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107-230. To provide a temporary waiver from certain transpor- Oct. 1, 2002. 1469

tation 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. 107-231 .... National Construction Safety Team Act ......... 107-232 ....

107-233 ....

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 Fed-
eral transit formula grants in fiscal year 2003, and for
other purposes.

Oct. 1, 2002 ........ 1471
Oct. 1, 2002

To amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to ex- Oct. 1, 2002 ........ 1480
tend the deadline for the INTELSAT initial public offer-
ing.

107-234 .... To extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Oct. 4, 2002........ 1481 Program.

107-235

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Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal Oct. 4, 2002 .... 1482 year 2003, and for other purposes.

107-236 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Oct. 9, 2002

Boundary Adjustment Act.

1483

107-237 Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Oct. 11, 2002...... 1485 Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2002.

107-238 .... Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Oct. 11, 2002 ...... 1486 Act of 2002.

107-239

To ratify an agreement between The Aleut Corporation Oct. 11, 2002...... 1488
and the United States of America to exchange land
rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and
for other purposes.

107-240 .... Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal Oct. 11, 2002 ...... 1492 year 2003, and for other purposes.

107-241.... To amend the charter of the AMVETS organization ........
107-242

To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States organization to make members of the
armed forces who receive special pay for duty subject to
hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership
in the organization, and for other purposes.

Oct. 16, 2002 ...... 1496
Oct. 16, 2002 ...... 1497

107-243 .... Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Reso- Oct. 16, 2002...... 1498 lution of 2002.

107-244

107-245 ....

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal Oct. 18, 2002 ...... 1503
year 2003, and for other purposes.
Sudan Peace Act .....

107-246 Russian Democracy Act of 2002

Oct. 21, 2002 ...... 1504 Oct. 23, 2002 ...... 1511 1517

107-247 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustmet Act of Oct. 23, 2002 2002.

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107-248 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 ............... Oct. 23, 2002 ...... 1519 107-249.... Military Construction Appropriation Act, 2003 Oct. 23, 2002 ...... 1578

107-250 .... Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 Oct. 26, 2002 ...... 1588 107-251 Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002 ...... 107-252 Help America Vote Act of 2002

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Oct. 26, 2002 ...... 1621 Oct. 29, 2002 ...... 1666 1731

107-253 Inland Flood Forecasting and Warning System Act of Oct. 29, 2002

107-254 .... To authorize the duration of the base contract of the Oct. 29, 2002 ...... 1733 Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract to be more than five years but not more than seven years.

107-255 .... Recognizing the contributions of Patsy Takemoto Mink.....

107-256 ....

Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Study Act

Oct. 29, 2002...... 1734

Oct. 29, 2002 ...... 1735

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107-257 To designate the United States courthouse to be con- Oct. 29, 2002 ...... 1737 structed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the "Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse".

107-258 .... Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002.... 107-259.... To identify certain routes in the States of Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico as part of the Portsto-Plains Corridor, a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.

107-260 .... Benign Brain Tumor Cancer Registries Amendment Act ... 107-261.... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 127 Social Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, as the "Alphonse F. Auclair Post Office Building".

Oct. 29, 2002 ...... 1738
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1741

1743

Oct. 29, 2002 .....
Oct. 30, 2002 ...... 1745

107-262 .... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Oct. 30, 2002 ...... 1746 ice located at 7 Commercial Street in Newport, Rhode Island, as the "Bruce F. Cotta Post Office Building".

107-263 .... To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Oct. 30, 2002 ...... 1747 Service located at 89 River Street in Hoboken, New Jer

sey, as the "Frank Sinatra Post Office Building".

107-264... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Oct. 30, 2002
ice located at 1299 North 7th Street in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, as the "Herbert Arlene Post Office Build-
ing".

107-265... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Oct. 30, 2002
ice located at 6150 North Broad Street in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, as the "Rev. Leon Sullivan Post Office
Building".

107-266. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Oct. 30, 2002

ice located at 925 Dickinson Street in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, as the "William A. Cibotti Post Office
Building".

1748

1749

1750

107-267... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Oct. 30, 2002 ...... 1751 ice located at 120 North Maine Street in Fallon, Ne

vada, as the "Rollan D. Melton Post Office Building".

107-268. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Oct. 30, 2002 ...... 1752 ice located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena,

Texas, as the "Jim Fonteno Post Office Building".

107-269 .... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Oct. 30, 2002 1753 ice located at 204 South Broad Street in Lancaster,

Ohio, as the "Clarence Miller Post Office Building".

107-270... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Oct. 30, 2002...... 1754 ice located at 1895 Avenida Del Oro in Oceanside, Cali

fornia, as the "Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building".

107-271. To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Oct. 30, 2002 1755 Service located at 265 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, as the "Nat King Cole Post Office".

107-272.... To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Oct. 30, 2002...... 1757 Service located at 6910 South Yorktown Avenue in

Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the "Robert Wayne Jenkins Sta-
tion".

107-273 ... 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Au- Nov. 2, 2002 ....... 1758

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107-276.... To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of Nov. 2, 2002 ....... 1929 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local party committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under State law, and for other purposes.

107-279.... To provide for improvement of Federal education research, Nov. 5, 2002
statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination,
and for other purposes.

107-280... Rare Diseases Act of 2002

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107-281.... Rare Diseases Orphan Product Development Act of 2002 107-282 .... Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002.

1940

Nov. 6, 2002 ....... 1988
Nov. 6, 2002 ....... 1992
Nov. 6, 2002 ....... 1994

107-283.... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Nov. 6, 2002 ....... 2020 ice located at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the "Barney Apodaca Post Office".

107-284... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Nov. 6, 2002 ....... 2021 ice located at 4 East Central Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, as the "Joseph D. Early Post Office Building".

107-285.... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Nov. 6, 2002 ....... 2022 ice located at 380 Main Street in Farmingdale, New York, as the "Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Post Office Building".

107-286 ....

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Serv- Nov. 6, 2002 ....... 2023
ice located at 5805 White Oak Avenue in Encino, Cali-
fornia, as the "Francis Dayle 'Chick' Hearn Post Office".

107-287 .... Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Nov. 7, 2002 ....... 2024 Act of 2002.

107-288 .... Jobs for Veterans Act

107-289 .... Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 ........
107-290

To amend the District of Columbia Retirement Protection
Act of 1997 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to
use estimated amounts in determining the service lon-
gevity component of the Federal benefit payment re-
quired to be paid under such Act to certain retirees of
the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of
Columbia.

Nov. 7, 2002 .... 2052

107-291.... To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 206 South Main Street in Glennville, Georgia, as the "Michael Lee Woodcock Post Office". Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina- Nov. 13, 2002 ..... 2053 tion Reauthorization Act of 2002.

107-292

Nov. 13, 2002 ..... 2057

107-293. To reaffirm the reference to one Nation under God in the Nov. 13, 2002 Pledge of Allegiance.

107-294.... Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal Nov. 23, 2002.... 2062 year 2003, and for other purposes.

107-295 Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002

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Nov. 25, 2002 ..... 2064

Nov. 25, 2002 ..... 2135

Nov. 26, 2002 ..... 2322

Nov. 26, 2002 ..... 2342

107-299 .... National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of Nov. 26, 2002 ..... 2345 2002.

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107-300 Improper Payments Information Act of 2002........................

Nov. 26, 2002 ..... 2350

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107-301. To facilitate the use of a portion of the former O'Reilly Nov. 26, 2002..... 2352 General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, by the local Boys and Girls Club through the release of the reversionary interest and other interests retained by the United States in 1955 when the land was conveyed to the State of Missouri.

107-302... Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Inter- Nov. 26, 2002 ..... 2353 state Supervision Act of 2002.

107-303 .... Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Act of 2002 ........
107-304 .... To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain
catch-up contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan to be
made by participants age 50 or over of Special Counsel.
107-305 Cyber Security Research and Development Act .......
107-306 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 ...........
107-307 .... Product Packaging Protection Act of 2002 ........
107-308 .... North American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization
Act.

Nov. 27, 2002 ..... 2355
Nov. 27, 2002 ..... 2363

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Nov. 27, 2002 2367
Nov. 27, 2002 ..... 2383
Dec. 2, 2002 ...... 2445
Dec. 2, 2002 ....... 2446

107-309 .... To amend title 36, United States Code, to clarify the re- Dec. 2, 2002 ...... 2449 quirements for eligibility in the American Legion.

