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tient populations, and (C) for patients for whom there are
not other suitable placement options.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not furnish extended care
services for a non-service-connected disability other than
in the case of a veteran who has a service-connected dis-
ability rated at 50 percent or more unless the veteran
agrees to pay to the United States a copayment for ex-
tended care services of more than 21 days in any year.
‘‘(d)(1) A veteran who is furnished extended care
services under this chapter and who is required under sub-
section (c)(2) to pay an amount to the United States in
order to be furnished such services shall be liable to the
United States for that amount.
‘‘(2) In implementing subsection (c)(2), the Secretary
shall develop a methodology for establishing the amount
of the copayment for which a veteran described in sub-
section (c) is liable. That methodology shall provide for—
‘‘(A) establishing a maximum monthly copay-
ment (based on all income and assets of the veteran
and the spouse of such veteran);
‘‘(B) protecting the spouse of a veteran from fi-
nancial hardship by not counting all of the income
and assets of the veteran and spouse (in the case of
a spouse who resides in the community) as available
for determining the copayment obligation; and
HR 2116 RFS
graphs (4) through (6) of section 1710A(a) of this title
under a program administered by a State home’’.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Subsection (c)(2) of section 1710A(a) of title 38,
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall
take effect on the effective date of regulations prescribed
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subsections
(c)(2) and (d) of such section. The Secretary shall publish
the effective date of such regulations in the Federal Reg-
ister.
(3) The provisions of section 1710(f) of title 38,
United States Code, shall not apply to any day of nursing
home care on or after the effective date of regulations
under paragraph (2).
SEC. 102. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT.
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT.—
Chapter 17 is amended by inserting after section 1724 the
following new section:
‘‘§ 1725. Reimbursement for emergency treatment
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to sub-
sections (c) and (d), the Secretary may reimburse a vet-
eran described in subsection (b) for the reasonable value
TITLE I—ACCESS TO CARE
SEC. 101. EXTENDED CARE SERVICES.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE EXTENDED CARE
SERVICES.—(1) Chapter 17 is amended by inserting after
section 1710 the following new section:
‘‘§ 1710A. Extended care services
‘‘(a) The Secretary (subject to section 1710(a)(4) of
this title and subsection (c) of this section) shall operate
and maintain a program to provide extended care services
to eligible veterans in accordance with this section. Such
services shall include the following:
‘‘(1) Geriatric evaluation.
‘‘(2) Nursing home care (A) in facilities oper-
ated by the Secretary, and (B) in community-based
facilities through contracts under section 1720 of
this title.
‘‘(3) Domiciliary services under section 1710(b)
of this title.
‘‘(4) Adult day health care under section
1720(f) of this title.
‘‘(5) Such other noninstitutional alternatives to
nursing home care, including those described in sec-
tion 1720C of this title, as the Secretary considers
reasonable and appropriate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2116
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of extended
care services for veterans and to make other improvements in health
care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1999
Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. STUMP, and Mr. EVANS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pro-
gram of extended care services for veterans and to make
other improvements in health care programs of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; REF-
ERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Veterans’ Millennium Health Care Act’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; references to title 38, United States Code.
TITLE I—ACCESS TO CARE
Sec. 101. Extended care services.
Sec. 102. Reimbursement for emergency treatment.
Sec. 103. Eligibility for care of combat-injured veterans.
Sec. 104. Access to care for military retirees.
Sec. 105. Benefits for persons disabled by participation in compensated work
therapy program.
Sec. 106. Pilot program of medical care for certain dependents of enrolled vet-
erans.
Sec. 107. Enhanced services program at designated medical centers.
Sec. 108. Counseling and treatment for veterans who have experienced sexual
trauma.
TITLE II—PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 201. Medical care collections.
Sec. 202. Health Services Improvement Fund.
Sec. 203. Veterans Tobacco Trust Fund.
Sec. 204. Authority to accept funds for education and training.
Sec. 205. Extension and revision of certain authorities.
Sec. 206. State Home grant program.
Sec. 207. Expansion of enhanced-use lease authority.
Sec. 208. Ineligibility for employment by Veterans Health Administration of
health care professionals who have lost license to practice in
one jurisdiction while still licensed in another jurisdiction.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 301. Review of proposed changes to operation of medical facilities.
Sec. 302. Patient services at Department facilities.
Sec. 303. Report on assisted living services.
Sec. 304. Chiropractic treatment.
(c) REFERENCES
TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES
CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of title 38, United States Code.
‘‘(B) to pay the training wage authorized by
section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments
of 1989 (29 U.S.C. 206 note); or
‘‘(C) to employ a minor for a period of 5 years
from the date of such violation.’’.
SEC. 7. CIVIL ACTIONS FOR CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS.
Section 16 (29 U.S.C. 216), as amended by section
4, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) Any employer who violates section 12 shall be
liable for such legal or equitable relief as may be appro-
priate. An action to recover such relief may be brought
against any employer in any Federal or State court of
competent jurisdiction by any employee subject to the pro-
tections of section 12 or by the employee’s survivors. The
court in such an action shall, in addition to any other
judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow a reasonable at-
torney’s fee to be paid by the defendant and costs of the
action. If the employee or the employee’s survivors obtain
a judgment under this subsection and also seek recovery
for the same violation through State worker’s compensa-
tion, this subsection does not preclude a State from choos-
ing to offset recovery obtained under this subsection
against recovery provided through State worker’s com-
pensation.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2117
To require any amounts appropriated for Members’ Representational Allow-
ances for the House of Representatives for a session of Congress that
remain after all payments are made from such Allowances for the session
to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to
reduce the Federal debt.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1999
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on
Rules, 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 any amounts appropriated for Members’ Rep-
resentational Allowances for the House of Representa-
tives for a session of Congress that remain after all
payments are made from such Allowances for the session
to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit
reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEM-
BERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO
BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO RE-
DUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any
rule or other authority, any amounts appropriated for
Members’ Representational Allowances for the House of
Representatives for a session of Congress or other period
which remain after all payments are made under such Al-
lowances for the session or period shall be deposited in
the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, (or, if there
is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have
been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner
as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
SEC. 2. REPORT ON AMOUNT DEPOSITED.
The Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives shall include in its report accompanying
the annual appropriations bill for the legislative branch
for a fiscal year a statement of the amount deposited
under section 1 for the preceding calendar year with re-
spect to each Member of the House of Representatives and
the total deposited with respect to all Members.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ‘‘Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2118
To amend the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995
to provide for continued engineering, design, right-of-way acquisition,
and construction related to the project to upgrade the Woodrow Wilson
Memorial Bridge.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1999
Mr. WYNN (for himself and Mr. DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure
A BILL
To amend the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority
Act of 1995 to provide for continued engineering, design,
right-of-way acquisition, and construction related to the
project to upgrade the Woodrow Wilson Memorial
Bridge.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress find that—
(1) the deterioration of the Woodrow Wilson
Memorial Bridge has created an emergency situation
which has contributed significantly to traffic conges-
tion in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area and
threatens a vital link in the Interstate System and
in the Northeast corridor;
(2) projects for ongoing short-term rehabilita-
tion of the Bridge and long-term reconstruction or
replacement of the Bridge have undergone com-
prehensive studies as to the potential environmental
and other impacts of the projects;
(3) a study of a 10-lane replacement for the
Bridge has been completed under the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and a study of a 12-lane
replacement for the Bridge could be completed under
such Act before reconfiguring the stripes on the re-
placement bridge so as to provide 2 lanes for high
occupancy vehicle traffic; and
(4) an environmental impact statement has
been completed under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for a
12-lane replacement for the Bridge.
SEC. 2. WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Woodrow Wilson Memorial
Bridge Authority Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 627) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) each year, 3,000,000 pregnancies, or one
half of all pregnancies, in this country are unin-
tended;
(2) contraceptive services are part of basic
health care, allowing families to both adequately
space desired pregnancies and avoid unintended
pregnancy;
(3) studies show that contraceptives are cost ef-
fective: for every $1 of public funds invested in fam-
ily planning, $4 to $14 of public funds is saved in
pregnancy and health care-related costs;
(4) by reducing rates of unintended pregnancy,
contraceptives help reduce the need for abortion;
(5) unintended pregnancies lead to higher rates
of infant mortality, low-birth weight, and maternal
morbidity, and threaten the economic viability of
families;
(6) the National Commission to Prevent Infant
Mortality determined that ‘‘infant mortality could be
reduced by 10 percent if all women not desiring
pregnancy used contraception’’;
(7) most women in the United States, including
three-quarters of women of childbearing age, rely on
some form of private insurance (through their own
‘‘SEC. 413. AUTHORITY TO PROCEED.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
approve, and the Secretary, the Authority, and any Cap-
ital Region jurisdiction are authorized to proceed with, the
engineering, design, right-of-way acquisition, and con-
struction of the Project. All records of decision relating
to the project issued before such date of enactment shall
remain in effect.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents contained in section 1(b) of the National Highway
System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 568) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Sec. 412. Federal contribution.
‘‘Sec. 413. Authority to proceed.’’.
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‘‘(B) on the basis of the employee’s esti-
mated employment-related expenses included in
the dependent care eligibility certificate, and
‘‘(C) in accordance with tables provided by
the Secretary.
‘‘(2) ADVANCE AMOUNT TABLES.—The tables
referred to in paragraph (1)(C) shall be similar in
form to the tables prescribed under section 3402
and, to the maximum extent feasible, shall be coordi-
nated with such tables and the tables prescribed
under section 3507(c).
‘‘(d) OTHER RULES.—For purposes of this section,
rules similar to the rules of subsections (d) and (e) of sec-
tion 3507 shall apply.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section,
terms used in this section which are defined in section 35
shall have the respective meanings given such terms by
section 35.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 35(a)(1) of such Code, as redesig-
nated by subsection (a), is amended by striking
‘‘chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle’’.
(2) Section 35(e) of such Code, as so redesig-
nated, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF COURTHOUSE.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 920 West Riverside Avenue
in Spokane, Washington, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Federal building and United States court-
house referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley United States Court-
house’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PLAZA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The plaza located at the south
entrance of the Federal building and United States court-
house referred to in section 1(a) shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the plaza referred to in subsection (a) shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 211
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 920
West Riverside Avenue in Spokane, Washington, as the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley United
States Courthouse’’, and the plaza at the south entrance of such building and
courthouse as the ‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF COURTHOUSE.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 920 West Riverside Avenue in Spokane, Wash-
ington, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley
United States Courthouse’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in subsection
(a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley
United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PLAZA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The plaza located at the south entrance
of the Federal building and United States courthouse referred to
in section 1(a) shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Walter
F. Horan Plaza’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the plaza
H. R. 211—2
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 211
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located
at West 920 Riverside Avenue in Spokane, Washington, as the ‘‘Thomas
S. Foley Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’, and the
plaza at the south entrance of such building and courthouse as the
‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. DUNN of Washington,
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. METCALF, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. DICKS,
Mr. INSLEE, and Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at West 920 Riverside Avenue in Spokane,
Washington, as the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley Federal Building
and United States Courthouse’’, and the plaza at the
south entrance of such building and courthouse as the
‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
employer, a family member’s employer, or the indi-
vidual market) to defray their medical expenses;
(8) the vast majority of private insurers cover
prescription drugs, but many exclude coverage for
prescription contraceptives;
(9) private insurance provides extremely limited
coverage of contraceptives: half of traditional indem-
nity plans and preferred provider organizations, 20
percent of point-of-service networks, and 7 percent
of health maintenance organizations cover no contra-
ceptive methods other than sterilization;
(10) women of reproductive age spend 68 per-
cent more than men on out-of-pocket health care
costs, with contraceptives and reproductive health
care services accounting for much of the difference;
(11) the lack of contraceptive coverage in health
insurance places many effective forms of contracep-
tives beyond the financial reach of many women,
leading to unintended pregnancies;
(12) the Institute of Medicine Committee on
Unintended Pregnancy recommended that ‘‘financial
barriers to contraception be reduced by increasing
the proportion of all health insurance policies that
cover contraceptive services and supplies’’;
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF BUILDING AND COURT-
HOUSE.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building and United
States courthouse located at West 920 Riverside Avenue
in Spokane, Washington, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and United
States Courthouse’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Federal building and United States court-
house referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and
United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PLAZA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The plaza located at the south
entrance of the Federal building and United States court-
house referred to in section 1(a) shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the plaza referred to in subsection (a) shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on March 6, 1999.
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Calendar No. 249
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 211
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 3, 1999
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 920 West Riverside Avenue in Spokane,
Washington, as the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley United States
Courthouse’’, and the plaza at the south entrance of
such building and courthouse as the ‘‘Walter F. Horan
Plaza’’.
HR 211 PCS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF COURTHOUSE.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 920 West Riverside Avenue
in Spokane, Washington, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Federal building and United States court-
house referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Thomas S. Foley United States Court-
house’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PLAZA.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The plaza located at the south
entrance of the Federal building and United States court-
house referred to in section 1(a) shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
HR 211 PCS
States to the plaza referred to in subsection (a) shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
By MARTHA C. MORRISON,
Deputy Clerk.
Calendar No. 249
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 211
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 920 West Riverside
Avenue in Spokane, Washington, as the ‘‘Thomas
S. Foley United States Courthouse’’, and the
plaza at the south entrance of such building and
courthouse as the ‘‘Walter F. Horan Plaza’’.
AUGUST 3, 1999
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
Union Calendar No. 579
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2121
[Report No. 106–981]
A BILL
To ensure that no alien is removed, denied a benefit
under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or
otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence
that is kept secret from the alien.
OCTOBER 17, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed