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(3) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
notice 
required
under paragraph (1) shall be—
(A) accompanied by a certified copy of all
pleadings on file in the action at the time of the
filing of the duplicate original notice with the
clerk under paragraph (2);
(B) signed by the plaintiff to the action or
his or her counsel of record; and
(C) served by certified mail, return receipt
requested, and due return of service made
thereon, showing date of receipt and service of
notice.
(4) FAILURE TO SERVE.—If the notice required
under paragraph (1) is not served within the time
required under such paragraph, or if return of serv-
ice thereof is not made within the time permitted by
law for the return of service of summons, alias no-
tices may be issued and filed until service and return
of notice is made, except that in the event that serv-
ice of the notice required under such paragraph is
not made within 60 days following the filing of the
petition or complaint or amendments thereof, the ac-
tion shall be dismissed without prejudice.
(5) LIMITATION.—In no event shall the United
States or the parties named in a notice filed under
tively and efficiently to carry out the purposes
of subsection (a)(6).
‘‘(B) CONTENT OF PROCESS AND STAND-
ARDS.—
‘‘(i) CONSIDERATION
OF
CERTAIN
STANDARDS.—In developing the standards
referred to in subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall consider administering the
Tied Aid Credit Fund in accordance with
the following standards:
‘‘(I) The Tied Aid Credit Fund
will be used to counter a foreign tied
aid credit confronted by a United
States exporter when bidding for a
capital project.
‘‘(II) Credible information about
an offer of foreign tied aid will be re-
quired before the Tied Aid Credit
Fund is used to offer specific terms to
match such an offer.
‘‘(III) The Tied Aid Credit Fund
will be used to enable a competitive
United States exporter to pursue fur-
ther market opportunities made pos-
sible by the use of the Fund.
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paragraph. The claimant shall cause notice of his or
her claim to be published one time in a newspaper
of general circulation in the county or counties
wherein the property is located and shall thereafter
cause proof of such publication to be filed in the of-
fice of the county clerk for such county or counties.
The published notice shall set forth the following:
(A) The claimant’s name and mailing ad-
dress.
(B) The same description of the property
required under subsection (b)(1)(B) to be in-
cluded in the notice to the Secretary.
(C) A description of each title transaction
in the chain of title, including the date of same,
that the claimant is attempting to validate pur-
suant to this section.
(D) A statement that any person claiming
an interest in the described property may file a
written notice of objection, in the form of a dec-
laration under oath, in the office of the county
clerk of the county or counties wherein the
property is located not more than 60 days after
the date of publication of the notice in such
newspaper, and that the written notice of objec-
tion must set forth—
that interfere with the ability of the mortgagor
and mortgagee to determine the interest rate.
‘‘(5) RELEASE.—The Secretary may consent to
the release of a part or parts of the mortgaged prop-
erty or project from the lien of any mortgage in-
sured under this section upon such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe.
‘‘(6) MORTGAGE
INSURANCE
TERMS.—Sub-
sections (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (n) of
section 207 apply to any mortgage insured under
this section, except that all references in such sub-
sections to section 207 shall be construed, for pur-
poses of mortgage insurance under this section, to
refer to this section.
‘‘(d) MORTGAGE INSURANCE
FOR FIRE SAFETY
EQUIPMENT LOANS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may, upon
such terms and conditions as the Secretary may pre-
scribe, make commitments to insure and insure
loans made by financial institutions or other ap-
proved mortgagees to child care facilities to provide
for the purchase and installation of fire safety equip-
ment necessary for compliance with the 1967 edition
of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protec-
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(i) the declarant’s name and mailing
address;
(ii) the description of the property set
forth in the publication notice; and
(iii) a statement that the declarant
claims in good faith to be the owner of
some interest in the property and objects
to the validation of the transactions de-
scribed in the publication notice.
(c) RESPONSE DEADLINE; EXTENSION.—The Sec-
retary shall have 60 days after the date of receipt of the
notice of claim in which to notify the claimant in writing
that the Secretary exercises discretionary authority to ob-
ject to the claim for any reason. The Secretary shall be
entitled to an automatic extension of time of 60 days in
which to object to the claim upon the Secretary’s service
of written notice of extension on the claimant within the
initial 60-day response period.
