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(2) the congressional budget, or
(3) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 104. REMOVING PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION PAYMENT
ACCOUNT 
FROM 
BUDGET 
PRONOUNCE-
MENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any official statement issued by
the Office of Management and Budget, the Congressional
Budget Office, or any other agency or instrumentality of
the Federal Government of surplus or deficit totals of the
budget of the United States Government as submitted by
the President or of the surplus or deficit totals of the con-
gressional budget, and any description of, or reference to,
such totals in any official publication or material issued
by either of such Offices or any other such agency or in-
strumentality, shall exclude the outlays and receipts of the
Public Debt Reduction Payment Account established by
section 3114 of title 31, United States Code.
(b) SEPARATE PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION PAYMENT
ACCOUNT BUDGET DOCUMENTS.—The excluded outlays
and receipts of the Public Debt Reduction Payment Ac-
count established by section 3114 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be submitted in separate budget docu-
ments.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedmen’s Bureau
Records Preservation Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 
2. 
PRESERVATION 
OF 
FREEDMEN’S 
BUREAU
RECORDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 29 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 2910. Preservation of Freedmen’s Bureau records
‘‘The Archivist shall preserve the records of the Bu-
reau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, com-
monly referred to as the ‘Freedmen’s Bureau’, by using—
‘‘(1) microfilm technology for preservation of
the documents comprising these records so that they
can be maintained for future generations; and
‘‘(2) the results of the pilot project with the
University of Florida to create future partnerships
with Howard University and other institutions for
the purposes of indexing these records and making
them more easily accessible to the public, including
historians, genealogists, and students, and for any
other purposes determined by the Archivist.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 29 of title 44, United States
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Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘2910. Preservation of Freedmen’s Bureau records.’’.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 2910 of title 44, United States Code (as added
by section 2), a total of $3,000,000 for fiscal years 2001
through 2005.
Passed the House of Representatives October 19,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
By MARTHA C. MORRISON,
Deputy Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5159
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for
the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
Mrs. MINK OF HAWAII 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 provide
tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing cor-
porations into condominiums.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN OR LOSS ON DIS-
TRIBUTIONS 
BY 
COOPERATIVE 
HOUSING
CORPORATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(e) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to distributions by cooper-
ative housing corporations) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTIONS
BY COOPERATIVE HOUSING
CORPORATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in
regulations—
‘‘(A) no gain or loss shall be recognized to
a cooperative housing corporation on the dis-
tribution by such corporation of a dwelling unit
to a stockholder in such corporation if such dis-
tribution is in exchange for the stockholder’s
stock in such corporation, and
‘‘(B) no gain or loss shall be recognized to
a stockholder of such corporation on the trans-
fer of such stockholder’s stock in an exchange
described in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(2) BASIS.—The basis of a dwelling unit ac-
quired in a distribution to which paragraph (1) ap-
plies shall be the same as the basis of the stock in
the cooperative housing corporation for which it is
exchanged, decreased in the amount of any money
received by the taxpayer in such exchange.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to distributions after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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(ii) by striking ‘‘each water system’’
and inserting ‘‘water systems’’;
(iii) by inserting after the second sen-
tence the following: ‘‘The State may use
the Federal and non-Federal funds to pro-
vide grants or loans for municipal, rural,
and industrial water systems. The State
shall use the proceeds of repaid loans for
municipal, rural, and industrial water sys-
tems. Proceeds from loan repayments and
any interest thereon shall be treated as
Federal funds.’’; and
(iv) by striking the last sentence and
inserting the following: ‘‘The Southwest
Pipeline Project, the Northwest Area
Water Supply Project, the Red River Val-
ley Water Supply Project, and other mu-
nicipal, industrial, and rural water systems
in the State of North Dakota shall be eligi-
ble for funding under the terms of this sec-
tion. Funding provided under this section
for the Red River Valley Water Supply
Project shall be in addition to funding for
that project under section 10(a)(1)(B).
The amount of non-Federal contributions
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5160
To provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator operators who
sold wheat between May 2, 1993, and January 24, 1994, when the
Federal Grain Inspection Service maintained erroneous standards for
official inspections of wheat protein content.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
Mr. POMEROY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide compensation to wheat producers and elevator
operators who sold wheat between May 2, 1993, and
January 24, 1994, when the Federal Grain Inspection
Service maintained erroneous standards for official in-
spections of wheat protein content.
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 ‘‘Wheat Protein
Mismeasurement Compensation Act’’.
States Code to assist consumers in identifying tires that
may be the subject of a recall by the manufacturer. The Sec-
retary shall complete the rulemaking not later than June
1, 2002.
(b) INFLATION LEVELS AND LOAD LIMITS.—In the
rulemaking initiated under subsection (a), the Secretary
may take whatever additional action is appropriate to en-
sure that the public is aware of the importance of observing
motor vehicle tire load limits and maintaining proper tire
inflation levels to the safe operation of a motor vehicle. Such
additional action may include a requirement that the man-
ufacturer of motor vehicles provide the purchasers of the
motor vehicles information on tire inflation levels and load
limits if the Secretary determines that requiring such man-
ufacturers to provide such information is the most appro-
priate way such information can be provided.
SEC. 11. ROLLOVER TESTS.
Section 30117 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) ROLLOVER TESTS.—
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 2 years
from the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary of Transportation, acting through the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall—
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5161
To provide the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether
officials from the People’s Republic of China tried to illegally influence
the 1996 Presidential Election.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide the appointment of an independent counsel to
investigate whether officials from the People’s Republic
of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential
Election.
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 ‘‘People’s Republic of
China and U.S. Election Investigation Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT COUNSEL FOR INVESTIGATION OF
CHINESE INFLUENCE ON 1996 PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—Within 90 days of the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall ap-
point an independent counsel in the manner independent
counsels were appointed under chapter 40 of title 28,
United States Code, but without regard for the prelimi-
nary investigation requirement. Such an appointment shall
be made for a term of 2 years. During that period, an
independent counsel appointed under this subsection shall
have all the authority, jurisdiction, and responsibilities of
an independent counsel appointed under such chapter be-
fore its termination.
(b) AUTHORITY.—An independent counsel appointed
under subsection (a) shall undertake a comprehensive in-
vestigation of—
(1) the actions taken by officials from the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China in connection with the 1996
Presidential Election to determine if such actions
were illegal; and
(2) the actions taken by high ranking officers
of the Federal government in connection with finan-
cial contributions made by officials from the People’s
Republic of China in connection with the 1996 Pres-
idential Election to determine if such actions vio-
lated any Federal law.
(c) REPORT.—An independent counsel appointed
under subsection (a) shall make a report and terminate
the independent counsel’s investigation as if such chapter
40 applied.
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Leader of the Senate, shall appoint individuals to fill va-
cancies on the National Assessment Governing Board
caused by the expiration of the terms of members of the
Board, or the creation of new membership positions on
the Board pursuant to amendments made by this Act.
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‘‘(ii) such amount is part of a series 
of substantially equal periodic payments 
made not less frequently than annually 
over—
‘‘(I) the life of the annuitant, 
‘‘(II) the lives of the annuitant 
and a joint annuitant, but only if the 
annuitant is the spouse of the joint 
annuitant as of the annuity starting 
date or the difference in age between 
the annuitant and joint annuitant is 
15 years or less, 
‘‘(III) the life of the annuitant 
with a minimum period of payments 
or with a minimum amount that must 
be paid in any event, or 
‘‘(IV) the lives of the annuitant 
and a joint annuitant with a minimum 
period of payments or with a min-
imum amount that must be paid in 
any event, but only if the annuitant is 
the spouse of the joint annuitant as of 
the annuity starting date or the dif-
ference in age between the annuitant
and joint annuitant is 15 years or 
less. 
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—For purposes of 
clause (ii), annuity payments shall not fail 
to be treated as part of a series of substan-
tially equal periodic payments—
‘‘(I) because the amount of the 
periodic payments may vary in accord-
ance with investment experience, re-
allocations among investment options, 
actuarial gains or losses, cost of living 
indices, a constant percentage applied 
not less frequently than annually, or 
similar fluctuating criteria, 
‘‘(II) due to the existence of, or 
modification of the duration of, a pro-
vision in the contract permitting a 
lump sum withdrawal after the annu-
ity starting date, or 
‘‘(III) because the period between 
each such payment is lengthened or 
shortened, but only if at all times 
such period is no longer than one cal-
endar year.
Service, and any other Federal land management
agency that conducts land use planning for Federal
land.
(2) LAND USE PLANNING LEGISLATION.—The
term ‘‘land use planning legislation’’ means a stat-
ute, regulation, executive order or other action taken
by a State to guide, regulate, and assist in the plan-
ning, regulation, and management of land, natural
resources, development practices, and other activities
related to the pattern and scope of future land use.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.
(5) STATE
PLANNING
DIRECTOR.—The term
‘‘State planning director’’ means the State official
designated by statute or by the Governor whose
principal responsibility is the drafting and updating
of State guide plans or guidance documents that
regulate land use and infrastructure development on
a statewide basis.
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SEC. 105. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREAS-
URY.—(1) Within 30 days after the appropriation is de-
posited into the Public Debt Reduction Payment Account
under section 3114 of title 31, United States Code, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate
confirming that such account has been established and the
amount and date of such deposit. Such report shall also
include a description of the Secretary’s plan for using such
money to reduce debt held by the public.
(2) Not later than October 31, 2002, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committee
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Finance of the Senate setting forth the
amount of money deposited into the Public Debt Reduc-
tion Payment Account, the amount of debt held by the
public that was reduced, and a description of the actual
debt instruments that were redeemed with such money.
(b) REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF
THE UNITED STATES.—Not later than November 15,
2002, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
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Finance of the Senate verifying all of the information set
forth in the reports submitted under subsection (a).
TITLE II—SOCIAL SECURITY AND
MEDICARE LOCK-BOX
SEC. 201. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDI-
CARE SURPLUSES.
(a) PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDI-
CARE SURPLUSES.—Section 201 of the concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget for fiscal year 2001 (H. Con. Res. 290,
106th Congress) is amended as follows:
(1) In the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND
MEDICARE’’ before ‘‘SURPLUSES’’.
(2)(A) In subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘and
the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund has been run-
ning a surplus for the last 2 years’’ after ‘‘years’’.
(B) In subsection (a)(4), by inserting ‘‘and the
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund surplus will be $32
billion’’ after ‘‘billion’’.
(C) In subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘the’’ the
second place it appears, and by inserting ‘‘and Hos-
pital Insurance Trust Fund’’ before ‘‘surpluses’’.
(D) In subsection (a)(6), by inserting ‘‘and
medicare’’ after ‘‘security’’.
(E) In subsection (a)(7), by inserting ‘‘and hos-
pital insurance’’ after ‘‘security’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5166
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to impose require-
ments with respect to staffing in nursing facilities receiving Medicare
or Medicaid funding.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. RUSH, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mrs. MCCAR-
THY of New York, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. FROST) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act
to impose requirements with respect to staffing in nurs-
ing facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding.
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 ‘‘Quality Care for Nurs-
ing Home Patients Act of 2000’’.
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resolution) or in the joint explanatory statement of
managers accompanying such resolution.
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL CONTENT OF REPORTS ACCOM-
PANYING BUDGET RESOLUTIONS AND OF JOINT EXPLAN-
ATORY STATEMENTS.—The report accompanying any con-
current resolution on the budget and the joint explanatory
statement accompanying the conference report on each
such resolution shall include the levels of the surplus in
the budget for each fiscal year set forth in such resolution
and of the surplus or deficit in the Federal Hospital Insur-
ance Trust Fund, calculated using the assumptions set
forth in subsection (e)(2)(A).
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘medicare reform legislation’
means a bill or a joint resolution to save Medicare
that includes a provision stating the following: ‘For
purposes of section 201(c) of the concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget for fiscal year 2001, this Act con-
stitutes medicare reform legislation.
‘‘(2) The term ‘social security reform legisla-
tion’ means a bill or a joint resolution to save social
security that includes a provision stating the fol-
lowing: ‘For purposes of section 201(c) of the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF DISABILITY RATINGS FOR CER-
TAIN PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS.
(a) PRESERVATION OF PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE-
CONNECTION.—Section 1117 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(g) In the case of a veteran in receipt of compensa-
tion for an illness that under this section or section
1118(c) of this title is presumed to be service-connected,
if the veteran voluntarily participates in a health study
sponsored by the Secretary and as a result of that partici-
pation is diagnosed as having a motor neuron disease and
if, as a result of that diagnosis, the Secretary determines
that a presumption of service connection for that illness
is no longer warranted—
‘‘(1) the veteran shall nevertheless continue to
be entitled to receive compensation under this sec-
tion on the basis of that presumption; and
‘‘(2) a survivor of that veteran who was award-
ed dependency and indemnity compensation for the
death of the veteran resulting from the disease that
formed the basis for the presumption shall neverthe-
less continue to be entitled to receive dependency
and indemnity compensation on that basis.’’.
(b) RESTORATION OF BENEFITS.—The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall restore benefits under laws adminis-
through (iv), except as specifically pro-
vided.’’.
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1819(b)(4)(D)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395i–3(b)(4)(D)(v)), as added by section
2(a)(1) and amended by section 3(a)(2) of this
Act, is further amended by striking ‘‘and sub-
paragraph (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘, subparagraph
(E), and subsection (d)(1)(D)’’.
(2) 
PAYMENT
MODIFICATION.—Section
1888(e)(4)(G)(iv) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1395yy(e)(4)(G)(iv)), as added by section 2(a)(3) of
this 
Act, 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section
1819(b)(4)(D)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsections
(b)(4)(D) and (d)(1)(D) of section 1819’’.
(b) MEDICAID-FUNDED NURSING FACILITIES.—
(1) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1919(d)(1) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(d)(1)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(D) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFFING.—A
nursing facility must maintain at least the ad-
ministrative staff described in the following
clauses (i) through (iv):
‘‘(i) DIRECTOR
OF
NURSING
SERV-
ICES.—An individual who serves full time
as a director of nursing services and who
is a registered professional nurse.
‘‘(ii) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURS-
ING SERVICES.—An individual who serves
full time as an assistant director of nurs-
ing services and who is a registered profes-
sional nurse, except that in a facility with
fewer than 100 beds, such individual may
serve part time and may also serve as a di-
rect care clinical nursing supervisor.
‘‘(iii) DIRECTOR OF IN-SERVICE EDU-
CATION.—An individual who serves full
time as a director of in-service education,
who is a registered professional nurse, and
who has, to the extent practicable and ap-
propriate, training in adult education and
gerontology, except that in a facility with
fewer than 100 beds, such individual may
serve part time.
‘‘(iv) DIRECT CARE CLINICAL NURS-
ING
SUPERVISOR.—For each shift each
day, an individual who serves full time as
a direct care clinical nursing supervisor
and who is a registered professional nurse,
except that in a facility with fewer than
100 beds, such an individual may serve
part time and may also serve as an assist-
ant director of nursing.
‘‘(v) LIMITATION
ON
FULFILLMENT
OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL REQUIRE-
MENTS.—An 
individual 
cannot 
satisfy
more than one requirement of clauses (i)
through (iv), except as specifically pro-
vided.’’.
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1919(b)(4)(D)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396r(b)(4)(D)(v)), as added by section 2(b)(1)
and amended by section 3(b)(2) of this Act, is
further amended by striking ‘‘and subparagraph
(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘, subparagraph (E), and
subsection (d)(1)(D)’’.
(2) 
PAYMENT
MODIFICATION.—Section
1902(a)(13)(A)(v) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1396a(a)(13)(A)(v)), as added by section 2(b)(3) of
this 
Act, 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section
1919(b)(4)(D)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsections
(b)(4)(D) and (d)(1)(D) of section 1919’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to services provided on or after
the date that is two years after the date of enactment of
this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5167
To amend title 38, United States Code, to protect ratings of service-connec-
tion for certain presumptive disabilities of Persian Gulf War veterans
participating in Department of Veterans Affairs health study.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
Mrs. CAPPS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to protect ratings
of service-connection for certain presumptive disabilities
of Persian Gulf War veterans participating in Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs health study.
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 ‘‘Veterans Healthcare
Fairness Act’’.
tered by the Secretary for any veteran or survivor covered
by subsection (g) of section 1117 of title 38, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a), whose benefits were ter-
minated before the date of the enactment of this Act by
reason of a diagnosis of a motor neuron disease. Any such
restoration of benefits shall be retroactive to the date on
which such benefits were terminated.
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