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‘‘(A) REDUCTION OF EXPENDITURES.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B), for purposes of
determining the amount of residential en-
ergy property expenditures made by any
individual with respect to any dwelling
unit, there shall not be taken into account
expenditures which are made from sub-
sidized energy financing.
‘‘(ii) SUBSIDIZED
ENERGY
FINANC-
ING.—For purposes of clause (i), the term
‘subsidized energy financing’ has the same
meaning given such term in section
48(a)(4)(C).
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR STATE PROGRAMS.—
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to expendi-
tures made with respect to property for which
the taxpayer has received a loan, State tax
credit, or grant under any State energy pro-
gram.
‘‘(d) BASIS ADJUSTMENTS.—For purposes of this
subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section for any
expenditure with respect to any property, the increase in
the basis of such property which would (but for this sub-
section) result from such expenditure shall be reduced by
the amount of the credit so allowed.
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate
such regulations as necessary to take into account new
technologies regarding energy efficiency and renewable en-
ergy for purposes of determining energy efficiency and
savings under this section.
‘‘(f) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply
with respect to any taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2007.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsection (a) of section 1016 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended by section
1(b), is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
paragraph (27), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (28) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(29) to the extent provided in section 25C(e),
in the case of amounts with respect to which a credit
has been allowed under section 25C.’’.
(2) The table of sections for subpart A of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 25B the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25C. Nonbusiness energy property.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to expenditures made after Decem-
ber 31, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3456
To prohibit the sale of tobacco products through the Internet or other indirect
means to individuals under the age of 18, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 11, 2001
Mr. MEEHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To prohibit the sale of tobacco products through the Internet
or other indirect means to individuals under the age
of 18, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tobacco Free Internet
for Kids Act’’.
SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL ACTS REGARDING SALE OF TOBACCO
PRODUCTS TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER AGE OF
18.
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any per-
son who is in the business of selling tobacco products, and
who advertises such products through the Internet or any
other means, to sell such a product to an individual under
the age of 18 if pursuant to the sale the person mails the
product, or ships the product by carrier in or affecting
interstate commerce.
(b) PROCEDURES
FOR CERTAIN PURCHASE OR-
DERS.—It shall be unlawful for any person in the business
of selling tobacco products to take a covered purchase
order for such a product through the mail, or through any
telecommunications means (including by telephone, fac-
simile, or the Internet), if in providing for the sale or deliv-
ery of the product pursuant to such purchase order the
person mails the product, or ships the product by carrier
in or affecting interstate commerce, and the person fails
to comply with any of the following procedures:
(1) Before mailing or shipping the product, the
person received from the individual who placed the
order the following:
(A) A copy of a government-issued docu-
ment (license or otherwise) that provides the
name of the individual, the address of the indi-
vidual, and the date of birth of the individual.
(B) An e-mail address and social security
number for the individual.
cational agency, an institution of higher edu-
cation in full compliance with all the reporting
provisions of title II of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, a private not-for-profit organiza-
tion or for-profit organization, an educational
service agency, the recipient of a Federal con-
tract or cooperative agreement as described
under section 7005, or other entity with experi-
ence in helping schools improve achievement.
‘‘(C) Technical assistance provided under this
section by a local educational agency or an entity
authorized by such agency shall be based upon sci-
entifically based research.
‘‘(10) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—In order to help
students served under this part meet challenging
State standards, each local educational agency shall
implement a system of corrective action in accord-
ance with the following:
‘‘(A) After providing technical assistance
under paragraph (9) and subject to subpara-
graph (F), the local educational agency—
‘‘(i) may take corrective action at any
time with respect to a school served by the
local educational agency that has been
identified under paragraph (1);
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
ACT.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘TITLE 
XXVIII—DEVELOPING
NEW 
COUNTERMEASURES
AND PROTECTING EXISTING
COUNTERMEASURES
AGAINST BIOTERRORISM
‘‘SEC. 2801. DEVELOPMENT OF DRUGS, BIOLOGICAL PROD-
UCTS, AND MEDICAL DEVICES TO COMBAT
BIOTERRORISM.
‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS OR
TOXINS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney
General, shall identify biological agents or toxins
that may be identified, prevented, or treated
through—
‘‘(A) the development of new covered prod-
ucts;
‘‘(B) the development of new uses, includ-
ing pediatric uses, for approved covered prod-
ucts; or
‘‘(C) the manufacture or distribution of
covered products that would otherwise not be
(B) Any petition seeking judicial review of
an order of the Commission approving the set-
tlement agreement shall be commenced by the
filing, within 10 days after the later of—
(i) the date on which public notice is
given of the order of the Commission; or
(ii) the effective date of this section;
of a petition for expedited review, which shall
include a reference to the review provisions of
this section.
(C) Any challenge to any aspect of the con-
stitutionality of this section, except for a chal-
lenge that must be brought pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A), shall be commenced by the fil-
ing, within 10 days after the effective date of
this section, of a petition for expedited review,
which shall include a reference to the review
provisions of this section.
