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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3803
To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit livestock packers
from owning or feeding livestock intended for slaughter for more than
14 days before such slaughter.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 2002
Mr. BOSWELL (for himself, Mr. POMEROY, and Mr. SHOWS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit
livestock packers from owning or feeding livestock in-
tended for slaughter for more than 14 days before such
slaughter.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PACKERS OWNING OR FEED-
ING LIVESTOCK FOR EXTENDED PERIODS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Packers and
Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 192), is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
subsections (g) and (h), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(f) Own or feed livestock directly, through a sub-
sidiary, or through an arrangement that gives the packer
operational, managerial, or supervisory control over the
livestock, or over the farming operation that produces the
livestock, to such an extent that the producer is no longer
materially participating in the management of the oper-
ation with respect to the production of the livestock, ex-
cept that this subsection shall not apply to—
‘‘(1) an arrangement entered into within 14
days before slaughter of the livestock by a packer,
a person acting through the packer, or a person that
directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled by or
under common control with, the packer;
‘‘(2) a cooperative or entity owned by a cooper-
ative, if a majority of the ownership interest in the
cooperative is held by active cooperative members
that—
‘‘(A) own, feed, or control livestock; and
‘‘(B) provide the livestock to the coopera-
tive for slaughter; or
‘‘(3) a packer that is owned or controlled by
producers of a type of livestock, if during a calendar
year the packer slaughters less than 2 percent of the
head of that type of livestock slaughtered in the
United States; or’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the amendments made by subsection (a) take effect
on the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) TRANSITION RULES.—In the case of a pack-
er that on the date of enactment of this Act owns,
feeds, or controls livestock intended for slaughter in
violation of section 202(f) of the Packers and Stock-
yards Act, 1921 (as amended by subsection (a)), the
amendments made by subsection (a) apply to the
packer—
(A) in the case of a packer of swine, begin-
ning on the date that is 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) in the case of a packer of any other
type of livestock, beginning as soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 180 days, after the
date of enactment of this Act, as determined by
the Secretary of Agriculture.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3805
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education
funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emer-
gency postcoital contraception.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 2002
Ms. HART (for herself, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. RYUN
of Kansas, Mr. GRUCCI, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BRADY of Texas,
Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. FORBES, Mr. BURTON
of Indiana, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. SHOWS,
Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr.
STEARNS, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. PAUL, Mr. TERRY, Mr. VITTER,
Mr. ARMEY, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. AKIN, Mr.
SOUDER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. LINDER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. CHABOT,
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. GOODE, Mr.
FLAKE, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. ISTOOK,
Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. FLETCHER, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce
A BILL
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit
Federal education funding for elementary or secondary
schools that provide access to emergency postcoital con-
traception.
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 ‘‘Schoolchildren’s
Health Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. SCHOOLCHILDREN’S HEALTH PROTECTION.
The General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new part:
‘‘PART E—SCHOOLCHILDREN’S HEALTH
PROTECTION
‘‘SEC. 461. LIMITATION ON FUNDING.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law,
no funds shall be made available from any applicable pro-
gram to a State educational agency or local educational
agency that distributes or provides to an unemancipated
minor, on the premises or in the facilities of an elementary
school or secondary school, postcoital emergency contra-
ception (such as the so-called ‘morning-after pill’) or a
prescription for such contraception.
‘‘SEC. 462. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this part:
‘‘(1) The term ‘postcoital emergency contracep-
tion’ means any of the regimens described in the no-
tice entitled ‘Prescription Drug Products; Certain
Combined Oral Contraceptives for Use as Postcoital
Emergency Contraception’, published in the Federal
Register on February 25, 1997 (62 FR 8610), or
any subsequent corresponding notice.
‘‘(2) The term ‘unemancipated minor’ means an
unmarried individual under 18 years old who is—
‘‘(A) a dependent (as defined in section
152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986);
and
‘‘(B) not emancipated under an applicable
State law.’’.
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priate, which shall include an agency determination
or a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction
that a certified individual has engaged in an act or
practice that is unfair or deceptive under section 5
of the Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Re-
duction Act.
‘‘(d) RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary
shall provide that certification under this section shall be
effective for a specified period of time, as determined by
the Secretary. The Secretary shall establish standards and
procedures for recertification of individuals whose certifi-
cations are expiring. The Secretary shall establish a proce-
dure for notifying certified individuals of the expiration
of their certifications.
‘‘(e) INFORMATION AND TRAINING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make
available, for persons engaged in providing mortgage
lending services and mortgage brokerage services, in-
formation and training in the areas described in sub-
section (b)(2). Such information and training shall
be made available through classes, written materials,
and the World Wide Web.
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may enter
into such agreements and contracts as the Secretary
SEC. 4. REMEDIES FOR RETALIATION AGAINST WHISTLE-
BLOWERS.
Section 7211 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The right’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b)(1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of sub-
section (a) of this section or subsections (b) or (c) of sec-
tion 1512 if title 18 may bring a civil action (and is enti-
tled to a jury trial) in the appropriate United States Dis-
trict Court within three years from the date of such viola-
tion, against any person, organization, or employer re-
sponsible for the violation, for lost wages and benefits, re-
instatement, costs and attorney fees, compensatory or pu-
nitive damages, and equitable, injunctive, or any other re-
lief that the court considers appropriate.
(2) A District Court shall retain jurisdiction over any
claim filed under this subsection unless all parties volun-
tarily elect after the complaint is filed that the proceeding
be resolved through mediation and, if necessary, that a
decision by an arbitrator selected by mutual consent, with
approval by the District Court, be binding. The District
Court shall retain jurisdiction as necessary to comply with
an arbitrator’s decision.
‘‘(c) The same legal burdens of proof in proceedings
under subsection (b) shall apply as under sections 1214
and 1221 of this title.’’.
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candidate for State or local office is also
mentioned or identified) and that pro-
motes, supports, attacks, or opposes a can-
didate for that office (regardless of wheth-
er the communication expressly advocates
a vote for or against a candidate); and
‘‘(iv) services provided in any month
by an employee of a State, district, or local
committee of a political party who spends
more than 25 percent of that individual’s
compensated time during that month on
activities in connection with a Federal elec-
tion.
‘‘(B) EXCLUDED
ACTIVITY.—The term
‘Federal election activity’ does not include an
amount expended or disbursed by a State, dis-
trict, or local committee of a political party or
by an entity described in paragraph (1)(A)
for—
‘‘(i) a public communication which re-
fers solely to a clearly identified candidate
for State or local office, so long as the
communication is not a Federal election
activity described in subparagraph (A)(i)
or (ii);
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The moneys referred to in
subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of
Agriculture for the following purposes:
‘‘(A) To cover the cost to the United
States of any improvement, protection, or reha-
bilitation work on National Forest System lands
rendered necessary by the action which led to
the fine, forfeiture, judgment, compromise, or
settlement.
‘‘(B) To increase public awareness of rules,
regulations, and other requirements regarding
the use of the such lands.
‘‘(2) RETURN OF EXCESS FUNDS TO TREAS-
URY.—Moneys referred to in subsection (a) that the
Secretary determines are excess to the amounts nec-
essary to carry out the purposes specified in para-
graph (1) shall be transferred to miscellaneous re-
ceipts.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3809
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to stimulate economic
development by enhancing the availability and benefits of small issue bonds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 2002
Mr. MEEKS of New York 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 stimulate
economic development by enhancing the availability and
benefits of small issue bonds.
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 ‘‘Economic Development
and Technology Workforce Enhancement Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO QUALIFIED SMALL ISSUE
BONDS.
(a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF QUALIFIED SMALL
ISSUE BONDS PERMITTED FOR FACILITIES TO BE USED
BY RELATED PRINCIPAL USERS.—
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(i) 
of 
section
144(a)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to $10,000,000 limit in certain cases) is
amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$20,000,000’’.
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The heading of
paragraph (4) of section 144(a) of such Code is
amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$20,000,000’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply to—
(A) obligations issued after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and
(B) capital expenditures made after such
date with respect to obligations issued on or be-
fore such date.
(b) EXPANSION
OF
EXCEPTIONS
FROM
TERMI-
NATION FOR TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section
144(a)(12) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i), by striking the period
at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and
by adding at the end the following new clause:
‘‘(iii) any software development facil-
ity, biotechnology facility, and any other
technology-related research facility.’’
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by this subsection shall apply to obligations issued
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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to serve as an Independent Scientific Reviewer, the Sec-
retary shall notify that person whether he or she satisfies
the qualification criteria specified in such subsection and
is, thereby, eligible to be selected to serve as an Inde-
pendent Scientific Reviewer.
‘‘(c) RANDOM SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT SCI-
ENTIFIC REVIEWER TO EVALUATE HEALTH CLAIM.—No
later than 15 days after a health claim petition is filed
with the Secretary, the Secretary shall select an Inde-
pendent Scientific Reviewer at random and shall provide
that person with a complete copy of the health claim peti-
tion for evaluation. The Secretary shall not reveal the
name of the Independent Scientific Reviewer to the public
or to the health claim petitioner until after the Secretary
receives from the Independent Scientific Reviewer all pub-
licly available scientific evidence reviewed and a complete
evaluation of the health claim.
‘‘(d) ALL PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC EVI-
DENCE SHALL BE REVIEWED.—Upon receipt of a health
claim petition, the Independent Scientific Reviewer shall
acquire and evaluate all publicly available scientific evi-
dence relevant to the claim. The Independent Scientific
Reviewer shall determine whether credible scientific evi-
dence supports the health claim.
‘‘(e) EVERY
HEALTH
CLAIM
SHALL
BE
REC-
OMMENDED
FOR APPROVAL THAT IS SUPPORTED
BY
CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.—If the Independent
Scientific Reviewer finds that credible scientific evidence
supports the health claim, the Independent Scientific Re-
viewer shall recommend to the Secretary that the health
claim be approved. If the Independent Scientific Reviewer
finds the scientific evidence in support of the claim less
than conclusive, suggestive but not conclusive, preliminary
and inconclusive, or generally accepted but not yet proven
to a conclusive degree, or if the Independent Scientific Re-
viewer finds the claim to convey a potentially misleading
connotation, the Independent Scientific Reviewer shall
also recommend that the health claim be approved accom-
panied by a concise disclaimer carefully worded to render
the claim nonmisleading.
‘‘(f) HEALTH CLAIMS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AP-
PROVAL.—If the Independent Scientific Reviewer finds
that no credible scientific evidence supports the health
claim and that no disclaimer can eliminate a misleading
connotation conveyed by the claim, then the Independent
Scientific Reviewer shall recommend that the Secretary
not approve the health claim.
‘‘(g) COMPENSATION FOR INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC
REVIEWERS
AND SANCTIONS
FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3810
To prohibit livestock packers from owning or feeding livestock intended for
slaughter for more than 14 days before such slaughter, to prohibit
excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers,
processors, and sellers of livestock, poultry, and basic agricultural com-
modities, to require the Attorney General to establish an Office of Special
Counsel for Agriculture, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 2002
Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. THUNE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit livestock packers from owning or feeding live-
stock intended for slaughter for more than 14 days be-
fore such slaughter, to prohibit excessive concentration
resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, proc-
essors, and sellers of livestock, poultry, and basic agricul-
tural commodities, to require the Attorney General to
establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
The Secretary shall pay each Independent Scientific Re-
viewer the sum of $40,000 no later than 60 days after
the Secretary receives all publicly available scientific evi-
dence reviewed and a complete evaluation of the health
claim. If the Secretary finds that the Independent Sci-
entific Reviewer has submitted a false certification under
subsection (a)(4), the Secretary may debar the Inde-
pendent Scientific Reviewer from the Independent Sci-
entific Review program and shall refrain from paying the
$40,000 fee.’’.
SEC. 6. LEGAL EFFECT OF HEALTH CLAIM RECOMMENDA-
TION BY INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC REVIEW-
ERS.
Chapter IV (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by
section 5 of this Act, is amended by inserting after section
403D the following new section:
‘‘LEGAL EFFECT OF HEALTH CLAIM RECOMMENDATIONS
‘‘SEC. 403E. (a) SECRETARY’S
RESPONSE
TO
HEALTH CLAIM EVALUATIONS BY INDEPENDENT SCI-
ENTIFIC REVIEWERS.—No later than 30 days after the
Secretary receives from an Independent Scientific Re-
viewer copies of all publicly available scientific evidence re-
viewed and a complete written evaluation of a health
claim, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) make the evaluation and all scientific evi-
dence reviewed publicly available; and
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3813
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To modify requirements relating to allocation of interest that 
accrues to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3812
To sunset the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 2002
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Financial Services
A BILL
To sunset the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUNSET OF BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENTS
ACT.
The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286)
is hereby repealed 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 2. SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.
Not later than 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall with-
draw the United States from the International Monetary
Fund, and shall negotiate an agreement on the method
of settling accounts with the International Monetary
Fund.
SEC. 3. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON ALTERNATIVES.
On the date that is 2 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate a report on alternative ways of
addressing the problems that the International Monetary
Fund is designed to address, including reliance on the op-
eration of private capital markets, merging the Inter-
national Monetary Fund with the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, and establishing an in-
stitution to address such problems in a different manner
than the International Monetary Fund has addressed such
problems.
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retary of Housing and Urban Development for
Community Planning and Development, and the
Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice
Programs (or the designees of such officers);
and
‘‘(B) such additional officers or employees
of the United States as the Secretary deter-
mines necessary for the advisory council to ef-
fectively carry out its functions.
‘‘(3) APPOINTED
MEMBERS.—The Secretary
shall appoint not to exceed 18 individuals to the ad-
visory council, of which—
‘‘(A) not more than two-thirds of such in-
dividual shall be appointed from among the
leading representatives of the health and sci-
entific disciplines (including public health and
the behavioral or social sciences) relevant to the
activities of the Center, and at least 7 such in-
dividuals shall be professional social workers
who are recognized experts in the area of clin-
ical practice, education, policy, or research; and
‘‘(B) not more than one-third of such indi-
viduals shall be appointed from the general
public and shall include leaders in fields of pub-
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3813
AN ACT
To modify requirements relating to allocation of in-
terest that accrues to the Abandoned Mine Rec-
lamation Fund.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3813
AN ACT
To modify requirements relating to allocation of interest that
accrues to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
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 ‘‘Coal Accountability
and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century’’.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION
FUND INTEREST.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any interest credited to the fund established
by section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Rec-
lamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) shall be trans-
ferred to the Combined Fund identified in section
402(h)(2) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)), up to such
amount as is estimated by the trustees of such Combined
Fund to offset the amount of any deficit in net assets in
the Combined Fund.
(b) PROHIBITION ON OTHER TRANSFERS.—Except
as provided in subsection (a), no principal amounts in or
credited to the fund established by section 401 of the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30
U.S.C. 1231) may be transferred to the Combine Fund
identified in section 402(h)(2) of such Act (30 U.S.C.
1232(h)(2)).
(c) LIMITATION.—This section shall cease to have
any force and effect after September 30, 2004.
Passed the House of Representatives October 1,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3813
To modify requirements relating to allocation of interest that accrues to
the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 2002
Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. NEY) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To modify requirements relating to allocation of interest that
accrues to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
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 ‘‘Coal Accountability
and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century’’.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION
FUND INTEREST.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any in-
terest credited to the fund established by section 401 of
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(30 U.S.C. 1231) shall be transferred to the Combined
Fund identified in section 402(h)(2) of such Act (30
U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)) in such amounts as are estimated by
the trustees of such Combined Fund to offset the amount
of any deficit in net assets in the Combined Fund.
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‘‘(2) REAPPOINTMENTS.—A member of the ad-
visory council who has been appointed under sub-
section (b)(3) for a term of 4 years may not be re-
appointed to the advisory council prior to the expira-
tion of the 2-year period beginning on the date on
which the prior term expired.
‘‘(3) VACANCY.—If a vacancy occurs on the ad-
visory council among the members under subsection
(b)(3), the Secretary shall make an appointment to
fill that vacancy not later than 90 days after the
date on which the vacancy occurs.
‘‘(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the advi-
sory council shall be selected by the Secretary from among
the members appointed under subsection (b)(3), except
that the Secretary may select the Director of the Center
to be the chairperson of the advisory council. The term
of office of the chairperson shall be 2 years.
‘‘(e) MEETINGS.—The advisory council shall meet at
the call of the chairperson or upon the request of the Di-
rector of the Center, but not less than 3 times each fiscal
year. The location of the meetings of the advisory council
shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the Cen-
ter.
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The Director of
the Center shall designate a member of the staff of the