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SEC. 2. VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENTREPRENEUR-
SHIP DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 34 as section 35;
and
(2) by inserting after section 33 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 34. VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENTREPRENEUR-
SHIP DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In accordance with this sec-
tion, the Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion (in this section referred to as the ‘Administrator’)
shall establish a demonstration program under which the
Administrator may make grants to, or enter into coopera-
tive agreements or contracts with, small business develop-
ment centers described in section 21 to provide technical
assistance to secondary schools, or to postsecondary voca-
tional or technical schools, for the development and imple-
mentation of curricula designed to promote vocational and
technical entrepreneurship.
‘‘(b) MINIMUM GRANT.—The Administrator may
make no grant under the demonstration program for an
amount less than $500,000.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5248
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate
regulations regarding allowable costs under the medicaid program for
school based services provided to children with disabilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 21, 2000
Mr. BONIOR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to promulgate regulations regarding allowable costs
under the medicaid program for school based services
provided to children with disabilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ALLOWABLE MEDICAID COSTS FOR SCHOOL-
BASED SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILDREN
WITH DISABILITIES.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
and the Secretary of Education shall issue proposed regu-
lations after consultation with the National Governors’ As-
sociation, the National Association of State Directors of
Special Education, the American Association of Edu-
cational Service Agencies, the American Public Human
Services Administration, and other interested groups re-
lating to allowable costs under the administrative outreach
program of the school based services program that is part
of the medicaid program established under title XIX of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) with re-
spect to services provided to children with disabilities. Any
claim that is reasonably based on guidance provided orally
or in writing by an officer or employee of a regional or
national office of the Health Care Financing Administra-
tion submitted with respect to such services prior to the
publication of final regulations may not be deferred or dis-
allowed.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5249
To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration to establish a vocational and technical entrepre-
neurship development demonstration program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 21, 2000
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration to establish
a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development
demonstration program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vocational and Tech-
nical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2000’’.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each small business develop-
ment center seeking assistance made available under the
demonstration program shall submit to the Administrator
an application in such form as the Administrator may re-
quire, except that the Administrator shall require that
such application include information regarding the appli-
cant’s goals and objectives for the educational programs
to be assisted.
‘‘(d) REPORT TO ADMINISTRATOR.—Not later than
1 year after receiving assistance made available under the
demonstration program, each small business development
center receiving such assistance shall transmit to the Ad-
ministrator a report describing how the assistance was
used.
‘‘(e) EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each fiscal year in
which assistance is made available under this sec-
tion, the Administrator, in coordination with the
Secretary of Education, shall conduct an evaluation
of the vocational and technical entrepreneurship edu-
cation programs carried out with assistance made
available under the demonstration program.
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after
completion of an evaluation under paragraph (1),
the Administrator shall transmit to the Congress a
report containing the results of the evaluation.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be
appropriated $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years
2001 through 2003.
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—Funds 
appropriated
under paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
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necessary because the private sector alone does not
have the capacity to promote such access; and
(12) the availability and use of Federal re-
sources can be an effective incentive to leverage
broader community support to enable local pro-
grams, activities and services to provide the full
array of developmental core resources, remove bar-
riers to access, promote program effectiveness, and
facilitate coordination and collaboration within the
community.
SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) AREA AGENCY ON YOUTH.—The term ‘‘area
agency on youth’’ means an area agency on youth
designated under section 304(a)(2)(A).
(2) ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘As-
sociate Commissioner’’ means the Associate Commis-
sioner of the Family and Youth Services Bureau of
the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(3) COMMUNITY-BASED.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity-based’’, used with respect to an organization,
means an organization that—
(A) is representative of a community or
significant segment of a community; and
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funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional require-
ment imposed by the amendments made by this section,
the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply
with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of
its failure to meet this additional requirement before the
first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the
close of the first regular session of the State legislature
that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a
State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of
such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular ses-
sion of the State legislature.
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(I) the transportation of money or other
valuables by armored vehicle; and
(6) the term ‘‘State’’ means any of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands.
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‘‘(A) education and training to develop an
adequately trained workforce to work with and
on behalf of older individuals,
‘‘(B) research and policy analysis to im-
prove access to and delivery of services for older
individuals,
‘‘(C) development of methods and practices
to improve quality and effectiveness of such serv-
ices,
‘‘(D) demonstration of new approaches to
design, delivery, and coordination of services and
activities for older individuals,
‘‘(E) technical assistance in planning, de-
velopment, implementation, evaluation, and im-
provement of programs, projects, and activities
under this Act, and
‘‘(F) dissemination of information on issues
related to aging, their impact on individuals
and society, and relating to services and activi-
ties benefiting older individuals, and
‘‘(5)(A) to foster the development and testing of
new approaches to sustaining the efforts of families
and others who provide family caregiving services,
and the dissemination of information regarding such
approaches, and
orado designated by this title. Nothing in this title related
to reserved Federal water rights shall be construed as es-
tablishing a precedent with regard to any future designa-
tions, nor shall it constitute an interpretation of any other
Act or any designation made pursuant thereto.
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and Development Agency, the President of the Export-Im-
port Bank of the United States, and the Director of the
Peace Corps, shall prepare and transmit to the Committee
on International Relations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report that contains the information described in
subsection (b).
(b) INFORMATION.—The report shall include—
(1) significant developments in United States
relations with East Timor;
(2) developments in East Timor’s political and
economic situation in the period covered by the re-
port, including an evaluation of any elections occur-
ring in East Timor during this period and the ref-
ugee reintegration process in East Timor;
(3) activities undertaken in East Timor by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-
ment and the Asian Development Bank, and an eval-
uation of the effectiveness of these activities;
(4) the status of United States trade and in-
vestment relations with East Timor, including a de-
tailed analysis of any trade and investment-related
activity supported by the Overseas Private Invest-
ment Corporation, the Export-Import Bank of the
United States, and the Trade and Development
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5251
To provide for Medicare payment for medically unsupervised certified reg-
istered nurse anesthetists at the same level as nurse anesthetists who
are medically supervised if the Medicare regulations permit certified
registered nurse anesthetists to provide anesthesia services in hospitals
and ambulatory surgical centers without medical supervision.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 21, 2000
Mr. BURR of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide for Medicare payment for medically unsupervised
certified registered nurse anesthetists at the same level
as nurse anesthetists who are medically supervised if
the Medicare regulations permit certified registered nurse
anesthetists to provide anesthesia services in hospitals
and ambulatory surgical centers without medical super-
vision.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Agency during the period of time since the previous
report and the status of any negotiations with the
United Nations Transitional Administration for East
Timor (UNTAET) or East Timor to facilitate the
operation of the United States trade agencies in
East Timor;
(5) the nature and extent of United States-East
Timor cultural, education, scientific, and academic
exchanges, both official and unofficial, and any
Peace Corps activities;
(6) with respect to the first report, a detailed
plan for the establishment of diplomatic facilities in
East Timor in accordance with section 11, which
may be submitted in classified or unclassified form,
and including a timetable for the official opening of
a facility in Dili, the personnel requirements for the
mission, the estimated costs for establishing the fa-
cility, and its security requirements; and
(7) with respect to the first report, a 3-year
plan for United States foreign assistance to East
Timor in accordance with section 4, prepared by the
Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, which outlines the goals
for United States foreign assistance to East Timor
during this 3-year period, and in subsequent reports,
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF INCENTIVE TO INCREASE
MEDICARE PAYMENT LEVEL FOR UNSUPER-
VISED CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANES-
THETISTS.
If the Secretary of Health and Human Services
changes medicare regulations under title XVIII of the So-
cial Security Act to permit certified registered nurse anes-
thetists to furnish anesthesia services in hospitals and am-
bulatory surgical centers without medical supervision,
then, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the level
of payment for anesthesia services furnished by a certified
registered nurse anesthetist who is not medically super-
vised in such a hospital or center shall be the same as
the level of payment for such services furnished by the
anesthetist in such a facility when the anesthetist is medi-
cally supervised.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5252
To require the release of petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
to address the burdens on the citizens of the United States of the
anticipated high home heating costs of the winter of 2000–2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 21, 2000
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To require the release of petroleum from the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve to address the burdens on the citizens
of the United States of the anticipated high home heat-
ing costs of the winter of 2000–2001.
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 ‘‘Release Our Reserve
Now Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the United States is facing a national en-
ergy crisis, and the President has not exercised the
authority provided under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act to draw down the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve to address that crisis;
(2) home heating oil prices for the coming win-
ter could jump 40 percent higher than they were last
winter because of historically low inventories;
(3) natural gas prices could be 55 percent high-
er than they were last winter because of historically
low inventories;
(4) anticipated and unprecedented home heat-
ing oil costs will continue to place a financial strain
on families and small business owners nationwide;
and
(5) it is imperative that steps be taken now to
address the needs of low-income families and seniors
living on fixed incomes before the cold weather
starts.
SEC. 3. REQUIRED DRAWDOWN.
The President shall immediately take such actions as
are necessary to result in a drawdown of petroleum from
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address the burdens
on the citizens of the United States of the anticipated high
home heating costs of the winter of 2000–2001. The
President shall ensure that petroleum products released
pursuant to this Act are not sold outside the United
States.
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5122
AN ACT
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to
permit members of the Board of Directors of the Office
of Compliance to serve for 2 terms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
describes in detail the expenditure of United States
bilateral foreign assistance during the period covered
by the report.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5254
To authorize funds for the planning, design, and construction of the Oklahoma
Land Run Memorial in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 21, 2000
Mr. ISTOOK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To authorize funds for the planning, design, and construction
of the Oklahoma Land Run Memorial in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) In March of 1889, President Benjamin
Harris established the Oklahoma Land Runs
through Presidential proclamations. These proclama-
tions opened up almost 3,000,000 acres in Okla-
homa territory for settlement via a series of land
runs conducted by the Department of the Interior
and supervised by the United States Army. The first
of the six runs was April 22, 1889, and the last was
in 1895.
(2) Preserving that historic event will be the
focal point of Oklahoma’s Centennial in 2007, mark-
ing 100 years of statehood. The Oklahoma Land
Runs are the focal point of State history. The races
literally began with a gunshot to signal the start, as
thousands who came from all across America and
the world rushed to be the first to claim their chosen
new homestead. The land runs rank with the most
vibrant of all events in settling the West, claiming
a unique place in American history.
(3) To enshrine vibrancy for future generations,
the Oklahoma State Centennial Commission has ap-
proved of the creation of 35 heroic-sized bronze stat-
ues of land run participants, frozen in motion as
they race to claim their new homesteads. The stat-
ues will include riders on horseback, covered wagons,
a buckboard, a carriage, figures on foot, super-
intending soldiers, individuals and families, even a
faithful dog, and a surprised and scared rabbit, rac-
ing literally to be the first to stake a claim on their
chosen spot to create their home.
(4) The bronze statues will be appropriately
spaced in an area about the size of a football field,
prominently located next to the interchange of Inter-
state 35 and Interstate 235, at the edge of down-
town Oklahoma City, the city that was created in
one day by the Land Run of 1889.
(5) Funding for this project will be divided
evenly between Federal, State, and private sources.
The total cost of the project is $5,100,000. The
Federal share will be $1,700,000.
(6) There would be no further nor continuing
Federal obligation. The property is being provided
through the city of Oklahoma City. With official cen-
tennial support, the city will handle all future obliga-
tions and maintenance.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to grant to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
$1,700,000 for the Federal share of the total cost of plan-
ning, design, and construction of the Oklahoma Land Run
Memorial in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share
of the total cost of planning, design, and construction of
rupted continuation of the mortgage insurance cov-
erage for the hospital that is subject to the conver-
sion activities for the duration of the original term
of the mortgage insurance contract.
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this
subsection:
‘‘(A) ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; NURSING
HOME.—The terms ‘assisted living facility’ and
‘nursing home’ have the meanings given such
terms in section 232(b) (12 U.S.C. 1715w(b)).
‘‘(B) OTHERS.—The definitions in section
202(k) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
1701q(k)) shall apply.
‘‘(9) FUNDING.—Amounts shall be available for
grants under this subsection as provided in sections
519(g) and 205(i).
‘‘(j) GRANTS FOR HOSPITAL DEBT SERVICE ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent amounts are
made available for grants under this subsection, the
Secretary may make grants in accordance with this
subsection to owners of eligible hospitals under para-
graph (2) for use only to assist in paying debt serv-
ice on debt insured under this section. Grants under
the Oklahoma Land Run Memorial in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, shall be $3,400,000.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5256
To prevent the premature shutdown of certain FHA mortgage insurance
programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 21, 2000
Mr. LAFALCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prevent the premature shutdown of certain FHA
mortgage insurance programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FHA Shutdown Pre-
vention Act’’.
SEC. 2. USE OF NEGATIVE CREDIT SUBSIDY FROM GEN-
ERAL AND SPECIAL RISK INSURANCE FUND
PROGRAMS.
(a) GENERAL INSURANCE FUND.—Section 519 of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735c) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) USE OF NEGATIVE CREDIT SUBSIDY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any program
for insuring mortgages or loans which are obliga-
tions of the General Insurance Fund that is deter-
mined for any fiscal year, for purposes of title V of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
661 et seq.), to have costs (as defined in such title)
of a negative amount, subject to paragraph (2), the
amount of such negative credit subsidy shall be con-
sidered to be new budget authority provided in ad-
vance in an appropriations Act for such fiscal year
and shall be available for covering the costs of mak-
ing insurance commitments under any program for
insurance for mortgages or loans under which such
insurance is an obligation of the General Insurance
Fund or the Special Risk Insurance Fund.
(b) ACCESS.—Except as provided in subsection (c),
nothing in this Act shall affect any right of an owner of
property rights described in subsection (a) to access to the
owner’s property.
(c) REASONABLE CONDITIONS.—The Secretary or
Secretary of the Interior may impose such reasonable con-
ditions on access to the property rights referred to in this
section as may be necessary and appropriate for the clean-
up and closure of Rocky Flats and for the management
of the refuge. Nothing in this Act shall affect any other
applicable Federal, State, or local law or regulation related
to the use, development, and management of property
rights described in subsection (a). Nothing in this sub-
section shall preclude the exercise of any existing access
right necessary to perfect or maintain an existing water
right.
(d) PURCHASE
OF MINERAL RIGHTS.—The Sec-
retary shall seek to acquire any and all mineral rights at
Rocky Flats through donation or through purchase or ex-
change for fair market value from willing sellers. The Sec-
retary or the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to use
funds specifically provided by the Congress to acquire such
mineral rights, but no funds appropriated for cleanup and
closure of Rocky Flats may be used for such acquisition.