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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1275
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the interstate movement of
live birds for the purpose of having the birds participate in animal fighting.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the interstate
movement of live birds for the purpose of having the
birds participate in animal fighting.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF
LIVE BIRDS FOR ANIMAL FIGHTING.
(a) REMOVAL OF CURRENT EXCEPTION.—Section 26
of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h)
as subsection (d) through (g), respectively.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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binding arbitration pursuant to rules and regulations pre-
scribed for such purpose by the Commission.
(c) Where a party to such agreement is aggrieved by
the failure, neglect, or refusal of the other party to proceed
to arbitration pursuant to the procedures provided there-
for in such agreement or pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, such aggrieved party may file a complaint in
the appropriate district court of the United States or the
appropriate court of the affected State, territory, or pos-
session of the United States for a summary action without
jury seeking an order directing that the arbitration pro-
ceed pursuant to the procedures provided therefor in such
agreement or pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(d) Unless the award of the arbitrator is deficient
because—
(1) it was procured by corruption, fraud, or
other misconduct;
(2) of partiality of the arbitrator; or
(3) the arbitrator exceeded his or her powers or
so imperfectly executed them that a final and defi-
nite award upon the subject matter was not made,
such award shall be final and binding upon the par-
ties and may be enforced by the appropriate district
court of the United States or the appropriate court
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1278
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on
the estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. SMITH of Washington 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 repeal
the limitation on the estate tax deduction for family-
owned business interests.
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 ‘‘Family-Owned Busi-
ness Survival Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON ESTATE TAX DEDUC-
TION FOR FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS INTER-
ESTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 2057 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to family-
owned business interests) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—For purposes of
the tax imposed by section 2001, in the case of an estate
of a decedent to which this section applies, the value of
the taxable estate shall be determined by deducting from
the value of the gross estate the adjusted value of the
qualified family-owned business interests of the decedent
which are described in subsection (b)(2).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to estates of decedents dying
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘United States’’ the following: ‘‘, including a separate list-
ing of all plenary votes cast by member countries of the 
United Nations in the General Assembly on resolutions spe-
cifically related to Israel that are opposed by the United 
States’’. 
SENSE OF THE SENATE ON VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM IN SAUDI ARABIA 
SEC. 5110. It is the sense of the Senate that, in light 
of the designation of Saudi Arabia as a country of par-
ticular concern under section 402(b)(1)(A) of the Inter-
national Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6442(b)(1)(A)) because the Government of Saudi Arabia has 
engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of reli-
gious freedom, the President should—
(1) under the authority in section 402(c)(2) and 
405(c) of such Act, negotiate a binding agreement 
with the Government of Saudi Arabia that requires 
such Government to phase out any program, policy, 
or practice that contributes to the violations of reli-
gious freedom occurring or being tolerated in Saudi 
Arabia; or 
(2) take an action described in one of the para-
graphs (9) through (15) of 405(a) of such Act or a 
commensurate action under the authority in section 
402(c)(1)(B) of such Act with respect to Saudi Arabia 
that the President determines is appropriate after
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1279
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mis-
sissippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and
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 Federal building and United States courthouse
located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Aaron
E. Henry Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 28,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1279
To designate the Federal building and United States post office located
at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E.
Henry Federal Building and United States Post Office’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United States post
office located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mis-
sissippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and
United States Post Office’’.
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 building and United States post office
located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry
Federal Building and United States Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and
United States Post Office’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1279
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 29, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mis-
sissippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and
United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Aaron
E. Henry Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 28,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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House Calendar No. 186
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1279
[Report No. 106–538]
To designate the Federal building and United States post office located
at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E.
Henry Federal Building and United States Post Office’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
MARCH 23, 2000
Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to
be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United States post
office located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mis-
sissippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and
United States Post Office’’.
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 building and United States post office
located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry
Federal Building and United States Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and
United States Post Office’’.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse lo-
cated at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in section
1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to designate
the Federal building and United States courthouse lo-
cated at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi,
as the ‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United
States Courthouse’.’’.
House Calendar No. 186
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1279
[Report No. 106–538]
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United
States post office located at 223 Sharkey Street
in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E.
Henry Federal Building and United States Post
Office’’.
MARCH 23, 2000
Reported with amendments, referred to the House
Calendar, and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 127
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow
certain counties flexibility in spending funds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPENDING FLEXIBILITY.
Section 1124(c)(2) is amended by striking the second
and third sentences.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1280
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban toys which
in size, shape, or overall appearance resemble real handguns.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. TOWNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to
ban toys which in size, shape, or overall appearance
resemble real handguns.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TOY HANDGUNS
The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall
promulgate a rule in accordance with section 9 of the
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058) to de-
clare as a banned hazardous product under section 8 any
toy which in size, shape, or overall appearance resembles
a real handgun.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1282
To amend title 11, United States Code, to limit the value of certain real
and personal property that an individual debtor may elect to exempt
under State or local law; to make nondischargeable consumer debts
for luxury goods and services acquired in the 90-day period ending
on the date a case is commenced under such title; and to permit parties
in interest to request the dismissal of cases under chapter 7 of such
title.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 25, 1999
Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 11, United States Code, to limit the value
of certain real and personal property that an individual
debtor may elect to exempt under State or local law;
to make nondischargeable consumer debts for luxury
goods and services acquired in the 90-day period ending
on the date a case is commenced under such title; and
to permit parties in interest to request the dismissal
of cases under chapter 7 of such title.
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 ‘‘Individual Bankruptcy
Abuse Reform Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXEMPT PROPERTY.
Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘sub-
ject to subsection (n),’’ before ‘‘any property’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(n) As a result of electing under subsection
(b)(2)(A) to exempt property under State or local law, a
debtor may not exempt an interest that exceeds $100,000
in value, in the aggregate, in—
‘‘(1) real or personal property that the debtor
or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence;
‘‘(2) a cooperative that owns property that the
debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a resi-
dence; or
‘‘(3) a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent
of the debtor.’’.
SEC. 3. NONDISCHARGEABLE DEBTS FOR LUXURY GOODS
AND SERVICES.
Section 523(a)(2)(C) of title 11, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘60’’ the first place it appears and
inserting ‘‘90’’.
SEC. 4. MOTIONS BY PARTIES IN INTEREST TO DISMISS
CHAPTER 7 CASES.
Section 707(b) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘but not at the request or suggestion
of’’ and inserting ‘‘or’’.
SEC. 5. 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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Sec. 205. Class actions, aggregations of claims and venue.
Sec. 206. Joint and several liability.
Sec. 207. Core claims
Sec. 208. Special rules applicable to section 105 adjudications.
Sec. 209. Special rules applicable to the trustee.
TITLE III—ELIGIBLE MEDICAL CATEGORIES.
Sec. 301. Eligible medical categories.
Sec. 302. Asbestos-related non-malignant conditions with impairment.
Sec. 303. Asbestos-related mesothelioma.
Sec. 304. Asbestos-related lung cancer.
Sec. 305. Asbestos-related other cancer.
Sec. 306. Medical testing reimbursement.
TITLE IV—FUNDING.
Sec. 401. Assessment and enforcement.
Sec. 402. Fiscal and financial management of the asbestos compensation fund.
Sec. 403. Authorization for appropriations and offsetting collections.
TITLE V—TRANSITION
Sec. 501. Applicability; transitional civil actions.
TITLE VI—DEFINITIONS
Sec. 601: Definitions.
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 702. Annual reports.
Sec. 703. Enforcement.
Sec. 704. Qualifying national settlement plan.
Sec. 705. Severability.
TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT AND
PROCEDURE
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF ASBESTOS
COMPENSATION.
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROGRAM; 
ADMINIS-
TRATOR.—There is established in the Department of Justice
the Office of Asbestos Compensation (OAC) to be headed by
an Administrator. The Administrator shall be appointed by
the President by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The Administrator shall serve for a term of 10
years, and may be removed by the Attorney General only
for good cause. The Administrator shall have authority to
promulgate all procedural and substantive rules necessary
to administer this Act. All claims and other filings under
this Act shall be lodged with the office designated by the
Administrator.
(b) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.—Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, the OAC shall have exclusive jurisdic-
tion over proceedings to determine if a claimant is entitled
to compensation for an asbestos claim and the amount of
such compensation. The foregoing shall not apply to any
claim brought under any workers’ compensation law or vet-
erans’ benefits program.
(c) MEDICAL DIRECTOR.—The Administrator shall
appoint the Medical Director and may remove the Medical
Director for good cause. The Medical Director shall, under
the supervision of the Administrator, manage the medical
review process under section 102 and shall have the author-
ity to appoint or to contract for the services of claims exam-
iners, physicians, and such other personnel as may be nec-
essary or appropriate for the efficient conduct of the med-
ical review process and to create the exceptional medical
claims panel.
(d) ASBESTOS COMPENSATION FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the OAC an Asbestos Compensation Fund for the
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(53) TLC.—The term ‘‘TLC’’ means total lung
capacity, which is the volume of air in the lung after
maximal inspiration.
(54) WORKERS’ 
COMPENSATION
LAW.—The
term ‘‘workers’ compensation law’’ means a law re-
specting a program administered by a state or the
United States to provide benefits, funded by a re-
sponsible employer or its insurance carrier, for occu-
pational diseases or injuries or for disability or death
caused by occupational diseases or injuries. The
term includes the Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act, (33 U.S.C. §§ 901–944, 948–
950), but does not include the Federal Employers’
Liability Act, (45 U.S.C. § 51–60).
SEC. 802. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL LAWS.
(a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to make
any director, officer or employee of the Corporation, an
officer or employee of the U.S. Government for purposes
of Title 5, United States Code. Neither the Corporation
nor any director, officer, or employee of the Corporation
shall be subject to the provisions of 31 U.S.C. § 1341(a).
(b) To the extent consistent with the provisions of
this Act, the Corporation shall be subject to 5 U.S.C.
§§ 553, 555, and 706 and 5 U.S.C. § 552a.
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(c) In order to preserve the integrity of the settlement
process in the resolution of asbestos claims, the Corpora-
tion shall exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C.
§ 552(b)(3) information or documents that contain the re-
sults of settlements or settlement averages, individual
party or attorney names, medical records, and relating
data collected for the purpose of resolving individual
claims.
(d) The Corporation shall be exempt from: 5 U.S.C.
§ 552b, 5 U.S.C. §§ 5101–5115, 5331–5338, 5 U.S.C.
§ 504, 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act), 28
U.S.C. § 2412, 28 U.S.C. § 2672, 41 U.S.C. §§ 251–260
and 44 U.S.C. § 3501 et seq.
SEC. 803. OBLIGATIONS OF THE CORPORATION NOT OBLI-
GATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Obligations or liabilities of the Corporation shall not
be obligations or liabilities of the United States. No action
may be maintained against the United States to enforce
any obligation or liability of the Corporation.
SEC. 804. APPLICATION TO EXISTING ASBESTOS TRUSTS.
(a) This Act shall not apply to any asbestos trust in
existence as of the date of enactment of this Act, except
as provided in subsection (b).
(b) An asbestos trust may elect to be subject to the
Act by providing written notice of such election to the Cor-
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poration, in which case the trust will have the same rights
and responsibilities under the Act as any person who is
not a trust. A valid election under this subsection shall
be irrevocable.
SEC. 805. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN SETTLEMENTS.
This Act shall not apply to any settlement agreement
or related agreement concerning asbestos claims entered
into by claimants, defendants, or their counsel.
SEC. 806. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid,
it is the intent of Congress that the remainder of this Act
and application of such provision to other persons or cir-
cumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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assistance only on the basis of a State plan amendment
approved on or after January 1, 1999.
‘‘(E)(i) For purposes of subparagraph (C)(ii), a
State’s ‘pro rata share’ for a fiscal year is equal to
$605,000,000 (or, if less, the sum of the amounts provided
under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 3 of the To-
bacco Use Prevention and Public Health Act of 1999 for
the fiscal year) multiplied by the ratio of (I) the amount
of the State’s aggregate recoveries or payments described
in subparagraph (B) for the fiscal year, to (II) the total
of such aggregate recoveries or payments for all the States
for the fiscal year.
‘‘(ii) Amounts contributed under subparagraph
(C)(ii) shall be deposited in a separate account in the
Treasury to be known as the ‘National Tobacco Use Pre-
vention Account’. Amounts in such Account shall remain
available until expended for obligation under section 3 of
the Tobacco Use Prevention and Public Health Act of
1999.
‘‘(F) For purposes of applying subparagraph (B) for
amounts described in such subparagraph recovered or paid
in a fiscal year before fiscal year 2000, such amounts shall
be treated as being recovered or paid in fiscal year 2000.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) apply to amounts recovered or paid to a
SEC. 6. EVALUATION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CERTAIN
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS BY OR AMONG
MEDICARE PROVIDERS.
(a) IMPACT REPORT.—Any provider under the medi-
care program that files with the Department of Justice
and the Federal Trade Commission notification of a trans-
action which is required to be reported pursuant to section
7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) shall, on the same
date as such notification is submitted, provide the Sec-
retary with a written report that includes the overall im-
pact of such transaction on the health services available
and readily accessible to the community and that includes
the impact of such transaction on each of the following:
(1) On the availability and accessibility of pri-
mary, acute care, and emergency services.
(2) On the availability and accessibility of serv-
ices for mothers and children.
(3) On the availability and accessibility of serv-
ices to the elderly.
(4) On the availability and accessibility of serv-
ices to other specific populations, including the poor,
the uninsured, ethnic minorities, women, the dis-
abled, and the lesbian and gay communities.
(5) On the availability and accessibility of spe-
cialized services, including services for the preven-
tion, detection, and treatment of the human im-