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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A group health plan, and a
health insurance issuer providing health insurance
coverage in connection with a group health plan,
that provides coverage with respect to medical and
surgical services provided in relation to the diagnosis
and treatment of cancer shall ensure that full cov-
erage is provided for secondary consultations by spe-
cialists in the appropriate medical fields (including
pathology, radiology, and oncology) to confirm or re-
fute such diagnosis. Such plan or issuer shall ensure
that full coverage is provided for such secondary
consultation whether such consultation is based on a
positive or negative initial diagnosis. In any case in
which the attending physician certifies in writing
that services necessary for such a secondary con-
sultation are not sufficiently available from special-
ists operating under the plan with respect to whose
services coverage is otherwise provided under such
plan or by such issuer, such plan or issuer shall en-
sure that coverage is provided with respect to the
services necessary for the secondary consultation
with any other specialist selected by the attending
physician for such purpose at no additional cost to
the individual beyond that which the individual
committees of Congress on the status of TWG efforts to
harmonize registrations of pesticides for use on agricul-
tural crops in the United States and Canada.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1909
To make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999 to ensure the
inclusion of commonly used pesticides in State source water assessment
programs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
To make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999
to ensure the inclusion of commonly used pesticides in
State source water assessment programs, 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. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO ENSURE
INCLUSION OF COMMONLY USED PESTICIDES
IN STATE SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT PRO-
GRAMS.
The following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pro-
vide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, for grants for the Drinking Water State
Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) for State expenses of for-
mulating source water assessment programs under section
1453 of such Act, $85,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
Hereafter, source water assessment programs under
section 1453 of such Act shall include (1) the assessment
of the pesticides chlorothalonil, pendimethalin, paraquat,
cyanazine, bensulide, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, metalaxyl,
and mecoprop; (2) the assessment of surface water
sources; (3) the assessment of residential drinking wells;
and (4) the assessment of contaminated soil.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1910
To prohibit abuses in the use of unsolicited bulk electronic mail, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1999
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 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 prohibit abuses in the use of unsolicited bulk electronic
mail, 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 ‘‘E-Mail User Protection
Act’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF UNSOLICITED BULK
E-MAIL.
(a) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for any per-
son, using any means or instrumentality of, or affecting,
interstate or foreign commerce—
(1) to initiate the transmission of a unsolicited
bulk electronic mail message that contains a false,
fictitious, or misappropriated name of the sender,
electronic mail return address, or name and phone
number of a telephone contact person;
(2) to initiate the transmission of a unsolicited
bulk electronic mail message to an interactive com-
puter service with knowledge that such message fal-
sifies an Internet domain, header information, date
or time stamp, originating e-mail address or other
identifier;
(3) to initiate the transmission of an unsolicited
bulk electronic mail message and to fail to comply
with the request of the recipient of the message, de-
livered to the sender’s electronic mail address, that
the recipient does not wish to receive such messages;
(4) to use, create, sell, or distribute any com-
puter software that is primarily designed to create,
on an electronic mail message, false Internet do-
main, header information, date or time stamp, origi-
nating e-mail address or other identifier.
(b) VIOLATIONS.—
(1) CIVIL FINES.—Whoever knowingly violates
subsection (a) shall be fined not more than the
greater of (1) $50 for each message delivered in vio-
lation of such subsection, or (2) $10,000 for each
day the violation continues.
(2) CRIMINAL SANCTIONS.—Whoever—
(A) intentionally violates subsection (a)(1)
by misappropriating the name or electronic mail
return address of another person; or
(B) intentionally violates subsection (a)(3)
by initiating the transmission of unsolicited
electronic mail to an individual who has specifi-
cally communicated to the violator that individ-
ual’s desire not to receive such mail;
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT
The Federal Trade Commission shall have the power
to enforce a violation of section 2 as an unfair or deceptive
act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57(a)(1)(B)).
SEC. 4. RIGHT OF ACTION AND RECOVERY OF CIVIL DAM-
AGES.
(a) RIGHT OF ACTION.—
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this section shall
be construed as requiring the provision of inpatient
coverage if the attending physician in consultation
with the patient determines that a shorter period of
hospital stay is medically necessary or appropriate.
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS.—
In implementing the requirements of this section, a group
health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing health
insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan,
may not modify the terms and conditions of coverage
based on the determination by a participant or beneficiary
to request less than the minimum coverage required under
subsection (a).
‘‘(c) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—The imposition of the
requirements of this section shall be treated as a material
modification in the terms of the plan described in section
102(a)(1), for purposes of assuring notice of such require-
ments under the plan; except that the summary descrip-
tion required to be provided under the last sentence of sec-
tion 104(b)(1) with respect to such modification shall be
provided by not later than 60 days after the first day of
the first plan year in which such requirements apply and
shall be made available at the time of initial coverage and
at any time upon request of a participant or beneficiary.
‘‘(d) SECONDARY CONSULTATIONS.—
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‘‘(i) the indicators established under sec-
tion 7118(d) and the data and information col-
lected under section 7118; and
‘‘(ii) such other data and information as
the Secretary may require.
‘‘(B)(i) If the Secretary determines that a re-
cipient requesting a fourth-year continuation award
under this section is not making continuous and
substantial progress under subparagraph (A), the re-
cipient shall promptly develop and submit to the
Secretary a program improvement plan for its pro-
gram.
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall approve a program im-
provement plan under clause (i) only if he or she de-
termines that it holds reasonable promise of enabling
students with limited English proficiency partici-
pating in the program to learn English and achieve
to challenging State content and performance stand-
ards.
‘‘(iii) If the Secretary determines that the re-
cipient is not making substantial progress in imple-
menting the program improvement plan under clause
(i), the Secretary shall deny a continuation award.’’;
(3) by amending paragraphs (3) and (4) to
read as follows:
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1912
To require the Secretary of the Army to designate Fort Belvoir, Virginia,
as the site for the planned National Museum of the United States Army.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1999
Mr. MORAN of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Army to designate Fort
Belvoir, Virginia, as the site for the planned National
Museum of the United States Army.
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 ‘‘National Museum of
the United States Army Site Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings:
(1) The Nation does not have adequate knowl-
edge of the role of the United States Army in the
development and protection of the United States.
(2) The United States Army, which is the old-
est United States military service, lacks a primary
museum with public exhibition space and is in dire
need of a permanent facility to house and display its
historical artifacts.
(3) Such a museum would serve to enhance the
preservation, study, and interpretation of Army his-
torical artifacts.
(4) Many Army artifacts of historical signifi-
cance and national interest, which are currently un-
available for public display, would be exhibited in
such a museum.
(5) While the Smithsonian Institution would be
able to assist the Army in developing programs of
presentations relating to the mission, values, and
heritage of the Army, such a museum would be a
more appropriate institution for such programs.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to designate a permanent site for a museum
to serve as the National Museum of the United
States Army;
(2) to ensure the preservation, maintenance,
and interpretation of the artifacts and history col-
lected by such museum;
(3) to enhance the knowledge of the American
people to the role of the Army in United States his-
tory; and
(4) to provide a facility for the public display of
the artifacts and history of the Army.
SEC. 3. LOCATION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED
STATES ARMY.
The Secretary of the Army shall designate Fort
Belvoir, Virginia, as the location of the National Museum
of the United States Army.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1914
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit cooperatives to
pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1999
Mr. THOMAS 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 permit
cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without
reducing patronage dividends.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS ON STOCK OF CO-
OPERATIVES WITHOUT REDUCING PATRON-
AGE DIVIDENDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1388 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to patronage
dividend defined) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘For purposes of paragraph (3), net earnings
shall not be reduced by amounts paid during the year as
dividends on capital stock or other proprietary capital in-
terests of the organization to the extent that the articles
of incorporation or bylaws of such organization or other
contract with patrons provide that such dividends are in
addition to amounts otherwise payable to patrons which
are derived from business done with or for patrons during
the taxable year.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to distributions in taxable years
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1915
AN ACT
To provide grants to the States to improve the
reporting of unidentified and missing persons.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1915
AN ACT
To provide grants to the States to improve the reporting
of unidentified and missing persons.
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 ‘‘Jennifer’s Law’’.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
The Attorney General is authorized to provide grant
awards to States to enable States to improve the reporting
of unidentified and missing persons.
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant
award under this Act, a State shall submit an application
at such time and in such form as the Attorney General
may reasonably require.
(b) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall include
assurances that the State shall, to the greatest extent
possible—
(1) report to the National Crime Information
Center and when possible, to law enforcement au-
thorities throughout the State regarding every de-
ceased unidentified person, regardless of age, found
in the State’s jurisdiction;
(2) enter a complete profile of such unidentified
person in compliance with the guidelines established
by the Department of Justice for the National
Crime Information Center Missing and Unidentified
Persons File, including dental records, x-rays, and
fingerprints, if available;
(3) enter the National Crime Information Cen-
ter number or other appropriate number assigned to
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Home Health Access
Preservation Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO AGENCIES FOR MOST
EXPENSIVE CASES.
(a) PAYMENTS FOR OUTLIERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
from amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection
(e), the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall pay an additional amount to home health agen-
cies furnishing qualified home health services during
a cost reporting period beginning on or after Octo-
ber 1, 1997, under the medicare program (under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act).
(2) LIMITATION OF PAYMENTS.—No payment
shall be made under this section to a home health
agency that, as of the date of the enactment of this
Act, has ceased furnishing home health services for
which payment may be made under the medicare
program (under such title).
(b) DESCRIPTION
OF QUALIFIED SERVICES.—For
purposes of additional payment amounts under this sec-
tion by the Secretary to home health agencies, qualified
home health services are home health services furnished
under the medicare program for the treatment of condi-
tions within a diagnosis described in subsection (c).
the unidentified person on the death certificate of
each such unidentified person; and
(4) retain all such records pertaining to uniden-
tified persons until a person is identified.
SEC. 4. USES OF FUNDS.
A State that receives a grant award under this Act
may use such funds received to establish or expand pro-
grams developed to improve the reporting of unidentified
persons in accordance with the assurances provided in the
application submitted pursuant to section 3(b).
