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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3015
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refund of up
to $300 to individuals for payroll taxes paid in 2000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 3, 2001
Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE, Mr. CLEMENT,
Mr. CLAY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. OWENS, Ms. WATERS, Mr. NADLER, Ms.
WATSON of California, Mr. OLVER, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. BROWN of Ohio,
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. WYNN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. SANDERS, and
Mr. UDALL of Colorado) 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 provide
a refund of up to $300 to individuals for payroll taxes
paid in 2000.
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 ‘‘Working Families Tax
Rebate Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REFUND OF PAYROLL TAXES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to abatements,
credits, and refunds) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 6429. REFUND OF PAYROLL TAXES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each individual shall be treated
as having made a payment against the tax imposed by
chapter 1 for such individual’s first taxable year beginning
in 2000 in an amount equal to the payroll tax refund
amount for such taxable year.
‘‘(b) PAYROLL TAX REFUND AMOUNT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection
(a), the payroll tax refund amount is the lesser of—
‘‘(A) $300, or
‘‘(B) the amount of the individual’s social
security taxes (as defined in section 24(d)(2))
for such year,
reduced by the advance refund amount (if any) re-
ceived by the individual under section 6428(e).
‘‘(2) JOINT RETURNS.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), in the case of an advance refund amount
made under section 6428(e) with respect to a joint
return, half of such refund amount shall be treated
as having been made to each individual filing such
return.
‘‘(c) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—In the case of any over-
payment attributable to this section, the Secretary shall,
subject to the provisions of this title, refund or credit such
overpayment as rapidly as possible and, to the extent prac-
ticable, before December 31, 2001.
‘‘(d) NO INTEREST.—No interest shall be allowed on
any overpayment attributable to this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for subchapter B of chapter 65 of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 6429. Refund of payroll taxes.’’.
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(2) by striking ‘‘(as determined by the Sec-
retary)’’ and inserting ‘‘(as so determined)’’.
(c) MAXIMUM DEBT REDUCTION AMOUNT.—Section
7683(d)(1) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘for a year’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘exceed—’’ and all that follows
through the end of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘ex-
ceed $44,000 over a total of five years of participa-
tion in the Program, of which not more than
$10,000 of such payments may be made in each of
the fourth and fifth years of participation in the
Program.’’.
(d) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM DEBT RE-
DUCTION PAYMENTS AMOUNT.—(1) Section 7631, as
amended by section 101(f) of this Act, is further
amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the
period at the end of the first sentence the following:
‘‘and the maximum education debt reduction pay-
ments amount’’; and
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting after para-
graph (4) the following new paragraph (5):
‘‘(5) The term ‘maximum education debt reduc-
tion payments amount’ means the maximum amount
of education debt reduction payments payable to a
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3018
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel LAUDERDALE LADY.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 3, 2001
Mr. SHAW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
LAUDERDALE LADY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may issue a certificate of documentation with ap-
propriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
cies and practices, including policies and prac-
tices supporting cross-subsidization, price dis-
crimination, and price undercutting in export
markets.
(L) Eliminating practices that adversely
affect trade in perishable or seasonal products,
while improving import relief mechanisms to
recognize the unique characteristics of perish-
able and seasonal agriculture. Before com-
mencing negotiations with respect to agri-
culture, the Trade Representative, in consulta-
tion with the Congress, shall seek to develop a
position on the treatment of perishable and sea-
sonal food products to be employed in the nego-
tiations in order to develop an international
consensus on the treatment of such products in
antidumping, countervailing duty, and safe-
guard actions and in any other relevant area.
(M) Taking into account whether a party
to the negotiations has failed to adhere to the
provisions of already existing trade agreements
with the United States or has circumvented ob-
ligations under those agreements.
(N) Taking into account whether a product
is subject to market distortions by reason of a
trade for the vessel LAUDERDALE LADY (United
States official number 1103520).
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the impairment of the capital of such fund while enabling
the student to complete his course of study, except that—
‘‘(1) such a loan may be made only to a student
who—
‘‘(A) is in financial need of the amount of
the loan to pursue a full- or part-time course of
study at the school to obtain a masters degree
with a concentration in education or a doctoral
degree; and
‘‘(B) is capable, in the opinion of the
school, of maintaining good standing in such
course of study;
‘‘(2) such a loan shall be repayable in equal or
graduated periodic installments (with the right of
the borrower to accelerate repayment) over the 10-
year period which begins 9 months after the student
ceases to pursue a full- or part-time course of study
at a school of nursing, excluding from such 10-year
period all—
‘‘(A) periods (up to 3 years) of—
‘‘(i) active duty performed by the bor-
rower as a member of a uniformed service;
or
‘‘(ii) service as a volunteer under the
Peace Corps Act; and
(2) POULTRY.—The term ‘‘poultry’’ includes
poultry used for the production of eggs and poultry
raised for slaughter.
(3) QUALIFIED ENERGY PRICE INCREASE.—The
term ‘‘qualified energy price increase’’ means, with
respect to a poultry farming operation, that the av-
erage price paid for energy for the operation during
the period that began on January 1, 2000, and
ended on the date of the enactment of this Act is
at least 25 percent greater than the average price
paid for energy for the operation during the period
that began on January 1, 1997, and ended on De-
cember 31, 1999.
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(9) GATT 1994.—The term ‘‘GATT 1994’’ has
the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Uru-
guay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501).
(10) ILO.—The term ‘‘ILO’’ means the Inter-
national Labor Organization.
(11) IMPLEMENTING BILL.—The term ‘‘imple-
menting bill’’ has the meaning given that term in
section 151(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2191(b)(1)).
(12) NAFTA.—The term ‘‘NAFTA’’ means the
North American Free Trade Agreement.
(13) 
TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE.—The 
term
‘‘Trade Representative’’ means the United States
Trade Representative.
(14) UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The term
‘‘United States person’’ means—
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a partnership, corporation, or other
legal entity organized under the laws of the
United States; and
(C) a partnership, corporation, or other
legal entity that is organized under the laws of
a foreign country and is controlled by entities
described in subparagraph (B) or United States
citizens, or both.
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(15) URUGUAY
ROUND
AGREEMENTS.—The
term ‘‘Uruguay Round Agreements’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 2(7) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(7)).
(16) WTO.—The term ‘‘WTO’’ means the or-
ganization established pursuant to the WTO Agree-
ment.
(17) WTO AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘WTO
Agreement’’ means the Agreement Establishing the
World Trade Organization entered into on April 15,
1994.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 301
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency loans under
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and provide emer-
gency assistance under the Livestock Assistance Program to poultry
farmers whose energy costs have escalated sharply.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 30, 2001
Mr. SHOWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency
loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act and provide emergency assistance under the
Livestock Assistance Program to poultry farmers whose
energy costs have escalated sharply.
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 ‘‘Poultry Farmers’
Emergency Energy Assistance Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) sudden and dramatic increases in energy
prices have caused an economic disaster in the poul-
try farming industry; and
(2) such an economic disaster is as devastating
to a community as a natural disaster and should be
regarded as such.
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY LOANS FOR POULTRY FARMERS
WHOSE ENERGY COSTS HAVE ESCALATED
SHARPLY.
A qualified energy price increase found by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to have been experienced by a poul-
try farming operation shall be considered a natural dis-
aster for purposes of subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act, but only with respect to such
an operation.
SEC. 4. IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR POUL-
TRY FARMERS WHOSE ENERGY COSTS HAVE
ESCALATED SHARPLY.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall provide financial assistance
directly to poultry farming operations that the Secretary
finds had a qualified energy price increase to assist the
operations in covering all or a portion of the higher oper-
ating costs incurred as a result of the increase in energy
prices.
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The eligibility of a
poultry farming operation for assistance under this section
does not require either the existence of a natural disaster
in the county in which the poultry farming operation is
located or an emergency designation by the President or
the Secretary.
(c) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use funds made
available under section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public
Law 106–387; 114 Stat. 1549A–51), for the Livestock As-
sistance Program to provide assistance to poultry farming
operations under this section.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) POULTRY FARMING OPERATION.—The term
‘‘poultry farming operation’’ means a farming oper-
ation used for the production of poultry for commer-
cial purposes. The term includes a poultry farming
operation in which the operator raises poultry owned
by another person under a contractual agreement,
but has a financial interest and risk in the produc-
tion.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3021
To authorize the issuance of United States Defense of Freedom Bonds to
aid in funding of the war against terrorism, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 4, 2001
Mr. BURTON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To authorize the issuance of United States Defense of Free-
dom Bonds to aid in funding of the war against ter-
rorism, 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 ‘‘United States Defense
of Freedom Bond Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize the issuance
of United States Defense of Freedom Bonds to aid in the
funding of the war against terrorism, as defined by the
President.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF DEFENSE
OF FREEDOM BONDS.
Section 3102 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) ISSUANCE OF BONDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized
to issue bonds under this section, to be known as
‘United States Defense of Freedom Bonds’, in re-
sponse to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against
the United States on September 11, 2001.
‘‘(2) FORM.—The bonds authorized by para-
graph (1) shall be in such form and denominations,
and shall be subject to such terms and conditions of
issue, conversion, redemption, maturation, payment,
and rate of interest as the Secretary may pre-
scribe.’’.
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‘‘(C) a widower or surviving divorced husband
who was married to the fully insured individual re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) for at least 10 years mar-
ries,’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to remarriages occurring on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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50 percent of the weekly benefit amount from which
such deduction is made.
(2) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.—No repay-
ment shall be required, and no deduction shall be
made, until a determination has been made, notice
thereof and an opportunity for a fair hearing has
been given to the individual, and the determination
has become final.
(d) REVIEW.—Any determination by a State agency
under this section shall be subject to review in the same
manner and to the same extent as determinations under
the State unemployment compensation law, and only in
that manner and to that extent.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘compensation’’,
‘‘regular compensation’’, ‘‘extended compensation’’,
‘‘additional compensation’’, ‘‘benefit year’’, ‘‘base pe-
riod’’, ‘‘State’’, ‘‘State agency’’, ‘‘State law’’, and
‘‘week’’ have the respective meanings given such
terms under section 205 of the Federal-State Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970,
subject to paragraph (2).
(2) STATE
LAW
AND
REGULAR
COMPENSA-
TION.—In the case of a State entering into an
agreement under this Act—
(A) ‘‘State law’’ shall be considered to
refer to the State law of such State, applied in
conformance with the modifications described in
section 2(b)(2), subject to section 2(c), and
(B) ‘‘regular compensation’’ shall be con-
sidered to refer to such compensation, deter-
mined under its State law (applied in the man-
ner described in subparagraph (A)),
except as otherwise provided or where the context
clearly indicates otherwise.
SEC. 8. APPLICABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into under
this Act shall apply to weeks of unemployment—
(1) beginning after the date on which such
agreement is entered into, and
(2) ending before January 1, 2003.
(b) SPECIFIC RULES.—Under such an agreement—
(1) the modification described in section
2(b)(2)(A) (relating to alternative base periods) shall
not apply except in the case of initial claims filed
after September 11, 2001,
(2) the modifications described in section
2(b)(2)(B)–(C) (relating to part-time employment
and increased benefits, respectively) shall apply to
weeks of unemployment (described in subsection
(a)), irrespective of the date on which an individual’s
claim for benefits is filed, and
(3) 
the 
payments 
described 
in 
section
2(b)(1)(B) (relating to temporary supplemental un-
employment compensation) shall not apply except in
the case of individuals exhausting their rights to reg-
ular compensation (as described in clause (i) there-
of) after September 11, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3023
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow remarried widows,
widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled
to widow’s or widower’s insurance benefits if the prior marriage was
for at least 10 years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 4, 2001
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow remar-
ried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses
to become or remain entitled to widow’s or widower’s
insurance benefits if the prior marriage was for at least
10 years.
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 ‘‘Remarried Widows’
and Widowers’ Benefits Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. ENTITLEMENT OF REMARRIED WIDOWS, WID-
OWERS, AND SURVIVING DIVORCED SPOUSES
TO WIDOW’S AND WIDOWER’S INSURANCE
BENEFITS.
(a) 
WIDOW’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(e)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(3))
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the
end; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) a widow or surviving divorced wife who
was married to the fully insured individual referred
to in paragraph (1) for at least 10 years marries,’’.
(b) WIDOWER’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(f)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(4))
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the
end; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3025
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the program under which
State and local governments may procure law enforcement equipment
through the Department of Defense to include the procurement of
counter-terrorism equipment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 4, 2001
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the pro-
gram under which State and local governments may pro-
cure law enforcement equipment through the Department
of Defense to include the procurement of counter-ter-
rorism equipment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF PROGRAM FOR STATE AND
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT 
PROCUREMENT 
OF
CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT SUITABLE FOR
COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES.—Section 381 of title
10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or counter-terrorism’’ after
‘‘counter-drug’’ each place it appears in the first
sentence of subsection (a)(1), subsection (a)(1)(A),
subsection (c), and subsection (d)(3); and
(2) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting after the
first sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘Equip-
ment suitable for counter-terrorism activities in-
cludes equipment suitable for use to respond to and
manage the consequences of an act of terrorism.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of
such section is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 381. Procurement by State and local governments
of law enforcement equipment through
the Department of Defense’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
18 of such title is amended by striking the item relating
to section 381 and inserting the following new item:
‘‘381. Procurement by State and local governments of law enforcement equip-
ment through the Department of Defense.’’.
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‘‘(D) requires substantial supervision to protect
such individual from threats to health and safety
due to a severe cognitive impairment (as defined by
the Secretary).
‘‘(3)(A) For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘care coordinator’ means an individual or entity that—
‘‘(i) is—
‘‘(I) a physician (as defined in subsection
(r)(1)); or
‘‘(II) a practitioner described in section
1842(b)(18)(C) or an entity that meets such
conditions as the Secretary may specify (which
may include physicians, physician group prac-
tices, or other health care professionals or enti-
ties the Secretary may find appropriate) work-
ing in collaboration with a physician;
‘‘(ii) has entered into a care coordination agree-
ment with the Secretary; and
‘‘(iii) meets such other criteria as the Secretary
may establish (which may include experience in the
provision of care coordination or primary care physi-
cians’ services).
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), each care
coordination agreement shall—
come and deductions attributable to the travel
or tourism businesses are taken into account, or
‘‘(B) the amount of the net operating loss
for such taxable year.
‘‘(2) TRAVEL
OR
TOURISM
BUSINESS.—The
term ‘travel or tourism business’ includes the active
conduct of a trade or business directly related to
travel or tourism, including—
‘‘(A) the provision of commercial transpor-
tation (including rentals) or lodging,
‘‘(B) the operation of airports or other
transportation facilities or the provision of serv-
ices or the sale of merchandise within such fa-
cilities,
‘‘(C) the provision of services as a travel
agent,
‘‘(D) the operation of convention, trade
show, or entertainment facilities, and
‘‘(E) the provision of other services as
specified by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) 
COORDINATION
WITH
SUBSECTION
(b)(2).—For purposes of applying subsection (b)(2),
a travel or tourism loss for any taxable year shall be
treated in a manner similar to the manner in which
a specified liability loss is treated.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3028
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
to designate Pennsylvania State route 60 as part of the Dwight D.
Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 4, 2001
Ms. HART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991 to designate Pennsylvania State route 60
as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System
of Interstate and Defense Highways.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION TO INTERSTATE SYSTEM.
Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2033;
109 Stat. 598) is amended by inserting after ‘‘subsection
(c)(42)’’ the following: ‘‘and Pennsylvania State route 60
from Interstate Route 80 to United States Route 22’’.
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