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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4886
To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of
National Guard officers as commanders of units composed of both active
duty military personnel and members of the National Guard in non-
Federal status.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 2002
Mr. CHAMBLISS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize the
appointment of National Guard officers as commanders
of units composed of both active duty military personnel
and members of the National Guard in non-Federal sta-
tus.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO APPOINT NATIONAL GUARD OF-
FICERS AS COMMANDERS OF UNITS COM-
POSED OF BOTH ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY
PERSONNEL AND MEMBERS OF THE NA-
TIONAL GUARD IN NON-FEDERAL STATUS.
(a) COMMAND OF CERTAIN UNITS.—Section 104 of
title 32, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e):
‘‘(e) In a case in which assignments made under sub-
section (b) result in a unit composed of both members of
the armed forces on active duty and members of the Na-
tional Guard in non-Federal status, the President may de-
tail to command such unit a commissioned officer of the
National Guard who has been called to active duty under
section 12301(d) of title 10. In such a case, the prohibi-
tion in the second sentence of subsection (d) does not
apply.’’.
(b) 
EXCLUSION
FROM
GENERAL
OFFICER
STRENGTH LIMITATION.—Section 526(d) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘officer who
is’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘offi-
cer who is—
‘‘(1) on active duty for training;
‘‘(2) on active duty under a call or order speci-
fying a period of less than 180 days; or
‘‘(3) on active duty and detailed to command of
a unit under section 104(e) of title 32.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4887
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat Indian tribes the
same as State governments for purposes of chapter 35 of such Code.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 2002
Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. HAYWORTH) 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 treat Indian
tribes the same as State governments for purposes of
chapter 35 of such Code.
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 ‘‘Tribal Government
Tax Fairness Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS AND AFFIRMATIONS.
The Congress declares and affirms that:
(1) The United States Constitution, U.S. Fed-
eral Court decisions, and U.S. Statutes recognize
that Indian tribes are governments, retaining sov-
ereign authority over their lands.
(2) Through treaties, statutes, and executive or-
ders, the United States set aside Indian reservations
to be used as ‘‘permanent homes’’ for Indian Tribes.
(3) As governments, Indian Tribes have the re-
sponsibility and authority to provide governmental
services, develop Tribal economies, and build com-
munity infrastructure to ensure that Indian reserva-
tion lands serve as livable ‘‘permanent homes’’.
(4) Congress is vested with the authority to
regulate commerce with Indian Tribes, and hereby
exercises that authority and affirms the United
States government-to-government relationship with
Indian Tribes.
(5) In enacting the Indian Gaming Regulatory
Act (Public Law 100–497), Congress intended to
treat Indian Tribes as State governments for pur-
poses of chapter 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES AS GOVERNMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 7871 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to Indian
tribal governments treated as States for certain purposes)
is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (6),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and
inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(8) chapter 35 (relating to taxes on wager-
ing).’’
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‘‘PART D—PATIENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
‘‘VOLUNTARY REPORTING OF PATIENT SAFETY DATA;
DEFINITIONS
‘‘SEC. 1181. (a) COLLECTION AND VOLUNTARY RE-
PORTING OF PATIENT SAFETY DATA.—In order to improve
patient safety and the quality of health care delivery, a
health care provider (as defined in subsection (d)) may vol-
untarily collect and develop patient safety data (as defined
in subsection (e)) and report such data to one or more pa-
tient safety organizations (as defined in subsection (f)) in
a manner that is confidential and privileged (as described
in section 1182).
‘‘(b) USE OF PATIENT SAFETY DATA BY PATIENT
SAFETY
ORGANIZATIONS.—Patient safety organizations
shall analyze the patient safety data reported and develop
(and report back to health care providers) information to
improve patient safety and the quality of health care deliv-
ery and shall submit non-identifiable information derived
from such data in a uniform manner to the Center for
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (for inclusion in
the Patient Safety Database, if applicable). Such non-iden-
tifiable information may be disclosed and shared with other
patient safety organizations. Identifiable patient safety
data may be disclosed to other patient safety organizations
downstream approximately 28 miles to the boundary of
Yellowstone National Park, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild River’ and dated
January 2001, which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘( ) SMITH RIVER, MONTANA.—The segment within
the Lewis and Clark National Forest from Tenderfoot
Creek downstream to Deep Creek, comprising approxi-
mately 11.8 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary
map entitled ‘Smith Wild River’ and dated January 2001,
which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as a wild river.
‘‘( ) YELLOWSTONE RIVER, WYOMING AND MON-
TANA.—The segment within the Gallatin National Forest
and Yellowstone National Park from the southern bound-
ary of Yellowstone National Park to the confluence with
Yellowstone Lake, and from the Fishing Bridge down-
stream to the mouth of Yankee Jim Canyon comprising
approximately 102 miles, as generally depicted on the
boundary map entitled ‘Yellowstone Wild and Scenic
River, and dated January 2001, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture
as a wild river with the exception of the segment from
the north boundary of Yellowstone National Park to the
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’
means land to be conveyed into non-Federal owner-
ship under this title.
(3) FLPMA.—The term ‘‘FLPMA’’ means the
Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976.
(4) MCJV.—The term ‘‘MCJV’’ means the
Montezuma Castle Land Exchange Joint Venture
Partnership, an Arizona Partnership.
(5) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means land to be conveyed to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under this title.
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture, unless otherwise speci-
fied.
SEC. 103. MONTEZUMA CASTLE LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) LAND EXCHANGE.—Upon receipt of a binding
offer from MCJV to convey title acceptable to the Sec-
retary to the land described in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall convey to MCJV all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the Federal land described
in subsection (c).
(b) NON-FEDERAL.—The land described in this sub-
section is the following:
(1) The approximately 157 acres of land adja-
cent to the Montezuma Castle National Monument,
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4890
To provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care services provided
to Medicare-eligible veterans in facilities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 2002
Mrs. KELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care serv-
ices provided to Medicare-eligible veterans in facilities
of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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 ‘‘Veterans Medicare Re-
imbursement Act of 2002’’.
any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a surety bond
transaction—
(1) on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, dis-
ability, or age (if the applicant has the capacity to
contract);
(2) because the applicant has in good faith ex-
ercised any right under this Act;
(3) because the applicant previously obtained a
bond through an individual or personal surety; or
(4) because the applicant previously obtained a
bond through—
(A) any bonding assistance program ex-
pressly authorized by law;
(B) any bonding assistance program ad-
ministered by a nonprofit organization for its
members or an economically disadvantaged
class of persons; or
(C) any special purpose bonding program
offered by a profit-making organization to meet
special needs.
(b) ACTIVITIES NOT CONSTITUTING DISCRIMINA-
TION.—It shall not constitute discrimination for purposes
of this Act for a surety—
(1) to make an inquiry of marital status if such
inquiry is for the purpose of ascertaining the sure-
ty’s rights and remedies applicable to the granting
of a bond and not to discriminate in a determination
of bondability;
(2) to make an inquiry of the applicant’s age if
such inquiry is for the purpose of determining the
amount and probable continuance of bondability; or
(3) to make an inquiry as to where the appli-
cant has previously obtained a bond, in order to de-
termine bonding history, or other pertinent element
of bondability, except that an applicant may not be
assigned a negative factor or value because the ap-
plicant previously obtained a bond through—
(A) an individual or personal surety;
(B) a bonding assistance program ex-
pressly authorized by law;
(C) any bonding program administered by
a nonprofit organization for its members or an
economically disadvantaged class of persons; or
(D) any special purpose bonding program
offered by a profit-making organization to meet
special needs.
‘‘(ii) DIRECT
GRADUATE
MEDICAL
EDUCATION PAYMENTS.—Any amount at-
tributable to a payment under section
1886(h).
‘‘(iii) INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION
ADJUSTMENT.—Any amount attributable
to 
the 
adjustment 
under 
section
1886(d)(5)(B).
‘‘(iv) PERCENTAGE OF CAPITAL PAY-
MENTS.—67 percent of any amounts at-
tributable to payments for capital-related
costs under medicare payment policies
under section 1886(g).
‘‘(C) PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
FROM
MEDI-
CARE
TRUST
FUNDS.—Payments under this
paragraph shall be made—
‘‘(i) on a periodic basis consistent
with the periodicity of payments under this
title; and
‘‘(ii) in appropriate part, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, from the trust
funds.
‘‘(7) CREDITING OF PAYMENTS.—Any payment
shall be deposited in the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Medical Care Collections Fund established
under section 1729A of title 38, United States Code.
‘‘(8) RULES
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in
this subsection shall be construed—
‘‘(A) as prohibiting the Inspector General
of the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices from investigating any matters regarding
the expenditure of funds under this subsection,
including compliance with the provisions of this
title and all other relevant laws; or
‘‘(B) as adding or requiring additional cri-
teria for eligibility for health care benefits fur-
nished to veterans by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, as established under chapter 17 of title
38, United States Code.
‘‘(9) EVALUATION AND REPORTS.—The admin-
istering Secretaries shall conduct ongoing evalua-
tions of the procedure established under this sub-
section, and shall submit periodic reports to Con-
gress on—
‘‘(A) any savings or costs to the medicare
program by reason of this subsection; and
‘‘(B) effects of this subsection on access to
care by medicare-eligible veterans.
‘‘(10) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) ADMINISTERING SECRETARIES.—The
term ‘administering Secretaries’ means the Sec-
retary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
acting jointly.
‘‘(B) MEDICARE
HEALTH
CARE
SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘medicare health care services’
means items or services covered under part A
or B of this title.
‘‘(C) MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE VETERAN.—The
term ‘medicare-eligible veteran’ means an indi-
vidual who—
‘‘(i) is a veteran (as defined in section
101 of title 38, United States Code) who
is eligible for care and services under sec-
tion 1705(a) of title 38, United States
Code;
‘‘(ii) has attained age 65;
‘‘(iii) is entitled to, or enrolled for,
benefits under part A of this title; and
‘‘(iv) is enrolled for benefits under
part B of this title.
‘‘(D) TRUST
FUNDS.—The term ‘trust
funds’ means the Federal Hospital Insurance
Trust Fund established in section 1817 and the
Federal 
Supplementary 
Medical 
Insurance
Trust Fund established in section 1841.
‘‘(E) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
MEDICAL FACILITY.—The term ‘Department of
Veterans Affairs medical facility’ means a med-
ical facility as defined in section 8101(3) of title
38, United States Code alone or in conjunction
with other facilities under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.’’.
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‘‘(g) REGISTER OF BURIED INDIVIDUALS.—(1) The
Secretary of the Army shall maintain a register of each
individual buried in Arlington National Cemetery and
shall make such register available to the public.
‘‘(2) With respect to each such individual buried on
or after January 1, 2002, the register shall include a brief
description of the basis of eligibility of the individual for
burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘retired member of the Armed
Forces’ means—
‘‘(A) any member of the Armed Forces on
a retired list who served on active duty and who
is entitled to retired pay;
‘‘(B) any member of the Fleet Reserve or
Fleet Marine Corps Reserve who served on ac-
tive duty and who is entitled to retainer pay;
and
‘‘(C) any member of a reserve component
of the Armed Forces who has served on active
duty and who has received notice from the Sec-
retary concerned under section 12731(d) of title
10, of eligibility for retired pay under chapter
1223 of title 10, United States Code.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4894
To amend Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide
assistance for brownfield site redevelopment, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 2002
Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr.
LEACH, Mr. SIMMONS, and Mr. KILDEE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 amend Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 to provide assistance for brownfield site redevel-
opment, 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 ‘‘Brownfield Site Rede-
velopment Assistance Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Consistent with section 2 of the Public Works and
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121), the
purposes of this Act are—
(1) to provide targeted assistance, including
planning assistance, for projects that promote—
(A) the redevelopment, restoration, and
economic recovery of brownfield sites; and
(B) eco-industrial development; and
(2) through such assistance, to further the
goals of restoring the employment and tax bases of,
and bringing new income and private investment to,
distressed communities that have not participated
fully in the economic growth of the United States
because of a lack of an adequate private sector tax
base to support essential public services and facili-
ties.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
Section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3) through (10) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (5)
through (12), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following:
‘‘(1) BROWNFIELD SITE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘brownfield
site’ means real property, the expansion, rede-
velopment, or reuse of which may be com-
plicated by the presence or potential presence
of—
‘‘(i) a hazardous substance (as defined
in section 101 of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601));
or
‘‘(ii) any other pollutant or contami-
nant, as determined by the Secretary, in
consultation with the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), the term ‘brownfield site’
does not include—
‘‘(i) a facility that is the subject of a
planned or ongoing removal action under
the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.);
‘‘(ii) a facility that is listed on the Na-
tional Priorities List, or is proposed for
listing on that list, under that Act;
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American 5-Cent Coin
Design Continuity Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNS ON THE 5–CENT COIN COMMEMORATING
THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE LOUISIANA PUR-
CHASE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b) and
after consulting with the Coin Design Advisory Committee
and the Commission of Fine Arts, the Secretary of the
Treasury may change the design on the obverse and the
reverse of the 5-cent coin for coins issued in 2003, 2004,
and 2005 in commemoration of the bicentennial of the
Louisiana Purchase.
(b) DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.—
(1) OBVERSE.—If the Secretary of the Treas-
ury elects to change the obverse of 5-cent coins
issued during 2003, 2004, and 2005, the design
shall include an image of President Thomas Jeffer-
son in commemoration of his role with respect to the
Louisiana Purchase and the commissioning of the
Louis and Clark Expedition to explore the newly ac-
quired territory.
(2) REVERSE.—If the Secretary of the Treas-
ury elects to change the reverse of the 5-cent coins
issued during 2003, 2004, and 2005, the design se-
lected shall commemorate the Louisiana Purchase.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4896
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to amend its flamma-
bility standards for children’s sleepwear under the Flammable Fabrics
Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 2002
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to
amend its flammability standards for children’s sleepwear
under the Flammable Fabrics Act.
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 ‘‘Children’s Safe
Sleepwear and Burn Prevention Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CHILDREN’S SLEEPWEAR FLAM-
MABILITY REGULATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Consumer Product Safety
Commission (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’)
shall, with respect to the Commission’s flammability
standards for children’s sleepwear sizes 0 through 14, pro-
mulgated pursuant to the Flammable Fabrics Act (15
U.S.C. 1191 et seq.; parts 1615 and 1616 of title 16, Code
of Federal Regulations)—
(1) not enforce or enact a standard with respect
to children’s sleepwear that—
(A) exempts—
(i) diapers and underwear (including
disposable diapers and underwear);
(ii) infant garments sizes 0 through
6X, infant garments sizes 9 months or
smaller, or other garments described in
part 1615.1(c) of title 16, Code of Federal
Regulations; or
(iii) tight-fitting garments; or
(B) includes as a part of any definition of
children’s sleepwear (or of any item of such
sleepwear) a standard based on the intent of
the manufacturer or retailer; and
(2) provide a functional definition of children’s
sleepwear for ages 0 through 7 years (encompassing,
at a minimum, infant and children’s garment sizes
2 through 6X, as such sizes are defined by the De-
partment of Commerce Voluntary Product Standard
(previously identified as Commercial Standard
CS151–50 ‘‘Body Measurements for the Sizing of
Apparel for Infants, Babies, Toddlers, and Chil-
dren’’)), including children’s clothing used with some
regularity as sleepwear, such as—
(A) ‘‘togs’’;
(B) ‘‘onesies’’;
(C) body suits with snaps at the bottom
for easy access to a diaper;
(D) all-in-one ‘‘bunny’’ suits with enclosed
feet; and
(E) any garments sized for children ages 0
through 7 years with cartoon characters or
symbols that the Commission finds are particu-
larly attractive to young children.
(b) RULEMAKING.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not later than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate reg-
ulations with respect to the flammability of children’s
sleepwear consistent with the provisions of this Act.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sleepwear manufactured or
imported on or before the effective date of the regulations
promulgated by the Commission under subsection (b) shall
not be treated as being in violation of the Flammable Fab-
rics Act or such regulations if the sleepwear complied with
the rules of the Commission in effect at the time the
sleepwear was manufactured or imported.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4897
To amend of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
to repeal the authority of the President to commence a 2005 round
for the selection of military installations for closure or realignment under
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 6, 2002
Mr. SHOWS (for himself and Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2002 to repeal the authority of the President
to commence a 2005 round for the selection of military
installations for closure or realignment under the De-
fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL
ROUND OF BASE REALIGNMENTS AND CLO-
SURES IN 2005.
Effective as of December 28, 2001, the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law
107–107) is amended by striking title XXX (115 Stat.
1342), and the amendments made by that title, relating
to the realignment and closure of military installations.
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