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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1417 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to 
allow the Museum to acquire, receive, possess, collect, 
ship, transport, import, and display firearms, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Budget of the Virgin Islands, as the case may be, to carry 
out the official duties of that office. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.—In sections 1 
and 2, the term ‘‘Chief Financial Officer’’ means a 
Chief Financial Officer or Acting Chief Financial Of-
ficer, as the case may be, appointed under section 
1(a). 
(2) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer 
Search Commission established pursuant to section 2. 
(3) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 
the Governor of the Virgin Islands. 
(4) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—The term ‘‘removal 
for cause’’ means removal based upon misconduct, 
failure to meet job requirements, or any grounds that 
a reasonable person would find grounds for discharge. 
SEC. 5. NO ABROGATION OF POWERS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit the 
Governor and Legislature of the Virgin Islands to dilute, 
delegate, or otherwise alter or weaken the powers and au-
thority of the Office of Management and Budget established 
under the laws of the Virgin Islands.
HR 3589 RFS 
(4) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—The term ‘‘removal 
for cause’’ means removal based upon misconduct, 
failure to meet job requirements, or any grounds 
that a reasonable person would find grounds for dis-
charge. 
SEC. 5. NO ABROGATION OF POWERS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit the 
Governor and Legislature of the Virgin Islands to dilute, 
delegate, or otherwise alter or weaken the powers and au-
thority of the Office of Management and Budget estab-
lished under the laws of the Virgin Islands.
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
‘‘(i) DISCLOSURE OF VIOLATIONS.—
‘‘(1) DISCLOSURES.—Upon the request of an 
Institutional Review Board, the Secretary shall de-
termine whether an entity (including an individual, 
as applicable under the request) has violated any re-
quirement under this section, and shall disclose to 
such Board the findings of the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO SUBJECT OF DISCLOSURE.—If 
pursuant to a request under paragraph (1) the Sec-
retary discloses that an entity has violated a require-
ment under this section, the Secretary shall in writ-
ing notify the entity of the disclosure, including the 
identity of the Institutional Review Board to which 
the disclosure was made. 
‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS.—The re-
quirements of this section apply on and after the date of 
the enactment of the Protection for Participants in Re-
search Act of 2003.’’. 
SEC. 3. OFFICE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTIONS. 
Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 289 et seq.), as amended by section 2 of this 
Act, is amended by inserting after section 491A the fol-
lowing section: 
‘‘OFFICE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTIONS 
‘‘SEC. 491B. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established 
within the office of the Secretary an office to be known
‘‘(b) GRAVESITE MARKERS PROVIDED AT PRIVATE 
EXPENSE.—(1) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe 
regulations for the provision of headstones or markers to 
mark a gravesite at private expense in lieu of headstones 
and markers provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
in Arlington National Cemetery. 
‘‘(2) Such regulations shall ensure that—
‘‘(A) such headstones or markers are of simple 
design, dignified, and appropriate to a military cem-
etery; 
‘‘(B) the person providing such headstone or 
marker provides for the future maintenance of the 
headstone or marker in the event repairs are nec-
essary; 
‘‘(C) the Secretary of the Army shall not be lia-
ble for maintenance of or damage to the headstone 
or marker; 
‘‘(D) such headstones or markers are aestheti-
cally compatible with Arlington National Cemetery; 
and 
‘‘(E) such headstones or markers are permitted 
only in sections of Arlington National Cemetery au-
thorized for such headstones or markers as of Janu-
ary 1, 1947.
‘‘(c) MONUMENTS.—(1) No monument (or similar 
structure as determined by the Secretary of the Army in 
regulations) may be placed in Arlington National Ceme-
tery except pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) A monument may be placed in Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery if the monument commemorates—
‘‘(A) the service in the Armed Forces of the in-
dividual, or group of individuals, whose memory is to 
be honored by the monument; or 
‘‘(B) a particular military event. 
‘‘(3) No monument may be placed in Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery until the end of the 25-year period begin-
ning—
‘‘(A) in the case of commemoration of service 
under paragraph (1)(A), on the last day of the pe-
riod of service so commemorated; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of commemoration of a par-
ticular military event under paragraph (1)(B), on 
the last day of the period of the event. 
‘‘(4) A monument may be placed only in those sec-
tions of Arlington National Cemetery designated by the 
Secretary of the Army for such placement.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 24 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding after section 2413, as added 
by section 3(b) of this Act, the following new item:
‘‘2414. Arlington National Cemetery: authorized headstones, markers, and 
monuments.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to headstones, 
markers, or monuments placed in Arlington National 
Cemetery on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 5. PUBLICATION OF REGULATIONS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall publish 
in the Federal Register any regulation proposed by the 
Secretary to carry out sections 2 through 4.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3590
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit 
against income tax to encourage them to have their employees provide 
volunteer services that aid science, mathematics, and engineering edu-
cation in grades K–12. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
Mr. CRAMER 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 em-
ployers a credit against income tax to encourage them 
to have their employees provide volunteer services that 
aid science, mathematics, and engineering education in 
grades K–12.
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 ‘‘Technology Education 
Incentive Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER 
SERVICES IN GRADES K–12. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to business related credits) is amended by 
inserting after section 45F the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45G. EMPLOYER CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER 
SERVICES IN GRADES K–12. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, the 
volunteer education services credit determined under this 
section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 20 per-
cent of the wages paid or incurred by the taxpayer during 
the taxable year for qualified employee services. 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM CREDIT PER EMPLOYEE.—The credit 
determined under this section with respect to services per-
formed by an employee during the taxable year shall not 
exceed $1,000. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED
EMPLOYEE
SERVICES.—The 
term ‘qualified employee services’ means any service 
furnished by an employee of the taxpayer if—
‘‘(A) the services are performed at a quali-
fied K–12 school, 
‘‘(B) the services are related to science, 
mathematics, or engineering education at 
grades K–12 at a qualified K–12 school,
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1426 
AN ACT 
To amend the Home Owners’ Loan Act to allow Federal 
savings associations to elect to operate as national banks, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(C) the employee receives no additional 
compensation for performing such services and 
the employer receives no compensation for such 
services, and 
‘‘(D) the services are determined by the 
qualified K–12 school to be valuable to the 
school in providing education in grades K–12 in 
the areas of science, mathematics, or engineer-
ing. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
K–12
SCHOOL.—The term 
‘qualified K–12 school’ means any school located in 
the United States which provides education in 
grades K–12 and which meets the requirements of 
State law for providing such education. 
‘‘(3) WAGES.—The term ‘wages’ has the mean-
ing given to such term by section 51(c). 
‘‘(d) CONTROLLED GROUPS.—Rules similar to the 
rules of section 1397(b) shall apply for purposes of this 
section.’’
(b) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Subsection (a) 
of section 280C of such Code is amended by inserting 
‘‘45G(a),’’ after ‘‘45A(a),’’. 
(c) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 38 
of such Code (relating to current year business cred-
it) is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of para-
graph (14), by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (15) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add-
ing at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) volunteer education services credit deter-
mined under section 45G(a).’’. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
CARRYBACK.—Subsection 
(d) of section 39 of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) NO
CARRYBACK
OF
VOLUNTEER
EDU-
CATION
SERVICES
CREDIT
BEFORE
EFFECTIVE 
DATE.—No portion of the unused business credit for 
any taxable year which is attributable to the credit 
determined under section 45G may be carried back 
to any taxable year ending before the date of the en-
actment of this paragraph.’’. 
(3) DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN UNUSED BUSI-
NESS CREDITS.—Subsection (c) of section 196 of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
of paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (10) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by 
adding after paragraph (10) the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(11) the volunteer education services credit de-
termined under section 45G(a).’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 45F the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 45G. Employer credit for employee volunteer services in 
grades K–12.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) STUDY.—The Secretary of Education and the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly conduct a study 
of the effect of the credit under section 45G of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this Act, on the 
providing of volunteer services to which such credit ap-
plies. The results of such study, together with any rec-
ommendations for improving the effectiveness of such 
credit, shall be submitted to the Congress not later than 
the date which is 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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as the Office for Human Research Protections (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Office’). The Office shall be headed 
by a director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. 
The Secretary shall carry out this section acting through 
the Director of the Office. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN DUTIES.—The Director of the Of-
fice—
‘‘(1) shall provide for the protection of human 
subjects in research by carrying out activities in ac-
cordance with subsection (d) regarding compliance 
with the Common Rule, as defined in and modified 
pursuant to section 491A; 
‘‘(2) shall establish criteria regarding assur-
ances of compliance with the requirements of the 
Common Rule; 
‘‘(3) shall direct activities within the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, and coordinate 
the activities of the Department with other Federal 
departments and agencies, with respect to the pro-
tection of subjects in human subject research; 
‘‘(4) may, in collaboration with the Director of 
NIH, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, or the 
head of any other Federal department or agency, 
carry out educational and quality improvement pro-
grams for human subject protections for principal
SEC. 3. MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ON 
CAMPUS. 
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
is amended by inserting after section 120 (20 U.S.C. 
1011i) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 120A. MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES 
ON CAMPUS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
increase access to, and enhance the range of, mental and 
behavioral health services for students at centers on cam-
pus that provide such services so as to ensure that college 
students have the support necessary to successfully com-
plete their studies. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the funds ap-
propriated under subsection (g), the Secretary shall award 
competitive grants to centers on campus that provide men-
tal and behavioral health services to students to provide 
such services and develop best practices for the delivery 
of such services. Such grants shall, subject to the avail-
ability of such appropriations, be for a period of 3 years. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Any mental health serv-
ice center located on the campus of an institution of higher 
education that provides mental and behavioral health serv-
ices to students is eligible to apply for a grant under this 
section. Eligible entities may include entities such as col-
lege counseling centers; college and university psycho-
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3592
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to condition 
receipt of funds under part A of title V of such Act by a State on 
the State requiring successful completion of courses in American history 
and American government as a prerequisite to high school graduation, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
Mr. DAVIS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to condition receipt of funds under part A of 
title V of such Act by a State on the State requiring 
successful completion of courses in American history and 
American government as a prerequisite to high school 
graduation, 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. COMPLETION OF CERTAIN COURSES FOR HIGH 
SCHOOL GRADUATION. 
Section 5111 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7211) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—No State educational agency or 
outlying area shall be eligible to receive funds under this 
section unless the State or area requires all students who 
graduate from a public secondary school with a regular 
diploma in the standard number of years or fewer to have 
successfully completed secondary school courses in Amer-
ican history and American government.’’.
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(A) establishing goals and priorities for
manufacturing research and development, in-
cluding the strengthening of United States
manufacturing through the support and coordi-
nation of Federal manufacturing research, de-
velopment, technology transfer, standards, and
technical training;
(B) developing, within 6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, and updating
every 3 years for delivery with the President’s
annual budget request to Congress, a strategic
plan, to be transmitted to the Committee on
Science of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, for manufac-
turing research and development that includes
an analysis of the research, development, tech-
nology transfer, standards, technical training,
and integration needs of the manufacturing sec-
tor important to ensuring and maintaining
United States competitiveness;
(C) proposing an annual coordinated inter-
agency budget for manufacturing research and
development to the Office of Management and
Budget; and
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2591 
AN ACT 
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3596
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the medicine and 
drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
Mr. DEMINT (for himself and Ms. SLAUGHTER) 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 repeal 
the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for 
medical care.
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 ‘‘The OTC Medicine 
Tax Fairness Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MEDICINE AND DRUGS LIMITATION ON 
DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to medical, dental, etc., ex-
penses) is amended by striking subsection (b).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 213(d) of 
such Code is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(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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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4984
To provide that the royalty rate on the output from Federal lands of potas-
sium and potassium compounds from the mineral sylvite in the 5-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
reduced to 1.0 percent, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide that the royalty rate on the output from Federal 
lands of potassium and potassium compounds from the 
mineral sylvite in the 5-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act shall be reduced to 
1.0 percent, 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 ‘‘Potash Royalty Reduc-
tion Act of 2004’’.
HR 4984 IH 
SEC. 2. POTASSIUM AND POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS FROM 
SYLVITE. 
(a) 
ROYALTY
RATE.—Notwithstanding 
section 
102(a)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9)), section 2 of the Act 
of February 7, 1927 (30 U.S.C. 282) and the term of any 
lease issued under such section 2, the royalty rate on the 
quantity or gross value of the output from Federal lands 
of potassium and potassium compounds from the mineral 
sylvite at the point of shipment to market in the 5-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be 1.0 percent. 
(b) RECLAMATION FUND.—Fifty percentum of any 
royalties paid pursuant to this Act during the 5-year pe-
riod referred to in subsection (a), together with any inter-
est earned from the date of payment, shall be paid by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to the payor of the royalties 
to be used solely for land reclamation purposes in accord-
ance with a schedule to implement a reclamation plan for 
the lands for which the royalties are paid. No payment 
shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant 
to this subsection until the Secretary of the Interior re-
ceives from the payor of the royalties, and approves, the 
reclamation plan and schedule, and submits the approved 
schedule to the Secretary of the Treasury. The share of 
royalties held by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3597
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on
the Alder Creek water storage and conservation project
in El Dorado County, California, 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. STUDY AND REPORT.
(a) STUDY.—Pursuant to the Reclamation Act of
1902 (32 Stat. 388) and Acts amendatory thereof and
supplemental thereto, the Secretary of the Interior (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), through the
Bureau of Reclamation, and in consultation and coopera-
tion with the El Dorado Irrigation District, is authorized
to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of con-
structing a project on Alder Creek in El Dorado County,
California, to store water and provide water supplies dur-
ing dry and critically dry years for consumptive use, recre-
ation, in-stream flows, irrigation, and power production.
(b) REPORT.—
(1) TRANSMISSION.—Upon completion of the
study authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall transmit to the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report
containing the results of the study.
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall
contain appropriate cost sharing options for the im-
plementation of the project based upon the use and
possible allocation of any stored water.
(3) USE OF AVAILABLE MATERIALS.—In devel-
oping the report under this section, the Secretary
shall use reports and any other relevant information
supplied by the El Dorado Irrigation District.
(c) COST SHARE.—
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of
the costs of the feasibility study authorized by this
section shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost
of the study.
(2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION FOR NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Secretary may accept as part of the
non-Federal cost share the contribution such in-kind
services by the El Dorado Irrigation District as the
Secretary determines will contribute to the conduct
and completion of the study.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this
section.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.