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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5214
To rename the National Museum of American Art.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. MATSUI) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
House Administration
A BILL
To rename the National Museum of American Art.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RENAMING OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMER-
ICAN ART.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Museum of Amer-
ican Act, as designated under section 1 of Public Law 96–
441 (20 U.S.C. 71 note), shall be known as the ‘‘Smithso-
nian American Art Museum’’.
(b) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference in any
law, regulation, document, or paper to the National Mu-
seum of American Art shall be considered to be a reference
to the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 1 shall take effect on the day after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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tion amount allocated under subsection (d) with respect
to such sale.
‘‘(d) NATIONAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF CRED-
ITS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), there is a lifesaving vaccine sale credit for
each calendar year equal to—
‘‘(A) $100,000,000 for each of years 2002
through 2006, and
‘‘(B) $125,000,000 for each of years 2007
through 2010.
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF LIMITATION.—The limita-
tion amount under paragraph (1) shall be allocated
for any calendar year by the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development
among organizations with an application approved
by the Administrator. The Administrator shall pre-
scribe the procedures for applications for an alloca-
tion under this subsection and the factors to be
taken into account in making such allocations. Such
applications shall be made at such time and in such
form and manner as the Administrator shall pre-
scribe and shall include a detailed plan for distribu-
tion of the vaccine.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5215
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude national service
educational awards from the recipient’s gross income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
Mr. SANDERS 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 exclude
national service educational awards from the recipient’s
gross income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDU-
CATIONAL AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified scholarships) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) QUALIFIED NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL
AWARDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Gross income for any tax-
able year shall not include any qualified national
service educational award.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
NATIONAL
SERVICE
EDU-
CATIONAL
AWARD.—For 
purposes 
of 
this
subsection—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
national service educational award’ means any
amount received by an individual in a taxable
year as a national service educational award
under section 148 of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604) to
the extent (except as provided in subparagraph
(C)) such amount does not exceed the qualified
tuition and related expenses (as defined in sub-
section (b)(2)) of the individual for such taxable
year.
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
EXPENSES.—
The total amount of the qualified tuition and
related expenses (as so defined) which may be
taken into account under subparagraph (A)
with respect to an individual for the taxable
year shall be reduced (after the application of
the reduction provided in section 25A(g)(2)) by
the amount of such expenses which were taken
into account in determining the credit allowed
to the taxpayer or any other person under sec-
tion 25A with respect to such expenses.
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION
TO
LIMITATION.—The
limitation under subparagraph (A) shall not
apply to any portion of a national service edu-
cational award used by such individual to repay
any student loan described in section 148(a)(1)
of such Act or to pay any interest expense de-
scribed in section 148(a)(4) of such Act.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable
years beginning after December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5216
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey easement over certain lands
in La Salle County, Illinois, to the Young Men’s Christian Association
of Ottawa, Illinois.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
Mr. WELLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey easement
over certain lands in La Salle County, Illinois, to the
Young Men’s Christian Association of Ottawa, Illinois.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, YMCA SITE.
(a) CONVEYANCE
OF PROPERTY.—Subject to the
terms, conditions, and reservations of subsection (b), the
Secretary of the Army shall convey by quitclaim deed to
the Young Men’s Christian Association of Ottawa, Illinois,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to a portion of the easements acquired for the improve-
ment of the Illinois waterway project over a parcel of real
property owned by the Young Men’s Christian Association
of Ottawa, Illinois, known as the ‘‘Ottawa, Illinois YMCA
Site’’, and located at 201 E. Jackson Street, Ottawa, La
Salle County, Illinois (portion of NE1⁄4, S11, T33N, R3E
3PM), except that portion lying below the elevation of 461
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
(b) TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND RESERVATIONS.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1) consideration for the conveyance described
in subsection (a) shall be reimbursement of all the
administrative fees as is consistent with section
2695 of title 10, United States Code;
(2) the conveyance of the easements back to the
historic underlying fee owner under subsection (a) is
specifically exempt from all environmental and his-
toric property requirements;
(3) the conveyance shall be subject to all valid
existing rights;
(4) all portions of the easements belonging to
the United States lying on property outside of the
boundaries of the ‘‘Ottawa, Illinois YMCA Site’’
shall be retained by the United States; and
(5) the Young Men’s Christian Association of
Ottawa, Illinois, shall obtain and furnish, at its own
expense, to the Secretary any surveys and legal de-
scriptions which the Secretary determines are nec-
essary to describe the property.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5217
To provide adequate sanctions for unfair labor practices resulting in the
discharge of employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 20, 2000
Mr. MEEHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To provide adequate sanctions for unfair labor practices
resulting in the discharge of 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 ‘‘Effective Labor Law
Sanctions Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. LABOR RELATIONS REMEDIES.
(a) BOARD REMEDIES.—Section 10(c) of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 160(c)) is amended
by inserting after the fourth sentence the following new
sentence: ‘‘If the Board finds that an employee was dis-
charged as a result of an unfair labor practice, the Board
in such order shall (1) award back pay in an amount equal
to 3 times the employee’s wage rate at the time of the
unfair labor practice and (2) notify such employee of such
employee’s right to sue for punitive damages and damages
with respect to a wrongful discharge under section 303
of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C.
187), as amended by the Fair Labor Organizing Act.’’.
(b) COURT REMEDIES.—Section 303 of the Labor
Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 187) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(c) It shall be unlawful, for purposes of this section,
for any employer to discharge an employee for exercising
rights protected under the National Labor Relations Act.
‘‘(d) An employee whose discharge is determined by
the National Labor Relations Board under section 10(c)
of the National Labor Relations Act to be as a result of
an unfair labor practice under section 8 of such Act may
file a civil action in any district court of the United States,
without respect to the amount in controversy, to recover
punitive damages or if actionable, in any State court to
recover damages based on a wrongful discharge.’’.
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of this title by reason of subsection (a), the officer shall
not be entitled to special pay under section 302(h) or
302b(h) of this title.’’.
SEC. 626. ELIMINATION OF REQUIRED CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION 
BEFORE 
IMPLEMENTATION
OF CERTAIN SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITY.
(a) RETENTION SPECIAL PAY FOR OPTOMETRISTS.—
(1) Section 302a(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘an officer described in paragraph
(2) may be paid’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary concerned
may pay an officer described in paragraph (2) a’’.
(2) Section 617 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10
U.S.C. 302a note) is amended by striking subsection (b).
(b) SPECIAL PAY FOR OFFICERS IN NURSING SPE-
CIALTIES.—(1) Section 302e(b)(2)(A) of title 37, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned’’.
(2) Section 614 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10
U.S.C. 302e note) is amended by striking subsection (c).
services in the schools of the local educational
agency;
(D) expand psychological counseling serv-
ices only through qualified school psychologists;
(E) use innovative approaches to increase
children’s understanding of peer and family re-
lationships, work and self, decisionmaking, aca-
demic and career planning, or to improve social
functioning;
(F) provide psychological counseling serv-
ices that are well-balanced among classroom
group and small group counseling, individual
counseling, and consultation with parents,
teachers, administrators, and other pupil serv-
ices personnel;
(G) include inservice training for school
psychologists;
(H) involve parents of participating stu-
dents in the design, implementation, and eval-
uation of a psychological counseling program;
(I) involve collaborative efforts with insti-
tutions of higher education, businesses, labor
organizations, community groups, social service
agencies, or other public or private entities to
enhance the program and promote school-linked
services integration; and
(J) evaluate annually the effectiveness and
outcomes of the psychological counseling serv-
ices and activities assisted under this section.
(3) REPORT.—The Secretary shall issue a re-
port evaluating the programs assisted pursuant to
each grant under this subsection at the end of each
grant period in accordance with section 1, but in no
case later than January 30, 2004.
(4) 
DISSEMINATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall
make the programs assisted under this section avail-
able for dissemination, either through the National
Diffusion Network or other appropriate means.
(5) LIMIT
ON
ADMINISTRATION.—Not more
than five percent of the amounts made available
under this section in any fiscal year shall be used for
administrative costs to carry out this section.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘school psychologist’’ means an in-
dividual who—
(A) possesses a minimum of 60 graduate
semester hours in school psychology from an in-
stitution of higher education and has completed
1,200 clock hours in a supervised school psy-
chology internship, of which 600 hours shall be
in the school setting;
(B) possesses State licensure or certifi-
cation in the State in which the individual
works; or
(C) in the absence of such State licensure
or certification, possesses national certification
by the National School Psychology Certification
Board;
(2) the terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the
same meanings given such terms in section 14101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801); and
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Education.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 521
Concerning denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to State arrest
warrants in cases of nonpayment of child support.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
Concerning denial of passports to noncustodial parents sub-
ject to State arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment
of child support.
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 ‘‘Denial of Passports
to Noncustodial Parents in Cases of Nonpayment of Child
Support’’.
SEC. 2. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO NONCUSTODIAL PAR-
ENTS SUBJECT TO STATE ARREST WARRANTS
IN CASES OF NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUP-
PORT.
The Secretary of State is authorized to refuse a pass-
port or revoke, restrict, or limit a passport in any case
in which the Secretary of State determines or is informed
by competent authority that the applicant or passport
holder is a noncustodial parent who is the subject of an
outstanding State warrant of arrest for nonpayment of
child support, where the amount in controversy is not less
than $10,000.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5221
To require the United States Postal Service to convey certain real property
containing a post-office building in Jackson, Michigan, to the city of
Jackson, Michigan.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 20, 2000
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To require the United States Postal Service to convey certain
real property containing a post-office building in Jack-
son, Michigan, to the city of Jackson, Michigan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY PROPERTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Postal Service
shall convey to the city of Jackson, Michigan, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel
of real property, including the post-office building thereon,
that is located at 200 South Otsego Street in Jackson,
Michigan.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the United States Postal Service. If a satisfac-
tory survey has not been conducted as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service
may require the cost of the survey to be borne by the city
of Jackson, Michigan.
(c) DEADLINE
FOR
CONVEYANCE.—The United
States Postal Service shall convey the real property de-
scribed in subsection (a) not later than the later of the
following:
(1) The date that is two days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(2) The date that is two days after the date
that the survey described in subsection (b) is com-
pleted.
(d) CONSIDERATION.—The conveyance of real prop-
erty under subsection (a) shall be made in consideration
of the amount of $500,000, an amount derived taking into
consideration the fact that a portion of such property has,
under the law of the State of Michigan, been designated
as an historical site.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5222
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide attending physi-
cians greater authority in determining whether a medicare beneficiary
is eligible for hospice care under the medicare program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 20, 2000
Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MCHUGH,
and Mr. HANSEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and
Means, 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
attending physicians greater authority in determining
whether a medicare beneficiary is eligible for hospice
care under the medicare program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF TERMINALLY ILL
WITH RESPECT TO HOSPICE CARE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(dd)(3)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(3)(A)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(3)(A) An individual is considered to be ‘terminally
ill’ if—
‘‘(i) the individual has been diagnosed as having
a terminal illness; and
‘‘(ii) the individual’s attending physician deter-
mines that hospice care furnished under a hospice
program is appropriate for the individual.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) applies with respect to individuals making
initial elections for hospice care under the medicare pro-
gram on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(b) GRANTS
FOR
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
STOCK-
PILES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 70 percent
of the amount made available to carry out this sec-
tion shall be used to provide grants under subsection
(a)(1).
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under
subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall give pref-
erence to a United States nonprofit organization
that agrees to provide non-Federal funds in an
amount equal to 50 percent of the funds received
under a grant under subsection (a)(1), an in kind
contribution equal to such percent, or a combination
thereof, for the preparation of shelf stable pre-
packaged foods and the establishment and mainte-
nance of stockpiles of such foods in the United
States in accordance with such subsection.
‘‘(c) GRANTS FOR RAPID TRANSPORTATION, DELIV-
ERY, AND DISTRIBUTION.—Not less than 20 percent of
the amount made available to carry out this section shall
be used to provide grants under subsection (a)(2).
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Not more than 10 percent
of the amount made available to carry out this section may
be used by the Administrator for the administration of
grants under subsection (a).
under a contract entered into under subsection (b). For
purposes of section 3373 of such title, an employee so as-
signed shall be deemed to be on detail to a regular work
assignment in the Forest Service, as provided in sub-
section (a)(1) of such section.
SEC. 4. TEST FOREST EVALUATION.
(a) FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL CONTRACT.—
The Secretary shall enter into a contract with the Forest
Stewardship Council under which the Council shall evalu-
ate the test forests every two years during the course of
the pilot program to assess the environmental progress of
the test forests under State management. The assessment
of environmental progress shall be based on criteria estab-
lished by the Council not later than six months after the
date of the enactment of this Act and revised thereafter
as the Council considers necessary.
(b) REPORT.—The Council shall submit to Congress
a report containing the results each biannual evaluation
of the test forests’ environmental progress of such lands.
(c) EARLY TERMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not-
withstanding section 6, if the Council finds that the envi-
ronmental progress of a test forest is worsening based on
the criteria established under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall terminate the pilot program with respect to that test
forest. The State managing the test forest under the pilot
program shall return the test forest to Federal manage-
ment and return all unobligated funds received by the
State under section 5 to manage the test forest.
SEC. 5. FUNDING.
(a) USE OF FOREST SERVICE FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall carry out the pilot program by reserving those
funds appropriated for the operations of the Forest Serv-
ice that would be used for the management of the test
forests in the absence of the pilot program. In anticipation
of the more efficient management of the test forests under
the pilot program, the Secretary shall incrementally re-
duce the amount reserved for each test forest from the
amount expended for the test forest during fiscal year
2000 to 50 percent of that amount over 10 years.
(b) REVENUES.—A State may keep the revenues it
receives from the management of a test forest for contin-
ued management of those lands, except that the sixth
paragraph under the heading ‘‘FOREST SERVICE’’ in
the Act of May 23, 1908, and section 13 of the Act of
March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500), shall continue to apply
to such revenues.
SEC. 6. DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.
Subject to section 4(c), the Secretary shall carry out
the pilot program over a 10-fiscal year period. After con-
sultation with the Council, the Secretary may extend the
pilot program for an additional 10 years.
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall 
carry out the responsibilities under section 302(4) through 
both extramural and intramural programs. 
‘‘(b) EXTRAMURAL PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology, shall operate extramural research, develop-
ment, demonstration, testing, and evaluation pro-
grams so as to—
‘‘(A) ensure that colleges, universities, pri-
vate research institutes, and companies (and 
consortia thereof) from as many areas of the 
United States as practicable participate; 
‘‘(B) ensure that the research funded is of 
high quality, as determined through merit re-
view processes developed under section 302(14); 
and 
‘‘(C) distribute funds through grants, co-
operative agreements, and contracts. 
‘‘(2) UNIVERSITY-BASED CENTERS FOR HOME-
LAND SECURITY.—
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology, shall designate a university-
based center or several university-based centers 
for homeland security. The purpose of the cen-
ter or these centers shall be to establish a co-
ordinated, university-based system to enhance 
the Nation’s homeland security. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA
FOR
DESIGNATION.—Cri-
teria for the designation of colleges or univer-
sities as a center for homeland security, shall 
include, but are not limited to, demonstrated 
expertise in the following: 
‘‘(i) The training of first responders. 
‘‘(ii) Responding to incidents involving 
weapons of mass destruction and biological 
warfare. 
‘‘(iii) Emergency and diagnostic med-
ical services. 
‘‘(iv) Chemical, biological, radiological, 
and nuclear countermeasures or detection. 
‘‘(v) Animal and plant health and 
diagnostics. 
‘‘(vi) Food safety. 
‘‘(vii) Water and wastewater oper-
ations. 
‘‘(viii) Port and waterway security. 
‘‘(ix) Multi-modal transportation.
‘‘(x) Information security and infor-
mation engineering. 
‘‘(xi) Engineering. 
‘‘(xii) Educational outreach and tech-
nical assistance. 
‘‘(xiii) Border transportation and se-
curity. 
‘‘(xiv) The public policy implications 
and public dissemination of homeland secu-
rity related research and development. 
‘‘(C) DISCRETION OF SECRETARY.—With 
respect to the designation of any given univer-
sity-based center for homeland security, the 
Secretary may except certain criteria as speci-
fied in section 308(b)(2)(B) to the extent they 
are unnecessary to further homeland security 
interests for the purpose of that designation, 
and consider additional criteria beyond those 
specified in section 308(b)(2)(B) if necessary to 
meet the needs of homeland security. Upon des-
ignation of a university-based center for home-
land security, the Secretary shall that day pub-
lish in the Federal Register the criteria that 
were excepted or added in the selection process