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H. R. 4387
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To provide that the School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000 shall
take effect upon the date such Act is ratified by the voters of the District
of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD FOR
SCHOOL GOVERNANCE CHARTER AMENDMENT ACT OF
2000.
Notwithstanding section 303 of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act or any provision of the School Governance Charter Amend-
ment Act of 2000, the School Governance Charter Amendment
Act of 2000 shall take effect upon the date such Act is ratified
by a majority of the registered qualified electors of the District
of Columbia voting in a referendum held to ratify such Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4387
To provide that the School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000
shall take effect upon the date such Act is ratified by the voters of
the District of Columbia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 4, 2000
Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To provide that the School Governance Charter Amendment
Act of 2000 shall take effect upon the date such Act
is ratified by the voters of the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD
FOR 
SCHOOL 
GOVERNANCE 
CHARTER
AMENDMENT ACT OF 2000.
Notwithstanding section 303 of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act or any provision of the School Gov-
ernance Charter Amendment Act of 2000, the School Gov-
ernance Charter Amendment Act of 2000 shall take effect
upon the date such Act is ratified by a majority of the
registered qualified electors of the District of Columbia
voting in a referendum held to ratify such Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4387
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 13, 2000
Received
AN ACT
To provide that the School Governance Charter Amendment
Act of 2000 shall take effect upon the date such Act
is ratified by the voters of the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4387 RDS
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD
FOR 
SCHOOL 
GOVERNANCE 
CHARTER
AMENDMENT ACT OF 2000.
Notwithstanding section 303 of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act or any provision of the School Gov-
ernance Charter Amendment Act of 2000, the School Gov-
ernance Charter Amendment Act of 2000 shall take effect
upon the date such Act is ratified by a majority of the
registered qualified electors of the District of Columbia
voting in a referendum held to ratify such Act.
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 370
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4387
[Report No. 106–664]
To provide that the School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000
shall take effect upon the date such Act is ratified by the voters of
the District of Columbia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 4, 2000
Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
JUNE 12, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To provide that the School Governance Charter Amendment
Act of 2000 shall take effect upon the date such Act
is ratified by the voters of the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD
FOR 
SCHOOL 
GOVERNANCE 
CHARTER
AMENDMENT ACT OF 2000.
Notwithstanding section 303 of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act or any provision of the School Gov-
ernance Charter Amendment Act of 2000, the School Gov-
ernance Charter Amendment Act of 2000 shall take effect
upon the date such Act is ratified by a majority of the
registered qualified electors of the District of Columbia
voting in a referendum held to ratify such Act.
Union Calendar No. 370
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4387
[Report No. 106–664]
A BILL
To provide that the School Governance Charter
Amendment Act of 2000 shall take effect upon
the date such Act is ratified by the voters of the
District of Columbia.
JUNE 12, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
(4) Contract number 14–06–600–3592, as
amended, between the United States and the Clark
Canyon Water Supply Company, Inc., for water
service and for a supplemental supply.
(5) Contract number 14–06–600–3593, as
amended, between the United States and the East
Bench Irrigation District for water service.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
SECTION. 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ means
the contract between the United States and the
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District pro-
viding for the construction of the Colorado-Big
Thompson Project, dated July 5, 1938 (including
any amendments and supplements).
(2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) TRANSFERRED WATER DISTRIBUTION FA-
CILITIES.—The term ‘‘transferred water distribution
facilities’’ means the North Poudre Supply Canal
and Diversion Works, also known as the Munroe
Gravity Canal, the Charles Hansen (Supply) Canal
and Windsor Extension, and the Dixon Feeder
Canal, all of which are facilities of the Colorado-Big
Thompson Project located in Larimer County, Colo-
rado.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF TRANSFERRED WATER DISTRIBU-
TION FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, as soon as
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act and
in accordance with all applicable law, convey to the Dis-
trict all right, title, and interest in and to the transferred
water distribution facilities.
(b) SALE PRICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept
$150,315 as payment from the District and
$1,798,200 as payment from the power customers
under the terms specified in this section, as consid-
eration for the conveyance under subsection (a). Out
of the receipts from the sale of power from the
Loveland Area Projects collected by the Western
Area Power Administration and deposited into the
Reclamation fund of the Treasury in fiscal year
2001, $1,798,200 shall be treated as full and com-
plete payment by the power customers of such con-
sideration and repayment by the power customers of
all aid to irrigation associated with the facilities con-
veyed under subsection (a).
