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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1545
To prohibit Federal officials from paying any Federal funds to any individual 
or entity that performs partial-birth abortions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2003
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal officials from paying any Federal funds 
to any individual or entity that performs partial-birth 
abortions.
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 ‘‘Partial-Birth Abortion 
Funding Ban Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST PAYMENT OF FEDERAL 
FUNDS TO INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES THAT 
PERFORM PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Consistent with the just com-
pensation clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitu-
tion, no Federal official may pay any Federal funds to 
any individual or entity that performs partial-birth abor-
tions. 
(b) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘partial-birth abortion’’ 
means an abortion in which—
(1) the person performing the abortion delib-
erately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living 
fetus until, in the case of a head-first presentation, 
the entire fetal head is outside the body of the moth-
er, or, in the case of breech presentation, any part 
of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body 
of the mother for the purpose of performing an overt 
act that the person knows will kill the partially deliv-
ered living fetus; and 
(2) performs the overt act, other than comple-
tion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered liv-
ing fetus.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1546
To provide that the inferior courts of the United States do not have 
jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2003
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide that the inferior courts of the United States 
do not have jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases.
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 ‘‘Life-Protecting Judi-
cial Limitation Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF ABORTION-RELATED CASES FROM 
FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 1370. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related 
cases 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The district courts of the United 
States, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of 
the Virgin Islands, and the District Court for the North-
ern Mariana Islands shall not have jurisdiction to hear or 
determine any abortion-related case. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘abortion-related case’ means any action in which any 
requirement, prohibition, or other provision relating to 
abortion that is contained in a State or Federal statute 
is at issue.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1370. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related cases.’’.
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF ABORTION-RELATED CASES FROM 
FEDERAL CLAIMS COURT JURISDICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 91 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1510. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related 
cases 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Court of Fed-
eral Claims shall not have jurisdiction to hear or deter-
mine any abortion-related case.
Public 
School 
District, 
1980, 
Lanner 
v. 
Wimmer, 1981.) 
(D) ‘‘If a student prays over his lunch, it 
is unconstitutional for him to pray aloud.’’ 
(Reed v. Van Hoven, 1965.) 
(E) ‘‘The Ten Commandments, despite the 
fact that they are the basis of civil law and are 
depicted in engraved stone in the United States 
Supreme Court, may not be displayed at a pub-
lic courthouse.’’ (Harvey v. Cobb County, 
1993.) 
(F) ‘‘When a student addresses an assem-
bly of his peers, he effectively becomes a gov-
ernment representative; it is therefore unconsti-
tutional for that student to engage in prayer.’’ 
(Harris v. Joint School District, 1994.) 
(G) By interpreting the establishment 
clause to preclude prayer and other religious 
speech in any public place, the Supreme Court
necessarily violates the free speech clause of the 
very same first amendment. 
These rulings of the Court constitute de facto legis-
lation or Constitution-amending. This is a serious 
violation of the doctrine of separation of powers, as 
all legislative authority bestowed by the people
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘abortion-related case’ means any action in which any 
requirement, prohibition, or other provision relating to 
abortion that is contained in a State or Federal statute 
is at issue.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 91 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1510. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related cases.’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
cases filed on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL FUNDING FOR 
POPULATION CONTROL. 
No Federal official may expend any Federal funds 
for any population control or population planning program 
or any family planning activity (including any abortion 
procedure), irrespective of whether such program or activ-
ity is foreign or domestic.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1548
To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any 
population control or population planning program or any family planning 
activity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2003
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal 
funds for any population control or population planning 
program or any family planning activity.
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 ‘‘Freedom of Conscience 
Act of 2003’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1549
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and make permanent 
the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified 
group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of 
the exclusion. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2003
Mr. RANGEL 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 restore 
and make permanent the exclusion from gross income 
for amounts received under qualified group legal services 
plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclu-
sion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FOR AMOUNTS RECEIVED UNDER 
QUALIFIED GROUP LEGAL SERVICES PLANS 
RESTORED AND MADE PERMANENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 120 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section and 
section 501(c)(20) shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning—
‘‘(1) after December 31, 1976, and before July 
1, 1992, and 
‘‘(2) after December 31, 2001.’’
(b) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM EXCLUSION.—The last 
sentence of section 120(a) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘$70’’ and inserting ‘‘$150’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2001.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 154
To exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. HALL) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee 
Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES FROM 
THE JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RE-
SOURCES SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The John H. Chafee Coastal Bar-
rier Resources System does not include any property in 
either Matagorda Dunes subdivision or Bahia de 
Matagorda subdivision, located in Matagorda County, 
Texas.
(b) CHANGES TO MAPS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall make such modifications to the 
maps referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) as are necessary pur-
suant to subsection (a).
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Union Calendar No. 209
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 154
[Report No. 108–359] 
To exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. HALL) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Resources 
NOVEMBER 17, 2003 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 7, 2003] 
A BILL 
To exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee 
Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL 
BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM MAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The map described in subsection 
(b) is replaced by the map entitled ‘‘John H. Chafee Coastal 
Barrier Resources System Matagorda Peninsula Unit T07/
T07P’’ and dated July 12, 2002. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF REPLACED MAP.—The map re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the map relating to the John 
H. Chafee Coastal Barrier System unit designated as Coast-
al Barrier Resources System Matagorda Peninsula Unit 
T07/T07P that is subtitled ‘‘T07/T07P’’ and included in 
the set of maps entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ 
and referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)). 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
keep the replacement map referred to in subsection (a) on 
file and available for inspection in accordance with section 
4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
3503(b)).
Union Calendar No. 209
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 154
[Report No. 108–359] 
A BILL 
To exclude certain properties from the John H. 
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. 
NOVEMBER 17, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed
SEC. 4. MODIFICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 3, the 
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–147; 116 Stat. 21), as amended 
by Public Law 108–1 (117 Stat. 3), shall be treated as 
if it had been amended as provided in this section. 
(b) PROGRAM EXTENSION.—Deem section 208 of the 
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 
2002, as amended by Public Law 108–1 (117 Stat. 3), 
to be amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 208. APPLICABILITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), an 
agreement entered into under this Act shall apply to weeks 
of unemployment—
‘‘(1) beginning after the date on which such 
agreement is entered into; and 
‘‘(2) ending before December 29, 2003. 
‘‘(b) TRANSITION FOR AMOUNT REMAINING IN AC-
COUNT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
in the case of an individual who has amounts re-
maining in an account established under section 203 
as of December 28, 2003, temporary extended un-
employment compensation shall continue to be pay-
able to such individual from such amounts for any 
week beginning after such date for which the indi-
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1556
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require greater transparency 
of corporate tax accounting measures, to facilitate analysis of financial 
statements, to permit inspection of true corporate tax liability and under-
stand the tax strategies undertaken by corporations, to discourage abu-
sive tax sheltering activities, and to restore investor confidence in publicly 
traded corporations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2003
Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. DELAURO, 
Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. LEWIS
of Georgia, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OWENS, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SLAUGH-
TER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STARK, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. WAXMAN, and Ms. 
WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 
greater transparency of corporate tax accounting meas-
ures, to facilitate analysis of financial statements, to 
permit inspection of true corporate tax liability and un-
derstand the tax strategies undertaken by corporations, 
to discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and to 
restore investor confidence in publicly traded corpora-
tions.
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(4) the provision specifying $200,000 for the 
Harford County Board of Education in Aberdeen, 
MD, for a collaboration between a science and tech-
nology high school and the Aberdeen Proving Ground 
shall be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘Harford County 
Board of Education in Aberdeen, MD, for a collabora-
tion between a science and technology high school and 
the Aberdeen Proving Ground, $700,000’’; 
(5) the provision specifying $25,000 for the Boys 
and Girls Club of El Dorado, Arkansas, for drug pre-
vention and after school programs shall be deemed to 
read as follows: ‘‘Boys and Girls Club, Southeast 
Unit, El Dorado, Arkansas, for drug prevention and 
after school programs, $25,000’’; 
(6) the provision specifying $100,000 for the 
American Academy of Liberal Education, Wash-
ington, D.C., to develop projects and survey best prac-
tices in the study of American democracy and prin-
ciples of free government at colleges and universities 
shall be deleted; 
(7) the provision specifying $400,000 for the Mil-
waukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, to expand before- 
and after-school programs shall be deemed to read: 
‘‘Milwaukee Public Schools, WI, for before- and after-
school programs, $400,000’’;
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1557
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of 
the Treasury to disclose taxpayer identity information through mass 
communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2003
Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SANDERS, 
Mr. SANDLIN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and 
Mr. STARK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
Secretary of the Treasury to disclose taxpayer identity 
information through mass communications to notify per-
sons entitled to tax refunds.
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 ‘‘IRS Refund Accessi-
bility Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF TAXPAYER IDENTITY FOR TAX RE-
FUND PURPOSES. 
Paragraph (1) of section 6103(m) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disclosure of taxpayer 
identity information for tax refunds) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, and through any other means of mass communica-
tion,’’ after ‘‘media’’.
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cember 31, 2003: Provided, That the funds provided under 
this heading shall be managed only by the Attorney General 
or the Deputy Attorney General to be transferred to, and 
merged with, any appropriations account under this title: 
Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under 
section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2003, and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in that section. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation’’, $63,000,000, to remain available until Decem-
ber 31, 2003, of which $13,380,000 shall be for language 
translation needs, of which $20,270,000 shall be for the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation participation in the Terrorist 
Threat Integration Center, and of which $29,350,000 shall 
be for the incorporation of the Foreign Terrorist Tracking 
Task Force into the Terrorist Threat Integration Center: 
Provided, That the funds provided under this heading shall 
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in com-
pliance with the procedures set forth in section 605 of the
ployment) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
of paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (15) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by in-
serting after paragraph (15) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(16) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions 
of this subsection, each spouse’s share of income or 
loss from a trade or business with respect to which 
an election is in effect under section 761(f) shall be 
taken into account as provided in section 761(f)(2) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in deter-
mining net earnings from self-employment of such 
spouse.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2002.
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transfer subject to the terms and conditions governing
such transfers as provided for under this heading in Public
Law 107–248.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 1301. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this chapter, amounts provided to the Department of
Defense under each of the headings in this chapter shall
be available for the same time period, and subject to the
same terms and conditions, as the amounts appropriated
or otherwise made available in the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107–248) and
Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal
Year 2003, and for Other Purposes (Public Law 108–7).
SEC. 1302. None of the funds in this chapter may
be used to initiate a new start program without prior noti-
fication to the congressional defense committees.
SEC. 1303. None of the funds in this chapter may
be used to develop or procure any item or capability that
will not be fielded within four years of enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 1304. Title II of the Department of Defense Ap-
propriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107–248), is amended
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide’’ 
by 
striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$50,000,000’’: Provided, That the additional funds for
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CHAPTER 2 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘General Administra-
tion, Salaries and Expenses’’, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2004. 
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Counterterrorism 
Fund’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until December 
31, 2003: Provided, That funds provided under this para-
graph shall be available only after the Attorney General 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with sec-
tion 605 of division B of Public Law 108–7. 
DETENTION TRUSTEE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Detention Trustee’’ 
for the detention of Federal prisoners in the custody of 
the United States Marshals Service, $15,000,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2004.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1559
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2003
Ordered to be printed with the amendment of the Senate 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making emergency wartime supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other 
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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TITLE I—WAR-RELATED APPROPRIATIONS 
CHAPTER 1 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Law 480 Title 
II Grants’’, $250,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall utilize the funds 
and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
acquire a quantity of commodities for use in administering 
the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust in an amount equal 
to the quantity utilized by the Corporation pursuant to 
the release of March 20, 2003, relating to the use of com-
modities for assistance in Iraq: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, monetization of stocks 
in the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust to purchase dif-
ferent commodities for humanitarian aid to Iraq is prohib-
ited.
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EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergencies in the 
Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, $65,708,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broad-
casting Operations’’ for activities related to the Middle 
East Television Network broadcasting to the Middle East 
and radio broadcasting to Iraq, $30,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2004. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 1201. Funds appropriated under this Chapter 
for the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Depart-
ment of State may be obligated and expended notwith-
standing section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, and section 15 of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as 
amended.
or shared in the risk of producing a crop of that 
type of tobacco for the 2003 crop year. The option 
to make this election shall be provided only once. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT ISSUANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a tobacco production li-
cense is surrendered or revoked, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall transfer the license and the cor-
responding tobacco production history to beginning 
tobacco producers or licensed tobacco producers in 
the following order of preference: 
(A) Producers in the same county as the 
county in which the tobacco production history 
was derived. 
(B) Producers in the same State. 
(C) Producers in counties in other States 
in which licensed tobacco producers are oper-
ating. 
(2) 
RESERVATION
FOR
BEGINNING
PRO-
DUCERS.—In all instances specified in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall reserve for beginning tobacco producers 
at least five percent of the tobacco production his-
tory surrendered or revoked under this section. 
(3) PRODUCERS WHO FORGO TOBACCO PRODUC-
TION LICENSE.—The tobacco production history of