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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 619
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of constructing a highway in California connecting State 
Route 130 in Santa Clara County with Interstate Route 5 in San 
Joaquin County, and to determine the feasibility of constructing a fixed 
guideway system along the right-of-way of the highway. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
Mr. POMBO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study 
to determine the feasibility of constructing a highway 
in California connecting State Route 130 in Santa Clara 
County with Interstate Route 5 in San Joaquin County, 
and to determine the feasibility of constructing a fixed 
guideway system along the right-of-way of the highway.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 
HIGHWAY AND FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEM IN 
SANTA CLARA AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) More than half of the road miles on the 
Interstate System are congested during peak travel 
hours. 
(2) Over the next 20 years, the United States 
population is projected to increase by 60,000,000 
people and highway travel by more than 40 percent. 
(3) Highway capacity must be increased to pro-
mote safer travel conditions. 
(4) Forty-two percent of the Nation’s major 
urban roads carry a high volume of traffic, which is 
often more than they were designed to handle. 
(5) Traffic congestion creates dangers for mo-
torists, slows the movement of goods, and hinders 
economic competitiveness. 
(6) Idling vehicles increase air pollution, while 
wasted time and fuel cost the United States econ-
omy more than $70,000,000,000 a year. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct a study to determine the feasi-
bility of constructing—
(A) a highway in California connecting 
State Route 130 in Santa Clara County with 
Interstate Route 5 in San Joaquin County; and 
(B) a fixed guideway system along the 
right-of-way of the highway. 
(2) ASSUMPTIONS.—In conducting the study, 
the Secretary shall use the following assumptions: 
(A) The highway will be open only to pas-
senger vehicles. 
(B) The highway will have a total of 6 
lanes, including 3 lanes in each direction. 
(C) A fixed guideway system will be con-
structed along the right-of-way of the highway. 
(D) The highway and fixed guideway sys-
tem will be constructed using innovative financ-
ing. 
(E) The highway and fixed guideway sys-
tem will be constructed using performance-
based contracting. 
(F) The highway and fixed guideway sys-
tem will be constructed using procedures that 
allow streamlined compliance with environ-
mental requirements, without undermining the 
purpose of the requirements.
(G) The highway may contain high occu-
pancy vehicle lanes, energy-efficient vehicle 
lanes, and high occupancy toll lanes.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 61
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the percentage 
of completion method of accounting shall be required to be used with 
respect to contracts for the manufacture of property if no payments 
are required to be made before the completion of the manufacture of 
such property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. EHLERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
that the percentage of completion method of accounting 
shall be required to be used with respect to contracts 
for the manufacture of property if no payments are 
required to be made before the completion of the manu-
facture of such property.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCEPTION FROM PERCENTAGE OF COMPLE-
TION 
METHOD 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
MANUFAC-
TURING CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 460(f) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special 
rule for manufacturing contracts) is amended by striking 
‘‘unless’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘unless—
‘‘(A) such contract involves the manufac-
ture of—
‘‘(i) any unique item of a type which 
is not normally included in the finished 
goods inventory of the taxpayer, or 
‘‘(ii) any item which normally requires 
more than 12 calendar months to complete 
(without regard to the period of the con-
tract), and 
‘‘(B) any payment for the manufacture of 
such item is required to be made before the 
manufacture of such item is completed.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to contracts entered into after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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progress being made at the county level or ap-
propriate other unit of local government. 
(C) REPORTS
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall 
compile the reports submitted under subpara-
graph (A) and shall submit such compilations 
to Congress as part of any annual report to 
Congress on the TANF program. 
(5) PUBLIC ACCESS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—All materials collected 
by or provided to the advisory panel and all re-
ports submitted by the advisory panel to the 
State or the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall be publicly available. 
(B) OPPORTUNITY
FOR
PUBLIC
COM-
MENT.—The advisory panel shall create oppor-
tunities to secure public comments on a draft of 
each report to be submitted to the State or the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and 
shall submit a summary of such comments with 
the final draft of the report. 
(6) FUNDING.—Out of funds made available to 
carry out this subsection, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall pay each State that es-
tablishes an advisory panel in accordance with this
Not more than six members appointed under this sub-
section may be of the same political party. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—Members of the 
Task Force shall be appointed by not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) TERMS OF APPOINTMENT.—The term of any ap-
pointment under subsection (a) shall be for the life of the 
Task Force. 
(d) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill a va-
cancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which 
the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap-
pointed only for the remainder of that term. A vacancy 
in the Task Force shall be filled in the manner in which 
the original appointment was made. 
(e) WAIVER OF LIMITATION ON EXECUTIVE SCHED-
ULE POSITIONS.—Appointments may be made under this 
section without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(f) CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP.—If a member 
was appointed to the Task Force as a Member of Congress 
and the member ceases to be a Member of Congress, or 
was appointed to the Task Force while the member was 
not an officer or employee of any government and later 
becomes an officer or employee of a government, that 
member may continue as a member.
the purposes of this section, of a court of the United 
States having jurisdiction over cases under chapter 
11 of title 11, United States Code. Pending an adju-
dication under this section such court shall stay, and 
upon appointment by it of the Secretary as trustee, 
such court shall continue the stay of, any pending 
mortgage foreclosure, equity receivership, or other 
proceeding to reorganize, conserve, or liquidate the 
plan, the sponsor, or property of such plan or spon-
sor, and any other suit against any receiver, conser-
vator, or trustee of the plan, the sponsor, or prop-
erty of the plan or sponsor. Pending such adjudica-
tion and upon the appointment by it of the Sec-
retary as trustee, the court may stay any proceeding 
to enforce a lien against property of the plan or the 
sponsor or any other suit against the plan or the 
sponsor. 
‘‘(2) VENUE.—An action under this section 
may be brought in the judicial district where the 
sponsor or the plan administrator resides or does 
business or where any asset of the plan is situated. 
A district court in which such action is brought may 
issue process with respect to such action in any 
other judicial district.
(g) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Task Force 
shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or benefits by 
reason of their service on the Task Force. 
(h) EXPENSES.—Each member of the Task Force 
shall receive travel expenses and per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(i) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Task Force 
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold 
hearings. 
(j) CHAIRPERSON.—As the first order of business at 
the first meeting of the Task Force, the members of the 
Task Force shall elect a chairperson from among the 
members. 
(k) MEETINGS.—The Task Force shall meet at the 
call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members. 
SEC. 5. STAFF OF TASK FORCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES. 
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Chairperson shall appoint a Di-
rector of the Task Force, without regard to section 
5311(b) of title 5, United States Code. The Director shall 
be paid at the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable 
for GS–15 of the General Schedule. 
(b) STAFF.—With the approval of the Chairperson of 
the Task Force, the Director may appoint and fix the pay 
of not more than eight additional personnel.
(1) The three elementary schools serving the 
children of employees of Yosemite National Park are 
served by the Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary 
School District and the Mariposa Unified School 
District. 
(2) The schools are in remote mountainous 
areas and long distances from other educational and 
administrative facilities of the two local educational 
agencies. 
(3) Because of their remote locations and rel-
atively small number of students, schools serving the 
children of employees of the Park provide fewer 
services in more basic facilities than the educational 
services and facilities provided to students that at-
tend other schools served by the two local edu-
cational agencies. 
(4) Because of the long distances involved and 
adverse weather and road conditions that occur dur-
ing much of the school year, it is impractical for the 
children of employees of the Park who live within or 
near the Park to attend other schools served by the 
two local educational agencies. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental 
funding and other services that are necessary to assist the
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6746 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit 
default investment arrangements in annuities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 
Mr. NORCROSS (for himself and Mr. WALBERG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to permit default investment arrangements in 
annuities, 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 ‘‘Lifetime Income For 
Employees Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFAULT INVESTMENT IN ANNUITY CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(c)(5) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
U.S.C. 1104(c)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 620
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental funding 
and other services that are necessary to assist the State of California 
or local educational agencies in California in providing educational serv-
ices for students attending schools located within the Park. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
Mr. RADANOVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce, 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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supple-
mental funding and other services that are necessary 
to assist the State of California or local educational 
agencies in California in providing educational services 
for students attending schools located within the Park.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The three elementary schools serving the 
children of employees of Yosemite National Park are
served by the Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary 
School District and the Mariposa Unified School 
District. 
(2) The schools are in remote mountainous 
areas and long distances from other educational and 
administrative facilities of the two local educational 
agencies. 
(3) Because of their remote locations and rel-
atively small number of students, schools serving the 
children of employees of the Park provide fewer 
services in more basic facilities than the educational 
services and facilities provided to students that at-
tend other schools served by the two local edu-
cational agencies. 
(4) Because of the long distances involved and 
adverse weather and road conditions that occur dur-
ing much of the school year, it is impractical for the 
children of employees of the Park who live within or 
near the Park to attend other schools served by the 
two local educational agencies. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental 
funding and other services that are necessary to assist the 
State of California or local educational agencies in Cali-
SEC. 3. MONTEZUMA CASTLE LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE.—Upon receipt of a binding 
offer from MCJV to convey title acceptable to the Sec-
retary to the land described in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall convey to MCJV all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Federal land described 
in subsection (c). 
(b) NON-FEDERAL.—The land described in this sub-
section is the following: 
(1) The approximately 157 acres of land adja-
cent to the Montezuma Castle National Monument, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Monte-
zuma Castle Contiguous Lands’’, dated May 2002. 
(2) Certain private land within the Coconino 
National Forest, Arizona, comprising approximately 
108 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Double Cabin Park Lands’’, dated September 
2002. 
(c) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal land described in 
this subsection is the approximately 222 acres in the 
Tonto National Forest, Arizona, and surveyed as Lots 3, 
4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, and Tract 40 in section 32, Town-
ship 11 North, Range 10 East, Gila and Salt River Merid-
ian, Arizona. 
(d) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 
non-Federal and Federal land directed to be exchanged
fornia in providing educational services for students at-
tending schools located within the Park. 
SEC. 2. PAYMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO PROVIDE FUNDS.—For fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007, the Secretary may provide 
funds to the Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School 
District and the Mariposa Unified School District for edu-
cational services to students who are dependents of per-
sons engaged in the administration, operation, and main-
tenance of the Park or students who live at or near the 
Park upon real property of the United States. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON USE
OF FUNDS.—Payments 
made by the Secretary under this section may not be used 
for new construction, construction contracts, or major cap-
ital improvements, and may be used only to pay public 
employees for services otherwise authorized by this Act. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FUNDS.—Payments 
made under this section shall not exceed the lesser of 
$400,000 in any fiscal year or the amount necessary to 
provide students described in subsection (a) with edu-
cational services that are normally provided and generally 
available to students who attend public schools elsewhere 
in the State of California. 
(d) SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.—
(1) AUTHORIZED
SOURCES.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), in order to make payments 
under this section, the Secretary may use funds 
available to the National Park Service from appro-
priations, donations, or fees. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Funds from the following 
sources may not be used to make payments under 
this section: 
(A) Fees authorized and collected under 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq,). 
(B) The recreational fee demonstration 
program under section 315 of the Department 
of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1996 (as contained in section 101(c) 
of Public Law 104–134; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a 
note). 
(C) The national park passport program 
established under section 602 of the National 
Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (16 
U.S.C. 5992). 
(D) Emergency appropriations for Yosem-
ite flood recovery. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the 
following definitions apply:
(1) 
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES.—The 
term ‘‘local educational agencies’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 9101(26) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
(2) EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.—The term ‘‘edu-
cational services’’ means services that may include 
maintenance and minor upgrades of facilities and 
transportation to and from school. 
(3) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means Yosemite 
National Park. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR PARK FACILITIES TO BE LO-
CATED OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF YO-
SEMITE NATIONAL PARK. 
Section 814(c) of the Omnibus Parks and Public 
Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 346e) is 
amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and Yosemite National 
Park’’ after ‘‘Zion National Park’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘transportation systems 
and’’ before ‘‘the establishment of’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘park’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘parks’’.
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Calendar No. 478
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 620
[Report No. 108–255] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 26, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
APRIL 26, 2004
Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
title 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supple-
mental funding and other services that are necessary 
to assist the State of California or local educational 
agencies in California in providing educational services 
for students attending schools located within the Park.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
ical Facility’’. Any reference to that medical facility in any 
law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of 
the United States shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facility.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 621
To amend the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 to prohibit 
discrimination in the rental of housing to members of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 
to prohibit discrimination in the rental of housing to 
members of the Armed Forces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINTATION IN THE 
RENTAL OF HOUSING TO MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
Section 300 of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief 
Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 530) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) Whoever knowingly discriminates against a per-
son in the military service in the rental of a dwelling be-
cause of the person’s status as a person in the military 
service, or attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided 
in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not to 
exceed one year, or both.’’.
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In the Senate of the United States,
November 24, 2003.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 622) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the exchange
of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests
in Arizona, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing
AMENDMENTS:
Ω1æPage 3, line 23, after ‘‘1976’’ insert: (43 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.)
Ω2æPage 4, line 17, after ‘‘NON-FEDERAL’’ insert: LAND
Ω3æPage 5, line 6, after ‘‘16,’’ insert: and
Ω4æPage 5, line 17, strike out øof the¿ and insert: of
Ω5æPage 5, line 22, after ‘‘FLPMA’’ insert: (43 U.S.C.
1716(b))
Ω6æPage 7, line 3, strike out øa map¿ and insert: the map
†
HR 622 EAS
Ω7æPage 10, line 1, after ‘‘TO’’ insert: NATIONAL
Ω8æPage 10, line 3, strike out ø3(d)(1)¿ and insert:
3(b)(1)
Attest:
Secretary.
108TH CONGRESS 1st SESSION H e R. 6 2 2 AMENDMENTS
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Calendar No. 261
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 622
[Report No. 108–137] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 2, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AUGUST 26, 2003
Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 29 (legislative 
day, July 21), 2003, by Mr. DOMENICI, with amendments 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino 
and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, 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. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Certain private lands adjacent to the Mon-
tezuma Castle National Monument in Yavapai Coun-
ty, Arizona, are desirable for Federal acquisition to 
protect important riparian values along Beaver 
Creek and the scenic backdrop for the National 
Monument. 
(2) Certain other inholdings in the Coconino 
National Forest are desirable for Federal acquisition 
to protect important public values near Double 
Cabin Park. 
(3) Approximately 108 acres of land within the 
Tonto National Forest, northeast of Payson, Ari-
zona, are currently occupied by 45 residential cabins 
under special use permits from the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, and have been so occupied since the mid-
1950s, rendering such lands of limited use and en-
joyment potential for the general public. Such lands 
are, therefore, appropriate for transfer to the cabin 
owners in exchange for lands that will have higher 
public use values. 
(4) In return for the privatization of such en-
cumbered lands the Secretary of Agriculture has 
been offered approximately 495 acres of non-Federal 
land (known as the Q Ranch) within the Tonto Na-
tional Forest, east of Young, Arizona, in an area 
where the Secretary has completed previous land ex-
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 435 
AN ACT 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to clarify Federal 
law with respect to reporting certain positive consumer 
credit information to consumer reporting agencies, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,