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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3968
To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire fighters, law
enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue
workers who are killed in the line of duty.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 14, 2002
Mr. GILMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of
fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical
technicians, and other rescue workers who are killed
in the line of duty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fallen Heroes Flag
Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE WORK-
ERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the immediate
family of a fire fighter, law enforcement officer, emergency
technician, or other rescue worker who died in the line
of duty, the Representative of the family may provide the
family with a Capitol-flown flag, together with the certifi-
cate described in subsection (c).
(b) NO COST TO FAMILY.—A flag provided under
this section shall be provided at no cost to the family.
(c) CERTIFICATE.—The certificate described in this
subsection is a certificate which is signed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and the Representative
providing the flag, and which contains an expression of
sympathy from the House of Representatives for the fam-
ily involved, as prepared and developed by the Clerk of
the House of Representatives.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘Capitol-flown flag’’ means a
United States flag flown over the United States
Capitol in honor of the deceased individual for whom
such flag is requested; and
(2) the term ‘‘Representative’’ includes a Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the
date of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Clerk
shall issue regulations for carrying out this Act, including
regulations to establish procedures (including any appro-
priate forms, guidelines, and accompanying certificates)
for requesting a Capitol-flown flag.
(b) APPROVAL BY COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINIS-
TRATION.—The regulations issued by the Clerk under sub-
section (a) shall take effect upon approval by the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated from the ap-
plicable accounts of the House of Representatives for fiscal
year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this Act.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect October 1, 2002, except
that no flags may be provided under section 2 until the
Committee on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives approves the regulations issued by the Clerk
of the House of Representatives under section 3.
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ment of Labor employment, unemployment, and training
programs to the extent they affect veterans. The Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training
shall be a veteran.
‘‘(2) The employees of the Department of Labor admin-
istering chapter 43 of this title shall be administratively
and functionally responsible to the Assistant Secretary of
Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training.
‘‘(3)(A) There shall be within the Department of Labor
a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Em-
ployment and Training. The Deputy Assistant Secretary
shall perform such functions as the Assistant Secretary of
Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training prescribes.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary shall be a veteran.
‘‘(B) No individual may be appointed as a Deputy As-
sistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and
Training unless the individual has at least five years of
continuous service in the Federal civil service in the execu-
tive branch immediately preceding appointment as the
Deputy Assistant Secretary. For purposes of determining
such continuous service of an individual, there shall be ex-
cluded any service by the individual in a position—
‘‘(i) of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-
making, or policy-advocating character;
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the functions of the Agency. Except as otherwise provided
by law, such officers and employees shall be appointed in
accordance with the civil service laws and their compensa-
tion shall be fixed in accordance with title 5, United States
Code.
‘‘(b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Board of
Governors, as may be provided in appropriation Acts, may
obtain the services of experts and consultants in accord-
ance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and
may compensate such experts and consultants at rates not
to exceed the daily rate prescribed for level IV of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code.
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section
1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Board of
Governors may accept, subject to regulations issued
by the Office of Personnel Management, voluntary
services if such services—
‘‘(A) are to be uncompensated; and
‘‘(B) are not used to displace any em-
ployee.
‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—Any individual who pro-
vides voluntary services under this section shall not
be considered a Federal employee for any purpose
last day of the 6-month period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(ii) a Coast Guard official who shall
be the Federal Maritime Antiterrorism Co-
ordinator for each such area.
‘‘(3) The Secretary may, from time to time, as the
Secretary considers advisable, revise or otherwise amend
the National Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Plan.
‘‘(4) Actions to deter and minimize damage from cat-
astrophic emergencies shall, to the greatest extent pos-
sible, be in accordance with the National Maritime Trans-
portation Antiterrorism Plan.
‘‘(b) 
AREA
MARITIME
TRANSPORTATION
ANTITERRORISM
PLANS.—(1) The Federal Maritime
Antiterrorism Coordinator designated under subsection
(a)(2)(F) for an area shall—
‘‘(A) submit to the Secretary an Area Maritime
Transportation Antiterrorism Plan for the area; and
‘‘(B) solicit advice from local harbor safety ad-
visory committees to assure preplanning of joint ter-
rorism deterrence efforts, including appropriate pro-
cedures for deterrence of acts of terrorism.
‘‘(2) 
The 
Area 
Maritime 
Transportation
Antiterrorism Plan shall—
‘‘(A) when implemented in conjunction with the
National Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism
President’s objections thereto, was returned by
the President to the House in which it origi-
nated.
(C) The date on which the military tribunal
rule would have otherwise taken effect, if not for
this section (unless a joint resolution of disapproval
is enacted).
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the effective date
of a military tribunal rule shall not be delayed by oper-
ation of this Act beyond the date on which either House
of Congress votes to reject a joint resolution of dis-
approval.
(b) EFFECT OF DISAPPROVAL.—(1) A military tri-
bunal rule shall not take effect (or continue) if a joint res-
olution of disapproval with respect to that military tri-
bunal rule is enacted.
(2) A military tribunal rule that does not take effect
(or does not continue) under paragraph (1) may not be
reissued in substantially the same form, and a new mili-
tary tribunal rule that is substantially the same as such
a military tribunal rule may not be issued, unless the re-
issued or new military tribunal rule is specifically author-
ized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment of
the joint resolution of disapproval with respect to the
original military tribunal rule.
Union Calendar No. 372
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4883
[Report No. 107–621]
A BILL
To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services
Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes.
JULY 26, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 396
To amend the emergency crop loss assistance provisions of the Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2001, to respond to the severe economic losses
being incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and
greenhouse operators as a result of the sharp increase in energy prices.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
Mr. PICKERING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the emergency crop loss assistance provisions of
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2001, to respond to the severe economic losses being
incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry pro-
ducers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the sharp
increase in energy prices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EMERGENCY RELIEF FROM HIGH ENERGY
COSTS FOR CROP PRODUCERS, LIVESTOCK
AND POULTRY PRODUCERS, AND GREEN-
HOUSE OPERATORS.
Section 815 of the Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–
387; 114 Stat. 1549A–55), is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) and subsection
(c)(2)’’;
(2) in subsections (b)(2) and (d), by striking
‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(B)’’; and
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re-
spectively, and moving the margins of such sub-
paragraphs 2 ems to the right;
(B) by striking ‘‘Assistance’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) LOSSES DUE TO DAMAGING WEATHER AND
RELATED CONDITIONS.—’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) ECONOMIC LOSSES DUE TO HIGHER EN-
ERGY COSTS.—The Secretary shall also provide as-
sistance under this section to crop producers, live-
stock and poultry producers, and greenhouse opera-
tors that have incurred higher operating costs dur-
ing 2000 or 2001, and consequently severe economic
losses, as a result of increases in energy prices.’’.
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Creek from 100 feet upstream of the trailhead parking
area in sec. 29 to the end of the Glass Creek road in sec.
21 T2S R27E, as a scenic river. The 0.96 miles of Glass
Creek from the end of Glass Creek road in sec. 21 to the
confluence with Deadman Creek in sec. 27, as a rec-
reational river.
‘‘(171) PINE VALLEY CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 1.5
miles from the private property boundary in sec. 26 T15S
R14E to the Pine Creek Wilderness Boundary, as a rec-
reational river. The 5.75 miles from the Pine Creek Wil-
derness Boundary to 0.25 miles upstream of Barrett Res-
ervoir, as a wild river.
‘‘(172) PIRU CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 9 miles of
the North Fork Piru Creek from the source to private
property in sec. 4, T6N R21W, as a wild river. The 1
mile of the North Fork Piru Creek from the private prop-
erty boundary in sec. 4 to the South Fork confluence, as
a scenic river. The 3.5 miles of the South Fork Piru Creek
from the source to the confluence with the unnamed tribu-
tary in Thorn Meadows, as a wild river. The 1 mile of
South Fork Piru Creek from the confluence with the
unnamed tributary in Thorn Meadows to the confluence
with North Fork Piru Creek, as a scenic river. The 15
miles of Piru Creek from the North and South Forks con-
fluence to 0.125 miles downstream of Road 18N01 cross-
(1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—Having completed
construction of 10 or more dwelling units of afford-
able housing.
(2) FACILITIES.—Having completed construc-
tion of a commercial, industrial, retail, or commu-
nity facility project.
(3) PARTNERING.—Partnering, or having a his-
tory of partnering, with other community-based eco-
nomic development organizations to provide training,
education, capacity, technical assistance, or other
mentoring services.
(4) SUPPORT OF EMERGING ORGANIZATIONS.—
Exhibiting willingness to form operational partner-
ships and execute contractual agreements with
emerging community-based economic development
organizations.
(5) OWNERSHIP
OF
ASSETS.—Having owner-
ship of tangible assets the value of which are equal
to or exceed the value of the grant requested under
this section.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) PURPOSES.—Amounts from grants under
this section may be used only for the following pur-
poses:
‘‘(3) EXPIRATION.—The term of any member 
shall not expire before the date on which the mem-
ber’s successor takes office. 
‘‘(f) DUTIES.—The Board shall—
‘‘(1) administer the program established under 
this part; 
‘‘(2) establish policies for the investment and 
management of the Tier I Investment Fund, the 
Tier II Investment Fund, and Tier III investment 
accounts, including policies applicable to the asset 
managers with responsibility for managing the in-
vestment of individual investment account balances, 
and for the management and operation of individual 
social security annuities purchased with Tier II In-
vestment Fund assets, which shall provide for—
‘‘(A) prudent investments suitable for ac-
cumulating funds for payment of retirement in-
come; 
‘‘(B) sound management practices; and 
‘‘(C) low administrative costs; 
‘‘(3) review the performance of investments 
made for the Tier I Investment Fund and the Tier 
II Investment Fund;
‘‘(4) review the management and operation of 
individual social security annuities purchased with 
Tier II Investment Fund assets; 
‘‘(5) review the performance of investments 
made under Tier III investment accounts; 
‘‘(6) review and approve the budget of the 
Board; and 
‘‘(7) comply with the fiduciary requirements of 
part 4 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (relating to fi-
duciary responsibility) in connection with any exer-
cise of discretion in connection with the assets of the 
Tier I Investment Fund or the Tier II Investment 
Fund. 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may—
‘‘(A) adopt, alter, and use a seal; 
‘‘(B) except as provided in paragraph (4), 
direct the Executive Director to take such ac-
tion as the Board considers appropriate to 
carry out the provisions of this part and the 
policies of the Board in accordance with delega-
tions under this part;
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTOR
GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF FOREST SERV-
ICE FIREFIGHTER DEATHS.
(a) INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.—In the case of
each fatality of an officer or employee of the Forest Serv-
ice that occurs due to wildfire entrapment or burnover,
the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture
shall conduct an investigation of the fatality. The inves-
tigation shall not rely on, and shall be completely inde-
pendent of, any investigation of the fatality that is con-
ducted by the Forest Service.
(b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—As soon as possible
after completing an investigation under subsection (a), the
Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall
submit to Congress and the Secretary of Agriculture a re-
port containing the results of the investigation.
Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 3971
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 provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths
that are caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTOR GENERAL
INVESTIGATION 
OF 
FOREST 
SERVICE 
FIREFIGHTER
DEATHS.
In the case of each fatality of an officer or employee of the
Forest Service that occurs due to wildfire entrapment or burnover,
the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall con-
duct an investigation of the fatality. The investigation shall not
rely on, and shall be completely independent of, any investigation
of the fatality that is conducted by the Forest Service.
SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.
As soon as possible after completing an investigation under
section 1, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture
shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of Agriculture a report
containing the results of the investigation.
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. 3971
To provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service firefighter
deaths that are caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 14, 2002
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr.
NETHERCUTT, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. DICKS, and
Mr. LARSEN of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service
firefighter deaths that are caused by wildfire entrapment
or burnover.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTOR
GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF FOREST SERV-
ICE FIREFIGHTER DEATHS.
(a) INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.—In the case of
each fatality of an officer or employee of the Forest Serv-
ice that occurs due to wildfire entrapment or burnover,
the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture
shall conduct an investigation of the fatality. The inves-
tigation shall not rely on, and shall be completely inde-
pendent of, any investigation of the fatality that is con-
ducted by the Forest Service.
(b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—As soon as possible
after completing an investigation under subsection (a), the
Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall
submit to Congress and the Secretary of Agriculture a re-
port containing the results of the investigation.
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Calendar No. 446
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3971
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 25, 2002
Received and read the first time
JUNE 26, 2002
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service
firefighter deaths that are caused by wildfire entrapment
or burnover.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTOR
GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF FOREST SERV-
ICE FIREFIGHTER DEATHS.
(a) INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.—In the case of
each fatality of an officer or employee of the Forest Serv-
ice that occurs due to wildfire entrapment or burnover,
the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture
ING RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States Executive Director at the
Fund to seek an agreement to include the Bank, in
its capacity as administrator of the Global Fund to
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, as a pre-
scribed holder of Special Drawing Rights.
‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTIONS.—On achieving the agree-
ment described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of
the Treasury shall provide for the contribution to
the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria, in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2006,
of 1⁄3 of the Special Drawing Rights received by the
United States pursuant to the amendments referred
to in subsection (a).
‘‘(c) NEGOTIATIONS TO URGE OTHER FUND MEM-
BERS TO MAKE SIMILAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GLOB-
AL FUND.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to
enter into negotiations for the purpose of inducing the
member countries of the Fund to contribute to the Global
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria the Spe-
cial Drawing Rights allocated pursuant to the amend-
ments referred to in subsection (a).’’.
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shall conduct an investigation of the fatality. The inves-
tigation shall not rely on, and shall be completely inde-
pendent of, any investigation of the fatality that is con-
ducted by the Forest Service.
(b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—As soon as possible
after completing an investigation under subsection (a), the
Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall
submit to Congress and the Secretary of Agriculture a re-
port containing the results of the investigation.
Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 446
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3971
AN ACT
To provide for an independent investigation of For-
est Service firefighter deaths that are caused by
wildfire entrapment or burnover.
JUNE 26, 2002
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3972
To amend title 10, United States Code, to index for inflation the amount
of the death gratuity paid upon the death of a member of the Armed
Forces on active duty.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 14, 2002
Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to index for inflation
the amount of the death gratuity paid upon the death
of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INDEXING OF AMOUNT OF DEATH GRATUITY
FOR MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES DYING ON
ACTIVE DUTY.
Section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, as in-
creased from time to time under subsection (c)’’ be-
fore the period at the end of the first sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c)(1) Whenever there is an increase in retired and
retainer pay under section 1401a of this title, the amount
in effect under subsection (a) shall be increased by the
same percentage as the percentage of that increase, effec-
tive on the effective date of that increase and applicable
with respect to deaths on or after the effective date of
that increase.
‘‘(2) The amount under subsection (a) as increased
at any time under paragraph (1) shall be rounded to the
nearest $100.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3973
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the tax exempt
status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 14, 2002
Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. GUTKNECHT) 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 restore
the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to
members of the uniformed services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF FULL EXCLUSION FROM
GROSS INCOME OF DEATH GRATUITY PAY-
MENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(3) of section 134
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain
military benefits) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION
FOR
DEATH
GRATUITY
ADJUSTMENTS MADE BY LAW.—Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply to any adjustment to the
amount of death gratuity payable under chapter
75 of title 10, United States Code, which is
pursuant to a provision of law enacted after De-
cember 31, 1990.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A)
of section 134(b)(3) of such Code is amended by striking
‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B)
and (C)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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