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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT SETTLEMENT 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Findings. 
Sec. 103. General permissible uses of the Central Arizona Project. 
Sec. 104. Allocation of Central Arizona Project water. 
Sec. 105. Firming of Central Arizona Project Indian water. 
Sec. 106. Acquisition of agricultural priority water. 
Sec. 107. Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund. 
Sec. 108. Effect. 
Sec. 109. Repeal. 
Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 111. Repeal on failure of enforceability date under title II. 
TITLE II—GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER RIGHTS 
SETTLEMENT 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Findings and purposes. 
Sec. 203. Approval of the Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement 
agreement. 
Sec. 204. Water rights. 
Sec. 205. Community water delivery contract amendments. 
Sec. 206. Extinguishment of claims. 
Sec. 207. Waiver and release of claims. 
Sec. 208. Gila River Indian Community Water OM&R Trust Fund. 
Sec. 209. Subsidence remediation program. 
Sec. 210. After-acquired trust land. 
Sec. 211. Reduction of water rights. 
Sec. 212. Miscellaneous provisions. 
Sec. 213. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 214. Repeal on failure of enforceability date. 
TITLE III—SOUTHERN ARIZONA WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT 
Sec. 301. Southern Arizona water rights settlement.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In titles I and II: 
(1) ACRE-FEET.—The term ‘‘acre-feet’’ means 
acre-feet per year. 
(2) AFTER-ACQUIRED TRUST LAND.—The term 
‘‘after-acquired trust land’’ means land that—
(A) is located—
(i) within the State; but
‘‘(g) ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.—
‘‘(1) AGENCY OBJECTIVES AND REPORTS.—
‘‘(A) OBJECTIVES.—The Deputy Director 
shall develop quantifiable, measurable objectives 
for achieving improved homeland preparedness 
and security at the regional level. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS.—The Deputy Director 
shall require each regional point of contact of 
the Agency designated under section 616(c)(1) 
to make annual reports to the Deputy Director 
on improvements in homeland preparedness and 
security within the region and to report failures 
to meet the quantifiable objectives developed 
under subparagraph (A) to the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Agency. 
‘‘(2) STATE OBJECTIVES AND REPORTS.—
‘‘(A) REPORTS.—Each State, as a condi-
tion of receipt of a grant under this section, 
shall develop quantifiable, measurable objectives 
for achieving improved homeland preparedness 
and security at the State level. 
‘‘(B) OBJECTIVES.—Within 1 year of the 
date of receipt of a grant under this section, a 
State shall report to the Deputy Director on 
progress made in meeting the objectives it de-
veloped under subparagraph (A), how grant 
funds were used to meet such objectives, and 
any failures to meet such objectives. 
‘‘(3) REPAYMENT.—If the Deputy Director de-
termines that a first responder or State has improp-
erly used Federal funds made available under this 
section, the first responder or State shall be liable 
to repay to the United States the amount deter-
mined by the Deputy Director to have been used im-
properly. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Deputy Di-
rector may use not more than 5 percent of the amounts 
appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year to 
establish and maintain the Office of National Prepared-
ness under section 616 and for administrative expenses 
of carrying out this section in such fiscal year. 
‘‘(i) COORDINATION.—The Director shall establish 
working relationships with other Federal agencies to pre-
vent duplication of assistance to first responders and 
States for purposes of homeland preparedness and secu-
rity.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5442
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to include private firefighters and rescue squad and ambulance 
crew members for certain benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
Mr. HAYWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to include private firefighters and 
rescue squad and ambulance crew members for certain 
benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN PRIVATE SAFETY OF-
FICERS. 
Paragraph (7) of section 1204 of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796b(7)) is amended—
(1) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘and ;’’ 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) any firefighter, rescue squad or am-
bulance crew member who is performing official 
duties for a private company or organization 
that has a contractual agreement with a public 
agency to provide fire suppression, rescue, or 
ambulance services for such agency.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5444
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value
of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered
available resources under the supplemental security income program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. POMEROY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify
that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements
are not to be considered available resources under the
supplemental security income program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN FUNERAL AND BURIAL ARRANGE-
MENTS NOT CONSIDERED RESOURCES.
Section 1613(e)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1382b(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(C) If—
‘‘(i) an individual or his spouse enters into an
irrevocable contract with a provider of funeral goods
and services for a funeral;
‘‘(ii) the individual or his spouse funds the con-
tract by paying for the goods and services; and
‘‘(iii)(I) the funeral provider subsequently
places the funds in a trust or in escrow; or
‘‘(II) the individual or his spouse establishes an
irrevocable trust, and the funeral provider is the
named beneficiary of the trust,
then the trust or escrow shall not be considered a resource
available to the individual.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5445
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that an employer
shall be liable for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to
an employee only after the Internal Revenue Service establishes the
amount of tips received by that employee.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. TANNER, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BLUNT, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. FORD, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr.
RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr.
SMITH of Michigan, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. JEFF MILLER of Florida, Mr.
GORDON, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. TIBERI, and Mr. PICKERING) intro-
duced 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
that an employer shall be liable for Social Security taxes
on unreported tips paid to an employee only after the
Internal Revenue Service establishes the amount of tips
received by that employee.
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 ‘‘Tip Tax Fairness Act
of 2002’’.
TITLE II—ACCESS AND 
AFFORDABILITY 
Subtitle A—Report on Programs 
for Improving the Health Status 
of Hispanic Individuals 
SEC. 201. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING DIABETES, HIV/
AIDS, 
SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE, 
AND 
MENTAL 
HEALTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall annually submit to Congress a report on 
programs carried out through the Public Health Service 
with respect to improving the health status of Hispanic 
individuals regarding diabetes, cancer, asthma, HIV infec-
tion, AIDS, substance abuse, and mental health, includ-
ing—
(1) prevention programs carried out through 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration; 
(2) treatment programs carried out through the 
Health Resources and Services Administration and 
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration;
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER LIABLE FOR FICA TAX ON TIPS RE-
CEIVED BY EMPLOYEE ONLY AFTER IRS ES-
TABLISHES AMOUNT OF TIPS RECEIVED BY
THAT EMPLOYEE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (q) of section 3121 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tips in-
cluded for both employee and employer taxes) is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The
Secretary may issue a notice and demand to an employer
for taxes imposed by section 3111 with respect to tips re-
ferred to in the exception in the preceding sentence only
after the Secretary has determined the liability of each
employee for taxes imposed by section 3101 on such tips.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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of State in which such individual provides den-
tal services; 
‘‘(B) prepare and submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require; and
‘‘(C) provide assurances that—
‘‘(i) the individual will practice in a 
federally-designated dental health profes-
sional shortage area; and 
‘‘(ii) not less than 33 percent of the 
patients of such individual are—
‘‘(I) receiving assistance under a 
State plan under title XIX of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(II) receiving assistance under a 
State plan under title XXI of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa 
et seq.); or 
‘‘(III) uninsured. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) ENTITIES.—An entity shall use amounts 
received under a grant under this section to provide 
for the increased availability of primary dental serv-
(1) use information that the Secretary has ob-
tained from administering other provisions of law;
and
(2) minimize any additional information or re-
quirements that are imposed on eligible producers.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET.—Payments under this
section shall not be subject to administrative offset, in-
cluding administrative offset under chapter 37 of title 31,
United States Code, or the Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.).
SEC. 4. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.
The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and au-
thorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry
out this Act.
SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may promulgate
such regulations as are necessary to implement this Act.
(b) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the regula-
tions and administration of this Act shall be made without
regard to—
(1) the notice and comment provisions of sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of
Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg.
13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking
and public participation in rulemaking; and
(3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code
(commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act’’).
(c) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW
OF AGENCY RULE-
MAKING.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall
use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5,
United States Code.
SEC. 6. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The entire amount made available
under this Act shall be available only to the extent that
the President submits to Congress an official budget re-
quest for a specific dollar amount that includes designa-
tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
requirement for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et
seq.).
(b) DESIGNATION.—The entire amount made avail-
able under this section is designated by Congress as an
emergency requirement under sections 251(b)(2)(A) and
252(e) of that Act (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A), 902(e)).
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Medicare Bene-
fits Administration shall be headed by an ad-
ministrator to be known as the ‘Medicare Bene-
fits Administrator’ (in this section referred to 
as the ‘Administrator’) who shall be appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. The Administrator shall 
be in direct line of authority to the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) COMPENSATION.—The Administrator 
shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable 
for level III of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(C) TERM
OF
OFFICE.—The Adminis-
trator shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. 
In any case in which a successor does not take 
office at the end of an Administrator’s term of 
office, that Administrator may continue in of-
fice until the entry upon office of such a suc-
cessor. An Administrator appointed to a term of 
office after the commencement of such term 
may serve under such appointment only for the 
remainder of such term.
‘‘(D) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Admin-
istrator shall be responsible for the exercise of 
all powers and the discharge of all duties of the
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Administration, and shall have authority and 
control over all personnel and activities thereof. 
‘‘(E) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—The Ad-
ministrator may prescribe such rules and regu-
lations as the Administrator determines nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the functions 
of the Administration. The regulations pre-
scribed by the Administrator shall be subject to 
the rulemaking procedures established under 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(F) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ORGANI-
ZATIONAL UNITS.—The Administrator may es-
tablish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue such 
organizational units or components within the 
Administration as the Administrator considers 
necessary or appropriate, except as specified in 
this section. 
‘‘(G) AUTHORITY TO DELEGATE.—The Ad-
ministrator may assign duties, and delegate, or 
authorize successive redelegations of, authority 
to act and to render decisions, to such officers 
and employees of the Administration as the Ad-
ministrator may find necessary. Within the lim-
itations of such delegations, redelegations, or 
assignments, all official acts and decisions of
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such officers and employees shall have the same 
force and effect as though performed or ren-
dered by the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a Dep-
uty Administrator of the Medicare Benefits Ad-
ministration who shall be appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) COMPENSATION.—The Deputy Ad-
ministrator shall be paid at the rate of basic 
pay payable for level IV of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(C) TERM OF OFFICE.—The Deputy Ad-
ministrator shall be appointed for a term of 5 
years. In any case in which a successor does not 
take office at the end of a Deputy Administra-
tor’s term of office, such Deputy Administrator 
may continue in office until the entry upon of-
fice of such a successor. A Deputy Adminis-
trator appointed to a term of office after the 
commencement of such term may serve under 
such appointment only for the remainder of 
such term.
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appropriate for the individuals for whom the 
services are intended; and 
‘‘(C) the programs utilize racial and ethnic 
minority community-based organizations to de-
liver the services. 
‘‘(e) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—The head 
of each specified agency shall submit to the Secretary for 
inclusion in each biennial report under section 1707(g) 
(without change) a biennial report describing—
‘‘(1) the extent to which the minority health of-
fice of the agency employs individuals who are mem-
bers of racial and ethnic minority groups, including 
a specification by minority group of the number of 
such individuals employed by such office; and 
‘‘(2) the manner in which the agency is com-
plying with Public Law 94–311 (relating to data on 
Americans of Spanish origin or descent). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) MINORITY
HEALTH
OFFICE.—The term 
‘minority health office’ means an office established 
under subsection (a), subject to subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(2) RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUP.—
The term ‘racial and ethnic minority group’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1707(g).
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‘‘(3) SPECIFIED AGENCY.—The term ‘specified 
agency’ means—
‘‘(A) an agency specified in subsection 
(b)(1); and 
‘‘(B) the National Institutes of Health. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for a specified agency for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent for 
the purpose of carrying out activities under this sec-
tion through the minority health office of the agen-
cy. In reserving an amount under the preceding sen-
tence for a minority health office for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall reduce, by substantially the same 
percentage, the amount that otherwise would be 
available for each of the programs of the designated 
agency involved. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS
FOR
STAFF-
ING.—The purposes for which amounts made avail-
able under paragraph (1) may be expended by a mi-
nority health office include the costs of employing 
staff for such office.’’.
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SEC. 363. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title II of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 229. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—There shall be 
in the Department of Health and Human Services an As-
sistant Secretary for Civil Rights, who shall be appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall perform such functions relating to civil rights as the 
Secretary may assign.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the item relat-
ing to Assistant Secretaries of Health and Human Serv-
ices, by striking ‘‘(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(7)’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 544
To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-
related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in deter-
mining an alien’s eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mrs. KELLY) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations
relating to gender-related persecution, including female
genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien’s eligi-
bility for asylum or withholding of removal.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULA-
TIONS CONCERNING GENDER-RELATED PER-
SECUTION.
(a) REGULATIONS FOR USE IN EVALUATING ASYLUM
APPLICATIONS.—The Attorney General shall promulgate
regulations, which shall apply to the determination of an
alien’s eligibility to be granted asylum under section 208
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158),
interpreting, in a manner consistent with international law
and standards, the term ‘‘persecution’’, as used in section
101(a)(42)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)(A)), to
include gender-related persecution, including female gen-
ital mutilation. The regulations under this subsection may
not create burdens, or increase requirements, for estab-
lishing persecution beyond those established by inter-
national law and standards and decisions of the Board of
Immigration Appeals.
(b) REGULATIONS FOR USE IN WITHHOLDING OF
REMOVAL.—The Attorney General shall promulgate regu-
lations relating to gender-related persecution, including fe-
male genital mutilation, which shall apply to the deter-
mination under section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)). The regulations
under this subsection shall be consistent, to the extent ap-
propriate under such Act, with the regulations under sub-
section (a).
(c) DEADLINE.—The Attorney General shall promul-
gate the regulations required by this Act not later than
the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term
‘‘gender-related persecution’’ means a harm that—
(1) is specific to, or disproportionately affects,
women on the ground of their gender; and
(2) otherwise would be considered persecution
for purposes of section 101(a)(42)(A) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1101(a)(42)(A)).
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of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate. 
(B) Materials developed under the program es-
tablished under subsection (a) that are demonstrated 
to be effective shall be made widely available to the 
public. 
(3) ANNUAL MEETING.—The Director, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Education, shall con-
vene an annual meeting of the partnerships partici-
pating under this section to foster greater national 
collaboration. 
(4) REPORT ON COORDINATION.—The Director, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 
shall provide an annual report to the Committee on 
Science of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate describing how the pro-
gram authorized under this section has been and will 
be coordinated with the program authorized under 
part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary
(2) APPLICABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT.—Subpara-
graph (E) of 408(p)(2) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(E) APPLICABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT; COST-
OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of
subparagraph (A)(ii), the applicable dollar
amount shall be the amount determined in
accordance with the following table:
‘‘For taxable years
The applicable
beginning in
dollar amount:
calendar year:
2001 ..................................................................
$7,000
2002 ..................................................................
$8,000
2003 ..................................................................
$9,000
2004 or thereafter ............................................
$10,000.
‘‘(ii) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—
In the case of a year beginning after De-
cember 31, 2004, the Secretary shall ad-
just the $10,000 amount under clause (i)
at the same time and in the same manner
as under section 415(d), except that the
base period taken into account shall be the
calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2003,
and any increase under this subparagraph
which is not a multiple of $500 shall be
rounded to the next lower multiple of
$500.’’.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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kind described in section 522(q)(1)(A) or liable for 
a 
debt 
of 
the 
kind 
described 
in 
section 
522(q)(1)(B).’’.
TITLE IV—GENERAL AND SMALL 
BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY PRO-
VISIONS 
Subtitle A—General Business 
Bankruptcy Provisions 
SEC. 401. ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR INVESTORS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 101 of title 11, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (48) 
the following: 
‘‘(48A) ‘securities self regulatory organization’ 
means either a securities association registered with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission under sec-
tion 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or 
a national securities exchange registered with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission under section 
6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;’’. 
(b) AUTOMATIC STAY.—Section 362(b) of title 11, 
United States Code, as amended by sections 224, 303, and 
311, is amended by inserting after paragraph (24) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(25) under subsection (a), of—