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national Broadcasting Agency, shall develop and articulate 
long-term measurable objectives for United States public 
diplomacy. The Secretary is authorized to produce and 
distribute public diplomacy programming for distribution 
abroad in order to achieve public diplomacy objectives, in-
cluding through satellite communication, the Internet, and 
other established and emerging communications tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION CONCERNING UNITED STATES 
ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE.—In co-
operation with the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development (USAID) and other public 
and private assistance organizations and agencies, 
the Secretary shall ensure that information con-
cerning foreign assistance provided by the United 
States Government, United States nongovernmental 
organizations and private entities, and the American 
people is disseminated widely and prominently, par-
ticularly, to the extent practicable, within countries 
and regions that receive such assistance. The Sec-
retary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, 
projects funded by the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID) that do not in-
volve commodities, including projects implemented
(B) PETITIONS.—An alien described in sub-
paragraph (A) may file a petition with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security for classification of 
the alien under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1151(b)(2)(A)(i)). For purposes of such Act, such 
a petition shall be considered a petition filed 
under section 204(a)(1)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1154(a)(1)(A)). 
(C) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding section 
201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)), for pur-
poses of this paragraph, a citizen described in 
subparagraph (A) does not have to be 21 years 
of age for a parent to benefit under this para-
graph. 
(b) APPLICATIONS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS BY 
SURVIVING SPOUSES, CHILDREN, AND PARENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections 
(a) and (c) of section 245 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255), any alien who was the 
spouse, child, or parent of an alien described in para-
graph (2), and who applied for adjustment of status 
prior to the death described in paragraph (2)(B),
‘‘(ii) the date of the person’s death; 
whichever date is later; 
‘‘(B) the request is accompanied by a duly 
authenticated certificate from the executive de-
partment under which the person served which 
states that the person satisfied the requirements 
of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b); and 
‘‘(C) the Director finds that the person sat-
isfied the requirement of subsection (b)(3).’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) DOCUMENTATION
OF POSTHUMOUS CITIZEN-
SHIP.—If the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Im-
migration Services approves the request referred to in sub-
section (c), the Director shall send to the next-of-kin of the 
person who is granted citizenship, a suitable document 
which states that the United States considers the person to 
have been a citizen of the United States at the time of the 
person’s death.’’. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect as if enacted on September 11, 2001.
Calendar No. 142
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1954
AN ACT 
To revise the provisions of the Immigration and 
Nationality 
Act 
relating 
to 
naturalization 
through service in the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes. 
JUNE 16, 2003
Reported with an amendment
291
‘‘(d) COORDINATION
OF
INTERNATIONAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date on 
which the President transmits to Congress an initial 
certification under section 620K(c) of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall seek to convene one or more 
donors conferences to gain commitments from other 
countries, multilateral institutions, and nongovern-
mental organizations to provide economic assistance 
to Palestinians to ensure that such commitments to 
provide assistance are honored in a timely manner, 
to ensure that there is coordination of assistance 
among the United States and such other countries, 
multilateral institutions, and nongovernmental orga-
nizations, to ensure that the assistance provided to 
Palestinians is used for the purposes for which is was 
provided, and to ensure that other countries, multilat-
eral institutions, and nongovernmental organizations 
do not provide assistance to Palestinians through en-
tities that are designated as terrorist organizations 
under United States law. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, and on an an-
nual basis thereafter, the Secretary of State shall pre-
pare and submit to the Committee on International
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(3) An employee of a private section organiza-
tion assigned to the Corporation under this section 
is deemed, during the period of assignment, to be on 
detail to such agency. Such employee—
(A) may continue to receive pay and bene-
fits from the private sector organization from 
which he is assigned; 
(B) is deemed to be an employee of the 
Corporation as specified in (a)(5) of this sec-
tion, for the purposes of chapters 81 and 85 of 
title 5 U.S.C.; 
(C) may not have access to any trade se-
crets or to any other non-public information 
which is of commercial value to the private sec-
tor organization from which he is assigned; and 
(D) is subject to such regulations as the 
President may prescribe. 
Such assignment may be made with or without reim-
bursement by the Corporation for the pay, or a part 
thereof, of the employee during the period of assign-
ment, or of any contribution of the private sector or-
ganization to its employee benefit system. A private 
sector organization may not charge the Federal Gov-
ernment, as direct or indirect costs under a Federal 
contract, the costs of pay or benefits paid by the or-
(G) the open space plans of the State of 
Pennsylvania; and 
(H) other open space conservation plans 
for States in the Highlands region. 
(9) The Highlands region includes or is adja-
cent to numerous parcels of land owned by the Fed-
eral Government or federally designated areas that 
protect, conserve, or restore resources of the High-
lands region, including—
(A) the Wallkill River National Wildlife 
Refuge; 
(B) the Shawanagunk Grasslands Wildlife 
Refuge; 
(C) the Morristown National Historical 
Park; 
(D) the Delaware and Lehigh Canal Cor-
ridors; 
(E) the Hudson River Valley National 
Heritage Area; 
(F) the Delaware River Basin; 
(G) the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area; 
(H) the Upper Delaware Scenic and Rec-
reational River; 
(I) the Appalachian National Scenic Trail;
(J) the United States Military Academy at 
West Point, New York; 
(K)
the
Highlands
National
Millenium 
Trail; 
(L) the Great Swamp National Wildlife 
Refuge; 
(M) the proposed Crossroads of the Revo-
lution National Heritage Area; 
(N) the proposed Musconetcong National 
Scenic and Recreational River in New Jersey; 
and 
(O) the Farmington River Wild and Scenic 
Area in Connecticut. 
(10) It is in the interest of the United States 
to protect, conserve, and restore the resources of the 
Highlands region for the residents of, and visitors 
to, the Highlands region. 
(11) The States of Connecticut, New Jersey, 
New York, and Pennsylvania, and units of local gov-
ernment in the Highlands region have the primary 
responsibility for protecting, conserving, preserving, 
restoring and promoting the resources of the High-
lands region. 
(12) Because of the longstanding Federal prac-
tice of assisting States in creating, protecting, con-
necticut Update that shall be proposed for Federal fi-
nancial assistance; and 
(2) submit a list of those projects to the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF PROJECTS.—Each year, the 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Agriculture, shall submit to Congress a list of the land 
conservation partnership projects submitted under sub-
section (a)(2) that are eligible to receive financial assistance 
under this section. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS.—To be eligible for fi-
nancial assistance under this section for a land conserva-
tion partnership project, a non-Federal entity shall enter 
into an agreement with the Secretary of the Interior that—
(1) identifies the non-Federal entity that shall 
own or hold and manage the land or interest in land; 
(2) identifies the source of funds to provide the 
non-Federal share under subsection (d); 
(3) describes the management objectives for the 
land that will ensure permanent protection and use 
of the land for the purpose for which the assistance 
will be provided;
(4) provides that, if the non-Federal entity con-
verts, uses, or disposes of the land conservation part-
nership project for a purpose inconsistent with the
‘‘(2) CERTAIN TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS.—The 
types of penal or correctional institutions with re-
spect to which this section is authorized to be car-
ried out include facilities in which individuals are 
held pending judicial proceedings (including individ-
uals who are minors), facilities in which individuals 
are held pending administrative proceedings of the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, and facili-
ties in which individuals who are minors are held 
pursuant to judicial proceedings in which such indi-
viduals are found, as minors, to have engaged in vio-
lations of law. 
‘‘(c) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out correc-
tional health activities under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall—
‘‘(1) coordinate all correctional health programs 
within the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices; 
‘‘(2) provide technical support to State and 
local correctional agencies on correctional health 
issues; 
‘‘(3) cooperate with other Federal agencies car-
rying out correctional health programs to ensure co-
ordination of such programs;
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(f)(1) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 201(f)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted on
March 1, 2003.
Passed the House of Representatives June 4, 2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
Union Calendar No. 105
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1950
[Report No. 108–105, Parts I, II, III, and IV] 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of 
State for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to au-
thorize appropriations under the Arms Export 
Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2004 
and 2005, and for other purposes. 
JULY 11, 2003
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment, committed to the Committee on 
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered printed
National Geologic Trail,’’ numberedlllllll, and 
datedllllll. 
(c) MAPS.—
(1) REVISIONS.—The Secretary may revise the 
map by publication in the Federal Register of a no-
tice of availability of a new map as part of the Coop-
erative Management and Interpretation Plan for the 
Trail required under section 5(f). 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Any map referred to in 
paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for pub-
lic inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service, shall administer the 
Trail in accordance with this Act. 
(b) TRAIL MANAGEMENT OFFICE.—In order for the 
National Park Service to manage the Trail and coordinate 
Trail activities with other public agencies and private enti-
ties, the Secretary may establish and operate a Trail man-
agement office within the vicinity of the Trail. 
(c) INTERAGENCY TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.—The 
Secretary shall establish an interagency technical com-
mittee to advise the trail management office in technical 
planning for the development of the Cooperative Manage-
HR 1954 RFS 
(2) CONVERSION OF PETITIONS.—In the case of 
a surviving spouse or child accorded an immigration 
benefit under section 329(f) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, as added by paragraph (1), if the 
spouse or child was the beneficiary of a petition de-
scribed in paragraph (7) of such section, unless the 
beneficiary otherwise has attained the status of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for—
(A) the reinstatement of such petition, if it 
was revoked or terminated (or otherwise ren-
dered null), either before or after its approval, 
due to the death of the petitioner; and 
(B) the conversion of such petition in ac-
cordance with such section. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to post-
humous citizenship granted before, on, or after 
the date of the enactment of this section. 
(B) FEES.—Section 329A(e) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act, as amended by 
paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to re-
quests for posthumous citizenship filed, and
inadmissibility specified in section 212(a)(4) 
shall not apply.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 201(f)(1) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 201(f)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect as if enacted on September 11, 2001. 
(b) FEES.—The amendments made by this Act to 
sections 328 through 329A of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439–1440–1), insofar as such 
amendments prohibit the imposition of a fee—
(1) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(2) shall not be construed to require the refund 
or return of any fee collected before such date.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1956
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous 
drugs under the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2003
Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. GUTIER-
REZ, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. HOLT, Mr. FROST, Mr. MCNUL-
TY, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. 
OWENS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
ENGEL, Mr. LEACH, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. BISHOP of New York, and 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to provide coverage of certain self-administered 
intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs under the Medi-
care Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COVERAGE OF CERTAIN SELF-ADMINISTERED 
INTRAMUSCULAR 
AND 
SUBCUTANEOUS 
DRUGS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended —
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (U); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (V); and 
(3) by adding at the end of the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(W) in the case of a disease where an 
intramuscular biological therapy has approval of the 
Federal Food and Drug Administration for patient 
self-administration upon physician determination of 
appropriateness and is covered under subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of this paragraph, any intramuscular and 
subcutaneous drug and biological with a similar ap-
proved use by such Administration (including the 
same biological delivered by intramuscular injection 
which is covered by either such subparagraph) with-
out regard to whether there is medical or other su-
pervision with respect to the administration of such 
drug or biological;’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to drugs furnished on or after 
January 1, 2004.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1959
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for individuals serving 
as Federal jurors to continue to receive their normal average wage 
or salary during such service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2003
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for indi-
viduals serving as Federal jurors to continue to receive 
their normal average wage or salary during such service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF WAGES OR SALARY FOR IN-
DIVIDUALS SERVING AS FEDERAL JURORS. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF WAGES OR SALARY.—Section 
1877 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b)(1) The employer of a Federal grand or petit 
juror shall pay to that juror, for each day during which 
that juror performs duty as a juror, a wage not less than 
the differential compensation specified in paragraph (2) 
less the aggregate amount, paid to the juror for that day, 
of any fees and allowances under section 1871. 
‘‘(2) The differential compensation referred to in 
paragraph (1) means—
‘‘(A) if that juror has a regular employment 
schedule with that employer, the wage or salary that 
the juror would have been paid for that day under 
that schedule but for that juror’s performance of 
duty as a juror; or 
‘‘(B) if that juror does not have a regular em-
ployment schedule with that employer, the average 
daily wage or salary of the juror during the 7-day 
period ending on the day before the juror first per-
formed duty as a juror. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘em-
ployer’ includes any public or private employer.’’. 
(b) SIGNIFICANT HARDSHIP TO EMPLOYER.—Para-
graph (1) of section 1866(c) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or upon a showing by the
employer of the person that payment of differential com-
pensation under section 1877(b) would result in signifi-
cant hardship to the employer,’’ after ‘‘inconvenience,’’.
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‘‘(A) has the meaning given that term in 
section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code; 
and 
‘‘(B) includes any article taxable at the 
rate of 10 percent under section 4181 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 4181). 
‘‘(4) INCORPORATED DEFINITIONS.—The terms 
‘licensed importer’, ‘licensed manufacturer’, and ‘li-
censed dealer’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act is amended by adding at 
the end of the table of contents the following:
‘‘Sec. 39. Child handgun safety devices.’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission $2,000,000 to carry 
out the provisions of section 39 of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act, such sums to remain available until expended.
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(C) Each pregnant woman will be given in-
formation on abortion and alternatives to abor-
tion such as childbirth and adoption and infor-
mation concerning public and private agencies 
that will assist in those alternatives. 
(D) The entity will obtain and maintain 
medical malpractice insurance in an amount not 
less than $1,000,000, and such insurance will 
cover all activities relating to the use of the 
ultrasound machine purchased with the grant 
under subsection (a). 
(6) The entity does not receive more than 30 
percent of its gross annual revenue from a single 
source or donor. 
(c) LIMITATION ON INDIVIDUAL GRANT AMOUNT.—
No grant under subsection (a) may be made in an amount 
that exceeds an amount equal to 50 percent of the pur-
chase price cost of the ultrasound machine involved, or 
$20,000, whichever is less. 
(d) APPLICATION
FOR GRANT.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if an application for the 
grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application 
is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains 
such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section.
(e) ANNUAL REPORT TO SECRETARY.—A grant may 
be made under subsection (a) only if the applicant for the 
grant agrees to report on an annual basis to the Secretary, 
in such form and manner as the Secretary may require, 
on the ongoing compliance of the applicant with the eligi-
bility conditions established in subsection (b). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘community based pregnancy help 
medical clinic’’ means a facility that—
(A) provides free medical services to preg-
nant women under the supervision and direction 
of a licensed physician who serves as the med-
ical director for such clinic; and 
(B) does not charge for any services ren-
dered to its clients, whether or not such services 
are for pregnancy or nonpregnancy related mat-
ters. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2004 through 2006.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1960
To provide benefits to public safety officers who die or become disabled 
as a result of certain injuries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2003
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide benefits to public safety officers who die or 
become disabled as a result of certain injuries.
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 ‘‘Public Safety Officer 
Protection Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INJURIES. 
Subpart 1 of part L of the title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (42 U.S.C. 3796 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 1206. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INJURIES. 
‘‘Notwithstanding the rules and regulations issued 
pursuant to this subpart, if a public safety officer develops 
cancer and either dies or becomes permanently and totally 
disabled as a result of the cancer, such officer’s death or 
disability shall be presumed to be the direct and proximate 
result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty. 
An officer described in the preceding sentence or such offi-
cer’s family, as the case may be, shall be eligible for bene-
fits under this subpart’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1961
To provide for the external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational 
safety and health at the Department of Energy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2003
Mr. COSTELLO (for himself and Mr. CALVERT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Work-
force, 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the external regulation of nuclear safety and 
occupational safety and health at the Department of Energy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTERNAL REGULATION OF DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AU-
THORITY.—Effective 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Department of Energy shall have no regu-
latory or enforcement authority with respect to nuclear