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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3163
To amend section 526 of the National Housing Act to provide that any 
certification of a property for meeting energy efficiency requirements 
for mortgage insurance under such Act shall be conducted by an indi-
vidual certified by an accredited home energy rating system provider. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend section 526 of the National Housing Act to pro-
vide that any certification of a property for meeting 
energy efficiency requirements for mortgage insurance 
under such Act shall be conducted by an individual cer-
tified by an accredited home energy rating system pro-
vider.
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 ‘‘FHA Energy Effi-
ciency Act’’.
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the limit es-
tablished under subsection (a) or subsection (b) with 
respect to a candidate in an election shall be in-
creased by an amount equal to the product of—
‘‘(A) the limit established under such sub-
section; and 
‘‘(B) the number of candidates seeking the 
same office in the election who are not certified 
public subsidy candidates under this title with 
respect to the election. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF CANDIDATES OF MINOR 
PARTIES.—In determining the number of candidates 
under paragraph (1)(B), there shall not be taken 
into account any candidate who is ineligible to re-
ceive a payment under this title pursuant to section 
513. 
‘‘SEC. 522. SOURCE OF FUNDS USED FOR EXPENDITURES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The funds used by the principal 
campaign committee of a certified public subsidy can-
didate for making expenditures with respect to an election 
shall be derived as follows: 
‘‘(1) Not more than one-third of the funds shall 
be derived from contributions made to the committee 
by other political committees, except that not more 
than 10 percent of the funds may be derived from
SEC. 2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY CERTIFICATIONS. 
Section 526(a) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1735f–4(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall require, with respect to any 
single- or multi-family residential housing subject to a 
mortgage insured under this Act, that any approval or cer-
tification of the housing for meeting any energy efficiency 
or conservation criteria, standards, or requirements pursu-
ant to this title and any approval or certification required 
pursuant to this title with respect to energy conserving 
improvements or any solar energy system, shall be con-
ducted only by an individual certified by a home energy 
rating system provider who has been accredited to conduct 
such ratings by the Home Energy Ratings System Coun-
cil, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such 
other appropriate national organization, as the Secretary 
may provide.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3164
To provide for reduction of the Federal budget deficit by reducing wasteful 
government spending. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Commit-
tees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Science, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for reduction of the Federal budget deficit by 
reducing wasteful government spending.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND 
TOURISM PROMOTION ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Travel and 
Tourism Promotion Advisory Board is abolished. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 210 of title 
II of Division B of Public Law 108–7 is repealed.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRON-
MENTAL QUALITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Council on Environmental 
Quality is abolished. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The National Envi-
ronmental Quality Act of 1969 is amended by striking sec-
tions 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, and 208 (42 U.S.C. 
4342–4346b). 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Advanced Technology Pro-
gram of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology is abolished. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 28 of the 
Act of March 3, 1901 (15 U.S.C. 278n; as added by Public 
Law 100–418) is repealed. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF POLITICAL AP-
POINTEES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘political appointee’’ means an individual who—
(1) is employed in a position listed in sections 
5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code 
(relating to the Executive Schedule); 
(2) is a limited term appointee, limited emer-
gency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Sen-
ior Executive Service (as defined in section 3132(a) 
of title 5, United States Code); or 
(3) is employed in a position in the executive 
branch of the Government under schedule C of sub-
part C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The President shall take such ac-
tions as may be necessary to ensure that the total number 
of political appointees in the executive branch of the Gov-
ernment shall not, at any time after September 30, 2004, 
exceed 2,000.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3165
To require the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to prescribe 
a policy regarding purchase card and travel card programs to provide 
a government-wide system of accountability for such cards. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE 
of Florida, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. HENSARLING, Mrs. MIL-
LER of Michigan, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. GARRETT of New Jer-
sey, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. BARTON of Texas, and 
Mr. PUTNAM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
to prescribe a policy regarding purchase card and travel 
card programs to provide a government-wide system of 
accountability for such cards.
