In the Senate of the United States, 

April 7, 2003. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1559) entitled ‘‘An Act making emergency wartime supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with 

the following 

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

2 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

3 fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other pur4 poses, namely: 
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1 TITLE I—SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 

2 CHAPTER 1

3 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

4 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

5 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili7 ties’’, $98,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

8 PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 –For additional expenses during the current fiscal 

11 year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior 

12 year’s costs, including interest thereon, under the Agricul13 tural Trade Development Act of 1954, $600,000,000, to re14 main available until expended, for commodities supplied in 

15 connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said 

16 Act: Provided, That of this amount, $155,000,000 shall be 

17 used to restore funding for previously approved fiscal year 

18 2003 programs under section 204(a)(2) of the Agricultural 

19 Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954: Provided 

20 further, That of the funds provided under this heading, the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the Commodity 

22 Credit Corporation such sums as are necessary to acquire, 

23 and shall acquire, a quantity of commodities for use in ad24 ministering the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust in an 

25 amount equal to the quantity allocated by the Corporation 
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1 pursuant to the release of March 19, 2003, and the release 

2 of March 20, 2003: Provided further, That the authority 

3 contained in 7 U.S.C. 1736f–1(c)(4) shall not apply during 

4 fiscal year 2003 for any release of commodities after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act. 

6 GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 

7 SEC. 101. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSERVA8 TION PROGRAMS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1241 of the 

9 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended 

10 by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the 

13 date of enactment of the Agricultural Assistance Act 

14 of 2003, subject to paragraph (2), Commodity Credit 

15 Corporation funds made available under paragraphs 

16 (4) through (7) of subsection (a) shall be available for 

17 the provision of technical assistance (subject to section 

18 1242) for the conservation programs specified in sub19 section (a). 

20 ‘‘(2) CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM.—Effec21 tive for fiscal year 2004 and subsequent fiscal years, 

22 Commodity Credit Corporation funds made available 

23 to carry out the conservation security program under 

24 subsection (a)(3)—
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1 ‘‘(A) shall be available for the provision of 

2 technical assistance for the conservation security 

3 program; and 

4 ‘‘(B) shall not be available for the provision 

5 of technical assistance for conservation programs 

6 specified in subsection (a) other than the con7 servation security program.’’. 

8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub9 section (a) takes effect on February 20, 2003. 

10 SEC. 102. REPORT ON BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN

11 TRUST AND FUTURE OF UNITED STATES FOOD AID. Not 

12 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

13 the Secretary of Agriculture (in coordination with the Ad14 ministrator of the Agency for International Development) 

15 shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

16 of Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri17 tion, and Forestry of the Senate, and the Subcommittees 

18 on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 

19 of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep20 resentatives and the Senate, a report that describes—

21 (1) the policy of the Secretary with respect to the 

22 Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust established under 

23 the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 

24 1736f–1 et seq.), including whether that policy in25 cludes an intent to replenish the Trust; and 
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1 (2)(A) the means by which the Secretary pro2 poses to ensure that the United States retains the 

3 long-term strategy and capability to respond to emer4 gency international food shortages; and 

5 (B) whether, and to what extent, other food aid 

6 programs conducted by the Secretary and the Admin7 istrator will be a part of that strategy. 

8 CHAPTER 2

9 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

10 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

11 DETENTION TRUSTEE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Detention Trustee’’ for 

13 the detention of Federal prisoners in the custody of the 

14 United States Marshals Service, $45,000,000, to remain 

15 available until September 30, 2003. 

16 INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT

17 INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For expenses necessary to administer and support 

20 joint Federal, State, local, and foreign law enforcement ac21 tivities, including the design, development, test, deployment, 

22 maintenance, upgrade, or retirement of systems; the pur23 chase, lease, loan, or maintenance of equipment and vehi24 cles; the design, construction, maintenance, upgrade, or 

25 demolition of facilities; and travel, overtime, and other sup26 port, $72,000,000, which shall remain available until De-
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1 cember 31, 2003: Provided, That the funds provided under 

2 this heading shall be managed only by the Attorney General 

3 or the Deputy Attorney General to be transferred to, and 

4 merged with, any appropriations account under this title: 

5 Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the pre6 vious proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under 

7 section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 

8 State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

9 Act, 2003, and shall not be available for obligation or ex10 penditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 

11 in that section. 

12 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Bureau of In15 vestigation’’, $63,000,000, to remain available until Decem16 ber 31, 2003, of which $13,380,000 shall be for language 

17 translation needs, of which $20,270,000 shall be for the Fed18 eral Bureau of Investigation participation in the Terrorist 

19 Threat Integration Center, and of which $29,350,000 shall 

20 be for the incorporation of the Foreign Terrorist Tracking 

21 Task Force into the Terrorist Threat Integration Center: 

22 Provided, That the funds provided under this heading shall 

23 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in com24 pliance with the procedures set forth in section 605 of the 
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1 Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judici2 ary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003. 

3 CONSTRUCTION

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Bureau of In5 vestigation, Construction’’, $10,000,000, to remain avail6 able until September 30, 2004, to accelerate construction 

7 and fit out of the new wing of the Engineering Research 

8 Facility. 

9 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

10 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Law 

12 Enforcement Assistance’’, $91,000,000, to remain available 

13 until December 31, 2003, for the terrorism prevention and 

14 response training for law enforcement and other responders 

15 for increased costs associated with heightened homeland se16 curity alerts and law enforcement needs related to the tem17 porary replacement of veteran officers called to duty: Pro18 vided, That the funds provided under this heading shall not 

19 be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli20 ance with the procedures set forth in section 605 of the De21 partments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 

22 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003. 

23 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Oriented 

25 Policing Services’’, $109,500,000, to remain available until 

26 December 31, 2003, shall be for the Community Oriented 
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1 Policing Services, Interoperable Communications Tech2 nology Program, for grants to States and localities to im3 prove communications within and among law enforcement 

4 agencies: Provided, That the funds provided under this 

5 heading shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 

6 except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 

7 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 

8 the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

9 2003. 

10 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

11 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

12 DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con14 sular Programs’’, $83,420,000: Provided, That $15,600,000, 

15 to remain available until December 31, 2003, shall only be 

16 available for medical services: Provided further, That 

17 $2,000,000 shall only be available for the Consular Affairs 

18 requirements relating to American citizen services: Pro19 vided further, That $30,020,000 shall only be available for 

20 Machine Readable Visa fee shortfalls affecting the Border 

21 Security Program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

22 any other provision of law, any shortfall in fee revenue re23 sulting from a decrease in the number of visa applications 

24 to the United States shall be offset by a direct transfer of 

25 funds equal to the amount of the shortfall from the Diplo-
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1 matic and Consular Programs general account to the Ap2 propriations Point Deliminator Account Number X0113.6: 

3 Provided further, That $35,800,000 shall only be available 

4 for costs associated with the re-establishment of a United 

5 States diplomatic presence in Baghdad, Iraq, of which 

6 $17,900,000 is for operational requirements, including 

7 housing, furniture, sundries, travel, vehicles, and office sup8 plies and furnishings, and $17,900,000 is for security, of 

9 which $5,300,000 is for information technology, $1,945,000 

10 is for courier shipments, $3,789,000 is for temporary duty 

11 assignments, and $2,503,000 is for armored vehicles, spares, 

12 and repairs. 

13 In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up14 grades, including increased local guard protection, chemical 

15 and biological countermeasures, requirements relating to 

16 intelligence, the assignment of temporary personnel to 

17 United States diplomatic presences, armored vehicles, and 

18 the security of the domestic facilities of the Department of 

19 State, $10,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 

20 2003. 

21 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, 

23 Construction, and Maintenance’’, $72,000,000: Provided, 

24 That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 

25 $20,000,000 shall only be available for capital costs associ26 ated with the re-establishment of a United States Diplo-
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1 matic presence in Baghdad, Iraq: Provided further, That 

2 of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 

3 $52,000,000 shall be available for the Center for 

4 Antiterrorism and Security Training. 

5 In addition, for security enhancements to non-official 

6 facilities frequented by United States citizens overseas, in7 cluding schools attended by the dependents of non-military 

8 United States Government personnel, $10,000,000, to re9 main available until September 30, 2004. 

10 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR

11 SERVICE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergencies in the 

13 Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, $40,000,000, to remain 

14 available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 

15 State may collect from the head of any other agency of the 

16 United States the cost incurred by the Department of State 

17 for evacuating an employee of such agency, and any mem18 ber of the family of such an employee, from a location in 

19 a foreign country where the employee is authorized to be 

20 in connection with the performance of the employee’s official 

21 duties: Provided further, That the head of an agency shall 

22 pay the Secretary of State the amount certified by the Sec23 retary as the cost of evacuation of that agency’s personnel: 

24 Provided further, That amounts collected by the Secretary 

25 of State under the previous two provisos shall be credited 

26 to the appropriation charged such cost, shall be merged with 
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1 other sums in such appropriation, and shall be available 

2 for the same purposes and period as the appropriation to 

3 which credited within 60 days of certification by the Sec4 retary of State. 

5 RELATED AGENCY 

6 BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

7 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broad9 casting Operations’’, $62,000,000, to remain available until 

10 September 30, 2004, for activities related to the Middle East 

11 Television Network broadcasting and radio broadcasting to 

12 Iraq. 

13 CHAPTER 3

14 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

15 MILITARY PERSONNEL 

16 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

18 Army’’, $7,724,500,000. 

19 MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

21 Navy’’, $1,784,300,000. 

22 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

24 Marine Corps’’, $1,254,900,000. 
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1 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

3 Air Force’’, $2,834,800,000. 

4 RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 

6 Army’’, $6,000,000. 

7 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per9 sonnel, Army’’, $110,000,000. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

11 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte13 nance, Army’’, $16,142,500,000. 

14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte16 nance, Navy’’, $5,296,600,000. 

17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte19 nance, Marine Corps’’, $1,752,700,000. 

20 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte22 nance, Air Force’’, $7,209,200,000. 

23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte25 nance, Defense-Wide’’, $4,007,700,000, to remain available 
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1 until expended, of which $1,400,000,000, which may be 

2 used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pay3 ments to reimburse Pakistan, Jordan, and other key cooper4 ating nations, for logistical and military-related support 

5 provided to the United States in connection with military 

6 action in Iraq and the global war on terrorism: Provided, 

7 That such payments may be made in such amounts as the 

8 Secretary of Defense, with concurrence of the Secretary of 

9 State and in consultation with the Director of the Office 

10 of Management and Budget, may determine, in his discre11 tion, based on documentation determined by the Secretary 

12 of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, 

13 and such determination is final and conclusive upon the 

14 accounting officers of the United States and 15 days fol15 lowing notification to the appropriate congressional com16 mittees. 

17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte19 nance, Navy Reserve’’, $15,000,000. 

20 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte22 nance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $50,000,000. 

23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte25 nance, Army National Guard’’, $88,400,000. 
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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte3 nance, Air National Guard’’, $20,000,000. 

4 NATURAL RESOURCES RISK REMEDIATION FUND

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For expenses necessary to address emergency fire fight7 ing, repair of damage to oil facilities and related infra8 structure and preserve a distribution capability, 

9 $489,300,000, to remain available until expended: Pro10 vided, That the Secretary of Defense may accept from any 

11 person, foreign government, or international organization, 

12 and credit to this fund, any contribution of money for such 

13 purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 

14 may transfer these funds to other appropriations or funds 

15 of the Department of Defense to carry out such purposes, 

16 or to reimburse such appropriations or funds for expenses 

17 incurred for such purposes: Provided further, That funds 

18 so transferred shall be merged with and shall be available 

19 for the same purposes and for the same time period as the 

20 appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided fur21 ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 

22 no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 

23 to the congressional defense committees of any transfer of 

24 funds from this appropriation: Provided further, That the 

25 transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addi-
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1 tion to any other transfer authority available to the Depart2 ment of Defense: Provided further, That upon a determina3 tion that all or part of the funds transferred from this ap4 propriation are not necessary for the purposes provided, 

5 such amounts may be transferred back to this appropria6 tion. 

7 PROCUREMENT 

8 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

10 Army’’, $4,100,000. 

11 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 

13 Army’’, $3,100,000. 

14 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT

15 VEHICLES, ARMY

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap17 ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $53,300,000. 

18 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am20 munition, Army’’, $447,500,000. 

21 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

23 Army’’, $241,800,000. 
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1 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

3 Air Force’’, $113,600,000. 

4 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense6 Wide’’, $451,000,000. 

7 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

8 EVALUATION 

9 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop11 ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $11,500,000. 

12 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

13 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap16 ital Funds’’, $550,000,000. 

17 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

18 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro20 gram’’, $501,700,000. 

21 DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

22 DEFENSE

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and 

24 Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, $34,000,000. 
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1 DEFENSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Emergency Re4 sponse Fund’’, $11,019,000,000, to remain available until 

5 expended for ongoing military operations in Iraq, and those 

6 operations authorized by Public Law 107–040, of which not 

7 to exceed $50,000,000, to remain available until September 

8 30, 2003, to support the military operations or activities 

9 of foreign nations in furtherance of the global war on ter10 rorism, including equipment, supplies, services, and fund11 ing on such terms as the Secretary of Defense, following 

12 notification of the congressional defense committees, and 

13 with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may deter14 mine: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer 

15 the funds provided herein to appropriations for military 

16 personnel; operation and maintenance; Overseas Humani17 tarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid; procurement; 

18 research, development, test and evaluation; military con19 struction; the Defense Health Program; and working capital 

20 funds: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be 

21 merged with and shall be available for the same purposes 

22 and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which 

23 transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority 

24 provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other 

25 transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 
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1 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

2 a report no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 

3 quarter to the Defense Oversight Committees of the details 

4 of any transfer of funds from the ‘‘Defense Emergency Re5 sponse Fund’’: Provided further, That upon a determina6 tion that all or part of the funds transferred from this ap7 propriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 

8 herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appro9 priation. 

10 GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 

11 SEC. 301. Under the heading, ‘‘Operation and Mainte12 nance, Defense-Wide’’, in title II of the Department of De13 fense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107–248), 

14 strike ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$50,000,000’’. Section 

15 166a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$7,000,000’’ in subsection (e)(1)(A) and inserting 

17 ‘‘$15,000,000’’; by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ in subsection 

18 (e)(1)(B) and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and by striking 

19 ‘‘$2,000,000’’ in subsection (e)(1)(C) and inserting 

20 ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

21 SEC. 302. Under the heading, ‘‘Operation and Mainte22 nance, Defense-Wide’’, in title II of the Department of De23 fense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107–248), 

24 strike ‘‘$34,500,000’’ and insert ‘‘$45,000,000’’. 
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1 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 303. Section 8005 of the Department of Defense 

3 Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107–248), is amend4 ed—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’, and inserting 

6 ‘‘$3,500,000,000’’; and 

7 (2) by striking the date ‘‘May 31, 2003’’, and in8 serting ‘‘June 30, 2003’’. 

9 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 304. In addition to amounts made available else11 where in this Act for the Department of Defense, 

12 $165,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of Defense 

13 to reimburse applicable appropriations for the value of 

14 drawdown support provided by the Department of Defense 

15 under the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002: Pro16 vided, That this appropriation shall not increase the limi17 tation set forth in section 202(b) of that Act: Provided fur18 ther, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer the funds 

19 provided herein to the applicable appropriations of the De20 partment of Defense: Provided further, That the funds 

21 transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for 

22 the same purposes and for the same time period as the ap23 propriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the 

24 transfer authority provided in this section is in addition 

25 to any other transfer authority available to the Department 

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1 SEC. 305. Funds appropriated in this Act, or made 

2 available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 

3 Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 

4 authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of 

5 the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414). 

6 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 306. Of the amounts available to the Department 

8 of Defense, $63,500,000 may be used to reimburse applicable 

9 appropriations for the value of support provided by the De10 partment of Defense under the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998: 

11 Provided, That this appropriation shall not increase the 

12 limitation set forth in section (4)(a)(2)(B) of that Act: Pro13 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer 

14 the funds provided herein to the applicable appropriations 

15 of the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the 

16 funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be avail17 able for the same purposes and for the same time period 

18 as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 

19 That the transfer authority provided in this section is in 

20 addition to any other transfer authority available to the 

21 Department of Defense. 

22 SEC. 307. EXPANDED USE OF COOPERATIVE THREAT

23 REDUCTION FUNDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—

24 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

25 during fiscal year 2003 the President may use Coop26 erative Threat Reduction funds, including Coopera-
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1 tive Threat Reduction funds for a prior fiscal year 

2 that remain available for obligation as of the date of 

3 the enactment of this Act, for proliferation threat re4 duction projects and activities outside the states of the 

5 former Soviet Union if the President determines that 

6 such projects and activities will: 

7 (A) assist the United States in the resolu8 tion of critical emerging proliferation threats; or 

9 (B) permit the United States to take advan10 tage of opportunities to achieve long-standing 

11 nonproliferation goals. 

12 (2) The amount that may be obligated under 

13 paragraph (1) in each fiscal year for projects and ac14 tivities described in that paragraph may not exceed 

15 $50,000,000. 

16 (b) AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.—The authority 

17 under subsection (a) to use Cooperative Threat Reduction 

18 funds for a project or activity includes authority to provide 

19 equipment, goods, and services for the project or activity, 

20 and shall be subject to 22 U.S.C. Sec. 5955. 

21 SEC. 308. None of the funds provided in this Act may 

22 be used to fund a program previously prohibited by the 

23 Congress, or to initiate a new procurement or research, de24 velopment, test and evaluation program without prior noti25 fication of the congressional defense committees. 
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1 SEC. 309. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 

2 congressional defense committees no later than 15 days after 

3 the obligation of funds appropriated in this Act for military 

4 construction activities or minor construction in excess of 

5 $7,500,000. 

6 SEC. 310. From funds appropriated in the Department 

7 of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003, Public Law 107–248, 

8 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 

9 Force’’, not more than $6,800,000 is available to build and 

10 install fiber optic and power improvements and upgrades 

11 at the 11th Air Force Range. 

12 SEC. 311. Section 811(b) of the Bob Stump National 

13 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 

14 Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2608; 10 U.S.C. 2406c note) is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘on or after the date of the enactment 

16 of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on or after January 1, 2004’’. 

17 SEC. 312. From funds appropriated in the Department 

18 of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003, Public Law 107–248, 

19 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Na20 tional Guard’’, not more than $3,000,000 is available to 

21 build an Infantry Brigade Rifle Range for the South Caro22 lina National Guard. 

23 SEC. 313. Appropriations available during fiscal year 

24 2003 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

25 Army’’ for the Air Battle Captain program at the Univer-
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1 sity of North Dakota, may be used to provide summer flight 

2 training to United States Military Academy cadets. 

3 SEC. 314. (a) INCREASE IN IMMINENT DANGER SPE4 CIAL PAY.—Section 310(a) of title 37, United States Code, 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘$150’’ and inserting ‘‘$225’’. 

6 (b) INCREASE IN FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE.—

7 Section 427(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amend8 ed by striking ‘‘$100’’ and inserting ‘‘$250’’. 

9 (c) EXPIRATION.—(1) The amendments made by sub10 sections (a) and (b) shall expire on September 30, 2003. 

11 (2) Effective on September 30, 2003, sections 310(a) 

12 of title 37, United States Code, and 427(a)(1) of title 37, 

13 United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act are hereby revived. 

15 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

16 subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2002 

17 and shall apply with respect to months beginning on or 

18 after that date. 

19 SEC. 315. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

20 Act may be obligated or expended to reduce the number of 

21 American Registry of Pathology personnel used by the 

22 Armed Forces Institute of Pathology for programs, projects, 

23 and activities of the Institute during fiscal year 2003 below 

24 the number of such personnel who are so used as of April 

25 1, 2003. 
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1 (b) Of the total amount appropriated by chapter 3 of 

2 title I under the heading ‘‘Defense Health Program’’, 

3 $7,500,000 shall be available for the Armed Forces Institute 

4 of Pathology. 

5 SEC. 316. Of the funds appropriated in the Depart6 ment of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds 

7 are hereby rescinded from the following account and pro8 gram in the specified amount: ‘‘Research, Development, 

9 Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2003’’, $3,400,000. 

10 SEC. 317. In the case of a member of the Armed Forces 

11 who is ill or injured as described in section 411h of title 

12 37, United States Code, as a result of service on active duty 

13 in support of Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring 

14 Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, the travel and trans15 portation benefits under that section may be provided to 

16 members of the family of the ill or injured member without 

17 regard to whether there is a determination that the presence 

18 of the family member may contribute to the member’s health 

19 and welfare. 

20 SEC. 318. (a) For a member of the Armed Forces medi21 cally evacuated for treatment in a medical facility, or for 

22 travel to a medical facility or the member’s home station, 

23 by reason of an illness or injury incurred or aggravated 

24 by the member while on active duty in support of Operation 

25 Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation 
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1 Iraqi Freedom, the Secretary of the military department 

2 concerned may procure civilian attire suitable for wear by 

3 the member during the travel. 

4 (b) The Secretary may not expend more than $250 for 

5 the procurement of civilian attire for any member under 

6 subsection (a). 

7 CHAPTER 4

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 

9 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

10 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

11 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL

12 –For an additional amount for homeland security ex13 penses, for ‘‘Operations and Maintenance, General’’, 

14 $29,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

15 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

16 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

17 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

18 –For an additional amount for homeland security ex19 penses, for ‘‘Water and Related Resources’’, $25,000,000, to 

20 remain available until expended. 

21 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

22 ENERGY PROGRAMS

23 SCIENCE

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Science’’ for expenses 

25 necessary to support safeguards and security of nuclear and 
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1 other facilities and for other purposes, $11,000,000, to re2 main available until expended. 

3 ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

4 NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

5 WEAPONS ACTIVITIES

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Activities’’ 

7 for expenses necessary to safeguard nuclear weapons and 

8 nuclear material, $61,000,000, to remain available until ex9 pended: Provided, That $25,000,000 of the funds provided 

10 shall be available for secure transportation asset activities: 

11 Provided further, That $36,000,000 of the funds provided 

12 shall be available to meet increased safeguards and security 

13 needs throughout the nuclear weapons complex. 

14 NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Nuclear Nonprolifera16 tion’’ for expenses necessary to safeguard fissile nuclear ma17 terial, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

18 Provided, That $84,000,000 of the funds provided shall be 

19 available for the development and deployment of nuclear de20 tectors at mega seaports, in coordination with the Depart21 ment of Homeland Security Bureau of Customs and Border 

22 Protection: Provided further, That $17,000,000 of the funds 

23 provided shall be available for detection and deterrence of 

24 radiological dispersal devices: Provided further, That 

25 $17,000,000 of the funds provided shall be available for non-
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1 proliferation assistance to nations other than the Former 

2 Soviet Union: Provided further, That $15,000,000 of the 

3 funds provided shall be available for nuclear nonprolifera4 tion verification programs, including $2,500,000 for the 

5 Caucasus Seismic Network: Provided further, That 

6 $5,000,000 of the funds provided shall be available for the 

7 packaging and disposition of any nuclear material found 

8 in Iraq: Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the funds pro9 vided shall be available for nuclear material detection mate10 rials and devices: Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the 

11 funds provided shall be available for international export 

12 control cooperation activities: Provided further, That 

13 $2,000,000 of the funds provided shall be available for vul14 nerability assessments of spent nuclear fuel casks. 

15 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 

16 ACTIVITIES 

17 DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE

18 MANAGEMENT

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Environ20 mental Restoration and Waste Management’’, for expenses 

21 necessary to support safeguards and security activities at 

22 nuclear and other facilities, $6,000,000, to remain available 

23 until expended. 
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1 OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

2 –For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Defense Activi3 ties’’, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

4 increased safeguards and security of Department of Energy 

5 facilities and personnel, including intelligence and counter6 intelligence activities: Provided, That this amount shall be 

7 available for transfer to other accounts within the Depart8 ment of Energy for other expenses necessary to support ele9 vated security conditions 15 days after a notification to the 

10 Congress of the proposed transfers. 

11 CHAPTER 5

12 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

13 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

14 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

15 DEVELOPMENT

16 CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUNDS

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Child Survival and 

18 Health Programs Fund’’, $90,000,000. 

19 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 

21 Assistance’’, $112,500,000: Provided, That amounts made 

22 available pursuant to section 492(b) of the Foreign Assist23 ance Act of 1961 for the purpose of addressing relief and 

24 rehabilitation needs in Iraq, prior to enactment of this Act, 

25 shall be in addition to the amount that may be obligated 

26 in any fiscal year under that section. 
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1 LOAN GUARANTEES TO ISRAEL

2 During the period beginning March 1, 2003 and end3 ing September 30, 2005, loan guarantees may be made 

4 available to Israel, guaranteeing 100 percent of the prin5 cipal and interest on such loans, any part of which is to 

6 be guaranteed, not to exceed $9,000,000,000: Provided, That 

7 guarantees may be issued under this section only to support 

8 activities in the geographic areas which were subject to the 

9 administration of the Government of Israel before June 5, 

10 1967: Provided further, That the amount of guarantees that 

11 may be issued shall be reduced by an amount equal to the 

12 amount extended or estimated to have been extended by the 

13 Government of Israel during the period from March 1, 2003 

14 to the date of issue of the guarantee, for activities which 

15 the President determines are inconsistent with the objectives 

16 and understandings reached between the United States and 

17 the Government of Israel regarding the implementation of 

18 the loan guarantee program: Provided further, That no ap19 propriations are available under this heading for the sub20 sidy costs for these loan guarantees: Provided further, That 

21 the Government of Israel will pay the cost, as defined in 

22 section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as 

23 amended, including any non-payment exposure risk, associ24 ated with the loan guarantees issued in any fiscal year on 

25 a pro rata basis as each guarantee is issued during that 
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1 year: Provided further, That all fees associated with the 

2 loan guarantees shall be paid by the Government of Israel 

3 to the Government of the United States: Provided further, 

4 That funds made available for assistance to Israel under 

5 chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

6 as amended, may be utilized by the Government of Israel 

7 to pay such fees to the United States Government: Provided 

8 further, That such guarantees shall constitute obligations, 

9 in accordance with the terms of such guarantees, of the 

10 United States and the full faith and credit of the United 

11 States is hereby pledged for the full payment and perform12 ance of such obligations: Provided further, That if less than 

13 the full amount of guarantees authorized to be made avail14 able is issued prior to September 30, 2005, the authority 

15 to issue the balance of such guarantees shall extend to the 

16 subsequent fiscal year: Provided further, That the President 

17 shall determine the terms and conditions for issuing guar18 antees, taking into consideration the budgetary and eco19 nomic reforms undertaken by Israel: Provided further, That 

20 if the President determines that these terms and conditions 

21 have been breached, the President may suspend or terminate 

22 the provision of all or part of the loan guarantees not yet 

23 issued under this section. 
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1 OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY

2 FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of 

4 the United States Agency for International Development’’, 

5 $23,600,000, of which not more than $2,000,000 may be 

6 transferred to and merged with ‘‘Operating Expenses of the 

7 United States Agency for International Development Office 

8 of Inspector General’’. 

9 OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

10 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 

12 Fund’’, $2,357,900,000, of which the amounts specified 

13 herein shall be available as follows: 

14 (1) $300,000,000, to remain available until Sep15 tember 30, 2005, only for grants for Egypt: Provided, 

16 That during the period beginning March 1, 2003 and 

17 ending September 30, 2005, loan guarantees may be 

18 made to Egypt, the principal amount, any part of 

19 which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed 

20 $2,000,000,000: Provided further, That up to 

21 $379,600,000 in funds appropriated under this head22 ing in prior foreign operations, export financing, and 

23 related programs appropriations Acts for Egypt, in24 cluding funds provided as Commodity Import Pro-
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1 gram assistance, may be made available on a grant 

2 basis as a cash transfer. 

3 (2) $1,000,000,000 to remain available until 

4 September 30, 2005, only for grants for Turkey: Pro5 vided, That during the period beginning March 1, 

6 2003 and ending September 30, 2005, direct loans or 

7 loan guarantees may be made to Turkey, the prin8 cipal amount of direct loans or loans, any part of 

9 which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed 

10 $8,500,000,000: Provided further, That none of the 

11 funds made available under this heading for Turkey 

12 may be made available if Turkey unilaterally deploys 

13 troops into northern Iraq during Operation Iraqi 

14 Freedom: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

15 State may waive the requirement of the previous pro16 viso if he determines that to do so is in the national 

17 security interest of the United States: Provided fur18 ther, That any balance of funds not made available 

19 to Turkey under this paragraph shall be transferred 

20 to, and merged with, funds appropriated for ‘‘Iraq 

21 Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’. 

22 (3) The Government of Egypt and the Govern23 ment of Turkey will pay the cost, as defined in sec24 tion 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as 

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1 associated with these loan guarantees: Provided fur2 ther, That all fees associated with these loan guaran3 tees or loans shall be paid by the Government of 

4 Egypt and the Government of Turkey to the Govern5 ment of the United States: Provided further, That 

6 funds made available for assistance for Egypt and 

7 Turkey under chapter 4 of Part II of the Foreign As8 sistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be utilized by 

9 the Government of Egypt and the Government of Tur10 key to pay such fees and costs to the United States 

11 Government: Provided further, That such guarantees 

12 shall constitute obligations, in accordance with the 

13 terms of such guarantees, of the United States and the 

14 full faith and credit of the United States is hereby 

15 pledged for the full payment and performance of such 

16 obligations: Provided further, That the President shall 

17 determine the terms and conditions for providing the 

18 economic assistance authorized in paragraphs (1) and 

19 (2): Provided further, That if the President deter20 mines that these terms and conditions have been 

21 breached, the President may suspend or terminate the 

22 provision of all or part of such economic assistance 

23 not yet outlayed under this heading, and shall trans24 fer, and merge, such economic assistance with the 

25 ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’. 
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1 (4) $700,000,000 for assistance for Jordan. 

2 (5) Not less than $50,000,000 for assistance for 

3 the Philippines to further prospects for peace in 

4 Mindanao. 

5 UNITED STATES EMERGENCY FUND FOR COMPLEX

6 FOREIGN CRISES

7 For necessary expenses to enable the President to re8 spond to unforeseen complex foreign crises, $150,000,000, 

9 to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 

10 appropriated under this heading may be made available 

11 only pursuant to a determination by the President that is 

12 in the national interest to furnish assistance on such terms 

13 and conditions as he may determine, after consultation 

14 with Congress, for the purpose of responding to such crises, 

15 including support for peace and humanitarian intervention 

16 operations: Provided further, That none of the funds appro17 priated under this heading shall be available to respond to 

18 natural disasters: Provided further, That for funds appro19 priated under this heading the President may make alloca20 tions to Federal agencies, other than the Department of De21 fense, to carry out the authorities provided under this head22 ing: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this 

23 paragraph shall be made available notwithstanding section 

24 10 of Public Law 91–672 and section 15 of the State De25 partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956: Provided further, 
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1 That the President may furnish assistance under this head2 ing notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided 

3 further, That the previous proviso shall not apply to section 

4 553 of Public Law 108–7: Provided further, That funds ap5 propriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular 

6 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria7 tions, except that notifications shall be transmitted at least 

8 5 days in advance of the obligations of funds: Provided fur9 ther, That the requirements of the previous proviso may be 

10 waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to 

11 human health or welfare: Provided further, That in case 

12 of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Ap13 propriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but 

14 in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to 

15 which such notification requirement was applicable, in the 

16 context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Pro17 vided further, That any notification provided pursuant to 

18 such waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency 

19 circumstances. 
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1 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

2 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

3 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW

4 ENFORCEMENT

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar6 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $25,000,000, to re7 main available until September 30, 2004. 

8 ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE

9 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Andean 

10 Counterdrug Initiative’’, $34,0000,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of the funds ap12 propriated under this heading that are made available for 

13 Colombia, not less than $5,000,000 should be made avail14 able for programs and activities to assist women and chil15 dren who have been displaced as a result of armed conflict. 

16 UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION

17 ASSISTANCE FUND

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Emer19 gency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, 

20 $75,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwith21 standing section 2(c)(2) of the Migration and Refugee As22 sistance Act of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(2)). 
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1 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND

2 RELATED PROGRAMS

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 

4 Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 

5 $28,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated by this 

6 paragraph shall be available notwithstanding section 10 of 

7 Public Law 91–672 and section 15 of the State Department 

8 Basic Authorities Act of 1956. 

9 MILITARY ASSISTANCE 

10 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

11 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi13 nancing Program’’, $2,059,100,000: Provided, That funds 

14 appropriated by this paragraph shall be available notwith15 standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 and section 15 

16 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956: Pro17 vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 

18 heading, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be made avail19 able for assistance for Israel and not less than $406,000,000 

20 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan: Provided 

21 further, That the funds appropriated by this paragraph for 

22 Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment 

23 of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent that the 

24 Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 

25 purposes, grants made available for Israel by this para-
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1 graph shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be 

2 available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 

3 than $263,000,000 shall be available for the procurement 

4 in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 

5 research and development: Provided further, That up to 

6 $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this paragraph 

7 may be transferred to and merged with funds appropriated 

8 under the heading ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Initiative’’ for 

9 aircraft, training, and other assistance for the Colombian 

10 Armed Forces: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

11 under this heading shall be subject to the regular notifica12 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, ex13 cept that notifications shall be transmitted at least 10 days 

14 in advance of the obligation of funds. 

15 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper17 ations’’, $150,000,000. 

18 OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

19 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

20 IRAQ RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION FUND

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 For necessary expenses for humanitarian assistance in 

23 and around Iraq and for rehabilitation and reconstruction 

24 in Iraq, $2,468,300,000, including for the costs of: (1) feed25 ing and food distribution; (2) supporting relief efforts re26 lated to refugees, internally displaced persons, and vulner-
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1 able individuals, including assistance for families of inno2 cent Iraqi civilians who suffer losses as a result of military 

3 operations; (3) humanitarian demining; (4) healthcare; (5) 

4 water/sanitation infrastructure; (6) education; (7) elec5 tricity; (8) transportation; (9) telecommunications; (10) 

6 rule of law and governance; (11) economic and financial 

7 policy; and (12) agriculture: Provided, That these funds 

8 may be transferred to and made available for any Federal 

9 Government activity, other than any Department of Defense 

10 activity, for expenses to meet such costs: Provided further, 

11 That upon a determination that all or part of the funds 

12 transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for 

13 the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be trans14 ferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That 

15 funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to fully 

16 reimburse accounts administered by the Department of 

17 State and the United States Agency for International De18 velopment, not otherwise reimbursed from funds appro19 priated by this chapter, for obligations incurred for the pur20 poses provided under this heading prior to enactment of this 

21 Act from funds appropriated for foreign operations, export 

22 financing, and related programs: Provided further, That 

23 prior to the initial transfer of funds made available under 

24 this heading to any Agency or Department, the Secretary 

25 of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropria-
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1 tions on plans for the use of the funds appropriated under 

2 this heading that will be used for assistance for Iraq: Pro3 vided further, That the United States may accept from any 

4 person, foreign government, or international organization, 

5 and credit to this Fund, any contribution of money for such 

6 purposes: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 

7 this heading shall be available notwithstanding any other 

8 provision of law, including section 10 of Public Law 91–

9 672 and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori10 ties Act of 1956: Provided further, That the previous proviso 

11 shall not apply to section 553 of Public Law 108–7: Pro12 vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 

13 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

14 Committees on Appropriation, except that notifications 

15 shall be transmitted at least 5 days in advance of the obliga16 tions of funds: Provided further, That of the funds appro17 priated under this heading, $4,300,000 shall be made avail18 able to the United States Agency for International Develop19 ment Office of Inspector General for the purpose of moni20 toring and auditing expenditures for reconstruction and re21 lated activities in Iraq: Provided further, That such sums 

22 are in addition to funds otherwise made available by this 

23 Act to such office
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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 

2 SEC. 501. Any appropriation made available in this 

3 chapter under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assist4 ance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 

5 Assistance Fund’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, 

6 Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper7 ations’’, or ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ may be 

8 transferred between such appropriations for use for any of 

9 the purposes for which the funds in the such receiving ac10 count may be used: Provided, That the total amount trans11 ferred from funds appropriated under each of these headings 

12 shall not exceed $200,000,000: Provided further, That the 

13 Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on Ap14 propriations prior to exercising the authority contained in 

15 this section: Provided further, That funds made available 

16 pursuant to the authority of this section shall be subject 

17 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

18 Appropriations, except that notification shall be trans19 mitted at least 5 days in advance of the obligations of funds. 

20 SEC. 502. Assistance or other financing under this 

21 chapter may be made available for assistance to Iraq not22 withstanding any other provision of law: Provided, That 

23 the authority contained in this section shall not apply to 

24 section 553 of Public Law 108–7: Provided further, That 

25 funds made available for assistance for Iraq pursuant to 
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1 this authority shall be subject to the regular notification 

2 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and sec3 tion 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except that 

4 notification shall be transmitted at least 5 days in advance 

5 of the obligation of funds. 

6 SEC. 503. The Iraq Sanctions Act of 1990 is hereby 

7 repealed: Provided, That nothing in this section shall affect 

8 the applicability of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation 

9 Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–484), except as such Act ap10 plies to water purification items and other humanitarian 

11 assistance for the Iraqi people: Provided further, That the 

12 President may make inapplicable with respect to Iraq sec13 tion 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend14 ed, or other provision of law that applies to countries that 

15 have supported terrorism: Provided further, That section 

16 307 of the Foreign Assistance of 1961, as amended, shall 

17 not apply with respect to programs of international organi18 zations for Iraq: Provided further, That provisions of law 

19 that direct the United States Government to vote against 

20 or oppose loans or other uses of funds, including for finan21 cial or technical assistance, in international financial insti22 tutions for Iraq should not be construed as applying to Iraq. 

23 SEC. 504. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

24 the President may authorize the export to Iraq of any item 

25 subject to the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR 
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1 chapter VII, subchapter C, or controlled under the Inter2 national Trafficking in Arms Regulations on the United 

3 States Munitions List established pursuant to section 38 of 

4 the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2778, if the Presi5 dent determines that the export of such item is in the na6 tional interest of the United States. 

7 SEC. 505. Of the funds appropriated by this chapter 

8 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $10,000,000 

9 should be made available for investigations and research 

10 into allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, 

11 or genocide committed by Saddam Hussein or other Iraqis, 

12 and for the establishment of an international tribunal to 

13 bring these individuals to justice: Provided, That 90 days 

14 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall re15 port to the Committees on Appropriations on plans for the 

16 prosecution of these individuals, including jurisdictional 

17 options. 

18 SEC. 506. It is the Sense of the Senate that, to the 

19 maximum extent practicable, contracts (including sub20 contracts) and grants for relief and reconstruction in Iraq 

21 from funds appropriated under this chapter should be 

22 awarded to United States companies (particularly small 

23 and medium sized businesses) and organizations, to compa24 nies and organizations located in the Near East region, and 
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1 to those from countries which have provided assistance to 

2 Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

3 SEC. 507. It is the sense of the Senate that the recon4 struction of Iraq should be funded to the maximum extent 

5 practicable from revenues produced by Iraqi oil and that 

6 the United States Government should work with our allies, 

7 the future government of a free Iraq, and other appropriate 

8 entities to establish the necessary framework for this ar9 rangement. 

10 SEC. 508. Division E of Public Law 108–7, under the 

11 heading ‘‘Assistance for the Independent States of the 

12 Former Soviet Union’’, is amended by inserting in sub13 section (f) before the period: ‘‘: Provided further, That such 

14 funds may be made available without regard to the restric15 tion in this subsection if the Secretary of State determines 

16 that to do so is in the national security interest of the 

17 United States’’. 

18 CHAPTER 6

19 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

20 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

21 COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

22 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Counterterrorism 

23 Fund,’’ for necessary expenses as determined by the Sec24 retary of Homeland Security, $1,135,000,000, to remain 

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1 partment of Homeland Security organization for the costs 

2 of providing support to prevent, counter, investigate, re3 spond to, or prosecute unexpected threats or acts of ter4 rorism: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 

5 not to exceed $215,000,000 may be transferred to any au6 thorized Federal Government activity for necessary expenses 

7 to detect, prepare for, protect against, or respond to a poten8 tial terrorist attack: Provided further, That the Secretary 

9 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

10 and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obliga11 tion of any amount of these funds. 

12 BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

13 OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS

14 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office for Domestic 

15 Preparedness’’, as authorized by Sections 403(5) and 430 

16 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–

17 296) and Section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 

18 (Public Law 107–56), for grants, contracts, cooperative 

19 agreements, and other activities, including grants to States 

20 for terrorism prevention activities, $2,200,000,000, to re21 main available until expended: Provided, That of the total 

22 amount appropriated, $1,270,000,000 shall be made avail23 able for grants to states, and each state grant award shall 

24 ensure that at least 80 percent of the total amount of the 

25 grant shall be allocated to local governments within 60 days 
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1 of receipt of the funds: Provided further, That of the total 

2 amount appropriated, $300,000,000 shall be made available 

3 for grants to states for critical infrastructure protection, 

4 and each grant award shall ensure that no less than one5 third of the total amount of the grant shall be allocated to 

6 local governments within 60 days of receipt of the funds: 

7 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 

8 $600,000,000 shall be made available for protection or pre9 paredness of high-threat urban areas, as determined by the 

10 Secretary of Homeland Security. 

11 COAST GUARD

12 OPERATING EXPENSES

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 

14 for the Coast Guard in support of Department of Defense 

15 initiatives in relation to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Op16 eration Liberty Shield, $580,000,000, to remain available 

17 until December 31, 2003: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

18 notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 

19 House of Representatives 15 days prior to obligation of any 

20 amount of these funds. 

21 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

22 DISASTER RELIEF

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

24 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE

25 For an additional amount, not otherwise provided for, 

26 to carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance 
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1 Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 

2 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

3 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

4 seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 

5 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Con6 trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Defense Pro7 duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 

8 107 and 303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

9 U.S.C. 404–405), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 197, 

10 $109,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That this amount shall be for grants to improve pub12 lic safety communications and interoperability. 

13 GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER 

14 SEC. 601. The Bureau of Customs and Border Protec15 tion shall inspect all commercial motor vehicles (as defined 

16 in section 31101(1) of title 49, United States Code) car17 rying municipal solid waste and seeking to enter the United 

18 States through the Blue Water Bridge port-of-entry in Port 

19 Huron, Michigan, and the Ambassador Bridge port-of-entry 

20 in Detroit, Michigan, and ensure that by May 2003, the 

21 Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, shall be—

22 (1) equipped with radiation detection equipment; 

23 and 

24 (2) staffed by Bureau inspectors formally trained 

25 in the process of detecting radioactive materials in 
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1 cargo and equipped with both portal monitor devices 

2 and hand-held isotope identifiers. 

3 SEC. 602. TSA TO ISSUE LETTERS OF INTENT RE4 GARDING INSTALLATION OF EDS AT AIRPORTS. (a) IN GEN5 ERAL.—The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 

6 Transportation and Border Security may issue letters of 

7 intent to airports to provide assistance for the installation 

8 of explosive detection systems by the date prescribed by sec9 tion 44901(d)(2)(i) of title 49, United States Code. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Beginning 30 days after the date of en11 actment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter in cal12 endar year 2003, the Under Secretary shall transmit a clas13 sified report to the House of Representatives Committee on 

14 Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Appropriations, 

15 the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation 

16 and Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on Com17 merce, Science, and Transportation describing each letter 

18 of intent issued by the Under Secretary under subsection 

19 (a). 

20 SEC. 603. In accordance with section 873(b) of the 

21 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 453(b)), the Bu22 reau of Customs and Border Protection may accept dona23 tions of body armor for United States border patrol agents 

24 and United States border patrol canines if such donations 

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1 and ports of entry as determined by the Under Secretary 

2 for Border and Transportation Security. 

3 CHAPTER 7

4 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

5 SERVICES 

6 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

7 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

8 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Health and 

9 Social Services Emergency Fund’’, $35,000,000 for costs as10 sociated with compensating individuals with injuries re11 sulting from smallpox vaccinations and countermeasures, 

12 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

13 funds shall become available only upon the enactment of 

14 legislation authorizing a smallpox vaccination compensa15 tion program. 

16 SMALLPOX AND OTHER BIOTERRORISM INOCULATION

17 ACTIVITIES

18 For additional expenses necessary to support grants to 

19 States for smallpox and other bioterrorism inoculation ac20 tivities, $105,000,000, to remain available until September 

21 30, 2004: Provided, That this amount is transferred to the 

22 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

23 SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS)

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Centers for Disease 

25 Control and Prevention, Disease Control, Research, and 

26 Training’’, $16,000,000 for costs associated with the preven-
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1 tion and control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 

2 (SARS). 

3 GENERAL PROVISION

4 REPATRIATION

5 SEC. 701. Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act 

6 (42 U.S.C. 1313(d)), is amended by striking ‘‘1991’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘2003’’. 

8 CHAPTER 8

9 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

10 CAPITOL POLICE 

11 GENERAL EXPENSES

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘General expenses’’, 

13 $38,165,000, to remain available until expended. 

14 OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and ex17 penses’’, $111,000. 

18 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

19 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘General administra21 tion’’, $18,672,000, which shall remain available until Sep22 tember 30, 2007. 

23 CAPITOL BUILDING

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol building’’, 

25 $1,100,000. 
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1 CAPITOL POWER PLANT

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol power plant’’, 

3 $14,600,000, which shall remain available until September 

4 30, 2007. 

5 CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol police build7 ings and grounds’’, $40,140,000, to remain available until 

8 September 30, 2007. 

9 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and ex12 penses’’, $5,500,000 to remain available until September 

13 30, 2007. 

14 CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and ex17 penses’’, $1,863,000, to remain available until September 

18 30, 2007. 

19 GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and ex22 penses’’, $4,849,000. 

23 GENERAL PROVISONS, THIS CHAPTER 

24 SEC. 801. POSTAL PATRON POSTCARDS. The matter 

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1 heading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE’’ under 

2 title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 

3 (Public Law 108–7) is amended by striking ‘‘with a popu4 lation of less than 250,000’’. 

5 CHAPTER 9

6 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

8 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

10 Navy’’, $48,100,000, to remain available until September 

11 30, 2007. 

12 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

14 Air Force’’, $127,400,000, to remain available until Sep15 tember 30, 2007. 

16 FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR

17 FORCE

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Oper19 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $2,000,000, to remain 

20 available until September 30, 2007. 

21 GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 

22 SEC. 901. (a) Up to $150,000,000 of the amounts made 

23 available to the Department of Defense from funds appro24 priated in this Act may be used to carry out military con25 struction projects, not otherwise authorized by law, that the 
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1 Secretary of Defense certifies are necessary to respond to 

2 or protect against acts or threatened acts of terrorism or 

3 to prosecute operations in Iraq. 

4 (b) Not later than 15 days before obligating amounts 

5 available under subsection (a) for military construction 

6 projects referred to in that subsection, the Secretary shall 

7 notify the appropriate committees of Congress of the fol8 lowing: 

9 (1) the determination to use such amounts for 

10 the project; and 

11 (2) the estimated cost of the project and the ac12 companying Form 1391. 

13 (c) In this section the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

14 of Congress’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

15 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code. 

16 SEC. 902. (a) The Secretary of the Army may accept 

17 funds from the State of Utah, and credit them to the appro18 priate Department of the Army accounts for the purpose 

19 of the funding of the costs associated with extending the 

20 runway at Michael Army Airfield, Dugway Proving 

21 Ground, Utah, as part of a previously authorized military 

22 construction project. 

23 (b) The Secretary may use the funds accepted for the 

24 refurbishment, in addition to funds authorized and appro25 priated for the project. The authority to accept a contribu-
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1 tion under this section does not authorize the Secretary of 

2 the Army to reduce expenditures of amounts appropriated 

3 for the refurbishment project. The funds accepted shall re4 main available until expended. 

5 (c) The authority provided in this section shall be effec6 tive upon the date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 CHAPTER 10

8 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

9 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

10 MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM

11 ACCOUNT

12 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized, 

13 $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: 

14 Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 

15 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres16 sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended. 

17 CHAPTER 11

18 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

19 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

20 MEDICAL CARE

21 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper22 ation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili23 ties; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and 

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1 in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the department; 

2 and for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and 

3 equipment incident to the provision of hospital care, med4 ical services, and nursing home care authorized by section 

5 1710(e)(1)(D) of title 38, United States Code, $155,000,000: 

6 Provided, That such amount shall remain available until 

7 expended. 

8 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL 

9 CORRECTIONS 

10 CHAPTER 1

11 SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, 

12 AND RELATED AGENCIES

13 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

14 SEC. 201. (a) Section 756 in Division A of Public Law 

15 108–7 is amended by striking ‘‘section 7404’’ and inserting 

16 in lieu thereof ‘‘section 7404(a)(1)’’. 

17 (b) Section 10806(b) of the Farm Security and Rural 

18 Investment Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d(b)) is amended by 

19 adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection and the 

21 amendment made by this subsection take effect on 

22 May 13, 2003.’’. 

23 (c) Section 210 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 

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1 New Mexico for Tebuthiuron Application Losses’’, is 

2 amended in subsection (a)—

3 (1) by inserting ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘losses’’; 

4 (2) by inserting after ‘‘losses’’ the following: ‘‘to 

5 crops, livestock, and trees, and interest and loss of in6 come, and related expenses’’; 

7 (3) by striking ‘‘during calendar years 2002 and 

8 2003’’; and 

9 (4) by deleting ‘‘August’’ and inserting in lieu 

10 thereof ‘‘July’’. 

11 (d)(1) STUDY ON THE SALE OF MILK INTO CALI12 FORNIA.—Within 90 days, the Secretary shall report to 

13 Congress on the economic impacts to California dairy farm14 ers from handlers or processors of Class I milk products in 

15 the Las Vegas-Nevada-Arizona region selling milk or milk 

16 products into the California State order. 

17 (2) EXEMPTION OF MILK HANDLERS FROM MINIMUM

18 PRICE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 8c(5) of the Agricultural 

19 Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)), reenacted with amend20 ments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 

21 (as amended by subsection (a)), is amended by adding at 

22 the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(N) EXEMPTION OF MILK HANDLERS FROM

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1 prior to January 1, 2005, no handler with dis2 tribution of Class I milk products in the Ari3 zona-Las Vegas marketing area (Order No. 131) 

4 or Pacific Northwest marketing area (Order No. 

5 124) shall be exempt during any month from 

6 any minimum milk price requirement estab7 lished by the Secretary under this subsection if 

8 the total distribution of Class I products within 

9 the Arizona-Las Vegas marketing area or the Pa10 cific Northwest marketing area of any handler’s 

11 own farm production exceeds the lesser of—

12 ‘‘(i) 3 percent of the total quantity of 

13 Class I products distributed in the Arizona14 Las Vegas marketing area (Order No. 131) 

15 or the Pacific Northwest marketing area 

16 (Order No. 124); or 

17 ‘‘(ii) 5,000,000 pounds.’’. 

18 (3) EXCLUSION OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA FROM

19 FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDERS.—

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 8c(11)(C) the Agri21 cultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(11)(C)), reen22 acted with amendments by the Agricultural Mar23 keting Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by striking 

24 the last sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘In the 

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1 shall not be within a marketing area defined in any 

2 order issued under this section.’’. 

3 (B) INFORMAL RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of 

4 Agriculture may modify an order issued under section 

5 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 

6 608c), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural 

7 Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to implement the 

8 amendment made by paragraph (1) by promulgating 

9 regulations, without regard to sections 556 and 557 

10 of title 5, United States Code. 

