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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2998
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 7, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
AN ACT
To authorize the establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Radio Free Afghani-
stan Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF RADIO FREE AFGHANISTAN.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Broadcasting Board of
Governors is authorized to make grants for surrogate
radio broadcasting by RFE/RL, Incorporated (also known
as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) to the people of Af-
ghanistan in languages spoken in Afghanistan, such
broadcasts to be designated ‘‘Radio Free Afghanistan’’.
(b) SUBMISSION OF PLAN TO BROADCASTING BOARD
OF GOVERNORS.—Not later than 15 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall
submit to the Broadcasting Board of Governors a detailed
plan for the establishment of the surrogate radio broad-
casting described in subsection (a).
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) 
INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING
OPER-
ATIONS.—In addition to such sums as are otherwise
authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘International
Broadcasting Operations’’, there are authorized to
be appropriated for ‘‘International Broadcasting Op-
erations’’ $9,500,000 for the fiscal year 2002 and
$8,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003 for broadcasting
to Afghanistan described in subsection (a).
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(2) 
BROADCASTING
CAPITAL
IMPROVE-
MENTS.—In addition to such sums as are otherwise
authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Broadcasting
Capital Improvements’’, there are authorized to be
appropriated for ‘‘Broadcasting Capital Improve-
ments’’ $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 2002 for
transmitting broadcasts into Afghanistan.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF BAN ON UNITED STATES TRANSMITTER
IN KUWAIT.
The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236) is
amended—
(1) by striking section 226; and
(2) by striking the item relating to section 226
in the table of contents.
Passed the House of Representatives November 7,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 299
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the operation in certain
metropolitan areas of civil subsonic turbojets that fail to comply with
stage 3 noise levels.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 30, 2001
Mr. ROTHMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the oper-
ation in certain metropolitan areas of civil subsonic tur-
bojets that fail to comply with stage 3 noise levels.
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 ‘‘Aircraft Noise Reduc-
tion Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. AIRCRAFT NOISE REDUCTION IN CERTAIN METRO-
POLITAN AREAS.
Section 47528 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) SPECIAL RULE
FOR AIRPORTS
IN CERTAIN
METROPOLITAN AREAS.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, no person may operate after the date of en-
actment of this subsection any civil subsonic turbojet that
fails to comply with stage 3 noise levels to or from an
airport located in any of the 20 most populated metropoli-
tan areas in the United States, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’.
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(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to—
(1) prevent the surpluses of the social security
and medicare hospital insurance trust funds from
being used for any purpose other than providing re-
tirement and health security; and
(2) use such surpluses to pay down the national
debt until such time as medicare and social security
reform legislation is enacted.
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
SURPLUSES.
(a) PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDI-
CARE SURPLUSES.—Title III of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘LOCK-BOX FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND HOSPITAL
INSURANCE SURPLUSES
‘‘SEC. 316. (a) LOCK-BOX FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
AND HOSPITAL INSURANCE SURPLUSES.—
‘‘(1) CONCURRENT
RESOLUTIONS
ON
THE
BUDGET.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—It shall not be in
order in the House of Representatives or the
Senate to consider any concurrent resolution on
the budget, or an amendment thereto or con-
ference report thereon, that would set forth a
surplus for any fiscal year that is less than the
SEC. 6. INITIATING OR RESUMING A PROGRAM, PROJECT,
OR ACTIVITY.
No appropriation or funds made available or author-
ity granted pursuant to this Act shall be used to initiate
or resume any program, project, or activity for which ap-
propriations, funds, or other authority were not available
during fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 7. PROTECTION OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to effect Gov-
ernment obligations mandated by other law, including obli-
gations with respect to Social Security, Medicare, Med-
icaid, and veterans benefits.
SEC. 8. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ‘‘regular appropriation bill’’
means any annual appropriation bill making appropria-
tions, otherwise making funds available, or granting au-
thority, for any of the following categories of programs,
projects, and activities:
(1) Agriculture, rural development, and related
agencies programs.
(2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice,
and State, the judiciary, and related agencies.
(3) The Department of Defense.
(4) The government of the District of Columbia
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part
against the revenues of the District.
(5) The Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and related agen-
cies.
(6) The Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and sundry inde-
pendent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations,
and offices.
(7) Energy and water development.
(8) Foreign assistance and related programs.
(9) The Department of the Interior and related
agencies.
(10) Military construction.
(11) The Department of Transportation and re-
lated agencies.
(12) The Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and
certain independent agencies.
(13) The legislative branch.
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Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 5330, the following new item:
‘‘5331. Bulk cash smuggling into or out of the United States.’’.
SEC. 102. FORFEITURE IN CURRENCY REPORTING CASES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 5317 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) FORFEITURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The court in imposing sen-
tence for any violation of section 5313, 5316, or
5324 of this title, or any conspiracy to commit such
violation, shall order the defendant to forfeit all
property, real or personal, involved in the offense
and any property traceable thereto.
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—Forfeitures under this sub-
section shall be governed by the procedures estab-
lished in section 413 of the Controlled Substances
Act and the guidelines established in paragraph (4).
‘‘(3) CIVIL
FORFEITURE.—Any property in-
volved in a violation of section 5313, 5316, or 5324
of this title, or any conspiracy to commit any such
violation, and any property traceable to any such
violation or conspiracy, may be seized and, subject
to paragraph (4), forfeited to the United States in
accordance with the procedures governing civil for-
be affiliated with or controlled by a for-
profit organization; and
‘‘(iii) 1 of the exempt purposes of
such organization includes the fostering of
low-to-moderate income housing.
‘‘(D) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
SUBSIDI-
ARIES.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of
this paragraph, a qualified nonprofit orga-
nization shall be treated as satisfying the
ownership and material participation test
of subparagraph (B) if any qualified cor-
poration in which such organization holds
stock satisfies such test.
‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED CORPORATION.—For
purposes of clause (i), the term ‘qualified
corporation’ means any corporation if 100
percent of the stock of such corporation is
held by 1 or more qualified nonprofit orga-
nizations at all times during the period
such corporation is in existence.
‘‘(E) STATE
MAY
NOT
OVERRIDE
SET-
ASIDE.—Nothing in subparagraph (F) of para-
graph (3) shall be construed to permit a State
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on-budget surplus for any fiscal year that is less than the
surplus of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for
that fiscal year, then it shall include a detailed proposal
for social security reform legislation or medicare reform
legislation.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall cease to
have any force or effect upon the enactment of social secu-
rity reform legislation and medicare reform legislation as
defined by section 316(d) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974.
Passed the House of Representatives February 13,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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funds of which the customer is the direct or beneficial
owner, which regulations shall, at a minimum—
‘‘(A) prohibit financial institutions from al-
lowing clients to direct transactions that move
their funds into, out of, or through the concentra-
tion accounts of the financial institution;
‘‘(B) prohibit financial institutions and
their employees from informing customers of the
existence of, or the means of identifying, the con-
centration accounts of the institution; and
‘‘(C) require each financial institution to
establish written procedures governing the docu-
mentation of all transactions involving a con-
centration account, which procedures shall en-
sure that, any time a transaction involving a
concentration account commingles funds belong-
ing to 1 or more customers, the identity of, and
specific amount belonging to, each customer is
documented.’’.
SEC. 306. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN INVESTIGA-
TIONS OF MONEY LAUNDERING, FINANCIAL
CRIMES, AND THE FINANCES OF TERRORIST
GROUPS.
(a) NEGOTIATIONS.—
feitures in money laundering cases pursuant to sec-
tion 981(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 981(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of section
5313(a) or 5324(a) of title 31, or’’.
(2) Section 982(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘of section 5313(a), 5316, or 5324
of title 31, or’’.
SEC. 103. ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSMITTING BUSINESSES.
(a) SCIENTER REQUIREMENT FOR SECTION 1960
VIOLATION.—Section 1960 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 1960. Prohibition of unlicensed money transmit-
ting businesses
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly conducts, controls, manages,
supervises, directs, or owns all or part of an unlicensed
money transmitting business, shall be fined in accordance
with this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
both.
‘‘(b) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘unlicensed money transmitting
business’ means a money transmitting business
which affects interstate or foreign commerce in any
manner or degree and—
enter into commitments to guarantee notes and obliga-
tions under this section to the extent that amounts appro-
priated to cover the costs of such notes and obligations
are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.’’.
SEC. 5. EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMU-
NITIES.
There is authorized to be appropriated for grants in
connection with the second round of empowerment zones
and enterprise communities designated pursuant to sec-
tion 1391(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 1391(g)), $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2002. Subject
only to the availability of sufficient funds made available
for such purpose, $10,000,000 of any amounts appro-
priated for such grants shall be available for each such
empowerment zone for use in conjunction with economic
development activities consistent with the strategic plan
of each such zone.
SEC. 6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.
Section 701 of the Public Works and Economic De-
velopment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3231) is amended by
striking ‘‘$335,000,000’’ the second place it appears and
inserting ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’.
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‘‘(c) CIVIL FORFEITURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any property involved in a
violation of subsection (a), or a conspiracy to com-
mit such violation, and any property traceable to
such violation or conspiracy, may be seized and, sub-
ject to subsection (d) of this section, forfeited to the
United States.
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—The seizure and forfeiture
shall be governed by the procedures governing civil
forfeitures in money laundering cases pursuant to
section 981(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(3) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
PROPERTY
AS
INVOLVED IN THE OFFENSE.—For purposes of this
subsection and subsection (b), any currency or other
monetary instrument that is concealed or intended
to be concealed in violation of subsection (a) or a
conspiracy to commit such violation, any article, con-
tainer, or conveyance used, or intended to be used,
to conceal or transport the currency or other mone-
tary instrument, and any other property used, or in-
tended to be used, to facilitate the offense, shall be
considered property involved in the offense.’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3003
To increase the assistance made available under certain economic development
programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 2, 2001
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. THOMPSON of
Mississippi, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. WYNN, and Mr. CLYBURN) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business and Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, 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 increase the assistance made available under certain
economic development programs.
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 ‘‘Job Creation and Eco-
nomic Revitalization Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITU-
TIONS.
Paragraph (1) of section 121(a) of the Community
Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of
1994 (12 U.S.C. 4718(a)(1)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this subtitle,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund,
to remain available until expended, $2,000,000,000
for fiscal year 2002, or such greater sums as may
be necessary to carry out this subtitle.’’.
SEC. 3. NEW MARKETS INITIATIVE.
Section 368(a)(1) of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 689q(a)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$150,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’.
SEC. 4. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES.
Section 108(a) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308(a)) is amended
adding at the end the following: ‘‘There is authorized to
be appropriated for the cost (as such term is defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of
notes and obligations guaranteed under this section,
$1,000,000,000, for fiscal year 2002. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law and subject only to the absence
of qualified applicants or proposed activities and to the
authority provided in this section, the Secretary shall
tainer, or conveyance used, or intended to be used,
to conceal or transport the currency or other mone-
tary instrument, and any other property used, or in-
tended to be used, to facilitate the offense, shall be
considered property involved in the offense.
‘‘(d) PROPORTIONALITY OF FORFEITURE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Upon a showing by the
property owner by a preponderance of the evidence
that the currency or monetary instruments involved
in the offense giving rise to the forfeiture were de-
rived from a legitimate source, and were intended
for a lawful purpose, the court shall reduce the for-
feiture to the maximum amount that is not grossly
disproportional to the gravity of the offense.
‘‘(2) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In deter-
mining the amount of the forfeiture, the court shall
consider all aggravating and mitigating facts and
circumstances that have a bearing on the gravity of
the offense, including the following:
‘‘(A) The value of the currency or other
monetary instruments involved in the offense.
‘‘(B) Efforts by the person committing the
offense to structure currency transactions, con-
ceal property, or otherwise obstruct justice.
‘‘(4) PERSONAL
MONEY
JUDGMENT.—If the
property subject to forfeiture under paragraph (2) is
unavailable, and the defendant has insufficient sub-
stitute property that may be forfeited pursuant to
section 413(p) of the Controlled Substances Act, the
court shall enter a personal money judgment against
the defendant for the amount that would be subject
to forfeiture.
‘‘(c) CIVIL FORFEITURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any property involved in a
violation of subsection (a), or a conspiracy to com-
mit such violation, and any property traceable to
such violation or conspiracy, may be seized and, sub-
ject to subsection (d) of this section, forfeited to the
United States.
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—The seizure and forfeiture
shall be governed by the procedures governing civil
forfeitures in money laundering cases pursuant to
section 981(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(3) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
PROPERTY
AS
INVOLVED IN THE OFFENSE.—For purposes of this
subsection and subsection (b), any currency or other
monetary instrument that is concealed or intended
to be concealed in violation of subsection (a) or a
conspiracy to commit such violation, any article, con-
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3004
AN ACT
To combat the financing of terrorism and other
financial crimes, and for other purposes.
SEC. 106. LAUNDERING MONEY THROUGH A FOREIGN BANK.
Section 1956(c)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(6) the term ‘financial institution’ includes any
financial institution described in section 5312(a)(2)
of title 31, United States Code, or the regulations pro-
mulgated thereunder, as well as any foreign bank, as
defined in paragraph (7) of section 1(b) of the Inter-
national Banking Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3101(7));’’.
SEC. 107. SPECIFIED UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY FOR MONEY
LAUNDERING.
Section 1956(c)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the
following new clause:
‘‘(ii) any act or acts constituting a
crime of violence, as defined in section 16 of
this title;’’; and
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing new clauses:
‘‘(iv) bribery of a public official, or the
misappropriation, theft, or embezzlement of
public funds by or for the benefit of a public
official;
‘‘(B) A group of workers shall be eligible for cer-
tification by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) if
the petition for certification is filed with the Sec-
retary not later than 6 months after the date on
which the Secretary certifies the group of workers in
the firm (or subdivision of the firm) under paragraph
(1) with respect to which the firm involved is a sup-
plier.’’.
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 250(a)(3) of such
Act, as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A), is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(A) The term ‘contributed importantly’
means a cause which is important but not nec-
essarily more important than any other cause.
‘‘(B) The term ‘supplier’ means a firm that
produces component parts for articles produced
by a firm (or subdivision) covered by a certifi-
cation of eligibility under paragraph (1) and
with respect to which the production of such
component parts constitutes not less than 50 per-
cent of the total operations or production of the
firm.’’.
(3) REGULATIONS.—Section 250(a)(4) of such
Act, as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A), is amended
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‘‘(3) serve as an ex officio member of the Com-
munity Economic Development Coordinating Com-
mittee established by an eligible community under
section 274;
‘‘(4) act as liaison between the Community Eco-
nomic Development Coordinating Committee estab-
lished by the eligible community and all other Federal
agencies that offer assistance to eligible communities,
including the Department of Agriculture, the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Department of Education, the
Department of Labor, the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, the Department of Health
and Human Services, the Small Business Adminis-
tration, the Department of the Treasury, the National
Economic Council, and other offices or agencies of the
Department of Commerce;
‘‘(5) report regularly to the Director regarding
the progress of development activities in the commu-
nity to which the community economic adjustment
advisor is assigned; and
‘‘(6) perform other duties as directed by the Sec-
retary or the Director.
‘‘SEC. 276. STRATEGIC PLANS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With the assistance of the commu-
nity economic adjustment advisor, an eligible community
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4877 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revoke the unique ability 
of the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organiza-
tions to deem hospitals to meet certain requirements under the Medicare 
Program and to provide for greater accountability of the Joint Commis-
sion to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2004 
Mr. STARK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revoke 
the unique ability of the Joint Commission for the Ac-
creditation of Healthcare Organizations to deem hospitals 
to meet certain requirements under the Medicare Pro-
gram and to provide for greater accountability of the 
Joint Commission to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Hospital Ac-
creditation Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF UNIQUE DEEMING AUTHORITY OF 
THE JOINT COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDI-
TATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) REVOCATION.—Section 1865 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395bb) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), 
and (e) as subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respec-
tively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Such section 
is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘In addition, if’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘released to him by the 
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hos-
pitals,’’ and inserting ‘‘released to the Secretary 
by’’; and 
(ii) by striking the comma after ‘‘Associa-
tion’’; 
(C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘pursuant to subsection (a) or (b)(1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘pursuant to subsection (a)(1)’’; and 
(D) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘pursuant to subsection (a) or (b)(1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘pursuant to subsection (a)(1)’’.
evant to recommending data standards for the 
interoperability of health information tech-
nology systems. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall formu-
late recommendations to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the adoption of 
data standards for the interoperability of health in-
formation 
technology 
systems, 
including 
rec-
ommendations on standards for each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Components of electronic medical 
records. 
(B) Interchange of clinical data, including, 
with a patient’s consent, the sharing of patient 
data—
(i) across health care provider and 
community boundaries; and 
(ii) between health care providers and 
patients. 
(C) Terminologies. 
(D) Medical knowledge representation. 
(E) Computerized physician order entry. 
(F) Privacy, security, and authentication 
of health information.