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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3727
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations under the Migra-
tory Bird Treaty Act that authorize States to establish hunting seasons
for double-crested cormorants.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 2002
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. SAXTON, Mr.
GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. WALSH, Mr. THOMPSON of
California, Mr. STUPAK, and Mr. ROSS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations
under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that authorize
States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested
cormorants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REGULATIONS FOR HUNTING SEASONS FOR
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall, by not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, issue regulations under section 3
of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 704) that
authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-
crested cormorants.
(b) CONTENT.—Regulations issued under this section
shall—
(1) permit the taking by an individual of 10
double-crested cormorants during each day of a
hunting season established under the regulations;
(2) permit an individual to have in his or her
possession 20 double-crested cormorants legally
taken in a hunting season established under the reg-
ulations;
(3) require that the dates of any hunting season
established under the regulations in a State cor-
respond generally with other waterfowl hunting sea-
sons in that State; and
(4) subject to the other requirements of this
subsection, authorize a hunting season established
under the regulations to begin at any time after the
date of the issuance of the regulations.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3728
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend section 29 to
other facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 2002
Mr. REHBERG 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 extend
section 29 to other facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR PRODUCING FUEL
FROM A NONCONVENTIONAL SOURCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 29 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(h) EXTENSION FOR OTHER FACILITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a facility de-
scribed in paragraph (2) which was placed in service
after June 30, 1998, and before January 1, 2007,
this section shall apply to fuel produced at such fa-
cility during the 5-year period beginning on the later
of—
‘‘(A) the date such facility was placed in
service, or
‘‘(B) the date of the enactment of this sub-
section.
‘‘(2) COVERED FACILITIES.—A facility is de-
scribed in this paragraph if such facility produces a
qualified fuel described in subsection (c)(1)(C) using
a technology that results in—
‘‘(A) a qualified emission reduction, and
‘‘(B) a qualified enhanced value.
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED
EMISSION
REDUCTION.—For
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualified emis-
sion reduction’ means a reduction of at least 20 per-
cent of the emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen
oxide released when burning the qualified fuel (ex-
cluding any dilution caused by materials combined
or added during the production process), as com-
pared to the emissions released when burning the
feedstock coal or comparable coal predominantly
available in the marketplace as of January 1, 2002.
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED ENHANCED VALUE.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘qualified en-
hanced value’ means an increase of at least 50 per-
cent in the market value of the qualified fuel (ex-
cluding any increase caused by materials combined
or added during the production process), as com-
pared to the value of the feedstock coal or com-
parable coal predominantly available in the market-
place as of January 1, 2002.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to fuel sold after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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fined as provided in this title or imprisoned not more than
5 years, or both.
‘‘(2) Any insurance person who is engaged in insur-
ance operations who knowingly and intentionally permits
the participation described in paragraph (1) shall be fined
as provided in this title or imprisoned no more than 5
years, or both.
‘‘(3) A person described in paragraphs (1) or (2) may
participate in insurance operations or permit such partici-
pation, as the case may be, if such person has the written
consent of the Director.
‘‘(d) As used in this section:
‘‘(1) The terms ‘Director’, ‘federally licensed in-
surance producer’, ‘insurance operations’, ‘insurance
policy’, 
‘insurance 
producer’, 
‘insurer-affiliated
party’, ‘national insurer’, ‘person’, and ‘policy of in-
surance’ shall have the meanings given such terms
in section 102 of the Insurance Industry Moderniza-
tion and Consumer Protection Act.
‘‘(2) The term ‘fraudulent insurance act’ means
an act or omission committed by a person who,
knowingly and with intent to defraud, commits, or
conceals any material information concerning, one or
more of the following:
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 372
To prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay
adjustment which might otherwise take effect in 2002.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 2001
Ms. RIVERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform, 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 prevent Members of Congress from receiving any auto-
matic pay adjustment which might otherwise take effect
in 2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NO AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS IN 2002.
The rate of pay for each office or position referred
to in section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(1)) shall not be increased by
reason of any adjustment which, but for this section,
would otherwise take effect under section 601(a)(2) of
such Act in 2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3730
To expand educational opportunities for recipients of assistance under the
program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 12, 2002
Ms. WOOLSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To expand educational opportunities for recipients of assist-
ance under the program 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Education Counts Act
of 2002’’.
(c) CLARIFICATION THAT PARTICIPATION IN A FED-
ERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM IS A PERMISSIBLE WORK
ACTIVITY UNDER
THE TANF PROGRAM.—Paragraphs
(2) and (3) of section 407(d) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 607(d)) are each amended by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding participation in an activity under a program estab-
lished under part C of title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965)’’ before the semicolon.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3731
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase
amounts available to State approving agencies to
ascertain the qualifications of educational institu-
tions for furnishing courses of education to vet-
erans and eligible persons under the Montgomery
GI Bill and under other programs of education
administered by the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, and for other purposes.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3731
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase amounts
available to State approving agencies to ascertain the
qualifications of educational institutions for furnishing
courses of education to veterans and eligible persons
under the Montgomery GI Bill and under other programs
of education administered by the Department of Veterans
Affairs, 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. INCREASE IN AGGREGATE ANNUAL AMOUNT
AVAILABLE FOR STATE APPROVING AGEN-
CIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2003.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3674(a)(4) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the
period at the end of the first sentence the following: ‘‘,
and for fiscal year 2003, $14,000,000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2002.
SEC. 2. FEE FOR LOAN ASSUMPTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) For the period described in
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
apply section 3729(b)(2)(I) of title 38, United States
Code, by substituting ‘‘1.00’’ for ‘‘0.50’’ each place it ap-
pears.
(2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the
period that begins on the date of the enactment of this
Act and ends on September 30, 2003.
(b) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—(1) 
Section
3703(e)(2)(A) of such title is amended by striking
‘‘3729(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘3729(b)(2)(I)’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 402
of the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–419, 114 Stat. 1861).
Passed the House of Representatives October 7,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3731
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase amounts available to
State approving agencies to ascertain the qualifications of educational
institutions for furnishing courses of education to veterans and eligible
persons under the Montgomery GI Bill and under other programs of
education administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2002
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. REYES,
Mr. FILNER, Mr. BAKER, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. KING, Mr.
SANDERS, Mr. BALDACCI, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. REYNOLDS, and
Mr. MOORE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase amounts
available to State approving agencies to ascertain the
qualifications of educational institutions for furnishing
courses of education to veterans and eligible persons
under the Montgomery GI Bill and under other programs
of education administered by the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AGGREGATE ANNUAL AMOUNT
AVAILABLE FOR STATE APPROVING AGEN-
CIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Section 3674(a)(4) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4)(A) The total amount made available under this
section with respect to a fiscal year may not exceed the
following:
‘‘(i) For fiscal year 2002, $14,000,000.
‘‘(ii) For fiscal year 2003, $18,000,000.
‘‘(iii) For fiscal years 2004 and 2005, the
amount for the preceding fiscal year, increased by 3
percent.
‘‘(iv) For fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding
fiscal year, the amount for fiscal year 2005.
‘‘(B) For any fiscal year in which the total amount
that would be made available under this section would ex-
ceed the amount applicable to that fiscal year under sub-
paragraph (A) except for the provisions of this paragraph,
the Secretary shall provide that each agency shall receive
the same percentage of the amount applicable to that fis-
cal year under the preceding sentence as the agency would
have received of the total amount that would have been
made available without the limitation of this paragraph.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3739
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 12, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 6150 North Broad Street in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Rev. Leon Sullivan Post Office
Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3734
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide full service-connected
disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational reha-
bilitation provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and for sur-
vivors of persons dying from such treatment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2002
Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. EVANS, and Ms. BROWN of Florida) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide full serv-
ice-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by
treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the
Department of Veterans Affairs and for survivors of
persons dying from such treatment.
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 ‘‘Injured Veterans Ben-
efits Eligibility Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. FULL SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY BENEFITS
FOR PERSON DISABLED BY TREATMENT OR
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1151 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(c) A qualifying additional disability or a qualifying
death under this section shall be considered to be a serv-
ice-connected disability, or a death due to a service-con-
nected disability, for purposes of all laws administered by
the Secretary.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (c) of section
1151 of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall apply with respect to service-connection
for purposes of eligibility for benefits and services provided
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3735
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the time for application
for a waiver of recovery of claims of overpayments of veterans benefits
and to otherwise improve the administration of overpayments of veterans
benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2002
Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. EVANS, and Ms. BROWN of Florida) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the time
for application for a waiver of recovery of claims of
overpayments of veterans benefits and to otherwise im-
prove the administration of overpayments of veterans
benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Overpayment Administration Improvement
Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. TIME FOR APPLICATION FOR WAIVER OF RECOV-
ERY OF OVERPAYMENTS.
(a) PERIOD FOR APPLICATION WHEN APPEAL OF
OVERPAYMENT DECISION IS PENDING.—Subsection (a)
of section 5302 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’;
(2) by designating the second sentence as para-
graph (2); and
(3) in paragraph (1), as designated by para-
graph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘is made’’
and all that follows through the period and inserting
‘‘is made—
‘‘(A) within 180 days from the date of notifica-
tion of the indebtedness by the Secretary to the
payee (except that, in a case in which the payee
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary
that notification of the indebtedness was not actually
received by the payee within a reasonable period
after such date, within such longer period as the
Secretary determines is reasonable); or
‘‘(B) within 180 days from the date of final de-
termination of the amount of the overpayment, in a
case in which a timely appeal of the overpayment de-
cision is filed, if later than the limit otherwise appli-
cable under subparagraph (A).’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
CONVENIENCE
WAIVERS.—
Such subsection is further amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Pursuant to regulations that the Secretary shall
prescribe, the Secretary may for the convenience of the
Government waive any overpayment of any benefit under
laws administered by the Secretary if the Secretary deter-
mines that recovery of the amount of the overpayment
would impede the efficient or effective administration of
veterans benefits due to the small amount involved and
the costs of assessment and collection of the overpay-
ment.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—(1) The amendment made
by subsection (a) shall apply to overpayment determina-
tions made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall
apply to any overpayment determination made by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, whether made before, on, or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3736
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities
and Exchange Commission to strengthen the Commission’s auditor inde-
pendence standards.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2002
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require
the Securities and Exchange Commission to strengthen
the Commission’s auditor independence standards.
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 ‘‘Financial Accuracy
in Reporting Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE STANDARDS.
(a) AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE.—The Securities and
Exchange Commission shall revise the Commission’s audi-
tor independence rules (17 C.F.R. 210.2–01) with respect
to the performance of non-audit services for an audit client
to establish standards that are consistent with, and at
least as stringent as, the independence standards with re-
spect to the performance of non-audit services for an audit
client established in the revisions of the Government Au-
diting Standards by the Comptroller General on January
25, 2002, for audits for fiscal periods beginning on or
after October 1, 2002.
(b) DEADLINE.—The Commission shall prescribe the
revisions to its regulations to comply with subsection (a)
within one year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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(A) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘or’’
after the semicolon;
(B) by striking subclause (II); and
(C) by redesignating subclause (III) as
subclause (II); and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (b).
(b) ADJUSTMENTS FOR COVERED PROJECTS.—
(1) RENT
DETERMINATION
AT
INITIAL
RE-
NEWAL AFTER ENACTMENT.—Upon the first request
for renewal of project-based assistance pursuant to
section 524 after the date of enactment of this Act
by an owner of a covered housing project—
(A) the rent levels at which assistance will
be provided pursuant to such renewal will be
determined as if such renewal were the initial
renewal of a contract for assistance under sec-
tion 524, as amended by subsection (a) of this
section; and
(B) solely for purposes of determining the
rent levels at which assistance will be provided
pursuant to such first renewal after the date of
enactment of this Act, in the case of a project
for which contract rents were reduced on a
prior renewal of an expiring contract pursuant
to subsection (b)(3) of section 524, as in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of this
Act, the contract rent levels in effect imme-
diately prior to such first renewal after the date
of enactment of this Act shall be considered to
be the deemed rent levels described in para-
graph (3)(C).
(2) RENT
ADJUSTMENTS
AFTER
INITIAL
RE-
NEWAL AFTER ENACTMENT.—After the first renewal
of a contract for assistance of a covered project after
the date of enactment of this Act in accordance with
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall
adjust rents in accordance with section 524(c).
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
(A) references to ‘‘section 524’’ or any
subdivision thereof are references to section 524
of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform
and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f
note);
(B) the term ‘‘covered housing project’’
means a project that receives project-based as-
sistance under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) which
was renewed prior to the date of enactment of
this Act pursuant to subsection (b)(3) of sec-
tion 524, as in effect on the day before the date
of enactment of this Act;
(C) the term ‘‘deemed rent levels’’ means
the contract rent levels in effect immediately
prior to the first renewal of assistance pursuant
to subsection (b)(3) of section 524, as in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of this
Act, upon which contract rent levels were re-
duced, as adjusted by the applicable operating
cost adjustment factor established by the Sec-
retary at the date of such renewal and at the
date of any subsequent renewal pursuant to
subsection (b)(3) of section 524 occurring be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act; and
(D) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 488
To limit the issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to aliens 
who are nationals of Saudi Arabia, countries that support terrorism, 
or countries not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism ef-
forts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2003
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. GOODE, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, and Mr. DUNCAN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To limit the issuance of student and diversity immigrant 
visas to aliens who are nationals of Saudi Arabia, coun-
tries that support terrorism, or countries not cooperating 
fully with United States antiterrorism efforts.
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 ‘‘Terror Immigration 
Elimination Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF STUDENT AND DIVER-
SITY IMMIGRANT VISAS TO ALIENS WHO ARE 
NATIONALS OF SAUDI ARABIA OR COUNTRIES 
THAT SUPPORT TERRORISM OR ARE NOT CO-
OPERATING FULLY WITH UNITED STATES 
ANTITERRORISM EFFORTS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF STUDENT VISAS.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien may 
not be granted a visa for study in the United States under 
subparagraphs (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act without review by 
the President if the alien is a national of Saudi Arabia, 
a country designated under section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) as a country 
that has repeatedly provided support for acts of inter-
national terrorism, section 6(j) of the Export Administra-
tion Act (50 U.S.C. app. 2405(j)) as a country that sup-
ports acts of international terrorism, or section 40A of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2781) as a country 
not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism ef-
forts. 
(d) LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF DIVERSITY IMMI-
GRANT VISAS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, an alien may not be granted an immigrant visa under 
section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1153(c)) relating to diversity immigrants without