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(E) a summary of the results of the eval-
uation of the Comptroller General and the im-
plications of those results, including an evalua-
tion of any changes from the proposed rule
made by the agency in the final rule.
(4) PROCEDURES
FOR
PRIORITIES
OF
RE-
QUESTS.—In consultation with the Majority and Mi-
nority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives,
the Comptroller General shall develop procedures for
determining the priority and number of those re-
quests for review under paragraph (1) that will be
reported under paragraph (2). The procedures shall
give the highest priority to requests regarding a no-
tice of proposed rulemaking, and to requests regard-
ing an interim final rulemaking.
(b) AUTHORITY OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Each
agency shall promptly cooperate with the Comptroller
General in carrying out this Act. Nothing in this Act is
intended to expand or limit the authority of the General
Accounting Office.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Gen-
eral Accounting Office to carry out this Act $5,200,000
for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2003.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE; SUNSET PROVISION.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) SUNSET PROVISION.—This Act shall not apply
with respect to rules published on or after the date that
is 3 years after the effective date of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 441
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4744
[Report No. 106–772]
A BILL
To require the General Accounting Office to report
to Congress on economically significant rules of
Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
JULY 20, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to agreements entered
into by dentists under subchapter III of chapter 74 of title
38, United States Code, on or after the later of—
(1) the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) October 1, 2000.
(i) TRANSITION.—(1) In the case of an agreement en-
tered into by a dentist under subchapter III of chapter
74 of title 38, United States Code, before the date of the
enactment of this Act that expires after the effective date
specified in subsection (h), the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs and the dentist concerned may agree to terminate
that agreement as of that effective date in order to permit
a new agreement in accordance with section 7435 of such
title, as amended by this section, to take effect as of that
effective date.
(2) In the case of an agreement entered into under
such subchapter before the date of the enactment of this
Act that expires during the period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act and ending on the effective
date specified in subsection (h)(2), an extension or renewal
of that agreement may not extend beyond that effective
date.
(3) In the case of a dentist who begins employment
with the Department of Veterans Affairs during the period
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4752
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out projects for removing
accumulated snags and other debris from navigable waters to mitigate
damages resulting from a major disaster.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 2000
Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out projects
for removing accumulated snags and other debris from
navigable waters to mitigate damages resulting from a
major disaster.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF DEBRIS RESULTING FROM
MAJOR DISASTERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army may
carry out projects for removing accumulated snags and
other debris, and for protecting, clearing, and straight-
ening channels, in navigable waters to mitigate damages
resulting from a major disaster if, in the opinion of the
Secretary, such work is advisable in the interest of flood
control or navigation.
(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project carried out under this section shall be 90 per-
cent.
(c) MAXIMUM
PROJECT
COST.—Not more than
$500,000 may be expended in a fiscal year under this sec-
tion for any project on a single tributary.
(d) MAJOR DISASTER DEFINED.—In this section, the
term ‘‘major disaster’’ means a major disaster declared
under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.)
and includes a major disaster declared before the date of
enactment of this section.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$15,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 2000.
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responsible for providing administrative assistance to pan-
els established under chapter 20 of the Agreement. The 
office may not be considered to be an agency for purposes 
of section 552 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2004 to the Department of Commerce such 
sums as may be necessary for the establishment and oper-
ations of the office under subsection (a) and for the pay-
ment of the United States share of the expenses of panels 
established under chapter 20 of the Agreement. 
SEC. 106. ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS. 
The United States is authorized to resolve any claim 
against 
the 
United 
States 
covered 
by 
article 
10.15.1(a)(i)(C) or article 10.15.1(b)(i)(C) of the Agree-
ment, pursuant to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement 
procedures set forth in section B of chapter 10 of the 
Agreement. 
SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATES; EFFECT OF TERMINATION. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATES.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the provisions of this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act take effect on the date the Agreement 
enters into force. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Sections 1 through 3 and this 
title take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) TERMINATION
OF
THE AGREEMENT.—On the 
date on which the Agreement terminates, the provisions 
of this Act (other than this subsection) and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall cease to be effective. 
TITLE II—CUSTOMS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. TARIFF MODIFICATIONS. 
(a) TARIFF MODIFICATIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THE 
AGREEMENT.— 
(1) PROCLAMATION
AUTHORITY.—The Presi-
dent may proclaim— 
(A) such modifications or continuation of 
any duty, 
(B) such continuation of duty-free or ex-
cise treatment, or 
(C) such additional duties, 
as the President determines to be necessary or ap-
propriate to carry out or apply articles 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 
4.1, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.3.13, 4.3.14, and 4.3.15, 
and Annex IV of the Agreement. 
(2) EFFECT ON MOROCCAN GSP STATUS.—Not-
withstanding section 502(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(a)(1)), the President shall 
terminate the designation of Morocco as a bene-
ficiary developing country for purposes of title V of
last day of the month, except that, in lieu of fil-
ing the reports otherwise due in November and
December of any year in which a regularly
scheduled general election is held, a pre-general
election report shall be filed in accordance with
subparagraph (A)(i)(II), a post-general election
report shall be filed in accordance with sub-
paragraph (A)(i)(III), and a year end report
shall be filed not later than January 31 of the
following calendar year.
‘‘(3) CONTENTS
OF
REPORT.—A report re-
quired under paragraph (2) shall contain the fol-
lowing information:
‘‘(A) The amount of each expenditure
made to a person if the aggregate amount of
expenditures to such person during the calendar
year equals or exceeds $500 and the name and
address of the person (in the case of an indi-
vidual, including the occupation and name of
employer of such individual).
‘‘(B) The name and address (in the case of
an individual, including the occupation and
name of employer of such individual) of all con-
tributors 
which 
contributed 
an 
aggregate
amount of $200 or more to the organization
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4755
To establish a permanent fund to ensure the continued maintenance and
rehabilitation of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 2000
Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To establish a permanent fund to ensure the continued main-
tenance and rehabilitation of the Woodrow Wilson Memo-
rial Bridge.
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 ‘‘Woodrow Wilson Me-
morial Bridge Preservation Act’’.
SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE
WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(a) MAINTENANCE, REHABILITATION, AND EXPAN-
SION OF EXISTING BRIDGE.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall be solely responsible for the maintenance, re-
habilitation, and expansion of the existing Woodrow Wil-
son Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River between the
States of Virginia and Maryland until all conditions under
section 5 are met. The Secretary shall consult with the
Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and
the District of Columbia from time to time on the oper-
ating, maintenance, and rehabilitation needs of the bridge.
(b) COORDINATION OF AGREEMENT.—Sections 2(A),
2(B), and 2(C) of the agreement of April 19, 1985, be-
tween the Secretary of Transportation, the Commonwealth
of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Co-
lumbia, related to the assignment of responsibility for the
operation and maintenance of the bridge shall remain in
effect.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The contract authority, and asso-
ciated obligational authority, provided by section 412 of
the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995
(112 Stat. 159–160) and section 110 of title 23, United
States Code, for the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge
shall be designated as the Woodrow Wilson Memorial
Bridge Preservation Fund (in this section referred to as
the ‘‘Fund’’) and shall be maintained as such within the
Department of Transportation.
(B) the implications, if any, of those
strengths or weaknesses for the rulemaking.
SEC. 4. PILOT PROJECT FOR REPORT ON RULES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) REQUEST FOR REVIEW.—When an agency
publishes an economically significant rule, a chair-
man or ranking member of a committee of jurisdic-
tion of either House of Congress may request the
Comptroller General of the United States to review
the rule.
(2) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall
submit a report on each economically significant rule
selected under paragraph (4) to the committees of
jurisdiction in each House of Congress not later
than 180 calendar days after a committee request is
received. The report shall include an independent
evaluation of the economically significant rule by the
Comptroller General.
(3) INDEPENDENT
EVALUATION.—The inde-
pendent evaluation of the economically significant
rule by the Comptroller General under paragraph
(2) shall include—
(A) an evaluation of the agency’s analysis
of the potential benefits of the rule, including
any beneficial effects that cannot be quantified
I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4756
To direct the Archivist of the United States to transfer to the Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture the master versions of the photo-
graphic works of Griffith J. Davis which are in the possession of the
National Archives and Records Administration, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 2000
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To direct the Archivist of the United States to transfer
to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
the master versions of the photographic works of Griffith
J. Davis which are in the possession of the National
Archives and Records Administration, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS OF
GRIFFITH J. DAVIS FROM NATIONAL AR-
CHIVES TO SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RE-
SEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Archivist of the United
States shall transfer to the Schomburg Center for Re-
search in Black Culture, New York, New York, the master
versions of all photographic works of Griffith J. Davis
which are in the possession of the National Archives and
Records Administration as of the date of the enactment
of this Act or any time thereafter.
