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(d) PUBLIC LANDS.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as in any way diminishing the Secretary’s or the
Bureau of Land Management’s authorities, rights, or re-
sponsibilities for managing the public lands within the
Conservation Planning District.
(e) COORDINATED MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall
coordinate the management of the public lands within the
Conservation Planning District with that of surrounding
county, State, and private lands consistent with the provi-
sions of subsection (c).
(f) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a Sonoita Valley Conservation
Planning District Advisory Council to advise the Sec-
retary with respect to management of the public lands
described in sections 1(b) and 3(b). The Advisory
Council shall conform to the requirements of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (88 Stat. 770; 5 U.S.C. App. 1).
(2) REPRESENTATION.—The Advisory Council
shall consist of 11 members to be appointed by the
Secretary, including, to the extent practicable—
the enactment of this Act. The Federal rights reserved by
this section are specific to the conservation area, and noth-
ing in this Act related to reserved Federal water rights
shall be construed as establishing a precedent with regard
to any future designations, nor shall it constitute an inter-
pretation of any other Act or any designation made pursu-
ant thereto.
SEC. 11. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Not later than 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and at least at the end of every 10-year
period thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report describing the implementation of this Act, the
condition of the resources and values of the conservation
area, and the progress of the Secretary in achieving the
purposes for which the conservation area is established.
SEC. 12. ENFORCEMENT.
Any person who violates any regulation promulgated
by the Secretary to implement the provisions of this title
shall be subject to a fine under title 18, United States
Code, or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both
a fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
are necessary to carry out this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5225
To provide an exemption for low-income senior citizens from the communica-
tions excise tax and other fees and charges collected for the purpose 
of recovering some of the costs to telecommunications carriers of pro-
viding universal service and connecting the telephone exchange network 
to telephone toll service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2004
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. SIMMONS, and Ms. CARSON of Indiana) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 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 provide an exemption for low-income senior citizens from 
the communications excise tax and other fees and 
charges collected for the purpose of recovering some of 
the costs to telecommunications carriers of providing uni-
versal service and connecting the telephone exchange net-
work to telephone toll service, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1) Recent research on early brain development
reveals that much of a child’s growth is determined
by early learning and nurturing care. Research also
shows that quality early care and education leads to
increased cognitive abilities, positive classroom learn-
ing behavior, increased likelihood of long-term school
success, and greater likelihood of long-term economic
and social self-sufficiency.
(2) Each day an estimated 13,000,000 children,
including 6,000,000 infants and toddlers, spend
some part of their day in child care. However, a
study in 4 States found that only 1 in 7 child care
centers provide care that promotes healthy develop-
ment, while 1 in 8 child care centers provide care
that threatens the safety and health of children.
(3) Full-day child care can cost $4,000 to
$10,000 per year.
(4) Although Federal assistance is available for
child care, funding is severely limited. Even with
Federal subsidies, many families cannot afford child
care. For families with young children and a month-
ly income under $1,200, the cost of child care typi-
cally consumes 25 percent of their income.
(5) Payment (or reimbursement) rates, the
maximum the State will reimburse a child care pro-
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions
apply:
(1) ADVISORY
COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory
Council’’ means the Sonoita Valley Conservation
Planning District Advisory Council established pur-
suant to section 2(f).
(2) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Conserva-
tion Area’’ means the Las Cienegas National Con-
servation Area established by section 3(a).
(3) CONSERVATION
PLANNING
DISTRICT.—The
term ‘‘Conservation Planning District’’ means the
Sonoita Valley Conservation Planning District estab-
lished by section 1(a).
(4) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Con-
servation Area.
(5) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’
has the meaning given the term in section 103(e) of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)), except that such term shall
not include interest in lands not owned by the United
States.
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
Union Calendar No. 563
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2941
[Report No. 106–934]
A BILL
To establish the Las Cienegas National
Conservation Area in the State of Arizona.
OCTOBER 4, 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
the facility constructed under section 4(b)(2)(A), 
$5,000,000; 
(3) for demonstration projects carried out 
under the program, $200,000,000; and 
(4) for Regional Centers to administer funding 
and to update, maintain, and operate the facilities, 
as necessary, $7,500,000. 
(b) ALLOCATION.—Of amounts made available under 
subsection (a)(3) for a fiscal year—
(1) not more than the lesser of $10,000,000 or 
5 percent shall be made available to each Regional 
Center designated by section 6(b) or under section 
6(e) as block funding following the funding proce-
dures in section 7(a); 
(2) not more than the lesser of $10,000,000 or 
5 percent shall be made available for the Institute 
designated by section 8(a); 
(3) at least 15 percent shall be made available 
for demonstration projects implemented under sec-
tion 4(b)(2)(J); and 
(4) at least 30 percent shall be made available 
for the open-call funding program described in sec-
tion 7(b).
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tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 
and on subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated to a military department or 
defense agency for the construction of military projects 
may be obligated for a military construction project or 
contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 
at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 
the fiscal year for which funds for such project were ap-
propriated if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 
obligated from funds available for military construction 
projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 
for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 
such project is increased pursuant to law. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available to the Department of Defense for military 
construction and family housing operation and mainte-
nance and construction have expired for obligation, upon 
a determination that such appropriations will not be nec-
essary for the liquidation of obligations or for making au-
thorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’ to be merged
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with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 119. The Secretary of Defense is to provide the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate with an annual report by February 15, 
containing details of the specific actions proposed to be 
taken by the Department of Defense during the current 
fiscal year to encourage other member nations of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, Korea, and 
United States allies bordering the Arabian Sea to assume 
a greater share of the common defense burden of such 
nations and the United States. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 120. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos-
ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza-
tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
(Public Law 100–526) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 
of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 
by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be 
merged with, and to be available for the same purposes 
and the same time period as that account.
expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social
Security Act, $114,608,900,000. To ensure prompt pay-
ments of Medicare prescription drug benefits as provided
under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act,
$5,216,900,000, to become available on October 1, 2005,
for fiscal year 2006.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles
XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles
XIII and XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and
the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of
1988, not to exceed $2,746,253,000, to be transferred
from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Sup-
plementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as authorized
by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with
all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the
Public Health Service Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the
Social Security Act, and such sums as may be collected
from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That all funds
derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organiza-
tions established under title XIII of the Public Health
Service Act shall be credited to and available for carrying
out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further,
That $24,400,000, to remain available until September
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
Section 149 of title I of division C of Public Law
105–277, as amended by Public Law 106–5, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1999’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2000’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘March 31, 1999’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 1999’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘April 1, 1999’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘October 1, 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect
on October 1, 1999.
Passed the House of Representatives September 27,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2942
To extend for 6 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title
11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1999
Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. PICKERING) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To extend for 6 additional months the period for which
chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
Section 149 of title I of division C of Public Law
105–277, as amended by Public Law 106–5, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1999’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2000’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘March 31, 1999 ’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 1999’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘April 1, 1999’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘October 1, 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect
on October 1, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2942
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To extend for 3 additional months the period for which
chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
Section 149 of title I of division C of Public Law
105–277, as amended by Public Law 106–5, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1999’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2000’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘March 31, 1999’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 1999’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘April 1, 1999’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘October 1, 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect
on October 1, 1999.
Passed the House of Representatives September 27,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2943
To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to
provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1999
Mr. BISHOP (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 to provide incentive grants to improve the
quality of child care.
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 ‘‘Child Care Quality
Incentive Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings:
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4836
AN ACT
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs med-
ical center in Amarillo, Texas, as the ‘‘Thomas
E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Center’’.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4836
AN ACT
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center
in Amarillo, Texas, as the ‘‘Thomas E. Creek Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
a subgrant under this part, shall deposit the grant or
subgrant proceeds in a separate fund or account, from
which it shall make bond repayments and pay other ex-
penses allowable under this part.
(b) PRUDENT INVESTMENT REQUIRED.—Each State
that receives a grant, and each recipient of a subgrant
under this part, shall—
(1) invest the grant or subgrant in a fiscally pru-
dent manner, in order to generate amounts needed
to make repayments on bonds and other forms of in-
debtedness described in section 113; and
(2) notwithstanding section 6503 of title 31,
United States Code or any other law, use the pro-
ceeds of that investment to carry out this part.
