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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4694
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
to require that the size of the public debt be reduced during each
fiscal year by the amount of the net surplus in the Social Security
and Medicare trust funds at the end of that fiscal year.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 2000
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Ways
and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 to require that the size of the public
debt be reduced during each fiscal year by the amount
of the net surplus in the Social Security and Medicare
trust funds at the end of that fiscal year.
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 ‘‘Social Security and
Medicare Surplus Protection Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. SEQUESTRATION OF FEDERAL SPENDING TO RE-
DUCE THE PUBLIC DEBT.
(a) SEQUESTRATION
TO
REDUCE
THE
PUBLIC
DEBT.—Part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding after
section 253 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 253A. SEQUESTRATION TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC
DEBT.
‘‘(a) SEQUESTRATION.—Within 15 days after Con-
gress adjourns to end a session, and on the same day as
a sequestration (if any) under sections 251 and 252, but
after any sequestration of budget-year budgetary re-
sources required by those sections, there shall be a seques-
tration equivalent to the estimated net surplus in the so-
cial security and medicare trust funds for the budget year,
as estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury on Sep-
tember 30 of that year.
‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—Each non-exempt account
within a category shall be reduced by a dollar amount cal-
culated by multiplying the level of budgetary resources in
that account at that time by the uniform percentage nec-
essary to carry out subsection (a). All obligational author-
ity reduced under this section shall be done in a manner
that makes such reductions permanent.’’.
(b) REPORTS.—Section 254 of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended—
support, financial or otherwise, or in aid of cultural orga-
nizations, facilities or activities in counties which are part
of the district. In determining whether to provide any such
support the commission shall consider the following fac-
tors:
‘‘(1) economic impact upon the district;
‘‘(2) cultural benefit to citizens of the district
and to the general public;
‘‘(3) contribution to the quality of life and pop-
ular image of the district;
‘‘(4) contribution to the geographical balance of
cultural facilities and activities within and outside
the district;
‘‘(5) the breadth of popular appeal within and
outside the district;
‘‘(6) the needs of the community as identified
in an objective cultural needs assessment study of
the metropolitan area; and
‘‘(7) any other factor deemed appropriate by
the commission.
‘‘(e) The commission may own and acquire by gift,
purchase, lease or devise cultural facilities within the terri-
tory of the district. The commission may plan, construct,
operate and maintain and contract for the operation and
maintenance of cultural facilities within the territory of
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, and se-
questration to reduce the public debt,’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by redesignating para-
graph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting after
paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) SEQUESTRATION TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC
DEBT REPORTS.—The preview reports shall set forth
for the budget year estimates for each of the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(A) The net surplus in the social security
and medicare trust funds for the budget year,
as estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury.
‘‘(B) The amount of reductions required
under section 253A.
‘‘(C) The sequestration percentage nec-
essary to achieve the required reduction in ac-
counts under section 253A(b).’’; and
(3) in subsection (f), by redesignating para-
graphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), re-
spectively, and by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) SEQUESTRATION TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC
DEBT REPORTS.—The final reports shall contain the
net surplus in the social security and medicare trust
funds for the budget year, as estimated by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury on September 30.’’.
(c) DEFINITION.—Section 250(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(20) The term ‘social security and medicare
trust funds’ refers to the Federal Old-Age and Sur-
vivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability
Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Hospital Insur-
ance Trust Fund, and the Federal Supplementary
Medical Insurance Trust Fund.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal
year thereafter and shall cease to have any effect after
the earlier of—
(1) the first fiscal year during which there is no
public debt; or
(2) the fiscal year during which there is enacted
legislation which is determined, under Government
budgeting and scoring principles, to keep social secu-
rity and medicare solvent.
