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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1202
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate-connected
conduct relating to exotic animals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. GOSS, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Ms.
PELOSI, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr.
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. BER-
MAN, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr.
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WYNN,
Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
LEACH, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. PORTER, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms.
KILPATRICK, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. STARK, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.
PASCRELL, Mr. DIXON, Mr. BENTSEN, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. TIERNEY,
Mr. CASTLE, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. BEREUTER, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. BARRETT of
Wisconsin, Mr. BONIOR, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr.
OLVER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. GILMAN) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate-
connected conduct relating to exotic animals.
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 ‘‘Captive Exotic Animal
Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORT OR POSSESSION OF EXOTIC ANIMALS
FOR PURPOSES OF KILLING OR INJURING
THEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 48. Exotic animals
‘‘(a) Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign
commerce, knowingly transfers, transports, or possesses a
confined exotic animal, for the purposes of allowing the
killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or the
collection of a trophy, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
‘‘(b) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘confined exotic animal’ means a
mammal of a species not historically indigenous to
the United States that in fact has been held in cap-
tivity for the shorter of—
‘‘(A) the greater part of the animal’s life;
or
‘‘(B) a period of one year;
whether or not the defendant knew the length of the
captivity; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘captivity’ does not include any
period during which the animal—
‘‘(A) lives as it would in the wild, surviving
primarily by foraging for naturally occurring
food, roaming at will over an open area of at
least 1,000 acres; and
‘‘(B) has the opportunity to avoid hunt-
ers.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the end of chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘48. Exotic animals.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1203
To encourage the International Monetary Fund to fully implement
transparency and efficiency policies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To encourage the International Monetary Fund to fully
implement transparency and efficiency policies.
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 ‘‘IMF Transparency and
Efficiency Enforcement Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO MAKE LOANS TO
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
Section 17(a) of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act
(22 U.S.C. 280e-z(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘A loan under the authority granted in this
subsection may be made only within 1 year after the Sec-
retary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, after con-
sultation with the Comptroller General of the United
States, have jointly provided to the Committees on Appro-
priations, Foreign Relations, and Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Ap-
propriations and Banking and Financial Services of the
House of Representatives a written certification that the
Fund has implemented fully the policies described in sec-
tion 601 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as con-
tained in section 101(d) of Division A of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1999), except that if, in each of the preceding
4 years, such a certification has been so provided but a
joint resolution approving the certification has not been
enacted into law pursuant to this sentence, then such a
loan may not be made within 1 year after the provision
of the certification unless, during such year, a joint resolu-
tion approving the certification is enacted into law.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1207
To prohibit the United States Government from entering into certain agree-
ments or arrangements related to public lands without the express prior
approval of Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FARR of California,
and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit the United States Government from entering
into certain agreements or arrangements related to public
lands without the express prior approval of Congress.
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 ‘‘American Natural Re-
sources and Taxpayer Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States may enter into any lease,
contract, patent, bond, or other financial agreement or ar-
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rangement related to public lands or natural resources of
the United States with any foreign person without the ex-
press prior approval of the Congress by law.
(b) COST ESTIMATE.—Whenever any department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States proposes
to enter into any lease, contract, patent, bond, or other
financial agreement or arrangement that requires the ap-
proval of Congress under subsection (a)—
(1) such agreement or arrangement shall be
submitted to the Congressional Budget Office and to
the Congress, and
(2) the Congressional Budget Office shall pre-
pare and submit to the Congress an estimate of the
value or the public lands or natural resources in-
volved in such agreement or arrangement.
(c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means
each of the following—
(1) Any individual who is not a citizen or na-
tional of the United States.
(2) Any person (other than an individual or
government) which is created or organized under the
laws of a foreign government or which has its prin-
cipal place of business outside the United States.
(3) Any person (other than an individual or
government) in which, as determined by the Sec-
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retary of the Interior under regulations which the
Secretary shall prescribe, a significant interest or
substantial control is directly or indirectly held by
any individual referred to in paragraph (1) or any
person referred to in paragraph (2) or any combina-
tion of any such individuals or persons.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1208
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the provision of a written
prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract
and to require a clause in each subcontract under a Federal contract
that outlines the provisions of the prompt payment statute and other
related information.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the provi-
sion of a written prompt payment policy to each subcon-
tractor under a Federal contract and to require a clause
in each subcontract under a Federal contract that out-
lines the provisions of the prompt payment statute and
other related information.
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 ‘‘Prompt Payment Im-
provement Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROMPT PAY-
MENT INFORMATION TO FEDERAL CONTRAC-
TORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PROMPT PAYMENT
INFORMATION TO SUBCONTRACTORS.—(1) Chapter 39 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘§ 3908. Requirements to provide prompt payment in-
formation to contractors and subcontrac-
tors
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PROMPT PAYMENT
POLICY TO CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS.—The
Director of Office of Management and Budget shall set
forth in writing the prompt payment policy applicable to
subcontractors under Federal contracts. The head of each
agency shall—
‘‘(1) provide a copy of such policy to each con-
tractor awarded a contract by the agency; and
‘‘(2) require the contractor to provide a copy of
the policy to each of its subcontractors under the
contract.
‘‘(b) CONTRACT CLAUSE.—The head of each agency
shall require each contractor awarded a contract by the
agency to include in each subcontract awarded under the
contract a clause containing the following information:
‘‘(1) The requirements and penalties of this
chapter of this title relating to the obligations of the
Federal Government and prime contractors in mak-
ing timely progress payments.
‘‘(2) The name and phone number of a senior
employee of the contractor who has the authority to
discuss and resolve progress payment questions.
‘‘(3) The obligations, under section 15(k)(5) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)(5)), of
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization of the agency in assisting small business
contractors and subcontractors in receiving prompt
progress payments.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘3908. Requirements to provide prompt payment information to contractors and
subcontractors’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 3908 of title 31,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take
effect on October 1, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1209
To amend the Small Business Act to provide a penalty for the failure
by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described
in its subcontracting plan, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Small Business
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to provide a penalty
for the failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract
with small businesses as described in its subcontracting
plan, 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 ‘‘Subcontractor Protec-
tion Act’’.
SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBCONTRACTING PLANS.
Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
‘‘(12) In the case of any contract containing a sub-
contracting plan included pursuant to paragraph (4) or
(5), the following provisions apply:
‘‘(A) The executive agency awarding the con-
tract shall include in the contract a clause providing
for the withholding of not less than (i) $5,000 in the
case of a contract in the amount of $100,000 or
less, (ii) 3 percent of the contract amount in the
case of a contract in an amount of more than
$100,000 and less than $5,000,000, and (iii) 5 per-
cent of the contract amount in the case of a contract
in an amount of $5,000,000 or more, if the con-
tractor does not achieve the percentage goal for the
utilization of small business concerns owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals as set forth in the subcontracting
plan.
‘‘(B) The executive agency awarding the con-
tract shall require the contractor to provide written
justification to the agency whenever the contractor,
in performing the contract, does not enter into a
subcontract with, or substitutes another subcon-
tractor for, a specific small business identified in the
subcontracting plan.
‘‘(13) The Administration shall establish a telephone
line or other electronic means of communication through
which any small business identified in a subcontracting
plan by an offeror or bidder may communicate to the Ad-
ministration any concerns regarding major deviations by
prime contractors from the use of small businesses as sub-
contractors under the prime contract as described in sub-
contracting plans.’’.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER USE OF SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED
BY 
SOCIALLY 
AND 
ECONOMICALLY 
DIS-
ADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS WHEN CONSID-
ERING PAST COMPLIANCE WITH SUBCON-
TRACTING PLANS.
Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(d)) is amended in the second sentence of paragraphs
(4)(C) and (5)(B) by inserting after ‘‘other such subcon-
tracting plans’’ each place it appears the following:
‘‘, especially compliance with the goal set forth in such
plans for the utilization of small business concerns owned
and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals,’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1210
To provide for continued compensation for Federal employees when funds
are not otherwise available due to a lapse in appropriations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1999
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropria-
tions, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for continued compensation for Federal employees
when funds are not otherwise available due to a lapse
in appropriations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONTINUED COMPENSATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the right of a Government employee to be com-
pensated for any period, at such employee’s regular rate
of compensation, shall not be abrogated, diminished, or
otherwise affected officer or employee of the United States
Government or of the District of Columbia government
who is furloughed for any period as a result of a lapse
in appropriations. For any period of lapsed appropria-
tions, there are appropriated, out of any moneys in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may
be necessary to provide compensation, at the regular rate
of compensation, for civilian officers and employees of the
Government of the United States and of the government
of the District of Columbia, respectively (including any
such officers or employees who have been furloughed due
to a lapse in appropriations).
(b) CHARGE TO APPLICABLE ACCOUNTS.—Expendi-
tures made pursuant to this Act shall be charged to the
applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever
a bill or joint resolution in which such applicable appro-
priation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted
into law.
(c) FURLOUGHED
EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding
section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, or any other
provision of law, any officer or employee furloughed as de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be compensated, at the reg-
ular rate of compensation, for the period during which
such officer or employee is so furloughed.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply with
respect to any fiscal year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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and the leadership of the National Coalition
Government of the Union of Burma;
(C) provide no financial, political, or mili-
tary benefit to the SPDC; and
(D) are carried out only after consultation
with the leadership of the National League for
Democracy and the leadership of the National
Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.
(d) CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS POPULATION
FUND.—
(1) LIMITATIONS
ON
AMOUNT
OF
CONTRIBU-
TION.—Of the amounts made available under sub-
section (a), not more than $25,000,000 for fiscal year
2000 shall be available for the United Nations Popu-
lation Fund (hereinafter in this subsection referred to
as the ‘‘UNFPA’’).
(2) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—
None of the funds made available under subsection (a)
may be made available for the UNFPA for a country
program in the People’s Republic of China.
(3) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—
Amounts made available under subsection (a) for fis-
cal year 2000 for the UNFPA may not be made avail-
able to UNFPA unless—
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United States for resettlement if the alien would be admis-
sible as an immigrant under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (except as provided in section 207(c)(3) of that 
Act). 
(b) ALIENS COVERED.—An alien described in this sub-
section is an alien who—
(1) is the son or daughter of a qualified national; 
(2) is 21 years of age or older; and 
(3) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance 
of the alien’s parent for resettlement under the Or-
derly Departure Program or through the United 
States Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. 
(c) QUALIFIED NATIONAL.—The term ‘‘qualified na-
tional’’ in subsection (b)(1) means a national of Vietnam 
who—
(1)(A) was formerly interned in a re-education 
camp in Vietnam by the Government of the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam; or 
(B) is the widow or widower of an individual 
described in subparagraph (A); 
(2)(A) qualified for refugee processing under the 
Orderly Departure Program re-education subpro-
gram; and
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(B) is or was accepted under the Orderly Depar-
ture Program or through the United States Consulate 
General in Ho Chi Minh City—
(i) for resettlement as a refugee; or 
(ii) for admission to the United States as 
an immediate relative immigrant; and 
(3)(A) is presently maintaining a residence in 
the United States or whose surviving spouse is pres-
ently maintaining such a residence; or 
(B) was approved for refugee resettlement or im-
migrant visa processing and is awaiting departure 
formalities from Vietnam or whose surviving spouse is 
awaiting such departure formalities. 
EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES 
SEC. 5101. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
form the managements of the international financial insti-
tutions and the public that it is the policy of the United 
States that any assistance by such institutions (including 
but not limited to any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) 
for the extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or 
other natural resource should not be provided unless the gov-
ernment of the country has in place or is taking the nec-
essary steps to establish functioning systems for (1) accu-
rately accounting for revenues and expenditures in connec-
tion with the extraction and export of the type of natural 
resource to be extracted or exported; (2) the independent au-
SECTION 1. CROP INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR PRODUCERS
WHO APPLIED FOR CROP REVENUE COV-
ERAGE PLUS.
(a) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—This section applies
with respect to a producer eligible for insurance under the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) who
applied for the supplemental crop insurance endorsement
known as Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS (referred to in
this section as ‘‘CRCPLUS’’) for the 1999 crop year for
a spring-planted agricultural commodity.
(b) ADDITIONAL PERIOD FOR OBTAINING OR TRANS-
FERRING COVERAGE.—Notwithstanding the sales closing
date for obtaining crop insurance coverage established
under section 508(f)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1508(f)(2)) and notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
shall provide a 14-day period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, but not to extend beyond April 12,
1999, during which a producer described in subsection (a)
may—
(1) obtain from any approved insurance pro-
vider a level of coverage for the agricultural com-
modity for which the producer applied for the
CRCPLUS endorsement that is equivalent to or less
than the level of federally reinsured coverage that
the producer applied for from the insurance provider
that offered the CRCPLUS endorsement; and
(2) transfer to any approved insurance provider
any federally reinsured coverage provided for other
agricultural commodities of the producer by the
same insurance provider that offered the CRCPLUS
endorsement, as determined by the Corporation.
Passed the House of Representatives March 23,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1212
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To protect producers of agricultural commodities who applied for a Crop Revenue
Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement for the 1999 crop year.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CROP INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR PRODUCERS WHO
APPLIED FOR CROP REVENUE COVERAGE PLUS.
(a) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—This section applies with respect
to a producer eligible for insurance under the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) who applied for the supplemental
crop insurance endorsement known as Crop Revenue Coverage
PLUS (referred to in this section as ‘‘CRCPLUS’’) for the 1999
crop year for a spring-planted agricultural commodity.
(b) ADDITIONAL
PERIOD
FOR
OBTAINING
OR
TRANSFERRING
COVERAGE.—Notwithstanding the sales closing date for obtaining
crop insurance coverage established under section 508(f)(2) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(f)(2)) and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation shall provide a 14-day period beginning on the date
of enactment of this Act, but not to extend beyond April 12, 1999,
during which a producer described in subsection (a) may—
(1) obtain from any approved insurance provider a level
of coverage for the agricultural commodity for which the pro-
ducer applied for the CRCPLUS endorsement that is equivalent
to or less than the level of federally reinsured coverage that
the producer applied for from the insurance provider that
offered the CRCPLUS endorsement; and
(2) transfer to any approved insurance provider any
federally reinsured coverage provided for other agricultural
commodities of the producer by the same insurance provider
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that offered the CRCPLUS endorsement, as determined by
the Corporation.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.