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sive representative of any of the employees in the unit, 
the Board shall not direct an election but shall certify the 
individual or labor organization as the representative de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
‘‘(7) The Board shall develop guidelines and proce-
dures for the designation by employees of a bargaining 
representative in the manner described in paragraph (6). 
Such guidelines and procedures shall include—
‘‘(A) model collective bargaining authorization 
language that may be used for purposes of making 
the designations described in paragraph (6); and 
‘‘(B) procedures to be used by the Board to es-
tablish the authenticity of signed authorizations des-
ignating bargaining representatives.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD.—Sec-
tion 3(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 153(b)) is amended, in the second sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘and to’’ and inserting 
‘‘to’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and certify the results 
thereof,’’ and inserting ‘‘, and to issue certifi-
cations as provided for in that section,’’.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2655 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual 
property education and training for small businesses, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
103
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), as used in’’ and in-
serting ‘‘In’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(whether or not a 
minor)’’ after ‘‘a child’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2005. 
SEC. 309. GARNISHMENT OF COMPENSATION PAID TO VET-
ERANS FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-
ITIES IN ORDER TO ENFORCE CHILD SUP-
PORT OBLIGATIONS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 459(h) (42 U.S.C. 
659(h)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(V), by striking all 
that follows ‘‘Armed Forces’’ and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS
WITH
RESPECT
TO
COM-
PENSATION PAID TO VETERANS FOR SERVICE-CON-
NECTED DISABILITIES.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section:
HR 361 RFS 
event in which the student athlete may participate, which-
ever occurs first, the athlete agent and the student athlete 
shall each inform the athletic director of the educational 
institution at which the student athlete is enrolled, or 
other individual responsible for athletic programs at such 
educational institution, that the student athlete has en-
tered into an agency contract, and the athlete agent shall 
provide the athletic director with notice in writing of such 
a contract. 
(b) CIVIL REMEDY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An educational institution 
has a right of action against an athlete agent for 
damages caused by a violation of this Act. 
(2) DAMAGES.—Damages of an educational in-
stitution may include and are limited to actual losses 
and expenses incurred because, as a result of the 
conduct of the athlete agent, the educational institu-
tion was injured by a violation of this Act or was pe-
nalized, disqualified, or suspended from participation 
in athletics by a national association for the pro-
motion and regulation of athletics, by an athletic 
conference, or by reasonable self-imposed discipli-
nary action taken to mitigate actions likely to be im-
posed by such an association or conference.
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(3) COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES.—In an ac-
tion taken under this section, the court may award 
to the prevailing party costs and reasonable attor-
neys fees. 
(4) EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS, REMEDIES AND 
DEFENSES.—This section does not restrict the 
rights, remedies, or defenses of any person under 
law or equity. 
SEC. 7. LIMITATION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit an 
individual from seeking any remedies available under ex-
isting Federal or State law or equity. 
SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that States should enact 
the Uniform Athlete Agents Act of 2000 drafted by the 
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State 
Laws, to protect student athletes and the integrity of ama-
teur sports from unscrupulous sports agents. In par-
ticular, it is the sense of Congress that States should enact 
the provisions relating to the registration of sports agents, 
the required form of contract, the right of the student ath-
lete to cancel an agency contract, the disclosure require-
ments relating to record maintenance, reporting, renewal,
H. R. 361—5
SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that States should enact the Uniform
Athlete Agents Act of 2000 drafted by the National Conference
of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, to protect student ath-
letes and the integrity of amateur sports from unscrupulous sports
agents. In particular, it is the sense of Congress that States should
enact the provisions relating to the registration of sports agents,
the required form of contract, the right of the student athlete
to cancel an agency contract, the disclosure requirements relating
to record maintenance, reporting, renewal, notice, warning, and
security, and the provisions for reciprocity among the States.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
athlete’s parent or legal guardian, a disclosure docu-
ment that meets the requirements of this subsection. 
Such disclosure document is separate from and in 
addition to any disclosure which may be required 
under State law. 
(2) SIGNATURE OF STUDENT ATHLETE.—The 
disclosure document must be signed by the student 
athlete, or, if the student athlete is under the age of 
18, by such student athlete’s parent or legal guard-
ian, prior to entering into the agency contract. 
(3) REQUIRED LANGUAGE.—The disclosure doc-
ument must contain, in close proximity to the signa-
ture of the student athlete, or, if the student athlete 
is under the age of 18, the signature of such student 
athlete’s parent or legal guardian, a conspicuous no-
tice in boldface type stating: ‘‘Warning to Student 
Athlete: If you agree orally or in writing to be rep-
resented by an agent now or in the future you may 
lose your eligibility to compete as a student athlete 
in your sport. Within 72 hours after entering into 
this contract or before the next athletic event in 
which you are eligible to participate, whichever oc-
curs first, both you and the agent by whom you are 
agreeing to be represented must notify the athletic 
director of the educational institution at which you
SEC. 6. RENEWAL OF ADVISORY GROUP. 
Section 418(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 
Stat. 1049) is amended by striking ‘‘of September 30, 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘on September 30, 2005’’. 
SEC. 7. VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS. 
Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1321), as amended by section 701 of the 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 
(Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1067), is amended by 
striking ‘‘non-tank’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘nontank’’. 
SEC. 8. CORRECTION TO SUBTITLE DESIGNATION. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—Title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by redesignating subtitle VI as subtitle VII. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of subtitles 
at the beginning of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to subtitle VI and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘VII. MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................... 70101’’.
SEC. 9. CORRECTIONS TO CHAPTER 701 OF TITLE 46, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
Chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Sections 70118 and 70119, as added by 
section 801 of the Coast Guard and Maritime
(iv) forest and wetland habitat loss; 
(v) erosion; 
(vi) sedimentation; 
(vii) flooding; and 
(viii) uncontrolled stormwater run-off 
that comprises 75 to 90 percent of total 
pollutant loads; 
(C) water quality has been severely and 
chronically degraded as a result of activities de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); 
(D) populations of anadromous fish species 
have been dramatically reduced by man-made 
barriers that interfere with spawning activities; 
(E) invasive species are adversely altering 
the ecological balance in the Anacostia Water-
shed; and 
(F) bacteria and other pathogens from 
combined sewer systems and urban runoff (in-
cluding the combined sewer system of the Dis-
trict, which was constructed by the Federal 
Government more than 100 years ago) and 
toxics-laden stormwater discharges from the 
State of Maryland and the District, have pre-
cluded safe swimming, fish consumption, and
numerous other types of recreation in the Ana-
costia River for decades; 
(9) the deteriorated Anacostia River diminishes 
the quality of life for all residents in the Anacostia 
Watershed, especially those individuals who reside 
east of the river in the economically distressed 
neighborhoods of the District; 
(10) Federal, State, District, and regional agen-
cies, local governments, nonprofit organizations, and 
dedicated private citizens have been working for 
many years to restore and protect the Anacostia Wa-
tershed; 
(11) in 2001, the Mayor of the District, the 
Governor of the State, and the county executives of 
Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, 
Maryland, entered into the Anacostia Watershed 
Restoration Agreement, which established goals and 
timeframes for restoring the ecological integrity of 
the Anacostia Watershed;
(12) despite progress in restoration efforts and 
growing interest in the environmental condition of 
the Anacostia Watershed, research, restoration, and 
protection activities relating to the Anacostia Water-
shed remain under funded and in some cases unco-
ordinated;
warehouse, for consumption on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3621
To extend the grace period for personal watercraft use in Lake Roosevelt 
National Recreation Area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
Mr. NETHERCUTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To extend the grace period for personal watercraft use in 
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERSONAL WATERCRAFT TIME EXTENSION. 
The grace period described in the final rule issued 
on March 21, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 15,077 (2000)), regard-
ing personal watercraft use within certain units of the Na-
tional Park System, is extended until December 31, 2004, 
for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5428 
To amend the Federal Charter of the Boy Scouts of America in title 36, 
United States Code, to ratify the authority of the Secretary of Defense 
and military installations and units of the Armed Forces to officially 
sponsor units of the Boy Scouts of America serving dependents of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and to make facilities of the Department 
of Defense available for Boy Scout meetings and activities, such as 
national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2004 
Mr. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Charter of the Boy Scouts of America 
in title 36, United States Code, to ratify the authority 
of the Secretary of Defense and military installations 
and units of the Armed Forces to officially sponsor units 
of the Boy Scouts of America serving dependents of 
members of the Armed Forces and to make facilities 
of the Department of Defense available for Boy Scout 
meetings and activities, such as national and world Boy 
Scout Jamborees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3623
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase 
the maximum levels of guaranteed single-employer plan benefits, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to increase the maximum levels of guaranteed 
single-employer plan benefits, 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. MODIFICATIONS OF GUARANTEED SINGLE-EM-
PLOYER PLAN BENEFITS. 
(a) INCREASE
IN
MAXIMUM
BENEFIT.—Section 
4022(b)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1322(b)(3)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$750’’ and inserting ‘‘$850’’.
(b) 
CERTAIN
SUPPLEMENTAL
BENEFITS
NOT 
TREATED AS NON-BASIC BENEFITS.—Section 4022 of 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
(29 U.S.C. 1322) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) A supplemental benefit described in para-
graph (2) shall not be treated as a non-basic benefit mere-
ly because it results in the participant’s benefits under the 
plan exceeding the amount payable under the plan as a 
life annuity commencing at normal retirement age. 
‘‘(2) A supplemental benefit described in this para-
graph is a benefit that—
‘‘(A) commences before benefits payable under 
title II of the Social Security Act become payable, 
‘‘(B) does not exceed such social security bene-
fits, and 
‘‘(C) terminates when such social security bene-
fits commence.’’. 
(c) INDEXING OF MAXIMUM GUARANTEED BENEFITS 
UNDER PLANS OR AMENDMENTS NOT IN EFFECT FOR 60 
MONTHS.—Section 4022(b)(7)(B) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1322(b)(7)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, multiplied by 
the fraction specified in paragraph (3)(B)’’ after ‘‘month’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to single-employer plans the termi-
nation date (as defined in section 4048 of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) for which occurs 
after December 31, 2001.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3624
To provide that, for purposes of making determinations for certain trade 
remedies and trade adjustment assistance, imported semi-finished steel 
slabs and taconite pellets produced in the United States shall be consid-
ered to be articles like or directly competitive with each other. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide that, for purposes of making determinations for 
certain trade remedies and trade adjustment assistance, 
imported semi-finished steel slabs and taconite pellets 
produced in the United States shall be considered to 
be articles like or directly competitive with each other.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. POSITIVE ADJUSTMENT BY INDUSTRIES IN-
JURED BY IMPORTS. 
For purposes of making a determination under sec-
tion 202(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(b)) 
with respect to increased imports of semi-finished steel
slabs, taconite pellets produced in the United States shall 
be considered to be an article like or directly competitive 
with such semi-finished steel slabs. 
SEC. 2. COUNTERVAILING AND ANTIDUMPING DUTY DE-
TERMINATIONS. 
In any case in which semi-finished steel slabs are the 
subject of an investigation under title VII of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, taconite pellets produced in the United States 
shall be considered to be a domestic like product with re-
spect to such semi-finished steel slabs. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR TRADE AD-
JUSTMENT ASSISTANCE IN CASES INVOLVING 
TACONITE PELLETS. 
For purposes of determining, under section 222 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272), the eligibility 
of a group of workers for adjustment assistance under 
chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, semi-fin-
ished steel slabs shall be considered to be articles like or 
directly competitive with taconite pellets. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SEMI-FINISHED
STEEL
SLAB.—The term 
‘‘semi-finished steel slab’’ means a cold rectangular 
steel section having a minimum thickness of 11⁄2 
inches and a minimum width not less than twice the
thickness, which is converted into finished steel 
products by reheating and further hot working. 
(2) TACONITE
PELLET.—The term ‘‘taconite 
pellet’’ means a pellet that is—
(A) made from very finely divided iron ore 
concentrates formed and hardened by firing; 
(B) is larger than 1⁄4 inch but smaller than 
3⁄4 inch in diameter; and 
(C) contains 60 to 67 percent iron.
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trail authorizes any person to enter private 
property without the consent of the owner. 
Nothing in this Act or in the establishment of 
any portion of the national historic trail will au-
thorize the Federal Government to restrict pri-
vate property owner’s use or enjoyment of their 
property subject to other laws or regulations. 
Authorization of El Camino Real de los Tejas 
National Historic Trail under this Act does not 
itself confer any additional authority to apply 
other Federal laws and regulations on non-Fed-
eral lands along the trail. Laws or regulations 
requiring public entities and agencies to take 
into consideration a national historic trail shall 
continue to apply notwithstanding the fore-
going. Notwithstanding section 7(g) of this Act, 
the United States is authorized to acquire pri-
vately owned real property or an interest in 
such property for purposes of the national his-
toric trail only with the consent of the owner of 
such property and shall have no authority to 
condemn or otherwise appropriate privately 
owned real property or an interest in such prop-
erty for the purposes of El Camino Real de los 
Tejas National Historic Trail.
sources meet the purposes of this Act or 
certification criteria set by the Secretary of 
the Interior per section 3(a)(3) of this Act. 
‘‘(ii) PRIVATELY
OWNED
LANDS.—
Congress authorizes the establishment of 
El Camino Real de los Tejas national his-
toric trail and the respective administra-
tion on those portions of the historic trail 
routes and related historic sites within pri-
vately owned lands only through the vol-
untary and expressed consent of the owner 
and when such trails and sites qualify for 
certification as officially established compo-
nents of the national historic trail. The 
owner’s approval of a certification agree-
ment satisfies the consent requirement. 
Certification agreements are not legally 
binding and may be terminated at any 
time. Should land ownership change at a 
certified site, the certification will cease to 
be valid unless the new owner consents to 
a new agreement. 
‘‘(C) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTEC-
TION.—Nothing in this Act or in the establish-
ment of any portion of the national historic
parents, brothers, and sisters of Alzoubi Muhammed shall 
not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, 
privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality 
Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3626
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino Real 
de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. GONZALEZ, and Mr. DOGGETT) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate El 
Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail.
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 ‘‘El Camino Real de 
los Tejas National Historic Trail Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(23) EL CAMINO REAL DE LOS TEJAS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), El Camino Real de los Tejas (The 
Royal Road of historic Tejas) National Historic 
Trail, a combination of historic routes totaling 
2,580 miles in length from the Rio Grande near 
Eagle Pass and Laredo, Texas, to Natchitoches, 
Louisiana, and including the Old San Antonio 
Road, as generally depicted on the maps enti-
tled ‘El Camino Real de los Tejas’, contained in 
the report prepared pursuant to subsection (b) 
entitled ‘National Historic Trail Feasibility 
Study and Environmental Assessment: El Ca-
mino Real de los Tejas, Texas-Louisiana’, dated 
July 1998. The National Park Service is au-
thorized to administer designated portions of 
this trail system as a national historic trail as 
set forth in this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(i) PUBLICLY OWNED LANDS.—Con-
gress authorizes the establishment of El 
Camino Real de los Tejas national historic 
trail and the respective administration on 
those portions of the historic trail routes 
and related historic sites within publicly 
owned lands when such trail related re-
‘‘(D) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary of the Interior may coordinate with 
United States and Mexican public and non-
governmental organizations, academic institu-
tions, and, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, the Government of Mexico and its polit-
ical subdivisions, for the purpose of exchanging 
trail information and research, fostering trail 
preservation and educational programs, pro-
viding technical assistance, and working to es-
tablish an international historic trail with com-
plementary preservation and education pro-
grams in each nation.’’.
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ticable (as determined by the Coordinator in con-
sultation with State and local law enforcement agen-
cies), that the dissemination of an alert through the 
AMBER Alert communications network be limited 
to the geographic areas most likely to facilitate the 
recovery of the abducted child concerned. 
(3) PROTECTION
OF
EXISTING
SYSTEM.—In 
carrying out activities under subsection (a), the Co-
ordinator may not interfere with the system of vol-
untary coordination between local broadcasters and 
State and local law enforcement agencies in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act for 
purposes of the AMBER Alert communications net-
work. 
(c) COOPERATION.—
(1) FEDERAL.—The Coordinator shall cooper-
ate with the Secretary of Transportation and the 
Federal Communications Commission in carrying 
out activities under this section. 
(2) STATE AND LOCAL.—The Coordinator shall 
also cooperate with local broadcasters and State and 
local law enforcement agencies in establishing min-
imum standards under this section.
(4) Each member of the Commission shall, while serv-
ing on business of the Commission, be entitled to receive 
compensation at a rate not to exceed a daily rate to be 
determined by the President consistent with other Federal 
advisory boards. Federal and State officials serving on the 
Commission and serving in their official capacity shall not 
receive compensation in addition to their Federal or State 
salaries for their time on the Commission. Members of the 
Commission may be compensated for reasonable travel ex-
penses while performing their duties as members of the 
Commission. 
(5) The Commission shall meet at least twice per 
year, or as prescribed by the President.
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