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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2239
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified 
permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require 
a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title 
III of such Act, 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 ‘‘Voter Confidence and 
Increased Accessibility Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TIME PROVIDED FOR STATES TO RE-
QUEST PAYMENTS UNDER TITLE I. 
(a) PAYMENTS FOR ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE ADMIN-
ISTRATION OF ELECTIONS.—Section 101(a) of the Help
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301(a)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 
2003’’. 
(b) PAYMENTS FOR REPLACEMENT OF PUNCH CARD 
OR LEVER VOTING MACHINES.—Section 102(b)(1) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 15301(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘not later than the date that is 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 
2003’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 15304(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$650,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘an 
aggregate 
amount of $650,000,000 for fiscal years 2003 and 
2004’’. 
(2) DATE FOR TRANSFER TO ELECTION ASSIST-
ANCE COMMISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 
104(c)(2)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
15304(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
1, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2004’’.
(d) REQUIREMENT TO DEPLOY INTERIM MEASURE 
IF WAIVER REQUESTED.—Section 102(a)(3)(B) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 15301(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking 
the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, except 
that any State requesting any such waiver shall accept and 
implement a paper system for use on an interim basis as 
provided in section 5(b) of the Voter Confidence and In-
creased Accessibility Act of 2003 in time for use in the 
November 2004 general election.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF EXEMPTION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE 
COMMISSION FROM CERTAIN GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205 of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15325) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (e). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered 
into by the Election Assistance Commission on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. PROMOTING ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, AND SECU-
RITY 
THROUGH 
VOTER-VERIFIED 
PERMA-
NENT RECORD OR HARD COPY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(a)(2) of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows:
clause (ii) under which the employer 
matched at least 50 percent of the employ-
ee’s contributions to such arrangement 
with stock of such employer. 
‘‘(iii) 
EMPLOYER
DESCRIBED.—An 
employer is described in this clause if, in 
any taxable year preceding the taxable year 
described in clause (ii)—
‘‘(I) such employer (or any con-
trolling corporation of such employer) 
was a debtor in a case under title 11 
of the United States Code, or similar 
Federal or State law, and 
‘‘(II) such employer (or any other 
person) was subject to an indictment 
or conviction resulting from business 
transactions related to such case. 
‘‘(iv) QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT.—For 
purposes of clause (ii), the term ‘qualified 
participant’ means any eligible individual 
who was a participant in the cash or de-
ferred arrangement described in clause (i) 
at least 6 months before the filing of the 
case described in clause (iii).
‘‘(v) TERMINATION.—This subpara-
graph shall not apply to taxable years be-
ginning after December 31, 2007.’’. 
(b) CREDIT ALLOWED FOR CATCH-UP CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to non-
refundable personal credits) is amended by inserting after 
section 25B the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 25C. CERTAIN CATCH-UP IRA CONTRIBUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli-
gible individual who makes an election under section 
219(b)(5)(C) for the taxable year, there shall be allowed 
as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for 
such taxable year an amount equal to 50 percent of so 
much of the qualified retirement savings contributions of 
the eligible individual for the taxable year as do not exceed 
the increase in the deductible amount determined under 
section 219(b)(5)(C). 
‘‘(b) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No deduction 
or other credit shall be allowed with respect to any con-
tribution to which a credit is allowed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) INVESTMENT
IN
THE CONTRACT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a qualified retirement 
savings contribution shall not fail to be included in deter-
State and local office) in .5 percent of the jurisdictions 
in each State and .5 percent of the overseas jurisdictions 
in which voter-verified records are preserved in accordance 
with this section immediately following each general elec-
tion for Federal office, and shall promptly publish the re-
sults of those recounts. The treatment of the results of 
the recount shall be governed by applicable Federal, State, 
or local law, except that any individual who is a citizen 
of the jurisdiction involved may file an appeal with the 
Commission if the individual believes that such law does 
not provide a fair remedy. 
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided in section 3(b), the amendments 
made by this Act shall take effect as if included in the 
enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 223
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the current 30 
percent bonus depreciation to 50 percent for 5 years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina 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 increase 
the current 30 percent bonus depreciation to 50 percent 
for 5 years.
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 ‘‘Business Expensing 
Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. FIRST YEAR BONUS DEPRECIATION INCREASED TO 
50 PERCENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 168(k) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special 
allowance for certain property acquired after September
10, 2001, and before September 11, 2004) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new flush sentence: 
‘‘The preceding sentence shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘50 percent’ for ‘30 percent’ with respect to 
property acquired after December 31, 2002, but only 
if there was no written binding contract in effect be-
fore January 1, 2003, for the acquisition of such 
property or, in the case of property manufactured, 
constructed, or produced for the taxpayer’s own use, 
for the manufacture, construction, or production of 
such property.’’. 
(b) BONUS DEPRECIATION EXTENDED TO 2007.—
Subsection (k) of section 168 of such Code is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘2004’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2007’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2005’’ and ‘‘2006’’ in para-
graph (2)(A)(iv) and inserting ‘‘2008’’ and ‘‘2009’’, 
respectively. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after De-
cember 31, 2002.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2240
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist individuals who 
have lost their 401(k) savings to make additional retirement savings 
through individual retirement account contributions, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. WALDEN of Oregon) 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 assist 
individuals who have lost their 401(k) savings to make 
additional retirement savings through individual retire-
ment account contributions, 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 ‘‘Catch-Up Lost Retire-
ment Savings Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF CATCH-UP PAYMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 219(b)(5) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to deductible amount) is
amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
graph (D) and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CER-
TAIN INDIVIDUALS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an 
eligible individual who elects to make a 
qualified retirement contribution in addi-
tion to the deductible amount determined 
under subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(I) the deductible amount for 
any taxable year shall be increased by 
an amount equal to 3 times the appli-
cable amount determined under sub-
paragraph (B) for such taxable year, 
and 
‘‘(II) subparagraph (B) shall not 
apply. 
‘‘(ii) 
ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUAL.—For 
purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
‘eligible individual’ means, with respect to 
any taxable year, any individual who was a 
qualified participant in a qualified cash or 
deferred arrangement (as defined in sec-
tion 401(k)) of an employer described in
to the Deputy Chief in the United States Park
Police.
(B) RANK.—The Chief and Deputy Chief
of the NIH Police shall have ranks not lower
than a colonel and a lieutenant colonel, respec-
tively. Other ranks and equivalences shall be de-
termined by the Director of NIH or the Direc-
tor’s designee.
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mining the investment in the contract for purposes of sec-
tion 72 by reason of the credit under this section. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 25B the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘Sec. 25C. Certain catch-up IRA contributions.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2002.
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SEC. 2. CRIMES AGAINST A WOMAN THAT AFFECT THE 
NORMAL COURSE OF HER PREGNANCY. 
(a) Whoever engages in any violent or assaultive con-
duct against a pregnant woman resulting in the conviction 
of the person so engaging for a violation of any of the 
provisions of law set forth in subsection (c), and thereby 
causes an interruption to the normal course of the preg-
nancy resulting in prenatal injury (including termination 
of the pregnancy), shall, in addition to any penalty im-
posed for the violation, be punished as provided in sub-
section (b). 
(b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) 
is—
(1) if the relevant provision of law set forth in 
subsection (c) is set forth in paragraph (1), (2), or 
(3) of that subsection, a fine under title 18, United 
States Code, or imprisonment for not more than 20 
years, or both, but if the interruption terminates the 
pregnancy, a fine under title 18, United States 
Code, or imprisonment for any term of years or for 
life, or both; and 
(2) if the relevant provision of law is set forth 
in subsection (c)(4), the punishment shall be such 
punishment (other than the death penalty) as the 
court martial may direct.
written statement presented at the meeting by the United 
States Executive Director at the institution concerning—
‘‘(1) a project on which a claim has been made 
to the inspection mechanism of the institution; or 
‘‘(2) a pending inspection mechanism case. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—At the request of 
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, the Secretary of the Treasury or the designee of 
the Secretary should brief the requesting committee on the 
steps that have been taken by the United States Executive 
Director at any multilateral development institution, and 
by any such institution, to implement the measures de-
scribed in this section. 
‘‘(d) PUBLICATION OF ‘NO’ VOTES AND ABSTEN-
TIONS BY THE UNITED STATES.—Each month, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury should provide for posting on the 
website of the Department of the Treasury of a record 
of all ‘no’ votes and abstentions made by the United States 
Executive Director at any multilateral development insti-
tution on any matter before the Board of Directors of the 
institution. 
‘‘(e) MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘multilateral develop-
(c) The provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) 
are the following: 
(1) Sections 36, 37, 43, 111, 112, 113, 114, 
115, 229, 242, 245, 247, 248, 351, 831, 844(d), (f), 
(h)(1), and (i), 924(j), 930, 1111, 1112, 1114, 
1116, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1153(a), 1201(a), 
1203(a), 1365(a), 1501, 1503, 1505, 1512, 1513, 
1751, 1864, 1951, 1952(a)(1)(B), (a)(2)(B), and 
(a)(3)(B), 1958, 1959, 1992, 2113, 2114, 2116, 
2118, 2119, 2191, 2231, 2241(a), 2245, 2261, 
2261A, 2280, 2281, 2332, 2332a, 2332b, 2340A, 
and 2441 of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) Section 408(e) of the Controlled Substances 
Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 848). 
(3) Section 202 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2283). 
(4) Sections 918, 919(a), 919(b)(2), 920(a), 
922, 924, 926, and 928 of title 10, United States 
Code (articles 118, 119(a), 119(b)(2), 120(a), 122, 
124, 126, and 128).
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son on land under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribal gov-
ernment, except as expressly and clearly limited by—
(1) a treaty between the United States and an 
Indian tribe; or 
(2) an Act of Congress. 
(b) SCOPE.—The authority of an Indian tribal gov-
ernment described in subsection (a) shall—
(1) be concurrent with the authority of the 
United States; and 
(2) extend to—
(A) all places and persons within the In-
dian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 
18, United States Code) under the concurrent 
jurisdiction of the United States and the Indian 
tribal government; and 
(B) any person, activity, or event having 
sufficient contacts with that land, or with a 
member of the Indian tribal government, to en-
sure protection of due process rights.
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‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this subtitle, the Administrator shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the re-
sults of the study. 
‘‘SEC. 225. PROHIBITION ON ASBESTOS-CONTAINING PROD-
UCTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Administrator shall promulgate—
‘‘(1) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this subtitle, proposed regulations that—
‘‘(A) prohibit persons from manufacturing, 
processing, or distributing in commerce asbes-
tos-containing products; and 
‘‘(B) provide for implementation of sub-
sections (b) and (c); and 
‘‘(2) not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of this subtitle, final regulations that, effec-
tive 60 days after the date of promulgation, prohibit 
persons from manufacturing, processing, or distrib-
uting in commerce asbestos-containing products and
provide for implementation of subsections (b) and 
(c). 
‘‘(b) EXEMPTIONS.—
ment institution’ shall have the meaning given in section 
1701(c)(3).’’. 
TITLE II—ASIAN DEVELOPMENT 
FUND 
SEC. 201. PARTICIPATION IN THE SEVENTH REPLENISH-
MENT OF THE RESOURCES OF THE ASIAN DE-
VELOPMENT FUND. 
The Asian Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 285–
285aa) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 31. ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) CONTRIBUTION AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The United States Gov-
ernor of the Bank may contribute on behalf of the 
United States an amount equal to the amount ap-
propriated under subsection (b), pursuant to the res-
olution of the Bank entitled ‘Seventh Replenishment 
of the Asian Development Fund’. 
‘‘(2) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—Any com-
mitment to make the contribution authorized by 
paragraph (1) shall be effective only to such extent 
or in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—For the contribution authorized by sub-
section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary for payment by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, without fiscal year limitation.’’. 
TITLE III—AFRICAN 
DEVELOPMENT FUND 
SEC. 301. PARTICIPATION IN THE NINTH REPLENISHMENT 
OF THE RESOURCES OF THE AFRICAN DEVEL-
OPMENT FUND. 
The African Development Fund Act (22 U.S.C. 
290g—290g–15) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 217. NINTH REPLENISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) CONTRIBUTION AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The United States Gov-
ernor of the Fund may contribute on behalf of the 
United States an amount equal to the amount ap-
propriated under subsection (b), pursuant to the res-
olution of the Fund entitled ‘The Ninth General Re-
plenishment of Resources of the African Develop-
ment Fund’. 
‘‘(2) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—Any com-
mitment to make the contribution authorized by 
paragraph (1) shall be effective only to such extent 
or in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—For the contribution authorized by sub-
section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for payment by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, without fiscal year limitation.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2244
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases 
on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of 
New Jersey. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and 
Mr. SAXTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil 
and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental 
Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OIL AND GAS LEASING OFF 
THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall not issue a lease, permit, or license for the explo-
ration for or extraction of oil or gas on or from submerged 
lands described in subsection (b).
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The submerged lands with 
respect to which subsection (a) applies are all submerged 
lands seaward from the landward boundary of the Outer 
Continental Shelf that lie within 125 miles of any point 
of the coast line of the State of New Jersey, including 
areas with respect to which a moratorium on oil and gas 
leasing activities existed before the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2247
To provide additional punishment for certain crimes against women when 
the crimes cause an interruption in the normal course of their preg-
nancies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
Mr. TOWNS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
FROST, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. OLVER, Ms. CARSON of Indi-
ana, and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide additional punishment for certain crimes against 
women when the crimes cause an interruption in the 
normal course of their pregnancies, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Motherhood Protection 
Act of 2003’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2245
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to limit the non-
Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself and Mr. LAMPSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
to limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protec-
tion projects.
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 ‘‘Community Beaches 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SHORE PROTECTION PROJECTS. 
Section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(n) SHORE PROTECTION PROJECTS.—
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION
ON
SOLICITATION
OF
EX-
CESS CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary shall not so-
licit contributions from non-Federal interests for 
costs of constructing projects or measures for shore 
protection in excess of the non-Federal share as-
signed to the appropriate project purposes listed in 
subsections (a), (b), and (c). 
‘‘(2) FULL
PAYMENT
OF
CERTAIN
COSTS
BY 
NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
limit the authority of the Secretary to require non-
Federal interests to pay the full cost of work per-
formed outside the authorized scope of a project.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2248
To expand coverage under the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003
Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
HINOJOSA, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SABO, and Ms. SLAUGHTER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To expand coverage under the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity 
Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXPANDED INDEMNITY COVERAGE OF ARTS 
AND ARTIFACTS. 
Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act 
(20 U.S.C. 974) is amended—
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(b), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000,000’’;
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(c), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$600,000,000’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (7) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(7) not less than $400,000,000 but less than 
$500,000,000, then coverage under this Act shall ex-
tend only to loss or damage in excess of the first 
$400,000 of loss or damage to items covered; or 
‘‘(8) $500,000,000 or more, then coverage 
under this Act shall extend only to loss or damage 
in excess of the first $500,000 of loss or damage to 
items covered.’’.
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