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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1651
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income
health care subsidy payments made to employers by local governments
on behalf of volunteer firefighters.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS 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 health care subsidy payments made
to employers by local governments on behalf of volunteer
firefighters.
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 ‘‘Volunteer Firefighters’
Protection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF HEALTH CARE SUBSIDY PAYMENTS
MADE ON BEHALF OF VOLUNTEER FIRE-
FIGHTERS.
(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. HEALTH CARE SUBSIDY PAYMENTS MADE ON BE-
HALF OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of an employer,
gross income does not include amounts received in a tax-
able year as a qualified health care subsidy payment.
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED
HEALTH
CARE
SUBSIDY
PAY-
MENT.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘quali-
fied health care subsidy payment’ means a payment
which—
‘‘(1) is made by a political subdivision of a
State to the taxpayer under a qualified volunteer
firefighter agreement, and
‘‘(2) does not exceed the aggregate of the appli-
cable premiums (within the meaning of section
4980B(f)(4)) for insurance which constitutes med-
ical care (as defined in section 213(d)) for the em-
ployees of such taxpayer who are qualified volunteer
firefighters, their spouses, and dependents.
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘qualified volunteer firefighter agree-
ment’ means an agreement entered into between the tax-
payer and a political subdivision of a State under which—
‘‘(1) the taxpayer allows the employees who are
qualified volunteer firefighters to be on call while at
work for the taxpayer for such hours as the taxpayer
and employees may agree, and
‘‘(2) the taxpayer agrees not to demote or fire
any such employee as a result of work missed under
such agreement.
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified volunteer fire-
fighter’ means an individual who, at all times during the
taxable year, is a member in good standing of a qualified
volunteer fire department (as defined in section 150(e)).’’.
(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. Health care subsidy payments made on behalf of vol-
unteer firefighters.
‘‘Sec. 139A. Cross references to other Acts.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1652
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the amount of
the earned income credit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 2001
Mr. COLLINS 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 reduce
the amount of the earned income credit.
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 ‘‘Earned Income Tax
Credit Reform Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT.
(a) REPEAL OF CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT
CHILDREN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section
32(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (de-
fining eligible individual) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible in-
dividual’ means any individual who has a quali-
fying child for the taxable year.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table con-
tained in paragraph (2) of section 32(b) of such
Code is amended by striking the item relating to no
qualifying children.
(b) REDUCTION
OF CREDIT PERCENTAGES; IN-
CREASE IN PHASEOUT PERCENTAGES.—Paragraph (1) of
section 32(b) of such Code (relating to percentages) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) PERCENTAGES.—The credit percentage
and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as
follows:
In the case of
an eligible indi-
vidual with:
The credit percentage
is:
The phaseout percent-
age is:
1 qualifying
child .............
18.5 ............................
16.98
2 or more quali-
fying children
19.5 ............................
22.06’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1653
To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to determine the
best means of developing a national standard by which to measure
the rate at which students drop out of secondary schools in the United
States, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 2001
Mr. GONZALEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study
to determine the best means of developing a national
standard by which to measure the rate at which students
drop out of secondary schools in the United States, 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 ‘‘Accuracy and Uni-
formity in Dropout Rate Reporting Study Act’’
SEC. 2. STUDY TO DEVELOP STANDARDS TO MEASURE
DROPOUT RATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this section,
the Secretary of Education shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the best means of developing a national standard by
which to measure the rate at which students drop out of
secondary schools in the United States.
(b) INVESTIGATION OF MEANS OF MEASUREMENT.—
In conducting the study under this section, the Secretary
shall investigate means by which States and local edu-
cational agencies can most accurately measure—
(1) the number of students enrolled in a sec-
ondary school on the first day of October of each
year;
(2) the number of students who were enrolled
in the secondary school at some time during the pre-
vious year, but who are not enrolled on such day;
and
(3) of the number described in paragraph (2),
the number of students who are not enrolled—
(A) because they are enrolled in another
public or private school;
(B) because they are being taught in home
schools;
(C) because they are completing a General
Equivalency Diploma (GED); or
(D) for other permissible reasons, such as
illness, suspension, or death.
(c) LONGITUDINAL
MEASURES.—In investigating
means of measurement as part of the study required by
this section, the Secretary shall examine longitudinal
means of measurement that track students from the be-
ginning of 9th grade until graduation.
(d) TREATMENT
OF
GED STUDENTS.—In con-
ducting the study under this section, the Secretary shall
investigate how best to factor the students to whom sub-
section (b)(3)(C) applies in calculating the dropout rate
described in subsection (a).
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to
Congress a report containing the results of the study con-
ducted under this section and any recommendations that
the Secretary may have regarding the subject of the study.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘local
educational agency’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the
meanings given such terms in the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1654
To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands to
the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 2001
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest
System lands to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCES, NICOLET NATIONAL FOR-
EST, WISCONSIN.
(a) CONVEYANCE TO TOWN OF LAONA.—
(1) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall convey, without consideration, to the
town of Laona, Wisconsin, all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to the parcel of Na-
tional Forest System land in Forest County, Wis-
consin, described in paragraph (2), for the purpose
of permitting the town to use the parcel as a site for
an industrial park and for other purposes.
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land
referred to in paragraph (1) consists of the SW. 1⁄4
of the NW. 1⁄4, SE. 1⁄4 of the NW. 1⁄4, NE. 1⁄4 of
the SW. 1⁄4, NW 1⁄4 of the SW. 1⁄4, and that part
of the SW. 1⁄4 of the NE. 1⁄4 not previously conveyed
by the United States in section 6, townships 35 and
36 north, range 15 east, Forest County, Wisconsin.
(b) CONVEYANCE TO TOWN OF WABENO.—
(1) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey,
without consideration, to the town of Wabeno, Wis-
consin, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the parcel of National Forest Sys-
tem land in Forest County, Wisconsin, described in
paragraph (2), for the purpose of permitting the
town to use the parcel as a site for an industrial
park and for other purposes.
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land
referred to in paragraph (1) consists of the SE. 1⁄4
of the SW. 1⁄4, part of the NW. 1⁄4 of the SW. 1⁄4,
NE. 1⁄4 of the SW. 1⁄4, SW 1⁄4 of the NW. 1⁄4, and
SE. 1⁄4 of the NW. 1⁄4 in section 7, township 34
north, range 15 east, Forest County, Wisconsin.
(c) SURVEY.—If necessary, the exact acreage and
legal description of the lands to be conveyed under sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall be determined by surveys satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of a survey shall be
borne by the recipient of the land.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyances under this section
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1655
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the placing of sexual
explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the per-
sons photographed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 2001
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. WAT-
KINS, and Mr. GORDON) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the placing
of sexual explicit photographs on the Internet without
the permission of the persons photographed.
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 ‘‘Personal Pictures Pro-
tection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE INTER-
NET.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 79 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘CHAPTER 80—PERSONAL PRIVACY
‘‘Sec.
‘‘1631. Sexually explicit photographs on the Internet.
‘‘§ 1631. Sexually explicit photographs on the Internet
‘‘Whoever, with the intent to embarrass or cause
emotional distress to another person places on a computer
photographs of the sexually explicit conduct (as defined
in section 2256) of that person so that such photographs
are accessible on the Internet, without the permission of
that other person, shall be fined under this title or impris-
oned not more than 2 years, or both.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters
for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to chapter 79 the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘80. Personal privacy.’’.
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‘‘(B) the Indian tribe or tribal organization
does not have available to it the health re-
sources it needs, taking into account the actual
cost of providing health care services given local
geographic, climatic, rural, or other cir-
cumstances.
‘‘(2) The health resources available to an In-
dian tribe or tribal organization include health re-
sources provided by the Service as well as health re-
sources used by the Indian tribe or tribal organiza-
tion, including services and financing systems pro-
vided by any Federal programs, private insurance,
and programs of State or local governments.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall establish procedures
which allow any Indian tribe or tribal organization
to petition the Secretary for a review of any deter-
mination of the extent of the health status and re-
source deficiency of such Tribe or tribal organiza-
tion.
‘‘(d) Programs administered by any Indian tribe or
tribal organization under the authority of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act shall be eli-
gible for funds appropriated under the authority of this
section on an equal basis with programs that are adminis-
tered directly by the Service.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1659
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the amount of
the charitable deduction allowable for contributions of food inventory,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 2001
Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. HALL of Ohio) 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 clarify
the amount of the charitable deduction allowable for
contributions of food inventory, 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 ‘‘Good Samaritan Tax
Act’’.
SEC. 2. CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF
FOOD INVENTORY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 170 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain
contributions of ordinary income and capital gain prop-
erty) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(7) SPECIAL RULE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF
FOOD INVENTORY.—
‘‘(A) CONTRIBUTIONS BY NON-CORPORATE
TAXPAYERS.—In the case of a charitable con-
tribution of food, paragraph (3) shall be applied
without regard to whether or not the contribu-
tion is made by a corporation.
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
FAIR
MARKET
VALUE.—For purposes of this section, in the
case of a charitable contribution of food which
is a qualified contribution (within the meaning
of paragraph (3), as modified by subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph) and which, solely by rea-
son of internal standards of the taxpayer, lack
of market, or similar circumstances, cannot or
will not be sold, the fair market value of such
contribution shall be determined—
‘‘(i) without regard to such internal
standards, such lack of market, or such
circumstances, and
‘‘(ii) if applicable, by taking into ac-
count the price at which the same or simi-
lar food items are sold by the taxpayer at
the time of the contribution (or, if not so
sold at such time, in the recent past).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 165
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the exclusion amount
on the gain from the sale of a principal residence for inflation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. ROYCE 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 adjust
the exclusion amount on the gain from the sale of a
principal residence for inflation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF EXCLUSION AMOUNT ON GAIN
FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE FOR
INFLATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 121(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitations on exclusion
of gain from sale of principal residence) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’
and inserting ‘‘the limitation amount’’, and
riods of employment pursuant to this subsection shall not
be counted in determining fulfillment of the service obliga-
tion incurred as a condition of the scholarship grant.
‘‘(b) Any individual enrolled in a course of study in
the health professions may be employed by the Service or
by an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or urban Indian
organization during any nonacademic period of the year.
Any such employment shall not exceed 120 days during
any calendar year.
‘‘(c) Any individual in a high school program author-
ized under section 103(a) may be employed by the Service
or by an Indian tribe, or tribal organization or urban In-
dian organization during any nonacademic period of the
year, not to exceed 120 days during a calendar year.
‘‘(d) Any employment pursuant to this section shall
be made without regard to any competitive personnel sys-
tem or agency personnel limitation and to a position which
will enable the individual so employed to receive practical
experience in the health profession in which he or she is
engaged in study. Any individual so employed shall receive
payment for his or her services comparable to the salary
he or she would receive if he or she were employed in the
competitive system. Any individual so employed shall not
be counted against any employment ceiling affecting the
Service or the Department.
(2) in paragraph (2) by amending so much of
subparagraph (A) as precedes clause (i) to read as
follows:
‘‘(A) INCREASED LIMITATION AMOUNT FOR
CERTAIN JOINT RETURNS.—Paragraph (1) shall
be applied by substituting ‘twice the limitation
amount’ for ‘limitation amount’ if—’’.
(b) LIMITATION AMOUNT.—Subsection (b) of section
121 of such Code (relating to limitations on exclusion of
gain from sale of principal residence) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(4) LIMITATION AMOUNT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this
subsection, the limitation amount is $250,000.
‘‘(B) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a
taxable year beginning after December 31,
2001, the $250,000 amount in subpara-
graph (A) shall be increased by an amount
equal to—
‘‘(I) such dollar amount, multi-
plied by
‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust-
ment determined under section 1(f)(3)
for the calendar year in which the tax-
able year begins, determined by sub-
stituting ‘calendar year 2000’ for ‘cal-
endar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B)
thereof.
‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—If any amount as ad-
justed under clause (i) is not a multiple of $100
such amount shall be rounded to the next low-
est multiple of $100.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
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the Indian Health Service or by a tribe or tribal or-
ganization under funding agreement with the Service
under the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act, or by urban Indian organizations, or
‘‘(2) withdraw funding used to support such
member,
unless the Secretary, acting through the Service, tribes,
or tribal organizations, has ensured that the Indians re-
ceiving services from such member will experience no re-
duction in services.
‘‘(b) All service areas served by programs operated
by the Service or by tribes or tribal organizations under
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act or by urban Indian organizations shall be designated
under 42 U.S.C. 254c(a) as Health Professional Shortage
areas.
‘‘(c) National Health Service Corps scholars quali-
fying for the Commissioned Corps in the United States
Public Health Service shall be exempt from the full-time
equivalent limitations of the National Health Service
Corps and the Service when serving as a commissioned
corps officer in a health program operated by an Indian
tribe or tribal organization under the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act or by urban In-
dian organizations.
‘‘(e) By no later than the date that is 3 years after
the date of enactment of the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act of 2001, the Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress the current health status and resource deficiency re-
port of the Service for each Indian tribe or service unit,
including newly recognized or acknowledged Indian tribes.
Such report shall set out—
‘‘(1) the methodology then in use by the Service
for determining tribal health status and resource de-
ficiencies, as well as the most recent application of
that methodology;
‘‘(2) the extent of the health status and re-
source deficiency of each Indian tribe served by the
Service;
‘‘(3) the amount of funds necessary to eliminate
the health status and resource deficiencies of all In-
dian tribes served by the Service; and
‘‘(4) an estimate of—
‘‘(A) the amount of health service funds
appropriated under the authority of this Act, or
any other Act, including the amount of any
funds transferred to the Service, for the pre-
ceding fiscal year which is allocated to each
service unit, Indian tribe, or comparable entity;
(3) the term ‘‘eligible student’’ means a student
enrolled in the 12th grade who—
(A) has participated in a mathematics,
science, and information technology program es-
tablished pursuant to this Act;
(B) has demonstrated a commitment to
pursue a career in information technology,
mathematics, science, or engineering; and
(C) has attained high academic standing
and maintains a grade point average of not less
than 2.7 on a 4.0 scale for the period from the
beginning of the 10th grade through the time
of application for a scholarship;
(4) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’
has the same meaning given such term in section
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001); and
(5) the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the
same meaning given such term in section 14101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Science Foundation to carry out this Act
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through
2006.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1661
To extend indefinitely the authority of the States of Washington, Oregon,
and California to manage a Dungeness crab fishery until the effective
date of a fishery management plan for the fishery under the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 2001
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. WALDEN of Oregon)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To extend indefinitely the authority of the States of Wash-
ington, Oregon, and California to manage a Dungeness
crab fishery until the effective date of a fishery manage-
ment plan for the fishery under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF STATES OF
WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA TO
MANAGE DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY.
Section 203 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to approve
a governing international fishery agreement between the
United States and the Republic of Poland, and for other
purposes’’, approved November 13, 1998 (Public Law
105–384; 16 U.S.C. 1856 note), is amended by striking
subsection (i).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1661
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 7, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
AN ACT
To extend indefinitely the authority of the States of Wash-
ington, Oregon, and California to manage a Dungeness
crab fishery until the effective date of a fishery manage-
ment plan for the fishery under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act.