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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3945
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
167 East 124th Street in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Tito Puente
Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 2002
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 167 East 124th Street in New York, New
York, as the ‘‘Tito Puente Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TITO PUENTE POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 167 East 124th Street in New
York, New York, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Tito Puente Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the Tito Puente Post Office
Building.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3946
To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the sale in certain States of gasoline
from other regions, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 2002
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the sale in certain
States of gasoline from other regions, 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 ‘‘Fuel Price Stability
Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. SALE OF GASOLINE FROM OTHER REGIONS.
Section 211(k) of the Clean Air Act is amended by
adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:
‘‘(11) WAIVER IN CASE OF SIGNIFICANT PRICE
INCREASES.—The Governor of Illinois, Indiana, or
Wisconsin may issue an order allowing any person to
sell or dispense, for a specified period, in any cov-
ered area in any such State conventional gasoline or
reformulated gasoline that is not certified by the Ad-
ministrator for that covered area if—
‘‘(A) such gasoline is certified by the Ad-
ministrator for sale in any other region of the
country; and
‘‘(B) the Governor finds that reduced
availability of reformulated gasoline certified by
the Administrator for the covered area con-
cerned has resulted in, or is likely to result in,
a significant price increase for reformulated
gasoline in that covered area.’’.
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(3) in the table of contents in section 101(b) (42
U.S.C. 11301 note), by striking the item relating to
title II and inserting the following new item:
‘‘TITLE II—UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON
HOMELESSNESS’’.
SEC. 602. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM.
Section 322 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11352) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 322. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2003 and 2004.’’.
SEC. 603. EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM.
Section 417 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11377) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 417. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2003 and 2004.’’.
SEC. 604. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (a) of section 429 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11389(a)) is amended to read as
follows:
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2402(8) of
such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or 107(b)’’ after
‘‘107(a)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3948
To improve implementation of the National Fire Plan on Federal lands
managed by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of
the Interior.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 2002
Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. HEFLEY, and Mr. UDALL of New
Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources,
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 improve implementation of the National Fire Plan on
Federal lands managed by the Forest Service and agen-
cies of the Department of the Interior.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) A primary purpose of the National Fire
Plan is to reduce the risk of severe wild fires in the
areas, known as the ‘‘wildland/urban interface’’,
where communities adjoin or intermingle with Fed-
eral public lands.
(2) Substantial amounts of funds have been ap-
propriated to the Forest Service and agencies of the
Department of the Interior to implement the Na-
tional Fire Plan.
(3) The Comptroller General has found that im-
plementation of the National Fire Plan still lacks
clearly defined and effective leadership and that the
Forest Service and agencies of the Department of
the Interior do not have adequate data for making
informed decisions and for measuring their progress.
(4) In a December 2001 report to the Secretary
of the Interior, the National Academy of Public In-
formation recommended establishment of an inter-
agency council to implement both the Federal
Wildland Fire Management Policy and the National
Fire Plan.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to improve
implementation of the National Fire Plan with respect to
reducing the buildup of vegetative fuels in the wildland/
urban interface.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:
Calendar No. 518
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4737
[Report No. 107–221]
AN ACT
To reauthorize and improve the program of block
grants to States for temporary assistance for
needy families, improve access to quality child
care, and for other purposes.
JULY 25, 2002
Reported with an amendment
ances payable to a member of the Armed Forces of
the United States under chapter 7 of that title.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
RESERVE
DUTY.—The term
‘qualified reserve duty’ includes only active duty per-
formed, as designated in the reservist’s military or-
ders, in support of a contingency operation as de-
fined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States
Code.
‘‘(3) NORMAL
EMPLOYMENT
AND
SELF-EM-
PLOYMENT DUTIES.—A person shall be deemed to
be participating in qualified reserve duty to the ex-
clusion of normal employment or self-employment
duties if the person does not engage in or undertake
any substantial activity related to the person’s nor-
mal employment or self-employment duties while
participating in qualified reserve duty unless in an
authorized leave status or other authorized absence
from military duties. If a person engages in or un-
dertakes any substantial activity related to the per-
son’s normal employment or self-employment duties
at any time while participating in a period of quali-
fied reserve duty, unless during a period of author-
ized leave or other authorized absence from military
duties, the person shall be deemed to have engaged
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3950
For the relief of Anne M. Nagel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 2002
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Anne M. Nagel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATION ON COMPENSA-
TION FOR VACCINE-RELATED INJURIES.
The time limitation set forth in section 2116(b)(2)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–
16(b)(2)) shall not apply to a petition for compensation
filed under section 2111 of that Act by Anne M. Nagel
of Rice, Minnesota, for injuries received as a result of a
vaccine administered on July 18, 1989.
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cans by promoting competition and reducing regula-
tion.
(2) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 spe-
cifically recognized the unique challenges in deliv-
ering services in rural and underserved areas.
(3) Small wireless carriers in rural areas are
uniquely positioned to offer quality services and
competitive initiatives to benefit consumers in such
less densely populated regions.
(4) Existing regulations are typically tailored to
the circumstances of larger carriers and therefore
often impose disproportionate burdens on small rural
wireless carriers inhibiting the ability of these car-
riers to expand telecommunications services and
offer new competitive initiatives to consumers living
in rural areas.
(5) Reducing regulatory burdens on small rural
wireless carriers located in and serving rural areas
will enable these carriers to commit resources to the
deployment of expanded telecommunications services
and competitive initiatives to benefit consumers liv-
ing in such areas.
(6) Reducing regulatory burdens on small rural
wireless carriers located in and serving rural areas
will increase carriers’ abilities to respond to market-
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare a
map and a boundary description of the El Toro Wil-
derness and submit the map and boundary descrip-
tion to the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate. The map and
boundary description shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the
Forest Service.
(2) TREATMENT.—The map and boundary de-
scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have
the same force and effect as if included in this Act.
The Secretary may correct clerical and typographical
errors in the map and description.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing
rights, the Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the
El Toro Wilderness in accordance with the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this Act. With respect to
the El Toro Wilderness , any reference in the Wilderness
Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be
deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(e) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS.—Des-
ignation of the El Toro Wilderness, and the applicability
of the Wilderness Act to the wilderness area, shall not be
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3956
To clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe perform-
ance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat, meat products,
poultry, and poultry products processed by establishments receiving in-
spection services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 2002
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. BROWN of Ohio,
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. DOYLE,
Mr. KILDEE, Mr. FRANK, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. RIVERS, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
BONIOR, Mr. FORD, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. CROWLEY, and
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to
prescribe performance standards for the reduction of
pathogens in meat, meat products, poultry, and poultry
products processed by establishments receiving inspection
services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ‘‘not to exceed’’;
(B) in clause (i) to read as follows:
‘‘(i) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.’’;
(C) in clause (ii) to read as follows:
‘‘(ii) $32,300,000 for fiscal year 2003.’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) $33,108,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(B) by striking clause (ii); and
(C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause
(ii).
(b) SUBMISSION OF OUT-YEAR BUDGET PROJEC-
TIONS.—Section 141(g) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2171(g)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) By not later than the date on which the Presi-
dent submits to Congress the budget of the United States
Government for a fiscal year, the United States Trade
Representative shall submit to the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate the projected amount of
‘‘(2) REVISIONS.—The Secretary shall revise
the standard, as necessary, to comply with sub-
section (d).
‘‘(f) ENFORCEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct regular microbial testing in establishments pro-
ducing raw meat and meat products to determine
compliance with the pathogen reduction performance
standards promulgated under this section.
‘‘(2) INSPECTIONS.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that an establishment fails to meet a standard
promulgated under subsection (d) and that the es-
tablishment fails to take appropriate corrective ac-
tion, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary
shall refuse to allow any meat or meat product sub-
ject to the standard and processed by the establish-
ment to be labeled, marked, stamped or tagged as
‘inspected and passed’.
‘‘(g) REPORT ON HEALTH-BASED PATHOGEN PER-
FORMANCE STANDARDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the scientific feasibility of establishing
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3954
To designate certain waterways in the Caribbean National Forest in the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wild
and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 2002
Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´ (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. RAHALL)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To designate certain waterways in the Caribbean National
Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as compo-
nents of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,
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 ‘‘Caribbean National
Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, CARIB-
BEAN NATIONAL FOREST, PUERTO RICO.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) In the revised land and resource manage-
ment plan for the Caribbean National Forest/
Luquillo Experimental Forest, approved April 17,
1997, and the environmental impact statement pre-
pared as part of the plan, the Secretary of Agri-
culture examined the suitability of rivers within the
Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental
Forest for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System.
(2) Based on such examination, the Rio Icacos,
Rio Mameyes, and Rio de La Mina were found to be
free flowing waterways and to possess outstandingly
remarkable 
scenic, 
recreational, 
geological,
hydrological, biological, historical, and cultural val-
ues, and, therefore, to qualify for addition to the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
(b) DESIGNATIONS.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(ll) RIVERS OF CARIBBEAN NATIONAL FOREST,
PUERTO RICO.—
‘‘(A) RIO MAMEYES.—The segment of approxi-
mately 4.5 miles from its headwaters in the Ban˜o de
Oro Research Natural Area to the boundary of the
HR 3954 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Caribbean National
Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, CARIB-
BEAN NATIONAL FOREST, PUERTO RICO.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) In the revised land and resource manage-
ment plan for the Caribbean National Forest/
Luquillo Experimental Forest, approved April 17,
1997, and the environmental impact statement pre-
pared as part of the plan, the Secretary of Agri-
culture examined the suitability of rivers within the
Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental
Forest for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System.
(2) Based on such examination, the Rio Icacos,
Rio Mameyes, and Rio de La Mina were found to be
free flowing waterways and to possess outstandingly
remarkable 
scenic, 
recreational, 
geological,
hydrological, biological, historical, and cultural val-
ues, and, therefore, to qualify for addition to the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
(b) DESIGNATIONS.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
participant in a lump sum upon the request of the partici-
pant, under rules established by the Board. 
‘‘(g) PROTECTION FROM ASSIGNMENT OR ALIEN-
ATION.—Payments in the form of distributions from the 
Tier II Investment Fund or a Tier III investment account 
may not be assigned or alienated. 
‘‘SEC. 257. RECOGNITION BONDS. 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION
OF CREDITED WAGES
AND 
SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME.—Not later than July 1 fol-
lowing the effective date of an election to become a partici-
pant filed by an individual under section 259, the Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall certify to the Secretary of 
the Treasury whether such individual was, as of imme-
diately before such effective date, credited with wages and 
self-employment income under part A. 
‘‘(b) ISSUANCE OF BOND.—Immediately upon receipt 
of certification under subsection (a) that an individual is 
credited with wages and self-employment income under 
part A, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue a recogni-
tion bond in the name of such individual as an obligation 
of the United States, which shall be deposited in the Tier 
II Investment Fund and held in such Fund for such indi-
vidual together with such individual’s part B totalization 
account. The purposes for which obligations of the United 
States may be issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3955
To designate certain National Forest System lands in the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 2002
Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´ (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. RAHALL)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To designate certain National Forest System lands in the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System, 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 ‘‘Caribbean National
Forest Wilderness Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. WILDERNESS DESIGNATION, CARIBBEAN NATIONAL
FOREST, PUERTO RICO.
(a) EL TORO WILDERNESS.—In furtherance of the
purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 113 et seq.),
the approximately 10,000 acres of land in the Caribbean
National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that were proposed for wil-
derness classification in the revised land and resource
management plan for the Caribbean National Forest/
Luquillo Experimental Forest, approved April 17, 1997,
are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a
component of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem. The designated lands shall be known as the El Toro
Wilderness.
(b) WILDERNESS BOUNDARIES.—The El Toro Wil-
derness shall consist of those lands that were proposed for
wilderness classification in the management plan referred
to in subsection (a), except that the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall locate the boundaries of the wilderness area
so that existing municipal water intakes will not be within
the wilderness boundaries and the boundaries shall be lo-
cated at least 600 feet west of Highway PR 191 from Kil-
ometer 6.5 to Kilometer 12.0.
(c) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.—
(1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon
as practicable after the date of the enactment of this
construed to prevent any of the following activities, subject
to such conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture con-
siders desirable, within the boundaries of the wilderness
area:
(1) Installation and maintenance of hydrologic,
meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data
collection and transmission facilities, or any com-
bination of such facilities, when the Secretary deter-
mines that such facilities are essential to the sci-
entific research purposes of the Luquillo Experi-
mental Forest.
(2) Construction and maintenance of nesting
structures, observation blinds, and population moni-
toring platforms for threatened and endangered spe-
cies.
(3) Construction and maintenance of trails to
such facilities as necessary for research purposes
and for the recovery of threatened and endangered
species.
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