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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4874
To provide emergency assistance to producers that have incurred losses in 
a 2004 crop due to a disaster. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2004
Mr. ROSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide emergency assistance to producers that have 
incurred losses in a 2004 crop due to a disaster.
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 ‘‘Emergency Agricul-
tural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. CROP LOSS ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re-
ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall use such 
sums as are necessary of the funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to make emergency financial assist-
ance available to producers on a farm that have incurred 
losses in a 2004 crop due to a disaster, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall make assistance available under this sec-
tion in the same manner as provided under section 1102 
of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1999 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note; Public Law 105–277), includ-
ing using the same loss thresholds as were used in admin-
istering that section. 
(c) QUALIFYING LOSSES.—Assistance under this sec-
tion may be made for losses associated with crops that 
are, as determined by the Secretary—
(1) quantity losses; 
(2) quality losses; or 
(3) severe economic losses due to damaging 
weather or related condition. 
(d) CROPS COVERED.—Assistance under this section 
shall be applicable to losses for all crops (including losses 
of trees from which a crop is harvested, livestock, and fish-
eries), as determined by the Secretary, due to disasters. 
(e) CROP INSURANCE.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall not discriminate against or penalize 
producers on a farm that have purchased crop insurance
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2899
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Freedom
Bonds in response to the September 11, 2001, hijackings
and attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Cen-
ter, 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 ‘‘Freedom Bonds Act
of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF FREEDOM BONDS.
Section 3105 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(f) FREEDOM BONDS.—The Secretary may des-
ignate one or more series of bonds or certificates (or any
portion thereof) issued under this section as ‘Freedom
Bonds’ in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated
against the United States on September 11, 2001.’’.
SEC. 3. STUDY OF PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of the Public
Debt shall conduct a study of the administrative costs of
the Bureau of the Public Debt associated with managing
the public debt, including, with respect to the various
types of debt instruments, interest rate costs and per-
sonnel and processing costs related to issuing, redeeming,
and otherwise administering the instruments on both an
annual basis and on a transaction basis. The study should
include—
(1) cost comparisons between high-amount,
lower-volume instruments (such as large Treasury
bills and notes with varying maturities) and low-
amount, high-volume instruments such as savings
bonds;
(2) an analysis of the impact of the savings
bond program on the Federal Government; and
(3) an analysis of the impact of the savings
bond program on savings opportunities for the pub-
lic.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the
Public Debt shall submit a report of such study to the
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives.
Passed the House of Representatives October 23,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2899
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue War Bonds in support
of recovery and response efforts relating to the September 11, 2001
hijackings and attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 17, 2001
Mr. SWEENEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue War
Bonds in support of recovery and response efforts relat-
ing to the September 11, 2001 hijackings and attacks
on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, 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 ‘‘War Bonds Act of
2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) on September 11, 2001, acts of war were
committed against the United States of America, in-
juring and killing thousands of innocent civilians;
(2) while these acts of war were directed at
symbols of America’s military and economic superi-
ority, the United States remains the most pros-
perous and free Nation on earth;
(3) among the innocent Americans killed in
these attacks were some of our bravest fire, police,
and rescue personnel, who gave their lives in an at-
tempt to save their fellow citizens;
(4) the American people are resilient and reso-
lute in their commitment to the defense of our Na-
tion and are unbowed in the face of our Nation’s
perils;
(5) throughout our history and during the dark-
est hours of our Nation, the American people in-
stinctively and unfailingly have answered the call to
action and have rallied to the cause of freedom, de-
mocracy, and justice;
(6) in this time of crisis, the American people
have proven to be compassionate and generous in
making sacrifices and providing support for the de-
fense of our Nation and the welfare of their fellow
citizens;
(1) a national tragedy occurred on September
11, 2001, whereby certain individuals tried to steal
America’s freedom;
(2) Americans stand together to resist all at-
tempts to steal their freedom;
(3) united, Americans will be victorious over
their enemies, whether known or unknown; and
(4) Americans must respond to this tragedy in
a spirit not of revenge, but of justice.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF VICTORY
BONDS.
Section 3102 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) ISSUANCE OF VICTORY BONDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue
bonds under this section, to be known as ‘Victory
Bonds’, in response to the acts of terrorism per-
petrated against the United States on September 11,
2001.
‘‘(2) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Proceeds from the
issuance of Victory Bonds shall be used to raise
funds to assist in recovery and relief operations fol-
lowing the terrorist acts referred to in paragraph
(1), including humanitarian assistance, and to com-
bat terrorism.
(7) from May 1941 through 1945, the Amer-
ican 
people 
selflessly 
purchased 
more 
than
$185,000,000,000 in Government war bonds to fi-
nance the Allied victory over our Axis enemies;
(8) the ongoing war against the scourge of ter-
rorism will require the United States to expend un-
precedented resources to rescue the injured, rebuild
the broken, and retaliate against the enemy; and
(9) the United States must call upon this same
charitable and patriotic spirit to once again ensure
that our families, our freedoms, and our uniquely
American way of life are protected.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab-
lish a new class of Government bonds to finance the re-
building effort necessitated by the September 11, 2001,
hijackings and attacks on the Pentagon and the World
Trade Center.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WAR
BONDS.
Section 3102 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) WAR BONDS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue
bonds, to be known as ‘War Bonds’, under this sec-
tion in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated
against the United States on September 11, 2001.
‘‘(2) FORM.—The bonds authorized by para-
graph (1) shall be in such form and denominations,
and shall be subject to such terms and conditions of
issue, conversion, redemption, maturation, payment,
and rate of interest as the Secretary may pre-
scribe.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2899
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 24, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Freedom
Bonds in response to the September 11, 2001, hijackings
and attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Cen-
ter, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom Bonds Act
of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF FREEDOM BONDS.
Section 3105 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(f) FREEDOM BONDS.—The Secretary may des-
ignate one or more series of bonds or certificates (or any
portion thereof) issued under this section as ‘Freedom
Bonds’ in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated
against the United States on September 11, 2001.’’.
SEC. 3. STUDY OF PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of the Public
Debt shall conduct a study of the administrative costs of
the Bureau of the Public Debt associated with managing
the public debt, including, with respect to the various
types of debt instruments, interest rate costs and per-
sonnel and processing costs related to issuing, redeeming,
and otherwise administering the instruments on both an
annual basis and on a transaction basis. The study should
include—
(1) cost comparisons between high-amount,
lower-volume instruments (such as large Treasury
bills and notes with varying maturities) and low-
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amount, high-volume instruments such as savings
bonds;
(2) an analysis of the impact of the savings
bond program on the Federal Government; and
(3) an analysis of the impact of the savings
bond program on savings opportunities for the pub-
lic.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the
Public Debt shall submit a report of such study to the
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives.
Passed the House of Representatives October 23,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 289
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use
of soft money to influence any campaign for election for Federal office.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 30, 2001
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit the use of soft money to influence any campaign
for election for Federal office.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BAN ON USE OF SOFT MONEY IN FEDERAL
ELECTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘BAN ON USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS TO INFLUENCE
ELECTIONS
‘‘SEC. 323. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title, no person may expend any funds for the purpose
of influencing any campaign for election for Federal office
unless the funds are subject to the limitations, prohibi-
tions, and reporting requirements applicable to contribu-
tions and expenditures under this Act.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring after January 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2900
To authorize the issuance of Victory Bonds in response to the acts of ter-
rorism perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 2001
Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. BENTSEN, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY,
Mr. MOORE, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr.
HINOJOSA, Mr. SHOWS, and Mr. CROWLEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To authorize the issuance of Victory Bonds in response to
the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the United
States on September 11, 2001, 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 ‘‘Victory Bonds Act of
2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2903
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in
small companies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 20, 2001
Mr. GREENWOOD 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 encourage
investment in small companies.
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 ‘‘Small Investment Tax
Relief Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR GAIN FROM STOCK OF SMALL,
PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 1 of subchapter P of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treat-
ment of capital gains) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 1202 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 1203. EXCLUSION FOR GAIN FROM STOCK OF SMALL,
PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of a taxpayer
other than a corporation, gross income shall not include
any gain from the sale or exchange of section 1203 stock
held for more than 1 year.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The amount excluded under sub-
section (a) for a taxable year may not exceed $100,000
($50,000 in the case of a separate return by a married
individual).
‘‘(c) 1203 STOCK.—For purposes of subsection (a),
the term ‘1203 stock’ means any stock—
‘‘(1) in a C corporation which is acquired after
the date of the enactment of this section if—
‘‘(A) as of the date of acquisition, such
corporation is a qualified small business, and
‘‘(B) except as provided in subsection (e),
such stock is acquired—
‘‘(i) in exchange for money or other
property, or
‘‘(ii) as compensation for services pro-
vided to such corporation (other than serv-
mittees on Appropriations, of the plans and scope of any
proposed military exercise involving United States per-
sonnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended
for construction, either temporary or permanent, are an-
ticipated to exceed $100,000.
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the appro-
priations in Military Construction Appropriations Acts
which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal
year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the
fiscal year.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the
current session of Congress.
SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec-
tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects
and on subsequent claims, if any.
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any funds appropriated to a military department or
defense agency for the construction of military projects
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purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress of his determination and the
reasons therefor.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments),
as
currently
authorized
by
law,
$863,058,000, to remain available until September 30,
2006: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may
be transferred to such appropriations of the Department
of Defense available for military construction or family
housing as he may designate, to be merged with and to
be available for the same purposes, and for the same time
period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, not
to exceed $74,496,000 shall be available for study, plan-
ning, design, architect and engineer services, as authorized
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress of his determination and the reasons therefor:
TITLE II—WILDERNESS STUDY
AREAS 
IN 
CHUGACH 
NA-
TIONAL FOREST
SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the
Secretary of Agriculture shall review certain public lands
within the Chugach National Forest in Alaska, which to-
gether comprise approximately 236,000 acres and are de-
picted as ‘‘Wilderness Study’’ on the Alaska Rainforest
Map, to determine the suitability or nonsuitability of des-
ignating the public lands within the wilderness study
boundaries for preservation as wilderness. The public
lands to be reviewed are as follows:
(1) Jackpot Wilderness Study Area, consisting
of approximately 20,800 acres, as generally depicted
on the Alaska Rainforest Map as Jackpot WSA.
(2) Gravina-Fidalgo Wilderness Study Area,
consisting of approximately 57,500 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map as
Gravina-Fidalgo WSA.
(3) Childs Glacier Wilderness Study Area, con-
sisting of approximately 157,700 acres, as generally
depicted on the Alaska Rainforest Map as Childs
Glacier WSA.
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section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli-
tan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for
expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Pro-
gram. Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and
be available for the same purposes and for the same time
period as the fund to which transferred.
SEC. 125. Notwithstanding this or any other provision
of law, funds appropriated in Military Construction Ap-
propriations Acts for operations and maintenance of family
housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and
maintenance of all family housing units, including flag and
general officer quarters: Provided, That not more than
$35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the mainte-
nance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters
without 30 days advance prior notification of the appro-
priate committees of Congress: Provided further, That the
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annu-
ally to the Committees on Appropriations all operations
and maintenance expenditures for each individual flag and
general officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.
SEC. 126. In addition to the amounts provided in Pub-
lic Law 107–20, of the funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’ in this Act,
$8,000,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2005:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
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such funds may be obligated or expended to carry out plan-
ning and design and military construction activities at the
Masirah Island Airfield in Oman, not otherwise authorized
by law.
SEC. 127. Not later than 90 days after the enactment
of this bill, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a master plan for the environ-
mental remediation of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard,
California. The plan shall identify an aggregate cost esti-
mate for the entire project as well as cost estimates for indi-
vidual parcels. The plan shall also include a detailed clean-
up schedule and an analysis of whether the Department is
meeting legal requirements and community commitments.
Following submission of the initial report, the Department
shall submit semi-annual progress reports to the congres-
sional defense committees.
SEC. 128. Of the funds available under the heading
‘‘Military Construction, Defense-wide’’, for the Pine Bluff
Ammunition Demilitarization Facility (Phase VI) the De-
partment may spend up to $300,000 to conduct a feasibility
study of the requirement for a defense road at Pine Bluff
Arsenal, Arkansas.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction
Appropriations Act, 2002’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 21,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate September 26, 2001.
Attest:
JERI THOMSON,
Secretary.