duty to obtain employment with law enforce-
ment agencies and health care providers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS TO PLACE
SEPARATED 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED
FORCES IN EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS WITH
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS.
(a) PLACEMENT PROGRAM WITH LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCIES.—Chapter 58 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘§ 1152. Assistance to separated members to obtain
employment with law enforcement agen-
cies
‘‘(a) PLACEMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish a program to assist eligible members
of the Armed Forces to obtain employment by State and
local law enforcement agencies upon their discharge or re-
lease from active duty.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—(1) Except as provided
in paragraph (2), a member of the Armed Forces may
apply to participate in the program established under sub-
section (a) if the member—
‘‘(A) is selected for involuntary separation, is
approved for separation under section 1174a or
1175 of this title, or is given early retirement under
section 4403 of the National Defense Authorization
surers under this Act, and for determining if such
insurers and reinsurers may be financially impaired
or insolvent;
(10) establish standards and procedures to in-
tervene in the conduct of affairs of an insurer or re-
insurer under this Act if such insurer or reinsurer
becomes such that further transaction of business
will be hazardous to United States policyholders or
creditors or to the public and transmit such stand-
ards to each State for the State to follows as to in-
surers subject to State regulation for financial condi-
tion;
(11) take appropriate steps to address the fi-
nancial impairment of any insurer or reinsurer fed-
erally certified under this Act and act as the receiver
in the event such insurer or reinsurer requires either
rehabilitation or liquidation;
(12) oversee the activities of the National In-
surance Protection Corporation, including review of
the Corporation’s bylaws and rules and consultation
with the Corporation concerning appropriate finan-
cial soundness and solvency standards and the im-
plementation of such standards;
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‘‘(2)(A) The first report under paragraph (1) shall 
set forth each acquisition baseline required by subsection 
(a) for a program element or major subprogram. 
‘‘(B) Each subsequent report under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) any new acquisition baselines required by 
subsection (a) for a program element or major sub-
program; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to an acquisition baseline that 
was previously included in a report under paragraph 
(1), an identification of any changes or variances 
made to the elements described in subsection (b) for 
such acquisition baseline, as compared to— 
‘‘(I) the initial acquisition baseline for such 
program element or major subprogram; and 
‘‘(II) the acquisition baseline for such pro-
gram element or major subprogram that was 
submitted in the report during the previous 
year. 
‘‘(3) Each report under this subsection shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON REVISION.— 
The Director may adjust or revise an acquisition baseline 
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TION.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the
portion of the language training credit not used
against the normal limitation is the excess (if
any) of—
‘‘(i) the portion of the credit allowable
under subsection (a) which is attributable
to the language training credit, over
‘‘(ii) the limitation of paragraph (1)
(determined without regard to this para-
graph) reduced by the portion of the credit
under subsection (a) which is not so attrib-
utable.’’
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1247
To prohibit the furnishing of additional loans or credit guarantees by the
United States to any foreign country which is in default or arrears
in the payment of principal or interest on any loan made to the country
by the United States or for which the United States has been obligated
to make payments under a credit guarantee.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 1993
Mr. KYL introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Agriculture, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, and
Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the furnishing of additional loans or credit guar-
antees by the United States to any foreign country which
is in default or arrears in the payment of principal
or interest on any loan made to the country by the
United States or for which the United States has been
obligated to make payments under a credit guarantee.
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 ‘‘Taxpayer Protection
Act’’.
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON LOANS OR GUARANTEES TO
COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT.
(a) PROHIBITION.—A Federal agency may not make
a loan to a foreign country under any law or guarantee
under any law the repayment of credit made available to
the country if—
(1) the country is in default or in arrears in the
payment to the United States of principal or interest
on any loan made to the country by the United
States; or
(2) the United States has been obligated, at
any time during the preceding one-year period, to
make reimbursing payments to a commercial credi-
tor under a credit guarantee issued by the United
States on behalf of the country and the country has
not repaid the United States the total amount of the
payments made by the United States under the
guarantee.
(b) INVESTIGATION.—The head of a Federal agency
making a loan to, or issuing a credit guarantee on behalf
of, a foreign country shall make diligent inquiry to ensure
that the loan or guarantee is not made or issued in viola-
tion of subsection (a).
(c) FEDERAL AGENCY DEFINED.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ includes the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Export-Import Bank of
the United States, and the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1248
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for the review of the extent
to which foreign countries are in compliance with bilateral trade agree-
ments with the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 9, 1993
Mr. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for the review
of the extent to which foreign countries are in compliance
with bilateral trade agreements with the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Agreements
Compliance Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. REQUESTS FOR REVIEW OF FOREIGN COMPLIANCE.
Chapter 1 of title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2411 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
306 the following new section: