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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4256
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase 
in the Federal minimum wage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2004
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. OWENS, 
Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. 
SOLIS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 
BACA, Ms. WATSON, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. EVANS, 
Mr. WYNN, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. NADLER, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Flor-
ida, Mr. DICKS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. 
KILPATRICK, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Ms. NOR-
TON, Ms. WATERS, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. 
RANGEL, Mr. WEINER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. 
BISHOP of New York, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. RYAN 
of Ohio, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. OLVER, Mr. 
OBEY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. STARK, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. ANDREWS, 
Mr. HOLT, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SABO, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. 
BALDWIN, Mr. WU, and Mr. MEEKS of New York) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4258
To promote technological advancements that will dramatically reduce the 
timeframe for the development of new medical countermeasures to treat 
or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that, 
through natural processes or intentional introduction, may pose a signifi-
cant risk to public health now or in the future. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2004
Mr. TURNER of Texas (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. 
DICKS, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HOYER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. MEEK of Flor-
ida, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. 
PALLONE, and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services and Select 
Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote technological advancements that will dramatically 
reduce the timeframe for the development of new medical 
countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by 
infectious disease agents or toxins that, through natural 
processes or intentional introduction, may pose a signifi-
cant risk to public health now or in the future.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 ‘‘Fair Minimum Wage 
Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, not less than—
‘‘(A) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th 
day after the date of enactment of the Fair 
Minimum Wage Act of 2003; 
‘‘(B) $6.45 an hour, beginning 12 months 
after that 60th day; and 
‘‘(C) $7.00 an hour, beginning 24 months 
after that 60th day;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO THE COM-
MONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA 
ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(b) TRANSITION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands under section 6(a)(1) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) 
shall be—
(1) $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day 
after the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser 
amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum 
wage under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 
6 months after the date of enactment of this Act 
and every 6 months thereafter until the minimum 
wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands under this subsection is equal 
to the minimum wage set forth in such section.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4257
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment for 
clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals under the 
Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2004
Mr. OTTER (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. PETERSON of 
Minnesota, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 
ROSS, Mr. MCHUGH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, 
Mr. BEREUTER, and Mr. NETHERCUTT) 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 subse-
quently determined 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 clarify 
payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical 
access hospitals under the Medicare Program.
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 ‘‘Critical Access to Clin-
ical Lab Services Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PAYMENT FOR CLINICAL LAB-
ORATORY TESTS FURNISHED BY CRITICAL 
ACCESS HOSPITALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1834(g)(4) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(g)(4)) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NO
BENE-
FICIARY COST-SHARING FOR’’ and inserting ‘‘TREAT-
MENT OF’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For 
purposes of the preceding sentence and section 
1861(mm)(3), clinical diagnostic laboratory services 
furnished by a critical access hospital shall be treat-
ed as being furnished as part of outpatient critical 
access services without regard to whether—
‘‘(A) the individual with respect to whom 
such services are furnished is physically present 
in the critical access hospital at the time the 
specimen is collected; 
‘‘(B) such individual is registered as an 
outpatient on the records of, and receives such 
services directly from, the critical access hos-
pital; or 
‘‘(C) payment is (or, but for this sub-
section, would be) available for such services 
under the fee schedule established under section 
1833(h).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to cost reporting periods begin-
ning on or after October 1, 2003.
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H. R. 4259—6
the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
gen or toxin, and for which no existing countermeasure 
has been determined to be safe or efficacious.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4259
To amend title 31, United States Code, to improve the financial accountability 
requirements applicable to the Department of Homeland Security, to 
establish requirements for the Future Years Homeland Security Program 
of the Department, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2004
Mr. PLATTS (for himself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 
TOWNS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. COX, and Mr. TURNER of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform, and in addition to the Select Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to improve the 
financial accountability requirements applicable to the 
Department of Homeland Security, to establish require-
ments for the Future Years Homeland Security Program 
of the Department, 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. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Department of Homeland 
Security Financial Accountability Act’’.
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to improve the 
financial accountability requirements applicable to the 
Department of Homeland Security, to establish require-
ments for the Future Years Homeland Security Program 
of the Department, 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. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Department of Homeland 
Security Financial Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Influential financial management leadership 
is of vital importance to the mission success of the 
Department of Homeland Security. For this reason, 
the Chief Financial Officer of the Department must 
be a key figure in the Department’s management. 
(2) To provide a sound financial leadership 
structure, the provisions of law enacted by the Chief 
Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 101– 
576) provide that the Chief Financial Officer of each 
of the Federal executive departments is to be a Pres-
idential appointee who reports directly to the Sec-
retary of that department on financial management 
matters. Because the Department of Homeland Se-
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 425
To enable the residents of the Bayshore Manor assisted living facility in 
Key West, Florida, to continue to receive supplemental security income 
benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2003
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To enable the residents of the Bayshore Manor assisted 
living facility in Key West, Florida, to continue to receive 
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI 
of the Social Security Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR THE BAYSHORE MANOR AS-
SISTED LIVING FACILITY IN KEY WEST, FLOR-
IDA. 
For purposes of the supplemental security income 
program under title XVI of the Social Security Act, the 
Bayshore Manor assisted living facility in Key West, Flor-
ida, shall not be considered to be a public institution with-
in the meaning of section 1611(e)(1) of such Act.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4261
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to establish 
statewide screening programs for children who are 5 to 7 years of 
age to prevent reading failure. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2004
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. CORRINE BROWN 
of Florida, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. JACKSON-LEE 
of Texas, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. WYNN, Mrs. 
JONES of Ohio, Ms. LEE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDON-
ALD, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Mr. 
BALLANCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 
to States to establish statewide screening programs for 
children who are 5 to 7 years of age to prevent reading 
failure.
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 ‘‘Reading Failure Pre-
vention Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR SCREENING TO PREVENT READING 
FAILURE. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Education may make 
grants to States to establish statewide screening programs 
for children who are 5 to 7 years of age for the prevention 
of reading failure. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may not make 
a grant to a State under this section unless the State 
agrees to use the grant for the following: 
(1) Development and implementation of a state-
wide screening program for children who are 5 to 7 
years of age to prevent reading failure by screening 
such children for traits that indicate the children 
have dyslexia or are otherwise at risk of reading fail-
ure. 
(2) Providing adequate professional develop-
ment for personnel who administer screening pro-
grams under this section. 
(c) DETERMINATION
OF TRAITS.—The Secretary, 
using reliable, replicated, and scientifically based research, 
shall enumerate specific traits that may be screened under 
this section to determine whether a child has dyslexia or 
is otherwise at risk of reading failure. 
(d) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this sec-
tion, a State shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Education. 
(2) The term ‘‘State’’ includes the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Vir-
gin Islands, and any other territory or possession of 
the United States.
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nology devices and assistive technology services
to, such individuals.
‘‘(4) INDIRECT COSTS.—Not more than 10 per-
cent of the funds made available through a grant to
a State under this section may be used for indirect
costs.
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION.—Funds made available
through a grant to a State under this section shall
not be used for direct payment for an assistive tech-
nology device for an individual with a disability.
‘‘(6) STATE FLEXIBILITY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1)(A) and subject to subparagraph (B),
a State may use funds that it receives under a
grant under this section to carry out any of the
activities described in paragraph (2).
‘‘(B) 
SPECIAL
RULE.—Notwithstanding
paragraph (3)(A), any State which exercises its
authority under subparagraph (A) may not use
more than 30 percent of the funds made avail-
able through the grant to carry out the activi-
ties described in paragraph (3)(B).
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS TO OUTLYING AREAS.—From the
funds appropriated under section 8(a) for any fiscal
to knowingly sell, buy, transport, or deliver, or receive for 
purposes of transportation, in interstate or foreign com-
merce, any dog or other animal for purposes of having 
the dog or other animal participate in an animal fighting 
venture. 
‘‘(c) USE OF POSTAL SERVICE OR OTHER INTER-
STATE
INSTRUMENTALITY
FOR
PROMOTING
ANIMAL 
FIGHTING VENTURE.—It shall be unlawful for any person 
to knowingly use the mail service of the United States 
Postal Service or any instrumentality of interstate com-
merce for commercial speech promoting an animal fighting 
venture except as performed outside the limits of the 
States of the United States. 
‘‘(d) VIOLATION OF STATE LAW.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (c), the activities prohibited by such subsection 
shall be unlawful with respect to fighting ventures involv-
ing live birds only if the fight is to take place in a State 
where it would be in violation of the laws thereof. 
‘‘(e) SHARP INSTRUMENTS.—It shall be unlawful for 
any person to knowingly sell, buy, transport, or deliver in 
interstate or foreign commerce a knife, a gaff, or any 
other sharp instrument attached, or designed or intended 
to be attached, to the leg of a bird for use in an animal 
fighting venture.
‘‘(f) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates sub-
section (a), (b), (c), or (e) shall be fined under this title 
or imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, for each 
such violation. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘animal fighting venture’ means 
any event which involves a fight between at least two 
animals and is conducted for purposes of sport, wa-
gering, or entertainment except that the term ‘ani-
mal fighting venture’ shall not be deemed to include 
any activity the primary purpose of which involves 
the use of one or more animals in hunting another 
animal or animals, such as waterfowl, bird, raccoon, 
or fox hunting; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘instrumentality of interstate 
commerce’ means any written, wire, radio, television 
or other form of communication in, or using a facil-
ity of, interstate commerce; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘State’ means any State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or pos-
session of the United States; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘animal’ means any live bird, or 
any live dog or other mammal, except man.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4264
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against 
animal fighting, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2004
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. COBLE, Mr. BART-
LETT of Maryland, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. MEEHAN, and Mr. WEXLER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen 
prohibitions against animal fighting, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Animal Fighting Pro-
hibition Enforcement Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF ANIMAL FIGHTING PROHIBI-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 39. Animal fighting prohibition 
‘‘(a) SPONSORING OR EXHIBITING AN ANIMAL IN AN 
ANIMAL FIGHTING VENTURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person to 
knowingly sponsor or exhibit an animal in an animal 
fighting venture, if any animal in the venture was 
moved in interstate or foreign commerce. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN STATES.—
With respect to fighting ventures involving live birds 
in a State where it would not be in violation of the 
law, it shall be unlawful under this subsection for a 
person to sponsor or exhibit a bird in the fighting 
venture only if the person knew that any bird in the 
fighting venture was knowingly bought, sold, deliv-
ered, transported, or received in interstate or foreign 
commerce for the purpose of participation in the 
fighting venture. 
‘‘(b) BUYING, SELLING, DELIVERING, OR TRANS-
PORTING
ANIMALS
FOR
PARTICIPATION
IN
ANIMAL 
FIGHTING VENTURE.—It shall be unlawful for any person
‘‘(h) CONFLICT WITH STATE LAW.—The provisions 
of this section do not supersede or otherwise invalidate 
any such State, local, or municipal legislation or ordinance 
relating to animal fighting ventures except in case of a 
direct and irreconcilable conflict between any requirements 
thereunder and this section or any rule, regulation, or 
standard hereunder.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 38 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘39. Animal fighting prohibition.’’.
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(B) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 
apply with respect to civil liability under Fed-
eral and State law. 
(2) LIABILITY
OF
BUSINESS
ENTITIES
PRO-
VIDING USE OF FACILITIES TO NONPROFIT ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 
(c), a business entity shall not be subject to 
civil liability relating to any injury or death oc-
curring at a facility of the business entity in 
connection with a use of such facility by a non-
profit organization, if—
(i) the use occurs outside of the scope 
of business of the business entity; 
(ii) such injury or death occurs during 
a period that such facility is used by the 
nonprofit organization; and 
(iii) the business entity authorized the 
use of such facility by the nonprofit orga-
nization. 
(B) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 
apply—
(i) with respect to civil liability under 
Federal and State law; and
‘‘(4) the term ‘animal’ means any live bird, or 
any live dog or other mammal, except man. 
‘‘(h) CONFLICT WITH STATE LAW.—The provisions of 
this section do not supersede or otherwise invalidate any 
such State, local, or municipal legislation or ordinance re-
lating to animal fighting ventures except in case of a direct 
and irreconcilable conflict between any requirements there-
under and this section or any rule, regulation, or standard 
hereunder.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
chapter 3 of title 18, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 48 the following: 
‘‘49. Animal fighting prohibition.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF CRIMINAL PENALTY IN THE ANIMAL 
WELFARE ACT.—Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 
U.S.C. 2156) is amended by striking subsection (e).
Union Calendar No. 468 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4264 
[Report No. 108–756] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strength-
en prohibitions against animal fighting, and for 
other purposes. 
OCTOBER 7, 2004 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed