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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3262
To amend section 44921 of title 49, United States Code, to provide for 
the arming of cargo pilots against terrorism. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2003
Mr. BAKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend section 44921 of title 49, United States Code, 
to provide for the arming of cargo pilots against terrorism.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ARMING CARGO PILOTS AGAINST TERRORISM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that members of a flight deck crew of a cargo air-
craft should be armed with a firearm and taser to defend 
the cargo aircraft against an attack by terrorists that 
could result in the use of the aircraft as a weapon of mass 
destruction or for other terrorist purposes.
devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant 
to this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section
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(b) ARMING CARGO PILOTS AGAINST TERRORISM.—
Section 44921 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘passenger’’ 
each place that it appears; 
(2) in subsection (k)(2) by striking ‘‘flight or,’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘command’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘flight or any other flight deck crew member’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (k) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ALL-CARGO
AIR
TRANSPORTATION.—In 
this section, the term ‘air transportation’ includes 
all-cargo air transportation.’’. 
(c) TIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out 
the amendments made by subsection (b), the Under Sec-
retary for Border and Transportation Security of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall ensure that pilots 
of both passenger and cargo aircraft are treated equitably 
in receiving access to training as Federal flight deck offi-
cers. 
(d) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—The requirements of 
subsection (c) shall have no effect on the deadlines for im-
plementation contained in section 44921 of title 49,
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United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3264
To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county 
additions to the Appalachian region. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2003
Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, 
regarding county additions to the Appalachian region.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITIONS TO APPALACHIAN REGION. 
Section 14102(a)(1)(K) of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘Hickman’’ after ‘‘Hawkins,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Perry,’’ after ‘‘Overton,’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘Wayne,’’ after ‘‘Washington,’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3265
To direct the Secretary of Energy to convey a parcel of land at the facility 
of the Southwestern Power Administration in Tupelo, Oklahoma. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2003
Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to convey a parcel of 
land at the facility of the Southwestern Power Adminis-
tration in Tupelo, Oklahoma.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, TUPELO, OKLAHOMA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Except as required by 
subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy shall convey, with-
out consideration, to Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, In-
corporated, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of land, and any improvements 
thereto, consisting of approximately 6.3 acres of the facil-
ity of the Southwestern Power Administration in Tupelo, 
Oklahoma. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL.—The exact acreage 
and description of the parcel to be conveyed under sub-
section (a) shall be determined by a survey that is satisfac-
tory to the Secretary and to Rural Enterprises of Okla-
homa, Incorporated. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
by the recipient of the parcel. 
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 
the conveyance of the parcel under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall require that Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, 
Incorporated shall agree to use the parcel in conjunction 
with Tri County Nations Enterprise Community and to 
honor the terms of any lease of the parcel or portion there-
of that is in existence on the date of the conveyance. 
(d) EASEMENT.—Under the terms of the conveyance 
of the parcel under subsection (a), the Secretary shall re-
tain an easement to the parcel for the purpose of main-
taining a sewage connection to the electrical substation 
and lagoon facility located adjacent to the parcel.
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1800 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain 
Federal land to facilitate scientific research supporting 
Federal space and defense programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
portional to the percentage of United States development 
assistance provided to the region represented by the sub-
committee. Each subcommittee shall elect one of its mem-
bers as Chair of the subcommittee. 
(f) QUORUM AND MEETINGS.—
(1) COMMISSION.—Eleven members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes 
of transacting the business of the Commission. The 
Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair. 
(2) SUBCOMMITTEES.—A majority of the mem-
bers of each regional subcommittee shall constitute 
a quorum for purposes of transacting the business of 
the subcommittee. Each subcommittee shall meet at 
the call of the Chair of the subcommittee. 
(g) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy of the Commission 
shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner 
in which the original appointment was made. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Administrator 
of General Services shall provide to the Commission on 
a reimbursable basis (or, in the discretion of the Adminis-
trator, on a nonreimbursable basis) such administrative 
support services as the Commission may request to carry 
out this Act. 
(i) COMPENSATION.—
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‘‘(3) If, at any age and after completing 20 years of 
service as an air traffic controller, an employee retires 
under section 8414(b)(1)(A) or 8451, the annuity of such 
employee shall be computed under paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) Section 8424 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) When an employee—
‘‘(1) has service as a law enforcement officer, 
firefighter, member of the Capitol Police or Supreme 
Court Police, air traffic controller, or nuclear mate-
rials courier for which retirement deductions were 
withheld under section 8422(a) at a higher percent-
age rate than that applicable to employees generally; 
and 
‘‘(2)(A) begins to receive an annuity which is 
not computed under section 8415(d) and, in the case 
of a member or former member of the Capitol Po-
lice, also does not have his or her service as a mem-
ber of the Capitol Police credited in the computation 
of an annuity under section 8415 (b) or (c); or 
‘‘(B) dies before having retired under this chap-
ter but leaves a survivor entitled to an annuity 
under subchapter IV based on the deceased employ-
ee’s service, provided that—
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‘‘(i) such survivor annuity is not based on 
an employee annuity computed under section 
8415(d); and 
‘‘(ii) where the decedent was a member or 
former member of the Capitol Police, such sur-
vivor annuity is not based on an annuity com-
puted under section 8415 (b) or (c) which in-
cludes service as a member of the Capitol Po-
lice—
the difference between the employee deductions for 
such service at the higher percentage rate and the 
employee deductions that would have been withheld 
at the rate applicable to employees generally under 
section 8422(a)(2), together with interest computed 
in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
8334(e) and applicable regulations prescribed by the 
Office, shall be paid to the annuitant or, in the case 
of a deceased employee, to the individual entitled to 
a lump-sum benefit under subsection (d).’’. 
(c) Section 8442 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘For purposes of the preceding sentence, section 8415 
(b)–(d) and (g) shall be considered as applying with re-
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spect to the employee or Member only if the employee or 
Member satisfied the age and service requirements for ap-
plication of such subsections to the employee or Member 
at the date of death. For this purpose, the decedent shall 
be deemed to have been disabled for purposes of retire-
ment under section 8451 at the time of death.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 8415’’ and inserting ‘‘section 8415, but without 
regard to subsection (d) of such section,’’. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 4. The amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply 
only with respect to individuals who, on or after such date 
of enactment, separate from employment subject to sub-
chapter III of chapter 83, or chapter 84, of title 5, United 
States Code.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3268
To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the health benefits 
program for Federal employees covers screening for glaucoma. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2003
Mr. CUMMINGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the 
health benefits program for Federal employees covers 
screening for glaucoma.
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 ‘‘Federal Employee 
Health Benefits Glaucoma Screening Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SCREENING FOR GLAUCOMA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8902 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(p)(1) A contract may not be made or a plan ap-
proved which does not provide coverage for screening for 
glaucoma for individuals determined to be at high risk for 
glaucoma, individuals with a family history of glaucoma 
and individuals with diabetes. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘screening for glaucoma’ shall have the same meaning as 
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, including the 
provisions relating to the frequency of any such screenings 
for which coverage may be provided.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after 
January 1, 2003.
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‘‘(B) The Secretary shall promulgate regu-
lations implementing this paragraph. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The period during which 
an individual may receive Job Opportunities Grants 
shall be the 5 academic years. 
‘‘(2) MULTIPLE INSTITUTION GRANTS PROHIB-
ITED.—No student is entitled to receive Job Assist-
ance Grant payments concurrently from more than 
one institution or from the Secretary and an institu-
tion. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS
FOR GRANTS.—The Secretary 
shall from time to time set dates by which eligible unem-
ployed individuals shall file applications for Job Opportu-
nities Grants under this section. Each such individual de-
siring a Job Assistance Grant for any year shall file an 
application therefor containing such information and as-
surances as the Secretary may deem necessary to enable 
the Secretary to carry out the functions and responsibil-
ities of this section. The Secretary shall grant or deny an 
application for a Job Assistance Grant within 3 months 
after the date on which it is submitted. 
‘‘(f) DISTRIBUTION
OF GRANTS
TO STUDENTS.—
Payments under this section shall be made in accordance 
with regulations promulgated by the Secretary for such
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3273
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
Act of 1996 to allow States and localities to provide primary and preven-
tive care to all individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2003
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow States and localities 
to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMITTING STATES AND LOCALITIES TO PRO-
VIDE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE TO 
ALL INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 411(b)(1) of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1621(b)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or for primary and preventive care’’ after ‘‘Act)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to primary and preventive care 
furnished before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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puted by the Managing Trustee on the basis of market 
quotations as of the end of the calendar month next pre-
ceding the date of such issue).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to obligations issued 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(3) MINIMUM
GRANT.—No Job Assistance 
Grant shall be awarded to an individual under this 
section if the amount of that grant for that student 
as determined under this subsection for any aca-
demic year is less than $400, except that an indi-
vidual who is eligible for a Job Assistance Grant 
that is equal to or greater than $200 but less than 
$400 shall be awarded a Job Assistance Grant of 
$400. 
‘‘(4) MULTIPLE GRANTS.—
‘‘(A) The Secretary may allow, on a case-
by-case basis, an individual to receive 2 Job Op-
portunities Grants during a single award year, 
if—
‘‘(i) the student is enrolled full-time in 
an associate or baccalaureate degree pro-
gram of study that is 2 years or longer at 
an eligible institution that is computed in 
credit hours; and 
‘‘(ii) the student completes course 
work toward completion of an associate or 
baccalaureate degree that exceeds the re-
quirements for a full academic year as de-
fined by the institution.
(1) The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code. For purposes of the following provi-
sions of law, the term includes the Coalition Provi-
sional Authority for Iraq: 
(A) Procurement statutes, including chap-
ters 137 and 141 of title 10, United States 
Code, title III of the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
251 et seq.), and the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.). 
(B) Section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (known as the Freedom of Information 
Act). 
(C) Financial management statutes requir-
ing the preparation of audited financial state-
ments, including section 3535 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘Coalition Provisional Authority 
for Iraq’’ means the entity charged by the President 
with directing reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
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‘‘(A) sold by any person to an owner, les-
see, or other operator of a diesel-powered train 
for use as a fuel in such train, or 
‘‘(B) used by any person as a fuel in a die-
sel-powered train unless there was a taxable 
sale of such fuel under subparagraph (A). 
No tax shall be imposed by this paragraph on the 
sale or use of any liquid if tax was imposed on such 
liquid under section 4081.’’
(10) 
Clauses 
(i) 
and 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4041(m)(1)(A) of such Code are amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) 7 cents per gallon on and after 
the date of the enactment of this clause 
and before October 1, 2005, and 
‘‘(ii) zero after September 30, 2005, 
and’’. 
(11) Subsection (c) of section 4081 of such 
Code is amended by striking paragraph (6) and by 
redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
(6) and (7), respectively. 
(12) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 4081(d) 
of such Code are amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The rates of tax specified 
in clauses (i) and (iii) of subsection (a)(2)(A) shall 
be zero after September 30, 2005. 
‘‘(2) AVIATION
GASOLINE.—The rate of tax 
specified in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) shall be zero 
after September 30, 2007.’’
(13) Subsection (f) of section 4082 of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 4041(a)(1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsections (d)(3) and (a)(1) of sec-
tion 4041, respectively’’. 
(14) Paragraph (3) of section 4083(a) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘or a diesel-powered 
train’’. 
(15) Subparagraph (A) of section 4091(b)(3) of 
such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) The rate of tax specified in para-
graph (1) shall be zero after September 30, 
2007.’’
(16) Paragraph (1) of section 4091(c) of such 
Code is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘14 cents’’ and inserting 
‘‘9.7 cents’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘13.3 cents’’ and inserting 
‘‘9 cents’’,
(C) by striking ‘‘13.2 cents’’ and inserting 
‘‘8.9 cents’’, 
(D) by striking ‘‘13.1 cents’’ and inserting 
‘‘8.8 cents’’, and 
(E) by striking ‘‘13.4 cents’’ and inserting 
‘‘9.1 cents’’. 
(17) Subsection (c) of section 4091 of such 
Code is amended by striking paragraph (4), and by 
redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). 
(18) Subsection (b) of section 4092 of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘attributable to’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘attributable to the 
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund fi-
nancing rate imposed by such section. For purposes 
of the preceding sentence, the term ‘commercial 
aviation’ means any use of an aircraft other than in 
noncommercial aviation (as defined in section 
4041(c)(2)).’’
(19) Subparagraph (B) of section 6421(f)(2) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and,’’ and all 
that follows and inserting a period. 
(20) Paragraph (3) of section 6421(f) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) GASOLINE USED IN TRAINS.—In the case 
of gasoline used as a fuel in a train, this section
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1801 
To delay the effective date of the final rule of the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection titled ‘‘Prepaid Accounts under the Electronic Fund 
Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation 
Z)’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. TIPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To delay the effective date of the final rule of the Bureau 
of Consumer Financial Protection titled ‘‘Prepaid Ac-
counts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regula-
tion E) and the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z)’’. 
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 ‘‘Prepaid Account Com-
pliance and Extension Relief Act of 2017’’ or the 
‘‘PACER Act of 2017’’. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3277
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to 
support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2003
Mr. MURTHA (for himself, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. 
SNYDER, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. JANKLOW) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the 230th Anniversary of the 
United States Marine Corps, and to support construction 
of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.
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 ‘‘Marine Corps 230th 
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that—
(1) November 10, 2005, marks the 230th anni-
versary of the United States Marine Corps; 
(2) the United States Marine Corps has, over 
the course of its illustrious 230-year history, fought 
gallantly in defense of the United States; 
(3) the United States Marine Corps has, over 
the course of its storied history, established itself as 
the Nation’s military leader in amphibious warfare, 
and will continue in that role as the United States 
faces the challenges of the 21st Century; 
(4) the United States Marine Corps continues 
to exemplify the warrior ethos that has made it a 
fighting force of international repute; 
(5) all Americans should commemorate the leg-
acy of the United States Marine Corps so that the 
values embodied in the ‘‘Corps’’ are recognized for 
the significant contribution they have made in pro-
tecting the United States against its enemies; 
(6) in 2001, the Congress authorized the con-
struction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center, the 
purpose of which is to provide a multipurpose facil-
ity to be used for historical displays for the public 
viewing, curation, and storage of artifacts, research 
facilities, classrooms, offices, and associated activi-
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1808 
AN ACT 
To amend and improve the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1809 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,