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S.1217
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd(introduced 6/14/1999)
Related Bills: H.R.2670
Latest Major Action: 9/8/1999 Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 2670 as an amendment.
Title: An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

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TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)

POPULAR TITLE(S):
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (identified by CRS)
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2000 (identified by CRS)
SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2000
Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
SHORT TITLE(S) AS PASSED SENATE:
Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999
Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Protection Act
Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2000
Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2000
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions) (Floor Actions/Congressional Record Page References)

6/14/1999:: Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Gregg. With written report No. 106-76.
6/14/1999:: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 153.
6/24/1999:: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
6/24/1999:: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate.
6/24/1999:: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
6/28/1999:: Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49-39. Record Vote No: 186.
7/21/1999:: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
7/21/1999:: S.AMDT.1271 Proposed by Senator Gregg.
To improve the bill.
7/21/1999:: S.AMDT.1272 Proposed by Senator Gregg.
To extend the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
7/21/1999:: S.AMDT.1271 Amendment SP 1271 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: Considered by Senate.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1272 Considered by Senate.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1285 Proposed by Senator Biden.
To provide additional funding for community oriented policing services.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1285 Amendment SP 1285 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1289 Proposed by Senator Lugar.
To appropriate funds for the National Endowment for Democracy and to offset such appropriations with a reduction in the Capital Investment Fund.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1289 Amendment SP 1289 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1291 Proposed by Senator Wellstone.
To amend title III of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act and title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children, and for other purposes.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1292 Proposed by Senator Graham.
To clarify that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prevent the use of funds to recover Federal tobacco-related health costs from responsible third parties.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1292 Proposed amendment SP 1292 withdrawn in Senate.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1296 Proposed by Senator Collins.
Relating to telephone area codes.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1296 Amendment SP 1296 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1297 Proposed by Senator Hutchison.
To provide that any border patrol agent classified in a GS-1896 position who completes a 1-year period of service at a GS-9 grade and whose current rating of record is fully successful or higher shall be classified at a GS-11 grade and receive pay at the minimum rate of basic pay for a GS-11 position.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1297 Amendment SP 1297 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1300 Proposed by Senator Hutchison.
To provide that the Commissioner shall within 90 days develop a plan for coordinating and linking all relevant Immigration and Naturalization Service data bases with those of the Justice Department and other federal law enforcement agencies, to determine criminal history, fingerprint identification, and record of prior deportation.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1300 Amendment SP 1300 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1302 Proposed by Senator Lautenberg.
To fund a media campaign, from increases in the Department of Justice budget, to prevent underage drinking.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1301 Proposed by Senator Enzi.
To prohibit the Federal Communcations Commission from requiring persons to use any accounting method does not conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1302 Amendment SP 1302 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43-54. Record Vote No: 217.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1302 Motion to table SP 1301 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43-54. Record Vote No: 218.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1301 Motion to table SP 1301 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45-52. Record Vote No: 218.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1301 Amendment SP 1301 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1303 Proposed by Senator Wellstone.
To clarify the treatment of juveniles and the mentally ill by the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1303 Motion to table SP 1303 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56-40. Record Vote No: 219.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1304 Proposed by Senator Harkin.
To provide $100,000,000 in Byrne grant funding offset by reducing funds for travel, supplies, and printing expenses in the bill by 5.8 percent and cutting funds for preliminary work on possible Supreme Court improvements.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1304 Amendment SP 1304 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1305 Proposed by Senator Boxer.
To prohibit the transfer of a firearm or ammunition to an intoxicated person.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1305 Amendment SP 1305 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1306 Proposed by Senator Boxer.
To ensure that parties to the tuna convention pay their fair share of the expenses of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission before they are allowed to export tuna to the United States.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1307 Proposed by Senator Landrieu.
To reduce amounts appropriated by the bill and make available funds for the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1307 Proposed amendment SP 1307 withdrawn in Senate.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1306 Motion to table SP 1306 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 35-61. Record Vote No: 220.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1306 Amendment SP 1306 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1308 Proposed by Senator Gregg.
To provide that, of the amounts provided, $6,000,000 shall be made available to Pacific Coastal tribes (as defined by the Secretary of Commerce) through the Department of Commerce, which shall allocate the funds to tribes in California and Oregon, and to tribes in Washington after consultation with the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1309 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Domenici.
To provide for security for certain federal personnel.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1310 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Coverdell.
To provide funds to carry out the drug-free workplace demonstration program.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1311 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Stevens.
To amend provisions relating to the implementation of the June 3, 1999 Agreement of the United States and Canada on the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon and for other purposes.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1312 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Stevens.
To amend certain provisions for appropriations for costs associated with the implementation of the American Fisheries Act vessel documentation activities.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1313 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Chafee.
To provide funding for the Narragansett Bay cooperative study conducted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management in cooperation with the Federal Government.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1314 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Cochran.
To provide funding for research in addictive disorders and their connection to youth violence.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1315 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Dewine.
To make an amendment with respect to the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1948.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1316 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Grams.
To credit reimbursements owed by the United Nations to the United States to reduce United States arrearages to the United Nations.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1317 Proposed by Senator Gregg.
To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for the United Nations my be used by the United Nations for the promulgation or enforcement of any treaty, resolution, or regulation authorizing the United Nations, or any of its specialized agencies or affiliated organizations, to tax any aspect of the Internet.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1318 Proposed by Senator Gregg.
To improve the bill.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1319 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Ashcroft.
Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding Iran.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1320 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Hatch.
To provide additional funding for law enforcement programs regarding hate crimes.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1321 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Snowe.
To improve fishery management.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1322 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Hatch.
To authorize a place for holding court in New York, to authorize the consolidation of clerks offices in West Virginia, and to direct the provision of space for a senior judge's chambers in Utah.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1323 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Kerrey.
Kerry amendment to S. 1217 to increase funding for Small Business Administration Microloan Technical Assistance.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1324 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Kennedy.
To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1325 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Graham.
To provide for study on older individuals and crime.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1326 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Reed.
To extend temporary protected status for certain national of Liberia.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1327 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Bryan.
To express the sense of the Senate with respect to promoting travel and tourism.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1328 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Bingaman.
To study the benefits of establishing an electronic commerce extension program at the Department of Commerce.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1329 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Murray.
To provide that , of the amounts provided, $6,000,000 shall be made available to Pacific Coastal tribes (as defined by the Secretary of Commerce) through the Department of Commerce, which shall allocate the funds to tribes in California and Oregon, and to tribes in Washington after consultation with the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1330 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Boxer.
To improve the process for deporting criminal aliens.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1331 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Dodd.
To require Congressional notification prior to the sale of properties that have been used as U.S. embassies, U.S. Consulates or the residences of the U.S. Ambassadors, Chief of Mission or Consuls General.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1332 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Torricelli.
To earmark funds for a new truck safety initiative.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1333 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Torricelli.
To allow the City of Camden to retain funding from a fiscal year 1996 law enforcment grant.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1334 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Feinstein.
To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to continue and extend authority for transfers to State and local governments of certain property for law enforcement, public safety, and emergency response purposes.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1335 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Feinstein.
To provide for expenses necessary to establish and implement the High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Areas Program (including, grants, contracts, cooperative agreements and other assistance).
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1336 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Dewine.
To provide funding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to upgrade Great Lakes water gauging stations in order to ensure compliance with Year 2000 (Y2K) computer date processing requirements.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1337 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Kerrey.
To provide that the total amount appropriated not to exceed $550,000 shall be available to the Lincoln Action Programs Youth Violence Alternative Project.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1338 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Kerrey.
To provide that the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available to the TeamMates of Nebraska project.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1339 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Schumer.
To provide for an analysis by the Securities Exchanges Commission of the effects of electronic communcations networks and night trading on securities markets.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1340 Proposed by Senator Hollings for Senator Kohl.
To provide funding for task forces coordinated by the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the Western and Northern District of New York.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1341 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Jeffords.
To allocate funds for Tibetan Exchange Program.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1342 Proposed by Senator Gregg for Senator Gorton.
To express the sense of the Senate with respect to hush kits.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1308 Amendment SP 1308 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1309 Amendment SP 1309 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1310 Amendment SP 1310 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1311 Amendment SP 1311 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1312 Amendment SP 1312 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1313 Amendment SP 1313 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1314 Amendment SP 1314 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1315 Amendment SP 1315 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1316 Amendment SP 1316 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1317 Amendment SP 1317 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1318 Amendment SP 1318 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1319 Amendment SP 1319 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1320 Amendment SP 1320 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1321 Amendment SP 1321 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1322 Amendment SP 1322 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1323 Amendment SP 1323 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1324 Amendment SP 1324 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1325 Amendment SP 1325 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1326 Amendment SP 1326 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1327 Amendment SP 1327 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1328 Amendment SP 1328 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1329 Amendment SP 1329 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1330 Amendment SP 1330 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1331 Amendment SP 1331 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1332 Amendment SP 1332 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1333 Amendment SP 1333 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1334 Amendment SP 1334 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1335 Amendment SP 1335 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1336 Amendment SP 1336 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1337 Amendment SP 1337 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1338 Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1339 Amendment SP 1339 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1340 Amendment SP 1340 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1341 Amendment SP 1341 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1342 Amendment SP 1342 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: The amendment (SP 1271), as previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1271 The amendment (SP 1271), as previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1272 Proposed amendment SP 1272 withdrawn in Senate.
7/22/1999:: S.AMDT.1291 Amendment SP 1291 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
7/22/1999:: Ordered held at the desk and not engrossed pending receipt of House companion measure.
7/26/1999:: The following amendments were proposed by unanimous consent.
7/26/1999:: S.AMDT.1350 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Gregg.
To make certain technical corrections.
7/26/1999:: S.AMDT.1351 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Leahy.
To restore funding for United States Sentencing Commission.
7/26/1999:: S.AMDT.1350 Amendment agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
7/26/1999:: S.AMDT.1352 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Nickles.
To ensure that current Federal family violence prevention programs are sensitive to the needs of all Americans including seniors and the disabled.
7/26/1999:: S.AMDT.1353 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Durbin.
To ensure that current Federal family violence prevention programs are sensitive to the needs of all Americans including seniors and the disabled.
7/26/1999:: S.AMDT.1351 Amendment SP 1351 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
7/26/1999:: S.AMDT.1352 Amendment SP 1352 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
7/26/1999:: S.AMDT.1353 Amendment SP 1353 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/8/1999:: Senate vitiated previous passage.
9/8/1999:: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
9/8/1999:: Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 2670 as an amendment.
9/8/1999:: Senate passed companion measure H.R. 2670 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous Consent.
9/8/1999:: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

COMMITTEE(S):

Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:

Senate Appropriations Origin, Reporting

Bill: Relationship:

H.R.2670 This bill passed in Senate in lieu of S.1217

H.R.2670 This bill has text inserted from S.1217

AMENDMENT(S):

1. S.AMDT.1271 to S.1217 To improve the bill.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 The amendment (SP 1271), as previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent.

2. S.AMDT.1272 to S.1217 To extend the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Proposed amendment SP 1272 withdrawn in Senate.

3. S.AMDT.1273 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

4. S.AMDT.1274 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Michael- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

5. S.AMDT.1275 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Byrd, Robert C.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

6. S.AMDT.1276 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grams, Rod- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

7. S.AMDT.1277 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

8. S.AMDT.1278 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Bob- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

9. S.AMDT.1279 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Bob- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

10. S.AMDT.1280 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Bob- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

11. S.AMDT.1281 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Sarbanes, Paul S.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

12. S.AMDT.1282 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

13. S.AMDT.1283 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Mack, Connie- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

14. S.AMDT.1284 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Fitzgerald, Peter G.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

15. S.AMDT.1285 to S.1217 To provide additional funding for community oriented policing services.
Sponsor: Sen Biden Jr., Joseph R.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

16. S.AMDT.1286 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cochran, Thad- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

17. S.AMDT.1287 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cochran, Thad- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

18. S.AMDT.1288 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cochran, Thad- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

19. S.AMDT.1289 to S.1217 To appropriate funds for the National Endowment for Democracy and to offset such appropriations with a reduction in the Capital Investment Fund.
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

20. S.AMDT.1290 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard J.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

21. S.AMDT.1291 to S.1217 To amend title III of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act and title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Wellstone, Paul D.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

22. S.AMDT.1292 to S.1217 To clarify that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prevent the use of funds to recover Federal tobacco-related health costs from responsible third parties.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Bob- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Proposed amendment SP 1292 withdrawn in Senate.

23. S.AMDT.1293 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard J.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

24. S.AMDT.1294 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

25. S.AMDT.1295 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

26. S.AMDT.1296 to S.1217 Relating to telephone area codes.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

27. S.AMDT.1297 to S.1217 To provide that any border patrol agent classified in a GS-1896 position who completes a 1-year period of service at a GS-9 grade and whose current rating of record is fully successful or higher shall be classified at a GS-11 grade and receive pay at the minimum rate of basic pay for a GS-11 position.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

28. S.AMDT.1298 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Coverdell, Paul- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

29. S.AMDT.1299 to S.1217 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment submitted

30. S.AMDT.1300 to S.1217 To provide that the Commissioner shall within 90 days develop a plan for coordinating and linking all relevant Immigration and Naturalization Service data bases with those of the Justice Department and other federal law enforcement agencies, to determine criminal history, fingerprint identification, and record of prior deportation.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

31. S.AMDT.1301 to S.1217 To prohibit the Federal Communcations Commission from requiring persons to use any accounting method does not conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Sponsor: Sen Enzi, Michael B.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

32. S.AMDT.1302 to S.1217 To fund a media campaign, from increases in the Department of Justice budget, to prevent underage drinking.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Motion to table SP 1301 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43-54. Record Vote No: 218.

33. S.AMDT.1303 to S.1217 To clarify the treatment of juveniles and the mentally ill by the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Sponsor: Sen Wellstone, Paul D.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Motion to table SP 1303 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56-40. Record Vote No: 219.

