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Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 251 (106th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2000
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the people of the Republic of Croatia are to be congratulated on successful parliamentary and presidential elections and the outgoing Government of Croatia is to be commended for the democratic standards with which it managed the elections; (2) the United States should support the efforts of the new Government of Croatia to increase its work on refugee return, privatization reform, media reform, and further cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ITCY); (3) Congress strongly supports Croatia's commitment to western democratic standards and will give its full support to the new Government to fully implement democratic reforms; (4) the United States continues to promote Croatian-American economic, political, and military relations and recognizes Croatia as a loyal partner in south central Europe; and (5) Congress recommends establishing a strategic partnership with the Republic of Croatia and supports its membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Partnership for Peace program and its accession into the World Trade Organization.
Bill· HRH.R. 3651 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 February 2000
Provides that any of certain listed diseases or disabilities becoming manifest in any veteran who served 90 days or more of active military duty during which such veteran was exposed to carbon tetrachloride shall be considered to be service-connected, and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during such service.
Bill· SS. 2073 (106th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 2000
Innocence Protection Act of 2000 - Title I: Exonerating the Innocent through DNA Testing - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a court established by an Act of Congress, at any time after conviction, to apply to the court that entered the judgment for forensic DNA testing of any biological material that: (1) is related to the investigation or prosecution that resulted in the judgment; (2) is in the actual or constructive possession of the Government; and (3) was not previously subjected to DNA testing, or can be subjected to retesting with new DNA techniques that provide a reasonable likelihood of more accurate and probative results. Sets forth procedures regarding notice to the Government and preservation of remaining biological material. Directs the court to order DNA testing pursuant to such application upon a determination that testing may produce non-cumulative, exculpatory evidence relevant to an applicant's claim that the applicant was wrongfully convicted or sentenced. Specifies that the cost of DNA testing shall be borne by the Government or the applicant, as the court may order in the interests of justice, if it is shown that the applicant is not indigent and possesses the means to pay. Authorizes the court at any time to appoint counsel for an indigent applicant. Establishes post-testing procedures, including ordering a hearing and entering any order that serves the interests of justice, including an order setting aside the judgment or granting a new trial or re-sentencing if the results of the DNA testing are favorable to the applicant. Requires the Government to preserve any biological material secured in connection with a criminal case for such period as any person remains incarcerated in connection with that case, with exceptions. (Sec. 103) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Safe Streets Act) to include among the requirements for DNA identification grants, and for drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grants, that the State will: (1) preserve all biological material secured in connection with a State criminal case for not less than the period of time that biological material is required to be preserved under this Act in the case of a person incarcerated in connection with a Federal criminal case (biological material preservation requirements); and (2) make DNA testing available to any person convicted in State court to the same extent, and under the same conditions, that DNA testing is available under this Act to any person convicted in a court established by an Act of Congress. Makes DNA samples obtained by, and DNA analyses performed at, a forensic laboratory accessible for criminal defense purposes to a defendant, who shall have access to samples and analyses performed in connection with the case in which such defendant was charged or convicted. Requires applications for public safety and community policing grants, if any part of funds received from such a grant is to be used to develop or improve a DNA analysis capability in a forensic laboratory, or to obtain or analyze DNA samples for inclusion in the Combined DNA Index System, to make specified certifications including that: (1) DNA analyses performed at such laboratory will satisfy or exceed the current standards for a quality assurance program for DNA analysis issued by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under the DNA Identification Act of 1994; (2) DNA samples and analyses obtained and performed by such laboratory will be accessible only consistent with specified requirements; (3) the laboratory and each analyst performing DNA analyses at the laboratory will undergo, at regular intervals not exceeding 180 days, external proficiency testing by a DNA proficiency testing program that meets certain standards; and (4) the State will meet biological material preservation requirements. (Sec. 104) Prohibits a State from denying a request, made by a person in custody resulting from a State court judgment, for DNA testing of biological material that: (1) is related to the investigation or prosecution that resulted in the conviction of the person or the sentence imposed on the person; (2) is in the actual or constructive possession of the State; and (3) was not previously subjected to DNA testing, or can be subjected to retesting with new DNA techniques that provide a reasonable likelihood of more accurate and probative results. Makes an exception upon a judicial determination that testing could not produce non-cumulative evidence establishing a reasonable probability that the person was wrongfully convicted or sentenced. Bars a State from relying upon a time limit or procedural default rule to deny a person an opportunity to present non-cumulative, exculpatory DNA results in court, or in an executive or administrative forum in which a decision is made in accordance with procedural due process. Authorizes a person to enforce this section in a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief, filed either in a State court of general jurisdiction or in U.S. district court. Specifies that no State or State executive or judicial officer shall have immunity from such actions. Title II: Ensuring Competent Legal Services in Capital Cases - Amends the Safe Streets Act (regarding Byrne grant programs) to require that State applications include, if the State prescribes, authorizes, or permits the death penalty for any offense, a certification that the State has established and maintains an effective system for providing competent legal services to indigents at every phase of a State criminal prosecution in which a death sentence is sought or has been imposed, up to and including direct appellate review and post-conviction review in State court. Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to promulgate regulations specifying the elements of an "effective system" including: (1) a centralized and independent appointing authority which shall have authority and responsibility to undertake specified activities, such as to recruit attorneys who are qualified to represent indigents in capital proceedings, draft and annually publish a roster of such attorneys, draft and annually publish qualifications and performance standards for such attorneys, and periodically review the roster, monitor attorney performance, provide a mechanism by which members of the Bar may comment on the performance of their peers, and delete the name of any attorney who fails to meet specified requirements; and (2) specified compensation and reimbursement requirements of private attorneys and public defender organizations. Requires applications for discretionary (justice system improvement) grants to include satisfying such certification requirement. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to include in a report to Congress on such grants to each State a description and a comparative analysis of the systems established by each State in order to satisfy the certification requirement, including qualifications and performance standards, rates of compensation, and rates of reimbursement. (Sec. 202) Amends the judicial code to direct the court, in a proceeding instituted by an indigent applicant under sentence of death, to neither presume a finding of fact made by a State court to be correct nor decline to consider a claim on the ground that the applicant failed to raise such claim in State court at the time and in the manner prescribed by State law, unless: (1) the State provided the applicant with legal services at the stage of the State proceedings at which the State court made the finding of fact or the applicant failed to raise the claim; and (2) the legal services the State provided satisfied the regulations promulgated by the Director of the Administrative Office pursuant to the Safe Streets Act. (Sec. 203) Amends the Federal criminal code to require the Director of the Administrative Office to: (1) award grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing defense services in capital cases; and (2) develop guidelines to ensure that defense services provided by recipients of such grants and contracts are consistent with applicable legal and ethical proscriptions governing the duties of counsel in capital cases. Title III: Compensating the Unjustly Condemned - Rewrites judicial code provisions regarding compensation for unjust imprisonment. Limits the amount of damages awarded to $50,000 for each 12-month period of incarceration, except that a plaintiff who was unjustly sentenced to death may be awarded not more than $100,000 for each 12-month period of incarceration. Directs the court, in assessing damages, to consider: (1) the circumstances surrounding the unjust conviction, including any misconduct by Federal officers or employees; (2) the length and conditions of the unjust incarceration; and (3) family circumstances, loss of wages, and pain and suffering of the plaintiff. (Sec. 302) Amends the Safe Streets Act to require applicants for criminal justice facility construction grants to provide reasonable assurance that the applicant, or the State in which it is located, does not prescribe, authorize, or permit the death penalty for any offense, or: (1) has established and maintains an effective procedure by which any person unjustly convicted of an offense against the State and sentenced to death may be awarded reasonable damages upon substantial proof that the person did not commit any of the acts with which the person was charged; and (2) the conviction of that person was reversed or set aside on the ground that the person was not guilty of the offense or offenses of which the person was convicted, the person was found not guilty of such offenses on new trial or rehearing, or the person was pardoned upon the stated ground of innocence and unjust conviction. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the criminal code to prohibit the Government from seeking the death penalty in any case initially brought before a U.S. district court that sits in a State that does not prescribe, authorize, or permit the imposition of such penalty for the alleged conduct, except upon written certification of the Attorney General (or designee) that: (1) the State does not have jurisdiction or refuses to assume jurisdiction over the defendant with respect to the alleged conduct; (2) the State has requested that the Government assume jurisdiction; or (3) the offense charged is one of certain listed offenses, including destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities, assassination, kidnapping, and assault of specified Government officials. (Sec. 402) Rewrites Controlled Substances Act provisions regarding continuing criminal enterprises to direct the court, upon a recommendation that the defendant should be sentenced to death or life imprisonment without possibility of release, to sentence the defendant accordingly (otherwise, the court shall impose any lesser sentence that is authorized by law). (Sec. 403) Rewrites provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 regarding Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-In-Sentencing Incentive Grants to require State applicants to provide assurances to the Attorney General that: (1) the State has implemented policies that provide for the recognition of the rights and needs of crime victims; and (2) in any capital case in which the jury has a role in determining the sentence imposed on the defendant, the court, at the defendant's request, shall inform the jury of all statutorily authorized sentencing options in the particular case, including applicable parole eligibility rules and terms. (Sec. 404) Requires the Attorney General, within two years and annually thereafter, to prepare and transmit to Congress a report concerning the administration of capital punishment laws by the Government and the States. Directs the Attorney General or the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, as appropriate, to ensure that the reports are: (1) distributed to national print and broadcast media; and (2) posted on an Internet website maintained by the Department of Justice. (Sec. 405) Amends the judicial code to provide that, regarding exhaustion of remedies available in State courts, if the highest court of a State has discretion to decline appellate review of a case or a claim, a petition asking that court to entertain a case or a claim is not an available State court procedure. (Sec. 406) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the death penalty is disproportionate and offends contemporary standards of decency when applied to a person who is mentally retarded or who had not attained age 18 at the time of the offense.
Law· HRH.R. 3621 (106th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 2000
Deems William Clark, co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806, to have held the grade of captain (currently, lieutenant) in the Regular Army from March 26, 1804, until February 27, 1807.
Bill· HRH.R. 3616 (106th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 2000
Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of 2000 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to reauthorize and revise title VIII Impact Aid programs. (Sec. 2) Adds as program purposes: (1) promotion of local educational agency (LEA) control of the assisted educational services for federally connected children; and (2) special construction assistance to LEAs as a result of their inability to tax Federal property. Eliminates the purpose of providing financial assistance to LEAs that experience sudden or substantial increases or decreases in enrollments because of military realignments. (Sec. 3) Revises the program of payments to LEAs relating to Federal acquisition of real property (which makes that property non-taxable) with respect to: (1) fiscal years in which insufficient funds are appropriated; (2) special payments; (3) additional assistance for certain LEAs; and (4) data requirements for preliminary and final payments. (Sec. 4) Revises the program of payments for eligible federally connected children. Includes under such program's LEA payment formula, as eligible children who resided on Federal property and had a parent on active duty in the uniformed services military personnel, those children who: (1) would have resided in housing on Federal property except that such housing was undergoing renovation or rebuilding for not more than two fiscal years (current law only refers to renovation); or (2) reside in housing initially acquired or constructed under the military Build-to-Lease program housing, if such property is within the fenced security perimeter of a military facility, with appropriate reductions in such payments with respect any such housing which is not federally-owned and which is subject to State or local taxation. (Sec. 5) Establishes a separate (rather than the current additional) program of basic support payments for LEAs heavily impacted by the presence of federally connected children in their schools. Prohibits an LEA from receiving a basic support payment under both the standard and the heavily impacted programs. Sets forth: (1) eligibility requirements for continuing and for new heavily impacted LEAs; and (2) maximum payment amounts for regular and for large heavily impacted LEAs. Sets forth a revised formula for computing each LEA's learning opportunity threshold (LOT), a factor used in determining actual amounts of basic support payments when sufficient funds are not available to pay the maximum amounts, in the case of LEAs with total enrollments of less than one thousand students and per-pupil expenditures less than their State average. (Sec. 6) Provides for basic support payments for certain LEAs affected by removal of Federal property, if such property is transferred to a non-Federal entity so that it is subject to State or local taxation and if such LEAs meet specified additional requirements. (Sec. 7) Repeals provisions for additional payments to LEAs with high concentrations of children with severe disabilities. (Sec. 8) Prohibits the Secretary of Education from accepting or approving any LEA application for Impact Aid filed more than 60 days after the Secretary sends written notice to the LEA. (Sec. 9) Repeals provisions for payments for sudden and substantial increases in attendance of military dependents. (Sec. 10) Revises requirements for eligibility for and allocation of school construction and renovation payments to certain categories of LEAs, including those receiving basic support payments and impacted by military dependent children or children living on Indian lands. Requires that 70 percent of specified funds be used for such construction payments, with the remaining 30 percent to be used for school facility modernization grants for specified types of LEAs. Sets forth award criteria for such grants, including certain emergency grants. (Sec.11) Revises provisions relating to Federal administration. (Sec. 12) Revises certain deadlines with respect to administrative hearings and judicial review. (Sec. 13) Includes under the definition of Federal property, as a basis of eligibility for Impact Aid payments, affordable housing assisted under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- Determination Act of 1996. (Sec. 14) Extends the authorization of appropriations for Impact Aid programs, including: (1) payments for Federal acquisition of real property; (2) basic support payments for LEAs and for heavily impacted LEAs; (3) payments for children with disabilities; (4) construction; (5) facilities maintenance; and (6) additional assistance for certain LEAs impacted by Federal property acquisition. Repeals the authorization of appropriations for Impact Aid payments for increases in military children.
Bill· SS. 2046 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 2000
Next Generation Internet 2000 - Amends the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations to carry out the Next Generation Internet Program and Large Scale Networking Program (Federal electronic network research and development programs) for FY 2000 through 2003, including funds for the Department of Defense, the National Security Agency, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Earmarks at least: (1) ten percent of such amounts to fund research grants into the reduction of Internet access service costs to users in geographically remote areas; and (2) five percent of such amounts for grants to institutions of higher education that are Hispanic-serving, Native American, historically Black, or small colleges and universities. Directs the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to specified congressional committees on the extent to which the Internet backbone and infrastructure contribute to the uneven access to Internet-related technologies and services by rural and low-income Americans. Authorizes appropriations for the study.
Bill· HRH.R. 3587 (106th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2000
Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to ensure that Department of Defense procedures for receiving reports of suspected child abuse occurring on a military installation include provisions to ensure that such a report can be made: (1) in a manner that ensures that the identity of the person making the report is not ascertainable by any person receiving the report; or (2) so that no person receiving the report may disclose or record any information concerning the identity of the person making the report without prior authorization in writing from that person.
Bill· HRH.R. 3584 (106th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2000
Requires the metal content of the Medal of Honor, awarded by the President to members of the armed forces and Coast Guard, to be 90 percent gold and ten percent alloy.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 39 (106th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 2000
Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Korean War, and expresses the gratitude of the American people for the service of members of the armed forces during such War.
Bill· HRH.R. 3571 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 2000
Veterans Housing Fairness Act of 2000 - Authorizes the use of veterans' housing loan benefits to purchase stock or membership in a development, project, or structure (structure) of a cooperative housing corporation as long as such structure: (1) complies with criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and (2) is a one-family residential unit.
Bill· HRH.R. 3574 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 2000
Veterans Benefits Administration Improvement Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the congressional veterans' committees, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Speaker of the House (the entities) a comprehensive plan for the improvement of the processing of claims for veterans' compensation and pension. Requires such plan to include the training of claims adjudicators and the enhancement of accountability standards to improve the timeliness and accuracy of such claims processing. Directs the Secretary to implement the plan within 60 days after its submission. Allows for plan modifications, but requires prior notification to the entities followed by a 30-day waiting period. Requires biannual reports from the Secretary to the entities assessing plan implementation.
Bill· HRH.R. 3573 (106th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 2000
Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Includes as an employee, for purposes of Federal provisions authorizing enrollment under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: (1) a member of the armed forces who began service before June 7, 1956, and retired after a minimum of 20 years of such service or by reason of a service-connected disability; and (2) the surviving widow or widower of such member. Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management to provide FEHB coverage to the following eligible beneficiaries: (1) a member or former member entitled to military retired or retainer pay; (2) an unremarried former spouse who was married to a member for at least 20 years, during which such member performed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service; (3) a dependent of a deceased qualifying member or former member; (4) a dependent of a living member or former member; and (5) a family member of such member. Repeals a provision prohibiting coverage under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services for persons entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3565 (106th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 2000
Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from requiring a covered beneficiary under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services to pay a copayment for health care services received under TRICARE Prime (a Department of Defense managed health care program).
Bill· HRH.R. 3562 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 2000
Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe the monthly amount of basic allowance for housing for military personnel entitled to such allowance in a U.S. military housing area at a rate based upon the costs of adequate housing in such area, as determined by the Secretary. Recalculates the total amount to be paid in a fiscal year for such allowance.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 86 (106th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 2000
Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Korean War, and expresses the gratitude of the American people for the service of members of the armed forces during such War.
Bill· SS. 2016 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 2000
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization and Improvements Act of 2000 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to repeal the mandate for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to maintain an office in the District of Columbia for the service of process. (Sec. 4) Restricts the initial duration of a combined construction and operating license to 40 years from the date on which the NRC finds that certain acceptance criteria have been met prior to facility operation. (Sec. 5) Limits to production facilities only the current prohibition against granting either a commercial license or a medical therapy and research and development license to an alien or a corporation or other entity under foreign ownership or domination (thus allowing such licenses for utilization and other kinds of facilities). (Sec. 6) Shields from NRC antitrust scrutiny certain industrial and commercial license applications to construct or operate utilization facilities. (Sec. 7) Confers gift acceptance authority upon the NRC. Establishes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fund to accept gifts or net proceeds of gift sales. (Sec. 8) Authorizes the NRC to authorize employees of NRC licensees to carry firearms for the protection of licensee property designated of significance to or necessary in the interest of the common defense and security. (Sec. 9) Authorizes the NRC to prescribe and collect cost recovery fees from other Federal agencies. (Sec. 12) Encompasses within NRC police powers: (1) installations subject to its licensing or certification authority; (2) facilities for storage, treatment, or disposal; and (3) facilities for production, utilization, waste storage, treatment and disposal, and uranium enrichment, or nuclear fuel fabrication. (Sec. 14) Directs the NRC to promulgate requirements to ensure that a non-licensee complies fully with any nuclear decommissioning obligation. (Sec. 15) Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to provide for continuation of service until a successor has taken office of an NRC member whose term of office has expired. (Sec. 16) Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to prohibit commencement of administrative or judicial actions regarding source, special nuclear, or byproduct material that is subject to NRC or State-issued decontamination regulations unless the action is pursuant to NRC or State request. (Sec. 17) Authorizes appropriations for FY2001, including those for the Office of Inspector General of the NRC.
Bill· HRH.R. 3553 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 2000
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make grants to States and political subdivisions to assist grant recipients to improve their ability to prevent and respond to domestic terrorism through the purchase of suitable anti-terrorism equipment. Provides grant funding for FY 2000 through 2004 from proceeds of a competitive bidding system for licenses for television stations under provisions of the Communications Act of 1934.
Bill· HRH.R. 3554 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 2000
Designates the Army missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands as the Ronald Reagan Strategic Defense Initiative Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll.
Bill· SS. 2013 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 2000
Honoring Health Care Commitments to Servicemembers Past and Present Act of 2000 - Expresses the sense of the Senate that urgent priority be given to the enactment of legislation that provides health care coverage for Medicare-eligible members and former members of the armed forces who first became members before June 7, 1956, and for the dependents of such members, at no cost. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to expand and make permanent a demonstration project which allows individuals eligible for medical care and services under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to obtain pharmaceuticals by mail in order to permit the following individuals to participate in the project: (1) a member or former member of the armed forces; (2) dependents of certain former members; or (3) dependents of members who died while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Requires the Secretary to modify each managed health care program which includes a managed care network of community retail pharmacies in order to supply pharmaceuticals to the above individuals. (Sec. 4) Amends the Social Security Act relating to the Medicare subvention demonstration project for military retirees to: (1) exclude from such project any individual who is covered by a health benefits plan offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP); (2) repeal the current six-site limit for conducting such project; and (3) repeal the January 1, 2001, project termination date, making such project a permanent program. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse the Secretary for Medicare health care services provided to Medicare-eligible military retirees and dependents at a designated site in an amount of up to 95 percent of the cost of services provided on a fee-for- service basis. Authorizes such reimbursement for Medicare services provided at such sites for individuals not enrolled in the program. Provides Medigap protection for such enrollees. (Sec. 5) Makes permanent an agreement between the Secretary and the Office of Personnel Management (currently a demonstration project) under which CHAMPUS-eligible beneficiaries who are or become entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of Medicare are offered an opportunity to enroll in a health benefits plan offered through the FEHBP. Limits such enrollment to 275,000. Prohibits any individual so electing from continuing to receive CHAMPUS health care, but authorizes such individuals to continue to receive health care in a military medical facility on a space-available basis. Provides limits on other health care coverage for participating individuals. Provides for: (1) required contributions for coverage; (2) participation management; and (3) annual reporting requirements. (Sec. 6) Eliminates any required copayments, deductibles, and other fees with respect to CHAMPUS medical care provided to a dependent of a member who is enrolled in TRICARE Prime (a Department of Defense managed health care program). (Sec. 7) Requires CHAMPUS coverage for dependents residing with members who are assigned to certain remote duty locations to be comparable to the coverage and timely access requirements applicable to TRICARE Prime. (Sec. 8) Establishes in the Treasury the Uniformed Services Retiree Health Care Account to cover costs incurred for the participation of Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in the FEHBP under this Act. (Sec. 9) Authorizes the Secretary to contract with private entities for the recovery of overpayments made under the TRICARE program. (Sec. 10) Directs the Secretary to take specified action to enhance the efficiency of administration of the military health care system. (Sec. 11) Directs the Secretary to issue to covered TRICARE beneficiaries an enrollment card for nationwide participation in such program.
Bill· HRH.R. 3538 (106th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 2000
Transit Commuter Credit Act of 2000 - Title I: Credit for Public Transportation Commuting Expenses - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a credit for 20 percent ($150 maximum) of an individual's employment or education related public transportation commuting expenses. Title II: Modifications to Treatment of Foreign Oil and Gas Income - Treats certain taxes paid or accrued to a foreign country with respect to foreign oil and gas income as not creditable for purposes of the foreign tax credit. Treats foreign oil and gas extraction income, and foreign oil related income as separate income categories. Eliminates such categories' exclusion from income for specified purposes. (Changes references to foreign base company oil related income to foreign oil and gas income.) Title III: Limitations on Payments Under Defense Contracts - Prohibits use of Department of Defense funds to pay restructuring costs associated with the merger or acquisition of a Department contractor. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to extend a specified annual contractor restructuring reporting requirement. Sets forth additional information requirements for such report and a related report by the Comptroller General. Amends Federal law to set forth specified compensation limitations for Department contracts. Title IV: Repeal of Certain Incentives for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development and for Mining - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) expensing of intangible drilling and development costs for oil and gas wells and geothermal wells; (2) expensing of mine development and exploration costs; (3) percentage depletion for mines and wells, including oil and gas wells; and (4) the enhanced oil recovery credit. Title V: Repeal of Exclusion for Citizens or Residents of United States Living Abroad - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the foreign earned income and housing allowance gross income exclusion for U.S. citizens and residents abroad.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 405 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 2000
Declares that the House of Representatives recognizes the significant death and destruction in parts of northern Venezuela as a result of the floods of December 1999 and expresses its deepest sympathy to the people of Venezuela. Commends: (1) the Government and people of Venezuela for their rescue and relief efforts; and (2) the U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, the Agency for International Development (AID), the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, and the Department of Defense for their swift reaction to the disaster and the timely assistance provided. Pledges continued U.S. support. Urges: (1) the administration to seek additional emergency relief funds, if appropriate, to assist the people of Venezuela to recover from this disaster; and (2) the Administrator of AID to encourage other international donors to continue to contribute to the relief efforts.
Bill· SS. 2007 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 2000
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a priority in the scheduling of appointments for non-emergency medical services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs through medical specialists for veterans with service-connected disabilities. Requires the Secretary, if the scheduled date of such an appointment is more than three weeks after the date the appointment is made, to: (1) review such appointment; and (2) furnish such services at an earlier date, either through a Department specialist at another facility or through a non-Department specialist located in the veteran's residential area. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on any shortages in medical specialty personnel in the Department's Veterans Health Administration during the preceding year.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 78 (106th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 2000
Calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China to: (1) immediately release Yongyi Song from imprisonment and drop all charges against him; (2) guarantee in its legal system fair and professional treatment for criminal defense lawyers; and (3) open more criminal proceedings to the public.
Bill· SS. 2003 (106th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 2000
Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Includes as an employee, for purposes of Federal provisions authorizing enrollment under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: (1) a member of the armed forces who began service before June 7, 1956, and retired after a minimum of 20 years of such service or by reason of a service-connected disability; and (2) the surviving widow or widower of such member. Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management to provide FEHB coverage to the following eligible beneficiaries: (1) a member or former member entitled to military retired or retainer pay; (2) an unremarried former spouse who was married to a member for at least 20 years, during which such member performed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service; (3) a dependent of a deceased qualifying member or former member; (4) a dependent of a living member or former member; and (5) a family member of such member. Repeals a provision prohibiting coverage under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services for persons entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Act.