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Justice, or the Visa Office of the Department of State,
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF RE-
MOVAL.—The Attorney General shall rescind any out-
standing order of removal, or any finding of inadmis-
sibility or deportability, that has been entered against Ste-
ven Joseph Sweeney by reason of any act described in sub-
section (a).
(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
GOOD
MORAL
CHAR-
ACTER.—Notwithstanding section 101(f) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act, any act described in subsection
(a) may not be considered in determining whether Steven
Joseph Sweeney is, or during any period has been, a per-
son of good moral character for purposes of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2171
To require that the Bureau of the Census prepare and submit to Congress
a detailed plan for counting overseas Americans in future decennial
censuses, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 14, 2001
Mr. CANNON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To require that the Bureau of the Census prepare and sub-
mit to Congress a detailed plan for counting overseas
Americans in future decennial censuses, 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. COUNTING OF OVERSEAS AMERICANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act, neither the Department of Commerce
nor any bureau or other unit of the Department of Com-
merce may obligate any amount to implement the survey
which is commonly referred to as the ‘‘2003 American
Community Survey’’, until all of the conditions under sub-
section (b) have been met.
(b) CONDITIONS.—The conditions under this sub-
section are as follows:
(1) The Director of the Census has drafted and
submitted to the Secretary of Commerce a detailed,
written plan for the counting of overseas Americans
in future decennial censuses of population.
(2) The Secretary of Commerce has certified to
the committees of Congress having legislative juris-
diction over the census—
(A) that the Secretary has approved a plan
described in paragraph (1); and
(B) that all regulations necessary to imple-
ment such plan have been promulgated.
(3) The Secretary of Commerce has submitted
to the committees of Congress having legislative ju-
risdiction over the census a written report justifying
the decision of the Bureau of the Census, in connec-
tion with the 1990 and 2000 censuses, to count
overseas Americans selectively.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2180
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to grant the Secretary
of Health and Human Services the authority to regulate tobacco prod-
ucts, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 14, 2001
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. GREEN of Wis-
consin, Mr. SWEENEY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. LINDER, Mr.
FERGUSON, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. SCHROCK, Mrs. BONO, Mr. PETERSON of
Minnesota, Mr. GRUCCI, Mr. TERRY, and Mr. DOYLE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
grant the Secretary of Health and Human Services the
authority to regulate tobacco products, 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 ‘‘National Youth Smok-
ing Reduction Act’’.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2175
AN ACT
To protect infants who are born alive.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2175
AN ACT
To protect infants who are born alive.
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 ‘‘Born-Alive Infants
Protection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF BORN-ALIVE INFANT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 1, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’
as including born-alive infant
‘‘(a) In determining the meaning of any Act of Con-
gress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the
various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United
States, the words ‘person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘in-
dividual’, shall include every infant member of the species
homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of develop-
ment.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘born alive’,
with respect to a member of the species homo sapiens,
means the complete expulsion or extraction from his or
her mother of that member, at any stage of development,
who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a
beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite
movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the
umbilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the
expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or
induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.
‘‘(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to af-
firm, deny, expand, or contract any legal status or legal
right applicable to any member of the species homo sapi-
ens at any point prior to being ‘born alive’ as defined in
this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 1, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’ as including born-alive in-
fant.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 12,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 2175
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 protect infants who are born alive.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Born-Alive Infants Protection
Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF BORN-ALIVE INFANT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’ as
including born-alive infant
‘‘(a) In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or
of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various adminis-
trative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the words ‘per-
son’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’, shall include every
infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at
any stage of development.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘born alive’, with respect
to a member of the species homo sapiens, means the complete
expulsion or extraction from his or her mother of that member,
at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction
breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord,
or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether
the umbilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the
expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced
labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.
‘‘(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affirm, deny,
expand, or contract any legal status or legal right applicable to
any member of the species homo sapiens at any point prior to
being ‘born alive’ as defined in this section.’’.
H. R. 2175—2
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’ as including born-alive infant.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IIB
Calendar No. 323
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2175
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 13, 2002
Received; read the first time
MARCH 14, 2002
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To protect infants who are born alive.
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 ‘‘Born-Alive Infants
Protection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF BORN-ALIVE INFANT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 1, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’
as including born-alive infant
‘‘(a) In determining the meaning of any Act of Con-
gress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the
various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United
States, the words ‘person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘in-
dividual’, shall include every infant member of the species
homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of develop-
ment.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘born alive’,
with respect to a member of the species homo sapiens,
means the complete expulsion or extraction from his or
her mother of that member, at any stage of development,
who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a
beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite
movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the
umbilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the
expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or
induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.
‘‘(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to af-
firm, deny, expand, or contract any legal status or legal
right applicable to any member of the species homo sapi-
ens at any point prior to being ‘born alive’ as defined in
this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 1, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘8. ‘Person’, ‘human being’, ‘child’, and ‘individual’ as including born-alive in-
fant.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 12,
2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
type of qualified generation is equal to or in excess
of 1 percent of such capacity.
‘‘(e) SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—(1)
A qualified generation unit and net metering system used
by a customer-generator shall meet all applicable safety
and performance and reliability standards established by
the national electrical code, the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Underwriters Laboratories, or the
American National Standards Institute.
‘‘(2) The Commission, after consultation with State
regulatory authorities and nonregulated local distribution
systems and after notice and opportunity for comment,
may adopt by regulation additional control and testing re-
quirements for customer-generators that the Commission
determines are necessary to protect public safety and sys-
tem reliability.
‘‘(3) The Commission shall, after consultation with
State regulatory authorities and nonregulated local dis-
tribution systems and after notice and opportunity for
comment, prohibit by regulation the imposition of addi-
tional charges by electric suppliers and local distribution
systems for equipment or services for safety or perform-
ance that are additional to those necessary to meet the
standards referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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in connection with the construction or recon-
struction of a structure, such expenditure shall
be treated as made when the original use of the
constructed or reconstructed structure by the
taxpayer begins.
‘‘(C) AMOUNT.—The amount of any ex-
penditure shall be the cost thereof.
‘‘(9) REDUCTION OF CREDIT FOR GRANTS, TAX-
EXEMPT BONDS, AND SUBSIDIZED ENERGY FINANC-
ING.—The rules of section 29(b)(3) shall apply for
purposes of this section.
‘‘(e) BASIS ADJUSTMENT.—For purposes of this sub-
title, if a credit is allowed under this section for any ex-
penditure with respect to any property, the increase in the
basis of such property which would (but for this sub-
section) result from such expenditure shall be reduced by
the amount of the credit so allowed.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsection (c) of section 23 of such Code
is amended by striking ‘‘sections 24’’ and inserting
‘‘sections 24, 25C,’’.
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 25(e)(1) of
such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘25C’’ after
‘‘25B,’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2182
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the computation of retire-
ment annuities for part-time employment by persons employed by the
Department of Veterans Affairs under that title.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 14, 2001
Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BALDACCI, and Mr.
COYNE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the com-
putation of retirement annuities for part-time employ-
ment by persons employed by the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs under that title.
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 ‘‘Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Employee Retirement Equity Act’’.
SEC. 2. RETIREMENT ANNUITIES FOR PART-TIME EMPLOY-
MENT.
(a) TITLE 38 EMPLOYEES.—Section 7426 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) Except as provided in sub-
section (b), persons’’ and inserting ‘‘Persons’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF EXISTING ANNUITIES.—In the
case of an individual who was employed by the Veterans
Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs (or a predecessor entity) and who retired under chap-
ter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, during
the period beginning on September 20, 1986, and ending
on the date of the enactment of this Act, the annuity of
such individual shall be adjusted (effective as of the first
day of the first month beginning after the date of the en-
actment of this Act) so as to be the amount that such
annuity would have been if the provisions of section
4109(b) of title 38, United States Code, had not been re-
vived by section 7003 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act
of 1986 (Public Law 99–509; 100 Stat. 1949) (and subse-
quently recodified as section 7426(b) of such title).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2183
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public water systems to
avoid filtration requirements, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 14, 2001
Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public
water systems to avoid filtration requirements, 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. FILTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
Section 1412(b)(7)(C) of title XIV of the Safe Drink-
ing Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–1) is amended by adding
the following at the end of clause (iii): ‘‘After such 12
month period, based on information, technology, or evi-
dence not available prior to the expiration of such 12-
month period, any public water system supplied by surface
water sources may apply to the State agency for a deter-
mination that, under the criteria established under clause
(i), the system is not required to use filtration. After no-
tice and opportunity for public comment, but not later
than 120 days after receipt of such application, the State
shall make such determination and publish notice thereof.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2185
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require the Secretary of Agri-
culture to purchase additional commodities for distribution; and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 14, 2001
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Ms. HART, Mr. COOKSEY,
and Mrs. EMERSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require the
Secretary of Agriculture to purchase additional commod-
ities for distribution; 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 ‘‘Emergency Food As-
sistance Program Enhancement Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE COMMODITIES.
Section 16(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2025(h)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(C)—
(A) by striking ‘‘REALLOCATION.—’’ and
inserting ‘‘REALLOCATION OF FUNDS; USE OF
FUNDS.—(i)’’, and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) Funds available under clause (i) that
are not reallocated under such clause, but not
to exceed $40,000,000 for such fiscal year, shall
be used by the Secretary to purchase and dis-
tribute commodities in the manner described in
section 27 and in addition to the dollar amount
specified in such section, except that not to ex-
ceed $10,000,000 of the funds available for use
under this clause shall be used by the Secretary
to pay for the direct and indirect costs of the
States related to the processing, storage, trans-
porting, and distributing to eligible recipient
agencies (as defined in section 201A of the
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7
U.S.C. 7105)) of—
‘‘(I) commodities provided by the Sec-
retary under this clause and section 27;
and
‘‘(II) commodities secured from other
sources, including commodities secured by
gleaning (as defined in section 111 of the
Hunger Relief Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 612c
note)).’’, and
(2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘by the State
agency’’ after ‘‘used’’ each place it appears.
SEC. 3. RELATED AMENDMENT.
The 1st sentence of section 204(a)(1) of the Emer-
gency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘administrative’’, and
(2) by inserting ‘‘storage,’’ after ‘‘processing,’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on October 1, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2186
To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to ensure
that States and local governments can quickly and safely remove flood
debris so as to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 14, 2001
Mr. GOODLATTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment
Act to ensure that States and local governments can
quickly and safely remove flood debris so as to reduce
the risk and severity of subsequent flooding.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NONINTERFERENCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL
FLOOD DEBRIS REMOVAL EFFORTS.
The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act
is amended by inserting after section 4 (16 U.S.C. 590d)
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 5. NONINTERFERENCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL
FLOOD DEBRIS REMOVAL EFFORTS.
‘‘The Secretary of Agriculture and other executive
branch officials and employees may not prohibit or condi-
tion the ability of a State or local government to remove
from land or waters any rocks, vegetation, soil, or other
debris deposited by flood waters when the primary purpose
of the removal operation is to reduce the risk and severity
of subsequent flooding.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2187
AN ACT
To amend title 10, United States Code, to make re-
ceipts collected from mineral leasing activities on
certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover
environmental restoration, waste management,
and environmental compliance costs incurred by
the United States with respect to the reserves.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2187
AN ACT
To amend title 10, United States Code, to make receipts
collected from mineral leasing activities on certain naval
oil shale reserves available to cover environmental res-
toration, waste management, and environmental compli-
ance costs incurred by the United States with respect
to the reserves.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF RECEIPTS FROM MINERAL LEASING AC-
TIVITIES ON CERTAIN NAVAL OIL SHALE RE-
SERVES.
Section 7439 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (f)(1), by striking the second
sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g) USE OF RECEIPTS.—(1) The Secretary of the
Interior may use, without further appropriation, not more
than $1,500,000 of the moneys covered into the Treasury
under subsection (f)(1) to cover the cost of any additional
analysis, site characterization, and geotechnical studies
deemed necessary by the Secretary to support environ-
mental restoration, waste management, or environmental
compliance with respect to Oil Shale Reserve Numbered
3. Upon the completion of such studies, the Secretary of
the Interior shall submit to Congress a report
containing—
‘‘(A) the results and conclusions of such stud-
ies; and
‘‘(B) an estimate of the total cost of the Sec-
retary’s preferred alternative to address environ-
mental restoration, waste management, and environ-
mental compliance needs at Oil Shale Reserve Num-
bered 3.
‘‘(2) If the cost estimate required by paragraph
(1)(B) does not exceed the total of the moneys covered
into the Treasury under subsection (f)(1) and remaining
available for obligation as of the date of submission of the
report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior
may access such moneys, beginning 60 days after submis-
sion of the report and without further appropriation, to
cover the costs of implementing the preferred alternative
to address environmental restoration, waste management,
and environmental compliance needs at Oil Shale Reserve
Numbered 3. If the cost estimate exceeds such available
moneys, the Secretary of the Interior may only access such
moneys as authorized by subsequent Act of Congress.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 18,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.