(d) NOTICE OF OBJECTION; REMEDIES.—The Sec-
retary shall send the notice of objection and any notice
of extension of time to the claimant by certified mail to
the address set forth in the claimant’s notice to the Sec-
retary. The Secretary’s notice of objection or notice of ex-
tension of time shall include a description of the property
and shall be effective on the date of mailing. The Sec-
Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3715) and section 219 of the
Indian Land Consolidated Act (25 U.S.C. 2218).
SEC. 206. SECRETARIAL APPROVAL OF MINERAL LEASES OR
AGREEMENTS.
(a) APPROVAL.—
(1) GENERAL RULE.—No lease or agreement pur-
porting to convey or create any mineral interest in
restricted or trust property that is entered into or re-
newed after the effective date of this Act shall be valid
unless approved by the Secretary.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may ap-
prove a lease or agreement described in paragraph (1)
only if—
(A) the Individual Indian owners of a ma-
jority of the undivided interest in the restricted
or trust mineral estate that is the subject of the
lease or agreement (including any interest cov-
ered by a lease or agreement executed by the Sec-
retary under subsection (c)) consent to the lease
or agreement;
(B) the Secretary determines that approv-
ing the lease or agreement is in the best interest
of the Individual Indian owners of the restricted
or trust mineral interests; and
for members of the uniformed services shall be increased
by 3.5 percent. This increase in the rates of monthly basic
pay is in addition to the pay increase that was made on
January 1, 2001, pursuant to section 601(b) of the Floyd
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat.
1654A–144).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 602 of
the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–398;
114 Stat. 1654A–144) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Transportation shall adjust the amounts specified in the
table in paragraph (1) to reflect the additional increase
in the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the
Armed Services made by section 2(a) of the Fiscal Year
2001 Military Pay Raise Act.’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by adding before
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and further
adjusted pursuant to section 2(a) of the Fiscal Year
2001 Military Pay Raise Act’’.
(c) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE
OF TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS.—
(1) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(A) the Export-Import Bank of the United
States is in great need of technology improve-
ments;
(B) part of the amount budgeted for ad-
ministrative expenses of the Export-Import
Bank is used for technology initiatives and sys-
tems upgrades for computer hardware and soft-
ware purchases;
(C) the Export-Import Bank is falling be-
hind its foreign competitor export credit agen-
cies’ proactive technology improvements;
(D) small businesses disproportionately
benefit from improvements in technology;
(E) small businesses need Export-Import
Bank technology improvements in order to ex-
port transactions quickly, with as great paper
ease as possible, and with a quick Bank turn-
around time that does not overstrain the tight
resources of such businesses;
(F) the Export-Import Bank intends to de-
velop a number of e-commerce initiatives aimed
at improving customer service, including web-
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2870
To extend for 6 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title
11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 10, 2001
Ms. BALDWIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To extend for 6 additional months the period for which
chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
Section 149 of title I of division C of Public Law
105–277, as amended by Public Law 106–5, Public Law
106–70, Public Law 107–8, and Public Law 107–17, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2001’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2002’’, and
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2001’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2001’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘June 1, 2001’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘October 1, 2001’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect
on October 1, 2001.
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(C)(i) the Secretary has accepted the highest
bid for such lease or agreement after a competi-
tive bidding process has been conducted by the
Secretary, or
(ii) the Secretary has determined that it is
in the best interest of the Individual Indian
owners to award a lease made by negotiation,
and the Individual Indian owners so consent in
writing.
(b) EFFECT OF APPROVAL.—Upon the approval of a
lease or agreement by the Secretary under subsection (a),
the lease or agreement shall be binding upon all owners of
the restricted or trust undivided interests subject to the lease
or agreement and all other parties to the lease or agreement,
to the same extent as if all of the owners of the restricted
or trust mineral interests involved had consented to the
lease or agreement.
