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uses more than 60 percent of surface and ground 
water. 
(3) The most inadequate water supplies in the 
United States are in the Southwest, including the 
lower Colorado River basin and the Great Plains 
River basins south of the Platte River. In these 
areas, 70 percent of the water taken from the 
stream is not returned. 
(4) The amount of water being pumped out of 
groundwater sources in many areas is greater than 
the amount being replenished, thus depleting the 
groundwater supply. 
(5) On August 20, 2002, the Board of the 
North American Development Bank agreed to the 
creation in the bank of a Water Conservation Invest-
ment Fund. 
(6) The Water Conservation Investment Fund 
of the North American Development Bank stated 
that up to $80,000,000 would be available for grant 
financing of water conservation projects, which grant 
funds would be divided equally between the United 
States and Mexico. 
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
the Congress that—
‘‘(2) The term ‘alternative payment option’ 
means any electronic, Internet-based, telephone au-
thorized, or other means of making a payment other 
than by mail.
‘‘(3) The term ‘due date’ means the first date 
upon which a creditor or its debt collector may im-
pose a late fee or other penalty for a failure of a 
consumer to make a periodic payment that is due on 
a debt.
‘‘(4) The term ‘disruption of the mail’ means 
any disruption in the pick-up, processing, transpor-
tation, or delivery of the mail of the United States.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq.) is further amended—
(1) in the table of sections preceding section 
801 by striking the items relating to sections 813 
through 818 and inserting the following:
‘‘813. Extension of period for making certain payments due to national emer-
gency. 
‘‘814. Civil liability. 
‘‘815. Administrative enforcement. 
‘‘816. Reports to Congress by the Commission. 
‘‘817. Relation to State laws. 
‘‘818. Exemption for State regulation. 
‘‘819. Effective date.’’;
(2) in section 812(b) by striking ‘‘section 813’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 814’’; and
(3) in section 816 (as redesignated by this Act) 
by striking ‘‘section 814’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 815’’.
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(1) water conservation projects are eligible for 
funding from the North American Development 
Bank under the Agreement Between the Govern-
ment of the United States of America and the Gov-
ernment of the United Mexican States Concerning 
the Establishment of a Border Environment Co-
operation Commission and a North American Devel-
opment Bank; 
(2) the Board of the North American Develop-
ment Bank should support qualified water conserva-
tion projects that can assist irrigators and agricul-
tural producers; and 
(3) the Board of the North American Develop-
ment Bank should take into consideration the needs 
of all of the border states before approving funding 
for water projects, and strive to fund water con-
servation projects in each of the border states. 
SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL SENSES OF THE CONGRESS. 
(a) It is the sense of the Congress that the Board 
of the North American Development Bank should support 
the financing of projects, on both sides of the international 
boundary between the United States and Mexico, which 
address coastal issues and the problem of pollution in both 
countries having an environmental impact along the Pa-
106
ture, at a total cost of $28,545,000 and to direct the Sec-
retary to credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost
of the project the cost of planning, design, and construc-
tion work carried out by the non-Federal interest before
the date of the partnership agreement for the project if
the Secretary determines that the work is integral to the
project.
SEC. 3043. WOLF LAKE, INDIANA.
The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Wolf
Lake, Indiana, being carried out under section 206 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C.
2330), is modified to direct the Secretary to credit toward
the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost
of planning, design, and construction work carried out by
the non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership
agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that
the work is integral to the project.
SEC. 3044. PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY.
The Prestonsburg, Kentucky, element of the project
for flood control, Levisa and Tug Fork of the Big Sandy
and Cumberland Rivers, West Virginia, Virginia, and Ken-
tucky, authorized by section 202(a) of the Energy and
Water Development Appropriations Act, 1981 (94 Stat.
1339), is modified to direct the Secretary to take measures
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2550
To amend the American Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002 to provide 
clarification with respect to the eligibility of certain countries for United 
States military assistance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2003
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SKELTON, and Mr. OBERSTAR) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations 
A BILL 
To amend the American Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 
2002 to provide clarification with respect to the eligibility 
of certain countries for United States military assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES FOR 
UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 2007(d)(1) of the Amer-
ican Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002 (title II of 
Public Law 107–206) is amended by adding at the end 
before the semicolon the following: ‘‘or a country that has
concluded a protocol with NATO for the accession of the 
country to NATO’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2003.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2553
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide 
treatment for diabetes in minority communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2003
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON 
of Texas, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
FROST, Ms. LEE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. 
KILPATRICK, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. RUSH, and Mr. HASTINGS 
of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.
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 ‘‘Minority Diabetes Ini-
tiative Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DIABETES IN 
MINORITY COMMUNITIES. 
Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 330K the following: 
‘‘SEC. 330L. GRANTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DIABETES 
IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to public and nonprofit private health care providers for 
the purpose of providing treatment for diabetes in minor-
ity communities. 
‘‘(b) RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS.—The public and non-
profit private health care providers to whom grants may 
be made under subsection (a) include physicians, podia-
trists, community-based organizations, health care organi-
zations, community health centers, and State, local, and 
tribal health departments. 
‘‘(c) SCOPE OF TREATMENT ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that grants under subsection (a) cover 
a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including 
routine care for diabetic patients, public education on dia-
betes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and
treatment for kidney disease and other complications of 
diabetes. 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CULTURAL CONTEXT.—A condi-
tion for the receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that 
the applicant involved agree that, in the program carried 
out with the grant, services will be provided in the lan-
guages and cultural contexts most appropriate for the in-
dividuals for whom the services are provided. 
‘‘(e) OUTREACH SERVICES.—A condition for the re-
ceipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the applicant 
involved agree to provide outreach activities to inform the 
public of the services of the program, and to provide offsite 
information on diabetes. 
‘‘(f) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if an application for the 
grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application 
is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains 
such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008.’’.
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V 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2554
For the relief of Junior Anthony Francis. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2003
Mr. VAN HOLLEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Junior Anthony Francis.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF, DE-
NIAL OF ADMISSION TO, JUNIOR ANTHONY 
FRANCIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 212(a) 
and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Jun-
ior Anthony Francis may not be removed from the United 
States, or denied admission to the United States, by rea-
son of any act of his that is a ground for removal or denial 
of admission and is reflected in the records of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, or the Visa Office of the De-
partment of State, on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF RE-
MOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
scind any outstanding order of removal, or any finding of 
inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered 
against Junior Anthony Francis by reason of any act de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
GOOD
MORAL
CHAR-
ACTER.—Notwithstanding section 101(f) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act, any act described in subsection 
(a) may not be considered in determining whether Junior 
Anthony Francis is, or during any period has been, a per-
son of good moral character for purposes of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act.
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River, Massachusetts, carried out under section 107 
of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
577), described as follows: Beginning at a point 
along the eastern limit of the existing project, 
N507,348.98, E721,180.01, thence running north-
east about 35 feet to a point N507,384.17, 
E721,183.36, thence running northeast about 324 
feet to a point N507,590.51, E721,433.17, thence 
running northeast about 345 feet to a point along 
the 
northern 
limit 
of 
the 
existing 
project, 
N507,927.29, E721,510.29, thence running south-
east about 25 feet to a point N507,921.71, 
E721,534.66, thence running southwest about 354 
feet to a point N507,576.65, E721,455.64, thence 
running southwest about 357 feet to the point of ori-
gin. 
(5) CITY WATERWAY, TACOMA, WASHINGTON.—
The portion of the project for navigation, City Wa-
terway, Tacoma, Washington, authorized by the first 
section of the River and Harbor Appropriations Act 
of June 13, 1902 (32 Stat. 347), consisting of the 
last 1,000 linear feet of the inner portion of the wa-
terway beginning at Station 70+00 and ending at 
Station 80+00.
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Provided further, That the methodology for assessment 
and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable, and shall 
reflect costs of providing such services, including adminis-
trative costs of collecting such fees: Provided further, That 
fees received pursuant to this section shall be deposited 
in this account as offsetting collections, shall become avail-
able for authorized purposes on October 1, 2004, and shall 
remain available until expended.
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses for countering potential bio-
logical, disease, and chemical threats to civilian popu-
lations, $484,000,000, including $400,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the Strategic National Stock-
pile.
BIODEFENSE COUNTERMEASURES
For necessary expenses for securing medical counter-
measures
against
biological
terror
attacks, 
$5,593,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2013: Provided, That not to exceed $3,418,000,000 may 
be obligated during fiscal years 2004 through 2008, of 
which not to exceed $890,000,000 may be obligated dur-
ing fiscal year 2004.
GRANT PROGRAMS
For activities designed to reduce the risk of flood 
damage to structures pursuant to the National Flood In-
shall be included in the gross income of the per-
son receiving the distribution for the taxable 
year in which received. 
‘‘(D) EXCESS
CONTRIBUTION.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), the term ‘excess 
contribution’ means any contribution (other 
than a rollover contribution from another health 
savings security account, or from an Archer 
MSA, which is not includible in gross income) 
to the extent such contribution results in the 
aggregate contributions to health savings secu-
rity accounts of the account beneficiary for the 
taxable year to be in excess of the limitation 
under subsection (b) (determined without re-
gard to paragraph (5)(C) thereof) which applies 
to such beneficiary for such year. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL TAX ON DISTRIBUTIONS NOT 
USED FOR QUALIFIED MEDICAL EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The tax imposed by 
this chapter on the account beneficiary for any 
taxable year in which there is a payment or dis-
tribution from a health savings security account 
of such beneficiary which is includible in gross 
income under paragraph (2) shall be increased
H. R. 2555 
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 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Home-
land Security, as authorized by section 102 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and executive management of 
the Department of Homeland Security, as authorized by law, 
$80,794,000: Provided, That not to exceed $40,000 shall be for 
allocation within the Department for official reception and represen-
tation expenses as the Secretary may determine. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Management and Administration, as authorized by sections 
701–705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341– 
345), $130,983,000: Provided, That of the total amount provided, 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended solely for the 
alteration and improvement of facilities and for relocation costs 
necessary for the interim housing of the Department’s headquarters’ 
operations and organizations collocated therewith. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS 
For development and acquisition of information technology 
equipment, software, services, and related activities for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and for the costs of conversion to 
narrowband communications, including the cost for operation of 
the land mobile radio legacy systems, $185,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
shall be used to support or supplement the appropriations provided 
for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Tech-
nology project or the Automated Commercial Environment.
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shall be used to support or supplement the appropriations 
provided for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Sta-
tus Indicator Technology system and the Automated Com-
mercial Environment.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the Office of the Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $58,118,000; of 
which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be used for unfore-
seen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated 
under the direction of the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security: Provided, That in addi-
tion, $22,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
Emergency Preparedness and Response Disaster Relief 
Fund.
TITLE II—BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY 
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection for enforcement of laws relating to 
border security, immigration, customs, and agricultural
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inspections and regulatory activities related to plant and 
animal imports, including planning, construction, and nec-
essary
related
activities
of
buildings
and
facilities, 
$4,584,600,000; of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses; of which 
not to exceed $129,000,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005, shall be for inspection technology; of 
which such sums as become available in the Customs User 
Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13021(f)(3) 
of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that 
account; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be 
for payments or advances arising out of contractual or re-
imbursable agreements with State and local law enforce-
ment agencies while engaged in cooperative activities re-
lated to immigration: Provided, That none of the funds 
available to the Directorate of Border and Transportation 
Security may be used to pay any employee overtime pay 
in an amount in excess of $30,000 during the calendar 
year beginning January 1, 2004, except that the Commis-
sioner of Customs and Border Protection may exceed such 
limitation as necessary for national security purposes and 
in cases of immigration emergencies: Provided further, 
That uniforms may be purchased without regard to the 
general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal
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year: Provided further, That no funds shall be available 
for the site acquisition, design, or construction of any Bor-
der Patrol checkpoint in the Tucson sector: Provided fur-
ther, That the Border Patrol shall relocate its checkpoints 
in the Tucson sector at least once every 7 days in a man-
ner designed to prevent persons subject to inspection from 
predicting the location of any such checkpoint. 
In addition, for administrative expenses related to the 
collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to 
Public
Law
103–182,
and
notwithstanding
section 
1511(e)(1) of Public Law 107–296, $3,000,000 to be de-
rived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and to 
be transferred to and merged with this account.
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses not otherwise provided for Bureau of 
Customs
and
Border
Protection
automated
systems, 
$493,727,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not less than $318,690,000 shall be for the develop-
ment of the Automated Commercial Environment: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
heading may be obligated for the Automated Commercial 
Environment until the Bureau of Customs and Border 
Protection prepares and submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets the 
capital planning and investment control review require-
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ments established by the Office of Management and Budg-
et, including OMB Circular A–11, part 3; (2) complies 
with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection’s En-
terprise Information Systems Architecture; (3) complies 
with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and 
systems acquisition management practices of the Federal 
Government; (4) is reviewed and approved by the Bureau 
of Customs and Border Protection Investment Review 
Board, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Of-
fice of Management and Budget; and (5) is reviewed by 
the General Accounting Office: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
be obligated for the Automated Commercial Environment 
until such expenditure plan has been approved by the 
Committees on Appropriations.
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement for enforcement of immigration 
and customs laws, detention and removals, investigations, 
including planning, construction, and necessary related ac-
tivities of buildings and facilities, $2,030,000,000; of 
which not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for conducting special operations pursu-
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ment personnel, foreign law enforcement personnel, and 
private security personnel; (2) with the exception of pri-
vate security personnel, the Center’s Director is author-
ized to fully fund the cost of this training, including the 
cost of non-Federal travel, or to seek full or partial reim-
bursement for this training; and (3) such reimbursements 
shall be deposited in this appropriation: Provided further, 
That the Center is authorized to obligate funds in antici-
pation of reimbursements from agencies receiving training 
at the Center, except that total obligations at the end of 
the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of 
property, real and personnel, and to accept services, for 
authorized purposes: Provided further, That the Center is 
authorized to harvest timber and use the proceeds from 
timber sales to supplement the Center’s forest manage-
ment and environmental programs: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, students at-
tending training at any Center site shall reside in on-cen-
ter or center-provided housing, to the extent available and 
in accordance with Center policy.