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V 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3700
For the relief of Benjamin Cabrera and Londy Patricia Cabrera. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2003
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Benjamin Cabrera and Londy Patricia 
Cabrera.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR BEN-
JAMIN 
CABRERA 
AND 
LONDY 
PATRICIA 
CABRERA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Benjamin Cabrera and Londy Patricia Cabrera shall 
each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for 
adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence upon filing an application for
issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such 
Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi-
dent. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Benjamin Cabrera 
or Londy Patricia Cabrera enters the United States before 
the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she 
shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 
and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment 
of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Benjamin Cabrera and Londy Patricia Cabrera, 
the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to 
reduce by 2, during the current or next following fiscal 
year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 
under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas
that are made available to natives of the country of the 
aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3701
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions 
governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent 
resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2004
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend 
the provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses 
and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the 
availability of an immigrant visa, 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. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND 
CHILDREN 
OF 
PERMANENT 
RESIDENTS 
AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN IMMI-
GRANT VISA. 
Section 101(a)(15)(V) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(V)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the date of the enactment of 
the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘January 1, 2011,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘3 years’’ each place such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘6 months’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3704
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 7.5 percent 
threshold on the deduction for medical expenses and to allow that deduc-
tion to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2004
Mr. MCINNIS 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 repeal 
the 7.5 percent threshold on the deduction for medical 
expenses and to allow that deduction to taxpayers wheth-
er or not they itemize deductions.
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 ‘‘Help Everyone Achieve 
Lower Taxes for Health Care Act of 2004’’ or the 
‘‘HEALTH Care Act of 2004’’. 
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SEC. 2. MEDICAL CARE DEDUCTION ALLOWED TO ALL TAX-
PAYERS; REPEAL OF 7.5 PERCENT THRESH-
OLD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the treatment of med-
ical and dental expenses) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—There shall be 
allowed as a deduction the expenses paid during the tax-
able year, not compensated for by insurance or otherwise, 
for medical care of the taxpayer, the taxpayer’s spouse, 
or a dependent (as defined in section 152).’’. 
(b) DEDUCTION ALLOWED WHETHER OR NOT TAX-
PAYER ITEMIZES OTHER DEDUCTIONS.—Subsection (a) 
of section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (18) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) MEDICAL EXPENSES.—The deduction al-
lowed by section 213.’’. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXPENSES; SUBSTANTIATION.—Sec-
tion 213 of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) DE MINIMIS EXPENSES; SUBSTANTIATION.—No 
deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any 
taxable year unless—
‘‘(1) the expenses exceed $200, and 
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‘‘(2) the taxpayer substantiates such expenses 
by adequate records or by sufficient evidence cor-
roborating the taxpayer’s own statement.’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 2. NEGOTIATING FAIR PRICES FOR MEDICARE PRE-
SCRIPTION DRUGS ON BEHALF OF MEDICARE 
BENEFICIARIES. 
Section 1860D–11 of the Social Security Act, as 
added by section 101(a) of the Medicare Prescription 
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, is 
amended by striking subsection (i) (relating to noninter-
ference) and by inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE PRICES WITH MAN-
UFACTURERS.—In order to ensure that beneficiaries en-
rolled under prescription drug plans and MA–PD plans 
pay the lowest possible price, the Secretary shall have au-
thority similar to that of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other Federal 
agencies and departments that purchase prescription 
drugs in bulk to negotiate contracts with manufacturers 
of covered part D drugs, consistent with the requirements 
and in furtherance of the goals of providing quality care 
and containing costs under this part.’’.
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the date of the enactment of this Act or such earlier date 
as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe.
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3706
AN ACT
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National
Historic Site, and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3706
AN ACT
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic
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 ‘‘John Muir National
Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act’’.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the John Muir
National Historic Site is adjusted to include the lands gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Map, John
Muir National Historic Site’’ numbered PWR–OL 426–
80,044a and dated August 2001.
(b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior is authorized to acquire the lands and interests in
lands identified as the ‘‘Boundary Adjustment Area’’ on
the map referred to in subsection (a) by donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or
otherwise.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The lands and interests in
lands described in subsection (b) shall be administered as
part of the John Muir National Historic Site established
by the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 753; 16 U.S.C.
461 note).
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 3706
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic Site, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John Muir National Historic
Site Boundary Adjustment Act’’.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the John Muir National His-
toric Site is adjusted to include the lands generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Map, John Muir National Historic
Site’’ numbered PWR–OL 426–80,044a and dated August 2001.
(b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Interior is author-
ized to acquire the lands and interests in lands identified as the
‘‘Boundary Adjustment Area’’ on the map referred to in subsection
(a) by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,
exchange, or otherwise.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The lands and interests in lands
described in subsection (b) shall be administered as part of the
John Muir National Historic Site established by the Act of August
31, 1964 (78 Stat. 753; 16 U.S.C. 461 note).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3707
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare 
prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2004
Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. BURTON 
of Indiana, Mr. EMANUEL, and Mr. WAMP) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 authorize 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate 
fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs on behalf 
of 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’s Equitable 
Drugs for Seniors Act of 2004’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3706
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic Site, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2004
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic 
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 ‘‘John Muir National 
Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the John Muir 
National Historic Site is adjusted to include the lands gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Map, John
Muir National Historic Site’’ numbered PWR–OL 426–
80,044a and dated August 2001. 
(b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior is authorized to acquire the lands and interests in 
lands identified as the ‘‘Boundary Adjustment Area’’ on 
the map referred to in subsection (a) by donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or 
otherwise. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The lands and interests in 
lands described in subsection (b) shall be administered as 
part of the John Muir National Historic Site established 
by the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 753; 16 U.S.C. 
461 note).
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3706
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 22, 2004
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic 
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,
HR 3706 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John Muir National 
Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the John Muir 
National Historic Site is adjusted to include the lands gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Map, John 
Muir National Historic Site’’ numbered PWR–OL 426–
80,044a and dated August 2001. 
(b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior is authorized to acquire the lands and interests in 
lands identified as the ‘‘Boundary Adjustment Area’’ on 
the map referred to in subsection (a) by donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or 
otherwise. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The lands and interests in 
lands described in subsection (b) shall be administered as 
part of the John Muir National Historic Site established 
by the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 753; 16 U.S.C. 
461 note).
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 323 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3706 
[Report No. 108–555] 
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic Site, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2004 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Resources 
JUNE 18, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic 
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 ‘‘John Muir National 
Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act’’.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the John Muir 
National Historic Site is adjusted to include the lands gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Map, John 
Muir National Historic Site’’ numbered PWR–OL 426– 
80,044a and dated August 2001. 
(b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior is authorized to acquire the lands and interests in 
lands identified as the ‘‘Boundary Adjustment Area’’ on 
the map referred to in subsection (a) by donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or 
otherwise. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The lands and interests in 
lands described in subsection (b) shall be administered as 
part of the John Muir National Historic Site established 
by the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 753; 16 U.S.C. 
461 note).
Union Calendar No. 323 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3706 
[Report No. 108–555] 
A BILL 
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National 
Historic Site, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 18, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Calendar No. 737 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3706 
[Report No. 108–378] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 22, 2004 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 
Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic 
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 ‘‘John Muir National 
Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the John Muir 
National Historic Site is adjusted to include the lands gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Map, John 
Muir National Historic Site’’ numbered PWR–OL 426– 
80,044a and dated August 2001. 
(b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior is authorized to acquire the lands and interests in 
lands identified as the ‘‘Boundary Adjustment Area’’ on 
the map referred to in subsection (a) by donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or 
otherwise. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The lands and interests in 
lands described in subsection (b) shall be administered as 
part of the John Muir National Historic Site established 
by the Act of August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 753; 16 U.S.C. 
461 note).
