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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 320
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expanded penalty-
free withdrawals from certain retirement plans during periods of unem-
ployment for any employee of an air carrier or of a manufacturer of 
aircraft or parts or components of aircraft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. TIAHRT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow ex-
panded penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement 
plans during periods of unemployment for any employee 
of an air carrier or of a manufacturer of aircraft or 
parts or components of aircraft.
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 ‘‘Aviation Employee As-
sistance Relief Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM CERTAIN PLANS MAY BE 
USED WITHOUT PENALTY DURING PERIODS 
OF UNEMPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exceptions 
to 10-percent additional tax on early distributions from 
qualified retirement plans) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO IN-
DIVIDUALS SEPARATED FROM EMPLOYMENT BY 
AIR CARRIERS, AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS, OR 
MANUFACTURERS OF PARTS OR COMPONENTS 
OF AIRCRAFT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Distributions from 
an individual retirement plan, or from 
amounts attributable to employer contribu-
tions made pursuant to elective deferrals 
described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of 
section 
402(g)(3) 
or 
section 
501(c)(18)(D)(iii), to an individual after 
separation from qualified employment if—
‘‘(I) such individual has received 
unemployment compensation for 12 
consecutive weeks under any Federal 
or State unemployment compensation 
law by reason of such separation, and
‘‘(II) such distributions are made 
during the period beginning on the 
date of such separation and ending on 
June 30, 2003. 
‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED EMPLOYMENT.—For 
purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
‘qualified employment’ means employment 
by an air carrier (as defined in section 
4102 of title 49, United States Code), by 
an aircraft manufacturer, or by a manu-
facturer of parts or components of aircraft. 
‘‘(iii) DISTRIBUTIONS
AFTER
REEM-
PLOYMENT.—Clause (i) shall not apply to 
any distribution made after the individual 
has been employed on a fulltime basis for 
at least 60 days after the separation from 
employment to which clause (i) applies. 
‘‘(iv) COORDINATION WITH SUBPARA-
GRAPH (D).—Distributions during the pe-
riod described in clause (i)(II) shall not be 
taken into account in applying the limita-
tion under subparagraph (D)(i)(III).’’ 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1624 
AN ACT 
To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat 
certain municipal obligations as no lower than level 2B 
liquid assets, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause (IV) 
and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by inserting after subclause 
(IV) the following new subclause: 
‘‘(V) the date on which a period 
referred to in section 72(t)(2)(G) be-
gins, and’’. 
(2) Section 403(b)(11) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), 
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
(B) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by inserting after sub-
paragraph (B) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) for distributions to which section 
72(t)(2)(G) applies.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to distributions after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1628 
AN ACT 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3210
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource
feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Sub-
basins in Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LITTLE BUTTE/BEAR CREEK SUBBASINS, OR-
EGON, WATER RESOURCE STUDY.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility
Act’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may conduct
the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy
Project water management feasibility study and environ-
mental impact statement in accordance with the ‘‘Memo-
randum of Agreement Between City of Medford and Bu-
reau of Reclamation for the Water for Irrigation, Streams,
and the Economy Project’’, dated July 2, 2004.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated $500,000 to carry out this
section.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3210
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little 
Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource 
feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Sub-
basins in Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LITTLE BUTTE/BEAR CREEK SUBBASINS, OR-
EGON, WATER RESOURCE STUDY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility 
Act’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized 
to conduct the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the 
Economy (WISE) water management feasibility study and 
environmental impact statement to—
(1) identify ways to meet future water supply 
needs for agricultural uses, including reuse of efflu-
ent from the Medford Regional Water Reclamation 
Facility; 
(2) identify water conservation and water stor-
age measures; 
(3) identify measures that are likely to improve 
water quality and enable environmental and species 
protection; 
(4) where appropriate, evaluate integrated 
water resource management and supply needs in the 
Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins, Oregon; and 
(5) if necessary, address the possible reduction 
or elimination of transbasin diversions. 
(c) FUNDING.—Such sums as are necessary to carry 
out this section are authorized under Conference Report 
108–10 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2003).
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II 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3210 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 
Received 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource 
feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Sub-
basins in Oregon. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(7) The Passenger Rail Service Provider shall pro-
vide to the Secretary of Transportation not later than 18 
months after the enactment of the Passenger Rail Invest-
ment Reform Act, recommendations on the feasibility, ad-
vantages, and disadvantages of separation of the reserva-
tion centers into a free-standing entity that can become 
an element of an intermodal reservations service. 
‘‘(8) The functionally independent entity specified by 
subsection (b)(2)(A) shall retain all legal rights pertaining 
to the name ‘Amtrak’, and may, at its option, license or 
otherwise make the name ‘Amtrak’ commercially available 
in connection with intercity passenger rail and related 
services. 
‘‘(d) ROLLING STOCK AND SHOPS.—(1) With respect 
to any route on which intercity passenger rail service is 
provided on the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail 
Investment Reform Act, the Passenger Rail Service Pro-
vider shall make available to any replacement operator the 
legacy equipment that is associated with the service on the 
route. 
‘‘(2) Such equipment and services shall be made 
available on such terms as Amtrak determines are fair, 
reasonable, and in the public interest. 
‘‘(e) FREIGHT AND COMMUTER OPERATIONS.—(1) 
Amtrak shall ensure that the implementation of the re-
HR 3210 RDS 
SECTION 1. LITTLE BUTTE/BEAR CREEK SUBBASINS, OR-
EGON, WATER RESOURCE STUDY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility 
Act’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may conduct 
the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy 
Project water management feasibility study and environ-
mental impact statement in accordance with the ‘‘Memo-
randum of Agreement Between City of Medford and Bu-
reau of Reclamation for the Water for Irrigation, Streams, 
and the Economy Project’’, dated July 2, 2004. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $500,000 to carry out this 
section. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1635 
AN ACT 
To amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(e) RULES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—This section is enacted by Congress—
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with 
respect to the procedure to be followed in that 
House in the case of an implementation bill de-
scribed in subsection (a), and it supersedes other 
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with 
such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for carrying out this Act for each 
of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006.
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not exceed $20,000,000 per occurrence or $20,000,000 in 
aggregate per year. 
‘‘§ 24405. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to make 
capital financial assistance grants under this chapter, in-
cluding the Secretary’s expenses related thereto, the fol-
lowing amounts: 
‘‘(1) Such sums as may be necessary in Year 
Two. 
‘‘(2) Such sums as may be necessary in Year 
Three. 
‘‘(3) Such sums as may be necessary in Year 
Four. 
‘‘(4) Such sums as may be necessary in Year 
Five. 
‘‘(5) Such sums as may be necessary in Year 
Six.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of chap-
ters for subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting the following after the item relating 
to chapter 243:
‘‘244. INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE CORRIDOR 
CAPITAL ASSISTANCE ............................................ 24401’’.
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SEC. 302. FINAL REGULATIONS ON APPLICATIONS BY 
STATES FOR DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 
Not later than June 1 of Year One, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall issue 
final regulations setting forth procedures for application 
and minimum requirements for the award of grants on 
and after the first day of Year Two, under chapter 244 
of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 303. AUTHORITY FOR INTERSTATE COMPACTS FOR 
CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) CONSENT
TO COMPACTS.—(1) Two or more 
States with an interest in a specific form, route, or cor-
ridor of intercity passenger rail service (including high 
speed rail service) may enter into interstate compacts to 
implement the service, including—
(A) retaining an existing service or commencing 
a new service; 
(B) assembling rights-of-way; and 
(C) performing capital improvements, includ-
ing—
(i) the construction and rehabilitation of 
maintenance facilities; 
(ii) the purchase of rolling stock; and 
(iii) operational improvements, including 
communications, signals, and other systems.
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(2) A compact entered into under the authority of 
this section shall be submitted to Congress for its consent, 
and it is the sense of Congress that rapid consent to the 
compact shall be a priority of Congress. 
(b) FINANCING.—(1) An interstate compact estab-
lished by States under subsection (a) may provide that, 
in order to carry out the compact, the States may—
(A) accept contributions from a unit of State or 
local government or a person; 
(B) use any Federal or State funds made avail-
able for intercity passenger rail service (except funds 
made available for Amtrak); 
(C) on such terms and conditions as the States 
consider advisable—
(i) borrow money on a short-term basis 
and issue notes for the borrowing; and 
(ii) issue bonds; and 
(D) obtain financing by other means permitted 
under Federal or State law. 
(2) Bonds and other indebtedness incurred under the 
authority of this subsection shall under no circumstances 
be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3212
To provide additional funds for deployment rotation and other relief for 
United States troops serving in Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Mr. SHUSTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide additional funds for deployment rotation and 
other relief for United States troops serving in Iraq.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR DE-
PLOYMENT ROTATION AND OTHER RELIEF 
FOR UNITED STATES TROOPS SERVING IN 
IRAQ. 
(a) AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, $200,000,000 of the amount made available 
for United States contributions to the United Nations
under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and Con-
ferences—contributions to international organizations’’ 
under the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2004, may be made available to provide adequate deploy-
ment rotation and other relief for United States troops 
serving in Iraq. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The requirement of subsection (a) 
shall not apply if the United Nations adopts a resolution 
that provides support for the security, rehabilitation, and 
reconstruction activities of the United States in Iraq and 
provides appropriate financial and in kind contributions 
from other member nations of the United Nations in sup-
port of such activities.
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(A) designed and established training pro-
grams for State and local prosecutors to ensure 
effective representation in State capital cases in 
accordance with section 322(b)(1)(A); 
(B) developed and implemented appro-
priate standards and qualifications for State 
and local prosecutors who litigate State capital 
cases in accordance with section 322(b)(1)(B); 
(C) assessed the performance of State and 
local prosecutors who litigate State capital cases 
in accordance with section 322(b)(1)(C); 
(D) identified and implemented any poten-
tial legal reforms that may be appropriate to 
minimize the potential for error in the trial of 
capital 
cases 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
322(b)(1)(D); 
(E) established a program under which 
State and local prosecutors conduct a system-
atic review of cases in which a death sentence 
was imposed in order to identify cases in which 
post-conviction DNA testing may be appro-
priate in accordance with section 322(b)(1)(E); 
and 
(F) provided support and assistance to the 
families of murder victims; and
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1644 
AN ACT 
To enhance sanctions with respect to transactions relating 
to North Korea, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(1) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(2) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
‘‘(3) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
‘‘(4) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
‘‘(5) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k) USE OF FUNDS FOR ACCREDITATION AND AU-
DITS.—The Attorney General may distribute not more
than 1 percent of the grant amounts under subsection
(j)—
‘‘(1) to States or units of local government to
defray the costs incurred by laboratories operated by
each such State or unit of local government in pre-
paring for accreditation or reaccreditation;
‘‘(2) in the form of additional grants to States,
units of local government, or nonprofit professional
organizations of persons actively involved in forensic
science and nationally recognized within the forensic
science community—
‘‘(A) to defray the costs of external audits
of laboratories operated by such State or unit
of local government, which participates in the
National DNA Index System, to determine
whether the laboratory is in compliance with
quality assurance standards;
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1667 
AN ACT 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code in order to 
facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institu-
tion in bankruptcy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1677 
AN ACT 
To halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, encour-
age a negotiated political settlement, and hold Syrian 
human rights abusers accountable for their crimes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1680 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the women’s 
business center program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(4) the Combined DNA Index System; 
(5) the Federal Convicted Offender DNA Pro-
gram; and 
(6) DNA research and development. 
SEC. 207. DNA IDENTIFICATION OF MISSING PERSONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall make 
grants to States and units of local government to promote 
the use of forensic DNA technology to identify missing 
persons and unidentified human remains. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 208. ENHANCED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR UNAU-
THORIZED DISCLOSURE OR USE OF DNA IN-
FORMATION. 
Section 10(c) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135e(c)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(c) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—A person who knowingly 
discloses a sample or result described in subsection (a) in 
any manner to any person not authorized to receive it, 
or obtains or uses, without authorization, such sample or 
result, shall be fined not more than $100,000. Each in-
not in substantial compliance with the requirements
of the applicable State statute, then for the period
beginning with the date on which that determination
was submitted and ending on the date on which the
Inspector General determines that the State is in
substantial compliance with the requirements of that
statute, the funds awarded under this subtitle shall
be allocated solely for the uses described in section
321.
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The require-
ments of this subsection apply in addition to, and
not instead of, the other requirements of this sec-
tion.
SEC. 326. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANTS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this subtitle.
(b) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ENSURE
EQUAL ALLOCATION.—Each State receiving a grant
under this subtitle shall allocate the funds equally between
the uses described in section 321 and the uses described
in section 322, except as provided in section 325(f).
Subtitle C—Compensation for the
Wrongfully Convicted
SEC. 331. INCREASED COMPENSATION IN FEDERAL CASES
FOR THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED.
Section 2513(e) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘exceed the sum of $5,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘exceed $100,000 for each 12-month period of in-
carceration for any plaintiff who was unjustly sentenced
to death and $50,000 for each 12-month period of incar-
ceration for any other plaintiff’’.
SEC. 332. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMPENSA-
TION IN STATE DEATH PENALTY CASES.
It is the sense of Congress that States should provide
reasonable compensation to any person found to have been
unjustly convicted of an offense against the State and sen-
tenced to death.
Passed the House of Representatives November 5,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1689 
AN ACT 
To protect private property rights. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1695 
AN ACT 
To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide additional 
responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,