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SEC. 202. INTEREST-FREE ADVANCES TO STATE ACCOUNTS 
IN 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
TRUST 
FUND 
RE-
STRICTED TO STATES WHICH MEET FUNDING 
GOALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of section 
1202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1322(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) the average daily balance in the account of 
such State in the Unemployment Trust Fund for 
each of 4 of the 5 calendar quarters preceding the 
calendar quarter in which such advances were made 
exceeds the funding goal of such State (as defined 
in section 904(h)).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to calendar years beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE 
III—AMENDMENTS 
TO 
THE 
INTERNAL 
REVENUE 
CODE OF 1986
SECTION 301. 2-YEAR SUSPENSION OF TAX ON UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 85 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to unemployment compensa-
tion) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
(C) STATE OPTION TO WAIVE WAITING PE-
RIOD.—Section 2102(b)(1)(B) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(b)(1)(B)), as 
amended by section 2(b)(3)(B), is amended—
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iv) at State option, may not apply a 
waiting period in the case of a child de-
scribed in section 2110(b)(5), if the State 
satisfies 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
2105(c)(8).’’. 
(2) APPLICATION OF ENHANCED MATCH UNDER 
MEDICAID.—Section 1905 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396d), as amended by section 2(a)(2), 
is amended—
(A) in subsection (b), in the fourth sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘or (u)(4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(u)(4), or (u)(5)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (u)—
(i) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 
the following: 
‘‘(5) For purposes of subsection (b), the ex-
penditures described in this paragraph are expendi-
tures for items and services for children described in 
section 2110(b)(5), but only in the case of a State 
that 
satisfies 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
2105(c)(8).’’. 
(3) APPLICATION OF SECONDARY PAYOR PROVI-
SIONS.—Section 2107(e)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)), as amended by sec-
tion 3(b), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) Section 1902(a)(25) (relating to co-
ordination of benefits and secondary payor pro-
visions) with respect to children covered under 
a waiver described in section 2110(b)(5).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2003, and 
shall apply to child health assistance and medical assist-
ance provided on or after that date.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3294
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a pilot national public 
service multimedia campaign to enhance the state of financial literacy 
in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 15, 2003
Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
KANJORSKI, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. POMEROY, and Mr. SCOTT of 
Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a 
pilot national public service multimedia campaign to en-
hance the state of financial literacy in the United States.
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 ‘‘Financial Literacy En-
hancement Act’’.
SEC. 2. PILOT NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MULTIMEDIA 
CAMPAIGN TO ENHANCE THE STATE OF FI-
NANCIAL LITERACY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury, or 
a designee of the Secretary, shall develop, implement, and 
conduct a pilot national public service multimedia cam-
paign to enhance the state of financial literacy in the 
United States. 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) PUBLIC
SERVICE
CAMPAIGN.—The Sec-
retary, or a designee of the Secretary, shall select 
and work with an organization that is especially 
well-qualified in the distribution of public service 
campaigns and has secured private sector funds to 
produce the campaign. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT
OF
MULTIMEDIA
CAM-
PAIGN.—The Secretary, or a designee of the Sec-
retary, shall select and work with nonprofit, public, 
or private organizations that are especially well 
qualified by virtue of their education, training, or ex-
perience in the field of financial education to develop 
the financial literacy national public service multi-
media campaign. 
(3) FOCUS OF CAMPAIGN.—The pilot national 
public service multimedia campaign shall focus on 
any target audience identified by the Secretary.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Treasury not to exceed $3,000,000 for fiscal years 2004, 
2005, and 2006 for the development, production, and dis-
tribution of a pilot national public service multimedia cam-
paign. 
(d) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall develop measures to evaluate the per-
formance of the pilot national public service multimedia 
campaign that take into account the effectiveness of the 
campaign. 
(e) REPORT.—For each fiscal year for which there 
are appropriations pursuant to the authorization in sub-
section (c), the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a 
report to the Congress describing the status and imple-
mentation of the provisions of this Act and the state of 
financial literacy in the United States.
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(2) by inserting before the period at the end 
‘‘or if the person knows or has reason to know that 
the information relates to a transaction involving 
identity theft’’; and 
(3) by inserting after the period, the following 
new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, a person shall be deemed to know or have rea-
son to know that information relates to a trans-
action involving identity theft if the person knows or 
reasonably should have known that the information 
or the transaction is described in a no-fault letter 
issued by the chief law enforcement officer of the 
State, or an official or agency designated by the 
State, in accordance with section 605A(a), as involv-
ing identity theft.’’. 
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF DEBT COLLECTORS IN CASES OF IDEN-
TITY THEFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Fair Debt Collection Prac-
tices Act is amended by inserting after section 808 (15 
U.S.C. 1692f) the following new section: 
‘‘§ 808A. Identity theft 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If—
‘‘(1) a State maintains a procedure that pro-
vides for the investigation by the chief law enforce-
ment officer of the State, or an official or agency
paid payment, with respect to such wages, of contributions 
into an unemployment fund maintained under the unem-
ployment compensation law of such State. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION
FOR
PAYMENTS
NOT
TIMELY 
PAID.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to any payment of 
the tax imposed by this chapter which is not paid by an 
employer on or before the last date on which such payment 
would be treated as timely paid under subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) 
FEDERAL
TAX
TRANSFERRED
TO
SEC-
RETARY.—Each State making an election under sub-
section (a) shall transmit to the Secretary, at the time 
and in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, the 
amount of the tax imposed by this chapter which is sub-
mitted to such State under subsection (a) and a copy of 
the State tax return of each employer making such a sub-
mission. The Secretary may, after consultation with such 
organizations or other entities as the Secretary considers 
appropriate, prescribe regulations requiring that addi-
tional information be submitted by such State with respect 
to the amount of such tax payable by such employer.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 23 of such Code is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 3311 and inserting the following 
new items:
‘‘Sec. 3311. State collection of tax. 
‘‘Sec. 3312. Short title.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2004. 
SEC. 303. REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION OF STATE-SPECIFIC IN-
FORMATION PACKETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 3304 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to approval 
of State laws) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
of paragraph (18), by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (19) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(20) the State will distribute to unemployed 
individuals State-specific information packets ex-
plaining unemployment insurance eligibility condi-
tions.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to certifications of States for 
2004, except that section 3304(a)(20) of such Code, as 
added by subsection (a), shall not be a requirement for 
the State law of any State prior to July 1, 2005, if the 
legislature of such State does not meet in a regular session 
which closes during the calendar year 2004.
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1900 
AN ACT 
To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Colum-
bus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Mu-
seum, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘shall be 
imprisoned’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘shall be fined in accordance with 
title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not 
more than one year, or both.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall be 
imprisoned’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘shall be fined in accordance with 
title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not 
more than three years, or both.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter after and 
below subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘shall be im-
prisoned’’ and all that follows an inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘shall be fined in accordance with title 18, 
United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 10 
years, or both.’’.
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manufacturers in order to protect such beneficiaries and 
to ensure that—
(1) prescription drug resellers are not artifically 
increasing prices charged to Medicare beneficiaries 
(above those negotiated under subsection (c)) in 
places where there is less competition (such as in 
rural areas); and 
(2) such resellers are not colluding on prices in 
areas with more potential significant competition. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION. 
The Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be 
necessary to implement this Act. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS REGARDING EFFECTIVE-
NESS OF ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall report to the Congress regarding the 
effectiveness of this Act in—
(1) protecting Medicare beneficiaries from dis-
criminatory pricing by drug manufacturers, and 
(2) making prescription drugs available to 
Medicare beneficiaries at substantially reduced 
prices. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing such reports, the 
Secretary shall consult with public health experts, affected
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3303
To facilitate acquisition by the Secretary of the Interior of certain mineral 
rights, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 15, 2003
Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. BEAUPREZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To facilitate acquisition by the Secretary of the Interior 
of certain mineral rights, 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, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Rocky Flats Minerals Acquisition Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Pursuant to the Rocky Flats Wildlife Ref-
uge Act of 2001 (Subtitle F of Public Law 107–
107), upon completion of its cleanup and closure, 
the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, in
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3298
To provide relief to mobilized military reservists from certain Federal 
agricultural loan obligations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 15, 2003
Mr. JANKLOW (for himself and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide relief to mobilized military reservists from certain 
Federal agricultural loan obligations.
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 ‘‘Active Reservists and 
National Guard Farm Loan Relief Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. RELIEF FOR MOBILIZED MILITARY RESERVISTS 
FROM CERTAIN FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL 
LOAN OBLIGATIONS. 
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1981–2009dd–7) is amended by 
inserting after section 331F the following: 
‘‘SEC. 332. RELIEF FOR MOBILIZED MILITARY RESERVISTS 
FROM CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL LOAN OBLI-
GATIONS. 
‘‘(a) FORGIVENESS OF INTEREST PAYMENTS DUE 
WHILE BORROWER IS A MOBILIZED MILITARY RESERV-
IST.—Any requirement that a borrower of a direct loan 
made under this title make any interest payment on the 
loan that would otherwise be required to be made while 
the borrower is a mobilized military reservist is hereby re-
scinded. 
‘‘(b) DEFERRAL
OF PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS DUE 
WHILE OR AFTER BORROWER IS A MOBILIZED MILITARY 
RESERVIST.—The due date of any payment of principal 
on a direct loan made to a borrower under this title that 
would otherwise be required to be made while or after the 
borrower is a mobilized military reservist is hereby de-
ferred for a period equal in length to the period for which 
the borrower is a mobilized military reservist.
‘‘(c) MOBILIZED MILITARY RESERVIST.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘mobilized military reservist’ means an indi-
vidual who—
‘‘(1) is on active duty under section 688, 
12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, 12306, or 
12406, or chapter 15 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law during a war or 
during a national emergency declared by the Presi-
dent or Congress, regardless of the location at which 
the active duty service is performed; or 
‘‘(2) in the case of a member of the National 
Guard, is on full-time National Guard duty (as de-
fined in section 101(d)(5) of title 10, United States 
Code) under a call to active service authorized by 
the President or the Secretary of Defense for a pe-
riod of more than 30 consecutive days under section 
502(f) of title 32, United States Code, for purposes 
of responding to a national emergency declared by 
the President and supported by Federal funds.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 329
To improve mathematics and science instruction in elementary and secondary 
schools by authorizing the Secretary of Education to make grants for 
regional workshops designed to permit educators to share successful 
strategies for such instruction. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To improve mathematics and science instruction in elemen-
tary and secondary schools by authorizing the Secretary 
of Education to make grants for regional workshops de-
signed to permit educators to share successful strategies 
for such instruction.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN-
STRUCTION REGIONAL WORKING GROUPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education may 
make one-year grants to eligible partnerships described in 
section 2201(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6661(b)(1)) (as amended 
by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) to permit such 
partnerships to conduct regional workshops, including fol-
low-up training, designed to permit educators, administra-
tors responsible for professional development or cur-
riculum development, and faculty of teacher training de-
partments of institutions of higher education, to share 
successful strategies for—
(1) carrying out the activities described in sec-
tion 2202(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6662(c)) (as amended 
by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001); and 
(2) otherwise improving mathematics and 
science instruction in elementary and secondary 
schools. 
(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible partnership de-
siring a grant under this section shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary of Education, at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such in-
formation as such Secretary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) a plan for establishing a regional work-
ing group that shall conduct a series of regional
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3306
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove from an alien 
the initial burden of establishing that he or she is entitled to non-
immigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(B) of such Act, in the case 
of certain aliens seeking to enter the United States for a temporary 
stay occasioned by the serious illness or death of a United States citizen 
or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2003
Mr. CASE (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. HONDA) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove 
from an alien the initial burden of establishing that 
he or she is entitled to nonimmigrant status under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(B) of such Act, in the case of certain 
aliens seeking to enter the United States for a temporary 
stay occasioned by the serious illness or death of a 
United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
workshops to share information and approaches 
to improving the achievement of students in 
mathematics and science; 
(B) a description of how the activities to 
be carried out by the applicant will assist teach-
ers and local educational agencies—
(i) in meeting challenging State aca-
demic 
content 
and 
student 
academic 
achievement standards in mathematics and 
science; and 
(ii) in carrying out other educational 
reform activities that promote student aca-
demic achievement in mathematics and 
science; 
(C) a description of how the activities to be 
carried out by the applicant will be based on a 
review of scientifically based research, and an 
explanation of how the activities are expected to 
improve student academic achievement and 
strengthen the quality of mathematics and 
science instruction; 
(D) a description of an evaluation and ac-
countability plan for activities assisted under 
this section that includes rigorous objectives 
that measure the impact of such activities and
an assurance that the applicant will report to 
the Secretary of Education regarding the appli-
cant’s progress in meeting such objectives; and 
(E) a description of the categories, and ge-
ographic locations, of participants who will be 
invited to participate in the regional workshops 
in order that each such workshop include as 
participants, at a minimum, individuals rep-
resenting multiple States, local educational 
agencies, 
and 
elementary 
and 
secondary 
schools.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 32
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a higher purchase 
price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median 
family income. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. BEREUTER 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 provide 
a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage 
subsidy bonds based on median family income.
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 ‘‘First-Time Home 
Ownership Made Easy Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PURCHASE PRICE LIMITATION UNDER 
MORTGAGE SUBSIDY BOND RULES BASED ON 
MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 143(e) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to pur-
chase price requirement) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An issue meets the require-
ments of this subsection only if the acquisition cost 
of each residence the owner-financing of which is 
provided under the issue does not exceed the greater 
of—
‘‘(A) 90 percent of the average area pur-
chase price applicable to the residence, or 
‘‘(B) 3.5 times the family income limit ap-
plicable to the mortgagors with respect to such 
residence under subsection (f).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to financing provided, and mort-
gage credit certificates issued, after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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(A) the dealer submits a request for refund 
or credit to the taxpayer before the date which 
is 3 months after the tax suspension date, and 
(B) the taxpayer has repaid or agreed to 
repay the amount so claimed to such dealer or 
has obtained the written consent of such dealer 
to the allowance of the credit or the making of 
the refund. 
(c) EXCEPTION
FOR
FUEL
HELD
IN
RETAIL 
STOCKS.—No credit or refund shall be allowed under this 
section with respect to any liquid in retail stocks held at 
the place where intended to be sold at retail. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the terms ‘‘dealer’’ and ‘‘held by a dealer’’ 
have the respective meanings given to such terms by 
section 6412 of such Code; except that the term 
‘‘dealer’’ includes a producer, and 
(2) the term ‘‘tax suspension date’’ means the 
date on which the suspension period begins under 
section 4081(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (as added by section 2). 
(e) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—Rules similar to the 
rules of subsections (b) and (c) of section 6412 of such 
Code shall apply for purposes of this section.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 132 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project, Okla-
homa, to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3300
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 15500 Pearl Road in Strongsville, Ohio, as
the ‘‘Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr. 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 15500 Pearl Road in Strongsville, Ohio, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr.
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 ‘‘Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr. Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 18,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.