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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 273
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat lands which are
contiguous to a principal residence and which were farmed for 5 years
before the sale of the principal residence as part of such residence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. MCHUGH) 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 treat lands
which are contiguous to a principal residence and which
were farmed for 5 years before the sale of the principal
residence as part of such residence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF FARMLAND AS PART OF PRIN-
CIPAL RESIDENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 121 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special
rules concerning the exclusion of gain from sale of prin-
cipal residence) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(9) FARMLAND.—If, for each of the 5 taxable
years preceding the taxable year in which the sale or
exchange of a principal residence occurs, amounts
were includible in gross income from a farming busi-
ness conducted on real property contiguous to the
principal residence, then such real property shall, at
the election of the taxpayer, be treated as part of
the principal residence for purposes of this section.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term
‘contiguous’ means adjacent or adjoining (at 1 or
more corners), not taking into account any road
right-of-way.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to sales and exchanges occurring
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2740
To provide for the appointment of additional Federal district judges in the
Southern District of California.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. HUNTER, and Mr.
BILBRAY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the appointment of additional Federal district
judges in the Southern District of 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 ‘‘Southern California
Federal Judgeship Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF CALIFORNIA COURTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 3 addi-
tional district judges for the Southern District of Cali-
fornia;
(b) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
1 additional district judge for the Southern District
of California.
(2) FIRST VACANCY NOT FILLED.—The first va-
cancy in the office of district judge in the Southern
District of California, occurring 7 years or more
after the confirmation date of the judge named to
fill a temporary judgeship created by this subsection,
shall not be filled.
(c) TABLES.—In order that the table contained in
section 133 of title 28, United States Code, reflects the
changes in the total number of permanent district judge-
ships authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the item
relating to California in such table is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘Southern ...........................................................................................
11.’’.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Act, including such sums as may be necessary to provide
appropriate space and facilities for the judicial positions
created by this Act.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment
of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2742
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
to allow certain grant funds to be used to provide parent education.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. DICKS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 to allow certain grant funds to be used
to provide parent education.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PARENT EDUCATION SYSTEM.
Section 30201(a)(2) of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(O) Voluntary, comprehensive, and cul-
turally-appropriate home visitor systems that
provide parenting education that focuses on
parenting skills, child development, child health,
and support services for new parents to prevent
or decrease the risk of child abuse. To avoid du-
plication of services, a system developed pursu-
ant to this paragraph shall be coordinated with
other organizations that provide services to chil-
dren, particularly infants.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2746
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade
relations treatment) to the products of Albania.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. KING, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mrs.
KELLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment
(normal trade relations treatment) to the products of
Albania.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Albania has been found to be in full compli-
ance with the freedom of emigration requirements
under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974.
(2) Since its emergence from communism, Alba-
nia has made progress toward democratic rule and
the creation of a free-market economy.
(3) Albania has concluded a bilateral invest-
ment treaty with the United States.
(4) Albania has demonstrated a strong desire to
build a friendly relationship with the United States
and has been very cooperative with NATO and the
international community during and after the
Kosova crisis.
(5) The extension of unconditional normal trade
relations treatment to the products of Albania will
enable the United States to avail itself of all rights
under the World Trade Organization with respect to
Albania when that country becomes a member of the
World Trade Organization.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO ALBANIA.
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN-
SIONS OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwith-
standing any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may—
(1) determine that such title should no longer
apply to Albania; and
(2) after making a determination under para-
graph (1) with respect to Albania, proclaim the ex-
tension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal
trade relations treatment) to the products of that
country.
(b) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV.—
On or after the effective date of the extension under sub-
section (a)(2) of nondiscriminatory treatment to the prod-
ucts of Albania, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall
cease to apply to that country.
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‘‘(A) which govern the application of this
subsection to a qualified insurance company
having a taxable year other than the calendar
year or a taxable year less than 12 months,
‘‘(B) which govern a fund maintained by a
qualified insurance company that ceases to be
subject to this part, and
‘‘(C) which govern the application of para-
graph (9)(D).’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2747
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to the unemployment
tax for individuals employed in the entertainment industry.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. FOLEY, and Mr. WELLER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to
the unemployment tax for individuals employed in the
entertainment industry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED IN ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a)(15) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to reductions in tax)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A),
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) in the case of a pension, retirement or re-
tired pay, annuity, or other similar periodic payment
under an entertainment industry plan contributed to
by an employer—
‘‘(i) such a reduction shall not be re-
quired by reason of such a payment
unless—
‘‘(I) such individual worked for
such employer before the base period,
and
‘‘(II) such employer contributed
to such plan on account of such indi-
vidual’s work for such employer before
the base period, and
‘‘(ii) subject to subparagraph (B),
such reduction shall not exceed the amount
(if any) of the increase referred to in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) in such payment which is
attributable to services performed by such
individual for such employer;’’.
