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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2346
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase by 20 percent
the payment under the Medicare Program for ambulance services fur-
nished to Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2001
Mr. MURTHA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase
by 20 percent the payment under the Medicare Program
for ambulance services furnished to Medicare bene-
ficiaries in rural areas.
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 ‘‘Medicare Rural Ambu-
lance Service Equity Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. 20 PERCENT PAYMENT INCREASE FOR RURAL
AMBULANCE SERVICES.
Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act, as amend-
ed by sections 205(a) and 221(a) of the Medicare, Med-
icaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A–482, 486), as enacted into
law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (8), as added by
such section 221(a), as paragraph (9), and
(2) by inserting after that paragraph the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(10) INCREASE FOR RURAL AMBULANCE SERV-
ICES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Effective for ambu-
lance services furnished on or after January 1,
2002, for which the transportation originates in
a rural area (described in paragraph (9)) or in
a rural census tract (described in paragraph
(9)), notwithstanding the previous provisions of
this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for
an additional payment for such services equal
to 20 percent of the payment amount otherwise
made under this section for such services.
‘‘(B) WAIVER OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY.—
This paragraph shall be applied without regard
to paragraph (3).’’.
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(b) OPERATING ASSISTANCE FOR NONPROFIT HOUS-
ING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS.—A State that re-
ceives a grant under this Act may use not more than 5
percent of such grant amounts to provide assistance to
nonprofit organizations involved in the development, reha-
bilitation, or preservation of affordable rental housing for
payment of operating costs of such organizations. Such
nonprofit organizations shall include community housing
development organizations (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704)), community development
financial institutions (as such term is defined in section
103 of the Community Development Banking and Finan-
cial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702)), commu-
nity development corporations (as such term is defined in
section 31131 of the National Community Economic Part-
nership Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13851)), and community-
based development organizations.
(c) COST LIMITS.—The Secretary shall establish limi-
tations on the amount of grant amounts that may be used,
on a per unit basis, for eligible activities. Such limitations
shall be the same as the per unit cost limits established
pursuant to section 212(e) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(e)), as
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2348
To render all enrolled members of the Tohono O’odham Nation citizens
of the United States as of the date of their enrollment and to recognize
the valid membership credential of the Tohono O’odham Nation as the
legal equivalent of a certificate of citizenship or a State-issued birth
certificate for all Federal purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2001
Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To render all enrolled members of the Tohono O’odham
Nation citizens of the United States as of the date of
their enrollment and to recognize the valid membership
credential of the Tohono O’odham Nation as the legal
equivalent of a certificate of citizenship or a State-issued
birth certificate for all Federal 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 ‘‘Tohono O’odham Citi-
zenship Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. NATURALIZATION FOR TOHONO O’ODHAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title III of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 322 the following:
‘‘ENROLLED MEMBERS OF TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) GRANTING OF CITIZENSHIP.—A per-
son who is listed on the official membership roll of the
Tohono O’odham Nation, a federally recognized American
Indian nation located in Arizona, is a citizen of the United
States as of the date on which such listing occurs.
‘‘(b) NO DERIVATIVE BENEFITS TO RELATIVES.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing for
any benefit under this Act for any spouse, son, daughter,
or other relative of a person granted citizenship under this
section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 322 the following
new item:
‘‘Sec. 323. Enrolled members of Tohono O’odham Nation.’’.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP CREDEN-
TIAL.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the valid
membership credential issued to a person who is listed on
the official membership roll of the Tohono O’odham Na-
tion pursuant to the laws of the Tohono O’odham Nation
shall be considered, for all purposes subject to Federal
law, equivalent to—
(1) a certificate of citizenship issued under sec-
tion 341(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1452(a)) to persons who satisfy the re-
quirements of such section; and
(2) a State-issued birth certificate.
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imum extent feasible, that such standards and guide-
lines are complementary with standards and guide-
lines developed for national security systems; 
‘‘(4) overseeing agency compliance with the re-
quirements of this subchapter, including through any 
authorized action under section 11303 of title 40, to 
enforce accountability for compliance with such re-
quirements; 
‘‘(5) reviewing at least annually, and approving 
or disapproving, agency information security pro-
grams required under section 3534(b); 
‘‘(6) coordinating information security policies 
and procedures with related information resources 
management policies and procedures; 
‘‘(7) overseeing the operation of the Federal in-
formation security incident center required under sec-
tion 3536; and 
‘‘(8) reporting to Congress no later than March 
1 of each year on agency compliance with the require-
ments of this subchapter, including—
‘‘(A) a summary of the findings of evalua-
tions required by section 3535; 
‘‘(B) significant deficiencies in agency in-
formation security practices;
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 234
To provide for the establishment of a new Department of Veterans Affairs
medical facility for veterans in south Texas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 2001
Mr. ORTIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of a new Department of
Veterans Affairs medical facility for veterans in south Texas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NEW DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEDICAL FACILITY IN SOUTH TEXAS.
(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs is authorized—
(1) to acquire a site in south Texas suitable for
a medical facility; and
(2) to construct a medical facility on such site.
(b) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for the purposes
of subsection (a), but the amount appropriated for the
construction of the medical facility may not exceed the
product of (1) the number of beds to be included in the
facility, and (2) $290,000.
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘medical facility’’ has the meaning given the term
in section 8101(3) of title 38, United States Code.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2350
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment
of certain expenses of rural letter carriers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2001
Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. TANNER, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. JOHNSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. WATKINS of Oklahoma, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. COYNE,
Mr. MATSUI, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr.
CARDIN, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. COLLINS,
Mr. BARCIA, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. HERGER,
Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. PAUL, Mr. BRADY of
Texas, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. NEAL of Mas-
sachusetts, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. STARK, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr.
HULSHOF, and Mr. WELLER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN EXPENSES OF RURAL LETTER CAR-
RIERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162(o) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of certain
reimbursed expenses of rural mail carriers) is amended by
redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and by in-
serting after paragraph (1) the following:
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE WHERE EXPENSES EXCEED
REIMBURSEMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph
(1)(A), if the expenses incurred by an employee for
the use of a vehicle in performing services described
in paragraph (1) exceed the qualified reimburse-
ments for such expenses, such excess shall be taken
into 
account 
in 
computing 
the 
miscellaneous
itemized deductions of the employee under section
67.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for
section 162(o) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘RE-
IMBURSED’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
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SEC. 212. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDE-
PENDENT EXPENDITURES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) (as amended
by section 201) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the undes-
ignated matter after subparagraph (C); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) TIME
FOR REPORTING CERTAIN EXPENDI-
TURES.—
‘‘(1) EXPENDITURES AGGREGATING $1,000.—
‘‘(A) INITIAL REPORT.—A person (includ-
ing a political committee) that makes or con-
tracts to make independent expenditures aggre-
gating $1,000 or more after the 20th day, but
more than 24 hours, before the date of an elec-
tion shall file a report describing the expendi-
tures within 24 hours.
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—After a per-
son files a report under subparagraph (A), the
person shall file an additional report within 24
hours after each time the person makes or con-
tracts to make independent expenditures aggre-
gating an additional $1,000 with respect to the
same election as that to which the initial report
relates.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel Man-
agement shall prescribe regulations to carry out this Act
and the amendment made by subsection (a). Such
regulations—
(1) shall take effect not later than 12 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) shall include provisions to provide for the
application of such amendment in the case of—
(A) any employee or Member (as defined
by the following sentence) who, upon separation
(at the time described in paragraph (1) or (2)
of subsection (c)), would otherwise be entitled
to an annuity under chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code, that is partially computed
under subchapter III of chapter 83 of such
title; and
(B) any survivor of an employee or Mem-
ber described in subparagraph (A).
For purposes of this subsection, the terms ‘employee’,
‘Member’, and ‘survivor’ have the meanings set forth in
section section 8401 of such title 5.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply only in the case of any annuity entitle-
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT OR SEP-
ARABLE ELEMENT.—In this section, the term ‘con-
struction of a project or separable element of a
project’ means—
‘‘(A) as used with respect to a non-
structural flood control project, the acquisition
of lands, easements, and rights-of-way primarily
to relocate structures or the performance of
physical work under a construction contract for
other nonstructural measures;
‘‘(B) as used with respect to an environ-
mental protection and restoration project, the
acquisition of lands, easements, and rights-of-
way primarily to facilitate the restoration of
wetlands or similar habitats or the performance
of physical work under a construction contract
to modify existing project facilities or to con-
struct new environmental protection and res-
toration measures; and
‘‘(C) as used with respect to any water re-
sources project that is not described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) or both, the performance of
physical work under a construction contract.
‘‘(2) PHYSICAL WORK UNDER A CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT.—As used in this subsection, in no case
shall the term ‘physical work under a construction
contract’ include activities related to project plan-
ning, engineering and design, relocation, or the ac-
quisition of lands, easements, and rights-of-way.’’.
SEC. 10. COST-SHARING.
(a) FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION.—Subsections (a)
and (b) of section 103 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(a) and (b)) are each
amended by striking ‘‘35’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’.
(b) INLAND WATERWAYS CONSTRUCTION.—Section
102(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘One-half of the costs of con-
struction’’ and inserting ‘‘Forty-five percent of the
costs of construction’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘One-half of such costs shall be
paid only from amounts appropriated from the In-
land Waterways Trust Fund.’’ and inserting ‘‘Forty-
five percent of such costs shall be paid only from
amounts appropriated from the Inland Waterways
Trust Fund. Ten percent of such costs shall be paid
by non-Federal cost-sharing partners and or the af-
fected States.’’.
(c) INLAND WATERWAYS OPERATIONS AND MAINTE-
NANCE.—Section 102(b) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212(b)) is amended by
striking ‘‘100 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘87.5 percent. 12.5
percent of the costs of operation and maintenance shall
be paid only from amounts appropriated from the Inland
Waterway Trust Fund.’’.
(d) BEACH REPLACEMENT.—Section 103(d)(2) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2213(d)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of a
project authorized for construction after De-
cember 31, 1999, or for which a feasibility
study is completed after that date, the non-Fed-
eral cost of the periodic nourishment of the
project or any measure for shore protection or
beach erosion control for the project shall be 65
percent.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2354
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment
of crops destroyed by casualty.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 28, 2001
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. HERGER, Mrs. BONO, Mr. FOLEY, Mr.
RADANOVICH, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr.
BAIRD, Mrs. THURMAN, and Mr. ISSA) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect
to the treatment of crops destroyed by casualty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
TREATMENT 
OF 
CROPS 
DESTROYED 
BY
CASUALTY.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Paragraph (2) of section
263A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (G)
and by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If plants bearing an
edible crop for human consumption were lost or
damaged (while in the hands of the taxpayer)
by reason of freezing temperatures, disease,
drought, pests, or casualty and the taxpayer re-
plants plants bearing the same type of crop
(whether on the same parcel of land on which
such lost or damaged plants were located or any
other parcel of land of the same acreage in the
United States), this section and section 263
shall not apply to—
‘‘(i) the costs of the taxpayer of such
replanting (other than special replanting
costs),
‘‘(ii) 80 percent of the taxpayer’s spe-
cial replanting costs of such replanting,
‘‘(iii) the costs of the taxpayer to re-
move such plants, and
‘‘(iv) the preproductive costs of the
taxpayer of such replanting.
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
REPLANTING
COSTS.—For
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘special
replanting costs’ means direct costs incurred
for—
congressional campaign committee of
a political party),
‘‘(III) any officer or agent acting
on behalf of any committee described
in subclause (I) or (II), or
‘‘(IV) any entity directly or indi-
rectly established, financed, main-
tained, or controlled by any committee
described in subclause (I) or (II).
‘‘(C) PROHIBITING INVOLVEMENT OF NA-
TIONAL PARTIES, FEDERAL CANDIDATES AND
OFFICEHOLDERS, AND STATE PARTIES ACTING
JOINTLY.—Notwithstanding 
subsection 
(e)
(other than subsection (e)(3)), amounts specifi-
cally authorized to be spent under subpara-
graph (B)(iii) meet the requirements of this
subparagraph only if the amounts—
‘‘(i) are not solicited, received, di-
rected, transferred, or spent by or in the
name of any person described in subsection
(a) or (e); and
‘‘(ii) are not solicited, received, or di-
rected through fundraising activities con-
ducted jointly by 2 or more State, local, or
district committees of any political party or
‘‘(i) plants (including qualified addi-
tional plants) and supporting structures,
‘‘(ii) replacing irrigation and drainage
systems, and
‘‘(iii) land preparation and fumiga-
tion.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
term ‘qualified additional plants’ means plants
(other than replacement plants) which bear the
same type of crop as the lost or damaged plants
referred to in subparagraph (A) and which are
planted on the same parcel of land as the re-
placement plants.
‘‘(C) PREPRODUCTIVE
COSTS.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘preproductive
costs’ 
means 
costs 
incurred 
during 
the
preproductive period which are attributable
to—
‘‘(i) the cultivation, maintenance, and
development of the replantings,
‘‘(ii) the administration of the activi-
ties referred to in clause (i), and
‘‘(iii) interest on financing such activi-
ties.
Such term shall not include special replanting
costs.
‘‘(D) EXCLUSION
OF
NONREPLACEMENT
ASSETS.—In no event shall subparagraph (A)
apply to costs incurred for any asset which is
not substantially equivalent for commercial pur-
poses to an asset used on the parcel of land on
which the lost or damaged plants were located.
‘‘(E) REDUCTION
FOR
LOSSES
OR
COM-
PENSATORY PAYMENTS OR ALLOWANCES.—Any
costs otherwise eligible for the treatment under
subparagraph (A) with respect to any parcel
shall be reduced by—
‘‘(i) the amount of the deduction (if
any) allowed to the taxpayer under section
165, and
‘‘(ii) the amount of any compensatory
payment of allowance provided by the
United States, a State, or a political sub-
division of a State,
that relates to the most recent prior loss or
damage to plants located on such parcel.
‘‘(F) 
COORDINATION
WITH
ELECTION
UNDER PARAGRAPH (3).—The provisions of this
paragraph shall apply notwithstanding that an
election is made under paragraph (3).’’
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 165 of
such Code is amended by redesignating subsection (m) as
subsection (n) and by inserting after subsection (l) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(m) LOSSES TO WHICH SECTION 263A(d)(2) DE-
DUCTIONS ARE TAKEN.—No deduction shall be allowed
under this section with respect to any loss for which the
costs 
of 
replanting 
are 
deducted 
under 
section
263A(d)(2)(A).’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments in this sec-
tion shall apply to costs incurred after December 31,
2000, in taxable years ending after such date.
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‘‘(ii) if the failure is total and persists 
for at least 2 consecutive months, termi-
nate all cash payments to the family in-
cluding qualified State expenditures (as de-
fined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) for at 
least 1 month and thereafter until the 
State determines that the individual has 
resumed full participation in the activities, 
subject to such good cause exceptions as 
the State may establish. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a 
conflict between a requirement of clause 
(i)(II) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) and a 
requirement of a State constitution, or of 
a State statute that, before 1966, obligated 
local government to provide assistance to 
needy parents and children, the State con-
stitutional or statutory requirement shall 
control. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—Clause (i) of this 
subparagraph shall not apply after the 1-
year period that begins with the date of 
the enactment of this subparagraph.’’. 
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
program to improve technology transfer for hydrogen
production, storage, transportation, and use, which
may consist of workshops, publications, conferences,
and a database for the use by the public and private
sectors.’’.
SEC. 208. COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.
Section 107 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 is
amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (a)
to read as follows:
‘‘(1) shall establish a central point for the coordi-
nation of all hydrogen research, development, and
demonstration activities of the Department; and’’;
and
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult
with other Federal agencies as appropriate, and the advi-
sory committee, in carrying out the Secretary’s authorities
pursuant to this Act.’’.
SEC. 209. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Section 108 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 is
amended to read as follows:
$207,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, to remain available until
expended.
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary—
(1) $950,000 for fiscal year 2002, $2,200,000 for
fiscal year 2003, $1,246,000 for fiscal year 2004, and
$1,699,000 for fiscal year 2005 for completion of con-
struction of Project 99–E–200, Test Reactor Area
Electric Utility Upgrade, Idaho National Engineer-
ing and Environmental Laboratory; and
(2) $500,000 for fiscal year 2002, $500,000 for
fiscal year 2003, $500,000 for fiscal year 2004, and
$500,000 for fiscal year 2005, for completion of con-
struction of Project 95–E–201, Test Reactor Area
Fire and Life Safety Improvements, Idaho National
Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.
(c) LIMITS ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated in subsection (a) may be used
for—
(1) Nuclear Energy Isotope Support and Produc-
tion;
(2) Argonne National Laboratory-West Oper-
ations;
(3) Fast Flux Test Facility; or
(4) Nuclear Facilities Management.