datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4860
To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow States to regulate tow 
truck operations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2004
Mr. MORAN of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow States 
to regulate tow truck operations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That section 14501(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the price of’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘transportation is’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
regulation of tow truck operations’’.
Æ
118 Stat. 701) is amended by striking ‘‘$22,500,000 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,500,000 for fiscal year 
2004’’. 
(c) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—Section 5(c)(1) of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 
Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 630; 118 Stat. 701) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘$240,000,000 for fiscal year 2004’’. 
(d) TERRITORIES.—Section 1101(d)(1) of the Trans-
portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (117 Stat. 
1116; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 630; 118 Stat. 702) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$30,333,333 for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘$36,400,000 for fiscal year 2004’’. 
(e) ALASKA HIGHWAY.—Section 1101(e)(1) of such 
Act (117 Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 630; 118 
Stat. 702) is amended by striking ‘‘$15,666,667 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$18,800,000 for fiscal year 2004’’. 
(f) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—Section 1101(f)(1) of 
such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 631; 
118 Stat. 702) is amended by striking ‘‘$416,667 for the
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2269
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the provision of
retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement in-
come assets.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr.
TANCREDO, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr.
FOLEY, and Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. DICKS, Mrs.
ROUKEMA, Mr. BAKER, Mr. CAMP, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr.
KIRK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Mr. HOLT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to promote the provision of retirement investment
advice to workers managing their retirement income as-
sets.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
duciary adviser with whom the plan sponsor or
other person enters into an arrangement for the
provision of advice referred to in section
3(21)(A)(ii). The plan sponsor or other person
who is a fiduciary has no duty under this part
to monitor the specific investment advice given
by the fiduciary adviser to any particular re-
cipient of the advice.
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY OF PLAN ASSETS FOR
PAYMENT
FOR
ADVICE.—Nothing in this part
shall be construed to preclude the use of plan as-
sets to pay for reasonable expenses in providing
investment 
advice 
referred 
to 
in 
section
3(21)(A)(ii).
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section and subsection (b)(14)—
‘‘(A) FIDUCIARY ADVISER.—The term ‘fidu-
ciary adviser’ means, with respect to a plan, a
person who is a fiduciary of the plan by reason
of the provision of investment advice by the per-
son to the plan or to a participant or beneficiary
and who is—
‘‘(i) registered as an investment ad-
viser under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 et seq.) or under the
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this
paragraph and subsection (d)(16)—
‘‘(i) FIDUCIARY
ADVISER.—The term
‘fiduciary adviser’ means, with respect to a
plan, a person who is a fiduciary of the
plan by reason of the provision of invest-
ment advice by such person to the plan or
to a participant or beneficiary and who
is—
‘‘(I) registered as an investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 et seq.) or
under the laws of the State in which
the fiduciary maintains its principal
office and place of business,
‘‘(II) a bank or similar financial
institution referred to in subsection
(d)(4),
‘‘(III) an insurance company
qualified to do business under the laws
of a State,
‘‘(IV) a person registered as a
broker or dealer under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a
et seq.),
HR 2269 RFS
son of the entity (as defined in section
2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a)(3))).
‘‘(iii) 
REGISTERED
REPRESENTA-
TIVE.—The term ‘registered representa-
tive’ of another entity means a person de-
scribed in section 3(a)(18) of the Securi-
ties Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78c(a)(18)) (substituting the entity for the
broker or dealer referred to in such sec-
tion) or a person described in section
202(a)(17) of the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–2(a)(17)) (sub-
stituting the entity for the investment ad-
viser referred to in such section).’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to advice referred to in section 3(21)(A)(ii) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
HR 2269 RFS
section 4975(e)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 provided on or after January 1, 2002.
Passed the House of Representatives November 15,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
often referred to as FIRST insurance, to new par-
ents so that the new parents are able to spend time
with a new infant or newly adopted child, and to
other employees; and
(2) to learn about the most effective mecha-
nisms for providing the wage replacement assistance.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Labor, acting after consultation
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(2) SON
OR
DAUGHTER; STATE.—The terms
‘‘son or daughter’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings
given the terms in section 101 of the Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611).
SEC. 5. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make grants to eli-
gible entities to pay for the Federal share of the cost of
carrying out projects that assist families by providing,
through various mechanisms, wage replacement for eligi-
ble individuals responding to caregiving needs resulting
from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter or other
family caregiving needs. The Secretary shall make the
grants for periods of 5 years.
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78c(a)(18)) (substituting the entity
for the broker or dealer referred
to in such section) or a person de-
scribed in section 202(a)(17) of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(15 
U.S.C. 
80b-2(a)(17)) 
(sub-
stituting the entity for the invest-
ment adviser referred to in such
section).’’
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall
apply with respect to advice referred to in
section 3(21)(A)(ii) of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974 or section
4975(e)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 provided on or after January 1, 2002.
Union Calendar No. 174
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2269
[Report No. 107–262, Parts I and II]
A BILL
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 to promote the provision of
retirement investment advice to workers man-
aging their retirement income assets.
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with
an amendment; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered
to be printed
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 226
To establish demonstration projects to provide family income to respond
to significant transitions, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Ms. WOOLSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To establish demonstration projects to provide family income
to respond to significant transitions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Income to
Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Nearly every industrialized nation other
than the United States, and most developing na-
tions, provide parents with paid leave for infant
care.
(2)(A) Parents’ interactions with their infants
have a major influence on the physical, cognitive,
and social development of the infants; and
(B) optimal development of an infant depends
on a strong attachment between an infant and the
infant’s parents.
(3) Nearly two-thirds of employees, who need to
take family or medical leave, but do not take the
leave, report that they cannot afford to take the
leave.
(4) Although some employees in the United
States receive wage replacement during periods of
family or medical leave, the benefit of wage replace-
ment is not shared equally in the workforce, as dem-
onstrated by the fact that—
(A) employees with less education and
lower income are less likely to receive wage re-
placement than employees with more education
and higher salaries; and
(B) female employees, employees from ra-
cial minority groups, and younger employees
are slightly less likely to receive wage replace-
ment than male employees, white employees,
and older employees, respectively.
(5) In order to cope financially with taking
family or medical leave, of persons taking that leave
without full wage replacement—
(A) 40 percent cut their leave short;
(B) 39 percent put off paying bills;
(C) 25 percent borrowed money; and
(D) 9 percent obtained public assistance.
(6) Taking family or medical leave often drives
employees earning low wages into poverty, and 21
percent of such low-wage employees who take family
or medical leave without full wage replacement re-
sort to public assistance.
(7) Studies document shortages in the supply of
infant care, and that the shortages are expected to
worsen as welfare reform measures are implemented.
(8) Compared to 30 years ago, families have ex-
perienced an average decrease of 22 hours per week
in time that parents spend with their children.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to establish a demonstration program that
supports the efforts of States and political subdivi-
sions to provide partial or full wage replacement,
tion of any debt pursuant to this section, there are
authorized to be appropriated to the President such
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 2002 through 2005.
‘‘(3) CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS INAPPLICABLE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A reduction of debt
pursuant to this section shall not be considered
assistance for purposes of any provision of law
limiting assistance to a country.
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—The
authority of this section may be exercised not-
withstanding section 620(r) of this Act or sec-
tion 321 of the International Development and
Food Assistance Act of 1975.
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF DEBT REDUCTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any debt reduction pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be accomplished at the di-
rection of the Facility by the exchange of a new obli-
gation for obligations of the type referred to in sub-
section (a) outstanding as of the date specified in
subsection (a)(1).
‘‘(2) EXCHANGE OF OBLIGATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Facility shall no-
tify the agency primarily responsible for admin-
istering part I of this Act of an agreement en-
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2270
To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive application of California
State regulations regarding reformulated gas in certain areas within
the State.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. COX, Mr. BACA, Mr.
BECERRA, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. BONO, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr.
DOOLITTLE, Mr. DREIER, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
GALLEGLY, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HORN, Mr.
HUNTER, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS
of California, Ms.
LOFGREN, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MATSUI, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr.
GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Mr. OSE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. POMBO, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr.
ROHRABACHER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. ROYCE, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr.
SCHIFF, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STARK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr.
THOMAS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WATSON of
California, Mr. WAXMAN, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive applica-
tion of California State regulations regarding reformu-
lated gas in certain areas within the State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CALIFORNIA REFORMULATED GAS RULES.
Section 211(c)(4)(B) of the Clean Air Act is amended
by adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘Whenever any
such State that has received a waiver under section
209(b)(1) has promulgated reformulated gasoline rules for
any covered area of such State (as defined in subsection
(k)), such rules shall apply in such area in lieu of the re-
quirements of subsection (k) if such State rules will
achieve equivalent or greater emission reductions than
would result from the application of the requirements of
subsection (k) in the case of the aggregate mass of emis-
sions of toxic air pollutants and in the case of the aggre-
gate mass of emissions of ozone-forming compounds.’’.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2271
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation
of natural gas pipelines, equipment, and infrastructure assets to be
10-year property.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. COLLINS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the depreciation of natural gas pipelines, equipment, and
infrastructure assets to be 10-year property.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. RECOVERY PERIOD FOR NATURAL GAS DIS-
TRIBUTION, STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS.
(a) 10-YEAR
RECOVERY
PERIOD.—Subparagraph
(D) of section 168(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to the classification of certain property) is
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i), by
striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting
‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(iii) natural gas distribution, storage
and transmissioninfrastructure assets.’’.
(b) NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION, STORAGE, AND
TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS.—Subsection
(i) of section 168 of such Code is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(15) NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION, STORAGE,
AND
TRANSMISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
ASSETS.—
The term ‘natural gas distribution, storage, and
transmission infrastructure assets’ means the pipe,
storage facilities, delivery facilities, equipment, and
appurtenances used to deliver or store natural gas
from the wellhead to the point of consumption.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to property placed in service on
or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Æ
(2) an additional amount that equals the 
amount of interest that would have accrued on the 
amount described in paragraph (1) if such amount 
had been invested in interest-bearing obligations of 
the United States, or in obligations guaranteed as to 
both principal and interest by the United States, on 
the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after
the date of enactment of this Act and compounded 
annually thereafter. 
(c) INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUND.—It shall be the 
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to invest such por-
tion of the Fund as is not, in the Secretary of the Treas-
ury’s judgment, required to meet current withdrawals. 
Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing 
obligations of the United States or in obligations guaran-
teed as to both principal and interest by the United States. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit interest re-
sulting from such investments into the Fund. 
(d) PAYMENT OF INTEREST TO TRIBE.—
(1) WITHDRAWAL OF INTEREST.—Beginning on 
the first day of the 11th fiscal year after the date 
of enactment of this Act and, on the first day of 
each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall withdraw the aggregate amount of in-
terest deposited into the Fund for that fiscal year
‘‘(A) the government of the beneficiary
country;
‘‘(B) nongovernmental organizations of the
beneficiary country;
‘‘(C) nongovernmental organizations of the
region (if appropriate);
‘‘(D) environmental, scientific, oceano-
graphic, and academic leaders of the beneficiary
country; and
‘‘(E) environmental, scientific, oceano-
graphic, and academic leaders of the region (as
appropriate),
that a suitable administering body is identified for
each Fund.
‘‘(3) Review the programs, operations, and fis-
cal audits of each administering body.
‘‘SEC. 911. CONSULTATIONS WITH THE CONGRESS.
‘‘The President shall consult with the appropriate
congressional committees on a periodic basis to review the
operation of the Facility under this part and the eligibility
of countries for benefits from the Facility under this part.
‘‘SEC. 912. ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of
each year, the President shall prepare and transmit to the
Congress an annual report concerning the operation of the
Facility for the prior fiscal year. Such report shall
include—
‘‘(1) a description of the activities undertaken
by the Facility during the previous fiscal year;
‘‘(2) a description of any Agreement entered
into under this part;
‘‘(3) a report on any Funds that have been es-
tablished under this part and on the operations of
such Funds; and
‘‘(4) a description of any grants that have been
provided by administering bodies pursuant to Agree-
ments under this part.
‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENTAL VIEWS IN ANNUAL REPORT.—
Not later than December 15 of each year, each member
of the Board shall be entitled to receive a copy of the re-
port required under subsection (a). Each member of the
Board may prepare and submit supplemental views to the
President on the implementation of this part by December
31 for inclusion in the annual report when it is trans-
mitted to Congress pursuant to this section.’’.
Æ
‘‘(D) methods to detect and prevent fraud;
and
‘‘(E) technological issues related to remote
access voting, including Internet voting, and
voter privacy.
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Director
shall provide, upon request, technical assistance to
State and local governments to promote and improve
the usability, accuracy, integrity, and security of vot-
ing products and systems, including conducting per-
formance evaluations, checking error rates, and eval-
uating best management practices before, during,
and after a Federal election, and shall give priority
to those States and local governments demonstrating
the greatest need.
‘‘(3) ACCREDITATION OF CERTIFYING LABORA-
TORIES.—The Director shall accredit laboratories to
test, evaluate, and certify voting products and sys-
tems for conformance with the standards developed
under subsection (a). The Director shall establish an
accreditation fee for laboratories. The Director may
waive the accreditation fee in appropriate cir-
cumstances.
‘‘(4) GRANTS TO LABORATORIES.—If the Direc-
tor determines that laboratories accredited under
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2274
To require the refund of unjust or unreasonable rates and charges for certain
sales of electric energy after June 1, 2000, in the Western United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. PELOSI, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. LAN-
TOS, Mr. STARK, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. TAUSCHER,
Mr. HONDA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. LEE, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. ROYBAL-
ALLARD, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. THOMPSON of
California, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. SOLIS, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. ISSA, Mr. BACA, Mr. MATSUI, Mr.
FARR of California, Mr. CONDIT, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr.
SCHIFF, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms.
WATSON of California, Mr. SHERMAN, and Ms. WATERS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce
A BILL
To require the refund of unjust or unreasonable rates and
charges for certain sales of electric energy after June
1, 2000, in the Western United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Electricity Gouging
Relief Act’’.
SEC. 2. REFUNDS OF CERTAIN ELECTRICITY CHARGES.
In the case of sales of electric energy for use in that
portion of the United States that is covered by the West-
ern Systems Coordinating Council of the North American
Electric Reliability Council, notwithstanding the time limi-
tations contained in section 206 of the Federal Power Act,
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall order
the refund of any rates and charges that were not just
and reasonable and that applied to sales of electric energy
by public utilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Com-
mission under that Act between June 1, 2000, and the
enactment of this Act. The refunds shall be made, with
interest, to those persons who have paid such rates or
charges. Any affected State may bring an action in the
appropriate United States district court to enforce this
section. Nothing in this section shall affect any authority
of the Commission existing before the enactment of this
section.
Æ
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
TECHNICAL
SUP-
PORT.—Upon the request of the Commission, the Di-
rector of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology shall provide to the Commission the ad-
ministrative and technical support necessary for the
Commission to carry out its responsibilities under
this Act.
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY TECHNICAL STAND-
ARDS.—
(1) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission
shall publish in the Federal Register a description of
the procedures it will use to establish voluntary tech-
nical standards under this subsection, along with a
list of the members of the Commission.
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF VOLUNTARY TECHNICAL
STANDARDS.—Not later than 9 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall es-
tablish, and publish in the Federal Register, such vol-
untary technical standards as are necessary to ensure
the usability, accuracy, security, and integrity of
United States voting products and systems.
(3) REVIEW
AND
UPDATE.—The Commission
shall review the voluntary technical standards estab-
lished under this subsection at the conclusion of every