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(d) DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Subpart G of part III of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter
87 the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 88—DEPENDENT CARE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
‘‘§ 8801. Definitions
‘‘(a) For the purpose of this chapter, ‘employee’
means—
‘‘(1) an employee as defined by section 2105 of
this title;
‘‘(2) a Member of Congress as defined by sec-
tion 2106 of this title;
‘‘(3) a Congressional employee as defined by
section 2107 of this title;
‘‘(4) the President;
‘‘(5) a justice or judge of the United States ap-
pointed to hold office during good behavior (i) who
is in regular active judicial service, or (ii) who is re-
tired from regular active service under section
371(b) or 372(a) of title 28, United States Code, or
(iii) who has resigned the judicial office under sec-
tion 371(a) of title 28 with the continued right dur-
ing the remainder of his lifetime to receive the sal-
ary of the office at the time of his resignation;
under subchapter I of chapter 105 of title 10,
United States Code.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received in taxable
years beginning after December 31, 1991.
(c) WAIVER OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—If re-
fund or credit of any overpayment of tax resulting from
the application of the amendment made by subsection (a)
is prevented at any time before the close of the 1-year
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
by the operation of any law or rule of law (including res
judicata), refund or credit of such overpayment (to the
extent attributable to the application of such amendment)
may, nevertheless, be made or allowed if claim therefor
is filed before the close of such 1-year period.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1415
To authorize appropriations for the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage
Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 14, 1999
Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the Blackstone River Valley
National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 10(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’ approved November
10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) DEMONSTRATION FUNDS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated from fiscal years 1998 through
2007 not more than $15,000,000 to carry out the provi-
sions of section 8(c). Such funds shall remain available
until expended.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1417
To amend title 49, United States Code, to make nonmilitary government
aircraft subject to safety regulation by the Department of Transportation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 14, 1999
Mr. MENENDEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to make nonmilitary
government aircraft subject to safety regulation by the
Department of Transportation.
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 ‘‘Single Standard of
Aviation Safety Act’’.
SEC. 2. SAFETY REGULATION OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT
AIRCRAFT.
(a) APPLICATION OF FAA REQUIREMENTS TO CER-
TAIN GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT.—Chapter 447 of title 49,
as is attributable to previously taxed incentive
stock option gain. Proper adjustments shall be
made in the amount allowed under this sub-
section for subsequent taxable years to take
into account any increased credit allowed by
reason of this paragraph.
(B) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION GAIN.—For
purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘pre-
viously taxed incentive stock option gain’’
means the amount of gain recognized during
the taxable year on account of the disposition of
stock acquired by exercising an incentive stock
option (as defined in section 422 of such Code)
to the extent such gain does not exceed the
amount of gain previously taken into account
by reason of section 56(b)(3) of such Code (as
in effect on the day before the date of the en-
actment of this Act) with respect to such op-
tion.
(5) DEFINITIONS.—Terms used in this sub-
section which are also used in section 53 of such
Code shall have the respective meanings given to
such terms by such section 53.
HR 1417 IH
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘§ 44725. Applicability to certain government aircraft
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) APPLICABILITY TO NONMILITARY GOVERN-
MENT AIRCRAFT.—This chapter (including regula-
tions issued to carry out this chapter) applies to a
nonmilitary government aircraft in the same manner
and to the same extent as this chapter would apply
to such aircraft if such aircraft were owned or oper-
ated by a nongovernmental entity.
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY
TO
MILITARY
AIRCRAFT
TRANSPORTING CIVILIANS.—This chapter (including
regulations issued to carry out this chapter) applies
to—
‘‘(A) a military aircraft in the same man-
ner and to the same extent as this chapter
would apply to such aircraft if such aircraft
were owned or operated by a nongovernmental
entity—
‘‘(i) if (as designated by the Secretary
concerned) such aircraft is an aircraft that
is primarily used for transportation; and
‘‘(ii) if persons other than members of
the armed forces on active duty are from
HR 1417 IH
time to time transported on such aircraft;
and
‘‘(B) a flight of military aircraft not cov-
ered by subparagraph (A) on which persons
other than members of the armed forces on ac-
tive duty are transported in the same manner
and to the same extent as this chapter would
apply to such flight if such aircraft were owned
or operated by a nongovernmental entity.
‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY TO PERSONS OPERATING SUCH
AIRCRAFT.—This chapter (including regulations issued to
carry out this chapter) applies to any pilot, mechanic, or
other person employed by a covered governmental entity
(or assigned to duty by the armed forces) with respect to
the operation of an aircraft covered by subsection (a) in
the same manner and to the same extent as this chapter
would apply to such person if such aircraft were owned
or operated by a nongovernmental entity.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following
definitions apply:
‘‘(1) COVERED GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.—The
term ‘covered governmental entity’ means the United
States, the District of Columbia, any State or terri-
tory, and any unit of local government of a State or
territory.
HR 1417 IH
‘‘(2) MILITARY AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘military
aircraft’ means an aircraft under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary of a military department, or the Sec-
retary of Transportation with respect to the Coast
Guard when it is not operating as a service in the
Navy.
‘‘(3) NONMILITARY GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT.—
The term ‘nonmilitary government aircraft’ means
an aircraft other than a military aircraft that is
owned or operated by a covered governmental enti-
ty.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘44725. Applicability to certain government aircraft.’’.
SEC. 3. ACTION BY THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.
The Secretary of Transportation shall take action as
may be necessary to facilitate implementation of the
amendments made by section 2 of this Act on January
1, 2003, and thereafter.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 of this Act shall
take effect January 1, 2003.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1418
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 concerning liability for the sale of certain facilities
for residential use.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 14, 1999
Mr. MENENDEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, 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 committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 concerning liability
for the sale of certain facilities for residential use.
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 ‘‘Justice for Displaced
Residents Act’’.
SEC. 2. LIABILITY FOR SALE OF CERTAIN FACILITIES FOR
RESIDENTIAL USE.
Section 107 the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9607) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(o) LIABILITY FOR SALE OF CERTAIN FACILITIES
FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Without regard to the de-
fenses provided for in paragraphs (2) through (4) of
subsection (b), a person shall be liable for 3 times
the amount of response costs or damages for which
the person otherwise would be liable under sub-
section (a) but for this subsection if—
‘‘(A) at the time of disposal of a des-
ignated hazardous substance, the person owned
or operated any vessel or facility at which the
designated hazardous substance was disposed
of;
‘‘(B) the vessel or facility is or has been
subject to a removal action by the President or
an equivalent action by a State; and
‘‘(C) prior to the performance of the re-
moval action, the person sold, leased, conveyed,
or otherwise disposed of the facility or vessel
under circumstances in which the future resi-
able under this title to an individual who has
attained age 62, effective for adjustments under
this subsection to the primary insurance
amount on which such benefit is based (or to
any such benefit under section 227 or 228) oc-
curring after such individual attains such age,
the applicable Consumer Price Index shall be
deemed to be the Consumer Price Index for El-
derly Consumers and such primary insurance
amount shall be deemed adjusted under this
subsection using such Index’’; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and by
section 9001’’ and inserting ‘‘, by section
9001’’, and by inserting after ‘‘1986,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and by section 3(a) of the Consumer
Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of
1999,’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS IN APPLICABLE
FORMER LAW.—Section 215(i)(1)(C) of such Act, as
in effect in December 1978 and applied in certain
cases under the provisions of such Act in effect after
December 1978, is amended by inserting before the
period the following: ‘‘, and, solely with respect to
any monthly insurance benefit payable under this
title to an individual who has attained age 62, effec-
dential use of the vessel or facility was reason-
ably foreseeable or anticipated.
‘‘(2) RECOVERIES
UNDER
SUBSECTION
(a).—
Amounts recovered under paragraph (1) shall be in
addition to any amounts recovered under subsection
(a).
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS
ON
LIABILITY.—A person
shall not be liable under this subsection if the
person—
‘‘(A)(i) purchased, leased, or otherwise ac-
quired the vessel or facility primarily for use as
a personal residence, (ii) did not cause or con-
tribute to the release or threatened release of
designated hazardous substances at the vessel
or facility, and (iii) took due care with respect
to designated hazardous substances found at
the vessel or facility; or
‘‘(B)(i) purchased, leased, or otherwise ac-
quired the vessel or facility primarily for devel-
opment for personal residential use, (ii) did not
cause or contribute to the release or threatened
release of designated hazardous substances at
the vessel or facility, (iii) took due care with re-
spect to designated hazardous substances found
at the vessel or facility, and (iv) is an unaffili-
ated business or entity with fewer than 25 em-
ployees and less than $2,000,000 in gross an-
nual revenues.
‘‘(4) RECOVERY OF RESPONSE COSTS OR DAM-
AGES.—Response costs or damages under paragraph
(1) shall be recoverable by the Administrator or any
person who resides or has previously resided in the
vessel or facility following the sale, lease, convey-
ance, or other disposal of the vessel or facility de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(C).
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—If the Administrator or
any other person recovers an amount under para-
graph (1), the amount shall be equitably allocated
among and made available to all persons who reside
or have previously resided in the vessel or facility
following the sale, lease, conveyance, or other dis-
posal of the vessel or facility described in paragraph
(1)(C).
‘‘(6) SHIFTING
OF
FEES.—Any person who
commences an action for liability under this sub-
section against a person who is not liable by oper-
ation of paragraph (3) shall be liable to such non-
liable person for all reasonable costs of defending
the action, including all reasonable attorneys’ fees
and expert witness fees.
‘‘(7) DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘designated
hazardous 
substance’ 
means 
mercury, 
poly-
chlorinated biphenyls, tetrachloroethylenes, and any
other hazardous substance that the Administrator
may designate pursuant to this subsection.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1419
To amend chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code, to eliminate a vacant
judgeship in the eastern district and establish a new judgeship in the
western district of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 14, 1999
Mrs. MYRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code, to
eliminate a vacant judgeship in the eastern district and
establish a new judgeship in the western district of North
Carolina, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1419 IH
SECTION 1. DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended in the table by striking the item relating to
North Carolina and inserting the following:
‘‘North Carolina:
‘‘Eastern .............................................................................................
‘‘Middle ..............................................................................................
‘‘Western ............................................................................................
4’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1420
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a revenue-neutral
simplification of the individual income tax.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 14, 1999
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts 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 provide
a revenue-neutral simplification of the individual income tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Individual Tax Simplification Act of 1999’’.
(b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as other-
wise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amend-
ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
‘‘(6) an individual first employed by the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia before October 1,
1987;
‘‘(7) an individual employed by Gallaudet Col-
lege;
‘‘(8) an individual employed by a county com-
mittee established under section 590h(b) of title 16;
‘‘(9) an individual appointed to a position on
the office staff of a former President under section
1(b) of the Act of August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 838);
and
‘‘(10) an individual appointed to a position on
the office staff of a former President, or a former
Vice President under section 4 of the Presidential
Transition Act of 1963, as amended (78 Stat. 153),
who immediately before the date of such appoint-
ment was an employee as defined under any other
paragraph of this subsection;
but does not include—
‘‘(A) an employee of a corporation supervised
by the Farm Credit Administration if private inter-
ests elect or appoint a member of the board of direc-
tors;
‘‘(B) an individual who is not a citizen or na-
tional of the United States and whose permanent
tive for adjustments under this subsection to the pri-
mary insurance amount on which such benefit is
based (or to any such benefit under section 227 or
228) occurring after such individual attains such
age, the applicable Consumer Price Index shall be
deemed to be the Consumer Price Index for Elderly
Consumers and such primary insurance amount
shall be deemed adjusted under this subsection using
such Index’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall apply to determinations made
by the Commissioner of Social Security under sec-
tion 215(i)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
415(i)(2)) with respect to cost-of-living computation
quarters ending on or after September 30 of the sec-
ond calendar year following the calendar year in
which this Act is enacted.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XVIII.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XVIII of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 1814(i)(2)(B), by inserting
‘‘(i) for accounting years ending before October
1 of the second calendar year following the cal-
endar year in which the Consumer Price Index
for Elderly Consumers Act was enacted,’’ after
‘‘(ii) A State shall be reimbursed by the Secretary
for 90 percent of the costs incurred by the State for the
provision of—
‘‘(I) training approved by the Secretary for
State personnel operating under a cooperative agree-
ment; and
‘‘(II) specified out-of-State travel expenses in-
curred by such personnel.
‘‘(iii) A reimbursement paid to a State under this
subparagraph shall be limited to costs incurred by such
State for the provision of consultation services under this
paragraph and the costs described in clause (ii).
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
not less than 15 percent of the total amount of funds ap-
propriated for the Occupational Safety and Health Admin-
istration for a fiscal year shall be used for education, con-
sultation, and outreach efforts.
‘‘(D) A State may not require that an employer pay
a fee in order to participate in any program operated by
the State under this paragraph.’’.
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 21 (29 U.S.C. 670)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d)(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish
and carry out a pilot program in 3 States to provide expe-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1421
To prohibit the use of vending machines to sell tobacco products in all
locations other than in locations in which the presence of minors is
not permitted.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 14, 1999
Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To prohibit the use of vending machines to sell tobacco
products in all locations other than in locations in which
the presence of minors is not permitted.
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 ‘‘Stop Kids From Smok-
ing Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) almost 90 percent of adult smokers began
at or before age 18;
(2) 35 percent of high school kids currently
smoke cigarettes;
(3) 
each 
year 
minors 
illegally 
purchase
256,000,000 packs of cigarettes;
(4) more than 5,000,000 kids alive today under
the age of 18 will die prematurely from tobacco-re-
lated disease unless current sales are reversed; and
(5) numerous studies and surveys show that
significant percentages of young people are able to
purchase cigarettes from vending machines, even in
jurisdictions that have laws restricting the placement
of the machines or requiring the use of locking de-
vices.
SEC. 3. ACCESS.
(a) VENDING MACHINES.—Vending machines may be
used to sell tobacco products only in an area or establish-
ment from which individuals under the minimum age pre-
scribed by subsection (b) are denied access.
(b) MINIMUM AGE.—No manufacturer, distributor,
or retailer of tobacco products may sell a tobacco product
to an individual who is under the age of 18, except that
if a State or municipality has established a higher age,
no manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of tobacco prod-
ucts may sell tobacco products in that State or munici-
pality to an individual who is less than such higher age.
(c) PREEMPTION.—This Act shall not preempt any
State or municipal law which bans all vending machines
that sell tobacco products, nor will it preclude any State
or locality from enacting such a stronger ban in the future.
SEC. 4. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘tobacco product’’
includes cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, pipe tobacco, and
smokeless tobacco.
SEC. 5. PENALTY.
Any person who violates this Act is liable to the
United States for a civil money penalty of $1,000 for each
violation.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1423
To amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the mail-order sale of
body armor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 14, 1999
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the mail-
order sale of body armor.
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 ‘‘Body Armor Restric-
tion Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL MAIL-ORDER SALE OF BODY ARMOR.
Title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 44A—BODY ARMOR
‘‘Sec.
‘‘941. Unlawful acts.’’.
‘‘§ 941. Unlawful acts
‘‘(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this sec-
tion, it shall be unlawful for a person to sell or deliver
body armor unless the transferee meets in person with the
transferor to accomplish the sale, delivery, and receipt of
the matter.
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to body armor
used by law enforcement officers.
‘‘(c) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘body armor’ means any product
sold or offered for sale as personal protective body
covering whether the product is to be worn alone or
is sold as a complement to other products or gar-
ments; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ means
any officer, agent, or employee of the United States,
a State, or a political subdivision of a State, author-
ized by law or by a government agency to engage in
or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation,
or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.’’.
‘‘(d) Whoever knowingly violates this section shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two
years, or both.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1425
To authorize security assistance for the Kosova Liberation Army to be used
for training and support for their established self-defense forces in order
to defend and protect the civilian population of Kosova against armed
aggression.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 14, 1999
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To authorize security assistance for the Kosova Liberation
Army to be used for training and support for their
established self-defense forces in order to defend and
protect the civilian population of Kosova against armed
aggression.
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 ‘‘Kosovar Independence
and Justice Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States—