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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3921
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 10, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To amend the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 to extend until
January 1, 2005, a program applying simplified proce-
dures to the acquisition of certain commercial items,
and to require the Comptroller General to submit to
Congress a report regarding the effectiveness of such
program.
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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 ‘‘Acquisition Stream-
lining Improvement Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM APPLYING SIMPLIFIED
PROCEDURES 
TO 
CERTAIN 
COMMERCIAL
ITEMS; REPORT ON PROGRAM.
Section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divi-
sions D and E of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 652;
10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘January 1,
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2005’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2004, the
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report
on—
‘‘(1) the effectiveness of the implementation of
the provisions enacted by this section;
‘‘(2) the extent to which the amount of time re-
quired to award contracts and the administrative
costs associated with such contracts were reduced as
a result of such implementation;
‘‘SEC. 902. ADULTERATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
‘‘A tobacco product shall be deemed to be adulterated
if—
‘‘(1) it consists in whole or in part of any filthy,
putrid, or decomposed substance, or is otherwise
contaminated by any poisonous or deleterious sub-
stance that may render the product more injurious
to health;
‘‘(2) it has been prepared, packed, or held
under insanitary conditions whereby it may have
been contaminated with filth, or whereby it may
have been rendered more injurious to health;
‘‘(3) its container is composed, in whole or in
part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance
which may render the contents more injurious to
health;
‘‘(4) it is, or purports to be or is represented
as, a tobacco product which is subject to a perform-
ance standard established under section 907 unless
such tobacco product is in all respects in conformity
with such standard;
‘‘(5) it is required by section 910(a) to have
premarket approval, is not exempt under section
906(f), and does not have an approved application in
effect;
District of Columbia for a period not exceeding 45
days during the taxable year.
(3) 
NET
EARNINGS
FROM
SELF-EMPLOY-
MENT.—The term ‘‘net earnings from self-employ-
ment’’ shall mean such net earnings as defined in
section 1402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(4) NONRESIDENT.—The term ‘‘nonresident’’
has the meaning given such term in section 47–
1801.4(18), District of Columbia Code.
(5) WAGES.—The term ‘‘wages’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3401(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 202. FEDERAL CREDIT CORRESPONDING TO IMPOSI-
TION OF NONRESIDENT WAGE TAX.
Section 31 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
lating to determination of tax liability) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(d) TAX WITHHELD AT SOURCE ON NONRESIDENTS
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a
credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle an
amount equal to the amount withheld at source
under section 201 of the District of Columbia Fair
Federal Compensation Act of 2002 (relating to the
withholding of tax on nonresidents of the District of
Columbia employed within the District). No deduc-
tion shall be allowed under this chapter for any tax
for which credit is allowed under this subsection.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall, to
the maximum extent practicable, administer the
credit allowed under paragraph (1) in a way which
provides the benefit of the credit without any re-
quirement to claim the credit on the taxpayer’s re-
turn.’’.
SEC. 203. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title and the amendments made by this title
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2002.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3924
AN ACT
To authorize telecommuting for Federal
contractors.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3924
AN ACT
To authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors.
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 ‘‘Freedom to Telecom-
mute Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF TELECOMMUTING FOR FED-
ERAL CONTRACTORS.
(a) AMENDMENT
TO
THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION
REGULATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion issued in accordance with sections 6 and 25 of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405
and 421) shall be amended to permit the use of telecom-
muting by employees of Federal contractors in the per-
formance of contracts with executive agencies.
(b) CONTENT OF AMENDMENT.—(1) The amendment
issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall, at a minimum,
provide that solicitations for the acquisition of goods or
services shall not set forth any requirement or evaluation
criteria described in paragraph (2) unless the contracting
officer first—
(A) determines that the needs of the agency, in-
cluding the security needs of the agency, cannot be
met without any such requirement; and
(B) explains in writing the basis for that deter-
mination.
‘‘(2) how assignments described in section 3703
might best be used to help meet the needs of the
agency for the training of employees in information
technology management.
‘‘§ 3703. Assignment of employees to private sector or-
ganizations
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An employee of an agency as-
signed to a private sector organization under this chapter
is deemed, during the period of the assignment, to be on
detail to a regular work assignment in his agency.
‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH CHAPTER 81.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, an employee of an
agency assigned to a private sector organization under this
chapter is entitled to retain coverage, rights, and benefits
under subchapter I of chapter 81, and employment during
the assignment is deemed employment by the United
States, except that, if the employee or the employee’s de-
pendents receive from the private sector organization any
payment under an insurance policy for which the premium
is wholly paid by the private sector organization, or other
benefit of any kind on account of the same injury or death,
then, the amount of such payment or benefit shall be cred-
ited against any compensation otherwise payable under
subchapter I of chapter 81.
(2) A requirement or evaluation criteria under this
paragraph is a requirement or evaluation criteria that
would—
(A) render an offeror ineligible to receive a con-
tract award based on the offeror’s plan to allow its
employees to telecommute; or
(B) reduce the scoring of an offeror’s proposal
based upon the contractor’s plan to allow its employ-
ees to telecommute.
(c) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after the
date on which the amendment required by subsection (a)
is published in the Federal Register, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress an evaluation of—
(1) compliance by executive agencies with the
regulations; and
(2) conformance of the regulations with existing
law, together with any recommendations that the
Comptroller General considers appropriate.
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘execu-
tive agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section
105 of title 5, United States Code.
Passed the House of Representatives March 20,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3924
To authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 2002
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. BURTON of Indiana) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform
A BILL
To authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors.
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 ‘‘Freedom to Telecom-
mute Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF TELECOMMUTING FOR FED-
ERAL CONTRACTORS.
(a) AMENDMENT
TO
THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION
REGULATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion issued in accordance with sections 6 and 25 of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405
and 421) shall be amended to permit the use of telecom-
muting by employees of Federal contractors in the per-
formance of contracts with executive agencies.
(b) CONTENT OF AMENDMENT.—(1) The amendment
issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall, at a minimum,
provide that solicitations for the acquisition of goods or
services shall not set forth any requirement or evaluation
criteria described in paragraph (2) unless the contracting
officer first—
(A) determines that the needs of the agency, in-
cluding the security needs of the agency, cannot be
met without any such requirement; and
(B) explains in writing the basis for that deter-
mination.
(2) A requirement or evaluation criteria under this
paragraph is a requirement or evaluation criteria that
would—
(A) render an offeror ineligible to receive a con-
tract award based on the offeror’s plan to allow its
employees to telecommute; or
(B) reduce the scoring of an offeror’s proposal
based upon the contractor’s plan to allow its employ-
ees to telecommute.
(c) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after the
date on which the amendment required by subsection (a)
is published in the Federal Register, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress an evaluation of—
(1) compliance by executive agencies with the
regulations; and
(2) conformance of the regulations with existing
law, together with any recommendations that the
Comptroller General considers appropriate.
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘execu-
tive agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section
105 of title 5, United States Code.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom to Telecom-
mute Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF TELECOMMUTING FOR FED-
ERAL CONTRACTORS.
(a) AMENDMENT
TO
THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION
REGULATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion issued in accordance with sections 6 and 25 of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405
and 421) shall be amended to permit the use of telecom-
muting by employees of Federal contractors in the per-
formance of contracts with executive agencies.
(b) CONTENT OF AMENDMENT.—(1) The amendment
issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall, at a minimum,
provide that solicitations for the acquisition of goods or
services shall not set forth any requirement or evaluation
criteria described in paragraph (2) unless the contracting
officer first—
(A) determines that the needs of the agency, in-
cluding the security needs of the agency, cannot be
met without any such requirement; and
(B) explains in writing the basis for that deter-
mination.
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(2) A requirement or evaluation criteria under this
paragraph is a requirement or evaluation criteria that
would—
(A) render an offeror ineligible to receive a con-
tract award based on the offeror’s plan to allow its
employees to telecommute; or
(B) reduce the scoring of an offeror’s proposal
based upon the contractor’s plan to allow its employ-
ees to telecommute.
(c) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after the
date on which the amendment required by subsection (a)
is published in the Federal Register, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress an evaluation of—
(1) compliance by executive agencies with the
regulations; and
(2) conformance of the regulations with existing
law, together with any recommendations that the
Comptroller General considers appropriate.
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘execu-
tive agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section
105 of title 5, United States Code.
Passed the House of Representatives March 20,
2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
‘‘(B) the assignment or loan of an em-
ployee of a private sector organization to an
agency without a change of position from the
private sector organization that employs the in-
dividual,
whichever is appropriate in the context in which
such term is used.
‘‘§ 3702. General provisions
‘‘(a) ASSIGNMENT AUTHORITY.—On request from or
with the agreement of a private sector organization, and
with the consent of the employee concerned, the head of
an agency may arrange for the assignment of an employee
of the agency to a private sector organization or an em-
ployee of a private sector organization to the agency. An
eligible employee is an individual who—
‘‘(1) works in the field of information tech-
nology management;
‘‘(2) is considered an exceptional performer by
the individual’s current employer; and
‘‘(3) is expected to assume increased informa-
tion technology management responsibilities in the
future.
An employee of an agency shall be eligible to participate
in this program only if the employee is employed at the
GS–11 level or above (or equivalent) and is serving under
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) an individual assigned from a Fed-
eral agency to a private sector organization
under chapter 37 of title 5, United States Code;
and’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 10, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Conflict of Interest Act (sec. 1–1106.01, D.C. Official
Code).
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘Office of the Chief Technology Officer’ means the
office established in the executive branch of the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia under the Office of the
Chief Technology Officer Establishment Act of 1998 (sec.
1–1401 et seq., D.C. Official Code).
‘‘§ 3706. Authority of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment
‘‘The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall prescribe regulations for the administration of
this chapter.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for part
III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to chapter 35 the following:
‘‘37. Information Technology Exchange Program .................................... 3701’’.
SEC. 3. ALLOWABILITY OF COSTS.
Within 120 days after the enactment of this Act, the
Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend the
Federal Acquisition Regulation to recognize the costs as-
sociated with an employee’s participation in the program
authorized by section 2 as allowable training and edu-
cation costs. Such costs—
(1) include the employee’s salary and fringe
benefits for a period not to exceed the period of the
employee’s assignment under the program author-
ized by section 2, as well as moving and travel ex-
penses; and
(2) may be treated, for accounting purposes—
(A) as an indirect cost and accounted for
in—
(i) an established overhead account; or
(ii) an overhead account established
specifically for the program authorized by
section 2 and allocated exclusively to the
contractor’s Federal Government contracts;
or
(B) as a direct cost chargeable to fixed
price or time and material contracts.
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES
CODE.—Title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 3111 by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the
head of an agency may accept voluntary service for the
United States under chapter 37 of this title and regula-
tions of the Office of Personnel Management.’’; and
(2) in section 4108 by striking subsection (d).
(b) OTHER AMENDMENTS.—Section 125(c)(1) of
Public Law 100–238 (5 U.S.C. 8432 note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) an individual assigned from a Fed-
eral agency to a private sector organization
under chapter 37 of title 5, United States Code;
and’’.
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(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence
community’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3(4)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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memorating an individual described in section 2411(b) of
this title.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to deaths occurring on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 202. CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURES REGARDING
DISQUALIFICATION 
OF 
CERTAIN 
INDIVID-
UALS FOR MEMORIALIZATION IN VETERANS
CEMETERIES.
Section 2411(a)(2) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The prohibition’’ and inserting
‘‘In the case of a person described in subsection
(b)(1) or (b)(2), the prohibition’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘or finding under subsection
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘referred to in subsection (b)(1)
or (b)(2), respectively,’’.
SEC. 203. CLARIFICATION OF THE PERIOD FOR APPEALING
RULINGS OF THE BOARD OF VETERANS AP-
PEALS.
