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H. R. 581
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to
use funds appropriated for wildland fire management in the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to
facilitate the interagency cooperation required under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 in connection with wildland fire management.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT FUNDS TO FACILI-
TATE COMPLIANCE WITH ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
may use funds appropriated for wildland fire management in the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–291; 114 Stat. 922), to reimburse the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such
Act (16 U.S.C. 1536), in connection with wildland fire management
activities.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.
(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PROD-
UCTS.—In the case of any equipment or products that may be
authorized to be purchased using funds provided under section
1, it is the sense of the Congress that entities receiving the funds
should, in expending the funds, purchase only American-made
equipment and products.
(b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS.—In expending funds pro-
vided under section 1, the head of each Federal agency receiving
such funds shall provide to each recipient of the funds a notice
describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
H. R. 581—2
(c) NOTICE OF REPORT.—Any entity which receives funds under
section 1 shall report any expenditures on foreign-made items to
the Congress within 180 days of the expenditure.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 581
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
to use funds appropriated for wildland fire management in the Depart-
ment of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001,
to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Na-
tional Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate the interagency cooperation
required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in connection with
wildland fire management.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. UDALL of New
Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture to use funds appropriated for wildland
fire management in the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate the inter-
agency cooperation required under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 in connection with wildland fire manage-
ment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 585
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to $10,000,000
the maximum estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
Mr. LARSEN of Washington 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
to $10,000,000 the maximum estate tax deduction for
family-owned business interests.
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 ‘‘Family Farm and
Business Protection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ESTATE TAX DEDUCTION FOR FAMILY-
OWNED BUSINESS INTERESTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 2057 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to family-
owned business interests) is amended by striking para-
SECTION 1. USE OF WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT FUNDS
TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH ENDAN-
GERED SPECIES ACT CONSULTATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture may use funds appropriated for wildland fire
management in the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106–291; 114 Stat. 922), to reimburse the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fish-
eries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibil-
ities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as re-
quired by section 7 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1536), in con-
nection with wildland fire management activities.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 581
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 10, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture to use funds appropriated for wildland
fire management in the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate the inter-
agency cooperation required under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 in connection with wildland fire manage-
ment.
HR 581 RFS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT FUNDS
TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH ENDAN-
GERED SPECIES ACT CONSULTATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture may use funds appropriated for wildland fire
management in the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106–291; 114 Stat. 922), to reimburse the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fish-
eries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibil-
ities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as re-
quired by section 7 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1536), in con-
nection with wildland fire management activities.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING
NOTICE.
(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or prod-
ucts that may be authorized to be purchased using funds
provided under section 1, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the funds should, in expending the
HR 581 RFS
funds, purchase only American-made equipment and prod-
ucts.
(b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS.—In expend-
ing funds provided under section 1, the head of each Fed-
eral agency receiving such funds shall provide to each re-
cipient of the funds a notice describing the statement
made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) NOTICE OF REPORT.—Any entity which receives
funds under section 1 shall report any expenditures on for-
eign-made items to the Congress within 180 days of the
expenditure.
Passed the House of Representatives May 9, 2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
(ii) electronic files prepared in the na-
tional electronic file format prescribed 
under section 3(a) that correspond to the 
pupil edition of such instructional mate-
rials that will be used in the classroom. 
(B) TEACHER EDITIONS.—Not later than 
30 days after receipt of a request from the Na-
tional Instructional Materials Access Center 
made on behalf of a teacher, the publisher will 
transmit to the Center electronic files prepared 
in the national electronic file format prescribed 
under section 3(a) that correspond to the teach-
er edition of the requested instructional mate-
rials covered under the contract, if the request 
includes—
(i) a specific description of the in-
structional materials needed by the teacher 
(including, if applicable, an International 
Standard Book Number (ISBN)); and 
(ii) a certification that the teacher is 
blind or has a print disability. 
(c) PREEMPTION
OF INCONSISTENT STATE
AND 
LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (d), subsection (b) supersedes any inconsistent re-
quirements in the laws or regulations of any State or local
‘‘(2) The number of subsequent prosecutions 
and convictions of those arrested for domestic vio-
lence incidents. 
‘‘(3) A listing of the number of arrests, pros-
ecutions, and convictions under paragraph (1) and 
(2) shall include categories by statutory reference of 
offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
(chapter 47 of this title) and include totals for all 
categories. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
Not later than March 15, 2005, and January 1 of each 
year thereafter, the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an annual 
report on the number of arrests, disposition of cases, sub-
sequent prosecutions or disciplinary actions, and convic-
tions for domestic violence involving members of the 
armed forces and officers and employees of the Depart-
ment of Defense under their jurisdiction during the pre-
ceding year. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than April 
1, 2005, and January 15 of each year thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress an annual re-
port on the number of arrests, disposition of cases, subse-
quent prosecutions or disciplinary actions, and convictions 
for domestic violence involving members of the armed
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate the inter-
agency cooperation required under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 in connection with wildland fire manage-
ment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT FUNDS
TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH ENDAN-
GERED SPECIES ACT CONSULTATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture may use funds appropriated for wildland fire
management in the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106–291; 114 Stat. 922), to reimburse the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fish-
eries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibil-
ities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as re-
quired by section 7 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1536), in con-
nection with wildland fire management activities.
Union Calendar No. 24
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 581
[Report No. 107–35]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture to use funds appro-
priated for wildland fire management in the De-
partment of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate
the interagency cooperation required under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 in connection
with wildland fire management.
APRIL 3, 2001
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Calendar No. 49
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 581
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 10, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
MAY 23, 2001
Reported by Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire, without amendment
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture to use funds appropriated for wildland
fire management in the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate the inter-
agency cooperation required under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 in connection with wildland fire manage-
ment.
HR 581 RS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT FUNDS
TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH ENDAN-
GERED SPECIES ACT CONSULTATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture may use funds appropriated for wildland fire
management in the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106–291; 114 Stat. 922), to reimburse the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fish-
eries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibil-
ities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as re-
quired by section 7 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1536), in con-
nection with wildland fire management activities.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING
NOTICE.
(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or prod-
ucts that may be authorized to be purchased using funds
provided under section 1, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the funds should, in expending the
HR 581 RS
funds, purchase only American-made equipment and prod-
ucts.
(b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS.—In expend-
ing funds provided under section 1, the head of each Fed-
eral agency receiving such funds shall provide to each re-
cipient of the funds a notice describing the statement
made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) NOTICE OF REPORT.—Any entity which receives
funds under section 1 shall report any expenditures on for-
eign-made items to the Congress within 180 days of the
expenditure.
Passed the House of Representatives May 9, 2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 49
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 581
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture to use funds appro-
priated for wildland fire management in the De-
partment of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate
the interagency cooperation required under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 in connection
with wildland fire management.
MAY 23, 2001
Reported without amendment
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 582
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the definition of
contribution in aid of construction.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. MATSUI, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. ROYCE, and Mr. ANDREWS)
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 clarify
the definition of contribution in aid of construction.
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 ‘‘Lower Regulatory Bur-
den for Homeowners Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTION IN AID OF CON-
STRUCTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section
118(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to definitions) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(A) CONTRIBUTION IN AID OF CONSTRUC-
TION.—The term ‘contribution in aid of con-
struction’ shall be defined by regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary, except that such
term—
‘‘(i) shall include amounts paid as
customer 
connection 
fees 
(including
amounts paid to connect the customer’s
line to or extend a main water or sewer
line), and
‘‘(ii) shall not include amounts paid as
service charges for starting or stopping
services.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the
amendments made by section 1613(a) of the Small Busi-
ness Job Protection Act of 1996.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 584
Prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses
that do not have seat belts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
Mr. KLECZKA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
Prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation
of school buses that do not have seat belts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.
No person shall manufacture, sell, deliver, or import
any school bus, constructed after the effective date of this
Act, for use by a person described in section 2 to provide
transportation service, unless such school bus is equipped
with a seat belt for each passenger riding in such school
bus.
SEC. 2. PERSONS TO WHICH PROHIBITION APPLIES.
The prohibition set forth in section 1 shall apply to—
(1) any school bus, as such term is defined in
section 4221(d)(7)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986; and
(2) any Federal, State, or local government en-
tity, school district, or other public or private entity
providing transportation to passengers by school
bus.
SEC. 3. CIVIL PENALTIES; SECRETARY’S AUTHORITY TO
COMPROMISE.
(a) AMOUNT OF PENALTIES.—Whoever violates any
provision of this Act, or any regulation issued thereunder,
shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000
for each such violation. A violation with respect to each
school bus shall constitute a separate violation, except that
the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed $800,000 for
any related series of violations.
(b) COMPROMISE
OF PENALTIES.—Any such civil
penalty may be compromised by the Secretary of Trans-
portation. In determining the amount of such penalty, or
the amount agreed upon in compromise, the appropriate-
ness of such penalty to the size of the business of the per-
son charged and the gravity of the violation shall be con-
sidered.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of
its enactment.
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lic building, facility, or work, an amount considered nec-
essary by the head of the agency to pay to the State in
which the contract is being performed the amount of the
contractor’s State tax liability that is attributable to the
contract. The head of the agency that so withholds a pay-
ment may, upon request of the State in which the contract
is being performed and with such documentation as the
head of the agency considers necessary, pay such tax li-
ability amount directly to the State from the withheld pay-
ment. Any amount of a withheld payment that exceeds the
actual State tax liability amount shall be paid to the con-
tractor.’’.
(d) REQUIREMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRAC-
TORS TO OBTAIN APPLICABLE STATE LICENSES.—(1)
Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 2410n. Construction contracts: requirement to ob-
tain applicable State licenses
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall require, in any con-
tract entered into by the Secretary for the construction
of a public building, facility, or work which is to be per-
formed in a State that requires persons performing the
type of work to be performed under the contract to be
licensed, that the contractor be so licensed.’’.
In the Senate of the United States,
February 6, 2002.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 586) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross
income for foster care payments shall also apply to payments
by qualified placement agencies, and for other purposes.’’, do
pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Page 3, after line 19, insert:
SEC. 3. ACCELERATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR EXPAN-
SION OF ADOPTION TAX CREDIT AND ADOP-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Subsection (g) of section 202 of the Economic Growth
and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after De-
cember 31, 2001.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 586
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that the exclusion from gross income for foster care
payments shall also apply to payments by qualified place-
ment agencies, 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 ‘‘Fairness for Foster
Care Families Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS TO
APPLY TO PAYMENTS BY QUALIFIED PLACE-
MENT AGENCIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The matter preceding subpara-
graph (B) of section 131(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (defining qualified foster care payment) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified foster
care payment’ means any payment made pursuant to
a foster care program of a State or political subdivi-
sion thereof—
‘‘(A) which is paid by—
‘‘(i) a State or political subdivision
thereof, or
‘‘(ii) a qualified foster care placement
agency, and’’.
(b) QUALIFIED FOSTER INDIVIDUALS TO INCLUDE
INDIVIDUALS PLACED BY QUALIFIED PLACEMENT AGEN-
CIES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 131(b)(2) of such
Code (defining qualified foster individual) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(B) a qualified foster care placement
agency.’’
(c) QUALIFIED FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT AGENCY
DEFINED.—Subsection (b) of section 131 of such Code
is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED
FOSTER
CARE
PLACEMENT
AGENCY.—The term ‘qualified foster care placement
agency’ means any placement agency which is li-
censed or certified by—
‘‘(A) a State or political subdivision there-
of, or
‘‘(B) an entity designated by a State or
political subdivision thereof,
for the foster care program of such State or political
subdivision to make foster care payments to pro-
viders of foster care.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2001.
Attest:
Clerk.