(c) EXECUTION OF LEASE OR AGREEMENT BY SEC-
RETARY.—The Secretary may execute a mineral lease or
agreement that affects restricted or trust property interests
on behalf of an Individual Indian owner if that owner is
deceased and the heirs to, or devisees of, the interest of the
deceased owner have not been determined, or if the heirs
or devisees have been determined but one or more of the
heirs or devisees cannot be located.
problems (and in particular the prompt availability
of appropriate services and treatment addressing
substance abuse) an important factor in successful
family reunification.
‘‘(4) The rapid increases in the annual number
of adoptions since the enactment of the Adoption
and Safe Families Act of 1997 have created a grow-
ing need for postadoption services and for service
providers with the particular knowledge and skills
required to address the unique issues adoptive fami-
lies and children may face.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this program is to
enable States to develop and establish, or expand, and to
operate coordinated programs of community-based family
support services, family preservation services, time-limited
family reunification services, and adoption promotion and
support services to accomplish the following objectives:
‘‘(1) To prevent child maltreatment among fam-
ilies at risk through the provision of supportive fam-
ily services.
‘‘(2) To assure children’s safety within the
home and preserve intact families in which children
have been maltreated, when the family’s problems
can be addressed effectively.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2872
To designate the western breakwater for the project for navigation, New
Haven Harbor, Connecticut, as the ‘‘Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 10, 2001
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the western breakwater for the project for
navigation, New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, as the
‘‘Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHARLES HERVEY TOWNSHEND BREAKWATER,
CONNECTICUT.
The western breakwater for the project for naviga-
tion, New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the
1st section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropria-
tions for the construction, repair, and preservation of cer-
tain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other pur-
poses’’, approved September 19, 1890 (26 Stat. 426),
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Charles Hervey
Townshend Breakwater’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the break-
water referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater’’.
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‘‘(B) to implement a corrective action plan,
as necessary, resulting from reviews of child and
family service programs under section 1123A of
this Act.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and improvement’’
after ‘‘assessment’’.
(b) ALLOTMENTS.—Section 13712(c)(1) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended by striking all that follows
‘‘shall be entitled to payment,’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of
fiscal years 2002 through 2006, from the amount reserved
pursuant to section 436(b)(2) (and the amount, if any, re-
served pursuant to section 437(b)(2)), of an amount equal
to the sum of $85,000 plus the amount described in para-
graph (2) of this subsection for the fiscal year.’’.
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 13712(d) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘USE OF GRANT
FUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘FEDERAL SHARE’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘to pay—’’ and all that follows
and inserting ‘‘to pay not more than 75 percent of the
cost of activities under this section in each of fiscal
years 2002 through 2006.’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 13712 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is amended—
SEC. 105. EVALUATIONS, RESEARCH, AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.
Section 435 is amended—
(1) by striking all that precedes paragraph (1)
of subsection (a), including the caption, and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘SEC. 435. EVALUATIONS; RESEARCH; TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.
‘‘(a) EVALUATIONS.—’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(c) RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall give priority
consideration to the following topics for research and eval-
uation under this subsection, using rigorous evaluation
methodologies where feasible:
‘‘(1) Promising program models in the service
categories specified in section 430(b), particularly
time-limited reunification services and postadoption
services.
‘‘(2) Multi-disciplinary service models designed
to address parental substance abuse and to reduce
its impacts on children.
‘‘(3) The efficacy of approaches directed at
families with specific problems and with children of
specific age ranges.
program under title IV–E of that Act to provide for
educational and training vouchers for youths aging out
of foster care, 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 ‘‘Promoting Safe and
Stable Families Amendments of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
TITLE I—PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES
Subtitle A—Grants to States for Promoting Safe and Stable Families
Sec. 101. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 102. Definition of family support services.
Sec. 103. Reallotments.
Sec. 104. Payments to States.
Sec. 105. Evaluations, research, and technical assistance.
Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations; reservation of certain amounts.
Sec. 107. State court improvements.
Subtitle B—Mentoring Children of Prisoners
Sec. 121. Program authorized.
TITLE II—FOSTER CARE AND INDEPENDENT LIVING
Sec. 201. Educational and training vouchers for youths aging out of foster care.
Sec. 202. Reallocation and extension of funds.
