I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 246
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and realted agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2003, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. REGULA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and realted agen-
cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and 
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998, including the purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of 
buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real 
property for training centers as authorized by the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 and the Women in Appren-
ticeship 
and 
Nontraditional 
Occupations 
Act; 
$2,675,513,000 
plus 
reimbursements, 
of 
which 
$1,601,498,000 is available for obligation for the period 
July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, of which 
$1,045,465,000 is available for obligation for the period 
April 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004 to carry out chapter 
4 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; and of which 
$27,550,000 is available for the period July 1, 2003 
through June 30, 2006 for necessary expenses of construc-
tion, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, of the funds provided herein under section 137(c) of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, $276,608,000 
shall be for activities described in section 132(a)(2)(A) of 
such Act and $1,207,892,000 shall be for activities de-
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scribed in section 132(a)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That $9,098,000 shall be for carrying out section 
172 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or related regulation, $74,900,000 shall be for carrying 
out section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 
including $4,786,000 for migrant and seasonal housing: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the transfer limi-
tation under section 133(b)(4) of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998, up to 40 percent of such funds may 
be transferred by a local board if approved by the Gov-
ernor: Provided further, That notwithstanding sections 
127(b)(1)(A) and 174(a)(2)(B) of such Act, no funds pro-
vided herein shall be available to carry out section 167 
of such Act: Provided further, That no funds from any 
other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services 
at or for Job Corps centers. 
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998, including the purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of 
buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real 
property for training centers as authorized by the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998; $2,463,000,000 plus reim-
bursements, of which $2,363,000,000 is available for obli-
gation for the period October 1, 2003 through June 30,
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2004, and of which $100,000,000 is available for the pe-
riod October 1, 2003 through June 30, 2006, for nec-
essary expenses of construction, rehabilitation, and acqui-
sition of Job Corps centers. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER 
AMERICANS 
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 
1965, as amended, $440,200,000. 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
For payments during the current fiscal year of trade 
adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part 
I; and for training, allowances for job search and reloca-
tion, and related State administrative expenses under part 
II, subchapters B and D, chapter 2, title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974, as amended, $972,200,000, together with 
such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the 
subsequent appropriation for payments for any period sub-
sequent to September 15 of the current year. 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 
SERVICE OPERATIONS 
For 
authorized 
administrative 
expenses, 
$143,452,000, 
together 
with 
not 
to 
exceed 
$3,475,451,000 (including not to exceed $1,228,000 
which may be used for amortization payments to States 
which had independent retirement plans in their State em-
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ployment service agencies prior to 1980), which may be 
expended from the Employment Security Administration 
Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund including the 
cost of administering section 51 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, as amended, section 7(d) of the Wagner-
Peyser Act, as amended, the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended, the Immigration Act of 1990, and the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act, as amended, and of which the 
sums available in the allocation for activities authorized 
by title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 502–504), and the sums available in the allocation 
for necessary administrative expenses for carrying out 5 
U.S.C. 8501–8523, shall be available for obligation by the 
States through December 31, 2003, except that funds 
used for automation acquisitions shall be available for obli-
gation by the States through September 30, 2005; of 
which $143,452,000, together with not to exceed 
$773,283,000 of the amount which may be expended from 
said trust fund, shall be available for obligation for the 
period July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, to fund ac-
tivities under the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, in-
cluding the cost of penalty mail authorized under 39 
U.S.C. 3202(a)(1)(E) made available to States in lieu of 
allotments for such purpose: Provided, That to the extent 
that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment (AWIU)
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for fiscal year 2003 is projected by the Department of 
Labor to exceed 4,526,000, an additional $28,600,000 
shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase 
in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any 
increment less than 100,000) from the Employment Secu-
rity Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust 
Fund: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career 
center system, or which are used to support the national 
activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance 
programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants or agree-
ments with non-State entities: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized 
under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended, and title III 
of the Social Security Act, may be used by the States to 
fund integrated Employment Service and Unemployment 
Insurance automation efforts, notwithstanding cost alloca-
tion principles prescribed under Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A–87. 
ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND 
OTHER FUNDS 
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust 
Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the 
Social Security Act, as amended, and to the Black Lung 
Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1)
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; and 
for nonrepayable advances to the Unemployment Trust 
Fund as authorized by section 8509 of title 5, United 
States Code, and to the ‘‘Federal unemployment benefits 
and allowances’’ account, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004, $463,000,000. 
In addition, for making repayable advances to the 
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal 
year after September 15, 2003, for costs incurred by the 
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal 
year, such sums as may be necessary. 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses of administering employment and train-
ing programs, $121,451,000, of which $4,711,000 is to 
administer welfare-to-work grants, together with not to ex-
ceed $50,610,000, which may be expended from the Em-
ployment Security Administration Account in the Unem-
ployment Trust Fund. 
PENSION AND WELFARE BENEFITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Pension and Welfare 
Benefits Administration, $117,044,000.
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND 
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is author-
ized to make such expenditures, including financial assist-
ance authorized by section 104 of Public Law 96–364, 
within limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
to such Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program 
through September 30, 2003, for such Corporation: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $13,050,000 shall be available 
for administrative expenses of the Corporation: Provided 
further, That expenses of such Corporation in connection 
with the termination of pension plans, for the acquisition, 
protection or management, and investment of trust assets, 
and for benefits administration services shall be consid-
ered as non-administrative expenses for the purposes here-
of, and excluded from the above limitation. 
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Employment Stand-
ards Administration, including reimbursement to State, 
Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspec-
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tion services rendered, $378,728,000, together with 
$2,029,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund 
in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d) and 44(j) of the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: Pro-
vided, That $2,000,000 shall be for the development of 
an alternative system for the electronic submission of re-
ports required to be filed under the Labor-Management 
Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended, and 
for a computer database of the information for each sub-
mission by whatever means, that is indexed and easily 
searchable by the public via the Internet: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to accept, re-
tain, and spend, until expended, in the name of the De-
partment of Labor, all sums of money ordered to be paid 
to the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with the terms 
of the Consent Judgment in Civil Action No. 91–0027 of 
the United States District Court for the District of the 
Northern Mariana Islands (May 21, 1992): Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to estab-
lish and, in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3302, collect and 
deposit in the Treasury fees for processing applications 
and issuing certificates under sections 11(d) and 14 of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 
U.S.C. 211(d) and 214) and for processing applications 
and issuing registrations under title I of the Migrant and
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Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.). 
SPECIAL BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex-
penses (except administrative expenses) accruing during 
the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by title 5, 
chapter 81 of the United States Code; continuation of ben-
efits as provided for under the heading ‘‘Civilian War Ben-
efits’’ in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 
1947; the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appro-
priation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War 
Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); and 50 per-
cent of the additional compensation and benefits required 
by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 
Compensation Act, as amended, $163,000,000, together 
with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to 
the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of 
compensation and other benefits for any period subse-
quent to August 15 of the current year: Provided, That 
amounts appropriated may be used under section 8104 of 
title 5, United States Code, by the Secretary of Labor to 
reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the 
time of injury, for portions of the salary of a reemployed, 
disabled beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of re-
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imbursements unobligated on September 30, 2002, shall 
remain available until expended for the payment of com-
pensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That 
in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation 
from the Postal Service and from any other corporation 
or instrumentality required under section 8147(c) of title 
5, United States Code, to pay an amount for its fair share 
of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary 
determines to be the cost of administration for employees 
of such fair share entities through September 30, 2003: 
Provided further, That of those funds transferred to this 
account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of ad-
ministration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, 
$36,986,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as 
follows: (1) for the operation of and enhancement to the 
automated data processing systems, including document 
imaging and conversion to a paperless office, $24,928,000; 
(2) for medical bill review and periodic roll management, 
$11,356,000; (3) for communications redesign, $702,000; 
and (4) the remaining funds shall be paid into the Treas-
ury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may require that any person filing a notice of 
injury or a claim for benefits under chapter 81 of title 
5, United States Code, or 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq., provide 
as part of such notice and claim, such identifying informa-
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tion (including Social Security account number) as such 
regulations may prescribe. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES 
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act, 
$104,867,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to trans-
fer to any Executive agency with authority under the En-
ergy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act, 
including within the Department of Labor, such sums as 
may be necessary in fiscal year 2003 to carry out those 
authorities: Provided further, That the Secretary may re-
quire that any person filing a claim for benefits under the 
Act provide as part of such claim, such identifying infor-
mation (including Social Security account number) as may 
be prescribed. 
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Beginning in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, such 
sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability 
Trust Fund, to remain available until expended, for pay-
ment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), 
(4), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as
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amended; and interest on advances, as authorized by sec-
tion 9501(c)(2) of that Act. In addition, the following 
amounts shall be available from the Fund for fiscal year 
2003 for expenses of operation and administration of the 
Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by section 
9501(d)(5): $34,151,000 for transfer to the Employment 
Standards Administration, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; 
$24,033,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, 
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; $345,000 for transfer to De-
partmental Management, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’; 
and $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for 
the expenses of the Department of Treasury. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration, $444,194,000, including not 
to exceed $89,747,000 which shall be the maximum 
amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the ‘‘Act’’), 
which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs 
of State occupational safety and health programs required 
to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary 
under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and
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Health Administration may retain up to $750,000 per fis-
cal year of training institute course tuition fees, otherwise 
authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such 
sums for occupational safety and health training and edu-
cation grants: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, the Secretary of Labor is authorized, during the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2003, to collect and retain 
fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Test-
ing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accord-
ance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer 
national and international laboratory recognition pro-
grams that ensure the safety of equipment and products 
used by workers in the workplace: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall 
be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, 
or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under 
the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged 
in a farming operation which does not maintain a tem-
porary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: 
Provided further, That no funds appropriated under this 
paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or 
enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the 
Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees 
who is included within a category having an occupational 
injury lost workday case rate, at the most precise Stand-
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ard Industrial Classification Code for which such data are 
published, less than the national average rate as such 
rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting 
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance 
with section 24 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 673), except—
(1) to provide, as authorized by such Act, con-
sultation, technical assistance, educational and train-
ing services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 
(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in 
response to an employee complaint, to issue a cita-
tion for violations found during such inspection, and 
to assess a penalty for violations which are not cor-
rected within a reasonable abatement period and for 
any willful violations found; 
(3) to take any action authorized by such Act 
with respect to imminent dangers; 
(4) to take any action authorized by such Act 
with respect to health hazards; 
(5) to take any action authorized by such Act 
with respect to a report of an employment accident 
which is fatal to one or more employees or which re-
sults in hospitalization of two or more employees, 
and to take any action pursuant to such investiga-
tion authorized by such Act; and
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(6) to take any action authorized by such Act 
with respect to complaints of discrimination against 
employees for exercising rights under such Act: 
Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not 
apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation 
which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and em-
ploys 10 or fewer employees. 
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and 
Health Administration, $254,323,000, including purchase 
and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection 
with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; including up to $1,000,000 for 
mine rescue and recovery activities, which shall be avail-
able only to the extent that fiscal year 2003 obligations 
for these activities exceed $1,000,000; in addition, not to 
exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine 
Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and 
the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law 
to be collected, to be available for mine safety and health 
education and training activities, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302; and, in addition, the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration may retain up to $1,000,000 from fees col-
lected for the approval and certification of equipment, ma-
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terials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize 
such sums for such activities; the Secretary is authorized 
to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contribu-
tions from public and private sources and to prosecute 
projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, 
State, or private; the Mine Safety and Health Administra-
tion is authorized to promote health and safety education 
and training in the mining community through cooperative 
programs with States, industry, and safety associations; 
and any funds available to the department may be used, 
with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs 
of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a 
major disaster. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, 
Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv-
ices rendered, $415,855,000, together with not to exceed 
$72,029,000, which may be expended from the Employ-
ment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund; and $10,280,000 which shall be avail-
able for obligation for the period July 1, 2003 through 
June 30, 2004, for Occupational Employment Statistics.
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OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 
Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy 
and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective 
of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 
people with disabilities, $42,500,000. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for Departmental Manage-
ment, including the hire of three sedans, and including 
the management or operation, through contracts, grants 
or other arrangements of Departmental activities con-
ducted by or through the Bureau of International Labor 
Affairs, including bilateral and multilateral technical as-
sistance 
and 
other 
international 
labor 
activities, 
$55,000,000, for the acquisition of Departmental informa-
tion technology, architecture, infrastructure, equipment, 
software and related needs which will be allocated by the 
Department’s Chief Information Officer in accordance 
with the Department’s capital investment management 
process 
to 
assure 
a 
sound 
investment 
strategy; 
$294,103,000; together with not to exceed $310,000, 
which may be expended from the Employment Security 
Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust
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Fund: Provided, That no funds made available by this Act 
may be used by the Solicitor of Labor to participate in 
a review in any United States court of appeals of any deci-
sion made by the Benefits Review Board under section 21 
of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act 
(33 U.S.C. 921) where such participation is precluded by 
the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Direc-
tor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs v. New-
port News Shipbuilding, 115 S. Ct. 1278 (1995), notwith-
standing any provisions to the contrary contained in Rule 
15 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure: Provided 
further, That no funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Secretary of Labor to review a decision 
under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation 
Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) that has been appealed and 
that has been pending before the Benefits Review Board 
for more than 12 months: Provided further, That any such 
decision pending a review by the Benefits Review Board 
for more than 1 year shall be considered affirmed by the 
Benefits Review Board on the 1-year anniversary of the 
filing of the appeal, and shall be considered the final order 
of the Board for purposes of obtaining a review in the 
United States courts of appeals: Provided further, That 
these provisions shall not be applicable to the review or
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appeal of any decision issued under the Black Lung Bene-
fits Act (30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.). 
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
Not to exceed $185,537,000 may be derived from the 
Employment Security Administration Account in the Un-
employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 38 
U.S.C. 4100–4110A, 4212, 4214, and 4321–4327, and 
Public Law 103–353, and which shall be available for obli-
gation by the States through December 31, 2003. To 
carry out the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act and section 168 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998, $24,800,000, of which $7,300,000 shall be available 
for obligation for the period July 1, 2003 through June 
30, 2004. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $56,659,000, together 
with not to exceed $5,597,000, which may be expended 
from the Employment Security Administration Account in 
the Unemployment Trust Fund. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated in this title 
for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the compensation 
of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration
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as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level 
II.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended) 
which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the 
Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred be-
tween appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be 
increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: 
Provided, That the Appropriations Committees of both 
Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in ad-
vance of any transfer. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES 
For carrying out titles II, III, IV, VII, VIII, X, XII, 
XIX, and XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, section 
427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, 
title V, and sections 1128E and 1820 of the Social Secu-
rity Act, the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 
1986, as amended, the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act 
of 1988, as amended, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 
2000, and the Poison Control Center Enhancement and
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Awareness Act, $5,885,497,000, of which $30,000,000 
from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of 
the Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out 
the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program 
under section 1820 of such Act: Provided, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $250,000 shall 
be available until expended for facilities renovations at the 
Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease Center: Provided further, 
That in addition to fees authorized by section 427(b) of 
the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, fees 
shall be collected for the full disclosure of information 
under the Act sufficient to recover the full costs of oper-
ating the National Practitioner Data Bank, and shall re-
main available until expended to carry out that Act: Pro-
vided further, That fees collected for the full disclosure of 
information under the ‘‘Health Care Fraud and Abuse 
Data 
Collection 
Program’’, 
authorized 
by 
section 
1128E(d)(2) of the Social Security Act, shall be sufficient 
to recover the full costs of operating the program, and 
shall remain available until expended to carry out that 
Act: Provided further, That no more than $25,000,000 is 
available for carrying out the provisions of Public Law 
104–73: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading, $265,275,000 shall be for the 
program under title X of the Public Health Service Act
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to provide for voluntary family planning projects: Provided 
further, That amounts provided to said projects under 
such title shall not be expended for abortions, that all 
pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such 
amounts shall not be expended for any activity (including 
the publication or distribution of literature) that in any 
way tends to promote public support or opposition to any 
legislative proposal or candidate for public office: Provided 
further, That $659,000,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug 
Assistance Programs authorized by section 2616 of the 
Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That 
$60,000,000 is available for special projects of regional 
and national significance under section 501(a)(2) of the 
Social Security Act, which shall not be counted toward 
compliance with the allocation required in section 
502(a)(1) of such Act, and which shall be used only for 
making competitive grants to provide abstinence education 
(as defined in section 510(b)(2) of such Act) to adoles-
cents and for evaluations (including longitudinal evalua-
tions) of activities under the grants and for Federal costs 
of administering the grants: Provided further, That grants 
under the immediately preceding proviso shall be made 
only to public and private entities which agree that, with 
respect to an adolescent to whom the entities provide ab-
stinence education under such grant, the entities will not
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provide to that adolescent any other education regarding 
sexual conduct, except that, in the case of an entity ex-
pressly required by law to provide health information or 
services the adolescent shall not be precluded from seeking 
health information or services from the entity in a dif-
ferent setting than the setting in which the abstinence 
education was provided: Provided further, That the funds 
expended for such evaluations may not exceed 3.5 percent 
of such amount. 
HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the pur-
pose of the program, as authorized by title VII of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act, as amended. For administrative ex-
penses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, includ-
ing section 709 of the Public Health Service Act, 
$3,914,000. 
VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST 
FUND 
For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 
Program Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for 
claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with 
respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 
1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public 
Health Service Act, to remain available until expended:
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Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses, not 
to exceed $2,991,000 shall be available from the Trust 
Fund to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND 
PREVENTION 
DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING 
To carry out titles II, III, VII, XI, XV, XVII, XIX, 
XXI, and XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, sections 
101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal 
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, sections 20, 21, and 
22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 
title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and sec-
tion 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; 
including insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries; and hire, maintenance, and operation of air-
craft, $4,288,857,000, of which $200,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended for equipment and construc-
tion 
and 
renovation 
of 
facilities, 
and 
of 
which 
$183,763,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall remain 
available until September 30, 2004, and in addition, such 
sums as may be derived from authorized user fees, which 
shall be credited to this account: Provided, That in addi-
tion to amounts provided herein, up to $46,982,000 shall 
be available from amounts available under section 241 of 
the Public Health Service Act to carry out the National
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Center for Health Statistics surveys: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available for injury preven-
tion and control at the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate 
or promote gun control: Provided further, That the Direc-
tor may redirect the total amount made available under 
authority of Public Law 101–502, section 3, dated Novem-
ber 3, 1990, to activities the Director may so designate: 
Provided further, That the Congress is to be notified 
promptly of any such transfer: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $10,000,000 may be available for making grants 
under section 1509 of the Public Health Service Act to 
not more than 15 States: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a single contract or 
related contracts for development and construction of fa-
cilities may be employed which collectively include the full 
scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation 
and contract shall contain the clause ‘‘availability of 
funds’’ found at 48 CFR 52.232–18. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic 
Health 
Service 
Act 
with 
respect 
to 
cancer, 
$4,299,493,000.
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NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, 
and blood diseases, and blood and blood products, 
$2,698,391,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL 
RESEARCH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to dental disease, 
$360,528,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE 
AND KIDNEY DISEASES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to diabetes and diges-
tive and kidney disease, $1,532,394,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS 
AND STROKE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to neurological dis-
orders and stroke, $1,372,256,000.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to allergy and infec-
tious diseases, $2,674,213,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to general medical 
sciences, $1,742,596,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to child health and 
human development, $1,159,405,000. 
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to eye diseases and 
visual disorders, $600,796,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For carrying out sections 301 and 311 and title IV 
of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environ-
mental health sciences, $589,701,000.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic 
Health 
Service 
Act 
with 
respect 
to 
aging, 
$939,608,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND 
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to arthritis and mus-
culoskeletal and skin diseases, $474,392,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER 
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to deafness and other 
communication disorders, $351,376,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to nursing research, 
$130,044,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND 
ALCOHOLISM 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to alcohol abuse and 
alcoholism, $401,933,000.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to drug abuse, 
$912,489,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to mental health, 
$1,290,274,000. 
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to human genome re-
search, $431,985,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND 
BIOENGINEERING 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to biomedical imaging 
and bioengineering research, $140,973,000. 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to research resources 
and general research support grants, $1,015,395,000: 
Provided, That none of these funds shall be used to pay 
recipients of the general research support grants program 
any amount for indirect expenses in connection with such 
grants.
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND 
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to complementary and 
alternative medicine, $105,212,000. 
NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH 
DISPARITIES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to minority health and 
health disparities research, $151,062,000. 
JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER 
For carrying out the activities at the John E. 
Fogarty International Center, $57,064,000. 
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to health information 
communications, $277,273,000, of which $4,000,000 shall 
be available until expended for improvement of informa-
tion systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 2003, the Li-
brary may enter into personal services contracts for the 
provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or con-
structed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes 
of Health.
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of 
the 
Director, 
National 
Institutes 
of 
Health, 
$2,476,111,000, of which $2,240,711,000 shall be avail-
able for the Director of NIH to transfer to any National 
Institutes of Health appropriation: Provided, That funding 
shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 pas-
senger motor vehicles for replacement only: Provided fur-
ther, That the Director may direct up to 1 percent of the 
total amount made available in this or any other Act to 
all National Institutes of Health appropriations to activi-
ties the Director may so designate: Provided further, That 
no such appropriation shall be decreased by more than 1 
percent by any such transfers and that the Congress is 
promptly notified of the transfer: Provided further, That 
the National Institutes of Health is authorized to collect 
third party payments for the cost of clinical services that 
are incurred in National Institutes of Health research fa-
cilities and that such payments shall be credited to the 
National Institutes of Health Management Fund: Pro-
vided further, That all funds credited to the National Insti-
tutes of Health Management Fund shall remain available 
for 1 fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are 
deposited: Provided further, That up to $500,000 shall be
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available to carry out section 499 of the Public Health 
Service Act. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and 
acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by the 
National Institutes of Health, including the acquisition of 
real property, $296,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH 
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public 
Health Service Act with respect to substance abuse and 
mental health services, the Protection and Advocacy for 
Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986, and section 301 of 
the Public Health Service Act with respect to program 
management, $3,167,897,000. 
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND 
QUALITY 
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 
For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public 
Health Service Act, and part A of title XI of the Social 
Security Act, $2,600,000; in addition, amounts received 
from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and
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interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be cred-
ited to this appropriation and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the amount made available pur-
suant to section 927(c) of the Public Health Service Act 
shall not exceed $296,145,000. 
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID 
SERVICES 
GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 
XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $112,090,218,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
For making, after May 31, 2003, payments to States 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last 
quarter of fiscal year 2003 for unanticipated costs, in-
curred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be 
necessary. 
For making payments to States or in the case of sec-
tion 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2004, 
$51,861,386,000, to remain available until expended. 
Payment under title XIX may be made for any quar-
ter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in 
effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such 
quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.
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PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and 
the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
Funds, as provided under section 1844 of the Social Secu-
rity Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security 
Amendments of 1965, section 278(d) of Public Law 97–
248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant 
to 
section 
201(g) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act, 
$81,462,700,000. 
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 
XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles 
XIII and XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the 
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement 
and Protection Act of 2000, and the Clinical Laboratory 
Improvement Amendments of 1988, not to exceed 
$2,550,488,000, to be transferred from the Federal Hos-
pital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical 
Insurance Trust Funds, as authorized by section 201(g) 
of the Social Security Act; together with all funds collected 
in accordance with section 353 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, 
and such sums as may be collected from authorized user 
fees and the sale of data, which shall remain available 
until expended, and together with administrative fees col-
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lected relative to Medicare overpayment recovery activities, 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 
from organizations established under title XIII of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act shall be credited to and available 
for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That from amounts appropriated under this 
heading, $13,000,000 shall be available for production and 
distribution of informational materials on infant and tod-
dler health care to expectant parents and to parents and 
guardians enrolled in Medicaid: Provided further, That 
from 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
$3,000,000 for the managed care system redesign shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
$51,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2004, is for contract costs for the Healthcare Integrated 
General Ledger Accounting System: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Health and Human Services is di-
rected to collect fees in fiscal year 2003 from Medi-
care∂Choice 
organizations 
pursuant 
to 
section 
1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible 
organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 
1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of 
that Act: Provided further, That to the extent Medicare 
claims volume is projected by the Centers for Medicare
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and Medicaid Services (CMS) to exceed 223,500,000 Part 
A claims and/or 870,000,000 Part B claims, an additional 
$46,800,000 shall be available for obligation for every 
50,000,000 increase in Medicare claims volume (including 
a pro rata amount for any increment less than 
50,000,000) from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the 
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund: 
Provided further, That, for the current fiscal year, not 
more than $700,000,000 may be made available under 
section 1817(k)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395i(k)(4)) from the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Con-
trol Account of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
Fund to carry out the Medicare Integrity Program under 
section 1893 of such Act. 
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LOAN AND LOAN 
GUARANTEE FUND 
For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section 
1308 of the Public Health Service Act, any amounts re-
ceived by the Secretary in connection with loans and loan 
guarantees under title XIII of the Public Health Service 
Act, to be available without fiscal year limitation for the 
payment of outstanding obligations. During fiscal year 
2003, no commitments for direct loans or loan guarantees 
shall be made.
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ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT 
ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS 
For making payments to States or other non-Federal 
entities under titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the 
Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 
U.S.C. ch. 9), $2,475,800,000, to remain available until 
expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of 
fiscal year 2004, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
For making payments to each State for carrying out 
the program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
under title IV–A of the Social Security Act before the ef-
fective date of the program of Temporary Assistance to 
Needy Families (TANF) with respect to such State, such 
sums as may be necessary: Provided, That the sum of the 
amounts available to a State with respect to expenditures 
under such title IV–A in fiscal year 1997 under this ap-
propriation and under such title IV–A as amended by the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 shall not exceed the limitations under 
section 116(b) of such Act. 
For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
payments to States or other non-Federal entities under 
titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security
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Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), for 
the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unantici-
pated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums 
as may be necessary. 
LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE 
For making payments under title XXVI of the Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, $1,700,000,000. 
REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE 
For making payments for refugee and entrant assist-
ance activities authorized by title IV of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422), 
$436,724,000: Provided, That funds appropriated pursu-
ant to section 414(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act for fiscal year 2003 shall be available for the costs 
of assistance provided and other activities through Sep-
tember 30, 2005: Provided further, That up to 
$10,000,000 is available to carry out the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000. 
For carrying out section 5 of the Torture Victims Re-
lief Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–320), $10,000,000. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND 
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
For carrying out sections 658A through 658R of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (The Child
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Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990), 
$2,099,994,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant 
state general revenue funds for child care assistance for 
low-income families: Provided, That $19,120,000 shall be 
available for child care resource and referral and school-
aged child care activities, of which $1,000,000 shall be for 
the Child Care Aware toll free hotline: Provided further, 
That, in addition to the amounts required to be reserved 
by the States under section 658G, $272,672,000 shall be 
reserved by the States for activities authorized under sec-
tion 658G, of which $100,000,000 shall be for activities 
that improve the quality of infant and toddler care: Pro-
vided further, That $10,000,000 shall be for use by the 
Secretary for child care research, demonstration, and eval-
uation activities. 
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
For making grants to States pursuant to section 
2002 of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 
404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified 
under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State 
programs pursuant to title XX of such Act shall be 10 
percent.
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CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the Head 
Start Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, 
sections 310 and 316 of the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Act, as amended, the Native American Pro-
grams Act of 1974, title II of Public Law 95–266 (adop-
tion opportunities), the Adoption and Safe Families Act 
of 1997 (Public Law 105–89), sections 1201 and 1211 
of the Children’s Health Act of 2000, the Abandoned In-
fants Assistance Act of 1988, sections 413, 429A, 1110, 
and 1115 of the Social Security Act, and sections 40155, 
40211, and 40241 of Public Law 103–322; for making 
payments under the Community Services Block Grant Act, 
sections 473A and 477(i) of the Social Security Act, and 
title IV of Public Law 105–285, and for necessary admin-
istrative expenses to carry out said Acts and titles I, IV, 
X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act, the 
Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), the Omnibus Budg-
et Reconciliation Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, section 501 of the Refugee Education 
Assistance Act of 1980, section 5 of the Torture Victims 
Relief Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–320), sections 40155, 
40211, and 40241 of Public Law 103–322, and section
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126 and titles IV and V of Public Law 100–485, 
$8,467,062,000, of which $43,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2004, shall be for grants to 
States for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by 
section 473A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 670–679) and may be made for adoptions com-
pleted in fiscal years 2001 and 2002; of which 
$658,164,000 shall be for making payments under the 
Community Services Block Grant Act; and of which 
$6,667,533,000 shall be for making payments under the 
Head Start Act, of which $1,400,000,000 shall become 
available October 1, 2003 and remain available through 
September 30, 2004: Provided, That to the extent Com-
munity Services Block Grant funds are distributed as 
grant funds by a State to an eligible entity as provided 
under the Act, and have not been expended by such entity, 
they shall remain with such entity for carryover into the 
next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent 
with 
program 
purposes: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$88,133,000 shall be for activities authorized by the Run-
away and Homeless Youth Act, notwithstanding the allo-
cation requirements of section 388(a) of such Act, of 
which $39,739,900 is for the transitional living program: 
Provided further, That $30,000,000 is for a compassion 
capital fund to provide grants to charitable organizations
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to emulate model social service programs and to encourage 
research on the best practices of social service organiza-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish 
procedures regarding the disposition of intangible property 
which permits grant funds, or intangible assets acquired 
with funds authorized under section 680 of the Commu-
nity Services Block Grant Act, as amended, to become the 
sole property of such grantees after a period of not more 
than 12 years after the end of the grant for purposes and 
uses consistent with the original grant: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the Com-
munity Services Block Grant Act, as amended, shall be 
available for financing construction and rehabilitation and 
loans or investments in private business enterprises owned 
by community development corporations. 
PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES 
For carrying out section 436 of the Social Security 
Act, $305,000,000; and for section 437, $70,000,000. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR FOSTER CARE AND 
ADOPTION ASSISTANCE 
For making payments to States or other non-Federal 
entities under title IV–E of the Social Security Act, 
$4,855,000,000.
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For making payments to States or other non-Federal 
entities under title IV–E of the Act, for the first quarter 
of fiscal year 2004, $1,745,600,000. 
For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
payments to States or other non-Federal entities under 
section 474 of title IV–E, for the last 3 months of the 
current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the 
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 
ADMINISTRATION ON AGING 
AGING SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and 
section 
398 
of 
the 
Public 
Health 
Service 
Act, 
$1,355,844,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be available for 
activities regarding medication management, screening, 
and education to prevent incorrect medication and adverse 
drug reactions; and of which $149,670,000 shall be allo-
cated to States consistent with the formula in section 311 
of the Older Americans Act of 1965. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 
general departmental management, including hire of six 
sedans, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, and XX of 
the Public Health Service Act, and the United States-Mex-
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ico Border Health Commission Act, $352,600,000, to-
gether with $5,851,000 to be transferred and expended 
as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security 
Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Sup-
plemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund: Provided, That 
of the funds made available under this heading for car-
rying out title XX of the Public Health Service Act, 
$11,885,000 shall be for activities specified under section 
2003(b)(2), of which $10,157,000 shall be for prevention 
service demonstration grants under section 510(b)(2) of 
title V of the Social Security Act, as amended, without 
application of the limitation of section 2010(c) of said title 
XX: Provided further, That of this amount, $50,000,000 
is for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities; 
and $20,000,000 shall be for an Information Technology 
Security and Innovation Fund for Department-wide activi-
ties involving cybersecurity, information technology secu-
rity, and related innovation projects. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $37,300,000: Provided, 
That, of such amount, necessary sums are available for 
providing protective services to the Secretary and inves-
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tigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-
payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 
Rights, $30,328,000, together with not to exceed 
$3,314,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized 
by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the 
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supplemental 
Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 
POLICY RESEARCH 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, research studies under section 1110 of the Social 
Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act, 
$2,499,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts pro-
vided herein, $18,000,000 shall be available from amounts 
available under section 241 of the Public Health Service 
Act to carry out national health or human services re-
search and evaluation activities: Provided further, That the 
expenditure of any funds available under section 241 of 
the Public Health Service Act are subject to the require-
ments of section 205 of this Act. 
MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 
For medical benefits of Public Health Service Com-
missioned Officers as authorized by law, and for medical 
care of dependents and retired personnel under the De-
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pendents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such 
amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year. 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY 
FUND 
For expenses necessary to support activities related 
to countering potential biological, disease and chemical 
threats to civilian populations, $2,507,184,000: Provided, 
That this amount is distributed as follows: Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, $1,522,944,000, of which 
$300,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile; Office of the Sec-
retary, $152,240,000; Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, $572,000,000; Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, $10,000,000; and Na-
tional Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 
$250,000,000, to remain available until expended; Pro-
vided further, That at the discretion of the Secretary, these 
amounts may be transferred between categories subject to 
normal reprogramming procedures. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
available for not to exceed $37,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses when specifically approved by 
the Secretary.
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SEC. 202. The Secretary shall make available through 
assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public 
Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to 
work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided 
by the Agency for International Development, the United 
Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the 
World Health Organization. 
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this 
Act may be used to implement section 399F(b) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act or section 1503 of the National In-
stitutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law 
103–43. 
SEC. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
for the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall 
be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant 
or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Ex-
ecutive Level I. 
SEC. 205. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the Public 
Health Service Act, except for funds specifically provided 
for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made 
by any office located in the Department of Health and 
Human Services, prior to the Secretary’s preparation and
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submission of a report to the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and of the House detailing the planned 
uses of such funds. 
SEC. 206. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the 
Public Health Service Act, such portion as the Secretary 
shall determine, but not more than 1.25 percent, of any 
amounts appropriated for programs authorized under said 
Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, 
or by grants or contracts) of the implementation and effec-
tiveness of such programs. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 207. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended) 
which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the 
Department of Health and Human Services in this or any 
other Act may be transferred between appropriations, but 
no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 
percent by any such transfer: Provided, That an appro-
priation may be increased by up to an additional 2 percent 
subject to approval by the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Appropria-
tions Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified 
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 208. The Director of the National Institutes of 
Health, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS
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Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes, 
centers, and divisions from the total amounts identified 
by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining 
to the human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That the 
Congress is promptly notified of the transfer. 
SEC. 209. Of the amounts made available in this Act 
for the National Institutes of Health, the amount for re-
search related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as 
jointly determined by the Director of the National Insti-
tutes of Health and the Director of the Office of AIDS 
Research, shall be made available to the ‘‘Office of AIDS 
Research’’ account. The Director of the Office of AIDS 
Research shall transfer from such account amounts nec-
essary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the Public 
Health Service Act. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
may be made available to any entity under title X of the 
Public Health Service Act unless the applicant for the 
award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family 
participation in the decision of minors to seek family plan-
ning services and that it provides counseling to minors on 
how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in 
sexual activities. 
SEC. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
(including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be
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used to carry out the Medicare+Choice program if the 
Secretary denies participation in such program to an oth-
erwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Or-
ganization) because the entity informs the Secretary that 
it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide 
referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capita-
tion payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially 
sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the serv-
ice to such entity’s enrollees): Provided further, That noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to change the Medi-
care program’s coverage for such services and a 
Medicare+Choice organization described in this section 
shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain 
information about all Medicare covered services. 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no provider of services under title X of the Public 
Health Service Act shall be exempt from any State law 
requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child 
molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. 
SEC. 213. (a) Except as provided by subsection (e) 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
to withhold substance abuse funding from a State pursu-
ant to section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300x–26) if such State certifies to the Secretary
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of Health and Human Services by May 1, 2003 that the 
State will commit additional State funds, in accordance 
with subsection (b), to ensure compliance with State laws 
prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to individuals 
under 18 years of age. 
(b) The amount of funds to be committed by a State 
under subsection (a) shall be equal to 1 percent of such 
State’s substance abuse block grant allocation for each 
percentage point by which the State misses the retailer 
compliance rate goal established by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under section 1926 of such 
Act. 
(c) The State is to maintain State expenditures in 
fiscal year 2003 for tobacco prevention programs and for 
compliance activities at a level that is not less than the 
level of such expenditures maintained by the State for fis-
cal year 2002, and adding to that level the additional 
funds for tobacco compliance activities required under 
subsection (a). The State is to submit a report to the Sec-
retary on all fiscal year 2002 State expenditures and all 
fiscal year 2003 obligations for tobacco prevention and 
compliance activities by program activity by July 31, 
2003. 
(d) The Secretary shall exercise discretion in enforc-
ing the timing of the State obligation of the additional
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funds required by the certification described in subsection 
(a) as late as July 31, 2003. 
(e) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to withhold substance abuse funding pursuant to 
section 1926 from a territory that receives less than 
$1,000,000. 
SEC. 214. In order for the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention to carry out international health ac-
tivities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, 
chronic and environmental disease, and other health ac-
tivities abroad during fiscal year 2003, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services is authorized to—
(1) utilize the authorities contained in sub-
section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956, as amended; and 
(2) utilize the authorities contained in 22 
U.S.C. 291 and 292 and directly or through contract 
or cooperative agreement to lease, alter or renovate 
facilities in foreign countries, to carry out programs 
supported by this appropriation notwithstanding 
PHS Act section 307. 
In exercising the authority set forth in paragraphs (1) and 
(2), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
consult with the Department of State to assure that 
planned activities are within the legal strictures of the
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State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as 
amended, and other applicable parts of title 22, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 215. The Division of Federal Occupational 
Health may utilize personal services contracting to employ 
professional management/administrative and occupational 
health professionals. 
SEC. 216. The Director of the National Institutes of 
Health may transfer up to $100,000,000 from National 
Institutes of Health appropriations to International As-
sistance Programs, ‘‘Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, 
Malaria, and Tuberculosis’’, to remain available until ex-
pended.
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED 
For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (‘‘ESEA’’) and section 
418A 
of 
the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965, 
$12,936,900,000, of which $5,892,199,000 shall become 
available on July 1, 2003, and shall remain available 
through 
September 
30, 
2004, 
and 
of 
which 
$6,883,301,000 shall become available on October 1, 
2003, and shall remain available through September 30, 
2004, for academic year 2003–2004: Provided, That 
$235,000,000 shall be available for comprehensive school
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reform grants under part F of the ESEA: Provided fur-
ther, That $7,172,971,000 shall be available for basic 
grants under section 1124: Provided further, That up to 
$3,500,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Education on October 1, 2002, to obtain updated 
local educational-agency-level census poverty data from 
the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That 
$1,365,031,000 shall be available for concentration grants 
under 
section 
1124A: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$1,518,499,000 shall be available for targeted grants 
under section 1125: Provided further, That $793,499,000 
shall be available for education finance incentive grants 
under section 1125A. 
IMPACT AID 
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 
federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
$1,185,000,000, of which $1,022,000,000 shall be for 
basic 
support 
payments 
under 
section 
8003(b), 
$50,000,000 shall be for payments for children with dis-
abilities under section 8003(d), $45,000,000 shall be for 
construction under section 8007 and shall remain avail-
able through September 30, 2004, $60,000,000 shall be 
for Federal property payments under section 8002, and
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$8,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for facilities maintenance under section 8008. 
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 
For carrying out school improvement activities au-
thorized by titles II, IV, V, subpart 1 of part A of title 
VI, and parts B and C of title VII of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (‘‘ESEA’’); the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964, $7,347,584,000, of which $500,000,000 shall 
become available October 1, 2002, and shall remain avail-
able 
through 
September 
30, 
2004, 
of 
which 
$3,558,017,000 shall become available on July 1, 2003, 
and remain available through September 30, 2004, and 
of which $2,265,000,000 shall become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2003, and shall remain available through September 
30, 2004, for academic year 2003–2004: Provided, That 
of the funds made available for subpart 2 of part A of 
title IV of the ESEA, $10,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency 
Response to Violence program to provide education-related 
services to local educational agencies in which the learning 
environment has been disrupted due to a violent or trau-
matic crisis: Provided further, That $387,000,000 shall be 
for subpart 1 of part A of title VI of the ESEA.
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INDIAN EDUCATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent 
not otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $122,368,000.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 
For carrying out title III, part A of the ESEA, 
$665,000,000, of which $469,000,000 shall become avail-
able on July 1, 2003, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2004. 
SPECIAL EDUCATION 
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act, $9,187,804,000, of which $4,335,233,000 
shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2003, and 
shall remain available through September 30, 2004, and 
of which $5,072,000,000 shall become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2003, and shall remain available through September 
30, 2004, for academic year 2003–2004: Provided, That 
the amount for section 611(c) of the Act shall be equal 
to the amount available for that section in the Department 
of Education Appropriations Act, 2002, increased by the 
amount of inflation as specified in section 611(f)(1)(B)(ii) 
of the Act. 
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Tech-
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nology Act of 1998, and the Helen Keller National Center 
Act, $2,956,676,000, of which $45,218,000 shall remain 
available through September 30, 2004: Provided further, 
That the funds provided for title I of the Assistive Tech-
nology Act of 1998 (‘‘the AT Act’’) shall be allocated not-
withstanding section 105(b)(1) of the AT Act: Provided 
further, That each State shall be provided $50,000 for ac-
tivities under section 102 of the AT Act: Provided further, 
That $15,218,000 shall be used to support grants for up 
to 3 years to States under title III of the AT Act, of which 
the Federal share shall not exceed 75 percent in the first 
year, 50 percent in the second year, and 25 percent in 
the third year, and that the requirements in section 
301(c)(2) and section 302 of that Act shall not apply to 
such grants. 
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as 
amended (20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $15,500,000. 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 
of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $53,500,000, of which 
$1,600,000 shall be for construction and shall remain
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available until expended, and of which not less than 
$1,000,000 shall be used for the endowment program as 
authorized under section 207: Provided, That such 
$1,000,000 is available until expended. 
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 
et seq.), $95,000,000, of which not less than $1,000,000 
shall be used for the endowment program as authorized 
under section 207: Provided, That such $1,000,000 is 
available until expended. 
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech-
nology Education Act, and the Adult Education and Fam-
ily Literacy Act, $1,919,560,000 of which $1,122,060,000 
shall become available on July 1, 2003 and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2004 and of which 
$791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2003 
and shall remain available through September 30, 2004: 
Provided, That of the amount provided for Adult Edu-
cation State Grants, $70,000,000 shall be made available 
for integrated English literacy and civics education serv-
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ices to immigrants and other limited English proficient 
populations: Provided further, That of the amount re-
served for integrated English literacy and civics education, 
notwithstanding section 211 of the Adult Education and 
Family Literacy Act, 65 percent shall be allocated to 
States based on a State’s absolute need as determined by 
calculating each State’s share of a 10-year average of the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service data for immi-
grants admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 
most recent years, and 35 percent allocated to States that 
experienced growth as measured by the average of the 3 
most recent years for which Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service data for immigrants admitted for legal perma-
nent residence are available, except that no State shall be 
allocated an amount less than $60,000: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available for the Adult Edu-
cation and Family Literacy Act, $9,500,000 shall be for 
national leadership activities under section 243 and 
$6,560,000 shall be for the National Institute for Literacy 
under section 242. 
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, sec-
tion 428K, part C and part E of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended, $13,171,610,000, 
which shall remain available through September 30, 2004.
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The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 
be eligible during award year 2002–2003 shall be $4,000. 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, section 121 and titles II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, section 
1543 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, title 
VIII of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 
(‘‘HEA’’), and the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961, $1,903,553,000, of which $3,000,000 
for interest subsidies authorized by section 121 of the 
HEA, shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That $10,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2004, shall be available to fund fellowships for aca-
demic year 2004–2005 under part A, subpart 1 of title 
VII of said Act, under the terms and conditions of part 
A, subpart 1: Provided further, That $1,000,000 is for 
data collection and evaluation activities for programs 
under the HEA, including such activities needed to comply 
with the Government Performance and Results Act of 
1993: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry 
out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mu-
tual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may 
be used to support visits and study in foreign countries
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by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign 
language training and international studies in areas that 
are vital to United States national security and who plan 
to apply their language skills and knowledge of these coun-
tries in the fields of government, the professions, or inter-
national development: Provided further, That up to one 
percent of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso 
may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, 
and information dissemination activities: Provided further, 
That the funds provided for part B of title VII of the HEA 
may be used, at the discretion of the Secretary of Edu-
cation, to fund continuation awards under title VII, part 
D of said Act. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 
121 et seq.), $240,000,000, of which not less than 
$3,600,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pur-
suant to the Howard University Endowment Act (Public 
Law 98–480) and shall remain available until expended. 
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS 
PROGRAM 
For Federal administrative expenses authorized 
under section 121 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
$762,000 to carry out activities related to existing facility
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loans entered into under the Higher Education Act of 
1965. 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 
CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The aggregate principal amount of outstanding bonds 
insured pursuant to section 344 of title III, part D of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 shall not exceed 
$357,000,000, and the cost, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of such bonds shall 
not exceed zero. 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Histori-
cally Black College and University Capital Financing Pro-
gram entered into pursuant to title III, part D of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, $208,000. 
EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND ASSESSMENT 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu-
cational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Im-
provement Act of 1994, including part E; the National 
Education Statistics Act of 1994, including sections 411 
and 412, $397,887,000. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in-
cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
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lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 
$411,795,000, of which $12,795,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for building alterations and re-
lated expenses for the modernization of the Mary E. 
Switzer Building in Washington, D.C. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 
Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $86,276,000. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $41,000,000. 
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 
For Federal administrative expenses (in addition to 
funds made available under section 458), to carry out part 
D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, and parts 
B, C, D, and E of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, as amended, $105,388,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for 
the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in 
order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school 
system, or for the transportation of students or teachers 
(or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation)
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in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any 
school or school system. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act 
shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the trans-
portation of any student to a school other than the school 
which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student 
requiring special education, to the school offering such 
special education, in order to comply with title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section 
an indirect requirement of transportation of students in-
cludes the transportation of students to carry out a plan 
involving the reorganization of the grade structure of 
schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, 
or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing or clus-
tering. The prohibition described in this section does not 
include the establishment of magnet schools. 
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated under this Act may 
be used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended) 
which are appropriated for the Department of Education 
in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but 
no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3
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percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the Appro-
priations Committees of both Houses of Congress are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home—Washington and the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home—Gulfport, to be paid from funds avail-
able in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 
$67,340,000 of which $5,712,000 shall remain available 
until expended for construction and renovation of the 
physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—
Washington and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—
Gulfport. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 
COMMUNITY SERVICE 
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service to carry out the provisions 
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amend-
ed, $350,331,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available to the Corporation for National and Community 
Service in this Act shall be used to provide stipends or
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other monetary incentives to volunteers or volunteer lead-
ers whose incomes exceed 125 percent of the national pov-
erty level. 
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad-
casting, as authorized by the Communications Act of 
1934, an amount which shall be available within limita-
tions specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2005, 
$380,000,000: Provided, That no funds made available to 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall 
be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms 
of entertainment for Government officials or employees: 
Provided further, That none of the funds contained in this 
paragraph shall be available or used to aid or support any 
program or activity from which any person is excluded, 
or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the 
basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: Pro-
vided further, That, for fiscal year 2003, in addition to 
the amounts provided above, $25,000,000, for costs re-
lated to digital program production, development, and dis-
tribution, associated with the transition of public broad-
casting to digital broadcasting, to be awarded as deter-
mined by the Corporation in consultation with public radio 
and television licensees or permittees, or their designated
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representations: Provided further, That, of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading for fiscal year 2003 in the 
Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–554), 
$15,000,000 is rescinded. 
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION 
SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation 
and Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested 
in it by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 
U.S.C. 171–180, 182–183), including hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Man-
agement Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a); and 
for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the 
functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, 
Public Law 95–454 (5 U.S.C. ch. 71), $40,718,000, in-
cluding $1,500,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2004, for activities authorized by the Labor-
Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a): 
Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees 
charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training ac-
tivities and other conflict resolution services and technical 
assistance, including those provided to foreign govern-
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ments and international organizations, and for arbitration 
services shall be credited to and merged with this account, 
and shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That fees for arbitration services shall be available 
only for education, training, and professional development 
of the agency workforce: Provided further, That the Direc-
tor of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf 
of the United States gifts of service and real, personal, 
or other property in the aid of any projects or functions 
within the Director’s jurisdiction. 
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), 
$7,127,000. 
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services 
Act, $210,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the Laura Bush Recruiting 
and Educating Librarians for the 21st Century Initiative. 
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of 
the Social Security Act, $8,250,000, to be transferred to
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this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance 
and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
Funds. 
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND 
INFORMATION SCIENCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the National Commission 
on Libraries and Information Science, established by the 
Act of July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91–345, as amended), 
$1,000,000. 
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Council on 
Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, as amended, $2,830,000. 
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the 
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 
U.S.C. 141–167), and other laws, $226,618,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available 
to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or 
used in connection with investigations, hearings, direc-
tives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of
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agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the 
Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended 
by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amend-
ed, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition em-
ployees engaged in the maintenance and operation of 
ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when main-
tained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at 
least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby 
is used for farming purposes. 
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–
188), including emergency boards appointed by the Presi-
dent, $11,203,000. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety 
and Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661), 
$9,577,000.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS 
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Ac-
count, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974, $132,000,000, which shall include 
amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2003 pursuant 
to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addi-
tion an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount 
provided herein shall be available proportional to the 
amount by which the product of recipients and the average 
benefit received exceeds $132,000,000: Provided, That the 
total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 ap-
proximately equal amounts on the first day of each month 
in the fiscal year. 
FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT 
ACCOUNTS 
For payment to the accounts established in the 
Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad 
Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated 
checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2004, which shall be the maximum amount available 
for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98–
76. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement 
Board for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act
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and 
the 
Railroad 
Unemployment 
Insurance 
Act, 
$100,000,000, to be derived in such amounts as deter-
mined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts 
and from moneys credits to the railroad unemployment in-
surance administration fund. 
LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, not more than $6,300,000, to be derived from 
the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemploy-
ment insurance account: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available in any other paragraph of this 
Act may be transferred to the Office; used to carry out 
any such transfer; used to provide any office space, equip-
ment, office supplies, communications facilities or services, 
maintenance services, or administrative services for the 
Office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or award for any 
personnel of the Office; used to pay any other operating 
expense of the Office; or used to reimburse the Office for 
any service provided, or expense incurred, by the Office. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance trust
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funds, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 
1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $20,400,000. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS 
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Act of 1977, $300,177,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 
benefit payments to individuals under title IV of the Fed-
eral Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, for costs in-
curred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may 
be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title IV of the 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first 
quarter of fiscal year 2004, $97,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended 
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM 
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Se-
curity Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 
of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of 
Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Secu-
rity trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pur-
suant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 
$23,906,392,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State
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in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State 
during that year shall be returned to the Treasury. 
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 
benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So-
cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the 
Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 
2004, $11,080,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two pas-
senger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $15,000 for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses, not more than 
$7,825,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by sec-
tion 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one 
or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That 
not less than $1,800,000 shall be for the Social Security 
Advisory Board: Provided further, That unobligated bal-
ances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end 
of fiscal year 2003 not needed for fiscal year 2003 shall 
remain available through fiscal year 2004 to invest in the 
Social Security Administration information technology 
and telecommunications hardware and software infra-
structure, including related equipment and non-payroll ad-
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ministrative expenses associated solely with this informa-
tion technology and telecommunications infrastructure: 
Provided further, That reimbursement to the trust funds 
under this heading for expenditures for official time for 
employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant 
to section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, and for 
facilities or support services for labor organizations pursu-
ant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in 
section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the 
general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as pos-
sible after such expenditures are made. 
In addition, $111,000,000 to be derived from admin-
istration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary pay-
ment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social 
Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, 
which shall remain available until expended. To the extent 
that the amounts collected pursuant to such section 
1616(d) or 212(b)(3) in fiscal year 2003 exceed 
$111,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 
2004 only to the extent provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts. 
From funds previously appropriated for this purpose, 
any unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 2002 
shall be available to continue Federal-State partnerships
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which will evaluate means to promote Medicare buy-in pro-
grams targeted to elderly and disabled individuals under 
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $21,000,000, together 
with not to exceed $62,000,000, to be transferred and ex-
pended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social 
Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors In-
surance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance 
Trust Fund. 
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of 
the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred 
from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social 
Security Administration, to be merged with this account, 
to be available for the time and purposes for which this 
account is available: Provided, That notice of such trans-
fers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House and Senate.
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UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 
of Peace as authorized in the United States Institute of 
Peace Act, $15,104,000. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer 
unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts 
corresponding to current appropriations provided in this 
Act: Provided, That such transferred balances are used for 
the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for 
which they were originally appropriated. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recog-
nized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or 
propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or 
use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, tele-
vision, or video presentation designed to support or defeat 
legislation pending before the Congress or any State legis-
lature, except in presentation to the Congress or any State 
legislature itself.
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(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any 
grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipi-
ent, related to any activity designed to influence legislation 
or appropriations pending before the Congress or any 
State legislature. 
SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education 
are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 
and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for sala-
ries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for 
official reception and representation expenses; the Direc-
tor of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 
authorized to make available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses not to exceed $2,500 from the funds 
available for ‘‘Salaries and expenses, Federal Mediation 
and Conciliation Service’’; and the Chairman of the Na-
tional Mediation Board is authorized to make available for 
official reception and representation expenses not to ex-
ceed $2,500 from funds available for ‘‘Salaries and ex-
penses, National Mediation Board’’. 
SEC. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, no funds appropriated under this Act shall be 
used to carry out any program of distributing sterile nee-
dles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal 
drug.
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SEC. 506. (a) 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) In providing financial assistance to, or entering 
into any contract with, any entity using funds made avail-
able in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the 
greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a 
notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by 
the Congress. 
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or 
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a 
label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any in-
scription 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 subcontract made with funds made available 
in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and 
ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 507. When issuing statements, press releases, 
requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu-
ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 
in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 
funds included in this Act, including but not limited to
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State and local governments and recipients of Federal re-
search grants, shall clearly state: (1) the percentage of the 
total costs of the program or project which will be financed 
with Federal money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal 
funds for the project or program; and (3) percentage and 
dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program 
that will be financed by non-governmental sources. 
SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds appropriated under 
this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 
funds are appropriated under this Act, shall be expended 
for any abortion. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act, 
and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds 
are appropriated under this Act, shall be expended for 
health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abor-
tion. 
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the 
package of services covered by a managed care provider 
or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrange-
ment. 
SEC. 509. (a) The limitations established in the pre-
ceding section shall not apply to an abortion—
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest; or
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(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 
including a life-endangering physical condition 
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 
would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 
in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con-
strued as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, 
entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds 
(other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid 
matching funds). 
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con-
strued as restricting the ability of any managed care pro-
vider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a 
State or locality to contract separately with such a pro-
vider for such coverage with State funds (other than a 
State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 
funds). 
SEC. 510. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used for—
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos 
for research purposes; or 
(2) research in which a human embryo or em-
bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly sub-
jected to risk of injury or death greater than that
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allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 
CFR 46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human 
embryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected 
as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, 
parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or 
more human gametes or human diploid cells. 
SEC. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the 
legalization of any drug or other substance included in 
schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances estab-
lished by section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 812). 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 
when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic 
advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or 
that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted 
to determine therapeutic advantage. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew 
a contract with an entity if—
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with 
the United States and is subject to the requirement
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in section 4212(d) of title 38, United States Code, 
regarding submission of an annual report to the Sec-
retary of Labor concerning employment of certain 
veterans; and 
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as 
required by that section for the most recent year for 
which such requirement was applicable to such enti-
ty. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final stand-
ard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320d–2(b)) providing for, or providing for the as-
signment of, a unique health identifier for an individual 
(except in an individual’s capacity as an employer or a 
health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifi-
cally approving the standard.
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003’’.