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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 605
To provide for permanent resident status for any alien orphan physically 
present in the United States who is less than 12 years of age and 
to provide for deferred enforced departure status for any alien physically 
present in the United States who is the natural and legal parent of 
a child born in the United States who is less than 18 years of age. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
Mr. OWENS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for permanent resident status for any alien or-
phan physically present in the United States who is 
less than 12 years of age and to provide for deferred 
enforced departure status for any alien physically present 
in the United States who is the natural and legal parent 
of a child born in the United States who is less than 
18 years of age.
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 ‘‘Alien Child Protection 
and Deferred Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 
2003’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ANY ALIEN OR-
PHAN WHO IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE 
UNITED STATES AND IS LESS THAN 12 YEARS 
OF AGE. 
(a) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
245(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the 
status of any alien described in subsection (b) shall 
be adjusted by the Attorney General to that of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if 
the alien—
(A) applies for such adjustment; and 
(B) is otherwise eligible to receive an im-
migrant visa and is otherwise admissible to the 
United States for permanent residence, except 
in determining such admissibility the grounds 
for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), 
(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9) of section 212(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act shall not 
apply. 
(2) RELATIONSHIP OF APPLICATION TO CER-
TAIN
ORDERS.—An alien present in the United
States who has been ordered excluded, deported, re-
moved, or ordered to depart voluntarily from the 
United States under any provision of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such 
order, apply for adjustment of status under para-
graph (1). Such an alien may not be required, as a 
condition on submitting or granting such applica-
tion, to file a motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate 
such order. If the Attorney General grants the appli-
cation, the Attorney General shall cancel the order. 
If the Attorney General renders a final administra-
tive decision to deny the application, the order shall 
be effective and enforceable to the same extent as if 
the application had not been made. 
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STA-
TUS.—The benefits provided by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any alien who—
(1) at the time of application has not attained 
the age of 12 years; 
(2) is physically present in the United States; 
and 
(3) has no living legally-recognized parent. 
(c) STAY OF REMOVAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
provide by regulation for an alien subject to a final
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4326 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 200 West North Street in Normal, Illinois, 
as the ‘‘Sgt. Josh Rodgers Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
make appropriate allocations of revenue received in 
the general fund of the Treasury to each payor fund. 
(2) TRANSFERS.—The amounts appropriated 
by paragraph (1) to any payor fund shall be trans-
ferred from time to time (but not less frequently 
than quarterly) from the general fund of the Treas-
ury on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary 
of the Treasury of the amounts referred to in such 
paragraph. Any such quarterly payment shall be 
made on the first day of such quarter and shall take 
into account revenue estimated to be received during 
such quarter. Proper adjustments shall be made in 
amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior 
estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts 
required to be transferred. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
(A) PAYOR
FUND.—The term ‘‘payor 
fund’’ means any trust fund or account from 
which payments of social security benefits are 
made. 
(B) SOCIAL
SECURITY
BENEFITS.—The 
term ‘‘social security benefits’’ has the meaning 
given such term by section 86(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.
United States during any period in which deferred 
enforced departure applies. 
(f) APPLICATION
OF IMMIGRATION
AND NATION-
ALITY ACT PROVISIONS.—Except as otherwise specifically 
provided in this Act, the definitions contained in the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act shall apply in the administra-
tion of this section. Nothing contained in this Act shall 
be held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, effect, or restrict 
the powers, duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney 
General in the administration and enforcement of such 
Act or any other law relating to immigration, nationality, 
or naturalization. The fact that an alien may be eligible 
to be granted deferred enforced departure status under 
this section shall not preclude the alien from seeking im-
migration status under any other provision of law for 
which the alien may be eligible.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 606
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that individuals who 
are eligible to join the Armed Forces of the United States are also 
eligible to be security screening personnel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
Mr. OWENS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that 
individuals who are eligible to join the Armed Forces 
of the United States are also eligible to be security 
screening personnel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That section 44935(e)(2)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) to be eligible to be a security 
screener if the individual is eligible to join 
the Armed Forces of the United States;’’.
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4350 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require the 
Secretary of Labor to submit to Congress an annual report relating 
to the amount of funds requested and awarded through YouthBuild 
programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2017 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
to require the Secretary of Labor to submit to Congress 
an annual report relating to the amount of funds re-
quested and awarded through YouthBuild programs, 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 ‘‘Missed Opportunities 
in Jobs Act’’. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 60
To amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to require Federal agencies 
to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific 
and engineering research. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. EHLERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science 
A BILL 
To amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to require 
Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on re-
cipients of awards for scientific and engineering research.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. 
Section 12(b) of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 
(15 U.S.C. 205j–1(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) Guidelines established under subsection (a) shall 
require that any transaction between the Federal agency 
and another person providing for such person to perform
scientific or engineering research with Federal funding in-
clude provisions—
‘‘(1) clearly identifying the extent to which the 
metric system of measurement or other systems of 
measurement will be used under the transaction; 
‘‘(2) requiring the usage of systems of measure-
ment consistent with the provisions described in 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) assigning to the person receiving Federal 
funding the financial responsibility for failure to fol-
low the requirements stated in paragraph (2).’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 610
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the taxes funding 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund and the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund and to extend the taxes funding the Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Trust Fund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
Mr. PALLONE 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 reinstate 
the taxes funding the Hazardous Substance Superfund 
and the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and to extend 
the taxes funding the Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Trust Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SUPERFUND, OIL SPILL LIABIL-
ITY, AND LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE 
TANK TAXES. 
(a) EXCISE TAXES.—
(1) SUPERFUND
TAXES.—Section 4611(e) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION
OF
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE 
SUPERFUND FINANCING RATE.—The Hazardous Sub-
stance Superfund financing rate under this section shall 
apply after December 31, 1986, and before January 1, 
1996, and after the date of the enactment of this sentence 
and before October 1, 2008.’’. 
(2) OIL SPILL LIABILITY TAX.—Section 4611(f) 
of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) APPLICATION OF OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST 
FUND FINANCING RATE.—The Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund financing rate under subsection (c) shall apply after 
December 31, 1989, and before January 1, 1995, and 
after the date of the enactment of this sentence and before 
October 1, 2008.’’. 
(3) LEAKING
UNDERGROUND
STORAGE
TANK 
RATE.—Section 4081(d)(3) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘April 1, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘October 
1, 2008’’. 
(b) CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL INCOME TAX.—
Section 59A(e) of such Code is amended to read as fol-
lows:
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 25B the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25C. Contributions to organizations providing elementary or 
secondary school scholarships.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2003. 
SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF AND FOR IN-
STRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND MATERIALS 
FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is 
amended by inserting after section 25C the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 25D. CONTRIBUTIONS OF AND FOR INSTRUCTIONAL 
MATERIALS AND MATERIALS FOR EXTRA-
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an in-
dividual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax 
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount 
equal to the qualified school materials contributions of the 
taxpayer for the taxable year.
‘‘(e) APPLICATION OF TAX.—The tax imposed by this 
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after De-
cember 31, 1986, and before January 1, 1996, and to tax-
able years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this sentence and before January 1, 2008.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 4611(b) of such Code is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or exported from’’ in 
paragraph (1)(A), 
(B) by striking ‘‘or exportation’’ in para-
graph (1)(B), and 
(C) by striking ‘‘AND EXPORTATION’’ in 
the heading. 
(2) Section 4611(d)(3) of such Code is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘or exporting the crude oil, 
as the case may be’’ in the text and inserting 
‘‘the crude oil’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘OR
EXPORTS’’ in the 
heading. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) EXCISE TAXES.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (c) shall take effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
(2) INCOME
TAX.—The amendment made by 
subsection (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(b) SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT AGE.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘social security retire-
ment age’ means retirement age (as defined in section 
216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act). 
‘‘(c) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—
‘‘(1) COORDINATION WITH MEDICAL EXPENSE 
DEDUCTION.—The amount which would (but for this 
subsection) be taken into account by the taxpayer 
under section 213 for the taxable year shall be re-
duced by the credit (if any) allowed by this section 
to the taxpayer for such year. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
MEDICAL
SAVINGS 
ACCOUNTS.—No credit shall be allowed under this 
section for amounts paid from any medical savings 
account (as defined in section 220(d)). 
‘‘(d) ELECTION NOT TO HAVE CREDIT APPLY.—
This section shall not apply to a taxpayer for a taxable 
year if the taxpayer elects not to have this section apply 
for such year.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 25B the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25C. Prescription drugs purchased by individuals who have 
attained social security retirement age.’’
increase shall be rounded to the next highest mul-
tiple of $10. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section, including regulations 
providing for claiming the credit under this section on 
Form 1040EZ.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such subpart A is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 25B the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25C. Tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic 
elementary and secondary education.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid after the date of 
the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after 
such date.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 613
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for 
elementary and secondary school teachers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, and Mr. RYUN of Kansas) 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 tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers.
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 ‘‘Teacher Tax Cut Act 
of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR TEACHERS OF ELEMENTARY OR SEC-
ONDARY SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
amended by inserting after section 25B the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 25C. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACH-
ERS. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli-
gible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against 
the tax imposed by this chapter for a taxable year an 
amount equal to $1,000. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), for purposes of subsection 
(a), the term ‘eligible individual’ means an indi-
vidual who—
‘‘(i) is a teacher in an elementary or 
secondary school, and 
‘‘(ii) is employed on a full-time basis 
for an academic year ending during the 
taxable year. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCLUDED
INDIVIDUALS.—Such 
term does not include an individual who is em-
ployed, on a full-time basis for such academic 
year, as other staff, as that term is defined in 
section 14101(20) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
8801(20)). 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.—
The term ‘elementary or secondary school’ means 
any school which provides elementary education or 
secondary education (through grade 12), as deter-
mined under State law. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section, including regulations 
providing for claiming the credit under this section on 
Form 1040EZ.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 25B the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25C. Elementary and secondary school teachers.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2002.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 614
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against 
income tax to professional school personnel in grades K–12. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. BACHUS) 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 a 
credit against income tax to professional school personnel 
in grades K–12.
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 ‘‘Professional Educators 
Tax Relief Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL PER-
SONNEL IN GRADES K–12. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prescription Drug Af-
fordability Act’’. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO IN-
TERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986
SEC. 101. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS 
PURCHASED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE AT-
TAINED RETIREMENT AGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is 
amended by inserting after section 25B the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 25C. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PURCHASED BY INDIVID-
UALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED SOCIAL SECU-
RITY RETIREMENT AGE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual who 
has attained social security retirement age, there shall be 
allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for the taxable year an amount equal to 80 percent of the 
amount paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year (and 
not compensated for by insurance or otherwise) for any 
prescribed drug (as defined in section 213(d)(3)) for use 
by such individual.
amended by inserting after section 25B the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 25C. PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN GRADES 
K–12. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli-
gible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against 
the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year the 
amount of $1,000. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means any indi-
vidual—
‘‘(1) who is employed—
‘‘(A) on a full-time basis or in another ca-
pacity (including librarians) in any of the 
grades kindergarten through grade 12, or 
‘‘(B) in a position which involves regular 
contact with students in any of such grades, 
and 
‘‘(2) whose position involves the formulation or 
implementation of the academic program for any of 
the grades kindergarten through 12.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such subpart A is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 25B the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25C. Professional school personnel in grades K–12.’’.
(c) 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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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 615
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship 
Credit to be used for elementary and secondary expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. 
NORWOOD, and Mr. TANCREDO) 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 the 
Hope Scholarship Credit to be used for elementary and 
secondary expenses.
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 ‘‘Hope Plus Scholarship 
Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT AVAILABLE FOR ELE-
MENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL 
EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 25A of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR HOPE SCHOLARSHIP 
CREDIT.—In the case of the Hope Scholarship Cred-
it, the term ‘qualified tuition and related expenses’ 
shall include ‘qualified elementary and secondary 
education 
expenses’ 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
530(b)(4)); except that—
‘‘(A) such term shall include a contribution 
or gift to the school (other than the home 
school) at which dependents of the taxpayer are 
attending, and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘school’ shall include a home 
school.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2003.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 617
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the sunset 
and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice 
medical savings account (MSA) plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove 
the sunset and numerical limitation on Medicare partici-
pation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account 
(MSA) plans.
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 Medical Sav-
ings Account (MSA) Expansion Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF SUNSET AND NUMERICAL LIMITATION 
ON PARTICIPATION IN MEDICARE+CHOICE 
MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT (MSA) PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1851(b)(4) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–21(b)(4)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the first 
sentence; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the second 
sentence. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 
105–33).
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