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SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN EN-
TRIES.
(a) LIQUIDATION
OR
RELIQUIDATION.—Notwith-
standing section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1514) or any other provision of law, and subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall liquidate
or reliquidate any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse
for 
consumption, 
of 
goods 
described 
in 
heading
9902.29.09 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, as added by section 1, that was made on
or after January 1, 1997, and before the 15th day after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall refund
any duty that was paid on such entry.
(b) REQUESTS FOR RELIQUIDATION.—Liquidation or
reliquidation may be made under subsection (a) with re-
spect to an entry only if a request therefor is filed with
the Customs Service, not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient
information to enable the Customs Service—
(1) to locate the entry; or
(2) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be lo-
cated.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1887
To suspend the duties on Triacetonamine.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecti-
cut) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend the duties on Triacetonamine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON TRIACETONAMINE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.29.34
4-piperzone 2,2,6
tetramethyl (pro-
vided for in sub-
heading
2933.39.61) .........
Free
Free
No change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN EN-
TRIES.
(a) LIQUIDATION
OR
RELIQUIDATION.—Notwith-
standing section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1514) or any other provision of law, and subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall liquidate
or reliquidate any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse
for 
consumption, 
of 
goods 
described 
in 
heading
9902.29.34 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, as added by section 1, that was made on
or after January 1, 1997, and before the 15th day after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall refund
any duty that was paid on such entry.
(b) REQUESTS FOR RELIQUIDATION.—Liquidation or
reliquidation may be made under subsection (a) with re-
spect to an entry only if a request therefor is filed with
the Customs Service, not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient
information to enable the Customs Service—
(1) to locate the entry; or
(2) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be
located.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1888
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain twisted yarn of viscose rayon.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mr. KING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain twisted yarn
of viscose rayon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902
Other yarn,
single: Of vis-
cose rayon,
with a twist ex-
ceeding 120
turns/m (pro-
vided for in
subheading
5403.32.00) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2000
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1889
To suspend temporarily the duty on spring steel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on spring steel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON SPRING STEEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.72.17
L-shaped edges
of spring steel
for use in the
manufacture of
skis and
snowboards
(provided for in
subheading
7217.10.90) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/99
’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by this
section applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from ware-
house for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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ment with a company in which, or in a subdivision 
of which, adversely affected employment exists. 
(13) The term ‘‘unemployment insurance’’ 
means the unemployment compensation payable to 
an individual under any State law or Federal unem-
ployment compensation law, including chapter 85 of 
title 5, United States Code, and the Railroad Unem-
ployment Insurance Act. The terms ‘‘regular com-
pensation’’, ‘‘additional compensation’’, and ‘‘ex-
tended compensation’’ have the same respective 
meanings that are given them in section 205 of the 
Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensa-
tion Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note). 
(14) The term ‘‘week’’ means a week as defined 
in the applicable State law. 
(15) The term ‘‘week of unemployment’’ means 
a week of total, part-total, or partial unemployment 
as determined under the applicable State law or 
Federal unemployment insurance law. 
TITLE I—PETITIONS AND 
DETERMINATIONS 
SEC. 101. PETITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A petition for certification of eligi-
bility to apply for adjustment assistance for a group of 
workers under this Act may be filed simultaneously with 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1891
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the employer status
of staffing firms with respect to their workers for purposes of employ-
ment taxes and for employee benefit purposes, to clarify and enhance
the ability of such firms to sponsor retirement and other employee
benefit plans, and to facilitate the nonabusive use of such firms’ services
by other businesses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. CARDIN) 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 codify
the employer status of staffing firms with respect to
their workers for purposes of employment taxes and for
employee benefit purposes, to clarify and enhance the
ability of such firms to sponsor retirement and other
employee benefit plans, and to facilitate the nonabusive
use of such firms’ services by other businesses.
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 ‘‘Staffing Firm Worker
Benefits Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF EMPLOYER STATUS OF QUALI-
FIED STAFFING FIRM FOR EMPLOYMENT TAX
PURPOSES.
(a) INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING.—Section 3401(d)
of the Internal Revenue Code is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘, and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) notwithstanding any provision in this sub-
title to the contrary, in the case of a qualified staff-
ing firm, described in section 7701(a)(47), paying
wages to an individual performing services for a cus-
tomer of such qualified staffing firm, the term ‘em-
ployer’ means such qualified staffing firm (and not
the customer).’’.
(b) FICA TAX.—Section 3121 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(z) 
APPLICATION
TO
QUALIFIED
STAFFING
FIRMS.—In the case of a qualified staffing firm, described
in section 7701(a)(47), paying wages to an individual per-
forming services for a customer of such qualified staffing
(3) Notification of law enforcement officials re-
garding the history and growth of organized bias
groups in the United States.
(4) Methods to develop preventative education
curriculum for local schools and community youth
groups.
(5) Methods to cope with the trauma experi-
enced by victims of bias crime.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘train-the-trainer
program’’ means a program that teaches selected members
of the law enforcement community how to train members
of a local law enforcement agency how to investigate and
report bias crimes.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2000 to carry
out the projects under this Act.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3688 
To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr- 
Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across 
the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2015 
Mr. CUELLAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns 
of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and 
operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio 
Grande City, Texas, 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. STARR-CAMARGO BRIDGE. 
Public Law 87–532 (76 Stat. 153) is amended— 
(1) in the first section, in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, and its successors and 
assigns,’’ after ‘‘State of Texas’’; 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘consisting of not more 
than 14 lanes’’ after ‘‘approaches thereto’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and for a period of sixty- 
six years from the date of completion of such 
bridge,’’; 
(2) in section 2, by inserting ‘‘and its succes-
sors and assigns,’’ after ‘‘companies’’; 
(3) by redesignating sections 3, 4, and 5 as sec-
tions 4, 5, and 6, respectively; 
(4) by inserting after section 2 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3. RIGHTS OF STARR-CAMARGO BRIDGE COMPANY 
AND SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Starr-Camargo Bridge 
Company and its successors and assigns shall have the 
rights and privileges granted to the B and P Bridge Com-
pany and its successors and assigns under section 2 of 
the Act of May 1, 1928 (45 Stat. 471, chapter 466). 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT.—In exercising the rights and 
privileges granted under subsection (a), the Starr- 
Camargo Bridge Company and its successors and assigns 
shall act in accordance with— 
‘‘(1) just compensation requirements; 
‘‘(2) public proceeding requirements; and 
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‘‘(3) any other requirements applicable to the 
exercise of the rights referred to in subsection (a) 
under the laws of the State of Texas.’’; and 
(5) in section 4 (as redesignated by paragraph 
(3))— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and its successors and 
assigns,’’ after ‘‘such company’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘public agen-
cy,’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘or to a corporation,’’ 
after ‘‘international bridge authority or commis-
sion,’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘authority, or commission’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘authority, 
commission, or corporation’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1890
To suspend temporarily the duty on polyethylene base materials.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on polyethylene base
materials.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON POLYETHYLENE
BASE MATERIALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1892
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat as a qualified transpor-
tation fringe which is excludable from gross income the payment by
the employer of certain telecommuting-related expenses of employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina 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 treat as
a qualified transportation fringe which is excludable from
gross income the payment by the employer of certain
telecommuting-related expenses 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 ‘‘Home Telecommuter
Tax Policy Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUTING-RE-
LATED EXPENSES PAID BY EMPLOYER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 132(f)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified
transportation fringe) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) Any qualified telecommuting bene-
fit.’’
(b) QUALIFIED TELECOMMUTING BENEFIT.—Para-
graph (5) of section 132(f) of such Code is amended by
redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subpara-
graphs (E) and (F), respectively, and by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) QUALIFIED TELECOMMUTING BENE-
FIT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘quali-
fied telecommuting benefit’ means any
payment of (or reimbursement for) the in-
stallation and use of an additional tele-
phone line to any residence of the employee
if any portion of the use of such line is use
by such employee in performing services
while at home in any trade or business of
the employer.
‘‘(ii) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
SEPARATE
CHARGES
FOR
PERSONAL
CALLS.—Such
term shall not include any reimbursement
for a separately-stated charge for a call not
in the performance of services in any trade
or business of the employer.’’
(c) SEPARATE LIMITATION
ON TELECOMMUTING
BENEFIT EXCLUSION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section
132(f) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the pe-
riod at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting
‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) $60 per month in the case of quali-
fied telecommuting benefits.
In applying the limitation of subparagraph (C), any
reimbursement of an expense for which the employee
is allowed a deduction under section 62(a)(2) shall
not be taken into account.’’
(2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (6)
of section 132(f) of such Code is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (2)(A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1893
To suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Tetrafluoroethylene,
Hexafluoropropylene, and Vinylidene fluoride.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mr. RAMSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Tetrafluoro-
ethylene, Hexafluoropropylene, and Vinylidene fluoride.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON TETRAFLUORO-
ETHYLENE, HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE, AND
VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new item:
‘‘
9902.39.04
Tetrafluoroethylene,
Hexafluoropropylene,
and Vinylidene fluo-
ride (provided for in
subheading
3904.69.50) .............
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/1999
’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by this
section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1894
To reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen
Advisory Commission for ten additional years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. MCDADE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation
Area Citizen Advisory Commission for ten additional years.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 5 of Public Law 101–573 (16 U.S.C. 460o
note) is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’.
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(n) ATTORNEY GENERAL DISCRETIONARY DENIAL 
OF FEDERAL EXPLOSIVES LICENSES AND PERMITS.— 
Section 843(b) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Upon’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (8), on’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) The Attorney General may deny the 
issuance of a permit or license to an applicant if the 
Attorney General determines that the applicant or a 
responsible person or employee possessor thereof is 
known (or appropriately suspected) to be or have 
been engaged in conduct constituting, in preparation 
of, in aid of, or related to terrorism, or providing 
material support thereof, and the Attorney General 
has a reasonable belief that the person may use ex-
plosives in connection with terrorism.’’. 
(o) ATTORNEY GENERAL DISCRETIONARY REVOCA-
TION
OF FEDERAL EXPLOSIVES LICENSES
AND PER-
MITS.—Section 843(d) of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ in the first sentence after 
‘‘if’’; and 
(2) by striking the period at the end of the first 
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘; or (2) the 
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‘‘(A)(i) through a licensed dealer under 
subsection (d); 
‘‘(ii) through a law enforcement agency 
under subsection (e); 
‘‘(iii) after inspecting a permit that con-
firms a background check under subsection (f); 
or 
‘‘(iv) in accordance with an exception de-
scribed in subsection (g); and 
‘‘(B) in accordance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.—Except 
as provided in subsection (g), an unlicensed trans-
feror— 
‘‘(A) subject to subparagraph (B), may not 
transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee 
until— 
‘‘(i) the licensed dealer through which 
the transfer is made under subsection (d) 
makes a notification described in sub-
section (d)(3)(A); 
‘‘(ii) the law enforcement agency 
through which the transfer is made under 
subsection (e) makes a notification de-
scribed in subsection (e)(4)(A); or 
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‘‘(B) not later 24 hours after the transfer 
requiring the report under this paragraph oc-
curs, submitted to— 
‘‘(i) the office specified on the form 
described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the appropriate State law en-
forcement agency of the jurisdiction in 
which the transfer occurs; and 
‘‘(7) maintain records of the transfer at such 
place, and in such form, as the Attorney General 
may prescribe. 
‘‘(f) PURCHASE PERMITS CONFIRMING BACKGROUND 
CHECKS.—An unlicensed transferor may transfer a fire-
arm to an unlicensed transferee if the unlicensed trans-
feror verifies that— 
‘‘(1) the unlicensed transferee has presented to 
a licensed dealer or a law enforcement official a per-
mit or license that allows the unlicensed transferee 
to possess, acquire, or carry a firearm, and the li-
censed dealer or law enforcement official, as the case 
may be, has verified to the unlicensed transferor 
that the permit or license is valid; 
‘‘(2) the permit or license was issued not more 
than 5 years before the date on which the permit or 
license is presented under paragraph (1) by a law 
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(1) by striking ‘‘is authorized’’ and inserting
‘‘are authorized’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1998 through 2002’’.
(g) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.—Section 739(i)(1) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293c(i)(1)) is
amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘and
for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2002’’.
(h) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE REGARDING UNDER-
GRADUATES.—Section 740(d)(1) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293d(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘is authorized’’ and inserting
‘‘are authorized’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1998 through 2002’’.
(i) RESEARCH ON CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONS
ISSUES.—Section 781(e) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 295(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘is authorized’’ and inserting
‘‘are authorized’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1998 through 2002’’.
(j) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 487E(a)(3)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288–5(a)(3))
is amended by striking ‘‘Except’’ and all that follows and
inserting the following: ‘‘With respect to the National
Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program estab-
lished in subpart III of part D of title III, the provisions
of such subpart shall, except as inconsistent with this sec-
tion, apply to the program established in paragraph (1)
of this subsection in the same manner and to the same
extent as such provisions apply to the National Health
Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in
such subpart.’’.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISADVANTAGED AND
MINORITY HEALTH.
The President, in collaboration with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, shall during fiscal year 1998
hold a conference on matters relating to the health of indi-
viduals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including racial
and ethnic minorities. Of the amounts appropriated under
the Public Health Service Act for fiscal year 1998, such
Secretary shall, for purposes of holding the conference,
make available such sums as may be necessary.
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