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HR 3423 RFS
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS FOR BUR-
IAL IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 24 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§1A2412. Arlington National Cemetery: eligibility of
certain persons for burial
‘‘(a)(1) The remains of a member or former member
of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who at the
time of death was under 60 years of age and who, but
for age, would have been eligible at the time of death for
retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10 may be buried
in Arlington National Cemetery on the same basis as the
remains of members of the Armed Forces entitled to re-
tired pay under that chapter.
‘‘(2) The remains of the dependents of a member
whose remains are permitted under paragraph (1) to be
buried in Arlington National Cemetery may be buried in
that cemetery on the same basis as dependents of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces entitled to retired pay under
such chapter 1223.
‘‘(b)(1) The remains of a member of a reserve compo-
nent of the Armed Forces who dies in the line of duty
while on active duty for training or inactive duty training
may be buried in Arlington National Cemetery on the
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same basis as the remains of a member of the Armed
Forces who dies while on active duty.
‘‘(2) The remains of the dependents of a member
whose remains are permitted under paragraph (1) to be
buried in Arlington National Cemetery may be buried in
that cemetery on the same basis as dependents of mem-
bers on active duty.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
24 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘2412. Arlington National Cemetery: eligibility of certain persons for burial.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2412 of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall
apply with respect to interments occurring on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF MEMORIAL IN ARLINGTON NA-
TIONAL CEMETERY HONORING THE VICTIMS
OF THE ACTS OF TERRORISM PERPETRATED
AGAINST 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
ON 
SEP-
TEMBER 11, 2001.
(a) AUTHORIZATION TO PLACE MEMORIAL.—The
Secretary of the Army is authorized to construct and place
in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial marker hon-
oring the victims of the acts of terrorism perpetrated
against the United States on September 11, 2001.
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(b) CONSULTATION WITH FAMILIES OF VICTIMS BE-
FORE USE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army
shall consult with the families of victims of such acts of
terrorism prior to the exercise of the authority provided
for under subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives December 20,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
‘‘(ii) the average monthly number of 
families that received assistance under the 
State program funded under this part dur-
ing the base year.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
407(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(3)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and eligibility criteria’’ and all that fol-
lows through the close parenthesis and inserting 
‘‘and the eligibility criteria in effect during the then 
applicable base year’’. 
(3) BASE YEAR DEFINED.—Section 407(b)(3) 
(42 U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) BASE YEAR DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘base year’ means, with respect 
to a fiscal year—
‘‘(I) if the fiscal year is fiscal 
year 2004, fiscal year 1996; 
‘‘(II) if the fiscal year is fiscal 
year 2005, fiscal year 1998; 
‘‘(III) if the fiscal year is fiscal 
year 2006, fiscal year 2001; or 
‘‘(IV) if the fiscal year is fiscal 
year 2007 or any succeeding fiscal
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3424
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes
of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national
banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage
or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 6, 2001
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. LATOURETTE, Ms. WATERS,
Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. FORD, Mr.
HOBSON, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. REYNOLDS,
Mr. BARCIA, Mr. WAMP, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
RILEY, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. RODRIGUEZ,
Mrs. BONO, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. STUMP, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. KINGSTON,
Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms.
DEGETTE, and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and
the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit
financial holding companies and national banks from en-
gaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage
or real estate management activities, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Community Choice in
Real Estate Act’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION THAT REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ARE NOT
BANKING OR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.
(a) BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1956.—Sec-
tion 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12
U.S.C. 1843(k)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(8) REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE AND REAL ES-
TATE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board may not
determine that real estate brokerage activity or
real estate management activity is an activity
that is financial in nature, is incidental to any
financial activity, or is complementary to a fi-
nancial activity.
‘‘(B) REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE ACTIVITY
DEFINED.—For purposes of this paragraph, the
term ‘real estate brokerage activity’ means any
activity that involves offering or providing real
estate 
brokerage 
services 
to 
the 
public,
including—
‘‘(i) acting as an agent for a buyer,
seller, lessor, or lessee of real property;
for any of the fiscal years 2002 through 2005 to a
multilateral fund established for the development of
a post-conflict Afghanistan if the President first
makes a determination and certification under sub-
section (c) for the fiscal year involved.
(2) LIMITATION.—The amount of a contribu-
tion under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year may not
exceed 25 percent in fiscal year 2002 and 50 percent
in any subsequent fiscal year of the amount appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions under subsection (g) for such fiscal year.
(f) APPLICABLE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.—
Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of
this section, the administrative authorities under chapters
1 and 2 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
shall apply to the provision of assistance under this section
to the same extent and in the same manner as such au-
thorities apply to the provision of economic assistance
under part I of such Act.
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry
out this section for fiscal year 2002, $75,000,000, for fis-
cal year 2003, $200,000,000, for fiscal year 2004,
$300,000,000, and for fiscal year 2005, $300,000,000.
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 427(a)(2)), sec-
tion 2304(g)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code,
and section 303(g)(1)(B) of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
253(g)(1)(B)) shall not apply to purchases of prop-
erty or services to which any of the provisions of law
referred to in subsection (a) are applied under the
authority of this section.
(2) OMB GUIDANCE.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall issue guidance
and procedures for the use of simplified acquisition
procedures for a purchase of property or services in
excess of $5,000,000 under the authority of this sec-
tion.
(c) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SIMPLIFIED
PURCHASE PROCEDURES.—Authority under a provision of
law referred to in subsection (a)(2) that expires under sec-
tion 4202(e) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions
D and E of Public Law 104–106; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note)
shall, notwithstanding such section, continue to apply for
use by the head of an executive agency as provided in sub-
sections (a) and (b).
SEC. 5. USE OF STREAMLINED PROCEDURES.
The head of an executive agency shall, when appro-
priate, use streamlined acquisition authorities and proce-
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3425
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility
of establishing Highway 49 in California, known as the ‘‘Golden Chain
Highway’’, as a National Heritage Corridor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 6, 2001
Mr. RADANOVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability
and feasibility of establishing Highway 49 in California,
known as the ‘‘Golden Chain Highway’’, as a National
Heritage Corridor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY; REPORT.
(a) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date that funds are first made available for this
section, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation
with the affected local governments, the State gov-
ernment, State and local historic preservation of-
fices, community organizations, and the Golden
Chain Council, shall complete a special resource
study of the national significance, suitability, and
feasibility of establishing Highway 49 in California,
known as the ‘‘Golden Chain Highway’’, as a Na-
tional Heritage Corridor.
(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall include an
analysis of—
(A) the significance of Highway 49 in
American history;
(B) options for preservation and use of the
highway;
(C) options for interpretation of significant
features associated with the highway; and
(D) private sector preservation alter-
natives.
(3) BOUNDARIES OF STUDY AREA.—The area
studied under this section shall be comprised of
Highway 49 in California extending from the city of
Oakhurst in Madera County to the city of Vinton in
Sierra County, and lands, structures, and cultural
resources within the immediate vicinity of the high-
way.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after comple-
tion of the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit a report describing the results of the study
to the Committee on Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate.
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Union Calendar No. 229
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3425
[Report No. 107–391]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility
of establishing Highway 49 in California, known as the ‘‘Golden Chain
Highway’’, as a National Heritage Corridor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 6, 2001
Mr. RADANOVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
APRIL 9, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Mr. KELLER
APRIL 9, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 6, 2001]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability
and feasibility of establishing Highway 49 in California,
known as the ‘‘Golden Chain Highway’’, as a National
Heritage Corridor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY; REPORT.
(a) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date that funds are first made available for this
section, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation
with the affected local governments, the State govern-
ment, State and local historic preservation offices,
community organizations, and the Golden Chain
Council, shall complete a special resource study of the
national significance, suitability, and feasibility of
establishing Highway 49 in California, known as the
‘‘Golden Chain Highway’’, as a National Heritage
Corridor.
(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall include an
analysis of—
(A) the significance of Highway 49 in
American history;
(B) options for preservation and use of the
highway;
(C) options for interpretation of significant
features associated with the highway; and
(D) private sector preservation alternatives.
(h) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
PROGRAMS.—Of the
amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal
year, not more than 5 percent of such amount may be
used for administrative expenses for the United States
Agency for International Development in connection with
such assistance.
(i) REPORT RELATING TO REHABILITATION AND RE-
CONSTRUCTION.—As part of the annual submission of the
budget of the United States, the President shall include
a description of the activities conducted pursuant to this
section and section 8 in the prior fiscal year, the progress
made in meeting the development objectives for such year,
a description of the United States development objectives
for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Afghanistan
for the fiscal year involved and the amount of funds nec-
essary to meet such objectives and the amount of funds
to meet such objectives for the subsequent fiscal year.
(j) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Assist-
ance under this section may be provided notwithstanding
any other provision of law.
SEC. 8. AFGHANISTAN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
INITIATIVES.
(a) ASSISTANCE TO DEMOCRACY.—The President is
authorized and encouraged to provide assistance under
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (including
(3) BOUNDARIES
OF
STUDY
AREA.—The area
studied under this section shall be comprised of High-
way 49 in California extending from the city of
Oakhurst in Madera County to the city of Vinton in
Plumas County, and lands, structures, and cultural
resources within the immediate vicinity of the high-
way.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after completion
of the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
submit a report describing the results of the study to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate.
Union Calendar No. 229
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3425
[Report No. 107–391]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of establishing Highway
49 in California, known as the ‘‘Golden Chain
Highway’’, as a National Heritage Corridor.
APRIL 9, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
a central part of the American tradition’’, stated
that ‘‘[e]ven as we fight evil regimes we are gen-
erous to the people they oppress’’, and further stated
that ‘‘[f]ollowing World War II, America fed and re-
built Japan and Germany, and their people became
some of our closest friends in the world’’.
(B) The President of the United States in his
speech before the United Nations on November 10,
2001, stated that ‘‘[t]he United States will work
closely with the United Nations and the [multilat-
eral] development banks to reconstruct Afghani-
stan’’.
(10) United Nations Secretary General Kofi
Annan in a speech in Washington, D.C., on Novem-
ber 28, 2001—
(A) declared that ‘‘the solution to the Af-
ghan crisis ultimately must come from the
women and men of Afghanistan itself’’;
(B) reaffirmed the commitment of the
international community to ‘‘ensuring that an
end is put to the long nightmare of women’s re-
pression in Afghanistan’’ and urged ‘‘the par-
ties to bring Afghan women into every stage of
the political process’’; and
tage of commercially available market research methods,
including use of commercial databases, to carry out the
research.
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) NBCRT ATTACK.—The term ‘‘NBCRT at-
tack’’ means a nuclear, biological, chemical, radio-
logical, attack against the United States, or a tech-
nological attack against a national security system
(as defined in section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act
of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104–106;
40 U.S.C. 1452)).
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section
4(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3428
To amend the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 to revise
eligibility and other requirements for loan guarantees under that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 6, 2001
Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, and Mr.
TRAFICANT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999
to revise eligibility and other requirements for loan guar-
antees under that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO EMERGENCY STEEL LOAN
GUARANTEE ACT OF 1999.
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR LOAN GUARANTEES.—Sec-
tion 101(g) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act
of 1999 (Public Law 106–51) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘A loan guarantee’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) A loan guarantee’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;
(3) in paragraph (1)(B) (as redesignated), by
striking ‘‘the prospective earning power’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘except as provided in paragraph (2), the pro-
spective earning power’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) If the Board determines that a qualified steel
company does not meet the requirement of paragraph
(1)(B), the Board may waive such requirement if the
Board further determines that—
‘‘(A) the inability of the company to satisfy
such requirement is due to reasons of financial hard-
ship beyond the control of the company;
‘‘(B) the company has demonstrated a good
faith effort to be cost efficient in its business prac-
tices; and
‘‘(C) the issuance of a loan guarantee under
this section for the company is in the national secu-
rity interests of the United States.’’.
(b) GUARANTEE LEVEL.—Section 101(h)(4) of the
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘No loan guarantee’’ and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), no loan guarantee’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—A loan guarantee pro-
vided under this section may exceed 85 percent
of the amount of the principal of the loan, but
may not exceed 95 percent of such amount, if
the Board determines that the aggregate
amount of steel imported into the United States
during the prior year exceeds 30 percent of the
aggregate amount of steel produced in the
United States during that year.’’.
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service in the Wilderness after the date of enactment of 
this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 3. TOURS OF CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEA-
SHORE. 
Section 6 of Public Law 92–536 (86 Stat. 1066) is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, except as 
provided in subsection (c),’’ before ‘‘no development 
of the project’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) TOURS OF THE SEASHORE.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (b), the Secretary may enter into 1 or more 
concession contracts, as the Secretary determines appro-
priate, for the provision of tours for visitors to the sea-
shore that are consistent with—
‘‘(1) this Act; 
‘‘(2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
‘‘(3) Public Law 97–250 (96 Stat. 709).’’.
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creases and decreases in such amounts for each 
calendar year, the amounts deposited into the 
Fund in connection with any participant during 
such calendar year shall be deemed to have 
been deposited on June 30 of such year. 
‘‘(B) CREDITING.—Under such accounting, 
amounts deposited into the Fund during each 
calendar year with respect to the redirected so-
cial security taxes of each participant (including 
net returns and losses from the investment 
Fund attributed to such amounts under this 
paragraph) shall be credited to such partici-
pant’s part B totalization account not later 
than the end of the succeeding calendar year. 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS
INTO
TIER
II INVESTMENT 
FUND.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Upon the crediting to a 
participant’s part B totalization account of any 
amount held in the Tier I Investment Fund for any 
calendar year, the Board shall (except as provided in 
section 260(a)(2)) transfer the amount so credited 
to such account from the Tier I Investment Fund 
into the Tier II Investment Fund (established under 
section 254).
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d)(1) Subsection (b) applies with respect to any
disease (in addition to those specified in that subsection)
that the Secretary determines in regulations prescribed
under this subsection warrants a presumption of service-
connection by reason of having positive association with
the experience of being a prisoner of war.
‘‘(2)(A) Whenever the Secretary determines, on the
basis of sound medical and scientific evidence, that a posi-
tive association exists between (i) the experience of being
a prisoner of war, and (ii) the occurrence of a disease in
humans, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations pro-
viding that a presumption of service connection is war-
ranted for that disease for the purposes of this section.
‘‘(B) In making determinations for the purpose of
this paragraph, the Secretary shall take into account (i)
recommendations received by the Secretary from the Advi-
sory Committee on Former Prisoners of War established
under section 541 of this title, and (ii) all other sound
medical and scientific information and analyses available
to the Secretary. In evaluating any study for the purpose
of making such determinations, the Secretary shall take
into consideration whether the results are statistically sig-