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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2886
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the award of the
Purple Heart to civilian employees of the Department of Defense who
are killed or wounded by a terrorist attack.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
Mr. FROST (for himself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. HOYER, Mr. MORAN of Virginia,
and Mr. WYNN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the
award of the Purple Heart to civilian employees of the
Department of Defense who are killed or wounded by
a terrorist attack.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF THE PURPLE
HEART TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHO ARE KILLED
OR WOUNDED BY A TERRORIST ATTACK.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1131 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or a civilian officer or em-
ployee of the Department of Defense’’ after ‘‘mem-
ber of the armed forces’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘In the case of a civilian officer or employee
of the Department of Defense, such decoration may
be awarded only in the case of a person who is killed
or wounded as a result of a terrorist attack.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of
such section is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 1131. Purple Heart: limitation on persons eligible’’.
(2) The item relating to such section in the table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 57 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘1131. Purple Heart: limitation on persons eligible.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect as of September 10, 2001,
and shall apply with respect to persons killed or wounded
on or after that date.
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‘‘(C)(i) place in the public docket file a
copy of the report and of any requested labeling
changes; and
‘‘(ii) publish in the Federal Register a
summary of the report and a copy of any re-
quested labeling changes.
‘‘(5) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.—If, not later than
the end of the 180-day period specified in paragraph
(4), the holder of an approved application for the
drug involved does not agree to any labeling change
requested by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs
under that paragraph—
‘‘(A) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs
shall immediately refer the request to the Pedi-
atric Advisory Subcommittee of the Anti-Infec-
tive Drugs Advisory Committee; and
‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after receiving
the referral, the Subcommittee shall—
‘‘(i) review the available information
on the safe and effective use of the drug
in the pediatric population, including study
reports submitted under this section; and
‘‘(ii) make a recommendation to the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs as to ap-
propriate labeling changes, if any.
‘‘(6) FDA DETERMINATION.—Not later than 30
days after receiving a recommendation from the
Subcommittee under paragraph (5)B(ii) with respect
to a drug, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs
shall consider the recommendation and, if appro-
priate, make a request to the holders of approved
applications for the drug to make any labeling
change that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs
determines to be appropriate.
‘‘(7) FAILURE TO AGREE.—If a holder of an
approved application for a drug, within 30 days
after receiving a request to make a labeling change
under paragraph (6), does not agree to make a re-
quested labeling change, the Commissioner may
deem the drug to be misbranded under the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
‘‘(8) RECOMMENDATION
FOR
FORMULATION
CHANGES.—If a pediatric study completed under
public contract indicates that a formulation change
is necessary and the Secretary agrees, the Secretary
shall send a nonbinding letter of recommendation re-
garding that change to each holder of an approved
application.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2894
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to increase
the maximum amount of an award paid under the Department of State
rewards program in connection with the attacks on the United States
on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. HYDE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. BLUNT,
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.
COOKSEY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DREIER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mrs.
BIGGERT, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. FORBES, Mr. KENNEDY of Min-
nesota, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. ISSA, Mr. OSE, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr.
GREENWOOD, Mr. PENCE, Mr. CRANE, and Mr. PLATTS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Rela-
tions
A BILL
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 to increase the maximum amount of an award
paid under the Department of State rewards program
in connection with the attacks on the United States
on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
capable of completing the contract. For purposes of
this paragraph—
(A) an operator shall be considered to be
capable of completing such a contract if the op-
erator meets the standards set forth in sections
298.12, 298.13, and 298.14 of title 46, Code of
Federal Regulations; and
(B) a shipyard shall be considered to be
capable of completing such a contract if the
shipyard meets the standards set forth in sec-
tion 298.32(a) of that title.
(b) MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of
this section, a contract for the construction of a vessel
shall be disregarded if that vessel—
(1) will be less than 20,000 gross registered
tons; or
(2) will have fewer than 800 passenger berths.
(c) CONTRACT TERMS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The contract required by
subsection (a) shall provide for delivery of the first
such vessel not later than 60 months after the date
on which operations of the vessel for which the cer-
tificate of documentation was issued commence, and
shall contain any other provisions required by the
Secretary for purposes of this subsection. If the con-
H. R. 2888
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for additional
disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, and for assistance in the recovery
from the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to provide emergency supplemental
appropriations for fiscal year 2001, namely:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS
APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For emergency expenses to respond to the terrorist attacks
on the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001, to
provide assistance to the victims of the attacks, and to deal with
other consequences of the attacks, $40,000,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, including for the costs of: (1) providing Federal,
State, and local preparedness for mitigating and responding to
the attacks; (2) providing support to counter, investigate, or pros-
ecute domestic or international terrorism; (3) providing increased
transportation security; (4) repairing public facilities and transpor-
tation systems damaged by the attacks; and (5) supporting national
security: Provided, That these funds may be transferred to any
authorized Federal Government activity to meet the purposes of
this Act: Provided further, That the Congress designates the entire
amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985: Provided further, That $40,000,000,000 shall be avail-
able only to the extent that an official budget request, that includes
designation of the $40,000,000,000 as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Pro-
vided further, That the President shall consult with the chairmen
and ranking minority members of the Committees on Appropria-
tions prior to the transfer of these funds: Provided further, That
of the $40,000,000,000 made available herein, $10,000,000,000 shall
not be available for transfer to any Department or Agency until
15 days after the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
has submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions a proposed allocation and plan for use of the funds for that
risk of increasing the proliferation of weapons of
mass destruction, either in the region or world-wide.
(6) India has proven itself to be a stable democ-
racy, with respect for the rule of law, free speech
and free press, respect for human rights, and free-
dom of religion.
(7) India can be a vital strategic partner of the
United States on a broad range of common political
and security interests.
(8) The United States has established a dia-
logue with India on stronger export controls on
goods, equipment, and technology that could be used
in the development of weapons of mass destruction
and the means to deliver them.
(9) The United States and India have also es-
tablished joint working groups to counter terrorism
and drug trafficking in the region.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that the sanctions against India are ineffective
and counter-productive to both the nonproliferation goals
of the United States and the national interests of the
United States. It is further the sense of the Congress that
the United States should immediately expand its non-
proliferation, counterterrorism, counter-drug trafficking,
and security cooperation activities with India at all levels.
H. R. 2888—2
Department or Agency; $20,000,000,000 may be obligated only when
enacted in a subsequent emergency appropriations bill, in response
to the terrorist acts on September 11, 2001: Provided further, That
the President shall transmit an amended budget request proposing
an allocation of funds: Provided further, That not less than one-
half of the $40,000,000,000 shall be for disaster recovery activities
and assistance related to the terrorist acts in New York, Virginia,
and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, as authorized by law:
Provided further, That the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on
Appropriations on the use of these funds, beginning not later than
January 2, 2002: Provided further, That the President shall submit
to the Congress as soon as practicable detailed requests to meet
any further funding requirements for the purposes specified in
this Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available
by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are
deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes
of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
414).
SEC. 102. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available
by the transfer of funds in this Act, may be obligated and expended
notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672, section 313 of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and
1995, and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘2001 Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist
Attacks on the United States’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
applied for naturalization under chapter 3 of title III of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, was stationed 
abroad (or received an order to be stationed abroad, which 
order was carried out) in active duty status in the Armed 
Forces of the United States, and, during the period of 
such service abroad (or after receiving such order) missed 
a deadline, interview, or similar requirement otherwise ap-
plicable to the naturalization process for such alien, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for such re-
lief as may be necessary to place the alien, after the end 
of such period, in a position that is no less favorable to 
the alien than the position of the alien before the time 
such deadline, interview, or similar requirement was 
missed. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as superseding the provisions of section 1701(d) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (Public Law 108–136). 
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(4) APPROVAL OF PLAN.—
(A) SUBMISSION.—Not later than the end 
of the first year for which a health information 
infrastructure organization receives a grant 
under this subsection, the organization shall 
submit its community health information tech-
nology plan to the Secretary. 
(B) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove each community health in-
formation technology plan submitted to the Sec-
retary under this paragraph based on whether 
the plan complies with the requirements of this 
subsection. 
(C) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO APPROVE.—
The Secretary may not make any payment 
under this subsection to a health information 
infrastructure organization for the second, 
third, or fourth year for which the organization 
receives a grant unless the Secretary has ap-
proved the organization’s community health in-
formation technology plan. 
(5) SELECTION.—In selecting grant recipients 
under this section, the Secretary shall take into ac-
count the extent to which an applicant intends to de-
velop a community health information technology
plan that covers a complete medical market area (as 
defined by the Secretary), geographical diversity, ex-
tent of stakeholder participation, health care pro-
vider participation commitments, capacity to meas-
ure quality and efficiency improvements, and 
replicability. 
(b) PHASE II GRANTS.—
(1) GRANTS.—For the purpose described in 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make a grant 
under this subsection to each State that agrees to 
comply with the requirements of this subsection. 
(2) PURPOSE.—A funding agreement for a 
grant under this subsection is that the State in-
volved will use the grant only for making subgrants 
to health information infrastructure organizations 
for the purpose of—
(A) maintaining and upgrading existing 
health information exchanges; 
(B) replicating existing health information 
exchanges to develop and implement new health 
information exchanges in areas not previously 
served by an exchange in accordance with the 
process and requirements described in sub-
section (a);
(C) including additional stakeholders in the 
health information exchanges; 
(D) working with entities in neighboring 
States to expand health information exchanges 
on a regional basis; and 
(E) connecting health information ex-
changes with public health and bioterrorism 
surveillance programs, including those of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
(3) PRIVACY.—A funding agreement for a grant 
under this subsection is that the State involved must 
require that any infrastructure funded in whole or in 
part under this subsection must meet the privacy re-
quirements of subsection (d). 
(4) CERTIFICATION.—A funding agreement for 
a grant under this subsection is that the State in-
volved will require that each health information ex-
change funded with the grant is certified by the Sec-
retary under this section. 
(5) REPORTS.—A funding agreement for a 
grant under this subsection is that the State in-
volved will submit an annual report to the Secretary 
on the activities of the State under this subsection, 
including—
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2889
To lift the nuclear test sanctions against India.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mr. MCDERMOTT) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International
Relations
A BILL
To lift the nuclear test sanctions against India.
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 ‘‘U.S.-India Security
Cooperation Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to lift sanctions imposed
upon India as a result of its nuclear tests of May 11 and
13, 1998, in order to foster closer security, nonprolifera-
tion, and political relationships with India.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows:
(1) India demonstrated that it had a nuclear
capability when it tested a nuclear explosive device
in 1974, but exercised remarkable restraint for 24
years in foregoing the development and deployment
of a nuclear arsenal of warheads.
(2) India has fought a war with the People’s
Republic of China, which has its own arsenal of tac-
tical and intercontinental-range nuclear arms, over
territory which is still in dispute.
(3) Pakistan has been engaged in long-standing
and continuing cooperation with the People’s Repub-
lic of China on the development of weapons of mass
destruction, including the purchase of nuclear-capa-
ble missiles and missile production technology and
possibly nuclear warhead design information, and
both countries have recently been sanctioned by the
United States Government for continuing missile co-
operation.
(4) India has announced that it would volun-
tarily observe a moratorium on further nuclear tests.
(5) The Government of India has also dem-
onstrated a strong commitment to prohibit the ex-
port of equipment and technology that could pose a
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2891
To preserve the continued viability of the United States air transportation
system.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Mr. THOMAS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, 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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To preserve the continued viability of the United States
air transportation system.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISASTER RELIEF.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
President is authorized, from funds made available in sub-
sequent acts, to take the following actions to compensate
U.S. certificated air carriers for losses sustained by air
carriers as a result of the events of the attack on the
United States on September 11, 2001:
(1) Suspend, delay, or modify any quarterly
payment or other Federal financial obligation to the
United States of the air carriers.
(2) Extend credit or guarantees or issue loans
to the air carriers that do not in the aggregate ex-
ceed $12,500,000,000.
(3) Compensate up to $2,500,000,000 for direct
losses sustained by the air carriers as a result of
such events.
SEC. 2. DOCUMENTATION.
The amount of direct compensation to be made under
section 1(3) to an air carrier may not exceed the amount
of direct losses that the air carrier demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the President using financial statements or
other appropriate data that the air carrier sustained as
a result of any Federal ground stop order issued by the
Secretary of Transportation on September 11, 2001, or
any subsequent order which continued such stoppage.
SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS.
Relief provided under section 1(1) shall be for a pe-
riod not to exceed 6 months from the date of enactment
of this Act. The authority to provide relief under section
1(1) and section 1(2) shall expire on the last day of the
6-month period beginning on such date of enactment.
SEC. 4. REPORT.
Not later than the last day of the 7-month period fol-
lowing the date of enactment of this Act, the President
shall transmit a report to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate, the House Committee
on the Budget and the Senate Committee on the Budget,
on the types and amounts of relief provided under this
Act to each air carrier.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2892
To suspend for 1 year the payment to States of a bonus to reward decreases
in illegitimacy ratios under the program of block grants to States for
temporary assistance for needy families.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend for 1 year the payment to States of a bonus
to reward decreases in illegitimacy ratios under the pro-
gram of block grants to States for temporary assistance
for needy families.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF BONUS TO REWARD DE-
CREASE IN ILLEGITIMACY RATIO UNDER THE
TANF PROGRAM.
Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘2001,
and 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2001’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘2002’’
and inserting ‘‘2001’’.
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SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF STATE RE-
WARDS PROGRAM.
(a) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF REWARD.—
Section 36(e)(1) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(e)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘No reward’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no re-
ward’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) A reward paid under this section in con-
nection with the attacks on the United States on
September 11, 2001, may not exceed $25,000,000.’’.
(b) INCREASE
IN FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section
36(d)(2) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(d)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2896
To provide for the safety of United States aviation and the suppression
of terrorism.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide for the safety of United States aviation and
the suppression of terrorism.
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 ‘‘Anti-Terrorism Act
of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked
4 civilian aircraft, crashing 2 of the aircraft into the
towers of the World Trade Center in New York City,
New York, and another of the aircraft into the Pen-
tagon outside of Washington, D.C.
(2) Thousands of innocent people were killed or
injured as a result of these attacks, including the
passengers and crews of the 4 aircraft, workers in
the World Trade Center and in the Pentagon, rescue
workers, and bystanders.
(3) These attacks destroyed both towers of the
World Trade Center, as well as adjacent buildings,
and seriously damaged the Pentagon.
(4) These attacks were by far the deadliest ter-
rorist attacks ever launched against the United
States and, by targeting symbols of United States
strength and success, clearly were intended to in-
timidate the Nation and weaken its resolve.
SEC. 2. AVIATION SAFETY AND SUPPRESSION OF TER-
RORISM.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no de-
partment or agency of the Federal Government shall pro-
hibit any pilot, copilot, or navigator of an aircraft, or any
law enforcement personnel specifically detailed for the pro-
tection of that aircraft, from carrying a firearm.
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