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Union Calendar No. 358
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4435
[Report No. 106–648]
To clarify certain boundaries on the map relating to Unit NC01 of the
Coastal Barrier Resources System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 2000
Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
JUNE 6, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To clarify certain boundaries on the map relating to Unit
NC01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF COASTAL BARRIER RE-
SOURCES SYSTEM MAP.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The map described in subsection
(b) is replaced, in the maps depicting the Coastal Barrier
Resources System that are referred to in section 4(a) of
the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)),
by the map entitled ‘‘Pine Island Unit NC01’’ and dated
May 1, 2000.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF REPLACED MAP.—The map de-
scribed in this subsection is the map that—
(1) relates to Pine Island Unit NC01 located in
Currituck and Dare Counties, North Carolina; and
(2) is included in a set of maps entitled ‘‘Coast-
al Barrier Resources System’’, dated October 24,
1990, revised on October 23, 1992, and referred to
in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act
(16 U.S.C. 3503(a)).
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall keep the replacement map referred to in subsection
(a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with
section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16
U.S.C. 3503(b)).
Union Calendar No. 358
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4435
[Report No. 106–648]
A BILL
To clarify certain boundaries on the map relating
to Unit NC01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources
System.
JUNE 6, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Calendar No. 922
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4435
[Report No. 106–473]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 8, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
OCTOBER 3 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Reported by Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire, without amendment
AN ACT
To clarify certain boundaries on the map relating to Unit
NC–01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF COASTAL BARRIER RE-
SOURCES SYSTEM MAP.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The map described in subsection
(b) is replaced, in the maps depicting the Coastal Barrier
Resources System that are referred to in section 4(a) of
the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)),
by the map entitled ‘‘Pine Island Unit NC–01’’ and dated
May 1, 2000.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF REPLACED MAP.—The map de-
scribed in this subsection is the map that—
(1) relates to Pine Island Unit NC–01 located
in Currituck and Dare Counties, North Carolina;
and
(2) is included in a set of maps entitled ‘‘Coast-
al Barrier Resources System’’, dated October 24,
1990, revised on October 23, 1992, and referred to
in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act
(16 U.S.C. 3503(a)).
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY.
The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the replace-
ment map referred to in section 1 on file and available
for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the
Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).
Calendar No. 922
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4435
[Report No. 106–473]
AN ACT
To clarify certain boundaries on the map relating
to Unit NC–01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources
System.
OCTOBER 3 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Reported without amendment
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(B) by a majority of the members of the
personnel and administration committee estab-
lished pursuant to section 308.
(b) FOREIGN TRAVEL FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES.—
Foreign travel for official purposes by members and staff
of the Commission may be authorized by either the Chair-
man or the Cochairman.
SEC. 308. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) 
PERSONNEL
AND
ADMINISTRATION
COM-
MITTEE.—The Commission shall have a personnel and ad-
ministration committee composed of the Chairman, the
Cochairman, the senior member of the Commission from
the minority party of the House of Representatives, and
the senior member of the Commission from the minority
party of the Senate.
(b) COMMITTEE
FUNCTIONS.—All decisions per-
taining to the hiring, firing, and fixing of pay of personnel
of the Commission shall be by a majority vote of the per-
sonnel and administration committee, except that—
(1) the Chairman shall be entitled to appoint
and fix the pay of the staff director, and the Co-
chairman shall be entitled to appoint and fix the pay
of the Cochairman’s senior staff member; and
(2) the Chairman and Cochairman shall each
have the authority to appoint, with the approval of
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4436
To authorize a study concerning the George C. Marshall Plaza in Uniontown,
Pennsylvania.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 2000
Mr. MASCARA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize a study concerning the George C. Marshall
Plaza in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
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 ‘‘George C. Marshall
Memorial Plaza Study Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
(‘‘the Secretary’’) shall conduct a study to determine the
national significance of the George C. Marshall Memorial
Plaza in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and the suitability and
feasibility of establishing the site as a unit of the National
Park System.
(b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study authorized
by this Act, the Secretary shall use the criteria for the
study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park
System contained in section 8 of Public Law 91–383
(commonly known as the National Park System General
Authorities Act; 16 U.S.C. 1a–5).
SEC. 3. REPORT.
Upon completion of the study, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources
of the House of Representatives a report on the findings,
conclusions, and recommendations of the study.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4438
To provide compensation for certain World War II veterans who survived
the Bataan Death March and were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 2000
Mr. MICA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Armed Services
A BILL
To provide compensation for certain World War II veterans
who survived the Bataan Death March and were held
as prisoners of war by the Japanese.
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 ‘‘Samuel B. Moody Ba-
taan Death March Compensation Act’’.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT TO WORLD WAR II VETERANS WHO SUR-
VIVED BATAAN DEATH MARCH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned shall pay, upon request, to an indi-
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—No later than 3
months and no earlier than 6 months before the date as
of which section 414 of title 39, United States Code (as
amended by this section) is scheduled to expire, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the
Congress a report on the operation of such section. Such
report shall be in addition to the report required by section
2(b) of Public Law 105–41, and shall address at least the
same matters as were required to be included in that ear-
lier report.
Passed the House of Representatives July 17, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
(b) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS.—
(1) In addition to such sums as are otherwise
authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized
to be appropriated $34,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2000 and 2001 for ‘‘Department of State and
Related Agency, Related Agency, Broadcasting
Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Op-
erations’’ for the purposes under paragraph (2).
(2) In addition to other authorized purposes,
funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
be used for the following:
(A) To increase personnel for the Program
Development Office to enhance marketing pro-
gramming.
(B) To strengthen Radio Free Asia’s pres-
ence in Asia including expanding news research,
production, expansion of call-in shows capability
and website/Internet enhancement.
(C) VOA enhancements, including the
opening of four new news bureaus in Asia, en-
hancement of TV Mandarin, and an increase of
stringer presence abroad.
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(2) FINAL REPORT.—The General Accounting
Office shall transmit to the President and each
House of Congress a final report on the operation of
the program established under such section 416, not
later than 6 months before the date on which it is
scheduled to expire. The final report shall contain a
detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of
the General Accounting Office, together with any
recommendations it considers appropriate.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘416. Authority to issue semipostals.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The program under section
416 of title 39, United States Code (as amended by this
section) shall be established within 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SEMIPOSTALS
FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 414(g) of title 39, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(g) This section shall cease to be effective after July
29, 2002, or the end of the 2-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of the Semipostal Authorization
Act, whichever is later.’’.
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(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—No later than 3
months and no earlier than 6 months before the date as
of which section 414 of title 39, United States Code (as
amended by this section) is scheduled to expire, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the
Congress a report on the operation of such section. Such
report shall be in addition to the report required by section
2(b) of Public Law 105–41, and shall address at least the
same matters as were required to be included in that ear-
lier report.
Passed the House of Representatives July 17, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
vidual described in subsection (b) the amount determined
with respect to that individual under subsection (c).
(b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—A payment under sub-
section (a) shall be made to any individual who as a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces during World War II—
(1) was captured on the peninsula of Bataan or
island of Corregidor in the territory of the Phil-
ippines by Japanese forces; and
(2) participated in and survived the Bataan
Death March.
(c) AMOUNT TO BE PAID.—The amount of a pay-
ment under subsection (a) to an individual shall be $4 for
each day during which the individual was held in captivity
by Japanese forces during World War II, compounded an-
nually at a 3 percent annual rate of interest.
(d) PAYMENT TO SURVIVORS.—In the case of an indi-
vidual described in subsection (b) who is deceased, pay-
ment under this section with respect to that individual
shall be made to that individual’s nearest surviving rel-
ative, as determined by the Secretary concerned.
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EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
CHIEF ECONOMIST
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, in-
cluding economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit
analysis, energy and new uses, and the functions of the
World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,408,000.
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, including employment pursuant to the second sen-
tence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $25,000 is for em-
ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,718,000.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and
Program Analysis, including employment pursuant to the
second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,581,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, including employment pursuant to the
in section 14704(a) of title 49, United States Code, and
neither the Secretary of Transportation nor the Surface
Transportation Board shall have regulatory or enforce-
ment authority relating to provisions of this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 137 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘13714. Fuel surcharge.’’.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 14102 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) MANDATORY PASS-THROUGH TO COST BEAR-
ER.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A motor carrier, broker, or
freight forwarder providing transportation or service
using motor vehicles not owned by it and using fuel
not paid for by it—
‘‘(A) shall pass through to the person re-
sponsible for paying for fuel any fuel surcharge
required by section 13714 or provided for in
transportation contracts or agreements;
‘‘(B) shall disclose in writing to the equip-
ment lessor and lessee the amount of all freight
rates and charges and fuel surcharges applica-
ble to such transportation or service; and
provided for in transportation contracts or
agreements;
‘‘(B) shall disclose in writing to the person
responsible for paying for fuel the amount of all
freight rates and charges and fuel surcharges
under section 13714 and fuel cost adjustments
permitted under section 13715 applicable to
such transportation or service; and
‘‘(C) is prohibited from—
‘‘(i) intentionally reducing compen-
satory transportation costs (other than the
fuel surcharge) to the person responsible
for paying for fuel for the purpose of ad-
justing for or avoiding the pass through of
the fuel surcharge; and
‘‘(ii) intentionally imposing a fuel cost
adjustment in accordance with section
13715 for the purpose of avoiding any pay-
ment under this section or section 13714.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this part, the person
responsible for paying for fuel may only bring an ac-
tion to enforce this section under section 14704
against the motor carrier, freight forwarder, or
broker providing the transportation services with ve-
hicles not owned by it. Neither the Secretary of
Transportation nor the Surface Transportation
Board shall have regulatory or enforcement author-
ity relating to provisions of this subsection.
‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Paragraphs (1) and
(2) shall be in effect beginning the 60th day fol-
lowing the date of the enactment of this section and
ending September 30, 2003.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 10,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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tractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical,
long leadtime components and designs for vessels to be con-
structed or converted in the future; and expansion of public
and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as
follows:
Carrier Replacement Program, $4,053,653,000;
Carrier 
Replacement 
Program 
(AP),
$21,869,000;
NSSN, $1,203,012,000;
NSSM (AP), $508,222,000;
CVN Refuelings, $703,441,000;
CVN Refuelings (AP), $25,000,000;
Submarine Refuelings, $210,414,000;
Submarine Refuelings (AP), $72,277,000;
DDG–51 destroyer program, $2,713,559,000;
DDG–51 destroyer program (AP), $500,000,000;
LPD–17 Program Cost Growth, $285,000,000;
LPD–17 (AP), $200,000,000;
LHD–8 (AP), $460,000,000;
ADC(X), $338,951,000;
LCAC landing craft air cushion program,
$15,615,000; and
‘‘(b) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in sec-
tion 13714 shall impair the ability of any person to enter
into any contract or agreement after the date of enactment
of the Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act of 2000 that
provides for a fuel adjustment under this section or section
13714 during any period in which no fuel surcharge is re-
quired under section 13714.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter
137 of such title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘13714. Fuel surcharge.
‘‘13715. Negotiated fuel adjustments.’’.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 14102 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) MANDATORY PASS-THROUGH
TO COST BEAR-
ER.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A motor carrier, broker, or
freight forwarder providing transportation or service
using motor vehicles not owned by it and using fuel
not paid for by it—
‘‘(A) shall pass through to the person re-
sponsible for paying for fuel any fuel surcharge
required pursuant to section 13714, or fuel cost
adjustment permitted under section 13715, or
provided for in transportation contracts or
agreements;
‘‘(B) shall disclose in writing to the person
responsible for paying for fuel the amount of all
freight rates and charges and fuel surcharges
under section 13714 and fuel cost adjustments
permitted under section 13715 applicable to such
transportation or service; and
‘‘(C) is prohibited from—
‘‘(i) intentionally reducing compen-
satory transportation costs (other than the
fuel surcharge) to the person responsible for
paying for fuel for the purpose of adjusting
for or avoiding the pass through of the fuel
surcharge; and
‘‘(ii) intentionally imposing a fuel cost
adjustment in accordance with section
13715 for the purpose of avoiding any pay-
ment under this section or section 13714.
‘‘(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this part, the person
responsible for paying for fuel may only bring an ac-
tion to enforce this section under section 14704
against the motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker
providing the transportation services with vehicles not
owned by it. Neither the Secretary of Transportation
nor the Surface Transportation Board shall have reg-
ulatory or enforcement authority relating to provi-
sions of this subsection.
‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Paragraphs (1) and
(2) shall be in effect beginning the 60th day following
the date of enactment of this section and ending Sep-
tember 30, 2003.’’.
Union Calendar No. 521
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4441
[Report No. 106–865]
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide
a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation
provided by certain motor carriers, and for other
purposes.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
H. R. 4842—9
(C) Freight, insurance, packing, and all other costs
incurred in transporting the material to the producer’s
plant.
(e) PACKAGING AND PACKING MATERIALS AND CONTAINERS FOR
RETAIL SALE AND FOR SHIPMENT.—Packaging and packing materials
and containers for retail sale and shipment shall be disregarded
in determining whether a good qualifies as an originating good,
except to the extent that the value of such packaging and packing
materials and containers have been included in meeting the require-
ments set forth in subsection (b)(2).
(f) INDIRECT
MATERIALS.—Indirect materials shall be dis-
regarded in determining whether a good qualifies as an originating
good, except that the cost of such indirect materials may be included
in meeting the requirements set forth in subsection (b)(2).
(g) TRANSIT AND TRANSSHIPMENT.—A good shall not be consid-
ered to meet the requirement of subsection (b)(1)(A) if, after expor-
tation from the territory of Morocco or the United States, the
good undergoes production, manufacturing, or any other operation
outside the territory of Morocco or the United States, other than
unloading, reloading, or any other operation necessary to preserve
the good in good condition or to transport the good to the territory
of the United States or Morocco.
(h) TEXTILE AND APPAREL GOODS.—
(1) DE MINIMIS AMOUNTS OF NONORIGINATING MATERIALS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), a textile or apparel good that is not an originating
good because certain fibers or yarns used in the production
of the component of the good that determines the tariff
classification of the good do not undergo an applicable
change in tariff classification set out in Annex 4–A of
the Agreement shall be considered to be an originating
good if the total weight of all such fibers or yarns in
that component is not more than 7 percent of the total
weight of that component.
(B) CERTAIN TEXTILE OR APPAREL GOODS.—A textile
or apparel good containing elastomeric yarns in the compo-
nent of the good that determines the tariff classification
of the good shall be considered to be an originating good
only if such yarns are wholly formed in the territory of
Morocco or the United States.
(C) YARN, FABRIC, OR GROUP OF FIBERS.—For purposes
of this paragraph, in the case of a textile or apparel good
that is a yarn, fabric, or group of fibers, the term ‘‘compo-
nent of the good that determines the tariff classification
of the good’’ means all of the fibers in the yarn, fabric,
or group of fibers.
(2) GOODS PUT UP IN SETS FOR RETAIL SALE.—Notwith-
standing the rules set forth in Annex 4–A of the Agreement,
textile or apparel goods classifiable as goods put up in sets
for retail sale as provided for in General Rule of Interpretation
3 of the HTS shall not be considered to be originating goods
unless each of the goods in the set is an originating good
or the total value of the nonoriginating goods in the set does
not exceed 10 percent of the value of the set determined for
purposes of assessing customs duties.
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) DIRECT COSTS OF PROCESSING OPERATIONS.—
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30, 2005, and hereafter, the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion may use funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
to provide for the installation of a broadband high speed 
internet service connection, including necessary equip-
ment, for Federal Railroad Administration employees, and 
to either pay directly recurring monthly charges or to re-
imburse a percentage of such monthly charges which are 
paid by such inspectors: Provided, That the Federal Rail-
road Administration certifies that adequate safeguards 
against private misuse exist, and that the service is nec-
essary for direct support of the agency’s mission. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Fed-
eral Transit Administration’s programs authorized by 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, $15,100,000: 
Provided, That no more than $75,500,000 of budget au-
thority shall be available for these purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds available not to exceed $424,565 
shall be available for the Office of the Administrator; not 
to exceed $6,715,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Administration; not to exceed $4,061,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of the Chief Counsel; not to exceed 
$1,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Commu-
nication and Congressional Affairs; not to exceed