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Union Calendar No. 318
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4858
[Report No. 107–528]
To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 2002
Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. MCIN-
TYRE, and Mr. HOUGHTON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JUNE 24, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. OSBORNE, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of
Texas
JUNE 24, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To improve access to physicians in medically underserved
areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF FOREIGN COUNTRY RESIDENCE RE-
QUIREMENT 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
INTER-
NATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES.
(a) INCREASE IN NUMERICAL LIMITATION ON WAIV-
ERS REQUESTED BY STATES.—Section 214(l)(1)(B) of
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1184(l)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘20;’’ and inserting
‘‘30;’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.—Section 220(c) of
the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections
Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking
‘‘2002.’’ and inserting ‘‘2004.’’.
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 212(e) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(e)) is
amended by striking ‘‘214(k):’’ and inserting ‘‘214(l):’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as if this Act were enacted
on May 31, 2002.
Union Calendar No. 
318
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4858
[Report No. 107–528]
A BILL
To improve access to physicians in medically
underserved areas.
JUNE 24, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4859
To provide for equitable compensation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of
the Spokane Reservation in settlement of claims of the Tribe concerning
the contribution of the Tribe to the production of hydropower by the
Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 2002
Mr. NETHERCUTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for equitable compensation of the Spokane Tribe
of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in settlement of
claims of the Tribe concerning the contribution of the
Tribe to the production of hydropower by the Grand
Coulee Dam, 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 ‘‘Spokane Tribe of Indi-
ans of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equi-
table Compensation Settlement Act’’.
(b) AMOUNT OF SEPARATION PAY.—
(1) SIX OR MORE YEARS.—In the case of an of-
ficer who has completed six or more years of contin-
uous active service immediately before that separa-
tion, the amount of separation pay to be paid to the
officer under this section is 10 percent of the prod-
uct of—
(A) the years of active service creditable to
the officer; and
(B) 12 times the monthly basic pay to
which the officer was entitled at the time of
separation.
(2) THREE TO SIX YEARS.—In the case of an
officer who has completed three or more but fewer
than six years of continuous active service imme-
diately before that separation, the amount of separa-
tion pay to be paid to the officer under this section
is one-half of the amount computed under paragraph
(1).
(c) OTHER CONDITIONS, REQUIREMENTS, AND AD-
MINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS.—The provisions of sub-
sections (f), (g), and (h) of section 1174 of title 10, United
States Code, shall apply to separation pay under this sec-
tion in the same manner as such provisions apply to sepa-
ration pay under that section.
HR 4860 IH
premise of American governmental institutions and
democratic values;
(2) the United States is currently facing a chal-
lenge to the safety and security of the public, public
employees, and public facilities and spaces that is
unique in the history of this Nation;
(3) to meet this challenge without eroding or
harming any of the basic tenets of the Republic and
of our democracy, this Nation needs to assemble the
best thinking available; and
(4) a commission of experts from a broad base
of disciplines and backgrounds is necessary to exam-
ine all the factors that should be considered in se-
curing public safety while maintaining the highest
level of free and open access to the public.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the ‘‘United States Commission
on an Open Society with Security’’ (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 21 members appointed by the President from
among individuals representing such fields or groups as
the following: architecture, technology, civil libertarians,
humanists, members of the armed forces, Federal Govern-
V
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 485
For the relief of Geert Botzen.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
Ms. LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Geert Botzen.
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 GEERT
BOTZEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Geert Botzen shall be eligible for issuance of an immi-
grant 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 sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful
permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Geert Botzen en-
ters the United States before the filing deadline specified
in subsection (c), and is not inadmissible under paragraph
(2) or (3) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act, he shall be considered to have entered and
remained lawfully and shall be eligible for adjustment of
status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality 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 Geert Botzen, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to na-
tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4862
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that sexual predators
on release start treatment and remain in treatment and incarcerated
until cured or determined no longer to be a threat to society.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 2002
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that
sexual predators on release start treatment and remain
in treatment and incarcerated until cured or determined
no longer to be a threat to society.
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 ‘‘Violent Sexual Pred-
ator Treatment and Incarceration Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT FOR RELEASED SEXUAL PREDATORS.
Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) TREATMENT OF SEXUAL PREDATORS.—
‘‘(1) GENERALLY.—A prisoner who is being re-
leased from a sentence of imprisonment for a sex of-
fense in which a minor was the victim shall be com-
mitted to an appropriate institution for treatment at
the time of release and remain in treatment until
cured or determined no longer to be a threat to soci-
ety.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection,
the term ‘sex offense’ means—
‘‘(A) an offense under section 2241 (relat-
ing to aggravated sexual abuse), 2242 (relating
to sexual abuse), 2243(a) (relating to sexual
abuse of a minor), 2244(a)(1) or (2) (relating
to abusive sexual contact), 2245 (relating to
sexual abuse resulting in death), or 2251A (re-
lating to selling or buying of children); or
‘‘(B) an offense under section 2423(a) (re-
lating to transportation of minors) involving
prostitution or sexual activity constituting a
State sex offense.
‘‘(3) APPLICATION TO INDIAN TRIBES.—This
subsection does not apply with respect to any person
subject to the criminal jurisdiction of an Indian trib-
al government, unless the governing body of the
tribe has elected that this subsection have effect over
land and persons subject to its criminal jurisdic-
tion.’’.
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V
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4863
For the relief of Rodney Allan Green and Wendy Sharon Green.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 2002
Mrs. JONES of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Rodney Allan Green and Wendy Sharon
Green.
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 RODNEY
ALLAN GREEN AND WENDY SHARON GREEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Rodney Allan Green and Wendy Sharon Green shall
each 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 Rodney Allan
Green or Wendy Sharon Green enters the United States
before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he
or she shall be considered to have entered and remained
lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for ad-
justment of status under section 245 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(c) FOREIGN RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT DEEMED
SATISFIED.—Rodney Allan Green and Wendy Sharon
Green shall be considered to have satisfied the two-year
foreign residence requirement under section 212(e) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
(d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply only if
the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the
application for adjustment of status is filed with appro-
priate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(e) REDUCTION
OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Rodney Allan Green and Wendy Sharon Green,
the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to
reduce by 2, 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 aliens’ 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
aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
(f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT-
MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents,
brothers, and sisters of Rodney Allan Green and Wendy
Sharon Green shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be
accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act.
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(5) The Federal Government has an interest in
ensuring that the employees of its departments and
agencies with national security responsibilities are
prepared to meet the challenges of this changing
international environment.
(6) The Federal Government also has an inter-
est in taking actions to alleviate the problem of
American undergraduate and graduate students
being inadequately prepared to meet the challenges
posed by increasing global interaction among na-
tions.
(7) American colleges and universities must
place a new emphasis on improving the teaching of
foreign languages, area studies, and other inter-
national fields, particularly of those far-flung regions
and newly independent countries that have pre-
viously not been the focus of study in American in-
stitutions of higher learning, to help meet those
challenges.
(8) By virtue of their intimate understanding of
foreign languages, cultures, and locations, members
of minority groups have the potential to offer the
Federal Government their insights into political, eco-
nomic, and social developments abroad, and the Fed-
eral Government should take whatever steps are nec-
I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4867
To prohibit the exportation of natural gas from the United States to Mexico
for use in electric energy generation units near the United States border
that do not comply with air quality control requirements that provide
air quality protection that is at least equivalent to the protection provided
by requirements applicable in the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 2002
Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To prohibit the exportation of natural gas from the United
States to Mexico for use in electric energy generation
units near the United States border that do not comply
with air quality control requirements that provide air
quality protection that is at least equivalent to the pro-
tection provided by requirements applicable in 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southern Border Air
Quality Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTATION OF CERTAIN NAT-
URAL GAS TO MEXICO.
(a) PROHIBITION.—No person may export natural
gas to Mexico for the purpose of electric energy generation
by any electric energy generation unit that—
(1) has a generation capacity greater than 50
megawatts;
(2) is located within 50 miles of the United
States;
(3) is first placed into operation, or is modified
to have the capability to use natural gas, after De-
cember 31, 2001; and
(4) does not comply with air quality control re-
quirements that the Secretary of Commerce, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, determines provide air
quality protection that is at least equivalent to the
protection provided by the air pollution emission rate
requirements applicable in the air quality control re-
gion in the United States that is closest to that unit.
(b) AUTHORITY.—To carry out this Act, the Presi-
dent shall exercise the authority under the Export Admin-
istration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et. seq.) (as
continued in effect under the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.) and Exec-
utive Order No. 12924 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note)).
(c) PENALTIES.—Penalties provided under section 11
of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2410) shall apply to violations of this Act to the same
extent as those penalties apply to violations under that
Act.
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I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4868
To make the diversity of the American people a resource to promote national
security.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 2002
Mr. CROWLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To make the diversity of the American people a resource
to promote national 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, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Minority National Security Scholarship Act of 2002’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The security of the United States will con-
tinue to depend on the ability of the United States
to understand, shape, and react to political, eco-
nomic, and social developments around the world.
(2) Ethno-national conflicts continue to rage
around the world, and such conflicts are often ac-
companied by the proliferation of weapons, human
rights violations, economic and commercial decline,
trafficking in women and children, the drafting of
children into military service, and threats to Amer-
ican citizens and business interests.
(3) International terrorist organizations like al-
Qaeda have established footholds in a number of
countries, including both allies and adversaries of
the United States, and attempt to use such footholds
as bases from which to launch terrorist attacks on
the United States and American interests abroad.
(4) The future national security and economic
well-being of the United States will depend substan-
tially on the ability of its citizens to understand, in-
fluence, and respond to ethno-national conflicts and
the social and political factors that cause others to
support international terrorist groups. American eco-
nomic interests will also depend on the ability of
U.S. citizens to communicate and compete by know-
ing the languages and cultures of other countries.
sented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for
her valorous service, and
(3) has not received employment assistance or
health, social security, or pension benefits, despite
assurances that she would receive such benefits upon
her retirement,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of funds not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,000,000 to Barbara
Makuch of East Amherst, New York, in compensation for
the lifetime aggregate value of benefits earned but not re-
ceived by Barbara Makuch.
SEC. 2. SATISFACTION OF CLAIM.
The sum paid under section 1 shall be in full satisfac-
tion of any claims that Barbara Makuch may have against
the United States arising out of her service for the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY FEES.
Not more than 10 percent of the sum paid under sec-
tion 1 shall be paid to or received by any agent or attorney
for services rendered in connection with the recovery of
such sum. Any person who violates this section shall be
fined under title 18, United States Code.
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VIII
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 486
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 22, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
For the relief of Barbara Makuch.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT.
In consideration of the fact that Barbara Makuch—
H. R. 486
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
For the relief of Barbara Makuch.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT.
In consideration of the fact that Barbara Makuch—
(1) served 22 years as a foreign counterintelligence agent
and dedicated her life to assist the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion in its efforts at the height of the Cold War to combat
communism, 
the 
Komitet 
Gosudarstvennoy 
Bezopasnosti
(KGB), and the Soviet Union,
(2) was presented the Louis E. Peters Memorial Service
Award, the highest civilian award presented by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, for her valorous service, and
(3) has not received employment assistance or health, social
security, or pension benefits, despite assurances that she would
receive such benefits upon her retirement,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of funds not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of $1,000,000 to Barbara Makuch of East
Amherst, New York, in compensation for the lifetime aggregate
value of benefits earned but not received by Barbara Makuch.
SEC. 2. SATISFACTION OF CLAIM.
The sum paid under section 1 shall be in full satisfaction
of any claims that Barbara Makuch may have against the United
States arising out of her service for the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY FEES.
Not more than 10 percent of the sum paid under section 1
shall be paid to or received by any agent or attorney for services
rendered in connection with the recovery of such sum. Any person
H. R. 486—2
who violates this section shall be fined under title 18, United
States Code.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
dress or the primary business street address of the
customer.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 486
AN ACT
For the relief of Barbara Makuch.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 486
AN ACT
For the relief of Barbara Makuch.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT.
In consideration of the fact that Barbara Makuch—
(1) served 22 years as a foreign counterintel-
ligence agent and dedicated her life to assist the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in its efforts at the
height of the Cold War to combat communism, the
Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB), and
the Soviet Union,
(2) was presented the Louis E. Peters Memo-
rial Service Award, the highest civilian award pre-
sented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for
her valorous service, and
(3) has not received employment assistance or
health, social security, or pension benefits, despite
assurances that she would receive such benefits upon
her retirement,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of funds not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,000,000 to Barbara
Makuch of East Amherst, New York, in compensation for
the lifetime aggregate value of benefits earned but not re-
ceived by Barbara Makuch.
SEC. 2. SATISFACTION OF CLAIM.
The sum paid under section 1 shall be in full satisfac-
tion of any claims that Barbara Makuch may have against
the United States arising out of her service for the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY FEES.
Not more than 10 percent of the sum paid under sec-
tion 1 shall be paid to or received by any agent or attorney
for services rendered in connection with the recovery of
such sum. Any person who violates this section shall be
fined under title 18, United States Code.
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 486
For the relief of Barbara Makuch.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Barbara Makuch.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT.
In consideration of the fact that Barbara Makuch—
(1) served 22 years as a foreign counterintel-
ligence agent and dedicated her life to assist the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in its efforts at the
height of the Cold War to combat communism, the
Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB), and
the Soviet Union,
(2) was presented the Louis E. Peters Memo-
rial Service Award, the highest civilian award pre-