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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5302
To facilitate a Forest Service land exchange that will eliminate a private
in-holding in the Sierra National Forest in the State of California and
provide for the permanent enjoyment by the Boy Scouts of America
of a parcel of National Forest System land currently used under a
special use permit, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Mr. RADANOVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To facilitate a Forest Service land exchange that will elimi-
nate a private in-holding in the Sierra National Forest
in the State of California and provide for the permanent
enjoyment by the Boy Scouts of America of a parcel
of National Forest System land currently used under
a special use permit, 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 ‘‘Sierra National Forest
Land Exchange Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST, CALI-
FORNIA.
(a) RECEIPT OF PRIVATE LANDS.—In exchange for
the land described in subsection (b), the owners of a parcel
of private land consisting of the north 1/2 of the northwest
1/4 of section 29, township 8 south, range 26 east, Mount
Diablo base and meridian, California., shall convey all of
their right, title, and interest in and to the parcel to the
Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) CONVEYANCE OF FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY.—
Upon receipt of the land conveyed under subsection (a),
the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the persons
making such conveyance all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to a parcel of National Forest Sys-
tem land consisting of the east 1/2 of the southwest
1/4 and the west 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of section 30,
township 9 south, range 25 east, Mount Diablo meridian,
California.
(c) RECONVEYANCE.—The conveyance under sub-
section (b) shall be subject to the condition that the recipi-
ents of the land agree to convey the land, within a time
period agreed to by the Secretary of Agriculture and the
recipient, to the Sequoia Council of the Boy Scouts of
America.
(d) EQUAL VALUE OF PARCELS.—The value of the
two parcels of real property to be exchanged under this
section are deemed to be equal.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5304
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for
health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in com-
puting self-employment taxes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. MCINTYRE, Ms.
CARSON of Indiana, Mr. SANDERS, and Mr. HOEFFEL) 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 allow the
deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed in-
dividuals to be allowed in computing self-employment
taxes.
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 ‘‘Self-Employed Health
Equity Adjustment to Lower Tax Hindrance Act’’.
SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF HEALTH INSURANCE DEDUCTION
FOR SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS FOR PUR-
POSES OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162(l) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for health
insurance costs of self-employed individuals) is amended
by striking paragraph (4) (relating to deduction not al-
lowed for self-employment tax purposes) and redesignating
paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5305
To authorize the disinterment from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St.
Avold, France, of the remains of Private First Class Alfred J. Laitres,
of Island Pond, Vermont, who died in combat in France on December
25, 1944, and to authorize the transfer of his remains to the custody
of his next of kin.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Mr. SANDERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To authorize the disinterment from the Lorraine American
Cemetery in St. Avold, France, of the remains of Private
First Class Alfred J. Laitres, of Island Pond, Vermont,
who died in combat in France on December 25, 1944,
and to authorize the transfer of his remains to the cus-
tody of his next of kin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF DISINTERMENT AND
TRANSFER OF CUSTODY.
(a) DISINTERMENT.—The Secretary of the Army and
the American Battle Monuments Commission shall take
such steps as are necessary to authorize the next of kin
of the late Alfred J. Laitres, of Island Pond, Vermont,
to disinter from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St.
Avold, France, the remains of Mr. Laitres, who died in
combat in France on December 25, 1944, while a Private
First Class in the United States Army.
(b) TRANSFER OF CUSTODY.—The Secretary of the
Army and the American Battle Monuments Commission
shall take such steps as are necessary to authorize the
transfer of the remains of Mr. Laitres to the custody of
his next of kin.
SEC. 2. AGENT DESIGNATED BY NEXT OF KIN.
The next of kin of Alfred J. Laitres is authorized to
designate an agent to act on his or her behalf pursuant
to section 1.
SEC. 3. NO EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
No federal funds may be expended for the disinter-
ment and transfer of custody authorized in section 1.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5307
To provide for the use of COPS funds for State and local intelligence officers,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. COBLE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the use of COPS funds for State and local
intelligence officers, 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 ‘‘Law Enforcement
Partnership to Combat Terrorism Act’’.
SEC. 2. USE OF COPS FUNDS FOR INTELLIGENCE OFFI-
CERS.
Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(l) GRANTS FOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, not less than 25 percent of
amounts made available to carry out this part shall
be used only for programs, projects, and other ac-
tivities to—
‘‘(A) increase the number of law enforce-
ment officers involved in activities that are fo-
cused on intelligence for the purposes of com-
batting terrorism by hiring new officers and re-
deploying existing officers to such activities;
‘‘(B) provide specialized training to not
more than one intelligence officer, and not more
than one analyst officer, per recipient of grant
amounts, to enhance such officers’ observation,
intelligence gathering, foreign language, and
analytic skills needed to focus on intelligence
for the purposes of combatting terrorism; and
‘‘(C) enhance coordination among Federal,
State, and local law enforcement officers in-
volved in activities specified in subparagraph
(A), to ensure a concentrated, connected nation-
wide effort to combat terrorism.
‘‘(2) SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—The Attorney
General shall ensure that an intelligence officer or
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5308
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 5, 2002
Received 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colo-
rado, as the ‘‘Barney Apodaca Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
analyst officer under paragraph (1)(B) has a secu-
rity clearance of not less than the ‘top secret’ level.’’.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Personnel Fi-
nancial Services Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Our military personnel perform great sac-
rifices in protecting our Nation in the War on Terror 
and promoting democracy abroad. 
(2) Our brave men and women in uniform de-
serve to be offered first-rate financial products in 
order to provide for their families and to save and in-
vest for retirement. 
(3) Our military personnel are being offered 
high-cost securities and life insurance products by 
some financial services companies engaging in abu-
sive and misleading sales practices. 
(4) One securities product being offered to our 
service members, the contractual plan, has largely dis-
appeared from the civilian market since the 1980’s 
due to its excessive sales charges. A 50 percent sales 
commission is assessed against the first year of con-
tributions, even though the average commission on 
other securities products such as mutual funds is less 
than 6 percent on each sale.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colo-
rado, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Barney
Apodaca Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Barney Apodaca Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 4,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 5308
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 designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 South
Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the ‘‘Barney Apodaca Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colorado, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Barney Apodaca Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Barney
Apodaca Post Office’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5308
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the ‘‘Barney
Apodaca Post Office’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr.
HEFLEY, Ms. DEGETTE, and Mr. MCINNIS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colo-
rado, as the ‘‘Barney Apodaca Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BARNEY APODACA POST OFFICE.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 301 South Howes Street in Fort
Collins, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Barney Apodaca Post Office’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the Barney Apodaca Post
Office.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5310
To provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance
to agricultural producers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr.
REHBERG, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr.
UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. TERRY, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr.
GIBBONS, Mrs. CUBIN, and Mr. MCINNIS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency
crop loss assistance to agricultural producers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Farmer
and Rancher Assistance Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Under title I of the Food Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–
HR 5308 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colo-
rado, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Barney 
Apodaca Post Office’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Barney Apodaca Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 4, 
2002. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk. 
By MARTHA C. MORRISON, 
Deputy Clerk.
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Calendar No. 728
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5308
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 5, 2002
Received 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
OCTOBER 15, 2002
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colo-
rado, as the ‘‘Barney Apodaca Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colo-
rado, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Barney 
Apodaca Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Barney Apodaca Post Office’’.
Calendar No. 728
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5308
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 301 South Howes Street in 
Fort Collins, Colorado, as the ‘‘Barney Apodaca 
Post Office’’. 
OCTOBER 15, 2002
Reported without amendment
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5309
To authorize the Regional Foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects, which
are necessary to prevent the occurrence of wildfire likely to cause extreme
harm to the forest ecosystem, from laws that give rise to legal causes
of action that delay or prevent such projects.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. FLAKE, Mr.
SCHAFFER, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. HERGER, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. KINGSTON,
Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr.
DEMINT, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. HAYWORTH,
and Mr. CANNON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Re-
sources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To authorize the Regional Foresters to exempt tree-thinning
projects, which are necessary to prevent the occurrence
of wildfire likely to cause extreme harm to the forest
ecosystem, from laws that give rise to legal causes of
action that delay or prevent such projects.
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 ‘‘Wildfire Prevention
and Forest Health Protection Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) National Forest System lands in the United
States are in poor ecological health and in grave
danger of catastrophic wildfires because of high fuel
loads.
(2) The poor condition of these National Forest
System lands is evidenced by the fact that, in the
first seven months of 2002, 51,669 wildfires have
devastated over 3,800,000 forested acres, including
999,000 acres in Alaska, 628,000 acres in Arizona,
378,000 acres in Colorado, 298,000 acres in New
Mexico, 290,000 acres in Oregon, 229,000 in acres
in Utah, and 169,000 acres in California.
(3) It has been scientifically established that re-
ducing fuel loads by thinning trees improves forest
ecological health and reduces the risk of catastrophic
crown fires.
(4) Trees damaged by fire are more susceptible
to insect infestation than healthy undamaged trees,
and experts agree that fire damaged trees must be
removed to improve forest health and that such re-
moval must occur within six to twelve months if the
HR 5320 IH
INDIAN EDUCATION
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent
not otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $122,368,000.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
For carrying out title III, part A of the ESEA,
$665,000,000, of which $469,000,000 shall become avail-
able on July 1, 2003, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2004.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, $9,687,804,000, of which $4,335,233,000
shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2003, and
shall remain available through September 30, 2004, and
of which $5,072,000,000 shall become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2003, and shall remain available through September
30, 2004, for academic year 2003–2004: Provided, That
the amount for section 611(c) of the Act shall be equal
to the amount available for that section in the Department
of Education Appropriations Act, 2002, increased by the
amount of inflation as specified in section 611(f)(1)(B)(ii)
of the Act.
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Tech-
fire damaged trees are to have any commercial
value.
(5) Under current Federal law, forest manage-
ment projects designed to reduce fuel loads are sub-
ject to challenge and appeal by groups and individ-
uals.
(6) In a report issued in July 2002, the Forest
Service found that 48 percent of projects involving
mechanical tree thinning on National Forest System
lands have been subject to challenge and appeal and
that the extra decision-making analysis forced by
these appeals ‘‘added significantly to time required
but did not materially improve the proposed action’’.
(7) The Forest Service further found that ‘‘In
spite of the agency’s best efforts, individuals or or-
ganizations opposed to the projects filed appeals
and/or filed suit to stop the projects.’’.
(8) Use of existing administrative and legal
processes to address the fire danger in the United
States will not enable the Forest Service to take the
immediate action necessary to reduce fuel loads to
both improve forest ecological health and prevent the
occurrence of wildfires likely to cause extreme harm
to the forest ecosystem.
SEC. 3. REGIONAL FORESTER AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT
WILDFIRE 
PREVENTION 
TREE-THINNING
PROJECTS FROM CERTAIN LAWS.
(a) EXEMPTION AUTHORITY.—Due to the extraor-
dinary wildfire threat present on National Forest System
lands in the Forest Service Regions, the Regional Forester
for a Forest Service Region may exempt a Forest Service
project described in subsection (b) from any provision of
law including, but not limited to, the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
the National Forest Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.), and the project shall proceed immediately and to
completion. In addition, the project shall not be subject
to the notice, comment, and appeal requirements of sec-
tion 322 of Public Law 102–381 (commonly known as the
Appeals Reform Act; 16 U.S.C. 1612 note) or to judicial
review by any court of the United States.
(b) COVERED PROJECTS.—A Forest Service project
referred to in subsection (a) is a project that involves the
removal of trees on National Forest System lands man-
aged by the Regional Forester that the Regional Forester
finds, on the basis of the best scientific information
available—
(1) are located in an area with a high fuel load,
and a significant possibility exists that a crown fire
could occur which would cause extreme harm to the
forest ecosystem; or
(2) are dead or severely damaged from fire.
(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Regional Forester shall
certify the findings made under subsection (b) to the Chief
of the Forest Service and the Congress.
SEC. 4. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
The Constitutional authority on which this Act rests
is the authority of Congress to make all laws which shall
be necessary and proper, as enumerated in Article I, Sec-
tion 8 of the United States Constitution, as well as the
authority of Congress to make all needful rules and regu-
lations respecting the territory or other property belonging
to the United States, as enumerated in Article IV, Section
3 of the United States Constitution.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 530
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the allocation of surface
transportation program funds for the purchase of recycled materials.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the alloca-
tion of surface transportation program funds for the
purchase of recycled materials.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ALLOCATION OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
RECYCLED MATERIALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 133(d) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) FOR
PURCHASE
OF
RECYCLED
MATE-
RIALS.—10 percent of the funds apportioned to a
State under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year shall
be available only for the purchase of recycled mate-
rials.’’.
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment
made by subsection (a).
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ment in the absence of regulations prescribed by the
Secretary finding such treatment not to be proper
cellar treatment within the meaning of this sub-
section.
‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION OF PRACTICES AND PRO-
CEDURES FOR IMPORTED WINE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of im-
ported wine which is not subject to an inter-
national agreement or treaty under paragraph
(1)(B), the Secretary shall accept the practices
and procedures used to produce such wine, if,
at the time of importation—
‘‘(i) the importer provides the Sec-
retary with a certification from the govern-
ment of the producing country, accom-
panied by an affirmed laboratory analysis,
that the practices and procedures used to
produce the wine constitute proper cellar
treatment under paragraph (1)(A), or
‘‘(ii) in the case of an importer that
owns or controls or that has an affiliate
that owns or controls a winery operating
under a basic permit issued by the Sec-
retary, the importer certifies that the prac-
tices and procedures used to produce the