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H. R. 4012
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to reauthorize
for 2 additional years the public school and private school tuition assistance
programs established under the Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 5-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF TUITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 3(i) of the District of
Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38—2702(i), D.C. Official
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘each of the five succeeding fiscal
years’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the 7 succeeding fiscal years’’.
(b) PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 5(f) of such Act (sec.
38—2704(f), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘each of
the five succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the 7 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4012
To amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to permanently 
authorize the public school and private school tuition assistance programs 
established under the Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2004
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 
1999 to permanently authorize the public school and 
private school tuition assistance programs established 
under the Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF TUITION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 3(i) of the 
District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 
38—2702(i), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
‘‘each of the five succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting 
‘‘each succeeding fiscal year’’. 
(b) PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 5(f) of 
such Act (sec. 38—2704(f), D.C. Official Code) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘each of the five succeeding fiscal years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each succeeding fiscal year’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 499
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit 
against income tax for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying 
child of the taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or sec-
ondary school. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2003
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 
refundable credit against income tax for tuition expenses 
incurred for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in 
attending public or private elementary or secondary 
school.
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 ‘‘Education, Achieve-
ment, and Opportunity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
HR 4012 RFS 
SECTION 1. 5-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF TUITION ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 3(i) of the 
District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 
38—2702(i), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘each of the five succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting 
‘‘each of the 10 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
(b) PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 5(f) of 
such Act (sec. 38—2704(f), D.C. Official Code) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘each of the five succeeding fiscal years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each of the 10 succeeding fiscal years’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 305 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4012 
[Report No. 108–527] 
To amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to permanently 
authorize the public school and private school tuition assistance programs 
established under the Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2004 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
JUNE 8, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 
1999 to permanently authorize the public school and 
private school tuition assistance programs established 
under the Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF TUITION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 3(i) of the 
District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 
38—2702(i), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘each of the five succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting 
‘‘each succeeding fiscal year’’. 
(b) PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 5(f) of 
such Act (sec. 38—2704(f), D.C. Official Code) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘each of the five succeeding fiscal years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each succeeding fiscal year’’.
Union Calendar No. 305 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4012 
[Report No. 108–527] 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia College Access 
Act of 1999 to permanently authorize the public 
school and private school tuition assistance pro-
grams established under the Act. 
JUNE 8, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Calendar No. 659 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4012 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 19, 2004 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
JULY 22, 2004 
Reported by Ms. COLLINS, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 
1999 to reauthorize for five additional years the public 
school and private school tuition assistance programs 
established under the Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 5-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF TUITION ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 3(i) of the 
District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38– 
2702(i), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘each
of the five succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
of the 10 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
(b) PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 5(f) of 
such Act (sec. 38–2704(f), D.C. Official Code) is amended 
by striking ‘‘each of the five succeeding fiscal years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each of the 10 succeeding fiscal years’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4013
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the approval 
of any drug that infringes the right to life, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2004
Mr. GINGREY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prohibit the approval of any drug that infringes the 
right to life, 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. FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT; 
PROHIBITION AGAINST APPROVAL OF DRUG 
INFRINGING RIGHT TO LIFE. 
Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355) is amended by adding at the end the 
following subsection: 
‘‘(o)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, the Secretary may not approve an application
under subsection (b) or (j) for a drug whose intended use 
would infringe the right to life. Drugs whose approval is 
prohibited under the preceding sentence include a drug in-
tended to assist with the act of suicide and a drug in-
tended to induce an abortion. 
‘‘(2) Effective upon the expiration of 30 days after 
the effective date of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the approved application under subsection 
(b) or (j) of any drug whose intended use infringes 
the right to life within the meaning of paragraph (1) 
is deemed to have been withdrawn under subsection 
(e) or (j)(6), respectively; and 
‘‘(B) a drug to which subparagraph (A) applies 
shall be considered adulterated for purposes of sec-
tion 301.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4015
To expand the applicability of daylight saving time. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2004
Mr. ROTHMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To expand the applicability of daylight saving time.
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 ‘‘Halloween Safety Act 
of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME EXTENDED TO FIRST 
WEEK IN NOVEMBER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time 
Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘last Sunday of October’’ and inserting ‘‘first Sunday of 
November’’.
(b) EFFECT ON EXISTING STATE ELECTIONS.—Any 
law in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
which is—
(1) adopted pursuant to section 3(a)(2) of the 
Uniform Time Act of 1966 by a State with parts 
thereof in more than one time zone; or 
(2) adopted pursuant to section 3(a)(1) of such 
Act by a State that lies entirely within one time 
zone, 
shall be held and considered to remain in effect as the 
exercise by that State of the exemption permitted by such 
Act unless that State, by law, provides that such exemp-
tion shall not apply. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF OPERATING HOURS OF DAY-
TIME BROADCASTERS.—(1) Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law or any regulation issued under law, the 
Federal Communications Commission shall, consistent 
with any existing treaty or other agreement, make such 
adjustment by general rules, or by interim action pending 
such general rules, with respect to hours of operation of 
daytime standard amplitude modulation broadcast sta-
tions as may be consistent with the public interest in re-
ceiving interference-free service. 
(2) The general rules, or interim action, undertaken 
under paragraph (1) may include variances with respect
to operating power and other technical operating charac-
teristics. 
(3) At any time after the adoption of general rules 
under paragraph (1), the general rules may be varied with 
respect to particular stations and areas because of the ex-
igencies in each case.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4021
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that only countries 
that have a democratic form of government and that support United 
States nonproliferation objectives may be designated as major non-NATO 
allies for purposes of that Act and the Arms Export Control Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2004
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require 
that only countries that have a democratic form of gov-
ernment and that support United States nonproliferation 
objectives may be designated as major non-NATO allies 
for purposes of that Act and the Arms Export Control 
Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF MAJOR NON-NATO ALLIES. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 517 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k) is amended by
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.—The President may des-
ignate a country as a major non-NATO ally for pur-
poses of this Act and the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) only if—
‘‘(A) the country has a democratic form of 
government; 
‘‘(B) the country participates in the inter-
national agreements or arrangements described 
in paragraph (2), or pursuant to an inter-
national understanding to which the United 
States is a party, controls exports of goods and 
technology in accordance with the standards 
and criteria set forth in each or those agree-
ments and understandings; and 
‘‘(C) at least 30 days before designating 
the country pursuant to this paragraph, the 
President notifies Congress in writing that the 
country meets the requirements of subpara-
graphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS
OR
AR-
RANGEMENTS.—The international agreements or ar-
rangements referred to in paragraph (1)(B) are the
Waasenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for 
Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Tech-
nologies, the Missile Technology Control Regime, the 
Australia Group, the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, the 
Zangger Committee, and any other international 
agreement or arrangement to which the United 
States is a party that restricts the export of chem-
ical, biological, nuclear, and other weapons and their 
delivery systems, and effectively restricts the export 
of dual use components of such weapons and their 
delivery systems.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 517 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, as amended by subsection (a), is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—The President shall notify Con-
gress in writing at least 30 days before terminating the 
designation of a country pursuant to subsection (a).’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4024
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to retransmission 
consent and must-carry for cable operators and satellite carriers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2004
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect 
to retransmission consent and must-carry for cable oper-
ators and satellite carriers.
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 ‘‘TV Consumer Free-
dom Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RETRANSMISSION CONSENT. 
Section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following:
‘‘(b)(1) No cable system or other multichannel video 
programming distributor shall retransmit the signal of a 
broadcasting station, or any part thereof, except with the 
express authority of the station.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 
of the right to signal carriage under section 
614’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 
the right to signal carriage under section 614’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) Within 45 days after the effective date of the 
TV Consumer Freedom Act, the Commission shall com-
mence a rulemaking proceeding to revise the regulations 
governing the exercise by television broadcast stations of 
the right to grant retransmission consent under this sub-
section. Such regulations shall establish election time peri-
ods that correspond with those regulations adopted under 
subparagraph (B). The rulemaking shall be completed 
within 180 days after the effective date of the TV Con-
sumer Freedom Act.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and re-
designating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4).
digital audio radio satellite service subscribers’ re-
ceivers, and may not be used to distribute any infor-
mation not also transmitted to all subscribers’ re-
ceivers. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RULE-
MAKING ON LOCAL SERVICES BY SATELLITE 
PROVIDERS. 
Within 270 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall com-
plete a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether dig-
ital audio radio satellite service licensees should be per-
mitted to provide locally oriented services on nationally 
distributed channels, taking into account—
(1) the impact of locally oriented satellite radio 
services on the viability of local radio broadcast sta-
tions and their ability to provide news and other 
services to the public; 
(2) the ability of digital audio radio satellite 
service licensees to afford listeners the same emer-
gency and other information as is afforded listeners 
of local broadcast radio stations; 
(3) whether digital audio radio satellite service 
licensees committed to providing only national serv-
ices in order to obtain authorization for their service; 
and
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF MUST-CARRY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Sections 338, 614, and 615 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 338, 534, and 
535) are repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 623(b)(7)(A) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 543(b)(7)(A)) is 
amended by striking clause (i) and redesignating 
clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii). 
(2) Section 635 of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 555) is amended by striking sub-
section (c). 
(3) Section 653 of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 573) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘614, or 615,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘sections 611, 614, and 615’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 611’’. 
(4) Section 336(b)(3) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 336(b)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘have any rights to carriage under section 
614 or 615 or’’.
SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF MANDATES FOR TELEVISION FEA-
TURES AND FUNCTIONS. 
All regulations of the Federal Communications Com-
mission requiring television receivers sold in the United 
States to include particular types of features or functions, 
or specifying the technology to be used to provide such 
features or functions, shall cease to be effective on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF NOAA REAL PROPERTY ON
VIRGINIA KEY, FLORIDA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce may
make available to the University of Miami real property
under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key,
Florida, for development by the University of a Marine
Life Science Center.
(b) MANNER OF AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary may
make property available under this section by easement,
lease, license, or long-term agreement with the University.
(c) AUTHORIZED USES BY UNIVERSITY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Property made available
under this section may be used by the University
(subject to paragraph (2)) to develop and operate fa-
cilities for multidisciplinary environmental and fish-
eries research, assessment, management, and edu-
cational activities.
(2) AGREEMENT.—Property made available
under this section may not be used by the University
(including any affiliate of the University) except in
accordance with an agreement with the Secretary
that—
(A) specifies—
(i) the conditions for non-Federal use
of the property; and
(ii) the retained Federal interests in
the property, including interests in access
to and egress from the property by Federal
personnel and preservation of existing
rights-of-way;
(B) establishes conditions for joint occu-
pancy of buildings and other facilities on the
property by the University and Federal agen-
cies; and
(C) includes provisions that ensure—
(i) that there is no diminishment of
existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration programs and services at
Virginia Key; and
(ii) the availability of the property for
planning, development, and construction of
future Federal buildings and facilities.
(3) 
TERMINATION
OF
AVAILABILITY.—The
availability of property under this section shall ter-
minate immediately upon use of the property by the
University—
(A) for any purpose other than as de-
scribed in paragraph (1); or
(B) in violation of the agreement under
paragraph (2).
(d) USE OF FACILITIES BY SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary may—
(1) subject to the availability of funding, enter
into an agreement to occupy facilities constructed by
the University on property made available under this
section; and
(2) participate with the University in collabo-
rative research at, or administered through, such fa-
cilities.
(e) NO CONVEYANCE OF TITLE.—This section shall
not be construed to convey or authorize conveyance of any
interest of the United States in title to property made
available under this section.
Passed the House of Representatives September 13,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4027
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make available to the University 
of Miami property under the administrative jurisdiction of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key, Florida, for 
use by the University for a Marine Life Science Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2004
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 
MEEK of Florida, and Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make available 
to the University of Miami property under the adminis-
trative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration on Virginia Key, Florida, for use 
by the University for a Marine Life Science Center.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF NOAA REAL PROPERTY ON 
VIRGINIA KEY, FLORIDA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce may 
make available to the University of Miami real property 
under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key, 
Florida, for use by the University for a Marine Life 
Science Center. 
(b) TERMS OF AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary may 
make property available under this section by easement, 
lease, license, or long-term agreement with the University. 
(c) AUTHORIZED USES.—Property made available 
under this section may be used by the University to de-
velop and operate facilities for multidisciplinary environ-
mental and fisheries research, assessment, management, 
and educational activities. 
(d) USE OF FACILITIES.—The Secretary may—
(1) subject to the availability of appropriations, 
lease facilities constructed by the University on 
property made available under this section; and 
(2) participate with the University in collabo-
rative research at, or administered through, such fa-
cilities.
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