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that repays Federal Stafford Loans for which the stu-
dent borrower received an interest subsidy under sec-
tion 428 or Federal Direct Stafford Loans for which
the borrower received an interest subsidy under section
455; or’’.
(d) NONDISCRIMINATION
IN
LOAN
CONSOLIDATION.—Section
428C(b) is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(6) NONDISCRIMINATION
IN
LOAN
CONSOLIDATION.—An
eligible lender that makes consolidation loans under this section
shall not discriminate against any borrower seeking such a
loan—
‘‘(A) based on the number or type of eligible student
loans the borrower seeks to consolidate;
‘‘(B) based on the type or category of institution of
higher education that the borrower attended;
‘‘(C) based on the interest rate to be charged to the
borrower with respect to the consolidation loan; or
‘‘(D) with respect to the types of repayment schedules
offered to such borrower.’’.
(e) INTEREST RATE.—Section 428C(c)(1) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘(B) or (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B), (C), or (D)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) A consolidation loan for which the application is
received by an eligible lender on or after the date of enactment
of the Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997
and before October 1, 1998, shall bear interest at an annual
rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan that is equal
to the rate specified in section 427A(f), except that the eligible
lender may continue to calculate interest on such a loan at
the rate previously in effect and defer, until not later than
April 1, 1998, the recalculation of the interest on such a loan
at the rate required by this subparagraph if the recalculation
is applied retroactively to the date on which the loan is made.’’.
(f) AMENDMENTS EFFECTIVE
FOR PENDING
APPLICANTS.—The
consolidation loans authorized by the amendments made by this
section shall be available notwithstanding any pending application
by a student for a consolidation loan under part D of title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.),
upon withdrawal of such application by the student at any time
prior to receipt of such a consolidation loan.
(g) FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—
(1) PARENTS’ AVAILABLE
INCOME.—Section 475(c)(1) (20
U.S.C. 1087oo(c)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (D);
(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end of the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(F) the amount of any tax credit taken by the parents
under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
(2) STUDENT CONTRIBUTION FROM AVAILABLE INCOME.—Sec-
tion 475(g)(2) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (C);
(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) the amount of any tax credit taken by the student
under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
(h) FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITH-
OUT DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE.—Section 476(b)(1)(A) (20
U.S.C. 1087pp(b)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iv); and
(2) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause:
‘‘(vi) the amount of any tax credit taken under
section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and’’.
(i) FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITH
DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE.—Section 477(b)(1) (20 U.S.C.
1087qq(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (D);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E)
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) the amount of any tax credit taken under section
25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
(j) TOTAL INCOME.—Section 480(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(a)(2))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘individual, and’’ and inserting ‘‘individual,’’;
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘and no portion of any tax credit taken
under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,’’
before ‘‘shall be included’’.
(k) OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 480(j) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a tax credit taken under
section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not be
treated as estimated financial assistance for purposes of section
471(3).’’.
(l) IN GENERAL.—Section 458(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087(a)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘$532,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$507,000,000’’.
(m) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act or an amendment
made by this Act shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary
of Education from using funds that are returned or otherwise recov-
ered by the Secretary under section 422(g) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1072(g)) including the balances of returned
reserve funds, formerly held by the Higher Education Assistance
Foundation, that are currently held in Higher Education Assistance
Foundation Claims Reserves, Treasury account number 91X6192,
for expenditure for expenses pursuant to section 458 of such Act
(20 U.S.C. 1087h).
TITLE VII—NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Health Museum Devel-
opment Act’’.
SEC. 702. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995.
Section 1067 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. 176 note) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
a period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3);
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND SITE
OF FACILITY’’;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
a period;
(C) by striking paragraph (2); and
(D) by striking ‘‘Pathology—’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘shall’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘Pathology
shall’’; and
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (e).
SEC. 703. NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM SITE.
(a) SITE.—The facility known as the National Health Museum
shall be located on or near the Mall on land owned by the Federal
Government or the District of Columbia (or both) in the District
of Columbia.
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed as limiting the authority or responsibilities of the
National Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine
Arts.
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘the Mall’’ means—
(1) the land designated as ‘‘Union Square’’, United States
Reservation 6A; and
(2) the land designated as the ‘‘Mall’’, United States Res-
ervations 3, 4, 5, and 6.
SEC. 704. NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.—There is established a
commission to be known as the National Health Museum Commis-
sion (hereafter referred to in this title as the ‘‘Commission’’) that
shall be comprised of eight members.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The members of the Commission shall
be appointed for the life of the Commission as follows:
(A) Two members shall be appointed by the President.
(B) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
(C) One member shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives.
(D) Two members shall be appointed by the Majority
Leader of the Senate.
(E) One member shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate.
(2) PERSONS ELIGIBLE.—The members of the Commission
shall be individuals who have knowledge or expertise in matters
to be studied by the Commission.
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall designate one mem-
ber as the Chairperson of the Commission.
SEC. 705. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) STUDY.—It shall be the duty of the Commission to conduct
a comprehensive study of the appropriate Federal role in the plan-
ning and operation of the National Health Museum, as well as
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any other issues deemed appropriate to the development of the
National Health Museum.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which
the Commission first meets, the Commission shall submit to the
President and Congress a comprehensive report of the Commission’s
findings and conclusions, together with any recommendations of
the Commission.
SEC. 706. COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION MATTERS.
(a) APPLICATION OF FACA.—The National Health Museum, Inc.
shall be responsible for administering all Commission activities
in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
(b) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of the Commis-
sion who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government
shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion, $500,000 for fiscal year 1998, to remain available until
expended.
SEC. 708. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.
The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission
submits the report required under section 705(b).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1998’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.