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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5512
To provide for an adjustment of the boundaries of Mount Rainier National
Park, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 1, 2002
Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. DICKS, Mr. HASTINGS of Wash-
ington, and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for an adjustment of the boundaries of Mount
Rainier National Park, 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 ‘‘Mount Rainier Na-
tional Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ACQUISITION AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary
of the Interior may acquire, with the consent of the
owners, by donation, purchase with donated or ap-
propriated funds, or exchange, privately owned land
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘llll’’, numbered
lllll, and dated llll.
(2) LIMITATION.—The total acreage of the land
acquired under this subsection and the land trans-
ferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior under subsection (b) shall not
exceed 1,000 acres.
(3) INCLUSION IN PARK.—Upon the acquisition
of property by the Secretary under this subsection—
(A) the boundary of Mount Rainier Na-
tional Park shall be modified to include the ac-
quired property and to ensure that access over
the Carbon River Bridge to National Forest
lands is maintained for commercial and other
public use; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior shall ad-
minister the acquired property as part of Mount
Rainier National Park.
(b) TRANSFER OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS.—
(1) TRANSFER.—There is transferred to the
Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction
over National Forest lands depicted on the map re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(1).
(2) INCLUSION IN PARK.—Upon the effective-
ness of this subsection, the boundary of Mount
Rainier National Park shall be modified to include
the lands referred to in paragraph (1).
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.—In addition to lands ac-
quired under subsection (a), in order to provide public in-
formation for the visitor accessing public lands along the
Carbon and Mowich Corridors, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may acquire land in the vicinity of Wilkeson, Wash-
ington, not to exceed .5 acre, by purchase, donation, or
exchange, and from willing sellers only.
(d) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—The
Secretary of the Interior shall administer lands acquired
under this section as part of Mount Rainier National Park
and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
(e) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred to in
subsection (a)(1) shall be on file in the appropriate offices
of the National Park Service.
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(A) PERMITS.—Permits or other legal oc-
cupancies of the Federal land by third parties
in existence on the date of transfer of the Fed-
eral land to YRLP shall be addressed in accord-
ance with—
(i) part 254.15 of title 36, Code of
Federal Regulations (or any successor reg-
ulation); and
(ii) other applicable laws (including
regulations).
(B) CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PARCELS.—
(i) CAMP VERDE.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—Before YRLP
acquires the parcel described in para-
graph (2)(D), YRLP shall execute
and record the Camp Verde Declara-
tion.
(II) AMENDED DECLARATION.—
Following the acquisition of the parcel
described in paragraph (2)(D), YRLP
shall execute and record with the
Yavapai County Recorder an amended
declaration in which the legal descrip-
tion of the land referred to in the
Camp Verde Declaration is amended
of such agency’s needs for public school facili-
ties, including descriptions of—
‘‘(i) the overall condition of the local
educational agency’s school facilities, in-
cluding health and safety problems,
‘‘(ii) the capacity of the agency’s
schools to house projected enrollments, and
‘‘(iii) the extent to which the agency’s
schools offer the physical infrastructure
needed to provide a high-quality education
to all students,
‘‘(B) a description of how the local edu-
cational agency will use its allocations under
this subsection to address the needs identified
under subparagraph (A), and
‘‘(C) a description of how the local edu-
cational agency will ensure that its allocations
under this subsection are used only to supple-
ment, and not supplant, the amount of school
construction, rehabilitation, repair, and mod-
ernization in the locality that would have oc-
curred in the absence of such allocations.
A rule similar to the rule of the last sentence of sub-
section (d)(4) shall apply for purposes of this para-
graph.
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provided to the State Education Office, $500,000 
from local funds shall remain available until June 
30, 2004 for an audit of the student enrollment of 
each District of Columbia Public School and of each 
District of Columbia public charter school. 
(3) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC CHARTER 
SCHOOLS.—$148,865,000 (including $132,865,000 
from local funds and $16,000,000 from Federal 
funds) shall be available for District of Columbia 
public charter schools: Provided, That there shall be 
quarterly disbursement of funds to the District of 
Columbia public charter schools, with the first pay-
ment to occur within 15 days of the beginning of the 
fiscal year: Provided further, That if the entirety of 
this allocation has not been provided as payments to 
any public charter school currently in operation 
through the per pupil funding formula, the funds 
shall be available for public education in accordance 
with section 2403(b)(2) of the District of Columbia 
School Reform Act of 1995 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 
38–1804.03(b)(2)): Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available to District of Columbia pub-
lic charter schools, $25,000 shall be made available 
to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer as au-
thorized by section 2403(b)(5) of the District of Co-
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5515
To authorize the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency of the 
District of Columbia to provide for the interstate supervision of offenders 
on parole, probation, and supervised release. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2002
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To authorize the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency of the District of Columbia to provide for the 
interstate supervision of offenders on parole, probation, 
and supervised release.
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 ‘‘Court Services and 
Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act 
of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. INTERSTATE SUPERVISION. 
Section 11233(b)(2) of the National Capital Revital-
ization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 
(sec. 24–133(b)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (G) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(G) arrange for the supervision of Dis-
trict of Columbia offenders on parole, proba-
tion, and supervised release who seek to reside 
in jurisdictions outside the District of Colum-
bia;’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (H) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(I) arrange for the supervision of offend-
ers on parole, probation, and supervised release 
from jurisdictions outside the District of Co-
lumbia who seek to reside in the District of Co-
lumbia; and 
‘‘(J) have the authority to enter into 
agreements, including the Interstate Compact 
for Adult Offender Supervision, with any State 
or group of States in accordance with the Agen-
cy’s responsibilities under subparagraphs (G) 
and (I).’’.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5516
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to retransmission 
consent and must-carry for cable operators and satellite carriers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2002
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect 
to retransmission consent and must-carry for cable oper-
ators and satellite carriers.
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 ‘‘TV Consumer Free-
dom Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RETRANSMISSION CONSENT. 
Section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following:
‘‘(b)(1) No cable system or other multichannel video 
programming distributor shall retransmit the signal of a 
broadcasting station, or any part thereof, except with the 
express authority of the station.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 
of the right to signal carriage under section 
614’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 
the right to signal carriage under section 614’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) Within 45 days after the effective date of the 
TV Consumer Freedom Act, the Commission shall com-
mence a rulemaking proceeding to revise the regulations 
governing the exercise by television broadcast stations of 
the right to grant retransmission consent under this sub-
section. Such regulations shall establish election time peri-
ods that correspond with those regulations adopted under 
subparagraph (B). The rulemaking shall be completed 
within 180 days after the effective date of the TV Con-
sumer Freedom Act.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and re-
designating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4).
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SEC. 128. (a) If the Superior Court of the District 
of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals 
does not make a payment described in subsection (b) prior 
to the expiration of the 45-day period which begins on the 
date the Court receives a completed voucher for a claim 
for the payment, interest shall be assessed against the 
amount of the payment which would otherwise be made 
to take into account the period which begins on the day 
after the expiration of such 45-day period and which ends 
on the day the Court makes the payment. 
(b) A payment described in this subsection is—
(1) a payment authorized under section 11–
2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (re-
lating to representation provided under the District 
of Columbia Criminal Justice Act); 
(2) a payment for counsel appointed in pro-
ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court 
of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 
16, D.C. Official Code; or 
(3) a payment for counsel authorized under sec-
tion 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to rep-
resentation provided under the District of Columbia 
Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable 
Power of Attorney Act of 1986).
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF MUST-CARRY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Sections 338, 614, and 615 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 338, 534, and 
535) are repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 623(b)(7)(A) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 543(b)(7)(A)) is 
amended by striking clause (i) and redesignating 
clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii). 
(2) Section 635 of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 555) is amended by striking sub-
section (c). 
(3) Section 653 of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 573) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘614, or 615,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘sections 611, 614, and 615’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 611’’. 
(4) Section 336(b)(3) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 336(b)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘have any rights to carriage under section 
614 or 615 or’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5517
To provide for the conveyance of the reversionary interest of the United
States in certain lands to the Clint Independent School District, El
Paso County, Texas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 1, 2002
Mr. REYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on International Relations
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of the reversionary interest
of the United States in certain lands to the Clint Inde-
pendent School District, El Paso County, Texas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to section 2, the Sec-
retary of State shall execute and file in the appropriate
office such instrument as may be necessary to release the
reversionary interest of the United States in the land re-
ferred to in subsection (b).
(b) LAND DESCRIBED.—The land described in this
subsection consists of Tracts 4–B, 5, and 7, Block 14,
San Elizario Grant, County of El Paso, State of Texas.
SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
The release under section 1 shall be made upon con-
dition that the Clint Independent School District in the
County of El Paso, State of Texas, use any proceeds re-
ceived from the disposal of such land for public edu-
cational purposes.
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HR 5521 RH 
District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely: 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 
program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 
Columbia resident tuition support, $17,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-
cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be-
half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 
amount based upon the difference between in-State and 
out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher edu-
cation, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private 
institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 
awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 
of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of 
eligible students and such other factors as may be author-
ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov-
ernment shall establish a dedicated account for the Resi-
dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 
Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 
and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal-
ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 
this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 551
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the rate of reimburse-
ment for motor vehicle travel under the beneficiary travel program of
the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be the same as the rate for
private vehicle reimbursement for Federal employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
the rate of reimbursement for motor vehicle travel under
the beneficiary travel program of the Department of
Veterans Affairs shall be the same as the rate for private
vehicle reimbursement for Federal employees.
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 ‘‘Veterans Travel Fair-
ness Act’’.
SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT RATE
UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS BENEFICIARY TRAVEL PROGRAM.
(a) RATE.—Section 111(g) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
paragraph (2) and any other provision of this section, the
rate of reimbursement under this section for travel by a
privately owned motor automobile shall be the rate in ef-
fect under section 5704 of title 5.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to travel after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5520
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an exemption 
from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements for certain sea-
sonal fireworks employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, 
and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
an exemption from minimum wage and maximum hours 
requirements for certain seasonal fireworks employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MINIMUM WAGE AND MAXIMUM HOURS EXEMP-
TION FOR CERTAIN SEASONAL FIREWORKS 
EMPLOYEES. 
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (8) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(9) any employee employed, on a seasonal 
basis, at a facility or location the primary source of 
revenue of which is derived from the sale of fire-
works directly to consumers; or’’.
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the benefit of an insider, under an employment con-
tract and not in the ordinary course of business.’’. 
SEC. 4. PAYMENT OF INSURANCE BENEFITS TO RETIRED 
EMPLOYEES. 
Section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 
(m), and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) If the debtor, during the 180-day period ending 
on the date of the filing of the petition—
‘‘(1) modified retiree benefits; and 
‘‘(2) was insolvent on the date such benefits 
were modified; 
the court, on motion of a party in interest, and after notice 
and a hearing, shall issue an order reinstating as of the 
date the modification was made, such benefits as in effect 
immediately before such date unless the court finds that 
the balance of the equities clearly favors such modifica-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this
(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CVSO PROGRAMS.—(1) 
In the case of a State that as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act does not have a County Veterans Service Offi-
cer program, Federal funding under this Act may be used 
by units of local government to establish such a program 
to assist veterans and their dependents in filing applica-
tions for veterans benefits and for the purposes specified 
in this Act. 
(2) In a State covered by paragraph (1), if a unit 
of local government chooses not to establish a County Vet-
erans Service Officers program as described in that para-
graph, the State department of veterans affairs (or the 
equivalent) may elect to perform the services as specified 
in this Act for that State. 
(3) In a State covered by paragraph (1), if both units 
of local government and the State government elect not 
to use some or all of the funds, the unused amount shall 
revert back to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and shall 
be reallocated to those State department of veterans af-
fairs (or the equivalent) in which County Veterans Service 
Officers programs exist to further expand services to vet-
erans in those States in support of the veterans claims 
backlog reduction services under this Act.
SEC. 4. DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF TECH-
NOLOGIES TO DEFEAT INTERNET JAMMING 
AND CENSORSHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF GLOBAL INTER-
NET FREEDOM.—There is established in the International 
Broadcasting Bureau the Office of Global Internet Free-
dom (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). 
The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall develop 
and implement a comprehensive global strategy to combat 
state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming, and 
persecution of those who use the Internet. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Office 
$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 and 2004. 
(c) COOPERATION
OF OTHER FEDERAL DEPART-
MENTS AND AGENCIES.—Each department and agency of 
the United States Government shall cooperate fully with, 
and assist in the implementation of, the strategy developed 
by the Office and shall make such resources and informa-
tion available to the Office as is necessary to the achieve-
ment of the purposes of this Act. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On March 1 following 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually there-
after, the Director of the Office shall submit to the Con-
gress a report on the status of state interference with 
Internet use and of efforts by the United States to counter
such interference. Each report shall list the countries that 
pursue policies of Internet censorship, blocking, and other 
abuses; provide information concerning the government 
agencies or quasi-governmental organizations that imple-
ment Internet censorship; and describe with the greatest 
particularity practicable the technological means by which 
such blocking and other abuses are accomplished. In the 
discretion of the Director, such report may be submitted 
in both a classified and nonclassified version. 
(e) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be interpreted to authorize any action by the 
United States to interfere with foreign national censorship 
for the purpose of protecting minors from harm, pre-
serving public morality, or assisting with legitimate law 
enforcement aims. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
should—
(1) publicly, prominently, and consistently de-
nounce governments that restrict, censor, ban, and 
block access to information on the Internet; 
(2) direct the United States Representative to 
the United Nations to submit a resolution at the 
next annual meeting of the United Nations Human 
Rights Commission condemning all governments
that practice Internet censorship and deny freedom 
to access and share information; and 
(3) deploy, at the earliest practicable date, tech-
nologies aimed at defeating state-directed Internet 
censorship and the persecution of those who use the 
Internet.
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