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the preservation and improvement of constitu-
tional democracy; and
‘‘(B) effective participation in and the
preservation and improvement of an efficient
market economy.
‘‘(c) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—The Secretary
shall consult with the Secretary of State to ensure that—
‘‘(1) activities under this section are not dupli-
cative of other efforts in the eligible countries; and
‘‘(2) partner institutions in the eligible coun-
tries are creditable.
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—The Cooperative Education Ex-
change programs shall—
‘‘(1) provide eligible countries with—
‘‘(A) seminars on the basic principles of
United States constitutional democracy and ec-
onomics, including seminars on the major gov-
ernmental and economic institutions and sys-
tems in the United States, and visits to such in-
stitutions;
‘‘(B) visits to school systems, institutions
of higher education, and nonprofit organizations
conducting exemplary programs in civics and
government education, and economic education,
in the United States;
‘‘(C) translations and adaptations regard-
ing United States civic and government edu-
cation, and economic education, curricular pro-
grams for students and teachers, and in the
case of training programs for teachers trans-
lations and adaptations into forms useful in
schools in eligible countries, and joint research
projects in such areas; and
‘‘(D) independent research and evaluation
assistance to determine—
‘‘(i) the effects of the Cooperative
Education Exchange programs on stu-
dents’ development of the knowledge,
skills, and traits of character essential for
the preservation and improvement of con-
stitutional democracy; and
‘‘(ii) effective participation in and the
preservation and improvement of an effi-
cient market economy;
‘‘(2) provide United States participants with—
‘‘(A) seminars on the histories, economies,
and systems of government of eligible countries;
‘‘(B) visits to school systems, institutions
of higher education, and organizations con-
ducting exemplary programs in civics and gov-
‘‘(7) TAXPAYER REPRESENTATIVES.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), the return of the represent-
ative of a taxpayer whose return is being examined 
by an officer or employee of the Department of the 
Treasury shall not be open to inspection by such of-
ficer or employee on the sole basis of the representa-
tive’s relationship to the taxpayer unless a super-
visor of such officer or employee has approved the 
inspection of the return of such representative on a 
basis other than by reason of such relationship.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 213. COMPLIANCE BY CONTRACTORS WITH CONFIDEN-
TIALITY SAFEGUARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(p) (relating to State 
law requirements) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) DISCLOSURE TO CONTRACTORS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, no re-
turn or return information shall be disclosed by any 
officer or employee of any Federal agency or State 
to any contractor of such agency or State unless 
such agency or State—
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5766 
To create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business 
concerns, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2002 
Ms. KILPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for 
minority business concerns, 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. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Minority business concerns are of vital im-
portance to job growth and the economic strength of 
the United States but have faced historic exclusion 
and underutilization in Federal advertising procure-
ment.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5764 
To provide for the resolution of certain labor issues relating to the merger 
of the Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2002 
Mr. ETHERIDGE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide for the resolution of certain labor issues relating 
to the merger of the Metro-North Railroad and the Long 
Island Rail Road. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTINGUISHMENT. 
Upon the merger of the Metro-North Railroad and 
the Long Island Rail Road, the collective bargaining 
agreement between the Association of Commuter Rail Em-
ployees and the Metro-North Railroad shall be extin-
guished.
SEC. 2. DEEMED COVERAGE. 
Employees of the entity resulting from the merger de-
scribed in section 1 shall be deemed to be covered under 
the appropriate collective bargaining agreement of the 
Long Island Rail Road in compliance with the Railway 
Labor Act. 
SEC. 3. SENIORITY. 
At the time of the merger described in section 1, the 
appropriate seniority roster of Metro-North Railroad em-
ployees shall be added to the bottom of the seniority roster 
of Long Island Rail Road employees. 
SEC. 4. DISPUTES. 
All disputes arising from the application of this Act 
shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the National Medi-
ation Board. 
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SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF STATE ENFORCEMENT OF
STATE TAX, EMPLOYMENT, AND LICENSING
LAWS 
AGAINST 
DEFENSE 
CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTORS.
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR STATE TAX CLEARANCE
FROM POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS.—Sec-
tion 2305(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(10) In order to be considered a responsible bidder
or offeror for a contract for the construction of a public
building, facility, or work, a bidder or offeror shall submit
with the bid or offer a tax clearance from the State in
which the contract is to be performed. For purposes of
this paragraph, a tax clearance is a document from an
appropriate State agency indicating that the bidder or of-
feror is in compliance with all the tax laws of the State
in which the contract is to be performed.’’.
(b) REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD FINAL CONTRACT
PAYMENT UNTIL RECEIPT OF STATE TAX CLEARANCE
AND CERTIFICATION
OF COMPLIANCE WITH EMPLOY-
MENT LAWS FROM CONTRACTOR.—Section 2307 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(j) REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD FINAL PAY-
MENT.—(1) The head of an agency shall withhold final
payment under a contract for the construction of a public
ernment education, and economic education, lo-
cated in eligible countries;
‘‘(C) assistance from educators and schol-
ars in eligible countries in the development of
curricular materials on the history, government,
and economy of such countries that are useful
in United States classrooms;
‘‘(D) opportunities to provide onsite dem-
onstrations of United States curricula and ped-
agogy for educational leaders in eligible coun-
tries; and
‘‘(E) independent research and evaluation
assistance to determine—
‘‘(i) the effects of the Cooperative
Education Exchange programs on stu-
dents’ development of the knowledge,
skills, and traits of character essential for
the preservation and improvement of con-
stitutional democracy; and
‘‘(ii) effective participation in and im-
provement of an efficient market economy;
and
‘‘(3) assist participants from eligible countries
and the United States to participate conferences on
civics and government education, and economic edu-
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5767 
To accelerate the effective date for the expansion of the adoption tax credit 
and the adoption assistance programs by 1 year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2002 
Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To accelerate the effective date for the expansion of the 
adoption tax credit and the adoption assistance programs 
by 1 year. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ACCELERATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR EX-
PANSION OF ADOPTION TAX CREDIT AND 
ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
Subsection (g) of section 202 of the Economic 
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 is 
amended to read as follows:
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Navy’’, $1,531,000,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Marine Corps’’, $437,000,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air Force’’, $728,400,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army Reserve’’, $99,100,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $22,300,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL
GUARD
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army National Guard’’, $187,000,000.
PROCUREMENT
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $28,200,000.
‘‘(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2001.’’. 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 577
AN ACT
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require
any organization that is established for the pur-
pose of raising funds for creating, maintaining,
expanding, or conducting activities at a Presi-
dential archival depository or any facilities relat-
ing to a Presidential archival depository to dis-
close the sources and amounts of any funds
raised, and for other purposes.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 577
AN ACT
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require any orga-
nization that is established for the purpose of raising
funds for creating, maintaining, expanding, or conducting
activities at a Presidential archival depository or any
facilities relating to a Presidential archival depository
to disclose the sources and amounts of any funds raised,
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. REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE SOURCES AND
AMOUNTS OF FUNDS RAISED FOR PRESI-
DENTIAL ARCHIVAL DEPOSITORY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2112 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(h)(1) Any organization that is established for the
purpose of raising funds for creating, maintaining, ex-
panding, or conducting activities at a Presidential archival
depository or any facilities relating to a Presidential archi-
val depository, shall submit to the Administration, the
Committee on Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs
of the Senate on an annual basis, by not later than the
applicable date specified in paragraph (2), information
with respect to every contributor who, during the year—
‘‘(A) with respect to a Presidential archival de-
pository of a President who currently holds the Of-
fice of President or for which the Archivist has not
accepted, taken title to, or entered into an agree-
ment to use any land or facility, gave the organiza-
tion a contribution or contributions (whether mone-
tary or in-kind) totaling $200 or more for the year;
or
‘‘(B) with respect to a Presidential archival de-
pository of a President who no longer holds the Of-
fice of President and for which the Archivist has ac-
cepted, taken title to, or entered into an agreement
to use any land or facility, gave the organization a
contribution or contributions (whether monetary or
in-kind) totaling $5000 or more for the year.
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable
date—
‘‘(A) with respect to information required under
paragraph (1)(A), shall be January 31 of each year;
and
‘‘(B) with respect to information required under
paragraph (1)(B), shall be May 31 of each year.
‘‘(3) As used in this subsection, the term ‘informa-
tion’ means the following:
‘‘(A) The amount or value of each contribution
made by a contributor referred to in paragraph (1)
in the year covered by the submission.
‘‘(B) The source of each such contribution, and
the address of the entity or individual that is the
source of the contribution.
building, facility, or work until the contractor submits to
the agency both of the following:
‘‘(A) A tax clearance from the State in which
the contract is or was performed.
‘‘(B) A certification stating that the contractor
is in compliance (or was in compliance during the
performance of the contract) with all applicable
State laws that require employers to make payments
to or for the benefit of employees, including laws re-
lating to unemployment insurance, workers com-
pensation, health insurance, and disability insurance.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, a tax clearance
is a document from an appropriate State agency indicating
that the contractor is or was in compliance with all the
tax laws of the State in which the contract is or was per-
formed.’’.
(c) AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD PAYMENT TO CON-
TRACTOR OF AMOUNTS NECESSARY TO MEET STATE TAX
OBLIGATIONS.—Section 2307 of such title is further
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(k) AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD PAYMENT TO MEET
STATE TAX OBLIGATIONS.—The head of an agency may
withhold, from any payment due to a contractor under a
contract made by the agency for the construction of a pub-
‘‘(C) If the source of such a contribution is an
individual, the occupation of the individual.
‘‘(D) The date of each such contribution.
‘‘(4) The Archivist shall make available to the public
through the Internet (or a successor technology readily
available to the public) any information that is submitted
in accordance with paragraph (1).
‘‘(5)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who
makes a contribution described in paragraph (1) to know-
ingly and willfully submit false material information or
omit material information with respect to the contribution
to an organization described in such paragraph.
‘‘(B) The penalties described in section 1001 of title
18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a viola-
tion of subparagraph (A) in the same manner as a viola-
tion described in such section.
‘‘(6)(A) It shall be unlawful for any organization de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to knowingly and willfully submit
false material information or omit material information
under such paragraph.
‘‘(B) The penalties described in section 1001 of title
18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a viola-
tion of subparagraph (A) in the same manner as a viola-
tion described in such section.
‘‘(7)(A) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly
and willfully—
‘‘(i) make a contribution described in paragraph
(1) in the name of another person;
‘‘(ii) permit his or her name to be used to effect
a contribution described in paragraph (1); or
‘‘(iii) accept a contribution described in para-
graph (1) that is made by one person in the name
of another person.
‘‘(B) The penalties set forth in section 309(d) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
437g(d)) shall apply to a violation of subparagraph (A)
in the same manner as if such violation were a violation
of section 316(b)(3) of such Act.
‘‘(8) The Archivist shall promulgate regulations for
the purpose of carrying out this subsection.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2112(h) of title 44,
United States Code (as added by subsection (a))—
(1) shall apply to an organization established
for the purpose of raising funds for creating, main-
taining, expanding, or conducting activities at a
Presidential archival depository or any facilities re-
lating to a Presidential archival depository before,
on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act;
and
(2) shall only apply with respect to contribu-
tions (whether monetary or in-kind) made after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives February 5,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 577
To require any organization that is established for the purpose of raising
funds for the creation of a Presidential archival depository to disclose
the sources and amounts of any funds raised.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To require any organization that is established for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the creation of a Presidential
archival depository to disclose the sources and amounts
of any funds raised.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE SOURCES AND
AMOUNTS OF FUNDS RAISED FOR THE CRE-
ATION OF A PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVAL DE-
POSITORY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any organization that is estab-
lished for the purpose of raising funds for the creation
of a Presidential archival depository shall make public the
sources and amounts of any funds received by the organi-
zation for the creation of such depository.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall only apply
with respect to funds raised for a Presidential archival de-
pository after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(B) ‘dependent’, in the case of any parent,
means a parent at least half of whose support is
contributed by the employee or annuitant involved,
as determined under regulations prescribed by the
Office, but does not include an individual who—
‘‘(i) is entitled to benefits under part A of
title XVIII of the Social Security Act; or
‘‘(ii) has adequate health benefits under
another group health plan, as determined under
such regulations;’’.
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBU-
TIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 8906(a)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) enrollments under this chapter for self and
extended family.’’.
(b) FIRST-YEAR RULE.—The Office of Personnel
Management shall by regulation establish the method by
which the provisions of section 8906 of title 5, United
I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 578
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free distribu-
tions from qualified retirement plans on account of the death or disability
of the participant’s spouse.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
Mrs. EMERSON 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 allow pen-
alty-free distributions from qualified retirement plans on
account of the death or disability of the participant’s
spouse.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED RETIRE-
MENT PLANS ON ACCOUNT OF DEATH OR DIS-
ABILITY OF PARTICIPANT’S SPOUSE.
(a) DISTRIBUTIONS PERMITTED.—
(1) 401(k) PLANS.—Subclause (I) of section
401(k)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (defining qualified cash or deferred arrange-
ment) is amended by striking ‘‘, death, or disability’’
and inserting ‘‘or the death or disability of the par-
ticipant or the participant’s spouse’’.
(2) 403(b) ANNUITIES.—
(A) Clause (ii) of section 403(b)(7)(A) of
such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, if ear-
lier, the employee’s spouse dies or becomes dis-
abled 
(as 
so 
defined)’’ 
after 
‘‘section
72(m)(7))’’.
(B) 
Subparagraph 
(A) 
of 
section
403(b)(11) of such Code is amended by insert-
ing before the comma at the end ‘‘or when the
spouse of the employee dies or becomes disabled
(as so defined)’’.
(3) ROTH IRAS.—Subparagraph (A) of section
408A(d)(2) of such Code is amended—
(A) by inserting before the comma at the
end of clause (ii) ‘‘or made to the individual on
or after the death of the individual’s spouse’’,
and
(B) by striking clause (iii) and inserting
the following new clause:
‘‘(iii) attributable to the disability
(within the meaning of section 72(m)(7))
of the individual or the individual’s spouse,
or’’.
(b) PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS.—Subparagraph
(A) of section 72(t)(2) of such Code is amended—
(1) by inserting before the comma at the end of
clause (ii) ‘‘or made to the employee on or after the
death of the employee’s spouse’’, and
(2) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the fol-
lowing new clause:
‘‘(iii) attributable to the disability
(within the meaning of subsection (m)(7))
of the employee or the employee’s spouse,’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to distributions after December 31,
2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 581
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture to use funds appro-
priated for wildland fire management in the De-
partment of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate
the interagency cooperation required under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 in connection
with wildland fire management.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 581
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture to use funds appropriated for wildland
fire management in the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate the inter-
agency cooperation required under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 in connection with wildland fire manage-
ment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT FUNDS
TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH ENDAN-
GERED SPECIES ACT CONSULTATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture may use funds appropriated for wildland fire
management in the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106–291; 114 Stat. 922), to reimburse the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fish-
eries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibil-
ities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as re-
quired by section 7 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1536), in con-
nection with wildland fire management activities.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING
NOTICE.
(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or prod-
ucts that may be authorized to be purchased using funds
provided under section 1, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the funds should, in expending the
funds, purchase only American-made equipment and prod-
ucts.
(b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS.—In expend-
ing funds provided under section 1, the head of each Fed-
eral agency receiving such funds shall provide to each re-
cipient of the funds a notice describing the statement
made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) NOTICE OF REPORT.—Any entity which receives
funds under section 1 shall report any expenditures on for-
eign-made items to the Congress within 180 days of the
expenditure.
Passed the House of Representatives May 9, 2001.
Attest:
Clerk.