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‘‘(1) to supervise the safety and soundness of 
small business lending companies and non-Federally 
regulated lenders; 
‘‘(2) with respect to small business lending 
companies to set capital standards to regulate, to ex-
amine, and to enforce laws governing such compa-
nies, in accordance with the purposes of this Act; 
and 
‘‘(3) with respect to non-Federally regulated 
lenders to regulate, to examine, and to enforce laws 
governing the lending activities of such lenders 
under section 7(a) in accordance with the purposes 
of this Act. 
‘‘(b) CAPITAL DIRECTIVE.—The Administrator may 
determine that failure of a small business lending com-
pany to maintain capital at the minimum level established 
by the Administrator is an unsafe and unsound practice. 
In addition to any other action authorized by law, the Ad-
ministrator may issue a directive to a small business lend-
ing company that does not comply with the minimum cap-
ital requirement requiring the small business lending com-
pany to increase capital to level established by the Admin-
istrator. 
‘‘(c) CIVIL ACTION.—If a small business lending com-
pany violates this Act, the Administrator may institute a
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civil action in an appropriate district court to terminate 
the rights, privileges, and franchises of the company under 
this Act. 
‘‘(d) REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LOAN AU-
THORITY.—
‘‘(1) The Administrator may revoke or suspend 
the authority of a small business lending company or 
a non-Federally regulated lender to make, service or 
liquidate business loans authorized by section 7(a) of 
this Act—
‘‘(A) for false statements knowingly made 
in any written submission required under this 
Act; 
‘‘(B) for omission of a material fact from 
any written submission required under this Act; 
‘‘(C) for willful or repeated violation of this 
Act; 
‘‘(D) for willful or repeated violation of 
any condition imposed by the Administrator 
with respect to any application, request, or 
agreement under this Act; or 
‘‘(E) for violation of any cease and desist 
order of the Administrator under this section. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator may revoke or suspend 
authority under paragraph (1) only after a hearing
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of the United States Telecommunications Training Insti-
tute: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not less than $20,000,000 should be
made available for the American Schools and Hospitals
Abroad program: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, up to $3,000,000 should be
made available for support of the International Real Prop-
erty Foundation: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, $100,000,000 shall be made available
for drinking water supply projects and related activities.
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
For necessary expenses for international disaster relief,
rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance pursuant to
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend-
ed, $235,500,000, to remain available until expended.
FAMINE FUND
For necessary expenses for famine prevention and re-
lief, including for mitigation of the effects of famine, pursu-
ant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
as amended, $100,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this
heading shall be available for obligation subject to prior
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
TRANSITION INITIATIVES
For necessary expenses for international disaster reha-
bilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to section
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of timely payment of principal and interest on 
the trust certificates shall be reduced in propor-
tion to the amount of principal and interest such 
prepaid loan represents in the trust or pool. 
‘‘(C) INTEREST; REDEMPTION.—Interest on 
prepaid or defaulted loans shall accrue and be 
guaranteed by the Administrator only through 
the date of payment on the guarantee. During 
the term of the trust certificate, it may be called 
for redemption due to prepayment or default of 
all loans constituting the pool. 
‘‘(3) FEES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may collect a fee for any loan guarantee sold 
into the secondary market under subsection (c) 
in an amount equal to not more than 50 percent 
of the portion of the sale price that exceeds 110 
percent of the outstanding principal amount of 
the portion of the loan guaranteed by the Admin-
istrator. 
‘‘(B) COLLECTION.—Any such fee imposed 
by the Administrator shall be collected by the 
Administrator or by the agent which carries out 
on behalf of the Administrator the central reg-
istration functions required by subsection (e)
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‘‘(iii) the small business concern exe-
cutes an agreement in writing satisfactory 
to the Administrator as provided by sub-
paragraph (D) and takes such actions as 
are required under subparagraph (E). 
‘‘(C) EXTENSION OF MATURITY.—Notwith-
standing the provisions of sections 7(a)(10) and 
7(i)(1), the Administrator may extend the matu-
rity of any loan on which the Administrator un-
dertakes or suspends the obligation pursuant to 
this paragraph for a corresponding period of 
time. 
‘‘(D) AGREEMENT.—Prior to the under-
taking or suspension by the Administrator of 
any small business concern’s obligation under 
this subsection, the Administrator, consistent 
with the purposes sought to be achieved under 
this paragraph, shall require the small business 
concern to agree in writing to repay to it the ag-
gregate amount of the payments which were re-
quired under the loan during the period for 
which such obligation was undertaken or sus-
pended, either—
‘‘(i) by periodic payments not less in 
amount or less frequently falling due than
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be supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for 
the United States Marshals Service. 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems 
of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement 
and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel ex-
penses, and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as author-
ized by law, including advances, $156,145,000, to remain 
available until expended; of which not to exceed 
$8,000,000 may be made available for planning, construc-
tion, renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of 
buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto, 
for protected witness safesites; of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and 
maintenance of armored vehicles for transportation of pro-
tected witnesses; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 
may be made available for the purchase, installation, and 
maintenance of secure telecommunications equipment and 
a secure automated information network to store and re-
trieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS 
SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 
Service, $9,526,000 and, in addition, up to $1,000,000 of 
funds made available to the Department of Justice in this 
Act may be transferred by the Attorney General to this
valid, the remainder of this Act and the application of the 
provision to any other person or circumstance shall not 
be affected by the invalidity. 
SEC. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act and shall not apply to conduct oc-
curring before the effective date.
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302(b) to conduct programs or projects consistent with the
objectives of a Millennium Challenge Contract. Assistance
provided under this title may be provided notwithstanding
any other provision of law, except that the Corporation is
prohibited from providing assistance to any entity for any
project which is likely to—
(1) cause the substantial loss of United States
jobs or the displacement of United States production;
or
(2) pose an unreasonable or major environ-
mental, health, or safety hazard.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Assistance under this title may not
be used for military assistance or training.
(c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this title
may be provided in the form of grants to eligible entities.
(d) COORDINATION.—The provision of assistance
under this title shall be coordinated with other United
States foreign assistance programs.
(e) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity seeking assist-
ance under this title to conduct programs or projects con-
sistent with the objectives of a Millennium Challenge Con-
tract shall submit a proposal for the use of such assistance
to the Board in such manner and accompanied by such in-
formation as the Board may reasonably require.
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ministrator shall transmit to the Congress a pre-
liminary report regarding the National Small 
Business Incubator Program conducted under 
this section. 
(B) FINAL REPORT.—Four years after the 
first grant is made under this subsection, the Ad-
ministrator shall transmit to the Congress a 
final report regarding the National Small Busi-
ness Incubator Program conducted under this 
section. Such report shall include any rec-
ommendations of the Administrator regarding 
ways to improve such program and the rec-
ommendation of the Administrator as to whether 
such program should be extended. 
(12) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2004 and 2005, which amounts shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
(c) LOAN PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may make 
loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act to 
small business concerns (as defined pursuant to sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act) participating in a
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‘‘(A) shall carry out section 29; 
‘‘(B) may be an appointee in the Senior 
Executive Service; 
‘‘(C) shall report to the Associate Adminis-
trator for Enterprise Outreach and Training; 
‘‘(D) shall advise the Administrator on ap-
pointments to the Women’s Business Council; 
‘‘(E) serve as the vice chairperson of the 
Interagency Committee on Women’s Business 
Enterprise; 
‘‘(F) serve as liaison for the National Wom-
en’s Business Council; and 
‘‘(G) oversee the implementation of the pro-
gram established by section 8(m). 
‘‘(e) GENERAL COUNSEL.—The Administrator shall 
appoint a General Counsel. 
‘‘(f) REGIONAL OFFICES.—There are 10 regional of-
fices each of which shall be administered by a regional ad-
ministrator. Such offices shall have the same jurisdictions 
as the 10 Federal regions or such regions as are created 
by statute or by regulation of the Administrator of the Gen-
eral Services Administration. 
‘‘(g) DISTRICT OFFICES.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator may 
establish district offices throughout the United States
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the House of Representatives on the investigation of the 
murder of United States democracy worker John Alvis. 
Such report shall include—
(1) a description of the steps taken by the Gov-
ernment of Azerbaijan to further such investigation 
and bring to justice those responsible for the murder 
of John Alvis; 
(2) a description of the actions of the Govern-
ment of Azerbaijan to cooperate with United States 
agencies involved in such investigation; and 
(3) any recommendations of the Secretary for 
furthering progress of such investigation. 
REPORT ON SIERRA LEONE 
SEC. 699A. Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall submit 
a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations and Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
on International Relations and Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives on the feasibility of 
establishing a United States mission in Sierra Leone. 
REPORT ON SOMALIA 
SEC. 699B. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropria-
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 27
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 6, 2004
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt 
small public housing agencies from the requirement of 
preparing an annual public housing agency plan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Public Housing 
Authority Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLANS FOR CERTAIN 
SMALL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES. 
Section 5A(b) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION
OF
CERTAIN
SMALL
PHAS 
FROM FILING REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1) or any other provision of this Act—
‘‘(i) the requirement under paragraph 
(1) shall not apply to any qualified small 
public housing agency; and 
‘‘(ii) any reference in this section or 
any other provision of law to a ‘public 
housing agency’ shall not be considered to 
refer to any qualified small public housing 
agency, to the extent such reference ap-
plies to the requirement to submit a public 
housing agency plan under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘qualified small public 
housing agency’ means a public housing agency 
that meets all of the following requirements:
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION FOR SMALL PHAS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1) or any other provision of this Act—
‘‘(i) the requirement under paragraph 
(1) shall not apply to any small public 
housing agency; and 
‘‘(ii) any reference in this section or 
any other provision of law to a ‘public 
housing agency’ shall not be considered to 
refer to any small public housing agency, 
to the extent such reference applies to the 
requirement to submit a public housing 
agency plan under subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘small public housing agen-
cy’ means a public housing agency that—
‘‘(i) administers 100 or less public 
housing dwelling units; and 
‘‘(ii) is not designated pursuant to 
section 6(j)(2) as a troubled public housing 
agency.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k)—
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Com-
merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
Union Calendar No. 122
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2799
[Report No. 108–221] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2004, and for other purposes. 
JULY 21, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 279
To amend the Small Business Act to include drought in the definition of 
disaster for purposes of the disaster loan program administered by the 
Small Business Administration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to include drought in 
the definition of disaster for purposes of the disaster 
loan program administered by the Small Business Ad-
ministration.
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 ‘‘Small Business 
Drought Relief Act’’.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF DROUGHT IN DEFINITION OF DIS-
ASTER. 
Section 3(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(k)) is amended by inserting ‘‘drought,’’ after ‘‘wind-
storms,’’.
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TITLE II—INCENTIVES FOR PRO-
LIFERATION 
INTERDICTION 
COOPERATION 
SEC. 201. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
President is authorized to provide, on such terms as he 
deems appropriate, assistance under section 202 to any 
country that cooperates with the United States and with 
other countries allied with the United States to prevent 
the transport and transshipment of items of proliferation 
concern in its national territory or airspace or in vessels 
under its control or registry. 
SEC. 202. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE. 
The assistance authorized under section 201 is the 
following: 
(1) Assistance under section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763). 
(2) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding 
section 531(e) or 660(a) of that Act. 
(3) Drawdown of defense equipment and serv-
ices under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961.
SEC. 203. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION. 
Assistance authorized under this title may not be pro-
vided until at least 30 days after the date on which the 
President has provided notice thereof to the appropriate 
congressional committees, in accordance with the proce-
dures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
section 634A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
SEC. 204. LIMITATION. 
Assistance may be provided to a country under sec-
tion 201 in no more than 3 fiscal years. 
SEC. 205. USE OF ASSISTANCE. 
To the extent practicable, assistance provided under 
this title shall be used to enhance the capability of the 
recipient country to prevent the transport and trans-
shipment of items of proliferation concern in its national 
territory or airspace, or in vessels under its control or reg-
istry, including through the development of a legal frame-
work in that country to enhance such capability. 
SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $250,000,000 to carry out this title. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until 
expended.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Public Housing
Authority Act’’.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLANS FOR CERTAIN
SMALL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.
Section 5A(b) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(b)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION
OF
CERTAIN
SMALL
PHAS
FROM FILING REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1) or any other provision of this Act—
‘‘(i) the requirement under paragraph
(1) shall not apply to any qualified small
public housing agency; and
‘‘(ii) any reference in this section or
any other provision of law to a ‘public
housing agency’ shall not be considered to
refer to any qualified small public housing
agency, to the extent such reference ap-
plies to the requirement to submit a public
housing agency plan under this subsection.
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ‘qualified small public
housing agency’ means a public housing agency
that meets all of the following requirements:
‘‘(i) The sum of (I) the number of
public housing dwelling units administered
by the agency, and (II) the number of
vouchers under section 8(o) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)) administered by the agency, is
100 or fewer.
‘‘(ii) The agency is not designated
pursuant to section 6(j)(2) as a troubled
public housing agency.
‘‘(iii) The agency provides assurances
satisfactory to the Secretary that notwith-
standing the inapplicability of the require-
ments under this section relating to resi-
dent advisory boards and public hearings
and notice, residents of public housing ad-
ministered by the agency will have an ade-
quate and comparable opportunity for par-
ticipation and notice regarding establish-
ment of the goals, objectives, and policies
of the public housing agency.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 27
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt small public 
housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public 
housing agency plan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt 
small public housing agencies from the requirement of 
preparing an annual public housing agency plan.
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 ‘‘Small Public Housing 
Authority Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLANS FOR SMALL PUB-
LIC HOUSING AGENCIES. 
Section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437c–1) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (C) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
and by realigning such paragraphs (as so redes-
ignated) so as to be indented 2 ems from the 
left margin.
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(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Jaya Gulab Tolani and 
Hitesh Gulab Tolani shall not, by virtue of such relation-
ship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
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‘‘(i) The sum of (I) the number of 
public housing dwelling units administered 
by the agency, and (II) the number of 
vouchers under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)) administered by the agency, is 
100 or fewer. 
‘‘(ii) The agency is not designated 
pursuant to section 6(j)(2) as a troubled 
public housing agency. 
‘‘(iii) The agency provides assurances 
satisfactory to the Secretary that notwith-
standing the inapplicability of the require-
ments under this section relating to resi-
dent advisory boards and public hearings 
and notice, residents of public housing ad-
ministered by the agency will have an ade-
quate and comparable opportunity for 
participation 
and 
notice 
regarding 
establishment of the goals, objectives, and 
policies of the public housing agency.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601, et seq.); 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f, et 
seq.); and the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.); 
(4) ‘‘U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’’ means the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service as ref-
erenced at title 16, United States Code, section 
742b(b); 
(5) ‘‘Forest Service’’ means the Department of 
Agriculture Forest Service as established by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture pursuant to the authority of 
title 16, United States Code, section 551; 
(6) ‘‘Job Corps’’ means the national Job Corps 
program established within the Department of 
Labor, as set forth in the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998, Public Law No. 105–220, §§ 141–161, 112 
Stat. 1006–1021 (1998) (codified at 29 U.S.C. 
2881–2901); 
(7) ‘‘National Forest System’’ means that term 
as defined at title 16, United States Code, section 
1609(a); and 
(8) ‘‘National Wildlife Refuge System’’ means 
that term as defined at title 16, United States Code, 
section 668dd.