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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2671
To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five years the authority
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount
in effect for medication furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient
basis for the treatment of service-connected disabilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2001
Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. NEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five
years the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
to increase the copayment amount in effect for medica-
tion furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient basis
for the treatment of service-connected disabilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY TO INCREASE CO-
PAYMENT AMOUNT.
Section 1722A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; and
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF WAYNE LYMAN MORSE
UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE.
The United States courthouse to be constructed at
8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse
United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse United
States Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 7,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2672
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse to be
constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eu-
gene, Oregon, as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse
United States Courthouse’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2672
To designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue
and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse United
States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 30, 2001
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr.
WALDEN, and Mr. WU) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the United States courthouse to be constructed
at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as
the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF WAYNE LYMAN MORSE
UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE.
The United States courthouse to be constructed at
8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse
United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the Wayne Lyman Morse United
States Courthouse.
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House Calendar No. 149
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2672
[Report No. 107–428]
To designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue
and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse United
States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 30, 2001
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr.
WALDEN, and Mr. WU) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
MAY 2, 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To designate the United States courthouse to be constructed
at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as
the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF WAYNE LYMAN MORSE
UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE.
The United States courthouse to be constructed at
8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Wayne Lyman Morse
United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the Wayne Lyman Morse United
States Courthouse.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2673
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
to prohibit offering for sale, selling, or purchasing in interstate or foreign
commerce certain shark fins.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 30, 2001
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Mr. ABERCROMBIE) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act to prohibit offering for sale, selling,
or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce certain
shark fins.
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 ‘‘Shark Protection Act
of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COMMERCE IN CERTAIN SHARK
FINS.
Section 307(1)(P) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation 
and 
Management 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C.
1857(1)(P)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the
end of clause (ii);
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
‘‘(iv) to offer for sale, sell, or purchase in
interstate or foreign commerce any shark fin
that was removed, held in custody, controlled,
or landed in violation of this subparagraph.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2675
To amend title 4, United States Code, to add National Korean War Veterans
Armistice Day to the list of days on which the flag should especially
be displayed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 30, 2001
Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs.
MINK of Hawaii, Mr. HOYER, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr.
MCHUGH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr.
SCHROCK, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. HYDE, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. BILI-
RAKIS, Ms. HART, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. ROGERS of
Michigan, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 4, United States Code, to add National
Korean War Veterans Armistice Day to the list of days
on which the flag should especially be displayed.
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 ‘‘Korean War Veterans
Recognition Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. DISPLAY OF FLAG ON NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VET-
ERANS ARMISTICE DAY.
Section 6(d) of title 4, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘National Korean War Veterans Armistice
Day, July 27;’’ after ‘‘July 4;’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2676
To ensure that minority farmers are adequately compensated for years of
discrimination in the operation of programs of the Department of Agriculture.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 30, 2001
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees
on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, 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 ensure that minority farmers are adequately compensated
for years of discrimination in the operation of programs
of the Department of Agriculture.
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 ‘‘Black Farmer Equal
Remedy Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to require the Secretary
of Agriculture to provide immediate relief to all black
farmers who submitted petitions for redress under Pigford
vs. Glickman and Brewington vs. Glickman, including
those farmers who filed petitions and qualified for class
membership, but were denied adjudication.
SEC. 3. NO FAULT AWARDS.
In the case of a person who qualified as a member
of the plaintiff class in the settlement of the consolidated
actions entitled Pigford vs. Glickman, but were denied cer-
tification, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide a rem-
edy in the form of a direct payment of $50,000 as imme-
diate relief.
SEC. 4. COMPENSATORY RELIEF.
(a) TAX RELIEF.—Relief shall be provided to all class
members under Pigford vs. Glickman in the form of 100
percent tax relief from Federal taxes directly related to
the $50,000 settlement payments awarded to claimants
under the consent decree.
(b) OTHER RELIEF.—Additional relief will be pro-
vided to farmers in both track A and B who qualified for
the class as stipulated under the decree, including relief
to class members whose claims were dismissed. This relief
may include the following:
(1) Unlimited technical assistance provided by
all Department of Agriculture agencies without
interruption.
(2) Priority preference for all Department of
Agriculture farm programs, including farm oper-
ating loans, farm ownership loans, conservation
loans, emergency loans, and all noncredit benefit
programs.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2679
To condition the minimum-wage-exempt status of organized camps under
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 on compliance with certain safety
standards, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 31, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To condition the minimum-wage-exempt status of organized
camps under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
on compliance with certain safety standards, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Camp Safety Act of
2001’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ORGANIZED CAMPS TO CON-
TINUE MINIMUM-WAGE-EXEMPT STATUS.
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘(subject to
paragraph (18))’’ after ‘‘organized camp’’;
(2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(18) an organized camp under paragraph (3),
if such camp—
‘‘(A) provides personal health, first aid and
medical services, health supervision, and main-
tenance of camp-related health records for
campers;
‘‘(B) adheres to applicable State and local
standards regarding—
‘‘(i) fire and building safety relating
to the buildings and the occupants of
buildings used by such camp; and
‘‘(ii) sanitation relating to camp per-
sonnel, buildings, and grounds;
‘‘(C) reports annually to the Secretary, on
a date prescribed by the Secretary, all incidents
resulting in death, injury, or illness, other than
minor injuries which require only first aid treat-
ment and which do not involve medical treat-
ment, loss of consciousness, restriction of activ-
ity or motion, or premature termination of a
camper’s term at the camp;
‘‘(D) provides access to the Secretary for
inspection or investigation of such camp under
section 3 of the Camp Safety Act of 2001;
‘‘(E)(i) 
conducts 
criminal 
background
checks of all camp employees for convictions
under Federal and State laws;
‘‘(ii) maintains a record of such checks for
at least 6 months after the date of termination
of such an employee’s employment; and
‘‘(iii) makes such records available to the
Secretary upon the request of the Secretary;
and
‘‘(F) maintains a ratio of at least 1 life-
guard for every 30 camper swimmers.’’.
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY SECRETARY OF LABOR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall
monitor and enforce compliance of organized camps sub-
ject to section 13(a)(18) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18)). In monitoring and en-
forcing such compliance, the Secretary shall—
ing whether the termination was for just
cause. The arbitrator may not find that
the termination was for just cause unless
the employer so demonstrates by a prepon-
derance of the evidence. If the arbitrator
finds that the termination was not for just
cause, the arbitrator shall make a specific
finding of the number of days or hours of
work lost by the employee as a result of
the termination. The arbitrator shall have
no authority to order any other remedy, in-
cluding, but not limited to, reinstatement,
back pay, or front pay to the affected em-
ployee. Within 30 days from the conclusion
of the arbitration proceeding, the arbi-
trator shall transmit the findings in the
form of a written opinion to the parties to
the arbitration and the Attorney General.
Such findings shall be final and conclusive,
and no official or court of the United
States shall have the power or jurisdiction
to review any such findings.
(iv) EFFECT OF ARBITRATION FIND-
INGS.—If the Attorney General receives a
finding of an arbitrator that an employer
(1) implement a system for the routine report-
ing of fatalities and serious injuries or illnesses;
(2) implement procedures for conducting in-
spection and verifying information provided to the
Secretary by such camps;
(3) investigate complaints received regarding
such camps;
(4) require appropriate training, including
knowledge of outdoor camping, for camp inspectors;
and
(5) compile statistics based on the information
in the reports required to be submitted by such
camps under section 13(a)(18)(C) of such Act (29
U.S.C. 213(a)(18)(C)); and
(6) based at least in part on the statistics com-
piled under subparagraph (C), determine the areas
in which additional safety standards are necessary
and prescribe appropriate regulations.
(b) INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY.—In monitoring and
enforcing compliance under subsection (a), the Secretary
of Labor may—
(1) enter and inspect such a camp and its
records, question the employees of such camp, and
investigate facts, conditions, practices, or other mat-
ters, to the extent the Secretary deems necessary or
appropriate; and
(2) administer oaths and examine witnesses
under oath, issue subpoenas, and compel the attend-
ance of witnesses and other relevant records.
SEC. 4. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.
(a) EQUAL OR GREATER PROTECTION UNDER STATE
LAW.—Section 13(a)(18) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18)) preempts a State’s
laws regarding camp safety, unless the Secretary of Labor
determines that such State’s laws provide substantially the
same, or greater, protection for campers as such section,
but such State’s laws are only preempted to the extent
that the Secretary determines that they provide lesser pro-
tection for campers than such section.
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DETERMINATION BY SEC-
RETARY.—A State aggrieved by a determination under
subsection (a) may bring an action in an appropriate
United States district court for review of such determina-
tion.
(c) EFFECT
OF COMPLIANCE WITH EQUIVALENT
STATE LAW.—A person that complies with a State law
which the Secretary of Labor has determined under sub-
section (a) provides substantially the same, or greater,
protection for campers as section 13(a)(18) of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18))
shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements
of such section.
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SEC. 2. DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES
TAXES IN LIEU OF STATE AND LOCAL IN-
COME TAXES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 164 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definitions
and special rules) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(5) GENERAL SALES TAXES.—For purposes of
subsection (a)—
‘‘(A) ELECTION TO DEDUCT STATE AND
LOCAL SALES TAXES IN LIEU OF STATE AND
LOCAL INCOME TAXES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—At the election of
the taxpayer for the taxable year, sub-
section (a) shall be applied—
‘‘(I) without regard to the ref-
erence to State and local income
taxes,
‘‘(II) as if State and local general
sales taxes were referred to in a para-
graph thereof, and
‘‘(III) without regard to the last
sentence.
‘‘(B) DEFINITION
OF
GENERAL
SALES
TAX.—The term ‘general sales tax’ means a tax
‘‘§ 2681. Certain claims by members of the Armed
Forces
‘‘(a) CLAIMS OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES.—
Subject to all the provisions of this chapter, claims may
be brought under this chapter for damages against the
United States for personal injury or death of a member
of the Armed Forces serving on active duty or on full-
time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101(42)
of title 10), under the conditions prescribed in this section.
‘‘(b) WHERE CARE PERFORMED.—The personal in-
jury or death referred to in subsection (a) must have aris-
en out of medical or dental care furnished the member
of the Armed Forces in a fixed medical treatment facility
operated by the Secretary of a military department or any
other fixed medical facility operated by the United States.
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, a
fixed medical facility is a medical center, hospital, or clinic
that is located in a building, structure, or other improve-
ment to real property.
‘‘(d) REDUCTION
OF CLAIMS
BY OTHER BENE-
FITS.—The payment of any claim of a member of the
Armed Forces under this section shall be reduced by the
present value of other benefits received by the member and
the member’s estate, survivors, and beneficiaries, under
title 10, title 37, or title 38 that are attributable to the
physical injury or death from which the claim arose.’’.
well as to residential users nationwide, in a manner
that maintains competitive neutrality among the var-
ious classes of providers of broadband services. Ac-
cordingly, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pre-
scribe such regulations as may be necessary or ap-
propriate to carry out the purposes of section 48A
of such Code, including—
(A) regulations to determine how and when
a taxpayer that incurs qualified expenditures
satisfies the requirements of section 48A of
such Code to provide broadband services, and
(B) regulations describing the information,
records, and data taxpayers are required to pro-
vide the Secretary to substantiate compliance
with the requirements of section 48A of such
Code.
Until the Secretary prescribes such regulations, tax-
payers may base such determinations on any reason-
able method that is consistent with the purposes of
section 48A of such Code.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section
shall apply to expenditures incurred after December
31, 2001.
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The amendments made by
subsection (c) shall apply to amounts received after
December 31, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2680
To authorize the grant program for elimination of the nationwide backlog
in analyses of DNA samples at the level necessary to completely eliminate
the backlog and obtain a DNA sample from every person convicted
of a qualifying offense.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 31, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize the grant program for elimination of the nation-
wide backlog in analyses of DNA samples at the level
necessary to completely eliminate the backlog and obtain
a DNA sample from every person convicted of a quali-
fying offense.
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 ‘‘DNA Database Com-
pletion Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF DNA BACKLOG GRANTS AT
LEVEL NECESSARY TO COMPLETELY ELIMI-
NATE BACKLOG AND OBTAIN DNA SAMPLES
FROM ALL PERSONS CONVICTED OF QUALI-
FYING OFFENSES.
Subsection (j) of section 2 of the DNA Analysis
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–546;
114 Stat. 2726; 42 U.S.C. 14135) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General
for grants under subsection (a) $100,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2002 through 2006.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2683
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for
State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 31, 2001
Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. HILLEARY,
and Mr. CLEMENT) 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 a
deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State
and local income taxes.
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 ‘‘Sales Tax Equity Act
of 2001’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2681
To amend the Davis-Bacon Act to provide that a contractor under that
Act who has repeated violations of the Act shall have its contract with
the United States canceled and to require the disclosure under freedom
of information provisions of Federal law of certain payroll information
under contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 31, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Davis-Bacon Act to provide that a contractor
under that Act who has repeated violations of the Act
shall have its contract with the United States canceled
and to require the disclosure under freedom of informa-
tion provisions of Federal law of certain payroll informa-
tion under contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act.
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 ‘‘Davis-Bacon Enforce-
ment Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REPEATED VIOLATIONS.
Section 3 of the Act of March 3, 1931 (Chapter 411;
46 Stat. 1494; 40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.; commonly known
as the Davis-Bacon Act) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(c) If the Secretary determines that a contractor
under a contract with the United States has engaged in
a pattern of violations of this Act, the Secretary shall can-
cel such contract and establish that such contractor is in-
eligible to receive a contract with the United States for
a 10-year period designated by the Secretary, unless the
contractor is able to show the Secretary that such viola-
tions were not intentional but were the result of simple
and unsystematic errors.’’.
SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 552(a) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(7) The names and addresses of employees in pay-
roll records established under a contract which is subject
to the Act of March 3, 1931 (Chapter 411; 46 Stat. 1494;
40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.; commonly known as the Davis-
Bacon Act) shall be made available, notwithstanding sub-
section (b)(6), for inspection in connection with an audit
to determine compliance with such Act.’’.
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 552a of title 5, United
States Code, shall not be construed to prevent or prohibit
the disclosure required by section 552(a)(7) of title 5,
United States Code, as added by the amendment made
by subsection (a).
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