datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
ferred to as ‘CODIS’) of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion contains a DNA analysis with respect to that member,
or if a DNA sample has been or is to be collected from
that member under section 3(a) of the DNA Analysis
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, the Secretary concerned
may (but need not) collect a DNA sample from that mem-
ber.
‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned may enter into agree-
ments with other Federal agencies, units of State or local
government, or private entities to provide for the collection
of samples described in paragraph (1).
‘‘(b) ANALYSIS AND USE OF SAMPLES.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall furnish each DNA sample collected
under subsection (a) to the Secretary of Defense. The Sec-
retary of Defense shall—
(1) carry out a DNA analysis on each such
DNA sample in a manner that complies with the re-
quirements for inclusion of that analysis in CODIS;
and
(2) furnish the results of each such analysis to
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
for inclusion in CODIS.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘DNA sample’ means a tissue,
fluid, or other bodily sample of an individual on
which a DNA analysis can be carried out.
‘‘(2) The term ‘DNA analysis’ means analysis
of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification in-
formation in a bodily sample.
‘‘(d) QUALIFYING MILITARY OFFENSES.—(1) Sub-
ject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Attorney General, shall determine those
felony or sexual offenses under the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice that shall be treated for purposes of this sec-
tion as qualifying military offenses.
‘‘(2) An offense under the Uniform Code of Military
Justice that is comparable to a qualifying Federal offense
(as determined under section 3(d) of the DNA Analysis
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000), as determined by the
Secretary in consultation with the Attorney General, shall
be treated for purposes of this section as a qualifying mili-
tary offense.
‘‘(e) EXPUNGEMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall promptly expunge, from the index described in sub-
section (a) of section 210304 of the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the DNA analysis of
a person included in the index on the basis of a qualifying
military offense if the Secretary receives, for each convic-
‘‘4454(b), or 4454(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘4554(b), or
4554(c)’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4638
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States to provide Federal
highway funds for projects in high priority corridors, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 2000
Mr. HUTCHINSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States
to provide Federal highway funds for projects in high
priority corridors, 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 ‘‘Priority Corridor Eq-
uity Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. REVENUE ALIGNED BUDGET AUTHORITY.
Subsection (c) of section 110 of title 23, United
States Code, relating to revenue aligned budget authority,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’;
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), if, in a fiscal year beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 1999, a State has within its boundaries
1 or more high priority corridors identified in section
1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 and the State does not obli-
gate on projects described in section 103(b)(6)(A)
an aggregate amount that equals or exceeds the less-
er of 10 percent of the aggregate amount of funds
apportioned to the State under this chapter or the
total amount necessary to complete construction of
any 
incomplete 
projects 
described 
in 
section
103(b)(6)(A) in such corridors, the State may only
obligate funds allocated to the State under sub-
section (b)(4) for the succeeding fiscal year on
projects described in section 103(b)(6)(A) in such
corridors.’’; and
(3) by aligning the remainder of paragraph (1)
(as designated by paragraph (1) of this section) with
paragraph (2) of such subsection (as added by para-
graph (2) of this section).
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4639
To assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane
and storm damage reduction benefits as well as environmental restoration
benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 2000
Mr. LAMPSON (for himself and Mr. LOBIONDO) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same
weight as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits
as well as environmental restoration benefits.
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 Beach Recre-
ation Act’’.
SEC. 2. GIVING RECREATIONAL BENEFITS THE SAME STA-
TUS AS OTHER BEACH RESTORATION BENE-
FITS.
Subsection (e)(2)(B)(i) of the 1st section of the Act
entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing Federal participation in the
cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property.’’
approved August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426e; 110 Stat.
3698–3699) is amended by add at the end the following:
‘‘In making such recommendations, the Secretary shall de-
velop and implement procedures which treat recreational,
hurricane and storm damage reduction, and environmental
restoration benefits equally.’’.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL SHARE.
Section 103(c) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4085) is amended by striking para-
graph (4) and by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and
(7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 463
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to protect the equal
participation of eligible voters in campaigns for election for Federal office.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. TANNER, and Mrs. KELLY) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
protect the equal participation of eligible voters in cam-
paigns for election for Federal office.
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 ‘‘Equal Political Oppor-
tunity Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF ELIGIBLE
VOTERS IN CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘PROTECTING EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF ELIGIBLE
VOTERS IN CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS
‘‘SEC. 323. Nothing in this Act may be construed to
prohibit any individual eligible to vote in an election for
Federal office from making contributions or expenditures
in support of a candidate for such an election (including
voluntary contributions or expenditures made through a
separate segregated fund established by the individual’s
employer or labor organization) or otherwise participating
in any campaign for such an election in the same manner
and to the same extent as any other individual eligible to
vote in an election for such office.’’.
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garding 
a 
claim 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2)(B). 
SEC. 205. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out—
(1) subsections (a) through (i) of section 203; 
(2) amendments to existing law made by the 
subsections referred to in paragraph (1); and 
(3) proclamations issued under section 203(j). 
TITLE III—RELIEF FROM 
IMPORTS 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) MOROCCAN ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘Moroccan 
article’’ means an article that qualifies as an origi-
nating good under section 203(b) of this Act or re-
ceives preferential tariff treatment under paragraphs 
9 through 15 of article 4.3 of the Agreement. 
(2) MOROCCAN
TEXTILE
OR
APPAREL
ARTI-
CLE.—The term ‘‘Moroccan textile or apparel arti-
cle’’ means an article that—
(A) is listed in the Annex to the Agree-
ment on Textiles and Clothing referred to in 
section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agree-
ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)); and
(B) is a Moroccan article. 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the United States International Trade Com-
mission. 
Subtitle A—Relief From Imports 
Benefiting From the Agreement 
SEC. 311. COMMENCING OF ACTION FOR RELIEF. 
(a) FILING OF PETITION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A petition requesting action 
under this subtitle for the purpose of adjusting to 
the obligations of the United States under the 
Agreement may be filed with the Commission by an 
entity, including a trade association, firm, certified 
or recognized union, or group of workers, that is 
representative of an industry. The Commission shall 
transmit a copy of any petition filed under this sub-
section to the United States Trade Representative. 
(2) PROVISIONAL RELIEF.—An entity filing a 
petition under this subsection may request that pro-
visional relief be provided as if the petition had been 
filed under section 202(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2252(a)). 
(3) CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—Any allegation 
that critical circumstances exist shall be included in 
the petition.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 522
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 3, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To reform the Federal deposit insurance system, and for 
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5245
AN ACT
To extend the liability indemnification regime for the
commercial space transportation industry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4640
To make grants to States for carrying out DNA analyses for use in the
Combined DNA Index System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
to provide for the collection and analysis of DNA samples from certain
violent and sexual offenders for use in such system, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 2000
Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. KENNEDY of
Rhode Island, Mr. WEINER, and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To make grants to States for carrying out DNA analyses
for use in the Combined DNA Index System of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, to provide for the col-
lection and analysis of DNA samples from certain violent
and sexual offenders for use in such system, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14133(a)(1)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘, at regular intervals of not to ex-
ceed 180 days,’’ and inserting ‘‘semiannual’’.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General to carry out this Act (including to reimburse
the Federal judiciary for any reasonable costs incurred in
implementing such Act, as determined by the Attorney
General) such sums as may be necessary.
SEC. 10. PRIVACY PROTECTION STANDARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), any sample collected under, or any result of any anal-
ysis carried out under, section 2, 3, or 4 may be used only
for a purpose specified in such section.
(b) PERMISSIVE USES.—A sample or result described
in subsection (a) may be disclosed under the cir-
cumstances under which disclosure of information in-
cluded in the Combined DNA Index System is allowed,
as specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section
210304(b)(3) of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132(b)(3)).
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—A person who knowingly—
(1) discloses a sample or result described in
subsection (a) in any manner to any person not au-
thorized to receive it; or
(2) obtains, without authorization, a sample or
result described in subsection (a),
shall be fined not more than $100,000.
Passed the House of Representatives October 2,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
lent or sexual offenses under State law that shall be
considered for purposes of this section as qualifying
State offenses; and
(3) specify the allocation that the State, in
using grant amounts to carry out DNA analyses of
samples, shall make as between samples specified in
subsection (a)(1) and samples specified in subsection
(a)(2).
(c) PREFERENCE.—Among States that propose to al-
locate grant amounts under subsection (b)(3) to samples
specified in subsection (a)(2), the Attorney General shall
give a preference to a State if that State proposes to use
such allocated amounts to conduct DNA analyses of those
samples that relate to crimes in connection with which
there are no suspects.
(d) COVERED SAMPLES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the plan shall require the DNA analysis
of each sample specified in paragraphs (1) and (2)
of subsection (a) collected before the date of the en-
actment of this Act but not analyzed before such
date.
(2) CRIMES FOR WHICH STATUTE OF LIMITA-
TIONS HAS EXPIRED.—In the case of a sample speci-
fied in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), if the statute
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DNA Analysis Backlog
Elimination Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF GRANTS.—The Attorney
General may make grants under this section to eligible
States for use by the State to carry out, for inclusion in
the Combined DNA Index System of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, DNA analyses of the following samples:
(1) Samples taken from individuals convicted of
a qualifying State offense (as determined under sub-
section (b)(2)).
(2) Samples from crime scenes, or victims of
crime.
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—For a State to be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, the chief executive officer
of the State shall submit to the Attorney General an appli-
cation in such form and containing such information as
the Attorney General may require. The application shall—
(1) provide assurances that the State has imple-
mented, or will implement not later than 120 days
after the date of such application, a comprehensive
plan for the expeditious DNA analysis of samples in
accordance with this section;
(2) include a certification that the State has de-
termined, by statute, rule, or regulation, those vio-
military offense, as determined under section 1565 of
title 10, United States Code.
(3) INDIVIDUALS ALREADY IN CODIS.—For each
individual described in paragraph (1) or (2), if the
Combined DNA Index System (in this section referred
to as ‘‘CODIS’’) of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion contains a DNA analysis with respect to that in-
dividual, or if a DNA sample has been collected from
that individual under section 1565 of title 10, United
States Code, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons or
the probation office responsible (as applicable) may
(but need not) collect a DNA sample from that indi-
vidual.
(4) COLLECTION PROCEDURES.—(A) The Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Prisons or the probation office
responsible (as applicable) may use or authorize the
use of such means as are reasonably necessary to de-
tain, restrain, and collect a DNA sample from an in-
dividual who refuses to cooperate in the collection of
the sample.
(B) The Director of the Bureau of Prisons or the
probation office, as appropriate, may enter into
agreements with units of State or local government or
with private entities to provide for the collection of
the samples described in paragraph (1) or (2).
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4641
To provide trade adjustment assistance for certain workers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 2000
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide trade adjustment assistance for certain workers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.
(a) CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKERS
REQUIRED FOR CLOSURE OF FACILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law or any decision by the Secretary of
Labor denying certification or eligibility for certifi-
cation for adjustment assistance under title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, a qualified worker described in
paragraph (2) shall be certified by the Secretary as
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
such title II.
(2) QUALIFIED WORKER.—For purposes of this
subsection, a ‘‘qualified worker’’ means a worker
who—
(A) was determined to be covered under
Trade Adjustment Assistance Certification TA–
W–31,402; and
(B) was necessary for the environmental
remediation or closure of a copper mining facil-
ity.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of
this Act.
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(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The authority to pro-
vide voluntary separation incentive payments under this
section shall be available in accordance with the provisions
of subsections (a)(2)–(e) of section 663 of the Treasury,
Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations
Act, 1997, as contained in Public Law 104–208 (5 U.S.C.
5597 note), except that—
(1) subsection (a)(2)(D) of such section shall be
disregarded;
(2) subsection (a)(2)(G) of such section shall be
applied by construing the citations therein to be ref-
erences to the appropriate authorities in connection
with employees of the General Accounting Office;
(3) subsection (b)(1) of such section shall be
applied by substituting ‘‘Committee on Government
Reform’’ for ‘‘Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight’’;
(4)(A) subsection (b)(2)(A) of such section shall
be applied by substituting ‘‘eliminated (if any)’’ for
‘‘eliminated’’;
(B) subsection (b)(2)(C) of such section shall
be applied by substituting ‘‘such positions or func-
tions as are to be eliminated and such employees as
are to be separated’’ for ‘‘the eliminated positions
and functions’’; and
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available for the purposes of this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this section $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2001 through 2003.
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under
paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available
until expended.
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‘‘(ii) correcting skill imbalances; or
‘‘(iii) reducing high-grade, managerial, or
supervisory positions;’’.
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
Effective for purposes of the period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31,
2003, subparagraph (B) of section 8414(b)(1) of title 5,
United States Code, shall, with respect to officers and em-
ployees of the General Accounting Office, be applied as
if it had been amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B)(i) has been employed continuously by the
General Accounting Office for at least the 31-day
period immediately preceding the start of the period
referred to in clause (iv);
‘‘(ii) is serving under an appointment that is
not time limited;
‘‘(iii) has not received a notice of involuntary
separation, for misconduct or unacceptable perform-
ance, with respect to which final action remains
pending; and
‘‘(iv) is separated from the service voluntarily
during a period with respect to which the Comp-
troller General determines that the application of
this subsection is necessary and appropriate for the
purpose of—
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a judgment in the U.S. Suit requiring the Coachella
Valley Water District to pay $212,908.41 in past
and future damages and the Imperial Irrigation Dis-
trict to pay $2,795,694.33 in past and future dam-
ages in lieu of the United States request for a per-
manent injunction against continued flooding of the
submerged lands.
(8) The United States, the Coachella Valley
Water District, and the Imperial Irrigation District
have filed notices of appeal with the United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from the dis-
trict court’s judgment in the U.S. Suit (Nos. 93–
55389, 93–55398, and 93–55402), and the Tribe
has filed a notice of appeal from the district court’s
denial of its motion to intervene as a matter of right
(No. 92–55129).
(9) The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
has stayed further action on the appeals pending the
outcome of settlement negotiations.
(10) In 1991, the Tribe brought its own law-
suit, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, et
al., v. Imperial Irrigation District, et al., Case No.
91–1670 J (LSP) (hereafter in this section referred
to as the ‘‘Indian Suit’’) in the United States Dis-
trict Court, Southern District of California, against
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 4645
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a
comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Defense.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 13, 2000
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. OBEY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.
NADLER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. OLVER, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, and Mr.
SERRANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require the Comptroller General of the United States
to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Depart-
ment of Defense.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMPREHENSIVE FRAUD AUDIT OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.
Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct and complete a comprehensive fraud audit
of the Department of Defense and submit a report setting
forth the results of the audit to the Committee on Armed
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Services of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate.
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(b) INVESTIGATION
AND DETERMINATION.—Upon 
the filing of a petition under subsection (a), the Commis-
sion, unless subsection (d) applies, shall promptly initiate 
an investigation to determine whether, as a result of the 
reduction or elimination of a duty provided for under the 
Agreement, a Moroccan article is being imported into the 
United States in such increased quantities, in absolute 
terms or relative to domestic production, and under such 
conditions that imports of the Moroccan article constitute 
a substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof to 
the domestic industry producing an article that is like, or 
directly competitive with, the imported article. 
(c) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—The following provi-
sions of section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2252) apply with respect to any investigation initiated 
under subsection (b): 
(1) Paragraphs (1)(B) and (3) of subsection 
(b). 
(2) Subsection (c). 
(3) Subsection (d). 
(4) Subsection (i). 
(d) ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM INVESTIGATION.—No 
investigation may be initiated under this section with re-
spect to any Moroccan article if, after the date on which 
the Agreement enters into force, import relief has been