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(1) the funds made available under section
416(c)(1) of title 39, United States Code for the fis-
cal year; and
(2) the amounts appropriated under section 9
for the fiscal year.
SEC. 5. CONTRACTS TO CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND
REFERRAL AGENCIES.
A State agency that receives a grant under section
4 shall use funds made available through the grant to
enter into contracts with local child care resource and re-
ferral agencies to carry out the activities described in sec-
tion 6. The State agency may reserve not more than 3
percent of the funds made available through the grant to
support a public awareness campaign relating to the ac-
tivities.
SEC. 6. USE OF FUNDS.
(a) ACTIVITIES.—
(1) BOOK
PAYMENTS
FOR
ELIGIBLE
PRO-
VIDERS.—A child care resource and referral agency
that receives a contract under section 5 shall use the
funds made available through the grant to provide
payments for eligible early learning program and
other child care providers, on the basis of local
needs, to enable the providers to make books avail-
able, to promote child literacy and improve chil-
subject to subparagraph (C), in the case of mail matter
sent (or proposed to be sent) by or on behalf of an author-
ized organization having a contractual or any other busi-
ness relationship with an entity described in subparagraph
(B)(ii), rates of postage under former section 4452(b) or
4452(c) of this title shall apply if those rates would apply
in the case of identical mail matter sent by such organiza-
tion absent such relationship.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) the term ‘authorized organization’ means
an organization authorized to mail at the rates for
mail under former section 4452(b) or 4452(c) of this
title; and
‘‘(ii) an entity described in this clause is any or-
ganization or other person that is not an authorized
organization.
‘‘(C) This paragraph does not authorize an entity de-
scribed in subparagraph (B)(ii) to advertise, promote,
offer, or, for a fee or consideration, recommend, describe,
or announce the availability of, any of its products or serv-
ices at the rates of postage under former section 4452(b)
or 4452(c) of this title.’’.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that nothing in this
Act should be considered to alter the authority of the
United States Postal Service—
(1) to apply regular rates of postage, rather
than nonprofit rates, to mail matter described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D)(i) of section
3626(j)(1) of title 39, United States Code; or
(2) to enforce any criminal law within its juris-
diction.
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immediate relative under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i), the
determination described in paragraph (1) shall be
made using the age of the alien on the date of the
parent’s naturalization.
‘‘(3) AGE ON MARRIAGE TERMINATION DATE.—
In the case of a petition under section 204 initially
filed for an alien’s classification as a family-spon-
sored immigrant under section 203(a)(3), based on
the alien’s being a married son or daughter of a cit-
izen, if the petition is later converted, due to the
legal termination of the alien’s marriage, to a peti-
tion to classify the alien as an immediate relative
under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i), the determination de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be made using the age
of the alien on the date of the termination of the
marriage.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to all petitions and appli-
cations pending before the Department of Justice or the
Department of State on or after such date.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Status Protection
Act’’.
1 or more cosmetologists (other than as employees)
for cosmetology services provided to third-party pa-
trons, the requirements of this paragraph are met if
such person meets the applicable requirements of
section 6041 (relating to returns filed by persons
making payments of $600 or more in the course of
a trade or business), section 6041A (relating to re-
turns to be filed by service-recipients who pay more
than $600 in a calendar year for services from a
service provider), and each other provision of this
subpart that may be applicable to such compensa-
tion.
‘‘(3) CHAIR RENTERS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a re-
porting person who receives rent or other fees
or compensation from 1 or more cosmetologists
for use of a chair or for rights to provide any
cosmetology service at a salon or other similar
facility for more than 5 days in a calendar year,
the requirements of this paragraph are met if
such person—
‘‘(i) makes a return, according to the
forms or regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary, setting forth the name, address,
and TIN of each such cosmetologist and
nondepository institution) in connection with a
loan—
‘‘(i) that is secured by the building
with respect to which the credit relates,
and
‘‘(ii) the proceeds of which may not be
used for any purpose other than the acqui-
sition or rehabilitation of such building,
and
‘‘(D) in exchange for which such lending
institution provides to the taxpayer—
‘‘(i) a reduction in the rate of interest
on the loan which results in interest pay-
ment reductions which are substantially
equivalent on a present value basis to the
face amount of such certificate, or
‘‘(ii) if the taxpayer so elects with re-
spect to a specified amount of the face
amount of such a certificate relating to a
building—
‘‘(I) which is a targeted area res-
idence (within the meaning of section
143(j)(1)), or
‘‘(II) which is located in an en-
terprise community or empowerment
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 501. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act may be con-
strued to authorize or require conduct prohibited under
the following laws, or supersede, restrict, or limit such
laws:
(1) The National Voter Registration Act of
1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.).
(2) The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
1973aa et seq.).
(3) The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and
Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq.).
(4) The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Ab-
sentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.).
(5) The Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 1994 et seq.).
(b) NO EFFECT ON PRECLEARANCE OR OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS UNDER VOTING RIGHTS ACT.—The ap-
proval by the Attorney General of a State’s application
for a grant under subpart 5 of part E of title I of Public
Law 90–351 (as added by section 201), or any other ac-
tion taken by the Attorney General or a State under such
subpart, shall not be considered to have any effect on re-
quirements for preclearance under section 5 of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965 or any other requirements of such Act.
SEC. 502. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act or any amendment made
by this Act, or the application of a provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance, is held to be uncon-
stitutional, the remainder of this Act and the amendments
made by this Act, and the application of the provisions
and amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall
not be affected by the holding.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1171
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 in order to require the Federal
Communications Commission to fulfill the sufficient universal service
support requirements for high cost areas, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Mr. DEAL of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 in order to
require the Federal Communications Commission to ful-
fill the sufficient universal service support requirements
for high cost areas, 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 ‘‘Universal Service Sup-
port Act’’.
SEC. 2 REMOVAL OF IMPEDIMENTS TO SUFFICIENT SUP-
PORT MECHANISMS.
Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(m) REMOVAL OF IMPEDIMENTS TO SUFFICIENT
SUPPORT MECHANISMS.—
‘‘(1) REMOVAL OF CAPS ON HIGH COST SUP-
PORT MECHANISMS.—The caps and limitations on
universal service support contained in sections
36.601(c), 36.621(4), and 54.305 of the Commis-
sion’s regulations (47 CFR 36.601, 36.621(4), and
54.305) shall cease to be effective on the date of en-
actment of the Universal Service Support Act. The
Commission shall not, on or after such date of en-
actment, enforce or reimpose caps or limitations on
support mechanisms for rural telephone companies,
or for any exchanges acquired by a rural telephone
company, based on fund size or other considerations
unrelated to the sufficiency of support to achieve the
purposes of this section.
‘‘(2) HIGH
COST
SUPPORT
AND
NATIONWIDE
AVERAGE CALCULATIONS.—The Commission shall—
‘‘(A) calculate that portion of the high cost
support mechanism attributable to loops that
have costs that are in excess of 115 percent of
the nationwide average under section 36.631 of
the Commission’s regulations (47 CFR 36.631)
as in effect on the date of enactment of the
Universal Service Support Act, and
‘‘(B) calculate the nationwide average
unseparated loop cost for purposes of sections
36.621(a)(1)–(3) and 36.622 of those regula-
tions (47 CFR 36.621(a)(1)–(3) and 36.622) as
in effect on such date of enactment of such Act,
taking into account the elimination of caps and limi-
tations of support pursuant to paragraph (1) of this
subsection.’’.
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culturally required, patterned out-mar-
riages with other Indian populations.
(ii) SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS.—Signifi-
cant social relationships connecting indi-
vidual members.
(iii) SOCIAL
INTERACTION.—Signifi-
cant rates of informal social interaction
which exist broadly among the members of
a group.
(iv) SHARED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.—A
significant degree of shared or cooperative
labor or other economic activity among the
membership.
(v) DISCRIMINATION
OR
OTHER
SO-
CIAL
DISTINCTIONS.—Evidence of strong
patterns of discrimination or other social
distinctions by nonmembers.
(vi) SHARED
RITUAL
ACTIVITY.—
Shared sacred or secular ritual activity en-
compassing most of the group.
(vii) CULTURAL PATTERNS.—Cultural
patterns that—
(I) are shared among a signifi-
cant portion of the group that are dif-
ferent from the cultural patterns of
(ii) ACQUISITION.—Not more than 50
percent of the amounts deposited in the ac-
count in any fiscal year may be used in
that fiscal year or any subsequent fiscal
year for the purpose described in subpara-
graph (A)(ii).
(C) 
PLAN
REVISIONS
AND
AMEND-
MENTS.—The process of revising or amending a
land use plan shall not cause delay or postpone-
ment in the implementation of this section.
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than October 31 of
each year, the Secretary shall report to the Congress de-
scribing in detail the use under subsection (d) during the
preceding fiscal year of proceeds of disposals of public
lands under this section, including the expenditures in
that fiscal year of amounts made available under sub-
section (e).
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’
has the meaning that term has under section 103(e)
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROGRAM.—The Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘PART G—SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM
ASSISTANCE
‘‘SEC. 1471. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this part:
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible ac-
tivity’ means an activity concerning a small
public water system (including obtaining tech-
nical assistance) that is carried out by an eligi-
ble entity for a purpose consistent with section
1473(c)(1) or 1474(c)(1), as appropriate.
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘eligible ac-
tivity’ does not include any activity to increase
the population served by a small public water
system, except to the extent that the State
under section 1473(b)(1) or the Administrator
under section 1474(b)(1) determines an activity
to be necessary to—
‘‘(i) achieve compliance with a na-
tional primary drinking water regulation;
and
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1177
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for
late enrollment under the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice
the period of no enrollment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Mr. FRANK (for himself, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr.
NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi,
Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. MCNUL-
TY, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. KILDEE, Mr.
MCHUGH, Mr. FROST, Mr. FILNER, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. LAN-
TOS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mrs. MALONEY of
New York, Mr. EVANS, Mr. CLAY, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. PAYNE,
and Mr. GORDON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee
on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit
the penalty for late enrollment under the Medicare Pro-
gram to 10 percent and twice the period of no enroll-
ment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITING MEDICARE LATE ENROLLMENT PEN-
ALTY TO 10 PERCENT AND TWICE THE PE-
RIOD OF NO ENROLLMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section
1839(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b))
is amended by striking ‘‘10 percent of the monthly pre-
mium so determined for each full 10 months’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘10 percent of the monthly premium so determined
for premiums paid during a period equal to twice the num-
ber of months in each of the full periods of 12 months’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
1818(c)(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–2(c)), as amend-
ed by section 331 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, as en-
acted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554,
is amended by striking ‘‘may not exceed 10 percent and
shall only apply to premiums paid during a period equal
to twice the number of months in the full 12-month peri-
ods described in that section and’’.
(2) Section 1818(g)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395i–2(g)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘by sub-
stituting’’ and all that follows and inserting the following:
‘‘by substituting ‘section 1818 (without any increase re-
sulting from the application of section 1839(b) to such
section)’ for ‘section 1839 (without any increase under
subsection (b) thereof)’.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) The amendments made
by this section shall apply to premiums paid for months
beginning after the end of the 90-day period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) In applying these amendments, months (before,
during, or after the month in which this Act is enacted)
in which an individual was or is required to pay an in-
creased premium shall be taken into account in deter-
mining the month in which the premium will no longer
be subject to an increase.
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‘‘(A) DISCOUNT.—A property that is an el-
igible asset and is sold, during fiscal years 2000
through 2004, to a teacher or public safety offi-
cer for use in accordance with subparagraph
(B) shall be sold at a price that is equal to 50
percent of the appraised value of the eligible
property (as determined in accordance with
paragraph (6)(B)). In the case of a property el-
igible for both a discount under this paragraph
and a discount under paragraph (6), the dis-
count under paragraph (6) shall not apply.
‘‘(B) PRIMARY
RESIDENCE.—An eligible
property sold pursuant to a discount under this
paragraph shall be used, for not less than the
3-year period beginning upon such sale, as the
primary residence of a teacher or public safety
officer.
‘‘(C) SALE METHODS.—The Secretary may
sell an eligible property pursuant to a discount
under this paragraph—
‘‘(i) to a unit of general local govern-
ment or nonprofit organization (pursuant
to paragraph (4) or otherwise), for resale
or transfer to a teacher or public safety of-
ficer; or
‘‘SEC. 15325. APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated
$120,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to
carry out the provisions of this subpart.
‘‘PART D—NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE OF BEST
PRACTICES
‘‘SEC. 15401. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘The Secretary shall establish and operate a National
Clearinghouse of Best Practices to coordinate successful
and proven professional development opportunities for
teachers, collect and disseminate curricular materials, and
undertake other activities to encourage teacher interest
and involvement in professional development, particularly
for mathematics and science teachers of grades 7 through
12.
‘‘SEC. 15402. APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000
for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the 4 succeeding 4 years to carry out the provi-
sions of this part.
‘‘PART E—PROGRAM TO IMPROVE SCIENCE AND
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
‘‘SEC. 15501. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this part is to improve the quality
and focus placed on mathematics and science education,
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thereof) and ending on the date the increase in tax
under this subsection is due (without regard to ex-
tensions thereof).
‘‘(2) RECAPTURE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes
of paragraph (1), the recapture percentage shall be
determined under the following table:
‘‘If the event described
in paragraph (1) occurs
in the following years
The recapture
after such sale:
percentage is:
1 .............................................
100
2 .............................................
3 .............................................
4 .............................................
5 .............................................
20.
‘‘(3) EXCLUDED TAX AMOUNT.—For purposes
of paragraph (1), the term ‘excluded tax amount’
means the excess of—
‘‘(A) the amount of tax that would have
been imposed on the taxpayer under this sub-
title for the taxable year ending with or within
which the sale for which an election was made
under subsection (a), over
‘‘(B) the amount of tax imposed on the
taxpayer under this subtitle for such taxable
year.
This paragraph shall be applied without regard to
the installment method of accounting or averaging of
farm income under section 1301.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
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‘‘(1) QUALIFIED
FAMILY
FARM
INTEREST.—
The term ‘qualified family farm interest’ means an
interest which is a qualified family-owned business
interest in a farming business.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS IN-
TEREST.—The term ‘qualified family-owned business
interest’ has the meaning given such term by section
2057(e), determined by substituting ‘taxpayer’ for
‘decedent’ each place it appears.
‘‘(3) FARMING BUSINESS.—The term ‘farming
business’ has the meaning given such term by sec-
tion 263A(e)(4).
‘‘(4) MEMBER
OF
THE
FAMILY.—The term
‘member of the family’ has the meaning given such
term by section 2032A(e).
‘‘(5) MATERIAL
PARTICIPATION.—The term
‘material participation’ has the meaning given such
term by section 2032A(e)(6).’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 1203. Exclusion of gain on sale of family farm to family member.’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to sales occurring on or after the
date of enactment of this Act.
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enrollment centers at locations away from United States 
ports of entry for programs that permit participants to 
receive expedited inspection at designated ports of entry. 
(b) ALLOCATION.—Of the combined enrollment cen-
ters established under subsection (a), at least 1 shall serve 
the northern border of the United States and at least 1 
shall serve the southern border of the United States. 
SEC. 604. EXPEDITED INSPECTION PROGRAM USE AT MUL-
TIPLE PORTS OF ENTRY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
permit individuals holding a valid identification card 
issued under a program that permits participants to re-
ceive expedited inspection at designated ports of entry to 
use such card at any port of entry at which such program 
is operating. 
TITLE 
VII—DEPARTMENTAL 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
OPER-
ATIONS 
SEC. 701. ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES TO DEPUTY SECRETARY; ESTABLISH-
MENT OF ADDITIONAL OFFICER. 
(a) MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 701 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341) is 
amended as follows:
each fiscal year under paragraph (1) for expenditure 
by the Secretary for research, technical assistance, 
and evaluation related to programs under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘SEC. 430. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In this part: 
‘‘(1) ADOPTION
PROMOTION
AND
SUPPORT 
SERVICES.—The term ‘adoption promotion and sup-
port services’ means services and activities designed 
to encourage more adoptions out of the foster care 
system, when adoptions promote the best interests of 
children, including such activities as pre- and post-
adoptive services and activities designed to expedite 
the adoption process and support adoptive families. 
‘‘(2) CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘child wel-
fare services’ means social services which are 
directed toward the accomplishment of the fol-
lowing purposes: 
‘‘(i) Protecting and promoting the 
welfare of all children, including handi-
capped, homeless, dependent, or neglected 
children. 
‘‘(ii) Conducting timely assessments 
and investigation of reported child abuse
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1183
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 113 South Main Street in Sylvania, Georgia,
as the ‘‘G. Elliot Hagan 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 113 South Main Street in Sylvania, Georgia, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘G. Elliot Hagan 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 ‘‘G. Elliot Hagan Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1183
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 113 South
Main Street in Sylvania, Georgia, as the ‘‘G. Elliot Hagan 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
113 South Main Street in Sylvania, Georgia, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘G. Elliot Hagan 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 ‘‘G. Elliot
Hagan Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.