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H. R. 5193
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To amend the National Housing Act to temporarily extend the applicability of
the downpayment simplification provisions for the FHA single family housing
mortgage insurance program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FHA Downpayment Simplification
Extension Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF APPLICABILITY OF DOWNPAYMENT SIM-
PLIFICATION PROVISIONS.
Subparagraph (A) of section 203(b)(10) of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘executed
for insurance in fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ and inserting
‘‘closed on or before October 30, 2000’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5193
To amend the National Housing Act to temporarily extend the applicability
of the downpayment simplification provisions for the FHA single family
housing mortgage insurance program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
Mr. LAZIO (for himself and Mr. KUYKENDALL) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the National Housing Act to temporarily extend
the applicability of the downpayment simplification provi-
sions for the FHA single family housing mortgage insur-
ance program.
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 ‘‘FHA Downpayment
Simplification Extension Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF APPLICABILITY OF DOWNPAYMENT
SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS.
Subparagraph (A) of section 203(b)(10) of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(10)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘executed for insurance in fiscal years
1998, 1999, and 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘closed on or before
October 15, 2000’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5193
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs
AN ACT
To amend the National Housing Act to temporarily extend
the applicability of the downpayment simplification provi-
sions for the FHA single family housing mortgage insur-
ance program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 5193 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FHA Downpayment
Simplification Extension Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF APPLICABILITY OF DOWNPAYMENT
SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS.
Subparagraph (A) of section 203(b)(10) of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(10)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘executed for insurance in fiscal years
1998, 1999, and 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘closed on or before
October 30, 2000’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 19,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5194
To prohibit the possession of a firearm by an individual who has committed
an act of juvenile delinquency that would be a violent felony if committed
by an adult.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. UDALL of New
Mexico, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MCGOVERN,
Mr. HOLT, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. DANNER, and
Mr. HUTCHINSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the possession of a firearm by an individual
who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency that
would be a violent felony if committed by an adult.
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 ‘‘No Guns For Violent
Perpetrators Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS COMMITTED AN ACT
OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY THAT WOULD
BE A VIOLENT FELONY IF COMMITTED BY AN
ADULT.
Section 922(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking the comma; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or adjudicated as having
committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would
be a crime of violence (as defined in section
924(c)(3)) and punishable by imprisonment for such
term if committed by an adult’’ before the semi-
colon.
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of an individual, make payments, in addition to pay-
ments under such paragraph, to the individual in an
amount equal to 39 percent of the total amount of
loan repayments made for the taxable year involved.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—With
respect to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repay-
ment Program established in subpart III of part D of title
III, the provisions of such subpart shall, except as incon-
sistent with subsection (a) of this section, apply to the pro-
gram established in such subsection (a) in the same man-
ner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to
the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Pro-
gram established in such subpart.
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts made
available to carry out this section shall remain available
until the expiration of the second fiscal year beginning
after the fiscal year for which such amounts were made
available.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.
(A) assistance under chapter 2 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating
to military assistance), including the transfer of
excess defense articles under section 516 of that
Act;
(B) assistance under chapter 5 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating
to international military education and training
or ‘‘IMET’’);
(C) assistance under chapter 8 of part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to
international narcotics control assistance);
(D) assistance under chapter 8 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating
to antiterrorism assistance);
(E) assistance under section 2011 of title
10, United States Code (relating to training
with security forces of friendly foreign coun-
tries);
(F) assistance under section 1004 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1991 (relating to additional support for
counter-drug activities); and
(G) assistance under section 1033 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1998 (relating to support for counter-drug
activities of Peru and Colombia).
(3) UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND
ARMS TRANSFERS.—The term ‘‘United States mili-
tary assistance and arms transfers’’ means—
(A) United States military assistance (as
defined in paragraph (2)); or
(B)(i) the transfer of defense articles, de-
fense services, or design and construction serv-
ices under the Arms Export Control Act, in-
cluding defense articles or services licensed
under section 38 of such Act; and
(ii) any other assistance under the Arms
Export Control Act.
SEC. 6. REPORTS ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UNITED
STATES 
TO 
ENCOURAGE 
RESPECT 
FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS.
(a) SECTION 116 REPORT.—Section 116(d) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end and inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) for each country with respect to which a
determination has been made that extrajudicial
killings, torture, or other serious violations of human
rights have occurred in the country, the extent to
which the United States has taken or will take ac-
tion to encourage an end to such practices in the
country.’’.
(b) SECTION 502B REPORT.—Section 502B(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)) is
amended by inserting after the 4th sentence the following:
‘‘Such report shall also include, for each country with re-
spect to which a determination has been made that
extrajudicial killings, torture, or other serious violations
of human rights have occurred in the country, the extent
to which the United States has taken or will take action
to encourage an end to such practices in the country.’’.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.
There are authorized to be appropriated for the De-
partment of State to carry out the National Endowment
for Democracy Act, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
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SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of sections 5, 6, and 7 shall take effect
on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment
of this Act.
