datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1553
To repeal export controls on high performance computers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2001
Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. FLAKE, and Mr. HONDA) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To repeal export controls on high performance computers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXPORT CONTROLS.
Subtitle B of title XII of division A of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50
U.S.C. App. 2404 note), and the items relating to that
subtitle in the table of contents for that Act, are repealed.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1554
To provide for a one-year procurement moratorium for the Marine Corps
V–22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft program in order to provide a needed
time out and to allow for a safety and performance reliability evaluation
of that aircraft.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2001
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To provide for a one-year procurement moratorium for the
Marine Corps V–22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft program
in order to provide a needed time out and to allow
for a safety and performance reliability evaluation of
that aircraft.
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 ‘‘Time Out for One
Year: Osprey Safety Evaluation Act of 2001’’.
after the date of the enactment of this section, establish,
fix the compensation of, and appoint individuals to, des-
ignated critical administrative, technical, and professional
positions needed to carry out the functions of the Office
of the Associate Attorney General for Immigration Affairs,
the Bureau of Immigration Services, or the Bureau of Im-
migration Enforcement, if—
‘‘(1) the positions—
‘‘(A) require expertise of an extremely high
level in an administrative, technical, or profes-
sional field; and
‘‘(B) are critical to the successful accom-
plishment of an important mission by the Office
of the Associate Attorney General for Immigra-
tion Affairs, the Bureau of Immigration Serv-
ices, or the Bureau of Immigration Enforce-
ment;
‘‘(2) exercise of the authority is necessary to re-
cruit or retain an individual exceptionally well quali-
fied for the position;
‘‘(3) the number of such positions in each of
the Office of the Associate Attorney General for Im-
migration Affairs, the Bureau of Immigration Serv-
ices, and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement
does not exceed 10 at any one time;
(1) A description of the activities carried out,
and programmed to be carried out, using funds ap-
propriated for that program for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation for fiscal year 2001.
(2) A description of the actions taken by the
Secretary as a result of the report on that program
issued by the Director of Operational Test and Eval-
uation of the Department of Defense dated Novem-
ber 17, 2000.
(3) A description of the manner in which the
Marine Corps and the Department of the Navy have
responded to the reports of data falsification con-
cerning the Osprey aircraft by Marine Corps per-
sonnel assigned to Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Train-
ing Squadron 204.
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—The Inspector
General of the Department of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report on the results, as of the submission of
the report, of the investigation of the Inspector General
into the V–22 Osprey aircraft program.
(c) TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—The re-
ports under subsections (a) and (b) shall each be sub-
mitted not later than the earlier of the following:
(1) The date that is three months after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(2) The date of the Milestone III decision for
the V–22 Osprey aircraft program approving the
entry of that program into full-rate production.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1555
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction
for meal and entertainment expenses of small businesses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2001
Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. TANNER, and Mr. MCCRERY) 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 deduction for meal and entertainment expenses of
small businesses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESSES ALLOWED INCREASED DE-
DUCTION FOR MEAL AND ENTERTAINMENT
EXPENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (n) of section 274 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to only 50
percent of meal and entertainment expenses allowed as de-
duction) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of any
taxpayer which is a small business, paragraph
(1) shall be applied by substituting ‘the applica-
ble percentage (as defined in paragraph
(3)(B))’ for ‘50 percent’.
‘‘(B) SMALL BUSINESS.—For purposes of
this paragraph, the term ‘small business’
means, with respect to expenses paid or in-
curred during any taxable year—
‘‘(i) any C corporation which meets
the requirements of section 55(e)(1) for
such year, and
‘‘(ii) any S corporation, partnership,
or sole proprietorship which would meet
such requirements if it were a C corpora-
tion.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1556
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount
of payment for inpatient hospital services under the Medicare Program,
and to freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs
of medical education.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2001
Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase
the amount of payment for inpatient hospital services
under the Medicare Program, and to freeze the reduction
in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical
education.
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 Hospital
Preservation Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. RESTORING FULL MARKET BASKET UPDATE FOR
INPATIENT PPS HOSPITALS.
Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)), as amended by section
301(a) of BIPA (114 Stat. 2763A–491), is amended—
(1) in subclause (XV), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in subclause (XVI)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and each subsequent fis-
cal year’’ after ‘‘for fiscal year 2001’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod; and
(3) by striking subclauses (XVII), (XVIII), and
(XIX).
SEC. 3. FREEZING INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION (IME)
ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGE AT 6.5 PERCENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(ii)), as
amended by section 302(a) of BIPA (114 Stat. 2763A–
493), is amended—
(1) in subclause (V), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the
end; and
(2) by striking subclauses (VI) and (VII) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(VI) on or after October 1,
2001, ‘c’ is equal to 1.6.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO DE-
TERMINATION
OF
STANDARDIZED
AMOUNT.—Section
1886(d)(2)(C)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(d)(2)(C)(i)), as amended by section 302(c) of
BIPA (114 Stat. 2763A–493), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999 or’’ and inserting
‘‘1999,’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or the American Hospital
Preservation Act of 2001’’ after ‘‘2000’’.
SEC. 4. REFERENCES TO BIPA.
In this Act, the term ‘‘BIPA’’ means the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (Appendix F, 114 Stat. 2763A–463), as
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–
554.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1557
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit
local educational agencies to use funds made available under the innova-
tive education program to support certain community service programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2001
Mr. GRAHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to permit local educational agencies to use funds
made available under the innovative education program
to support certain community service programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF FUNDS.
Section 6301(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(10) community service programs under which
qualified school personnel train and mobilize young
people to measurably strengthen their communities
through nonviolence, responsibility, compassion, re-
spect, and moral courage.’’.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1558
To prohibit States from denying any individual the right to register to
vote for an election for Federal office, or the right to vote in an election
for Federal office, on the grounds that the individual has been convicted
of a Federal crime, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2001
Mr. HILLIARD (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CLYBURN,
Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. FRANK, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CLAY, Mr.
KUCINICH, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.
WYNN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. LEE, Ms.
MCKINNEY, Mr. NADLER, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit States from denying any individual the right
to register to vote for an election for Federal office,
or the right to vote in an election for Federal office,
on the grounds that the individual has been convicted
of a Federal crime, 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 ‘‘Voter Registration
Protection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING DENIAL OF RIGHT TO VOTE IN FED-
ERAL ELECTIONS ON BASIS OF CONVICTION
OF FEDERAL CRIME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no State may prohibit any individual from reg-
istering to vote for an election for Federal office, or from
voting in an election for Federal office, on the grounds
that the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime
(except as provided in subsection (b)).
(b) EXCEPTION
FOR INDIVIDUALS REMAINING
IN
GOVERNMENT CUSTODY
OR SUPERVISION.—Subsection
(a) shall not apply with respect to any individual who is
in the custody of, or subject to supervision by, the State
or the Federal government as a result of the individual’s
conviction of a Federal crime at the time the individual
seeks to register to vote or vote.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
(a) FEDERAL CRIME.—In this section, the term
‘‘Federal crime’’ means—
(1) any offense under title 18, United States
Code; or
(2) any offense under chapter 47 of title 10,
United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military
Justice).
(b) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms
‘‘election’’ and ‘‘Federal office’’ have the meaning given
such terms in section 301 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431).
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring after December 31, 2000.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1560
To increase the numerical limitation on the number of asylees whose status
may be adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2001
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To increase the numerical limitation on the number of
asylees whose status may be adjusted to that of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
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 ‘‘Increase in Numerical
Limitation for Asylees Adjustment Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN NUMERICAL LIMITATION ON ASYLEE
ADJUSTMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 209(b) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)) is amended
by striking ‘‘10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘25,000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal years beginning with
fiscal year 2001.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1561
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the record
of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2001
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect
to the record of admission for permanent residence in
the case of certain aliens.
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 ‘‘Date of Registry and
Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. RECORD OF ADMISSION FOR PERMANENT RESI-
DENCE IN THE CASE OF CERTAIN ALIENS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 249 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘January 1,
1972’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 1986’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘JANUARY 1, 1972’’ in the head-
ing and inserting ‘‘JANUARY 1, 1986’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) GENERAL RULE.—The amendments made
by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) EXTENSION OF DATE OF REGISTRY.—
(A) 
PERIOD
BEGINNING
JANUARY
1,
2002.—Beginning on January 1, 2002, section
249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1259) is amended by striking ‘‘January
1, 1986’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘January 1, 1987’’.
(B) 
PERIOD
BEGINNING
JANUARY
1,
2003.—Beginning on January 1, 2003, section
249 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘Janu-
ary 1, 1987’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 1988’’.
(C) 
PERIOD
BEGINNING
JANUARY
1,
2004.—Beginning on January 1, 2004, section
Code, the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Con-
trol Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Budget Enforcement Act
of 1990, or any other provision of law—
(1) amounts received by the Bank in connection
with the sale of stock pursuant to section 5 shall not
be treated as revenue when it is received or made
available to the Bank nor shall it be treated as rev-
enue by the Bank or by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury when the loans referred to in section 7 are re-
paid;
(2) the purchase or sale of stock pursuant to
section 5 and the interest-free loan program estab-
lished under section 7—
(A) shall not be treated as budget author-
ity, new budget authority, budgetary resources,
spending authority, new spending authority, en-
titlement authority, or credit authority;
(B) shall not be subject to apportionment
or sequestration other than in accordance with
the provisions of sections 4, 5, and 7; and
(C) shall not be taken into account in the
determination of the baseline for any fiscal
year; and
(1) To provide up to $50,000,000,000 a year
on average for mortgage loans, at zero percent inter-
est, to State and local governments for capital in-
vestment in types of infrastructure projects specified
by Congress in a way that would not affect the con-
duct of a sound monetary policy based on price sta-
bility.
(2) To cut the overall cost of investment in in-
frastructure projects about in half, depending on
prevailing interest rates, for State and local tax-
payers.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions
apply:
(1) BANK.—The term ‘‘Bank’’ means the Fed-
eral Bank for Infrastructure Modernization estab-
lished under section 4.
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(3) DEVELOPMENT.—The terms ‘‘development’’
and ‘‘develop’’ mean, with respect to an infrastruc-
ture facility, any—
(A) preconstruction planning, feasibility re-
view, permitting and design work, and other
preconstruction activities; and
(2) inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR ALIENS BROUGHT TO
THE UNITED STATES AS CHILDREN.—
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Attorney General may cancel the
removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an
alien who is inadmissible or deportable from the
United States, if the Attorney General deter-
mines that—
‘‘(i)(I) in the case of an alien who has
not attained the age of 18, the alien has
been physically present in the United
States for a continuous period of not less
than 3 years immediately preceding the
date of such application and during such
period the alien has been a person of good
moral character; or
‘‘(II) in the case of an alien who is 18
years of age or older, the alien has been
physically present in the United States for
a continuous period of not less than 5
years immediately preceding the date of
such application, including at least 3 years
of continuous residence before reaching 18
years of age and during such 5 year period
the alien has been a person of good moral
character; and
‘‘(ii) the removal would result in ex-
treme hardship to the alien, the alien’s
child, or the alien’s parent.
‘‘(B) RESTRICTIONS ON AUTHORITY.—The
authority of the Attorney General under sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply to—
‘‘(i) an alien who is inadmissible
under section 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) or deport-
able under section 237(a)(2)(A)(i) (relat-
ing to crimes of moral turpitude) unless
the Attorney General determines that the
alien’s removal would result in extreme
hardship to the alien, the alien’s child, or
(in the case of an alien who is a child) to
the alien’s parent; or
‘‘(ii) an alien who is inadmissible
under section 212(a)(3), or deportable
under 
section 
237(a)(2)(D)(i) 
or
237(a)(2)(D)(ii) (relating to security and
related grounds).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 240A(b) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)),
is amended in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated by the
amendment made by subsection (a)) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1) or (2)’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (3).’’.
Æ
‘‘(J) in the case of periodic health examina-
tions, which are performed more frequently than is
covered under section 1861(vv);’’; and
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘or (H)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(H), or (J)’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after
January 1, 2002.
Æ
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1566
To urge the President to initiate consultations with the Governments of
Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand to determine the feasibility and
desirability of negotiations to create a free trade area between the United
States and those countries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 2001
Mr. LEACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To urge the President to initiate consultations with the Gov-
ernments of Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand to
determine the feasibility and desirability of negotiations
to create a free trade area between the United States
and those countries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
CONSULTATIONS 
REGARDING 
A 
UNITED
STATES, SINGAPORE, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW
ZEALAND FREE TRADE AREA.
The President is urged to initiate consultations with
the Governments of Singapore, Australia, and New Zea-
land to determine the feasibility and desirability of nego-
tiations with such Governments for the purpose of enter-
ing into a reciprocal and mutually advantageous trade
agreement creating a free trade area between the United
States and those 3 countries.
Æ
tion as the Secretary shall require. The application shall
contain a description of—
‘‘(1) the manner in which the State educational
agency will use the needs assessment described in
section 2355(1) and poverty data to allocate funds
made available through the allotment to the local
educational agencies in the State with the greatest
need for school library media improvement;
‘‘(2) the manner in which the State educational
agency will effectively coordinate all Federal and
State funds available for literacy, library, technology,
and professional development activities to assist local
educational agencies, elementary schools, and sec-
ondary schools in—
‘‘(A) acquiring up-to-date school library
media resources in all formats, including books
and advanced technology such as Internet con-
nections; and
‘‘(B) providing training for school library
media specialists;
‘‘(3) the manner in which the State educational
agency will develop standards for the incorporation
of new technologies into the curricula of elementary
schools and secondary schools through school library
media programs to develop and enhance the infor-
mation literacy, information retrieval, and critical
thinking skills of students; and
‘‘(4) the manner in which the State educational
agency will evaluate the quality and impact of activi-
ties carried out under this subpart by local edu-
cational agencies to make determinations regarding
the need of the agencies for technical assistance and
whether to continue funding the agencies under this
subpart.
‘‘SEC. 2353. STATE RESERVATION.
‘‘A State educational agency that receives an allot-
ment under section 2351 may reserve not more than 3
percent of the funds made available through the allotment
to provide technical assistance, disseminate information
about effective school library media programs, and pay ad-
ministrative costs, relating to this subpart.
‘‘SEC. 2354. LOCAL ALLOCATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency that
receives an allotment under section 2351 for a fiscal year
shall use the funds made available through the allotment
and not reserved under section 2353 to make allocations
to local educational agencies.
‘‘(b) AGENCIES.—The State educational agency shall
allocate the funds to the local educational agencies in the
State that have—