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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4788
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric
project in Connecticut, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 2002
Mr. SIMMONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction
of a hydroelectric project in Connecticut, 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. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FEDERAL ENERGY
REGULATORY COMMISSION PROJECT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the time period
specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission project numbered 11547–
005, the Commission shall, upon enactment of this Act,
extend the time period during which the licensee is re-
quired to commence the construction of the project to and
including May 30, 2003. Thereafter the Commission shall,
at the request of the licensee for the project and after rea-
sonable notice, in accordance with the good faith, due dili-
gence, and public interest requirements of that section and
the Commission’s procedures under that section, extend
the time period during which the licensee is required to
commence the construction of the project for 2 consecutive
2-year periods.
(b) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE.—The
Commission shall reinstate the license for Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission project numbered 11547–005 ef-
fective as of the date of its expiration, and the first exten-
sion authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on
the date of such expiration.
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(1) sudden and dramatic increases in energy
prices have caused an economic disaster for many
agricultural producers; and
(2) such an economic disaster is as devastating
to a community as a natural disaster and should be
regarded as such.
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY LOANS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRO-
DUCERS WHOSE ENERGY COSTS HAVE ESCA-
LATED SHARPLY.
A qualified energy price increase found by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to have been experienced by an agri-
cultural producer shall be considered a natural disaster
for purposes of subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, but only with respect to such a
producer.
SEC. 4. IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR AGRI-
CULTURAL 
PRODUCERS 
WHOSE 
ENERGY
COSTS HAVE ESCALATED SHARPLY.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall provide financial assistance
directly to agricultural producers on a farm that the Sec-
retary finds had a qualified energy price increase to assist
the producers in covering all or a portion of the higher
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4789
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase
in taxes on Social Security benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2002
Mr. PAUL 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 repeal
the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.
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 ‘‘Social Security Bene-
ficiary Tax Reduction Act’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INCREASE IN TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 86(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to social se-
curity and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits) is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘This paragraph shall not apply to any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2002.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Paragraph (3) of section 871(a) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘85 percent’’ in sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’.
(2)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 121(e)(1)
of the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Public
Law 98–21) is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘(A) There’’ and inserting
‘‘There’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘(i)’’ immediately following
‘‘amounts equivalent to’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘, less (ii)’’ and all that
follows and inserting a period.
(B) Paragraph (1) of section 121(e) of such Act
is amended by striking subparagraph (B).
(C) Paragraph (3) of section 121(e) of such Act
is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by re-
designating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
(D) Paragraph (2) of section 121(e) of such
Act is amended in the first sentence by striking
‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 478
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency loans under
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and to provide emer-
gency assistance to agricultural producers whose energy costs have esca-
lated sharply.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. TURNER, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. THOMPSON of
Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency
loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act and to provide emergency assistance to agricul-
tural producers whose energy costs have escalated
sharply.
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 ‘‘Family Farm Emer-
gency Energy Assistance Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
operating costs incurred as a result of the increase in en-
ergy prices.
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The eligibility of an
agricultural producer for assistance under this section
does not require either the existence of a natural disaster
in the county in which the farm is located or an emergency
designation by the President or the Secretary.
(c) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use funds made
available under the heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVI-
SIONS—THIS TITLE’’ in title VIII of the Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by
Public Law 106–387; 114 Stat.1549A–49), to provide as-
sistance to agricultural producers under this section.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘ag-
ricultural producer’’ includes crop producers, live-
stock and poultry producers, and greenhouse opera-
tors.
(2) QUALIFIED ENERGY PRICE INCREASE.—The
term ‘‘qualified energy price increase’’ means, with
respect to agricultural producers on a farm, that the
average price paid for energy supplies for the farm
during the period that began on January 1, 2000,
and ended on the date of the enactment of this Act
is at least 25 percent greater than the average price
paid for energy supplies for the farm during the pe-
riod that began on January 1, 1997, and ended on
December 31, 1999.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4790
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in
gross income of Social Security benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2002
Mr. PAUL 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 repeal
the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
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 ‘‘Senior Citizens Tax
Elimination Act’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INCLUSION IN GROSS INCOME OF SO-
CIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 86 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to social security benefits)
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to
any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment
of this subsection.’’
(b) SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS HELD HARM-
LESS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There are hereby appro-
priated (out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated) for each fiscal year to each fund
under the Social Security Act or the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 an amount equal to the reduc-
tion in the transfers to such fund for such fiscal
year by reason of section 86(g) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986.
(2) NO TAX INCREASES.—It is the sense of the
Congress that tax increases will not be used to pro-
vide the revenue necessary to carry out paragraph
(1).
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technical assistance directly or through awards of grants
or contracts to public and private entities.
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘control program’ has the mean-
ing indicated for such term in subsection (a)(1).
‘‘(2) The term ‘political subdivision’ means the
local political jurisdiction immediately below the level
of State government, including counties, parishes,
and boroughs. If State law recognizes an entity of
general government that functions in lieu of, and is
not within, a county, parish, or borough, the Sec-
retary may recognize an area under the jurisdiction
of such other entities of general government as a po-
litical subdivision for purposes of this Act.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
2004 through 2007. In the case of control programs car-
ried out in response to a mosquito-borne disease that con-
stitutes a public health emergency, the authorization of
appropriations under the preceding sentence is in addition
to applicable authorizations of appropriations under the
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
and Response Act of 2002.’’.
(b) FORECASTING MODEL GRANTS.—Of the amounts
authorized under subsection (a) for the purposes described
in section 3(3)(B)—
(1) $250,000 for fiscal year 2003;
(2) $260,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
(3) $270,000 for fiscal year 2005,
shall be made available for competitive, merit-reviewed
grants to institutions of higher education (as defined in
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001)) to develop models that can improve the
ability to forecast coastal and estuary-inland flooding that
is influenced by tropical cyclones. The models should in-
corporate the interaction of such factors as storm surges,
soil saturation, and other relevant phenomena.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4792
To reauthorize funding for the Water Desalination Act of 1996, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2002
Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. REYES, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD,
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Mr. FILNER, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. THUR-
MAN, Ms. SOLIS, and Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in
addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To reauthorize funding for the Water Desalination Act of
1996, 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. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 8 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3622, 3624; P.L. 104–298; 42 U.S.C. 10301 note)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) SECTION 3.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 3 of this Act $5,000,000 per
year for fiscal years 2003–2008. Of these amounts, up to
$1,000,000 in each fiscal year may be awarded to institu-
tions of higher education, including United States-Mexico
binational research foundations and interuniversity re-
search programs established by the two countries, for re-
search grants without any cost-sharing requirement.
‘‘(b) SECTION 4.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 4 of this Act $25,000,000 for
fiscal years 2003 through 2008.’’.
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(1) protect, maintain, and restore the health of 
marine ecosystems through ecosystem-based man-
agement in the United States; 
(2) assess climate variability and change to un-
derstand and predict climate system dynamics and 
the impacts of coupled atmosphere/oceans/land sys-
tems; 
(3) meet society’s diverse and expanding needs 
for weather-related information, and enhance pre-
paredness for responding to weather conditions; 
(4) support research that provides a com-
prehensive understanding of marine systems to meet 
the environmental, economic, and public safety needs 
of the United States; 
(5) use the best available technology to explore 
and map United States ocean waters, and work col-
laboratively with other countries to use the best 
available technology to explore and map their ocean 
waters, in order to better understand ocean dynam-
ics; 
(6) educate the United States about earth’s dy-
namic biosphere and how humans impact it; 
(7) carry out all functions of entities trans-
ferred to the Administration, including by acting as
a focal point regarding oceans research and manage-
ment; 
(8) ensure that people of the United States 
have access to the full range of environmental, eco-
nomic, educational, social, cultural, nutritional, and 
recreational benefits of healthy marine ecosystems; 
and 
(9) perform functions authorized to be carried 
out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration immediately before the enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) OFFICES.—There shall be in the Administration 
the following offices: 
(1) The Office of Oceans Ecosystem Manage-
ment and Protection, which, subject to the other 
provisions of this Act, shall perform the functions 
performed immediately before the enactment of this 
Act by—
(A) the National Ocean Service; and 
(B) the National Marine Fisheries Service. 
(2) The National Weather Service. 
(3) The Office of Oceans and Atmospheric Re-
search and Data Services, which, subject to the 
other provisions of this Act, shall perform the func-
‘‘(2) DATE
OF
APPLICATION.—Paragraph (1)
shall apply to a State or Indian tribe effective on the
earlier of—
‘‘(A) the date of the enactment of the
State and Tribal Mining Reclamation Fairness
Act of 2002, in the case of a State or tribe with
respect to which the Secretary concurred in a
State or tribal certification under subsection (a)
before that date;
‘‘(B) the date on which the Secretary con-
curs in a certification by the State or tribe
under subsection (a); or
‘‘(C) December 31, 2014.
‘‘(3) USE
OF
PAYMENT.—A State or Indian
tribe shall use any payment under paragraph (1)(A)
to make grants to achieve any of the priorities set
forth in section 403(a) or subsection (d) of this sub-
section that remain unmet in the State or on lands
under the jurisdiction of the tribe, respectively. Such
grants shall be subject to requirements and restric-
tions that are substantially similar to the require-
ments and restrictions that apply with respect to
grants by the Secretary under section 402(g)(1).
‘‘(4) ALLOCATED BUT UNAPPROPRIATED REC-
LAMATION FEE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the
nue, Los Angeles, California, and known as the Oakwood
Station Post Office, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Nat King Cole Post Office’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Nat King Cole Post
Office’’.
trolling the population of insects that transmit to humans
diseases that have significant adverse health consequences.’’.
Union Calendar No. 403
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4793
[Report No. 107–657]
A BILL
To authorize grants through the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention for mosquito control
programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
tions performed immediately before the enactment of 
this Act by—
(A) the Office of Ocean and Atmospheric 
Research; and 
(B) the National Environmental Satellite, 
Data, and Information Service. 
(4) The Office of Education. 
(5) The Office of Personnel, Program, and Fa-
cilities Management, which, subject to the other pro-
visions of this Act, shall perform the functions per-
formed immediately before the enactment of this Act 
by—
(A) the Office of Program Planning and 
Integration; and 
(B) Office of Marine and Aviation Oper-
ations. 
SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATOR; FUNCTIONS. 
(a) ADMINISTRATOR.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is an Under Secretary 
of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. The 
Under Secretary shall be the Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
and shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. 
(2) HEAD OF AGENCY.—The Administrator—
(A) is the head of the Administration; and 
(B) shall be responsible for ensuring that 
the duties of the Administration under section 
301(c) are performed. 
(3) FUNCTIONS VESTED IN ADMINISTRATOR.—
All functions of all officers, employees, and organiza-
tional units of the Administration are vested in the 
Administrator. 
(4) PAY.—The Administrator shall be paid at 
the rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Administrator—
(1) except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
may delegate any of the Administrator’s functions to 
any officer, employee, or organizational unit of the 
Administration; 
(2) may make contracts, grants, and coopera-
tive agreements, and enter into agreements with 
other executive agencies, Indian tribes, States, re-
gional agencies, interstate agencies, and local gov-
ernments, as may be necessary and proper to carry 
out the Administrator’s responsibilities under this 
Act or as otherwise provided by law;
(3) shall take reasonable steps to ensure that 
information systems and databases of the Adminis-
tration are compatible with each other and with ap-
propriate databases of other agencies; 
(4) has the authority to hire personnel, includ-
ing the selection, appointment, distribution, super-
vision, compensation, and separation of personnel; 
(5) may procure services of experts and consult-
ants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code; 
(6) shall develop policy and guidance; 
(7) shall perform general management; and 
(8) may prescribe external affairs, including 
legal, legislative, and public affairs. 
(c) COORDINATION
WITH
NON-FEDERAL
ENTI-
TIES.—With respect to the duties of the Administration 
under section 301(c), the Administrator shall coordinate 
with State and local government personnel, agencies, and 
authorities, with the private sector, and with other enti-
ties. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator shall 
transmit to the Congress once every 3 years a report that 
sets forth—
(1) the status and condition of the health of 
marine ecosystems in United States ocean waters;
ligence sources and methods, provide the Inspector Gen-
eral with a copy of such report. 
(4) The Inspector General may submit to the con-
gressional intelligence committees any comments on a re-
port of which the Inspector General has notice under para-
graph (3) that the Inspector General considers appro-
priate. 
(f) AUTHORITIES.—(1) The Inspector General of the 
National Intelligence Authority shall have direct and 
prompt access to the National Intelligence Director when 
necessary for any purpose pertaining to the performance 
of the duties of the Inspector General. 
(2)(A) The Inspector General shall have access to any 
employee, or any employee of a contractor, of the National 
Intelligence Authority whose testimony is needed for the 
performance of the duties of the Inspector General. 
(B) The Inspector General shall have direct access 
to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, 
recommendations, or other material which relate to the 
programs and operations with respect to which the Inspec-
tor General has responsibilities under this section. 
(C) The level of classification or compartmentation 
of information shall not, in and of itself, provide a suffi-
cient rationale for denying the Inspector General access 
to any materials under subparagraph (B).
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4794
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 1895 Avenida Del Oro in Oceanside, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1895 Avenida Del Oro in Oceanside, California,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ronald C. Packard
Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 4794
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1895 Avenida
Del Oro in Oceanside, California, as the ‘‘Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
1895 Avenida Del Oro in Oceanside, California, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Ronald
C. Packard Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.