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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1212
To protect producers of agricultural commodities who applied for a Crop
Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement for the 1999 crop year.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 1999
Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. EWING, Mr. BERRY, and Mr.
COOKSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture
A BILL
To protect producers of agricultural commodities who applied
for a Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental en-
dorsement for the 1999 crop year.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CROP INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR PRODUCERS
WHO APPLIED FOR CROP REVENUE COV-
ERAGE PLUS.
(a) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—This section applies
with respect to producers eligible for insurance under the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) who
applied for the supplemental crop insurance endorsement
known as Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS (referred to in
this section as ‘‘CRCPLUS’’) for the 1999 crop year for
an agricultural commodity.
(b) ADDITIONAL PERIOD FOR OBTAINING OR TRANS-
FERRING COVERAGE.—Notwithstanding the sales closing
date for obtaining crop insurance coverage established
under section 508(f)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1508(f)(2)) and notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
shall provide a 14-day period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, but not to extend beyond April 12,
1999, during which a producer described in subsection (a)
may—
(1) obtain from any approved insurance pro-
vider a level of coverage for the agricultural com-
modity for which the producer applied for the
CRCPLUS endorsement that is equivalent or less
than the level of coverage that the producer applied
for from the insurance provider that offered the
CRCPLUS endorsement; and
(2) transfer to any approved insurance provider
any federally reinsured coverage provided for other
agricultural commodities of the producer by the
same insurance provider that offered the CRCPLUS
endorsement.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1212
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 24, 1999
Received
AN ACT
To protect producers of agricultural commodities who applied
for a Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental en-
dorsement for the 1999 crop year.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1212 RDS
SECTION 1. CROP INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR PRODUCERS
WHO APPLIED FOR CROP REVENUE COV-
ERAGE PLUS.
(a) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—This section applies
with respect to a producer eligible for insurance under the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) who
applied for the supplemental crop insurance endorsement
known as Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS (referred to in
this section as ‘‘CRCPLUS’’) for the 1999 crop year for
a spring-planted agricultural commodity.
(b) ADDITIONAL PERIOD FOR OBTAINING OR TRANS-
FERRING COVERAGE.—Notwithstanding the sales closing
date for obtaining crop insurance coverage established
under section 508(f)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1508(f)(2)) and notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
shall provide a 14-day period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, but not to extend beyond April 12,
1999, during which a producer described in subsection (a)
may—
(1) obtain from any approved insurance pro-
vider a level of coverage for the agricultural com-
modity for which the producer applied for the
CRCPLUS endorsement that is equivalent to or less
than the level of federally reinsured coverage that
HR 1212 RDS
the producer applied for from the insurance provider
that offered the CRCPLUS endorsement; and
(2) transfer to any approved insurance provider
any federally reinsured coverage provided for other
agricultural commodities of the producer by the
same insurance provider that offered the CRCPLUS
endorsement, as determined by the Corporation.
Passed the House of Representatives March 23,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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diting of such accounts and the widespread public dissemi-
nation of the audits; and (3) verifying government receipts 
against company payments including widespread dissemi-
nation of such payment information in a manner that does 
not create competitive disadvantage or disclose proprietary 
information. 
(b) Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations describing, for each 
international financial institution, the amount and type of 
assistance provided, by country, for the extraction and ex-
port of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other national resource since 
September 30, 2004. 
ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 5102. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, regulation, or policy, in determining eligibility for as-
sistance authorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovern-
mental organizations—
(1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance sole-
ly on the basis of health or medical services including 
counseling and referral services, provided by such or-
ganizations with non-United States Government 
funds if such services do not violate the laws of the 
country in which they are being provided and would
SEC. 7. ACQUISITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to ac-
quire lands and interests therein within the boundaries of
the archaeological protection sites, including access there-
to, by donation, by purchase with donated or appropriated
funds, or by exchange.
(b) CONSENT OF OWNER REQUIRED.—The Secretary
may only acquire lands or interests therein with the con-
sent of the owner thereof.
(c) STATE LANDS.—The Secretary may acquire lands
or interests therein owned by the State of New Mexico
or a political subdivision thereof only by donation or ex-
change, except that State trust lands may only be acquired
by exchange.
SEC. 8. WITHDRAWAL.
Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal lands
within the archaeological protection sites are hereby
withdrawn—
(1) from all forms of entry, appropriation, or
disposal under the public land laws and all amend-
ments thereto;
(2) from location, entry, and patent under the
mining law and all amendments thereto; and
(3) from disposition under all laws relating to
mineral and geothermal leasing, and all amendments
thereto.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Construction Industry
Payment Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE MILLER ACT.
(a) ENHANCEMENT OF PAYMENT BOND PROTEC-
TION.—Subsection (a)(2) of the first section of the Miller
Act (40 U.S.C. 270a(a)(2)) is amended by striking the
second, third, and fourth sentences and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: ‘‘The amount of the payment bond
shall be equal to the total amount payable by the terms
of the contract unless the contracting officer awarding the
contract makes a written determination supported by spe-
cific findings that a payment bond in that amount is im-
practical, in which case the amount of the payment bond
shall be set by the contracting officer. In no case shall
the amount of the payment bond be less than the amount
of the performance bond.’’.
(b) MODERNIZATION OF DELIVERY OF NOTICE.—
Section 2(a) of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270b(a)) is
amended in the last sentence by striking ‘‘mailing the
same by registered mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope
addressed’’ and inserting ‘‘any means which provides writ-
ten, third-party verification of delivery.’’.
(c) NONWAIVER OF RIGHTS.—The second section of
the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270b) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) Any waiver of the right to sue on the payment
bond required by this Act shall be void unless it is in writ-
ing, signed by the person whose right is waived, and exe-
cuted after such person has first furnished labor or mate-
rial for use in the performance of the contract.’’.
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT-
WIDE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.
(a) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—Proposed revisions
to the Government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation to
implement the amendments made by this Act shall be pub-
lished not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and provide not less than 60 days for
public comment.
(b) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Final regulations shall be
published not less than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act and shall be effective on the date that
is 30 days after the date of publication.
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1219
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 amend the Miller Act, relating to payment protections for persons providing
labor and materials for Federal construction projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Construction Industry Payment
Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE MILLER ACT.
(a) ENHANCEMENT OF PAYMENT BOND PROTECTION.—Subsection
(a)(2) of the first section of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a(a)(2))
is amended by striking the second, third, and fourth sentences
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘The amount of the
payment bond shall be equal to the total amount payable by the
terms of the contract unless the contracting officer awarding the
contract makes a written determination supported by specific
findings that a payment bond in that amount is impractical, in
which case the amount of the payment bond shall be set by the
contracting officer. In no case shall the amount of the payment
bond be less than the amount of the performance bond.’’.
(b) MODERNIZATION OF DELIVERY OF NOTICE.—Section 2(a) of
the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270b(a)) is amended in the last sentence
by striking ‘‘mailing the same by registered mail, postage prepaid,
in an envelope addressed’’ and inserting ‘‘any means which provides
written, third-party verification of delivery.’’.
(c) NONWAIVER OF RIGHTS.—The second section of the Miller
Act (40 U.S.C. 270b) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(c) Any waiver of the right to sue on the payment bond required
by this Act shall be void unless it is in writing, signed by the
person whose right is waived, and executed after such person has
first furnished labor or material for use in the performance of
the contract.’’.
SEC. 
3. 
IMPLEMENTATION 
THROUGH 
THE 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE
PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.
(a) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—Proposed revisions to the Govern-
ment-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement the amend-
ments made by this Act shall be published not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and provide not
less than 60 days for public comment.
H. R. 1219—2
(b) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Final regulations shall be published
not less than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act and shall be effective on the date that is 30 days after the
date of publication.
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. 1219
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 3, 1999
Received
AN ACT
To amend the Miller Act, relating to payment protections
for persons providing labor and materials for Federal
construction projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1219 RDS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Construction Industry
Payment Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE MILLER ACT.
(a) ENHANCEMENT OF PAYMENT BOND PROTEC-
TION.—Subsection (a)(2) of the first section of the Miller
Act (40 U.S.C. 270a(a)(2)) is amended by striking the
second, third, and fourth sentences and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: ‘‘The amount of the payment bond
shall be equal to the total amount payable by the terms
of the contract unless the contracting officer awarding the
contract makes a written determination supported by spe-
cific findings that a payment bond in that amount is im-
practical, in which case the amount of the payment bond
shall be set by the contracting officer. In no case shall
the amount of the payment bond be less than the amount
of the performance bond.’’.
(b) MODERNIZATION OF DELIVERY OF NOTICE.—
Section 2(a) of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270b(a)) is
amended in the last sentence by striking ‘‘mailing the
same by registered mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope
addressed’’ and inserting ‘‘any means which provides writ-
ten, third-party verification of delivery.’’.
(c) NONWAIVER OF RIGHTS.—The second section of
the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270b) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
HR 1219 RDS
‘‘(c) Any waiver of the right to sue on the payment
bond required by this Act shall be void unless it is in writ-
ing, signed by the person whose right is waived, and exe-
cuted after such person has first furnished labor or mate-
rial for use in the performance of the contract.’’.
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT-
WIDE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.
(a) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—Proposed revisions
to the Government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation to
implement the amendments made by this Act shall be pub-
lished not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and provide not less than 60 days for
public comment.
(b) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Final regulations shall be
published not less than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act and shall be effective on the date that
is 30 days after the date of publication.
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
By MARTHA C. MORRISON,
Deputy Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1220
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide financial assistance to the
Tri-State Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response on the Delaware
River.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SAXTON, Mr.
BORSKI, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. GREEN-
WOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, 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 direct the Secretary of Defense to provide financial assist-
ance to the Tri-State Maritime Safety Association of
Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania for use for
maritime emergency response on the Delaware River.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MARITIME EMER-
GENCY RESPONSE ON THE DELAWARE RIVER
AND BAY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts otherwise avail-
able for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000,
the Secretary of Defense shall provide $250,000 in finan-
cial assistance to the Tri-State Maritime Safety Associa-
tion of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania for use
for maritime emergency response on the Delaware River.
(b) ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance pro-
vided by the Secretary under this section shall be allocated
as follows:
(1) $150,000 for startup costs, including sala-
ries for an executive director and support staff and
outreach and training programs.
(2) $100,000 for a study to evaluate emergency
response in the Delaware River maritime commu-
nity, to—
(A) determine current regional command,
control, and communications and information
management capabilities of Federal, State, and
local responders in the Tri-State area;
(B) compile a comprehensive list of train-
ing assets and shortfalls in the region covered
by the Tri-State Maritime Safety Association;
(C) identify all regional marine response
assets and shortfalls within that region;
(D) develop a long-range plan to address
necessary improvements, as identified in the
study;
(E) estimate the amount of funding that
would be required to upgrade the command,
control, and communications capabilities in the
region covered by the Tri-State Maritime Safety
Association, based on several alternative reason-
able solutions and timetables; and
(F) work toward the overall goal of making
the Delaware River port system a model port
for the Nation with respect to emergency re-
sponse procedures.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1227
To provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and
nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety
laws.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
BONIOR, Mr. PASTOR, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. RUSH, Ms. KAPTUR,
Mr. COYNE, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin,
Mr. MASCARA, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr.
OLVER, Mr. VENTO, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.
LIPINSKI, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr.
KLINK, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. BROWN of
California, Mr. STRICKLAND, and Ms. BERKLEY) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and
in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal
procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons
that violate certain labor and safety laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
establishes in order to carry out the plan developed under
subsection (a).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1225
To authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Patent
and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. COBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses
of the Patent and Trademark Office, 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 ‘‘United States Patent
and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year
2000’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be made available for the
payment of salaries and necessary expenses of the Patent
and Trademark Office in fiscal year 2000, $116,000,000
from fees collected in fiscal year 1999 and such fees as
are collected in fiscal year 2000 pursuant to title 35,
United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 (15
U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), except that the Commissioner is not
authorized to charge and collect fees to cover the accrued
indirect personnel costs associated with post-retirement
health and life insurance of officers and employees of the
Patent and Trademark Office other than those charged
and collected pursuant to title 35, United States Code,
and the Trademark Act of 1946.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
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Union Calendar No. 99
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1225
[Report No. 106–177]
To authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Patent
and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1999
Mr. COBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
JUNE 9, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses
of the Patent and Trademark Office, 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 ‘‘United States Patent
and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year
2000’’.
‘‘(38) ‘Department of Defense police officer’
means an employee of the Department of Defense,
the duties of whose position are primarily to oversee
enforcement of Federal, State, county, and munic-
ipal statutes, laws, and ordinances, and rules and
regulations of the Department of the Navy, Army,
and Air Force pertaining to law enforcement on
United States military bases, including an employee
engaged in this activity who is transferred to a su-
pervisory or administrative position;
‘‘(39) ‘Department of Defense Command Inves-
tigations Division detective’ means an employee of
the Department of Defense, the duties of whose po-
sition are primarily to maintain investigative and
counterintelligence jurisdiction to prepare for an evi-
dentiary foundation for military command action for
crimes committed on military property by military or
civilian personnel, including an employee engaged in
this activity who is transferred to a supervisory or
administrative position;
‘‘(40) ‘Bureau of Engraving and Printing offi-
cer’ means an employee of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, the duties of whose position are pri-
marily to provide specialized protection to the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing and to enforce Fed-
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be made available for the
payment of salaries and necessary expenses of the Patent
and Trademark Office in fiscal year 2000, $116,000,000
from fees collected in fiscal year 1999 and such fees as
are collected in fiscal year 2000 pursuant to title 35,
United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 (15
U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), except that the Commissioner is not
authorized to charge and collect fees to cover the accrued
indirect personnel costs associated with post-retirement
health and life insurance of officers and employees of the
Patent and Trademark Office other than those charged
and collected pursuant to title 35, United States Code,
and the Trademark Act of 1946.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
Union Calendar No. 99
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1225
[Report No. 106–177]
A BILL
To authorize funds for the payment of salaries and
expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office,
and for other purposes.
JUNE 9, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed