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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 886
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude unemployment
compensation from gross income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas 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 exclude
unemployment compensation from gross income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA-
TION FROM GROSS INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part II of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
items specifically included in gross income) is amended by
striking section 85.
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 3402(p) of such Code is amended
by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating para-
graph (3) as paragraph (2).
(2) Such Code is amended by striking section
6050B and by striking the item relating to that sec-
tion in the table of sections for subpart B of part
III of subchapter A of chapter 61.
(3) The table of sections for part II of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
striking the item relating to section 85.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this Act shall apply to payments of unemployment com-
pensation made after December 31, 2001, in taxable years
ending after such date.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 888
To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide for renew-
als of grants for permanent housing under the supportive housing pro-
gram and for shelter plus care assistance to be funded through section
8 rental assistance amounts made available under the Housing Certificate
Fund of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Mr. WELLER, Mr. FRANK, Mr. QUINN, Mr. SABO,
Mrs. BIGGERT, and Ms. LEE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to
provide for renewals of grants for permanent housing
under the supportive housing program and for shelter
plus care assistance to be funded through section 8 rent-
al assistance amounts made available under the Housing
Certificate Fund of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
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 ‘‘Homeless Prevention
Permanent Housing Renewal Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. RENEWAL OF PERMANENT HOUSING GRANTS AND
SHELTER PLUS CARE GRANTS UNDER HOUS-
ING CERTIFICATE FUND.
(a) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM PERMANENT
HOUSING GRANT RENEWALS.—Section 429 of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11389) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) PERMANENT HOUSING GRANT RENEWALS.—
For fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter, there
are authorized to be appropriated, from any amounts ap-
propriated under the Housing Certificate Fund account
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
for assistance under section 8 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937, such sums as may be necessary for re-
newing expiring grants under this subtitle for permanent
housing for homeless persons with disabilities.’’.
(b) SHELTER PLUS CARE GRANT RENEWALS.—Sec-
tion 463 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11403h) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(c) GRANT RENEWALS.—For fiscal year 2002 and
each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be ap-
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 889
To require that, as a condition of receiving salary, each United States district
judge must certify that certain cases before the judge have not been
pending and undetermined for more than 90 days after being submitted
for decision.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. LANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require that, as a condition of receiving salary, each
United States district judge must certify that certain
cases before the judge have not been pending and unde-
termined for more than 90 days after being submitted
for decision.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AFFIDAVIT BEFORE RECEIPT OF SALARY BY
DISTRICT JUDGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A United States district judge
may not receive his or her salary for any month unless
the judge has submitted an affidavit to the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, no
earlier than 7 days before the end of that month, stating
that, as of the date of the affidavit, no case tried without
a jury before the judge, and no case submitted to the
judge for sentencing following a trial by jury, remains
pending and undetermined for more than 90 days after
it has been submitted for decision.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
a judge with respect to any month on account of a case
remaining pending before the judge for more than 90 days
if the judge submits an affidavit certifying that the case
remains pending on account of the unusual complexity of
the case, or other extraordinary circumstances, and in-
cludes with the affidavit a specific explanation of the basis
for the affidavit.
(c) SALARY WITHHELD.—In any case in which the
salary of a judge is not paid on account of subsection (a),
the salary shall be paid as soon as the judge submits an
affidavit stating that no case remains pending and unde-
cided for more than 90 days after being submitted for de-
cision.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, a case has been ‘‘submitted
for decision’’ on whichever of the following occurs later:
(1) In a case to be tried without a jury, the
date on which—
(A) all claims and counterclaims have been
filed in the case; or
(B) all discovery in the case has been com-
pleted.
(2) In a case submitted to the court for sen-
tencing following a trial by jury, the date on which
the jury rendered its verdict.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 88
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit
against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $5,000,000 exclusion
and to increase the annual gift exclusion to $30,000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. FOLEY 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 increase
the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the
equivalent of a $5,000,000 exclusion and to increase
the annual gift exclusion to $30,000.
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 ‘‘Family Equity Preser-
vation Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. UNIFIED CREDIT INCREASED TO EQUIVALENT OF
$5,000,000 EXCLUSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 2010 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to applicable
credit amount) is amended by striking all that follows
‘‘were the applicable exclusion amount’’ and inserting ‘‘.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the applicable ex-
clusion amount is $5,000,000.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A)
of section 2057(a)(3) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘$625,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the excess of the applicable ex-
clusion amount (determined without regard to this para-
graph) over $675,000’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and
gifts made, after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. ANNUAL EXCLUSION FROM GIFT TAX INCREASED
TO $30,000.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 2503 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion
from gifts) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’,
(2) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘2001’’,
and
(3) by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to gifts made after December 31,
2000.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 890
To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt amounts owed for prescrip-
tion drugs and medical supplies dispensed by Department of Veterans
Affairs pharmacies from otherwise applicable interest charges and admin-
istrative cost charges imposed on indebtedness to the United States
resulting from the provision of medical care or services by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt amounts
owed for prescription drugs and medical supplies dis-
pensed by Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies
from otherwise applicable interest charges and adminis-
trative cost charges imposed on indebtedness to the
United States resulting from the provision of medical
care or services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF AMOUNTS OWED FOR PRE-
SCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES
DISPENSED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS PHARMACIES FROM OTHERWISE AP-
PLICABLE INTEREST CHARGES AND ADMINIS-
TRATIVE COST CHARGES.
(a) EXEMPTION.—Section 5315(a)(2) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than
an indebtedness resulting from the provision of prescrip-
tion drugs or medical supplies by a Department phar-
macy)’’ after ‘‘of this title’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first
month beginning on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall apply with respect to charges for
months beginning on or after that date, regardless of when
an indebtedness was incurred.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 891
To prohibit the possession of a firearm by an individual who has committed
an act of juvenile delinquency that would be a violent felony if committed
by an adult.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. MORELLA, Mrs.
MCCARTHY of New York, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Ms. MCCARTHY
of Missouri, Mr. HOLT, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.
GONZALEZ, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. FRANK, and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the possession of a firearm by an individual
who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency that
would be a violent felony if committed by an adult.
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 ‘‘No Guns For Violent
Perpetrators Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS COMMITTED AN ACT
OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY THAT WOULD
BE A VIOLENT FELONY IF COMMITTED BY AN
ADULT.
Section 922(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking the comma; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or adjudicated as having
committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would
be a crime of violence (as defined in section
924(c)(3)) and punishable by imprisonment for such
term if committed by an adult’’ before the semi-
colon.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 892
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income
gain on the sale or exchange of certain farmland the use of which
is restricted in perpetuity to use as farmland.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. PITTS 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 exclude
from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of cer-
tain farmland the use of which is restricted in perpetuity
to use as farmland.
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 ‘‘Open Space Preserva-
tion Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF CERTAIN
FARMLAND.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Part III of subchapter B of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to items specifically excluded from gross income) is
amended by redesignating section 139 as section 139A
and by inserting after section 138 the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘SEC. 139. SALES AND EXCHANGES OF CERTAIN FARMLAND
WHICH BY COVENANT IS RESTRICTED TO USE
AS FARMLAND.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of an operator of
qualified farmland, gross income does not include gain
from the sale or exchange of qualified farmland if there
is in effect on the date of such sale or exchange a qualified
farmland conservation easement.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED FARMLAND.—The term ‘quali-
fied farmland’ means any real property—
‘‘(A) which is located in the United States,
‘‘(B) which is used as a farm for farming
purposes (within the meaning of section
2032A(e)), and
‘‘(C) which is located in a county which
has a population of 100 or more persons per
square mile.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
FARMLAND
CONSERVATION
EASEMENT.—The term ‘qualified farmland conserva-
tion easement’ means a restriction (granted in per-
petuity) which does not permit any use of the land
for any purpose other than use as a farm for farm-
ing purposes (within the meaning of section
2032A(e)).
‘‘(c) VERIFICATION OF EASEMENT.—Subsection (a)
shall not apply by reason of any qualified farmland con-
servation easement unless the taxpayer—
‘‘(1) notifies (in such form and manner as the
Secretary may by regulations prescribe) both the
Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture of the
political subdivision of the State in which such ease-
ment is recorded, and
‘‘(2) submits to the Secretary a copy of such
easement.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for such part is amended by striking the last item and
inserting the following new items:
‘‘Sec. 139. Sales and exchanges of certain farmland which by cov-
enant is restricted to use as farmland.
‘‘Sec. 139A. Cross references to other Acts.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to restrictions first recorded after
December 31, 2001, and to sales and exchanges after such
date.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 893
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from estate taxes
the value of certain farmland the use of which is restricted in perpetuity
to use as farmland.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. PITTS 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 exclude
from estate taxes the value of certain farmland the use
of which is restricted in perpetuity to use as farmland.
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 ‘‘Farmland Preservation
Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS ESTATE OF CERTAIN
FARMLAND WHICH IS RESTRICTED IN PER-
PETUITY TO USE AS FARMLAND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter A of chap-
ter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
gross estate) is amended by inserting after section 2033
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 2033A. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FARMLAND WHICH IS
RESTRICTED IN PERPETUITY TO USE AS
FARMLAND.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an estate of a de-
cedent to which this section applies, the value of the gross
estate shall not include the adjusted value of qualified
farmland included in the estate if there is in effect on the
date of death a qualified farmland conservation easement.
‘‘(b) ESTATES TO WHICH SECTION APPLIES.—This
section shall apply to an estate if—
‘‘(1) the decedent was (at the date of the dece-
dent’s death) a citizen or resident of the United
States, and
‘‘(2) during the 8-year period ending on the
date of the decedent’s death there have been periods
aggregating 5 years or more during which—
‘‘(A) the qualified farmland was owned by
the decedent or a member of the decedent’s
family, and
amount equal to 50 percent of the costs of the lands,
waters, and interests therein.
‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the
amount of the financial assistance provided under
paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and paragraph (1)(B) may not
exceed 50 percent of the costs incurred to achieve
the purposes described in those paragraphs with re-
spect to a reserve.
‘‘(ii) The amount of financial assistance pro-
vided for education and interpretive activities under
paragraph (1)(A)(iii) or research and monitoring ac-
tivities under paragraph (1)(B) may be up to 100
percent of any costs for activities that service the
System as a whole, including System-wide moni-
toring equipment acquisition, data management, and
data synthesis, and administration and synthesis of
System-wide research programs.
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and
(B), financial assistance under this subsection pro-
vided from amounts recovered as a result of damage
to natural resources located in the coastal zone may
be used to pay 100 percent of the costs of activities
carried out with the assistance.
‘‘(4) DONATIONS.—(A) The Secretary may—
‘‘(B) there was material participation
(within the meaning of section 2032A(e)(6)) by
the decedent or a member of the decedent’s
family in the operation of such farmland.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED FARMLAND.—The term ‘quali-
fied farmland’ means any real property—
‘‘(A) which is located in the United States,
‘‘(B) which is used as a farm for farming
purposes (within the meaning of section
2032A(e)), and
‘‘(C) which is located in a county which
has a population of 100 or more persons per
square mile.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
FARMLAND
CONSERVATION
EASEMENT.—The term ‘qualified farmland conserva-
tion easement’ means a restriction (granted in per-
petuity) which does not permit any use of the land
for any purpose other than use as a farm for farm-
ing purposes (within the meaning of section
2032A(e)).
‘‘(3) ADJUSTED
VALUE.—The term ‘adjusted
value’ means the value of farmland for purposes of
this chapter (determined without regard to this sec-
tion), reduced by the amount deductible under para-
graph (3) or (4) of section 2053(a).
‘‘(d) VERIFICATION OF EASEMENT.—Subsection (a)
shall not apply by reason of any qualified farmland con-
servation easement unless the executor—
‘‘(1) notifies (in such form and manner as the
Secretary may by regulations prescribe) both the
Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture of the
political subdivision of the State in which such ease-
ment is recorded, and
‘‘(2) submits to the Secretary a copy of such
easement.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part III of subchapter A of chapter 11 of such Code
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
2033 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 2033A. Exclusion of certain farmland which is restricted in
perpetuity to use as farmland.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to restrictions first recorded after
December 31, 2001, with respect to estates of decedents
dying after such date.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 894
To provide compensation for injury and property damages suffered by persons
as a result of the bombing attack by the United States on August
20, 1998, in Khartoum, Sudan, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. ROHRABACHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide compensation for injury and property damages
suffered by persons as a result of the bombing attack
by the United States on August 20, 1998, in Khartoum,
Sudan, 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. PAYMENT.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, from
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such
sum as necessary up to a total amount of $50,000,000
in settlement of claims by persons suffering injury or
property loss as a result of the missile attack in Khar-
toum, Sudan, on August 20, 1998, by the Armed Forces
of the United States. Such payments shall be in full satis-
faction of these claims.
SEC. 2. RELATION OF PAYMENT TO REFERRAL TO COURT
OF CLAIMS.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall not pay any
claim filed against the United States or any agency thereof
later than 60 days after reference of this bill to the Court
of Claims pursuant to section 1492 of title 28, United
States Code.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES.
No part of the amounts appropriated under section
1 in excess of 10 percent thereof shall be paid or delivered
to or received by any agent or attorney on account of serv-
ices rendered in connection with the claim referred to in
section 1, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract
to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the
provisions of this section shall be fined not more than
$1,000.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 895
To abolish the Advanced Technology Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. ROYCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Science
A BILL
To abolish the Advanced Technology Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act is amended—
(1) in section 2(d) (15 U.S.C. 272(d)), by strik-
ing ‘‘25, 26, and 28’’ and inserting ‘‘25 and 26’’;
(2) in section 10(h)(1) (15 U.S.C. 278(h)(1)),
by striking ‘‘, including the Program established
under section 28,’’; and
(3) by striking section 28.
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