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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1128
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the immigration
to the United States of certain aliens born in the Philippines or Japan
who were fathered by United States citizens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 16, 1999
Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Ms. LEE, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr.
FROST, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MEEKS of
New York, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MCGOVERN,
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mrs.
MEEK of Florida, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. RUSH, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms.
PELOSI, Mr. OLVER, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LAFALCE, and Mr. WYNN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate
the immigration to the United States of certain aliens
born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered
by United States citizens.
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 ‘‘American Asian Jus-
tice Act’’.
SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION OF CERTAIN ALIENS BORN IN THE
PHILIPPINES OR JAPAN AND FATHERED BY
U.S. CITIZENS.
Section 204(f)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(f)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘born’’; and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘subsection,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(II) in the Philippines after 1950 and be-
fore November 24, 1992, or (III) in Japan after
1950 and before the date of the enactment of this
subclause,’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1129
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 60-month limita-
tion period on the allowance of a deduction of interest on loans for
higher education expenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 16, 1999
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii 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 60-month limitation period on the allowance of a
deduction of interest on loans for higher education ex-
penses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF 60-MONTH LIMITATION PERIOD ON
DEDUCTION OF INTEREST ON HIGHER EDU-
CATION LOANS.
(a) LIMITATION
ON
PERIOD
DEDUCTION
AL-
LOWED.—Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to interest on education loans) is amended
by striking subsection (d).
(b) 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. 1131
To amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 and the Federal Credit Union
Act to require enhanced security measures at depository institutions
and automated teller machines sufficient to provide surveillance pictures
which can be used effectively as evidence in criminal prosecutions, to
amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Federal Bureau
of Investigation to make technical recommendations with regard to such
security measures, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 16, 1999
Mr. NADLER 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 Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 and the Federal
Credit Union Act to require enhanced security measures
at depository institutions and automated teller machines
sufficient to provide surveillance pictures which can be
used effectively as evidence in criminal prosecutions, to
amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation to make technical rec-
ommendations with regard to such security measures,
and for other purposes.
‘‘(3) provide monetary payments or rebates to
women to encourage such women to accept less than
the minimum protections available under this sec-
tion;
‘‘(4) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the
reimbursement of an attending provider because
such provider provided care to an individual partici-
pant or beneficiary in accordance with this section;
or
‘‘(5) provide incentives (monetary or otherwise)
to an attending provider to induce such provider to
provide care to an individual participant or bene-
ficiary in a manner inconsistent with this section.
‘‘(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—
‘‘(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed
to require a woman who is a participant or bene-
ficiary to undergo annual screening mammography.
‘‘(2) This section shall not apply with respect to
any group health plan, or any group health insur-
ance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer,
which does not provide benefits for diagnostic mam-
mography.
‘‘(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed
as preventing a group health plan or issuer from im-
posing deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost-shar-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1134
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to restrictions
on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 16, 1999
Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. FROST) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to
the Committee on Commerce, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect
to 
restrictions 
on 
changes 
in 
benefits 
under
Medicare+Choice plans.
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 ‘‘Medicare Managed
Care Notification Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS IN CHANGES IN BENEFITS UNDER
MEDICARE+CHOICE PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1852(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) CHANGES IN BENEFITS.—
‘‘(A) PROHIBITION OF REDUCTION IN BEN-
EFITS
DURING
CONTRACT
YEAR.—A
Medicare+Choice organization may not, during
a contract year, change the terms of benefits in
a manner that is adverse to an enrollee.
‘‘(B) ADVANCE
NOTICE
OF
CHANGES
IN
BENEFITS.—If a Medicare+Choice organization
intends to change its benefits offered under this
part in a contract year from those offered in
the previous contract year, the organization
shall provide to enrollees, not later than 120
days before the beginning of the contract year
involved, notice in comparative form of the
changes in benefits intended compared to those
offered in the previous contract year.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to contract years beginning on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1135
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a land exchange with
Georgia Power Company.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 16, 1999
Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, and Mr. LINDER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a land
exchange with Georgia Power Company.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAKE OCONEE LAND EXCHANGE, GEORGIA.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) DESCRIPTION
OF
THE
BOUNDARY.—The
term ‘‘description of the boundary’’ means the docu-
ments entitled ‘‘Description of the Boundary’’ dated
September 6, 1996, prepared by the Forest Service
and on file with the Secretary.