(b) TRANSFER OF WORKS FROM OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCIES
TO
ARCHIVIST.—Any agency, department,
overseas mission, or office of the Federal Government
which possesses any master version of a photographic
work of Griffith J. Davis as of the date of the enactment
of this Act or any time thereafter shall provide such mas-
ter version to the Archivist of the United States.
SEC. 2. MASTER VERSION DEFINED.
In this Act, the ‘‘master version’’ of a photographic
work is—
(1) the original negative of the work; or
(2) the first print made from the original nega-
tive of the work.
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‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE DATE OF COVERAGE.—
An individual who enrolls under the program
under this part pursuant to subparagraph (A)
shall be entitled to benefits under this part be-
ginning on the first day of the month following
the month in which such enrollment occurs.
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF COVERAGE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this part, an individual’s coverage under the
program under this part shall be effective for the pe-
riod provided in section 1838, as if that section ap-
plied to the program under this part.
‘‘(2) PART D COVERAGE TERMINATED BY TER-
MINATION OF COVERAGE UNDER PARTS A AND B.—
In addition to the causes of termination specified in
section 1838, an individual’s coverage under this
part shall be terminated when the individual retains
coverage under neither the program under part A
nor the program under part B, effective on the effec-
tive date of termination of coverage under part A or
(if later) under part B.
‘‘MONTHLY PREMIUM; INITIAL $25 PREMIUM
‘‘SEC. 1860D. (a) ANNUAL ESTABLISHMENT
OF
GUARANTEED SINGLE RATE FOR ALL PARTICIPATING
BENEFICIARIES.—
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4761
To designate the existing visitor’s center building located within the bound-
aries of the Valley Forge National Historical Park at Route 23 and
North Gulph Road in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Richard T.
Schulze Visitor’s Center’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 2000
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To designate the existing visitor’s center building located
within the boundaries of the Valley Forge National His-
torical Park at Route 23 and North Gulph Road in
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Richard T. Schulze
Visitor’s Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF EXISTING VISITOR CENTER
AT VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The existing visitor’s center
building located within the boundaries of the Valley Forge
National Historical Park at Route 23 and North Gulph
Road in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Richard T. Schulze Visitor’s Center’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Richard T. Schulze
Visitor’s Center’’.
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are to be filled from within the contractor’s organi-
zation and positions lasting three days or less;
‘‘(B) each such employment service delivery sys-
tem shall give such qualified covered veterans pri-
ority in referral to such employment openings; and
‘‘(C) each such employment service delivery sys-
tem shall provide a list of such employment openings
to private entities or organizations under contract
with the Secretary under section 4103(e) of this
title, and to States, political subdivisions of States,
or qualified organizations or entities competing
under section 4103(d)(5) of this title to furnish em-
ployment and training services under this chapter.
‘‘(3) As used in this section:
‘‘(A) The term ‘covered veteran’ means any of
the following veterans:
‘‘(i) Disabled veterans.
‘‘(ii) Veterans who served on active duty in
the Armed Forces during a war or in a cam-
paign or expedition for which a campaign badge
has been authorized.
‘‘(iii) Veterans who, while serving on active
duty in the Armed Forces, participated in a
United States military operation for which an
Armed Forces service medal was awarded pur-
H. R. 4762—3
(A) by striking ‘‘AND APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION’’
and inserting ‘‘, APPLICATIONS
FOR
EXEMPTION, 
AND
NOTICES OF STATUS’’ in the heading;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or notice of status under section
527(i)’’ after ‘‘section 501’’ and by inserting ‘‘or any notice
materials’’ after ‘‘materials’’ in paragraph (1)(A)(ii);
(C) by inserting or ‘‘or such notice materials’’ after
‘‘materials’’ in paragraph (1)(B); and
(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) NOTICE MATERIALS.—For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term ‘notice materials’ means the notice of status filed
under section 527(i) and any papers submitted in support of
such notice and any letter or other document issued by the
Internal Revenue Service with respect to such notice.’’.
(c) FAILURE TO MAKE PUBLIC.—Section 6652(c)(1)(D) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to public inspection of
applications for exemption) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or notice materials (as defined in such
section)’’ after ‘‘section)’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘AND NOTICE OF STATUS’’ after ‘‘EXEMPTION’’
in the heading.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2)
and (3), the amendments made by this section shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this section.
(2) ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE.—In the case
of an organization established before the date of the enactment
of this section, the time to file the notice under section 527(i)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section,
shall be 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section.
(3) INFORMATION AVAILABILITY.—The amendment made by
subsection (b)(2) shall take effect on the date that is 45 days
after the date of the enactment of this section.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES BY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF 527 ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 527
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to political organiza-
tions), as amended by section 1(a), is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘( j) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) PENALTY FOR FAILURE.—In the case of—
‘‘(A) a failure to make the required disclosures under
paragraph (2) at the time and in the manner prescribed
therefor, or
‘‘(B) a failure to include any of the information required
to be shown by such disclosures or to show the correct
information,
there shall be paid by the organization an amount equal to
the rate of tax specified in subsection (b)(1) multiplied by the
amount to which the failure relates.
‘‘(2) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.—A political organization which
accepts a contribution, or makes an expenditure, for an exempt
function during any calendar year shall file with the Secretary
either—
‘‘(A)(i) in the case of a calendar year in which a regu-
larly scheduled election is held—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 6104(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to in-
spection of annual information returns) is
amended by inserting ‘‘6012(a)(6),’’ before
‘‘6033’’.
(B) CONTRIBUTOR
INFORMATION.—Sec-
tion 6104(b) of such Code is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or a political organization exempt from
taxation under section 527’’ after ‘‘509(a)’’.
(2) RETURNS MADE AVAILABLE BY ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1)(A)(i) of
section 6104(d) of such Code (relating to public
inspection of certain annual returns, reports,
applications for exemption, and notices of sta-
tus) is amended by inserting ‘‘or section
6012(a)(6) (relating to returns by political or-
ganizations)’’ after ‘‘organizations)’’.
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(i) Section 6104(d)(1) of such Code is
amended in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) by inserting ‘‘or an organization
exempt 
from 
taxation 
under 
section
527(a)’’ after ‘‘501(a)’’.
(ii) Section 6104(d)(2) of such Code
is amended by inserting ‘‘or section
6012(a)(6)’’ after ‘‘section 6033’’.
(c) FAILURE TO FILE RETURN.—Section 6652(c)(1)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to annual
returns under section 6033) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or section 6012(a)(6) (relating
to returns by political organizations)’’ after ‘‘organi-
zations)’’ in subparagraph (A)(i),
(2) by inserting ‘‘or section 6012(a)(6)’’ after
‘‘section 6033’’ in subparagraph (A)(ii),
(3) by inserting ‘‘or section 6012(a)(6)’’ after
‘‘section 6033’’ in the third sentence of subpara-
graph (A), and
(4) by inserting ‘‘OR 6012(a)(6)’’ after ‘‘SECTION
6033’’ in the heading.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to returns for taxable years begin-
ning after June 30, 2000.
Passed the House of Representatives June 28 (legis-
lative day, June 27), 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
(2) by inserting ‘‘or report’’ after ‘‘1 return’’,
and
(3) by inserting ‘‘AND
REPORTS’’ after ‘‘RE-
TURNS’’ in the heading.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures made and con-
tributions received after the date of enactment of this Act,
except that such amendment shall not apply to expendi-
tures made, or contributions received, after such date pur-
suant to a contract entered into on or before such date.
SEC. 3. RETURN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SECTION
527 ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) RETURN REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRED TO FILE.—Sec-
tion 6012(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to political organizations required to
make returns of income) is amended by inserting
‘‘or which has gross receipts of $25,000 or more for
the taxable year (other than an organization to
which section 527 applies solely by reason of sub-
section (f)(1) of such section)’’ after ‘‘taxable year’’.
(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED
ON RETURN.—Section 6033 of such Code (relating
to returns by exempt organizations) is amended by
redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and
‘‘(3) The United States and a State shall be subject
to the same remedies, including prejudgment interest, as
may be imposed upon any private entity under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(f) FEES.—In any action or proceeding to enforce
a provision of section 4212 or 4215 of this title by an
individual under subsection (d)(2) who obtained private
counsel for such action or proceeding, the court may
award any such individual who prevails in such action or
proceeding reasonable attorney fees, expert witness fees,
and other litigation expenses.
‘‘(g) EQUITY POWERS.—The court may use its full
equity powers, including temporary or permanent injunc-
tions, temporary restraining orders, and contempt orders,
to vindicate fully the rights or benefits of individuals pur-
suant to this section.
‘‘(h) STANDING.—An action under this section may
be initiated only by an individual claiming rights or bene-
fits under section 4212 or 4215 of this title, not by any
other entity with obligations under such section.
‘‘(i) RESPONDENT.—In any such action, only an enti-
ty with obligations under section 4212 or 4215, as the
case may be, shall be a necessary party respondent.