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(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible
individual’’ means an individual—
(A) who, as of the date of the enactment
of this Act, has attained 65 years of age and
was eligible to enroll under part B of title
XVIII of the Social Security Act, and
(B) who at the time the individual first
satisfied paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1836
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395o)—
(i) was not residing in a State (as de-
termined by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services for purposes of such sec-
tion 1836), and
(ii) did not elect to enroll (or to be
deemed enrolled) under section 1837 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p)
during the individual’s initial enrollment
period.
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 410(5) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 610(5)), and includes the
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas and the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
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fined in section 1816(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395h(a))) with an agreement under sec-
tion 1816 of such Act to administer benefits under
part A or B of such title.
(5) HEALTH
CARE
PROVIDER.—The term
‘‘health care provider’’ has the meaning given the
term ‘‘eligible provider’’ in section 1897(a)(2) of the
Social Security Act (as added by section 301).
(6) MEDICARE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘medicare
program’’ means the health benefits program under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395 et seq.).
(7) PREPAYMENT REVIEW.—The term ‘‘prepay-
ment review’’ has the meaning given such term in
section 1861(uu)(3) of the Social Security Act (as
added by section 202).
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
TITLE I—REGULATORY REFORM
SEC. 101. PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN REGU-
LATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1871(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395hh(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
that the property, or any portion thereof, is needed
for national security purposes.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv-
ices.
(2) AID
TO
NAVIGATION.—The term ‘‘aid to
navigation’’ means equipment used for navigation
purposes, including any light, antenna, sound signal,
electronic and radio navigation equipment and sig-
nals, cameras, sensors, or other equipment operated
or maintained by the United States.
(3) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of
Kingston, New York, and its successors and assigns.
(4) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’
means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
(5) CONVEYING AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘con-
veying authority’’ means the Administrator or the
Commandant, as appropriate.
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rier or a contractor under section 1893 to an admin-
istrative law judge.
‘‘(6)(A) Each consent settlement communica-
tion from the carrier or a contractor under section
1893 shall clearly state that prepayment review (as
defined in section 1861(uu)(3)) may be imposed
where the physician submits an actual or projected
repayment to the carrier or a contractor under sec-
tion 1893. Any prepayment review shall cease if the
physician demonstrates to the carrier that the physi-
cian has properly submitted clean claims (as defined
in section 1816(c)(2)(B)(i)).
‘‘(B) Prepayment review may not be applied as
a result of an action under section 201(a), 301(b),
or 302.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR
PHYSICIANS, SUPPLIERS, AND PROVIDERS OF
SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 51
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking a child hostage
in order to evade arrest.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mrs. KELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking
a child hostage in order to evade arrest.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHILD HOSTAGE-TAKING TO EVADE ARREST
OR OBSTRUCT JUSTICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
HR 51 IH
‘‘§ 1205. Child hostage-taking to evade arrest or ob-
struct justice
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever uses force or threatens
to use force against any officer or agency of the Federal
Government, and seizes or detains, or continues to detain,
a child in order to—
‘‘(1) obstruct, resist, or oppose any officer of
the United States, or other person duly authorized,
in serving, or attempting to serve or execute, any
legal or judicial writ, process, or warrant of any
court of the United States; or
‘‘(2) compel any department or agency of the
Federal Government to do or to abstain from doing
any act;
or attempts to do so, shall be punished in accordance with
subsection (b).
‘‘(b) SENTENCING.—Any person who violates sub-
section (a)—
‘‘(1) shall be imprisoned not less than 10 years
and not more than 25 years;
‘‘(2) if injury results to the child as a result of
the violation, shall be imprisoned not less than 20
years and not more than 35 years; and
‘‘(3) if death results to the child as a result of
the violation, shall be subject to the penalty of death
or be imprisoned for life.
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‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘child’ means an individual who has not attained the
age of 18 years.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 55 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1205. Child hostage-taking to evade arrest or obstruct justice.’’.
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this section in accordance with sound debt management
policies.
‘‘(g) Reducing the debt pursuant to this section shall
not interfere with the debt management policies or goals
of the Secretary of the Treasury.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal-
ysis for chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section
3113 the following:
‘‘3114. Public debt reduction payment account.’’.
SEC. 102. REDUCTION OF STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUB-
LIC DEBT.
Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘minus the amount appropriated
into the Public Debt Reduction Payment Account pursu-
ant to section 3114(c)’’ after ‘‘$5,950,000,000,000’’.
SEC. 103. OFF-BUDGET STATUS OF PUBLIC DEBT REDUC-
TION PAYMENT ACCOUNT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the Public Debt Reduction
Payment Account established by section 3114 of title 31,
United States Code, shall not be counted as new budget
authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for pur-
poses of—
(1) the budget of the United States Govern-
ment as submitted by the President,
‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall use amounts
in the account to pay at maturity, or to redeem or buy
before maturity, any obligation of the Government held
by the public and included in the public debt. Any obliga-
tion which is paid, redeemed, or bought with amounts
from the account shall be canceled and retired and may
not be reissued. Amounts deposited in the account are ap-
propriated and may only be expended to carry out this
section.
‘‘(c) There is hereby appropriated into the account
on October 1, 2000, or the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, whichever is later, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, $42,000,000,000 for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2001. The funds appropriated
to this account shall remain available until expended.
‘‘(d) The appropriation made under subsection (c)
shall not be considered direct spending for purposes of sec-
tion 252 of Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985.
‘‘(e) Establishment of and appropriations to the ac-
count shall not affect trust fund transfers that may be
authorized under any other provision of law.
‘‘(f) The Secretary of the Treasury and the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget shall each take
such actions as may be necessary to promptly carry out
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5201
For the relief of Richard Steinmetz.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Richard Steinmetz.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RELIEF OF RICHARD STEINMETZ.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
Richard 
Steinmetz 
of 
Vincentown, 
New 
Jersey,
$25,000.00 for services rendered and costs incurred in ob-
taining the ship’s bell from the C.S.S. ALABAMA and re-
turning that bell to the United States.
SEC. 2. FULL SATISFACTION.
The relief under section 1 shall, when accepted by
or on behalf of Richard Steinmetz, be in full satisfaction
of all claims of or on behalf of Richard Steinmetz against
the United States or against any officer, employee, or
agent of the United States acting within the scope of em-
ployment or agency, for payment for the services and costs
described in section 1.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY FEES.
It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 per-
cent of the amount paid pursuant to section 1 to be paid
to, or received by, any agent or attorney for any service
rendered in connection with the claim described in such
section. Any person who violates this section shall be
guilty of an infraction, and shall be subject to a fine in
the amount provided in title 18, United States Code.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5202
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade and fisheries for the vessel ANNANDALE.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries
for the vessel ANNANDALE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and sections 12106
and 12108 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary
of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation
with appropriate endorsement for employment in the
coastwise trade and fisheries for the vessel ANNANDALE
(formerly the M/V HENRY OPUKAHAIA; United States
official number 519434).
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(1) INFORMATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any person, including
but not limited to a State, that has information
indicating that a tribe is not remitting the ap-
propriate covered State tax to the Secretary
under section 4(b), may submit such informa-
tion to the Secretary. Not later than 30 days
after receipt of such information, the Secretary
shall commence an administrative action to de-
termine the validity of this information. Such
administrative action shall be concluded within
60 days. If, after this administrative action, the
Secretary concludes that the tribal retail enter-
prise is in violation of this Act, then the Sec-
retary shall issue a notice of violation under
subsection (a).
(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall
commence an administrative action under sub-
paragraph (A) only if the information sub-
mitted by a person under subparagraph (A) di-
rectly relates to covered State tax amounts due
as a result of the Secretary’s action on a peti-
tion submitted under section 4(a).
(2) JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—A person may chal-
lenge the Secretary’s conclusions under this sub-
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5204
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the collection of
data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of
cancer registries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the collection of data on benign brain-related tumors
through the national program of cancer registries.
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 ‘‘Benign Brain Tumor
Cancer Registries Amendment Act’’.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PROGRAM OF CANCER REGISTRIES; BE-
NIGN BRAIN-RELATED TUMORS AS ADDI-
TIONAL CATEGORY OF DATA COLLECTED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 399H(a) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280e(a)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;
(2) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) STATEWIDE
CANCER
REGISTRIES.—The
Secretary’’;
(3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)
(as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘population-based’’
and all that follows through ‘‘data’’ and inserting
the following: ‘‘population-based, statewide registries
to collect, for each condition specified in paragraph
(2)(A), data’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following para-
graph:
‘‘(2) CANCER; BENIGN
BRAIN-RELATED
TU-
MORS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the conditions referred to in this
paragraph are the following:
‘‘(i) Each form of in-situ and invasive
cancer (with the exception of basal cell and
squamous cell carcinoma of the skin), in-
cluding malignant brain-related tumors.
‘‘(ii) Benign brain-related tumors.
‘‘(B) BRAIN-RELATED TUMOR.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A):
‘‘(i) The term ‘brain-related tumor’
means a primary tumor (whether malig-
nant or benign) occurring in any of the fol-
lowing sites:
‘‘(I) The brain, meninges, spinal
cord, cauda equina, a cranial nerve or
nerves, or any other part of the cen-
tral nervous system.
‘‘(II) The pituitary gland, pineal
gland, or craniopharyngeal duct.
‘‘(ii) The term ‘tumor’ includes cysts
and tumor-like lesions.
‘‘(C) STATEWIDE
CANCER
REGISTRY.—
References in this section to cancer registries
shall be considered to be references to registries
described in this subsection.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) apply to grants under section 399H of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act for fiscal year 2001 and subsequent
fiscal years, except that, in the case of a State that re-
ceived such a grant for fiscal year 2000, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services may delay the applicability
of such amendments to the State for not more than 12
months if the Secretary determines that compliance with
such amendments requires the enactment of a statute by
the State or the issuance of State regulations.
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