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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2734
To clarify the standard required for the importation of sporting arms into
the United States, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 24, 1997
Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GOODE, Mr. BARTON
of Texas, Mr. WISE, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr.
NORWOOD, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma,
and Mr. BRADY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To clarify the standard required for the importation of
sporting arms into the United States, 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 ‘‘Consumer’s Choice
Protection Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Citizens have a right, under the Second
Amendment to the United States Constitution, to
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments), as authorized by law, $32,263,224,000 (re-
duced by $20,000,000) (reduced by $40,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
creased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (re-
duced by $7,000,000) (reduced by $17,000,000) (reduced 
by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,500,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by 
$2,000,000) (reduced by $7,800,000) (reduced by 
$2,000,000) (reduced by $25,000,000) (reduced by 
$80,000,000): Provided, That not more than $15,000,000 
may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative 
Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United 
States Code: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraor-
dinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or author-
ity of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be 
made on his certificate of necessity for confidential mili-
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2735
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exempt actions undertaken
to administer a marketing order issued under such Act from the antitrust
laws.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 24, 1997
Mr. DOOLEY of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ag-
riculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exempt actions
undertaken to administer a marketing order issued under
such Act from the antitrust laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM ANTITRUST LAWS FOR AGRI-
CULTURE MARKETING ORDERS.
Section 10 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7
U.S.C. 610), reenacted with amendments by the Agricul-
tural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k) No action, regulation, decision, determination,
or other act or omission of any individual acting on behalf
of, or under the authority of, the Secretary of Agriculture
with respect to an agricultural marketing order or agree-
ment issued under the authority of section 8c or another
provision of law shall be construed to be within the prohi-
bitions of the antitrust laws of the United States.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2736
To amend the Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights to clarify that quotas and
goals shall not be used as a basis for evaluating Internal Revenue
Service employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 24, 1997
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights to clarify
that quotas and goals shall not be used as a basis for
evaluating Internal Revenue Service employees.
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 ‘‘Taxpayer Protection
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF
QUOTAS AND GOALS IN EVALUATING INTER-
NAL REVENUE SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 6231 of
the Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights (Public Law 100–
647, 26 U.S.C. 7803 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Internal Revenue Service
shall not use records of tax examination or enforcement
results—
‘‘(1) to evaluate any employee of the Internal
Revenue Service, or
‘‘(2) to impose or suggest production quotas or
goals for any such employee.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6231 of the
Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights is amended by striking
subsection (b).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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HR 4806 RFS 
between the map and legal descriptions, the map shall pre-
vail unless the Secretary and Lubbock Christian Univer-
sity otherwise agree. The map shall be on file and available 
for inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice and the Office of the Supervisor of Lincoln National 
Forest. 
(d) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGES.—The fair market 
values of the Federal land and non-Federal land ex-
changed under subsection (b) shall be equal or, if they 
are not equal, shall be equalized in the manner provided 
in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). The fair market value of 
the land shall be determined by appraisals acceptable to 
the Secretary and Lubbock Christian University. The ap-
praisals shall be performed in conformance with sub-
section (d) of such section and the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions. 
(e) REVOCATION AND WITHDRAWAL.—
(1) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—Any public or-
ders withdrawing any of the Federal land from ap-
propriation or disposal under the public land laws 
are revoked to the extent necessary to permit dis-
posal of the Federal land. 
(2) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.—Subject 
to valid existing rights, pending the completion of
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the land exchange, the Federal land is withdrawn 
from all forms of location, entry and patent under 
the public land laws, including the mining and min-
eral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 
1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
(f) ADMINISTRATION
OF
LAND
ACQUIRED
BY 
UNITED STATES.—
(1) BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.—Upon accept-
ance of title by the Secretary of the non-Federal 
land, the acquired land shall become part of the Lin-
coln National Forest, and the boundaries of the Lin-
coln National Forest shall be adjusted to include the 
land. For purposes of section 7 of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 
460l–9), the boundaries of the Lincoln National 
Forest, as adjusted pursuant to this paragraph, 
shall be considered to be boundaries of the Lincoln 
National Forest as of January 1, 1965. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall man-
age the acquired land in accordance with the Act of 
March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act; 
16 U.S.C. 480, 500, 513–519, 521, 552, 563), and 
in accordance with the other laws and regulations 
applicable to National Forest System lands.
