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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5284
To direct the President to assess the advisability of requiring each State
to use the Death Master File of the Social Security Administration
in issuing drivers’ licenses to individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To direct the President to assess the advisability of requiring
each State to use the Death Master File of the Social
Security Administration in issuing drivers’ licenses to
individuals.
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 ‘‘Secure Identity Protec-
tion Act’’.
SEC. 2. USE OF MASTER DEATH FILE IN ISSUANCE OF DRIV-
ERS’ LICENSES.
(a) STUDY.—The President shall conduct a study to
assess the advisability of requiring each State to use the
Death Master File of the Social Security Administration
in issuing drivers’ licenses to individuals as a method of
determining the validity of the social security numbers
supplied by the individuals.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to
Congress a report on the results of the study.
(c) DELEGATION.—The President shall conduct the
study acting through the head of an appropriate Federal
department or agency, as designated by the President.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5286
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans
Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans enrolled in the
health care system of that Department for prescriptions written by pri-
vate practitioners, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SIMMONS, and Mr.
DAN MILLER of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medica-
tions to veterans enrolled in the health care system of
that Department for prescriptions written by private
practitioners, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Prescription
Drugs Access Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS PHARMACIES TO DISPENSE MEDICA-
TIONS TO VETERANS ON PRESCRIPTIONS
WRITTEN BY PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1712(d) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) In addition to drugs and medicines furnished
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall furnish to
a veteran enrolled under section 1705 of this title such
drugs and medicines on the formulary of the Department
as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physi-
cian in the treatment of any illness or injury of the vet-
eran. Any such prescription is subject to section 1722A
of this title.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of
section 1712 of such title is amended by striking the sixth
through ninth words.
(2) The item relating to section 1712 in the table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is
amended by striking the sixth through ninth words.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5287
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of certain
overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the
Armed Forces following death.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 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 provide for for-
giveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to
deceased retired members of the Armed Forces following
death.
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 ‘‘Military Retiree Sur-
vivor Comfort Act’’.
SEC. 2. FORGIVENESS OF CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS OF RE-
TIRED PAY PAID FOR PERIODS AFTER DEATH
OF RETIRED MEMBERS.
(a) FORGIVENESS WHEN PAYMENTS DEPOSITED TO
JOINT ACCOUNTS.—Section 2771 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) The United States shall forgive any overpayment
of retired or retainer pay arising from payment of such
retired or retainer pay for any period after the date of
the death of the recipient through the last day of the
month in which such death occurs if such payment is elec-
tronically deposited in an accredited financial institution
to a joint account bearing the name of the decedent and
another individual who is the decedent’s designated bene-
ficiary under subsection (a)(1).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (e) of section
2771 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall apply with respect to payments made to
persons dying on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 528
To provide that children’s sleepwear shall be manufactured in accordance
with stricter flammability standards.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To provide that children’s sleepwear shall be manufactured
in accordance with stricter flammability standards.
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 ‘‘Children’s Sleepwear
Safety Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF AMENDMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Without regard to any other law,
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission
shall amend its Flammable Fabrics Act standards to re-
voke the amendments to the standards for the flamma-
bility of children’s sleepwear sizes 0 through 6X (con-
tained in regulations published at 16 C.F.R. part 1615)
and 7 through 14 (contained in regulations published at
16 C.F.R. part 1616) issued by the Commission on Sep-
tember 9, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 47,634).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sleepwear manufactured or
imported before the effective date (as established by the
Commission) of the Commission’s revocation required by
subsection (a) shall not be considered in violation of the
Flammable Fabrics Act if it complied with the Commis-
sion rules in effect at the time it was manufactured or
imported.
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rect result of the installation, operation, or mainte-
nance of the Secretary’s facilities, equipment, fix-
tures, improvements, modifications, or alterations;
and
(3) if the Secretary decides to terminate future
occupancy and interest of the property retained
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall—
(A) provide written notice to the Board at
least 60 days prior to the scheduled date when
the property will be vacated;
(B) remove facilities, equipment, fixtures,
improvements, modifications, or alterations and
restore the property to as good a condition as
existed at the time the property was retained
under subsection (c), taking into account ordi-
nary wear and tear and exposure to natural ele-
ments or phenomena; or
(C) surrender all facilities, equipment, fix-
tures, improvements, modifications, or alter-
ations to the Board in lieu of restoration,
whereupon title shall vest in the Board of
Trustees, and whereby all obligations of res-
toration under this subsection shall be waived,
and all interests retained under subsection (c)
shall be revoked.
in existing law to account for the unique cir-
cumstances surrounding the events of September 11,
2001.
SEC. 3. DECEASED ALIEN VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS
DEEMED TO BE UNITED STATES CITIZENS.
Notwithstanding title III of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), and except as pro-
vided in section 5, each alien who died as a result of a
September 11, 2001, terrorist attack against the United
States, shall, as of that date, be considered to be an hon-
orary citizen of the United States if the alien held lawful
status under the immigration laws of the United States
as of that date.
SEC. 4. CITIZENSHIP ACCORDED TO ALIEN SPOUSES AND
CHILDREN OF CERTAIN VICTIMS OF TER-
RORIST ATTACKS.
Notwithstanding title III of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), and except as pro-
vided in section 5, an alien spouse or child of an individual
who was lawfully present in the United States and who
died as a result of a September 11, 2001, terrorist attack
against the United States shall be entitled to naturaliza-
tion as a citizen of the United States upon being adminis-
tered the oath of renunciation and allegiance in an appro-
priate ceremony pursuant to section 337 of the Immigra-
under this subsection shall not disseminate such in-
formation outside of such agency.
‘‘§ 4203. Powers and duties of the Chairman
‘‘(a) GENERALLY.—The Chairman shall—
‘‘(1) convene and preside at meetings of the
Commission under section 4202 and such additional
meetings of the Commission as the Chairman may
call or as may be requested in writing by at least
three Commissioners;
‘‘(2) appoint, fix the compensation of, assign,
and supervise all personnel employed by the Com-
mission except that—
‘‘(A) the appointment of any administra-
tive law judge shall be subject to approval of
the Commission within the first year of judge’s
employment; and
‘‘(B) regional Commissioners shall appoint
and supervise such personnel employed regu-
larly and full time in their respective regions as
are compensated at a rate up to and including
grade 9 of the General Schedule pay rates (5
U.S.C. 5332);
‘‘(3) assign duties among officers and employ-
ees of the Commission, including Commissioners, so
including for input and update of information
in the database.
(b) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts referred to
in subsection (a) are amounts received by the agency as
payment made by any Federal contractor or assistance
participant pursuant to an administrative agreement with
respect to a Federal contract or assistance activity.
(c) RESTRICTION.—Amounts retained under sub-
section (a)(1) may not be used for agency administration
or expenses not described in subsection (a)(2).
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) 
INTERAGENCY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term
‘‘Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspen-
sion’’ means such committee constituted under sec-
tions 4 and 5 and of Executive Order 12549.
(2) 
ASSISTANCE.—The 
term 
‘‘assistance’’
means Federal grants, cooperative agreements,
loans, loan guarantees, and other benefits included
as covered transactions under the Governmentwide
nonprocurement suspension and debarment rules.
(3) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ means
those direct procurement transactions covered by
subpart 9.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5294
To accord honorary citizenship to the alien victims of the September 11,
2001, terrorist attacks against the United States and to provide for
the granting of citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain
victims of such attacks.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. WEINER, Ms. LEE, Mr. HONDA,
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. FRANK, Mr. OWENS, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. NADLER, and Mr.
FROST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To accord honorary citizenship to the alien victims of the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United
States and to provide for the granting of citizenship
to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of
such attacks.
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 ‘‘Terrorist Victim Citi-
zenship Relief Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On September 11, 2001, the United States
suffered a series of attacks which led to the deaths
of thousands of people.
(2) Hundreds of foreign nationals perished in
the attacks on the American institutions on Amer-
ican soil.
(3) At that time, the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service was processing applications for ad-
justment in immigration status for immigrants who
perished in the attacks.
(4) The immigrant or nonimmigrant status of
many immigrant families depends on the sponsor-
ship of those who perished.
(5) The Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice has publicly stated that it does not intend to take
action against foreign nationals whose immigration
status is in jeopardy as a direct result of the attack.
(6) Commissioner of the Immigration and Nat-
uralization Service James Ziglar stated that ‘‘the
Immigration and Naturalization Service will exercise
its discretion toward families of victims during this
time of mourning and readjustment’’.
(7) Only Congress has the authority to change
immigration law to address unanticipated omissions
tion and Nationality Act, without regard to the current
status of the alien spouse or child under the immigration
laws of the United States, if the spouse or child applies
to the Attorney General for naturalization not later than
two years after the date of enactment of this Act. The
Attorney General shall record the date of naturalization
of any person granted naturalization under this section as
being September 10, 2001.
SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an
alien may not be naturalized as a citizen of the United
States, or afforded honorary citizenship, under this Act
if the alien is—
(1) inadmissible under paragraph (2) or (3) of
section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, or deportable under paragraph (2) or (4) of sec-
tion 237(a) of that Act, including any terrorist per-
petrator of a September 11, 2001, terrorist attack
against the United States; or
(2) a member of the family of a person de-
scribed in paragraph (1).
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House Calendar No. 223
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5335
[Report No. 107–704] 
A BILL 
To designate the Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 200 West 2nd 
Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the ‘‘Tony Hall Fed-
eral Building and United States Courthouse’’. 
OCTOBER 1, 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5297
To provide for health care premium assistance; and to amend the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 to exclude unemployment compensation for purposes
of determining eligibility and benefits under such Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 2002
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees
on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To provide for health care premium assistance; and to amend
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to exclude unemployment
compensation for purposes of determining eligibility and
benefits under such Act.
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 ‘‘Health Care Continu-
ation Coverage Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 103. DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FILING PROCEDURES.—The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish
procedures under which individuals may submit petitions
for payment under this title. The procedures shall include
a requirement that each petition filed under this Act in-
clude written medical documentation that the relevant in-
dividual described in section 102(a)(1) received the treat-
ment described in such section.
(b) DETERMINATION.—For each petition filed under
this title, the Secretary shall determine whether the peti-
tion meets the requirements of this title.
(c) PAYMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent there are suf-
ficient amounts in the Fund to cover each payment,
the Secretary shall pay, from the Fund, each peti-
tion that the Secretary determines meets the re-
quirements of this title in the order received.
(2) PAYMENTS IN CASE OF DECEASED INDIVID-
UALS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an indi-
vidual referred to in section 102(a) who was di-
agnosed with AIDS and who is deceased at the
time that payment is made under this section
on a petition filed by or on behalf of the indi-
vidual, the payment shall be made as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) Upon request of a Chief Human Capital Offi-
cer for information or assistance under paragraph (1)(B),
the head of any Federal entity involved shall, insofar as
is practicable and not in contravention of any existing
statutory restriction or regulation of the Federal entity
from which the information is requested, furnish to such
Chief Human Capital Officer, or to an authorized des-
ignee, such information or assistance.
‘‘(B) Whenever information or assistance requested
under paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) is, in the judgment of
a Chief Human Capital Officer, unreasonably refused or
not provided, the Chief Human Capital Officer shall report
the circumstances to the head of the establishment in-
volved without delay.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters
for part II of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to chapter 13 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘14. Chief Human Capital Officers ............................................. 1401’’.
SEC. 102. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS COUNCIL.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Chief
Human Capital Officers Council, consisting of—
(1) the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, who shall serve as chairperson of the
Council;
tification periods that begin before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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unauthorized by the owner or operator of the
chemical source.
(10) USE
OF
INHERENTLY
SAFER
TECH-
NOLOGY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘use of in-
herently safer technology’’, with respect to a
chemical source, means use of a technology,
product, raw material, or practice that, as com-
pared with the technologies, products, raw ma-
terials, or practices currently in use—
(i) reduces or eliminates the possi-
bility of a release of a substance of concern
from the chemical source prior to sec-
ondary containment, control, or mitigation;
and
(ii) reduces or eliminates the threats
to public health and the environment asso-
ciated with a release or potential release of
a substance of concern from the chemical
source.
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘use of inher-
ently safer technology’’ includes input substi-
tution, catalyst or carrier substitution, process
redesign (including reuse or recycling of a sub-
stance of concern), product reformulation, pro-
(3) HIV.—The term ‘‘HIV’’ means human im-
munodeficiency virus.
(4) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise provided,
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means Secretary of Health
and Human Services.
TITLE II—TREATMENT OF CER-
TAIN PAYMENTS UNDER THE
SSI PROGRAM
SEC. 201. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS UNDER THE
SSI PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the payments described in subsection (b) shall
not be considered income or resources in determining eligi-
bility for, or the amount of supplemental security income
benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act.
(b) GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS
DESCRIBED.—The
payments described in this subsection are payments made
from the Fund established pursuant to section 101 of this
Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 529
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to require the use of recycled
materials in the construction of Federal-aid highway projects.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. WELDON
of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to require the
use of recycled materials in the construction of Federal-
aid highway projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE USE OF RECYCLED
MATERIALS.
The Secretary of Transportation may issue regula-
tions requiring the use of recycled materials in the con-
struction of any Federal-aid highway.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 52
To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive application of California
State regulations regarding reformulated gas in certain areas within
the State.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. COX) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive applica-
tion of California State regulations regarding reformu-
lated gas in certain areas within the State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CALIFORNIA REFORMULATED GAS RULES.
Section 211(c)(4)(B) of the Clean Air Act is amended
by adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘Whenever any
such State that has received a waiver under section
209(b)(1) has promulgated reformulated gasoline rules for
any covered area of such State (as defined in subsection
(k)), such rules shall apply in such area in lieu of the re-
quirements of subsection (k) if such State rules will
achieve equivalent or greater emission reductions than
would result from the application of the requirements of
subsection (k) in the case of the aggregate mass of emis-
sions of toxic air pollutants and in the case of the aggre-
gate mass of emissions of ozone-forming compounds.’’.
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