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Question: SECTION 1. SPECIAL DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE AND RECOVERY PERIOD FOR 
              NONCOMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Special Allowance for Noncommercial Airplanes.--
            ``(1) Additional allowance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any qualified 
                noncommercial aircraft to which this subparagraph 
                applies--
                            ``(i) the depreciation deduction provided 
                        by section 167(a) for the taxable year in which 
                        such property is placed in service shall 
                        include an allowance equal to 50 percent of the 
                        adjusted basis of the qualified noncommercial 
                        aircraft property, and
                            ``(ii) the adjusted basis of the qualified 
                        noncommercial aircraft property shall be 
                        reduced by the amount of such deduction before 
                        computing the amount otherwise allowable as a 
                        depreciation deduction under this chapter for 
                        such taxable year and any subsequent taxable 
                        year.
                    ``(B) Application to aircraft purchased in 2010 or 
                2011.--Subparagraph (A) applies to qualified 
                noncommercial aircraft property placed in service after 
                December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2012, which 
                is--
                            ``(i) acquired by the taxpayer after 
                        December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2012, 
                        but only if no written binding contract for the 
                        acquisition was in effect before January 1, 
                        2010, or
                            ``(ii) acquired by the taxpayer pursuant to 
                        a written binding contract which was entered 
                        into after December 31, 2009, and before 
                        January 1, 2012, and
            ``(2) Recovery period.--For purposes of this section--
                    ``(A) In general.--Qualified noncommercial aircraft 
                to which this subparagraph applies shall be treated as 
                3-year property.
                    ``(B) Application to aircraft purchased before 
                2015.--Subparagraph (A) applies to qualified 
                noncommercial aircraft placed in service after the date 
                of the enactment of this subsection and before January 
                1, 2015, which is--
                            ``(i) acquired by the taxpayer after the 
                        date of the enactment of this subsection and 
                        before January 1, 2015, but only if no written 
                        binding contract for the acquisition was in 
                        effect before such date of the enactment, or
                            ``(ii) acquired by the taxpayer pursuant to 
                        a written binding contract which was entered 
                        into after December 31, 2008, and before 
                        January 1, 2015, and
            ``(3) Qualified noncommercial aircraft property.--For 
        purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified 
                noncommercial aircraft property' means any aircraft--
                            ``(i) which is not used in the trade or 
                        business of transporting persons or property,
                            ``(ii) to which this section applies, and
                            ``(iii) the original use of which commences 
                        with the taxpayer after--
                                    ``(I) December 31, 2009, for 
                                purposes of paragraph (1), and
                                    ``(II) the date of the enactment of 
                                this subsection for purposes of 
                                paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) Bonus depreciation property under 
                        subsection (k).--The term `qualified 
                        noncommercial aircraft property' shall not 
                        include any property to which subsection (k)(1) 
                        applies.
                            ``(ii) Alternative depreciation property.--
                        The term `qualified noncommercial aircraft 
                        property' shall not include any property to 
                        which the alternative depreciation system under 
                        subsection (g) applies, determined--
                                    ``(I) without regard to paragraph 
                                (7) of subsection (g) (relating to 
                                election to have system apply), and
                                    ``(II) after application of section 
                                280F(b) (relating to listed property 
                                with limited business use).
                            ``(iii) Election out.--If a taxpayer makes 
                        an election under this clause with respect to 
                        any class of property for any taxable year, 
                        this subsection shall not apply to all property 
                        in such class placed in service during such 
                        taxable year.
                    ``(C) Special rule for self-constructed property.--
                In the case of a taxpayer manufacturing, constructing, 
                or producing property for the taxpayer's own use, if 
                the taxpayer begins manufacturing, constructing, or 
                producing the property--
                            ``(i) after December 31, 2009, and before 
                        January 1, 2012, for purposes of paragraph (1), 
                        and
                            ``(ii) after the date of the enactment of 
                        this subsection and before January 1, 2015, for 
                        purposes of paragraph (2),
                the requirements of paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) (as the 
                case may be) shall be treated as met.
                    ``(D) Deduction allowed in computing minimum tax.--
                For purposes of determining alternative minimum taxable 
                income under section 55, the deduction under subsection 
                (a) for qualified noncommercial aircraft property shall 
                be determined under this section without regard to any 
                adjustment under section 56.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

