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satisfaction with the education alternatives provided
pursuant to this Act compared to the educational
achievement of students who choose to remain at
academic emergency schools selected for participa-
tion under this Act; and
(2) a description of the effects of the programs
on the educational performance of eligible students
who receive academic emergency relief funds com-
pared to the educational performance of students
who choose to remain at academic emergency schools
selected for participation under this Act.
SEC. 9. REPORTS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—Three years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit an interim report to Congress
on the findings of the annual evaluations under section
8(a)(2) for the education alternative program established
under this Act. The report shall contain a copy of the an-
nual evaluation under section 8(a)(2) of education alter-
native program established under this Act.
(b) FINAL REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall
submit a final report to Congress, not later than 7 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, that summa-
rizes the findings of the annual evaluations under section
8(a)(2).
(ii) a health insurance issuer oper-
ating in a State, the entity must be cer-
tified (and, in accordance with subpara-
graph (B), periodically recertified) as
meeting such requirements—
(I) by the applicable State au-
thority (or under a process recognized
or approved by such authority); or
(II) if the State has not estab-
lished a certification and recertifi-
cation process for such entities, by the
Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, under a process recognized or ap-
proved by such Secretary, or to the
extent 
provided 
in 
subparagraph
(C)(ii), by a qualified private stand-
ard-setting 
organization 
(certified
under such subparagraph).
(B) RECERTIFICATION PROCESS.—The ap-
propriate Secretary shall develop standards for
the recertification of external appeal entities.
Such standards shall include a review of—
(i) the number of cases reviewed;
(ii) a summary of the disposition of
those cases;
(A) a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee
was determined to be pregnant at the time of
a provider’s termination of participation, and
(B) the provider was treating the preg-
nancy before date of the termination,
the transitional period under this subsection with re-
spect to provider’s treatment of the pregnancy shall
extend through the provision of post-partum care di-
rectly related to the delivery.
(4) TERMINAL ILLNESS.—If—
(A) a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee
was determined to be terminally ill (as deter-
mined under section 1861(dd)(3)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act) at the time of a provider’s
termination of participation, and
(B) the provider was treating the terminal
illness before the date of termination,
the transitional period under this subsection shall
extend for the remainder of the individual’s life for
care directly related to the treatment of the terminal
illness or its medical manifestations.
(c) PERMISSIBLE
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—A
group health plan or health insurance issuer may condi-
tion coverage of continued treatment by a provider under
subsection (a)(1)(B) upon the individual notifying the plan
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‘‘—$925,000 for the Florida Association of
Counties for a Rural Capacity Building Pilot Project
in Tallahassee, Florida;
‘‘—$500,000 for the Osceola County Agriculture
Center for construction of a new and expanded agri-
culture center in Osceola County, Florida;
‘‘—$1,000,000 for the University of Syracuse in
Syracuse, New York for electrical infrastructure im-
provements.’’; and the current descriptions are
amended as follows:
‘‘—$1,700,000 to the City of Miami, Florida for
the development of a Homeownership Zone to assist
residents displaced by the demolition of public hous-
ing in the Model City area;’’ is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘—$1,700,000 to Miami-Dade County, Florida
for an economic development project at the Opa-locka
Neighborhood Center;’’;
‘‘—$250,000 to the Arizona Science Center in
Yuma, Arizona for its after-school program for inner-
city youth;’’ is amended to read as follows:
‘‘—$250,000 to the Arizona Science Center in
Phoenix, Arizona for its after-school program for
inner-city youth;’’;
of the election of continued coverage and upon the pro-
vider agreeing to the following terms and conditions:
(1) The provider agrees to accept reimburse-
ment from the plan or issuer and individual involved
(with respect to cost-sharing) at the rates applicable
prior to the start of the transitional period as pay-
ment in full (or, in the case described in subsection
(a)(2), at the rates applicable under the replacement
plan or issuer after the date of the termination of
the contract with the health insurance issuer) and
not to impose cost-sharing with respect to the indi-
vidual in an amount that would exceed the cost-shar-
ing that could have been imposed if the contract re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(1) had not been termi-
nated.
(2) The provider agrees to adhere to the quality
assurance standards of the plan or issuer responsible
for payment under paragraph (1) and to provide to
such plan or issuer necessary medical information
related to the care provided.
(3) The provider agrees otherwise to adhere to
such plan’s or issuer’s policies and procedures, in-
cluding procedures regarding referrals and obtaining
prior authorization and providing services pursuant
a violation of section 1091 of title 18 if committed in the
United States.’’.
