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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4651
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for installment
reporting of certain gain from the sale of an interest in service business.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 2002
Mr. HERGER 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 provide
for installment reporting of certain gain from the sale
of an interest in service business.
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 ‘‘Installment Sale Pro-
tection Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. INTANGIBLES RECAPTURE GAIN FROM CERTAIN
SALES OF SERVICE BUSINESS INTERESTS EL-
IGIBLE FOR INSTALLMENT REPORTING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 453(i)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to recapture income) is
amended by adding at the end the following sentence:
‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, such term shall
not include amounts attributable to any amortizable sec-
tion 197 intangible (as defined in section 197(c)) in con-
nection with the disposition by an individual of an interest
in a business in which capital is not a material income-
producing factor, if such individual has been an active par-
ticipant in such business for at least 5 of the 7 years pre-
ceding such disposition.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to sales in taxable years ending
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4652
To prevent fraud and deception in network recreational games.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 2002
Ms. KILPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To prevent fraud and deception in network recreational
games.
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 ‘‘Consumer Protection
for On-Line Games Act’’.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION RULES REQUIRED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall prescribe
rules in accordance with this section to prohibit unfair and
deceptive acts and practices in the labeling and advertising
of games of chance and games of skill offered by means
of the communications networks by network game opera-
tors. Such rules shall—
(1) prohibit network game operators from mak-
ing false, nonsubstantiated, nonverifiable, or mis-
leading claims regarding—
(A) the fairness of any specific such game
of chance or game of skill, or combination
thereof played by the consumer;
(B) whether the game offered is a game of
skill or a game of chance, or a combination
thereof; and
(C) if the game offered is a game of
chance, or a combination of skill and chance,
whether all participants (including the game op-
erator) are accorded equal or unequal chance;
(2) prohibit such operators from displaying or
advertising any seal or insignia attesting to the fair-
ness of any game of chance or game of skill, or other
matters described in paragraph (1), unless such seal
or insignia has been awarded by a self-regulatory or-
ganization that complies with section 4.
(b) EVASIONS.—The rules issued by the Commission
under this section shall include provisions to prohibit un-
fair or deceptive acts or practices that evade such rules
(C) Structural weight fraction.
(3) EMISSIONS.—Nitrogen oxides at less than
five grams per kilogram of fuel burned.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Within 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the NASA Adminis-
trator shall provide to the Committee on Science of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan
for the implementation of the initiative described in sub-
section (a). Such implementation plan shall include—
(1) technological roadmaps for achieving each
of the performance characteristics specified in sub-
section (a);
(2) an estimate of the ten-year funding profile
required to achieve the objective specified in sub-
section (a);
(3) a plan for carrying out a formal quantifica-
tion of the estimated costs and benefits of each tech-
nological option selected for development beyond the
initial concept definition phase; and
(4) a plan for transferring the technologies to
industry, including the identification of requirements
for prototype demonstrations, as appropriate.
(c) REVIEW.—The NASA Administrator shall enter
into an arrangement with the National Research Council
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4656
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish requirements
for the designation of critical habitat in Hawaii, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 2002
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish
requirements for the designation of critical habitat in
Hawaii, 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. REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATION OF CRIT-
ICAL HABITAT IN HAWAII.
Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1533) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(j) REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL
HABITAT IN HAWAII.—A designation of an area in Hawaii
as critical habitat of a species shall not take effect before
the date on which—
‘‘(1) the Secretary has developed a recovery
plan under subsection (f) for the species; and
‘‘(2) the designation, including the scientific
data on which the designation is based, is reviewed
by the National Academy of Sciences.’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF RECOV-
ERY PLANS.
Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1533) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(6) A recovery plan shall not apply to any area in
Hawaii before the date the plan, including the scientific
data on which the plan is based, is reviewed by the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4659
To streamline the regulatory processes applicable to home health agencies
under the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act and the Medicaid Program under title XIX of such Act, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 2002
Mr. SUNUNU 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, for a period 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 streamline the regulatory processes applicable to home
health agencies under the Medicare Program under title
XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Medicaid Pro-
gram under title XIX of such Act, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Home Health Nurse and Patient Act of 2002’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4658
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish persons who use false
or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not
appropriate for children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 2002
Mr. PENCE (for himself, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, and Mr. SIMMONS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish persons
who use false or misleading domain names to attract
children to Internet sites not appropriate for children.
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 ‘‘Truth in Domain
Names Act’’.
SEC. 2. MISLEADING DOMAIN NAMES ON THE INTERNET.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 110 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2252A
the following:
‘‘§ 2252B. Misleading domain names on the Internet
‘‘Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name
with the intent to attract a minor into viewing a visual
depiction of sexually explicit conduct on the Internet shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2
years, or both. For the purposes of this section, a domain
name that includes the word ‘sex’ is not misleading.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 110 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the time relating to
section 2252A the following new item:
‘‘2252B. False or misleading domain names on the Internet.’’.
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before an agency at the time this title takes effect, with
respect to functions transferred by this title but such pro-
ceedings and applications shall continue. Orders shall be
issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken there-
from, and payments shall be made pursuant to such or-
ders, as if this title had not been enacted, and orders
issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect
until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a
duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion, or by operation of law. Nothing in this subsection
shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modi-
fication of any such proceeding under the same terms and
conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding
could have been discontinued or modified if this title had
not been enacted.
(c) SUITS NOT AFFECTED.—The provisions of this
title shall not affect suits commenced before the effective
date of this title, and in all such suits, proceedings shall
be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the
same manner and with the same effect as if this title had
not been enacted.
(d) NONABATEMENT OF ACTIONS.—No suit, action,
or other proceeding commenced by or against an agency,
or by or against any individual in the official capacity of
H. R. 4664
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 authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
for the National Science Foundation, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Science Foundation
Authorization Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Science Foundation has made major con-
tributions for more than 50 years to strengthen and sustain
the Nation’s academic research enterprise that is the envy
of the world.
(2) The economic strength and national security of the
United States and the quality of life of all Americans are
grounded in the Nation’s scientific and technological capabili-
ties.
(3) The National Science Foundation carries out important
functions in supporting basic research in all science and
engineering disciplines and in supporting science, mathematics,
engineering, and technology education at all levels.
(4) The research and education activities of the National
Science Foundation promote the discovery, integration, dissemi-
nation, and application of new knowledge in service to society
and prepare future generations of scientists, mathematicians,
and engineers who will be necessary to ensure America’s leader-
ship in the global marketplace.
(5) The National Science Foundation must be provided
with sufficient resources to enable it to carry out its responsibil-
ities to develop intellectual capital, strengthen the scientific
infrastructure, integrate research and education, enhance the
delivery of mathematics and science education in the United
States, and improve the technological literacy of all people
in the United States.
(6) The emerging global economic, scientific, and technical
environment challenges long-standing assumptions about
domestic and international policy, requiring the National
Science Foundation to play a more proactive role in sustaining
the competitive advantage of the United States through supe-
rior research capabilities.
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(E) $8,300,000 shall be made available for
the Office of Inspector General.
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Science Foundation
$7,293,930,000 for fiscal year 2005.
(2) SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount
authorized under paragraph (1)—
(A) $5,445,940,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out Research and Related Activi-
ties;
(B) $1,330,770,000 shall be made avail-
able for Education and Human Resources;
(C) $285,710,000 shall be made available
for Major Research Equipment and Facilities
Construction;
(D) $222,960,000 shall be made available
for Salaries and Expenses; and
(E) $8,550,000 shall be made available for
the Office of Inspector General.
SEC. 4. OBLIGATION OF MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
FUNDS.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2003.—None of the funds author-
ized under section 3(a)(2)(C) may be obligated until 30
and without regard to what entity manages the
project.’’.
(c) PROJECT MANAGEMENT.—No national research
facility project funded under the Major Research Equip-
ment and Facilities Construction account shall be man-
aged by an individual whose appointment to the Founda-
tion is temporary.
SEC. 8. MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION.
The Foundation shall conduct a review and assess-
ment of the Major Research Instrumentation Program
and provide a report to Congress on its findings and rec-
ommendations within 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. The report shall include—
(1) estimates of the needs, by major field of
science and engineering, of institutions of higher
education for the types of research instrumentation
that are eligible for funding under the guidelines of
the Major Research Instrumentation Program;
(2) the distribution of awards and funding lev-
els by year and by major field of science and engi-
neering for the Major Research Instrumentation
Program, since the inception of the Program; and
(3) an analysis of the impact of the Major Re-
search Instrumentation Program on the research in-
strumentation needs that were documented in the
Foundation’s 1994 survey of academic research in-
strumentation needs.
SEC. 9. ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Foundation and the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall jointly
establish an Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Com-
mittee (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Com-
mittee’’).
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall—
(1) assess, and make recommendations regard-
ing, the coordination of astronomy and astrophysics
programs of the Foundation and the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration;
(2) assess, and make recommendations regard-
ing, the status of the activities of the Foundation
and the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion as they relate to the recommendations contained
in the National Research Council’s 2001 report enti-
tled ‘‘Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Mil-
lennium’’, and the recommendations contained in
subsequent National Research Council reports of a
similar nature; and
(3) not later than March 15 of each year,
transmit a report to the Director, the Administrator
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, and the Congress on the Advisory Committee’s
findings and recommendations under paragraphs (1)
and (2).
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee shall
consist of 13 members, none of whom shall be a Federal
employee, including—
(1) 5 members selected by the Foundation;
(2) 5 members selected by the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration; and
(3) 3 members selected by the members selected
under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(d) SELECTION PROCESS.—Initial selections under
subsection (c)(1) and (2) shall be made within 3 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act. Initial selec-
tions under subsection (c)(3) shall be made within 5
months after the date of the enactment of this Act. Vacan-
cies shall be filled in the same manner as provided in sub-
section (c).
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee shall
select a chairperson from among its members.
(f) COORDINATION.—The Advisory Committee shall
coordinate with the advisory bodies of other Federal agen-
cies, such as the Department of Energy, which may en-
gage in related research activities.
search facilities, including full life-cycle cost informa-
tion.’’.
(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—Section 201(a)(2) of
the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of
1998 (42 U.S.C. 1862l(a)(2)) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘,
including costs for instrumentation development’’
after ‘‘described in paragraph (1)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B);
(C) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(D) for each project funded under the
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Con-
struction account—
‘‘(i) estimates of the total project cost
(from planning to commissioning); and
‘‘(ii) the source of funds, including
Federal funding identified by appropria-
tions category and non-Federal funding;
‘‘(E) estimates of the full life-cycle cost of
each national research facility;
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4666
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance
for nutrient removal technologies to States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 7, 2002
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. HOYER, Mrs.
MORELLA, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. FORBES, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr.
SCOTT, Mr. WYNN, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.
WOLF, Mr. GOODLATTE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr.
CARDIN, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. WALSH) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to pro-
vide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to
States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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 ‘‘Chesapeake Bay Wa-
tershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(2) LOW-INCOME FAMILY WITH CHILDREN SUP-
PORT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘low-income family with
children support program’’ means a program de-
signed to provide low-income families with assistance
or benefits to enable the family to become self-suffi-
cient and includes—
(A) TANF;
(B) the food stamp program established
under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2011 et seq.) (in this section referred to as
‘‘food stamps’’);
(C) the medicaid program funded under
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396 et seq.);
(D) the State children’s health insurance
program (SCHIP) funded under title XXI of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et
seq.);
(E) the child care program funded under
the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.);
(F) the child support program funded
under part D of title IV of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
may expend funds made available under the
grant to provide for reporting and recertifi-
cation procedures through the telephone, mail,
facsimile, Internet, or electronic mail.
(E) 
JURISDICTION-WIDE
IMPLEMENTA-
TION.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded to
a State or county under subsection (c)(1)
shall be used for activities throughout the
jurisdiction.
(ii) EXCEPTION.—A State or county
awarded a grant under subsection (c)(1)
may use grant funds to develop one-stop
service centers and telephone, mail, fac-
simile, Internet, or electronic mail applica-
tion and renewal procedures for low-income
family with children support programs
without regard to the requirements of
clause (i) of this subparagraph.
(F) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds
provided to a State or county under a grant
awarded under subsection (c)(1) shall be used
to supplement and not supplant other State or
county public funds expended to provide sup-
port services for low-income families.
lowest kilowatt hour production years in
such seven-year period.
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—A facility described
in subsection (c)(3)(E)(ii) which was placed in
service seven years or longer prior to the date
of the enactment of this paragraph shall, com-
mencing with the year of such enactment, re-
duce the amount calculated under subparagraph
(A)(ii) each year, on a cumulative basis, by the
average decrease in annual kilowatt hour pro-
duction for the seven-year period described in
subparagraph (A)(ii) with such cumulative sum
not to exceed 30 percent.’’.
(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER CREDITS.—Sub-
section (d) of section 45 of such Code (relating to defini-
tions and special rules), as amended by subsection (c)(2),
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(10) COORDINATION WITH OTHER CREDITS.—
This section shall not apply to any qualified facility
with respect to which a credit under any other sec-
tion is allowed for the taxable year unless the tax-
payer elects to waive application of such credit to
such facility.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to electricity sold after December
31, 2001.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT TO IN-
CLUDE 
EQUIPMENT 
USED 
TO 
PRODUCE
ELECTRICITY FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE
RESOURCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section
48(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to energy credit reforestation credit) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i), inserting ‘‘or’’ at the
end of clause (ii), and adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(iii) equipment used to produce elec-
tricity from a qualified facility (as defined
in section 45).’’.
(b) INCREASED
CREDIT
FOR
CERTAIN
EQUIP-
MENT.—Paragraph (2) of section 48(a) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C),
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The’’ and
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the’’, and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) INCREASED PERCENTAGE FOR CER-
TAIN EQUIPMENT.—In the case of energy prop-
erty having a total installed electrical gener-
ating capacity of less than 1 megawatt and
placed in service before January 1, 2007, the
energy percentage is 20 percent.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to equipment placed in service
after December 31, 2001.
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