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Social Security Advisory Council, which provided 3
very different plans but none of which received a
majority’s endorsement. It also is reflected by the
many bills introduced in the 105th Congress and the
106th Congress and proposals by the administration
that represent a diversity of approaches to Social Se-
curity reform. As a result of differences within Con-
gress and with the administration, there has been no
movement on Social Security reform.
(5) This state of affairs shows the need to de-
velop consensus legislation between Congress and
the administration that will achieve the objectives of
reform stated in section 3 and that can be enacted
into law without undue delay.
(6) To accomplish such a reform, there is a
need to establish a Bipartisan Social Security Re-
form and Results Commission charged with devel-
oping a unified proposal to ensure the long-term re-
tirement security of Americans.
SEC. 3. OBJECTIVES OF REFORM.
The Congress finds that it must act to reform the
social security system so that—
(1) beneficiaries receive the benefits to which
they are entitled based on a fair and equitable re-
form of that system;
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1066
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to cease mineral leasing activity on submerged land
of the Outer Continental Shelf that is adjacent to a coastal State that
has declared a moratorium on such activity, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 2001
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. FARR of California, Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Mr. FILNER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct
the Secretary of the Interior to cease mineral leasing
activity on submerged land of the Outer Continental
Shelf that is adjacent to a coastal State that has declared
a moratorium on such activity, 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 ‘‘Coastal States Protec-
tion Act’’.
SEC. 2. STATE MORATORIA ON OFFSHORE MINERAL LEAS-
ING.
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(p) STATE MORATORIA.—When there is in effect
with respect to lands beneath navigable waters of a coastal
State a moratorium on oil, gas, or other mineral explo-
ration, development, or production activities established by
statute or by order of the Governor, the Secretary shall
not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or pro-
duction of minerals on submerged lands of the Outer Con-
tinental Shelf that are seaward of or adjacent to those
lands.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1067
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain steam or other vapor generating
boilers used in nuclear facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 2001
Mr. COLLINS (for himself and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain steam or other
vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities.
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 ‘‘Generator Tariff Sus-
pension Act’’.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN STEAM OR
OTHER VAPOR GENERATING BOILERS USED
IN NUCLEAR FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.84.02 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘
9902.84.02
Watertube boilers
with a steam pro-
duction exceeding
45 t per hour,
for use in nuclear
facilities (pro-
vided for in sub-
heading
8402.11.00) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2005
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on
or after the 15th day after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(2) APPLICATION TO LIQUIDATIONS OR RELIQ-
UIDATIONS.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law and
subject to paragraph (3), any article described in
heading 9902.84.02 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States that was entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption—
(A) on or after January 1, 2000, and
(B) before the date that is 15 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such heading
9902.84.02, as amended by subsection (a), applied
to such entry or withdrawal, and the Secretary of
the Treasury shall refund any excess duty paid with
respect to such entry.
(3) REQUESTS.—Liquidation or reliquidation
may be made under paragraph (2) with respect to
any entry only if a request therefor is filed with the
Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient
information to enable the Customs Service—
(A) to locate the entry; or
(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be
located.
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HR 1070 EAS1S
(8) NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—
Section 320(j)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(j)(2)).
(9) REPORTS ON CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO RE-
LATING
TO
PROCUREMENT
FROM
VIOLATORS
OF
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.—Section 508(e) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1368(e)).
(10) NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND COSTS OF
WATER
POLLUTION
CONTROL.—Section 516 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1375).
(b) OTHER REPORTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective November 10, 1998,
section 501 of the Federal Reports Elimination Act of
1998 (Public Law 105–362; 112 Stat. 3283) is
amended by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d).
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(n)(3)) shall be ap-
plied and administered on and after the date of en-
actment of this Act as if the amendments made by
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 501 of the
Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998 (Public
Law 105–362; 112 Stat. 3283) had not been enacted.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 106
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an additional place
of holding court in the District of Colorado.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. HEFLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an
additional place of holding court in the District of Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL PLACE OF HOLDING COURT IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO.
Section 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘Colorado Springs,’’ after ‘‘Boulder,’’.
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of pollutants causing sediment contamina-
tion.
‘‘(ii) A project for which there has
been no evaluation of the short-term and
long-term effects on human health and the
environment of implementing alternative
remedial actions (including actions that in-
volve active remediation of sediments and
actions that do not involve active remedi-
ation of sediments) in relation to the re-
duction of risks to human health and the
environment achieved by such remedial ac-
tions.
‘‘(iii) A project that, after having been
subject to an evaluation described in clause
(ii), the Administrator determines is likely
to have greater adverse effects on human
health and the environment than alter-
native remedial actions.
‘‘(E) NON-FEDERAL MATCHING REQUIRE-
MENT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal
share of the cost of any project assisted
under this paragraph shall be not less than
35 percent.
‘‘(ii) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The
non-Federal share of the cost of a project
assisted under this paragraph may include
the value of in-kind services contributed by
a non-Federal source, including any in-
kind service performed under a consent de-
cree or administrative order, but not in-
cluding any in-kind services performed
under an enforcement order or judgment.
‘‘(iii) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTE-
NANCE.—The non-Federal share of the
cost of the operation and maintenance of
any project assisted under this paragraph
shall be 100 percent.
‘‘(F) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—No
grant may be made under this paragraph in
any fiscal year to carry out a project unless the
grantee enters into such agreements with the
Administrator as the Administrator may require
to ensure that the grantee will maintain its ag-
gregate expenditures from all other sources for
remediation programs in the area of concern in
which the project is located at or above the av-
erage level of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1075
To allow any business or individual in any State experiencing a power emer-
gency to operate any type of power generation available to ensure their
economic stability, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 2001
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. POMBO, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr.
HORN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. GARY MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mrs. BONO, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. OSE, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, and Mr.
ISSA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To allow any business or individual in any State experiencing
a power emergency to operate any type of power genera-
tion available to ensure their economic stability, 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. EMERGENCY GENERATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any business or individual in any State experi-
encing a power emergency on any day may operate, at any
time during that day, any type of power generation avail-
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED EDUCATION LOAN.—The term
‘qualified education loan’ has the meaning given
such term by section 221(e)(1).
‘‘(2) DEPENDENT.—The term ‘dependent’ has
the meaning given such term by section 152.
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(1) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No credit
shall be allowed under this section for any amount
taken into account for any deduction under any
other provision of this chapter.
‘‘(2) MARRIED COUPLES MUST FILE JOINT RE-
TURN.—If the taxpayer is married at the close of
the taxable year, the credit shall be allowed under
subsection (a) only if the taxpayer and the tax-
payer’s spouse file a joint return for the taxable
year.
‘‘(3) MARITAL STATUS.—Marital status shall be
determined in accordance with section 7703.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 25A the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘Sec. 25B. Interest on higher education loans.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to any qualified education loan (as
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1071
To increase the amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
National Sea Grant College Program Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 2001
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Mr. ABERCROMBIE) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To increase the amounts authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the National Sea Grant College Program 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 ‘‘National Sea Grant
College Program Authorization Enhancement Act’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COL-
LEGE PROGRAM.
Section 212(a)(1) of the National Sea Grant College
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1131(a)(1)) is amended by add-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph
(C), and by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1074
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to
the transfer of airline tickets and to amend title 49, United States
Code, relating to air carrier ticket pricing policies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 2001
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations
relating to the transfer of airline tickets and to amend
title 49, United States Code, relating to air carrier ticket
pricing policies.
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 ‘‘Consumer-Friendly
Airline Ticket Transfer Act’’.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF AIRLINE TICKETS.
(a) REGULATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation shall issue regulations requiring air
carriers to make paper tickets purchased after Janu-
ary 1, 2001, for intrastate air transportation or
interstate air transportation transferable at no cost.
(2) SPECIAL RULES.—Under the regulations—
(A) the transferee may only board the air-
craft to be used to provide the air transpor-
tation if the original purchaser of the ticket has
endorsed the ticket and the transferee endorses
the ticket in the presence of a ticket agent of
the air carrier providing the air transportation
and provides to the ticket agent proof of identi-
fication; and
(B) the original purchaser of the ticket is
the only person who may be credited under a
frequent flyer program of the air carrier for
mileage with respect to the air transportation.
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall make recommendations to Congress
relating to the transfer of electronic tickets for air
transportation.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘air
carrier’’, ‘‘air transportation’’, ‘‘intrastate air transpor-
tation’’, and ‘‘interstate air transportation’’ have the
meanings such terms have under section 40102 of title
49, United States Code.
SEC. 3. AIR CARRIER PRICING POLICIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 417 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘§ 41722. Air carrier pricing policies
‘‘An air carrier may not—
‘‘(1) prohibit a person (including a govern-
mental entity) that purchases air transportation
from only using a portion of the air transportation
purchased (including using the air transportation
purchased only for 1-way travel instead of round-trip
travel); and
‘‘(2) assess an additional fee or charge to—
‘‘(A) such a person; or
‘‘(B) any ticket agent that sold the air
transportation to such person.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for such title is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 41721 the following:
‘‘41722. Air carrier pricing policies.’’.
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able, using any type of fuel available, to ensure the eco-
nomic stability of such business or individual.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Any person or
State official having information regarding the available
supply of electricity in a State, or the projected electric
demand for electricity in that State, shall promptly make
such information available to the Secretary of Energy or
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon re-
quest. Any person or State official who fails or refuses
to comply with any such request shall be subject to a civil
penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each day during
which such failure or refusal continues.
(c) ATTAINMENT OR NONATTAINMENT STATUS.—No
emissions attributable to generation permitted solely by
reason of subsection (a) shall be taken into account for
purposes of determining under Part C or D of title I of
the Clean Air Act the attainment or nonattainment status
of any area in a State affected by such emissions or for
purposes of determining the nonattainment classification
or attainment date of any such area under such Part D.
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term
‘‘power emergency’’ means that the Secretary of Energy
or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has deter-
mined that the available supply of electricity in a State
on the day concerned is not more than 110 percent of the
projected electric demand for the day concerned.
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section shall not be liable for compensation for data
supporting such registration if the registration of
the Canadian pesticide in Canada and the registra-
tion of the comparable domestic pesticide are held by
the same registrant or by affiliated entities.
‘‘(14) FORMULATION CHANGE.—The registrant
of a comparable domestic pesticide must notify the
Administrator of any change in the formulation of a
comparable domestic pesticide or a Canadian pes-
ticide registered by such registrant or its affiliate at
least 30 days prior to any sale or distribution of the
pesticide containing the new formulation. The reg-
istrant of the comparable domestic pesticide must
submit, with its notice to the Administrator pursu-
ant to this paragraph, the confidential statement of
formula for the new formulation if the registrant has
possession of or reasonable access to such informa-
tion. If the registrant fails to provide notice or sub-
mit a confidential statement of formula as required
by this paragraph, the Administrator may issue a
notice of intent to suspend the registration of the
comparable domestic pesticide for a period of no less
than one year. Suspension shall become final within
30 days of the Administrator’s issuance of the notice
of intent to suspend, unless during that time the
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1077
To provide that pay for prevailing rate employees in Pasquotank County,
North Carolina, be determined by applying the same pay schedules and
rates as apply with respect to prevailing rate employees in the local
wage area that includes Carteret County, North Carolina.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 2001
Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To provide that pay for prevailing rate employees in
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, be determined by
applying the same pay schedules and rates as apply
with respect to prevailing rate employees in the local
wage area that includes Carteret County, North Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF SAME PAY SCHEDULES AND
RATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of
subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,
pay for prevailing rate employees in Pasquotank County,
North Carolina, shall be fixed and adjusted by applying
the same pay schedules and rates as apply with respect
to prevailing rate employees in the local wage area that
includes Carteret County, North Carolina.
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term
‘‘prevailing rate employee’’ has the meaning given such
term under section 5342 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel Man-
agement may prescribe any regulations necessary to carry
out this Act.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply with re-
spect to pay for service performed in any pay period begin-
ning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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(3) cost estimates for carrying out each of those
recommendations.
(c) GUIDELINES.—The study shall be—
(1) conducted with public involvement and in
consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force,
State and local officials, State historic preservation
offices, and scholarly and other interested organiza-
tions and individuals; and
(2) submitted to the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate no
later than 3 years after the date that funds are
made available for the study.
SEC. 2. INTERPRETIVE HANDBOOK ON THE COLD WAR.
Not later than 4 years after funds are made available
for that purpose, the Secretary of the Interior shall pre-
pare and publish an interpretive handbook on the Cold
War and shall disseminate information gathered through
the study through appropriate means in addition to the
handbook.
SEC. 3. COLD WAR ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior,
upon funds being made available to carry out this Act,
shall establish the Cold War Advisory Committee (here-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Com-
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to remuneration paid after Decem-
ber 31, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 107
AN ACT
To require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a
study to identify sites and resources, to recommend alter-
natives for commemorating and interpreting the Cold
War, 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. COLD WAR STUDY.
(a) SUBJECT OF STUDY.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, State
historic preservation offices, State and local officials, Cold
War scholars, and other interested organizations and indi-
viduals, shall conduct a National Historic Landmark
theme study to identify sites and resources in the United
States that are significant to the Cold War. In conducting
the study, the Secretary of the Interior shall—
(1) consider the inventory of sites and resources
associated with the Cold War completed by the Sec-
retary of Defense pursuant to section 8120(b)(9) of
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
1991 (Public Law 101–511; 104 Stat. 1906);
(2) consider historical studies and research of
Cold War sites and resources such as interconti-
nental ballistic missiles, flight training centers, man-
ufacturing facilities, communications and command
centers (such as Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado), de-
fensive radar networks (such as the Distant Early
Warning Line), and strategic and tactical aircraft;
and
(3) inventory and consider nonmilitary sites and
resources associated with the people, events, and so-
cial aspects of the Cold War.
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include—
(1) recommendations for commemorating and
interpreting sites and resources identified by the
study, including—
(A) sites for which studies for potential in-
clusion in the National Park System should be
authorized;
(B) sites for which new national historic
landmarks should be nominated;
(C) recommendations on the suitability and
feasibility of establishing a central repository
for Cold War artifacts and information; and
(D) other appropriate designations;
(2) recommendations for cooperative arrange-
ments with State and local governments, local his-
torical organizations, and other entities; and
(3) cost estimates for carrying out each of those
recommendations.
(c) GUIDELINES.—The study shall be—
(1) conducted with public involvement; and
(2) submitted to the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate no
later than 3 years after the date that funds are
made available for the study.
SEC. 2. INTERPRETIVE HANDBOOK ON THE COLD WAR.
Not later than 4 years after funds are made available
for that purpose, the Secretary of the Interior shall pre-
pare and publish an interpretive handbook on the Cold
War and shall disseminate information gathered through
the study through appropriate means in addition to the
handbook.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $300,000 to
carry out this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives December 18,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.