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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3048
To limit assistance for the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people 
during fiscal year 2004. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2003
Mr. OTTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations 
A BILL 
To limit assistance for the Palestinian Authority and the 
Palestinian people during fiscal year 2004.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALES-
TINIAN AUTHORITY AND THE PALESTINIAN 
PEOPLE. 
(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION ON FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, amounts available for 
assistance for the Palestinian Authority (or any other Pal-
estinian entity) or for the Palestinian people may not be 
obligated or expended during a quarter of fiscal year 2004
if the Secretary of State determines that the Palestinian 
Authority has provided support for acts of international 
terrorism during the prior 3-month period. 
(b) LIMITATION ON RATE OF OBLIGATION AND EX-
PENDITURE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
of the total amount of funds appropriated by the Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2004, that are available for assistance 
for the Palestinian Authority (or any other Palestinian en-
tity) or for the Palestinian people, not more than 25 per-
cent of such amount may be obligated and expended dur-
ing each quarter of fiscal year 2004.
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Middle Fork of Rock Creek, comprising approximately 5 
miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(K) The segment of the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, 
from its source to the mouth of Senate Creek, within the 
Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approximately 5 
miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled 
‘Middle Fork Wild and Scenic River’ and dated January 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river; the segment of the Middle Fork 
of Rock Creek, from the mouth of Senate Creek to the 
confluence with Copper Creek, comprising approximately 
6 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as a scenic river. 
‘‘(L) The segment of Carpp Creek, from its source 
to its confluence with the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, 
within the Deerlodge National Forest, comprising approxi-
mately 6 miles, as generally depicted on the boundary map 
entitled ‘Carpp Creek Wild River’ and dated January 
2003, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as a wild river. 
‘‘(M) The segment of the East Fork of Rock Creek, 
from its source to its confluence with the head of the East 
Fork Reservoir, within the Deerlodge National Forest, 
comprising approximately 10 miles, as generally depicted
on the boundary map entitled ‘East Fork Wild River’ and 
dated January 2003, which shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.’’. 
TITLE V—NATIONAL WILDLAND 
RESTORATION 
AND 
RECOV-
ERY SYSTEM 
SEC. 501. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Certain National Forest System lands and 
surrounding areas have been damaged by unwise re-
source extraction and development activities and 
practices, and the productive potential of the lands 
and waters of these areas has been reduced by devel-
opment activities. 
(2) Recovery activities are required to reverse 
severe damage to native fish and wildlife populations 
and water quality in these areas. 
(3) Recovery work associated with these areas 
will create new job opportunities for local commu-
nities, assist in the economic transition ongoing in 
the region, and contribute to the economic sustain-
ability of these rural areas by restoring the produc-
tive capability of the land.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3051
To pay a one-time bonus to members of the Armed Forces who served 
or serve in a combat zone designated for Operation Iraqi Freedom 
or Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2003
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, 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 pay a one-time bonus to members of the Armed Forces 
who served or serve in a combat zone designated for 
Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Free-
dom, 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. ONE-TIME BONUS FOR SERVICE IN COMBAT 
ZONE DESIGNATED FOR OPERATION IRAQI 
FREEDOM OR OPERATION ENDURING FREE-
DOM. 
(a) MILITARY SERVICES.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall pay a one-time bonus of $1,500 to each member of 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, including 
reserve components thereof, who served or serves for any 
period of time in a combat zone designated in connection 
with Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
Freedom. 
(b) COAST GUARD.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall pay a one-time bonus of $1,500 to each mem-
ber of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve who 
served or serves for any period of time in a combat zone 
designated in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom or 
Operation Enduring Freedom.
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‘‘Subpart 7—National Center for Pain and Palliative 
Care Research 
‘‘SEC. 485I. ESTABLISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish within the National Institutes of Health a center to 
be known as the National Center for Pain and Palliative 
Care Research (referred to in this subpart as the ‘Cen-
ter’). 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Center shall be headed by a 
Director (referred to in this subpart as the ‘Director of 
the Center’), who shall be appointed by the Director of 
NIH after consultation with experts in the fields of pain 
and palliative care research and treatment. 
‘‘(c) POWERS OF SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR.—For 
purposes of section 405, the Center shall be treated as 
a national research institute. 
‘‘(d) GENERAL PURPOSES.—The general purposes of 
the Center are— 
‘‘(1) to improve the quality of life of individuals 
suffering from pain by fostering clinical and basic 
science research into the biology of pain and the 
causes of and effective treatments for pain; 
‘‘(2) to establish a national agenda for con-
ducting and supporting pain and palliative care re-
search in the specific categories described in para-
graphs (3) and (4);
related to the preservation, interpretation, and use of the 
historic site and related historic resources. 
(c) EXHIBITS.—The Secretary may display, and ac-
cept for the purposes of display, items associated with 
Kate Mullany, as may be necessary for the interpretation 
of the historic site. 
(d) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 
2 complete fiscal years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a general manage-
ment plan for the historic site. Upon its completion, the 
Secretary shall submit the plan to the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives. The 
plan shall include recommendations for regional wayside 
exhibits, to be carried out through cooperative agreements 
with the State of New York and other public and private 
entities. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with 
section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et 
seq.; commonly known as the National Park System Gen-
eral Authorities Act).
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3061
To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
Services initiative and to satisfy Department of Veterans Affairs require-
ments on natural disasters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2003
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, and Ms. 
BERKLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize major medical facility projects for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital 
Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and 
to satisfy Department of Veterans Affairs requirements 
on natural disasters, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 
following major medical facility projects, with each project
to be carried out in an amount not to exceed the amount 
specified for that project: 
(1) Construction of a health care facility at a 
location in East Central Florida selected by the Sec-
retary, as part of the Capital Asset Realignment for 
Enhanced 
Services 
(CARES) 
initiative, 
$170,000,000. 
(2) Improvements of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center in San Juan, Puerto 
Rico, in order to bring that facility into compliance 
with the CD–54 Natural Disasters Directive, 
$30,000,000. 
(3) Construction of a health care facility in Las 
Vegas, Nevada, as part of the Capital Asset Realign-
ment 
for 
Enhanced 
Services 
initiative, 
$250,000,000. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
year 2004 for the Construction, Major Projects, account, 
a total of $450,000,000 for the projects authorized in sec-
tion 1. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in section 
1 may only be carried out using—
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2004 pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a); 
(2) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2004 
that remain available for obligation; and 
(3) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for fiscal year 2004 for a category of activ-
ity not specific to a project.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 308
To provide for the resolution of certain labor issues relating to the merger 
of the Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide for the resolution of certain labor issues relating 
to the merger of the Metro-North Railroad and the Long 
Island Rail Road.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTINGUISHMENT. 
Upon the merger of the Metro-North Railroad and 
the Long Island Rail Road, the collective bargaining 
agreement between the Association of Commuter Rail Em-
ployees and the Metro-North Railroad shall be extin-
guished.
SEC. 2. DEEMED COVERAGE. 
Employees of the entity resulting from the merger de-
scribed in section 1 shall be deemed to be covered under 
the appropriate collective bargaining agreement of the 
Long Island Rail Road in compliance with the Railway 
Labor Act. 
SEC. 3. DISPUTES. 
All disputes arising from the application of this Act 
shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the National Medi-
ation Board.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3110
To specify locations where certain citizens and nationals of Mexico may 
be removed from the United States into Mexico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2003
Mr. BONILLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To specify locations where certain citizens and nationals of 
Mexico may be removed from the United States into Mexico.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REMOVAL LOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN CITIZENS 
AND NATIONALS OF MEXICO. 
Section 241(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) REMOVAL LOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN CITI-
ZENS AND NATIONALS OF MEXICO.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this paragraph, in the case of an 
alien who is a citizen or national of Mexico, and 
who arrives in the United States by land from 
Mexico (whether or not at a designated port of 
entry), if the alien is removed by land to Mex-
ico, such removal shall be executed at the port 
of entry on the United States border with Mex-
ico that is closest to the location where such 
alien was first inspected by an immigration offi-
cer. 
‘‘(B) REMOVAL
FOLLOWING
INCARCER-
ATION.—In the case of an alien described in 
subparagraph (A) who is removed by land to 
Mexico upon release from imprisonment for a 
criminal offense, such removal shall be executed 
at the port of entry on the United States border 
with Mexico that is closest to the facility where 
such alien last was imprisoned for such offense. 
‘‘(C) REMOVAL FOLLOWING ACQUITTAL.—
In the case of an alien described in subpara-
graph (A) who is removed by land to Mexico 
upon being acquitted of a criminal charge, such 
removal shall be executed at the port of entry 
on the United States border with Mexico that
is closest to the courthouse where such acquittal 
occurs. 
‘‘(D) SPECIFIED
LOCATION
NOT
FEA-
SIBLE.—If the Secretary of Homeland Security 
determines that compliance with subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) is not feasible, the Secretary 
may waive the application of such subpara-
graph, but must notify the Committees on the 
Judiciary and the Committees on Approriations 
of the United States House of Representatives 
and of the Senate before such waiver occurs.’’.
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pany serious pain, including depression, 
other mental health disorders, sleep dis-
turbance, and substance abuse; 
‘‘(iii) provides medical and other 
health services through physicians and 
other practitioners credentialed or experi-
enced in pain medicine; 
‘‘(iv) provides for referral of patients 
with chronic pain as defined in subpara-
graph (B)(i) to specialists, and, where ap-
propriate, to a comprehensive multidisci-
plinary pain management program as de-
fined in subparagraph (B)(ii); 
‘‘(v) continues treatment for as long 
as treatment is required to maximize the 
quality of life and functional capacity of 
the patient; and 
‘‘(vi) permits physicians and other 
practitioners experienced or credentialed in 
pain medicine to make clinical decisions 
with respect to the need for and the extent 
and duration of pain care services. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph:
‘‘(i) 
CHRONIC
PAIN.—The 
term 
‘chronic pain’ means severe, persistent, or 
recurrent pain that interferes with the ac-
tivities of daily living, and has not been 
significantly reduced or ameliorated despite 
reasonable treatment efforts for a period of 
6 months. 
‘‘(ii) COMPREHENSIVE
MULTIDISCI-
PLINARY PAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘comprehensive multidisciplinary 
pain management program’ means an in-
patient or outpatient health care facility or 
program that— 
‘‘(I) provides at least medical, 
nursing, mental health, and rehabilita-
tion services through licensed health 
care professionals; 
‘‘(II) provides or arranges for the 
provision of inpatient and outpatient 
hospital and rehabilitation facility 
services, drugs, devices, and other 
items and services required for the 
treatment of chronic pain;
‘‘(III) provides ongoing patient 
and professional education for pain 
management; 
‘‘(IV) is accredited as a com-
prehensive pain management program 
by an accrediting organization ap-
proved by the Secretary, including the 
Joint Commission on the Accredita-
tion of Health Care Organizations or 
the Rehabilitation Accreditation Com-
mission; and 
‘‘(V) is directed by 1 or more 
physicians credentialed in pain medi-
cine, or, where appropriate, dentistry, 
by a board or boards approved by the 
Secretary, which shall include the 
American Board of Pain Medicine and 
boards recognized by the American 
Board of Medical Specialists. 
‘‘(C) COMPLIANCE.—A Medicare Advan-
tage organization may comply with the require-
ments set forth in this paragraph by providing 
care through its own network of participating 
providers, or under arrangement with out-of- 
network providers, but in no event may an or-
ganization impose higher costs on its enrollees 
in the form of deductibles, copayments, pre-
miums, or otherwise in the event appropriate 
pain care in accordance with the standards set 
forth in this paragraph is provided out-of-net-
work.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to contracts with Medicare Ad-
vantage organizations as of January 1, 2006. 
SEC. 8. PAIN CARE STANDARDS IN TRICARE PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1097 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PAIN CARE STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any health care services 
provided pursuant to any contract entered into 
under this section shall include the provision of ap-
propriate care for the treatment of patients in pain 
that— 
‘‘(A) is consistent with recognized guide-
lines and practice parameters for the assess-
ment and treatment of primary and secondary 
pain, including acute, chronic, and intractable 
pain;
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall implement the pain care initiative required 
by section 1720F of title 38, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a) not later than— 
(1) January 1, 2006, in the case of inpatient 
care; and 
(2) January 1, 2007, in the case of outpatient 
care. 
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SEC. 502. NATIONAL WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOV-
ERY SYSTEM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The following areas, as depicted 
on the maps dated January 2003, and entitled ‘‘National 
Wildland Restoration and Recovery Area’’, shall be compo-
nents of the National Wildland Recovery and Restoration 
System and may be referred to as recovery areas: 
Recovery areas 
Acres 
National Forest 
Skyland ............................................
10,126 Flathead National Forest 
Hungry 
Horse 
(except 
Hungry 
Horse Dam and Reservoir).
204,981 Flathead National Forest 
Lolo Creek .......................................
59,398 Lolo/Clearwater National Forests 
Yellowstone West .............................
164,445 Targhee National Forest 
Mt. Leidy .........................................
69,912 Bridger/Teton National Forests 
Cabinet/Yaak ...................................
99,591 Kootenai National Forest 
Lightning Creek ..............................
30,722 Panhandle National Forest 
Coeur d’Alene River ........................
372,072 Panhandle National Forest 
Magruder Corridor ..........................
11,522 Nez Perce/Bitterroot National For-
ests 
Area Total ................................
1,022,769 
SEC. 503. MANAGEMENT OF RECOVERY SYSTEM. 
(a) MANAGEMENT DURING RECOVERY.— 
(1) RESTORATION.—All lands within the Recov-
ery System shall be managed so as to restore their 
native vegetative cover and reduce or eliminate 
invasive non-native species and native species diver-
sity, stabilize slopes and soils to prevent or reduce 
further erosion, recontour slopes to their original 
contours, remove barriers to natural fish spawning
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Calendar No. 367
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3166
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 57 Old Tappan Road in Tappan, New York, 
as the ‘‘John G. Dow Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3166 PCS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 57 Old Tappan Road in Tappan, New York, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘John G. Dow Post Office 
Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘John G. Dow Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 4, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Calendar No. 367
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3166
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 57 Old Tappan Road in 
Tappan, New York, as the ‘‘John G. Dow Post 
Office Building’’. 
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3174
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require payment of 
at least the minimum wage to certain drivers for all hours worked 
as a condition of exempting such drivers from overtime requirements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Mr. PAYNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require 
payment of at least the minimum wage to certain drivers 
for all hours worked as a condition of exempting such 
drivers from overtime requirements.
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 ‘‘Hour of Pay for an 
Hour of Work Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. PAYMENT FOR EVERY HOUR WORKED. 
Section 13(b)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 204 of the Motor Carrier Act, 1935’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘section 31502 of title 49, United States 
Code, if such employee is paid at a rate not less than the 
minimum wage under section 6 (or is paid an amount 
equivalent to such rate) for all hours worked’’.
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 634
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for 
life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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Calendar No. 757 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 634 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 16, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
JUNE 2, 2008 
Reported by Mr. DODD, with an amendment 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for 
life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
States. 
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 ‘‘American Veterans 
Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
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(3) may use a foreign or domestic space launch 
vehicle to launch the space flight vehicle to orbit; 
and 
(4) comply with, or obtain waivers for, all inter-
national, national, regional, or local laws or regula-
tions which pertain to the activities described in this 
section. 
(c) AMOUNT OF PRIZE.—The total amount of cash 
prize for the program described in this section may not 
exceed $100,000,000. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
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