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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5129
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit
against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $5,000,000 exclusion
and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. DEUTSCH 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 unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the
equivalent of a $5,000,000 exclusion and to provide an
inflation adjustment of such amount.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UNIFIED CREDIT INCREASED TO EQUIVALENT
OF $5,000,000 EXCLUSION; INFLATION ADJUST-
MENT OF UNIFIED CREDIT.
(a) INCREASE IN UNIFIED CREDIT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section
2010 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to applicable credit amount) is amended by striking
all that follows ‘‘were the applicable exclusion
amount’’ and inserting ‘‘. For purposes of the pre-
ceding sentence, the applicable exclusion amount is
$5,000,000.’’
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph
(A) of section 2057(a)(3) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘$625,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the excess of
the applicable exclusion amount (determined without
regard to this paragraph) over $675,000’’.
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 2010 of such
Code is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(d) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of
any decedent dying, and gift made, in a calendar year
after 2001, the $5,000,000 amount set forth in subsection
(c) shall be increased by an amount equal to—
‘‘(1) $5,000,000, multiplied by
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by sub-
stituting ‘calendar year 2000’ for ‘calendar year
1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof.
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence
is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be round-
ed to the nearest multiple of $10,000.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and
gifts made, after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 512
For the relief of Augusto Ernesto Segovia, Maria Isabel Segovia, Edelmira
Isabel Segovia, Perla Franccesca Segovia, and Augusto Thomas Segovia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. MCINTYRE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Augusto Ernesto Segovia, Maria Isabel
Segovia, Edelmira Isabel Segovia, Perla Franccesca
Segovia, and Augusto Thomas Segovia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR AUGUSTO
ERNESTO SEGOVIA, MARIA ISABEL SEGOVIA,
EDELMIRA 
ISABEL 
SEGOVIA, 
PERLA
FRANCCESCA SEGOVIA, AND AUGUSTO THOM-
AS SEGOVIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Augusto Ernesto Segovia, Maria Isabel Segovia,
Edelmira Isabel Segovia, Perla Franccesca Segovia, and
Augusto Thomas Segovia shall each be eligible for
issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi-
grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment
of status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Augusto Ernesto
Segovia, Maria Isabel Segovia, Edelmira Isabel Segovia,
Perla Franccesca Segovia, or Augusto Thomas Segovia en-
ters the United States before the filing deadline specified
in subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have
entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligi-
ble, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245
of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Augusto Ernesto Segovia, Maria Isabel Segovia,
Edelmira Isabel Segovia, Perla Franccesca Segovia, and
(b) FUNDING.—Funding for the centers established
under subsection (a) shall be provided from amounts avail-
able to the Central Office of the Department of Veterans
Affairs and shall be in addition to amounts allocated for
Hepatitis C pursuant to section 3.
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Augusto Thomas Segovia, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 5, during the current
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
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‘‘(2) An organization in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed (such as an educational institution or a
community organization)—
‘‘(A) that is described in section 501(c) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is ex-
empt from taxation under section 501(a) of
that Code; and
‘‘(B) that will administer such grants in
coordination with a government referred to in
paragraph (1).
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Director
may prescribe any additional requirements, including pro-
cedures, that the Director considers necessary to carry out
the program under this section.’’.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 307 of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act
of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 1511d) is amended by striking sub-
section (d) and inserting the following:
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Commerce for the Chesapeake Bay Office $6,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine
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system restoration programs and projects, and the devel-
opment of a peer review science program.
(b) BUDGET CROSSCUT.—By November 1, 2000, the
Office of Management and Budget is directed to submit
to the Congressional Committees, an interagency budget
crosscut report that displays the proposed Federal spend-
ing for fiscal year 2001 on ecosystem restoration and
other purposes in the Bay-Delta region, that identifies all
expenditures with the State and Federal Governments
used to achieve the objectives identified with the CALFED
program. The report shall be substantially in the form
transmitted by the Executive Director of CALFED on
September 16, 1999, to Chairman of the House Resources
Water and Power Subcommittee. OMB shall produce an
update of the September 16, 1999, report by no later than
January 1, 2001, to display the actual expenditures that
were made for fiscal year 2000. As part of the submission
of the budget for fiscal year 2001 under section 1105 of
title 31, United States Code, OMB shall prepare a similar
budget crosscut report itemizing the proposed fiscal
project level funding for year 2001.
(c) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—CALFED shall pro-
vide the Congressional Committees by January 1, 2001,
a clear statement of goals for long term water quality,
water supply reliability, and ecosystem restoration.
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CALFED shall also provide ecological monitoring
plans and protocols to be used for gauging performance
of projects funded under this title relative to the stated
ecological goals. Said monitoring protocols shall be com-
patible with the Comprehensive Monitoring Assessment
and Research Program and incorporated into all eco-
system projects, grants and awards of funds appropriated
pursuant to this Act. CALFED shall collect all monitoring
data and use it to assess the effectiveness of the Eco-
system 
Restoration 
Program 
Plan 
implementation.
CALFED Agencies shall also ensure that monitoring data
collected for projects funded by the Central Valley Project
Restoration Fund and under other relevant authorities are
compatible and designed to measure overall trends in eco-
system health in the Central Valley system.
(d) COORDINATION.—CALFED shall establish a Co-
ordination Program to ensure that all relevant Federal
programs authorized under this Act and other pre-existing
authorities coordinate goal-setting, funding, and imple-
mentation so as to ensure the most efficient and effective
expenditure of Federal funds for CALFED related activi-
ties.
(e) OBJECTIVE SCIENCE.—The Federal Agencies
shall ensure that all aspects of the CALFED program
components will use credible and objective scientific review
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and will ensure that decisions are based on the best avail-
able, independent peer-reviewed information.
SEC. 12 COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.
In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the
CALFED Agencies shall operate in compliance with Cali-
fornia water law. Nothing in this act shall be construed
to invalidate or preempt State environmental, land use,
or water law.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5131
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to roll back the
wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordi-
nating Council, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to
roll back the wholesale price of electric energy sold in
the Western System Coordinating Council, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Halt Electricity Price-
gouging in San Diego Act’’ or ‘‘HELP San Diego Act’’.
SEC. 2. ROLL BACK OF WHOLESALE PRICE FOR ELEC-
TRICITY IN WESTERN MARKET.
(a) CEILING.—The Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission shall, by not later than November 30, 2000, issue
an order establishing the maximum price for electricity
sold at wholesale subject to the jurisdiction of the Commis-
sion under the Federal Power Act in the Western System
Coordinating Council after June 1, 2000.
(b) MAXIMUM PRICE.—For purposes of this Act, the
maximum price established by the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission shall be the lesser of—
(1) an average of the wholesale price for
electric energy sold in the Western System Co-
ordinating Council in the three-year period im-
mediately before June 1, 2000, or
(2) a price based on a cost-based formula
for wholesale rates established in accordance
with Part II of the Federal Power Act.
(c) REFUND.—Any person selling electric energy at
wholesale subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission
under the Federal Power Act in the Western System Co-
ordinating Council after June 1, 2000, who has received
in excess of the maximum price for such energy shall
promptly refund to the purchaser the full amount of such
excess. Such purchaser shall promptly transfer such re-
fund to the ultimate consumers of such electric energy,
Fisheries Program Authorization Act (Public Law 98–
210; 97 Stat. 1409) is amended by striking subsection (e)
(106 Stat. 4285).
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
Section 307(b) of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 (15
U.S.C. 1511d(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chesapeake
Bay Executive Council’’ and inserting ‘‘Chesapeake Exec-
utive Council’’.
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except that if such purchaser resold the electric energy at
wholesale to any other wholesale purchaser, each such
wholesale purchaser shall refund such amount to the per-
son or persons who purchased such electric energy from
such wholesale purchaser.
(d) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates any re-
quirement of this Act shall be subject to civil penalties
equal to three times the value of the amount involved in
such violation. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion shall assess such penalties, after notice and oppor-
tunity for public hearing, in accordance with the same pro-
visions as are applicable under section 31(d) of the Fed-
eral Power Act in the case of civil penalties assessed under
such section 31.
(e) SEPARABILITY.—If any provision of this Act is
found to be unenforceable or invalid, no other provision
of this Act shall be affected thereby.
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Calendar No. 561
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5136
[Report No. 106–931]
A BILL
To make permanent the authority of the Marshal
of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court
Police to provide security beyond the Supreme
Court building and grounds.
OCTOBER 4, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5134
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
219 South Church Street in Odum, Georgia, as the ‘‘Ruth Coleman
Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. KINGSTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 219 South Church Street in Odum, Georgia,
as the ‘‘Ruth Coleman Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RUTH COLEMAN POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 219 South Church Street in
Odum, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Ruth Coleman Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Ruth Coleman Post
Office Building’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5135
To designate a fellowship program of the Peace Corps promoting the work
of returning Peace Corps volunteers in underserved American commu-
nities as the ‘‘Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP, Mr.
CHAMBLISS, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr.
KINGSTON, Mr. LINDER, Ms. MCKINNEY, and Mr. NORWOOD) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International
Relations
A BILL
To designate a fellowship program of the Peace Corps pro-
moting the work of returning Peace Corps volunteers
in underserved American communities as the ‘‘Paul D.
Coverdell Fellows 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 ‘‘Paul D. Coverdell Fel-
lows Program Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Paul D. Coverdell was elected to the Geor-
gia State Senate in 1970 and later became Minority
Leader of the Georgia State Senate, a post he held
for 15 years.
(2) Paul D. Coverdell served with distinction as
the 11th Director of the Peace Corps from 1989 to
1991, where he promoted a fellowship program that
was composed of returning Peace Corps volunteers
who agreed to work in underserved American com-
munities while they pursued educational degrees.
(3) Paul D. Coverdell served in the United
States Senate from the State of Georgia from 1993
until his sudden death on July 18, 2000.
(4) Senator Paul D. Coverdell was beloved by
his colleagues for his civility, bipartisan efforts, and
his dedication to public service.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF PAUL D. COVERDELL FELLOWS
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the program under section 18 of the
Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2517) referred to before such
date as the ‘‘Peace Corps Fellows/USA Program’’ is redes-
ignated as the ‘‘Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference before the date of
enactment of this Act in any law, regulation, order, docu-
ment, record, or other paper of the United States to the
Peace Corps Fellows/USA Program shall, on and after
such date, be considered to refer to the Paul D. Coverdell
Fellows Program.
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SECTION 1. MAKING PERMANENT CERTAIN POLICING AU-
THORITY.
(a) ELIMINATION OF SUNSET PROVISION AND RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 9 of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the building and
grounds of the Supreme Court of the United States’’, ap-
proved August 18, 1949 (40 U.S.C. 13n), is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c).
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 9 of such Act
is further amended in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘are here-
by authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘is authorized’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 10,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5136
To make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court
and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme
Court building and grounds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. MCCOLLUM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the
Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide
security beyond the Supreme Court building and
grounds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MAKING PERMANENT CERTAIN POLICING AU-
THORITY.
(a) ELIMINATION OF SUNSET PROVISION AND RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 9 of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the building and
grounds of the Supreme Court of the United States’’, ap-
proved August 18, 1949 (40 U.S.C. 13n), is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c).
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 9 of such Act
is further amended in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘are au-
thorized’’ and inserting ‘‘is authorized’’.
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Union Calendar No. 561
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5136
[Report No. 106–931]
To make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court
and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme
Court building and grounds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. MCCOLLUM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
OCTOBER 4, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SCOTT, and Mr. HYDE
OCTOBER 4, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the
Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide
security beyond the Supreme Court building and
grounds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MAKING PERMANENT CERTAIN POLICING AU-
THORITY.
(a) ELIMINATION OF SUNSET PROVISION AND RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 9 of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the building and
grounds of the Supreme Court of the United States’’, ap-
proved August 18, 1949 (40 U.S.C. 13n), is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c).
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 9 of such Act
is further amended in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘are here-
by authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘is authorized’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5138
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit
against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of $4,000,000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Mr. MORAN of Kansas 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 unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the
equivalent of $4,000,000.
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 ‘‘Estate Tax Reduction
Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. UNIFIED CREDIT INCREASED TO EQUIVALENT OF
$4,000,000 EXCLUSION; INFLATION ADJUST-
MENT OF UNIFIED CREDIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 2010 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to applicable
credit amount) is amended by striking all that follows
‘‘were the applicable exclusion amount’’ and inserting ‘‘.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the applicable ex-
clusion amount is $4,000,000.’’
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 2010 of such
Code is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(d) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of
any decedent dying, and gift made, in a calendar year
after 2001, the $4,000,000 amount set forth in subsection
(c) shall be increased by an amount equal to—
‘‘(1) $4,000,000, multiplied by
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by sub-
stituting ‘calendar year 2000’ for ‘calendar year
1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof.
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence
is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be round-
ed to the nearest multiple of $10,000.’’
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A)
of section 2057(a)(3) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘$625,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the excess of the applicable ex-
clusion amount (determined without regard to this para-
graph) over $675,000’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and
gifts made, after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(7) Failure to address long term savings issues 
will only serve to increase the strain on Federal pro-
grams such as social security, medicare, and med-
icaid. 
(8) The national debt and annual budget defi-
cits pose a significant risk not only to national secu-
rity but also to the long-term solvency of the social 
security and medicare programs. 
(9) Encouraging the prudent management of 
accumulated savings and personal responsibility for 
retirement income security will reduce the potential 
financial threat to well-established entitlement pro-
grams for senior citizens. 
(10) The budget impact of this Act will be miti-
gated through the legislative process so that the en-
actment of this Act will not add to the $7.2 trillion 
national debt. 
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION FOR LIFETIME ANNUITY PAYMENTS. 
(a) LIFETIME ANNUITY PAYMENTS UNDER ANNUITY 
CONTRACTS.—Subsection (b) of section 72 of the Internal 
Revenue Code (relating to annuities) is amended by add-
ing at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) EXCLUSION FOR LIFETIME ANNUITY PAY-
MENTS.—
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5131
AN ACT
To provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expan-
sion of Special Olympics and development of education
programs and a Healthy Athletes Program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,