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(3) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means a land and resource management plan pre-
pared by the Forest Service for a unit of the Na-
tional Forest System pursuant to section 6 of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(4) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)) 
SEC. 1402. HUNTING AND RECREATIONAL FISHING WITHIN 
THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM. 
(a) PROHIBITION OF RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture or Chief of the Forest Service may not es-
tablish policies, directives, or regulations that restrict the 
type, season, or method of hunting or recreational fishing 
on lands within the National Forest System that are oth-
erwise open to those activities and are consistent with the 
applicable forest plan. 
(b) PRIOR RESTRICTIONS VOID.—Any restrictions 
imposed by the Secretary of Agriculture or Chief of the 
Forest Service regarding the type, season, or method of 
hunting or recreational fishing on lands within the Na-
tional Forest System that are otherwise open to those ac-
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 348
Urging the President and Chile to engage in negotiations to conclude a
free trade agreement between the United States and Chile, in the absence
of fast track authority.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 10, 1998
Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Urging the President and Chile to engage in negotiations
to conclude a free trade agreement between the United
States and Chile, in the absence of fast track authority.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO CONCLU-
SION OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND CHILE.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress urges the
President and appropriate representatives of the Govern-
ment of Chile to engage in negotiations to conclude a free
trade agreement between the United States and Chile in
•HCON 348 IH
the absence of legislative provisions to consider legislation
implementing the agreement under expedited procedures
(‘‘fast track authority’’).
(b) NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING AGRICULTURE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the negotia-
tions described in subsection (a), the President
should assess whether United States tariffs on agri-
culture products that were bound under the Uru-
guay Round Agreements are lower than the tariffs
bound by Chile.
(2) CONSULTATION.—The President should
consult with the Committee on Ways and Means and
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Finance and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
of the Senate concerning the results of the assess-
ment under paragraph (1), whether it is appropriate
for the United States to agree to further tariff re-
ductions based on the conclusions reached in the as-
sessment, and how all applicable negotiating objec-
tives will be met.
(c) CONSULTATION
WITH
CONGRESS
BEFORE
AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO.—Before entering into any
trade agreement described in subsection (a), the President
should consult with—
•HCON 348 IH
(1) the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate; and
(2) each other committee of the House and the
Senate, and each joint committee of the Congress,
which has jurisdiction over legislation involving sub-
ject matters which would be affected by the trade
agreement.
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‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF FILM CREW.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘film crew’ means any per-
sons present on Federal land or waterways 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are 
associated with the production of a film. 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED PERMIT AND FEE.—For 
any film crew of 5 persons or fewer, the Sec-
retary shall require a permit and assess an an-
nual fee of $200 for commercial filming activi-
ties or similar projects on Federal land and wa-
terways administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) COMMERCIAL FILMING ACTIVITIES.— 
A permit issued under subparagraph (B) shall 
be valid for commercial filming activities or 
similar projects that occur in areas designated 
for public use during public hours on all Fed-
eral land and waterways administered by the 
Secretary for a 1-year period beginning on the 
date of issuance of the permit. 
‘‘(D) NO ADDITIONAL FEES.—For persons 
holding a permit issued under this paragraph, 
during the effective period of the permit, the 
Secretary shall not assess any fees in addition 
to the fee assessed under subparagraph (B). 
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tivities in force on the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be void and have no force or effect. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply only to 
the Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Louisiana, 
the De Soto National Forest in the State of Mississippi, 
the Mark Twain National Forest in the State of Missouri, 
and the Ozark National Forest, the St. Francis National 
Forest and the Ouachita National Forest in the States 
of Arkansas and Oklahoma. 
(d) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section, sec-
tion 1 of the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551), or 
section 32 of the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1011) 
shall affect the authority of States to manage hunting or 
recreational fishing on lands within the National Forest 
System. 
SEC. 1403. PUBLICATION OF CLOSURE OF ROADS IN FOR-
ESTS. 
The Chief of the Forest Service shall publish a notice 
in the Federal Register for the closure of any public road 
on Forest System lands, along with a justification for the 
closure.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 349
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States strongly supports
any assistance that can be provided to the Government and people
of Turkmenistan to build pipelines or take any other measures that
will lead to the resumption of natural gas exports.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 10, 1998
Mr. TOWNS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States
strongly supports any assistance that can be provided
to the Government and people of Turkmenistan to build
pipelines or take any other measures that will lead to
the resumption of natural gas exports.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the
United States strongly supports any assistance that can
be 
provided 
to 
the 
Government 
and 
people 
of
Turkmenistan to build pipelines or take any other meas-
ures that will lead to the resumption of natural gas ex-
ports, particularly measures involving United States busi-
•HCON 349 IH
nesses, thereby leading to improvement of the economy
and infrastructure of Turkmenistan, the standard of living
of the people of Turkmenistan, and the promotion of de-
mocratization and economic and political stability in the
region.
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 34
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should submit a
National Energy Policy Plan to Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1997
Mr. PICKETT submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Commerce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President
should submit a National Energy Policy Plan to Congress.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
President should, no later than January 1, 1998, and bi-
ennially thereafter through 2006, submit a National En-
ergy Policy Plan to the Congress, together with proposals
for implementing legislation, that will provide for energy
self-sufficiency for the United States at the earliest prac-
ticable date.
Æ
•HCON 36 IH
Whereas levels of admissions of ethnic Albanian citizens of
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Uni-
versities at Skopje and Bitola are far below the 23 per-
cent of Macedonia’s population that is composed of ethnic
Albanians;
Whereas higher education for ethnic Albanian citizens of
Macedonia is made more difficult by the lack of general
usage of the Albanian language at that level of instruc-
tion;
Whereas there are increasing reports that ethnic Albanian
citizens of Macedonia are concerned that efforts to en-
sure access to higher education in the Albanian language
have met with little success;
Whereas an application was filed with the Ministry of Edu-
cation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in
October 1994 seeking permission to open an Albanian-
language university as part of the established system of
education;
Whereas, in the absence of a response to the application filed
with the Ministry of Education of the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia in October 1994, attempts were
made in December 1994 to begin university classes in the
Albanian language at Tetovo, Macedonia and were pre-
vented by the intervention of police forces; and
Whereas in February 1995 renewed attempts to open an Al-
banian-language university at Tetovo, Macedonia were
again prevented by police forces, with the death of one
ethnic Albanian citizen of Macedonia and the wounding
of 28 other persons occurring as a result of the related
violence: Now, therefore, be it
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 351
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a technical
correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3910.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 15, 1998
Mr. MCHALE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make
a technical correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R.
3910.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R.
3910) to authorize the Automobile National Heritage Area
in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes, the Clerk
of the House of Representatives shall strike section 406
and insert the following new section 406:
SEC. 406. TERMINATION OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.
Section 9(a) of such Act (102 Stat. 4556) is amended
by striking ‘‘on the day occurring 5 years after the date
the limitation on participation to individuals 
who retired in 1976 and thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL BEN-
EFIT PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(p) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL 
BENEFIT PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If contributions are paid by 
an employer under a plan that provides supple-
mental benefits solely to participants in a plan de-
scribed in subsection (c) (or a continuation thereof) 
that provides pension benefits, such contributions 
shall not be deductible under this section nor be 
made nondeductible by this section, but the deduct-
ibility thereof shall be governed solely by section 162 
(relating to trade or business expenses). 
‘‘(2) TAX TREATMENT OF PLAN.—For purposes 
of this title, the trust holding the assets of a plan 
to which paragraph (1) applies shall be treated as an 
organization exempt from tax under section 501(a). 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
PAYMENTS
OTHER 
THAN TO OR FROM A TRUST.—For purposes of this 
subsection, payments made by an employer to the 
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of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on November
18, 2003’’.