SEC. 119. STATE REPORTS.
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—
(1) Each State receiving a grant under this
part shall report to the Secretary on its activities
under this part, in the form and manner the Sec-
retary may prescribe.
(2) If the State educational agency is not the
State agency designated under section 112, the
State’s report shall include the approval of the State
educational agency or its comments on the report.
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report shall—
exterior boundaries of Morrow County, Oregon,
as generally depicted on the map.
(C) The parcel comprising approximately
10,544 acres and located within the exterior
boundaries of Baker Resource Area in the Vale
Bureau of Land Management District, and the
exterior boundaries of Umatilla County, Or-
egon, as generally depicted on the map.
(b) SELECTED LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of acceptable title
to the land described in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall convey to the appropriate identified land-
owners, subject to valid existing rights, all right,
title, and interest of the United States, to the par-
cels of land described in paragraph (2).
(2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of land
referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) A parcel in the Central Oregon Re-
source Area in the Prineville Bureau of Land
Management 
District, 
within 
the 
exterior
boundaries of Grant County, Oregon, and com-
prising approximately 45,824 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map.
(B) A parcel in the Central Oregon Re-
source Area in the Prineville Bureau of Land
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2948
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction
for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1999
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. CARDIN) 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 restore
the deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with
State legislation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR LOBBYING
EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH STATE LEG-
ISLATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 162(e)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to denial
of deduction for certain lobbying and political activities)
is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘any State legislature or of’’
before ‘‘any local council’’ in the material preceding
subparagraph (A), and
(2) by striking ‘‘such council’’ in subparagraph
(B)(i) and inserting ‘‘such legislature, council,’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The paragraph head-
ing of paragraph (2) of section 162(e) of such Code is
amended by inserting ‘‘STATE OR’’ before ‘‘LOCAL’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2949
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act relating to the
minimum amount of State grants for any fiscal year under that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1999
Ms. RIVERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
relating to the minimum amount of State grants for
any fiscal year under that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES EDUCATION ACT.
Section 611(a)(2) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MAX-
IMUM’’ and inserting ‘‘MINIMUM’’; and
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ‘‘maximum’’ and inserting ‘‘minimum’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2951
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996
to authorize grants to Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
in Huntsville, Alabama.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 1999
Mr. CRAMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage-
ment Act of 1996 to authorize grants to Alabama Agri-
cultural and Mechanical University in Huntsville, Ala-
bama.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
Section 507(d) of the Omnibus Parks and Public
Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 470a note)
is amended by inserting ‘‘$2,500,000 shall be made avail-
able for grants to Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical
University, Alabama,’’ after ‘‘Stillman College, Ala-
bama,’’.
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center
in Amarillo, Texas, shall after the date of the enactment
of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Thomas E.
Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document,
record, or other paper of the United States to the medical
center referred to in section 1 shall be considered to be
a reference to the ‘‘Thomas E. Creek Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 13,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate, such additional amounts as may be de-
termined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred 
to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improve-
ment Fund from amounts appropriated for construction 
in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes and for the same period 
of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: 
Provided, That appropriations made available to the Fund 
shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 
502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct 
loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of De-
fense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV of chap-
ter 169, title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alter-
native means of acquiring and improving military family 
housing and supporting facilities. 
SEC. 122. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be obligated for Partnership for Peace Programs 
in the New Independent States of the former Soviet 
Union. 
SEC. 123. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing 
any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 
military family housing the Secretary of the military de-
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partment concerned shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate and the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and Senate the notice described in sub-
section (b). 
(b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a no-
tice of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage 
or rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary 
to the private party under the contract involved in the 
event of— 
(A) the closure or realignment of the installa-
tion for which housing is provided under the con-
tract; 
(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at 
such installation; or 
(C) the extended deployment overseas of units 
stationed at such installation. 
(2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify 
the nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent 
and likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Gov-
ernment with respect to the guarantee. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 124. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the account established by section 
2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment