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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5537
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the $25,000 offset 
for individuals under the passive loss rules to apply to investments 
in wind energy facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota 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 allow the 
$25,000 offset for individuals under the passive loss rules 
to apply to investments in wind energy facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF $25,000 OFFSET IN PASSIVE 
LOSS RULES TO INVESTMENTS IN WIND EN-
ERGY FACILITIES. 
(a) PHASEOUT NOT TO APPLY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
469(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat-
ing to $25,000 offset for rental real estate activities)
is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 
(F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and 
by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) EXCEPTION
FOR
WIND
ENERGY 
CREDIT.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
any portion of the passive activity credit for any 
taxable year which is attributable to any credit 
determined under section 45 with respect to a 
facility using wind to produce electricity.’’
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph 
(F) of section 469(i)(3) of such Code, as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1), is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or (D)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(D), or (E)’’ in the material preceding clause 
(i), 
(B) by striking ‘‘or (D)’’ in clause (iii) and 
inserting ‘‘, (D), or (E)’’, 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(iv), and 
(D) by striking clause (v) and inserting the 
following new clauses: 
‘‘(v) fifth to the portion of such credit 
to which subparagraph (D) applies, and
‘‘(vi) then to the portion of such cred-
it to which subparagraph (E) applies.’’
(b) ACTIVE PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT NOT TO 
APPLY.—Subparagraph (B) of section 469(i)(6) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and 
inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) any credit to which paragraph 
(3)(E) applies.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5538
To amend title 23, United States Code, to waive certain limitations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Mr. PICKERING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to waive certain
limitations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS—INTERSTATE
SYSTEM.
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) WAIVER OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS FOR CER-
TAIN ROUTES ON MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAYS.—For any vehi-
cle hauling sand, gravel, wood chips, wood shavings, saw-
dust, fill dirt, agricultural products, or unprocessed for-
estry products, or any combination thereof on Interstate
HR 5538 IH
Route 59, Interstate Route 55, Interstate Route 20, or
Interstate Route 10 in the State of Mississippi, a tandem
axle weight of 34,000 pounds established in subsection (a)
shall be 40,000 pounds and a gross weight of at least
80,000 pounds for vehicle combinations of 5 axles estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall be 84,000 pounds.’’.
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‘‘(ii) may not use such information for any
purpose other than evaluating the financial sta-
tus and performance of the CDQ group that
submitted the information.
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this
subsection:
‘‘(A) The term ‘CDQ group’ means a non-
profit or for-profit corporation or other entity
whose membership is exclusively composed of
one or more communities that satisfy the cri-
teria described in paragraph (3)(A) through
(E).
‘‘(B) The term ‘community development
plan’ means a plan that describes—
‘‘(i) how a CDQ group intends to har-
vest its requested share of the percentage
of the total allowable catch or guideline
harvest level of a directed Bering Sea fish-
ery that the Secretary has allocated to the
western Alaska community development
quota program; and
‘‘(ii) how the group intends to use the
harvest opportunity and the revenue de-
rived therefrom to assist communities that
are members of the group to achieve sus-
tainable long term local economic develop-
ment.
‘‘(C)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the term
‘CDQ project’ means a program or activity that
is administered or initiated by a CDQ group
and that is funded by revenue the CDQ group
derives or accrues during the duration of a
community development plan approved by the
Secretary from harvesting the fishery covered
by the plan.
‘‘(ii) Such term does not include a program
or activity administered or initiated by a sub-
sidiary, joint venture, partnership, or other en-
tity in which a CDQ group owns an equity in-
terest, if the program or activity is funded by
the assets of the subsidiary, joint venture, part-
nership, or other entity, rather than by the as-
sets of the CDQ group.
‘‘(9) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may pro-
mulgate such regulations as are reasonable and nec-
essary to enable the Secretary to implement this
subsection.’’.
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I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5540
To encourage respect for the rights of religious and ethnic minorities in
Iran and to deter Iran from supporting international terrorism and
from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. SOUDER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To encourage respect for the rights of religious and ethnic
minorities in Iran and to deter Iran from supporting
international terrorism and from furthering its weapons
of mass destruction programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IMMEDIATELY ENDING THE UNITED STATES
IMPORTATION OF IRANIAN GOODS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and ex-
cept as provided in section 2, no textile or food article that
is produced, grown, or manufactured in Iran shall enter
or be imported into the United States.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR THE RESUMPTION OF UNITED
STATES IMPORTATION OF IRANIAN GOODS.
The President may waive the prohibition on the im-
portation of Iranian goods to the United States 10 days
after submitting a certification to the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives stating
that—
(1) Iran has shown substantial progress in re-
specting the rights of ethnic and religious minorities
and is meeting internationally recognized human
rights standards including due process under law;
(2) Iran has ceased its support for international
terrorism; and
(3) Iran has terminated its weapons of mass
destruction programs.
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I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5541
To reject proposals to partially or completely divert funds, which normally
would be designated for the Social Security trust fund, into private
savings accounts as a substitute for the lifelong, guaranteed, inflation-
protected insurance benefits provided through Social Security.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Mr. SHOWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To reject proposals to partially or completely divert funds,
which normally would be designated for the Social Secu-
rity trust fund, into private savings accounts as a sub-
stitute for the lifelong, guaranteed, inflation-protected
insurance benefits provided through Social Security.
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 ‘‘Rejecting Social Secu-
rity Privatization Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) 117 Members of Congress signed a letter on
May 24, 2001, to the President’s Commission to
Strengthen Social Security, urging the Commission
to develop a plan to partially privatize Social Secu-
rity by diverting funds away from the Social Secu-
rity trust funds and instituting Personal Retirement
Accounts.
(2) The Commission developed three alternative
plans that would partially privatize Social Security
by diverting substantial monies from the Social Se-
curity trust funds to pay for the private accounts,
which threatens benefits for current beneficiaries by
significantly weakening the financial condition of the
trust funds.
(3) These reductions in guaranteed benefits
apply to all workers, regardless of whether they
choose to have an individual account or not.
(4) Substituting private accounts for guaran-
teed Social Security benefits increases financial risk
for retirees, disabled workers, and their families; re-
duces Social Security protections for women, low-in-
come workers, and many members of minority
groups; and erodes benefits for the dependent chil-
dren of workers who retire, become disabled, or die.
(5) Private investments in the stock market of
funds that have been diverted away from the Social
Security trust funds are an inherent risk to Ameri-
cans who currently depend upon secure Social Secu-
rity trust funds, or anticipate receiving their earned
benefits as they approach retirement.
SEC. 3. REJECTION OF PRIVATIZATION.
The Congress hereby commits to preserve the guar-
anteed, lifelong, inflation-protected benefits provided
under title II of the Social Security Act to retirees, dis-
abled workers, and their families, and the survivors of de-
ceased workers, by rejecting plans to institute Personal
Retirement Accounts, or any other forms of private ac-
counts, which would divert or remove all or portions of
monies from the Social Security trust funds and reduce
the retirement security of current and future beneficiaries,
and which would reduce guaranteed Social Security bene-
fits for retirees, disabled workers, and survivors.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4904
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide certain benefits 
under that Act to individuals who served in the United States Merchant 
Marine during World War II. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
certain benefits under that Act to individuals who served 
in the United States Merchant Marine during World 
War II.
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 ‘‘Social Security Fair-
ness for Merchant Mariners Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED IN THE 
UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE DURING 
WORLD WAR II. 
(a) BENEFITS.—Section 217(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 417(d)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘active military or naval service’ 
includes the service, or any period of forcible deten-
tion or internment by an enemy government or hos-
tile force as a result of action against a vessel de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), of a person who—
‘‘(A) was a member of the United States 
merchant marine (including the Army Trans-
port Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was—
‘‘(i) operated by the War Shipping 
Administration or the Office of Defense 
Transportation (or an agent of the Admin-
istration or Office); 
‘‘(ii) operated in waters other than in-
land waters, the Great Lakes, and other 
lakes, bays, and harbors of the United 
States; 
‘‘(iii) under contract or charter to, or 
property of, the Government of the United 
States; and
‘‘(iv) serving the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(B) while so serving, was licensed or oth-
erwise documented for service as a crewmember 
of such a vessel by an officer or employee of the 
United States authorized to license or document 
the person for such service.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to benefits for 
months beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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‘‘ ‘(4) ADDRESSING
CONCERNS
RELATING
TO 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY.—A com-
mitment to make available to each individual partici-
pating in the project education about alcohol, to-
bacco, and other drugs, and about the health risks 
associated with abusing such substances, and infor-
mation about diseases and conditions transmitted 
through substance abuse and sexual contact, includ-
ing HIV/AIDS, and to coordinate with providers of 
services addressing such problems, as appropriate. 
‘‘ ‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
SPECIFIED
PRO-
GRAMS.—An undertaking to coordinate, as appro-
priate, with State and local entities responsible for 
the programs under parts A, B, and D of this title, 
including programs under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (including the One-Stop de-
livery system), and such other programs as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘ ‘(6) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits as 
the Secretary may find necessary for purposes of 
oversight of project activities and expenditures. 
‘‘ ‘(7) SELF-INITIATED
EVALUATION.—If the 
entity elects to contract for independent evaluation
H. R. 5542
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Black Lung Consolidation of
Administrative Responsibility Act’’.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF PART B BLACK LUNG BENEFIT RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES FROM COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY TO
SECRETARY OF LABOR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30
U.S.C. 921 et seq.) other than section 415(b) (30 U.S.C. 925(b))
is amended by striking ‘‘Commissioner of Social Security’’ each
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 402 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 902) is amended—
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘where used in part
C’’ and inserting ‘‘, except where expressly otherwise pro-
vided,’’;
(B) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting after ‘‘Secretary
of Health, Education, and Welfare’’ the following: ‘‘, which
were in effect on the date of enactment of the Black Lung
Consolidation of Administrative Responsibilities Act,’’;
(C) in subsection (f)(2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘which is subject to review by the
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare,’’ and
inserting ‘‘arising under part B’’; and
(ii) by striking the comma after ‘‘Secretary of
Labor’’; and
(D) in subsection (i), by amending paragraph (1) to
read as follows:
‘‘(1) for benefits under part B that was denied by the
official responsible for administration of such part; or’’.
(2) Section 413(b) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 923(b)) is amended
by striking ‘‘In carrying out the provisions of this part’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘Social Security Act, but no’’ and
inserting ‘‘No’’.
(3) Section 415 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 925) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking paragraph (2);
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5)
as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
(8) In 1995, a study found that some roads, 
such as high-speed, long, boring, rural highways, are 
more dangerous than others for sleep-deprived mo-
torists. The New York State Police estimated that 
40 percent of all fatal crashes along the New York 
Thruway were the result of a driver falling asleep at 
the wheel. 
(9) Studies, such as the following, indicate that 
continuous shoulder rumble strips are effective coun-
termeasures to drift-off-the-road crashes, which are 
characteristic of drowsy driving, and fall-asleep 
crashes—
(A) New York State reports that accidents 
caused by drivers falling asleep at 13 sites on 
the New York Thruway were reduced by 84 
percent following the installation of continuous 
shoulder rumble strips. 
(B) Pennsylvania reports a reduction of 
guard rail or embankment accidents at 5 sites 
on the Pennsylvania Turnpike following rumble 
strip installation. 
(C) In 1995, an expert panel consisting of 
university and federal researchers convened to 
assess the current research regarding the effec-
tiveness of continuous shoulder rumble strips
related automobile crashes amongst the general driving 
public. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
to Congress a report containing the results of the study.
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(f) CONTINUATION
OF ACTIONS AGAINST OFFI-
CERS.—No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced 
by or against any officer in his official capacity as an offi-
cer of the Social Security Administration, and relating to 
a function transferred by this Act, shall abate by reason 
of the enactment of this Act. No cause of action by or 
against the Social Security Administration, or by or 
against any officer thereof in his official capacity, relating 
to a function transferred by this Act, shall abate by reason 
of enactment of this Act. 
