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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 107
To require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to identify
sites and resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and
interpreting the Cold War, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. HEFLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a
study to identify sites and resources, to recommend alter-
natives for commemorating and interpreting the Cold
War, 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. COLD WAR STUDY.
(a) SUBJECT OF STUDY.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall conduct a National Historic Landmark theme
study to identify sites and resources in the United States
that are significant to the Cold War. In conducting the
study, the Secretary of the Interior shall consider—
(1) the inventory of sites and resources associ-
ated with the Cold War completed by the Secretary
of Defense pursuant to section 8120(b)(9) of the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991
(Public Law 101–511; 104 Stat. 1906); and
(2) historical studies and research of Cold War
sites and resources such as intercontinental ballistic
missiles, flight training centers, manufacturing fa-
cilities, communications and command centers (such
as Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado), defensive radar
networks (such as the Distant Early Warning Line),
and strategic and tactical aircraft.
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include—
(1) recommendations for commemorating and
interpreting sites and resources identified by the
study, including—
(A) sites for which studies for potential in-
clusion in the National Park System should be
authorized;
(B) sites for which new national historic
landmarks should be nominated; and
(C) other appropriate designations;
(2) recommendations for cooperative arrange-
ments with State and local governments, local his-
torical organizations, and other entities; and
mittee’’). The Advisory Committee shall be composed of
9 members, appointed by the Secretary, of whom—
(1) 3 shall have expertise in Cold War history;
(2) 2 shall have expertise in historic preserva-
tion;
(3) 1 shall have expertise in American history;
and
(4) 3 shall be from the general public.
(b) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee shall
designate one of its members as Chairperson.
(c) MEETINGS WITH ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The
Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, shall meet and con-
sult with the Advisory Committee on matters relating to
the study conducted under section 1 on not fewer than
3 occasions.
(d) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall serve without compensation, but the Secretary
may pay expenses reasonably incurred in carrying out
their responsibilities under this Act on vouchers signed by
the Chairperson.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $200,000 to
carry out this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1082
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres
authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 2001
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ALLEN,
Mr. BALDACCI, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr.
BOEHLERT, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr.
COSTELLO, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DELAHUNT,
Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FROST,
Mr. GANSKE, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLDEN,
Mr. ISAKSON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. KOLBE,
Mr. LUTHER, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of
California, Mr. NEY, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. PHELPS, Mr.
PICKERING, Mr. POMBO, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. STUPAK, Mr.
THOMPSON of California, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UDALL of Colo-
rado, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mrs.
THURMAN, Mr. CONDIT, and Mr. JOHN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the
number of acres authorized for inclusion in the conserva-
tion reserve.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM ENROLL-
MENT IN CONSERVATION RESERVE.
Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘36,400,000
acres’’ and inserting ‘‘45,000,000 acres’’.
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same extent as is required under section 10 of this
Act.
‘‘(11) PROVISION
OF
INFORMATION
BY
REG-
ISTRANTS
OF
COMPARABLE
DOMESTIC
PES-
TICIDES.—Upon request, the registrant of a com-
parable domestic pesticide shall provide to a State
that is seeking to register a Canadian pesticide in
the State pursuant to this subsection information
that is necessary for the State to make the deter-
minations required by section 24(d)(4) of this Act if
the State certifies to the registrant that the State
can and will maintain the confidentiality of any
trade secrets or commercial or financial information
provided by the registrant to the State under this
subsection to the same extent as is required under
section 10 of this Act. If the registrant of a com-
parable domestic pesticide fails to provide to the
State, within 15 days of its receipt of a written re-
quest by the State, information possessed by or rea-
sonably accessible to the registrant that is necessary
to make the determinations required by paragraph
(4), the Administrator may assess a penalty against
the registrant of the comparable pesticide based on
the Administrator’s estimate of the difference be-
tween the per-acre cost of the application of the
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1087
To prohibit United States assistance for the Palestinian Authority and for
programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 2001
Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr.
BERMAN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. FROST, Mr. MCNULTY, and Mr. NADLER)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
International Relations
A BILL
To prohibit United States assistance for the Palestinian Au-
thority and for programs, projects, and activities in the
West Bank and Gaza.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE
FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND THE
WEST BANK AND GAZA.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, United
States assistance (other than humanitarian assistance)
may not be provided directly or indirectly to the Pales-
tinian Authority (or to any successor or related entity) or
sales for such fiscal year, is reasonably likely to
produce aggregate fee collections under this section
(including assessments collected under subsection
(d)) that are equal to the target offsetting collection
amount for such fiscal year.
‘‘(2) MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENT.—For each of the
fiscal years 2002 through 2011, the Commission
shall determine, by March 1 of such fiscal year,
whether, based on the actual aggregate dollar vol-
ume of sales during the first 5 months of such fiscal
year, the baseline estimate of the aggregate dollar
volume of sales used under paragraph (1) for such
fiscal year (or $48,800,000,000,000 in the case of
fiscal year 2002) is reasonably likely to be 10 per-
cent (or more) greater or less than the actual aggre-
gate dollar volume of sales for such fiscal year. If
the Commission so determines, the Commission shall
by order, no later than such March 1, adjust each
of the rates applicable under subsections (b) and (c)
for such fiscal year to a uniform adjusted rate that,
when applied to the revised estimate of the aggre-
gate dollar amount of sales for the remainder of
such fiscal year, is reasonably likely to produce ag-
gregate fee collections under this section (including
fees collected during such 5-month period and as-
for programs, projects, and activities to the West Bank
or Gaza unless the President determines and certifies to
the Committee on International Relations of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate that—
(1) 
the 
leadership 
of 
the 
Palestinian
Authority—
(A) has publicly renounced violence as a
means of political expression; and
(B) has taken all actions within its capac-
ity to bring an end to the violence which com-
menced in early October 2000 in the West
Bank and Gaza; and
(2) the violence in the West Bank and Gaza has
subsided.
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ation data on the numbers of children (and in par-
ticular of low-income children) with an incarcerated 
parents (or parents) in the areas; 
‘‘(3) evidence of consultation with existing 
youth and family service programs, as appropriate; 
and 
‘‘(4) any other factors the Secretary may deem 
significant with respect to the need for or the poten-
tial success of carrying out a mentoring program 
under this section. 
‘‘(g) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall conduct 
evaluations of the programs conducted pursuant to this 
section, and submit to the Congress not later than April 
15, 2005, and biennially thereafter, a report on the find-
ings of the evaluation for the period involved. 
‘‘(h) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS; RESERVATION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section $67,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall re-
serve 2.5 percent of the amount appropriated for
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1089
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand medicare coverage
of certain self-injected biologicals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 19, 2001
Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PICKERING, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr.
WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. CRANE, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr.
DICKS, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. INSLEE,
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mrs.
ROUKEMA, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. WICKER, Mr. BAKER, Mr. SKELTON, Mr.
PAUL, Mr. MOORE, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
ISAKSON, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. DEUTSCH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr.
BRADY
of Pennsylvania, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. PRYCE
of Ohio, Ms.
DEGETTE, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. DOOLEY of
California, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr.
HILLIARD, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. WOLF, Mr. FROST,
Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. COYNE, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr.
TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. SHOWS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand
medicare coverage of certain self-injected biologicals.
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 ‘‘Access to Innovation
for Medicare Patients Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 
2. 
MEDICARE 
COVERAGE 
OF 
SELF-INJECTED
BIOLOGICALS.
(a) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as amended by sec-
tions 102(a) and 105(a) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and
SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of
2000, as enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law
106–554, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (U);
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (V); and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(W) a self-injected biological (which is ap-
proved by the Food and Drug Administration) that
is prescribed as a complete replacement for a drug
or biological that would otherwise be described in
subparagraph (A) or (B);’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to biologicals furnished on or
after January 1, 2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 108
To establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile
fishing gear on the seabed in certain areas off the coast of the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. HEFLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of
other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain areas
off the coast of the United States.
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 ‘‘Seabed Protection
Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 2⁄3 of Earth’s surface is covered
by oceans.
(2) The oceans and marine waters contain a
greater variety of forms of life than exists on land,
and scientists are continually discovering new forms
of life in previously unexplored, unique habitats.
(3) The earth’s human population is dependent
upon the products of the oceans for income, nutri-
tion, medicines, raw materials, and valuable natural
services such as climate regulation, flood control,
and storm surge protection.
(4) The practice and technology of bottom
trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the
seabed has increased to the point that an area of
seabed twice the size of the contiguous United
States is affected by these practices each year.
(5) These practices result in a loss of biological
diversity, which is detrimental not only to the ocean
environment itself but also to the industries and peo-
ple that depend on that environment.
(6) Little is known about the recoverability of
the seabed from the effects of bottom trawling and
use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed. How-
ever, due to the slow rates of growth and reproduc-
tion of some marine species, it is believed that full
recovery in some areas may take decades or cen-
turies.
SEC. 3. MORATORIUM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), no person may engage
in bottom trawling or use of other mobile fishing gear on
the seabed in any marine area described in subsection (b),
until—
(1) the National Marine Fisheries Service has
completed a study and determined the effects of
those practices in those areas;
(2) the Secretary of Commerce has determined,
based on findings of such a study and other perti-
nent scientific information, that the impacts of bot-
tom trawling and such other mobile fishing gear on
biodiversity, marine habitat, and productivity of fish
stocks is negligible; and
(3) the Secretary of Commerce has approved
and implemented fishery management plans for
those areas, that—
(A) are developed by the appropriate re-
gional fishery management councils in accord-
ance with that Act;
(B) encourage the use of fishing gears that
are less destructive of habitat than bottom
trawling and other mobile fishing gear on the
seabed; and
‘‘(A) The information in the notice is true and
correct to the best of the knowledge, information,
and belief of the individual who signed it.
