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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5586
To authorize the negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement with the Republic
of Singapore, and to provide for expedited congressional consideration
of such an agreement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 2000
Mr. KNOLLENBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on
Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
A BILL
To authorize the negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement
with the Republic of Singapore, and to provide for expe-
dited congressional consideration of such an agreement.
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-Singa-
pore Free Trade Agreement Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. NEGOTIATION OF A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH
SINGAPORE.
Subject to section 3, the President is authorized to
enter into a trade agreement with Singapore to seek the
elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers in order to
achieve more open market access, on a reciprocal basis,
to internationally traded goods and services. Such agree-
ment should address the following:
(1) National treatment and market access for
agricultural and industrial products.
(2) Rules for determining which goods originate
in the territory of the United States and Singapore.
(3) Customs procedures that facilitate trade
and collection of trade statistics, while ensuring the
validity of claims for preferential treatment.
(4) Science-based, nondiscriminatory sanitary,
phytosanitary, and technical standards, including
voluntary standards.
(5) Government procurement procedures.
(6) National treatment and rights of establish-
ment for foreign direct investors.
(7) National treatment and market access for
traded services, including consumption of services
abroad, cross-border provision of services, rights of
establishment of commercial presence, and the move-
ment of natural persons.
(8) Protection of intellectual property.
(9) Transparency of legal and regulatory re-
gimes.
(10) Measures to promote electronic commerce.
SEC. 3. INTRODUCTION AND FAST TRACK CONSIDERATION
OF IMPLEMENTING BILL.
(a) PERMISSIBLE CONTENT IN IMPLEMENTING LEG-
ISLATION.—A bill to implement a trade agreement de-
scribed in section 2 shall contain provisions that are nec-
essary to implement the trade agreement.
(b) APPLICABILITY OF FAST TRACK PROCEDURES.—
Section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘section 2
of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agree-
ment Act of 2000,’’ after ‘‘the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988,’’; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘or section
282 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,’’ and
inserting ‘‘, section 282 of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act, or section 2 of the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement Act of 2000,’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5587
To amend the United States Enrichment Corporation Privatization Act to
prevent the untimely sale of uranium hexaflouride.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 2000
Mr. KNOLLENBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the United States Enrichment Corporation Privat-
ization Act to prevent the untimely sale of uranium
hexaflouride.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. URANIUM SALES.
Section 3112(b)(2) of the United States Enrichment
Corporation Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–
10(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ‘‘Within 7 years of the date of enactment
of this Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’;
(2) by striking subparagraph (A);
(3) in subparagraph (D)—
(A) by striking ‘‘2001’’ and inserting
‘‘2006’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2007’’; and
(4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C),
and (D) (as so amended) as subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C), respectively.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5592
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide vouchers for the
purchase of educational books for infants and children participating
in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and
children under that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 2000
Mrs. MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide vouch-
ers for the purchase of educational books for infants
and children participating in the special supplemental
nutrition program for women, infants, and children
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Books for
Children Act’’ or the ‘‘ABC Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Reading to a child plays a crucial role in
the development of the child’s brain from the earliest
years.
(2) According to a 1995 study by the National
Commission on Reading, reading aloud to a child is
the single most important tool for developing literacy
skills.
(3) A child who is not introduced to books and
early literacy practices is more than three times as
likely to drop out of school as a child who is intro-
duced to books and early literacy practices.
(4) The American Academy of Pediatrics rec-
ommends daily reading to a child beginning when
the child is just 6 months old and recommends that
pediatricians prescribe reading activities and other
instruction to parents during well-child visits.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF
1966.
Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(s) VOUCHERS FOR PURCHASE OF EDUCATIONAL
BOOKS FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pro-
gram under this section, the Secretary shall provide
grants to local agencies for the purpose of providing
vouchers to women participating in the program for
the purchase of educational books for the infants
and children of such women.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—In pro-
viding vouchers pursuant to paragraph (1), a local
agency shall comply with the following requirements:
‘‘(A) A woman may receive not more than
1 voucher (irrespective of the number of infants
or children of the woman).
‘‘(B) The amount of a voucher may not ex-
ceed $5.
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made
available to the Department of Education for
fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, $10,000,000
shall be made available to carry out this sub-
section (except as provided in subparagraph
(B)) for each such fiscal year.
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—In addi-
tion to amounts made available under subpara-
graph (A), there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary $1,000,0000 for each
of the fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003 for
the administrative costs in carrying out this
subsection.
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made avail-
able under subparagraphs (A) and (B) are au-
thorized to remain available until expended.’’.
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amended by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘2
years’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) apply to items and services furnished on
or after July 1, 2001.
SEC. 102. COVERAGE OF SCREENING FOR GLAUCOMA.
(a) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(s)(2) (42 U.S.C.
1395x(s)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (S);
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (T); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(U) screening for glaucoma (as defined in sub-
section (uu)) for individuals determined to be at
high risk for glaucoma, individuals with a family his-
tory of glaucoma and individuals with diabetes;’’.
(b) SERVICES DESCRIBED.—Section 1861 (42 U.S.C.
1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘Screening for Glaucoma
‘‘(uu) The term ‘screening for glaucoma’ means a di-
lated eye examination with an intraocular pressure meas-
urement, and a direct ophthalmoscopy or a slit-lamp bio-
microscopic examination for the early detection of glau-
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5595
To provide for programs regarding the health of Hispanic individuals, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 2000
Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. RO-
MERO-BARCELO´, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. REYES, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To provide for programs regarding the health of Hispanic
individuals, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Hispanic Health Act of 2000’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
for work at the taxpayer which provides train-
ing in computer programming, computer sys-
tems analysis, computer science, computer engi-
neering, or other information technology dis-
cipline.
‘‘(B) 
PARTNERSHIP
REQUIREMENT.—A
program shall not be treated as a qualified
technology program for purposes of subpara-
graph (A) unless—
‘‘(i) such program is a partnership be-
tween the taxpayer and a state training
program or an eligible education institu-
tion, and
‘‘(ii) the taxpayer pays or incurs at
least 50 percent of the technology training
expenses under such program.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eligible
individual’ means an individual who—
‘‘(A) is a citizen, national, or lawful per-
manent resident of the United States, and
‘‘(B) first becomes an employee of the tax-
payer on the date such individual begins the in-
ternship or fellowship with respect to which
such expenses are qualified technology training
expenses.
(ii) In the case of a technology which
allows conversion of a standard film mam-
mogram into a digital image and subse-
quently analyzes such resulting image with
software to identify possible problem areas,
in an amount equal to the limit that would
otherwise 
be 
applied 
under 
section
1834(c)(3) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1395m(c)(3)) for 2001, increased by $15.
(B) BILATERAL
DIAGNOSTIC
MAMMOG-
RAPHY.—For a bilateral diagnostic mammog-
raphy (under HCPCS code 76091) furnished
during the period beginning on April 1, 2001,
and ending on December 31, 2001, that uses a
new technology described in subparagraph
(A)(i), payment for such mammography shall
be the amount of payment provided for under
such subparagraph.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may
implement the provisions of this paragraph by pro-
gram memorandum or otherwise.
(2) CONSIDERATION OF NEW HCPCS CODE FOR
NEW
TECHNOLOGIES
AFTER
2001.—The Secretary
shall determine, for such screening mammographies
performed after 2001, whether the assignment of a
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5598
For the relief of Barbara Makuch.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 2000
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Barbara Makuch.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT.
In consideration of the fact that Barbara Makuch—
(1) served 22 years as a foreign counterintel-
ligence agent and dedicated her life to assist the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in its efforts at the
height of the Cold War to combat communism, the
Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB), and
the Soviet Union;
(2) was presented the Louis E. Peters Memo-
rial Service Award, the highest civilian award pre-
sented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for
her valorous service; and
(3) has not received employment assistance or
health, social security, or pension benefits, despite
assurances that she would receive such benefits upon
her retirement,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of funds not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,000,000 to Barbara
Makuch of East Amherst, New York, in compensation for
the lifetime aggregate value of benefits earned but not re-
ceived by Barbara Makuch.
SEC. 2. SATISFACTION OF CLAIM.
The sum paid under section 1 shall be in full satisfac-
tion of any claims that Barbara Makuch may have against
the United States arising out of her service for the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY FEES.
Not more than 10 percent of the sum paid under sec-
tion 1 shall be paid to or received by any agent or attorney
for services rendered in connection with the recovery of
such sum. Any person who violates this section shall be
fined under title 18, United States Code.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5599
For the relief of Eugene Makuch.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 27, 2000
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Eugene Makuch.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT.
In consideration of the fact that Eugene Makuch—
(1) served as a foreign counterintelligence agent
and dedicated his life to assist the Federal Bureau
of Investigation in its efforts at the height of the
Cold War to combat communism, the Komitet
Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB), and the So-
viet Union; and
(2) has not received employment assistance or
health, social security, or pension benefits, despite
assurances that he would receive such benefits upon
his retirement,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of funds not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,000,000 to Eugene
Makuch of East Amherst, New York, in compensation for
the lifetime aggregate value of benefits earned but not re-
ceived by Eugene Makuch.
SEC. 2. SATISFACTION OF CLAIM.
The sum paid under section 1 shall be in full satisfac-
tion of any claims that Eugene Makuch may have against
the United States arising out of his service for the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY FEES.
Not more than 10 percent of the sum paid under sec-
tion 1 shall be paid to or received by any agent or attorney
for services rendered in connection with the recovery of
such sum. Any person who violates this section shall be
fined under title 18, United States Code.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 559
To provide for the continuation of the United States Advisory Commission
on Public Diplomacy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1999
Mr. ROEMER (for himself and Mr. HOUGHTON) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To provide for the continuation of the United States Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF THE UNITED STATES ADVI-
SORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.
Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (Division G of Public Law 105–
277) is repealed.
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TITLE I—MEDICARE BENEFICIARY IMPROVEMENTS
Subtitle A—Improved Preventive Benefits
Sec. 101. Coverage of biennial screening pap smear and pelvic exams.
Sec. 102. Coverage of screening for glaucoma.
Sec. 103. Coverage of screening colonoscopy for average risk individuals.
Sec. 104. Modernization of screening mammography benefit.
Sec. 105. Coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with
diabetes or a renal disease.
Sec. 106. Extension of part A coverage for workers with disabilities.
Subtitle B—Other Beneficiary Improvements
Sec. 111. Acceleration of reduction of beneficiary copayment for hospital out-
patient department services.
Sec. 112. Preservation of coverage of drugs and biologicals under part B of the
medicare program.
Sec. 113. Elimination of time limitation on medicare benefits for immuno-
suppressive drugs.
Sec. 114. Imposition of billing limits on drugs.
Sec. 115. Improving availability of QMB/SLMB application forms.
Subtitle C—Demonstration Projects and Studies
Sec. 121. Demonstration project for disease management for severely chron-
ically ill medicare beneficiaries.
Sec. 122. Cancer prevention and treatment demonstration for ethnic and racial
minorities.
Sec. 123. Study on medicare coverage of routine thyroid screening.
Sec. 124. MedPAC study on consumer coalitions.
Sec. 125. Study on limitation on State payment for medicare cost-sharing af-
fecting access to services for qualified medicare beneficiaries.
Sec. 126. Waiver of 24-month waiting period for medicare coverage of individ-
uals disabled with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Sec. 127. Studies on preventive interventions in primary care for older Ameri-
cans.
Sec. 128. MedPAC study and report on medicare coverage of cardiac and pul-
monary rehabilitation therapy services.
TITLE II—RURAL HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENTS
Subtitle A—Critical Access Hospital Provisions
Sec. 201. Clarification of no beneficiary cost-sharing for clinical diagnostic lab-
oratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals.
Sec. 202. Assistance with fee schedule payment for professional services under
all-inclusive rate.
Sec. 203. Exemption of critical access hospital swing beds from SNF PPS.
Sec. 204. Payment in critical access hospitals for emergency room on-call physi-
cians.
Sec. 205. Treatment of ambulance services furnished by certain critical access
hospitals.
Sec. 206. GAO study on certain eligibility requirements for critical access hos-
pitals.
Subtitle B—Other Rural Hospitals Provisions
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5600
To establish an Office of Management in the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent, and to redesignate the Office of Management and Budget as
the Office of the Federal Budget.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 29, 2000
Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BALLENGER, and Mr.
MICA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform
A BILL
To establish an Office of Management in the Executive Office
of the President, and to redesignate the Office of Man-
agement and Budget as the Office of the Federal Budg-
et.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF MANAGE-
MENT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in
the Executive Office of the President the Office of Man-
agement, the purpose of which shall be to improve Federal
management and organization and to promote efficiency
and effectiveness in the operation of the Federal Govern-
ment.
(b) DIRECTOR; DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—(1) There shall
be at the head of the Office of Management a Director,
who shall be appointed by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall be
compensated at the annual rate of basic pay for Executive
level I as provided in section 5312 of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) There shall be a Deputy Director of the Office
of Management, who shall be appointed by the President
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
Deputy Director shall be compensated at the annual rate
of basic pay for Executive level II as provided in section
5313 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS.—(1)
The following offices in the Office of Management and
Budget are abolished, and the functions and authorities
of the heads of such offices are hereby transferred to the
Director of the Office of Management:
(1) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
(2) The Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs.
(3) The Office of Federal Financial Manage-
ment.
(4) The Office of the Deputy Director for Man-
agement.
(5) The Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET.
The Office of Management and Budget is hereby re-
designated as the Office of the Federal Budget. Any au-
thorities of, and functions performed by, the Director and
other officers and appointees of the Office of Management
and Budget before the date of the enactment of this Act
and not transferred under section 1 shall remain the au-
thorities and functions of the Director as the head of the
Office of the Federal Budget and such other officers and
appointees as appropriate.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress
recommendations for any conforming amendments nec-
essary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
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which cannot, as determined in accordance with regula-
tions, be self-administered)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including
drugs and biologicals which are not usually self-adminis-
tered by the patient)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to drugs and biologicals adminis-
tered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 113. ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMITATION ON MEDI-
CARE BENEFITS FOR IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE
DRUGS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(2)(J) (42 U.S.C.
1395x(s)(2)(J)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but only’’ and
all that follows up to the semicolon at the end.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) EXTENDED COVERAGE.—Section 1832 (42
U.S.C. 1395k) is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (b); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b).
(2) PASS-THROUGH; REPORT.—Section 227 of
BBRA is amended by striking subsection (d).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to drugs furnished on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5604
To authorize funding for certain housing assistance to increase the availability
of affordable housing.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 30, 2000
Ms. LOFGREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To authorize funding for certain housing assistance to
increase the availability of affordable housing.
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 ‘‘Affordable Housing
Assistance Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FUNDING SHELTER PLUS CARE THROUGH SECTION
8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 463 of Public Law 100–77 (42 U.S.C.
11403h) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 463. FUNDING.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2001 and fiscal
years thereafter, assistance under this subtitle shall be
funded only by using amounts appropriated for section 8
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f).
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In ad-
dition to any amounts otherwise made available for assist-
ance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), there is authorized to be ap-
propriated $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 for providing
assistance under this subtitle.’’.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SEC-
TION 8 VOUCHER ASSISTANCE.
In addition to any amounts otherwise made available
for assistance under section 8 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) (including any amounts
appropriated for assistance under the shelter plus care
program under subtitle F of Public Law 100–77 (42
U.S.C. 11403 et seq.) and any amounts appropriated pur-
suant to section 558 of the Quality Housing and Work
Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276; 112
Stat. 2614)), there is authorized to be appropriated
$14,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 for incremental
voucher assistance under such section 8.
(C) The applicable percentage of expenses
that are allowed under section 21 of such Code
is increased to not less than 50 percent.
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