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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1252
To terminate the e-rate program of the Federal Communications Commission 
that requires providers of telecommunications and information services 
to provide such services for schools and libraries at a discounted rate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2003
Mr. TANCREDO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To terminate the e-rate program of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission that requires providers of telecommuni-
cations and information services to provide such services 
for schools and libraries at a discounted rate.
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 ‘‘E-Rate Termination 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF DISCOUNT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 254(h) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(B); 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘elementary and sec-
ondary school classrooms,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, and libraries’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘pub-
lic institutional telecommunications users’’ and 
inserting ‘‘health care providers’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘public insti-
tutional telecommunications user’’ and inserting 
‘‘health care provider’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, is a school’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘Act’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (5)—
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(C); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (A). 
(b) UNIVERSAL
SERVICE
PRINCIPLES.—Section 
254(b)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
254(b)(6)) is amended—
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(1) in the paragraph heading by striking 
‘‘SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE, AND LIBRARIES’’ and 
inserting ‘‘HEALTH CARE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Elementary and secondary 
schools and classrooms, health care providers, and li-
braries’’ and inserting ‘‘Health care providers’’. 
(c) SPECIAL SERVICES.—Section 254(c)(3) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(c)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘schools, libraries, and’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1255
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the fradulent 
recording of revenue from round trip sales of electric power. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2003
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. RADANOVICH, and 
Mrs. BONO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit 
the fradulent recording of revenue from round trip sales 
of electric power.
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 ‘‘Truth in Electricity 
Revenue Reporting Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT REPORTING OF ROUND TRIP ELEC-
TRIC POWER SALES. 
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78r) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) FRAUDULENT REPORTING
OF ROUND TRIP 
ELECTRIC POWER SALES.—For the purposes of sub-
section (a), any financial statement or report of an issuer 
that treats as revenue, but does not treat as an equal ex-
pense, any contract or other arrangement directly or indi-
rectly to purchase from any person or other entity and 
subsequently sell to such person or entity, or directly or 
indirectly to sell to any person or other entity and subse-
quently purchase from such person or entity, within any 
7-day period the same quantity of electric power at whole-
sale at the same price, shall be treated as false and mis-
leading with respect to a material fact without regard to 
the amount of such contract.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 54
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1257
[Report No. 108–107] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
for qualifying members of the Selected Reserve to have access to home 
loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide 
for uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve 
and active duty veterans for such home loans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2003
Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. 
CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. REYES, Mr. STRICK-
LAND, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. 
HOLDEN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Ms. WATERS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
MAY 19, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of 
Florida, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´
MAY 19, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent 
the authority for qualifying members of the Selected 
Reserve to have access to home loans guaranteed by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide for
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1259
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow businesses to expense 
qualified security devices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2003
Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. CROWLEY) 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 allow 
businesses to expense qualified security devices.
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 ‘‘Public Safety and Pro-
tection Investment Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. BUSINESS DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE AND IN-
STALLATION OF SECURITY DEVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VI of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
itemized deductions for individuals and corporations) is
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 125
To reestablish the Office of Technology Assessment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. ETHERIDGE, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. SNY-
DER, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KIND, Mr. SMITH 
of Washington, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Science 
A BILL 
To reestablish the Office of Technology Assessment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AMENDMENT. 
The first section of the Technology Assessment Act 
of 1972 (2 U.S.C. 471 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘Technology Assessment Act of 1972’’ and inserting ‘‘Of-
fice of Technology Assessment Reestablishment Act of 
2003’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 12(a) of the Office of Technology Assessment 
Reestablishment Act of 2003 (as so renamed by section 
1 of this Act) (2 U.S.C. 481(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,000,000 in the aggregate for the two fiscal years end-
ing June 30, 1973, and June 30, 1974, and thereafter 
such sums as may be necessary’’ and inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 
2009’’.
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‘‘(ii) the certification program is of-
fered at the completion of the training and
education program.
‘‘(D) RELATIONSHIP
TO
THE
ASSOCIATE
DEGREE.—The eligible entity shall ensure that
the certification program is consistent with the
requirements for a 2-year associate degree.
‘‘(E) AVAILABILITY.—The eligible entity
shall ensure that the certification program is
open to students pursuing associate degrees, em-
ployed workers, and displaced workers.
‘‘(8) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with the Director of the National Science Foun-
dation to ensure that the pilot projects build on the
expertise and information about best practices gained
through the implementation of the National Science
Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education Pro-
gram.
