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Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 658G the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 658H. CHILD CARE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHIL-
DREN.
‘‘Child care activities for young children for which
funds under this subchapter may be used include activities
that are designed to accomplish the following:
‘‘(1) Increase the availability of child care serv-
ices for young children.
‘‘(2) Provide support services for networks of
family child care providers.
‘‘(3) Provide or support programs that provide
training, services, materials, equipment, or other
support to caregivers, eligible child care providers,
and family child care providers that provide child
care to young children. Such support may include
the purchase of equipment such as cribs and high
chairs.
‘‘(4) Provide funds to increase compensation of-
fered and provide bonuses to caregivers, eligible
child care providers, and family child care providers
who provide child care to children under the age of
3 years, especially those caregivers and providers
who have formal education in early childhood devel-
opment.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2692
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the child tax
credit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 3, 1999
Mr. WEINER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the child tax credit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF CHILD TAX CREDIT.
(a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT ALLOWED.—Subsection
(a) of section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to allowance of credit) is amended by striking
‘‘$500 ($400 in the case of taxable years beginning in
1998)’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000’’.
(b) INCREASE IN THRESHOLD AMOUNTS BEFORE
PHASE-OUT BEGINS.—Paragraph (2) of section 24(b) of
such Code (relating to threshold amounts) is amended—
(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A) 
by 
striking
‘‘$110,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$137,000’’,
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘$75,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$93,750’’, and
(3) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘$55,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$68,500’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(2) For an employee whose basic pay is at a
rate which exceeds the minimum rate of basic pay
for GS–12 (including any applicable locality-based
comparability payment under section 5304 or similar
provision of law and any applicable special rate of
pay under section 5305 or similar provision of law),
the overtime hourly rate of pay is an amount equal
to the greater of—
‘‘(A) one and one-half times the minimum
hourly rate of basic pay for GS–12 (including
any applicable locality-based comparability pay-
ment under section 5304 or similar provision of
law and any applicable special rate of pay under
section 5305 or similar provision of law); or
‘‘(B) the hourly rate of basic pay of the
employee,
and all that amount is premium pay.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (4) of
section 5542(a) of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect at the start of the first full
pay period in the first calendar year beginning at least
9 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
activities under section 658H, $200,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2002.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2695
To provide for the relief of Kathy Barrett.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 3, 1999
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the relief of Kathy Barrett.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHARGING OF EXCESS EARNINGS TO ALL
MONTHS IN THE TAXABLE YEAR.
Notwithstanding section 203(f) of the Social Security
Act, the amount of excess earnings with which Kathy Bar-
rett of Debra Road in Pembroke, Massachusetts, is
charged for each month in a taxable year for purposes of
section 203(b) of such Act shall be equal to 1⁄12 of the
total amount of her excess earnings, if any, which would
be charged to months in the entire taxable year under such
section 203(f) in the absence of this section.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2696
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for more equitable policies
relating to overtime pay for Federal employees and the accumulation
and use of credit hours.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mr. DAVIS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for more
equitable policies relating to overtime pay for Federal
employees and the accumulation and use of credit hours.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. OVERTIME PAY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5542(a) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘GS–10’’ and
inserting ‘‘GS–12’’; and
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows:
SEC. 2. ACCUMULATION AND USE OF CREDIT HOURS BY
MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERV-
ICE ON FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES.
Section 6126 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) Any limitations (or other terms or conditions)
governing the accumulation or use of credit hours shall
apply equally to all career employees in the civil service
(or, if promulgated by an agency, within such agency), in-
cluding those in the Senior Executive Service or another
equivalent system.’’.
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‘‘(2) AGENCY-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS.—With re-
spect to the National Institutes of Health, in carry-
ing out subsection (a), the Secretary shall (in addi-
tion to activities under paragraph (1)) provide for
the implementation of the recommendations of the
group known as the Task Force on the Status of
NIH Intramural Women Scientists.
‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF WOMEN ON INTRAMURAL AND
EXTRAMURAL CONFERENCES AND OTHER GROUPS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a policy at each specified agency of requiring in-
clusion of women scientists in greater numbers on or
in conferences, workshops, meetings, international
congresses, and other groups funded or sponsored by
the agency. Such policy shall provide for the inclu-
sion of not less than one woman scientist in each
such group, except as provided in paragraph (2).
This paragraph applies whether such groups are
held for employees of the agency headquarters, for
employees of field offices, or both.
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION; WRITTEN
EXPLANATION.—
The policy established in paragraph (1) may provide
that no woman scientist will be included in a group
for purposes of such paragraph if the Secretary pro-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2699
To designate the United States courthouse located at 223 Broad Street
in Albany, Georgia, as the ‘‘C.B. King United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mr. BISHOP (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. CHAMBLISS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the United States courthouse located at 223
Broad Street in Albany, Georgia, as the ‘‘C.B. King
United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 223 Broad
Street in Albany, Georgia, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘C.B. King United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
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vides a waiver of the requirement. The Secretary
may grant such a waiver only if—
‘‘(A) the individual with the chief respon-
sibility for the group involved submits to the
Secretary a written request for the waiver and
the request provides an explanation of the rea-
sons underlying the need for the waiver; and
‘‘(B) the Secretary makes a determination
that extraordinary circumstances justify provid-
ing the waiver.
‘‘(d) STUDY ON PAY EQUITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each specified agency,
the Secretary shall provide for a study to identify
any pay differences among men and women sci-
entists employed by the agency, both tenured and
untenured. The study shall include recommendations
on measures to adjust any disparities or inequities,
and shall identify a program to communicate infor-
mation on salary ranges to all employees.
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after
the date of the enactment of the HHS Women Sci-
entist Employment Opportunity Act, the Secretary
shall complete the study required in paragraph (1)
and submit to the Committee on Commerce of the
House of Representatives, and to the Committee on
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘C.B. King United States Court-
house’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 269
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to employment opportu-
nities in the Department of Health and Human Services for women
who are scientists, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Ms. SLAUGHTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to
employment opportunities in the Department of Health
and Human Services for women who are scientists, 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 ‘‘HHS Women Scientist
Employment Opportunity Act’’.
SEC. 2. WOMEN’S SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following title:
HR 269 IH
‘‘TITLE XXVIII—WOMEN’S SCIENTIFIC EMPLOY-
MENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES
‘‘SEC. 2801. WOMEN’S SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each agency specified
in paragraph (2), the Secretary, in collaboration
with the head of the agency, shall—
‘‘(A) establish policies for the agency on
matters relating to the employment by the
agency of women as scientists, and periodically
review and as appropriate revise such policies;
and
‘‘(B) monitor the extent of compliance with
such policies and take appropriate action in
cases in which the Secretary determines that
the policies have been violated.
‘‘(2) SPECIFIED AGENCIES.—The agencies re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) are the National Insti-
tutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and
such other agencies or offices of the Department of
Health and Human Services as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate.
‘‘(b) CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection
(a) with respect to a specified agency, the Secretary
shall provide for the following:
‘‘(A) Determining the concerns of women
scientists employed at the agency.
‘‘(B) Developing a policy defining the
standard tenure process for employment at the
agency.
‘‘(C) Determining the reason for departure
from the agency by interviewing women and
men scientists as they leave.
‘‘(D) Distributing yearly to all employees
of the agency copies of the policy of the agency
on flexible family leave.
‘‘(E) Monitoring the number of women, in-
cluding minority women, included on the com-
mittees, panels, and other working groups (and
in meetings) of the agency.
‘‘(F) Making efforts to recruit minority
women, based on the small numbers of tenured
minority women scientists.
‘‘(G) Developing additional goals related to
women and minority women scientists at the
agency.
apy may not be imposed to the extent they exceed the
deductibles, coinsurance, and limitations that are applied
to similar services under the group health plan or health
insurance coverage.
‘‘(d) PROHIBITIONS.—A group health plan, and a
health insurance issuer offering group health insurance
coverage in connection with a group health plan, may
not—
‘‘(1) deny to a participant or beneficiary eligi-
bility, or continued eligibility, to enroll or to renew
coverage under the terms of the plan, solely for the
purpose of avoiding the requirements of this section;
‘‘(2) provide incentives (monetary or otherwise)
to a participant or beneficiary to encourage such
participant or beneficiary not to be provided infer-
tility treatments to which they are entitled under
this section or to providers to induce such providers
not to provide such measurements to qualified par-
ticipants or beneficiaries;
‘‘(3) prohibit a provider from discussing with a
participant or beneficiary infertility treatment tech-
niques or medical treatment options relating to this
section; or
‘‘(4) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the
reimbursement of a provider because such provider
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Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report
describing the findings made as a result of the
study.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘specified agency’ means an agency specified in sub-
section (a)(2).
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2002.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 26
To allow certain individuals who provided service to the Armed Forces of
the United States in the Philippines during World War II to receive
a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. CUNNINGHAM,
Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. EVANS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, and Ms. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To allow certain individuals who provided service to the
Armed Forces of the United States in the Philippines
during World War II to receive a reduced SSI benefit
after moving back to the Philippines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROVISION OF REDUCED SSI BENEFIT TO CER-
TAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDED SERVICE
TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES IN THE PHILIPPINES DURING WORLD
WAR II AFTER THEY MOVE BACK TO THE
PHILIPPINES.
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sections
1611(b), 1611(f)(1), and 1614(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Social
Security Act—
(1) the eligibility of a qualified individual for
benefits under the supplemental security income pro-
gram under title XVI of such Act shall not termi-
nate by reason of a change in the place of residence
of the individual to the Philippines; and
(2) the benefits payable to the individual under
such program shall be reduced by 50 percent for so
long as the place of residence of the individual is in
the Philippines.
(b) QUALIFIED
INDIVIDUAL
DEFINED.—In sub-
section (a), the term ‘‘qualified individual’’ means an indi-
vidual who—
(1) as of January 1, 1990, was eligible for ben-
efits under the supplemental security income pro-
gram under title XVI of the Social Security Act; and
(2) before August 15, 1945, served in the orga-
nized military forces of the Government of the Com-
monwealth of the Philippines while such forces were
in the service of the Armed Forces of the United
States pursuant to the military order of the Presi-
dent dated July 26, 1941, including among such
military forces organized guerrilla forces under com-
manders appointed, designated, or subsequently rec-
ognized by the Commander in Chief, Southwest Pa-
cific Area, or other competent military authority in
the Army of the United States.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2700
To require that United States supported clinical research that is conducted
in sub-Saharan African countries be conducted in accordance with the
most protective ethical standards regarding the use of human research
subjects, and to prohibit the revocation or revision of intellectual property
or competition laws or policies of sub-Saharan African countries that
are designed to promote access to pharmaceuticals or other medical
technologies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To require that United States supported clinical research
that is conducted in sub-Saharan African countries be
conducted in accordance with the most protective ethical
standards regarding the use of human research subjects,
and to prohibit the revocation or revision of intellectual
property or competition laws or policies of sub-Saharan
African countries that are designed to promote access
to pharmaceuticals or other medical technologies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
provided infertility treatments to a qualified partici-
pant or beneficiary in accordance with this section.
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require a participant or bene-
ficiary to undergo infertility therapy.
‘‘(f) NOTICE.—A group health plan under this part
shall comply with the notice requirement under section
713(g) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 with respect to the requirements of this section
as if such section applied to such plan.
‘‘(g) LEVEL
AND TYPE
OF REIMBURSEMENTS.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a
group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering
group health insurance coverage from negotiating the level
and type of reimbursement with a provider for care pro-
vided in accordance with this section.
‘‘(h) PREEMPTION.—The provisions of this section do
not preempt State law relating to health insurance cov-
erage to the extent such State law provides greater bene-
fits with respect to infertility treatments or prevention.’’.
(B) Section 2723(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
300gg–23(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 2704’’
and inserting ‘‘sections 2704 and 2707’’.
(2) ERISA AMENDMENT.—(A) Subpart B of
part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Re-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2701
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide remedies for losses occa-
sioned by unreasonable delay in the processing of certain Federal Com-
munications Commission licenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mr. HYDE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide remedies
for losses occasioned by unreasonable delay in the proc-
essing of certain Federal Communications Commission
licenses.
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 ‘‘Justice for MAS Appli-
cants Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS REMEDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 91 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 1510. Certain claims against Federal Communica-
tions Commission
‘‘The United States Court of Federal Claims shall
have jurisdiction to hear and determine any claim for in-
terest on monies held by the Federal Communications
Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the
‘FCC’) in connection with a Multiple Address System ap-
plication filed for the use of the 932–932.5/941–941.5
MHz band under General Docket No. 82–243 and eventu-
ally dismissed by FCC WT Docket No. 97–81, and reim-
bursement for any direct expenses incurred in connection
with the application. The Court shall award such interest
at the rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury
pursuant to Public Law 92–41 (85 Stat. 97) and shall
also award such expenses as the court determines were
so incurred.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 91 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘1510. Certain claims against Federal Communications Commission.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2703
To ensure that land enrolled in the land conservation program of the State
of Minnesota known as Reinvest in Minnesota remains eligible for enroll-
ment in the conservation reserve upon the expiration of the Reinvest
in Minnesota contract.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mr. MINGE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To ensure that land enrolled in the land conservation pro-
gram of the State of Minnesota known as Reinvest in
Minnesota remains eligible for enrollment in the con-
servation reserve upon the expiration of the Reinvest
in Minnesota contract.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER REINVEST IN MIN-
NESOTA LANDS TO ENROLL IN CONSERVA-
TION RESERVE.
(a) ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary of
Agriculture may not reject a bid for the enrollment of land
in the conservation reserve on the ground that the land
has been out of production if the land has been out of
production by reason of its inclusion in the land conserva-
tion program of the State of Minnesota known as Reinvest
in Minnesota.
(b) CONSERVATION RESERVE DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘conservation reserve’’ means the con-
servation reserve established under subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2705
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance
of gain recognition through swap funds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent
the avoidance of gain recognition through swap funds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RECOGNITION OF GAIN ON TRANSFERS TO
SWAP FUNDS.
(a) INTERESTS SIMILAR
TO PREFERRED STOCK
TREATED AS STOCK.—Clause (vi) of section 351(e)(1)(B)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to transfer
of property to an investment company) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(vi) except as otherwise provided in
regulations prescribed by the Secretary—
‘‘(I) any interest in an entity if
the return on such interest is limited
and preferred, and
‘‘(II) interests (not described in
subclause (I)) in any entity if substan-
tially all of the assets of such entity
consist (directly or indirectly) of any
assets described in subclause (I), any
preceding clause, or clause (viii).’’
(b) CERTAIN TRANSFERS DEEMED TO BE TO IN-
VESTMENT COMPANIES.—Subsection (e) of section 351 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) TRANSFERS OF MARKETABLE SECURITIES
TO CERTAIN CORPORATIONS.—A transfer of property
to a corporation if—
‘‘(A) such property is marketable securities
(as defined in section 731(c)(2)), and
‘‘(B) such corporation—
‘‘(i) is registered under the Invest-
ment Company Act of 1940 as an invest-
ment company, or is exempt from registra-
tion as a investment company under sec-