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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4668
To designate the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located 
on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the ‘‘Bob Hope Memorial Library’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. GALLEGLY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To designate the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration 
Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, 
as the ‘‘Bob Hope Memorial Library’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Mu-
seum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Bob Hope Memorial Li-
brary’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the third
floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum referred to 
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Bob 
Hope Memorial Library’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4668
To designate the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located 
on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the ‘‘Bob Hope Memorial Library’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. GALLEGLY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JULY 8, 2004
Rereferred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration 
Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, 
as the ‘‘Bob Hope Memorial Library’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Mu-
seum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Bob Hope Memorial Li-
brary’’.
HR 4668 RFH 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the third 
floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum referred to 
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Bob 
Hope Memorial Library’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4670
To provide for the establishment of a Center for Scientific and Technical 
Assessment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004
Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. HONDA, Mr. GORDON, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 
OLVER, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. FROST, 
Mr. BERMAN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a Center for Scientific 
and Technical Assessment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AS-
SESSMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be established a 
Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’) to provide timely ad-
vice to the Congress on scientific and technical aspects of
public policy issues. The Center shall be administered by 
a Director. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT BOARD.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
PURPOSE.—There 
shall be established a Technical Assessment Board 
whose purpose shall be to provide guidance to the 
Director of the Center to ensure that the Center 
provides timely and useful responses to congressional 
requests. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Technical Assessment 
Board established under paragraph (1) shall consist 
of—
(A) 6 members of the Senate appointed by 
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, in-
cluding 3 from the majority party and 3 from 
the minority party; 
(B) 6 members of the House of Represent-
atives appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, including 3 from the majority 
party and 3 from the minority party; 
(C) the Comptroller General; and 
(D) the Director of the Congressional Re-
search Service and the Director of the Center, 
who shall be nonvoting members.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4672
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit 
the comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program from operating in the 
State of Rhode Island. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004
Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. LANGEVIN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to prohibit the comparative cost adjustment (CCA) pro-
gram from operating in the State of Rhode Island.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF MEDICARE 
COMPARATIVE 
COST 
ADJUSTMENT 
(CCA) 
PROGRAM IN RHODE ISLAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1860C–1(b) of the Social 
Security Act, as added by section 241 of the Medicare Pre-
‘‘(25) facilitating and encouraging timely and 
complete payment of restitution and fines by ex-of-
fenders to victims and the community; 
‘‘(26) developing or adopting procedures to en-
sure that dangerous felons are not released from 
prison prematurely; 
‘‘(27) establishing or expanding the use of re-
entry courts to— 
‘‘(A) monitor offenders returning to the 
community; 
‘‘(B) provide returning offenders with— 
‘‘(i) drug and alcohol testing and 
treatment; and 
‘‘(ii) mental and medical health as-
sessment and services; 
‘‘(C) facilitate restorative justice practices 
and convene family or community impact pan-
els, family impact educational classes, victim 
impact panels, or victim impact educational 
classes; 
‘‘(D) provide and coordinate the delivery of 
other community services to offenders, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) housing assistance; 
‘‘(ii) education;
scription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 
2003 (Public Law 108–173), is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(3) NO CCA AREAS WITHIN RHODE ISLAND.—
A CCA area shall not include an MSA any portion 
of which is within the State of Rhode Island.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, 
and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173).
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4673
To require warning labels on consumer products containing radio frequency 
identification devices, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004
Mr. KLECZKA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require warning labels on consumer products containing 
radio frequency identification devices, 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 ‘‘Opt Out of ID Chips 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICA-
TION DEVICE IN RETAIL MERCHANDISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Com-
mission shall promulgate a rule under section 18(a) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)) pro-
viding that it shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice 
under section 5 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to sell at retail 
any product containing a radio frequency identification de-
vice (RFID) unless—
(1) such product bears a label meeting the re-
quirements of subsection (b); and 
(2) the person purchasing such product is pro-
vided with the option of having such device removed 
from the product or permanently disabled at the 
time of purchase. 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR
WARNING
LABEL.—The 
product label required by subsection (a) shall—
(1) state, at a minimum, that the product con-
tains a radio frequency identification device, and 
that such device can be used to track the product 
and transmit unique identification information to an 
independent reader both before and after purchase; 
(2) notify the consumer of such consumer’s 
right to have such device removed from the product 
or permanently disabled at the time of purchase; and 
(3) be in a conspicuous type-size and location 
and in print that contrasts with the background 
against which it appears.