Calendar No. 737 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3706 
[Report No. 108–378] 
AN ACT 
To adjust the boundary of the John Muir National 
Historic Site, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 
Reported without amendment
United States citizens, who are living overseas to 
vote in Federal elections in the previous State of res-
idence, notwithstanding the fact that such former 
residents and their children may have no intention 
of returning or establishing residence in that State, 
and notwithstanding the fact that such citizens are 
not subject to the laws of that State, including tax 
laws. 
(5) The entire territory of the current District 
of Columbia was ceded to the United States by the 
State of Maryland, one of the original 13 States of 
the United States. The portion of the original Dis-
trict of Columbia ceded to the United States by the 
Commonwealth of Virginia was returned to the au-
thority of that state in 1846, and the people who 
now reside in that area vote as citizens of the Com-
monwealth of Virginia. 
(6) The Supreme Court of the United States 
has found that the cession of legislative authority 
over the territory that became the District of Colum-
bia by the States of Maryland and Virginia did not 
remove that territory from the United States, and 
that the people who live in that territory are entitled 
to all the rights, guarantees, and immunities of the 
Constitution that they formerly enjoyed as citizens 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3708
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 
relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2004
Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. PAUL, Mr. TANCREDO, and Mr. 
CROWLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) to the products of 
Kazakhstan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Kazakhstan has been found to be in full 
compliance with the freedom of emigration require-
ments under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974.
(2) Since its independence from the Soviet 
Union in 1991, Kazakhstan has made progress to-
ward creating a free-market economy system. 
(3) The Department of Commerce granted 
Kazakhstan ‘‘market economy status’’, the first such 
designation of any independent state of the former 
Soviet Union, effective October 1, 2001. 
(4) Kazakhstan concluded a bilateral invest-
ment treaty with the United States in 1992. 
(5) Kazakhstan has demonstrated a strong de-
sire to build a friendly and cooperative relationship 
with the United States. 
(6) Kazakhstan is providing firm support in the 
ongoing allied campaign in Afghanistan by allowing 
coalition forces to use the air space of Kazakhstan 
and the country’s largest airport in Almaty. 
(7) Kazakhstan has taken an active role in the 
reconstruction of Iraq and is the only country in the 
region of Central Asia to send a military contingent 
of combat engineers, who have neutralized more 
than 300,000 explosive devices in Iraq, thereby sav-
ing thousands of lives. 
(8) The extension of unconditional normal trade 
relations treatment to the products of Kazakhstan 
will enable the United States to avail itself of all
rights under the World Trade Organization with re-
spect to Kazakhstan. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF 
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO KAZAKHSTAN. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATIONS AND EXTEN-
SIONS OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.—Notwith-
standing any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may—
(1) determine that such title should no longer 
apply to Kazakhstan; and 
(2) after making a determination under para-
graph (1) with respect to Kazakhstan, proclaim the 
extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
trade relations treatment) to the products of that 
country. 
(b) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV.—
On and after the effective date of the extension under sub-
section (a)(2) of nondiscriminatory treatment to the prod-
ucts of Kazakhstan, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall 
cease to apply to that country.
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(k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 1101(k) of such 
Act (117 Stat. 1118) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$4,166,667 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 
29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,833,333 for the period 
of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$4,166,667 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 
29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,833,333 for the period 
of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 
(l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Section 5(l) of the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 
1118) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and section 5 of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’ after ‘‘this 
section’’ the first place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the amendment made by 
section 4(a)(1) of such Act’’ before the period at the 
end. 
(m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 5(m) of such Act (117 Stat. 1119) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and section 5 of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’ after ‘‘but 
for this section’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘both’’; 
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 370
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for expanding, inten-
sifying, and coordinating activities with respect to research on auto-
immune diseases in women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2003
Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Ms. LEE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. FROST, 
Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. SERRANO, and Mrs. CAPPS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
expanding, intensifying, and coordinating activities with 
respect to research on autoimmune diseases in women.
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 ‘‘Women’s Autoimmune 
Diseases Research and Prevention Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows:
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 280I. Physician gift expenses of prescription drug manufacturers.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
December 31, 2004. 
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