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resolution authorizing the levy of a countywide retailers’
sales tax pursuant to this section, the state director of tax-
ation shall cause such tax to be collected within and out-
side the boundaries of such county at the same time and
in the same manner provided for the collection of the state
retailers’ sales tax. All moneys collected by the director
of taxation under the provisions of this section shall be
credited to the metropolitan culture district retailers’ sales
tax fund which fund is hereby established in the state
treasury. Any refund due on any countywide retailers’
sales tax collected pursuant to this section shall be paid
out of the sales tax refund fund and reimbursed by the
director of taxation from retailers’ sales tax revenue col-
lected pursuant to this section. All countywide retailers’
sales tax revenue collected within any county pursuant to
this section shall be remitted at least quarterly by the
state treasurer, on instruction from the director of tax-
ation, to the treasurer of such county.
‘‘(b) All revenue received by any county treasurer
from a countywide retailers’ sales tax imposed pursuant
to this section shall be appropriated by the county to the
metropolitan culture district commission within 60 days
of receipt of the funds by the county for expenditure by
the commission pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of the Kansas and Missouri metropolitan cul-
(1) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in clause (v), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after clause (v) the following
new clause:
‘‘(vi) that is made to a nonprofit reli-
gious organization.’’.
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SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 131. PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE GOOD GOVERN-
ANCE.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is author-
ized to establish programs that combat corruption,
improve transparency and accountability, and pro-
mote other forms of good governance in countries
described in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) COUNTRIES DESCRIBED.—A country de-
scribed in this paragraph is a country that is eligible
to receive assistance under this part (including chap-
ter 4 of part II of this Act) or the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989.
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In carrying out paragraph (1),
the President shall give priority to establishing pro-
grams in countries that received a significant
amount of United States foreign assistance for the
prior fiscal year, or in which the United States has
a significant economic interest, and that continue to
have the most persistent problems with public and
private corruption. In determining which countries
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Union Calendar No. 377 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4842 
[Report No. 108–627] 
To implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2004 
Mr. DELAY (for himself and Mr. RANGEL) (both by request) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
JULY 21, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade 
Agreement. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Imple-
mentation Act’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING 
TO, THE AGREEMENT 
Sec. 101. Approval and entry into force of the Agreement. 
Sec. 102. Relationship of the Agreement to United States and State law. 
Sec. 103. Implementing actions in anticipation of entry into force and initial 
regulations. 
Sec. 104. Consultation and layover provisions for, and effective date of, pro-
claimed actions. 
Sec. 105. Administration of dispute settlement proceedings. 
Sec. 106. Arbitration of claims. 
Sec. 107. Effective dates; effect of termination. 
TITLE II—CUSTOMS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. Tariff modifications. 
Sec. 202. Additional duties on certain agricultural goods. 
Sec. 203. Rules of origin. 
Sec. 204. Enforcement relating to trade in textile and apparel goods. 
Sec. 205. Regulations. 
TITLE III—RELIEF FROM IMPORTS 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Relief From Imports Benefiting From the Agreement 
Sec. 311. Commencing of action for relief. 
Sec. 312. Commission action on petition. 
Sec. 313. Provision of relief. 
Sec. 314. Termination of relief authority. 
Sec. 315. Compensation authority. 
Sec. 316. Confidential business information. 
Subtitle B—Textile and Apparel Safeguard Measures 
Sec. 321. Commencement of action for relief. 
Sec. 322. Determination and provision of relief. 
Sec. 323. Period of relief. 
Sec. 324. Articles exempt from relief. 
Sec. 325. Rate after termination of import relief. 
Sec. 326. Termination of relief authority. 
Sec. 327. Compensation authority. 
Sec. 328. Business confidential information. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are—
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5081
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a new program 
of educational assistance for certain reserve component members of the 
Armed Forces who perform active service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2004
Mr. BEAUPREZ (for himself and Mr. SWEENEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a 
new program of educational assistance for certain reserve 
component members of the Armed Forces who perform 
active service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN RE-
SERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS WHO PER-
FORM ACTIVE SERVICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Part IV of sub-
title E of title 10, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after chapter 1606 the following new chapter:
‘‘§ 1822. Day care providers
‘‘(a) Whoever, being a child day care provider in or
affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or an employee
thereof, knowingly makes any false representation regard-
ing that care, that provider, or that employee to—
‘‘(1) a parent or guardian considering the
placement of a child in the care of that provider; or
‘‘(2) a law enforcement officer;
and thereby places a child’s safety or health at substantial
risk shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than one year, or both.
