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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2618
To clarify the accounting treatment for Federal income tax purposes of
deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour
arranged by such operator.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2001
Mr. SHAW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To clarify the accounting treatment for Federal income tax
purposes of deposits and similar amounts received by
a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR DEPOSITS RE-
CEIVED BY ACCRUAL BASIS TOUR OPERA-
TORS.
In the case of a tour operator using an accrual meth-
od of accounting, amounts received from or on behalf of
passengers in advance of the departure of a tour arranged
by such operator—
(1) shall be treated as properly accounted for
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if they are
accounted for under a method permitted by Section
3 of Revenue Procedure 71–21, and
(2) for purposes of Revenue Procedure 71–21,
shall be deemed earned as of the date the tour de-
parts.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 261
To provide for the appointment of additional Federal district judges in the
Southern District of California.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 30, 2001
Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ISSA, and Mrs. BONO) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the appointment of additional Federal district
judges in the Southern District of California.
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 ‘‘Southern California
Federal Judgeship Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF CALIFORNIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 5 addi-
tional district judges for the Southern District of Cali-
fornia;
(b) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
3 additional district judges for the Southern District
of California.
(2) FIRST VACANCY NOT FILLED.—The first 3
vacancies in the office of district judge in the South-
ern District of California, occurring 7 years or more
after the first date on which all judges named to fill
the temporary judgeships created by this subsection
have been confirmed, shall not be filled.
(c) TABLES.—In order that the table contained in
section 133 of title 28, United States Code, reflects the
changes in the total number of permanent district judge-
ships authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the item
relating to California in such table is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘Southern ...........................................................................................
13.’’.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Act, including such sums as may be necessary to provide
appropriate space and facilities for the judicial positions
created by this Act.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment
of this Act.
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agricultural commodities or distort agricultural mar-
kets 
to 
the 
detriment 
of 
the 
United 
States,
including—
(A) unfair or trade-distorting activities of
state trading enterprises and other administra-
tive mechanisms, with emphasis on—
(i) requiring price transparency in the
operation of state trading enterprises and
such other mechanisms; and
(ii) ending discriminatory pricing
practices for agricultural commodities that
amount to de facto export subsidies so that
the enterprises or other mechanisms do not
(except in cases of bona fide food aid) sell
agricultural commodities in foreign markets
at prices below domestic market prices or
prices below the full costs of acquiring and
delivering agricultural commodities to the
foreign markets;
(B) unjustified trade restrictions or com-
mercial requirements affecting new agricultural
technologies, including biotechnology;
(C) unjustified sanitary or phytosanitary
restrictions, including restrictions that are not
based on scientific principles, in contravention of
SEC. 2. DUTIES OF CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERV-
ICES. 
Section 520(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–31(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) administer the program under part J in 
consultation with the Director of the Center for Sub-
stance Abuse Treatment; 
‘‘(17) provide technical assistance, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Center for Substance 
Abuse Treatment, to public and private entities that 
are providers of permanent supportive housing that 
includes individuals who are chronically homeless as 
defined in section 596(m); and 
‘‘(18) implement a comprehensive approach to 
support the widespread dissemination of information 
about services in permanent supportive housing tar-
geted to individuals who have been homeless for long 
periods of time and have disabilities, including the 
use of existing clearinghouses, toolkits, and reg-
istries of promising practices.’’.
(b) 
ESTABLISHMENT
AND
MODIFICATION
OF 
CODES.—The methodology under subsection (a) shall—
(1) include the establishment of new codes, 
modification of existing codes, and adjustment of 
evaluation and management modifiers to such codes 
that take into account the costs of acquiring, using, 
and maintaining information technology with pa-
tient-specific applications; and 
(2) take into account estimated aggregate an-
nual savings in overall payments under such title 
XVIII attributable to the use of information tech-
nology with patient-specific applications. 
(c) DURATION.—The Secretary may reduce or elimi-
nate adjustments established made to subsection (a) as 
payment methodologies under title XVIII of the Social Se-
curity Act are adjusted to reflect provider quality and effi-
ciency. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—In making national 
coverage determinations under section 1862(a) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) with respect to 
maintaining information technology with patient-specific 
applications, in determining whether the information tech-
nology is reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or 
treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning 
of a malformed body member, the Secretary shall consider
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‘‘(G) use grant or cooperative agreement
funds provided by the Partnership under an
agreement entered into under paragraph (1) to—
‘‘(i) retain an Executive Director and
such support staff as are necessary to facili-
tate and implement the directives of the
State rural development council; and
‘‘(ii) pay expenses associated with car-
rying out subparagraphs (A) through (F);
and
‘‘(H)(i) provide to the Coordinating Com-
mittee an annual plan with goals and perform-
ance measures; and
‘‘(ii) submit to the Coordinating Committee
an annual report on the progress of the State
rural development council in meeting the goals
and measures.
‘‘(4) AUTHORITIES.—A State rural development
council may—
‘‘(A) solicit funds to supplement and match
funds provided under paragraph (3)(G); and
‘‘(B) engage in activities, in addition to
those specified in paragraph (3), appropriate to
accomplish the purposes for which the State
rural development council is established.
for pregnant women that is at least 185 percent of
the income official poverty line described in such sec-
tion.
‘‘(c) 
REFERENCES
TO
TERMS
AND
SPECIAL
RULES.—In the case of, and with respect to, a State pro-
viding for coverage of FamilyCare assistance to targeted
low-income parents under subsection (a), the following
special rules apply:
‘‘(1) Any reference in this title (other than sub-
section (b)) to a targeted low-income child is deemed
to include a reference to a targeted low-income par-
ent.
‘‘(2) Any such reference to child health assist-
ance with respect to such parents is deemed a ref-
erence to FamilyCare assistance.
‘‘(3) In applying section 2103(e)(3)(B) in the
case of a family provided coverage under this sec-
tion, the limitation on total annual aggregate cost-
sharing shall be applied to the entire family.
‘‘(4) In applying section 2110(b)(4), any ref-
erence to ‘section 1902(l)(2) or 1905(n)(2) (as se-
lected by a State)’ is deemed a reference to the in-
come level applicable to parents under section 1931
or under a waiver approved under section 1115, or,
in the case of a pregnant woman described in sub-
(2), (5) and (11) of that section, shall be charged to this
account.
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
For military and naval insurance, national service life
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72
Stat. 487, $26,200,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That during fiscal year 2002, within the resources
available, not to exceed $300,000 in gross obligations for
direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing
loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $164,497,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,400.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $64,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $72,000, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading are available to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans
not to exceed $3,301,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $274,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, sub-
chapter V, as amended, $544,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General
operating expenses’’.
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR
HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the administrative expenses to carry out the
guaranteed transitional housing loan program authorized
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter VI, not to exceed
$750,000 of the amounts appropriated by this Act for
‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical care’’ may be
expended.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and
outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, including care and treat-
ment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the depart-
ment; and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and
equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental
thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in the department;
administrative expenses in support of planning, design,
project management, real property acquisition and disposi-
tion, construction and renovation of any facility under the
jurisdiction or for the use of the department; oversight,
engineering and architectural activities not charged to
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing fa-
cilities in the several hospitals and homes under the juris-
diction of the department, not otherwise provided for, ei-
ther by contract or by the hire of temporary employees
and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances there-
for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; aid to State
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative
and legal expenses of the department for collecting and
recovering amounts owed the department as authorized
under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the Federal Medical
Care 
Recovery 
Act, 
U.S.C. 
2651 
et 
seq.,
$21,281,587,000 (increased by $1,000,000), plus reim-
bursements: Provided, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $900,000,000 is for the equipment
and land and structures object classifications only, which
amount shall not become available for obligation until Au-
gust 1, 2002, and shall remain available until September
30, 2003: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading, not to exceed $500,000,000 shall
be available until September 30, 2003: Provided further,
That of the funds made available under this heading, not
to exceed $3,000,000,000 shall be available for operations
and maintenance expenses of medical facilities: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con-
duct by contract a program of recovery audits for the fee
basis and other medical services contracts with respect to
payments for hospital care; and, notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302(b), amounts collected, by setoff or otherwise,
as the result of such audits shall be available, without fis-
cal year limitation, for the purposes for which funds are
appropriated under this heading and the purposes of pay-
ing a contractor a percent of the amount collected as a
result of an audit carried out by the contractor: Provided
further, That all amounts so collected under the preceding
proviso with respect to a designated health care region (as
that term is defined in 38 U.S.C. 1729A(d)(2)) shall be
allocated, net of payments to the contractor, to that re-
gion.
MEDICAL CARE COLLECTIONS FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Amounts deposited during the current fiscal year in
the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collec-
tions Fund under section 1729A of title 38, United States
Code, shall be transferred to ‘‘Medical care’’, to remain
available until expended.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of
medical and prosthetic research and development as au-
thorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 73, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2003, $371,000,000, plus
reimbursements.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in the administration of the
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction,
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi-
ties, $66,731,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That
technical and consulting services offered by the Facilities
Management Field Service, including project management
and real property administration (including leases, site ac-
quisition and disposal activities directly supporting
projects), shall be provided to Department of Veterans Af-
fairs components only on a reimbursable basis.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary operating expenses of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including
administrative expenses in support of Department-wide
capital planning, management and policy activities, uni-
forms or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General
Services Administration for security guard services, and
the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas em-
ployee mail, $1,195,728,000: Provided, That expenses for
services and assistance authorized under 38 U.S.C.
