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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2206
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against
income tax for certain energy efficient property placed in service or
installed in an existing principal residence or property used by businesses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 14, 2001
Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. MANZULLO,
Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. GRAVES, Mr.
ISAKSON, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. MCKINNEY, and Mr. WU)
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 allow a
credit against income tax for certain energy efficient
property placed in service or installed in an existing
principal residence or property used by businesses.
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 ‘‘Energy Efficiency In-
vestment Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ENERGY EFFICIENT PROP-
ERTY IN RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting after section 30A the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 30B. CERTAIN ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY IN
RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter
for the taxable year an amount equal to 25 percent of the
amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer for qualified en-
ergy property placed in service or installed by the taxpayer
during such taxable year.
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED ENERGY PROPERTY.—For purposes
of this section, the term ‘qualified energy property’ means
any property—
‘‘(1) which is—
‘‘(A) an energy efficient building envelope
component which is Energy Star qualified, and
‘‘(B) any energy efficient heating or cool-
ing equipment (including boilers) which is En-
ergy Star qualified,
‘‘(2) which, in the case of an individual, is in-
stalled in or on an existing residence—
‘‘(A) located in the United States, and
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tion 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
if the fact of each such omission (and the precise
ground or grounds therefor) is clearly noted in
the statement: Provided, That this subparagraph
shall not be construed to deny to the Congress
(including any House, Committee, or agency
thereof) any such omitted details (or related in-
formation) that it lawfully may seek, subsequent
to the submission of the report; and
‘‘(B) the requirements of this paragraph
shall be deemed satisfied—
‘‘(i) in the case of an approval de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(C)(i), if an
unredacted copy of the entire settlement
agreement and consent decree or order (if
any) is provided, along with a statement
indicating the legal and factual basis or
bases for the settlement or compromise (if
not apparent on the face of documents pro-
vided); and
‘‘(ii) in the case of an approval de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(C)(ii), if an
unredacted copy of the entire settlement
agreement and consent decree or order (if
any) is provided, along with a statement
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2207
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume
cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for water and
sewage facilities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 14, 2001
Mrs. THURMAN 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 provide
that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not
apply to bonds for water and sewage facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BONDS FOR WATER AND SEWAGE FACILITIES
EXEMPT FROM VOLUME CAP ON PRIVATE AC-
TIVITY BONDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 146(g)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to excep-
tion for certain bonds) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(4), (5),’’ after ‘‘(2),’’, and
(2) by inserting ‘‘facilities for the furnishing of
water, sewage facilities,’’ after ‘‘wharves,’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2208
To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require
the payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established
for the payment of taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on
property securing a federally related mortgage loan.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 14, 2001
Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. WATERS, and Mr. FRANK) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services
A BILL
To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of
1974 to require the payment of interest on escrow and
impoundment accounts established for the payment of
taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on prop-
erty securing a federally related mortgage loan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INTEREST ON ESCROW ACCOUNTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 6 of the
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12
U.S.C. 2605(g)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘ESCROW ACCOUNTS.—If the
terms’’ and inserting ‘‘ESCROW ACCOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the terms’’; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so des-
ignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CER-
TAIN ESCROW ACCOUNTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise
provided in this paragraph, if the terms of any
federally related mortgage loan require the bor-
rower to make payments to the servicer of the
loan for deposit into an escrow or impoundment
account for the purpose of assuring payment of
taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums
with respect to the property, the lender,
servicer, or other person maintaining such es-
crow or impoundment account shall pay interest
to the borrower on any balance in the account
at an annual percentage rate of not less than
3.5 percent.
‘‘(B) NO
PREEMPTION
OF
STATE
LAW
WITH
INTEREST
PAYMENT
REQUIREMENT.—
Notwithstanding subsection (h), subparagraph
(A) shall not apply in any State the laws of
which require the payment of interest on escrow
or impoundment accounts described in such
paragraph.
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No provi-
sion of this paragraph shall be construed as ap-
plying to any escrow account that is established
in connection with a real estate transaction and
is not subject to the terms of a federally related
mortgage loan.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to escrow or im-
poundment accounts described in such paragraph that are
established pursuant to the terms of a federally related
mortgage loan after the end of the 6-month period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2209
To increase the authorization for the multilateral World Bank AIDS Trust
Fund, and expand the focus of the Trust Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 18, 2001
Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. SANDERS, Mr.
LEACH, and Ms. LEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To increase the authorization for the multilateral World
Bank AIDS Trust Fund, and expand the focus of the
Trust Fund.
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 ‘‘World Bank AIDS
Trust Fund Amendments Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002.
Section 141(a) of the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis
Relief Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6841(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for fiscal year 2001 and $200,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002’’.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF FOCUS.
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 121(b) of the Global AIDS
and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6821(b))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) address diseases related to HIV/AIDS,
such as tuberculosis, as well as malaria.’’.
(b) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.—Section 122(a)(1) of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 6822(a)(1)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘In addition, the Trust Fund
should provide assistance for diseases related to HIV/
AIDS, such as tuberculosis, as well as malaria.’’.
(c) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Section 122(a)(2)(G)
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6822(a)(2)(G)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(G) measures to ensure affordable access
to treatments against AIDS and related infec-
tions such as tuberculosis, as well as malaria.’’.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR GAO REPORT ON TRUST
FUND EFFECTIVENESS.
Section 131(b) of the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis
Relief Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6831(b)) is amended by
striking ‘‘of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Trust Fund is established’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2211
To prohibit the importation of any article that is produced, manufactured,
or grown in Burma.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 19, 2001
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. STARK, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. PAYNE, Mr.
ROHRABACHER, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. PITTS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. AN-
DREWS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. EVANS,
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FARR
of California, Mr. WYNN, and Ms.
SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To prohibit the importation of any article that is produced,
manufactured, or grown in Burma.
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 ‘‘Burma Freedom Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The International Labor Organization
(ILO), invoking an extraordinary constitutional pro-
cedure for the first time in its 82-year history,
adopted in 2000 a resolution calling on the State
Peace and Development Council to take concrete ac-
tions to end forced labor in Burma.
(2) In this resolution, the ILO recommended
that governments, employers, and workers organiza-
tions take appropriate measures to ensure that their
relations with the State Peace and Development
Council do not abet the system of forced or compul-
sory labor in that country, and that other inter-
national bodies reconsider any cooperation they may
be engaged in with Burma and, if appropriate, cease
as soon as possible any activity that could abet the
practice of forced or compulsory labor.
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR MULTILATERAL AC-
TION TO END FORCED LABOR AND THE
WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN BURMA.
(a) TRADE BAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, until such time as the President de-
termines and certifies to Congress that Burma has
met the conditions described in paragraph (2), no
article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in
Burma may be imported into the United States.
(2) CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED.—The conditions
described in this paragraph are the following:
(A) The State Peace and Development
Council in Burma has made measurable and
substantial progress in reversing the persistent
pattern of gross violations of internationally-
recognized human rights and worker rights, in-
cluding the elimination of forced labor and the
worst forms of child labor.
(B) The State Peace and Development
Council in Burma has made measurable and
substantial progress toward implementing a
democratic government including—
(i) releasing all political prisoners; and
(ii) 
deepening, 
accelerating, 
and
bringing to a mutually-acceptable conclu-
sion the dialogue between the State Peace
and Development Council (SPDC) and
democratic leadership within Burma (in-
cluding Aung San Suu Kyi and the Na-
tional League for Democracy (NLD) and
leaders of Burma’s ethnic peoples).
(C) The State Peace and Development
Council in Burma has made measurable and
substantial progress toward full cooperation
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to the Attorney General may be used to pay com-
pensation for services provided by an individual em-
ployed as an attorney (other than an individual em-
ployed to provide services as a foreign attorney in
special cases) unless such individual is duly licensed
and authorized to practice as an attorney under the
law of a State, a territory of the United States, or the
District of Columbia.
‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENTS PAID TO GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITIES.—Funds available to the Attorney General
that are paid as reimbursement to a governmental
unit of the Department of Justice, to another Federal
entity, or to a unit of State or local government, may
be used under authorities available to the unit or en-
tity receiving such reimbursement.
‘‘(d) FOREIGN REIMBURSEMENTS.—Whenever the De-
partment of Justice or any component participates in a co-
operative project to improve law enforcement or national
security operations or services with a friendly foreign coun-
try on a cost-sharing basis, any reimbursements or con-
tributions received from that foreign country to meet its
share of the project may be credited to appropriate current
appropriations accounts of the Department of Justice or
any component. The amount of a reimbursement or con-
tribution credited shall be available only for payment of
with United States counter-narcotics efforts
pursuant to the terms of section 570(a)(1)(B)
of Public Law 104–208, the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1997.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this sec-
tion shall apply to any article entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after
the date of enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2212
To make the income tax rate reductions in the Economic Growth and Tax
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 permanent.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 19, 2001
Mr. TIBERI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To make the income tax rate reductions in the Economic
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 per-
manent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATE REDUCTIONS
MADE PERMANENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 901 of the Economic
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATE REDUCTIONS
MADE PERMANENT.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b), the amendments made by section 101 shall con-
tinue to apply without regard to subsections (a) and (b)
of this section.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section
901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconcili-
ation Act of 2001.
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(E) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘must be 
recognized’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘controls’’; 
(F) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘must be recognized’’ 
and inserting ‘‘controls’’; and 
(G) by striking paragraph (5); 
(4) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) ENFORCEMENT OF MODIFIED ORDERS.—If a 
child support order issued by a court of a State is modified 
by a court of another State which properly assumed juris-
diction, the issuing court— 
‘‘(1) may enforce its order that was modified 
only as to arrears and interest accruing before the 
modification; 
‘‘(2) may provide appropriate relief for viola-
tions of its order which occurred before the effective 
date of the modification; and 
‘‘(3) shall recognize the modifying order of the 
other State for the purpose of enforcement.’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (3), and (4)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the 
computation and payment of arrearages, and 
the accrual of interest on the arrearages,’’ after 
‘‘obligations of support,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) 
PROSPECTIVE
APPLICATION.—After 
a 
court determines which is the controlling order and 
issues an order consolidating arrears, if any, a court 
shall prospectively apply the law of the State issuing 
the controlling order, including that State’s law with 
respect to interest on arrears, current and future 
support, and consolidated arrears.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (i), by inserting ‘‘and sub-
section (d)(2) does not apply’’ after ‘‘issuing State’’. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 301. REPORT ON UNDISTRIBUTED CHILD SUPPORT 
PAYMENTS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives a report on the procedures that the States 
use generally to locate custodial parents for whom child
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support has been collected but not yet distributed. The 
report shall include— 
(1) an estimate of the total amount of undis-
tributed child support; 
(2) an estimate of the average length of time it 
takes undistributed child support to be identified 
and distributed; and 
(3) recommendations— 
(A) as to whether additional procedures, 
including incentives, should be established at 
the Federal or State level to— 
(i) reduce the backlog of undistributed 
child support; 
(ii) close cases in compliance with reg-
ulatory standards in which the custodial 
parent cannot be located; 
(iii) expedite the payment of undis-
tributed child support; and 
(iv) establish measures to help man-
age the growth in the level of undistributed 
child support; and 
(B) for measures to evaluate State per-
formance with respect to undistributed child 
support payments.
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‘‘(2) SUBMISSION
OF
REPORT
TO
THE
CON-
GRESS.—For the purposes of paragraph (1), a report
shall be considered to be submitted to the Congress if
the report is submitted to—
‘‘(A) the majority leader and minority lead-
er of the Senate;
‘‘(B) the Speaker, majority leader, and mi-
nority leader of the House of Representatives;
‘‘(C) the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives and the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate; and
‘‘(D) the Senate Legal Counsel and the Gen-
eral Counsel of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(b) DEADLINE.—A report shall be submitted—
‘‘(1) under subsection (a)(1)(A), not later than
30 days after the establishment or implementation of
each policy;
‘‘(2) under subsection (a)(1)(B), within such
time as will reasonably enable the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate to take action, separately
or jointly, to intervene in timely fashion in the pro-
ceeding, but in no event later than 30 days after the
making of each determination; and
(A) the quantity of the grazed acreage on
the farm with respect to which the producer
elects to forgo harvesting of wheat, barley, or
oats; and
(B) the established yield for the crop on
the farm, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) TIME, MANNER, AND AVAILABILITY
OF PAY-
MENT.—
(1) TIME AND MANNER.—A payment under this
section shall be made at the same time and in the
same manner as loan deficiency payments are made
under section 135 of the Agricultural Market Tran-
sition Act (7 U.S.C. 7235), except that the payment
shall be made not later than September 30, 2002.
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish an availability period for the payment author-
ized by this section that, subject to the date speci-
fied in paragraph (1), is consistent with the avail-
ability period for wheat, barley, and oats established
by the Secretary for marketing assistance loans au-
thorized by subtitle C of the Agricultural Market
Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.).
(d) PROHIBITION
ON
CROP
INSURANCE
COV-
ERAGE.—A 2002 crop of wheat, barley, or oats planted
on acreage that a producer elects, in the agreement re-
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2213
AN ACT
To respond to the continuing economic crisis ad-
versely affecting American agricultural pro-
ducers.
quired by subsection (a), to use for the grazing of livestock
in lieu of any other harvesting of the crop shall not be
eligible for insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or noninsured crop assistance
under section 196 of the Agricultural Market Transition
Act (7 U.S.C. 7333).
(e) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this section.
SEC. 105. EXPANSION OF PRODUCERS ELIGIBLE FOR LOAN
DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS.
Section 135(a)(2) of the Agricultural Market Transi-
tion Act (7 U.S.C. 7235(a)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘2000 crop year’’ and inserting ‘‘2000 and 2001 crop
years’’.
SEC. 106. LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS AND MARKETING
LOAN GAINS.
(a) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1001(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308(1)), the total amount of the payments specified in
section 1001(3) of that Act that a person shall be entitled
to receive for one or more contract commodities and oil-
seeds under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) during the 2001 crop year may not
exceed $150,000.
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‘‘(3) under subsection (a)(1)(C), not later than
30 days after the conclusion of each fiscal-year quar-
ter, with respect to all approvals occurring in such
quarter.
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—A report required by subsection (a)
shall—
‘‘(1) specify the date of the establishment or im-
plementation of the policy described in subsection
(a)(1)(A), of the making of the determination de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B), or of each approval
described in subsection (a)(1)(C);
‘‘(2) include a complete and detailed statement of
the relevant issues and background (including a com-
plete and detailed statement of the reasons for the pol-
icy or determination, and the identity of the officer
responsible for establishing or implementing such pol-
icy, making such determination, or approving such
settlement or compromise), except that—
‘‘(A) such details may be omitted as may be
absolutely necessary to prevent improper disclo-
sure of national-security- or classified informa-
tion, of any information subject to the delibera-
tive-process-, executive-, attorney-work-product-,
or attorney-client privileges, or of any informa-
tion the disclosure of which is prohibited by sec-
tracted by the ginner from cotton producers in
Georgia;
‘‘(2) paid cotton producers the amount which
the cotton ginner had agreed to pay for such cotton
received from such cotton producers in Georgia; and
‘‘(3) satisfy the procedural requirements and
deadlines specified in chapter 19 of title 2 of the Of-
ficial Code of Georgia applicable to cotton ginner
claims.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) of
such section is amended by striking ‘‘Upon the establish-
ment of the indemnity fund, and not later than October
1, 1999, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’.
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13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking
and public participation in rulemaking; and
(3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code
(commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act’’).
(b) CONGRESSIONAL
REVIEW
OF
AGENCY
RULE-
MAKING.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall
use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5,
United States Code.