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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Departments of Transportation and Treasury and inde-
pendent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2005, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Sec-
retary, $89,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,219,100
shall be available for the immediate Office of the Sec-
retary; not to exceed $704,500 shall be available for the
immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed
$15,394,300 shall be available for the Office of the Gen-
eral Counsel; not to exceed $12,639,000 shall be available
for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation
for Policy; not to exceed $8,572,900 shall be available for
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Pro-
grams; not to exceed $2,315,700 shall be available for the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Af-
fairs; not to exceed $23,435,700 shall be available for the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not
to exceed $1,928,700 shall be available for the Office of
Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,456,000 shall be avail-
paragraph (B) of paragraph (3) was not 
less than the individual’s modified adjusted 
gross income determined on the basis of 
information shown on the return of tax im-
posed by chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 for the taxable year involved. 
‘‘(C) ENROLLMENT DURING A PORTION OF 
THE YEAR.—In the case of an individual who is 
not enrolled under this part for any calendar 
year for which the individual’s monthly pre-
mium under this section for months during the 
year would be increased pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) if the individual were enrolled under 
this part for the year, the Secretary may take 
such steps as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to recover from the individual the total 
amount by which the individual’s monthly pre-
mium for months during the year would have 
been increased under subparagraph (A) if the 
individual were enrolled under this part for the 
year. 
‘‘(D) PAYMENTS
TO
SURVIVING
SPOUSE 
FOR
ENROLLEES
WHO
DIE
DURING
THE 
YEAR.—In the case of a deceased individual for 
whom the amount of the monthly premium
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 201. Long-term leases. 
Sec. 202. Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities. 
Sec. 203. Term of enlistments. 
Sec. 204. Enlisted member critical skill training bonus. 
Sec. 205. Enhancement of Coast Guard authority to stop vessels liable to sei-
zure or examination. 
Sec. 206. Administrative, collection, and enforcement costs for certain fees and 
charges. 
Sec. 207. Expansion of Coast Guard housing authorities. 
Sec. 208. Requirement for constructive credit. 
Sec. 209. Maximum age for retention in an active status. 
Sec. 210. Travel card management. 
Sec. 211. Coast Guard fellowship program. 
TITLE III—NAVIGATION 
Sec. 301. Marking of underwater wrecks. 
Sec. 302. Use of electronic devices; cooperative agreements. 
Sec. 303. Inland navigation rules promulgation authority. 
TITLE IV—SHIPPING 
Sec. 401. Reports from charterers. 
Sec. 402. Suspension of documents in lieu of mandatory revocation for proved 
drug convictions. 
Sec. 403. Suspension of records of merchant mariners’ documents. 
Sec. 404. Exemption of unmanned barges from certain citizenship require-
ments. 
Sec. 405. Administrative, collection, and enforcement costs for certain fees and 
charges. 
Sec. 406. Compliance with international safety management code. 
Sec. 407. Civil penalties for failure to comply with recreational vessel and asso-
ciated equipment safety standards. 
Sec. 408. Revision of temporary suspension criteria in document suspension 
and revocation cases. 
Sec. 409. Revision of bases for document suspension & revocation cases. 
Sec. 410. Hours of service on towing vessels. 
Sec. 411. Automatic identification system electronic charts. 
Sec. 412. Prevention of departure. 
TITLE V—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations for Federal Maritime Commission. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 601. Increase in civil penalties for violations of certain bridge statutes. 
Sec. 602. Conveyance of decommissioned Coast Guard cutter SUNDEW. 
Sec. 603. Tonnage measurement of M/V BLUEFIN.
HR 2449 RFS 
ter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
the home or regular place of business of the member in 
the performance of the duties of the Commission. 
(c) STAFF.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the 
Commission may, without regard to civil service laws 
(including regulations), appoint and terminate an ex-
ecutive director and such other additional personnel 
as are necessary to enable the Commission to per-
form the duties of the Commission. 
(2) CONFIRMATION
OF
EXECUTIVE
DIREC-
TOR.—The employment of an executive director shall 
be subject to confirmation by the Commission. 
(3) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Chairperson of the Com-
mission may fix the compensation of the execu-
tive director and other personnel without regard 
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to classification of positions and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates. 
(B) MAXIMUM RATE OF PAY.—The rate of 
pay for the executive director and other per-
sonnel shall not exceed the rate payable for
(D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6)(A) without payment of duties for expor-
tation to Chile, if the merchandise is of a kind de-
scribed in any of paragraphs (1) through (5) of sec-
tion 203(a) of the United States-Chile Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act; and 
‘‘(B) for exportation to Chile if the merchandise 
consists of goods subject to Chile FTA drawback, as 
defined in section 203(a) of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, except 
that—
‘‘(i) the merchandise may not be with-
drawn from warehouse without assessment of a 
duty on the merchandise in its condition and 
quantity, and at its weight, at the time of with-
drawal from the warehouse with such additions 
to, or deductions from, the final appraised value 
as may be necessary by reason of a change in 
condition, and 
‘‘(ii) duty shall be paid on the merchandise 
before the 61st day after the date of expor-
tation, except that such duties may be waived 
or reduced by—
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2445
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the requirement 
for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide nursing home care 
to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities and to expand eligi-
bility for such care to all veterans with compensable service-connected 
disabilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2003
Mr. EVANS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent 
the requirement for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with 
service-connected disabilities and to expand eligibility for 
such care to all veterans with compensable service-con-
nected disabilities.
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 ‘‘Veterans Nursing 
Home Care Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED NURSING HOME CARE PROVIDED BY DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (a) of 
section 1710A of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘70 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION.—Such section 
is further amended by striking subsection (c).
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2448
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the special 5-
year carryback of certain net operating losses to losses for 2003, 2004, 
and 2005. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2003
Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. CAMP) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
the special 5-year carryback of certain net operating 
losses to losses for 2003, 2004, and 2005.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 5-YEAR CARRYBACK OF CERTAIN NET OPER-
ATING LOSSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (H) of section 
172(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting ‘‘5-YEAR CARRYBACK OF CER-
TAIN LOSSES.—’’ after ‘‘(H)’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘or 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
2002, 2003, 2004 or 2005’’. 
(b) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF 90 PERCENT LIMIT 
ON CERTAIN NOL CARRYBACKS.—Subclause (I) of sec-
tion 56(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
2002, 2003, 2004, or 2005’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
2002, 2003, 2004, or 2005’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—
(1) Subparagraph (H) of section 172(b)(1) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘a taxpayer which 
has’’. 
(2) Section 102(c)(2) of the Job Creation and 
Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–
147) is amended by striking ‘‘before January 1, 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘after December 31, 1990’’. 
(3)(A) Subclause (I) of section 56(d)(1)(A)(i) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘attributable to 
carryovers’’. 
(B) Subclause (I) of section 56(d)(1)(A)(ii) of 
such Code is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘for taxable years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘from taxable years’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘carryforwards’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘carryovers’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to net operating losses for taxable years 
ending after December 31, 2002. 
(2) TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (c) shall take effect as if 
included in the amendments made by section 102 of 
the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 
2002. 
(3) ELECTION.—In the case of a net operating 
loss for a taxable year ending during 2003—
(A) any election made under section 
172(b)(3) of such Code may (notwithstanding 
such section) be revoked before November 1, 
2003, and 
(B) any election made under section 172(j) 
of such Code shall (notwithstanding such sec-
tion) be treated as timely made if made before 
November 1, 2003.
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(2) appoint any advisory committee as the 
Commission considers appropriate for the purposes 
of this Act; 
(3) authorize any voting member or employee of 
the Commission to take any action that the Commis-
sion is authorized to take under this Act; and 
(4) procure supplies and services to carry out 
this Act. 
(b) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as other departments and agencies of 
the Federal Government. 
SEC. 9. PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Members of the 
Commission, and members of any advisory committee ap-
pointed under section 8(a)(2), shall serve without com-
pensation. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Commis-
sion, and members of any advisory committees appointed 
under section 8(a)(2), shall be allowed travel expenses, in-
cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chap-
ter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
the home or regular place of business of the member in 
the performance of the duties of the Commission.
rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level
V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such
title.
(h) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 14(b) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not
apply to the Commission.
(i) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate
on the date that is 90 days after the date on which the
Commission submits its report under section 6(b)(2).
SEC. 10. AUDIT OF COMMISSION.
The Inspector General of the Department of the Inte-
rior shall perform an annual audit of the Commission and
shall make the results of the audit available to the public.
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act (other than section 7)
$200,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2016.
(b) GRANTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated
$3,500,000 to the National Endowment for the Human-
ities to provide grants under section 7, to remain available
until expended.
Passed the House of Representatives September 22,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 244
To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive application of California 
State regulations regarding reformulated gas in certain areas within 
the State. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. OSE, Mr. MATSUI, 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. LEE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. MCKEON, 
Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. 
ROYCE, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. HUNTER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HERGER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, 
Mr. POMBO, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. 
DREIER, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mrs. BONO, Mr. ROHR-
ABACHER, Mr. COX, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. NUNES, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
HONDA, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. 
LOFGREN, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. WATSON, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. FARR, Mr. 
SHERMAN, Mr. BACA, and Mr. BERMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive applica-
tion of California State regulations regarding reformu-
lated gas in certain areas within the State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CALIFORNIA REFORMULATED GAS RULES. 
Section 211(c)(4)(B) of the Clean Air Act is amended 
by adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘Whenever any 
such State that has received a waiver under section 
209(b)(1) has promulgated reformulated gasoline rules for 
any covered area of such State (as defined in subsection 
(k)), such rules shall apply in such area in lieu of the re-
quirements of subsection (k) if such State rules will 
achieve equivalent or greater emission reductions than 
would result from the application of the requirements of 
subsection (k) in the case of the aggregate mass of emis-
sions of toxic air pollutants and in the case of the aggre-
gate mass of emissions of ozone-forming compounds.’’.
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building approaches to address critical public policy 
issues at the national, State, and local levels; 
(2) there is a need for a national Council that 
serves the Nation by promoting and conducting con-
sensus-building processes that primarily address leg-
islative policy issues of national importance; 
(3) such a Council may enroll specific stake-
holders, both public and private, to build agreements 
that ultimately may be implemented by Congress, 
Federal agencies, or other policymaking bodies; 
(4) such a Council will strive to create public 
policy agreements that integrate differing perspec-
tives into highest common denominator solutions; 
(5) the establishment of such a Council is an 
appropriate investment by the people of this Nation 
in a capacity that works in cooperation with Con-
gress and others to assist the current public policy-
making processes on selected issues; 
(6) the existence of such a Council could con-
tribute especially to resolving differences on conten-
tious policy issues, preventing polarization on emerg-
ing policy issues and addressing issues of complexity 
that involve multiple parties and perspectives; 
(7) the establishment of such a Council may 
contribute significantly to a renewed sense of civility
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2451
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve geographic 
equity in the provision of items and services provided to Medicare bene-
ficiaries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2003
Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
geographic equity in the provision of items and services 
provided to Medicare beneficiaries.
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 ‘‘Medicare Geographic 
Equity in Reimbursement Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING EQUITY OF PAYMENTS TO PROVIDERS 
UNDER THE MEDICARE FEE-FOR-SERVICE 
PROGRAM. 
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘IMPROVING EQUITY OF PAYMENTS UNDER THE 
ORIGINAL MEDICARE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM. 
‘‘SEC. 1897. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
shall establish a system for making adjustments to the 
amount of payment made to entities and individuals for 
items and services provided under the original medicare 
fee-for-service program under parts A and B. 
‘‘(b) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the State average 
yearly per beneficiary amount for the most recent 
recorded year is 8 percent or more below the average 
of contiguous states per beneficiary amount for the 
same year (not to include the state of comparison), 
then the Secretary shall provide a 5 percent add-on 
to the amount of applicable payments. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF AVERAGES.—
‘‘(A) STATE AVERAGE PER BENEFICIARY 
AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall determine a 
State average per beneficiary amount for each
State which shall be equal to the Secretary’s es-
timate of the average amount of expenditures 
under the original medicare fee-for-service pro-
gram under parts A and B for the year for a 
beneficiary enrolled under such parts that re-
sides in the State and services provided within 
the State. 
‘‘(B) CONTIGUOUS
STATE
AVERAGE
PER 
BENEFICIARY
AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall 
determine the average of contiguous states for 
each state per beneficiary amount 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPLICABLE PAYMENTS.—The term ‘ap-
plicable payments’ means payments made to entities 
and individuals for items and services provided 
under the original medicare fee-for-service program 
under parts A and B to beneficiaries enrolled under 
such parts that reside in the State and services pro-
vided within the state. 
‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 210(h).
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effective date described in section 9(a), for 
lands within the Little Colorado River 
basin in the State of Arizona; and 
(ii) any and all future claims, includ-
ing natural resource damage claims under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et 
seq.), or any other applicable statute, for 
injury or threat of injury to water quality, 
accruing after the effective date described 
in section 9(a), for any lands within the 
Eastern LCR basin caused by—
(I) the lawful diversion or use of 
surface water; 
(II) the lawful withdrawal or use 
of underground water, except within 
the Zuni Protection Area, as provided 
in article 5 of the Settlement Agree-
ment; 
(III) the Parties’ performance of 
any obligations under the Settlement 
Agreement;
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2452
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 339 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, New York,
as the ‘‘Brian C. Hickey 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.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 339 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, New York,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Brian C. Hickey
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 ‘‘Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 8,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 2452
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 339 Hicksville
Road in Bethpage, New York, as the ‘‘Brian C. Hickey 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
339 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, New York, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Brian C. Hickey 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 ‘‘Brian C.
Hickey Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2452
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
339 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, New York, as the ‘‘Brian C. Hickey 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2003
Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 339 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, New York, 
as the ‘‘Brian C. Hickey 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. BRIAN C. HICKEY POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 339 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, 
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Brian 
C. Hickey 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 Brian C. Hickey Post 
Office Building.
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IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2452
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 14, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 339 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, New York, 
as the ‘‘Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2452 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 339 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, New York, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Brian C. Hickey 
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 ‘‘Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 8, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.