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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3350
To temporarily authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion to make loans to any small business concern that suffers substantial
economic injury.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 27, 2001
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To temporarily authorize the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration to make loans to any small
business concern that suffers substantial economic injury.
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 ‘‘Small Business Eco-
nomic Recovery Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY DISASTER LOAN AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Small
Business Administration may make loans under section
7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2))
to any small business concern (as defined in section 3(a)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))) that the
Administrator determines has suffered a substantial eco-
nomic injury.
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—Notwithstanding the require-
ments of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 636(b)), the following special rules apply to loans
described in subsection (a):
(1) NO DISASTER DECLARATION REQUIRED.—
No declaration of a disaster area is required with re-
spect to such loans.
(2) NO RESULT OF DISASTER REQUIREMENT.—
No determination that the concern suffered eco-
nomic injury as the result of a disaster is required
with respect to such loans.
(c) TERMINATION.—The Administrator may not
make a loan pursuant to the special rules of this section
after September 11, 2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3352
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the credit for
producing fuel from a nonconventional source.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 27, 2001
Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. NEY, and Mr. VISCLOSKY) 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 clarify
the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR PRODUCING
FUEL FROM A NONCONVENTIONAL SOURCE.
(a) DEFINITIONS RELATED TO COAL.—Subsection
(c) of section 29 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to definition of qualified fuels) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS RELATED TO COAL.—
‘‘(A) SOLID SYNTHETIC FUELS PRODUCED
FROM COAL.—The term ‘solid synthetic fuels
produced from coal’ includes a solid synthetic
fuel produced from coal and coal waste sludge.
‘‘(B) COAL
WASTE
SLUDGE.—The term
‘coal waste sludge’ means the tar decanter
sludge and related byproducts of the coking
process that are treated as hazardous wastes
under applicable Federal environmental rules,
absent processing with coal into a solid syn-
thetic fuel.’’.
(b) FACILITY DEFINITION.—Subsection (g) of sec-
tion 29 of such Code (related to extension for certain fa-
cilities) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) FACILITY.—For purposes of paragraph
(1), the term ‘facility’ includes a plant that proc-
esses coal and coal waste sludge into a solid syn-
thetic fuel for use as a feedstock for the manufac-
ture of coke, except to the extent that a credit would
otherwise be allowed under this section for the pro-
duction of the coke.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply as if included in section 231 of the Crude
Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act of 1980.
(2) The amendment made by subsection (b)
shall apply as if included in section 1918 of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 1992.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3353
To require the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security to establish
a site on the Internet through which individuals may provide information
on suspicious activities that may be used by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation or other Government entities in the war on terrorism or
to protect homeland security.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 27, 2001
Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Ms. SOLIS, and Mr. HOSTETTLER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the Assistant to the President for Homeland
Security to establish a site on the Internet through which
individuals may provide information on suspicious activi-
ties that may be used by the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation or other Government entities in the war on
terrorism or to protect homeland security.
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 ‘‘911.Gov Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH WWW.911.GOV SITE
ON THE INTERNET.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant to the President for
Homeland Security shall establish a site on the Internet,
the purpose of which shall be to provide—
(1) a means through which individuals may
submit information on suspicious activities that may
be used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or
other Government entities in the war on terrorism or
to protect homeland security; and
(2) a single location at which may be found a
direct connection to all other Internet sites estab-
lished by Federal agencies for reporting such sus-
picious activities.
(b) DOMAIN NAME.—The Assistant to the President
for Homeland Security shall take such action as necessary
to ensure that the domain name for the site required by
subsection (a) is www.911.gov.
(c) HOMELAND SECURITY DEFINED.—As used in
this Act, the term ‘‘homeland security’’ means the protec-
tion of the territory, critical infrastructure, and citizens
of the United States by Federal, State, and local govern-
ment entities from the threat or use of chemical, biologi-
cal, radiological, nuclear, cyber, or conventional weapons
by military or other means.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3354
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain catch-up contributions
to the Thrift Savings Plan to be made by participants age 50 or over,
and to afford employees and Members full immediate participation in
the Thrift Savings Plan upon commencing Federal service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 27, 2001
Mrs. MORELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain catch-
up contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan to be made
by participants age 50 or over, and to afford employees
and Members full immediate participation in the Thrift
Savings Plan upon commencing Federal service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Para-
graph (2) of section 8351(b) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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 resi-
dent.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Mohamed Abshir
Musse, Mariam Musse Gul, Abdullahi Mohamed Abshir,
or Madina Mohamed Abshir enters the United States be-
fore the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or
she shall be considered to have entered and remained law-
fully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjust-
ment 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 Mohamed Abshir Musse, Mariam Musse Gul,
Abdullahi Mohamed Abshir, and Madina Mohamed
Abshir, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding any limitation under this para-
graph, an eligible participant (as defined by section 414(v)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) may make such
additional contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund as are
permitted by such section 414(v) and regulations of the
Executive Director consistent therewith.’’.
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) PROVISION
APPLICABLE
TO
EMPLOYEES
GENERALLY.—Subsection (a) of section 8432 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any limitation under this sub-
section, an eligible participant (as defined by section
414(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) may make
such additional contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund
as are permitted by such section 414(v) and regulations
of the Executive Director consistent therewith.’’.
(2) PROVISION APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN OTHER
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 8440f of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘The maximum’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) The maximum’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any limitation under this sec-
tion, an eligible participant (as defined by section 414(v)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) may make such
additional contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund as are
permitted by such section 414(v) and regulations of the
Executive Director consistent therewith.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as of the earliest practicable
date, as determined by the Executive Director (appointed
under section 8474(a) of title 5, United States Code) in
regulations.
SEC. 2. FULL IMMEDIATE PARTICIPATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8432(b)(4) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and
(E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to contributions attributable to pay
periods beginning on or after the first day of the first fis-
cal year beginning at least 3 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3355
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to convey certain Federal property
in Montgomery County, Maryland, to the city of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 27, 2001
Mrs. MORELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to convey certain Fed-
eral property in Montgomery County, Maryland, to the
city of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.
(a) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of Commerce shall
convey, without consideration, to the city of Gaithersburg,
Maryland, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the property described in subsection (b), includ-
ing any improvements thereon.
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property to be con-
veyed under this section consists of 13.71 acres of land
at the site of former Department of Defense Nike Battery
W–92 in Montgomery County, Maryland, transferred to
the Department of Commerce in 1976 for use by the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology.
(c) CONDITIONS ON CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that
the real property conveyed under that subsection be used
by the city of Gaithersburg, Maryland, solely as a public
park.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3356
For the relief of Mohamed Abshir Musse, Mariam Musse Gul, Abdullahi
Mohamed Abshir, and Madina Mohamed Abshir.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 27, 2001
Mr. PETRI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Mohamed Abshir Musse, Mariam Musse
Gul, Abdullahi Mohamed Abshir, and Madina Mohamed
Abshir.
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
MOHAMED ABSHIR MUSSE, MARIAM MUSSE
GUL, ABDULLAHI MOHAMED ABSHIR, AND
MADINA MOHAMED ABSHIR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Mohamed Abshir Musse, Mariam Musse Gul,
Abdullahi Mohamed Abshir, and Madina Mohamed Abshir
officer to reduce by 4, during the current or next following
fiscal year, the total number of immigrant 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 Mohamed Abshir Musse,
Mariam Musse Gul, Abdullahi Mohamed Abshir, and
Madina Mohamed Abshir shall not, by virtue of such rela-
tionship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under
the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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‘‘(ii) the corporation has at least 21
shareholders, and
‘‘(iii) the corporation has entered into
a written agreement with each shareholder
which provides, with respect to every work
site employee providing services to such
shareholder, that the corporation shall—
‘‘(I) assume responsibility for
payment of wages to the work site
employee,
‘‘(II) with respect to such wages,
assume responsibility for the with-
holding and payment of any applicable
taxes under subtitle C, and for com-
plying with the reporting requirements
under this title relating to such taxes,
‘‘(III) assume responsibility for
any employee benefits provided under
the agreement,
‘‘(IV) assume shared responsi-
bility with the shareholder for termi-
nating the employment of the work
site employee and for recruiting and
hiring any new worker, and
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3360
To delay until at least January 1, 2003, any changes in Medicaid regulations
that modify the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State Government-
owned or operated hospitals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 28, 2001
Mr. DEAL of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To delay until at least January 1, 2003, any changes in
Medicaid regulations that modify the Medicaid upper
payment limit for non-State Government-owned or oper-
ated hospitals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DELAY IN MEDICAID UPL CHANGES FOR NON-
STATE GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR OPERATED
HOSPITALS.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—Congress finds the
following:
(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, in regulations promulgated on January 12,
2001, provided for an exception to the upper limits
on payment under State Medicaid plans so to permit
payment to city and county public hospitals at a rate
up to 150 percent of the Medicare payment rate.
(2) The Secretary justified this exception be-
cause these hospitals—
(A) provide access to a wide range of need-
ed care not often otherwise available in under-
served areas;
(B) deliver a significant proportion of un-
compensated care; and
(C) are critically dependent on public fi-
nancing sources, such as the Medicaid program.
(3) There has been no evidence presented to
Congress that has changed this justification for such
exception.
(b) MORATORIUM ON UPL CHANGES.—Any change
in the upper limits on payment under title XIX of the So-
cial Security Act for services of non-State government-
owned or operated hospitals that are specified in sections
447.272 and 447.321 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula-
tions as such sections were in effect on March 13, 2001,
whether based on the proposed rule published on Novem-
ber 23, 2001, or otherwise—
(1) may not be published in final form before
January 1, 2003; and
(2) may not apply for any period beginning be-
fore January 1, 2003.
(c) MITIGATION PLAN.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall submit to the Congress, at least 3
months before publishing a final regulation described in
subsection (b), a report that contains a plan for mitigating
the loss of funding to non-State government-owned or op-
erated hospitals as a result of such regulation. Such report
shall also include such recommendations for legislative ac-
tion as the Secretary deems appropriate.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3361
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for employee benefits
for work site employees of certain corporations operating on a cooperative
basis.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 28, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS 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 provide
for employee benefits for work site employees of certain
corporations operating on a cooperative basis.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COOPERATIVE EMPLOYING UNIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 414 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to definitions and special
rules) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(v) COOPERATIVE EMPLOYING UNIT.—
‘‘(1) PLANS MAINTAINED BY COOPERATIVE EM-
PLOYING UNIT.—If a cooperative employing unit es-
tablishes or maintains one or more plans to provide
employee benefits to work site employees, then, for
purposes of applying the provisions of this title ap-
plicable to such benefits—
‘‘(A) each such plan shall be treated as a
single employer plan established and main-
tained by the cooperative employing unit, and
‘‘(B) the cooperative employing unit shall
be treated as the employer of the work site em-
ployees eligible to participate in each such plan.
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this
subsection—
‘‘(A) COOPERATIVE
EMPLOYING
UNIT.—
The term ‘cooperative employing unit’ means
any corporation to which part I of subchapter
T applies pursuant to section 1381(a) if—
‘‘(i) all the shareholders of the cor-
poration report business operations using
the same standard industrial classification
code (or successor method of economic
classification adopted by the Office of
Management and Budget),
‘‘(V) maintain employee records
relating to the work site employee.
Clause (iii) shall be applied without regard to
the receipt or adequacy of payment from the
shareholder for services to such shareholder.
‘‘(B) WORK SITE EMPLOYEE.—The term
‘work site employee’ means every individual
providing services to one or more shareholders
of the cooperative employing unit pursuant to
an agreement described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii)
between the shareholder and the cooperative
employing unit.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
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‘‘(ii) meets the requirements for mem-
bership in a member organization of the
World Conference for Physical Therapy;
‘‘(iii) has 1 year of experience under
the supervision of an active member of the
American Physical Therapy Association;
and
‘‘(iv) has successfully completed an
examination prescribed by the American
Physical Therapy Association.’’.
(b) PRESERVING EXISTING LAW FOR OUTPATIENT
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES.—
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 1861(g) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(g)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(g) The term ‘outpatient occupational therapy serv-
ices’ means occupational therapy services furnished by a
provider of services, a clinic, a rehabilitation agency, or
a public health agency, or by others under an arrangement
with, and under the supervision of, such provider, clinic,
rehabilitation agency, or public health agency to an indi-
vidual as an outpatient—
‘‘(1) who is under the care of a physician (as
defined in paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of subsection
(r));
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3368
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to statute of limitations
on actions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 28, 2001
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. GRAHAM, and Mr. WATT of
North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on
the Judiciary, 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 the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to
statute of limitations on actions.
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 ‘‘Protect Victims of
Identity Theft Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING
ACT.
Section 618 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15
U.S.C. 1681p) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 618. JURISDICTION OF COURTS; LIMITATIONS OF AC-
TIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An action to enforce any liability
created under this title may be brought in any appropriate
United States district court, without regard to the amount
in controversy, or in any other court of competent jurisdic-
tion, not later than 2 years after the date on which the
violation is discovered or should have been discovered by
the exercise of reasonable diligence.
‘‘(b) WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATION.—The limita-
tions period prescribed in subsection (a) shall be tolled
during any period during which a defendant has materially
and willfully misrepresented any information required
under this title to be disclosed to an individual, and the
information so misrepresented is material to the establish-
ment of the liability of the defendant to that individual
under this title.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3369
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide that the statute of
limitations begins to run when a violation is first discovered by a consumer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 28, 2001
Mr. SHADEGG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the
Judiciary, 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 amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide that
the statute of limitations begins to run when a violation
is first discovered by a consumer.
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 ‘‘Fair Credit Reporting
Act Amendment of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 918 of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1691p) is amended by striking