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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 121
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage
under the Medicare Program of oral drugs to treat low blood calcium
levels or elevated parathyroid hormone levels for patients with end stage
renal disease.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
for coverage under the Medicare Program of oral drugs
to treat low blood calcium levels or elevated parathyroid
hormone levels for patients with end stage renal disease.
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 ‘‘Medicare Coverage of
Replacement Calcitriol Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF ORAL DRUGS USED TO
TREAT LOW BLOOD CALCIUM LEVELS OR
ELEVATED PARATHYROID HORMONE LEVELS
FOR END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS.
(a) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as amended by sec-
tions 102(a) and 105(a) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and
SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000
(as enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–
554), is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at
the end; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (V) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(W) an oral drug (which is approved by the
Food and Drug Administration) that—
‘‘(i) is prescribed for use in the treatment
of low blood calcium levels or elevated parathy-
roid hormone levels in patients medically deter-
mined to have end stage renal disease;
‘‘(ii) is a full replacement for such treat-
ment which would otherwise be administered in-
travenously; and
‘‘(iii) the Secretary determines results in
overall cost savings for such treatment which
would 
otherwise 
be 
administered 
intra-
venously;’’.
(b) INTERIM PAYMENT PENDING PUBLICATION OF
FINAL RULE.—For the period beginning 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date
the Secretary of Health and Human Services publishes a
final regulation to carry out section 1861(s)(2)(W) of the
Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a)—
(1) oral drugs furnished under such section are
deemed to result in the overall cost savings described
in clause (iii) of such section, and
(2) the Secretary shall provide for payment for
oral drugs furnished under such section during such
period, and assign such temporary HCPCS code as
is necessary to provide for such payment.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to oral drugs furnished on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1222
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct
a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-
cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Financial Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
to conduct a study of developing residential mortgage
programs that provide low-cost health insurance in con-
nection with low-cost mortgages.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY OF MORTGAGES THAT PROVIDE LOW-
COST HEALTH INSURANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall conduct a study to determine
feasibility, practicality, effectiveness, and costs of devel-
oping new programs, or making changes to existing pro-
(2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as
sections 2501 and 2502, respectively; and
(3) by inserting after part D the following:
‘‘PART E—QUALITY TEACHER RECRUITMENT,
RETENTION, AND RETRAINING
‘‘SEC. 2401. STATE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND RE-
TRAINING GRANTS.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to
provide assistance to States to develop quality statewide
teacher recruitment, retention, and retraining programs.
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary may award grants, on
a competitive basis, to eligible States submitting applica-
tions under subsection (d) to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subsection (e).
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE STATE.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term
‘eligible State’ means—
‘‘(A) the Governor of a State; or
‘‘(B) in the case of a State for which the
constitution or law of such State designates an-
other individual, entity, or agency in the State
to be responsible for teacher certification and
preparation activity, such individual, entity, or
agency.
grams administered by the Secretary (including the mort-
gage insurance programs under the National Housing
Act), to provide low-cost health insurance in connection
with low-cost residential mortgages.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete
the study and submit to the Congress a report describing
the results of the study. The report shall include rec-
ommendations for any new programs or changes to exist-
ing programs that the Secretary considers effective and
efficient to make low-cost health insurance available in
connection with low-cost-residential mortgages.
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‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Governor, or the in-
dividual, entity, or agency designated as described in
paragraph (1), as appropriate, shall consult with the
Governor, State board of education, State edu-
cational agency, or State agency for higher edu-
cation, as appropriate, with respect to the activities
assisted under this section.
‘‘(3) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to negate or supersede the
legal authority under State law of any State agency,
State entity, or State public official over programs
that are under the jurisdiction of the agency, entity,
or official.
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible State that seeks to
receive a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner
as the Secretary may require, that—
‘‘(1) meets the requirements of this section;
‘‘(2) includes a description of how the eligible
State intends to use funds provided under this sec-
tion, including—
‘‘(A) if the State intends to carry out ac-
tivities described in subsection (e)(2)—
(e) REPORTS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Each
State which receives a grant under this section shall sub-
mit to the Attorney General, for each fiscal year in which
funds from a grant received under this section are ex-
pended, a report at such time and in such manner as the
Attorney General may reasonably require.
(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days
after the end of each fiscal year for which grants are made
under this section, the Attorney General shall submit to
the Congress a report that includes—
(1) the aggregate amount of grants made under
this section to each State for such fiscal year; and
(2) a summary of the information provided by
States receiving grants under this section.
(g) EXPENDITURE RECORDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State which receives a
grant under this section shall keep records as the
Attorney General may require to facilitate an effec-
tive audit of the receipt and use of grant funds re-
ceived under this section.
(2) ACCESS.—Each State which receives a
grant under this section shall make available, for the
purpose of audit and examination, such records as
are related to the receipt or use of any such grant.
(h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘State’’ means a State of the United States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam,
and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1224
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit teachers at the
elementary and secondary school level, whether or not they itemize deduc-
tions, to deduct reasonable and incidental expenses related to instruction,
teaching, or other educational job-related activities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. BACA 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 permit
teachers at the elementary and secondary school level,
whether or not they itemize deductions, to deduct reason-
able and incidental expenses related to instruction, teach-
ing, or other educational job-related activities.
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 ‘‘Teacher Tax Relief
Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED INCI-
DENTAL EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 62 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining adjusted gross
income) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(18) QUALIFIED
INCIDENTAL
EXPENSES
OF
ELEMENTARY
AND
SECONDARY
SCHOOL
TEACH-
ERS.—Any deduction allowable for the qualified inci-
dental expenses of an eligible teacher.’’
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 62 of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF ELIGI-
BLE TEACHERS.—For purposes of subsection (a)(18)—
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
incidental expenses’ means expenses paid or in-
curred by an eligible teacher (but not in excess
of $400) during any taxable year—
‘‘(i) for books, supplies, and equip-
ment related to instruction, teaching, or
other educational job-related activities of
such eligible teacher, and
‘‘(ii) with respect to which a deduction
is allowable under section 162 (determined
without regard to this section).
‘‘(B) 
SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
HOMESCHOOLING.—If the requirements of any
applicable State or local law are met with re-
spect to education provided by homeschooling—
‘‘(i) such term shall include expenses
described in subparagraph (A)(i) in con-
nection with such education, and
‘‘(ii) subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not
apply to such expenses.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE TEACHER.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible
teacher’ means an individual who is a kinder-
garten through grade 12 classroom teacher, in-
structor, counselor, aide, or principal in an ele-
mentary or secondary school. In the case of
homeschooling to which paragraph (1)(B) ap-
plies, such term includes the parents.
‘‘(B) 
ELEMENTARY
OR
SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The terms ‘elementary school’ and
‘secondary school’ have the meanings given
such terms by section 14101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8801), as so in effect.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1227
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refund
of 5 percent of the income tax otherwise payable for taxable year 1999.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. COLLINS (for himself and Mr. FOLEY) 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 indi-
viduals a refund of 5 percent of the income tax otherwise
payable for taxable year 1999.
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 Economic
Growth Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REFUND OF 1999 INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rules of special
application) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 6428. REFUND OF 1999 INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each individual shall be treated
as having made a payment against the tax imposed by
chapter 1 for such individual’s first taxable year beginning
in 1999 in an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount
of such individual’s net income tax for such taxable year.
‘‘(b) NET INCOME TAX.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘net income tax’ means the amount equal
to the excess (if any) of—
‘‘(1) the sum of the regular tax liability (as de-
fined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by sec-
tion 55, over
‘‘(2) the sum of the credits allowable under part
IV of subchapter A (other than the credits allowable
by sections 31 and 34).
‘‘(c) DATE PAYMENT DEEMED MADE.—The payment
provided by this section shall be deemed made on the later
of—
‘‘(1) the date prescribed by law (determined
without extensions) for filing the return of tax im-
posed by chapter 1 for the taxable year, or
‘‘(2) the date on which the taxpayer files his re-
turn of tax imposed by chapter 1 for the taxable
year.
‘‘(d) JOINT RETURNS.—For purposes of this section,
in the case of a joint return, both spouses shall be treated
as 1 individual.
‘‘(e) MARITAL STATUS.—The determination of mar-
ital status shall be made for purposes of this section under
section 7703.
‘‘(f) CERTAIN PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE.—This sec-
tion shall not apply to—
‘‘(1) any estate or trust, and
‘‘(2) any nonresident alien individual.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for subchapter B of chapter 65 of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 6428. Refund of 1999 individual income taxes.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1228
To provide fairness in voter participation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide fairness in voter participation.
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 ‘‘Constitutional Protec-
tion of the Right to Vote Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is the most basic constitu-
tive act of citizenship. The right to vote should not
be abridged by the United States or any State on
account of race, color, gender, or previous condition
of servitude. Fundamental fairness requires that all
members of society who have reached voting age, in-
cluding rehabilitated ex-felons, be given a right to
the ballot in State and Federal elections.
(2) The lack of a nationwide uniform standard
regarding ex-felons and eligibility to vote has led to
a crazy quilt of laws, where in some States ex-felons
are barred from voting for life. Currently, it is esti-
mated that 3.9 million United States citizens are
disenfranchised, including over one million who have
completed their sentences. State disenfranchisement
laws have had an adverse affect on African Ameri-
cans. Thirteen percent of African American men, or
1.4 million, are currently disenfranchised because of
such laws.
(3) While State law determines the qualifica-
tions for voting, Congress must ensure that the citi-
zens’ right to the ballot is unabridged. Disenfran-
chisement laws are vestiges of medieval times when
citizens who committed crimes suffered civil death
and were banished from society. These laws serve no
purpose in a free and democratic country toward the
reintroduction of individuals back into society. After
an individual has served a sentence of imprisonment
and is no longer on probation or parole, that indi-
vidual should be eligible to participate in Federal
and State elections.
SEC. 3. RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.
The right of a citizen of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged because that citizen has
been convicted of a criminal offense, unless such citizen
is, at the time of the vote, serving a felony sentence in
a correctional institution or facility or is otherwise under
the supervision or actual or constructive custody of a gov-
ernmental authority pursuant to that conviction.
SEC. 4. NOTICE TO PERSONS RELEASED.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, each correctional institution or facility
shall establish and carry out a system of notice to ensure
that persons being released from that institution or facility
are informed of the right to vote protected by this Act.
SEC. 5. DEFINITION.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘correctional institution
or facility’’ means any prison, penitentiary, jail, or other
institution or facility for the confinement of individuals
convicted of criminal offenses.
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‘‘(8) NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE NEST.—The
term ‘Native American Language Nest’ means a
site-based educational program, enrolling families
with children below the age of 7, which is conducted
through a Native American language for at least
700 hours per year per student with the specific goal
of strengthening, revitalizing, or reestablishing a Na-
tive American language and culture as a living lan-
guage and culture of daily life.
‘‘(9) NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE SURVIVAL
SCHOOL.—The term ‘Native American Language
Survival School’ means a Native American language
dominant site-based educational program which ex-
pands from a Native American Language Nest, ei-
ther as a separate entity or inclusive of a Native
American Language Nest, to enroll families with
children eligible for elementary or secondary edu-
cation and which provides a complete education
through a Native American language with the spe-
cific goal of strengthening, revitalizing, or reestab-
lishing a Native American language and culture as
a living language and culture of daily life.
‘‘(10) NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER.—
The term ‘Native American Pacific Islander’ means
any descendant of the aboriginal people of any is-
(2) in subparagraph (F), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ‘‘except agents ap-
proved by the Food and Drug Administration for
purposes of promoting, and when used to promote,
smoking cessation’’.
(b) REQUIRING COVERAGE OF SMOKING CESSATION
COUNSELING IN SERVICES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN.—
Section 1902(a)(10)(C)(ii)(II) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and
counseling for cessation of tobacco use (as defined in sec-
tion 1861(vv))’’ after ‘‘prenatal care and delivery serv-
ices’’.
(c) REMOVAL OF COST-SHARING FOR SMOKING CES-
SATION
COUNSELING
SERVICES
FOR
PREGNANT
WOMEN.—Section 1916 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o)
is amended, in each of subsections (a)(2)(B) and
(b)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘counseling for cessation of to-
bacco use (as defined in section 1861(vv)) furnished to
pregnant women and other’’ after ‘‘(B)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after
January 1, 2002.
SEC. 4. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAM.
(a) QUALITY MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERV-
ICES INCLUDES SMOKING CESSATION COUNSELING AND
MEDICATIONS.—Section 501 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 701) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(c) For purposes of this title, counseling for ces-
sation of tobacco use (as defined in section 1861(vv)),
medications used to promote smoking cessation, and the
inclusion of anti-tobacco messages in health promotion
counseling shall be considered to be part of quality mater-
nal and child health services.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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HR 1234 IH1S
fied in section 4(c) if such State does not maintain a coef-
ficient of variation of at least 10 percent for per-pupil ex-
penditures in local educational agencies statewide, for ele-
mentary and secondary education in such State.
(b) COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘coefficient of variation’’ means the
standard deviation of local educational agency expendi-
tures divided by the mean per-student expenditure,
calculated—
(1) based on intrastate expenditures for current
operations, as determined by the State, without re-
gard to Federal contributions; and
(2) excluding—
(A) local educational agencies with fewer
than 250 students;
(B) capital expenditures; and
(C) funds targeted to address a specific
need (such as educationally disadvantaged,
handicapped, gifted, or language-deficient stu-
dents), without regard to the source of such
funds, but nothing in this Act shall preclude a
State or the Federal Government from pro-
viding additional resources to local educational
agencies to address any such specific need.
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with granting indemnification under this sec-
tion as he considers appropriate to protect the interests of
the United States.
(d) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior acting
through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of the Interior—
(1) such sums as may be necessary for the acqui-
sition of lands and waters within the Refuge;
(2) such sums as may be necessary for the devel-
opment, operation, and maintenance of the Refuge;
and
(3) such sums as may be necessary to carry out
the study under section 5(f).
Union Calendar No. 165
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1230
[Report No. 107–270]
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of the Detroit
River International Wildlife Refuge in the State
of Michigan, and for other purposes.
NOVEMBER 5, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1231
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994
to allow for increased use of school resource officers by local educational
agencies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. WAMP) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act of 1994 to allow for increased use of school resource
officers by local educational agencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE SAFE AND DRUG–FREE
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT OF 1994.
Section 4116(c) of the Safe and Drug–Free Schools
and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7116(c)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO USE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFI-
CERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In meeting the program re-
quirements under subsection (a), a local educational
agency may use up to 100 percent of the amount of
funds that it receives under this subpart for a fiscal
year to establish and operate school-based partner-
ships between local law enforcement agencies and
local school systems by using school resource officers
who operate in and around elementary and sec-
ondary schools to combat school-related crime and
disorder problems, gangs, and drug activities.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term
‘school resource officer’ has the meaning given the
term in section 1709(4) of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968.’’.
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