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Union Calendar No. 404
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2960
[Report No. 108–664] 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization 
project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2003
Mr. ORTIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Brownsville Public Util-
ity Board water recycling and desalinization project.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD WATER 
RECYCLING AND DESALINIZATION PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102–
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 163ll. BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD 
WATER RECYCLING AND DESALINIZATION 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Brownsville Public Utility Board, may participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of facilities to 
reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the Browns-
ville, Texas, area. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for operation and maintenance of the 
project described in subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 
inserting after the last item relating title XVI the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Sec. 163l. Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization 
project.’’.
Union Calendar No. 404
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H.R. 2960
[Report No. 108–664] 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in 
the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recy-
cling and desalinization project. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2962
To prevent the abuse of the illegal drug commonly called ecstasy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2003
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. TERRY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ETHERIDGE, and 
Mr. CAPUANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To prevent the abuse of the illegal drug commonly called 
ecstasy.
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 ‘‘Ecstasy Awareness Act 
of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. PROFITING FROM RAVES. 
Section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 856) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) Whoever profits monetarily from a rave or simi-
lar electronic dance event, knowing or having reason to 
know that the unlawful use or distribution of a controlled 
substance occurs at the rave or similar event, shall be 
fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned not more 
than 20 years, or both. If the defendant is an organiza-
tion, the fine imposable for the offense is not more than 
$2,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR PROSECUTION OF ECSTASY OF-
FENSES. 
In addition to any other amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for such purpose, there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Attorney General $10,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2004 to make grants to provide training to State 
and local prosecutors and law enforcement agents for 
prosecution of ecstasy offenses. 
SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PRE-
VENT OR REDUCE THE USE OF ECSTASY. 
Section 4115(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7115(b)(1)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) include activities to prevent or reduce 
the use of the illegal drug commonly called ec-
stasy.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2965
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to transfer all excise taxes 
imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2003
Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. POMEROY) 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 transfer 
all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway 
Trust Fund, 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 ‘‘Highway Trust Fund 
Recovery Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. ALL ALCOHOL FUELS TAXES TRANSFERRED TO 
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9503(b)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain taxes not trans-
ferred to Highway Trust Fund) is amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(C), 
(2) by striking the comma at the end of sub-
paragraph (D)(iii) and inserting a period, and 
(3) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxes received in the Treasury 
after September 30, 2003.
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‘‘(b) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND.—There
shall be available to the Secretary, from the account estab-
lished pursuant to section 5116(i), for each of fiscal years
2004 through 2007 the following:
‘‘(1) To carry out section 5115, $200,000.
‘‘(2) To carry out section 5116(a), $8,000,000.
‘‘(3) 
To 
carry 
out 
section 
5116(b),
$13,800,000.
‘‘(4) To carry out section 5116(f), $150,000.
‘‘(5) To publish and distribute the Emergency
Response Guidebook under section 5116(i)(3),
$500,000.
‘‘(6) To pay administrative expenses in accord-
ance with section 5116(i)(4), $150,000.
‘‘(7) To carry out section 5116(j), $1,000,000.
‘‘(c) TRAINING OF HAZMAT EMPLOYEE INSTRUC-
TORS.—There shall be available to the Secretary, from the
account established pursuant to section 5116(i), to carry
out section 5107(e) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2004 through 2007.
‘‘(d) UNIFORM FORMS AND PROCEDURES.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for making
grants to States participating in the working group estab-
lished under section 5119 $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2005 and 2006.
lated to such persons within the meaning 
of section 267(b) or section 707(b). 
‘‘(iii) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall promulgate regulations exempting 
from this subparagraph transactions which 
are customary in the bioscience research 
industry and are of minor value relative to 
the amount of the qualified investment. 
‘‘(H) PROCEEDS
OF
QUALIFIED
INVEST-
MENTS SHALL BE DEVOTED TO RESEARCH ON 
PREEXISTING TECHNOLOGY.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—This paragraph 
shall not apply to any qualified investment 
unless the net proceeds of such qualified 
investment do not exceed the excess of—
‘‘(I) the sum of the biomedical 
research 
corporation’s 
aggregate 
qualifying clinical expenditures for the 
3 years following the qualified invest-
ment, over 
‘‘(II) three times the corpora-
tion’s qualifying clinical expenditures 
for the year preceding the qualified 
investment, plus the amount of the 
corporation’s cash and cash equiva-
Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, 
and Due Process Act of 2003, that confers a 
right or a protection that equals or exceeds the 
right or protection afforded by this section; or 
‘‘(B) to prohibit the enactment of any 
State or local law that confers a right or protec-
tion that equals or exceeds a right or protection 
afforded by this section. 
‘‘(2) STATE OR LOCAL LAWS PREEMPTED.—A 
State or local law, or any provision of a State or 
local law, that confers fewer rights or provides less 
protection for a law enforcement officer than any 
provision in this section shall be preempted by this 
section. 
‘‘(q) COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS.—
Nothing in this section may be construed to—
‘‘(1) preempt any provision in a mutually 
agreed-upon collective bargaining agreement, in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of the State and Local 
Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and 
Due Process Act of 2003, that provides for substan-
tially the same or a greater right or protection af-
forded under this section; or
‘‘(2) prohibit the negotiation of any additional 
right or protection for an officer who is subject to 
any collective bargaining agreement.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 819 the following:
‘‘820. Discipline, accountability, and due process of State and local law enforce-
ment officers.’’.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL CONTROL OVER STATE 
AND LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize 
any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United 
States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control of 
any police force or any criminal justice agency of any 
State or any political subdivision thereof. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
with respect to each State on the earlier of—
(1) 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act; or 
(2) the conclusion of the second legislative ses-
sion of the State that begins on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2969
To provide for the establishment of the United States Employee Ownership 
Bank, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2003
Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MAN-
ZULLO, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. GOODE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. LEE, Mr. RYAN 
of Ohio, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
OWENS, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and Ms. BORDALLO) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of the United States 
Employee Ownership Bank, 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 ‘‘United States Em-
ployee Ownership Bank Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Over the past 2 years, the United States 
has lost more than 2,000,000 decent-paying manu-
facturing jobs. 
(2) With 14,731,000 total manufacturing jobs, 
the United States now has the lowest number of fac-
tory jobs since October, 1958. 
(3) According to Forrester Research, ‘‘Over the 
next 15 years, 3,300,000 United States service in-
dustry jobs and $136,000,000,000 in wages will 
move offshore to countries like India, Russia, China 
and the Philippines. The IT industry will lead the 
initial overseas exodus.’’. 
(4) At the end of 2002, the United States had 
a record-breaking trade deficit of $435,200,000,000, 
including a $103,100,000,000 trade deficit with 
China. 
(5) Preserving and increasing decent-paying 
jobs must be a top priority of the United States 
Congress. 
(6) Providing loan guarantees, direct loans, and 
technical assistance to employees to buy their own 
companies will preserve and increase employment in 
the United States. 
(7) Just like the United States Export-Import 
Bank was created in 1934 during the midst of the
Great Depression as a way to increase United States 
jobs through exports, the time has come to establish 
the United States Employee Ownership Bank within 
the Department of the Treasury to preserve and ex-
pand jobs in the United States. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EMPLOYEE 
OWNERSHIP BANK WITHIN THE DEPART-
MENT OF THE TREASURY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.—Before the end of 
the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in 
this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish the 
United States Employee Ownership Bank (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Bank’’) to foster increased employee 
ownership and greater employee participation in company 
decision-making throughout the United States. 
(b) DUTIES OF BANK.—The Secretary shall establish 
such Bank to provide the following: 
(1) Loans subordinated to the interests of all 
other creditors, loan guarantees, and technical as-
sistance, on such terms and subject to such condi-
tions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, 
to employees to purchase a business through an em-
ployee stock ownership plan or eligible worker-owned
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 296
To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 
that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health 
plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child’s congenital or 
developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, 
or disease. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mrs. KELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and indi-
vidual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
provide coverage for treatment of a minor child’s con-
genital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2970
To authorize the disinterment from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. 
Avold, France, of the remains of Private First Class Alfred J. Laitres, 
of Island Pond, Vermont, who died in combat in France on December 
25, 1944, and to authorize the transfer of his remains to the custody 
of his next of kin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2003
Mr. SANDERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the disinterment from the Lorraine American 
Cemetery in St. Avold, France, of the remains of Private 
First Class Alfred J. Laitres, of Island Pond, Vermont, 
who died in combat in France on December 25, 1944, 
and to authorize the transfer of his remains to the cus-
tody of his next of kin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF DISINTERMENT AND 
TRANSFER OF CUSTODY. 
(a) DISINTERMENT.—The Secretary of the Army and 
the American Battle Monuments Commission shall take
such steps as are necessary to authorize the next of kin 
of the late Alfred J. Laitres, of Island Pond, Vermont, 
to disinter from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. 
Avold, France, the remains of Mr. Laitres, who died in 
combat in France on December 25, 1944, while a Private 
First Class in the United States Army. 
(b) TRANSFER OF CUSTODY.—The Secretary of the 
Army and the American Battle Monuments Commission 
shall take such steps as are necessary to authorize the 
transfer of the remains of Mr. Laitres to the custody of 
his next of kin. 
SEC. 2. AGENT DESIGNATED BY NEXT OF KIN. 
The next of kin of Alfred J. Laitres is authorized to 
designate an agent to act on his or her behalf pursuant 
to section 1. 
SEC. 3. NO EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 
No federal funds may be expended for the disinter-
ment and transfer of custody authorized in section 1.
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covery, taking into account the availability of regula-
tions and other administrative guidance from the 
Secretary.’’. 
(b) CURRENT YEAR BUSINESS CREDIT CALCULA-
TION.—Section 38(b) (relating to current year business 
credit) is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of para-
graph (14), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(15) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(16) the rural investment credit determined 
under section 42A(a).’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON CARRYBACK.—Subsection (d) of 
section 39 (relating to carryback and carryforward of un-
used credits) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) NO CARRYBACK OF RURAL INVESTMENT 
CREDIT BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE.—No portion of 
the unused business credit for any taxable year 
which is attributable to the rural investment credit 
determined under section 42A may be carried back 
to a taxable year beginning before the date of the 
enactment of the New HomesteadRural Economic 
Growth Act of 2003.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
year period under the proposed system with the 
projected overall health expenditures that would 
otherwise occur during such period. 
‘‘(3) OPPORTUNITY
FOR
PUBLIC
PARTICIPA-
TION.—Assurances that the State will include a 
process for public contribution and participation in 
the planning process. 
‘‘(c) NUMBER OF STATES; PERIOD OF GRANT.—The 
Secretary may not award State planning grants under this 
section to more than 10 States. A State planning grant 
under this section shall be effective for a period of up to 
30 months. In awarding State planning grants under this 
section the Secretary shall give preference to States from 
a variety of geographic areas in the United States. 
‘‘(d) AMOUNT.—The amount of a State planning 
grant under this section to a State may not exceed 
$3,750,000. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide States with technical assistance in applying for 
and implementing State planning grants under this sec-
tion. At the request of the Secretary, other Departments 
and Offices of the Federal Government shall provide 
States with such technical assistance.
case of a violation which is committed to facilitate 
a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 
929(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code) or in con-
nection with a crime of violence (as defined in sec-
tion 924(c)(3) of title 18, United States Code), sub-
ject to paragraph (4), and 
‘‘(4) fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than 25 years, in the 
case of a violation which is committed to facilitate 
an act of international or domestic terrorism (as de-
fined in paragraphs (1) and (5), respectively, of sec-
tion 2331 of title 18, United States Code).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to violations occurring 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘SEC. 2202. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—A State that has developed a 
State plan may apply to the Secretary for approval of a 
demonstration grant under this section to achieve a cost-
effective delivery system of universal, comprehensive 
health care with simplified administration. The Secretary 
shall notify the chief executive officer of all States of the 
availability of demonstration grants under this section. 
‘‘(b) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve the 
applications of not more than 5 States under this section. 
In approving grants under this section the Secretary shall 
give preference to States from a variety of geographic 
areas in the United States. If the Secretary determines 
that a State no longer meets the conditions for approval 
of the grant, the Secretary shall notify the State of such 
determination and provide the State with an opportunity 
to correct deficiencies in a timely manner. If the Secretary 
further determines that a State has not corrected such de-
ficiencies in a timely manner, the Secretary shall termi-
nate the grant (including waivers authorized under the 
grant). 
‘‘(c) PERIOD.—A demonstration grant approved 
under this section shall be effective for 7 years from the 
date of final approval of the demonstration grant applica-
tion under subsection (b).
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2976
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain land within the 
Ottawa National Forest to the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 
Chippewa Indians, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2003
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain 
land within the Ottawa National Forest to the Lac Vieux 
Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, 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. LAND TRANSFER TO INDIAN TRIBE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSFER.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall transfer all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the land described in sub-
section (b) for cultural preservation, without consider-
ation, to the the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 
Chippewa Indians. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land to be trans-
ferred under subsection (a) is the approximately 46 acres 
located within the Ottawa National Forest in Watersmeet 
Township, Gogebic County, Michigan, Michigan Meridian, 
and further described as follows: G.L. 1 (W 1⁄2 of the SW 
1⁄4). 
(c) REVERTER UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.—All 
right, title, and interest of the Lac Vieux Desert Band 
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in and to the land 
transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall immediately 
revert to the United States to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as part of the Ottawa National For-
est if—
(1) the tribe attempts to sell all or any part of 
the land other than that land east of Indian Village 
Road; or 
(2) all or any part of the land is used for any 
economic purpose, including gaming. 
(d) REVISION OF FOREST BOUNDARY.—Not later 
than 30 days after the transfer under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall adjust the boundaries of the 
Ottawa National Forest to reflect that transfer.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2977
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the installation of 
baby changing stations at public rest areas along Federal-aid highways. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2003
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the 
installation of baby changing stations at public rest areas 
along Federal-aid highways.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF TRANSPORTATION ENHANCE-
MENT ACTIVITY. 
Section 101(a)(35) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘installation of baby changing 
stations at public rest areas’’ after ‘‘maintaining habitat 
connectivity,’’.
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