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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5685
To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from requiring digital
television tuners in television receivers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 16, 2002
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from
requiring digital television tuners in television receivers.
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 ‘‘TV Consumer Choice
Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING DIGITAL TELEVISION
TUNERS IN TELEVISION RECEIVERS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Neither section 303(s) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303(s)) nor any
other provision of such Act shall be construed to authorize
the Federal Communications Commission to require, or
prescribe any schedule for the implementation of, digital
television reception capability in television broadcast re-
ception equipment.
(b) COMMISSION ACTIONS NULLIFIED.—The require-
ments and schedule established by the Commission for the
implementation of digital television reception capability in
television broadcast reception equipment as contained in
section 15.117(i) of the Commission’s regulations (47
CFR 15.117(i)) as modified in FCC 02–230 (August 8,
2002), shall not be effective except as expressly hereafter
provided by Act of Congress.
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certain outstanding obligations associated with
expired easements, or any other right granted
in, on, over, or across either feature; and
(C) to act as the agent for the Secretary
in administering the purchase option extended
to preferential leaseholders under subsection
(d).
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE
STATE.—An
outstanding obligation described in paragraph (1)(B)
shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
the State.
(3) OIL, GAS, MINERAL
AND
OTHER
OUT-
STANDING
RIGHTS.—A conveyance to the State
under subsection (d)(5) or (e) or a sale to a pref-
erential leaseholder under subsection (d) shall be
made subject to—
(A) oil, gas, and other mineral rights re-
served of record, as of the date of enactment of
this Act, by or in favor of a third party; and
(B) any permit, license, lease, right-of-use,
or right-of-way of record in, on, over, or across
a feature referred to in paragraph (1)(A) that
is outstanding as to a third party as of the date
of enactment of this Act.
United States of America and Canada, signed Sep-
tember 10, 1954.’’.
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(3) the term ‘‘interagency committee’’ means 
the interagency committee established under section 
103; 
(4) the term ‘‘Plan’’ means the National Global 
Change Research Plan developed under section 105; 
and 
(5) the term ‘‘Program’’ means the United 
States Global Change Research Program established 
under section 104. 
SEC. 103. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND COORDINA-
TION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 
an interagency committee to ensure cooperation and co-
ordination of all Federal research activities pertaining to 
human-induced and natural processes of global change for 
the purpose of increasing the overall effectiveness and pro-
ductivity of Federal global change research efforts. 
(b) FUNCTIONS
OF
THE
INTERAGENCY
COM-
MITTEE.—The interagency committee shall—
(1) serve as the forum for developing the Plan 
and for overseeing its implementation; 
(2) serve as the forum for developing the vul-
nerability assessment under section 107; 
(3) ensure cooperation among Federal agencies 
with respect to global change research activities;
and conditions applicable to the parcel on the date
of enactment of this Act.
(2) PROVISION
OF
PARCEL
DESCRIPTIONS.—
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the State a
full legal description of all preferential lease parcels
and nonpreferential lease parcels that may be con-
veyed under this section.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$750,000 to reimburse the Secretary for expenses in-
curred in implementing this Act, and such sums as are
necessary to reimburse the Governor for expenses incurred
implementing this Act, not to exceed 10 percent of the
cost of each transaction conducted under this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5689
To authorize the appropriation of $1,000,000 for a contribution to the World
Intellectual Property Organization for projects intended to promote the
integration of developing countries into the global intellectual property
system.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 16, 2002
Ms. WATSON of California introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To authorize the appropriation of $1,000,000 for a contribu-
tion to the World Intellectual Property Organization for
projects intended to promote the integration of devel-
oping countries into the global intellectual property sys-
tem.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS FOR WIPO FOR
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In order
to fulfill the obligations of the United States under Article
67 of the TRIPs Agreement, there is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the President $1,000,000 for a voluntary
contribution by the United States to the World Intellectual
Property Organization, in addition to any other amounts
available for contributions to that organization, for
projects directed by the United States to carry out the
purpose set forth in subsection (b).
(b) PURPOSE OF PROJECTS.—The purpose of the
projects referred to in subsection (a) is to promote the
integration of developing countries into the global intellec-
tual property system by assisting those countries in devel-
oping sustainable legislative business and legal practices
and protocols to carry out the TRIPs Agreement that pro-
mote economic growth and development through knowl-
edge-based industries.
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘TRIPs
Agreement’’ means the Agreement on Trade-Related As-
pects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in section
101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5690
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to make private, nonprofit medical facilities that serve industry 
specific clients eligible for hazard mitigation and disaster assistance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2002
Mr. WAXMAN (for himself and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to make private, nonprofit medical 
facilities that serve industry specific clients eligible for 
hazard mitigation and disaster assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That section 102(9) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(9)) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘and includes a facility that (A) provides 
medical services to a specific occupational or industry seg-
ment of the general public, and (B) is operated by an or-
ganization described in subsection (c) or (d) of section 501 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501) 
and exempt from taxation under subsection (a) of such 
section.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5691
For the relief of Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 16, 2002
Mr. BACHUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR NATASHA
OLIGOVNA RUSSO AND ANYA OLIGOVNA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna shall
each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for
adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence upon filing an application for
issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such
Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi-
dent.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Natasha Oligovna
Russo or Anya Oligovna enters the United States before
the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be
considered to have entered and remained lawfully and
shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of
status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna, the
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to re-
duce by 2, during the current or next following fiscal year,
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under
section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or,
if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are
made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth
under section 202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Natasha Oligovna Russo
and Anya Oligovna shall not, by virtue of such relation-
ship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5692
For the relief of Mounir Adel Hajjar.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 16, 2002
Ms. PELOSI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Mounir Adel Hajjar.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MOUNIR
ADEL HAJJAR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Mounir Adel Hajjar shall be eligible for issuance of
an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon
filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa
under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status
to lawful permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If Mounir Adel
Hajjar enters the United States before the filing deadline
specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have
entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligi-
ble, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245
of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Mounir Adel Hajjar, the Secretary of State shall
instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the cur-
rent or next following fiscal year, the total number of im-
migrant visas that are made available to natives of the
country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the
total number of immigrant visas that are made available
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Mounir Adel Hajjar shall
not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right,
privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality
Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5693
For the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia
Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 16, 2002
Ms. PELOSI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna
Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan
Khamitovich Yagudin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR OLEG
RASULYEVICH RAFIKOV, ALFIA FANILEVNA
RAFIKOVA, EVGENIA OLEGOVNA RAFIKOVA,
AND RUSLAN KHAMITOVICH YAGUDIN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova,
Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan Khamitovich
Yagudin shall each be eligible for issuance of an immi-
grant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful
permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Oleg Rasulyevich
Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna
Rafikova, or Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin enters the
United States before the filing deadline specified in sub-
section (c), he or she shall be considered to have entered
and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be
eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna
Rafikova, 
Evgenia 
Olegovna 
Rafikova, 
or 
Ruslan
Khamitovich Yagudin, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 4, during the current
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov,
Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and
Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin shall not, by virtue of such
relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status
under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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and State and local agencies and international enti-
ties;
(6) as the lead executive branch agency for pre-
paredness of the United States for acts of terrorism,
cooperating closely with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, which shall have the primary
responsibility within the executive branch to prepare
for and mitigate the effects of nonterrorist-related
disasters in the United States;
(7) assisting and supporting the Secretary, in
coordination with other Directorates and entities
outside the Department, in conducting appropriate
risk analysis and risk management activities of
State, local, and tribal governments consistent with
the mission and functions of the Directorate; and
(8) those elements of the Office of National
Preparedness of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency which relate to terrorism, which shall
be consolidated within the Department in the Office
for Domestic Preparedness established under this
section.
(d) FISCAL YEARS 2003 and 2004.—During fiscal
year 2003 and fiscal year 2004, the Director of the Office
for Domestic Preparedness established under this section
shall manage and carry out those functions of the Office
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5696
To amend the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness
Act of 1992 to provide that funding for the Office of Federal Housing
Enterprise Oversight is made available in the same manner as other
financial institutions regulatory agencies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 21, 2002
Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. BAKER, Mr. KANJORSKI, and Mrs. MALONEY
of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety
and Soundness Act of 1992 to provide that funding
for the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
is made available in the same manner as other financial
institutions regulatory agencies.
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 ‘‘Office of Federal
Housing Enterprise Oversight Funding Reform Act of
2002’’.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS IN FEDERAL HOUSING
ENTERPRISES OVERSIGHT FUND.
Section 1316 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Fi-
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
4516) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to the extent
provided in appropriation Acts,’’; and
(2) in subsection (f), in the third sentence, by
striking ‘‘, to the extent provided in appropriation
Acts and subsection (e),’’.
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‘‘PART HH—ADULT AND JUVENILE 
COLLABORATION PROGRAM GRANTS 
‘‘SEC. 2991. ADULT AND JUVENILE COLLABORATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) APPLICANT.—The term ‘applicant’ means 
States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and 
tribal organizations that apply for a grant under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘collaboration program’ means a program to promote 
public safety by ensuring access to adequate mental 
health and other treatment services for mentally ill 
adults or juveniles that is overseen cooperatively 
by—
‘‘(A) a criminal justice agency, a juvenile 
justice agency, or a mental health court; and 
‘‘(B) a mental health agency. 
‘‘(3) CRIMINAL OR JUVENILE JUSTICE AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘criminal or juvenile justice agency’ 
means an agency of a State or local government that 
is responsible for detection, arrest, enforcement, 
prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, 
probation, or parole relating to the violation of the 
criminal laws of that State or local government.
each agency will use grant resources to 
jointly ensure that the provision of mental 
health treatment services is integrated with 
the provision of substance abuse treatment 
services, where appropriate; 
‘‘(iii) in the case of an application 
from a unit of local government, document 
that a State mental health authority has 
provided comment and review; and 
‘‘(iv) involve, to the extent practicable, 
in developing the grant application—
‘‘(I) individuals with mental ill-
ness or co-occurring mental illness 
and substance abuse disorders; or 
‘‘(II) the families or advocates of 
such individuals under subclause (I). 
‘‘(C) CONTENT.—To be eligible for an im-
plementation grant, joint applicants shall com-
ply with the following: 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION
OF
TARGET
POPU-
LATION.—Applicants for an implementa-
tion grant shall—
‘‘(I) describe the population with 
mental illness or co-occurring mental 
illness and substance abuse disorders
SEC. 8. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, shall submit 
to the Congress by no later than March 31, 2003, and 
quarterly thereafter, a report describing the progress of 
the conservation programs in the Klamath Basin imple-
mented pursuant to this Act. 
SEC. 9. KLAMATH PROJECT IMPROVEMENT. 
In addition to the purposes of the Klamath Reclama-
tion Project under the Act of February 9, 1905 (chapter 
567; 33 Stat. 714), and other applicable law, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall operate and maintain the 
Project for the purposes of—
(1) fish and wildlife, including the conservation 
of species listed under section 4 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) as endan-
gered species or threatened species and the mainte-
nance and restoration of national wildlife refuges in 
the Klamath Basin (as that term is defined in the 
Klamath River Basin Restoration and Emergency 
Assistance Act of 2002); 
(2) tribal trust responsibilities; and 
(3) water quality. 
SEC. 10. TRIBAL RIGHTS NOT DIMINISHED OR AFFECTED. 
Nothing in this Act is intended to in any way dimin-
ish the water, fishery, or other rights of the Tribes as con-
firmed by treaty, Executive Order, or other judicial, ad-
ministrative, or legislative authority, or to diminish the ob-
ligations of the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of the 
United States to assert and protect such rights.
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