TITLE III—EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 301. Effective date.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specified in this Act, an amend-
ment made by this Act to a section or other provision shall
General Allotment Act (25 U.S.C. 331 et seq.) or
any other trust property.
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior or the designee of the
Secretary of the Interior.
(8) TRUST PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘trust prop-
erty’’ means Indian property, title to which is held
in trust by the United States for the benefit of an
Individual Indian or an Indian Nation, provided that
such property was acquired in trust by the United
States under the authority of the Act of June 18,
1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (commonly known as
the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’) or the Act of June
26, 1936 (25 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) (commonly known
as the ‘‘Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act’’), within the
boundaries of the State of Oklahoma.
TITLE I—RESTRICTIONS;
REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS
SEC. 101. RESTRICTIONS ON REAL PROPERTY.
(a) APPLICATION.—Beginning on the effective date
of this Act, all restricted property shall be subject to re-
strictions against alienation, conveyance, lease, mortgage,
creation of liens, or other encumbrances, regardless of the
degree of Indian blood of the Individual Indian who owns
such property.
on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet the additional
requirements before the first day of the first calendar quar-
ter beginning after the close of the first regular session of
the State legislature that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session,
each year of the session shall be deemed to be a separate
regular session of the State legislature.
Union Calendar No. 168
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2873
[Report No. 107–281]
A BILL
To extend and amend the program entitled Pro-
moting Safe and Stable Families under title IV–
B, subpart 2 of the Social Security Act, and to
provide new authority to support programs for
mentoring children of incarcerated parents; to
amend the Foster Care Independent Living pro-
gram under title IV–E of that Act to provide for
educational and training vouchers for youths
aging out of foster care, and for other purposes.
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2875
To provide that the inferior courts of the United States do not have
jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 10, 2001
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide that the inferior courts of the United States
do not have jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases.
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 ‘‘Life-Protecting Judi-
cial Limitation Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF ABORTION-RELATED CASES FROM
FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 1369. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related
cases
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The district courts of the United
States, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of
the Virgin Islands, and the District Court for the North-
ern Mariana Islands shall not have jurisdiction to hear or
determine any abortion-related case.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘abortion-related case’ means any action in which any
requirement, prohibition, or other provision relating to
abortion that is contained in a State or Federal statute
is at issue.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1369. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related cases.’’.
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF ABORTION-RELATED CASES FROM
FEDERAL CLAIMS COURT JURISDICTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 91 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 1510. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related
cases
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Court of Fed-
eral Claims shall not have jurisdiction to hear or deter-
mine any abortion-related case.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘abortion-related case’ means any action in which any
requirement, prohibition, or other provision relating to
abortion that is contained in a State or Federal statute
is at issue.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 91 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1510. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related cases.’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to
cases filed on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4871
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for equity in 
the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments 
for hospitals in Puerto Rico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2004
Mr. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. 
RANGEL, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. BECERRA, and Mr. MENENDEZ) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for equity in the calculation of Medicare disproportionate 
share hospital payments for hospitals in Puerto Rico.
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 ‘‘Puerto Rico Hospitals 
Medicare DSH Equity Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF MEDICARE DSH PAYMENTS FOR 
PPS HOSPITALS IN PUERTO RICO. 
Section 1886(d)(9)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(D)(iii)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iii) Subparagraph (F) (relating to dispropor-
tionate share payments), except that for this pur-
pose—
‘‘(I) the sum described in clause (ii) of this 
subparagraph shall be substituted for the sum 
referred to in paragraph (5)(F)(ii)(I); and 
‘‘(II) for discharges occurring on or after 
October 1, 2004, subclause (I) of paragraph 
(5)(F)(vi) shall be applied by substituting for 
the numerator described in such subclause the 
number of subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital’s 
patient days for a cost reporting period which 
were made up of patients who (for such days) 
were entitled to benefits under part A of this 
title and either were eligible in Puerto Rico on 
a categorically needy basis or medically needy 
basis as aged, blind or disabled for medical as-
sistance under title XIX.’’.
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 216 2nd Street, S.W. in Harlem, Montana, shall
be designated and known as the ‘‘Francis Bardanouve
United States Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
State Post Office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Francis Bardanouve United
States Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 16,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.