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Private Calendar No. 15
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 848
[Report No. 106–894]
For the relief of Sepandan Farnia and Farbod Farnia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1999
Mr. ISTOOK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
Referred to the Private Calendar and ordered to be printed
A BILL
For the relief of Sepandan Farnia and Farbod Farnia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
PERMANENT 
RESIDENT 
STATUS 
FOR
SEPANDAN FARNIA AND FARBOD FARNIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Sepandan Farnia and Farbod Farnia shall each be
eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust-
ment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence upon filing an application for
issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such
Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi-
dent.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Sepandan Farnia
or Farbod Farnia enters the United States before the fil-
ing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be consid-
ered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if
otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status
under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Sepandan Farnia and Farbod Farnia, the Sec-
retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce
by 2, during the current or next following fiscal year, the
total number of immigrant visas that are made available
to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section
203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli-
cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made
available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth
under section 202(e) of such Act.
Private Calendar No. 15
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 848
[Report No. 106–894]
A BILL
For the relief of Sepandan Farnia and Farbod
Farnia.
SEPTEMBER 26,2000
Referred to the Private Calendar and ordered to be
printed
HR 84 IH
SEC. 6. STUDY.
Not more than one percent of the funds appropriated
to carry out this Act shall be directed to the Attorney Gen-
eral to finance a study evaluating grants made under this
Act. At a minimum, this study shall include the following:
(1) The number of grant awards made and the
amount of each grant.
(2) The recipients of grants, including the com-
munities in which they are based.
(3) The purposes for which the grants were
awarded and used.
(4) An evaluation of the achievement of each
recipient’s stated goals and objectives.
(5) An assessment of the effect the program
had in encouraging and supporting coordinated com-
munity action against crime.
(6) Specific recommendations for further fund-
ing for each grant recipient.
(7) Specific recommendations for future oper-
ations of the grant program and its guidelines.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $10,000,000 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. 850
To amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of United
States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export controls
on encryption.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1999
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. DELAY, Mr.
WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. COX, Ms. PRYCE of
Ohio, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. FROST, Ms.
DELAURO, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. COBLE, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. GALLEGLY,
Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr.
PEASE, Mr. CANNON, Mr. ROGAN, Mrs. BONO, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. NADLER, Ms.
JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. WATERS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. DELAHUNT,
Mr. WEXLER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ARCHER, Mr.
BALLENGER, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BARRETT of
Wisconsin, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr.
BOEHNER, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms.
BROWN of Florida, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. BURR of North Caro-
lina, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mrs. CAPPS,
Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mrs. CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN,
Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. COOK,
Mr. COOKSEY, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr.
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DEUTSCH,
Mr. DICKEY, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DOYLE,
Mr. DREIER, Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. DUNN, Mr. EHLERS, Mrs. EMERSON,
Mr. ENGLISH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EWING, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FIL-
NER, Mr. FORD, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr.
GILLMOR, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GREEN of
Texas, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HASTINGS of Washing-
ton, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HILL of Montana, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. HOEKSTRA,
Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. HORN, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr.
INSLEE, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms.
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr.
KANJORSKI, Mr. KASICH, Mrs. KELLY, Ms. KIKPATRICK, Mr. KIND, Mr.
KINGSTON, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr.
LARGENT, Mr. LATHAM, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. LINDER,
shall be required to establish that they have
been physically present in the United States for
a continuous period, beginning not later than
July 1, 1989, and ending not earlier than the
date the application for adjustment under this
subsection is filed;
(C) the alien applies for such adjustment
and is physically present in the United States
on the date the application is filed;
(D) the alien is otherwise admissible to the
United States for permanent residence, except
in determining such admissibility the grounds
for exclusion specified in paragraphs (4), (5),
(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not
apply; and
(E) applies for such adjustment before
July 1, 2001.
(2) PROOF OF CONTINUOUS PRESENCE.—For
purposes of establishing the period of continuous
physical presence referred to in paragraph (1)(B),
an alien—
(A) shall demonstrate that such period
commenced not later than July 1, 1989, in a
manner consistent with subsection (b)(2); and
(B) shall not be considered to have failed
to maintain continuous physical presence by
reason of an absence, or absences, from the
United States for any period in the aggregate
not exceeding 180 days.
(e) FEE.—The Attorney General shall impose a fee
of $1,000 on each alien filing an application for adjust-
ment of status under this section.
(f) AVAILABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.—
The Attorney General shall provide to applicants for ad-
justment of status under subsection (a) the same right to,
and procedures for, administrative review as are provided
to—
(1) applicants for adjustment of status under
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
or
(2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under
section 240 of such Act.
(g) LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A deter-
mination by the Attorney General as to whether the status
of any alien should be adjusted under this section is final
and shall not be subject to review by any court.
(h) APPLICATION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATIONAL-
ITY ACT PROVISIONS.—Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this section, the definitions contained in the
Immigration and Nationality Act shall apply in the admin-
istration of this section. Nothing contained in this section
shall be held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, affect, or
restrict the powers, duties, functions, or authority of the
Attorney General in the administration and enforcement
of such Act or any other law relating to immigration, na-
tionality, or naturalization. The fact that an alien may be
eligible to be granted the status of having been lawfully
admitted for permanent residence under this section shall
not preclude the alien from seeking such status under any
other provision of law for which the alien may be eligible.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 84
To establish or expand existing community prosecution programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. BLAGOJEVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish or expand existing community prosecution
programs.
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 ‘‘Community Prosecutor
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make
grants to State attorneys general, prosecutors, units of
local government, and Indian tribal prosecutors to estab-
lish or expand existing community prosecution programs,
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including hiring and training prosecutors for such pro-
grams.
(b) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral should ensure, to the extent possible, that grants
awarded under this Act are distributed equitably between
urban and rural communities.
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this Act, State attorneys general, prosecutors, units
of local government and Indian tribal prosecutors may
apply for an award to establish or continue existing com-
munity-oriented prosecution programs.
(b) APPLICATION.—To apply for a grant, an inter-
ested eligible entity shall submit an application to the At-
torney General in such form as the Attorney General shall
prescribe by regulations or guidelines.
(c) CONTENTS.—Each application shall include the
following:
(1) The objectives, and need, including public
safety, for a grant award.
(2) A long-term strategy and detailed imple-
mentation plan.
(3) Certification of coordination and specific
commitments by the community to be served by the
‘‘(A) any United States citizen;
‘‘(B) any other person organized under the
laws of any State, the District of Columbia, or
any commonwealth, territory, or possession of
the United States; and
‘‘(C) any person organized under the laws
of any foreign country who is owned or con-
trolled by individuals or persons described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B).
‘‘§ 2802. Freedom to use encryption
‘‘Subject to section 2805, it shall be lawful for any
person within any State, and for any United States person
in a foreign country, to use any encryption, regardless of
the encryption algorithm selected, encryption key length
chosen, or implementation technique or medium used.
‘‘§ 2803. Freedom to sell encryption
‘‘Subject to section 2805, it shall be lawful for any
person within any State to sell in interstate commerce any
encryption, regardless of the encryption algorithm se-
lected, encryption key length chosen, or implementation
technique or medium used.
‘‘§ 2804. Prohibition on mandatory key escrow
‘‘(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION.—Neither the Federal
Government nor a State may require that, or condition
any approval on a requirement that, a key, access to a
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 886
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Con-
gress a plan to include as a benefit under the Medicare Program coverage
of outpatient prescription drugs, and to provide for the funding of such
benefit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 1999
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER
of California, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. OBEY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. OLVER, and Mr. MEEHAN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to submit to Congress a plan to include as a benefit
under the Medicare Program coverage of outpatient pre-
scription drugs, and to provide for the funding of such
benefit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 851
To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish improved
predictive models for determining the availability of television broadcast
signals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1999
Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. DINGELL, Mr.
OXLEY, Mr. UPTON, Mr. GILLMOR, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. STEARNS, Mr.
LARGENT, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. HILL of Mon-
tana, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. JOHN, Mr. GOSS, and
Mr. BOEHLERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
A BILL
To require the Federal Communications Commission to es-
tablish improved predictive models for determining the
availability of television broadcast signals.
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 ‘‘Save Our Satellites
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RULE-
MAKING REQUIRED.
Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 is amend-
ed by inserting after section 11 (47 U.S.C. 161) the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 12. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RULE-
MAKING REQUIRED.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF IMPROVED PREDICTIVE
MODELS REQUIRED.—Within 90 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Commission shall establish
different predictive models for making determinations of
the boundaries of areas within the predicted Grade B Con-
tour of television broadcast stations for purposes of this
Act and for purposes of other Federal statutes and regula-
tions. Such models shall include a model based on one of
the models described in the Commission’s report and order
adopted February 2, 1999 (CS Docket 98–201).
‘‘(b) TREATMENT AS UNSERVED HOUSEHOLD.—Any
subscriber who on February 24, 1999, is receiving from
a satellite carrier for private home viewing secondary
transmissions of programming contained in a primary
transmission made by a network station shall, during the
period beginning February 24, 1999, and until the Com-
mission completes the action required by subsection (a),
be treated as residing in an unserved household for pur-
poses of section 119 of title 17, United States Code.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—The terms used in this section
have the meanings provided by section 119(d) of title 17,
United States Code.’’.
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(3) Section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) The term ‘vetoes’ means, when referring
to a joint resolution on the budget for a fiscal year,
whenever the President returns such resolution with
his objections to the House in which it originated
within ten days after receiving the resolution or does
not sign the resolution and cannot return it due to
a congressional adjournment that occurs before the
ten-day time limit.’’.
(4)(A) Section 904(c)(1) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 is amended by inserting ‘‘303(a),’’ before
‘‘305(b)(2),’’.
(B) Section 904(d)(2) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 is amended by inserting ‘‘303(a),’’ before
‘‘305(b)(2),’’.
(b) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES UPON VETO OF JOINT
RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.—(1) Title III of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘EXPEDITED PROCEDURES UPON VETO OF JOINT
RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET
‘‘SEC. 316. (a) SPECIAL RULE.—If the President ve-
toes a joint resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, the
chairman of the Committee on Budget of the House of
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 852
To require the Department of Agriculture to establish an electronic filing
and retrieval system to enable the public to file all required paperwork
electronically with the Department and to have access to public informa-
tion on farm programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production re-
ports, and other similar information.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1999
Mr. LAHOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To require the Department of Agriculture to establish an
electronic filing and retrieval system to enable the public
to file all required paperwork electronically with the De-
partment and to have access to public information on
farm programs, quarterly trade, economic, and produc-
tion reports, and other similar information.
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 ‘‘Freedom to E-File
Act’’.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC FILING AND RETRIEVAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to
enable the public to file all required paperwork electroni-
cally with the Department of Agriculture and to have ac-
cess to public information on farm programs, quarterly
trade, economic, and production reports, and other similar
information.
(b) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
report to Congress the progress made toward implement-
ing subsection (a).
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Representatives or Senate may introduce a concurrent res-
olution on the budget or joint resolution on the budget
for such fiscal year. If the Committee on the Budget of
either House fails to report such concurrent or joint reso-
lution referred to it within three legislative days after the
date of such referral, the committee shall be automatically
discharged from further consideration of such resolution
and such resolution shall be placed on the appropriate cal-
endar.
‘‘(b) PROCEDURE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES AND THE SENATE.—
‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
provisions of section 305 for the consideration in the
House of Representatives and in the Senate of joint
resolutions on the budget and conference reports
thereon shall also apply to the consideration of con-
current resolutions on the budget introduced under
subsection (a) and conference reports thereon.
‘‘(2) Debate in the Senate on any concurrent
resolution on the budget or joint resolution on the
budget introduced under subsection (a), and all
amendments thereto and debatable motions and ap-
peals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not
more than 10 hours and in the House such debate
shall be limited to not more than 3 hours.
adjusted levels for the most recent fiscal year for which
such levels were in effect).’’.
SEC. 612. THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET.
Section 301(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 (as amended by section 103) is further amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting at the end
the following: ‘‘The basis of deliberations in devel-
oping such joint resolution shall be the estimated
budgetary levels for the preceding fiscal year. Any
budgetary levels pending before the committee and
the text of the joint resolution shall be accompanied
by a document comparing such levels or such text to
the estimated levels of the prior fiscal year. Any
amendment offered in the committee that changes a
budgetary level and is based upon a specific policy
assumption for a program, project, or activity shall
be accompanied by a document indicating the esti-
mated amount for such program, project, or activity
in the current year.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end of subparagraph (H), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subparagraph (I),
and by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(A) notify the State agency of the determina-
tion within 5 working days after the date on which
the determination is made, and
‘‘(B) inform the low-income individual at the
time the determination is made that an application
for medical assistance for medical cost-sharing under
the State plan is required to be made by not later
than the last day of the month following the month
during which the determination is made.
‘‘(3) In the case of a low-income individual who is
determined by a qualified entity to be presumptively eligi-
ble for medical assistance for medical cost-sharing under
a State plan, the low-income individual shall make applica-
tion for medical assistance for medical cost-sharing under
such plan by not later than the last day of the month fol-
lowing the month during which the determination is made.
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title,
medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing that—
‘‘(1) is furnished to a low-income individual
during a presumptive eligibility period under the
State plan; and
‘‘(2) is included in the services covered by a
State plan;
shall be treated as medical assistance provided by such
plan for purposes of section 1903.’’.
‘‘(2) FEDERAL
PROJECTS
EXCEEDING
25,000
YARDS.—In addition to other provisions of law and
notwithstanding the specific exclusion relating to
dredged material in the first sentence in section
102(a), any dumping of dredged material in Long
Island Sound from a Federal project (or pursuant to
Federal authorization) by a non-Federal applicant
exceeding 25,000 cubic yards shall comply with the
criteria established pursuant to the second sentence
of section 102(a) relating to the effects of dumping.
‘‘(3) RELATION
TO
OTHER
LAW.—Subsection
(d) shall not apply to this subsection.’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Long Island Sound Pres-
ervation and Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. DUMPING OF DREDGED MATERIALS IN LONG IS-
LAND SOUND.
Section 106(f) of the Marine Protection, Research, and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1416(f)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(f) DUMPING OF DREDGED MATERIAL IN LONG IS-
LAND SOUND.—In addition to other provisions of law, the
transportation of dredged material from—
‘‘(1) a dredging project exceeding 25,000 cubic
yards by a non-Federal applicant;
‘‘(2) any dredging project by a Federal appli-
cant; or
‘‘(3) any Federal project,
for the purpose of dumping it into the waters of Long Island
Sound (including Fisher’s Island Sound) must satisfy all
applicable provisions of this title as if the waters of Long
Island Sound, which are internal waters of the United
States, were ocean waters under this title.’’.