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HR 20 RS
of Mongaup, which is the preferred site for the vis-
itor center.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF VISITOR CENTER FOR UPPER
DELAWARE 
SCENIC 
AND 
RECREATIONAL
RIVER.
For the purpose of constructing and operating a vis-
itor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Rec-
reational River and subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the Secretary of the Interior may—
(1) enter into a lease with the State of New
York, for a term of 99 years, for State-owned land
within the boundaries of the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River located at an area known as
Mongaup near the confluence of the Mongaup and
Upper Delaware Rivers in the State of New York;
and
(2) construct and operate such a visitor center
on land leased under paragraph (2).
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COUNCIL AUTHORIZA-
TION.
Section 704(f)(1) of the National Parks and Recreation
Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–625; 16 U.S.C. 1274 note) is
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 20
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate a visitor
center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land
owned by the State of New York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. GILMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and
operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River on land owned by the State of
New York.
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 ‘‘Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act of
1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior approved a
management plan for the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River, as required by section 704
of Public Law 95–625 (16 U.S.C. 1274 note), on
September 29, 1987.
(2) The river management plan called for the
development of a primary visitor contact facility lo-
cated at the southern end of the river corridor.
(3) The river management plan determined that
the visitor center would be built and operated by the
National Park Service.
(4) The Act that designated the Upper Dela-
ware Scenic and Recreational River and the ap-
proved river management plan limits the Secretary
of the Interior’s authority to acquire land within the
boundary of the river corridor.
(5) The State of New York authorized on June
21, 1993, a 99-year lease between the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation
and the National Park Service for the construction
and operation of a visitor center by the Federal Gov-
ernment on State-owned land in the Town of
Deerpark, Orange County, New York, in the vicinity
of Mongaup, which is the preferred site for the visi-
tor center.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF VISITOR CENTER FOR UPPER
DELAWARE 
SCENIC 
AND 
RECREATIONAL
RIVER.
For the purpose of constructing and operating a visi-
tor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational
River and subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary of the Interior may—
(1) enter into a lease with the State of New
York, for a term of 99 years, for State-owned land
within the boundaries of the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River located at an area known as
Mongaup near the confluence of the Mongaup and
Upper Delaware Rivers in the State of New York;
and
(2) construct and operate such a visitor center
on land leased under paragraph (2).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 20
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 13, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and
operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River on land owned by the State of
New York.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 20 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act of
1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior approved a
management plan for the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River, as required by section 704
of Public Law 95–625 (16 U.S.C. 1274 note), on
September 29, 1987.
(2) The river management plan called for the
development of a primary visitor contact facility lo-
cated at the southern end of the river corridor.
(3) The river management plan determined that
the visitor center would be built and operated by the
National Park Service.
(4) The Act that designated the Upper Dela-
ware Scenic and Recreational River and the ap-
proved river management plan limits the Secretary
of the Interior’s authority to acquire land within the
boundary of the river corridor.
(5) The State of New York authorized on June
21, 1993, a 99-year lease between the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation
and the National Park Service for the construction
HR 20 RFS
and operation of a visitor center by the Federal Gov-
ernment on State-owned land in the Town of
Deerpark, Orange County, New York, in the vicinity
of Mongaup, which is the preferred site for the vis-
itor center.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF VISITOR CENTER FOR UPPER
DELAWARE 
SCENIC 
AND 
RECREATIONAL
RIVER.
For the purpose of constructing and operating a vis-
itor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Rec-
reational River and subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the Secretary of the Interior may—
(1) enter into a lease with the State of New
York, for a term of 99 years, for State-owned land
within the boundaries of the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River located at an area known as
Mongaup near the confluence of the Mongaup and
Upper Delaware Rivers in the State of New York;
and
(2) construct and operate such a visitor center
on land leased under paragraph (2).
Passed the House of Representatives October 12,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IB
Union Calendar No. 204
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 20
[Report No. 106–361]
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate a visitor
center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land
owned by the State of New York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. GILMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
OCTOBER 4, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and
operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River on land owned by the State of
New York.
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 ‘‘Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act of
1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior approved a
management plan for the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River, as required by section 704
of Public Law 95–625 (16 U.S.C. 1274 note), on
September 29, 1987.
(2) The river management plan called for the
development of a primary visitor contact facility lo-
cated at the southern end of the river corridor.
(3) The river management plan determined that
the visitor center would be built and operated by the
National Park Service.
(4) The Act that designated the Upper Dela-
ware Scenic and Recreational River and the ap-
proved river management plan limits the Secretary
of the Interior’s authority to acquire land within the
boundary of the river corridor.
(5) The State of New York authorized on June
21, 1993, a 99-year lease between the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation
and the National Park Service for the construction
and operation of a visitor center by the Federal Gov-
ernment on State-owned land in the Town of
Deerpark, Orange County, New York, in the vicinity
of Mongaup, which is the preferred site for the vis-
itor center.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF VISITOR CENTER FOR UPPER
DELAWARE 
SCENIC 
AND 
RECREATIONAL
RIVER.
