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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3278
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Home Loan
Bank Act to provide for the payment of Financing Corporation interest
obligations from balances in the deposit insurance funds in excess of
a designated reserve ratio.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Fed-
eral Home Loan Bank Act to provide for the payment
of Financing Corporation interest obligations from bal-
ances in the deposit insurance funds in excess of a des-
ignated reserve ratio.
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 ‘‘Financing Corporation
Assessment Elimination Act of 1999’’.
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) EXCESS DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND BAL-
ANCES.—In addition to the amounts obtained pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Financing Corporation
shall have available the amounts transferred by the
Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation pursuant to section 7(b)(2)(D) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act.’’;
(C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated
by paragraph (2) of this subsection), by striking
‘‘In addition to the amounts obtained pursuant
to paragraph (1),’’ and inserting ‘‘To the extent
the amounts available under paragraphs (1)
and (2) are insufficient to cover the amount of
interest payments, issuance costs, and custodial
fees,’’; and
(D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated
by paragraph (2) of this subsection), by striking
‘‘(1) and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1), (2), and (3)’’.
(2) Section 2703(c)(2) of the Deposit Insurance
Funds Act of 1996 (12 U.S.C. 1441 nt.) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘21(f)(2)’’ and inserting
‘‘21(f)(3)’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and redesignated by sec-
tion 2(b)(1)(A) of the Financing Corporation
Assessment Elimination Act of 1999’’ after ‘‘as
amended by subsection (a)’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3279
To prohibit the possession of a firearm in a hospital zone.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. MEEHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the possession of a firearm in a hospital zone.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF A FIRE-
ARM IN A HOSPITAL ZONE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (y)
the following:
‘‘(z)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess
a firearm that has been shipped or transported in inter-
state or foreign commerce, in a place that the person
knows or has reasonable cause to believe is in a hospital
zone.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession
of a firearm—
‘‘(A) on private property that is not on the
grounds of any hospital;
‘‘(B) on public property outside any building or
enclosed structure, if the individual possessing the
firearm is licensed to do so by the State or political
subdivision in which the hospital zone is located, and
the law of the State or political subdivision requires
that, before an individual obtains such a license, the
law enforcement authorities of the State or political
subdivision verify that the individual is qualified
under law to receive the license;
‘‘(C) by an individual in accordance with a con-
tract entered into between the owner of a hospital in
the hospital zone and the individual or an employer
of the individual; or
‘‘(D) by a law enforcement officer acting in his
or her official capacity.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(35) The term ‘hospital zone’ means—
‘‘(A) in or on the grounds of a public or private
hospital; or
‘‘(B) within 1,000 feet from the grounds of a
public or private hospital.
‘‘(36) The term ‘hospital’ means an institution
which—
‘‘(A) is primarily engaged in providing, by or
under the supervision of physicians, to inpatients—
‘‘(i) diagnostic services and therapeutic
services for medical diagnosis, treatment and
care of injured, disabled or sick persons; or
‘‘(ii) rehabilitation services for the rehabili-
tation of injured, disabled or sick persons; or
‘‘(B) in the case of an institution in a State in
which State or applicable local law provides for the
licensing of hospitals—
‘‘(i) is licensed pursuant to such law; or
‘‘(ii) is approved, by the agency of the
State or locality responsible for licensing hos-
pitals, as meeting the standards established for
such licensing.’’.
(c) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(z) shall
be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5
years, or both. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a term of imprisonment imposed under this para-
graph shall not run concurrently with any other term of
imprisonment imposed under any other provision of law.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 327
To provide for the assessment of additional antidumping duties prior to
the effective date of an antidumping order issued under the Tariff
Act of 1930 with respect to steel products.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 19, 1999
Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself and Mr. BACHUS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide for the assessment of additional antidumping
duties prior to the effective date of an antidumping order
issued under the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to
steel products.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ASSESSMENT OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES.
(a) RETROACTIVE ASSESSMENT OF DUTIES.—In any
case in which antidumping duties are imposed upon steel
products of a foreign country pursuant to subtitle B of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Secretary of Com-
merce shall, in addition to assessing such duties on entries
made after the effective date of the antidumping order im-
posing the duties, assess such duties on entries made prior
to that effective date for such period as the dumping oc-
curred prior to the issuance of the order, but in no case
earlier than 1 year before the date on which—
(1) the applicable petition was filed under sec-
tion 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, or
(2) the Secretary initiated the investigation
under section 732(a) of that Act with respect to
which the antidumping order was issued,
as the case may be.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies to any
antidumping proceeding initiated on or after September
1, 1998.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3280
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for continued entitle-
ment to child’s insurance benefits of individuals who marry after attain-
ing age 18 and who have Hansen’s disease.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide
for continued entitlement to child’s insurance benefits
of individuals who marry after attaining age 18 and
who have Hansen’s disease.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT TO CHILD’S INSUR-
ANCE 
BENEFITS 
OF 
INDIVIDUALS 
WHO
MARRY AFTER ATTAINING AGE 18 AND WHO
HAVE HANSEN’S DISEASE.
Section 202(d)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 402(d)(5)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘who marries—’’ and inserting
‘‘who marries, if the spouse is—’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘such child’s entitlement’’ and
inserting ‘‘or if such child is under a disability based
in whole or in part on an impairment resulting from
Hansen’s disease, such child’s entitlement’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall apply in
the case of marriages occurring before, on, or after the
date of the enactment of this Act, but only with respect
to benefits for months ending after 180 days after such
date.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3281
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for payment in
all cases of lump-sum death payments.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide
for payment in all cases of lump-sum death payments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF LUMP-SUM DEATH PAYMENTS.
Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(i)) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘shall be paid—’’ and all that follows through the end of
such sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘shall be paid
in the manner provided under section 204(d) for payments
due to deceased individuals.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall apply with
respect to amounts becoming payable after 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3282
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent care
credit refundable, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mrs. MORELLA 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
the dependent care credit refundable, 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. DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) DEPENDENT CARE SERVICES.—Subpart C of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) is
amended by redesignating section 35 as section 36 and
by inserting after section 34 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 35. DEPENDENT CARE SERVICES.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual
who maintains a household which includes as a
member 1 or more qualifying individuals, there shall
be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by
this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to
the applicable percentage of the sum of—
‘‘(A) the employment-related expenses paid
by such individual during the taxable year, plus
‘‘(B) the respite care expenses paid by
such individual during the taxable year.
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE DEFINED.—For
purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘applicable per-
centage’ means 50 percent reduced (but not below
20 percent) by 1 percentage point for each full
$1,000 amount by which the taxpayer’s adjusted
gross income for the taxable year exceeds $30,000.
‘‘(b) EMPLOYMENT-RELATED EXPENSES.—For pur-
poses of this section—
‘‘(1) 
DETERMINATION
OF
ELIGIBLE
EX-
PENSES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘employ-
ment-related expenses’ means amounts paid for
the following expenses, but only if such ex-
penses are incurred to enable the taxpayer to be
gainfully employed for any period for which
SEC. 
2. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
PAYMENT 
FLOOR 
FOR
MEDICARE+CHOICE PAYMENT RATES AFTER
APPLYING 
RISK-ADJUSTMENT 
METHOD-
OLOGY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1853(c)(1) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ‘‘or (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C), or (D)’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(D) DEMOGRAPHICALLY ADJUSTED FEE-
FOR-SERVICE PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For 2001 and
each subsequent year, 94 percent of the
adjusted average per capita cost for the
year for the Medicare+Choice payment
area determined by the Secretary based
upon the rule specified under paragraph
(4) of section 1876(a) and calculated with-
out regard to the adjustment under para-
graph (1)(C) of such section.
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
RISK
AD-
JUSTMENT.—For purposes of applying risk
adjustment to the payment amount deter-
mined under this subparagraph for a de-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3283
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the tax treatment
of derivative transactions entered into by a corporation with respect
to its stock.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts 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 revise
the tax treatment of derivative transactions entered into
by a corporation with respect to its stock.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REVISION OF TAX TREATMENT OF DERIVATIVE
TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO BY A COR-
PORATION WITH RESPECT TO ITS STOCK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1032 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to exchange of stock for prop-
erty) is amended to read as follows:
Conservation Area and the Wilderness and the lands
described in paragraph (2)(E).
(2) PURPOSES.—The management plan shall—
(A) describe the appropriate uses and
management of the Conservation Area and the
Wilderness;
(B) take into consideration any informa-
tion developed in studies of the land within the
Conservation Area or the Wilderness;
(C) provide for the continued management
of the utility corridor, Black Ridge Communica-
tions Site, and the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration site as such for the land designated on
the Map as utility corridor, Black Ridge Com-
munications Site, and the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration site;
(D) take into consideration the historical
involvement of the local community in the inter-
pretation and protection of the resources of the
Conservation Area and the Wilderness, as well
as the Ruby Canyon/Black Ridge Integrated
Resource Management Plan, dated March
1998, which was the result of collaborative ef-
forts on the part of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the local community; and
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3284
To amend part C of title XVIII to provide for an improved methodology
for the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. PALLONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Com-
merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend part C of title XVIII to provide for an improved
methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice pay-
ment rates.
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 ‘‘Medicare Beneficiaries’
Choice Protection Act of 1999’’.
‘‘(D) identify eligible children for the med-
icaid program under title XIX of the Social Se-
curity Act, the State Children’s Health Insur-
ance Program under title XXI of such Act, or
other children’s health programs.
‘‘(2) AWARD OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity
shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary for a grant under this section in
such form and manner as the Secretary
may require.
‘‘(ii) REQUIRED
INFORMATION.—An
application submitted under this subpara-
graph shall include a plan for the use of
funds awarded under the grant and such
other information as the Secretary may re-
quire.
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—In awarding grants
under this section, the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to eligible entities that demonstrate that
the activities to be carried out under this sec-
tion shall be in localities within areas of known
high prevalence of childhood asthma or high
asthma-related mortality (relative to the aver-
mographic class, the risk adjustment for
such demographic class shall be deter-
mined under the methodology applied by
the Secretary under section 1876(a)(4)
without regard to subsection (a)(3) of this
section.’’.
(b) CONTINUATION OF COMPUTATION OF AAPCC
DATA.—Section 1853(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–
23(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) CONTINUED COMPUTATION AND PUBLICA-
TION
OF
COUNTY-SPECIFIC
PER
CAPITA
FEE-FOR-
SERVICE
EXPENDITURE
INFORMATION.—Using the
most recent data available, the Secretary shall pro-
vide for the computation and publication, on an an-
nual basis at the time of publication of the annual
Medicare+Choice capitation rates, of information on
the level of the average annual per capita costs (de-
scribed 
in 
section 
1876(a)(4)) 
for 
each
Medicare+Choice payment area.’’.
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Conservation Area and the Wilderness and the lands
described in paragraph (2)(E).
(2) PURPOSES.—The management plan shall—
(A) describe the appropriate uses and
management of the Conservation Area and the
Wilderness;
(B) take into consideration any informa-
tion developed in studies of the land within the
Conservation Area or the Wilderness;
(C) provide for the continued management
of the utility corridor, Black Ridge Communica-
tions Site, and the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration site as such for the land designated on
the Map as utility corridor, Black Ridge Com-
munications Site, and the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration site;
(D) take into consideration the historical
involvement of the local community in the inter-
pretation and protection of the resources of the
Conservation Area and the Wilderness, as well
as the Ruby Canyon/Black Ridge Integrated
Resource Management Plan, dated March
1998, which was the result of collaborative ef-
forts on the part of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and the local community; and
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3286
To continue coverage of custodial care under the military health care system
for certain individuals during fiscal year 2000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To continue coverage of custodial care under the military
health care system for certain individuals during fiscal
year 2000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CUSTODIAL CARE COVERAGE.
Section 8118 of the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–79), is amended by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘Provided further, That
any person who received custodial care provided by and
financed under the military health care system’s case man-
agement program during fiscal year 1999 shall continue
to be eligible to receive such care during the period begin-
ning on July 1, 1999, and ending on September 30,
2000.’’.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Trust is authorized to
appoint and fix the compensation and duties of an
executive director and such other officers and em-
ployees as it deems necessary without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and may
pay them without regard to the provisions of chapter
51, and subchapter III of chapter 53, title 5, United
States Code, relating to classification and General
Schedule pay rates. No employee of the Trust shall
be paid at a rate in excess of that paid the Super-
visor of the Santa Fe National Forest or the Super-
intendent of the Bandelier National Monument,
whichever is greater.
(2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
this title, employees of the Trust shall be Fed-
eral employees as defined by title 5, United
States Code, and shall be subject to all rights
and obligations applicable thereto.
(B) USE
OF
FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.—At
the request of the Trust, the employees of any
Federal agency may be provided for implemen-
tation of this title. Such employees detailed to
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3287
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for demonstration projects
in which nurses and other health care professionals in hospital emergency
rooms and other sites provide specialized assistance to victims of sexual
assault and interpersonal violence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. WEINER (for himself and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
demonstration projects in which nurses and other health
care professionals in hospital emergency rooms and other
sites provide specialized assistance to victims of sexual
assault and interpersonal violence.
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 ‘‘Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiners Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. SEXUAL ASSAULT AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE;
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS 
REGARDING
COUNSELING, EVIDENCE-COLLECTION, AND
OTHER SERVICES OF NURSES AND OTHER
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN HOSPITAL
EMERGENCY ROOMS AND OTHER SITES.
Section 393 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 280b–1a) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing subsection:
‘‘(b)(1) With respect to all victims of sexual assault
and interpersonal violence who present at hospital emer-
gency rooms and other sites offering services to such vic-
tims, demonstration projects under subsection (a)(6) shall
include projects in which, on a 24-hour basis, nurses and
other health care professionals at such rooms and sites
who are trained in accordance with protocols under para-
graph (2)—
‘‘(A) identify victims of such violence;
‘‘(B) collect physical evidence from the victims
that may be of use in judicial proceedings regarding
the violence; and
‘‘(C) provide counseling, in conjunction with
rape crisis center programs and victim service pro-
viders, on such violence and appropriate referrals,
including referrals for health-related services and so-
cial services.
‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall carry out a program to train nurses and other health
care professionals to provide the services described in such
paragraph. The program shall develop a protocol for such
training.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 2 to section 393 of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1a) shall
apply to demonstration projects funded under subsection
(a)(6) of such Act which are ongoing on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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(2) reimburse Humana Military Healthcare
Services, Inc., for the cost of any such medical care
and in-home nursing services provided to Ms.
Ruehling under the TRICARE Program during the
period beginning on July 1, 1999, and ending on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3289
For the relief of Janet Louise Ruehling.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
For the relief of Janet Louise Ruehling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE AND IN-HOME
NURSING SERVICES.
The Secretary of Defense shall—
(1) provide to Janet Louise Ruehling of 300
East View Drive, Biloxi, Mississippi, during the pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act and ending on September 30, 2000, the same
medical care and in-home nursing services under the
TRICARE Program that have been provided to Ms.
Ruehling by the Secretary since 1994; and