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House Calendar No. 7
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 158
[Report No. 106–21]
To designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 26th Street
in Billings, Montana, as the ‘‘James F. Battin Federal Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. HILL of Montana (for himself and Mr. ROGAN) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to
be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North
26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the ‘‘James F.
Battin Federal 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 Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 26th
Street in Billings, Montana, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘James F. Battin Federal Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
Courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘James F. Battin Federal Courthouse’’.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse located at 316 North
26th Street in Billings, Montana, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘James F. Battin United States Court-
house’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘James F. Battin United States
Courthouse’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to designate
the United States courthouse located at 316 North 26th
Street in Billings, Montana, as the ‘James F. Battin
United States Courthouse’.’’.
House Calendar No. 7
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 158
[Report No. 106–21]
A BILL
To designate the Federal Courthouse located at
316 North 26th Street in Billings, Montana, as
the ‘‘James F. Battin Federal Courthouse’’.
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Reported with amendments, referred to the House
Calendar, and ordered to be printed
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Calendar No. 60
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 158
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 24, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
MARCH 17, 1999
Reported by Mr. CHAFEE, without amendment
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse located at 316
North 26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the ‘‘James
F. Battin 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 316 North
26th Street in Billings, Montana, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘James F. Battin United States Court-
house’’.
policy to provide for the safe and timely dis-
posal of spent nuclear fuel by establishing a
schedule for the siting, construction, and oper-
ation of deep geologic repositories, assigning the
responsibility for implementation of the pro-
gram to the Department of Energy, and estab-
lishing the Nuclear Waste Fund to cover the
costs of the Federal disposal program to be
paid by utility ratepayers and owners;
(G) since the enactment of the Nuclear
Waste Policy Act of 1982, utility ratepayers
and 
owners 
have 
paid 
more 
than
$10,000,000,000 into the Nuclear Waste Fund;
(H) under the schedule established in the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the Depart-
ment of Energy, in return for the payment of
the fees by utility ratepayers and owners, is di-
rected to dispose of spent nuclear fuel begin-
ning not later than January 31, 1998;
(I) despite the 14 years that have passed
since the enactment of the Nuclear Waste Pol-
icy Act of 1982 and the expenditure of over
$4,000,000,000, the Department of Energy has
fallen behind schedule, and the projected date
(4) a net increase of 50 positions and additional
resources to the Office of Internal Affairs to enhance
investigative resources for anticorruption efforts;
and
(5) the costs incurred as a result of the increase
in personnel hired pursuant to this section.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1592
To establish certain requirements regarding the Food Quality Protection
Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1999
Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. BOYD, Mr. KOLBE,
Mr. JOHN, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. SHOWS, Mrs. BONO, Mr.
BOUCHER, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. GOODE,
Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SALMON, Mr. HILL of Montana, Mr. RADANOVICH,
Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr. NETHERCUTT, and Mr. BISHOP) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce,
and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To establish certain requirements regarding the Food Quality
Protection Act of 1996, 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 ‘‘Regulatory Fairness
and Openness Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
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ary 1, 2000, of the governing body with authority to
amend the plan, but only if such governing body
does not meet continuously.
(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED
PLANS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
in the case of a plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more
collective bargaining agreements between employee rep-
resentatives and 1 or more employers ratified on or before
the date of the enactment of this Act, any amendment
made by this Act which requires an amendment to such
plan shall not be required to be made before the last day
of the first plan year beginning on or after the earlier of—
(1) the later of—
(A) January 1, 2000, or
(B) the date on which the last of such col-
lective bargaining agreements terminates (de-
termined without regard to any extension there-
of after the date of the enactment of this Act),
or
(2) January 1, 2001.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1593
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exemption
from the self-employment tax for certain termination payments received
by former life insurance salesmen.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1999
Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. NEAL of Massa-
chusetts, Mr. RAMSTAD, and Ms. BALDWIN) 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 modify
the exemption from the self-employment tax for certain
termination payments received by former life insurance
salesmen.
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 ‘‘Former Insurance
Agents Tax Equity Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EXEMPTION FROM SELF-EM-
PLOYMENT TAX FOR CERTAIN TERMINATION
PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY FORMER INSUR-
ANCE SALESMEN.
(a) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—Paragraph (4) of
section 1402(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
lating to codification of treatment of certain termination
payments received by former insurance salesmen) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) the amount of such payment depends pri-
marily on policies sold by or credited to the account
of such individual or the extent to which such poli-
cies remain in force for some period after such ter-
mination, or both.’’.
(b) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Paragraph (4) of sec-
tion 211(j) of the Social Security Act is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(4) the amount of such payment depends pri-
marily on policies sold by or credited to the account
of such individual or the extent to which such poli-
cies remain in force for some period after such ter-
mination, or both.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to payments after December 31,
1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1594
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for Filipino
veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1999
Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. FILNER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, 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 ‘‘Filipino Veterans’ Ben-
efits Improvements Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATE OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN BEN-
EFITS TO VETERANS OF THE PHILIPPINE
COMMONWEALTH ARMY.
(a) INCREASE.—Section 107 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended—
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 15
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 13, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To designate a portion of the Otay Mountain region of
California as wilderness.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1) by striking ‘‘Payment’’ in the second sen-
tence of subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘Except as pro-
vided in subsection (c), payment’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) In the case of benefits under subchapters II and
IV of chapter 11 of this title by reason of service described
in subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) notwithstanding the second sentence of
subsection (a), payment of such benefit shall be
made in dollars at the rate of $1.00 for each dollar
authorized; and
‘‘(2) such benefits shall be paid only to an indi-
vidual residing in the United States who is a citizen
of, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence in, the United States.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and shall apply to benefits paid for
months beginning on or after that date.
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE OF CERTAIN ADDI-
TIONAL FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS.
Section 1734 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘The Secretary, within the limits of Department fa-
cilities, shall furnish hospital and nursing home care and
medical services to Commonwealth Army veterans and
new Philippine Scouts in the same manner as provided
for under section 1710 of this title.’’.
SEC. 4. MANDATE TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FOR WORLD
WAR II VETERANS RESIDING IN THE PHIL-
IPPINES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter 17 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 1735 as section
1736; and
(2) by inserting after section 1734 the following
new section:
‘‘§ 1735. Outpatient care and services for World War
II veterans residing in the Philippines
‘‘(a) OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE.—The Secretary
shall furnish care and services to veterans, Commonwealth
Army veterans, and new Philippine Scouts for the treat-
ment of the service-connected disabilities and non-service-
connected disabilities of such veterans and scouts residing
in the Republic of the Philippines on an outpatient basis
at the Manila VA Outpatient Clinic.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—(1) The amount expended by
the Secretary for the purpose of subsection (a) in any fis-
cal year may not exceed $500,000.
‘‘(2) The authority of the Secretary to furnish care
and services under subsection (a) is effective in any fiscal
year only to the extent that appropriations are available
for that purpose.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended
by striking the item relating to section 1735 and inserting
after the item relating to section 1734 the following new
items:
‘‘1735. Outpatient care and services for World War II veterans residing in the
Philippines.
‘‘1736. Definitions.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1596
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide, with respect to research
on breast cancer, for the increased involvement of advocates in decision-
making at the National Cancer Institute.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1999
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide, with
respect to research on breast cancer, for the increased
involvement of advocates in decisionmaking at the Na-
tional Cancer Institute.
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 ‘‘Consumer Involvement
in Breast Cancer Research Act’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASED INVOLVEMENT OF ADVOCATES IN DECI-
SION MAKING REGARDING RESEARCH ON
BREAST CANCER.
Section 417(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 285a–6(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following paragraph:
‘‘(3) INVOLVEMENT
OF
ADVOCATES
IN
DECI-
SIONMAKING.—
‘‘(A) The Director of the Institute shall, to
the extent practicable, provide for the increased
involvement (relative to fiscal year 1999) of ad-
vocates in decisionmaking at the Institute re-
garding research on breast cancer.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the
term ‘advocate’ means an individual who is ac-
countable to, represents, and reports back to
organizations that represent those affected by
breast cancer.
‘‘(C) The Director of the Institute shall
prepare a report on the manner in which sub-
paragraph (A) has been carried out. The report
shall be included in the first report under sec-
tion 407 that the Director submits after the ex-
piration of the one-year period beginning on the
SEC. 2. PATENT TERM RESTORATION REVIEW PROCEDURE
FOR CERTAIN DRUG PRODUCTS.
(a) PATENT TERM RESTORATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 14 of title 35,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 155A the following new section:
‘‘§ 155B. Patent term restoration review procedure
for certain drug products
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘Commissioner’ means the Com-
missioner of Patents and Trademarks; and
(2) the term ‘drug product’ has the meaning
given such term under section 156(f)(2)(A).
‘‘(b) SPECIAL
PATENT
TERM
REVIEW
PROCE-
DURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term of any patent, in
force on September 24, 1984, and on the date of the
filing of an application under this section, that
claims—
‘‘(A) a drug product,
‘‘(B) a method of using a drug product, or
‘‘(C) a method of manufacturing a drug
product,
shall be restored under paragraph (4) from the expi-
ration date of the patent term determined under sec-
tion 154 (including any extension granted under sec-
date of the enactment of the Consumer Involve-
ment in Breast Cancer Research Act.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1597
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for national minimum
sentences for individuals convicted of operating motor vehicles under
the influence of alcohol.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1999
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. CANADY of Florida) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for na-
tional minimum sentences for individuals convicted of
operating motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol.
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 ‘‘Deadly Driver Reduc-
tion and Burton H. Greene Memorial Act’’.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MINIMUM SENTENCES FOR INDIVIDUALS
CONVICTED OF OPERATING MOTOR VEHI-
CLES WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AL-
COHOL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 164 of chapter 1 of title
23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 164. National minimum sentences for individuals
convicted of operating motor vehicles
while under the influence of alcohol
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following
definitions apply:
‘‘(1) BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION.—The
term ‘blood alcohol concentration’ means grams of
alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alco-
hol per 210 liters of breath.
‘‘(2) DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.—The
term ‘driving under the influence’ mean driving or
being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle
while having a blood alcohol concentration above the
limit established by the State in which the motor ve-
hicle is driven or controlled.
‘‘(3) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘motor vehi-
cle’ means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical
power and manufactured primarily for use on public
highways, but does not include a vehicle operated
solely on a rail line or a commercial vehicle.
‘‘(b) WITHHOLDING OF APPORTIONMENTS FOR NON-
COMPLIANCE.—
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2003.—The Secretary shall
withhold 5 percent of the amount required to be ap-
portioned to any State under each of paragraphs
(1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) on October 1,
2002, if the State does not meet the requirements
of paragraph (3) on such date.
‘‘(2) THEREAFTER.—The Secretary shall with-
hold 10 percent (including any amounts withheld
under paragraph (1)) of the amount required to be
apportioned to any State under each of paragraphs
(1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) on October 1,
2003, and on October 1 of each fiscal year there-
after, if the State does not meet the requirements of
paragraph (3) on such date.
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A State meets the re-
quirements of this paragraph if the State has en-
acted and is enforcing a law which provides for a
minimum sentence consistent with the following:
‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), in the case of the first conviction of an in-
dividual for operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence of alcohol—
tion 156) if the Commissioner determines that the
standards under paragraph (2) have been met.
‘‘(2) 
STANDARDS.—Upon 
application, 
filed
under paragraph (6), by the owner of record of a
patent described in paragraph (1) or its agent and
consideration of the application and all materials
submitted by parties that would be aggrieved by
grant of the restoration of the term of such patent,
the term of such patent shall be restored if the Com-
missioner determines that—
‘‘(A) the period set forth in section
156(g)(1)(B)(ii) for the drug product exceeded
60 months; and
‘‘(B) there is no substantial evidence over-
coming the rebuttable presumption that the ap-
plicant for patent term restoration for the drug
product acted with due diligence (as such term
is defined in section 156(d)(3)) during the pe-
riod referred to in section 156(g)(1)(B)(ii).
If the Commissioner determines there is substantial
evidence that the applicant for patent term restora-
tion did not act with due diligence during a part of
the period referred to in section 156(g)(1)(B)(ii)
that part shall be deducted from the total amount
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1599
To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
to authorize the purchase of information technology related to the Year
2000 computer conversion by State and local governments through Fed-
eral supply schedules.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1999
Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, and Mrs.
MORELLA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 to authorize the purchase of information
technology related to the Year 2000 computer conversion
by State and local governments through Federal supply
schedules.
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 ‘‘Year 2000 Compliance
Assistance Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ACQUISITION OF YEAR 2000
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BY STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH FEDERAL
SUPPLY SCHEDULES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE CERTAIN SUPPLY SCHED-
ULES.—Section 201(b) of the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3)(A) The Administrator may provide for the use
by State or local governments of Federal supply schedules
of the General Services Administration for automated data
processing equipment (including firmware), software, sup-
plies, support equipment, and services (as contained in
Federal supply classification code group 70) related to the
Year 2000 computer conversion.
‘‘(B) In any case of the use by a State or local gov-
ernment of a Federal supply schedule pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A), participation by a firm that sells to the
Federal Government through the supply schedule shall be
voluntary with respect to a sale to the State or local gov-
ernment through such supply schedule.
‘‘(C) The authority provided in this paragraph shall
expire on December 31, 2002.
‘‘(D) As used in this paragraph, the term ‘State or
local government’ includes any State, local, regional, or
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘and the Governor of the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts’’;
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘each of’’ and
all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘the
Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments, the
Windham Regional Council of Governments, and the
Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments in
Connecticut, (or their successors), and the Pioneer
Valley Regional Planning Commission and the South-
ern Worcester County Regional Planning Commission
(or their successors) in Massachusetts.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) The term ‘management plan’ means the doc-
ument approved by the Governor of the State of Con-
necticut on February 16, 1999, and adopted by the
management entity, entitled ‘Vision to Reality: A
Management Plan’, the management plan for the Cor-
ridor, as it may be amended or replaced from time
to time.
‘‘(7) The term ‘management entity’ means
Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc., a not-
for-profit corporation (or its successor) incorporated
in the State of Connecticut.’’.
tribal government, or any instrumentality thereof (includ-
ing any accredited public school district or public edu-
cational institution).’’.
(b) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
establish procedures to implement section 201(b)(3) of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(as added by subsection (a)).
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2003, the
Administrator of General Services shall submit to the
Committee on Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs
of the Senate a report on the implementation and effects
of the amendment made by subsection (a).
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