datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(6) includes residents, business interests, non-
profit organizations, and local and State govern-
ments that are involved in the planning, have devel-
oped a conceptual financial plan that outlines the
roles of all participants (including the Federal Gov-
ernment), and have demonstrated support for the
concept of a national heritage area;
(7) has a potential management entity to work
in partnership with residents, business interests,
nonprofit organizations, and local and State govern-
ments to develop a national heritage area consistent
with continued local and State economic activity;
and
(8) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup-
ported by the public.
SEC. 3. BOUNDARIES OF THE STUDY AREA.
The study area referred to in section 2 shall be com-
prised of the following:
(1) The part of the Tennessee River’s water-
shed in northern Alabama.
(2) 
The 
cities 
of 
Florence, 
Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, and Muscle Shoals City, Alabama.
(3) 
The 
towns 
of 
Anderson, 
Cherokee,
Courtland, Leighton, Lexington, Littleville, Red
Bay, Rogersville, Russellville, Town Creek, and Wa-
terloo, Alabama, and their environs.
(4) Colbert, Lauderdale, Franklin, and Law-
rence Counties, Alabama.
(5) Other areas that have heritage aspects that
are similar to those aspects that are in the areas de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (4) and which are
adjacent to or in the vicinity of those areas.
SEC. 4. REPORT.
Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which
funds are first made available for this Act, the Secretary
of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Resources
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on
the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the
study.
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(2) 45 days of continuous session of the Con-
gress after the issuance of the final environmental
impact statement relating to the second 5 year oil
and gas leasing program prepared under section 18
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act after the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) MORATORIUM.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall not approve any exploration plan, development and
production plan, or application for permit to drill, or per-
mit any drilling, for oil or gas under the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) on any lands
of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Southern California,
Central California, or Northern California Planning Areas
until 45 days of continuous session of the Congress after
submittal to the Congress of the completed studies de-
scribed in subsection (b).
(b) STUDIES.—
(1) DESCRIPTION OF STUDIES REQUIRED.—The
studies required under subsection (a) are studies
with respect to the Southern California, Central
California, and Northern California Planning Areas
to acquire information found inadequate for Outer
Continental Shelf lands offshore California by the
National Research Council report entitled ‘‘The Ade-
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 262
To require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development
on lands of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of California,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 30, 2001
Mr. CUNNINGHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration,
and development on lands of the Outer Continental Shelf
off the State of California, 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. PRELEASING AND LEASING ACTIVITIES.
The Secretary of the Interior shall not conduct a
lease sale or issue a lease for oil or gas under the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in
the Southern California, Central California, or Northern
California Planning Areas until the later of—
(1) January 1, 2011; or
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Senate that modifies or amends, or requires a
modification of, or an amendment to, any law of
the United States that provides safeguards from
unfair foreign trade practices to United States
businesses or workers, including—
(i) imposition of countervailing and
antidumping duties (title VII of the Tariff
Act of 1930; 19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.);
(ii) protection from unfair methods of
competition and unfair acts in the importa-
tion of articles (section 337 of the Tariff Act
of 1930; 19 U.S.C. 1337);
(iii) relief from injury caused by im-
port competition (title II of the Trade Act
of 1974; 19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.);
(iv) relief from unfair trade practices
(title III of the Trade Act of 1974; 19
U.S.C. 2411 et seq.); or
(v) national security import restric-
tions (section 232 of the Trade Expansion
Act of 1962; 19 U.S.C. 1862).
(B) POINT OF ORDER IN SENATE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—When the Senate is
considering an implementing bill, upon a
point of order being made by any Senator
quacy of Environmental Information for Outer Con-
tinental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions: Florida and
California’’ issued in 1989 by the National Research
Council’s Committee to Review the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Environmental Studies Program, and
supported by the President’s Outer Continental
Shelf Leasing and Development Task Force through
Department 
of 
the 
Interior 
Contract 
No.
1435000130495.
(2) PEER
REVIEW
REQUIREMENT.—No study
described in paragraph (1) shall be considered com-
pleted unless such study has been reviewed, before
submittal to the Congress, by at least 3 scientists
who—
(A) shall be nominated by the Scripps In-
stitute of Oceanography and approved by the
Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of
the State of California;
(B) are not employees of the Department
of the Interior; and
(C) are well qualified in the scientific dis-
ciplines required for performance of the par-
ticular study or studies they review.
SEC. 3. CONTINUOUS SESSION OF CONGRESS.
In computing any 45-day period of continuous session
of Congress under this Act—
(1) continuity of session is broken only by an
adjournment of the Congress sine die; and
(2) the days on which either House of Congress
is not in session because of an adjournment of more
than 3 days to a day certain are excluded.
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Highway 48/77 and County Highway 308, and 
north of the power transmission line. 
(D) AUGUSTA MINE RIDGE.—Certain land 
in the Talladega National Forest, Shoal Creek 
Ranger District, Cherokee County and Cleburn 
County, totaling approximately 6,000 acres, and 
comprised of all Talladega National Forest land 
north of the Chief Ladiga Rail Trail. 
(E) MAYFIELD
CREEK.—Certain land in 
the Talladega National Forest, Oakmulgee 
Ranger District, in Rail County, totaling ap-
proximately 4,000 acres, and bounded by For-
est Roads 731, 723, 718, and 718A. 
(F) BEAR
BAY.—Certain land in the 
Conecuh National Forest, Conecuh District, in 
Covington County, totaling approximately 3,000 
acres, bounded by County Road 11, Forest 
Road 305, County Road 3, and the County 
Road connecting County Roads 3 and 11. 
(2) ALASKA.—
(A) TURNAGAIN ARM.—Certain land in the 
Chugach National Forest, on the Kenai Penin-
sula, totaling approximately 100,000 acres, ex-
tending from sea level to ridgetop surrounding
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(b) LIMITATIONS
AND
EXCEPTIONS
REGARDING
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.—
(1) LIMITATIONS.—The planting of fruits and
vegetables (other than lentils, mung beans, and dry
peas) shall be prohibited on peanut acres.
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not
limit the planting of a fruit or vegetable—
(A) in any region in which there is a his-
tory of double-cropping of peanuts with fruits
or vegetables, as determined by the Secretary,
in which case the double-cropping shall be per-
mitted;
(B) on a farm that the Secretary deter-
mines has a history of planting fruits or vegeta-
bles on peanut acres, except that fixed, decou-
pled payments and counter-cyclical payments
shall be reduced by an acre for each acre plant-
ed to the fruit or vegetable; or
(C) by a producer who the Secretary deter-
mines has an established planting history of a
specific fruit or vegetable, except that—
(i) the quantity planted may not ex-
ceed the producer’s average annual plant-
ing history of the fruit or vegetable in the
1991 through 1995 crop years (excluding
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as of the end of a calendar year, the Secretary may
in the succeeding calendar year enroll in the pro-
gram a number of additional acres equal to—
‘‘(A) if the succeeding calendar year is cal-
endar year 2002, 150,000;
‘‘(B) if the succeeding calendar year is a
calendar year after calendar year 2002—
‘‘(i) 150,000; plus
‘‘(ii) the amount (if any) by which
150,000, multiplied by the number of cal-
endar years in the period that begins with
calendar year 2002 and ends with the cal-
endar year preceding such succeeding cal-
endar year, exceeds the total number of
acres added to the reserve during the pe-
riod.’’.
(b) METHODS.—Section 1237(b)(2) of such Act (16
U.S.C. 3837(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) METHODS
OF
ENROLLMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall enroll acreage into the wetlands reserve
program through the use of easements, restoration
cost share agreements, or both.’’.
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1237 of such Act (16
U.S.C. 3837) is amended by striking subsections (c), (d),
and (e) and inserting the following:
recipient of the grant and each of the participating pro-
viders agree that each one will maintain its expenditures
of non-Federal funds for such activities at a level that is
not less than the level of such expenditures during the year
immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the appli-
cant is applying to receive such grant.
‘‘(g) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.—The recipient
of a grant under this section shall report to the Secretary
annually regarding—
‘‘(1) progress in meeting the goals stated in its
grant application; and
‘‘(2) such additional information as the Sec-
retary may require.
The Secretary may not renew an annual grant under this
section unless the Secretary is satisfied that the consor-
tium has made reasonable and demonstrable progress in
meeting the goals set forth in its grant application for the
preceding year.
‘‘(h) AUDITS.—Each entity which receives a grant
under this section shall provide for an independent annual
financial audit of all records that relate to the disposition
of funds received through this grant.
‘‘(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may,
either directly or by grant or contract, provide any funded
entity with technical and other non-financial assistance
necessary to meet the requirements of this section.
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated $250,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2003 through 2006.’’.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Election Reform Act of 2001’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—ELECTION ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION
Sec. 101. Establishment of Election Administration Commission.
Sec. 102. Duties of the Commission.
Sec. 103. Membership.
Sec. 104. Powers of the Commission.
Sec. 105. Commission personnel matters.
Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 107. Office of Election Administration of the Federal Election Commis-
sion.
Sec. 108. Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
Sec. 109. Technical amendments.
TITLE II—ELECTION ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY BOARD
Sec. 201. Establishment of Election Administration Advisory Board.
Sec. 202. Duty of the Board.
Sec. 203. Board personnel matters.
Sec. 204. Termination of the Board.
Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III—ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS
Sec. 301. Maximizing access to the polls by absent uniformed services voters.
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 401. Relationship to other laws.
TITLE I—ELECTION
ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
COMMISSION.
There is established the Election Administration
Commission (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’).
SEC. 102. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall—
(1)(A) not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, develop and adopt, by vote of
the Commission, voluntary engineering and proce-
dural performance standards for voting systems used
in Federal, State, and local elections; and
(B) not less frequently than once every 4 years,
update the standards developed and adopted under
subparagraph (A) by vote of the Commission;
(2)(A) advise States regarding compliance with
the requirements of the Voting Accessibility for the
Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et
seq.) and compliance with other Federal laws re-
garding accessibility of registration facilities and
polling places;
(B) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, develop and adopt, by vote of
the Commission, voluntary procedures for maintain-
ing and enhancing the accessibility of registration
facilities, polling places, and voting methods for vot-
ers, including disabled voters; and
(C) not less frequently than once every 4 years,
update the voluntary procedures developed and
adopted under subparagraph (B);
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR REPLACEMENT ALLOCA-
TION FORMULA.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002
the amount of $10,000,000 for purposes of this Act.
(b) ADDITIONAL
‘‘MEDICAL
CARE’’ AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 the
amount of $100,000,000 for ‘‘Medical Care’’ for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. Such amount is in addition
to any other amount authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 and
shall be allocated by the Secretary to the national service
regions, known as Veterans Integrated Service Networks
(VISNs), of the Department of Veterans Affairs on the
basis of need, as follows:
(1) First, to the VISN that has experienced the
greatest reduction in funding from the funding levels
for fiscal year 1997.
(2) Second, to any other VISN that has experi-
enced an overall five-year funding decrease.
(3) Third, if any amount appropriated pursuant
to such authorization remains after allocations pur-
suant to paragraphs (1) and (2), such amount shall
appropriated for veterans medical care shall be the for-
mula in effect before the formula referred to in subsection
(a).
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR REPLACEMENT ALLOCA-
TION FORMULA.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002
the amount of $10,000,000 for development and imple-
mentation of a replacement funding allocation formula in
accordance with section 3(b).
(b) ADDITIONAL
‘‘MEDICAL
CARE’’ AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 the
amount of $100,000,000 for ‘‘Medical Care’’ for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. Such amount is in addition
to any other amount authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 and
shall be allocated by the Secretary to the national service
regions, known as Veterans Integrated Service Networks
(VISNs), of the Department of Veterans Affairs on the
basis of need, as follows:
(1) First, to the VISN that has experienced the
greatest reduction in funding from the funding levels
for fiscal year 1997.
(2) Second, to any other VISN that has experi-
enced an overall five-year funding decrease.
(3) Third, if any amount appropriated pursuant
to such authorization remains after allocations pur-
suant to paragraphs (1) and (2), such amount shall
be allocated equally among the remaining 22 VISNs
before implementation of the new formula.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2635
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 to allow States and localities to provide primary and preven-
tive care to all individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2001
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow States and localities
to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMITTING STATES AND LOCALITIES TO PRO-
VIDE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE TO
ALL INDIVIDUALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 411(b)(1) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1621(b)(1)) is amended by inserting
‘‘or for primary and preventive care’’ after ‘‘Act)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to primary and preventive care
furnished before, on, or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2637
To correct inequities in the second round of empowerment zones and
enterprise communities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2001
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. BONO, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr.
