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States or, in the case of an exchange of parcels
under paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines
that the parcel received in the exchange is being
used for purposes other than public recreational pur-
poses title to that parcel shall revert to the United
States.
SEC. 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PRO-
VISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code,
shall not apply to the conveyance under this section.
(b) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require that the conveyance under this sec-
tion be subject to such additional terms and conditions
as the Secretary considers appropriate and necessary to
protect the interests of the United States.
(c) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The County shall be
responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, includ-
ing real estate transaction and environmental compliance
costs, associated with the conveyance.
(d) LIABILITY.—The County shall hold the United
States harmless from any liability with respect to activities
carried out, on or after the date of the conveyance, on
the real property conveyed. The United States shall re-
main responsible for any liability with respect to activities
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Union Calendar No. 273
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2624
[Report No. 107–458]
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to honor, through perma-
nent tributes, men and women of the United States who were killed
or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2001
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. STUPAK, Mr.
SOUDER, Mr. FROST, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. LANTOS, Ms.
MCKINNEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. NADLER, Mr.
CROWLEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. NORTON, and Mr.
CRAMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
MAY 14, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. GILMAN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. HOLDEN,
Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. FORBES, Mr. MOORE,
Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. WATSON, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. HIN-
CHEY, Mrs. LOWEY, and Ms. LOFGREN
MAY 14, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to honor,
through permanent tributes, men and women of the
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(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters
into or renews a contract under this section may not sub-
ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the
individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for
contraceptives because such activities would be contrary
to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re-
quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
SEC. 643. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay
for the statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal
year 2002 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United
States Code, shall be an increase of 4.6 percent.
(b) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid
from appropriations which are made to each applicable de-
partment or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal
year 2002.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2002’’.
Union Calendar No. 88
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2590
[Report No. 107–152]
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Treasury Depart-
ment, the United States Postal Service, the Ex-
ecutive Office of the President, and certain Inde-
pendent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
JULY 23, 2001
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2591
To allow the Secretary of Agriculture to use existing authorities to provide
export promotion assistance for tobacco and tobacco products of the
United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 2001
Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. ROGERS
of Kentucky, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr.
GOODE, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, and Mr. HAYES) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To allow the Secretary of Agriculture to use existing authori-
ties to provide export promotion assistance for tobacco
and tobacco products of the United States.
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 ‘‘Tobacco Export Mar-
keting Enhancement Act’’.
SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL EXPORT PROGRAM FOR TOBACCO.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may exercise the authorities of sec-
tion 203 (relating to the market access program) and title
VII (relating to the foreign market development coop-
erator program) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
(7 U.S.C. 5623 and 5713 et seq.) to provide assistance
for the development, maintenance, and expansion of for-
eign markets for tobacco and tobacco products of the
United States.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2592
To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws
of the various States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 2001
Mr. FRANK (for himself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BONIOR, Mrs.
MINK of Hawaii, Mr. NADLER, Mr. STARK, Mr. THOMPSON of California,
and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance
with the laws of the various States.
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 ‘‘States’ Rights to Med-
ical Marijuana Act’’.
SEC. 2. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
(a) SCHEDULE.—Marijuana is moved from schedule
I of the Controlled Substances Act to schedule II of such
Act.
(b) PRESCRIPTION OR RECOMMENDATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—No provision of the Con-
trolled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise
restrict—
(A) the prescription or recommendation of
marijuana by a physician for medical use,
(B) an individual from obtaining and using
marijuana from a prescription or recommenda-
tion of marijuana by a physician for medical
use by such individual, or
(C) a pharmacy from obtaining and hold-
ing marijuana for the prescription or rec-
ommendation of marijuana by a physician for
medical use under applicable State law
in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed or
recommended by a physician for medical use under
applicable State law.
(2) PRODUCTION.—No provision of the Con-
trolled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise re-
strict an entity established by a State, in which
marijuana may be prescribed or recommended by a
physician for medical use, for the purpose of pro-
ducing marijuana for prescription or recommenda-
tion by a physician for medical use from producing
and distributing marijuana for such purpose.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No provision of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise
restrict—
(1) the prescription or recommendation of mari-
juana by a physician for medical use,
(2) an individual from obtaining and using
marijuana from a prescription or recommendation of
marijuana by a physician for medical use by such in-
dividual, or
(3) a pharmacy from obtaining and holding
marijuana for the prescription or recommendation of
marijuana by a physician for medical use,
in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed or rec-
ommended by a physician for medical use under applicable
State law.
(b) PRODUCTION.—No provision of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise
restrict an entity established by a State, in which mari-
juana may be prescribed or recommended by a physician
for medical use, for the purpose of producing marijuana
for prescription or recommendation by a physician for
medical use from producing and distributing marijuana
for such purpose.
SEC. 4. RELATION OF ACT TO CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS RE-
LATING TO SMOKING.
This Act does not affect any Federal, State, or local
law regulating or prohibiting smoking in public.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2593
To establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the global eradication
of disease.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 2001
Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. UPTON) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the
global eradication of disease.
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 ‘‘Commission to Univer-
sally Reduce and Eradicate Disease Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During the 20th century the United States
led the world in defeating totalitarianism and com-
munism.
(2) The United States also led the world in
spreading and establishing democracy in every re-
gion.
(3) The United States remains the only global
‘‘superpower’’, a historic position of leadership which
allows the Nation to establish new goals to benefit
humanity in the 21st century.
(4) The United States, the world leader in the
research, development, and production of tech-
nologies, medicines, and methodologies utilized to
prevent and cure disease, has established a Center
for Vaccine Development at the National Institutes
of Health that could assist in the global control of
infectious diseases. Infectious disease is the number
one global health challenge, annually killing 11 mil-
lion people globally and 180,000 people in the
United States, and is the third leading cause of
death in the United States. The United States has
the resources, through the National Institutes of
Health and the National Science Foundation, to ex-
pand health research information globally through
the use of Internet conferencing and dissemination
of data.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the
‘‘National Commission for the New National Goal: The
Advancement of Global Health’’ (in this Act referred to
as the ‘‘Commission’’).
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall recommend to the Congress a
national strategy for coordinating governmental, aca-
demic, and public and private health care entities for the
purpose of the global eradication of disease. The Commis-
sion shall address how the United States may assist in
the global control of infectious diseases through the devel-
opment of vaccines and the sharing of health research in-
formation on the Internet.
SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION.—The Com-
mission shall consist of individuals who are of recognized
standing and distinction and who possess the dem-
onstrated capacity to discharge the duties imposed on the
Commission, and shall include representatives of the pub-
lic, private, and academic areas whose capacity is based
on a special knowledge, such as computer sciences or the
use of the Internet for medical conferencing, or expertise
in medical research or related areas.
(b) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission
shall be composed of 15 members as follows:
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carried out, before such date, on the real property con-
veyed.
(e) EASEMENTS.—The County shall provide to the
Secretary all required rights of entry or easements nec-
essary for utilities and for access to the Savannah Harbor
Tide Gate structure and the dock located adjacent to the
structure.
Passed the House of Representatives December 11,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE TO CHATHAM COUNTY,
GEORGIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall
convey, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, to
the Commissioners of Chatham County, Georgia, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the ap-
proximately 12-acre parcel of land located on Hutchinson
Island, Georgia, adjacent to the Savannah Harbor Tide
Gate structure.
(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The
exact acreage and the legal description of the parcel to
be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by
a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
(c) USE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel conveyed under
this section shall remain in public ownership and
shall be managed in perpetuity for public rec-
reational purposes or, in the alternative, the parcel
may be exchanged for another parcel of equal ap-
praised value that shall remain in public ownership
and shall be managed in perpetuity for public rec-
reational purposes.
(2) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines
that the parcel conveyed under this section is being
used for purposes other than public recreational pur-
poses, title to the parcel shall revert to the United
and in such amounts as are provided in appropriation
Acts.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2594
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish authority for the inclu-
sion of tertiary-care nurses in the program for the National Health
Service Corps, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 2001
Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. TANCREDO,
Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. STENHOLM, and Mr.
GOODE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish author-
ity for the inclusion of tertiary-care nurses in the pro-
gram for the National Health Service Corps, 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 ‘‘Nursing Shortage Re-
sponse Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS; AUTHORITY
OF SECRETARY REGARDING TERTIARY-CARE
NURSES.
Subpart II of part D of title III of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 336A the following section:
‘‘AUTHORITY REGARDING TERTIARY-CARE NURSES
‘‘SEC. 336B. (a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF SHORTAGE.—The au-
thorities described in this section for the Secretary
are effective, notwithstanding any other provision of
this subpart, if the Secretary determines that a sig-
nificant number of public and nonprofit private hos-
pitals have shortages of tertiary-care nurses.
‘‘(2) TERTIARY-CARE
NURSES.—For purposes
of this section, the term ‘tertiary-care nurse’ means
a registered nurse (under applicable legal require-
ments) who provides tertiary care, without regard to
whether the nurse has received advanced nurse edu-
cation within the meaning of section 811.
‘‘(b) INCLUSION IN CORPS PROGRAM; SCHOLARSHIP
AND LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS.—The Secretary may
under subsection (a) accept tertiary-care nurses as Corps
members, and may provide for the participation of such
nurses in the Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs.
‘‘(c) HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In establishing criteria
under section 332(b) for the designation of health
professional shortage areas, the Secretary may
under subsection (a)—
‘‘(A) include tertiary-care nurses in deter-
mining the number of health professionals for
purposes of the ratio described in section
332(b)(1); and
‘‘(B) establish criteria for otherwise consid-
ering tertiary-care nurses in designating health
professional shortage areas.
‘‘(2) EFFECT ON CERTAIN SHORTAGE AREAS.—
In the case of a health professional shortage area
that was designated by the Secretary under section
332 before the date of the enactment of the Nursing
Shortage Response Act of 2001, the Secretary may
not terminate the designation on the basis of criteria
established under paragraph (1).’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2595
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 12, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
FEBRUARY 4, 2002
Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel
of land to Chatham County, Georgia.
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. LAND CONVEYANCE TO CHATHAM COUNTY,
GEORGIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall
convey, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, to
the Commissioners of Chatham County, Georgia, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the ap-
proximately 12-acre parcel of land located on Hutchinson
Island, Georgia, adjacent to the Savannah Harbor Tide
Gate structure.
(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The
exact acreage and the legal description of the parcel to
be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by
a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
(c) USE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel conveyed under
this section shall remain in public ownership and
shall be managed in perpetuity for public rec-
reational purposes or, in the alternative, the parcel
may be exchanged for another parcel of equal ap-
praised value that shall remain in public ownership
and shall be managed in perpetuity for public rec-
reational purposes.
(2) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines
that the parcel conveyed under this section is being
used for purposes other than public recreational pur-
poses, title to the parcel shall revert to the United
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2595
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a
parcel of land to Chatham County, Georgia.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2595
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel
of land to Chatham County, Georgia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE TO CHATHAM COUNTY,
GEORGIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall
convey, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, to
the Commissioners of Chatham County, Georgia, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the ap-
proximately 12-acre parcel of land located on Hutchinson
Island, Georgia, adjacent to the Savannah Harbor Tide
Gate structure.
(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The
exact acreage and the legal description of the parcel to
be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by
a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
(c) USE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel conveyed under
this section shall remain in public ownership and
shall be managed in perpetuity for public rec-
reational purposes or, in the alternative, the parcel
may be exchanged for another parcel of equal ap-
praised value that shall remain in public ownership
and shall be managed in perpetuity for public rec-
reational purposes.
(2) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines
that the parcel conveyed under this section is being
used for purposes other than public recreational pur-
poses, title to the parcel shall revert to the United
States or, in the case of an exchange of parcels
under paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines
that the parcel received in the exchange is being
used for purposes other than public recreational pur-
poses title to that parcel shall revert to the United
States.
SEC. 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PRO-
VISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code,
shall not apply to the conveyance under this section.
(b) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require that the conveyance under this sec-
tion be subject to such additional terms and conditions
as the Secretary considers appropriate and necessary to
protect the interests of the United States.
(c) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The County shall be
responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, includ-
ing real estate transaction and environmental compliance
costs, associated with the conveyance.
(d) LIABILITY.—The County shall hold the United
States harmless from any liability with respect to activities
carried out, on or after the date of the conveyance, on
the real property conveyed. The United States shall re-
main responsible for any liability with respect to activities
carried out, before such date, on the real property con-
veyed.
(e) EASEMENTS.—The County shall provide to the
Secretary all required rights of entry or easements nec-
essary for utilities and for access to the Savannah Harbor
Tide Gate structure and the dock located adjacent to the
structure.
Passed the House of Representatives December 11,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 2595
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of land to Chatham County,
Georgia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE TO CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall convey,
by quitclaim deed and without consideration, to the Commissioners
of Chatham County, Georgia, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the approximately 12-acre parcel of land
located on Hutchinson Island, Georgia, adjacent to the Savannah
Harbor Tide Gate structure.
(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage
and the legal description of the parcel to be conveyed under sub-
section (a) shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory
to the Secretary.
(c) USE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel conveyed under this section
shall remain in public ownership and shall be managed in
perpetuity for public recreational purposes or, in the alter-
native, the parcel may be exchanged for another parcel of
equal appraised value that shall remain in public ownership
and shall be managed in perpetuity for public recreational
purposes.
(2) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines that the parcel
conveyed under this section is being used for purposes other
than public recreational purposes, title to the parcel shall revert
to the United States or, in the case of an exchange of parcels
under paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that the parcel
received in the exchange is being used for purposes other than
public recreational purposes title to that parcel shall revert
to the United States.
SEC. 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PROVISIONS.—Sec-
tion 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the
conveyance under section 1.
(b) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may
require that the conveyance under section 1 be subject to such
additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appro-
priate and necessary to protect the interests of the United States.
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(c) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The County shall be responsible
for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate trans-
action and environmental compliance costs, associated with the
conveyance.
(d) LIABILITY.—The County shall hold the United States harm-
less from any liability with respect to activities carried out, on
or after the date of the conveyance, on the real property conveyed.
The United States shall remain responsible for any liability with
respect to activities carried out, before such date, on the real prop-
erty conveyed.
(e) EASEMENTS.—The County shall provide to the Secretary
all required rights of entry or easements necessary for utilities
and for access to the Savannah Harbor Tide Gate structure and
the dock located adjacent to the structure.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.