‘‘(b) Whoever, being a child day care provider in or
affecting interstate or foreign commerce recklessly causes
serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365) shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 3 years,
or both.
‘‘(c) As used in this section, the term ‘child day care
provider’ means any person or entity that provides child
day care in a place other than the home of the child or
children for whom the care is provided.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 89 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘1822. Day care providers.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4698
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to authorize and direct
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to prepare estimates
of the impact of proposed Federal agency rules affecting the private
sector.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 2000
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Budget
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to authorize
and direct the Director of the Congressional Budget Of-
fice to prepare estimates of the impact of proposed Fed-
eral agency rules affecting the private sector.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REPORTS
ON PROPOSED FEDERAL AGENCY RULES.
Section 202 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(h) CBO REPORTS ON AGENCY RULES AFFECTING
THE PRIVATE SECTOR.—(1) At the request of the chair-
man or ranking minority member of any committee (or
of any subcommittee thereof) of the House of Representa-
tives or the Senate, the Director shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, prepare a report estimating the cost to the private
sector (including any financial impact on such sector) of
any proposed Federal agency rule for the first fiscal year
for which the proposed rule will take effect and each of
the ensuing 4 fiscal years.
‘‘(2) As used in paragraph (1):
‘‘(A) The term ‘Federal agency’ means any
agency as that term is defined in section 551(1) of
title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(B) The term ‘private sector’ means all per-
sons or entities in the United States, including indi-
viduals, partnerships, associations, corporations, and
educational and nonprofit institutions, but shall not
include State, local, or tribal governments.
‘‘(C) The term ‘rule’ has the meaning given
such term in section 804(3) of such title.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4699
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the program of research
on breast cancer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 2000
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the
program of research on breast cancer.
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 ‘‘Breast Cancer Re-
search Extension Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM OF RESEARCH ON
BREAST CANCER.
Section 417B(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 286a–8(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) BREAST CANCER.—For the purpose of car-
rying out section 417(c), there are authorized to be
appropriated $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2001 through 2004.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 469
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for certain
crimes relating to day care providers in or affecting interstate or foreign
commerce.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. HORN, Mr. GILMAN, and Mr. BAR-
CIA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties
for certain crimes relating to day care providers in or
affecting interstate or foreign commerce.
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 ‘‘Jeremy and Julia’s Law’’.
SEC. 2. DAY CARE PROVIDER CRIMES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 89 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Safety Officer
Medal of Valor Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MEDAL.
The President may award, and present in the name
of Congress, a Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with
ribbons and appurtenances, to a public safety officer who
is cited by the Attorney General, on the advice of the
Medal of Valor Review Board, for extraordinary valor
above and beyond the call of duty.
SEC. 3. BOARD.
(a) BOARD.—There is established a permanent Medal
of Valor Review Board (hereinafter in this Act referred
to as the ‘‘Board’’). The Board shall—
(1) be composed of 11 members appointed in
accordance with subsection (b); and
(2) conduct its business in accordance with this
Act.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The members of the Board
shall be appointed as follows:
(A) Two shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
(B) Two shall be appointed by the minority
leader of the House of Representatives.
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(3) to assist Federal, State, and local law
enforcement in enforcing Federal, State, and
local criminal laws relating to computer-related
crime;
(4) to facilitate and promote the sharing of
Federal law enforcement expertise and informa-
tion about the investigation, analysis, and pros-
ecution of computer-related crime with State and
local law enforcement personnel and prosecutors,
including the use of multijurisdictional task
forces; and
(5) to carry out such other activities as the
Attorney General considers appropriate.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001,
$100,000,000 for purposes of carrying out this sec-
tion, of which $20,000,000 shall be available solely for
activities under subsection (b).
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(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in para-
graph (1) shall remain available until expended.
Attest:
Secretary.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 46
AN ACT
To provide for a national medal for public safety of-
ficers who act with extraordinary valor above and
beyond the call of duty.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 46
AN ACT
To provide for a national medal for public safety officers
who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the
call of duty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4700
AN ACT
To grant the consent of the Congress to the Kansas and
Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
cluding, but not limited to, the retirement of any out-
standing bonded indebtedness of the district.
‘‘ARTICLE V. THE COMMISSION
‘‘(a) The metropolitan culture district shall be gov-
erned by the metropolitan culture commission which shall
be a body corporate and politic and which shall be com-
posed of resident electors of the states of Kansas and Mis-
souri, respectively, as follows:
‘‘(1) A member of the governing body of each
county which is a part of the district, who shall be
appointed by majority vote of such governing body;
‘‘(2) A member of the governing body of each
city, with a population according to the most recent
federal census of at least 50,000, located in whole or
in part within each county which is a part of the dis-
trict, who shall be appointed by majority vote of
such governing body;
‘‘(3) Two members of the governing body of a
county with a consolidated or unified county govern-
ment and city of the first class which is a part of
the district, who shall be appointed by majority vote
of such governing body;
‘‘(4) A member of the arts commission of Kan-
sas or the Kansas commission for the humanities,
of Valor Review Board and establish criteria and proce-
dures for the submission of recommendations of nominees
for the Medal of Valor.
SEC. 8. CONFORMING REPEAL.
Section 15 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1974 is repealed.
SEC. 9. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.
The Attorney General shall consult with the Institute
of Heraldry within the Department of Defense regarding
the design and artistry of the Medal of Valor. The Attor-
ney General shall also consider suggestions received by the
Department of Justice regarding the design of the medal,
including those made by persons not employed by the
Department.
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SEC. 2. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.
The Congress expressly reserves the right to alter,
amend, or repeal this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
‘‘(c)(1) Upon adoption of a resolution pursuant to
subpart (b)(1) or subpart (b)(2), the governing body of
the county shall request, within 36 months after adoption
of the resolution, the county election officer to submit to
the qualified electors of the county the question of whether
the governing body shall be authorized to implement the
resolution. The resolution shall be printed on the ballot
and in the notice of election. The question shall be sub-
mitted to the electors of the county at the primary or gen-
eral election next following the date of the request filed
with the county election officer. If a majority of the quali-
fied electors are opposed to implementation of the resolu-
tion authorizing creation of, or participation in, the dis-
trict and the levy of a tax for financial support thereof,
the same shall not be implemented. The governing body
of the county may review procedures for authorization to
create or become a part of the district and to levy a tax
for financial support thereof at any time following rejec-
tion of the question.
‘‘(2) The ballot for the proposition in any county shall
be in substantially the following form:
‘‘Shall a retail sales tax of llllll (insert
amount, not to exceed 1⁄4 cent) be levied and collected in
Kansas and Missouri metropolitan culture district con-
sisting of the county(ies) of llllll (insert name
‘‘(c) Any countywide retailers’ sales tax imposed pur-
suant to this section shall expire upon the date of actual
withdrawal of the county from the metropolitan culture
district or at any time the Kansas and Missouri metropoli-
tan culture district compact becomes null and void and
of no further force or effect. If any moneys remain in the
metropolitan culture district retailers’ sales tax fund upon
nullification and voidance of the Kansas and Missouri
metropolitan culture district compact, the state treasurer
shall transfer such moneys to the county and city retailers’
sales tax fund to be apportioned and remitted at the same
time and in the same manner as other countywide retail-
ers’ sales tax revenues are apportioned and remitted.’’.
SEC. 2. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.
The Congress expressly deserves the right to alter,
amend, or repeal this Act.
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