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essential navigation needs of general commerce, where au-
thorized by law; and for surveys and charting of northern 
and northwestern lakes and connecting waters, clearing 
and straightening channels, and removal of obstructions 
to navigation, $1,932,575,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which such sums as become available in the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 
99–662 may be derived from that fund, and of which such 
sums as become available from the special account for the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established by the Land 
and Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 460l–6a(i)), may be derived from that account for 
resource protection, research, interpretation, and mainte-
nance activities related to resource protection in the areas 
at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such 
sums as become available under section 217 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996, Public Law 104–
303, shall be used to cover the cost of operation and main-
tenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for 
which fees have been collected. 
REGULATORY PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
$144,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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equipment and other necessary expenses, and the purchase 
of not to exceed one ambulance for replacement only, 
$990,179,000, to remain available until expended. 
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic 
energy defense, other defense activities, in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 
or
facility
acquisition,
construction,
or
expansion, 
$666,516,000, to remain available until expended. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL 
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the 
purposes of Public Law 97–425, as amended, including 
the acquisition of real property or facility construction or 
expansion, $430,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
CERRO GRANDE FIRE ACTIVITIES 
(RESCISSION) 
From
unobligated
balances
under
this
heading, 
$75,000,000 are cancelled.
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County, and Dickenson County, Virginia elements of the 
Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and Upper 
Cumberland River Project: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
is directed to use $6,400,000 of the funds appropriated here-
in to proceed with the planning, engineering, design or con-
struction of the Lower Mingo County, Upper Mingo County, 
Wayne County, McDowell County, West Virginia elements 
of the Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and 
Upper Cumberland River Project: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engi-
neers, is directed to continue the Dickenson County Detailed 
Project Report as generally defined in Plan 4 of the Hun-
tington District Engineer’s Draft Supplement to the Sec-
tion 202 General Plan for Flood Damage Reduction dated 
April 1997, including all Russell Fork tributary streams 
within the County and special considerations as may be 
appropriate to address the unique relocations and resettle-
ment needs for the flood prone communities within the 
County: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, 
acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to proceed 
with the construction of the Seward Harbor, Alaska, project, 
in accordance with the Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
dated June 8, 1999, and the economic justification con-
tained therein: Provided further, That the Secretary of the
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petition in selecting such a partner. For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘user facility’’ includes, but is not lim-
ited to: (1) a user facility as described in section 
2203(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13503(a)(2)); (2) a National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration Defense Programs Technology Deployment Cen-
ter/User Facility; and (3) any other Departmental facility 
designated by the Department as a user facility.
SEC. 308. The Administrator of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration may authorize the manager of a 
covered nuclear weapons research, development, testing or 
production facility to engage in research, development, 
and demonstration activities with respect to the engineer-
ing and manufacturing capabilities at such facility in 
order to maintain and enhance such capabilities at such 
facility: Provided, That of the amount allocated to a cov-
ered nuclear weapons facility each fiscal year from 
amounts available to the Department of Energy for such 
fiscal year for national security programs, not more than 
an amount equal to 2 percent of such amount may be used 
for these activities: Provided further, That for purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘covered nuclear weapons facility’’ 
means the following: 
(1) the Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Mis-
souri;
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year 2004 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2004 appro-
priation estimated at not more than $584,000. 
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Technical 
Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100–203, sec-
tion 5051, $3,177,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste 
Fund, and to remain available until expended. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
matters pending before Congress, other than to commu-
nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 
1913. 
SEC. 502. (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIP-
MENT AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Congress that, 
to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and prod-
ucts purchased with funds made available in this Act should 
be American-made. 
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial 
assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any entity 
using funds made available in this Act, the head of each 
Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall pro-
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vide to such entity a notice describing the statement made 
in subsection (a) by the Congress. 
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS 
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agen-
cy that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a 
‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription with 
the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to 
the United States that is not made in the United States, 
the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or sub-
contract made with funds made available in this Act, pur-
suant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility proce-
dures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 503. CLARIFICATION OF INDEMNIFICATION TO 
PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) Subsection (b)(2) 
of section 3158 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (42 U.S.C. 7274q(b)(2)) is amended 
by adding the following after subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(D) Any successor, assignee, transferee, 
lender, or lessee of a person or entity described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (C).’’. 
(b) The amendment made by section 506, as amended 
by this section, is effective as of the date of enactment of
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the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1998. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De-
velopment Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk. 
Passed the Senate September 16, 2003. 
Attest: 
EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 
Secretary.
SECTION 
1. 
POSTHUMOUS 
COMMISSION 
OF 
WILLIAM
MITCHELL IN THE GRADE OF MAJOR GEN-
ERAL IN THE ARMY.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The President may issue post-
humously a commission as major general, United States
Army, in the name of the late William Mitchell, formerly
a colonel, United States Army, who resigned his commis-
sion on February 1, 1926.
(b) DATE OF COMMISSION.—A commission issued
under subsection (a) shall issue as of the date of the death
of William Mitchell on February 19, 1936.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF BENEFITS.
No person is entitled to receive any bonus, gratuity,
pay, allowance, or other financial benefit by reason of the
enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives October 8,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2755
To authorize the President to issue posthumously to the late William ‘‘Billy’’ 
Mitchell a commission as major general, United States Army. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2003
Mr. BASS (for himself and Mr. HUNTER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to issue posthumously to the 
late William ‘‘Billy’’ Mitchell a commission as major 
general, United States Army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
POSTHUMOUS 
COMMISSION 
OF 
WILLIAM 
MITCHELL IN THE GRADE OF MAJOR GEN-
ERAL IN THE ARMY. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The President may issue post-
humously a commission as major general, United States 
Army, in the name of the late William Mitchell, formerly 
a colonel, United States Army, who resigned his commis-
sion on February 1, 1926.
(b) DATE OF COMMISSION.—A commission issued 
under subsection (a) shall issue as of the date of the death 
of William Mitchell on February 19, 1936. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF BENEFITS. 
No person is entitled to receive any bonus, gratuity, 
pay, allowance, or other financial benefit by reason of the 
enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2755
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 14, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
AN ACT 
To authorize the President to issue posthumously to the 
late William ‘‘Billy’’ Mitchell a commission as major 
general, United States Army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 
1. 
POSTHUMOUS 
COMMISSION 
OF 
WILLIAM 
MITCHELL IN THE GRADE OF MAJOR GEN-
ERAL IN THE ARMY. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The President may issue post-
humously a commission as major general, United States 
Army, in the name of the late William Mitchell, formerly 
a colonel, United States Army, who resigned his commis-
sion on February 1, 1926. 
(b) DATE OF COMMISSION.—A commission issued 
under subsection (a) shall issue as of the date of the death 
of William Mitchell on February 19, 1936. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF BENEFITS. 
No person is entitled to receive any bonus, gratuity, 
pay, allowance, or other financial benefit by reason of the 
enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives October 8, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2757
To direct the President to assess the advisability of requiring each State 
to use the Death Master File of the Social Security Administration 
in issuing drivers’ licenses to individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2003
Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To direct the President to assess the advisability of requiring 
each State to use the Death Master File of the Social 
Security Administration in issuing drivers’ licenses to 
individuals.
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 ‘‘Secure Identity Protec-
tion Act’’.
SEC. 2. USE OF MASTER DEATH FILE IN ISSUANCE OF DRIV-
ERS’ LICENSES. 
(a) STUDY.—The President shall conduct a study to 
assess the advisability of requiring each State to use the 
Death Master File of the Social Security Administration 
in issuing drivers’ licenses to individuals as a method of 
determining the validity of the social security numbers 
supplied by the individuals. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study. 
(c) DELEGATION.—The President shall conduct the 
study acting through the head of an appropriate Federal 
department or agency, as designated by the President.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2758
To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
101 South Vine Street in Glenwood, Iowa, as the ‘‘William J. Scherle 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2003
Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. LEACH, and Mr. LATHAM) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Serv-
ice located at 101 South Vine Street in Glenwood, Iowa, 
as the ‘‘William J. Scherle Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WILLIAM J. SCHERLE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 101 South Vine Street 
in Glenwood, Iowa, and known as the Glenwood Main Of-
fice, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘William J. 
Scherle Post Office Building’’.
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the William J. Scherle Post 
Office Building.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2759
To amend the Hmong Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2000 to extend the 
deadlines for application and payment of fees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2003
Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. RADANOVICH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mr. 
SABO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Hmong Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2000 
to extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees.
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 ‘‘Bruce Vento Hmong 
Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEADLINES. 
Section 6 of the Hmong Veterans’ Naturalization Act 
of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1423 note) (as amended by section 112 
of Public Law 107–77 (115 Stat. 765)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘36 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘18 months 
after the date of the enactment of the Bruce Vento 
Hmong Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2003’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘36 months after the date of the 
enactment of this sentence’’ and inserting ‘‘18 
months after the date of the enactment of the Bruce 
Vento Hmong Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 
2003’’.
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‘‘(3) An assessment, and where appropriate, 
recommendations for the Congress concerning ef-
forts that should be undertaken to improve the ac-
cess of the public to quality and affordable child care 
in the United States. 
‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
may utilize the national child care data system available 
through resource and referral organizations at the local, 
State, and national level to collect the information re-
quired by subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 658P(4)(B) of the Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858N(4)(B)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘85 percent of the State median 
income’’ and inserting ‘‘income levels as established by the 
State, prioritized by need,’’. 
SEC. 208. ENTITLEMENT FUNDING. 
Section 418(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) $2,917,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2004 through 2008.’’. 
TITLE III—CHILD SUPPORT 
SEC. 301. FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS FOR LIMITED PASS 
THROUGH OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO 
FAMILIES RECEIVING TANF. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 457(a) (42 U.S.C. 
657(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘subject 
to paragraph (7)’’ before the semicolon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS FOR LIMITED 
PASS THROUGH OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO 
FAMILIES RECEIVING TANF.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), a State shall not be required to pay to 
the Federal Government the Federal share of an 
amount collected during a month on behalf of a fam-
ily that is a recipient of assistance under the State 
program funded under part A, to the extent that—
‘‘(A) the State distributes the amount to 
the family; 
‘‘(B) the total of the amounts so distrib-
uted to the family during the month—
‘‘(i) exceeds the amount (if any) that, 
as of December 31, 2001, was required
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2762
To establish a vocational and technical education grant program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2003
Mr. POMBO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish a vocational and technical education grant 
program.
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 referred to as the ‘‘The Excellence 
in Vocational Education Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES.—
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 
to promote vocational education among students in 
high schools by awarding a competitive grant to 
local education agencies for the purpose of improve-
ment of the quality of student involvement in voca-
tional education and activities. 
(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the grant 
program provided under this section are—
(A) to increase students’ participation, and 
achievement in, vocational education; 
(B) to strengthen teachers’ understanding 
of, and competency in, vocational education and 
the practical application of it; and 
(C) to leverage and expand private and 
public support for vocational education partner-
ships at the State and local levels. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Education is 
authorized to award a competitive grant to local edu-
cational agencies for vocational and technical education 
programs as described in subsection (d). 
(c) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.—In order to 
qualify for a grant under this section, a local educational 
agency shall be required to obtain matching funds from 
a business or other private sector entity equal to the 
amount of the grant awarded under subsection (b). 
(d) USE
OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency 
shall use the grant funds made available for activities re-
lating to vocational and technical education (as defined in 
section 3(29) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Tech-
nical Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2302(29))), including the 
purchasing of equipment, hiring of teachers, and related 
costs of such activities. 
(e) INVOLVEMENT OF BUSINESS COMMUNITY.—In 
carrying out the activities assisted under this section, 
grant recipients are encouraged to include interactions 
with the local business community. 
(f) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
AND TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.—A grant recipient shall—
(1) meet such other requirements as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to assure compli-
ance with this section; and 
(2) receive from the Secretary such technical 
assistance as may be necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
(g) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a local educational agency shall submit an 
application to the Secretary of Education at such time and 
in such manner as the Secretary may require. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A recipient of a grant 
under this section may use not more than 5 percent of 
the funds available through the grant for administrative 
costs. 
(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—Consistent with the require-
ment for matching funds in subsection (c), the Federal
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act is deemed to have taken effect immediately
after the enactment of Public Law 107–251.
Passed the House of Representatives October 1,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
share of the cost of the activities described in subsection 
(d) shall be 50 percent. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
(k) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available to carry out this section shall be used to supple-
ment, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local 
funds expended for the purpose described in subsection 
(a).
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to registration for the purpose of extending employment,
health, or governmental benefits to such couples on the
same basis that such benefits are extended to legally mar-
ried couples.
SEC. 117. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Act, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the District of Columbia may accept,
obligate, and expend Federal, private, and other grants
received by the District government that are not reflected
in the amounts appropriated in this Act.
(b)(1) No such Federal, private, or other grant may
be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection
(a) until—
(A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District
of Columbia submits to the Council a report setting
forth detailed information regarding such grant; and
(B) the Council has reviewed and approved the
acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of such
grant.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Council
shall be deemed to have reviewed and approved the accept-
ance, obligation, and expenditure of a grant if—
(A) no written notice of disapproval is filed with
the Secretary of the Council within 14 calendar days