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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1725
To authorize an annual Federal contribution to the District of Columbia
to reimburse the District for the costs incurred in providing public
safety services for demonstrations and other activities which occur in
the District of Columbia because the District is the seat of the Federal
Government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. FATTAH, and Mrs. MORELLA) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To authorize an annual Federal contribution to the District
of Columbia to reimburse the District for the costs in-
curred in providing public safety services for demonstra-
tions and other activities which occur in the District
of Columbia because the District is the seat of the Fed-
eral Government.
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 ‘‘District of Columbia
Public Safety Reimbursement Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ANNUAL FEDERAL CONTRIBU-
TION TO REIMBURSE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY COSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2002
and each succeeding fiscal year a contribution towards the
costs incurred by the District of Columbia in the previous
fiscal year in providing public safety and related services
during demonstrations and other events which occur in the
District of Columbia because the District is the seat of
the Federal Government.
(b) DETERMINATION
OF AMOUNT
OF CONTRIBU-
TION.—The amount of a contribution made under sub-
section (a) shall be based on receipts and other materials
and information presented by the Chief Financial Officer
of the District of Columbia to the Subcommittees on the
District of Columbia of the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fallen Hero Survivor
Benefit Fairness Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY.
Subsection (b) of section 1528 of the Taxpayer Relief
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–34) is amended by striking
the period and inserting ‘‘, and to amounts received in
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001, with re-
spect to individuals dying on or before December 31,
1996.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1727
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for consistent treatment
of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit
Fairness Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
Subsection (b) of section 1528 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of
1997 (Public Law 105–34) is amended by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘, and to amounts received in taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2001, with respect to individuals dying on
or before December 31, 1996.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1727
To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for consistent treatment
of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Mr. RAMSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for
consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety
officers killed in the line of duty.
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 ‘‘Fallen Hero Survivor
Benefit Fairness Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY.
Subsection (b) of section 1528 of the Taxpayer Relief
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–34) is amended by striking
the period and inserting ‘‘, and to amounts received after
the date of the enactment of the Fallen Hero Survivor
Benefit Fairness Act of 2001 with respect to individuals
dying on or before December 31, 1996.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1727
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 16 (legislative day, MAY 15), 2001
Received
AN ACT
To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for
consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety
officers killed in the line of duty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1727 RDS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fallen Hero Survivor
Benefit Fairness Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY.
Subsection (b) of section 1528 of the Taxpayer Relief
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–34) is amended by striking
the period and inserting ‘‘, and to amounts received in
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001, with re-
spect to individuals dying on or before December 31,
1996.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 36
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1727
[Report No. 107–65]
To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for consistent treatment
of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Mr. RAMSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
MAY 15, 2001
Additional sponsors: Mr. WELLER, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. FOLEY,
Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. HAYWORTH,
Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. SUNUNU,
Mr. STARK, Mr. SHAW, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ENGLISH, and Mr. CRANE
MAY 15, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for
consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety
officers killed in the line of duty.
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 ‘‘Fallen Hero Survivor
Benefit Fairness Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY.
Subsection (b) of section 1528 of the Taxpayer Relief
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–34) is amended by striking
the period and inserting ‘‘, and to amounts received after
the date of the enactment of the Fallen Hero Survivor
Benefit Fairness Act of 2001 with respect to individuals
dying on or before December 31, 1996.’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fallen Hero Survivor
Benefit Fairness Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY.
Subsection (b) of section 1528 of the Taxpayer Relief
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–34) is amended by striking
the period and inserting ‘‘, and to amounts received in tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2001, with respect
to individuals dying on or before December 31, 1996.’’.
Union Calendar No. 36
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1727
[Report No. 107–65]
A BILL
To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to pro-
vide for consistent treatment of survivor benefits
for public safety officers killed in the line of duty.
MAY 15, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1729
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
Act to increase the ceiling on the Federal share of the costs of phase
I of the Orange County, California, Regional Water Reclamation Project.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Ms. SANCHEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to increase the ceiling on the
Federal share of the costs of phase I of the Orange
County, California, Regional Water Reclamation Project.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN CEILING ON FEDERAL SHARE OF
WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT.
Section 1631(d) of the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–
13(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘paragraph
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The Federal share of the costs of the project
authorized 
by 
section 
1624 
shall 
not 
exceed
$80,000,000.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1733
To amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care
coverage for all children born after 2001.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. COYNE, Mr.
CONYERS, Mr. FRANK, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr.
KUCINICH, and Mr. LAFALCE) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned
A BILL
To amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehen-
sive health care coverage for all children born after 2001.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FINDINGS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2002’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1730
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to marine
sanitation devices.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating
to marine sanitation devices.
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 ‘‘Recreational Waters
Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Performance standards for marine sanita-
tion devices were first authorized by the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act.
(2) Marine sanitation device standards have not
been updated since regulations were first imple-
mented pursuant to that Act.
(3) Advances in marine sanitation device tech-
nology have now made it practical for wastes to be
treated on board a vessel to the extent that coliform
count can be reduced below that required for shell-
fish harvest, and provide treatment that is superior
to that required by shoreside treatment facilities.
(4) Setting new marine sanitation device per-
formance standards will recognize existing techno-
logical advances and spur further innovation to a
level of on-board waste treatment far superior to
that envisioned by the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is (1) to pro-
mote the use of the best available technology in type I
marine sanitation devices, and (2) to revise the minimum
standards for marine sanitation devices so that such
standards meet the fecal coliform standards of each of the
50 States or the Federal fecal coliform standard for the
harvesting of shellfish for human consumption.
SEC. 3. REVISED STANDARDS FOR MARINE SANITATION DE-
VICES.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency shall complete a review of the capabilities
of existing marine sanitation technology and publish re-
vised standards for new marine sanitation devices pursu-
ant to section 312(c)(1)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(c)(1)(A)). The revised stand-
ards shall require a baseline effluent water quality for
fecal coliform of not more than 10 fecal coliform per 100
milliliters and shall require a reduction in biological oxy-
gen demand of at least 35 percent.
SEC. 4. STATE PROHIBITION.
Section 312(f)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(f)(3)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘After’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) A prohibition under subparagraph (A) shall not
apply to a vessel that operates a type I marine sanitation
device that meets the standards for marine sanitation de-
vices revised pursuant to section 2 of the Recreational Wa-
ters Protection Act and published under subsection
(c)(1)(A) after the date of enactment of this subpara-
graph.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1732
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to review the annual
reports of accounting standards-setting bodies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Mr. SHERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to re-
view the annual reports of accounting standards-setting
bodies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REVIEW OF ANNUAL REPORTS REQUIRED.
The Securities and Exchange Commission shall annu-
ally review the annual reports of any independent account-
ing standards-setting entity on whose standards issuers of
securities and other regulated persons are permitted to
rely for purposes of complying with generally accepted ac-
counting principles in the preparation of periodic reports
and other statements required to be submitted under the
Federal securities laws.
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impact statement for the action, the head of a Federal
agency shall—
(1) publish notice of the action in the Federal
Register and local newspapers of general circulation;
(2) directly notify persons that may be affected
by the proposed Federal action, including each State
government, local government, Indian tribe, and pri-
vate property owner that may be so affected;
(3) conduct discussions with such persons on
the proposed action and its alternatives; and
(4) seek to address such persons’ concerns, if
any.
(b) CONSIDERATION
OF REQUEST
FOR ENVIRON-
MENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—If the Governor of a State
or the head of a local government or Indian tribe referred
to in subsection (a)(1) submits in writing to the head of
the Federal agency a statement that the proposed Federal
action will result in urban sprawl significantly affecting
the quality of the human environment and a request for
preparation of an environmental impact statement for the
proposed Federal action, the head of the Federal agency
shall give great weight to the request in determining
whether to prepare an environmental impact statement for
the proposed Federal action.
and what constitutes chronically delayed flights of air car-
riers.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1735
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve operations of the
Telecommunications Development Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mr. UPTON) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve
operations of the Telecommunications Development 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 ‘‘Telecommunications
Development Fund Improvement Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEPOSITS AND USE OF ACCOUNTS FOR UP-FRONT
PAYMENTS.
Section 309(j)(8)(C) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(C)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘DEPOSIT AND USE OF AUCTION
ESCROW ACCOUNTS’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPOSITS AND
USE OF AUCTION ESCROW ACCOUNTS FOR UP-FRONT
PAYMENTS’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘deposits’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘up-front payments’’.
SEC. 
3. 
DEPOSITS 
AND 
USE 
OF 
ACCOUNTS 
FOR
DOWNPAYMENTS.
Section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) DEPOSITS AND USE OF AUCTION ES-
CROW
ACCOUNTS
FOR
DOWNPAYMENTS.—Any
downpayment that the Commission may require
any bidder to submit before issuance of a li-
cense or permit in a system of competitive bid-
ding pursuant to this subsection shall be depos-
ited in an interest-bearing account at a finan-
cial institution designated for purposes of this
subsection by the Commission (after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury). With-
in 45 days following the issuance of a license or
permit—
‘‘(i) the downpayments of successful
bidders shall be paid to the Treasury; and
‘‘(ii) the interest accrued to the ac-
count shall be transferred to the Tele-
communications Development Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 714.’’.
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS.
Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall
make such modifications to its rules as are necessary to
carry out the amendments made by this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1736
To require that a commemorative postage stamp be issued recognizing the
courage of the American Indian at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To require that a commemorative postage stamp be issued
recognizing the courage of the American Indian at the
Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty guaranteed
to the Sioux Indians exclusive possession of the area
in South Dakota west of the Missouri River;
(2) gold was discovered in the Black Hills of
South Dakota in the mid-1870s, and thousands of
miners, choosing to disregard the 1868 Fort Lar-
(c) PUBLICATION
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESS-
MENT.—If, after receiving a written statement and re-
quest for an environmental impact statement under sub-
section (b) for a proposed Federal action, the head of a
Federal agency determines that the environmental impact
statement is not required by section 102(2)(C) of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C)), the agency head shall—
(1) include in an environmental assessment for
the action an explanation of why the proposed action
will not result in urban sprawl significantly affecting
the quality of the human environment;
(2) provide public notice of the availability of
the assessment in the Federal Register and local
newspapers of general circulation; and
(3) transmit a copy of the assessment to the
Council on Environmental Quality.
(d) URBAN SPRAWL.—The head of a Federal agency
shall include in an environmental impact statement re-
quested pursuant to subsection (b), for each alternative
included in the statement under section 102(2)(C)(iii) of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C)(iii)), an analysis of the environmental effects
of the action on urban sprawl.
amie Treaty, began to settle the Sioux’s territory,
provoking them to defend their land;
(3) unwilling to remove the settlers and being
unable to purchase the land, the United States Gov-
ernment issued an order to the Indian agencies that
all Indians return to their designated reservations by
January 31, 1876, or be deemed hostile;
(4) on June 25, 1876, the Sioux Indians, led by
Chief Sitting Bull, were camped in the valley of the
Little Bighorn River and were joined by 3,000 more
Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors; they were
attacked by the 7th Calvary, led by General George
Armstrong Custer; the Indians surrounded the 7th
Calvary and killed all 210 soldiers, including General
Custer; and
(5) the Battle of the Little Big Horn has been
recognized as one of the single greatest victories won
by the American Indian, and the attack led by Gen-
eral Custer was one of the greatest fiascoes the
United States Army has ever been forced to endure.
SEC. 2. COMMEMORATIVE STAMP.
The Postmaster General shall take such measures as
may be necessary to provide for the issuance of a com-
memorative postage stamp recognizing the courage of the
American Indian at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1737
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that witnesses at Federal
grand jury proceedings have the right to the assistance of counsel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that
witnesses at Federal grand jury proceedings have the
right to the assistance of counsel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That chapter 215 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 3323. Right to assistance of counsel
‘‘A witness before a grand jury shall have the right
to have an attorney present in the room where the grand
jury is sitting to assist that witness while the witness is
being questioned.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end of the table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter the following new
item:
‘‘3323. Right to assistance of counsel.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1738
To provide a grant under the urban park and recreation recovery program
to assist in the development of a Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park
in Youngstown, Ohio.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 3, 2001
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide a grant under the urban park and recreation
recovery program to assist in the development of a Mil-
lennium Cultural Cooperative Park in Youngstown, Ohio.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY
PROGRAM GRANT FOR NONPROFIT YOUNGS-
TOWN PLAYHOUSE OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Using funds appropriated
or otherwise made available to carry out the Urban Park
and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2501
et seq.) for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, the Secretary
of Interior shall make a grant in each of such fiscal years
to the nonprofit Youngstown Playhouse of Youngstown,
Ohio, to assist the grant recipient to develop a Millennium
Cultural Cooperative Park in Youngstown, Ohio. The
amount of the grant for a fiscal year shall be equal to
$2,000,000.
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, acting
through the National Park Service, shall provide technical
assistance to the grant recipient in developing this unique
type of urban park.
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Union Calendar No. 371
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1784
[Report No. 107–616]
A BILL
To establish an Office on Women’s Health within
the Department of Health and Human Services,
and for other purposes.
JULY 25, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed