In the Senate of the United States, 
April 7, 2003. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1559) entitled ‘‘An Act making emergency war-
time supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with 
the following 
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
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—SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
CHAPTER 1
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $98,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
–For additional expenses during the current fiscal 
year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior 
year’s costs, including interest thereon, under the Agricul-
tural Trade Development Act of 1954, $600,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for commodities supplied in 
connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said 
Act: Provided, That of this amount, $155,000,000 shall be 
used to restore funding for previously approved fiscal year 
2003 programs under section 204(a)(2) of the Agricultural 
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided under this heading, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the Commodity 
Credit Corporation such sums as are necessary to acquire, 
and shall acquire, a quantity of commodities for use in ad-
ministering the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust in an 
amount equal to the quantity allocated by the Corporation
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pursuant to the release of March 19, 2003, and the release 
of March 20, 2003: Provided further, That the authority 
contained in 7 U.S.C. 1736f–1(c)(4) shall not apply during 
fiscal year 2003 for any release of commodities after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 101. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSERVA-
TION PROGRAMS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1241 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended 
by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the 
date of enactment of the Agricultural Assistance Act 
of 2003, subject to paragraph (2), Commodity Credit 
Corporation funds made available under paragraphs 
(4) through (7) of subsection (a) shall be available for 
the provision of technical assistance (subject to section 
1242) for the conservation programs specified in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM.—Effec-
tive for fiscal year 2004 and subsequent fiscal years, 
Commodity Credit Corporation funds made available 
to carry out the conservation security program under 
subsection (a)(3)—
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‘‘(A) shall be available for the provision of 
technical assistance for the conservation security 
program; and 
‘‘(B) shall not be available for the provision 
of technical assistance for conservation programs 
specified in subsection (a) other than the con-
servation security program.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) takes effect on February 20, 2003. 
SEC. 102. REPORT ON BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN 
TRUST AND FUTURE OF UNITED STATES FOOD AID. Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture (in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the Agency for International Development) 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate, and the Subcommittees 
on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, a report that describes—
(1) the policy of the Secretary with respect to the 
Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust established under 
the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736f–1 et seq.), including whether that policy in-
cludes an intent to replenish the Trust; and
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(2)(A) the means by which the Secretary pro-
poses to ensure that the United States retains the 
long-term strategy and capability to respond to emer-
gency international food shortages; and 
(B) whether, and to what extent, other food aid 
programs conducted by the Secretary and the Admin-
istrator will be a part of that strategy. 
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
DETENTION TRUSTEE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Detention Trustee’’ for 
the detention of Federal prisoners in the custody of the 
United States Marshals Service, $45,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2003. 
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to administer and support 
joint Federal, State, local, and foreign law enforcement ac-
tivities, including the design, development, test, deployment, 
maintenance, upgrade, or retirement of systems; the pur-
chase, lease, loan, or maintenance of equipment and vehi-
cles; the design, construction, maintenance, upgrade, or 
demolition of facilities; and travel, overtime, and other sup-
port, $72,000,000, which shall remain available until De-
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Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judici-
ary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, Construction’’, $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2004, to accelerate construction 
and fit out of the new wing of the Engineering Research 
Facility. 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance’’, $91,000,000, to remain available 
until December 31, 2003, for the terrorism prevention and 
response training for law enforcement and other responders 
for increased costs associated with heightened homeland se-
curity alerts and law enforcement needs related to the tem-
porary replacement of veteran officers called to duty: Pro-
vided, That the funds provided under this heading shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in section 605 of the De-
partments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003. 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Oriented 
Policing Services’’, $109,500,000, to remain available until 
December 31, 2003, shall be for the Community Oriented
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Policing Services, Interoperable Communications Tech-
nology Program, for grants to States and localities to im-
prove communications within and among law enforcement 
agencies: Provided, That the funds provided under this 
heading shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 
605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2003. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con-
sular Programs’’, $83,420,000: Provided, That $15,600,000, 
to remain available until December 31, 2003, shall only be 
available for medical services: Provided further, That 
$2,000,000 shall only be available for the Consular Affairs 
requirements relating to American citizen services: Pro-
vided further, That $30,020,000 shall only be available for 
Machine Readable Visa fee shortfalls affecting the Border 
Security Program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, any shortfall in fee revenue re-
sulting from a decrease in the number of visa applications 
to the United States shall be offset by a direct transfer of 
funds equal to the amount of the shortfall from the Diplo-
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matic and Consular Programs general account to the Ap-
propriations Point Deliminator Account Number X0113.6: 
Provided further, That $35,800,000 shall only be available 
for costs associated with the re-establishment of a United 
States diplomatic presence in Baghdad, Iraq, of which 
$17,900,000 is for operational requirements, including 
housing, furniture, sundries, travel, vehicles, and office sup-
plies and furnishings, and $17,900,000 is for security, of 
which $5,300,000 is for information technology, $1,945,000 
is for courier shipments, $3,789,000 is for temporary duty 
assignments, and $2,503,000 is for armored vehicles, spares, 
and repairs. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, including increased local guard protection, chemical 
and biological countermeasures, requirements relating to 
intelligence, the assignment of temporary personnel to 
United States diplomatic presences, armored vehicles, and 
the security of the domestic facilities of the Department of 
State, $10,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 
2003. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance’’, $72,000,000: Provided, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$20,000,000 shall only be available for capital costs associ-
ated with the re-establishment of a United States Diplo-
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matic presence in Baghdad, Iraq: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$52,000,000 shall be available for the Center for 
Antiterrorism and Security Training. 
In addition, for security enhancements to non-official 
facilities frequented by United States citizens overseas, in-
cluding schools attended by the dependents of non-military 
United States Government personnel, $10,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2004. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergencies in the 
Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, $40,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
State may collect from the head of any other agency of the 
United States the cost incurred by the Department of State 
for evacuating an employee of such agency, and any mem-
ber of the family of such an employee, from a location in 
a foreign country where the employee is authorized to be 
in connection with the performance of the employee’s official 
duties: Provided further, That the head of an agency shall 
pay the Secretary of State the amount certified by the Sec-
retary as the cost of evacuation of that agency’s personnel: 
Provided further, That amounts collected by the Secretary 
of State under the previous two provisos shall be credited 
to the appropriation charged such cost, shall be merged with
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other sums in such appropriation, and shall be available 
for the same purposes and period as the appropriation to 
which credited within 60 days of certification by the Sec-
retary of State. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broad-
casting Operations’’, $62,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2004, for activities related to the Middle East 
Television Network broadcasting and radio broadcasting to 
Iraq. 
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Army’’, $7,724,500,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Navy’’, $1,784,300,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Marine Corps’’, $1,254,900,000.
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MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Air Force’’, $2,834,800,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 
Army’’, $6,000,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Army’’, $110,000,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army’’, $16,142,500,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy’’, $5,296,600,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps’’, $1,752,700,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force’’, $7,209,200,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’, $4,007,700,000, to remain available
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until expended, of which $1,400,000,000, which may be 
used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pay-
ments to reimburse Pakistan, Jordan, and other key cooper-
ating nations, for logistical and military-related support 
provided to the United States in connection with military 
action in Iraq and the global war on terrorism: Provided, 
That such payments may be made in such amounts as the 
Secretary of Defense, with concurrence of the Secretary of 
State and in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, may determine, in his discre-
tion, based on documentation determined by the Secretary 
of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, 
and such determination is final and conclusive upon the 
accounting officers of the United States and 15 days fol-
lowing notification to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy Reserve’’, $15,000,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $50,000,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army National Guard’’, $88,400,000.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air National Guard’’, $20,000,000. 
NATURAL RESOURCES RISK REMEDIATION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to address emergency fire fight-
ing, repair of damage to oil facilities and related infra-
structure 
and 
preserve 
a 
distribution 
capability, 
$489,300,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Defense may accept from any 
person, foreign government, or international organization, 
and credit to this fund, any contribution of money for such 
purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
may transfer these funds to other appropriations or funds 
of the Department of Defense to carry out such purposes, 
or to reimburse such appropriations or funds for expenses 
incurred for such purposes: Provided further, That funds 
so transferred shall be merged with and shall be available 
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the 
appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 
no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 
to the congressional defense committees of any transfer of 
funds from this appropriation: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addi-
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tion to any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense: Provided further, That upon a determina-
tion that all or part of the funds transferred from this ap-
propriation are not necessary for the purposes provided, 
such amounts may be transferred back to this appropria-
tion. 
PROCUREMENT 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Army’’, $4,100,000. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 
Army’’, $3,100,000. 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 
VEHICLES, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap-
ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $53,300,000. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $447,500,000. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Army’’, $241,800,000.
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OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $113,600,000. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense-
Wide’’, $451,000,000. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $11,500,000. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’, $550,000,000. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $501,700,000. 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and 
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, $34,000,000.
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DEFENSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Emergency Re-
sponse Fund’’, $11,019,000,000, to remain available until 
expended for ongoing military operations in Iraq, and those 
operations authorized by Public Law 107–040, of which not 
to exceed $50,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2003, to support the military operations or activities 
of foreign nations in furtherance of the global war on ter-
rorism, including equipment, supplies, services, and fund-
ing on such terms as the Secretary of Defense, following 
notification of the congressional defense committees, and 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may deter-
mine: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer 
the funds provided herein to appropriations for military 
personnel; operation and maintenance; Overseas Humani-
tarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid; procurement; 
research, development, test and evaluation; military con-
struction; the Defense Health Program; and working capital 
funds: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be 
merged with and shall be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which 
transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other 
transfer authority available to the Department of Defense:
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Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
a report no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 
quarter to the Defense Oversight Committees of the details 
of any transfer of funds from the ‘‘Defense Emergency Re-
sponse Fund’’: Provided further, That upon a determina-
tion that all or part of the funds transferred from this ap-
propriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appro-
priation. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 301. Under the heading, ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’, in title II of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107–248), 
strike ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$50,000,000’’. Section 
166a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘$7,000,000’’ in subsection (e)(1)(A) and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’; by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ in subsection 
(e)(1)(B) and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and by striking 
‘‘$2,000,000’’ in subsection (e)(1)(C) and inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
SEC. 302. Under the heading, ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’, in title II of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107–248), 
strike ‘‘$34,500,000’’ and insert ‘‘$45,000,000’’.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 303. Section 8005 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 107–248), is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’, and inserting 
‘‘$3,500,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking the date ‘‘May 31, 2003’’, and in-
serting ‘‘June 30, 2003’’. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 304. In addition to amounts made available else-
where in this Act for the Department of Defense, 
$165,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of Defense 
to reimburse applicable appropriations for the value of 
drawdown support provided by the Department of Defense 
under the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002: Pro-
vided, That this appropriation shall not increase the limi-
tation set forth in section 202(b) of that Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer the funds 
provided herein to the applicable appropriations of the De-
partment of Defense: Provided further, That the funds 
transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for 
the same purposes and for the same time period as the ap-
propriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided in this section is in addition 
to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
of Defense.
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SEC. 305. Funds appropriated in this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 
authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414). 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 306. Of the amounts available to the Department 
of Defense, $63,500,000 may be used to reimburse applicable 
appropriations for the value of support provided by the De-
partment of Defense under the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998: 
Provided, That this appropriation shall not increase the 
limitation set forth in section (4)(a)(2)(B) of that Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer 
the funds provided herein to the applicable appropriations 
of the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the 
funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be avail-
able for the same purposes and for the same time period 
as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority provided in this section is in 
addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
Department of Defense. 
SEC. 307. EXPANDED USE OF COOPERATIVE THREAT 
REDUCTION FUNDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
during fiscal year 2003 the President may use Coop-
erative Threat Reduction funds, including Coopera-
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tive Threat Reduction funds for a prior fiscal year 
that remain available for obligation as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, for proliferation threat re-
duction projects and activities outside the states of the 
former Soviet Union if the President determines that 
such projects and activities will: 
(A) assist the United States in the resolu-
tion of critical emerging proliferation threats; or 
(B) permit the United States to take advan-
tage of opportunities to achieve long-standing 
nonproliferation goals. 
(2) The amount that may be obligated under 
paragraph (1) in each fiscal year for projects and ac-
tivities described in that paragraph may not exceed 
$50,000,000. 
(b) AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.—The authority 
under subsection (a) to use Cooperative Threat Reduction 
funds for a project or activity includes authority to provide 
equipment, goods, and services for the project or activity, 
and shall be subject to 22 U.S.C. Sec. 5955. 
SEC. 308. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to fund a program previously prohibited by the 
Congress, or to initiate a new procurement or research, de-
velopment, test and evaluation program without prior noti-
fication of the congressional defense committees.
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SEC. 309. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
congressional defense committees no later than 15 days after 
the obligation of funds appropriated in this Act for military 
construction activities or minor construction in excess of 
$7,500,000. 
SEC. 310. From funds appropriated in the Department 
of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003, Public Law 107–248, 
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force’’, not more than $6,800,000 is available to build and 
install fiber optic and power improvements and upgrades 
at the 11th Air Force Range. 
SEC. 311. Section 811(b) of the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 
Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2608; 10 U.S.C. 2406c note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on or after January 1, 2004’’. 
SEC. 312. From funds appropriated in the Department 
of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003, Public Law 107–248, 
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Na-
tional Guard’’, not more than $3,000,000 is available to 
build an Infantry Brigade Rifle Range for the South Caro-
lina National Guard. 
SEC. 313. Appropriations available during fiscal year 
2003 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’ for the Air Battle Captain program at the Univer-
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sity of North Dakota, may be used to provide summer flight 
training to United States Military Academy cadets. 
SEC. 314. (a) INCREASE IN IMMINENT DANGER SPE-
CIAL PAY.—Section 310(a) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘$150’’ and inserting ‘‘$225’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE.—
Section 427(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$100’’ and inserting ‘‘$250’’. 
(c) EXPIRATION.—(1) The amendments made by sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall expire on September 30, 2003. 
(2) Effective on September 30, 2003, sections 310(a) 
of title 37, United States Code, and 427(a)(1) of title 37, 
United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date 
of the enactment of this Act are hereby revived. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2002 
and shall apply with respect to months beginning on or 
after that date. 
SEC. 315. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be obligated or expended to reduce the number of 
American Registry of Pathology personnel used by the 
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology for programs, projects, 
and activities of the Institute during fiscal year 2003 below 
the number of such personnel who are so used as of April 
1, 2003.
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(b) Of the total amount appropriated by chapter 3 of 
title I under the heading ‘‘Defense Health Program’’, 
$7,500,000 shall be available for the Armed Forces Institute 
of Pathology. 
SEC. 316. Of the funds appropriated in the Depart-
ment of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds 
are hereby rescinded from the following account and pro-
gram in the specified amount: ‘‘Research, Development, 
Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2003’’, $3,400,000. 
SEC. 317. In the case of a member of the Armed Forces 
who is ill or injured as described in section 411h of title 
37, United States Code, as a result of service on active duty 
in support of Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring 
Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, the travel and trans-
portation benefits under that section may be provided to 
members of the family of the ill or injured member without 
regard to whether there is a determination that the presence 
of the family member may contribute to the member’s health 
and welfare. 
SEC. 318. (a) For a member of the Armed Forces medi-
cally evacuated for treatment in a medical facility, or for 
travel to a medical facility or the member’s home station, 
by reason of an illness or injury incurred or aggravated 
by the member while on active duty in support of Operation 
Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation
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Iraqi Freedom, the Secretary of the military department 
concerned may procure civilian attire suitable for wear by 
the member during the travel. 
(b) The Secretary may not expend more than $250 for 
the procurement of civilian attire for any member under 
subsection (a). 
CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL 
–For an additional amount for homeland security ex-
penses, for ‘‘Operations and Maintenance, General’’, 
$29,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
–For an additional amount for homeland security ex-
penses, for ‘‘Water and Related Resources’’, $25,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
SCIENCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Science’’ for expenses 
necessary to support safeguards and security of nuclear and
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other facilities and for other purposes, $11,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Activities’’ 
for expenses necessary to safeguard nuclear weapons and 
nuclear material, $61,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $25,000,000 of the funds provided 
shall be available for secure transportation asset activities: 
Provided further, That $36,000,000 of the funds provided 
shall be available to meet increased safeguards and security 
needs throughout the nuclear weapons complex. 
NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nuclear Nonprolifera-
tion’’ for expenses necessary to safeguard fissile nuclear ma-
terial, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That $84,000,000 of the funds provided shall be 
available for the development and deployment of nuclear de-
tectors at mega seaports, in coordination with the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Bureau of Customs and Border 
Protection: Provided further, That $17,000,000 of the funds 
provided shall be available for detection and deterrence of 
radiological dispersal devices: Provided further, That 
$17,000,000 of the funds provided shall be available for non-
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proliferation assistance to nations other than the Former 
Soviet Union: Provided further, That $15,000,000 of the 
funds provided shall be available for nuclear nonprolifera-
tion verification programs, including $2,500,000 for the 
Caucasus Seismic Network: Provided further, That 
$5,000,000 of the funds provided shall be available for the 
packaging and disposition of any nuclear material found 
in Iraq: Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the funds pro-
vided shall be available for nuclear material detection mate-
rials and devices: Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the 
funds provided shall be available for international export 
control cooperation activities: Provided further, That 
$2,000,000 of the funds provided shall be available for vul-
nerability assessments of spent nuclear fuel casks. 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 
ACTIVITIES 
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE 
MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Environ-
mental Restoration and Waste Management’’, for expenses 
necessary to support safeguards and security activities at 
nuclear and other facilities, $6,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.
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OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
–For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Defense Activi-
ties’’, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
increased safeguards and security of Department of Energy 
facilities and personnel, including intelligence and counter-
intelligence activities: Provided, That this amount shall be 
available for transfer to other accounts within the Depart-
ment of Energy for other expenses necessary to support ele-
vated security conditions 15 days after a notification to the 
Congress of the proposed transfers. 
CHAPTER 5
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Child Survival and 
Health Programs Fund’’, $90,000,000. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $112,500,000: Provided, That amounts made 
available pursuant to section 492(b) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 for the purpose of addressing relief and 
rehabilitation needs in Iraq, prior to enactment of this Act, 
shall be in addition to the amount that may be obligated 
in any fiscal year under that section.
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LOAN GUARANTEES TO ISRAEL 
During the period beginning March 1, 2003 and end-
ing September 30, 2005, loan guarantees may be made 
available to Israel, guaranteeing 100 percent of the prin-
cipal and interest on such loans, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, not to exceed $9,000,000,000: Provided, That 
guarantees may be issued under this section only to support 
activities in the geographic areas which were subject to the 
administration of the Government of Israel before June 5, 
1967: Provided further, That the amount of guarantees that 
may be issued shall be reduced by an amount equal to the 
amount extended or estimated to have been extended by the 
Government of Israel during the period from March 1, 2003 
to the date of issue of the guarantee, for activities which 
the President determines are inconsistent with the objectives 
and understandings reached between the United States and 
the Government of Israel regarding the implementation of 
the loan guarantee program: Provided further, That no ap-
propriations are available under this heading for the sub-
sidy costs for these loan guarantees: Provided further, That 
the Government of Israel will pay the cost, as defined in 
section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as 
amended, including any non-payment exposure risk, associ-
ated with the loan guarantees issued in any fiscal year on 
a pro rata basis as each guarantee is issued during that
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year: Provided further, That all fees associated with the 
loan guarantees shall be paid by the Government of Israel 
to the Government of the United States: Provided further, 
That funds made available for assistance to Israel under 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended, may be utilized by the Government of Israel 
to pay such fees to the United States Government: Provided 
further, That such guarantees shall constitute obligations, 
in accordance with the terms of such guarantees, of the 
United States and the full faith and credit of the United 
States is hereby pledged for the full payment and perform-
ance of such obligations: Provided further, That if less than 
the full amount of guarantees authorized to be made avail-
able is issued prior to September 30, 2005, the authority 
to issue the balance of such guarantees shall extend to the 
subsequent fiscal year: Provided further, That the President 
shall determine the terms and conditions for issuing guar-
antees, taking into consideration the budgetary and eco-
nomic reforms undertaken by Israel: Provided further, That 
if the President determines that these terms and conditions 
have been breached, the President may suspend or terminate 
the provision of all or part of the loan guarantees not yet 
issued under this section.
