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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3387
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to extend the limitation on actions,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 30, 2001
Mr. TERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to extend the
limitation on actions, 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 Credit Reporting
Act Limitations on Actions Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 618 of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681p) is amended by striking
‘‘within two years from the date on which the liability
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3388
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the fee for
collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the
Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 30, 2001
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. DEUTSCH) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust
the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic
laboratory tests under the Medicare 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 ‘‘Medicare Laboratory
Services Access Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT IN MEDICARE LABORATORY SPECI-
MEN COLLECTION FEE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833(h) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘in
the amount specified in paragraph (8)’’ after ‘‘a
nominal fee’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(8) The amount specified in this paragraph, for the
nominal fee under paragraph (3)(A) for tests performed
in—
‘‘(A) 2002, is $5.25; or
‘‘(B) a subsequent year, is the amount specified
in this paragraph for tests performed in the pre-
ceding year adjusted by the annual percentage in-
crease or decrease in the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers (United States city average).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to fees for tests performed on
or after January 1, 2002.
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test, evaluation, procurement, or deployment of mili-
tary technologies, systems, or other equipment nec-
essary for improving the capability to fight ter-
rorism, protect the force, prepare for and respond to
terrorist attacks, or improve the capabilities of key
tactical systems.
(B) The Secretary of Defense may transfer
funds under this paragraph only to operation and
maintenance accounts, procurement accounts, or re-
search, development, test and evaluation accounts.
(C) Of the funds under this paragraph,
$75,000,000 shall be available only to support quick
reaction activities to develop and deploy promising
new weapons and other WMD defense capabilities
that are recommended by the Department of De-
fense Combating Terrorism Technology Task Force.
(D) The Secretary of Defense shall provide
written notification to the congressional defense
committees prior to the transfer of any amount
under this paragraph in excess of $5,000,000 to a
specific program, project, or activity.
(E) None of the funds under this paragraph
may be obligated for new start projects without prior
notification to the congressional defense committees
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‘‘(3) a college, university, institution, association, or alliance
for activities that are necessary for it to be designated as
a sea grant college or sea grant institute; and
‘‘(4) a sea grant college or sea grant institute designated
after the date of enactment of the National Sea Grant College
Program Act Amendments of 2002 but not yet evaluated under
section 204(d)(3)(A).’’.
SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS IN BECOMING DESIGNATED
AS SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT INSTITUTES.
Section 207 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act
(16 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS.—
‘‘(1) REPORT
REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall report
annually to the Committee on Resources and the Committee
on Science of the House of Representatives, and to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate,
on efforts and progress made by colleges, universities, institu-
tions, associations, and alliances to become designated under
this section as sea grant colleges or sea grant institutes,
including efforts and progress made by sea grant institutes
in being designated as sea grant colleges.
‘‘(2) TERRITORIES
AND
FREELY
ASSOCIATED
STATES.—The
report shall include description of—
‘‘(A) efforts made by colleges, universities, associations,
institutions, and alliances in United States territories and
freely associated States to develop the expertise necessary
to be designated as a sea grant institute or sea grant
college;
‘‘(B) the administrative, technical, and financial assist-
ance provided by the Secretary to those entities seeking
to be designated; and
‘‘(C) the additional actions or activities necessary for
those entities to meet the qualifications for such designa-
tion under subsection (a)(1).’’.
SEC. 9. COORDINATION.
Not later than February 15 of each year, the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Director of the
National Science Foundation shall jointly submit to the Committees
on Resources and Science of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report on how the oceans and coastal research activities
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including
the Coastal Ocean Program and the National Sea Grant College
Program, and of the National Science Foundation will be coordi-
nated during the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which
the report is submitted. The report shall describe in detail any
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overlapping ocean and coastal research interests between the agen-
cies and specify how such research interests will be pursued by
the programs in a complementary manner.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 338
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the maximum amount
of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural
producer may receive during each of crop years 2001 and 2002.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 2001
Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. BERRY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the
maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan defi-
ciency payments that an agricultural producer may re-
ceive during each of crop years 2001 and 2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF MAR-
KETING LOAN GAINS AND LOAN DEFICIENCY
PAYMENTS.
Section 1001(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(7 U.S.C. 1308(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘However, during each of crop
years 2001 and 2002, the total amount of such payments
may not exceed $150,000 per person.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3390
To provide consistent treatment of overtime, night, and holiday inspection
and quarantine services performed by employees of the Department of
Agriculture.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 30, 2001
Mr. SHOWS (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Re-
form, 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
concerned
A BILL
To provide consistent treatment of overtime, night, and holi-
day inspection and quarantine services performed by em-
ployees of the Department of Agriculture.
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 ‘‘Department of Agri-
culture Inspection and Quarantine Services Payment
Act’’.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT FOR OVERTIME, NIGHT, AND HOLIDAY IN-
SPECTION 
AND 
QUARANTINE 
SERVICES
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN-
SPECTION LAWS.
(a) CONSISTENT PAYMENT AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may pay employees of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture employed in establishments subject to
the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et
seq.), the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031
et seq.), or any other law regarding the inspection or quar-
antine of agricultural products for all overtime, night, and
holiday work performed at such establishments, at such
rates as the Secretary may determine.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary may require
the persons for whom overtime, night, or holiday work de-
scribed in subsection (a) is performed to reimburse the
Secretary for the amounts paid out by the Secretary for
such work. Amounts received by the Secretary as reim-
bursement shall be available to the Secretary, without fur-
ther appropriation and until expended, to make payments
for such overtime, night, and holiday work.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The second
paragraph under the heading ‘‘MEAT INSPECTION, BU-
REAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY:’’ in the Act of July 24, 1919
(7 U.S.C. 394), is repealed.
(2) Section 25 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 468) is amended by striking ‘‘overtime and hol-
iday’’ and all that follows through the period at the end
of the section and inserting ‘‘overtime, night, and holiday
work covered by section 2 of the Department of Agri-
culture Inspection and Quarantine Services Payment
Act.’’.
(3) The Act of June 5, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 695), is
amended by striking ‘‘overtime pursuant to the Act of July
24, 1919 (7 U.S.C. 394)’’ and inserting ‘‘overtime, night,
and holiday work covered by section 2 of the Department
of Agriculture Inspection and Quarantine Services Pay-
ment Act’’.
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cluded under the research project and the level of
support to be provided to each; and
‘‘(4) how the for-profit entities and any other
partners will participate in developing and carrying
out the research and education agenda of the part-
nership.
‘‘(d) PROGRAM OPERATION.—(1) The program es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall be managed by indi-
viduals who shall have both expertise in research related
to the security of computer systems and knowledge of the
vulnerabilities of existing computer systems. The Director
shall designate such individuals as program managers.
‘‘(2) Program managers designated under paragraph
(1) may be new or existing employees of the Institute or
individuals on assignment at the Institute under the Inter-
governmental Personnel Act of 1970.
‘‘(3) Program managers designated under paragraph
(1) shall be responsible for—
‘‘(A) establishing and publicizing the broad re-
search goals for the program;
‘‘(B) soliciting applications for specific research
projects to address the goals developed under sub-
paragraph (A);
yearly performance of each local educational agency
and school served under this title in enabling all
children served under this part to meet the State’s
challenging student performance standards. Such as-
sessments shall—
‘‘(A) be the same assessments used to
measure the performance of all children, if the
State measures the performance of all children;
‘‘(B) be criterion referenced and aligned
with the State’s challenging content and stu-
dent performance standards and provide coher-
ent information about student attainment of
such standards;
‘‘(C) be used for purposes for which such
assessments are valid and reliable, and be con-
sistent with relevant, nationally recognized pro-
fessional and technical standards for such as-
sessments;
‘‘(D) measure the proficiency of students
in the academic subjects in which a State has
adopted challenging content and student per-
formance standards and be administered not
less than one or more times during—
‘‘(i) grades 3 through 5;
‘‘(ii) grades 6 through 9; and
propriate to further reduce such inconsistency or con-
flicts.’’.
TITLE II—CONTRACTING
REFORM
SEC. 201. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN MEDICARE ADMINIS-
TRATION.
(a) CONSOLIDATION AND FLEXIBILITY IN MEDICARE
ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XVIII is amended by
inserting after section 1874 the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘CONTRACTS WITH MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE
CONTRACTORS
‘‘SEC. 1874A. (a) AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) 
AUTHORITY
TO
ENTER
INTO
CON-
TRACTS.—The Secretary may enter into contracts
with any eligible entity to serve as a medicare ad-
ministrative contractor with respect to the perform-
ance of any or all of the functions described in para-
graph (4) or parts of those functions (or, to the ex-
tent provided in a contract, to secure performance
thereof by other entities).
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY OF ENTITIES.—An entity is
eligible to enter into a contract with respect to the
performance of a particular function described in
paragraph (4) only if—
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Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory
Board under section 20(f); and
‘‘(3) promote the development of a robust re-
search community working at the leading edge of
knowledge in subject areas relevant to the security
of computer systems by providing support for grad-
uate students, post-doctoral researchers, and senior
researchers.
‘‘(b) FELLOWSHIPS.—(1) The Director is authorized
to establish a program to award post-doctoral research fel-
lowships to individuals who are citizens, nationals, or law-
fully admitted permanent resident aliens of the United
States and are seeking research positions at institutions,
including the Institute, engaged in research activities re-
lated to the security of computer systems, including the
research areas described in section 4(a)(1) of the Cyber
Security Research and Development Act.
‘‘(2) The Director is authorized to establish a pro-
gram to award senior research fellowships to individuals
seeking research positions at institutions, including the In-
stitute, engaged in research activities related to the secu-
rity of computer systems, including the research areas de-
scribed in section 4(a)(1) of the Cyber Security Research
and Development Act. Senior research fellowships shall be
made available for established researchers at institutions
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of higher education who seek to change research fields and
pursue studies related to the security of computer systems.
‘‘(3)(A) To be eligible for an award under this sub-
section, an individual shall submit an application to the
Director at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Director may require.
‘‘(B) Under this subsection, the Director is author-
ized to provide stipends for post-doctoral research fellow-
ships at the level of the Institute’s Post Doctoral Research
Fellowship Program and senior research fellowships at lev-
els consistent with support for a faculty member in a sab-
batical position.
‘‘(c) AWARDS; APPLICATIONS.—The Director is au-
thorized to award grants or cooperative agreements to in-
stitutions of higher education to carry out the program
established under subsection (a). To be eligible for an
award under this section, an institution of higher edu-
cation shall submit an application to the Director at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Director may require. The application shall include,
at a minimum, a description of—
‘‘(1) the number of graduate students antici-
pated to participate in the research project and the
level of support to be provided to each;
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‘‘(2) the number of post-doctoral research posi-
tions included under the research project and the
level of support to be provided to each;
‘‘(3) the number of individuals, if any, intend-
ing to change research fields and pursue studies re-
lated to the security of computer systems to be in-
cluded under the research project and the level of
support to be provided to each; and
‘‘(4) how the for-profit entities and any other
partners will participate in developing and carrying
out the research and education agenda of the part-
nership.
‘‘(d) PROGRAM OPERATION.—(1) The program es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall be managed by indi-
viduals who shall have both expertise in research related
to the security of computer systems and knowledge of the
vulnerabilities of existing computer systems. The Director
shall designate such individuals as program managers.
‘‘(2) Program managers designated under paragraph
(1) may be new or existing employees of the Institute or
individuals on assignment at the Institute under the Inter-
governmental Personnel Act of 1970.
‘‘(3) Program managers designated under paragraph
(1) shall be responsible for—
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‘‘(A) establishing and publicizing the broad re-
search goals for the program;
‘‘(B) soliciting applications for specific research
projects to address the goals developed under sub-
paragraph (A);
‘‘(C) selecting research projects for support
under the program from among applications sub-
mitted to the Institute, following consideration of—
‘‘(i) the novelty and scientific and technical
merit of the proposed projects;
‘‘(ii) the demonstrated capabilities of the
individual or individuals submitting the applica-
tions to successfully carry out the proposed re-
search;
‘‘(iii) the impact the proposed projects will
have on increasing the number of computer se-
curity researchers;
‘‘(iv) the nature of the participation by for-
profit entities and the extent to which the pro-
posed projects address the concerns of industry;
and
‘‘(v) other criteria determined by the Di-
rector, based on information specified for inclu-
sion in applications under subsection (c); and
retary determines that such a survey
is not appropriate with respect to a
specific drug, such determination shall
be based on published average whole-
sale (or comparable direct) prices for
the drug.
‘‘(II) DETERMINATION FOR MUL-
TIPLE-SOURCE DRUGS.—For purposes
of subparagraph (B), the Secretary
may base the determination under
this subparagraph on the published
average wholesale (or comparable di-
rect) prices for the drug or on a bian-
nual survey conducted by the Sec-
retary of a representative sample of
direct sellers, wholesalers, or phar-
macists (as appropriate) of wholesale
(or comparable direct) prices (exclud-
ing discounts to pharmacies).
‘‘(III) COMPLIANCE
WITH
SUR-
VEY
REQUIRED.—If a wholesaler or
direct seller of a covered outpatient
drug refuses, after being requested by
the Secretary, to provide the informa-
tion required in a survey under this
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECU-
RITY ACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of
2001’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Ex-
cept as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this
Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment
to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to that section or other
provision of the Social Security Act.
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; amendments to Social Security Act; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and construction.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—REGULATORY REFORM
Sec. 101. Issuance of regulations.
Sec. 102. Compliance with changes in regulations and policies.
Sec. 103. Reports and studies relating to regulatory reform.
TITLE II—CONTRACTING REFORM
Sec. 201. Increased flexibility in medicare administration.
Sec. 202. Requirements for information security for medicare administrative
contractors.
TITLE III—EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
Sec. 301. Provider education and technical assistance.
Sec. 302. Small provider technical assistance demonstration program.
Sec. 303. Medicare Provider Ombudsman; Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman.
Sec. 304. Beneficiary outreach demonstration program.
TITLE IV—APPEALS AND RECOVERY
Sec. 401. Transfer of responsibility for medicare appeals.
Sec. 402. Process for expedited access to review.
Sec. 403. Revisions to medicare appeals process.
Sec. 404. Prepayment review.
means an appropriate regulatory authority other
than the Commission.
‘‘(30) MARKET PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘mar-
ket participant’ means any entity that generates,
sells, or aggregates electric power (other than State-
ordered transition or default service) that is trans-
mitted on the transmission system operated by a re-
gional transmission organization. Any entity that is
the owner of the regional transmission organization
and does not generate, sell, or aggregate electric
power shall not be considered a market participant.
An entity is not a market participant by reason of
providing State-ordered transition service, default
service, or generation service necessary to provide re-
active power or such other generation service inci-
dental to providing transmission service.
‘‘(31) OPEN ACCESS.—The term ‘open access’,
with respect to local distribution facilities, means
that the local distribution company that owns, con-
trols, or operates the facilities offers access to the
facilities that is not unduly discriminatory or pref-
erential.
‘‘(32) 
RETAIL
ELECTRIC
CONSUMER.—The
term ‘retail electric consumer’ means any person
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‘‘(D) monitoring the progress of research
projects supported under the program.
‘‘(e) REVIEW OF PROGRAM.—(1) The Director shall
periodically review the portfolio of research awards mon-
itored by each program manager designated in accordance
with subsection (d). In conducting those reviews, the Di-
rector shall seek the advice of the Computer System Secu-
rity and Privacy Advisory Board, established under section
21, on the appropriateness of the research goals and on
the quality and utility of research projects managed by
program managers in accordance with subsection (d).
‘‘(2) The Director shall also contract with the Na-
tional Research Council for a comprehensive review of the
program established under subsection (a) during the 5th
year of the program. Such review shall include an assess-
ment of the scientific quality of the research conducted,
the relevance of the research results obtained to the goals
of the program established under subsection (d)(3)(A),
and the progress of the program in promoting the develop-
ment of a substantial academic research community work-
ing at the leading edge of knowledge in the field. The Di-
rector shall submit to Congress a report on the results
of the review under this paragraph no later than six years
after the initiation of the program.
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(C) be responsible for developing bench-
mark tests and standards for computing systems
and software; and
‘‘(D) encourage the development, deploy-
ment, and implementation of voluntary guide-
lines and standards for—
‘‘(i) robust security technology; and
‘‘(ii) best practices and interoper-
ability relating to the security of commer-
cial and government computer networks;
and
‘‘(2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration shall conduct basic and applied research
in networking and information technology, with em-
phasis on—
‘‘(A) improving weather forecasting and cli-
mate prediction;
‘‘(B) collection and dissemination of envi-
ronmental information; and
‘‘(C) development of more accurate models
of the atmosphere-ocean system.’’; and
(2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and in-
serting the following: