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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5348
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the application
of the one-year lag in the intern and resident-to-bed ration and the
rolling average for the number of residents for which payments to hos-
pitals are made under the medicare program for the indirect costs of
graduate medical education to residents in the fields of allopathic and
osteopathic medicine.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
Mr. PALLONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Com-
merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit
the application of the one-year lag in the intern and
resident-to-bed ration and the rolling average for the
number of residents for which payments to hospitals
are made under the medicare program for the indirect
costs of graduate medical education to residents in the
fields of allopathic and osteopathic medicine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
the Secretary determines is necessary to conduct dem-
onstration projects.
(e) FUNDING.—
(1) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—
(A) STATE PROJECTS.—Except as provided
in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall pro-
vide for the transfer from the Federal Hospital
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supple-
mentary Insurance Trust Fund under title
XVIII of the Social Security Act, in such pro-
portions as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate, of such funds as are necessary for
the costs of carrying out the demonstration
projects.
(B) TERRITORY PROJECTS.—In the case of
a demonstration project described in subsection
(b)(2)(B), amounts shall be available only as
provided in any Federal law making appropria-
tions for the territories.
(2) LIMITATION.—In conducting demonstration
projects, the Secretary shall ensure that the aggre-
gate payments made by the Secretary do not exceed
the sum of the amount which the Secretary would
have paid under the program for the prevention and
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or within’’
after ‘‘outside’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (1);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’ and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) the offense takes place in the United
States.’’; and
(3) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘punished by
death or’’.
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mence the construction of the project to and including
September 24, 2002. Thereafter the Commission shall, at
the request of the licensee for the project and after reason-
able notice, in accordance with the good faith, due dili-
gence, and public interest requirements of that section and
the Commission’s procedures under that section, extend
the time period during which the licensee is required to
commence the construction of the project for 2 consecutive
2-year periods.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect on September 24, 1999, the date of the previous expi-
ration of the extension issued by the Commission for Fed-
eral Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered
3218.
(c) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE.—If the
period required for commencement of construction of the
project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall
reinstate the license effective as of the date of its expira-
tion and the first extension authorized under subsection
(a) shall take effect on the date of such expiration.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5325
To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that acts of torture,
as proscribed by the Torture Convention, are also recognized as criminal
if committed in the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 2000
Ms. WATERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that acts
of torture, as proscribed by the Torture Convention, are
also recognized as criminal if committed in the United
States.
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 ‘‘Torture Prevention
and Accountability Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. TORTURE IN THE UNITED STATES.
Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
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club is to play home games in the proposed new lo-
cation.
‘‘(2) PERSONS
ENTITLED
TO
RECEIVE
NO-
TICE.—The notice required by paragraph (1) shall
be furnished to all interested persons.
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The notice shall—
‘‘(A) be in writing and delivered in person
or by certified mail;
‘‘(B) be made available to the news media;
‘‘(C) be published in 1 or more newspapers
of general circulation within the club’s home
community; and
‘‘(D) contain—
‘‘(i) an identification of the proposed
new home community of such club;
‘‘(ii) a summary of the reasons for the
proposed relocation based on the criteria
listed in subsection (c); and
‘‘(iii) the date on which the proposed
relocation would become effective.
‘‘(4) OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER TO PURCHASE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the 180-day
notice period specified in paragraph (1), a local
government, stadium, arena authority, person,
or any combination thereof, may prepare and
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5329
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore child’s insurance
benefits in the case of students attending postsecondary schools.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 2000
Mr. WU introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore
child’s insurance benefits in the case of students attend-
ing postsecondary schools.
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 ‘‘Social Security Stu-
dents’ Benefits Restoration Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF CHILD’S INSURANCE BENEFITS
IN THE CASE OF STUDENTS ATTENDING
POSTSECONDARY SCHOOLS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(E)(ii), (1)(F)(i),
(1)(G)(ii), (6)(D)(i), (6)(E)(i), (7)(A), (7)(B), and
(7)(D), by striking ‘‘full-time elementary or sec-
ondary school student’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘full-time student’’;
(2) 
in 
paragraphs 
(1)(B)(i), 
(1)(F)(ii),
(1)(G)(iii), (6)(D)(ii), (6)(E)(ii), and (7)(D), by
striking ‘‘19’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘22’’;
(3) in paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), and (7)(D),
by striking ‘‘elementary or secondary school’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘educational institu-
tion’’; and
(4) by striking paragraph (7)(C) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(C) An ‘educational institution’ is (i) a school
or college or university operated or directly sup-
ported by the United States, or by any State or local
government or political subdivision thereof, or (ii) a
school or college or university which has been ap-
proved by a State or accredited by a State-recog-
nized or nationally-recognized accrediting agency or
body, or (iii) a non-accredited school or college or
university whose credits are accepted, on transfer, by
not less than three institutions which are so accred-
ited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred
from an institution so accredited.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 202(d) of
such Act is amended further—
(1) by striking paragraph (6)(A) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(A) (i) is a full-time student or is under a dis-
ability (as defined in section 223(d)), and (ii) has
not attained the age of 22, or’’;
(2) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ‘‘schools
involved’’ and inserting ‘‘institutions involved’’; and
(3) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking ‘‘diploma
or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as
defined in subparagraph (C)(i))’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
gree from a four-year college or university’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to
child’s insurance benefits under section 202(d) of the So-
cial Security Act for months ending after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5330
To amend the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 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 ‘‘Vaccine Injury Com-
pensation Program Corrective Amendments of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.