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OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development’’, 
$23,600,000, of which not more than $2,000,000 may be 
transferred to and merged with ‘‘Operating Expenses of the 
United States Agency for International Development Office 
of Inspector General’’. 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $2,357,900,000, of which the amounts specified 
herein shall be available as follows: 
(1) $300,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005, only for grants for Egypt: Provided, 
That during the period beginning March 1, 2003 and 
ending September 30, 2005, loan guarantees may be 
made to Egypt, the principal amount, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed 
$2,000,000,000: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
up 
to 
$379,600,000 in funds appropriated under this head-
ing in prior foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs appropriations Acts for Egypt, in-
cluding funds provided as Commodity Import Pro-
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gram assistance, may be made available on a grant 
basis as a cash transfer. 
(2) $1,000,000,000 to remain available until 
September 30, 2005, only for grants for Turkey: Pro-
vided, That during the period beginning March 1, 
2003 and ending September 30, 2005, direct loans or 
loan guarantees may be made to Turkey, the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans or loans, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed 
$8,500,000,000: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading for Turkey 
may be made available if Turkey unilaterally deploys 
troops into northern Iraq during Operation Iraqi 
Freedom: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
State may waive the requirement of the previous pro-
viso if he determines that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States: Provided fur-
ther, That any balance of funds not made available 
to Turkey under this paragraph shall be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated for ‘‘Iraq 
Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’. 
(3) The Government of Egypt and the Govern-
ment of Turkey will pay the cost, as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as 
amended, including any non-payment exposure risk,
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associated with these loan guarantees: Provided fur-
ther, That all fees associated with these loan guaran-
tees or loans shall be paid by the Government of 
Egypt and the Government of Turkey to the Govern-
ment of the United States: Provided further, That 
funds made available for assistance for Egypt and 
Turkey under chapter 4 of Part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be utilized by 
the Government of Egypt and the Government of Tur-
key to pay such fees and costs to the United States 
Government: Provided further, That such guarantees 
shall constitute obligations, in accordance with the 
terms of such guarantees, of the United States and the 
full faith and credit of the United States is hereby 
pledged for the full payment and performance of such 
obligations: Provided further, That the President shall 
determine the terms and conditions for providing the 
economic assistance authorized in paragraphs (1) and 
(2): Provided further, That if the President deter-
mines that these terms and conditions have been 
breached, the President may suspend or terminate the 
provision of all or part of such economic assistance 
not yet outlayed under this heading, and shall trans-
fer, and merge, such economic assistance with the 
‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’.
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(4) $700,000,000 for assistance for Jordan. 
(5) Not less than $50,000,000 for assistance for 
the Philippines to further prospects for peace in 
Mindanao. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY FUND FOR COMPLEX 
FOREIGN CRISES 
For necessary expenses to enable the President to re-
spond to unforeseen complex foreign crises, $150,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this heading may be made available 
only pursuant to a determination by the President that is 
in the national interest to furnish assistance on such terms 
and conditions as he may determine, after consultation 
with Congress, for the purpose of responding to such crises, 
including support for peace and humanitarian intervention 
operations: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available to respond to 
natural disasters: Provided further, That for funds appro-
priated under this heading the President may make alloca-
tions to Federal agencies, other than the Department of De-
fense, to carry out the authorities provided under this head-
ing: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this 
paragraph shall be made available notwithstanding section 
10 of Public Law 91–672 and section 15 of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956: Provided further,
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That the President may furnish assistance under this head-
ing notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided 
further, That the previous proviso shall not apply to section 
553 of Public Law 108–7: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, except that notifications shall be transmitted at least 
5 days in advance of the obligations of funds: Provided fur-
ther, That the requirements of the previous proviso may be 
waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to 
human health or welfare: Provided further, That in case 
of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Ap-
propriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but 
in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to 
which such notification requirement was applicable, in the 
context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Pro-
vided further, That any notification provided pursuant to 
such waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency 
circumstances.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $25,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2004. 
ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
the 
‘‘Andean 
Counterdrug Initiative’’, $34,0000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading that are made available for 
Colombia, not less than $5,000,000 should be made avail-
able for programs and activities to assist women and chil-
dren who have been displaced as a result of armed conflict. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Emer-
gency 
Refugee 
and 
Migration 
Assistance 
Fund’’, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwith-
standing section 2(c)(2) of the Migration and Refugee As-
sistance Act of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(2)).
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NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
$28,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated by this 
paragraph shall be available notwithstanding section 10 of 
Public Law 91–672 and section 15 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956. 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $2,059,100,000: Provided, That funds 
appropriated by this paragraph shall be available notwith-
standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 and section 15 
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for assistance for Israel and not less than $406,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Jordan: Provided 
further, That the funds appropriated by this paragraph for 
Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent that the 
Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
purposes, grants made available for Israel by this para-
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graph shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be 
available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 
than $263,000,000 shall be available for the procurement 
in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
research and development: Provided further, That up to 
$20,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this paragraph 
may be transferred to and merged with funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Initiative’’ for 
aircraft, training, and other assistance for the Colombian 
Armed Forces: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, ex-
cept that notifications shall be transmitted at least 10 days 
in advance of the obligation of funds. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $150,000,000. 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
IRAQ RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for humanitarian assistance in 
and around Iraq and for rehabilitation and reconstruction 
in Iraq, $2,468,300,000, including for the costs of: (1) feed-
ing and food distribution; (2) supporting relief efforts re-
lated to refugees, internally displaced persons, and vulner-
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able individuals, including assistance for families of inno-
cent Iraqi civilians who suffer losses as a result of military 
operations; (3) humanitarian demining; (4) healthcare; (5) 
water/sanitation infrastructure; (6) education; (7) elec-
tricity; (8) transportation; (9) telecommunications; (10) 
rule of law and governance; (11) economic and financial 
policy; and (12) agriculture: Provided, That these funds 
may be transferred to and made available for any Federal 
Government activity, other than any Department of Defense 
activity, for expenses to meet such costs: Provided further, 
That upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for 
the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be trans-
ferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to fully 
reimburse accounts administered by the Department of 
State and the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, not otherwise reimbursed from funds appro-
priated by this chapter, for obligations incurred for the pur-
poses provided under this heading prior to enactment of this 
Act from funds appropriated for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs: Provided further, That 
prior to the initial transfer of funds made available under 
this heading to any Agency or Department, the Secretary 
of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropria-
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tions on plans for the use of the funds appropriated under 
this heading that will be used for assistance for Iraq: Pro-
vided further, That the United States may accept from any 
person, foreign government, or international organization, 
and credit to this Fund, any contribution of money for such 
purposes: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including section 10 of Public Law 91–
672 and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956: Provided further, That the previous proviso 
shall not apply to section 553 of Public Law 108–7: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriation, except that notifications 
shall be transmitted at least 5 days in advance of the obliga-
tions of funds: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, $4,300,000 shall be made avail-
able to the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment Office of Inspector General for the purpose of moni-
toring and auditing expenditures for reconstruction and re-
lated activities in Iraq: Provided further, That such sums 
are in addition to funds otherwise made available by this 
Act to such office
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GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 501. Any appropriation made available in this 
chapter under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
Assistance 
Fund’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, or ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ may be 
transferred between such appropriations for use for any of 
the purposes for which the funds in the such receiving ac-
count may be used: Provided, That the total amount trans-
ferred from funds appropriated under each of these headings 
shall not exceed $200,000,000: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on Ap-
propriations prior to exercising the authority contained in 
this section: Provided further, That funds made available 
pursuant to the authority of this section shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations, except that notification shall be trans-
mitted at least 5 days in advance of the obligations of funds. 
SEC. 502. Assistance or other financing under this 
chapter may be made available for assistance to Iraq not-
withstanding any other provision of law: Provided, That 
the authority contained in this section shall not apply to 
section 553 of Public Law 108–7: Provided further, That 
funds made available for assistance for Iraq pursuant to
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this authority shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and sec-
tion 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except that 
notification shall be transmitted at least 5 days in advance 
of the obligation of funds. 
SEC. 503. The Iraq Sanctions Act of 1990 is hereby 
repealed: Provided, That nothing in this section shall affect 
the applicability of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation 
Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–484), except as such Act ap-
plies to water purification items and other humanitarian 
assistance for the Iraqi people: Provided further, That the 
President may make inapplicable with respect to Iraq sec-
tion 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend-
ed, or other provision of law that applies to countries that 
have supported terrorism: Provided further, That section 
307 of the Foreign Assistance of 1961, as amended, shall 
not apply with respect to programs of international organi-
zations for Iraq: Provided further, That provisions of law 
that direct the United States Government to vote against 
or oppose loans or other uses of funds, including for finan-
cial or technical assistance, in international financial insti-
tutions for Iraq should not be construed as applying to Iraq. 
SEC. 504. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the President may authorize the export to Iraq of any item 
subject to the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR
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chapter VII, subchapter C, or controlled under the Inter-
national Trafficking in Arms Regulations on the United 
States Munitions List established pursuant to section 38 of 
the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2778, if the Presi-
dent determines that the export of such item is in the na-
tional interest of the United States. 
SEC. 505. Of the funds appropriated by this chapter 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $10,000,000 
should be made available for investigations and research 
into allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, 
or genocide committed by Saddam Hussein or other Iraqis, 
and for the establishment of an international tribunal to 
bring these individuals to justice: Provided, That 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations on plans for the 
prosecution of these individuals, including jurisdictional 
options. 
SEC. 506. It is the Sense of the Senate that, to the 
maximum extent practicable, contracts (including sub-
contracts) and grants for relief and reconstruction in Iraq 
from funds appropriated under this chapter should be 
awarded to United States companies (particularly small 
and medium sized businesses) and organizations, to compa-
nies and organizations located in the Near East region, and
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to those from countries which have provided assistance to 
Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
SEC. 507. It is the sense of the Senate that the recon-
struction of Iraq should be funded to the maximum extent 
practicable from revenues produced by Iraqi oil and that 
the United States Government should work with our allies, 
the future government of a free Iraq, and other appropriate 
entities to establish the necessary framework for this ar-
rangement. 
SEC. 508. Division E of Public Law 108–7, under the 
heading ‘‘Assistance for the Independent States of the 
Former Soviet Union’’, is amended by inserting in sub-
section (f) before the period: ‘‘: Provided further, That such 
funds may be made available without regard to the restric-
tion in this subsection if the Secretary of State determines 
that to do so is in the national security interest of the 
United States’’. 
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Counterterrorism 
Fund,’’ for necessary expenses as determined by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, $1,135,000,000, to remain 
available until December 31, 2003, to reimburse any De-
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partment of Homeland Security organization for the costs 
of providing support to prevent, counter, investigate, re-
spond to, or prosecute unexpected threats or acts of ter-
rorism: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
not to exceed $215,000,000 may be transferred to any au-
thorized Federal Government activity for necessary expenses 
to detect, prepare for, protect against, or respond to a poten-
tial terrorist attack: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obliga-
tion of any amount of these funds. 
BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office for Domestic 
Preparedness’’, as authorized by Sections 403(5) and 430 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–
296) and Section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 
(Public Law 107–56), for grants, contracts, cooperative 
agreements, and other activities, including grants to States 
for terrorism prevention activities, $2,200,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $1,270,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for grants to states, and each state grant award shall 
ensure that at least 80 percent of the total amount of the 
grant shall be allocated to local governments within 60 days
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of receipt of the funds: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $300,000,000 shall be made available 
for grants to states for critical infrastructure protection, 
and each grant award shall ensure that no less than one-
third of the total amount of the grant shall be allocated to 
local governments within 60 days of receipt of the funds: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$600,000,000 shall be made available for protection or pre-
paredness of high-threat urban areas, as determined by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 
for the Coast Guard in support of Department of Defense 
initiatives in relation to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Op-
eration Liberty Shield, $580,000,000, to remain available 
until December 31, 2003: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
House of Representatives 15 days prior to obligation of any 
amount of these funds. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount, not otherwise provided for, 
to carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance
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Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 
(42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 
107 and 303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 404–405), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 197, 
$109,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That this amount shall be for grants to improve pub-
lic safety communications and interoperability. 
GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 601. The Bureau of Customs and Border Protec-
tion shall inspect all commercial motor vehicles (as defined 
in section 31101(1) of title 49, United States Code) car-
rying municipal solid waste and seeking to enter the United 
States through the Blue Water Bridge port-of-entry in Port 
Huron, Michigan, and the Ambassador Bridge port-of-entry 
in Detroit, Michigan, and ensure that by May 2003, the 
Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, shall be—
(1) equipped with radiation detection equipment; 
and 
(2) staffed by Bureau inspectors formally trained 
in the process of detecting radioactive materials in
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cargo and equipped with both portal monitor devices 
and hand-held isotope identifiers. 
SEC. 602. TSA TO ISSUE LETTERS OF INTENT RE-
GARDING INSTALLATION OF EDS AT AIRPORTS. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 
Transportation and Border Security may issue letters of 
intent to airports to provide assistance for the installation 
of explosive detection systems by the date prescribed by sec-
tion 44901(d)(2)(i) of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) REPORT.—Beginning 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter in cal-
endar year 2003, the Under Secretary shall transmit a clas-
sified report to the House of Representatives Committee on 
Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Appropriations, 
the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation describing each letter 
of intent issued by the Under Secretary under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 603. In accordance with section 873(b) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 453(b)), the Bu-
reau of Customs and Border Protection may accept dona-
tions of body armor for United States border patrol agents 
and United States border patrol canines if such donations 
would further the mission of protecting our Nation’s border
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and ports of entry as determined by the Under Secretary 
for Border and Transportation Security. 
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Health and 
Social Services Emergency Fund’’, $35,000,000 for costs as-
sociated with compensating individuals with injuries re-
sulting from smallpox vaccinations and countermeasures, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
funds shall become available only upon the enactment of 
legislation authorizing a smallpox vaccination compensa-
tion program. 
SMALLPOX AND OTHER BIOTERRORISM INOCULATION 
ACTIVITIES 
For additional expenses necessary to support grants to 
States for smallpox and other bioterrorism inoculation ac-
tivities, $105,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2004: Provided, That this amount is transferred to the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Disease Control, Research, and 
Training’’, $16,000,000 for costs associated with the preven-
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tion and control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 
(SARS). 
GENERAL PROVISION 
REPATRIATION 
SEC. 701. Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1313(d)), is amended by striking ‘‘1991’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2003’’. 
CHAPTER 8
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
CAPITOL POLICE 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘General expenses’’, 
$38,165,000, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and ex-
penses’’, $111,000. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘General administra-
tion’’, $18,672,000, which shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol building’’, 
$1,100,000.
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CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol power plant’’, 
$14,600,000, which shall remain available until September 
30, 2007. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol police build-
ings and grounds’’, $40,140,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and ex-
penses’’, $5,500,000 to remain available until September 
30, 2007. 
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and ex-
penses’’, $1,863,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007. 
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and ex-
penses’’, $4,849,000. 
GENERAL PROVISONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 801. POSTAL PATRON POSTCARDS. The matter 
under the subheading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS’’ under the
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heading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE’’ under 
title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 
(Public Law 108–7) is amended by striking ‘‘with a popu-
lation of less than 250,000’’. 
CHAPTER 9
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy’’, $48,100,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’, $127,400,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $2,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 901. (a) Up to $150,000,000 of the amounts made 
available to the Department of Defense from funds appro-
priated in this Act may be used to carry out military con-
struction projects, not otherwise authorized by law, that the
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Secretary of Defense certifies are necessary to respond to 
or protect against acts or threatened acts of terrorism or 
to prosecute operations in Iraq. 
(b) Not later than 15 days before obligating amounts 
available under subsection (a) for military construction 
projects referred to in that subsection, the Secretary shall 
notify the appropriate committees of Congress of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) the determination to use such amounts for 
the project; and 
(2) the estimated cost of the project and the ac-
companying Form 1391. 
(c) In this section the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2801(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 902. (a) The Secretary of the Army may accept 
funds from the State of Utah, and credit them to the appro-
priate Department of the Army accounts for the purpose 
of the funding of the costs associated with extending the 
runway at Michael Army Airfield, Dugway Proving 
Ground, Utah, as part of a previously authorized military 
construction project. 
(b) The Secretary may use the funds accepted for the 
refurbishment, in addition to funds authorized and appro-
priated for the project. The authority to accept a contribu-
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tion under this section does not authorize the Secretary of 
the Army to reduce expenditures of amounts appropriated 
for the refurbishment project. The funds accepted shall re-
main available until expended. 
(c) The authority provided in this section shall be effec-
tive upon the date of the enactment of this Act. 
CHAPTER 10
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended. 
CHAPTER 11
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL CARE 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and oper-
ation of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and 
outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, including care and treatment
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in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the department; 
and for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and 
equipment incident to the provision of hospital care, med-
ical services, and nursing home care authorized by section 
1710(e)(1)(D) of title 38, United States Code, $155,000,000: 
Provided, That such amount shall remain available until 
expended. 
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS AND TECHNICAL 
CORRECTIONS 
CHAPTER 1
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. (a) Section 756 in Division A of Public Law 
108–7 is amended by striking ‘‘section 7404’’ and inserting 
in lieu thereof ‘‘section 7404(a)(1)’’. 
(b) Section 10806(b) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection and the 
amendment made by this subsection take effect on 
May 13, 2003.’’. 
(c) Section 210 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 
2003, ‘‘Assistance to Agricultural Producers Located in
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New Mexico for Tebuthiuron Application Losses’’, is 
amended in subsection (a)—
(1) by inserting ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘losses’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘losses’’ the following: ‘‘to 
crops, livestock, and trees, and interest and loss of in-
come, and related expenses’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘during calendar years 2002 and 
2003’’; and 
(4) by deleting ‘‘August’’ and inserting in lieu 
thereof ‘‘July’’. 
(d)(1) STUDY ON THE SALE OF MILK INTO CALI-
FORNIA.—Within 90 days, the Secretary shall report to 
Congress on the economic impacts to California dairy farm-
ers from handlers or processors of Class I milk products in 
the Las Vegas-Nevada-Arizona region selling milk or milk 
products into the California State order. 
(2) EXEMPTION OF MILK HANDLERS FROM MINIMUM 
PRICE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 8c(5) of the Agricultural 
Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)), reenacted with amend-
ments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 
(as amended by subsection (a)), is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(N) EXEMPTION OF MILK HANDLERS FROM 
MINIMUM
PRICE
REQUIREMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this subsection,
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prior to January 1, 2005, no handler with dis-
tribution of Class I milk products in the Ari-
zona-Las Vegas marketing area (Order No. 131) 
or Pacific Northwest marketing area (Order No. 
124) shall be exempt during any month from 
any minimum milk price requirement estab-
lished by the Secretary under this subsection if 
the total distribution of Class I products within 
the Arizona-Las Vegas marketing area or the Pa-
cific Northwest marketing area of any handler’s 
own farm production exceeds the lesser of—
‘‘(i) 3 percent of the total quantity of 
Class I products distributed in the Arizona-
Las Vegas marketing area (Order No. 131) 
or the Pacific Northwest marketing area 
(Order No. 124); or 
‘‘(ii) 5,000,000 pounds.’’. 
(3) EXCLUSION OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA FROM 
FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDERS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 8c(11)(C) the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(11)(C)), reen-
acted with amendments by the Agricultural Mar-
keting Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by striking 
the last sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘In the 
case of milk and its products, Clark County, Nevada
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shall not be within a marketing area defined in any 
order issued under this section.’’. 
(B) INFORMAL RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture may modify an order issued under section 
8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 
608c), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to implement the 
amendment made by paragraph (1) by promulgating 
regulations, without regard to sections 556 and 557 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) LIVESTOCK COMPENSATION PROGRAM.—Section 
203(a) of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (title II 
of division N of Public Law 108–7)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) GRANTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To provide assistance 
to eligible applicants under paragraph (2)(B), 
the Secretary shall provide grants to appropriate 
State departments of agriculture (or other appro-
priate State agencies) that agree to provide as-
sistance to eligible applicants. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The total amount of grants 
provided under subparagraph (A) shall be equal 
to the total amount of assistance that the Sec-
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retary determines all eligible applicants are eli-
gible to receive under paragraph (2)(B).’’. 
SEC. 202. USE OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FEED 
FOR CERTIFICATION AS ORGANIC FARM. Section 771 of the 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 
(division A of Public Law 108–7) is repealed. 
SEC. 203. WILD SEAFOOD. Section 2107 of the Organic 
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6503) is amend-
ed—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) WILD SEAFOOD.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the require-
ment of section 2107(a)(1)(A) requiring products be 
produced only on certified organic farms, the Sec-
retary shall allow, through regulations promulgated 
after public notice and opportunity for comment, wild 
seafood to be certified or labeled as organic. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND ACCOMMODATION.—In 
carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) consult with—
‘‘(i) the Secretary of Commerce;
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‘‘(ii) the National Organic Standards 
Board established under section 2119; 
‘‘(iii) producers, processors, and sellers; 
and 
‘‘(iv) other interested members of the 
public; and 
‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
accommodate the unique characteristics of the in-
dustries in the United States that harvest and 
process wild seafood.’’. 
CHAPTER 2
SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, 
THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion 
and 
Construction’’ 
for 
satellite 
programs, 
$117,060,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2004: Provided, That funds provided under this heading for 
the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental 
Satellite System shall only be made available on a dollar 
for dollar matching basis with funds provided for the same 
purpose by the Department of Defense: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading,
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$2,460,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
provided under the heading ‘‘International Fisheries Com-
missions’’ of Division B of Public Law 108–7 and shall 
only be available for the Pacific Salmon Commission: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this head-
ing, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds provided under the heading ‘‘International Fisheries 
Commissions’’ of Division B of Public Law 108–7 and shall 
only be available for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, 
of which $500,000 shall be used for sea lamprey control in 
Lake Champlain: Provided further, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, $10,000,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2004, shall only be available 
for the incorporation of additional technologies for dissemi-
nating terrorism warnings within the All Hazards Warn-
ing Network. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Equal Employment 
Opportunity 
Commission, 
Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’, 
$23,300,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2004.
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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON 
THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Commission 
on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Salaries and 
Expenses’’, $11,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 2001. (a) Of the funds made available in Title 
I of Division B of Public Law 108–7, under the heading 
‘‘Juvenile Justice Programs’’, for Family Ties Supervised 
Visitation Services in Wakefield, Rhode Island, $100,000 
are rescinded. 
(b) For an additional amount in Title I of Division 
B of Public Law 108–7, under the heading ‘‘Juvenile Jus-
tice Programs’’, $529,000, which shall only be available for 
law enforcement costs related to the Station nightclub fire 
on February 20, 2003, to remain available until December 
31, 2003. 
SEC. 2002. Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
Attorney General shall jointly report to the Committee on 
Appropriations on the feasibility of providing access to 
State and local law enforcement agencies to the database 
of the Department of State on potential terrorists known
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as the ‘‘Tipoff’’ database including the process by which 
classified information shall be secured from unauthorized 
disclosure. 
SEC. 2003. For an additional amount for the law en-
forcement technology program under the heading ‘‘Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services’’ in the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, $5,000,000 for the Lou-
isville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Public Safety Commu-
nications System to implement a common interoperable 
voice and data communications system for public safety or-
ganizations in the metropolitan area. 
SEC. 2004. Section 501(b) of title V of division N of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘program authorized for the fish-
ery in Sec. 211’’ and inserting ‘‘programs authorized 
for the fisheries in sections 211 and 212’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘program in section 211’’ and 
inserting ‘‘programs in sections 211 and 212’’.
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CHAPTER 3
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
108–7), $9,358,000 are rescinded (including $9,261,000 
from local funds and $97,000 from other funds). 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Development 
and Regulation’’, $14,998,000 (including $288,000 from 
local funds and $14,710,000 from other funds). 
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Safety and Jus-
tice’’ (Public Law 108–7), $10,422,000 from local funds. 
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
108–7), $11,667,000 are rescinded (including a rescission 
of $13,778,000 from local funds and an additional amount 
of $2,111,000 from other funds), to be allocated as follows: 
(1) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.—
An increase of $2,029,000 (including a rescission of
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$29,000 from local funds and an additional amount 
of $2,058,000 from other funds); 
(2) STATE EDUCATION OFFICE.—A rescission of 
$181,000 from local funds; 
(3) 
PUBLIC
CHARTER
SCHOOLS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a rescission of 
$12,000,000 from local funds: Provided, That of these 
funds, not less than $3,000,000 shall be used for pro-
viding adequate charter school facilities and edu-
cational programming in public charter schools in the 
District of Columbia; 
(4) UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA.—A rescission of $1,040,000 from local funds; 
(5) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA
PUBLIC
LIBRAR-
IES.—A rescission of $221,000 (including a rescission 
of $273,000 from local funds and an additional 
amount of $53,000 from other funds); and 
(6) COMMISSION
ON
THE
ARTS
AND
HUMAN-
ITIES.—A rescission of $255,000 from local funds. 
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Human Support Serv-
ices’’, $28,278,000 (including an additional amount of 
$32,312,000 from local funds and a rescission of $4,034,000 
from other funds appropriated under this heading in the
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
108–7). 
In addition, this heading in the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2003, approved February 20, 2003 
(Public Law 108–7), is amended as follows: 
(1) by striking the following proviso, ‘‘Provided 
further, That $3,209,000 of this appropriation, to re-
main available until expended, shall be deposited in 
the Interim Disability Assistance Fund to be used ex-
clusively for the Interim Disability Assistance pro-
gram established by section 201 of the District of Co-
lumbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 
6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4–101; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–
202.01), and the purposes for that program set forth 
in section 407 of the District of Columbia Public As-
sistance Act of 1982, effective April 3, 2001 (D.C. 
Law 13–252; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4–204.07):’’, and 
(2) by amending the following proviso, ‘‘: Pro-
vided further, That $37,500,000 in local funds, to re-
main available until expended, shall be deposited in 
the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund.’’ 
to read as follows ‘‘: Provided further, That 
$74,500,000 in local funds may be deposited in the 
Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund and 
shall then remain available until expended.’’.
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PUBLIC WORKS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Works’’, 
$3,107,000 (including a rescission of $8,311,000 from local 
funds appropriated under this heading in the District of 
Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7), 
and an additional amount of $11,418,000 from other 
funds): Provided, That $512,000 from other funds shall re-
main available until expended for the taxicab revolving 
loan fund. 
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
108–7), $2,466,000 are rescinded. 
NON-DEPARTMENTAL 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
108–7), $5,799,000 are rescinded. 
WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
108–7), $2,000,000 are rescinded.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 3001. USE OF THE FUND BALANCE. (a) The Dis-
trict of Columbia is hereby authorized to transfer an 
amount not to exceed $32,900,000, to remain available until 
expended, from funds identified in the fiscal year 2002 com-
prehensive annual financial report as the District of Co-
lumbia’s fund balance to the local general fund to cover the 
impact of revenue shortfalls associated with the war econ-
omy: Provided, That nothing in this provision shall be 
deemed as granting the District additional authority to ex-
pend funds from the emergency or contingency reserves es-
tablished under section 450A of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–198; D.C. Official Code, 
sec. 1–204.50a(b)). 
SEC. 3002. EXTENSION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFI-
CER’S AUTHORITY. The authority which the Chief Financial 
Officer of the District of Columbia exercised with respect 
to personnel, procurement, and the preparation of fiscal im-
pact statements during a control period (as defined in Pub-
lic Law 104–8) shall remain in effect through September 
30, 2004.
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CHAPTER 4
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 
Division F of Public Law 108–7 is hereby amended 
under the heading ‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants’’ by striking 
‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
Division F of Public Law 108–7 is hereby amended 
under the heading ‘‘National Park Service, Operation of the 
National Park System’’ by striking ‘‘$1,565,565,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,574,565,000’’. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
CONSTRUCTION 
Within thirty days of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall make available for obligation 
funds previously appropriated in Public Law 107–63 for 
construction of the Ojibwa Indian School. 
RELATED AGENCY 
GENERAL PROVISION 
Section 328 of Division F, Public Law 108–7 is 
amended by striking the phrase ‘‘under the authority of Sec-
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tion 504 of the Rescissions Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–
19)’’ in the proviso. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide a 
report to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources 
and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on 
Resources and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives detailing the Secretary’s intent regarding the direct 
sale of 983 acres in Clark County, Nevada, known as Lake 
Las Vegas Phase II. 
CHAPTER 5
SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For an additional amount for the Employment and 
Training Administration, ‘‘Training and Employment 
Services’’ to carry out activities authorized under section 
171(b) of the Workforce Investment Act, $1,000,000: Pro-
vided, That such sum shall be for the Jobs for America’s 
Graduates (JAG) school-to-work program for at-risk young 
people.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES 
The matter under the heading ‘‘Department of Health 
and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, Health Resources and Services’’, in Public 
Law 108–7 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Heart Beat, New Bloomfield, 
PA,’’ and inserting ‘‘Heart Beat, Millerstown, PA,’’ 
in lieu thereof; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Tressler Lutheran Services, 
Harrisburg, PA, for abstinence education and related 
services’’ and inserting ‘‘DIAKON Lutheran Social 
Ministries, Allentown, PA, for abstinence education 
and related services in Cumberland and Dauphin 
counties’’ in lieu thereof; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Community Ministries of the 
Lutheran Home at Topton, Reading, PA, for absti-
nence education and related services’’ and inserting 
‘‘DIAKON Lutheran Social Ministries of Allentown, 
PA, for abstinence education and related services in 
Berks county’’ in lieu thereof; 
(4) by striking ‘‘$298,153,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$296,638,000’’ in the first proviso; and
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(5) by inserting after ‘‘a study regarding deliv-
ery of pediatric health care in northeastern Okla-
homa,’’ ‘‘$225,000 is available for the Mental Health 
Association of Tarrant County, Ft. Worth, Texas to 
provide school-based mental health education to 
schools in Tarrant County, $200,000 is available for 
the AIDS Research Institute at the University of 
California, San Francisco for a Developing Country 
Medical Program to facilitate clinician exchange be-
tween the United States and developing countries, 
$1,000,000 is available for the Geisinger Health Sys-
tem, Harrisburg, PA to establish centers of excellence 
for the treatment of autism’’. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
The matter under the heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary, 
Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’’, in 
Public Law 108–7 is amended by striking ‘‘, to remain 
available until expended’’ after the ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 
GENERAL PROVISION 
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
(a) In addition to the authority provided in section 
215 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7, Division G), in order for
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the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out 
international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and 
other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, 
and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2003, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services may exercise 
authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of 
State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669(c)). 
(b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of 
Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section 
is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) and other 
applicable statutes administered by the Department of 
State. 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 
The matter under the heading ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation, School Improvement Programs’’, in Public Law 
108–7 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$8,052,957,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$8,053,507,000’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$508,100,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$537,100,000’’;
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(3) by striking ‘‘$4,132,167,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$4,233,167,000’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘$814,660,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$815,210,000’’; and, 
(5) by striking ‘‘$212,160,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$212,710,000’’. 
In the statement of the managers of the committee of 
conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108–7; 
House Report 108–10), in the matter in title III of Division 
G, relating to the Fund for the Improvement of Education 
under the heading ‘‘School Improvement Programs’’—
(1) the provision specifying $150,000 for Illinois 
State Board of Education, Springfield, Illinois, for 
computers, hardware and software for the implemen-
tation of Fast ForWord reading program to the Pleas-
ant Plains Community Unit District #8 and Pleas-
ant Plain Illinois District #18 shall be deemed to 
read as follows: ‘‘Illinois State Board of Education, 
Springfield, Illinois, for implementation of Fast 
ForWord reading program to the Pleasant Plains 
Community Unit District #8 and for improving 
mathematics achievement in Peoria School District 
#150 
and 
Jacksonville 
School 
District 
#117, 
$150,000’’;
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(2) the provision specifying $2,000,000 for 
Pinellas County Florida School District, St. Peters-
burg, Florida, for technology for Title I schools shall 
be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘St. Petersburg College, 
St. Petersburg, Florida, for the Pinellas County Epi-
Center, $2,000,000’’; 
(3) the provision specifying $500,000 for the St. 
Louis Children’s Museum, MO, for a collaborative 
project with the St. Louis Public Library to create 
interactive exhibits and educational programs shall be 
deleted; 
(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’’;
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(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’’; 
(8) the provision specifying $200,000 for Tensas 
Reunion, Inc., Newellton, LA, for instructional tech-
nology training, and after school programs at the 
Tensas Charter School shall be deemed to read: 
‘‘Tensas Reunion, Inc., Newellton, LA, for the 
TREES Project in Tensas Parish, including activities 
such as the purchase of computers and educational 
software, tutoring, and workshops to promote paren-
tal involvement, $200,000’’; 
(9) the provision specifying $250,000 for Com-
munity School District 8, Flushing, NY, for after-
school programs shall be deemed to read: ‘‘Community 
School District 8, Bronx, NY, for after-school pro-
grams, $250,000’’;
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(10) the provision specifying $20,000 for 
Westside High School, Bakersfield, California, for 
equipment shall be deemed to read: ‘‘West High 
School, 
Bakersfield, 
California, 
for 
equipment, 
$20,000’’; 
(11) the provision specifying $1,000,000 for the 
National Science Center Foundation, Atlanta, Geor-
gia, for educational technology and other purposes 
shall be deemed to read: ‘‘National Science Center 
Foundation, Augusta, Georgia, for educational tech-
nology and other purposes, $1,000,000’’; 
(12) the provision specifying $200,000 for the 
Golden Gate National Parks Association, San Fran-
cisco, CA, for environmental education programs at 
the Crissy Field Center shall be deemed to read: 
‘‘Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, San 
Francisco, CA, for environmental education programs 
at the Crissy Field Center, $200,000’’ and a provision 
shall be added that reads: ‘‘Beresford Community 
Education in Beresford, SD to expand community 
education programs, $150,000’’; 
(13) the provision specifying $100,000 for the 
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, for the 
Tampa Bay Consortium for the Development of Edu-
cational Leaders and the Preparation and Recruit-
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ment of Teachers shall be deemed to read: ‘‘University 
of South Florida, Tampa, FL, for the Tampa Bay 
Consortium for the Development of Educational Lead-
ers, $100,000’’; 
(14) the provision specifying $25,000 for the 
Meredith-Dunn Learning Disabilities Center, Inc., 
Louisville, Kentucky for technology shall be deemed to 
read as follows: ‘‘Meredith-Dunn Learning Disabil-
ities Center, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky for school 
counseling services, $25,000’’; 
(15) the provision specifying $40,000 for the Fa-
ther Maloney’s Boys Haven, Louisville, Kentucky for 
technology shall be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘Father 
Maloney’s Boys Haven, Louisville, Kentucky for an 
educational program, $40,000’’; 
(16) the provision specifying $50,000 for the Joel 
II Restoration Ministries for education programs 
shall be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘Joel II Restora-
tion Outreach, Inc. for education programs, $50,000’’; 
and 
(17) the provision specifying $1,500,000 for the 
City of Upland, California, for after school programs 
shall be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘YMCA of the City 
of Upland, California, for after-school activities, 
$1,500,000’’.
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HIGHER EDUCATION 
The matter under the heading ‘‘Higher Education’’, in 
Public Law 108–7 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$2,100,701,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,100,151,000’’; and, 
(2) by striking ‘‘$140,599,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$140,049,000’’. 
In the statement of the managers of the committee of con-
ference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108–7; 
House Report 108–10), in the matter in title III of Division 
G, relating to the Fund for the Improvement of Postsec-
ondary Education under the heading ‘‘Higher Edu-
cation’’—
(1) the second reference to the provision speci-
fying $1,000,000 for the University of Massachusetts-
Boston to purchase research equipment and tech-
nology infrastructure shall be deleted; 
(2) the provision specifying $500,000 for Har-
ford County Public Schools, Bel Air, MD, for support 
of a math and science magnet school program at Ab-
erdeen High School shall be deleted and a provision 
shall be added that reads: ‘‘American Academy of 
Liberal Education, Washington, D.C., to develop 
projects and survey best practices in the study of
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American democracy and principles of free govern-
ment at colleges and universities, $100,000’’; 
(3) the provision specifying $100,000 for Slip-
pery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, for Knowl-
edge Pointe at Cranberry Woods, as part of an initia-
tive to provide life-long educational services to Pitts-
burgh’s regional industry and community residents 
shall be deemed to read as follows: ‘‘Regional Learn-
ing Alliance, Marshall Township in Allegheny Coun-
ty, PA, as part of an initiative to provide life-long 
educational services to Pittsburgh’s regional industry 
and community residents, $200,000’’; 
(4) the provision specifying $150,000 for 
Beresford Community Education in Beresford, SD to 
expand community education programs shall be de-
leted; 
(5) the provision specifying $100,000 for Slip-
pery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, 
for the North Hill Educational Alliance shall be de-
leted; and 
(6) the provision specifying $250,000 to the Na-
tional Aviary Conservation Education Technology In-
tegration in Pittsburgh shall be deemed to read as fol-
lows: ‘‘National Aviary Conservation Education Tech-
nology Integration in Pittsburgh, for the Remote
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Audio-Visual Engagement Network (RAVEN) project, 
$250,000’’. 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
GENERAL PROVISION 
Section 1707(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6537(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘17’’ and inserting ‘‘19’’. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
The matter under the heading ‘‘Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service, Domestic Volunteer Service 
Programs, Operating Expenses’’, in Public Law 108–7 is 
amended by inserting ‘‘for activities authorized by section 
122 of Part C of Title I and Part E of Title II of the Domes-
tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973’’ after ‘‘in this Act’’. 
CHAPTER 6
SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
CAPITOL POLICE 
TRANSFER OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE. Section 
1015(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2003, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or, if earlier, on February 
20, 2005’’ before the period.
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CHAPTER 7
SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY AND 
GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
(a) Section 336 of Division I of Public Law 108–7 
is amended by striking ‘‘transportation management’’ and 
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘urbanized’’. 
(b) Section 321 of Division I of Public Law 108–7 is 
amended by—
(1) inserting ‘‘or underneath’’ in subsection 
(q)(2) before ‘‘the Class B airspace’’; 
(2) deleting ‘‘has sufficient capacity and’’ in 
subsection (q)(3) after ‘‘Title 49’’; and 
(3) inserting ‘‘passenger’’ in subsection (q)(3) be-
fore ‘‘delays’’. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 701. It is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) the asset acquisition of Trans World Airlines 
by American Airlines was a positive action that 
should be commended; 
(2) although the acquisition was a positive ac-
tion, the combination of the 2 airlines has resulted in 
a difficult seniority integration for the majority of the 
employee groups involved;
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(3) airline layoffs from American Airlines should 
be conducted in a manner that maintains the max-
imum level of fairness and equitable treatment for all 
parties involved; and 
(4) American Airlines should encourage its em-
ployee groups to integrate all employees in a manner 
that is fair and equitable for all parties involved. 
SEC. 702. No provision of this Act may be construed 
as altering or amending the force or effect of any of the 
following provisions of law as currently applied:
(1) Sections 2631 and 2631a of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) Sections 901(b) and 901b of the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1241(b), 1241f). 
(3) Public Resolution Numbered 17, Seventy-
third Congress (48 Stat. 500). 
(4) Any other similar provision of law requiring 
the use of privately owned United States flag commer-
cial vessels for certain transportation purposes of the 
United States.
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CHAPTER 8
SUBCOMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
The referenced statements of managers under the head-
ing ‘‘Community development fund’’ in title II of Public 
Law 108–7 under grant No. 26 under the Neighborhoods 
Initiative program is amended by striking ‘‘Glendale, Mon-
tana’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Gendive, Montana’’. 
The referenced statements of managers under the head-
ing ‘‘Community development fund’’ in title II of Public 
Law 106–377 is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000 for Light 
of Life Ministries in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for 
infrastructure improvements at the Serenity Village home-
less programs’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$200,000 for 
Light of Life Ministries in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 
for renovation and infrastructure improvements for a home-
less service center on Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh’’. 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
Under the heading ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ in title II 
of Public Law 108–7, strike out in the eighth proviso ‘‘and 
all other statutes and regulations related to the obligation
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and expenditure of funds made available in this, or any 
other Act’’ and strike out in the eleventh proviso ‘‘and all 
other statutes and regulations governing the obligation and 
expenditure of funds made available in this or any other 
Act’’. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
To liquidate obligations previously incurred by the 
Corporation for National and Community Service (‘‘Cor-
poration’’), up to $64,000,000 is provided to the National 
Service Trust: Provided, That the Corporation may use 
these funds only to liquidate the deficiency that it has al-
ready incurred and that these funds are not available for 
obligation, or to liquidate obligations, for any other purpose 
whatsoever: Provided further, That the Corporation may 
not use these funds unless and until it reports these over-
obligations to the Congress and the President in accordance 
with the requirements of the Antideficiency Act and the 
guidance of the Office of Management and Budget in OMB 
Circular A–11 (2002): Provided further, That the second 
proviso under the heading ‘‘Corporation for National and 
Community Service’’ in Public Law 108–7 is deemed to be 
amended by inserting after ‘‘section 501(a)(4)’’ the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘with not less than $2,500,000 for the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer to enact financial reform in the 
Corporation, without regard to the provisions of section 
501(a)(4)(B) of the Act’’. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
The first sentence under this heading in Public Law 
108–7 is amended by striking ‘‘$320,000,000’’ and inserting 
in lieu thereof: ‘‘$330,000,000’’. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall adjust 
each ‘‘maximum annual fee payable’’ pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
136a–1(i)(5) (D) and (E) in a manner such that Mainte-
nance Fee collections made to reach the level authorized in 
division K of Public Law 108–7 shall be established in the 
same proportion as those Maintenance Fee collections au-
thorized in Public Law 107–73. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE 
SEC. 201. The Secretary of the Army, acting through 
the Chief of Engineers, shall use $3,300,000 of funds avail-
able under the Construction, General appropriation, Corps 
of Engineers, Civil, to continue dam safety and seepage sta-
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bility correction measures for the Waterbury Dam, Vermont 
project. 
TITLE III—COLUMBIA ORBITER MEMORIAL ACT 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Columbia Orbiter Me-
morial Act’’. 
SEC. 302. CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL TO CREW OF CO-
LUMBIA ORBITER AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL 
CEMETERY. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Army shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, construct 
at an appropriate place in Arlington National Cemetery, 
Virginia, a memorial marker honoring the seven members 
of the crew of the Columbia Orbiter who died on February 
1, 2003, over the State of Texas during the landing of space 
shuttle mission STS–107. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount appro-
priated or otherwise made available by title II of the De-
partment of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
107–248) under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTE-
NANCE, ARMY’’, $500,000 shall be available for the construc-
tion of the memorial marker required by subsection (a).
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SEC. 303. DONATIONS FOR MEMORIAL FOR CREW OF CO-
LUMBIA ORBITER. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DONATIONS.—The Admin-
istrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion may accept gifts and donations of services, money, and 
property (including personal, tangible, or intangible prop-
erty) for the purpose of an appropriate memorial or monu-
ment to the seven members of the crew of the Columbia Or-
biter who died on February 1, 2003, over the State of Texas 
during the landing of space shuttle mission STS–107, 
whether such memorial or monument is constructed by the 
Administrator or is the memorial marker required by sec-
tion 302. 
(b) TRANSFER.—(1) The Administrator may transfer 
to the Secretary of the Army any services, money, or prop-
erty accepted by the Administrator under subsection (a) for 
the purpose of the construction of the memorial marker re-
quired by section 302. 
(2) Any moneys transferred to the Secretary under 
paragraph (1) shall be merged with amounts in the account 
referred to in subsection (b) of section 302, and shall be 
available for the purpose referred to in that subsection. 
(c) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 
Administrator to accept gifts and donations under sub-
section (a) shall expire five years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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TITLE IV—AVIATION INDUSTRY 
RELIEF PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SECURITY SERVICE 
FEES. 
The Undersecretary of Homeland Security for Border 
and Transportation Security shall not impose the fees au-
thorized by section 44940(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
during the period beginning on April 1, 2003, and ending 
on September 30, 2003. 
SEC. 402. REIMBURSEMENT OF AIRLINES FOR CERTAIN IN-
CREASED SECURITY COSTS. 
There are appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation for fiscal year 2003 $1,000,000,000, such sums to re-
main available until expended, $600,000,000 of which shall 
be used to reimburse each air carrier engaged in air trans-
portation and intrastate air transportation of passengers 
for compensation (as such terms are used in subtitle VII 
of title 49, United States Code) for the amount by which 
the costs incurred by such air carrier during calendar year 
2002 in complying with aviation security requirements im-
posed by Federal law, including requirements imposed by 
the Transportation Security Administration, exceeded the 
aviation security costs the carrier would have incurred dur-
ing that year in the absence of those requirements, and 
$400,000,000 of which shall be used to reimburse each such
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air carrier for the amount by which the costs incurred by 
the air carrier during calendar year 2003 exceeded the avia-
tion security costs the carrier would have incurred during 
that year in the absence of those requirements, such costs 
to be determined by studies conducted by the air carriers 
in accordance with guidelines to be developed, within 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, by the Under-
secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transpor-
tation Security in consultation with the Secretary of Trans-
portation, describing in detail, by function, amount, and 
class (including operating expenses, capital expenditures, 
and one time and recurring costs), the costs for which reim-
bursement is sought: Provided, That the Inspector General 
of the Department of Transportation certifies the guidelines 
as being appropriate to determine such costs: Provided fur-
ther, That the Inspector General certifies as complete and 
accurate all claims submitted by an air carrier for reim-
bursement under this section, and: Provided further, That 
if the sum of the costs to be reimbursed to all such air car-
riers for 2002 exceeds $600,000,000, the amount of the reim-
bursement to each such carrier shall be an amount that 
bears the same ratio to $600,000,000 as the reimbursable 
cost of that carrier bears to the sum of the reimbursable 
costs of all such carriers for that year, and if the sum of 
the costs to be reimbursed to all such air carriers for 2003
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exceeds $400,000,000, the amount of the reimbursement to 
each such carrier shall be an amount that bears the same 
ratio to $400,000,000 as the reimbursable cost of that car-
rier bears to the sum of the reimbursable costs of all such 
carriers for that year. 
SEC. 403. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR COCKPIT DOOR REIM-
BURSEMENT. 
In addition to amounts appropriated under the pre-
ceding section, there are appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation $100,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to compensate air carriers for the direct costs asso-
ciated with the strengthening of flight deck doors and locks 
on aircraft required by section 104(a)(1)(B) of the Aviation 
and Transportation Security Act. 
SEC. 404. AIRPORT SECURITY EXPENSES AND INVESTMENT. 
There are appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation $375,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
be made available, after consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, to airports for operating expenses and 
capital investment related to improvements in aviation se-
curity: Provided, That the amounts made available for cap-
ital expenses shall be made available to airport sponsors, 
as such term is used in chapter 471 of title 49, United 
States Code, on such terms and conditions, and pursuant 
to such applications, similar to the terms, conditions, and
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applications applicable to amounts made available under 
that chapter. 
SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE AUTHOR-
ITY. 
(a) EXTENSION OF POLICIES.—Section 44302(f)(1) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘2003,’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2004,’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF LIABILITY LIMITATION.—Section 
44303(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2003,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2004,’’. 
(c) EXTENSION
OF AUTHORITY.—Section 44310 of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘2003.’’ and inserting 
‘‘2004.’’. 
SEC. 406. LIMIT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REQUIRED 
FOR EXTENDED WAR RISK INSURANCE COV-
ERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of 
law to the contrary, the Secretary of Transportation may 
not provide insurance or reinsurance under chapter 443 of 
title 49, United States Code, after August 31, 2003, and 
before January 1, 2005, to an air carrier operating aircraft 
for the transportation of passengers for compensation unless 
that air carrier executes a contract with the Secretary 
under which the air carrier agrees that—
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(1) it will not provide total compensation during 
the 12-month period beginning on April 1, 2003, or 
the subsequent 12-month period, to an executive offi-
cer in an amount equal to more than the annual sal-
ary paid to that officer during the air carrier’s fiscal 
year 2002; and 
(2) if the air carrier violates its agreement under 
paragraph (1), it will pay to the Secretary of the 
Treasury, within 60 days after the date on which the 
violation occurs, an amount, determined by the Sec-
retary of Transportation, equal to the difference be-
tween—
(A) the amount it paid for insurance pro-
vided or reinsured under chapter 443 of such 
title for the 12-month period in which the viola-
tion occurred; and 
(B) the amount it would have paid for the 
same or similar insurance coverage for that pe-
riod if the insurance had not been provided or 
reinsured under that chapter. 
(b) EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EMPLOYED FOR LESS THAN 
12 MONTHS IN FISCAL YEAR 2002 OR WHOSE EMPLOY-
MENT COMMENCED AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2002.—For the 
purpose of applying subsection (a)(1) to an executive offi-
cer—
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(1) who was employed by an air carrier for less 
than 12 months during the air carrier’s fiscal year 
2002, or whose employment began after the last day 
of the last fiscal year of such air carrier ending before 
the date of enactment of this Act—
(A) the salary paid to that executive officer 
in that air carrier’s fiscal year 2002, or in the 
next fiscal year of that air carrier (if such next 
fiscal year began before the date of enactment of 
this Act), respectively, shall be determined as an 
annual rate of pay; 
(B) that annual rate of pay shall be treated 
as if it were the annual salary paid to that exec-
utive officer during that air carrier’s fiscal year 
2002; and 
(C) that executive officer shall be deemed to 
have been employed during that fiscal year; and 
(2) whose employment begins after the date of 
enactment of this Act—
(A) the annual salary at which that execu-
tive officer is first employed by an air carrier 
may not exceed the maximum salary paid to 
any executive officer by that air carrier during 
that air carrier’s fiscal year 2002 with the same 
or similar responsibilities;
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(B) that salary shall be treated as if it were 
the annual salary paid to the executive officer 
during that air carrier’s fiscal year 2002; and 
(C) the executive officer shall be deemed to 
have been employed by that air carrier during 
that air carrier’s fiscal year 2002. 
(c) AUDIT AUTHORITY.—The Comptroller General, or 
any of the Comptroller General’s duly authorized represent-
atives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and exam-
ination to any books, accounts, documents, papers, and 
records of such air carriers that relate to the information 
required to implement subsection (a). The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall transmit a report of any investigation conducted 
under this subsection to the Senate Committee on Appro-
priations, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, the House of Representatives Committee on 
Appropriations, and the House of Representatives Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, together with 
a certification as to whether the Comptroller General has 
had access to sufficient information to make informed judg-
ments on the matters covered by the report. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The term ‘‘executive 
officer’’ means a named executive officer (as that term 
is used in section 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K pro-
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mulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission 
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 C.F.R. 
229.402(a)(3))). 
(2) TOTAL
COMPENSATION.—The term ‘‘total 
compensation’’ has the meaning given that term by 
section 104(b) of the Air Transportation Safety and 
System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note), but 
does not include amounts paid, under a contract, re-
tirement plan, or other legally binding arrangement 
in effect on March 26, 2003, to an executive officer on 
account of that executive’s retirement or termination 
of employment. 
SEC. 407. GAO REPORT ON AIRLINES ACTIONS TO IMPROVE 
FINANCES AND ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSA-
TION. 
(a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that the United 
States government has by law provided substantial finan-
cial assistance to United States commercial airlines in the 
form of war risk insurance and reinsurance and other eco-
nomic benefits and has imposed substantial economic and 
regulatory burdens on those airlines. In order to determine 
the economic viability of the domestic commercial airline 
industry and to evaluate the need for additional measures 
or the modification of existing laws, the Congress needs
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more frequent information and independently verified in-
formation about the financial condition of these airlines. 
(b) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Comptroller General 
shall prepare a semiannual report to the Congress—
(1) analyzing measures being taken by air car-
riers engaged in air transportation and intrastate air 
transportation (as such terms are used in subtitle VII 
of title 49, United States Code) to reduce costs and 
to improve their earnings and profits and balance 
sheets; and 
(2) stating—
(A) the total compensation (as defined in 
section 104(b) of the Air Transportation Safety 
and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note)) paid by the air carrier to each officer or 
employee of that air carrier to whom that section 
applies for the period to which the report relates; 
and 
(B) the terms and value (determined on the 
basis of the closing price of the stock on the last 
business day of the period to which the report re-
lates) of any stock options awarded to such offi-
cer during that period. 
(c) GAO AUTHORITY.—In order to compile the reports 
required by subsection (b), the Comptroller General, or any
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of the Comptroller General’s duly authorized representa-
tives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and exam-
ination to any books, accounts, documents, papers, and 
records of such air carriers that relate to the information 
required to compile the reports. The Comptroller General 
shall submit with each such report a certification as to 
whether the Comptroller General has had access to sufficient 
information to make informed judgments on the matters 
covered by the report. 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall transmit the compilation of reports required by 
subsection (c) to Senate Committee on Appropriations, the 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, the House of Representatives Committee on Appro-
priations, and the House of Representatives Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure. 
SEC. 408. AIR CARRIERS TO SUBMIT OPERATIONAL EX-
PENSE REDUCTION PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each air carrier that receives fi-
nancial assistance under this Act shall transmit a plan to 
the Comptroller General within 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act that, if implemented, will reduce that 
air carrier’s annual operating expenses by an amount equal 
to the greater of—
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(1) 10 percent of that carrier’s annual operating 
expenses determined as of June 15, 2002; or 
(2) the amount of financial assistance that air 
carrier has received or will receive under this Act. 
(b) OPERATING EXPENSES.—In determining annual 
operating expenses for purposes of this section, an air car-
rier shall compute operating expenses attributable to fuel 
on the basis of the average price of such fuel for June 15, 
2002. 
SEC. 409. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION FOR DISPLACED AIR-
LINE RELATED WORKERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘eligible individual’’ means an in-
dividual whose eligibility for temporary extended un-
employment compensation under the Temporary Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–147; 116 Stat. 21), as amended by 
Public Law 108–1 (117 Stat. 3), is or would be based 
on the exhaustion of regular compensation, entitle-
ment to which was based in whole or in part on 
qualifying employment performed during such indi-
vidual’s base period; 
(2) the term ‘‘qualifying employment’’, with re-
spect to an eligible individual, means employment—
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(A) with an air carrier, employment at a 
facility at an airport, that involves the provision 
of transportation to or from an airport, or with 
an upstream producer or supplier for an air car-
rier; and 
(B) as determined by the Secretary, separa-
tion from which was due, in whole or in part, 
to—
(i) reductions in service by an air car-
rier as a result of a terrorist action or secu-
rity measure; 
(ii) a closure of an airport in the 
United States as a result of a terrorist ac-
tion or security measure; or 
(iii) a military conflict with Iraq that 
has been authorized by Congress; 
(3) the term ‘‘air carrier’’ means an air carrier 
that holds a certificate issued under chapter 411 of 
title 49, United States Code; 
(4) the term ‘‘upstream producer’’ means a firm 
that performs additional, value-added, production 
processes, including firms that perform final assem-
bly, finishing, or packaging of articles, for another 
firm;
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(5) the term ‘‘supplier’’ means a firm that pro-
duces component parts for, or articles and contract 
services considered to be a part of the production 
process or services for, another firm; 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Labor; and 
(7) the term ‘‘terrorist action or security meas-
ure’’ means a terrorist attack on the United States on 
September 11, 2001, or a security measure taken in 
response to such attack. 
(b) ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.—In the 
case of an eligible employee, the Temporary Extended Un-
employment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–
147; 116 Stat. 21), as amended by Public Law 108–1 (117 
Stat. 3), shall be applied as if it had been amended in ac-
cordance with subsection (c). 
(c) MODIFICATIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(b), the Temporary Extended Unemployment Com-
pensation 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 subsection.
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(2) PROGRAM EXTENSION.—Deem section 208 of 
the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensa-
tion 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 title 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 remaining 
in an account established under section 203 as of De-
cember 28, 2003, temporary extended unemployment 
compensation shall continue to be payable to such in-
dividual from such amounts for any week beginning 
after such date for which the individual meets the eli-
gibility requirements of this title, including such com-
pensation payable by reason of amounts deposited in 
such account after such date pursuant to the applica-
tion of subsection (c) of such section.
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No compensation shall be 
payable by reason of paragraph (1) for any week be-
ginning after December 26, 2004.’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
WEEKS
OF
BENEFITS.—Deem 
section 203 of the Temporary Extended Unemploy-
ment Compensation Act of 2002, as amended by Pub-
lic Law 108–1 (117 Stat. 3), to be amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘150’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘13’’ and inserting 
‘‘39’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘1⁄3 
of’’ after ‘‘equal to’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
MODIFICATIONS
DE-
SCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (3).—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments de-
scribed in paragraph (3)—
(i) shall be deemed to have taken effect 
as if included in the enactment of the Tem-
porary Extended Unemployment Compensa-
tion Act of 2002; but 
(ii) shall be treated as applying only 
with respect to weeks of unemployment be-
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ginning on or after the date of enactment 
this Act, subject to subparagraph (B). 
(B) SPECIAL RULES.—In the case of an eli-
gible individual for whom a temporary extended 
unemployment account was established before the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Temporary Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 
(as amended by this section) shall be applied 
subject to the following: 
(i) Any amounts deposited in the indi-
vidual’s temporary extended unemployment 
compensation account by reason of section 
203(c) of such Act (commonly known as 
‘‘TEUC–X amounts’’) before the date of en-
actment of this Act shall be treated as 
amounts deposited by reason of section 
203(b) of such Act (commonly known as 
‘‘TEUC amounts’’), as deemed to have been 
amended by paragraph (3)(A). 
(ii) 
For 
purposes 
of 
determining 
whether the individual is eligible for any 
TEUC–X amounts under such Act, as 
deemed to be amended by this subsection—
(I) 
any 
determination 
made 
under section 203(c) of such Act before
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the application of the amendment de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(B) shall be 
disregarded; and 
(II) any such determination shall 
instead be made by applying section 
203(c) of such Act, as deemed to be 
amended by paragraph (3)(B)—
(aa) as of the time that all 
amounts established in such ac-
count in accordance with section 
203(b) of such Act (as deemed to 
be amended under this subsection, 
and including any amounts de-
scribed in clause (i)) are in fact 
exhausted, except that 
(bb) if such individual’s ac-
count was both augmented by and 
exhausted 
of 
all 
TEUC–X 
amounts before the date of enact-
ment of this Act, such determina-
tion shall be made as if exhaus-
tion (as described in section 
203(c)(1) of such Act) had not oc-
curred until such date of enact-
ment.