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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1497
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women’s business
center program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 20, 1999
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. THUNE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs.
KELLY, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BRADY of
Pennsylvania, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, MR. PHELPS, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. DAVIS
of Illinois, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. MOORE, and Mr. WEINER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small
Business
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the
women’s business center 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 ‘‘Women’s Business
Centers Sustainability Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 29 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(l) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a
private organization that has received financial as-
sistance under this section pursuant to a grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement, and that is in the
final year of a 5-year project or that has completed
a project financed under this section (or any prede-
cessor to this section), may apply for financial as-
sistance for an additional 5-year project under this
section.
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS
FOR
PARTICIPATION.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, as
a condition of receiving financial assistance author-
ized by this subsection, an organization described in
paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) shall meet such requirements as the
Administration shall establish to promote the
viability and success of the program under this
section, in addition to the requirements set
forth in this section; and
‘‘(B) shall agree to obtain, after its appli-
cation has been approved and notice of award
has been issued, cash contributions from non-
Federal sources for each year of additional pro-
gram participation in an amount equal to 1
non-Federal dollar for each Federal dollar.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
29(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(k)) is
amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be
appropriated $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2000 and 2001 to carry out the projects authorized
under this section, of which, in each fiscal year, not
more than 40 percent may be used to carry out
projects funded under subsection (l).’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1497
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 20, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business
AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the
women’s business center program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women’s Business
Centers Sustainability Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:
‘‘(2) the term ‘private nonprofit organization’
means an entity described in section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code;’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘nonprofit’’
after ‘‘private’’.
SEC. 3. INCREASED MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND RE-
VIEW OF WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656)
is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(h) PROGRAM EXAMINATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall—
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‘‘(A) develop and implement procedures to
annually examine the programs and finances of
each women’s business center established pur-
suant to this section, pursuant to which each
such 
center 
shall 
provide 
to 
the
Administration—
‘‘(i) an itemized cost breakdown of ac-
tual expenditures for costs incurred during
the preceding year; and
‘‘(ii) documentation regarding the
amount of matching assistance from non-
Federal sources obtained and expended by
the center during the preceding year in
order to meet the requirements of sub-
section (c) and, with respect to any in-kind
contributions described in subsection (c)(2)
that were used to satisfy the requirements
of subsection (c), verification of the exist-
ence and valuation of those contributions;
and
‘‘(B) analyze the results of each such ex-
amination and, based on that analysis, make a
determination regarding the viability of the pro-
grams and finances of each women’s business
center.
State, a report that contains the following with respect
to such fiscal year:
‘‘(1) SUMMARY
AND
ANALYSIS.—A detailed
summary and analysis of the most recent data avail-
able regarding the number of juveniles taken into
custody, the rate at which juveniles are taken into
custody, the number of repeat juvenile offenders, the
number of juveniles using weapons, the number of
juvenile and adult victims of juvenile crime and the
trends demonstrated by the data required by sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), and (C). Such summary and
analysis shall set out the information required by
subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) separately for
juvenile nonoffenders, juvenile status offenders, and
other juvenile offenders. Such summary and analysis
shall separately address with respect to each cat-
egory of juveniles specified in the preceding
sentence—
‘‘(A) the types of offenses with which the
juveniles are charged, data on serious violent
crimes committed by juveniles, and data on se-
rious habitual offenders;
‘‘(B) the race and gender of the juveniles
and their victims;
‘‘(iv) For fiscal year 2003, 30.2 percent
of such total amount.
‘‘(B) 
USE
OF
UNAWARDED
RESERVE
FUNDS.—
‘‘(i) 
SUSTAINABILITY
GRANTS
TO
OTHER
CENTERS.—Of amounts reserved
under subparagraph (A), the Administra-
tion shall use any funds that remain avail-
able after making grants in accordance with
subsection (l) to make grants under such
subsection to women’s business center sites
that have completed a project financed
under this section (or any predecessor to
this section) and that continue to provide
assistance to women entrepreneurs.
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL
GRANTS.—The Ad-
ministration shall use any funds described
in clause (i) that remain available after
making grants under such clause to make
grants to additional women’s business cen-
ter sites, or to increase the grants to exist-
ing women’s business center sites, under
subsection (b).’’.
(c) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
Small Business Administration shall issue guidelines to im-
plement the amendments made by this section.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on October 1, 1999.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1499
For the relief of Jean-Loup J. M. Chre´tien.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 20, 1999
Mr. LAMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Jean-Loup J. M. Chre´tien.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CERTAIN NATURALIZATION RE-
QUIREMENTS 
FOR 
JEAN-LOUP 
J. 
M.
CHRE´ TIEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding his inability to
meet the requirements of section 319(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act relating to residence and physical
presence in the United States, Jean-Loup J. M. Chre´tien
shall be deemed eligible for naturalization upon the filing
of the appropriate application, if otherwise qualified for
naturalization under such Act.
(b) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsection (a) shall apply only if the application
for naturalization is filed with appropriate fees within 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(C) The N1⁄2N1⁄2N1⁄2S1⁄2 of such sec-
tion.’’; and
(2) By striking subsection (d).
