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day before the date on which the Agreement en-
ters into force. 
SEC. 323. PERIOD OF RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the im-
port relief that the President provides under subsection 
(b) of section 322 may not, in the aggregate, be in effect 
for more than 3 years. 
(b) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the President may extend the effective period of any 
import relief provided under this subtitle for a pe-
riod of not more than 2 years, if the President de-
termines that— 
(A) the import relief continues to be nec-
essary to remedy or prevent serious damage 
and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic in-
dustry to import competition; and 
(B) there is evidence that the industry is 
making a positive adjustment to import com-
petition. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Any relief provided under 
this subtitle, including any extensions thereof, may 
not, in the aggregate, be in effect for more than 5 
years.
SEC. 324. ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM RELIEF. 
The President may not provide import relief under 
this subtitle with respect to any article if— 
(1) the article has been subject to import relief 
under this subtitle after the date on which the 
Agreement enters into force; or 
(2) the article is subject to import relief under 
chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974. 
SEC. 325. RATE AFTER TERMINATION OF IMPORT RELIEF. 
When import relief under this subtitle is terminated 
with respect to an article, the rate of duty on that article 
shall be the rate that would have been in effect, but for 
the provision of such relief, on the date on which the relief 
terminates. 
SEC. 326. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY. 
No import relief may be provided under this subtitle 
with respect to any article after the date that is 10 years 
after the date on which duties on the article are eliminated 
pursuant to the Agreement. 
SEC. 327. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY. 
For purposes of section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2133), any import relief provided by the Presi-
dent under this subtitle shall be treated as action taken 
under chapter 1 of title II of such Act.
SEC. 328. BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 
The President may not release information which is 
submitted in a proceeding under this subtitle and which 
the President considers to be confidential business infor-
mation unless the party submitting the confidential busi-
ness information had notice, at the time of submission, 
that such information would be released, or such party 
subsequently consents to the release of the information. 
To the extent a party submits confidential business infor-
mation to the President in a proceeding under this sub-
title, the party also shall submit a nonconfidential version 
of the information, in which the confidential business in-
formation is summarized or, if necessary, deleted.
Union Calendar No. 377 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4842 
[Report No. 108–627] 
A BILL 
To implement the United States-Morocco Free 
Trade Agreement. 
JULY 21, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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qualified HUD property, subject to the requirements
of this section, to a unit of general local government
having jurisdiction for the area in which the prop-
erty is located or to a community development cor-
poration which operates within such a unit of gen-
eral local government in accordance with this sub-
section, but only to the extent that units of general
local government and community development cor-
porations consent to transfer and the Secretary de-
termines that such transfer is practicable.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED HUD PROPERTIES.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘qualified HUD
property’ means any property for which, as of the
date that notification of the property is first made
under paragraph (3)(B), not less than 6 months
have elapsed since the later of the date that the
property was acquired by the Secretary or the date
that the property was determined to be unoccupied
or substandard, that is owned by the Secretary and
is—
‘‘(A) an unoccupied multifamily housing
project;
‘‘(B) a substandard multifamily housing
project; or
quired under subsection (d), as the Secretary
may specify.
(2) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall not
provide a demonstration grant under the program to
a State unless—
(A) the State submits to the Secretary
such an application, in such a form and man-
ner, as the Secretary specifies;
(B) the application includes information
regarding how the demonstration grant will ad-
dress issues such as governance, targeted popu-
lation, expected cost, and the continuation after
the completion of the demonstration grant pe-
riod; and
(B) the Secretary determines that the
demonstration grant will be used consistent
with this section.
(3) FOCUS.—A demonstration grant proposal
under section need not cover all uninsured individ-
uals in a State or all health care benefits with re-
spect to such individuals.
(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall enter into a
contract with an appropriate entity outside the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services to conduct an overall
evaluation of the program at the end of the program pe-
THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.—Section 1905 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and in the
case of a State plan that meets the condition de-
scribed in subsections (u)(1) and (u)(4)(A), with re-
spect to expenditures described in subsection
(u)(4)(B) for the State for a fiscal year’’ after ‘‘for
a fiscal year,’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) of sub-
section (u) as paragraph (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) of sub-
section (u) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4)(A) The condition described in this subparagraph
for a State plan is that the plan has established an income
level under section 1902(l)(2)(A) with respect to individ-
uals described in section 1902(l)(1)(A) that is 185 percent
of the income official poverty line.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subsection (b), the expenditures
described in this paragraph are expenditures for medical
assistance for women described in section 1902(l)(1)(A)
whose income exceeds the income level established for such
women under section 1902(l)(2)(A)(i) as of the date of
the enactment of this paragraph but does not exceed than
185 percent of the income official poverty line.’’.
(5) Sections 1400(e) and 1400B(c) are each
amended by striking ‘‘section 1397B’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘section 1397C’’.
(6) The table of subparts for part III of sub-
chapter U of chapter 1 is amended by striking the
last item and inserting the following new items:
‘‘Subpart C. Nonrecognition of gain on rollover of empowerment
zone investments.
‘‘Subpart D. General provisions.’’
(7) The table of sections for subpart D of such
part III is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 1397C. Enterprise zone business defined.
‘‘Sec. 1397D. Qualified zone property defined.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to qualified empowerment zone as-
sets acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 207. INCREASED EXCLUSION OF GAIN ON SALE OF EM-
POWERMENT ZONE STOCK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) EXCLUSION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a taxpayer
other than a corporation, gross income shall not in-
clude 50 percent of any gain from the sale or ex-
change of qualified small business stock held for
more than 5 years.
‘‘(2) EMPOWERMENT ZONE BUSINESSES.—
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5010
To provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program to commemorate
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. LEACH, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WATERS, Mr. LA-
FALCE, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr.
ROMERO-BARCELO, and Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program
to commemorate the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the
United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia
and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar
Program Act’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4925
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow more equitable and
direct tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, to
give Americans more options for obtaining quality health care, and to
expand insurance coverage to the uninsured.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2000
Mr. COOKSEY, (for himself, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. BRYANT, Mr.
GOODE, Mr. CANNON, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. ENGLISH,
Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. FLETCHER, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. TAU-
ZIN, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mrs.
KELLY, Mr. LINDER, Mrs. CUBIN, and Mr. SESSIONS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow more
equitable and direct tax relief for health insurance and
medical care expenses, to give Americans more options
for obtaining quality health care, and to expand insur-
ance coverage to the uninsured.
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 ‘‘Patient Access, Choice,
and Equity Act of 2000’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4843 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction 
of the United States over waters of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2004 
Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BERRY, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, 
Mr. CANNON, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. OTTER, Mr. DOO-
LITTLE, Mr. FORBES, and Mr. OSE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify 
the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of 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 ‘‘Federal Wetlands Ju-
risdiction Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to— 
(1) clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal Gov-
ernment over waters of the United States in light of
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
COVERAGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by redes-
ignating section 35 as section 36 and by inserting after
section 34 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 35. HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a qualified indi-
vidual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this subtitle the fixed-amount health credit de-
termined under subsection (b) or, if the taxpayer elects
in lieu thereof, the percentage health credit determined
under subsection (c).
‘‘(b) FIXED AMOUNT HEALTH CREDIT.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The fixed-amount health
credit is an amount equal to the amount paid by the
taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified health
insurance for the taxpayer, his spouse, and depend-
ents.
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount allowed
as a credit under paragraph (1) to the taxpayer
for the taxable year shall not exceed the lesser
of—
section 1902(l)(1)(D)) and who is eligible and enrolled for
medical assistance under subsection (a)(10)(A), if—
‘‘(i) such parents are not otherwise eligible for
such assistance under such subsection; and
‘‘(ii) the income of the family that includes such
parents does not exceed an income level specified by
the State consistent with paragraph (2)(B).
‘‘(B) In this subsection, the term ‘parent’ has the
meaning given the term ‘caretaker’ for purposes of car-
rying out section 1931.
‘‘(2) The conditions for a State to provide medical
assistance under subsection (a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) are as
follows:
‘‘(A) The State has a State child health plan
under title XXI which (whether implemented under
such title or under this title)—
‘‘(i) has an income standard (or will estab-
lish an income standard that is effective at the
time additional allotments are available to the
State under section 2104(d), as amended by the
FamilyCare Act of 2000) for children that is at
least 200 percent of the poverty line; and
‘‘(ii) does not limit the acceptance of appli-
cations, does not use a waiting list for children
who meet eligibility standards to qualify for as-
any taxable year beginning after December 31,
2001.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS ENTITLED
TO MEDICARE.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to ex-
penses paid for medical care provided for any indi-
vidual who, as of the time such medical care was
provided, is entitled to any benefits under title
XVIII of the Social Security Act.
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR QUALIFIED LONG-TERM
CARE.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to expenses
paid for medical care described in paragraph (1)(C)
of subsection (d) and so much of paragraph (1)(D)
of such subsection as relates to qualified long-term
care insurance contracts.’’.
(d) MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.—
(1) TERMINATION
OF
DEDUCTION.—Section
220 of such Code (relating to medical savings ac-
counts) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(k) TERMINATION.—No deduction shall be allowed
for a contribution to a medical savings account made after
December 31, 2001.’’.
(2) BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES MAY
CONTRIBUTE
TO
MEDICAL
SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS.—
Paragraph (5) of section 220(b) of such Code is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH EXCLUSION FOR EM-
PLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The limitation which
would (but for this paragraph) apply under this sub-
section to the taxpayer for any taxable year shall be
reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which
would (but for section 106(b), without regard to
subsection (d) thereof) be includible in the tax-
payer’s gross income for such taxable year.’’.
(3) PENALTY FOR EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.—
(A) Paragraph (1) of section 4973(d) of
such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) the aggregate amount contributed for the
taxable year to the accounts (other than rollover
contributions described in section 220(f)(5)) for
which a credit is not allowed under section
35(c)(1)(B), and’’.
(B) Clause (i) of section 4973(d)(2)(B) of
such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(i) the maximum amount allowable
as a deduction under section 220(b)(1)
(determined without regard to section
220(k)) for the taxable year, over’’.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4926
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to
Tiger Woods, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting
excellence and good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace
and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2000
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of
the Congress to Tiger Woods, in recognition of his serv-
ice to the Nation in promoting excellence and good
sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace and
dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Although Tiger Woods is only 24 years old
and in his 4th full year as a professional golfer, he
has 4 major championship titles among his victories.
sistance, and provides benefits to all children in
the State who apply for and meet eligibility
standards.
‘‘(B) The income level specified under para-
graph (1)(A)(ii) for parents in a family exceeds the
income level applicable under section 1931 but does
not exceed the highest income level applicable to a
child in the family under this title. A State may not
cover such parents with higher family income with-
out covering parents with a lower family income.
‘‘(3) In the case of a parent described in paragraph
(1) who is also the parent of a child who is eligible and
enrolled for child health assistance under title XXI, the
State may elect (on a uniform basis) to cover all such par-
ents under section 2111 or under subsection (a)(10)(A).’’.
(C) ENHANCED MATCHING FUNDS AVAIL-
ABLE.—Section 1905 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396d) is amended—
(i) in the fourth sentence of sub-
section (b), by striking ‘‘or subsection
(u)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (u)(3), or (u)(4)’’;
and
(ii) in subsection (u)—
(I) by redesignating paragraph
(4) as paragraph (6), and
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Tiger Woods is the fifth player in history to win all
four major championships (Masters, U.S. Open,
British Open, and PGA Championship), joining the
ranks of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player
and Jack Nicklaus.
