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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1209
To extend the authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther 
King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2003
Ms. WATSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To extend the authority for the construction of a memorial 
to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, 
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. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUC-
TION OF MEMORIAL TO MARTIN LUTHER 
KING, JR. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b) of section 508 of 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4157; 40 U.S.C. 
8903 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS
FOR COM-
MEMORATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memo-
rial shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, 
United States Code. Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of 
such title, the authority provided by this section expires 
November 12, 2006.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Com-
memorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 89 of title 40, United States 
Code’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 8(b) of the Com-
memorative Works Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
8906(b) of title 40, United States Code’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 10(b) of that Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘section 8(b)(1) of that 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 8906(b) of such 
title’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1209
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To extend the authority for the construction of a memorial 
to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, 
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1209 RFS 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUC-
TION OF MEMORIAL TO MARTIN LUTHER 
KING, JR. 
Subsection (b) of section 508 of the Omnibus Parks 
and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–333; 110 Stat. 4157; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS
FOR COM-
MEMORATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memo-
rial shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, 
United States Code. Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of 
such title, the authority provided by this section expires 
November 12, 2006.’’. 
SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Section 508 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 
4157; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is further amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Com-
memorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 89 of title 40, United States 
Code’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 8(b) of the Com-
memorative Works Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
8906(b) of title 40, United States Code’’;
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1215
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the provision of a written 
prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract 
and to require a clause in each subcontract under a Federal contract 
that outlines the provisions of the prompt payment statute and other 
related information. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2003
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the provi-
sion of a written prompt payment policy to each subcon-
tractor under a Federal contract and to require a clause 
in each subcontract under a Federal contract that out-
lines the provisions of the prompt payment statute and 
other related information.
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 ‘‘Prompt Payment Im-
provement Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROMPT PAY-
MENT INFORMATION TO FEDERAL CONTRAC-
TORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PROMPT PAYMENT 
INFORMATION TO SUBCONTRACTORS.—(1) Chapter 39 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:
‘‘§ 3908. Requirements to provide prompt payment in-
formation to contractors and subcontrac-
tors 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PROMPT PAYMENT 
POLICY TO CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS.—The 
Director of Office of Management and Budget shall set 
forth in writing the prompt payment policy applicable to 
subcontractors under Federal contracts. The head of each 
agency shall—
‘‘(1) provide a copy of such policy to each con-
tractor awarded a contract by the agency; and 
‘‘(2) require the contractor to provide a copy of 
the policy to each of its subcontractors under the 
contract. 
‘‘(b) CONTRACT CLAUSE.—The head of each agency 
shall require each contractor awarded a contract by the 
agency to include in each subcontract awarded under the 
contract a clause containing the following information:
‘‘(1) The requirements and penalties of this 
chapter of this title relating to the obligations of the 
Federal Government and prime contractors in mak-
ing timely progress payments. 
‘‘(2) The name and phone number of a senior 
employee of the contractor who has the authority to 
discuss and resolve progress payment questions. 
‘‘(3) The obligations, under section 15(k)(5) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)(5)), of 
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization of the agency in assisting small business 
contractors and subcontractors in receiving prompt 
progress payments.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:
‘‘3908. Requirements to provide prompt payment information to contractors and 
subcontractors.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 3908 of title 31, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on October 1, 2003.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1216
To amend the Small Business Act to increase the minimum Government-
wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2003
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to increase the minimum 
Government-wide goal for procurement contracts award-
ed to small business concerns.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT-WIDE GOAL FOR 
PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS AWARDED TO 
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
Section 15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘23 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1217
To amend the Small Business Act to provide a penalty for the failure 
by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described 
in its subcontracting plan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2003
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide a penalty 
for the failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract 
with small businesses as described in its subcontracting 
plan, 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 ‘‘Subcontractor Protec-
tion Act’’.
SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBCONTRACTING PLANS. 
Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(12) In the case of any contract containing a sub-
contracting plan included pursuant to paragraph (4) or 
(5), the following provisions apply: 
‘‘(A) The Federal agency awarding the contract shall 
include in the contract a clause providing for the with-
holding of not less than (i) $5,000 in the case of a contract 
in the amount of $100,000 or less, (ii) 3 percent of the 
contract amount in the case of a contract in an amount 
of more than $100,000 and less than $5,000,000, and (iii) 
5 percent of the contract amount in the case of a contract 
in an amount of $5,000,000 or more, if the contractor 
does not achieve the percentage goal for the utilization of 
small business concerns owned and controlled by socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals as set forth in 
the subcontracting plan. 
‘‘(B) The Federal agency awarding the contract shall 
require the contractor to provide written justification to 
the agency whenever the contractor, in performing the 
contract, does not enter into a subcontract with, or sub-
stitutes another subcontractor for, a specific small busi-
ness concern identified in the subcontracting plan.
‘‘(13) The Administration shall establish a telephone 
line or other electronic means of communication through 
which any small business concern identified in a subcon-
tracting plan by an offeror or bidder may communicate 
to the Administration any concerns regarding major devi-
ations by prime contractors from the use of small business 
concerns as subcontractors under the prime contract as 
described in subcontracting plans.’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER USE OF SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED 
BY 
SOCIALLY 
AND 
ECONOMICALLY 
DIS-
ADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS WHEN CONSID-
ERING PAST COMPLIANCE WITH SUBCON-
TRACTING PLANS. 
Paragraphs (4)(C) and (5)(B) of section 8(d) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) are each amended 
in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘, especially compli-
ance with the goal set forth in such plans for the utiliza-
tion of small business concerns owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,’’ after 
‘‘other such subcontracting plans’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 121
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require 
local educational agencies and schools to implement integrated pest man-
agement systems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to 
provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the use of 
pesticides in schools, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To 
amend 
the 
Federal 
Insecticide, 
Fungicide, 
and 
Rodenticide Act to require local educational agencies and 
schools to implement integrated pest management sys-
tems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and 
to provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice 
of the use of pesticides in schools, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(vi) TERMINATION.—This subpara-
graph shall not apply to property placed in 
service after December 31, 2002, in tax-
able years beginning after such date.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2002, in taxable years beginning after such 
date.
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section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act); or 
(vii) any participation in a simulation 
sports game or an educational game or 
contest that—
(I) is not dependent solely on the 
outcome of any single sporting event 
or nonparticipant’s singular individual 
performance in any single sporting 
event; 
(II) has an outcome that reflects 
the relative knowledge and skill of the 
participants with such outcome deter-
mined predominantly by accumulated 
statistical results of sporting events; 
and 
(III) offers a prize or award to a 
participant that is established in ad-
vance of the game or contest and is 
not determined by the number of par-
ticipants or the amount of any fees 
paid by those participants. 
(6) NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—
The term ‘‘Native American tribal government’’ 
means an Indian tribe, as defined under section 4(5)
tions govern the placement and acceptance of wagers 
within state boundaries. 
(2) Online gaming is an activity occurring in 
interstate commerce with millions of Americans par-
ticipating. 
(3) The advent of advanced telecommunications 
technologies, and the Internet in particular, has ren-
dered state regulation less effective and confusing 
with respect to online wagering. 
(4) Federal statutes governing interstate place-
ment of wagers are contradictory and confusing, and 
they do not adequately address the issues involved 
with gambling over the Internet, including gambling 
by minors, problem gamblers, and the susceptibility 
of Internet gambling to money laundering. 
(5) Commercial casino operations, Native 
American tribal gaming operations, State lotteries, 
horse and dog racing tracks, jai alai, and card rooms 
have made legal land-based gambling available to the 
vast majority of Americans. 
(6) The use of various types of credit, credit 
cards, electronic fund transfers, and bank instru-
ments is the principal manner in which individuals 
fund their engagement in Internet gambling.
‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(C) thereof, and 
‘‘(B) so much of paragraph (1)(D) thereof 
as relates to qualified long-term care insurance 
contracts. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
OTHER
CON-
TRACTS.—Such term shall not include insurance if a 
substantial portion of its benefits are excepted bene-
fits (as defined in section 9832(c)). 
‘‘(e) 
MEDICAL
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a deduction would (but 
for paragraph (2)) be allowed under section 220 to 
the taxpayer for a payment for the taxable year to 
the medical savings account of an individual, sub-
section (a) shall be applied by treating such payment 
as a payment for qualified health insurance for such 
individual. 
‘‘(2) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No deduc-
tion shall be allowed under section 220 for that por-
tion of the payments otherwise allowable as a deduc-
tion under section 220 for the taxable year which is 
equal to the amount of credit allowed for such tax-
able year by reason of this subsection. 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULES.—
(5) in the case of a business or consortium, an 
assurance that if the employees of such applicant do 
not require all the child care services for which such 
grant and the funds required by paragraph (1) are 
to be expended by such applicant, the excess of such 
child care services shall be made available to families 
in the community in which such applicant is located. 
SEC. 5. SELECTION OF GRANTEES. 
For purposes of selecting applicants to receive grants 
under this Act, the Secretary shall give priority to busi-
nesses that have fewer than 100 full-time employees. To 
the extent practicable, the Secretary shall—
(1) make grants equitably under this Act to ap-
plicants located in all geographical regions of the 
United States; and 
(2) give priority to applicants for grants under 
section 2(1). 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act: 
(1) BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘business’’ means a 
person engaged in commerce whose primary activity 
is not providing child care services. 
(2) CHILD CARE SERVICES.—The term ‘‘child 
care services’’ means care for a child that is—
3 causes of death and disability burden worldwide 
for people between 5 and 44 years old. 
(2) In 2000, road traffic injuries were the lead-
ing injury-related cause of death among youths 
worldwide and among the top 10 causes of death 
and disability for all ages combined. 
(3) In 2000, road traffic injuries caused 
1,259,838 deaths worldwide and resulted in a loss of 
41,234,097 life-years to disability. 
(4) Traffic safety will be a focus of a major 
international health campaign in 2004. 
(5) The Department of State reports that road 
traffic accidents are a leading cause of death and in-
jury of United States citizens when traveling or liv-
ing abroad. 
(6) Through international cooperative activities 
the United States can gain knowledge regarding bet-
ter traffic safety practices and programs worldwide 
and use that knowledge to improve traffic safety in 
the United States. 
(7) It is estimated that annual costs attrib-
utable to road crashes are $500,000,000,000 glob-
ally and $65,000,000,000 in developing and transi-
tional countries.
(f)) (relating to committee discharge and floor 
consideration of certain resolutions in the 
House and Senate) apply to a resolution of dis-
approval to the same extent as such subsections 
apply to resolutions under such section.
(c) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND 
SENATE.—Subsection (b) is enacted by the Congress—
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, re-
spectively, and as such are deemed a part of the 
rules of each House, respectively, and such proce-
dures supersede other rules only to the extent that 
they are inconsistent with such other rules; and 
(2) with the full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules (so 
far as relating to the procedures of that House) at 
any time, in the same manner, and to the same ex-
tent as any other rule of that House.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1225
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of 
medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare Program for bene-
ficiaries with cardiovascular disease. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2003
Mr. UPTON (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. 
TERRY, Mr. TANNER, Mr. GORDON, and Mr. FROST) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand 
coverage of medical nutrition therapy services under the 
Medicare Program for beneficiaries with cardiovascular 
disease.
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 ‘‘Medicare Medical Nu-
trition Therapy Amendment Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY 
SERVICES FOR BENEFICIARIES WITH CAR-
DIOVASCULAR DISEASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(2)(V) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(V)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(V) medical nutrition therapy services (as de-
fined in subsection (vv)(1)) in the case of a bene-
ficiary—
‘‘(i) with a cardiovascular disease (includ-
ing congestive heart failure, arteriosclerosis, 
hyperlipidemia, 
hypertension, 
and 
hypercholesterolemia), diabetes, or a renal dis-
ease (or a combination of such conditions) 
who—
‘‘(I) has not received diabetes out-
patient self-management training services 
within a time period determined by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(II) is not receiving maintenance di-
alysis for which payment is made under 
section 1881; and 
‘‘(III) meets such other criteria deter-
mined by the Secretary after consideration 
of protocols established by dietitian or nu-
trition professional organizations; or
‘‘(ii) with a combination of such conditions 
who—
‘‘(I) is not described in clause (i) be-
cause of the application of subclause (I) or 
(II) of such clause; 
‘‘(II) receives such medical nutrition 
therapy services in a coordinated manner 
(as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary) with any services described in such 
subclauses that the beneficiary is receiving; 
and 
‘‘(III) meets such other criteria deter-
mined by the Secretary after consideration 
of protocols established by dietitian or nu-
trition professional organizations 
for such number of hours as the Secretary may 
specify, except that, in the case of a beneficiary with 
a cardiovascular disease, such number may not ex-
ceed 3 hours in a year without a determination of 
a physician that additional hours are medically nec-
essary in that year due to a change in medical condi-
tion, diagnosis, or treatment regime of the patient;’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services fur-
nished on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1226
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to conduct activities to improve 
worldwide traffic safety, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2003
Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to conduct 
activities to improve worldwide traffic safety, 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 ‘‘Safer Roads Every-
where Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 2000, according to the World Health Or-
ganization, road traffic injuries were among the top
SEC. 3. ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE WORLDWIDE TRAFFIC 
SAFETY. 
Section 401 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) WORLDWIDE TRAFFIC SAFETY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct 
activities to improve worldwide traffic safety and re-
duce the burden of deaths and injuries from traffic 
accidents. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Activities conducted under 
this subsection may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Activities to promote and support 
international cooperative programs for con-
ducting research, development, demonstration 
projects, training, governmental twinning ar-
rangements, and other forms of technology 
transfer and exchange, including development of 
international plans of action, safety conferences, 
seminars, and expositions, and partnerships be-
tween non-governmental organizations in the 
United States and civil society in other coun-
tries to enhance international traffic safety and 
to reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths.
‘‘(B) Technical assistance to international 
organizations and other countries relating to 
training and development of strategies, plans of 
action, standards, regulations, or practices to 
improve traffic safety, raise awareness of the 
socioeconomic and public health benefits of traf-
fic safety measures, and reduce traffic injuries 
and deaths. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—As appropriate, the Sec-
retary shall carry out activities under this subsection 
in consultation with the Secretaries of State and 
Commerce. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
subsection 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 
2009. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
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