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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2301
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for the installation 
of chemical and biological detection devices in the enclosed passenger 
boarding stations of each heavy rail transit system in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide 
for the installation of chemical and biological detection 
devices in the enclosed passenger boarding stations of 
each heavy rail transit system in the United States.
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 ‘‘Commuter Safety Act 
of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
(1) Subway systems in the United States are 
not adequately protected from the possibility of 
chemical or biological attacks. 
(2) Millions of United States citizens use these 
subway systems every day to commute to work or 
otherwise navigate throughout the Nation’s cities. 
(3) The United States Government is respon-
sible for ensuring that its citizens are protected from 
the threat of terrorism. 
SEC. 3. INSTALLATION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DE-
TECTION DEVICES IN SUBWAY STATIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall establish a program to provide 
for the installation of chemical and biological detection de-
vices in the enclosed passenger boarding stations of each 
heavy rail transit system in the United States, including 
each station constructed after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program, the Sec-
retary may make grants to owners and operators of heavy 
rail transit systems for the installation of chemical and 
biological detection devices under the program. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of activities carried out under the program shall be 70 
percent.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) ENCLOSED
PASSENGER
BOARDING
STA-
TION.—The term ‘‘enclosed passenger boarding sta-
tion’’ means any passenger boarding station that is 
located underground or above ground in an enclosed 
facility. 
(2) HEAVY RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘heavy rail transit system’’ means a transit system 
that operates high-speed, passenger rail cars singly 
or in trains of 2 or more cars on fixed rails in sepa-
rate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and 
foot traffic are excluded. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section.
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(1) Convey and quitclaim all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in land subject to a 
boundary conflict. 
(2) Confirm Federal title to, and retain in Fed-
eral management, any land subject to a boundary 
conflict, if the appropriate Secretary determines 
there are Federal interests, including improvements, 
authorized uses, easements, hazardous materials, or 
historical and cultural resources, on the land that 
necessitates retention of the land. 
(3) Compensate the qualifying claimant for the 
value of the overlapping property for which title is 
confirmed and retained in Federal management pur-
suant to paragraph (3). 
(d) CONSIDERATION AND COST.—
(1) CONVEYANCE WITHOUT CONSIDERATION.—
The conveyance of land under subsection (c)(1) shall 
be made without consideration if the appropriate 
Secretary determines that the boundary conflict was 
the result of the innocent detrimental reliance by the 
qualifying claimant on a subsequent land survey. 
(2) COSTS.—The appropriate Secretary shall—
(A) pay administrative, personnel, and any 
other costs associated with the implementation 
of this section, including the costs of survey,
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2302
To extend for an additional six months the period for which chapter 12 
of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Ms. BALDWIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To extend for an additional six months the period for which 
chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
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 ‘‘Protection of Family 
Farmers Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF PERIOD 
FOR 
WHICH 
CHAPTER 
OF 
TITLE 
11, 
UNITED STATES CODE, IS REENACTED. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 149 of title I of division 
C of Public Law 105–277 (11 U.S.C. 1201 note), as most
recently amended by section 2 of Public Law 107–377 
(116 Stat. 3115), is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2003’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2004’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 30, 2003’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2003’’ and in-
serting ‘‘July 1, 2003’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as of July 1, 2003.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2303
To limit the United States share of assessments for the United Nations 
regular budget. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Mr. HAYWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To limit the United States share of assessments for the 
United Nations regular budget.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON THE UNITED STATES SHARE OF 
ASSESSMENTS FOR UNITED NATIONS REG-
ULAR BUDGET. 
Section 11 of the United Nations Participation Act 
of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e–3) is amended by striking ‘‘22 
percent of the total of all assessed contributions for that 
budget’’ and inserting ‘‘the largest assessed contribution
of any other permanent member country of the United Na-
tions Security Council’’.
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(e) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this title requires a 
Federal agency to give preference to hunting over other 
uses of Federal public land or over land or water manage-
ment priorities established by Federal law. 
(f) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.— 
(1) SAVINGS.—Nothing in this title affects the 
authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of a State to 
manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife under 
State law (including regulations) on land or water in 
the State, including Federal public land. 
(2) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this title 
authorizes an agency head to require a license or 
permit to hunt, fish, or trap on land or water in a 
State, including on Federal public land in the State. 
(3) STATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any State aggrieved by 
the failure of an agency head or employee to 
comply with this title may bring a civil action 
in the United States District Court for the dis-
trict in which the failure occurs for a perma-
nent injunction. 
(B) PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION.—If the 
district court determines, based on the facts, 
that a preliminary injunction is appropriate, the
come under section 951(a)(1)(A)(i) of subpart F in-
come of such corporation for such period.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years on controlled for-
eign corporation beginning after February 13, 2003, and 
to taxable years of United States shareholder in which or 
with which such taxable years of controlled foreign cor-
porations end. 
SEC. 207. CONTROLLED ENTITIES INELIGIBLE FOR REIT 
STATUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 856 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definition
of real estate investment trust) is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (6), by redesignating para-
graph (7) as paragraph (8), and by inserting after para-
graph (6) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) which is not a controlled entity (as defined 
in subsection (l)); and’’. 
(b) CONTROLLED ENTITY.—Section 856 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) CONTROLLED ENTITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(7), an entity is a controlled entity if, at any time
marking, and monumenting property lines and 
corners; and 
(B) reimburse the qualifying claimant for 
reasonable out-of-pocket survey costs necessary 
to establish a claim under this section. 
(3) VALUATION.—Compensation paid to a 
qualifying claimant pursuant to subsection (c)(3) for 
land retained in Federal ownership pursuant to sub-
section (c)(2) shall be valued on the basis of the con-
tributory value of the tract of land to the larger ad-
joining private parcel and not on the basis of the 
land being a separate tract. The appropriate Sec-
retary shall not consider the value of any Federal 
improvements to the land. 
(e) PREEXISTING CONDITIONS; RESERVATIONS; EX-
ISTING RIGHTS AND USES.—
(1) PREEXISTING
CONDITIONS.—The appro-
priate Secretary shall not compensate a qualifying 
claimant or any other person for any preexisting 
condition or reduction in value of any land subject 
to a boundary conflict because of any existing or 
outstanding permits, use authorizations, reserva-
tions, timber removal, or other land use or condition.
(2) EXISTING RESERVATIONS AND RIGHTS AND 
USES.—Any conveyance pursuant to subsection 
(c)(1) shall be subject to—
(A) reservations for existing public uses for 
roads, utilities, and facilities; 
(B) permits, rights-of-way, contracts and 
any other authorization to use the property; 
and 
(3) TREATMENT OF LAND SUBJECT TO SPECIAL 
USE
AUTHORIZATION
OR
PERMIT.—For any land 
subject to a special use authorization or permit for 
access or utilities, the appropriate Secretary may 
convert, at the request of the holder, such authoriza-
tion to a permanent easement prior to any convey-
ance pursuant to subsection (c)(1). 
(4) FUTURE RESERVATIONS.—The appropriate 
Secretary may reserve rights for future public uses 
in a conveyance made pursuant to subsection (c)(1) 
if the qualifying claimant is compensated for the res-
ervation in cash or in land of equal value. 
(f) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate Secretary 
may make conveyances under subsection (c)(1) not-
withstanding any other provision of law, and without 
regard to requirements for further administrative or
environmental analyses or examination. The require-
ments of section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) shall not apply to 
conveyances under subsection (c), but the United 
States shall continue to be liable for the cleanup 
costs of any hazardous substances on the lands so 
conveyed if the contamination by hazardous sub-
stances is caused by actions of the United States or 
its agents. 
(2) RELATION
TO
OTHER
CONVEYANCE
AU-
THORITY.—Except as provided in paragraph (1), 
nothing in this section affects the Quiet Title Act 
(28 U.S.C. 2409a) or other applicable law, or affect 
the exchange and disposal authorities of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, including the Small Tracts Act 
(16 U.S.C. 521c), or the exchange and disposal au-
thorities of the Secretary of the Army.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2310
To protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural 
habitats on Federal lands and non-Federal lands through cooperative, 
incentive-based grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful non-
native species, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER
of California, Ms. LEE, Mr. CASE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
RODRIGUEZ, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. KIND) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and 
their natural habitats on Federal lands and non-Federal 
lands through cooperative, incentive-based grants to con-
trol, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species, 
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Species Protection and 
Conservation of the Environment Act’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2306
To delay the effective date of certain provisions relating to the labeling 
of ginseng. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Mr. DOOLITTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To delay the effective date of certain provisions relating 
to the labeling of ginseng.
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 ‘‘Ginseng Labeling Cor-
rection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE REGARDING GINSENG 
LABELING. 
Section 403(u) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(u); 116 Stat. 526), and section 
10806(b)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d; 116 Stat. 526), are each 
deemed to have first become effective 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2307
To provide for the establishment of new Department of Veterans Affairs 
medical facilities for veterans in the area of Columbus, Ohio, and in 
south Texas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Mr. HOBSON (for himself, Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. 
GILLMOR, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. REGULA, Mr. REYES, and Mr. OXLEY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of new Department of Vet-
erans Affairs medical facilities for veterans in the area 
of Columbus, Ohio, and in south Texas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NEW DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MEDICAL FACILITY, COLUMBUS, OHIO. 
(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs is authorized to construct a medical facil-
ity on available Federal land at the Defense Supply Cen-
ter, Columbus, Ohio.
(b) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs $90,000,000 
for the purposes of subsection (a). 
SEC. 2. NEW DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MED-
ICAL FACILITY, SOUTH TEXAS. 
(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs is authorized—
(1) to acquire a site in south Texas suitable for 
a medical facility; and 
(2) to construct a medical facility on that site. 
(b) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such sums 
as may be necessary for the purposes of subsection (a), 
except that the amount appropriated for the construction 
of the medical facility may not exceed the amount equal 
to the product of (1) the number of patient beds to be 
provided in the facility, and (2) $290,000. 
SEC. 3. MEDICAL FACILITY DEFINED. 
For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘medical facil-
ity’’ has the meaning given that term in section 8101(3) 
of title 38, United States Code.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2308
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide trade adjustment assistance 
for communities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 
MCNULTY, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. ACKER-
MAN, and Mr. HONDA) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide trade adjust-
ment assistance for communities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Adjustment As-
sistance for Communities Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to assist communities neg-
atively impacted by trade with economic adjustment 
through the integration of political and economic organiza-
tions, the coordination of Federal, State, and local re-
sources, the creation of community-based development 
strategies, and the provision of economic transition assist-
ance. 
SEC. 3. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMU-
NITIES. 
Chapter 4 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2371 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 4—TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES 
‘‘SEC. 271. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) AFFECTED
DOMESTIC
PRODUCER.—The 
term ‘affected domestic producer’ means any manu-
facturer, producer, farmer, rancher, fisherman or 
worker representative (including associations of such 
persons) that was affected by a finding under the 
Antidumping Act of 1921, or by an antidumping or 
countervailing duty order issued under title VII of 
the Tariff Act of 1930. 
‘‘(2) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRODUCER.—
The term ‘agricultural commodity producer’ has the 
same meaning as the term ‘person’ as prescribed by 
regulations promulgated under section 1001(5) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(5)).
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to encourage partnerships 
among public agencies, Indian tribes, and other interests 
for the following objectives: 
(1) To protect, enhance, restore, and manage a 
diversity of habitats for native fish and wildlife 
through control of harmful nonnative species. 
(2) To promote the development of voluntary 
State assessments to establish priorities for control-
ling harmful nonnative species. 
(3) To promote greater cooperation among Fed-
eral, State, and local land and water managers, and 
owners of private land, water rights, or other inter-
ests to implement ecologically based strategies to 
eradicate, mitigate, and control harmful nonnative 
species through a voluntary and incentive-based fi-
nancial assistance grant program. 