(g) PRESERVATION OF PENALTIES, ETC.—The trans-
fer of functions under this Act shall not release or extin-
guish any penalty, forfeiture, liability, prosecution, inves-
tigation, or right to initiate a future investigation or pros-
ecution involving any function transferred by this Act. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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I 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5545
To designate a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Memorial at 
Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2002
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mrs. BONO, and Mr. 
BACA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To designate a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National 
Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, 
California.
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 ‘‘Prisoner of War/Miss-
ing in Action National Memorial Act’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PRISONER OF WAR/MISSING IN 
ACTION NATIONAL MEMORIAL, RIVERSIDE 
NATIONAL 
CEMETERY, 
RIVERSIDE, 
CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The most reliable statistics regarding the 
number of members of the United States Armed 
Forces who have been held as prisoners of war or 
listed as missing in action indicate that more than 
586,000 members of the Armed Forces have been 
taken prisoner since the American Revolution and 
more than 89,000 members have been listed as miss-
ing. 
(2) The Department of Defense continues to lo-
cate and identify the remains of members of the 
Armed Forces who have been missing in action since 
the Korean and Vietnam Wars. 
(3) The United States currently lacks a na-
tional memorial dedicated to the bravery and sac-
rifice of those members of the Armed Forces who 
have been held as prisoners of war or listed as miss-
ing in action. 
(4) An appropriate memorial to former pris-
oners of war and members of the Armed Forces list-
ed as missing in action, including those who remain
‘‘(2) TREATMENT AS ROLLOVER.—The distribu-
tion on account of the levy and any deposit under 
paragraph (1) with respect to such distribution shall 
be treated for purposes of this title as if such dis-
tribution and deposit were part of a rollover de-
scribed in section 408(d)(3)(A)(i); except that—
‘‘(A) interest paid under subsection (c) 
shall be treated as part of such distribution and 
as not includible in gross income, 
‘‘(B) the 60-day requirement in such sec-
tion shall be treated as met if the deposit is 
made not later than the 60th day after the day 
on which the individual receives an amount 
under paragraph (1) from the Secretary, and 
‘‘(C) such deposit shall not be taken into 
account under section 408(d)(3)(B). 
‘‘(3) REFUND, ETC., OF
INCOME
TAX
ON 
LEVY.—If any amount is includible in gross income 
for a taxable year by reason of a levy referred to in 
paragraph (1) and any portion of such amount is 
treated as a rollover under paragraph (2), any tax 
imposed by chapter 1 on such portion shall not be 
assessed, and if assessed shall be abated, and if col-
lected shall be credited or refunded as an overpay-
unaccounted for, is under construction at Riverside 
National Cemetery in Riverside, California. 
(5) The memorial will honor all those members 
of the Armed Forces who have been held as pris-
oners of war or listed as missing in action and is 
dedicated to the memory of those members who re-
main missing in action. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—The memorial to former pris-
oners of war and members of the Armed Forces listed as 
missing in action that is under construction at Riverside 
National Cemetery in Riverside, California, is hereby des-
ignated as the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National 
Memorial. 
(c) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—The national memo-
rial designated by this section is not a unit of the National 
Park System, and the designation of the national memo-
rial shall not be construed to require or permit Federal 
funds (other than any funds provided for as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act) to be expended for any pur-
pose related to the national memorial.
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I 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5546
To authorize the construction of a replacement lock at the Chickamauga 
Lock and Dam, Tennessee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2002
Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. WAMP) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the construction of a replacement lock at the 
Chickamauga Lock and Dam, Tennessee.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CHICKAMAUGA LOCK AND DAM, TENNESSEE. 
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
of Engineers, is authorized to carry out the project for 
inland navigation, Chickamauga Lock and Dam, Ten-
nessee: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 30, 
2002, substantially in accordance with the plans, and sub-
ject to the conditions, described in the report; except that 
the Secretary shall construct the project in accordance
with the plan that includes a 110-foot by 600-foot replace-
ment lock at a total cost of $267,167,000. The costs of 
such construction shall be paid 1⁄2 from amounts appro-
priated from the general fund of the Treasury and 1⁄2 from 
amounts appropriated from the Inland Waterways Trust 
Fund.
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