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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2523
To suspend temporarily the duty on epoxide resins.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on epoxide resins.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EPOXIDE RESINS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in the numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new heading:
‘‘
9902.39.00
Epoxide resins
(provided for in
subheading
3907.30.00) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to goods entered, or
‘‘(B) property that was held other than for
a business purpose (as defined in section
102(b)) on December 31, 2000.
‘‘(17) WAGES AND SALARY.—The terms ‘wage’
and ‘salary’ mean all compensation paid for employ-
ment service including cash compensation, employee
benefits, disability insurance, or wage replacement
insurance payments, unemployment compensation
insurance, workers’ compensation insurance, and the
fair market value of any other consideration paid by
an employer to an employee in consideration for em-
ployment services rendered.
‘‘(b) CROSS REFERENCES.—
‘‘(1) For the definition of business purposes, see
section 102(b).
‘‘(2) For the definition of insurance contract, see
section 206(e).
‘‘(3) For the definition of qualified family, see sec-
tion 302.
‘‘(4) For the definition of monthly poverty level,
see section 303.
‘‘(5) For the definition of large seller, see section
501(e)(3).
‘‘(6) For the definition of hobby activities, see sec-
tion 701.
‘‘(7) For the definition of gaming sponsor, see sec-
tion 701(a).
‘‘(8) For the definition of a chance, see section
701(b).
‘‘(9) For the definition of government enterprise,
see section 704(b).
‘‘(10) For the definition of mixed use property, see
section 705.
‘‘(11) For the definition of qualified not-for-profit
organization, see section 706.
‘‘(12) For the definition of financial intermediation
services, see section 801.
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2524
To suspend temporarily the duty on trim and form.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on trim and form.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRIM AND FORM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in the numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new heading:
‘‘
9902.84.40
Trim and form
for forming ca-
pacitor leads
(provided for in
subheading
8463.30.00) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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(E) prepared a transportation plan for the
easement and road, including maintenance and
design standards and an erosion control plan,
for review by United States Forest Service engi-
neers and specialists; and
(F) contracted for the preparation of a
draft road design for field and office review by
United States Forest Service engineers and spe-
cialists, and for the modification of such design
pursuant to comments received by the United
States Forest Service;
(9) In June 1998, an interdisciplinary team of
specialists in the fields of fisheries, hydrology, engi-
neering, soils, wildlife, recreation, and visual quality
from the United States Forest Service and Chugach
Alaska Corporation and its contractors conducted an
extensive field review of the easement corridor and
road location, the costs of which were borne by Chu-
gach Alaska Corporation, and United States Forest
Service specialists concurred with Chugach Alaska
Corporation on the location of the easement cor-
ridor;
(10) Following the interdisciplinary team review
and concurrence, United States Forest Service staff
officers, including the Forest Supervisor for the
received from United States Forest Service spe-
cialists;
(E) prepared a transportation plan for the
easement and road, including maintenance and
design standards and an erosion control plan,
for review by United States Forest Service engi-
neers and specialists; and
(F) contracted for the preparation of a draft
road design for field and office review by United
States Forest Service engineers and specialists,
and for the modification of such design pursuant
to comments received by the United States Forest
Service;
(9) In June 1998, an interdisciplinary team of
specialists in the fields of fisheries, hydrology, engi-
neering, soils, wildlife, recreation, and visual quality
from the United States Forest Service and Chugach
Alaska Corporation and its contractors conducted an
extensive field review of the easement corridor and
road location, the costs of which were borne by Chu-
gach Alaska Corporation, and United States Forest
Service specialists concurred with Chugach Alaska
Corporation on the location of the easement corridor;
(10) Following the interdisciplinary team review
and concurrence, United States Forest Service staff
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2526
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain assembly machines.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 14, 1999
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain assembly
machines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN ASSEMBLY MACHINES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in the numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new heading:
‘‘
9902.84.30
Assembly ma-
chines for as-
sembling proc-
essed anodes to
lead frames
(provided for in
subheading
8479.90.95) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2527
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research on the
disease known as lymphangioleiomyomatosis (commonly known as LAM).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 15, 1999
Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. BOEHNER, Mrs. MINK of Ha-
waii, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. MALONEY of Con-
necticut, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
research 
on 
the 
disease 
known 
as
lymphangioleiomyomatosis (commonly known as LAM).
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 ‘‘LAM Disease Research
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM OF RESEARCH ON LAM DISEASE.
Section 421 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 285b–3) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing subsection:
‘‘(c)(1) The Program shall provide for the conduct
or 
support 
of 
research 
on 
the 
disease
lymphangioleiomyomatosis (referred to in this subsection
as ‘LAM’). The Program may provide for the conduct or
support of training, health information dissemination, and
other programs with respect to LAM. Activities under this
paragraph may include the establishment and operation
of a registry with respect to the disease.
‘‘(2) For the purpose of carrying out paragraph (1),
there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2000.’’.
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rests without warrant for any offense against the
United States committed in that person’s presence
or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the
United States if that person has reasonable grounds
to believe that the individual to be arrested has com-
mitted or is committing such felony. An employee of
a contractor or subcontractor or of a Commission li-
censee or certificate holder (or a contractor of a li-
censee or certificate holder) authorized to carry fire-
arms under this subsection may make such arrests
only when the individual to be arrested is within, or
in direct flight from, the area of such offense. A per-
son granted authority to make arrests by this sub-
section may exercise that authority only in the en-
forcement of laws regarding the property of the
United States in the custody of the Department of
Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or a
contractor of the Department of Energy or Nuclear
Regulatory Commission or a licensee or certificate
holder of the Commission, laws applicable to facili-
ties owned or operated by a Commission licensee or
certificate holder that are designated by the Com-
mission pursuant to this subsection and property of
significance to the common defense and security that
is in the custody of a licensee or certificate holder
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2529
To take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of Jerusalem
as the capital of Israel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 15, 1999
Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. DREIER, Mr. DELAY, Mr. BLUNT, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. LINDER, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. LAZIO, Mr.
PORTMAN, Mr. QUINN, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. SHAW, Mr. FORBES, Mr. LOBIONDO,
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WATTS of
Oklahoma, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. TERRY,
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr.
MCHUGH, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GOSS, Mr. SAXTON, Mr.
ENGLISH, Mr. CAMP, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr.
GARY MILLER of California, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. BARTON of
Texas, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. TANCREDO,
Mr. MICA, Mr. WICKER, Mr. OSE, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. SCAR-
BOROUGH, and Mrs. FOWLER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To take certain steps toward recognition by the United
States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING JERU-
SALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.
(a) CONSTRUCTION OF UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN
JERUSALEM.—There are authorized to be appropriated
$50,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 for the construction
of a United States embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.
(b) LIMITATION ON OPERATION OF CONSULATE IN
JERUSALEM.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the United States shall not operate a United States
consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem unless such
consulate or diplomatic facility is under the supervision
of the United States Ambassador to Israel.
(c) IDENTIFICATION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL
OF ISRAEL IN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any official
document of the United States Government which lists
countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem
as the capital of Israel.
(d) RECORD OF PLACE OF BIRTH AS ISRAEL FOR
PASSPORT PURPOSES.—For purposes of the registration
of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a pass-
port of a United States citizen born in the city of Jeru-
salem, the Secretary of State shall, upon the request of
the citizen, record the place of birth as Israel.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 252
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the requirement
of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retire-
ment accounts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. SAXTON 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 remove
the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for dis-
tributions from individual retirement accounts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF REQUIREMENT OF MANDATORY
BEGINNING DATE FOR DISTRIBUTIONS FROM
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 408(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to individ-
ual retirement accounts) is amended by inserting ‘‘(other
than subparagraphs (A) and (C) thereof)’’ after ‘‘section
401(a)(9)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2530
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the maximum amount
of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural
producer may receive during the 1999 crop year.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 15, 1999
Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. EWING, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr.
BISHOP, Mr. HAYES, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. HILL of Montana, and Ms.
DANNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the
maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan defi-
ciency payments that an agricultural producer may re-
ceive during the 1999 crop year.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ONE-TIME INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED AMOUNT
OF MARKETING LOAN GAINS AND LOAN DEFI-
CIENCY PAYMENTS.
Section 1001(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(7 U.S.C. 1308(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘However, during the 1999 crop
year, the total amount of such payments may not exceed
$150,000 per person.’’.
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(B) annual prioritization of grants for sub-
mission to the Congress based on information
received from Governors in which national her-
itage areas are located;
(C) distribution of grants to local coordi-
nating entities; and
(D) technical assistance, upon request, to
national heritage areas.
(2) GRANTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may
make grants with respect to any national herit-
age area to any local coordinating entity (as de-
fined in subsection (i)) for the purposes of this
section. The Secretary shall annually submit to
the Congress a prioritized list of projects at na-
tional heritage areas, consistent with this sec-
tion, based on submissions from the Governors
of States in which such areas are located. In es-
tablishing such priorities, the Secretary shall
consider the relative degree to which each pro-
posed grant meets the objectives of the Herit-
age Plan for the relevant national heritage area
and the extent to which the grant would lever-
age non-Federal funds.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2537
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt farm equipment
and other property used in farming from the requirement that all gain
on the sale of such property be recognized in the year of the sale.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 15, 1999
Mr. NETHERCUTT 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 exempt
farm equipment and other property used in farming from
the requirement that all gain on the sale of such property
be recognized in the year of the sale.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN FARM PROPERTY
FROM REQUIREMENT TO RECOGNIZE RECAP-
TURE INCOME IN YEAR OF DISPOSITION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of section 453 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘good farming practices’’ the following: ‘‘, including sci-
entifically sound sustainable and organic farming prac-
tices’’.
SEC. 310. REIMBURSEMENTS AND RENEGOTIATION OF
STANDARD REINSURANCE AGREEMENT.
(a) REIMBURSEMENT RATE CHANGES.—
(1) CAT LOSS ADJUSTMENT.—Section 508(b)(11)
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(b)(11)) is amended by striking ‘‘11 percent’’ and
inserting ‘‘8 percent’’.
(2) REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND
OPERATING
COSTS.—Section 508(k)(4)(A)(ii) of the
Federal 
Crop 
Insurance 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C.
1508(k)(4)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘24.5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘24 percent’’.
(3) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this subsection shall apply with re-
spect to the 2001 and subsequent reinsurance years.
(b) RENEGOTIATION.—Effective for the 2002 reinsur-
ance year, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation may
renegotiate the Standard Reinsurance Agreement.
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
FARM
PROP-
ERTY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall
not apply to the sale of farm property described
in subparagraph (B).
‘‘(B) 
FARM
PROPERTY.—Subparagraph
(A) applies to property of a character subject to
the allowance for depreciation which is to be
used in the farming business (as defined in sec-
tion 263A(e)(4)).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
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shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Hector G. Godinez
Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office building referred to in section 1 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Hector G. Godinez
Post Office Building’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 253
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdraw-
als from retirement plans to provide medical care for relatives who
are 55 years old or older.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow pen-
alty-free withdrawals from retirement plans to provide
medical care for relatives who are 55 years old or older.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PENALTY-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVID-
UAL RETIREMENT PLANS, 401(k) PLANS, ETC.
FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR QUALIFIED REL-
ATIVES.
(a) UNLIMITED PENALTY-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR
MEDICAL CARE FOR RELATIVES.—Subparagraph (B) of
section 72(t)(2) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) MEDICAL
EXPENSES.—Distributions
made to the employee (other than distributions
described in subparagraph (A), (C), or (D)) to
the extent such distributions do not exceed the
qualified medical expenses (as defined in para-
graph (9)) of the taxpayer for the taxable
year.’’.
(b) DEFINITION
OF
QUALIFIED
MEDICAL
EX-
PENSES.—Subsection (t) of section 72 of such Code (relat-
ing to 10-percent additional tax on early distributions
from qualified retirement plans) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(9) QUALIFIED
MEDICAL
EXPENSES.—For
purposes of paragraph (2)(B)—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
medical expenses’ means expenses that would be
allowable to the taxpayer as a deduction under
section 213 for amounts paid during the tax-
able year for medical care for a qualified rel-
ative, determined—
‘‘(i) without regard to whether the
taxpayer itemizes deductions for such tax-
able year, and
‘‘(ii) in the case of a qualified relative
who has attained age 55 before the close of
the taxable year, without regard to wheth-
er the qualified relative is a dependent of
the taxpayer.
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
RELATIVE.—The term
‘qualified relative’ means an individual who—
‘‘(i) bears a relationship to the tax-
payer described in any of paragraphs (1)
through (8) of section 152(a), or
‘‘(ii) is the spouse of an individual de-
scribed in paragraph (7) of such section.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
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HR 2561 EAS
United States Code; and for payments to the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $1,450,788,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine
Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title
10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty
under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in
connection with performing duty specified in section
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv-
alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon
leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of
title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the De-
partment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund;
$410,650,000.
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force
Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and
8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or
while undergoing reserve training, or while performing
HR 2561 EAS
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and for members
of the Air Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and expenses
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund; $884,794,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na-
tional Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302,
or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United
States Code, or while serving on duty under section
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund; $3,622,479,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or
12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States
Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of
‘‘(b) In addition to the funds authorized by subsection
(a), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
are necessary to acquire the property described in para-
graph (2)(A) of the first section of this Act.’’.