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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 796
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on
the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be
treated as exempt foreign trade income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. TANNER, Mr.
NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. CRANE, Mr. WELLER, Mr. HERGER, Mr.
HOUGHTON, Mrs. JOHNSON
of Connecticut, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr.
HULSHOF, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. ENGLISH, Ms. DUNN, Mr.
MCKEON, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. MCCRERY, and Mr. DREIER) 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 repeal
the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable
to military property which may be treated as exempt
foreign trade income.
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 ‘‘Defense Jobs and
Trade Promotion Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON RECEIPTS ATTRIB-
UTABLE TO MILITARY PROPERTY WHICH MAY
BE TREATED AS EXEMPT FOREIGN TRADE IN-
COME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 923 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining exempt for-
eign trade income) is amended by striking paragraph (5)
and by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 797
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to exempt disabled individuals
from being required to enroll with a managed care entity under the
Medicaid Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to exempt
disabled individuals from being required to enroll with
a managed care entity under the Medicaid Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS FROM
REQUIRED ENROLLMENT WITH A MANAGED
CARE ENTITY UNDER THE MEDICAID PRO-
GRAM.
(a) AMENDMENT TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—
Section 1932(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396u–2(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) EXEMPTION OF DISABLED INDIVID-
UALS.—A State may not require under para-
graph (1) the enrollment in a managed care en-
tity of an individual who is disabled (as deter-
mined under section 1614(a)(3)).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies on and after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. In the case of individuals described in
section 1932(a)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (as added
by subsection (a)) who are enrolled in a managed care en-
tity pursuant to section 1932(a)(1)(A)(i) of such Act as
of such date, such individuals may disenroll from such en-
tity on and after such date.
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gram under this subsection for each of the fiscal years
2000 through 2004.
(8) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.—Each State
educational agency granted waiver authority under
this section and each local educational agency receiv-
ing a waiver under this section shall provide the pub-
lic adequate and efficient notice of the proposed waiv-
er authority or waiver, consisting of a description of
the agency’s application for the proposed waiver au-
thority or waiver in a widely read or distributed me-
dium, shall provide the opportunity for parents, edu-
cators, and all other interested members of the com-
munity to comment regarding the proposed waiver
authority or waiver, shall provide that opportunity in
accordance with any applicable State law specifying
how the comments may be received, and shall submit
the comments received with the agency’s application
to the Secretary or the State educational agency, as
appropriate.
(b) INCLUDED PROGRAMS.—The statutory or regu-
latory requirements referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) are
any such requirements under the following programs or
Acts:
such purposes within the 3-year period
beginning on such date, and 100 per-
cent of such proceeds are spent for such
purposes within the 4-year period be-
ginning on such date.
‘‘(II) PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUC-
TION
ISSUE.—For purposes of this
clause, the term ‘public school construc-
tion issue’ means any construction
issue if no bond which is part of such
issue is a private activity bond and all
of the available construction proceeds
of such issue are to be used for the con-
struction (as defined in clause (iv)) of
public school facilities to provide edu-
cation or training below the postsec-
ondary level or for the acquisition of
land that is functionally related and
subordinate to such facilities.
‘‘(III) OTHER RULES TO APPLY.—
Rules similar to the rules of the pre-
ceding provisions of this subparagraph
which apply to clause (ii) also apply
to this clause.’’.
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a person owning or operating a pesticide rinse water deg-
radation system that meets the criteria set forth in para-
graph (2) is not subject to the requirement to obtain a
permit under this section for the treatment or disposal of
pesticide rinse water in such system.
‘‘(2) To qualify for the exemption under paragraph
(1), a pesticide rinse water degradation system must meet
the following criteria:
‘‘(A) The system uses evaporation and biologi-
cal degradation to treat or dispose of pesticide rinse
water.
‘‘(B) The system contains an above-ground
tank or double-walled tank that can be inspected for
leaks and that is a tank within the meaning of such
term as used in this subtitle or the regulations pro-
mulgated under this subtitle.
‘‘(C) The system includes a secondary contain-
ment system capable of collecting and containing
any leaks from the tank.
‘‘(D) There is no discharge of fluid from the
system.
‘‘(E) The system, including the secondary con-
tainment system, is protected from rainfall.
‘‘(F) When the system is dismantled or any ma-
trix or media used in the tank is replaced, if the ma-
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to obligations issued in calendar
years beginning after December 31, 2000.
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF ARBITRAGE REBATE RULES AP-
PLICABLE TO PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUC-
TION BONDS.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of section
148(f )(4) is amended by adding at the end the following
new clause:
‘‘(xviii) 4-YEAR
SPENDING
REQUIRE-
MENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
ISSUE.—
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In the case of
a public school construction issue, the
spending requirements of clause (ii)
shall be treated as met if at least 10
percent of the available construction
proceeds of the construction issue are
spent for the governmental purposes of
the issue within the 1-year period be-
ginning on the date the bonds are
issued, 30 percent of such proceeds are
spent for such purposes within the 2-
year period beginning on such date, 60
percent of such proceeds are spent for
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trix or media contains any hazardous waste, the ma-
trix or media is treated, stored, or disposed of in ac-
cordance with this subtitle and regulations promul-
gated under this subtitle.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘pes-
ticide rinse water degradation system’ means a system for
treating or disposing of water used to rinse pesticide appli-
cation equipment.
