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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2959
To authorize former Federal employees who receive voluntary separation in-
centive payments under the Department of Agriculture program to accept
subsequent employment with the Federal Government, without loss of
their payments, when such employment is directly related to fighting
forest fires.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee
on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To authorize former Federal employees who receive voluntary
separation incentive payments under the Department of
Agriculture program to accept subsequent employment
with the Federal Government, without loss of their pay-
ments, when such employment is directly related to fight-
ing forest fires.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR RECIPI-
ENTS OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCEN-
TIVE PAYMENTS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE PROGRAM.
Section 735(e) of the Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–180; 110
Stat. 1604; 5 U.S.C. 5597 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘An individual’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) FORFEITURE OF INCENTIVE PAYMENT.—
An individual’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The forfeiture requirement
in paragraph (1) shall not apply if the subsequent
employment or personal services contract is directly
related to fighting forest fires.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 295
To limit the use of eminent domain under the Natural Gas Act to acquire
certain State-owned property.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 30, 2001
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Commerce
A BILL
To limit the use of eminent domain under the Natural Gas
Act to acquire certain State-owned property.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.
Section 7(h) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.
717f(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Property may not be acquired under this subsection if
the property owner is a State and the property is reserved
for the purpose of preserving open space, unless the State
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has agreed to the application of this subsection to the
property.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2960
To require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering
the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS
of Virginia, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. SAXTON,
Mr. CANTOR, Mr. WOLF, Mr. OTTER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BARR
of Georgia, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. BASS,
Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. POMBO, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mrs. EMERSON,
Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HANSEN, Mr.
WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. HAYES, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. CHAMBLISS,
Mr. GRAVES, Mr. PENCE, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. AKIN, Mr.
HAYWORTH, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. ROYCE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and
vessels entering the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MANDATORY INSPECTION OF CARGO.
(a) MANDATORY INSPECTIONS.—No cargo trans-
ported by a commercial motor vehicle may enter the
United States from Canada or Mexico, and no cargo trans-
ported by vessel may be unloaded in the United States,
unless the Customs Service or other appropriate officer
or employee of the United States has inspected the cargo
to ensure that it complies with the laws of the United
States.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CARGO.—The term ‘‘cargo’’ means prop-
erty, or mail, or both.
(2) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term
‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ means a commercial
motor vehicle as defined in section 31101(1) of title
49, United States Code, that is used principally to
transport cargo.
(3) UNITED
STATES; 
VESSEL.—The terms
‘‘United States’’ and ‘‘vessel’’ have the meanings
given those terms in section 401 of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401).
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect 6 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2961
To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
make loans under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act to small
business concerns and certain other business concerns that suffered sub-
stantial economic injury as a result of the terrorist attacks on the
United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
Mr. LAFALCE (for himself, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MALONEY of
Connecticut, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Ms. LEE, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr.
HINOJOSA, Mr. ROSS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. JONES of North Caro-
lina, and Mrs. MORELLA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Ad-
ministration to make loans under section 7(b)(2) of the
Small Business Act to small business concerns and cer-
tain other business concerns that suffered substantial
economic injury as a result of the terrorist attacks on
the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
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 ‘‘Terrorist Disaster Re-
lief for Small Businesses Act’’.
SEC. 2. LOANS FOR ECONOMIC INJURY SUFFERED AS A RE-
SULT OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEP-
TEMBER 11, 2001.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 7(b)(2)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)), the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration shall
treat the terrorist attacks on the United States that oc-
curred on September 11, 2001, as a disaster in response
to which the Administrator is authorized to make loans
under such section.
(b) AREA AFFECTED.—For purposes of making loans
described in subsection (a), the entire United States shall
be treated as the area affected by the terrorist attacks.
(c) ELIGIBILITY OF OTHER BUSINESS CONCERNS.—
For purposes of making loans described in subsection (a),
the Administrator may, if the Administrator determines
it to be necessary and appropriate, waive any size stand-
ard established under section 3(a)(2) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)) that would otherwise pre-
clude a business concern from being an eligible recipient
of a loan under subsection (a).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2964
To provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius
bocourti and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
Mr. PICKERING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To provide clarification regarding the market name for the
fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with section 403
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the term ‘‘catfish’’ may not be considered to be a
common or usual name (or part thereof) for the fish
Pangasius bocourti, or for any other fish not classified
within the family Ictalariidae, for purposes of section 403
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including
with respect to the importation of such fish pursuant to
section 801 of such Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 296
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require credit card issuers to mail
monthly statements at least 30 days before the due date of the next
payment, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 30, 2001
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. HINCHEY,
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mrs. JONES of Ohio,
Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. DOYLE, Mr.
MCGOVERN, Mr. OLVER, Mr. STARK, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr.
KUCINICH, Mr. RUSH, and Mr. HOLDEN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require credit card
issuers to mail monthly statements at least 30 days
before the due date of the next payment, 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 ‘‘Credit Card Consumer
Protection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. LATE MAILING OF CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT STATE-
MENTS PROHIBITED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 127 of the Truth in Lend-
ing Act (15 U.S.C. 1637) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTIONS
OF PERIODIC STATEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a credit card
account under an open-end consumer credit plan,
any statement required under subsection (b) which
is mailed to the consumer—
‘‘(A) shall be posted not less than 30 days
before the date by which, or the end of the pe-
riod (if any) within which, the next payment on
the account is due; and
‘‘(B) if a late fee may be imposed in the
case of the consumer’s failure to make a peri-
odic payment on an outstanding balance by the
due date, shall contain the following statement
in a prominent typeface at a prominent location
on the upper half of the 1st page of the state-
ment: ‘If payment is not received by [insert
date], a late fee of $[insert dollar amount] will
be charged to your account.’.
‘‘(2) RECORDS OF MAILING DATES.—Each cred-
it card issuer to which paragraph (1) applies shall—
‘‘(A) maintain a record of the date on
which each statement is mailed to a consumer;
and
‘‘(B) make such record available to the
consumer upon the request of the consumer.
‘‘(3) RECORDS OF RECEIPT OF PAYMENTS.—
Each credit card issuer to which paragraph (1) ap-
plies shall—
‘‘(A) maintain a record of the date and
time when the issuer receives any payment from
a consumer; and
‘‘(B) make such record available to the
consumer upon the request of the consumer.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to credit card ac-
count statements mailed after the end of the 90-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2972
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located
at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho, as the ‘‘James A. McClure
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2001
Mr. OTTER (for himself and Mr. SIMPSON) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho,
as the ‘‘James A. McClure Federal Building and United
States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF JAMES A. MCCLURE FEDERAL
BUILDING 
AND 
UNITED 
STATES 
COURT-
HOUSE.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
located at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘James A. McClure Federal
Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the James
A. McClure Federal Building and United States Court-
house.
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House Calendar No. 100
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2972
[Report No. 107–301]
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located
at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho, as the ‘‘James A. McClure
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2001
Mr. OTTER (for himself and Mr. SIMPSON) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
NOVEMBER 27, 2001
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho,
as the ‘‘James A. McClure Federal Building and United
States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF JAMES A. MCCLURE FEDERAL
BUILDING 
AND 
UNITED 
STATES 
COURT-
HOUSE.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
located at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘James A. McClure Federal
Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the James
A. McClure Federal Building and United States Court-
house.
House Calendar No. 100
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2972
[Report No. 107–301]
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 550 West Fort
Street in Boise, Idaho, as the ‘‘James A.
McClure Federal Building and United States
Courthouse’’.
NOVEMBER 27, 2001
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
(C) without diminishing the rights of those
who develop minerals under the general mining
laws, or mineral leasing, geothermal leasing,
and mineral materials disposal laws.
(2) To encourage stewardship through sci-
entific, educational, and recreational uses, as appro-
priate, of the paleontological resources on Federal
lands.
(3) To maximize the conservation and preserva-
tion of paleontological resources on Federal lands.
(4) To ensure that the scientific and education-
ally significant or rare paleontological resources
found on Federal lands will remain the property of
the United States.
(5) Consistent with the statutory provisions ap-
plicable to each Federal land management system,
appropriately provide and maximize opportunities
and access for the scientific community and the pub-
lic, including children and young adults, to collect
paleontological resources on Federal lands.
(6) To foster partnerships through increased
cooperation and exchange of information among
Federal and State agencies, the scientific commu-
nity, and the general public.
(A) by striking ‘‘of the payment amount
for a year’’ and inserting ‘‘over any 5-consecu-
tive-year period’’; and
(B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause
(iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii),
and by inserting after such clause (ii) the fol-
lowing new clause:
‘‘(iii) the Secretary’s determination is based on
valid data, and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(E) As used in this paragraph and paragraph (9):
‘‘(i) The term ‘valid data’ means, with respect
to an item or service, data that—
‘‘(I) are representative of market data for
the most common appropriate form of such
item or service used by, or on behalf of, individ-
uals entitled to benefits under this part, taking
into account each mode of distribution through
which such form of such item or service is made
available for use by, or on behalf of, such enti-
tled individuals;
‘‘(II) are collected and analyzed in a con-
sistent manner, as specified by the terms of a
written protocol;
‘‘(III) constitute valid retail data if the
item or service is available in a retail setting;
and
‘‘(IV) satisfy such additional requirements
as the Secretary may by regulation describe.
‘‘(ii) The term ‘valid retail data’ means survey
data on retail prices for the items or services that—
‘‘(I) satisfy the requirements of subclauses
(I) and (II) of clause (i) and any applicable re-
quirement described by the Secretary under
subclause (IV) of such clause; and
‘‘(II) are derived from a random represent-
ative sampling of all retail prices for such items
and services at stores in the United States
(with such sampling accomplished by means of
inspections of such items and services on the
premises of stores, as specified by the terms of
a written protocol).
‘‘(iii) The term ‘5-consecutive-year period’ in-
cludes a portion of such period.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any determina-
tion, or proposed determination, made on or after January
1, 2002.
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testimony, and receive such evidence as the Committee 
considers advisable to carry out this Act. 
(b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee may secure 
directly from a Federal agency such information as 
the Committee considers necessary to carry out this 
Act. 
(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), on request of the Chairperson of the 
Committee, the head of a Federal agency shall 
provide the information requested by the Chair-
person to the Committee. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The furnishing of 
information by a Federal agency to the Com-
mittee shall not be considered a waiver of any 
exemption available to the agency under section 
552 of title 5, United States Code. 
(C) INFORMATION TO BE KEPT CONFIDEN-
TIAL.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
section 1905 of title 18, United States 
Code—
(I) the Committee shall be con-
sidered an agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment; and 
(II) any individual employed by 
an individual, entity, or organization 
that is a party to a contract with the 
Committee under this Act shall be 
considered an employee of the Com-
mittee. 
(ii) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE.—
Information obtained by the Committee, 
other than information that is available to 
the public, shall not be disclosed to any 
person in any manner except to an em-
ployee of the Committee as described in 
clause (i), for the purpose of receiving, re-
viewing, or processing the information. 
(c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Committee may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as other agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(d) DONATIONS.—The Committee may accept, use, 
and dispose of donations of services or property that ad-
vance the goals of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Ini-
tiative.
health information technology plans by such 
physicians. 
(B) PHYSICIANS.—The national technical 
assistance center shall provide assistance to 
physicians in geographical areas served by a 
health information infrastructure organization 
with a phase I grant under subsection (a). 
(C) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance to 
physicians under this paragraph, the national 
technical assistance centers shall—
(i) give priority to physicians in small 
physician groups; and 
(ii) as resources allow, provide assist-
ance to physicians in larger groups. 
(D) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Technical 
assist-
ance provided under this paragraph shall, at a 
minimum, include the following: 
(i) A clearinghouse of best practices, 
guidelines, and implementation strategies 
directed at the small medical practices that 
plan to adopt electronic medical records 
and other health information technologies. 
(ii) A change management tool kit to 
enable physicians and their office staffs to 
successfully prepare practice workflows for
(E) by striking ‘‘fraud in the sale of securi-
ties’’ and inserting ‘‘fraud in the purchase or
sale of securities’’.
SEC. 108. LAUNDERING THE PROCEEDS OF TERRORISM.
Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting ‘‘or 2339B’’ after ‘‘2339A’’.
SEC. 109. VIOLATIONS OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR
NONFINANCIAL TRADES AND BUSINESS.
(a) CIVIL FORFEITURE.—Section 981(a)(1)(A) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘section
6050I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or’’ before ‘‘sec-
tion 1956’’.
(b) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE.—Section 982(a)(1) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘section
6050I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or’’ before ‘‘sec-
tion 1956’’.
SEC. 110. PROCEEDS OF FOREIGN CRIMES.
Section 981(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) Any property, real or personal, within the
jurisdiction of the United States, constituting, derived
from, or traceable to, any proceeds obtained directly
or indirectly from an offense against a foreign nation,
or any property used to facilitate such offense, if—
(3) by striking ‘‘call processing’’ and inserting
‘‘the processing and transmitting of wire and elec-
tronic communications’’.
(b) ISSUANCE OF ORDERS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section
3123 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) Upon an application made under section
3122(a)(1), the court shall enter an ex parte order
authorizing the installation and use of a pen register
or trap and trace device anywhere within the United
States, if the court finds that the attorney for the
Government has certified to the court that the infor-
mation likely to be obtained by such installation and
use is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation.
The order shall, upon service thereof, apply to any
person or entity providing wire or electronic commu-
nication service in the United States whose assist-
ance may facilitate the execution of the order.
‘‘(2) Upon an application made under section
3122(a)(2), the court shall enter an ex parte order
authorizing the installation and use of a pen register
or trap and trace device within the jurisdiction of
the court, if the court finds that the State law-en-
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(v) in subparagraph (D) (as redesig-
nated) by striking the period and inserting
‘‘; or’’; and
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph
(D) (as redesignated) the following:
‘‘(E) seeks information under paragraph
(2).’’; and
(D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated) by
striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and insert ‘‘para-
graph (1)’’.
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 121 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
the item relating to section 2703 and inserting the
following:
‘‘2703. Required disclosure of customer communications or records.’’.
SEC. 213. AUTHORITY FOR DELAYING NOTICE OF THE EXE-
CUTION OF A WARRANT.
Section 3103a of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before
‘‘In addition’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) DELAY.—With respect to the issuance of any
warrant or court order under this section, or any other
rule of law, to search for and seize any property or mate-