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retary has an agreement under section 112, respectively,
except as follows:
‘‘(1) References to individuals who are deaf or
hard of hearing shall be construed as references to
individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or
of low vision.
‘‘(2) NJCDB shall develop the policies de-
scribed in section 203(c)(2)(A) not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of the National
Junior College for Deaf and Blind at the Alabama
Institute for Deaf and Blind Act.
‘‘(3) For purposes of section 210, references to
deafness related research, development, and dem-
onstration activities shall be construed as references
to deafness or blindness related research, develop-
ment, and demonstration activities.’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 201 of the Education of
the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4351) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) The term ‘AIDB’ means the Alabama In-
stitute for Deaf and Blind.
‘‘(9) The term ‘NJCDB’ means the National
Junior College for Deaf and Blind.’’.
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(b) 
ELECTION
ADMINISTRATION
ISSUES
DE-
SCRIBED.—The election administration issues described in
this subsection are as follows:
(1) Current and alternate methods and mecha-
nisms of voting and counting votes in elections for
Federal office.
(2) Current and alternate ballot designs for
elections for Federal office.
(3) Current and alternate methods of voter reg-
istration, maintaining secure and accurate lists of
registered voters (including the establishment of a
centralized, interactive, statewide voter registration
list linked to relevant agencies and all polling sites),
and ensuring that all registered voters appear on the
polling list at the appropriate polling site.
(4) Current and alternate methods of con-
ducting provisional voting.
(5) Current and alternate methods of ensuring
the accessibility of voting, registration, polling
places, and voting equipment to all voters, including
disabled voters and voters with limited English pro-
ficiency.
(6) Current and alternate methods of voter reg-
istration for members of the uniformed services and
overseas voters, and methods of ensuring that such
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL PRE-
PAREDNESS CENTERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Subchapter II of chapter 73
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 7323. Medical emergency preparedness centers
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS.—(1) The Sec-
retary shall establish at least four medical emergency pre-
paredness centers in accordance with this section. Each
such center shall be established at a Department medical
center and shall be staffed by Department employees.
‘‘(2) The official within the central office of the Vet-
erans Health Administration responsible for medical pre-
paredness shall be responsible for supervising the oper-
ation of the centers established pursuant to this section
and shall provide for ongoing evaluation of the centers and
their compliance with the requirements of this section.
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the centers shall be—
‘‘(1) to carry out research on and develop meth-
ods of detection, diagnosis, vaccination, protection,
and treatment for chemical, biological, and radio-
logical threats to the public health and safety;
‘‘(2) to provide education, training, and advice
to health-care professionals, including health-care
professionals outside the Veterans Health Adminis-
tration; and
(4) Facilitating the use of national data re-
sources for research activities relating to deploy-
ment-related health issues.
(5) Communication of the results of such re-
search activities to the medical community and per-
sons with deployment-related health issues.
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Director of the Center
shall consult closely with the Advisory Committee on Mili-
tary Deployment Health Research established under sec-
tion 104 on all aspects of the activities of the Center.
SEC. 103. RESEARCH NETWORK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall coordinate and
conduct research activities relating to deployment-related
health issues of members of the Armed Forces, veterans,
and their families. The Center’s research activities shall
include (1) activities with respect to research programs by
other Federal departments and agencies, and (2) research
activities initiated by the Center.
(b) FEDERAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—
(1) INVENTORY OF FEDERAL RESEARCH PRO-
GRAMS.—The Center shall develop and maintain an
inventory of research programs relating to deploy-
ment-related health issues carried out by the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
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‘‘(5) a description of the teacher induction serv-
ices (which may be provided through existing induc-
tion programs) that the career-changing profes-
sionals in the program will receive throughout at
least their first year of teaching;
‘‘(6) a description of how the applicant will col-
laborate, as needed, with other institutions, agencies,
or organizations to recruit, train, place, and support
career-changing professionals under this part, in-
cluding evidence of the commitment of those institu-
tions, agencies, or organizations to the applicant’s
program;
‘‘(7) a description of how the applicant will
evaluate the progress and effectiveness of its pro-
gram, including—
‘‘(A) the program’s goals and objectives;
‘‘(B) the performance indicators the appli-
cant will use to measure the program’s
progress; and
‘‘(C) the outcome measures that will be
used to determine the program’s effectiveness;
and
‘‘(8) an assurance that the applicant will pro-
vide to the Secretary such information as the Sec-
(3) Creation of policies for conducting and sup-
porting such research and making the results of
such research available to the public and guidelines
for the conduct and dissemination of research by
other Federal entities and by non-Federal entities,
in matters relating to deployment-related health
issues of members of the Armed Forces, veterans,
and their families, including policies to minimize re-
search duplication.
(4) Evaluation of the results of research de-
scribed in paragraph (3).
(5) Development of policy recommendations
that emerge from that research.
(6) Communication of the results of the re-
search described in paragraph (3) to the medical
community and persons with deployment-related
health issues.
(b) CORE FUNCTIONS.—The Center shall carry out
the following core functions:
(1) Research coordination and setting of prior-
ities.
(2) Synthesis of research for the purpose of de-
veloping policy recommendations.
(3) Review and analysis of longitudinal moni-
toring of deployment-related health of veterans.
plete records of the retrieval and deposit of any such pre-
cious metals. 
(c) USE OF PRECIOUS METALS IN PRODUCTION OF 
COINS.—Any precious metals deposited with the Director 
of the United States Mint under subsection (a) shall be 
used in the production of the coins struck under this Act 
by blending such precious metals with other bullion nec-
essary for the production of such coins so that all of the 
coins produced under this Act will contain some propor-
tion of the bullion obtained from craft or parts of crafts 
that flew in space in an amount appropriate for the types 
and denominations of the coins and the amount of pre-
cious metals so deposited. 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) SETS.—In issuing coins minted under this Act, 
the Secretary shall make not less than 25,000 sets of coins 
available for issuance each of which shall contain the coins 
of each denomination of the coins minted under this Act, 
including a coin bearing each design required for the re-
verse of any such denomination of coin. 
(c) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular combina-
tion of denomination and quality of the coins minted under 
this Act. 
(d) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 
may issue coins minted under this Act beginning January 
1, 2008. 
(e) TERMINATION
OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No 
coins may be minted under this Act after December 31, 
2008. 
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 
shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 
of—
(1) the face value of the coins; 
(2) the surcharge provided in section 6(a) with 
respect to such coins; and 
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 
(b) PREPAID ORDERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 
before the issuance of such coins. 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-
sonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 
this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 
(1) A surcharge of $75 per coin for the $10 
coin. 
(2) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin. 
(3) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 
(4) A surcharge of $3 per coin for the half dol-
lar coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 
title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 
the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the NASA 
Family Assistance Fund for the purposes of providing 
need-based financial assistance to the families of NASA 
personnel who die as a result of injuries suffered in the 
performance of their official duties. 
(c) AUDITS.—The NASA Family Assistance Fund 
shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 
5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard 
to the amounts received by the under subsection (b).
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is 
as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Establishment of Individual Social Security Investment Program. 
‘‘PART B—INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 251. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 252. Individual investment of social security contributions; part B 
totalization accounts. 
‘‘Sec. 253. Tier I Investment Fund. 
‘‘Sec. 254. Tier II Investment Fund. 
‘‘Sec. 255. Tier III investment accounts. 
‘‘Sec. 256. Retirement distributions. 
‘‘Sec. 257. Recognition bonds. 
‘‘Sec. 258. Supplemental minimum benefit payments. 
‘‘Sec. 259. Election for participation. 
‘‘Sec. 260. Early distribution and termination of participation in program. 
‘‘Sec. 261. Individual Investment Board. 
‘‘Sec. 262. Executive Director of the Individual Investment Board. 
Sec. 3. Tax treatment of Individual Social Security Investment Program. 
Sec. 4. Exclusion of Individual Investment Program participants from insur-
ance benefits. 
Sec. 5. CPI-indexed benefits for Part A beneficiaries other than disability bene-
ficiaries. 
Sec. 6. Maintenance of adequate balances in the Social Security Trust Funds.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL SECURITY 
INVESTMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Social Security Act 
is amended—
(1) by inserting before section 201 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘PART A—INSURANCE BENEFITS’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART B—INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL SECURITY 
INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 251. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this part—
‘‘(xix) Whether a self-sufficiency plan 
is established for the family in accordance 
with section 408(b). 
‘‘(xx) With respect to any child in the 
family, the marital status of the parents at 
the birth of the child, and if the parents 
were not then married, whether the pater-
nity of the child has been established.’’. 
