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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3895
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit local public agencies 
to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2004
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. TERRY, Mr. BE-
REUTER, Mr. FILNER, and Mrs. DAVIS of California) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit 
local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMITTING LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES TO ACT 
AS MEDICAID ENROLLMENT BROKERS. 
Section 1903(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C)(i) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not 
apply in the case of a local public agency that is act-
ing as an enrollment broker under a contract or 
memorandum with a State medicaid agency, pro-
vided the local public agency does not have a direct 
or indirect financial interest with any medicaid man-
aged care plan for which it provides enrollment 
broker services. 
‘‘(ii) In determining whether a local public 
agency has a direct or indirect financial interest with 
a medicaid managed care plan under clause (i), the 
status of a local public agency as a contractor of the 
plan does not constitute having a direct or indirect 
financial interest with the plan.’’.
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‘‘(c) FEDERAL RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY AC-
COUNTS.—The following Federal retirement and disability 
accounts shall be exempt from reduction under any order 
issued under this part: 
‘‘Civil service retirement and disability fund 
(24–8135–0–7–602). 
‘‘Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (20–8144–
0–7–601). 
‘‘Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund (19–8186–0–7–602). 
‘‘District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and 
Survivors Annuity Fund (20–8212–0–7–602). 
‘‘Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund (10–8110–
0–7–602). 
‘‘Payments to the Railroad Retirement Ac-
counts (60–0113–0–1–601). 
‘‘Tax Court Judges Survivors Annuity Fund 
(23–8115–0–7–602). 
‘‘Employees Life Insurance Fund (24–8424–0–
8–602). 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
‘‘(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law 
other than paragraph (3), administrative expenses 
incurred by the departments and agencies, including 
independent agencies, of the Government in connec-
tion with any program, project, activity, or account 
shall be subject to reduction pursuant to any seques-
tration order, without regard to any exemption, ex-
ception, limitation, or special rule otherwise applica-
ble with respect to such program, project, activity, 
or account, and regardless of whether the program, 
project, activity, or account is self-supporting and 
does not receive appropriations. 
‘‘(2) Payments made by the Government to re-
imburse or match administrative costs incurred by a 
State or political subdivision under or in connection 
with any program, project, activity, or account shall 
not be considered administrative expenses of the 
Government for purposes of this section, and shall 
be subject to sequestration to the extent (and only 
to the extent) that other payments made by the Gov-
ernment under or in connection with that program, 
project, activity, or account are subject to that re-
duction or sequestration; except that Federal pay-
ments made to a State as reimbursement of admin-
istrative costs incurred by that State under or in 
connection with the unemployment compensation 
programs specified in subsection (a)(11) shall be 
subject to reduction or sequestration under this part
that the child sought to be adopted meets the de-
scription of an adoptable child; and 
(2) within 30 days of receipt of the certification 
referred to in paragraph (1), the Office shall make 
a final determination on whether the certification 
and the documentary support are sufficient to meet 
the requirements of this section. 
(b) PROCESS FOR DETERMINATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Ambassador at Large 
shall work with the competent authorities of the 
child’s country of residence to establish a uniform, 
transparent, and efficient process for the exchange 
and approval of the certification and documentary 
support required under subsection (a). 
(2) NOTICE OF INTENT.—If the Office finds 
that the certification submitted by the competent au-
thority of the child’s country of origin is not readily 
approvable, the Office shall—
(A) notify the competent authority and the 
prospective adoptive parents, in writing, of the 
specific reasons why the certification is not suf-
ficient; and 
(B) provide the competent authority and 
the prospective adoptive parents the oppor-
tunity to address the stated insufficiencies.
TITLE III—FUNDING 
SEC. 301. FUNDS. 
The Secretary of State shall provide the Ambassador 
at Large with such funds as may be necessary for—
(1) the hiring of staff for the Office; 
(2) investigations conducted by the Office; and 
(3) travel and other expenses necessary to carry 
out this Act.
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effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the 
respective House to move to proceed to the consider-
ation of the resolution. A Member may make the 
motion only on the day after the calendar day on 
which the Member announces to the House con-
cerned the Member’s intention to make the motion. 
All points of order against the resolution (and 
against consideration of the resolution) are waived. 
The motion is highly privileged in the House of Rep-
resentatives and is privileged in the Senate and is 
not debatable. The motion is not subject to amend-
ment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to 
proceed to the consideration of other business. A 
motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If 
a motion to proceed to the consideration of the reso-
lution is agreed to, the respective House shall imme-
diately proceed to consideration of the joint resolu-
tion without intervening motion, order, or other 
business, and the resolution shall remain the unfin-
ished business of the respective House until disposed 
of. 
(2) Debate on the resolution, and on all debat-
able motions and appeals in connection therewith, 
shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which
shall be divided equally between those favoring and 
those opposing the resolution. An amendment to the 
resolution is not in order. A motion further to limit 
debate is in order and not debatable. A motion to 
postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consider-
ation of other business, or a motion to recommit the 
resolution is not in order. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the resolution is agreed to or dis-
agreed to is not in order. 
(3) Immediately following the conclusion of the 
debate on a resolution described in subsection (a) 
and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the de-
bate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 
appropriate House, the vote on final passage of the 
resolution shall occur. 
(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair re-
lating to the application of the rules of the Senate 
or the House of Representatives, as the case may be, 
to the procedure relating to a resolution described in 
subsection (a) shall be decided without debate. 
(d) CONSIDERATION BY OTHER HOUSE.—
(1) If, before the passage by one House of a 
resolution of that House described in subsection (a), 
that House receives from the other House a resolu-
‘‘(i) Public advertising campaigns on 
the value of marriage and the skills needed 
to increase marital stability and health. 
‘‘(ii) Education in high schools on the 
value of marriage, relationship skills, and 
budgeting. 
‘‘(iii) Marriage education, marriage 
skills, and relationship skills programs, 
that may include parenting skills, financial 
management, conflict resolution, and job 
and career advancement, for non-married 
pregnant women and non-married expect-
ant fathers. 
‘‘(iv) Pre-marital education and mar-
riage skills training for engaged couples 
and for couples or individuals interested in 
marriage. 
‘‘(v) Marriage enhancement and mar-
riage skills training programs for married 
couples. 
‘‘(vi) Divorce reduction programs that 
teach relationship skills. 
‘‘(vii) Marriage mentoring programs 
which use married couples as role models 
and mentors in at-risk communities.
‘‘(viii) Programs to reduce the dis-
incentives to marriage in means-tested aid 
programs, if offered in conjunction with 
any activity described in this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(C) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money 
in the Treasury of the United States not other-
wise appropriated, there are appropriated for 
fiscal year 2004 $50,000,000 for grants under 
this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 5. SECRETARY’S FUND FOR RESEARCH, DEMONSTRA-
TIONS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 413 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
613) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) FUNDING FOR RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, 
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 
there are appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, 
which shall be available to the Secretary for the purpose 
of conducting and supporting research and demonstration 
projects by public or private entities, and providing tech-
nical assistance to States, Indian tribal organizations, and 
such other entities as the Secretary may specify that are 
receiving a grant under this part, which shall be expended 
primarily on activities described in section 403(a)(2)(B),
and which shall be in addition to any other funds made 
available under this part.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3898
To authorize construction of a new (replacement) medical center for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
at a site to be selected pursuant to a study by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and Secretary of Defense as suitable for a new Federal medical 
center in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that would best serve the 
needs of both veterans and Department of Defense medical beneficiaries 
in Puerto Rico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2004
Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´
(for himself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, and Mr. FILNER) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize construction of a new (replacement) medical 
center for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at a site to be selected 
pursuant to a study by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
and Secretary of Defense as suitable for a new Federal 
medical center in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
that would best serve the needs of both veterans and 
Department of Defense medical beneficiaries in Puerto 
Rico.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
tion described in subsection (a), then the following 
procedures shall apply: 
(A) The resolution of the other House shall 
not be referred to a committee and may not be 
considered in the House receiving it except in 
the case of final passage as provided in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii). 
(B) With respect to a resolution described 
in subsection (a) of the House receiving the res-
olution—
(i) the procedure in that House shall 
be the same as if no resolution had been 
received from the other House; but 
(ii) the vote on final passage shall be 
on the resolution of the other House. 
(2) Upon disposition of the resolution received 
from the other House, it shall no longer be in order 
to consider the resolution that originated in the re-
ceiving House. 
(e) NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—In the case of a na-
tional emergency declared by the President, with respect 
to any contract subject to this Act for which the President 
determines there are urgent and compelling circumstances 
requiring the award of the contract without waiting for 
the expiration of the period of 30 legislative days under
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
PROJECT, 
COMMONWEALTH 
OF 
PUERTO 
RICO. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a 
major medical facility project for the construction of a new 
(replacement) medical center in the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, in an amount not to exceed $450,000,000. 
The project shall be carried out at the site selected pursu-
ant to section 3. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
2005 for the Construction, Major Projects, account 
$450,000,000 for the project authorized in section 1. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The project authorized in section 
1 may only be carried out using—
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2005 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 2005 
that remain available for obligation; and 
(3) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for fiscal year 2005 for a category of activ-
ity not specific to a project.
SEC. 3. STUDY OF SITE FOR NEW MEDICAL CENTER IN 
COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a joint study of 
the locations in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico speci-
fied in subsection (b) to determine which of those two loca-
tions would be the preferable site for a new Federal med-
ical center in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to serve 
the needs of both veterans and Department of Defense 
medical beneficiaries in Puerto Rico. 
(b) SPECIFICATION OF SITES.—The sites to be stud-
ied under subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico. 
(2) Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The two Secretaries 
shall jointly submit to Congress a report setting forth the 
results of the study, including the recommendation of the 
Secretaries for the site for a new Federal medical center 
in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The report shall be 
submitted not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Automatic
Defibrillation in Adam’s Memory Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Subsection (c) of section 312 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 244), as amended by Public Law
107–188, is amended—
(1) at the end of paragraph (5), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) establish an information clearinghouse that
provides information to increase public access to
defibrillation in schools; and’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 12,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 389
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To authorize the use of certain grant funds to establish an information clearinghouse
that provides information to increase public access to defibrillation in schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Automatic Defibrillation in
Adam’s Memory Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Subsection (c) of section 312 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 244), as amended by Public Law 107–188, is amended—
(1) at the end of paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
‘‘(6) establish an information clearinghouse that provides
information to increase public access to defibrillation in schools;
and’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 389
To authorize the use of certain grant funds to establish an information 
clearinghouse that provides information to increase public access to 
defibrillation in schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2003
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. KIRK, Mr. RUSH, 
and Mr. PICKERING) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize the use of certain grant funds to establish 
an information clearinghouse that provides information 
to increase public access to defibrillation in schools.
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 ‘‘Automatic 
Defibrillation in Adam’s Memory Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT. 
Subsection (c) of section 312 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 244), as amended by Public Law 
107–188, is amended—
(1) at the end of paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) establish an information clearinghouse that 
provides information to increase public access to 
defibrillation in schools; and’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 389
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 13, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To authorize the use of certain grant funds to establish 
an information clearinghouse that provides information 
to increase public access to defibrillation in schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 389 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Automatic 
Defibrillation in Adam’s Memory Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT. 
Subsection (c) of section 312 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 244), as amended by Public Law 
107–188, is amended—
(1) at the end of paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) establish an information clearinghouse that 
provides information to increase public access to 
defibrillation in schools; and’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 12, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 7
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 389
[Report No. 108–13] 
To authorize the use of certain grant funds to establish an information 
clearinghouse that provides information to increase public access to 
defibrillation in schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2003
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. KIRK, Mr. RUSH, 
and Mr. PICKERING) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
FEBRUARY 13, 2003
Additional sponsors: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. FROST, Mr. COSTELLO, and Mr. 
LAHOOD 
FEBRUARY 13, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To authorize the use of certain grant funds to establish 
an information clearinghouse that provides information 
to increase public access to defibrillation in schools.
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 ‘‘Automatic 
Defibrillation in Adam’s Memory Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT. 
Subsection (c) of section 312 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 244), as amended by Public Law 
107–188, is amended—
(1) at the end of paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) establish an information clearinghouse that 
provides information to increase public access to 
defibrillation in schools; and’’.
Union Calendar No. 7
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 389
[Report No. 108–13] 
A BILL 
To authorize the use of certain grant funds to es-
tablish an information clearinghouse that pro-
vides information to increase public access to 
defibrillation in schools. 
FEBRUARY 13, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
notwithstanding the exemption otherwise granted to 
such programs under that subsection. 
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the administrative expenses of the following 
programs shall be exempt from sequestration: 
‘‘(A) Comptroller of the Currency. 
‘‘(B) Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(C) Office of Thrift Supervision. 
‘‘(D) National Credit Union Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(E) National Credit Union Administra-
tion, central liquidity facility. 
‘‘(F) Federal Retirement Thrift Invest-
ment Board. 
‘‘(G) Resolution Funding Corporation. 
‘‘(H) Resolution Trust Corporation. 
‘‘(I) Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System. 
‘‘(e) VETERANS’ PROGRAMS.—The following pro-
grams shall be exempt from reduction under any order 
issued under this part: 
‘‘General Post Funds (36–8180–0–7–705). 
‘‘Veterans Insurance and Indemnities (36–
0120–0–1–701).
an individual covered by more than 1 high deductible 
health plan for any month, the individual may only 
take into account amounts paid for 1 of such plans 
for such month. 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYER PROVIDED COVERAGE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No deduction shall be 
allowed to an individual under subsection (a) 
for any amount paid for coverage under a high 
deductible health plan for a month if that indi-
vidual participates in any coverage for such 
month that is excluded (in whole or in part) 
from the gross income of the individual or the 
individual’s spouse under section 106. 
‘‘(B) CAFETERIA PLANS, ETC.—Employer 
contributions to a cafeteria plan or a flexible 
spending or similar arrangement which are ex-
cluded from gross income under section 106 
shall be treated for purposes of this section as 
paid by the employer. 
‘‘(3) CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH SAVINGS AC-
COUNT
REQUIRED.—A deduction shall not be al-
lowed under subsection (a) for a taxable year with 
respect to such individual if such individual is not al-
lowed a deduction under section 223 for such tax-
able year.
(3) conduct public meetings in conjunction with 
training and skill building workshops regarding the 
development and implementation of the management 
plan; and 
(4) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds 
are received under this Act—
(A) submit to the Secretary a report that 
describes, for the year—
(i) accomplishments of the manage-
ment entity; 
(ii) expenses and income of the man-
agement entity; 
(iii) each entity to which a grant was 
made; and 
(iv) an accounting of matching funds 
obtained to meet grant guidelines; 
(B) conduct an annual audit with a neutral 
auditing firm and make available for audit by 
Congress, the Secretary, and appropriate units 
of government, all records pertaining to the ex-
penditure of the funds and any matching funds; 
and 
(C) require, for all agreements authorizing 
expenditure of Federal funds by any entity, 
that the receiving entity make available for