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 ‘‘Purchase Card and 
Travel Card Accountability Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT-WIDE SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY 
FOR PURCHASE CARDS AND TRAVEL CARDS. 
(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Office of Fed-
eral Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
41. 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE 
SYSTEM 
OF 
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY FOR PURCHASE CARDS AND TRAVEL 
CARDS. 
‘‘(a) POLICY FOR PURCHASE CARDS AND TRAVEL 
CARDS.—The Administrator for Federal Procurement 
Policy, pursuant to the authority provided in section 6(a), 
shall prescribe a Government-wide policy regarding the 
use of purchase cards and travel cards by Federal employ-
ees. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF POLICY.—
‘‘(1) 
APPROPRIATE
AND
INAPPROPRIATE 
USES.—The policy shall include definitions of appro-
priate and inappropriate uses of purchase cards and 
travel cards. 
‘‘(2) SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY.—The policy 
shall include a system of accountability for employ-
ees using such cards, with disciplinary actions that 
include reimbursement to the Federal Government 
and termination of employment for employees that 
violate the terms of the agreements for the use of 
such cards.
section 6098, subsections (a) and (b) of this section, and 
(with respect to such fund) section 9602.’’
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of parts for subchapter A of chap-
ter 61 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:
‘‘Part IX. Designation of income tax payments to Certified Public 
Subsidy Candidate Fund.’’ 
(2) The table of sections for subchapter A of 
chapter 98 of such Code is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 9511. Certified Public Subsidy Candidate Fund.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2003. 
TITLE 
III—TAX 
CREDIT 
FOR 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICI-
PATING CANDIDATES 
SEC. 301. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
CERTIFIED PUBLIC SUBSIDY CANDIDATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by redes-
ignating section 36 as section 37 and by inserting after 
section 35 the following new section:
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION
THROUGH
GOVERNMENT-
WIDE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—The policy 
prescribed under subsection (a) shall be implemented 
through the Federal Acquisition Regulation and shall be 
followed by executive agencies in their respective purchase 
card and travel card programs. 
‘‘(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS.—The Inspec-
tor General of each executive agency with a purchase card 
or travel card program shall periodically submit reports 
to the Administrator on disciplinary actions taken with re-
spect to employees of the agency found in violation of the 
purchase card or travel card program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 41. Government-wide system of accountability for purchase cards and 
travel cards.’’.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The policy required by sec-
tion 41 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 
as added by subsection (a), shall be implemented not later 
than six months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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payment under section 8003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due
to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, or
due to the death of a military parent or legal guardian
while on active duty, are no longer eligible under such sec-
tion, shall be considered as eligible students under such
section, provided such students remain in average daily
attendance at the same school that they attended prior
to their change in eligibility status.
SEC. 3004. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be provided to any unit of the security forces
of a foreign country participating with coalition forces in
Afghanistan or Iraq if the Secretary of State or the Sec-
retary Defense has credible evidence that such unit has
committed gross violations of human rights, unless the ap-
propriate Secretary determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the government of such
country is taking effective measures to bring the respon-
sible members of the security forces unit to justice: Pro-
vided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to
withhold funds made available by this Act from any unit
of the security forces of a foreign country not credibly al-
leged to be involved in gross violations of human rights:
Provided further, That in the event that funds are withheld
from any unit pursuant to this section, the appropriate
Secretary shall promptly inform the foreign government
H. R. 3166
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 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 Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located 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’’.
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. 3166
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’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. KING of New York, Mrs. MCCAR-
THY of New York, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Mr. MCNULTY, and Mr. HOUGHTON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
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, 
SECTION 1. JOHN G. DOW POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 57 Old Tappan Road in Tappan, 
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘John 
G. Dow Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the John G. Dow Post 
Office Building.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Increased Capital Ac-
cess for Growing Business Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
OF 1940.
(a) DEFINITION
OF ELIGIBLE PORTFOLIO COM-
PANY.—Section 2(a)(46)(C) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a)(46)(C)) is amended—
(1) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(i) it does not have any class of eq-
uity securities listed for trading on a na-
tional 
securities 
exchange 
or 
traded
through the facilities of a national securi-
ties association as described in Section
15A of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934;’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iii);
(3) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v);
and
(4) by inserting after clause (iii) the following
new clause:
‘‘(iv) the aggregate value of its out-
standing publicly traded equity securities is
not more than $250,000,000, except that
the Commission may adjust such amounts
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3167
To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
48 South Broadway in Nyack, New York, as the ‘‘Edward O’Grady, 
Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. KING of New York, Mrs. MCCAR-
THY of New York, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Mr. MCNULTY, and Mr. HOUGHTON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Serv-
ice located at 48 South Broadway in Nyack, New York, 
as the ‘‘Edward O’Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige 
Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 48 South Broadway in Nyack, 
New York, and known as the Nyack Post Office, shall be
known as the ‘‘Edward O’Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter 
Paige Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Edward O’Grady, Wa-
verly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3168
To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General 
Services to give preference to high unemployment areas in selecting 
sites for the construction of public buildings and in leasing space to 
accommodate Federal agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Mr. GOODE (for himself and Mr. BOUCHER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Admin-
istrator of General Services to give preference to high 
unemployment areas in selecting sites for the construc-
tion of public buildings and in leasing space to accommo-
date Federal agencies.
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 ‘‘High Unemployment 
Area Assistance Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that—
(1) according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the Department of Labor, 3,127,000 net private 
sector jobs have been lost since January 2001; 
(2) the national unemployment rate was 6.2 
percent in July 2003; 
(3) certain industries and geographical areas 
have borne a disproportionate share of the job loss 
and unemployment; 
(4) according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
2,406,000 net manufacturing sector jobs have been 
lost since January 2001; and 
(5) unemployment in many manufacturing in-
tensive areas exceeded 10 percent in July 2003. 
SEC. 3. PREFERENCE FOR LOCATING PUBLIC BUILDINGS 
IN HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AREAS. 
Section 3306 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE
FOR
HIGH
UNEMPLOYMENT 
AREAS.—In selecting sites for the construction of public 
buildings and in leasing space to accommodate Federal 
agencies, the Administrator shall give preference to areas 
in which, for the most recent 12-month period for which 
data is available, the unemployment rate exceeds the na-
tional average by 2 percentage points or more, as cal-
culated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3169
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate reconsideration 
as an intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and 
subsequent hearings on the record on such decisions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Mr. GOODE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
reconsideration as an intervening step between initial 
benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on 
the record on such decisions.
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 ‘‘Social Security Disability 
Determination Simplification Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF RECONSIDERATION IN THE RE-
VIEW PROCESS GOVERNING DECISIONS ON 
BENEFIT ENTITLEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(b)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(b)(1)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Opportunity for 
a hearing under this title in accordance with this sub-
section with respect to any initial decision or determina-
tion under this title shall be available without any require-
ment for intervening reconsideration.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 205(b) of 
such Act is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to initial decisions and 
determinations (subject to opportunity for a hearing to the 
extent provided under section 205(b) of the Social Secu-
rity Act) issued after 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 316 
To eliminate certain restrictions on the availability of credits under title 
III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 for the use of biodiesel fuel, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003 
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. JOHNSON of Illi-
nois, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To eliminate certain restrictions on the availability of credits 
under title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 for 
the use of biodiesel fuel, 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. BIODIESEL FUEL USE CREDITS. 
Section 312 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 13220) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘OF CREDITS’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘At the request’’ and inserting 
‘‘OF CREDITS.—At the request’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘NOT’’ in the subsection 
heading; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘not’’. 
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLE MARKET STUDY 
AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Energy shall conduct 
a thorough study to determine— 
(1) the availability and cost of light duty motor 
vehicles that qualify as alternative fueled vehicles for 
purposes of title V of the Energy Policy Act of 1992; 
and 
(2) the availability and cost of fuels that qualify 
as alternative fuels for purposes of title V of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 1992. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Energy shall transmit to the Congress a report on the 
results of the study conducted under subsection (a), in-
cluding any legislative recommendations. 
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