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improving aviation security and, in November 2001,
passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
(Public Law 107–71). That Act provided deadlines
for specific enhancements in aviation security, in-
cluding for issuance of certain rules governing the
conduct of non-Federal parties.
(2) The Congress then turned its focus to im-
proving port security and, in November 2002,
passed the Maritime Transportation Security Act of
2002 (Public Law 107–295). That Act did not es-
tablish deadlines for specific enhancements in port
security. For example, there are no statutory dead-
lines for interim final rules on facility and vessel se-
curity and on civil penalties, nor for the rules on
transportation security cards.
(3) The United States maritime transportation
system includes more than 300 ports with more than
3,700 cargo and passenger terminals. The top 25
ports account for 98 percent of the more than
6,000,000 container shipments entering United
States ports yearly.
(4) The vast maritime transportation system is
particularly susceptible to terrorist attempts to
smuggle personnel, weapons of mass destruction, or
other dangerous materials into the United States. A
SEC. 4. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution may—
(1) enter into multi-year contracts for the ac-
quisition of property and services under the author-
ity of section 304B of the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c);
and
(2) enter into contracts for the acquisition of
severable services for a period that begins in one fis-
cal year and ends in the next fiscal year under the
authority of section 303L of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
253l).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to
contracts entered into on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 5. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution may es-
tablish a program for making voluntary separation incen-
tive payments for employees of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion which is substantially similar to the program estab-
lished under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United
States Code (as added by section 1313(a) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002).
to provide education, prevention, intervention, and victims’ 
assistance services regarding crimes against children. 
(b) PURPOSES.—Grants provided under this section 
shall be used to provide education, prevention, and inter-
vention services to prevent crimes against children and to 
provide assistance to children, and the families of children, 
who are victims of crime, including—
(1) educational seminars; 
(2) the operation of hotlines; 
(3) training programs for professionals; 
(4) the preparation of informational materials; 
(5) intervention services to prevent crimes 
against children; 
(6) other efforts to increase awareness of the 
facts about, or to help prevent, crimes against chil-
dren, including efforts to increase awareness in un-
derserved racial, ethnic, and language minority com-
munities; 
(7) emergency medical treatment for victims; 
(8) counseling to victims of crimes against chil-
dren and their families; and 
(9) increasing the supply of mental health pro-
fessionals specializing in the mental health of victims 
of crimes against children. 
(c) APPLICATION.—
‘‘SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR PUBLIC ATTORNEYS.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
courage qualified individuals to enter and continue em-
ployment as prosecutors and public defenders.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) PROSECUTOR.—The term ‘prosecutor’
means a full-time employee of a State or local agen-
cy who—
‘‘(A) is continually licensed to practice law;
and
‘‘(B) prosecutes criminal cases at the State
or local level.
‘‘(2) PUBLIC DEFENDER.—The term ‘public de-
fender’ means an attorney who—
‘‘(A) is continually licensed to practice law;
and
‘‘(B) is a full-time employee of a State or
local agency, or of a nonprofit organization op-
erating under a contract with a State or unit of
local government or as a full time Federal de-
fender attorney employed in a defender organi-
zation established pursuant to subsection (g) of
section 3006A of title 18, United States Code,
which provides legal representation services to
indigent persons in criminal cases.
with the Director of the National Institutes of
Health and with representatives of the drug
manufacturing industry, review and develop
guidance, as appropriate, on the inclusion of
women and minorities in clinical trials required
by subparagraph (A)(i).’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et
seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 201(p)—
(i) by striking ‘‘safety and effective-
ness of’’ and inserting ‘‘safety of’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘safe and effective for
use’’ and inserting ‘‘safe for use’’; and
(B) in section 505—
(i) by striking ‘‘safety and effective-
ness’’ each place such term appears and
inserting ‘‘safety’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘safety or effective-
ness’’ each place such term appears and
inserting ‘‘safety’’; and
(iii) in subsection (i)(1)(D), by strik-
ing ‘‘pediatric safety and efficacy’’ and in-
serting ‘‘pediatric safety’’.
(b) ABBREVIATED APPLICATIONS; SINGLE CERTIFI-
CATION
REGARDING
PATENT
INVALIDITY
OR
NON-
INFRINGEMENT; SINGLE THIRTY-MONTH DELAY IN AP-
PROVAL.—Section 505(j)(2)(A) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(2)(A)) is
amended in the matter after and below clause (viii) by
adding at the end the following sentence: ‘‘With respect
to a certification under clause (vii)(IV), an abbreviated ap-
plication (whether or not amended) may not contain more
than one such certification, without regard to patents filed
after the date of the certification.’’.
SEC. 303. IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN DRUGS.
Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by striking
section 804 and inserting the following:
‘‘IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN DRUGS
‘‘SEC. 804. (a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, after
consultation with the United States Trade Representative
and the Commissioner of Customs, shall promulgate regu-
lations permitting pharmacists and wholesalers to import
prescription drugs from foreign nations.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The regulations under subsection
(a) shall require that safeguards be in place to ensure that
each prescription drug imported under the regulations
complies with section 505 (including being safe for the in-
tended use of the prescription drug) with sections 501 and
502 and with other applicable requirements of this Act.’’.
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disproportionally low benefits for, minority, low-income, 
and Native American populations. 
(b) INFORMATION RELATED TO NON-FEDERAL FA-
CILITIES.—In connection with the development and imple-
mentation of agency strategies in section 4, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or the 
head of such other Federal agency as the President may 
direct, shall collect, maintain, and analyze information on 
the race, national origin, and income level, and other read-
ily accessible and appropriate information, for areas sur-
rounding facilities or sites expected to have a substantial 
environmental, human health, or economic effect on the 
surrounding populations, if such facilities or sites become 
the subject of a substantial Federal environmental admin-
istrative or judicial action. 
(c) IMPACT FROM FEDERAL FACILITIES.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or 
the head of such other Federal agency as the President 
may direct, shall collect, maintain, and analyze informa-
tion on the race, national origin, and income level, and 
other readily accessible and appropriate information, for 
areas surrounding Federal facilities that are—
(1) subject to the reporting requirements under 
the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
SEC. 3. REPORTING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY OF-
FICE OF ADVOCACY. 
(a) FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE OF ADVOCACY.—Section 
202 of Public Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 634b) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and for ensur-
ing that the justice system remains accessible to 
small businesses for the resolution of disputes with 
the Federal Government;’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (11) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(11) advise, cooperate with, and consult with 
the President and Attorney General with respect to 
section 303(b) of the Small Business Economic Pol-
icy Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 631b(b)) and section 
504(e) of title 5, United States Code; and’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF OFFICE OF ADVOCACY.—Section 203 
of Public Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 634c) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including the 
resolution of disputes with the Federal Government 
and the role of procedures established by the Equal 
Access to Justice Act (Public Law 96–481; 94 Stat. 
2325) in such disputes’’; and
to establish a zero-tolerance pathogen reduction per-
formance standard.
‘‘(e) REVIEW OF STANDARDS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after promulgation of a final pathogen reduction 
performance standard for a pathogen under sub-
section (d)(5), the Secretary shall review the stand-
ard to determine whether the standard continues to 
ensure the lowest level or incidence of contamination 
that is reasonably achievable using the best available 
processing technology and practices, taking into ac-
count the most recent surveys conducted under sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(2) REVISIONS.—The Secretary shall revise 
the standard, as necessary, to comply with sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(f) ENFORCEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct regular microbial testing in establishments pro-
ducing raw meat and meat products to determine 
compliance with the pathogen reduction performance 
standards promulgated under this section. 
‘‘(2) INSPECTIONS.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that an establishment fails to meet a standard 
promulgated under subsection (d) and that the es-
conducted contemporaneously with review by 
other Federal agencies. 
(e) POWERS.—
(1) HEARINGS.—The Committee may hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take 
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the 
Committee considers advisable to carry out this sec-
tion. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee may 
secure directly from a Federal agency such in-
formation as the Committee considers necessary 
to carry out this section. 
(B) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—On re-
quest of the Chairperson of the Committee, the 
head of the agency shall provide the informa-
tion to the Committee. 
(3) SUBCOMMITTEES AND INVESTIGATIVE PAN-
ELS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee may 
establish such subcommittees and investigative 
panels as the Secretary and the Committee de-
termine necessary to carry out this section.
