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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1260
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the harbor mainte-
nance tax and to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
to authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with revenues
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. BORSKI (for himself and Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on transportation and Infrastructure, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the harbor maintenance tax and to amend the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize appro-
priations for activities formerly funded with revenues
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
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 ‘‘Support for Harbor
Investment Program Act’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 36 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to harbor mainte-
nance tax) is hereby repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sub-
chapters for chapter 36 of such Code is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to subchapter A.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO WATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1986.
Section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(c) FISCAL YEARS FOLLOWING REPEAL OF HAR-
BOR MAINTENANCE TAX.—Notwithstanding subsections
(a) and (b), for each fiscal year in which there are no
amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, there
are authorized to be appropriated out of the general fund
of the Treasury of the United States such sums as may
be necessary to pay—
‘‘(1) eligible operations and maintenance costs
of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op-
erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Sea-
way Development Corporation for such fiscal year;
and
‘‘(2) eligible operations and maintenance costs
assigned to commercial navigation of all harbors and
inland harbors within the United States.’’.
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the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Ad-
ministration, shall take all appropriate steps to in-
form the public—
(A) about the financial risks posed by rap-
idly increasing long-term care costs and about
the need for families to plan for their long-term
care needs; and
(B) that Medicare does not cover most
long-term care costs and that Medicaid covers
long-term care costs only when the beneficiary
has exhausted his or her assets.
(2) ENCOURAGEMENT
OF
EMPLOYER-SPON-
SORED COVERAGE.—The Secretary of Labor, in co-
operation with the Administrator of the Health Care
Financing Administration, shall take all appropriate
steps not only to encourage employers to offer pri-
vate long-term care insurance coverage to employees,
but also to encourage both working-aged people and
older citizens to obtain long-term care insurance ei-
ther through their employers or on their own.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1262
To provide that existing facilities located on the Pentwater River in Michigan,
are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission under part 1 of the Federal Power Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To provide that existing facilities located on the Pentwater
River in Michigan, are not required to be licensed by
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under part
1 of the Federal Power Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEDERAL POWER ACT LICENSE NOT REQUIRED
FOR CERTAIN EXISTING FACILITIES ON THE
PENTWATER RIVER, MICHIGAN.
Notwithstanding section 23(b) or section 4(e) of the
Federal Power Act, it shall not be unlawful for the city
of Hart in Michigan to operate, maintain, repair, recon-
struct, replace, or modify—
(1) any dam which, as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, is owned and operated by the City,
and located on the Pentwater River in Oceana Coun-
ty, Michigan, or
(2) any water conduit, reservoir, power house,
and other works incidental to such dam.
No license shall be required under part 1 of the Federal
Power Act for the dam, water conduit, reservoir, power
house, or other project works referred to in the preceding
sentence and, subject to compliance with State laws, per-
mission is hereby granted for such facilities to the same
extent as in the case of facilities for which permission is
granted under the last sentence of section 23(b) of that
Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1263
To require the Federal Government to disclose to Federal employees on
each paycheck the Government’s share of taxes for old-age, survivors,
and disability insurance and for hospital insurance of the employee,
and the Government’s total payroll allocation for the employee.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CUNNNGHAM, Mr. COBURN,
Mr. KOLBE, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. CAMP, Mr. BARR
of Georgia, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. SCHAFFER, and Mr. SANFORD) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform
A BILL
To require the Federal Government to disclose to Federal
employees on each paycheck the Government’s share of
taxes for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance and
for hospital insurance of the employee, and the Govern-
ment’s total payroll allocation for the employee.
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 Employee
Right to Know Payroll Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S SHARE
OF FICA AND MEDICARE TAX AND PAYROLL
ALLOCATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States that provides a pay-
check to an employee shall include on each such paycheck
information on—
(1) the total amount of tax imposed with re-
spect to the employee, during the period covered by
the paycheck, on the department, agency, or instru-
mentality under subsections (a) and (b) of section
3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(2) the estimated payroll allocation of the de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality with respect to
the employee for the period, which is the sum of—
(A) the amounts referred to in paragraph
(1); and
(B) the amount referred to in section
6051(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
with respect to the employee for the period.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply
with respect remuneration paid after December 31, 2000.
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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 ‘‘Right-To-Know Na-
tional Payroll Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FICA AND MEDICARE TAX ON W–2
FORM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 6051 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to require-
ment of receipts for employees) is amended by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (10), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting a comma, and
by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new para-
graphs:
‘‘(12) the total amount of tax with respect to
the employee imposed on such person under—
‘‘(A) section 3111(a),
‘‘(B) section 3111(b),
‘‘(C) so much of the tax imposed under
section 3221(a) as relates to section 3111(a),
and
‘‘(D) so much of the tax imposed under
section 3221(a) as relates to section 3111(b),
and
‘‘(13) the total amount of tax with respect to
the employee for old-age, survivors, and disability in-
surance and for hospital insurance, which is the sum
of—
‘‘(A) each of the amounts shown under
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph
(12), plus
‘‘(B) the amount shown under paragraph
(6).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to remuneration
paid after December 31, 2000.
Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1264
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that each employer
show on the W–2 form of each employee the employer’s share of taxes
for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance and for hospital insurance
for the employee as well as the total amount of such taxes for such
employee.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. COBURN,
Mr. KOLBE, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. BARR of Georgia,
Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. SCHAFFER, and Mr. SANFORD) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
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 ‘‘Right-To-Know Na-
tional Payroll Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FICA AND MEDICARE TAX ON W–2
FORM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 6051 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to require-
ment of receipts for employees) is amended by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (10), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting a comma, and
by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new para-
graphs:
‘‘(12) the total amount of tax with respect to
the employee imposed on such person under—
‘‘(A) section 3111(a),
‘‘(B) section 3111(b),
‘‘(C) so much of the tax imposed under
section 3221(a) as relates to section 3111(a),
and
‘‘(D) so much of the tax imposed under
section 3221(a) as relates to section 3111(b),
and
‘‘(13) the total amount of tax with respect to
the employee for old-age, survivors, and disability in-
surance and for hospital insurance, which is the sum
of—
‘‘(A) each of the amounts shown under
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph
(12), plus
‘‘(B) the amount shown under paragraph
(6).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to remuneration
paid after December 31, 2000.
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paid to the participant under subsection (a) in an
amount that bears the same ratio to the amount of
the stipend as the unserved portion of required serv-
ice bears to the four years of required service.
(2) BONUS.—If a participant in the Troops-to-
Teachers Program who is paid a bonus under sub-
section (b) fails to obtain employment for which
such bonus was paid, or voluntarily leaves or is ter-
minated for cause from the employment during the
four years of required service, the participant shall
be required to reimburse the Secretary of Education
for any bonus paid to the participant under that
subsection in an amount that bears the same ratio
to the amount of the bonus as the unserved portion
of required service bears to the four years of re-
quired service.
(3) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATION.—The obliga-
tion to reimburse the Secretary of Education under
this subsection is, for all purposes, a debt owing the
United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title
11 shall not release a participant from the obligation
to reimburse the Secretary.
(4) INTEREST.—Any amount owed by a partici-
pant under this subsection shall bear interest at the
rate equal to the highest rate being paid by the
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Calendar No. 773
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1264
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 19, 2000
Received
JULY 27, 2000
Read the first time
SEPTEMBER 5, 2000
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require
that each employer show on the W–2 form of each em-
ployee the employer’s share of taxes for old-age, sur-
vivors, and disability insurance and for hospital insur-
ance for the employee as well as the total amount of
such taxes for such employee.
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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 ‘‘Right-To-Know Na-
tional Payroll Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FICA AND MEDICARE TAX ON W–2
FORM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 6051 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to require-
ment of receipts for employees) is amended by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (10), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting a comma, and
by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new para-
graphs:
‘‘(12) the total amount of tax with respect to
the employee imposed on such person under—
‘‘(A) section 3111(a),
‘‘(B) section 3111(b),
‘‘(C) so much of the tax imposed under
section 3221(a) as relates to section 3111(a),
and
‘‘(D) so much of the tax imposed under
section 3221(a) as relates to section 3111(b),
and
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‘‘(13) the total amount of tax with respect to
the employee for old-age, survivors, and disability in-
surance and for hospital insurance, which is the sum
of—
‘‘(A) each of the amounts shown under
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph
(12), plus
‘‘(B) the amount shown under paragraph
(6).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to remuneration
paid after December 31, 2000.
Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 773
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1264
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
require that each employer show on the W–2
form of each employee the employer’s share of
taxes for old-age, survivors, and disability insur-
ance and for hospital insurance for the employee
as well as the total amount of such taxes for
such employee.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2000
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1267
To provide grants to local educational agencies that agree to begin school
for secondary students after 9:00 in the morning.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Ms. LOFGREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To provide grants to local educational agencies that agree
to begin school for secondary students after 9:00 in
the morning.
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 ‘‘Z’s to A’s Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education is au-
thorized to provide a grant of not more than $25,000 to
each local educational agency that agrees to begin school
for secondary students after 9:00 in the morning.
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, a local educational agency shall submit
an application to the Secretary providing assurances
that—
(1) at the time of the application, secondary
schools served by the local educational agency begin
school before 9:00 in the morning; and
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of sub-
mission of the application, secondary schools served
by such agency shall begin classes after 9:00 in the
morning.
(c) USES OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency
that receives a grant under this Act may use such grant
funds to pay for the administrative and operating costs
associated in changing the hours of operation of secondary
schools served by such agency.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘secondary school’’ has the same
meaning given such term in section 14101(25) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(25)); and
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Education.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1268
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the integrity of
the Social Security trust funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to
invest such trust funds in marketable obligations of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. GARY MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the
integrity of the Social Security trust funds by requiring
the Managing Trustee to invest such trust funds in mar-
ketable obligations of the United States.
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 ‘‘Social Security Invest-
ments Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT OF THE FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SUR-
VIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND AND THE
FEDERAL 
DISABILITY 
INSURANCE 
TRUST
FUND.
(a) INVESTMENT
OF
SOCIAL
SECURITY
TRUST
FUNDS SOLELY IN MARKETABLE OBLIGATIONS OF THE
UNITED STATES.—Section 201(d) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 401(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) It shall be the duty of the Managing Trustee
to invest such portion of the Trust Funds as is not, in
his judgment, required to meet current withdrawals. Such
investments may be made only in marketable obligations
consisting of interest-bearing obligations of the United
States or obligations guaranteed as to both principal and
interest by the United States. For such purpose, such obli-
gations may be acquired on original issue at the issue price
or by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market
price.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 201(e) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 401(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘(ex-
cept public-debt obligations issued exclusively to the Trust
Funds)’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; TREATMENT OF CURRENT OBLI-
GATIONS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
section 2 shall apply with respect to investments made on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) TREATMENT
OF CURRENT OBLIGATIONS.—As
soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Managing Trustee of the Federal Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Dis-
ability Insurance Trust Fund shall, in accordance with
subsection (d) of section 201 of the Social Security Act
(as amended by this Act), take such actions as are nec-
essary to convert the obligations which are held by such
Trust Funds as of such date and which are not described
in such subsection to obligations which are described in
such subsection.
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national or international labor organization legally respon-
sible for the willful violation.’’
(b) ADDITIONAL REMEDIES.—The third sentence of
section 10(c) of the National Labor Relations Act is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ immediately before ‘‘to
take such affirmative action’’; and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘with or without back
pay’’ the following: ‘‘and including making employ-
ees whole for the loss of economic benefits resulting
from a violation of section 8(a)(5) and to provide
such other remedial relief’’.
(c) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND DAMAGES.—Section 10
of the National Labor Relations Act is amended by adding
at the end the following subsection:
‘‘(n) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (j),
the National Labor Relations Board shall use the injunc-
tion power provided under such subsection whenever the
Board determines that an employer has engaged in a will-
ful violation of the unfair labor practice provisions under
section 8.
‘‘(o) The National Labor Relations Board will assess
civil money penalties of not less than $10,000 against em-
ployers for each willful violation of the Act.
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‘‘(E) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion shall by regulation provide for the furnishing of copies
of reports filed with it pursuant to subparagraph (B) to
any person upon payment of a charge based upon the cost
of the service.
‘‘(F) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion shall issue rules and regulations prescribing the form
and content of reports required to be filed under subpara-
graph (B) and such other reasonable rules and regulations
as it may find necessary to prevent the circumvention or
evasion of such reporting requirements. In exercising its
authority under subparagraph (B), the Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission may prescribe by general
rule simplified reports for employers for whom it finds
that by virtue of their size a detailed report would be un-
duly burdensome.’’.
SEC. 7. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM; REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Section 4(d) (29 U.S.C. 204(d)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(4) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion shall undertake studies and provide information and
technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and
the general public concerning effective means available to
implement the provisions of section 6(g) prohibiting wage
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discrimination between employees performing work in
equivalent jobs on the basis of sex, race, or national origin.
Such studies, information, and technical assistance shall
be based upon and include reference to the declared policy
of such section to eliminate such discrimination. In order
to achieve the purposes of such section, the Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission shall further carry on a
continuing program of research, education, and technical
assistance including—
‘‘(A) undertaking and promoting research with
the intent of developing means to expeditiously cor-
rect the conditions leading to section 6(g);
‘‘(B) publishing and otherwise making available
to employers, labor organizations, professional asso-
ciations, educational institutions, the various media
of communication, and the general public the find-
ings of studies and other materials for promoting
compliance with section 6(g);
‘‘(C) sponsoring and assisting State and com-
munity informational and educational programs; and
‘‘(D) providing technical assistance to employ-
ers, labor organizations, professional associations
and other interested persons on means of achieving
and maintaining compliance with the provisions of
section 6(g).
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‘‘(5) The report submitted annually by the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission to Congress pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) shall include a separate evaluation
and appraisal regarding the implementation of section
6(g).’’.
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
upon the expiration of one year from the date of its
enactment.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1272
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to allow State
educational agencies and local educational agencies to establish and im-
plement uniform policies with respect to discipline and order applicable
to all children within their jurisdiction to ensure safety and an appro-
priate educational atmosphere in their schools.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mr. NUSSLE 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
to allow State educational agencies and local educational
agencies to establish and implement uniform policies with
respect to discipline and order applicable to all children
within their jurisdiction to ensure safety and an appro-
priate educational atmosphere in their schools.
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 ‘‘Freedom to Learn
Act’’.
SEC. 2. UNIFORM DISCIPLINARY POLICIES UNDER THE IN-
DIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION
ACT.
Section 615(k) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415(k)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) UNIFORM DISCIPLINARY POLICIES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this Act, each
State educational agency or local educational agency
may establish and implement uniform policies with
respect to discipline and order applicable to all chil-
dren within its jurisdiction to ensure safety and an
appropriate educational atmosphere in its schools.’’.
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