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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 788
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
SEPTEMBER 26, 2001
Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To provide for the conveyance of the excess Army Reserve
Center in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER,
KEWAUNEE, WISCONSIN.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Administrator of
General Services shall convey, without consideration, to
the City of Kewaunee, Wisconsin (in this section referred
to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of Federal real property, includ-
ing improvements thereon, that is located at 401 5th
Street in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, and contains an excess
HR 788 RCS
Army Reserve Center. After such conveyance, the property
may be used and occupied only by the City, or by another
local or State government entity approved by the City.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Administrator. The cost of the survey shall
be borne by the City.
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During the 20-year
period beginning on the date the Administrator makes the
conveyance under subsection (a), if the Administrator de-
termines that the conveyed property is not being used and
occupied in accordance with such subsection, all right,
title, and interest in and to the property, including any
improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States.
Upon reversion, the United States shall immediately pro-
ceed to a public sale of the property.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—(1) The
property shall not be used for commercial purposes.
(2) The Administrator may require such additional
terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance
under subsection (a) as the Administrator considers ap-
propriate to protect the interests of the United States.
HR 788 RCS
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.
Any net proceeds received by the United States as
payment under subsection (c) of section 1 shall be depos-
ited into the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Passed the House of Representatives September 10,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 788
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
AN ACT
To provide for the conveyance of the excess Army Reserve
Center in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 788 RFS
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER,
KEWAUNEE, WISCONSIN.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Administrator of
General Services shall convey, without consideration, to
the City of Kewaunee, Wisconsin (in this section referred
to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of Federal real property, includ-
ing improvements thereon, that is located at 401 5th
Street in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, and contains an excess
Army Reserve Center. After such conveyance, the property
may be used and occupied only by the City, or by another
local or State government entity approved by the City.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Administrator. The cost of the survey shall
be borne by the City.
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During the 20-year
period beginning on the date the Administrator makes the
conveyance under subsection (a), if the Administrator de-
termines that the conveyed property is not being used and
occupied in accordance with such subsection, all right,
title, and interest in and to the property, including any
improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States.
Upon reversion, the United States shall immediately pro-
ceed to a public sale of the property.
HR 788 RFS
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—(1) The
property shall not be used for commercial purposes.
(2) The Administrator may require such additional
terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance
under subsection (a) as the Administrator considers ap-
propriate to protect the interests of the United States.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.
Any net proceeds received by the United States as
payment under subsection (c) of section 1 shall be depos-
ited into the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Passed the House of Representatives September 10,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 789
To require executive agencies to establish expedited review procedures for
granting a waiver to a State under a grant program administered by
the agency if another State has already been granted a similar waiver
by the agency under such program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 28, 2001
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To require executive agencies to establish expedited review
procedures for granting a waiver to a State under a
grant program administered by the agency if another
State has already been granted a similar waiver by the
agency under such program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH EXPEDITED RE-
VIEW PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING WAIVERS
TO STATES UNDER GRANT PROGRAMS.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH EXPEDITED RE-
VIEW PROCEDURES.—The head of each executive agency
shall establish expedited review procedures under which a
State may be granted a waiver by the agency with respect
to a requirement applicable to grant program adminis-
tered by the agency if another State has applied for a simi-
lar waiver under the program and been granted the waiver
by the agency.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The head of each executive
agency shall promulgate regulations to carry out the re-
quirement in subsection (a).
(c) DEFINITION OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—In this
section, the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning
given that term in section 105 of title 5, United States
Code.
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(6) The Congress shares with the State of Illi-
nois and the party defendants to the lawsuits a de-
sire to remove all clouds on titles resulting from
such Indian land claims, while allowing the tribes to
resolve any outstanding issues with the United
States over compensation for the Federal acquisition
of the property.
(b) EXTINGUISHMENT OF TITLE AND CLAIMS.—
(1) CLAIMS
BASED
UPON
TREATIES.—Except
with regard to the United States as a defendant as
provided in subsection (c), any claim by any Indian
tribe, any member of any Indian tribe, or any prede-
cessors or successors in interest thereof in or to any
land or interest in land in the State of Illinois aris-
ing out of Article IV of the Treaty of Grouseland,
dated August 21, 1805 (7 Stat. 91); and any claim
by any Indian tribe, any member of any Indian
tribe, or any predecessors or successors in interest
thereof in or to any land or interest in land in land
in DeKalb County, Illinois, arising out of Article III
of a treaty with the United Nations of Chippewa,
Ottawa, and Potawatamie Indians, dated July 29,
1829 (7 Stat. 320) or Article 2 of a treaty with the
United Tribes of the Ottawas, Chipawas and
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 78
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget
for the United States Government and for greater accountability in
the enactment of tax legislation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mrs. EMERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for
a balanced budget for the United States Government
and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax
legislation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following article is proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitu-
tion if ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the
several States within seven years after its submission to
the States for ratification:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. Prior to each fiscal year, the Congress
and the President shall agree on an estimate of total re-
ceipts for that fiscal year by enactment into law of a joint
resolution devoted solely to that subject. Total outlays for
that year shall not exceed the level of estimated receipts
set forth in such joint resolution, unless three-fifths of the
total membership of each House of Congress shall provide,
by a rollcall vote, for a specific excess of outlays over esti-
mated receipts.