Union Calendar No. 279 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2201 
[Report No. 108–492, Part I] 
A BILL 
To authorize the establishment of a national data-
base for purposes of identifying, locating, and 
cataloging the many memorials and permanent 
tributes to America’s veterans. 
MAY 17, 2004 
Reported from the Committee on Resources 
MAY 17, 2004 
Referral to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs extended 
for a period ending not later than May 17, 2004 
MAY 17, 2004 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed
ensure that the percentage for each State of the 
total apportionments for the fiscal year for the 
National 
Highway 
System 
under 
section 
103(b), the high priority projects program 
under section 117, the Interstate maintenance 
program under section 119, the surface trans-
portation program under section 133, metro-
politan planning under section 134, the high-
way bridge replacement and rehabilitation pro-
gram under section 144, the congestion mitiga-
tion and air quality improvement program 
under section 149, the recreational trails pro-
gram under section 206, the Appalachian devel-
opment highway system under subtitle IV of 
title 40, and the basic minimum guarantee 
under this paragraph, equals or exceeds the 
percentage determined for the State under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(B) STATE PERCENTAGES.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the percentage for each 
State referred to in subparagraph (A) is 
the percentage that is equal to 95 percent 
of the ratio that—
the Federal agency shall transfer to the 
Smithsonian Institution administrative ju-
risdiction over the area. 
(D) CONSULTATION.—The Board of Re-
gents shall carry out its duties under this para-
graph in consultation with—
(i) the Chair of the National Capital 
Planning Commission; 
(ii) the Chair of the Commission on 
Fine Arts; 
(iii) the Chair and Vice Chair of the 
Presidential Commission referred to in sec-
tion 10; 
(iv) the Chair of the Building and Site 
Subcommittee of the Presidential Commis-
sion referred to in section 10; and 
(v) the Chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committees on Appropria-
tions and Rules and Administration of the 
Senate and the Chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, House Administration, and Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives.
(2) CONSIDERATION.—The Board of Regents 
shall take into consideration the recommendations of 
the Council concerning the planning, design, and 
construction of the Museum. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING.—The Board 
of Regents, in consultation with the Council, may 
plan, design, and construct a building for the Mu-
seum, which shall be located at the site designated 
by the Board of Regents under this paragraph. 
(b) COST SHARING.—The Board of Regents shall 
pay—
(1) 50 percent of the costs of carrying out this 
section from Federal funds; and 
(2) 50 percent of the costs of carrying out this 
section from non-Federal sources. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 9. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE. 
Authority under this Act to enter into contracts or 
to make payments shall be effective in any fiscal year only 
to the extent provided in advance in an appropriations 
Act, except as provided under section 11(b).
SEC. 10. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF 
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION. 
In carrying out their duties under this Act, the Coun-
cil and the Board of Regents shall take into consideration 
the reports and plans submitted by the National Museum 
of African American History and Culture Plan for Action 
Presidential Commission under the National Museum of 
African American History and Culture Plan for Action 
Presidential Commission Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–
106). 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Smithsonian Institution to carry out this 
Act, other than sections 7(b) and 8—
(1) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 
(2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal 
year thereafter. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2206
To designate a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Memorial at 
Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mrs. BONO, Mr. ISSA, 
and Mr. BACA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To designate a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National 
Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, 
California.
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 ‘‘Prisoner of War/Miss-
ing in Action National Memorial Act’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PRISONER OF WAR/MISSING IN 
ACTION NATIONAL MEMORIAL, RIVERSIDE 
NATIONAL 
CEMETERY, 
RIVERSIDE, 
CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The most reliable statistics regarding the 
number of members of the United States Armed 
Forces who have been held as prisoners of war or 
listed as missing in action indicate that more than 
586,000 members of the Armed Forces have been 
taken prisoner since the American Revolution and 
more than 89,000 members have been listed as miss-
ing. 
(2) The Department of Defense continues to lo-
cate and identify the remains of members of the 
Armed Forces who have been missing in action since 
the Korean and Vietnam Wars. 
(3) The United States currently lacks a na-
tional memorial dedicated to the bravery and sac-
rifice of those members of the Armed Forces who 
have been held as prisoners of war and listed as 
missing in action. 
(4) An appropriate memorial to former pris-
oners of war and members of the Armed Forces list-
ed as missing in action, including those who remain
unaccounted for, is under construction at Riverside 
National Cemetery in Riverside, California. 
(5) The memorial will honor all those members 
of the Armed Forces who have been held as pris-
oners of war or listed as missing in action and is 
dedicated to the memory of those members who re-
main missing in action. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—The memorial to former pris-
oners of war and members of the Armed Forces listed as 
missing in action that is under construction at Riverside 
National Cemetery in Riverside, California, is hereby des-
ignated as the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National 
Memorial. 
(c) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—The national memo-
rial designated by this section is not a unit of the National 
Park System, and the designation of the national memo-
rial shall not be construed to require or permit Federal 
funds (other than any funds provided for as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act) to be expended for any pur-
pose related to the national memorial.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2207
To restore the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
over amusement park rides which are at a fixed site, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. PASCRELL, 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. NEAL of Massachu-
setts, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. MALONEY, and Mr. 
TIERNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To restore the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission over amusement park rides which are at 
a fixed site, 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 ‘‘National Amusement 
Park Ride Safety Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. JURISDICTION OVER FIXED SITE AMUSEMENT 
RIDES. 
Section 3(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and 
which is not permanently fixed to a site. Such term does 
not include such a device which is permanently fixed to 
a site.’’ and inserting a period. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission $500,000 for each fis-
cal year to enable the Commission to carry out the Con-
sumer Product Safety Act as amended by this Act.
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laborative efforts to develop school readi-
ness standards;’’; and
(D) by inserting the following new clause
after clause (v) and redesignating clause (vi) as
(vii):
‘‘(vi) consult with the chief State
school officer, local educational agencies,
State child care administrators, State
human services administrators, representa-
tives of local resource and referral agen-
cies, local early childhood councils, and
other relevant state and local agencies, and
representatives of the State Head Start
Associations to plan for the provision of
full-working-day, full calendar year early
care and education services for children;
and’’.
(10) By amending clause (i) of subsection
(a)(5)(D) by inserting ‘‘and providers of services
supporting early childhood education and child care’’
after ‘‘Associations’’.
(11) By striking subsection (a)(6)(B).
(12) By inserting the following before the pe-
riod at the end of section 640(f): ‘‘including models
that leverage the existing capacity and capabilities of
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 220
To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Secu-
rity account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establish-
ment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying 
number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for 
identification of individuals on other agencies or persons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and Mr. HINCHEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 
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 II of the Social Security Act and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and con-
fidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued 
under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the 
Federal Government of any uniform national identifying 
number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing 
standards for identification of individuals on other agen-
cies or persons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(1) representatives of agencies responsible for
administering early education and care programs in
the State, including Head Start providers;
‘‘(2) parents;
‘‘(3) the State educational agency and local
educational agencies;
‘‘(4) early childhood education professionals;
‘‘(5) kindergarten teachers and teachers in
grades 1 through 4;
‘‘(6) child welfare agencies;
‘‘(7) child care resource and referral agencies;
‘‘(8) child care providers; and
‘‘(9) a wide array of persons interested in and
involved with early care and early education issues
in the State, such as representatives of—
‘‘(A) health care professionals;
‘‘(B) the State agency with responsibility
for the special supplemental nutrition program
for women, infants, and children established by
section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966;
‘‘(C) institutions of higher education;
‘‘(D) community-based and faith-based or-
ganizations;
‘‘(E) the business community;
‘‘(F) State legislators and local officials;
‘‘(2) $3,076,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 
‘‘(3) $3,143,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.’’. 
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‘‘(d) OFFICERS.—
‘‘(1) COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH BENEFITS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the 
Administration a Commissioner of Health Ben-
efits who shall be appointed by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(B) COMPENSATION.—The Commissioner 
shall be compensated at the rate provided for 
level I of the Executive Schedule. 
‘‘(C) TERM.—The provisions of section 
702(b)(2) shall apply to the Commissioner in 
the same manner as they apply to the Commis-
sioner of Social Security, except that any ref-
erence to January 19, 2001, shall be treated as 
a reference to the date that is January 19 of 
the fifth year that begins after the date of the 
enactment of this title. 
‘‘(2) DEPUTY COMMISSIONER.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the 
Administration a Deputy Commissioner for 
Health Benefits, who shall be appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate.