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Indian population to be served by such organization) 
and which includes the maximum participation of 
Indians in all phases of its activities. 
(12) 
UNDERREPRESENTED
MINORITY.—The 
terms ‘‘underrepresented minority’’ and ‘‘underrep-
resented minorities’’ refer to individuals who are 
members of racial or ethnic minority groups that are 
underrepresented in the health professions relative 
to their numbers in the general population. 
(13) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—The term 
‘‘underserved population’’ means the population of 
an urban or rural area designated by the Secretary 
as an area with a shortage of personal health serv-
ices or a population group designated by the Sec-
retary as having a shortage of such services. 
SEC. 802. DAVIS-BACON ACT. 
All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors 
or subcontractors in the performance of construction work 
financed in whole or in part with assistance under this 
Act (or an amendment made by this Act), including cap-
ital financing assistance, or grants or loan guarantees 
from the Safety Net Infrastructure Trust Fund (estab-
lished under section 2972C of the Public Health Service 
Act), shall be paid wages at rates not less than those pre-
vailing on similar work in the locality involved as deter-
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mined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act). The Sec-
retary of Labor shall have, with respect to such labor 
standards, the authority and functions set forth in Reor-
ganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 64 
Stat 1267) and section 3145 of title 40, United States 
Code.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 345
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances 
Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine 
and crack cocaine offenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2003
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, 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 the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
Substances Import and Export Act with respect to pen-
alties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses.
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 ‘‘Powder-Crack Cocaine 
Penalty Equalization Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. TRAFFICKING. 
(a) 50-GRAM PENALTY.—Section 401(b)(1)(A) of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A)) is 
amended—
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘5 kilograms’’ and 
inserting ‘‘50 grams’’; and 
(2) by striking clause (iii). 
(b) 5-GRAM PENALTY.—Section 401(b)(1)(B) of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(B)) is 
amended—
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘500 grams’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5 grams’’; and 
(2) by striking clause (iii). 
SEC. 3. POSSESSION. 
Section 404(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 844(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘cocaine base’’ and 
inserting ‘‘any controlled substance described in section 
401(b)(1)(A)(ii)’’. 
SEC. 4. IMPORT AND EXPORT. 
(a) 50-GRAM PENALTY.—Section 1010(b)(1) of the 
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 
960(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘5 kilo-
grams’’ and inserting ‘‘50 grams’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (C).
(b) 5-GRAM PENALTY.—Section 1010(b)(2) of the 
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 
960(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘500 
grams’’ and inserting ‘‘5 grams’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (C).
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(P) Marriage license issued by any State, 
territory, or possession of the United States. 
(Q) Any of the following orders or decrees 
from a court of record: 
(i) Divorce. 
(ii) Adoption. 
(iii) Name change. 
(iv) Bankruptcy. 
(v) Emancipation. 
(b) EXPIRATION OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS 
ISSUED TO NONIMMIGRANTS.—A Federal agency may not 
accept for any identification-related purpose a driver’s li-
cense, or other comparable identification document, issued 
by a State to any person, unless the State has in effect 
a policy requiring any such license or document, when 
issued by the State to a nonimmigrant alien, to bear an 
expiration date that is not later than—
(1) the last day of the nonimmigrant alien’s 
lawfully authorized period of stay in the United 
States; or 
(2) 5 years after the date on which the license 
or document is issued, in any case in which the non-
immigrant alien’s lawfully authorized period of 
stay—
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3460
To prohibit assistance to be provided to the Palestinian Authority and the 
Palestinian people until the perpetrators, or suspected perpetrators, of 
the killings of United States citizens in Gaza on October 15, 2003, 
are surrendered to the United States Government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Mr. FLAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations 
A BILL 
To prohibit assistance to be provided to the Palestinian Au-
thority and the Palestinian people until the perpetrators, 
or suspected perpetrators, of the killings of United States 
citizens in Gaza on October 15, 2003, are surrendered 
to the United States Government.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALES-
TINIAN AUTHORITY AND THE PALESTINIAN 
PEOPLE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts 
available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority (or
any other Palestinian entity) or for the Palestinian people 
may not be obligated or expended until the perpetrators, 
or suspected perpetrators, of the killings of United States 
citizens in Gaza on October 15, 2003, are surrendered to 
the United States Government.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3462
To designate the headquarters building of the Department of Education 
in Washington, DC, as the Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. BARTON of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate the headquarters building of the Department 
of Education in Washington, DC, as the Lyndon Baines 
Johnson Federal Building.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The headquarters building of the Department of 
Education located at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Wash-
ington, DC, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lyn-
don Baines Johnson Federal Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the building 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building’’.
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(2) FUNDS.—Any funds accruing to the Tribe 
from any lease under paragraph (1) shall be the 
property of the Tribe, and the United States shall 
have no trust obligation or other obligation to mon-
itor, administer, or account for any consideration re-
ceived by the Tribe under any such lease. 
SEC. 8. TRIBAL FUNDS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF FUND.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Fund’’ means—
(1) the Nez Perce Tribe Water and Fisheries 
Fund established under subsection (b)(1); and 
(2) the Nez Perce Tribe Domestic Water Sup-
ply Fund established under subsection (b)(2). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There are established in the 
Treasury of the United States— 
(1) a fund to be known as the ‘‘Nez Perce 
Tribe Water and Fisheries Fund’’, to be used to pay 
or reimburse costs incurred by the Tribe in acquir-
ing land and water rights, restoring or improving 
fish habitat, or for fish production, agricultural de-
velopment, cultural preservation, water resource de-
velopment, or fisheries-related projects; and 
(2) a fund to be known as the ‘‘Nez Perce Do-
mestic Water Supply Fund’’, to be used to pay the 
costs for design and construction of water supply
and sewer systems for tribal communities, including 
a water quality testing laboratory. 
(c) MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS.—The Secretary 
shall manage the Funds, make investments from the 
Funds, and make amounts available from the Funds for 
distribution to the Tribe consistent with the American In-
dian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), this Act, and the Agreement. 
(d) INVESTMENT OF THE FUNDS.—The Secretary 
shall invest amounts in the Funds in accordance with—
(1) the Act of April 1, 1880 (25 U.S.C. 161; 
21 Stat. 70, chapter 41); 
(2) the first section of the Act of June 24, 
1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a; 52 Stat. 1037, chapter 648); 
and 
(3) subsection (c). 
(e) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS
FROM
THE 
FUNDS.—Amounts made available under subsection (h) 
shall be available for expenditure or withdrawal only after 
the waivers and releases under section 10 take effect. 
(f) EXPENDITURES AND WITHDRAWAL.—
(1) TRIBAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Tribe may with-
draw all or part of amounts in the Funds on 
approval by the Secretary of a tribal manage-
(10) Education is another investment that can 
be counted to increase earning potential for decades. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to equalize 
the tax treatment of student loan interest and mortgage 
interest. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON DEDUCTIONS FOR IN-
TEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 221 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to interest on education 
loans) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (f), and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively. 
(b) DEDUCTION MADE PERMANENT.—Section 901 of 
the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 
of 2001 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 
apply with respect to the amendments made by this Act 
to section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6050S(e) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘221(d)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘221(c)(1)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to interest paid after December 
31, 2002, in taxable years beginning after such date.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3464
To amend the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
Program of audiologic rehabilitation services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Mr. INSLEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
under the Medicare Program of audiologic rehabilitation 
services.
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 ‘‘Medicare Audiologic 
Rehabilitation Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF AUDIOLOGIC REHABILI-
TATION SERVICES. 
(a) EXPANSION OF AUDIOLOGY SERVICES.—Section 
1861(ll)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(ll)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and such rehabili-
tation and treatment services’’ after ‘‘hearing and balance 
assessment services’’. 
(b) CONFORMING COVERAGE AMENDMENTS.—
(1) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subparagraph (U), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (V) by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(W) audiology services (as defined in sub-
section (ll)(2));’’. 
(2) PAYMENT.—Section 1848(j)(3) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(j)(3)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(2)(W),’’ after ‘‘(2)(S),’’. 
(3) EXCEPTION
FROM
CURRENT
EXCLUSION 
FOR
HEARING
AID
EXAMINATIONS.—Section 
1862(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(7)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘hearing aids or exami-
nations therefor’’ the following: ‘‘(other than reha-
bilitation and treatment services described in section 
1861(ll)(2) whether furnished by an audiologist or a 
physician)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after 
January 1, 2004.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3465
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitations 
on the deduction for interest on education loans and to make the deduc-
tion, as amended, permanent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Mr. ISRAEL 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 repeal 
the limitations on the deduction for interest on education 
loans and to make the deduction, as amended, perma-
nent.
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 ‘‘Reducing Education 
Loan Repayment Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Working families, because of their high stu-
dent loans, have difficulty saving for their children’s 
education. 
(2) The average tuition for four years of college 
is $15,000 to $32,000. 
(3) The average college graduate with student 
loan debt begins working with $11,000 to $18,000 
of debt. 
(4) Education is an American value, and going 
to school should be encouraged by American public 
policy. 
(5) Education benefits not only the educated 
person but also the entire community. 
(6) Education is important for everyone in the 
United States, regardless of income level. 
(7) The interest on education loans is the bulk 
of student loan payments in the first years after 
graduation, which creates great financial hardships 
on new graduates. 
(8) High debt burdens too often limit a per-
son’s occupational choices. 
(9) The mortgage interest deduction encourages 
home ownership in America, giving more Americans 
a stable investment they can count on for decades.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3466
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
Yucaipa Valley Regional Water Supply Renewal Project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Mr. LEWIS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Yucaipa Valley Regional 
Water Supply Renewal Project.
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 ‘‘Yucaipa Valley Re-
gional Water Supply Renewal Project Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102–
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. YUCAIPA VALLEY REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY 
RENEWAL PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Yucaipa Valley Water District, may partici-
pate in the design, planning, and construction of projects 
to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse im-
paired ground water, and provide brine disposal within the 
Santa Ana Watershed described in the report submitted 
under section 1606. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the 
project described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 16ll the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Yucaipa Valley Regional Water Supply Renewal Project.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3467
To redesignate the facility of the Bureau of Reclamation located at 19550 
Kelso Road in Byron, California as the ‘‘C.W. ‘Bill’ Jones Pumping Plant’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DOOLEY of Cali-
fornia, and Mr. RADANOVICH) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To redesignate the facility of the Bureau of Reclamation 
located at 19550 Kelso Road in Byron, California as 
the ‘‘C.W. ‘Bill’ Jones Pumping Plant’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF FACILITY. 
The facility of the Bureau of Reclamation located at 
15990 Kelso Road in Byron, California, and known as the 
Tracy Pumping Plant, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘C.W. ‘Bill’ Jones Pumping Plant’’.
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 ‘‘C.W. ‘Bill’ Jones Pumping Plant’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3468
To enable America’s schools to use their computer hardware to increase 
student achievement and prepare students for the 21st century work-
place, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Mr. ROTHMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To enable America’s schools to use their computer hardware 
to increase student achievement and prepare students 
for the 21st century workplace, 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 ‘‘Education for the 21st 
Century (E–21) Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
It is the purpose of this Act to enable America’s 
schools to use their computer hardware to increase student
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries shall es-
tablish a system of pre-departure quarantine protocols 
for persons traveling from, and baggage, cargo and 
other items being shipped from, Guam and other 
United States locations where brown tree snakes may 
have become established to prevent the introduction or 
spread of the brown tree snake. Under the quarantine 
protocols system, Federal quarantine, natural re-
source, conservation, and law enforcement officers and 
inspectors may enforce State and territorial laws re-
garding the illegal importation, possession, or intro-
duction of brown tree snakes. 
(2) COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION.—The ac-
tivities of the Secretaries under paragraph (1) shall 
be carried out in cooperation with the appropriate 
State and territorial quarantine, natural resource, 
conservation, and law enforcement officers. In the case 
of Guam, the Secretaries shall enter into a memo-
randum of agreement with the Government of Guam 
to obtain the assistance and cooperation of the Gov-
ernment of Guam in establishing of the system of pre- 
departure quarantine protocols under paragraph (1). 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The system of pre-depar-
ture quarantine protocols to be established under
‘‘(I) begins on the date the President de-
clares a national emergency under the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); and
‘‘(II) ends on the expiration of the 1-year
period beginning on the date of the termination
of the national emergency; and
‘‘(ii) the term ‘disaster period’ means the 1-year
period beginning on the date the President declares
an emergency or major disaster under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).’’.
(b) VIOLATIONS OF OTHER LAWS ENFORCED BY THE
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.—Section 13 of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 53) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e)(1) If a person, partnership, or corporation is
found, in an action under subsection (b), to have com-
mitted a violation involving an unfair or deceptive act or
practice in an emergency period or a disaster period, and
if the act or practice exploits popular reaction to the na-
tional emergency, major disaster, or emergency that is the
basis for such period, the court, after awarding equitable
relief (if any) under any other authority of the court, shall
hold the person, partnership, or corporation liable for a
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3469
To prohibit the use of vending machines to sell tobacco products in all 
locations other than in locations in which the presence of minors is 
not permitted. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2003
Mr. ROTHMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of vending machines to sell tobacco 
products in all locations other than in locations in which 
the presence of minors is not permitted.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Kids From Smok-
ing Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that—
(1) almost 90 percent of adult smokers began 
at or before age 18;
(2) 35 percent of high school kids currently 
smoke cigarettes; 
(3) 
each 
year 
minors 
illegally 
purchase 
256,000,000 packs of cigarettes; 
(4) more than 5,000,000 kids alive today under 
the age of 18 will die prematurely from tobacco-re-
lated disease unless current sales are reversed; and 
(5) numerous studies and surveys show that 
significant percentages of young people are able to 
purchase cigarettes from vending machines, even in 
jurisdictions that have laws restricting the placement 
of the machines or requiring the use of locking de-
vices. 
SEC. 3. ACCESS. 
(a) VENDING MACHINES.—Vending machines may be 
used to sell tobacco products only in an area or establish-
ment from which individuals under the minimum age pre-
scribed by subsection (b) are denied access. 
(b) MINIMUM AGE.—No manufacturer, distributor, 
or retailer of tobacco products may sell a tobacco product 
to an individual who is under the age of 18, except that 
if a State or municipality has established a higher age, 
no manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of tobacco prod-
ucts may sell tobacco products in that State or munici-
pality to an individual who is less than such higher age.
(c) PREEMPTION.—This Act shall not preempt any 
State or municipal law which bans all vending machines 
that sell tobacco products, nor will it preclude any State 
or locality from enacting such a stronger ban in the future. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITION. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘tobacco product’’ 
includes cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, pipe tobacco, and 
smokeless tobacco. 
SEC. 5. PENALTY. 
Any person who violates this Act is liable to the 
United States for a civil money penalty of $1,000 for each 
violation.
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