[House Report 107-793]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

                                                 Union Calendar No. 494

107th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Report 107-793

                               (107-104)

                                     

                                SUMMARY

                                   OF

                  LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

                               __________

                      ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS

                             first session

                        Convened January 3, 2001

                      Adjourned December 20, 2001

                             second session

                       Convened January 23, 2002

                      Adjourned November 22, 2002


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            5COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     


                                     

 December 20, 2002.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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             COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

                      DON YOUNG, Alaska, Chairman

THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin, Vice-    JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
Chair                                NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York       ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina         WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee       PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland         BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
STEPHEN HORN, California             JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
JOHN L. MICA, Florida                ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of 
JACK QUINN, New York                 Columbia
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan           JERROLD NADLER, New York
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama              ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio           CORRINE BROWN, Florida
SUE W. KELLY, New York               JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana          BOB FILNER, California
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio                  EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota          FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey        GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JERRY MORAN, Kansas                  JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, 
RICHARD W. POMBO, California         California
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina           ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska              EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho            MAX SANDLIN, Texas
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia              ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina          BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut             LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
MIKE ROGERS, Michigan                TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia  NICK LAMPSON, Texas
MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois           JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
HENRY E, BROWN, Jr., South Carolina  MARION BERRY, Arkansas
TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois         BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
BRIAN D. KERNS, Indiana              SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana           BRAD CARSON, Oklahoma
TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania    JIM MATHESON, Utah
MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey            MICHAEL M. HONDA, California
SAM GRAVES, Missouri                 RICK LARSEN, Washington
C.L. (BUTCH) OTTER, Idaho            MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts
MARK R. KENNEDY, Minnesota
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas
JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma

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                             SUBCOMMITTEES

The Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee are 
  ex officio voting members of all Subcommittees. The Member of 
  the Majority Party ranking immediately after the Chairman shall 
  be Vice Chairman or Chairwoman of the Subcommittee, and the 
  ranking Member of the Minority Party shall serve as 
  Subcommittee Ranking Minority Member for the 107th Congress.

                        Subcommittee on Aviation

                    JOHN L. MICA, Florida, Chairman

THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin           WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee       ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of 
STEPHEN HORN, California             Columbia
JACK QUINN, New York                 EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan           LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama              JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
SUE W. KELLY, New York               PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana          JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota          ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey        CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JERRY MORAN, Kansas                  JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, 
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho            California
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia              MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina,Vice     ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
Chairman                             BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois           TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois         NICK LAMPSON, Texas
DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana           SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
SAM GRAVES, Missouri                 BRAD CARSON, Oklahoma
MARK R. KENNEDY, Minnesota           JIM MATHESON, Utah
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas          MICHAEL M. HONDA, California
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania            NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas               JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma                (Ex Officio)
DON YOUNG, Alaska
  (Ex Officio)

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        Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

                     FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey

HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina         CORRINE BROWN, Florida
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland         JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina           GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut Vice-Chair  PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
DON YOUNG, Alaska                    JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
  (Ex Officio)                         (Ex Officio)

 Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency 
                               Management

                  STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio, Chairman

ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio                  JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
MIKE ROGERS, Michigan                MARION BERRY, Arkansas
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West           ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of 
Virginia, Vice-Chair                 Columbia
JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma              JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
DON YOUNG, Alaska                    JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
  (Ex Officio)                         (Ex Officio)

                                  (iv)

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                  Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

                  THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin, Chairman

SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York       ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina         NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee       JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
JOHN L. MICA, Florida                BOB FILNER, California
JACK QUINN, New York                 FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio           JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, 
SUE W. KELLY, New York               California
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisana           ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota          MAX SANDLIN, Texas
JERRY MORAN, Kansas                  BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
RICHARD W. POMBO, California         TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina           SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska              ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia              BRAD CARSON, Oklahoma
ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina          JIM MATHESON, Utah
ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut             MICHAEL M. HONDA, California
MIKE ROGERS, Michigan                RICK LARSEN, Washington
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia  WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois           BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
HENRY E. BROWN, Jr., South Carolina  JERROLD NADLER, New York
TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois         EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
BRIAN D. KERNS, Indiana              LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana           BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania    JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey            CORRINE BROWN, Florida
SAM GRAVES, Missouri                 JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
C.L. (BUTCH) OTTER, Idaho            MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts
MARK R. KENNEDY, Minnesota, Vice-      (ex officio)
Chair
BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
DON YOUNG, Alaska
  (ex officio)

                       Subcommittee on Railroads

                     JACK QUINN, New York, Chairman

THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin           BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York       JERROLD NADLER, New York
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina         NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JOHN L. MICA, Florida                ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama              BOB FILNER, California
JERRY MORAN, Kansas                  ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina           EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut             JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia  RICK LARSEN, Washington
TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania    WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey, Vice-     JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
Chair                                  (ex officio)
DON YOUNG, Alaska
  (ex officio)

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            Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

                     JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee

SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York       PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland         ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
STEPHEN HORN, California             GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan           EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio           JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
SUE W. KELLY, New York               NICK LAMPSON, Texas
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana          BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio                  FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
RICHARD W. POMBO, California         MARION BERRY, Arkansas
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska              ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho            BOB FILNER, California
HENRY E. BROWN, Jr., South Carolina  EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
BRIAN D. KERNS, Indiana              JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, 
DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana, Vice-    California
Chair                                BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
C.L. (BUTCH) OTTER, Idaho            MICHAEL M. HONDA, California
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas          JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania             (Ex Officio)
JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas
DON YOUNG, Alaska
  (Ex Officio)

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                     Majority Full Committee Staff

                     Lloyd A. Jones, Chief of Staff

                   Elizabeth Megginson, Chief Counsel

       Charles Ziegler, Deputy Chief Counsel and Parliamentarian

                    Christine Kennedy, Administrator

               Raga Elim, Special Counsel to the Chairman

        Debbie Callis, Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff

                    Fraser Verrusio, Policy Director

             Joseph Graziano, Chief Financial Administrator

       Jimmy Miller, Director of Committee Facilities and Travel

        Stephen Beaulieu, Special Assistant to the Chief Counsel

                    Kris Demirjian, Staff Assistant

                   Kimberlee Saranko, Staff Assistant

                                 ______

                     Minority Full Committee Staff

              David A. Heymsfeld, Minority Staff Director

                Ward McCarragher, Minority Chief Counsel

                  Kathleen Donnelly, Minority Counsel

           Sheila R. Lockwood, Minority Systems Administrator

          Dara M. Schlieker, Minority Financial Administrator

                                 ______

                                 Budget

   Sharon Barkeloo, Professional Staff Member for Budget and Aviation

                                 ______

                          Information Systems

                Keven Sard, Manager Information Systems

              Christopher Hewett, Web and Graphics Editor

             Sonia Tutiven, Assistant Systems Administrator

                                 ______

                              Press Office

                 Steve Hansen, Communications Director

           Justin Harclerode, Deputy Communications Director

            Jim Berard, Minority Director of Communications

                                 ______

                               Editorial

                         Gilda Fuentez, Editor

               Tracy Mosebey, Legislative Calendar Clerk

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                             Majority Staff

                         Investigations Office

                       Bob Faber, Senior Counsel

                  Mark Zachares, Investigative Counsel

                  Derek Miller, Investigative Counsel

             Charles Yessaian, Legislative Staff Assistant

                             Minority Staff

                    Trinita Brown, Minority Counsel

                                 ______

                                AVIATION

                             Majority Staff

           David Schaffer, Staff Director and Senior Counsel

                    Holly E. Woodruff Lyons, Counsel

                  Adam Tsao, Professional Staff Member

   Sharon Barkeloo, Professional Staff Member for Budget and Aviation

         Cheryl McCullough, Senior Legislative Staff Assistant

                             Minority Staff

    Stacie Soumbeniotis, Minority Staff Director and Senior Counsel

                   Giles Giovinazzi, Minority Counsel

                Michael Herren, Minority Staff Assistant

                                 ______

                COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION

                             Majority Staff

             Rebecca Dye, Staff Director and Senior Counsel

                 Edward Lee, Professional Staff Member

           Marsha Canter, Senior Legislative Staff Assistant

                             Minority Staff

                John Cullather, Minority Staff Director

                Rose M. Hamlin, Minority Staff Assistant

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    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

                             Majority Staff

                      Matt Wallen, Staff Director

                         Dan Schulman, Counsel

                             Minority Staff

                Susan F. Brita, Minority Staff Director

        Trinita Brown, Minority Counsel on Emergency Management

                Rose M. Hamlin, Minority Staff Assistant

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                          HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT

                             Majority Staff

                     Levon Boyagian, Staff Director

                          Graham Hill, Counsel

                 Joyce Rose, Professional Staff Member

                 James Tymon, Professional Staff Member

                   Melissa Theriault, Staff Assistant

                      Amy Warder, Staff Assistant

                             Minority Staff

              Clyde Woodle, Minority Senior Staff Director

                 Kenneth House, Minority Staff Director

                 Frank Mulvey, Minority Staff Director

                Eric Schyndle, Minority Staff Assistant

                                 ______

                               RAILROADS

                             Majority Staff

            Glenn Scammel, Staff Director and Senior Counsel

                          John Scheib, Counsel

                    Travis Johnson, Staff Assistant

                             Minority Staff

                 Frank Mulvey, Minority Staff Director

                Michael Herren, Minority Staff Assistant

                                 ______

                    WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

                             Majority Staff

            Susan Bodine, Staff Director and Senior Counsel

                        Jonathan Pawlow, Counsel

                John Anderson, Professional Staff Member

           Donna Campbell, Senior Legislative Staff Assistant

               Fess Cassels, Legislative Staff Assistant

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                             Minority Staff

              Kenneth J. Kopocis, Minority Staff Director

                     Ryan Seiger, Minority Counsel

                 Arthur Chan, Minority Chief Economist

                Pamela Keller, Minority Staff Assistant

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                          LETTER OF SUBMITTAL

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                                                 December 20, 2002.
Hon. Jeff Trandahl,
The Clerk, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Trandahl: In compliance with Rule XI, Clause 1(d) 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives, there is 
transmitted herewith the Summary of Activities of the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 107th Congress.
    The purpose of the report is to provide the Members of the 
House of Representatives, and the general public, with an 
overview of the legislative and oversight activities conducted 
by the Committee pursuant to Rule X, Clause 1(q) of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives.
    This document is intended as a general reference tool, and 
not as a substitute for the hearing records, reports, and other 
committee files.
            Sincerely yours,
                                                 Don Young,
           Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    Enclosure.

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                                CONTENTS

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Letter of Submittal..............................................    XI
Foreword.........................................................    XV
Jurisdiction of the House Committee on Transportation and 
  Infrastructure.................................................     1
Bills enacted into law...........................................     2
Committee Bills and Resolutions that passed the House but not 
  acted on by the Senate.........................................     5
Bills reported to the House but not acted upon...................     7
Resolutions approved by both Chambers............................     8
Senate Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Committee but not 
  acted on.......................................................     9
Bills that passed both the House and Senate but not signed into 
  public law.....................................................    11
Bills enacted into law (summaries of public laws):
  107-2 To designate the John Joseph Moakley United States 
    Courthouse...................................................    11
  107-23 To designate the James C. Corman Federal Building.......    11
  107-31 To designate the Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and 
    United States Courthouse.....................................    12
  107-33 To designate the Thurgood Marshall United States 
    Courthouse...................................................    12
  107-42 Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act..    13
  107-49 To designate the Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and 
    United States Courthouse.....................................    13
  107-71 Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001........    14
  107-80 To designate the James A. McClure Federal Building and 
    United States Courthouse.....................................    14
  107-90 Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act......    15
  107-106 National Museum of African American History and Culture 
    Plan for Action Presidential Commission Act of 2001..........    15
  107-107 National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2002    16
  107-118 Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields 
    Revitalization Act...........................................    16
  107-149 Appalachian Regional Development Reauthorization Act of 
    2001.........................................................    16
  107-154 Extended Unemployment Assistance Act...................    17
  107-174 Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 
    and Retaliation Act of 2002..................................    17
  107-175 To designate the Ron de Lugo Federal Building..........    18
  107-176 To designate the Donald J. Pease Federal Building......    18
  107-177 To designate the William L. Beatty Federal Building and 
    United States Courthouse.....................................    19
  107-178 To designate the Mike Mansfield Federal Building and 
    United States Courthouse.....................................    19
  107-182 Paul Simon Chicago Jobs Corps Center...................    20
  107-224 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Plaza 
    Authorization Act of 2002....................................    21
  107-230 To provide a temporary waiver from certain 
    transportation conformity requirements and metropolitan 
    transportation planning requirements under the Clean Air Act 
    and under other laws for certain areas in New York where the 
    planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of 
    terrorism, and for other purposes............................    21
  107-232 Transit Operating Flexibility Act......................    22
  107-257 To designate the Wayne Lyman Morse United States 
    Courthouse...................................................    22
  107-295 Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002...........    23
  107-298 Real Interstate Driver Equity Act of 2001..............    33
  107-303 Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Act of 2002.............    34
  107-310 Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002....................    34
  107-314 Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
    year 2003....................................................    35
  107-320 To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel 
    of land to Chatham County, Georgia...........................    35
  107-355 To enhance the security and safety of pipelines........    35
Committee Views and Estimates Report.............................    37
Summary of activities:

  Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure............    39
  Subcommittee on Aviation.......................................    43
  Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation........    51
  Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
    Emergency Management.........................................    79
  Subcommittee on Highways and Transit...........................   109
  Subcommittee on Railroads......................................   119
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment................   121
Oversight........................................................   129
Public Building Project Resolutions and 11(b) Resolutions 
  Approved Pursuant to the Public Buildings Act of 1959..........   138
Water Survey Resolutions Adopted.................................   166
Publications.....................................................   169
                                FOREWORD

    The 107th Congress will be remembered as one of the most 
extraordinary times in the history of our nation and the 
Congress. As the new Congress began, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was poised to solve the 
problems facing the country's vast transportation 
infrastructure. The problems that we faced were congestion on 
our roads, in the air, and on our waterways. During the early 
months of the Congress, we focused on the need for capital 
investment in new and improved infrastructure. We felt secure 
and strong.
    That sense of security changed one tragic day in September, 
2001. The Committee had to focus on protecting our 
transportation systems and the infrastructure that supports 
that system from the threat of terrorism. The Committee rose to 
the challenge and in record time produced legislation to keep 
our aviation transportation system operating and to make it 
truly secure. The Committee made a significant contribution to 
legislation to create a new Department of Homeland Security and 
proposed legislation relative to security of our water 
infrastructure, our bus systems, and our ports.
    In the midst of dealing with the urgency of the terrorist 
threat, the Committee was also able to continue its work on the 
more routine but important legislation that falls within its 
jurisdiction including a new vision for passenger rail, the 
protection of our water, the management of our public 
buildings, encouraging economic development, and laying the 
foundation for reauthorization of highway and aviation 
programs.
    These accomplishments would not have occurred without the 
strong bipartisanship of the Committee's members and the 
leadership of the Ranking Minority Member, Rep. James L. 
Oberstar. I also want to extend my thanks and appreciation to 
Aviation Subcommittee Chairman John L. Mica and Ranking 
Minority Member William O. Lipinski, Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Frank A. LoBiondo and 
Ranking Minority Member Corrine Brown, Economic Development, 
Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman 
Steven C. LaTourette and Ranking Minority Member Jerry F. 
Costello, Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Thomas E. 
Petri and Ranking Minority Member Robert A. Borski, Railroads 
Subcommittee Chairman Jack Quinn and Ranking Minority Member 
Bob Clement, and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 
Chairman John J. Duncan and Ranking Minority Member Peter A. 
DeFazio.
    It is with pride that the House Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure submits its summary of legislative and 
oversight activities for the 107th Congress--accomplishments 
that will build a safer, more efficient, and more economically 
strong America for the 21st Century.
                                                 Don Young,
          Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


                                                 Union Calendar No. 494
107th Congress                                                   Report
                       HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
 2d Session                                                     107-793

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     SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES--COMMITTEE ON 
                   TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

                                _______
                                

 December 20, 2002.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

  Mr. Young, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T 

 PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPLICABLE TO 
     COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES; JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON 
                   TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE


                                ``Rule X


        ``ESTABLISHMENT AND JURISDICTION OF STANDING COMMITTEES

                ``The Committees and Their Jurisdiction

    ``1. There shall be in the House the following standing 
committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and 
related functions assigned to it by this clause and clauses 2, 
3, and 4; and all bills, resolutions, and other matters 
relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of any standing 
committee as listed in this clause shall (in accordance with 
and subject to clause 5) be referred to such committees, as 
follows:

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    ``(q) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    ``(1) Coast Guard, including lifesaving service, 
lighthouses, lightships, ocean derelicts, and the Coast Guard 
Academy.
    ``(2) Federal management of emergencies and natural 
disasters.
    ``(3) Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors.
    ``(4) Inland waterways.
    ``(5) Inspection of merchant marine vessels, lights and 
signals, lifesaving equipment, and fire protection on such 
vessels.
    ``(6) Navigation and the laws relating thereto, including 
pilotage.
    ``(7) Registering and licensing of vessels and small boats.
    ``(8) Rules and international arrangements to prevent 
collisions at sea.
    ``(9) Measures relating to the Capitol Building and the 
Senate and House office buildings.
    ``(10) Measures relating to the construction or maintenance 
of roads and post roads, other than appropriations therefor; 
but it shall not be in order for any bill providing general 
legislation in relation to roads to contain any provision for 
any specific road, nor for any bill in relation to a specific 
road to embrace a provision in relation to any other specific 
road.
    ``(11) Measures relating to the construction or 
reconstruction, maintenance, and care of the buildings and 
grounds of the Botanic Gardens, the Library of Congress, and 
the Smithsonian Institution.
    ``(12) Measures relating to merchant marine, except for 
national security aspects of merchant marine.
    ``(13) Measures relating to the purchase of sites and 
construction of post offices, customhouses, Federal 
courthouses, and Government buildings within the District of 
Columbia.
    ``(14) Oil and other pollution of navigable waters, 
including inland, coastal, and ocean waters.
    ``(15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone management) 
as they relate to oil and other pollution of navigable waters.
    ``(16) Public buildings and occupied or improved grounds of 
the United States generally.
    ``(17) Public works for the benefit of navigation, 
including bridges and dams (other than international bridges 
and dams) .
    ``(18) Related transportation regulatory agencies.
    ``(19) Roads and the safety thereof.
    ``(20) Transportation, including civil aviation, railroads, 
water transportation, transportation safety (except automobile 
safety), transportation infrastructure, transportation labor, 
and railroad retirement and unemployment (except revenue 
measures related thereto) .
    ``(21) Water power.''

                                             BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW
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          Public Law Number                  Date Enacted             Bill Number                 Title
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107-2................................  Mar. 13, 2001..........  H.R. 559...............  To designate the United
                                                                                          States courthouse
                                                                                          located at 1
                                                                                          Courthouse Way in
                                                                                          Boston, Massachusetts,
                                                                                          as the ``John Joseph
                                                                                          Moakley United States
                                                                                          Courthouse''.
107-23...............................  Aug. 3, 2001...........  S. 468.................  A bill to designate the
                                                                                          Federal building
                                                                                          located at 6230 Van
                                                                                          Nuys Boulevard in Van
                                                                                          Nuys, California, as
                                                                                          the ``James C. Corman
                                                                                          Federal Building''.
107-31...............................  Aug. 20, 2001..........  H.R. 558...............  To designate the
                                                                                          Federal building and
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          courthouse located at
                                                                                          504 West Hamilton
                                                                                          Street in Allentown,
                                                                                          Pennsylvania, as the
                                                                                          ``Edward N. Cahn
                                                                                          Federal Building and
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          Courthouse''.
107-33...............................  Aug. 20, 2001..........  H.R. 988...............  To designate the United
                                                                                          States courthouse
                                                                                          located at 40 Centre
                                                                                          Street in New York,
                                                                                          New York, as the
                                                                                          ``Thurgood Marshall
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          Courthouse''.
107-42...............................  Sep. 22, 2001..........  H.R. 2926..............  To preserve the
                                                                                          continued viability of
                                                                                          the United States air
                                                                                          transportation system.
107-49...............................  Oct. 15, 2001..........  H.R. 1583..............  To designate the
                                                                                          Federal building and
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          courthouse located at
                                                                                          121 West Spring Street
                                                                                          in New Albany,
                                                                                          Indiana, as the ``Lee
                                                                                          H. Hamilton Federal
                                                                                          Building and United
                                                                                          States Courthouse''.
107-56...............................  Oct. 26, 2001..........  H.R. 3162..............  To deter and punish
                                                                                          terrorist acts in the
                                                                                          United States and
                                                                                          around the world, to
                                                                                          enhance law
                                                                                          enforcement
                                                                                          investigatory tools,
                                                                                          and for other
                                                                                          purposes.
107-71...............................  Nov. 19, 2001..........  S. 1447................  A bill to improve
                                                                                          aviation security, and
                                                                                          for other purposes.
107-80...............................  Dec. 12, 2001..........  S. 1459................  A bill to designate the
                                                                                          Federal building and
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          courthouse located at
                                                                                          550 West Fort Street
                                                                                          in Boise, Idaho, as
                                                                                          the ``James A. McClure
                                                                                          Federal Building and
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          Courthouse''.
107-90...............................  Dec. 21, 2001..........  H.R. 10................  An Act to modernize the
                                                                                          financing of the
                                                                                          railroad retirement
                                                                                          system and to provide
                                                                                          enhanced benefits to
                                                                                          employees and
                                                                                          beneficiaries.
107-106..............................  Dec. 28, 2001..........  H.R. 3442..............  To establish the
                                                                                          National Museum of
                                                                                          African American
                                                                                          History and Culture
                                                                                          Plan for Action
                                                                                          Presidential
                                                                                          Commission to develop
                                                                                          a plan of action for
                                                                                          the establishment and
                                                                                          maintenance of the
                                                                                          National Museum of
                                                                                          African American
                                                                                          History and Culture in
                                                                                          Washington, D.C., and
                                                                                          for other purposes.
107-118..............................  Jan. 11, 2002..........  H.R. 2869..............  To provide certain
                                                                                          relief for small
                                                                                          businesses from
                                                                                          liability under the
                                                                                          Comprehensive
                                                                                          Environmental
                                                                                          Response,
                                                                                          Compensation, and
                                                                                          Liability Act of 1980,
                                                                                          and to amend such Act
                                                                                          to promote the cleanup
                                                                                          and reuse of
                                                                                          brownfields, to
                                                                                          provide financial
                                                                                          assistance for
                                                                                          brownfields
                                                                                          revitalization, to
                                                                                          enhance State response
                                                                                          programs, and for
                                                                                          other purposes.
107-149..............................  Mar. 12, 2002..........  S. 1206................  A bill to reauthorize
                                                                                          the Appalachian
                                                                                          Regional Development
                                                                                          Act of 1965, and for
                                                                                          other purposes.
107-154..............................  Mar. 25, 2002..........  H.R. 3986..............  To extend the period of
                                                                                          availability of
                                                                                          unemployment
                                                                                          assistance under the
                                                                                          Robert T. Stafford
                                                                                          Disaster Relief and
                                                                                          Emergency Assistance
                                                                                          Act in the case of
                                                                                          victims of the
                                                                                          terrorist attacks of
                                                                                          September 11, 2001.
107-173..............................  May 14, 2002...........  H.R. 3525..............  To enhance the border
                                                                                          security of the United
                                                                                          States, and for other
                                                                                          purposes.
107-174..............................  May 15, 2002...........  H.R. 169...............  To require that Federal
                                                                                          agencies be
                                                                                          accountable for
                                                                                          violations of
                                                                                          antidiscrimination and
                                                                                          whistleblower
                                                                                          protection laws, and
                                                                                          for other purposes.
107-175..............................  May 17, 2002...........  H.R. 495...............  To designate the
                                                                                          Federal building
                                                                                          located in Charlotte
                                                                                          Amalie, St. Thomas,
                                                                                          United States Virgin
                                                                                          Islands, as the ``Ron
                                                                                          de Lugo Federal
                                                                                          Building''.
107-176..............................  May 17, 2002...........  H.R. 819...............  To designate the
                                                                                          Federal building
                                                                                          located at 143 West
                                                                                          Liberty Street,
                                                                                          Medina, Ohio, as the
                                                                                          ``Donald J. Pease
                                                                                          Federal Building''.
107-177..............................  May 17, 2002...........  H.R. 3093..............  To designate the
                                                                                          Federal building and
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          courthouse located at
                                                                                          501 Bell Street in
                                                                                          Alton, Illinois, as
                                                                                          the ``William L.
                                                                                          Beatty Federal
                                                                                          Building and United
                                                                                          States Courthouse''.
107-178..............................  May 17, 2002...........  H.R. 3282..............  To designate the
                                                                                          Federal building and
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          courthouse located at
                                                                                          400 North Main Street
                                                                                          in Butte, Montana, as
                                                                                          the ``Mike Mansfield
                                                                                          Federal Building and
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          Courthouse''.
107-182..............................  May 21, 2002...........  S. 378.................  A bill to redesignate
                                                                                          the Federal building
                                                                                          located at 3348 South
                                                                                          Kedzie Avenue, in
                                                                                          Chicago, Illinois, as
                                                                                          the ``Paul Simon
                                                                                          Chicago Job Corps
                                                                                          Center''.
107-224..............................  Sep. 19, 2002..........  H.R. 5012..............  A bill to amend the
                                                                                          John F. Kennedy Center
                                                                                          Act to authorize the
                                                                                          Secretary of
                                                                                          Transportation to
                                                                                          carry out a project
                                                                                          for construction of a
                                                                                          plaza adjacent to the
                                                                                          John F. Kennedy Center
                                                                                          for the Performing
                                                                                          Arts, and for other
                                                                                          purposes.
107-230..............................  Oct. 2, 2002...........  H.R. 3880..............  To provide a temporary
                                                                                          waiver from certain
                                                                                          transportation
                                                                                          conformity
                                                                                          requirements and
                                                                                          metropolitan
                                                                                          transportation
                                                                                          planning requirements
                                                                                          under the Clean Air
                                                                                          Act and under other
                                                                                          laws for certain areas
                                                                                          in New York where the
                                                                                          planning offices and
                                                                                          resources have been
                                                                                          destroyed by acts of
                                                                                          terrorism, and for
                                                                                          other purposes.
107-232..............................  Oct. 2, 2002...........  H.R. 5157..............  To amend section 5307
                                                                                          of title 49, United
                                                                                          States Code, to allow
                                                                                          transit systems in
                                                                                          urbanized areas that,
                                                                                          for the first time,
                                                                                          exceeded 200,000 in
                                                                                          population according
                                                                                          to the 2000 census to
                                                                                          retain flexibility in
                                                                                          the use of Federal
                                                                                          transit formula grants
                                                                                          in fiscal year 2003,
                                                                                          and for other
                                                                                          purposes.
107-257..............................  Oct. 29, 2002..........  S. 1270................  A bill to designate the
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          courthouse to be
                                                                                          constructed at 8th
                                                                                          Avenue and Mill Street
                                                                                          in Eugene, Oregon, as
                                                                                          the ``Wayne Lyman
                                                                                          Morse United States
                                                                                          Courthouse''.
107-259..............................  Oct. 29, 2002..........  S. 1646................  A bill to identify
                                                                                          certain routes in the
                                                                                          States of Texas,
                                                                                          Oklahoma, Colorado,
                                                                                          and New Mexico as part
                                                                                          of the Ports-to-Plains
                                                                                          Corridor, a high
                                                                                          priority corridor on
                                                                                          the National Highway
                                                                                          System.
107-295..............................  Nov. 25, 2002..........  S. 1214................  A bill to amend the
                                                                                          Merchant Marine Act,
                                                                                          1936, to establish a
                                                                                          program to ensure
                                                                                          greater security for
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          seaports, and for
                                                                                          other purposes.
107-296..............................  Nov. 25, 2002..........  H.R. 5005..............  To establish the
                                                                                          Department of Homeland
                                                                                          Security, and for
                                                                                          other purposes.
107-298..............................  Nov. 26, 2002..........  H.R. 2546..............  To amend title 49,
                                                                                          United States Code, to
                                                                                          prohibit States from
                                                                                          requiring a license or
                                                                                          fee on account of the
                                                                                          fact that a motor
                                                                                          vehicle is providing
                                                                                          interstate pre-
                                                                                          arranged ground
                                                                                          transportation
                                                                                          service, and for other
                                                                                          purposes.
107-303..............................  .......................  H.R. 1070..............  An Act to amend the
                                                                                          Federal Water
                                                                                          Pollution Control Act
                                                                                          to authorize the
                                                                                          Administrator of the
                                                                                          Environmental
                                                                                          Protection Agency to
                                                                                          provide assistance for
                                                                                          remediation of
                                                                                          sediment contamination
                                                                                          in areas of concern,
                                                                                          to authorize
                                                                                          assistance for
                                                                                          research and
                                                                                          development of
                                                                                          innovative
                                                                                          technologies for such
                                                                                          remediation, and to
                                                                                          amend the Federal
                                                                                          Water Pollution
                                                                                          Control Act and the
                                                                                          Water Resources
                                                                                          Development Act of
                                                                                          2000 to modify
                                                                                          provisions relating to
                                                                                          the Lake Champlain
                                                                                          basin, and for other
                                                                                          purposes.
107-310..............................  .......................  H.R. 4727..............  To reauthorize the
                                                                                          national dam safety
                                                                                          program, and for other
                                                                                          purposes.
107-320..............................  .......................  H.R. 2595..............  To direct the Secretary
                                                                                          of the Army to convey
                                                                                          a parcel of land to
                                                                                          Chatham County,
                                                                                          Georgia.
107-355..............................  .......................  H.R. 3609..............  To amend title 49,
                                                                                          United States Code, to
                                                                                          enhance the security
                                                                                          and safety of
                                                                                          pipelines.
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COMMITTEE BILLS AND RESOLUTION THAT PASSED THE HOUSE BUT NOT ACTED ON BY
                               THE SENATE
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           Bill Number             Passed the House          Title
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H.R. 554........................  2/14/2001.........  To establish a
                                                       program,
                                                       coordinated by
                                                       the National
                                                       Transportation
                                                       Safety Board, of
                                                       assistance to
                                                       families of
                                                       passengers
                                                       involved in rail
                                                       passenger
                                                       accidents.
H.R. 621........................  2/28/2001.........  To designate the
                                                       Federal building
                                                       located at 6230
                                                       Van Nuys
                                                       Boulevard in Van
                                                       Nuys, California,
                                                       as the ``James C.
                                                       Corman Federal
                                                       Building''.
H.R. 691........................  6/27/2001.........  To extend the
                                                       authorization of
                                                       funding for child
                                                       passenger
                                                       protection
                                                       education grants
                                                       through fiscal
                                                       year 2003.
H.R. 852........................  11/27/2001........  To designate the
                                                       Federal building
                                                       and United States
                                                       courthouse to be
                                                       constructed at 10
                                                       East Commerce
                                                       Street in
                                                       Youngstown, Ohio,
                                                       as the
                                                       ``Nathaniel R.
                                                       Jones and Frank
                                                       J. Battisti
                                                       Federal Building
                                                       and United States
                                                       Courthouse''.
H.R. 1098.......................  3/21/2001.........  To improve the
                                                       recording and
                                                       discharging of
                                                       maritime liens
                                                       and expand the
                                                       American Merchant
                                                       Marine Memorial
                                                       Wall of Honor,
                                                       and for other
                                                       purposes.
H.R. 1099.......................  3/22/2001.........  To make changes in
                                                       laws governing
                                                       Coast Guard
                                                       personnel,
                                                       increase marine
                                                       safety, renew
                                                       certain groups
                                                       that advise the
                                                       Coast Guard on
                                                       safety
                                                       issues,make
                                                       miscellaneous
                                                       improvements to
                                                       Coast Guard
                                                       operations and
                                                       policies, and for
                                                       other purposes.
H.R. 1140.......................  7/31/2001.........  To modernize the
                                                       financing of the
                                                       railroad
                                                       retirement system
                                                       and to provide
                                                       enhanced benefits
                                                       to employees and
                                                       beneficiaries.
H.R. 1699.......................  6/7/2001..........  To authorize
                                                       appropriations
                                                       for the Coast
                                                       Guard for fiscal
                                                       year 2002.
H.R. 1801.......................  5/21/2001.........  To designate the
                                                       United States
                                                       courthouse
                                                       located at 501
                                                       West 10th Street
                                                       in Fort Worth,
                                                       Texas, as the
                                                       ``Eldon B. Mahon
                                                       United States
                                                       Courthouse''.
H.R. 1831.......................  5/22/2001.........  To provide certain
                                                       relief for small
                                                       businesses from
                                                       liability under
                                                       the Comprehensive
                                                       Environmental
                                                       Response,
                                                       Compensation, and
                                                       Liability Act of
                                                       1980.
H.R. 1979.......................  6/20/2002.........  To amend title 49,
                                                       United States
                                                       Code, to provide
                                                       assistance for
                                                       the construction
                                                       of certain air
                                                       traffic control
                                                       towers.
H.R. 2501.......................  8/2/2001..........  To authorize the
                                                       Appalachian
                                                       Regional
                                                       Development Act
                                                       of 1965.
H.R. 2672.......................  10/7/2002.........  To designate the
                                                       United States
                                                       courthouse to be
                                                       constructed at
                                                       8th Avenue and
                                                       Mill Street in
                                                       Eugene, Oregon,
                                                       as the ``Wayne
                                                       Lyman Morse
                                                       United States
                                                       Courthouse''.
H.R. 2776.......................  11/13/2001........  To designate
                                                       buildings 315,
                                                       318, and 319
                                                       located at the
                                                       Federal Aviation
                                                       Administration's
                                                       William J. Hughes
                                                       Technical Center
                                                       in Atlantic City,
                                                       New Jersey, as
                                                       the ``Frank R.
                                                       Lautenberg
                                                       Aviation Security
                                                       Complex''.
H.R. 2804.......................  5/19/2002.........  To designate the
                                                       United States
                                                       courthouse
                                                       located at 95
                                                       Seventh Street in
                                                       San Francisco,
                                                       California, as
                                                       the ``James R.
                                                       Browning United
                                                       States
                                                       Courthouse''.
H.R. 2841.......................  11/13/2001........  To designate the
                                                       building located
                                                       at 1 Federal
                                                       Plaza in New
                                                       York, New York,
                                                       as the ``James L.
                                                       Watson United
                                                       States Court of
                                                       International
                                                       Trade Building''.
H.R. 2911.......................  5/7/2002..........  To designate the
                                                       Federal building
                                                       located at 5100
                                                       Paint Branch
                                                       Parkway in
                                                       College Park,
                                                       Maryland, as the
                                                       ``Harvey W. Wiley
                                                       Federal
                                                       Building''.
H.R. 3370.......................  12/11/2001........  To amend the Coast
                                                       Guard
                                                       Authorization Act
                                                       of 1996 to modify
                                                       the reversionary
                                                       interest of the
                                                       United States in
                                                       a parcel of
                                                       property conveyed
                                                       to the Traverse
                                                       City Area School
                                                       District in
                                                       Traverse City,
                                                       Michigan.
H.R. 3429.......................  11/15/2002........  To direct the
                                                       Secretary of
                                                       Transportation to
                                                       make grants for
                                                       security
                                                       improvements to
                                                       over-the-road bus
                                                       operations, and
                                                       for other
                                                       purposes.
H.R. 3441.......................  12/11/2001........  To amend title 49,
                                                       United States
                                                       Code, to realign
                                                       the policy
                                                       responsibility in
                                                       the Department of
                                                       Transportation,
                                                       and for other
                                                       purposes.
H.R. 3479.......................  7/15/2002.........  To expand aviation
                                                       capacity.
H.R. 3507.......................  12/20/2001........  To authorize
                                                       appropriations
                                                       for the Coast
                                                       Guard for fiscal
                                                       year 2002, and
                                                       for other
                                                       purposes.
H.R. 3694.......................  5/14/2002.........  To provide for
                                                       highway
                                                       infrastructure
                                                       investment at the
                                                       guaranteed
                                                       funding level
                                                       contained in the
                                                       Transportation
                                                       Equity Act for
                                                       the 21st Century.
H.R. 4006.......................  5/7/2002..........  To designate the
                                                       United States
                                                       courthouse
                                                       located at 100
                                                       Federal Plaza in
                                                       Central Islip,
                                                       New York, as the
                                                       ``Alfonse M.
                                                       D'Amato United
                                                       States
                                                       Courthouse''.
H.R. 4028.......................  5/7/2002..........  To designate the
                                                       United States
                                                       courthouse
                                                       located at 600
                                                       West Capital
                                                       Avenue in Little
                                                       Rock, Arkansas,
                                                       as the ``Richard
                                                       S. Arnold United
                                                       States
                                                       Courthouse''.
H.R. 4466.......................  6/4/2002..........  To amend title 49,
                                                       United States
                                                       Code, to
                                                       authorize
                                                       appropriations
                                                       for the National
                                                       Transportation
                                                       Safety Board for
                                                       fiscal years
                                                       2003, 2004, and
                                                       2005, and for
                                                       other purposes.
H.R. 4481.......................  7/9/2002..........  To amend title 49,
                                                       United States
                                                       Code, relating to
                                                       airport project
                                                       streamlining, and
                                                       for other
                                                       purposes.
H.R. 4635.......................  7/10/2002.........  To amend title 49,
                                                       United States
                                                       Code, to
                                                       establish a
                                                       program for
                                                       Federal flight
                                                       deck officers,
                                                       and for other
                                                       purposes.
H.R. 5083.......................  10/7/2002.........  To designate the
                                                       United States
                                                       courthouse at
                                                       South Federal
                                                       Place in Santa
                                                       Fe, New Mexico,
                                                       as the ``Santiago
                                                       E. Campos United
                                                       States
                                                       Courthouse''.
H.R. 5169.......................  10/7/2002.........  To amend the
                                                       Federal Water
                                                       Pollution Control
                                                       Act to enhance
                                                       the security to
                                                       wastewater
                                                       treatment works.
H.R. 5335.......................  10/7/2002.........  To designate the
                                                       Federal building
                                                       and United States
                                                       courthouse
                                                       located at 200
                                                       West 2nd Street
                                                       in Dayton, Ohio,
                                                       as the ``Tony
                                                       Hall Federal
                                                       Building and
                                                       United States
                                                       Courthouse''.
H.R. 5422.......................  10/8/2002.........  To prevent child
                                                       abduction, and
                                                       for other
                                                       purposes.
H.R. 5427.......................  10/7/2002.........  To designate the
                                                       Federal building
                                                       located at Fifth
                                                       and Richardson
                                                       Avenues in
                                                       Roswell, New
                                                       Mexico, as the
                                                       ``Joe Skeen
                                                       Federal
                                                       Building''.
H.R. 5604.......................  11/15/2002........  To designate the
                                                       Federal building
                                                       and United States
                                                       couthouse located
                                                       at 46 East Ohio
                                                       Street in
                                                       Indianapolis,
                                                       Indiana, as the
                                                       ``Birch Bayh
                                                       Federal Building
                                                       and United States
                                                       Courthouse''.
H.R. 5611.......................  11/15/2002........  To designate the
                                                       Federal building
                                                       located at 324
                                                       Twenty-Fifth
                                                       Street in Ogden,
                                                       Utah, as the
                                                       ``James V. Hansen
                                                       Federal
                                                       Building''.
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                                 BILLS REPORTED TO THE HOUSE, BUT NOT ACTED UPON
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Bill No.                       Report No.             Date reported                Title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R. 1407............................  107-77, Part I.........  May 23, 2001...........  To amend title 49,
                                                                                          United States Code, to
                                                                                          permit air carriers to
                                                                                          meet and discuss their
                                                                                          schedules in order to
                                                                                          reduce flight delays,
                                                                                          and for other
                                                                                          purposes.
H.R. 2481............................  107-243................  Oct. 16, 2001..........  To improve maritime
                                                                                          safety and the quality
                                                                                          of life for Coast
                                                                                          Guard personnel, and
                                                                                          for other purposes.
H.R. 2972............................  107-301................  Nov. 27, 2001..........  To designate the
                                                                                          Federal building and
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          courthouse located at
                                                                                          550 West Fort Street
                                                                                          in Boise, Idaho, as
                                                                                          the ``James A. McClure
                                                                                          Federal Building and
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          Courthouse''.
H.R. 3347............................  107-406, Part I........  Apr. 15, 2002..........  To provide economic
                                                                                          relief to general
                                                                                          aviation entities that
                                                                                          have suffered
                                                                                          substantial economic
                                                                                          injury as a result of
                                                                                          the terrorist attacks
                                                                                          perpetrated against
                                                                                          the United States on
                                                                                          September 11, 2001.
S. 1622..............................  107-377................  Dec. 10, 2001..........  A bill to extend the
                                                                                          period of availability
                                                                                          of unemployment
                                                                                          assistance under the
                                                                                          Robert T. Stafford
                                                                                          Disaster Relief and
                                                                                          Emergency Assistance
                                                                                          Act in the case of
                                                                                          victims of the
                                                                                          terrorist attacks of
                                                                                          September 11, 2001.
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                                      RESOLUTIONS APPROVED BY BOTH CHAMBERS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Resolution Number                  Passed House            Passed Senate                Title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Con. Res. 74......................  5/8/2002...............  5/9/2001...............  Authorizing the use of
                                                                                          the Capitol Grounds
                                                                                          for the 20th annual
                                                                                          National Peace
                                                                                          Officers' Memorial
                                                                                          Service.
H. Con. Res. 76......................  5/21/2001..............  5/22/2001..............  Authorizing the use of
                                                                                          the East Front of the
                                                                                          Capitol Grounds for
                                                                                          performances sponsored
                                                                                          by the John F. Kennedy
                                                                                          Center for the
                                                                                          Performing Arts.
H. Con. Res. 79......................  5/21/2001..............  5/22/2001..............  Authorizing the use of
                                                                                          the Capitol Grounds
                                                                                          for the Greater
                                                                                          Washington Soap Box
                                                                                          Derby.
H. Con. Res. 87......................  5/21/2001..............  5/22/2001..............  Authorizing the 2001
                                                                                          District of Columbia
                                                                                          Special Olympics Law
                                                                                          Enforcement Torch Run
                                                                                          to be run through the
                                                                                          Capitol Grounds.
H. Con. Res. 272.....................  11/16/2001.............  12/10/2001.............  Expressing the sense of
                                                                                          Congress regarding the
                                                                                          crash of American
                                                                                          Airlines Flight 587.
H. Con. Res. 347.....................  4/30/2002..............  5/8/2002...............  Authorizing the use of
                                                                                          the Capitol Grounds
                                                                                          for the National Peace
                                                                                          Officers' Memorial
                                                                                          Service.
H. Con. Res. 348.....................  4/30/2002..............  9/3/2002...............  Authorizing the use of
                                                                                          the Capitol Grounds
                                                                                          for the National Book
                                                                                          Festival.
H. Con. Res. 356.....................  4/30/2002..............  5/23/2002..............  Authorizing the use of
                                                                                          the Capitol Grounds
                                                                                          for the Greater
                                                                                          Washington Soap Box
                                                                                          Derby.
S. Con. Res. 41......................  6/20/2001..............  5/22/2001..............  A concurrent resolution
                                                                                          authorizing the use of
                                                                                          the Capitol grounds
                                                                                          for the National Book
                                                                                          Festival.
S. Con. Res. 82......................  11/27/2001.............  11/13/2001.............  A concurrent resolution
                                                                                          authorizing the 2002
                                                                                          Winter Olympics Torch
                                                                                          Relay to come onto the
                                                                                          Capitol Grounds.
S. Con. Res 110......................  9/24/2002..............  6/19/2002..............  A concurrent resolution
                                                                                          honoring the heroism
                                                                                          and courage displayed
                                                                                          by airline flight
                                                                                          attendants on a daily
                                                                                          basis.
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 SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE BUT NOT ACTED ON
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Bill Number               Passed Senate           Title
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S. Con. Res. 80.................  12/18/2001........  A concurrent
                                                       resolution
                                                       expressing the
                                                       sense of Congress
                                                       regarding the
                                                       30th anniversary
                                                       of the enactment
                                                       of the Federal
                                                       Water Pollution
                                                       Control Act.
S.J. Res. 42....................  11/14/2002........  A joint resolution
                                                       commending Sail
                                                       Boston for its
                                                       continuing
                                                       advancement of
                                                       the maritime
                                                       heritage of
                                                       nations, its
                                                       commemoration of
                                                       the natical
                                                       history of the
                                                       United States,
                                                       and its
                                                       promotion,
                                                       encouragement,
                                                       and support of
                                                       young cadets
                                                       through training.
S. 235..........................  2/8/2001..........  A bill to provide
                                                       for enhanced
                                                       safety, public
                                                       awareness, and
                                                       environmental
                                                       protection in
                                                       pipeline
                                                       transportation,
                                                       and for other
                                                       purposes.
S. 350..........................  4/25/2001.........  A bill to amend
                                                       the Comprehensive
                                                       Environmental
                                                       Response,
                                                       Compensation, and
                                                       Liability Act of
                                                       1980 to promote
                                                       the cleanup and
                                                       reuse of
                                                       brownfields, to
                                                       provide financial
                                                       assistance for
                                                       brownfields
                                                       revitalization,
                                                       to enhance State
                                                       response
                                                       programs, and for
                                                       other purposes.
S. 774..........................  5/24/2001.........  A bill to
                                                       designate the
                                                       Federal building
                                                       and United States
                                                       courthouse
                                                       located at 121
                                                       West Spring
                                                       Street in New
                                                       Albany, Indiana,
                                                       as the ``Lee H.
                                                       Hamilton Federal
                                                       Building and
                                                       United States
                                                       Courthouse''.
S. 980..........................  2/25/2002.........  A bill to provide
                                                       for the
                                                       improvement of
                                                       the safety of
                                                       child restraints
                                                       in passenger
                                                       motor vehicles,
                                                       and for other
                                                       purposes.
S. 1632.........................  10/15/2002........  A bill to amend
                                                       the Robert T.
                                                       Stafford Disaster
                                                       Relief and
                                                       Emergency
                                                       Assistance Act to
                                                       extend the
                                                       deadline for
                                                       submission of
                                                       State
                                                       recommendations
                                                       of local
                                                       governments to
                                                       receive
                                                       assistance of
                                                       predisaster
                                                       hazard mitigation
                                                       and to authorize
                                                       the President to
                                                       provide
                                                       additional repair
                                                       assistance to
                                                       individuals and
                                                       households.
S. 1637.........................  12/20/2001........  A bill to waive
                                                       certain
                                                       limitations in
                                                       the case of use
                                                       of the emergency
                                                       fund authorized
                                                       by section 125 of
                                                       title 23, United
                                                       States Code, to
                                                       pay the costs of
                                                       projects in
                                                       response to the
                                                       attack on the
                                                       World Trade
                                                       Center in New
                                                       York City that
                                                       occurred on
                                                       September 11,
                                                       2001.
S. 1644.........................  5/22/2002.........  A bill to further
                                                       the protection
                                                       and recognition
                                                       of veterans'
                                                       memorials, and
                                                       for other
                                                       purposes.
S. 2037.........................  7/18/2002.........  A bill to mobilize
                                                       technology and
                                                       science experts
                                                       to respond
                                                       quickly to the
                                                       threats posed by
                                                       terrorist attacks
                                                       and other
                                                       emergencies, by
                                                       providing for the
                                                       establishment of
                                                       a national
                                                       emergency
                                                       technology guard,
                                                       a technology
                                                       reliability
                                                       advisory board,
                                                       and a center for
                                                       evaluating
                                                       antiterrorism and
                                                       disaster response
                                                       technology within
                                                       the National
                                                       Institute of
                                                       Standards and
                                                       Technology.
S. 2896.........................  9/10/2002.........  A bill to enhance
                                                       the operation of
                                                       the AMBER Alert
                                                       communications
                                                       network in order
                                                       to facilitate the
                                                       recovery of
                                                       abducted
                                                       children, to
                                                       provide for
                                                       enhanced
                                                       notification on
                                                       highways of
                                                       alerts and
                                                       information on
                                                       such children,
                                                       and for other
                                                       purposes.
S. 2949.........................  11/18/2002........  A bill to provide
                                                       for enhanced
                                                       aviation
                                                       security, and for
                                                       other purposes.
S. 3149.........................  10/17/2002........  A bill to provide
                                                       authority for the
                                                       Smithsonian
                                                       Institution to
                                                       use voluntary
                                                       separation
                                                       incentives for
                                                       personnel
                                                       flexibility, and
                                                       for other
                                                       purposes.
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                   BILLS THAT PASSED BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE BUT NOT SIGNED INTO PUBLIC LAW
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               Bill No.                      Passed House            Passed Senate                Title
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H.R. 4...............................  Aug. 2, 2002...........  Apr. 25, 2002..........  To enhance energy
                                                                                          conservation, research
                                                                                          and development and to
                                                                                          provide for security
                                                                                          and diversity in the
                                                                                          energy supply for the
                                                                                          American people, and
                                                                                          for other purposes.
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                         BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW

                       (Summaries of Public Laws)

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              JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

                           (Public Law 107-2)

                               (H.R. 559)

    This law designates the United States courthouse located at 
1 Boston Way in Boston, Massachusetts as the ``John Joseph 
Moakley United States Courthouse.'' Congressman Moakley was 
born, raised, and lived most of his adult life in South Boston. 
He began his long and distinguished career in public service at 
the age of 15, when he enlisted in the United States Navy and 
served in the South Pacific during World War II. Upon returning 
from service in World War II, Congressman Moakley attended the 
University of Miami, and later received his law degree from 
Suffolk University Law School in Boston. At the age of 25, 
Congressman Moakley was elected to the Massachusetts State 
Legislature, serving in both the State House of Representatives 
and State Senate for 18 years before being elected to the 
Boston City Council. In 1972, Congressman Moakley was elected 
to the United States House of Representatives. After his first 
term in the House, Congressman Moakley was appointed to the 
Rules Committee. He later became Chairman of the Rules 
Committee in 1989. Congressman Moakley was known for having an 
affable personality and an ability to give everyone a fair 
hearing before the Rules Committee, even during difficult 
political debates. In addition to his work on the Rules 
Committee and being an ardent supporter for South Boston's 
transportation infrastructure, Congressman Moakley was 
dedicated to ending human rights violations around the world.
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                    JAMES C. CORMAN FEDERAL BUILDING

                          (Public Law 107-23)

                                (S. 468)

    This law designates the Federal building in Van Nuys, 
California as the ``James C. Corman Federal Building.'' Former 
Representative Corman was born in Galena, Kansas and was a 
graduate of Belmont High School. He earned his undergraduate 
degree from UCLA, his J.D. from USC and his LL.D. from the 
University of San Fernando Valley School of Law. He was 
admitted to the California Bar in 1949. Former Representative 
Corman first served his country in the United States Marine 
Corps during World War II and later as a Colonel in the Marine 
Corps Reserves. In 1957, he was elected to the Los Angeles City 
Council. He served on the council until being elected to the 
87th Congress in 1960, and was re-elected to the House of 
Representatives for 10 succeeding terms. He served on the 
Judiciary Committee where he was instrumental in fighting for 
passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and on the Ways and Means 
Committee where he was a leading advocate for the poor and 
disadvantaged, working on tax and welfare reform. Congressman 
Corman was also proud to serve on President Johnson's National 
Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to investigate the 
causes of multi-city rioting in 1967.
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      EDWARD N. CAHN FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

                          (Public Law 107-31)

                               (H.R. 558)

    This law designates the federal building and United States 
courthouse located in Allentown, Pennsylvania as the ``Edward 
N. Cahn Federal Building and United States Courthouse.'' Judge 
Cahn was born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Judge Cahn 
was part of the Allentown High championship basketball team in 
1951. He went on to attend Lehigh University and graduated 
magna cum laude in 1955. Judge Cahn was the first Lehigh 
University basketball player to score 1000 points during his 
collegiate career. After graduating from Yale Law School, Judge 
Cahn returned to the Lehigh Valley. He was in the United States 
Marine Corps Reserves until 1964 and active in private law 
practice until 1974. In 1974, President Ford appointed Edward 
Cahn to Pennsylvania's Eastern District Federal Court. For the 
next 23 years Judge Cahn fairly and expeditiously administered 
the law from the federal bench in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He 
is the only judge in the 3rd Circuit to work out of the 
Allentown courthouse. In 1993, Judge Cahn was appointed the 
court's Chief Judge until his retirement in December 1998.
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               THURGOOD MARSHALL UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

                          (Public Law 107-33)

                               (H.R. 988)

    This law designates the United States courthouse located at 
40 Centre Street in New York City, New York as the ``Thurgood 
Marshall United States Courthouse.'' Thurgood Marshall was born 
in Baltimore, Maryland, July 2, 1908. His father, William C. 
Marshall, was a club steward and his mother Norma A. Marshall, 
was a primary school teacher. In 1930, he graduated cum laude 
from Lincoln University in Chester, Pennsylvania. Three years 
later, he graduated at the top of his class from the Howard 
University School of Law. Upon graduation from law school, 
Justice Marshall embarked on a legal career with the National 
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In 
1940, he became the head of the newly formed NAACP Legal 
Defense and Education Fund, a post that he held for twenty 
years. It was during this tenure as Chief Counsel that Justice 
Marshall organized efforts to end segregation in voting, 
housing, public accommodations, and education. These efforts 
led to a series of cases grouped under the title of Brown v. 
Board of Education, in which Marshall argued and the Supreme 
Court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. 
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy appointed Marshall to the 
Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Four years after he received 
appointment to the court of appeals, President Lyndon B. 
Johnson chose Justice Marshall to be the nation's solicitor 
general. Two years later, on June 13, 1967, President Johnson 
chose Marshall to be a Justice of the Supreme Court where he 
served with distinction until his retirement in 1991. He died 
in 1993.
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         AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT

                        Became Public Law 107-42

                              (H.R. 2926)

    This legislation was passed in the week immediately 
following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 to 
stabilize the United States commercial air transportation 
system. It provided $5 billion in grants to commercial air 
carriers for direct and incremental losses suffered as a result 
of the attacks. The legislation also authorized the Federal 
government to issue up to $10 billion in loan guarantees to the 
airlines to ensure their continued viability.
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     LEE H. HAMILTON FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

                          (Public Law 107-49)

                              (H.R. 1583)

    This law designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse at 121 West Spring Street in New Albany, Indiana as 
the ``Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse.'' This law had the strong bipartisan support of the 
entire Indiana delegation. Lee Hamilton represented the ninth 
Congressional district in Indiana for 34 years. Congressman 
Hamilton was born in Daytona Beach, Florida and moved to 
Evansville, Indiana in 1944 where he attended public schools. 
He is a graduate of DePauw University and went on to study at 
Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany before graduating from 
Indiana School of Law in 1956. Congressman Hamilton was 
admitted to the state bar in 1957. He entered private law 
practice in Chicago, but returned shortly thereafter to 
Columbus, Indiana where he continued in private law practice 
until running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964. He 
was first elected to serve in the eighty-ninth Congress and was 
re-elected to sixteen succeeding Congresses. While in the 
House, Congressman Hamilton was a leader with a penchant for 
working with both sides of the aisle. He served as Chairman of 
the House Intelligence Committee from 1985 until 1987, as 
Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee in 1989 and 1990 and 
as Chairman of the International Relations Committee from 1993 
until 1995. In 1992, he was appointed to serve as co-Chair of 
the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. The 
Committee's recommendations were used as a starting point for 
the reorganization of Congress 1995. Congressman Hamilton 
retired from Congress in 1996.
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            AVIATION AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT OF 2001

                        Became Public Law 107-71

                           (S.1447/H.R. 3150)

    This legislation is a landmark aviation security package 
that will create a federalized airport screening system and 
insure 100 percent baggage screening at our Nation's airports. 
The law is the result of a House-Senate Conference Committee 
and includes numerous provisions from the House-passed 
legislation. The legislation was drafted as the result of the 
September 11th terrorist attacks and includes provisions 
recommended from both U.S. and international aviation and 
security experts to create a uniform, consistent security 
system at our Nation's airports and provide for Federal 
marshals on commercial flights and increased security in all 
areas of our airports and jets.
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     JAMES A. McCLURE FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

                          (Public Law 107-80)


                               (S. 1459)

    This law designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho as 
the ``James A. McClure Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse.'' James A. McClure was born in Payette, Idaho on 
December 27, 1924. He attended public schools in Payette and 
went on to serve in the United States Navy from 1942 until 
1946. Following his tour with the Navy he earned his J.D. 
degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1950 and 
was admitted to the Idaho bar that same year. He commenced 
private practice in Payette before serving as prosecuting 
attorney of Payette County until 1956. During that time he 
served as city attorney from 1953 until 1966, and in the Idaho 
State Senate from 1961 until 1966, as well as being a member of 
the Payette County Central Committee for fifteen years. Senator 
McClure was elected to the United States House of 
Representatives to serve in the 90th Congress. He served for 
three succeeding terms until being elected to the United States 
Senate in 1972. Senator McClure served succeeding terms in the 
Senate until his retirement in 1991. While in the Senate, 
Senator McClure was Chairman of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources from 1981 until 1987 and Chairman of the 
Senate Republican Conference from 1981 until 1985.
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           RAILROAD RETIREMENT AND SURVIVORS' IMPROVEMENT ACT


                   (H.R. 1140/H.R. 10--S. Amdt. 2170)


                        Became Public Law 107-90

    This legislation amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 
to increase benefits available under the Railroad Retirement 
Act of 1974. It improves the benefits for railroad employees, 
retirees and their beneficiaries and revises the financing of 
the pension part (Tier II) of the Railroad Retirement system.
    The law was a result of Senate Amendment 2170, which 
incorporated H.R. 1140, the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' 
Improvement Act, as substitute text in H.R. 10, formerly the 
Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act. H.R. 
10, now the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act, 
became Public Law 107-90 on December 21, 2001.
    The new law serves to modernize the financing of the 
railroad retirement system, provide payroll tax relief, and 
provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries. The 
enhanced benefits include restoration of an age 62 retirement 
option with 30 years of service, full succession by surviving 
spouses to Tier II pension benefits of retirees, and reduction 
of minimum vesting period from 10 years to 5 years.
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE PLAN FOR ACTION


                  Presidential Commission Act of 2001


                          (Public Law 107-106)


                              (H.R. 3442)

    The law establishes the National Museum of African American 
History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission, 
which will develop a plan to establish and maintain the 
National Museum of African American History and Culture in 
Washington, DC. The Commission will submit a report to Congress 
and the President, which will include a legislative plan of 
action. The report will include: a private fundraising plan for 
the museum's establishment and continued maintenance; identify 
the availability and cost of collections; assess the impact of 
the National museum on regional African American museums; 
identify possible locations for the museum on or around the 
National Mall and in Washington, DC; assess the feasibility and 
cost of renovating the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries 
building for use by the museum; assess whether the African 
American Museum should be located within the Smithsonian, and 
make recommendations on the governance and organizational 
structure of the African American Museum. The Commission will 
also convene a national conference to help assist with making 
recommendations. The Commission is comprised of 23 members, 
seven voting members appointed by the President of the United 
States, six voting members and two nonvoting members appointed 
by each the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
Majority Leader of the Senate.
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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002


                          (Public Law 107-107)


                               (S. 1438 )

    Public Law 107-107 provides for a targeted military pay 
raise ranging from five percent to 10 percent effective January 
1, 2002. The Act also amends title 14, United States Code, to 
allow the Secretary of Transportation to issue one duplicate 
Medal of Honor to recipients for display purposes, and a 
provision which clarifies the Secretary's authority to replace 
stolen decorations.
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   SMALL BUSINESS LIABILITY RELIEF AND BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION ACT


                             (P.L. 107-118)


                              (H.R. 2869)

    The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields 
Revitalization Act, amends the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) 
to exempt certain persons and small businesses from liability 
under CERCLA for the transportation and disposal of certain 
wastes and to promote the redevelopment of brownfields. Title I 
of this Act protects small businesses from Superfund liability 
by eliminating the liability of persons who sent only a very 
small amount of waste to a Superfund site, or who sent only 
ordinary trash to the site. Title II of this Act encourages 
brownfields redevelopment by exempting certain persons from 
liability for contamination existing at a site that they 
purchase after the date of enactment of this legislation, and 
by limiting federal enforcement at sites being addressed under 
State voluntary cleanup programs. Title II of this Act also 
provides funding for brownfields assessments and cleanups and 
for State voluntary cleanup programs.
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      APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2001


                          (Public Law 107-149)


                               (S. 1206)

    The Appalachian Regional Development Reauthorization Act of 
2001 builds upon past successes of the Appalachian Regional 
Commission by making several amendments to existing law, 
extends the authorization for an additional five years, and 
reauthorizes additional related programs. Specifically, P.L. 
107-149 expands the Commission by adding four new adjacent 
counties, requires the Commission to direct at least half of 
its grant funding to activities and projects in distressed 
counties, establishes a program to provide enhanced access to 
telecommunications and technology to the region, and lowers the 
cost sharing amount for distressed counties. P.L. 107-149 also 
coordinates economic development programs in the Appalachian 
region through the creation of the Interagency Coordinating 
Council on Appalachia and reauthorizes the Appalachian 
Development Highway System and local access road program.
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                  EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACT


                          (Public Law 107-154)


                              (H.R. 3986)

    This law temporarily extended the period of availability of 
unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of 
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Under Section 
410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et. seq.), unemployment 
assistance is provided to persons who become unemployed as a 
result of major disasters. In New York City, the September 11th 
attacks damaged or destroyed nearly 25 million square feet of 
office space, which makes up approximately 20 percent of all 
the office space in downtown New York. The destruction caused 
the direct loss of an estimated 110,000 jobs and further put at 
risk 270,000 jobs in the New York City area. In Northern 
Virginia, the attacks have caused the loss of an estimated 
18,700 jobs. Disaster Unemployment Assistance is provided to 
individuals not eligible for unemployment assistance provided 
by the state in which they reside. The extension provided under 
this act extended the period of eligibility from 26 to 39 
weeks.
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 NOTIFICATION AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION 
                              ACT OF 2002


                          (Public Law 107-174)


                               (H.R. 169)

    The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 
and Retaliation Act of 2002 requires Federal agencies to be 
accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and 
whistleblower protection laws.
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                      RON De LUGO FEDERAL BUILDING


                          (Public Law 107-175)


                               (H.R. 495)

    This law designates the federal building located in 
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas of the United States Virgin 
Islands as the ``Ron de Lugo Federal Building.'' Ron de Lugo 
was born in Englewood, New Jersey in 1930. He attended Saints 
Peter and Paul School in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and Colegio 
San Jose, Puerto Rico. Delegate de Lugo ably served in the 
United States Army as a Program Director and Announcer for the 
Armed Forces Radio Service from 1948 until 1950. Following his 
military service, Delegate de Lugo continued working radio at 
WSTA St. Thomas and WIVI St. Croix. In 1956, he served as 
Senator for the Virgin Islands, a position he held for eight 
years; during which time he served as minority leader and 
member of the Democratic National Committee. In 1968, Delegate 
de Lugo was named the Virgin Islands' representative to 
Congress. While serving as representative to the United States 
Congress, Ron de Lugo successfully educated his colleagues 
about the people of the Virgin Islands. In 1973, Delegate de 
Lugo was elected to serve in the 93rd Congress. He served in 
the next two succeeding Congress before running for governor. 
He later returned to Congress in January 1981 when he was 
officially elected Delegate to the Ninety-seventh Congress from 
the Virgin Islands, a position he held until the conclusion of 
his career in 1995, when he did not seek re-election. Delegate 
de Lugo served on the Committee on Public Works and 
Transportation and as vice chairman on the Aviation 
Subcommittee.
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                    DONALD J. PEASE FEDERAL BUILDING


                          (Public Law 107-176)


                               (H.R. 819)

    This law designates the Federal building located at 143 
West Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, as the ``Donald J. Pease 
Federal Building.'' Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1931, former 
Representative Donald Pease attended the public schools of 
Toledo before earning his B.S. in 1953 and M.A. in 1955 from 
Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Former Representative Pease 
was a Fulbright scholar at Kings College, University of Durham 
in England. Upon his return to the United States in 1955, he 
served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957. He then 
entered the workforce working as a newspaperman, coeditor and 
publisher for the Oberlin News-Tribune from 1957 to 1968, and 
as editor from 1969 until 1976. During this same time, in 
addition to reporting on the news, former Representative Pease 
was making the news first as a member of the Oberlin City 
Council, then as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives 
and Ohio Senate. In 1976 former Representative Pease was 
elected to the 95th Congress and to each of the succeeding 
seven Congresses before retiring at the end of the 102nd 
Congress.
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    WILLIAM L. BEATTY FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE


                          (Public Law 107-177)


                              (H.R. 3093)

    This law designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse in Alton, Illinois as the ``William L. Beatty 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse.'' William L. 
Beatty was born in Mendota, Illinois in 1925. He grew up in 
East St. Louis and graduated from Central Catholic High School. 
He served in the United States Army's 394th Field Artillery 
Battalion in Europe during World War II. After returning from 
the war he attended Washington University for undergraduate 
studies and graduated from St. Louis University Law School in 
1950. Upon graduating from law school he passed the Illinois 
and Missouri bar and entered private law practice for 18 years, 
including serving as municipal attorney for Granite City, 
Illinois and as an assistant state's attorney. Judge Beatty was 
elected Illinois State Circuit Judge in Madison County in 1968. 
He served on the State Circuit Court until 1979, when President 
Carter appointed him to the U.S. District Court for the 
Southern District of Illinois. While sitting on the bench, 
Judge Beatty was always known for crafting fair and creative 
sentences. He was eligible to retire from the Federal bench in 
1992, but instead continued to maintain a busy workload as a 
Senior Judge. Judge Beatty had a distinguished 50-year career 
in law.
                                ------                                


      MIKE MANSFIELD FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE


                          (Public Law 107-178)


                              (H.R. 3282)

    This law designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 400 North Main Street in Butte, Montana, 
as the ``Mike Mansfield Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse.'' Michael Joseph Mansfield was born in 1903 in New 
York City. He moved to Montana in 1906 to live with relatives 
after the unexpected death of his mother. Having a strong 
desire to serve his country, at the age of 14, Senator 
Mansfield represented that he was older so that he could enlist 
in the U.S. Navy and serve as a seaman in the Atlantic during 
World War I. After the war, he continued to serve his country 
as a Private for one year in the U.S. Army. Finally, as a 
completion of his tour of the service branches, Senator 
Mansfield served from 1920-1922 as a Private First Class in the 
United States Marine Corps in the Philippines, Japan and China. 
After his five years of military service, the then-19 year-old 
returned to Montana to work as a miner, before attending both 
the Montana School of Mines and then Montana State University 
from which he received a Masters Degree in 1933. After 
graduation, Senator Mansfield stayed at Montana State 
University to serve as a professor of history and political 
science before being elected to represent the State of Montana 
in the U.S House of Representatives in 1942. Senator Mansfield 
was re-elected four times to the House of Representatives, 
before being elected to the United States Senate in 1952, where 
he served with distinction for 24 years. In his first term in 
office, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson selected 
Mansfield to serve as his Majority Whip. After Johnson's 
election to the Vice Presidency, and after serving just one and 
a half terms in the Senate, Senator Mansfield was chosen by his 
colleagues to serve as Majority Leader in 1961. He held that 
position for 16 years, a record that still stands. It was as 
Majority Leader in the Senate that Mike Mansfield cemented his 
place in history by securing passage of such legislation as the 
Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, and legislation 
authorizing the Medicare program. After a distinguished career 
in the armed services and in both the House and Senate, Senator 
Mansfield served as Ambassador to Japan under Presidents Carter 
and Reagan, a post which he held for 11 years until 1988, 
again, a record length of time. Mike Mansfield died on October 
5, 2001 at the age of 98 years.
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                  PAUL SIMON CHICAGO JOB CORPS CENTER


                          (Public Law 107-182)


                                (S. 378)

    This law designates the designates the Federal building 
located at 3348 South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois as 
the ``Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center.'' Senator Paul Simon 
was born in Eugene, Oregon on November 29, 1928 and attended 
public schools. He went on to attend the University of Oregon 
Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. At the age of 19 Senator Simon 
became the nation's youngest editor-publisher by saving the 
Troy Tribune in Troy, Illinois. He expanded his newspaper 
business to a chain of 14 weeklies in central and southern 
Illinois. Senator Simon used the newspaper to expose a 
syndicate gambling operation in Madison County, and in 1951 at 
the age of 22, he was called to testify before the United 
States Crime Investigating Committee. In 1966 he sold his 
newspaper business to devote full time to writing and public 
service. From 1951 until 1953, Senator Simon served in the 
United States Army. He was assigned to the Counter Intelligence 
Corps as a special agent along the Iron Curtain in Europe. Upon 
his return from Europe, at the age of 25, Senator Simon was 
elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. He was re-
elected three times before being elected to the State Senate in 
1962 for a four year-term. Voters returned him to the State 
Senate in 1966. Half way through his second State Senate term 
he was elected Lieutenant Governor and served until 1973. He 
was the first Lieutenant Governor to be elected to that post 
with the Governor of another party. Senator Simon was elected 
to the United States House of Representatives in 1974 and 
served for ten years before being elected to the United States 
Senate in 1984. While in Congress, Senator Simon was a leading 
advocate for education, disability policy and foreign affairs. 
He was the chief sponsor of the Missing Children Act, which 
established the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children. Senator Simon also played a vital role with enacting 
job training education programs including the National Literacy 
Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, the Job Training 
Partnership Act and the direct college loan program. He was 
also the chief sponsor of the Balanced Budget amendment of 1986 
and initiated legislation to designate the first five federally 
chartered high-speed rail corridors. Senator Simon holds 39 
honorary degrees and has written 15 books.
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THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PLAZA AUTHORIZATION 
                              ACT OF 2002


                          (Public Law 107-224)


                              (H.R. 5012)

    Each year the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts hosts performances ranging from improvisational comedy to 
Broadway musicals, as well as being the permanent home of the 
Washington Opera and Washington Symphony Orchestra. On average, 
the Kennedy Center is host to over two million patrons 
attending performances on one of five stages or theatres. This 
law amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Transportation to construct a plaza adjacent to 
the Kennedy Center; authorizes necessary and related 
transportation improvements; grants authority for the transfer 
and receipt of certain property rights; clarifies ownership of 
resulting property; authorizes the construction of new 
buildings; and authorizes appropriations to complete the 
project. Completion of this project will improve the 
pedestrian, vehicular, and bicycle access to the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in addition to providing 
necessary administrative, education, performance, and rehearsal 
space for Kennedy Center activities.
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 TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY WAIVER FROM CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY 
  REQUIREMENTS AND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING REQUIREMENTS 
 UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND UNDER OTHER LAWS FOR CERTAIN AREAS IN NEW 
 YORK WHERE THE PLANNING OFFICES AND RESOURCES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY 
               ACTS OF TERRORISM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE.


                          (Public Law 107-230)


                              (H.R. 3880)

    Public Law 107-230 provides provides the State of New York 
a temporary waiver from certain Clean Air Act (CAA) 
transportation conformity requirements and related metropolitan 
planning requirements of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (TEA 21) until September 30, 2005, so that New 
York can implement adjustments necessary after the September 
11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The 
legislation allows the State to receive full transportation 
funding. In addition, the bill requires that New York file an 
Interim Progress Report no later than January 1, 2004, 
detailing the manner in which the State will achieve compliance 
with the transportation conformity requirements no later than 
the expiration of the temporary waiver.
    H.R. 3880 was passed by the House on September 10, 2002. On 
September 12, 2002 H.R. 3880 passed the Senate by Unanimous 
Consent. On October 1, 2002 the President signed H.R. 3880.
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                   TRANSIT OPERATING FLEXIBILITY ACT


                          (Public Law 107-232)


                              (H.R. 5157)

    Public Law 107-232 allows the transit systems in 52 
communities that, for the first time, exceeded 200,000 in 
population according to the 2000 Census, to retain flexibility 
in the use of federal transit formula grants in fiscal year 
2003.
    The 2000 census made significant changes in urbanized area 
designations. These designations drive transit formula 
apportionments for communities of 50,000 and more in 
population. Under Federal Transit Law, areas of more than 
200,000 cannot use Federal formula grant funds to pay for 
transit operating expenses. This legislation allows the 52 
communities that ``crossed 200,000'' in population according to 
the new Census data to retain the flexibility to use funds for 
operating expenses to the extent that they used these funds for 
operations in fiscal year 2002. The law does not change the 
amount of transit formula funding that these communities, or 
any other community, will receive under TEA 21 in fiscal year 
2003.
    H.R. 5157 passed the House Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure by voice vote on July 24, 2002. The bill was 
ordered reported by the Full committee on July 24, 2002. On 
September 13, 2002 H.R. 5157 passed the Senate without 
amendment by Unanimous Consent. On October 1, 2002 the 
President signed H.R. 5157.
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               WAYNE LYMAN MORSE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE


                          (Public Law 107-257)


                               (S. 1270)

    This law designates the United States Courthouse to be 
constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as 
the ``Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse.'' Born in 
1900 in Dane County, Wisconsin, Senator Morse graduated from 
the University of Wisconsin in 1924, from the law department at 
the University of Minnesota in 1928, and from Columbia 
University Law School in 1932. Senator Morse was a professor of 
law and later dean at the University of Oregon Law School until 
his election to the United States Senate in 1944. Early in his 
career, Senator Morse witnessed America's rapid urban and 
industrial development, specifically its effects on the rural 
lives of the farmers in his home State of Wisconsin. Influenced 
by such progressive change, Senator Morse worked to maintain a 
balanced connection between political democracy and the 
citizens of that democracy, upholding the belief that this 
country's true wealth, its people, would flourish in such an 
environment. Throughout his career Senator Morse held the 
conviction of ``principle over politics,'' made evident by his 
serving as a Republican, an Independent and as a Democrat prior 
to his defeat in the election of 1968. Senator Morse died while 
campaigning for a return to the Senate in 1974.
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   MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT OF 2002 (Public Law 107-295)


                               (S. 1214)

    Section 1 states that the Act may be cited as the 
``Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002.''
    Section 101 states a number of Congressional findings in 
regard to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002.
    Section 102 of the Conference Report creates a new subtitle 
VI of title 46, United States Code, to establish a 
comprehensive national system of transportation security 
enhancements. Chapter 701 of this subtitle contains provisions 
related to port security.

Definitions.

    New section 70101 provides definitions for six terms to be 
used in new chapter 701. The term ``Secretary'' is defined as 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating. The term ``transportation security incident'' is 
defined as a security incident resulting in a significant loss 
of life, environmental damage, transportation system 
disruption, or economic disruption.

United States facility and vessel vulnerability assessments

    Section 70102 requires the Secretary to conduct initial 
assessments of vessel types and facilities, located on or 
adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S., 
and to identify which of these vessels or facilities pose a 
high risk of being involved in a transportation security 
incident. Based on the information gathered in the initial 
assessments, the Secretary is required to conduct a detailed 
vulnerability assessment for facilities and vessels that may be 
involved in a transportation security incident. The Secretary 
may also accept an alternative assessment prepared by or on 
behalf of a vessel or facility owner or operator if that 
assessment satisfies certain criteria.

Maritime transportation security plans

    Section 70103 of new chapter 701 requires the Secretary to 
establish the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan 
for deterring and responding to a transportation security 
incident. Each Federal Maritime Security Coordinator, after 
soliciting advice from the Area Security Advisory Committee, is 
required to submit to the Secretary an Area Maritime 
Transportation Security Plan for each individual area 
established under the National Maritime Transportation Security 
Plan. Finally, section 70103 requires owners and operators of 
vessels and facilities, which the Secretary believes may be 
involved in a transportation security incident, to develop 
vessel and facility security plans.

Transportation security incident response

    Section 70104 requires the Secretary to establish a system 
of security incident response plans developed for vessels and 
facilities that may be involved in a transportation security 
incident.

Transportation security cards

    Section 70105 establishes a national standard for issuance 
of transportation security cards whose purpose is to control 
access to ensure terminal areas to only authorized personnel.

Maritime safety and security teams

    Section 70106 establishes Coast Guard maritime safety and 
security teams to protect vessels, ports, facilities, and cargo 
on United States' waters.

Grants

    Section 70107 provides financial assistance for enhanced 
security to implement a facility or area maritime security 
plans approved by the Coast Guard or an interim security 
measure required by the Coast Guard.
    This section authorizes matching grants for various types 
of security upgrades at U.S. ports and U.S. maritime areas 
including reimbursements for security enhancements that have 
corrected security vulnerabilities since September 11, 2001, 
that are consistent with their Area Maritime Transportation 
Security Plans and facility security plans.
    This section also provides $15 million for each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2008 for research and development grants for 
port security.

Foreign port assessment

    New section 70108 of title 46 requires the Secretary to 
assess the effectiveness of the antiterrorism measures 
maintained at a foreign port from which vessels depart on a 
voyage to the United States or which poses a high risk of 
introducing terrorism to international maritime commerce.

Notifying foreign authorities

    Section 70109 requires the Secretary, after conducting a 
foreign port assessment, to contact the foreign government if 
he finds that a port in that foreign country does not maintain 
effective antiterrorism measures. Section 70109(b) requires the 
Secretary to make available a port security training program 
for ports in foreign countries that are found under section 
70108 to lack adequate security measures.

Actions when foreign ports not maintaining effective antiterrorism 
        measures

    If the Secretary finds that a foreign port does not 
maintain effective antiterrorism measures, section 70110 allows 
him to prescribe conditions of entry into the United States for 
any vessel arriving from that port. The Secretary may also deny 
entry into the United States to any vessel that does not meet 
these conditions.

Enhanced crewmember identification

    Section 70111 requires crew members on vessels calling at 
U.S. ports to carry and present on demand any identification 
that the Secretary decides is necessary.

Maritime security advisory committees

    Section 70112 requires the Secretary to establish a 
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee and Area Maritime 
Security Advisory Committees for any port area of the United 
States. The Committees may advise, consult, and make 
recommendations to the Secretary on ways to enhance security 
and safety at U.S. seaports.

Maritime intelligence

    Section 70113 requires the Secretary to implement a system 
to collect, integrate, and analyze information concerning 
vessels operating in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 
U.S. The Secretary may collect information from public and 
private entities to the extent that the information is not 
provided by other Federal departments and agencies.

Automatic identification systems

    Section 70114 requires that certain vessels be equipped 
with and operate an automatic identification system (AIS) under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The AIS includes a 
position indicating transponder and an electronic charting or 
situation display for accessing the information made available 
by the transponder system. This will allow a vessel operator to 
more easily identify the position and heading of their vessel 
and other vessels navigating in the area. It will also allow 
shore-based Coast Guard facilities to more easily monitor the 
location and heading of vessels in their area.

Long-range vessel tracking system

    Section 70115 authorizes the Secretary to develop and 
implement a long-range automated secure vessel tracking system 
for all vessels on voyages in U.S. waters that are equipped 
with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System or 
equivalent satellite technology. The Secretary may use existing 
maritime organizations to collect and monitor tracking 
information under the system.

Secure systems of transportation

    Section 70116 requires the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Transportation Security Oversight Board, to establish a 
program to evaluate and certify secure systems of international 
intermodal transportation.

Civil penalty

    Section 70117 establishes a civil penalty of not more than 
$25,000 for each violation of this new chapter.
    Section 103 of the Act encourages the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating to undertake 
negotiations on an international agreement that provides for an 
international system for identifying seafarers. If the 
Secretary is unable to negotiate this agreement within 24 
months, he is required to submit to Congress a draft of 
legislation which would establish a system for identifying 
seafarers.
    Section 104 extends the territorial jurisdiction of the 
United States from 3 miles off the shore, to 12 miles. This 
extension of jurisdiction is consistent with Presidential 
Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988, and is also consistent 
with the Law of the Sea.
    Section 105 suspends the effectiveness of any end-strength 
and grade distribution for the Coast Guard for any fiscal year 
that there is in effect a declaration of war or national 
emergency, for a period not to exceed six months after the end 
of the war or national emergency.
    Section 106 allows natural gas to be included in the 
Deepwater Port Act, which establishes a system for permitting 
and licensing deepwater terminals. Currently, only oil 
facilities are included in this Federal law. This section 
ensures the proper application and administration of the 
Deepwater Port Act to offshore natural gas facilities and 
enables the timely development of offshore natural gas 
facilities.
    Section 107 amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to 
allow for the dispatch of properly trained and qualified armed 
Coast Guard personnel on facilities and vessels to deter or 
respond to acts of terrorism or transportation security 
incidents. The substitute also requires that the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to report 
to Congress on the use of non-Coast Guard personnel as sea 
marshals.
    Section 108 of the Act contains amendments to section 431A 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by section 343(b) of the 
Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107-210, including a requirement 
that the Secretary of the Treasury provide the appropriate 
Federal departments and agencies with cargo information 
obtained pursuant to this section. The Conference substitute 
also amends section 343(a) of Public Law 107-210.
    Section 109 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
develop standards and a curriculum to allow for the training 
and certification of maritime security professionals. The 
section further authorizes the Secretary to make training 
opportunities available to any law enforcement or maritime 
security personnel in the United States. The section also 
authorizes $5.5 million for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
2008 for maritime training.
    Section 110 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
report to Congress on the life cycle costs and benefits of 
creating a Center for Coastal and Maritime Security. The 
Secretary is also required to report to Congress on the secure 
system of transportation program established under this Act.
    By not later that January 1, 2004, section 111 of this 
legislation requires the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the 
Transportation Security Oversight Board, to develop and 
maintain an antiterrorism cargo identification, tracking, and 
screening system for containerized cargo shipped to and from 
the United States. This section also requires the Secretary to 
develop performance standards to enhance the physical security 
of shipping containers, including standards for seals and locks 
as well as systems to detect any tampering or breaking of the 
seal or container integrity.
    Section 112 requires the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating to report to Congress a list 
of all nations whose flag vessels have entered the United 
States ports in the previous year. The report must also contain 
a breakdown of countries whose vessel registration or 
classification procedures have been found by the Secretary to 
be noncompliant with international classifications and whose 
laws or regulations are not sufficient to allow tracking of 
ownership registration histories of registered flag vessels.
    Section 113 directs the Secretary of Transportation to 
publish a revised version of the document ``Port Security: A 
National Planning Guide,'' within three years after the 
enactment of the Senate passed bill and to make the document 
available on the Internet.
    Section 202 of the Conference Report amends section 1120(g) 
of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
324) to deem the vessel COASTAL VENTURE to have been 
constructed in the United States.
    Section 203 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to 
make a grant to the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial 
Committee to construct an addition to the American Merchant 
Marine Memorial Wall of Honor in San Pedro, California.
    Section 204 requires the discharge from a vessel of any 
agricultural cargo residue material in the form of hold 
washings to be governed exclusively under the provisions of 
MARPOL Annex V (MARPOL V).
    Section 205 extends the provisions of current law for 
preferred mortgages to a valid lien against a vessel not 
covered by a preferred mortgage.
    Section 206 deems the research vessel DAVIDSON to be less 
than 100 gross tons, for purposes of applying the optional 
regulatory measurement under section 14305 of title 46, United 
States Code.
    Section 207 waives certain coastwise trade laws for 
individually listed vessels.
    Section 208 of the House amendment adds the vessels SS RED 
OAK VICTORY, SS AMERICAN VICTORY, and LST-325 to a list of 
three vessels subject to section 3302(l) of title 46, United 
States Code.
    Section 209 waives the coastwise trade laws of the United 
States for three barges as long as these barges are only used 
in firework displays.
    Section 210 of the Act waives certain U.S. coastwise trade 
laws for the vessel EAGLE under certain specific circumstances.
    Section 211 allows ten sailboats participating in the New 
World Challenge Race to transport non-paying guests, before and 
during stops of that race.
    Section 212 allows the owner of the ASPHALT COMMANDER to 
place this U.S.-flag vessel under a foreign registry.
    Section 213 allows certain foreign-built launch barges to 
transport topside modules in the coastwise trade of the United 
States.
    Section 214 temporarily authorizes the Secretary to waive 
the coastwise laws of the United States for not more than three 
foreign built self-propelled tank vessels under certain 
circumstances related to the late delivery from a United States 
shipyard of a coastwise eligible self-propelled tank vessel.
    Section 215 eliminates the position of Associate Deputy 
Secretary, Department of Transportation, and creates the 
position of Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
    Section 311 amends section 336(d) of title 14, United 
States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to promote the Coast 
Guard Band Director from the rank of Commander to the rank of 
Captain.
    Section 312 amends section 511 of title 14, United States 
Code, to allow the Secretary of Transportation to grant 
compensatory absence from duty for Coast Guard military 
personnel serving at isolated duty stations of the Coast Guard.
    Section 313 amends sections 259, 260(a), and 271(a) of 
title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to 
advance officers ahead of their peers within a given promotion 
zone, without disadvantaging other high performing officers.
    Section 321 amends section 1203(b) of title 33, United 
States Code, to require foreign-flag vessels to monitor inter-
ship radiotelephone frequencies when operating within the U.S. 
territorial sea between three and twelve miles offshore.
    Section 322 maintains six reports which were eliminated 
after the enactment of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
Sunset Act of 1995. The section also terminates an annual 
report to Congress regarding the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund.
    Section 323 amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
authorize the Coast Guard to borrow up to $100 million for 
additional emergency oil spill cleanup removal from the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund.
    Section 324 amends section 7302 of title 46, United States 
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue an 
interim merchant mariner's document valid for a period not to 
exceed 120 days.
    Section 325 raises the maximum civil penalty to $5,000 for 
the negligent operation of a recreational vessel, or for 
interfering with the safe operation of a recreational vessel. 
The penalty for the negligent operation of any other vessel, or 
for interfering with the safe operation of a commercial vessel, 
under this amendment will be $25,000.
    Section 331 amends section 4508 of title 46, United States 
Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the Commercial 
Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005 
and make technical changes.
    Section 332 amends section 18 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-241), to authorize 
the Coast Guard to extend the Houston-Galveston Navigation 
Safety Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005 and make technical 
changes.
    Section 333 of the Act amends section 19 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-241), to authorize 
the Coast Guard to extend the Lower Mississippi River Waterway 
Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005 and make technical 
changes.
    Section 334 amends section 2073 of title 33, United States 
Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the Navigation 
Safety Advisory Council from 2000 to 2005 and make technical 
changes.
    Section 335 amends section 13110 of title 46, United States 
Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the National 
Boating Safety Advisory Council from 2000 to 2005 and make 
technical changes.
    Section 336 amends section 1231(a) of title 33, United 
States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the Towing 
Safety Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005 and make technical 
changes.
    Section 341 of the Conference Report authorizes the Coast 
Guard to accept up to seven excess PC-170 patrol ships from the 
U.S. Navy.
    During fiscal year 2003, section 342 amends the 
Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 to increase the 
State Recreational Boating Safety Grant Program by one million 
dollars and to change the definition of state matching amounts 
for purposes of the State Boating Safety Grant Program.
    Section 343 authorizes the Coast Guard to operate and 
maintain a Caribbean Support Tender to provide technical 
assistance and law enforcement training for foreign coast 
guards, navies, and other maritime services.
    Section 344 extends the expiration date for the prohibition 
of any new maritime user fees from September 30, 2001, to 
September 30, 2006.
    Section 345 requires the Coast Guard to continue to offer 
advice and technical assistance to organizations in the Great 
Lakes region that are dedicated to lighthouse stewardship.
    Section 346 requires the Coast Guard to report to Congress, 
within 60 days after enactment, the agency's implementation of 
National Transportation Safety Board recommendations following 
the MORNING DEW accident.
    Section 347 authorizes the transfer of 4.13 acres of land, 
known as the Naval Reserve Pier property, located in Portland, 
Maine, to the Gulf of Maine Aquarium Development Corporation.
    Section 348 requires the Secretary in the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating to submit a report to 
Congress that compares Coast Guard expenditures by mission area 
on an annualized basis before and after the terrorist attacks 
of September 11, 2001. The report must also estimate the annual 
funding amounts and personnel levels that would restore all 
Coast Guard mission areas to the readiness levels that existed 
before September 11, 2001. This section also requires a report 
identifying mission targets for fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 
2005, and the specific steps necessary to achieve those 
targets.
    Section 349 transfers the Coast Guard Slip Point Light 
Station in Clallam County, Washington, to Clallam County and 
the Point Pinos Light, located in Monterey County, California, 
to the City of Pacific Grove, California.
    Section 402 of the Act would extend the present Coast Guard 
housing authorities from October 1, 2001, to October 1, 2007. 
The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 provides the Coast 
Guard with the legal authorities to encourage private sector 
participation in the acquisition or construction of Coast Guard 
housing on or near Coast Guard installations. The Coast Guard 
is currently in the process of developing proposals for several 
potential housing projects using these new authorities.
    This section further authorizes the Coast Guard to 
implement a demonstration project for the acquisition or 
construction of military family housing and military 
unaccompanied housing at the Coast Guard installation in 
Kodiak, Alaska.
    Section 403 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
maintain and publish an inventory of U.S.-flag vessels capable 
of laying, maintaining, or repairing a submarine cable.
    Section 404 requires that a vessel engaged in towing 
assistance or towing escort be a vessel of the United States, 
and establishes a civil penalty for a person who violates this 
section.
    Section 405 requires the Coast Guard to establish standards 
for the safe operation of Coast Guard search and rescue 
stations, and expresses a sense of Congress that the Coast 
Guard should establish, implement and maintain minimum 
standards necessary to ensure that an individual on duty or 
watch in a Coast Guard search and rescue command center 
facility not work more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period.
    Section 406 authorizes the Coast Guard to allow private VHF 
Communications companies to place equipment and VHF towers on 
Coast Guard property. In exchange, the Coast Guard may receive 
discounted VHF communications services. This section also 
states that commercial VHF communication equipment placed on 
real property under the administrative control of the Coast 
Guard shall not interfere in any manner with any current or 
future Coast Guard communications equipment.
    Section 407 authorizes $987,400 for the fire, oil, and 
toxic spill response communications, training, equipment, and 
program administration activities conducted by nonprofit 
organizations in cooperation with the Coast Guard.
    Section 408 conforms certain permanent laws of the United 
States relating to the Coast Guard and maritime transportation 
by correcting references to the former Merchant Marine and 
Fisheries Committee of the House of Representatives.
    Section 409 prohibits a vessel, which has been forfeited to 
the United States government for a breach of the laws of the 
United States, from obtaining a certificate of documentation 
with a fisheries endorsement. This section does not grant the 
Coast Guard new authority to seize or forfeit vessels.
    Section 410 requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to 
ensure that all Coast Guard personnel are equipped with 
adequate safety equipment, including hypothermia protective 
clothing where appropriate, while performing search and rescue 
missions.
    Section 411 makes technical amendments regarding the 
promotion of Coast Guard Reserve Officers to implement the 
changes to the Reserve promotion system included in the Fiscal 
Year 2001 Department of Defense Authorization Act.
    Section 412 authorizes the Coast Guard to continue 
commanders and lieutenant commanders scheduled to retire due to 
failure of selection for promotion.
    Section 413 authorizes the Coast Guard to pay an 
individual's undergraduate or graduate educational tuition when 
that individual enlists in the Coast Guard Reserve and promises 
to accept a commission in the Coast Guard Reserve upon 
completion of the degree.
    Section 414 permits the Coast Guard to offer to captains, 
who would otherwise be forced to retire after thirty years of 
duty, the opportunity to continue on active duty. This proposal 
would allow the Coast Guard to retain these highly experienced 
individuals at very little additional cost.
    Section 415 allows the Coast Guard to pay death gratuities 
to personal representatives of Coast Guard Auxiliarists who die 
in the line of duty, to the same extent that death gratuities 
are paid on behalf of Federal employees.
    Section 416 revises the Coast Guard's severance pay 
provisions to incorporate the Department of Defense separation 
pay computations.
    Section 417 authorizes the Coast Guard to lease lighthouse 
properties for terms not to exceed thirty years.
    Section 418 amends the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act to 
increase the Coast Guard's drug interdiction jurisdiction from 
12 to 24 miles from U.S. shores.
    Section 419 grants the Coast Guard statutory authority to 
regulate wing-in-ground craft and makes them subject to 
inspection as small passenger vessels.
    Section 420 removes the requirement for filing an original 
commercial instrument (for example, a ship mortgage) within ten 
days of the electronic filing of the instrument.
    Section 421 eliminates the requirement for a thumbprint to 
be placed on a merchant mariners' document.
    Section 422 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to 
issue temporary certificates of documentation, and to delegate 
to private third parties the authority to issue the 
certificates for recreational vessels.
    Section 423 authorizes the Coast Guard to conduct marine 
casualty investigations involving foreign vessels in areas 
outside U.S. territorial waters consistent with the practices 
and procedures of international law.
    Section 424 requires that the Coast Guard convey the 
property adjacent to Coast Guard Station Saginaw River, located 
in Hampton Township, Michigan, to BaySail, Inc., a nonprofit 
corporation.
    Section 425 changes the recipient's name of a previous 
Coast Guard property transfer in Traverse City, Michigan.
    Section 426 requires the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating to submit an annual report 
to Congress setting forth the capabilities and readiness of the 
Coast Guard to fulfill its national defense responsibilities.
    Section 427 extends the Oil Spill Recovery Institute until 
September 30, 2012.
    Section 428 amends section 2114 of title 46, United States 
Code, to expand the protection of seamen against 
discrimination. This section does not allow for anyone to 
discharge or discriminate against any seaman who reports a 
violation of a maritime law to the Coast Guard or refuses to 
perform duties which he believes would result in his or another 
individual's injury.
    Section 429 does not allow the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard to decommission any WYTL-class harbor tugs unless he 
certifies that sufficient replacement capability has been 
procured by the Coast Guard to remediate any degradation in 
current icebreaking services.
    Section 430 allows the Commandant of the Coast Guard to 
provide support to an entity which engages in fishing vessel 
safety training.
    Section 431 limits the liability of pilots working in a 
Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service while acting within the 
scope of their duties and under the supervision of a Coast 
Guard officer.
    Section 432 allows the Coast Guard to transfer funds to the 
City of Chicago to pay the Federal share to demolish the old 
Coast Guard station on Chicago Harbor and construct a new 
facility at this site for use as a marine safety station. The 
Federal share of this project may not exceed one third of the 
total cost of the project or two million dollars, whichever is 
less.
    Section 433 extends the time for a recreational vessel and 
associated equipment recall from five to ten years.
    Section 434 allows the Secretary of Transportation to 
transfer up to $300,000 to the City of Escanaba, Michigan, for 
the repair of the north wall of the municipal dock in Escanaba.
    Section 435 of the Act directs the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating to amend the 
vessel GLOBAL EXPLORER's certificate of documentation to show 
the vessel's year of construction as 2002.
    Section 436 amends chapter 51 of title 46, United States 
Code, regarding vessel load lines.
    Section 437 allows the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration to transfer to the Secretary of the 
Interior administrative jurisdiction over certain public lands 
in the State of Michigan.
    Section 438 authorizes funding for LORAN-C navigation 
infrastructure.
    Section 439 reimburses the State of Hawaii for damages 
caused by the Coast Guard to the ferry pier at Barber's Point 
Harbor, Hawaii.
    Section 440 requires the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating, jointly with the 
Secretaries of Commerce and Interior, to report to Congress on 
the immunity of a private responder (other than a person 
responsible for the vessel or facility from which oil is 
discharged) from liability for criminal and civil penalties for 
the incidental take of a protected species while carrying out 
oil spill response actions.
    Section 441 amends section 10601(a) of title 46, United 
States Code, by requiring that the owner, charterer, managing 
operator or a representative thereof, including, but not 
limited to, the master or individual in charge of a fishing 
industry vessel, shall make a fishing agreement in writing with 
each seaman employed on board the vessel.
    Section 442 requires the Coast Guard to begin publishing 
all major marine casualty reports upon enactment of this Act. 
Additionally, the Conferees direct the Coast Guard to begin 
electronically publishing the remaining marine casualty reports 
by the end of the fiscal year 2005.
    Section 443 amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to 
add the safety and security of United States ports and 
waterways to this law's traditional focus on marine safety and 
environmental protection.
    Section 444 allows the Coast Guard to suspend the payment 
of the retired pay of a member or former member during periods 
in which the member willfully remains outside the United States 
to avoid criminal prosecution or civil liability.
    Section 445 prohibits any non-Federal interest from 
assessing or collecting any fee on vessels or water craft 
operating on navigable waters subject to the authority of the 
United States, or under the freedom of navigation on those 
waters. This section does not prohibit those instances in which 
Federal law has permitted the imposition of fees and recognizes 
those circumstances under which non-Federal interests may 
charge reasonable port and harbor fees for services rendered.
    Section 501 of the Conference Report states that this title 
may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization for Fiscal Year 
2003.''
    Section 502 authorizes approximately $6 billion for Coast 
Guard programs and operations during fiscal year 2003. Section 
502(1) authorizes approximately $4.3 billion for Coast Guard 
operating expenses for fiscal year 2003.
    Section 502(2) authorizes $725 million in fiscal year 2003 
for the Coast Guard's acquisition, construction, and 
improvement (AC&I) account.
    Section 503 authorizes 45,500 Coast Guard active duty 
military personnel as of September 30, 2003. the end of the 
107th Congress.
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               REAL INTERSTATE DRIVER EQUITY ACT OF 2001


                          (Public Law 107-298)


                              (H.R. 2546)

    Public Law 107-298 amends federal transportation law to 
prohibit a State, political subdivision, or interstate agency 
from enacting or enforcing any law, rule, or regulations 
requiring a license or fee on account of the fact that a motor 
vehicle providing pre-arranged ground transportation service 
crosses state borders. The motor carrier providing such 
interstate service must meet all applicable registration and 
vehicle licensing requirements in its home state, but is not 
required to obtain multiple state licenses. This Act does not 
allow a carrier to operate in another jurisdiction with 
spontaneous new clients; all interstate passenger travel must 
be pre-arranged. The law also protects the rights of 
transportation terminal operators to provide preferential 
access and of States to require pre-licensing drug testing and 
criminal background checks as a condition of providing such 
interstate service.
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               GREAT LAKES AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN ACT OF 2002


                          (Public Law 107-303)


                              (H.R. 1070)

    The Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Act of 2002, amends the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the water 
quality of these lakes by providing assistance for local 
restoration efforts. Title I of this Act authorizes $250 
million over five years for EPA to carry out restoration 
projects at Great Lakes Areas of Concern, with cost-sharing 
local sponsors. This title also authorizes $15 million for 
research and $5 million for public information relating to 
cleanup of the Great Lakes, also over a five year period. Title 
II of this Act authorizes $55 million over five years to assist 
the implementation of a restoration plan for Lake Champlain. 
Title III of this Act includes miscellaneous items, including 
the restoration of requirements for EPA to submit to Congress 
various Clean Water Act reports.
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                THE DAM SAFETY AND SECURITY ACT OF 2002


                          (Public Law 107-310)


                              (H.R. 4727)

    This law reauthorizes the National Dam Safety Program for 
four years and increases the total authorized funding level to 
$8.6 million for each of the Fiscal Years 2003 through 2006. 
Passed and signed into law in 1996 as Section 215 of Public Law 
104-303 (the Water Resources Development Act of 1996), the 
National Dam Safety Program was originally authorized for six 
years. The National Dam Safety Program has as its mission to 
``* * * reduce the risks to life and property from dam failure 
in the United States through the establishment and maintenance 
of an effective national dam safety program to bring together 
the expertise and resources of the federal and non-federal 
communities in achieving national dam safety hazard 
reduction.'' Since its creation, the National Dam Safety 
Program has helped to mitigate the risk of dam failure by 
providing technical and financial assistance to State dam 
safety officials. There are more than 80,000 dams in the United 
States, of these, approximately 10,000 dams are considered to 
have ``high-hazard'' potential, meaning their failure could 
result in loss of life or severe property damage. Private 
individuals, corporations, and State and local governments own 
more than 95 percent of the dams in America, making State dam 
safety officials the first line of defense in preventing dam 
failures and mitigating the effects through the development of 
Emergency Action Plans. A primary function of the National Dam 
Safety Program is to increase the level of knowledge and 
preparedness to prevent and mitigate the effects of dam 
failures.
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   BOB STUMP NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003


                          (Public Law 107-314)


                              (H.R. 4546)

    Public Law 107-314 would increase military basic pay by at 
least 4.1 percent.

 AN ACT TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO CONVEY A PARCEL OF LAND 
                       TO CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA


                          (Public Law 107-320)


                              (H.R. 2595)

    This Act directs the Secretary of the Army to convey to the 
Commissioners of Chatham County, Georgia, a specified parcel of 
land, and that the parcel, or another parcel of equal appraised 
value that the land may be exchanged for, be managed for 
recreational purposes.

            TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF PIPELINES


                          (Public Law 107-355)


                              (H.R. 3609)

    This important bill reauthorized the Office of Pipeline 
Safety at the Department of Transportation. The legislation 
improves the states' ``one-call notification systems'' to avoid 
damage to pipelines by a third party. The bill expands 
``whistle blower'' protections for pipeline workers. The bill 
improves the authority under which the Secretary of the 
Department of Transportation (DOT) can order an operator to fix 
a pipeline that has a potentially unsafe condition. At the 
request of the DOT, the Attorney General may bring a civil suit 
to enforce certain safety regulations. The bill allows the 
Secretary of Transportation to award technical assistance 
grants to groups for engineering and scientific analysis of 
pipeline safety issues and to promote the participation in 
official DOT processes. The bill authorizes $100 million for 
research and development. The bill establishes an integrity 
management program in all ``high consequence'' areas 
(population centers) requiring the inspection of all facilities 
within 10 years to establish a base line. These facilities will 
be re-inspected within seven years, unless the Secretary waives 
the requirement. The bill establishes a permit streamlining 
program and establishes an interagency committee comprised of 
the federal resource agencies that issue permits. The bill 
provides for grants to emergency responders.
    H.R. 3609 was passed as amended by a Roll Call Vote in the 
House on July 23, 2002.
    H.R. 3609 passed the Senate with an amendment by Unanimous 
Consent on November 13, 2002. On November 15, 2002 the House 
agreed to the Senate amendment without objection. On December 
9, 2002 H.R. 3609 was presented to the President. H.R. 3609 
became Public Law 107-355.
                 COMMITTEE VIEWS AND ESTIMATES REPORTS

    Pursuant to section 310(d) of the Congressional Budget Act, 
the Committee submitted its Views and Estimates Reports to the 
Committee on the Budget for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 on March 
7, 2001 and February 27, 2002 respectively.
    These reports, intended to provide the Budget Committee 
with an early and comprehensive indication of Committee 
legislation plans for the next fiscal year, contained the views 
and estimates of new budget authority and outlays to be 
authorized in legislation under the Committee's jurisdiction 
which would become effective during the next fiscal year.
 SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FULL COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  Consideration of H.R. 5005, to establish the Department of Homeland 
                               Security.

  (Substantially the same as H.R. 5710, which also passed the House.)

    On June 6, 2002, President George W. Bush announced an 
initiative to create a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to 
consolidate the various agencies with homeland security 
responsibilities into one department to protect the homeland.
    H.R. 5005 was introduced by Rep. Richard K. Armey on June 
24, 2002 and pursuant to House Resolution 449 was referred to 
the Select Committee on Homeland Security and in addition to a 
number of committees, including the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure.
    On July 11, 2002 the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure met to consider those provisions of H.R. 5005 
which came within the Rule X jurisdiction of the committee and 
ordered the bill to be reported to the Select Committee with 
recommendations by a vote of 34-3.
    The Committee made numerous recommendations, the most 
significant of which are:
    (1) The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 
functions transferred by H.R. 5005, remain a distinct unit 
under the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation 
Security headed by an Assistant Secretary for Transportation 
Security. In addition, the transfer would not occur until the 
secretary and assistant secretaries are in place. Also, the 
transfer would not occur until the Secretary of Transportation 
certifies that deadlines for deployment of explosive detection 
systems and screeners have been met.
    (2) A liaison office with the Department of Homeland 
Security be established to work with the Federal Aviation 
Administration on any action that might affect aviation safety.
    (3) The new Department would not be able to spend funds 
from the Airport Improvement Program.
    (4) A report be submitted to Congress within 60 days on 
meeting the deadlines for screening checked bags.
    (5) The General Services (GSA) Administrator be given 
authority and flexibility to meet the security needs of federal 
agencies and to collect fees for protection services.
    (6) Executive Order 12977 be codified establishing an 
Interagency Security Committee.
    (7) The transfer of FEMA should be struck from the 
introduced bill, thereby retaining the independent agency 
status of FEMA and retaining its lead agency role under the 
Federal Response Plan.
    (8) Provisions that gave the Secretary broad authority to 
undertake real property arrangements not consistent with 
current law be struck from the bill and replaced with a 
provision to allow the Administrator of GSA to construct a new 
headquarters facility for the Department of Homeland Security 
consistent with the Public Buildings Act of 1959.
    (9) Before any agency can be transferred, the Secretary of 
DHS would have to send to Congress an organizational plan for 
oversight review.
    (10) Prohibit funds derived from the transportation trust 
funds being transferred or appropriated to the DHS, except 
certain security related funds made available to the FAA in 
2003.
    (11) Adding the Secretary of DHS to the Transportation 
Security Oversight Board as the Chairman and transferring the 
Board to DHS.
    (12) Retains the transfer of the Federal Protective 
Services to DHS and enhances the authority, responsibility, 
pay, and benefits of the FPS officers, and
    (13) Striking all references in the bill to the transfer of 
the Coast Guard, therefore, leaving the Coast Guard in the 
Department of Transportation and ensuring that the Coast 
Guard's core missions are performed at adequate levels. The 
amendment also established a new Under Secretary of 
Transportation for the Coast Guard to better coordinate 
security responsibilities with the new DHS.
    The Chairman of the Committee, the Honorable Don Young, and 
the Ranking Minority Member, the Honorable James L. Oberstar, 
testified before the Select Committee on July 17, 2002 
regarding the recommendations of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
    The Select Committee met on July 19, 2002 to consider the 
bill and the recommendations of the standing committees to 
which the bill was referred and ordered the bill reported with 
amendments by a vote of 5-4. The report of the Select Committee 
was filed on July 24, 2002.
    The bill was considered by the Committee of the Whole on 
July 25 and 26, 2002 and agreed to with amendments by the House 
by a vote of 295-132.
    The bill was passed by the Senate on November 19, 2002 and 
returned to the House with an amendment. The amendment was 
agreed to on November 22, 2002 and signed by the President on 
November 25, 2002 becoming Public Law 107-296.
    The bill as finally passed, reflected many of the 
recommendations of the Committee in the following particulars:
    (1) TSA was retained as a distinct entity but that legal 
requirement expires in 2 years.
    (2) The requirement of a liaison office was retained and 
the DHS and the FAA are required to consult with each other 
regarding any action that might affect aviation safety, air 
carrier operations, aircraft worthiness, or the use of 
airspace.
    (3) The Secretary of Transportation is required to consult 
with the Secretary of DHS on AIP grants for security or 
screening equipment.
    (4) Retains requirement for a report to be submitted to 
Congress on the plan for meeting the requirement that all check 
bags be screened.
    (5) The GSA recommendation was agreed to but revised to 
retain all existing authority for federal real property 
acquisition in the GSA and to allow GSA to continue to collect 
rents and fees, including those for protective services.
    (6) This recommendation regarding the Interagency Security 
Committee was not adopted.
    (7) FEMA was split into two. FEMA's Office of National 
Preparedness was transferred to the Directorate of Border and 
Transportation Security. The remaining portion of FEMA was 
transferred to the Directorate of Emergency Preparedness and 
Response. FEMA retains its core missions and responsibility as 
the lead agency for the Federal Response Plan.
    (8) The Committee's concerns were addressed with respect to 
the role of the GSA in real property acquisition and insuring 
adequate accountability.
    (9) Retains the requirement that an organizational plan be 
presented to Congress and gives 90 days for review and 
oversight.
    (10) This recommendation to protect the transportation 
trust funds was agreed to.
    (11) This recommendation to transfer the Transportation 
Security Oversight Board was agreed to.
    (12) This recommendation to transfer the Federal Protective 
Services was agreed to.
    (13) The Coast Guard was transferred to the DHS, but was 
kept as a distinct and separate entity. The Commandant reports 
directly to the Secretary of DHS and is required to carry out 
those statutory missions which constitute the core missions of 
the Coast Guard. This addresses one of the major concerns of 
the Committee that the Coast Guard continue to serve the public 
in those missions related to Search and Rescue, Fisheries 
Enforcement, Environmental Protection, Law Enforcement and the 
other important missions conferred upon the Coast Guard by the 
Congress.
          SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION

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                             Enacted Bills

         AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT

                               H.R. 2926

                        Became Public Law 107-42

                 Sponsored by Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska)

    This legislation was passed in the week immediately 
following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 to 
stabilize the United States commercial air transportation 
system. It provided $5 billion in grants to commercial air 
carriers for direct and incremental losses suffered as a result 
of the attacks. The legislation also authorized the Federal 
government to issue up to $10 billion in loan guarantees to the 
airlines to ensure their continued viability.
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            AVIATION AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT OF 2001

                           (S.1447/H.R. 3150)

                        Became Public Law 107-71

   Sponsored by Reps. Don Young (R-Alaska) and John Mica (R-Florida)

    This legislation is a landmark aviation security package 
that will create a federalized airport screening system and 
insure 100 percent baggage screening at our Nation's airports. 
The law is the result of a House-Senate Conference Committee 
and includes numerous provisions from the House-passed 
legislation. The legislation was drafted as the result of the 
September 11th terrorist attacks and includes provisions 
recommended from both U.S. and international aviation and 
security experts to create a uniform, consistent security 
system at our Nation's airports and provide for Federal 
marshals on commercial flights and increased security in all 
areas of our airports and jets.
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     EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS IN HONORING THE CREW AND 
                PASSENGERS OF UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93

                            H. Con. Res. 232

                            Passed the House

             Sponsored by Rep. Ernest Fletcher (R-Kentucky)

    This resolution expressed the sense of the Congress in 
honoring the crew and passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 
for possibly averting the use of that aircraft in a further 
terrorist attack on the United States by attempting to 
overpower the hijackers.
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   EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE CRASH OF AMERICAN 
                          AIRLINES FLIGHT 587

                            H. Con. Res. 272

                      Passed the House and Senate

             Sponsored by Rep. Anthony Wiener (D-New York)

    This resolution expresses the sense of Congress and 
offering condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones 
of the victims of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 on 
the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens County, New York, on November 
12, 2001.
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 EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE HEROISM AND COURAGE 
            DISPLAYED BY AIRLINE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EACH DAY

                 H. CON. RES. 401 and S. CON. RES. 110

                    Passed the House and the Senate

  Sponsored by Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), 
Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minnesota), Rep. William Lipinski (D-Illinois), 
                  and Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Michigan)

    This resolution expresses profound gratitude to airline 
flight attendants for their daily service to make air travel 
safe, honors the courage and dedication of flight attendants, 
and expresses support for the flight attendants who displayed 
heroism on September 11, 2001, and to all flight attendants who 
continue to display heroism each day.
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SMALL AIRPORT SAFETY, SECURITY, AND AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2002

                    H.R. 1979, House Report 107-496

                            Passed the House

             Sponsored by Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi)

    This legislation allows small airports to use Airport 
Improvement Program grants to build air traffic control towers 
to provide important safety benefits.
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 THE DESIGNATION OF BUILDINGS 315, 318, AND 319 LOCATED AT THE FEDERAL 
    AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S WILLIAM J. HUGHES TECHNICAL CENTER IN 
   ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, AS THE ``FRANK R. LAUTENBERG AVIATION 
                           SECURITY COMPLEX''

                    H.R. 2776, House Report 107-279

                            Passed the House

 Sponsored by Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-New Jersey), Rep. Robert Menendez 
 (D-New Jersey), Rep. Jim Saxton (R-New Jersey), Rep. Frank Pallone (D-
New Jersey), Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-New Jersey), Rep. Steven Rothman (D-
 New Jersey), Rep. Donald Payne (D-New Jersey), and Rep. Rush Holt (D-
                              New Jersey)

    This legislation designates buildings 315, 318, and 319 
located at the Federal Aviation Administration's William J. 
Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as the 
``Frank R. Lautenberg Aviation Security Complex''.
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                NATIONAL AVIATION CAPACITY EXPANSION ACT

                    H.R. 3479, House Report 107-568

                            Passed the House

            Sponsored by Rep. William Lipinski (D-Illinois)

    This bill codifies an agreement reached between the 
Governor of Illinois and the Mayor of Chicago to address 
aviation needs in the Chicago region by allowing for the 
expansion of Chicago O'Hare International Airport
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    NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2002

                    H.R. 4466, House Report 107-470

                            Passed the House

  Sponsored by Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), 
  Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minnesota), Rep. Jack Quinn (R-New York), Rep. 
  William Lipinski (D-Illinois) and Rep. Robert Clement (D-Tennessee)

    This legislation amends title 49, United States Code, to 
authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety 
Board for fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005.
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           AIRPORT STREAMLINING APPROVAL PROCESS ACT OF 2002

                    H.R. 4481, House Report 107-531

                            Passed the House

Sponsored by Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), Rep. John Mica (R-Florida) and 
                     Rep. John Duncan (R-Tennessee)

    This legislation streamlines the Federal approval process 
for airport capacity projects at the Nation's most congested 
airports. This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to 
develop a coordinated review process to ensure that all 
environmental reviews by government agencies will be conducted 
at the same time, whenever possible, and completed within the 
deadlines established by DOT. It also limits all Federal or 
state agencies taking part in a review to the project ``purpose 
and need'' determined by DOT, and limits reviews to the project 
alternatives that the Secretary determines are reasonable. The 
bill also ensures that Federal action will be subject to 
judicial review only by the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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                THE ARMING PILOTS AGAINST TERRORISM ACT

                    H.R. 4635, House Report 107-555

                            Passed the House

 Sponsored by Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) and Rep. John Mica (R-Florida)

    This legislation establishes a program to allow commercial 
airline pilots to carry a firearm to defend the cockpits in 
their aircraft. It also establishes a program to train flight 
attendants in situational awareness and self-defense to protect 
against a terrorist hijacking.
    A provision similar to H.R. 4635 was included in the Senate 
substitute amendment to H.R. 5005, the bill to create a 
Department of Homeland Security. H.R. 5005 was passed by both 
the House and the Senate and signed into law.
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                      AIRLINE DELAY REDUCTION ACT


                     H.R. 1407, House Report 107-77


                         Reported to the House

    Sponsored by Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), Rep. Jim Oberstar 
(D-Minnesota), Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), Rep. William 
Lipinski (D-Illinois), Rep, Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas), Rep. 
Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), Rep. Stephen Horn (R-California), 
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-California), Rep. Jack Quinn 
(R-New York), Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-District of 
Columbia), Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Michigan), Rep. Spencer Bachus 
(R-Alabama), Rep. Richard Baker (R-Louisiana), Rep. John 
Cooksey (R-Louisiana), Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-New Jersey), Rep. 
Robin Hayes (R-North Carolina), Rep. John Isakson (R-Georgia), 
Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-Illinois), Rep. Mark Kennedy (R-
Minnesota), and Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Illinois).
    This bill amends title 49, United States Code, to permit 
air carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to 
reduce flight delays.
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               GENERAL AVIATION INDUSTRY REPARATIONS ACT


                    H.R. 3347, House Reports 107-406


                         Reported to the House


Sponsored by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) and 
                   Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania)

    This bill provides economic relief to general aviation 
entities that have suffered substantial economic injury as a 
result of the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United 
States on September 11, 2001. It makes $2.5 billion in grants 
available to general aviation entities for reimbursement of 
direct and indirect losses. It also makes $3 billion of the $10 
billion in loan guarantees previously made available to the 
airline industry available to general aviation entities.
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                     HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002


                               H.R. 5005


                       Became Public Law 107-296

    This bill creates the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
and transfers all Federal security-related activities to the 
new department, including activities under the recently created 
Transportation Security Administration. This bill also extends 
the deadline for the deployment of explosives detection 
machines for the screening of checked baggage for one year, 
expands and extends various aspects of the War Risk Insurance 
program, and creates a program to allow commercial airline 
pilots to carry firearms while on duty.
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                                Hearings

    On March 14, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
Federal Aviation Administration's efforts to modernize the Air 
Traffic Control System. (With a focus on the Standard Terminal 
Automation Replacement System (STARS)).
    On April 25, 2001 the Subcommittee held hearing on the 
Federal Aviation Administration's Capacity Benchmarks.
    On April 26, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 
1407, The Airline Delay Reduction Act.
    On May 24, 2001 the Subcommittee held a Hearing on Airport 
Runway Construction Challenges.
    June 13, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on Standard 
Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) Deployment 
Update.
    On June 20, 2001 the Subcommittee heald a hearing on 
Airline Customer Service Commitments: Status Report
    On June 26, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on Runway 
Incursions, Focusing on the Technology to Prevent Collisions.
    On July 11, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
Government Accounting Office's Report on the Federal Aviation 
Administration's Rulemaking Process.
    On July 16, 2001 the Subcommittee held a Field Hearing on 
Air Traffic Congestion in the New York City Area in New York 
City, New York.
    On July 26, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on The 
Competitiveness of the United States Manufacturing Aircraft 
Manufacturing Industry.
    On August 1, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 
2107, a bill to preempt State law requiring approval of certain 
airport projects.
    On September 13, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
Update the Status of the Standard Terminal Automation System 
(STARS) Program.
    On September 21, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
Aviation Security and the Future of the Aviation Industry. 
(H.R. 3150/S. 1447)
    On September 25, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
Aviation Security and the Future of the Aviation Industry. 
(H.R. 3150/S. 1447)
    On October 11, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
Deployment and Use of Security Technology. (H.R. 3150/S. 1447)
    On October 17, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
General Aviation Restrictions in Class B Airspace.
    On December 7, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
Checked Baggage Screening Systems. (H.R. 3150/S. 1447)
    On January 23, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
Implementation of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act 
with a Focus on the 60-day Deadline for Screening and Checked 
Baggage. (H.R. 3150/S. 1447)
    On February 27, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
Aviation Security with a focus on Passenger Profiling. (H.R. 
3150/S. 1447)
    On March 6, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 
3479, to Expand Aviation Capacity in the Chicago Area.
    On March 14, 2002 the Subcommittee held a joint hearing 
with the Subcommittee on Railroads on the Reauthorization of 
the National Transportation Safety Board. (H.R. 4466)
    On April 11, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
Adequacy of the Federal Aviation Administration's Oversight of 
Passenger Aircraft Maintenance.
    On May 2, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on Arming 
Flight Crews Against Terrorist Attacks. (H.R. 4635)
    On July 16, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on Ways to 
Improve Federal Aviation Administration's Organizational 
Structure (Focusing on the Role of the Chief Operating Officer 
and Air Traffic Services).
    On July 23, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
Aviation Security. (H.R. 3150/S. 1447)
    On September 17, 2002 the Subcommittee held a Field Hearing 
on Aviation Security in Orlando, Florida. (H.R. 3150/S. 1447)
    On September 24, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
the Financial condition of the Airline Industry.
 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD AND MARITIME 
                             TRANSPORTATION

    During the 107th Congress, the Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation, Chaired by Congressman Frank A. 
LoBiondo, with Congresswoman Corrine Brown serving as Ranking 
Minority Member, developed major legislation dealing with the 
U.S. Coast Guard and maritime security. One of the legislative 
proposals originally would have authorized the Coast Guard 
during fiscal year 2002. Due to the ending of fiscal year 2002, 
the final bill authorizes the Coast Guard during fiscal year 
2003. This legislation also involves the Coast Guard's 
responsibilities to ensure the safety and security of vessels, 
ports, waterways, and related facilities; to ensure safety of 
life and property at sea; to enforce all Federal laws on the 
high seas and U.S. waters; to maintain aids to navigation; and 
to protect the marine environment. The Subcommittee also 
developed a bill establishing a comprehensive national maritime 
transportation security system, supported by port vulnerability 
assessments conducted by the Coast Guard. This legislation also 
establishes a requirement for the Coast Guard to assess the 
effectiveness of security systems in certain foreign ports, and 
to deny entry to vessels from ports that do not maintain 
effective security. The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 
2002, S. 1214, was enacted into law at the end of the 107th 
Congress. This legislation includes a compromise version of the 
Subcommittee's port security and Coast Guard authorization 
bills. The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 2228, the 
Maritime Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2001.
    The Subcommittee held oversight hearings on the Coast 
Guard's fiscal year 2001 supplemental funding needs, the state 
of recreational boating safety in the United States, as well as 
port and maritime congestion. During the 107th Congress, the 
Subcommittee also held oversight hearings of the Coast Guard's 
drug interdiction strategy and the implementation of the 
National Invasive Species Act of 1996.
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                          Enacted Legislation

              MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT OF 2002

                          (Public Law 107-295)

    Section 1 states that the Act may be cited as the 
``Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002.''
    Section 101 states a number of Congressional findings in 
regard to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002.
    Section 102 of the Conference Report creates a new subtitle 
VI of title 46, United States Code, to establish a 
comprehensive national system of transportation security 
enhancements. Chapter 701 of this subtitle contains provisions 
related to port security.
Definitions
    New section 70101 provides definitions for six terms to be 
used in new chapter 701. The term ``Secretary'' is defined as 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating. The term ``transportation security incident'' is 
defined as a security incident resulting in a significant loss 
of life, environmental damage, transportation system 
disruption, or economic disruption.
United States facility and vessel vulnerability assessments
    Section 70102 requires the Secretary to conduct initial 
assessments of vessel types and facilities, located on or 
adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S., 
and to identify which of these vessels or facilities pose a 
high risk of being involved in a transportation security 
incident. Based on the information gathered in the initial 
assessments, the Secretary is required to conduct a detailed 
vulnerability assessment for facilities and vessels that may be 
involved in a transportation security incident. The Secretary 
may also accept an alternative assessment prepared by or on 
behalf of a vessel or facility owner or operator if that 
assessment satisfies certain criteria.
Maritime transportation security plans
    Section 70103 of new chapter 701 requires the Secretary to 
establish the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan 
for deterring and responding to a transportation security 
incident. Each Federal Maritime Security Coordinator, after 
soliciting advice from the Area Security Advisory Committee, is 
required to submit to the Secretary an Area Maritime 
Transportation Security Plan for each individual area 
established under the National Maritime Transportation Security 
Plan. Finally, section 70103 requires owners and operators of 
vessels and facilities, which the Secretary believes may be 
involved in a transportation security incident, to develop 
vessel and facility security plans.
Transportation security incident response
    Section 70104 requires the Secretary to establish a system 
of security incident response plans developed for vessels and 
facilities that may be involved in a transportation security 
incident.
Transportation security cards
    Section 70105 establishes a national standard for issuance 
of transportation security cards whose purpose is to control 
access to ensure terminal areas to only authorized personnel.
Maritime safety and security teams
    Section 70106 establishes Coast Guard maritime safety and 
security teams to protect vessels, ports, facilities, and cargo 
on United States' waters.

Grants

    Section 70107 provides financial assistance for enhanced 
security to implement a facility or area maritime security 
plans approved by the Coast Guard or an interim security 
measure required by the Coast Guard.
    This section authorizes matching grants for various types 
of security upgrades at U.S. ports and U.S. maritime areas 
including reimbursements for security enhancements that have 
corrected security vulnerabilities since September 11, 2001, 
that are consistent with their Area Maritime Transportation 
Security Plans and facility security plans.
    This section also provides $15 million for each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2008 for research and development grants for 
port security.

Foreign port assessment

    New section 70108 of title 46 requires the Secretary to 
assess the effectiveness of the antiterrorism measures 
maintained at a foreign port from which vessels depart on a 
voyage to the United States or which poses a high risk of 
introducing terrorism to international maritime commerce.

Notifying foreign authorities

    Section 70109 requires the Secretary, after conducting a 
foreign port assessment, to contact the foreign government if 
he finds that a port in that foreign country does not maintain 
effective antiterrorism measures. Section 70109(b) requires the 
Secretary to make available a port security training program 
for ports in foreign countries that are found under section 
70108 to lack adequate security measures.

Actions when foreign ports not maintaining effective antiterrorism 
        measures

    If the Secretary finds that a foreign port does not 
maintain effective antiterrorism measures, section 70110 allows 
him to prescribe conditions of entry into the United States for 
any vessel arriving from that port. The Secretary may also deny 
entry into the United States to any vessel that does not meet 
these conditions.

Enhanced crewmember identification

    Section 70111 requires crew members on vessels calling at 
U.S. ports to carry and present on demand any identification 
that the Secretary decides is necessary.

Maritime security advisory committees

    Section 70112 requires the Secretary to establish a 
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee and Area Maritime 
Security Advisory Committees for any port area of the United 
States. The Committees may advise, consult, and make 
recommendations to the Secretary on ways to enhance security 
and safety at U.S. seaports.

Maritime intelligence

    Section 70113 requires the Secretary to implement a system 
to collect, integrate, and analyze information concerning 
vessels operating in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 
U.S. The Secretary may collect information from public and 
private entities to the extent that the information is not 
provided by other Federal departments and agencies.

Automatic identification systems

    Section 70114 requires that certain vessels be equipped 
with and operate an automatic identification system (AIS) under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The AIS includes a 
position indicating transponder and an electronic charting or 
situation display for accessing the information made available 
by the transponder system. This will allow a vessel operator to 
more easily identify the position and heading of their vessel 
and other vessels navigating in the area. It will also allow 
shore-based Coast Guard facilities to more easily monitor the 
location and heading of vessels in their area.

Long-range vessel tracking system

    Section 70115 authorizes the Secretary to develop and 
implement a long-range automated secure vessel tracking system 
for all vessels on voyages in U.S. waters that are equipped 
with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System or 
equivalent satellite technology. The Secretary may use existing 
maritime organizations to collect and monitor tracking 
information under the system.

Secure systems of transportation

    Section 70116 requires the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Transportation Security Oversight Board, to establish a 
program to evaluate and certify secure systems of international 
intermodal transportation.

Civil penalty

    Section 70117 establishes a civil penalty of not more than 
$25,000 for each violation of this new chapter.
    Section 103 of the Act encourages the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating to undertake 
negotiations on an international agreement that provides for an 
international system for identifying seafarers. If the 
Secretary is unable to negotiate this agreement within 24 
months, he is required to submit to Congress a draft of 
legislation which would establish a system for identifying 
seafarers.
    Section 104 extends the territorial jurisdiction of the 
United States from 3 miles off the shore, to 12 miles. This 
extension of jurisdiction is consistent with Presidential 
Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988, and is also consistent 
with the Law of the Sea.
    Section 105 suspends the effectiveness of any end-strength 
and grade distribution for the Coast Guard for any fiscal year 
that there is in effect a declaration of war or national 
emergency, for a period not to exceed six months after the end 
of the war or national emergency.
    Section 106 allows natural gas to be included in the 
Deepwater Port Act, which establishes a system for permitting 
and licensing deepwater terminals. Currently, only oil 
facilities are included in this Federal law. This section 
ensures the proper application and administration of the 
Deepwater Port Act to offshore natural gas facilities and 
enables the timely development of offshore natural gas 
facilities.
    Section 107 amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to 
allow for the dispatch of properly trained and qualified armed 
Coast Guard personnel on facilities and vessels to deter or 
respond to acts of terrorism or transportation security 
incidents. The substitute also requires that the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to report 
to Congress on the use of non-Coast Guard personnel as sea 
marshals.
    Section 108 of the Act contains amendments to section 431A 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by section 343(b) of the 
Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107-210, including a requirement 
that the Secretary of the Treasury provide the appropriate 
Federal departments and agencies with cargo information 
obtained pursuant to this section. The Conference substitute 
also amends section 343(a) of Public Law 107-210.
    Section 109 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
develop standards and a curriculum to allow for the training 
and certification of maritime security professionals. The 
section further authorizes the Secretary to make training 
opportunities available to any law enforcement or maritime 
security personnel in the United States. The section also 
authorizes $5.5 million for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
2008 for maritime training.
    Section 110 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
report to Congress on the life cycle costs and benefits of 
creating a Center for Coastal and Maritime Security. The 
Secretary is also required to report to Congress on the secure 
system of transportation program established under this Act.
    By not later that January 1, 2004, section 111 of this 
legislation requires the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the 
Transportation Security Oversight Board, to develop and 
maintain an antiterrorism cargo identification, tracking, and 
screening system for containerized cargo shipped to and from 
the United States. This section also requires the Secretary to 
develop performance standards to enhance the physical security 
of shipping containers, including standards for seals and locks 
as well as systems to detect any tampering or breaking of the 
seal or container integrity.
    Section 112 requires the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating to report to Congress a list 
of all nations whose flag vessels have entered the United 
States ports in the previous year. The report must also contain 
a breakdown of countries whose vessel registration or 
classification procedures have been found by the Secretary to 
be noncompliant with international classifications and whose 
laws or regulations are not sufficient to allow tracking of 
ownership registration histories of registered flag vessels.
    Section 113 directs the Secretary of Transportation to 
publish a revised version of the document ``Port Security: A 
National Planning Guide,'' within three years after the 
enactment of the Senate passed bill and to make the document 
available on the Internet.
    Section 202 of the Conference Report amends section 1120(g) 
of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
324) to deem the vessel COASTAL VENTURE to have been 
constructed in the United States.
    Section 203 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to 
make a grant to the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial 
Committee to construct an addition to the American Merchant 
Marine Memorial Wall of Honor in San Pedro, California.
    Section 204 requires the discharge from a vessel of any 
agricultural cargo residue material in the form of hold 
washings to be governed exclusively under the provisions of 
MARPOL Annex V (MARPOL V).
    Section 205 extends the provisions of current law for 
preferred mortgages to a valid lien against a vessel not 
covered by a preferred mortgage.
    Section 206 deems the research vessel DAVIDSON to be less 
than 100 gross tons, for purposes of applying the optional 
regulatory measurement under section 14305 of title 46, United 
States Code.
    Section 207 waives certain coastwise trade laws for 
individually listed vessels.
    Section 208 of the House amendment adds the vessels SS RED 
OAK VICTORY, SS AMERICAN VICTORY, and LST-325 to a list of 
three vessels subject to section 3302(l) of title 46, United 
States Code.
    Section 209 waives the coastwise trade laws of the United 
States for three barges as long as these barges are only used 
in firework displays.
    Section 210 of the Act waives certain U.S. coastwise trade 
laws for the vessel EAGLE under certain specific circumstances.
    Section 211 allows ten sailboats participating in the New 
World Challenge Race to transport non-paying guests, before and 
during stops of that race.
    Section 212 allows the owner of the ASPHALT COMMANDER to 
place this U.S.-flag vessel under a foreign registry.
    Section 213 allows certain foreign-built launch barges to 
transport topside modules in the coastwise trade of the United 
States.
    Section 214 temporarily authorizes the Secretary to waive 
the coastwise laws of the United States for not more than three 
foreign built self-propelled tank vessels under certain 
circumstances related to the late delivery from a United States 
shipyard of a coastwise eligible self-propelled tank vessel.
    Section 215 eliminates the position of Associate Deputy 
Secretary, Department of Transportation, and creates the 
position of Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
    Section 311 amends section 336(d) of title 14, United 
States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to promote the Coast 
Guard Band Director from the rank of Commander to the rank of 
Captain.
    Section 312 amends section 511 of title 14, United States 
Code, to allow the Secretary of Transportation to grant 
compensatory absence from duty for Coast Guard military 
personnel serving at isolated duty stations of the Coast Guard.
    Section 313 amends sections 259, 260(a), and 271(a) of 
title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to 
advance officers ahead of their peers within a given promotion 
zone, without disadvantaging other high performing officers.
    Section 321 amends section 1203(b) of title 33, United 
States Code, to require foreign-flag vessels to monitor inter-
ship radiotelephone frequencies when operating within the U.S. 
territorial sea between three and twelve miles offshore.
    Section 322 maintains six reports which were eliminated 
after the enactment of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
Sunset Act of 1995. The section also terminates an annual 
report to Congress regarding the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund.
    Section 323 amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
authorize the Coast Guard to borrow up to $100 million for 
additional emergency oil spill cleanup removal from the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund.
    Section 324 amends section 7302 of title 46, United States 
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue an 
interim merchant mariner's document valid for a period not to 
exceed 120 days.
    Section 325 raises the maximum civil penalty to $5,000 for 
the negligent operation of a recreational vessel, or for 
interfering with the safe operation of a recreational vessel. 
The penalty for the negligent operation of any other vessel, or 
for interfering with the safe operation of a commercial vessel, 
under this amendment will be $25,000.
    Section 331 amends section 4508 of title 46, United States 
Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the Commercial 
Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005 
and make technical changes.
    Section 332 amends section 18 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-241), to authorize 
the Coast Guard to extend the Houston-Galveston Navigation 
Safety Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005 and make technical 
changes.
    Section 333 of the Act amends section 19 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-241), to authorize 
the Coast Guard to extend the Lower Mississippi River Waterway 
Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005 and make technical 
changes.
    Section 334 amends section 2073 of title 33, United States 
Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the Navigation 
Safety Advisory Council from 2000 to 2005 and make technical 
changes.
    Section 335 amends section 13110 of title 46, United States 
Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the National 
Boating Safety Advisory Council from 2000 to 2005 and make 
technical changes.
    Section 336 amends section 1231(a) of title 33, United 
States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the Towing 
Safety Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005 and make technical 
changes.
    Section 341 of the Conference Report authorizes the Coast 
Guard to accept up to seven excess PC-170 patrol ships from the 
U.S. Navy.
    During fiscal year 2003, section 342 amends the 
Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 to increase the 
State Recreational Boating Safety Grant Program by one million 
dollars and to change the definition of state matching amounts 
for purposes of the State Boating Safety Grant Program.
    Section 343 authorizes the Coast Guard to operate and 
maintain a Caribbean Support Tender to provide technical 
assistance and law enforcement training for foreign coast 
guards, navies, and other maritime services.
    Section 344 extends the expiration date for the prohibition 
of any new maritime user fees from September 30, 2001, to 
September 30, 2006.
    Section 345 requires the Coast Guard to continue to offer 
advice and technical assistance to organizations in the Great 
Lakes region that are dedicated to lighthouse stewardship.
    Section 346 requires the Coast Guard to report to Congress, 
within 60 days after enactment, the agency's implementation of 
National Transportation Safety Board recommendations following 
the MORNING DEW accident.
    Section 347 authorizes the transfer of 4.13 acres of land, 
known as the Naval Reserve Pier property, located in Portland, 
Maine, to the Gulf of Maine Aquarium Development Corporation.
    Section 348 requires the Secretary in the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating to submit a report to 
Congress that compares Coast Guard expenditures by mission area 
on an annualized basis before and after the terrorist attacks 
of September 11, 2001. The report must also estimate the annual 
funding amounts and personnel levels that would restore all 
Coast Guard mission areas to the readiness levels that existed 
before September 11, 2001. This section also requires a report 
identifying mission targets for fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 
2005, and the specific steps necessary to achieve those 
targets.
    Section 349 transfers the Coast Guard Slip Point Light 
Station in Clallam County, Washington, to Clallam County and 
the Point Pinos Light, located in Monterey County, California, 
to the City of Pacific Grove, California.
    Section 402 of the Act would extend the present Coast Guard 
housing authorities from October 1, 2001, to October 1, 2007. 
The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 provides the Coast 
Guard with the legal authorities to encourage private sector 
participation in the acquisition or construction of Coast Guard 
housing on or near Coast Guard installations. The Coast Guard 
is currently in the process of developing proposals for several 
potential housing projects using these new authorities.
    This section further authorizes the Coast Guard to 
implement a demonstration project for the acquisition or 
construction of military family housing and military 
unaccompanied housing at the Coast Guard installation in 
Kodiak, Alaska.
    Section 403 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
maintain and publish an inventory of U.S.-flag vessels capable 
of laying, maintaining, or repairing a submarine cable.
    Section 404 requires that a vessel engaged in towing 
assistance or towing escort be a vessel of the United States, 
and establishes a civil penalty for a person who violates this 
section.
    Section 405 requires the Coast Guard to establish standards 
for the safe operation of Coast Guard search and rescue 
stations, and expresses a sense of Congress that the Coast 
Guard should establish, implement and maintain minimum 
standards necessary to ensure that an individual on duty or 
watch in a Coast Guard search and rescue command center 
facility not work more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period.
    Section 406 authorizes the Coast Guard to allow private VHF 
Communications companies to place equipment and VHF towers on 
Coast Guard property. In exchange, the Coast Guard may receive 
discounted VHF communications services. This section also 
states that commercial VHF communication equipment placed on 
real property under the administrative control of the Coast 
Guard shall not interfere in any manner with any current or 
future Coast Guard communications equipment.
    Section 407 authorizes $987,400 for the fire, oil, and 
toxic spill response communications, training, equipment, and 
program administration activities conducted by nonprofit 
organizations in cooperation with the Coast Guard.
    Section 408 conforms certain permanent laws of the United 
States relating to the Coast Guard and maritime transportation 
by correcting references to the former Merchant Marine and 
Fisheries Committee of the House of Representatives.
    Section 409 prohibits a vessel, which has been forfeited to 
the United States government for a breach of the laws of the 
United States, from obtaining a certificate of documentation 
with a fisheries endorsement. This section does not grant the 
Coast Guard new authority to seize or forfeit vessels.
    Section 410 requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to 
ensure that all Coast Guard personnel are equipped with 
adequate safety equipment, including hypothermia protective 
clothing where appropriate, while performing search and rescue 
missions.
    Section 411 makes technical amendments regarding the 
promotion of Coast Guard Reserve Officers to implement the 
changes to the Reserve promotion system included in the Fiscal 
Year 2001 Department of Defense Authorization Act.
    Section 412 authorizes the Coast Guard to continue 
commanders and lieutenant commanders scheduled to retire due to 
failure of selection for promotion.
    Section 413 authorizes the Coast Guard to pay an 
individual's undergraduate or graduate educational tuition when 
that individual enlists in the Coast Guard Reserve and promises 
to accept a commission in the Coast Guard Reserve upon 
completion of the degree.
    Section 414 permits the Coast Guard to offer to captains, 
who would otherwise be forced to retire after thirty years of 
duty, the opportunity to continue on active duty. This proposal 
would allow the Coast Guard to retain these highly experienced 
individuals at very little additional cost.
    Section 415 allows the Coast Guard to pay death gratuities 
to personal representatives of Coast Guard Auxiliarists who die 
in the line of duty, to the same extent that death gratuities 
are paid on behalf of Federal employees.
    Section 416 revises the Coast Guard's severance pay 
provisions to incorporate the Department of Defense separation 
pay computations.
    Section 417 authorizes the Coast Guard to lease lighthouse 
properties for terms not to exceed thirty years.
    Section 418 amends the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act to 
increase the Coast Guard's drug interdiction jurisdiction from 
12 to 24 miles from U.S. shores.
    Section 419 grants the Coast Guard statutory authority to 
regulate wing-in-ground craft and makes them subject to 
inspection as small passenger vessels.
    Section 420 removes the requirement for filing an original 
commercial instrument (for example, a ship mortgage) within ten 
days of the electronic filing of the instrument.
    Section 421 eliminates the requirement for a thumbprint to 
be placed on a merchant mariners' document.
    Section 422 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to 
issue temporary certificates of documentation, and to delegate 
to private third parties the authority to issue the 
certificates for recreational vessels.
    Section 423 authorizes the Coast Guard to conduct marine 
casualty investigations involving foreign vessels in areas 
outside U.S. territorial waters consistent with the practices 
and procedures of international law.
    Section 424 requires that the Coast Guard convey the 
property adjacent to Coast Guard Station Saginaw River, located 
in Hampton Township, Michigan, to BaySail, Inc., a nonprofit 
corporation.
    Section 425 changes the recipient's name of a previous 
Coast Guard property transfer in Traverse City, Michigan.
    Section 426 requires the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating to submit an annual report 
to Congress setting forth the capabilities and readiness of the 
Coast Guard to fulfill its national defense responsibilities.
    Section 427 extends the Oil Spill Recovery Institute until 
September 30, 2012.
    Section 428 amends section 2114 of title 46, United States 
Code, to expand the protection of seamen against 
discrimination. This section does not allow for anyone to 
discharge or discriminate against any seaman who reports a 
violation of a maritime law to the Coast Guard or refuses to 
perform duties which he believes would result in his or another 
individual's injury.
    Section 429 does not allow the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard to decommission any WYTL-class harbor tugs unless he 
certifies that sufficient replacement capability has been 
procured by the Coast Guard to remediate any degradation in 
current icebreaking services.
    Section 430 allows the Commandant of the Coast Guard to 
provide support to an entity which engages in fishing vessel 
safety training.
    Section 431 limits the liability of pilots working in a 
Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service while acting within the 
scope of their duties and under the supervision of a Coast 
Guard officer.
    Section 432 allows the Coast Guard to transfer funds to the 
City of Chicago to pay the Federal share to demolish the old 
Coast Guard station on Chicago Harbor and construct a new 
facility at this site for use as a marine safety station. The 
Federal share of this project may not exceed one third of the 
total cost of the project or two million dollars, whichever is 
less.
    Section 433 extends the time for a recreational vessel and 
associated equipment recall from five to ten years.
    Section 434 allows the Secretary of Transportation to 
transfer up to $300,000 to the City of Escanaba, Michigan, for 
the repair of the north wall of the municipal dock in Escanaba.
    Section 435 of the Act directs the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating to amend the 
vessel GLOBAL EXPLORER's certificate of documentation to show 
the vessel's year of construction as 2002.
    Section 436 amends chapter 51 of title 46, United States 
Code, regarding vessel load lines.
    Section 437 allows the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration to transfer to the Secretary of the 
Interior administrative jurisdiction over certain public lands 
in the State of Michigan.
    Section 438 authorizes funding for LORAN-C navigation 
infrastructure.
    Section 439 reimburses the State of Hawaii for damages 
caused by the Coast Guard to the ferry pier at Barber's Point 
Harbor, Hawaii.
    Section 440 requires the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating, jointly with the 
Secretaries of Commerce and Interior, to report to Congress on 
the immunity of a private responder (other than a person 
responsible for the vessel or facility from which oil is 
discharged) from liability for criminal and civil penalties for 
the incidental take of a protected species while carrying out 
oil spill response actions.
    Section 441 amends section 10601(a) of title 46, United 
States Code, by requiring that the owner, charterer, managing 
operator or a representative thereof, including, but not 
limited to, the master or individual in charge of a fishing 
industry vessel, shall make a fishing agreement in writing with 
each seaman employed on board the vessel.
    Section 442 requires the Coast Guard to begin publishing 
all major marine casualty reports upon enactment of this Act. 
Additionally, the Conferees direct the Coast Guard to begin 
electronically publishing the remaining marine casualty reports 
by the end of the fiscal year 2005.
    Section 443 amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to 
add the safety and security of United States ports and 
waterways to this law's traditional focus on marine safety and 
environmental protection.
    Section 444 allows the Coast Guard to suspend the payment 
of the retired pay of a member or former member during periods 
in which the member willfully remains outside the United States 
to avoid criminal prosecution or civil liability.
    Section 445 prohibits any non-Federal interest from 
assessing or collecting any fee on vessels or water craft 
operating on navigable waters subject to the authority of the 
United States, or under the freedom of navigation on those 
waters. This section does not prohibit those instances in which 
Federal law has permitted the imposition of fees and recognizes 
those circumstances under which non-Federal interests may 
charge reasonable port and harbor fees for services rendered.
    Section 501 of the Conference Report states that this title 
may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization for Fiscal Year 
2003.''
    Section 502 authorizes approximately $6 billion for Coast 
Guard programs and operations during fiscal year 2003. Section 
502(1) authorizes approximately $4.3 billion for Coast Guard 
operating expenses for fiscal year 2003.
    Section 502(2) authorizes $725 million in fiscal year 2003 
for the Coast Guard's acquisition, construction, and 
improvement (AC&I) account.
    Section 503 authorizes 45,500 Coast Guard active duty 
military personnel as of September 30, 2003.
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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002


                          (Public Law 107-107)

    Public Law 107-107 provides for a targeted military pay 
raise ranging from five percent to 10 percent effective January 
1, 2002. The Act also amends title 14, United States Code, to 
allow the Secretary of Transportation to issue one duplicate 
Medal of Honor to recipients for display purposes, and a 
provision which clarifies the Secretary's authority to replace 
stolen decorations.

   BOB STUMP NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003


                          (Public Law 107-314)

    Public Law 107-314 would increase military basic pay by at 
least 4.1 percent.
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                           Other Legislation


              THE MARITIME POLICY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2001

    On March 21, 2001, during the First Session of the 107th 
Congress, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1098, the 
Maritime Policy Improvement Act of 2001. H.R. 1098 contains 
many important provisions, including amendments to expand the 
American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor, establish a 
new method for recording and discharging certain maritime 
liens, and provide limited relief to certain vessel owners. 
Most of the provisions of H.R. 1098 were later included in H.R. 
3507 and S. 1214.
    Section 3 of the bill amends section 1120(g) of the Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-324) to add the 
vessel COASTAL VENTURE to a list of vessels, deemed to have 
been constructed in the United States.
    Section 4 adopts the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall 
of Honor Expansion Act which authorizes the Secretary of 
Transportation to make grants to the American Merchant Marine 
Veterans Memorial Committee to construct an addition to the 
American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor in San Pedro, 
California.
    Section 5 requires the discharge from a vessel of any 
agricultural cargo residue material in the form of hold 
washings to be governed exclusively under the provisions of 
MARPOL Annex V (MARPOL V) as implemented by the Act to Prevent 
Pollution from Ships (APPS).
    Section 6 would extend the provisions of current law for 
preferred mortgages to a valid lien against a vessel not 
covered by a preferred mortgage.
    Section 7 of the bill deems the research vessel DAVIDSON to 
be less than 100 gross tons, as measured under chapter 145 of 
title 46, United States Code, for purposes of applying the 
optional regulatory measurement under section 14305 of title 
46.
    Section 8 waives certain coastwise trade laws for 20 
individually listed vessels.
    Section 9 adds the vessels SS RED OAK VICTORY and SS 
AMERICAN VICTORY to a list of three vessels subject to section 
3302(l) of title 46, United States Code.
    Section 10 waives the coastwise trade laws of the United 
States for three barges as long as these barges are only used 
in firework displays.
    Section 11 waives certain U.S. coastwise trade laws for the 
vessel EAGLE under certain specific circumstances.
    Section 12 allows ten sailboats participating in the New 
World Challenge Race to transport non-paying guests, from and 
around the ports of San Francisco and San Diego, California, 
before and during stops of that race.
    Section 13 of the bill allows the owner of the vessel 
ASPHALT COMMANDER to place this U.S.-flag vessel under a 
foreign registry.
    The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation reported H.R. 1098, without amendment, to the 
full Senate on July 27, 2001. The Senate failed to act on H.R. 
1098 before the end of the 107th Congress.

         COAST GUARD PERSONNEL AND MARITIME SAFETY ACT OF 2001

    On March 21, 2001, during the First Session of the 107th 
Congress, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1099, the 
Coast Guard Personnel and Maritime Safety Act of 2001. This 
bill contains many provisions related to Coast Guard personnel 
management, commercial and recreational vessel safety, and 
environmental protection. Most of the provisions of H.R. 1099 
were later included in H.R. 3507 and S. 1214.
    Section 101 of the bill amends section 336(d) of title 14, 
United States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to promote the 
Coast Guard Band Director from the rank of Commander to the 
rank of Captain.
    Section 102 amends section 511 of title 14, United States 
Code, to allow the Secretary of Transportation to grant 
compensatory absence from duty for Coast Guard military 
personnel serving at isolated duty stations of the Coast Guard.
    Section 103 amends sections 259, 260(a), and 271(a) of 
title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to 
advance officers ahead of their peers within a given promotion 
zone, without disadvantaging other high performing officers.
    Section 201 amends section 1203(b) of title 33, United 
States Code, to require foreign-flag vessels to monitor inter-
ship radiotelephone frequencies when operating within U.S. 
territorial waters between three and twelve miles offshore.
    Section 202 maintains six reports which were eliminated 
after the enactment of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
Sunset Act of 1995.
    Section 203 of the bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 to authorize the Coast Guard to borrow up to $100 million 
for additional emergency oil spill cleanup removal from the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund. Currently, a permanent annual 
appropriation of $50 million is made available to carry out 
emergency oil spill response needs.
    Section 204 amends section 7302 of title 46, United States 
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue an 
interim merchant mariner's document valid for a period not to 
exceed 120 days. This section also amends section 8701(a) of 
title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain personnel 
employed aboard passenger vessels not engaged in foreign 
voyages from obtaining a merchant mariner's document. The 
section also adds certain temporarily employed catering 
personnel, florists, event planners, and similarly situated 
personnel to the category of vessel crew who are exempt from 
holding a merchant mariner document.
    Section 205 establishes a maximum civil penalty of $5,000 
for the negligent operation of a recreational vessel, or for 
interfering with the safe operation of a recreational vessel. 
The penalty for the negligent operation of any other vessel, or 
for interfering with the safe operation of a commercial vessel, 
will be $25,000. The maximum civil penalty had been $1,000 for 
all violations.
    Section 301 amends section 4508 of title 46, United States 
Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the Commercial 
Fishing Vessel Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005.
    Section 302 amends section 18 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-241), to authorize 
the Coast Guard to extend the Houston-Galveston Navigation 
Safety Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005.
    Section 303 amends section 19 of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-241), to authorize 
the Coast Guard to extend the Lower Mississippi River Waterway 
Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005.
    Section 304 amends section 2073 of title 33, United States 
Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the Navigation 
Safety Advisory Council from 2000 to 2005.
    Section 305 of the bill amends section 13110 of title 46, 
United States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the 
National Boating Safety Advisory Council from 2000 to 2005.
    Section 306 amends section 1231(a) of title 33, United 
States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to extend the Towing 
Safety Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2005.
    Section 401 authorizes the Coast Guard to receive and 
operate up to seven excess PC-170 patrol ships from the U.S. 
Navy.
    Section 402 amends the Port and Waterways Safety Act to 
require all vessels entering the 12 mile territorial sea of the 
United States to provide notice to the Coast Guard 24 hours 
before entering those waters.
    Section 403 of the bill authorizes the Coast Guard to 
operate and maintain a Caribbean Support Tender to provide 
technical assistance and law enforcement training for foreign 
coast guards, navies, and other maritime services.
    Section 404 extends the expiration date, September 30, 
2001, to section 2110(k) of title 46, United States Code, to 
September 30, 2006. Section 2110(k) prohibits the Secretary of 
Transportation from planning, implementing, or finalizing any 
regulation that would promulgate any new maritime user fee 
which was not implemented and collected prior to January 1, 
1998, including a fee or charge for any domestic icebreaking 
service or any other navigational assistance service.
    Section 405 requires the Coast Guard to continue to offer 
advice and technical assistance to organizations in the Great 
Lakes region that are dedicated to lighthouse stewardship. This 
section also calls on the Coast Guard to promptly release 
information regarding the timing of designations of Coast Guard 
lighthouses on the Great Lakes as surplus government property.
    Section 406 requires the Coast Guard to report to Congress 
within 90 days to describe the agency's implementation of 
National Transportation Safety Board recommendations following 
the MORNING DEW accident, a recreational sailboat accident that 
resulted in the loss of four lives on December 29, 1997, 
outside of Charlestown, South Carolina. The Coast Guard must 
also report on efforts to fill communication gaps identified in 
the MORNING DEW investigation, such as the need for 
directional-finding equipment which could help the Coast Guard 
prevent deaths in future search and rescue cases.
    Section 407 authorizes the transfer of 4.13 acres of land, 
known as the Naval Reserve Pier property, located in Portland, 
Maine, to the Gulf of Maine Aquarium Development Corporation.
    Section 408 of the bill requires the Coast Guard to study 
existing waterway safety committees to test the feasibility of 
expanding the concept to small and medium-sized ports.
    Section 409 transfers two Coast Guard lighthouses. The 
first provision transfers the Coast Guard Slip Point Light 
Station in Clallam County, Washington, to Clallam County. The 
other provision transfers the Point Pinos Light, located in 
Monterey County, California, to City of Pacific Grove, 
California.
    Section 410 allows the Commandant of the Coast Guard to 
enter into agreements with public and private, foreign and 
domestic entities to establish partnerships for the performance 
of work at the Coast Guard Yard. The section also requires the 
Coast Guard to develop a five-year business plan for the most 
efficient utilization of the Coast Guard Yard.
    Finally, section 411 of the bill amends the Sportfishing 
and Boating Safety Act of 1998 to increase the State 
Recreational Boating Safety Grant Program by one million 
dollars. The section also amends section 13102(a)(3) of title 
46, United States Code, to change the definition of state 
matching amounts for purposes of the State Boating Safety Grant 
Program.
    The Senate failed to take action on this bill before the 
end of the 107th Congress.
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               THE COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2001

    On June 7, 2001, during the First Session of the 107th 
Congress, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1699, the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2001. H.R. 1699 authorizes 
funding for Coast Guard activities and programs that are 
subject to appropriation during fiscal year 2002. An amended 
version of this bill was included in H.R. 3507 and S. 1214.
    H.R. 1699 authorizes $5.4 billion for Coast Guard programs 
and operations at the level requested by the Administration for 
fiscal year 2002, with an additional $300 million in Coast 
Guard operating expenses. This is an increase of $845 million 
over the amount appropriated for the Coast Guard in fiscal year 
2001.
    Section 2(1) of the bill authorizes approximately $3.7 
billion for Coast Guard operating expenses for fiscal year 
2002. This section also requires that $5.5 million be available 
for the Coast Guard's program of voluntary safety examinations 
of commercial fishing vessels.
    Section 2(2) authorizes $659.3 million in fiscal year 2002 
for the Coast Guard's acquisition, construction, and 
improvement (AC&I) account. Of this amount, $338 million is 
available only to implement the Coast Guard's Integrated 
Deepwater system.
    Section 3 of H.R. 1699 authorizes 44,000 Coast Guard active 
duty military personnel.
    Finally, section 4 of the bill requires that any new vessel 
constructed for the Coast Guard with amounts made available 
under H.R. 1699 shall be constructed in the United States, 
constructed in compliance with the Buy American Act, and shall 
not be constructed of steel or iron produced outside the U.S. 
The section further provides that this section would not apply 
when the Secretary of Transportation finds that the application 
of this provision would be inconsistent with the public 
interest and that the iron or steel produced outside the U.S. 
is not produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably 
available quantities and of a satisfactory quality.
    The Senate failed to act on H.R. 1699 before the end of the 
107th Congress.
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              THE OMNIBUS MARITIME IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2001

    On October 16, 2001, during the First Session of the 107th 
Congress, the House Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure reported H.R. 2481, the Omnibus Maritime 
Improvements Act of 2001, to the full House of Representatives. 
This bill makes various changes to U.S. maritime laws and U.S. 
Coast Guard authorities. Most of this legislation was later 
included in H.R. 3507 and S. 1214.
    Section 2 would extend the present Coast Guard housing 
authorities from October 1, 2001, to October 1, 2006. The Coast 
Guard is currently in the process of developing proposals for 
several potential housing projects using these new authorities. 
This section further authorizes the Coast Guard to implement a 
demonstration project for the acquisition or construction of 
military family housing and military unaccompanied housing at 
the Coast Guard installation in Kodiak, Alaska.
    Section 3 of H.R. 2481 requires that vessels engaged in 
laying a submarine cable between two landings in the United 
States, a cable making a shore landing in the United States, 
and a cable laid on or beneath the navigable waters of the 
United States, to be a U.S.-flag vessel if the cable is owned 
or operated by or for the United States Government. These 
vessels must either be U.S.-flag vessels involved in cable 
services before July 1, 2001, or have a certificate of 
documentation with a registry endorsement.
    Section 4 requires that vessels engaged in towing 
assistance or towing escort be a vessel of the United States. 
Subsection (c) of section 4 establishes a civil penalty for a 
person who violates this section.
    Section 5 of the bill requires the Secretary of 
Transportation, by July 1, 2002, to prescribe and implement the 
minimum standards necessary for the safe operation of all Coast 
Guard search and rescue facilities including communications 
centers, groups, and stations that are engaged in search and 
rescue activities.
    Section 6 of H.R. 2481 authorizes the Coast Guard to allow 
private VHF Communications companies to place equipment and VHF 
towers on Coast Guard property. In exchange, the Coast Guard 
may receive discounted VHF communications services from these 
companies, including Digital Selective Calling services and 
radio direction finding services.
    Section 7 authorizes $987,400 for the activities of the 
Lower Columbia River Maritime Fire and Safety Association.
    Section 8 of the bill conforms certain permanent laws of 
the United States relating to the Coast Guard and maritime 
transportation by correcting references to the former Merchant 
Marine and Fisheries Committee of the House of Representatives.
    Section 9 prohibits a vessel, which has been forfeited to 
the United States government for a breach of the laws of the 
United States, from obtaining a certificate of documentation 
with a fisheries endorsement. This section does not grant the 
Coast Guard new authority to seize or forfeit vessels.
    Section 10 of H.R. 2481 requires the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard to ensure that all Coast Guard personnel are 
equipped with adequate safety equipment, including hypothermia 
protective clothing where appropriate, while performing search 
and rescue missions.
    Section 11 makes technical amendments regarding the 
promotion of Coast Guard Reserve Officers to implement the 
changes to the Reserve promotion system included in the fiscal 
year 2001 Department of Defense Authorization Act, Public Law 
106-398. Section 11 prescribes a method for determining the 
date that a promotion becomes effective and establishes the 
date of rank in the event the Coast Guard promotes a Reserve 
officer under a system other than the running mate system.
    Section 12 of the bill authorizes the Coast Guard to 
continue commanders and lieutenant commanders scheduled to 
retire due to failure of selection for promotion. This 
authority is similar to that available to the Department of 
Defense.
    Section 13 of H.R. 2481 authorizes the Coast Guard to pay 
an individual's undergraduate or graduate educational tuition 
when that individual enlists in the Coast Guard Reserve and 
promises to accept a commission in the Coast Guard Reserve upon 
completion of the degree.
    Section 14 permits the Coast Guard to offer to captains, 
who would otherwise be forced to retire after thirty years of 
duty, the opportunity to continue on active duty. This proposal 
would allow the Coast Guard to retain these highly experienced 
individuals at very little additional cost.
    Section 15 allows the Coast Guard to pay death gratuities 
to personal representatives of Coast Guard Auxiliarists who die 
in the line of duty, to the same extent that death gratuities 
are paid on behalf of Federal employees.
    Section 16 of H.R. 2481 revises the Coast Guard's severance 
pay provisions to incorporate the Department of Defense 
separation pay computations.
    Section 17 authorizes the Coast Guard to lease lighthouse 
properties for terms not to exceed thirty years.
    Section 18 of this legislation amends the Maritime Drug Law 
Enforcement Act (MDLEA) to increase the Coast Guard's drug 
interdiction jurisdiction from 12 to 24 miles from U.S. shores. 
This section also clarifies the circumstances under which the 
government can seize a vessel which participates in illicit 
drug smuggling.
    Section 19 grants the Coast Guard statutory authority to 
regulate wing-in-ground craft and makes them subject to 
inspection as small passenger vessels.
    Section 20 of the bill removes the requirement for filing 
an original commercial instrument (for example, a ship 
mortgage) within ten days of the electronic filing of the 
instrument.
    Section 21 eliminates the requirement for a thumbprint to 
be placed on a merchant mariner's document. The thumbprint is 
no longer needed on the document since it now includes a 
photograph and must be issued every five years.
    Section 22 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to 
issue temporary certificates of documentation, and to delegate 
to private third parties the authority to issue the 
certificates for recreational vessels.
    Section 23 of H.R. 2481 authorizes the Coast Guard to 
conduct marine casualty investigations involving foreign 
vessels in areas outside U.S. territorial waters consistent 
with the practices and procedures of international law.
    Section 23 would amend section 6106 of title 46, United 
States Code, to authorize the Coast Guard to conduct marine 
casualty investigations involving foreign vessels, consistent 
with generally recognized practices and procedures of 
international law, and the provisions of the IMO Code for the 
Investigation of Marine Casualties and Incidents.
    Section 24 of the bill requires that the Secretary of 
Transportation convey the property adjacent to Coast Guard 
Station Saginaw River, located in Hampton Township, Michigan, 
to BaySail, Inc., a nonprofit corporation.
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         THE COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002

    On December 20, 2001, during the First Session of the 107th 
Congress, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3507, the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. The primary 
purpose of H.R. 3507 is to authorize expenditures for the U.S. 
Coast Guard for fiscal year 2002. This legislation also 
includes the provisions in House bills H.R. 1098, H.R. 1099, 
H.R. 1699, and H.R. 2481. Most of the provisions in H.R. 3507 
were later included in S. 1214.
    The Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 
authorizes $5.9 billion for Coast Guard programs and operations 
during fiscal year 2002.
    Section 102(1) of the bill authorizes approximately $4.2 
billion for Coast Guard operating expenses for fiscal year 
2002, including $623 million for domestic maritime homeland 
security requirements.
    Section 102(2) of this bill authorizes $717.8 million in 
fiscal year 2002 for the Coast Guard's acquisition, 
construction, and improvement (AC&I) account, including $58.5 
million for homeland security.
    Section 103 authorizes 44,000 Coast Guard active duty 
military personnel.
    Section 203 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to 
make a grant to the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial 
Committee to construct an addition to the American Merchant 
Marine Memorial Wall of Honor in San Pedro, California.
    Section 205 extends the provisions of current law for 
preferred mortgages to a valid lien against a vessel not 
covered by a preferred mortgage.
    Section 323 of the bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 to authorize the Coast Guard to advance up to $100 million 
for additional emergency oil spill cleanup removal from the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund.
    Subtitle C of the bill extends six Coast Guard advisory 
committees from 2000 to 2005.
    Section 342 amends the Port and Waterways Safety Act to 
require certain vessels entering the 12 mile territorial sea of 
the United States to provide notice to the Coast Guard 96 hours 
before entering those waters.
    Section 346 requires the Coast Guard to send a status 
report to Congress on the modernization of the National 
Distress and Response System.
    Title III also includes provisions requested by the 
Administration to improve Coast Guard personnel management and 
maritime safety.
    Section 402 extends present Coast Guard housing authorities 
to October 1, 2006, and authorizes a Coast Guard Housing 
demonstration project in Kodiak, Alaska.
    Section 403 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
maintain an inventory of U.S.-flag vessels capable of laying, 
maintaining, or repairing a submarine cable.
    Section 404 of the legislation requires that vessels 
engaged in towing assistance or towing escort to be a vessel of 
the United States, and establishes a civil penalty for 
violation of the provision.
    Section 405 requires the Secretary to establish standards 
for the safe operation of Coast Guard search and rescue 
stations, and prohibits an individual on duty in a search and 
rescue facility from working more than 12 hours in a 24 hour 
period, except in an emergency.
    Section 410 requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to 
ensure that all Coast Guard personnel are equipped with 
adequate safety equipment, including survival suits, while 
performing search and rescue missions.
    Section 428 waives certain coastwise trade laws for 3 
individually listed vessels.
    Section 432 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to 
provide up to $2 million to the City of Chicago, Illinois, to 
plan and construct a new marine safety station on the Chicago 
lakefront.
    Section 433 corrects a mistake in the American Fisheries 
Act relating to vessel tonnage.
    Section 434 extends the time for a recreational vessel and 
associated equipment recall from five to ten years.
    Title IV also includes provisions requested by the 
Administration to improve the effectiveness of the Coast 
Guard's personnel management and law enforcement operations.
    The Senate failed to act on this bill before the end of the 
107th Congress.
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                                Hearings

    During the 107th Congress, the Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation, Chaired by Congressman Frank A. 
LoBiondo, with Congresswoman Corrine Brown serving as Ranking 
Minority Member, held 13 hearings. Many of the Subcommittee 
hearings related to legislation developed by the Subcommittee. 
Other hearings, described below, covered a wide variety of 
issues involving the U.S. Coast Guard, its missions, the state 
of recreational boating safety in the United States, port and 
maritime congestion, the implementation of the National 
Invasive Species Act of 1996, and a legislative proposal on 
maritime family disaster assistance.

 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD FISCAL YEAR 2001 SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING NEEDS

    On March 8, 2001, the Subcommittee conducted an oversight 
hearing on the Coast Guard's fiscal year 2001 shortfall of 
approximately $91 million. This shortfall resulted in a 10 
percent reduction in Coast Guard operations in early 2001. 
Emergency supplemental funding was necessary to cover the Coast 
Guard funding shortfalls. The Subcommittee received testimony 
from the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral James M. Loy.
    Before 2001, the Coast Guard deferred maintenance on 
vessels and shore facilities, cannibalized aircraft, and 
significantly increased the number of hours that personnel 
worked to overcome budget shortfalls. However, the Coast Guard 
had deferred maintenance on its aircraft, vessels and shore 
facilities to the point that it could no longer sustain its 
typical level of operations.
    During fiscal year 2001, the Coast Guard diverted funds 
from its law enforcement operations to pay for unbudgeted cost 
increases related to new and expanded personnel entitlement 
programs enacted under the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2001, unanticipated fuel cost increases, and 
shortages of critical aviation spare parts. In February 2001, 
the Commandant authorized his Operational Commanders to reduce 
operations by 10 percent and projected a 30 percent nation-wide 
reduction in operations starting in the spring of 2001 without 
increased operational resources.
    Admiral Loy testified that two issues put pressure on the 
Coast Guard operations budget. The first involved new 
entitlements provided for all members of the Armed Services 
under the Fiscal Year 2001 National Defense Authorization Act. 
The second was the rising energy costs of this period. The 
Armed Services provisions expanded military entitlements in the 
areas of health care coverage, housing, and pay. While Coast 
Guard personnel greatly appreciated these benefits, the costs 
were not included in the President's fiscal year 2001 budget 
request. Admiral Loy ended his testimony by saying that the 
Coast Guard had to adjust its operations tempo in certain 
missions as well as its operational support and depot 
maintenance plans.
    In July of 2001, Congress approved the Conference Report 
for supplemental fiscal year 2001 funding. This legislation 
became Public Law 107-20 and included $92 million to address 
additional Coast Guard operational costs as well as $6 million 
for the Coast Guard's share of Department of Defense health 
care contract price adjustments. The Coast Guard also received 
an additional $18 million in fiscal year 2001 supplemental 
funding in Public Law 107-38, the 2001 Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist 
Attacks on the United States.

                      RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY

    On May 11, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
state of recreational boating safety in the United States. 
There are approximately 78 million recreational boaters in the 
United States. During the last decade, approximately 800 
Americans have died each year from boating accidents. Most of 
these deaths are the result of drowning. The number of 
recreational boating fatalities fell to 742 in calendar year 
2000, which were the lowest number of annual recreational 
boating deaths that the Coast Guard had ever reported.
    Under section 4310 of title 46, United States Code, the 
Coast Guard may require manufacturers of boats and engines to 
notify owners and to recall, repair, or replace products that 
contain defects which create a substantial risk of personal 
injury to the public or which fail to comply with an applicable 
U.S. Coast Guard safety standard. Manufacturers are required to 
notify all dealers and distributors of the recreational vessel 
or associated equipment of the defect. The duty to notify is 
limited to five years following the manufacture of the vessel.
    In September, 2000, the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH) issued a study about houseboat carbon 
monoxide deaths on Lake Powell in Arizona. Nine deaths on Lake 
Powell in the previous six years had been attributed to carbon 
monoxide poisoning. The NIOSH study found especially high 
concentrations of carbon monoxide near the stern on two models 
of houseboats surveyed at Lake Powell. The study demonstrated 
that the design of the stern swim platform on certain models of 
houseboats created a cavity between the hull of the vessel and 
the swim platform where the gasoline powered generator exhaust 
portal is located.
    On February 23, 2001, the Coast Guard began issuing 
mandatory recall notices to houseboat manufacturers who may 
have built vessels equipped with swim platforms and electrical 
generator exhaust systems vented into a stern cavity. The 
houseboat industry has been working with the Coast Guard, the 
American Boat & Yacht Council, and the National Manufacturers 
Association to explore new technologies and methods to further 
reduce generator carbon monoxide hazards.
    Representative Scott McInnis of Colorado testified about 
the design flaws associated with certain rear-ventilating 
houseboats, a flaw that killed two children of his 
constituents, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dixey of Parker, Colorado. 
Representative McInnis reported that he planned to introduce 
legislation in Congress to increase the Coast Guard's recall 
authority from five to ten years after the date of manufacture.
    The second panel of witnesses included Admiral Terry Cross, 
Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Operations, and Commodore 
Viggo C. Bertelsen, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Admiral Cross 
discussed the Coast Guard's recreational boating safety 
programs. He specifically addressed the Coast Guard's efforts 
to encourage increased use of lifejackets. Admiral Cross ends 
his testimony by calling for a coordinated and cooperative 
effort to improve recreational boating safety among all levels 
of government, the boating public, and private organizations. 
Commodore Bertelsen discussed the role of the voluntary Coast 
Guard Auxiliary in supporting the National Recreational Boating 
Safety Program.
    The third panel of witnesses represented recreational boat 
owners, marine manufacturers, state boating law administrators, 
and boating safety organizations. Michael Sciulla, Vice 
President of the Boat Owners Association of the United States, 
testified about the importance of increasing the number of 
Federal and state law enforcement officials on our Nation's 
waterways. He stated that adding additional boating safety laws 
will not increase boating safety at a time when we are unable 
to enforce the existing boating safety requirements. Mr. 
Sciulla also supported increasing the Coast Guard's recall 
authority beyond five years. Mary McConnell, representing the 
National Marine Manufacturers Association, testified about her 
organization's work toincrease recreational boating safety and 
its opposition to increasing the time period of the five year mandatory 
recall statute.
    The fourth panel included family members of those killed in 
recreational boating accidents, medical professionals, and a 
Federal official from the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH). Mr. And Mrs. Ken Dixey, parents of 
two children who died of carbon monoxide poisoning on Lake 
Powell, testified about the importance of the houseboat 
industry protecting the public against this type of poisoning. 
Dr. Lawrence Fine, Acting Director of NIOSH, testified about 
his agency's investigation into the houseboat deaths and its 
recommendations to the public and industry on ending this 
public health threat.
    Section 433 of S. 1214 extends the time for a recreational 
vessel and associated equipment recall from five to ten years 
after the date of manufacture.

                      PORT AND MARITIME CONGESTION

    On May 23, 2001, the Subcommittee held a joint oversight 
hearing with the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the 
Environment on port and maritime congestion. The Subcommittees 
received testimony from federal agencies, the transportation 
industry, ports, and organized labor representatives about 
congestion on U.S. waterways and ports.
    The U.S. marine transportation system encompasses a network 
of navigable waterways, ports, and the network of railroads, 
roadways, and pipelines that connect the waterborne portions of 
the system to the rest of the Nation.
    The marine transportation system links the United States to 
overseas markets and is vital to our national security 
interests. The U.S. is the world's largest trading nation, 
accounting for over one billion metric tons of commerce, or 
nearly 20 percent of the world's ocean borne trade. Excluding 
Mexico and Canada, over 95 percent of U.S. foreign trade 
tonnage is shipped by sea, and 14 percent of U.S. inter-city 
freight is transported by water. Compared to other modes of 
transportation, shipment by waterways is generally less 
expensive, safer, and less polluting.
    Forecasts show that U.S. foreign ocean borne trade is 
expected to double by the year 2020 and inland traffic 
movements are expected to increase by 30%. In addition to this 
increase in the water transportation of cargo, commuter 
ferries, recreational boating and other recreational uses of 
the waterways are expected to increase, placing even greater 
demands on the marine transportation system. If the Nation is 
going to respond to these needs, then the capacity of the U.S. 
marine transportation system must greatly increase over the 
next twenty years.
    The first panel of witnesses included the U.S. Maritime 
Administration, the Coast Guard, and the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers. Bruce Carlton, Acting Deputy Maritime Administrator, 
and Jeffrey High, Director of the Coast Guard's Waterways 
Management Division, testified about the state of the current 
U.S. marine transportation system and their agencies' efforts 
to reduce port and marine transportation congestion. They also 
discussed the Marine Transportation System National Advisory 
Council's efforts to identify system improvements that are 
intermodal in nature.
    The second panel of witnesses represented U.S. port 
authorities, the National Waterways Conference, and commodity 
groups. Tay Yoshitani, representing the American Association of 
Port Authorities, testified that the country's economic future 
depends on the quality of our port infrastructure and our 
ability to deliver goods on time and cost-effectively. Mr. 
Yoshitani spoke of the need for significant Federal and local 
investments to maintain the United States' position as the 
world's leading trading Nation. Tim Burrack, representing the 
National Corn Growers Association, discussed the congestion at 
the locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, and how 
these inefficiencies hurt America's exports and cost American 
jobs.
    The third panel of witnesses represented international 
ocean vessel operators, U.S. terminal operators, and several 
labor organizations. Christopher Koch, representing the World 
Shipping Council, stated that ocean carriers have invested 
billions of dollars in additional ships, equipment, and 
technology to improve the flow of international trade. Mr. Koch 
felt that the problem of congestion, resulting from increased 
trade, could be addressed by improving the landside 
transportation infrastructure in U.S. ports. Finally, George 
Cashman, representing the International Brotherhood of 
Teamsters, testified about the impact of port congestion on 
port truck drivers and some of the causes of port congestion.

                COAST GUARD'S DRUG INTERDICTION STRATEGY

    On October 17, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
review the Coast Guard's drug interdiction strategy and to 
discuss the future needs of the Coast Guard's drug interdiction 
program.
    According to the Office of the National Drug Control 
Policy, almost 14 million Americans use illegal drugs 
regularly. The United States consumes over 300 metric tons of 
cocaine annually, at a cost of approximately $63 billion. 
Between 1990 and 1997, there were more than 100,000 drug-
induced deaths in the United States. Drug-related illnesses, 
deaths, and crimes cost the nation approximately $110 billion 
annually.
    The goal of the Coast Guard Drug Interdiction Program is to 
eliminate maritime routes as a significant trafficking mode for 
the supply of drugs to the United States through seizures, 
disruption, and displacement. Coast Guard cutters, boats, and 
aircraft conduct routine law enforcement patrols and special 
operations throughout the maritime arena, including waters 
adjacent to principal source and transit countries and U. S. 
coastal waters. Disrupting traffickers forces them to develop 
new, more costly methods and routes and opens them up to 
additional risks of detection. The pressure of these operations 
reduces the flow of illicit drugs into the United States via 
maritime routes.
    The Coast Guard's drug program emphasizes interdicting 
vessels and aircraft that smuggle cocaine and marijuana into 
the United States and tracking, monitoring, and apprehending 
aircraft suspected of carrying drugs from source and transit 
countries over the high seas. The Coast Guard maintains an 
intelligence capability to assist this program and provides 
support to international counter-drug initiatives.
    Asa Hutchinson, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
Administration (DEA), discussed DEA's primary function as an 
investigative law enforcement agency which works to confront 
and dismantle the word's most sophisticated drug distribution 
organizations. Mr. Hutchinson also explained DEA's work with 
the Coast Guard to increase Federal drug interdiction efforts.
    Admiral Terry Cross, Assistant Coast Guard Commandant for 
Operations, testified that the huge increase in Coast Guard's 
security operations after September 11, 2001, had reduced the 
agency's drug interdiction mission. Admiral Cross also reported 
that the Coast Guard could not meet its drug seizure rate 
targets without additional resources.

      IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES ACT OF 1996

    On May 15, 2002, the Subcommittee held a joint hearing with 
the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on the 
status of implementation of the National Invasive Species Act 
of 1996.
    Invasions of nonindigenous aquatic species into North 
American Waters have been ongoing for the last four hundred 
years. As international trade continues to expand, as shipping 
times become shorter, and as vessels become faster, more 
aquatic nuisance species are transported and are able to 
survive their oceanic journey and thrive in new waters. Aquatic 
nuisance species can displace native species and can cause 
serious damage to marine ecosystems and infrastructure. 
According to a 1999 study, aquatic invasive species may result 
in damages of over $7.3 billion each year.
    In response to these concerns, Congress enacted the 
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 
1990 (the 1990 Act). The 1990 Act established a program for 
preventing, researching, monitoring and controlling 
infestations of nonindigenous aquatic species. The 1990 Act 
directed the Coast Guard to promulgate regulations applicable 
to the Great Lakes to require vessels equipped with ballast 
water tanks entering the Great Lakes to undergo ballast water 
exchange to help reduce the probability of new introductions of 
nonindigenous species. Ballast water is a leading pathway for 
nonindigenous aquatic species into U.S. waters.
    The 1990 Act primarily addressed aquatic nuisance species 
introductions in the Great Lakes. In 1996, the National 
Invasive Species Act (NISA) amended the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act to address the potential 
introduction of aquatic nuisance species through ballast water 
in other U.S. waters. To achieve this goal, NISA required the 
Secretary of Transportation to issue voluntary guidelines to 
prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species in 
U.S. waters by vessels equipped with ballast water tanks. The 
guidelines require all vessels entering U.S. waters, after 
operating outside of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, to 
undertake high seas ballast water exchange or alternative 
measures that are environmentally sound and at least as 
effective as ballast water exchange in preventing and 
controlling infestations of aquatic nuisance species. Under 
NISA, the Coast Guard must turn the voluntary guidelines into 
enforceable regulations if the Coast Guard determines that the 
rate of compliance with the voluntary guidelines is not 
adequate, or if the reporting and record keeping is not 
sufficient for the Coast Guard to determine the rate of 
compliance.
    Captain Michael Brown, Chief of the Coast Guard Office of 
Operating & Environmental Standards, testified about the Coast 
Guard's ballast water regulatory program as well as its 
involvement in the research and development of potential 
ballast water treatment technologies. The Captain also reported 
that the Coast Guard was in the process of developing a program 
that will provide incentives for ship owners and operators to 
actively participate in projects designed to test treatment 
technologies. Finally, Captain Brown explained the Coast 
Guard's work with the International Maritime Organization on 
the development of international standards for the mitigation 
of aquatic nuisance species.
    The second panel of witnesses represented ship owners and 
operators, port authorities, and environmental organizations 
interested in the problems associated with aquatic nuisance 
species. Mr. Jack Robinson, representing the Chamber of 
Shipping of America which is an organization of oceangoing 
vessels engaged in the domestic and international trades, 
stated that his members strongly support creation of a 
standardized aquatic nuisance species test protocol and 
experimental shipboard testing program. The Chamber also 
supports the creation of an initial performance standard based 
on the best available technology by which evolving technologies 
can be measured. Ms. Allegra Cangelosi, Senior Policy Analyst 
of the Northeast-Midwest Institute, stated that NISA is an 
important statute which needs to be reauthorized. She also 
stated that Congress should establish an interim standard for 
alternative aquatic nuisance species treatment technologies.

       H.R. 2228, MARITIME DISASTER FAMILY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2001

    On June 12, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 
2228, the Maritime Disaster Family Assistant Act of 2001, 
introduced on June 19, 2001, by Representative Mark Green.
    Federal law authorizes the Coast Guard to render aid to 
distressed persons, vessels, and aircraft on and under the high 
seas and on and under the waters over which the United States 
has jurisdiction. While the Coast Guard has been required to 
develop, establish, maintain, and operate search and rescue 
facilities, Federal law does not require the Coast Guard to 
render aid to distressed persons and property. The Coast Guard 
takes into consideration numerous factors when exercising 
discretion in a search and rescue case including the protection 
of search and rescue personnel.
    The conclusion of a Coast Guard search and rescue case 
occurs when the case is closed or when the active search is 
suspended. A case is closed when the search object is located, 
and assistance to the object is completed. An active search is 
suspended when further search efforts appear futile. If new 
information is received, the search may be reopened. The 
decision to suspend a search is a judgment call based on many 
different factors pertaining to the case. Searches are 
continued until all reasonable hope of rescuing survivors has 
passed. The authority to suspend an active search rests with 
the particular local Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator.
    The goal of the Maritime Disaster Family Assistance Act of 
2001 is to expand the Coast Guard's search and rescue mission 
to search and recovery as well as to establish a program of 
assistance to families of passengers and crewmembers involved 
in certain maritime accidents.
    H.R. 2228 would expand the Coast Guard's search and rescue 
mission by requiring the agency to search for a passenger 
vessel or fishing vessel until it is located or until the 
Secretary of Transportation determines that the search is no 
longer appropriate. The Coast Guard must also facilitate the 
recovery and identification of fatally injured passengers 
involved in a maritime disaster. Currently, the Coast Guard is 
not responsible for salvaging vessels or recovering the bodies 
of those lost in marine accidents.
    Representative Green explained that he introduced this 
legislation after the fishing vessel LINDA E and its two crew 
members disappeared off the Port of Milwaukee. The family 
members of the two lost crew members contacted Representative 
Green's office when they were unable to obtain information from 
the Coast Guard on the missing vessel. While the Coast Guard 
was unable to locate the LINDA E, the Navy found the vessel 
after a limited search eighteen months after the vessel 
disappeared.
    Rear Admiral Harvey Johnson, Director of Coast Guard 
Operations Capability, testified that the Coast Guard would not 
support H.R. 2228 because it would place unnecessary 
requirements on the Coast Guard's search and rescue system. 
These unnecessary requirements would consume limited Coast 
Guard resources as well as possibly endanger the lives of Coast 
Guard search and rescue personnel.
    The third panel of witnesses included two family members of 
one of the lost crewmen. Ms. Saunier and Ms. Rutta explained 
their efforts in trying to locate the LINDA E and their strong 
support of H.R. 2228.
  SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 
               PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

    Upon commencement of the 107th Congress, the jurisdiction 
of the Subcommittee was changed to include the statutory 
provisions governing the federal government's emergency 
management responsibilities and excludes the statutory 
provisions governing transportation of hazardous materials and 
pipeline safety. The jurisdictional changes were reflected in 
the Subcommittee's new title of Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. 
Republican Steven C. LaTourette of Ohio chaired the 
Subcommittee and Jerry Costello of Illinois served as the 
ranking Democrat Member. The Subcommittee held a number of 
hearings to conduct oversight and prepare legislation. A brief 
list of the topics covered by the Subcommittee during the 107th 
Congress include: reauthorization of the Appalachian Regional 
Commission, reauthorization of the National Dam Safety Program, 
authorization of transportation improvements and creation of a 
plaza for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
authorizing the General Services Administration's Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program, numerous bills for building 
designations, hearings, resolutions, and legislation resulting 
from the September 11th attacks.
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                          Enacted Legislation

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              JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

                           (Public Law 107-2)

    This law designates the United States courthouse located at 
1 Boston Way in Boston, Massachusetts as the ``John Joseph 
Moakley United States Courthouse.'' Congressman Moakley was 
born, raised, and lived most of his adult life in South Boston. 
He began his long and distinguished career in public service at 
the age of 15, when he enlisted in the United States Navy and 
served in the South Pacific during World War II. Upon returning 
from service in World War II, Congressman Moakley attended the 
University of Miami, and later received his law degree from 
Suffolk University Law School in Boston. At the age of 25, 
Congressman Moakley was elected to the Massachusetts State 
Legislature, serving in both the State House of Representatives 
and State Senate for 18 years before being elected to the 
Boston City Council. In 1972, Congressman Moakley was elected 
to the United States House of Representatives. After his first 
term in the House, Congressman Moakley was appointed to the 
Rules Committee. He later became Chairman of the Rules 
Committee in 1989. Congressman Moakley was known for having an 
affable personality and an ability to give everyone a fair 
hearing before the Rules Committee, even during difficult 
political debates. In addition to his work on the Rules 
Committee and being an ardent supporter for South Boston's 
transportation infrastructure, Congressman Moakley was 
dedicated to ending human rights violations around the world.
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                    JAMES C. CORMAN FEDERAL BUILDING

                          (Public Law 107-23)

    This law designates the Federal building in Van Nuys, 
California as the ``James C. Corman Federal Building.'' Former 
Representative Corman was born in Galena, Kansas and was a 
graduate of Belmont High School. He earned his undergraduate 
degree from UCLA, his J.D. from USC and his LL.D. from the 
University of San Fernando Valley School of Law. He was 
admitted to the California Bar in 1949. Former Representative 
Corman first served his country in the United States Marine 
Corps during World War II and later as a Colonel in the Marine 
Corps Reserves. In 1957, he was elected to the Los Angeles City 
Council. He served on the council until being elected to the 
87th Congress in 1960, and was re-elected to the House of 
Representatives for 10 succeeding terms. He served on the 
Judiciary Committee where he was instrumental in fighting for 
passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and on the Ways and Means 
Committee where he was a leading advocate for the poor and 
disadvantaged, working on tax and welfare reform. Congressman 
Corman was also proud to serve on President Johnson's National 
Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to investigate the 
causes of multi-city rioting in 1967.
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      EDWARD N. CAHN FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

                          (Public Law 107-31)

    This law designates the federal building and United States 
courthouse located in Allentown, Pennsylvania as the ``Edward 
N. Cahn Federal Building and United States Courthouse.'' Judge 
Cahn was born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Judge Cahn 
was part of the Allentown High championship basketball team in 
1951. He went on to attend Lehigh University and graduated 
magna cum laude in 1955. Judge Cahn was the first Lehigh 
University basketball player to score 1000 points during his 
collegiate career. After graduating from Yale Law School, Judge 
Cahn returned to the Lehigh Valley. He was in the United States 
Marine Corps Reserves until 1964 and active in private law 
practice until 1974. In 1974, President Ford appointed Edward 
Cahn to Pennsylvania's Eastern District Federal Court. For the 
next 23 years Judge Cahn fairly and expeditiously administered 
the law from the federal bench in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He 
is the only judge in the 3rd Circuit to work out of the 
Allentown courthouse. In 1993, Judge Cahn was appointed the 
court's Chief Judge until his retirement in December 1998.
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               THURGOOD MARSHALL UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

                          (Public Law 107-33)

    This law designates the United States courthouse located at 
40 Centre Street in New York City, New York as the ``Thurgood 
Marshall United States Courthouse.'' Thurgood Marshall was born 
in Baltimore, Maryland, July 2, 1908. His father, William C. 
Marshall, was a club steward and his mother Norma A. Marshall, 
was a primary school teacher. In 1930, he graduated cum laude 
from Lincoln University in Chester, Pennsylvania. Three years 
later, he graduated at the top of his class from the Howard 
University School of Law. Upon graduation from law school, 
Justice Marshall embarked on a legal career with the National 
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In 
1940, he became the head of the newly formed NAACP Legal 
Defense and Education Fund, a post that he held for twenty 
years. It was during this tenure as Chief Counsel that Justice 
Marshall organized efforts to end segregation in voting, 
housing, public accommodations, and education. These efforts 
led to a series of cases grouped under the title of Brown v. 
Board of Education, in which Marshall argued and the Supreme 
Court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. 
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy appointed Marshall to the 
Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Four years after he received 
appointment to the court of appeals, President Lyndon B. 
Johnson chose Justice Marshall to be the nation's solicitor 
general. Two years later, on June 13, 1967, President Johnson 
chose Marshall to be a Justice of the Supreme Court where he 
served with distinction until his retirement in 1991. He died 
in 1993.
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     LEE H. HAMILTON FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE


                          (Public Law 107-49)

    This law designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse at 121 West Spring Street in New Albany, Indiana as 
the ``Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse.'' This law had the strong bipartisan support of the 
entire Indiana delegation. Lee Hamilton represented the ninth 
Congressional district in Indiana for 34 years. Congressman 
Hamilton was born in Daytona Beach, Florida and moved to 
Evansville, Indiana in 1944 where he attended public schools. 
He is a graduate of DePauw University and went on to study at 
Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany before graduating from 
Indiana School of Law in 1956. Congressman Hamilton was 
admitted to the state bar in 1957. He entered private law 
practice in Chicago, but returned shortly thereafter to 
Columbus, Indiana where he continued in private law practice 
until running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964. He 
was first elected to serve in the eighty-ninth Congress and was 
re-elected to sixteen succeeding Congresses. While in the 
House, Congressman Hamilton was a leader with a penchant for 
working with both sides of the aisle. He served as Chairman of 
the House Intelligence Committee from 1985 until 1987, as 
Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee in 1989 and 1990 and 
as Chairman of the International Relations Committee from 1993 
until 1995. In 1992, he was appointed to serve as co-Chair of 
the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. The 
Committee's recommendations were used as a starting point for 
the reorganization of Congress 1995. Congressman Hamilton 
retired from Congress in 1996.
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     JAMES A. McCLURE FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE


                          (Public Law 107-80)

    This law designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho as 
the ``James A. McClure Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse.'' James A. McClure was born in Payette, Idaho on 
December 27, 1924. He attended public schools in Payette and 
went on to serve in the United States Navy from 1942 until 
1946. Following his tour with the Navy he earned his J.D. 
degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1950 and 
was admitted to the Idaho bar that same year. He commenced 
private practice in Payette before serving as prosecuting 
attorney of Payette County until 1956. During that time he 
served as city attorney from 1953 until 1966, and in the Idaho 
State Senate from 1961 until 1966, as well as being a member of 
the Payette County Central Committee for fifteen years. Senator 
McClure was elected to the United States House of 
Representatives to serve in the 90th Congress. He served for 
three succeeding terms until being elected to the United States 
Senate in 1972. Senator McClure served succeeding terms in the 
Senate until his retirement in 1991. While in the Senate, 
Senator McClure was Chairman of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources from 1981 until 1987 and Chairman of the 
Senate Republican Conference from 1981 until 1985.
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE PLAN FOR ACTION 
                  PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ACT OF 2001


                          (Public Law 107-106)

    The law establishes the National Museum of African American 
History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission, 
which will develop a plan to establish and maintain the 
National Museum of African American History and Culture in 
Washington, DC. The Commission will submit a report to Congress 
and the President, which will include a legislative plan of 
action. The report will include: a private fundraising plan for 
the museum's establishment and continued maintenance; identify 
the availability and cost of collections; assess the impact of 
the National museum on regional African American museums; 
identify possible locations for the museum on or around the 
National Mall and in Washington, DC; assess the feasibility and 
cost of renovating the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries 
building for use by the museum; assess whether the African 
American Museum should be located within the Smithsonian, and 
make recommendations on the governance and organizational 
structure of the African American Museum. The Commission will 
also convene a national conference to help assist with making 
recommendations. The Commission is comprised of 23 members, 
seven voting members appointed by the President of the United 
States, six voting members and two nonvoting members appointed 
by each the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
Majority Leader of the Senate.
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      APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2001


                          (Public Law 107-149)

    The Appalachian Regional Development Reauthorization Act of 
2001 builds upon past successes of the Appalachian Regional 
Commission by making several amendments to existing law, 
extends the authorization for an additional five years, and 
reauthorizes additional related programs. Specifically, P.L. 
107-149 expands the Commission by adding four new adjacent 
counties, requires the Commission to direct at least half of 
its grant funding to activities and projects in distressed 
counties, establishes a program to provide enhanced access to 
telecommunications and technology to the region, and lowers the 
cost sharing amount for distressed counties. P.L. 107-149 also 
coordinates economic development programs in the Appalachian 
region through the creation of the Interagency Coordinating 
Council on Appalachia and reauthorizes the Appalachian 
Development Highway System and local access road program.

                  EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACT


                          (Public Law 107-154)

    This law temporarily extended the period of availability of 
unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of 
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Under Section 
410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), unemployment 
assistance is provided to persons who become unemployed as a 
result of major disasters. In New York City, the September 11th 
attacks damaged or destroyed nearly 25 million square feet of 
office space, which makes up approximately 20 percent of all 
the office space in downtown New York. The destruction caused 
the direct loss of an estimated 110,000 jobs and further put at 
risk 270,000 jobs in the New York City area. In Northern 
Virginia, the attacks have caused the loss of an estimated 
18,700 jobs. Disaster Unemployment Assistance is provided to 
individuals not eligible for unemployment assistance provided 
by the state in which they reside. The extension provided under 
this act extended the period of eligibility from 26 to 39 
weeks.
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                      RON DE LUGO FEDERAL BUILDING


                          (Public Law 107-175)

    This law designates the federal building located in 
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas of the United States Virgin 
Islands as the ``Ron de Lugo Federal Building.'' Ron de Lugo 
was born in Englewood, New Jersey in 1930. He attended Saints 
Peter and Paul School in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and Colegio 
San Jose, Puerto Rico. Delegate de Lugo ably served in the 
United States Army as a Program Director and Announcer for the 
Armed Forces Radio Service from 1948 until 1950. Following his 
military service, Delegate de Lugo continued working radio at 
WSTA St. Thomas and WIVI St. Croix. In 1956, he served as 
senator for the Virgin Islands, a position he held for eight 
years; during which time he served as minority leader and 
member of the Democratic National Committee. In 1968, Delegate 
de Lugo was named the Virgin Islands' representative to 
Congress. While serving as representative to the United States 
Congress, Ron de Lugo successfully educated his colleagues 
about the people of the Virgin Islands. In 1973, Delegate de 
Lugo was elected to serve in the 93rd Congress. He served in 
the next two succeeding Congresses before running for governor. 
He later returned to Congress in January 1981 when he was 
officially elected Delegate to the Ninety-seventh Congress from 
the Virgin Islands, a position he held until the conclusion of 
his career in 1995, when he did not seek re-election. Delegate 
de Lugo served on the Committee on Public Works and 
Transportation and as vice chairman on the Aviation 
Subcommittee.
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                    DONALD J. PEASE FEDERAL BUILDING


                          (Public Law 107-176)

    This law designates the Federal building located at 143 
West Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, as the ``Donald J. Pease 
Federal Building.'' Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1931, former 
Representative Donald Pease attended the public schools of 
Toledo before earning his B.S. in 1953 and M.A. in 1955 from 
Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Former Representative Pease 
was a Fulbright scholar at Kings College, University of Durham 
in England. Upon his return to the United States in 1955, he 
served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957. He then 
entered the workforce working as a newspaperman, coeditor and 
publisher for the Oberlin News-Tribune from 1957 to 1968, and 
as editor from 1969 until 1976. During this same time, in 
addition to reporting on the news, former Representative Pease 
was making the news first as a member of the Oberlin City 
Council, then as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives 
and Ohio Senate. In 1976 former Representative Pease was 
elected to the 95th Congress and to each of the succeeding 
seven Congresses before retiring at the end of the 102nd 
Congress.
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    WILLIAM L. BEATTY FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE


                          (Public Law 107-177)

    This law designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse in Alton, Illinois as the ``William L. Beatty 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse.'' William L. 
Beatty was born in Mendota, Illinois in 1925. He grew up in 
East St. Louis and graduated from Central Catholic High School. 
He served in the United States Army's 394th Field Artillery 
Battalion in Europe during World War II. After returning from 
the war he attended Washington University for undergraduate 
studies and graduated from St. Louis University Law School in 
1950. Upon graduating from law school he passed the Illinois 
and Missouri bar and entered private law practice for 18 years, 
including serving as municipal attorney for Granite City, 
Illinois and as an assistant state's attorney. Judge Beatty was 
elected Illinois State Circuit Judge in Madison County in 1968. 
He served on the State Circuit Court until 1979, when President 
Carter appointed him to the U.S. District Court for the 
Southern District of Illinois. While sitting on the bench, 
Judge Beatty was always known for crafting fair and creative 
sentences. He was eligible to retire from the Federal bench in 
1992, but instead continued to maintain a busy workload as a 
Senior Judge. Judge Beatty had a distinguished 50-year career 
in law.
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      MIKE MANSFIELD FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE


                          (Public Law 107-178)

    This law designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 400 North Main Street in Butte, Montana, 
as the ``Mike Mansfield Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse.'' Michael Joseph Mansfield was born in 1903 in New 
York City. He moved to Montana in 1906 to live with relatives 
after the unexpected death of his mother. Having a strong 
desire to serve his country, at the age of 14, Senator 
Mansfield represented that he was older so that he could enlist 
in the U.S. Navy and serve as a seaman in the Atlantic during 
World War I. After the war, he continued to serve his country 
as a Private for one year in the U.S. Army. Finally, as a 
completion of his tour of the service branches, Senator 
Mansfield served from 1920-1922 as a Private First Class in the 
United States Marine Corps in the Philippines, Japan and China. 
After his five years of military service, the then-19 year-old 
returned to Montana to work as a miner, before attending both 
the Montana School of Mines and then Montana State University 
from which he received a Masters Degree in 1933. After 
graduation, Senator Mansfield stayed at Montana State 
University to serve as a professor of history and political 
science before being elected to represent the State of Montana 
in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1942. Senator Mansfield 
was re-elected four times to the House of Representatives, 
before being elected to the United States Senate in 1952, where 
he served with distinction for 24 years. In his first term in 
office, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson selected 
Mansfield to serve as his Majority Whip. After Johnson's 
election to the Vice Presidency, and after serving just one and 
a half terms in the Senate, Senator Mansfield was chosen by his 
colleagues to serve as Majority Leader in 1961. He held that 
position for 16 years, a record that still stands. It was as 
Majority Leader in the Senate that Mike Mansfield cemented his 
place in history by securing passage of such legislation as the 
Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, and legislation 
authorizing the Medicare program. After a distinguished career 
in the armed services and in both the House and Senate, Senator 
Mansfield served as Ambassador to Japan under Presidents Carter 
and Reagan, a post which he held for 11 years until 1988, 
again, a record length of time. Mike Mansfield died on October 
5, 2001 at the age of 98 years.
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                  PAUL SIMON CHICAGO JOB CORPS CENTER


                          (Public Law 107-182)

    This law designates the Federal building located at 3348 
South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois as the ``Paul Simon 
Chicago Job Corps Center.'' Senator Paul Simon was born in 
Eugene, Oregon on November 29, 1928 and attended public 
schools. He went on to attend the University of Oregon Dana 
College in Blair, Nebraska. At the age of 19 Senator Simon 
became the nation's youngest editor-publisher by saving the 
Troy Tribune in Troy, Illinois. He expanded his newspaper 
business to a chain of 14 weeklies in central and southern 
Illinois. Senator Simon used the newspaper to expose a 
syndicate gambling operation in Madison County, and in 1951 at 
the age of 22, he was called to testify before the United 
States Crime Investigating Committee. In 1966 he sold his 
newspaper business to devote full time to writing and public 
service. From 1951 until 1953, Senator Simon served in the 
United States Army. He was assigned to the Counter Intelligence 
Corps as a special agent along the Iron Curtain in Europe. Upon 
his return from Europe, at the age of 25, Senator Simon was 
elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. He was re-
elected three times before being elected to the State Senate in 
1962 for a four-year term. Voters returned him to the State 
Senate in 1966. Half way through his second State Senate term 
he was elected Lieutenant Governor and served until 1973. He 
was the first Lieutenant Governor to be elected to that post 
with the Governor of another party. Senator Simon was elected 
to the United States House of Representatives in 1974 and 
served for ten years before being elected to the United States 
Senate in 1984. While in Congress, Senator Simon was a leading 
advocate for education, disability policy and foreign affairs. 
He was the chief sponsor of the Missing Children Act, which 
established the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children. Senator Simon also played a vital role with enacting 
job training education programs including the National Literacy 
Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, the Job Training 
Partnership Act and the direct college loan program. He was 
also the chief sponsor of the Balanced Budget amendment of 1986 
and initiated legislation to designate the first five federally 
chartered high-speed rail corridors. Senator Simon holds 39 
honorary degrees and has written 15 books.
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THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PLAZA AUTHORIZATION 
                              ACT OF 2002


                          (Public Law 107-224)

    Each year the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts hosts performances ranging from improvisational comedy to 
Broadway musicals, as well as being the permanent home of the 
Washington Opera and Washington Symphony Orchestra. On average, 
the Kennedy Center is host to over two million patrons 
attending performances on one of five stages or theatres. This 
law amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Transportation to construct a plaza adjacent to 
the Kennedy Center; authorizes necessary and related 
transportation improvements; grants authority for the transfer 
and receipt of certain property rights; clarifies ownership of 
resulting property; authorizes the construction of new 
buildings; and authorizes appropriations to complete the 
project. Completion of this project will improve the 
pedestrian, vehicular, and bicycle access to the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in addition to providing 
necessary administrative, education, performance, and rehearsal 
space for Kennedy Center activities.
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               WAYNE LYMAN MORSE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE


                          (Public Law 107-257)

    This law designates the United States Courthouse to be 
constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as 
the ``Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse.'' Born in 
1900 in Dane County, Wisconsin, Senator Morse graduated from 
the University of Wisconsin in 1924, from the law department at 
the University of Minnesota in 1928, and from Columbia 
University Law School in 1932. Senator Morse was a professor of 
law and later dean at the University of Oregon Law School until 
his election to the United States Senate in 1944. Early in his 
career, Senator Morse witnessed America's rapid urban and 
industrial development, specifically its effects on the rural 
lives of the farmers in his home state of Wisconsin. Influenced 
by such progressive change, Senator Morse worked to maintain a 
balanced connection between political democracy and the 
citizens of that democracy, upholding the belief that this 
country's true wealth, its people, would flourish in such an 
environment. Throughout his career Senator Morse held the 
conviction of ``principle over politics,'' made evident by his 
serving as a Republican, an Independent and as a Democrat prior 
to his defeat in the election of 1968. Senator Morse died while 
campaigning for a return to the Senate in 1974.
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                THE DAM SAFETY AND SECURITY ACT OF 2002


                          (Public Law 107-310)

    This law reauthorizes the National Dam Safety Program for 
four years and increases the total authorized funding level to 
$8.6 million for each of the Fiscal Years 2003 through 2006. 
Passed and signed into law in 1996 as Section 215 of Public Law 
104-303 (the Water Resources Development Act of 1996), the 
National Dam Safety Program was originally authorized for six 
years. The National Dam Safety Program has as its mission to 
``* * * reduce the risks to life and property from dam failure 
in the United States through the establishment and maintenance 
of an effective national dam safety program to bring together 
the expertise and resources of the federal and non-federal 
communities in achieving national dam safety hazard 
reduction.'' Since its creation, the National Dam Safety 
Program has helped to mitigate the risk of dam failure by 
providing technical and financial assistance to State dam 
safety officials. There are more than 80,000 dams in the United 
States, of these, approximately 10,000 dams are considered to 
have ``high-hazard'' potential, meaning their failure could 
result in loss of life or severe property damage. Private 
individuals, corporations, and State and local governments own 
more than 95 percent of the dams in America, making State dam 
safety officials the first line of defense in preventing dam 
failures and mitigating the effects through the development of 
Emergency Action Plans. A primary function of the National Dam 
Safety Program is to increase the level of knowledge and 
preparedness to prevent and mitigate the effects of dam 
failures.

                           Other Legislation

    In addition to numerous bills enacted, the Subcommittee 
held hearings and reported several bills that passed the House 
but did not pass the Senate. Additionally, the Subcommittee 
reported a number of concurrent resolutions authorizing the use 
of the Capitol Grounds. Also, the Subcommittee supported 
similar measures that were considered on the House floor absent 
Committee consideration. The Subcommittee also supported bills 
that were discharged from Committee consideration and approved 
by the House.

                         Concurrent Resolutions


               NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE

    House Concurrent Resolution 74 authorized the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the 20th Annual National Peace Officers' 
Memorial Service, held on May 15, 2001. The resolution 
authorized the Architect of the Capitol, the Capitol Police 
Board, and the National Fraternal Order of Police and its 
Auxiliary, the sponsors of the event, to negotiate the 
necessary arrangements for carrying out the event in complete 
compliancewith the rules and regulations governing the use of 
the Capitol Grounds. The event was open to the public and free of 
charge; and the sponsors assumed responsibility for all expenses and 
liabilities related to the event. In addition, sales, advertisements, 
displays and solicitations were explicitly prohibited on the Capitol 
Grounds for this event. The service was in honor of the federal, state 
and local law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2000.

              KENNEDY CENTER CAPITOL GROUNDS PERFORMANCES

    House Concurrent Resolution 76 authorized the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for performances by the Millennium Stage of the 
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Performances 
took place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from June 5th through 
August 31st, 2001. The performances were open to the public, 
free of charge, and the sponsors of the event, the Kennedy 
Center and the National Park Service, assumed responsibility 
for all liabilities associated with the event. The resolution 
expressly prohibited sales, displays, advertisements, and any 
solicitation in connection with the event. This unique event 
allowed the Kennedy Center to provide leadership in performing 
arts education policy and programs, and to conduct community 
outreach as provided for in its mission statement. Permitting 
these performances on the East Front of the Capitol Grounds, 
Congress assisted the Kennedy Center in fulfilling this 
mission.

                   GREATER WASHINGTON SOAP BOX DERBY

    House Concurrent Resolution 79 authorized the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby 
qualifying races held on June 23, 2001. The resolution also 
authorized the Architect of the Capitol, the Capitol Police 
Board, and the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association, 
the sponsor of the event, to negotiate the necessary 
arrangements for carrying out the event in complete compliance 
with the rules and regulations governing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds. The event was open to the public and free of charge; 
and the sponsor assumed responsibility for all expenses and 
liabilities related to the event. In addition, sales, 
advertisements, and solicitations, were explicitly prohibited 
on the Capitol Grounds for this event. The races took place on 
Constitution Avenue between Delaware Avenue and Third Street, 
NW. The participants were residents of the Washington 
Metropolitan Area and range in ages from 9 to 16. This event is 
currently one of the largest races in the country, and the 
winners of the races, Stephanie Reuss from Waldorf, MD; Danna 
Thomas from Annapolis, MD; and Johnny Weissgerber of Aspen 
Hill, MD, went on to represent the Washington Metropolitan Area 
at the National finals, held in Akron, Ohio.

               LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

    Senate Concurrent Resolution 41 authorized the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the National Book Festival hosted by the 
Library of Congress in cooperation with the White House and the 
First Lady. The National Book Festival was a two-day event 
beginning on September 7th and concluding on September 8th. 
Friday's events included interaction with the First Lady from 
the Library of Congress with school children throughout the 
country via the world-wide-web, teleconferencing, satellites 
and television sets. Saturday's events included a variety of 
activities taking place around the Thomas Jefferson Building, 
both inside and out, and on the lawn of the East Front of the 
United States Capitol. The event was organized not to interfere 
with the needs of the Congress. It was free of charge, open to 
the public, and was conducted in observance of all applicable 
rules and regulations governing the use of the Capitol grounds.

                    2002 WINTER OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY

    Senate Concurrent Resolution 82 authorized the 2002 Winter 
Olympics Torch Relay to come on the Capitol Grounds as part of 
the ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The torch relay 
crossed the grounds on December 21, 2001. The resolution 
authorized the Architect of the Capitol, the Capitol Police 
Board, and the sponsor of the event to negotiate the necessary 
arrangements for carrying out the event in complete compliance 
with the rules and regulations governing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds. The sponsor of the event assumed all expenses and 
liabilities in connection with the event; and all sales, 
advertisements, and solicitations were prohibited. The 2002 
Winter Olympic Games were held in Salt Lake City, Utah 
beginning February 8 and concluding on February 24, 2002. 
Competitions were held in seven sports with 78 medal events at 
the games. Over 3,500 athletes and officials from 80 countries 
participated. In addition, 18,000 volunteers will help stage 
the games. The event was held without incident and was in 
compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.

    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPECIAL OLYMPICS LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN

    House Concurrent Resolution 87 authorized the 2001 District 
of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be 
conducted through the grounds of the Capitol on June 2, 2001. 
The resolution also authorized the Architect of the Capitol, 
the Capitol Police Board, and the DC., Special Olympics, the 
sponsor of the event, to negotiate the necessary arrangements 
for carrying out the event in complete compliance with the 
rules and regulations governing the use of the Capitol Grounds. 
The sponsor of the event assumed all expenses and liabilities 
in connection with the event; and all sales, advertisements, 
and solicitations are prohibited. The Capitol Police hosted the 
opening ceremonies for the run starting on Capitol Hill. The 
event was free of charge and open to the public. Over 2,000 law 
enforcement representatives from local and federal law 
enforcement agencies in the Washington, DC, area carried the 
Special Olympics Torch in honor of over 2,500 Special Olympians 
who participated in this annual event to show their support of 
the Special Olympics.

 EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW OF THE CONGRESS FOR THE DEATH AND INJURIES 
    SUFFERED BY FIRST RESPONDERS WHILE RESPONDING TO THE ATTACKS ON 
                           SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

    House Concurrent Resolution 233 H. Con. Res. 233 recognized 
the sacrifice and dedication of all of the emergency responders 
who risked their lives assisting in reliefefforts following the 
terrorist attacks of September 11. Many of these initial responders 
became victims of the attacks and did not survive the collapse of the 
World Trade Center. Three hundred forty-three firefighters, 23 police 
officers, and 74 members of the Port Authority were killed in the line 
of duty. The Resolution passed the House of Representatives by a vote 
of 405-0.

     EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE RELIEF EFFORTS 
  UNDERTAKEN BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED 
              STATES TO THE ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

    House Concurrent Resolution 259 expresses the sense of 
Congress regarding the relief efforts undertaken by charitable 
organizations and the people of the United States in the 
aftermath of the terrorist attacks against the United States 
that occurred on September 11, 2001. Over a billion dollars was 
collected to support the relief efforts. Donations poured in 
ranging in size from as large as several million dollars by 
corporations and as small as a single dollar from school 
children across America. In addition to money that was donated, 
relief supplies were donated by the truckload to assist with 
recovery efforts. Canned food items donated by the case from 
large supermarkets and prepared meals from some of New York's 
finest restaurants were left at local firehouses. Over 200 
charities and organizations contributed to the relief effort. 
This resolution commends and praises this generosity.

               NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE

    House Concurrent Resolution 347 authorized the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the 21st Annual National Peace Officers' 
Memorial Service, held on May 15, 2002. The resolution 
authorized the Architect of the Capitol, the Capitol Police 
Board, and the National Fraternal Order of Police and its 
Auxiliary, the sponsors of the event, to negotiate the 
necessary arrangements for carrying out the event in complete 
compliance with the rules and regulations governing the use of 
the Capitol Grounds. The event was open to the public and free 
of charge; and the sponsors assumed responsibility for all 
expenses and liabilities related to the event. In addition, 
sales, advertisements, displays and solicitations were 
explicitly prohibited on the Capitol Grounds for this event. 
The service was in honor of the 234 federal, state and local 
law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2001. 
The memorial service was part of the annual ``Police Week,'' 
which is sponsored by the National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial Fund. This week of special events occurs during the 
calendar week in which National Peace Officers Memorial Day 
falls.

               LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

    House Concurrent Resolution 348 authorized the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the Library of Congress' National Book 
Festival. The festival featured a variety of events designed to 
promote literacy and increase readership by America's youth. 
The festival was promoted in cooperation with First Lady Laura 
Bush and was held on October 12, 2002. The event featured 
readings by a variety of noted authors and celebrities, 
including members of the House and Senate. The event also 
featured live performances by well-known artists and authors 
chronicling American storytelling through music such as folk, 
rock, jazz, and blues. The event took place on the West Front 
of the Capitol Grounds. The events associated with the National 
Book Festival were free of charge and open to the public, and 
all costs associated with the event were borne by the Library 
of Congress.

    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPECIAL OLYMPICS LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN

    House Concurrent Resolution 348 authorized the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the 17th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run 
to benefit the District of Columbia Special Olympics. The event 
was held on June 7, 2002. The resolution also authorized the 
Architect of the Capitol, the Capitol Police Board, and the 
D.C. Special Olympics, the sponsor of the event, to negotiate 
the necessary arrangements for carrying out the event in 
complete compliance with the rules and regulations governing 
the use of the Capitol Grounds. The sponsor of the event 
assumed all expenses and liabilities in connection with the 
event; and all sales, advertisements, and solicitations were 
prohibited. The event began with a short opening ceremony on 
the West Terrace of the Capitol Building hosted by the U.S. 
Capitol Police. Afterwards, over 2,000 law enforcement 
officials representing 60 local and federal law enforcement 
agencies in the Washington, DC, area participated in this 
year's run.

                   GREATER WASHINGTON SOAP BOX DERBY

    House Concurrent Resolution 356 authorized the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby 
qualifying race held on June 22, 2002. The race will take place 
on Constitution Avenue between Delaware Avenue Northwest and 
Third Street Northwest. Boys and girls participating in the 
Derby come from the Greater Washington area including the 
District, Maryland and Virginia. Participants compete in three 
divisions based on their experience building the cars. The 
stated goals of the Soap Box Derby are to teach youth the basic 
skills of workmanship, the spirit of competition and the 
perseverance to continue a project once it has begun. The 
winners of the Derby, Katelyn Smith of Silver Spring, MD; Chris 
Hagan of Ijamsville, MD; and Tara Tomasello of Waldorf, MD went 
on to compete in the All-American Soap Box Derby competition to 
be held in Akron, Ohio on July 27, 2002. Soap Box Derbies have 
taken place for over 65 years, and the Washington races are 
among the largest in the country.

                              Resolutions


 RECOGNIZING DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS IN 
         RESPONSE TO FLOODING CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM ALLISON

    House Resolution 166 recognized the outstanding and 
invaluable disaster relief assistance provided by individuals, 
organizations, businesses, and other entities to the people of 
Houston, Texas, and surrounding areas during the devastating 
flooding causedby tropical storm Allison in June 2001. This 
resolution recognized the dedication and tireless efforts of all of the 
individuals and organizations that assisted in relief efforts in 
Houston, Texas, during and in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Allison. 
According to the American Red Cross, more than 35,000 homes in the city 
and surrounding county were damaged or destroyed. Many hospitals and 
laboratories were flooded, resulting in a blood supply emergency in the 
greater Houston area. Current estimates place the cost of total damage 
to the area in excess of $2 billion. Countless individuals and 
organizations came to the assistance of Houston area residents in 
response to the devastation. At its peak, the Harris County 911 
emergency system logged 400 to 500 calls each hour. In response, the 
Houston Fire Department executed 1,200 missions to rescue flood victims 
stranded in their homes and vehicles by high water. The Texas National 
Guard assisted in the response using 5-ton trucks to rescue people from 
their homes. National Guard and fire department efforts were 
supplemented by the U.S. Coast Guard's dispatch of rescue helicopters. 
Two hundred people were reported rescued on June 9 and 10. At the 
height of the storm, 15,000 people were housed in 40 emergency 
shelters.

                     Bills Passed by the House Only


                          (Summaries of Bills)


 NATHANIEL R. JONES AND FRANK J. BATTISTI FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED 
                           STATES COURTHOUSE

    H.R. 852 designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse under construction in Youngstown, Ohio as the 
``Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse.'' Judge Nathaniel R. Jones was born 
in Youngstown, Ohio in 1926. After serving in the United States 
Air Force during World War II he earned his undergraduate 
degree and law degree from Youngstown State University. Judge 
Jones had a distinguished legal career before being appointed 
to the Federal bench. He was in private practice for two years; 
he served as Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern 
District of Ohio from 1961 until 1967; as general counsel for 
the NAACP on Civil Disorder; and as general counsel of the 
NAACP for ten years. In 1979, Judge Jones was appointed to the 
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. While 
sitting on the Federal bench Judge Jones has been active in 
legal education at Case Western Reserve University School of 
Law, City University of New York School of Law, University of 
Cincinnati College of Law, Harvard Law School, North Carolina 
Central Law School, Indiana University School of Law, Northern 
Kentucky State University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, and 
Nova University Law Center in Florida. Judge Jones took senior 
status in 1995 and maintains a busy docket. This bill also 
recognizes Judge Frank J. Battisti. Judge Battisti was born in 
Youngstown, Ohio and graduated from Ohio University. He earned 
his law degree at Harvard University. In 1950, he was admitted 
to the Ohio Bar and served as Ohio Assistant Attorney General. 
In the early 1950's Judge Battisti was a legal advisor for the 
Army Corps of Engineers. He also entered private practice and 
started teaching at Youngstown University Law School until he 
was elected a Common Pleas Judge in 1958. In 1961, President 
Kennedy appointed Judge Battisti to the Federal bench. At the 
time he was the youngest Federal appointed judge. He served as 
Chief Judge from 1969 until 1990, and took senior status that 
April. Of the many trials he presided over, Judge Battisti is 
remembered for presiding over the 1974 trial of eight members 
of the Ohio National Guard accused of violating the civil 
rights of four Kent State students who were shot during student 
demonstrations in 1970. Judge Battisti passed away on October 
19, 1994. This bill passed the House on November 7, 2001.

                ELDON B. MAHON UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

    H.R. 1801 designates the United States courthouse located 
at 501 West 10th Street in Fort Worth, Texas, as the ``Eldon B. 
Mahon United States Courthouse''. Judge Mahon was born in 1918 
and attended public schools in Loraine, Texas. He earned his 
bachelor degree from McMurry University and his law degree from 
the University of Texas at Austin. During World War II Judge 
Mahon served in the United States Air Force, enlisting as a 
private and being discharged at the rank of Captain after 
serving active duty in the South Pacific with the 5th Bomber 
Command. Before being appointed United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Texas in 1972 by President Richard 
Nixon, Judge Mahon clerked for the Supreme Court of Texas, 
served as Mitchell County Attorney, Texas District Attorney, 
District Judge for the 32nd Judicial District of Texas, Vice 
President of an electrical service corporation, maintained an 
active private law practice and from 1968 until 1972, served as 
United States District Attorney for the Northern District of 
Texas. Judge Mahon was responsible for overseeing and 
monitoring desegregation of the Fort Worth Independent School 
District. Judge Mahon took senior status in 1989. This bill 
passed the House on May 21, 2001.

               JAMES R. BROWNING UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

    H.R. 2804 designates the United States Courthouse located 
at 95 Seventh Street in San Francisco, California, as the 
``James R. Browning United States Courthouse.'' Judge Browning 
was born in Great Falls, Montana in 1918. He attended the 
public schools of Belt, Montana before enrolling at Montana 
State University where he earned both his Bachelor's Degree and 
his Law Degree. Judge Browning graduated at the top of his law 
school class in 1941 while also serving as the Editor-in-Chief 
of the Law Review. After law school Judge Browning worked for 
two years with the Department of Justice Anti-Trust division 
before enlisting in the Army in 1943. Judge Browning served 
with Military Intelligence in the Army, rising from Private to 
First Lieutenant, earning a Bronze Star in the process. After 
the war Judge Browning again worked as an attorney with the 
Department of Justice, serving in various positions for six 
years before leaving government for private practice. After 
five years in private practice, Judge Browning returned to 
government service as Clerk of the United States Supreme Court; 
a position he held until named to the Federal bench in 1961 by 
President Kennedy. Judge Browning served for nearly 40 years on 
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He participated in 
over1,000 published appellate decisions and was the author of many per 
curiam opinions. For 12 years Judge Browning also served as the Chief 
Judge of the Ninth Circuit. During his tenure he oversaw the 
implementation of numerous reforms that increased the efficiency of the 
Circuit's operation and which eliminated a large backlog of pending 
cases. Many of these reforms were later adopted by other Circuit 
Courts. This bill passed the House on March 19, 2002.

  JAMES L. WATSON UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE BUILDING

    H.R. 2841 designates the building located at 1 Federal 
Plaza in New York as the ``James L. Watson United States Court 
of International Trade Building.'' Judge Watson was born in 
Harlem, New York. He was the son of parents that had both been 
born in Jamaica, and his father served as a municipal court 
judge for 18 years. Judge Watson served with the Buffalo 
Soldiers in World War II. He was wounded in Italy and returned 
to the United States decorated with a Purple Heart and the 
Combat Infantry Badge. He graduated from New York University in 
1947 and Brooklyn Law School in 1951. Judge Watson was elected 
to the New York State Senate in 1954. While serving in the 
State Senate, in 1962 President John Kennedy chose him to 
accompany Vice President Johnson to the Jamaican Independence 
celebration. In 1963, Judge Watson was elected to the New York 
City Civil Court. He served on the City Civil Court until 
President Johnson appointed him to what was known as the United 
States Customs Court and that is now known as the United States 
Court of International Trade in 1966. Because of his previous 
experience in the City Civil Court, in his first year on the 
Federal bench, Judge Watson was assigned to hear cases in 
California, Oregon, Washington, Atlanta, Tampa, Houston, El 
Paso, San Antonio and Dallas on civil and criminal matters. He 
was the first African American to sit on the Federal bench in 
the South. Judge Watson worked to help modernize his court 
under the Customs Court Act of 1970. As chairman of the Court's 
Rules and Practices Committee, he reworked the rules and 
facilitated the modernization of the court with the 
introduction of computers. He took senior status in 1991 and 
passed away in 2001. This bill passed the House on November 13, 
2001.

                    HARVEY W. WILEY FEDERAL BUILDING

    H.R. 2911 designates the Federal building located at 1500 
Paint Branch Parkway in College Park, Maryland, as the ``Harvey 
W. Wiley Federal Building.'' Harvey Washington Wiley was born 
in a log farmhouse in Indiana in 1844. He served as a corporal 
in the Civil War, and then attended Hanover College where he 
earned a bachelor degree in 1867. He went on to study medicine 
at Indiana Medical College, where he received his medical 
degree in 1871. He continued his education at Harvard College, 
where he earned a bachelor degree in chemistry. Dr. Wiley 
joined the faculty of Purdue University in 1874 where he 
developed and taught the first laboratory course in Chemistry. 
Taking a sabbatical in Europe, Dr. Wiley was elected to the 
prestigious German Chemical Society for his work studying sugar 
chemistry. Upon his return to the United States, Dr. Wiley 
continued his research in the field of sugar chemistry, 
focusing on the adulteration of the domestic sugar industry. In 
1882, Dr. Wiley was named Chief Chemist at the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture. In this position he was known as the Father of 
the Pure Food and Drugs Act when it became law in 1906 and he 
served as the first Commissioner of what would later become the 
Food and Drug Administration from 1907 through 1912. In 1912, 
Dr. Wiley took over the laboratories of Good Housekeeping 
Magazine where he established the Good Housekeeping Seal of 
Approval and continued to work tirelessly on behalf of the 
consuming public. This bill passed the House on May 7, 2002.

              ALFONSE M. D'AMATO UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

    H.R. 4006 designates the United States courthouse located 
at 100 Federal Plaza in Central Islip, New York, as the 
``Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse''. Al D'Amato was 
born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 1, 1937. A graduate of 
Chaminade High School on Long Island, Senator D'Amato worked 
his way through Syracuse University, earning a bachelor's 
degree in business administration in 1959 and a law degree in 
1962. In 1962 Senator D'Amato was admitted to the practice of 
law in the State of New York. Senator D'Amato dedicated his 
adult life to public service. He served as Administrator of 
Nassau County, New York, from 1965 until 1968; tax assessor for 
Hempstead, New York in 1969; Town Supervisor of Hempstead, New 
York from 1971 until 1977; and as chairman of the Nassau County 
Board of Supervisors from 1977 until his election to the United 
States Senate in 1980. During his 18-year tenure in the U.S. 
Senate, Al D'Amato supported middle class tax cuts, small 
business loans, increased trade, and free and open markets for 
U.S. products abroad. As chairman of the Banking and Housing 
Committee, Senator D'Amato was a leading advocate of 
legislation that would channel private sector funds into inner 
cities and other economically distressed areas. The Senator 
also supported sound transportation policy and the creation of 
new infrastructure. This bill passed the House on May 7, 2002.

               RICHARD S. ARNOLD UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

    H.R. 4028 designates the United States courthouse located 
at 600 West Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the 
``Richard S. Arnold United States Courthouse.'' Judge Richard 
Arnold has served with distinction for 20 years on the 8th 
Circuit Court of Appeals and has received numerous awards and 
recognitions for his service. Judge Richard Arnold was born on 
March 26, 1936, in Texarkana, Arkansas. He graduated from the 
Phillips Exeter Academy in 1953 before attending Yale 
University where he majored in Latin and Greek. Judge Arnold 
graduated from Yale University in 1957 with his B.A. and went 
on to attend Harvard Law School. He received his LL.B. 
fromHarvard magna cum laude in 1960. Judge Arnold's distinguished legal 
career began in 1960 when he served as a law clerk for Supreme Court 
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. He went into private practice in 1961 
in Washington while teaching part-time at the University of Virginia 
Law School. In 1964 he returned to Texarkana and was a partner at the 
law firm Arnold and Arnold. For a year he served as legislative 
secretary to Governor Dale Bumpers of Arkansas, and from 1974 until 
1978 he served as legislative assistant to the newly elected U.S. 
Senator Dale Bumpers. In October 1978, President Carter appointed 
Richard Arnold to the district bench for the Eastern and Western 
Districts of Arkansas. In 1980, Judge Arnold was elevated to the U.S. 
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He served as Chief Justice for 
the Eighth Circuit from 1992 until 1998. In April 2001, Judge Arnold 
took senior status. This bill passed the House on May 7, 2002.

              SANTIAGO E. CAMPOS UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

    H.R. 5083 designates the United States Courthouse at South 
Federal Place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the ``Santiago R. 
Campos United States Courthouse.'' A native of New Mexico, 
Judge Campos served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 
1946. Upon his honorable discharge from the Navy, Judge Campos 
earned his undergraduate degree from the Central College in 
Fayette, Missouri and his law degree from the University of New 
Mexico in 1953, where he graduated first in his class. From 
1954 to 1957, Judge Campos served as an Assistant State 
Attorney General and then as First Assistant State Attorney 
General. After a period of time in private practice, Judge 
Campos was elected to serve as a District Judge for the First 
Judicial District of the State of New Mexico until his 
appointment to the Federal bench. Judge Campos served on the 
Federal bench with distinction for over 22 years, from his 
appointment in 1978 by President Carter until December of 2001, 
just one month before his death in January of this year. Judge 
Campos was both the first Hispanic to serve as a Federal Judge 
in New Mexico and the first to serve as Chief Judge of the 
District Court in New Mexico. This bill has the support of the 
New Mexico State Legislature, which passed a joint memorial 
requesting the naming of this Courthouse, as well as the 
unanimous support of the judges making up the Tenth Circuit 
Court of Appeals and the District Court of New Mexico. This 
bill passed the House on October 7, 2002.

        TONY HALL FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

    H.R. 5335 designates the Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as 
the ``Tony Hall Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse.'' For over 40 years, Tony Hall has dedicated his 
life to helping others and serving this nation. When Tony 
graduated from Denison University in 1965 as a Little All 
American running back, he began his public service by joining 
the Peace Corps, where he spent 1966 and 1967 teaching English 
in Thailand. Upon his return to his native Dayton, 
Representative Hall was drawn to a career in public service, 
and at the age of 26, put himself up as a candidate for the 
Ohio House of Representatives. An election he won despite 
facing an experienced opponent. Representative Hall ably served 
in the Ohio House from 1968 to 1972 before being elected to and 
serving in the Ohio Senate from 1972 to 1978. In 1978, 
Representative Hall was elected for his first of 12 terms in 
this body. During his tenure here, Representative Hall was a 
tireless and outspoken advocate for combating world hunger, 
protecting human rights, and promoting humanitarian causes--
including basic education, adult literacy, immunization and 
other child survival programs, and sustainable agriculture in 
developing countries. He served as Chairman of the House Select 
Committee on Hunger from 1989 until it was abolished in 1993. 
In protest of this decision, he engaged in a hunger strike that 
lasted 22 days, only ending it after the creation of the 
Congressional Hunger Center, which he chaired from its 
inception until he left the Congress. Representative Hall also 
served with distinction on the Rules Committee, in addition to 
numerous other committee and caucus assignments. In 2002, 
Representative Hall resigned his seat to accept a Presidential 
appointment as United States Ambassador to the United Nations' 
food and agriculture agencies. This bill passed the House on 
October 7, 2002.

        JOE SKEEN FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

    H.R. 5427 designates the Federal building in Roswell, New 
Mexico, as the ``Joe Skeen Federal Building.'' Congressman 
Skeen was born in Roswell, New Mexico. He served in the United 
States Navy for a one-year enlistment and later in the United 
States Air Force Reserves from 1949 until 1952. Congressman 
Skeen graduated from Texas A&M University with his Bachelor's 
in Science degree in Agriculture Engineering. After graduation 
he worked as a soil and water engineer for the Zuni and Ramah 
Navajo Indians. Congressman Skeen was first elected to public 
office in 1960 when he served in the New Mexico State Senate 
until 1970. For the last six years of his time in the State 
Senate he served as Minority Leader. In 1980, Congressman Skeen 
was elected to serve New Mexico's 2nd district in the United 
States House of Representatives. He was first elected as a 
write-in candidate and served for 11 succeeding Congresses. 
While serving in the House, Joe was known for his commitment to 
property rights, balancing the federal budget and increased tax 
relief. He may have been most influential as Chairman of the 
Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture enhancing the 
agriculture viability in New Mexico and as Chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Interior dealing with natural resources and 
public land use. This bill passed the House on October 7, 2002.
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                                Hearings

    During the 107th Congress, the Subcommittee held a number 
of hearings and other meetings on topics within its 
jurisdiction, oversight hearings on issues of concern to the 
Subcommittee, and on legislation developed by the Subcommittee 
and proposals made by Members of Congress not on the Committee.
    On April 24, 2001, the Subcommittee held a joint hearing 
with the Government Reform and Operations Subcommittee on 
National Security, Veteran's Affairs and International 
Relations. The hearing was titled, ``Combating Terrorism: 
Options to Improve the Federal Response'' and its purpose was 
to examine legislative proposals to improve the United States' 
preparedness for and response to terrorist attacks. The hearing 
focused on three pieces of legislation, H.R. 525: The 
Preparedness Against Domestic Terrorism Act of 2001; H.R. 1158: 
The National Homeland Security Strategy Act; and H.R. 1292: The 
Homeland Security Strategy Act of 2001. The Subcommittees 
received testimony from U.S. Representatives Wayne Gilchrest 
(R-MD), Mac Thornberry (R-TX), and Ike Skelton (R-MO) and a 
number of noted experts in counter-terrorism who testified 
about the federal government's uncoordinated and wasteful 
organization to combat domestic terrorism. The Members of 
Congress that testified agreed that Congressional action is 
needed to focus the efforts of the more than 40 federal 
agencies and departments that operate separate terrorism 
preparedness programs. Witnesses representing national security 
and terrorism preparedness panels concurred, citing different 
problems that plague preparedness efforts, including a lack of 
overall strategy, a lack of a high ranking coordinating 
authority or office, a means of evaluating program 
effectiveness, and an overlapping of services that leads to 
inefficiency and waste. Witnesses also agreed none of the three 
bills examined at the hearing was a complete solution to the 
problem, but that each makes a significant contribution to a 
final solution. Many of the ideas and proposals that were 
discussed at this hearing were reflected in the legislation 
that created the Department of Homeland Security.
    On May 9, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 
525, a bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Act to update Title 
VI of the Act and to provide coordination for federal efforts 
with regard to preparedness against terrorist attacks in the 
United States. The hearing also addressed a proposal offered by 
the Administration. H.R. 525 represents the view that (1) there 
is no national strategy for preparedness against terrorist 
attacks; (2) despite the multitude of existing federal 
preparedness programs, there is no defined end-state to 
determine at what point communities are prepared for a 
terrorist attack involving a weapon of mass destruction; (3) 
federal efforts are not coordinated resulting in fragmented and 
overlapping programs; (4) emergency responders insist there 
must be a single entity in charge of coordinating federal 
efforts; and (5) this entity must have authority over all 
federal agencies. The bill, introduced by Representative Wayne 
Gilchrest, amends the Stafford Act to reflect emerging threats 
from terrorism. The Subcommittee received testimony from 
Representatives Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) and Earl Blumenauer (D-
OR); Joe M. Allbaugh, Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency; Mary-Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney 
General for the Office of Justice Programs at the Department of 
Justice; Charles Cragin, Acting Assistant to the Secretary of 
Defense for Civil Support at the Department of Defense; Raymond 
Decker, General Accounting Office; Ann Simank, Chairman, Public 
Safety and Crime Prevention Committee of the National League of 
Cities; Edward Plaugher, Fire Chief, Arlington County, 
Virginia, representing the International Association of Fire 
Chiefs; and Gary McConnell, Director of the Georgia Emergency 
Management Agency. The Subcommittee favorably reported the 
bill, however, no further action at the request of the 
Administration.
    On May 10, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on a 
proposal to create a National Health Museum and to discuss the 
future use of federal office building 8 (FOB8). This hearing 
followed up on issues raised at a similar hearing held during 
the 106th Congress. At the hearing held on May 10, 2001, the 
Subcommittee received testimony from Representative Connie 
Morella (R-MD); Paul Chistolini, Acting Commissioner, Public 
Buildings Service, General Services Administration; Dr. William 
Haseltine, Chairman of the National Health Museum; J. Mark 
Dunham, Acting President of the National Health Museum; Robert 
Peck; and Alan M. Hantman, Architect of the Capitol. The 
Subcommittee thoroughly examined the history of the concept of 
a National Health Museum, the prospects for using FOB8 for this 
purpose, and the legislative challenges faced by the effort. 
The concept received support from many members of the House and 
Senate, but the effort was hampered by the need for the FOB8 
space for use by other Federal agencies.
    On June 13, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
General Services Administration's FY 2002 Capital Investment 
Program. The hearing covered the alteration/modernization and 
construction portions of the Capital Investment Program. The 
Subcommittee received testimony from the Public Buildings 
Service of the General Services Administration (GSA) and the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts. In its FY 
2002 Program, GSA requested new authority totaling $370,073,000 
to modernize and repair 24 Federal buildings and to design for 
the future modernization of 11 other Federal buildings. This is 
part of the appropriations request of $829 million for the 
national repair and alteration program. The total program 
consists of $370 million for below prospectus projects, $89 
million for previously authorized projects, $459 million for 
prospectus level projects, of which $370 million required 
Committee authorization for FY 2002, and $55 million for 
continuing programs. GSA also requested $86,439,000 in new 
authority to acquire sites, design or to construct 13 Federal 
buildings, United States courthouses, and border stations 
nationwide. This included $9.8 million for the construction of 
3 new border stations, $69 million for 9 courthouse 
construction projects nationally and $8 million to design a new 
facility for the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census. The 
FY 2002 budget request for new construction was $301,883,000. 
The Administration requested $69 million in new authority for 9 
courthouse construction projects and is requesting a total of 
$217 million in the budget for courthouse construction 
projects, many of which were previously authorized. Six of the 
projects are for site and design and six are ready to commence 
construction. This is in addition to $283 million that was 
advance appropriated in Public Law 106-554. The Subcommittee 
was discharged from further consideration and the Full 
Committee approved resolutions reflecting these requests on 
June 28, 2001.
    On June 20, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing to receive 
testimony on the progress of the Appalachian Regional 
Commission's programs in preparation for its reauthorization in 
2002. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC or the 
Commission) was created by the Appalachian Regional Development 
Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-4) to address economic issues of the 
Appalachian region as a part of former President Lyndon B. 
Johnson's Great Society program. Historically, the Appalachian 
region has faced high levels of poverty and economic distress 
resulting from geographic isolation and inadequate 
infrastructure. The ARC's mission is to be an advocate for and 
partner with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities 
for self-sustaining economicdevelopment and improved quality of 
life. ARC's programs affect 406 counties located in thirteen states. 
The region contains nearly 200,000 square miles and 22 million people. 
Proponents of the ARC outlined the Commission's successes and asked 
Congress for a long-term reauthorization so that ARC can continue its 
mission of bringing economic stability to the primarily rural area of 
Appalachia. Over the past 36 years, ARC has significantly improved 
economic conditions in the Appalachian region. ARC's accomplishments 
include: helping to reduce the region's poverty rate by half, cutting 
the infant mortality rate by two-thirds, doubling the percentage of 
adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, 2,331 miles of new 
highway construction, providing water and sewer services to more than 
800,000 households, and the creation of hundreds of thousands of new 
jobs. The Subcommittee received testimony from the State Co-Chairman of 
the ARC, Kentucky Governor Paul Patton and Federal Co-Chairman Jesse 
White; former West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood; Michael Whitt, 
Executive Director of the Mingo County (WV) Redevelopment Authority; 
and Daniel Neff, Executive Director of the Ohio Mideastern Governmental 
Association, National Association of Development Organizations. The 
Subcommittee received invaluable information that served to guide the 
reauthorization process and which resulted in the passage of the 
Appalachian Regional Development Reauthorization Act of 2001 (Public 
Law 107-149).
    On August 1, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
receive testimony on H.R. 2407, the Federal Photovoltaic 
Utilization Act. The hearing discussed renewable energy 
programs, the use of photovoltaic (PV) technology in Federal 
buildings, and an energy commercialization program for the 
procurement and installation of PV solar electric systems in 
new and existing Federal buildings. The Subcommittee received 
testimony from David Garman, Assistant Secretary of energy 
efficiency and renewable energy programs at the Department of 
Energy (DOE), Joe Moravec, Commissioner of the Public Buildings 
Service (PBS) and Mark Ewing, the director of the Energy Center 
of Expertise of the General Services Administration (GSA), 
Glenn Hamer, Executive Director of the Solar Energy Industries 
Association, Stephen Hogan, Executive VP and General Manager, 
Spire Corporation and Eric Emblem, Executive Director of the 
National Energy Management Institute. Each of the witnesses 
testified as to ongoing programs and the impact of enacting 
H.R. 2407 on existing programs. Association representatives 
provided testimony on the industry and the significant impact 
that the bill would mean for the PV industry as a whole. In 
addition, the Subcommittee received testimony from a PV 
manufacturer; from a user of PV solar energy and from a 
representative from the National Energy Management Institute 
who addressed the effect that enacting H.R. 2407 would have on 
the industry's workforce. While there was some disagreement 
about the funding measures included in the legislation, each of 
the witnesses expressed their general support for seeking to 
further implement alternative sources of energy, particularly 
in large office buildings. Many of the ideas put forward at the 
hearing and in H.R. 2407 were incorporated into the text of 
H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act of 2001, which 
passed the House and Senate but was not enacted into law.
    On September 6, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
receive testimony on H.R. 307, the Federal Protective Service 
Reform Act. The Subcommittee received testimony from the 
primary sponsor of the legislation, the Commissioner of the 
Public Buildings Service of the General Services 
Administration, the Fraternal Order of Police and from the 
American Federation of Government Employees. Each of the 
witnesses noted the increased need for improved protection at 
federal buildings and that the legislation would accomplish 
these goals. This legislation would provide direct line 
authority for a newly created Commissioner of the Federal 
Protective Service; make its officers Law Enforcement Officers 
under Title V, U.S.C.; enhance their pay and retirement 
benefits; increase the number of permanent officers; as well as 
several other administrative changes. Many of the ideas and 
proposals of H.R. 307 were adopted and included as a part of 
H.R. 4770, the Ronald C. Sheffield Federal Property Protection 
Act of 2002, which was favorably reported by the Committee on 
May 23, 2002, but was never considered by the full House.
    On April 11, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
receive testimony on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
(FEMA) creation of a new Office of National Preparedness (ONP). 
The hearing provided background information on the need for the 
newly created office, the legal basis for its creation, its 
management structure, its function and operation in the context 
of other homeland security efforts, and a brief discussion of 
proposed programs. The Subcommittee received testimony from 
Bruce Baughman of the ONP, Randall Yim, Managing Director for 
National Preparedness issues at the General Accounting Office, 
and Deborah Daniels, Assistant Attorney General for the Office 
of Justice Programs, at the Department of Justice. The ONP was 
created on May 8, 2001 in an effort to increase coordination 
among federal agencies in responding to a terrorist attack. The 
ONP was also created to focus on equipping first responders, 
improving coordination among federal agencies in delivery of 
preparedness programs, and increasing accountability of the 
agencies involved. In addition to creating the new office, the 
Administration proposed consolidating the Office of Domestic 
Preparedness from the Department of Justice with ONP, thereby 
further increasing the level of cooperation between the two 
largest programs dealing with terrorism preparedness, a move 
that was supported by each of the witnesses. Public Law 107-
296, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, combined the Office of 
National Preparedness with the Office of Domestic Preparedness 
within the Border and Transportation Security Directorate at 
the Department of Homeland Security.
    On April 18, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
receive testimony on H.R. 3947, the Federal Property Asset 
Management Reform Act of 2002. H.R. 3947 was introduced on 
March 12, 2002 by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and ordered 
reported by the Committee on Government Reform on March 14, 
2002, though no report was ever filed. In addition to reforming 
the way in which landholding agencies manage their real 
property, this bill would also reform the manner in which real 
property information is kept and used by the federal 
government. The Subcommittee received testimony from Stephen 
Perry, the Administrator of the General Services Administration 
as well as from Bernard Ungar, Director of the Physical 
Infrastructure Division at the General Accounting Office. The 
general authority for government-wide real property management 
is contained in the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949 (Property Act), and vested in the General 
Services' Administration as the government's central real 
property management agency. Through its various titles, the 
Property Act establishes the general framework for property 
management including procurement, use, and disposal of real and 
personal property. Several agencies also have limited statutory 
authority to manage real and personal property. Each of the 
witnesses discussed how the authorities contained in the 
billwould improve agencies' ability to manage their real property 
assets to maximize their use and benefit to the government. The bill 
would give to the landholding agencies authority to out-lease existing 
buildings, enter into partnerships with private entities for the 
refurbishment of outdated and old buildings, and allow agencies to 
dispose of existing buildings and retain the proceeds for future real 
property functions. At the same time, the bill would require agencies 
to appoint a senior real property officer to manage all of these 
functions, maintain a detailed database of their real property 
inventory, complete and maintain a strategic operations plan including 
use of real property, and require that the agencies comply with several 
related laws governing the disposal of real property. While supportive 
of the bill in general, members of the Subcommittee expressed concern 
over the bill's failure to address similar problems in the Public 
Buildings Act of 1959. While the Subcommittee took no formal action on 
this particular piece of legislation, the Subcommittee continues to 
work to improve GSA's property management reform efforts.
    On June 5, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
General Services Administration's FY 2003 Capital Investment 
Program. The hearing covered the alteration/modernization and 
construction portions of the Capital Investment Program. The 
Subcommittee received testimony from Joseph Moravec, 
Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service at the General 
Services Administration and from Judge Jane R. Roth of the U.S. 
Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit representing the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts (AOC). GSA requested new 
authority totaling $986 million for design, modernization, 
repair, and alteration of 22 Federal buildings. This included 
$367 million for Basic Repairs and Alterations projects, $87 
million for Limited Scope Projects on 9 Federal Buildings, $433 
million for the modernization of 13 Federal Buildings, and an 
additional $99 million for other smaller programs, including 
future design, energy efficiency, CFC removal, security, and 
the glass fragmentation program. GSA requested $556.5 million 
in new authority for the construction of new facilities. This 
includes $257.9 million for five Executive Agency construction 
projects, $27.3 million for construction of five border 
stations, $8.25 million for non-prospectus construction 
projects, and $260 million for 10 Federal Judiciary projects. 
The Committee approved resolutions authorizing the FY 2003 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program on July 22, 2002.
    On June 13, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Access Study and 
Plaza Authorization. The hearing discussed the results of the 
access study and any necessary authorization to create a plaza 
with new buildings east of the existing John F. Kennedy Center 
for the Performing Arts (Kennedy Center). The Subcommittee 
received testimony from Michael Kaiser, President of the 
Kennedy Center, Mary Peters, Administrator of the Federal 
Highways Administration of DOT, and Dan Tangherlini, Director 
of the District of Columbia's Department of Transportation. The 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) 
authorized $500,000 from the Highway Trust Fund directed the 
Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to 
undertake a comprehensive study of ways to improve access to 
the Kennedy Center. In September of 2000, DOT, in conjunction 
with the Kennedy Center, National Park Service, and DCDPW 
issued their report, commonly referred to as the access study, 
which identifies five phases to improving access to the Kennedy 
Center. The proposed improvements in the access study include: 
construction of a pedestrian plaza over the Potomac Freeway; 
reestablishing the local street grid and modifying E Street; 
increasing traffic safety to the north and south of the Center; 
enhancing transit and pedestrian access; improving signage; and 
improving parking. Additionally, the Subcommittee discussed the 
proposed construction of two new buildings on the Plaza, which 
will house additional education, administration, rehearsal, and 
performance space needed by the Kennedy Center. In addition to 
expressing their support for the project, each of the witnesses 
stressed the importance of working cooperatively with the many 
partners that will be involved with the project. Many of the 
recommendations in the access study were incorporated into H.R. 
5012, the Kennedy Center Plaza Authorization Act, which became 
Public Law 107-224 on September 18, 2002.
    On September 12, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing 
entitled, ``The Delta Regional Authority and Southeast Crescent 
Authority: Progress and Prospects For Regional Development 
Authorities.'' The purpose of this hearing was to receive 
testimony on the Delta Regional Authority, which was authorized 
on December 27, 2000 and is comprised of 240 parishes and 
counties in eight states in and around the Mississippi River 
Delta; and the Southeast Crescent Authority (SECA), which is a 
proposed regional authority that would encompass approximately 
40.26 million people in 428 counties across 7 states. The 
Subcommittee received testimony from two members of North 
Carolina's Congressional delegation Robin Hayes and Mike 
McIntyre, who are both sponsors of the SECA legislation; Pete 
Johnson, the Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional 
Authority (DRA); Albert Delia, Associate Vice Chancellor of 
Economic and Community Development at East Carolina University 
(NC) and primary author of a report on the proposed SECA; and 
John L. Bruner II, who is President of the National Association 
of Development Organizations. Additionally, Representative 
Bennie Thompson (MS-02) participated in the hearing by 
unanimous consent. Reps. Hayes and McIntyre both testified as 
to the need for a regional authority that would encompass the 
Southeastern United States. The proposed authority would cover 
all or part of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, 
Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. SECA would serve as a 
clearinghouse for programs and grants to promote and encourage 
economic development in rural areas throughout the Southeast. 
Mr. Delia supported these arguments with a report that he 
presented to the Subcommittee. This report highlighted the need 
for a regional development authority due to high levels of 
poverty, unemployment and general economic distress. Mr. 
Johnson was invited to participate in order to update the 
Subcommittee on the Delta Regional Authority's progress in 
getting up and running. The DRA was designed to remedy severe 
and chronic economic distress by stimulating economic 
development, but many members of the Subcommittee expressed 
concern that the DRA has yet to become fully functional. Mr. 
Johnson assured the Subcommittee that despite some early 
setbacks, the DRA is well on its way to full functionality. 
Subcommittee Chairman LaTourette and Ranking Member Costello 
expressed their intent to continue oversight of the DRA in the 
coming Congress.

                   General Accounting Office Requests

    In addition to requests for testimony at hearings held by 
the Subcommittee, the Subcommittee requested the General 
Accounting Office to conduct a number of studies and publish 
reports on issues within its jurisdiction. All but one of these 
requests was completed during the 107th Congress. GAO was 
requested to identify any obstacles that existed to effective 
and efficient real property management, in particular, GAO was 
asked to look at the information the government holds about its 
real property inventory. GAO found that the government owns 
hundreds of thousands of real property assets worth hundreds of 
billions of dollars. Much of this inventory is under the 
control of the General Services Administration and that the GSA 
maintains a database on these assets commonly referred to as 
the worldwide inventory. GAO was asked to assess the 
reliability and usefulness of the worldwide inventory and to 
determine what actions, if any, may be needed to make it a more 
useful tool. GAO found that GSA's worldwide inventory of 
federal real property contained data that were unreliable and 
of limited usefulness. GAO concluded that given this fact, 
Congress and OMB do not have access to quality data on what 
real property assets the government owns; their value; whether 
the assets are being used efficiently; and what overall costs 
are involved in preserving, protecting, and investing in them. 
GAO recommended in its report and in testimony before the 
Subcommittee that GSA exercise strong leadership and work with 
Congress, OMB, Treasury, and other agencies to develop a cost-
effective strategy for improving the reliability and usefulness 
of the worldwide inventory. As part of this strategy, GSA 
should work with its partners to improve its processes, 
establish results oriented goals to measure performance, and 
help other agencies to do the same. GAO also recommended that 
Congress should consider requiring GSA by law to maintain an 
accurate worldwide inventory and requiring real property-
holding agencies to submit reliable data. The Subcommittee has 
been working with GSA to develop legislation that will address 
many of these concerns, and will continue to do so in the 108th 
Congress.
    Over the past three Congresses the Subcommittee has 
continued close oversight of the Administrative Office of the 
Courts' use of space in courthouses throughout the country. 
During the 107th Congress the Subcommittee requested the GAO to 
review the extent to which senior judges, those judges who have 
taken senior status, and visiting judges are sharing federal 
courtrooms throughout the country. This report builds upon 
reports issued in 1997 and in 2000 that were limited because of 
the lack of accurate and current data on courtroom sharing. To 
conduct their report, GAO examined existing policies on 
courtroom sharing for all district courts, compiled information 
on district judges' courtroom sharing experiences where sharing 
was occurring, and reviewed courtroom needs assessment studies 
done by the judiciary for 33 proposed projects in the 
judiciary's 5 year construction plan to identify where sharing 
was planned. GAO issued their report in April of 2002 in which 
it found that while some active and senior judges were sharing 
courtrooms at facilities in some locations, these judges were 
sharing courtrooms primarily because there were not enough 
courtrooms to accommodate them. The report also found that in 
those districts where some sharing was occurring, the 
experience did not result in delays to cases or an excessive 
administrative burden. GAO concluded that courtroom sharing may 
offer the potential of reduced costs in the courthouse 
construction program if visiting, temporary, and senior judges, 
those with reduced or minimal caseloads, are encourage or 
required to share space. The report noted however, that given 
the federal judiciary's current policy in regards to courtroom 
sharing, in addition to other factors, that the judiciary will 
not voluntarily engage in any courtroom sharing, even among 
senior judges, in the foreseeable future.
    In continuing its oversight of the federal government's 
preparedness against and response to a terrorist attack, the 
Subcommittee requested GAO to review the government's efforts 
at unifying preparedness and response programs and to identify 
any roadblocks to success. In response to previous requests, 
GAO has noted that while combating terrorism has crossed 
organizational boundaries, the federal government did not 
sufficiently coordinate the activities of the more than 40 
federal entities involved, resulting in duplication and gaps in 
coverage. At the Subcommittee's request, GAO attempted to 
determine the extent to which homeland security efforts are 
unified. To accomplish this, GAO reviewed documents and 
interviewed officials from 12 key federal agencies, 
associations representing selected state and local government 
officials, research organizations recognized for their work on 
terrorism or homeland security or both, and selected 
associations representing corporations that own key 
infrastructure. They also examined related crosscutting issues 
to identify key elements, such as central leadership and a 
clearly defined strategy, that are critical to unifying efforts 
and that could be instructive in developing homeland security 
approaches. GAO found that the homeland security efforts of 
public and private entities do not yet represent a unified 
approach, although key supporting elements for such an approach 
are emerging. They did find that progress has been made in 
developing a framework to support a more unified effort. A key 
element--central leadership--was established by Executive Order 
13228, which created the Office of Homeland Security and the 
Homeland Security Council. Their report did note that several 
other key elements to improving a unified effort were still 
lacking, however, many of these concerns were addressed by the 
passage of H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
    Finally, the Subcommittee requested GAO to review and 
report on legal issues and management challenges relating to 
ongoing efforts to reform real property management in the 
federal government. This request is tied to and based on the 
introduction of H.R. 3947, which was referred to the Government 
Reform and Operations Committee in addition to the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. This request has 
not yet been completed, though the Subcommittee expects GAO to 
complete its report during the 108th Congress.

                              Site Visits

    The Chairman of the Subcommittee made two trips to New York 
City. The first occasion was to visit General Services 
Administration U.S. courthouse projects and the current U.S. 
Mission to the United Nations facility, which have been 
authorized and will require additional authorization by the 
Subcommittee. The Chairman's second trip to New York City was 
with a delegation of Members and staff to visit the site of the 
World Trade Center Towers terrorist attack at ground zero.
    Subcommittee staff traveled with the Smithsonian 
Institution to the visit the facilities of the Smithsonian 
Tropical Research Institute. The Smithsonian Tropical Research 
Institute traces its 90-year history in Panama from the 
construction of the Panama Canal, and the scientific interest 
in surveying the flora and fauna of the area for the purpose of 
controlling insect-borne diseases such as yellow fever and 
malaria. The site visit provided a more comprehensive 
understanding of the Smithsonian's scientific tropical research 
and building and facilities' needs in the region.
    Additionally, Subcommittee staff visited sites in and 
around the Washington Metropolitan area to better understand 
issues within the Subcommittee's jurisdiction. Staff visited 
the Southeast Federal Center, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, the 911 
Call Center of the Baltimore Police Department, the Emergency 
Operations Center of the American Red Cross, and the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

                       Other Oversight Activities

    During the 107th Congress the Subcommittee remained 
extremely interested in the oversight of Federal building 
security policies, which include the struggle between keeping 
Federal buildings open and accessible to the public while 
maintaining sufficient security for occupants and visitors, and 
general interest in the National Capital Region. In addition, 
the Subcommittee continues close oversight of the construction 
of the Capitol Visitor's Center.
    Additionally, the Subcommittee continued its ongoing 
oversight of activities within the National Capital Region of 
the General Services Administration, including the construction 
of new headquarters for the Patent and Trademark Office and 
Department of Transportation, development of the Southeast 
Federal Center, and the progression of the Capitol Visitors' 
Center project.
    SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT

    In the 107th Congress, the Subcommittee on Highways and 
Transit was chaired by Thomas Petri of Wisconsin. Robert A. 
Borski, of Pennsylvania served as the Subcommittee Ranking 
Democratic Member. The Subcommittee developed and reported 
legislation to enhance the security and safety of pipelines, 
H.R. 3609. H.R. 3609 was presented to the President on December 
9, 2002. H.R. 3609 includes expansion of ``whistle blower'' 
protections for pipeline workers, establishment of a permit 
streamlining program, money for research and development, and 
improves authority to fix a pipeline that has a potentially 
unsafe condition. Also, the Subcommittee developed and reported 
legislation providing for highway infrastructure investment at 
the guaranteed funding level contained in the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st century, H.R. 3694. Additionally, the 
Subcommittee developed and reported legislation allowing 
transit systems in urbanized areas that, for the first time, 
exceeded 200,000 in population according to the 2000 census to 
retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants 
in fiscal year 2003. The Transit Operating Flexibility Act, 
H.R. 5157, was signed by the President on October 1, 2002 
(Public Law 107-232). The Subcommittee also developed and 
reported legislation that will allow for-hire limousines and 
sedans to cross state lines without any requirement to obtain 
multiple state licenses, as long as the interstate service they 
provide has been pre-arranged by the customer. In addition, the 
Subcommittee has held 18 hearings concerning the 
reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
century.
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                          Enacted Legislation

    (For a more complete description of the enacted bills, see 
section on ``Bills enacted into Law.'')

                   TRANSIT OPERATING FLEXIBILITY ACT

    Public Law No 107-232 allows the transit systems in 52 
communities that, for the first time, exceeded 200,000 in 
population according to the 2000 Census, to retain flexibility 
in the use of federal transit formula grants in fiscal year 
2003.
    The 2000 Census made significant changes in urbanized area 
designations. These designations drive transit formula 
apportionments for communities of 50,000 and more in 
population. Under Federal transit law, areas of more than 
200,000 cannot use federal formula grant funds to pay for 
transit operating expenses. This legislation allows the 52 
communities that ``crossed 200,000'' in population according to 
the new Census data to retain the flexibility to use funds for 
operating expenses to the extent that they used these funds for 
operations in fiscal year 2002. The law does not change the 
amount of transit formula funding that these communities, or 
any other community, will receive under TEA 21 in fiscal year 
2003.
    H.R. 5157 passed the House Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure by voice vote on July 24, 2002. The bill was 
ordered reported by the Full committee on July 24, 2002. On 
September 13, 2002 H.R. 5157 passed the Senate without 
amendment by Unanimous Consent. On October 1, 2002 the 
President signed H.R. 5157.
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 TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY WAIVER FROM CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY 
  REQUIREMENTS AND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING REQUIREMENTS 
 UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND UNDER OTHER LAWS FOR CERTAIN AREAS IN NEW 
 YORK WHERE THE PLANNING OFFICES AND RESOURCES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY 
               ACTS OF TERRORISM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

    Public Law No 107-230 provides the State of New York a 
temporary waiver from certain Clean Air Act (CAA) 
transportation conformity requirements and related metropolitan 
planning requirements of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (TEA 21) until September 30, 2005, so that New 
York can implement adjustments necessary after the September 
11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The 
legislation allows the State to receive full transportation 
funding. In addition, the bill requires that New York file an 
Interim Progress Report no later than January 1, 2004, 
detailing the manner in which the State will achieve compliance 
with the transportation conformity requirements no later than 
the expiration of the temporary waiver.
    H.R. 3880 was passed by the House on September 10, 2002. On 
September 12, 2002 H.R. 3880 passed the Senate by Unanimous 
Consent. On October 1, 2002 the President signed H.R. 3880.
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            TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF PIPELINES

    This important bill reauthorized the Office of Pipeline 
Safety at the Department of Transportation. The legislation 
improves the states' ``one-call notification systems'' to avoid 
damage to pipelines by a third party. The bill expands 
``whistle blower'' protections for pipeline workers. The bill 
improves the authority under which the Secretary of the 
Department of Transportation (DOT) can order an operator to fix 
a pipeline that has a potentially unsafe condition. At the 
request of the DOT, the Attorney General may bring a civil suit 
to enforce certain safety regulations. The bill allows the 
Secretary of Transportation to award technical assistance 
grants to groups for engineering and scientific analysis of 
pipeline safety issues and to promote the participation in 
official DOT processes. The bill authorizes $100 million for 
research and development. The bill establishes an integrity 
management program in all ``high consequence'' areas 
(population centers) requiring the inspection of all facilities 
within 10 years to establish a base line. These facilities will 
be re-inspected within seven years, unless the Secretary waives 
the requirement. The bill establishes a permit streamlining 
program and establishes an interagency committee comprised of 
the federal resource agencies that issue permits. The bill 
provides for grants to emergency responders.
    H.R. 3609 was passed as amended by a Roll Call Vote in the 
House on July 23, 2002. H.R. 3609 passed the Senate with an 
amendment by Unanimous Consent on November 13, 2002. On 
November 15, 2002 the House agreed to the Senate amendment 
without objection. On December 9, 2002 H.R. 3609 was presented 
to the President. It became Public Law 107-355.
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               REAL INTERSTATE DRIVER EQUITY ACT OF 2001

    Public Law 107-298 amends federal transportation law to 
prohibit a State, political subdivision, or interstate agency 
from enacting or enforcing any law, rule, or regulations 
requiring a license or fee on account of the fact that a motor 
vehicle providing pre-arranged ground transportation service 
crosses state borders. The motor carrier providing such 
interstate service must meet all applicable registration and 
vehicle licensing requirements in its home state, but is not 
required to obtain multiple state licenses. This Act does not 
allow a carrier to operate in another jurisdiction with 
spontaneous new clients; all interstate passenger travel must 
be pre-arranged. The law also protects the rights of 
transportation terminal operators to provide preferential 
access and of States to require pre-licensing drug testing and 
criminal background checks as a condition of providing such 
interstate service.

                                Hearings

    The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a total of 29 
hearings during the 107th Congress.
    On March 21, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on ``The 
Outlook for the Nation's Highway and Transit Systems.'' This 
hearing focused on the current status and future trends for 
highways and transit in the United States. Of particular 
interest was the relation of these trends to the health of our 
nation's economy and the personal mobility and satisfaction of 
our constituents with the transportation systems we help to 
provide.
    On May 9, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on ``Driver 
Distractions: Electronic Devices in the Automobile.'' The 
subject of this hearing was oversight on the use of electronic 
devices in automobiles and how the use of current and emerging 
technologies may cause distractions that contribute to 
accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 
(NHTSA) discussed how the industries that provide these 
technologies are addressing the problem and we heard from 
university researchers and groups with special interest in this 
topic.
    On May 23, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Solutions to Highway Congestion.'' This hearing continued the 
Subcommittee's investigation of the growing congestion crisis 
that reduces the ability of our highway system to move people 
and goods efficiently. The ultimate goal of this hearing was to 
find out what actions need to be taken by Congress, whether 
legislatively or through administration oversight, to increase 
mobility and reduce congestion.
    On July 12, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Oversight of the Household Goods Moving Industry.'' Testimony 
was given on the oversight of the household goods moving 
industry by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
(FMCSA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Although the 
climate of deregulation has proved successful for the motor 
carrier industry in general, there remain continuing concerns 
about the area of consumer protection in the household goods 
moving industry. Household goods movements are increasingly 
being undertaken by general freight movers, who are not subject 
to FMCSA household goods regulations due to their ``haul-only'' 
service. These situations cause the public to question whether 
there is adequate oversight of the carriers engaged in the 
movement of household goods.
    On July 18, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``NAFTA: Arbitration Panel Decision and Safety Issues With 
Regard to Opening the U.S.-Mexican Border to Motor Carriers. 
The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit met to receive 
testimony on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 
Arbitral Panel decision and the anticipated opening of the 
U.S.-Mexican border to motor carrier service by Mexican 
domiciled carriers.
    On July 24, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Highway Work Zone Safety.'' The purpose of the hearing was to 
investigate the recent increase in fatalities and injuries in 
highway work zones and to provide oversight on government and 
industry efforts to protect motorists and construction workers 
in these zones. The hearing highlighted the proactive efforts 
of various stakeholders to work together and act to reverse 
this serious safety problem. We were interested in a variety of 
efforts--employee training, driver education, traffic law 
enforcement, application of new technology, better construction 
planning, and other ideas--to sharply reduce motor vehicle 
accidents in work zones.
    On July 31, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on ``Red 
Light Cameras.'' The subject of this hearing was to examine the 
use of automated enforcement devices at intersections. Red 
light cameras have been the topic of much scrutiny on several 
fronts: safety, revenue and legal (including privacy) issues. 
This oversight hearing covered all of these topics while taking 
a comprehensive look at the application of red light cameras.
    On September 26, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Improving the Delivery of Transit Services By Easing 
Regulatory Burdens.'' The purpose of the hearing was to 
identify legal and regulatory requirements to which the transit 
industry is subject that can have the effect of delaying the 
delivery of transit services to communities. This hearing 
explored potential solutions to widely perceived problem areas 
in transit grant processing and program delivery.
    On November 1, 2001 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``TEA-21 Success Stories.'' to receive testimony from 
transportation professionals on the successful development of 
surface transportation projects funded under the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). In November 2001, we 
began the final third of the 6-year term of TEA 21. This 
hearing was held to review the effects this groundbreaking 
legislation has had for our communities. Every Member of the 
Subcommittee will be best prepared for the hard work ahead by 
learning what TEA 21 means for our constituents and 
understanding the key features that make it such a success.
    On February 7, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Building on Success: Administration Perspectives on Current 
Issues Affecting Reauthorization of TEA 21.'' This hearing 
provided an opportunity for the Subcommittee on Highways and 
Transit to review the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) 
priorities for reauthorization of TEA 21 in light of current 
events. This was the Subcommittee's kick-off hearing for the 
second session of the 107th Congress and also the first in a 
series on TEA 21.
    On February 13, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``The Reauthorization of The Office of Pipeline Safety.'' The 
Subcommittee received testimony on the reauthorization of the 
Research and Special Programs Administration's Office of 
Pipeline Safety within the Department of Transportation. Major 
issues under consideration for reauthorization include 
addressing security concerns following recent terrorist 
attacks, operator qualification, integrity management, 
reduction of third party damage to pipelines, population 
encroachment on pipeline right of ways and environmental 
streamlining for repair of pipelines.
    On February 28, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Perspectives of Governors and Local Elected Officials on 
Reauthorization of TEA 21.'' This hearing provided Governors 
and other elected officials the opportunity to: express public 
support for the Highway Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3694); 
reiterate the importance of the guiding principles of TEA 21; 
and lay down an early marker for issues they feel should be 
considered as the Committee begins the process of developing 
TEA 21 reauthorizing legislation. The hearing provided an 
opportunity for Governors and local elected officials to bring 
to Congress' attention highway, safety, and transit needs and 
challenges that States, counties, and municipalities seek, 
prior to reauthorization of TEA 21. This is the second hearing 
in a series on TEA 21.
    On March 20, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Ensuring the Integrity of the Highway Trust Fund.'' This 
hearing provided Members an opportunity to review the 
transportation and tax policies and the associated budgetary 
procedures used to determine the health of the highway trust 
fund. It is crucial that there is a stable growth of revenue 
into the highway trust fund coupled with sound fiscal 
procedures to assure a predictable flow of highway and transit 
funding to the States. This hearing examined both the short-
term and long-term strength of the highway trust fund. This is 
the third hearing in a series on TEA 21.
    On April 17, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on ``How 
Transit Serves and Benefits U.S. Communities.'' The 
subcommittee received testimony from transportation 
professionals on how TEA 21 guaranteed funding for transit has 
increased transit capacity and ridership, and on the economic 
and social benefits of transit service. The landmark TEA 21 
funding firewalls have ensured that transit funding increases 
each year, and transit providers know with certainty what 
amount of federal formula funding they will receive. The amount 
of transit funding authorized over the life of TEA 21 is more 
than double that provided during the ISTEA authorization cycle. 
These key elements of stability, predictability, and program 
growth have led to an unprecedented increase in transit 
capacity, new service, and ridership. This is the fourth 
hearing in a series on TEA 21.
    On April 25, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Transportation of Spent Rods to the Proposed Yucca Mountain 
Storage Facility.'' The subject of this hearing is to examine 
the issues associated with the transportation of spent nuclear 
fuel to the proposed Yucca Mountain storage facility in Nevada.
    On May 1, 2002 the subcommittee held a hearing on ``Major 
Project Management: Solutions for Major Success.'' This hearing 
explored salient problems of cost control, on-schedule 
completion, and oversight among large transportation 
infrastructure projects under the supervision of the Federal 
Highway Administration (FHWA). For purposes of this hearing 
large projects include, but are not limited to, those addressed 
in 23 U.S.C. Sec. 106 (h), which are projects with cost 
estimates exceeding $1 billion. This hearing also examined 
potential lessons to be learned from the Federal Transit 
Administration's oversight of major projects. The Subcommittee 
additionally examined solutions and innovative methods of 
controlling or mitigating these problems through appropriate 
legislation. While projects addressed by 23 U.S.C. Sec. 106 (h) 
were the direct focus of this hearing, projects under the $1 
billion threshold were also of concern. Witnesses with 
experience and expertise in large project management testified 
with these goals in mind. This is the fifth hearing in a series 
on TEA 21.
    On May 21, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Relieving Highway Congestion Through Capacity Enhancements 
and Increased Efficiency.'' The Subcommittee on Highways and 
Transit met to receive testimony on the importance of relieving 
highway congestion through capacity enhancements and increased 
efficiency. This is the sixth hearing in a series on 
reauthorization of TEA 21.
    On June 18, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Intermodalism: Moving America's People and Goods.'' The 
Subcommittee heard testimony on intermodalism as it relates to 
the seamless transportation of goods and people. The hearing 
also focused on options to promote intermodal freight and 
passenger transportation. This is the seventh hearing in a 
series on TEA 21.
    On June 20, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Federal Transit Capital Grants Program.'' The hearing 
discussed the Federal Transit Administration's capital 
investment grants programs and clean fuels grants program 
authorized under sections 5309 and 5308 of title 49, United 
States Code. The topics the hearing specifically addressed were 
new starts project funding, Bus Rapid Transit, Rail 
modernization programs, bus systems, and clean fuel options for 
transit buses. This is the eighth hearing in a series on TEA 
21.
    On June 27, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Various Approaches to Improving Highway Safety.'' This 
hearing explored ideas to improve highway safety-related 
programs authorized within the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (TEA 21) as the Committee approaches the 
reauthorization of the Act in the 108th Congress. Title I of 
TEA 21 authorized certain safety programs designed to improve 
highway safety. The Subcommittee expects to hear several 
appraisals of how well Subtitle D programs have worked in 
improving highway safety. Title II of TEA 21 contains 
authorizations for highway safety programs to conduct safety 
research and development, to protect and improve occupant 
safety, to deploy counter measures to reduce alcohol-impaired 
drivers, to improve the collection of state highway safety 
data, to continue the national driver registry, to study the 
effectiveness of laws establishing maximum blood alcohol 
concentrations, and to conduct various studies. The 
Subcommittee heard what effect these authorizations have had on 
highway safety through the testimony of witnesses from the 
federal agencies of jurisdiction, private non-profit 
organizations, and associations concerned with highway use and 
safety. This is the ninth hearing in a series on TEA 21.
    On July 9, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Trucking Safety.'' The focus was on truck safety in general 
and witnesses were assembled to cover a broad array of issues. 
This is the fifth hearing in a series on TEA 21.
    On July 16, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on ``Long-
term Outlook on Highway Trust Fund: Are Fuel Taxes a Viable 
Measure?'' This hearing provided Members an opportunity to 
review the future viability of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) 
with regard to the current sources of Highway user tax receipts 
credited to the Highway Trust Fund. Additionally, the hearing 
examined current and future impacts that alternative fuels have 
on the HTF as well as how to generate revenue in the future if 
less petroleum based fuels are being used on the nation's road 
system. This is the eleventh hearing in a series on 
reauthorization of TEA 21.
    On July 25, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Transportation Solutions in a Community Context: The Need for 
Better Transportation Systems for Everyone.'' The primary focus 
of the hearing is to discuss how transportation systems affect 
the quality of life of all segments of the community. The 
witnesses represent a gamut of interests, ranging from the very 
broad to the very specific. The transportation needs of older 
Americans, people with disabilities, school children, leisure 
travelers, bicyclists, recreational trail users, and 
motorcyclists will be explored. There are a number of TEA 21 
authorized programs that support these needs, often with 
considerable overlapping between programs and interest groups. 
While this hearing addressed many non-highway and enhancement 
programs, it is important to remember that public roads carry 
over 90 percent of all passenger trips, whether these trips are 
commuter, school transportation, travel and leisure, or 
everyday errands. Without adequate and safe roads, quality of 
life is dramatically reduced on every level. This is the 
twelfth hearing in a series on TEA 21.
    On September 5, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Driver's License Security Issues.'' Since the terrorist 
attacks of September 11, 2001, concern over state driver's 
license issuance procedures has grown. By some accounts, some 
of the September 11th terrorists obtained state driver's 
licenses, and aided by them, lived unnoticed while preparing 
their attack. These reports have raised concern over the 
procedures used by states to grant driver's licenses. The 
Subcommittee heard testimony addressing the extent to which the 
procedures employed by states in issuing driver's licenses are 
secure, and sufficient to avoid criminal acquisition of a 
license. Testimony will also address how some states 
reorganized their issuance procedures to improve fraud 
detection in the wake of September 11th. The Subcommittee also 
heard testimony on the consequences of poor driver's license 
security, including identity theft, safety, credit fraud, 
credential fraud and immigration.
    On September 10, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Intelligent Transportation Systems.'' The hearing focused on 
how intelligent transportation solutions have increased 
mobility, safety, and security within surface 
transportationmodes. TEA 21, as amended, specifies the current federal 
role in the research and deployment of ITS. As directed by TEA 21, the 
Department of Transportation (DOT) has used federal funds to conduct 
about 25 operational tests of advanced technologies, help finance the 
deployment of more than 275 larger-scale ITS projects, and provide 
technical and training assistance to numerous state and local 
governments investing in ITS. This hearing is the thirteenth in a 
series on TEA 21.
    On September 19, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Stakeholder Proposals for the Reauthorization of Surface 
Transportation Programs.'' The Subcommittee plans to expand on 
the successes of TEA 21 and relies on the transportation 
stakeholder groups to share their new ideas and proposals for 
improvements to the surface transportation programs. By giving 
these groups a public forum for their reauthorization proposals 
and focusing on the highest-priority initiatives of each group, 
the Subcommittee will gather important information for its 
efforts to begin drafting legislation to reauthorize the 
federal highway, safety and transit programs. Each witness will 
focus on the highest priority initiatives in his organization's 
proposal. The Subcommittee will hear testimony from 
organizations representing business, state and local 
governments, the construction and trades industries, public 
transportation providers, and other transportation 
stakeholders. This hearing is the fourteenth in a series on the 
reauthorization of TEA 21.
    On September 26, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Status of the Nation's Highway and Transit System's: Capital 
and Maintenance Needs.'' The subcommittee heard testimony from 
representatives from the Federal Highway Administration, the 
Federal Transit Administration, and the General Accounting 
Office on the status of the nation's highway and transit 
system. The representatives from the Department of 
Transportation will testify about findings contained in their 
upcoming report, The Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, 
and Transit: Conditions and Performance. The General Accounting 
Office testifies on the report they completed last May on the 
Interstate Highway System. The Status of the Nation's Highways, 
Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance--also known as 
the Conditions and Performance report--has historically offered 
a comprehensive, factual background to support the development 
and evaluation of legislative, program, and budget options at 
all levels of government. The General Accounting Office's 
report, completed last May, focused solely on the Interstate 
System. This hearing is the fifteenth in a series on the 
reauthorization of TEA 21.
    On October 8, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
bill H.R. 5455, ``Expediting Project Delivery to Improve 
Transportation and the Environment Act.'' The general framework 
of H.R. 5455 provides clarification for agency roles and 
responsibilities in approving transportation projects within 
the existing NEPA process. The first panel is comprised of 
witnesses who represent those involved in the design, 
construction, operation and maintenance of transportation 
infrastructure. They spoke to the mechanics of the project 
planning and permitting process, and the delays associated with 
it. The second panel is comprised of witnesses from the 
environmental community and transit labor. They spoke on their 
concerns with any potential changes in current law. This 
hearing is the sixteenth in a series on the reauthorization of 
TEA 21.
    On October 9, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
``Federal Lands Highway Program.'' This hearing explored ideas 
to improve the Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP), 23 U.S.C. 
Sec. 204. The FLHP has within its jurisdiction the Indian 
Reservation Roads Program (IRR), as well as roads located on 
public lands, park roads and parkways and refuge roads. The 
FLHP will be reauthorized as a feature of the TEA 21 
reauthorization in the 108th Congress. This hearing is the 
seventeenth in a series on the reauthorization of TEA 21.
         SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RAILROADS

           RAILROAD RETIREMENT AND SURVIVORS' IMPROVEMENT ACT

                   (H.R. 1140/H.R. 10--S. Amdt. 2170)

                        Became Public Law 107-90

    This legislation amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 
to increase benefits to the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. It 
improves benefits for railroad employees, retirees and their 
beneficiaries and revises financing of the pension part (tier 
II) of the railroad retirement system.
    The law was a result of Senate Amendment 2170, which 
incorporated H.R. 1140, the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' 
Improvement Act, as substitute text in H.R. 10, formerly the 
Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act. H.R. 
10, now the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act. 
It became Public Law 107-90 on December 21, 2001.
    The new law serves to modernize the financing of the 
railroad retirement system, provide payroll tax relief, and 
provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries. The 
enhanced benefits include restoration of an age 62 retirement 
option with 30 years of service, full succession by surviving 
spouses to Tier II pension benefits of retirees, and reduction 
of minimum vesting period from 10 years to 5 years.

                                Hearings

    The Subcommittee held a hearing on March 29, 2001, to 
examine current issues and problems relating to track safety, 
as part of the Subcommittee's oversight and reauthorization of 
the Federal Railroad Administration's safety programs. FRA is 
the component of the Department of Transportation in charge of 
administering and enforcing all federal railroad safety laws 
and regulations.
    On April 25, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
infrastructure policies affecting the nation's railroads. The 
Subcommittee received testimony both on the implementation of 
the direct and guaranteed rail and rail-intermodal 
infrastructure loan program enacted in the 1998 Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) and on H.R. 1020, 
legislation that address the infrastructure needs of smaller 
railroads.
    On May 22, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing, as part 
of a series of hearings being held by the Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee during ``Congestion Week,'' to examine 
various impediments to bringing improved rail infrastructure 
on-line.
    On June 21, 2001, the Subcommittee received testimony on 
magnetic levitation transportation issues. Magnetic levitation 
(maglev) is an advanced technology in which magnetic forces 
lift, propel, and guide a vehicle over a guideway. Utilizing 
state-of-the-art electric power and control systems, this 
configuration eliminates contact between vehicle and guideway.
    On July 16, 2001, the Subcommittee on Railroads held a 
field hearing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, to investigate the 
conduct of Norfolk Southern (``NS'') with respect to car repair 
shops in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. NS had announced that it 
would close these shops on October 1, 2001, while a proceeding 
at the Surface Transportation Board (``STB'') to address that 
proposed closing was still pending.
    On July 25, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
examine Amtrak's current financial situation and developments 
since the enactment of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act 
of 1997 (Public Law 105-134), as well as future prospects for 
Amtrak and for high-speed rail passenger service. The law 
required Amtrak to be free of federal operating subsidy by 
December 2, 2002 [P.L. 105-134, Sec. 204(a)(2)].
    On October 2, 2001, the Subcommittee received testimony on 
H.R. 2950, the Railroad Infrastructure Development and 
Expansion Act for the 21st Century (``RIDE-21'') that both 
Chairman Don Young and Chairman Jack Quinn introduced on 
September 25, 2001. H.R. 2950 addresses the need for a high-
speed passenger rail system in the United States by making 
available more that $71 billion for the development and 
construction of high-speed rail infrastructure.
    On February 14, 2002, the Subcommittee heard testimony on 
the Amtrak Reform Council's (ARC) plan for restructuring 
Amtrak, submitted to Congress pursuant to the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-34). ARC was created 
to monitor and make recommendations regarding Amtrak. ARC's 
plan included three components: a new business model for 
Amtrak, the option to introduce competition, and a proposal to 
achieve adequate and secure sources of funding.
    In a hearing on March 6, 2002, the Subcommittee took a 
retrospective look at Amtrak and the Amtrak Reform and 
Accountability Act of 1997. The Subcommittee heard testimony 
from the Administration, Amtrak, labor representatives, and 
various state transportation officials.
    On March 14, 2002, the Subcommittee held a joint hearing 
with the Subcommittee on Aviation to receive testimony on the 
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reauthorization 
proposal. The NTSB is charged with determining the probable 
cause of transportation accidents and promoting transportation 
safety. The Board's authorization expires on September 30, 
2002.
    On April 11, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing to take 
a look at the possible options for restructuring intercity 
passenger rail in America. The Subcommittee heard testimony 
from the Administration and industry officials on the future of 
Amtrak and intercity rail passenger service in the United 
States.
    On April 25, 2002, the Subcommittee received testimony, at 
a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Highways & Transit, on 
the issues associated with the transportation of spent nuclear 
fuel to the proposed Yucca Mountain storage facility in Nevada. 
Approximately 45,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel is 
currently stored at 131 sites in 39 states. Each year, 
operating nuclear power plants generates approximately 2,000 
metric tons of spent nuclear fuel. Given the advancements of 
transportation and security programs there is a need to review 
the regulatory plans within the next two years.
    On June 6, 2002, the Subcommittee examined the current 
issues and problems relating to track safety, in particular the 
recent derailments that have occurred. Also the hearing 
included oversight of the Federal Railroad Administration's 
safety programs.

   SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND 
                              ENVIRONMENT

    During the 107th Congress, the Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment, chaired by Congressman John J. 
Duncan, Jr. with Congressman Peter A. DeFazio serving as 
Ranking Democratic Member, had referred to it or took action on 
4 bills that became public laws, 2 bills that were approved by 
the House but did not become public law, and 2 bills and 1 
concurrent resolution that were approved by the Committee but 
did not move through the full House. The Committee also 
approved 50 Committee Resolutions authorizing studies by the 
Corps of Engineers of potential water resources projects. The 
Subcommittee held 25 hearings during the 107th Congress.

                          Enacted Legislation


   SMALL BUSINESS LIABILITY RELIEF AND BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION ACT

    H.R. 2869, the Small Business Liability Relief and 
Brownfields Revitalization Act, amends the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA 
or Superfund) to exempt certain persons and small businesses 
from liability under Superfund for the transportation and 
disposal of certain wastes and to promote the redevelopment of 
brownfields. Title I of this Act contains the text of H.R. 
1831. This title protects small businesses from Superfund 
liability by eliminating the liability of persons who sent only 
a very small amount of waste to a Superfund site, or who sent 
only ordinary trash to the site. Title II of this Act contains 
the text of S. 350. This title encourages brownfields 
redevelopment by exempting certain persons from liability for 
contamination existing at a site that they purchase after the 
date of enactment of this legislation, and by limiting federal 
enforcement at sites being addressed under State voluntary 
cleanup programs. Title II of this Act also provides funding 
for brownfields assessments and cleanups and for State 
voluntary cleanup programs.
    On May 15, 2001, Rep. Gillmor and others introduced H.R. 
1831, the Small Business Liability Protection Act. The bill was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure marked up 
the bill on May 16, 2001, and reported it on May 21, 2001 (H. 
Rept. 107-70, part 2). The House considered H.R. 1831 under 
suspension of the rules, and passed it by a vote of 419 to 0 on 
May 22, 2001.
    On February 15, 2001, Senator Chafee and others introduced 
S. 350, the Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental 
Restoration Act of 2001. The bill passed the Senate on April 
25, 2001, by a vote of 99-0, and was referred in the House to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
    H.R. 2869, incorporating the text of H.R. 1831 and S. 350, 
was introduced on September 10, 2001, and was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The House 
considered the bill under suspension of the rules on December 
20, 2001, and passed it by voice vote. The Senate cleared the 
bill for the President on December 20, 2001, by unanimous 
consent. The bill became Public Law 107-118.

 NOTIFICATION AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION 
                              ACT OF 2002

    H.R. 169, the Notification and Federal Employee 
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, requires 
Federal agencies to be accountable for violations of 
antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws.
    Rep. Sensenbrenner introduced H.R. 169 on January 3, 2001. 
The bill was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 
and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary. The House 
considered H.R. 169 under suspension of the rules on October 2, 
2001. The bill passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous 
consent on April 23, 2002. The House considered the Senate 
Amendment under suspension of the rules and agreed to the 
Senate Amendment by a vote of 412 to 0 on April 30, 2002. The 
bill became Public Law 107-174.

               GREAT LAKES AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN ACT OF 2002

    H.R. 1070, the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Act of 2002, 
amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the 
water quality of these lakes by providing assistance for local 
restoration efforts.
    Title I of H.R. 1070 authorizes $250 million over five 
years for EPA to carry out restoration projects at Great Lakes 
Areas of Concern, with cost-sharing local sponsors. This title 
also authorizes $15 million for research and $5 million for 
public information relating to cleanup of the Great Lakes, also 
over five years. Title II of H.R. 1070 authorizes $55 million 
over five years to assist the implementation of a restoration 
plan for Lake Champlain. Title III of the bill includes 
miscellaneous items, including the restoration of requirements 
for EPA to submit to Congress various Clean Water Act reports.
    Rep. Ehlers and others introduced H.R. 1070 on March 15, 
2001. The bill was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science. The Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee held 
a hearing on H.R. 1070 on July 11, 2001. The Subcommittee met 
on June 25, 2002, and favorably reported H.R. 1070 to the 
Committee by voice vote, with an amendment. On June 26, 2002, 
the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ordered the 
bill reported to the House, by voice vote. The Committee filed 
its report on July 18, 2002 (H. Rept. 107-587, part 1). The 
House considered H.R. 1070 under suspension of the rules and 
passed it by voice vote on September 4, 2002. On September 26, 
2002, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ordered 
the bill reported with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, adding titles II and III to the bill. On October 
17, 2002, the Senate passed H.R. 1070 by unanimous consent, as 
amended by Senate Amendment4892, sponsored by Senator Smith 
(N.H.) and Senator Jeffords. The House considered the Senate Amendment 
under suspension of the rules and passed it by voice vote on November 
12, 2002, clearing the bill for the President. The bill became Public 
Law 107-303.

