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(5) to identify target populations of youth who 
are disproportionately at risk and assist agencies in 
focusing additional resources on them; 
(6) to develop a plan, including common indica-
tors of youth well-being, and assist agencies in co-
ordinating to achieve such goals and objectives; 
(7) to assist Federal agencies, at the request of 
one or more such agency, in collaborating on model 
programs and demonstration projects focusing on 
special populations, including youth in foster care, 
migrant youth, projects to promote parental involve-
ment, and projects that work to involve young people 
in service programs; 
(8) to solicit and document ongoing input and 
recommendations from— 
(A) youth, especially those in disadvan-
taged situations; 
(B) national youth development experts, 
parents, faith and community-based organiza-
tions, foundations, business leaders, and youth 
service providers; 
(C) researchers; and 
(D) State and local government officials; 
and
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
307(1)(O) (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(O)) is amended by 
striking 
‘‘302(j)(7)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘307(j)(6)(A)’’. 
SEC. 5. REGIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL TEAMS. 
Section 302(g) (16 U.S.C. 1852(g)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6), and by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) REGIONAL
SCIENCE
AND
TECHNICAL 
TEAMS.—(A) The Secretary shall establish regional 
science and technical teams to provide the Secretary 
with recommendations to carry out section 303(e). 
‘‘(B) Each science and technical team estab-
lished under this paragraph shall consist of Federal, 
State, and academic qualified independent scientists. 
‘‘(C) Each science and technical team estab-
lished under this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) based on the best scientific informa-
tion available, recommend to the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) acceptable biological catch and 
bycatch limits, including annual limits, 
that are consistent with the national stand-
ard set forth in section 301(a)(1) and that
(9) to work with Federal agencies to conduct 
high-quality research and evaluation, identify and 
replicate model programs, and provide technical as-
sistance, and, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, to fund additional research to fill identi-
fied needs. 
SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE OF STAFF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Council may employ and set 
the rate of pay for any necessary staff (including a direc-
tor) to assist in carrying out its duties. 
(b) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request 
of the Council, the head of any Federal department or 
agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the 
personnel of that department or agency to the Council to 
assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act. 
SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COUNCIL. 
(a) MAILS.—The Council may use the United States 
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
as other departments and agencies of the United States. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon 
the request of the Council, the Administrator of General 
Services shall provide to the Council, on a reimbursable 
basis, the administrative support services necessary for the 
Council to carry out its responsibilities under this Act.
(A) by striking ‘‘his spouse or son or 
daughter’’ and inserting ‘‘his spouse, perma-
nent partner, son, or daughter’’; and 
(B) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) the employer is a surviving spouse, a 
surviving permanent partner (as defined in sec-
tion 216(m)(3) of the Social Security Act), a di-
vorced individual, or a former permanent part-
ner (as defined in section 216(m)(4) of such 
Act) and has not, since the death of his or her 
spouse or permanent partner (as defined in sec-
tion 216(m)(2) of such Act) or the termination 
of his or her marriage or permanent partner-
ship (as defined in section 216(m)(1) of such 
Act), married or entered into a permanent part-
nership, or the employer has a spouse or per-
manent partner living in the home who has a 
mental or physical condition which results in an 
incapability of such spouse or permanent part-
ner of caring for a son, daughter, stepson, or 
stepdaughter (referred to in clause (ii)) for at 
least 4 continuous weeks in the calendar quar-
ter in which the service is rendered, and’’.
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to benefits for which applications are filed after 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4704
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits for 
climate neutral combustion technologies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004
Mr. OSE (for himself, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
DOOLEY of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish 
tax credits for climate neutral combustion technologies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCE CRED-
IT TO INCLUDE CLIMATE NEUTRAL COMBUS-
TION PROCESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(c)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified energy re-
sources) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B), by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(D) resources used to produce climate 
neutral combustion.’’. 
(b) CLIMATE NEUTRAL COMBUSTION DEFINED.—
Section 45(c) of such Code (relating to definitions) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) CLIMATE NEUTRAL COMBUSTION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘climate 
neutral combustion’ means a combustion system 
to generate electricity, wherein the combustion 
is fueled by biomass or fossil energy carriers, 
where the carbon dioxide, which is released dur-
ing the combustion process, is captured and ap-
plied to a useful purpose, or stored in the 
Earth’s subsurface by sequestration, and from 
which there are no atmospheric emissions of 
mercury or greenhouse gases, nor emissions 
that form fine particles, smog, or acid rain. 
‘‘(B) BIOMASS.—For purposes of subpara-
graph (A), the term ‘biomass’ means—
‘‘(i) any portion of a crop containing 
cellulose, including rice or other grain hulls 
or straws, seeds or pits of fruits, nut hulls,
orchard residue, tree trimmings, soybean 
matter, sugarcane or grape bagasse, and 
‘‘(ii) agricultural wastes (other than 
wastes described in clause (i)), including 
chicken, cattle, pig, or other livestock 
waste. 
‘‘(C) FOSSIL
ENERGY
CARRIERS.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘fossil 
energy carrier’ means—
‘‘(i) a fossil fuel, such as coal, lignite, 
petroleum, natural gas, including petcoke, 
and 
‘‘(ii) refined or gasified forms of such 
fossil fuels.’’. 
(c) QUALIFIED FACILITY.—Section 45(c)(3) of such 
Code (defining qualified facility) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(D) CLIMATE NEUTRAL COMBUSTION FA-
CILITY.—In the case of a facility using a cli-
mate neutral combustion process to produce 
electricity, the term ‘qualified facility’ means 
any facility owned by the taxpayer which is 
originally placed in service after December 31, 
2004.’’.
area covered by a qualifying natural disaster dec-
laration for calendar year 2004. 
(2) QUALIFYING NATURAL DISASTER DECLARA-
TION.—The term ‘‘qualifying natural disaster dec-
laration’’ means— 
(A) a natural disaster declared by the Sec-
retary under section 321(a) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1961(a)); or 
(B) a major disaster or emergency des-
ignated by the President under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
(b) LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 
(c), the Secretary shall use such sums as are 
necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation to establish a program under which 
payments are made to livestock producers for 
losses in a disaster county. 
(B) CRITERIA.—To carry out the program, 
the Secretary shall use the criteria established 
to carry out the 1999 Livestock Assistance Pro-
gram, except that, in lieu of the gross revenue
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2004.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4708 
To allow workers certified to receive trade adjustment assistance under the 
Trade Act of 1974 who are rehired by the same employer to continue 
to receive such assistance if they are subsequently unable to work because 
of a lock-out in the course of a labor dispute. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To allow workers certified to receive trade adjustment assist-
ance under the Trade Act of 1974 who are rehired 
by the same employer to continue to receive such assist-
ance if they are subsequently unable to work because 
of a lock-out in the course of a labor dispute. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT AS-
SISTANCE 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
WORKERS 
IN-
VOLVED IN LABOR DISPUTES. 
Section 233 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2293) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.—In 
any case in which an adversely affected worker covered 
by a certification under subchapter A— 
‘‘(1) is separated from employment from the 
firm whose workers are covered by the certification, 
‘‘(2) is eligible to receive a trade adjustment al-
lowance under this chapter by reason of such sepa-
ration, 
‘‘(3) is thereafter recalled to work by the firm, 
‘‘(4) is subsequently denied employment with 
the firm because of a lockout by the firm in the 
course of a labor dispute, and 
‘‘(5) would, but for having been recalled to 
work with the firm, be entitled to receive such trade 
adjustment allowance, 
such worker is eligible to receive such trade adjustment 
allowance, during the period covered by the certification, 
for each week during which the lockout continues, and the 
Secretary shall issue a waiver under section 231(c) to the 
worker, for a period of 6 months, of the requirement to 
be enrolled in training.’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by section 1 applies to any ad-
versely affected worker who is covered by a certification 
under subchapter A of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade
(2) For sexual abuse or sexual abuse of a 
minor, such punishment may not exceed dishonor-
able discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, 
and confinement for twenty years. 
(3) For sexual abuse of a prisoner, such pun-
ishment may not exceed bad-conduct discharge, for-
feiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement 
for one year. 
(f) NO PREEMPTION.—The prosecution or punish-
ment of an accused for an offense under section 920 of 
title 10, United States Code (article 120 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), as amended by this section, does 
not preclude the prosecution or punishment of that ac-
cused for any other offense. 
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Act of 1974 that is made before, on, or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4711 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate reductions of basic 
pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under 
the Montgomery GI Bill. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004 
Mr. SNYDER (for himself and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate reduc-
tions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational 
assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill. 
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 ‘‘Fairness in Veterans 
Education Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REDUCTIONS OF BASIC PAY. 
(a) REPEALS.—Sections 3011(b) and 3012(c) of title 
38, United States Code, are each amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘This subsection shall 
cease to have effect beginning on the first day of the first 
month that begins after the date of the enactment of the 
Fairness in Veterans Education Act of 2004.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF REDUCTIONS IN PROGRESS.— 
Any reduction in the basic pay of an individual referred 
to in section 3011(b) of title 38, United States Code, by 
reason of such section 3011(b), or of any individual re-
ferred to in section 3012(c) of such title by reason of such 
section 3012(c), as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall cease commencing with the first month begin-
ning after such date, and any obligation of such individual 
under such section 3011(b) or 3012(c), as the case may 
be, as of the day before such date shall be deemed to be 
fully satisfied as of such date. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3034(e)(1) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended in the second 
sentence by striking ‘‘as soon as practicable’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘such additional times’’ and inserting ‘‘at 
such times’’. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4713 
For the relief of Christine L. Barrott. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Christine L. Barrott. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The limitations set forth in sec-
tions 6511 and 6514(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to limitations on credit or refund and cred-
its or refunds after period of limitation) shall not apply 
to a claim filed by Christine L. Barrott of Milton, Florida, 
for credit or refund of overpayments of the individual Fed-
eral income tax Christine L. Barrott paid for the taxable 
years 1990 through 1998.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4715 
To clarify the obligations of the Federal Communications Commission to 
issue licenses using competitive bidding procedures. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2004 
Mr. NUSSLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To clarify the obligations of the Federal Communications 
Commission to issue licenses using competitive bidding 
procedures. 
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 ‘‘Spectrum Account-
ability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF SPECTRUM AUCTION REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (6) of section 309(j) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(6)) 
is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(H) as clauses (i) through (viii), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Nothing in this subsection’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub-
section’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Neither subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph nor any other provision 
of this Act (other than paragraph (2) of this 
subsection) shall be construed to permit the 
Commission to avoid the requirement of para-
graph (1) of this subsection to use competitive 
bidding in granting a license, or to avoid the 
obligation to accept properly executed mutually 
exclusive applications for such a license, if the 
grant of such license, including any grant by 
means of a modification pursuant to section 
316, results in the licensee— 
‘‘(i) being authorized to use— 
‘‘(I) a materially greater quantity 
of electromagnetic spectrum than the 
licensee was authorized to use prior to 
the grant or modification; or
‘‘(II) a band of the electro-
magnetic spectrum that materially ex-
ceeds in value any band of spectrum 
that was previously used by the li-
censee; or 
‘‘(ii) effectively exchanging a license 
previously held by the licensee for a license 
that— 
‘‘(I) materially alters the rights 
or obligations under the previously 
held license; or 
‘‘(II) permits the licensee to pro-
vide services that the previously held 
license did not permit.’’. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4716 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasi-
bility of designating Ballona Bluff, located in Los Angeles, California, 
as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2004 
Ms. WATERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suit-
ability and feasibility of designating Ballona Bluff, lo-
cated in Los Angeles, California, as a unit of the Na-
tional Park System, 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 ‘‘Ballona Bluff Protec-
tion Act’’.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING 
BALLONA BLUFF IN LOS ANGELES, CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Ballona Bluff is the last undeveloped bluff 
top of the Ballona Escarpment, a natural formation 
that stretches approximately 3.5 miles from Santa 
Monica Bay to the Centinela Pass. 
(2) Ballona Bluff is the last undeveloped upland 
habitat of the Ballona wetlands system. 
(3) Ballona Bluff provides foraging, nesting, 
and resting habitat for many species of birds and 
other wildlife. 
(4) Human occupation of Ballona Bluff began 
at least 6500 years ago. 
(5) Ballona Bluff contained a site determined 
to be eligible for inclusion in the National Register 
of Historic Places. 
(6) Human remains and grave-associated arti-
facts have been discovered on Ballona Bluff. 
(7) Ballona Bluff possesses commanding views 
of the Los Angeles Basin from Santa Monica Bay 
to the San Gabriel Mountains. 
(8) The public has enjoyed the passive rec-
reational use of Ballona Bluff for half a century.
‘‘SEC. 45G. AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS SECURITY CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, in 
the case of an eligible agricultural business, the agricul-
tural chemicals security credit determined under this sec-
tion for the taxable year is 50 percent of the aggregate 
amount paid or incurred by the eligible agricultural busi-
ness for the purpose of protecting any specified hazardous 
chemicals or any food-use pesticide from unauthorized ac-
cess. 
‘‘(b) FACILITY LIMITATION.—The amount of the 
credit determined under subsection (a) with respect to any 
facility for any taxable year shall not exceed— 
‘‘(1) $50,000, reduced by 
‘‘(2) the aggregate amount of credits deter-
mined under subsection (a) with respect to such fa-
cility for the 5 prior taxable years. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL LIMITATION.—The amount of the cred-
it determined under subsection (a) with respect to any tax-
payer for any taxable year shall not exceed $2,000,000. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘eligible agricultural busi-
ness’ means any person in the trade or business of— 
‘‘(1) being a retailer of agricultural products, or 
‘‘(2) manufacturing, formulating, or distrib-
uting food-use pesticides.
These recreational activities have included hiking, 
jogging, and viewing wildlife. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) BALLONA
BLUFF.—The term ‘‘Ballona 
Bluff’’ means the approximately 44 acres of land 
known by that name and also known as ‘‘West 
Bluffs’’ and located west of Lincoln Boulevard be-
tween Marina del Rey and Los Angeles International 
Airport in Los Angeles, California. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
(c) STUDY.—The Secretary shall, in consultation 
with the State of California— 
(1) carry out a study regarding the suitability 
and feasibility of designating Ballona Bluff as a unit 
of the National Park System; and 
(2) 
consider 
management 
alternatives 
for 
Ballona Bluff. 
(d) STUDY PROCESS AND COMPLETION.—Except as 
provided by subsection (e) of this section, section 8(c) of 
Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) shall apply to the 
conduct and completion of the study required by this sec-
tion.
(e) SUBMISSION
OF STUDY RESULTS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report de-
scribing the results of the study. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4717 
To allow small public water systems to request an exemption from the require-
ments of any national primary drinking water regulation for a naturally 
occurring contaminant, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2004 
Mr. OTTER (for himself, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. BE-
REUTER, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. CANNON, Mr. KOLBE, and Mr. DOOLITTLE) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To allow small public water systems to request an exemption 
from the requirements of any national primary drinking 
water regulation for a naturally occurring contaminant, 
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 ‘‘Small Community Op-
tions for Regulatory Equity Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR NONPROFIT SMALL PUBLIC 
WATER SYSTEMS RESPECTING NATURALLY 
OCCURRING CONTAMINANTS. 
The Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1416 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘EXEMPTION
FOR
NONPROFIT
SMALL
PUBLIC
WATER 
SYSTEMS RESPECTING NATURALLY OCCURRING CON-
TAMINANTS 
‘‘SEC. 1416A. (a) EXEMPTION.—A State exercising 
primary enforcement responsibility for public water sys-
tems under section 1413 (or the Administrator in any non-
primacy State) shall exempt any nonprofit small public 
water system that submits a request in accordance with 
subsection (b) from the requirements of any national pri-
mary drinking water regulation for a naturally occurring 
contaminant. 
‘‘(b) REQUEST.—To seek an exemption under this 
section, a nonprofit small public water system— 
‘‘(1) shall submit a written request to the State 
exercising primary enforcement responsibility with 
respect to the system (or the Administrator in any 
nonprimacy State); and 
‘‘(2) shall include in such request a finding 
under subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) FINDING.—To seek an exemption under 
this section, a nonprofit small public water system 
must find that compliance by the system with the 
national primary drinking water regulation involved 
is not economically feasible. 
‘‘(2) NO REVIEW.—A finding by a nonprofit 
small public water system under this subsection shall 
not be subject to judicial or administrative review. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘naturally occurring contami-
nant’ includes arsenic, radon, radium, uranium, and 
any contaminant that is a disinfection byproduct (in-
cluding bromate, chlorite, haloacetic acids, and total 
trihalomethanes). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘small public water system’ 
means a public water system serving 10,000 or 
fewer persons.’’. 
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