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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 274
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the property in Cecil 
County, Maryland, known as Garrett Island for inclusion in the 
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. GILCHREST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the 
property in Cecil County, Maryland, known as Garrett 
Island for inclusion in the Blackwater National Wildlife 
Refuge.
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 ‘‘Blackwater National 
Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Garrett Island, located at the mouth of the 
Susquehanna River in Cecil County, Maryland, is a 
microcosm of the geology and geography of the re-
gion, including hard rock piedmont, coastal plain, 
and volcanic formations. 
(2) Garrett Island is the only rocky island in 
the tidal waters of the Chesapeake. 
(3) Garrett Island and adjacent waters provide 
high-quality habitat for bird and fish species. 
(4) Garrett Island contains significant archeo-
logical sites reflecting human history and prehistory 
of the region. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR INCLU-
SION IN THE BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILD-
LIFE REFUGE. 
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
use otherwise available amounts to acquire the area known 
as Garrett Island, consisting of approximately 198 acres 
located at the mouth of the Susquehanna River in Cecil 
County, Maryland. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Lands and interests acquired 
by the United States under this section shall be managed 
by the Secretary as the Garrett Island Unit of the 
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes for which the Garrett 
Island Unit is established and shall be managed are the 
following: 
(1) To support the Delmarva Conservation Cor-
ridor Demonstration Program. 
(2) To conserve, restore, and manage habitats 
as necessary to contribute to the migratory bird pop-
ulations prevalent in the Atlantic Flyway. 
(3) To conserve, restore, and manage the sig-
nificant aquatic resource values associated with sub-
merged land adjacent to the unit and to achieve the 
habitat objectives of the agreement known as the 
Chesapeake 2000 Agreement. 
(4) To conserve the archeological resources on 
the unit. 
(5) To provide public access to the unit in a 
manner that does not adversely impact natural re-
sources on and around the unit.
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IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 274
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 30, 2003
Received, read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the 
property in Cecil County, Maryland, known as Garrett 
Island for inclusion in the Blackwater National Wildlife 
Refuge.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 274 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blackwater National 
Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Garrett Island, located at the mouth of the 
Susquehanna River in Cecil County, Maryland, is a 
microcosm of the geology and geography of the re-
gion, including hard rock piedmont, coastal plain, 
and volcanic formations. 
(2) Garrett Island is the only rocky island in 
the tidal waters of the Chesapeake. 
(3) Garrett Island and adjacent waters provide 
high-quality habitat for bird and fish species. 
(4) Garrett Island contains significant archae-
ological sites reflecting human history and prehistory 
of the region. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR INCLU-
SION IN THE BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILD-
LIFE REFUGE. 
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
use otherwise available amounts to acquire the area known 
as Garrett Island, consisting of approximately 198 acres 
located at the mouth of the Susquehanna River in Cecil 
County, Maryland.
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Calendar No. 356
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 274
[Report No. 108–180]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 30, 2003
Received, read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
OCTOBER 30, 2003
Reported by Mr. INHOFE, without amendment
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the
property in Cecil County, Maryland, known as Garrett
Island for inclusion in the Blackwater National Wildlife
Refuge.
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 ‘‘Blackwater National
Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Garrett Island, located at the mouth of the
Susquehanna River in Cecil County, Maryland, is a
microcosm of the geology and geography of the re-
gion, including hard rock piedmont, coastal plain,
and volcanic formations.
(2) Garrett Island is the only rocky island in
the tidal waters of the Chesapeake.
(3) Garrett Island and adjacent waters provide
high-quality habitat for bird and fish species.
(4) Garrett Island contains significant archae-
ological sites reflecting human history and prehistory
of the region.
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR INCLU-
SION IN THE BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILD-
LIFE REFUGE.
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Interior may
use otherwise available amounts to acquire the area known
as Garrett Island, consisting of approximately 198 acres
located at the mouth of the Susquehanna River in Cecil
County, Maryland.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Lands and interests acquired
by the United States under this section shall be managed
by the Secretary as the Garrett Island Unit of the
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes for which the Garrett
Island Unit is established and shall be managed are the
following:
(1) To support the Delmarva Conservation Cor-
ridor Demonstration Program.
(2) To conserve, restore, and manage habitats
as necessary to contribute to the migratory bird pop-
ulations prevalent in the Atlantic Flyway.
(3) To conserve, restore, and manage the sig-
nificant aquatic resource values associated with sub-
merged land adjacent to the unit and to achieve the
habitat objectives of the agreement known as the
Chesapeake 2000 Agreement.
(4) To conserve the archaeological resources on
the unit.
(5) To provide public access to the unit in a
manner that does not adversely impact natural re-
sources on and around the unit.
Calendar No. 356
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 274
[Report No. 108–180]
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to ac-
quire the property in Cecil County, Maryland,
known as Garrett Island for inclusion in the
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
OCTOBER 30, 2003
Reported without amendment
‘‘(B) SURVIVOR ANNUITY PERCENTAGE.—
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
‘survivor annuity percentage’ means the per-
centage which the survivor annuity under the 
plan’s qualified joint and survivor annuity form 
of benefit bears to the annuity payable during 
the joint lives of the participant and the spouse 
under such form of benefit.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION IN THE CASE OF PLANS OFFERING 
FULLY SUBSIDIZED QUALIFIED JOINT AND SURVIVOR 
ANNUITIES.—Section 417(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C), and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED ALTERNATIVE JOINT
AND SUR-
VIVOR ANNUITIES.—The requirements of this subsection 
shall not apply with respect to the qualified alternative 
joint and survivor annuity form of benefit if the plan fully 
subsidizes the costs of the qualified joint and survivor an-
nuity form of benefit.’’. 
(c) 
ILLUSTRATION
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
417(a)(3)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended to read as follows:
cers and employees of the Office in high-grade, manage-
rial, or supervisory positions may be assigned to private 
sector organizations, and employees of private sector orga-
nizations may be assigned to the Office, for work of mu-
tual concern and benefit. Regulations to carry out any 
such program—
‘‘(1) shall include provisions which define high-
grade, managerial, or supervisory positions, and pro-
visions (consistent with sections 3702–3704 of title 
5) as to matters concerning (A) the duration and 
termination of assignments, (B) reimbursements, 
and (C) status, entitlements, benefits, and obliga-
tions of program participants; 
‘‘(2) shall limit (A) the number of officers and 
employees who are assigned to private sector organi-
zations at any one time to not more than 30, and 
(B) the number of employees from private sector or-
ganizations who are assigned to the Office at any 
one time to not more than 30; and 
‘‘(3) shall provide for the inclusion, in all re-
ports submitted to the Congress under section 
719(a) of this title, of a review of the work being 
done by all individuals participating in the program 
and an assessment of the effectiveness and useful-
ness of the program.’’.
equipment and other necessary expenses, and the purchase
of not to exceed one ambulance for replacement only,
$990,179,000, to remain available until expended.
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
For Department of Energy expenses, including the
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic
energy defense, other defense activities, in carrying out the
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$666,516,000, to remain available until expended.
DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the
purposes of Public Law 97–425, as amended, including
the acquisition of real property or facility construction or
expansion, $430,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
CERRO GRANDE FIRE ACTIVITIES
(RESCISSION)
From unobligated balances under this heading,
$75,000,000 are cancelled.
knowing and intentional provision of material and mis-
leading false contact information to a domain name reg-
istrar, domain name registry, or other domain name reg-
istration authority in registering a domain name shall be 
considered evidence of willfulness with respect to infringe-
ments committed by the domain name registrant through 
the use of that domain name.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 506 of title 17, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘domain name’ means any alpha-
numeric designation which is registered with or as-
signed by a domain name registrar, domain name 
registry, or other domain name registration author-
ity as part of an electronic address on the Internet; 
and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Internet’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 230(f)(1) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1034 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)(1)).’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2753
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey certain land in Georgia 
and South Carolina to the counties in which the land is located, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2003
Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey certain land 
in Georgia and South Carolina to the counties in which 
the land is located, 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 ‘‘Savannah River Lakes 
Private Land Ownership Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND IN GEORGIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
shall transfer the land described in subsection (b), without
consideration, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and inter-
est in such land to each county that has within its bound-
aries the land in subsection (b). 
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is as follows: 
(1) J. STROM THURMOND DAM AND LAKE.—
Land owned by the Corps of Engineers that con-
stitutes the J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake 
project that is—
(A) 330 feet above mean sea level; and 
(B) within the boundaries of—
(i) McDuffie, Wilkes, Elbert, Colum-
bia, and Lincoln Counties, Georgia; and 
(ii) of McCormick and Abbeville Coun-
ties, South Carolina. 
(2) RICHARD B. RUSSELL DAM AND LAKE.—
Land owned by the Corps of Engineers that con-
stitutes the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake 
project that is—
(A) 475 feet above mean sea level; and 
(B) within the boundaries of—
(i) Elbert County, Georgia; and 
(ii) Abbeville and Anderson Counties, 
South Carolina.
(3) HARTWELL DAM AND LAKE.—Land owned 
by the Corps of Engineers that constitutes the 
Hartwell Dam and Lake project that—
(A) is 660 feet above mean sea level; 
(B) within the boundaries of—
(i) Hart, Franklin, and Stevens Coun-
ties, Georgia; and 
(ii) Anderson and Oconee Counties, 
South Carolina. 
(c) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The 
exact acreage and the legal description of the real property 
described in subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey 
that is satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army.
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In the Senate of the United States,
September 16, 2003.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2754) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2004, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the
following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, for energy and
water development, and for other purposes, namely:
(relating to minimum funding standards), sec-
tion 414(l) (relating to merger and consolida-
tions of plans or transfers of plan assets), and 
section 416 (relating to special rules for top-
heavy plans), such plan shall be treated as con-
sisting of a defined contribution plan to the ex-
tent benefits are attributable to such arrange-
ment and as a defined benefit plan with respect 
to the remaining portion of benefits under the 
plan, and 
‘‘(C) for purposes of sections 411(a)(11) 
and 417(e), the present value of the portion of 
the benefit attributable to such arrangement 
shall be treated as being the fair market value 
of such arrangement.’’. 
(d) APPLICATION OF PRE-TERMINATION RESTRIC-
TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall amend 
Treasury Regulation section 1.401(a)(4)–5(b) to provide 
that, in the case of a defined benefit plan which includes 
a qualified cash or deferred arrangement—
(1) the provisions of such section shall not 
apply to such arrangement, and 
(2) the assets attributable to such arrangement 
shall be disregarded in applying the requirements of 
such section to such plan.
203, section 5051, $3,177,000, to be derived from the Nu-
clear Waste Fund, and to remain available until expended.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation
matters pending before Congress, other than to commu-
nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C.
1913.
SEC. 502. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PER-
SONS FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMER-
ICA. If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 503. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
SEC. 504. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to release water from the San Juan
Chama Project or Middle Rio Grande Project for the pur-
pose of complying with the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
SEC. 505. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to issue any license, approval, or author-
ization for the export or reexport, or the transfer or re-
transfer, either directly or indirectly, to the Democratic
Peoples’ Republic of North Korea of—
(1) any special nuclear material or byproduct
material;
(2) any nuclear production or utilization facili-
ties; or
(3) any components, technologies, substances,
technical information, or related goods or services
used (or which could be used) in a nuclear produc-
tion or utilization facility; except that this restriction
shall not apply to exports, reexports, transfers, or
retransfers of radiation monitoring technologies.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De-
velopment Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
II 
Calendar No. 218
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2754
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 21, 2003
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2754 PCS 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, for energy and 
water development, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func-
tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers 
and harbors, flood control, shore protection, aquatic eco-
system restoration, and related purposes.
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses necessary for the collection and study 
of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood 
control, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related projects, restudy of authorized projects, mis-
cellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 
surveys and detailed studies and plans and specifications 
of projects prior to construction, $117,788,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That for the Ohio 
Riverfront, Cincinnati, Ohio, project, the cost of planning 
and design undertaken by non-Federal interests shall be
HR 2754 PCS 
credited toward the non-Federal share of project design 
costs. 
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL 
For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, 
shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re-
lated projects authorized by law; and detailed studies, and 
plans and specifications, of projects authorized or made 
eligible for selection by law, $1,642,911,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which such sums as are nec-
essary to cover the Federal share of construction costs for 
facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities 
program shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund; and of which such sums as are necessary to 
cover one-half of the costs of construction and rehabilita-
tion of inland waterways projects (including rehabilitation 
costs for the Lock and Dam 11, Mississippi River, Iowa; 
Lock and Dam 24, Mississippi River, Illinois and Mis-
souri; and Lock and Dam 3, Mississippi River, Minnesota, 
projects) shall be derived from the Inland Waterways 
Trust Fund: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army, 
acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to pro-
ceed with the construction of the New York and New Jer-
sey Harbor project, 50-foot deepening element, upon exe-
cution of the Project Cooperation Agreement: Provided 
further, That no funds made available under this Act or
HR 2754 PCS 
any other Act for any fiscal year may be used by the Sec-
retary of the Army to carry out the construction of the 
Port Jersey element of the New York and New Jersey 
Harbor or reimbursement to the Local Sponsor for the 
construction of the Port Jersey element until commit-
ments for construction of container handling facilities are 
obtained from the non-Federal sponsor for a second user 
along the Port Jersey element: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated in this Act for the preservation and 
restoration of the Florida Everglades shall be made avail-
able for expenditure unless (1) the Secretary of the Army, 
not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, transmits to the State of Florida and the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report containing a finding and supporting mate-
rials indicating that the waters entering the A.R.M. 
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and Everglades Na-
tional Park do not meet the water quality requirements 
set forth in the Consent Decree entered in United States 
v. South Florida Water Management District, (2) the 
State fails to submit a satisfactory plan to bring the wa-
ters into compliance with the water quality requirements 
within 45 days of the date of the report, (3) the Secretary 
transmits to the State and the Committees a follow-up re-
port containing a finding that the State has not submitted
HR 2754 PCS 
such a plan, and (4) either the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives or the Senate issues 
a written notice disapproving of further expenditure of the 
funds: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army 
shall provide the State of Florida with notice and an op-
portunity to respond to any determination of the Secretary 
under the preceding proviso before the determination be-
comes final. 
FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, 
MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND TENNESSEE 
For expenses necessary for the flood damage reduc-
tion program for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below 
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, 
$301,054,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related projects; for providing security for infrastruc-
ture owned and operated by, or on behalf of, the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, including administrative build-
ings and facilities, laboratories, and the Washington Aque-
duct; for the maintenance of harbor channels provided by 
a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve