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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1576
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any
negotiable check or other instrument with any solicitation to a consumer
by a creditor to open an account under any consumer credit plan or
to engage in any other credit transaction which is subject to such
Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1999
Mr. HINCHEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribu-
tion of any negotiable check or other instrument with
any solicitation to a consumer by a creditor to open
an account under any consumer credit plan or to engage
in any other credit transaction which is subject to such
Act, 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 ‘‘Unsolicited Loan Con-
sumer Protection Act’’.
‘‘(2) BURDEN ON CREDITOR.—Notwithstanding
any rule of evidence or other provision of law—
‘‘(A) the issuance of a check or other nego-
tiable instrument by a creditor in violation of
subsection (a) creates a rebuttable presumption
that such check or instrument was not received
or negotiated by the consumer to whom it was
issued; and
‘‘(B) the burden of proof, in any action by
a creditor to enforce liability of the consumer
for the amount of any such check or instru-
ment, shall be upon the creditor to show that
such check or instrument was received by the
consumer and was negotiated by the consumer
with the knowledge that such negotiation was
creating a liability for such amount.
‘‘(3) INFORMATION ON LIABILITY CREATED IN
VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION (a) MAY NOT BE RE-
PORTED TO OR RECEIVED BY ANY CONSUMER RE-
PORTING AGENCY.—No information on any liability
alleged by a creditor to have been established
through the issuance of a check or other negotiable
instrument in violation of subsection (a) may be re-
ported to or received by any credit reporting agency
(as defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Report-
ing Act) or included in any consumer credit report
under such Act.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘140. Solicitations for consumer loans.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1580
To prohibit the sale of guns that have not been approved by the Secretary
of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1999
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. WATERS, Mrs.
MINK of Hawaii, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode
Island, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. LEE, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr.
MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the sale of guns that have not been approved
by the Secretary of the Treasury, 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 ‘‘Save a Child Act of
1999’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS WITH RESPECT TO UNAPPROVED
GUNS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, it shall be unlawful, with such exceptions for
law enforcement and other legitimate purposes as the Sec-
retary of the Treasury by rule provides, to sell, purchase,
or possess any firearm (as defined in section 921 of title
18, United States Code) that is not approved by the Sec-
retary. The Secretary shall not approve for the purposes
of this section the Intratec TEC-9 and similar weapons.
(b) PENALTY.—Whoever possesses a firearm in viola-
tion of subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United
States Code, or imprisoned for 5 years, or both.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
30 days after the date the Secretary first makes rules
under subsection (a).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1582
To suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1999
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical.
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:
‘‘
9902.32.50
triethyleneglycol
bis(2-ethyl
hexanoate) (CAS
No. 94–28–0)
(provided for in
subheading
2915.90.50) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(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
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1583
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent law the
$5,000 first-time homebuyer credit for the District of Columbia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1999
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
permanent law the $5,000 first-time homebuyer credit
for 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 ‘‘District of Columbia
$5,000 Homebuyer Credit Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT FOR DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA MADE PERMANENT.
Subsection (i) of section 1400C of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to first-time homebuyer credit
for District of Columbia) is amended by striking ‘‘, and
before January 1, 2001’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1584
To prohibit the distribution or receipt of restricted explosives without a
Federal permit, and to require applications for such permits to include
a photograph and the fingerprints of the applicant.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1999
Mr. QUINN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the distribution or receipt of restricted explosives
without a Federal permit, and to require applications
for such permits to include a photograph and the finger-
prints of the applicant.
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 ‘‘Restricted Explosives
Control Act of 1999’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE DISTRIBUTION OR RE-
CEIPT OF RESTRICTED EXPLOSIVES WITH-
OUT A FEDERAL PERMIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 842 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘that are not re-
stricted explosives’’ after ‘‘explosive mate-
rials’’ the 2nd place such term appears;
and
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semi-
colon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C) and inserting after subpara-
graph (A) the following:
‘‘(B) to distribute restricted explosives to
any person other than a licensee or permitee;
or’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting ‘‘that are not restricted ex-
plosives’’ after ‘‘explosive materials’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘if the ex-
plosive materials are not restricted explosives,’’ be-
fore ‘‘a resident’’.
SEC. 202. LOANS ON OR PURCHASES BY INSTITUTIONS OF
THEIR OWN STOCK.
(a) AMENDMENT TO REVISED STATUTES.—Section
5201 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (12
U.S.C. 83) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 5201. LOANS BY BANK ON ITS OWN STOCK.
‘‘(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION.—No national banking
association shall make any loan or discount on the security
of the shares of its own capital stock.
‘‘(b) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this section, an
association shall not be deemed to be making a loan or
discount on the security of the shares of its own capital
stock if it acquires the stock to prevent loss upon a debt
contracted for in good faith.’’.
(b) AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
ACT.—Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(12 U.S.C. 1828) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(t) LOANS BY INSURED INSTITUTIONS ON THEIR
OWN STOCK.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL PROHIBITION.—No insured de-
pository institution shall make any loan or discount
on the security of the shares of its own capital stock.
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, an insured depository institution shall not be
deemed to be making a loan or discount on the secu-
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(b) RESTRICTED EXPLOSIVES DEFINED.—Section
841 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(r) ‘Restricted explosives’ means high explosives,
blasting agents, detonators, and more than 50 pounds of
black powder.’’.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT THAT APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL
EXPLOSIVES LICENSE OR PERMIT INCLUDE A
PHOTOGRAPH AND SET OF FINGERPRINTS
OF THE APPLICANT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 843(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended in the 1st sentence by inserting
‘‘shall include the applicant’s photograph and set of fin-
gerprints, which shall be taken and transmitted to the Sec-
retary by the chief law enforcement officer of the appli-
cant’s place of residence, and’’ before ‘‘shall be’’.
(b) CHIEF
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER
DE-
FINED.—Section 841 of such title, as amended by section
2(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(s) ‘Chief law enforcement officer’ means the chief
of police, the sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the des-
ignee of any such individual.’’.
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SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to con-
duct engaged in after the 180-day period that begins with
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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the corporation with respect to qualifying director
shares shall be includible as ordinary income of the
holder and deductible to the corporation as an ex-
pense in computing taxable income under section
1363(b) in the year such distribution is received.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 1361(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘, except as
provided in subsection (f),’’ before ‘‘which does not’’.
(2) Section 1366(a) of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION
WITH
RESPECT
TO
QUALI-
FYING
DIRECTOR
SHARES.—The holders of quali-
fying director shares (as defined in section 1361(f))
shall not, with respect to such shares of stock, be al-
located any of the items described in paragraph
(1).’’
(3) Section 1373(a) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting ‘‘, and’’, and adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) no amount of an expense deductible under
this subchapter by reason of section 1361(f)(3) shall
be apportioned or allocated to such income.’’
(A) $39,964,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$41,162,900 for fiscal year 2001 for Buildings;
(B) $32,702,500 for fiscal year 2000 and
$33,683,600 for fiscal year 2001 for Transpor-
tation;
(C) $19,158,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$19,732,740 for fiscal year 2001 for Industry;
(D) $3,400,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$3,502,000 for fiscal year 2001 for Carbon Re-
moval;
(E) $2,987,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$3,076,600 for fiscal year 2001 for State and
Local Climate; and
(F) $7,622,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$7,850,660 for fiscal year 2001 for Inter-
national Capacity Building.