3104(a)(1), (2), (5), and (11) that the Secretary deter-
mines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the
maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to ob-
tain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve
maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged
to this account: Provided further, That of the funds made
available under this heading, not to exceed $60,000,000
shall be available for obligation until September 30, 2003:
Provided further, That from the funds made available
under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration
may purchase up to four passenger motor vehicles for use
in operations of that Administration in Manila, Phil-
ippines: Provided further, That travel expenses for this ac-
count shall not exceed $15,665,000.
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Calendar No. 109
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2620
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 31, 2001
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Af-
fairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sun-
dry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corpora-
tions, and offices for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2002, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Departments of Veteran Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on
behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex-
aminations as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters
11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or
on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and bur-
ial benefits, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay,
adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of pre-
miums due on commercial life insurance policies guaran-
teed under the provisions of article IV of the Soldiers’ and
Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 540 et
seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by law (38
U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53,
55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122, 123;
45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $24,944,288,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed
$17,940,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General operating expenses’’
and ‘‘Medical care’’ for necessary expenses in imple-
menting those provisions authorized in the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in the Veterans’
Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 53, and 55),
the funding source for which is specifically provided as the
‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ appropriation: Provided
further, That such sums as may be earned on an actual
qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical
facilities revolving fund’’ to augment the funding of indi-
vidual medical facilities for nursing home care provided
to pensioners as authorized.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law
(38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53,
55, and 61), $2,135,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation pro-
gram services and assistance which the Secretary is au-
thorized to provide under section 3104(a) of title 38,
United States Code, other than under subsection (a)(1),
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‘‘(a) PERIODIC REVIEW OF MORTGAGEE PERFORM-
ANCE.—To reduce losses in connection with single family
mortgage insurance programs under this Act, at least once
a year the Secretary shall review the rate of early defaults
and claims for insured single family mortgages originated
or underwritten by each mortgagee.
‘‘(b) COMPARISON WITH OTHER MORTGAGEES.—For
each mortgagee, the Secretary shall compare the rate of
early defaults and claims for insured single family mort-
gage loans originated or underwritten by the mortgagee in
an area with the rate of early defaults and claims for other
mortgagees originating or underwriting insured single fam-
ily mortgage loans in the area. For purposes of this section,
the term ‘‘area’’ means each geographic area in which the
mortgagee is authorized by the Secretary to originate in-
sured single family mortgages.
‘‘(c) TERMINATION OF MORTGAGEE ORIGINATION AP-
PROVAL.—(1) Notwithstanding section 202(c) of this Act,
the Secretary may terminate the approval of a mortgagee
to originate or underwrite single family mortgages if the
Secretary determines that the mortgage loans originated or
underwritten by the mortgagee present an unacceptable risk
to the insurance funds. The determination shall be based
on the comparison required under subsection (b) and shall
be made in accordance with regulations of the Secretary.
section (b)(4), the income level established under
section 1902(l)(2)(A).
‘‘(5) In applying section 2102(b)(3)(B), any
reference to children is deemed a reference to par-
ents.’’.
(B) ADDITIONAL ALLOTMENT FOR STATES
PROVIDING FAMILYCARE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) is
amended by inserting after subsection (c)
the following:
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL ALLOTMENTS FOR STATE PRO-
VIDING FAMILYCARE.—
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATION; TOTAL
ALLOTMENT.—
For the purpose of providing additional allotments
to States to provide FamilyCare coverage under sec-
tion 2111, there is appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2002, $2,000,000,000;
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2003, $2,000,000,000;
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2004, $3,000,000,000;
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2005, $3,000,000,000;
‘‘(E) for fiscal year 2006, $6,000,000,000;
‘‘(F) for fiscal year 2007, $7,000,000,000;
‘‘(G) for fiscal year 2008, $8,000,000,000;
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of Public Law 91–508,’’ after ‘‘under section
5315 or 5324),’’;
(c) STRUCTURING TRANSACTIONS TO EVADE TAR-
GETING ORDER OR CERTAIN RECORD KEEPING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 5324(a) of title 31, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by inserting a comma after ‘‘shall’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘section—’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion, the reporting requirements imposed by any
order issued under section 5326, or the record keep-
ing requirements imposed by any regulation pre-
scribed under section 21 of the Federal Deposit In-
surance Act or section 123 of Public Law 91–508—
’’; and
(3) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting ‘‘,
to file a report required by any order issued under
section 5326, or to maintain a record required pur-
suant to any regulation prescribed under section 21
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or section 123
of Public Law 91–508’’ after ‘‘regulation prescribed
under any such section’’ each place that term ap-
pears.
(d) INCREASE IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
OF CERTAIN RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS.—