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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 349
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide competitive civil service
status for National Guard technicians who are involuntarily separated
other than for cause from National Guard service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 2001
Mr. HAYWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide competitive
civil service status for National Guard technicians who
are involuntarily separated other than for cause from
National Guard service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMPETITIVE CIVIL SERVICE STATUS FOR NA-
TIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS WHO ARE IN-
VOLUNTARILY SEPARATED FROM NATIONAL
GUARD SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(c)(2) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘for at least 3 years’’ in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A);
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A);
(3) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(4) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to individuals invol-
untarily separated from service as a technician on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 34
To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide for the payment
of special loan deficiency payments to producers who are eligible for
loan deficiency payments, but who suffered yield losses due to damaging
weather or related condition in a federally declared disaster area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide
for the payment of special loan deficiency payments to
producers who are eligible for loan deficiency payments,
but who suffered yield losses due to damaging weather
or related condition in a federally declared disaster area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS IN FED-
ERALLY DECLARED DISASTER AREAS.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS.—Section 135 of
the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7235)
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—
For purposes of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) BINDING COMMITMENT TO LEASE
TREATED AS LEASE.—A binding commit-
ment to enter into a lease shall be treated
as a lease, and the parties to such commit-
ment shall be treated as lessor and lessee,
respectively.
‘‘(ii) RELATED PERSONS.—A lease be-
tween related persons shall not be consid-
ered a lease. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, 
the 
term 
‘related 
persons’
means—
‘‘(I) members of an affiliated
group (as defined in section 1504),
and
‘‘(II) persons having a relation-
ship described in subsection (b) of
section 267; except that, for purposes
of this clause, the phrase ‘80 percent
or more’ shall be substituted for the
phrase ‘more than 50 percent’ each
place it appears in such subsection.
‘‘(D) IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY LESSOR.—
In the case of an improvement made by the per-
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g) PAYMENTS IN FEDERAL DISASTER AREAS.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—At the request of a pro-
ducer eligible for a loan deficiency payment under
subsection (a) for a loan commodity, the Secretary
shall make a payment to the producer under this
subsection if the producer—
‘‘(A) insured the commodity under a feder-
ally-approved crop insurance policy;
‘‘(B) planted the commodity in a county
that, during that crop year, was included in a
federally declared disaster area or in a contig-
uous county; and
‘‘(C) suffered yield losses to the commodity
due to damaging weather or related condition.
‘‘(2) RELATION TO OTHER PAYMENT AUTHOR-
ITY.—A payment under this subsection is in lieu of
a payment under subsection (a).
‘‘(3) PAYMENT
CALCULATION.—The payment
under this subsection shall be calculated by
multiplying—
‘‘(A) the loan deficiency payment rate de-
termined under subsection (c) in effect, as of
the date of the agreement, in the county in
which the acreage is located; by
‘‘(B) the quantity of the loan commodity
involved, 
which 
shall 
be 
determined 
by
multiplying—
‘‘(i) the total acreage on which the
producer has a federally approved crop in-
surance policy; by
‘‘(ii) the higher of the producer’s es-
tablished yield for the commodity or the
county average yield for the commodity, as
determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(4) TIME FOR PAYMENT.—A payment under
this subsection shall be made as soon as practicable
after the producer makes the request for the pay-
ment under paragraph (1).
‘‘(5) FEDERALLY
DECLARED
DISASTER
AREA
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘federally
declared disaster area’ means an area—
‘‘(A) covered by a Presidential declaration
of major disaster issued under section 401 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); or
‘‘(B) determined to be a disaster area by
the Secretary under subpart A of part 1945 of
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.’’.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Within 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment
made by subsection (a). The issuance of the regulations
shall be made without regard to—
(1) the notice and comment provisions of sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) the statement of policy of the Secretary of
Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg.
13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking
and public participation in rulemaking;
(3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code
(commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act’’); and
(4) other provisions of law which would delay
the implementation of the amendment made by sub-
section (a) beyond 90 days.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3500
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide income and employ-
ment tax relief for military and civilian victims of terroristic or military
action.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 13, 2001
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey 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
income and employment tax relief for military and civil-
ian victims of terroristic or military action.
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 ‘‘Military and Civilian
Victims Payroll Tax Relief Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT TAXES OF MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES AND VICTIMS OF TER-
RORISTIC OR MILITARY ACTIONS.
(a) INDIVIDUALS DYING AS A RESULT OF TERROR-
ISTIC OR MILITARY ACTIONS.—Section 692 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to income taxes of
members of Armed Forces on death) amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) INDIVIDUALS DYING AS A RESULT OF TERROR-
ISTIC OR MILITARY ACTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any indi-
vidual who dies as a result of wounds, injury, or ill-
ness incurred as a result of terroristic or military ac-
tion (other than a death to which subsection (a) or
(c) applies), any tax imposed by this subtitle shall
not apply—
‘‘(A) with respect to the taxable year in
which falls the date of such individual’s death,
and
‘‘(B) with respect to any prior taxable year
in the period beginning with the last taxable
year ending before the taxable year in which the
wounds, injury, or illness were incurred.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—
‘‘(A) TAXATION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS.—
Subject to such rules as the Secretary may pre-
(1) the Federal medical assistance percentage
under section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396d(b)) shall be the enhanced FMAP (as
defined in section 2105(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1397ee(b)));
(2) a State may elect to apply any income,
asset, or resource limitation permitted under the
State medicaid plan or under title XIX of such Act;
(3) the provisions of section 1916(g) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) shall apply to
the provision of such assistance in the same manner
as the provisions of such section apply with respect
to individuals provided medical assistance only under
subclause 
(XV) 
or 
(XVI) 
of 
section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii));
(4) a State may elect to provide such assistance
in accordance with section 1902(a)(34) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(34)) and any as-
sistance provided with respect to a month described
in that section shall not be included in the deter-
mination of the 12-month period under subsection
(b)(2);
(5) a State may elect to make eligible for such
medical assistance a dependent spouse or children of
scribe, paragraph (1) shall not apply to the
amount of any tax imposed by this subtitle
which would be computed by only taking into
account the items of income, gain, or other
amounts attributable to—
‘‘(i) amounts payable in the taxable
year by reason of the death of an indi-
vidual described in paragraph (1) which
would have been payable in such taxable
year if the death had occurred by reason of
an event other than an event described in
paragraph (1), or
‘‘(ii) amounts payable in the taxable
year which would not have been payable in
such taxable year but for an action taken
after the date of the applicable terrorist at-
tack.
‘‘(B) NO RELIEF FOR PERPETRATORS.—
Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to
any individual identified by the Attorney Gen-
eral to have been a participant or conspirator in
any event described in paragraph (1) or a rep-
resentative of such individual.
‘‘(3) TERRORISTIC OR MILITARY ACTION.—For
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘terroristic or
military action’ has the meaning given to such term
by subsection (c)(2). Such term includes the ter-
rorist attacks against the United States on April 19,
1995, September 11, 2001, and the terrorist attack
involving anthrax occurring on or after September
11, 2001, and before January 1, 2002.’’.
(b) REFUND OF OTHER TAXES PAID.—Section 692
of such Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) REFUND OF EMPLOYMENT TAXES PAID.—In
determining the amount of tax under this section to be
credited or refunded as an overpayment with respect to
any individual for any period, such amount shall be in-
creased by an amount equal to the amount of taxes im-
posed and collected under chapter 21 and sections
3201(a), 3211(a)(1), and 3221(a) with respect to such in-
dividual for such period.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 5(b)(1) is amended by inserting
‘‘and victims of certain terrorist attacks’’ before ‘‘on
death’’.
(2) Section 6013(f)(2)(B) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and victims of certain terrorist attacks’’ before
‘‘on death’’.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The heading of section 692 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 692. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT TAXES OF MEMBERS
OF ARMED FORCES AND VICTIMS OF TER-
RORIST ATTACKS ON DEATH.’’.
(2) The item relating to section 692 in the table
of sections for part II of subchapter J of chapter 1
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 692. Income and employment taxes of members of Armed
Forces and victims of terrorist attacks on death.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE; WAIVER OF LIMITATIONS.—
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this section shall apply to taxable years ending
before, on, or after September 11, 2001.
(2) WAIVER
OF
LIMITATIONS.—If refund or
credit of any overpayment of tax resulting from the
amendments made by this section is prevented at
any time before the close of the 1-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act by the
operation of any law or rule of law (including res ju-
dicata), such refund or credit may nevertheless be
made or allowed if claim therefor is filed before the
close of such period.
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tions contained in this section, indemnify contractors and
State and local governments against the following:
(1) Claims (including reasonable expenses of
litigation or settlement) (including employees of the
contractor) for death, personal injury, or loss of,
damage to, or loss of use of property.
(2) Loss of, damage to, or loss of use of con-
tractor property, excluding loss of profit.
(3) Loss of, damage to, or loss of use of United
States Government property or property of any
State or local government, excluding loss of profit.
(4) Professional liability.
(b) COORDINATION WITH INSURANCE.—The indem-
nification under subsection (a) shall apply only to the ex-
tent that the claim, loss, or damage is not compensated
for by insurance procured by a State or local government.
(c) LIMITATION IN CASE OF WILLFUL MISCONDUCT
OR LACK OF GOOD FAITH.—When any claim, loss or dam-
age is caused by willful misconduct or lack of good faith
on the party of any of the contractor’s principal officials,
the contractor shall not be indemnified under this section
for the following:
(1) Government claims against the contractor
(other than those arising through subrogation).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3502
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard
mileage rates during 2001 for certain deductions for use of a passenger
automobile to 50 cents per mile.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 13, 2001
Mr. SOUDER 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 increase
the standard mileage rates during 2001 for certain de-
ductions for use of a passenger automobile to 50 cents
per mile.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN STANDARD MILEAGE RATES FOR
CERTAIN DEDUCTIONS FOR USE OF PAS-
SENGER AUTOMOBILE.
(a) BUSINESS USE.—Section 162 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to deduction for trade or
business expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection
(p) as subsection (q) and by inserting after subsection (o)
the following new subsection:
‘‘(p) STANDARD MILEAGE RATE FOR USE OF PAS-
SENGER AUTOMOBILE.—For purposes of computing the
deduction under this section for use of a passenger auto-
mobile during all taxable years that include any portion
of calendar year 2001, the standard mileage rate shall be
50 cents per mile.’’.
(b) CHARITABLE PURPOSE.—Subsection (i) of sec-
tion 170 of such Code (relating to standard mileage rate
for use of passenger automobile) is amended by inserting
before the period the following: ‘‘, except that, for pur-
poses of computing such deduction during all taxable years
that include any portion of calendar year 2001, the stand-
ard mileage rate shall be 50 cents per mile.’’.
(c) MEDICAL CARE.—Section 213 of such Code (re-
lating to deduction for medical, dental, etc., expenses) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(f) STANDARD MILEAGE RATE FOR USE OF PAS-
SENGER AUTOMOBILE.—For purposes of computing the
deduction under this section for use of a passenger auto-
mobile during all taxable years that include any portion
of calendar year 2001, the standard mileage rate shall be
50 cents per mile.’’.
(d) MOVING EXPENSES.—Section 217 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to deduction for moving
expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection (j) as
subsection (k) and by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(j) STANDARD MILEAGE RATE FOR USE OF PAS-
SENGER AUTOMOBILE.—For purposes of computing the
deduction under this section for use of a passenger auto-
mobile during all taxable years that include any portion
of calendar year 2001, the standard mileage rate shall be
50 cents per mile.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3503
To indemnify contractors for World Trade Center recovery efforts, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 13, 2001
Mr. SWEENEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To indemnify contractors for World Trade Center recovery
efforts, 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 ‘‘World Trade Center
Worker and Contractor Protection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. INDEMNIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR WORLD
TRADE CENTER RECOVERY EFFORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Regardless of any other provisions
of law or any contract, including the law of any State,
the United States Government shall, subject to the limita-
quired in connection with settlement or defense of
claims or actions.
(f) GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN ACTIONS ON
CLAIMS.—The United States Government may direct, con-
trol, or assist in settling or defending any claim or action
that may involve indemnification under this section.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
(1) RESPONSE TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
ATTACK.—The term ‘‘response to the World Trade
Center attack’’ means all actions or omissions by a
State or local government, contractor, or volunteer
in response to, in connection with, or arising out of
the attack on September 11, 2001, in New York
City, New York, including any rescue and evacuation
of any individual, any recovery of a body, any clean
up effort, any remediation, any removal of debris,
and the protection of the public health, safety, and
welfare.
(2) 
CONTRACTOR.—The 
term 
‘‘contractor’’
means any person or entity, including contractors,
subcontractors at any tier, construction managers,
and design professionals, including their parent com-
panies and other affiliates, officers, directors, part-
ners, or employees, involved in providing work, labor,
equipment, materials or services in connection with
any effort in response to the World Trade Center at-
tack.
(3) CONTRACTOR’S PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS.—The
term ‘‘contractor’s principal officials’’ means direc-
tors, officers, managers, superintendents, or other
representatives supervising or directing—
(A) all or substantially all of the contrac-
tor’s business;
(B) all or substantially all of the contrac-
tor’s operations at any one plant or separate lo-
cation in which this contract is being per-
formed; or
(C) a separate and complete major indus-
trial operation in connection with the perform-
ance of this contract.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3506
To designate a portion of the Nantahala National Forest in Jackson County,
North Carolina, in honor of James and Elspeth McClure Clarke.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 17, 2001
Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To designate a portion of the Nantahala National Forest
in Jackson County, North Carolina, in honor of James
and Elspeth McClure Clarke.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF PANTHERTOWN VALLEY
TRACT OF NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST,
JACKSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, IN
HONOR OF JAMES AND ELSPETH MCCLURE
CLARKE.
The portion of the Nantahala National Forest in
Jackson 
County, 
North 
Carolina, 
known 
as 
the
Panthertown Valley tract and consisting of approximately
6,294 acres is hereby designated as the ‘‘James and
Elspeth McClure Clarke Forest’’ in honor of James and
Elspeth McClure Clarke.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 (42 U.S.C. 604) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) MARRIAGE PROMOTION.—A State, territory, or 
tribal organization to which a grant is made under section 
403(a)(2) may use a grant made to the State, territory, 
or tribal organization under any other provision of section 
403 for marriage promotion activities, and the amount of 
any such grant so used shall be considered State funds 
for purposes of section 403(a)(2).’’. 
(2) FEDERAL
TANF
FUNDS
USED
FOR
MAR-
RIAGE PROMOTION DISREGARDED FOR PURPOSES OF 
MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT.—Section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)), as 
amended by section 103(c) of this Act, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VI) EXCLUSION
OF
FEDERAL 
TANF
FUNDS
USED
FOR
MARRIAGE 
PROMOTION
ACTIVITIES.—Such term 
does not include the amount of any 
grant made to the State under section 
403 that is expended for a marriage 
promotion activity.’’. 
SEC. 112. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) STATE
PLANS.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 
602(a)) is amended—
uralization Service any failure of the alien to enroll
or to commence participation.’’.
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA TO
BE
COLLECTED.—Section 641(c)(1) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372(c)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) the date of entry and port of entry;
‘‘(F) the date of the alien’s enrollment in
an approved institution of higher education,
other approved educational institution, or des-
ignated exchange visitor program in the United
States;
‘‘(G) the degree program, if applicable, and
field of study; and
‘‘(H) the date of the alien’s termination of
enrollment and the reason for such termination
(including graduation, disciplinary action or
other dismissal, and failure to re-enroll).’’.
(3) 
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Section
641(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
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of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization
Act (Public Law 107–42).
SEC. 515. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN STRUCTURED SETTLE-
MENT PAYMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E is amended by adding
at the end the following new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 55—STRUCTURED
SETTLEMENT FACTORING TRANSACTIONS
‘‘Sec. 5891. Structured settlement factoring transactions.
‘‘SEC. 5891. STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT FACTORING TRANS-
ACTIONS.
‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—There is hereby imposed
on any person who acquires directly or indirectly struc-
tured settlement payment rights in a structured settle-
ment factoring transaction a tax equal to 40 percent of
the factoring discount as determined under subsection
(c)(4) with respect to such factoring transaction.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN APPROVED TRANS-
ACTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The tax under subsection
(a) shall not apply in the case of a structured settle-
ment factoring transaction in which the transfer of
structured settlement payment rights is approved in
advance in a qualified order.