‘‘SECTION 2. Whenever actual outlays exceed actual
receipts for any fiscal year, the Congress shall, in the en-
suing fiscal year, provide by law for the repayment of such
excess. The public debt of the United States shall not be
increased unless three-fifths of the total membership of
each House shall provide by law for such an increase by
a rollcall vote.
‘‘SECTION 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President
shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the
United States Government for that fiscal year in which
total outlays do not exceed total receipts.
‘‘SECTION 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become
law unless approved by a majority of the total membership
of each House by a rollcall vote.
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‘‘SECTION 5. The provisions of this article are waived
for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in ef-
fect.
‘‘SECTION 6. Total receipts shall include all receipts
of the United States except those derived from borrowing.
Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States
except for those for repayment of debt principal.
‘‘SECTION 7. This article shall take effect beginning
with the second fiscal year after its ratification.’’.
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‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘The Congress and the States shall have power to
prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United
States and to set criminal penalties for that act.’’.
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‘‘(C) Because inhalants are legal, education on
the dangers of inhalant abuse is the most effective
method of preventing the abuse of inhalants.’’.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
Section 4003 of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7103) is amended
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and
abuse of inhalants’’ after ‘‘and drugs’’.
SEC. 4. GOVERNOR’S PROGRAMS.
Section 4114(c)(2) of the Safe and Drug-Free
Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C.
7114(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including inhalant
abuse education)’’ after ‘‘drug and violence prevention’’.
SEC. 5. DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
Section 4116 of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7116) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, and
the abuse of inhalants,’’ after ‘‘illegal drugs’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘and the abuse of
inhalants’’ after ‘‘use of illegal drugs’’; and
(ii) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘and 
abuse
inhalants’’ after ‘‘use illegal drugs’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘(including age ap-
propriate inhalant abuse prevention pro-
grams for all students, from the preschool
level through grade 12)’’ after ‘‘drug pre-
vention’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting
‘‘and inhalant abuse’’ after ‘‘drug use’’.
SEC. 6. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.
Section 4121(a) of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools
and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7131(a)) is
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘illegal use of
drugs’’ and inserting ‘‘illegal use of drugs, the abuse of
inhalants,’’.
SEC. 7. MATERIALS.
Section 4132(a) of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools
and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7142(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘illegal use of alcohol and other
drugs’’ and inserting ‘‘illegal use of alcohol and other
drugs and the abuse of inhalants’’.
SEC. 8. QUALITY RATING.
Section 4134(b)(1) of the Safe and Drug-Free
Schools and Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C.
7144(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and the abuse of
inhalants,’’ after ‘‘tobacco’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 791
To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes
regarding land in Illinois.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 28, 2001
Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian
land disputes regarding land in Illinois.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, the Ottawa
Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Potawatomi Tribe of
Kansas have raised questions with respect to the
title of certain lands within the State of Illinois
based upon treaties negotiated with the United
States.
Pottowotomees, dated August 24, 1816 (7 Stat.
146) is hereby extinguished.
(2) ABORIGINAL
TITLE
AND
CLAIMS
EXTIN-
GUISHED.—To the extent that any Indian tribe de-
scribed in paragraph (a) or any member of such
tribe, or any predecessors or successors in interest
thereof had aboriginal title to any land or interest
in land described in paragraph (1), such aboriginal
title is hereby extinguished. Except with regard to
the United States as a defendant as provided in sub-
section (c), any claims based upon such aboriginal
title to such lands is hereby extinguished.
(c) CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, exclusive jurisdic-
tion is hereby conferred upon the United States Court of
Federal Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment
with respect to any claim otherwise extinguished by sub-
section (b). The United States shall be the only person
or entity liable regarding such a claim and monetary dam-
ages shall be the only available remedy. All such claims
against the United States shall be extinguished unless
filed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(d) DEFINITION OF CLAIM.—For the purposes of this
Act, the term ‘‘claim’’ includes, but is not limited to, any
claim for trespass damages, use and occupancy, natural
resources, and hunting and fishing rights.
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SEC. 302. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON NET WORTH.
Section 408(a)(2)(A) of the Assets for Independence
Act (42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by striking
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’.
SEC. 303. CHANGE IN LIMITATION ON DEPOSITS FOR AN IN-
DIVIDUAL.
Section 410(b) of the Assets for Independence Act
(42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)
LIMITATION
ON
DEPOSITS
FOR
AN
INDI-
VIDUAL.—Not more than $500 from a grant made under
section 406(b) shall be provided per year to any one indi-
vidual during the project.’’.
SEC. 304. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON DEPOSITS FOR
A HOUSEHOLD.
Section 410 of the Assets for Independence Act (42
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by striking subsection (c)
and redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively.
SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.
Section 416 of the Assets for Independence Act (42
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2001, 2002, and
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2001, and $50,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2002 through 2008’’.
SEC. 306. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TEXT.—The text of each of the
following provisions of the Assets for Independence Act
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5382 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2004 
Received 
AN ACT 
To promote the development of the emerging commercial 
human space flight industry, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
sician, is medically necessary to approximate a nor-
mal appearance.
‘‘(3) TREATMENT DEFINED.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the
term ‘treatment’ includes reconstructive sur-
gical procedures (procedures that are generally
performed to improve function, but may also be
performed to approximate a normal appear-
ance) that are performed on abnormal struc-
tures of the body caused by congenital defects,
developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection,
tumors, or disease, including—
‘‘(i) procedures that do not materially
affect the function of the body part being
treated; and
‘‘(ii) procedures for secondary condi-
tions and follow-up treatment.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Such term does not in-
clude cosmetic surgery performed to reshape
normal structures of the body to improve ap-
pearance or self-esteem.
‘‘(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’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—(1) The amendments made
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to group health
plans for plan years beginning on or after January 1,
2002.
(2) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall
apply with respect to health insurance coverage offered,
sold, issued, renewed, in effect, or operated in the indi-
vidual market on or after such date.
(d) COORDINATED REGULATIONS.—Section 104(1)
of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996 is amended by striking ‘‘this subtitle (and the
amendments made by this subtitle and section 401)’’ and
inserting ‘‘the provisions of part 7 of subtitle B of title
I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, the provisions of parts A and C of title XXVII of
the Public Health Service Act, and chapter 100 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986’’.
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Subpart B—Other Promoter and Preparer Provisions
SEC. 621. UNDERSTATEMENT OF TAXPAYER’S LIABILITY BY
INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARER.
(a) STANDARDS CONFORMED TO TAXPAYER STAND-
ARDS.—Section 6694(a) (relating to understatements due to
unrealistic positions) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘realistic possibility of being sus-
tained on its merits’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting
‘‘reasonable belief that the tax treatment in such posi-
tion was more likely than not the proper treatment’’,
(2) by striking ‘‘or was frivolous’’ in paragraph
(3) and inserting ‘‘or there was no reasonable basis
for the tax treatment of such position’’, and
(3) by striking ‘‘UNREALISTIC’’ in the heading
and inserting ‘‘IMPROPER’’.
(b) 
AMOUNT
OF
PENALTY.—Section 
6694 
is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$250’’ in subsection (a) and in-
serting ‘‘$1,000’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ in subsection (b) and
inserting ‘‘$5,000’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to documents prepared after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 795
To designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New York,
New York, as the ‘‘Ted Weiss Federal Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 28, 2001
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. WEINER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs.
MALONEY of New York, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr.
MCNULTY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway
in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Ted Weiss Federal
Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building located at 290 Broadway in
New York, New York, shall be known and designated as
the ‘‘Ted Weiss Federal Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Ted Weiss Federal Building’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 799
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and
gift tax.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 28, 2001
Mr. SCARBOROUGH 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 repeal
the estate and gift tax.
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 ‘‘Death Tax Sunset
Act’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.
(a) REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.—Subtitle
B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to estate
and gift taxes) is hereby repealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to the estates of decedents dying,
and gifts and generation-skipping transfers made, after
December 31, 2004.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 79
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing
the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the
flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mrs. EMERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States authorizing the Congress and the States to pro-
hibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United
States and to set criminal penalties for that act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following article is proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitu-
tion when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of
the several States within seven years after the date of its
submission for ratification:
‘‘(3) the direct charitable deduction.’’
(2) DEFINITION.—Section 63 of such Code is
amended by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h) and by inserting after subsection (f) the
following new subsection:
‘‘(g) DIRECT CHARITABLE DEDUCTION.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘direct charitable deduction’
means that portion of the amount allowable under section
170(a) which is taken as a direct charitable deduction for
the taxable year under section 170(m).’’
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d)
of section 63 of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘,
and’’, and by adding at the end thereof the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) the direct charitable deduction.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 102. TAX-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RE-
TIREMENT 
ACCOUNTS 
FOR 
CHARITABLE
PURPOSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 408 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to individual