III 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 139
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 7, 2003
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing printing of the brochures entitled ‘‘How Our 
Laws Are Made’’ and ‘‘Our American Government’’, the 
publication entitled ‘‘Our Flag’’, the document-sized, an-
notated version of the United States Constitution, and 
the pocket version of the United States Constitution.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An edition of the brochure enti-
tled ‘‘How Our Laws Are Made’’, as revised under the
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direction of the Parliamentarian of the House of Rep-
resentatives in consultation with the Parliamentarian of 
the Senate, shall be printed as a House document under 
the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. 
(b) ADDITIONAL COPIES.—In addition to the usual 
number, there shall be printed the lesser of—
(1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 
440,000 copies shall be for the use of the House of 
Representatives, 100,000 copies shall be for the use 
of the Senate, and 10,000 copies shall be for the use 
of the Joint Committee on Printing; or 
(2) such number of copies of the document as 
does not exceed a total production and printing cost 
of $220,794, with distribution to be allocated in the 
same proportion as described in paragraph (1), ex-
cept that in no case shall the number of copies be 
less than 1 per Member of Congress. 
SEC. 2. OUR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 2003 revised edition of the 
brochure entitled ‘‘Our American Government’’ shall be 
printed as a House document under the direction of the 
Joint Committee on Printing. 
(b) ADDITIONAL COPIES.—In addition to the usual 
number, there shall be printed the lesser of—
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(1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 
440,000 copies shall be for the use of the House of 
Representatives, 100,000 copies shall be for the use 
of the Senate, and 10,000 copies shall be for the use 
of the Joint Committee on Printing; or 
(2) such number of copies of the document as 
does not exceed a total production and printing cost 
of $454,160, with distribution to be allocated in the 
same proportion as described in paragraph (1), ex-
cept that in no case shall the number of copies be 
less than 1 per Member of Congress. 
SEC. 3. OUR FLAG. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 2003 revised edition of the 
publication entitled ‘‘Our Flag’’ shall be printed as a 
House document under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on Printing. 
(b) ADDITIONAL COPIES.—In addition to the usual 
number, there shall be printed the lesser of—
(1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 
440,000 copies shall be for the use of the House of 
Representatives, 100,000 copies shall be for the use 
of the Senate, and 10,000 copies shall be for the use 
of the Joint Committee on Printing; or 
(2) such number of copies of the document as 
does not exceed a total production and printing cost
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of $198,108, with distribution to be allocated in the 
same proportion as described in paragraph (1), ex-
cept that in no case shall the number of copies be 
less than 1 per Member of Congress. 
SEC. 4. DOCUMENT-SIZED, ANNOTATED UNITED STATES 
CONSTITUTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 2003 edition of the docu-
ment-sized, annotated version of the United States Con-
stitution shall be printed as a House document under the 
direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. 
(b) ADDITIONAL COPIES.—In addition to the usual 
number, there shall be printed the lesser of—
(1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 
440,000 copies shall be for the use of the House of 
Representatives, 100,000 copies shall be for the use 
of the Senate, and 10,000 copies shall be for the use 
of the Joint Committee on Printing; or 
(2) such number of copies of the document as 
does not exceed a total production and printing cost 
of $432,647, with distribution to be allocated in the 
same proportion as described in paragraph (1), ex-
cept that in no case shall the number of copies be 
less than 1 per Member of Congress.
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SEC. 5. POCKET VERSION OF THE UNITED STATES CON-
STITUTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 21st edition of the pocket 
version of the United States Constitution shall be printed 
as a House document under the direction of the Joint 
Committee on Printing. 
(b) ADDITIONAL COPIES.—In addition to the usual 
number, there shall be printed the lesser of—
(1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 
440,000 copies shall be for the use of the House of 
Representatives, 100,000 copies shall be for the use 
of the Senate, and 10,000 copies shall be for the use 
of the Joint Committee on Printing; or 
(2) such number of copies of the document as 
does not exceed a total production and printing cost 
of $126,729, with distribution to be allocated in the 
same proportion as described in paragraph (1), ex-
cept that in no case shall the number of copies be 
less than 1 per Member of Congress.
Passed the House of Representatives May 6, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.