(4) To establish a rapid response capability to 
combat incipient harmful nonnative species inva-
sions. 
(5) To establish a National Invasive Species 
Council. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate Committees’’ means the Committee on
with a grant under this section, and in the ad-
jacent areas as defined by the Secretary; 
(B) data on the number of acres of native 
fish and wildlife habitat restored, protected, or 
enhanced under this section, including descrip-
tions of, and partners involved with, control 
projects selected, in progress, and completed 
under this section with respect to those acres by 
Federal, State, and local agencies and other en-
tities; 
(C) trends in the population size and dis-
tribution of native species in the project areas, 
and in adjacent areas as defined by the Sec-
retary; 
(D) an estimate of the long-term success of 
varying conservation techniques used in car-
rying out control projects with grants under 
this section; 
(E) an annual assessment of the status of 
control projects carried out with grants under 
this section, including an accounting of expendi-
tures by Federal, State, regional, and local gov-
ernment agencies and other entities to carry out 
such projects;
district court may grant a preliminary injunc-
tion. 
(C) COURT COSTS.—If the district court 
issues an injunction under this paragraph or 
otherwise finds in favor of the State, the dis-
trict court shall award to the State any reason-
able costs of bringing the civil action (including 
an attorney’s fee). 
TITLE II—FREEDOM TO FISH 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom to Fish Act’’. 
SEC. 202. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Recreational fishing is traditionally the 
most popular outdoor sport with more than 
50,000,000 participants of all ages, in all regions of 
the country. 
(2) Recreational anglers makes a substantial 
contribution to local, State, and national economies 
and infuse $116,000,000,000 annually into the na-
tional economy. 
(3) In the United States, more than 1,200,000 
jobs are related to recreational fishing, a number 
that is approximately 1 percent of the entire civilian 
workforce in the United States. In communities that
rely on seasonal tourism, the expenditures of rec-
reational anglers result in substantial benefits to the 
local economies and small businesses in those com-
munities. 
(4) Recreational anglers have long dem-
onstrated a conservation ethic. In addition to pay-
ment of Federal excise taxes on fishing equipment, 
motorboats and fuel, as well as license fees, rec-
reational anglers contribute more than $500,000,000 
annually to State fisheries conservation management 
programs and projects. 
(5) It is a long-standing policy of the Federal 
Government to allow public access to public lands 
and waters for recreational purposes in a manner 
that is consistent with principles of sound conserva-
tion. This policy is reflected in the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976, the Wilderness Act, the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and the National Parks 
and Recreation Act of 1978. 
(6) In most instances, recreational fishery re-
sources can be maintained without restricting public 
access to fishing areas through a variety of manage-
ment measures including take limits, minimum size 
requirements, catch and release requirements, gear 
adaptations, and closed seasons.
(7) A clear policy is required to demonstrate to 
recreational anglers that recreational fishing can be 
managed without unnecessarily prohibiting such 
fishing. 
(8) A comprehensive policy on the implementa-
tion, use, and monitoring of marine protected areas 
is required to maintain the optimum balance be-
tween recreational fishing and sustaining rec-
reational fishery resources. 
SEC. 203. POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to promote sound 
conservation of fishery resources by ensuring that— 
(1) Federal regulations promote access to fish-
ing areas by recreational anglers to the maximum 
extent practicable; 
(2) recreational anglers are actively involved in 
the formulation of any regulatory procedure that 
contemplates imposing restrictions on access to a 
fishing area; and 
(3) limitations on access to fishing areas by rec-
reational anglers are not imposed unless such limita-
tions are scientifically necessary to provide for the 
conservation of a fishery resource.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2309
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 2300 Redondo Avenue in Long Beach, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘Stephen Horn Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 2300 Redondo Avenue in Long Beach, California,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Stephen Horn Post
Office Building’’.
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 ‘‘Stephen Horn Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 3,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.