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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2104
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the provision
of education and related services to law enforcement and military per-
sonnel of foreign countries to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuber-
culosis.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 2001
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize
the provision of education and related services to law
enforcement and military personnel of foreign countries
to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES TO FOR-
EIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MILITARY
PERSONNEL TO PREVENT AND CONTROL HIV/
AIDS AND TUBERCULOSIS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(c) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8)(A) In providing assistance under paragraphs (4)
through (7), the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development is authorized, notwith-
standing section 660 of this Act, to provide education and
related services to law enforcement and military personnel
of foreign countries to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and
tuberculosis.
‘‘(B) Education and related services described in sub-
paragraph (A) may be provided pursuant to subparagraph
(A) only if the Administrator determines that—
‘‘(i) the education and related services are part
of a health initiative under one or more of para-
graphs (4) through (7) in the foreign country in-
volved;
‘‘(ii) failure to provide the education and re-
lated services to law enforcement and military per-
sonnel of the foreign country would impair the
achievement of the overall objectives of the health
initiative;
‘‘(iii) the education and related services are the
same or are similar to the education and related
services to be provided under the health initiative to
other population groups in the foreign country; and
‘‘(iv) none of the education and related services,
including any commodity, can be readily adapted for
law enforcement, military, or internal security func-
tions.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to education and
related services to law enforcement and military personnel
of foreign countries to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and
tuberculosis provided beginning before, on, or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2107
To amend title 49, United States Code, to preempt State laws requiring
a certificate of approval or other form of approval prior to the construc-
tion or operation of certain airport development projects, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 2001
Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to preempt State
laws requiring a certificate of approval or other form
of approval prior to the construction or operation of
certain airport development projects, 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 ‘‘End Gridlock at Our
Nation’s Critical Airports Act of 2001’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2105
To provide emergency market loss assistance for producers of red raspberries
for the processed market.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 2001
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr. BAIRD) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To provide emergency market loss assistance for producers
of red raspberries for the processed market.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE FOR PRODUCERS
OF RED RASPBERRIES FOR PROCESSED MAR-
KET.
(a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of
Agriculture shall use $15,000,000 of funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation to make payments to producers
of the 2000 crop of red raspberries grown for the proc-
essed market to compensate such producers for loss of
markets for processed red raspberries.
(b) PAYMENT BASIS.—Subject to such other terms
and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, a
payment under this section shall be made on the basis of
the quantity of the 2000 crop of red raspberries that was
produced on a farm unit and marketed for processing.
(c) PREVENTION OF DUPLICATIVE PAYMENTS.—The
Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to en-
sure that payments made under this section do not dupli-
cate payments provided under other Federal programs for
the same loss, other than an indemnity provided under a
policy or plan of insurance offered under the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
(d) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The entire amount
necessary to carry out this section shall be available only
to the extent that an official budget request for the entire
amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
The entire amount is designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)
of such Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2106
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of
Social Security benefits which are exempt from taxation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 2001
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut 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 increase
the amount of Social Security benefits which are exempt
from taxation.
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 ‘‘Social Security Bene-
fits Tax Relief Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ADJUSTED BASE AMOUNT CONTIN-
GENT ON AVAILABILITY OF BUDGET SUR-
PLUSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 86 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to social security and tier 1
railroad retirement benefits) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) INCREASE IN ADJUSTED BASE AMOUNT CON-
TINGENT ON AVAILABILITY OF BUDGET SURPLUSES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any taxable year be-
ginning after December 31, 2001, subsection (c)(2)
shall be applied—
‘‘(A) 
by 
substituting 
‘$80,000’ 
for
‘$34,000’ in subparagraph (A) thereof, and
‘‘(B) 
by 
substituting 
‘$100,000’ 
for
‘$44,000’ in subparagraph (B) thereof.
‘‘(2) CONTINGENCY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall
apply to taxable years beginning in any cal-
endar year only if the Secretary of the Treasury
certifies (before the close of such calendar year)
that the condition specified in subparagraph
(B) is met with respect to such calendar year.
‘‘(B) CONDITION.—The condition specified
in this subparagraph is met for any calendar
year if the projected on-budget surplus for the
fiscal year beginning in such calendar year (de-
termined by excluding the receipts and dis-
bursements of part A of the medicare program)
is greater than the projected appropriations
that would be required by section 3 of the So-
cial Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2001
for such fiscal year if paragraph (1) had been
in effect for all taxable years after 2001.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
SEC. 3. MAINTENANCE OF TRANSFERS TO HOSPITAL IN-
SURANCE TRUST FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are hereby appropriated to
the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under sec-
tion 1817 of the Social Security Act amounts equal to the
reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of the
enactment of this Act. Amounts appropriated by the pre-
ceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund
at such times and in such manner as to replicate to the
extent possible the transfers which would have occurred
to such Trust Fund had this Act not been enacted.