34. S.AMDT.1304 to S.1217 To provide $100,000,000 in Byrne grant funding offset by reducing funds for travel, supplies, and printing expenses in the bill by 5.8 percent and cutting funds for preliminary work on possible Supreme Court improvements.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

35. S.AMDT.1305 to S.1217 To prohibit the transfer of a firearm or ammunition to an intoxicated person.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

36. S.AMDT.1306 to S.1217 To ensure that parties to the tuna convention pay their fair share of the expenses of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission before they are allowed to export tuna to the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

37. S.AMDT.1307 to S.1217 To reduce amounts appropriated by the bill and make available funds for the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Proposed amendment SP 1307 withdrawn in Senate.

38. S.AMDT.1308 to S.1217 To provide that, of the amounts provided, $6,000,000 shall be made available to Pacific Coastal tribes (as defined by the Secretary of Commerce) through the Department of Commerce, which shall allocate the funds to tribes in California and Oregon, and to tribes in Washington after consultation with the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

39. S.AMDT.1309 to S.1217 To provide for security for certain federal personnel.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

40. S.AMDT.1310 to S.1217 To provide funds to carry out the drug-free workplace demonstration program.
Sponsor: Sen Coverdell, Paul- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

41. S.AMDT.1311 to S.1217 To amend provisions relating to the implementation of the June 3, 1999 Agreement of the United States and Canada on the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

42. S.AMDT.1312 to S.1217 To amend certain provisions for appropriations for costs associated with the implementation of the American Fisheries Act vessel documentation activities.
Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

43. S.AMDT.1313 to S.1217 To provide funding for the Narragansett Bay cooperative study conducted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management in cooperation with the Federal Government.
Sponsor: Sen Chafee, John H.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

44. S.AMDT.1314 to S.1217 To provide funding for research in addictive disorders and their connection to youth violence.
Sponsor: Sen Cochran, Thad- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

45. S.AMDT.1315 to S.1217 To make an amendment with respect to the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1948.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Michael- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

46. S.AMDT.1316 to S.1217 To credit reimbursements owed by the United Nations to the United States to reduce United States arrearages to the United Nations.
Sponsor: Sen Grams, Rod- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

47. S.AMDT.1317 to S.1217 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for the United Nations my be used by the United Nations for the promulgation or enforcement of any treaty, resolution, or regulation authorizing the United Nations, or any of its specialized agencies or affiliated organizations, to tax any aspect of the Internet.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

48. S.AMDT.1318 to S.1217 To improve the bill.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

49. S.AMDT.1319 to S.1217 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding Iran.
Sponsor: Sen Ashcroft, John- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

50. S.AMDT.1320 to S.1217 To provide additional funding for law enforcement programs regarding hate crimes.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

51. S.AMDT.1321 to S.1217 To improve fishery management.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

52. S.AMDT.1322 to S.1217 To authorize a place for holding court in New York, to authorize the consolidation of clerks offices in West Virginia, and to direct the provision of space for a senior judge's chambers in Utah.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

53. S.AMDT.1323 to S.1217 Kerry amendment to S. 1217 to increase funding for Small Business Administration Microloan Technical Assistance.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

54. S.AMDT.1324 to S.1217 To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

55. S.AMDT.1325 to S.1217 To provide for study on older individuals and crime.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Bob- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

56. S.AMDT.1326 to S.1217 To extend temporary protected status for certain national of Liberia.
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

57. S.AMDT.1327 to S.1217 To express the sense of the Senate with respect to promoting travel and tourism.
Sponsor: Sen Bryan, Richard H.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

58. S.AMDT.1328 to S.1217 To study the benefits of establishing an electronic commerce extension program at the Department of Commerce.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

59. S.AMDT.1329 to S.1217 To provide that , of the amounts provided, $6,000,000 shall be made available to Pacific Coastal tribes (as defined by the Secretary of Commerce) through the Department of Commerce, which shall allocate the funds to tribes in California and Oregon, and to tribes in Washington after consultation with the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

60. S.AMDT.1330 to S.1217 To improve the process for deporting criminal aliens.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

61. S.AMDT.1331 to S.1217 To require Congressional notification prior to the sale of properties that have been used as U.S. embassies, U.S. Consulates or the residences of the U.S. Ambassadors, Chief of Mission or Consuls General.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

62. S.AMDT.1332 to S.1217 To earmark funds for a new truck safety initiative.
Sponsor: Sen Torricelli, Robert G.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

63. S.AMDT.1333 to S.1217 To allow the City of Camden to retain funding from a fiscal year 1996 law enforcment grant.
Sponsor: Sen Torricelli, Robert G.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

64. S.AMDT.1334 to S.1217 To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to continue and extend authority for transfers to State and local governments of certain property for law enforcement, public safety, and emergency response purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

65. S.AMDT.1335 to S.1217 To provide for expenses necessary to establish and implement the High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Areas Program (including, grants, contracts, cooperative agreements and other assistance).
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

66. S.AMDT.1336 to S.1217 To provide funding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to upgrade Great Lakes water gauging stations in order to ensure compliance with Year 2000 (Y2K) computer date processing requirements.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Michael- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

67. S.AMDT.1337 to S.1217 To provide that the total amount appropriated not to exceed $550,000 shall be available to the Lincoln Action Programs Youth Violence Alternative Project.
Sponsor: Sen Kerrey, J. Robert- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

68. S.AMDT.1338 to S.1217 To provide that the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available to the TeamMates of Nebraska project.
Sponsor: Sen Kerrey, J. Robert- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

69. S.AMDT.1339 to S.1217 To provide for an analysis by the Securities Exchanges Commission of the effects of electronic communcations networks and night trading on securities markets.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

70. S.AMDT.1340 to S.1217 To provide funding for task forces coordinated by the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the Western and Northern District of New York.
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

71. S.AMDT.1341 to S.1217 To allocate funds for Tibetan Exchange Program.
Sponsor: Sen Jeffords, James M.- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

72. S.AMDT.1342 to S.1217 To express the sense of the Senate with respect to hush kits.
Sponsor: Sen Gorton, Slade- Latest Major Action: 7/22/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

73. S.AMDT.1350 to S.1217 To make certain technical corrections.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd- Latest Major Action: 7/26/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

74. S.AMDT.1351 to S.1217 To restore funding for United States Sentencing Commission.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J.- Latest Major Action: 7/26/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

75. S.AMDT.1352 to S.1217 To ensure that current Federal family violence prevention programs are sensitive to the needs of all Americans including seniors and the disabled.
Sponsor: Sen Nickles, Don- Latest Major Action: 7/26/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

76. S.AMDT.1353 to S.1217 To ensure that current Federal family violence prevention programs are sensitive to the needs of all Americans including seniors and the disabled.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard J.- Latest Major Action: 7/26/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

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7/22/1999--Passed Senate, amended. (There is 1 other summary)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Department of Justice

Title II: Department of Commerce and Related Agencies

Title III: The Judiciary

Title IV: Department of State and Related Agencies

Title V: Related Agencies

Title VI: General Provisions

Title VII: Rescissions

Title VIII: Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Protection

Title IX: Hate Crimes Prevention

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for FY 2000 for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the judiciary, and related agencies.

Title I: Department of Justice - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice for: (1) general administration; (2) a Joint Automated Booking System; (3) conversion to narrowband communications; (4) counterterrorism activities; (5) payments of costs of telecommunications carriers in complying with capability requirements; (6) administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities; (7) the Office of Inspector General; (8) the U.S. Parole Commission; (9) legal activities; (10) antitrust activities; (11) the Office of U.S. Attorneys; (12) the U.S. Trustee Program; (13) the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; (14) the U.S. Marshals Service, including amounts for Federal prisoner detention and for the initial capitalization of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System Fund; (15) fees and expenses of witnesses; (16) the Community Relations Service; (17) certain uses of the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (18) administrative expenses related to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act; (19) the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund; (20) interagency law enforcement with respect to organized crime drug trafficking; (21) the High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Areas Program; (22) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (23) construction for specified agencies; (24) the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (25) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; (26) the Federal prison system, including an amount for buildings and facilities; (27) Office of Justice programs; (28) State and local law enforcement assistance; (29) the Executive Office for Weed and Seed; (30) community oriented policing services; (31) juvenile justice programs; and (32) public safety officers' benefits.

Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.

(Sec. 102) Repeals a provision of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 regarding an automated entry- exit control system.

(Sec. 103) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this title to: (1) pay for abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape; or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate an abortion.

(Sec. 110) Prohibits, unless the person concerned consents or disclosure is pursuant to a court order or a verdict of liability has been entered, the disclosure of specified financial records and personal information of a person employed or formerly employed by a Federal, State, or local jail, prison, or correctional facility in actions for deprivation of rights against such facilities or persons brought by a prisoner.

(Sec. 112) Amends the Parole Commission Phaseout Act of 1996 to reduce the maximum number of members of the U.S. Parole Commission from five to three.

(Sec. 114) Directs the Attorney General to establish by rule that it shall be punishable conduct for any Department of Justice employee to intentionally: (1) seek the indictment of a person in the absence of probable cause; (2) fail to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense; (3) mislead a court as to the guilt of any person by knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law; (4) offer false evidence or alter evidence; (5) attempt to influence or color a witness' testimony with the intent to encourage untruthful testimony; (6) violate a defendant's right to discovery; (7) offer or provide sexual activities to any Government or potential witness in exchange for testimony; or (8) improperly disseminate confidential information to any person during an investigation or trial. Provides for penalties for engaging in such conduct.

(Sec. 115) Prohibits the use of funds made available by any Act to pay premium pay to any Department of Justice attorney.

(Sec. 116) Reduces the total of amounts appropriated under this title by a specified amount.

(Sec. 119) Directs the Attorney General to grant a national interest waiver under a specified provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (to waive a requirement that certain professional aliens' services be sought by U.S. employers before a visa is offered) on behalf of any alien physician with respect to whom a petition for preference classification has been filed if: (1) such physician seeks to work in an area designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as having a shortage of health care professionals or at a health care facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (2) a Federal agency or State department of public health has previously determined the physician's work in such an area or at such facility was in the public interest.

(Sec. 121) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make permanent the land border inspection fee program. (Currently, such program terminates September 30, 2000.)

(Sec. 122) Requires the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on: (1) whether an older individual is more likely than the average individual to be the target of a crime; (2) the extent of crimes committed against older individuals; and (3) the extent to which such crimes are hate crimes.

Title II: Department of Commerce and Related Agencies - Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for: (1) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; (2) the International Trade Commission; (3) the International Trade Administration; (4) export administration and national security activities; (5) the Economic Development Administration; (6) minority business development; (7) economic and statistical analysis programs; (8) the Census Bureau; (9) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; (10) public telecommunications facilities planning and construction grants; (11) information infrastructure grants; (12) the Patent and Trademark Office; (13) the Under Secretary for Technology-Office of Technology Policy; (14) the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including amounts for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and the Advanced Technology Program and for construction of new research facilities; (15) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including amounts for procurement, acquisition, and construction of capital assets; (16) restoration of Pacific salmon populations; (17) the Coastal Zone Management Fund; (18) the Fishermen's Contingency Fund; (19) the Foreign Fishing Observer Fund; (20) the fisheries finance program account; (21) general administration; and (22) the Office of Inspector General.

Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.

Rescinds a specified amount of funds for the Fisheries Promotional Fund.

(Sec. 209) Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to increase the number of members of the New England Fishery Management Council.

(Sec. 210) Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should enact legislation that would support international promotional activities by the United States National Tourism Organization to help brand, position, and promote the United States as the world's premier travel and tourism destination.

(Sec. 211) Requires the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress on possible benefits from a general electronic commerce extension program to help small businesses identify and adopt electronic commerce technology and techniques in order to fully participate in electronic commerce.

(Sec. 212) Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to repealing a European Council regulation which bans certain aircraft from flying in Europe due to noise standards.

Title III: The Judiciary - Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for: (1) the Supreme Court, including an amount for care of the building and grounds; (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; (3) the U.S. Court of International Trade; (4) the courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services; (5) defender services; (6) fees of jurors and commissioners; (7) court security; (8) the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; (9) the Federal Judicial Center; (10) judicial retirement funds; and (11) the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.

(Sec. 305) Makes additional appropriations for courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services for the Institute at Saint Anselm College and the New Hampshire State Library.

(Sec. 308) Approves the consolidation of the Office of the Bankruptcy Clerk with the Office of the District Clerk of Court in the Southern District of West Virginia.

(Sec. 310) Amends provisions of the Federal criminal code regarding adequate representation of defendants to prohibit the amount of fees paid for legal services from being used as a reason to justify limited public disclosure of such amount in cases where limited disclosure is authorized to protect the defendant's interest. Applies such requirement to all disclosures related to any criminal trial or appeal involving a death sentence where the underlying alleged criminal conduct took place on or after April 19, 1995.

Title IV: Department of State and Related Agencies - Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for the Department of State for: (1) administration of foreign affairs, diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the Capital Investment Fund; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) educational and cultural exchange programs; (5) the National Endowment for Democracy; (6) representation allowances; (7) protection of foreign missions and officials; (8) security and maintenance of U.S. missions; (9) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (10) the repatriation loans program account; (11) the American Institute in Taiwan; (12) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (13) international organizations, conferences, peacekeeping, and commissions; (14) the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated; (15) the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program; and (16) the East-West Center.

Makes appropriations for the Broadcasting Board of Governors for international broadcasting operations, broadcasting to Cuba, and radio construction.

Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on funds appropriated under this title.

(Sec. 404) Bars the use of funds made available in this Act by the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.

(Sec. 405) Prohibits the use of funds made available by any Act for: (1) the operation of a U.S. consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem unless such facility is under the supervision of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel; and (2) the publication of any official Government document which lists countries and their capital cities unless the publication identifies Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

(Sec. 407) Directs the Secretary of State, for purposes of registration of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a U.S. passport of a citizen born in Jerusalem, to record the place of birth as Israel upon request of the citizen.

(Sec. 408) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act for the United Nations from being used by the United Nations for the enforcement of any treaty, resolution, or regulation authorizing the United Nations to tax any aspect of the Internet.

(Sec. 409) Extends through FY 2000 temporary protected status for certain nationals of Liberia or aliens with no nationality who last resided in Liberia.

Title V: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for the: (1) Maritime Administration for maritime security, operations and training, and the maritime guaranteed loan program; (2) Census Monitoring Board; (3) Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; (4) Commission on Civil Rights; (5) Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (6) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); (7) Federal Communications Commission; (8) Federal Maritime Commission; (9) Federal Trade Commission; (10) Legal Services Corporation; (11) Marine Mammal Commission; (12) Securities and Exchange Commission; (13) Small Business Administration, including amounts for the Office of Inspector General and business and disaster loans; and (14) State Justice Institute.

Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.

Title VI: General Provisions - Sets forth limitations on the use of funds under this Act.

(Sec. 607) Sets forth Buy American provisions.

(Sec. 608) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to: (1) enforce any EEOC guidelines covering harassment based on religion if such guidelines do not differ from proposed guidelines of October 1, 1993; (2) pay for costs incurred in operating certain diplomatic or consular posts in Vietnam or increasing the number of personnel assigned to such posts until the President makes a specified certification; or (3) provide specified personal comforts in the Federal prison system.

(Sec. 615) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to issue visas to certain individuals from Haiti, including those involved in specified extrajudicial and political killings.

(Sec. 616) Bars funds appropriated under any law from being used for: (1) the implementation of any tax or fee in connection with any criminal background check system that implements requirements under the Federal criminal code in connection with certain restrictions on the transfer of firearms; or (2) any such system that does not result in the destruction of information submitted by persons determined not to be prohibited from owning a firearm.

(Sec. 618) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that any Federal or State law regarding insolvencies or receiverships shall not apply to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or limit the rights or powers of the FCC with respect to: (1) a license or permit issued by the FCC under competitive bidding provisions or a payment made to or a debt owed to the FCC relating to or arising from such a license or permit; (2) an interest of the FCC in property securing such a debt; or (3) an act by the FCC to issue, deny, cancel, or transfer control of such a license or permit. Grants the FCC a first priority security interest in a license or construction permit issued under such provisions and in the sale proceeds of such license or permit to the extent of the outstanding balance of a debt or other obligation owed to the FCC or to the United States. Applies this section retroactively, including to pending cases and proceedings.

(Sec. 620) Requires the FCC Chairman, prior to obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive payments, to submit to the authorizing and appropriating committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate and to the Office of Management and Budget, a strategic plan outlining the intended use of such payments and a proposed organizational chart for the FCC once such payments have been completed. Permits such payments only to the extent necessary to eliminate the positions and functions identified by the plan.

(Sec. 621) Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Commerce to create an Interagency Task Force on Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement to implement a coordinated enforcement response to prevent the sale or distribution of any product or goods sold in or shipped to the United States that is not in compliance with the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1935.

(Sec. 622) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the FCC shall release its report and order on telephone numbering resource optimization not later than December 31, 1999; (2) such report and order should minimize any disruptions and costs to consumers and businesses associated with the implementation of such report and order; and (3) such report and order should apply to all areas that are facing the problem of exhaustion of telephone numbers.

(Sec. 624) Reduces the total discretionary amount made available by this Act by a specified amount. Requires such reduction to be taken pro rata from travel, supplies, and printing expenses, except for activities related to the 2000 census.

(Sec. 625) Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the sale or disposition of a firearm to an intoxicated person.

(Sec. 626) Authorizes appropriations to implement the 1999 Agreement of the United States and Canada on the Treaty Concerning Pacific Salmon. Requires the President to submit a request for funds to implement this section as part of the official budget request for FY 2001.

(Sec. 628) Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to: (1) political reform and civil liberties in Iran; (2) support for democratic opposition groups in Iran; (3) persecution of religious minorities in Iran; and (4) reversal of the President's decision to waive provisions of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 intended to impede development of the energy sector in Iran.

(Sec. 630) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include older women and women with disabilities within the scope of the program providing grants to combat violent crimes against women. Adds to the list of grant purposes grants for developing a curriculum to train law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and relevant court officers in identifying and responding to crimes of domestic violence and sexual assault against older individuals and those with disabilities.

Title VII: Rescissions - Rescinds specified amounts of funds appropriated to the Department of Justice for: (1) general administration, the working capital fund; and (2) legal activities of the asset forfeiture fund. Reduces amounts available for the DEA Drug Diversion Control Fee Account.

Rescinds a specified amount of funds for NOAA operations, research, and facilities.

Rescinds specified amounts for the Department of State for security and maintenance of U.S. missions and international broadcasting operations of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

Title VIII: Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Protection Act - Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Protection Act - Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of Community Services in the Administration for Children and Families, to award grants to eligible nonprofit private entities to conduct programs to encourage the use of domestic violence intervention models using multisystem partnerships to address the needs of children who witness such violence.

Provides for technical assistance to grant recipients. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 805) Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to and enter into contracts with elementary and secondary schools that work with experts on domestic violence to enable the schools to: (1) provide training to administrators, faculty, and staff with respect to issues concerning children and domestic violence; (2) provide educational programming to students regarding domestic violence; (3) provide support services for students and school personnel for purposes of developing and strengthening prevention and intervention strategies with respect to domestic violence; and (4) develop schools system policies regarding identification and referral procedures for students who are experiencing or witnessing such violence.

Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 806) Authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to jointly award grants to eligible States, Indian tribal governments, and units of local government to encourage entities to recognize and treat, as part of ongoing child welfare responsibilities, domestic violence as a serious problem threatening the safety and well-being of children and adults.

Limits grants to three-year terms.

Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to distribute to each State child welfare service agency and domestic violence coalition and to Congress a summary of information on: (1) the activities funded with grants under this section; and (2) any related initiatives undertaken to promote attention by the staff of child welfare service agencies and community-based domestic violence programs to domestic violence and its impact on child and adult victims.

Provides for technical assistance to grant recipients.

Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 807) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to States and Indian tribal governments to enable them to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with nonprofit entities to assist such entities in establishing supervised visitation centers for visitation and visitation exchange by and between parents.

Requires the Attorney General to report specified information concerning such program to Congress.

Authorizes appropriations from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund to carry out this section.

(Sec. 808) Requires the Attorney General to award grants to nonprofit domestic violence programs, shelters, or organizations in collaboration with local police departments for purposes of training local police officers regarding treatment of children who have witnessed domestic violence.

Authorizes appropriations from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund to carry out this section.

(Sec. 809) Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration programs under which grants are awarded to States to assist agencies and organizations in providing crisis nurseries for children who are abused and neglected, are at risk of abuse or neglect, are witnessing domestic violence, or are in families receiving child protective services.

Authorizes appropriations.

Title IX: Hate Crimes Prevention - Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for persons who, whether or not acting under color of law, willfully cause bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempt to cause such injury, because of the actual or perceived: (1) race, color, religion, or national origin of any person; or (2) religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person, where in connection with the offense, the defendant or the victim travels in interstate or foreign commerce, uses a facility or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, or engages in any activity affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or where the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.

Bars prosecution of an offense described above by the United States, except upon certification by the Attorney General or other specified officials that: (1) there is reasonable cause to believe that the actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability of any person was a motivating factor underlying the defendant's alleged conduct; and (2) the State does not have jurisdiction or refuses to assume jurisdiction, the State has requested the Federal Government to assume jurisdiction, or actions by State and local law enforcement have or are likely to leave demonstratively unvindicated the Federal interest in eradicating bias-motivated violence.

(Sec. 905) Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to study the issue of, and, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements for, adult defendants who recruit juveniles to assist in the commission of hate crimes.

(Sec. 906) Requires the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice to make grants to State and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles, including programs to train local law enforcement officers in investigating, prosecuting, and preventing hate crimes. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 907) Authorizes appropriations to the Departments of the Treasury and Justice to increase the number of personnel to prevent and respond to alleged violations of provisions regarding interference with specified federally protected activities, such as voting, and hate crimes provisions added by this Act.

(Sec. 909) Directs the Comptroller General to select ten jurisdictions with laws classifying certain types of crimes as hate crimes and ten jurisdictions without such laws from which to collect specified hate crime data over a 12-month period. Requires the Comptroller General and the General Accounting Office to study such data and that collected under the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990 to determine the extent of hate crime activity throughout the country and the success of State and local officials in combating such activity and to identify specified trends in the commission of such crimes.

Directs the Attorney General, through the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws of the American Law Institute or another appropriate forum, to develop a model statute to carry out specified goals regarding hate crimes and criminalize acts classified as hate crimes.

Requires the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and at the request of a State or local law enforcement official, to provide assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of any crime that constitutes a crime of violence and a felony under State law and is motivated by prejudice based on the victim's race, ethnicity, or religion or is a violation of the State's hate crime law.

Establishes a grant program within the Department of Justice to assist State and local officials in the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes.

Authorizes appropriations.

Amends the Federal criminal code to prescribe penalties with respect to interstate travel to commit hate crime.

Committee/Subcommittee:		Activity:
Senate Appropriations		Origin, Reporting

Bill:	Relationship:
H.R.2670	This bill passed in Senate in lieu of S.1217
H.R.2670	This bill has text inserted from S.1217