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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1881
To modify the provision of law which provides a permanent appropriation 
for the compensation of Members of Congress, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2003
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To modify the provision of law which provides a permanent 
appropriation for the compensation of Members of Con-
gress, 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 ‘‘Congressional Pay for 
Performance Act’’.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PERMANENT APPROPRIATION 
FOR MEMBERS’ PAY. 
Subsection (c) of section 130 of the joint resolution 
entitled ‘‘Joint resolution making continuing appropria-
tions for the fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes’’ 
(Public Law 97–51; 2 U.S.C. 31 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(c) Effective’’ and inserting 
‘‘(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), effec-
tive’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) If Congress has not passed all general appro-
priation bills before the beginning of a fiscal year, then 
the appropriation contained in paragraph (1) shall not be 
effective with respect to such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AP-
PROPRIATION. 
It shall not be in order in either the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate to consider the general appro-
priation bill making appropriations for the legislative 
branch for any fiscal year unless and until all other gen-
eral appropriation bills for such fiscal year have been pre-
sented to the President for signature under section 7 of 
article I of the Constitution of the United States.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4943
To provide for a land exchange involving certain Bureau of Land Management 
lands in Pima County, Arizona for the purpose of consolidating Federal 
land ownership within the boundaries of the Ironwood Forest National 
Monument and the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. KOLBE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for a land exchange involving certain Bureau 
of Land Management lands in Pima County, Arizona 
for the purpose of consolidating Federal land ownership 
within the boundaries of the Ironwood Forest National 
Monument and the Las Cienegas National Conservation 
Area, 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 ‘‘Pima County Land 
Adjustment Act’’.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, IRONWOOD-MOORE, EMPIRITA-
SIMONSON, AND SAHUARITA PROPERTIES, 
ARIZONA. 
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—If Las Cienegas Con-
servation, LLC, conveys to the Secretary of the Interior 
all right, title, and interest of Las Cienegas Conservation, 
LLC, in and to the Ironwood-Moore property and the 
Empirita-Simonson property, the Secretary shall convey to 
Las Cienegas Conservation, LLC, all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the Sahuarita prop-
erty. 
(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Upon receipt of the 
Empirita-Simonson property, the Secretary shall modify 
the boundaries of the Las Cienegas National Conservation 
Area to include the Empirita-Simonson property. 
(c) TIME FOR EXCHANGE.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided by this Act, the land exchange authorized under this 
section shall be completed prior to the expiration of the 
90-day period beginning on the later of the following 
dates: 
(1) The date on which the title standards de-
scribed in section 4(a) are met with regard to the 
properties to be conveyed to the United States. 
(2) The date on which the appraisals described 
in section 4(c)(1) for the properties are approved by 
both the Secretary and Las Cienegas Conservation,
‘‘(A) the amount (if any) by which—
‘‘(i) the sum of such benefit (before reduc-
tion under subsection (b)(4)(A), (c)(2)(A), 
(e)(7)(A), (f)(2)(A), or (g)(4)(A)) and the 
amount of any monthly periodic benefit payable 
to the beneficiary for such month which is 
based upon the beneficiary’s earnings while in 
the service of the Federal Government or any 
State (or political subdivision thereof, as de-
fined in section 218(b)(2)), exceeds 
‘‘(ii) the reduction base amount, or 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to two-thirds of the 
amount of any such monthly periodic benefit. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘reduc-
tion base amount’ means, in connection with a benefit for 
a month during any calendar year, the greater of—
‘‘(A) $2,000, or 
‘‘(B) the amount determined under this para-
graph in connection with benefits for months in the 
preceding calendar year, increased by the percent 
change described in section 8340(b) of title 5, 
United States Code (determined without regard to 
any other provision of law) taking effect on Decem-
ber 1 of such preceding calendar year.’’.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1882
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando,
Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando,
Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Arthur
‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 30,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1882
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South
Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post
Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Arthur
‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1882
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur 
‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2003
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, 
Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, 
Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Arthur 
‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Arthur ‘‘Pappy’’ Kennedy Post Office.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1882
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 1, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, 
Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1882 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, 
Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Arthur 
‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 335
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1882
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 1, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
OCTOBER 27, 2003
Reported by Ms. COLLINS, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, 
Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, 
Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Arthur 
‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ Kennedy Post Office’’.
Calendar No. 335
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1882
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 440 South Orange Blossom 
Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the ‘‘Arthur ‘Pappy’ 
Kennedy Post Office’’. 
OCTOBER 27, 2003
Reported without amendment
H. R. 1883
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1601–
1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
1601–1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Eddie Mae
Steward Post Office’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1883
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1601–1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward 
Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2003
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1601–1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, 
as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1601–1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward 
Post Office’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1883
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 16, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1601–1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, 
as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1883 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1601–1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward 
Post Office’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 15, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 336
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1883
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 16, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
OCTOBER 27, 2003
Reported by Ms. COLLINS, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1601–1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, 
as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1601–1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, as 
the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward Post Office’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward Post Office’’.
Calendar No. 336
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1883
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 1601–1 Main Street in 
Jacksonville, Florida, as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Stew-
ard Post Office’’. 
OCTOBER 27, 2003
Reported without amendment
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with 
respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title 
II of the Social Security Act for months ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1884
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain individ-
uals under contract to perform fire fighting services for a local govern-
ment shall be treated as employees of such government for pension 
plan purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2003
Mr. BURR 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 provide 
that certain individuals under contract to perform fire 
fighting services for a local government shall be treated 
as employees of such government for pension plan pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONTRACT FIREFIGHTERS TREATED AS EM-
PLOYEES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 414 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to govern-
mental plans) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘If, pursuant to a State law enacted 
before January 1, 2003, individuals who are under con-
tract to provide full-time fire fighting services for a polit-
ical subdivision of such State are permitted to participate 
in a plan established and maintained primarily for employ-
ees (determined without regard to this sentence) of 1 or 
more political subdivisions of such State, such individuals 
who elect to participate in such plan shall be treated as 
employees of such political subdivision (and not as self-
employed individuals) for purposes of this part with re-
spect to such services.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1888
To require public disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for the 
reconstruction of the infrastructure of Iraq, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2003
Mr. KLECZKA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require public disclosure of noncompetitive contracting 
for the reconstruction of the infrastructure of Iraq, 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. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF NONCOMPETITIVE 
CONTRACTING FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION 
OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN IRAQ. 
(a) DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.—The head of an execu-
tive agency of the United States that enters into a con-
tract for the repair, maintenance, or construction of infra-
structure in Iraq without full and open competition shall 
publish in the Federal Register or Commerce Business
Daily and otherwise make available to the public, not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the contract is en-
tered into, the following information: 
(1) The amount of the contract. 
(2) A brief description of the scope of the con-
tract. 
(3) A discussion of how the executive agency 
identified, and solicited offers from, potential con-
tractors to perform the contract, together with a list 
of the potential contractors that were issued solicita-
tions for the offers. 
(4) The justification and approval documents 
on which was based the determination to use proce-
dures other than procedures that provide for full and 
open competition. 
(b) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—
(1) AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD.—The head of 
an executive agency may—
(A) withhold from publication and disclo-
sure under subsection (a) any document that is 
classified for restricted access in accordance 
with an Executive order in the interest of na-
tional defense or foreign policy; and 
(B) redact any part so classified that is in 
a document not so classified before publication
and disclosure of the document under sub-
section (a). 
(2) AVAILABILITY TO CONGRESS.—In any case 
in which the head of an executive agency withholds 
information under paragraph (1), the head of such 
executive agency shall make available an unredacted 
version of the document containing that information 
to the chairman and ranking member of each of the 
following committees of Congress: 
(A) The Committee on Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
(B) The Committee on Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives. 
(C) Each committee that the head of the 
executive agency determines has legislative ju-
risdiction for the operations of such department 
or agency to which the information relates. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘execu-
tive agency’’ and ‘‘full and open competition’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
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tained by a local educational agency (as defined in section 
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965) or an institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965), was 
in violation of subsection (a), (b), (c), or (e) of section 
4 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 
(29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) after January 1, 1996. 
SEC. 3. RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS COORDINATED WITH 
MEDICARE AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AND 
EMPLOYER 
BENEFIT 
PLANS; 
VOLUNTARY 
EARLY 
RETIREMENT 
INCENTIVE 
PLANS 
MAINTAINED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CIES. 
(a) VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE 
PLANS MAINTAINED
BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CIES.—Section 4(l)(1) of the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 623(l)(1)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘A voluntary early retirement incentive plan maintained 
by a local educational agency (as defined in Section 9101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) 
which makes payments or supplements as provided in 
clauses (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) in coordination with 
a defined benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(35) of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
no known economic value, was available for selection 
by the corporation. Selection of this parcel was, how-
ever, mandated by section 16(b) of ANCSA (43 
U.S.C. 1615(b)). 
(7) Cape Fox’s land selections were further lim-
ited by the fact that the Annette Island Indian Res-
ervation is within its selection area, and those lands 
were unavailable for ANCSA selection. Cape Fox is 
the only ANCSA village corporation affected by this 
restriction. 
(8) Adjustment of Cape Fox’s selections and 
conveyances of land under ANCSA requires adjust-
ment of Sealaska Corporation’s (Sealaska) selections 
and conveyances to avoid creation of additional split 
estate between National Forest System surface lands 
and Sealaska subsurface lands. 
(9) There is an additional need to resolve exist-
ing areas of Sealaska/Tongass split estate, in which 
Sealaska holds title or conveyance rights to several 
thousand acres of subsurface lands that encumber 
management of Tongass National Forest surface 
lands. 
(10) The Tongass National Forest lands identi-
fied in this Act for selection by and conveyance to 
Cape Fox and Sealaska, subject to valid existing
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HR 1904 EAS
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for enrollment in the
healthy forests reserve program, land shall be—
(1) private land the enrollment of which will re-
store, enhance, or otherwise measurably increase the
likelihood of recovery of a species listed as endangered
or threatened under section 4 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533); and
(2) private land the enrollment of which will re-
store, enhance, or otherwise measurably improve the
well-being of species that—
(A) are not listed as endangered or threat-
ened under section 4 of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533); but
(B) are candidates for such listing, State-
listed species, or special concern species.
(c) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—In enrolling land that
satisfies the criteria under subsection (b), the Secretary of
Agriculture shall give additional consideration to land the
enrollment of which will—
(1) improve biological diversity; and
(2) increase carbon sequestration.
(d) ENROLLMENT BY WILLING OWNERS.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall enroll land in the healthy forests
reserve program only with the consent of the owner of the
land.