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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2590
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the admission 
to the United States of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are 
the spouses and children of United States permanent resident aliens, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2003
Mr. PALLONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit 
the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant 
students and visitors who are the spouses and children 
of United States permanent resident aliens, 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. ADMISSION OF CERTAIN ‘‘B’’ AND ‘‘F’’ VISA NON-
IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE SPOUSES OR CHIL-
DREN OF UNITED STATES PERMANENT RESI-
DENT ALIENS. 
Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the subsection (p) added 
by section 1505(f) of Public Law 106–386 (114 
Stat. 1526) as a subsection (s); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(t)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no alien—
‘‘(A) who is—
‘‘(i) the spouse or child of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence to the United 
States; and 
‘‘(ii) not eligible to enter the United States 
as an immigrant except by reason of being such 
a spouse or child; and 
‘‘(B) who seeks admission to the United States 
for purposes of visiting the permanent resident 
spouse or parent or for studying in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(C) who is otherwise qualified; 
may be denied issuance of a visa, or may be denied admis-
sion to the United States, as a nonimmigrant alien de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(B) who is coming to the 
United States temporarily for pleasure or as a non-
immigrant alien described in section 101(a)(15)(F). 
‘‘(2) Whenever an alien described in paragraph (1) 
seeks admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant 
alien described in section 101(a)(15)(B) who is coming 
temporarily for pleasure or as a nonimmigrant alien de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(F), the fact that a petition 
has been filed on the alien’s behalf for classification of 
the alien as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence shall not constitute evidence of the alien’s intention 
to abandon his or her foreign residence.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2594
To establish an Adult Job Corps demonstration program for the United 
States-Mexico border area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2003
Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. 
HINOJOSA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish an Adult Job Corps demonstration program 
for the United States-Mexico border area.
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 ‘‘Adult Job Corps Dem-
onstration Program Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. ADULT JOB CORPS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 
FOR THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER 
AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall, pursuant to section 156 of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2896), establish 
within the Department of Labor an Adult Job Corps 
demonstration program to be carried out in the 
United States-Mexico border area for adults in such 
area who are adversely affected by the implementa-
tion of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
(NAFTA). 
(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—As part of 
the demonstration program, the Secretary shall es-
tablish two Adult Job Corps centers in Texas and 
one Adult Job Corps center in each of Arizona, Cali-
fornia, and New Mexico. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall, to the extent consistent with the pur-
pose of this section, promulgate such regulations as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate to apply the provi-
sions of subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.) to the demonstration 
program. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘United 
States-Mexico border area’’ means the area located in the 
United States within 100 kilometers of the border between 
the United States and Mexico.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 
for fiscal year 2004. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under 
paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 
until expended.
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‘‘(5) INCREASE IN CAP ON MEDICAID PAYMENTS 
TO TERRITORIES.—
‘‘(A) LAST 2 CALENDAR QUARTERS OF FIS-
CAL YEAR 2003 AND FIRST 3 CALENDAR QUAR-
TERS OF FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Subject to para-
graphs (7) and (8), with respect to the third 
and fourth calendar quarters of fiscal year 
2003 and the first, second, and third calendar 
quarters of fiscal year 2004, the amounts other-
wise determined for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and American Samoa under subsections (f) and 
(g) of section 1108 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1308) shall each be increased by an 
amount equal to 5.90 percent of such amounts. 
‘‘(B) LAST CALENDAR QUARTER OF FISCAL 
YEAR 2004 AND EACH CALENDAR QUARTER OF 
FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Subject to paragraphs (7) 
and (8), with respect to the fourth calendar 
quarter of fiscal year 2004 and each calendar 
quarter of fiscal year 2005, the amounts other-
wise determined for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and American Samoa under subsections (f) and 
(g) of section 1108 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1308) shall each be increased by an 
amount 
equal 
to 
2.52 
percent 
of 
such 
amounts.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 401(a) of 
the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
2003 (42 U.S.C. 1396d note), as amended by subsections 
(a) and (b), is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (6)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (6)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(3))—
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; 
(4) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘the first, second and third calendar quar-
ters of fiscal year 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘each cal-
endar quarter of fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 
2005’’; and
SECTION 1. OPERATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN
HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM.
(a) RESTORATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 TO FIS-
CAL YEAR 2002 LEVEL.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram provided by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38,
United States Code, under which the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs is authorized to make direct housing loans
to Native American veterans, the Secretary shall during
fiscal year 2003 carry out that program without regard
to the proviso under the heading ‘‘Native American Vet-
eran Housing Loan Program Account’’ in title I of the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2003 (division K of Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat.
476), and such proviso shall be treated as being of no force
or effect.
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Any action taken by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of this
Act that is inconsistent with the proviso referred to in sub-
section (a) is hereby ratified with respect to such incon-
sistency.
Passed the House of Representatives September 10,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2595
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To restore the operation of the Native American Veteran 
Housing Loan Program during fiscal year 2003 to the 
scope of that program as in effect on September 30, 
2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2595 RFS 
SECTION 1. OPERATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN 
HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) RESTORATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 TO FIS-
CAL YEAR 2002 LEVEL.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram provided by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, 
United States Code, under which the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs is authorized to make direct housing loans 
to Native American veterans, the Secretary shall during 
fiscal year 2003 carry out that program without regard 
to the proviso under the heading ‘‘Native American Vet-
eran Housing Loan Program Account’’ in title I of the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2003 (division K of Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 
476), and such proviso shall be treated as being of no force 
or effect. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Any action taken by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of this 
Act that is inconsistent with the proviso referred to in
HR 2595 RFS 
subsection (a) is hereby ratified with respect to such in-
consistency.
Passed the House of Representatives September 10, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 101
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2595
[Report No. 108–197] 
To restore the operation of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
Program during fiscal year 2003 to the scope of that program as in 
effect on September 30, 2002. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2003
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. RENZI, and Mr. 
UDALL of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
JULY 10, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. CASE, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
MICHAUD, and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA 
JULY 10, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To restore the operation of the Native American Veteran 
Housing Loan Program during fiscal year 2003 to the 
scope of that program as in effect on September 30, 
2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. OPERATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN 
HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) RESTORATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 TO FIS-
CAL YEAR 2002 LEVEL.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram provided by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, 
United States Code, under which the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs is authorized to make direct housing loans 
to Native American veterans, the Secretary shall during 
fiscal year 2003 carry out that program without regard 
to the proviso under the heading ‘‘Native American Vet-
eran Housing Loan Program Account’’ in title I of the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2003 (division K of Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 
476), and such proviso shall be treated as being of no force 
or effect. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Any action taken by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of this 
Act that is inconsistent with the proviso referred to in sub-
section (a) is hereby ratified with respect to such incon-
sistency.
Union Calendar No. 101
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2595
[Report No. 108–197] 
A BILL 
To restore the operation of the Native American 
Veteran Housing Loan Program during fiscal 
year 2003 to the scope of that program as in ef-
fect on September 30, 2002. 
JULY 10, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
(d) COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF DISABILITY.—
Section 216(i)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 416(i)(2)(A)) 
is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(2)(A)’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘but only if’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(II)’’ after ‘‘duration or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) The Commissioner of Social Security may waive 
the application of the five-month requirement under clause 
(i)(I) if the Commissioner determines that such individual 
would otherwise be entitled to a period of disability under 
this paragraph, that such individual is terminally ill, and 
that the application of such five-month requirement would 
work an undue hardship on such individual (as determined 
on the basis of criteria established by the Commissioner). 
For purposes of this clause, an individual is considered 
to be ‘terminally ill’ if the individual has a medical prog-
nosis that the individual’s life expectancy is 6 months or 
less.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
The amendments made by subsection (a) of section 
2 of this Act shall apply only with respect to benefits 
under section 223 of the Social Security Act, or under sec-
tion 202 of such Act on the basis of the wages and self-
‘‘(3) To prevent double, multiple, or cascading 
taxation. 
‘‘(4) To simplify the tax law and reduce the ad-
ministration costs of, and the costs of compliance 
with, the tax law. 
‘‘(5) To provide for the administration of the 
tax law in a manner that respects privacy, due proc-
ess, individual rights when interacting with the gov-
ernment, the presumption of innocence in criminal 
proceedings, and the presumption of lawful behavior 
in civil proceedings. 
‘‘(6) To increase the role of State governments 
in Federal tax administration because of State gov-
ernment expertise in sales tax administration. 
‘‘(7) To enhance generally cooperation and co-
ordination among State tax administrators; and to 
enhance cooperation and coordination among Fed-
eral and State tax administrators, consistent with 
the principle of intergovernmental tax immunity.
‘‘(c) SECONDARY AIDS TO STATUTORY CONSTRUC-
TION.—As a secondary aid in statutory construction, any 
court, the Secretary, and any sales tax administering au-
thority shall consider—
‘‘(1) the common law canons of statutory con-
struction;
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fied prescription drug coverage made available under the 
plan, see section 1858A(c). 
‘‘(g) SECONDARY PAYER PROVISIONS.—The provi-
sions of section 1862(b) shall apply to the benefits pro-
vided under this part. 
‘‘COMPUTATION OF MONTHLY BENEFICIARY OBLIGATION 
‘‘SEC. 1860D–17. (a) BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED IN 
A MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN.—In the case of 
an eligible beneficiary enrolled under this part and in a 
Medicare Prescription Drug plan, the monthly beneficiary 
obligation for enrollment in such plan in a year shall be 
determined as follows: 
‘‘(1) 
MONTHLY
PLAN
PREMIUM
EQUALS 
MONTHLY
NATIONAL
AVERAGE
PREMIUM.—If the 
amount of the monthly plan premium approved by 
the Administrator under section 1860D–13 for a 
Medicare Prescription Drug plan for the year is 
equal to the monthly national average premium (as 
computed under section 1860D–15) for the area for 
the year, the monthly beneficiary obligation of the 
eligible beneficiary in that year shall be an amount 
equal to the applicable percent (as determined in 
subsection (c)) of the amount of such monthly na-
tional average premium. 
‘‘(2) MONTHLY
PLAN
PREMIUM
LESS
THAN 
MONTHLY
NATIONAL
AVERAGE
PREMIUM.—If the
employment income of an individual entitled to benefits 
under such section 223, for months beginning after 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) of section 
2 of this Act shall apply only with respect to benefits based 
on disability under subsection (e) or (f) of section 202 of 
the Social Security Act for months after 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. The amendments made 
by subsection (d) of section 2 of this Act shall apply only 
with respect to applications for disability determinations 
filed under title II of the Social Security Act after 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2599
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to quitclaim to Yuba River Properties 
certain land in Yuba County, California, so as to extinguish a claim 
of title asserted by the Department of the Interior. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2003
Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. HERGER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to quitclaim to Yuba 
River Properties certain land in Yuba County, California, 
so as to extinguish a claim of title asserted by the 
Department of the Interior.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. QUITCLAIM OF LAND OF YUBA RIVER PROP-
ERTIES. 
(a) QUITCLAIM.—The Secretary of Interior is di-
rected to execute and deliver, without consideration, a 
quitclaim deed to Yuba River Properties, a California 
partnership, conveying all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the land described in subsection 
(b), including all minerals underlying said land. 
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) is Lot 5 of Section 26, Township 16 North, 
Range 5 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, State 
of California.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to require an issuer of a medicare supple-
mental policy under section 1882 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395rr) to participate as an eli-
gible entity under part D of such Act, as added by 
section 101, as a condition for issuing such policy. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON STATE REQUIREMENT.—A 
State may not require an issuer of a medicare sup-
plemental policy under section 1882 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395rr) to participate as an 
eligible entity under part D of such Act, as added 
by section 101, as a condition for issuing such pol-
icy. 
SEC. 104. MEDICAID AND OTHER AMENDMENTS RELATED 
TO LOW-INCOME BENEFICIARIES. 
(a) DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR LOW-IN-
COME SUBSIDIES.—Section 1902(a) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(64); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (65) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (65) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(B) DATA
FROM
LANDOWNERS.—The 
Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) accept and acknowledge receipt of 
data regarding the status of a species that 
is collected by an owner of land through 
observation of the species on the land; and 
‘‘(ii) include the data in the rule-
making record compiled for any determina-
tion that the species is an endangered spe-
cies or a threatened species.’’. 
(c) USE OF SOUND SCIENCE IN RECOVERY PLAN-
NING.—Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(f)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(6)(A) The Secretary shall identify and publish in 
the Federal Register with the notice of a proposed regula-
tion pursuant to paragraph (5)(A)(i) a description of addi-
tional scientific and commercial data that would assist in 
the preparation of a recovery plan and—
‘‘(i) invite any person to submit the data to the 
Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) describe the steps that the Secretary plans 
to take for acquiring additional data. 
‘‘(B) Data identified and obtained under subpara-
graph (A)(i) shall be considered by the recovery team and
scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been 
field-tested or peer-reviewed.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in the first section of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. prec. 1531) is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 3 and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘Sec. 3. Definitions and general provisions.’’.
(b) USE OF SOUND SCIENCE IN LISTING.—Section 
4(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1533(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA FOR SCI-
ENTIFIC STUDIES TO SUPPORT LISTING.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
that establish criteria that must be met for scientific 
and commercial data to be used as the basis of a de-
termination under this section that a species is an 
endangered species or a threatened species. 
‘‘(10) FIELD DATA.—
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 
not determine that a species is an endangered 
species or a threatened species unless the deter-
mination is supported by data obtained by ob-
servation of the species in the field.
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‘‘(i) 2006 is 100 percent; 
‘‘(ii) 2007 is 95 percent; 
‘‘(iii) 2008 or 2009, is 90 percent; 
‘‘(iv) 2010 is 85 percent; or 
‘‘(v) 2011, 2012, or 2013 is 80 per-
cent. 
‘‘(d) MEDICAID AS SECONDARY PAYOR.—In the case 
of an individual who is entitled to a Medicare Prescription 
Drug plan under part D or drug coverage under a 
MedicareAdvantage plan, and medical assistance including 
covered outpatient drugs under this title, medical assist-
ance shall continue to be provided under this title for cov-
ered outpatient drugs to the extent payment is not made 
under the Medicare Prescription Drug plan or a 
MedicareAdvantage plan. 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF TERRITORIES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of a State, 
other than the 50 States and the District of Colum-
bia—
‘‘(A) the previous provisions of this section 
shall not apply to residents of such State; and 
‘‘(B) if the State establishes a plan de-
scribed in paragraph (2), the amount otherwise 
determined under section 1108(f) (as increased 
under section 1108(g)) for the State shall be
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2606
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide prescription 
drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to make improvements in 
Medicare payment for rural providers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2003
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. TANNER, Mr. 
TURNER of Texas, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BOYD, Mr. 
DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. FORD, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JOHN, 
Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MICHAUD, 
Mr. MOORE, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 
ALEXANDER, and Mr. CARDOZA) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, 
to make improvements in Medicare payment for rural 
providers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,