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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 895
To provide for the construction and renovation of child care facilities, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the construction and renovation of child care 
facilities, 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 ‘‘Child Care Construc-
tion and Renovation Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
USE 
OF 
COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT 
BLOCK 
GRANTS TO ESTABLISH CHILD CARE FACILI-
TIES. 
Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(4) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(26) the construction and renovation of child 
care facilities.’’. 
SEC. 3. INSURANCE FOR MORTGAGES ON NEW AND REHA-
BILITATED CHILD CARE FACILITIES. 
Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 257. MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR CHILD CARE FA-
CILITIES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHILD CARE FACILITY.—The term ‘child 
care facility’— 
‘‘(A) means a public or private facility 
that—
‘‘(i) has as its purpose the care and 
development of—
‘‘(I) children who are less than 
16 years of age; or 
‘‘(II) school-age children and 
youth during non-school hours; and 
‘‘(ii) is operated in accordance with all 
applicable State and local laws and regula-
tions; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any facility for 
school-age children that is primarily for use 
during normal school hours. 
‘‘(2) EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘equipment’ in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) machinery, utilities, and built-in 
equipment, and any necessary enclosure or 
structure to house them; and 
‘‘(B) any other items necessary for the 
functioning of a particular facility as a child 
care facility, including necessary furniture, 
books, and curricular and program materials. 
‘‘(3) FIRST MORTGAGE.—The term ‘first mort-
gage’— 
‘‘(A) means such classes of first liens as 
are commonly given to secure advances (includ-
ing advances during construction) on, or the 
unpaid purchase price of, real estate under the
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5089 
AN ACT 
To improve threat information sharing, integrated operations, 
and law enforcement training for transportation security, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Americans and women are forced to choose between 
buying their food and buying their medicines. 
(7) Most federally funded health care programs, 
including Medicaid, the Veterans Health Administra-
tion, the Public Health Service, and the Indian 
Health Service, obtain prescription drugs for their 
beneficiaries at low prices. Medicare beneficiaries are 
denied this benefit and cannot obtain their prescrip-
tion drugs at the favorable prices available to other 
federally funded health care programs. 
(8) Implementation of the policy set forth in 
this Act is estimated to reduce prescription drug 
prices for Medicare beneficiaries by more than 40 
percent. 
(9) In addition to substantially lowering the 
costs of prescription drugs for older Americans and 
women, implementation of the policy set forth in this 
Act will significantly improve the health and well-
being of older Americans and women and lower the 
costs to the Federal taxpayer of the Medicare pro-
gram. 
(10) Older Americans and women who are ter-
minally ill and receiving hospice care services rep-
resent some of the most vulnerable individuals in our 
nation. Making prescription drugs available to Medi-
‘‘(2) all civil actions that arise on, lands located 
within the state of North Carolina that are owned 
by, or held in trust by the United States for, the 
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, or any dependent 
Indian community of the Lumbee Tribe of North 
Carolina. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
accept on behalf of the United States, after consulting 
with the Attorney General of the United States any trans-
fer by the State of North Carolina to the United States 
of any portion of the jurisdiction of the State of North 
Carolina described in paragraph (1) pursuant to an agree-
ment between the Lumbee Tribe and the State of North 
Carolina. Such transfer of jurisdiction may not take effect 
until 2 years after the effective date of the agreement. 
‘‘(c) The provisions of this subsection shall not affect 
the application of section 109 of the Indian Child Welfare 
Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1919). 
‘‘SEC. 6. There are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.’’.
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forcement officer, of not less than 2 hours of in-
struction in handgun safety; and 
‘‘(ii) has passed an examination, designed by 
the chief law enforcement officer, testing the appli-
cant’s knowledge of handgun safety. 
‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘chief 
law enforcement officer’ means, with respect to a State, 
the chief, or equivalent officer, of the State police force, 
or the designee of that officer.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF HANDGUN AMMUNITION.—Sec-
tion 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(35) The term ‘handgun ammunition’ means—
‘‘(A) a centerfire cartridge or cartridge case less 
than 1.3 inches in length; or 
‘‘(B) a primer, bullet, or propellant powder de-
signed specifically for use in a handgun.’’. 
(c) PENALTY.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, or (z)’’ before ‘‘of section 922’’. 
(d) 
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION.—Section 
922(t)(1)(B)(ii) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
State law’’ after ‘‘section’’. 
(e) FUNDING.—
(1) GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHING SYSTEMS OF 
LICENSING
AND
REGISTRATION.—Subject to the
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 897
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the 
Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to 
the Gulf of Mexico for study for potential addition to the National 
Trails System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BERRY, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
BOSWELL, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. KIND, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SABO, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
route of the Mississippi River from its headwaters in 
the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico for study 
for potential addition to the National Trails System as 
a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, 
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 ‘‘Mississippi River Trail 
Study Act’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ROUTE OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL ADDI-
TION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 5(c) of the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended—
(1) by designating the first undesignated para-
graph after paragraph (40) as paragraph (41) and 
by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘LONG WALK 
TRAIL.—The’’; and 
(2) by designating the second undesignated 
paragraph after paragraph (40) as paragraph (42); 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(43) MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL.—The route of the 
Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Min-
nesota to the Gulf of Mexico.’’. 
(b) RELATION TO OTHER STUDIES.—The study re-
quired by the amendment made by this section is intended 
to complement, and not duplicate, other studies of the sce-
nic or historical importance of the Mississippi River that 
may be underway or undertaken.
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to inventory, evaluate, document, and assist efforts to pre-
serve surviving Life-Saving Service stations. 
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE STATION 
PRESERVATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, 
through the National Maritime Initiative of the National 
Park Service, shall establish a program in accordance with 
this section to inventory, evaluate, document, and assist 
efforts to preserve surviving United States Life-Saving 
Service stations. 
(b) INVENTORY, DOCUMENTATION, AND EVALUA-
TION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the U.S. Life-
Saving Service Heritage Association, shall—
(1) survey coastal regions of the United States 
to identify and prepare an inventory of surviving his-
toric lifesaving stations; 
(2) document the designs of significant existing 
structures and lifesaving boats of historic lifesaving 
stations, for inclusion in the Historic American En-
gineering Record Collection; and 
(3) evaluate historic lifesaving stations, includ-
ing—
(A) assessing the historic significance, in-
tegrity, and condition of surviving historic life-
saving stations; and
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 8
AN ACT
To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 8
AN ACT
To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
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 ‘‘Death Tax Repeal Per-
manency Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. ESTATE TAX REPEAL MADE PERMANENT.
Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to title V of
such Act.
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2003.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
By
Deputy Clerk.
(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—In carrying out 
clause (i), a data broker may retain, where 
required, the following information: 
(I) Any personal information that 
is processed or maintained solely as 
part of human subjects research con-
ducted in compliance with any legal 
requirements for the protection of 
human subjects. 
(II) Any personal information 
necessary to comply with a warrant, 
subpoena, court order, rule, or other 
applicable law. 
(III) Any personal information 
related to the suppression list de-
scribed in subparagraph (B)(ii). 
(IV) Any information necessary 
for an activity described in subsection 
(e)(3)(B), provided that the retained 
information is used solely for any 
such activity. 
(iii) USE OF INFORMATION.—Any per-
sonal information excluded under clause 
(ii) may only be used for the purpose de-
scribed in the applicable subclause of 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Death Tax Repeal Per-
manency Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTATE TAX REPEAL MADE PERMANENT. 
Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to title V of 
such Act.
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk. 
By MARTHA C. MORRISON, 
Deputy Clerk.
Calendar No. 165
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 8
AN ACT 
To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. 
JUNE 20, 2003
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 900
To provide incentive funds to States that have in effect a certain law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide incentive funds to States that have in effect 
a certain law.
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 ‘‘Handgun Registration 
Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT INCENTIVE FOR COMPLIANCE. 
(a) GRANT INCENTIVE.—Section 506 of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3756) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) INCENTIVE FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The funds available under 
this subpart for a State shall be increased by 15 
percent if a State has in effect throughout the State 
a law which requires—
‘‘(A) that each individual to whom a hand-
gun is transferred complete a handgun registra-
tion form that includes, at a minimum—
‘‘(i) information identifying the trans-
feree, including name, address, date of 
birth, and State handgun license number, 
if applicable; 
‘‘(ii) information identifying the hand-
gun, including make, model, caliber, and 
serial number; 
‘‘(iii) 
information 
identifying 
the 
transferor, including name, address, and 
date of birth; and 
‘‘(iv) proof of insurance coverage for 
the transferee’s liability to any person who, 
while engaged in lawful activity, suffers 
bodily injury or death through the misuse 
of that handgun resulting from the trans-
feree’s negligence;
‘‘(B) that each individual who possesses a 
handgun complete a handgun registration form 
that includes, at a minimum—
‘‘(i) information identifying the indi-
vidual, including name, address, date of 
birth, and State handgun license number, 
if applicable; and 
‘‘(ii) information identifying the hand-
gun, including make, model, caliber, and 
serial number; and 
‘‘(C) the chief law enforcement officer of 
the State to furnish information from handgun 
registration forms to Federal, State, and local 
law enforcement authorities upon request. 
‘‘(2) 
COMPLIANCE.—The 
Attorney 
General 
shall issue regulations to ensure compliance with the 
requirements of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), the term—
‘‘(A) ‘State handgun registration form’ 
means a form prescribed under State law con-
sistent with this paragraph; and 
‘‘(B) ‘chief law enforcement officer of the 
State’ means the chief, or equivalent officer, of
the State police force, or the designee of that 
officer.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 506(a) of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (f),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (f) and (g),’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of each 
fiscal year succeeding the first fiscal year beginning 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 901
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct a bridge on Federal 
land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in California, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
Mr. OSE (for himself and Mr. DOOLITTLE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct a 
bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom 
Dam in California, 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. CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE ADJACENT TO FOL-
SOM DAM, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
carry out a project to design and construct a bridge on 
Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in Cali-
fornia. In carrying out the project, the Secretary may also 
construct necessary linkages from the bridge to existing
roadways and provide for reestablishment of administra-
tive facilities located at the Dam that will be affected by 
construction of the bridge. 
(b) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—In designing and 
constructing the bridge, the Secretary shall—
(1) maximize the economy, safety, and security 
of Folsom Dam’s future operation, maintenance, and 
construction activities; and 
(2) provide appropriate sizing and linkages to 
support present and future traffic flow requirements 
for the city of Folsom. 
(c) TRANSFER TO CITY OF FOLSOM.—Before initi-
ation of construction of the bridge, the Secretary shall 
enter into an agreement with the city of Folsom to provide 
that, upon completion of construction of the bridge—
(1) the Secretary shall transfer to the city of 
Folsom all right, title, and interest of the United 
States to the bridge and connecting structures; 
(2) the Secretary shall transfer to the city of 
Folsom necessary easements to provide access to the 
bridge; and 
(3) the city of Folsom shall assume full respon-
sibility for operation and maintenance of the bridge 
and connecting structures in perpetuity.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section a 
total of $66,500,000 for fiscal years beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 2003.
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Union Calendar No. 109
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 901
[Report No. 108–202] 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct a bridge on Federal 
land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in California, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
Mr. OSE (for himself and Mr. DOOLITTLE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Resources 
JULY 14, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 25, 2003] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct a 
bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom 
Dam in California, 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. CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE ADJACENT TO FOL-
SOM DAM, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in 
coordination with the Secretaries of Transportation and 
Homeland Security, may carry out a project to design and 
construct a bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent 
to Folsom Dam in California. In carrying out the project, 
the Secretary of the Interior may also construct necessary 
linkages from the bridge to existing roadways and provide 
for reestablishment of administrative facilities located at the 
Dam that will be affected by construction of the bridge. 
(b) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—In designing and 
constructing the bridge, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
maximize the economy, safety, and security of Folsom 
Dam’s future operation, maintenance, and construction ac-
tivities. 
(c) SIZE OF BRIDGE.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall construct the bridge as a 2-lane bridge unless the city 
of Folsom requests, at such time as the Secretary may re-
quire, that the bridge be constructed as a 4-lane bridge. If 
the city of Folsom submits such a request, the city shall 
enter into an appropriate cost-sharing agreement with the 
Secretary. 
(d) TRANSFER TO CITY OF FOLSOM.—Before initiation 
of construction of the bridge, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall enter into an agreement with the city of Folsom to
ject to the laws applicable to the conveyance and ac-
quisition of land for the National Forest System. 
The Agriculture Property Management Regulations 
shall not apply to the conveyance of National Forest 
System land under this section or any other action 
taken under this section. 
(d) DEPOSIT AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—
(1) DEPOSIT.—The Secretary shall deposit the 
proceeds derived from the conveyence of property 
under this section in the fund established by Public 
Law 90–171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’; 
16 U.S.C. 484a). 
(2) USE.—Amounts deposited under this sub-
section shall be available to the Secretary, without 
further appropriation and until expended—
(A) for the acquisition of, construction of, 
or rehabilitation of existing facilities for, a new 
ranger station in the Silver Valley portion of 
the Panhandle National Forest in the State of 
Idaho; and 
(B) to the extent that the amount of funds 
deposited exceeds the amount needed for the 
purpose described in subparagraph (A), for the 
acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of
provide that, upon completion of construction of the 
bridge—
(1) the Secretary shall transfer to the city of Fol-
som all right, title, and interest of the United States 
to the bridge and connecting structures; 
(2) the Secretary shall transfer to the city of Fol-
som necessary easements to provide access to the 
bridge; and 
(3) the city of Folsom shall assume full responsi-
bility for operation and maintenance of the bridge 
and connecting structures in perpetuity. 
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project is as follows: 
(1) If the project is constructed as a 2-lane 
bridge, the project shall be constructed at full Federal 
expense. 
(2) If the project is constructed as a 4-lane 
bridge, the city of Folsom shall be required to con-
tribute 20 percent of the cost of the project. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section a 
total of $50,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 2003.
Union Calendar No. 109
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 901
[Report No. 108–202] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con-
struct a bridge on Federal land west of and adja-
cent to Folsom Dam in California, and for other 
purposes. 
JULY 14, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed