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tion other than to increase the probability of a live 
birth of the unborn child of the woman, to preserve 
the life or health of the child, or to remove a dead 
fetus. 
(2) The term ‘‘physician’’ means an individual 
licensed to practice medicine. 
(3) The term ‘‘viable’’ means the stage of fetal 
development when, in the good faith medical judg-
ment of the attending physician based on the par-
ticular facts of the case, an unborn child possesses 
the capacity to live outside its mother’s womb after 
its premature birth resulting from any cause. 
(4) The term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(d), a person may not intentionally or knowingly perform 
an abortion on a woman who is pregnant with a viable 
unborn child during the third trimester of the pregnancy. 
(c) SANCTION.—Each State shall enact appropriate 
legislation to assure that the body having authority over 
the licensing of physicians in that State may take any ap-
propriate disciplinary action against a physician who vio-
lates subsection (b) of this section. The board may refuse 
to admit to examination or refuse to issue a license or 
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renewal license to a person who violates subsection (b) of 
this section. 
(d) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (b) does not prohibit a 
person from performing an abortion if at the time of the 
abortion the person is a physician and concludes in good 
faith according to the physician’s best medical judgment— 
(1) that the pregnancy is not in the third tri-
mester; or 
(2) that the abortion is necessary to prevent the 
death or a substantial risk of serious impairment to 
the physical or mental health of the woman. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—A physician who performs an 
abortion that, according to the physician’s best medical 
judgment at the time of the abortion, is to abort a viable 
unborn child during the third trimester of the pregnancy 
shall certify in writing to a State agency designated by 
State law, in such manner as that agency shall prescribe, 
the medical indications supporting the physician’s judg-
ment that the abortion was authorized by subsection 
(d)(2). The certification must be made on or before the 
30th day after the date the abortion was performed. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act takes effect January 1, 2004, and applies 
only to an abortion performed on or after that date. 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 67
To provide temporary legal exemptions for certain land management activities 
of the Federal land management agencies undertaken in federally de-
clared disaster areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. HAYWORTH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide temporary legal exemptions for certain land man-
agement activities of the Federal land management agen-
cies undertaken in federally declared disaster areas.
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 ‘‘Federally Declared 
Disaster Area Exemption Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN LAWS FOR 
LAND 
MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITIES 
UNDER-
TAKEN IN FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER 
AREAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—
The term ‘‘Federal land management agency’’ 
means the National Park Service, United States 
Forest Service, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. 
(2) FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER AREA.—
The term ‘‘federally declared disaster area’’ means 
an area covered by a Presidential declaration of 
major disaster issued under section 401 of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). 
(b) EXEMPTION.—Due to the extraordinary cir-
cumstances present in a federally declared disaster area, 
land management activities of the Federal land manage-
ment agencies undertaken in the federally declared dis-
aster area in response to the conditions that necessitated 
the Presidential declaration shall proceed immediately and 
to completion notwithstanding any other provision of law 
including, but not limited to, the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Na-
tional Forest Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
In addition, such activities shall not be subject to the no-
tice, comment, and appeal requirements of section 322 of 
Public Law 102–381 (commonly known as the Appeals 
Reform Act; 16 U.S.C. 1612 note) or to judicial review 
by any court of the United States. 
(c) DURATION.—Subsection (b) shall apply to a fed-
erally declared disaster area during the two-year period 
beginning on the date of the Presidential declaration and 
to any land management activity described in such sub-
section commenced in the area during such period.
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vocational training of the blind could be used at a 
Bible college for ministry training. 
(4) Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School Dis-
trict, 509 U.S. 1 (1993), which held that a deaf 
child could receive an interpreter, paid for by the 
public, in a private religiously affiliated school under 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). The case held that providing 
an interpreter in a religiously affiliated school did 
not violate the establishment clause of the first 
amendment of the Constitution. 
(5) Simmons-Harris v. Zelman, 122 S. Ct. 
2460 (2002), which upheld as constitutional a school 
voucher program providing tuition subsidies to stu-
dents in failing schools in Cleveland to enable them 
to attend private schools, notwithstanding that most 
of the private schools were religious in nature. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Di-
rectors of the Corporation established under section 
3(b)(1). 
(2) The term ‘‘Corporation’’ means the District 
of Columbia Scholarship Corporation established 
under section 3(a).
(3) The term ‘‘eligible institution’’—
(A) in the case of an institution serving a 
student who receives a tuition scholarship under 
section 4(d)(1), means a public, private, or 
independent elementary or secondary school; 
and 
(B) in the case of an institution serving a 
student who receives an enhanced achievement 
scholarship under section 4(d)(2), means an ele-
mentary or secondary school or an entity that 
provides services to a student enrolled in an ele-
mentary or secondary school to enhance such 
student’s achievement through instruction de-
scribed in section 4(d)(2). 
(4) The term ‘‘parent’’ includes a legal guard-
ian or other person standing in loco parentis. 
(5) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the official 
poverty line, as established by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget and revised an-
nually under section 673(2) of the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), applica-
ble to a family of the size involved. 
SEC. 3. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIP CORPORA-
TION. 
(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 681
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an author-
ized committee of a winning candidate for election for Federal office 
which received a personal loan from the candidate from making any 
repayment on the loan after the date on which the candidate begins 
serving in such office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
Mr. ENGLISH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
prohibit an authorized committee of a winning candidate 
for election for Federal office which received a personal 
loan from the candidate from making any repayment 
on the loan after the date on which the candidate begins 
serving in such office.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITING REPAYMENT OF CANDIDATE 
PERSONAL LOANS AFTER DATE ON WHICH 
CANDIDATE BEGINS SERVING IN ELECTED 
OFFICE. 
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 304(a) 
of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k) LIMITATIONS ON REPAYMENT OF PERSONAL 
LOANS MADE BY CANDIDATE TO COMMITTEE.—An au-
thorized committee of a winning candidate for an election 
for Federal office occurring after December 2003 which 
received a personal loan from the candidate may not make 
any repayment with respect to such loan on or after the 
date on which the candidate begins serving in the office.’’.
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and the Secretary of Energy, may waive the re-
quirement of paragraph (2) in whole or in part
on petition by one or more States by reducing
the national quantity of renewable fuel required
under this subsection—
‘‘(i) based on a determination by the
Administrator, after public notice and op-
portunity for comment, that implementa-
tion of the requirement would severely harm
the economy or environment of a State, a
region, or the United States; or
‘‘(ii) based on a determination by the
Administrator, after public notice and op-
portunity for comment, that there is an in-
adequate domestic supply or distribution
capacity to meet the requirement.
‘‘(B) PETITIONS
FOR
WAIVERS.—The Ad-
ministrator, in consultation with the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, shall
approve or disapprove a State petition for a
waiver of the requirement of paragraph (2) with-
in 90 days after the date on which the petition
is received by the Administrator.
‘‘(C) TERMINATION OF WAIVERS.—A waiver
granted under subparagraph (A) shall terminate
and shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning after 
that date.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 683
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the special allowance 
for depreciation for certain property acquired after September 10, 2001, 
from 30 percent to 100 percent, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. JEFFERSON) 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 increase 
the special allowance for depreciation for certain property 
acquired after September 10, 2001, from 30 percent 
to 100 percent, 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. INCREASE IN SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR DE-
PRECIATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY AC-
QUIRED AFTER SEPTEMBER 10, 2001, FROM 30 
PERCENT TO 100 PERCENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (k) of section 168 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) 100 PERCENT ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN 
PROPERTY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of quali-
fied property placed in service after December 
31, 2002, and before January 1, 2006, para-
graph (1) shall be applied by substituting ‘100 
percent’ for ‘30 percent’ in subparagraph (A) 
thereof. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE DATES.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), paragraph (2) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘January 1, 2006’ 
for ‘September 11, 2004’ each place is oc-
curs. 
‘‘(ii) 
BINDING
WRITTEN
CON-
TRACTS.—In the case of qualified property 
with respect to which a written contract
for the acquisition of such property is in 
effect before January 1, 2006—
‘‘(I) 
paragraph 
(2)(A)(iii)(II) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘Janu-
ary 1, 2008’ for ‘September 11, 
2004’, and 
‘‘(II) paragraph (2)(A)(iv) shall 
be applied by substituting ‘January 1, 
2008’ for ‘January 1, 2005’ and by 
substituting ‘January 1, 2009’ for 
‘January 1, 2006’.’’. 
(b) SYNDICATIONS.—Subparagraph (D) of section 
168(k)(2) of such Code (relating to special rules) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) SYNDICATIONS.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A)(ii), if property—
‘‘(I) is treated as originally 
placed in service after September 10, 
2001, either directly or by a lessor of 
such property or pursuant to clause 
(ii), and 
‘‘(II) is sold within 6 months 
after such property is so placed in 
service,
such property shall be treated as originally 
placed in service not earlier than the date 
of such sale.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to property placed in service after De-
cember 31, 2002, in taxable years beginning after 
such date. 
(2) SUBSECTION (b).—The amendment made 
by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in 
the amendments made by section 101 of the Job 
Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002.
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sider and make a determination concerning whether
it is appropriate to implement the standard set out
in subparagraph (A) not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this paragraph.
‘‘(12) TIME-OF-USE METERING.—(A) Each elec-
tric utility shall, at the request of an electric con-
sumer, provide electric service under a time-of-use
rate schedule which enables the electric consumer to
manage energy use and cost through time-of-use me-
tering and technology.
‘‘(B) For purposes of implementing this para-
graph, any reference contained in this section to the
date of enactment of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the date of enactment of this paragraph.
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of
section 112, each State regulatory authority shall con-
sider and make a determination concerning whether
it is appropriate to implement the standards set out
in subparagraph (A) not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this paragraph.’’.
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—Section 115 of the Public Util-
ity Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2625) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
18 years and either was residing in the United 
States on the date of the enactment of the Alien 
Child Organ Transplant Act of 2003 or developed 
the medical condition necessitating an organ trans-
plant while residing in the United States),’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to care and services furnished on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 685
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohib-
iting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial 
assistance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. OLVER, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, 
Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, Mr. FARR, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. RANGEL, 
Mr. MARKEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. RUSH, Ms. DELAURO, 
Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. 
MATSUI, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. OWENS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 
Mr. BACA, Mr. STARK, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. DEFAZIO, 
Mr. FILNER, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. 
WEXLER, and Mr. LANTOS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal 
the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug of-
fenses from receiving student financial assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS PROHIBITING PER-
SONS CONVICTED OF DRUG OFFENSES FROM 
RECEIVING 
STUDENT 
FINANCIAL 
ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Subsection (r) of section 484 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(r)) is repealed.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 687 
To prohibit the Federal Government from accepting a form of identification 
issued by a foreign government, except for a passport that is accepted 
for such a purpose on the date of enactment of this Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2003 
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
House Administration and the Judiciary, 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 prohibit the Federal Government from accepting a form 
of identification issued by a foreign government, except 
for a passport that is accepted for such a purpose on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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 ‘‘Identification Integrity 
Act of 2003’’ . 
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SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF ORGAN TRANSPLANT 
PROCEDURES CONSIDERED AS AN EMER-
GENCY MEDICAL PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN 
ALIENS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE 
OF 18 YEARS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SE-
CURITY ACT.—Section 1903(v)(2)(C) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(C) such care and services are not related to 
an organ transplant procedure, unless the organ 
transplant is for an individual who has not attained 
the age of 18 years and who either was residing in 
the United States on the date of the enactment of 
the Alien Child Organ Transplant Act of 2003; or 
developed the medical condition necessitating an 
organ transplant while residing in the United 
States.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
401(b)(1)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity 
Reconciliation 
Act 
of 
1996 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1611(b)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1903(v)(3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘1903(v)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘procedure,’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
cedure (unless the alien has not attained the age of
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF IDENTIFICATION 
ISSUED BY FOREIGN GOVERMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An employee of the executive, leg-
islative, or judicial branch of the Federal government may 
not accept from an individual, for purposes of establishing 
identity, a form of identification issued by a foreign gov-
ernment. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—If passports issued by foreign gov-
ernments are authorized by Federal law to be used for 
a specific purpose on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect such 
authorization. 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 688
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of the effectiveness 
of silver-based biocides as an alternative treatment to preserve wood. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. OTTER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study 
of the effectiveness of silver-based biocides as an alter-
native treatment to preserve wood.
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 ‘‘Wood Preservation 
Safety Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STUDY ON EFFEC-
TIVENESS OF SILVER-BASED BIOCIDES AS 
WOOD PRESERVATION TREATMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Environmental Protection Agency, the 
chemical industry, and the home improvement indus-
try have negotiated a voluntary agreement to phase 
out the use of arsenic-based preservatives in pres-
sure treated wood by December 31, 2003. 
(2) In order to maintain the wood treatment in-
dustry in the United States, a suitable, safe alter-
native to arsenic-based preservatives must be pro-
duced. 
(3) Silver has great potential as a viable, safe, 
and cost-effective alternative as a wood preservative. 
(4) Silver has been used since ancient times as 
a treatment to prevent the spread of bacteria, and 
silver-based biocides are used today in a wide range 
of applications. 
(5) As of 2001, silver was commercially pro-
duced in 12 States (Alaska, Arizona, California, Col-
orado, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mex-
ico, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington), and sil-
ver remains a readily available mineral.
(6) The properties of silver biocide need to be 
further studied to determine the effectiveness of its 
use as a wood preservative. 
(b) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall direct the Forest Products Laboratory in 
Madison, Wisconsin, to conduct a study during fiscal years 
2003 and 2004 regarding the effectiveness of silver-based 
biocides as a wood preservation treatment. 
(c) FUNDING SOURCE.—To provide funds for the 
study, the Secretary of the Interior shall return to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture $8,000,000 of the funds that were 
transferred by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Sec-
retary of the Interior pursuant to section 2507 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–171; 116 Stat. 275; 43 U.S.C. 2211 note) and 
remain unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 690
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
under the Medicaid Program of organ transplant procedures as an emer-
gency medical procedure for certain alien children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2003
Mr. GUTIERREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 
for coverage under the Medicaid Program of organ trans-
plant procedures as an emergency medical procedure for 
certain alien children.
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 ‘‘Alien Child Organ 
Transplant Act of 2003’’.