‘‘(9) CORE
COMPONENTS; 
GUIDELINES; 
RE-
PORTS.—After collecting and analyzing the data ob-
tained from the pilot programs, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) establish the core components of a
model high-technology certification program;
‘‘(C) conducting evaluations under section
136(e) of activities authorized under this chap-
ter and chapter 5 in coordination with evalua-
tions carried out by the Secretary under section
172, research, and demonstration projects;
‘‘(D) providing incentive grants to local
areas for regional cooperation among local
boards (including local boards in a designated
region as described in section 116(c)), for local
coordination of activities carried out under this
Act, and for exemplary performance by local
areas on the local performance measures;
‘‘(E) providing technical assistance and ca-
pacity building to local areas, one-stop opera-
tors, one-stop partners, and eligible providers,
including the development and training of staff,
the development of exemplary program activi-
ties, and the provision of technical assistance to
local areas that fail to meet local performance
measures;
‘‘(F) operating a fiscal and management
accountability system under section 136(f); and
‘‘(G) carrying out monitoring and over-
sight of activities under this chapter and chap-
ter 5.
‘‘(2) WORKLOAD ADJUSTMENT.—After the fee 
revenues are adjusted for inflation in accordance 
with subparagraph (1), the fee revenues shall be fur-
ther adjusted each fiscal year after fiscal year 2004 
to reflect changes in review workload. With respect 
to such adjustment: 
‘‘(A) This adjustment shall be determined 
by the Secretary based on a weighted average
of the change in the total number of animal 
drug applications, supplemental animal drug 
applications for which data with respect to safe-
ty or effectiveness are required, manufacturing 
supplemental animal drug applications, inves-
tigational animal drug study submissions, and 
investigational animal drug protocol submis-
sions submitted to the Secretary. The Secretary 
shall publish in the Federal Register the fees 
resulting from this adjustment and the sup-
porting methodologies. 
‘‘(B) Under no circumstances shall this 
workload adjustment result in fee revenues for 
a fiscal year that are less than the fee revenues 
for that fiscal year established in subsection 
(b), as adjusted for inflation under subpara-
graph (c)(1).
under this paragraph that is less than 90 per-
cent or greater than 130 percent of the alloca-
tion percentage of the local area for the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(i) ALLOCATION PERCENTAGE.—The
term ‘allocation percentage’, used with re-
spect to fiscal year 2004 or a subsequent
fiscal year, means a percentage of amount
described in paragraph (1)(A) that is re-
ceived through an allocation made under
this paragraph for the fiscal year. The
term, with respect to fiscal year 2003,
means the percentage of the amounts allo-
cated to local areas under this chapter (as
in effect on the day before the date of en-
actment of the Workforce Reinvestment
and Adult Education Act of 2003) that is
received by the local area involved for fis-
cal year 2003.
‘‘(ii) DISADVANTAGED
ADULT.—The
term ‘disadvantaged adult’ means an indi-
vidual who is age 22 through 72 who re-
ceived an income, or is a member of a fam-
ily that received a total family income,
‘‘(C) providing incentive grants to local
areas for regional cooperation among local
boards (including local boards in a designated
region as described in section 116(c)), for local
coordination of activities carried out under this
Act, and for exemplary performance by local
areas on the local performance measures;
‘‘(D) providing technical assistance and ca-
pacity building to local areas, one-stop opera-
tors, one-stop partners, and eligible providers,
including the development and training of staff,
the development of exemplary program activi-
ties, and the provision of technical assistance to
local areas that fail to meet local performance
measures;
‘‘(E) operating a fiscal and management
accountability system under section 136(f);
‘‘(F) carrying out monitoring and oversight
of activities carried out under this chapter and
chapter 4;
‘‘(G) implementing innovative programs,
such as incumbent worker training programs,
programs serving individuals with disabilities
consistent with section 188;
such a program or activity, a representa-
tive in the State with expertise relating to 
such program or activity; and 
‘‘(III) if not included under subclause 
(I), the director of the designated State en-
tity responsible for carrying out title I of 
the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(ii) the State agency officials respon-
sible for economic development; 
‘‘(iii) representatives of business in 
the State who—
‘‘(I) are owners of businesses, 
chief executive officers of businesses, 
and other business executives or em-
ployers with optimum policy making 
or hiring authority, including mem-
bers of local boards described in sec-
tion 117(b)(2)(A)(i); 
‘‘(II) represent businesses with 
employment opportunities that reflect 
employment 
opportunities 
in 
the 
State; and 
‘‘(III) are appointed from among 
individuals nominated by State busi-
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(6) in section 302(i) by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’;
(7) in section 303(e) by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’;
(8) in section 304(b) by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’;
(9) in section 305(b) by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and insert ‘‘fiscal years 2004
through 2009’’;
(10) in section 405 by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’;
(11) in section 502(j) by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’;
(12) in section 509(l) by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’;
(13) in section 612 by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’;
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(14) in section 628 by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’;
(15) in section 714 by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’;
(16) in section 727 by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’; and
(17) in section 753 by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2004 through 2009’’.
SEC. 406. HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER ACT.
(a) GENERAL
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—The first sentence of section 205(a) of the Helen
Keller National Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1904(a)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004
through 2009’’.
(b) HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FEDERAL
ENDOWMENT
FUND.—The first sentence of section
208(h) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1907(h)) is amended by
striking ‘‘1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004
through 2009’’.
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TITLE V—TRANSITION AND
EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 501. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
The Secretary of Labor shall take such actions as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the
orderly implementation of this Act.
SEC. 502. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and
the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on
the date of enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
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to community-based alternatives for indi-
viduals with disabilities) including the pro-
vision of outreach, intake, assessments, 
and service delivery, the development of 
performance measures, and the training of 
staff; and’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION TO PLAN.—Section 112(d) (29 
U.S.C. 2822(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘5-year period’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2-year period’’. 
SEC. 105. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF AREAS.—
(1) CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 116(a)(1)(B) 
(29 U.S.C. 2831(a)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following clause: 
‘‘(vi) The extent to which such local 
areas will promote efficiency in the admin-
istration and provision of services.’’. 
(2) 
AUTOMATIC
DESIGNATION.—Section 
116(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 2831(a)(2)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(2) AUTOMATIC DESIGNATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and sub-
section (b), the Governor shall approve a re-
quest for designation as a local area from—
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(15) in section 714 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; 
(16) in section 727 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; and 
(17) in section 753 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’. 
TITLE V—TRANSITION AND 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 501. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 
The Secretary of Labor shall take such actions as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the 
orderly implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 502. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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(b) ADULT
EMPLOYMENT
AND
TRAINING
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 137(b) (29 U.S.C. 2872(b)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 132(a)(1), such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘132(a), $3,079,800,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 through 
2009’’. 
(c) DISLOCATED WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN-
ING ACTIVITIES.—Section 137 is further amended by strik-
ing subsection (c). 
SEC. 115. JOB CORPS. 
(a) COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.—Section 153 (29 
U.S.C. 2893) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.—
The director of each Job Corps center shall ensure the estab-
lishment and development of the business and community 
relationships and networks described in subsection (b) in 
order to enhance the effectiveness of such center.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘RESPON-
SIBILITIES’’ and inserting ‘‘NETWORKS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The responsibilities of the 
Liaison’’ and inserting ‘‘The activities carried
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(6) in section 302(i) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; 
(7) in section 303(e) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; 
(8) in section 304(b) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; 
(9) in section 305(b) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and insert ‘‘fiscal years 2004 
through 2009’’; 
(10) in section 405 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; 
(11) in section 502(j) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; 
(12) in section 509(l) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; 
(13) in section 612 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’;
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(14) in section 628 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; 
(15) in section 714 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; 
(16) in section 727 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’; and 
(17) in section 753 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’. 
SEC. 406. HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER ACT. 
(a) GENERAL
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—The first sentence of section 205(a) of the Helen 
Keller National Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1904(a)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004 
through 2009’’. 
(b) HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FEDERAL 
ENDOWMENT
FUND.—The first sentence of section 
208(h) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1907(h)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004 
through 2009’’.
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TITLE V—TRANSITION AND 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 501. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 
The Secretary of Labor shall take such actions as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the 
orderly implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 502. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1265
To provide, upon the request of a qualifying person, for the removal of 
the remains of any United States servicemember or other person interred 
in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery located in 
France or Belgium and for the transportation of such remains to a 
location in the United States for reinterment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2003
Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide, upon the request of a qualifying person, for 
the removal of the remains of any United States 
servicemember or other person interred in an American 
Battle Monuments Commission cemetery located in 
France or Belgium and for the transportation of such 
remains to a location in the United States for reinter-
ment.
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 ‘‘American Heroes Re-
patriation Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF REMAINS OF PERSONS INTERRED IN 
UNITED STATES MILITARY CEMETERIES IN 
FRANCE OR BELGIUM. 
(a) REMOVAL AND TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS.—
The Secretary of Defense, upon application of a qualifying 
person, shall provide for—
(1) the removal of the remains of any person 
interred in an American Battle Monuments Commis-
sion cemetery located in France or Belgium from 
such cemetery; and 
(2) transportation of such remains to a location 
in the United States selected by such qualifying per-
son. 
(b) ABMC ASSISTANCE.—The American Battle 
Monuments Commission shall provide the Secretary of De-
fense with whatever assistance the Secretary may require 
in carrying out this section. 
(c) QUALIFYING PERSONS.—For purposes of this 
section, a qualifying person is a person who, under section 
1482(c) of title 10, United States Code, may be designated 
to direct disposition of remains of a decedent. 
(d) TIME FOR APPLICATION.—An application under 
subsection (a) must be submitted to the Secretary of De-
fense not later than the end of the two-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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