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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 944
To ensure that amounts in the Victims of Crime Fund are fully obligated. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. FLAKE, Mrs. JOHNSON 
of Connecticut, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. FRANK of Mas-
sachusetts, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. MCHUGH, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 
CASE, Mr. GREEN
of Wisconsin, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BAKER, Mr. 
ETHERIDGE, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. LOFGREN, 
Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. 
MATHESON, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
MANZULLO, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. HART, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. WOOLSEY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To ensure that amounts in the Victims of Crime Fund are 
fully obligated.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FULL OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS IN THE VIC-
TIMS OF CRIME FUND. 
Section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(42 U.S.C. 10601) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(h)(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in 
this Act (including the emergency reserve referred to in 
subsection (d)(5)), the Director shall ensure that all sums 
in the Fund in a fiscal year are in fact obligated in the 
subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) A provision of law may not be construed as 
modifying or superseding the provisions of paragraph (1) 
unless that provision of law—
‘‘(A) specifically refers to this section; and 
‘‘(B) specifically states that such provision of 
law modifies or supersedes the provisions of this sec-
tion.’’.
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131
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘332. Consumer privacy ombudsman.’’.
SEC. 233. PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE OF NAME OF
MINOR CHILDREN.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Title 11 of the United States
Code, as amended by section 106, is amended by inserting
after section 111 the following:
‘‘§ 112. Prohibition on disclosure of name of minor
children
‘‘The debtor may be required to provide information
regarding a minor child involved in matters under this title
but may not be required to disclose in the public records
in the case the name of such minor child. The debtor may
be required to disclose the name of such minor child in
a nonpublic record that is maintained by the court and
made available by the court for examination by the United
States trustee, the trustee, and the auditor (if any) serving
under section 586(f) of title 28, in the case. The court,
the United States trustee, the trustee, and such auditor
shall not disclose the name of such minor child maintained
in such nonpublic record.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 1 of title 11, United States Code, as amended
classification under section 204 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act except for classification by reason of a 
family relationship described in section 201(b)(2) of such 
Act or priority worker status under section 203(b)(1) of 
such Act. Petitions that may not be approved during the 
moratorium shall be returned to the persons who filed the 
petitions. 
SEC. 6. ANNUAL ADMISSION OF REFUGEES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
the immigration moratorium under section 2 the number 
of refugees who may be admitted under section 207 of 
such Act, including the number of admissions made avail-
able to adjust to the status of permanent residence the 
status of aliens granted asylum under section 209(b) of 
such Act, shall not exceed 25,000 in any fiscal year. 
SEC. 7. IMMEDIATE RELATIVES DEFINED. 
During the immigration moratorium, the term ‘‘im-
mediate relatives’’ for purposes of section 201(b) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act means the children and 
spouse of a citizen of the United States. 
SEC. 8. RENUNCIATION OF OTHER CITIZENSHIP FOR NATU-
RALIZATION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
the immigration moratorium under section 2, in addition 
to other applicable requirements under the Immigration
and Nationality Act an alien may only be naturalized as 
a citizen of the United States if the alien renounces any 
nationality or citizenship of any other country.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 94
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the use of unex-
pended universal service funds in low-income schools, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for 
the use of unexpended universal service funds in low-
income schools, 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 ‘‘Children’s Access to 
Technology Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE USES FOR RE-
VERTING FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) UNEXPENDED BALANCES AVAILABLE 
FOR EXPANDED PURPOSES.—If at the conclu-
sion of any program year, any amount which 
has been authorized for payment for eligible 
services under this section remains unexpended, 
such amount shall be available for distribution 
under this paragraph to schools serving eligible 
school districts for expanded services during the 
succeeding program year, except that—
‘‘(i) the total amount so made avail-
able shall not exceed $100,000,000 for any 
program year; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount made available to 
any individual school for any program year 
shall not exceed $25,000. 
‘‘(B) EXPANDED SERVICES.—Funds avail-
able under this paragraph may be used to ac-
quire, in addition to the telecommunications 
services available under this subsection, infor-
(e), the Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a 
contract with the Indian tribe or tribal organization 
for the Indian tribe or tribal organization to plan, 
conduct, and administer programs, services, func-
tions, and activities, or portions thereof, as described 
in subsection (a), requested by the Indian tribe or 
tribal organization and related to the administration 
of a conservation system unit that is substantially 
located within the geographic region of the Indian 
tribe or tribal organization. 
(2) TIME
LIMITATION
FOR
NEGOTIATION
OF 
CONTRACTS.—Not later than 90 days after a partici-
pating Indian tribe or tribal organization has noti-
fied the Secretary that it has completed the planning 
phase required by subsection (e), the Secretary shall 
initiate and conclude negotiations, unless an alter-
native negotiation and implementation schedule is 
otherwise agreed to by the parties. The declination 
and appeals provisions of the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act, including section 
110 of such Act, shall apply to contracts and agree-
ments requested and negotiated under this Act. 
(g) CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERMS.—At the re-
quest of the contracting Indian tribe or tribal orga-
mation services, including devices necessary to 
access and use such services. 
‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR EX-
PANDED
SERVICES.—Funds shall be made 
available under this paragraph by a system of 
random selection from schools serving eligible 
school districts that have submitted applications 
complying with such regulations as the Com-
mission shall prescribe for purposes of this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE
SCHOOL
DISTRICT.—The 
term ’eligible school district’ means, for any 
program year, a local educational agency that is 
eligible for a concentration grant under section 
1124A of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 for the preceding fiscal 
year.’’.
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shall apply for purposes of treating persons as 
a single employer. 
‘‘(B) EMPLOYERS NOT IN EXISTENCE IN 
PRECEDING YEAR.—In the case of an employer 
which was not in existence throughout the pre-
ceding calendar year, the determination of 
whether such employer is a small employer shall 
be based on the average number of employees 
that it is reasonably expected such employer 
will employ on business days in the current cal-
endar year. 
‘‘(C) PREDECESSORS.—Any reference in 
this paragraph to an employer shall include a 
reference to any predecessor of such employer. 
‘‘(d) SEPARATE APPLICATION TO EACH OPTION OF-
FERED.—In the case of a group health plan that offers 
a participant or beneficiary two or more benefit package 
options under the plan, the requirements of this section 
shall be applied separately with respect to each such op-
tion. 
‘‘(e) 
IN-NETWORK
AND
OUT-OF-NETWORK 
RULES.—In the case of a plan or coverage option that 
provides in-network mental health benefits, out-of-network 
mental health benefits may be provided using treatment 
limitations or financial requirements that are not com-
U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) with all such employees maintained 
as Federal employees retaining all benefits and status of 
Federal service. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) CONSERVATION SYSTEM UNIT.—The term 
‘‘conservation system unit’’ shall have the meaning 
given that term in section 102(4) of the Alaska Na-
tional Interest Lands Conservation Act. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
shall have the meaning given that term in section 
4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘tribal 
organization’’ shall have the meaning given that 
term in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 951
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for equitable 
allotment of lands to Alaska Native veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to pro-
vide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaska Native 
veterans.
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 ‘‘Alaska Native Vet-
erans Land Allotment Equity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO ALLOW CERTAIN ALASKA NATIVE 
VETERAN LAND ALLOTMENTS. 
Section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g) is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) 
are amended to read as follows: ‘‘(1) The period for 
filing allotments under this Act shall end 3 years 
after the Secretary issues final regulations under 
section 3 of the Alaska Native Veterans Land Allot-
ment Equity Act. A person described in paragraph 
(1) or (2) of subsection (b) shall be eligible for an 
allotment of not more than two parcels of Federal 
land totaling 160 acres or less. 
‘‘(2)(A) Allotments may be selected from the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Vacant lands that are owned by the United 
States; 
‘‘(ii) Lands that have been selected or conveyed 
to the State of Alaska if the State voluntarily relin-
quishes or conveys to the United States the land for 
the allotment. 
‘‘(iii) Lands that have been selected or conveyed 
to a Native Corporation if the Native Corporation 
voluntarily relinquishes or conveys to the United 
States the land for the allotment. 
‘‘(B) A Native Corporation may select an equal 
amount of acres of appropriate Federal land within the 
State of Alaska to replace lands voluntarily relinquished
or conveyed by that Native Corporation under subpara-
graph (A)(iii). 
‘‘(C) For security reasons, allotments may not be se-
lected from—
‘‘(i) lands within the right-of-way granted for 
the TransAlaska Pipeline; or 
‘‘(ii) the inner or outer corridor of that right-
of-way withdrawal.’’. 
(2) Subsection (a)(3) is repealed. 
(3) In subsection (b)(1), strike ‘‘A person’’ and 
insert ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), a per-
son’’. 
(4) Subsection (b)(1)(B) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) is a veteran who served during the period 
between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975, includ-
ing such dates.’’. 
(5) Subsection (b)(2) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) If an individual who would otherwise have been 
eligible for an allotment dies before applying for the allot-
ment, an heir on behalf of the estate of the deceased vet-
eran may apply for and receive the allotment.’’. 
(6) In subsection (b)(3), insert before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘, except for an heir who applies
parable to the limitations and requirements applied to 
medical and surgical benefits if the plan or coverage pro-
vides such in-network mental health benefits in accordance 
with subsection (a) and provides reasonable access to in-
network providers and facilities. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) FINANCIAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The term 
‘financial requirements’ includes deductibles, coin-
surance, co-payments, other cost sharing, and limita-
tions on the total amount that may be paid by a 
participant or beneficiary with respect to benefits 
under the plan or health insurance coverage and 
shall include the application of annual and lifetime 
limits. 
‘‘(2) MEDICAL OR SURGICAL BENEFITS.—The 
term ‘medical or surgical benefits’ means benefits 
with respect to medical or surgical services, as de-
fined under the terms of the plan or coverage (as the 
case may be), but does not include mental health 
benefits. 
‘‘(3) MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS.—The term 
‘mental health benefits’ means benefits with respect 
to services, as defined under the terms and condi-
tions of the plan or coverage (as the case may be), 
for all categories of mental health conditions listed
and receives an allotment on behalf of the estate of 
a deceased veteran pursuant to paragraph (2)’’. 
(7) Subsection (e) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—All regulations in effect imme-
diately before the enactment of subsection (f) that were 
promulgated under the authority of this section shall be 
repealed in accordance with section 552(a)(1)(E) of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1)(E))’’. 
(8) Add at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(f) APPROVAL OF ALLOTMENTS.—(1) Subject to 
valid existing rights, and except as otherwise provided in 
this subsection, not later than January 31, 2007, the Sec-
retary shall approve an application for allotments filed in 
accordance with subsection (a) and issue a certificate of 
allotment which shall be subject to the same terms, condi-
tions, restrictions, and protections provided for such allot-
ments. 
‘‘(2) Upon receipt of an allotment application, but in 
any event not later than October 31, 2005, the Secretary 
shall notify any person or entity having an interest in land 
potentially adverse to the applicant of their right to ini-
tiate a private contest or file a protest under existing Fed-
eral regulations.
‘‘(3) Not later than January 31, 2007, the Secretary 
shall—
‘‘(A) if no contest or protest is timely filed, ap-
prove the application pursuant to paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(B) if a contest or protest is timely filed, stay 
the issuance of the certificate of allotment until the 
contest or protest has been decided. 
‘‘(g) RESELECTION.—A person who made an allot-
ment selection under this section before the date of the 
enactment of Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Eq-
uity Act may withdraw that selection and reselect lands 
under this section if the lands originally selected were not 
conveyed to that person before the date of the enactment 
of Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act.’’. 
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue final 
regulations to implement the amendments made by this 
Act.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 952
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a charitable contribu-
tion deduction for certain expenses incurred by whaling captains in 
support of Native Alaskan subsistence whaling. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska 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 
charitable contribution deduction for certain expenses in-
curred by whaling captains in support of Native Alaskan 
subsistence whaling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION FOR 
CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED IN SUPPORT 
OF NATIVE ALASKAN SUBSISTENCE WHAL-
ING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 170 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to charitable, etc., contribu-
tions and gifts) is amended by redesignating subsection 
(m) as subsection (n) and by inserting after subsection 
(l) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) EXPENSES PAID BY CERTAIN WHALING CAP-
TAINS IN SUPPORT OF NATIVE ALASKAN SUBSISTENCE 
WHALING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual 
who is recognized by the Alaska Eskimo Whaling 
Commission as a whaling captain charged with the 
responsibility of maintaining and carrying out sanc-
tioned whaling activities and who engages in such 
activities during the taxable year, the amount de-
scribed in paragraph (2) (to the extent such amount 
does not exceed $10,000 for the taxable year) shall 
be treated for purposes of this section as a chari-
table contribution. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT DESCRIBED.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount described 
in this paragraph is the aggregate of the rea-
sonable and necessary whaling expenses paid by 
the taxpayer during the taxable year in carrying 
out sanctioned whaling activities. 
‘‘(B) WHALING EXPENSES.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A), the term ‘whaling ex-
penses’ includes expenses for—
in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental 
Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV–TR), or the 
most recent edition if different than the Fourth Edi-
tion, if such services are included as part of an au-
thorized treatment plan that is in accordance with 
standard protocols and such services meet the plan 
or issuer’s medical necessity criteria. Such term does 
not include benefits with respect to the treatment of 
substance abuse or chemical dependency. 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT
LIMITATIONS.—The term 
‘treatment limitations’ means limitations on the fre-
quency of treatment, number of visits or days of cov-
erage, or other similar limits on the duration or 
scope of treatment under the plan or coverage.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1 of such Act is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 712 and inserting the following new 
item:
‘‘Sec. 712. Mental health parity.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to plan years begin-
ning on or after January 1, 2004.
‘‘(i) the acquisition and maintenance 
of whaling boats, weapons, and gear used 
in sanctioned whaling activities, 
‘‘(ii) the supplying of food for the 
crew and other provisions for carrying out 
such activities, and 
‘‘(iii) storage and distribution of the 
catch from such activities. 
‘‘(3) SANCTIONED WHALING ACTIVITIES.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘sanctioned 
whaling activities’ means subsistence bowhead whale 
hunting activities conducted pursuant to the man-
agement plan of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Com-
mission.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to expenses paid after December 
31, 2002, in taxable years ending after such date.
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House Calendar No. 34
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 219
[Report No. 108–90] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 766) 
to provide for a National Nanotechnology Re-
search and Development Program, and for other 
purposes. 
MAY 6, 2003
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed
SECTION 1. USE OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FEED FOR 
CERTIFICATION AS ORGANIC FARM. 
Section 771 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2003 (division A of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2003; Public Law 108–7), is re-
pealed.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 955
To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, to reinstate the 
requirement that a farm, in order to be certified as an organic farm 
with respect to livestock produced on the farm, feed the livestock with 
organically produced feed. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. SHERWOOD, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. HONDA, Mr. OLVER, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Ms. LEE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. UDALL of 
Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali-
fornia, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. 
KUCINICH, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr. BOEHLERT) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2003, to reinstate the requirement that a 
farm, in order to be certified as an organic farm with 
respect to livestock produced on the farm, feed the live-
stock with organically produced feed.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,