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Calendar No. 292
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2278
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 6, 2001
Received
OCTOBER 16, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
DECEMBER 13, 2001
Reported by Mr. LEAHY, without amendment
AN ACT
To provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses
of intracompany transferees, and to reduce the period
of time during which certain intracompany transferees
have to be continuously employed before applying for
admission to the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2278 RS
SECTION 1. WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR SPOUSES OF
INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES.
Section 214(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(E) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under
section 101(a)(15)(L), who is accompanying or following
to join a principal alien admitted under such section, the
Attorney General shall authorize the alien spouse to en-
gage in employment in the United States and provide the
spouse with an ‘employment authorized’ endorsement or
other appropriate work permit.’’.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF REQUIRED PERIOD OF PRIOR CON-
TINUOUS 
EMPLOYMENT 
FOR 
CERTAIN
INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(c)(2)(A) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(A)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘In the case of an alien seeking admission under section
101(a)(15)(L), the 1-year period of continuous employ-
ment required under such section is deemed to be reduced
to a 6-month period if the importing employer has filed
a blanket petition under this subparagraph and met the
requirements for expedited processing of aliens covered
under such petition.’’.
HR 2278 RS
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)) is amended by striking ‘‘an alien
who,’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to section 214(c)(2), an alien
who,’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 5,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 292
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2278
AN ACT
To provide for work authorization for non-
immigrant spouses of intracompany transferees,
and to reduce the period of time during which
certain intracompany transferees have to be con-
tinuously employed before applying for admission
to the United States.
DECEMBER 13, 2001
Reported without amendment
‘‘(2) CHILD IN POVERTY.—The term ‘child in
poverty’ means a child from a family with an income
below the poverty line.
‘‘(3) MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The term ‘mental health and student
service provider’ means a qualified individual who
provides mental health and student services, includ-
ing any individual who is a qualified school coun-
selor, a qualified school psychologist, or a qualified
school social worker.
‘‘(4) MENTAL
HEALTH
AND
STUDENT
SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘mental health and student serv-
ices’ includes direct, individual, and group services
provided to students, parents, and school personnel
by mental health and student service providers, and
the coordination of prevention strategies in schools
or community-based programs.
‘‘(5) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘poverty line’
means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of
Management and Budget, and revised annually in
accordance with section 673(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) appli-
cable to a family of the size involved.
‘‘(6) SCHOOL COUNSELOR.—The term ‘school
counselor’ means an individual who has documented
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 227
To abolish the Council on Environmental Quality.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 2001
Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To abolish the Council on Environmental Quality.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ABOL-
ISHED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Council on Environmental
Quality is abolished.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The National Envi-
ronmental Quality Act of 1969 is amended by striking sec-
tions 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, and 208 (42 U.S.C.
4342–4346b).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2280
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit cooperatives to
pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. RAMSTAD,
Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. POMEROY, and Mr. STARK) 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 permit
cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without
reducing patronage dividends.
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 ‘‘Cooperative Dividend
Equity Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS ON STOCK OF COOPERA-
TIVES 
WITHOUT 
REDUCING 
PATRONAGE
DIVIDENDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1388 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to patronage
dividend defined) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘For purposes of paragraph (3), net earnings
shall not be reduced by amounts paid during the year as
dividends on capital stock or other proprietary capital in-
terests of the organization to the extent that the articles
of incorporation or bylaws of such organization or other
contract with patrons provide that such dividends are in
addition to amounts otherwise payable to patrons which
are derived from business done with or for patrons during
the taxable year.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to distributions in taxable years
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2282
To amend title 9 of the United States Code to exclude all employment
contracts from the arbitration provisions of chapter 1 of such title;
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. FRANK, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. NADLER, Ms.
WATERS, Ms. LEE, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. SANDERS, Mr.
DEFAZIO, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms.
SOLIS, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. OLVER, Mr. STARK, Mr. LEWIS of
Georgia, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr.
WAXMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. CLAY,
Mr. FILNER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BROWN
of Ohio, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. EVANS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. BROWN of Flor-
ida, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. MARKEY, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary,
and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To amend title 9 of the United States Code to exclude
all employment contracts from the arbitration provisions
of chapter 1 of such title; 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 ‘‘Preservation of Civil
Rights Protections Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT.
Section 1 of title 9, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘of seamen’’ and all that follows through
‘‘commerce’’.
SEC. 3. UNENFORCEABILITY OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS.
(a) PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, any clause of any
agreement between an employer and an employee that re-
quires arbitration of a claim arising under the Constitu-
tion or laws of the United States shall not be enforceable.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—
(1) WAIVER
OR
CONSENT
AFTER
CLAIM
ARISES.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect
to any claim if, after such claim arises, the parties
involved voluntarily consent to submit such claim to
arbitration.
(2) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.—
Subsection (a) shall not preclude an employee or
union from enforcing any of the rights or terms of
a valid collective bargaining agreement.
SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
This Act and the amendment made by section 2 shall
apply with respect to all employment contracts in force
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2284
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment
of certain chiropractic examination procedures, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee 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 provide
for payment of certain chiropractic examination proce-
dures, 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 ‘‘Medicare Chiropractic
Improvement Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR AP-
PROPRIATE 
CHIROPRACTIC 
EXAMINATION
PROCEDURES FURNISHED BY DOCTORS OF
CHIROPRACTIC 
WITHIN 
THE 
SCOPE 
OF
THEIR LICENSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (5) of section 1861(r) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)) is amended
to read as follows: ‘‘(5) a doctor of chiropractic who is
licensed as such by the State in which chiropractic services
(as defined in subsection (ww)) are furnished and who
meets uniform minimum standards promulgated by the
Secretary.’’.
(b) CHIROPRACTIC
SERVICES
DEFINED.—Section
1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as
amended by sections 102(b) and 105(b) of the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A–468, 471), as enacted
into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘Chiropractic Services
‘‘(ww)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the term ‘chiro-
practic services’ means the services described in paragraph
(3) that are furnished by a doctor of chiropractic only with
respect to treatment by means of chiropractic adjustment
or manual manipulation of the spine to correct a sub-
luxation which the doctor of chiropractic is legally author-
ized to perform by the State in which that doctor performs
such functions.
‘‘(2) Chiropractic services may only be furnished
under this title by a doctor of chiropractic.
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (1) with respect to
such treatment, the services described in this paragraph
are as follows:
‘‘(A) Physicians’ services under subsection
(s)(1).
‘‘(B) Services and supplies described in sub-
section (s)(2)(A).
‘‘(C) Diagnostic X-ray tests under subsection
(s)(3).
‘‘(D) Such other appropriate chiropractic exam-
ination procedures that the Secretary identifies by
regulation.’’.
(c) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall promulgate revised reg-
ulations to carry out the amendments made by this section
using a negotiated rulemaking process under subchapter
III of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after
the date on which the Secretary of Health and Human
(2) PROGRAM
REPORT.—The Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report not later than March 1,
2007, regarding the effectiveness of professional de-
velopment programs, established pursuant to this
section, to recruit and retain principals and super-
intendents.
(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2002 through 2006 to carry out this sec-
tion.
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Services causes to have published in the Federal Register
a final regulation pursuant to subsection (c).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2285
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases
on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of
New Jersey.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. SAXTON, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. FRELING-
HUYSEN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. FERGUSON) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil
and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental
Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OIL AND GAS LEASING OFF
THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY.
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall not issue a lease, permit, or license for the explo-
ration for or extraction of oil or gas on or from submerged
lands described in subsection (b).
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The submerged lands with
respect to which subsection (a) applies are all submerged
lands seaward from the landward boundary of the Outer
Continental Shelf that lie within 125 miles of any point
of the coast line of the State of New Jersey, including
areas with respect to which a moratorium on oil and gas
leasing activities existed before the date of enactment of
this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2288
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out
programs regarding the prevention and management of asthma, allergies,
and related respiratory problems, to establish a tax credit regarding
pest control and indoor air quality and climate control services for
multifamily residential housing in low-income communities, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself and Mr. STEARNS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to carry out programs regarding the prevention and man-
agement of asthma, allergies, and related respiratory
problems, to establish a tax credit regarding pest control
and indoor air quality and climate control services for
multifamily residential housing in low-income commu-
nities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2291
To extend the authorization of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program
for an additional 5 years, to authorize a National Community Antidrug
Coalition Institute, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. RAN-
GEL, Mr. HERGER, Mr. WYNN, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. STUPAK, Mr.
LEWIS of Kentucky, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. KILDEE,
Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. REYES, Mr. WATKINS of Oklahoma, Mr. MCNUL-
TY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, and Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To extend the authorization of the Drug-Free Communities
Support Program for an additional 5 years, to authorize
a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(6) Despite these successes, drug use continues
to be a serious problem facing communities across
the United States. For example:
(A) According to the Pulse Check: Trends
in Drug Abuse Mid-Year 2000 report—
(i) crack and powder cocaine remains
the most serious drug problem;
(ii) marijuana remains the most wide-
ly available illicit drug, and its potency is
on the rise;
(iii) treatment sources report an in-
crease in admissions with marijuana as the
primary drug of abuse—and adolescents
outnumber other age groups entering
treatment for marijuana;
(iv) 80 percent of Pulse Check sources
reported increased availability of club
drugs, with ecstasy () and ketamine the
most widely cited club drugs and seven
sources reporting that powder cocaine is
being used as a club drug by young adults;
(v) ecstasy abuse and trafficking is
expanding, no longer confined to the
‘‘rave’’ scene;
(b) REQUIREMENT REGARDING CLINICAL PARTICI-
PANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing for the conduct
of clinical research under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to providing to individuals
described in paragraph (2) opportunities to undergo
clinical evaluations for purposes of the research.
(2) RELEVANT POPULATIONS.—For purposes of
paragraph (1), the individuals referred to in this
paragraph are individuals who are residents of com-
munities in which the average family income is at or
below 200 percent of the official poverty line, as es-
tablished by the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget and revised by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1981.
SEC. 8. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL ACTIVITIES TO AD-
DRESS 
ASTHMA-RELATED 
HEALTH 
CARE
NEEDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute shall, through the Na-
tional Asthma Education Prevention Program Coordi-
nating Committee—
(1) identify all Federal programs that carry out
asthma-related activities;
(2) develop, in consultation with appropriate
Federal agencies and professional and voluntary
health organizations, a Federal plan for responding
to asthma; and
(3) not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, submit recommendations to
the Congress on ways to strengthen and improve the
coordination of asthma-related activities of the Fed-
eral Government.
(b) REPRESENTATION
OF
THE DEPARTMENT
OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.—A representative
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
shall be included on the National Asthma Education Pre-
vention Program Coordinating Committee for the purpose
of performing the tasks described in subsection (a).
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Out of
any funds otherwise appropriated for the National Insti-
tutes of Health, $5,000,000 shall be made available to the
National Asthma Education Prevention Program for the
period of fiscal years 2002 through 2006 for the purpose
of carrying out this section. Funds made available under
this subsection shall be in addition to any other funds ap-
propriated to the National Asthma Education Prevention
Program for any fiscal year during such period.
SEC. 9. COMPILATION OF DATA BY CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, in consultation with the National Asthma
Education Prevention Program Coordinating Committee,
shall—
(1) conduct local asthma surveillance activities
to collect data on the prevalence and severity of
asthma and the quality of asthma management,
including—
(A) telephone surveys to collect sample
household data on the local burden of asthma;
and
(B) health care facility specific surveillance
to collect asthma data on the prevalence and se-
verity of asthma, and on the quality of asthma
care; and
(2) compile and annually publish data on—
(A) the prevalence of children suffering
from asthma in each State; and
(B) the childhood mortality rate associated
with asthma nationally and in each State.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2289
To exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES FROM
THE JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RE-
SOURCES SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The John H. Chafee Coastal Bar-
rier Resources System does not include the following prop-
erties in the San Luis Beach Subdivision in Brazoria
County, Texas:
(1) Lots 18, 21, 22, 23, and 24 in block 8, sec-
tion III.
(2) Lot 17 in block 7, section III.
(b) CHANGES TO MAPS.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall make such modifications to the
maps referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) as are necessary pur-
suant to subsection (a).
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‘‘(1) willfully fails to pay a court ordered obli-
gation with respect to a spouse or former spouse 
who resides in another State, if such obligation has 
remained unpaid for a period longer than 1 year, or 
is greater than $5,000; 
‘‘(2) travels in interstate or foreign commerce 
with the intent to evade a court ordered obligation 
with respect to a spouse or former spouse, if such 
obligation has remained unpaid for a period longer 
than 1 year, or is greater than $5,000; or 
‘‘(3) willfully fails to pay a court ordered obli-
gation with respect to a spouse or former spouse 
who resides in another State, if such obligation has 
remained unpaid for a period longer than 2 years, 
or is greater than $10,000; 
shall be punished as provided in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) PRESUMPTION.—The existence of an obligation 
that was in effect for the time period charged in the indict-
ment or information creates a rebuttable presumption that 
the obligor has the ability to pay the obligation for that 
time period. 
‘‘(c) PUNISHMENT.—The punishment for an offense 
under this section is—
‘‘(1) in the case of a first offense under sub-
section (a)(1), a fine under this title, imprisonment 
for not more than 6 months, or both; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an offense under paragraph 
(2) or (3) of subsection (a), or a second or subse-
quent offense under subsection (a)(1), a fine under 
this title, imprisonment for not more than 2 years, 
or both. 
‘‘(d) MANDATORY RESTITUTION.—Upon a conviction 
under this section, the court shall order restitution under 
section 3663A in an amount equal to the total unpaid obli-
gation as it exists at the time of sentencing. 
‘‘(e) VENUE.—With respect to an offense under this 
section, an action may be inquired of and prosecuted in 
a district court of the United States for—
‘‘(1) the district in which the spouse or former 
spouse who is the subject of the obligation resided 
during a period during which the person who is al-
leged to have failed to pay the obligation or traveled 
with the intent to evade the obligation, allegedly 
failed to meet that obligation; 
‘‘(2) the district in which the alleged offender 
resided during a period described in paragraph (1); 
or