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‘‘§ 3602. Office of Electronic Government
‘‘(a) There is established in the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget an Office of Electronic Government.
‘‘(b) There shall be at the head of the Office an Ad-
ministrator who shall be appointed by the President.
‘‘(c) The Administrator shall assist the Director in
carrying out—
‘‘(1) all functions under this chapter;
‘‘(2) all of the functions assigned to the Direc-
tor under title II of the E-Government Act of 2002;
and
‘‘(3) other electronic government initiatives,
consistent with other statutes.
‘‘(d) The Administrator shall assist the Director and
the Deputy Director for Management and work with the
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs in setting strategic direction for implementing elec-
tronic Government, under relevant statutes, including—
‘‘(1) chapter 35;
‘‘(2) subtitle III of title 40, United States Code;
‘‘(3) section 552a of title 5 (commonly referred
to as the ‘Privacy Act’);
‘‘(4) the Government Paperwork Elimination
Act (44 U.S.C. 3504 note); and
‘‘(5) the Federal Information Security Manage-
ment Act of 2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2294
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude clinical social
worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility
prospective payment system.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. LEACH, Ms. LEE, and Mr. TOWNS) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude
clinical social worker services from coverage under the
Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment sys-
tem.
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 ‘‘Clinical Social Work
Medicare Equity Act of 2001’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Agricultural
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 101(b) (7 U.S.C. 1441(b)), by
striking ‘‘and peanuts’’; and
(2) in section 408(c) (7 U.S.C. 1428(c)), by
striking ‘‘peanuts,’’.
(e) PROHIBITION ON SUBSEQUENT PROVISION OF
PRICE SUPPORT.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—After the effective date of
this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may not
make price support available, whether in the form of
loans, purchases, or other operations, to peanut pro-
ducers for the 2001 and subsequent crops of pea-
nuts by using the funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation or under the authority of any law.
(2) OUTSTANDING
LOANS.—Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall settle any out-
standing loans under section 155 of the Agricultural
Market Transition Act (title I of Public Law 104–
127; 7 U.S.C. 7271) made before the effective date
of this section with regard to peanuts.
(f) CONTINUED LIABILITY
OF PRODUCERS.—An
amendment made by this section shall not affect the liabil-
ity of any person under any provision of law as in effect
before the effective date of this section.
SEC. 2. EXCLUDING CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER SERVICES
FROM COVERAGE UNDER THE MEDICARE
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY PROSPECTIVE
PAYMENT SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘clinical social worker services,’’
after ‘‘qualified psychologist services,’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1861(hh)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)) is
amended by striking ‘‘and other than services furnished
to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility which the facil-
ity is required to provide as a requirement for participa-
tion’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to items and services furnished on
or after January 1, 2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2295
To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Trans-
portation to make grants to States to carry out innovative projects
to promote increased seat belt use rates.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. SUNUNU introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States
to carry out innovative projects to promote increased
seat belt use rates.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
GRANTS 
FOR 
INNOVATIVE 
SEAT 
BELT
PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 157(f) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) INNOVATIVE SEAT BELT PROJECT GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use
amounts made available under subsection (g)(3)(B)
to make grants to States to carry out innovative
projects to promote increased seat belt use rates.
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—For each of fiscal
years 2002 and 2003, the total amount of funds to
be made available to a State in grants under this
subsection shall be determined by the Secretary in
accordance with the formula set forth in section
402(c), except that, subject to the availability of
amounts under subsection (g)(3)(B), no State shall
receive less than $400,000 for the fiscal year.
‘‘(3) USE OF GRANTS.—An innovative seat belt
project carried out under this subsection may involve
the following strategies:
‘‘(A) New and innovative messages for
high risk groups.
‘‘(B) New delivery mechanisms for seat
belt programs.
‘‘(C) New implementation partners.
‘‘(D) New or unusual approaches to seat
belt enforcement.
‘‘(4) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of
the cost of an innovative seat belt project under this
subsection shall be 100 percent.
‘‘(5) 
PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts
granted to a State under this subsection shall re-
main available for obligation in the State for a pe-
riod of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year
for which the amounts are granted.’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
157(g)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘allocations’’ and inserting ‘‘grants’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2296
To terminate the price support and marketing quota programs for peanuts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. WU introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To terminate the price support and marketing quota
programs for peanuts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF PRICE SUPPORT AND MAR-
KETING QUOTA PROGRAMS FOR PEANUTS.
(a) PRICE SUPPORT.—Section 155 of the Agricul-
tural Market Transition Act (title I of Public Law 104–
127; 7 U.S.C. 7271) is repealed.
(b) MARKETING QUOTA.—Part VI of subtitle B of
title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1357–1359a), relating to peanuts, is repealed.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2297
To require that the level of long-range nuclear forces of the Department
of Defense be reduced to 3,500 warheads consistent with the provisions
of the START II treaty.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. WU introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Armed Services
A BILL
To require that the level of long-range nuclear forces of
the Department of Defense be reduced to 3,500 war-
heads consistent with the provisions of the START II
treaty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF NUCLEAR WAR-
HEADS IN STRATEGIC FORCES.
(a) REQUIRED REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1302 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85) or any other provi-
sion of law, the President shall reduce the number of nu-
clear warheads on strategic nuclear delivery systems of the
Armed Forces to 3,500 warheads by the end of 2003, in
accordance with the provisions of the START II treaty.
(b) START II TREATY.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘START II Treaty’’ means the t
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2298
To eliminate the use of the Savannah River nuclear waste separation facilities
in South Carolina.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 2001
Mr. WU introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed
Services, 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 eliminate the use of the Savannah River nuclear waste
separation facilities in South Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR WASTE SEPARA-
TION FACILITIES.
The Secretary of Energy shall terminate the use of
the Savannah River nuclear waste separation facilities in
South Carolina as a nuclear waste separation facility for
spent nuclear fuel and other irradiated material—
(1) at the beginning of fiscal year 2003, or
(2) on the date the spent nuclear fuel and other
irradiated material at such facilities has been sepa-
rated,
whichever occurs first.
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their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act
(10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $876,346,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Re-
serve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation
of facilities; and supplies, equipment, and services,
$83,194,000: Provided, That no more than $25,800,000
of funds made available under this heading may be trans-
ferred to Coast Guard ‘‘Operating expenses’’ or otherwise
made available to reimburse the Coast Guard for financial
support of the Coast Guard Reserve: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act may be used by the
Coast Guard to assess direct charges on the Coast Guard
Reserves for items or activities which were not so charged
during fiscal year 1997.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for applied scientific research, development, test, and eval-
uation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of
facilities 
and 
equipment, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law,
$21,722,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$3,492,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to and
used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received
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‘‘(3) any other district with jurisdiction other-
wise provided for by law. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 102 of the Federally Rec-
ognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 
479a); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ includes any State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, and any 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘court ordered obligation to a 
spouse or former spouse’ means any amount deter-
mined under a court order pursuant to the law of a 
State or of an Indian tribe to be due from a person 
for the support and maintenance of a spouse or 
former spouse, or as an equitable or other distribu-
tion to a spouse or former spouse of assets in con-
nection with a separation or divorce.’’. 
SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF SEC-
TIONS. 
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11A 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:
‘‘228A. Failure to pay legal spousal obligations.’’.
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period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$500,000 for fiscal year 2004’’. 
(g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—Section 1101(g)(1) of 
such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 631; 
108 Stat. 702) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$83,333,333’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the period of October 1, 2003 
through July 31,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year’’. 
(h) 
INTERSTATE
MAINTENANCE.—Section 
1101(h)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 482; 
118 Stat. 631; 118 Stat. 702) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$83,333,333’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the period of October 1, 2003, 
through July 31,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year’’. 
(i) 
RECREATIONAL
TRAILS
ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS.—Section 1101(i)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 
118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 631; 118 Stat. 702) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$625,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through July 31, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$750,000 for fiscal 
year 2004’’. 
(j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI-
NATION
IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section
1101(j)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 482; 
118 Stat. 631; 118 Stat. 702) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$4,375,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,250,000’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$208,833 instead of’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘the period of October 1, 2003, 
through July 31, 2004’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004’’; and 
(4) by striking the comma preceding ‘‘for eligi-
ble’’. 
(k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 1101(k) of such 
Act (117 Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 631; 118 
Stat. 702) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$8,333,333 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for fiscal year 
2004’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$8,333,333 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for fiscal year 
2004’’. 
(l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Section 5(l) of the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 
1118; 118 Stat. 483; 118 Stat. 631; 118 Stat. 702) is 
amended—
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‘‘(1) REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), if an individual in a family re-
ceiving assistance under a State program fund-
ed under this part fails to engage in activities 
required in accordance with this section, or 
other activities required by the State under the 
program, and the family does not otherwise en-
gage in activities in accordance with the self-
sufficiency plan established for the family pur-
suant to section 408(b), the State shall—
‘‘(i) if the failure is partial or persists 
for not more than 1 month—
‘‘(I) reduce the amount of assist-
ance otherwise payable to the family 
pro rata (or more, at the option of the 
State) with respect to any period dur-
ing a month in which the failure oc-
curs; or 
‘‘(II) terminate all assistance to 
the family, subject to such good cause 
exceptions as the State may establish; 
or
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States Code, and highway-related programs under chapter
4 of title 23, United States Code; and (2) that the Secretary
determines will not be allocated to the States, and will not
be available for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the
imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.
Such distribution to the States shall be made in the same
ratio as the distribution of obligation authority under sub-
section (a)(6). The funds so distributed shall be available
for any purposes described in section 133(b) of title 23,
United States Code.
(f) SPECIAL RULE.—Obligation limitation distributed
for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) of this section for
a section set forth in subsection (a)(4) shall remain avail-
able until used and shall be in addition to the amount of
any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid high-
way and highway safety construction programs for future
fiscal years.
SEC. 310. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously
made available for obligation, or to any other authority pre-
viously made available for obligation.
SEC. 311. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
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MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $3,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That not-
withstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for
business opportunities related to any mode of transpor-
tation.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
In addition to funds made available from any other
source to carry out the essential air service program under
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, to be derived from the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $13,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of
Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note),
and section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
429(b)); and recreation and welfare, $3,382,588,000, of
which $340,000,000 shall be available for defense-related
activities; and of which $24,945,000 shall be derived from
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the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That none
of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall
be available for pay of administrative expenses in connec-
tion with shipping commissioners in the United States:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this
Act shall be available for expenses incurred for yacht docu-
mentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent
fees are collected from yacht owners and credited to this
appropriation.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $600,000,000, of which $19,956,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which
$90,990,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate
or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to
remain available until September 30, 2006; $26,000,000
shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase
aviation capability, to remain available until September
30, 2004; $74,173,000 shall be available for other equip-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 2004;
$44,206,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids
to navigation facilities, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004; $64,631,000 shall be available for per-
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‘‘(1) SATISFACTION
OF
CERTAIN
REQUIRE-
MENTS
THROUGH
INSURANCE.—For purposes of
subsection (a), insofar as a group health plan pro-
vides benefits in the form of health insurance cov-
erage through a health insurance issuer, the plan
shall be treated as meeting the following require-
ments of title I of the Patients’ Bill of Rights Act
of 2001 with respect to such benefits and not be
considered as failing to meet such requirements be-
cause of a failure of the issuer to meet such require-
ments so long as the plan sponsor or its representa-
tives did not cause such failure by the issuer:
‘‘(A) Section 101 (relating to access to
emergency care).
‘‘(B) Section 102 (relating to consumer
choice option).
‘‘(C) Section 103 (relating to patient ac-
cess to obstetric and gynecological care).
‘‘(D) Section 104 (relating to access to pe-
diatric care).
‘‘(E) Section 105 (relating to timely access
to specialists).
‘‘(F) Section 106 (relating to continuity of
care), but only insofar as a replacement issuer
assumes the obligation for continuity of care.
(2) during this assembly, the Members of the
two Houses may gather to humbly seek the blessings
of Providence for forgiveness, reconciliation, unity,
and charity for all people of the United States,
thereby assisting the Nation to realize its potential
as the champion of hope, the vindicator of the de-
fenseless, and the guardian of freedom.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 229
To provide needed flexibility to the United States Department of Agriculture
to help developing countries and move surplus commodities from the
United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 2001
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To provide needed flexibility to the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture to help developing countries and
move surplus commodities from the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FOOD FOR PROGRESS AND SECTION 416.
(a) TRANSPORTATION
OF
FOOD
AID.—Section
1110(f)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
1736o(f)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’.
(b) MAXIMUM COMMODITIES TO BE FURNISHED.—
Section 1110(g) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1736o(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘500,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘1,000,000’’.
(c) DEVELOPMENT
OF
PRIVATE
SECTOR
AGRI-
CULTURE.—Section 1110(l)(1) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o(l)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
(d) SECTION 416.—Section 416(b)(5) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b)(5)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) The Commodity Credit Corporation may pay
costs incurred in the development of program proposals
and costs associated with the administration, sale, imple-
mentation, and monitoring of programs implemented by
private voluntary organizations, nonprofit agricultural or-
ganizations, cooperatives, intergovernmental organiza-
tions, or other private entities.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 22
To delay any legal effect or implementation of a notice of rights and request
for disposition form of the Immigration and Naturalization Service if
an alien admits to being in the United States illegally, gives up the
right to a hearing before departure, and requests to return to his country
without a hearing.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. LATOURETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To delay any legal effect or implementation of a notice of
rights and request for disposition form of the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service if an alien admits to
being in the United States illegally, gives up the right
to a hearing before departure, and requests to return
to his country without a hearing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DELAY IN LEGAL EFFECT OR IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF NOTICE OF RIGHTS AND REQUEST
FOR DISPOSITION FORM OF THE IMMIGRA-
TION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE IN CER-
TAIN CASES.
In any case in which an alien executes a notice of
rights and request for disposition form of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service admitting to being in the
United States illegally, giving up the right to a hearing
before departure, and requesting to return to the alien’s
country without a hearing, such form shall not be legally
binding on the alien and no departure or return may be
implemented—
(1) unless the form was certified after the alien
consulted with an attorney or other legal representa-
tive regarding the alien’s legal rights in the United
States and such consultation was conducted in the
native language of the alien or with the assistance
of an interpreter; or
(2) until 72 hours after the time of certification
of the form.
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