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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3498
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the operations of
the Telecommunications Development Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr.
OXLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the
operations of the Telecommunications Development Fund.
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 ‘‘Telecommunications
Development Fund Improvement Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEPOSITS AND USE OF ACCOUNTS FOR UPFRONT
PAYMENTS.
Section 309(j)(8)(C) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(C)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘DEPOSIT AND USE OF AUCTION
ESCROW ACCOUNTS’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPOSITS AND
USE OF AUCTION ESCROW ACCOUNTS FOR UPFRONT
PAYMENTS’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘deposits’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘upfront payments’’.
SEC. 3. DEPOSITS AND USE OF ACCOUNTS FOR DOWN PAY-
MENTS.
Section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraphs:
‘‘(D) DEPOSITS AND USE OF AUCTION ES-
CROW ACCOUNTS FOR DOWN PAYMENTS.—Any
down payment that the Commission may re-
quire any bidder to submit before issuance of a
license or permit in a system of competitive bid-
ding pursuant to this subsection shall be depos-
ited in an interest-bearing account at a finan-
cial institution designated for purposes of this
subsection by the Commission (after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury). With-
in 45 days following the issuance of a license or
permit—
‘‘(i) the down payments of successful
bidders shall be paid to the Treasury; and
‘‘(ii) the interest accrued to the ac-
count shall be transferred to the Tele-
communications Development Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 714.
‘‘(E) 
TREATMENT
OF
TRANSFERRED
AMOUNTS.—Any amounts transferred under
subparagraph (C) or (D) to the Telecommuni-
cations Development Fund established pursuant
to section 714 shall qualify for purposes of the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and the
definitions in section 103(9) of such Act (15
U.S.C. 662(9)(A)).’’.
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS.
Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall
make such modifications to its rules as are necessary to
carry out the amendments made by this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3499
To amend section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
to make grants from community development block grant amounts to
the Park and Recreation Commission, City of Youngstown, Ohio, for
the construction of a community center and the renovation of a sports
complex in such city.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend section 107 of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development to make grants from com-
munity development block grant amounts to the Park
and Recreation Commission, City of Youngstown, Ohio,
for the construction of a community center and the ren-
ovation of a sports complex in such city.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3499 IH
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youngstown Commu-
nity Center Development Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. CDBG SPECIAL PURPOSE GRANTS.
Section 107(a)(1) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307(a)(1)) is
amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$60,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$104,000,000’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘this section’’; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(G) in fiscal year 2000—
‘‘(i) $42,000,000 shall be available for
a grant to the Park and Recreation Com-
mission, City of Youngstown, Ohio, for the
construction of a community center in such
city; and
‘‘(ii) $2,000,000 shall be available for
a grant to the Park and Recreation Com-
mission, City of Youngstown, Ohio, for the
renovation and refurbishing of the Sports
HR 3499 IH
Complex (formerly known as South Field
House) in such city;’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 349
To amend the Act commonly called the ‘‘Flag Code’’ to add the Martin
Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should
especially be displayed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 19, 1999
Mr. BENTSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Act commonly called the ‘‘Flag Code’’ to
add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list
of days on which the flag should especially be displayed.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 2(d) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to codify
and emphasize existing rules and customs pertaining to
the display and use of the flag of the United States of
America’’, approved June 22, 1942 (36 U.S.C. 174(d)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birth-
day, the third Monday in January;’’ after ‘‘January 20;’’.
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SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS TO MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall, before the end of the 30-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, make such correc-
tions to the map described in subsection (b) as are nec-
essary to ensure that depictions of areas on that map are
consistent with the depictions of areas appearing on the
map entitled ‘‘Amendments to the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System’’, dated llllll, and on file with
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representa-
tives.
(b) MAP DESCRIBED.—The map described in this
subsection is the map that—
(1) is included in a set of maps entitled ‘‘Coast-
al Barrier Resources System’’, dated November 2,
1994; and
(2) relates to unit P19–P of the Coastal Bar-
rier Resources System.
Passed the House of Representatives November 18,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 34
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 direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map
relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS TO MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall, before
the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act, make such corrections to the map described in subsection
(b) as are necessary to ensure that depictions of areas on that
map are consistent with the depictions of areas appearing on the
map entitled ‘‘Amendments to the Coastal Barrier Resources
System’’, dated June 5, 2000.
(b) MAP DESCRIBED.—The map described in this subsection
is the map that—
(1) is included in a set of maps entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier
Resources System’’, dated November 2, 1994; and
(2) relates to unit P19–P of the Coastal Barrier Resources
System.
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the
map described in subsection (b) on file and available for public
inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 34
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to
a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mr. GOSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical
corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS TO MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall, before the end of the 30-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, make such correc-
tions to the map described in subsection (b) as are nec-
essary to ensure that depictions of areas on that map are
consistent with the depictions of areas appearing on the
map entitled ‘‘Amendments to the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System’’, dated 
, and on file with
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representa-
tives.
(b) MAP DESCRIBED.—The map described in this
subsection is the map that—
(1) is included in a set of maps entitled ‘‘Coast-
al Barrier Resources System’’, dated November 2,
1994; and
(2) relates to unit P19–P of the Coastal Bar-
rier Resources System.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 34
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 19, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical
corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 34 RFS
SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS TO MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall, before the end of the 30-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, make such correc-
tions to the map described in subsection (b) as are nec-
essary to ensure that depictions of areas on that map are
consistent with the depictions of areas appearing on the
map entitled ‘‘Amendments to the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System’’, dated llllll, and on file with
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representa-
tives.
(b) MAP DESCRIBED.—The map described in this
subsection is the map that—
(1) is included in a set of maps entitled ‘‘Coast-
al Barrier Resources System’’, dated November 2,
1994; and
(2) relates to unit P19–P of the Coastal Bar-
rier Resources System.
Passed the House of Representatives November 18,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 920
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 34
[Report No. 106–471]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 19, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
OCTOBER 3 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Reported by Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical
corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS TO MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall, before the end of the 30-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, make such correc-
tions to the map described in subsection (b) as are nec-
essary to ensure that depictions of areas on that map are
consistent with the depictions of areas appearing on the
map entitled ‘‘Amendments to the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System’’, dated ——————, and on file with
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representa-
tives. dated June 5, 2000.
(b) MAP DESCRIBED.—The map described in this
subsection is the map that—
(1) is included in a set of maps entitled ‘‘Coast-
al Barrier Resources System’’, dated November 2,
1994; and
(2) relates to unit P19–P of the Coastal Bar-
rier Resources System.
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
keep the map described in subsection (b) on file and avail-
able for public inspection in accordance with section 4(b)
of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).
Calendar No. 920
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 34
[Report No. 106–471]
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make
technical corrections to a map relating to the
Coastal Barrier Resources System.
OCTOBER 3 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Reported with amendments
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3514
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 25 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that have been
designated as being no longer needed in research con-
ducted or supported by the Public Health Service, and
for other purposes.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3504
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, the Revised Statutes
of the United States, the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, and
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act with regard to community reinvestment,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms. BROWN
of Florida, Ms. LEE, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs.
MALONEY of New York, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. JACKSON-LEE
of Texas, Mr. MEEKS of New York, and Mrs. JONES of Ohio) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, the
Revised Statutes of the United States, the Community
Reinvestment Act of 1977, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act with regard to community reinvestment, 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 ‘‘CRA Restoration Act
of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AMENDMENTS.
(a) FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(l)(1) of the Bank
Holding 
Company 
Act 
of 
1956 
(12 
U.S.C.
1843(l)(1)), as added by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B);
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D);
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) All of the subsidiary depository insti-
tutions of the bank holding company have
achieved a rating of ‘satisfactory record of
meeting community credit needs’, or better, at
the most recent examination of each such insti-
tution; and’’; and
(D) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph),
by striking ‘‘and (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (B), and
(C)’’.
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—
(A) Section 4(l)(2) of the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(l)(2))
HR 3514 RDS
system, means that under subsection (a) the system
provides for the lifetime care of the chimpanzee, that
under subsection (d)(2) the system does not permit
the chimpanzee to be used in research (except as au-
thorized 
under 
subsection 
(d)(3)) 
or 
to 
be
euthanized (except 
as 
provided 
in 
subsection
(d)(2)(I)), that under subsection (d)(2) the system
will not discharge the chimpanzee from the system,
and that under such subsection the system otherwise
cares for the chimpanzee.
‘‘(2) SANCTUARY
SYSTEM.—The term ‘sanc-
tuary system’ means the system described in sub-
section (a).
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
‘‘(4) SURPLUS CHIMPANZEES.—The term ‘sur-
plus chimpanzees’ has the meaning given that term
in subsection (a).
‘‘(g) FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amount appro-
priated under this Act for fiscal year 2001 and each
subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary, subject to
paragraph (2), shall reserve a portion for purposes
of the operation (and establishment, as applicable)
of the sanctuary system and for purposes of para-
907
HR 4205 EAS
1996 (title XIV of Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat.
2727; 50 U.S.C. 2351(a)).
SEC. 3195. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) NUCLEAR
CITY.—The term ‘‘nuclear city’’
means any of the closed nuclear cities within the com-
plex of the Russia Ministry of Atomic Energy
(MINATOM) as follows:
(A) Sarov (Arzamas–16).
(B) Zarechnyy (Penza–19).
(C) Novoural’sk (Sverdlovsk–44).
(D) Lesnoy (Sverdlovsk–45).
(E) Ozersk (Chelyabinsk–65).
(F) Snezhinsk (Chelyabinsk–70).
(G) Trechgornyy (Zlatoust–36).
(H) Seversk (Tomsk–7).
(I) Zhelenznogorsk (Krasnoyarsk–26).
(J) Zelenogorsk (Krasnoyarsk–45).
(2) RUSSIAN
NUCLEAR
COMPLEX.—The term
‘‘Russian Nuclear Complex’’ refers to all of the nu-
clear cities.
or better, at the next examination of the insti-
tution; and
‘‘(B) the plan has been accepted by such
agency.’’.
(c) REPEAL OF CRA SUNSHINE REQUIREMENT.—
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et
seq.) is amended by striking section 48 (as added by the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act).
(d) REPEAL OF SMALL BANK STRETCH-OUT.—The
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901
et seq.) is amended by striking section 809 (as added by
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act).
(e) GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY
ACT.—The Gramm-
Leach-Bliley Act is amended by striking sections 713,
714, and 715.
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(6) The costs of private sector mandates are
often borne in part by workers, in the form of lower
wages, reduced benefits, and fewer job opportunities.
(7) The costs of private sector mandates are
often borne in part by small businesses, in the form
of hiring disincentives and stunted growth.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To improve the quality of the Congress’ de-
liberation with respect to proposed mandates on the
private sector, by—
(A) providing the Congress with more com-
plete information about the effects of such man-
dates; and
(B) ensuring that the Congress acts on
such mandates only after focused deliberation
on the effects.
(2) To enhance the ability of the Congress to
distinguish between private sector mandates that
harm consumers, workers, and small businesses, and
mandates that help those groups.
SEC. 4. FEDERAL PRIVATE SECTOR MANDATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3506
To amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 to provide for the responsibility
in certain cases of a parent corporation of a Federal contractor to
provide health care benefits to retired employees of the contractor if
the contractor fails to provide such benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
Mr. WELDON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 to provide for
the responsibility in certain cases of a parent corporation
of a Federal contractor to provide health care benefits
to retired employees of the contractor if the contractor
fails to provide such benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENT CORPORATION
TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE TO
RETIREES OF SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Service Con-
tract Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–286; 41 U.S.C. 351(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(6) A provision specifying that if the contract
is terminated, if the contract or a collective bar-
gaining agreement required that the contractor pro-
vide health care to contractor employees who per-
formed work to carry out the contract and who re-
tired before the contract was terminated, a parent
corporation of the contractor shall be responsible for
the provision of such health care coverage to such
retired employees if the contractor fails to provide
such coverage.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to contracts for which
bids are solicited after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3508
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each
of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for 65,000 H–1B nonimmigrants
who have a master’s or Ph.D. degree and meet the requirements for
such status and whose employers make scholarship payments to institu-
tions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, and Mr. STARK) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for
65,000 H–1B nonimmigrants who have a master’s or
Ph.D. degree and meet the requirements for such status
and whose employers make scholarship payments to insti-
tutions of higher education for undergraduate and post-
graduate education.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. H–1B NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN
ALIENS WHOSE EMPLOYERS MAKE SCHOLAR-
SHIP DONATIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND
POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Immigration and Nationality
Act is amended by inserting after section 218 the following
new section:
‘‘H–1B
NONIMMIGRANT
STATUS
FOR
CERTAIN
ALIENS
WHOSE EMPLOYERS MAKE SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENTS
FOR
UNDERGRADUATE
AND
POSTGRADUATE
EDU-
CATION
‘‘SEC. 218A. (a) H–1B STATUS.—Notwithstanding
section 214(g)(1)(A) and subject to subsection (c), during
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act and ending on September 30, 2002, the Attorney Gen-
eral may provide nonimmigrant status under section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) to an alien who meets the require-
ments under subsection (b), if the employer petitioning
under section 214(c) for the provision of such status
makes a qualified scholarship payment for each year in
which such status is held.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An alien shall be eligible for a
visa or the provision of H–1B nonimmigrant status under
this section if the alien—
‘‘(ii) an analysis of the effect of the
Federal private sector mandates in the bill
or joint resolution on worker wages, worker
benefits, and employment opportunities;
and
‘‘(iii) an analysis of the effect of the
Federal private sector mandates in the bill
or joint resolution on the hiring practices,
expansion, and profitability of businesses
with 100 or fewer employees; and’’.
(2) POINT OF ORDER.—Section 424(b)(3) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
658c(b)(3)) is amended by adding after the period the
following: ‘‘If such determination is made by the Di-
rector, a point of order under this part shall lie only
under section 425(a)(1) and as if the requirement of
section 425(a)(1) had not been met.’’.
(3) THRESHOLD
AMOUNTS.—Section 425(a) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
658d(a)) is amended by—
(A) striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at
the end of paragraph (1) and redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(B) inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: