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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 115
To provide for a program to educate the public regarding the use of bio-
technology in producing food for human consumption, to support addi-
tional scientific research regarding the potential economic and environ-
mental risks and benefits of using biotechnology to produce food, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, 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 provide for a program to educate the public regarding
the use of biotechnology in producing food for human
consumption, to support additional scientific research re-
garding the potential economic and environmental risks
and benefits of using biotechnology to produce food, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
mined in accordance with regulations prescribed by
the Secretary.
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to
issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this section.
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall
be construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment
of a loan.
‘‘(e) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No bor-
rower may, for the same service, receive a benefit under
both this section and subtitle D of title I of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571
et seq.).
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘year’, when applied to employment as a teacher,
means an academic year as defined by the Secretary.’’.
TITLE IV—COLLEGE
PREPARATION
PART A—ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS
SEC. 401. ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS.
Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
(4) in section 396 (20 U.S.C. 1068e), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 360’’ and inserting ‘‘section 399’’.
SEC. 107. BYRD HONORS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS.
Subpart 6 of part A of title IV is amended by insert-
ing after section 419H (20 U.S.C. 1070d–38) the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 419I. BYRD HONORS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS.
‘‘(a) SPECIAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From such
proportion of all States allocations as the Secretary may
specify, a student who meets the requirements of sub-
section (b) may, notwithstanding section 419H, be award-
ed a scholarship of not more than the lesser of $5,000,
or one-half the amount of the tuition of such student for
any of up to 5 academic years during which the student
is pursuing a program of teacher education or teacher
preparation.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.—To be eligible to receive
an award under this section, student shall have attained—
‘‘(1) prior to either of the first 2 years of award
eligibility, a cumulative secondary school grade point
average of 3.0 (on a scale of 4), or an equivalent av-
erage grade as determined in accordance with regu-
lations prescribed by the Secretary;
‘‘(2) prior to the remaining years of award eli-
gibility, a cumulative postsecondary grade point av-
healthfulness and safety of agricultural commodities
and foods.’’.
(c) PRIORITY.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section is
amended by inserting before the semicolon the following:
‘‘, but giving priority to projects designed to develop im-
proved methods for identifying potential allergens in pest-
protected plants, with particular emphasis on the develop-
ment of tests with human immune-system endpoints and
of more reliable animal models’’.
(d) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) Subsection
(g)(2) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘for research
on biotechnology risk assessment’’.
(2) The heading of such section is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 1668. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND BENEFITS OF
USING BIOTECHNOLOGY IN FOOD PRODUC-
TION.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1160
To terminate operation of the Extremely Low Frequency Communication
System of the Navy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. BARRETT, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. FILNER,
Mr. KIND, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LUTHER, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. OBERSTAR,
Mr. OBEY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. STARK, and Mr. WU) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To terminate operation of the Extremely Low Frequency
Communication System of the Navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF OPERATION OF THE EX-
TREMELY 
LOW 
FREQUENCY 
COMMUNICA-
TION SYSTEM.
(a) TERMINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Navy shall terminate the operation of the Extremely Low
Frequency Communication System of the Navy.
(b) MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Sec-
retary shall maintain the infrastructure necessary for re-
suming operation of the Extremely Low Frequency Com-
munication System.
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hance mission capacity, improve efficiency of oper-
ations, and reduce duplication of efforts; 
(3) coordination of the maintenance and repair 
capacity of the assets described in paragraph (1) in 
order to enhance mission capacity, improve efficiency 
of operations, and reduce duplication of efforts; 
(4) 
interoperable 
communication 
systems 
among the Department of Homeland Security’s mar-
itime and airborne assets that are used for homeland 
security purposes, to the extent practicable, in order 
to enhance mission capacity, improve efficiency of 
operations, and reduce duplication of efforts; and 
(5) sharing of maritime information relating to 
vessels, crew, passengers, cargo, and cargo shippers 
among the appropriate elements of the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
(b) RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COAST GUARD.—To 
the extent permitted by section 888 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468), the plan shall consider 
whether there are additional opportunities for enhanced 
coordination between the maritime and airborne assets 
within the Directorate of Border and Transportation Se-
curity Directorate and those of the Coast Guard.
SEC. 602. ACCESS TO BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SE-
CURITY INFORMATION. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take any 
action necessary and appropriate to ensure—
(1) that all appropriate personnel of the Direc-
torate of Border and Transportation Security can 
promptly access and receive law enforcement and in-
telligence information contained in all databases uti-
lized by the Directorate; 
(2) the prompt transmittal of information be-
tween entities of the Directorate and the Directorate 
for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protec-
tion and any other entity of the Department pre-
scribed by the Secretary; and 
(3) that all actions taken under this section are 
consistent with the Secretary’s Department-wide ef-
forts to ensure the compatibility of information sys-
tems and databases pursuant to section 102(b)(3) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
112(b)(3)). 
SEC. 603. COMBINED ENROLLMENT CENTERS FOR EXPE-
DITED INSPECTION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall initiate a pilot program under which 
the Department shall establish not less than 2 combined
sums as may be necessary: Provided, That the sum of the
amounts available to a State with respect to expenditures
under such title IV–A in fiscal year 1997 under this ap-
propriation and under such title IV–A as amended by the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 shall not exceed the limitations under
section 116(b) of such Act.
For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year,
payments to States or other non-Federal entities under
titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security
Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), for
the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unantici-
pated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums
as may be necessary.
LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out low-income home energy assistance
activities, $2,227,000,000 (increased by $22,000,000):
Provided, That of the total amount provided under this
heading, $1,900,000,000 (increased by $11,000,000) shall
be for the low-income home energy assistance program
under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.): Provided further,
That of the total amount provided under this heading,
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Government of the Czech Re-
public is authorized to establish a memorial to honor
Tomas G. Masaryk on the Federal land in the District
of Columbia.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall
be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), except that sections 2(c), 6(b), 8(b),
and 10(c) of that Act shall not apply with respect to the
memorial.
(c) LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The
United States Government shall not pay any expense for
the establishment of the memorial or its maintenance.
Passed the House of Representatives October 2,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1161
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
To authorize the Government of the Czech Republic to establish a memorial to
honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Government of the Czech Republic is
authorized to establish a memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk
on the Federal land in the District of Columbia.
(b) COMPLIANCE
WITH
STANDARDS
FOR
COMMEMORATIVE
WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance
with the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), except
that sections 2(c), 6(b), 8(b), and 10(c) of that Act shall not apply
with respect to the memorial.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
The United States Government shall not pay any expense for
the establishment of the memorial or its maintenance.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1161
To authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic to establish a
memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Mr. GILMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic
to establish a memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk
in the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The American Friends of the
Czech Republic is authorized to establish a memorial to
honor Tomas G. Masaryk on the Federal land in the Dis-
trict of Columbia described in subsection (b).
(b) LOCATION OF MEMORIAL.—The Federal land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the triangle of land in the
District of Columbia that is bordered by 19th Street, NW.,
H Street, NW., and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., and des-
ignated as plot number 30 in area II on the map num-
bered 869/86501 and dated May 1, 1986, and which is
located across H Street, NW., from the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall
be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(d) LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The
United States Government shall not pay any expense for
the establishment of the memorial.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1161
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 3, 2001
Received
AN ACT
To authorize the Government of the Czech Republic to estab-
lish a memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the
District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
erage of 3.0 (on a scale of 4), or an equivalent aver-
age grade as determined in accordance with such
regulations.’’.
TITLE 
II—BUILDING 
BRIDGES
AMONG COLLEGES AND UNI-
VERSITIES
PART A—DUAL DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT
SEC. 201. DUAL DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT.
Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1000 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by inserting after part F (as added by sec-
tion 221 of this Act) the following new part:
‘‘PART G—DUAL DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT
‘‘SEC. 381. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—For the reasons set forth in sec-
tions 301, 321, 341, 350, and 501 of this Act, the Federal
Government—
‘‘(1) has a unique relationship with, and a sub-
stantial investment in, the institutions that receive
grants under this title and title V of this Act; and
‘‘(2) should continue to seek new and even more
effective ways to improve and strengthen those insti-
tutions.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this part to—
HR 1161 RDS
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Government of the Czech Re-
public is authorized to establish a memorial to honor
Tomas G. Masaryk on the Federal land in the District
of Columbia.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall
be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), except that sections 2(c), 6(b), 8(b),
and 10(c) of that Act shall not apply with respect to the
memorial.
(c) LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The
United States Government shall not pay any expense for
the establishment of the memorial or its maintenance.
Passed the House of Representatives October 2,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 133
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1161
[Report No. 107–221]
To authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic to establish a
memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Mr. GILMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 28, 2001
Additional sponsors: Mr. HYDE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. COSTELLO, Mrs.
THURMAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. LEACH, and Mr. LANTOS
SEPTEMBER 28, 2001
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 22, 2001]
A BILL
To authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic
to establish a memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk
in the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Government of the Czech Re-
public is authorized to establish a memorial to honor Tomas
G. Masaryk on the Federal land in the District of Colum-
bia.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMORA-
TIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall be
in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), except that sections 2(c), 6(b), and
10(c) of that Act shall not apply with respect to the memo-
rial.
(c) LIMITATION
ON PAYMENT
OF EXPENSES.—The
United States Government shall not pay any expense for
the establishment of the memorial or its maintenance.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize
the Government of the Czech Republic to establish a me-
morial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the District of Co-
lumbia.’’.
Union Calendar No. 133
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1161
[Report No. 107–221]
A BILL
To authorize the American Friends of the Czech
Republic to establish a memorial to honor Tomas
G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2001
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1163
To limit the use of Federal funds appropriated for conducting testing in
elementary or secondary schools to testing that meets certain conditions,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Mr. AKIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To limit the use of Federal funds appropriated for con-
ducting testing in elementary or secondary schools to
testing that meets certain conditions, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Accountability in Test-
ing Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOL TESTING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds appropriated to carry
out any Federal law may be used to conduct any test or
assessment in a public elementary school or a public sec-
ondary school unless—
(1) the test or assessment is selected or de-
signed by the State educational agency (or by a local
educational agency to which the State has delegated
such authority) in the State in which the test is to
be administered;
(2) the test or assessment is appropriate for
students at least at the grade level of the students
being tested;
(3) the test or assessment is objectively scored
by machine or other standardized means;
(4) each question of the test or assessment—
(A) 
is 
with 
respect 
to 
its 
design
uninfluenced by any 1 opinion, belief, or atti-
tude, and does not test the individual student’s
personal opinions, beliefs, or attitudes; and
(B) tests objective knowledge based on
widely-agreed-upon, measurable, and verifiable
professional psychometric standards; and
(5) the results of the test or assessment—
(A) with respect to each individual student,
are made available to the student’s parents or
guardians;
(B) with respect to each school as a whole,
are made publicly available; and
(C) with respect to each State as a whole,
are made publicly available.
(b) PROHIBITED CONDITIONS.—No Federal official,
including the Secretary of Education, may require, as a
condition of the receipt or use of any funds appropriated
to carry out any Federal law for the purpose of conducting
testing in an elementary school or a secondary school,
that—
(1) a test be verified by the Federal government
for any reason other than to verify that the condi-
tions set forth in subsection (a) have been met;
(2) a private school or a home school test any
of its students;
(3) the test data or results be used for the pur-
poses of tracking or career selection; or
(4) the demographic data collected from the in-
dividual students as part of the test be used for any-
thing other than aggregate statistics.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘ele-
mentary school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘State edu-
cational agency’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in section 14101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1166
To modify the provision of law which provides a permanent appropriation
for the compensation of Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisidiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To modify the provision of law which provides a permanent
appropriation for the compensation of Members of Con-
gress, 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 ‘‘Congressional Pay For
Performance Act’’.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PERMANENT APPROPRIATION
FOR MEMBERS’ PAY.
Subsection (c) of section 130 of the joint resolution
entitled ‘‘Joint resolution making continuing appropria-
tions for the fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes’’
(Public Law 97–51; 2 U.S.C. 31 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(c) Effective’’ and inserting
‘‘(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), effec-
tive’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) If Congress has not passed all general appro-
priation bills before the beginning of a fiscal year, then
the appropriation contained in paragraph (1) shall not be
effective with respect to such fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AP-
PROPRIATION.
It shall not be in order in either the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate to consider the general appro-
priation bill making appropriations for the legislative
branch for any fiscal year unless and until all other gen-
eral appropriation bills for such fiscal year have been pre-
sented to the President for signature under section 7 of
article I of the Constitution of the United States.
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HR 11 IH
tion 11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and sec-
tion 5(b)(2) of the Securities Investor Protection Act of
1970).’’.
(d) ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACTS WITH UNIN-
SURED NATIONAL BANKS
AND UNINSURED FEDERAL
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.—The Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C.
4401 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 407 as section
407A; and
(2) by adding after section 406 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 407. TREATMENT OF CONTRACTS WITH UNINSURED
NATIONAL BANKS AND UNINSURED FEDERAL
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) of section
11(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall apply
to an uninsured national bank or uninsured Federal
branch or Federal agency except—
‘‘(1) any reference to the ‘Corporation as re-
ceiver’ or ‘the receiver or the Corporation’ shall refer
to the receiver of an uninsured national bank or un-
insured Federal branch or Federal agency appointed
by the Comptroller of the Currency;
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1169
To amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to ‘‘cooperative
mailings’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. EHRLICH, and Mr. FILNER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform
A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to
‘‘cooperative mailings’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to clarify section
3626(j)(1)(D)(ii) of title 39, United States Code.
SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE MAILINGS.
Section 3626(j) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section or any rule or regulation of the Postal Service, but