(2) Tiger Woods can be compared with Jack
Nicklaus, as being one of the greatest golfers of all
time.
(3) Tiger Woods has changed the standard by
which we judge excellence in golf.
(4) Tiger Woods has broken barriers with grace
and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all
people, regardless of race, color, or creed.
(5) Tiger Woods has inspired countless people
of all ages, impressing upon them that their hopes,
dreams, and prayers may be achieved through hard
work, persistence, education, and good sportsman-
ship.
(6) Tiger Woods established the Tiger Woods
Foundation in 1996, which financially supports com-
munities and organizations that nurture family val-
ues and adults’ involvement in children’s lives.
(7) The Tiger Woods Foundation Clinics give
thousands of youngsters golf lessons and also draw
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attention and support to the organizations that allow
inner-city children access to golf.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements
for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold
medal of appropriate design to Tiger Woods in recognition
of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and
good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace
and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems,
devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Sec-
retary.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre-
scribe, the Secretary may strike duplicate medals in
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 and
sell such duplicate medals at a price sufficient to cover
the costs of the duplicate medals (including labor, mate-
rials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses) and the
cost of the gold medal.
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SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.
The medals struck under this Act are national medals
for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF CHARGES AGAINST FUND; PRO-
CEEDS OF SALE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF CHARGES.—There is author-
ized to be charged against the United States Mint Public
Enterprise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay
for the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the
sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be
deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise
Fund.
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(1) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 1601 the following:
‘‘Subtitle A—Specific Projects’’;
and
(2) by striking the items relating to sections
1631 through 1634 and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 1631. Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project.
‘‘Sec. 1632. Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project.
‘‘Sec. 1633. Authorization of appropriations.
‘‘Subtitle B—Studies and Research
‘‘Sec. 1671. Groundwater study.
‘‘Sec. 1672. Authorization of appropriations for groundwater study.’’.
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‘‘(vi) Acquisition of technology.
‘‘(vii) Identifying and closing gaps in
services being provided.
‘‘(viii) Improvements to provider com-
munication, including implementation of
shared information systems or shared clin-
ical systems.
‘‘(ix) Other activities that may be ap-
propriate to a community that would in-
crease access to the uninsured.
‘‘(2) DIRECT PATIENT CARE LIMITATION.—No
more than 15 percent of the funds provided under
a grant may be used for providing direct patient
care and services.
‘‘(3) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL
PROGRAM PURPOSES.—The Secretary may use not
more than 3 percent of funds appropriated to carry
out this section for technical assistance to grantees,
obtaining assistance of experts and consultants,
meetings, dissemination of information, evaluation,
and activities that will extend the benefits of funded
programs to communities other than the one funded.
‘‘(f) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—With respect to
activities for which a grant under this section is author-
ized, the Secretary may award such a grant only if the
recipient of the grant and each of the participating pro-
viders agree that each one will maintain its expenditures
of non-Federal funds for such activities at a level that is
not less than the level of such expenditures during the year
immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the appli-
cant is applying to receive such grant.
‘‘(g) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.—The recipient
of a grant under this section shall report to the Secretary
annually regarding—
‘‘(1) progress in meeting the goals stated in its
grant application; and
‘‘(2) such additional information as the Sec-
retary may require.
The Secretary may not renew an annual grant under this
section unless the Secretary is satisfied that the consor-
tium has made reasonable and demonstrable progress in
meeting the goals set forth in its grant application for the
preceding year.
‘‘(h) AUDITS.—Each entity which receives a grant
under this section shall provide for an independent annual
financial audit of all records that relate to the disposition
of funds received through this grant.
‘‘(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may,
either directly or by grant or contract, provide any funded
entity with technical and other non-financial assistance
necessary to meet the requirements of this section.
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated $125,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2002 through 2005.’’.
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