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HR 4755 RH 
be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and 
‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1002. RELEASE OF SECURITY INFORMATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO DETERMINE CONDITIONS 
FOR RELEASE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any information in the possession of the United 
States Capitol Police (whether developed by the Capitol 
Police or obtained by the Capitol Police from another 
source) that relates to actions taken by the Capitol Police 
in response to an emergency situation, or to any other 
counterterrorism and security preparedness measures 
taken by the Capitol Police, may be released by the Capitol 
Police to another entity only if the Capitol Police Board 
determines, in consultation with other appropriate law en-
forcement officials and experts in security preparedness, 
that the release of the information will not jeopardize the 
physical security and safety of the facilities and properties 
under the jurisdiction of the Capitol Police. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING REQUESTS 
FOR INFORMATION FROM CONGRESS.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to affect the ability of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate (including any Member, 
officer, or committee thereof) to obtain information from
•HCON 351 EH
of the House of Representatives shall strike section 406
and insert the following new section 406:
SEC. 406. TERMINATION OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.
Section 9(a) of such Act (102 Stat. 4556) is amended
by striking ‘‘on the day occurring 5 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on November
18, 2003’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 15,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 351
Agreed to October 21, 1998
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 3910) to authorize
the Automobile National Heritage Area in the State of Michigan,
and for other purposes, the Clerk of the House of Representatives
shall strike section 406 and insert the following new section 406:
SEC. 406. TERMINATION OF CORRIDOR COMMISSION.
Section 9(a) of such Act (102 Stat. 4556) is amended by striking
‘‘on the day occurring 5 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on November 18, 2003’’.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 352
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make technical
corrections in the enrollment of a bill.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 15, 1998
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska submitted the following concurrent resolution; which
was considered and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make
technical corrections in the enrollment of a bill.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring) That, in the enrollment of the bill, H.R. 3461,
the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the
following corrections:
(1) In section 305, strike subsections (a) and
(d).
(2) Amend section 306 to read as follows:
SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Admin-
istrator the following:
•HCON 352 ATH
(1) To carry out nautical mapping and charting
functions under the Act of 1947 and sections 303
and 304, except for conducting hydrographic sur-
veys, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $34,000,000
for fiscal year 2000, and $35,000,000 for fiscal year
2001.
(2) To conduct hydrographic surveys under sec-
tion 303(a)(1), including the leasing of ships,
$33,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $35,000,000 for
fiscal year 2000, and $37,000,000 for fiscal year
2001. Of these amounts, no more than $16,000,000
is authorized for any one fiscal year to operate hy-
drographic survey vessels owned and operated by the
Administration.
(3) To carry out geodetic functions under the
Act of 1947, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $30,000,000
for fiscal year 2001.
(4) To carry out tide and current measurement
functions under the Act of 1947, $22,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 1999 through 2001. Of these
amounts $4,500,000 is authorized for each fiscal
year to implement and operate a national quality
control system for real-time tide and current and
maintain the national tide network, and $7,000,000
•HCON 352 ATH
is authorized for each fiscal year to design and in-
stall real-time tide and current data measurement
systems under section 303(b)(4).
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tiffs, defendants, or other parties, or the number of
claims or causes of action, in which the claimant al-
leges a health care liability claim. Such term does
not include a claim or action which is based on
criminal liability; which seeks civil fines or penalties
paid to Federal, State, or local government; or which
is grounded in antitrust.
(8) HEALTH
CARE
LIABILITY
ACTION.—The
term ‘‘health care liability action’’ means a civil ac-
tion brought in a State or Federal Court or pursu-
ant to an alternative dispute resolution system,
against a health care provider, a health care organi-
zation, or the manufacturer, distributor, supplier,
marketer, promoter, or seller of a medical product,
regardless of the theory of liability on which the
claim is based, or the number of plaintiffs, defend-
ants, or other parties, or the number of causes of ac-
tion, in which the claimant alleges a health care li-
ability claim.
