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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 226
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain individuals
a credit against income tax for contributions to individual retirement accounts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. POMEROY 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 allow cer-
tain individuals a credit against income tax for contribu-
tions to individual retirement accounts.
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 ‘‘Family Retirement
Savings Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS BY CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS 
TO 
INDIVIDUAL 
RETIREMENT 
AC-
COUNTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
amended by inserting after section 25A the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 25B. RETIREMENT SAVINGS.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an in-
dividual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount
equal to 50 percent of the amount which would (but for
subsection (c)) be allowed as a deduction under section
219 for such taxable year.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION
BASED
ON
ADJUSTED
GROSS
INCOME.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the credit
which would (but for this subsection) be allowed
under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall be re-
duced (but not below zero) by an amount which
bears the same ratio to such amount of credit as—
‘‘(A) the excess of—
‘‘(i) the taxpayer’s adjusted gross in-
come for such taxable year, over
‘‘(ii) the applicable dollar amount,
bears to
‘‘(B) $10,000.
21 years of age and who is convicted, after the date of
enactment of this Act, of driving while under the influence
of alcohol, the Secretary shall transfer an amount equal
to 10 percent of the amount apportioned to any State on
that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of
section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, to the ap-
portionment of the State under section 402 of such title
to be used for alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures,
especially for individuals who are less than 21 years of
age. Such suspension or revocation shall be until the indi-
vidual’s 21st birthday.
SEC. 2. DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK.
The apportionment of a State shall not be transferred
under section 1 if the State allows an individual convicted
while driving under the influence of alcohol to drive, dur-
ing the period of revocation or suspension of the individ-
ual’s driver’s license in accordance with section 1, only for
the purposes of going to and from such individual’s place
of employment or to and from a college or other institution
of higher education or a trade school.
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SEC. 407. EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CURRENT
JUDGES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR STAG-
GERED TERMS OF JUDGES.
(a) RETIREMENT AUTHORIZED.—One eligible judge
may retire in accordance with this section with respect to
each year beginning in 1999 and ending in 2003.
(b) ELIGIBLE JUDGES.—For purposes of this section,
an eligible judge is an associate judge of the United States
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims who—
(1) has at least 10 years of service creditable
under section 7296 of title 38, United States Code;
(2) has made an election to receive retired pay
under section 7296 of such title;
(3) has at least 20 years of service described in
section 7297(l) of such title; and
(4) is at least 55 years of age.
(c) MULTIPLE ELIGIBLE JUDGES.—If for any year
specified in subsection (a) more than one eligible judge
provides notice in accordance with subsection (d), the
judge who has the greatest seniority as a judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall
be the judge who is eligible to retire in accordance with
this section in that year.
(d) NOTICE.—An eligible judge who desires to retire
in accordance with this section with respect to any year
covered by subsection (a) shall provide to the President
(1) the date on which the last of the collective
bargaining agreements relating to the plan termi-
nates (determined without regard to any extension
thereof agreed to after the date of the enactment of
this Act); or
(2) January 1, 2002.
For purposes of this subsection, any plan amendment
made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relat-
ing to the plan which amends the plan solely to conform
to any requirement added by this Act shall not be treated
as a termination of such collective bargaining agreement.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2272
To ensure the equitable treatment of graduates of the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences of the Class of 1987.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1999
Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, and Mr. CUNNINGHAM) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
A BILL
To ensure the equitable treatment of graduates of the Uni-
formed Services University of the Health Sciences of
the Class of 1987.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF CLASS OF 1987 OF
THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF
THE HEALTH SCIENCES.
An officer of the uniformed services who entered the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences as
a student in 1983 and who successfully completed the
course of instruction at the University in 1987 shall be
treated for purposes of determining pay and years of serv-
ice in the same manner as a student at the University
who graduated in 1986, notwithstanding the enactment of
the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (Public
Law 96–513; 94 Stat. 2835).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2273
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that certain small
businesses are permitted to use the cash method of accounting even
if they use merchandise or inventory.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1999
Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. ENGLISH) 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 clarify
that certain small businesses are permitted to use the
cash method of accounting even if they use merchandise
or inventory.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF CASH ACCOUNTING RULES
FOR SMALL BUSINESS.
Section 446 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to general rule for methods of accounting) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g) SMALL TAXPAYERS PERMITTED TO USE CASH
ACCOUNTING METHOD WITHOUT LIMITATION.—A tax-
payer shall not be required to use an accrual method of
accounting for any taxable year by reason of using mer-
chandise or inventory, if the average annual gross receipts
of such taxpayer (or any predecessor) for the 3-year-period
ending with such prior taxable year does not exceed
$5,000,000. The rules of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section
448(c) shall apply for purposes of the preceding sentence.
In the case of a C corporation or a partnership which has
a C corporation as a partner, the first sentence of this
subsection shall apply only if such C corporation or part-
nership meets the requirements of section 448(b)(3).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2274
To provide for the transfer of 10 percent of a State’s apportionment of
certain highway funds to the State’s highway safety apportionment if
the State does not suspend the driver’s license of individuals under
the age of 21 convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1999
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide for the transfer of 10 percent of a State’s appor-
tionment of certain highway funds to the State’s highway
safety apportionment if the State does not suspend the
driver’s license of individuals under the age of 21 con-
victed of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF APPORTIONMENT.
On October 1, 2002, and each October 1 thereafter,
if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that
requires in all circumstances the revocation or suspension
of the driver’s license of any individual who is less than
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2276
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of antifriction
bearings.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1999
Mr. ISAKSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain
entries of antifriction bearings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
TREATMENT 
OF 
CERTAIN 
ENTRIES 
OF
ANTIFRICTION BEARINGS.
(a) LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES.—
Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520) or any other provision
of law, the United States Customs Service shall, not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
liquidate or reliquidate those entries made at various
ports, which are listed in subsection (c), in accordance
with the final results of the administrative reviews, cov-
ering the periods from November 9, 1988, through April
30, 1990, from May 1, 1990, through April 30, 1991, and
from May 1, 1991, through April 30, 1992, conducted by
the International Trade Administration of the Department
of Commerce for such entries (Case No. A–427–801).
(b) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any amounts
owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or
reliquidation of an entry under subsection (a) shall be paid
by the Customs Service within 90 days after such liquida-
tion or reliquidation.
(c) ENTRY LIST.—The entries referred to in sub-
section (a) are the following:
Entry Number
Entry Date
(1001)016–0112010–6 ..........................................
May 26, 1989
(4601)016–0112028–8 ..........................................
June 28, 1989
(4601)016–0112126–0 .......................................... December 5, 1989
(4601)016–0112132–8 ..........................................December 18, 1989
(4601)016–0112164–1 .......................................... February 5, 1990
(4601)016–0112229–2 ..........................................
April 12, 1990
(4601)016–0112211–0 ..........................................
March 21, 1990
(4601)016–0112223–5 ..........................................
April 4, 1990
(4601)710–0225218–8 ..........................................
August 24, 1990
(4601)710–0225239–4 ..........................................September 5, 1990
(4601)710–0226079–3 ..........................................
May 21, 1991
(1704)J50–0016544–7 .......................................... January 31, 1991
(4601)016–0112237–5 ..........................................
April 19, 1990
(4601)710–0226033–0 ..........................................
May 7, 1991
(4601)710–0226078–5 ..........................................
May 15, 1991
(4601)710–0225181–8 ..........................................
August 24, 1990
(4601)710–0225381–4 ..........................................
October 3, 1990.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2278
To require the National Park Service to conduct a feasibility study regarding
options for the protection and expanded visitor enjoyment of nationally
significant natural and cultural resources at Fort Hunter Liggett, Cali-
fornia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 18, 1999
Mr. FARR of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To require the National Park Service to conduct a feasibility
study regarding options for the protection and expanded
visitor enjoyment of nationally significant natural and
cultural resources at Fort Hunter Liggett, California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEASIBILITY STUDY REGARDING PROTECTION
OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES AT
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CALIFORNIA.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the Director of the National Park
Service, shall undertake a feasibility study regarding op-
tions for the near- and long-term protection and expanded
visitor enjoyment of nationally significant natural and cul-
tural resources by the National Park Service or other
agencies as appropriate at Fort Hunter Liggett, Cali-
fornia.
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall consult with all other affected or interested agencies,
including the Department of the Army, in the preparation
of the study.
(c) COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION.—Not later than
August 30, 2000, the Secretary of the Interior shall sub-
mit to Congress a report containing the results of the
study, along with such protection and visitor access rec-
ommendations as the Secretary of the Interior considers
appropriate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2279
To expand the boundaries of Pinnacles National Monument, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 18, 1999
Mr. FARR of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To expand the boundaries of Pinnacles National Monument,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pinnacles National
Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AND TRANSFER OF JU-
RISDICTION, PINNACLES NATIONAL MONU-
MENT, CALIFORNIA.
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on the date
of enactment of this Act, the boundaries of Pinnacles Na-
tional Monument in the State of California are hereby
modified to include the lands depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Pinnacles Boundary Expansion’’, numbered PINN 114/
80,056, and dated February 1999. The map shall be on
file and available for inspection in the offices of the Direc-
tor of the National Park Service.
(b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—Upon the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall trans-
fer, without reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdic-
tion of the Director of the National Park Service the lands
depicted on the map described in subsection (a) that are
under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. The boundaries of the public lands shall be adjusted
to reflect the transfer.
(c) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.—In furtherance
of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131
et seq.), the lands added to Pinnacles National Monument
by transfer from the Bureau of Land Management under
subsection (c) are hereby designated as wilderness and
therefore as a component of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System. The designated lands shall be known as
the Pinnacles Wilderness. The Secretary of the Interior
shall administer the lands in accordance with the applica-
ble provisions of the Wilderness Act.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to subsection (c),
lands added to Pinnacles National Monument by this sec-
tion shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior
as part of the National Monument in accordance with the
laws and regulations applicable to the National Monu-
ment.
(e) ACQUISITION OF OTHER LANDS.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior may
acquire lands depicted on the map described in subsection
(a) by purchase, donation, or purchase with donated or
appropriated funds.
(f) AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR BOUNDARY REVISION
LAW.—Section 4(b)(2) of Public Law 94–567 (90 Stat.
2694) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘de-
scription’’ and all that follows through ‘‘lands’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘description. Lands’’.
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In the Senate of the United States,
July 26, 1999.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2280) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 38, United
States Code, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates
of compensation paid for service-connected disabilities, to en-
hance the compensation, memorial affairs, and housing pro-
grams of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve re-
tirement authorities applicable to judges of the United States
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Compensation
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of
an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
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the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or
other provision of title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION
AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COM-
PENSATION.
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall, effective on December 1, 1999, increase the dol-
lar amounts in effect for the payment of disability com-
pensation and dependency and indemnity compensation by
the Secretary, as specified in subsection (b).
(b) AMOUNTS
TO
BE
INCREASED.—The dollar
amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the
following:
(1) COMPENSATION.—Each of the dollar amounts
in effect under section 1114 of title 38, United States
Code.
(2) ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION
FOR
DEPEND-
ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts in effect under
sections 1115(1) of such title.
(3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar amount
in effect under section 1162 of such title.
(4) NEW DIC RATES.—The dollar amounts in ef-
fect under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1311(a)
of such title.
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(5) OLD
DIC
RATES.—Each of the dollar
amounts in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of such
title.
(6) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES
WITH MINOR CHILDREN.—The dollar amount in effect
under section 1311(b) of such title.
(7) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR DISABILITY.—The dol-
lar amounts in effect under sections 1311(c) and
1311(d) of such title.
(8) DIC FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—The dol-
lar amounts in effect under sections 1313(a) and
1314 of such title.
(c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.—(1) The increase
under subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar amounts
specified in subsection (b) as in effect on November 30,
1999.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), each such
amount shall be increased by the same percentage as the
percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are in-
creased effective December 1, 1999, as a result of a deter-
mination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
415(i)).
and the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims written notice to that effect not later
than April 1 of that year, except that in the case of an
eligible judge desiring to retire with respect to 1999, such
notice shall be provided not later than November 1, 1999,
or 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
whichever is later. Such a notice shall specify the retire-
ment date in accordance with subsection (e). Notice pro-
vided under this subsection shall be irrevocable.
(e) DATE OF RETIREMENT.—A judge who is eligible
to retire in accordance with this section shall be retired
during the fiscal year in which notice is provided pursuant
to subsection (d), but not earlier than 90 days after the
date on which that notice is provided, except that a judge
retired in accordance with this section with respect to
1999 shall be retired not earlier than 90 days, and not
later than 150 days, after the date on which notice is pro-
vided pursuant to subsection (d).
(f) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—Except as provided in
subsection (g), a judge retired in accordance with this sec-
tion shall be considered for all purposes to be retired under
section 7296(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code.
(g) RATE OF RETIRED PAY.—The rate of retired pay
for a judge retiring in accordance with this section is—
United States in that war (hereinafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘World War II memorial’).
‘‘(b) CREATION OF MEMORIAL FUND.—(1) There is
hereby created in the Treasury a fund for the World War
II memorial. The fund shall consist of the following:
‘‘(A) Amounts deposited, and interest and pro-
ceeds credited, under paragraph (2).
‘‘(B) Obligations obtained under paragraph (3).
‘‘(C) The amount of surcharges paid to the
Commission for the World War II memorial under
the World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative
Coins Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note).
‘‘(D) Amounts borrowed using the authority
provided under subsection (d).
‘‘(E) Any funds received by the Commission
under section 2114 of this title in exchange for use
of, or the right to use, any mark, copyright or pat-
ent.
‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Commission shall deposit
in the fund the amounts accepted as contributions under
subsection (a). The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit
to the fund the interest on, and the proceeds from sale
or redemption of, obligations held in the fund.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall invest any portion of the
fund that, as determined by the Chairman, is not required
(1) recruiting program participants, including
informing them of opportunities under the program
and putting them in contact with other institutions,
agencies, or organizations that would train, place,
and support them;
(2) training stipends and other financial incen-
tives for program participants, not to exceed $5,000
per participant;
(3) assisting institutions of higher education or
other providers of teacher training to tailor their
training to meet the particular needs of professionals
who are changing their careers to teaching;
(4) placement activities, including identifying
high-poverty local educational agencies with a need
for the particular skills and characteristics of the
newly trained program participants and assisting
those participants to obtain employment in those
local educational agencies; and
(5) post-placement induction or support activi-
ties for program participants.
(b) PERIOD OF SERVICE.—A program participant in
a program under this Act who completes his or her train-
ing shall serve in a high-poverty local educational agency
for at least 3 years.
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‘‘§ 2114. Intellectual property and related items
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO USE AND REGISTER INTELLEC-
TUAL
PROPERTY.—The American Battle Monuments
Commission may—
‘‘(1) adopt, use, register, and license trade-
marks, service marks, and other marks;
‘‘(2) obtain, use, register, and license the use of
copyrights consistent with section 105 of title 17;
‘‘(3) obtain, use, and license patents; and
‘‘(4) accept gifts of marks, copyrights, patents
and licenses for use by the Commission.
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO GRANT LICENSES.—The Com-
mission may grant exclusive and nonexclusive licenses in
connection with any mark, copyright, patent, or license for
the use of such mark, copyright or patent, except to the
extent the grant of such license by the Commission would
be contrary to any contract or license by which the use
of the mark, copyright, or patent was obtained.
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—The Commission
may enforce any mark, copyright, or patent by an action
in the district courts under any law providing for the pro-
tection of such marks, copyrights, or patents.
‘‘(d) LEGAL REPRESENTATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall furnish the Commission with legal representa-
tion as the Commission may require under subsection (c).
The Secretary of Defense shall provide representation for
(c) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘‘hazardous substance’’ has the meaning
given such term by section 101(14) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(14)).
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