datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2595
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of land to Chatham
County, Georgia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 2001
Mr. KINGSTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel
of land to Chatham County, Georgia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE TO CHATHAM COUNTY,
GEORGIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall
convey, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, to
the Commissioners of Chatham County, Georgia, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the ap-
proximately 12-acre parcel of land located on Hutchinson
Island, Georgia, adjacent to the Savannah Harbor Tide
Gate structure.
(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The
exact acreage and the legal description of the parcel to
be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by
a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
(c) USE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel conveyed under
this section shall remain in public ownership and
shall be managed in perpetuity for recreational pur-
poses or, in the alternative, the parcel may be ex-
changed for another parcel that shall remain in pub-
lic ownership and shall be managed in perpetuity for
recreational purposes.
(2) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines
that the parcel conveyed under this section is being
used for purposes other than recreational purposes,
title to the parcel shall revert to the United States
or, in the case of an exchange of parcels under para-
graph (1), if the Secretary determines that the par-
cel received in the exchange is being used for pur-
poses other than recreational purposes title to that
parcel shall revert to the United States.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
conveyance under this section shall be subject to such
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States, includ-
ing the following:
(1) The County shall pay all of the administra-
tive costs associated with the conveyance, including
costs associated with the survey required under sub-
section (b) and the costs of all necessary environ-
mental and cultural resources studies.
(2) The County shall provide to the Secretary
all required rights of entry or easements necessary
for utilities and for access to the Savannah Harbor
Tide Gate structure and the dock located adjacent to
the structure.
Æ
II
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2595
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 12, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
FEBRUARY 4, 2002
Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel
of land to Chatham County, Georgia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to accel-
erate deployment of broadband access to the Internet for
those Americans located in certain rural and urban areas
and to promote employer and employee participation in
telework arrangements.
SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR TELEWORKING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to foreign tax credit, etc.) is amended by
inserting after section 30A the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 30B. TELEWORK CREDIT.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—There shall be allowed as a
credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for any tax-
able year an amount equal to the sum of—
‘‘(1) the employer telework tax credit, plus
‘‘(2) the telework equipment tax credit.
‘‘(b) 
EMPLOYER
TELEWORK
TAX
CREDIT;
TELEWORK EQUIPMENT TAX CREDIT.—For purposes of
this section—
‘‘(1) EMPLOYER TELEWORK TAX CREDIT.—Ex-
cept as provided for in subsection (c)(1), the em-
ployer telework tax credit for any taxable year is
equal to $500 for each employee who participates
in an employer sponsored telework arrangement dur-
ing the taxable year.
HR 2595 RCS
States or, in the case of an exchange of parcels
under paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines
that the parcel received in the exchange is being
used for purposes other than public recreational pur-
poses title to that parcel shall revert to the United
States.
SEC. 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PRO-
VISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code,
shall not apply to the conveyance under this section.
(b) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require that the conveyance under this sec-
tion be subject to such additional terms and conditions
as the Secretary considers appropriate and necessary to
protect the interests of the United States.
(c) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The County shall be
responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, includ-
ing real estate transaction and environmental compliance
costs, associated with the conveyance.
(d) LIABILITY.—The County shall hold the United
States harmless from any liability with respect to activities
carried out, on or after the date of the conveyance, on
the real property conveyed. The United States shall re-
main responsible for any liability with respect to activities
HR 2595 RCS
carried out, before such date, on the real property con-
veyed.
(e) EASEMENTS.—The County shall provide to the
Secretary all required rights of entry or easements nec-
essary for utilities and for access to the Savannah Harbor
Tide Gate structure and the dock located adjacent to the
structure.
Passed the House of Representatives December 11,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IIB
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2595
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 12, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel
of land to Chatham County, Georgia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2595 RFS
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE TO CHATHAM COUNTY,
GEORGIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall
convey, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, to
the Commissioners of Chatham County, Georgia, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the ap-
proximately 12-acre parcel of land located on Hutchinson
Island, Georgia, adjacent to the Savannah Harbor Tide
Gate structure.
(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The
exact acreage and the legal description of the parcel to
be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by
a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
(c) USE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel conveyed under
this section shall remain in public ownership and
shall be managed in perpetuity for public rec-
reational purposes or, in the alternative, the parcel
may be exchanged for another parcel of equal ap-
praised value that shall remain in public ownership
and shall be managed in perpetuity for public rec-
reational purposes.
(2) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines
that the parcel conveyed under this section is being
used for purposes other than public recreational pur-
poses, title to the parcel shall revert to the United
HR 2595 RFS
States or, in the case of an exchange of parcels
under paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines
that the parcel received in the exchange is being
used for purposes other than public recreational pur-
poses title to that parcel shall revert to the United
States.
SEC. 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PRO-
VISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code,
shall not apply to the conveyance under this section.
(b) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require that the conveyance under this sec-
tion be subject to such additional terms and conditions
as the Secretary considers appropriate and necessary to
protect the interests of the United States.
(c) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The County shall be
responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, includ-
ing real estate transaction and environmental compliance
costs, associated with the conveyance.
(d) LIABILITY.—The County shall hold the United
States harmless from any liability with respect to activities
carried out, on or after the date of the conveyance, on
the real property conveyed. The United States shall re-
main responsible for any liability with respect to activities
HR 2595 RFS
carried out, before such date, on the real property con-
veyed.
(e) EASEMENTS.—The County shall provide to the
Secretary all required rights of entry or easements nec-
essary for utilities and for access to the Savannah Harbor
Tide Gate structure and the dock located adjacent to the
structure.
Passed the House of Representatives December 11,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
‘‘(1) EMPLOYER
SPONSORED
TELEWORK
AR-
RANGEMENT.—The 
term 
‘employer 
sponsored
telework arrangement’ means an arrangement estab-
lished by an employer that enables employees of the
employer to telework for a minimum of 25 days per
taxable year. Such an arrangement shall be sup-
ported by a written agreement between the employer
and each teleworking employee that describes the
terms of the employer sponsored telework arrange-
ment.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED TELEWORK EXPENSES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
telework expenses’ shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, expenses paid or incurred for com-
puters, computer-related hardware and soft-
ware, modems, data processing equipment, tele-
communications equipment, and access to Inter-
net or broadband technologies, including appli-
cable taxes and other expenses for the delivery,
installation, or maintenance of such equipment.
‘‘(B) ONLY
CERTAIN
EXPENSES
TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT.—Expenses shall be taken into
account under subparagraph (A) only to the ex-
tent they are authorized by the employer pursu-
ant to an employer sponsored telework arrange-
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2596
To provide for the protection of train employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 2001
Mr. LATOURETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide for the protection of train employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.
Section 21103 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION.—A railroad carrier
and its officers and agents may not require a train em-
ployee who has been on duty or available for duty for any
portion of each of 7 consecutive days to go on duty or
be available for duty until at least 72 consecutive hours
‘‘(5) 
NONRESIDENTIAL
SUBSCRIBER.—The
term ‘nonresidential subscriber’ means a subscriber
who purchases current generation broadband service
which are delivered to the permanent place of busi-
ness of such subscriber.
‘‘(6) OPEN
VIDEO
SYSTEM
OPERATOR.—The
term ‘open video system operator’ means any person
authorized to provide service under section 653 of
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 573).
‘‘(7) OTHER
WIRELESS
CARRIER.—The term
‘other wireless carrier’ means any person (other than
a telecommunications carrier, commercial mobile
service carrier, cable operator, open video system op-
erator, or satellite carrier) providing current genera-
tion broadband services to subscribers through the
radio transmission of energy.
‘‘(8) QUALIFIED EQUIPMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
equipment’ means equipment capable of pro-
viding current generation broadband service to
each subscriber who is utilizing such service.
‘‘(B) ONLY CERTAIN EQUIPMENT TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT.—Qualified equipment shall be
taken into account under subparagraph (A)
only to the extent it—
have passed after the employee is released from duty or
from being available for duty.’’.
Æ
‘‘(i) the enactment of that bill or reso-
lution, as reported;
‘‘(ii) the adoption and enactment of
that amendment; or
‘‘(iii) the enactment of that bill or res-
olution in the form recommended in that
conference report,
would cause the surplus for any fiscal year cov-
ered by the most recently agreed to concurrent
resolution on the budget to be less than the sur-
plus of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust
Fund for that fiscal year.
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A)
shall not apply to social security reform legisla-
tion or medicare reform legislation.’’.
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—
‘‘(1) BUDGETARY LEVELS WITH RESPECT TO
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ON THE BUDGET.—For
purposes of enforcing any point of order under sub-
section (a)(1), the surplus for any fiscal year shall
be—
‘‘(A) the levels set forth in the later of the
concurrent resolution on the budget, as re-
ported, or in the conference report on the con-
current resolution on the budget; and
‘‘(B) Strategies for trail protection to re-
tain the values for which the trail is being es-
tablished and recognized by the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(C) General and site-specific trail-related 
development, including anticipated costs. 
‘‘(D) The process to be followed to imple-
ment the trail marking authorities in section 
7(c) conforming to approved trail logo or em-
blem requirements.’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT NEW 
CATEGORY OF NATIONAL TRAIL.—The National Trails 
System Act is amended— 
(1) in section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 1241(b)), by 
striking ‘‘scenic and historic’’ and inserting ‘‘scenic, 
historic, and discovery’’; 
(2) in section 5 (16 U.S.C. 1244)— 
(A) by striking the section heading and 
‘‘SEC. 5. (a)’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. NATIONAL SCENIC, NATIONAL HISTORIC, AND NA-
TIONAL DISCOVERY TRAILS. 
‘‘(a) CONGRESSIONALLY AUTHORIZED TRAILS.—’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and national historic’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, national historic, and na-
tional discovery’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and National His-
toric’’ and inserting ‘‘, National Historic, 
and National Discovery’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(1) (as amended by 
subsection (c) of this section)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘or national his-
toric’’ and inserting ‘‘, national historic, or 
national discovery’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘or national historic’’ and inserting ‘‘, na-
tional historic, or national discovery’’; and 
(3) in section 7 (16 U.S.C. 1246)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘and 
national historic’’ and inserting ‘‘, national his-
toric, and national discovery’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or na-
tional historic’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘, national historic, or national 
discovery’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)—
(i) by striking ‘‘scenic or national his-
toric’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘scenic, national historic, or national dis-
covery’’; 
(ii) in the second proviso, by striking 
‘‘scenic, or national historic’’ and inserting 
‘‘scenic, national historic, or national dis-
covery’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, and national his-
toric’’ and inserting ‘‘, national historic, 
and national discovery’’; 
(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or na-
tional historic’’ and inserting ‘‘national historic, 
or national discovery’’; 
(E) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘or na-
tional historic’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘, national historic, or national 
discovery’’; 
(F) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Scenic or Historic Trail’’ and inserting 
‘‘national scenic, historic, or discovery trail’’; 
(G) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘or 
national historic’’ and inserting ‘‘national his-
toric, or national discovery’’; and
‘‘Subtitle 
C—Enhanced 
Penalties
for Crimes of Violence Against
Children Under Age 13
‘‘SEC. 170301. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CRIMES OF VIO-
LENCE AGAINST CHILDREN UNDER AGE 13.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Sentencing
Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines
to provide a sentencing enhancement of not less than 5
levels above the offense level otherwise provided for a
crime of violence, if the crime of violence is against a child.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘crime of violence’ means any
crime punishable by imprisonment for a term ex-
ceeding one year that has as an element the use, at-
tempted use, or threatened use of physical force
against the person of another; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘child’ means a person who has
not attained 13 years of age at the time of the of-
fense.’’.
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 240002 of such
Act (28 U.S.C. 994 note) is repealed.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to
subtitle C of title XVII and the items relating to sections
170301 through 170303 and inserting the following:
lence, and circumstances of diseases and ad-
verse events that are experienced by adults and
adolescents and may be associated with immu-
nizations, including collecting data in coopera-
tion with commercial laboratories.
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall ensure that the
entities with which the Secretary cooperates for
purposes of subparagraphs (A) through (C) in-
clude managed care organizations, community
based organizations that provide health serv-
ices, and other health care providers.
‘‘(E) The Secretary shall provide for
projects to identify racial and ethnic minority
groups and other health disparity populations
for which immunization rates for adults and
adolescents are below such rates for the general
population, and to determine the factors under-
lying such disparities.’’.
Æ
ber of NOx allowances to reduce utility
emissions of NOx by 70 percent from 1990
levels.
(B) USE.—Each NOx allowance shall au-
thorize an affected facility to emit—
(i) 1 ton of nitrogen oxide during each
of the months of October, November, De-
cember, January, February, March, and
April of any year; or
(ii) 1⁄2 ton of nitrogen oxide during
each of the months of May, June, July,
August, and September of any year.
(4) ALLOCATION.—
(A) DEFINITION
OF
TOTAL
ELECTRIC
POWER.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘total
electric power’’ means all electric power gen-
erated by utility and nonutility generators for
distribution, 
including 
electricity 
generated
from solar, wind, hydro power, nuclear power,
cogeneration facilities, and the combustion of
fossil fuel.
(B) ALLOCATION OF ALLOWANCES.—The
Administrator shall allocate annual NOx allow-
ances to each of the States in proportion to the
(5) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) of such
Code is amended by striking the first sentence.
(6) Paragraph (3) of section 643(a) of such
Code is amended by striking the last sentence.
(7) Paragraph (4) of section 691(c) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘1202,’’.
(8) The second sentence of section 871(a)(2) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘such gains and
losses shall be determined without regard to section
1202 and’’.
(9) Subsection (a) of section 1044 of such Code
is amended by striking the last sentence.
(10) Paragraph (1) of section 1445(e) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘28 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘15 percent’’.
(11) Section 6652 of such Code is amended by
striking subsection (k) and by redesignating sub-
sections (l) and (m) as subsections (k) and (l), re-
spectively.
(12)(A) 
The 
second 
sentence 
of 
section
7518(g)(6)(A) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘28 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’.
(B) 
The 
second 
sentence 
of 
section
607(h)(6)(A) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 is
amended by striking ‘‘28 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘15
percent’’.
(13) The table of sections for part I of sub-
chapter P of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
striking the item relating to section 1202.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2001.
(2) WITHHOLDING.—The amendment made by
subsection (c)(10) shall apply to amounts paid after
December 31, 2001.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SUNSETS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
TAX RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2001.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IX of the Economic Growth
and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (Public Law
107–16) is hereby repealed.
(b) DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES
MADE PERMANENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 222 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking sub-
section (e).
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph
(B) of section 222(b)(2) of such Code is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or 2005’’ and inserting
‘‘or thereafter’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘AND 2005’’ in the heading
and inserting ‘‘AND THEREAFTER’’.
(c) NONREFUNDABLE CREDIT TO CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS FOR ELECTIVE DEFERRALS AND IRA CONTRIBU-
TIONS MADE PERMANENT.—Section 25B of such Code is
amended by striking subsection (g).
(d) INCREASE IN ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX EX-
EMPTION MADE PERMANENT.—
(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 55(d)(1) of
such Code (relating to exemption amount for tax-
payers other than corporations) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$45,000 ($49,000 in the case of taxable years
beginning in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$49,000’’.
(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 55(d)(1) of
such Code (relating to exemption amount for tax-
payers other than corporations) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$33,750 ($35,750 in the case of taxable years
beginning in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$35,750’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions
of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
of 2001 to which they relate.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 259
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
to provide enhanced penalties for crimes of violence against children
under age 13.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 30, 2001
Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. TANCREDO) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes
of violence against children under age 13.
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 ‘‘Matthew’s Law’’.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CRIMES OF VIOLENCE
AGAINST CHILDREN UNDER AGE 13.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XVII of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Subtitle C—Enhanced Penalties for Crimes of Violence Against Children
Under Age 13
‘‘Sec. 170301. Enhanced penalties for crimes of violence against children under
age 13.’’.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ASSISTANCE
AVAILABLE TO STATE OR LOCAL LAW AU-
THORITIES 
IN 
INVESTIGATING 
POSSIBLE
HOMICIDES OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE
OF 13.
To the maximum extent practicable, the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation may provide to State and local law
enforcement authorities such assistance as such authori-
ties may require in investigating the death of an individual
who has not attained 13 years of age under circumstances
indicating that the death may have been a homicide.
Æ