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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1406
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve presumptive compensation
benefits for veterans with ill-defined illnesses resulting from the Persian
Gulf War, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 2001
Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. REYES, Mrs. CAPPS, and Mr. DOYLE) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve presump-
tive compensation benefits for veterans with ill-defined
illnesses resulting from the Persian Gulf War, 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 ‘‘Gulf War Undiagnosed
Illness Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ILL-DEFINED ILLNESSES IN PRE-
SUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1117 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or
fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, a chronic multi-
symptom illness, or any other ill-defined illness (or com-
bination of ill-defined illnesses)’’ after ‘‘illnesses)’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) of
such section is amended by inserting ‘‘or fibromyalgia,
chronic fatigue syndrome, a chronic multisymptom illness,
or any other ill-defined illness (or combination of ill-de-
fined illnesses)’’ after ‘‘illnesses)’’.
SEC. 3. COMPENSATION FOR UNDIAGNOSED ILLNESSES TO
PROVIDE FOR PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH
PROJECTS.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY TO PROVIDE FOR
PARTICIPATION WITHOUT LOSS OF BENEFITS.—Section
1117 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g)(1) If the Secretary determines with respect to
a medical research project sponsored by the Department
that it is necessary for the conduct of that project that
Persian Gulf veterans in receipt of compensation under
this section or section 1118 of this title participate in the
project without fear of loss of compensation benefits under
either section, the Secretary may provide that medical in-
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Union Calendar No. 66
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1407
[Report No. 107–77, Parts I and II]
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit air carriers to meet
and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 2001
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. MICA, Mr. LIPINSKI,
Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HORN, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDON-
ALD, Mr. QUINN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BAKER,
Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. HAYES, Mr. JOHNSON
of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, and Mr. KIRK) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
MAY 23, 2001
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
for a period ending not later than July 9, 2001 for consideration of such
provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of
that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
JUNE 28, 2001
Additional sponsors: Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. COSTELLO, Mrs.
KELLY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, and
Mr. MEEKS of New York
JUNE 28, 2001
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendments, committed
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
formation derived directly or indirectly from the participa-
tion of a Persian Gulf veteran in that research project may
not be used in adjudicating that veteran’s entitlement to
receipt of such compensation.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister a notice of each determination made by the Secretary
under paragraph (1) with respect to a medical research
project.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The authority provided by
subsection (g) of section 1117 of title 38, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a), may be used by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs with respect to any medical re-
search project of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
whether commenced before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commission to Estab-
lish the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 
2004’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) American Latinos are an ethnically and ra-
cially diverse population. Still, whether known by the 
term ‘‘Hispanic’’ or ‘‘Latino,’’ or by the various na-
tional identities from which they obtain their eth-
nicity, American Latinos share a common heritage 
rooted in the mixture of the cultures of the indige-
nous peoples of the American continent, of the Euro-
pean colonizers from Spain, and of Africans who 
were brought to those colonies as slaves. 
(2) While the history of the United States for-
mally dates from 1776, American civilization was al-
ready centuries old by then. Latinos were present on 
the continent for more than 200 years prior to the 
Declaration of Independence. Spanish colonists 
founded the first permanent settlement on future 
United States territory in St. Augustine, Florida in 
1565. Indigenous nations that had thrived for cen-
turies prior to the landing of Columbus would later 
mix with colonists of various ethnicities from Spain
to create a third culture, one that continues to thrive 
in various forms throughout the Americas today. 
(3) Since before our Nation’s founding, Latinos 
have come to this land searching for opportunity, 
prosperity, and chance. In this regard, not much has 
changed in over 3 centuries. Through every era of 
our Nation’s history, whether in the fields of plenty 
or on the field of battle, a Latino presence was felt. 
Since before the early colonization of the west, 
Latinos have labored under the harsh sun to put 
food on America’s tables. From the earliest days of 
American industry, Latinos have worked in our fac-
tories. Through every war and conflict, Latinos have 
served honorably and proudly next to their fellow 
Americans to defend the ideals of freedom, democ-
racy, and liberty worldwide, earning countless 
awards for valor and sacrifice. 
(4) The history, art, politics, economy, and cul-
ture of the United States have been enriched since 
the Nation’s founding by the influence of American 
Latinos and their traditions and innovations. Both 
native and foreign-born Latinos in the United States 
continue to make significant contributions to the 
arts and humanities, academia, and the popular cul-
ture that have benefited all Americans.
ther, That in addition to amounts provided herein for ab-
stinence education for adolescents, $4,500,000 shall be
available from amounts available under section 241 of the
Public Health Services Act to carry out evaluations (in-
cluding longitudinal evaluations) of adolescent pregnancy
prevention approaches: Provided further, That $2,000,000
shall be for improving the Public Assistance Reporting In-
formation System, including grants to States to support
data collection for a study of the system’s effectiveness.
PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES
For carrying out section 436 of the Social Security
Act, $305,000,000 and for section 437, $105,000,000.
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR FOSTER CARE AND
ADOPTION ASSISTANCE
For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities under title IV–E of the Social Security Act,
$5,037,900,000.
For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities under title IV–E of the Act, for the first quarter
of fiscal year 2006, $1,767,200,000.
For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year,
payments to States or other non-Federal entities under
section 474 of title IV–E, for the last 3 months of the
current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
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gaged in the business of conducting financial activi-
ties.
(2) Coordinate access by each participant to
such network in a manner that allows the partici-
pant to review, at a minimal cost, existing informa-
tion in the databases of other regulators, as a part
of licensure, change of control, or investigation, con-
cerning any person engaged in the business of con-
ducting financial activities.
(3) Coordinate information sharing, where ap-
propriate, among State, Federal, and foreign finan-
cial regulators, and law enforcement agencies, where
sufficient privacy and confidentiality safeguards
exist.
(4) Consider coordinating development by par-
ticipants of a networked name-relationship index for
persons engaged in the business of conducting finan-
cial activities using information from the databases
of regulators, to the extent such information is avail-
able.
(5) Advise participants on coordinating their
antifraud databases with the network.
(6) Coordinate development of guidelines by
participants for ensuring appropriate privacy, con-
fidentiality, and security of shared information, in-
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in the business of conducting financial ac-
tivities; and
(iii) any information, including any
report, created by or on behalf of a person
engaged in the business of conducting fi-
nancial activities that is required by, or is
prepared at the request of, a financial reg-
ulator in connection with the supervisory
process.
(B) Any record to the extent it contains in-
formation derived from any report, correspond-
ence, communication or other information de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).
(C) Any consumer complaints filed with
the financial regulator by a consumer with re-
spect to a person engaged in the business of
conducting financial activities that have been
identified by the financial regulator as requiring
confidential treatment to protect the integrity
of an investigation or the safety of an indi-
vidual.
(3) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘confidential su-
pervisory information’’ shall not include—
(A) any book, record, or other information,
in the possession of, or maintained on behalf of,
conduct independently investigations, inspections, 
and audits relating to—
(A) the programs and operations of the 
National Intelligence Authority; 
(B) the relationships among the elements 
of the intelligence community within the Na-
tional Intelligence Program; and 
(C) the relationship of the Authority with 
the other elements of the intelligence commu-
nity; 
(2) provide leadership and recommend policies 
designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effec-
tiveness in the administration of such programs and 
operations, and in the relationships described in 
paragraph (1), and to detect fraud and abuse in 
such programs, operations, and relationships; 
(3) provide a means for keeping the National 
Intelligence Director fully and currently informed 
about problems and deficiencies relating to the ad-
ministration of such programs and operations, and 
in such relationships, and the necessity for, and the 
progress of, corrective actions; and 
(4) in the manner prescribed by this section, 
ensure that the congressional intelligence committees 
are kept similarly informed of significant problems
visions of already existing trade agreements
with the United States or has circumvented ob-
ligations under those agreements;
(vi) taking into account whether a product
is subject to market distortions by reason of a
failure of a major producing country to adhere
to the provisions of already existing trade
agreements with the United States or by the
circumvention by that country of its obligations
under those agreements;
(vii) otherwise ensuring that countries that
accede to the World Trade Organization have
made meaningful market liberalization commit-
ments in agriculture; and
(viii) taking into account the impact that
agreements covering agriculture to which the
United States is a party, including the North
American Free Trade Agreement, have on the
United States agricultural industry.
(B)(i) Before commencing negotiations with re-
spect to agriculture, the United States Trade Rep-
resentative, in consultation with the Congress, shall
seek to develop a position on the treatment of sea-
sonal and perishable agricultural products to be em-
ployed in the negotiations in order to develop an
available from sources other than the Federal Gov-
ernment, a specific level of the operating expenses of
the regional center for which the grant is made.
(2) ADDITIONAL
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—
The Secretary, in awarding a grant, may impose any
other terms and conditions for the use of the pro-
ceeds of the grant that the Secretary determines ap-
propriate for carrying out the purposes of this sec-
tion and to protect the interests of the United
States.
(g) DEFINITIONS
OF SMALL BUSINESS
AND ME-
DIUM-SIZED BUSINESS.—
(1) SECRETARY TO PRESCRIBE.—The Secretary
shall prescribe the definitions of the terms ‘‘small
business’’ and ‘‘medium-sized business’’ for the pur-
pose of this section.
(2) SMALL BUSINESS STANDARDS.—In defining
the term ‘‘small business’’, the Secretary shall apply
the standards applicable for the definition of the
term ‘‘small-business concern’’ under section 3 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations for the grant program administered under this
section.
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Com-
merce for carrying out this section $125,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002, and such sums as are necessary for each fiscal
year thereafter.
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(g) NOTICE OF POSITIONS.—Transferring employees
shall receive notice of their position assignments not later
than 120 days after the effective date of their transfer.
SEC. 204. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND FACILITIES.
Upon the abolishment under section 201(a), all prop-
erty of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
shall transfer to the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 140
To eliminate a limitation with respect to the collection of tolls for use
of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, New York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To eliminate a limitation with respect to the collection of
tolls for use of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, New York.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) the neighborhoods of Soho, Tribeca, Green-
wich Village, Chinatown, the Lower East Side, and
Lower Manhattan in New York County and Bay
Ridge, Sunset Park, Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Car-
roll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, and
downtown Brooklyn in Kings County, New York,
have suffered adversely from the significant increase
in oversize truck and other commercial vehicular
traffic;
(2) trucks and commercial vehicles—
(A) in order to avoid tolls at other New
York and New Jersey crossings, use the
Verrazano Narrows Bridge route to enter New
York City; and
(B) in order to avoid tolls to enter New
York City and avoid the high cost of the one
way toll on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, use
Canal Street and the Holland Tunnel when
heading eastbound out of New York City;
(3) the increase in truck traffic has resulted in
extremely dangerous conditions for pedestrians in
the communities referred to in paragraph (1), in-
cluding a high number of fatalities;
(4) the resultant increase in oversized commer-
cial vehicles’ diesel particulate matter frequently ex-
ceed Federal clean air standards, diminishing the air
quality for residents in such communities;
(5) since the use of intelligent transportation
systems such as EZ-Pass at the Verrazano Narrows
Bridge and all facilities owned by the Triborough
Bridge and Tunnel Authority and the Metropolitan
Transit Authority has been a great success in reduc-
ing congestion, pollution, and waiting time at toll fa-
cilities, it would not adversely impact air pollution
by reinstituting the collection of tolls in both direc-
tions on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge; and
(6) the Metropolitan Transit Authority bridges
and tunnels suffer a loss in revenue of $10,000,000
annually and over $100,000,000 over the last 10
years since the toll has been one way on the
Verrazano Narrows Bridge.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITATION.
Section 325 of the Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (109 Stat.
456) is repealed.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Triborough
Bridge and Tunnel Authority and the Metropolitan Tran-
sit Authority should implement hi-speed EZ-Pass in the
collection of tolls on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to en-
sure air quality standards are met and to reduce conges-
tion at the Bridge.
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carrying out activities under this title in an amount that
is not less than $1 for each $1 of Federal funds provided
under the grant.
SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
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(3) REMOTE SALE.—The term ‘‘remote sale’’
means a sale in interstate commerce of goods or
services attributed, under the rules established pur-
suant to section 4(a)(3), to a particular taxing juris-
diction that could not, except for the authority
granted by this Act, require that the seller of such
goods or services collect and remit sales or use taxes
on such sale.
(4) LOCUS OF REMOTE SALE.—The term ‘‘par-
ticular taxing jurisdiction’’, when used with respect
to the location of a remote sale, means a remote sale
of goods or services attributed, under the rules es-
tablished pursuant to section 4(a)(3), to a particular
taxing jurisdiction.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1414
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the work opportunity
tax credit for small business jobs creation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 2001
Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. LAFALCE, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. MALONEY of New York,
Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. GILMAN) 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 expand
the work opportunity tax credit for small business jobs
creation.
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 ‘‘Small Business Jobs
Credit Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In many parts of the United States, smaller
cities and rural areas are experiencing population
loss and low-job growth that hurts the surrounding
communities.
(2) In areas hurt by low-job growth, people are
forced to leave the communities they have lived in
their whole life to secure a job.
(3) A small business tax credit to promote jobs
in areas suffering from low-job growth and popu-
lation loss would spur the economy and allow busi-
nesses to take advantage of an often underutilized
well-educated workforce.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51(d)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to members of targeted
groups) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (G), by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (H) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(I) a qualified small business employee.’’.
(b) QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEE.—Sec-
tion 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) as para-
graphs (11) through (13), respectively, and by inserting
after paragraph (9) the following:
‘‘(10) 
QUALIFIED
SMALL
BUSINESS
EM-
PLOYEE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
project’ means a project—
‘‘(i) 
to 
expand 
broadband 
tele-
communications services in an area within
the jurisdiction of a State or local govern-
ment,
‘‘(ii) which is nominated by such State
or local government for designation as a
qualified project, and
‘‘(iii) which the Secretary of Com-
merce, after consultation with the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development
designates as a qualified project.
‘‘(B) DESIGNATION PREFERENCES.—With
respect to designations under this section, pref-
erences shall be given to—
‘‘(i) nominations of projects involving
underserved or rural areas lacking access
to high-speed Internet connections, and
‘‘(ii) nominations reflecting partner-
ships and comprehensive planning between
State and local governments and the pri-
vate sector.
‘‘(e) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT
OF BONDS DES-
IGNATED.—
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—To achieve the purpose of
this section, the Secretary of Commerce (in this section,
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall carry out a program
to provide, through grants, financial assistance for the es-
tablishment and support of regional centers for the com-
mercial use of advanced technologies by small businesses
and medium-sized businesses.
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—An entity is eligible to receive a
grant as a regional center under this section if the
entity—
(1) is affiliated with a United States-based in-
stitution or organization that is operated on a not-
for-profit basis, or any combination of two or more
of such institutions or organizations;
(2) offers to enter into an agreement with the
Secretary to function as a regional center for the
commercial use of advanced technologies for the pur-
pose of this section within a region determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary; and
(3) demonstrates that it has the capabilities
necessary to achieve the purpose of this section
through its operations as a center within that re-
gion.
(d) SELECTION OF APPLICANTS.—
any individual, qualified wages attrib-
utable to service rendered during the
1-year period beginning on the day
after the last day of the 1-year period
with respect to such individual deter-
mined under subclause (IV).
‘‘(VI) ONLY
FIRST
$15,000
OF
WAGES
PER
YEAR
TAKEN
INTO
AC-
COUNT.—The amount of the qualified
first, second, third, fourth, and fifth
year wages which may be taken into
account with respect to any individual
shall not exceed $15,000 per year.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for
the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(1) COMPETITIVE
PROCESS.—The Secretary
shall use a competitive process for the awarding of
grants under this section and, under that process,
select recipients of the grants on the basis of merit,
with priority given to underserved areas.
(2) APPLICATIONS
FOR
GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary shall prescribe the form and content of appli-
cations required for grants under this section.
(e) SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES OF REGIONAL CENTERS.—
A regional center may use the proceeds of a grant under
this section for any activity that carries out the purpose
of this section, including such activities as the following:
(1) Assist small businesses and medium-sized
businesses to address their most critical needs for
the application of the latest technology, improvement
of infrastructure, and use of best business practices.
(2) In conjunction with institutions of higher
education and laboratories located in the region,
transfer technologies to small businesses and me-
dium-sized businesses located in such region to cre-
ate jobs and increase production in surrounding
areas.
(f) ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.—
(1) COST-SHARING.—The Secretary may re-
quire the recipient of a grant to defray, out of funds