SEC. 3. EXCEPTION TO IMMUNITY FROM ATTACHMENT.
(a) FOREIGN STATE.—Section 1610(a) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(8) the judgment relates to a claim for which
the foreign state is not immune by virtue of section
1605(a)(8), regardless of whether the property was
involved in the act upon which the claim is based.’’.
(b) 
AGENCY
OR
INSTRUMENTALITY.—Section
1610(b)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘or (7)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(7), or (8)’’.
SEC. 4. VENUE.
Section 1391(f) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) in the case of an action for which there is
no immunity by virtue of section 1605(a)(8), in the
judicial district in which the plaintiff resides.’’.
SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any
cause of action arising before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 3. APPLICATIONS PENDING UNDER SECTION 203 OF
THE NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND CEN-
TRAL AMERICAN RELIEF ACT.
An application for relief properly filed by a national
of Guatemala or El Salvador under section 203 of the Nic-
araguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act
which was filed on or before the date of enactment of this
Act, and on which a final administrative determination has
not been made, may be converted by the applicant to an
application for adjustment of status under the provisions
of section 202 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central
American Relief Act, as amended, upon the payment of
any fees, and in accordance with procedures, that the At-
torney General shall prescribe by regulation. The Attorney
General shall not be required to refund any fees paid in
connection with an application filed by a national of Gua-
temala or El Salvador under section 203 of the Nica-
raguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.
SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS PENDING UNDER THE HAITIAN REF-
UGEE IMMIGRATION FAIRNESS ACT OF 1998.
An application for adjustment of status properly filed
by a national of Haiti under the Haitian Refugee Immi-
gration Fairness Act of 1998 which was filed on or before
the date of enactment of this Act, and on which a final
administrative determination has not been made, may be
considered by the Attorney General, in her unreviewable
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SEC. 7. MOTIONS TO REOPEN.
(a) Notwithstanding any time and number limitations
imposed by law on motions to reopen, a national of Haiti
who, on the date of enactment of this Act, has a final
administrative denial of an application for adjustment of
status under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness
Act of 1988, and is made eligible for adjustment of status
under that Act by the amendments made by this Act, may
file one motion to reopen exclusion, deportation, or re-
moval proceedings to have the application considered
again. All such motions shall be filed within 180 days of
the date of enactment of this Act. The scope of any pro-
ceeding reopened on this basis shall be limited to a deter-
mination of the alien’s eligibility for adjustment of status
under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of
1988.
(b) Notwithstanding any time and number limitations
imposed by law on motions to reopen, a national of Cuba
or Nicaragua who, on the date of enactment of the Act,
has a final administrative denial of an application for ad-
justment of status under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and
Central American Relief Act, and who is made eligible for
adjustment of status under that Act by the amendments
made by this Act, may file one motion to reopen exclusion,
deportation, or removal proceedings to have the applica-
tion considered again. All such motions shall be filed with-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2721
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to preclude the removal
of an alien who unlawfully voted solely due to a misunderstanding of
his or her eligibility to vote or citizenship status.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to preclude
the removal of an alien who unlawfully voted solely due
to a misunderstanding of his or her eligibility to vote
or citizenship status.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITING THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN ALIENS
WHO HAVE UNLAWFULLY VOTED.
(a) LIMITING INADMISSIBILITY
OF ALIENS WHO
HAVE UNLAWFULLY VOTED.—Section 212(a)(10)(D) of
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1182(a)(10)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(D) UNLAWFUL VOTERS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any alien who has
voted in violation of any Federal, State, or
local constitutional provision, statute, ordi-
nance, or regulation is inadmissible.
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall
not apply to an alien if—
‘‘(I) any vote described in such
clause was unlawful solely on the
ground that the alien is not a citizen
of the United States; and
‘‘(II) the alien committed any
such violation because of a good faith
belief on the part of the alien that he
or she was a citizen of the United
States or had an immigration status
that otherwise rendered him or her el-
igible to vote.’’.
(b) LIMITING REMOVAL OF ALIENS WHO HAVE UN-
LAWFULLY VOTED.—Section 237(a)(6) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(6)) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(6) UNLAWFUL VOTERS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any alien who has
voted in violation of any Federal, State, or local
constitutional provision, statute, ordinance, or
regulation is deportable.
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A)
shall not apply to an alien if—
‘‘(i) any vote described in such sub-
paragraph was unlawful solely on the
ground that the alien is not a citizen of the
United States; and
‘‘(ii) the alien committed any such
violation because of a good faith belief on
the part of the alien that he or she was a
citizen of the United States or had an im-
migration status that otherwise rendered
him or her eligible to vote.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 347 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–
208; 110 Stat. 3009–638) and shall apply to voting occur-
ring before, on, or after the date of the enactment of such
Act.
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(ii) if the resulting base offense level
after an increase under clause (i) would be
less than level 27, to not less than level 27;
or
(B) if the offense created a substantial risk
of harm to the life of a minor or incompetent,
increase the base offense level for the offense—
(i) by not less than 6 offense levels
above the applicable level in effect on the
date of enactment of this Act; or
(ii) if the resulting base offense level
after an increase under clause (i) would be
less than level 30, to not less than level 30.
(3) EMERGENCY AUTHORITY TO SENTENCING
COMMISSION.—The United States Sentencing Com-
mission shall promulgate amendments pursuant to
this subsection as soon as practicable after the date
of enactment of this Act in accordance with the pro-
cedure set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing
Act of 1987 (Public Law 100–182), as though the
authority under that Act had not expired.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made pur-
suant to this section shall apply with respect to any of-
fense occurring on or after the date that is 60 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 20. METHAMPHETAMINE PARAPHERNALIA.
Section 422(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 863(d)) is amended in the matter preceding para-
graph (1) by inserting ‘‘methamphetamine,’’ after
‘‘PCP,’’.
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service of the provider. In the case of a sub-
scriber who submits payment for service for
which the subscriber is not liable, pursuant to
this subparagraph, the procedures prescribed by
the Commission shall require the telecommuni-
cations carrier or reseller providing the service
to refund such payment to the subscriber.
‘‘(B) NOTICE BY SUBSCRIBER OF UNAU-
THORIZED CHANGE.—Notice in accordance with
this subparagraph is notice that the sub-
scriber’s telephone exchange service or tele-
phone toll service was changed in violation of
the provisions of this section or the verification
procedures under this section, which is made
orally or in writing by the subscriber, not later
than 12 months after the date of such change,
to the telecommunications carrier or reseller
providing such service after the change.
‘‘(3) RECOVERY OF FORFEITURE AND LIABIL-
ITY.—The Commission may take such action as may
be necessary to collect any forfeitures imposed under
paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—The remedies provided
by paragraphs (1) and (2) are in addition to any
other remedies available under law.
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SEC. 8. CONTINUATION OF SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN RE-
PORTS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS
OF
INLAND
WATERWAYS
USERS BOARD.—Section 302(b) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2251(b)) is amended in
the last sentence by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwith-
standing section 3003 of Public Law 104–66 (31 U.S.C.
1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), the’’.
(b) LIST
OF AUTHORIZED
BUT UNFUNDED STUD-
IES.—Section 710(a) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2264(a)) is amended in the first
sentence by striking ‘‘Not’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding
section 3003 of Public Law 104–66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note;
109 Stat. 734), not’’.
(c) REPORTS
ON
PARTICIPATION
OF
MINORITY
GROUPS
AND MINORITY-OWNED FIRMS
IN MISSISSIPPI
RIVER-GULF OUTLET FEATURE.—Section 844(b) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4177)
is amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘The’’ and
inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law
104–66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), the’’.
(d) 
LIST
OF
AUTHORIZED
BUT
UNFUNDED
PROJECTS.—Section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)) is amended
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘Every’’ and inserting
SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 219 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 110 Stat. 3757) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting:
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for the project described in
subsection (c)(5);’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c)(5) and inserting:
‘‘(5) JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Provi-
sion of an alternative water supply and a project for
the elimination or control of combined sewer over-
flows for Jackson County, Mississippi.’’.
(b) ELIZABETH AND NORTH HUDSON, NEW JER-
SEY.—Subsection (f) of section 219 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 is amended—
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(33) 
by 
striking
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’;
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(34) 
by 
striking
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and
(3) in paragraph (34) by striking ‘‘city of
North Hudson’’ and inserting ‘‘for the North Hud-
son Sewerage Authority’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 5,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2724
To make technical corrections to the Water Resources Development Act
of 1999.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. SHUSTER introduced the following bill; which was considered and passed
A BILL
To make technical corrections to the Water Resources
Development Act of 1999.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 219 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 110 Stat. 3757) is amended:
(1) by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting:
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for the project described in
subsection (c)(5);’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c)(5) and inserting:
Calendar No. 316
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2724
[Report No. 106–183]
AN ACT
To make technical corrections to the Water
Resources Development Act of 1999.
