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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1104
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing
benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under
such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the
failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee
welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of
disability, an exemption from preemption under such title
for State tort actions to recover damages arising from
the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. EXEMPTION FROM ERISA PREEMPTION FOR
STATE CAUSES OF ACTION IN TORT TO RE-
COVER DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE FAIL-
URE OF A PLAN PROVIDING BENEFITS IN THE
EVENT OF DISABILITY TO TIMELY PROVIDE
SUCH BENEFITS.
Section 514(b) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (10); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(9) Subsection (a) shall not be construed to pre-
clude, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan pro-
viding benefits in the event of disability, any cause of ac-
tion in tort under State law to recover damages arising
from the failure of such plan to timely provide such bene-
fits.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to failures occurring on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1106
To exclude certain veterans’ compensation and pension amounts from consid-
eration as adjusted income for purposes of determining the amount
of rent paid by a family for a dwelling unit assisted under the United
States Housing Act of 1937.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To exclude certain veterans’ compensation and pension
amounts from consideration as adjusted income for pur-
poses of determining the amount of rent paid by a family
for a dwelling unit assisted under the United States
Housing Act of 1937.
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 ‘‘Veterans’ Equity Act
of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME.
Notwithstanding section 3 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, for purposes of determining the
amount of rent paid by a family for occupancy of a public
housing dwelling unit or a dwelling unit assisted under
section 8 of such Act, the adjusted income of a family shall
not be considered to include any amounts received by any
member of the family from the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs as—
(1) compensation, as defined in section 101(13)
of title 38, United States Code;
(2) dependency and indemnity compensation, as
defined in section 101(14) of such title; or
(3) pension, as defined in section 101(15) of
such title.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1107
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow married individuals
who are legally separated and living apart to exclude from gross income
the income from United States savings bonds used to pay higher edu-
cation tuition and fees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS 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 allow mar-
ried individuals who are legally separated and living
apart to exclude from gross income the income from
United States savings bonds used to pay higher edu-
cation tuition and fees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING SEPA-
RATE RETURNS ALLOWED TO EXCLUDE IN-
COME FROM UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS
USED TO PAY HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION
AND FEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 135 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special
rules for exclusion of income from United States savings
bonds used to pay higher education tuition and fees) is
amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5)
and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) CERTAIN
MARRIED
INDIVIDUALS
LIVING
APART.—For purposes of this section, an individual
shall not be considered as married in a taxable year
if such individual—
‘‘(A) is married and files a separate return
for such taxable year,
‘‘(B) as of the close of such taxable year,
is legally separated from the individual’s
spouse, and
‘‘(C) was not a member of the same house-
hold as the individual’s spouse at any time dur-
ing the taxable year.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1108
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the
surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination
of dependency and indemnity compensation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after
age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency
and indemnity compensation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RETENTION OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY
COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES
REMARRYING AFTER AGE 55.
(a) EXCEPTION
TO TERMINATION
OF BENEFITS
UPON REMARRIAGE.—Section 103(d) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(6) The remarriage after age 55 of the surviving
spouse of a veteran shall not bar payment of benefits
under section 1311 of this title.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (4) of
such section is amended by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) or (3)’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1109
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form,
join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BALLENGER,
Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mrs. BONO, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. COX, Mr.
CULBERSON, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.
FLAKE, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr.
KOLBE, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr.
PAUL, Mr. RYUN
of Kansas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SPENCE, Mr.
TANCREDO, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ISTOOK, and Mr. GOODE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce
A BILL
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employ-
ees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to
refrain from such activities.
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 ‘‘National Right-to-
Work Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELA-
TIONS ACT.
(a) Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act
(the ‘‘Act’’) (29 U.S.C. 157) is amended by striking ‘‘ex-
cept to’’ and all that follows through ‘‘authorized in sec-
tion 8(a)(3)’’.
(b) Section 8(a) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘: Provided, That’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘retaining membership’’ in paragraph (3).
(c) Section 8(b) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is
amended by striking ‘‘or to discriminate’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘retaining membership’’ in paragraph (2)
and by striking ‘‘covered by an agreement authorized
under subsection (a)(3) of this section’’ in paragraph (5).
(d) Section 8(f) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)) is
amended by striking clause (2) and by redesignating
clauses (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT.
Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 152)
is amended by striking paragraph Eleventh.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1110
To prohibit high school and college sports gambling in all States including
States where such gambling was permitted prior to 1991.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. KIND, Mr. KING,
Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. GREEN of Wis-
consin, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. GOODE, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Mr. WALSH, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. WELDON of
Florida, Mr. WOLF, Mr. FRANK, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit high school and college sports gambling in all
States including States where such gambling was per-
mitted prior to 1991.
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 ‘‘Student Athlete Pro-
tection Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.
Section 3704 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Section’’ and
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), sec-
tion’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c)(1) Section 3702 shall apply to a lottery, sweep-
stakes or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme
based, directly or indirectly, on—
‘‘(A)(i) one or more competitive games in which
high school or college athletes participate; or
‘‘(ii) one or more performances of high school
or college athletes in competitive games; or
‘‘(B) one or more competitive games at the
Summer or Winter Olympics.
‘‘(2) In this section—
‘‘(A) the term ‘high school’ has the meaning
given the term ‘secondary school’ in section 14102
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965; and
‘‘(B) the term ‘college’ has the meaning given
the term ‘institution of higher education’ in section
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect
on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1112
To make Federal law apply to antique firearms in the same way it applies
to other firearms.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr.
FATTAH, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. FRANK, Mr. BECERRA,
Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BERMAN,
Mr. NADLER, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, and Mr. WEXLER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To make Federal law apply to antique firearms in the same
way it applies to other firearms.
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 ‘‘Antique Firearm Safe-
ty Act’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EXEMPTIONS FOR ANTIQUE FIRE-
ARMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 921(a)(3) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking the last sen-
tence.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
922(v)(3)(B) of such title is amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i);
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii);
and
(3) by striking clause (iii).
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall prescribe such regulations as may be nec-
essary to administer chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code, as in effect pursuant to the amendments made by
this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1113
To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration to establish an office within the Administration
to conduct oversight of certain loan programs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration to establish
an office within the Administration to conduct oversight
of certain loan programs, 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 ‘‘Small Business Loan
Oversight Improvement Act’’.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS LOAN OVERSIGHT OFFICE.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637 et seq.) is
amended—
sight Improvement Act, and annually thereafter, the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration shall
transmit to the Committees on Small Business and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives, and the
Committees on Small Business and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate, a report containing—
‘‘(1) data and analysis with respect to loans
made under the loan programs during the reporting
period;
‘‘(2) any recommendations for improving the
loan programs, reducing abuse of the loan programs,
or reducing the financial risk to the United States
under the loan programs;
‘‘(3) data and analysis with respect to lenders
participating in the loan programs; and
‘‘(4) any other information relevant to congres-
sional oversight of the loan programs.’’
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SEC. 3. REESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF NOISE ABATE-
MENT AND CONTROL.
(a) REESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall reestablish within
the Environmental Protection Agency an Office of Noise
Abatement and Control.
(b) DUTIES.—The responsibilities of the Office in-
clude the following:
(1) To promote the development of effective
State and local noise control programs by providing
States with technical assistance and grants to de-
velop the programs, including the purchase of equip-
ment for local communities.
(2) To carry out a national noise control re-
search program to assess the impacts of noise from
varied noise sources on mental and physical health.
(3) To carry out a national noise environmental
assessment program to identify trends in noise expo-
sure and response, ambient levels, and compliance
data and to determine the effectiveness of noise
abatement actions, including actions for areas
around major transportation facilities (such as high-
ways, railroad facilities, and airports).
(4) To develop and disseminate information and
educational materials to the public on the mental
and physical effects of noise and the most effective
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Approximately 28,000,000 Americans are
afflicted with some hearing loss and it has been esti-
mated that 10,000,000 of these impairments are at
least partially attributable to damage from exposure
to noise.
(2) For millions of Americans, noise from air-
craft, vehicular traffic, and a variety of other
sources is a constant source of torment. Millions of
Americans are exposed to noise levels that can lead
to sleep loss, psychological and physiological damage,
and work disruption.
(3) Chronic exposure to noise has been linked
to increased risk of cardiovascular disorders, learn-
ing deficits in children, stress, and diminished qual-
ity of life.
(4) Excessive noise leading to sleep deprivation
and task interruptions can result in untold costs on
society in diminished worker productivity.
(5) Pursuant to authorities granted under the
Clean Air Act of 1970, the Noise Control Act of
1972, and the Quiet Communities Act of 1978, the
Environmental Protection Agency established an Of-
fice of Noise Abatement and Control. Its responsibil-
ities included promulgating noise emission stand-
ards, requiring product labeling, facilitating the de-
velopment of low emission products, coordinating
Federal noise reduction programs, assisting State
and local abatement efforts, and promoting noise
education and research. However, funding for the
Office of Noise Abatement and Control was termi-
nated in 1982 and no funds have been provided
since.
(6) Because the Environmental Protection
Agency remains legally responsible for enforcing reg-
ulations issued under the Noise Control Act of 1972
even though funding for these activities were termi-
nated, and because the Noise Control Act of 1972
prohibits State and local governments from regu-
lating noise sources in many situations, noise abate-
ment programs across the country lie dormant.
(7) As population growth and air and vehicular
traffic continue to increase, noise pollution is likely
to become an even greater problem in the future.
The health and welfare of our citizens demands that
the Environmental Protection Agency, the lead Fed-
eral agency for the protection of public health and
welfare, once again assume a role in combating noise
pollution.
educational agency or a local educational agency;
and
‘‘(2) one-half of such amount from Federal
funds received by such agency through a grant
under this section.
‘‘(e) PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) TO
ELIGIBLE
TEACHERS.—In making a
subgrant to an eligible teacher under this section, a
State educational agency or a local educational agen-
cy shall agree to pay the teacher, for tax and admin-
istrative purposes, as if the teacher’s regular em-
ployment and teaching duties had not been sus-
pended.
‘‘(2) REPAYMENT
OF
SECRETARY.—A State
educational agency or a local educational agency re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall agree to pay
over to the Secretary the Federal share of any
amount recovered by the agency pursuant to sub-
section (b)(3)(B)(ii).
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—For the purpose of carrying out this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 2006. Such
sums shall be in addition to the amount authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this part under section 2003.’’.
‘‘(4) has been selected by the agency to re-
ceive a subgrant based on the agency’s plan for
meeting its classroom needs.
‘‘(c) COURSE OF STUDY.—A course of study de-
scribed in this subsection is a course of study at an institu-
tion of higher education that—
‘‘(1) requires not less than one academic semes-
ter and not more than one academic year to com-
plete;
‘‘(2) is open for enrollment for professional de-
velopment purposes to an eligible teacher described
in subsection (b); and
‘‘(3) is designed to improve the classroom
teaching of such teachers through academic and
child development studies.
‘‘(d) SABBATICAL TERM.—A sabbatical term de-
scribed in this subsection is a leave of absence from teach-
ing duties granted to an eligible teacher for not less than
one academic semester and not more than one academic
year, during which period the teacher receives—
‘‘(1) one-half of the amount of the salary that
otherwise would be earned by the teacher, if the
teacher had not been granted a leave of absence,
from State or local funds made available by a State
payments may be made to such sponsor or applicant
under this Act until the Secretary is satisfied that
there is no longer any such failure to comply, or the
noncompliance will be promptly corrected. The Sec-
retary may authorize the continuation of payments
with respect to any project assisted under this Act
which is being carried out pursuant to such plan or
application and which is not involved in the non-
compliance.
SEC. 505. PUBLIC INFORMATION.
(a) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Applications for designation as
prime sponsors, comprehensive early childhood education
plans, project applications, and all written material per-
taining thereto shall be made readily available without
charge on the public by the prime sponsor, the applicant,
and the Secretary.
(b) NO EXPERIMENTATION.—The Secretary is di-
rected to establish appropriate procedures to ensure that
no child shall be the subject of any research or experimen-
tation under this Act other than routine testing and nor-
mal program evaluation unless the parent or guardian of
such child is informed of such research or experimentation
and is given an opportunity as of right to except such child
therefrom.
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be
construed or applied in such a manner as to infringe upon
or usurp the moral and legal rights and responsibilities
of parents or guardians with respect to the moral, mental,
emotional, or physical development of their children. Nor
shall any section of this Act be construed or applied in
such a manner as to permit any invasion of privacy other-
wise protected by law, or to abridge any legal remedies
for any such invasion which is otherwise provided by law.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1120
To require the Secretary of the Army to designate Fort Belvoir, Virginia,
as the site for the planned National Museum of the United States Army.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. WOLF,
and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Army to designate Fort
Belvoir, Virginia, as the site for the planned National
Museum of the United States Army.
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 ‘‘National Museum of
the United States Army Site Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings:
(1) The Nation does not have adequate knowl-
edge of the role of the United States Army in the
development and protection of the United States.
(2) The United States Army, which is the old-
est United States military service, lacks a primary
museum with public exhibition space and is in dire
need of a permanent facility to house and display its
historical artifacts.
(3) Such a museum would serve to enhance the
preservation, study, and interpretation of Army his-
torical artifacts.
(4) Many Army artifacts of historical signifi-
cance and national interest, which are currently un-
available for public display, would be exhibited in
such a museum.
(5) While the Smithsonian Institution would be
able to assist the Army in developing programs of
presentations relating to the mission, values, and
heritage of the Army, such a museum would be a
more appropriate institution for such programs.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to designate a permanent site for a museum
to serve as the National Museum of the United
States Army;
(2) to ensure the preservation, maintenance,
and interpretation of the artifacts and history col-
lected by such museum;
(3) to enhance the knowledge of the American
people to the role of the Army in United States his-
tory; and
(4) to provide a facility for the public display of
the artifacts and history of the Army.
SEC. 3. LOCATION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED
STATES ARMY.
The Secretary of the Army shall designate Fort
Belvoir, Virginia, as the location of the National Museum
of the United States Army.
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