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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 51
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that persons retiring
from the Armed Forces shall be entitled to all benefits which were
promised them when they entered the Armed Forces.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. CONDIT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that
persons retiring from the Armed Forces shall be entitled
to all benefits which were promised them when they
entered the Armed Forces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENTITLEMENT OF MILITARY RETIREES TO
BENEFITS PROMISED UPON ACCESSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 34 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1031
the following new section:
‘‘§ 1031a. Entitlement to retirement benefits: persons
first becoming members of the armed
forces on or after date of enactment of
section
‘‘(a) EXPLANATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.—In
the case of any person who first becomes a member of
the armed forces on or after the date of the enactment
of this section, the Secretary concerned shall ensure that
the person, upon first becoming a member of the armed
forces, is provided a written statement describing the ben-
efits that, under then-current laws and regulations, will
be provided to that person if that person is subsequently
retired from the armed forces. Such statement shall be
in clear and concise language and shall explain any limita-
tion or qualification on the receipt of those benefits (such
as, in the case of medical and dental care, the availability
of staff and facilities). However, any such limitation or
qualification may not include a statement of reservation
of the right to change any such benefit (either by law or
regulation).
‘‘(b) ENTITLEMENT TO RETIREMENT BENEFITS.—
Any person who receives a statement of retirement bene-
fits under subsection (a) and who subsequently retires
from the armed forces shall be entitled, upon that retire-
ment, to the benefits as described in that statement.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1031 the following new
item:
‘‘1031a. Entitlement to retirement benefits: persons first becoming members of
the armed forces on or after date of enactment of section.’’.
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and correct faulty reporting errors quickly and effi-
ciently.
(5) Congress passed the International Invest-
ment and Trade in Services Act of 1990 that al-
lowed the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Eco-
nomic Analysis, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics
to share data on foreign-owned companies. The Act
not only expanded detailed industry coverage from
135 industries to over 800 industries with no in-
crease in the data collected from respondents but
also demonstrated how data sharing can result in
the creation of valuable data products.
(6) With title I of this Act, the sharing of busi-
ness data among the Bureau of the Census, the Bu-
reau of Economic Analysis, and the Bureau of Labor
Statistics continues to ensure the highest level of
confidentiality for respondents to statistical surveys.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are the
following:
(1) To authorize the sharing of business data
among the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of
Economic Analysis, and the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics for exclusively statistical purposes.
SEC. 109. WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.
Nothing in this title precludes a Federal, State, or
local agency from taking such measures in the wilderness
areas designated by this title as necessary for the control
and prevention of fire, insects, and diseases, as provided
in section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act. Such measures
may include the use of mechanized and motorized equip-
ment, including aircraft, for fire suppression where nec-
essary to protect public health, safety, and private prop-
erty.
SEC. 110. NOXIOUS WEED, PEST, AND INVASIVE SPECIES
MANAGEMENT.
Nothing in this title precludes a Federal, State, or
local agency from conducting noxious and invasive species
management operations (including operations using air-
craft, motorized, or mechanized equipment, pesticides, or
introduced biological agents) to manage noxious weeds,
pests, or invasive species in the wilderness areas des-
ignated by this title.
SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this title.
SEC. 112. WATER RESOURCES.
Nothing in this Act or any action taken pursuant
thereto shall constitute an express or implied reservation
of surface or groundwater by any person, including the
United States. Nothing in this Act affects any valid exist-
ing water rights in existence before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, including any water rights held by the
United States. Any recipients of land now held by the
United States must comply with Nevada State law in the
appropriation, distribution, and adjudication of water
rights. If the United States determines that additional
water resources are needed for the purposes of this Act,
the United States shall acquire such rights in accordance
with the water laws of the State of Nevada.
TITLE II—TRANSFERS OF
ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION
SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION
TO THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE
SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
transfer to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
administrative jurisdiction over the parcel of land de-
scribed in subsection (b) for inclusion in the Desert Na-
tional Wildlife Range.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 49,817
acres of Bureau of Land Management land, as depicted
on the map entitled ‘‘Arrow Canyon’’ and dated June 5,
2002.
(c) WILDERNESS RELEASE.—
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that the parcel
of land described in subsection (b) has been ade-
quately studied for wilderness designation for the
purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1782(c)).
(2) RELEASE.—The parcel of land described in
subsection (b)—
(A) shall not be subject to section 603(c)
of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
(B) shall be managed in accordance with—
(i) land management plans adopted
under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C.
1712); and
(ii) the Clark County Multi-Species
Habitat Conservation Plan.
(d) USE
OF LAND.—Notwithstanding Federal or
State law, the parcel of land described in subsection (b)
shall be available for the extraction of mineral resources.
SEC. 202. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION
TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
transfer to the National Park Service administrative juris-
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY EDU-
CATION PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2003
THROUGH 2007.
Section 810 of the David L. Boren National Security
Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1910) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) FISCAL YEARS 2003 THROUGH 2007.—(1)
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund—
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2003, $10,000,000, and
‘‘(B) for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006,
and 2007, $15,000,000.
‘‘(2) Amounts made available for obligation from the
Fund for fiscal years 2003 through 2007 shall remain
available until expended.’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION
GRANT 
PROGRAM 
TO 
ESTABLISH 
A 
NA-
TIONAL FLAGSHIP LANGUAGE INITIATIVE.
(a) NATIONAL FLAGSHIP LANGUAGE INITIATIVE.—
Subsection (a)(1)(C) of section 802 of the David L. Boren
National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C.
1902) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘foreign lan-
guages’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, and (ii) training students in programs in a range
(5) Gulf Coast Corridor from Houston, Texas,
through New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mobile, Ala-
bama, with a branch from New Orleans, through
Meridian, Mississippi, and Birmingham, Alabama, to
Atlanta, Georgia.
(6) Keystone Corridor from Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania, through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(7) Northeast Corridor from Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia, through New York City, New
York, New Haven, Connecticut, and Providence,
Rhode Island, to Boston, Massachusetts, with a
branch from New Haven, Connecticut, to Spring-
field, Massachusetts.
(8) New England Corridor from Boston, Massa-
chusetts, to Portland and Auburn, Maine, and from
Boston, Massachusetts, through Concord, New
Hampshire, and Montpelier, Vermont, to Montreal,
Quebec.
(9) Pacific Northwest Corridor from Eugene,
Oregon, through Portland, Oregon, and Seattle,
Washington, to Vancouver, British Columbia.
(10) South Central Corridor from San Antonio,
Texas, through Dallas/Fort Worth to Little Rock,
Arkansas, with a branch from Dallas/Fort Worth
(2) To protect Red Rock Canyon and to expand 
its boundaries as contemplated by the Bureau of 
Land Management, as depicted on the Red Rock Can-
yon Map. 
(3) To further fulfill the purposes of the Southern 
Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 and 
the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 
Establishment Act of 1990. 
SEC. 104. RED ROCK CANYON LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) ACQUISITION REQUIREMENT.—If the Corporation 
offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and 
interest in and to the approximately 1,082 acres of non-
Federal land owned by the Corporation and depicted on the 
Red Rock Canyon Map as ‘‘Offered Lands proposed addi-
tion to the Red Rock Canyon NCA’’, the Secretary shall 
accept such offer on behalf of the United States, and not 
later than 90 days after the date of the offer, except as other-
wise provided in this title, shall make the following convey-
ances: 
(1) To the Corporation, the approximately 998 
acres of Federal lands depicted on the Red Rock Can-
yon Map as ‘‘Public land selected for exchange’’. 
(2) To Clark County, Nevada, the approximately 
1,221 acres of Federal lands depicted on the Red Rock
Canyon Map as ‘‘Proposed BLM transfer for county 
park’’. 
(b) SIMULTANEOUS CONVEYANCES.—Title to the pri-
vate property and the Federal property to be conveyed pur-
suant to this section shall be conveyed at the same time. 
(c) MAP.—The Secretary shall keep the Red Rock Can-
yon Map on file and available for public inspection in the 
Las Vegas District Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Nevada, and the State Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management, Reno, Nevada. 
(d) CONDITIONS.—
(1) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.—As a condition of 
the conveyance under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 
shall require that the Corporation be responsible for 
removal of and remediation related to any hazardous 
materials that are present on the property conveyed 
to the United States under subsection (a). 
(2) SURVEY.—As a condition of the conveyance 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall require 
that not later than 90 days after the date of the offer 
referred to in subsection (a), the Corporation shall 
provide a metes and bounds survey, that is acceptable 
to the Corporation, Clark County, and the Secretary, 
of the common boundary between the parcels of land 
to be conveyed under subsection (a).
(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(3) USE OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds of the
sale of each parcel completed after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection—
‘‘(A) shall be deposited in the special ac-
count established under section 4(e)(1)(C) of
the Southern Nevada Public Land Management
Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and shall be
available for use by the Secretary—
‘‘(i) to reimburse costs incurred by
the local offices of the Bureau of Land
Management in arranging the land convey-
ances directed by this section;
‘‘(ii) for the development of a multi-
species habitat conservation plan for the
Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, in-
cluding any associated groundwater moni-
toring plan; and
‘‘(iii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of
that Act (112 Stat. 2346).
‘‘(4) TIMING.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
complete the sale of any parcel authorized to be con-
veyed pursuant to this section and for which the
Secretary has received notification from the city
under subsection (d)(1).’’; and
(2) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(v) sec. 7.’’.
SEC. 703. WATER RESOURCES.
(a) WATER SYSTEMS.—Nothing in this Act precludes
any Federal, State, or local agency or any private citizen
from having access to existing water resources and exist-
ing diversion points for the purpose of reconstructing di-
versions, pipelines, flumes, ditches, or other conveyances
so long as—
(1) there are valid existing water rights on the
source; and
(2) construction, rehabilitation, or repair is per-
formed in a manner which causes the least amount
of damage to the wilderness areas, or other areas
designated in this Act, as compared with the alter-
natives.
(b) WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS.—Nothing in this
Act shall preclude relicensing of, assistance to, or oper-
ation and maintenance of, development below or above a
wilderness area, or other areas designated by this Act, or
on any stream tributary thereto, which will not invade the
area or unreasonably diminish the existing wilderness, sce-
nic, recreational, and fish and wildlife values present in
the area as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) SNOW SENSORS AND STREAM GAUGES.—Nothing
in this Act shall be construed to prevent the installation
and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climato-
logical collection devices, cloud seeding generators, or fa-
cilities and communication equipment associated with such
devices, or any combination of the foregoing, or limited
motorized access to such facilities where nonmotorized ac-
cess means are not reasonably available or when time is
of the essence, where such facilities or access are essential
to flood warning, flood control, water supply forecasting,
or water reservoir operation purposes.
(d) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act either ex-
pressly or impliedly creates reserved water firths or water
below the ground surface in any of the wilderness areas,
or other areas.
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(3) LANDS CONVEYED TO CLARK COUNTY.—As a 
condition of the conveyance under subsection (a)(2), 
the Secretary shall require that—
(A) the lands transferred to Clark County 
by the United States must be held in perpetuity 
by the County for use only as a public park or 
as part of a public regional trail system; and 
(B) if the County attempts to transfer the 
lands or to undertake a use on the lands that is 
inconsistent with their preservation and use as 
described in subparagraph (A), such lands shall, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
United States. 
(e) VALUATION.—
(1) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 
Federal parcel and the non-Federal parcel, as deter-
mined under paragraph (2)—
(A) shall be equal; or 
(B) if the values are not equal, shall be 
equalized in accordance with paragraph (3). 
(2) APPRAISAL.—The values of the Federal par-
cel and the non-Federal parcel shall be determined by 
an appraisal, to be approved by the Secretary, that 
complies with the Uniform Standards for Federal 
Land Acquisitions.
Management, National Park Service, or Forest Serv-
ice, as applicable. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas designated in this section are with-
drawn from—
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 203. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
each area designated as wilderness by this title shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective date 
shall be considered to be a reference to the date of en-
actment of this Act; and 
(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
Secretary of the Interior with respect to lands admin-
istered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) LIVESTOCK.—Within the wilderness areas des-
ignated under this title that are administered by the Bu-
United States the net present value of miscellaneous reve-
nues associated with the lands and facilities to be conveyed. 
(b) WITHDRAWN LANDS.—As consideration for any 
conveyance of withdrawn lands required by section 803, the 
entity receiving title shall pay the United States (in addi-
tion to amounts paid under subsection (a)) the fair market 
value for any such lands conveyed that were withdrawn 
from the public domain pursuant to the Secretarial Orders 
dated March 16, 1934, and April 6, 1956. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Administrative costs for 
conveyance of any land or facility under this title shall be 
paid in equal shares by the Secretary and the entity receiv-
ing title to the land or facility, except costs identified in 
subsections (d) and (e). 
(d) REAL ESTATE TRANSFER COSTS.—As a condition 
of any conveyance of any land or facility required by sec-
tion 803, costs of all boundary surveys, title searches, cadas-
tral surveys, appraisals, and other real estate transactions 
required for the conveyance shall be paid by the entity re-
ceiving title to the land or facility. 
(e) NEPA COSTS.—Costs associated with any review 
required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for conveyance of any land 
or facility under section 803 shall be paid in equal shares
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5201
To designate the Federal building located at 111 West Washington Street
in Bowling Green, Ohio, as the ‘‘Delbert L. Latta Federal Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2002
Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. REGULA, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. OXLEY, and
Mr. SAWYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the Federal building located at 111 West Wash-
ington Street in Bowling Green, Ohio, as the ‘‘Delbert
L. Latta Federal Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DELBERT L. LATTA FEDERAL BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building located at
111 West Washington Street in Bowling Green, Ohio,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Delbert L. Latta
Federal Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
(11) More than 100 historic buildings under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
including the Nation’s first permanent church build-
ing constructed by the Federal Government, are un-
derutilized or vacant and are threatened with dete-
rioration and demolition.
(12) Providing for the Department of Veterans
Affairs’ historic preservation requirements in no way
need diminish funding for the Department’s other
missions and is fully consistent with the Depart-
ment’s broader goal of honoring and caring for the
Nation’s veterans.
TITLE I—PRESERVATION OF HIS-
TORIC FACILITIES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
SEC. 101. DEFINITION.
Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(34) The term ‘historic building’ means a building
listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register
of Historic Places.’’.
States to the Federal building referred to in subsection
(a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Delbert L.
Latta Federal Building.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5203
To provide that the education savings incentives of the Economic Growth
and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall be permanent, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2002
Mr. HULSHOF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide that the education savings incentives of the Eco-
nomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
shall be permanent, 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 ‘‘Education Savings and
School Excellence Permanence Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. EDUCATION SAVINGS INCENTIVES MADE PERMA-
NENT.
Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2001 is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall not
apply to the provisions of, and amendments made by, sub-
title A of title IV.’’.
SEC. 3. TAX-FREE EXPENDITURES FROM EDUCATION SAV-
INGS ACCOUNTS FOR QUALIFIED ELEMEN-
TARY 
AND 
SECONDARY 
EDUCATION 
EX-
PENSES AT HOME SCHOOLS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section 530(b)(4)(A)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified
elementary and secondary education expenses) is amended
by striking ‘‘or religious’’ and inserting ‘‘religious, or
home’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2002.
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SEC. 2. WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION AC-
TIVITIES IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA.
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.—
The Secretary of Agriculture may enter into a cooperative
agreement or contract, including a sole source contract,
with the Nebraska State Forester, under which the State
Forester may carry out eligible watershed restoration and
protection activities on National Forest System land in the
State of Nebraska if similar or complementary activities
are being carried out by the State Forester on State or
private land that is adjacent to the National Forest Sys-
tem land.
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Watershed restoration
and protection activities that are eligible to be carried out
by the Nebraska State Forester under subsection (a) shall
include—
(1) treatment of insect-infected trees;
(2) reduction of hazardous fuels; and
(3) other activities to restore or improve water-
sheds across ownership boundaries.
(c) AGENCY AGREEMENT.—Except as provided in
subsection (f), a cooperative agreement or contract under
subsection (a) may authorize the Nebraska State Forester
to be an agent of the Secretary for the purpose of carrying
out the watershed restoration or protection activities
under the cooperative agreement or contract.