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such joint resolution upon a petition supported in writing 
by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint resolution 
shall be placed on the calendar.
(3) When the committee to which a joint resolution 
is referred has reported, or when a committee is dis-
charged (under paragraph (2)) from further consideration 
of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at 
any time thereafter in order (even though a previous mo-
tion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion 
to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 
all points of order against the joint resolution (and against 
consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The mo-
tion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to post-
pone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 
order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall re-
main the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed 
of. 
(4) Debate on the joint resolution, and on all debat-
able motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be 
limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided 
equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
joint resolution. A motion further to limit debate is in
misbranded or adulterated, and determine how
such compliance contrasts with the incidence of
shipments of prescription drugs transported
within the United States that have been deter-
mined to be misbranded or adulterated.’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Not
later than 2 years after the effective date of
final regulations under subsection (a),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of the Pharmaceutical
Market Access Act of 2003,’’;
(9) in subsection (k)(2)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D)
and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
the following:
‘‘(D) The term ‘qualifying individual’
means an individual who is not a pharmacist or
a wholesaler. ’’; and
(10) by striking subsections (l) and (m).
SEC. 5. USE OF COUNTERFEIT-RESISTANT TECHNOLOGIES
TO PREVENT COUNTERFEITING.
(a) MISBRANDING.—Section 502 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352; deeming
the gross income of employees by reason of an express pro-
vision of this chapter.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 242
To make technical corrections in patent law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. FARR, Mr. NETHERCUTT, and Mr. MEEHAN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To make technical corrections in patent 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 ‘‘Plant Breeders Equity 
Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 35, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) HEADING.—The heading of section 162 of title 
35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
ment the strategy and to communicate accom-
plishments in addressing the problem of Chron-
ic Wasting Disease. 
‘‘(3) TARGETING.—The strategy should target 
stakeholder groups in States affected by Chronic 
Wasting disease, including consumptive and non-
consumptive users of deer and elk. 
‘‘(f) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—In con-
ducting, supporting, and coordinating activities authorized 
under this section, the Secretary shall consult coordinate, 
where appropriate, with other Federal, interstate, or re-
gional agencies, State agencies, tribes, local communities, 
non-governmental organizations, and colleges and univer-
sities. 
‘‘(g) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Com-
mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works in the 
Senate on the activities implemented under this section. 
‘‘(h) AVAILABILITY
OF RESULTS.—The Secretary 
shall make available to the public the results of research 
and monitoring conducted, supported, or permitted by the 
Secretary under this section. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
‘‘§ 162. Description, claim, novelty’’. 
(b) NOVELTY.—Section 162 of title 35, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘No plant patent application shall be denied, nor 
shall any issued plant patent be invalidated, on the 
grounds that the invention was described in a printed pub-
lication to which section 102(b) of this title applies, unless 
the invention was described in a printed publication in this 
or a foreign country more than ten years prior to the date 
of the application for patent in the United States.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 162 in the table of sections for chapter 15 of 
title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘162. Description, claim, novelty.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply to any application for a plant 
patent that is filed on or after that date, or is pending 
on that date, and to any patent in force on that date.
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Union Calendar No. 277 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2432 
[Report No. 108–490, Part I] 
To amend the Paperwork Reduction Act and titles 5 and 31, United States 
Code, to reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2003 
Mr. OSE (for himself, Mr. TANNER, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. MOORE, 
Mr. JANKLOW, Mr. MATHESON, and Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
MAY 14, 2004 
Additional sponsors: Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SCHROCK, and Mrs. KELLY 
MAY 14, 2004 
Reported from the Committee on Government Reform with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 14, 2004 
Referral to the Committee on the Budget extended for a period ending not 
later than May 14, 2004 
MAY 14, 2004 
Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
on the moral, legal, and historic obligation of the 
United States. 
‘‘(4) The population growth of Indians that 
began in the later part of the 20th century increases 
the need for Federal health care services. 
‘‘(5) A major national goal of the United States 
is to provide the quantity and quality of health serv-
ices which will permit the health status of Indians 
regardless of where they live to be raised to the 
highest possible level that is no less than that of the 
general population and to provide for the maximum 
participation of Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, 
and Urban Indian Organizations in the planning, de-
livery and management of those health services. 
‘‘(6) Federal health services to Indians have re-
sulted in a reduction in the prevalence and incidence 
of illnesses among, and unnecessary and premature 
deaths of, Indians. 
‘‘(7) Despite such services, the unmet health 
needs of Indians remain alarmingly severe and the 
health status of Indians is far below the health sta-
tus of the general population of the United States. 
‘‘(8) The disparity to be addressed is formi-
dable. For example, Indians suffer a death rate for 
diabetes mellitus that is 318 percent higher than the
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2433
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to author-
ize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide
veterans who participated in certain Department
of Defense chemical and biological warfare test-
ing with health care for their illness without re-
quirement for proof of service-connection, and for
other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2433
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who
participated in certain Department of Defense chemical
and biological warfare testing with health care for their
illness without requirement for proof of service-connec-
tion, 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 ‘‘Health Care for Vet-
erans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS WHO
PARTICIPATED IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WAR-
FARE TESTING.
Section 1710(e) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a veteran
who participated in a test conducted by the Department
of Defense Deseret Test Center as part of a program for
chemical and biological warfare testing from 1962 through
1973 (including the program designated as ‘Project Ship-
board Hazard and Defense (SHAD)’ and related land-
based tests) is eligible for hospital care, medical services,
and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any
illness, notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical
evidence to conclude that such illness is attributable to
such testing.’’.
‘‘SEC. 103. HEALTH PROFESSIONS PREPARATORY SCHOL-
ARSHIP PROGRAM FOR INDIANS. 
‘‘(a) SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Service, shall provide scholarships to 
Indians who—
‘‘(1) have successfully completed their high 
school education or high school equivalency; and 
‘‘(2) have demonstrated the potential to suc-
cessfully complete courses of study in the health pro-
fessions. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—Scholarships provided pursuant to 
this section shall be for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) Compensatory preprofessional education of 
any recipient, such scholarship not to exceed 2 years 
on a full-time basis (or the part-time equivalent 
thereof, as determined by the Secretary pursuant to 
regulations issued under this Act). 
‘‘(2) Pregraduate education of any recipient 
leading to a baccalaureate degree in an approved 
course of study preparatory to a field of study in a 
health profession, such scholarship not to exceed 4 
years. An extension of up to 2 years (or the part-
time equivalent thereof, as determined by the Sec-
retary pursuant to regulations issued pursuant to 
this Act) may be approved.
and biological warfare testing to be provided health care 
for illness without requirement for proof of service-con-
nection.
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 ‘‘Health Care for Veterans 
of Project 112/Project SHAD Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS WHO 
PARTICIPATED IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WAR-
FARE TESTING. 
Section 1710(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a veteran who 
participated in a test conducted by the Department of De-
fense Deseret Test Center as part of a program for chemical 
and biological warfare testing from 1962 through 1973 (in-
cluding the program designated as ‘Project Shipboard Haz-
ard and Defense (SHAD)’ and related land-based tests) is 
eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing 
home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any illness, not-
withstanding that there is insufficient medical evidence to 
conclude that such illness is attributable to such testing.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2433
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide veterans who participated in certain Department of 
Defense chemical and biological warfare testing to be provided health 
care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2003
Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. SIMMONS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who 
participated in certain Department of Defense chemical 
and biological warfare testing to be provided health care 
for illness without requirement for proof of service-con-
nection.
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 ‘‘Health Care for Vet-
erans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS WHO 
PARTICIPATED IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WAR-
FARE TESTING. 
Section 1710(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(E) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a veteran 
who participated in a test conducted by the Department 
of Defense Deseret Test Center as part of a program for 
chemical and biological warfare testing from 1962 through 
1973 (including the program designated as ‘Project Ship-
board Hazard and Defense (SHAD)’ and related land-
based tests) is eligible for hospital care, medical services, 
and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any 
illness, notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical 
evidence to conclude that such illness is attributable to 
such testing.’’. 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking out ‘‘sub-
paragraph (1)(C) or (1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraph (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B);
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) in the case of care for a veteran described 
in paragraph (1)(E), after December 31, 2005.’’.
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IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2433
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who 
participated in certain Department of Defense chemical 
and biological warfare testing with health care for their 
illness without requirement for proof of service-connec-
tion, and for other purposes.
HR 2433 RFS 
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 ‘‘Health Care for Vet-
erans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS WHO 
PARTICIPATED IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WAR-
FARE TESTING. 
Section 1710(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a veteran 
who participated in a test conducted by the Department 
of Defense Deseret Test Center as part of a program for 
chemical and biological warfare testing from 1962 through 
1973 (including the program designated as ‘Project Ship-
board Hazard and Defense (SHAD)’ and related land-
based tests) is eligible for hospital care, medical services, 
and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any 
illness, notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical 
evidence to conclude that such illness is attributable to 
such testing.’’.
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking out ‘‘para-
graph (1)(C) or (1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) in the case of care for a veteran described 
in paragraph (1)(E), after December 31, 2005.’’. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RETENTION AND RECRUIT-
MENT OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) PROMOTION STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE PER-
SONNEL.—Subsection (c) of 7403 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Promotions’’ and inserting 
‘‘Consistent with subsection (a) of section 7422 of this title, 
and notwithstanding subsection (b) of that section, pro-
motions’’. 
(b) PROMOTIONS FOR NURSES WHO DO NOT HAVE 
BACCALAUREATE
DEGREES.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) In a case in which a registered nurse has accom-
plished the performance elements required for promotion to
facturers, and ballistic imaging device manufactur-
ers; 
(5) foreign officials administering ballistic im-
aging systems; and 
(6) individuals or organizations with significant 
expertise in the field of ballistic imaging technology, 
as the Attorney General deems necessary. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
Not later than 30 days after the National Research 
Council of the National Academy of Sciences completes 
the study conducted under section 3, the National Re-
search Council shall submit to the Attorney General a re-
port on the results of the study, and the Attorney General 
shall submit to the Congress a report, which shall be made 
public, that contains—
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) recommendations for legislation, if applica-
ble. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘ballistic imaging technology’’ 
means software and hardware that records electroni-
cally, stores, retrieves, and compares the marks or 
impressions on the cartridge case and projectile of a 
round of ammunition fired from a handgun or rifle.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2434
For the relief of John Castellano. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2003
Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Ms. HARMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of John Castellano.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRANTING POSTHUMOUS CITIZENSHIP TO 
JOHN CASTELLANO. 
(a) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SE-
CURITY.—Notwithstanding the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act or any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall grant, in accordance with this 
Act, posthumous citizenship at the time of death to John 
Castellano, who died July 7, 1937, if the Secretary ap-
proves an application for posthumous citizenship under 
subsection (b).
(b) REQUEST FOR POSTHUMOUS CITIZENSHIP.—A 
request for the granting of posthumous citizenship to the 
individual referred to in subsection (a) may be filed on 
behalf of the individual only by the next-of-kin (as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Homeland Security) or another 
representative (as determined by the Secretary). The Sec-
retary shall approve such a request respecting the indi-
vidual referred to in subsection (a) if the request is filed 
not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and the Secretary finds that the individual satis-
fied the requirements of subsection (c). 
(c) CRITERIA FOR GRANTING OF POSTHUMOUS CITI-
ZENSHIP.—The requirements referred to in subsection (b) 
are that the individual referred to in subsection (a) is a 
person who, while an alien or a noncitizen national of the 
United States served honorably in an active-duty status 
in the military, air, or naval forces of the United States 
during any period described in the first sentence of section 
329(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1440(a)), and satisfied the requirements of clause (1) or 
(2) of the first sentence of section 329(a). The executive 
department under which the person so served shall deter-
mine whether the individual satisfied the requirements of 
paragraphs (1) and (2).
(d) DOCUMENTATION
OF POSTHUMOUS CITIZEN-
SHIP.—If the Secretary of Homeland Security approves 
such a request to grant the individual referred to in sub-
section (a) posthumous citizenship, the Secretary shall 
send to the person who filed the request a suitable docu-
ment which states that the United States considers the 
person to have been a citizen of the United States at the 
time of the individual’s death. 
(e) NO BENEFITS TO SURVIVORS.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed as providing for any benefits under 
this Act for any spouse, son, daughter, or other relative 
of a person granted posthumous citizenship under this sec-
tion.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2435
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation 
to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or 
two or more misdemeanors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2003
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. 
LOFGREN, Mr. STARK, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. FARR, Mr. REYES, Mr. 
HINOJOSA, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. CASE, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. 
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. OBER-
STAR, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. ORTIZ, 
Mr. DOOLEY of California, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. 
RODRIGUEZ, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COOPER, 
Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. WATSON, Mr. FILNER, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MATSUI, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. ROYBAL-
ALLARD, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. WAXMAN, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. SHERMAN, and Ms. 
PELOSI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented 
aliens charged with a felony or two or more mis-
demeanors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE FOR STATES INCARCERATING UN-
DOCUMENTED ALIENS CHARGED WITH CER-
TAIN CRIMES. 
Section 241(i)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘charged with or’’ before ‘‘convicted’’.
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HR 2438 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 115 West Pine Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Major Henry A. 
Commiskey, Sr. 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 ‘‘Major Henry A. Commiskey, Sr. Post Office 
Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 4, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.