(2) EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘ex-
change agreement’’ means the agreement between
Georgia Power Company and the Forest Service
dated December 26, 1996, as amended on August
17, 1998, which is on file with the Secretary.
(3) GEORGIA
POWER
COMPANY.—The term
‘‘Georgia Power Company’’ means Georgia Power
Company, a division of the Southern Company, a
Georgia corporation, or its successors or assigns.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) LAND EXCHANGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Simultaneously with the con-
veyance by Georgia Power Company to the Secretary
of all right, title, and interest in and to the land de-
scribed in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—
(A) convey to Georgia Power Company all
right, title, and interest in and to the land de-
scribed in paragraph (3), except as provided in
the exchange agreement; and
(B) make a value equalization payment of
$23,250 to Georgia Power Company.
(2) LAND
TO
BE
CONVEYED
TO
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—The land described in this paragraph is
the land within or near the Chattahoochee National
Forest and Oconee National Forest in the State of
Georgia, comprising approximately 1,175.46 acres,
described in the exchange agreement and the de-
scription of the boundary.
(3) LAND
TO
BE
CONVEYED
TO
GEORGIA
POWER COMPANY.—The land described in this para-
graph is the land in the State of Georgia, comprising
approximately 1,275.80 acres, described in the ex-
change agreement and the description of the bound-
ary.
(c) PARTIAL REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWALS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The orders issued by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under sec-
tion 24 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 818),
authorizing Power Project Numbers 2413 and 2354,
issued August 6, 1969, and October 1, 1996, respec-
tively, are revoked insofar as the orders affect the
land described in subsection (b)(3).
(2) NO
ANNUAL
CHARGE.—No interest con-
veyed to Georgia Power Company or easement right
retained by Georgia Power Company under this sec-
tion shall be subject to an annual charge for the
purpose of compensating the United States for the
use of its land for power purposes.
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(f) in title II under the heading ‘‘Public Health
and Social Services Emergency Fund’’ by striking
‘‘$322,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
in 
lieu 
thereof
‘‘$180,000’’;
(g) in title III under the heading ‘‘Education
Reform’’ by striking ‘‘$491,000,000’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘$459,500,000’’;
(h) in title III under the heading ‘‘Vocational
and Adult Education’’ by striking ‘‘$6,000,000’’ the
first time that it appears and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘$14,000,000’’, and by inserting before the period
at the end of the paragraph the following: ‘‘: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available
for the Perkins Act, $4,100,000 shall be for tribally
controlled 
postsecondary 
vocational 
institutions
under section 117’’;
(i) in title III under the heading ‘‘Higher Edu-
cation’’ by inserting after the first proviso the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Provided further, That funds available for
part A, subpart 2 of title VII of the Higher Edu-
cation Act shall be available to fund awards for aca-
demic year 1999–2000 for fellowships under part A,
subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms
and conditions of part A, subpart 1:’’;
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after the third proviso the following: ‘‘Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated under section
10601 of title X of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended, $1,000,000 shall
be used to conduct a violence prevention demonstra-
tion program: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under section 10601 of title X of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Center for
Educational Technologies to conduct a feasibility
study and initial planning and design of an effective
CD ROM product that would complement the book,
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution:’’;
(11) in title III under the heading ‘‘Reading Ex-
cellence’’ by inserting before the period at the end of
the paragraph the following: ‘‘: Provided, That up to
one percent of the amount appropriated shall be
available October 1, 1998 for peer review of applica-
tions’’;
(12) in title V in section 510(3) by inserting
after ‘‘Act’’ the following: ‘‘or subsequent Departments
of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts’’; and
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(A) Paragraph (1) of section 220(c) of
such Code is amended by striking subparagraph
(C).
(B) Subsection (c) of section 220 of such
Code is amended by striking paragraph (4) and
by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(4).
(c) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF DEDUCTION ALLOWED
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section
220(b) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) MONTHLY LIMITATION.—The monthly lim-
itation for any month is the amount equal to 1⁄12 of
the annual deductible (as of the first day of such
month) of the individual’s coverage under the high
deductible health plan.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause (ii) of
section 220(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by
striking ‘‘75 percent of’’.
(d) BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES MAY CON-
TRIBUTE TO MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.—Paragraph
(5) of section 220(b) of such Code is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH EXCLUSION FOR EM-
PLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The limitation which
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would (but for this paragraph) apply under this sub-
section to an individual for any taxable year shall be
reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which
would (but for section 106(b)) be includible in the
individual’s gross income for such taxable year.’’.
(e) REDUCTION
OF
PERMITTED
DEDUCTIBLES
UNDER HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section
220(c)(2) of such Code (defining high deductible
health plan) is amended—
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ and
inserting ‘‘$1,000’’, and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$3,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (g)
of section 220 of such Code is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘2000’’, and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘1997’’
and inserting ‘‘1999’’.
(f) MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS MAY BE OFFERED
UNDER CAFETERIA PLANS.—Subsection (f) of section
125 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘106(b),’’.
(g) INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING IMMEDIATE FEDERAL
ANNUITIES
ELIGIBLE
FOR
MEDICAL
SAVINGS
AC-
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COUNTS.—Paragraph (1) of section 220(c) of such Code
(defining eligible individual), as amended by subsections
(a) and (b), is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES
FOR INDIVIDUALS
RECEIVING
IMMEDIATE
FEDERAL
ANNU-
ITIES.—
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraph
(A)(iii) and subsection (b)(4) shall not
apply for any month to an individual—
‘‘(I) who, as of the first day of
such month, is enrolled in a high de-
ductible health plan under chapter 89
of title 5, United States Code, and
‘‘(II) who is entitled to receive
for such month any amount by reason
of being an annuitant (as defined in
section 8901(3) of such title 5).
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR SPOUSE OF
ANNUITANT.—In the case of the spouse of
an individual described in clause (i) who is
not also described in clause (i), subsection
(b)(4) shall not apply to such spouse if
such individual and spouse have family
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coverage under the same plan described in
clause (i)(I).’’.
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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under this heading: Provided further, That to the extent any
funds under this heading are used in a manner inconsistent
with the requirements of the program established under this
heading and any rules issued pursuant thereto, the Director
shall recapture an equivalent amount of funds from the
State from any existing funds or future funds awarded to
the State under this heading or any other program admin-
istered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available
only to the extent an official budget request, that includes
designation of the entire amount of the request as an emer-
gency requirement as defined by the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided fur-
ther, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
GENERAL PROVISION, THIS TITLE
SEC. 1401. EMERGENCY STEEL LOAN GUARANTEE
PROGRAM. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited
as the ‘‘Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999’’.
(b) 
CONGRESSIONAL
FINDINGS.—Congress 
finds
that—
preceding fiscal year bears to the number of
children residing in the United States in the
second preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(3) MATCHING
PAYMENTS
TO
STATES
AND
TERRITORIES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount al-
lotted to a State or territory for a fiscal year
under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall pay to
the State or territory for the fiscal year an
amount equal to the lesser of the amount so al-
lotted or 80 percent of the amount of eligible
child care expenditures of the State or territory
during the fiscal year.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
CHILD
CARE
EXPENDI-
TURES
DEFINED.—In subparagraph (A), the
term ‘eligible child care expenditures’ means,
with 
respect 
to 
a 
State 
or 
territory,
expenditures—
‘‘(i) made under the approved plan of
the State or territory under the CCDBG
Act;
‘‘(ii) for which Federal matching pay-
ments or reimbursements have not other-
wise been made; and
‘‘(iii) in the case of a State, to the ex-
tent the amount of such expenditures ex-
ceeds the amount necessary to secure pay-
ment of the full amount of the State’s al-
lotment (if any) under subsection (a)(2)
(determined without regard to subsection
(a)(2)(D)).
‘‘(C) 
REDISTRIBUTION.—The 
Secretary
shall, to the extent necessary, determine the
need for redistribution of, and redistribute,
amounts allotted under this subsection to
States, in accordance with the procedures and
formula set forth in subsection (a)(2)(D).
‘‘(4) PAYMENTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.—From the
amount allotted to an Indian tribe for a fiscal year
under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall pay to the
tribe for the fiscal year an amount equal to the less-
er of the amount so allotted or the total amount ex-
pended by the tribe pursuant to the CCDBG Act for
which Federal payments have not otherwise been
made.
‘‘(5) TARGETING
OF
FUNDS
FOR
WORKING
NON-WELFARE
FAMILIES.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
section (e) of this section, a State or territory to
which amounts are provided under this subsection
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to the
amount authorized in paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall make annual Federal contributions
to the Natural Resources Trust until the
amount authorized by section 10(c)(2)(B) is
reached, in the manner stated in subparagraph
(B).
‘‘(B) ANNUAL AMOUNT.—The amount of
the contribution under subparagraph (A) for
each fiscal year shall be the amount that is
equal to 5 percent of the total amount that is
appropriated for the fiscal year under sub-
sections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(1)(B) of section 10.
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Of the amount authorized by section
10(c)(2)(B), not more than $10,000,000 shall
be made available until the date on which the
features authorized by section 8(a) are oper-
ational and meet the objectives of section 8(a),
as determined by the Secretary and the State of
North Dakota.’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Wetlands
Trust’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural Resources Trust’’;
and
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Wetland Trust’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Natural Resources Trust’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘are met’’ and inserting
‘‘is met’’;
(C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, grass-
land conservation and riparian areas’’ after
‘‘habitat’’; and
(D) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(C) The power to fund incentives for con-
servation practices by landowners.’’.
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(b) ADVISORY COMMISSION.—Section 13 of the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C.
460l–10e), as added by section 1021(b) of the Omnibus
Parks Act (110 Stat. 4210), is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘recreation
related infrastructure.’’ and inserting ‘‘recreation-re-
lated infrastructure.’’.
(2) In subsection (e)—
(A) by striking ‘‘water related recreation’’
in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘water-relat-
ed recreation’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘at fed-
erally-managed lakes’’ and inserting ‘‘at feder-
ally managed lakes’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘manmade lakes’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘man-made
lakes’’.
SEC. 124. FOSSIL FOREST PROTECTION.
Section 103 of the San Juan Basin Wilderness Pro-
tection Act of 1984 (43 U.S.C. 178), as amended by sec-
tion 1022(e) of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4213),
is amended as follows:
(1) In subsections (b)(1) and (e)(1), by striking
‘‘Committee on Natural Resources’’ and inserting
‘‘Committee on Resources’’.
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(1) the United States steel industry has been se-
verely harmed by a record surge of more than
40,000,000 tons of steel imports into the United
States in 1998, caused by the world financial crisis;
(2) this surge in imports resulted in the loss of
more than 10,000 steel worker jobs in 1998, and was
the imminent cause of 3 bankruptcies by medium-
sized steel companies, Acme Steel, Laclede Steel, and
Geneva Steel;
(3) the crisis also forced almost all United States
steel companies into—
(A) reduced volume, lower prices, and fi-
nancial losses; and
(B) an inability to obtain credit for contin-
ued operations and reinvestment in facilities;
(4) the crisis also has affected the willingness of
private banks and investment institutions to make
loans to the U.S. steel industry for continued oper-
ation and reinvestment in facilities;
(5) these steel bankruptcies, job losses, and finan-
cial losses are also having serious negative effects on
the tax base of cities, counties, and States, and on the
essential health, education, and municipal services
that these government entities provide to their citi-
zens; and
(with respect to such person and any affil-
iate of such person).
‘‘(B) TRANSFER TO FOREIGN BANK, FOR-
EIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, OR BRANCH OR
AGENCY OF A FOREIGN BANK OR FINANCIAL IN-
STITUTION.—In transferring any qualified fi-
nancial contracts and related claims and prop-
erty pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i), the con-
servator or receiver for such depository institu-
tion shall not make such transfer to a foreign
bank, financial institution organized under the
laws of a foreign country, or a branch or agency
of a foreign bank or financial institution unless,
under the law applicable to such bank, financial
institution, branch or agency, to the qualified
financial contracts, and to any netting contract,
any security agreement or arrangement or other
credit enhancement related to 1 or more quali-
fied financial contracts the contractual rights of
the parties to such qualified financial contracts,
netting contracts, security agreements or ar-
rangements, or other credit enhancements are
enforceable substantially to the same extent as
permitted under this section.