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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2614
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion 
from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and 
to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2003
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, and Mr. FERGUSON) 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 equalize 
the exclusion from gross income of parking and transpor-
tation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-
of-living adjustment.
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 Benefit Eq-
uity Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. UNIFORM DOLLAR LIMITATION FOR ALL TYPES OF 
TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 132(f)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation on exclusion) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$100’’ in subparagraph (A) 
and inserting ‘‘$190’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$175’’ in subparagraph (B) 
and inserting ‘‘$190’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 132(f)(6) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to inflation adjust-
ment) is amended—
(1) by striking the last sentence, 
(2) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’, 
and 
(3) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2003.
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International Development an Office of International 
Emergency Management for the purposes described in 
subsection (b). 
(b) PURPOSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of the Office 
authorized by subsection (a) shall be—
(A) to develop and maintain a database of 
individuals or entities that possess expertise in 
providing reconstruction services, including ap-
propriate language, interpretation, and commu-
nication capabilities; and 
(B) to provide support for mobilizing such 
individuals and entities to provide a country or 
region with services applying such expertise 
when requested by the Director for such coun-
try or region. 
(2) EXPERTS.—The individuals or entities re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) may include employees or 
agencies of the Federal Government, any other gov-
ernment, or any other person, including former 
Peace Corps volunteers or civilians located in the af-
fected country or region in critical response areas.
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(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the person 
transported’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the person recruited, enticed, harbored, trans-
ported, provided, or obtained’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF RACKETEERING ACTIVITY.—Sec-
tion 1961(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘sections 1581-1588 (relating to peonage 
and slavery)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 1581-1591 (relating 
to peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading 
for chapter 77 of part I of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 77—PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND 
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS’’. 
(2) The table of contents for part I of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended in the item relating to chapter 
77 to read as follows: 
‘‘77.
Peonage, slavery, and trafficking in 
persons’’. 
SEC. 6. ENHANCING UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO COMBAT 
TRAFFICKING. 
(a) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(d) of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of
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(2) Section 107(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(g)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘214(n)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘214(o)(2)’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 5, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2619 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 20, 2004 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National 
Wildlife Refuge. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(A) include an active duty alert in the file
of that consumer during a period of not less
than 12 months beginning on the date of the
request, unless the consumer requests that such
active duty alert be removed before the end of
such period;
‘‘(B) for 2 years after the date of such re-
quest, exclude the consumer from any list of
consumers prepared by the agency and provided
to any third party to offer credit or insurance
to the consumer as part of a transaction that
was not initiated by the consumer, unless the
consumer subsequently requests that such ex-
clusion be rescinded before the end of such pe-
riod; and
‘‘(C) refer the information regarding the
active duty alert to each of the other consumer
reporting agencies described in section 603(p),
as required under section 621(f)(1).
‘‘(4) PROCEDURES.—Each consumer reporting
agency described in section 603(p) shall establish
policies and procedures to comply with the obliga-
tions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), including pro-
cedures that allow consumers to request initial, ex-
‘‘(i) the reseller determines that the
item of information is incomplete or inac-
curate as a result of an act or omission of
the reseller, correct the information in the
consumer report or delete it; or
‘‘(ii) if the reseller determines that the
item of information is not incomplete or in-
accurate as a result of an act or omission
of the reseller, convey the notice of the dis-
pute, together with all relevant information
provided by the consumer, to each con-
sumer reporting agency that provided the
reseller with the information that is the
subject of the dispute, using an address or
a notification mechanism specified by the
consumer reporting agency for such no-
tices.
‘‘(3) RESELLER REINVESTIGATIONS.—No provi-
sion of this subsection shall be construed as prohib-
iting a reseller from conducting a reinvestigation of
a consumer dispute directly.’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—
The heading for paragraph (2)(B) of section 611(a) of the
Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681i(a)(2)(B)) is
amended by striking ‘‘FROM CONSUMER’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2619
To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2003
Mr. CASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National 
Wildlife Refuge.
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 ‘‘Kilauea Point National 
Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2003’’ . 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL WILD-
LIFE REFUGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
acquire all or a portion of the land or interests in land 
described in subsection (b), as depicted on a map on file 
with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service entitled
‘‘Kilauea Point Wildlife Refuge Expansion Area’’ and 
dated llll , 2003. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the following: 
(1) Parcel 1, consisting of approximately 12 
acres known as the Kilauea Bay property. 
(2) Parcel 2, consisting of approximately 45 
acres known as the Kilauea Vistas property. 
(3) Parcel 3, consisting of approximately 162 
acres known as the Kilauea Falls Ranch. 
(c) BOUNDARY
REVISIONS.—The Secretary may 
make such minor revisions in the boundaries of any of the 
parcels described in subsection (b) as may be appropriate 
to facilitate the acquisition of land or interests under sub-
section (a). 
(d) INCLUSION IN REFUGE.—Land and interests ac-
quired under this section shall become part of the Kilauea 
Point National Wildlife Refuge. 
(e) REFUGE PURPOSES.—Upon acquisition of any 
land or interest in land described in subsection (b), the 
purposes of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge 
shall include—
(1) the protection and recovery of endangered 
Hawaiian waterbirds and the endangered Nene (Ha-
waiian goose); and
(2) the conservation and management of native 
coastal strand, riparian, and aquatic biological diver-
sity.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 261
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow residents of States 
with no income tax a deduction for State and local sales taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. COOPER (for himself, Mr. GORDON, Mr. TANNER, and Mr. DAVIS of Ten-
nessee) 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 resi-
dents of States with no income tax a deduction for 
State and local sales taxes.
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 ‘‘Stop Discrimination 
Against Seven States Act of 2003’’.
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the person
transported’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the person recruited, enticed, harbored, trans-
ported, provided, or obtained’’.
(b) DEFINITION OF RACKETEERING ACTIVITY.—Sec-
tion 1961(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘sections 1581-1588 (relating to peonage
and slavery)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 1581-1591 (relating
to peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons).’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading
for chapter 77 of part I of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘CHAPTER 77—PEONAGE, SLAVERY, AND
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS’’.
(2) The table of contents for part I of title 18, United
States Code, is amended in the item relating to chapter
77 to read as follows:
‘‘77.
Peonage, slavery, and trafficking in
persons’’.
SEC. 6. ENHANCING UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO COMBAT
TRAFFICKING.
(a) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(d) of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of
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(F) Improving essential infrastructure and 
public services. 
(G) Improving public health services. 
(H) Establishing a broad-based edu-
cational system. 
(I) Promoting democracy and the rule of 
law. 
(J) Building national police and military 
forces. 
(3) UPDATES.—Beginning not later than 1 year 
after the strategy is submitted to Congress under 
paragraph (1), the President shall submit to Con-
gress an annual report—
(A) updating the progress made toward 
achieving the goals outlined in the strategy 
under this subsection; and 
(B) identifying shortfalls in meeting those 
goals and the resources needed to fully achieve 
them. 
SEC. 504. THE UNITED STATES-SAUDI ARABIA RELATION-
SHIP. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Consistent with the report of the Na-
tional Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 
States, Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Trafficking in persons continues to victimize 
countless men, women, and children in the United 
States and abroad. 
(2) Since the enactment of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (division A of Public 
Law 106–386), the United States Government has 
made significant progress in investigating and pros-
ecuting acts of trafficking and in responding to the 
needs of victims of trafficking in the United States 
and abroad. 
(3) On the other hand, victims of trafficking 
have faced unintended obstacles in the process of se-
curing needed assistance, including admission to the 
United States under section 101(a)(15)(T)(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act. 
(4) Additional research is needed to fully under-
stand the phenomenon of trafficking in persons and 
to determine the most effective strategies for com-
bating trafficking in persons. 
(5) Corruption amongst law enforcement au-
thorities continues to undermine the efforts by gov-
ernments to investigate, prosecute, and convict traf-
fickers. 
(6) International Law Enforcement Academies 
should be more fully utilized in the effort to train
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‘‘(c) ACTIVE DUTY ALERTS.—Upon the request of an
active duty military consumer, a consumer reporting agen-
cy described in section 603(p) that maintains a file on the
active duty military consumer and has received appro-
priate proof of the identity of the requester shall—
‘‘(1) include an active duty alert in the file of
that active duty military consumer during a period
of not less than 12 months, beginning on the date
of the request, unless the active duty military con-
sumer requests that such fraud alert be removed be-
fore the end of such period, and the agency has re-
ceived appropriate proof of the identity of the re-
quester for such purpose;
‘‘(2) during the 12-month period beginning on
the date of such request, exclude the active duty
military consumer from any list of consumers pre-
pared by the consumer reporting agency and pro-
vided to any third party to offer credit or insurance
to the consumer as part of a transaction that was
not initiated by the consumer, unless the consumer
requests that such exclusion be rescinded before the
end of such period; and
‘‘(3) refer the information regarding the active
duty alert to each of the other consumer reporting
(3) The benefits provided to consumers as a re-
sult of receiving written offers of credit or insurance.
(4) Whether consumers incur significant costs
or are otherwise adversely affected by the receipt of
written offers of credit or insurance.
(5) Whether further restricting the ability of
lenders and insurers to provide written offers of
credit or insurance to consumers would affect—
(A) the cost consumers pay to obtain credit
or insurance;
(B) the availability of credit or insurance;
(C) consumers’ knowledge about new or al-
ternative products and services;
(D) the ability of lenders or insurers to
compete with one another; and
(E) the ability to offer credit or insurance
products to consumers who have been tradition-
ally underserved.
SEC. 508. STUDY ON THE NEED AND THE MEANS FOR IM-
PROVING FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG CON-
SUMERS.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General
shall conduct a study to assess the extent of consumers’
knowledge and awareness of credit reports, credit scores,
(5) in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘January 
1, 2005’’.
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(1) Despite a long history of friendly relations 
with the United States, Saudi Arabia has been a 
problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism. 
(2) Cooperation between the Governments of 
the United States and Saudi Arabia has traditionally 
been carried out in private. 
(3) The Government of Saudi Arabia has not 
always responded promptly and fully to United 
States requests for assistance in the global war on 
Islamist terrorism. 
(4) Counterterrorism cooperation between the 
Governments of the United States and Saudi Arabia 
has improved significantly since the terrorist bomb-
ing attacks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 12, 
2003. 
(5) The Government of Saudi Arabia is now ag-
gressively pursuing al Qaeda and appears to be act-
ing to build a domestic consensus for some internal 
reforms. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
(1) the problems in the relationship between the 
United States and Saudi Arabia must be confronted 
openly, and the opportunities for cooperation be-
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2622
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity theft, improve 
resolution of consumer disputes, improve the accuracy of consumer 
records, make improvements in the use of, and consumer access to, 
credit information, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2003
Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. 
MOORE, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. CASTLE, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. FORD, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
HENSARLING, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ROSS, Mr. MATHESON, 
Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. BAKER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LUCAS 
of Oklahoma, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. NEY, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. 
JONES of North Carolina, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. HART, Mr. MILLER of North 
Carolina, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. BARRETT of 
South Carolina, Mr. FEENEY, and Ms. HARRIS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity 
theft, improve resolution of consumer disputes, improve 
the accuracy of consumer records, make improvements 
in the use of, and consumer access to, credit information, 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act are as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—UNIFORM NATIONAL CONSUMER PROTECTION 
STANDARDS 
Sec. 101. Uniform national consumer protections standards made permanent. 
TITLE II—IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION 
Sec. 201. Investigating changes of address. 
Sec. 202. Fraud alerts. 
Sec. 203. Truncation of credit card and debit card account numbers. 
Sec. 204. Summary of rights of identity theft victims. 
Sec. 205. Blocking of information resulting from identity theft. 
Sec. 206. Establishment of procedures for depository institutions to identify 
possible instances of identity theft. 
TITLE III—IMPROVING RESOLUTION OF CONSUMER DISPUTES 
Sec. 301. Coordination of consumer complaint investigations. 
Sec. 302. Notice of dispute through reseller. 
Sec. 303. Prompt investigation of disputed consumer information. 
TITLE IV—IMPROVING ACCURACY OF CONSUMER RECORDS 
Sec. 401. Reconciling addresses. 
Sec. 402. Prevention of repollution of consumer reports. 
Sec. 403. Notice by users with respect to fraudulent information. 
TITLE V—IMPROVEMENTS IN USE OF AND CONSUMER ACCESS 
TO CREDIT INFORMATION 
Sec. 501. Free reports annually. 
Sec. 502. Summary of credit scores. 
Sec. 503. Simpler and easier method for consumers to use notification system. 
TITLE VI—PROTECTING EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT 
INVESTIGATIONS 
Sec. 601. Certain employee investigation communications excluded from defini-
tion of consumer report.
under section 605(a)(6))’’ after ‘‘a creditor shall not 
obtain or use medical information’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect at the end of the 15-month period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2631
AN ACT
To provide that the actuarial value of the prescrip-
tion drug benefits offered to Medicare eligible en-
rollees by a plan under the Federal employees
health benefits program shall be at least equal to
the actuarial value of the prescription drug bene-
fits offered by such plan to its enrollees gen-
erally.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2626
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve certain child nutrition programs, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2003
Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. KIND) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve 
certain child nutrition programs, 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. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Farm-To-Cafeteria Projects Act of 2003’’.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2631
AN ACT
To provide that the actuarial value of the prescription drug
benefits offered to Medicare eligible enrollees by a plan
under the Federal employees health benefits program
shall be at least equal to the actuarial value of the
prescription drug benefits offered by such plan to its
enrollees generally.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2627
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts 
paid for foods for special dietary use, dietary supplements, or medical 
foods shall be treated as medical expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2003
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. PAUL) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
that amounts paid for foods for special dietary use, die-
tary supplements, or medical foods shall be treated as 
medical expenses.
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 shall be known as the ‘‘Dietary Supplement 
Tax Fairness Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that—
gram 
to 
determine 
the 
feasibility 
of 
providing 
intergenerational dwelling units for intergenerational fam-
ilies in connection with the supportive housing program 
under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q). 
(b) 
INTERGENERATIONAL
DWELLING
UNITS.—
Under the demonstration program, the Secretary shall 
provide assistance under this section to private nonprofit 
organizations (as such term is defined in section 202(k) 
of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(k)) for use 
only for expanding the supply of intergenerational dwelling 
units, which units shall be provided—
(1) by designating and retrofitting, for use as 
intergenerational dwelling units, existing dwelling 
units that are located within a project assisted under 
such section 202; 
(2) through development of buildings or 
projects comprised solely of intergenerational dwell-
ing units; or 
(3) through the development of an annex or ad-
dition to such an existing project assisted under 
such section 202, which contains intergenerational 
dwelling units, including through the development of 
elder cottage housing opportunity units that are 
small, freestanding, barrier-free, energy-efficient, re-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NEGOTIATIONS BY THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT.
Section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(p)(1) A contract may not be made or a plan ap-
proved which does not offer to Medicare eligible enrollees
prescription drug benefits the actuarial value of which is
at least equal to the actuarial value of the prescription
drug benefits which are offered to enrollees under the plan
generally.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management shall establish proc-
esses and methods for determining the actuarial value of
prescription drug benefits.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall apply with
respect to contract years beginning after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 2003.
Attest:
Clerk.