datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to premiums for months beginning 
with July 2005.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 318
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require consideration under the 
congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program of the extent 
to which a proposed project or program reduces sulfur or atmospheric 
carbon emissions, to make renewable fuel projects eligible under that 
program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. JOHNSON of Illi-
nois, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. MANZULLO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require consider-
ation under the congestion mitigation and air quality 
improvement program of the extent to which a proposed 
project or program reduces sulfur or atmospheric carbon 
emissions, to make renewable fuel projects eligible under 
that program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Biofuels Air Quality 
Act’’.
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROJECT EFFECTS. 
Section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For the pur-
pose of determining eligibility under this section, the Sec-
retary shall consider the extent to which a proposed 
project or program reduces sulfur or atmospheric carbon 
emissions.’’. 
SEC. 3. STATES RECEIVING MINIMUM APPORTIONMENT. 
Section 149(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘or for any 
project that will provide for the use of renewable fuel de-
scribed in subsection (e)(4)(A)(i)’’. 
SEC. 4. RENEWABLE FUEL PROJECTS. 
Section 149(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘, publicly owned, or nonprofit-
owned’’ after ‘‘privately owned’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘the costs 
of vehicle’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the costs 
of—
‘‘(i) renewable fuel, consisting of any 
fuel produced from grain, oilseeds, or other 
biomass (including biodiesel), that is used 
to replace or reduce the quantity of fossil
fuel present in a fuel mixture used to oper-
ate motor vehicles; 
‘‘(ii) installation of capital equipment 
necessary for the conversion of storage and 
distribution facilities to carry renewable 
fuels or renewable fuel blends; and 
‘‘(iii) vehicle.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3190
To safeguard our religious liberties. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
Mr. PICKERING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To safeguard our religious liberties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguarding Our Reli-
gious Liberties Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Declaration of Independence declares 
that governments are instituted to secure certain 
unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the 
pursuit of happiness, with which all human beings
are endowed by their Creator and to which they are 
entitled by the laws of nature and of nature’s God. 
(2) The organic laws of the United States Code 
and the constitutions of every State, using various 
expressions, recognize God as the source of the 
blessings of liberty. 
(3) The first amendment to the Constitution se-
cures rights against laws respecting an establish-
ment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise 
thereof made by the Federal Government. 
(4) The rights secured under the first amend-
ment have been interpreted by the Federal courts to 
be included among the provisions of the 14th 
amendment. 
(5) The 10th amendment reserves to the States, 
respectively, the powers not delegated to the Federal 
Government nor prohibited to the States. 
(6) Disputes and doubts have arisen with re-
spect to public displays of the Ten Commandments 
and to other public expression of religious faith. 
(7) Section 5 of the 14th amendment grants 
Congress the power to enforce the provisions of the 
14th amendment. 
(8) Article III, section 2 of the Constitution 
grants Congress the authority to except certain mat-
are excepted from the jurisdiction of Federal courts infe-
rior to the Supreme Court.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3191
To prescribe the oath of renunciation and allegiance for purposes of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, 
Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GOODE, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. HYDE, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. FEENEY, 
and Mr. HENSARLING) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prescribe the oath of renunciation and allegiance for 
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. OATH OF RENUNCIATION AND ALLEGIANCE. 
Section 337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1448(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘the 
child is unable to understand its meaning.’’ the following: 
‘‘The oath referred to in this section shall read the same 
as the oath provided for in paragraph (a) or (b) of part
337.1 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 
on September 1, 2003.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3195
To extend normal trade relations treatment to the products of the Lao 
People’s Democratic Republic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself and Mr. MATSUI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend normal trade relations treatment to the products 
of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that—
(1) the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is 
pursuing a broad policy of adopting market-based 
reforms to enhance its economic competitiveness and 
achieve an attractive climate for investment; 
(2) extension of normal trade relations treat-
ment would assist the Lao People’s Democratic Re-
public in developing its economy based on free mar-
ket principles and becoming competitive in the global 
marketplace; 
(3) establishing normal commercial relations on 
a reciprocal basis with the Lao People’s Democratic 
Republic will promote United States exports to the 
rapidly growing Southeast Asian region and expand 
opportunities for United States business and invest-
ment in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic econ-
omy; 
(4) United States and Laotian commercial in-
terests would benefit from the bilateral trade agree-
ment between the United States and the Lao Peo-
ple’s Democratic Republic, signed in 2003, providing 
for market access and the protection of intellectual 
property rights; 
(5) the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has 
taken cooperative steps with the United States in 
the global war on terrorism, combating the traf-
ficking of narcotics, and the accounting for Amer-
ican servicemen and civilians still missing from the 
Vietnam war; and 
(6) the United States is committed to a multi-
faceted engagement with the Lao People’s Demo-
cratic Republic and the people of Laos by continuing
to monitor, promote, and encourage further progress 
by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on human 
rights, religious tolerance, democratic rule of law, 
and transparency, and assist that country in adopt-
ing regional and world trading rules and principles, 
as well as international labor standards. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT 
TO THE PRODUCTS OF THE LAO PEOPLE’S 
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC. 
(a) HARMONIZED
TARIFF
SCHEDULE
AMEND-
MENT.—General note 3(b) of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
‘‘Laos’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the effective date of a notice published in the Federal Reg-
ister by the United States Trade Representative that a 
trade agreement obligating reciprocal most-favored-nation 
treatment between the Lao People’s Democratic Republic 
and the United States has entered into force.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3197
To provide for the reimbursement of air fare costs incurred by members 
of the United States Armed Forces for domestic travel while on leave 
from deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
Operation Enduring Freedom. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. ROSS, Mr. HOUGHTON, and Mr. 
SIMMONS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the reimbursement of air fare costs incurred 
by members of the United States Armed Forces for 
domestic travel while on leave from deployment overseas 
in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
Enduring Freedom.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3197 IH 
SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF DOMESTIC AIR FARE 
COSTS INCURRED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES WHILE ON LEAVE FROM DE-
PLOYMENT OVERSEAS IN SUPPORT OF OPER-
ATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION EN-
DURING FREEDOM. 
The Secretary of Defense shall reimburse air fare 
costs incurred by members of the United States Armed 
Forces in connection with travel within the United States 
while such members are on leave from deployment over-
seas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
Enduring Freedom.
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the measures have ensured the distribution of influenza 
vaccine for administration to individuals in priority 
groups. If the Secretary determines that the measures 
have not ensured that distribution, the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) may take the actions described in sub-
section (b) if the Secretary determines that such ac-
tions are needed to protect the public health; and 
‘‘(2) shall notify the appropriate committees of 
Congress of such determination. 
‘‘(b) ASSURING
THE
INDIVIDUALS
IN
PRIORITY 
GROUPS RECEIVE VACCINES.—On making the determina-
tion described in subsection (a), the Secretary may require 
that a person, not including a person that is a manufac-
turer of influenza vaccine, who possesses influenza vaccine 
sell such person’s supply of the influenza vaccine to the 
Federal Government, as an exercise of the Federal Gov-
ernment’s power to take private property for public use, 
for just compensation. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall dis-
tribute the doses of influenza vaccine obtained under sub-
section (b) in a manner determined appropriate by the 
Secretary to ensure that such vaccine is administered to 
individual in priority groups.’’. 
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II 
Calendar No. 396
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3198
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2003
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize 
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Union Calendar No. 193
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3198
[Report No. 108–319] 
A BILL 
To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to au-
thorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts, and for other 
purposes. 
OCTOBER 15, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3202
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that employers of members 
of the National Guard and the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
who are called to active duty continue to offer health care coverage 
for dependents of such members, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that 
employers of members of the National Guard and the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces who are called 
to active duty continue to offer health care coverage 
for dependents of such members, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reservist Health Care 
Continuity Act’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3199
To expand the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members of the 
Armed Forces serving in the Iraqi theater of operations in support 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom to include travel and transportation to the 
members’ permanent station or home. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Mr. RAMSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To expand the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for 
members of the Armed Forces serving in the Iraqi the-
ater of operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 
to include travel and transportation to the members’ 
permanent station or home.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF REST AND RECUPERATION 
LEAVE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE TRAVEL AND 
TRANSPORTATION TO PERMANENT STATION 
OR HOME. 
(a) EXPANSION.—The Secretary of Defense shall ex-
pand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave 
program to provide travel and transportation allowances 
to each member of the Armed Forces participating in the 
program in order to permit such member to travel at the 
expense of the United States from an original airport of 
debarkation to the permanent station or home of such 
member. 
(b) ALLOWANCES AUTHORIZED.—The travel and 
transportation allowances that may be provided under 
subsection (a) are the travel and transportation allowances 
specified in section 404(d) of title 37, United States Code. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER ALLOWANCES.—
Travel and transportation allowances provided for travel 
under subsection (a) are in addition to any other travel 
and transportation or other allowances that may be pro-
vided for such travel by law. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Central Command Rest and Re-
cuperation Leave program’’ means the Rest and Re-
cuperation Leave program for certain members of 
the Armed Forces serving in the Iraqi theater of op-
erations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as 
established by the United States Central Command 
on September 25, 2003. 
(2) The term ‘‘original airport of debarkation’’ 
means an airport designated as an airport of debar-
kation for members of the Armed Forces under the 
Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave 
program as of the establishment of such program on 
September 25, 2003.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 319
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 15 percent 
reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for 
home health services under the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
the 15 percent reduction in payment rates under the 
prospective payment system for home health services 
under the Medicare Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. ELIMINATION OF 15 PERCENT REDUCTION IN 
PAYMENT RATES UNDER THE PROSPECTIVE 
PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR HOME HEALTH SERV-
ICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1895(b)(3)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(A)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) INITIAL BASIS.—Under such system 
the Secretary shall provide for computation of 
a standard prospective payment amount (or 
amounts) as follows: 
‘‘(i) Such amount (or amounts) shall 
initially be based on the most current au-
dited cost report data available to the Sec-
retary and shall be computed in a manner 
so that the total amounts payable under 
the system for fiscal year 2001 shall be 
equal to the total amount that would have 
been made if the system had not been in 
effect and if section 1861(v)(1)(L)(ix) had 
not been enacted. 
‘‘(ii) For fiscal year 2002 and for 
each subsequent fiscal year, such amount 
(or amounts) shall be equal to the amount 
(or amounts) determined under this para-
graph for the previous fiscal year, updated 
under subparagraph (B). 
Each such amount shall be standardized in a 
manner that eliminates the effect of variations 
in relative case mix and area wage adjustments 
among different home health agencies in a 
budget neutral manner consistent with the case 
mix and wage level adjustments provided under 
paragraph (4)(A). Under the system, the Sec-
retary may recognize regional differences or dif-
ferences based upon whether or not the services 
or agency are in an urbanized area.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the amend-
ments made by section 501 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 2763A–529), as enacted into law by section 
1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 31
To nullify the recent pay increase and to eliminate automatic pay adjustments 
for Members of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. JEFF MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. GOODE, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. OSE, Mr. HALL, and Mr. 
FORBES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To nullify the recent pay increase and to eliminate automatic 
pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rescind the Congres-
sional Pay Raise Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PAY FOR MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 601. (a) Until otherwise provided by law (in-
cluding under section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 
1967), the annual rate of pay for—
‘‘(1) each Senator, Member of the House of 
Representatives, and Delegate to the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Resident Commissioner from 
Puerto Rico, 
‘‘(2) the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
the majority leader and the minority leader of the 
Senate, and the majority leader and the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives, and 
‘‘(3) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, 
shall be the rate payable for such positions as of December 
31, 2002.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 
the first day of the first pay period commencing after the 
next election of Representatives (within the meaning of the 
twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Constitution
of the United States) occurring after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3200
To expand the travel and transportation allowances available to members 
of the Armed Forces granted leave under the Rest and Recuperation 
Leave program for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
Freedom to cover travel and transportation to the members’ permanent 
station or home of record. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Mr. HAYWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To expand the travel and transportation allowances available 
to members of the Armed Forces granted leave under 
the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for Operation 
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to 
cover travel and transportation to the members’ perma-
nent station or home of record.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF REST AND RECUPERATION 
LEAVE PROGRAM ALLOWANCES TO INCLUDE 
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION TO PERMA-
NENT STATION OR HOME. 
(a) EXPANDED ALLOWANCES.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall expand the Central Command Rest and Recu-
peration Leave program for Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
Operation Enduring Freedom to provide travel and trans-
portation allowances to each member of the Armed Forces 
granted leave under the program to permit the member 
to travel at the expense of the United States between the 
deployment location of the member and the permanent 
station or home of record of the member. 
(b) METHOD
OF PROVIDING ALLOWANCES.—The 
travel and transportation allowances authorized under 
subsection (a) shall be provided in the manner otherwise 
provided in section 411c of title 37, United States Code. 
(c) RELATION TO OTHER ALLOWANCES.—Travel and 
transportation allowances provided for travel under sub-
section (a) are in addition to any other travel and trans-
portation or other allowances that may be provided for 
such travel by law.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON PERMANENT EXPANSION OF REST AND 
RECUPERATION LEAVE PROGRAM ALLOW-
ANCES TO INCLUDE TRAVEL AND TRANSPOR-
TATION TO PERMANENT STATION OR HOME. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report evaluating the feasibility and cost 
of amending section 411c of title 37, United States Code, 
to permanently expand the travel and transportation al-
lowances available to members of the Armed Forces grant-
ed leave under future rest and recuperation leave pro-
grams to cover travel and transportation to the members’ 
permanent station or home of record.
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE COV-
ERAGE FOR ENTIRE PERIOD OF ABSENCE 
FOR DEPENDENTS OF NATIONAL GUARDS-
MEN AND RESERVISTS CALLED TO ACTIVE 
DUTY. 
Section 4317(a)(1)(A) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i) in the case of an employer 
with 20 or fewer employees’’ after ‘‘(A)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an employer with more than 
20 employees, the period of such absence; or’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR GOVERNMENT REIMBURSE-
MENT FOR EMPLOYER SHARE OF HEALTH 
CARE PREMIUMS. 
Section 4317(a) of such title is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall reimburse an em-
ployer for the employer share of any premiums for health 
care coverage provided pursuant to this section to a person 
performing service in the uniformed services for each 
month during the period of such service.’’.
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