datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(B) In the case of an adjustment under section
3015(g) of this title in the monthly rate of basic edu-
cational assistance that occurs during a period for which
an accelerated payment is made under this subsection, the
Secretary shall pay—
‘‘(i) on an accelerated basis the amount of the
allowance otherwise payable under this subchapter
for the period without regard to the adjustment
under that section; and
‘‘(ii) on the date of the adjustment any addi-
tional amount of the allowance that is payable for
the period as a result of the adjustment.
‘‘(3) Pursuant to an election under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall pay the accelerated payment to the in-
dividual for a course by not later than the date on which
the course begins.
‘‘(4) For each accelerated payment made to an indi-
vidual, the individual’s entitlement under this subchapter
shall be charged at the same rate at which the entitlement
would be charged if the individual had received a monthly
educational assistance allowance for the period of edu-
cational pursuit covered by the accelerated payment.
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this subsection, and include in such regulations
the requirements, conditions, and methods for the request,
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1068
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include a definition of
audiologist.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 10, 1999
Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. BROWN of Ohio) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include
a definition of audiologist.
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 ‘‘Medicaid Audiology
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF DEFINITION OF AUDIOLOGIST.
Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396d) is amended—
Union Calendar No. 353
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1070
[Report No. 106–486, Part I]
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
provide medical assistance for certain women
screened and found to have breast or cervical
cancer under a federally funded screening pro-
gram.
MAY 26, 2000
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and ordered to be printed
HR 1068 IH1S
(1) in subsection (a)(13), by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing by an audiologist, as defined in subsection (v))’’
after ‘‘law’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(v) The term ‘audiologist’ means an individual with
a master’s or doctoral degree in audiology who—
‘‘(1) is licensed as an audiologist by the State
in which the individual furnishes such services; or
‘‘(2) in the case of an individual who furnishes
services in a State which does not license audiol-
ogists, has successfully completed 350 clock hours of
supervised clinical practicum (or is in the process of
accumulating such supervised clinical experience),
performed not less than 9 months of supervised full-
time audiology services after obtaining a master’s or
doctoral degree in audiology or a related field, and
successfully completed a national examination in
audiology approved by the Secretary.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1069
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the memorialization
at the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery of veterans who
have donated their remains to science, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1999
Mr. GOODLATTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
memorialization at the columbarium at Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery of veterans who have donated their re-
mains to science, 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. MEMORIALIZATION AT COLUMBARIUM AT AR-
LINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY OF VETER-
ANS WHO HAVE DONATED THEIR REMAINS
TO SCIENCE.
(a) AUTHORITY TO MEMORIALIZE.—(1) Chapter 24
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 2412. Arlington National Cemetery: memorializa-
tion at columbarium of veterans who
have donated their remains to science
‘‘The Secretary of the Army may honor, by marker
or other appropriate means at the columbarium at Arling-
ton National Cemetery, the memory of any veteran eligible
for inurnment in the columbarium whose cremated re-
mains cannot be inurned in the columbarium as a result
of the donation of the veteran’s organs or remains for
medical or scientific purposes.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of that
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘2412. Arlington National Cemetery: memorialization at columbarium of veter-
ans who have donated their remains to science.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2412 of title 38, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to
veterans who die on or after January 1, 1996.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 106
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on
the net capital gain of taxpayers other than corporations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. KNOLLENBERG 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 eliminate
the tax on the net capital gain of taxpayers other than
corporations.
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 ‘‘Job Creation Act of
1999’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF NET CAPITAL GAIN OF TAXPAYERS
OTHER THAN CORPORATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subchapter P of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treat-
ment of capital gains) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 1203. EXCLUSION OF NET CAPITAL GAIN OF TAX-
PAYERS OTHER THAN CORPORATIONS.
‘‘In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation,
gross income shall not include an amount equal to the net
capital gain of the taxpayer for the taxable year.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 1 of such Code is amended by strik-
ing subsection (h).
(2) Subsection (b) of section 55 of such Code
is amended by striking paragraph (3).
(3) Section 1222 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘Determinations under this section shall be made before
the application of section 1203.’’
(4) The table of sections for part I of sub-
chapter P of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 1203. Exclusion of net capital gain of taxpayers other than
corporations.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
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Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4(b)(3)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(E) the reimbursement is not contingent
upon the victim’s report of the sexual assault to
law enforcement or upon the victim’s coopera-
tion in the prosecution of the sexual assault.’’.
(h) STATE AND LOCAL COURTS.—Section 2002(a) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, State
and local courts’’ after ‘‘States’’ the second time it ap-
pears.
(i) INFORMATION REPORTING.—Section 2001(b)(4)
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)(4)) is amended by adding be-
fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including the reporting
of such information to the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System’’.
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—A quali-
fied 
entity 
that 
determines 
under 
subsection
(b)(1)(A) that an individual described in subsection
(a) is presumptively eligible for medical assistance
under a State plan shall—
‘‘(A) notify the State agency of the deter-
mination within 5 working days after the date
on which determination is made; and
‘‘(B) inform such individual at the time
the determination is made that an application
for medical assistance under the State plan is
required to be made by not later than the last
day of the month following the month during
which the determination is made.
‘‘(3) 
APPLICATION
FOR
MEDICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—In the case of an individual described in
subsection (a) who is determined by a qualified en-
tity to be presumptively eligible for medical assist-
ance under a State plan, the individual shall apply
for medical assistance under such plan by not later
than the last day of the month following the month
during which the determination is made.
‘‘(d) PAYMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this title, medical assistance that—
‘‘(1) is furnished to an individual described in
subsection (a)—
‘‘(A) during a presumptive eligibility pe-
riod;
‘‘(B) by a entity that is eligible for pay-
ments under the State plan; and
‘‘(2) is included in the care and services covered
by the State plan;
shall be treated as medical assistance provided by such
plan for purposes of section 1903(a)(5)(B).’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 1902(a)(47) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(47)) is amend-
ed by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ‘‘and provide for making medical
assistance available to individuals described in
subsection (a) of section 1920B during a pre-
sumptive eligibility period in accordance with
such section’’.
(B) Section 1903(u)(1)(D)(v) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(u)(1)(D)(v)) is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘or for’’ and inserting
‘‘, for’’; and
(ii) by inserting before the period the
following: ‘‘, or for medical assistance pro-
vided to an individual described in sub-
section (a) of section 1920B during a pre-
sumptive eligibility period under such sec-
tion’’.
(c) ENHANCED MATCH.—Section 1903(a)(5) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(5)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘an’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) an’’;
(2) by adding ‘‘plus’’ after the semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) an amount equal to 75 percent of the
sums expended during such quarter which are at-
tributable to the offering, arranging, and furnishing
(directly or on a contract basis) of breast or cervical
cancer-related treatment services; plus’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply to medical assistance furnished on or
after October 1, 1999, without regard to whether final
regulations to carry out such amendments have been pro-
mulgated by such date.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1072
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require applicants for
or holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors to have in
effect an emergency response plan for an area within a 50-mile radius
of the reactor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1999
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require
applicants for or holders of operating licenses for nuclear
power reactors to have in effect an emergency response
plan for an area within a 50-mile radius of the reactor.
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 ‘‘Nuclear Emergency
Assurance Reform Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall revise its
regulations applicable to any applicant for, or holder of,
an initial or renewed operating license for a nuclear power
reactor so that such applicant or holder will have to have
in effect an emergency response plan for an area within
a 50-mile radius of such reactor which provides a reason-
able assurance that adequate protective measures can and
will be taken in the event of a radiological emergency. In
the case of a holder of a license for such a reactor, the
Commission shall require the holder to provide the Com-
mission with such a plan within 180 days of receiving no-
tice of such requirement.
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(B) by inserting ‘‘(other than food, including dietary sup-
plements)’’ after ‘‘articles’’.
SEC. 3. ADULTERATED FOOD.
Section 402(f)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342(f)(1)) is amended in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) by striking ‘‘significant or unrea-
sonable’’ and inserting ‘‘significant and unreasonable’’.
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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 1999]
A BILL
To provide Governmentwide accounting of regulatory costs
and benefits, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Regulatory Right-to-
Know Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to—
(1) promote the public right-to-know about the
costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs and
rules;
(2) increase Government accountability; and
(3) improve the quality of Federal regulatory
programs and rules.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided
in this section, the definitions under section 551 of
title 5, United States Code, shall apply to this Act.
SEC. 2. INCREASED LIFETIME LEARNING CREDIT FOR
TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FOR ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY TEACHERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 25A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to lifetime
learning credit) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR TECHNOLOGY TRAIN-
ING
FOR
ELEMENTARY
AND
SECONDARY
TEACH-
ERS.—If any portion of the qualified tuition and re-
lated expenses to which this subsection applies—
‘‘(A) is paid or incurred by an individual
who is a teacher in the classroom in an elemen-
tary or secondary school, and
‘‘(B) is incurred before January 1, 2005—
‘‘(i) for the enrollment or attendance
of such individual in a course of instruc-
tion on basic or advanced computer func-
tions or computer software (including edu-
cational software offered by a single insti-
tution) approved for such individual by
such local educational agency, and
‘‘(ii) for purposes of integrating mate-
rials covered by such course into the
courses taught in the elementary or sec-
ondary classroom,
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1075
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to elemen-
tary and secondary teachers for technology-related training for purposes
of integrating educational technologies into the courses taught in our
Nation’s classrooms.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1999
Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mrs. MALONEY
of New York, Mr. POMEROY, Ms. LOFGREN, and Mr. LARSON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for tech-
nology-related training for purposes of integrating edu-
cational technologies into the courses taught in our Na-
tion’s classrooms.
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 ‘‘Teacher Technology
Training Act of 1999’’.
paragraph (1) shall be applied with respect to such
portion by substituting ‘50 percent’ for ‘20 per-
cent’.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to expenses paid after December
31, 1999, for education furnished in academic periods be-
ginning after such date.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1077
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow consumers
greater access to information regarding the health benefits of foods
and dietary supplements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1999
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr.
HOSTETTLER, and Mr. STUMP) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
allow consumers greater access to information regarding
the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements.
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 ‘‘Consumer Health Free
Speech Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
Section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1)) is amended in clause
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1078
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to retransmission
consent and must-carry for cable operators and satellite carriers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1999
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect
to retransmission consent and must-carry for cable oper-
ators and satellite carriers.
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 ‘‘TV Consumer Free-
dom Act’’.
SEC. 2. RETRANSMISSION CONSENT.
Section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(b)(1)’’ and all that follows
through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b)(1) No cable system or other multichannel video
programming distributor shall retransmit the signal of a
broadcasting station, or any part thereof, except with the
express authority of the station.’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and
of the right to signal carriage under section
614’’;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and
the right to signal carriage under section 614’’;
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) Within 45 days after the effective date of the
TV Consumer Freedom Act, the Commission shall com-
mence a rulemaking proceeding to revise the regulations
governing the exercise by television broadcast stations of
the right to grant retransmission consent under this sub-
section. Such regulations shall establish election time peri-
ods that correspond with those regulations adopted under
subparagraph (B). The rulemaking shall be completed
within 180 days after the effective date of the TV Con-
sumer Freedom Act.’’; and
(3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and re-
designating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4).
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF MUST-CARRY REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REPORT.—Sections 614 and 615 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 534 and 535) are re-
pealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 623(b)(7)(A) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 543(b)(7)(A)) is
amended by striking clause (i) and redesignating
clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii).
(2) Section 635 of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 555) is amended by striking sub-
section (c).
(3) Section 653 of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 573) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking
‘‘614, or 615,’’; and
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking
‘‘sections 611, 614, and 615’’ and inserting
‘‘section 611’’.
(4) Section 336(b)(3) of the Communications
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 336(b)(3)) is amended by
striking ‘‘have any rights to carriage under section
614 or 615 or’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1079
To provide for equitable retirement for military reserve technicians who are
covered under the Federal Employment Retirement System or the Civil
Service Retirement System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1999
Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. UNDERWOOD,
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island,
Mr. SHOWS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. FROST, Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. COOK, Mr. CAMP, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi,
Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. BROWN of Florida,
Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. KLECZKA, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. MYRICK, Ms.
STABENOW, and Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To provide for equitable retirement for military reserve tech-
nicians who are covered under the Federal Employment
Retirement System or the Civil Service Retirement Sys-
tem.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EQUITABLE RETIREMENT FOR MILITARY RE-
SERVE TECHNICIANS.
(a) TECHNICIANS
COVERED
BY
CSRS.—Section
8336 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(p) A military reserve technician (as that term is
defined in section 8401(30) of this title), is entitled to an
annuity if such technician—
‘‘(1) is separated from service as a military re-
serve technician after becoming 50 years of age and
completing 20 years of such service; or
‘‘(2) is separated from service as a military re-
serve technician after completing 25 years of such
service.’’.
(b) TECHNICIANS COVERED
BY FERS.—Section
8414(c) of such title is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) A military reserve technician is entitled to an
annuity if such technician—
‘‘(1) is separated from service as a military re-
serve technician after becoming 50 years of age and
completing 20 years of such service; or
‘‘(2) is separated from service as a military re-
serve technician after completing 25 years of such
service.’’.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to a separation from serv-
ice as a military reserve technician (as that term is defined
in section 8401(30) of title 5, United States Code) occur-
ring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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