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SECTION 1. WEAR OF ABAYAS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES IN SAUDI ARABIA.
(a) PROHIBITION RELATING TO WEAR OF ABAYAS.—
A member of the Armed Forces may not be required or
formally or informally compelled to wear the abaya gar-
ment or any part of the abaya garment while in the King-
dom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to a permanent change of
station or orders for temporary duty.
(b) INSTRUCTION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall provide each member of the Armed Forces ordered
to a permanent change of station or temporary duty in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with instructions regarding
the prohibition in subsection (a). Such instructions shall
be provided to a member within 10 days before the date
of a member’s arrival at a United States military installa-
tion within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or immediately
upon such arrival. The instructions shall be presented
orally and in writing. The written instruction shall include
the full text of this section.
(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
act through the Commander in Chief, United States Cen-
tral Command and Joint Task Force Southwest Asia, and
the commanders of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Ma-
rine Corps components of the United States Central Com-
mand and Joint Task Force Southwest Asia.
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROCURE-
MENT
OF ABAYAS.—Funds appropriated or otherwise
made available to the Department of Defense may not be
used to procure abayas for regular or routine issuance to
members of the Armed Forces serving in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia or for any personnel of contractors accom-
panying the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Saudi Ara-
bia in the performance of contracts entered into with such
contractors by the United States.
SEC. 2. COMMANDER AUTHORITY.
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 1, the com-
mander of the United States Central Command may re-
quire the wear of the abaya garment in specific cir-
cumstances that, in the opinion of the commander, con-
stitute an operational requirement essential for the con-
duct of the military mission.
Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4714
AN ACT
To prohibit members of the Armed Forces in Saudi
Arabia from being required or formally or infor-
mally compelled to wear the abaya garment, and
for other purposes.
IIB
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4714
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 15 (legislative day, MAY 9), 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
AN ACT
To prohibit members of the Armed Forces in Saudi Arabia
from being required or formally or informally compelled
to wear the abaya garment, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4714 RFS
SECTION 1. WEAR OF ABAYAS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES IN SAUDI ARABIA.
(a) PROHIBITION RELATING TO WEAR OF ABAYAS.—
A member of the Armed Forces may not be required or
formally or informally compelled to wear the abaya gar-
ment or any part of the abaya garment while in the King-
dom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to a permanent change of
station or orders for temporary duty.
(b) INSTRUCTION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall provide each member of the Armed Forces ordered
to a permanent change of station or temporary duty in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with instructions regarding
the prohibition in subsection (a). Such instructions shall
be provided to a member within 10 days before the date
of a member’s arrival at a United States military installa-
tion within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or immediately
upon such arrival. The instructions shall be presented
orally and in writing. The written instruction shall include
the full text of this section.
(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
act through the Commander in Chief, United States Cen-
tral Command and Joint Task Force Southwest Asia, and
the commanders of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Ma-
rine Corps components of the United States Central Com-
mand and Joint Task Force Southwest Asia.
HR 4714 RFS
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROCURE-
MENT
OF ABAYAS.—Funds appropriated or otherwise
made available to the Department of Defense may not be
used to procure abayas for regular or routine issuance to
members of the Armed Forces serving in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia or for any personnel of contractors accom-
panying the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Saudi Ara-
bia in the performance of contracts entered into with such
contractors by the United States.
SEC. 2. COMMANDER AUTHORITY.
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 1, the com-
mander of the United States Central Command may re-
quire the wear of the abaya garment in specific cir-
cumstances that, in the opinion of the commander, con-
stitute an operational requirement essential for the con-
duct of the military mission.
Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
human activities affecting the health and produc-
tivity of marine ecosystems. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to secure, for present and 
future generations of people of the United States, the full 
range of environmental, economic, educational, social, cul-
tural, nutritional, and recreational benefits of healthy ma-
rine ecosystems, by—
(1) establishing a comprehensive national 
oceans policy that is binding on all covered actions 
that may significantly affect United States ocean 
waters and ocean resources; 
(2) requiring covered actions to be consistent 
with the purposes and policies of this Act; 
(3) mandating that clear standards be set 
against which compliance with the national oceans 
policy can be measured; 
(4) providing a mechanism through which com-
pliance with this Act can be assured; 
(5) consolidating and restructuring Federal 
ocean programs to support this Act; and 
(6) promoting ecologically sustainable ocean re-
source management by strengthening and empow-
ering ocean governance.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post
Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 4717
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 designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1199 Pasadena
Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas, as the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Jim Fonteno
Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4717
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas, as the ‘‘Jim Fonteno
Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 2002
Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. DELAY, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. GRANGER,
Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr.
SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. PAUL, Mr.
REYES, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. BAR-
TON of Texas, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. FROST, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr.
DOGGETT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. BONILLA,
Mr. TURNER, Mr. HALL of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. ORTIZ, and Mr. THORNBERRY) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Re-
form
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas,
as the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JIM FONTENO POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in
Pasadena, Texas, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Jim Fonteno Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the Jim Fonteno Post Of-
fice Building.
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IIB
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4717
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 19, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas,
as the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4717 RFS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post
Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
II
Calendar No. 723
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4717
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 19, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
OCTOBER 15, 2002
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas,
as the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post
Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post Office Building’’.
Calendar No. 723
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4717
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard
in Pasadena, Texas, as the ‘‘Jim Fonteno Post
Office Building’’.
OCTOBER 15, 2002
Reported without amendment
I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4718
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 7-year recovery
period for depreciation of potato storage facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 2002
Mr. CAMP 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 provide
a 7-year recovery period for depreciation of potato stor-
age facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 7-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD FOR DEPRECIA-
TION OF POTATO STORAGE FACILITIES.
(a) 7-YEAR PROPERTY.—Subparagraph (C) of sec-
tion 168(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
lating to classification of certain property) is amended by
redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii) and by inserting
after clause (i) the following new clause:
‘‘(ii) any potato storage facility, and’’.
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 168(i) of such Code (relat-
ing to definitions and special rules) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(15) POTATO STORAGE FACILITY.—The term
‘potato storage facility’ means a facility specifically
designed to provide a controlled environment to keep
tubers in a stable physiological state for an extended
period of time and used for the storage of potatoes
by a farmer engaged in the production of potatoes.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section
shall apply to any potato storage facility placed in
service before, on, or after January 1, 2002, and to
taxable years beginning before, on, or after such
date.
(2) LIMITATION.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to a potato storage facility
placed in service by a taxpayer before January 1,
2002, only if the taxpayer owned the facility on such
date.
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I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4720
To provide that private land use rules be treated as State or local regulation
for purposes of certain Federal Communications Commission regulations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 2002
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. WALDEN, and Mr. SESSIONS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To provide that private land use rules be treated as State
or local regulation for purposes of certain Federal Com-
munications Commission regulations.
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 ‘‘Amateur Radio Emer-
gency Communications Consistency Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PRIVATE LAND USE RULES AS
LOCAL REGULATION.
For purposes of the Federal Communications Com-
mission’s regulation relating to station antenna structures
in the amateur radio services (47 CFR 97.15), any private
land use rules applicable to such structures shall be treat-
ed as a State or local regulation and shall be subject to
the same requirements and limitations as a State or local
regulation.
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I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4721
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in imple-
menting cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in
the Connecticut River watershed of the States of Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 2002
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. OLVER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr.
MALONEY of Connecticut, and Ms. DELAURO) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assist-
ance in implementing cultural heritage, conservation, and
recreational activities in the Connecticut River watershed
of the States of Connecticut and Massachusetts, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF REFUGE.
(a) BOUNDARIES.—There is hereby established the
Lake Erie Western Basin International Wildlife Refuge,
consisting of the lands and waters owned or managed by
the Secretary pursuant to this Act in the State of Michi-
gan from the southern boundary of Sterling State Park
to the eastern edge of Sandusky Bay, as depicted upon
the map entitled ‘‘Lake Erie Western Basin International
Wildlife Refuge Proposed’’, dated May 12, 2002, which
shall be available for inspection in appropriate offices of
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(b) EXISTING REFUGE LANDS.—The Ottawa Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge and the Cedar Point National Wild-
life Refuge are hereby included within, and shall be a part
of, the Lake Erie Western Basin International Wildlife
Refuge. All references to the Ottawa and Cedar Point na-
tional wildlife refuges shall hereafter be treated as ref-
erences to the Lake Erie Western Basin International
Wildlife Refuge.
(c) BOUNDARY
REVISIONS.—The Secretary may
make such revisions of the boundaries of the Refuge as
may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Ref-
uge or to facilitate the acquisition of property within the
Refuge.
(d) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary is authorized to ac-
quire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated
I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4724
To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the Kalaupapa National
Historical Park in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes’’, to
facilitate the purposes of that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 2002
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the
Kalaupapa National Historical Park in the State of Ha-
waii, and for other purposes’’, to facilitate the purposes
of that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN LAND EXCHANGES AUTHORIZED.
Section 104(c) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to estab-
lish the Kalaupapa National Historical Park in the State
of Hawaii, and for other purposes’’, approved on Decem-
ber 22, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 410jj–3(c)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘but within the State of Hawaii’’.
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I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4726
To allow a permanent memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks against the United States to be constructed on Sandy
Hook in the Gateway National Recreation Area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 2002
Mr. PALLONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To allow a permanent memorial to the victims of the Sep-
tember 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United
States to be constructed on Sandy Hook in the Gateway
National Recreation Area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEMORIAL ON SANDY HOOK TO VICTIMS OF
TERRORIST ATTACKS.
(a) MEMORIAL.—The Secretary of the Interior,
through the National Park Service, shall allow a perma-
nent memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks against the United States to be con-
structed on the northern end of Sandy Hook in the Gate-
way National Recreation Area.
(b) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—Section 3(c) of
the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1003(c)) shall
not apply to the memorial described in subsection (a).
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SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COVERED ACTION.—The term ‘‘covered ac-
tion’’ means any activity affecting United States 
ocean waters or ocean resources, that is carried 
out—
(A) by a Federal agency, including the 
issuance of a Federal license or permit; or 
(B) by any other person using Federal 
funds. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration provided for in section 301. 
(4) ADVISOR.—The term ‘‘Advisor’’ means the 
National Oceans Advisor appointed under section 
401. 
(5) BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘bio-
logical diversity’’ means a collection of genomes, spe-
cies, and ecosystems occurring in a geographically 
defined region. 
(6) ECOLOGICALLY
SUSTAINABLE.—The term 
‘‘ecologically sustainable’’ means capable of main-
taining biological diversity and ecosystem structure
and functioning from 1 human generation to the 
next, so as not to deny future generations the goods 
and services provided by marine ecosystems that are 
enjoyed today. 
(7) FUNCTION.—The term ‘‘function’’, when 
used in reference to a function of a government 
agency or official, includes authorities, powers, 
rights, privileges, immunities, programs, projects, 
activities, duties, and responsibilities. 
(8) MARINE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND HEALTH 
OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.—Each of the terms ‘‘ma-
rine ecosystem health’’ and ‘‘health of marine eco-
systems’’ means the ability of a marine ecosystem to 
support and maintain a productive and resilient 
community of organisms, having a species composi-
tion, diversity, and functional organization resulting 
from the natural habitat of the region, such that it 
provides a complete range of ecological benefits, in-
cluding—
(A) a complete diversity of native species 
and habitats wherein each native species is able 
to maintain an abundance, population struc-
ture, and distribution supporting its ecological 
and evolutionary functions and processes; and
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5),
and (6) as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respec-
tively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
‘‘(4) NONVOTING MEMBERSHIP.—The Director,
in consultation with the Board, may invite represent-
atives from Federal or State agencies or dam safety
experts, as needed, to participate in meetings of the
Board.
‘‘(5) DUTIES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall en-
courage the establishment and maintenance of
effective programs, policies, and guidelines to
enhance dam safety for the protection of human
life and property throughout the United States.
‘‘(B) COORDINATION
AND
INFORMATION
EXCHANGE AMONG AGENCIES.—In carrying out
subparagraph (A), the Board shall encourage
coordination and information exchange among
Federal and State dam safety agencies that
share common problems and responsibilities for
dam safety, including planning, design, con-
struction, operation, emergency action planning,
inspections, maintenance, regulation or licens-