107-310 ....

107-311 .... 107-312 ....

Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002 .....
Armed Forces Domestic Security Act .........

Dec. 2, 2002

Dec. 2, 2002

2450

... 2455

To reduce the preexisting PAYGO balances, and for other Dec. 2, 2002 ....... 2456 purposes.

Dec. 2, 2002.... 2457

107-313.... Mental Health Parity Reauthorization Act of 2002..............
107-314 ... Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Dec. 2, 2002 ....... 2458
Year 2003.
107-315.... Approving the location of the commemorative work in the Dec. 2, 2002
District of Columbia honoring former President John
Adams.

107-316 ....
107-317 .... Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002........
107-318... Anton's Law ........
107-319. To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide
that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products
subject to such Act.

Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Build- Dec. 2, 2002
ing Act.

2763

... 2764

Dec. 4, 2002 ....... 2766
Dec. 4, 2002 .... 2772
Dec. 4, 2002 2776

107-320.... To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of Dec. 4, 2002 ....... 2778 land to Chatham County, Georgia.

107-321 .... Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002.........
107-322.... To extend the deadline for commencement of construction
of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina.

Dec. 4, 2002 ....... 2780
Dec. 4, 2002 ....... 2786

Dec. 4, 2002

107-323 .... POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2002..........
107-324.... To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Dec. 4, 2002
land to the city of Haines, Oregon.
107-325 Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act of 2002.........
107-326 .... FHA Downpayment Simplification Act of 2002
107-327.... Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 .........
107-328

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....... 2787 ... 2789

Relative to the convening of the first session of the One Dec. 4, 2002 ....... 2814
Hundred Eighth Congress.

107-329. To provide for the acquisition of land and construction of Dec. 6, 2002
an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the
entrance to American Fork Canyon, Utah, and for other
purposes.

Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act Dec. 16, 2002 2871

107-333 Guam War Claims Review Commission Act

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107-336. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make adjust- Dec. 16, 2002.... 2882 ments to the boundary of the National Park of American Samoa to include certain portions of the islands of Ofu and Olosega within the park, and for other purposes.

107-337 Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act

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Dec. 16, 2002

2883

Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail Study Act of Dec. 16, 2002 2886

2002.

107-339 Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act 107-340

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Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park Addition
Act of 2002.

Dec. 16, 2002 ..... 2887
Dec. 16, 2002 ..... 2889

107-341 .... To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suit- Dec. 16, 2002 ..... 2890 ability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, Texas, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

107-342

107-343

To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage- Dec. 17, 2002 2891 ment Act of 1996 to provide adequate funding author

ization for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2892
special resource study of Virginia Key Beach Park in
Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion in the Na-
tional Park System.

107-344.... To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2893
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and
construction of a project to reclaim and reuse waste-
water within and outside of the service area of the
Lakehaven Utility District, Washington.

107-345

To amend title 10, United States Code, to make receipts Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2894
collected from mineral leasing activities on certain
naval oil shale reserves available to cover environ-
mental restoration, waste management, and environ-
mental compliance costs incurred by the United States
with respect to the reserves.

107-346 .... Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act
107-347 .... E-Government Act of 2002 .........
107-348 Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act of 2002
107-349 .... Klamath Basin Emergency Operation and Maintenance

Refund Act of 2002.

Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2896

Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2899
Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2971
Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2973

107-350. To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2975 Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range.

107-351.... Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2978 and Improvement Act of 2002.

107-352 .... To consent to certain amendments to the New Hampshire- Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2981 Vermont Interstate School Compact.

107-353 .... California Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2982 Act.

107-354 .... To revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birth- Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2984 place National Monument, and for other purposes.

107-355 .... Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 .....
107-356 .... New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002 .........
107-357 .... To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Estab-
lishment of the Andersonville National Historic Site in
the State of Georgia, and for other purposes", to provide
for the addition of certain donated lands to the Ander-
sonville National Historic Site.

107-358 .... Holocaust Restitution Tax Fairness Act of 2002
107-359 .... Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002 ......
107-360.... To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to
special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indi-

ans.

Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 2985
Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 3013
Dec. 17, 2002.... 3014

Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 3015
Dec. 17, 2002 ..... 3016
Dec. 17, 2002..... 3019