‘‘(B) A copy of the notice, as presented for rec-
ordation, has been sent to each of the following:
‘‘(i) The owner of the vessel.
‘‘(ii) Each person that recorded under sec-
tion 31343(a) of this title an unexpired notice
of a claim of an undischarged lien on the vessel.
‘‘(iii) The mortgagee of each mortgage
filed or recorded under section 31321 of this
title that is an undischarged mortgage on the
vessel.
‘‘(2) A declaration under this subsection filed by a
person that is not an individual must be signed by the
president, member, partner, trustee, or other official au-
thorized to execute the declaration on behalf of the per-
son.’’.
(D) By amending subsection (c) to read as
follows:
‘‘(c)(1) On full and final discharge of the indebted-
ness that is the basis for a notice of claim of lien recorded
under subsection (b) of this section, the person having the
claim shall provide the Secretary with an acknowledged
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1092
To ensure that amounts in the Victims of Crime Fund are fully obligated.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 19, 2001
Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr.
ROYCE, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York,
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Ms.
HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, and Mr. HALL of Ohio) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary
A BILL
To ensure that amounts in the Victims of Crime Fund are
fully obligated.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FULL OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS IN THE VIC-
TIMS OF CRIME FUND.
Section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984
(42 U.S.C. 10601) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(h)(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in
this Act (including the emergency reserve referred to in
subsection (d)(5)), the Director shall ensure that all sums
in the Fund in a fiscal year are in fact obligated in the
subsequent fiscal year.
‘‘(2) A provision of law may not be construed as
modifying or superseding the provisions of paragraph (1)
unless that provision of law—
‘‘(A) specifically refers to this section; and
‘‘(B) specifically states that such provision of
law modifies or supersedes the provisions of this sec-
tion.’’.
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their students to reach high standards of perform-
ance on State and national assessments.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide
rural school students in the United States with increased
learning opportunities.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’, and ‘‘State educational agency’’
have the meanings given such terms in section
14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
(2) The term ‘‘eligible local educational agency’’
means a local educational agency that serves—
(A) a school-age population, 20 percent or
more of whom are from families with incomes
below the poverty line; and
‘‘(B)(i) only schools designated by the Sec-
retary with a school locale code of 6, 7, or 8;
or
(ii) a school-age population of 800 or
fewer.
(3) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ has the meaning
given such term by section 673(2) of the Community
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1095
To clarify the tax treatment of payments made under the Cerro Grande
Fire Assistance Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 19, 2001
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To clarify the tax treatment of payments made under the
Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR PAY-
MENTS UNDER CERRO GRANDE FIRE ASSIST-
ANCE ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(d) of the Cerro
Grande Fire Assistance Act (Public Law 106–246; 114
Stat. 585) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(5) PAYMENTS
EXCLUDED
FROM
GROSS
IN-
COME.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, gross income
shall not include any amount of any payment
under this title not otherwise excludable from
gross income under such Code.
‘‘(B) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply to any amount if
under such Code—
‘‘(i) a deduction or credit is allowed
with respect to such amount, or
‘‘(ii) an increase in the adjusted basis
of 
any 
property 
results 
from 
such
amount.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act.
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‘‘(f) This section does not alter in any respect the
law pertaining to the establishment of a maritime lien, the
remedy provided by such a lien, or the defenses thereto,
including any defense under the doctrine of laches.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 313 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item
relating to section 31343 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘31343. Recording and discharging liens.’’.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 31325 of title
46, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (d)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘a no-
tice of a claim’’ and inserting ‘‘an unexpired notice
of a claim’’.
(2) In subsection (f)(1) by striking ‘‘a notice of
a claim’’ and inserting ‘‘an unexpired notice of a
claim’’.
(c) APPROVAL
OF SURRENDER
OF DOCUMENTA-
TION.—Section 12111 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall not refuse to approve the
surrender of the certificate of documentation for a vessel
solely on the basis that a notice of a claim of a lien on
the vessel has been recorded under section 31343(a) of
this title.
established by such agencies for activities assisted
under this Act.
SEC. 9. ACCOUNTABILITY.
If, at the end of the third consecutive year in which
a State educational agency or specially qualified agency
receives funds under this Act, the Secretary determines
that such agency has not substantially met its perform-
ance goals and objectives described in the application sub-
mitted under section 5, such agency shall be ineligible to
receive additional funds under this Act for a period of one
year after the date of such determination.
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002
through 2005.
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to a person that is not a citizen of the United States and
transferred to or placed under a foreign registry.
Passed the House of Representatives March 21,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.