(b) ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PLAN
AND EM-
PLOYER.—Section 3304 of such Code is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PLANS AND EM-
PLOYERS.—For purposes of subsection (a)(15)(C)—
‘‘(1) ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PLAN.—The
term ‘entertainment industry plan’ means any multi-
employer plan substantially all of the contributions
to which are made by entertainment industry em-
ployers.
‘‘(2) ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY EMPLOYER.—
The term ‘entertainment industry employer’ means
any employer substantially all of the trades or busi-
nesses of which consists of either or both—
‘‘(A) radio or television broadcasting, and
‘‘(B) the production or distribution of vis-
ual images or sound on—
‘‘(i) video or audiotape,
‘‘(ii) film, or
‘‘(iii) computer-generated or other vis-
ual or audio media,
for public dissemination (whether for entertainment,
informational, commercial, educational, religious, or
other purposes).’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to weeks beginning after De-
cember 31, 1999.
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of any State
the legislature of which has not been in session for
at least 30 calendar days (whether or not successive)
between the date of the enactment of this Act and
December 31, 1999, the amendments made by this
section shall apply to weeks beginning after the date
which is 30 calendar days after the first day on
which such legislature is in session on or after De-
cember 31, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2748
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income
payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco
growers pursuant to Phase I or II of the Master Settlement Agreement
between a State and tobacco product manufacturers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. HAYES, Mr. GOODE, Mr.
LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BURR of North
Carolina, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. GORDON, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr.
PICKETT, 
Mr. 
ETHERIDGE, 
Mr. 
ROGERS, 
Mr. 
HILLEARY, 
Mr.
WHITFIELD, Mr. CHAMBLISS, and Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky) 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 exclude
from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and
allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to Phase
I or II of the Master Settlement Agreement between
a State and tobacco product manufacturers.
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 ‘‘Tobacco Farmers’ Re-
lief Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR PAYMENTS
MADE TO TOBACCO QUOTA AND ALLOTMENT
HOLDERS AND TOBACCO GROWERS PURSU-
ANT TO PHASE I OR II OF THE MASTER SET-
TLEMENT AGREEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
items specifically excluded from gross income) is amended
by redesignating section 139 as section 140 and by insert-
ing after section 138 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 139. CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO TOBACCO QUOTA AND
ALLOTMENT 
HOLDERS 
AND 
TOBACCO
GROWERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Gross income shall not include
any tobacco settlement payment.
‘‘(b) TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PAYMENT.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), the term ‘tobacco settlement pay-
ment’ means any payment to any person if—
‘‘(1) the payment is made to such person by
reason of—
‘‘(A) such person holding a tobacco mar-
keting quota, or tobacco farm acreage allot-
ment, under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of
1938, or
‘‘(B) such person having the right to grow
tobacco pursuant to such a quota or allotment,
and
‘‘(2) such payment is received directly or indi-
rectly pursuant to Phase I or II of the Master Set-
tlement Agreement between a State and tobacco
product manufacturers.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code
is amended by striking the last item and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Sec. 139. Certain payments to tobacco quota and allotment hold-
ers and tobacco growers.
‘‘Sec. 140. Cross references to other Acts.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
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HR 274 IH
include facilitating the coordination of research and
policy development relating to the epidemiology of
autism and other pervasive developmental disabil-
ities.
(2) The Secretary, acting through the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall coordinate
the Federal response to requests for assistance from
State health department officials regarding potential
or alleged autism or developmental disability clus-
ters.
SEC. 5. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an
Advisory Committee for Autism and Pervasive Develop-
mental Disabilities Epidemiology Research (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’). The Committee shall
provide advice and recommendations to the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on—
(1) the establishment of a national autism and
pervasive developmental disabilities surveillance pro-
gram;
(2) the establishment of centers of excellence in
autism and pervasive developmental disabilities epi-
demiology;
(3) methods and procedures to more effectively
coordinate government and non-government pro-
TITLE 
I—AUTHORIZATION 
OF
HUMAN 
CAPITAL 
INVEST-
MENT CONTRACTS
SEC. 101. PURPOSE; LAWFULNESS OF INSTRUMENTS; PRE-
EMPTION OF STATE LAW.
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to au-
thorize individuals to enter into contracts for the purposes
of obtaining funds for the payment of tuition and other
related expenses of postsecondary education by agreeing
to pay to the holder of the contract a specified percentage
of the individual’s future earned income.
(b) LAWFULNESS OF CONTRACTS; PREEMPTION.—
Any human capital investment contract that complies with
the requirements of section 102 shall be a valid, binding,
and enforceable contract notwithstanding any State law
limiting or otherwise regulating assignments of future
wages or other income.
SEC. 102. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN-
VESTMENT CONTRACTS.
(a) DEFINITION OF HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CONTRACT.—For purposes of this title, the term ‘‘human
capital investment contract’’ means an agreement between
an eligible student and any other person under which the
eligible student sells and assigns specified percentages of
the eligible student’s future income, for a specified period
cational institution, which is exempt from in-
come taxation by any law of the United States.
‘‘(4) NO
DEDUCTION
FOR
MARRIED
INDIVID-
UALS FILING SEPARATE RETURNS.—If the taxpayer
is a married individual (within the meaning of sec-
tion 7703), this section shall apply only if the tax-
payer and the taxpayer’s spouse file a joint return
for the taxable year.
‘‘(5) NONRESIDENT ALIENS.—If the taxpayer is
a nonresident alien individual for any portion of the
taxable year, this section shall apply only if such in-
dividual is treated as a resident alien of the United
States for purposes of this chapter by reason of an
election under subsection (g) or (h) of section 6013.
‘‘(6) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may pre-
scribe such regulations as may be necessary or ap-
propriate to carry out this section, including regula-
tions requiring recordkeeping and information re-
porting.’’
(b) DEDUCTION
ALLOWED
IN
COMPUTING
AD-
JUSTED GROSS INCOME.—Paragraph (17) of section
62(a) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(17) HIGHER
EDUCATION
EXPENSES.—The
deduction allowed by section 221.’’
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of sections for part VII of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
striking the item relating to section 221 and insert-
ing the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 221. Higher education expenses.’’
(2) Section 6050S(e) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘section 221(e)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 221(d)(1)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to payments made after December
31, 1998.
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4829
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 103 East Kleberg in Kingsville, Texas, as
the ‘‘Irma Rangel Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 103 East Kleberg in Kingsville, Texas, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Irma Rangel Post Office
Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Irma Rangel Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 6,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
HR 4837 PCS 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated for military construction, family housing, 
and base realignment and closure functions adminis-
tered by the Department of Defense, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,862,854,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That 
of this amount, not to exceed $140,554,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate of the determination and the rea-
sons therefor.
of time, in exchange for payments to or on behalf of such
student for—
(1) the tuition and related expenses of attend-
ance by the student at an eligible institution, and
(2) any income taxes owed by the student as a
consequence of the receipt of such payments.
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENTS.—A
human capital investment contract complies with the re-
quirements of this section if the contract complies with
each of the following conditions:
(1) SPECIFIED
PERCENTAGE
OF
EARNED
IN-
COME.—A human capital investment contract shall
specify the percentages of future earned income
which the student will be obligated to pay, except
that the contract—
(A) shall specify the maximum amount of
earned income for each year to which such
specified percentage shall apply;
(B) shall provide a schedule of reductions
in such percentage if the student’s earned in-
come from full-time employment is less than
amounts specified in the contract; and
(C) may specify a schedule of increases in
such percentage if the student obtains a defer-
(c) INVESTMENT OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—All funds
deposited as principal in the special account shall earn in-
terest in the amount determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield
on outstanding marketable obligations of the United
States of comparable maturities.
SEC. 6. ACQUISITIONS.
(a) DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE
LAND.—In this section, the term ‘‘environmentally sen-
sitive land’’ means land or an interest in land, the acquisi-
tion of which by the United States would, in the judgment
of the Secretary—
(1) promote the preservation of natural, sci-
entific, aesthetic, historical, cultural, watershed,
wildlife, and other values contributing to public en-
joyment and biological diversity;
(2) enhance recreational opportunities and pub-
lic access;
(3) provide the opportunity to achieve better
management of public land through consolidation of
Federal ownership; or
(4) otherwise serve the public interest.
(b) ACQUISITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—After the consultation proc-
ess has been completed in accordance with sub-
section (c), the Secretary may acquire with the pro-
ceeds of the special account environmentally sen-
sitive land and interests in environmentally sensitive
land. Land may not be acquired under this section
without the consent of the landowner.
(2) USE OF OTHER FUNDS.—Funds made avail-
able from the special account may be used with any
other funds made available under any other provi-
sion of law.
(c) CONSULTATION.—Before initiating efforts to ac-
quire land under this subsection, the Secretary shall con-
sult with the State of Nevada and with local government
within whose jurisdiction the land is located, including ap-
propriate planning and regulatory agencies, and with
other interested persons, concerning the necessity of mak-
ing the acquisition, the potential impacts on State and
local government, and other appropriate aspects of the ac-
quisition.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—On acceptance of title by the
United States, land and interests in land acquired under
this section that is within the boundaries of a unit of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails
System, National Wilderness Preservation System, any
other system established by Act of Congress, or any na-
tional conservation or national recreation area established
by Act of Congress—
(1) shall become part of the unit or area with-
out further action by the Secretary; and
(2) shall be managed in accordance with all
laws and regulations and land use plans applicable
to the unit or area.
Passed the House of Representatives September 26,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.