SEC. 303. DUTCH JOHN FEDERAL PROPERTY DISPOSITION
AND ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1998.
(a) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—Section 6(b) of
the Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assist-
ance Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–326; 112 Stat. 3044)
is amended as follows:
(1) By striking the subsection heading and in-
serting the following: ‘‘ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS OF
ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—’’.
(2) By striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(1) TRANSFER FROM SECRETARY OF THE IN-
TERIOR.—The Secretary of the Interior shall trans-
fer to the Secretary of Agriculture administrative ju-
risdiction over approximately 2,167 acres of lands
and interests in land located in Duchesne and
Wasatch Counties, Utah, that were acquired by the
Secretary of the Interior for the Central Utah
Project, as depicted on the maps entitled—
‘‘(A) the ‘Dutch John Townsite, Ashley
National Forest, Lower Stillwater’, dated Feb-
ruary 1997;
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Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available 
the administrative authorities contained in that Act for 
the use of economic assistance. 
(c) With regard to funds appropriated under this 
heading for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia 
and Herzegovina, and local currencies generated by such 
funds (including the conversion of funds appropriated 
under this heading into currency used by Bosnia and 
Herzegovina as local currency and local currency returned 
or repaid under such program) the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
provide written approval for grants and loans prior to the 
obligation and expenditure of funds for such purposes, and 
prior to the use of funds that have been returned or repaid 
to any lending facility or grantee. 
(d) The provisions of section 529 of this Act shall 
apply to funds made available under subsection (c) and 
to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any provision of this or any other Act, 
including provisions in this subsection regarding the appli-
cation of section 529 of this Act, local currencies gen-
erated by, or converted from, funds appropriated by this 
Act and by previous appropriations Acts and made avail-
able for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia 
may be used in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States to
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for International Development during the current fiscal 
year. 
LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
SEC. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $125,000 shall 
be available for representation allowances for the United 
States Agency for International Development during the 
current fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall 
be taken to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, 
United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu 
of dollars: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able by this Act for general costs of administering military 
assistance and sales under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, not to exceed $4,000 shall be avail-
able for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 
$130,000 shall be available for representation allowances: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’, not to exceed $55,000 shall be available 
for entertainment allowances: Provided further, That of 
the funds made available by this Act for the Inter-Amer-
ican Foundation, not to exceed $2,000 shall be available 
for entertainment and representation allowances: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available by this Act for 
the Peace Corps, not to exceed a total of $4,000 shall be 
available for entertainment expenses: Provided further,
SEC. 102. COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
Section 211(d) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4110; 16 U.S.C. 81p) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘depicted on the map dated August 1993, numbered
333/80031A,’’ and inserting ‘‘depicted on the map dated
August 1996, numbered 333/80031B,’’.
SEC. 103. MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
Section 218(a) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4113) is amended by striking ‘‘this Act’’
and inserting ‘‘this section’’.
SEC. 104. BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE.
Section 306 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act
(110 Stat. 4132; 16 U.S.C. 698 note) is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) In subsection (d), by striking ‘‘until the ear-
lier of the consummation of the exchange of July 1,
1998,’’ and inserting ‘‘until the earlier of the con-
summation of the exchange or July 1, 1998,’’.
(2) In subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘in Men-
ard’’ and inserting ‘‘in the Menard’’.
SEC. 105. KENAI NATIVES ASSOCIATION LAND EXCHANGE.
Section 311 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act
(110 Stat. 4139) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘W,
Seward Meridian’’ and inserting ‘‘W., Seward Merid-
ian’’.
(2) In subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘to be
know’’ and inserting ‘‘to be known’’.
SEC. 106. LAMPREY WILD AND SCENIC RIVER.
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 3(a) of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C 1274(a)), as
amended by section 405(a) of division I of the Omnibus
Parks Act (110 Stat. 4149), is amended in the second sen-
tence of the paragraph relating to the Lamprey River,
New Hampshire, by striking ‘‘through cooperation agree-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘through cooperative agreements’’.
(b) CROSS REFERENCE.—Section 405(b)(1) of divi-
sion I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4149; 16
U.S.C. 1274 note) is amended by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’.
SEC. 107. VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE.
Section 502(a) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4154; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by
striking ‘‘by the Vancouver Historical Assessment’ pub-
lished’’.
SEC. 108. MEMORIAL TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Section 508 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act
(110 Stat. 4157, 40 U.S.C. 1003 note) is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) In subsection (a), by striking ‘‘of 1986’’ and
inserting ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)’’.
(2) In subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Act’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘1986’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Commemorative Works Act’’.
(3) In subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the Act re-
ferred to in section 4401(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Commemorative Works Act)’’.
SEC. 109. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVA-
TION.
The first sentence of section 205(g) of the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470m(g)), as amend-
ed by section 509(c) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4157), is amended by striking ‘‘for the pur-
pose.’’ and inserting ‘‘for that purpose.’’.
SEC. 110. GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT, NEW JERSEY.