HR 4806 RFS 
(g) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Subchapters II 
and III of chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code, and 
the Agriculture Property Management Regulations shall 
not apply to any action taken pursuant to this section.
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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HR 4818 EAS
(g) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall
not apply to—
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance
under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and sec-
tion 1424 of Public Law 104–201 or non-proliferation
assistance;
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and
Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while
acting within his or her official capacity;
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee or
other assistance provided by the Overseas Private In-
vestment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
(5) any financing provided under the Export-
Import Bank Act of 1945; or
(6) humanitarian assistance.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the pro-
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4807
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 140 Sacramento Street in
Rio Vista, California, as the ‘‘Adam G. Kinser
Post Office Building’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2741
To provide a conditional exemption under section 404 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, relating to discharges of dredged or fill material,
for maintenance of certain flood control projects.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 24, 1997
Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. HERGER, Mr. DREIER, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr.
CALVERT, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. HORN, Mr. LEWIS of
California, and Mr. ROGAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide a conditional exemption under section 404 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, relating to
discharges of dredged or fill material, for maintenance
of certain flood control projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 404(f)(1)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘bridge’’;
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ‘‘, and maintenance and repair re-
shall provide assistance in proposing and implementing ar-
bitration agreements between the accredited association
and the handler. The Secretary may establish a procedure
for compulsory and binding arbitration if the Secretary
finds that an impasse in bargaining exists and such im-
passe will result in a serious interruption in the flow of
an agricultural product to consumers or will cause sub-
stantial economic hardship to producers or handlers in-
volved in the bargaining.’’.
SEC. 6. ACCREDITATION OF ASSOCIATIONS AND DESIGNA-
TION OF HANDLERS.
The Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 is
amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 6 and 7 (7 U.S.C.
2305, 2306) as sections 10 and 12, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 5 (7 U.S.C. 2304)
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 6. ACCREDITATION OF ASSOCIATIONS AND DESIGNA-
TION OF HANDLERS.
‘‘(a) ACCREDITATION PETITION.—An association of
producers seeking accreditation to bargain on behalf of
producers of an agricultural product or service shall sub-
mit to the Secretary of Agriculture a petition for accredi-
tation. The petition shall—
Union Calendar No. 325
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2742
[Report No. 105–575]
A BILL
To provide for the transfer of public lands to
certain California Indian Tribes.
JUNE 10, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2737
To redesignate the Federal facilities located at 2413 East Highway 83,
and 2301 South International Boulevard, in Weslaco, Texas, as the
‘‘Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 24, 1997
Mr. HINOJOSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To redesignate the Federal facilities located at 2413 East
Highway 83, and 2301 South International Boulevard,
in Weslaco, Texas, as the ‘‘Kika de la Garza Subtropical
Agricultural Research Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The Federal facilities located at 2413 East Highway
83, and 2301 South International Boulevard, in Weslaco,
Texas, and known as the Subtropical Agricultural Re-
search Center, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Cen-
ter’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
facilities referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricul-
tural Research Center’’.
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section referred to as the ‘Court’). If the Board does not
find probable cause, the Board shall dismiss the com-
plaint. The Board shall promptly notify the judge whose
conduct is the subject of the complaint of the Board’s ac-
tion on the complaint.
‘‘(3) In carrying out its functions, the Board may
issue subpoenas to compel testimony under oath of wit-
nesses, including the judge who is the subject of the inves-
tigation, and to compel the production of documents,
books, accounts, and other records relevant to the inves-
tigation.
