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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 697
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances
Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum pen-
alties relating to crack cocaine offenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2001
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled
Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain
mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine
offenses.
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 ‘‘Crack-Cocaine Equi-
table Sentencing Act of 2001’’.
(B) The heading for section 24(b)(1) of
such Code is amended to read as follows: ‘‘LIM-
ITATION
BASED
ON
ADJUSTED
GROSS
IN-
COME.—’’.
(C) Section 24(d) of such Code is
amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘section 26(a)’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection
(b)(3)’’, and
(ii) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking
‘‘aggregate amount of credits allowed by
this subpart’’ and inserting ‘‘amount of
credit allowed by this section’’.
(D) Paragraph (1) of section 26(a) of such
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than sec-
tion 24)’’ after ‘‘this subpart’’.
(E) Subsection (c) of section 23 of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘and section
1400C’’ and inserting ‘‘and sections 24 and
1400C’’.
(F) Subparagraph (C) of section 25(e)(1)
of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘, 24,’’
after ‘‘sections 23’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 699
To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for
paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October
1, 2008, to October 1, 2002.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2001
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effec-
tive date for paid-up coverage under the military Sur-
vivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October
1, 2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PAID-UP COVERAGE
UNDER SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.
Section 1452(j) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2008’’ and inserting
‘‘October 1, 2002’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 69
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating
to voluntary school prayer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mrs. EMERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States relating to voluntary school prayer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following article is hereby proposed as an amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall
be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Con-
stitution if ratified by the legislatures of at least three-
fourths of the several States within seven years from the
date of its proposal to the States by the Congress:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to
prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or
other public institutions. No person shall be required by
the United States or by any State to participate in prayer.
Neither the United States nor any State shall prescribe
the content of any such prayer.’’
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4912 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Hope Scholarship 
Credit to allow a credit without limitation for 50 percent of higher 
education expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004 
Mr. ACKERMAN 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 expand 
the Hope Scholarship Credit to allow a credit without 
limitation for 50 percent of higher education expenses. 
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 ‘‘Affordable College Tui-
tion Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT TO 50 
PERCENT OF QUALIFIED TUITION EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 25A of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to Hope 
scholarship credit) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT.— 
‘‘(1) PER STUDENT CREDIT.—In the case of 
any eligible student for whom an election is in effect 
under this section for any taxable year, the Hope 
Scholarship Credit is an amount equal to 50 percent 
of the qualified tuition and related expenses paid by 
the taxpayer during the taxable year (for education 
furnished to the eligible student during any aca-
demic period beginning in such taxable year). 
‘‘(2) CREDIT ALLOWED FOR YEAR ONLY IF IN-
DIVIDUAL IS AT LEAST 1⁄2 TIME STUDENT FOR POR-
TION OF YEAR.—The Hope Scholarship Credit under 
subsection (a)(1) shall not be allowed for a taxable 
year with respect to the qualified tuition and related 
expenses of an individual unless such individual is 
an eligible student for at least one academic period 
which begins during such year. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
STUDENT.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘eligible student’ means, 
with respect to any academic period, a student 
who—
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5368
To suspend temporarily the duty on ACRYPET UT100. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2004
Mr. PORTMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on ACRYPET UT100.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON ACRYPET UT100. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading:
‘‘
9902.xx.xx 
Methyl methacrylate polymer 
with N-cyclohexylmaleimide, 
styrene, and alpha-
methylstyrene (Cas No. 
107194–09–2) (provided for 
in subheading 3906.10.00) ..
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2007
’’.
SEC. 5. ALLOWANCE OF NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL
CREDITS AGAINST REGULAR AND MINIMUM
TAX LIABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 26 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation
based on tax liability; definition of tax liability) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(a) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF TAX.—The
aggregate amount of credits allowed by this subpart for
the taxable year shall not exceed the sum of—
‘‘(1) the taxpayer’s regular tax liability for the
taxable year reduced by the foreign tax credit allow-
able under section 27(a), and
‘‘(2) the tax imposed for the taxable year by
section 55(a).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsection (d) of section 24 of such Code
is amended by striking paragraph (2) and by redes-
ignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(2) Section 32 of such Code is amended by
striking subsection (h).
(3) Section 904 of such Code is amended by
striking subsection (h) and by redesignating sub-
sections (i), ( j), and (k) as subsections (h), (i), and
( j), respectively.
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2003.
(2) SUBSECTION (b).—The amendments made
by subsection (b) shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2001.
(3) SUBSECTION (c).—The amendments made
by subsection (c) shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2004.
SEC. 4. MARRIAGE PENALTY RELIEF FOR EARNED INCOME
CREDIT; EARNED INCOME TO INCLUDE ONLY
AMOUNTS INCLUDIBLE IN GROSS INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 32(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to percent-
ages and amounts) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘AMOUNTS.—The earned’’ and
inserting ‘‘AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the earned’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(B) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a
joint return, the earned income amount deter-
mined under subparagraph (A) shall be 110
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Asian Elephant Con-
servation Reauthorization Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANT CON-
SERVATION ACT OF 1997.
Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of
1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266) is amended by striking ‘‘1998’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of
1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266) is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘There are authorized’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of amounts avail-
able each fiscal year to carry out this Act, the Secretary
may expend not more than 3 percent or $80,000, whichever
is greater, to pay the administrative expenses necessary to
carry out this Act.’’.
SEC. 4. COOPERATION.
The Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 is fur-
ther amended by redesignating section 7 (16 U.S.C. 4266)
as section 8, and by inserting after section 6 the following:
In the Senate of the United States,
December 18, 2001.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 700) entitled ‘‘An Act to reauthorize the Asian
Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing
AMENDMENT:
Page 4, strike out all after line 12 down to and in-
cluding line 19 and insert:
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—
(1) The matter under the heading ‘‘MULTI-
NATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND’’ in title I of
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 4246; 112 Stat.
2681–237), is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 5304 of’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘section 6 of the Asian Ele-
phant Conservation Act of 1997’’ and inserting
‘‘section 5 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conserva-
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tion Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5304), part I of the
African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4211 et seq.), and section 5 of the Asian Ele-
phant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
4264)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘16 U.S.C. 4224’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2204 of the African Elephant
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4224)’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘16 U.S.C. 4225’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2205 of the African Elephant
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225)’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘16 U.S.C. 4211’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2101 of the African Elephant
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211)’’.
(2) Effective on the day after the date of enact-
ment of the African Elephant Conservation Reauthor-
ization Act of 2001 (107th Congress)—
(A) section 2104(a) of the African Elephant
Conservation Act is amended by striking ‘‘this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’; and
(B) section 2306(b) of the African Elephant
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(b)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘this Act’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘this title’’.
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SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA-
TIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.
Section 10(a)(1) of the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)(1)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’;
and
(2) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking
‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 700
To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2001
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
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 ‘‘Asian Elephant Con-
servation Reauthorization Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANT CON-
SERVATION ACT OF 1997.
Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of
1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266) is amended by striking ‘‘1998’’
and all that follows through ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of
1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266) is further amended by inserting
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘There are authorized’’, and
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
Of amounts hereafter appropriated to carry out this Act
each fiscal year, not more than 6 percent, or $80,000,
whichever is less, may be used to administer this Act.’’.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 is
amended as follows:
(1) Section 4(3) (16 U.S.C. 4263(3)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Asian Elephant Conservation Fund
established under section 6’’ and inserting ‘‘the ac-
count established by division A, section 101(e), title
I of Public Law 105–277 under the heading ‘MULTI-
NATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND’ ’’.
(2) Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 4265) is amended by
striking the section heading and all that follows
through ‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE
AND USE
OF DONA-
TIONS.—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 6. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 50
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 700
[Report No. 107–94]
To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2001
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
JUNE 12, 2001
Additional sponsors: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA and Mr. ABERCROMBIE
JUNE 12, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2001]
A BILL
To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘SEC. 7. ADVISORY GROUP.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To assist in carrying out this Act,
the Secretary may convene an advisory group consisting
of individuals representing public and private organiza-
tions actively involved in the conservation of Asian ele-
phants.
‘‘(b) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—
‘‘(1) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Group shall—
‘‘(A) ensure that each meeting of the advi-
sory group is open to the public; and
‘‘(B) provide, at each meeting, an oppor-
tunity for interested persons to present oral or
written statements concerning items on the agen-
da.
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide to the
public timely notice of each meeting of the advisory
group.
‘‘(3) MINUTES.—Minutes of each meeting of the
advisory group shall be kept by the Secretary and
shall be made available to the public.
‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory group.’’.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Asian Elephant
Conservation Act of 1997 is amended as follows:
(1) Section 4(3) (16 U.S.C. 4263(3)) is amended
by striking ‘‘the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund
established under section 6(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the ac-
count established by division A, section 101(e), title I
of Public Law 105–277 under the heading ‘MULTI-
NATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND’ ’’.
(2) Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 4265) is amended by
striking the section heading and all that follows
through ‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE
AND
USE
OF
DONA-
TIONS.—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 6. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Title I of section 101(e)
of division A of Public Law 105–277 (112 Stat. 2681–237)
is amended under the heading ‘‘MULTINATIONAL SPECIES
CONSERVATION FUND’’ by striking ‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger
Conservation Act, subchapter I’’ and inserting ‘‘Rhinoceros
and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I’’.
Union Calendar No. 50
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 700
[Report No. 107–94]
A BILL
To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation
Act of 1997.
JUNE 12, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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conveyance, use restrictions to carry out paragraph
(2) that—
(A) are appurtenant to, and run with, each
Property; and
(B) are binding upon each subsequent
owner of each Property.
(2) ACCESS TO RESERVOIRS.—The use restric-
tions required by paragraph (1) shall ensure that—
(A) public access to and along the shore-
line of the Reservoirs in existence on the date
of enactment of this Act is not obstructed;
(B) adequate public access to and along
the shoreline of the Reservoirs is maintained;
and
(C) the operation of the Reservoirs by the
Secretary or the Irrigation Districts shall not
result in liability of the United States or the Ir-
rigation Districts for damages incurred, as a di-
rect or indirect result of such operation, by the
owner of any Property conveyed under this Act,
including—
(i) damages for any loss of use or en-
joyment of a Property; and
(1) The growing popularity of recreational boat-
ing, including personal watercraft, has resulted in
increased numbers of boaters competing for limited
space, which leads to more boating accidents and a
diminished experience for all users.
(2) Personal watercraft are ‘‘thrill craft’’ that
are operated differently from other motorized boats,
are designed to be highly maneuverable at high
speeds, and are capable of operating at high speeds
in shallow areas that are typically inaccessible by
other motorized boats.
(3) 
Irresponsible 
operation 
of 
personal
watercraft poses a safety risk for untrained opera-
tors and other recreational users, and damages valu-
able aquatic habitat in shallow waters.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES AND POLICIES.
The purposes and policies of this Act are the fol-
lowing:
(1) To ensure the safe and responsible use of
personal watercraft in the Nation’s waterways.
(2) To protect sensitive shallow water habitat
that is important for many fish and wildlife species.
(3) To reduce conflicts among recreational
boaters by providing a forum for collaborative man-
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 705
To subject the United States to imposition of fees and costs in proceedings
relating to State water rights adjudications.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2001
Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. RADANOVICH,
Mr. OTTER, Mr. CANNON, and Mr. WALDEN of Oregon) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To subject the United States to imposition of fees and costs
in proceedings relating to State water rights adjudications.
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 ‘‘Water Adjudication
Fee Fairness Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Generally, water allocation in the western
United States is based upon the doctrine of prior ap-
propriation, under which water users’ rights are
a 1-to-1 ratio of Federal-to-State contributions. All State
matching funds must be from non-Federal sources. The
State contribution may be made in the form of in-kind
contribution of goods or services.
SEC. 8. TASK FORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation,
subject to the availability of appropriations, may make
grants to States to support the activities of collaborative
task forces to minimize conflicts between personal
watercraft and other recreational and commercial users.
Task forces that receive assistance from the Secretary of
Transportation under this section shall—
(1) be organized geographically to minimize
user conflicts in a watershed or basin; and
(2) consist of members that represent personal
watercraft recreational users, State boating law ad-
ministrators, State conservation agencies, other Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies with a demonstrated
interest in minimizing user conflicts, property own-
ers, and other interested persons.
(b) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall award task
force development grants on a competitive basis. No State
may receive more than 25 percent of the total amount ap-
propriated for a fiscal year for assistance under this sub-
section.
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transportation
may issue regulations and requirements for the task force
development grant program under this section.
(d) REQUIRED MATCH.—As a condition of providing
a grant under this section to a State, the Secretary shall
require the State to provide matching funds according to
a 1-to-1 ratio of Federal-to-State contributions. All State
matching funds must be from non-Federal sources. The
State contribution may be made in the form of in-kind
contribution of goods or services.
(e) OBLIGATION.—Amounts provided as a grant
under this section shall be available to the grantee for obli-
gation for 2 years, after which any unobligated amount
shall revert to the Secretary of Transportation and remain
available for grants under this section for subsequent fis-
cal years.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.—For law enforce-
ment grants under section 7, there are authorized to be
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Transportation
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, and
2004.
(b) TASK FORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—For task
force development grants under section 8, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, and
2004.
SEC. 10. STATE AUTHORITY PRESERVED.
Nothing in this Act limits the authority of a State
to establish limitations or requirements for the operation
of personal watercraft, that are more restrictive than the
enforceable policies and other provisions required by this
Act.
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