(9) HEALTH
CARE
LIABILITY
CLAIM.—The
term ‘‘health care liability claim’’ means a demand
by any person, whether or not pursuant to ADR,
against a health care provider, health care organiza-
tion, or the manufacturer, distributor, supplier, mar-
keter, promoter, or seller of a medical product, in-
•HCON 352 EH
(1) In section 305, strike subsections (a) and
(d).
(2) Amend section 306 to read as follows:
SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Admin-
istrator the following:
(1) To carry out nautical mapping and charting
functions under the Act of 1947 and sections 303
and 304, except for conducting hydrographic sur-
veys, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $34,000,000
for fiscal year 2000, and $35,000,000 for fiscal year
2001.
(2) To conduct hydrographic surveys under sec-
tion 303(a)(1), including the leasing of ships,
$33,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $35,000,000 for
fiscal year 2000, and $37,000,000 for fiscal year
2001. Of these amounts, no more than $16,000,000
is authorized for any one fiscal year to operate hy-
drographic survey vessels owned and operated by the
Administration.
(3) To carry out geodetic functions under the
Act of 1947, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $30,000,000
for fiscal year 2001.
•HCON 352 EH
(4) To carry out tide and current measurement
functions under the Act of 1947, $22,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 1999 through 2001. Of these
amounts $4,500,000 is authorized for each fiscal
year to implement and operate a national quality
control system for real-time tide and current and
maintain the national tide network, and $7,000,000
is authorized for each fiscal year to design and in-
stall real-time tide and current data measurement
systems under section 303(b)(4).
Passed the House of Representatives October 15,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 352
Agreed to October 21, 1998
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That, in the enrollment of the bill, H.R. 3461, the Clerk
of the House of Representatives shall make the following correc-
tions:
(1) In section 305, strike subsections (a) and (d).
(2) Amend section 306 to read as follows:
SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator
the following:
(1) To carry out nautical mapping and charting functions
under the Act of 1947 and sections 303 and 304, except for
conducting hydrographic surveys, $33,000,000 for fiscal year
1999, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $35,000,000 for
fiscal year 2001.
(2) To conduct hydrographic surveys under section
303(a)(1), including the leasing of ships, $33,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $37,000,000
for fiscal year 2001. Of these amounts, no more than
$16,000,000 is authorized for any one fiscal year to operate
hydrographic survey vessels owned and operated by the
Administration.
(3) To carry out geodetic functions under the Act of 1947,
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $30,000,000 for fiscal year
2000, and $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(4) To carry out tide and current measurement functions
under the Act of 1947, $22,500,000 for each of fiscal years
1999 through 2001. Of these amounts $4,500,000 is authorized
for each fiscal year to implement and operate a national quality
control system for real-time tide and current and maintain
the national tide network, and $7,000,000 is authorized for
H. Con. Res. 352—2
each fiscal year to design and install real-time tide and current
data measurement systems under section 303(b)(4).
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 353
Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One
Hundred Fifth Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 20, 1998
Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session
of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Wednesday, October 21, 1998, or Thursday,
October 22, 1998, on a motion offered pursuant to this
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his des-
ignee, it stand adjourned sine die, or until noon on the
second day after Members are notified to reassemble pur-
suant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, or until
a time designated pursuant to section 3 of this resolution;
and that when the Senate adjourns on Wednesday, Octo-
•HCON 36 IH
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Government of the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia should take all appropriate
measures to ensure the fair and equitable treatment
of all of its citizens, regardless of ethnic background;
(2) while steps taken by the Government of the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to ensure
instruction in the Albanian language and the lan-
guage of other national minorities in Macedonia at
the primary and secondary levels of education and
the adoption of a law permitting Albanian language
instruction at the University of Skopje are com-
mendable, the ethnic Albanian citizens of Macedonia
continue to suffer from the lack of opportunity for
higher education in their native language;
(3) the Government and Parliament of the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should
therefore consider all means by which higher edu-
cation conducted in the Albanian language can be
provided, including the establishment of an Alba-
nian-language university;
(4) the efforts by the High Commissioner for
National Minorities of the Organization on Security
and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe,