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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2462
To invalidate the actions of the Federal Communications Commission in 
abrogating the media ownership limitations under the Communications 
Act of 1934. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2003
Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BROWN of 
Ohio, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CASE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. FATTAH, 
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
NADLER, Mr. OLVER, Mr. OWENS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
Ms. SOLIS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and Ms. WATSON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To invalidate the actions of the Federal Communications 
Commission in abrogating the media ownership limita-
tions under the Communications Act of 1934.
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 ‘‘Protect Diversity in 
Media Act’’.
SEC. 2. FCC ACTIONS INVALIDATED. 
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘media ownership proceeding’’ means the Federal 
Communications Commission proceeding on broadcast 
media ownership rules (MB Docket No. 02–277, MM 
Docket No. 01–235, MM Docket No. 01–317, and MM 
Docket No. 00–244). 
(b) NEW RULES INVALIDATED.—The final rules 
adopted by the Federal Communications Commission pur-
suant to its media ownership proceeding, and announced 
by the Commission on June 2, 2003, shall be invalid and 
without legal effect. 
(c) REINSTATEMENT
OF PREVIOUS RULES.—Any 
rule of the Federal Communications Commission that was 
in effect on June 1, 2003, and that was amended, re-
pealed, or otherwise modified by the Commission pursuant 
to the media ownership proceeding is hereby reinstated as 
it was in effect on June 1, 2003. Any such rule shall be 
applied and enforced both prospectively after the date of 
enactment of this Act and retroactively to June 2, 2003, 
as if the media ownership proceeding had not occurred. 
(d) USE OF BIENNIAL REVIEW PROHIBITED.—The 
Federal Communications Commission shall not apply sec-
tion 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 or sec-
tion 11(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
161(b)) to any review of broadcast media ownership rules 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2465 
AN ACT 
To extend for six months the period for which 
chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code 
is reenacted.
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2465 
AN ACT 
To extend for six months the period for which chapter 12 
of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. 
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 ‘‘Family Farmer Bank-
ruptcy Relief Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR WHICH 
CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
CODE, IS REENACTED. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 149 of title I of division 
C of Public Law 105–277 (11 U.S.C. 1201 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2003’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2004’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 30, 2003’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2003’’ and in-
serting ‘‘July 1, 2003’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) take effect on July 1, 2003. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2003. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
H. R. 2465
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To extend for six months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United
States Code is reenacted.
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 ‘‘Family Farmer Bankruptcy
Relief Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR WHICH CHAPTER 12
OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE, IS REENACTED.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 149 of title I of division C of Public
Law 105–277 (11 U.S.C. 1201 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2003’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘January 1, 2004’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and inserting
‘‘June 30, 2003’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘July
1, 2003’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) take effect on July 1, 2003.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2465
To extend for six months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of 
the United States Code is reenacted. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2003
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To extend for six months the period for which chapter 12 
of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
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 ‘‘Family Farmer Bank-
ruptcy Relief Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR WHICH 
CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
CODE, IS REENACTED. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 149 of title I of division 
C of Public Law 105–277 (11 U.S.C. 1201 note) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2003’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2004’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 30, 2003’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2003’’ and in-
serting ‘‘July 1, 2003’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) take effect on July 1, 2003.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Farmer Bank-
ruptcy Relief Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR WHICH 
CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
CODE, IS REENACTED. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 149 of title I of division 
C of Public Law 105–277 (11 U.S.C. 1201 note) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2003’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2004’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 30, 2003’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2003’’ and in-
serting ‘‘July 1, 2003’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) take effect on July 1, 2003.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
(2)(A) The President, in consultation with Con-
gress, shall encourage United States nongovern-
mental organizations to host annual meetings with 
nongovernmental organizations from the countries 
and political entities of the greater Middle East in 
conjunction with the annual meetings of the Forum 
for the purpose of discussing the issues described in 
paragraph (1). 
(B) The President, in consultation with Con-
gress, shall encourage United States representatives 
of the private sector to host annual meetings with 
representatives of the private sector from the coun-
tries and political entities of the greater Middle East 
in conjunction with the annual meetings of the 
Forum for the purpose of discussing the issues de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(3) The President shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, meet with the heads of governments of des-
ignated beneficiary countries, and those countries 
and political entities listed in section 4 (c) and (d)
that the President determines are taking substantial 
positive steps toward meeting the eligibility require-
ments in section 4, not less than once every 2 years 
for the purpose of discussing the issues described in 
paragraph (1). The first such meeting should take
(B) A person who is working to promote 
the holding of an internationally-monitored ref-
erendum in Iran, as described in section 3(2). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, not less than 5 
percent of the funds appropriated to the International 
Broadcasting Operations account for fiscal year 2004 
shall be made available to carry out the provisions of this 
Act. 
SEC. 5. IMMEDIATELY ENDING THE UNITED STATES IMPOR-
TATION OF IRANIAN GOODS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and ex-
cept as provided in section 6, no textile or food article that 
is produced, grown, or manufactured in Iran shall enter 
or be imported into the United States. 
SEC. 6. CONDITIONS FOR THE RESUMPTION OF UNITED 
STATES IMPORTATION OF IRANIAN GOODS. 
The President may waive the prohibition on the im-
portation of Iranian goods to the United States beginning 
on or after the date on which the President transmits to 
Congress a certification stating that—
(1) Iran has shown substantial progress in re-
specting generally recognized human rights stand-
ards including due process under law;
(2) Iran has ceased its support for international 
terrorism; and 
(3) Iran has terminated its program to develop 
nuclear weapons. 
SEC. 7. TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO USAID. 
(a) TRANSFER.—If, beginning on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, an international financial 
institution to which the United States is a member pro-
vides a loan, guarantee, grant, or other form of assistance 
to Iran, then, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
an amount equal to the amount of such assistance may, 
from amounts available for United States contributions to 
the international financial institution involved, be made 
available to the United States Agency for International 
Development for programs to promote child survival and 
to combat HIV/AIDS. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the various international financial institutions 
of the World Bank Group shall be considered to comprise 
a single international financial institution. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The authority of this section 
shall terminate on the date on which the President trans-
mits to Congress a certification under section 6.
SEC. 8. REPORTS ON AL QAEDA PRESENCE IN IRAN. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and not later than 1 year thereafter, 
the President shall transmit to Congress report on the 
presence of elements of the al Qaeda terrorist organization 
on the territory of Iran and the posture of the Government 
of Iran toward these elements.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2468
To amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to modify 
a high priority project in the State of Michigan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2003
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Cen-
tury to modify a high priority project in the State of 
Michigan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT, MICHIGAN. 
Item number 1375 of the table contained in section 
1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Cen-
tury (112 Stat. 307) is amended by striking ‘‘Prelimi-
nary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Emmet County’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Petoskey area transportation needs study, and 
trunkline preservation and safety in the Petoskey area’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2471
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the requirement 
under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) 
with respect to medical screening examinations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2003
Mr. NUNES 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 determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify 
the requirement under the Emergency Medical Treat-
ment and Labor Act (EMTALA) with respect to medical 
screening examinations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Room 
Modernization Act’’.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF REQUIRMENT FOR MEDICAL 
SCREENING EXAMINATIONS FOR PATIENTS 
NOT 
REQUESTING 
EMERGENCY 
DEPART-
MENT SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1867(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd(a)) is amended—
(1) by designating all that follows ‘‘(a) MED-
ICAL SCREENING REQUIREMENT.—’’ as paragraph 
(1) with the heading ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’; 
(2) by aligning such paragraph with the para-
graph added by paragraph (3); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN CASES.—The re-
quirement for an appropriate medical screening ex-
amination under paragraph (1) shall not apply in 
the case of an individual who comes to the emer-
gency department and does not request examination 
or treatment for an emergency medical condition 
(such as a request solely for prescription refills, 
blood pressure screening, and non-emergency labora-
tory and diagnostic tests or requests treatment or 
assistance in another department or setting in the 
hospital or at a facility on the hospital campus).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to terminations of participation 
initiated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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use of a covered outpatient drug for a medically ac-
cepted indication (as defined in section 1927(k)(6)). 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Such term does not in-
clude drugs or classes of drugs, or their medical 
uses, which may be excluded from coverage or 
otherwise restricted under section 1927(d)(2), 
other than subparagraph (E) thereof (relating to 
smoking cessation agents), or under section 
1927(d)(3). 
‘‘(B) 
AVOIDANCE
OF
DUPLICATE
COV-
ERAGE.—A drug prescribed for an individual 
that would otherwise be a covered outpatient 
drug under this part shall not be so considered 
if payment for such drug is available under part 
A or B for an individual entitled to benefits 
under part A and enrolled under part B. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION
OF
FORMULARY
RESTRIC-
TIONS.—A drug prescribed for an individual that 
would otherwise be a covered outpatient drug under 
this part shall not be so considered under a plan if 
the plan excludes the drug under a formulary and 
such exclusion is not successfully appealed under sec-
tion 1860D–3(f)(2).
under the Medicare Program, to modernize the Medicare 
Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECU-
RITY ACT; REFERENCES TO BIPA AND SEC-
RETARY; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 
2003’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Except 
as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or 
repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall 
be considered to be made to that section or other provision 
of the Social Security Act. 
(c) BIPA; SECRETARY.—In this Act: 
(1) BIPA.—The term ‘‘BIPA’’ means the Medi-
care, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement 
and Protection Act of 2000, as enacted into law by 
section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows:
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest 
earned on such sum shall be disbursed annually in a lump 
sum to the tribe’s governing body and shall be used for 
the health needs of the tribe. 20.73 percent of the initial 
interest shall be available upon the date of the enactment 
of this Act to fund the program for the first year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(j) TRIBAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM.—From the 
principal, the Secretary shall set aside 20.03 percent for 
tribal administration. 20.03 of the initial interest and such 
of the principal sum set aside for this program as required 
to fund the first year of this program at $150,000, the 
sum of $150,000 shall be immediately disbursed to the 
tribe for the purposes of funding tribal administration for 
the first year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Beginning the second year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, interest earned on the remaining principal set 
aside under this subsection shall be disbursed annually in 
a lump sum to the tribe’s governing body for operating 
costs of the tribe’s governing body, including travel, tele-
phone, cultural, and other expenses incurred in the con-
duct of the tribe’s affairs, and legal fees as approved by 
the tribe’s governing body.
(k) GENERAL CONDITIONS.—The following condi-
tions will apply to the management and use of all funds 
available under this Act by the tribe’s governing body: 
(1) No amount greater than 10 percent of the 
interest earned on the principal designated for any 
program under this Act may be used for the admin-
istrative costs of any of that program, except those 
programs operated pursuant to subsections (i) and 
(j). 
(2) No service area is implied or imposed under 
any program under this Act. If the costs of admin-
istering any program under this Act for the benefit 
of tribal members living outside the tribe’s Indian 
Health Service area are greater than 10 percent of 
the interest earned on the principal designated for 
that program, the tribe’s governing body may au-
thorize the expenditure of such funds for that pro-
gram. 
(3) Before any expenditures, the tribe’s gov-
erning body must approve all programs and shall 
publish in a publication of general circulation regula-
tions which provide standards and priorities for pro-
grams established in this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2485
To limit the applicability of the annual updates to the allowance for State 
and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Method-
ology for the award year 2004–2005, published in the Federal Register 
on May 30, 2003. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2003
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BISHOP of 
New York, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. TIERNEY, 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KIND, Mr. HOLT, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Ms. 
MCCOLLUM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To limit the applicability of the annual updates to the allow-
ance for State and other taxes in the tables used in 
the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology for the award 
year 2004–2005, published in the Federal Register on 
May 30, 2003.
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 ‘‘Ensuring College Ac-
cess for all Americans Act’’.
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The resolution shall be made in a timely manner and the
tribal secretary at that time shall respond to the tribal member.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
earned on such sum shall be distributed annually in a 
lump sum to the tribe’s governing body and will be used 
to provide scholarships to tribal members pursuing edu-
cational advancement, including cultural and vocational 
training. 10.01 percent of the initial interest shall be avail-
able upon the date of the enactment of this Act to fund 
the program for the first year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(e) HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—From the 
principal, the Secretary shall set aside 5.01 percent for 
the Housing Assistance Program. Beginning the second 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest 
earned on such sum shall be disbursed annually in a lump 
sum to the tribe’s governing body and may be added to 
any existing tribal housing improvements programs to 
supplement them or it may be used in a separate Housing 
Assistance Program to be established by the tribe’s gov-
erning body. 5.01 percent of the initial interest shall be 
available upon the date of the enactment of this Act to 
fund the program for the first year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(f) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRIBAL, AND CUL-
TURAL CENTERS.—From the principal, the Secretary 
shall set aside 21.45 percent for economic development 
and, if other funding is not available or not adequate (as
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profits shall go to the tribe’s general fund for uses 
to be determined by the tribe’s governing body. 
(3) Design, construction, maintenance, and op-
eration of tribal and cultural centers. 
(g) NATURAL RESOURCES.—From the principal, the 
Secretary shall set aside 7.5 percent for natural resources. 
Beginning the second year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, interest earned on such sum shall be disbursed 
annually in a lump sum to the tribe’s governing body and 
may be added to any existing tribal natural resource pro-
gram to enhance the tribe’s use and enjoyment of existing 
and renewable natural resources within the tribe’s lands. 
7.5 percent of the initial interest shall be available upon 
the date of the enactment of this Act to fund the program 
for the first year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(h) CULTURAL RESOURCES.—From the principal, the 
Secretary shall set aside 4 percent for cultural resources. 
Beginning the second year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, interest earned on such sum shall be distrib-
uted annually in a lump sum to the tribe’s governing body 
and shall be used to maintain artifacts, collect documents, 
archive, and identify cultural sites of tribal significance. 
4 percent of the initial interest shall be available upon the 
date of the enactment of this Act to fund the program
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for the first year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(i) HEALTH.—From the principal, the Secretary shall 
set aside 21 percent for health. Beginning the second year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned 
on such sum shall be disbursed annually in a lump sum 
to the tribe’s governing body and shall be used for the 
health needs of the tribe. 21 percent of the initial interest 
shall be available upon the date of the enactment of this 
Act to fund the program for the first year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(j) TRIBAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM.—From the 
principal, the Secretary shall set aside 21 percent for trib-
al administration. 21 percent of the initial interest and 
such of the principal sum set aside for this program as 
required to fund the first year of this program at 
$150,000, the sum of $150,000 shall be immediately dis-
bursed to the tribe for the purposes of funding tribal ad-
ministration for the first year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. Beginning the second year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on the re-
maining principal set aside under this subsection shall be 
disbursed annually in a lump sum to the tribe’s governing 
body for operating costs of the tribe’s governing body, in-
cluding travel, telephone, cultural, and other expenses in-