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SEC. 3338. FOE HYDROXY. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘
9902.03.38
N-(4-
Fluorophenyl)-2-
hydroxy-N-(1-
methylethyl)-
acetamide (CAS 
No. 54041–17–
7) (provided for 
in subheading 
2924.29.71) .......
5.2%
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2006
’’. 
SEC. 3339. MAGENTA 364 LIQUID FEED. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.03.39
5-[4-(4,5-Di-
methyl-2-sulfo- 
phenylamino)-6-
hydroxy-
[1,3,5]triazin-2-
ylamino]-4-hy-
droxy-3-(1-
sulfonaphthalen-
2-ylazo)naph- 
thalene-2,7-
disulfonic acid, 
sodium ammo-
nium salt (pro-
vided for in sub-
heading 
3204.14.30) .......
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2006
’’. 
SEC. 3340. TETRAKIS. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘
9902.03.40
Tetrakis ((2,4-di-
tert-butylphenyl)-
4,4-biphenylene 
diphosphonite) 
(CAS No. 
38613–77–3) 
(provided for in 
subheading 
2835.29.50) .......
Free 
Free 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2006
’’.
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‘‘(5) the long-term strategy of the applicable 
States and units of general local government to com-
bat, prevent, and end homelessness; 
‘‘(6) the performance of the homelessness pre-
vention, housing, and services programs funded in 
the fiscal year prior to the date of submission of the 
application; 
‘‘(7) the need for services in the geographic 
area; 
‘‘(8) the plan by which—
‘‘(A) access to appropriate permanent 
housing will be secured if the proposed project 
does not include permanent housing; and 
‘‘(B) access to outcome-effective supportive 
services will be secured for residents or con-
sumers involved in the project who are willing 
to use the services; 
‘‘(9) the evaluation plan for evaluations of the 
project, which—
‘‘(A) will use periodically collected informa-
tion and analysis to determine whether the 
project has resulted in enhanced stability and 
well-being of the residents or consumers served 
by the project;
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(1) MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYS-
TEM.—Section 103(b)(6) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(Q) Environmental restoration and pollu-
tion abatement in accordance with section 165. 
‘‘(R) Control of invasive plant species and 
establishment of native species in accordance 
with section 166.’’. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS
TO
SURFACE
TRANSPOR-
TATION
PROGRAM.—Section 133(b) of title 23, is 
amended by striking paragraph (14) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(14) Environmental restoration and pollution 
abatement in accordance with section 165. 
‘‘(15) Control of invasive plant species and es-
tablishment of native species in accordance with sec-
tion 166.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Subchapter I of chapter 1 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘§ 165. Eligibility for environmental restoration and 
pollution abatement 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), environ-
mental restoration and pollution abatement to minimize or 
mitigate the impacts of any transportation project funded
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $850,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT 
GUARANTEE AGENCY 
For payment to the Multilateral Investment Guar-
antee Agency by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$4,001,672, for the United States paid-in share of the in-
crease in capital stock, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the Multilateral In-
vestment Guarantee Agency may subscribe without fiscal 
year limitation for the callable capital portion of the 
United States share of such capital stock in an amount 
not to exceed $16,339,982. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS 
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Mul-
tilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, for the United States contribution to the fund, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to the increase in resources of the Asian
In addition, for necessary expenses of the United
States Agency for International Development for assist-
ance for famine prevention and relief, including for mitiga-
tion of the effects of famine, $80,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be
made available utilizing the general authorities of section
491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this
paragraph shall be available for obligation subject to prior
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
TRANSITION INITIATIVES
For necessary expenses of the United States Agency
for International Development for international disaster
rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$55,000,000, to remain available until expended, to sup-
port transition to democracy and to long-term develop-
ment of countries in crisis: Provided, That such support
may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve
democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic in-
frastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict:
Provided further, That the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin-
ning a new program of assistance.
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Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users; 
‘‘(vii) $10,000,000 shall be available 
to provide over-the-road bus accessibility 
grants under section 3038 of the Trans-
portation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(49 U.S.C. 5310 note); 
‘‘(viii) $100,503,751 shall be available 
to provide transportation services to elderly 
individuals and individuals with disabilities 
under section 5310; 
‘‘(ix) $321,612,004 shall be available 
to provide financial assistance for other 
than urbanized areas under section 5311; 
and 
‘‘(x) $3,598,034,295 shall be available 
to provide financial assistance for urban-
ized areas under section 5307, subject to 
section 3041(h) of the Federal Public 
Transportation Act of 2004. 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2009.—
‘‘(A) FROM TRUST FUND.—There shall be 
available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 
5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5318,
SEC. 207. LIMITATION ON SHIP TRANSFERS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
United States may not transfer any excess defense article 
that is a vessel to a country that has not provided written 
assurances to the United States that it will support and 
assist efforts by the United States to interdict items of 
proliferation concern. 
SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON AIRCRAFT TRANSFERS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
United States may not transfer any excess defense article 
that is an aircraft to any country that has not provided 
written assurances to the United States that it will sup-
port and assist efforts by the United States to interdict 
items of proliferation concern. 
TITLE III—ROLLBACK OF KHAN 
NUCLEAR 
PROLIFERATION 
NETWORK 
SEC. 301. COOPERATION OF PAKISTAN. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President may not provide, in any fiscal 
year, more than 75 percent of United States assistance 
to Pakistan unless the President determines and certifies 
to the appropriate congressional committees that Paki-
stan— 
(1) has verifiably halted any cooperation with 
any state in the development of nuclear or missile
technology, material, or equipment, or any other 
technology, material, or equipment that is useful for 
the development of weapons of mass destruction, in-
cluding exports of such technology, material, or 
equipment; and 
(2) is fully sharing with the United States all 
information relevant to the A.Q. Khan proliferation 
network, and has provided full access to A.Q. Khan 
and his associates and any documentation, declara-
tions, affidavits, or other material that bears upon 
their proliferation network activities and contacts. 
(b) WAIVER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The President may waive the 
requirements of subsection (a) in a fiscal year if— 
(A) the President has certified to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that— 
(i) the waiver is in the vital interest of 
the national security of the United States; 
(ii) the waiver will promote Pakistan’s 
cooperation in achieving the conditions set 
forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (a); and 
(iii) Pakistan’s lack of cooperation is 
not significantly hindering efforts of the 
United States to investigate and eliminate
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and 5320 of this chapter, section 3038 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392–393), and 
section 1118(c) of the Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users (relating to the non-
motorized transportation pilot program)—
‘‘(i) $5,249,750,000 for fiscal year 
2005; 
‘‘(ii) $5,908,750,000 for fiscal year 
2006; 
‘‘(iii) $6,623,500,000 for fiscal year 
2007; 
‘‘(iv) $7,282,500,000 for fiscal year 
2008; and 
‘‘(v) $8,053,000,000 for fiscal year 
2009. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR CLEAN 
FUELS FORMULA GRANTS, BUS TESTING, OVER-
THE-ROAD
BUS
ACCESSIBILITY, AND
ALASKA 
RAILROAD.—Of the aggregate of amounts made 
available by this paragraph for a fiscal year—
‘‘(i) $100,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out section 5308; 
‘‘(ii) $3,500,000 shall be available to 
carry out section 5318;
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Development Fund, as authorized by the Asian Develop-
ment Bank Act, as amended, $151,921,405, to remain 
available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, $5,104,930, for the United 
States paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to 
remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
for the callable capital portion of the United States share 
of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
$79,609,817. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For the United States contribution by the Secretary 
of the Treasury to the increase in resources of the African 
Development Fund, $107,370,856, to remain available 
until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR 
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$35,431,111 for the United States share of the paid-in 
portion of the increase in capital stock, to remain available 
until expended.
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amount for official reception and representation expenses 
which shall not exceed $35,000) shall not exceed 
$41,385,000: Provided further, That project-specific trans-
action costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred 
in claims settlements, and other direct costs associated 
with services provided to specific investors or potential in-
vestors pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, shall not be considered administrative ex-
penses for the purposes of this heading. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, 
$24,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, to be derived by transfer from 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Non-Credit 
Account: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That such sums shall be available for direct loan obli-
gations and loan guaranty commitments incurred or made 
during fiscal years 2004 and 2005: Provided further, That 
such sums shall remain available through fiscal year 2012 
for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans obli-
gated in fiscal year 2004, and through fiscal year 2013 
for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans obli-
gated in fiscal year 2005.
or to leave the United States with manageable
post-exchange land and boundaries.
(3) ADDITIONAL EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—
If, after the values are adjusted in accordance with
paragraph (1) or (2), the values of the Federal land
and non-Federal land are not equal, then the Sec-
retary and Yavapai Ranch may by agreement adjust
the acreage of the Federal land and non-Federal
land until the values of that land are equal.
(d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—After the values of the non-
Federal and Federal land are equalized to the max-
imum extent practicable under subsection (c), any
balance due the Secretary or Yavapai Ranch shall be
paid—
(A) through cash equalization payments
under section 206(b) of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1716(b)); or
(B) in accordance with standards estab-
lished by the Secretary and Yavapai Ranch.
(2) LIMITATION.—
(A) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the value of the
Federal land exceeds the value of the non-Fed-
eral land by more than $50,000, the Secretary
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‘‘(B) LOAN DURATION.—Loans made by the 
Administrator under this subsection shall be for 
a term of 10 years. 
‘‘(C) DELAYED PAYMENTS.—The Adminis-
trator shall not require repayment of interest or 
principal of a loan made to an intermediary 
under this subsection during the first year of the 
loan. 
‘‘(D) FEES; COLLATERAL.—Except as other-
wise provided in this subsection, the Adminis-
trator shall not charge any fees or require collat-
eral other than an assignment of the notes receiv-
able of the microloans with respect to any loan 
made to an intermediary under this subsection. 
‘‘(E) INTEREST RATES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Loans made by the 
Administrator under this subsection to an 
intermediary shall bear an interest rate 
equal to 1.25 percentage points below the 
rate determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury for obligations of the United 
States with a period of maturity of 5 years, 
adjusted to the nearest 1⁄8 of 1 percent. 
‘‘(ii) CERTAIN
SMALL
LOANS.—Not-
withstanding clause (i), loans made by the
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complied with the requirements of paragraph 
(21)(G) of this section relating to attaining busi-
ness activity from sources other than contracts 
awarded pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(vii) Each program participant shall an-
nually forecast its needs for contract awards 
under this section for the next program year and 
the succeeding program year during the review 
of its business plan, conducted pursuant to 
clause (v). Such forecast shall be known as the 
‘section 8(a) contract support level’ and shall be 
included in the program participant’s business 
plan. Such forecast shall include—
‘‘(I) the aggregate dollar value of con-
tract support to be sought on a noncompeti-
tive basis under this section, reflecting com-
pliance with the requirements of paragraph 
(21)(G) relating to attaining business activ-
ity from sources other than contracts 
awarded pursuant to this section, 
‘‘(II) the types of contract opportuni-
ties being sought, identified by North Amer-
ican Industrial Classification System Code 
or otherwise,
cumbrances on the Federal land in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act and any other reserva-
tions that may be agreed to by the Secretary and 
Yavapai Ranch, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the Federal land described in 
paragraph (2). 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Fed-
eral land referred to in paragraph (1) shall consist of 
the following: 
(A) Certain land comprising approximately 
15,300 acres located in Yavapai County, Ari-
zona, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange Area Federal 
Lands’’, dated April 2002. 
(B) Certain land in the Coconino National 
Forest, Coconino County Arizona—
(i) comprising approximately 1,500 
acres located in Coconino National Forest, 
Coconino County, Arizona, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch 
Land Exchange Flagstaff Federal Lands-
Airport Parcel’’, dated April 2002; and 
(ii) comprising approximately 28.26 
acres in 2 separate parcels, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch
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‘‘(27) DURATION
OF
STAGES.—Subject to the 
provisions of paragraph (21)(A), a program partici-
pant may receive developmental assistance under this 
subsection and contracts under this subsection for a 
total period of not longer than 9 years, measured 
from the date of its certification under this subsection, 
of which—
‘‘(A) no more than 5 years may be spent in 
the developmental stage of program participa-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) no more than 4 years may be spent in 
the transitional stage of program participation. 
‘‘(28) DATA COLLECTION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall develop and implement a process for the 
systematic collection of data on the operations of 
the program established pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than April 30 of 
each year, the Administrator shall submit a re-
port to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives on the program that shall include 
the following:
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‘‘(i) A description and estimate of the 
benefits and costs that have accrued to the 
economy and the Government in the imme-
diately preceding fiscal year due to the op-
erations of those business concerns that were 
performing contracts awarded pursuant to 
this section. 
‘‘(ii) A compilation and evaluation of 
those business concerns that have exited the 
program during the immediately preceding 
three fiscal years. Such compilation and 
evaluation shall detail the number of con-
cerns actively engaged in business oper-
ations, those that have ceased or substan-
tially curtailed such operations, including 
the reasons for such actions, and those con-
cerns that have been acquired by other firms 
or organizations owned and controlled by 
other than socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals. 
‘‘(iii) For those businesses that have 
continued operations after they exited from 
the program, the Administrator shall also 
separately detail the benefits and costs that 
have accrued to the economy during the im-
Union Calendar No. 389
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3589
[Report No. 108–645] 
A BILL 
To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of 
the Government of the Virgin Islands. 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2004
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed
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tor organizations, the parameters of a tran-
sition adjustment program adaptable to the 
needs of individual small business concerns; 
‘‘(iii) by conducting appropriate pro-
grams to inform the affected small business 
community regarding the anticipated ad-
verse impacts identified under clause (i) 
and the economic adjustment assistance 
available to such firms; and 
‘‘(iv) by assisting small business con-
cerns to develop and implement an individ-
ualized transition business plan; 
‘‘(H) maintaining current information con-
cerning Federal, State, and local regulations that 
affect small business concerns and counsel small 
business concerns on methods of compliance. 
Counseling and technology development shall be 
provided when necessary to help small business 
concerns find solutions for complying with envi-
ronmental, energy, health, safety, and other Fed-
eral, State, and local regulations; 
‘‘(I) coordinating and conducting research 
into technical and general small business prob-
lems for which there are no ready solutions;
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‘‘(J) providing and maintaining a com-
prehensive library that contains current infor-
mation and statistical data needed by small 
business concerns; 
‘‘(K) maintaining a working relationship 
and open communications with the financial 
and investment communities, legal associations, 
local and regional private consultants, and local 
and regional small business groups and associa-
tions in order to help address the various needs 
of the small business community; 
‘‘(L) conducting in-depth surveys for local 
small business groups in order to develop general 
information regarding the local economy and 
general small business strengths and weaknesses 
in the locality; 
‘‘(M) in cooperation with the Department of 
Commerce, the Administration and other rel-
evant Federal agencies, actively assisting rural 
small business concerns, including rural small 
manufacturers, in exporting by identifying and 
developing potential export markets for rural 
small business concerns, facilitating export 
transactions for rural small business concerns, 
developing linkages between United States rural
SEC. 107. ACTIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR WITH RESPECT TO 
CAPITAL IMPAIRMENT. 
Section 303(e) of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) shall not, for reasons of capital impair-
ment, restrict the operations of the licensee or direct 
the use of the licensee’s capital to any purpose other 
than the purposes for which the license was granted; 
and 
‘‘(4) notwithstanding paragraph (3), may take 
action to restrict the operations of, or liquidate a li-
censee for failure to comply with any other provision 
of the law or regulation promulgated pursuant to 
this Act.’’. 
SEC. 108. CONDITIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION. 
Sections 303(g)(9) of the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(g)(9)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(9) Subject to subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), after making distributions under paragraph (8),
or association requests that the evaluation of institu-
tions offering distance education programs be in-
cluded within its scope of recognition, and dem-
onstrates that the agency or association meets the 
requirements of subsection (p), then the Secretary 
shall include the accreditation of institutions offering 
distance education programs within the agency’s or 
association’s scope of recognition.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—An agency 
or association that seeks to evaluate the quality of institu-
tions offering distance education programs within its scope 
of recognition shall, in addition to meeting the other re-
quirements of this subpart, demonstrate to the Secretary 
that the agency or association assesses—
‘‘(1) measures of student achievement of stu-
dents enrolled in distance education programs, in-
cluding State licensing examination results, and suc-
cess in preparing students for entry into and ad-
vancement in the work force; 
‘‘(2) measures of program completion and re-
tention rates of students in distance education pro-
grams, including monitoring such rates throughout 
the accreditation period;
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2004 and each subsequent fiscal 
year. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) 
are authorized to remain available until expended.
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