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SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of
the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the
Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal
to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay pre-
scribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (in-
cluding travel time) during which such member is engaged
in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All
members of the Commission who are officers or employees
of the United States shall serve without compensation in
addition to that received for their services as officers or
employees of the United States.
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Com-
mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employ-
ees of agencies under subchapter 1 of chapter 57 of title
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or
regular places of business in the performance of services
for the Commission.
(c) STAFF.—(1) The chairperson of the Commission
may appoint and terminate staff of the Commission, re-
quest the detail of Federal employees, and accept tem-
porary and intermittent services in accordance with sec-
tion 3161 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) The employment of an executive director of the
Commission shall be subject to the approval of the Com-
mission.
SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall terminate 30 days after the
date on which the Commission submits its report under
section 4.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000
for the Commission to carry out this Act.
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SEC. 104. PORTABILITY OF BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure continuous access to
benefits for health care services covered under this Act,
each State health security program—
(1) shall not impose any minimum period of
residence in the State, or waiting period, in excess
of three months before residents of the State are
entitled to, or eligible for, such benefits under the
program;
(2) shall provide continuation of payment for
covered health care services to individuals who have
terminated their residence in the State and estab-
lished their residence in another State, for the dura-
tion of any waiting period imposed in the State of
new residency for establishing entitlement to, or
eligibility for, such services; and
(3) shall provide for the payment for health
care services covered under this Act provided to indi-
viduals while temporarily absent from the State
based on the following principles:
(A) Payment for such health care services
is at the rate that is approved by the State
health security program in the State in which
the services are provided, unless the States con-
cerned agree to apportion the cost between
them in a different manner.
‘‘(i) Native Hawaiian students are
more likely to be retained in grade level
and to be excessively absent in secondary
school;
‘‘(ii) Native Hawaiian students have
the highest rates of drug and alcohol use
in the State of Hawaii; and
‘‘(iii) Native Hawaiian children con-
tinue to be disproportionately victimized by
child abuse and neglect; and
‘‘(H) Native Hawaiians now comprise over
23 percent of the students served by the State
of Hawaii Department of Education, and there
are and will continue to be geographically rural,
isolated areas with a high Native Hawaiian
population density.
‘‘(17) In the 1998 National Assessment of Edu-
cational Progress, Hawaiian fourth graders ranked
39th among groups of students from 39 States in
reading. Given that Hawaiian students rank among
the lowest groups of students nationally in reading,
and that Native Hawaiian students rank the lowest
among Hawaiian students in reading, it is impera-
tive that greater focus be placed on beginning read-
ing and early education and literacy in Hawaii.
in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001).’’.
(c) STYLISTIC AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of that
section is further amended in the matter preceding para-
graph (1) by striking ‘‘as provided in the succeeding sub-
sections of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘as otherwise pro-
vided in this section’’.
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plan was approved by the appropriate State
agency prior to September 15, 1994.
‘‘(l) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN CONSORTIA.—For
purposes of this section, if—
‘‘(1) two or more political subdivisions are
members of a consortium of political subdivisions es-
tablished to exercise flow control authority with re-
spect to any waste management facility or facility
for recyclable materials;
‘‘(2) all of such members have either presented
eligible bonds for sale or executed contracts with the
owner or operator of the facility requiring use of
such facility;
‘‘(3) the facility was designated as of the sus-
pension date by at least one of such members;
‘‘(4) at least one of such members has met the
requirements of subsection (a)(2) with respect to
such facility; and
‘‘(5) at least one of such members has pre-
sented eligible bonds for sale, or entered into a con-
tract or agreement referred to in subsection
(a)(3)(C), on or before the suspension date, for such
facility,
the facility shall be treated as having been designated, as
of May 16, 1994, by all members of such consortium, and
River, making it the first international heritage river
system in the world.
(13) The Detroit River has lost over 95 percent
of its coastal wetland habitats and despite increased
awareness and supporting science of their importance,
habitats continue to be destroyed and degraded.
(14) Protection of remaining wildlife habitats
and enhancement of degraded wildlife habitats are es-
sential to sustain the quality of life enjoyed by so
many living along the Detroit River corridor.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the Detroit River
International Wildlife Refuge established by section 5.
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
the Interior.
(3) The term ‘‘Detroit River’’ means those lands
and waters within the area described in section 5(a).
SEC. 4. PURPOSES.
The purposes for which the Refuge is established and
shall be managed are as follows:
(1) To protect the remaining high-quality fish
and wildlife habitats of the Detroit River before they
are lost to further development and to restore and en-
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1225
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish
programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. BURR of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to establish programs to recruit, retain, and
retrain teachers, 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 ‘‘A Million Quality
Teachers Act’’.
SEC. 2. RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND RETRAINING OF
TEACHERS.
Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating part E as part F;
‘‘(7) 
RESOURCE-CONSERVING
CROP
ROTA-
TION.—The term ‘resource-conserving crop rotation’
means a crop rotation that—
‘‘(A) includes at least one resource-con-
serving crop;
‘‘(B) reduces erosion;
‘‘(C) improves soil fertility and tilth; and
‘‘(D) interrupts pest cycles.
‘‘(8) RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.—The
term ‘resource management system’ means a system
of conservation practices and management relating
to land or water use that is designed to prevent re-
source degradation and permit sustained use of the
land and water.
‘‘SEC. 1240Q. CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a
conservation security program to assist owners and opera-
tors of agricultural operations to promote, as is applicable
for each operation—
‘‘(1) conservation of soil, water, energy, and
other related resources;
‘‘(2) soil quality protection and improvement;
‘‘(3) water quality protection and improvement;
‘‘(4) air quality protection and improvement;
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cations pending before the Department of Justice or the
Department of State on or after such date.
Passed the House of Representatives June 6, 2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1202
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage
of annual screening pap smears and screening pelvic exams under the
Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mrs. THURMAN, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mrs. MYRICK,
Mr. BENTSEN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr.
MCGOVERN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
for coverage of annual screening pap smears and screen-
ing pelvic exams under the Medicare Program.
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 ‘‘Providing Annual Pap
Tests to Save Women’s Lives Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR
AND SCREENING PELVIC EXAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR.—Section
1861(nn)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x(nn)(1)), as amended by section 101(a)(1) of
the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Im-
provement and Protection Act of 2000, as enacted
into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554,
is amended by striking ‘‘if the individual involved
has not had such a test during the preceding 2
years, or during the preceding year in the case of a
woman described in paragraph (3).’’ and inserting
‘‘if the woman involved has not had such a test dur-
ing the preceding year.’’.
(2) ANNUAL SCREENING PELVIC EXAM.—Sec-
tion 
1861(nn)(2) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1395x(nn)(2)), as amended by section 101(a)(2) of
the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Im-
provement and Protection Act of 2000, as enacted
into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554,
is amended by striking ‘‘during the preceding 2
years, or during the preceding year in the case of a
woman described in paragraph (3),’’ and inserting
‘‘during the preceding year,’’.
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1861(nn) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)) is
amended by striking paragraph (3).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished
on or after January 1, 2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1205
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery
for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida, metropolitan area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. CRENSHAW) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a
national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Flor-
ida, metropolitan area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38,
United States Code, a national cemetery in the Jackson-
ville, Florida, metropolitan area to serve the needs of vet-
erans and their families.
(b) CONSULTATION IN SELECTION OF SITE.—Before
selecting the site for the national cemetery established
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with—
(1) appropriate officials of the State of Florida
and local officials of the Jacksonville metropolitan
area, and
(2) appropriate officials of the United States,
including the Administrator of General Services,
with respect to land belonging to the United States
in that area that would be suitable to establish the
national cemetery under subsection (a).
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report on the establishment of the national
cemetery under subsection (a). The report shall set forth
a schedule for such establishment and an estimate of the
costs associated with such establishment.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1206
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of garlic.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain
entries of garlic.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN ENTRIES OF GARLIC.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other pro-
vision of law and subject to the provisions of subsection
(b), the United States Customs Service shall—
(1) not later than 90 days after the receipt of
the request described in subsection (b), liquidate or
reliquidate as free from duty the entries listed in
subsection (c); and
(2) not later than 90 days after such liquida-
tion or reliquidation, refund any duties paid with re-
spect to such entries (including interest from the
date of entry), including duties paid in June 1999
and duties paid on February 8, 2000 (collection re-
ceipt number 543514640).
(b) REQUESTS.—Liquidation or reliquidation may be
made under subsection (a) with respect to an entry de-
scribed in subsection (c) only if a request therefor is filed
with the Customs Service not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) ENTRIES.—The entries referred to in subsection
(a) are as follows:
Entry Number
Entry Date
D01–0625672–6 ....................................................
July 11, 1996
D01–0625917–5 ....................................................
July 16, 1996
D01–0627368–9 ....................................................
August 28, 1996
D01–0628353–0 ....................................................September 25, 1996
D01–0625585–7 ....................................................
October 2, 1996
D01–0625913–1 ....................................................
October 9, 1996
D01–0629659–9 .................................................... October 28, 1996
D01–0625730–8 .................................................... October 30, 1996
D01–0625817–3 .................................................... November 1, 1996
D01–0625889–2 .................................................... November 5, 1996
D01–0625971–8 .................................................... November 6, 1996
D01–0630020–1 .................................................... November 8, 1996
D01–0630294–2 ....................................................November 18, 1996
D01–0630977–2 .................................................... December 4, 1996
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1207
To remove the Medicare Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund from the
budget of the United States Government and to remove Social Security
and Medicare from budget pronouncements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 26, 2001
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To remove the Medicare Federal Hospital Insurance Trust
Fund from the budget of the United States Government
and to remove Social Security and Medicare from budget
pronouncements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF THE FEDERAL
HOSPITAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the Federal Hospital Insur-
ance Trust Fund shall not be counted as new budget au-
thority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes
of—
(1) the budget of the United States Govern-
ment as submitted by the President;
(2) the congressional budget; or
(3) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 2. REMOVING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
FROM BUDGET PRONOUNCEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any official statement issued by
the Office of Management and Budget, the Congressional
Budget Office, or any other agency or instrumentality of
the Federal Government of surplus or deficit totals of the
budget of the United States Government as submitted by
the President or of the surplus or deficit totals of the con-
gressional budget, and any description of, or reference to,
such totals in any official publication or material issued
by either of such offices or any other such agency or in-
strumentality, shall exclude—
(1) the outlays and receipts of the old-age, sur-
vivors, and disability insurance program under title
II of the Social Security Act (including the Federal
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and
the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund) and
the related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, and
(2) the outlays and receipts of the hospital in-
surance program under part A of title XVIII of the
Social Security Act (including the Federal Hospital
Insurance Trust Fund) and the related provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(b) SEPARATE SOCIAL SECURITY BUDGET DOCU-
MENTS.—The excluded outlays and receipts of the old-age,
survivors, and disability insurance program under title II
of the Social Security Act shall be submitted in separate
social security budget documents.
(c) SEPARATE MEDICARE BUDGET DOCUMENTS.—
The excluded outlays and receipts of the hospital insur-
ance program under part A of title XVIII of the Social
Security Act shall be submitted in separate medicare
budget documents.
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SEC. 2. USE OF AGE ON PETITION FILING DATE, PARENT’S
NATURALIZATION DATE, OR MARRIAGE TER-
MINATION DATE, IN DETERMINING STATUS
AS A CHILD OF A CITIZEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(f) RULES FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CERTAIN
ALIENS ARE IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.—
‘‘(1) AGE ON PETITION FILING DATE.—Except
as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), for purposes
of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i), a determination of wheth-
er an alien satisfies the age requirement in the mat-
ter preceding subparagraph (A) of section 101(b)(1)
shall be made using the age of the alien on the date
on which the petition is filed with the Attorney Gen-
eral under section 204 to classify the alien as an im-
mediate relative under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i).
‘‘(2)
AGE
ON
PARENT’S
NATURALIZATION
DATE.—In the case of a petition under section 204
initially filed for an alien child’s classification as a
family-sponsored
immigrant
under
section
203(a)(2)(A), based on the child’s parent being law-
fully admitted for permanent residence, if the peti-
tion is later converted, due to the naturalization of
the parent, to a petition to classify the alien as an
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1209
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to determine whether an
alien is a child, for purposes of classification as an immediate relative,
based on the age of the alien on the date the classification petition
with respect to the alien is filed, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 26, 2001
Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to determine
whether an alien is a child, for purposes of classification
as an immediate relative, based on the age of the alien
on the date the classification petition with respect to
the alien is filed, 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 ‘‘Child Status Protec-
tion Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. USE OF AGE ON PETITION FILING DATE, PARENT’S
NATURALIZATION DATE, OR MARRIAGE TER-
MINATION DATE, IN DETERMINING STATUS
AS A CHILD OF A CITIZEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(b)(2)(A) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii)(I) For purposes of clause (i), a determina-
tion of whether an unmarried alien is a child (as de-
fined in section 101(b)(1) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) of such section) of a citizen of the
United States shall be made using the age of the
alien on the date on which the petition is filed with
the Attorney General under section 204 to classify
the alien as an immediate relative under clause (i).
‘‘(II) In the case of a petition under section 204
initially filed for an alien child’s classification as a
family-sponsored 
immigrant 
under 
section
203(a)(2)(A), based on the child’s parent being law-
fully admitted for permanent residence, if the peti-
tion is later converted, due to the naturalization of
the parent, to a petition to classify the alien as an
immediate relative under clause (i), the determina-
tion described in subclause (I) shall be made using
the age of the alien on the date of the parent’s natu-
ralization.
‘‘(III) In the case of a petition under section
204 initially filed for an alien’s classification as a
family-sponsored immigrant under section 203(a)(3),
based on the alien’s being a married son or daughter
of a citizen, if the petition is later converted, due to
the legal termination of the alien’s marriage, to a
petition to classify the alien as an immediate relative
under clause (i), the determination described in sub-
clause (I) shall be made using the age of the alien
on the date of the termination of the marriage.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to determinations made under sec-
tion 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, and classification petitions filed under section 204 of
such Act, before, on, or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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