(c) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘radio fre-
quency identification device’’ (or ‘‘RFID’’) means a device 
that acts as a transponder and enables data to be trans-
mitted through a radio signal to a receiver and that is 
placed in a product to provide identification, tracking, or 
other information about the product or the consumer of 
the product.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4674 
To prohibit the return of persons by the United States, for purposes of 
detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or 
other inhuman treatment of persons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004 
Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To prohibit the return of persons by the United States, 
for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to coun-
tries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment 
of persons. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United Nations Convention against 
Torture or Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading 
Treatment or Punishment (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Convention against Torture’’ ) defines tor-
ture as ‘‘any act by which severe pain or suffering, 
whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted 
on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him 
or a third person information or a confes-
sion. . . .’’, and that it may be ‘‘inflicted by or at 
the instigation of or acquiescence of a public official 
or other person acting in an official capacity.’’. 
(2) The Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights states that ‘‘No one shall be subjected to tor-
ture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or 
punishment.’’. 
(3) The prohibition on torture and other ill- 
treatment has been incorporated into the numerous 
international and regional human rights treaties, in-
cluding— 
(A) Article 7 of the International Covenant 
on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), ratified 
by 153 countries, including the United States in 
1992; 
(B) the Convention against Torture, rati-
fied by 136 countries, including the United 
States in 1994; 
(C) the European Convention for the Pro-
tection of Human Rights and Fundamental 
Freedoms;
community-based organizations, States, and local govern-
ments, shall establish an interagency task force on Federal 
programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders 
into the community. 
(b) DUTIES.—The task force required by subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) identify such programs and activities that 
may be resulting in overlapping or duplication of 
services, the scope of such overlapping or duplica-
tion, and the relationship of such overlapping and 
duplication to public safety, public health, and effec-
tiveness and efficiency; 
(2) identify methods to improve collaboration 
and coordination of such programs and activities; 
(3) identify areas of responsibility in which im-
proved collaboration and coordination of such pro-
grams and activities would result in increased effec-
tiveness or efficiency; 
(4) develop innovative interagency or intergov-
ernmental programs, activities, or procedures that 
would improve outcomes of reentering offenders and 
children of offenders; 
(5) develop methods for increasing regular com-
munication that would increase interagency program 
effectiveness;
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4675
To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to increase the quan-
tity of T-shirts that may receive duty-free treatment during the 1-
year period beginning October 1, 2003. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004
Mrs. MYRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to 
increase the quantity of T-shirts that may receive duty-
free treatment during the 1-year period beginning Octo-
ber 1, 2003.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN QUANTITY OF T-SHIRTS ELIGIBLE 
FOR DUTY-FREE TREATMENT. 
Section 213(b)(2)(A)(iii)(IV)(cc) of the Caribbean 
Basin 
Economic 
Recovery 
Act 
(19 
U.S.C.
2703(b)(2)(A)(iii)(IV)(cc) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘12,000,000’’.
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HR 4683 RDS 
agreed to take to protect the historical, cultural, and 
natural resources of the Heritage Corridor; 
(4) specify the existing and potential sources of 
funding to protect, manage, and develop the Herit-
age Corridor in the first 5 years of implementation; 
(5) include an inventory of the historical, cul-
tural, natural, resources of the Heritage Corridor re-
lated to the themes of the Heritage Corridor that 
should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, 
or maintained; 
(6) recommend policies and strategies for re-
source management that consider and detail the ap-
plication of appropriate land and water management 
techniques, including the development of intergov-
ernmental and interagency cooperative agreements 
to protect the Heritage Corridor’s historical, cul-
tural, and natural resources; 
(7) describe a program for implementation of 
the management plan including plans for resources 
protection, restoration, construction, and specific 
commitments for implementation that have been 
made by the Commission or any government, organi-
zation, or individual for the first 5 years of imple-
mentation;
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4679 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide 
assistance for privately owned low- and moderate-income housing with 
expiring Federal subsidies to prevent displacement of low- and moderate- 
income tenants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. KANJORSKI, Ms. WATERS, Mr. 
SANDERS, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WATT, 
Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. LEE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. BACA, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. DAVIS of Ala-
bama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to provide assistance for privately owned low- and 
moderate-income housing with expiring Federal subsidies 
to prevent displacement of low- and moderate-income 
tenants, 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 ‘‘Displacement Preven-
tion Act of 2004’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4677 
To name the lake known as Falls Lake in North Carolina after United 
States Senator Jesse Helms. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004 
Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To name the lake known as Falls Lake in North Carolina 
after United States Senator Jesse Helms. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JESSE HELMS LAKE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The lake described in subsection 
(b) and known as Falls Lake shall be known and des-
ignated as ‘‘Jesse Helms Lake’’. 
(b) LAKE DESCRIBED.—The lake referred to in sub-
section (a) is— 
(1) north of the northern boundary of Raleigh, 
North Carolina;
(2) located along a 21 mile stretch of the Neuse 
River, which runs in a northwest to southeast direc-
tion; 
(3) approximately 11 miles wide at its widest 
point; and 
(4) centered at 36 degrees 1.75 minutes North, 
78 degrees 43.25 minutes West. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula-
tion, document, record, map, or other paper of the United 
States to the lake referred to in subsection (a) is deemed 
to be a reference to Jesse Helms Lake. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4678 
To bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances to Cuba. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004 
Mr. DAVIS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To bar certain additional restrictions on travel and 
remittances to Cuba. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS 
ON TRAVEL AND REMITTANCES TO CUBA. 
(a) PER-DIEM ALLOWANCES.—The regulations gov-
erning travel to Cuba, as in effect on June 15, 2004, may 
not be modified so as to reduce the maximum travel per 
diem rate for persons traveling to Cuba (provided for in 
section 515.560(c)(2) of title 31, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as in effect on such date).
(b) FAMILY VISITS TO CUBA.—The regulations gov-
erning travel to Cuba, as in effect on June 15, 2004, may 
not be modified so as to impose additional restrictions on 
such travel for purposes of visiting a close relative who 
is a national of Cuba (provided for in section 515.561 of 
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on such 
date), including by— 
(1) requiring a specific license for such travel; 
(2) limiting the number of trips to fewer than 
one in any 12-month period; 
(3) prohibiting more frequent trips by specific 
license (provided for in section 515.561(b) of title 
31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 
such date); 
(4) limiting the length of any trip to less than 
30 days; or 
(5) narrowing the definition of ‘‘close relative’’. 
(c) REMITTANCES.—The regulations permitting per-
sons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to 
make remittances to households located in Cuba, as in ef-
fect on June 15, 2004 (provided for in section 515.570 
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 
such date), may not be modified so as to impose additional 
restrictions on such remittances, including by limiting the 
recipients of such remittances to close relatives only and
by reducing the $3,000 limit for all household remittances 
(provided for in section 515.560(c)(4)(i) of title 31, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on such date). 
(d) ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE.—The regulations gov-
erning travel to Cuba, as in effect on June 15, 2004, may 
not be modified so as to limit the amount or weight of 
baggage that may accompany a traveler without specific 
authorization by the United States Government. 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 467
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that foods
containing spices, flavoring, or coloring derived from meat, poultry, other
animal products (including insects), or known allergens bear labeling
stating that fact and their names.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 29, 2003
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. LEE, and Ms. DELAURO) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
require that foods containing spices, flavoring, or coloring
derived from meat, poultry, other animal products (in-
cluding insects), or known allergens bear labeling stating
that fact and their names.
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 ‘‘Food Ingredient Right
to Know Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Millions of Americans follow certain dietary
guidelines for health, religious, and cultural reasons.
These individuals depend on ingredient labels for the
information they need to abide by these guidelines.
(2) Under current regulations, food manufac-
turers are not required to identify the products used
in natural or artificial flavorings, colorings, or
spices, or some food additives.
(3) These additives often contain derivatives of
meat, poultry, other animal products such as insects,
and allergens (such as peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shell-
fish, eggs, milk, soy, and wheat).
SEC. 3. FOOD LABELING; REQUIREMENT OF STATEMENT
REGARDING 
SPICES, 
FLAVORING, 
AND
COLORING DERIVED FROM MEAT, POULTRY,
OR KNOWN ALLERGENS.
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (g), by inserting ‘‘, subject to
paragraph (w)’’ before the period at the end;
(2) in paragraph (i), by inserting ‘‘, subject to
paragraph (w)’’ before the first period; and
(3) by adding at the end the following para-
graph:
‘‘(w) If it contains any spice, flavoring, or coloring
derived from meat, poultry, any other animal product (in-
cluding insects), or a known food allergen unless its label-
ing bears a statement with appropriate prominence on the
information panel providing that fact and the name of the
meat, poultry, other animal product, or known food aller-
gen, respectively.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4680 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure that Indian tribes 
and any organizations owned, controlled, or operated by Indian tribes 
are not considered employers for purposes of such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004 
Mr. HAYWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure that 
Indian tribes and any organizations owned, controlled, 
or operated by Indian tribes are not considered employers 
for purposes of such Act. 
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 ‘‘Tribal Labor Relations 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
this 30-year National Labor Relations Board prece-
dent by holding that the National Labor Relations 
Act does not exempt Indian tribes. 
(7) The San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino 
decision is an affront to longstanding Federal Indian 
policy and practice to treat Indian tribes as sov-
ereign governments in a manner consistent with the 
United States Constitution. 
(8) An Indian tribe or an organization owned, 
controlled, or operated by an Indian tribe has the in-
herent, sovereign right to choose whether or not to 
enter into labor agreements and should not be con-
sidered an employer for purposes of the National 
Labor Relations Act. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER. 
Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or any In-
dian tribe or any organization owned, controlled, or 
operated by an Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘subdivision 
thereof,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any Indian 
tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or 
community which is recognized as eligible for the special
programs and services provided by the United States to 
Indians because of their status as Indians.’’. 
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