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Calendar No. 248
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 695
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 3, 1999
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary
of the Interior to convey an administrative site in San
Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. OLD JICARILLA ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.
(a) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.—Not later than one
year after the date of completion of the survey referred
to in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall
convey to San Juan College, in Farmington, New Mexico,
subject to the terms, conditions, and reservations under
subsection (c), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of real property (including any
improvements on the land) not to exceed 20 acres known
as the ‘‘Old Jicarilla Site’’ located in San Juan County,
New Mexico (T29N; R5W; portions of sections 29 and
30).
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, and the President of San Juan College. The cost
of the survey shall be borne by San Juan College.
(c) TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND RESERVATIONS.—
(1) Notwithstanding exceptions of application
under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (43
U.S.C. 869(c)), consideration for the conveyance de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be—
(A) an amount that is consistent with the
Bureau of Land Management special pricing
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program for Governmental entities under the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act; and
(B) an agreement between the Secretaries
of the Interior and Agriculture and San Juan
College indemnifying the Government of the
United States from all liability of the Govern-
ment that arises from the property.
(2) The lands conveyed by this Act shall be
used for educational and recreational purposes. If
such lands cease to be used for such purposes, at the
option of the United States, such lands will revert
to the United States.
(3) The Secretary of Agriculture shall identify
any reservations of rights-of-way for ingress, egress,
and utilities as the Secretary deems appropriate.
(4) The conveyance described in subsection (a)
shall be subject to valid existing rights.
(d) LAND WITHDRAWALS.—Public Land Order 3443,
only insofar as it pertains to lands described in subsections
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(a) and (b), shall be revoked simultaneous with the convey-
ance of the property under subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
By MARTHA C. MORRISON,
Deputy Clerk.
Calendar No. 248
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 695
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of the Interior to convey an administrative
site in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San
Juan College.
AUGUST 3, 1999
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
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Union Calendar No. 151
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 695
[Report No. 106–256]
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
to convey an administrative site in San Juan County, New Mexico,
to San Juan College.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mrs. WILSON) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
JULY 26, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary
of the Interior to convey an administrative site in San
Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(2) REPEAL OF REDUCTION OF REFUNDABLE
TAX
CREDITS.—The amendments made by sub-
section (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2001.
SEC. 4. MARRIAGE PENALTY RELIEF FOR EARNED INCOME
CREDIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 32(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to percent-
ages and amounts) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘AMOUNTS.—The earned’’ and
inserting ‘‘AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the earned’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(B) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a
joint return, the phaseout amount determined
under subparagraph (A) shall be increased by
$2,000.’’.
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (1)(B) of
section 32( j) of such Code (relating to inflation adjust-
ments) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f )(3) for the calendar
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Calendar No. 437
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 22, 2000
Received and read the first time
FEBRUARY 23, 2000
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
the marriage penalty by providing for adjustments to
the standard deduction, 15-percent rate bracket, and
earned income credit and to repeal the reduction of the
refundable tax credits.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 696
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the deadline
for the submission to the Federal Election Commission of campaign
reports covering the first quarter of the calendar year.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mr. WATKINS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
extend the deadline for the submission to the Federal
Election Commission of campaign reports covering the
first quarter of the calendar year.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF
FIRST QUARTER CAMPAIGN REPORTS TO
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by inserting after
‘‘except that’’ the following: ‘‘the report for the
quarter ending March 31 shall be filed no later than
May 1 and’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, except
that the report for the quarter ending March 31
shall be filed no later than May 1.’’; and
(3) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by inserting after
‘‘except that’’ the following: ‘‘the report for the
quarter ending March 31 shall be filed no later than
May 1 and’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to calendar quar-
ters beginning on or after January 1, 2000.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 697
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide that
any decision relating to the establishment or implementation of policies
of discipline of children with disabilities in school be reserved to each
State educational agency, or as determined by a State educational agen-
cy, to a local educational agency.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mr. WICKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
to provide that any decision relating to the establishment
or implementation of policies of discipline of children
with disabilities in school be reserved to each State edu-
cational agency, or as determined by a State educational
agency, to a local educational agency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISCIPLINE OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES EDUCATION ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 615 of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415) is
amended by striking subsection (k) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(k) DISCIPLINE
OF CHILDREN WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any decision relating to the
establishment or implementation of policies of dis-
cipline of children with disabilities in school is re-
served to each State educational agency, or as deter-
mined by such a State educational agency, to a local
educational agency.
‘‘(2) UNIFORMITY REQUIREMENT.—Any policy
of discipline of children with disabilities in school de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be applicable to all
children with disabilities in the State or local edu-
cational agency, as the case may be.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.)
is amended—
(1) in section 615(j), by striking ‘‘Except as
provided in subsection (k)(7), during’’ and inserting
‘‘During’’; and
(2) in section 618(a)(1)(A)(vii)(I), by striking
‘‘under subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of section
615(k)(1), are removed to an interim alternative
educational setting’’ and inserting ‘‘, in accordance
with policies established and implemented under sec-
tion 615(k), are removed from the classroom’’.
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for measuring State performance in operating
the State program funded under this part to
address the following matters as they relate to
the ability of recipients of assistance under the
State program to become economically self-suf-
ficient:
‘‘(i) CHILD
CARE.—Whether States
are—
‘‘(I) ensuring an adequate supply
of safe, accessible, appropriate, and
quality child care slots;
‘‘(II) helping women identify and
place children in safe, accessible, ap-
propriate, and quality child care;
‘‘(III) ensuring that available
child care slots are filled;
‘‘(IV) improving the quality of
child care by ensuring that child care
providers are adequately paid and
trained;
‘‘(V) increasing access to safe,
accessible, appropriate, and quality
child care by making child care sub-
sidies available to recipients of assist-
ance under the State program funded
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 698
To repeal the requirement relating to specific statutory authorization for
increases in judicial salaries, to provide for automatic annual increases
for judicial salaries, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Mr. WICKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To repeal the requirement relating to specific statutory au-
thorization for increases in judicial salaries, to provide
for automatic annual increases for judicial salaries, 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. JUDICIAL COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES.
(a) REPEAL OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT RELAT-
ING TO JUDICIAL SALARIES.—Section 140 of the resolu-
tion entitled ‘‘A Joint Resolution making further continu-
ing appropriations for the fiscal year 1982, and for other
purposes.’’, approved December 15, 1981 (Public Law 97–
92; 95 Stat. 1200; 28 U.S.C. 461 note) is repealed.
(b) 
AUTOMATIC
ANNUAL
INCREASES.—Section
461(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), effective on the
first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on
or after January 1 of each calendar year, each salary rate
which is subject to adjustment under this section shall be
adjusted by an amount, rounded to the nearest multiple
of $100 (or if midway between multiples of $100, to the
next higher multiple of $100) equal to the percentage of
such salary rate which corresponds to the most recent per-
centage change in the Employment Cost Index (relative
to the date described in the next sentence), as determined
under section 704(a)(1) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989.
The appropriate date under this sentence is the first day
of the fiscal year that begins in the preceding calendar
year.
‘‘(2) In no event shall the percentage adjustment tak-
ing effect under paragraph (1) in any calendar year (be-
fore rounding), in any salary rate, exceed the percentage
adjustment taking effect in such calendar year under sec-
tion 5303 of title 5 in the rates of pay under the General
Schedule.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 69
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit all individ-
uals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States from making
contributions or expenditures in connection with elections for Federal
office.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit all individuals who are not citizens or nationals
of the United States from making contributions or ex-
penditures in connection with elections for Federal office.
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 ‘‘Illegal Foreign Con-
tributions Prohibition Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING ALL NON-CITIZEN INDIVIDUALS
FROM MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDI-
TURES IN CONNECTION WITH ELECTIONS
FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
(a) PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS OR NATIONALS OF THE UNITED
STATES.—Section 319(b)(2) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by
striking the period at the end and inserting the following:
‘‘, or in the case of an election for Federal office, an indi-
vidual who is not a citizen of the United States or a na-
tional of the United States (as defined in section
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act).’’.
(b) PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO EXPENDITURES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 319(a) of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 441e(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or ex-
penditure’’ after ‘‘contribution’’ each place it ap-
pears.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 319
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended in the head-
ing by inserting ‘‘AND EXPENDITURES’’ after ‘‘CON-
TRIBUTIONS’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to contributions or expenditures made on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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H. R. 4850
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other
activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the District of Columbia and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—FEDERAL FUNDS
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be
deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to
be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident
tuition support, $25,600,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon,
may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents
to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and
out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or
to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of
higher education: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds
may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s academic merit,
the income and need of eligible students and such other factors
as may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of
Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the
Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal
funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent
appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years,
and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further,
That the account shall be under the control of the District of
Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely
for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Pro-
gram: Provided further, That the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate
for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made
and the purpose therefor: Provided further, That not more than
$1,200,000 of the total amount appropriated for this program may
be used for administrative expenses.
gress elected to represent any area in which is
located—
‘‘(A) the land; or
‘‘(B) any part of any federally designated
unit that includes the land;
‘‘(2) in writing to the Governor of the State in
which the land is located;
‘‘(3) in writing to each State political subdivi-
sion having jurisdiction over the land; and
‘‘(4) by publication of a notice in a newspaper
that is widely distributed in the area under the juris-
diction of each such State political subdivision, that
includes a clear statement that the Federal Govern-
ment intends to acquire an interest in land.
‘‘(g) COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS UNDER
FEDERAL LAWS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal portion for a
fiscal year may not be used to acquire any interest
in land or water unless the following have occurred:
‘‘(A) All actions required under Federal
law with respect to the acquisition have been
complied with.
‘‘(B) A copy of each final environmental
impact statement or environmental assessment
required by law, and a summary of all public
year in which the taxable year begins,
determined—
‘‘(i) in the case of amounts in sub-
sections (b)(2)(A) and (i)(1), by sub-
stituting ‘calendar year 1995’ for ‘calendar
year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof,
and
‘‘(ii) in the case of the $2,000 amount
in subsection (b)(2)(B), by substituting
‘calendar year 2000’ for ‘calendar year
1992’ in subparagraph (B) of such section
1.’’.
(c) ROUNDING.—Section 32( j)(2)(A) of such Code
(relating to rounding) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection
(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(A) (after being
increased under subparagraph (B) thereof)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
Passed the House of Representatives February 10,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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(2) REPEAL OF REDUCTION OF REFUNDABLE
TAX
CREDITS.—The amendments made by sub-
section (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2001.
SEC. 4. MARRIAGE PENALTY RELIEF FOR EARNED INCOME
CREDIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 32(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to percent-
ages and amounts) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘AMOUNTS.—The earned’’ and
inserting ‘‘AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the earned’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(B) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a
joint return, the phaseout amount determined
under subparagraph (A) shall be increased by
$2,000.’’.
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (1)(B) of
section 32( j) of such Code (relating to inflation adjust-
ments) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f )(3) for the calendar
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(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after
‘‘(a)’’, and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) There is established in the Federal aid to wildlife
restoration fund a subaccount to be known as the ‘wildlife
conservation and restoration account’. Amounts transferred
to the fund for a fiscal year under section 5(b)(3) of the
Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999 shall be depos-
ited in the subaccount and shall be available without further
appropriation, in each fiscal year, for apportionment in
accordance with this Act to carry out State wildlife con-
servation and restoration programs.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) Amounts transferred to the fund from the Con-
servation and Reinvestment Act Fund and apportioned
under subsection (a)(2) shall supplement, but not replace,
existing funds available to the States from the sport fish
restoration account and wildlife restoration account and
shall be used for the development, revision, and implementa-
tion of wildlife conservation and restoration programs and
should be used to address the unmet needs for a diverse
array of wildlife and associated habitats, including species
that are not hunted or fished, for wildlife conservation,
wildlife conservation education, and wildlife-associated
recreation projects. Such funds may be used for new pro-
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transfer funds to the Conservation and Reinvestment Act
Fund under this Act during any fiscal year unless—
(1) the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office has certified that the House and Senate have
approved legislation that—
(A) ensures that a sufficient portion of the
on-budget surplus is reserved for debt retire-
ment to put the Government on a path to elimi-
nate the publicly held debt by fiscal year 2013
under current economic and technical projec-
tions; and
(B) ensures that there is not an on-budget
deficit for that fiscal year;
(2) the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-
Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund has cer-
tified that outlays from such trust funds are not an-
ticipated to exceed the revenues to such trust funds
during any of the next 5 fiscal years; and
(3) the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hos-
pital Insurance Trust Fund has certified that the
outlays from such trust fund are not anticipated to
exceed the revenues to such trust fund during any
of the next 5 fiscal years.
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year in which the taxable year begins,
determined—
‘‘(i) in the case of amounts in sub-
sections (b)(2)(A) and (i)(1), by sub-
stituting ‘calendar year 1995’ for ‘calendar
year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof,
and
‘‘(ii) in the case of the $2,000 amount
in subsection (b)(2)(B), by substituting
‘calendar year 2000’ for ‘calendar year
1992’ in subparagraph (B) of such section
1.’’.
(c) ROUNDING.—Section 32( j)(2)(A) of such Code
(relating to rounding) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection
(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(A) (after being
increased under subparagraph (B) thereof)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
Passed the House of Representatives February 10,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 437
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
reduce the marriage penalty by providing for ad-
justments to the standard deduction, 15-percent
rate bracket, and earned income credit and to re-
peal the reduction of the refundable tax credits.
FEBRUARY 23, 2000
Read the second time and placed on the calendar