Answer: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) increased depreciation of qualified noncommercial aircraft property placed in service in 2010 or 2011; and (2) a three-year recovery period for the depreciation of such property placed in service before 2015. Defines "qualified noncommercial aircraft property" as any aircraft that is not used in the trade or business of transporting persons or property and that is first used after 2009. Allows such increased depreciation as an offset against the alternative minimum tax.


Question: SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' 
              DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN ADDITIONAL MILITARY 
              RETIREES WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.

    (a) Extension of Concurrent Receipt Authority to Retirees With 
Service-Connected Disabilities Rated Less Than 50 Percent.--Subsection 
(a) of section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Compensation'' in the subsection heading 
        and all that follows through ``Subject'' and inserting 
        ``Compensation.--Subject''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).
    (b) Repeal of Phase-In of Concurrent Receipt of Retired Pay and 
Veterans' Disability Compensation.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), as amended by subsection (a) of this 
        section, by striking the final sentence;
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
        subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), 
        respectively; and
            (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking 
        paragraphs (3) and (4).
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading for section 1414 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for 
              veterans' disability compensation: concurrent payment of 
              retired pay and disability compensation''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such section 
        in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:

``1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for 
                            veterans' disability compensation: 
                            concurrent payment of retired pay and 
                            disability compensation.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as of January 1, 2012, and shall apply to payments for months 
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF SERVICE ELIGIBILITY FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL 
              COMPENSATION AND CONCURRENT RECEIPT.

    (a) Eligibility for TERA Retirees.--Subsection (c) of section 1413a 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``entitled to 
retired pay who--'' and all that follows through the end of paragraph 
(1) and inserting ``who--
            ``(1) is entitled to retired pay, other than a member 
        retired under chapter 61 of this title with less than 20 years 
        of service creditable under section 1405 of this title and less 
        than 20 years of service computed under section 12732 of this 
        title; and''.
    (b) Amendments To Standardize Similar Provisions.--
            (1) Clerical and conforming amendments.--Section 1413a of 
        such title is further amended--
                    (A) in the heading for paragraph (3) of subsection 
                (b), by striking ``rules'' and inserting ``rule''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``Subsection 
                (d)'' and inserting ``Subsection (c)''.
            (2) Specification of qualified retirees for concurrent 
        receipt purposes.--Section 1414 of such title, as amended by 
        section 3, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``a member or'' and all 
                        that follows through ``is entitled'' and 
                        inserting ``an individual who is a qualified 
                        retiree for any month is entitled''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``retired pay and 
                        veterans' disability compensation'' after 
                        ``both''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
                following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Qualified retiree.--The term `qualified retiree' 
        means a member or former member of the uniformed services who, 
        with respect to any month--
                    ``(A) is entitled to retired pay, other than in the 
                case of a member retired under chapter 61 of this title 
                with less than 20 years of service creditable under 
                section 1405 of this title and less than 20 years of 
                service computed under section 12732 of this title; and
                    ``(B) is entitled to veterans' disability 
                compensation.''.
            (3) Standardization with crsc rule for chapter 61 
        retirees.--Subsection (b) of section 1414 of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Special Rules'' in the subsection 
                heading and all that follows through ``is subject to'' 
                and inserting ``Special Rule for Chapter 61 Disability 
                Retirees.--In the case of a qualified retiree who is 
                retired under chapter 61 of this title, the retired pay 
                of the member is subject to''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as of January 1, 2012, and shall apply to payments for months 
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SBP SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY 
              DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

    (a) Repeal.--
            (1) Repeal.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended as follows:
                    (A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
                    (B) In section 1451(c)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
                        (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further 
        amended as follows:
                    (A) In section 1450--
                            (i) by striking subsection (e); and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (k).
                    (B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph 
                (C).
                    (C) In section 1452--
                            (i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking 
                        ``does not apply--'' and all that follows and 
                        inserting ``does not apply in the case of a 
                        deduction made through administrative error.''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (g).
                    (D) In section 1455(c), by striking ``, 
                1450(k)(2),''.
    (b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may be paid 
to any person for any period before the effective date provided under 
subsection (f) by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a).
    (c) Prohibition on Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously 
Refunded to SBP Recipients.--A surviving spouse who is or has been in 
receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter 
II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, that is in effect 
before the effective date provided under subsection (f) and that is 
adjusted by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) and who has 
received a refund of retired pay under section 1450(e) of title 10, 
United States Code, shall not be required to repay such refund to the 
United States.
    (d) Repeal of Authority for Optional Annuity for Dependent 
Children.--Section 1448(d)(2) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Dependent children.--'' and all that 
        follows through ``In the case of a member described in 
        paragraph (1),'' and inserting ``Dependent children.--In the 
        case of a member described in paragraph (1),''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (e) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible Spouses.--
The Secretary of the military department concerned shall restore 
annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving spouse who, in 
consultation with the Secretary, previously elected to transfer payment 
of such annuity to a surviving child or children under the provisions 
of section 1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect 
on the day before the effective date provided under subsection (f). 
Such eligibility shall be restored whether or not payment to such child 
or children subsequently was terminated due to loss of dependent status 
or death. For the purposes of this subsection, an eligible spouse 
includes a spouse who was previously eligible for payment of such 
annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having attained age 
55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has been terminated by 
death, divorce or annulment.
    (f) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2011; or
            (2) the first day of the first month that begins after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION IN CONSIDERING ACTIVE 
              DUTY AND ACTIVE SERVICE FOR EARLY ELIGIBILITY FOR RECEIPT 
              OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIRED PAY.

    (a) Consideration of 90-Day Periods of Service.--Section 
12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``below 60 years of age by three months for each aggregate of 90 days 
on which such person so performs in any fiscal year after such date, 
subject to subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``, subject to subparagraph 
(C), below 60 years of age by three months for each aggregate of 90 
days on which such person serves on such active duty or performs such 
active service after such date''.
    (b) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect as of January 28, 2008, and as if included in the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110-181) as enacted.

Answer: Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013.

Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.

Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age.

Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund.

Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse.

Directs the Secretary concerned to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.

Removes the requirement that days of active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of the reserves may retire for non-regular (reserve) service must occur in the same fiscal year.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Estuarine Reserve System 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESERVE SYSTEM.

    (a) Policy.--Section 303 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1452) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) to use the National Estuarine Reserve System 
        established under section 315 to improve the understanding, 
        stewardship, and management of coastal and estuarine resources, 
        including the development, application, and transfer to local, 
        State, and Federal resources managers of innovative coastal and 
        estuarine resources management technologies and techniques.''.
    (b) Definition of Resource Stewardship.--Section 304 of such Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1453) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(19) The term `resource stewardship' means the implementation of 
management, research, and public education and outreach methods and 
techniques to ensure the long-term conservation of fish, wildlife, and 
plant resources and the maintenance of biological integrity, diversity, 
and environmental health of coastal and estuarine resources.''.
    (c) National Estuarine Reserve System.--Section 315 of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1461) is amended to read as follows:

                  ``national estuarine reserve system

    ``Sec. 315. (a) Establishment of the System.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established the National 
        Estuarine Reserve System. The System shall consist of--
                    ``(A) each component of the National Estuarine 
                Research Reserve System established by this section, as 
                in effect immediately before the enactment of the 
                National Estuarine Reserve System Act of 2003; and
                    ``(B) each national estuarine reserve designated 
                under this section.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the System and of each 
        reserve is to improve the understanding, stewardship, and 
        management of coastal and estuarine resources.
            ``(3) Designation of existing sanctuaries as reserves.--
        Each component of the National Estuarine Research Reserve 
        System referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is hereby designated as 
        a national estuarine reserve.
    ``(b) Designation of National Estuarine Reserves.--The Secretary 
may designate an area as a national estuarine reserve if--
            ``(1) the area--
                    ``(A) includes any part or all of an estuary and 
                any island, transitional area, and upland in, 
                adjoining, or adjacent to the estuary; and
                    ``(B) constitutes to the extent feasible a natural 
                unit;
            ``(2) the Government of the coastal State in which the area 
        is located nominates the area for that designation; and
            ``(3) the Secretary finds that--
                    ``(A) the area is a representative estuarine 
                ecosystem that is suitable for long-term research and 
                contributes to the biogeographical and typological 
                balance of the System;
                    ``(B) the law of the coastal State provides long-
                term protection for reserve resources to ensure a 
                stable environment for research, education, and 
                resource stewardship; and
                    ``(C) designation of the area as a reserve will 
                serve to enhance public awareness and understanding of 
                coastal and estuarine resources, and provide suitable 
                opportunities for education, interpretation, training, 
                and demonstration projects to improve management of 
                coastal and estuarine resources.
    ``(c) Coastal and Estuarine Research, Education, and Resource 
Stewardship Guidelines.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop guidelines 
        for the conduct of research, education, and resource 
        stewardship within the System that shall include--
                    ``(A) a mechanism for identifying, and establishing 
                priorities among, the coastal and estuarine management 
                issues that should be addressed through coordinated 
                research, education, and resource stewardship within 
                the System;
                    ``(B) the establishment of common principles and 
                objectives to guide the development of research, 
                education, and resource stewardship programs within the 
                System;
                    ``(C) the identification of uniform research 
                methodologies which will ensure comparability of data, 
                the broadest application of research results, and the 
                maximum use of the System for research purposes;
                    ``(D) the establishment of performance standards 
                upon which the effectiveness of the research, 
                education, and resource stewardship efforts and the 
                value of reserves within the System in addressing the 
                coastal and estuarine management issues identified in 
                subparagraph (A) may be measured; and
                    ``(E) the consideration of sources of funds for 
                coastal and estuarine research, education, and resource 
                stewardship in addition to the funds authorized under 
                this title, and strategies for encouraging the use of 
                such funds within the System, with particular emphasis 
                on mechanisms established under subsection (d).
            ``(2) Consultation.--In developing the guidelines under 
        this section, the Secretary shall consult with State 
        representatives and prominent members of the coastal and 
        estuarine research, education, and resource stewardship 
        community.
    ``(d) Promotion and Coordination of Coastal and Estuarine Research, 
Education, and Resource Stewardship.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall take such actions as 
        are necessary to promote and coordinate the use of the System 
        for coastal and estuarine research, education, and resource 
        stewardship purposes.
            ``(2) Required actions.--Actions under this subsection 
        shall include the following:
                    ``(A) Requiring that research, education, and 
                resource stewardship activities administered or 
                supported by the Secretary and relating to coastal and 
                estuarine resources give priority consideration to 
                activities that use the System.
                    ``(B) Consulting with other Federal and State 
                agencies to promote use of one or more reserves within 
                the System by such agencies when conducting coastal and 
                estuarine research, education, and resource stewardship 
                activities.
                    ``(C) Establishing partnerships with other Federal 
                and State coastal and estuarine management programs to 
                coordinate and collaborate on coastal and estuarine 
                research, education, and resource stewardship.
    ``(e) Financial Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may, in accordance with 
