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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5106 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to expand the Agricultural 
Management Assistance Program to include the State of Hawaii. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 
Mr. CASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to expand the 
Agricultural Management Assistance Program to include 
the State of Hawaii. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF THE AGRICULTURAL MANAGE-
MENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 524(b)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Hawaii,’’ 
after ‘‘Delaware,’’. 
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HR 5107 RDS 
‘‘(B) enhancing the response to violence 
against American Indian and Alaska Native 
women at the tribal, Federal, and State levels; 
and 
‘‘(C) identifying and providing technical 
assistance to coalition membership and tribal 
communities to enhance access to essential serv-
ices to American Indian women victimized by 
domestic and sexual violence. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS TO TRIBAL COALITIONS.—The At-
torney General shall award grants under paragraph 
(1) to— 
‘‘(A) established nonprofit, nongovern-
mental tribal coalitions addressing domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault against American In-
dian and Alaska Native women; and 
‘‘(B) individuals or organizations that pro-
pose to incorporate as nonprofit, nongovern-
mental tribal coalitions to address domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault against American In-
dian and Alaska Native women. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
OTHER
GRANTS.—Re-
ceipt of an award under this subsection by tribal do-
mestic violence and sexual assault coalitions shall 
not preclude the coalition from receiving additional
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3460 
AN ACT 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 323 
East Chapel Hill Street in Durham, North Carolina, 
as the ‘‘John Hervey Wheeler United States Court-
house’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
The court of appeals shall take up and decide such 
application forthwith within 72 hours after the peti-
tion has been filed. In no event shall proceedings be 
stayed or subject to a continuance of more than five 
day, or affect the defendant’s right to a speedy trial, 
for purposes of enforcing this chapter. 
‘‘(4) ERROR.—In any appeal in a criminal case, 
the Government may assert as error the district 
court’s denial of any crime victim’s right in the pro-
ceeding to which the appeal relates. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION ON RELIEF.—In no case shall 
a failure to afford a right under this chapter provide 
grounds for a new trial, or to reopen a plea or a sen-
tence, except in the case of restitution as provided 
in title 18. 
‘‘(6) NO CAUSE OF ACTION.—Nothing in this 
chapter shall be construed to authorize a cause of 
action for damages or to create, to enlarge, or to 
imply any duty or obligation to any victim or other 
person for the breach of which the United States or 
any of its officers or employees could be held liable 
in damages. Nothing in this chapter shall be con-
strued to impair the prosecutorial discretion of the 
Attorney General or any officer under his direction.
dent shall set forth in the notification a detailed justifica-
tion for his determination, including a description of the 
emergency circumstances which necessitate the immediate 
issuance of the letter of offer and a discussion of the na-
tional security interests involved. 
SEC. 102. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEASE AU-
THORITY AND SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISI-
TION FUND TO SUPPORT UKRAINE. 
(a) USE
OF
SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION 
FUND.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, may utilize, to the maximum extent 
possible, the Special Defense Acquisition Fund established 
under section 51 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2795) to expedite the procurement and delivery of 
defense articles and defense services for the purpose of 
assisting and supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 
(b) USE OF LEASE AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may 
utilize, to the maximum extent possible, its lease author-
ity, including with respect to no-cost leases, to provide de-
fense articles to Ukraine for the purpose of assisting and 
supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 
SEC. 103. PRESIDENTIAL DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise 
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appropriated, $400,000,000 shall be available in the draw-
down authority under section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)) for fiscal year 2022. 
(b) PRIORITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct 
the military services to make available equipment under 
this authority to the maximum extent possible. 
SEC. 104. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING FOR UKRAINE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the provision of security assistance to 
Ukraine is one of the most efficient and effective 
mechanisms for supporting Ukraine and ensuring 
that it can defend against aggression by the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation; 
(2) in light of the military build-up by the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation, the United 
States, working with allies and partners, should 
work to expedite the provision of defense articles 
and other security assistance to Ukraine and 
prioritize and facilitate assistance to respond to the 
most urgent defense needs of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine; and 
(3) the United States should ensure adequate 
planning for maintenance for any equipment pro-
vided to Ukraine. 
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HR 5107 RDS 
Sec. 413. Incentive grants to States to ensure consideration of claims of actual 
innocence. 
Subtitle B—Improving the quality of representation in State capital cases 
Sec. 421. Capital representation improvement grants. 
Sec. 422. Capital prosecution improvement grants. 
Sec. 423. Applications. 
Sec. 424. State reports. 
Sec. 425. Evaluations by Inspector General and administrative remedies. 
Sec. 426. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle C—Compensation for the wrongfully convicted 
Sec. 431. Increased compensation in Federal cases for the wrongfully convicted. 
Sec. 432. Sense of Congress regarding compensation in State death penalty 
cases. 
TITLE 
I—SCOTT 
CAMPBELL, 
STEPHANIE ROPER, WENDY 
PRESTON, LOUARNA GILLIS, 
AND NILA LYNN CRIME VIC-
TIMS’ RIGHTS ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Scott Campbell, 
Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and 
Nila Lynn Crime Victims’ Rights Act’’. 
SEC. 102. CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18.—Part II of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 237—CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘3771. Crime victims’ rights.
HR 5107 RDS 
‘‘§ 3771. Crime victims’ rights 
‘‘(a) RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS.—A crime victim 
has the following rights: 
‘‘(1) The right to be reasonably protected from 
the accused. 
‘‘(2) The right to reasonable, accurate, and 
timely notice of any public court proceeding, or any 
parole proceeding, involving the crime or of any re-
lease or escape of the accused. 
‘‘(3) The right not to be excluded from any 
such public court proceeding, unless the court, after 
receiving clear and convincing evidence, determines 
that testimony by the victim would be materially al-
tered if the victim heard other testimony at that pro-
ceeding. 
‘‘(4) The right to be reasonably heard at any 
public proceeding in the district court involving re-
lease, plea, sentencing, or any parole proceeding. 
‘‘(5) The reasonable right to confer with the at-
torney for the Government in the case. 
‘‘(6) The right to full and timely restitution as 
provided in law. 
‘‘(7) The right to proceedings free from unrea-
sonable delay. 
‘‘(8) The right to be treated with fairness and 
with respect for the victim’s dignity and privacy.
not in substantial compliance with the requirements 
of the applicable State statute, then for the period 
beginning with the date on which that determination 
was submitted and ending on the date on which the 
Inspector General determines that the State is in 
substantial compliance with the requirements of that 
statute, the funds awarded under this subtitle shall 
be allocated solely for the uses described in section 
421. 
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The require-
ments of this subsection apply in addition to, and 
not instead of, the other requirements of this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 426. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANTS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this subtitle. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ENSURE 
EQUAL ALLOCATION.—Each State receiving a grant 
under this subtitle shall allocate the funds equally between 
the uses described in section 421 and the uses described 
in section 422, except as provided in section 425(f).
Subtitle C—Compensation for the 
Wrongfully Convicted 
SEC. 431. INCREASED COMPENSATION IN FEDERAL CASES 
FOR THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED. 
Section 2513(e) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘exceed the sum of $5,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘exceed $100,000 for each 12-month period of in-
carceration for any plaintiff who was unjustly sentenced 
to death and $50,000 for each 12-month period of incar-
ceration for any other plaintiff’’. 
SEC. 432. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMPENSA-
TION IN STATE DEATH PENALTY CASES. 
It is the sense of Congress that States should provide 
reasonable compensation to any person found to have been 
unjustly convicted of an offense against the State and sen-
tenced to death. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1530 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire 
forms of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3469 
AN ACT 
To designate the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, 
on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as ‘‘Bridge 
2’’) as the ‘‘Dean Stone Bridge’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Sec. 102. Loan guarantee fees. 
Sec. 103. Express loans. 
Sec. 104. Deferred participation loan standards. 
Sec. 105. Increase in guarantee amount and institution of associated fee. 
Sec. 106. Debenture size. 
Sec. 107. Job requirements. 
Sec. 108. Report regarding national database of small manufacturers. 
Sec. 109. International trade. 
TITLE II—AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Program authorization levels and additional reauthorizations 
Sec. 201. Program authorization levels. 
Sec. 202. Additional reauthorizations. 
Subtitle B—Paul D. Coverdell drug-free workplace program authorizations 
and sundry amendments 
Sec. 211. Paul D. Coverdell drug-free workplace program authorization provi-
sions. 
Sec. 212. Grant provisions. 
Sec. 213. Drug-free communities coalitions as eligible intermediaries. 
Sec. 214. Promotion of effective practices of eligible intermediaries. 
Sec. 215. Report to Congress. 
TITLE III—ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 301. Document retention and investigations. 
Sec. 302. Management of the Small Business Administration. 
TITLE IV—ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—Office of entrepreneurial development 
Sec. 401. Service Corps of Retired Executives. 
Sec. 402. Small business development center program. 
Subtitle B—Office of veterans business development 
Sec. 431. Advisory Committee on veterans business affairs. 
Sec. 432. Outreach grants for veterans. 
Sec. 433. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 434. National Veterans Business Development Corporation. 
TITLE V—SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES 
Sec. 501. Women-owned small business concerns; authorities of Administrator. 
Sec. 502. Procurement center representatives. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958 
Sec. 601. Amendment to definition of equity capital with respect to issuers of 
participating securities. 
Sec. 602. Amendment to small business investment company aggregate limita-
tions provision.
Sec. 603. Investment of excess funds. 
Sec. 604. Clarification of maximum surety bond guarantee. 
TITLE I—SMALL 
MANUFACTURERS ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 101. COMBINATION FINANCING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(31) COMBINATION FINANCING.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘combination financing’ 
means financing comprised of a loan guaran-
teed under this subsection and a commercial 
loan; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘commercial loan’ means a 
loan that is part of a combination financing and 
no portion of which is guaranteed by the Fed-
eral Government. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—This paragraph applies 
to a loan guarantee obtained by a small business 
concern under this subsection, if the small business 
concern also obtains a commercial loan. 
‘‘(C) COMMERCIAL LOAN AMOUNT.—In the case 
of any combination financing, the amount of the 
commercial loan which is part of such financing
not in substantial compliance with the requirements 
of the applicable State statute, then for the period 
beginning with the date on which that determination 
was submitted and ending on the date on which the 
Inspector General determines that the State is in 
substantial compliance with the requirements of that 
statute, the funds awarded under this subtitle shall 
be allocated solely for the uses described in section 
421. 
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The require-
ments of this subsection apply in addition to, and 
not instead of, the other requirements of this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 426. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANTS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this subtitle. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ENSURE 
EQUAL ALLOCATION.—Each State receiving a grant 
under this subtitle shall allocate the funds equally between 
the uses described in section 421 and the uses described 
in section 422, except as provided in section 425(f).
Subtitle C—Compensation for the 
Wrongfully Convicted 
SEC. 431. INCREASED COMPENSATION IN FEDERAL CASES 
FOR THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED. 
Section 2513(e) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘exceed the sum of $5,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘exceed $100,000 for each 12-month period of in-
carceration for any plaintiff who was unjustly sentenced 
to death and $50,000 for each 12-month period of incar-
ceration for any other plaintiff’’. 
SEC. 432. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMPENSA-
TION IN STATE DEATH PENALTY CASES. 
It is the sense of Congress that States should provide 
reasonable compensation to any person found to have been 
unjustly convicted of an offense against the State and sen-
tenced to death.
Union Calendar No. 434 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5107 
[Report No. 108–711] 
A BILL 
To protect crime victims’ rights, to eliminate the 
substantial backlog of DNA samples collected 
from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to im-
prove and expand the DNA testing capacity of 
Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to 
increase research and development of new DNA 
testing technologies, to develop new training pro-
grams regarding the collection and use of DNA 
evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of 
DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to im-
prove the performance of counsel in State capital 
cases, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
(2) EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIMARY 
ELECTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the 
Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, acting pursuant to legislation en-
acted in accordance with the Constitution of the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
provides for primary elections for the election of the 
Delegate, the Delegate shall be elected by a majority 
of the votes cast in any general election for the of-
fice of Delegate for which such primary elections 
were held. 
(c) VACANCY.—In case of a permanent vacancy in the 
office of Delegate, the office of Delegate shall remain va-
cant until a successor is elected and qualified. 
(d) COMMENCEMENT OF TERM.—The term of the 
Delegate shall commence on the 3d day of January fol-
lowing the date of the election. 
SEC. 4. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE OF DELEGATE. 
To be eligible for the office of Delegate a candidate 
shall—
(1) be at least 25 years of age on the date of 
the election; 
(2) have been a citizen of the United States for 
at least 7 years prior to the date of the election;
identification strip borne by the card so as to 
verify the identity of the card holder and the 
card holder’s authorization to work. 
(3) ACCESS
TO
DATABASE.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that, by means of such procedures, the 
employer will have such access to the Employment 
Eligibility Database maintained by the Secretary as 
to enable the employer to obtain information, relat-
ing to the citizenship, residency, and work eligibility 
of the individual seeking employment by the em-
ployer in any capacity, which is necessary to inform 
the employer as to whether the individual is author-
ized to work for the employer in the United States 
in such capacity. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this sec-
tion shall apply with respect to the employment of any 
individual in any capacity commencing after 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) CIVIL PENALTIES.—The Secretary may assess a 
penalty, payable to the Secretary, against any employer 
who—
(1) hires an individual for employment in the 
United States in any capacity who is known by the
employer not to be authorized to work in the United 
States in such capacity, or 
(2) fails to comply with the procedures pre-
scribed by the Secretary pursuant to section 5 in 
connection with the employment of any individual. 
Such penalty shall not exceed $50,000 for each occurrence 
of a violation described in paragraph (1) or (2) with re-
spect to the individual, plus, in the event of the removal 
or deportation of such individual from the United States 
based on findings developed in connection with the assess-
ment or collection of such penalty, the costs incurred by 
the Federal Government in connection with such removal 
or deportation. 
(b) ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY.—If any person is 
assessed under subsection (a) and fails to pay the assess-
ment when due, or any person otherwise fails to meet any 
requirement of this Act, the Secretary may bring a civil 
action in any district court of the United States within 
the jurisdiction of which such person’s assets are located 
or in which such person resides or is found for the recov-
ery of the amount of the assessment or for appropriate 
equitable relief to redress the violation or enforce the pro-
visions of this section, and process may be served in any 
other district. The district courts of the United States 
shall have jurisdiction over actions brought under this sec-
more than 1 year after the date of the investment; 
or 
‘‘(3) in mutual funds, securities, or other in-
struments that consist of, or represent pooled assets 
of, investments described in paragraphs (1) or (2).’’. 
SEC. 604. CLARIFICATION OF MAXIMUM SURETY BOND 
GUARANTEE. 
Section 411(a)(1) of the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(a)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘contract up to’’ and inserting ‘‘total work order or 
contract amount at the time of bond execution that does 
not exceed’’. 
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(1) the term ‘‘future earnings table’’ includes 
any table or compilation of economic data used to 
determine— 
(A) how many years an individual would 
have worked in the future; or 
(B) the average wage an individual would 
have earned in the future; and 
(2) the term ‘‘protected class’’ means a group 
of individuals sharing a common characteristic or 
identity who are legally protected against discrimina-
tion. 
SEC. 3. CALCULATIONS OF DAMAGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no court of the United States may award dam-
ages to a plaintiff in a civil action using a calculation for 
the projected future earning potential of that plaintiff that 
takes into account the race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or 
actual or perceived sexual orientation of the plaintiff. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to deny a court from ordering dam-
ages based on the fact that the plaintiff is a member of 
a protected class or for the purposes of Federal civil rights 
laws. 
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SEC. 105. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE 
DEFENSE OF UKRAINE. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—In the event of an in-
vasion of Ukraine by the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration, it is in the interests of the United States to con-
tinue to support the Ukrainian people in their resistance 
against Russian occupation, control, or attack. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
UKRAINE
RESISTANCE 
FUND.—Upon an affirmative determination under section 
321, there is established a Ukraine Resistance Fund com-
posed of both Department of Defense and Department of 
State assistance programs as outlined in subsections 
(c)(1) and (c)(2). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POST-INVASION 
ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—Upon an affirmative de-
termination under section 321, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, is authorized through fiscal year 2023 to 
provide assistance, including training, lethal 
and 
non-lethal 
equipment, 
supplies, 
and 
sustainment to the security forces of the Gov-
ernment of Ukraine and appropriately vetted 
Ukrainian groups and individuals for the pur-
pose of defending the Ukrainian people and the 
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territorial integrity of Ukraine from attacks by 
the Government of the Russian Federation. 
(B) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, shall prepare and submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees not 
later than 15 days before providing assistance 
for the first time under this paragraph a plan 
for providing such assistance and an identifica-
tion of the objectives of such assistance, a de-
scription of the process to be used to determine 
recipients of such assistance that includes— 
(i) an identification of the objectives 
of such assistance; 
(ii) a description of the process to be 
used to determine and vet recipients of 
such assistance; 
(iii) a description of the mechanisms 
and procedures that will be used to mon-
itor the provision of assistance; 
(iv) a description of how delivery of 
any defense articles or services will be con-
ducted; 
(v) a description of the recipients, 
where they are located and intend to oper-
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