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001,
and 2002.
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1915
To provide grants to the States to improve the reporting of unidentified
and missing persons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1999
Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. KING, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. FOLEY,
Mr. LANTOS, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. HASTINGS of
Florida, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr.
ENGLISH, Mr. LUTHER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. RAMSTAD,
Mr. ARMEY, and Mr. DELAY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide grants to the States to improve the reporting
of unidentified and missing persons.
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 ‘‘Jennifer’s Law’’.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
The Attorney General is authorized to provide grant
awards to States to enable States to improve the reporting
of unidentified and missing persons.
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant
award under this Act, a State shall submit an application
at such time and in such form as the Attorney General
may reasonably require.
(b) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall include
assurances that the State shall, to the greatest extent
possible—
(1) report to the National Crime Information
Center and when possible, to law enforcement au-
thorities throughout the State regarding every de-
ceased unidentified person, regardless of age, found
in the State’s jurisdiction;
(2) enter a complete profile of such unidentified
person in compliance with the guidelines established
by the Department of Justice for the National
Crime Information Center Missing and Unidentified
Persons File, including dental records, x-rays, and
fingerprints, if available;
(3) enter the National Crime Information Cen-
ter number or other appropriate number assigned to
the unidentified person on the death certificate of
each such unidentified person; and
(4) retain all such records pertaining to uniden-
tified persons until a person is identified.
SEC. 4. USES OF FUNDS.
A State that receives a grant award under this Act
may use such funds received to establish or expand pro-
grams developed to improve the reporting of unidentified
persons in accordance with the assurances provided in the
application submitted pursuant to section 3(b).
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001,
and 2002.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1915
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 8 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To provide grants to the States to improve the reporting
of unidentified and missing persons.
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 ‘‘Jennifer’s Law’’.
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SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
The Attorney General is authorized to provide grant
awards to States to enable States to improve the reporting
of unidentified and missing persons.
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant
award under this Act, a State shall submit an application
at such time and in such form as the Attorney General
may reasonably require.
(b) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall include
assurances that the State shall, to the greatest extent
possible—
(1) report to the National Crime Information
Center and when possible, to law enforcement au-
thorities throughout the State regarding every de-
ceased unidentified person, regardless of age, found
in the State’s jurisdiction;
(2) enter a complete profile of such unidentified
person in compliance with the guidelines established
by the Department of Justice for the National
Crime Information Center Missing and Unidentified
Persons File, including dental records, x-rays, and
fingerprints, if available;
(3) enter the National Crime Information Cen-
ter number or other appropriate number assigned to
HR 1915 RFS
the unidentified person on the death certificate of
each such unidentified person; and
(4) retain all such records pertaining to uniden-
tified persons until a person is identified.
SEC. 4. USES OF FUNDS.
A State that receives a grant award under this Act
may use such funds received to establish or expand pro-
grams developed to improve the reporting of unidentified
persons in accordance with the assurances provided in the
application submitted pursuant to section 3(b).
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001,
and 2002.
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1916
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce to 36 months
the amortization period for reforestation expenditures and to increase
to $25,000 the maximum annual amount of such expenditures which
may be amortized.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1999
Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. FROST, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr.
POMBO, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. SANDLIN) 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 reduce
to 36 months the amortization period for reforestation
expenditures and to increase to $25,000 the maximum
annual amount of such expenditures which may be amor-
tized.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS OF AMORTIZATION DEDUC-
TION FOR REFORESTATION EXPENDITURES.
(a) REDUCTION IN AMORTIZATION PERIOD.—Sub-
section (a) of section 194 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to amortization of reforestation expendi-
tures) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘84 months’’ and inserting ‘‘36
months’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘84-month period’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘36-month period’’.
(b) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT WHICH MAY
BE AMORTIZED.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section
194(b) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘$10,000 ($5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000 (half
such amount’’.
(2) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT
OF
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—Subsection (b) of section 194 of such
Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(5) COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENT.—In the
case of taxable years beginning in a calendar year
after 2000, the $25,000 amount set forth in para-
graph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal
to—
‘‘(A) $25,000, multiplied by
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar
year by substituting ‘calendar year 1999’ for
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B)
thereof.
If any increase under the preceding sentence is not
a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded
to the nearest multiple of $100.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1919
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to provide prisoner informa-
tion obtained from the States to Federal and federally assisted benefit
programs as a means of preventing the erroneous provision of benefits
to prisoners.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1999
Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. CRANE, Mr. RAMSTAD, Ms.
DUNN, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. WELLER, and Mr. FOLEY)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means
A BILL
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to provide
prisoner information obtained from the States to Federal
and federally assisted benefit programs as a means of
preventing the erroneous provision of benefits to pris-
oners.
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 ‘‘Criminal Welfare Pre-
vention Act, Part III’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE STATE PRISONER IN-
FORMATION TO FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY
ASSISTED BENEFIT PROGRAMS.
Section 1611(e)(1)(I)(ii)(II) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(ii)(II)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘is authorized to’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’.
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