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the amounts authorized
under subsection (a) may be obligated until 30 days after
the Administrator submits to the Committee on Science
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate, a report detailing, for fiscal year 2000 and each
of the 2 previous fiscal years, for all Office of Air and
Radiation environmental and scientific and energy re-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1588
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to permit all debtors to
exempt certain payments receivable on account of discrimination based
on race, color, religion, national origin, or gender, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1999
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, and Mrs. CLAYTON)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to permit
all debtors to exempt certain payments receivable on
account of discrimination based on race, color, religion,
national origin, or gender, 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 ‘‘Discrimination Judg-
ment Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is
amended—
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(1) in the 1st sentence of subsection (b) by in-
serting before the period at the end the following:
‘‘, and, in addition to the property so listed, any payment
on account of a claim of the debtor for unlawful discrimi-
nation based on race, color, religion, national origin, or
gender’’, and
(2) in subsection (d)(11)(D) by striking ‘‘, not
to exceed $15,000.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1589
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994
to provide for the establishment of school violence prevention hotlines.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1999
Mr. WISE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act of 1994 to provide for the establishment of school
violence prevention hotlines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE PRE-
VENTION HOTLINES UNDER THE SAFE AND
DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
ACT OF 1994.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 4116(b) of the Safe
and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20
U.S.C. 7116(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) the establishment (by a partnership con-
sisting of the local educational agency, schools, law
enforcement officials, and appropriate community
groups) of school violence prevention hotlines to in-
form law enforcement officials when threats of vio-
lence are made at school; and’’.
(b) DISTRIBUTION
OF FUNDS
TO LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES CONTAINING EXISTING
OR PRO-
POSED HOTLINES.—Section 4113(d)(2)(A) of such Act
(20 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) by striking ‘‘30 percent’’ and inserting
‘‘25 percent’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) 5 percent of such amount to local
educational agencies that have established, or
propose to establish, school violence prevention
hotlines described in section 4116(b)(10).’’.
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HR 4818 RFS 
thority shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
SPECIAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be obligated or expended for Liberia, Serbia, Sudan, 
or Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 521. For the purpose of this Act, ‘‘program, 
project, and activity’’ shall be defined at the appropria-
tions Act account level and shall include all appropriations 
and authorizations Acts earmarks, ceilings, and limita-
tions with the exception that for the following accounts: 
Economic Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing 
Program, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also be 
considered to include country, regional, and central pro-
gram level funding within each such account; for the devel-
opment assistance accounts of the United States Agency 
for International Development ‘‘program, project, and ac-
tivity’’ shall also be considered to include central, country, 
regional, and program level funding, either as: (1) justified 
to the Congress; or (2) allocated by the executive branch 
in accordance with a report, to be provided to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment 
of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961.
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CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 522. Up to $13,500,000 of the funds made 
available by this Act for assistance under the heading 
‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’, may be 
used to reimburse United States Government agencies, 
agencies of State governments, institutions of higher 
learning, and private and voluntary organizations for the 
full cost of individuals (including for the personal services 
of such individuals) detailed or assigned to, or contracted 
by, as the case may be, the United States Agency for 
International Development for the purpose of carrying out 
activities under that heading: Provided, That up to 
$3,500,000 of the funds made available by this Act for 
assistance under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 
may be used to reimburse such agencies, institutions, and 
organizations for such costs of such individuals carrying 
out other development assistance activities: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated by titles II and III of this 
Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for 
child survival activities or disease programs including ac-
tivities relating to research on, and the prevention, treat-
ment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the 
provisions under the heading ‘‘Child Survival and Health 
Programs Fund’’ and the United States Leadership
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 316 North
26th Street in Billings, Montana, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘James F. Battin United States Court-
house’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘James F. Battin United States
Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 23,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 158
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To designate the United States courthouse located at 316 North 26th Street in
Billings, Montana, as the ‘‘James F. Battin United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 316 North 26th Street
in Billings, Montana, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘James
F. Battin United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the
‘‘James F. Battin United States Courthouse’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 158
To designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 26th Street
in Billings, Montana, as the ‘‘James F. Battin Federal Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. HILL of Montana (for himself and Mr. ROGAN) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure
A BILL
To designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North
26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the ‘‘James F.
Battin Federal Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 26th
Street in Billings, Montana, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘James F. Battin Federal Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
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Courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘James F. Battin Federal Courthouse’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 158
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 24, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse located at 316
North 26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the ‘‘James
F. Battin United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 316 North
26th Street in Billings, Montana, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘James F. Battin United States Court-
house’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘James F. Battin United States
Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 23,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.