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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3678
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the exemption
from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of
that Act for certain construction engineering and design professionals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 2002
Mr. GRAHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify
the exemption from the minimum wage and overtime
compensation requirements of that Act for certain con-
struction engineering and design professionals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (17) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(18) any employee providing professional con-
sulting services recognized by a 4-year degree or
greater, professional licensure, professional certifi-
cation, or at least 8 years of similar work experi-
ence, if—
‘‘(A) the employee’s duties include—
‘‘(i) interpretation and adherence to
design documents and applicable construc-
tion codes;
‘‘(ii) supervision during a project;
‘‘(iii) interpretation of contract re-
quirements through analysis of specifica-
tions and drawings;
‘‘(iv) the application of a variety of
testing and inspection techniques;
‘‘(v) implementation of research meth-
ods;
‘‘(vi) supervision of the inspection of
materials and workmanship; or
‘‘(vii) the interpretation of engineering
principles and national, State, and local
construction code requirements or of estab-
lished codes (such as the Uniform Building
Code) set by nationally recognized stand-
ard-setting organizations (such as the
International Conference of Building Offi-
cials); and
‘‘(B) the employee’s services relate to the
preliminary or conceptual design and develop-
ment, 
design, 
bidding, 
construction, 
and
postconstruction evaluation phases of engineer-
ing, architecture, landscape architecture, land
and hydrographic surveying, land use planning,
natural, environmental, and earth sciences, and
construction technology.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3679
To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday
Night Specials.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 2002
Mr. GUTIERREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also
known as Saturday Night Specials.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST POSSESSION OR TRANS-
FER OF JUNK GUNS, ALSO KNOWN AS SATUR-
DAY NIGHT SPECIALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(z)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess
or transfer a junk gun which has been shipped or trans-
ported in interstate or foreign commerce.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the continuous
and otherwise lawful possession of a junk gun by a person
during any period that began before the effective date of
this subsection.’’.
(b) JUNK GUN DEFINED.—Section 921(a) of such
title is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(35)(A) The term ‘junk gun’ means—
‘‘(i) a handgun that is not a sporting handgun;
and
‘‘(ii) any combination of parts from which a
handgun described in clause (i) can be assembled.
‘‘(B) The term ‘sporting handgun’ means a handgun
which the Secretary has determined, using the criteria ap-
plied in making determinations under section 925(d)(3),
to be of a type generally recognized as particularly suitable
for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.’’.
(c) PENALTY.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is
amended by inserting ‘‘or (z)’’ before ‘‘of’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 367
To promote the health and safety of children by requiring the posting of
Consumer Product Safety Commission child care center safety standards
in child care centers and by requiring that the Secretary of Health
and Human Services report to Congress with recommendations to pro-
mote compliance with such standards.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 2001
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To promote the health and safety of children by requiring
the posting of Consumer Product Safety Commission
child care center safety standards in child care centers
and by requiring that the Secretary of Health and
Human Services report to Congress with recommenda-
tions to promote compliance with such standards.
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 ‘‘Child Care Safety Act
of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A study conducted by the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Commission in October and November of
1998, found that 2⁄3 of the child care settings stud-
ied exhibited at least 1 of the Commission’s targeted
safety hazards.
(2) The Consumer Product Safety Commission
is aware of at least 56 children who have died in
child care settings since 1990.
(3) In 1997, approximately 31,000 children,
ages 4 years and younger, were treated in hospital
emergency rooms after being injured in child care or
school settings.
SEC. 3. POSTING OF CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COM-
MISSION STANDARDS REQUIRED.
Section 658S of the Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858q) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FUNDS AS INCOME.—
Notwithstanding’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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of enactment of this Act, or after September 30,
2008.
‘‘(2) MEDICARE
REFORM.—If legislation that
includes comprehensive medicare coverage for out-
patient prescription drugs for all beneficiaries is en-
acted during the period that begins on the date of
enactment of this Act and ends on September 30,
2008, this title shall be repealed upon the effective
date of such legislation, and no program sponsor
shall be entitled to receive payments for any out-
patient prescription drug assistance provided on or
after such date.
‘‘SEC. 2202. BENEFICIARY ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order for a State to re-
ceive payments under section 2207 with respect to
an outpatient prescription drug assistance program,
the program must provide, subject to the availability
of funds, outpatient prescription drug assistance to
each individual who—
‘‘(A) is a resident of the State (as defined
in section 2212(a)(10);
‘‘(B) is a low-income medicare beneficiary
(as defined in section 2212(a)(4); and
‘‘(C) applies for such assistance.
‘‘(b) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
STANDARDS.—
‘‘(1) 
SECRETARY
REQUIRED
TO
PROVIDE
STANDARDS.—As soon as practicable after the date
of the enactment of the Child Care Center Safety
Act of 2001, and with each distribution of funds
under this Act, the Secretary shall provide a copy of
the Consumer Product Safety Commission child care
center safety standards to each eligible child care
provider receiving funds under this Act.
‘‘(2) STANDARDS REQUIRED TO BE POSTED.—
An eligible child care provider receiving funds under
this Act shall post a copy of the standards provided
under paragraph (1) in the child care facility in a
location where the standards can be easily read by
employees, parents, and other interested parties.
‘‘(3) FORMAT OF STANDARDS.—The Secretary,
in consultation with the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, shall develop a format for the stand-
ards required to be provided under paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 4. REPORT.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall report to Congress with recommendations
for incentives, penalties, or other methods for encouraging
eligible child care providers receiving funds under the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990,
to comply with Consumer Product Safety Commission
child care center safety standards.
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percent of the poverty line residing in the State
for the fiscal year; to
‘‘(B) the total number of such beneficiaries
residing in all such States.
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF NUMBER OF MEDI-
CARE BENEFICIARIES WITH INCOME THAT DOES NOT
EXCEED 200 PERCENT OF POVERTY.—For purposes
of paragraph (1), a determination of the number of
medicare beneficiaries with family income that does
not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line residing
in a State for the fiscal year shall be made on the
basis of the arithmetic average of the number of
such medicare beneficiaries, as reported and defined
in the five most recent March supplements to the
Current Population Survey of the Bureau of the
Census.
‘‘(3) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.—In no case shall
the amount of the allotment under this subsection
for one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia
for a fiscal year be less than an amount equal to 0.5
percent of the amount provided for all allotments
under subsection (a) for that fiscal year (reduced by
the amount of allotments made under subsection (c)
for the fiscal year). To the extent that the applica-
tion of the previous sentence results in an increase
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3681
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
make volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol eligible for Public Safety
Officer death benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 2002
Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. WALDEN of Oregon) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to make volunteer members of the Civil
Air Patrol eligible for Public Safety Officer death bene-
fits.
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 ‘‘Civil Air Patrol Home-
land Security Benefits Act’’.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CIVIL AIR PATROL FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY OFFICER DEATH BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1204(7) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796b(7)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph
(B);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) a volunteer civilian member of the
Civil Air Patrol who is engaged in—
‘‘(i) active service, rendered in per-
formance or support of operational mis-
sions of the Civil Air Patrol under the di-
rection of the Department of the Air
Force, if such service has, and is per-
formed consistent with, written authoriza-
tion from competent authority that speci-
fies a finite assignment and a finite period
of time for such assignment; or
‘‘(ii) travel to or from such service.’’.
(b) CONSULTATION.—Section 1205 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 3796c) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(d) In making determinations under section 1201
with respect to the eligibility of a volunteer civilian mem-
ber of the Civil Air Patrol, the Bureau may consult with
the Secretary of the Air Force and, if so, the Secretary
of the Air Force shall provide to the Bureau such assist-
ance and information as the Bureau considers necessary.’’.
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in the allotment to a State or the District of Colum-
bia above the amount otherwise provided, the allot-
ments for the other States and District of Columbia
under this subsection shall be reduced in a pro rata
manner (but not below the minimum allotment de-
scribed in such preceding sentence), so that the total
of such allotments in a fiscal year does not exceed
the amount otherwise provided for allotments under
subsection (a) for that fiscal year (as so reduced).
‘‘(c) ALLOTMENTS TO TERRITORIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount avail-
able for allotment under subsection (a) for a fiscal
year, the Secretary shall allot 0.25 percent among
each of the commonwealths and territories described
in paragraph (3) in the same proportion as the per-
centage specified in paragraph (2) for such common-
wealth or territory bears to the sum of such percent-
ages for all such commonwealths or territories so de-
scribed.
‘‘(2) PERCENTAGE.—The percentage specified
in this paragraph for—
‘‘(A) Puerto Rico is 91.6 percent;
‘‘(B) Guam is 3.5 percent;
‘‘(C) the United States Virgin Islands is
2.6 percent;
‘‘(e) CREDIT PERIOD.—For purposes of this section,
rules similar to the rules of section 42(f) shall apply in
determining the credit period with respect to any qualified
ex-offender residential building.
‘‘(f) 
QUALIFIED
EX-OFFENDER
RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘quali-
fied ex-offender residential building’ means any building
which, at all times during the compliance period, meets
the following requirements:
‘‘(1) SINGLE OCCUPANCY EX-OFFENDER RESI-
DENTIAL
UNITS.—Each residential unit in such
building may be made available for occupancy to not
more than 1 individual. Such individual must be an
ex-offender who—
‘‘(A) meets the residency requirements
under subsection (g);
‘‘(B) has failed to meet such requirements
for fewer than 14 days; or
‘‘(C) is in the process of being evicted from
such building for failing to meet such require-
ments.
‘‘A building shall not be determined to fail to satisfy
the requirements of this paragraph solely because
some or all of the residential units in such building
are single room occupancy (as defined in section
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‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL
COVERED.—An indi-
vidual described in this paragraph is an
individual—
‘‘(i) who, upon becoming eligible for
outpatient prescription drug assistance
under title XXII, terminated a medicare
supplemental insurance policy that pro-
vided prescription drug coverage; and
‘‘(ii) who loses eligibility for out-
patient prescription drug assistance under
title XXII.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3687
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude unemployment
compensation from gross income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 2002
Mr. GEKAS 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 exclude
unemployment compensation from gross income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 85 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to inclusion of unemployment
compensation in gross income) is hereby repealed.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code
is amended by striking the item relating to section 85.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3689
To repeal the per-State limitation applicable to grants made by the National
Endowment for the Arts from funds made available for fiscal year 2002.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 2002
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To repeal the per-State limitation applicable to grants made
by the National Endowment for the Arts from funds
made available for fiscal year 2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEALER.
Section 316(d) of Public Law 107–63 is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2), and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3690
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that individuals who
are eligible to join the Armed Forces of the United States are also
eligible to be security screening personnel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 2002
Mr. OWENS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that
individuals who are eligible to join the Armed Forces
of the United States are also eligible to be security
screening personnel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 44935(e)(2)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(ii) to be eligible to be a security
screener if the individual is eligible to join
the Armed Forces of the United States;’’.
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SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by section 1
shall take effect on October 1, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3691
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old Spanish
Trail as a National Historic Trail.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 2002
Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the
Old Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail.
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 ‘‘Old Spanish National
Historic Trail Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the Old Spanish Trail served as a major
trade route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Los An-
geles, California, between 1829 and 1848;
(2) the Old Spanish Trail begins in northern
New Mexico and runs in a westerly or northwesterly
direction through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Ne-
vada before ending in southern California;
(3) Native Americans, immigrants, sheep ranch-
ers, weavers, military groups, explorers, and trap-
pers used the Old Spanish Trail during the develop-
ment of the West;
(4) the travelers promoted cultural interaction
among Europeans, Spaniards, Mexicans, Native
Americans, and other people of the United States;
(5) much of the historic character of the Old
Spanish Trail is related to—
(A) the route of the trail through the nat-
ural environment; and
(B) the existence of landscapes relatively
unchanged since the trail period;
(6) currently, many sections of the Old Spanish
Trail appear as the routes appeared to traders and
other travelers in the 19th century; and
(7) the Old Spanish Trail is a symbol of the
cultural interaction between ethnic groups, nations,
and the commercial exchange that made possible the
development and growth of the United States.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (21)
as paragraph (22); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(23) OLD SPANISH NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Old Spanish National
Historic Trail, beginning in Santa Fe, New Mexico,
and ending in Los Angeles, California.
‘‘(B) MAP.—A map generally depicting the trail
shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the office of the Director of the National Park Serv-
ice.
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the National Park Service
(referred to in this paragraph as the ‘Secretary’).
‘‘(D) LAND ACQUISITION.—The United States
shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest
in land outside the exterior boundary of any feder-
ally managed area without the consent of the owner
of the land or interest in land.
‘‘(E) VOLUNTEER
GROUPS; CONSULTATION.—
The Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) encourage volunteer trail groups to
participate in the development and maintenance
of the trail; and
‘‘(ii) consult with other Federal, State,
local, and tribal agencies in the administration
of the trail.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3692
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that individual account plans
protect workers by limiting the amount of employer stock each worker
may hold and encouraging diversification of investment of plan assets,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 2002
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
ensure that individual account plans protect workers by
limiting the amount of employer stock each worker may
hold and encouraging diversification of investment of
plan assets, 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 ‘‘Pension Protection and
Diversification Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. 20-PERCENT LIMITATION ON EMPLOYER STOCK
AND REAL PROPERTY HELD BY PARTICIPANT
IN CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 407 of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1107)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE
TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT PLANS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An applicable individual ac-
count plan shall not be treated as an eligible indi-
vidual account plan (as defined in subsection (d)(3))
unless the plan meets—
‘‘(A) the acquisition and holding require-
ments of paragraph (2), and
‘‘(B) the divestment requirement of para-
graph (3).
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION
AND
HOLDING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A plan meets the requirements of this
paragraph only if—
‘‘(A) the plan may not acquire qualifying
employer securities or qualifying employer real
property to the extent that, immediately after
the acquisition, the fair market value of all
study regarding the improvement of pier safety standards
in navigable waters.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the
study under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary
shall submit a report regarding necessary improvements
to standards for pier safety in navigable waters to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress.
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