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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4995
To ensure that members of the uniformed services receive annual pay raises
at least equal to increases in the Employment Cost Index.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2002
Mrs. DAVIS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To ensure that members of the uniformed services receive
annual pay raises at least equal to increases in the
Employment Cost Index.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GUARANTEED UNIFORMED SERVICES PAY IN-
CREASES FOR FISCAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL
YEAR 2006.
(a) CONTINUATION OF ECI+0.5 PERCENT THROUGH
FISCAL YEAR 2013.—Subsection (c) of section 1009 of
title 37, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (2)
by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’.
(b) ECI INCREASE AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2013.—
Such subsection is further amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), but subject to
subsection (d), an adjustment taking effect under this sec-
tion during fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year
shall provide all eligible members with an increase in the
monthly basic pay by the percentage equal to the percent-
age calculated as provided under section 5303(a) of title
5 for that fiscal year, without regard to—
‘‘(A) the one-half of one percentage point re-
duction required by that section; and
‘‘(B) whether rates of pay under the statutory
pay systems are actually increased during that fiscal
year under that section.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4996
To provide for an exchange of certain private property in Colorado and
certain Federal property in Utah.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2002
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for an exchange of certain private property in
Colorado and certain Federal property in Utah.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROPERTY EXCHANGE.
(a) AUTHORITY.—If the owners of the land described
in section 2(a) convey to the United States all right, title,
and interest in and to that land, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall, immediately without limitation, convey to those
owners all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the land described in section 2(b), subject to
section 3.
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(D) the suitability of the batteries for their in-
tended uses;
(E) the technical performance of the battery,
including the expected additional useful life and the
battery’s ability to retain energy;
(F) the environmental effects of the use of and
disposal of the batteries proposed to be used in the
project selected;
(G) the extent of involvement of State or local
government and other persons in the demonstration
project and whether such involvement will—
(i) permit a reduction of the Federal cost
share per project; or
(ii) otherwise be used to allow the Federal
contribution to be provided to demonstrate a
greater number of batteries; and
(H) such other criteria as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate.
(3) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall require that—
(A) as a part of a demonstration project, the
users of the batteries provide to the proposer infor-
mation regarding the operation, maintenance, per-
formance, and use of the batteries, and the proposer
provide such information to the battery manufac-
(1) the person to which the interest is conveyed
shall convey to the State of Utah, by not later than
2 years after the date of the conveyance by the
United States, a conservation easement to protect
cultural resources and natural resources located on
the land, that is required to be administered by the
State of Utah Department of Natural Resources Di-
vision of Wildlife Resources (or any successor to the
conservation functions of that division); and
(2) if the person fails to convey a conservation
easement in accordance with paragraph (1)—
(A) all right, title, and interest conveyed
by the United States under this Act shall revert
to the United States; and
(B) all right, title, and interest conveyed to
the United States under this Act shall revert to
the person that made such conveyance to the
United States.
SEC. 4. JURISDICTION OF LAND CONVEYED TO THE UNITED
STATES.
Land conveyed to the United States pursuant to this
Act shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the
Bureau of Land Management.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4997
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to allow the spouse
of a Federal employee or annuitant to obtain health benefits coverage
for self alone, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2002
Mr. FRANK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to
allow the spouse of a Federal employee or annuitant
to obtain health benefits coverage for self alone, 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. NEW ENROLLMENT OPTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8905 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(i)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Office, if
an employee or annuitant eligible to enroll in a health ben-
efits plan under this chapter has a spouse who (but for
this subsection) would not otherwise be eligible to enroll,
such spouse shall be eligible to enroll, so long as the em-
ployee or annuitant is not concurrently enrolled for self
and family.
‘‘(2) Under this subsection, the spouse—
‘‘(A) shall be eligible to enroll in a health bene-
fits plan as an individual (but not for self and fam-
ily); and
‘‘(B) shall be provided the same Government
contribution (and shall be subject to the same rates)
as if an annuitant.
‘‘(3) The regulations shall include—
‘‘(A) provisions to ensure that the enrollment
option under this subsection shall be made available
only if, and to the extent that, the subscription
charges for the plan offering such option shall be
maintained at a level no higher than they would
have been absent this subsection; and
‘‘(B) such other provisions as the Office con-
siders necessary to carry out the purposes of this
subsection.’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
8901(10)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ‘‘, or as an individual under section 8905(i),’’
after ‘‘family member’’.
(2) Section 8905(b) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or’’
at the end of paragraph (2), and by inserting after para-
graph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) as an individual under subsection (i);’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this Act shall apply with respect to contract years begin-
ning later than 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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ada and Mexico to provide for effective compliance with re-
liability standards and the effectiveness of the electric reli-
ability organization in the United States and Canada or
Mexico.
‘‘(h) RELIABILITY REPORTS.—The electric reliability
organization shall conduct periodic assessments of the reli-
ability and adequacy of the interconnected bulk-power sys-
tem in North America.
‘‘(i) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—(1) The electric reliability
organization shall have authority to develop and enforce
compliance with standards for the reliable operation of only
the bulk-power system.
‘‘(2) This section does not provide the electric reli-
ability organization or the Commission with the authority
to order the construction of additional generation or trans-
mission capacity or to set and enforce compliance with
standards for adequacy or safety of electric facilities or serv-
ices.
‘‘(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
empt any authority of any State to take action to ensure
the safety, adequacy, and reliability of electric service with-
in that State, as long as such action is not inconsistent
with any reliability standard.
‘‘(4) Within 90 days of the application of the electric
reliability organization or other affected party, and after
‘‘(i) are sufficiently difficult for chil-
dren to de-activate or remove; and
‘‘(ii) prevent the discharge of the
handgun unless the gunlock has been de-
activated or removed.
‘‘(2) CERTAIN PROVISIONS NOT TO APPLY.—
‘‘(A) PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.—Sections
7, 9, and 30(d) of this Act do not apply to the
rulemaking proceeding under paragraph (1).
Section 11 of this Act does not apply to any
consumer product safety standard promulgated
under paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE 5.—Except for
section 553, chapter 5 of title 5, United States
Code, does not apply to this section.
‘‘(C) CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 5.—Chapter 6
of title 5, United States Code, does not apply
to this section.
‘‘(D) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ACT.—The National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321) does not apply to
this section.
‘‘(b) NO EFFECT ON STATE LAW.—Notwithstanding
section 26 of this Act, this section does not annul, alter,
impair, affect, or exempt any person subject to the provi-
‘‘(A) the alien is the spouse or child of an
alien whose status is adjusted to that of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
under subsection (a);
‘‘(B) the alien applies for such adjustment
and is physically present in the United States
on the date the application is filed;
‘‘(C) the alien is otherwise admissible to
the United States for permanent residence, ex-
cept in determining such admissibility the
grounds for inadmissibility specified in para-
graphs (4), (5), (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of
section 212(a) shall not apply; and
‘‘(D) the alien applies for such adjustment
before the expiration of the application period
specified in subsection (a)(2)(A).
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF WHETHER APPLICANT
IS A CHILD.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), a
determination of whether an alien is a child shall be
made using the age of the alien on the date on
which the alien’s application under this subsection is
filed.
‘‘(h) INAPPLICABILITY OF REMOVAL ORDER REIN-
STATEMENT.—Section 241(a)(5) shall not apply with re-
spect to an alien who is applying for adjustment of status
under this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
245A the following:
‘‘Sec. 245B. Adjustment of status of certain entrants before January 1, 2000,
to that of person admitted for lawful residence.’’.
TITLE II—REGISTRY DATE
CHANGE
SEC. 201. CHANGE OF ENTRY DATE INTO THE UNITED
STATES FOR PURPOSES OF A RECORD OF AD-
MISSION FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR
CERTAIN ALIENS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 249 (8 U.S.C. 1259) is
amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘JANU-
ARY 1, 1972’’ and inserting ‘‘JANUARY 1, 2000’’; and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘January 1,
1972;’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2000;’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
is amended in the item relating to section 249 by striking
‘‘January 1, 1972’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2000’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on January 1,
2006.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 301. REGULATIONS.
The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations to
implement this Act not more than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
Act.
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (a) are authorized to re-
main available until expended.
SEC. 303. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 499
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to confirm the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Commission’s jurisdiction over child safety devices for hand-
guns, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 2001
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to confirm
the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s jurisdiction
over child safety devices for handguns, 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. AMENDMENT OF CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Consumer Product Safety
Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following:
‘‘SEC. 38. CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY DEVICES.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARD.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) RULEMAKING
REQUIRED.—Notwith-
standing section 3(a)(1)(E) of this Act, the
Commission shall initiate a rulemaking pro-
ceeding under section 553 of title 5, United
States Code, within 90 days after the date of
enactment of this section to establish a con-
sumer product safety standard for handgun
locks. The Commission may extend the 90-day
period for good cause. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, including chapter 5 of
title 5, United States Code, the Commission
shall promulgate a final consumer product safe-
ty standard under this paragraph within 12
months after the date on which it initiated the
rulemaking. The Commission may extend that
12-month period for good cause. The consumer
product safety standard promulgated under this
paragraph shall take effect 6 months after the
date on which the final standard is promul-
gated.
‘‘(B) 
STANDARD
REQUIREMENTS.—The
standard promulgated under subparagraph (A)
shall require gun locks that—
‘‘(A) has the meaning given that term in
section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code;
and
‘‘(B) includes any article taxable at the
rate of 10 percent under section 4181 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 4181).
‘‘(4) INCORPORATED DEFINITIONS.—The terms
‘licensed importer’, ‘licensed manufacturer’, and ‘li-
censed dealer’ have the meanings given those terms
in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1 of the
Consumer Product Safety Act is amended by adding at
the end of the table of contents the following:
‘‘Sec. 38. Child handgun safety devices.’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission $2,000,000 to carry
out the provisions of section 38 of the Consumer Product
Safety Act, such sums to remain available until expended.
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‘‘(3) The terms ‘energy savings contract’ and
‘energy savings performance contract’ mean a con-
tract which provides for—
‘‘(A) the performance of services for the
design, acquisition, installation, testing, oper-
ation, and, where appropriate, maintenance and
repair, of an identified energy or water con-
servation measure or series of measures at one
or more locations; or
‘‘(B) energy savings through the construc-
tion and operation of one or more buildings or
facilities to replace one or more existing build-
ings or facilities.’’.
(3) ENERGY OR WATER CONSERVATION MEAS-
URE.—Section 804(4) of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(4)) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(4) The term ‘energy or water conservation
measure’ means—
‘‘(A) an energy conservation measure, as
defined in section 551(4) (42 U.S.C. 8259(4));
or
‘‘(B) a water conservation measure that
improves water efficiency, is life cycle cost effec-
tive, and involves water conservation, water re-
Subtitle B—Federal Leadership in
Energy Conservation
SEC. 121. FEDERAL FACILITIES AND NATIONAL ENERGY SE-
CURITY.
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 542 of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8252) is amended by
inserting ‘‘, and generally to promote the production, sup-
ply, and marketing of energy efficiency products and serv-
ices and the production, supply, and marketing of uncon-
ventional and renewable energy resources’’ after ‘‘by the
Federal Government’’.
(b) ENERGY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act
(42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘during the
fiscal year 1995’’ and all that follows through the
end and inserting ‘‘during—
‘‘(1) fiscal year 1995 is at least 10 percent;
‘‘(2) fiscal year 2000 is at least 20 percent;
‘‘(3) fiscal year 2005 is at least 30 percent;
‘‘(4) fiscal year 2010 is at least 35 percent;
‘‘(5) fiscal year 2015 is at least 40 percent; and
‘‘(6) fiscal year 2020 is at least 45 percent,
less than the energy consumption per gross square foot
of its Federal buildings in use during fiscal year 1985.
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school buses in lieu of buses manufactured before
model year 1977 and diesel-powered buses manufac-
tured before model year 1991.
(2) NO ECONOMIC BENEFIT.—Other than the
receipt of the grant, a recipient of a grant under this
section may not receive any economic benefit in con-
nection with the receipt of the grant.
(3) PRIORITY OF GRANT APPLICATIONS.—The
Secretary shall give priority to awarding grants to
applicants who can demonstrate the use of alter-
native fuel buses and ultra-low sulfur diesel school
buses in lieu of buses manufactured before model
year 1977.
(f) CONDITIONS OF GRANT.—A grant provided under
this section shall include the following conditions:
(1) All buses acquired with funds provided
under the grant shall be operated as part of the
school bus fleet for which the grant was made for a
minimum of 5 years.
(2) Funds provided under the grant may only
be used—
(A) to pay the cost, except as provided in
paragraph (3), of new alternative fuel school
buses or ultra-low sulfur diesel school buses, in-
cluding State taxes and contract fees; and
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(2) There shall be a repayment schedule for
Federal dollars provided for demonstration projects
under the grant in the event of a successful commer-
cialization of the demonstrated technology. Such re-
payment schedule shall provide that the payments
are made to the Secretary with the express intent
that these payments not impede the adoption of the
demonstrated technology in the marketplace. In the
event that such impedance occurs due to market
forces or other factors, the Research Organization
shall renegotiate the grant agreement so that the ac-
ceptance of the technology in the marketplace is en-
abled.
(3) Applications for grants for demonstration
projects shall clearly state the intended commercial
applications of the technology demonstrated.
(4) The total amount of funds made available
under a grant provided under subsection (a)(3) shall
not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the activi-
ties for which the grant is provided.
(5) The total amount of funds made available
under a grant provided under subsection (a)(1) or
(2) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of
the activities covered by the grant, except that the
Research Organization may elect to provide grants
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covering a higher percentage, not to exceed 90 per-
cent, of total project costs in the case of grants
made solely to independent producers.
(6) An appropriate amount of funds provided
under a grant shall be used for the broad dissemina-
tion of technologies developed under the grant to in-
terested institutions of higher education, industry,
and appropriate Federal and State technology enti-
ties to ensure the greatest possible benefits for the
public and use of government resources.
(7) Demonstrations of ultra-deepwater tech-
nologies for which funds are provided under a grant
may be conducted in ultra-deepwater or deepwater
locations.
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Funds available for
grants under this subtitle shall be allocated as follows:
(1) 15 percent shall be for grants under sub-
section (a)(1).
(2) 15 percent shall be for grants under sub-
section (a)(2).
(3) 60 percent shall be for grants under sub-
section (a)(3).
(4) 10 percent shall be for carrying out section
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(B) by inserting ‘‘and ‘business’ ’’ after
‘‘ ‘household’ ’’.
(9) In section 323 (b)(1) (B) by inserting ‘‘or
commercial’’ after ‘‘consumer’’.
SEC. 923. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.
Section 321 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(32) The term ‘battery charger’ means a device
that charges batteries for consumer products.
‘‘(33) The term ‘commercial refrigerator, freezer
and refrigerator-freezer’ means a refrigerator, freezer
or refrigerator-freezer that—
‘‘(A) is not a consumer product regulated
under this Act; and
‘‘(B) incorporates most components involved
in the vapor-compression cycle and the refrig-
erated compartment in a single package.
‘‘(34) The term ‘external power supply’ means
an external power supply circuit that is used to con-
vert household electric current into either DC current
or lower-voltage AC current to operate a consumer
product.
‘‘(35) The term ‘illuminated exit sign’ means a
sign that—
cil in preparing a Regional Ocean Ecosystem Plan under 
this section. 
(e) PREPARATION BY ADMINISTRATOR.—If a Council 
fails to prepare and submit a Regional Ocean Ecosystem 
Plan in accordance with this section within 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall prepare such plan within 7 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. If a Council fails to have a 
fully approved Regional Ocean Ecosystem Plan for that 
ocean region within 7 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare such amend-
ments as necessary to make the plan be in compliance with 
this Act within 8 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. The Regional Administrator for that ocean region 
shall be responsible for monitoring the progress of the 
Council’s development of the Regional Ocean Ecosystem 
Plan and offering comment regarding the extent to which 
the plan is consistent with this Act. 
(f) UPDATING OF PLANS.—Each Council shall review 
and, as appropriate, submit to the Administrator amend-
ments to revise the Regional Ocean Ecosystem Plan that 
applies to the ocean region over which it has authority 
at least once every 8 years.
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(1) The President shall prescribe and implement
procedures under which relevant Federal agencies—
(A) share relevant and appropriate home-
land security information with other Federal
agencies, including the Department, and appro-
priate State and local personnel;
(B) identify and safeguard homeland secu-
rity information that is sensitive but unclassi-
fied; and
(C) to the extent such information is in
classified form, determine whether, how, and to
what extent to remove classified information, as
appropriate, and with which such personnel it
may be shared after such information is re-
moved.
(2) The President shall ensure that such proce-
dures apply to all agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment.
(3) Such procedures shall not change the sub-
stantive requirements for the classification and safe-
guarding of classified information.
(4) Such procedures shall not change the require-
ments and authorities to protect sources and methods.
(b) PROCEDURES FOR SHARING OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY INFORMATION.—
to accelerate the use of unconventional and renewable en-
ergy, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003
through 2010.’’.
(c) DEFINITION.—Section 551 of the National En-
ergy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8259) is amend-
ed as follows:
(1) By striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(8).
(2) By striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; and’’.
(3) By adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(10) the term ‘unconventional and renewable
energy resources’ includes renewable energy sources,
hydrogen, fuel cells, cogeneration, combined heat
and power, heat recovery (including by use of a Stir-
ling heat engine), and distributed generation.’’.
(d) EXCLUSIONS FROM REQUIREMENT.—The Na-
tional Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 7201
and following) is amended as follows:
(1) In section 543(a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c)’’;
and