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In the Senate of the United States,
November 14, 2002.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3529) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide tax incentives
for economic recovery and assistance to displaced workers.’’,
do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SECTION 114 OF PUBLIC LAW 107–229.
Section 114 of Public Law 107–229 is amended by
striking ‘‘the date specified in section 107(c) of this joint
resolution’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2003’’.
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEM-
PLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 2002.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208 of the Temporary Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public
Law 107–147; 116 Stat. 30) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 208. APPLICABILITY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), an agreement entered into under this title shall apply
to weeks of unemployment—
‘‘(1) beginning after the date on which such
agreement is entered into; and
‘‘(2) ending before April 1, 2003.
‘‘(b) TRANSITION FOR AMOUNT REMAINING IN AC-
COUNT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2)
and (3), in the case of an individual who has
amounts remaining in an account established under
section 203 as of March 29, 2003, temporary extended
unemployment compensation shall continue to be
payable to such individual from such amounts for
any week beginning after such date for which the in-
dividual meets the eligibility requirements of this
title.
‘‘(2) NO
AUGMENTATION
AFTER
MARCH
29,
2003.—If the account of an individual is exhausted
after March 29, 2003, then section 203(c) shall not
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apply and such account shall not be augmented under
such section, regardless of whether such individual’s
State is in an extended benefit period (as determined
under paragraph (2) of such section).
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—No compensation shall be
payable by reason of paragraph (1) for any week be-
ginning after June 28, 2003.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of
the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act
of 2002 (Public Law 107–147; 116 Stat. 21).
Attest:
Secretary.
(3) a description of how the eligible entity in-
tends to ensure that the statewide coalition is actu-
ally implementing the purpose of this Act and mov-
ing toward indicators described in section (d); 
(4) a list of the members of the statewide coali-
tion or interested parties involved in the work of the 
eligible entity; 
(5) a description of how the eligible entity in-
tends to work with State agencies on substance 
abuse prevention and education; 
(6) the anticipated impact of funds provided 
under this Act in reducing the rates of underage al-
cohol use; 
(7) outreach strategies, including ways in which 
the eligible entity proposes to—
(A) reach out to students; 
(B) promote the purpose of this Act; 
(C) address the range of needs of the stu-
dents and the surrounding communities; and 
(D) address community norms for under-
age students regarding alcohol use; and 
(8) such additional information as required by 
the Secretary. 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds
to carry out the activities described in such entity’s appli-
cation submitted pursuant to subsection (b). 
(d) ACCOUNTABILITY.—On the date on which the 
Secretary first publishes a notice in the Federal Register 
soliciting applications for grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall include in the notice achievement indica-
tors for the program authorized under this section. The 
achievement indicators shall be designed—
(1) to measure the impact that the statewide 
coalitions assisted under this Act are having on the 
institutions of higher education and the surrounding 
communities, including changes in the number of al-
cohol incidents of any kind (including violations, 
physical assaults, sexual assaults, reports of intimi-
dation, disruptions of school functions, disruptions 
of student studies, mental health referrals, illnesses, 
or deaths); 
(2) to measure the quality and accessibility of 
the programs or information offered by the state-
wide coalitions; and 
(3) to provide such other measures of program 
impact as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds pro-
vided under this Act shall be used to supplement, and not
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by redesignating clause (vi) and 
clause (vii) (as added by section 103(a) of 
this Act) as clauses (vii) and (viii), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) by striking clause (v) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(v) The document shall—
‘‘(I) describe how the State will 
pursue ending dependence of needy 
families on government benefits and 
reducing poverty by promoting job 
preparation and work; 
‘‘(II) describe how the State will 
encourage the formation and mainte-
nance of healthy 2-parent married 
families, encourage responsible father-
hood, and prevent and reduce the inci-
dence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; 
‘‘(III) include specific, numerical, 
and measurable performance objec-
tives for accomplishing subclauses (I) 
and (II), and with respect to sub-
clause (I), include objectives con-
cal, radiological, nuclear, cyber, or conventional weapons
by military or other means.
Subtitle C—Increasing Capabilities
and Coordination within and
between Levels of Government
SEC. 521. INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF INFORMATION SHAR-
ING AND OF BACKGROUND SECURITY CLEAR-
ANCES.
(a) BACKGROUND
SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—The
President shall make such adjustments to the conduct of
background investigations by agencies and Departments
of the United States for access to classified information
as are required to provide for the following:
(1) Background investigations are conducted
for access to such information on elected State offi-
cials if the officials elect to have such access.
(2) Background investigations are conducted
for access to such information on elected local offi-
cials as the President determines appropriate.
(3) Background investigations are conducted
for access to such information on State and local law
enforcement personnel so that—
(A) in the case of a State law enforcement
official, at least one such official in the State
has access to such information; and
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nel of the Arkansas River as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act in certain townships in eastern Oklahoma. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) DISCLAIMED
DRYBED
LANDS.—The term 
‘‘Disclaimed Drybed Lands’’ means all Drybed 
Lands along the Arkansas River that are located in 
Township 10 North in Range 24 East, Townships 9 
and 10 North in Range 25 East, Township 10 
North in Range 26 East, and Townships 10 and 11 
North in Range 27 East, in the State Oklahoma. 
(2) DRYBED
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Drybed 
Lands’’ means those lands which, on the date of en-
actment of this Act, lie above and contiguous to the 
mean high water mark of the Arkansas River in the 
State of Oklahoma. The term ‘‘Drybed Lands’’ is in-
tended to have the same meaning as the term ‘‘Up-
land Claim Area’’ as used by the Bureau of Land 
Management Cadastral Survey Geographic Team in 
its preliminary survey of the Arkansas River. The 
term ‘‘Drybed Lands’’ includes any lands so identi-
fied in the ‘‘Holway study.’’
(3) INDIAN
NATION; INDIAN
NATIONS.—The 
term ‘‘Indian Nation’’ means the Cherokee Nation,
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sition was in effect before September
11, 2001, or
‘‘(II) acquired by the taxpayer
pursuant to a written binding contract
which was entered into after Sep-
tember 10, 2001, and before Sep-
tember 11, 2004, and
‘‘(iv) which is placed in service by the
taxpayer before January 1, 2005, or, in
the case of property described in subpara-
graph (B), before January 1, 2006.
‘‘(B) CERTAIN PROPERTY HAVING LONGER
PRODUCTION PERIODS TREATED AS QUALIFIED
PROPERTY.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘quali-
fied property’ includes property—
‘‘(I) which meets the require-
ments of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of
subparagraph (A),
‘‘(II) which has a recovery period
of at least 10 years or is transpor-
tation property, and
‘‘(III) which is subject to section
263A by reason of clause (ii) or (iii)
of subsection (f)(1)(B) thereof.
tifying individuals who operate computer-based
systems for controlling the operations of pipe-
lines;
(C) any recommendations of the Secretary
for requiring the certification of all individuals
who operate computer-based systems for con-
trolling the operations of pipelines; and
(D) an assessment of the ramifications of
requiring the certification of other individuals
performing safety-sensitive functions for a pipe-
line facility.
(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘computer-based systems’’ means
supervisory control and data acquisition systems
(SCADA).
SEC. 11. ADDITIONAL GAS PIPELINE PROTECTIONS.
(a) RISK ANALYSIS AND INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS.—Section 60109 is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(c) RISK ANALYSIS AND INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Each operator of a gas
pipeline facility shall conduct an analysis of the risks
to each facility of the operator in an area identified
pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and shall adopt and
ignate and authorize such successive redelegations of
such functions to such employees under the Board
as the Executive Director may consider to be nec-
essary or appropriate; and
‘‘(8) take such other actions as are appropriate
to carry out the functions of the Executive Director.
‘‘SOCIAL SECURITY PERSONAL SAVINGS FUND
‘‘SEC. 254. (a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
SAVINGS
FUND.—There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a Social Security Personal Savings Fund,
consisting of all amounts transferred to or deposited in
the Savings Fund in accordance with section 257, in-
creased by the total net earnings from investments of
sums in the Savings Fund or reduced by the total net
losses from investments of the Savings Fund, and reduced
by the total amount of payments made from the Savings
Fund (including payments for administrative expenses).
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY.—The sums in the Savings Fund
are appropriated and shall remain available without fiscal
year limitation—
‘‘(1) to invest under section 258;
‘‘(2) to make distributions in accordance with
sections 260 and 261;
‘‘(3) to pay the administrative expenses of the
Board; and
after the first date as of which an account owner be-
comes entitled to old-age insurance benefits under
section 202(a) and has requested commencement of
distribution of the account owner’s distribution base,
the Executive Director shall provide for withdrawal
of the portion of the account balance which is not
in excess of the distribution base of the account
owner in accordance with subsections (b) through
(e).
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS IN DISTRIBUTION
BASE IN MONTHLY ANNUITY PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, effective upon the date referred
to in subsection (a)(3), the Executive Director shall
transfer so much of the account balance as is not in
excess of the distribution base of the account owner
from the account owner’s account to amounts other-
wise held in the Savings Fund. In exchange for the
amounts transferred, the Executive Director shall
provide, payable from the Saving Fund—
‘‘(A) if the covered individual is not mar-
ried on such date, an immediate single life an-
nuity for the account owner, payable in monthly
installments, or
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3530
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that certain settle-
ment funds established under the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 are beneficially owned
by the United States and are not subject to tax.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 19, 2001
Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BOEHLERT, and Mr. COYNE)
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 clarify
that certain settlement funds established under the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 are beneficially owned by the
United States and are not subject to tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF TAXATION OF CERTAIN
SETTLEMENT FUNDS.
Subsection (g) of section 468B of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(g) CLARIFICATION
OF TAXATION
OF CERTAIN
FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), nothing in any provision of law shall be
construed as providing that an escrow account, set-
tlement fund, or similar fund is not subject to cur-
rent income tax. The Secretary shall prescribe regu-
lations providing for the taxation of any such ac-
count or fund whether as a grantor trust or other-
wise.
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION FROM TAX FOR CERTAIN SET-
TLEMENT FUNDS.—An escrow account, settlement
fund, or similar fund shall be treated as beneficially
owned by the United States and shall be exempt
from taxation under this subtitle if—
‘‘(A) it is established pursuant to a con-
sent decree entered by a judge of a United
States District Court,
‘‘(B) it is created for the receipt of settle-
ment payments as directed by a government en-
tity for the sole purpose of resolving or satis-
fying one or more claims asserting liability
under the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980,
‘‘(C) the authority and control over the ex-
penditure of funds therein (including the ex-
penditure of contributions thereto and any net
earnings thereon) is with such government enti-
ty, and
‘‘(D) upon termination, any remaining
funds will be disbursed upon instructions by
such government entity in accordance with ap-
plicable law.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘govern-
ment entity’ means the United States, any State or
political subdivision thereof, the District of Colum-
bia, any possession of the United States, and any
agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by this Act shall apply as if
included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986
to which it relates.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3533
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify the relationship
between such Act and rules of civil procedure, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 19, 2001
Mrs. BIGGERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify
the relationship between such Act and rules of civil pro-
cedure, 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 ‘‘Fair Debt Collection
Practices Technical Amendment Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO REMEDY THE CON-
FLICT BETWEEN FEDERAL LAW AND JUDI-
CIAL RULES.
Section 803(2) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The term ‘communication’—
‘‘(A) means the conveying of information
regarding a debt directly or indirectly to any
person through any medium; and
‘‘(B) does not include actions taken pursu-
ant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or,
in the case of a proceeding in a State court, the
rules of civil procedure applicable in the courts
of such State.’’.
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sistent with the criteria used by the 
Secretary in establishing performance 
targets under section 403(a)(4)(B) if 
available; and 
‘‘(IV) describe the methodology 
that the State will use to measure 
State performance in relation to each 
such objective. 
‘‘(vi) Describe any strategies and pro-
grams the State may be undertaking to ad-
dress—
‘‘(I) employment retention and 
advancement for recipients of assist-
ance under the program, including 
placement into high-demand jobs, and 
whether the jobs are identified using 
labor market information; 
‘‘(II) efforts to reduce teen preg-
nancy; 
‘‘(III) services for struggling and 
noncompliant families, and for clients 
with special problems; and 
‘‘(IV) program integration, in-
cluding the extent to which employ-
ment and training services under the
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Calendar No. 632
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3534
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Received and read the first time 
OCTOBER 3, 2002
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To provide for the settlement of certain land claims of Cher-
okee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas 
Riverbed in Oklahoma.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cherokee, Choctaw, 
and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) It is the policy of the United States to pro-
mote tribal self-determination and economic self-suf-
ficiency and to encourage the resolution of disputes 
over historical claims through mutually agreed-to 
settlements between Indian Nations and the United 
States. 
(2) There are pending before the United States 
Court of Federal Claims certain lawsuits against the 
United States brought by the Cherokee, Choctaw, 
and Chickasaw Nations seeking monetary damages 
for the alleged use and mismanagement of tribal re-
sources along the Arkansas River in eastern Okla-
homa. 
(3) The Cherokee Nation, a federally recognized 
Indian tribe with its present tribal headquarters 
south of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, having adopted its 
most recent constitution on June 26, 1976, and hav-
ing entered into various treaties with the United 
States, including but not limited to the Treaty at 
Hopewell, executed on November 28, 1785 (7 Stat. 
18), and the Treaty at Washington, D.C., executed
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking the end period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(5) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(6) the company’s business plan maximizes the
retention of jobs and capacity consistent with the
long-term economic viability of the company.’’.
(c) GUARANTEE LEVEL.—Section 101(h) of the
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking the second
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The Board
may, where such security is available and not used
to secure other financing, require security in either
existing or after-acquired assets for the guaranteed
portion 
of 
the 
loan 
and 
may 
provide 
the
unguaranteed portion of the loan different payment
preference or different terms than those provided to
the guaranteed portion of the loan.’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(4) GUARANTEE
LEVEL.—Any loan issued
under this section may not exceed 95 percent of the
amount of the principal of the loan, plus the amount
of any unpaid interest on the loan.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3536
To clarify authority of States to establish licensing and training programs
for new positions and categories of nursing assistants to relieve the
shortage of nurses and the availability of medicare funding for such
new positions and categories.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 19, 2001
Mr. CLEMENT 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 clarify authority of States to establish licensing and train-
ing programs for new positions and categories of nursing
assistants to relieve the shortage of nurses and the avail-
ability of medicare funding for such new positions and
categories.
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 ‘‘Nursing Shortage
State Response Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF STATE AUTHORITY REGARDING
PROGRAMS 
TO 
RELIEVE 
SHORTAGE 
OF
NURSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in the provisions of the
Social Security Act shall be construed as preventing a
State from creating new positions and categories of nurs-
ing assistant workers in order to relieve the current short-
age of nursing staff and from permitting payment to be
made under titles XVIII and XIX of such Act insofar as
such new workers are performing tasks that, if performed
by a nurse, would be reimbursable under such title.
(b) MEDICARE
AND
MEDICAID
PAYMENT
POLI-
CIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, inso-
far as payment may be made under title XVIII or XIX
of the Social Security Act with respect to—
(1) services of a registered or licensed nurse in
the administration of medications and other author-
ized treatment, if such administration or treatment
is performed by a trained medication aide who is li-
censed or authorized under State law to assist such
nurses in such administration or treatment, payment
may be made under such title with respect to such
services of the aide instead of payment that would
otherwise have been made if the nurse had provided
such services; and
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3548
To provide for uniform recognition of Indian tribes by the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 19, 2001
Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. GREEN of Wis-
consin, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for uniform recognition of Indian tribes by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 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. NOTICE OF APPLICATION BY INDIAN TRIBE
FOR FEDERAL STATUS.
(a) LETTER OF INTENT.—To seek acknowledgment
or recognition as an Indian tribe under Federal law, the
petitioner must first submit to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior a letter of intent to seek such status.
(b) NOTICE TO STATES.—Not later than 30 days
after receiving a letter of intent, the Secretary shall notify
(2) services of a certified nursing assistant with
specific nursing-related tasks relating to activities of
daily living, such as feeding and hydration, relating
to mobility, or relating to other specific tasks, such
as the distribution of fresh water, bed making, and
initial call light response, if such tasks are per-
formed by a trained resident assistant aide who is
licensed or authorized under State law to extend the
services of such assistants with respect to such
tasks, payment may be made under such title with
respect to such services of the nursing assistant in-
stead of the payment that would otherwise have been
made if the certified nursing assistant had provided
such services.
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF PRODUCING ACREAGE FROM LIMI-
TATION ON TAKING, HOLDING, OWNING, AND
CONTROLLING 
FEDERAL 
OIL 
AND 
GAS
LEASES.
Section 27(d) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
184(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d) LIM-
ITATIONS
ON TAKING, HOLDING, OWNING, AND
CONTROLLING
LEASES
AND
LEASE
OPTIONS.—
(1)(A)’’; and
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘: Provided, however, That’’
and inserting ‘‘. Producing acreage and’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘pro-
ducing acreage’ means, with respect to a calendar year,
any oil or gas lease—
‘‘(i) for which minimum royalty, royalty, royalty
in kind, or compensatory royalty was paid during
the calendar year;
‘‘(ii) with respect to which the Secretary of the
Interior, under section 39, waived the obligation to
pay any of those forms of royalty during the cal-
endar year; or
‘‘(iii) all or a portion of which is subject during
the calendar year to a cooperative or unit plan of de-