datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
on the basis of the individual’s employment record under
both this Act and title II of the Social Security Act.’’.
(e) COMPUTATION
RULE
FOR
SPOUSES’ ANNU-
ITIES.—Section 4(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of
1974 (45 U.S.C. 231c(a)), as amended by section 102 of
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subdivision:
‘‘(3) If a spouse entitled to an annuity under section
2(c)(1)(ii)(A), section 2(c)(1)(ii)(C), or section 2(c)(2) of
this Act or a divorced spouse entitled to an annuity under
section 2(c)(4) of this Act on the basis of the employment
record of an employee who will have completed less than
10 years of service is entitled to a benefit under section
202(a), section 202(b), or section 202(c) of the Social Se-
curity Act which began to accrue before the annuity under
section 2(c)(1)(ii)(A), section 2(c)(1)(ii)(C), section
2(c)(2), or section 2(c)(4) of this Act, the annuity amount
provided under this subsection shall be computed as
though the annuity under this Act began to accrue on the
later of (A) the date on which the benefit under section
202(a), section 202(b), or section 202(c) of the Social Se-
curity Act began or (B) the first date on which the annu-
itant met the conditions for entitlement to an age reduced
annuity under this Act other than the conditions set forth
how the characteristics of the physical environment of ele-
mentary and secondary schools affect student educational
achievement.
SEC. 4. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
(a) RESEARCH PROJECTS.—Awards made under sec-
tion 3 shall be for research projects that focus on the
quantification of the effects on student educational
achievement of lighting, noise, temperature and ventila-
tion, general upkeep, and other characteristics of the phys-
ical environment of school classrooms. The research
projects shall be designed to separate the effects of the
key variables that influence student educational achieve-
ment in order to isolate the effects of the environmental
variables.
(b) ASSESSMENTS.—For awards made under section
3, the Director shall ensure that each research project
specifies appropriate procedures to make assessments of
student educational achievement. Such assessments shall
be carried out over a multiyear period.
(c) DISSEMINATION
OF FINDINGS.—The Director
may sponsor and support workshops, conferences, and
dedicated web sites to disseminate information to school
administrators about the findings of research projects car-
ried out under section 3.
SEC. 5. GUIDELINES, PROCEDURES, AND CRITERIA.
The Director shall establish and publish application
and selection guidelines, procedures, and criteria for the
program established under section 3.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Science Foundation to carry out this Act
$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and
2004.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1131
To provide permanent appropriations to the Radiation Exposure Compensa-
tion Trust Fund to make payments under the Radiation Exposure Com-
pensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr.
MATHESON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations
A BILL
To provide permanent appropriations to the Radiation Expo-
sure Compensation Trust Fund to make payments under
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C.
2210 note).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION TRUST
FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Paul Hicks Memorial Act’’.
(b) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are appropriated, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and each
fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be necessary to
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund for the
purpose of making payments to eligible beneficiaries under
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C.
2210 note).
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1132
To ensure the timely payment of benefits to eligible persons under the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr.
MATHESON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations
A BILL
To ensure the timely payment of benefits to eligible persons
under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42
U.S.C. 2210 note).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION TRUST
FUND.
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are appropriated, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001,
$84,000,000 to the Radiation Exposure Compensation
Trust Fund to remain available until expended for the
purpose of making payments to eligible beneficiaries under
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C.
2210 note).
(b) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—The entire amount
made available under subsection (a)—
(1) shall be available only to the extent that the
President submits to Congress an official budget re-
quest for up to $84,000,000 that includes designa-
tion of the entire amount of the request as an emer-
gency requirement for the purposes of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
(2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.); and
(2) is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).
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will be used to improve postbaccalaureate education oppor-
tunities for Hispanic and low-income students and will
lead to greater financial independence.
‘‘(e) ELIGIBILITY.—For the purposes of this part, an
‘eligible institution’ means—
‘‘(1) an institution of higher education that is
eligible under section 502; and
‘‘(2) offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or de-
gree granting program.
‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) NEW PROGRAMS.—An institution may use
an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the
institution’s grant under this part for the develop-
ment of new postbaccalaureate certification or de-
gree granting programs.
‘‘(2) 1 GRANT
PER
INSTITUTION.—The Sec-
retary shall not award more than 1 grant under this
part in any fiscal year to any Hispanic-serving insti-
tution.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to carry out this part—
‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(3) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1133
To amend the impact aid program under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 relating to the calculation of payments for small
local educational agencies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the impact aid program under the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 relating to the
calculation of payments for small local educational agen-
cies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CALCULATION OF PAYMENT UNDER IMPACT
AID PROGRAM FOR SMALL LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES.
Section 8003(b)(3)(B)(iv) of the Elementary and
Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C.
7703(b)(3)(B)(iv)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘of the
State in which the agency is located’’ the following: ‘‘or
less than the average per pupil expenditure of all the
States’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1134
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exemption
from the self-employment tax for certain termination payments received
by former life insurance salesmen.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, and Mr.
POMEROY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the exemption from the self-employment tax for certain
termination payments received by former life insurance
salesmen.
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 ‘‘Former Insurance
Agents Tax Equity Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EXEMPTION FROM SELF-EM-
PLOYMENT TAX FOR CERTAIN TERMINATION
PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY FORMER INSUR-
ANCE SALESMEN.
(a) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—Paragraph (4) of
section 1402(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
lating to codification of treatment of certain termination
payments received by former insurance salesmen) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) the amount of such payment depends pri-
marily on policies sold by or credited to the account
of such individual or the extent to which such poli-
cies remain in force for some period after such ter-
mination, or both.’’.
(b) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Paragraph (4) of sec-
tion 211(j) of the Social Security Act is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(4) the amount of such payment depends pri-
marily on policies sold by or credited to the account
of such individual or the extent to which such poli-
cies remain in force for some period after such ter-
mination, or both.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to payments after December 31,
2001.
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nal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by subsection
(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(E) FEDERAL LABORATORIES.—Any or-
ganization which is a Federal laboratory (as de-
fined in section 4(6) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3703(6)).’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
SEC. 5. CREDIT FOR EXPENSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO CER-
TAIN 
COLLABORATIVE 
RESEARCH 
CON-
SORTIA.
(a) CREDIT FOR EXPENSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO CER-
TAIN
COLLABORATIVE
RESEARCH
CONSORTIA.—Sub-
section (a) of section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to credit for increasing research activities)
is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1),
striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and insert-
ing ‘‘, and ’’, and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) 20 percent of the amounts paid or in-
curred by the taxpayer in carrying on any trade or
business of the taxpayer during the taxable year (in-
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1135
To ensure that members of the Armed Forces who are married and have
minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing
more than two bedrooms.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. SIMPSON,
and Mr. OSE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To ensure that members of the Armed Forces who are mar-
ried and have minor dependents are eligible for military
family housing containing more than two bedrooms.
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 ‘‘Armed Forces Housing
Improvement Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR MARRIED MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES WITH MINOR DEPEND-
ENTS.
(a) MINIMUM NUMBER OF BEDROOMS.—(1) A mem-
ber of the Armed Forces who has a spouse and at least
one dependent under the age of nineteen residing with the
member shall be eligible for installation housing con-
taining at least three bedrooms, regardless of the grade,
rank, or rating of the member, and installation housing
containing less than three bedrooms shall be considered
to be inadequate housing for such a member.
(2) The actual occupancy of installation housing de-
scribed in paragraph (1) by a member described in such
paragraph shall be subject to availability.
(b) REVISION OF HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS AND
FAMILY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries of
the military departments shall require the military base
housing office for each military installation to review and
revise its housing market analysis and military family
housing requirements in order to accommodate the policy
specified in subsection (a)(1).
(c) CONDITIONS ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION.—Funds appropriated
before the effective date of this Act for the construction
of military family housing and unobligated by that date,
may not be obligated until the Secretaries of the military
departments certify to Congress that—
(1) the housing market analysis and military
family housing requirements have been revised as re-
quired by subsection (b); and
(2) the unobligated military housing funds will
be used as part of a plan to accommodate the policy
specified in subsection (a)(1) and implement the out-
come of its revised housing market analysis and
military housing requirements.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1136
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans
Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions
written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2001
Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. PICKERING, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. BOUCHER,
Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. SHOWS, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. SCHAF-
FER, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. PAUL, Ms. HART, and Mr.
CRAMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medica-
tions to veterans for prescriptions written by private
practitioners, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
cluding as contributions) to a qualified research con-
sortium.’’
(b) 
QUALIFIED
RESEARCH
CONSORTIUM
DE-
FINED.—Subsection (f) of section 41 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) QUALIFIED RESEARCH CONSORTIUM.—The
term ‘qualified research consortium’ means any
organization—
‘‘(A) which is—
‘‘(i) described in section 501(c)(3) and
is exempt from tax under section 501(a)
and is organized and operated primarily to
conduct scientific or engineering research,
or
‘‘(ii) organized and operated primarily
to conduct scientific or engineering re-
search in the public interest (within the
meaning of section 501(c)(3)),
‘‘(B) which is not a private foundation,
‘‘(C) to which at least 5 unrelated persons
paid or incurred during the calendar year in
which the taxable year of the organization be-
gins amounts (including as contributions) to
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS PHARMACIES TO DISPENSE MEDICA-
TIONS TO VETERANS ON PRESCRIPTIONS
WRITTEN BY PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1712(d) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) Subject to section 1722A of this title, the Sec-
retary shall furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines
as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physi-
cian in the treatment of any illness or injury of the vet-
eran.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of
section 1712 of such title is amended by striking the sixth
through ninth words.
(2) The item relating to section 1712 in the table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is
amended by striking the sixth through ninth words.
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(4) Section 6(b)(2) of the Railroad Retirement
Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231e(b)(2)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘(or five or more years of service, all of which
accrues after December 31, 1995)’’ after ‘‘ten years of
service’’ the second place it appears.
(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on January 1, 2002.
SEC. 104. REPEAL OF RAILROAD RETIREMENT MAXIMUM.
(a) EMPLOYEE ANNUITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(f) of the Railroad
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231b(f)) is
amended—
(A) by striking subdivision (1); and
(B) by redesignating subdivisions (2) and
(3) as subdivisions (1) and (2), respectively.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) The first sentence of section 3(f)(1) of
the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C.
231b(f)(1)), 
as 
redesignated 
by 
paragraph
(1)(B), is amended by striking ‘‘, without regard
to the provisions of subdivision (1) of this sub-
section,’’.
(B) Paragraphs (i) and (ii) of section
7(d)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974
(45 U.S.C. 231f(d)(2)) are each amended by
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1138
To amend section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide
that no permit shall be required for animal feeding operations within
the boundaries of a State if the State has established and is imple-
menting a nutrient management program for those animal feeding oper-
ations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2001
Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mrs. EMERSON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act to provide that no permit shall be required
for animal feeding operations within the boundaries of
a State if the State has established and is implementing
a nutrient management program for those animal feeding
operations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 113
To amend section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the
use of the text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephone
systems to transmit unsolicited commercial messages.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934
to prohibit the use of the text, graphic, or image mes-
saging systems of wireless telephone systems to transmit
unsolicited commercial messages.
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 ‘‘Wireless Telephone
Spam Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
‘‘(q) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN ANIMAL FEEDING OP-
ERATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State has established
and is implementing a nutrient management pro-
gram for animal feeding operations that meets the
requirements of paragraph (2), no permit shall be
required under this section with respect to such op-
erations within the boundaries of the State.
‘‘(2) SPECIFIED
REQUIREMENTS.—A nutrient
management program for animal feeding operations
referred to in paragraph (1) must meet the following
requirements:
‘‘(A) The program must be designed so
that application of the program to such oper-
ations will assist the State in achieving its
water quality goals.
‘‘(B) The program must include guidelines
to restrict the discharge of pollutants so as not
to compromise water quality.
‘‘(C) The program must include nutrient
management planning guidelines for such oper-
ations.
‘‘(3) ANIMAL
FEEDING
OPERATION.—In this
subsection, the term ‘animal feeding operation’
means a lot or facility where animals have been, are,
or will be stabled or confined and fed or maintained
for a total of 45 days or more in any 12-month pe-
riod and crops, forage, or post-harvest residues are
not sustained in the normal growing season over any
portion of the lot or facility.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1139
To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the Recreational
Fee Demonstration Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2001
Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. STUMP, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Mr. HERGER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concered
A BILL
To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program.
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 ‘‘Forest Tax Relief
Act’’.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF RECREATIONAL FEE DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR THE FOREST
SERVICE.
(a) TERMINATION.—On and after the effective date
of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may not im-
pose or collect any fee under the authority of the Rec-
reational Fee Demonstration Program authorized by sec-
tion 315 of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (section 101(c) of Pub-
lic Law 104–134; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a note). Amounts col-
lected before that date shall continue to be used by the
Secretary in the manner provided in that section.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 315 of
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1996 (section 101(c) of Public Law 104–
134; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a note), is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture (acting through the Forest
Service) shall each’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’;
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘appropriate Secretary’’ and
inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘four agencies’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘three agencies’’; and
(C) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture’’.
(2) Section 334 of the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public
Law 106–291; 114 Stat. 997; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a note),
is amended by striking the last sentence.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect 10 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(1) it is estimated that more than 100,000,000
people in the United States currently subscribe to
wireless telephone service and that the percentage of
people in the United States who subscribe to such a
service will increase in the future;
(2) advances in technology have made it in-
creasingly easy to transmit information, including
messages in text, graphics, and images, to wireless
telephones;
(3) the privacy of personal information and the
protection of one’s personal time is an issue of in-
creasing concern to people throughout the United
States;
(4) prudent consumer protections must keep
pace with advances in communications technology to
ensure protection of privacy and personal time; and
(5) to protect the privacy of wireless telephone
subscribers, transmission of unsolicited commercial
messages on wireless telephone text, graphic, and
image messaging systems should be prohibited.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF TRANSMISSION OF UNSOLICITED
COMMERCIAL MESSAGES.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 227(b) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) is provided as part of a commercial
mobile service (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 332(d)); and
‘‘(B) provides access to the text, graphic,
or image messages on the same handset used to
access voice messages.’’.
(c) EFFECT ON STATE LAW.—Subparagraph (A) of
section 227(e)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 227(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including any
text, graphic, or image messaging system that is provided
as part of a commercial mobile service)’’ after ‘‘electronic
devices’’.
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