For the purpose of constructing and operating a vis-
itor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Rec-
reational River and subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the Secretary of the Interior may—
(1) enter into a lease with the State of New
York, for a term of 99 years, for State-owned land
within the boundaries of the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River located at an area known as
Mongaup near the confluence of the Mongaup and
Upper Delaware Rivers in the State of New York;
and
(2) construct and operate such a visitor center
on land leased under paragraph (2).
Union Calendar No. 204
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 20
[Report No. 106–361]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con-
struct and operate a visitor center for the Upper
Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land
owned by the State of New York.
OCTOBER 4, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Calendar No. 367
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 20
[Report No. 106–211]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 13, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
NOVEMBER 2, 1999
Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment
[Insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and
operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River on land owned by the State of
New York.
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 ‘‘Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act of
1999’’.
HR 20 RS
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior approved a
management plan for the Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River, as required by section 704
of Public Law 95–625 (16 U.S.C. 1274 note), on
September 29, 1987.
(2) The river management plan called for the
development of a primary visitor contact facility lo-
cated at the southern end of the river corridor.
(3) The river management plan determined that
the visitor center would be built and operated by the
National Park Service.
(4) The Act that designated the Upper Dela-
ware Scenic and Recreational River and the ap-
proved river management plan limits the Secretary
of the Interior’s authority to acquire land within the
boundary of the river corridor.
(5) The State of New York authorized on June
21, 1993, a 99-year lease between the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation
and the National Park Service for the construction
and operation of a visitor center by the Federal Gov-
ernment on State-owned land in the Town of
Deerpark, Orange County, New York, in the vicinity
H. Res. 661
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 3, 2004.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and she
is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE: Ms. Herseth (to rank
immediately after Mr. Marshall).
Attest:
Clerk.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 113 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1697. Service in multiparty, multiforum actions.’’.
(2) SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS.—(A) Chapter 117
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 1785. Subpoenas in multiparty, multiforum actions
‘‘When the jurisdiction of the district court is based
in whole or in part upon section 1369 of this title, a sub-
poena for attendance at a hearing or trial may, if author-
ized by the court upon motion for good cause shown, and
upon such terms and conditions as the court may impose,
be served at any place within the United States, or any-
where outside the United States if otherwise permitted by
law.’’.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 117 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1785. Subpoenas in multiparty, multiforum actions.’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) SECTION 2.—The amendments made by section 2
shall apply to any civil action pending on or brought on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) SECTION 3.—The amendments made by section 3
shall apply to a civil action if the accident giving rise to
cation issued at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may by regulation prescribe.’’.
SEC. 4. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERV-
ANTS.
(a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382(a) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to section 6383(f), in addition to
leave available under paragraph (1), an employee shall be
entitled to a total of 4 hours of leave during any 30-day
period, and a total of 24 hours of leave during any 12-
month period to participate in or attend an activity that—
‘‘(i) is sponsored by a school or community or-
ganization; and
‘‘(ii) relates to a program of the school or orga-
nization that is attended by a son or daughter of the
employee, including a foster child of the employee.
‘‘(B) As used in this paragraph:
‘‘(i) The term ‘school’ means an elementary
school or secondary school (as such terms are de-
fined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)), a
Head Start program assisted under the Head Start
Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a child care facil-
ity licensed under State law.’’.
‘‘(ii) The term ‘community organization’ means
a private nonprofit organization that is representa-
tive of a community or a significant segment of a
community and provides activities for individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section
6381(6), such as a scouting or sports organization.’’.
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is
amended by inserting after the second sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Leave under subsection (a)(3)(A) may be taken
intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.’’.
(c) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
PAID
LEAVE.—Section
6382(d) of such title is amended by inserting before
‘‘, except’’ the following: ‘‘, or for leave provided under
subsection (a)(3)(A) any of the employee’s accrued or ac-
cumulated annual leave under subchapter I for any part
of the 24-hour period of such leave under such sub-
section’’.
(d) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e)(1) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In any case
in which an employee requests leave under subsection
(a)(3)(A), the employee shall provide the employing agen-
cy with not less than 7 days’ notice, before the date the
leave is to begin, of the employee’s intention to take leave
under such subsection.’’.
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) An employing agency may require that a request
for leave under section 6382(a)(3)(A) be supported by a
certification issued at such time and in such manner as
the Office of Personnel Management may by regulation
prescribe.’’.
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF LEAVE ENTITLEMENT.
Section 102(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) To meet routine family medical
needs, including transportation of children for
medical and dental appointments for annual
checkups and vaccinations.
‘‘(F) To meet the routine medical care
needs of elderly individuals who are related to
the eligible employee, including visits to nursing
homes and group homes.’’.
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tions and enforcement under section 38(e) of such Act (22
U.S.C. 2778(e)).
SEC. 5. BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL INITIATIVES TO
LIMIT THE SALE OR EXPORT OF PLASTIC
BULLETS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to further the objectives
described in section 3, the President shall establish and
carry out appropriate diplomatic initiatives, both bilat-
erally with allies of the United States and multilaterally
in appropriate international fora (including the United
Nations), to limit the sale or export of plastic bullets to
the Government of the United Kingdom or any other enti-
ty in the United Kingdom, including the Royal Ulster Con-
stabulary.
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and periodically there-
after, the President shall prepare and transmit to the Con-
gress a report containing a description of the extent to
which the bilateral and multilateral efforts described in
subsection (a) have been successful, including the names
of the countries that have agreed to limit the sale or export
of plastic bullets to the United Kingdom, including the
Royal Ulster Constabulary.
(3) for purposes of the prosecution of a spe-
cially designated narcotics trafficker.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2106
To exempt certain small businesses from the increased tariffs and other
retaliatory measures imposed against products of the European Union
in response to the banana regime of the European Union and its treat-
ment of imported bovine meat.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1999
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. AN-
DREWS, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. FROST, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. ALLEN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To exempt certain small businesses from the increased tariffs
and other retaliatory measures imposed against products
of the European Union in response to the banana regime
of the European Union and its treatment of imported
bovine meat.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS
FROM 
INCREASED 
TARIFFS 
ON 
CERTAIN
PRODUCTS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an im-
porter of goods of the European Union that are subject
to increased tariffs pursuant to the announcements of the
United States Trade Representative—
(1) on March 3, 1999, in response to the ba-
nana regime of the European Union, and
(2) on March 22, 1999, in response to the ban
by the European Union on imports of beef from the
United States that has been treated with scientif-
ically-proven safe hormones,
or any other such increased tariffs or retaliatory actions
imposed in response to the actions of the European Union
described in paragraphs (1) and (2), shall be exempt, to
the extent provided in section 2, from such increases or
retaliatory actions if the importer had fewer than 100 em-
ployees during the 2 preceding calendar quarters.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXEMPTION.
The exemption under section 1 shall apply to an im-
porter in a calendar year for that quantity of an article
which does not exceed 125 percent of the quantity of the
same article that is a product of the European Union and
was imported by that importer during the preceding cal-
endar year.
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‘‘(H) RADIUM 224 IN DRINKING WATER.—
A national primary drinking water regulation
for radionuclides promulgated under this para-
graph shall require testing drinking water for
the presence of radium 224 not later than 48
hours after taking a sample of the drinking
water.’’.
SEC. 3. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS BY COMMUNITY
WATER SYSTEMS.
Section 1414(c)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(42 U.S.C. 300g–3(c)(4)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Adminis-
trator’’;
(B) in the first sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘customer of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘consumer of the drinking water
provided by’’; and
(ii) by inserting before the period at
the end the following: ‘‘that includes a re-
port on the level of each contaminant
that—
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2110
To provide for the waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility related to
political activity in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland for
aliens married to United States citizens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1999
Mr. PAYNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the waiver of certain grounds of inadmis-
sibility related to political activity in Northern Ireland
or the Republic of Ireland for aliens married to United
States citizens.
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 ‘‘Northern Ireland
Peace and Reconciliation Act’’.
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SEC. 2. WAIVER OF CERTAIN GROUNDS OF INADMIS-
SIBILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the At-
torney General or the Secretary of State may not apply
paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I), (2)(B), or (3)(B) of section 212(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act so as to render
inadmissible or deportable any alien who is the spouse of
a citizen of the United States, based upon the alien’s hav-
ing engaged, on or before the date of the enactment of
this Act, in criminal conduct in Northern Ireland or the
Republic of Ireland, if—
(1) on the date the conduct occurred, the alien
was a member of the Irish Republican Army, the Ul-
ster Volunteer Force, or the Ulster Freedom Fight-
ers; and
(2) the conduct was undertaken in the alien’s
capacity as a member of such group and for a polit-
ical purpose.
(b) EXCEPTION.—If the Attorney General or the Sec-
retary of State determines that the application of sub-
section (a) with respect to a particular alien would have
potentially serious adverse consequences for the national
security of the United States, the Attorney General or the
Secretary of State may decline to apply the subsection.
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on which the defendant first becomes a party to an action 
under section 1369 in a United States district court that 
arises from the same accident as the action in State court, 
or at a later time with leave of the district court. 
‘‘(2) Whenever an action is removed under this sub-
section and the district court to which it is removed or 
transferred under section 1407(j) has made a liability de-
termination requiring further proceedings as to damages, 
the district court shall remand the action to the State 
court from which it had been removed for the determina-
tion of damages, unless the court finds that, for the con-
venience of parties and witnesses and in the interest of 
justice, the action should be retained for the determination 
of damages. 
‘‘(3) Any remand under paragraph (2) shall not be 
effective until 60 days after the district court has issued 
an order determining liability and has certified its inten-
tion to remand the removed action for the determination 
of damages. An appeal with respect to the liability deter-
mination and the choice of law determination of the dis-
trict court may be taken during that 60-day period to the 
court of appeals with appellate jurisdiction over the dis-
trict court. In the event a party files such an appeal, the 
remand shall not be effective until the appeal has been 
finally disposed of. Once the remand has become effective, 
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