datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3830
To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Don S. Gentile.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 28, 2002
Mr. TIBERI (for himself and Mr. HOBSON) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Don
S. Gentile.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR TO
DON S. GENTILE.
Notwithstanding section 3744(a) of title 10, United
States Code, or the time limitations in section 3744(b) of
such code or any other time limitation, the President may
posthumously award the Medal of Honor under chapter
375 of such code to Don S. Gentile of Piqua, Ohio, for
conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk
of his life and beyond the call of duty while serving in
the 4th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces,
during World War II in the European Theater of Oper-
ations from October 9, 1942, to April 13, 1944.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3831
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of
military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 2002
Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SMITH of New
Jersey, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. HOLT)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age
for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service
from 60 to 55.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN AGE FOR RECEIPT OF MILITARY
RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE.
(a) REDUCTION
IN AGE.—Section 12731(a)(1) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘at
least 60 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 55 years
of age’’.
(b) APPLICATION TO EXISTING PROVISIONS OF LAW
OR POLICY.—With respect to any provision of law, or of
any policy, regulation, or directive of the executive branch,
that refers to a member or former member of the uni-
formed services as being eligible for, or entitled to, retired
pay under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code,
but for the fact that the member or former member is
under 60 years of age, such provision shall be carried out
with respect to that member or former member by sub-
stituting for the reference to being 60 years of age a ref-
erence to the age in effect for qualification for such retired
pay under section 12731(a) of title 10, United States
Code, as amended by subsection (a).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first
month beginning on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall apply to retired pay payable for that
month and subsequent months.
Æ
†
HR 3833 EAS
(10) the creation of a ‘‘green-light’’ area within
the United States country code Internet domain, that
will contain only content that is appropriate for chil-
dren under the age of 13, is analogous to the creation
of a children’s section within a library and will pro-
mote the positive experiences of children and families
in the United States; and
(11) while custody, care, and nurture of the child
reside first with the parent, the protection of the phys-
ical and psychological well-being of minors by shield-
ing them from material that is harmful to them is a
compelling governmental interest.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to facilitate the creation of a second-level do-
main within the United States country code Internet
domain for the location of material that is suitable
for minors and not harmful to minors; and
(2) to ensure that the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration oversees the
creation of such a second-level domain and ensures
the effective and efficient establishment and operation
of the new domain.
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The annual report of the
head of an executive agency that is required under sub-
section (h) of section 2371 of title 10, United States Code,
as applied to the head of an executive agency by subsection
(a), shall be submitted to the Committee on Governmental
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government
Reform of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 319. Research and development to facilitate defense against, or recov-
ery from, terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or ra-
diological, or technological attack.’’.
SEC. 504. AUTHORITY FOR CARRYING OUT CERTAIN PRO-
TOTYPE PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of an executive agency
designated by the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget to do so may, under the authority of section
319 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 (as added by section 503), carry out prototype
projects that meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of subsection (a)(1) of such section in accordance
with the same requirements and conditions as are provided
for carrying out prototype projects under section 845 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note).
(b) CONFORMING AUTHORITY.—In the application of
the requirements and conditions of section 845 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
(Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) to the admin-
istration of authority under subsection (a)—
(1) subsection (c) of such section shall apply
with respect to prototype projects carried out under
this subsection; and
(2) the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall perform the function of the Sec-
retary of Defense under subsection (d) of such sec-
tion.
TITLE VI—INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENTS
SEC. 601. SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD INFLA-
TION ADJUSTMENT.
The Administrator of the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy may adjust the simplified acquisition thresh-
old (as defined in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))) every three
years to account for changes in inflation.
Æ
IIB
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3833
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 22, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
AN ACT
To facilitate the creation of a new, second-level Internet
domain within the United States country code domain
that will be a haven for material that promotes positive
experiences for children and families using the Internet,
provides a safe online environment for children, and
helps to prevent children from being exposed to harmful
material on the Internet, and for other purposes.
HR 3833 RFS
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 ‘‘Dot Kids Implementa-
tion and Efficiency Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the World Wide Web presents a stimulating
and entertaining opportunity for children to learn,
grow, and develop educationally and intellectually;
(2) Internet technology also makes available an
extensive amount of information that is harmful to
children, as studies indicate that a significant por-
tion of all material available on the Internet is re-
lated to pornography;
(3) young children, when trying to use the
World Wide Web for positive purposes, are often
presented—either mistakenly or intentionally—with
material that is inappropriate for their age, which
can be extremely frustrating for children, parents,
and educators;
(4) exposure of children to material that is in-
appropriate for them, including pornography, can
distort the education and development of the Na-
tion’s youth and represents a serious harm to Amer-
(A) the Committee on International Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations
and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
(3) COST.—The term ‘‘cost’’ has the meaning
given that term in section 502(5) of the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)).
(4) FACILITY.—The term ‘‘Facility’’ means the
Russian Nonproliferation Investment Facility estab-
lished in the Department of the Treasury by section
4.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of State.
(6) SOVIET-ERA DEBT.—The term ‘‘Soviet-era
debt’’ means debt owed as a result of loans or cred-
its provided by the United States (or any agency of
the United States) to the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RUSSIAN NONPROLIFERA-
TION INVESTMENT FACILITY.
There is established in the Department of the Treas-
ury an entity to be known as the ‘‘Russian Nonprolifera-
tion Investment Facility’’ for the purpose of providing for
(3) young children, when trying to use the World
Wide Web for positive purposes, are often presented—
either mistakenly or intentionally—with material
that is inappropriate for their age, which can be ex-
tremely frustrating for children, parents, and edu-
cators;
(4) exposure of children to material that is inap-
propriate for them, including pornography, can dis-
tort the education and development of the Nation’s
youth and represents a serious harm to American
families that can lead to a host of other problems for
children, including inappropriate use of chat rooms,
physical molestation, harassment, and legal and fi-
nancial difficulties;
(5) young boys and girls, older teens, troubled
youth, frequent Internet users, chat room partici-
pants, online risk takers, and those who communicate
online with strangers are at greater risk for receiving
unwanted sexual solicitation on the Internet;
(6) studies have shown that 19 percent of youth
(ages 10 to 17) who used the Internet regularly were
the targets of unwanted sexual solicitation, but less
than 10 percent of the solicitations were reported to
the police;
HR 3833 RFS
for submission of applications, the NTIA
shall—
‘‘(i) review and apply the selection cri-
teria established under subparagraph (C)
to each application submitted; and
‘‘(ii) based upon such criteria and
subject to submission of an application
meeting such criteria, select an application
and award to the applicant a subcontract
for the operation and maintenance of the
new domain.
‘‘(E) FAILURE TO FIND CONTRACTOR.—If
the NTIA fails to find a suitable contractor
pursuant to the process under this paragraph,
the NTIA shall permit the registry to cease op-
eration of the new domain.
‘‘(3) RIGHTS AND DUTIES.—A contractor se-
lected pursuant to this subsection shall have all of
the rights and duties of the registry specified under
this section, except that such duties shall not include
the technical maintenance of the new domain.
‘‘(4) CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT RENEWAL.—In
the case of the expiration of a contract for operation
and maintenance of the new domain with a con-
tractor selected pursuant to paragraph (2), the
HR 3833 RFS
NTIA may renew such contract or, subject to para-
graph (2), rebid the contract to a new contractor.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent
the registry of the United States country code Inter-
net domain from bidding to become the contractor of
the new domain.
‘‘(h) SUSPENSION OF NEW DOMAIN.—If the NTIA
finds, pursuant to its own review or upon a good faith
petition by the registry, that the new domain is not serving
its intended purpose, the NTIA shall instruct the registry
to suspend operation of the new domain until such time
as the NTIA determines that the new domain can be oper-
ated as intended.
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
‘‘(1) HARMFUL TO MINORS.—The term ‘harm-
ful to minors’ means, with respect to material,
that—
‘‘(A) the average person, applying contem-
porary community standards, would find, taking
the material as a whole and with respect to mi-
nors, that it is designed to appeal to, or is de-
signed to pander to, the prurient interest;
‘‘(B) the material depicts, describes, or
represents, in a manner patently offensive with
HR 3833 RFS
respect to minors, an actual or simulated sexual
act or sexual contact, an actual or simulated
normal or perverted sexual act, or a lewd exhi-
bition of the genitals or post-pubescent female
breast; and
‘‘(C) taken as a whole, the material lacks
serious, literary, artistic, political, or scientific
value for minors.
‘‘(2) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means any per-
son under 13 years of age.
‘‘(3) REGISTRY.—The term ‘registry’ means the
registry selected to operate and maintain the United
States country code Internet domain.
‘‘(4) SUITABLE FOR MINORS.—The term ‘suit-
able for minors’ means, with respect to material,
that it—
‘‘(A) is not psychologically or intellectually
inappropriate for minors; and
‘‘(B) serves—
‘‘(i) the educational, informational, in-
tellectual, or cognitive needs of minors; or
HR 3833 RFS
‘‘(ii) the social, emotional, or enter-
tainment needs of minors.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3834
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 2002
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. BLUNT, and Mr. PALLONE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal
the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
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 ‘‘Medicare Access to
Rehabilitation Services Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. OUTPATIENT THERAPY CAP REPEAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended by striking sub-
section (g).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to expenses incurred after De-
cember 31, 2002.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3835
To provide for equitable reimbursement rates under the Medicare Program
for thin prep pap smears tests.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 2002
Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. SABO, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Ms. MCCOLLUM)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and
Means, for a period of time to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for equitable reimbursement rates under the
Medicare Program for thin prep pap smears tests.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EQUITABLE REIMBURSEMENT RATES UNDER
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR THIN PREP
PAP SMEARS TESTS.
The first sentence of Section 1833(h)(7) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)(7)) is amended by in-
serting before the period the following: ‘‘and, in the case
of such a test for which a claim is billed under HCPCS
code 88142, $28 for tests furnished in 2002’’.
Æ
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS OF THE UNITED STATES CHARTER.
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS
RECEIVING SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOS-
TILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER.—Section 230103 of
title 36, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) in an area which entitled the individual to
receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or
imminent danger under section 310 of title 37.’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSES OF THE CORPORA-
TION.
Section 230102 of such title is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘charitable,’’ before
‘‘and educational,’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 3838
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 amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organiza-
tion to make members of the armed forces who receive special pay for duty
subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership in the organiza-
tion, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE
UNITED STATES CHARTER.
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING
SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOSTILE FIRE OR IMMINENT
DANGER.—Section 230103 of title 36, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2)
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) in an area which entitled the individual to receive
special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger
under section 310 of title 37.’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION.
Section 230102 of such title is amended in the matter preceding
paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘charitable,’’ before ‘‘and educational,’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3838
To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
organization to make members of the armed forces who receive special
pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for
membership in the organization, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 2002
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. EVANS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States organization to make members of
the armed forces who receive special pay for duty subject
to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for member-
ship in the organization, 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. AMENDMENTS TO VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS OF THE UNITED STATES CHARTER.
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS
RECEIVING SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOS-
TILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER.—Section 230103 of
title 36, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) in an area which entitled the individual to
receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or
imminent danger under section 310 of title 37.’’.
(b) CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSES OF THE CORPORA-
TION.—Section 230102 of such title is amended in the
matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘charitable,’’
before ‘‘and educational,’’.
Æ
(B) by inserting ‘‘and treatment’’ after
‘‘and delivery of services’’;
(2) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘automation’’ and inserting
‘‘management information and technology’’; and
(B) by adding at the end before the semi-
colon the following: ‘‘, including to support the
ability of States to collect information for the
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Sys-
tem’’;
(3) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end be-
fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including train-
ing regarding best practices to promote collaboration
with the families and the legal duties of such indi-
viduals’’;
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through
(9) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively;
(5) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) improving the skills, qualifications, and
availability of individuals providing services to chil-
dren and families, and the supervisors of such indi-
viduals, through the child protection system, includ-
ing improvements in the recruitment and retention
of caseworkers;’’
IIB
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3838
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 16, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States organization to make members of
the armed forces who receive special pay for duty subject
to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for member-
ship in the organization, and for other purposes.
HR 3838 RFS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS OF THE UNITED STATES CHARTER.
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS
RECEIVING SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY SUBJECT TO HOS-
TILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER.—Section 230103 of
title 36, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) in an area which entitled the individual to
receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or
imminent danger under section 310 of title 37.’’.
HR 3838 RFS
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSES OF THE CORPORA-
TION.
Section 230102 of such title is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘charitable,’’ before
‘‘and educational,’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.