‘‘(4) This subsection shall apply with respect to pes-
ticide rinse water degradation systems in operation as of
January 1, 1987.’’.
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(D) has a substantial amount of labor pro-
vided by the operator and the operator’s family;
and
(E) uses seasonal labor only during peak
periods, and uses no more than a reasonable
amount of full-time hired labor.
(3) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the En-
dangered and Threatened Species Recovery Fund es-
tablished by section 804.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of
Commerce, in accordance with section 3 of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532).
(5) SMALL
LANDOWNER.—The term ‘‘small
landowner’’ means an individual who owns 50 acres
or fewer of land.
(6) SPECIES
RECOVERY
AGREEMENT.—The
term ‘‘species recovery agreement’’ means an En-
dangered and Threatened Species Recovery Agree-
ment entered into by the Secretary under section
803.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 799
To declare certain Amerasians to be citizens of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To declare certain Amerasians to be citizens of the United
States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN AMERASIANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding title III of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, or any other provision
of law, each eligible alien (as defined in subsection (b))
is declared to be a citizen of the United States as of the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term
‘‘eligible alien’’ means an alien—
(1) having the status of an alien lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence (as defined in section
101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)) before the date of the enactment of
this Act;
(2) who was granted that status when the alien
was under the age of nine years; and
(3) who—
(A)(i) was granted that status pursuant to
a petition filed under section 204(f) of such Act
(8 U.S.C. 1154(f)) (or any predecessor provi-
sion); and
(ii) was adopted by a United States citizen;
or
(B)(i) was admitted to the United States
under section 584 of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 1988 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note);
(ii) is an alien described in subsection
(b)(1)(A) of such section; and
(iii) was adopted by a United States citi-
zen.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 79
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt pesticide rinse water
degradation systems from subtitle C permit requirements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt pesticide
rinse water degradation systems from subtitle C permit
requirements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM SUBTITLE C PERMIT RE-
QUIREMENT FOR PESTICIDE RINSE WATER
DEGRADATION SYSTEMS.
Section 3005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6925) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(k) PESTICIDE RINSE WATER DEGRADATION SYS-
TEMS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section,
contribution which is not includible in gross in-
come by reason of subsection (d)(2).’’.
(2) QUALIFIED
ELEMENTARY
AND
SECONDARY
EDUCATION EXPENSES.—Section 530(b) (relating to
definitions and special rules) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
EDUCATION EXPENSES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified ele-
mentary and secondary education expenses’
means—
‘‘(i) expenses for tuition, fees, academic
tutoring, special needs services, books, sup-
plies, computer equipment (including re-
lated software and services), and other
equipment which are incurred in connection
with the enrollment or attendance of the
designated beneficiary of the trust as an ele-
mentary or secondary school student at a
public, private, or religious school, and
‘‘(ii) expenses for room and board, uni-
forms, transportation, and supplementary
items and services (including extended day
programs) which are required or provided
by a public, private, or religious school in
(1) by striking ‘‘Subsections (a)’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), subsections (a)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to any amount received by an individual
under—
‘‘(A) the National Health Corps Scholar-
ship Program under section 338A(g)(1)(A) of
the Public Health Service Act; or
‘‘(B) the Armed Forces Health Professions
Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program
under subchapter I of chapter 105 of title 10,
United States Code.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received in taxable
years beginning after December 31, 1993.
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H. R. 800
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To provide for education flexibility partnerships.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Education Flexibility Partnership
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) States differ substantially in demographics, in school
governance, and in school finance and funding. The administra-
tive and funding mechanisms that help schools in one State
improve may not prove successful in other States.
(2) Although the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 and other Federal education statutes afford flexibility
to State educational agencies and local educational agencies
in implementing Federal programs, certain requirements of
Federal education statutes or regulations may impede local
efforts to reform and improve education.
(3) By granting waivers of certain statutory and regulatory
requirements, the Federal Government can remove impedi-
ments 
for 
local 
educational 
agencies 
in 
implementing
educational reforms and raising the achievement levels of all
children.
(4) State educational agencies are closer to local school
systems, implement statewide educational reforms with both
Federal and State funds, and are responsible for maintaining
accountability for local activities consistent with State stand-
ards and assessment systems. Therefore, State educational
agencies are often in the best position to align waivers of
Federal and State requirements with State and local initiatives.
(5) The Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration
Act allows State educational agencies the flexibility to waive
certain Federal requirements, along with related State require-
ments, but allows only 12 States to qualify for such waivers.
(6) Expansion of waiver authority will allow for the waiver
of 
statutory 
and 
regulatory 
requirements 
that 
impede
implementation of State and local educational improvement
plans, or that unnecessarily burden program administration,
while maintaining the intent and purposes of affected programs,
such as the important focus on improving mathematics and
science performance under title II of the Elementary and
(D) parental participation and involve-
ment;
(E) the distribution of funds to States or
to local educational agencies;
(F) the selection of schools to participate
in part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965, or the allocation
of such assistance among eligible schools, except
that a State educational agency may grant
waivers to allow schools to participate in part A
of title I of such Act if the percentage of chil-
dren from low-income families in the attendance
area of such school or who actually attend such
school is within 5 percentage points of the low-
est percentage of such children for any school
in the local educational agency that meets the
requirements of section 1113 of the Act.
(G) use of Federal funds to supplement,
not supplant, non-Federal funds; and
(H) applicable civil rights requirements;
and
(2) unless the underlying purposes of the statu-
tory requirements of each program or Act for which
a waiver is granted continue to be met to the satis-
faction of the Secretary.
(ii) the waiver of Federal statutory or
regulatory requirements described in para-
graph (1)(A) will assist the local edu-
cational agency or school in meeting its
educational goals.
(D) TERMINATION.—If a local educational
agency or school that receives a waiver under
this section experiences a statistically significant
decrease in the level of performance in achieving
the objectives described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii)
or goals in paragraph (4)(A)(iii) for 2 consecu-
tive years, the State educational agency shall,
after notice and an opportunity for a hearing to
explain such decrease, terminate the waiver au-
thority granted to such local educational agency
or school. If, after notice and an opportunity for
a hearing, the State educational agency deter-
mines that the decrease in performance was jus-
tified due to exceptional or uncontrollable cir-
cumstances such as a natural disaster or a pre-
cipitous and unforeseen decline in the financial
resources of the local educational agency or
school, the waiver shall not be terminated.
(5) MONITORING.—
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 801
To modify retroactively the residence requirement for transmission of citizen-
ship to certain individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen parent
and one alien parent.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To modify retroactively the residence requirement for trans-
mission of citizenship to certain individuals born abroad
before 1953 to one citizen parent and one alien parent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT
FOR TRANSMISSION OF CITIZENSHIP.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 201(g)
of the Nationality Act of 1940 (providing for citizenship
for a person born outside the geographical limits of the
United States and its outlying possessions of parents one
of whom is an alien, and the other a citizen of the United
States who, prior to the birth of such person, resided in
the United States or its outlying possessions for a period
or periods totaling not less than 10 years, at least 5 of
which were after attaining the age of 16 years), the resi-
dence requirement in such section shall be considered to
be satisfied by a citizen who otherwise satisfies the re-
quirement, but who, after attaining the age of 16 years,
resided in the United States or its outlying possessions
only for a period or periods totaling 3 years (or more).
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—The immigration
and nationality laws of the United States shall be applied
to persons born before the date of the enactment of this
Act as though subsection (a) had been in effect as of the
date of their birth.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 802
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the annual limita-
tion on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts to
$5,000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. FROST, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BARTLETT of Mary-
land, and Mr. PAUL) 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 increase
the annual limitation on deductible contributions to indi-
vidual retirement accounts to $5,000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF DEDUCTIBLE IRA
CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF DEDUC-
TION.—Subparagraph (A) of section 219(b)(1) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum
amount of deduction) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Subsections
(a)(1), (b)(2), (j), and (p)(8) of section 408 of such Code
are each amended by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 804
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise existing
regulations concerning the conditions of participation for hospitals and
ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare Program relating to
certified registered nurse anesthetists’ services to make the regulations
consistent with State supervision requirements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. COYNE, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr.
BROWN of Ohio, and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
revise existing regulations concerning the conditions of
participation for hospitals and ambulatory surgical cen-
ters under the Medicare Program relating to certified
registered nurse anesthetists’ services to make the regu-
lations consistent with State supervision requirements.
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 ‘‘Anesthesia Services
Preservation Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Certified registered nurse anesthetists
(CRNAs) provide more than 65 percent of the Na-
tion’s anesthetics.
(2) CRNAs are the sole anesthesia provider in
at least 65 percent of rural hospitals.
(3) In 1994, the Health Care Financing Admin-
istration (HCFA) issued a draft regulation deferring
to State law on the issue of physician supervision of
CRNAs.
(4) HCFA has issued a proposed rule deferring
to State law on the issue of physician supervision of
CRNAs in 1997.
(5) Many hospitals and health care profes-
sionals are concerned about the erroneous allegation
that surgeons are somehow automatically liable for
the acts of CRNAs and that this allegation serves as
a disincentive to use and work with CRNAs, and
may serve to limit consumer access to CRNAs’ anes-
thesia services, particularly in rural areas.
(6) HCFA has failed to issue a final rule with
respect to this issue after many years.
SEC. 3. REVISIONS OF CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION TO
FOSTER CONSISTENCY WITH STATE SUPER-
VISION STANDARDS.
(a) PROMULGATION OF REVISED REGULATIONS.—
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise
any regulations establishing medicare conditions of par-
ticipation for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers re-
lating to anesthesia services under title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to provide that such regulations may not im-
pose supervisory or related requirements on the perform-
ance of those services by certified registered nurse anes-
thetists.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The revisions to the regula-
tions required by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to anesthesia services furnished on or after January 1,
2000.
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