(a) CLARIFICATION.—Paragraph (1) of section
7266(a) is amended by striking ‘‘notice of the decision is
mailed pursuant to section 7104(e) of this title’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a copy of the decision, pursuant to section
7104(e) of this title, is mailed or sent to the claimant’s
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3926
To repeal a scheduled increase in the fee charged by the Government National
Mortgage Association for guarantee of mortgage-backed securities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 2002
Mr. LAFALCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To repeal a scheduled increase in the fee charged by the
Government National Mortgage Association for guar-
antee of mortgage-backed securities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the Government National Mortgage Associa-
tion (known as Ginnie Mae) plays a critical role in
facilitating a secondary market for mortgage loans
insured by the Federal Housing Administration
(FHA) or the Rural Housing Service (RHS), mort-
gage loans guaranteed by the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs (VA), and other federally insured
mortgage loans;
(2) Ginnie Mae is projected to make almost
$400,000,000 in profits (negative credit subsidy) in
fiscal year 2003 under its current revenue structure;
(3) the annual fee that Ginnie Mae charges to
make a secondary market is scheduled to increase by
50 percent in 2004;
(4) the revenue derived from the scheduled fee
increase was originally intended to be used for non-
housing purposes, but now will be used to increase
the level of Federal receipts produced by Ginnie
Mae;
(5) the scheduled fee increase will impose a cost
on home buyers utilizing FHA, RHS, and VA feder-
ally insured or guaranteed residential mortgage
loans; and
(6) this fee increase will raise the cost of home
ownership and make it more difficult for first-time
home buyers to buy a home.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF GNMA GUARANTEE FEE INCREASE.
Section 972 of the Higher Education Amendments of
1998 (Public Law 105–244; 112 Stat. 1837) is hereby re-
pealed.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3928
AN ACT
To assist in the preservation of archaeological, paleontolog-
ical, zoological, geological, and botanical artifacts through
construction of a new facility for the University of Utah
Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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 ‘‘Utah Public Lands
Artifact Preservation Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) the collection of the Utah Museum of Nat-
ural History in Salt Lake City, Utah, includes more
than 1,000,000 archaeological, paleontological, zoo-
logical, geological, and botanical artifacts;
(2) the collection of items housed by the Mu-
seum contains artifacts from land managed by—
(A) the Bureau of Land Management;
(B) the Bureau of Reclamation;
(C) the National Park Service;
(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service; and
(E) the Forest Service;
(3) more than 75 percent of the Museum’s col-
lection was recovered from federally managed public
land; and
(4) the Museum has been designated by the leg-
islature of the State of Utah as the State museum
of natural history.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the
University of Utah Museum of Natural History in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE FOR UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MUSEUM
OF NATURAL HISTORY.
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR MUSEUM.—The Secretary shall
make a grant to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City,
Utah, to pay the Federal share of the costs of construction
of a new facility for the Museum, including the design,
planning, furnishing, and equipping of the Museum.
(b) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under
subsection (b), the Museum shall submit to the Sec-
retary a proposal for the use of the grant.
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of
the costs described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Passed the House of Representatives March 19,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3928
To assist in the preservation of archaeological, paleontological, zoological,
geological, and botanical artifacts through construction of a new facility
for the University of Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 2002
Mr. HANSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To assist in the preservation of archaeological, paleontolog-
ical, zoological, geological, and botanical artifacts through
construction of a new facility for the University of Utah
Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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 ‘‘Utah Public Lands
Artifact Preservation Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) the collection of the Utah Museum of Nat-
ural History in Salt Lake City, Utah, includes more
than 1,000,000 archaeological, paleontological, zoo-
logical, geological, and botanical artifacts;
(2) the collection of items housed by the Mu-
seum contains artifacts from land managed by—
(A) the Bureau of Land Management;
(B) the Bureau of Reclamation;
(C) the National Park Service;
(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service; and
(E) the Forest Service;
(3) more than 75 percent of the Museum’s col-
lection was recovered from federally managed public
land; and
(4) the Museum has been designated by the leg-
islature of the State of Utah as the State museum
of natural history.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the
University of Utah Museum of Natural History in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4870
AN ACT
To make certain adjustments to be boundaries of the Mount
Naomi Wilderness Area, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,