(b) USE OF SAMPLES.—Section 411(a)(1)(B) (42 
U.S.C. 611(a)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘a sample’’ and inserting 
‘‘samples’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period ‘‘, except 
that the Secretary may designate core data ele-
ments that must be reported on all families’’; 
and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘funded under this 
part’’ and inserting ‘‘described in subparagraph 
(A)’’. 
(c) REPORT ON FAMILIES THAT BECOME INELI-
GIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE.—Section 411(a) (42 
U.S.C. 611(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (5);
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 ‘‘Reasonable Right-of-
Way Fees Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF FAIR MARKET RENTAL VALUE
DETERMINATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS AND
FOREST SERVICE RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
(a) LINEAR
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
UNDER
FEDERAL
LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT.—Section 504 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1764) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(k) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE OF
LINEAR
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—(1) 
Effective 
upon 
the
issuance of the rules required by paragraph (2), for pur-
poses of subsection (g), the Secretary concerned shall de-
termine the fair market rental for the use of land encum-
bered by a linear right-of-way granted, issued, or renewed
under this title using the valuation method described in
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
‘‘(2) Not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of the Reasonable Right-of-Way Fees Act of 2002,
and in accordance with subsection (k), the Secretary of
the Interior shall amend section 2803.1–2 of title 43, Code
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of such Act, to revise the per acre rental fee zone
value schedule by State, county, and type of linear right-
of-way use to reflect current values of land in each zone.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall make the same revi-
sions for linear rights-of-way granted, issued, or renewed
under this title on National Forest System lands.
‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned shall update annually
the schedule revised under paragraph (2) by multiplying
the current year’s rental per acre by the annual change,
second quarter to the second quarter (June 30 to June
30) in the Gross National Product Implicit Price Deflator
Index published in the Survey of Current Business of the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
‘‘(4) Whenever the cumulative change in the index
referred to in paragraph (3) exceeds 30 percent, or the
change in the 3-year average of the 1-year Treasury inter-
est rate used to determine per acre rental fee zone values
exceeds plus or minus 50 percent, the Secretary concerned
shall conduct a review of the zones and rental per acre
figures to determine whether the value of Federal land has
differed sufficiently from the index referred to in para-
graph (3) to warrant a revision in the base zones and rent-
al per acre figures. If, as a result of the review, the Sec-
retary concerned determines that such a revision is war-
ranted, the Secretary concerned shall revise the base zones
and rental per acre figures accordingly.’’.
(b) RIGHTS-OF-WAY
UNDER
MINERAL
LEASING
ACT.—Section 28(l) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30
U.S.C. 185(l)) is amended by inserting before the period
at the end the following: ‘‘using the valuation method de-
scribed in section 2803.1–2 of title 43, Code of Federal
Regulations, as revised pursuant to section 504(k) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1764(k))’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3258
To amend the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act of 1976 to clarify
the method by which the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture determine the fair market value of rights-of-way granted,
issued, or renewed under such Act to prevent unreasonable increases
in certain costs in connection with the deployment of communications
and other critical infrastructure.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 2001
Mrs. CUBIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act
of 1976 to clarify the method by which the Secretary
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture deter-
mine the fair market value of rights-of-way granted,
issued, or renewed under such Act to prevent unreason-
able increases in certain costs in connection with the
deployment of communications and other critical infra-
structure.
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 ‘‘Reasonable Right-of-
Way Fees Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE DETER-
MINATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS AND FOREST
SERVICE RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
Section 504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(g)’’;
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘thereof’’
and inserting ‘‘of the holder’s use of the land en-
cumbered by the right-of-way’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the fair market
value of a use of land encumbered by a right-of-way grant-
ed, issued, or renewed under this title may not exceed the
lowest amount determined using the following valuation
methods:
‘‘(A) The value to the Secretary concerned of
the land encumbered by the right-of-way.
‘‘(B) The diminution in the value of the land to
the Secretary concerned as a result of the right-of-
way.
‘‘(i) alters, or requires alteration of,
the authority or jurisdiction of a State fish
and wildlife agency;
‘‘(ii) affects the authority, jurisdiction,
or responsibility of the several States to
manage, control, and regulate fish and
resident wildlife and their habitat under
State laws and regulations;
‘‘(iii) except as specifically provided in
this section, affects, alters, suspends, or
delays implementation of any other provi-
sion of this Act (including any requirement
under a program established under this
Act), or the obligations of any party under
any such provision; or
‘‘(iv) authorizes any watershed coun-
cil, State, or Indian tribe to recommend or
approve the imposition of any new or more
stringent regulatory or compliance obliga-
tions pursuant to any provision of this Act
(including any requirement under a pro-
gram established under this Act).
‘‘(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary
may approve a State program submitted under para-
graph (3) only if the Secretary determines that the
‘‘(C) The amount necessary to restore the land
to its use immediately before the initial grant or
issuance of the right-of-way.
‘‘(3) Fair market value and related rents shall be de-
termined from the perspective of the Government as a
land holder and willing seller of the right-of-way under
this title. Right-of-way uses that have similar initial or po-
tential physical impacts on the land or adjacent lands, in-
cluding the disturbance necessary to establish the right-
of-way and directly related ancillary facilities, including
points of access, substations, compressor stations, and re-
generation facilities, shall be valued based on the fee value
of the underlying land, regardless of the technology
present or related commercial values of the facilities.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3259
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to authorize Federal agencies
to promptly respond to emergencies involving the health and safety
of persons, in the same manner as such authority is available under
the Wilderness Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 2001
Mr. MCINNIS (for himself and Mr. HAYWORTH) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to authorize
Federal agencies to promptly respond to emergencies in-
volving the health and safety of persons, in the same
manner as such authority is available under the Wilder-
ness Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION UNDER ENDANGERED SPECIES
ACT OF 1973 FOR AGENCY ACTION IN RE-
SPONSE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY EMER-
GENCIES.
Section 7(j) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1536(j)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(j)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) The head of a Federal agency may authorize,
fund, or carry out an agency action notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act upon a determination that the
action is to be undertaken in response to an emergency
that involves or will likely involve the health and safety
of persons and a determination that the nature of the
emergency does not reasonably permit the application,
consultation, and consideration process otherwise required
by subsections (g) and (h). The agency head shall delegate
the authority to make such determinations to appropriate
field officers of the agency so as to ensure the timely re-
sponse by the agency to such emergencies. The agency
head shall notify the Committee of an exemption granted
by the agency under this paragraph as soon as practicable,
and the Committee shall accept such determinations and
approve the exemption.’’.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Any payment on a claim by
an injured person—
(A) shall be limited to the amount nec-
essary to compensate the injured person for in-
jury described in paragraph (2) suffered as a
result of the attack during the period beginning
on September 11, 2001, and ending on March
11, 2003;
(B) 
shall 
be 
subject 
to 
subsection
(e)(1)(D);
(C) shall not include—
(i) interest on the amount of the pay-
ment before the date of settlement or pay-
ment of a claim; or
(ii) punitive damages or any other
form of noncompensatory damages; and
(D) shall not exceed $500,000, except in
the case of a claim for which the Director de-
termines that a greater amount is appropriate.
(2) TYPES OF INJURY.—
(A) RESIDENTIAL
LOSS.—Under para-
graph (1), an injured person may receive pay-
ment for a residential loss consisting of 1 or
more of the following:
HR 3275 EAS
‘‘(2) knowingly conceals or disguises the nature,
location, source, ownership, or control of any material
support, resources, or funds—
‘‘(A) knowing or intending that the support
or resources were provided in violation of section
2339B of this title; or
‘‘(B) knowing or intending that any such
funds or any proceeds of such funds were pro-
vided or collected in violation of subsection (a);
shall be punished as prescribed in subsection (d)(2).
‘‘(d) PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) SUBSECTION
(A).—Whoever violates sub-
section (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
for not more than 20 years, or both.
‘‘(2) SUBSECTION
(C).—Whoever violates sub-
section (c) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
for not more than 10 years, or both.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘funds’ means assets of every kind,
whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable,
however acquired, and legal documents or instruments
in any form, including electronic or digital, evidenc-
ing title to, or interest in, such assets, including coin,
currency, bank credits, travelers checks, bank checks,
producers in the State whose lands are threatened
by noxious weeds.
‘‘(c) SELECTION
OF RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary
shall select grant recipients on the basis of the following:
‘‘(1) The noxious weed control plan submitted
under subsection (b).
‘‘(2) The threat posed by noxious weeds in the
State.
‘‘(3) The demonstrated ability of the State to
carry out the plan.
‘‘(4) The extent to which the economy of the
State is dependent on agriculture and natural re-
sources.
‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion on the receipt of a grant under the program, the State
shall agree to provide non-Federal funds or in-kind sup-
port to match the amount of the grant funds. In-kind sup-
port may be provided by a State only with the consent
of the Secretary.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through
2011.’’.
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