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(c) ADDITIONAL
DIC 
FOR
CHILDREN.—Section 1311(b) is
amended by striking ‘‘$222’’ and inserting ‘‘$234’’.
(d) AID
AND ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE.—Section 1311(c) is
amended by striking ‘‘$222’’ and inserting ‘‘$234’’.
(e) HOUSEBOUND RATE.—Section 1311(d) is amended by striking
‘‘$107’’ and inserting ‘‘$112’’.
SEC. 6. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHIL-
DREN.
(a) DIC FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN.—Section 1313(a) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$373’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘$397’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘$538’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘$571’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘$699’’ in paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘$742’’;
and
(4) by striking ‘‘$699’’ and ‘‘$136’’ in paragraph (4) and
inserting ‘‘$742’’ and ‘‘$143’’, respectively.
(b) SUPPLEMENTAL DIC FOR DISABLED ADULT CHILDREN.—Sec-
tion 1314 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$222’’ in subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘$234’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘$373’’ in subsection (b) and inserting ‘‘$397’’;
and
(3) by striking ‘‘$188’’ in subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘$199’’.
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
December 1, 2001.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
‘‘(2) Payment of insurance proceeds under paragraph
(1) shall be a bar to recovery by any other person.’’.
(b) USGLI.—Section 1951 is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘United States
Government’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b)(1) Following the death of the insured—
‘‘(A) if the first beneficiary otherwise entitled to
payment of the insurance proceeds does not make a
claim for such payment within three years after the
death of the insured, payment of the proceeds may
be made to another beneficiary designated by the in-
sured, in the order of precedence as designated by
the insured, as if the first beneficiary had pre-
deceased the insured; and
‘‘(B) if within five years after the death of the
insured, no claim has been filed by a person des-
ignated by the insured as a beneficiary and the Sec-
retary has not received any notice in writing that
any such claim will be made, payment of the insur-
ance proceeds may (notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law) be made to such person as may in the
judgment of the Secretary be equitably entitled to
the proceeds of the policy.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced Protective
Activities Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL AGENT AUTHORI-
TIES.
Section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) in the course of performing the functions
set forth in paragraphs (1) and (3), obtain and exe-
cute search and arrest warrants, as well as obtain
and serve subpoenas and summonses, issued under
the authority of the United States;’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)(F) by inserting ‘‘or Presi-
dent-elect’’ after ‘‘President’’; and
(3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(5) in the course of performing the functions
set forth in paragraphs (1) and (3), make arrests
without warrant for any offense against the United
States committed in the presence of the special
agent, or for any felony cognizable under the laws
of the United States if the special agent has reason-
able grounds to believe that the person to be ar-
rested has committed or is committing such felony.’’.
SEC. 3. INTERFERENCE WITH PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS.
(a) GENERALLY.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 117. Interference with protective functions
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, re-
sists, or interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent
engaged in the performance of the protective functions au-
thorized by section 37 of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709) shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or
both.
‘‘(b) Whoever engages in any conduct—
‘‘(1) directed against an individual entitled to
protection under section 37 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709, and
‘‘(2) which would constitute a violation of sec-
tion 112 or 878 if such individual were a foreign of-
ficial, an official guest, or an internationally pro-
tected person, shall be subject to the same penalties
as are provided for such conduct directed against an
individual subject to protection under such section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 7 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘117. Interference with protective functions.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2541
To enhance the authorities of special agents and provide limited authorities
to uniformed officers responsible for the protection of domestic Depart-
ment of State occupied facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 18, 2001
Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. LANTOS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To enhance the authorities of special agents and provide
limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for
the protection of domestic Department of State occupied
facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL AGENT AUTHORITIES.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL AGENTS.—
Section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) in the course of performing the functions
set forth in paragraphs (1) and (3), obtain and exe-
cute search and arrest warrants, as well as obtain
and serve subpoenas and summonses, issued under
the authority of the United States;’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)(F) by inserting ‘‘or Presi-
dent-elect’’ after ‘‘President’’; and
(3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(5) in the course of performing the functions
set forth in paragraphs (1) and (3), make arrests
without warrant for any offense against the United
States committed in the presence of the special
agent, or for any felony cognizable under the laws
of the United States if the special agent has reason-
able grounds to believe that the person to be ar-
rested has committed or is committing such felony.’’.
(b) CRIMES.—Section 37 of such Act (22 U.S.C.
2709) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsections:
‘‘(d) 
INTERFERENCE
WITH
AGENTS.—Whoever
knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or interferes
with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged in the per-
formance of the protective functions authorized by this
section shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not
more than one year, or both.
‘‘(e) PERSONS UNDER PROTECTION
OF SPECIAL
AGENTS.—Whoever engages in any conduct—
‘‘(1) directed against an individual entitled to
protection under this section, and
‘‘(2) which would constitute a violation of sec-
tion 112 or 878 of title 18, United States Code, if
such individual were a foreign official, an official
guest, or an internationally protected person,
shall be subject to the same penalties as are provided for
such conduct directed against an individual subject to pro-
tection under such section of title 18.’’.
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IIB
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2541
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 14, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
AN ACT
To enhance the authorities of special agents and provide
limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for
the protection of domestic Department of State occupied
facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2541 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced Protective
Activities Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL AGENT AUTHORI-
TIES.
Section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) in the course of performing the functions
set forth in paragraphs (1) and (3), obtain and exe-
cute search and arrest warrants, as well as obtain
and serve subpoenas and summonses, issued under
the authority of the United States;’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)(F) by inserting ‘‘or Presi-
dent-elect’’ after ‘‘President’’; and
(3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(5) in the course of performing the functions
set forth in paragraphs (1) and (3), make arrests
without warrant for any offense against the United
States committed in the presence of the special
agent, or for any felony cognizable under the laws
of the United States if the special agent has reason-
able grounds to believe that the person to be ar-
rested has committed or is committing such felony.’’.
HR 2541 RFS
SEC. 3. INTERFERENCE WITH PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS.
(a) GENERALLY.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 117. Interference with protective functions
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, re-
sists, or interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent
engaged in the performance of the protective functions au-
thorized by section 37 of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709) shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or
both.
‘‘(b) Whoever engages in any conduct—
‘‘(1) directed against an individual entitled to
protection under section 37 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709, and
‘‘(2) which would constitute a violation of sec-
tion 112 or 878 if such individual were a foreign of-
ficial, an official guest, or an internationally pro-
tected person, shall be subject to the same penalties
as are provided for such conduct directed against an
individual subject to protection under such section.’’.
HR 2541 RFS
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 7 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘117. Interference with protective functions.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IB
Union Calendar No. 159
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2541
[Report No. 107–206, Part I]
To enhance the authorities of special agents and provide limited authorities
to uniformed officers responsible for the protection of domestic Depart-
ment of State occupied facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 18, 2001
Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. LANTOS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on International Relations
SEPTEMBER 19, 2001
Reported and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary for a period ending
not later than October 12, 2001, for consideration of such provisions of
the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to
clause 1(k), rule X.
OCTOBER 12, 2001
Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending not
later than November 2, 2001.
NOVEMBER 2, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To enhance the authorities of special agents and provide
limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for
the protection of domestic Department of State occupied
facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL AGENT AUTHORITIES.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL AGENTS.—
Section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) in the course of performing the functions
set forth in paragraphs (1) and (3), obtain and exe-
cute search and arrest warrants, as well as obtain
and serve subpoenas and summonses, issued under
the authority of the United States;’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)(F) by inserting ‘‘or Presi-
dent-elect’’ after ‘‘President’’; and
(3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(5) in the course of performing the functions
set forth in paragraphs (1) and (3), make arrests
without warrant for any offense against the United
States committed in the presence of the special
agent, or for any felony cognizable under the laws
of the United States if the special agent has reason-
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that government, the President may delay imposition
of sanctions pursuant to this section for a period of
up to 90 days. Following the consultations, the
President shall impose sanctions unless the Presi-
dent determines and certifies to Congress that gov-
ernment has taken specific and effective actions, in-
cluding appropriate penalties, to terminate the in-
volvement of the foreign person in the activities de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1). The President may
delay imposition of sanctions for an additional pe-
riod of up to 90 days if the President determines
and certifies to Congress that government is in the
process of taking the actions described in the pre-
ceding sentence.
(3) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The President
shall report to Congress, not later than 90 days
after making a determination under subsection
(a)(1), on the status of consultations with the appro-
priate government under this subsection, and the
basis for any determination under paragraph (2) of
this subsection that such government has taken spe-
cific corrective actions.
(c) SANCTIONS.—
(1) DESCRIPTION OF SANCTIONS.—The sanc-
tions to be imposed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)
able grounds to believe that the person to be ar-
rested has committed or is committing such felony.’’.
(b) CRIMES.—Section 37 of such Act (22 U.S.C.
2709) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsections:
‘‘(d) 
INTERFERENCE
WITH
AGENTS.—Whoever
knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or interferes
with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged in the per-
formance of the protective functions authorized by this
section shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not
more than one year, or both.
‘‘(e) PERSONS UNDER PROTECTION
OF SPECIAL
AGENTS.—Whoever engages in any conduct—
‘‘(1) directed against an individual entitled to
protection under this section, and
‘‘(2) which would constitute a violation of sec-
tion 112 or 878 of title 18, United States Code, if
such individual were a foreign official, an official
guest, or an internationally protected person,
shall be subject to the same penalties as are provided for
such conduct directed against an individual subject to pro-
tection under such section of title 18.’’.
Union Calendar No. 159
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2541
[Report No. 107–206, Part I]
A BILL
To enhance the authorities of special agents and
provide limited authorities to uniformed officers
responsible for the protection of domestic De-
partment of State occupied facilities.
NOVEMBER 2, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed
‘‘(c) PRIORITY FOR WORST-CASE PROPERTIES.—In
determining the properties for which to take action under
this section, the Director shall give priority to qualified
repetitive loss structures on the basis of the amount of
losses to the National Flood Insurance Fund that such
structures have caused or will cause.
‘‘(d) BORROWING.—
‘‘(1) ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS.—Subject to
the provisions of this subsection, the Director may
issue and sell such notes or other obligations to the
Secretary of the Treasury as the Director deter-
mines are necessary to provide funds to carry out
this section.
‘‘(2) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—Obligations
under this subsection shall be issued in the forms
and denominations, bearing the maturities, and sub-
ject to the terms and conditions that the Secretary
of the Treasury may prescribe.
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—At least 25
days before the issuance or sale of a note or other
obligation under paragraph (1), the Director shall
notify, in writing, the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives of the intention of such issuance or sale
and the dollar amount of such notes or obligations.
ment and nonprofit organizations and assist con-
tracting agencies in gathering data and negotiating
agreements;
(4) in designing criteria to consider applications
submitted under section 104(a);
(5) in providing assistance and training to
project partners and contracting agencies;
(6) in assisting project partners and contracting
agencies in combining together other conservation
programs into agreements;
(7) in tailoring the agreements to each indi-
vidual property;
(8) in monitoring progress under the agree-
ments; and
(9) in reviewing and recommending possible
modifications, additions, adaptations, improvements,
enhancements, or other changes to the Program to
improve the way in which the program operates.
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SEC. 2. REGULATION OF INTERSTATE PRE-ARRANGED
GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.
Section 14501 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) PRE-ARRANGED GROUND TRANSPORTATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No State or political sub-
division thereof and no interstate agency or other
political agency of 2 or more States shall enact or
enforce any law, rule, regulation, standard or other
provision having the force and effect of law requiring
a license or fee on account of the fact that a motor
vehicle is providing pre-arranged ground transpor-
tation service if the motor carrier providing such
service—
‘‘(A) meets all applicable registration re-
quirements under chapter 139 for the interstate
transportation of passengers;
‘‘(B) meets all applicable vehicle and intra-
state passenger licensing requirements of the
State or States in which the motor carrier is
domiciled or registered to do business; and
‘‘(C) is providing such service pursuant to
a contract for—
‘‘(i) travel from one State, including
intermediate stops, to a destination in an-
other State; or
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2544
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to offer federally financed, interest-
free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for
the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 18, 2001
Mr. GILMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to offer federally
financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipali-
ties, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid
electric or other high-efficiency vehicles, 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. LOANS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY VEHICLES.
(a) LOAN PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a program to offer federally financed,
interest-free loans to local educational agencies, public in-
stitutions of higher education, municipalities, and local
governments for the purchase of hybrid electric vehicles
or high-efficiency vehicles.
(b) REPAYMENT TERM.—The time for repayment of
a loan under this section may not exceed five years.
(c) SECURITY INTEREST.—The Secretary shall re-
quire, as a condition of a loan under this section, that
the borrower grant to the United States a security interest
in any vehicle purchased with the proceeds of such loan.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘high-efficiency vehicle’’ means a
motor vehicle that uses a fuel other than gasoline or
diesel fuel.
(2) The term ‘‘hybrid electric vehicle’’ means a
motor vehicle with a fuel-efficient gasoline engine as-
sisted by an electric motor.
(3) The term ‘‘motor vehicle’’ has the meaning
given that term in section 30102(a)(6) of title 49,
United States Code.
(4) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has
the meaning given that term in the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301
et seq.).
(5) The term ‘‘public institution of higher edu-
cation’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘institution
of higher education’’ in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), but
does not include private institutions described in
that section.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007
and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year
thereafter.
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‘‘(ii) travel from one State, including
one or more intermediate stops in another
State, to a destination in the original
State.
‘‘(2) MATTERS NOT COVERED.—Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed as—
‘‘(A) subjecting taxicab service to regula-
tion under chapter 135 or section 31138; or
‘‘(B) prohibiting or restricting an airport,
train, or bus terminal operator from contracting
to provide preferential access or facilities to one
or more providers of pre-arranged ground
transportation service.’’.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13102 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (17), (18),
(19), (20), (21), and (22) as paragraphs (18), (19),
(21), (22), (23), and (24), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (16) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(17) PRE-ARRANGED
GROUND
TRANSPOR-
TATION SERVICE.—The term ‘pre-arranged ground
transportation service’ means transportation for a
passenger (or a group of passengers) that is ar-
a final determination of the Director for purposes of re-
view under chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code.’’.
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In the Senate of the United States,
October 17, 2002.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2546) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 49, United
States Code, to prohibit States from requiring a license or fee
on account of the fact that a motor vehicle is providing inter-
state pre-arranged ground transportation service, and for
other purposes.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Ω1æPage 3, strike out lines 1 through 7 and insert:
‘‘(i) transportation by the motor car-
rier from one State, including intermediate
stops, to a destination in another State; or
‘‘(ii) transportation by the motor car-
rier from one State, including intermediate
stops in another State, to a destination in
the original State.
‘‘(2) INTERMEDIATE
STOP
DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘intermediate stop’, with respect to
transportation by a motor carrier, means a pause in
the transportation in order for one or more passengers
to engage in personal or business activity, but only if
the driver providing the transportation to such pas-
senger or passengers does not, before resuming the
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HR 2546 EAS
transportation of such passenger (or at least 1 of such
passengers), provide transportation to any other per-
son not included among the passengers being trans-
ported when the pause began.
Ω2æPage 3, line 8, strike out ø(2)¿ and insert: (3)
Ω3æPage 3, line 18, strike out ørequire¿ and insert: re-
quire, in a nondiscriminatory manner,
Ω4æPage 3, line 22, after ‘‘to’’ insert: pre-licensing drug
testing or
Ω5æPage 3, line 24, strike out all after ‘‘domiciled,’’ down
to and including ‘‘or’’ in line 25
Ω6æPage 4, line 2, after ‘‘service,’’ insert: or by the motor
carrier providing such service,
Attest:
Secretary.