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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2565
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 27, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs
AN ACT
To clarify the quorum requirement for the Board of
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2565 RFS
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF QUORUM REQUIREMENT
FOR THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(c)(6) of the Export-Im-
port Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(6)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(6) A quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist
of at least three members.’’.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding section 3(c)(6) of
the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, if, during the period
that begins on July 21, 1999, and ends on October 1,
1999, there are fewer than three persons holding office
on the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of
the United States, the entire membership of such Board
of Directors shall constitute a quorum until the end of
such period.
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2566
To direct the President to renew the membership of the United States
in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 1999
Mr. LEACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on International Relations
A BILL
To direct the President to renew the membership of the
United States in the United Nations Educational, Sci-
entific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RENEWAL OF UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN
UNESCO.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The charter of the United Nations Edu-
cational, 
Scientific 
and 
Cultural 
Organization
(UNESCO) states that ‘‘since the wars begin in the
minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the de-
fenses of peace must be constructed’’.
(2) If there is any hope of diminishing intoler-
ance and hostility among nations it must come
through a greater international commitment to edu-
cation and mutual understanding which UNESCO
symbolizes.
(3) Security in the twentieth century may in
the final measure relate as much to education and
cultural advancement as the acquisition of increas-
ingly costly and sophisticated arsenals of war.
(4) It is imperative to build up international or-
ganizations and advance international techniques of
conflict resolution.
(b) RENEWAL OF MEMBERSHIP.—The President is
directed to take all necessary steps to renew the member-
ship and participation of the United States in the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO).
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to such amounts as are otherwise authorized to be
appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated for
‘‘Contributions 
to 
International 
Organizations’’,
$68,000,000 for each fiscal year for the Department of
State, which is authorized to be available only for payment
demand to the Commission. Excess emissions penalties
and offsets shall be determined and administered in ac-
cordance with regulations to be promulgated by the Com-
mission within 6 months after the enactment of this sec-
tion.
‘‘SEC. 322. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECTIONS
320 THROUGH 321.
‘‘(a) ESTIMATE OF ELECTRIC GENERATION.—For
each covered period, the Commission shall publish the
Commission’s estimate of the total electric generation by
covered electric generating units in the applicable region.
Such estimate shall be computed based on total electric
energy generation from all covered units during the cur-
rent year or covered period plus the projected growth (as
determined by the Secretary of Energy) in electric energy
generation and expected verifiable electric energy con-
servation for the covered period. The Commission shall
publish such estimate at least 30 days prior to the begin-
ning of the applicable period for which the estimate is
made.
‘‘(b) TRANSFER.—If the President finds that any
functions and duties vested in the Commission under sec-
tions 320 or 321 or any combination thereof can be more
efficiently carried out by another department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States, the President shall
of assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Na-
tions Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO).
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2568
To provide partial compensation to farm owners and producers for the loss
of markets for the 1999 crop of commodities covered by production
flexibility contracts under the Agricultural Market Transition Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 1999
Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. THUNE, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska,
Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. TALENT, and Mr. WAT-
KINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To provide partial compensation to farm owners and pro-
ducers for the loss of markets for the 1999 crop of
commodities covered by production flexibility contracts
under the Agricultural Market Transition Act.
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 ‘‘Market Loss Assist-
ance Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE FOR FARM OWNERS
AND PRODUCERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (e), the Sec-
retary 
of 
Agriculture 
shall 
use 
not 
more 
than
$4,202,250,000 for assistance to owners and producers on
a farm who are eligible for final payments for fiscal year
1999 under a production flexibility contract for the farm
under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C.
7201 et seq.) to partially compensate the owners and pro-
ducers for the loss of markets for the 1999 crop of a com-
modity.
(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of assistance made avail-
able to owners and producers on a farm under this section
shall be proportional to the amount of the contract pay-
ment received by the owners and producers for fiscal year
1999 under a production flexibility contract for the farm
under the Agricultural Market Transition Act.
(c) TIME
FOR PAYMENT.—The assistance made
available under this section for an eligible owner or pro-
ducer shall be made as soon as practicable after the date
of enactment of this Act.
(d) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.—
Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary shall use the
funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to carry out this section.
(e) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding
the last sentence of section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, amounts
made available by this section are designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985: Provided, That such amounts shall
be available only to the extent that an official budget re-
quest that includes designation of the entire amount of
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, is transmitted by the President to Congress.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 256
To repeal the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 and the Cuban Liberty and
Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To repeal the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 and the Cuban
Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of
1996.
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 ‘‘Cuba Reconciliation
Act’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT.
The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001
et seq.) is repealed.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC
SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD) ACT OF 1996.
(a) REPEAL.—The Cuban Liberty and Democratic
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 is repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 498A
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a)
is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(11) by striking ‘‘and intel-
ligence facilities, including the military and intel-
ligence facilities at Lourdes and Cienfuegos,’’ and
inserting ‘‘facilities,’’;
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (4) by adding ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(ii) by striking paragraph (5); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as
paragraph (5); and
(C) by striking subsection (d).
(2) Section 498B(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295b(k)) is amended by striking
paragraphs (3) and (4).
(3) Section 1611 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking subsection (c).
(4) Sections 514 and 515 of the International Claims
Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643l and 1643m) are
repealed.
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‘‘(B) any facility which is not owned by a
State or local government or any agency or in-
strumentality of a State or local government.
‘‘(f) CREDIT INCLUDED IN GROSS INCOME.—Gross
income includes the amount of the credit allowed to the
taxpayer under this section (determined without regard to
subsection (c)) and the amount so included shall be treat-
ed as interest income.
‘‘(g) BONDS HELD
BY REGULATED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES.—If any qualified public school modernization
bond is held by a regulated investment company, the credit
determined under subsection (a) shall be allowed to share-
holders of such company under procedures prescribed by
the Secretary.
‘‘(h) CREDITS MAY BE STRIPPED.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There may be a separation
(including at issuance) of the ownership of a quali-
fied public school modernization bond and the enti-
tlement to the credit under this section with respect
to such bond. In case of any such separation, the
credit under this section shall be allowed to the per-
son who on the credit allowance date holds the in-
strument evidencing the entitlement to the credit
and not to the holder of the bond.
ity of any person under any provision of law as in effect
before the application of the provision of this section or
the amendment in accordance with this section.
(d) APPLICATION.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply beginning with the
2002 crop of peanuts.
SEC. 4. PURCHASE OF PEANUTS FOR NUTRITION PRO-
GRAMS.
Section 14 of the National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1762a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(h) PURCHASE OF PEANUTS FOR NUTRITION PRO-
GRAMS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
‘‘(A) ADDITIONAL
PEANUTS.—The term
‘additional peanuts’ has the meaning given the
term in section 358–1(e) of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358–1(e)).
‘‘(B) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘cov-
ered program’ means—
‘‘(i) a program established under this
Act;
‘‘(ii) a program established under the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1771 et seq.);
‘‘(iii) the emergency food assistance
program established under the Emergency
Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
7501 et seq.);
‘‘(iv) the food distribution program on
Indian reservations established under sec-
tion 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2013(b));
‘‘(v) the commodity distribution pro-
gram established under section 4 of the
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act
of 1973 (Public Law 93–86; 7 U.S.C. 612c
note);
‘‘(vi) the commodity supplemental
food program established under section 5
of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–86; 7
U.S.C. 612c note); and
‘‘(vii) a nutrition program carried out
under part C of title III of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030e
et seq.).
‘‘(2) PURCHASES.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in purchasing peanuts or peanut
products to carry out a covered program, the Sec-
retary shall—
‘‘(A) purchase the peanuts or peanut prod-
ucts at a price that is not more than the pre-
vailing world market price for peanuts or pea-
nut products produced in the United States, as
determined by the Secretary; and
‘‘(B) in the case of peanut purchases, pur-
chase only additional peanuts.
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC EDIBLE USE.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, additional peanuts pur-
chased by the Secretary to carry out a covered pro-
gram shall not be considered to be peanuts for do-
mestic edible use under the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) or Agricultural
Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.).
‘‘(4) SUPPLY.—The Secretary shall take such
actions as are necessary to ensure, to the maximum
extent practicable, that an adequate supply of addi-
tional peanuts is available to carry out covered pro-
grams.
‘‘(5) PENALTIES.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a person that produces additional
peanuts that are sold to the Secretary, or sells addi-
tional peanuts to the Secretary, for a covered pro-
gram shall not be subject to a penalty or other sanc-
tion for the production or sale of the additional pea-
nuts.’’.
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youth; and administered by the Administration
for Children and Families, Department of
Health and Human Services).
(8) Programs under the Public and Assisted
Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 (adminis-
tered by the Office of Public and Indian Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development).
(9) Programs under the Drug-Free Public
Housing Act of 1988 (administered by the Office of
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing
and Urban Development).
Subtitle B—Additional Provisions
Regarding 
Prevention 
and
Treatment of Substance Abuse
SEC. 211. NATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PRO-
GRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the programs and
functions carried out pursuant to section 201, the Admin-
istrator shall establish a program to coordinate the activi-
ties of public and nonprofit private entities in order to pro-
vide for an effective nationwide network for the prevention
of substance abuse.
(b) GRANTS REGARDING COMMUNITY PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection
(a), the Administrator may make grants to public
veyed so that the value of the Federal land conveyed to
the town closely approximates the construction costs.
(c) VALUE OF FEDERAL LAND LESS THAN CON-
STRUCTION COSTS.—If the value of the Federal land to
be conveyed to the town under section 5(a)(1) is less than
the construction costs to be paid by the town for the ad-
ministrative facility described in section 4(a), the Sec-
retary may convey to the town additional Federal land ad-
ministered by the Secretary for national forest administra-
tive site purposes in Teton County, Wyoming, so that the
total value of the Federal land conveyed to the town close-
ly approximates the construction costs.
(d) VALUE OF FEDERAL LAND EQUAL TO VALUE OF
STATE PARCEL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The value of any Federal
land conveyed to the Commission under section
5(a)(2) shall be equal to the value of the State par-
cel conveyed to the United States under section 4(b).
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Fed-
eral land and the State parcel may be adjusted to
equalize values.
(e) PAYMENT OF CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwith-
standing subsections (b) through (d), the values of Federal
land and the State parcel may be equalized by payment
of cash to the Secretary, the Commission, or the town,
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2575
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rates of income
tax imposed on individual taxpayers by 3 percentage points.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 1999
Mr. OWENS 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 reduce
the rates of income tax imposed on individual taxpayers
by 3 percentage points.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX
RATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each of the tables contained in
subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of section 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘15%’’ and inserting ‘‘12%’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘28%’’ and inserting ‘‘25%’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘31%’’ and inserting ‘‘28%’’;
(5) Cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields
will reduce environmental contamination, encourage
job growth, enhance State and local tax bases, and
curb the development of greenfields.
(6) Many States have enacted cleanup pro-
grams to address the brownfields problem by allow-
ing for the consideration of future land use in decid-
ing appropriate cleanup standards and providing
clear releases of liability upon completion of clean-
ups.
(7) State response programs have been very ef-
fective in promoting the cleanup and redevelopment
of brownfields while ensuring the adequate protec-
tion of human health and the environment.
(b) PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES.—The purposes and
objectives of this section are—
(1) to increase significantly the pace of re-
sponse activities at contaminated sites by promoting
and encouraging the creation, development, and en-
hancement of State response programs; and
(2) to remove existing Federal barriers to the
cleanup of brownfield sites; and
(3) to benefit the public health, welfare, and the
environment by cleaning up and returning contami-
(4) by striking ‘‘36%’’ and inserting ‘‘33%’’;
and
(5) 
by 
striking 
‘‘39.6%’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘36.6%’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1999.
(c) SECTION 15 Not To Apply.—The amendment
made by subsection (a) shall not be treated as a change
in the rate of a tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of section 15 of such
Code.
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and nicotine yields are 9 to 12 times greater for a
cigar than for a filter cigarette.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION TO YOUTH.
(a) SALES AND DISTRIBUTION.—
(1) GENERAL RULE.—No person may sell or
distribute a cigar to any individual who is under the
age of 18.