‘‘(4) Complaints filed with the Board or initiated by
the Board shall be confidential. Statements, testimony,
documents, records, or other information or evidence ac-
quired by the Board shall be confidential. The Board shall
apprise the judge whose conduct is the subject of a com-
plaint of the nature and content of the complaint.
‘‘(5) The Board shall prescribe rules for the conduct
of proceedings under this subsection as it considers appro-
priate, including the processing of petitions for review.
Such rules shall contain provisions requiring that—
‘‘(A) the judge whose conduct is the subject of
the complaint be afforded an opportunity to appear
(in person or by counsel) at proceedings conducted
by the Board, to present oral and documentary evi-
judicial) dealing with the same violation to require
compliance with the Act.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) Orders of the Secretary of Agriculture with re-
spect to which review could have been obtained under sec-
tion 9(f) shall not be subject to judicial review in any pro-
ceeding for enforcement under this section.’’.
SEC. 11. PREEMPTION.
The Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 (7
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
10 (as redesignated by section 6(1)) the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘SEC. 11. PREEMPTION.
‘‘This Act shall not invalidate the provisions of any
existing or future State law dealing with the same subjects
as this Act, except that such State law may not permit
any action that is prohibited by this Act. This Act shall
not deprive the proper State courts of jurisdiction under
State laws dealing with the same subjects as this Act.’’.
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quired to operate and maintain the serviceability of
partially vegetated flood control channels that are
components of flood control projects’’.
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indispensable party to the proceeding in any probate pro-
ceeding initiated by a tribe pursuant to this subsection.
‘‘(2) A tribe that elects to probate estates in tribal
court under paragraph (1) shall promptly notify the agen-
cy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs that has jurisdiction
over the tribe’s lands of the final distribution of a dece-
dent’s interests in trust or restricted land.
‘‘(3) If the Secretary determines that a tribe is not
providing timely notice of the distribution of estates or
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ ability to maintain ac-
curate financial and land records is being adversely af-
fected, the Secretary may, after 30 days written notice to
the tribe and after providing the tribe with an opportunity
to respond to the notice, reassume the duty of probating
estates involving interests in trust or restricted land.’’.
(6) Section 207 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 207. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION; ESCHEAT OF
FRACTIONAL INTERESTS.
‘‘(a) DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION.—(1) Interests in
trust or restricted lands may descend by testate or intes-
tate succession only to Indians.
‘‘(2) If a testator devises interests in the same parcel
of trust or restricted land to more than one person, in
the absence of express language in the devise to the con-
Township 3 South, Range 2 East
Section 20:
NW1⁄4 of NE1⁄4.
(9) PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands
to be held in trust for the Pala Band of Mission In-
dians are comprised of approximately 59.20 acres
described as follows:
San Bernardino Base and Meridian
Township 9 South, Range 2 West
Section 13, Lot 1, and Section 14, Lots 1, 2, 3.
(10) FORT BIDWELL COMMUNITY OF PAIUTE
INDIANS.—Lands to be held in trust for the Fort
Bidwell Community of Paiute Indians are comprised
of approximately 299.04 described as follows:
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian
Township 46 North, Range 16 East
Section 8:
SW1⁄4SW1⁄4.
Section 19:
Lots 5, 6, 7.
S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4.
Section 20:
Lot 1.
SEC. 3. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) GAMING PROHIBITED.—Class II gaming and
class III gaming, as those terms are defined in section
4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703),
shall not be permitted on lands taken into trust pursuant
to this Act.
(b) PROCEEDS
FROM
RENTS
AND
ROYALTIES
TRANSFERRED TO INDIANS.—Amounts which accrue to
the United States after the date of the enactment of this
Act from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals relating to
any land described in section 2 shall be available for use
or obligation, in such manner and for such purposes as
the Secretary may approve, by the tribe, band, or group
of Indians for whose benefit such land is taken into trust.
(c) LAWS GOVERNING LANDS TO BE HELD IN
TRUST.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any lands which are to be
held in trust for the benefit of any tribe, band, or
group of Indians pursuant to this Act shall be added
to the existing reservation of the tribe, band, or
group, and the official boundaries of the reservation
shall be modified accordingly. These lands shall be
subject to the laws of the United States relating to
Indian land in the same manner and to the same ex-
tent as other lands held in trust for such tribe,
band, or group on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
(2) 
SPECIAL
ELECTION.—Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), lands which are to be held in trust
for the benefit of a tribe, band, or group of Indians
pursuant to this Act shall be not be subject to State
jurisdiction acquired pursuant to Public Law 280
(18 U.S.C. 1162) or Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C.
1321 et seq.), without special election by the tribe,
band, or group as provided in section 406 of Public
Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1326).
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Union Calendar No. 325
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2742
[Report No. 105–575]
To provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California Indian
Tribes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 24, 1997
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (by request) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Resources
JUNE 10, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 24, 1997]
A BILL
To provide for the transfer of public lands to certain
California Indian Tribes.
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 ‘‘California Indian Land
Transfer Act’’.
SEC. 2. LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR VARIOUS TRIBES OF
CALIFORNIA INDIANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
lands, including improvements and appurtenances, de-
scribed in a paragraph of subsection (b) in connection with
the respective tribe, band, or group of Indians named in
such paragraph are hereby declared to be held in trust by
the United States for the benefit of such tribe, band, or
group.
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands described in this
subsection, comprising approximately 3525.8 acres, and the
respective tribe, band, or group, are as follows:
(1) PIT RIVER TRIBE.—Lands to be held in trust
for the Pit River Tribe are comprised of approxi-
mately 561.69 acres described as follows:
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian
Township 42 North, Range 13 East
Section 3:
S1⁄2 NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4, 120 acres.
Township 43 North, Range 13 East
Section 1:
N1⁄2 NE1⁄4, 80 acres,
Section 22:
SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 25:
rights-of-way, or engage in any other transaction affecting
the trust or restricted land authorized by law.
‘‘(b) Until the purchase price paid by the Secretary
pursuant to this Act for an interest in trust or restricted
land has been recovered, any lease, resource sale contract,
right-of-way, or other transaction affecting the interest
shall contain a clause providing that all revenue derived
from the interest shall be paid to the Secretary. The Sec-
retary shall deposit all such revenue in the Acquisition
Fund.
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding section 476 of title 25, United
States Code, or any other provision of law, so long as a
tribe is a tenant in common with individual Indian land-
owners on land acquired pursuant to sections 207 and
213, the tribe shall enter into any transaction con-
templated by this section if a majority of the remaining
landowners consent to the transaction. If the tribe does
not consent, the Secretary shall consent to the transaction
on behalf of the tribe. For leases of allotted land that are
authorized to be granted by the Secretary, the tribe shall
be treated as if it were an individual Indian landowner.
‘‘SEC. 215. ESTABLISHING FAIR MARKET VALUE.
‘‘For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary may de-
velop a reservation-wide system for establishing the fair
market value of various types of lands and improvements
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2744
AN ACT
For the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2744
AN ACT
For the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATURALIZATION FOR CHONG HO KWAK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—By reason the inability of Chong
Ho Kwak to understand the oath of allegiance required
under section 337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, because of his physical disability, notwithstanding
such section or any other provision of such Act, the Attor-
ney General shall naturalize Chong Ho Kwak, residing at
7 East Dulles Drive, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, as a citizen
of the United States, without his being administered the
oath of allegiance pursuant to such section, not later than
5 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply re-
gardless of whether the application for naturalization filed
by Chong Ho Kwak before the date of the enactment of
this Act has been finally denied by the Attorney General
as of such date.
Passed the House of Representatives August 4,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.