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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1865
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the construc-
tion of an addition to the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall
of Honor located in San Pedro, California.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1999
Mr. HORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants
for the construction of an addition to the American Mer-
chant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor located in San
Pedro, California.
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 Merchant
Marine Memorial Wall of Honor Expansion Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) the United States Merchant Marine has
served the people of the United States in all wars
since 1775;
(2) the United States Merchant Marine served
as the Nation’s first navy and defeated the British
Navy to help gain the Nation’s independence;
(3) the United States Merchant Marine kept
the lifeline of freedom open to the allies of the
United States during the Second World War, mak-
ing one of the most significant contributions made
by any nation to the victory of the allies in that war;
(4) President Franklin D. Roosevelt and many
military leaders praised the role of the United States
Merchant Marine as the ‘‘Fourth Arm of Defense’’
during the Second World War;
(5) more than 250,000 men and women served
in the United States Merchant Marine during the
Second World War;
(6) during the Second World War, members of
the United States Merchant Marine faced dangers
from the elements and from submarines, mines,
armed raiders, destroyers, aircraft, and ‘‘kamikaze’’
pilots;
to the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of
Honor located at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in
San Pedro, California.
(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of activities carried out with a grant made under this sec-
tion shall be 50 percent.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$500,000 for fiscal year 2000.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1866
To provide a process for the public to appeal certain decisions made by
the National Park Service and by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1999
Mr. HANSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide a process for the public to appeal certain deci-
sions made by the National Park Service and by the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
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 ‘‘Public Appeals Parity
Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The American public has an inalienable and
legitimate interest in Federal lands and decisions
made by Federal agencies in regard to the manage-
ment of such lands.
(2) Decisionmaking by appropriate officials is
an important and necessary function for Federal
land management agencies.
(3) Two primary Federal land management
agencies, the United States Forest Service and the
Bureau of Land Management, currently have an in-
ternal administrative process whereby the public can
appeal certain land management decisions made by
these agencies pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969.
(4) A similar administrative appeal process
whereby the public can appeal certain land manage-
ment decisions made by the National Park Service
and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is
proper and equitable.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF APPEAL PROCESS.
(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall establish by regulation procedures for an ad-
ministrative appeals process for decisions made pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 by the
National Park Service or the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
(b) CONTENT OF REGULATIONS.—Regulations devel-
oped by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall, at
a minimum, include the following:
(1) The type of agency decisions that may be
appealed.
(2) Who may appeal such agency decisions.
(3) The responsibilities of the parties in an ap-
peal.
(4) Procedures that apply to appealing the deci-
sion. Such procedures shall afford the public an op-
portunity to appeal the decision prior to the imple-
mentation of that decision.
(5) A process whereby the public is given timely
notification of a decision which the public has a
right to appeal.
SEC. 4. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit, re-
place, or interfere with other opportunities for public com-
ment on, or participation in, or influence on agency deci-
sionmaking pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act
or any other law or policy which provides for such opportu-
nities.
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year, that may apply directly to the Secretary for a
grant in such year in accordance with section
5(b)(3).
SEC. 5. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) RESERVATIONS.—From amounts appropriated
under section 9 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall re-
serve 0.5 percent to make awards to elementary or sec-
ondary schools operated or supported by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs to carry out the purpose of this Act.
(b) GRANTS TO STATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated
under section 9 that are not reserved under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall award grants to
State educational agencies that have applications ap-
proved under section 7 to enable the State edu-
cational agencies to award grants to eligible local
educational agencies or schools described in section
6(b)(2) for local authorized activities described in
subsection (c).
(2) FORMULA.—The Secretary shall allot to
each State educational agency an amount that bears
the same relation to the amount of funds appro-
priated under section 9 that are not reserved under
subsection (a) as the number of students served by
eligible local educational agencies in the State bears
(1) by striking ‘‘(i) When the treasurer’’ and
inserting ‘‘(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), when the treasurer’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to
information regarding the occupation or the name of the
employer of any individual who makes a contribution or
contributions aggregating more than $200 during a cal-
endar year (as required to be provided under subsection
(c)(3)).’’.
TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
apply with respect to elections occurring after January
2001.
Union Calendar No. 174
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1867
[Report No. 106–294]
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for
elections for Federal office, and for other pur-
poses.
AUGUST 5, 1999
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
by the convicted person. That order shall continue in effect
until the victim communicates to the court that the order
is no longer needed.’’.
(b) NO BAIL IF PRIOR CRIME OF VIOLENCE.—Sec-
tion 3142(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In a case in which
a violation of section 2261A is charged and the person
has a prior conviction for a crime of violence under Fed-
eral or State law, the judicial officer shall not hold a hear-
ing under subsection (f), and shall order the detention of
the person before trial, if that conviction was for an of-
fense against the same victim as in the current charge,
or a member of that victim’s family, or if that conviction
became final less than 5 years before the conduct consti-
tuting the alleged violation of section 2261A took place.
In computing the 5-year period for the purposes of the
application of the preceding sentence, no time shall be in-
cluded that the convicted person spent in prison pursuant
to that conviction.’’.
(c) AMENDMENT
TO SENTENCING GUIDELINES.—
Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28,
United States Code, the United States Sentencing Com-
mission shall amend the Sentencing Guidelines to provide
an appropriate sentence enhancement for a defendant con-
victed under section 2261A of title 18, United States
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1869
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand
the prohibition on stalking, and for other purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1869
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the
prohibition on stalking, 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 ‘‘Stalking Prevention
and Victim Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF THE PROHIBITION ON STALKING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2261A of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 2261A. Stalking
‘‘(a) Whoever—
‘‘(1) for the purpose of stalking an individual,
travels or causes another to travel in interstate or
foreign commerce, uses or causes another to use the
mail or any facility in interstate or foreign com-
merce, or enters or leaves, or causes another to
enter or leave, Indian country; or
‘‘(2) within the special maritime and territorial
jurisdiction of the United States or within Indian
country, stalks an individual,
shall be punished as provided in section 2261.
‘‘(b) For purposes of this section, a person stalks an
individual if that person engages in conduct—
‘‘(1) with the intent to injure or harass the in-
dividual; and
‘‘(2) that places the individual in reasonable
fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury (as de-
fined for the purposes of section 2119) to, that indi-
vidual, a member of that individual’s immediate
family (as defined in section 115), or that individ-
ual’s intimate partner.
‘‘(c) The court shall at the time of sentencing for an
offense under this section issue an appropriate protection
order designed to protect the victim from further stalking
by the convicted person. Such an order shall remain in
effect for such time as the court deems necessary, and may
be modified, extended or terminated at any time after no-
tice to the victim and opportunity for a hearing.’’.
(b) 
DETENTION
PENDING
TRIAL.—Section
3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ‘‘, or section 2261A’’ after ‘‘117’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
2261A and inserting the following:
‘‘2261A. Stalking.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 10,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1869
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the prohibition on stalking,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1999
Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. ROYCE, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr.
FROST, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. HORN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr.
UNDERWOOD, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. MCKEON, Mrs. JONES of
Ohio, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GARY MILLER of
California, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Ms.
BERKLEY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. CONDIT) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the
prohibition on stalking, 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 ‘‘Stalking Prevention
and Victim Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF THE PROHIBITION ON STALKING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2261A of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 2261A. Stalking
‘‘(a) Whoever stalks an individual, in or affecting
interstate or foreign commerce, within the special mari-
time and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or
within Indian country, shall be punished as provided in
section 2261.
‘‘(b) For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) a person stalks an individual if the person,
on 2 or more occasions—
‘‘(A) engages in any conduct that results
in the individual’s reasonable fear of—
‘‘(i) death or bodily injury to that in-
dividual; or
‘‘(ii) the death of, or bodily injury to,
a member of that individual’s immediate
family; and
‘‘(B) knows or has reasonable cause to be-
lieve that such conduct results in that fear; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘immediate family’ means, with
respect to an individual, a spouse, parent, child or
sibling of the individual, or any other person who
regularly resides, or in the most recent 6 months
regularly resided, in the household of the individual.
‘‘(c) The court shall at the time of sentencing for an
offense under this section issue an appropriate protection
order designed to protect the victim from further stalking
Code, in a case in which the defendant has a prior convic-
tion under Federal or State law of a crime of violence (as
defined in section 16 of such title 18) against the same
victim as in the current offense or against a member of
that victim’s family.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
2261A and inserting the following:
‘‘2261A. Stalking.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1869
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 16, 1999
Received
NOVEMBER 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the
prohibition on stalking, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1869 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stalking Prevention
and Victim Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF THE PROHIBITION ON STALKING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2261A of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 2261A. Stalking
‘‘(a) Whoever—
‘‘(1) for the purpose of stalking an individual,
travels or causes another to travel in interstate or
foreign commerce, uses or causes another to use the
mail or any facility in interstate or foreign com-
merce, or enters or leaves, or causes another to
enter or leave, Indian country; or
‘‘(2) within the special maritime and territorial
jurisdiction of the United States or within Indian
country, stalks an individual,
shall be punished as provided in section 2261.
‘‘(b) For purposes of this section, a person stalks an
individual if that person engages in conduct—
‘‘(1) with the intent to injure or harass the in-
dividual; and
‘‘(2) that places the individual in reasonable
fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury (as de-
fined for the purposes of section 2119) to, that indi-
vidual, a member of that individual’s immediate
HR 1869 RFS
family (as defined in section 115), or that individ-
ual’s intimate partner.
‘‘(c) The court shall at the time of sentencing for an
offense under this section issue an appropriate protection
order designed to protect the victim from further stalking
by the convicted person. Such an order shall remain in
effect for such time as the court deems necessary, and may
be modified, extended or terminated at any time after no-
tice to the victim and opportunity for a hearing.’’.
(b) 
DETENTION
PENDING
TRIAL.—Section
3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ‘‘, or section 2261A’’ after ‘‘117’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
2261A and inserting the following:
‘‘2261A. Stalking.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 10,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 264
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1869
[Report No. 106–455]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the prohibition on stalking,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1999
Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. ROYCE, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr.
FROST, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. HORN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr.
UNDERWOOD, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. JONES of
Ohio, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GARY MILLER of
California, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Ms.
BERKLEY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. CONDIT) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
NOVEMBER 5, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. KUYKENDALL, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mrs.
FOWLER, Mr. WELLER, Mr. HYDE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Ms. DUNN, Mrs. THURMAN, and Mrs. BONO
NOVEMBER 5, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 19, 1999]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the
prohibition on stalking, and for other purposes.
HR 1869 RH
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 ‘‘Stalking Prevention and
Victim Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF THE PROHIBITION ON STALKING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2261A of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 2261A. Stalking
‘‘(a) Whoever—
‘‘(1) for the purpose of stalking an individual,
travels or causes another to travel in interstate or for-
eign commerce, uses or causes another to use the mail
or any facility in interstate or foreign commerce, or
enters or leaves, or causes another to enter or leave,
Indian country; or
‘‘(2) within the special maritime and territorial
jurisdiction of the United States or within Indian
country, stalks an individual;
shall be punished as provided in section 2261.
‘‘(b) For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) a person stalks an individual if that person
engages in conduct—
‘‘(A) with the intent to injure or harass the
individual; and
savings account to the extent that the amount
received is paid into an individual retirement
plan (as defined in section 7701(37)) for the
benefit of the account holder not later than the
60th day after the day on which the account
holder receives the payment or distribution.
‘‘(B) 
LIMITATION.—Subparagraph 
(A)
shall not apply to any payment or distribution
described in subparagraph (A) if, at any time
during the 1-year period ending on the day of
such receipt, such account holder received any
other amount described in subparagraph (A)
which was not includible in the account holder’s
gross income because of the application of sub-
paragraph (A).
‘‘(4) INVESTMENT IN COLLECTIBLES TREATED
AS DISTRIBUTIONS.—Rules similar to the rules of
section 408(m) shall apply for purposes of this sec-
tion.
‘‘(e) TAX TREATMENT OF ACCOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) EXEMPTION FROM TAX.—A volunteer fire-
fighter savings account is exempt from taxation
under this subtitle unless such account has ceased to
be a volunteer firefighter savings account by reason
of paragraph (2). Notwithstanding the preceding
HR 1869 RH
‘‘(B) that places the individual in reason-
able fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury
(as defined for the purposes of section 2119) to,
that individual or a member of that individual’s
immediate family; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘member of that individual’s im-
mediate family’ means that individual’s parent,
child, sibling, or spouse or intimate partner.
‘‘(c) The court shall at the time of sentencing for an
offense under this section issue an appropriate protection
order designed to protect the victim from further stalking
by the convicted person, to remain in effect until otherwise
ordered by the court after notice to the victim and oppor-
tunity for a hearing.’’.
(b) 
DETENTION
PENDING
TRIAL.—Section
3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ‘‘, or section 2261A’’ after ‘‘117’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
2261A and inserting the following:
‘‘2261A. Stalking.’’.
Union Calendar No. 264
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1869
[Report No. 106–455]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand
the prohibition on stalking, and for other purposes.
NOVEMBER 5, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1871
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make permanent the
special immigrant religious worker program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1999
Ms. LOFGREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make
permanent the special immigrant religious worker program.
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 ‘‘Mother Teresa Reli-
gious Worker Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. MAKING PERMANENT THE SPECIAL IMMIGRANT RE-
LIGIOUS WORKER PROGRAM.
Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended
by striking ‘‘before October 1, 2000,’’ each place it ap-
pears.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1872
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to designate
as an Interstate Oasis certain facilities near the interstate highway system.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1999
Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. TERRY, and Mr. BAR-
CIA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a
program to designate as an Interstate Oasis certain fa-
cilities near the interstate highway system.
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 ‘‘Interstate Oasis Act
of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. INTERSTATE OASIS PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 165. Interstate Oasis Program
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act and in consultation with
the States and other interested parties, the Secretary of
Transportation shall establish a program to designate as
Interstate Oases facilities near the Interstate System that
offer products and services to the public, if such facilities
meet standards to be determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(b) STANDARDS
FOR DESIGNATION.—The stand-
ards for designation under subsection (a) shall include
standards relating to the appearance of a facility and its
proximity to the Interstate System.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR DESIGNATION.—Any facility
meeting the standards established by the Secretary under
this section shall be eligible for the designation under this
section.
‘‘(d) LOGO.—The Secretary shall design a logo to be
displayed by facilities designated under this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘165. Interstate Oasis Program.’’.
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