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‘‘SEC. 922. PRIVILEGE FOR PATIENT SAFETY WORK PROD-
UCT.
‘‘(a) PRIVILEGE.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and subject to subsection (c), patient safety
work product shall not be—
‘‘(1) subject to a civil or administrative sub-
poena or order;
‘‘(2) subject to discovery in connection with a
civil or administrative proceeding;
‘‘(3) subject to disclosure pursuant to section
552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known
as the Freedom of Information Act), or any other
similar Federal or State law;
‘‘(4) required to be admitted as evidence or oth-
erwise disclosed in any State or Federal civil or ad-
ministrative proceeding; or
‘‘(5) if the patient safety work product is identi-
fiable information and is received by a national ac-
creditation organization in its capacity as a patient
safety organization—
‘‘(A) used by a national accreditation orga-
nization in an accreditation action against the
provider that reported the information;
‘‘(B) shared by such organization with its
survey team; or
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5470
To establish the HARS-specific PCB effects level, expressed in a certain
Memorandum of Agreement issued by the Environmental Protection
Agency and the Corps of Engineers, as a final criterion.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Mr. SAXTON, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ROTH-
MAN, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, and Mr. HOLT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture
A BILL
To establish the HARS-specific PCB effects level, expressed
in a certain Memorandum of Agreement issued by the
Environmental Protection Agency and the Corps of Engi-
neers, as a final criterion.
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 ‘‘Clean Ocean Preserva-
tion Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECT OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The joint Memorandum of Agree-
ment signed in September of 2000 by the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers es-
tablished an effects level of 113 parts per billion, of poly-
chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) detected in the tissue of
worms tested in sediments to be used as remediation mate-
rial at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS) off the
coast of New Jersey. (This HARS-specific effects level for
PCBs is hereby established as final criterion for making
decisions regarding placement of sediments as remediation
material at the HARS. The arithmetic mean concentra-
tion, without use of statistical confidence intervals, re-
ported for the analyses of the worm tissue replicates ex-
posed to the tested sediments shall not exceed the cri-
terion.
(b) MINIMUM LEVEL.—The Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency, using the rulemaking au-
thority provided pursuant to the Marine Protection, Re-
search, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, may only promulgate
a rule, with regard to sediments to be used as remediation
material at the Historic Area Remediation Site off the
coast of New Jersey, that is equal or more protective of
human health and the environment than the 113 PCB cri-
terion.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection of Family 
Farmers Act of 2002’’. 
SEC. 2. 6-MONTH EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR WHICH CHAP-
TER 12 OF TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES 
CODE IS REENACTED. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 149 of title I of division 
C of Public Law 105–277 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2003’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2003’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2002’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘June 1, 2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2003’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2003. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 1, 
2002. 
Attest: 
Clerk. 
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(c) APPLICATION.—The criterion established in sub-
section (a) shall be effective as of the date of enactment
of this Act.
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I 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5471
To extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance 
pools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. LI-
PINSKI, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. DEUTSCH, 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 
SANDLIN, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk 
health insurance pools.
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 ‘‘State High Risk Pool 
Funding Extension Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR OPERATION OF 
STATE 
HIGH 
RISK 
HEALTH 
INSURANCE 
POOLS. 
Section 2745(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, 
as inserted by section 201 of the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub-
lic Law 107–210), is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
2009’’.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5472 
AN ACT 
To extend for 6 months the period for which chap-
ter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is 
reenacted. 
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5472 
AN ACT 
To extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 
of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. 
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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H. R. 5472
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
To extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United
States Code is reenacted.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection of Family Farmers
Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR WHICH CHAPTER 12
OF 
TITLE 
OF 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
CODE 
IS
REENACTED.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 149 of title I of division C of Public
Law 105–277 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2003’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2003’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘December
31, 2002’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘June 1, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘January
1, 2003’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall take effect on January 1, 2003.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5472
To extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of 
the United States Code is reenacted. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 
of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
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 ‘‘Protection of Family 
Farmers Act of 2002’’. 
SEC. 2. 6-MONTH EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR WHICH CHAP-
TER 12 OF TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES 
CODE IS REENACTED. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 149 of title I of division 
C of Public Law 105–277 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2003’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2003’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2002’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘June 1, 2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2003’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2003.
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II 
Calendar No. 628
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5472
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 
of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 5472 PCS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection of Family 
Farmers Act of 2002’’. 
SEC. 2. 6-MONTH EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR WHICH CHAP-
TER 12 OF TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES 
CODE IS REENACTED. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 149 of title I of division 
C of Public Law 105–277 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2003’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2003’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2002’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘June 1, 2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2003’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2003.
Passed the House of Representatives October 1, 
2002. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Calendar No. 628
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5472
AN ACT 
To extend for 6 months the period for which chap-
ter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is 
reenacted. 
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
‘‘(1) this title for purposes of enforcement ac-
tions required under section 505; and
‘‘(2) the requirements of section 623(a)(2) of
the Fair Credit Reporting Act to correct and update
information concerning the consumer in a consumer
report at a consumer reporting agency.’’.
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR VICTIMS OF IDEN-
TITY THEFT.
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-
cluding the funding by the Organization of programs and 
projects consistent with the purposes of the Organization.
Æ
SEC. 203. ROLLOVER OF PROPERTY HELD FOR PRODUC-
TIVE USE OR INVESTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1031 (relating to ex-
change of property held for productive use or investment) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1031. ROLLOVER OF PROPERTY HELD FOR PRODUC-
TIVE USE OR INVESTMENT. 
‘‘(a) NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN.—In the case of the 
sale of section 1031 property with respect to which the 
taxpayer elects the application of this section, gain from 
such sale shall be recognized only to the extent that the 
amount realized on such sale exceeds—
‘‘(1) the cost of replacement section 1031 prop-
erty purchased during the rollover period, reduced 
by 
‘‘(2) any portion of such cost previously taken 
into account under this section. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) SECTION 1031 PROPERTY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘section 
1031 property’ means any property held for 
productive use in a trade or business or for in-
vestment. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘section 
1031 property’ shall not include the following:
ment of the liability of the defendant to that individual
under this title.’’.
Æ
I 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5477
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits 
for veterans in certain cases of loss of paired organs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. OWENS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. FROST, Ms. WOOL-
SEY, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. EVANS, Mr. REYES, 
Ms. LEE, and Mr. MCINTYRE) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve com-
pensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of loss 
of paired organs.
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 ‘‘Dr. James Allen Dis-
abled Veterans Equity Act’’.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR VETERANS IN CER-
TAIN CASES OF LOSS OF PAIRED ORGANS. 
Section 1160(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘blindness’’ 
the second place it appears and inserting ‘‘impair-
ment of vision’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘total deaf-
ness’’ the second place it appears and inserting 
‘‘hearing impairment’’.
Æ
ing ‘‘section 9811’’ and inserting ‘‘sections
9811 and 9813’’.
(b) INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE.—(1) Part B
of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is amend-
ed by inserting after section 2752 the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘SEC. 2753. REQUIREMENT FOR COVERAGE OF HAIR PROS-
THESES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SCALP HAIR
LOSS AS A RESULT OF ALOPECIA AREATA.
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The provisions of section
2707(a) shall apply to health insurance coverage offered
by a health insurance issuer in the individual market in
the same manner as they apply to health insurance cov-
erage offered by a health insurance issuer in connection
with a group health plan in the small or large group mar-
ket.
‘‘(b) NOTICE.—A health insurance issuer under this
part shall comply with the notice requirement under sec-
tion 714(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 with respect to the requirements referred to
in subsection (a) as if such section applied to such issuer
and such issuer were a group health plan.’’.
(2) Section 2762(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
300gg–62(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 2751’’
and inserting ‘‘sections 2751 and 2753’’.
mapping, modeling, and monitoring for the High 
Plains Aquifer. 
(d) STATE PROGRAM COMPONENT.—
(1) PRIORITIES.—The program shall include a 
State component which shall have as its priorities 
hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, 
and monitoring activities in areas of the High Plains 
Aquifer that will assist in addressing issues relating 
to groundwater depletion and resource assessment of 
the Aquifer. Priorities under the State component 
shall be based upon the recommendations of State 
panels representing a broad range of users of 
hydrogeologic data and information, which shall be 
appointed by the Governor of the State or the Gov-
ernor’s designee. 
(2) AWARDS.—Twenty percent of the Federal 
funds available under the State component shall be 
equally divided among the State geological surveys 
of the High Plains Aquifer States to carry out the 
purposes of the program provided under this Act. 
The remaining funds under the State component 
shall be competitively awarded to State or local 
agencies or entities in the High Plains Aquifer 
States, including State geological surveys, State 
water management agencies, institutions of higher
be included in determining the amount of such non-
Federal contributions.
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 2003 through 2011.
(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
appropriated
under paragraph (1) remain available for obligation
through fiscal year 2011.
SEC. 7. REQUIRED USE OF PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
TECHNOLOGY.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 502, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(u) If it is a drug or biological product, unless it
includes a unique product identifier for the drug or bio-
logical product as required by regulations under section
510(o).’’; and
(2) in section 510, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(o)(1) The Secretary shall issue, and may periodi-
cally revise, regulations requiring the manufacturer of any
drug or biological product that is subject to regulation by
the Food and Drug Administration, or the packager or
labeler of a drug or biological product that is subject to
regulation by the Food and Drug Administration, to in-
clude a unique product identifier on the packaging of the
drug or biological product.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘unique product identifier’ means an identification that—
‘‘(A) is affixed by the manufacturer, labeler, or
packager to each drug or biological product de-
scribed in paragraph (1) at each packaging level;
‘‘(B) uniquely identifies the item and meets the
standards required by this section; and
‘‘(C) can be read by a scanning device or other
technology acceptable to the Secretary.
‘‘(3) A unique product identifier required by regula-
tions issued or revised under paragraph (1) shall be based
on—
‘‘(A) the National Drug Code maintained by
the Food and Drug Administration;
‘‘(B) commercially accepted standards estab-
lished by organizations that are accredited by the
American National Standards Institute, such as the
Health Industry Business Communication Council or
the Uniform Code Council; or
‘‘(C) other identification formats that the Sec-
retary deems appropriate.
‘‘(4) The Secretary may, at the Secretary’s discre-
tion, waive the requirements of this section, or add addi-
tional provisions that are necessary to safeguard the pub-
lic health.’’.
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I 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5479
To provide for the development of new firefighting technology, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
Mr. CAMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science 
A BILL 
To provide for the development of new firefighting 
technology, 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 ‘‘Firefighting Research 
and Coordination Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NEW FIREFIGHTING TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 of the Federal Fire Pre-
vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2207) is 
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to, or as part 
of, the program conducted under subsection (a), the 
Administrator, in consultation with the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology, the Inter-
Agency Board for Equipment Standardization and 
Inter-Operability, 
national 
voluntary 
consensus 
standards development organizations, and other in-
terested parties, shall—
‘‘(A) develop new, and utilize existing, 
measurement techniques and testing methodolo-
gies for evaluating new firefighting tech-
nologies, including—
‘‘(i) personal protection equipment; 
‘‘(ii) devices for advance warning of 
extreme hazard; 
‘‘(iii) equipment for enhanced vision; 
‘‘(iv) devices to locate victims, fire-
fighters, and other rescue personnel in 
above-ground and below-ground structures;
‘‘(v) equipment and methods to pro-
vide information for incident command, in-
cluding the monitoring and reporting of in-
dividual personnel welfare; 
‘‘(vi) equipment and methods for 
training, especially for virtual reality train-
ing; and 
‘‘(vii) robotics and other remote-con-
trolled devices; 
‘‘(B) evaluate the compatibility of new 
equipment and technology with existing fire-
fighting technology; and 
‘‘(C) support the development of new vol-
untary consensus standards through national 
voluntary consensus standards organizations for 
new firefighting technologies based on tech-
niques and methodologies described in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) NEW
EQUIPMENT
MUST
MEET
STAND-
ARDS.—For equipment for which applicable vol-
untary consensus standards have been established, 
the Administrator shall, by regulation, require that 
equipment or systems purchased through the assist-
ance program established by section 33 meet or ex-
ceed applicable voluntary consensus standards.’’.
failure, heart disease and stroke, nerve damage, and
limb amputation.
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘minority populations’ means racial and ethnic mi-
nority groups within the meaning of section 1707.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of car-
rying out subsections (a) and (c), there are author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent fis-
cal year.
‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.—For
the purpose of carrying out subsection (b), there are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent
fiscal year.’’.
TITLE III—EDUCATION
SEC. 301. EDUCATION.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act,
as amended by section 201 of this Act, is amended by in-
serting after section 399P the following section:
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 547
To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require
that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health
plans provide coverage for hair prostheses for individuals with scalp
hair loss as a result of alopecia areata.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Ms. RIVERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and indi-
vidual health insurance coverage and group health plans
provide coverage for hair prostheses for individuals with
scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,