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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4359
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the child tax credit.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4359
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the child tax credit.
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 ‘‘Child Credit Preserva-
tion and Expansion Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CHILD TAX CREDIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 24 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to child tax cred-
it) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter
for the taxable year with respect to each qualifying child
of the taxpayer an amount equal to $1,000.’’.
(b) INCREASE IN PHASEOUT THRESHOLDS.—Para-
graph (2) of section 24(b) of such Code is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(2) THRESHOLD AMOUNT.—For purposes of
paragraph (1), the term ‘threshold amount’ means
$125,000 ($250,000 in the case of a joint return).’’.
(c) ACCELERATION OF INCREASE IN REFUNDABLE
PORTION OF CREDIT.—Clause (i) of section 24(d)(1)(B)
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘(10 percent in the
case of taxable years beginning before January 1, 2005)’’.
(d) COMBAT PAY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—Para-
graph (1) of section 24(d) of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘For pur-
poses of subparagraph (B), any amount excluded from
gross income by reason of section 112 shall be treated as
(b) PLANS.—Not later than 6 months after receipt 
of a grant under section 2, the recipient of such grant 
shall transmit to the Secretary its emergency response 
plan as well as a plan for conducting exercises for emer-
gency response and public transportation employee train-
ing purposes pursuant to the guidelines published under 
subsection (a). 
(c) EXERCISES.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after receipt of a grant under section 2, the recipient 
of such grant shall conduct an exercise pursuant to 
the plan for conducting exercises transmitted under 
subsection (b). 
(2) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may exempt 
a grant recipient from the requirement under para-
graph (1) if the recipient has recently conducted an 
equivalent exercise. 
(3) NOTICE AND REPORT.—Not later than 30 
days after conducting an exercise under paragraph 
(1) or as described in paragraph (2), the recipient 
shall notify the Secretary that such exercise has 
been completed, including a description of the re-
sults of the exercise and findings and lessons learned 
from the exercise, and shall make recommendations 
for changes, if necessary, to existing emergency re-
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4359
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax 
credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2004
Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. OTTER, Mr. CRANE, 
Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. KING-
STON, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BURNS, Mr. WICKER, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mrs. 
MYRICK, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. 
SCHROCK, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. KIRK, Mr. MURPHY, 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. WELDON of 
Florida, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. AKIN, Mr. 
SHIMKUS, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
DEMINT, Mr. KING of Iowa, Ms. HART, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. RYUN of Kan-
sas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. 
GINGREY, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. JO ANN 
DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. CAMP, Mr. TIBERI, 
Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. FORBES, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Ms. 
PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. OSE, and Mr. MANZULLO) 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 child tax credit.
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 ‘‘Child Credit Preserva-
tion and Expansion Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CHILD TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 24 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to child tax cred-
it) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for the taxable year with respect to each qualifying child 
of the taxpayer an amount equal to $1,000.’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN PHASEOUT THRESHOLDS.—Para-
graph (2) of section 24(b) of such Code is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(2) THRESHOLD AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘threshold amount’ means 
$125,000 ($250,000 in the case of a joint return).’’. 
(c) ACCELERATION OF INCREASE IN REFUNDABLE 
PORTION OF CREDIT.—Clause (i) of section 24(d)(1)(B) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘(10 percent in the 
case of taxable years beginning before January 1, 2005)’’. 
(d) COMBAT PAY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—Para-
graph (1) of section 24(d) of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘For pur-
poses of subparagraph (B), any amount excluded from 
gross income by reason of section 112 shall be treated as
earned income which is taken into account in computing 
taxable income for the taxable year.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2003. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SUNSET. 
Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Rec-
onciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to the provisions 
of, and amendments made by, sections 201 and 203 of 
such Act.
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Calendar No. 609 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4359 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 21, 2004 
Received 
JUNE 25, 2004 
Read the first time 
JULY 6, 2004 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
the child tax credit. 
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 ‘‘Child Credit Preserva-
tion and Expansion Act of 2004’’.
HR 4359 PCS 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CHILD TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 24 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to child tax cred-
it) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for the taxable year with respect to each qualifying child 
of the taxpayer an amount equal to $1,000.’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN PHASEOUT THRESHOLDS.—Para-
graph (2) of section 24(b) of such Code is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(2) THRESHOLD AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘threshold amount’ means 
$125,000 ($250,000 in the case of a joint return).’’. 
(c) ACCELERATION OF INCREASE IN REFUNDABLE 
PORTION OF CREDIT.—Clause (i) of section 24(d)(1)(B) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘(10 percent in the 
case of taxable years beginning before January 1, 2005)’’. 
(d) COMBAT PAY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—Para-
graph (1) of section 24(d) of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘For pur-
poses of subparagraph (B), any amount excluded from 
gross income by reason of section 112 shall be treated as 
earned income which is taken into account in computing 
taxable income for the taxable year.’’.
HR 4359 PCS 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2003. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SUNSET. 
Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Rec-
onciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to the provisions 
of, and amendments made by, sections 201 and 203 of 
such Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Calendar No. 609 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4359 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
increase the child tax credit. 
JULY 6, 2004 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
V 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 435
For the relief of Robert and Verda Shatusky. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2003
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Robert and Verda Shatusky.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ENTITLEMENT TO SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUITY, 
SURVIVOR BENEFITS, AND OTHER PAYMENTS 
UNDER RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), Robert 
Shatusky, of Menominee, Michigan, shall be deemed to 
have had a current connection with the railroad industry 
at the time that his annuity under section 2(a)(1) of such 
Act began to accrue.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall apply to 
any month that begins more than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF PAST SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUITY BENE-
FITS. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to 
Robert Shatusky of Menominee, Michigan, a sum that 
equals the total amount of any supplemental annuity pay-
ments to which Robert Shatusky would have been entitled 
under section 2(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 
(45 U.S.C. 231a(b)) if section 1(a) of this Act applied to 
the period beginning on the date on which his annuity 
under section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 
1974 (45 U.S.C. 231a(a)(1)) began to accrue and ending 
on the last day of the month preceding the 1st month to 
which section 1(a) of this Act applies. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES. 
It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 per-
cent of the payment required by section 2 to be paid to 
or received by any agent or attorney for any service ren-
dered in connection with the payment. Any person who 
violates this section shall be guilty of an infraction and
shall be subject to a fine in the amount provided in title 
18, United States Code.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4360
To provide for continuing Federal reimbursement of emergency health services 
furnished to illegal aliens through foreign aid funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2004
Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 provide for continuing Federal reimbursement of emer-
gency health services furnished to illegal aliens through 
foreign aid funds.
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 ‘‘Country of Origin 
Healthcare Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Census Bureau estimates that some 8 
million illegal aliens reside in the United States, and 
health care treatment of illegal aliens imposes a sub-
stantial cost on medical providers and hospitals in 
numerous communities across America. 
(2) American citizens should not be forced to 
pay for the treatment of illegal aliens, particularly 
when many Americans already struggle to pay their 
own medical expenses. Consequently, the cost of 
treatment of illegal aliens should be borne as a re-
duction in assistance provided to foreign countries. 
SEC. 
3. 
FEDERAL 
REIMBURSEMENT 
OF 
EMERGENCY 
HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED TO ILLEGAL 
ALIENS THROUGH FOREIGN AID FUNDS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts ap-
propriated for any fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 
2009) to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105, 
106, and 131, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, $250,000,000 shall be available 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the 
purpose of making allotments under the provisions re-
ferred to in subsection (b) for payments to eligible pro-
viders in States. Funds made available under the previous 
sentence for a fiscal year shall remain available until ex-
pended.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The provisions of subsections 
(b) through (e) of section 1011 of the Medicare Prescrip-
tion Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–173) shall apply to amounts made avail-
able for a fiscal year under subsection (a) in the same 
manner as they apply to amounts appropriated for a fiscal 
year under subsection (a) of such section.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4362
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept a parcel of Federal 
land in the State of Washington in trust for the Nisqually Tribe, to 
ensure that the acceptance of such land does not adversely affect the 
Bonneville Power Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2004
Mr. SMITH of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept a parcel 
of Federal land in the State of Washington in trust 
for the Nisqually Tribe, to ensure that the acceptance 
of such land does not adversely affect the Bonneville 
Power Administration, 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. ACCEPTANCE OF ADDITIONAL TRUST LANDS 
ON BEHALF OF NISQUALLY TRIBE, WASH-
INGTON. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT.—The Secretary of the 
Interior may accept, in trust for the Nisqually Tribe, a 
federally recognized Indian tribe whose tribal lands are lo-
cated within the State of Washington, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to two parcels of real 
property, including any improvements thereon, consisting 
of approximately 168 acres at Fort Lewis, Washington. 
The acceptance by the Secretary of the parcels in trust 
for the Nisqually Tribe shall be in lieu of conveyance of 
the parcels directly to the tribe under section 2837 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2002 (division B of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1315). 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the real 
property described in subsection (a), the Nisqually Tribe 
shall continue to comply with subsection (b) of such sec-
tion 2837, except that the fee title acquired by the tribe 
and conveyed under such subsection must be free from all 
liens, encumbrances or other interests, other than those, 
if any, acceptable to the recipient. 
(c) TREATMENT
OF EXISTING PERMIT RIGHTS; 
GRANT OF EASEMENT.—(1) The acceptance of real prop-
erty in trust for the Nisqually Tribe under subsection (a) 
shall recognize and preserve to the Bonneville Power Ad-
which will be considered to break a period of 
continuous residence in the United States and 
shall not take into account absences due merely 
to brief and casual trips abroad. 
‘‘(B) ABSENCES CAUSED BY REMOVAL.—If 
a waiver is granted pursuant to subsection 
(c)(2)(B) for an alien who is inadmissible under 
section 212(a)(9)(A) due to having been or-
dered removed, or having departed the United 
States while an order of removal was out-
standing, the Attorney General shall provide 
that any period of time during which the alien 
is outside the United States because of such re-
moval or departure shall be disregarded in de-
termining any period of continuous residence or 
presence in the United States for purposes of 
this section. 
‘‘(C) ABSENCES CAUSED BY ADVANCE PA-
ROLE.—The Attorney General shall provide 
that any period of time during which an alien 
is outside the United States pursuant to the ad-
vance parole procedures of the Service shall not 
be considered as part of the period of time dur-
ing which an alien is outside the United States 
for purposes of this section.
ministration, in perpetuity and without the right of rev-
ocation except as provided in paragraph (2), rights in ex-
istence at the time of the conveyance under the permit 
dated February 4, 1949, as amended January 4, 1952, 
between the Department of the Army and the Bonneville 
Power Administration with respect to any portion of the 
property described in subsection (a) upon which the Bon-
neville Power Administration retains transmission facili-
ties. The rights recognized and preserved include the right 
to upgrade those transmission facilities. 
(2) The permit rights recognized and preserved under 
paragraph (1) shall terminate only upon the Bonneville 
Power Administration’s relocation of the transmission fa-
cilities referred to in paragraph (1), and then only with 
respect to that portion of those transmission facilities that 
are relocated. 
(3) The Secretary of the Interior, as trustee for the 
Nisqually Tribe, shall grant to the Bonneville Power Ad-
ministration, without consideration and subject to the 
same rights recognized and preserved in paragraph (1), 
such additional easements across the property described 
in subsection (a) as the Bonneville Power Administration 
considers necessary to accommodate the relocation or re-
connection of Bonneville Power Administration trans-
mission facilities from property owned by the Tribe and 
held by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the Tribe.
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H. R. 4363
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Hands for Homeowner-
ship Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR SELF-HELP HOUSING PROVIDERS.
Paragraph (1) of section 11(b) of the Housing Opportunity Pro-
gram Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 note) is amended
by striking ‘‘dwelling’’ and inserting ‘‘dwellings’’.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF DOUG BEREUTER SECTION 502 SINGLE
FAMILY HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act, enacted November 28, 1990, established the section 502
single family housing loan guarantee program of the Rural
Housing Service of the United States Department of Agri-
culture;
(2) Congressman Doug Bereuter of Nebraska was the legis-
lative author of the single family housing loan guarantee pro-
gram;
(3) 316,625 single family loans have been guaranteed under
the program since its implementation in 1991;
(4) the program facilitates home ownership for low- to
moderate-income borrowers in rural areas and nonmetropolitan
communities who are unable to obtain conventional home mort-
gage financing; and
(5) in 2003, the average income of a borrower with a
loan guaranteed under the section 502 guarantee program was
$34,124.
(b) DESIGNATION.—Subsection (h) of section 502 of the Housing
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) as para-
graphs (2) through (14), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(1) SHORT TITLE.—This subsection may be cited as the
‘Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guar-
antee Act’.’’; and
(3) by striking the subsection designation and heading and
inserting the following:
H. R. 4363—2
‘‘(h) DOUG BEREUTER SECTION 502 SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING
LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.—’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (h) of section 502
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)), as amended by
section 2 of this Act, is further amended—
(1) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (12)(A)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (13)’’; and
(2) in paragraph (14)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘GENERAL’’ and
inserting ‘‘GENERAL’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (E)—
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) and paragraphs (2),
(5), (6)(A), (7), and (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)
and paragraphs (3), (6), (7)(A), (8), and (10)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (12)’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) through (13)’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4363
To facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2004
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. FORD, Mr. NEY, Mr. KENNEDY 
of Minnesota, and Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities.
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 ‘‘Helping Hands for 
Homeownership Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR SELF-HELP HOUSING PROVIDERS. 
Paragraph (1) of section 11(b) of the Housing Op-
portunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
12805 note) is amended by striking ‘‘dwelling’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘dwellings’’.
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