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Calendar No. 66
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 145
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 17, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
APRIL 9, 2003
Reported by Mr. INHOFE, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway 
in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Ted Weiss Federal 
Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building located at 290 Broadway in 
New York, New York, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Ted Weiss Federal Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the ‘‘Ted Weiss Federal Building’’.
Calendar No. 66
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 145
AN ACT 
To designate the Federal building located at 290 
Broadway in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Ted 
Weiss Federal Building’’. 
APRIL 9, 2003
Reported without amendment
standing subsections (a) and (b), the amendments made 
by section 204 shall apply without regard to subsections 
(a) and (b) of this section.’’.
SEC. 2. DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT TO BE REFUNDABLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to expenses for household and 
dependent care services necessary for gainful employment) 
is hereby moved to subpart C of part IV of subchapter 
A of chapter 1 of such Code (relating to refundable cred-
its) and inserted after section 35. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 36 of such Code is redesignated as 
section 37. 
(2) Section 21 of such Code, as so moved, is re-
designated as section 36. 
(3) Paragraph (1) of section 36(a) of such Code 
(as redesignated by paragraph (2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 
(4) Paragraph (1) of section 23(f) of such Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘21(e)’’ and inserting 
‘‘36(e)’’. 
(5) Subparagraph (C) of section 129(a)(2) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21(e)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 36(e)’’.
than 15 parts per million is available for carrying 
out the purposes of the grant, and a commitment by 
the applicant to use such fuel in carrying out the 
purposes of the grant. 
(g) BUSES.—Funding under a grant made under this 
section may be used to demonstrate the use only of new
alternative fuel school buses or ultra-low sulfur diesel 
school buses—
(1) with a gross vehicle weight of greater than 
14,000 pounds; 
(2) that are powered by a heavy duty engine; 
(3) that, in the case of alternative fuel school 
buses manufactured in model years 2003 through 
2006, emit not more than 1.8 grams per brake 
horsepower-hour of nonmethane hydrocarbons and 
oxides of nitrogen and .01 grams per brake horse-
power-hour of particulate matter; and 
(4) that, in the case of ultra-low sulfur diesel 
school buses, emit not more than—
(A) for buses manufactured in model year 
2003, 3.0 grams per brake horsepower-hour of 
oxides of nitrogen and .01 grams per brake 
horsepower-hour of particulate matter; and
(B) for buses manufactured in model years 
2004 through 2006, 2.5 grams per brake horse-
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section’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’. 
SEC. 6. PAYMENT OF ACCRUED BENEFITS. 
(a) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PAYMENT.—Sub-
section (a) of section 5121 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘for a period not to exceed two 
years’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to deaths oc-
curring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the General Charles Gabriel 
Post Office.
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SEC. 7. ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF CLOSED FILES. 
The National Records Center shall create and main-
tain an electronic database of all closed files relating to 
immigration, refugee and asylum, and naturalization of 
the Department of Homeland Security to speed up the re-
quest process on past records for all Federal agencies that 
access such files. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for each fiscal year to carry out this 
Act.
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1465
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North
Carolina, as the ‘‘General Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North
Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘General
Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘General Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1465
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 4832 East Highway 27 in
Iron Station, North Carolina, as the ‘‘General
Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
H. R. 1465
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4832 East
Highway 27 in Iron Station, North Carolina, as the ‘‘General Charles Gabriel
Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North Carolina, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘General Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘General
Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1465
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North Carolina, as the ‘‘General 
Charles Gabriel Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2003
Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. BURR, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. 
HAYES, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BALLANCE, Mr. MILLER of 
North Carolina, Mr. WATT, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. PRICE of North Caro-
lina, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North 
Carolina, as the ‘‘General Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GENERAL CHARLES GABRIEL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron 
Station, North Carolina, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘General Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1465
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North 
Carolina, as the ‘‘General Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North 
Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘General 
Charles Gabriel Post Office’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘General Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 160
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1465
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 3, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
JUNE 20, 2003
Reported by Ms. COLLINS, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North 
Carolina, as the ‘‘General Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North 
Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘General 
Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘General Charles Gabriel Post Office’’.
Calendar No. 160
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1465
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 4832 East Highway 27 in 
Iron Station, North Carolina, as the ‘‘General 
Charles Gabriel Post Office’’. 
JUNE 20, 2003
Reported without amendment
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1468
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation 
of natural gas pipelines, equipment, and infrastructure assets to be 
10-year property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2003
Mr. COLLINS 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 modify 
the depreciation of natural gas pipelines, equipment, and 
infrastructure assets to be 10-year property.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION. 1. RECOVERY PERIOD FOR NATURAL GAS DIS-
TRIBUTION, STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION 
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS. 
(a) 10-YEAR
RECOVERY
PERIOD.—Subparagraph 
(D) of section 168(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to the classification of certain property) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i), by
striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting 
‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) natural gas distribution, storage 
and transmission infrastructure assets.’’. 
(b) NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION, STORAGE, AND 
TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS.—Subsection 
(i) of section 168 of such Code is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION, STORAGE, 
AND
TRANSMISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
ASSETS.—
The term ‘natural gas distribution, storage, and 
transmission infrastructure assets’ means the pipe, 
storage facilities, delivery facilities, equipment, and 
appurtenances used to deliver or store natural gas 
from the wellhead to the point of consumption.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 146
To eliminate a limitation with respect to the collection of tolls for use 
of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, New York. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To eliminate a limitation with respect to the collection of 
tolls for use of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, New York.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that—
(1) the neighborhoods of Soho, Tribeca, Green-
wich Village, Chinatown, the Lower East Side, and 
Lower Manhattan in New York County and Bay 
Ridge, Sunset Park, Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Car-
roll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, and 
downtown Brooklyn in Kings County, New York,
have suffered adversely from the significant increase 
in oversize truck and other commercial vehicular 
traffic; 
(2) trucks and commercial vehicles—
(A) in order to avoid tolls at other New 
York and New Jersey crossings, use the 
Verrazano Narrows Bridge route to enter New 
York City; and 
(B) in order to avoid tolls to enter New 
York City and avoid the high cost of the one 
way toll on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, use 
Canal Street and the Holland Tunnel when 
heading eastbound out of New York City; 
(3) the increase in truck traffic has resulted in 
extremely dangerous conditions for pedestrians in 
the communities referred to in paragraph (1), in-
cluding a high number of fatalities; 
(4) the resultant increase in oversized commer-
cial vehicles’ diesel particulate matter frequently ex-
ceed Federal clean air standards, diminishing the air 
quality for residents in such communities; 
(5) since the use of intelligent transportation 
systems such as EZ-Pass at the Verrazano Narrows 
Bridge and all facilities owned by the Triborough 
Bridge and Tunnel Authority and the Metropolitan
Transit Authority has been a great success in reduc-
ing congestion, pollution, and waiting time at toll fa-
cilities, it would not adversely impact air pollution 
by reinstituting the collection of tolls in both direc-
tions on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge; and 
(6) the Metropolitan Transit Authority bridges 
and tunnels suffer a loss in revenue of $10,000,000 
annually and over $100,000,000 over the last 10 
years since the toll has been one way on the 
Verrazano Narrows Bridge. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITATION. 
Section 325 of the Department of Transportation and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (109 Stat. 
456) is repealed. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Triborough 
Bridge and Tunnel Authority and the Metropolitan Tran-
sit Authority should implement hi-speed EZ-Pass in the 
collection of tolls on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to en-
sure air quality standards are met and to reduce conges-
tion at the Bridge.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1471
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public water systems to 
avoid filtration requirements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2003
Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public 
water systems to avoid filtration requirements, 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. FILTRATION REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1412(b)(7)(C) of title XIV of the Safe Drink-
ing Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–1) is amended by adding 
the following at the end of clause (iii): ‘‘After such 12 
month period, based on information, technology, or evi-
dence not available prior to the expiration of such 12-
month period, any public water system supplied by surface 
water sources may apply to the State agency for a deter-
mination that, under the criteria established under clause 
(i), the system is not required to use filtration. After no-
tice and opportunity for public comment, but not later 
than 120 days after receipt of such application, the State 
shall make such determination and publish notice there-
of.’’.
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turning bank as a collecting bank for pur-
poses of section 4–202(b) of the Uniform
Commercial Code.
(4) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(5) BUSINESS DAY.—The term ‘‘business day’’
has the same meaning as in section 602(3) of the Ex-
pedited Funds Availability Act (12 U.S.C. 4001(3)).
(6) CHECK.—The term ‘‘check’’—
(A) means a draft, payable on demand and
drawn on or payable through or at an office of
a bank, whether or not negotiable, that is han-
dled for forward collection or return, including a
substitute check and a travelers check; and
(B) does not include a noncash item or an
item payable in a medium other than United
States dollars.
(7) CONSUMER.—The term ‘‘consumer’’ means
an individual who—
(A) with respect to a check handled for for-
ward collection, draws the check on a consumer
account; or
(B) with respect to a check handled for re-
turn, deposits the check into, or cashes the check
against, a consumer account.
(h) CLARIFICATION CONCERNING CONSUMER POS-
SESSION.—A consumer who was provided a substitute
check may make a claim for an expedited recredit under
this section with regard to a transaction involving the sub-
stitute check whether or not the consumer is in possession
of the substitute check.
(i) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.—This section shall only
apply to customers who are consumers.
SEC. 7. EXPEDITED RECREDIT PROCEDURES FOR BANKS.
(a) RECREDIT CLAIMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A bank may make a claim
against an indemnifying bank for expedited recredit
for which that bank is indemnified if—
(A) the claimant bank (or a bank that the
claimant bank has indemnified) has received a
claim for expedited recredit from a consumer
under section 6 with respect to a substitute
check or would have been subject to such a
claim had the consumer’s account been charged;
(B) the claimant bank has suffered a re-
sulting loss or is obligated to recredit a con-
sumer account under section 6 with respect to
such substitute check; and
(C) production of the original check, an-
other substitute check, or a better copy of the
SEC. 4. SUBSTITUTE CHECK WARRANTIES. 
A bank that transfers, presents, or returns a sub-
stitute check and receives consideration for the check war-
rants, as a matter of law, to the transferee, any subse-
quent collecting or returning bank, the depositary bank, 
the drawee, the drawer, the payee, the depositor, and any 
endorser (regardless of whether the warrantee receives the 
substitute check or another paper or electronic form of 
the substitute check or original check) that—
(1) the substitute check meets all the require-
ments for legal equivalence under section 3(b); and 
(2) no depositary bank, drawee, drawer, or en-
dorser will receive presentment or return of the sub-
stitute check, the original check, or a copy or other 
paper or electronic version of the substitute check or 
original check such that the bank, drawee, drawer, 
or endorser will be asked to make a payment based 
on a check that the bank, drawee, drawer, or en-
dorser has already paid. 
SEC. 5. INDEMNITY. 
(a) INDEMNITY.—A reconverting bank and each bank 
that subsequently transfers, presents, or returns a sub-
stitute check in any electronic or paper form, and receives 
consideration for such transfer, presentment, or return 
shall indemnify the transferee, any subsequent collecting 
or returning bank, the depositary bank, the drawee, the
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credit within 1 business day, the impact of fraud
losses, and an estimate of consumers’ share of the
total benefits derived from this Act; and
(3) an assessment of consumer acceptance of the
check truncation process resulting from this Act, as
well as any new costs incurred by consumers who had
their original checks returned with their regular
monthly statements prior to the date of enactment of
this Act.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit a report to Congress concerning the find-
ings and conclusions of the Comptroller General in connec-
tion with the evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection
(a), together with such recommendations for legislative and
administrative action as the Comptroller General may de-
termine to be appropriate.
SEC. 17. VARIATION BY AGREEMENT.
(a) SECTION 8.—Any provision of section 8 may be
varied by agreement of the banks involved.
(b) NO OTHER PROVISIONS MAY BE VARIED.—Except
as provided in subsection (a), no provision of this Act may
be varied by agreement of any person or persons.
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SEC. 18. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act,
this Act shall become effective 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Attest:
Secretary.
(6) Paragraph (2) of section 129(b) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21(d)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 36(d)(2)’’. 
(7) Paragraph (1) of section 129(e) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21(b)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 36(b)(2)’’. 
(8) Subsection (e) of section 213 of such Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 21’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 36’’. 
(9) Subparagraph (H) of section 6213(g)(2) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 36’’. 
(10) Subparagraph (L) of section 6213(g)(2) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 36,’’. 
(11) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting be-
fore the period ‘‘or from section 36 of such Code’’. 
(12) The table of sections for subpart C of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 35 and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 36. Expenses for household and dependent care services 
necessary for gainful employment. 
‘‘Sec. 37. Overpayments of tax.’’
(13) The table of sections for subpart A of such 
part IV is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 21. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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