datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(3) If an individual entitled to an annuity under sec-
tion 2(a)(1)(i) or (iii) of this Act on the basis of less than
ten years of service is entitled to a benefit under section
202(a), section 202(b), or section 202(c) of the Social Se-
curity Act which began to accrue before the annuity under
section 2(a)(1)(i) or (iii) of this Act, the annuity amount
provided such individual under this subsection, shall be
computed as though the annuity under this Act began to
accrue on the later of (A) the date on which the benefit
under section 202(a), section 202(b), or section 202(c) of
the Social Security Act began or (B) the date on which
the individual first met the conditions for entitlement to
an age reduced annuity under this Act other than the con-
ditions set forth in sections 2(e)(1) and 2(e)(2) of this Act
and the requirement that an application be filed.’’.
(c) SURVIVORS’ ANNUITIES.—Section 2(d)(1) of the
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended by inserting
‘‘or five years of service, all of which accrues after Decem-
ber 31, 1995’’ after ‘‘ten years of service.’’.–
(d) LIMITATION ON ANNUITY AMOUNTS.—Section 2
of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) An individual entitled to an annuity under this
section who has completed five years of service, all of
which accrues after 1995, but who has not completed ten
years of service, and the spouse, divorced spouse, and sur-
vivors of such individual, shall not be entitled to an annu-
ity amount provided under section 3(a), section 4(a), or
section 4(f) of this Act unless the individual, or the indi-
vidual’s spouse, divorced spouse, or survivors, would be en-
titled to a benefit under the Social Security Act on the
basis of the individual’s employment record under both the
Railroad Retirement Act and the Social Security Act.’’.
(e) COMPUTATION
RULE
FOR
SPOUSES’ ANNU-
ITIES.—Section 4(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of
1974, as amended by section 102 of this Act, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subdivi-
sion:
‘‘(3) If a spouse entitled to an annuity under section
2(c)(1)(ii)(A), section 2(c)(1)(ii)(C), or section 2(c)(2) of
this Act or a divorced spouse entitled to an annuity under
section 2(c)(4) of this Act on the basis of the employment
record of an employee who will have completed less than
10 years of service is entitled to a benefit under section
202(a), section 202(b), or section 202(c) of the Social Se-
curity Act which began to accrue before the annuity under
section 2(c)(1)(ii)(A), section 2(c)(1)(ii)(C), section
2(c)(2), or section 2(c)(4) of this Act, the annuity amount
provided under this subsection shall be computed as
though the annuity under this Act began to accrue on the
(A) the complete disassembly of used goods 
into individual parts; and 
(B) the cleaning, inspecting, testing, or 
other processing of those parts that is necessary 
for improvement to sound working condition. 
(9) REMANUFACTURED GOOD.—The term ‘‘re-
manufactured good’’ means an industrial good that 
is assembled in the territory of Morocco or the 
United States and that— 
(A) is entirely or partially comprised of re-
covered goods; 
(B) has a similar life expectancy to, and 
meets similar performance standards as, a like 
good that is new; and 
(C) enjoys a factory warranty similar to 
that of a like good that is new. 
(10) SIMPLE COMBINING OR PACKAGING OPER-
ATIONS.—The term ‘‘simple combining or packaging 
operations’’ means operations such as adding bat-
teries to electronic devices, fitting together a small 
number of components by bolting, gluing, or sol-
dering, or packing or repacking components to-
gether. 
(11) 
SUBSTANTIALLY
TRANSFORMED.—The 
term ‘‘substantially transformed’’ means, with re-
spect to a good or material, changed as the result 
of a manufacturing or processing operation so that— 
(A)(i) the good or material is converted 
from a good that has multiple uses into a good 
or material that has limited uses; 
(ii) the physical properties of the good or 
material are changed to a significant extent; or 
(iii) the operation undergone by the good 
or material is complex by reason of the number 
of processes and materials involved and the 
time and level of skill required to perform those 
processes; and 
(B) the good or material loses its separate 
identity in the manufacturing or processing op-
eration. 
(j) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 
to proclaim, as part of the HTS— 
(A) the provisions set out in Annex 4–A 
and Annex 5–A of the Agreement; and 
(B) any additional subordinate category 
necessary to carry out this title consistent with 
the Agreement. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS.—
later of (A) the date on which the benefit under section
202(a), section 202(b), or section 202(c) of the Social Se-
curity Act began or (B) the first date on which the annu-
itant met the conditions for entitlement to an age reduced
annuity under this Act other than the conditions set forth
in sections 2(e)(1) and 2(e)(2) of this Act and the require-
ment that an application be filed.’’.
(f) APPLICATION
DEEMING
PROVISION.—Section
5(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended
by striking the second sentence and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘An application filed with the Board for an em-
ployee annuity, spouse annuity, or divorced spouse annuity
on the basis of the employment record of an employee who
will have completed less than ten years of service shall be
deemed to be an application for any benefit to which such
applicant may be entitled under this Act or section 202(a),
section 202(b), or section 202(c) of the Social Security
Act. An application filed with the Board for an annuity
on the basis of the employment record of an employee who
will have completed ten years of service shall, unless the
applicant specified otherwise, be deemed to be an applica-
tion for any benefit to which such applicant may be enti-
tled under this Act or title II of the Social Security Act.’’.
HR 4844 RFS
‘‘(B) in the case of compensation received
during any calendar year after 2002, the per-
centage determined under section 3241 for such
calendar year.’’.
(d) DETERMINATION
OF
RATE.—Chapter 22 is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
subchapter:
‘‘Subchapter E—Tier 2 Tax Rate
Determination
‘‘Sec. 3241. Determination of tier 2 tax rate based on average ac-
count benefits ratio.
‘‘SEC. 3241. DETERMINATION OF TIER 2 TAX RATE BASED
ON AVERAGE ACCOUNT BENEFITS RATIO.
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of sections
3201(b), 3211(b), and 3221(b), the applicable percentage
for any calendar year is the percentage determined in ac-
cordance with the table in subsection (b).
‘‘(b) TAX RATE SCHEDULE.—
Average account benefits ratio
Applicable per-
centage for sec-
tions 3211(b) and
3221(b)
Applicable per-
centage for section
3201(b)
At least
But less than
2.5
22.1
4.9
2.5
3.0
18.1
4.9
3.0
3.5
15.1
4.9
3.5
4.0
14.1
4.9
4.0
6.1
13.1
4.9
6.1
6.5
12.6
4.4
6.5
7.0
12.1
3.9
7.0
7.5
11.6
3.4
7.5
8.0
11.1
2.9
8.0
8.5
10.1
1.9
8.5
9.0
9.1
0.9
9.0
8.2
IIB
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4844
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 8, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT
To modernize the financing of the railroad retirement system
and to provide enhanced benefits to employees and bene-
ficiaries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4844 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Railroad Retirement and Survivors’ Improvement Act of
2000’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974
Sec. 101. Expansion of widow’s and widower’s benefits.
Sec. 102. Retirement age restoration.
Sec. 103. Vesting requirement.
Sec. 104. Repeal of railroad retirement maximum.
Sec. 105. Investment of railroad retirement assets.
Sec. 106. Elimination of supplemental annuity account.
Sec. 107. Transfer authority revisions.
Sec. 108. Annual ratio projections and certifications by the Railroad Retire-
ment Board.
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986
Sec. 201. Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Sec. 202. Exemption from tax for Railroad Retirement Investment Trust.
Sec. 203. Repeal of supplemental annuity tax.
Sec. 204. Employer, employee representative, and employee tier 2 tax rate ad-
justments.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO RAIL-
ROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF
1974
SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF WIDOW’S AND WIDOWER’S BENE-
FITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(g) of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end
the following new subdivision:
‘‘(10)(i) If for any month the unreduced annuity pro-
vided under this section for a widow or widower is less
Entry number
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amended by adding at the end the following new subdivi-
sion:
‘‘(3) If an individual entitled to an annuity under sec-
tion 2(a)(1)(i) or (iii) of this Act on the basis of less than
ten years of service is entitled to a benefit under section
202(a), section 202(b), or section 202(c) of the Social Se-
curity Act which began to accrue before the annuity under
section 2(a)(1)(i) or (iii) of this Act, the annuity amount
provided such individual under this subsection, shall be
computed as though the annuity under this Act began to
accrue on the later of (A) the date on which the benefit
under section 202(a), section 202(b), or section 202(c) of
the Social Security Act began or (B) the date on which
the individual first met the conditions for entitlement to
an age reduced annuity under this Act other than the con-
ditions set forth in sections 2(e)(1) and 2(e)(2) of this Act
and the requirement that an application be filed.’’.
(c) SURVIVORS’ ANNUITIES.—Section 2(d)(1) of the
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended by inserting
‘‘or five years of service, all of which accrues after Decem-
ber 31, 1995,’’ after ‘‘ten years of service’’.
(d) LIMITATION ON ANNUITY AMOUNTS.—Section 2
of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the end the following:
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Librarian shall seek to
obtain, by gift from the owner, a quality copy of the
Registry version of each sound recording included in
the National Recording Registry.
(2) LIMIT ON NUMBER OF COPIES.—Not more
than one copy of the same version or take of any
sound recording may be preserved in the National
Recording Registry. Nothing in the preceding sen-
tence may be construed to prohibit the Librarian
from making or distributing copies of sound record-
ings included in the Registry for purposes of car-
rying out this Act.
(c) PROPERTY OF UNITED STATES.—All copies of
sound recordings on the National Recording Registry that
are received by the Librarian under subsection (b) shall
become the property of the United States Government,
subject to the provisions of title 17, United States Code.
Subtitle B—National Sound
Recording Preservation Program
SEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM BY LIBRARIAN OF
CONGRESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Librarian shall, after con-
sultation with the National Recording Preservation Board
established under subtitle C, implement a comprehensive
national sound recording preservation program, in con-
I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4845
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the prohibition
against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 13, 2000
Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. GIL-
MAN, Mr. WOLF, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. METCALF, Mr. SHAYS,
and Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
the prohibition against political fundraising activities in
Federal buildings.
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 ‘‘Federal Property Cam-
paign Fundraising Reform Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL FUNDRAISING REFORM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 607(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘to solicit or receive any con-
tribution within the meaning of section 301(8) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 in’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in, to, or from’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘occupied in’’ and inserting
‘‘used for’’; and
(3) by striking the period at the end of the first
sentence and inserting ‘‘to solicit or receive by any
means any contribution’’.
(b) CONTRIBUTION DEFINED.—Section 607 of title
18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) In this section, the term ‘contribution’ means—
‘‘(1) any contribution within the meaning of
section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971; and
‘‘(2) any other gift, subscription, loan, advance,
or deposit of money or anything of value (other than
any item described in any clause of section
301(8)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971) which is made by any person—
‘‘(A) for the purpose of influencing any
election for State or local office,
‘‘(B) for any Federal, State, district, or
local political party, political committee of a po-
litical party, or subordinate party or committee
thereof,
‘‘(C) for any political committee or con-
nected organization (as defined in section 301
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971),
or
‘‘(D) for any person expending funds for
the purpose of influencing (directly or indi-
rectly) through advertising, polling, or other
means any election for Federal, State, or local
office or any ballot initiative.’’.
(c) EXCEPTION.—Section 607(b) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or Executive Office
of the President’’ after ‘‘Congress’’.
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF CONTRIBUTION DEFINITION TO
PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRIBUTIONS BY
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO EMPLOYERS.
Section 603(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘within the meaning of section
301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971’’
and inserting ‘‘(as defined in section 607(c))’’.
Æ
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the consulta-
tion and layover provisions of section 104, the 
President may proclaim modifications to the 
provisions proclaimed under the authority of 
paragraph (1)(A), other than provisions of 
chapters 50 through 63 of the HTS, as in-
cluded in Annex 4–A of the Agreement. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
PROCLAMATIONS.—Not-
withstanding subparagraph (A), and subject to 
the consultation and layover provisions of sec-
tion 104, the President may proclaim— 
(i) modifications to the provisions pro-
claimed under the authority of paragraph 
(1)(A) as are necessary to implement an 
agreement with Morocco pursuant to arti-
cle 4.3.6 of the Agreement; and 
(ii) before the end of the 1-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, modifications to correct any typo-
graphical, clerical, or other nonsubstantive 
technical error regarding the provisions of 
chapters 50 through 63 of the HTS, as in-
cluded in Annex 4–A of the Agreement.
SEC. 204. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO TRADE IN TEXTILE 
AND APPAREL GOODS. 
(a) ACTION DURING VERIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the 
Treasury requests the Government of Morocco to 
conduct a verification pursuant to article 4.4 of the 
Agreement for purposes of making a determination 
under paragraph (2), the President may direct the 
Secretary to take appropriate action described in 
subsection (b) while the verification is being con-
ducted. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination under 
this paragraph is a determination— 
(A) that an exporter or producer in Mo-
rocco is complying with applicable customs 
laws, regulations, procedures, requirements, or 
practices affecting trade in textile or apparel 
goods; or 
(B) that a claim that a textile or apparel 
good exported or produced by such exporter or 
producer— 
(i) qualifies as an originating good 
under section 203 of this Act, or 
(ii) is a good of Morocco, 
is accurate.
(b) APPROPRIATE ACTION DESCRIBED.—Appropriate 
action under subsection (a)(1) includes— 
(1) suspension of liquidation of the entry of any 
textile or apparel good exported or produced by the 
person that is the subject of a verification referred 
to in subsection (a)(1) regarding compliance de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2)(A), in a case in which 
the request for verification was based on a reason-
able suspicion of unlawful activity related to such 
goods; and 
(2) suspension of liquidation of the entry of a 
textile or apparel good for which a claim has been 
made that is the subject of a verification referred to 
in subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim described in 
subsection (a)(2)(B). 
(c) ACTION
WHEN
INFORMATION
IS
INSUFFI-
CIENT.—If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that 
the information obtained within 12 months after making 
a request for a verification under subsection (a)(1) is in-
sufficient to make a determination under subsection 
(a)(2), the President may direct the Secretary to take ap-
propriate action described in subsection (d) until such 
time as the Secretary receives information sufficient to 
make a determination under subsection (a)(2) or until 
such earlier date as the President may direct.
which is not merchandise incidental to the oper-
ation of a duty-free sales enterprise;
‘‘(B) the term ‘staging area’ is an area
controlled by the proprietor of a bonded ware-
house outside of the physical parameters of the
bonded warehouse in which manipulation of
international travel merchandise in carts occurs;
‘‘(C) the term ‘duty-free merchandise’
means merchandise on which the liability for
payment of duty or tax imposed by reason of
importation has been deferred pending expor-
tation from the customs territory;
‘‘(D) the term ‘manipulation’ means the
repackaging, cleaning, sorting, or removal from
or placement on carts of international travel
merchandise; and
‘‘(E) the term ‘cart’ means a portable con-
tainer holding international travel merchandise
on an aircraft for exportation.
‘‘(2) 
BONDED
WAREHOUSE
FOR
INTER-
NATIONAL
TRAVEL
MERCHANDISE.—The Secretary
shall by regulation establish a separate class of
bonded warehouse for the storage and manipulation
of international travel merchandise pending its
H. R. 4846
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To establish the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress to maintain
and preserve sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically
significant, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘National Recording Preservation
Act of 2000’’.
TITLE I—SOUND RECORDING PRESER-
VATION BY THE LIBRARY OF CON-
GRESS
Subtitle A—National Recording Registry
SEC. 101. NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY OF THE LIBRARY OF CON-
GRESS.
The Librarian of Congress shall establish the National
Recording Registry for the purpose of maintaining and preserving
sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically
significant.
SEC. 102. DUTIES OF LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES.—For pur-
poses of carrying out this subtitle, the Librarian shall—
(1) establish criteria and procedures under which sound
recordings may be included in the National Recording Registry,
except that no sound recording shall be eligible for inclusion
in the National Recording Registry until 10 years after the
recording’s creation;
(2) establish procedures under which the general public
may make recommendations to the National Recording
Preservation Board established under subtitle C regarding the
inclusion of sound recordings in the National Recording Reg-
istry; and
(3) determine which sound recordings satisfy the criteria
established under paragraph (1) and select such recordings
for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.
(b) PUBLICATION OF SOUND RECORDINGS IN THE REGISTRY.—
The Librarian shall publish in the Federal Register the name of