SPRATT, Mr. REYES, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. SPENCE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services,
and in addition to the Commitee on Agriculture, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To correct inequities in the second round of empowerment
zones and enterprise communities.
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 ‘‘Round II EZ/EC Flexi-
bility Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CORRECTION OF INEQUITIES IN THE SECOND
ROUND 
OF 
EMPOWERMENT 
ZONES 
AND
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—There are authorized to be
appropriated—
(1) to the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment such sums as necessary to make grant
awards totaling $100,000,000 to each of 15 urban
empowerment zones designated pursuant to section
1391(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, tak-
ing into account any amount made available pursu-
ant to any prior appropriation made for such zones;
and
(2) to the Secretary of Agriculture such sums
as necessary to make grant awards totaling
$40,000,000 to each of 5 rural empowerment zones
designated pursuant to section 1391(g) of such
Code, taking into account any amount made avail-
able pursuant to any prior appropriation made for
such zones; and grant awards totaling $3,000,000 to
each of 20 rural enterprise communities designated
pursuant to section 766 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, taking
into account any amount made available pursuant to
any prior appropriation made for such communities.
(b) AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT
STRATEGIC PLAN.—Funds appropriated under any Fed-
eral law for an empowerment zone or enterprise commu-
nity referred to in subsection (a) may be used to imple-
ment the strategic plan for the zone or community, includ-
ing economic development, infrastructure development,
workforce development, social services, and community de-
velopment activities.
(c) NO LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDS BY REASON OF
RECLASSIFICATION AS RENEWAL COMMUNITY.—An area
that, by reason of section 1400E(e) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, ceases to be designated as an em-
powerment zone or enterprise community under section
1391(g) of such Code shall not lose any Federal funds
by reason of the cessation.
(d) AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS TO PAY NON-FED-
ERAL SHARE
OF MATCHING GRANTS.—Funds appro-
priated under any Federal law for an empowerment zone
or enterprise community referred to in subsection (a) may
be used to pay the non-Federal share required in connec-
tion with another Federal grant-in-aid program under-
taken as part of activities assisted under this section.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2639
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain youth
to perform certain work with wood products.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2001
Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. KIND, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. GEKAS, and Mr. REGULA) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit
certain youth to perform certain work with wood products.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION.
Section 13(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(c)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(7)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in the adminis-
tration and enforcement of the child labor provisions of
this Act, it shall not be considered oppressive child labor
for an individual who—
‘‘(i) is at least 14 but under the age of 18, and
‘‘(ii) is a member of a religious sect or division
thereof whose established teachings do not permit
formal education beyond the eighth grade,
to be employed inside or outside places of business where
machinery is used to process wood products.
‘‘(B) The employment of an individual under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be permitted—
‘‘(i) if the individual is supervised by an adult
relative of the individual or is supervised by an adult
member of the same religious sect or division as the
individual;
‘‘(ii) if the individual does not operate or assist
in the operation of power-driven woodworking ma-
chines;
‘‘(iii) if the individual is protected from wood
particles or other flying debris within the workplace
by a barrier appropriate to the potential hazard of
such wood particles or flying debris or by maintain-
ing a sufficient distance from machinery in oper-
ation; and
‘‘(iv) if the individual is required to use per-
sonal protective equipment to prevent exposure to
excessive levels of noise and saw dust.’’.
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limitation set forth in subclause (II), ap-
parel articles sewn or otherwise assembled
in 1 or more ATPDEA beneficiary coun-
tries from fabrics or from fabric components
formed or from components knit-to-shape,
in 1 or more ATPDEA beneficiary coun-
tries, from yarns formed in the United
States or 1 or more ATPDEA beneficiary
countries (including fabrics not formed from
yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under
heading 5602 or 5603 of the HTS and are
formed in 1 or more ATPDEA beneficiary
countries), whether or not the apparel arti-
cles are also made from any of the fabrics,
fabric components formed, or components
knit-to-shape described in clause (i).
‘‘(II) The preferential treatment re-
ferred to in subclause (I) shall be extended
in the 1-year period beginning December 1,
2001, and in each of the 5 succeeding 1-year
periods, to imports of apparel articles in an
amount not to exceed the applicable percent-
age of the aggregate square meter equiva-
lents of all apparel articles imported into