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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2882
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 3, 2001
Received
AN ACT
To provide for the expedited payment of certain benefits
for a public safety officer who was killed or suffered
a catastrophic injury as a direct and proximate result
of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in
connection with the terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPEDITED PAYMENT FOR HEROIC PUBLIC
SAFETY OFFICERS.
Notwithstanding the limitations of subsection (b) of
section 1201 or the provisions of subsections (c), (d), and
(e) of such section or section 1202 of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796, 3796a), upon certification by a public agency
that a public safety officer employed by such agency was
killed or suffered a catastrophic injury as a direct and
proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line
of duty as described in section 1201(a) of such Act in con-
nection with the rescue or recovery efforts related to the
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Director of
the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall authorize payment
to qualified beneficiaries, said payment to be made not
later than 30 days after receipt of such certification, bene-
fits described under subpart 1 of part L of such Act (42
U.S.C. 3796 et seq.).
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the terms ‘‘catastrophic in-
jury’’, ‘‘public agency’’, and ‘‘public safety officer’’ have
the same meanings given such terms in section 1204 of
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title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b).
Passed the House of Representatives September 13,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
SEC. 3. RETINOBLASTOMA AWARENESS AND PREVENTION 
PROGRAM. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 399O. RETINOBLASTOMA AWARENESS AND PREVEN-
TION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary shall establish a retinoblastoma awareness and 
prevention program that shall include—
‘‘(1) public and community awareness programs 
concerning the prevention and identification of 
retinoblastoma and the provision of services for chil-
dren, adolescents, and adults with retinoblastoma; 
‘‘(2) the development and placement of public 
service announcements to educate the public about 
retinoblastoma; and 
‘‘(3) the development of strategies to educate 
parents about retinoblastoma, early warning signs, 
and risk factors based on the best available medical 
information and to encourage parents to discuss 
retinoblastoma with their child’s physician. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may award grants, enter into cooperative agree-
ments and contracts, and provide technical assistance to
miles northwest of Burnsville, in Mitchell Coun-
ty and Yancey County. 
(I) PISGAH
CLUSTER, NORTH
CAROLINA 
AREAS.—Certain land in the Pisgah National 
Forest, Pisgah Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 52,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Pis-
gah Cluster, North Carolina Areas’’, comprised 
of 5 parcels known as ‘‘Shining Rock and Mid-
dle Prong Extensions’’, ‘‘Daniel Ridge’’, ‘‘Cedar 
Rock Mountain’’, ‘‘South Mills River’’, and 
‘‘Laurel Mountain’’, 5 to 12 miles north of the 
town of Brevard and southwest of the city of 
Asheville, in Haywood County, Transylvania 
County, and Henderson County. 
(J) WILDCAT.—Certain land in the Pisgah 
National Forest, French Broad Ranger Dis-
trict, totaling approximately 6,500 acres, known 
as ‘‘Wildcat’’, located 20 miles northwest of the 
town of Canton, in Haywood County. 
(16) OHIO.—
(A) ARCHERS
FORK
COMPLEX.—Certain 
land in the Marietta Unit of the Athens Ranger 
District, in the Wayne National Forest, in 
Washington County, known as ‘‘Archers Fork
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count or personnel detailed from other elements of the
United States Government.
(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated
for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count by subsection (a), there are also authorized to
be appropriated for the Intelligence Community
Management Account for fiscal year 2002 such addi-
tional amounts as are specified in the classified
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section
102(a). Such additional amounts shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2003.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi-
tion to the personnel authorized by subsection (b)
for elements of the Intelligence Community Manage-
ment Account as of September 30, 2002, there are
hereby authorized such additional personnel for such
elements as of that date as are specified in the clas-
sified Schedule of Authorizations.
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—Except as provided in section
113 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
404h), during fiscal year 2002, any officer or employee
of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces
who is detailed to the staff of the Intelligence Community
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Management Account from another element of the United
States Government shall be detailed on a reimbursable
basis, except that any such officer, employee, or member
may be detailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a period
not to exceed one year for the performance of temporary
functions as required by the Director of Central Intel-
ligence.
(e) NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to
be appropriated in subsection (a), $27,000,000 shall
be available for the National Drug Intelligence Cen-
ter. Within such amount, funds provided for re-
search, development, test, and evaluation purposes
shall remain available until September 30, 2003, and
funds provided for procurement purposes shall re-
main available until September 30, 2004.
(2) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.—The Director of
Central Intelligence shall transfer to the Attorney
General funds available for the National Drug Intel-
ligence Center under paragraph (1). The Attorney
General shall utilize funds so transferred for the ac-
tivities of the National Drug Intelligence Center.
(3) LIMITATION.—Amounts available for the
National Drug Intelligence Center may not be used
in contravention of the provisions of section
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103(d)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 403–3(d)(1)).
(4) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Attorney General shall retain
full authority over the operations of the National
Drug Intelligence Center.
SEC. 105. CODIFICATION OF THE COAST GUARD AS AN ELE-
MENT OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Section 3(4)(H) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 401a(4)(H) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘the Department
of Energy’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and the Coast Guard’’ before
the semicolon.
TITLE 
II—CENTRAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY SYS-
TEM
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund
for fiscal year 2002 the sum of $212,000,000.
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TITLE III—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay,
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may
be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts
as may be necessary for increases in such compensation
or benefits authorized by law.
SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall
not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of
any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized
by the Constitution or the laws of the United States.
SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY CONTRACTING.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Director of
Central Intelligence should continue to direct that ele-
ments of the intelligence community, whenever compatible
with the national security interests of the United States
and consistent with operational and security concerns re-
lated to the conduct of intelligence activities, and where
fiscally sound, should competitively award contracts in a
ligence Community Management Account or personnel de-
tailed from other elements of the United States Government.
(c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated
for the Intelligence Community Management Account
by subsection (a), there are also authorized to be ap-
propriated for the Intelligence Community Manage-
ment Account for fiscal year 2002 such additional
amounts as are specified in the classified Schedule of
Authorizations referred to in section 102(a). Such ad-
ditional amounts shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2003.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi-
tion to the personnel authorized by subsection (b) for
elements of the Intelligence Community Management
Account as of September 30, 2002, there are hereby
authorized such additional personnel for such ele-
ments as of that date as are specified in the classified
Schedule of Authorizations.
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—Except as provided in section
113 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404h),
during fiscal year 2002, any officer or employee of the
United States or a member of the Armed Forces who is de-
tailed to the staff of the Intelligence Community Manage-
ment Account from another element of the United States
Government shall be detailed on a reimbursable basis, ex-
cept that any such officer, employee, or member may be de-
tailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a period not to exceed
one year for the performance of temporary functions as re-
quired by the Director of Central Intelligence.
(e) NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to
be appropriated in subsection (a), $27,000,000 shall
be available for the National Drug Intelligence Cen-
ter. Within such amount, funds provided for research,
development, test, and evaluation purposes shall re-
main available until September 30, 2003, and funds
provided for procurement purposes shall remain
available until September 30, 2004.
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Director of Cen-
tral Intelligence shall transfer to the Attorney General
funds available for the National Drug Intelligence
Center under paragraph (1). The Attorney General
shall utilize funds so transferred for the activities of
the National Drug Intelligence Center.
(3) LIMITATION.—Amounts available for the Na-
tional Drug Intelligence Center may not be used in
contravention of the provisions of section 103(d)(1) of
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 5(b)(1) is amended by inserting ‘‘and
victims of certain terrorist attacks’’ before ‘‘on death’’.
(2) Section 6013(f)(2)(B) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and victims of certain terrorist attacks’’ before
‘‘on death’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The heading of section 692 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 692. INCOME TAXES OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES
AND VICTIMS OF CERTAIN TERRORIST AT-
TACKS ON DEATH.’’.
(2) The item relating to section 692 in the table
of sections for part II of subchapter J of chapter 1 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 692. Income taxes of members of Armed Forces and victims
of certain terrorist attacks on death.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE; WAIVER OF LIMITATIONS.—
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this section shall apply to taxable years ending be-
fore, on, or after September 11, 2001.
(2) WAIVER OF LIMITATIONS.—If refund or cred-
it of any overpayment of tax resulting from the
amendments made by this section is prevented at any
time before the close of the 1-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act by the operation
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‘‘(B) who dies as a result of illness in-
curred as a result of an attack involving an-
thrax occurring on or after September 11,
2001, and before January 1, 2002.
Such term shall not include any individual identified
by the Attorney General to have been a participant
or conspirator in any such attack or a representative
of such an individual.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 5(b)(1) is amended by inserting
‘‘and victims of certain terrorist attacks’’ before ‘‘on
death’’.
(2) Section 6013(f)(2)(B) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and victims of certain terrorist attacks’’ before
‘‘on death’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The heading of section 692 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 692. INCOME TAXES OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES
AND VICTIMS OF CERTAIN TERRORIST AT-
TACKS ON DEATH.’’.
(2) The item relating to section 692 in the table
of sections for part II of subchapter J of chapter 1
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 692. Income taxes of members of Armed Forces and victims
of certain terrorist attacks on death.’’.
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‘‘(E) TERMINATION.—No disclosure may be
made under this paragraph after December 31,
2003.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 6103(a)(2) is amended by inserting
‘‘any local law enforcement agency receiving informa-
tion under subsection (i)(7)(A),’’ after ‘‘State,’’.
(2) Section 6103(b) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) TERRORIST INCIDENT, THREAT, OR ACTIV-
ITY.—The term ‘terrorist incident, threat, or activity’
means an incident, threat, or activity involving an
act of domestic terrorism (as defined in section
2331(5) of title 18, United States Code) or inter-
national terrorism (as defined in section 2331(1) of
such title).’’.
(3) The heading of section 6103(i)(3) is amended
by inserting ‘‘OR TERRORIST’’ after ‘‘CRIMINAL’’.
(4) 
Paragraph 
(4) 
of 
section 
6103(i) 
is
amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or
(7)(C)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’, and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘or
(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)(A) or (C), or (7)’’.
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of such trust funds are not reduced as a result of
the enactment of this Act.
Attest:
Secretary.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2884
SENATE AMENDMENT TO
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
SENATE AMENDMENTS
In the Senate of the United States,
November 16, 2001.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2884) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for victims of the
terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11,
2001.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vic-
tims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001’’.
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(b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; etc.
TITLE I—RELIEF PROVISIONS FOR VICTIMS OF TERRORIST
ATTACKS
Sec. 101. Income and employment taxes of victims of terrorist attacks.
Sec. 102. Estate tax reduction.
Sec. 103. Payments by charitable organizations treated as exempt payments.
Sec. 104. Exclusion of certain cancellations of indebtedness.
Sec. 105. Treatment of certain structured settlement payments and disability
trusts.
Sec. 106. No impact on social security trust funds.
TITLE II—GENERAL RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF DISASTERS AND
TERRORISTIC OR MILITARY ACTIONS
Sec. 201. Exclusion for disaster relief payments.
Sec. 202. Authority to postpone certain deadlines and required actions.
Sec. 203. Internal Revenue Service disaster response team.
Sec. 204. Application of certain provisions to terroristic or military actions.
Sec. 205. Clarification of due date for airline excise tax deposits.
Sec. 206. Coordination with Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization
Act.
TITLE III—DISCLOSURE OF TAX INFORMATION IN TERRORISM AND
NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 301. Disclosure of tax information in terrorism and national security inves-
tigations.
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‘‘(2) to reimburse or pay reasonable and nec-
essary expenses incurred for the repair or rehabilita-
tion of a personal residence or repair or replacement
of its contents to the extent that the need for such
repair, rehabilitation, or replacement is attributable
to a qualified disaster,
‘‘(3) by a person engaged in the furnishing or
sale of transportation as a common carrier by reason
of the death or personal physical injuries incurred as
a result of a qualified disaster, or
‘‘(4) if such amount is paid by a Federal, State,
or local government, or agency or instrumentality
thereof, in connection with a qualified disaster in
order to promote the general welfare,
but only to the extent any expense compensated by such
payment is not otherwise compensated for by insurance
or otherwise.
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED DISASTER DEFINED.—For purposes
of this section, the term ‘qualified disaster’ means—
‘‘(1) a disaster which results from a terroristic
or military action (as defined in section 692(c)(2)),
‘‘(2) a Presidentially declared disaster (as de-
fined in section 1033(h)(3)),
‘‘(3) a disaster which results from an accident
involving a common carrier, or from any other event,
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‘‘(B) TRUSTS DISTRIBUTING INCOME CUR-
RENTLY.—A trust which, under its governing
instrument, is required to distribute all of its
income currently shall be allowed a deduction of
$300.
‘‘(C) DISABILITY TRUSTS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A qualified dis-
ability trust shall be allowed a deduction
equal to the exemption amount under sec-
tion 151(d), determined—
‘‘(I) by treating such trust as an
individual 
described 
in 
section
151(d)(3)(C)(iii), and
‘‘(II) by applying section 67(e)
(without the reference to section
642(b)) for purposes of determining
the adjusted gross income of the
trust.
‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED DISABILITY TRUST.—
For purposes of clause (i), the term ‘quali-
fied disability trust’ means any trust if—
‘‘(I) such trust is a disability
trust 
described 
in 
subsection
(c)(2)(B)(iv) of section 1917 of the
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Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1396p), and
‘‘(II) all of the beneficiaries of
the trust as of the close of the taxable
year are determined by the Commis-
sioner of Social Security to have been
disabled (within the meaning of sec-
tion 1614(a)(3) of the Social Security
Act, 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) for some
portion of such year.
A trust shall not fail to meet the require-
ments of subclause (II) merely because the
corpus of the trust may revert to a person
who is not so disabled after the trust
ceases to have any beneficiary who is so
disabled.’’
‘‘(3) DEDUCTIONS IN LIEU OF PERSONAL EX-
EMPTION.—The deductions allowed by this sub-
section shall be in lieu of the deductions allowed
under section 151 (relating to deduction for personal
exemption).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending on or after
September 11, 2001.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2887
AN ACT
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
improve the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals for
children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
private and public entities for the purpose of carrying out 
subsection (a).’’.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Best Pharmaceuticals
for Children Act’’.
SEC. 2. PEDIATRIC STUDIES OF ALREADY-MARKETED
DRUGS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505A of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355a) is
amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through
through (k) as subsections (b) through (j), respec-
tively.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 505A of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
355a) is amended in subsection (b) (as redesignated by
subsection (a)(2) of this section)—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘the Secretary’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘determines that information relating to the
use of an approved drug in the pediatric population
may produce health benefits in that population
and’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘concerning a drug identified in
the list described in subsection (b)’’.
‘‘SEC. 2201. COMBAT ZONE-RELATED DEATHS OF MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEATHS OF VIC-
TIMS OF CERTAIN TERRORIST ATTACKS.’’.
(2) The item relating to section 2201 in the
table of sections for subchapter C of chapter 11 of
such Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 2201. Combat zone-related deaths of members of the Armed
Forces and deaths of victims of certain terrorist at-
tacks.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying on
or after September 11, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2885
To provide for the transfer of certain real property by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
Mr. DEUTSCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To provide for the transfer of certain real property by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
(a) ASSIGNMENT TO HUD.—The Administrator of
General Services shall assign to the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development the surplus property known as
the Poinciana Plaza Housing property and located in the
City of Key West, Florida, for disposal only as provided
under subsection (b).
(b) SALE BY HUD.—The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development may dispose of the property referred
in subsection (a) only by sale to the City of Key West,
Florida, in accordance with the procedures and require-
ments of section 203(k)(6) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.
484(k)(6)), except that—
(1) notwithstanding such section, transfer of
the property shall be for the purpose of providing
housing or housing assistance for low- and mod-
erate-income individuals or families;
(2) notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C)
of such section, such transfer shall not be subject to
the disapproval of the Administrator of General
Services; and
(3) the provisions of subparagraph (C)(i) of
such section (relating to self-help labor) shall not
apply to such transfer.
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