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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2388
To authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on lands held in 
trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Mr. THOMPSON of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on 
lands held in trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland 
Band of Pomo Indians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. YUROK TRIBE AND HOPLAND BAND INCLUDED 
IN LONG TERM LEASING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian 
lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, resi-
dential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant 
of long-term leases’’, approved August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 
415(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘lands held in trust for
the Yurok Tribe, lands held in trust for the Hopland Band 
of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria,’’ after ‘‘Pueb-
lo of Santa Clara,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to any lease entered into or re-
newed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(v) real-time transmission and dis-
tribution system control technologies that 
provide for continual exchange of informa-
tion between generation, transmission, dis-
tribution, and end-user facilities. 
(3) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—
(A) WIND POWER.—Develop, in partner-
ship with industry, technologies and designs 
that will—
(i) reduce the cost of wind power by 
40 percent by 2007 as compared to 2000; 
and 
(ii) expand utilization of class 3 and 4 
winds. 
(B) PHOTOVOLTAICS.—Develop, in part-
nership with industry, total photovoltaic sys-
tems with installed costs of $4000 per peak kil-
owatt by 2005 and $2000 per peak kilowatt by 
2015. 
(C) SOLAR
THERMAL
ELECTRIC
SYS-
TEMS.—Develop, in partnership with industry, 
solar power technologies (including baseload 
solar power) that combine high-efficiency and 
high-temperature receivers with advanced ther-
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the whole or half blood), spouse, ancestors, and 
lineal descendants; and 
‘‘(E) Stock or other equity interest con-
structively owned by a person by reason of the 
application of subparagraph (A) shall, for the 
purpose of applying subparagraph (A), (B), or 
(C), be treated as actually owned by such per-
son, but stock or other equity interest construc-
tively owned by an individual by reason of the 
application of subparagraph (B) or (C) shall 
not be treated as owned by him for the purpose 
of again applying either of such paragraphs in 
order to make another the constructive owner of 
such stock or equity interest. 
‘‘(7) EARNED INCOME.—
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—‘Earned 
income’ 
means—
‘‘(i) wages, salaries, tips, and other 
employee compensation, plus 
‘‘(ii) the amount of the taxpayer’s net 
earnings from self-employment for the tax-
able year (within the meaning of section 
1402(a)). 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULES.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A)—
HR 2391 RFS 
‘‘(C) the application for patent for the claimed 
invention discloses or is amended to disclose the 
names of the parties to the joint research agree-
ment. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), the term ‘joint 
research agreement’ means a written contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement entered into by two or more per-
sons or entities for the performance of experimental, devel-
opmental, or research work in the field of the claimed in-
vention.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall apply to any patent granted on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall not affect any final decision of a court or the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office rendered be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall not 
affect the right of any party in any action pending before 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office or a court 
on the date of the enactment of this Act to have that par-
ty’s rights determined on the basis of the provisions of
HR 2391 RFS 
title 35, United States Code, in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
SEC. 2. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ON CLAIMED INVEN-
TIONS. 
Section 103(c) of title 35, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c)(1) Subject matter developed by another person, 
which qualifies as prior art only under one or more of sub-
sections (e), (f), and (g) of section 102 of this title, shall 
not preclude patentability under this section where the 
subject matter and the claimed invention were, at the time 
the claimed invention was made, owned by the same per-
son or subject to an obligation of assignment to the same 
person. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, subject matter 
developed by another person and a claimed invention shall 
be deemed to have been owned by the same person or sub-
ject to an obligation of assignment to the same person if— 
‘‘(A) the claimed invention was made by or on 
behalf of parties to a joint research agreement that 
was in effect on or before the date the claimed in-
vention was made; 
‘‘(B) the claimed invention was made as a re-
sult of activities undertaken within the scope of the 
joint research agreement; and 
‘‘(C) the application for patent for the claimed 
invention discloses or is amended to disclose the
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of the House of Representatives, and to the Senate, a re-
port describing—
(1) the technical milestones set forth in section 
502 and how those milestones ensure progress to-
ward meeting the requirements of subsections 
(b)(1)(B) and (b)(2) of section 502; and 
(2) the status of projects funded under this 
title. 
SEC. 504. CLEAN COAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
As part of the program authorized in section 501, 
the Secretary shall award competitive, merit-based grants 
to universities for the establishment of Centers of Excel-
lence for Energy Systems of the Future. The Secretary 
shall provide grants to universities that can show the 
greatest potential for advancing new clean coal tech-
nologies.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2390
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to enter into agreements with private for-profit organi-
zations for the provision of work-study employment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Mr. WU introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education to enter into agreements 
with private for-profit organizations for the provision 
of work-study employment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Earning and Learning 
Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. AGREEMENTS REQUIRED. 
Section 443(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 2753(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘may, at its
option, enter into’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, except as other-
wise permitted by regulations of the Secretary, enter 
into’’.
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(C) Section 24: NW 1/4, SW 1/4, S 1/2 
NE 1/4, N 1/2 SE 1/4; and 
(D) Section 25: N 1/2 NE 1/4, SE 1/4 NE 
1/4, NE 1/4 SE 1/4. 
(2) In T. 14 N., R. 28 E., Gila and Salt River 
Base and Meridian: 
(A) Section 19: W 1/2 E 1/2 NW 1/4, W 
1/2 NW 1/4, W 1/2 NE 1/4 SW 1/4, NW 1/4 
SW 1/4, S 1/2 SW 1/4; 
(B) Section 29: SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4, 
NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4, S 1/2 N 1/2 SW 1/
4, S 1/2 SW 1/4, S 1/2 NW 1/4 SE 1/4, SW 
1/4 SE 1/4; 
(C) Section 30: W 1/2 , SE 1/4; and 
(D) Section 31: N 1/2 NE 1/4, N 1/2 S 1/
2 NE 1/4, S 1/2 SE 1/4 NE 1/4, NW 1/4, E 
1/2 SW 1/4, N 1/2 NW 1/4 SW 1/4, SE 1/4 
NW 1/4 SW 1/4, E 1/2 SW 1/4 SW 1/4, SW 
1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4. 
(b) FUTURE TRUST LANDS.—Upon satisfaction of 
the conditions in paragraph 6.2 of the Settlement Agree-
ment, after the requirements of section 9(a) have been 
met, and upon acquisition by the Zuni Tribe, the Sec-
retary shall take the legal title of the following lands into 
trust for the benefit of the Zuni Tribe:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cooperative Research 
and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ON CLAIMED INVEN-
TIONS. 
Section 103(c) of title 35, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c)(1) Subject matter developed by another person, 
which qualifies as prior art only under one or more of sub-
sections (e), (f), and (g) of section 102 of this title, shall 
not preclude patentability under this section where the 
subject matter and the claimed invention were, at the time 
the claimed invention was made, owned by the same per-
son or subject to an obligation of assignment to the same 
person. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, subject matter 
developed by another person and a claimed invention shall 
be deemed to have been owned by the same person or sub-
ject to an obligation of assignment to the same person if—
‘‘(A) the claimed invention was made by or on 
behalf of parties to a joint research agreement that 
was in effect on or before the date the claimed in-
vention was made; 
‘‘(B) the claimed invention was made as a re-
sult of activities undertaken within the scope of the 
joint research agreement; and
‘‘(C) the application for patent for the claimed 
invention discloses or is amended to disclose the 
names of the parties to the joint research agree-
ment. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), the term ‘joint 
research agreement’ means a written contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement entered into by two or more per-
sons or entities for the performance of experimental, devel-
opmental, or research work in the field of the claimed in-
vention.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall apply to any patent granted on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall not affect any final decision of a court or the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office rendered be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall not 
affect the right of any party in any action pending before 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office or a court 
on the date of the enactment of this Act to have that par-
ty’s rights determined on the basis of the provisions of
title 35, United States Code, in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 
2004. 
Attest:
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2391
To amend title 35, United States Code, to promote research among 
universities, the public sector, and private enterprise. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2003
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COBLE, 
Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Ms. HART, Mr. BOUCHER, 
Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. WEXLER, and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to promote research 
among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cooperative Research 
and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON NONPUBLIC INFORMATION IN OB-
VIOUSNESS DETERMINATIONS. 
(a) CONDITIONS FOR PATENTABILITY; NOVELTY.—
Section 102(f) of title 35, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after ‘‘patented,’’ the following: ‘‘except that 
subject matter under this subsection shall not be consid-
ered prior art or as evidence of obviousness under section 
103 of this title,’’. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR PATENTABILITY; NONOBVIOUS-
NESS.—Section 103(c) of title 35, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) Subject matter developed by another person, 
which qualifies as prior art only under one or both of sub-
sections (e) and (g) of section 102 of this title, shall not 
preclude patentability under this section where the subject 
matter and the claimed invention were, at the time of the 
earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under this 
title, owned by the same person or subject to an obligation 
of assignment to the same person.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall apply to any patent granted before, on, or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall not affect any final decision of a court or the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office rendered be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall not 
affect the right of any party in any action pending before 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office or a court
on the date of the enactment of this Act to have that par-
ty’s rights determined on the basis of the provisions of 
title 35, United States Code, in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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IIB 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2391
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 11, 2004
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to promote coopera-
tive research involving universities, the public sector, and 
private enterprises.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2391 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cooperative Research 
and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ON CLAIMED INVEN-
TIONS. 
Section 103(c) of title 35, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c)(1) Subject matter developed by another person, 
which qualifies as prior art only under one or more of sub-
sections (e), (f), and (g) of section 102 of this title, shall 
not preclude patentability under this section where the 
subject matter and the claimed invention were, at the time 
the claimed invention was made, owned by the same per-
son or subject to an obligation of assignment to the same 
person. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, subject matter 
developed by another person and a claimed invention shall 
be deemed to have been owned by the same person or sub-
ject to an obligation of assignment to the same person if—
‘‘(A) the claimed invention was made by or on 
behalf of parties to a joint research agreement that 
was in effect on or before the date the claimed in-
vention was made; 
‘‘(B) the claimed invention was made as a re-
sult of activities undertaken within the scope of the 
joint research agreement; and
authorized absence from military duties. If a person 
engages in or undertakes any substantial activity re-
lated to the person’s normal employment or self-em-
ployment duties at any time while participating in a 
period of qualified reserve component duty, unless 
during a period of authorized leave or other author-
ized absence from military duties, the person shall 
be deemed to have engaged in or undertaken such 
activity for the entire period of qualified reserve 
component duty. 
‘‘(4) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—Rules similar 
to the rules of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 
52 shall apply for purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 38(b) (re-
lating to general business credit) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph 
(14), 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (15) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(16) the reserve component employment credit 
determined under section 45G(a).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2393
To provide that unremarried former spouses of retired and career members 
of the Armed Forces shall be entitled to military health care and com-
missary and exchange benefits if married for at least 10 years during 
the member’s military service and if the former spouse left the marriage 
due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2003
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To provide that unremarried former spouses of retired and 
career members of the Armed Forces shall be entitled 
to military health care and commissary and exchange 
benefits if married for at least 10 years during the 
member’s military service and if the former spouse left 
the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable con-
ditions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continued Benefits 
for Injured Military Spouses Act’’.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN UNREMARRIED FORMER 
MILITARY SPOUSES FOR MILITARY HEALTH 
CARE AND AND COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE 
BENEFITS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—A person described in subsection 
(b) shall be deemed for all purposes to be described in 
subparagraph (F)(i) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(b) PERSONS COVERED.—Subsection (a) applies to a 
person who—
(1) is the unremarried former spouse of a mem-
ber of the uniformed services who performed at least 
20 years of service which is creditable in deter-
mining the member’s eligibility for retired pay and 
on the date of the final decree of divorce, dissolu-
tion, or annulment had been married to the member 
for a period of at least 20 years, of which at least 
10 years were during the period the member per-
formed service creditable in determining the mem-
ber’s eligibility for retired pay; and 
(2) sought a divorce, dissolution, or annulment 
from the member of the uniformed services due, in 
whole or in part, to (A) domestic violence involving 
that person or a child of that person that is substan-
tiated by counseling or medical records, or (B) other
circumstances that (as determined by the Secretary 
concerned) constitute unbearable conditions. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘retired pay’’ includes retainer 
pay or equivalent pay. 
(2) The term ‘‘member’’ includes a former 
member entitled to retired pay or who would be enti-
tled to that pay but for being under age 60.
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is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
45F the following new item:
‘‘ 45G. Reserve component employment credit.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2002.
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(1) In T. 14 N., R. 26E., Gila and Salt River 
Base and Meridian: Section 25: N 1/2 NE 1/4, N 
1/2 S 1/2 NE 1/4, NW 1/4, N 1/2 NE 1/4 SW 1/
4, NE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4. 
(2) In T. 14 N., R. 27 E., Gila and Salt River 
Base and Meridian: 
(A) Section 14: SE 1/4 SW 1/4, SE 1/4; 
(B) Section 16: S 1/2 SW 1/4 SE 1/4; 
(C) Section 19: S 1/2 SE 1/4 SE 1/4; 
(D) Section 20: S 1/2 SW 1/4 SW 1/4, E 
1/2 SE 1/4 SE 1/4; 
(E) Section 21: N 1/2 NE 1/4, E 1/2 NE 
1/4 NW 1/4, SE 1/4 NW 1/4, W 1/2 SW 1/4 
NE 1/4, N 1/2 NE 1/4 SW 1/4, SW 1/4 NE 
1/4 SW 1/4, E 1/2 NW 1/4 SW 1/4, SW 1/4 
NW 1/4 SW 1/4, W 1/2 SW 1/4 SW 1/4; 
(F) Section 22: SW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4, 
NW 1/4 NE 1/4, S 1/2 NE 1/4, N 1/2 NW 1/
4, SE 1/4 NW1/4, N 1/2 SW 1/4 NW 1/4, SE 
1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4, N 1/2 N 1/2 SE 1/4, N 
1/2 NE 1/4 SW 1/4; 
(G) Section 24: N 1/2 NE 1/4, S 1/2 SE 
1/4; 
(H) Section 29: N 1/2 N 1/2;
(I) Section 30: N 1/2 N 1/2, N 1/2 S 1/
2 NW 1/4, N 1/2 SW 1/4 NE 1/4; and 
(J) Section 36: SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4, 
NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4. 
(3) In T. 14 N., R. 28 E., Gila and Salt River 
Base and Meridian: 
(A) Section 18: S 1/2 NE 1/4, NE 1/4 SW 
1/4, NE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4, S 1/2 NW 1/4 
SW 1/4, S 1/2 SW 1/4, N 1/2 SE 1/4, N 1/2 
SW 1/4 SE 1/4, SE 1/4 SE 1/4; 
(B) Section 30: S 1/2 NE 1/4, W 1/2 NW 
1/4 NE 1/4; and 
(C) Section 32: N 1/2 NW 1/4 NE 1/4, 
SW 1/4 NE 1/4, S 1/2 SE 1/4 NE 1/4, NW 1/
4, SW 1/4, N 1/2 SE 1/4, SW 1/4 SE 1/4, N 
1/2 SE 1/4 SE 1/4, SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4. 
(c) NEW RESERVATION LANDS.—Upon satisfaction 
of the conditions in paragraph 6.2 of the Settlement 
Agreement, after the requirements of section 9(a) have 
been met, and upon acquisition by the Zuni Tribe, the Sec-
retary shall take the legal title of the following lands in 
Arizona into trust for the benefit of the Zuni Tribe and 
make such lands part of the Zuni Indian Tribe Reserva-
tion in Arizona: Section 34, T. 14 N., R. 26 E., Gila and 
Salt River Base and Meridian.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1210 Highland Avenue in Duarte, California,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Francisco A. Mar-
tinez Flores Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 2396
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1210 Highland
Avenue in Duarte, California, as the ‘‘Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
1210 Highland Avenue in Duarte, California, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Francisco
A. Martinez Flores Post Office’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.