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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 896
To ensure the safety of recreational fishermen and other persons who use
motor vehicles to access beaches adjacent to the Brigantine Wilderness
Area in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey,
by providing a narrow transition zone above the mean high tide line
where motor vehicles can be safely driven and parked.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To ensure the safety of recreational fishermen and other
persons who use motor vehicles to access beaches adja-
cent to the Brigantine Wilderness Area in the Edwin
B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, by
providing a narrow transition zone above the mean high
tide line where motor vehicles can be safely driven and
parked.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSITION AREA, BRIGAN-
TINE WILDERNESS AREA, EDWIN B. FOR-
SYTHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NEW
JERSEY.
(a) FINDING.—Section 1(h) of Public Law 93–631
(88 Stat. 2153) designated the Brigantine Wilderness
Area in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
(formerly known as the Brigantine National Wildlife Ref-
uge), New Jersey, and the Secretary of the Interior was
directed to prepare a legal description and map to accu-
rately represent the boundaries of the wilderness area as
so designated.
(b) REVISION OF BOUNDARY REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall revise the boundaries of that
portion of the Brigantine Wilderness Area located on Long
Beach Island in Ocean County, New Jersey, to provide
a narrow transition zone between the mean high tide line
and the wilderness boundaries (but not less than 30 feet
in width) to permit vehicles to safely access and park on
the beach without inadvertently entering the wilderness
area. The Secretary shall determine the mean high tide
line for the area using information available from the
State of New Jersey.
(c) CONTINUED PROTECTION
FOR PIPING PLOV-
ER.—Nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed to alter
the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit
or restrict public access to that portion of the Edwin B.
Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and Brigantine Wilder-
ness Area on Long Beach Island during the breeding sea-
son of the piping plover.
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SEC. 6. NO LIMITATION ON OTHER FEDERAL CLAIMS. 
Nothing in this Act or the rule promulgated under 
it shall limit the authority of any Federal official from pro-
ceeding against pyramid promotional schemes for other 
violations of Federal law.
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SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICABILITY OF ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided, this
Act shall be enforced by the Commission under the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
(b) PROVISIONS.—Compliance with the requirements
imposed under this Act shall be enforced under—
(1) section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act (12 U.S.C. 1818), in the case of—
(A) national banks, and Federal branches
and Federal agencies of foreign banks, by the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
(B) member banks of the Federal Reserve
System (other than national banks), branches
and agencies of foreign banks (other than Fed-
eral branches, Federal agencies, and insured
State branches of foreign banks), commercial
lending companies owned or controlled by for-
eign banks, and organizations operating under
section 25 or 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act
(12 U.S.C. 601 et seq. and 611 et seq.), by the
Board; and
(C) banks insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (other than members of
the Federal Reserve System) and insured State
branches of foreign banks, by the Board of Di-
picious, violent, or threatening behavior to school
and law enforcement authorities;’’.
(c) LOCAL PROGRAMS.—Section 4116(b) of the Safe
and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20
U.S.C. 7116(a)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through
(10) as (8) through (11), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(7) establishing and maintaining a school vio-
lence hotline, based on a public-private partnership,
that students and parents can use to report sus-
picious, violent, or threatening behavior to school
and law enforcement authorities.’’.
SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall provide writ-
ten notification to the States and State educational agen-
cies of the ability of States or State educational agencies,
as appropriate, to use State administrative funds provided
under title IV and title VI of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 to implement programs re-
lated to the establishment and operation of a toll-free tele-
phone hotline that students, parents, and school personnel
use to report suspicious, violent, or threatening behavior
related to schools or school functions to law enforcement
authorities.
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(B) ROUNDING.—If any amount adjusted 
under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of 
$50, such amount shall be rounded to the next 
lowest multiple of $50. 
(e) PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Executive Di-
rector shall pay into the KIDS Account Fund such 
amounts as are contributed under section 3(f). 
SEC. 3. KIDS ACCOUNTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Executive Director shall 
establish in the KIDS Account Fund a Kids Investment 
and Development Savings Account (hereinafter a ‘‘KIDS 
Account’’) for each eligible individual certified under sub-
section (b). Each such account shall be identified to its 
account holder by means of the account holder’s social se-
curity account number. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF ACCOUNT HOLDERS.—On the 
date on which an eligible individual is issued a social secu-
rity account number under section 203(c)(2) of the Social 
Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall 
certify to the Executive Director and the Secretary of the 
Treasury the name of, and social security number issued 
to, such eligible individual. 
(c) ACCOUNT BALANCE.—The balance in an account 
holder’s KIDS Account at any time is the excess of—
(1) the sum of—
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 902
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide reimbursement
under the Medicare Program for all physicians’ services furnished by
doctors of chiropractic within the scope of their license.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. WATKINS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
reimbursement under the Medicare Program for all phy-
sicians’ services furnished by doctors of chiropractic with-
in the scope of their license.
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 ‘‘Chiropractic Patients’
Freedom of Choice Act of 2001’’.
‘‘(3) If electricity generated by the customer-
generator exceeds the electricity supplied by the re-
tail electric supplier, the customer-generator—
‘‘(A) shall be billed for the appropriate
customer charges for that billing period;
‘‘(B) shall be credited for the excess elec-
tric energy generated during the billing period,
with this credit appearing on the bill for the fol-
lowing billing period (except for a billing period
that ends in the next calendar year); and
‘‘(C) shall not be charged for transmission
losses.
If the customer-generator is using a meter that re-
flects the time of generation (a ‘real time meter’),
the credit shall be based on the retail rates for sale
by the retail electric supplier at the time of such
generation. At the beginning of each calendar year,
any remaining unused kilowatt-hour credit accumu-
lated by a customer-generator during the previous
year may be sold by the customer-generator to any
electric supplier that agrees to purchase such credit.
In the absence of any such purchase, the credit shall
be assigned (at no cost) to the retail electric supplier
that supplied electric energy to such customer-gener-
ator at the end of the previous year.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 900
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion
of gain on sale of a principal residence shall apply to certain farmland
sold with the principal residence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. WATKINS 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
that the exclusion of gain on sale of a principal residence
shall apply to certain farmland sold with the principal
residence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FOR FARMLAND SOLD WITH PRIN-
CIPAL RESIDENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 121 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion of gain from sale
of principal residence) is amended by redesignating sub-
sections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (f), (g), and (h),
respectively, and by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) EXCLUSION TO APPLY TO FARMLAND SOLD
WITH RESIDENCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, as part of the sale or
exchange of the taxpayer’s principal residence, the
taxpayer also transfers qualified farmland to the
transferee of such residence, this section shall apply
to gain on the sale or exchange of such farmland in
the same manner as if such farmland were part of
the taxpayer’s principal residence.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED FARMLAND.—For purposes of
this subsection, the term ‘qualified farmland’ means
any land (and structures located thereon) if—
‘‘(A) such land is contiguous to the tax-
payer’s principal residence, and
‘‘(B) throughout the 10-year period ending
on the date of the sale or exchange—
‘‘(i) such land and structures were
owned by the taxpayer or a member of the
taxpayer’s family and used as a farm for
farming purposes by the taxpayer or a
member of the taxpayer’s family, and
‘‘(ii) there was material participation
by the taxpayer or a member of the tax-
payer’s family in the operation of such
farm.
Terms used in subparagraph (B) which are also
used in section 2032A shall have the respective
meanings given such terms in section 2032A.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 901
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the excise tax
on heavy truck tires.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. WATKINS 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 simplify
the excise tax on heavy truck tires.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SIMPLIFICATION OF EXCISE TAX ON HEAVY
TRUCK TIRES.
(a) TAX BASED
ON TIRE LOAD CAPACITY NOT
WEIGHT.—Subsection (a) of section 4071 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition of tax on
tires) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) IMPOSITION AND RATE OF TAX.—There is here-
by imposed on tires of the type used on highway vehicles,
if wholly or in part made of rubber, sold by the manufac-
turer, producer, or importer a tax equal to 8 cents for
each 10 pounds of the tire load capacity in excess of 3500
pounds.’’
(b) TIRE LOAD CAPACITY.—Subsection (c) of section
4071 of such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) TIRE LOAD CAPACITY.—For purposes of this
chapter, tire load capacity is the maximum load rating la-
beled on the tire pursuant to 49 CFR 571.109 or 49 CFR
571.119. In the case of any tire that is marked for both
single and dual loads, the higher of the 2 shall be used
for purposes of this section.’’
(c) TIRES TO WHICH TAX APPLIES.—Subsection (b)
of section 4072 of such Code (defining tires of the type
used on highway vehicles) is amended by striking ‘‘tires
of a type’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘tires—
‘‘(1) of the type used on—
‘‘(A) motor vehicles which are highway ve-
hicles, or
‘‘(B) vehicles of the type used in connec-
tion with motor vehicles which are highway ve-
hicles, and
‘‘(2) marked for highway use pursuant to 49
CFR 571.109 or 49 CFR 571.119.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on January 1 of the first cal-
endar year which begins more than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 2. PROVIDING MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL
PHYSICIANS’ SERVICES FURNISHED BY DOC-
TORS OF CHIROPRACTIC WITHIN THE SCOPE
OF THEIR LICENSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (5) of section 1861(r) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)) is amended
to read as follows: ‘‘(5) a doctor of chiropractic who is
licensed as such by the State and who meets uniform min-
imum standards promulgated by the Secretary, with re-
spects to treatment by means of manual manipulation of
the spine to correct a subluxation, and related diagnostic
and therapeutic services as identified in subsection (s), but
only with the respect to functions which he or she is legally
authorized to perform by the State in which he or she per-
forms such functions.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after
January 1, 2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 907
To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote air carrier competition,
to establish consumer protections for airline passengers, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 2001
Mr. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote air car-
rier competition, to establish consumer protections for
airline passengers, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Airline Competition and Passenger Rights Act of 2001’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
TITLE I—AIR CARRIER COMPETITION
Sec. 101. Consideration of unfair practices in issuance of certificates for foreign
air transportation.
ceives commercial or other proprietary data from the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall be subject to the provi-
sions of section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, per-
taining to unauthorized disclosure of such information.
(g) TRAVEL AND PER DIEM.—Each member of the
Commission shall be paid actual travel expenses, and per
diem in lieu of subsistence expenses when away from such
member’s usual place of residence, in accordance with sec-
tion 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(h) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL FROM THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration shall make available to
the Commission such staff, administrative services, and
other personnel assistance as may reasonably be required
to enable the Commission to carry out its responsibilities
under this section.
SEC. 3. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days
after receiving the final report of the Commission and in
no event more than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, after con-
sulting the Secretary of Defense, shall transmit a report
to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, Appropriations, and Finance of the Senate and the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Appro-
priations, and Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the
report to Congress under subsection (a) a final report of
findings and recommendations of the Commission under
section 2(b), including any necessary changes to current
law to carry out these recommendations in the form of
proposed legislation.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 904
For the relief of Paul Green.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. FRANK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Paul Green.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING APPLICATION
FOR 
CHILD’S 
INSURANCE 
BENEFIT 
AND
LUMP-SUM DEATH BENEFIT UNDER TITLE II
OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
If an application for a child’s insurance benefit under
section 202(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(d)) is filed by or on behalf of Paul Green of Walnut
Street in Newton, Massachusetts, during the 1 year period
following the date of the enactment of this Act—
(1) the application shall be deemed, for pur-
poses of section 202(d) of such Act, to have been
filed during the month in which his mother, Marie
Pendola Grardina (social security account number
019–16–2579), died; and
(2) the application shall be deemed to be an ap-
plication for a lump-sum death benefit under section
202(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(i)), and for pur-
poses of such section 202(i), to have been filed in
the month during which his mother, Marie Pendola
Grardina, died.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 905
To provide for the relief of Kathy Barrett.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 6, 2001
Mr. FRANK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the relief of Kathy Barrett.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHARGING OF EXCESS EARNINGS TO ALL
MONTHS IN THE TAXABLE YEAR.
Notwithstanding section 203(f) of the Social Security
Act, the amount of excess earnings with which Kathy Bar-
rett of Debra Road in Pembroke, Massachusetts, is
charged for each month in a taxable year for purposes of
section 203(b) of such Act shall be equal to 1⁄12 of the
total amount of her excess earnings, if any, which would
be charged to months in the entire taxable year under such
section 203(f) in the absence of this section.
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(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes
of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage shall be
determined in accordance with the following table:
For taxable years beginning
in:
The applicable percentage is:
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2002 ...................................................................................................
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90.
(e) ELECTION FOR PRE-2007 YEARS OF GROUPS
WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES.—For taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2000, and before January 1,
2007, the common parent of an affiliated group which in-
cludes 1 or more domestic insurance companies subject to
tax under section 801 of such Code may elect to treat all
such insurance companies as corporations which are not
includible corporations within the meaning of subsection
(b) of section 1504 of such Code, if, as of the date of
the enactment of this section—
(1) such affiliated group included 1 or more in-
surance companies subject to tax under section 801
of such Code, and
(2) no additional election was in effect under
section 1504(c)(2) of such Code (as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act).
(f) NO CARRYBACK BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2001.—To
the extent that a consolidated net operating loss is allowed
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 908
To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the Recreational
Fee Demonstration Program and to offset the revenues lost by such
termination by prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to finance
engineering support for sales of timber from National Forest System
lands.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 2001
Mrs. CAPPS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and to offset
the revenues lost by such termination by prohibiting the
use of appropriated funds to finance engineering support
for sales of timber from National Forest System lands.
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 ‘‘Forest Access Imme-
diate Relief Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF FOREST SERVICE RECREATIONAL
FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) TERMINATION.—On and after the effective date
of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may not im-
pose or collect any fee under the authority of the Rec-
reational Fee Demonstration Program authorized by sec-
tion 315 of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (as contained in sec-
tion 101(c) of Public Law 104–134; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a
note) or under any subsequent extension of such authority.
Amounts collected before that date shall continue to be
used by the Secretary in the manner provided in that sec-
tion.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 315 of the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1996 (as contained in section 101(c) of
Public Law 104–134; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a note), is amend-
ed as follows:
(1) In subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture (acting through the Forest
Service) shall each’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’.
(2) In subsection (b), by striking ‘‘appropriate
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(3) In subsection (e), by striking ‘‘and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture’’.
(1)(B) shall be 1 divided by the total number 
of metropolitan cities that are within such a 
zone. 
(C) PROXIMITY AS IT PERTAINS TO NU-
CLEAR SECURITY.—If a metropolitan city is lo-
cated within 50 miles of an operating nuclear 
power plant, as identified by the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission, the ratio under paragraph 
(1)(C) shall be 1 divided by the total number of 
metropolitan cities, not to exceed 100, which 
are located within 50 miles of an operating nu-
clear power plant. 
(D) PROXIMITY AS IT PERTAINS TO PORT 
SECURITY.—If a metropolitan city is located 
within 50 miles of 1 of the 100 largest United 
States ports, as stated by the Department of 
Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Sta-
tistics, United States Port Report by All Land 
Modes, or within 50 miles of one of the 30 larg-
est United States water ports by metric tons 
and value, as stated by the Department of 
Transportation, 
Maritime 
Administration, 
United States Foreign Waterborne Transpor-
tation Statistics, the ratio under paragraph 
(1)(D) shall be 1 divided by the total number