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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 569
To amend the Social Security Act to waive the 24-month waiting period
for Medicare coverage of certain disabled individuals who have no health
insurance coverage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Social Security Act to waive the 24-month
waiting period for Medicare coverage of certain disabled
individuals who have no health insurance coverage.
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 ‘‘Immediate Access to
Medicare for the Disabled Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF 24-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDI-
CARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN DISABLED IN-
DIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NO HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE COVERAGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 226 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 426) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (j) and by moving such subsection to the end
of the section; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(h)(1) With respect to an individual described in
paragraph (2) who would be entitled to benefits under sub-
section (b) but for the 24-month waiting period under sub-
section (b)(2), the following special rules apply:
‘‘(A) Subsection (b) shall be applied as if there
were no requirement for any entitlement to benefits,
or status, for a period longer than one month.
‘‘(B) The entitlement under such subsection
shall begin with the first month (rather than twenty-
fifth month) of entitlement or status.
‘‘(C) Subsection (f) shall not be applied.
‘‘(2) The special rules set forth in paragraph (1)
apply to an individual who demonstrates to the Secretary
that, during the 60-day period preceding the date on
which such individual files an application for benefits
under subsection (b)(2)(C), such individual has no health
insurance coverage.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1837 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(j) In applying this section in the case of an indi-
vidual who is entitled to benefits under part A pursuant
to the operation of section 226(h), the following special
rules apply:
‘‘(1) The initial enrollment period under sub-
section (d) shall begin on the first day of the first
month in which the individual satisfies the require-
ment of section 1836(1).
‘‘(2) In applying subsection (g)(1), the initial
enrollment period shall begin on the first day of the
first month of entitlement to disability insurance
benefits referred to in such subsection.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to benefits for months beginning
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 56
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against
income tax for the purchase and installation of agricultural water con-
servation systems.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. CONDIT 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 the purchase and installa-
tion of agricultural water conservation systems.
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 ‘‘Agricultural Water
Conservation Act’’.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
chased by individuals. Similarly, current law confers 
a tax benefit on third-party payment of medical ex-
penses, but no similar tax benefit for an individual’s 
direct payment of medical expenses. This has effec-
tively promoted employer-provided third party pay-
ment systems and effectively discouraged direct doc-
tor-patient relationships. 
(2) The current tax treatment of medical ex-
penses has significantly curtailed competition for 
both health insurance and health care services gen-
erally. This has effectively increased the cost of 
health care and health insurance, which in turn has 
exposed people to greater health risks and made it 
more likely that individuals will go without needed 
care. 
(3) The current tax treatment of medical ex-
penses has restricted the freedom of individuals to 
exercise direct control over their health care dollars. 
The exclusion from gross income for employer-pro-
vided health care plans with no corresponding tax 
benefit for health insurance and health care obtained 
by individuals constitutes a strong preferment for 
health care provided through employer’s group plans 
as compared to health care that individuals purchase 
for themselves.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5702
To provide for the privatization of the United States Postal Service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2002
Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. ROHRABACHER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for the privatization of the United States Postal 
Service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSFER TO A PRIVATE CORPORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the plan pre-
scribed under section 3, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to all property of the Postal Service 
shall be transferred to a corporation if, within 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, such corporation 
satisfies the requirements set forth in section 2. 
(b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT.—The plan prescribed 
under section 3 shall include such provisions as may be
(4) Providing a tax benefit for employer-pro-
vided plans, but not for individually-purchased 
health care, discriminates against individuals who 
work for companies that do not provide health bene-
fits, individuals who are self-employed, individuals 
who are temporarily employed, and the disabled. 
(5) In many cases, employers are not able to 
offer their employees a variety of health insurance 
plans. The Tax Code’s provision of benefits for only 
for employer-provided health insurance has discrimi-
nated against individuals who work for these em-
ployers. 
(6) The Tax Code’s preferment of employer-
provided group plans has triggered a marketplace 
response reflected in the significant increases in 
large group health care delivery, and the creation of 
a few health care conglomerates in lieu of thousands 
of competitive private practitioners. This has in-
creasingly placed medical decisions in the hands of 
health care bureaucracies, and significantly eroded 
the doctor-patient relationship. Medical decisions 
should be returned to doctors and their patients. 
This will result in higher quality treatment and more 
patient protection.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5705
To improve health care choice by providing for the tax deductibility of medical 
expenses by individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2002
Mr. COX introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To improve health care choice by providing for the tax 
deductibility of medical expenses by individuals.
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 ‘‘Health Care Freedom 
of Choice Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Current law confers a tax benefit for health 
insurance provided as an employee fringe benefit, 
but no similar tax benefit for health insurance pur-
the first grant funds are awarded under this 
section. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means—
‘‘(1) a State or a political subdivision of a 
State; 
‘‘(2) a consortium of 2 or more States or polit-
ical subdivisions of States; 
‘‘(3) a territory; 
‘‘(4) an Indian tribe or a hospital or outpatient 
health care facility of the Indian Health Service; or 
‘‘(5) a nongovernmental organization with ap-
propriate expertise in newborn screening, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion—
‘‘(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and 
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2004 through 2007.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5704
To provide that Community Development Block Grant funds relating to 
the recovery of New York City from the September 11, 2001, terrorist 
attacks shall not be subject to Federal taxation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SERRANO, Mrs. MCCARTHY of 
New York, Mr. MEEKS of New York, and Mr. OWENS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide that Community Development Block Grant funds 
relating to the recovery of New York City from the 
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks shall not be sub-
ject to Federal taxation.
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 ‘‘September 11th Aid 
Preservation Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM FEDERAL TAXATION FOR CER-
TAIN 
COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT 
BLOCK 
GRANT FUNDS RECEIVED IN RELATION TO 
THE RECOVERY OF NEW YORK CITY AFTER 
THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, TERRORIST AT-
TACK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No amount shall be includible in 
gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
which is paid from community development block grant 
funds described in subsection (b) to any person for assist-
ance for properties or businesses damaged by, or for eco-
nomic revitalization related to, the September 11, 2001, 
terrorist attacks on New York City. 
(b) FUNDS.—The funds described in this subsection 
are—
(1) amounts appropriated by Public Law 107–
38 and designated by the President for community 
development block grant purposes, 
(2) amounts appropriated by Public Law 107–
117 for the Community Development Fund under 
the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY PLANNING 
AND
DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT 
FUND’’, and 
(3) amounts appropriated by Public Law 107–
206 for the Community Development Fund under
the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY PLANNING 
AND
DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT 
FUND’’.
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(7) Consumers should have the freedom to pur-
chase the health insurance of their choice, to choose 
their own doctors, and to make their own decisions 
about their health care. 
(8) By putting the medical choices made by in-
dividuals on an equal footing with the medical 
choices made for them by their employers and third 
parties, the Tax Code can encourage greater choice 
and competition, thereby reducing the cost of nec-
essary insurance for all Americans. This will enable 
millions more Americans to obtain needed health 
coverage, to make their own choices about which 
doctors to see, and to have access to the quality care 
they deserve and expect. 
SEC. 3. TAX DEDUCTIBILITY OF MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR 
INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the treatment of med-
ical and dental expenses) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—There shall be 
allowed as a deduction the expenses paid during the tax-
able year, not compensated for by insurance or otherwise, 
for medical care of the taxpayer, the taxpayer’s spouse, 
or a dependent (as defined in section 152).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the calendar year which includes the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5707
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
141 Erie Street in Linesville, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘James R. Merry 
Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 12, 2002
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
COYNE, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. GREENWOOD, Ms. HART, Mr. 
HOEFFEL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. PETERSON of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. PITTS, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. 
SHERWOOD, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
TOOMEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 141 Erie Street in Linesville, Pennsylvania, 
as the ‘‘James R. Merry Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JAMES R. MERRY POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 141 Erie Street in Linesville, 
Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘James R. Merry Post Office’’.
SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF PREEXISTING PAYGO BAL-
ANCES.
Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall reduce any bal-
ances of direct spending and receipts legislation for all fis-
cal years under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to zero.
Passed the House of Representatives November 14,
2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5708
AN ACT
To reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, and for
other purposes.
H. R. 5708
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF PREEXISTING PAYGO BALANCES.
Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall reduce any balances of direct
spending and receipts legislation for all fiscal years under section
252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 to zero.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5708
To reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 12, 2002
Mr. NUSSLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, 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. REDUCTION OF PREEXISTING PAYGO BAL-
ANCES. 
Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall reduce any bal-
ances of direct spending and receipts legislation for all fis-
cal years under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to zero.
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Sec. 1003. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Sec. 1004. Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board.
Sec. 1005. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 1006. Construction.
TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONS
Subtitle A—Executive Office for Immigration Review
Sec. 1101. Legal status of EOIR.
Sec. 1102. Authorities of the Attorney General.
Sec. 1103. Statutory construction.
Subtitle B—Transfer of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to the
Department of Justice
Sec. 1111. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Sec. 1112. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 1113. Powers of agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives.
Sec. 1114. Explosives training and research facility.
Sec. 1115. Personnel management demonstration project.
Subtitle C—Explosives
Sec. 1121. Short title.
Sec. 1122. Permits for purchasers of explosives.
Sec. 1123. Persons prohibited from receiving or possessing explosive materials.
Sec. 1124. Requirement to provide samples of explosive materials and ammo-
nium nitrate.
Sec. 1125. Destruction of property of institutions receiving Federal financial
assistance.
Sec. 1126. Relief from disabilities.
Sec. 1127. Theft reporting requirement.
Sec. 1128. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE XII—AIRLINE WAR RISK INSURANCE LEGISLATION
Sec. 1201. Air carrier liability for third party claims arising out of acts of ter-
rorism.
Sec. 1202. Extension of insurance policies.
Sec. 1203. Correction of reference.
Sec. 1204. Report.
TITLE XIII—FEDERAL WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT
Subtitle A—Chief Human Capital Officers
Sec. 1301. Short title.
Sec. 1302. Agency Chief Human Capital Officers.
Sec. 1303. Chief Human Capital Officers Council.
Sec. 1304. Strategic human capital management.
Sec. 1305. Effective date.
Subtitle B—Reforms Relating to Federal Human Capital Management
Sec. 1311. Inclusion of agency human capital strategic planning in performance
plans and programs performance reports.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5709
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to limit the application 
of that Act with respect to actions on military land or private land 
and with respect to plants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 12, 2002
Mr. HANSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to limit 
the application of that Act with respect to actions on 
military land or private land and with respect to plants.
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 ‘‘Life, Liberty, and 
Property Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF CONSULTATION 
REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ACTION 
ON MILITARY LAND OR PRIVATE LAND. 
Section 7(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1536) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) This section does not apply with respect to an 
agency action that—
‘‘(A) is authorized, funded, or carried out by 
the Department of Defense and that occurs on land 
that is under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Department of Defense; or 
‘‘(B) occurs on land that is privately owned.’’. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF TAKING PROHIBI-
TION WITH RESPECT TO ACTION ON MILI-
TARY LAND OR PRIVATE LAND. 
Section 9(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1538(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘paragraph (3) of 
this subsection or in’’ after ‘‘Except as provided in’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Paragraph (1)(B) does not prohibit any act or 
omission that occurs on land that is under the administra-
tive jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or on land 
that is privately owned.’’. 
SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF PLANTS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF CONSULTATION 
REQUIREMENT.—Section 7(a) of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) This section does not apply with respect to any 
plant species.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON TAKINGS.—Section 
9(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1538(a)) is further amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
(as amended by section 3(1) of this Act), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 
paragraph (3) (as added by section 3(2) of this Act) 
as paragraph (2).
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basis for making licensing or permitting
determinations, or during regulatory pro-
ceedings.
SEC. 213. DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROTECTION PROGRAM.
A critical infrastructure protection program may be
designated as such by one of the following:
(1) The President.
(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
SEC. 214. PROTECTION OF VOLUNTARILY SHARED CRIT-
ICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION.
(a) PROTECTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, critical infrastructure information
(including the identity of the submitting person or
entity) that is voluntarily submitted to a covered
Federal agency for use by that agency regarding the
security of critical infrastructure and protected sys-
tems, analysis, warning, interdependency study, re-
covery, reconstitution, or other informational pur-
pose, when accompanied by an express statement
specified in paragraph (2)—
(A) shall be exempt from disclosure under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (com-
Sec. 455. Effective date. 
Sec. 456. Transition. 
Sec. 457. Funding for citizenship and immigration services. 
Sec. 458. Backlog elimination. 
Sec. 459. Report on improving immigration services. 
Sec. 460. Report on responding to fluctuating needs. 
Sec. 461. Application of Internet-based technologies. 
Sec. 462. Children’s affairs. 
Subtitle F—General Immigration Provisions 
Sec. 471. Abolishment of INS. 
Sec. 472. Voluntary separation incentive payments. 
Sec. 473. Authority to conduct a demonstration project relating to disciplinary 
action. 
Sec. 474. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 475. Director of Shared Services. 
Sec. 476. Separation of funding. 
Sec. 477. Reports and implementation plans. 
Sec. 478. Immigration functions. 
TITLE V—EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
Sec. 501. Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response. 
Sec. 502. Responsibilities. 
Sec. 503. Functions transferred. 
Sec. 504. Nuclear incident response. 
Sec. 505. Conduct of certain public health-related activities. 
Sec. 506. Definition. 
Sec. 507. Role of Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
Sec. 508. Use of national private sector networks in emergency response. 
Sec. 509. Use of commercially available technology, goods, and services. 
TITLE VI—TREATMENT OF CHARITABLE TRUSTS FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER 
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 
Sec. 601. Treatment of charitable trusts for members of the Armed Forces of 
the United States and other governmental organizations. 
TITLE VII—MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 701. Under Secretary for Management. 
Sec. 702. Chief Financial Officer. 
Sec. 703. Chief Information Officer. 
Sec. 704. Chief Human Capital Officer. 
Sec. 705. Establishment of Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 
Sec. 706. Consolidation and co-location of offices.
TITLE VIII—COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST 
GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Coordination with Non-Federal Entities 
Sec. 801. Office for State and Local Government Coordination. 
Subtitle B—Inspector General