Section 2110(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300aa–10(a)) is amended by adding the following
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consultation with the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget.’’; and
(2) in section 5547—
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) An employee may be paid premium pay under
sections 5542, 5545 (a), (b), and (c), 5545a, and 5546
(a) and (b) only to the extent that the payment does not
cause the aggregate of basic pay and such premium pay
for any pay period for such employee to exceed the greater
of—
‘‘(1) the maximum rate of basic pay payable for
GS–15 (including any applicable locality-based com-
parability payment under section 5304 or similar
provision of law and any applicable special rate of
pay under section 5305 or similar provision of law);
or
‘‘(2) the rate payable for level V of the Execu-
tive Schedule.’’;
(B) by amending subsection (b)(1) to read:
‘‘(1) Subject to regulations prescribed by the
Office of Personnel Management, the first sentence
of subsection (a) shall not apply to an employee who
is paid premium pay by reason of work in connection
Service for the District of Columbia: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, all amounts
under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the
Office of Management and Budget and obligated and ex-
pended in the same manner as funds appropriated for sal-
aries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That the Director is authorized to accept and use
gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of space and hos-
pitality to support offender and defendant programs, and
equipment and vocational training services to educate and
train offenders and defendants: Provided further, That the
Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the
acceptance and use of any gift or donation under the pre-
vious proviso, and shall make such records available for
audit and public inspection: Provided further, That the
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director
is authorized to accept and use reimbursement from the
D.C. Government for space and services provided on a cost
reimbursable basis: Provided further, That the Public De-
fender Service is authorized to charge fees to cover costs
of materials distributed to attendees of educational events,
including conferences, sponsored by the Public Defender
Service, and notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31,
United States Code, said fees shall be credited to the Pub-
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5331
AN ACT
To authorize the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., to estab-
lish a memorial and gardens on Department of the Inte-
rior lands in the District of Columbia or its environs
in honor and commemoration of Frederick Douglass.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEMORIAL AND GARDENS TO HONOR AND
COMMEMORATE FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
(a) MEMORIAL AND GARDENS AUTHORIZED.—The
Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., is authorized to estab-
lish a memorial and gardens on lands under the adminis-
trative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the
District of Columbia or its environs in honor and com-
memoration of Frederick Douglass.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the Frederick
Douglass memorial and gardens shall be in accordance
with the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.).
(c) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The Frederick Doug-
lass Gardens, Inc., shall be solely responsible for accept-
ance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses
of, the establishment of the memorial and gardens. No
Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of the es-
tablishment of the memorial and gardens.
(d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment
of all expenses of the establishment of the memorial and
gardens (including the maintenance and preservation
amount required under section 8(b) of the Commemora-
tive Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)), or upon expiration
of the authority for the memorial and gardens under sec-
tion 10(b) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1010(b)), there remains
a balance of funds received for the establishment of the
memorial and gardens, Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.,
shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary
of the Treasury for deposit in the account provided for
in section 8(b)(1) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)).
Passed the House of Representatives October 3,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 5331
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To authorize the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., to establish a memorial and
gardens on Department of the Interior lands in the District of Columbia or
its environs in honor and commemoration of Frederick Douglass.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEMORIAL AND GARDENS TO HONOR AND COMMEMORATE
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
(a) MEMORIAL
AND
GARDENS
AUTHORIZED.—The Frederick
Douglass Gardens, Inc., is authorized to establish a memorial and
gardens on lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior in the District of Columbia or its environs
in honor and commemoration of Frederick Douglass.
(b) COMPLIANCE
WITH
STANDARDS
FOR
COMMEMORATIVE
WORKS.—The establishment of the Frederick Douglass memorial
and gardens shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works
Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
The Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., shall be solely respon-
sible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the
expenses of, the establishment of the memorial and gardens. No
Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of the establishment
of the memorial and gardens.
SEC. 3. DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.
If, upon payment of all expenses of the establishment of the
memorial and gardens (including the maintenance and preservation
amount required under section 8(b) of the Commemorative Works
Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)), or upon expiration of the authority for
the memorial and gardens under section 10(b) of such Act (40
U.S.C. 1010(b)), there remains a balance of funds received for
the establishment of the memorial and gardens, Frederick Douglass
Gardens, Inc., shall transmit the amount of the balance to the
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Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the account provided for
in section 8(b)(1) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5331
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 4 (legislative day SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
AN ACT
To authorize the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., to estab-
lish a memorial and gardens on Department of the Inte-
rior lands in the District of Columbia or its environs
in honor and commemoration of Frederick Douglass.
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. MEMORIAL AND GARDENS TO HONOR AND
COMMEMORATE FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
(a) MEMORIAL AND GARDENS AUTHORIZED.—The
Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., is authorized to estab-
lish a memorial and gardens on lands under the adminis-
trative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the
District of Columbia or its environs in honor and com-
memoration of Frederick Douglass.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the Frederick
Douglass memorial and gardens shall be in accordance
with the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.).
(c) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The Frederick Doug-
lass Gardens, Inc., shall be solely responsible for accept-
ance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses
of, the establishment of the memorial and gardens. No
Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of the es-
tablishment of the memorial and gardens.
(d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment
of all expenses of the establishment of the memorial and
gardens (including the maintenance and preservation
amount required under section 8(b) of the Commemora-
tive Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)), or upon expiration
of the authority for the memorial and gardens under sec-
tion 10(b) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1010(b)), there remains
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a balance of funds received for the establishment of the
memorial and gardens, Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.,
shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary
of the Treasury for deposit in the account provided for
in section 8(b)(1) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)).
Passed the House of Representatives October 3,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5332
To amend the motor vehicle safety chapter of title 49, United States Code
to make it illegal for any person to sell a tire which is the subject
of a recall.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
Mr. BRYANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the motor vehicle safety chapter of title 49, United
States Code to make it illegal for any person to sell
a tire which is the subject of a recall.
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 ‘‘Tire Recall Safety
Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF SALE OF RECALLED TIRE.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 30120 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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with an emergency as specified under section
5542(a)(4).’’;
(C) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read
as follows:
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no em-
ployee referred to in such paragraph may be paid
premium pay under the provisions of law cited in the
first sentence of subsection (a) if, or to the extent
that, the aggregate of the basic pay and premium
pay under those provisions for such employee would,
in any calendar year, exceed the greater of—
‘‘(A) the maximum rate of basic pay pay-
able for GS–15 in effect at the end of such cal-
endar year (including any applicable locality-
based comparability payment under section
5304 or similar provision of law and any appli-
cable special rate of pay under section 5305 or
similar provision of law); or
‘‘(B) the rate payable for level V of the
Executive Schedule in effect at the end of such
calendar year.’’;
(D) by amending subsection (c) to read as
follows:
‘‘(c) The Office of Personnel Management may pre-
scribe regulations governing the applicability of subsection
‘‘(j) PROHIBITION OF SALE OF RECALLED TIRE.—
No person may sell or lease a tire which is the subject
of a recall under this section.’’.
(b) PENALTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter
301 of title 49, United States Code is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 30170. Criminal penalties
‘‘A person who knowingly violates section 30120(j)
which violation caused a motor vehicle accident in which
there was serious personal injury (including death) shall
be subject to imprisonment for 10 years.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The subchapter
analysis for subchapter IV of chapter 301 of title
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘30170. Criminal penalties’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5335
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates
for election for Federal office to raise the majority of their contributions
from individuals who reside in the State the candidate seeks to represent,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
Mr. ENGLISH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
require candidates for election for Federal office to raise
the majority of their contributions from individuals who
reside in the State the candidate seeks to represent,
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. REQUIRING MAJORITY OF CANDIDATE FUNDS
TO COME FROM INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN
STATE INVOLVED.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) With respect to each reporting period for an
election, the total of contributions accepted by a candidate
for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress from in-State
individual residents shall be at least 50 percent of the total
of contributions accepted from all sources.
‘‘(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘in-State
individual resident’ means an individual who resides in the
State in which the Senate seat or congressional district
involved (as the case may be) is located.’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING BUNDLING OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(8) No person may make a contribution through an
intermediary or conduit, except that a person may facili-
tate a contribution by providing—
‘‘(A) advice to another person as to how the
other person may make a contribution; and
‘‘(B) addressed mailing material or similar
items to another person for use by the other person
in making a contribution.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to elections occurring after December 31, 2000.
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