(2) EXPEDITED
TREATMENT.—The Court of
Appeals shall advance on its docket any and all pro-
ceedings brought under paragraph (1) and shall ex-
pedite them to the greatest extent possible, with a
view to deciding the cases within 55 days after the
filing of the last timely filed petition or notice of ap-
peal, if practicable. Such expedited procedures shall
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3460
To prohibit oil and gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in New
York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 11, 2001
Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BONIOR,
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GRUCCI,
Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. KELLY, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY
of New York, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr.
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. OLVER, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SERRANO,
Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. UDALL of New Mexico) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit oil and gas drilling in Finger Lakes National
Forest in New York.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. OIL AND GAS DRILLING IN FINGER LAKES NA-
TIONAL FOREST IN NEW YORK PROHIBITED.
No Federal permit or lease shall be issued for oil or
gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in New York.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3461
To amend title 38, United States Code, to add the disease of Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis to the diseases presumed to be service connected when
incurred by veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 12, 2001
Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. REYES, Ms. BROWN of Florida, and
Mrs. DAVIS of California) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to add the disease
of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis to the diseases pre-
sumed to be service connected when incurred by veterans
of the Persian Gulf War.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITION OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLE-
ROSIS TO DISEASES PRESUMED TO BE SERV-
ICE CONNECTED WHEN INCURRED BY VET-
ERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.
Section 1118(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(a)(1)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘, if any,’’;
(C) by inserting ‘‘or in subparagraph (B)
of this paragraph’’ after ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) An illness referred to in subparagraph (A) as
described in this subparagraph is the disease of
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (‘Lou Gehrig’s Disease’).’’;
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘as described
in this paragraph’’ after ‘‘referred to in paragraph
(1)’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3464
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate-connected
conduct relating to exotic animals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 12, 2001
Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Ms. WATSON of California, Mr. WAXMAN,
Ms. LEE, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr.
STARK, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs.
MORELLA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. FILNER,
Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. DOYLE, Mr.
KUCINICH, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. HONDA, Mr. TRAFICANT,
Ms. RIVERS, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. GREENWOOD) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate-
connected conduct relating to exotic animals.
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 ‘‘Captive Exotic Animal
Protection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORT OR POSSESSION OF EXOTIC ANIMALS
FOR PURPOSES OF KILLING OR INJURING
THEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 49. Exotic animals
‘‘(a) Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign
commerce, knowingly transfers, transports, or possesses a
confined exotic animal, for the purposes of allowing the
killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or the
collection of a trophy, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
‘‘(b) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘confined exotic animal’ means a
mammal of a species not historically indigenous to
the United States that in fact has been held in cap-
tivity for the shorter of—
‘‘(A) the greater part of the animal’s life;
or
‘‘(B) a period of one year;
whether or not the defendant knew the length of the
captivity; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘captivity’ does not include any
period during which the animal—
‘‘(A) lives as it would in the wild, surviving
primarily by foraging for naturally occurring
food, roaming at will over an open area of at
least 1,000 acres; and
‘‘(B) has the opportunity to avoid hunt-
ers.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the end of chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘49. Exotic animals.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3466
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to permit States
to use administrative funds to pay costs relating to the processing,
transporting, and distributing to eligible recipient agencies of donated
wild game.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 12, 2001
Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. CAMP, and Mr. BARCIA) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to
permit States to use administrative funds to pay costs
relating to the processing, transporting, and distributing
to eligible recipient agencies of donated wild game.
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 ‘‘Hunters Help the
Hungry Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS FOR DONATED
WILD GAME.
Section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance
Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)) is amended in the first
sentence by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(including donated wild game, using not more
than a percentage established by the Secretary (by regula-
tion) of funds appropriated for a fiscal year)’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3467
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit individuals who are nation-
als of the United States to be hired as airport security screening per-
sonnel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 12, 2001
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit individuals
who are nationals of the United States to be hired as
airport security screening personnel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS FOR AIRPORT SE-
CURITY SCREENING PERSONNEL.
Section 44935(e)(2)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘citizen of the United
States’’ and inserting ‘‘citizen or national of the United
States’’.
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SEC. 104. TEMPORARY INCREASES OF MEDICAID FMAP FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2002.
(a) PERMITTING MAINTENANCE OF FISCAL YEAR
2001 FMAP.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, but subject to subsection (d), if the FMAP deter-
mined without regard to this section for a State for fiscal
year 2002 is less than the FMAP as so determined for
fiscal year 2001, the FMAP for the State for fiscal year
2001 shall be substituted for the State’s FMAP for fiscal
year 2002, before the application of this section.
(b) GENERAL
1.50 PERCENTAGE
POINTS
IN-
CREASE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but
subject to subsections (d) and (e), for each State for each
calendar quarter in fiscal year 2002, the FMAP (taking
into account the application of subsection (a)) shall be in-
creased by 1.50 percentage points.
(c) FURTHER INCREASE FOR STATES WITH HIGH
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, but subject to subsections (d) and
(e), the FMAP for a high unemployment State for
a calendar quarter in fiscal year 2002 (and any sub-
sequent calendar quarter in such fiscal year regard-
less of whether the State continues to be a high un-
employment State for a calendar quarter in such fis-
(1) The term ‘‘eligible State’’ means a State
that submits to the Secretary an application for a
grant under section 3 that is in such form, is made
in such manner, and contains such agreements, as-
surances, and information as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to carry out this Act.
(2) The term ‘‘HIV/AIDS’’ means the human
immunodeficiency virus, and includes acquired im-
mune deficiency syndrome.
(3) The term ‘‘medically accurate’’, with respect
to information, means information that is supported
by research, recognized as accurate and objective by
leading medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pub-
lic health organizations and agencies, and where rel-
evant, published in peer review journals.
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
SEC. 7. APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying out
this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated
$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through
2006.
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amounts appropriated
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year—
(1) not more than 7 percent may be used for
the administrative expenses of the Secretary in car-
rying out this Act for that fiscal year; and
(2) not more than 10 percent may be used for
the national evaluation under section 5(b).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 346
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the use of unex-
pended universal service funds in low-income schools, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 2001
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for
the use of unexpended universal service funds in low-
income schools, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Children’s Access to
Technology Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(7) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE USES FOR REVERT-
ING FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) UNEXPENDED BALANCES AVAILABLE
FOR EXPANDED PURPOSES.—If at the conclu-
sion of any program year, any amount which
has been authorized for payment for eligible
services under this section remains unexpended,
such amount shall be available for distribution
under this paragraph to schools serving eligible
school districts for expanded services during the
succeeding program year, except that—
‘‘(i) the total amount so made avail-
able shall not exceed $100,000,000 for any
program year; and
‘‘(ii) the amount made available to
any individual school for any program year
shall not exceed $25,000.
‘‘(B) EXPANDED SERVICES.—Funds avail-
able under this paragraph may be used to ac-
quire, in addition to the telecommunications
services available under this subsection, infor-
mation services, including devices necessary to
access and use such services.
‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR EX-
PANDED
SERVICES.—Funds shall be made
available under this paragraph by a system of
random selection from schools serving eligible
school districts that have submitted applications
complying with such regulations as the Com-
mission shall prescribe for purposes of this
paragraph.
‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE
SCHOOL
DISTRICT.—The
term ‘eligible school district’ means, for any
program year, a local educational agency that is
eligible for a concentration grant under section
1124A of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 for the preceding fiscal
year.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3470
To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear
Unit NC–07P.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 12, 2001
Mr. MCINTYRE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources
System Cape Fear Unit NC–07P.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN COASTAL BAR-
RIER RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 2 maps subtitled ‘‘NC–07P’’,
relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System unit des-
ignated as Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear
Unit NC–07P, that are included in the set of maps enti-
tled ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ and referred to
in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16
U.S.C. 3503(a)), are hereby replaced by 2 other maps re-
lating to those units entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources
System Cape Fear Unit, NC–07P’’ and dated July 24,
2000.
(b) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall keep the maps referred to in subsection (a) on file
and available for inspection in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act
(16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3472
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health
and Human Services to make grants to designated eligible entities for
the design and implementation of innovative models of patient care
that are conducive to retention and recruitment of nurses, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 12, 2001
Mr. MURTHA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services to make grants
to designated eligible entities for the design and imple-
mentation of innovative models of patient care that are
conducive to retention and recruitment of nurses, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Patient Care Innova-
tion Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE MODELS OF PATIENT
CARE THAT ARE CONDUCIVE TO RETENTION
AND RECRUITMENT OF NURSES.
Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 296 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘PART H—INNOVATIVE MODELS OF PATIENT
CARE
‘‘SEC. 851. GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE MODELS OF PATIENT
CARE.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall make
grants to designated eligible entities for the design and
implementation of innovative models of patient care that
provide high quality patient care, recognize and effectively
use the professional competencies of nurses, and create
workplace environments conducive to retention and re-
cruitment of nurses.
‘‘(b) DESIGNATED ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘designated eligible entity’ means an eligible
entity that is a public or nonprofit hospital, hospice, home
health agency, skilled nursing facility, nursing home, or
home care system.
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In making grants under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to grants to carry
out innovative models of patient care to be designed and
implemented with the involvement of direct patient care
givers.
‘‘(d) REPRESENTATION.—In making grants under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the innova-
tive models of patient care assisted under the grants
represent—
‘‘(1) an equitable balance between rural and
urban needs; and
‘‘(2) the full continuum of designated eligible
entities listed in subsection (b).
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—A grant may be made under
subsection (a) only if an application for the grant is sub-
mitted to the Secretary and the application is in such
form, is made in such manner, and contains such agree-
ments, assurances, and information as the Secretary de-
termines to be necessary to carry out this section.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2003 through 2007.’’.
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