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retary of Health and Human Services as authorized 
to receive such donations. 
‘‘(B) A State or local agency that is designated 
by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services as authorized to receive 
such donations. 
‘‘(C) A chapter or other local unit of a recog-
nized national veterans organization that provides 
services to persons without adequate shelter and is 
designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as 
authorized to receive such donations. 
‘‘(D) A not-for-profit organization that provides 
care for homeless veterans and is designated by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs as authorized to re-
ceive such donations. 
‘‘(2) Food that may be donated under this subsection 
is commissary store food, mess food, meals ready-to-eat 
(MREs), rations known as humanitarian daily rations 
(HDRs), and other food available to the Secretary of De-
fense that—
‘‘(A) is certified as edible by appropriate food 
inspection technicians; 
‘‘(B) would otherwise be destroyed as unusable; 
and
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a whole-page broadsheet newspaper advertisement; 39-
point type for a half-page broadsheet newspaper ad-
vertisement; 39-point type for a whole-page tabloid
newspaper advertisement; 27-point type for a half-
page tabloid newspaper advertisement; 31.5-point
type for a double page spread magazine or whole-page
magazine advertisement; 22.5-point type for a 28 cen-
timeter by 3 column advertisement; and 15-point type
for a 20 centimeter by 2 column advertisement. The
label statements shall be in English, except that in the
case of—
‘‘(A) an advertisement that appears in a
newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other publi-
cation that is not in English, the statements
shall appear in the predominant language of the
publication; and
‘‘(B) in the case of any other advertisement
that is not in English, the statements shall ap-
pear in the same language as that principally
used in the advertisement.
‘‘(3) 
MATCHBOOKS.—Notwithstanding 
para-
graph (2), for matchbooks (defined as containing not
more than 20 matches) customarily given away with
the purchase of tobacco products, each label statement
‘‘(B) to sustain or support any terrorist or-
ganization.’’. 
(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT
OF REWARD.—Subsection 
(e)(1) of such section is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$25,000,000’’; 
(2) by striking the second period at the end; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Secretary may authorize a reward of up 
to $50,000,000 for the capture or information lead-
ing to the capture of Usama bin Laden.’’. 
(d) FORMS OF REWARD PAYMENT.—Subsection (e) 
of such section is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) FORMS OF PAYMENT.—The Secretary may 
make a reward under this section in the form of 
money, a nonmonetary item (including such items as 
automotive vehicles), or a combination thereof.’’. 
(e) MEDIA SURVEYS AND ADVERTISEMENTS.—Such 
section is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
(k) and (l), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(i) MEDIA SURVEYS AND ADVERTISEMENTS AU-
THORIZED.—
‘‘(1) SURVEYS CONDUCTED.—For the purpose 
of more effectively disseminating information about 
the rewards program, the Secretary may use the re-
sources of the rewards program to conduct media 
surveys, including analyses of media markets, means 
of communication, and levels of literacy, in countries 
determined by the Secretary to be associated with 
acts of international terrorism. 
‘‘(2) CREATION AND PURCHASE OF ADVERTISE-
MENTS.—After the surveys authorized under para-
graph (1) have been conducted and in accordance 
with their findings, the Secretary may use the re-
sources of the rewards program to create advertise-
ments to disseminate information about the rewards 
program among populations in countries identified 
under paragraph (1). The Secretary may purchase 
radio or television time, newspaper space, or make 
use of any other means of advertisement, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3) ADVERTISEMENT FOR CAPTURE OF USAMA 
BIN LADEN.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of the Counter-Terrorist and 
Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act, the Sec-
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pilot program are given the option to telework dur-
ing the 1-year period after the date of birth. 
SEC. 413. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 2 years after the first date on which 
funds are appropriated to carry out this subtitle, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to the Congress a report containing 
the results of an evaluation of the pilot program and any 
recommendations as to whether the pilot program, with 
or without modification, should be expanded. 
SEC. 414. DEFINITION. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘telework’’ means the per-
formance of any portion of work functions by an employee 
outside the normal place of business under circumstances 
which reduce or eliminate the need to commute. 
SEC. 415. TERMINATION. 
The pilot program shall terminate 2 years after the 
first date on which funds are appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle. 
SEC. 416. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to 
carry out this subtitle.
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retary shall submit to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report documenting a plan to increase adver-
tising to maximize awareness of the reward available 
for the capture or information leading to the capture 
of Usama bin Laden.’’.
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(B) establishing terms and conditions 
under subparagraph (C) of such section.
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‘‘(ii) does not have health insurance cov-
erage (as defined in section 2791(b)(1) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–
91(b)(1)) from any other source. 
‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
‘post-stabilization services’ means, with respect to an 
individual who has been treated by an entity de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) for purposes of com-
plying with section 1867 of the Social Security Act, 
services that are—
‘‘(i) related to the condition that was so 
treated; and 
‘‘(ii) provided after the individual is sta-
bilized in order to maintain the stabilized condi-
tion or to improve or resolve the individual’s 
condition. 
‘‘(E)(i) Nothing in this paragraph (or in any 
other provision of this section as such provision ap-
plies to entities described in subparagraph (B) by 
operation of subparagraph (A)) shall be construed as 
authorizing or requiring the Secretary to make pay-
ments to such entities, the budget authority for 
which is not provided in advance by appropriation 
Acts.
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall limit the total amount 
of payments under this paragraph for a fiscal year 
to the total amount appropriated in advance by ap-
propriation Acts for such purpose for such fiscal 
year. If the total amount of payments that would 
otherwise be made under this paragraph for a fiscal 
year exceeds such total amount appropriated, the 
Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary 
to ensure that the total amount of payments under 
this paragraph for such fiscal year does not exceed 
such total amount appropriated.’’.
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‘‘(A) Compensation described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(ii)(V) shall not be subject to withholding 
pursuant to this section—
‘‘(i) for payment of alimony; or 
‘‘(ii) for payment of child support if 
the individual is fewer than 60 days in ar-
rears in payment of the support. 
‘‘(B) Not more than 50 percent of any 
payment of compensation described in para-
graph (1)(A)(ii)(V) may be withheld pursuant 
to this section.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2005. 
SEC. 310. IMPROVING FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3716(h)(3) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) In applying this subsection with respect to any 
debt owed to a State, other than past due support being 
enforced by the State, subsection (c)(3)(A) shall not apply. 
Subsection (c)(3)(A) shall apply with respect to past due 
support being enforced by the State notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including sections 207 and 
1631(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 407 and 
1383(d)(1)), section 413(b) of Public law 91–173 (30
105
U.S.C. 923(b)), and section 14 of the Act of August 29, 
1935 (45 U.S.C. 231m).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2004. 
SEC. 311. MAINTENANCE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
FUNDING. 
Section 452(j) (42 U.S.C. 652(j)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or the amount appropriated under this paragraph 
for fiscal year 2002, whichever is greater,’’ before ‘‘which 
shall be available’’. 
SEC. 312. MAINTENANCE OF FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR 
SERVICE FUNDING. 
Section 453(o) (42 U.S.C. 653(o)) is amended—
(1) in the 1st sentence, by inserting ‘‘or the 
amount appropriated under this paragraph for fiscal 
year 2002, whichever is greater,’’ before ‘‘which 
shall be available’’; and 
(2) in the 2nd sentence, by striking ‘‘for each 
of fiscal years 1997 through 2001’’. 
TITLE IV—CHILD WELFARE 
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
Section 1130(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1320a–9(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’.
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(H) except as otherwise provided by stat-
ute, if the waiver would waive any funding re-
striction applicable to a program authorized 
under an Act which is not an appropriations 
Act (but not including program requirements 
such as application procedures, performance 
standards, reporting requirements, or eligibility 
standards), or would have the effect of transfer-
ring funds from a program for which there is 
direct spending (as defined in section 250(c)(8) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985) to another program. 
(3) AGREEMENT OF EACH ADMINISTERING SEC-
RETARY REQUIRED.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—An applicant may not 
conduct a demonstration project under this sec-
tion unless each administering Secretary with 
respect to any program proposed to be included 
in the project has approved the application to 
conduct the project. 
(B) AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO FUND-
ING AND IMPLEMENTATION.—Before approving 
an application to conduct a demonstration 
project under this section, an administering 
Secretary shall have in place an agreement with
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3782
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to increase 
the maximum amount of an award available under the Department 
of State rewards program, to expand the eligibility criteria to receive 
an award, to authorize nonmonetary awards, to publicize the existence 
of the rewards program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2004
Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. KIRK) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to increase the maximum amount of an award 
available under the Department of State rewards pro-
gram, to expand the eligibility criteria to receive an 
award, to authorize nonmonetary awards, to publicize 
the existence of the rewards program, 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 ‘‘Counter-Terrorist and 
Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF STATE COUNTER-TERRORIST AND 
NARCO-TERRORIST REWARDS PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM NAME.—Section 36 of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) 
is amended—
(1) in the section heading by inserting 
‘‘COUNTER-TERRORIST
AND
NARCO-TER-
RORIST’’ after ‘‘STATE’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)(1) by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘The program shall be 
known as the ‘Department of State Terrorist and 
Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program’.’’. 
(b) DISRUPTION OF TERRORIST FINANCING NET-
WORK.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) the disruption of financial mechanisms of 
a terrorist organization, including the use by the or-
ganization of illicit narcotics production or inter-
national narcotics trafficking—
‘‘(A) to finance acts of international ter-
rorism; or
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4993 
To limit the liability of hospitals and emergency departments for noneconomic 
and punitive damages when providing uncompensated care, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004 
Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. NORWOOD, and Mr. THORN-
BERRY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To limit the liability of hospitals and emergency departments 
for noneconomic and punitive damages when providing 
uncompensated care, 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 ‘‘Emergency Care Li-
ability Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY. 
The constitutional authority upon which this Act 
rests is the power of Congress to provide for the general 
welfare, to regulate commerce, and to make all laws which
shall be necessary and proper, as enumerated in section 
8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS ON NONECONOMIC AND PUNITIVE 
DAMAGES 
WHEN 
PROVIDING 
UNCOMPEN-
SATED CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever items or services are 
furnished under section 1867 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395dd) to an uninsured individual for pur-
poses of complying with such section, the liability of an 
emergency care provider for an injury arising out of the 
furnishing of such items or services shall be subject to the 
following limitations: 
(1) NONECONOMIC DAMAGES.—With respect to 
noneconomic damages, the aggregate such liability 
for all such providers may not exceed $250,000 or 
two times the amount of economic damages, which-
ever is greater. 
(2) PUNITIVE DAMAGES.—With respect to puni-
tive damages, the aggregate such liability for all 
such providers may not exceed $250,000 or three 
times the amount of economic damages, whichever is 
greater. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘‘emergency care provider’’ means an emergency care
‘‘(II) determined, in the case of such a deceased 
individual who died before attaining age 62 but 
would have attained age 62 before the end of her en-
titlement month, as if he had survived throughout 
the subsequent period ending with her entitlement 
month and had applied for such benefit during the 
first month for which he would have been eligible for 
such benefit. 
In any case in which the deceased individual died before 
he attained age 62 and would not have attained age 62 
before the end of the entitlement month of the widow (or 
surviving divorced spouse), the deceased individual’s im-
puted husband’s insurance benefit shall be deemed to be 
zero. 
‘‘(E)(i) For purposes of subparagraph (C), if the de-
ceased individual died during a month for which he other-
wise would have been entitled (but for his death) to an 
old-age insurance benefit under subsection (a) or a dis-
ability insurance benefit under section 223, or to a hus-
band’s insurance benefit under subsection (c) based on the 
wages and self-employment income of the widow (or sur-
viving divorced wife), the imputed deceased individual’s 
benefit for the entitlement month of the widow (or sur-
viving divorced wife) is the sum of—
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3783
To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund 
pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2004
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committees on Ways and Means, Resources, and Science, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor 
carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out 
of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a 
law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century.
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 ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 104 
note; 117 Stat. 1110) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’ after ‘‘as 
amended by this Act’’. 
(b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—
(1) 
ADMINISTRATION
OF
FUNDS.—Section 
2(b)(3) of such Act (117 Stat. 1110) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the amendment made under subsection 
(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1101(c) of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century’’. 
(2) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
MINIMUM
GUAR-
ANTEE.—Section 2(b)(4) of such Act is amended by 
striking 
‘‘$1,166,666,667’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,100,000,000’’. 
(3) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET-
ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘February 29’’ insert-
ing ‘‘June 30’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
Section 1101(c)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (117 Stat. 1111) is amended by striking 
‘‘$13,483,458,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through 
February 
29, 
2004’’ 
and 
inserting 
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3873
AN ACT
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
to provide children with access to food and nutri-
tion assistance, to simplify program operations,
to improve children’s nutritional health, and to
restore the integrity of child nutrition programs,
and for other purposes.
‘‘§ 11–1742a. Multiyear contracting authority and 
leasing agreements 
‘‘(a) SEVERABLE SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR PERI-
ODS CROSSING FISCAL YEARS.—The Executive Officer 
may enter into a contract for procurement of severable 
services in the same manner and to the same extent as 
the head of an executive agency may enter into such a 
contract under section 303L of title III of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
U.S.C. 253l). 
‘‘(b) MULTIYEAR LEASING AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Executive Officer may 
enter into a lease agreement for the accommodation 
of the District of Columbia courts in a building 
which is in existence or being erected by the lessor 
to accommodate the District of Columbia courts. 
‘‘(2) TERMS.—A lease agreement under this 
subsection shall be on terms the Executive Officer 
considers to be in the interest of the Federal Gov-
ernment and the District of Columbia and necessary 
for the accommodation of the District of Columbia 
courts. However, the lease agreement may not bind 
the District of Columbia courts for more than 10 
years and the obligation of amounts for a lease 
under this subsection is limited to the current fiscal 
year for which payments are due without regard to
‘‘(4) USE
OF
FEDERAL
LAND.—The Federal 
land conveyed to the District shall be used by the 
District compatible with the purposes of the C–111 
project, including restoration of the Everglades nat-
ural system. 
‘‘(5) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On completion 
of the land exchange under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary shall modify the boundary of the park to re-
flect the exchange of the Federal land and non-Fed-
eral land.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3785
To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2004
Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades 
National Park.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK LAND EX-
CHANGE. 
Section 102 of the Everglades National Park Protec-
tion and Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r–6) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) LAND EXCHANGE.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) 
DISTRICT.—The 
term 
‘District’ 
means the South Florida Water Management 
District. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal 
land’ means the approximately 1,054 acres of 
land located in the Rocky Glades area of the 
park and identified on the map as ‘NPS Ex-
change Lands’. 
‘‘(C) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the 
map entitled ‘Boundary Modification for C–111 
Project, Everglades National Park’, numbered 
160/80,007, and dated April 30, 2002. 
‘‘(D) NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The term 
‘non-Federal land’ means the approximately 
1,054 acres of District land located in the 
Southern Glades Wildlife and Environmental 
Area and identified on the map as ‘South Flor-
ida Water Management District Exchange 
Lands’. 
‘‘(2) EXCHANGE.—The Secretary shall convey 
to the District the fee title to the Federal land in 
exchange for the fee title to the non-Federal land. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the National Park Service.
‘‘(B) USE
OF
NATIONAL
PARK
SERVICE 
LAND.—The National Park Service land con-
veyed to the District shall be used by the District 
for the purposes of the C–111 project, including 
restoration of the Everglades natural system. 
‘‘(C) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On comple-
tion of the land exchange under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall modify the boundary of 
the park to reflect the exchange of the National 
Park Service land and the District land. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the National Park Service.’’. 
SEC. 2. BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE. 
Subsection (d)(3) of the first section of Public Law 93–
440 (16 U.S.C. 698f) is amended by striking ‘‘The amount 
described in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘The amount de-
scribed in paragraph (2)’’.
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cluding restoration of the Everglades natural 
system. 
‘‘(C) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On com-
pletion of the land exchange under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall modify the 
boundary of the park to reflect the exchange of 
the National Park Service land and the District 
land. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the National Park Service.’’. 
SEC. 2. BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE. 
Subsection (d)(3) of the first section of Public Law 
93–440 (16 U.S.C. 698f) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
amount described in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
amount described in paragraph (2)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Calendar No. 653 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3785 
AN ACT 
To authorize the exchange of certain land in 
Everglades National Park. 
JULY 20, 2004 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar