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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3297
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety
officer death benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 15, 2001
Mr. MANZULLO (for himself and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to ensure that chaplains killed in the line
of duty receive public safety officer death benefits.
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 ‘‘Mychal Judge Police
and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers’ Benefit Act of
2001’’.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS FOR CHAPLAINS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1204 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796b) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through
(7) as (3) through (8), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) ‘chaplain’ means any individual serving as
an officially recognized or designated member of a
legally organized volunteer fire department or legally
organized police department, or an officially recog-
nized or designated public employee of a legally or-
ganized fire or police department who was respond-
ing to a fire, rescue, or police emergency;’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8), as
redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting after
‘‘firefighter,’’ the following: ‘‘as a chaplain,’’.
(b) ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES.—Section 1201(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) if there is no surviving spouse or surviving
child, to the person designated by such officer as
beneficiary under such officer’s most recently exe-
cuted life insurance policy, provided that such per-
son survived such officer; or’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on September 11, 2001, and
shall apply to injuries or deaths that occur in the line of
duty on or after such date.
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would continue to have potential liability with re-
spect to the transferred property; and
(13) to secure the use of the Mine as the loca-
tion for the laboratory, and to realize the benefits of
the proposed laboratory, it is necessary for the
United States to—
(A) assume a portion of any potential fu-
ture liability of Homestake concerning the
Mine; and
(B) address potential liability associated
with the operation of the laboratory.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
(2) AFFILIATE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘affiliate’’
means any corporation or other person that
controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with Homestake.
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘affiliate’’ in-
cludes a director, officer, or employee of an af-
filiate.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3298
To waive certain limitations in the case of use of the emergency fund author-
ized by section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to pay the costs
of projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center in
New York City that occurred on September 11, 2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 15, 2001
Mrs. KELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To waive certain limitations in the case of use of the emer-
gency fund authorized by section 125 of title 23, United
States Code, to pay the costs of projects in response
to the attack on the World Trade Center in New York
City that occurred on September 11, 2001.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPENDITURES FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF IN
RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACK.
In the case of use of the emergency fund authorized
by section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to pay the
costs of projects in response to the attack on the World
Trade Center in New York City that occurred on Sep-
tember 11, 2001—
(1) notwithstanding section 120(e) of that title,
the Federal share of the cost of each such project
shall be 100 percent;
(2) notwithstanding section 125(c)(1) of that
title, the Secretary of Transportation may obligate
more than $100,000,000 in any 1 fiscal year; and
(3) notwithstanding section 125(d)(1) of that
title, the Secretary of Transportation may obligate
more than $100,000,000 for those projects.
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(3) ‘‘Authority’’ means the Cambridge Redevel-
opment Authority of the city of Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts;
(4) ‘‘CRA controls’’ means the restrictions, re-
quirements, and other provisions affecting the use
and ownership of property within the Kendall
Square Urban Renewal Project Area contained—
‘‘(A) in the Urban Renewal Plan;
‘‘(B) the Land Disposition Contract;
‘‘(C) the deed or deeds or transfer of any
such property from the Authority to the United
States;
‘‘(D) zoning and building laws of the city
of Cambridge, Massachusetts; and
‘‘(E) any other applicable provisions or
agreements previously approved by the Federal
Government;
(5) ‘‘disposable real property’’ means certain
land and the building thereon within parcel 1 of the
Kendall Square Urban Renewal Project Area, gen-
erally shown as tract 1 on a plan entitled ‘‘Master
Action Plan, Kendall Square Urban Renewal Project
Area, parcel 1, tracts 1, 2 and 2A, September 2000,
scale: 1′′=80′ ’’, prepared by Fay, Spofford and
Thorndike, Inc., Engineers, Burlington, Massachu-
(D) 
DEMOLITION.—The 
Secretary 
of
Transportation shall make available to the Au-
thority $3,000,000 for the purpose of demol-
ishing the existing shipping and receiving facil-
ity (building 6), relocating and incorporating
the existing functions and occupants in the
high-rise building (building 1), and for site
preparation.
(E) OPEN
SPACE
AND
AMENITIES.—The
Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development are di-
rected to make available funds to the Authority
in the amount of $2,000,000 for the purpose of
developing approximately 165,000 square feet
of open space for a full-size soccer field and re-
lated amenities and a replacement playground
to serve the NTSC day care program which will
be relocated from its present location. Further,
the Secretaries are directed to identify and
make available to the Authority sufficient hous-
ing subsidies to finance not less than 75 dwell-
ing units of housing that qualifies as affordable
housing under the provisions of section 215 of
the Home Investment Partnerships Act (42
U.S.C. 12745). If an abutting tract of land is
in section 414(a), or required to be maintained pur-
suant to section 414(b).’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘second sentence’’
and inserting ‘‘third sentence’’.
(c) PROHIBITED ACT.—Section 301 of the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (e)—
(A) by striking ‘‘by section 412, 504, or
703’’ and inserting ‘‘by section 412, 414, 504,
703, or 704(a)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘under section 412’’ and
inserting ‘‘under section 412, 414(b)’’; and
(2) in section (j), by inserting ‘‘414,’’ after
‘‘412,’’.
(d) EXPEDITED RULEMAKING.—Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall promulgate proposed and final regulations es-
tablishing recordkeeping requirements under subsection
414(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
SEC. 534. REGISTRATION OF FOOD MANUFACTURING,
PROCESSING, AND HANDLING FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter IV of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as
developed for housing, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development shall identify and
make available subsidies to finance not less
than an additional 75 units of affordable hous-
ing units.
(F) PEDESTRIAN PASSAGEWAY.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall make available
through the Federal Transit Administration
funds to design and construct a safe pedestrian
passageway from the rapid transit facility (Ken-
dall Square Station) to the NTSC facilities.
(G) HOUSING
PROGRAM.—The Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development shall assist
the Authority and the city of Cambridge to im-
plement a program to create housing on parcel
1 and the existing residential neighborhoods in
East Cambridge and Area 4, north and west of
NTSC, respectively.
(H) PREPARATION.—The Authority may
take such actions as are appropriate to ensure
that it is prepared to enter into ground leases
with the Government for the purpose of devel-
oping office buildings and a parking structure
as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) and
shall take such actions as are appropriate to en-
sure that not later than 1 year of the date of
enactment of this Act, not less than 500 park-
ing spaces on parcel 1 of the Kendall Square
Urban Renewal Project Area are available for
use by employees of the NTSC, its contractors
and tenants, and that such parking is located
on parcel 1. The Authority shall cooperate with
any implementing actions taken by the Depart-
ment of Transportation to ensure that—
(i) the existing shipping and receiving
facility is demolished; and
(ii) the functions from such facility
are relocated.
(3) AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE INSTRUMENTS.—
In making the reconveyance provided for in para-
graph (1), the Government may execute any instru-
ments, including contracts and deeds necessary or
appropriate to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion.
(4) UNITED
STATES
RELIEVED
OF
OBLIGA-
TIONS.—Upon the reconveyance of the disposable
real property to the Authority, the United States
shall be relieved by the Authority of any obligation
to develop the disposable real property under the
Land Disposition Contract.
(d) EFFECTS ON OTHER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
PROHIBITED.—Nothing in this section shall affect any of
the rights and obligations of any party, or the responsibil-
ities and authority of the Authority and the United States
applicable to any other portions of the Kendall Square
Urban Renewal Project Area. Nothing in subsection (c)
shall limit the Authority from seeking or obtaining avail-
able Federal, State, or local financial assistance in order
to comply with the requirements of subsection (c).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3301
To provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a
limited sales, use, and retailers’ occupation tax holiday.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 15, 2001
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. BROWN of South Caro-
lina, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. RILEY, Mr. BAIRD, Mrs.
BIGGERT, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DUN-
CAN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FROST, Mr. GORDON, Ms. HART, Mr. JONES of
North Carolina, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. KIRK, Mr. KNOLLEN-
BERG, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr.
MANZULLO, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. RUSH, Mr.
SHOWS, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. THUNE, Mr.
VITTER, Mr. WAMP, Mrs. WILSON, Mr. GRUCCI, and Mr. ISAKSON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To provide Federal reimbursement to State and local govern-
ments for a limited sales, use, and retailers’ occupation
tax holiday.
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 ‘‘Sales Tax Holiday Act
of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX RELIEF FOR CON-
SUMERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reimburse
each State for the amount of State and local sales tax
payable and not collected during the sales tax holiday pe-
riod.
(b) DETERMINATION AND TIMING OF REIMBURSE-
MENT.—
(1) PREDETERMINED AMOUNT.—Not later than
January 4, 2002, the Secretary shall pay to each
State an amount equal to the sum of—
(A)(i) the amount of State and local sales
tax payable and collected in such State during
the same period in 2000 as the sales tax holi-
day period, times
(ii) an acceleration factor equal to 1.73,
plus
(B) an amount equal to 1 percent of the
amount determined under subparagraph (A) for
State administrative costs.
(2) RECONCILIATION AMOUNT.—Not later than
March 6, 2002, the Secretary shall pay to each
electing State under subsection (c)(2) an amount
equal to the excess (if any) of—
Union Calendar No. 304
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3307
[Report No. 107–508]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to ac-
quire the property known as Pemberton’s Head-
quarters and to modify the boundary of Vicks-
burg National Military Park to include that
property, and for other purposes.
JUNE 17, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
which is harmful or dangerous to a person, and that
is designed or redesigned, made or remade, and ca-
pable of being used to produce temporary physical
discomfort in a person, or to temporarily incapaci-
tate, injure, or kill a person, by spraying, vaporizing,
or otherwise releasing the substance in the air.
‘‘(12) Electric weapon.—The term ‘electric
weapon’ means a device that is designed or rede-
signed, made or remade, and capable of being used
to produce temporary physical discomfort in a per-
son, or to temporarily incapacitate, injure, or kill a
person, by the infliction of an electric or magnetic
charge or shock, including through the use of a pro-
jectile.’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘39. Prohibition on the unauthorized possession of a knife or other cutting in-
strument of any length, chemical spray, or an electric weapon
in an aircraft or on the premises of an airport.’’.
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tion of tangible property that is not subject to sales
tax.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3302
To establish the Capitol Telephone Exchange Board and to grant the Board
the authority to establish employment policies for employees of the
United States Capitol telephone exchange, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 15, 2001
Mr. HOYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To establish the Capitol Telephone Exchange Board and
to grant the Board the authority to establish employment
policies for employees of the United States Capitol tele-
phone exchange, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Capitol Telephone Ex-
change Administrative Reform Act’’.
SEC. 2. CAPITOL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE BOARD.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established
the Capitol Telephone Exchange Board (hereafter in this
Act referred to as the ‘‘Board’’), consisting of the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives,
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and
the Chief of the United States Capitol Police.
(b) DUTIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall establish
policies governing the terms and conditions of em-
ployment for employees of the United States Capitol
telephone exchange, including policies governing—
(A) the duties and responsibilities of em-
ployees;
(B) the rates of pay for employees; and
(C) benefits for employees.
(2) UNIFIED PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION.—The
Board shall provide (by contract or otherwise) for
unified payroll administration by a single disbursing
authority for the employees of the United States
Capitol telephone exchange.
(c) REGULATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—With the prior approval of
the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Board
shall promulgate such regulations as it considers
necessary to carry out its duties under this Act.
(2) NO REDUCTION IN RATE OF PAY FOR CUR-
RENT
EMPLOYEES.—The rate of pay of any em-
ployee of the United States Capitol telephone ex-
change under the first salary regulation promulgated
by the Board may not be less than the employee’s
rate of pay for the most recent pay period prior to
the promulgation of the regulation (unless the em-
ployee does not remain in the same position).
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002
and each succeeding fiscal year.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3305
To establish the United States Consensus Council to provide for a consensus
building process in addressing national public policy issues, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 15, 2001
Mr. REHBERG (for himself, Mr. EDWARDS, and Mrs. EMERSON) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To establish the United States Consensus Council to provide
for a consensus building process in addressing national
public policy issues, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘United States Con-
sensus Council Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) throughout the Nation there is increasing
success in the use of collaborative and consensus-
building approaches to address critical public policy
issues at the national, State, and local levels;
(2) there is a need for a national Council that
can promote and conduct consensus-building proc-
esses that primarily address legislative policy issues
of national importance;
(3) such a Council may enroll specific stake-
holders, both public and private, to build agreements
that ultimately may be implemented by Congress,
Federal agencies, or other policymaking bodies;
(4) such a Council will strive to create public
policy agreements that integrate differing perspec-
tives into highest common denominator solutions;
(5) the establishment of such a Council is an
appropriate investment by the people of this Nation
in a capacity that works in cooperation with Con-
gress, the executive branch, and others and com-
plements current public policymaking processes on
selected issues;
(6) the existence of such a Council could con-
tribute especially to resolving differences on conten-
tious policy issues, preventing polarization on emerg-
ing policy issues and addressing issues of complexity
that involve multiple parties and perspectives;
(7) the establishment of such a Council may
contribute significantly to a renewed sense of civility
and respect for differences, while at the same time
promoting vigorous interchange and open commu-
nications among those with differing points of view;
and
(8) the Council may become a repository of wis-
dom and experience on public policy collaboration
and consensus-building that can be shared with pub-
lic and private sector policymakers and the public in
the interest of promoting more effective public policy
and the increased use of collaborative processes.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab-
lish an independent, nonprofit, national Council to serve
the people and the Government by constructing an adjunct
to the existing legislative and regulatory process that seeks
to produce consensus on Federal policy issues through col-
laborative processes open to key stakeholders.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the term—
(1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Directors of
the Council;
(2) ‘‘Council’’ means the United States Con-
sensus Council established under this Act; and
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3308
To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
provide relief to small business concerns that suffered substantial eco-
nomic injury as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United
States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 15, 2001
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs.
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BRADY
of Pennsylvania, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Mr. PHELPS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. UDALL of New
Mexico, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. ROSS, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LANGEVIN,
Ms. CARSON of Indiana, and Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Ad-
ministration to provide relief to small business concerns
that suffered substantial economic injury as a result
of the terrorist attacks against the United States that
occurred on September 11, 2001.
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 ‘‘American Small Busi-
ness Recovery Act of 2001’’.
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lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances,
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing
purposes, $2,252,669,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2004.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
For
construction,
procurement,
production,
and
modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe-
cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub-
lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities au-
thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code,
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur-
poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap-
proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip-
ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary
for the foregoing purposes, $1,211,615,000, to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2004.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vicksburg National
Military Park Boundary Modification Act’’.
SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
The Secretary of the Interior may acquire, with the
consent of the owners, by donation, purchase with donated
or appropriated funds, or exchange, the following:
(1) PEMBERTON’S HEADQUARTERS.—The prop-
erty known as Pemberton’s Headquarters, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Map,
Pemberton’s Headquarters at Vicksburg National
Military Park’’, numbered 306/80015A, and dated
August 2001.
(2) PARKING
AND
OTHER
FACILITIES.—Not
more than 1 acre of land or interest in land abutting
or near the property described in paragraph 1 for
the purpose of providing parking and other facilities
related to operating Pemberton’s Headquarters as a
visitor site.
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY; ADMINISTRATION.
Upon the acquisition of property under section 2—
(1) the boundary of Vicksburg National Mili-
tary Park shall be modified to include the acquired
property; and
(2) the Secretary of the Interior shall admin-
ister the acquired property as part of Vicksburg Na-