Section 510(a)(1) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4158; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by
striking ‘‘the contribution of our national heritage’’ and
inserting ‘‘the contribution to our national heritage’’.
SEC. 111. NEW BEDFORD WHALING NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK.
(a) Section 511 of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4159; 16 U.S.C. 410ddd) is amended as
follows:
(1) In the section heading, by striking ‘‘NA-
TIONAL
HISTORIC
LANDMARK
DISTRICT’’ and
(1) In subsection (g), by striking ‘‘bearing the
cost of such exhibits and demonstrations;’’ and in-
serting ‘‘bearing the cost of such exhibits and dem-
onstrations.’’.
(2) By capitalizing the first letter of the first
word in each of the subsections (a) through (i).
(3) By striking the semicolon at the end of each
of the subsections (a) through (f) and at the end of
subsection (h) and inserting a period.
(4) In subsection (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting a period.
(5) By conforming the margins of subsection (j)
with the margins of the preceding subsections.
SEC. 119. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO VISITOR CENTER.
Section 809(b) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4189; 16 U.S.C. 410ff note) is amended
by striking ‘‘section 301’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
SEC. 120. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE RE-
FORM.
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 814 of divi-
sion I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4190) is
amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a) (16 U.S.C. 17o note)—
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’;
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carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and the Support for East European Democracy 
(SEED) Act of 1989. 
(e) The President is authorized to withhold funds ap-
propriated under this heading made available for economic 
revitalization programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if he 
determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has 
not complied with article III of annex 1–A of the General 
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces, 
and that intelligence cooperation on training, investiga-
tions, and related activities between state sponsors of ter-
rorism and terrorist organizations and Bosnian officials 
has not been terminated. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE 
FORMER SOVIET UNION 
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapters 11 and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assist-
ance for the Independent States of the former Soviet 
Union and for related programs, $550,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the 
provisions of such chapters shall apply to funds appro-
priated by this paragraph: Provided further, That funds 
made available for the Southern Caucasus region may be
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used notwithstanding any other provision of law, for con-
fidence-building measures and other activities in further-
ance of the peaceful resolution of the regional conflicts, 
especially those in the vicinity of Abkhazia and Nagorno-
Karabagh: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, $1,500,000 should be available 
only to meet the health and other assistance needs of vic-
tims of trafficking in persons: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for foreign operations, export financ-
ing, and related programs, that are made available pursu-
ant to the provisions of section 807 of Public Law 102–
511 shall be subject to a 6 percent ceiling on administra-
tive expenses. 
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $65,000,000 should be made available for assist-
ance for Armenia. 
(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $57,000,000 should be made available, in addi-
tion to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for 
assistance for child survival, environmental and reproduc-
tive health, and to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and 
other infectious diseases, and for related activities.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1500
To accelerate the Wilderness designation process by establishing a timetable
for the completion of wilderness studies on Federal Lands.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1999
Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. HILL of Montana, Mrs.
CHENOWETH, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. SALMON, Mr. STUMP, Mr. HEFLEY,
Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. POMBO, Mr. HUNTER,
Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
MCINNIS, and Mr. ROHRABACHER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To accelerate the Wilderness designation process by estab-
lishing a timetable for the completion of wilderness stud-
ies on Federal Lands.
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 ‘‘America’s Wilderness Pro-
tection Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
The Congress finds that—
(1) The designation of certain Federal lands as
Wilderness is beneficial to the American people.
(2) The Wilderness Act of 1964 and of the
Federal Land Management and Policy Act of 1976
provided for the study of certain lands for wilderness
suitability. Areas undergoing such a study have been
generally known as ‘‘Wilderness Study Areas’’.––
(3) Wilderness Study Areas were intended as
interim management designations pending comple-
tion of wilderness suitability studies. Wilderness
Study Area status was not intended as a substitute
for wilderness designation by Congress.
(4) It was not the intent of Congress that areas
continue under Wilderness Study Area status indefi-
nitely. Perpetuation of Wilderness Study Area status
is undesirable and hinders the Wilderness designa-
tion process. Lands that merit Wilderness designa-
tion should be granted the full protection that such
a status would afford, and those lands which do not
merit such a designation should be released so that
they can be managed for the public good as accorded
by law.
(5) The establishment of a timetable for the
completion of wilderness studies would facilitate the
wilderness designation process by supplying a time-
frame within which Congress must Act.
SEC. 3. TIMETABLE FOR WILDERNESS STUDY COMPLETION.
(a) EXISTING
WILDERNESS
STUDY
AREAS.—All
areas designated as wilderness study areas as of the date
of the enactment of this Act shall be released from wilder-
ness study area status on the earlier of the following:
(1) The date 10 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
(2) The date on which the area is designated by
Act of Congress as wilderness.
(b) SUBSEQUENT WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.—Any
wilderness study area designated after the date of enact-
ment of this Act shall remain in wilderness study area sta-
tus until the earlier of the following:
(1) The date 10 years after the date of designa-
tion.
(2) The date on which the area is designated by
Act of Congress as wilderness.
After such 10-year period, any such area not designated
as wilderness by Act of Congress shall be released from
wilderness study area status.
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