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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3548
To redesignate the mud dump site located approximately 6 miles east of
Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and known as the ‘‘Historic Area Remediation
Site’’, as the ‘‘Albert Gore, Jr., Mud Dump Site’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 27, 2000
Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. LOBIONDO) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To redesignate the mud dump site located approximately
6 miles east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and known
as the ‘‘Historic Area Remediation Site’’, as the ‘‘Albert
Gore, Jr., Mud Dump Site’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The dredged materials disposal area located approxi-
mately 6 miles east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and
known as the ‘‘Historic Area Remediation Site’’ shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Albert Gore, Jr., Mud
Dump Site’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the site re-
ferred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Albert Gore, Jr., Mud Dump Site’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3549
To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
relating to the dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remedi-
ation Site, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 27, 2000
Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr.
LOBIONDO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries
Act of 1972 relating to the dumping of dredged material
in the Historic Area Remediation Site, 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. DUMPING OF DREDGED MATERIALS IN HIS-
TORIC AREA REMEDIATION SITE.
Section 106 of the Marine Protection, Research, and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1416) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(g) DUMPING OF DREDGED MATERIAL IN HISTORIC
AREA REMEDIATION SITE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No dredged material from
any Federal project, or from any non-Federal
project, may be dumped in the dredged materials
disposal area located approximately 6 miles east of
Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and known as the ‘His-
toric Area Remediation Site’.
‘‘(2) RELATION
TO
OTHER
LAW.—Subsection
(d) shall not apply to this subsection.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3550
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction in
determining adjusted gross income for travel expenses of State legislators
away from home.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 27, 2000
Mr. SMITH of Michigan 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 allow a
deduction in determining adjusted gross income for travel
expenses of State legislators away from home.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION IN DETERMINING ADJUSTED
GROSS INCOME FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF
STATE LEGISLATORS AWAY FROM HOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 62(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain
trade and business deductions of employees) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) STATE
LEGISLATORS’ TRAVEL
EX-
PENSES AWAY FROM HOME.—The deduction al-
lowed by section 162(h) (relating to State legis-
lators’ travel expenses away from home).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3551
For the relief of Gui Di Chen.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 27, 2000
Mr. MARTINEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Gui Di Chen.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR GUI DI
CHEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Gui Di Chen shall be classified
as an immediate relative within the meaning of section
201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
for purposes of approval of a relative visa petition filed
under section 204 of such Act by Robert Fee Art Lem
and the filing of an application for an immigrant visa or
for adjustment of status.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Gui Di Chen en-
ters the United States before the filing deadline specified
in subsection (c), she shall be considered 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 en-
actment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the pe-
tition and the application for issuance of an immigrant
visa or the application for adjustment of status are 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 Gui Di Chen, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, for the following
fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas available
under section 201(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Gui Di Chen shall not,
by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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SEC. 2. EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
(a) PLAN.—Not later than June 30, 2000, the Fed-
eral Communications Commission shall develop a plan for
the efficient allocation of telephone numbers. The Com-
mission shall fully implement such plan not later than De-
cember 31, 2000.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a)
shall—
(1) include mechanisms to ensure full port-
ability of telephone numbers;
(2) provide for full sharing of unassigned tele-
phone numbers among telecommunications carriers;
and
(3) take into account any telecommunications
technology that will be widely available as of Decem-
ber 31, 2000, that requires a telephone number.
(c) DELEGATION OF NUMBERING JURISDICTION.—
Until the Commission has fully implemented the plan re-
quired by subsection (a), the Commission shall, upon the
request of a State commission, delegate to the State com-
mission the jurisdiction of the Commission over tele-
communications numbering with respect to the State
under section 251(e)(1) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)(1)) to the extent that such delega-
tion will permit the State commission to implement meas-
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3553
To establish a grant program in the Department of Defense to assist States
and local governments in improving their ability to prevent and respond
to domestic terrorism.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 2000
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Ju-
diciary, and Commerce, 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 establish a grant program in the Department of Defense
to assist States and local governments in improving their
ability to prevent and respond to domestic terrorism.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GRANTS TO IM-
PROVE DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS TO COM-
BAT TERRORISM.
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may make grants to States and political subdivisions
of States for the purpose of assisting grant recipients to
ures to conserve telephone numbers, including measures
as follows:
(1) To establish minimum use and so-called
‘‘fill’’ rate requirements for central office codes.
(2) To conduct audits of the use of telephone
numbers and central office codes.
(3) To require telecommunications carriers to
return unused or underused central office codes and
to return central office codes that have been ob-
tained in a manner contrary to Federal or State
numbering guidelines or protocols.
(4) To establish individual number pooling,
mandatory 1000-block pooling, and interim unas-
signed number porting.
(5) To ration central office codes.
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improve their ability to prevent and respond to domestic
terrorism through the purchase of suitable anti-terrorism
equipment.
(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The amount of
a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent
of the net present value of the amount calculated to pay
the principal and interest on bonds that would have to
be issued by the grant recipient to purchase the anti-ter-
rorism equipment in the absence of the grant.
(c) FUNDING MECHANISM.—There shall be available
for 
the 
purposes 
of 
carrying 
out 
this 
section
$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and each of the 4 suc-
ceeding fiscal years from the proceeds from the use of a
competitive bidding system under section 309(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)).
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3554
To name the United States Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll in the
Marshall Islands for former President Ronald Reagan.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 2000
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr.
HOSTETTLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To name the United States Army missile range at Kwajalein
Atoll in the Marshall Islands for former President Ron-
ald Reagan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAMING OF ARMY MISSILE TESTING RANGE AT
KWAJALEIN ATOLL AS THE RONALD REAGAN
STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE TEST SITE
AT KWAJALEIN ATOLL.
The United States Army missile testing range located
at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands shall after the
date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated
as the ‘‘Ronald Reagan Strategic Defense Initiative Test
Site at Kwajalein Atoll’’. Any reference to that range in
any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other
paper of the United States shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the Ronald Reagan Strategic Defense Initiative
Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3555
To ensure the efficient allocation of telephone numbers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 2000
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To ensure the efficient allocation of telephone numbers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The premature exhaustion of telephone area
codes causes economic dislocation for businesses and
unnecessary inconvenience for households.
(2) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Pub-
lic Law 104–104) was enacted with the objective of
facilitating the development of competitive markets
in telecommunications services. The efficient alloca-
tion of telephone numbers would further the achieve-
ment of that objective.
(3) The technology and procedures for the effi-
cient allocation of telephone numbers are currently
under development and should be available in 2 to
3 years.
(4) The combination of rapid growth in com-
petition for telecommunication services and the inef-
ficient allocation of numbering resources devoted to
such services will result in the creation of scores of
new telephone area codes, almost all of which will
become wholly unnecessary once procedures for the
efficient allocation of telephone numbers are in
place.
(5) The premature exhaustion of telephone area
codes can be prevented by measures to conserve the
allocation of so-called central office codes.
(6) State regulatory authorities have the inter-
est and capability to tailor mechanisms to conserve
telephone numbers to the needs of the telecommuni-
cations markets.
(7) Mechanisms for the conservation of tele-
phone numbers can be implemented without imped-
ing competition for telecommunications services.
(A) Section 469 of such Code is amended
by striking subsection (m).
(B) Subsection (b) of section 58 of such
Code is amended by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end
of paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (2),
and by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2).
(28) ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED BY CHANGES IN
METHOD
OF
ACCOUNTING.—Section 481(b)(3) of
such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
(29) EXEMPTION FROM TAX ON CORPORATIONS,
CERTAIN TRUSTS, ETC.—Section 501 of such Code
is amended by striking subsection (q).
(30) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXEMPTION.—
(A) Section 503(a)(1) of such Code is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) GENERAL
RULE.—An organization de-
scribed in paragraph (17) or (18) of section 501(c)
or described in section 401(a) and referred to in sec-
tion 4975(g)(2) or (3) shall not be exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(a) if it has engaged in a
prohibited transaction.’’.
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 503(a) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘described in
section 501(c)(17) or (18) or paragraph
Union Calendar No. 283
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3616
[Report No. 106–504]
A BILL
To reauthorize the impact aid program under the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, and for other purposes.
FEBRUARY 29, 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
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—Subject to sections 3 and 5, a
violation of a regulation prescribed under subsection (a)
shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair
or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
(d) NO REQUIREMENT TO COLLECT OR MAINTAIN
DATA.—Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to require
an operator to collect or maintain any data that would
not otherwise be collected or maintained.
SEC. 3. SAFE HARBORS.
(a) GUIDELINES.—An operator may satisfy the re-
quirements of regulations issued under section 2(b) by fol-
lowing a set of self-regulatory guidelines, issued by rep-
resentatives of the marketing or online industries, or by
other persons, approved under subsection (b).
(b) INCENTIVES.—
(1) SELF-REGULATORY
INCENTIVES.—In pre-
scribing regulations under section 2, the Commission
shall provide incentives for self-regulation by opera-
tors to implement the protections afforded under the
regulatory requirements described in subsection (b)
of that section.
(2) DEEMED
COMPLIANCE.—Such incentives
shall include provisions for ensuring that a person
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3559
To designate certain facilities of the United States Postal Service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 2000
Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, and Mr. MORAN of Virginia)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Government Reform
A BILL
To designate certain facilities of the United States Postal
Service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOEL T. BROYHILL POSTAL BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 8409 Lee Highway in Merrifield,
Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Joel T.
Broyhill Postal Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Joel T. Broyhill Postal
Building’’.
SEC. 2. JOSEPH L. FISHER POST OFFICE.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 3118 Washington Boulevard in
Arlington, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Joseph L. Fisher Post Office’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Joseph L. Fisher Post
Office’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 355
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that persons retiring
from the Armed Forces shall be entitled to all benefits which were
promised them when they entered the Armed Forces.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 19, 1999
Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. POMBO, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. GOODE, Mr.
PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. STUMP, Mr.
MCINTYRE, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. STUPAK,
Mrs. THURMAN, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. TAYLOR of
Mississippi, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. MASCARA, Mr.
KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. JONES of North Carolina,
Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. TURNER, Mr. ENGLISH, and Mr. TOWNS) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that
persons retiring from the Armed Forces shall be entitled
to all benefits which were promised them when they
entered the Armed Forces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENTITLEMENT OF MILITARY RETIREES TO
BENEFITS PROMISED UPON ACCESSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 34 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1031
the following new section:
‘‘§ 1031a. Entitlement to retirement benefits: persons
first becoming members of the armed
forces on or after date of enactment of
section
‘‘(a) EXPLANATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.—In
the case of any person who first becomes a member of
the armed forces on or after the date of the enactment
of this section, the Secretary concerned shall ensure that
the person, upon first becoming a member of the armed
forces, is provided a written statement describing the ben-
efits that, under then-current laws and regulations, will
be provided to that person if that person is subsequently
retired from the armed forces. Such statement shall be
in clear and concise language and shall explain any limita-
tion or qualification on the receipt of those benefits (such
as, in the case of medical and dental care, the availability
of staff and facilities). However, any such limitation or
qualification may not include a statement of reservation
of the right to change any such benefit (either by law or
regulation).
‘‘(b) ENTITLEMENT TO RETIREMENT BENEFITS.—
Any person who receives a statement of retirement bene-
fits under subsection (a) and who subsequently retires
from the armed forces shall be entitled, upon that retire-
ment, to the benefits as described in that statement.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1031 the following new
item:
‘‘1031a. Entitlement to retirement benefits: persons first becoming members of
the armed forces on or after date of enactment of section.’’.
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of the Human Re-
search Protection and Promotion Act of 2000, the
Interagency Committee—
‘‘(A) shall complete a review of regulations
under section 2801(b), including a review of—
‘‘(i) regulations deemed to have been
promulgated by the Director of the Office
pursuant to section 2801(b)(2)(B); and
‘‘(ii) the exemptions referred to in sec-
tion 2801(c)(3);
‘‘(B) shall make such recommendations re-
garding the regulations as the Interagency
Committee determines to be appropriate; and
‘‘(C) shall submit to the congressional
committees specified in paragraph (2) a report
describing the activities carried out under sub-
paragraph (A) and any recommendations re-
garding such regulations.
‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The con-
gressional committees referred to in paragraph
(1)(C) are the Committee on Commerce and the
Committee on Government Reform in the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions in the Senate.
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.
As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (in this Act referred to as
‘‘NASA’’) shall convey to Stanislaus County, California,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to the property described in section 2.
SEC. 2. PROPERTY DESCRIBED.
The property to be conveyed pursuant to section 1
is—
(1) the approximately 1528 acres of land in
Stanislaus County, California, known as the NASA
Ames Research Center, Crows Landing Facility (for-
merly known as the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field,
Crows Landing);
(2) all improvements on the land described in
paragraph (1); and
(3) any other Federal property that is—
(A) under the jurisdiction of NASA;
(B) located on the land described in para-
graph (1); and
(C) designated by NASA to be transferred
to Stanislaus County, California.
(J) violate a treaty or other international
agreement.
(3) APPLICATIONS OF EXEMPTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In applying the exemp-
tions provided in subparagraphs (B) through
(J) of paragraph (2), there shall be a presump-
tion that the public interest will be served by
disclosure and release of the records of the Jap-
anese Imperial Army. The exemption may be
asserted only when the head of the agency that
maintains the records determines that disclo-
sure and release would be harmful to a specific
interest identified in the exemption. An agency
head who makes such a determination shall
promptly report it to the committees of Con-
gress with appropriate jurisdiction, including
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the Committee on Government Reform of
the House of Representatives.
(B) APPLICATION OF TITLE 5.—A deter-
mination by an agency head to apply an exemp-
tion provided in subparagraphs (B) through (I)
of paragraph (2) shall be subject to the same
standard of review that applies in the case of
records withheld under section 552(b)(1) of title
5, United States Code.
(4) LIMITATION ON EXEMPTIONS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The exemptions set
forth in paragraph (2) shall constitute the only
grounds pursuant to which an agency head may
exempt records otherwise subject to release
under paragraph (1).
(B) RECORDS RELATED TO INVESTIGATION
OR PROSECUTIONS.—This subsection shall not
apply to records—
(i) related to or supporting any active
or inactive investigation, inquiry, or pros-
ecution by the Office of Special Investiga-
tions of the Department of Justice; or
(ii) solely in the possession, custody,
or control of the Office of Special Inves-
tigations.
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
OF 1947 EXEMPTION.—Section 701(a) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431) shall not apply to
any operational file, or any portion of any operational file,
that constitutes a Japanese Imperial Army record under
this Act.
SEC. 4. EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF FOIA REQUESTS FOR
JAPANESE IMPERIAL ARMY RECORDS.
For purposes of expedited processing under section
552(a)(6)(E) of title 5, United States Code, any person
who was persecuted in the manner described in section
2(a)(3) and who requests a Japanese Imperial Army
record shall be deemed to have a compelling need for such
record.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of this Act shall take effect on the
date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
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