 AN ACT TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO CONVEY A PARCEL OF LAND 
                      TO CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA.

    This Act directs the Secretary of the Army to convey to the 
Commissioners of Chatham County, Georgia, a specified parcel of 
land, and provides that the parcel, or another parcel of equal 
appraised value that the land may be exchanged for, be managed 
for recreational purposes.
    Rep. Kingston introduced H.R. 2595 on July 23, 2001. The 
House considered the bill under suspension of the rules and 
passed it by voice vote on December 11, 2001. The Senate 
cleared the bill for the President on November 18, 2002. The 
bill became Public Law 107-320.
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                           Other Legislation


            WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS SECURITY ACT OF 2002

    H.R. 5169, the Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 
2002, would authorize the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to make grants for vulnerability assessments 
and security enhancements at publicly owned treatment works, to 
provide technical assistance on security measures to small 
publicly owned treatment works, and to provide for the 
improvement of vulnerability self-assessment methodologies and 
tools.
    Rep. Young, Rep. Oberstar, Rep. Duncan, and Rep. DeFazio 
introduced this legislation on July 22, 2002. The bill was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a 
hearing on water resources infrastructure security on October 
10, 2001. On July 24, 2002, the Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee ordered H.R. 5169 reported to the 
House by voice vote. The Committee filed its report on 
September 5, 2002 (H. Rept. 107-645). The House considered H.R. 
5169 under suspension of the rules and passed it by voice vote 
on October 7, 2002. No further action was taken on this bill.

                WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2002

    H.R. 5428, the, would authorize the Secretary of the Army, 
acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out projects 
and studies for improvements to rivers and harbors, flood 
damage reduction, and environmental restoration, and for other 
purposes.
    Representatives Young, Oberstar, Duncan, and DeFazio 
introduced this legislation on September 23, 2002. In addition 
to other projects and policy initiatives, H.R. 5428 
incorporated the subject matter of H.R. 535, introduced by Rep. 
Deal on February 8, 2001; H.R. 2372, introduced by Rep. Boswell 
on June 28, 2001; H.R. 3749, introduced by Rep. LoBiondo and 
others on February 13, 2002; H.R. 4619, introduced by Rep. 
Nethercutt on April 30, 2002; and H.R. 5137, introduced by Rep. 
Jones on July 16, 2002. H.R. 5428 was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure. The Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held hearings on proposals for a 
Water Resources Development Act of 2002 on April 10 and 17, 
2002. On September 24, 2002, the Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment marked up the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2002 and reported it favorably to the Full 
Committee by voice vote. On September 25, 2002, the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee marked up H.R. 5428 
and ordered it reported, as amended, to the House by voice 
vote. The Committee filed its report on October 2, 2002 (H. 
Rept. 107-717). No further action was taken on this bill.

              SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY ACT OF 2001

    H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act of 2001, 
is a bill to address energy conservation, research, and 
development and the security and diversity of energy supply.
    Rep. Tauzin and others introduced H.R. 4 on July 27, 2001. 
The bill was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
and in addition to the Committees on Science, Ways and Means, 
Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, the Budget, and Financial Services. This 
legislation includes several items that fall within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, including matters relating to electricity 
generation and distribution affecting the Tennessee Valley 
Authority, matters relating to hydropower facilities on federal 
lands, and various environmental matters relating to energy 
infrastructure. H.R. 4 passed the House on August 2, 2001, by a 
vote of 240 to 189. The Senate passed the bill with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute on April 25, 2002, by a 
vote of 88 to 11. The Senate appointed conferees on May 1, 
2002. The House appointed conferees on June 12, 2002. The 
Conference Committee met on June 27, July 25, and September 12, 
2002. No further action was taken on this bill.

                  WATER QUALITY FINANCING ACT OF 2002

    H.R. 3930, the Water Quality Financing Act of 2002, would 
reauthorize and amend the Clean Water Act State Revolving Loan 
Fund program to increase investments in wastewater 
infrastructure and assist communities in managing their 
infrastructure assets.
    Rep. Duncan and Rep. DeFazio introduced H.R. 3930 on March 
12, 2002. The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure. On March 13, 2002, the 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing 
on H.R. 3930. On March 20, 2002, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure marked up the bill, and 
ordered it reported to the House by voice vote, with an 
amendment. No further action was taken on this bill.

                            H. Con. Res. 255

    H. Con. Res. 255 would express the sense of the Congress 
regarding the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Clean 
Water Act. Rep. Boehlert and others introduced H. Con. Res. 255 
on October 30, 2001. The concurrent resolution was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. On February 
27, 2002, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
ordered H. Con. Res. 255 to be reported to the House by voice 
vote. No further action was taken on the concurrent resolution.
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                                Hearings

    The Subcommittee held a hearing on February 28, 2001, to 
allow governors, secretaries of State environmental agencies, 
and administrators of State water quality pollution control 
programs the opportunity to describe their views on significant 
issues relating to programs carried out under the Clean Water 
Act, and the policies and priorities that should be established 
to improve the quality of our Nation's waters.
    On March 9, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
brownfields redevelopment. Witnesses representing local 
communities focused on ``hands on'' experience in brownfields 
development projects. Brownfields are properties where real or 
perceived environmental contamination hampers redevelopment 
efforts.
    The Subcommittee held a hearing on March 28, 2001, to 
receive testimony from the National League of Cities, the 
Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, the Association 
of Metropolitan Water Agencies, the Congressional Budget 
Office, the National Association of Water Companies, the 
National Utility Contractors Association, and Clean Water 
Action. The hearing focused on estimates of wastewater and 
drinking water infrastructure capital investment needs for the 
next 20 years.
    The Subcommittee held a hearing on May 2, 2001, to receive 
testimony on agency budget requests and program priorities for 
FY 2002 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency.
    On May 16, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
management options for concentrated animal feeding operations. 
Witnesses testified on the proposed Clean Water Act regulations 
under consideration by the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency.
    On May 23, 2001 a joint hearing was held with the Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee on port and 
maritime congestion. Witnesses from federal agencies, and 
transportation industry, port, academia, and organized labor 
representatives presented testimony on congestion on U.S. 
waterways and ports.
    On June 28, 2001, the Subcommittee received testimony from 
the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council 
regarding their report on Assessing the Scientific Basis of the 
Total Maximum Daily Load Approach to Water Quality Management.
    On July 11, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 
1070, the Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2001. Testimony was 
received from Rep. Kirk, the Lake Michigan Federation, the 
Sierra Club Great Lakes Program and the Council of Great Lakes 
Industries.
    On July 19, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
strategies to address contaminated sediments. Testimony was 
received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, technical experts in sediment 
remediation, including members of the National Research Council 
committee that issued a report on contaminated sediments, and 
representatives of local communities.
    On September 20, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
H.R. 1474, the American Wetlands Restoration Act, relating to 
the restoration and enhancement of wetlands through wetlands 
mitigation banking. Testimony was heard from the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
and local communities.
    On October 3, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
receive testimony on the administration and enforcement of the 
wetlands permitting program under the Clean Water Act and its 
impact on individual citizens. Testimony was heard from 
individuals, wetlands permitting consultants and the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers.
    The Subcommittee held a hearing on October 10, 2001, to 
receive testimony on the security of our Nation's water 
resources infrastructure. Testimony was received from the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, a representative of local government, 
representatives of water and wastewater utilities, a 
representative of the chemical industry, an emergency planning 
official, and a security expert.
    On November 8, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
examine the issue of federal regulations that require public 
disclosure of information about chemicals at industrial and 
other facilities and efforts to keep communities and 
infrastructure secure. The hearing examined the balance between 
a community's ``right-to-know'' (including the value of public 
disclosure in reducing risks and protecting lives) and the need 
to keep sensitive information out of the hands of potential 
terrorists. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a 
community right-to-know advocate, a representative of first 
responders, and an expert on counter-terrorism testified.
    The Subcommittee held a hearing on November 15, 2001, to 
receive testimony from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
on its plans for managing the Total Maximum Daily Load program 
in light of the Congressional request to review the program and 
the report by the National Academy of Sciences' National 
Research Council.
    On December 12, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
addressing sewage treatment in the San Diego-Tijuana border 
region and implementation of Title VII of Public Law 106-457. 
Testimony was heard from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. 
Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, a 
representative of a local water district, a representative of 
local business interests and an environmental group.
    The Subcommittee held a hearing on February 14, 2002, to 
receive testimony on agency budget requests and program 
priorities for FY 2003 from various agencies under the 
Subcommittee's jurisdiction: the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, and the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service.
    On February 27, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Budget and Priorities for FY 
2003 to provide the Subcommittee with an opportunity to review 
both the FY 2003 budget request, as well as Administration 
priorities for consideration in the Subcommittee's legislative 
and oversight agenda for the second session of the 107th 
Congress.
    On March 7, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
receive testimony from port operators, flood control managers, 
inland waterways users, coastal communities, and other 
interested parties regarding the impact on our Nation of a 
reduced budget for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works 
Program.
    On March 13, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
receive testimony from the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, representatives of state and local government and other 
interested parties on H.R. 3930, the Water Quality Financing 
Act of 2002, addressing our Nation's wastewater infrastructure 
needs.
    On April 10 and 17, 2002, the Subcommittee held hearings on 
proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2002 to 
provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources and to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and 
harbors of the United States. Testimony was heard from Members 
of Congress and representatives of organizations that have an 
interest in civil works projects and programs of the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers.
    On May 1, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 
3673, the Recreational Waters Protection Act, relating to the 
discharge of sewage from marine vessels. Testimony was heard 
from Rep. Saxton, representatives of the boating community, 
states, the environmental community, and technical and 
scientific experts.
    On May 15, 2002, the Subcommittee held a joint hearing with 
the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee on the 
status of implementation of the National Invasive Species Act 
of 1996. Witnesses from the Coast Guard, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, the Chamber of Shipping of America, 
the American Association of Port Authorities, the Northeast-
Midwest Institute, the Lake Carriers' Association, and the 
Ocean Conservancy testified.
    The Subcommittee held a hearing on June 13, 2002, to 
receive testimony regarding opportunities for water quality 
improvement through water quality trading. Testimony was heard 
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, the State of Connecticut's 
Department of Environmental Protection, the Montgomery, Alabama 
Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board, the North Carolina Farm 
Bureau Federation, a representative of the Wildlife Habitat 
Council and a representative of the Center for Progressive 
Regulation.
    On October 10, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the 
West Nile Virus: the Clean Water Act and Mosquito Control. 
Testimony was heard from the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the 
American Mosquito Control Association, the National Association 
of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies and the National 
Watershed Coalition.
                    SUMMARY OF OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

                        SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION

    Federal Aviation Administration. The plan includes 
evaluations of FAA operations, FAA's facilities and equipment 
programs, the Airport Improvement Program, and the Airport and 
Airways Trust Fund. A number of hearings were held on these 
programs, including: the Standard Terminal Automation 
Replacement (STARS); FAA Capacity Benchmarks; airport runway 
construction challenges; runway incursions; FAA rulemaking 
process; air traffic congestion in the New York City region; 
capacity issues at O'Hare International Airport; and FAA's 
organizational structure, focusing on the Chief Operating 
Officer and Air Traffic Services.
    Oversight of safety activity of the FAA and the National 
Transportation Safety Board. The plan includes evaluations of 
FAA and NTSB safety oversight of civil aviation. The 
Subcommittee held a number of hearings dealing with safety 
issues, including: the reauthorization of the NTSB and FAA's 
Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS).
    Oversight of activities of the Secretary of Transportation. 
Several hearings dealt with the aviation functions of the 
Secretary of Transportation, including: airline customer 
services commitments and the financial condition of the airline 
industry.

                          Additional Oversight

    Transportation Security Administration. Public Law No. 107-
71 created the Transportation Security Administration within 
the Department of Transportation to oversee transportation-
related security for all modes of transportation. The 
Subcommittee held several hearings focusing on the creation of 
this new agency and its aviation security-related activities, 
including: the deployment of security technology; restrictions 
on general aviation operations in class B airspace; checked 
baggage screening systems; passenger profiling; and arming 
flight crews against terrorist attacks.
    The Subcommittee also held other hearings overseeing 
activities of the aviation community, including: the 
competitiveness of the U.S. aircraft manufacturing industry.

        SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION

    The plan included Subcommittee oversight of the Coast 
Guard's personnel and equipment readiness, the Deepwater 
Capability Replacement Project, the National Distress System 
Modernization Project, and the agency's drug interdiction 
program. The oversight plan also called for the Subcommittee to 
investigate the need for further action to control aquatic 
nuisance species.
    On March 8, 2001, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing on the Coast Guard's fiscal year 2001 budget shortfall 
of approximately $91 million. This shortfall resulted in a 10 
percent reduction in Coast Guard operations during early 2001. 
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral James M. Loy, reported 
that two issues put pressure on the Coast Guard's operational 
budget. These were the new personnel entitlements provided for 
all members of the Armed Services and the rising energy costs 
of this period. Later in fiscal year 2001, Congress provided an 
additional $116 million in Coast Guard operating funds.
    The Subcommittee held a hearing on the President's fiscal 
year 2002 budget request for the Coast Guard on May 3, 2001, 
and a hearing on the President's fiscal year 2003 budget 
request for fiscal year 2003 on March 7, 2002. During these 
budget hearings, the Subcommittee took testimony on and asked 
questions about the Coast Guard's Deepwater Capability 
Replacement Project, the National Distress System Modernization 
Project, and its drug interdiction mission. In fact, 
representatives from the General Accounting Office presented 
testimony at one of the hearings about an ongoing investigation 
the agency is working on for the Subcommittee which closely 
examines the Deepwater Replacement Project. On October 17, 
2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing to review the Coast 
Guard's drug interdiction strategy. During the hearing, 
Subcommittee members expressed their concerns about the 
alarming reduction in Coast Guard drug interdiction activities 
that had occurred since September 11th.
    On May 15, 2002, the Subcommittee held a joint hearing with 
the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on the 
status of implementation of the National Invasive Species Act 
of 1996. This law addresses the potential introduction of 
aquatic nuisance species through ballast water in U.S. waters.

                          Additional Oversight

    Recreational Boating Safety: On May 11, 2001, the 
Subcommittee held a hearing on the state of recreational 
boating safety in the United States.
    Port and Maritime Congestion: On May 23, 2001, the 
Subcommittee held a joint oversight hearing with the 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on port and 
maritime congestion. Forecasts show that U.S. foreign ocean 
borne trade is expected to double by the year 2020 and inland 
traffic movements are expected to increase by 30 percent.
    H.R. 2228, The Maritime Disaster Family Assistance Act of 
2001: On June 12, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 
2228, the Maritime Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2001, 
introduced on June 19, 2001, by Representative Mark Green. H.R. 
2228 would expand the Coast Guard's search and rescue mission 
by requiring the agency to search for a passenger vessel or 
fishing vessel until it is located or until the Secretary of 
Transportation determines that the search is no longer 
appropriate.

 SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND EMERGENCY 
                               MANAGEMENT

    During the 107th Congress the Subcommittee remained 
extremely interested in the oversight of Federal building 
security policies, which include the struggle between keeping 
Federal buildings open and accessible to the public while 
maintaining sufficient security for occupants and visitors, and 
general interest in the National Capital Region. In addition, 
the Subcommittee continues close oversight of the construction 
of the Capitol Visitors Center.
    Additionally, the Subcommittee continued its ongoing 
oversight of activities within the National Capital Region of 
the General Services Administration, including the construction 
of new headquarters for the Patent and Trademark Office and 
Department of Transportation, development of the Southeast 
Federal Center, and the progression of the Capital Visitors' 
Center project.

                  SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT


 OVERSIGHT OF TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (TEA-21) 
                             IMPLEMENTATION

    The plan included a review of the Department of 
Transportation's implementation of highway, transit, motor 
carrier, and highway safety programs authorized in TEA 21. 
During the second session of the 107th Congress the 
Subcommittee held 17 hearings in regard to the reauthorization 
of TEA-21. The hearings covered topics including: Adminstration 
perspectives; perspectives of Governors and local elected 
officials; Highway Trust Fund; transit; major project 
management; highway congestion; intermodalism; highway safety; 
trucking safety; intelligent transportation systems; 
stakeholder proposals; capital and maintenance needs; 
infrastructure; and federal lands highway program.

                          MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

    The plan included a review of the new Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, including the implementation of the 
motor carrier safety grant program and the effectiveness of 
commercial drivers license (CDL) enforcement. On July 9, 2002 
the Subcommittee held a hearing on ``Trucking Safety.'' The 
hearing was held to give Members a better understanding of 
several key issues to be considered for the reauthorization of 
TEA-21.

                             MEGA PROJECTS

    The plan included a review of large-scale highway and 
bridge projects around the country. On May 1, 2002 the 
Subcommittee held a hearing on ``Major Project Management: 
Solutions for Major Success.'' This hearing explored salient 
problems of cost control, on-schedule completion, and oversight 
among large transportation infrastructure projects under the 
supervision of the Federal Highway Administration. Also 
examined was the Federal Transit Administration's oversight of 
major projects. This hearing provides the 108th Congress with 
ideas for project success in the upcoming reauthorization bill.

                               CONGESTION

    The plan included a review of the increasing congestion 
problem on our nation's highways, conducting oversight to 
determine the extent of the problem, the causes of congestion, 
and possible solutions. Hearings were held on March 21, 2001; 
May 23, 2001; September 26, 2001; May 21, 2002, June 20, 2002; 
and July 25, 2002. They covered an array of topics including 
personal mobility, and necessary actions to increase mobility 
and reduce congestion, and capital and maintenance needs of 
highways and transit programs to increase efficiency.

                     DRIVER DISTRACTION/TECHNOLOGY

    The plan included a review of the proliferation of new in-
vehicle technologies including cellular telephones and on-board 
navigational systems and to explore their influence on driver 
behavior and driver distraction. On May 9, 2001 the 
Subcommittee held a hearing on ``Driver Distractions: 
Electronic Devices in the Automobile.'' The subject of this 
hearing was oversight on the use of electronic devices in 
automobiles and how the use of current and emerging 
technologies may cause distractions that contribute to 
accidents.

                    STATE OF HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

    The plan included a review of the reauthorization of the 
Federal-Aid Highway Program in 2003 and requested that the 
General Accounting Office (GAO) conduct an audit of the 
Interstate system to determine its physical and operational 
functionality. In May 2002, GAO completed their report: The 
Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: 
Conditions and Performance. Subsequently, the Subcommittee held 
a hearing on September 26, 2002 entitled ``Status of the 
Nation's Highway and Transit System's: Capital and Maintenance 
Needs.'' The Subcommittee is still waiting on the official 
report from the Department of Transportation (DOT). While the 
DOT presented the executive summary at the hearing, they did 
not submit an official report.

                            PIPELINE/HAZMAT

    The plan included a review of the reauthorization of the 
hazardous materials transportation program administered by the 
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety and the pipeline safety 
program administered by the Office of Pipeline Safety. On 
February 13, 2002 the Subcommittee held a hearing on ``The 
Reauthorization of The Office of Pipeline Safety.'' On May 16, 
2002 the Subcommittee had a mark-up of H.R. 3609, a bill ``To 
Enhance the Security and Safety of Pipelines.'' H.R. 3609 was 
passed as amended by a Roll Call Vote in the House on July 23, 
2002. H.R. 3609 passed the Senate with an amendment by 
Unanimous Consent on November 13, 2002. On November 15, 2002 
the House agreed to the Senate amendment without objection. On 
December 17, 2002 H.R. 3609 was signed by the President and 
became Public Law 107-355.

                 DOT FISCAL YEAR 2002 AND 2003 BUDGETS

    The plan included a review of the fiscal year 2002 and 
fiscal year 2003 budget proposals for the Federal Highway 
Adminstration, the Federal Transit Administration, the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, and the Research and Special 
Programs Administration in light of TEA 21's budgetary 
treatment of the highway and transit programs.

                       SUBCOMMITTEE ON RAILROADS


                    RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS

    The oversight plan contemplated examination of rail 
infrastructure programs, including the implementation of 
programs enacted or revised in TEA-21, especially the Railroad 
Infrastructure Finance (RRIF) direct and guaranteed loan 
program. The following Subcommittee hearings addressed present 
and possible future rail infrastructure policies: April 25, 
2001 (rail infrastructure policies), May 22, 2001 (impediments 
to improvement of rail infrastructure), June 21, 2001 (magnetic 
levitation issues), October 2, 2001 (the Railroad 
Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st 
Century).The plan also included examination of the Swift Rail 
Development Act. The reauthorization of that program was included in 
the RIDE-21 legislation discussed at the hearing of October 2, 2001.

                 DOT FISCAL YEAR 2002 AND 2003 BUDGETS

    The plan included examination of present and proposed 
funding levels for various federal railroad-related programs. 
The funding levels were examined and discussed in individual 
hearings focused on specific programs, e.g., Federal Railroad 
Administration safety programs and Amtrak, as enumerated here.

          REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

    The plan contemplated hearings on the reauthorization of 
STB regulation of economic aspects of rail freight 
transportation. Although no hearing was held on this specific 
topic, the Subcommittee did closely monitor STB activites and 
held a field hearing on July 16, 2001, to examine an STB 
proceeding involving proposed closure of a major rail facility 
in Pennsylvania.

REAUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION RAIL SAFETY PROGRAMS

    The plan contemplated oversight of FRA's regulation of 
various aspects of railroad safety. The Subcommittee held two 
hearings on a major aspect of rail safety--track safety--on 
March 29, 2001, and June 6, 2002.
    The Subcommittee's joint hearing on March 14, 2002 with the 
Subcommittee on Aviation, on the reauthorization of the 
National Transportation Safety Board, also involved the field 
of rail safety, where NTSB recommends policy and regulatory 
changes as part of its analysis of railroad accidents.
    The joint hearing of April 25, 2002, with the Subcommittee 
on Highways and Transit regarding proposed transport of spent 
nuclear fuel to the Yucca Mountain storage site also involved 
substantial issues of rail transport safety.

                       REAUTHORIZATION OF AMTRAK

    The plan contemplated oversight of Amtrak's implementation 
of the 1997 Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act, which 
drastically reduced the statutory mandates and impediments 
affecting Amtrak. Although the rail infrastructure policies 
examined in hearings discussed above also affect rail passenger 
service and Amtrak, the Subcommittee also held hearings focused 
specifically on Amtrak and rail passenger service. The June 25, 
2001, hearing analyzed Amtrak's current financial situation and 
developments since the enactment of the 1997 reform law. The 
hearing of February 14, 2002, addressed the restructuring plan 
submitted to Congress by the Amtrak Reform Council, pursuant to 
its finding that Amtrak would not achieve the operational self-
sufficiency required under the 1997 reform law by the deadline 
of December 2, 2002. The hearing of March 6, 2002, involved a 
retrospective historical examination of Amtrak and the 1997 
reform law. The Subcommittee's hearing of April 11, 2002, 
looked at the possible options for restructuring rail passenger 
service in the United States, including Amtrak as one provider 
of such service.

            SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--Clean Water Act 
and Water Infrastructure Programs. The oversight plan included 
a review of wastewater treatment and water pollution control 
funding issues, including levels and sources of funding and 
management of grant and loan programs; market-based, watershed-
based, and performance-based approaches to regulation with 
emphasis on economic incentives and innovative alternatives; 
recent regulatory issues involving total maximum daily loads, 
concentrated animal feeding operations, and permitting 
backlogs; and continued efforts to improve the management of 
combined and sanitary sewer overflows, stormwater, and nonpoint 
source pollution. The plan also included a review of water 
infrastructure provisions and programs contained in the Safe 
Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996. The Subcommittee held a 
hearing on February 28, 2001, regarding significant issues 
relating to programs carried out under the Clean Water Act, and 
the policies and priorities that should be established to 
improve the quality of our nation's waters. The Subcommittee 
also held a hearing on March 28, 2001, on wastewater and 
drinking water infrastructure capital investment needs for the 
next 20 years. On March 13, 2002, the Subcommittee received 
testimony from EPA, state and local governments, and other 
interested parties on a legislative proposal to address 
wastewater infrastructure needs, H.R. 3930, the Water Quality 
Financing Act of 2002. H.R. 3930 was ordered reported by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 20, 
2002. On May 16, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
Management Options for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations 
(CAFOs) and proposed Clean Water Act regulations under 
consideration by EPA for CAFOs. The Subcommittee received 
testimony on June 28, 2001, from the National Academy of 
Sciences' National Research Council regarding their report on 
Assessing the Scientific Basis of the Total Maximum Daily Load 
(TMDL) Approach to Water Quality Management (NRC Report). The 
Subcommittee also held a followup hearing on November 15, 2001, 
to receive testimony from EPA on the Agency's plans for 
managing the TMDL program in light of the NRC Report. On July 
11, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on water quality and 
contaminated sediments in the Great Lakes and on H.R. 1070, the 
``Great Lakes Legacy Act,'' which amends the Clean Water Act to 
authorize Federal participation in the remediation of sediment 
contamination in the Great Lakes. H.R. 1070 was enacted in 
amended form as P.L. 107-303, the ``Great Lakes and Lake 
Champlain Act of 2002.'' Following the terrorist attacks of 
September 11, 2001, the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment examined potential terrorism security risks at 
facilities regulated by EPA in a hearing on October 10, 2001, 
on the security of our Nation's water resources infrastructure. 
The hearing led to the development of H.R. 5169, ``The 
Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2002,'' which was 
passed by the House of Representatives on October 7, 2002. 
Additionally, on November 8, 2001, the Subcommittee held a 
hearing on Federal regulations that require public disclosure 
of information about chemicals at utilities and industrial and 
other facilities and the relationship of that disclosure to 
efforts to keep communities and infrastructure secure. On May 
1, 2002, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 3673, the 
``RecreationalWaters Protection Act,'' which would change the 
regulation of discharges of sewage from marine vessels under section 
312 of the Clean Water Act. The Subcommittee held a hearing on June 13, 
2002, regarding opportunities for water quality improvement through 
water quality trading. On October 10, 2002, the Subcommittee held a 
hearing on the West Nile Virus: the Clean Water Act and Mosquito 
Control, examining the permitting requirements of the Clean Water Act 
and their potential impact on mosquito control efforts. In addition to 
formal hearings, the Subcommittee Chairman requested the General 
Accounting Office (GAO) to assess states' approaches to identifying 
impaired waters, how states ensure the quality of data used to identify 
impaired waters, and the reliability of the information in EPA's 
database of impaired waters. This request led to the GAO's publication 
of the report, ``Inconsistent State Approaches Complicate Nation's 
Efforts to Identify Its Most Polluted Waters,'' in January 2002. The 
Subcommittee also requested the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to 
assess the size and timing of future investment costs of maintaining, 
upgrading, and replacing the nation's drinking water and wastewater 
systems, and the potential impact of those costs on households and 
other ratepayers. In response to this request, CBO published the 
report, ``Future Investment in Drinking Water and Wastewater 
Infrastructure,'' in November 2002.
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)--Water Resources 
Program. The plan included a review of efforts to improve the 
efficiency and effectiveness of the organization and the 
management and mission of the water resources program, 
including the selection, planning, and implementation of 
projects; financing of harbor and inland waterways 
infrastructure; and efforts to improve the efficiency, 
effectiveness, and fairness of the agency's regulatory program, 
especially regarding wetlands (including the jurisdictional 
scope and procedural and substantive requirements of the 
general and individual permitting programs) and dredging 
activities. On May 23, 2001, the Subcommittee held a joint 
hearing with the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
Subcommittee on port and maritime congestion. The hearing 
considered, among other things, port and waterways 
infrastructure and waterways management issues and Corps of 
Engineers navigation improvement projects. The Subcommittee 
examined potential terrorism security risks associated with the 
Corps' infrastructure, as part of a hearing the Subcommittee 
held on October 10, 2001, on the security of our Nation's water 
resources infrastructure. On March 7, 2002, the Subcommittee 
held a hearing regarding the impact on our Nation of a reduced 
budget for the Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program. On April 
10, and 17, 2002, the Subcommittee held hearings on proposals 
for a Water Resources Development Act of 2002 to provide for 
the conservation and development of water and related resources 
and to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States. These hearings led to the development of H.R. 5428, the 
``Water Resources Development Act of 2002,'' reported by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 2, 
2002. On September 20, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
H.R. 1474, the American Wetlands Restoration Act, relating to 
the restoration and enhancement of wetlands through wetlands 
mitigation banking. On October 3, 2001, the Subcommittee held a 
hearing to receive testimony on the administration and 
enforcement of the wetlands permitting program under the Clean 
Water Act and its impact on individual citizens. In addition to 
formal hearings, the Subcommittee requested GAO to assess 
wetland mitigation approaches, and the extent to which ``in-
lieu-fee'' mitigation approaches are used and their 
effectiveness. In response to this request, GAO published the 
report, ``Wetlands Protection: Assessments Needed to Determine 
Effectiveness of In-Lieu-Fee Mitigation,'' in May 2001.
    Corps/EPA/National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA)--Ocean and Coastal Programs and Policies. The plan 
included a review of dredged material management and disposal 
under the Ocean Dumping Act, Water Resources Development Acts, 
and Clean Water Act, and various ocean and coastal water 
quality and shoreline protection issues under the Clean Water 
Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Coastal Zone Act 
Reauthorization Amendments, and Water Resources Development 
Acts. Dredged material management issues were discussed in the 
Subcommittee's April 10, and 17, 2002, hearings on proposals 
for a Water Resources Development Act of 2002. In addition, on 
July 19, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on Strategies to 
Address Contaminated Sediments, including dredged material.
    EPA--Superfund/CERCLA and Brownfields Programs. The plan 
included a review of efforts to improve the efficiency, 
effectiveness, and fairness of the contaminated site cleanup 
process and the process to assess natural resource damages 
(NRD); a review of the liability and financing mechanisms under 
the current Superfund program; a review of the cleanup and 
associated NRD provisions under the current Superfund program; 
and a review of the relationships among the States, EPA, and 
other Federal entities, in implementing the Superfund program. 
The plan also included a review of similar efforts regarding 
Federal, State, and local activities to revitalize 
``brownfields,'' abandoned or under-utilized sites outside of 
the Superfund program. On March 9, 2001, the Subcommittee held 
a hearing on Brownfields Redevelopment: Lessons from the Field, 
and heard from witnesses from local communities on their 
experiences in brownfields development projects. This hearing 
led to the development of the ``Small Business Liability Relief 
and Brownfields Revitalization Act,'' P.L. 107-118. In 
addition, the Subcommittee reviewed the performance of the 
Superfund program during hearings on agency budget requests and 
priorities on May 2, 2001, and February 14, 2002.
    Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The plan included a 
review of TVA programs, including its energy program and 
operations in a less regulated marketplace, and the impact of 
TVA debt on its ratepayers and the nation. The Subcommittee 
examined potential terrorism security risks associated with 
TVA's infrastructure, as part of a hearing the Subcommittee 
held on October 10, 2001, on the security of our Nation's water 
resources infrastructure. The Subcommittee also examined TVA 
program issues as part of a hearing the Subcommittee held on 
February 14, 2002, on agencies' proposed program priorities and 
budgets for FY 2003.
    Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). The 
plan included a review of the efficiency and effectiveness of 
SLSDC's current operations and structure and its relation to 
the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, its Canadian counterpart. No 
formal oversight was conducted on this issue.
    EPA and Coast Guard--Oil Pollution Act (OPA). The plan 
included a review of the oil spill liability, planning, and 
response provisions under OPA and the Clean Water Act. No 
formal oversight was conducted on this issue.
    Coast Guard/EPA/Corps--National Invasive Species Act. The 
plan included a review, in coordination with the Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, of efforts by various 
agencies to implement the ``Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
Prevention and Control Act of 1990,'' as amended by the 
``National Invasive Species Act of 1996,'' and the 
effectiveness of those efforts. On May 15, 2002, the 
Subcommittee held a joint hearing with the Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Subcommittee on this subject.
    Corps and EPA--Regional Water and Ecosystem Restoration 
Issues. The plan included a review of regional and local 
controversies involving water quality, water supply, 
environmental protection and flood control. On December 12, 
2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on sewage treatment in 
the San Diego-Tijuana border region and implementation of Title 
VIII of Public Law 106-457, which is aimed at addressing 
partially and untreated sewage flows in that region.
    Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Small 
Watershed Program. The plan included a review of the Small 
Watershed Program, authorized under P.L. 83-566, and conducted 
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's NRCS, including its 
relation to other conservation and environmental restoration 
efforts. The Subcommittee examined NCRS program issues as part 
of a hearing the Subcommittee held on February 14, 2002, on 
agencies' proposed program priorities and budgets for FY 2003.
    Government Performance and Results Act and Agency 
Innovation. The plan included a review of agency efforts to 
implement the Government Performance and Results Act, as well 
as a review of efforts of agencies, such as EPA and the Corps, 
to improve environmental results by encouraging regulatory 
innovation through market-based approaches and other approaches 
undertaken by State and local governments. Agency performance 
and results were reviewed at the Subcommittee's hearings on May 
2, 2001, February 14, 2002, and February 27, 2002, on agency 
budget requests and program priorities for FY 2002 and FY 2003. 
The June 13, 2002, hearing on achieving water quality 
improvement through water quality trading on a watershed basis 
addressed innovative approaches to achieving environmental 
results.

  PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC 
                         BUILDINGS ACT OF 1959



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        Date referred                  Date approved                    Location                   Project
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                               May 16, 2001.................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             acquire by purchase
                                                                                             the current
                                                                                             leasehold rights of
                                                                                             the existing lease
                                                                                             at the Old Post
                                                                                             Office.
                               May 16, 2001.................  Columbia, SC................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional
                                                                                             construction for
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             courthouse located
                                                                                             in Columbia, South
                                                                                             Carolina.
                               July 18, 2001................  Laguna Niguel, CA...........  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration,
                                                                                             including to the
                                                                                             extent practical,
                                                                                             alteration work
                                                                                             should incorporate
                                                                                             the use of
                                                                                             photovoltaic
                                                                                             technology on the
                                                                                             roof of the Chet
                                                                                             Holifield Federal
                                                                                             Building located at
                                                                                             24000 Avila Road in
                                                                                             Laguana Niguel,
                                                                                             California.
                               July 18, 2001................  San Diego, CA...............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Edward J.
                                                                                             Schwartz Federal
                                                                                             Building and United
                                                                                             States Courthouse
                                                                                             located at 880
                                                                                             Front Street in San
                                                                                             Diego, California.
                               July 18, 2001................  Lakewood, CO................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             Building 67 located
                                                                                             at the Denver
                                                                                             Federal Center in
                                                                                             Lakewood, Colorado.
                               July 18, 2001................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the building
                                                                                             located at 320
                                                                                             First Street,
                                                                                             Northwest, in
                                                                                             Washington, DC.
                               July 28, 2001................  Jacksonville, FL............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             approprations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Charles E.
                                                                                             Bennett Federal
                                                                                             Building located at
                                                                                             400 Bay Street in
                                                                                             Jacksonville,
                                                                                             Florida.
                               July 18, 2001................  Tallahassee, FL.............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             courthouse located
                                                                                             at 110 East Park
                                                                                             Street in
                                                                                             Tallahassee,
                                                                                             Florida.
                               July 18, 2001................  Chicago, IL.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Federal
                                                                                             building located at
                                                                                             536 South Clark
                                                                                             Street in Chicago,
                                                                                             Illinois.
                               July 18, 2001................  Chicago, IL.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Harold
                                                                                             Washington Social
                                                                                             Security Center
                                                                                             located at 600 West
                                                                                             Madison in Chicago,
                                                                                             Illinois
                               July 18, 2001................  Chicago, IL.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the John C.
                                                                                             Kluczynski Federal
                                                                                             Building located at
                                                                                             230 South Dearborn
                                                                                             Street in Chicago,
                                                                                             Illinois.
                               July 18, 2001................  Des Moines, IA..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Federal
                                                                                             building located at
                                                                                             210 Walnut Street
                                                                                             in Des Moines,
                                                                                             Iowa.
                               July 18, 2001................  St. Louis, MO...............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Federal Center
                                                                                             Building 104/105
                                                                                             located at 4300
                                                                                             Goodfellow in St.
                                                                                             Louis, Missouri.
                               July 18, 2001................  Newark, NJ..................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Peter W. Rodino
                                                                                             Federal Building
                                                                                             located at 970
                                                                                             Broad Street in
                                                                                             Newark, New Jersey.
                               July 18, 2001................  Las Vegas, NV...............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Foley Federal
                                                                                             Building and United
                                                                                             States Courthouse
                                                                                             located at 300 Las
                                                                                             Vegas Boulevard
                                                                                             South in Las Vegas,
                                                                                             Nevada.
                               July 18, 2001................  Cleveland, OH...............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Anthony J.
                                                                                             Celebreeze Federal
                                                                                             Building located at
                                                                                             1240 East Ninth
                                                                                             Street in
                                                                                             Cleveland, Ohio.
                               July 18, 2001................  Cleveland, OH...............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Howard M.
                                                                                             Metzenbaum United
                                                                                             States Courthouse
                                                                                             located at 201
                                                                                             Superior Avenue in
                                                                                             Cleveland, Ohio.
                               July 18, 2001................  Muskogee, OK................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Federal
                                                                                             building/United
                                                                                             States courthouse
                                                                                             located at 101
                                                                                             North 5th Street in
                                                                                             Muskogee, Oklahoma.
                               July 18, 2001................  Portland, OR................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Pioneer
                                                                                             Courthouse located
                                                                                             at 529 Southwest
                                                                                             Morrison in
                                                                                             Portland, Oregon.
                               July 18, 2001................  Providence, RI..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Federal
                                                                                             building and United
                                                                                             States courthouse
                                                                                             located at Exchange
                                                                                             Place in
                                                                                             Providence, Rhode
                                                                                             Island.
                               July 18, 2001................  Milwaukee, WI...............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Federal
                                                                                             building and United
                                                                                             States courthouse
                                                                                             located at 517 East
                                                                                             Wisconsin Avenue in
                                                                                             Milwaukee,
                                                                                             Wisconsin.
                               July 18, 2001................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Federal Trade
                                                                                             Commission Building
                                                                                             located at
                                                                                             Constitution Avenue
                                                                                             and 7th Streets,
                                                                                             Northwest, in
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia.
                               July 18, 2001................  Various.....................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the design of
                                                                                             alteration projects
                                                                                             during fiscal year
                                                                                             2002.
                               July 18, 2001................  Albany, NY, Burlington, VT..  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the modernization
                                                                                             or replacement of
                                                                                             existing HVAC
                                                                                             systems in two
                                                                                             Federal buildings,
                                                                                             including the James
                                                                                             T. Foley United
                                                                                             States Courthouse
                                                                                             at 445 Broadway in
                                                                                             Albany, New York
                                                                                             and the Bulington
                                                                                             Post Office and
                                                                                             Federal Building at
                                                                                             11 Elmwood Avenue
                                                                                             in Bulington,
                                                                                             Vermont.
                               July 18, 2001................  Reston, VA, Washington, DC..  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the removal or
                                                                                             replacement of
                                                                                             existing PCB
                                                                                             Transformers in two
                                                                                             Federal buildings,
                                                                                             including the J.W.
                                                                                             Powell Building at
                                                                                             12201 Sunrise
                                                                                             Valley Drive in
                                                                                             Reston, Virginia
                                                                                             and the New
                                                                                             Executive Office
                                                                                             Building at 725
                                                                                             17th Street,
                                                                                             Northwest, in
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia.
                               July 18, 2001................  Mobile, AL..................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             325,452 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 50 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Mobile,
                                                                                             Alabama.
                               July 18, 2001................  Little Rock, AR.............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             425,518 gross
                                                                                             square foot annex
                                                                                             and Post Office-
                                                                                             United States
                                                                                             courthouse
                                                                                             renovation,
                                                                                             including 55 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Little
                                                                                             Rock, Arkansas.
                               July 18, 2001................  Jackman, ME.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             35,709 gross square
                                                                                             foot United States
                                                                                             Border Station,
                                                                                             including eight
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             Jackman, Maine.
                               July 18, 2001................  Suitland, MD................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 208,271 gross
                                                                                             square foot
                                                                                             facility and
                                                                                             structured parking
                                                                                             garage with 500
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in
                                                                                             Suitland, Maryland.
                               July 18, 2001................  Suitland, MD................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the design and
                                                                                             construction of two
                                                                                             new facilities
                                                                                             totaling 1,500,000
                                                                                             gross square feet,
                                                                                             and 3,100
                                                                                             structured parking
                                                                                             spaces, for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Commerce, Bureau of
                                                                                             Census located in
                                                                                             Suitland, Maryland.
                               July 18, 2001................  Springfield, MA.............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 158,755 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 41 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in
                                                                                             Springfield,
                                                                                             Massachusetts.
                               July 18, 2001................  Detroit, MI.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 23,500 gross
                                                                                             square foot
                                                                                             inspection facility
                                                                                             and 230 outside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Detroit,
                                                                                             Michigan.
                               July 18, 2001................  Raymond, MT.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             235,671 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States Border
                                                                                             Station, including
                                                                                             six inside parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             Raymond, Montana.
                               July 18, 2001................  Las Cruces, NM..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             204,642 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 81 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Las
                                                                                             Cruces, New Mexico.
                               July 18, 2001................  Buffalo, NY.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             141,940 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 40 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Buffalo,
                                                                                             New York.
                               July 18, 2001................  Eugene/Springfield, OR......  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design for
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             268,046 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 80 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Eugene
                                                                                             or Springfield,
                                                                                             Oregon.
                               July 18, 2001................  El Paso, TX.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             221,613 square foot
                                                                                             United States
                                                                                             courthouse,
                                                                                             including 60 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in El Paso,
                                                                                             Texas.
                               July 18, 2001................  Norfolk, VA.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             399,394 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse
                                                                                             annex complex,
                                                                                             including 47 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Norfolk,
                                                                                             Virginia.
                               July 18, 2001................  Rockford, IL................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             147,249 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 33 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in
                                                                                             Rockford, Illinois.
                               July 18, 2001................  San Diego, CA...............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             583,746 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 46 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in San
                                                                                             Diego, California.
                               July 18, 2001................  Cape Girardeau, MO..........  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 154,410 square
                                                                                             foot United States
                                                                                             courthouse,
                                                                                             including 24 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Cape
                                                                                             Girardeau,
                                                                                             Missouri.
                               July 18, 2001................  San Jose, CA................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             420,635 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 112
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             San Jose,
                                                                                             California.
                               July 18, 2001................  Erie, PA....................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 134,794 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse
                                                                                             complex, including
                                                                                             18 inside parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             Erie, Pennsylvania.
                               July 18, 2001................  Nashville, TN...............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the additional site
                                                                                             and design for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             385,449 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 170
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             Nashville,
                                                                                             Tennessee.
                               July 18, 2001................  Miami, FL...................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 508,323 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 110
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             Miami, Florida.
                               July 18, 2001................  Brooklyn, NY................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             courthouse
                                                                                             currently under
                                                                                             construction,
                                                                                             located in
                                                                                             Brooklyn, New York.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  San Francisco, CA...........  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             148,305 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space including 23
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Department of Labor
                                                                                             and Department of
                                                                                             Defense currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at 71
                                                                                             Stevenson Street in
                                                                                             San Francisco,
                                                                                             California.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  San Francisco, CA...........  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             46,712 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space including 14
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Executive Office of
                                                                                             Immigration Review
                                                                                             and the Immigration
                                                                                             and Naturalization
                                                                                             Service currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at 550 Kearny
                                                                                             Street, San
                                                                                             Francisco,
                                                                                             California.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  San Francisco, CA...........  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             69,677 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space including 8
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             National Labor
                                                                                             Relations Board,
                                                                                             Equal Employment
                                                                                             Opportunity
                                                                                             Commission, Federal
                                                                                             Trade Commission,
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Energy--Federal
                                                                                             Energy Regulatory
                                                                                             Commission, and
                                                                                             Federal Labor
                                                                                             Relations currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at 901 Market
                                                                                             Street, San
                                                                                             Francisco,
                                                                                             California.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             218,720 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space including 50
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             National Park
                                                                                             Service, Federal
                                                                                             Maritime
                                                                                             Commission,
                                                                                             Department of Labor
                                                                                             and other tenants
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             800 North Capitol
                                                                                             Street, Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             272,408 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space including 10
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             National Labor
                                                                                             Relations Board
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             Franklin Court,
                                                                                             1099 14th Street,
                                                                                             Northwest, in
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Miami, FL...................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             226,000 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space including 133
                                                                                             parking spaces for
                                                                                             the Immigration and
                                                                                             Naturalization
                                                                                             Service currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at 7880
                                                                                             Biscayne Boulevard,
                                                                                             77 SE 5th Street
                                                                                             and 18441 NW 2nd
                                                                                             Avenue, Miami,
                                                                                             Florida.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  New York, NY................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             67,316 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space of the United
                                                                                             States Attorneys
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             at 100 Church
                                                                                             Street New York,
                                                                                             New York.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Philadelphia, PA............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             114,000 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space including 25
                                                                                             parking spaces of
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             Army Corps of
                                                                                             Engineers currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at 100 Penn
                                                                                             Square East,
                                                                                             Philadelphia,
                                                                                             Pennsylvania.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Phoenix, AZ.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             105,675 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space including 400
                                                                                             surface parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Veterans Affairs
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             3225 North Central
                                                                                             Avenue, Phoenix,
                                                                                             Arizona.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  San Francisco, CA...........  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             45,175 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space including 4
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             United States
                                                                                             Bankruptcy Court
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             235 Pine Street,
                                                                                             San Francisco,
                                                                                             California.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             392,648 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space including 15
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Department of State
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             400 C Street,
                                                                                             Southwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             58,665 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space and 15 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces for
                                                                                             the Executive
                                                                                             Office of the
                                                                                             President, Office
                                                                                             of National Drug
                                                                                             Control Policy
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             750 17th Street,
                                                                                             Northwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Tampa, FL...................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             112,700 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space and 139
                                                                                             parking spaces for
                                                                                             the Federal Bureau
                                                                                             of Investigation
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in the R.L.
                                                                                             Timberlake, Jr.
                                                                                             Federal Building,
                                                                                             at 500 Zack Street,
                                                                                             the Spencer
                                                                                             Building at 603-11
                                                                                             East Cass Street
                                                                                             and in leased space
                                                                                             at Riverside Plaza,
                                                                                             Tampa Florida.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Chicago, IL.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             113,000 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Veterans Affairs
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in the John C.
                                                                                             Klucynski Federal
                                                                                             Building, at 536
                                                                                             South Clark Street,
                                                                                             Chicago, Illinois.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Metairie, LA................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             203,624 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space and 100
                                                                                             outside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Mineral Management
                                                                                             Service currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at 1201
                                                                                             Elmwood Boulevard,
                                                                                             Metairie,
                                                                                             Louisiana.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Northern VA.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             257,400 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space and 1,100
                                                                                             parking spaces for
                                                                                             the Executive
                                                                                             Office of the
                                                                                             President currently
                                                                                             located in the NW
                                                                                             Federal Credit
                                                                                             Union, Vienna,
                                                                                             Virginia.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Pittsburgh, PA..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             Post Office located
                                                                                             at Seventh Avenue
                                                                                             and Grant Street,
                                                                                             Pittsburgh,
                                                                                             Pennsylvania.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Federal Trade
                                                                                             Commission Building
                                                                                             located at
                                                                                             Constitution Avenue
                                                                                             and 7th Streets,
                                                                                             Northwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Austin, TX..................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 190,737 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 55 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Austin,
                                                                                             Texas.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Jackson, MS.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 345,963 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 68 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Jackson,
                                                                                             Mississippi.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Fort Pierce, FL.............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 111,075 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 15 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Fort
                                                                                             Pierce, Florida.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Phoenix, AZ.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             127,577 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space and 146
                                                                                             secured parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Immigration and
                                                                                             Naturalization
                                                                                             Service currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at 3002-3006
                                                                                             West Clarendon,
                                                                                             2035 North Central
                                                                                             Avenue and 400
                                                                                             North Fifth Street
                                                                                             in Phoenix,
                                                                                             Arizona.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Alemeda/Contra Costa County,  Resolution
                                                               CA.                           authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             52,119 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space and 11
                                                                                             outside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the Drug
                                                                                             Enforcement
                                                                                             Administration
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             at 390 Main Street
                                                                                             in San Francisco,
                                                                                             California.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Fresno, CA..................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             122,000 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             office space and
                                                                                             690 structured
                                                                                             secure parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Internal Revenue
                                                                                             Service currently
                                                                                             located at 2867
                                                                                             South East Street,
                                                                                             Fresno, California.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Prince George's County, MD..  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             130,000 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             office space and
                                                                                             seven parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             National
                                                                                             Aeronautical
                                                                                             Charting Office of
                                                                                             the Department of
                                                                                             Transportation
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             at the Hebert C.
                                                                                             Hoover Building in
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia and two
                                                                                             leased locations in
                                                                                             Prince George's
                                                                                             County, Maryland.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Alexandria, VA..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             565,128 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             office space and 40
                                                                                             outside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense currently
                                                                                             located at the AMC
                                                                                             Building, 5001
                                                                                             Eisenhower Avenue
                                                                                             in Alexandria,
                                                                                             Virginia.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Seattle, WA.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             120,265 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             office space and 22
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Health and Human
                                                                                             Services currently
                                                                                             located at 2201
                                                                                             Sixth Avenue in
                                                                                             Seattle,
                                                                                             Washington.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Jacksonville, FL............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             167,000 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             office space and
                                                                                             122 outside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Corps of Engineers
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             at the Charles E.
                                                                                             Bennett Federal
                                                                                             Building, 400 West
                                                                                             Bay Street in
                                                                                             leased space at
                                                                                             Bell South Tower
                                                                                             Building, 301 West
                                                                                             Bay Street in
                                                                                             Jacksonville,
                                                                                             Florida.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Fresno, CA..................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             178,000 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             office space and
                                                                                             800 structured
                                                                                             parking spaces for
                                                                                             the Internal
                                                                                             Revenue Service
                                                                                             located at East
                                                                                             Butler Avenue in
                                                                                             Fresno, California.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Chicago, IL.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             393,674 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             office space and
                                                                                             520 parking spaces
                                                                                             for the Federal
                                                                                             Bureau of
                                                                                             Investigation
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in several Federal
                                                                                             and leased
                                                                                             locations in
                                                                                             Chicago, Illinois.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  El Paso, TX.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             design and
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             115,139 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States Border
                                                                                             Station, including
                                                                                             375 outside parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             El Paso, Texas.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Champlain, NY...............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 72,612 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States Border
                                                                                             Station, including
                                                                                             510 outside parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             Champlain, New
                                                                                             York.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Montgomery, AL..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Frank M.
                                                                                             Johnson, Jr.
                                                                                             Federal Building
                                                                                             and United States
                                                                                             Courthouse located
                                                                                             at 15 Lee Street in
                                                                                             Montgomery,
                                                                                             Alabama.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             97,000 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             office space for
                                                                                             the Environmental
                                                                                             Protection Agency
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             at 501 Third
                                                                                             Street, Northwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Arlington, VA...............  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             322,379 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             office space and 17
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces for the
                                                                                             Environmental
                                                                                             Protection Agency
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             Crystal Gateway One
                                                                                             and Crystal Mall
                                                                                             Two-Three-Four in
                                                                                             the Crystal City
                                                                                             area of Arlington,
                                                                                             Virginia.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Orlando, FL.................  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             275,050 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 35 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces and
                                                                                             200 surface parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             Orlando, Florida.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Salt Lake City, UT..........  Resolution
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 229,300 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse
                                                                                             annex, including 78
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             Salt Lake City,
                                                                                             Utah.
                               June 26, 2002................  Washington, DC/Chicago, IL..  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the replacement of
                                                                                             existing elevators
                                                                                             in the J. Edgar
                                                                                             Hoover Building in
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia at a cost
                                                                                             of $9,304,000;
                                                                                             Interior Department
                                                                                             Building in
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, at a cost
                                                                                             of $7,000,000; and
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             Post Office Loop
                                                                                             Station in Chicago,
                                                                                             Illinois at a cost
                                                                                             of $5,229,000, for
                                                                                             a combined cost of
                                                                                             $21,533,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Los Angeles, CA.............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             300 North Los
                                                                                             Angeles Street
                                                                                             Federal Building
                                                                                             located in Los
                                                                                             Angeles,
                                                                                             California, at an
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             cost of $3,069,000
                                                                                             (design and review
                                                                                             cost of $6,015,000
                                                                                             was previously
                                                                                             authorized),
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $6,615,000 and an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $83,482,000, for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated total
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $99,181,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  San Francisco, CA...........  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             Appraisers Building
                                                                                             located at 630
                                                                                             Sansome Street in
                                                                                             San Francisco,
                                                                                             California, at an
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             cost of $2,318,000
                                                                                             (design Cost of
                                                                                             $1,547,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized),
                                                                                             additional
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $1,295,000
                                                                                             (management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $1,335,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized), and an
                                                                                             additional
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $16,670,000
                                                                                             (estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $28,443,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized), for a
                                                                                             combined estimated
                                                                                             total project cost
                                                                                             of $51,608,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Tecate, CA..................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             Border Station
                                                                                             located in Tecate,
                                                                                             California, design
                                                                                             cost of $161,000
                                                                                             (site acquisition
                                                                                             and design cost of
                                                                                             $3,051,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             appropriated),
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $612,000,
                                                                                             (management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $830,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             appropriated), and
                                                                                             an estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $4,936,000,
                                                                                             (construction cost
                                                                                             of $9,302,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             appropriated), for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated project
                                                                                             total of
                                                                                             $18,892,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  New Haven, CT...............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Robert N.
                                                                                             Giaimo Federal
                                                                                             Building located in
                                                                                             New Haven,
                                                                                             Connecticut, at an
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             cost of $296,000
                                                                                             (design cost of
                                                                                             $987,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized),
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $1,982,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated total
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $19,494,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             Federal Office
                                                                                             Building 10A
                                                                                             located at 800
                                                                                             Independence
                                                                                             Avenue, Southwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, at a
                                                                                             design and review
                                                                                             cost of $404,000,
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $293,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated design/
                                                                                             build cost of
                                                                                             $4,757,000, for a
                                                                                             combined estimated
                                                                                             total project cost
                                                                                             of $5,454,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Chicago, IL.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             Custom House
                                                                                             located at 610
                                                                                             South Canal Street
                                                                                             in Chicago,
                                                                                             Illinois, at a
                                                                                             design and review
                                                                                             cost of $664,000,
                                                                                             managment and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $653,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated design
                                                                                             build construction
                                                                                             cost of $7,683,000
                                                                                             for a combined
                                                                                             estimated total
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $9,000,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Davenport, IA...............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Federal
                                                                                             Building and United
                                                                                             States Courthouse
                                                                                             located at 131 East
                                                                                             4th Street, in
                                                                                             Davenport, Iowa, at
                                                                                             an additional
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $428,000, (design
                                                                                             and review cost of
                                                                                             $790,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized),
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $1,282,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated total
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $13,376,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Baltimore, MD...............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Metro West
                                                                                             Building located at
                                                                                             Mulberry and Green
                                                                                             Streets, in
                                                                                             Baltimore,
                                                                                             Maryland, at a
                                                                                             design and review
                                                                                             cost of $210,000,
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $772,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $5,180,000, for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated project
                                                                                             cost of $6,162,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Woodlawn, MD................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Social Security
                                                                                             Administration
                                                                                             National
                                                                                             Headquarters--Opera
                                                                                             tions Building
                                                                                             located at 6401
                                                                                             Security Boulevard,
                                                                                             in Woodlawn,
                                                                                             Maryland at an
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             cost of $4,625,000,
                                                                                             (design cost of
                                                                                             $3,721,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized by the
                                                                                             Committee and
                                                                                             $3,857,000 was
                                                                                             provided by the
                                                                                             Social Security
                                                                                             Administration for
                                                                                             a total design cost
                                                                                             of $7,578,000)
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $11,343,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $136,693,000 for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated project
                                                                                             cost of
                                                                                             $160,239,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Boston, MA..................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the John F. Kennedy
                                                                                             Federal Building
                                                                                             located in Boston,
                                                                                             Massachusetts, at a
                                                                                             design and review
                                                                                             cost of $242,000,
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $170,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated design
                                                                                             and build
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $2,859,000, for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated total
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $3,271,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Kansas City, MO.............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Bannister
                                                                                             Federal Complex,
                                                                                             Building 1, located
                                                                                             at 1500 East
                                                                                             Bannister Road,
                                                                                             Kansas City,
                                                                                             Missouri, at a
                                                                                             design and review
                                                                                             cost of $767,000,
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $1,138,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated design
                                                                                             and build
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $14,225,000, for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated total
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $16,130,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Kansas City, MO.............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Bannister
                                                                                             Federal Complex,
                                                                                             Building 2, located
                                                                                             at the Bannister
                                                                                             Complex in Kansas
                                                                                             City, Missouri, at
                                                                                             a design and review
                                                                                             cost of $243,000,
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $264,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated design
                                                                                             and build
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $2,641,000, for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated total
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $3,148,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Manchester, NH..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Norris Cotton
                                                                                             Federal Building
                                                                                             located at 275
                                                                                             Chestnut Street,
                                                                                             Manchester, New
                                                                                             Hampshire, at an
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             cost of $914,000,
                                                                                             (design and review
                                                                                             cost of $914,000
                                                                                             was previously
                                                                                             authorized),
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $1,265,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $15,393,000 for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated project
                                                                                             cost of
                                                                                             $18,531,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Portsmouth, NH..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Thomas McIntyre
                                                                                             Federal Building
                                                                                             located at 80
                                                                                             Daniel Street,
                                                                                             Portsmouth, New
                                                                                             Hampshire, at an
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             cost of $160,000,
                                                                                             (design and review
                                                                                             cost of $829,000
                                                                                             was previously
                                                                                             authorized),
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $765,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $10,224,000 for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated project
                                                                                             cost of
                                                                                             $11,978,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  New York, NY................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alterations of
                                                                                             the Jacob K. Javits
                                                                                             Federal Building
                                                                                             located at 26
                                                                                             Federal Plaza, New
                                                                                             York, New York, at
                                                                                             a design and review
                                                                                             cost of $678,000,
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $200,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated design
                                                                                             and build
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $6,690,000, for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated total
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $7,568,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Clevland, OH................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Howard M.
                                                                                             Metzenbaum United
                                                                                             States Courthouse
                                                                                             located at 201
                                                                                             Superior Avenue,
                                                                                             Clevland, Ohio, at
                                                                                             an addiitonal
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $1,111,000, (design
                                                                                             and review cost of
                                                                                             $2,301,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized),
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $993,000,
                                                                                             (management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $2,283,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized), an
                                                                                             additional
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $135,108,000
                                                                                             (construction cost
                                                                                             of $24,817,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized), for a
                                                                                             combined estimated
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $44,613,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Pittsburgh, PA..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the William S.
                                                                                             Moorhead Federal
                                                                                             Building located at
                                                                                             1000 Liberty
                                                                                             Avenue, Pittsburgh,
                                                                                             Pennsylvania, at a
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $5,760,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $63,033,000, for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated total
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $72,257,000 (design
                                                                                             and review cost of
                                                                                             $3,464,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized).
                               June 26, 2002................  Dallas, TX..................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Earle Cabell
                                                                                             Federal Building
                                                                                             and United States
                                                                                             Courthouse located
                                                                                             at 1100 Commerce
                                                                                             Street and the
                                                                                             Sante Fe Federal
                                                                                             Building located at
                                                                                             1114 Commerce
                                                                                             Street in Dallas,
                                                                                             Texas, at a
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $14,495,000, for a
                                                                                             combined estimated
                                                                                             total project cost
                                                                                             of $17,754,000
                                                                                             (design cost of
                                                                                             $1,360,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized).
                               June 26, 2002................  Fort Worth, TX..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Fritz G. Lanham
                                                                                             Federal Building
                                                                                             located in Fort
                                                                                             Worth, Texas, at a
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $14,484,000, for a
                                                                                             combined estimated
                                                                                             total project cost
                                                                                             of $16,082,000
                                                                                             (design cost of
                                                                                             $833,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized).
                               June 26, 2002................  Seattle, WA.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the alteration of
                                                                                             the Henry M.
                                                                                             Jackson Federal
                                                                                             Building located at
                                                                                             915 Second Avenue,
                                                                                             in Seattle,
                                                                                             Washington, at an
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             cost of $55,000,
                                                                                             (design and review
                                                                                             cost of $1,728,000
                                                                                             was previously
                                                                                             authorized),
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $2,027,000, at an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $24,750,000, for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated project
                                                                                             cost of
                                                                                             $28,560,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Jackman, ME.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 35,709 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States Border
                                                                                             Station, including
                                                                                             eight parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             Jackman, Maine, at
                                                                                             a management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $8,441,000 for a
                                                                                             combined estimated
                                                                                             total project cost
                                                                                             of $10,062,000
                                                                                             (design cost of
                                                                                             $868,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized).
                               June 26, 2002................  Suitland, MD................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             the first of two
                                                                                             buildings, the
                                                                                             first being a
                                                                                             1,248,640 gross
                                                                                             square foot
                                                                                             building and
                                                                                             parking structure
                                                                                             with 1,592 parking
                                                                                             spaces, located at
                                                                                             the Suitland
                                                                                             Federal Center in
                                                                                             Suitland, Maryland,
                                                                                             at a management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $9,219,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $167,700,000 for
                                                                                             a combined
                                                                                             estimated total
                                                                                             project cost of
                                                                                             $184,932,000,
                                                                                             (design cost of
                                                                                             $16,200,000,
                                                                                             including
                                                                                             $8,013,000 for the
                                                                                             first of two
                                                                                             buildings, was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized).
                               June 26, 2002................  Suitland, MD................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 208,271 gross
                                                                                             square foot
                                                                                             facility and
                                                                                             structured parking
                                                                                             garage with 500
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in
                                                                                             Suitland, Maryland,
                                                                                             at an additional
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $750,000 (design
                                                                                             cost of $3,128,00
                                                                                             was previously
                                                                                             authorized),
                                                                                             additional
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $612,000
                                                                                             (management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $2,951,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized), and
                                                                                             additional
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $8,099,000
                                                                                             (estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $45,658,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized), for a
                                                                                             combined estimated
                                                                                             total project cost
                                                                                             of $61,198,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Raymond, MT.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 28,998 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States Border
                                                                                             Station, including
                                                                                             42 parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Raymond,
                                                                                             Montana, at a
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $578,000 and an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $7,715,000 for a
                                                                                             combined estimated
                                                                                             total project cost
                                                                                             of $8,447,000
                                                                                             (design cost of
                                                                                             $694,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized).
                               June 26, 2002................  Massena, NY.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the site
                                                                                             acquisition and
                                                                                             design of a 31,767
                                                                                             gross square foot
                                                                                             United States
                                                                                             Border Station
                                                                                             including 80
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Massena,
                                                                                             New York, at a site
                                                                                             acquisition cost of
                                                                                             $100,000 and design
                                                                                             and review cost of
                                                                                             $1,546,000, for a
                                                                                             combined estimated
                                                                                             total project cost
                                                                                             of $1,646,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Portal, ND..................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the site
                                                                                             acquisition and
                                                                                             design of a 62,216
                                                                                             gross square foot
                                                                                             United States
                                                                                             Border Station,
                                                                                             including 85
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Portal,
                                                                                             North Dakota, at a
                                                                                             site acquisition
                                                                                             cost of $800,000
                                                                                             and design and
                                                                                             review cost of
                                                                                             $1,401,000 for a
                                                                                             combined cost of
                                                                                             $2,201,000.
                               June 26, 2002................  Oroville, WA................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 71,624 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States Border
                                                                                             Station in
                                                                                             Oroville,
                                                                                             Washington, at an
                                                                                             additional site
                                                                                             acquisition cost of
                                                                                             $880,000 (site
                                                                                             acquisition cost of
                                                                                             $620,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized),
                                                                                             additional
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $750,000
                                                                                             (management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $750,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized), and
                                                                                             additional
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $4,230,000
                                                                                             (estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $10,456,000 was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized), for a
                                                                                             combined estimated
                                                                                             total project cost
                                                                                             of $19,230,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Little Rock, AR.............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 155,317 gross
                                                                                             square foot annex,
                                                                                             including 55 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Little
                                                                                             Rock, Arkansas, at
                                                                                             a management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $6,312,000, Post
                                                                                             Office--United
                                                                                             States Courthouse
                                                                                             renovation cost of
                                                                                             $28,449,000, and
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $42,393,000, for
                                                                                             a combined cost of
                                                                                             $77,154,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  San Diego, CA...............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             583,746 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse
                                                                                             annex including 46
                                                                                             inside parking
                                                                                             spaces, located in
                                                                                             San Diego,
                                                                                             California, at an
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $9,564,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Eugene, OR..................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 270,718 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States Courthouse,
                                                                                             including 80 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Eugene,
                                                                                             Oregon, at a
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $4,319,000, and
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $77,734,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Salt Lake City, UT..........  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             323,606 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 44 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces
                                                                                             located in Salt
                                                                                             Lake City, Utah, at
                                                                                             additional site and
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $8,673,000 (site
                                                                                             was previously
                                                                                             authorized by
                                                                                             resolution for
                                                                                             $6,901,000 on
                                                                                             September 27, 1996
                                                                                             and design was
                                                                                             previously
                                                                                             authorized by
                                                                                             resolution for
                                                                                             $4,918,000 on July
                                                                                             23, 1997) for a
                                                                                             combined site and
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $20,492,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Fort Pierce, FL.............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             111,075 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 15 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Fort
                                                                                             Pierce, Florida, at
                                                                                             an additional
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $448,000 for a
                                                                                             combined site and
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $5,013,000. This
                                                                                             resolution amends
                                                                                             Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             November 7, 2001,
                                                                                             which authorized
                                                                                             site and design at
                                                                                             a cost of
                                                                                             $4,565,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Cedar Rapids, IA............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             254,328 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 40 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Cedar
                                                                                             Rapids, Iowa, at an
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             cost of $1,478,000,
                                                                                             for a combined site
                                                                                             and design cost of
                                                                                             $14,952,000. This
                                                                                             resolution amends
                                                                                             Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             July 26, 2000,
                                                                                             which authorized
                                                                                             site and design at
                                                                                             a cost of
                                                                                             $13,474,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Cape Girardeau, MO..........  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional design,
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection, and
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             154,410 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 24 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Cape
                                                                                             Girardeau,
                                                                                             Missouri, at an
                                                                                             additional cost of
                                                                                             $7,576,000. This
                                                                                             resolution amends
                                                                                             Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             July 18, 2001 which
                                                                                             authorized
                                                                                             additional design,
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection and an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction at a
                                                                                             combined cost of
                                                                                             $41,735,000, which
                                                                                             amended Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             July 23, 1998 which
                                                                                             authorized
                                                                                             appropriations in
                                                                                             the amount of
                                                                                             $496,000, for
                                                                                             additional design,
                                                                                             which amended
                                                                                             Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             May 13, 1993, which
                                                                                             authorized
                                                                                             $3,900,000 for site
                                                                                             and $1,700,000 for
                                                                                             design.
                               July 24, 2002................  Orlando, FL.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             the estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             257,050 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 40 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Orlando,
                                                                                             Florida, at an
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             cost of $200,000,
                                                                                             and a management
                                                                                             and inspection cost
                                                                                             of $5,084,000 and
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $77,739,000 for
                                                                                             a combined cost of
                                                                                             $83,023,000. This
                                                                                             resolution amends
                                                                                             Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             May 17, 1994 which
                                                                                             authorized site
                                                                                             acquisition at a
                                                                                             cost of $7,724,000,
                                                                                             which was amended
                                                                                             by Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             July 23, 1997,
                                                                                             authorizing
                                                                                             additional site
                                                                                             acquisition cost of
                                                                                             $748,000, which was
                                                                                             amended by
                                                                                             Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             October 29, 1997
                                                                                             which authorized
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $2,972,000, and
                                                                                             which amended
                                                                                             Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             November 7, 2001
                                                                                             which authorized
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             cost of $4,000,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Richmond, VA................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             additional design,
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection, and
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             315,027 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 64 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in
                                                                                             Richmond, Virginia,
                                                                                             at an additional
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $1,514,000, a
                                                                                             management and
                                                                                             inspection cost of
                                                                                             $4,807,000, and an
                                                                                             estimated
                                                                                             construction cost
                                                                                             of $75,509,000.
                                                                                             This resolution
                                                                                             amends Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             July 26, 2000 which
                                                                                             authorized site and
                                                                                             design at a cost of
                                                                                             $19,476,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  San Antonio, TX.............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             design cost for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             325,223 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 37 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in San
                                                                                             Antonio, Texas, at
                                                                                             a design cost of
                                                                                             $6,926,000, for
                                                                                             which an 11(b)
                                                                                             resolution was
                                                                                             signed on June 4,
                                                                                             2002.
                               July 24, 2002................  Anniston, AL................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 65,482 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 20 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             locate in Anniston
                                                                                             Alabama, at a site
                                                                                             cost of $1,257,000,
                                                                                             and a design cost
                                                                                             of $1,833,000, for
                                                                                             a combined cost of
                                                                                             $3,090,000, for
                                                                                             which an 11(b)
                                                                                             resolution was
                                                                                             signed on June 4,
                                                                                             2002.
                               July 24, 2002................  Harrisburg, PA..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design
                                                                                             cost for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             227,136 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 35 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in
                                                                                             Harrisburg,
                                                                                             Pennsylvania, at a
                                                                                             site cost of
                                                                                             $14,215,000, and
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $4,462,000 for a
                                                                                             combined cost of
                                                                                             $18,677,000, for
                                                                                             which an 11(b)
                                                                                             resolution was
                                                                                             signed on June 4,
                                                                                             2002.
                               July 24, 2002................  Greenville, SC..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design
                                                                                             cost for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             237,409 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 74 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces, in
                                                                                             Greenville, South
                                                                                             Carolina, at a site
                                                                                             cost of $3,451,000,
                                                                                             and design cost of
                                                                                             $4,856,000 for a
                                                                                             combined cost of
                                                                                             $8,307,000, for
                                                                                             which an 11(b)
                                                                                             resolution was
                                                                                             signed on June 4,
                                                                                             2002.
                               July 24, 2002................  Buffalo, NY.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 266,020 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 54 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces, in
                                                                                             Buffalo, New York,
                                                                                             at an additional
                                                                                             site cost of
                                                                                             $7,374,000, and
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $2,515,000 for a
                                                                                             combined additional
                                                                                             cost of $9,889,000.
                                                                                             This resolution
                                                                                             amends Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             July 18, 2001,
                                                                                             which authorized
                                                                                             additional design
                                                                                             at a cost of
                                                                                             $716,000, which
                                                                                             amended Committee
                                                                                             resolution dated
                                                                                             July 26, 2000,
                                                                                             which authorized
                                                                                             site and design
                                                                                             cost of $3,599,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Toledo, OH..................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design
                                                                                             cost for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             206,828 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             Including 20 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces, in
                                                                                             Toledo, Ohio, at a
                                                                                             site cost of
                                                                                             $1,201,000, and
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $4,792,000 for a
                                                                                             combined cost of
                                                                                             $5,993,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Green Bay, WI...............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             site and design for
                                                                                             the construction of
                                                                                             a 63,366 gross
                                                                                             square foot United
                                                                                             States Courthouse,
                                                                                             including 20 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces,
                                                                                             located in Green
                                                                                             Bay, Wisconsin, at
                                                                                             a site cost of
                                                                                             $1,800,000 and
                                                                                             design cost of
                                                                                             $1,881,000 for a
                                                                                             combined cost of
                                                                                             $3,681,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Charlotte, NC...............  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations for
                                                                                             design cost for the
                                                                                             construction of a
                                                                                             347,097 gross
                                                                                             square foot, United
                                                                                             States courthouse,
                                                                                             including 50 inside
                                                                                             parking spaces, in
                                                                                             Charlotte, North
                                                                                             Carolina, at a site
                                                                                             cost of $382,000
                                                                                             and design cost of
                                                                                             $7,019,000 for a
                                                                                             combined additional
                                                                                             cost of $7,401,000.
                               July 24, 2002................  Washington, DC..............  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             118,284 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Housing and Urban
                                                                                             Development
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             1250 Maryland
                                                                                             Avenue, Southwest,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $5,322,780 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Washington, DC..............  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             251,093 rentable
                                                                                             gross square feet
                                                                                             of space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Justice currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at 1425 New
                                                                                             York Avenue, in
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $11,299,185 for a
                                                                                             lease term of up to
                                                                                             ten years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Washington, DC..............  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             100,541 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Justice currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at 1331
                                                                                             Pennsylvania
                                                                                             Avenue, Northwest,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, at a
                                                                                             proposed cost of
                                                                                             $4,524,345 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Washington, DC..............  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             61,650 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Treasury currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at
                                                                                             Metropolitan
                                                                                             Square, 655 15th
                                                                                             Street, Northwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $2,774,250 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Washington, DC..............  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             161,288 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Veterans Affairs
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             1800 G Street,
                                                                                             Northwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $7,257,960 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Washington, DC..............  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             182,752 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Commerce, Bureau of
                                                                                             Economic Analysis
                                                                                             (BEA), Department
                                                                                             of Interior,
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Labor, and the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense currently
                                                                                             located in leased
                                                                                             space at 1441 L
                                                                                             Street, Northwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $8,223,840 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Washington, DC..............  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             529,954 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             United States Coast
                                                                                             Guard, United
                                                                                             States Department
                                                                                             of Transportation,
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             2100 2nd Street,
                                                                                             Northwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $12,188,942 for a
                                                                                             lease term of five
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Denver, CO..................  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             134,660 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space and 12
                                                                                             parking spaces for
                                                                                             the Department of
                                                                                             Housing and Urban
                                                                                             Development
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             633 17th Street,
                                                                                             Denver, Colorado,
                                                                                             at a proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $4,174,460 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Suburban MD.................  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             120,886 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Consumer Product
                                                                                             Safety Commission
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             4340 East Highway,
                                                                                             Bethesda, Maryland,
                                                                                             at a proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $3,747,466 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Suburban MD.................  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             124,246 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Treasury, Internal
                                                                                             Revenue Service,
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             Salurbia Office
                                                                                             Park, 6710 Oxon
                                                                                             Hill Road, Oxon
                                                                                             Hill, Maryland, at
                                                                                             a proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $2,981,904 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Boston, MA..................  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             113,711 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Federal Bureau of
                                                                                             Investigation
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             in leased space at
                                                                                             One Center Plaza in
                                                                                             Boston,
                                                                                             Massachusetts, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $5,230,706 for a
                                                                                             lease term of five
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Providence, RI..............  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             148,777 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             continued occupancy
                                                                                             of the United
                                                                                             States Court,
                                                                                             Social Security
                                                                                             Agency, Internal
                                                                                             Revenue Service,
                                                                                             Veterans Affairs
                                                                                             and other tenants
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             at 380 Westminster
                                                                                             Mall in Providence,
                                                                                             Rhode Island, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $3,868,202 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Northern VA.................  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             132,113 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Defense and the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Interior currently
                                                                                             housed in the Webb
                                                                                             Building, located
                                                                                             at 4040 North
                                                                                             Fairfax Drive,
                                                                                             Arlington,
                                                                                             Virginia, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $4,491,842 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Washington, DC..............  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             68,636 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of State
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             at 1111 19th
                                                                                             Street, Northwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $3,088,620 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Suburban MD.................  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             118,448 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Health and Human
                                                                                             Services and Health
                                                                                             Resources and
                                                                                             Service
                                                                                             Administration
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             at 4350 East West
                                                                                             Highway, Bethesda,
                                                                                             Maryland, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $3,671,888 for a
                                                                                             lease term of five
                                                                                             years with early
                                                                                             termination rights
                                                                                             after two years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Northern VA.................  Appropriations are
                                                                                             authorized to lease
                                                                                             up to approximately
                                                                                             278,700 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             General Services
                                                                                             Administration
                                                                                             Federal Supply
                                                                                             Service
                                                                                             headquarters,
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             at the Crystal City
                                                                                             Mall 2-3-4
                                                                                             buildings, 1941
                                                                                             Jefferson Davis
                                                                                             Highway, and
                                                                                             Crystal Park 1,
                                                                                             2011 Crystal Drive,
                                                                                             both in Arlington,
                                                                                             Virginia, at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $9,475,800 for a
                                                                                             lease term of ten
                                                                                             years.
                               July 24, 2002................  Houston, TX.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             authorize
                                                                                             appropriations to
                                                                                             lease up to
                                                                                             approximately
                                                                                             158,485 rentable
                                                                                             square feet of
                                                                                             space for the
                                                                                             Department of
                                                                                             Justice, Federal
                                                                                             Bureau of
                                                                                             Investigation
                                                                                             currently located
                                                                                             at Park on Bayou I,
                                                                                             Houston, Texas at a
                                                                                             proposed total
                                                                                             annual cost of
                                                                                             $3,486,670 for a
                                                                                             lease term of up to
                                                                                             five years.
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                    Public Buildings 11b Resolutions



----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Date referred                  Date approved                    Location                   Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               May 16, 2001.................  Canton, OH..................  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to repair and
                                                                                             modernize the Frank
                                                                                             T. Bow Federal
                                                                                             Building or to
                                                                                             construct or
                                                                                             acquire a facility
                                                                                             to house Federal
                                                                                             employees in
                                                                                             Canton, Ohio.
                               May 16, 2001.................  Colorado Springs, CO........  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             Federal employees
                                                                                             in Colorado
                                                                                             Springs, Colorado.
                               May 16, 2001.................  Atlanta, GA.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility adjacent
                                                                                             to the Elbert P.
                                                                                             Tuttle Court for
                                                                                             Appeals Building to
                                                                                             house additional
                                                                                             court staff
                                                                                             functions, and
                                                                                             Federal agencies in
                                                                                             Atlanta, Georgia.
                               May 16, 2001.................  Toledo, OH..................  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             Federal employees
                                                                                             in Toledo, Ohio.
                               July 18, 2001................  Ft. Pierce, FL..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             District Court in
                                                                                             Ft. Pierce,
                                                                                             Florida.
                               July 18, 2001................  Jackson, MS.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             District Court in
                                                                                             Jackson,
                                                                                             Mississippi.
                               July 18, 2001................  Austin, TX..................  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             District Court in
                                                                                             Austin, Texas.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Green Bay, WI...............  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             District Court in
                                                                                             Green Bay,
                                                                                             Wisconsin.
                               Nov. 7, 2001.................  Charlotte, NC...............  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct a
                                                                                             United States
                                                                                             courthouse in
                                                                                             Charlotte, North
                                                                                             Carolina.
                               Feb. 27, 2002................  Columbia, MO................  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             Federal employees
                                                                                             in Columbia,
                                                                                             Missouri.
                               Feb. 27, 2002................  Washington, DC..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             continued stability
                                                                                             of the Federal
                                                                                             Trade Commission
                                                                                             Building, 600
                                                                                             Pennsylvania
                                                                                             Avenue, Northwest,
                                                                                             Washington,
                                                                                             District of
                                                                                             Columbia, to meet
                                                                                             housing
                                                                                             requirements of the
                                                                                             Federal Trade
                                                                                             Commission.
                               Feb. 27, 2002................  El Paso, TX.................  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a border
                                                                                             station to house
                                                                                             Federal inspection
                                                                                             agencies located at
                                                                                             the port in El
                                                                                             Paso, Texas.
                               May 22, 2002.................  Anniston, AL................  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             District Court in
                                                                                             Anniston, Alabama.
                               May 22, 2002.................  Greenville, SC..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             District Court in
                                                                                             Greenville, South
                                                                                             Carolina.
                               May 22, 2002.................  Harrisburg, PA..............  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             District Court in
                                                                                             Harrisburg,
                                                                                             Pennsylvania.
                               May 22, 2002.................  San Antonio, TX.............  Resolution to
                                                                                             investigate the
                                                                                             feasibility and
                                                                                             need to construct
                                                                                             or acquire a
                                                                                             facility to house
                                                                                             the United States
                                                                                             District Court in
                                                                                             San Antonio, Texas.
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   RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED TO AUTHORIZE THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO CONDUCT
                           FEASIBILITY STUDIES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Docket Number                           Project
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2659.................................  San Fracisquito Creek Watershed,
                                        California
2660.................................  Port Hueneme, California
2661.................................  Little Wabash River Watershed,
                                        Indiana
2662.................................  Coyote Creek Watershed,
                                        California
2663.................................  Hancock County Seawall,
                                        Mississippi
2664.................................  Keith Creek, Illinois
2665.................................  Goffle Brook & Tributaries, New
                                        Jersey
2666.................................  Neshannock Creek, Pennsylvania
2667.................................  Fourmile Run, Virginia
2668.................................  Holmes Run Watershed, Virginia
2669.................................  Lavaca/Navidad River Basin, Texas
2670.................................  Pearl River, Louisiana and
                                        Mississippi
2671.................................  Youghiogheny River, Pennsylvania
2672.................................  California Coastal Sediment
                                        Master Plan, California
2673.................................  Willamette River Basin, Oregon
2674.................................  Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp
                                        Canal, Chesapeake, Virginia
2675.................................  Lake Montauk Harbor, New York
2676.................................  Flagler County, Florida
2677.................................  Streets Run Watershed,
                                        Pennsylvania
2678.................................  Lake Emily Dam, Pennsylvania
2679.................................  Grand River at Lansing, Michigan
2680.................................  East River Seawall, New York
2681.................................  Little Sarasota Bay, Florida
2682.................................  City Park/University Lakes,
                                        Louisiana
2683.................................  Susquehanna and Delaware River
                                        Basins, Pennsylvania
2684.................................  Big Suamico River, Wisconsin
2685.................................  Oconto Harbor, Wisconsin
2686.................................  Milliken-Sacro-Tulocay Basin,
                                        California
2687.................................  Lower Willamette River, Oregon
2688.................................  Mississippi River Projects,
                                        Illinois and Missouri
2689.................................  Lower Monogahela, Pennsylvania
2690.................................  Walton County, Florida
2691.................................  Lower Susquehanna River Basin,
                                        Pennsylvania
2692.................................  Stones Rover Watershed, Tennessee
2693.................................  Grays River, Washington
2694.................................  Lackawanna River at Dickson City,
                                        Pennsylvania
2695.................................  Reedy River, South Carolina
2696.................................  Muskingum River Lakes, Ohio
2697.................................  South San Francisco Bay
                                        Shoreline, California
2698.................................  Brush Creek & Tributaries, Kansas
                                        and Missouri
2699.................................  Alabama and Coosa Rivers, Alabama
2700.................................  Coffman Cove, Alaska
2701.................................  Seward, Alaska
2702.................................  Martin Pena Canal, San Juan,
                                        Puerto Rico
2703.................................  Arthur Kill Channel and Morses
                                        Creek to Perth Amboy, New Jersey
2704.................................  Elliott Bay Seawall, Seattle,
                                        Washington
2705.................................  Middle & Lower St. Croix River,
                                        Minnesota and Wisconsin
2706.................................  Tonawanda Creek Watershed, New
                                        York
2707.................................  Mill Creek, Pennsylvania
2708.................................  Silver & Brock Creeks,
                                        Pennsylvania
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                              Publications

    107-1 Compilation of Selected Aviation Laws.
    107-2 Compilation of Railroad Laws Relating to Railroad 
Regulation, Railroad Retirement, Unemployment and Labor, 
Volumes I and II.
    107-3 Improving Water Quality: States' Perspectives on the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, February 28, 
2001.
    107-4 Coast Guard Fiscal Year 2001 Supplemental Funding 
Needs. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation, March 8, 2001.
    107-5 The Federal Aviation Administration's Efforts to 
Modernize the Air Traffic Control System. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Aviation, March 14, 2001.
     107-6 Brownfields: Lessons from the Field. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, March 15, 
2001.
    107-7 Outlook for the Nation's Highways and Transit 
Systems. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and 
Transit, March 21, 2001.
    107-8 Water Infrastructure Needs. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, March 28, 
2001.
    107-9 Railroad Track Safety. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Railroads, March 29, 2001.
    107-10 Congestion in the U.S. Transportation System. April 
4, 2001.
    107-11 Combating Terrorism: Options to Improve Federal 
Response. Joint hearing with the Committee on Government Reform 
and the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings 
and Emergency Management, April 24, 2001.
    107-12 Rail Infrastructure. Hearing before the Subcommittee 
on Railroads, April 25, 2001.
    107-13 The Federal Aviation Administration's Capacity 
Benchmarks. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, April 
25, 2001.
    107-14 H.R. 1407, the Airline Delay Reduction Act. Hearing 
before the Subcommittee on Aviation, April 26, 2001.
    107-15 Agency Budgets and Priorities for Fiscal Year 2002. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, May 2, 2001.
    107-16 Coast Guard Fiscal Year 2002 Budget. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
May 3, 2001.
    107-17 Driver Distractions: Electronic Devices in the 
Automobile. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and 
Transit, May 9, 2001.
    107-18 H.R. 525, The Preparedness Against Domestic 
Terrorism Act. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, May 9, 
2001.
    107-19 The National Health Museum and the Future Use of 
Federal Office Building 8. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, May 10, 2001.
    107-20 Recreational Boating Safety. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, May 
15, 2001.
    107-21 Confined Animal Feeding Operations. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, May 16, 
2001.
    107-22 Congestion. Hearings before the Subcommittees on 
Railroads, Highways and Transit, Water Resources and 
Environment, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, and 
Aviation, May 22, 23, 24, 2001.
    107-23 General Services Administration Fiscal Year 2002 
Capital Investment Program. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, June 13, 2001.
    107-24 STARS Deployment Update and Review of Operational 
Evolution Plan. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, 
June 13, 2001.
    107-25 Reauthorization of the Appalachian Regional 
Commission. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, June 
20, 2001.
    107-26 Airline Customer Service Commitments: Status Report. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, June 20, 2001.
    107-27 Magnetic Levitation Transportation Issues. Hearing 
before the Subcommittee on Railroads, June 21, 2001.
    107-28 Runway Incursions Focusing on the Technology to 
Prevent Collisions. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Aviation, June 26, 2001.
    107-29 The National Academy of Sciences' National Research 
Council Report on Assessing the Scientific Basis of the Total 
Maximum Daily Load Approach to Water Quality Management. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, June 28, 2001.
    107-30 H.R. 1070, The Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2001. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, July 11, 2001.
    107-31 The General Accounting Office's Report on the 
Federal Aviation Administration's Rulemaking. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Aviation, July 11, 2001.
    107-32 Oversight of the Household Goods Moving Industry. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, July 
12, 2001.
    107-33 Air Traffic Congestion at LaGuardia Airport (New 
York, NY). Field hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, 
July 16, 2001.
    107-34 Proposed Closure of the Norfolk Southern Car Shops 
(Holidaysburg, PA). Field hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Railroads, July 16, 2001.
    107-35 NAFTA: Arbitration Decision and Opening of the U.S.-
Mexican Border to Mexican Motor Carriers. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, July 18, 2001.
    107-36 Strategies to Address Contaminated Sediments. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, July 19, 2001.
    107-37 Highway Work Zone Safety. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, July 24, 2001.
    107-38 Amtrak and High Speed Rail. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Railroads, July 25, 2001.
    107-39 Competitiveness of the U.S. Aircraft Manufacturing 
Industry. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, July 26, 
2001.
    107-40 Redlight Cameras. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, July 31, 2001.
    107-41 H.R. 2407, Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings and Emergency Management, August 1, 2001.
    107-42 H.R. 2107, to Preempt State Law Requiring Approval 
of Certain Airport Projects. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Aviation, August 1, 2001.
    107-43 H.R. 307, the Federal Protective Service Reform Act. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings and Emergency Management, September 6, 2001.
    107-44 Update on the Status of the STARS Program. Hearing 
before the Subcommittee on Aviation, September 13, 2001.
    107-45 H.R. 2891, to Preserve the Continued Viability of 
the United States Air Transportation System. September 19, 
2001.
    107-46 H.R. 1474, American Wetland Restoration Act. Hearing 
before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
September 20, 2001.
    107-47 Aviation Security. Hearings before the Subcommittee 
on Aviation, September 21 and 25, 2002.
    107-48 Improving the Delivery of Transit by Easing 
Regulatory Burdens. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways 
and Transit, September 26, 2001.
    107-49 H.R. 2950, the Rail Infrastructure Development and 
Expansion Act of the 21st Century (RIDE-21). Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Railroads, October 2, 2001.
    107-50 The Wetlands Permitting Process: Is it Working 
Fairly? Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, October 3, 2001.
    107-51 Terrorism: Are America's Water Resources and 
Environment at Risk? Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment, October 10, 2001.
    107-52 Deployment and Use of Security Technology. Hearing 
before the Subcommittee on Aviation, October 11, 2001.
    107-53 Restrictions on General Aviation Flying in Class B 
Airspace. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, October 
17, 2001.
    107-54 TEA 21 Success Stories. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, November 1, 2001.
    107-55 Right to Know after September 11th. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, November 
8, 2001.
    107-56 Future of the TMDL Program: How to Make TMDLs 
Effective Tools for Improving Water Quality. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, November 15, 
2001.
    107-57 Port Security. Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, December 6, 2001, 
February 13, March 13 and 14, 2002.
    107-58 Checked Baggage Screening Systems. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Aviation, December 7, 2001.
    107-59 Sewage Treatment in San Diego-Tijuana Border Region. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, December 12, 2001.
    107-60 Aviation and Transportation Security Act 60 Day 
Deadline for Screening and Checked Baggage. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Aviation, January 23, 2002.
    107-61 Building on Success: Administration Perspectives on 
Current Issues Affecting Reauthorization of TEA 21, February 7, 
2002, and Governors and Local Elected Officials on 
Reauthorization of TEA-21, February 28, 2002. Hearings before 
the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
     107-62 The Reauthorization of the Office of Pipeline 
Safety. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and 
Transit, February 13, 2002.
    107-63 The Amtrak Reform Council's Restructuring Plan. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Railroads, February 14, 
2002.
    107-64 Aviation Security with a Focus on Passenger 
Profiling. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, 
February 27, 2002.
    107-65 Successes and Failures of Amtrak and the Amtrak 
Reform and Accountability Act of 1997. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Railroads, March 6, 2002.
    107-66 H.R. 3479, to Expand Aviation Capacity in the 
Chicago Area. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, 
March 6, 2002.
    107-67 Coast Guard Fiscal Year 2003 Budget. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
March 7, 2001.
    107-68 Water Quality Financing Act of 2002. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, March 13, 
2002.
    107-69 Reauthorization of the National Transportation 
Safety Board. Hearing before the Subcommittees on Aviation and 
Railroads, March 14, 2002.
    107-70 Ensuring the Integrity of the Highway Trust Fund. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, March 
20, 2002.
    107-71 Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 
2002. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, April 10 and 17, 2002.
    107-72 Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office of 
National Preparedness. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, April 11, 2002.
    107-73 Intercity Passenger Rail in America: What Should it 
Look Like? Hearing before the Subcommittee on Railroads, April 
11, 2002.
    107-74 Adequacy of the Federal Aviation Administration's 
Oversight of Passenger Aircraft Maintenance. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Aviation, April 11, 2002.
    107-75 How Transit Serves and Benefits U.S. Communities. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, April 
17, 2002.
    107-76 H.R. 3947, the Federal Property Asset Management 
Reform Act of 2002. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, April 
18, 2002.
    107-77 Transportation of Spent Rods to the Proposed Yucca 
Mountain Storage Facility. Hearing before the Subcommittees on 
Highways and Transit and Railroads, April 25, 2002.
    107-78 H.R. 3673, the Recreational Waters Protection Act. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, May 1, 2002.
    107-79 Major Project Management. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, May 1, 2002.
    107-80 Arming Flight Crews Against Terrorist Attacks. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, May 2, 2002.
    107-81 Implementation of the National Invasive Species Act 
of 1996. Hearing before the Subcommittees on Water Resources 
and Environment and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
May 15, 2002.
    107-82 Relieving Highway Congestion through Capacity 
Enhancements and Increased Efficiency. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, May 21, 2002.
    107-83 The General Services Administration's Fiscal Year 
2003 Capital Investment and Leasing Program. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
Emergency Management, June 5, 2002.
    107-84 Recent Derailments. Hearing before the Subcommittee 
on Railroads, June 6, 2002.
    107-85 H.R. 2228, the Maritime Disaster Family Assistance 
Act. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation, June 12, 2002.
    107-86 Intermodalism, June 18, 2002, and Federal Transit 
Capital Grants, June 20, 2002. Hearings before the Subcommittee 
on Highways and Transit.
    107-87 Arming Pilots. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Aviation, June 19, 2002.
    107-88 Improving Highway Safety, June 27, 2002, and 
Trucking Safety, July 9, 2002. Hearings before the Subcommittee 
on Highways and Transit.
    107-89 Ways to Improve the Federal Aviation 
Administration's Organizational Structure. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Aviation, July 16, 2002.
    107-90 Long Term Outlook on the Highway Trust Fund: Are 
Fuel Taxes a Viable Measure. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, July 16, 2002.
    107-91 Aviation Security. Hearing before the Subcommittee 
on Aviation, July 23, 2002.
    107-92 Transportation Solutions on a Community Context: The 
Need for Better Transportation Systems for Everyone. Hearing 
before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, July 25, 2002.
    107-93 Driver's License Security Issues. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, September 5, 2002.
    107-94 Intelligent Transportation Systems. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, September 10, 2002.
    107-95 The Delta Regional Authority and Southeast Crescent 
Authority: Process and Prospects for Regional Development 
Authorities. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
September 12, 2002.
    107-96 Airport Security (Orlando, FL). Field hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Aviation, September 17, 2002.
    107-97 Stakeholder Proposals for the Reauthorization of the 
Surface Transportation Programs. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, September 19, 2002.
    107-98 Financial Conditions of the Airline Industry. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, September 24, 
2002.
    107-99 Capital and Maintenance Needs. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, September 26, 2002.
    107-100 H.R. 5455, Expediting Project Delivery. Hearing 
before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, October 8, 
2002.
    107-101 Federal Lands Highway Program. Hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, October 9, 2002.
    107-102 West Nile Virus. Subcommittee on Water Resources 
and Environment, October 10, 2002.
    107-103 Water Quality Trading. Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment, June 13, 2002.
    107-104 Summary of Legislative and Oversight Activities

                                
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