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‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Executive Officer may 
enter into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of 
property or services in the same manner and to the 
same extent as an executive agency may enter into 
such a contract under section 304B of title III of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c). In applying such au-
thority— 
‘‘(A) in section 304B(a)(2)(B)— 
‘‘(i) ‘the best interests of the District 
of Columbia and the Federal Government’ 
shall be substituted for ‘the best interests 
of the United States’; and 
‘‘(ii) ‘the courts’ programs’ shall be 
substituted for ‘the agency’s programs’; 
‘‘(B) the second sentence of section 
304B(b), and subsection (e), shall not apply; 
and 
‘‘(C) in section 304B(c), ‘$5,000,000’ shall 
be substituted for ‘$10,000,000’. 
‘‘(2) CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION FOR IN-
SUFFICIENT FUNDING AFTER FIRST YEAR.—In the 
event that funds are not made available for the con-
tinuation of a multiyear contract for services into a 
subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be canceled
proposed budget among various object classes and 
responsibility centers (as defined under regulations 
of the Board). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The plan submitted under 
this subsection shall include a detailed presentation 
of how much money will be allocated to each school, 
including— 
‘‘(A) a specific description of the amount 
of funds available to the school for which spend-
ing decisions are under the control of the 
school; and 
‘‘(B) a specific description of other respon-
sibility center funds which will be spent in a 
manner directly benefiting the school, including 
funds which will be spent for personnel, equip-
ment and supplies, property maintenance, and 
student services.’’. 
SEC. 3. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND LEAS-
ING AGREEMENTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA COURTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subchapter III of chapter 17 of 
title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 11–1742 the following new section:
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(C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 
respectively; 
(H) in subsection (i)(2)(A) (as so redesignated 
by subparagraph (G)), by striking ‘‘(except a Dis-
trict bank)’’; and 
(I) in subsection (i)(2)(B) (as so redesignated 
by subparagraph (G)), by striking ‘‘(except a Dis-
trict bank)’’. 
(b) NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.—Section 203(s)(5) of 
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(s)(5)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or District bank’’. 
(c) BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT.—The Bank 
Holding Company Act of 1956 is amended— 
(1) in section 2(c) (12 U.S.C. 1841(c)), by 
striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) in section 3(b)(1) (12 U.S.C. 1842(b)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘or a District bank’’. 
(d) BANK PROTECTION ACT OF 1968.—Section 2(1) 
of the Bank Protection Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1881(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘and district banks’’. 
(e) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT INTER-
LOCKS ACT.—The Depository Institution Management 
Interlocks Act (12 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 207(1), by striking ‘‘and banks 
located in the District of Columbia’’; and
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(2) in section 209(1), by striking ‘‘and banks 
located in the District of Columbia’’. 
(f) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—The Se-
curities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended— 
(1) in section 3(a)(34) (15 U.S.C. 78c(34)), by 
striking ‘‘or a bank operating under the Code of 
Law for the District of Columbia’’ each place such 
term appears in clause (i) of subparagraphs (A), 
(B), (C), (D), and (F); 
(2) in section 3(a)(34)(G)(i) (15 U.S.C. 
78c(34)(G)(i)), by striking ‘‘, a bank in the District 
of Columbia examined by the Comptroller of the 
Currency,’’; 
(3) in section 3(a)(34)(H)(i) (15 U.S.C. 
78c(34)(H)(i)), by striking ‘‘ or a bank in the Dis-
trict of Columbia examined by the Comptroller of 
the Currency’’; 
(4) in section 12(i)(1) (15 U.S.C. 78l(i)(1)), by 
striking ‘‘and banks operating under the Code of 
Law for the District of Columbia’’; 
(5) 
in 
section 
17(f)(4)(A) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
78q(f)(4)(A)), by striking ‘‘and banks operating 
under the Code of Law for the District of Colum-
bia’’; and
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(6) 
in 
section 
17(f)(4)(B) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
78q(f)(4)(B)), by striking ‘‘or a bank operating 
under the Code of Law for the District of Colum-
bia’’. 
(g) NATIONAL BANK RECEIVERSHIP ACT.—The Na-
tional Bank Receivership Act is amended by striking sec-
tion 6. 
(h) FEDERAL RESERVE ACT.—The last sentence of 
the 3rd undesignated paragraph of section 9 of the Fed-
eral Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 321) is amended by striking 
‘‘(except within the District of Columbia)’’. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
implementation of the training program under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(C) NECESSARY RESOURCES AND KNOWL-
EDGE.—The Secretary shall ensure that em-
ployees of the Department responsible for moni-
toring the training program under this sub-
section have the necessary resources and knowl-
edge. 
‘‘(e) SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK DEFINED.—In this 
section and section 406, the term ‘social security check’ 
means a check on the validity of the social security number 
of an individual and a verification that the number is as-
signed to the individual.’’. 
SEC. 5. CONTROL OVER ACCESS TO SECURED AREAS OF 
AIRPORTS. 
(a) AIRPORT PERIMETER ACCESS SECURITY.—Sub-
title A of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 406. ACCESS SECURITY. 
‘‘(a) AIRPORT PERIMETER.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall issue regulations to improve control over ac-
cess to the secured area of each airport in the United
officers and employees of the Department as the 
Secretary may designate; and 
(2) authorize such successive redelegations of 
such functions, powers, or duties within the Depart-
ment as the Secretary considers necessary or appro-
priate. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, reorganization plan, or delegation 
of authority, or in any document—
(1) to the Environmental Protection Agency is 
deemed to refer to the Department of Environmental 
Protection; 
(2) to the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency is deemed to refer to the Sec-
retary of Environmental Protection; and 
(3) to a subordinate official of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency is deemed to refer to the 
corresponding official of the Department of Environ-
mental Protection. 
SEC. 4. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
(a) CONTINUING EFFECT OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS.—
All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, 
grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, privileges, agree-
ments, registrations, and other administrative actions—
‘‘(4) the term ‘joint resolution on the budget’ 
means—
‘‘(A) a joint resolution setting forth the 
budget for the United States Government for a 
fiscal year as provided in section 301; and 
‘‘(B) any other joint resolution revising the 
budget for the United States Government for a 
fiscal year as described in section 304.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRES-
SIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 
1974.—(1)(A) Sections 301, 302, 303, 305, 308, 310, 
311, 312, 314, 405, and 904 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) are amended by strik-
ing ‘‘concurrent’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘joint’’. 
(B)(i) Sections 302(d), 302(g), 308(a)(1)(A), and 
310(d)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
amended by striking ‘‘most recently agreed to concurrent 
resolution on the budget’’ each place it occurs and insert-
ing ‘‘most recently enacted joint resolution on the budget 
or agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget (as appli-
cable)’’. 
(ii) The section heading of section 301 is amended 
by striking ‘‘adoption of concurrent resolution’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘joint resolutions’’; and
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 379
To facilitate a Forest Service land exchange that will eliminate a private 
in-holding in the Sierra National Forest in the State of California and 
provide for the permanent enjoyment by the Boy Scouts of America 
of a parcel of National Forest System land currently used under a 
special use permit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2003
Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. NUNES, and Mr. DOOLEY of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To facilitate a Forest Service land exchange that will elimi-
nate a private in-holding in the Sierra National Forest 
in the State of California and provide for the permanent 
enjoyment by the Boy Scouts of America of a parcel 
of National Forest System land currently used under 
a special use permit, 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 ‘‘Sierra National Forest 
Land Exchange Act of 2003’’.
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SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST, CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) RECEIPT OF PRIVATE LANDS.—In exchange for 
the land described in subsection (b), the owners of a parcel 
of private land consisting of the north 1⁄2 of the northwest 
1⁄4 of section 29, township 8 south, range 26 east, Mount 
Diablo base and meridian, California, shall convey all of 
their right, title, and interest in and to the parcel to the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
(b) CONVEYANCE OF FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY.—
Upon receipt of the land conveyed under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the persons 
making such conveyance all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to a parcel of National Forest Sys-
tem land consisting of the east 1⁄2 of the southwest 1⁄4 
and the west 1⁄2 of the southeast 1⁄4 of section 30, town-
ship 9 south, range 25 east, Mount Diablo meridian, Cali-
fornia. 
(c) RECONVEYANCE.—The conveyance under sub-
section (b) shall be subject to the condition that the recipi-
ents of the land agree to convey the land, within a time 
period agreed to by the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
recipient, to the Sequoia Council of the Boy Scouts of 
America.
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(d) EQUAL VALUE OF PARCELS.—The value of the 
two parcels of real property to be exchanged under this 
section are deemed to be equal.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 37
To elevate the Environmental Protection Agency to Cabinet-level status and 
redesignate such agency as the Department of Environmental Protection. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. BOEHLERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To elevate the Environmental Protection Agency to Cabinet-
level status and redesignate such agency as the Depart-
ment of Environmental Protection.
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 ‘‘Department of Envi-
ronmental Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC-
TION AGENCY AS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL PROTECTION. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Environmental Protec-
tion Agency is redesignated as the Department of Envi-
ronmental Protection (hereinafter in this Act referred to 
as the ‘‘Department’’), and shall be an executive depart-
ment in the executive branch of the Government. 
(b) SECRETARY
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTEC-
TION.—(1) There shall be at the head of the Department 
a Secretary of Environmental Protection (hereinafter in 
this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) who shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, except as provided in paragraph (2). 
(2) If so designated by the President, the individual 
who has been nominated and confirmed and is serving as 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy on the effective date of this Act shall become the Sec-
retary of Environmental Protection, without reconfirma-
tion by the Senate. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNCTION, POWERS, AND DU-
TIES.—The functions, powers, and duties of each officer 
and employee of the Environmental Protection Agency are 
transferred to and vested in the corresponding officer or 
employee of the Department. 
(d) DELEGATION
OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
may, consistent with other laws—
(1) delegate any functions, powers, or duties, 
including the promulgation of regulations, to such
(e) PROPERTY AND RESOURCES.—The contracts, li-
abilities, records, property, and other assets and interests 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, after the 
effective date of this Act, be considered to be the con-
tracts, liabilities, records, property, and other assets and 
interests of the Department of Environmental Protection. 
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
After consultation with the appropriate committees of 
Congress, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Con-
gress proposed legislation containing necessary and appro-
priate technical and conforming amendments to the laws 
of the United States, to reflect the changes made by this 
Act. Such proposed legislation shall be submitted not later 
than one year after the effective date of this Act.
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is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, 
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
SEC. 2. CONTINUUM OF SERVICES. 
(a) AWARDS.—Section 404A(b)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–21(b)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘through the completion of secondary school’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or through the first year of attendance at a post-
secondary education institution’’. 
(b) COHORT
APPROACH.—Section 404B(g)(1)(B) 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–22(g)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘through the 12th grade’’ the following ‘‘or through 
the first year of attendance at a postsecondary education 
institution to students in the participating grade level’’. 
(c) EARLY INTERVENTION.—
(1) USES OF FUNDS.—Section 404D(b)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–24(b)(2)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘through grade 12’’ the following: ‘‘or through 
the first year of attendance at a postsecondary edu-
cation institution’’. 
(2) PRIORITY STUDENTS.—Section 404D(c) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘through grade 12’’ the 
following ‘‘or through the first year of attendance at 
a postsecondary education institution’’.
(i) is based solely on such individual’s 
ownership, possession, transportation, im-
portation, or alteration of such firearm; 
and 
(ii) occurred before or concurrent with 
such registration. 
(2) CRIMINAL
LIABILITY
UNDER
INTERNAL 
REVENUE CODE.—Except as provided in paragraph 
(3), any individual who registers a firearm under 
subsection (a) shall not be liable under chapter 53 
or 75 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any 
violation of such chapters which relates to such fire-
arm and which occurred before or concurrent with 
such registration. 
(3) TRANSFER TAX LIABILITY.—Paragraph (2) 
shall not affect the liability of any individual for any 
transfer tax imposed under section 5811 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(4) ATTEMPTS TO REGISTER.—In the case of 
an applicable veteran or a member of such a vet-
eran’s family who attempts to register a qualifying 
firearm in the National Firearms Registration and 
Transfer Record at a time other than during the 
amnesty period, paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall 
apply with respect to such individual if such indi-
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3801
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the require-
ment that persons making disbursements for electioneering communica-
tions file reports on such disbursements with the Federal Election Com-
mission and the prohibition against the making of disbursements for 
electioneering communications by corporations and labor organizations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. CRANE, Mr. 
OTTER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. PAUL, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, 
Mr. BLUNT, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. AKIN, Mrs. CUBIN, and 
Mr. PENCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
repeal the requirement that persons making disburse-
ments for electioneering communications file reports on 
such disbursements with the Federal Election Commis-
sion and the prohibition against the making of disburse-
ments for electioneering communications by corporations 
and labor organizations, 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 ‘‘First Amendment Res-
toration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) DISCLOSURE OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR COMMU-
NICATIONS.—Section 304(f) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) TERMINATION
OF
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—No person shall be required to file any 
statement under this subsection with respect to any 
disbursement made on or after November 6, 2002.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION AGAINST MAKING OF DISBURSE-
MENTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS BY CORPORATIONS AND 
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 316 of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 441b) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘or for any 
applicable electioneering communication’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c). 
(c) TREATMENT
OF
COORDINATED
COMMUNICA-
TIONS AS CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 315(a)(7) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(a)(7)) is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (C).
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
as if included in the enactment of the Bipartisan Cam-
paign Reform Act of 2002.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3802
To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 
provide full Federal funding of such part, to provide an exception to 
the local maintenance of effort requirements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire, Mr. FERGUSON, and 
Mr. SIMMONS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act to provide full Federal funding of such part, 
to provide an exception to the local maintenance of effort 
requirements, 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 ‘‘Mandatory IDEA Full 
Funding Compromise Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO IDEA. 
(a) FUNDING.—Section 611(j) of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(j)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(j) FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of car-
rying out this part, other than section 619, there are 
authorized to be appropriated—
‘‘(A) $13,574,398,000, or 25.2 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is less, for fiscal year 2005, and, 
there are hereby appropriated $4,700,000,000, 
or 7.6 percent of the amount determined under 
paragraph (2), whichever is less, for fiscal year 
2005, which shall become available for obliga-
tion on July 1, 2005, and shall remain available 
through September 30, 2006; 
‘‘(B) $15,746,302,000, or 28.3 percent of 
the amount determined under paragraph (2), 
whichever is less, for fiscal year 2006, and, 
there are hereby appropriated $6,871,904,000, 
or 10.7 percent of the amount determined 
under paragraph (2), whichever is less, for fis-
cal year 2006, which shall become available for 
obligation on July 1, 2006, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2007;
vidual surrenders such firearm to a law enforcement 
agency not later than 30 days after notification by 
the Attorney General of potential criminal liability 
for continued possession of the firearm. 
(e) FORFEITURE.—Any firearm registered under 
subsection (a) shall not be subject to seizure or forfeiture 
under chapter 53 or 75 of the Internal Revenue Code or 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, for any viola-
tion of such chapters which relates to such firearm and 
which occurred before or concurrent with such registra-
tion. 
(f) NOTICE; FORMS; MAILBOX RULE.—
(1) NOTICE OF AMNESTY PERIOD.—The Attor-
ney General shall provide clear printed notices pro-
viding information regarding the amnesty period and 
registering a firearm during such period. To the ex-
tent feasible, the Attorney General shall ensure that 
such notices are posted in post offices, law enforce-
ment buildings, buildings of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, and in the businesses of licensed fire-
arms dealers. 
(2) FORMS.—The Attorney General shall make 
available any forms necessary for registering a fire-
arm in the National Firearms Registration and 
Transfer Record. To the extent feasible, the Attor-
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3804
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to make beach nourishment projects eligible for inclusion in mitiga-
tion plans and for hazard mitigation assistance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
Mr. BROWN of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to make beach nourishment 
projects eligible for inclusion in mitigation plans and 
for hazard mitigation assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MITIGATION PLANNING. 
Section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) 
ELIGIBILITY
OF
BEACH
NOURISHMENT 
PROJECTS.—Beach nourishment projects that meet such
standards as the Secretary of the Army may establish 
shall be eligible for inclusion in a mitigation plan as an 
action to mitigate hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities iden-
tified under a mitigation plan developed under this sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 2. HAZARD MITIGATION. 
Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) 
ELIGIBILITY
OF
BEACH
NOURISHMENT 
PROJECTS.—Beach nourishment projects that meet such 
standards as the Secretary of the Army may establish 
shall be treated for purposes of this section as hazard miti-
gation measures which are cost effective and substantially 
reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss or suf-
fering in an area affected by a major disaster and shall 
be eligible for assistance under this section.’’.
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