(b) REPORTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury or the
Secretary’s delegate shall annually report to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate the
amounts and timing of the transfers under this section.
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‘‘(b) COVERED AIRPORT DEFINED.—In this section,
the term ‘covered airport’ means an airport that each year
has at least .25 percent of the total annual boardings in
the United States.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘40129. Preemption of State laws requiring approval of airport development
projects.’’.
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trict court involved (and any appeals related to such
matter).
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION OF SUMMARY.—In the case of
a referral under paragraph (1)(A), after the applica-
tion of subsection (c), the district court shall issue
an order to the presiding officer at the proceeding
indicating any unclassified summary of classified in-
formation, and admissions in lieu of disclosure of
classified information, that may be used and the
conditions of its use at the proceeding. The pre-
siding officer shall determine whether any informa-
tion approved by the order may be offered at the im-
migration proceeding.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF CIPA.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the succeeding
provisions of this section, in the cases described in
subsection (b)(1) involving review by a Federal dis-
trict court of the use of classified information in an
immigration proceeding, the provisions of the Classi-
fied Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. Appen-
dix III) (in this section referred to as ‘CIPA’) shall
apply to an alien who is a subject of the immigration
proceeding in the same manner as it applies to a
defendant in a criminal proceeding subject to CIPA.
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SECTION 1. STUDY AND CRITERIA.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (in this
Act referred to as ‘‘the Secretary’’) shall conduct a study
of Virginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida,
which was used for recreation by African Americans at
a time when public beaches were racially segregated by
law. The study shall evaluate the national significance of
the site and the suitability and feasibility of establishing
the site as a unit of the National Park System.
(b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the
study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park
System contained in section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16
U.S.C. 1a–5; popularly known as the National Park Sys-
tem General Authorities Act).
SEC. 2. REPORT.
Upon completion of the study, the Secretary shall
transmit to the Congress a report on the findings of the
study and the conclusions and recommendations of the
Secretary.
Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 228
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2109
[Report No. 107–390]
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource
study of Virginia Key Beach, Florida, for possible inclusion in the Na-
tional Park System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 2001
Mrs. MEEK of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
APRIL 9, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mrs.
THURMAN, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DEUTSCH, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr.
STEARNS, Mr. SHAW, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr.
BOYD, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. MICA, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr.
GOSS, Mr. FOLEY, and Mr. DAN MILLER of Florida
APRIL 9, 2002
Reported with amendments, 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 June 7, 2001]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of Virginia Key Beach, Florida,
for possible inclusion in the National Park System.
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(d) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.—Section 29(g) (relating
to extension for certain facilities) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR ALASKA NATURAL GAS
WELLS.—In the case of a well for producing quali-
fied fuel described in subsection (c)(1)(D)—
‘‘(A) for purposes of subsection (f)(1)(A),
such well shall be treated as being placed in
service before January 1, 1993, if such well is
placed in service before January 1, 2009, and
‘‘(B) subsection (f)(2) shall be applied with
respect to such well by substituting ‘after De-
cember 31, 2001, and before January 1, 2009’
for ‘before January 1, 2003’.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after De-
cember 31, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2109
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of Virginia Key Beach Park in
Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion in the Na-
tional Park System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY AND CRITERIA.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (in this
Act referred to as ‘‘the Secretary’’) shall conduct a study
of Virginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida,
which was used for recreation by African Americans at
a time when public beaches were racially segregated by
law. The study shall evaluate the national significance of
the site and the suitability and feasibility of establishing
the site as a unit of the National Park System.
(b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the
study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park
System contained in section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16
U.S.C. 1a–5; popularly known as the National Park Sys-
tem General Authorities Act).
SEC. 2. REPORT.
Upon completion of the study, the Secretary shall
transmit to the Congress a report on the findings of the
study and the conclusions and recommendations of the
Secretary.
Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 2109
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study
of Virginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion
in the National Park System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY AND CRITERIA.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred
to as ‘‘the Secretary’’) shall conduct a study of Virginia Key Beach
Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida, which was used for recreation by
African Americans at a time when public beaches were racially
segregated by law. The study shall evaluate the national signifi-
cance of the site and the suitability and feasibility of establishing
the site as a unit of the National Park System.
(b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study required by subsection
(a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas
for potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in
section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5; popularly known
as the National Park System General Authorities Act).
SEC. 2. REPORT.
Upon completion of the study, the Secretary shall transmit
to the Congress a report on the findings of the study and the
conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2109
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource
study of Virginia Key Beach, Florida, for possible inclusion in the Na-
tional Park System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 2001
Mrs. MEEK of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of Virginia Key Beach, Florida,
for possible inclusion in the National Park System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (in this
Act referred to as ‘‘the Secretary’’) shall conduct a study
of Virginia Key Beach in Biscayne Bay, Florida, which
was used for recreation by African Americans at a time
when public beaches were racially segregated by law. The
study shall evaluate the national significance of the site
and the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site
as a unit of the National Park System.
(b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the
study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park
System contained in section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16
U.S.C. 1a–5; popularly known as the National Park Sys-
tem General Authorities Act).
(c) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to the Congress a report on the find-
ings of the study and the conclusions and recommenda-
tions of the Secretary.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2109
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 1, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of Virginia Key Beach Park in
Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion in the Na-
tional Park System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act
referred to as ‘‘the Secretary’’) shall conduct a study of Vir-
ginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida, which
was used for recreation by African Americans at a time
when public beaches were racially segregated by law. The
study shall evaluate the national significance of the site and
the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a
unit of the National Park System.
(b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the
study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park
System contained in section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16
U.S.C. 1a–5; popularly known as the National Park System
General Authorities Act).
(c) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to the Congress a report on the find-
ings of the study and the conclusions and recommendations
of the Secretary.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource
study of Virginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Flor-
ida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System.’’.
Union Calendar No. 228
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2109
[Report No. 107–390]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con-
duct a special resource study of Virginia Key
Beach, Florida, for possible inclusion in the Na-
tional Park System.
APRIL 9, 2002
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
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Calendar No. 590
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2109
[Report No. 107–273]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 1, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of Virginia Key Beach Park in
Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion in the Na-
tional Park System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY AND CRITERIA.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (in this
Act referred to as ‘‘the Secretary’’) shall conduct a study
of Virginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida,
which was used for recreation by African Americans at
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a time when public beaches were racially segregated by
law. The study shall evaluate the national significance of
the site and the suitability and feasibility of establishing
the site as a unit of the National Park System.
(b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the
study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park
System contained in section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16
U.S.C. 1a–5; popularly known as the National Park Sys-
tem General Authorities Act).
SEC. 2. REPORT.
Upon completion of the study, the Secretary shall
transmit to the Congress a report on the findings of the
study and the conclusions and recommendations of the
Secretary.
Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 590
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2109
[Report No. 107–273]
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con-
duct a special resource study of Virginia Key
Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida, for pos-
sible inclusion in the National Park System.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
Reported without amendment
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‘‘(2) DEFAULT
INVESTMENT
IN
ABSENCE
OF
ELECTION.—If an election has not been made with
respect to any sums in the Trust Fund available for
investment, the Executive Director shall invest such
sums in the Government Securities Investment
Fund.
‘‘(d) SEMIANNUAL ELECTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At least twice each year, an
account holder may elect the investment funds re-
ferred to in subsection (a) into which the sums in
the Trust Fund credited to such account holder’s in-
vestment account are to be invested or reinvested.
‘‘(2) INVESTMENT
ACCORDING
TO
REGULA-
TIONS.—An election may be made under paragraph
(1) only in accordance with regulations prescribed by
the Executive Director and within such period as the
Executive Director shall provide in such regulations.
‘‘(e) ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL OBLIGATIONS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized to issue special interest-bear-
ing obligations of the United States for purchase by
the Trust Fund for the Government Securities In-
vestment Fund.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Obligations issued for
the purpose of this subsection shall have matu-
rities fixed with due regard to the needs of the
Trust Fund as determined by the Executive Di-
rector, and shall bear interest at a rate equal
to the average market yield (computed by the
Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of mar-
ket quotations as of the end of the calendar
month next preceding the date of issue of such
obligations) on all marketable interest-bearing
obligations of the United States then forming a
part of the public debt which are not due or
callable earlier than 4 years after the end of
such calendar month.
‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—Any average market
yield computed under subparagraph (A) which
is not a multiple of one-eighth of 1 percent,
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of one-
eighth of 1 percent.
‘‘(f) NO
VOTING
RIGHTS
IN
SECURITIES.—The
Board, the Executive Director, and an account holder may
not exercise voting rights associated with the ownership
of securities by the Social Security Investment Trust
Fund.