(2) LOCATION OF PRODUCTS.—A retailer of ci-
gars shall ensure that all cigars are located in areas
where customers do not have direct access to the ci-
gars.
(3) FACE-TO-FACE TRANSACTIONS.—A cigar re-
tailer may sell cigars to the ultimate consumer only
in a direct, face-to-face exchange and may not make
sales through vending machines, mail-order sales, or
the Internet.
(b) STATE LAWS.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall take such action as may be appro-
priate to assure that States are in compliance with section
1926(a) of the Public Health Service Act with respect to
the sale of cigars to minors.
(c) MARKETING AND ADVERTISING.—
(1) GENERAL RULE.—The Federal Trade Com-
mission shall impose such restrictions on the sale,
advertising, distribution, and marketing of cigars di-
ices Administration that are not transferred under section
201 are transferred to the Health Resources and Services
Administration of the Department of Health and Human
Services.
(b) TERMINATION.—Effective immediately after the
transfers made in subsection (a) and in sections 201, 601,
and 602, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration is terminated.
TITLE VI—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 601. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS RE-
GARDING PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF
SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
(a) PERSONNEL.—Personnel employed in connection
with the programs and functions specified in section 201
on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act
are transferred to the Administration.
(b) FUNDS.—Amounts available for the programs
and functions specified in section 201 on the day before
the date of the enactment of this Act are transferred to
the Administration. Such transfer does not affect the pe-
riod of availability of the amounts, or the availability of
the amounts with respect to the purposes for which the
amounts may be expended.
(c) OTHER TRANSFERS.—In the case of legal rights
and duties not transferred in subsection (a) or (b), all such
rights and duties in effect with respect to the programs
and functions specified in section 201 on the day before
the date of the enactment of this Act are transferred to
the Administration (except to the extent that such rights
or duties were vested in a different department than the
department that was administering the program on such
day).
(d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—All legal rights and duties
transferred under this section continue in effect in accord-
ance with their terms.
SEC. 602. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS RE-
GARDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Section 601 applies with respect to programs and
functions specified in section 501(a) to the same extent
and in the same manner as section 601 applies with re-
spect to programs and functions specified in section 201,
except that all transfers pursuant to this section are made
to the Health Resources and Services Administration.
SEC. 603. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 501(a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
The’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following
paragraph:
‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND
FUNCTIONS.—This title is subject to the provisions
of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Con-
solidation and Reorganization Act of 1999.’’;
(2) in section 1911(a), by striking ‘‘, acting
through the Director of the Center for Mental
Health Services,’’;
(3) in section 1921(a), by striking ‘‘, acting
through the Center for Substance Abuse Treat-
ment,’’; and
(4) in section 1932—
(A) in subsection (b), by striking para-
graph (3); and
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘the
Secretary, acting through’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary
shall’’.
SEC. 604. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act takes effect upon the expiration of the 45-
day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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as appropriate, in accordance with section 206(b) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1716(b)), if the values cannot be equalized by ad-
justing the size of parcels to be conveyed or by conveying
additional land, without compromising the design of the
Project.
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.
(a) CONSTRUCTION OF FEDERAL FACILITIES.—The
construction of facilities on Federal land within the bound-
aries of the Project shall be—
(1) supervised and managed by the town; and
(2) carried out to standards and specifications
approved by the Secretary.
(b) ACCESS.—The town (including contractors and
subcontractors of the town) shall have access to the Fed-
eral land until completion of construction for all purposes
related to construction of facilities under this Act.
(c) ADMINISTRATION
OF
LAND
ACQUIRED
BY
UNITED STATES.—Land acquired by the United States
under this Act shall be governed by all laws applicable to
the administration of national forest sites.
(d) WETLAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be no construc-
tion of any facility after the date of conveyance of
Federal land under this Act within any portion of
the Federal parcel delineated on the map as ‘‘wet-
lands’’.
(2) DEEDS AND CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS.—A
deed or other conveyance document executed by the
Secretary in carrying out this Act shall contain such
reservations as are necessary to preclude develop-
ment of wetland on any portion of the Federal
parcel.
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