(2) 
NO
EFFECT
ON
OBLIGATIONS
AND
RIGHTS.—Except as expressly provided in this Act,
nothing in this Act affects or modifies the obliga-
tions and rights of the District under the contract.
(3) PAYMENTS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the District shall continue to make such
payments as are required under the contract.
(c) CREDIT TOWARD PROJECT REPAYMENT.—Upon
payment by the District of the amount authorized to be
accepted from the District under subsection (b)(1), the
amount paid shall be credited toward repayment of capital
costs of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project in an amount
equal to the associated undiscounted obligation for repay-
ment of the capital costs.
SEC. 3. LIABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the
date of conveyance of the transferred water distribution
facilities under this Act, the United States shall not be
liable for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omis-
sion, or occurrence based on any prior ownership or oper-
ation by the United States of the conveyed property.
Passed the House of Representatives October 3,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
SEC. 3. UNIVERSAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE EMER-
GENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER.—Section 251(e) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) 
UNIVERSAL
EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE
NUMBER.—The Commission and any agency or en-
tity to which the Commission has delegated author-
ity under this subsection shall designate 911 as the
universal emergency telephone number within the
United States for reporting an emergency to appro-
priate authorities and requesting assistance. Such
designation shall apply to both wireline and wireless
telephone service. In making such designation, the
Commission (and any such agency or entity) shall
provide appropriate transition periods for areas in
which 911 is not in use as an emergency telephone
number on the date of the enactment of the Wireless
Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—The Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall provide technical support to
States to support and encourage the development of state-
wide plans for the deployment and functioning of a com-
prehensive end-to-end emergency communications infra-
structure, including enhanced wireless 911 service, on a
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4389
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution
facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 4, 2000
Mr. SCHAFFER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado
Water Conservancy District.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ means
the contract between the United States and the
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District pro-
viding for the construction of the Colorado-Big
Thompson Project, dated July 5, 1938 (including
any amendments and supplements).
(2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) TRANSFERRED
SINGLE-PURPOSE
WATER
DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.—The term ‘‘transferred
single-purpose water distribution facilities’’ means
the North Poudre Supply Canal and Diversion
Works, also known as the Munroe Gravity Canal,
the Charles Hansen (Supply) Canal and Windsor
Extension and the Dixon Feeder Canal, all of which
are facilities of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project
located in Larimer County, Colorado.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF TRANSFERRED SINGLE-PURPOSE
WATER DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, as soon as
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act and
in accordance with all applicable law, convey all right, title,
and interest in and to the transferred single-purpose water
distribution facilities to the District.
(b) SALE PRICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept
from the District $2,198,406 as consideration for
the conveyance of the transferred single-purpose
water distribution facilities under subsection (a).
(2) 
NO
EFFECT
ON
OBLIGATIONS
AND
RIGHTS.—Except as expressly provided in this Act,
nothing in this Act affects or modifies the obliga-
tions and rights of the District under the contract.
(3) PAYMENTS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the District shall continue to make such
payments as are required under the contract.
(c) CREDIT TOWARD PROJECT REPAYMENT.—On
payment by the District of the amount authorized to be
accepted under subsection (b)(1), the amount paid shall
be credited toward repayment of capital costs of the Colo-
rado-Big Thompson Project in an amount equal to the as-
sociated undiscounted obligation for repayment of the cap-
ital costs.
SEC. 3. LIABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the
date of conveyance of the transferred single-purpose water
distribution facilities under this Act, the United States
shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising out
of any act, omission, or occurrence based on any prior
ownership or operation by the United States of the con-
veyed property.
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ity under this subsection shall designate 911 as the
universal emergency telephone number within the
United States for reporting an emergency to appro-
priate authorities and requesting assistance. Such
designation shall apply to both wireline and wireless
telephone service. In making such designation, the
Commission (and any such agency or entity) shall
provide appropriate transition periods for areas in
which 911 is not in use as an emergency telephone
number on the date of enactment of the Wireless
Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—The Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall provide technical support to
States to support and encourage the development of state-
wide plans for the deployment and functioning of a com-
prehensive end-to-end emergency communications infra-
structure, including enhanced wireless 911 service, on a
coordinated statewide basis. In supporting and encourag-
ing such deployment and functioning, the Commission
shall consult and cooperate with State and local officials
responsible for emergency services and public safety, the
telecommunications industry (specifically including the
cellular and other wireless telecommunications service pro-
viders), the motor vehicle manufacturing industry, emer-
gency medical service providers and emergency dispatch
(4) in such subsection (h), by adding at the end
the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(4) PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT.—The
term ‘public safety answering point’ means a facility
that has been designated to receive emergency calls
and route them to emergency service personnel.
‘‘(5) EMERGENCY SERVICES.—The term ‘emer-
gency services’ means 911 emergency services and
emergency notification services.
‘‘(6) EMERGENCY
NOTIFICATION
SERVICES.—
The term ‘emergency notification services’ means
services that notify the public of an emergency.
‘‘(7) EMERGENCY
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—The
term ‘emergency support services’ means informa-
tion or data base management services used in sup-
port of emergency services.’’.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘State’’ means any of the several
States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or
possession of the United States.
(2) The term ‘‘public safety answering point’’
or ‘‘PSAP’’ means a facility that has been des-
ignated to receive emergency calls and route them to
emergency service personnel.
(3) The term ‘‘wireless carrier’’ means a pro-
vider of commercial mobile services or any other
radio communications service that the Federal Com-
munications Commission requires to provide wireless
emergency service.
(4) The term ‘‘enhanced wireless 911 service’’
means any enhanced 911 service so designated by
the Federal Communications Commission in the pro-
ceeding entitled ‘‘Revision of the Commission’s Rules
to Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Emer-
gency Calling Systems’’ (CC Docket No. 94–102;
RM–8143), or any successor proceeding.
(5) The term ‘‘wireless 911 service’’ means any
911 service provided by a wireless carrier, including
enhanced wireless 911 service.
Passed the House of Representatives February 24,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
the program under this section may be entitled to
payment under this title for any specified health
care items or services only if the items or services
have been furnished by the care coordinator, or co-
ordinated through the care coordination services pro-
gram. Under such provision, the Secretary shall pre-
scribe exceptions for emergency medical services as
described in section 1852(d)(3), and other excep-
tions determined by the Secretary for the delivery of
timely and needed care.
‘‘(e) CARE COORDINATORS.—
‘‘(1) CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.—In order
to be qualified to furnish care coordination services
under this section, an individual or entity shall—
‘‘(A) be a health care professional or entity
(which may include physicians, physician group
practices, or other health care professionals or
entities the Secretary may find appropriate)
meeting such conditions as the Secretary may
specify;
‘‘(B) have entered into a care coordination
agreement; and
‘‘(C) meet such criteria as the Secretary
may establish (which may include experience in
SEC. 103. ANNUAL JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THE BUDGET.
(a) CONTENT OF ANNUAL JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON
THE BUDGET.—Section 301(a) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 is amended as follows:
(1) Strike paragraph (4) and insert the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) subtotals of new budget authority and out-
lays for nondefense discretionary spending, defense
discretionary spending, direct spending (excluding
interest), and interest; and for fiscal years to which
the amendments made by title II of the Comprehen-
sive Budget Process Reform Act of 2000 apply, sub-
totals of new budget authority and outlays for emer-
gencies;’’.
(2) Strike the last sentence of such subsection.
(b) ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN JOINT RESOLUTION.—
Section 301(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
is amended as follows:
(1) Strike paragraphs (2), (4), and (6) through
(9).
(2) After paragraph (1), insert the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(2) if submitted by the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives or the
Committee on Finance of the Senate to the Com-
mittee on the Budget of that House of Congress,
‘‘SEC. 35. COST-SHARING EXPENSES UNDER MEDIKIDS PRO-
GRAM.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an in-
dividual who has a MediKid (as defined in section 59B)
at any time during the taxable year, there shall be allowed
as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle an
amount equal to 50 percent of the amount paid by the
taxpayer during the taxable year as cost-sharing under
section 2202(b)(4) of the Social Security Act.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS IN-
COME.—The amount of the credit which would (but for
this subsection) be allowed under this section for the tax-
able year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an
amount which bears the same ratio to such amount of
credit as the excess of the taxpayer’s adjusted gross in-
come for such taxable year over the exemption amount (as
defined in section 59B(d)) bears to such exemption
amount.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting be-
fore the period ‘‘or from section 35 of such Code’’.
(2) The table of sections for subpart C of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is
amended by striking the last item and inserting the
following new items:
‘‘Sec. 35. Cost-sharing expenses under MediKids program.
‘‘Sec. 36. Overpayments of tax.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
SEC. 5. FINANCING FROM TOBACCO LIABILITY PAYMENTS.
Amounts that are recovered by the United States in
the civil action brought on September 22, 1999, under the
Medical Care Recovery Act, the Medicare Secondary Payer
provisions, and section 1962 of title 18, United States
Code, in the United States District Court for the District
of Columbia against the industry engaged in the produc-
tion and sale of tobacco products and persons engaged in
public relations and lobbying for such industry and that
are attributable to the expenditures of the Department of
Health and Human Services for tobacco-related illnesses
shall be deposited in the MediKids Trust Fund established
under section 2204(a) of the Social Security Act, as added
by section 2(a) of the MediKids Health Insurance Act of
2000.
SEC. 6. REPORT ON LONG-TERM REVENUES.
Within one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall propose a
gradual schedule of progressive tax changes to fund the
program under title XXII of the Social Security Act, as
the number of enrollees grows in the out-years.
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tion of the good’’ means all of the fibers in the
yarn, fabric, or group of fibers.
(2) GOODS
PUT
UP
IN
SETS
FOR
RETAIL
SALE.—Notwithstanding the rules set forth in Annex
4–A of the Agreement, textile or apparel goods clas-
sifiable as goods put up in sets for retail sale as pro-
vided for in General Rule of Interpretation 3 of the
HTS shall not be considered to be originating goods
unless each of the goods in the set is an originating
good or the total value of the nonoriginating goods
in the set does not exceed 10 percent of the value
of the set determined for purposes of assessing cus-
toms duties.
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) DIRECT
COSTS
OF
PROCESSING
OPER-
ATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘direct costs
of processing operations’’, with respect to a
good, includes, to the extent they are includable
in the appraised value of the good when im-
ported into Morocco or the United States, as
the case may be, the following:
(i) All actual labor costs involved in
the growth, production, or manufacture of
the good, including fringe benefits, on-the-
job training, and the costs of engineering,
supervisory, quality control, and similar
personnel.
(ii) Tools, dies, molds, and other indi-
rect materials, and depreciation on ma-
chinery and equipment that are allocable
to the good.
(iii) Research, development, design,
engineering, and blueprint costs, to the ex-
tent that they are allocable to the good.
(iv) Costs of inspecting and testing
the good.
(v) Costs of packaging the good for
export to the territory of the other country.
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘direct costs
of processing operations’’ does not include costs
that are not directly attributable to a good or
are not costs of growth, production, or manu-
facture of the good, such as—
(i) profit; and
(ii) general expenses of doing business
that are either not allocable to the good or
are not related to the growth, production,
or manufacture of the good, such as ad-
ministrative salaries, casualty and liability
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5009
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
Received 
AN ACT 
To extend water contracts between the United States and 
specific irrigation districts and the City of Helena in 
Montana, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 5009 RDS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Montana Water Con-
tracts Extension Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF WATER CONTRACTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO EXTEND.—The Secretary of the 
Interior may extend each of the water contracts listed in 
subsection (b) until the earlier of—
(1) the expiration of the 2-year period begin-
ning on the date on which the contract would expire 
but for this section; or 
(2) the date on which a new long-term water 
contract is executed by the parties to the contract 
listed in subsection (b). 
(b) EXTENDED CONTRACTS.—The water contracts 
referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) Contract Number 14–06–600–2078, as 
amended, for purchase of water between the United 
States of America and the City of Helena, Montana. 
(2) Contract Number 14–06–600–2079, as 
amended, between the United States of America and 
the Helena Valley Irrigation District for water serv-
ice. 
(3) Contract Number 14–06–600–8734, as 
amended, between the United States of America and 
the Toston Irrigation District for water service.