11 (e) LIVESTOCK COMPENSATION PROGRAM.—Section 

12 203(a) of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (title II 

13 of division N of Public Law 108–7)) is amended by adding 

14 at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(3) GRANTS.—

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To provide assistance 

17 to eligible applicants under paragraph (2)(B), 

18 the Secretary shall provide grants to appropriate 

19 State departments of agriculture (or other appro20 priate State agencies) that agree to provide as21 sistance to eligible applicants. 

22 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The total amount of grants 

23 provided under subparagraph (A) shall be equal 

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1 retary determines all eligible applicants are eli2 gible to receive under paragraph (2)(B).’’. 

3 SEC. 202. USE OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FEED

4 FOR CERTIFICATION AS ORGANIC FARM. Section 771 of the 

5 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis6 tration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 

7 (division A of Public Law 108–7) is repealed. 

8 SEC. 203. WILD SEAFOOD. Section 2107 of the Organic 

9 Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6503) is amend10 ed—

11 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

12 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 

13 (2) by inserting after section (b) the following: 

14 ‘‘(c) WILD SEAFOOD.—

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the require16 ment of section 2107(a)(1)(A) requiring products be 

17 produced only on certified organic farms, the Sec18 retary shall allow, through regulations promulgated 

19 after public notice and opportunity for comment, wild 

20 seafood to be certified or labeled as organic. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND ACCOMMODATION.—In 

22 carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—

23 ‘‘(A) consult with—

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1 ‘‘(ii) the National Organic Standards 

2 Board established under section 2119; 

3 ‘‘(iii) producers, processors, and sellers; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(iv) other interested members of the 

6 public; and 

7 ‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

8 accommodate the unique characteristics of the in9 dustries in the United States that harvest and 

10 process wild seafood.’’. 

11 CHAPTER 2

12 SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, 

13 THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES

14 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

15 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

16 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi18 tion and Construction’’ for satellite programs, 

19 $117,060,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2004: Provided, That funds provided under this heading for 

21 the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental 

22 Satellite System shall only be made available on a dollar 

23 for dollar matching basis with funds provided for the same 

24 purpose by the Department of Defense: Provided further, 

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1 $2,460,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds 

2 provided under the heading ‘‘International Fisheries Com3 missions’’ of Division B of Public Law 108–7 and shall 

4 only be available for the Pacific Salmon Commission: Pro5 vided further, That of the amount provided under this head6 ing, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, 

7 funds provided under the heading ‘‘International Fisheries 

8 Commissions’’ of Division B of Public Law 108–7 and shall 

9 only be available for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, 

10 of which $500,000 shall be used for sea lamprey control in 

11 Lake Champlain: Provided further, That of the amount 

12 made available under this heading, $10,000,000 to remain 

13 available until September 30, 2004, shall only be available 

14 for the incorporation of additional technologies for dissemi15 nating terrorism warnings within the All Hazards Warn16 ing Network. 

17 RELATED AGENCIES 

18 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Equal Employment 

21 Opportunity Commission, Salaries and Expenses’’, 

22 $23,300,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available 

23 until September 30, 2004. 
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1 NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON

2 THE UNITED STATES

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Commission 

5 on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Salaries and 

6 Expenses’’, $11,000,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2004. 

8 GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 

9 SEC. 2001. (a) Of the funds made available in Title 

10 I of Division B of Public Law 108–7, under the heading 

11 ‘‘Juvenile Justice Programs’’, for Family Ties Supervised 

12 Visitation Services in Wakefield, Rhode Island, $100,000 

13 are rescinded. 

14 (b) For an additional amount in Title I of Division 

15 B of Public Law 108–7, under the heading ‘‘Juvenile Jus16 tice Programs’’, $529,000, which shall only be available for 

17 law enforcement costs related to the Station nightclub fire 

18 on February 20, 2003, to remain available until December 

19 31, 2003. 

20 SEC. 2002. Not later than 60 days after the date of 

21 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 

22 Attorney General shall jointly report to the Committee on 

23 Appropriations on the feasibility of providing access to 

24 State and local law enforcement agencies to the database 

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1 as the ‘‘Tipoff’’ database including the process by which 

2 classified information shall be secured from unauthorized 

3 disclosure. 

4 SEC. 2003. For an additional amount for the law en5 forcement technology program under the heading ‘‘Commu6 nity Oriented Policing Services’’ in the Departments of 

7 Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 

8 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, $5,000,000 for the Lou9 isville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Public Safety Commu10 nications System to implement a common interoperable 

11 voice and data communications system for public safety or12 ganizations in the metropolitan area. 

13 SEC. 2004. Section 501(b) of title V of division N of 

14 the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 is 

15 amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘program authorized for the fish17 ery in Sec. 211’’ and inserting ‘‘programs authorized 

18 for the fisheries in sections 211 and 212’’; and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘program in section 211’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘programs in sections 211 and 212’’. 
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1 CHAPTER 3

2 SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

3 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 

4 GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT

5 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

6 Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the 

7 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 

8 108–7), $9,358,000 are rescinded (including $9,261,000 

9 from local funds and $97,000 from other funds). 

10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Development 

12 and Regulation’’, $14,998,000 (including $288,000 from 

13 local funds and $14,710,000 from other funds). 

14 PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Safety and Jus16 tice’’ (Public Law 108–7), $10,422,000 from local funds. 

17 PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

18 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

19 Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the 

20 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 

21 108–7), $11,667,000 are rescinded (including a rescission 

22 of $13,778,000 from local funds and an additional amount 

23 of $2,111,000 from other funds), to be allocated as follows: 

24 (1) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.—

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1 $29,000 from local funds and an additional amount 

2 of $2,058,000 from other funds); 

3 (2) STATE EDUCATION OFFICE.—A rescission of 

4 $181,000 from local funds; 

5 (3) PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—Notwith6 standing any other provision of law, a rescission of 

7 $12,000,000 from local funds: Provided, That of these 

8 funds, not less than $3,000,000 shall be used for pro9 viding adequate charter school facilities and edu10 cational programming in public charter schools in the 

11 District of Columbia; 

12 (4) UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM13 BIA.—A rescission of $1,040,000 from local funds; 

14 (5) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRAR15 IES.—A rescission of $221,000 (including a rescission 

16 of $273,000 from local funds and an additional 

17 amount of $53,000 from other funds); and 

18 (6) COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMAN19 ITIES.—A rescission of $255,000 from local funds. 

20 HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES

21 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Human Support Serv23 ices’’, $28,278,000 (including an additional amount of 

24 $32,312,000 from local funds and a rescission of $4,034,000 

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1 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 

2 108–7). 

3 In addition, this heading in the District of Columbia 

4 Appropriations Act, 2003, approved February 20, 2003 

5 (Public Law 108–7), is amended as follows: 

6 (1) by striking the following proviso, ‘‘Provided 

7 further, That $3,209,000 of this appropriation, to re8 main available until expended, shall be deposited in 

9 the Interim Disability Assistance Fund to be used ex10 clusively for the Interim Disability Assistance pro11 gram established by section 201 of the District of Co12 lumbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 

13 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4–101; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–

14 202.01), and the purposes for that program set forth 

15 in section 407 of the District of Columbia Public As16 sistance Act of 1982, effective April 3, 2001 (D.C. 

17 Law 13–252; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–204.07):’’, and 

18 (2) by amending the following proviso, ‘‘: Pro19 vided further, That $37,500,000 in local funds, to re20 main available until expended, shall be deposited in 

21 the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund.’’ 

22 to read as follows ‘‘: Provided further, That 

23 $74,500,000 in local funds may be deposited in the 

24 Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund and 

25 shall then remain available until expended.’’. 
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1 PUBLIC WORKS

2 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Works’’, 

4 $3,107,000 (including a rescission of $8,311,000 from local 

5 funds appropriated under this heading in the District of 

6 Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7), 

7 and an additional amount of $11,418,000 from other 

8 funds): Provided, That $512,000 from other funds shall re9 main available until expended for the taxicab revolving 

10 loan fund. 

11 REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST

12 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

13 Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the 

14 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 

15 108–7), $2,466,000 are rescinded. 

16 NON-DEPARTMENTAL

17 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

18 Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the 

19 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 

20 108–7), $5,799,000 are rescinded. 

21 WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS

22 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

23 Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the 

24 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 

25 108–7), $2,000,000 are rescinded. 
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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 

2 SEC. 3001. USE OF THE FUND BALANCE. (a) The Dis3 trict of Columbia is hereby authorized to transfer an 

4 amount not to exceed $32,900,000, to remain available until 

5 expended, from funds identified in the fiscal year 2002 com6 prehensive annual financial report as the District of Co7 lumbia’s fund balance to the local general fund to cover the 

8 impact of revenue shortfalls associated with the war econ9 omy: Provided, That nothing in this provision shall be 

10 deemed as granting the District additional authority to ex11 pend funds from the emergency or contingency reserves es12 tablished under section 450A of the District of Columbia 

13 Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–198; D.C. Official Code, 

14 sec. 1–204.50a(b)). 

15 SEC. 3002. EXTENSION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFI16 CER’S AUTHORITY. The authority which the Chief Financial 

17 Officer of the District of Columbia exercised with respect 

18 to personnel, procurement, and the preparation of fiscal im19 pact statements during a control period (as defined in Pub20 lic Law 104–8) shall remain in effect through September 

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1 CHAPTER 4

2 SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES

3 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

4 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

5 STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

6 Division F of Public Law 108–7 is hereby amended 

7 under the heading ‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife Serv8 ice, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants’’ by striking 

9 ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 

10 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

11 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

12 Division F of Public Law 108–7 is hereby amended 

13 under the heading ‘‘National Park Service, Operation of the 

14 National Park System’’ by striking ‘‘$1,565,565,000’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘$1,574,565,000’’. 

16 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

17 CONSTRUCTION

18 Within thirty days of enactment of this Act, the Sec19 retary of the Interior shall make available for obligation 

20 funds previously appropriated in Public Law 107–63 for 

21 construction of the Ojibwa Indian School. 

22 RELATED AGENCY 

23 GENERAL PROVISION

24 Section 328 of Division F, Public Law 108–7 is 

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1 tion 504 of the Rescissions Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–

2 19)’’ in the proviso. 

3 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

4 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide a 

5 report to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources 

6 and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on 

7 Resources and Appropriations of the House of Representa8 tives detailing the Secretary’s intent regarding the direct 

9 sale of 983 acres in Clark County, Nevada, known as Lake 

10 Las Vegas Phase II. 

11 CHAPTER 5

12 SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN

13 SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

14 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

15 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

16 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

17 For an additional amount for the Employment and 

18 Training Administration, ‘‘Training and Employment 

19 Services’’ to carry out activities authorized under section 

20 171(b) of the Workforce Investment Act, $1,000,000: Pro21 vided, That such sum shall be for the Jobs for America’s 

22 Graduates (JAG) school-to-work program for at-risk young 

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1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

2 SERVICES 

3 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

4 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

5 The matter under the heading ‘‘Department of Health 

6 and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Ad7 ministration, Health Resources and Services’’, in Public 

8 Law 108–7 is amended—

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Heart Beat, New Bloomfield, 

10 PA,’’ and inserting ‘‘Heart Beat, Millerstown, PA,’’ 

11 in lieu thereof; 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘Tressler Lutheran Services, 

13 Harrisburg, PA, for abstinence education and related 

14 services’’ and inserting ‘‘DIAKON Lutheran Social 

15 Ministries, Allentown, PA, for abstinence education 

16 and related services in Cumberland and Dauphin 

17 counties’’ in lieu thereof; 

18 (3) by striking ‘‘Community Ministries of the 

19 Lutheran Home at Topton, Reading, PA, for absti20 nence education and related services’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘DIAKON Lutheran Social Ministries of Allentown, 

22 PA, for abstinence education and related services in 

23 Berks county’’ in lieu thereof; 

24 (4) by striking ‘‘$298,153,000’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$296,638,000’’ in the first proviso; and 
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1 (5) by inserting after ‘‘a study regarding deliv2 ery of pediatric health care in northeastern Okla3 homa,’’ ‘‘$225,000 is available for the Mental Health 

4 Association of Tarrant County, Ft. Worth, Texas to 

5 provide school-based mental health education to 

6 schools in Tarrant County, $200,000 is available for 

7 the AIDS Research Institute at the University of 

8 California, San Francisco for a Developing Country 

9 Medical Program to facilitate clinician exchange be10 tween the United States and developing countries, 

11 $1,000,000 is available for the Geisinger Health Sys12 tem, Harrisburg, PA to establish centers of excellence 

13 for the treatment of autism’’. 

14 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

15 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

16 The matter under the heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary, 

17 Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’’, in 

18 Public Law 108–7 is amended by striking ‘‘, to remain 

19 available until expended’’ after the ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 

20 GENERAL PROVISION 

21 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES

22 (a) In addition to the authority provided in section 

23 215 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Serv24 ices, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

25 Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7, Division G), in order for 
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1 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out 

2 international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and 

3 other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, 

4 and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2003, 

5 the Secretary of Health and Human Services may exercise 

6 authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of 

7 State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Au8 thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669(c)). 

9 (b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

10 consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of 

11 Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section 

12 is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the 

13 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) and other 

14 applicable statutes administered by the Department of 

15 State. 

16 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

17 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

18 The matter under the heading ‘‘Department of Edu19 cation, School Improvement Programs’’, in Public Law 

20 108–7 is amended—

21 (1) by striking ‘‘$8,052,957,000’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$8,053,507,000’’; 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘$508,100,000’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘$537,100,000’’; 
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘$4,132,167,000’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$4,233,167,000’’; 

3 (4) by striking ‘‘$814,660,000’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$815,210,000’’; and, 

5 (5) by striking ‘‘$212,160,000’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$212,710,000’’. 

7 In the statement of the managers of the committee of 

8 conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108–7; 

9 House Report 108–10), in the matter in title III of Division 

10 G, relating to the Fund for the Improvement of Education 

11 under the heading ‘‘School Improvement Programs’’—

12 (1) the provision specifying $150,000 for Illinois 

13 State Board of Education, Springfield, Illinois, for 

14 computers, hardware and software for the implemen15 tation of Fast ForWord reading program to the Pleas16 ant Plains Community Unit District #8 and Pleas17 ant Plain Illinois District #18 shall be deemed to 

18 read as follows: ‘‘Illinois State Board of Education, 

19 Springfield, Illinois, for implementation of Fast 

20 ForWord reading program to the Pleasant Plains 

21 Community Unit District #8 and for improving 

22 mathematics achievement in Peoria School District 

23 #150 and Jacksonville School District #117, 

24 $150,000’’; 
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1 (2) the provision specifying $2,000,000 for 

2 Pinellas County Florida School District, St. Peters3 burg, Florida, for technology for Title I schools shall 

4 be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘St. Petersburg College, 

5 St. Petersburg, Florida, for the Pinellas County Epi6 Center, $2,000,000’’; 

7 (3) the provision specifying $500,000 for the St. 

8 Louis Children’s Museum, MO, for a collaborative 

9 project with the St. Louis Public Library to create 

10 interactive exhibits and educational programs shall be 

11 deleted; 

12 (4) the provision specifying $200,000 for the 

13 Harford County Board of Education in Aberdeen, 

14 MD, for a collaboration between a science and tech15 nology high school and the Aberdeen Proving Ground 

16 shall be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘Harford County 

17 Board of Education in Aberdeen, MD, for a collabora18 tion between a science and technology high school and 

19 the Aberdeen Proving Ground, $700,000’’; 

20 (5) the provision specifying $25,000 for the Boys 

21 and Girls Club of El Dorado, Arkansas, for drug pre22 vention and after school programs shall be deemed to 

23 read as follows: ‘‘Boys and Girls Club, Southeast 

24 Unit, El Dorado, Arkansas, for drug prevention and 

25 after school programs, $25,000’’; 
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1 (6) the provision specifying $100,000 for the 

2 American Academy of Liberal Education, Wash3 ington, D.C., to develop projects and survey best prac4 tices in the study of American democracy and prin5 ciples of free government at colleges and universities 

6 shall be deleted; 

7 (7) the provision specifying $400,000 for the Mil8 waukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, to expand before9 and after-school programs shall be deemed to read: 

10 ‘‘Milwaukee Public Schools, WI, for before- and after11 school programs, $400,000’’; 

12 (8) the provision specifying $200,000 for Tensas 

13 Reunion, Inc., Newellton, LA, for instructional tech14 nology training, and after school programs at the 

15 Tensas Charter School shall be deemed to read: 

16 ‘‘Tensas Reunion, Inc., Newellton, LA, for the 

17 TREES Project in Tensas Parish, including activities 

18 such as the purchase of computers and educational 

19 software, tutoring, and workshops to promote paren20 tal involvement, $200,000’’; 

21 (9) the provision specifying $250,000 for Com22 munity School District 8, Flushing, NY, for after23 school programs shall be deemed to read: ‘‘Community 

24 School District 8, Bronx, NY, for after-school pro25 grams, $250,000’’; 
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1 (10) the provision specifying $20,000 for 

2 Westside High School, Bakersfield, California, for 

3 equipment shall be deemed to read: ‘‘West High 

4 School, Bakersfield, California, for equipment, 

5 $20,000’’; 

6 (11) the provision specifying $1,000,000 for the 

7 National Science Center Foundation, Atlanta, Geor8 gia, for educational technology and other purposes 

9 shall be deemed to read: ‘‘National Science Center 

10 Foundation, Augusta, Georgia, for educational tech11 nology and other purposes, $1,000,000’’; 

12 (12) the provision specifying $200,000 for the 

13 Golden Gate National Parks Association, San Fran14 cisco, CA, for environmental education programs at 

15 the Crissy Field Center shall be deemed to read: 

16 ‘‘Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, San 

17 Francisco, CA, for environmental education programs 

18 at the Crissy Field Center, $200,000’’ and a provision 

19 shall be added that reads: ‘‘Beresford Community 

20 Education in Beresford, SD to expand community 

21 education programs, $150,000’’; 

22 (13) the provision specifying $100,000 for the 

23 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, for the 

24 Tampa Bay Consortium for the Development of Edu25 cational Leaders and the Preparation and Recruit-
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1 ment of Teachers shall be deemed to read: ‘‘University 

2 of South Florida, Tampa, FL, for the Tampa Bay 

3 Consortium for the Development of Educational Lead4 ers, $100,000’’; 

5 (14) the provision specifying $25,000 for the 

6 Meredith-Dunn Learning Disabilities Center, Inc., 

7 Louisville, Kentucky for technology shall be deemed to 

8 read as follows: ‘‘Meredith-Dunn Learning Disabil9 ities Center, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky for school 

10 counseling services, $25,000’’; 

11 (15) the provision specifying $40,000 for the Fa12 ther Maloney’s Boys Haven, Louisville, Kentucky for 

13 technology shall be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘Father 

14 Maloney’s Boys Haven, Louisville, Kentucky for an 

15 educational program, $40,000’’; 

16 (16) the provision specifying $50,000 for the Joel 

17 II Restoration Ministries for education programs 

18 shall be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘Joel II Restora19 tion Outreach, Inc. for education programs, $50,000’’; 

20 and 

21 (17) the provision specifying $1,500,000 for the 

22 City of Upland, California, for after school programs 

23 shall be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘YMCA of the City 

24 of Upland, California, for after-school activities, 

25 $1,500,000’’. 
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1 HIGHER EDUCATION

2 The matter under the heading ‘‘Higher Education’’, in 

3 Public Law 108–7 is amended—

4 (1) by striking ‘‘$2,100,701,000’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘$2,100,151,000’’; and, 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘$140,599,000’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$140,049,000’’. 

8 In the statement of the managers of the committee of con9 ference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108–7; 

10 House Report 108–10), in the matter in title III of Division 

11 G, relating to the Fund for the Improvement of Postsec12 ondary Education under the heading ‘‘Higher Edu13 cation’’—

14 (1) the second reference to the provision speci15 fying $1,000,000 for the University of Massachusetts16 Boston to purchase research equipment and tech17 nology infrastructure shall be deleted; 

18 (2) the provision specifying $500,000 for Har19 ford County Public Schools, Bel Air, MD, for support 

20 of a math and science magnet school program at Ab21 erdeen High School shall be deleted and a provision 

22 shall be added that reads: ‘‘American Academy of 

23 Liberal Education, Washington, D.C., to develop 

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1 American democracy and principles of free govern2 ment at colleges and universities, $100,000’’; 

3 (3) the provision specifying $100,000 for Slip4 pery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, for Knowl5 edge Pointe at Cranberry Woods, as part of an initia6 tive to provide life-long educational services to Pitts7 burgh’s regional industry and community residents 

8 shall be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘Regional Learn9 ing Alliance, Marshall Township in Allegheny Coun10 ty, PA, as part of an initiative to provide life-long 

11 educational services to Pittsburgh’s regional industry 

12 and community residents, $200,000’’; 

13 (4) the provision specifying $150,000 for 

14 Beresford Community Education in Beresford, SD to 

15 expand community education programs shall be de16 leted; 

17 (5) the provision specifying $100,000 for Slip18 pery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, 

19 for the North Hill Educational Alliance shall be de20 leted; and 

21 (6) the provision specifying $250,000 to the Na22 tional Aviary Conservation Education Technology In23 tegration in Pittsburgh shall be deemed to read as fol24 lows: ‘‘National Aviary Conservation Education Tech25 nology Integration in Pittsburgh, for the Remote 
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1 Audio-Visual Engagement Network (RAVEN) project, 

2 $250,000’’. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

4 GENERAL PROVISION

5 Section 1707(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6537(3)) is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘17’’ and inserting ‘‘19’’. 

8 RELATED AGENCIES 

9 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

10 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING

11 EXPENSES

12 The matter under the heading ‘‘Corporation for Na13 tional and Community Service, Domestic Volunteer Service 

14 Programs, Operating Expenses’’, in Public Law 108–7 is 

15 amended by inserting ‘‘for activities authorized by section 

16 122 of Part C of Title I and Part E of Title II of the Domes17 tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973’’ after ‘‘in this Act’’. 

18 CHAPTER 6

19 SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

20 CAPITOL POLICE 

21 TRANSFER OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE. Section 

22 1015(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

23 2003, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or, if earlier, on February 

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1 CHAPTER 7

2 SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY AND

3 GENERAL GOVERNMENT

4 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

5 (a) Section 336 of Division I of Public Law 108–7 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘transportation management’’ and 

7 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘urbanized’’. 

8 (b) Section 321 of Division I of Public Law 108–7 is 

9 amended by—

10 (1) inserting ‘‘or underneath’’ in subsection 

11 (q)(2) before ‘‘the Class B airspace’’; 

12 (2) deleting ‘‘has sufficient capacity and’’ in 

13 subsection (q)(3) after ‘‘Title 49’’; and 

14 (3) inserting ‘‘passenger’’ in subsection (q)(3) be15 fore ‘‘delays’’. 

16 GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 

17 SEC. 701. It is the sense of the Senate that—

18 (1) the asset acquisition of Trans World Airlines 

19 by American Airlines was a positive action that 

20 should be commended; 

21 (2) although the acquisition was a positive ac22 tion, the combination of the 2 airlines has resulted in 

23 a difficult seniority integration for the majority of the 

24 employee groups involved; 
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1 (3) airline layoffs from American Airlines should 

2 be conducted in a manner that maintains the max3 imum level of fairness and equitable treatment for all 

4 parties involved; and 

5 (4) American Airlines should encourage its em6 ployee groups to integrate all employees in a manner 

7 that is fair and equitable for all parties involved. 

8 SEC. 702. No provision of this Act may be construed 

9 as altering or amending the force or effect of any of the 

10 following provisions of law as currently applied:

11 (1) Sections 2631 and 2631a of title 10, United 

12 States Code. 

13 (2) Sections 901(b) and 901b of the Merchant 

14 Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1241(b), 1241f). 

15 (3) Public Resolution Numbered 17, Seventy16 third Congress (48 Stat. 500). 

17 (4) Any other similar provision of law requiring 

18 the use of privately owned United States flag commer19 cial vessels for certain transportation purposes of the 

20 United States. 
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1 CHAPTER 8

2 SUBCOMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING

3 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

4 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

5 DEVELOPMENT 

6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

7 The referenced statements of managers under the head8 ing ‘‘Community development fund’’ in title II of Public 

9 Law 108–7 under grant No. 26 under the Neighborhoods 

10 Initiative program is amended by striking ‘‘Glendale, Mon11 tana’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Gendive, Montana’’. 

12 The referenced statements of managers under the head13 ing ‘‘Community development fund’’ in title II of Public 

14 Law 106–377 is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000 for Light 

15 of Life Ministries in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for 

16 infrastructure improvements at the Serenity Village home17 less programs’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$200,000 for 

18 Light of Life Ministries in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 

19 for renovation and infrastructure improvements for a home20 less service center on Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh’’. 

21 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 Under the heading ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ in title II 

24 of Public Law 108–7, strike out in the eighth proviso ‘‘and 

25 all other statutes and regulations related to the obligation 
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1 and expenditure of funds made available in this, or any 

2 other Act’’ and strike out in the eleventh proviso ‘‘and all 

3 other statutes and regulations governing the obligation and 

4 expenditure of funds made available in this or any other 

5 Act’’. 

6 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

7 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

8 NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

9 OPERATING EXPENSES

10 To liquidate obligations previously incurred by the 

11 Corporation for National and Community Service (‘‘Cor12 poration’’), up to $64,000,000 is provided to the National 

13 Service Trust: Provided, That the Corporation may use 

14 these funds only to liquidate the deficiency that it has al15 ready incurred and that these funds are not available for 

16 obligation, or to liquidate obligations, for any other purpose 

17 whatsoever: Provided further, That the Corporation may 

18 not use these funds unless and until it reports these over19 obligations to the Congress and the President in accordance 

20 with the requirements of the Antideficiency Act and the 

21 guidance of the Office of Management and Budget in OMB 

22 Circular A–11 (2002): Provided further, That the second 

23 proviso under the heading ‘‘Corporation for National and 

24 Community Service’’ in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be 

25 amended by inserting after ‘‘section 501(a)(4)’’ the fol-
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1 lowing: ‘‘with not less than $2,500,000 for the Office of the 

2 Chief Financial Officer to enact financial reform in the 

3 Corporation, without regard to the provisions of section 

4 501(a)(4)(B) of the Act’’. 

5 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

6 RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

7 The first sentence under this heading in Public Law 

8 108–7 is amended by striking ‘‘$320,000,000’’ and inserting 

9 in lieu thereof: ‘‘$330,000,000’’. 

10 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

12 Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Adminis13 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall adjust 

14 each ‘‘maximum annual fee payable’’ pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 

15 136a–1(i)(5) (D) and (E) in a manner such that Mainte16 nance Fee collections made to reach the level authorized in 

17 division K of Public Law 108–7 shall be established in the 

18 same proportion as those Maintenance Fee collections au19 thorized in Public Law 107–73. 

20 GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE 

21 SEC. 201. The Secretary of the Army, acting through 

22 the Chief of Engineers, shall use $3,300,000 of funds avail23 able under the Construction, General appropriation, Corps 

24 of Engineers, Civil, to continue dam safety and seepage sta-
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1 bility correction measures for the Waterbury Dam, Vermont 

2 project. 

3 TITLE III—COLUMBIA ORBITER MEMORIAL ACT 

4 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Columbia Orbiter Me6 morial Act’’. 

7 SEC. 302. CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL TO CREW OF CO8 LUMBIA ORBITER AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL 

9 CEMETERY. 

10 (a) CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

11 Army shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the 

12 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, construct 

13 at an appropriate place in Arlington National Cemetery, 

14 Virginia, a memorial marker honoring the seven members 

15 of the crew of the Columbia Orbiter who died on February 

16 1, 2003, over the State of Texas during the landing of space 

17 shuttle mission STS–107. 

18 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount appro19 priated or otherwise made available by title II of the De20 partment of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 

21 107–248) under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTE22 NANCE, ARMY’’, $500,000 shall be available for the construc23 tion of the memorial marker required by subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 303. DONATIONS FOR MEMORIAL FOR CREW OF CO2 LUMBIA ORBITER. 

3 (a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DONATIONS.—The Admin4 istrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra5 tion may accept gifts and donations of services, money, and 

6 property (including personal, tangible, or intangible prop7 erty) for the purpose of an appropriate memorial or monu8 ment to the seven members of the crew of the Columbia Or9 biter who died on February 1, 2003, over the State of Texas 

10 during the landing of space shuttle mission STS–107, 

11 whether such memorial or monument is constructed by the 

12 Administrator or is the memorial marker required by sec13 tion 302. 

14 (b) TRANSFER.—(1) The Administrator may transfer 

15 to the Secretary of the Army any services, money, or prop16 erty accepted by the Administrator under subsection (a) for 

17 the purpose of the construction of the memorial marker re18 quired by section 302. 

19 (2) Any moneys transferred to the Secretary under 

20 paragraph (1) shall be merged with amounts in the account 

21 referred to in subsection (b) of section 302, and shall be 

22 available for the purpose referred to in that subsection. 

23 (c) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 

24 Administrator to accept gifts and donations under sub25 section (a) shall expire five years after the date of the enact26 ment of this Act. 
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1 TITLE IV—AVIATION INDUSTRY 

2 RELIEF PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 401. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SECURITY SERVICE 

4 FEES. 

5 The Undersecretary of Homeland Security for Border 

6 and Transportation Security shall not impose the fees au7 thorized by section 44940(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

8 during the period beginning on April 1, 2003, and ending 

9 on September 30, 2003. 

10 SEC. 402. REIMBURSEMENT OF AIRLINES FOR CERTAIN IN11 CREASED SECURITY COSTS. 

12 There are appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor13 tation for fiscal year 2003 $1,000,000,000, such sums to re14 main available until expended, $600,000,000 of which shall 

15 be used to reimburse each air carrier engaged in air trans16 portation and intrastate air transportation of passengers 

17 for compensation (as such terms are used in subtitle VII 

18 of title 49, United States Code) for the amount by which 

19 the costs incurred by such air carrier during calendar year 

20 2002 in complying with aviation security requirements im21 posed by Federal law, including requirements imposed by 

22 the Transportation Security Administration, exceeded the 

23 aviation security costs the carrier would have incurred dur24 ing that year in the absence of those requirements, and 

25 $400,000,000 of which shall be used to reimburse each such 
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1 air carrier for the amount by which the costs incurred by 

2 the air carrier during calendar year 2003 exceeded the avia3 tion security costs the carrier would have incurred during 

4 that year in the absence of those requirements, such costs 

5 to be determined by studies conducted by the air carriers 

6 in accordance with guidelines to be developed, within 30 

7 days after the date of enactment of this Act, by the Under8 secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transpor9 tation Security in consultation with the Secretary of Trans10 portation, describing in detail, by function, amount, and 

11 class (including operating expenses, capital expenditures, 

12 and one time and recurring costs), the costs for which reim13 bursement is sought: Provided, That the Inspector General 

14 of the Department of Transportation certifies the guidelines 

15 as being appropriate to determine such costs: Provided fur16 ther, That the Inspector General certifies as complete and 

17 accurate all claims submitted by an air carrier for reim18 bursement under this section, and: Provided further, That 

19 if the sum of the costs to be reimbursed to all such air car20 riers for 2002 exceeds $600,000,000, the amount of the reim21 bursement to each such carrier shall be an amount that 

22 bears the same ratio to $600,000,000 as the reimbursable 

23 cost of that carrier bears to the sum of the reimbursable 

24 costs of all such carriers for that year, and if the sum of 

25 the costs to be reimbursed to all such air carriers for 2003 
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1 exceeds $400,000,000, the amount of the reimbursement to 

2 each such carrier shall be an amount that bears the same 

3 ratio to $400,000,000 as the reimbursable cost of that car4 rier bears to the sum of the reimbursable costs of all such 

5 carriers for that year. 

6 SEC. 403. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR COCKPIT DOOR REIM7 BURSEMENT. 

8 In addition to amounts appropriated under the pre9 ceding section, there are appropriated to the Secretary of 

10 Transportation $100,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended, to compensate air carriers for the direct costs asso12 ciated with the strengthening of flight deck doors and locks 

13 on aircraft required by section 104(a)(1)(B) of the Aviation 

14 and Transportation Security Act. 

15 SEC. 404. AIRPORT SECURITY EXPENSES AND INVESTMENT. 

16 There are appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor17 tation $375,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 

18 be made available, after consultation with the Secretary of 

19 Homeland Security, to airports for operating expenses and 

20 capital investment related to improvements in aviation se21 curity: Provided, That the amounts made available for cap22 ital expenses shall be made available to airport sponsors, 

23 as such term is used in chapter 471 of title 49, United 

24 States Code, on such terms and conditions, and pursuant 

25 to such applications, similar to the terms, conditions, and 
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1 applications applicable to amounts made available under 

2 that chapter. 

3 SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE AUTHOR4 ITY. 

5 (a) EXTENSION OF POLICIES.—Section 44302(f)(1) of 

6 title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘2003,’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2004,’’. 

8 (b) EXTENSION OF LIABILITY LIMITATION.—Section 

9 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2003,’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘2004,’’. 

11 (c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 44310 of 

12 such title is amended by striking ‘‘2003.’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘2004.’’. 

14 SEC. 406. LIMIT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REQUIRED 

15 FOR EXTENDED WAR RISK INSURANCE COV16 ERAGE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of 

18 law to the contrary, the Secretary of Transportation may 

19 not provide insurance or reinsurance under chapter 443 of 

20 title 49, United States Code, after August 31, 2003, and 

21 before January 1, 2005, to an air carrier operating aircraft 

22 for the transportation of passengers for compensation unless 

23 that air carrier executes a contract with the Secretary 

24 under which the air carrier agrees that—
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1 (1) it will not provide total compensation during 

2 the 12-month period beginning on April 1, 2003, or 

3 the subsequent 12-month period, to an executive offi4 cer in an amount equal to more than the annual sal5 ary paid to that officer during the air carrier’s fiscal 

6 year 2002; and 

7 (2) if the air carrier violates its agreement under 

8 paragraph (1), it will pay to the Secretary of the 

9 Treasury, within 60 days after the date on which the 

10 violation occurs, an amount, determined by the Sec11 retary of Transportation, equal to the difference be12 tween—

13 (A) the amount it paid for insurance pro14 vided or reinsured under chapter 443 of such 

15 title for the 12-month period in which the viola16 tion occurred; and 

17 (B) the amount it would have paid for the 

18 same or similar insurance coverage for that pe19 riod if the insurance had not been provided or 

20 reinsured under that chapter. 

21 (b) EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EMPLOYED FOR LESS THAN

22 12 MONTHS IN FISCAL YEAR 2002 OR WHOSE EMPLOY23 MENT COMMENCED AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2002.—For the 

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1 (1) who was employed by an air carrier for less 

2 than 12 months during the air carrier’s fiscal year 

3 2002, or whose employment began after the last day 

4 of the last fiscal year of such air carrier ending before 

5 the date of enactment of this Act—

6 (A) the salary paid to that executive officer 

7 in that air carrier’s fiscal year 2002, or in the 

8 next fiscal year of that air carrier (if such next 

9 fiscal year began before the date of enactment of 

10 this Act), respectively, shall be determined as an 

11 annual rate of pay; 

12 (B) that annual rate of pay shall be treated 

13 as if it were the annual salary paid to that exec14 utive officer during that air carrier’s fiscal year 

15 2002; and 

16 (C) that executive officer shall be deemed to 

17 have been employed during that fiscal year; and 

18 (2) whose employment begins after the date of 

19 enactment of this Act—

20 (A) the annual salary at which that execu21 tive officer is first employed by an air carrier 

22 may not exceed the maximum salary paid to 

23 any executive officer by that air carrier during 

24 that air carrier’s fiscal year 2002 with the same 

25 or similar responsibilities; 
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1 (B) that salary shall be treated as if it were 

2 the annual salary paid to the executive officer 

3 during that air carrier’s fiscal year 2002; and 

4 (C) the executive officer shall be deemed to 

5 have been employed by that air carrier during 

6 that air carrier’s fiscal year 2002. 

7 (c) AUDIT AUTHORITY.—The Comptroller General, or 

8 any of the Comptroller General’s duly authorized represent9 atives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and exam10 ination to any books, accounts, documents, papers, and 

11 records of such air carriers that relate to the information 

12 required to implement subsection (a). The Comptroller Gen13 eral shall transmit a report of any investigation conducted 

14 under this subsection to the Senate Committee on Appro15 priations, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

16 Transportation, the House of Representatives Committee on 

17 Appropriations, and the House of Representatives Com18 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, together with 

19 a certification as to whether the Comptroller General has 

20 had access to sufficient information to make informed judg21 ments on the matters covered by the report. 

22 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The term ‘‘executive 

24 officer’’ means a named executive officer (as that term 

25 is used in section 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K pro-
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1 mulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission 

2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 C.F.R. 

3 229.402(a)(3))). 

4 (2) TOTAL COMPENSATION.—The term ‘‘total 

5 compensation’’ has the meaning given that term by 

6 section 104(b) of the Air Transportation Safety and 

7 System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note), but 

8 does not include amounts paid, under a contract, re9 tirement plan, or other legally binding arrangement 

10 in effect on March 26, 2003, to an executive officer on 

11 account of that executive’s retirement or termination 

12 of employment. 

13 SEC. 407. GAO REPORT ON AIRLINES ACTIONS TO IMPROVE 

14 FINANCES AND ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSA15 TION. 

16 (a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that the United 

17 States government has by law provided substantial finan18 cial assistance to United States commercial airlines in the 

19 form of war risk insurance and reinsurance and other eco20 nomic benefits and has imposed substantial economic and 

21 regulatory burdens on those airlines. In order to determine 

22 the economic viability of the domestic commercial airline 

23 industry and to evaluate the need for additional measures 

24 or the modification of existing laws, the Congress needs 
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1 more frequent information and independently verified in2 formation about the financial condition of these airlines. 

3 (b) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Comptroller General 

4 shall prepare a semiannual report to the Congress—

5 (1) analyzing measures being taken by air car6 riers engaged in air transportation and intrastate air 

7 transportation (as such terms are used in subtitle VII 

8 of title 49, United States Code) to reduce costs and 

9 to improve their earnings and profits and balance 

10 sheets; and 

11 (2) stating—

12 (A) the total compensation (as defined in 

13 section 104(b) of the Air Transportation Safety 

14 and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 

15 note)) paid by the air carrier to each officer or 

16 employee of that air carrier to whom that section 

17 applies for the period to which the report relates; 

18 and 

19 (B) the terms and value (determined on the 

20 basis of the closing price of the stock on the last 

21 business day of the period to which the report re22 lates) of any stock options awarded to such offi23 cer during that period. 

24 (c) GAO AUTHORITY.—In order to compile the reports 

25 required by subsection (b), the Comptroller General, or any 
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1 of the Comptroller General’s duly authorized representa2 tives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and exam3 ination to any books, accounts, documents, papers, and 

4 records of such air carriers that relate to the information 

5 required to compile the reports. The Comptroller General 

6 shall submit with each such report a certification as to 

7 whether the Comptroller General has had access to sufficient 

8 information to make informed judgments on the matters 

9 covered by the report. 

10 (d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Comptroller Gen11 eral shall transmit the compilation of reports required by 

12 subsection (c) to Senate Committee on Appropriations, the 

13 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor14 tation, the House of Representatives Committee on Appro15 priations, and the House of Representatives Committee on 

16 Transportation and Infrastructure. 

17 SEC. 408. AIR CARRIERS TO SUBMIT OPERATIONAL EX18 PENSE REDUCTION PLANS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each air carrier that receives fi20 nancial assistance under this Act shall transmit a plan to 

21 the Comptroller General within 90 days after the date of 

22 enactment of this Act that, if implemented, will reduce that 

23 air carrier’s annual operating expenses by an amount equal 

24 to the greater of—
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1 (1) 10 percent of that carrier’s annual operating 

2 expenses determined as of June 15, 2002; or 

3 (2) the amount of financial assistance that air 

4 carrier has received or will receive under this Act. 

5 (b) OPERATING EXPENSES.—In determining annual 

6 operating expenses for purposes of this section, an air car7 rier shall compute operating expenses attributable to fuel 

8 on the basis of the average price of such fuel for June 15, 

9 2002. 

10 SEC. 409. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOY11 MENT COMPENSATION FOR DISPLACED AIR12 LINE RELATED WORKERS. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—

14 (1) the term ‘‘eligible individual’’ means an in15 dividual whose eligibility for temporary extended un16 employment compensation under the Temporary Ex17 tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 

18 (Public Law 107–147; 116 Stat. 21), as amended by 

19 Public Law 108–1 (117 Stat. 3), is or would be based 

20 on the exhaustion of regular compensation, entitle21 ment to which was based in whole or in part on 

22 qualifying employment performed during such indi23 vidual’s base period; 

24 (2) the term ‘‘qualifying employment’’, with re25 spect to an eligible individual, means employment—
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1 (A) with an air carrier, employment at a 

2 facility at an airport, that involves the provision 

3 of transportation to or from an airport, or with 

4 an upstream producer or supplier for an air car5 rier; and 

6 (B) as determined by the Secretary, separa7 tion from which was due, in whole or in part, 

8 to—

9 (i) reductions in service by an air car10 rier as a result of a terrorist action or secu11 rity measure; 

12 (ii) a closure of an airport in the 

13 United States as a result of a terrorist ac14 tion or security measure; or 

15 (iii) a military conflict with Iraq that 

16 has been authorized by Congress; 

17 (3) the term ‘‘air carrier’’ means an air carrier 

18 that holds a certificate issued under chapter 411 of 

19 title 49, United States Code; 

20 (4) the term ‘‘upstream producer’’ means a firm 

21 that performs additional, value-added, production 

22 processes, including firms that perform final assem23 bly, finishing, or packaging of articles, for another 

24 firm; 
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1 (5) the term ‘‘supplier’’ means a firm that pro2 duces component parts for, or articles and contract 

3 services considered to be a part of the production 

4 process or services for, another firm; 

5 (6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

6 Labor; and 

7 (7) the term ‘‘terrorist action or security meas8 ure’’ means a terrorist attack on the United States on 

9 September 11, 2001, or a security measure taken in 

10 response to such attack. 

11 (b) ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOY12 MENT COMPENSATION FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.—In the 

13 case of an eligible employee, the Temporary Extended Un14 employment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–

15 147; 116 Stat. 21), as amended by Public Law 108–1 (117 

16 Stat. 3), shall be applied as if it had been amended in ac17 cordance with subsection (c). 

18 (c) MODIFICATIONS.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 

20 (b), the Temporary Extended Unemployment Com21 pensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–147; 116 

22 Stat. 21), as amended by Public Law 108–1 (117 

23 Stat. 3), shall be treated as if it had been amended 

24 as provided in this subsection. 
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1 (2) PROGRAM EXTENSION.—Deem section 208 of 

2 the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensa3 tion Act of 2002, as amended by Public Law 108–1 

4 (117 Stat. 3), to be amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 208. APPLICABILITY. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), an 

7 agreement entered into under this title shall apply to weeks 

8 of unemployment—

9 ‘‘(1) beginning after the date on which such 

10 agreement is entered into; and 

11 ‘‘(2) ending before December 29, 2003. 

12 ‘‘(b) TRANSITION FOR AMOUNT REMAINING IN AC13 COUNT.—

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 

15 the case of an individual who has amounts remaining 

16 in an account established under section 203 as of De17 cember 28, 2003, temporary extended unemployment 

18 compensation shall continue to be payable to such in19 dividual from such amounts for any week beginning 

20 after such date for which the individual meets the eli21 gibility requirements of this title, including such com22 pensation payable by reason of amounts deposited in 

23 such account after such date pursuant to the applica24 tion of subsection (c) of such section. 
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1 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No compensation shall be 

2 payable by reason of paragraph (1) for any week be3 ginning after December 26, 2004.’’. 

4 (3) ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF BENEFITS.—Deem 

5 section 203 of the Temporary Extended Unemploy6 ment Compensation Act of 2002, as amended by Pub7 lic Law 108–1 (117 Stat. 3), to be amended—

8 (A) in subsection (b)(1)—

9 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘150’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘13’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘39’’; and 

(B) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘1 13 ⁄3

14 of’’ after ‘‘equal to’’. 

15 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE OF MODIFICATIONS DE16 SCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (3).—

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments de18 scribed in paragraph (3)—

19 (i) shall be deemed to have taken effect 

20 as if included in the enactment of the Tem21 porary Extended Unemployment Compensa22 tion Act of 2002; but 

23 (ii) shall be treated as applying only 

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1 ginning on or after the date of enactment 

2 this Act, subject to subparagraph (B). 

3 (B) SPECIAL RULES.—In the case of an eli4 gible individual for whom a temporary extended 

5 unemployment account was established before the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Temporary Ex7 tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 

8 (as amended by this section) shall be applied 

9 subject to the following: 

10 (i) Any amounts deposited in the indi11 vidual’s temporary extended unemployment 

12 compensation account by reason of section 

13 203(c) of such Act (commonly known as 

14 ‘‘TEUC–X amounts’’) before the date of en15 actment of this Act shall be treated as 

16 amounts deposited by reason of section 

17 203(b) of such Act (commonly known as 

18 ‘‘TEUC amounts’’), as deemed to have been 

19 amended by paragraph (3)(A). 

20 (ii) For purposes of determining 

21 whether the individual is eligible for any 

22 TEUC–X amounts under such Act, as 

23 deemed to be amended by this subsection—

24 (I) any determination made 

25 under section 203(c) of such Act before 
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1 the application of the amendment de2 scribed in paragraph (3)(B) shall be 

3 disregarded; and 

4 (II) any such determination shall 

5 instead be made by applying section 

6 203(c) of such Act, as deemed to be 

7 amended by paragraph (3)(B)—

8 (aa) as of the time that all 

9 amounts established in such ac10 count in accordance with section 

11 203(b) of such Act (as deemed to 

12 be amended under this subsection, 

13 and including any amounts de14 scribed in clause (i)) are in fact 

15 exhausted, except that 

16 (bb) if such individual’s ac17 count was both augmented by and 

18 exhausted of all TEUC–X 

19 amounts before the date of enact20 ment of this Act, such determina21 tion shall be made as if exhaus22 tion (as described in section 

23 203(c)(1) of such Act) had not oc24 curred until such date of enact25 ment. 
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1 TITLE V—PANEL TO REVIEW SEX2 UAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGA3 TIONS AT UNITED STATES AIR 

4 FORCE ACADEMY 

5 SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a panel to 

7 review allegations of sexual misconduct allegations at the 

8 United States Air Force Academy. 

9 (b) COMPOSITION.—The panel shall be composed of 

10 seven members, appointed by the Secretary of Defense from 

11 among private United States citizens who have knowledge 

12 or expertise in matters relating to sexual assault, rape, and 

13 the United States military academies. 

14 (c) CHAIRMAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in 

15 consultation with the Chairmen of the Committees on 

16 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, 

17 select the Chairman of the panel from among its members 

18 under subsection (b). 

19 (d) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members 

20 shall be appointed for the life of the panel. Any vacancy 

21 in the panel shall be filled in the same manner as the origi22 nal appointment. 

23 (e) MEETINGS.—The panel shall meet at the call of the 

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1 (f) INITIAL ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS.—(1) All 

2 original appointments to the panel shall be made not later 

3 than May 1, 2003. 

4 (2) The Chairman shall convene the first meeting of 

5 the panel not later than May 2, 2003. 

6 SEC. 502. DUTIES OF PANEL. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The panel established under section 

8 501(a) shall carry out a study in order to determine respon9 sibility and accountability for the establishment or mainte10 nance of an atmosphere at the United States Air Force 

11 Academy that was conducive to sexual misconduct (includ12 ing sexual assaults and rape) at the United States Air 

13 Force Academy. 

14 (b) REVIEW.—In carrying out the study required by 

15 subsection (a), the panel shall—

16 (1) the actions taken by United States Air Force 

17 academy personnel and other Department of the Air 

18 Force officials in response to allegations of sexual as19 saults at the United States Air Force Academy; 

20 (2) review directives issued by the United States 

21 Air Force pertaining to sexual misconduct at the 

22 United States Air Force Academy; 

23 (3) review the effectiveness of the process, proce24 dures, and policies used at the United States Air 
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1 Force Academy to respond to allegations of sexual 

2 misconduct; 

3 (4) review the relationship between—

4 (A) the command climate for women at the 

5 United States Air Force Academy, including fac6 tors that may have produced a fear of retribu7 tion for reporting sexual misconduct; and 

8 (B) the circumstances that resulted in sex9 ual misconduct at the Academy; and 

10 (5) review, evaluate, and assess such other mat11 ters and materials as the panel considers appropriate 

12 for the study. 

13 (c) REPORT.—(1) Not later than 90 days after its first 

14 meeting under section 501(f)(2), the panel shall submit a 

15 report on the study required by subsection (a) to the Sec16 retary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services 

17 of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

18 (2) The report shall include—

19 (A) the findings and conclusions of the panel as 

20 a result of the study; and 

21 (B) any recommendations for legislative or ad22 ministrative action that the panel considers appro23 priate in light of the study. 
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1 SEC. 503. PERSONNEL MATTERS. 

2 (a) PAY OF MEMBERS.—(1) Members of the panel es3 tablished under section 501(a) shall serve without pay by 

4 reason of their work on the panel. 

5 (2) Section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, shall 

6 not apply to the acceptance of services of a member of the 

7 panel under this title. 

8 (b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the panel 

9 shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 

10 of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 

11 under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 

12 Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 

13 business in the performance of services for the panel. 

14 TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

15 SEC. 601. Section 624 of division B of the Consolidated 

16 Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108–7), is 

17 amended by inserting before the period at the end: ‘‘and, 

18 effective as of October 1, 2002, by inserting ‘and subject to 

19 the provisions of Public Law 108–8,’ after ‘until ex20 pended,’ ’’. 

21 SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORM22 ANCE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. Section 801(c) of the Na23 tional Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(c)) 

24 is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘December 31, 2004’’. 
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1 SEC. 603. None of the funds in this Act may be obli2 gated or expended to pay for transportation described in 

3 section 41106 of title 49, United States Code, to be per4 formed by any air carrier that is not effectively controlled 

5 by citizens of the United States. 

6 SEC. 604. Section 626 of title VI of division B of Pub7 lic Law 108–7 is amended by striking ‘‘previously’’. 

8 SEC. 605. Section 7304 of Public Law 107–110 is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘such as’’ and inserting in lieu thereof 

10 ‘‘operated by’’. 

11 SEC. 606. Section 1605 of title 28, United States Code, 

12 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 

14 ‘‘(h) CLAIMS FOR MONEY DAMAGES FOR DEATH OR

15 PERSONAL INJURY.—(1) Any United States citizen who 

16 dies or suffers injury caused by a foreign state’s act of tor17 ture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, or hostage tak18 ing committed on or after November 1, 1979, and any mem19 ber of the immediate family of such citizen, shall have a 

20 claim for money damages against such foreign state, as au21 thorized by subsection (a)(7), for death or personal injury 

22 (including economic damages, solatium, pain and suf23 fering). 

24 ‘‘(2) A claim under paragraph (1) shall not be barred 

25 or precluded by the Algiers Accords.’’. 
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1 SEC. 607. Section 127b(b) of title 10, United States 

2 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appro5 priations Act to Support Department of Defense Operations 

6 in Iraq for Fiscal Year 2003’’.

Attest:

Secretary. 

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1559

AMENDMENT