OCTOBER 13, 1999
Reported with an amendment
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‘‘(5) JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Provision
of an alternative water supply and a project for the
elimination or control of combined sewer overflows
for Jackson County, Mississippi.’’.
(b) ELIZABETH AND NORTH HUDSON, NEW JER-
SEY.—Subsection (f) of section 219 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 is amended:
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(33) 
by 
striking
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’;
(2) in paragraph (34) by striking $10,000,000’’
and inserting $20,000,000’’; and
(3) in paragraph (34) by striking ‘‘city of
North Hudson’’ and inserting ‘‘for the North Hud-
son Sewerage Authority’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2724
AN ACT
To make technical corrections to the Water
Resources Development Act of 1999.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2724
AN ACT
To make technical corrections to the Water Resources
Development Act of 1999.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
subparagraph (A) to the Secretary not later
than March 1 of each year.
‘‘(4) PENALTY.—If the Secretary determines
that a local educational agency has knowingly sub-
mitted false information under paragraph (3) for the
purpose of gaining additional funds under this sec-
tion, then the local educational agency shall be fined
an amount equal to twice the difference between the
amount the local educational agency received under
this section, and the correct amount the local edu-
cational agency would have received under this sec-
tion if the agency had submitted accurate informa-
tion under paragraph (3).
‘‘(d) DISBURSAL.—The Secretary shall disburse the
funds awarded to a local educational agency under this
section for a fiscal year not later than July 1 of that year.
‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made
available under this section shall be used to supplement
and not supplant any other Federal, State or local edu-
cation funds.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2000 through 2004.
SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 219 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4835; 110 Stat. 3757) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting:
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for the project described in
subsection (c)(5);’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c)(5) and inserting:
‘‘(5) JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Provi-
sion of an alternative water supply and a project for
the elimination or control of combined sewer over-
flows for Jackson County, Mississippi.’’.
(b) ELIZABETH AND NORTH HUDSON, NEW JER-
SEY.—Subsection (f) of section 219 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 is amended—
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(33) 
by 
striking
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’;
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(34) 
by 
striking
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and
(3) in paragraph (34) by striking ‘‘city of
North Hudson’’ and inserting ‘‘for the North Hud-
son Sewerage Authority’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 5,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2724
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 8, 1999
Received, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To make technical corrections to the Water Resources
Development Act of 1999.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2729
To amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the sale or other transfer
of small arms armor piercing ammunition and components of such am-
munition disposed of by the Army.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. BLAGOJEVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the sale
or other transfer of small arms armor piercing ammuni-
tion and components of such ammunition disposed of
by the Army.
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 ‘‘Military Armor Pierc-
ing Ammunition Resale Limitation Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON RESALE OR TRANSFER OF ARMOR
PIERCING AMMUNITION DISPOSED OF BY
THE ARMY.
(a) RESTRICTION.—(1) Chapter 443 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘§ 4688. Armor piercing ammunition and components:
condition on disposal
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON RESALE OR OTHER TRANS-
FER.—Whenever the Secretary of the Army carries out a
disposal (by sale or otherwise) of small arms armor pierc-
ing ammunition, or a component of small arms armor
piercing ammunition, the Secretary shall require as a con-
dition of the disposal that the recipient agree in writing
not to sell or otherwise transfer any of that ammunition
(reconditioned or otherwise), or any component of that
ammunition, to any purchaser in the United States other
than a governmental or law enforcement agency.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to
a transfer of a component of small arms armor piercing
ammunition solely for the purpose of metal reclamation
using a destructive process such as melting, crushing, or
shredding.
‘‘(c) SMALL ARMS ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘small arms armor
piercing ammunition’ means ammunition that is .50 cal-
iber and under and that has a center-fire cartridge and
a United States military nomenclature designation of
‘armor penetrator’, ‘armor piercing (AP)’, ‘armor piercing
incendiary (API)’, or ‘armor-piercing incendiary-tracer
(API-T)’ ’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘4688. Armor piercing ammunition and components: condition on disposal.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 4688 of title 10, United
States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply with
respect to any disposal of ammunition or components re-
ferred to in that section after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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