        such rules and regulations as the Secretary shall promulgate, 
        make grants--
                    ``(A) to a coastal State--
                            ``(i) for purposes of acquiring such lands 
                        and waters, and any property interests therein, 
                        as are necessary to ensure the appropriate 
                        long-term management of an area as a reserve 
                        and constructing appropriate reserve 
                        facilities;
                            ``(ii) for purposes of operating or 
                        managing a reserve; or
                            ``(iii) for purposes of conducting resource 
                        stewardship, educational, or interpretive 
                        activities at a reserve; and
                    ``(B) to any coastal State or public or private 
                person for purposes of--
                            ``(i) supporting research and monitoring 
                        within a reserve that are consistent with the 
                        research guidelines developed under subsection 
                        (c); or
                            ``(ii) conducting educational, 
                        interpretive, or training activities for a 
                        reserve that are consistent with the education 
                        guidelines developed under subsection (c).
            ``(2) Terms and conditions.--Financial assistance provided 
        under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate 
        to protect the interests of the United States, including 
        requiring coastal States to execute suitable title documents 
        setting forth the property interest or interests of the United 
        States in any lands and waters acquired in whole or part with 
        such financial assistance.
            ``(3) Amount of assistance.--(A) The amount of the 
        financial assistance provided under paragraph (1)(A)(i) with 
        respect to the acquisition of lands and waters, or interests 
        therein, for any one national estuarine reserve may not exceed 
        an amount equal to 50 percent of the costs of the lands, 
        waters, and interests therein.
            ``(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the amount of 
        the financial assistance provided under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) 
        and paragraph (1)(B) may not exceed 70 percent of the costs 
        incurred to achieve the purposes described in those paragraphs 
        with respect to a reserve.
            ``(ii) The amount of financial assistance provided for 
        education and interpretive activities under paragraph 
        (1)(A)(iii) or research and monitoring activities under 
        paragraph (1)(B) may be up to 100 percent of any costs for 
        activities that service the System as a whole, including 
        System-wide monitoring equipment acquisition, data management, 
and data synthesis; administration and synthesis of System-wide 
research programs; and graduate research fellowship programs.
            ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), financial 
        assistance under this subsection provided from amounts 
        recovered as a result of damage to natural resources located in 
        the coastal zone may be used to pay 100 percent of the costs of 
        activities carried out with the assistance.
            ``(4) Donations.--(A) The Secretary may--
                    ``(i) enter into cooperative agreements or 
                contracts with any nonprofit organization established 
                to benefit a reserve, authorizing the organization to 
                solicit donations to carry out projects, other than 
                general administration of the reserve or the System, 
                that are consistent with the purpose of the reserve and 
                the System; and
                    ``(ii) accept donations of funds and services for 
                use in carrying out projects, other than general 
                administration of a reserve or the System, that are 
                consistent with the purpose of the reserve and the 
                System.
            ``(B) Donations accepted under this paragraph shall be 
        considered as a gift or bequest to or for the use of the United 
        States for carrying out this section.
    ``(f) Evaluation of System Performance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall periodically 
        evaluate the operation and management of each reserve, 
        including coordination with State programs established under 
        section 306, education and interpretive activities, and the 
        research being conducted within the reserve.
            ``(2) Suspension of financial assistance.--If evaluation 
        under paragraph (1) reveals that the operation and management 
        of the reserve is deficient, or that the research, education, 
        or resource stewardship being conducted within the reserve is 
        not consistent with the guidelines developed under subsection 
        (c), the Secretary may suspend the eligibility of that reserve 
        for financial assistance under subsection (e) until the 
        deficiency or inconsistency is remedied.
            ``(3) Withdrawal of designation.--The Secretary may 
        withdraw the designation of an estuarine area as a reserve if 
        evaluation under paragraph (1) reveals that--
                    ``(A) the basis for any one or more of the findings 
                made under subsection (b)(3) regarding that area no 
                longer exists;
                    ``(B) a substantial portion of the research, 
                education, or resource stewardship conducted within the 
                area, over a period of years, has not been consistent 
                with the guidelines developed under subsection (c); or
                    ``(C) the coastal State in which the area is 
                located has not complied with the requirements of any 
                guidelines developed under subsection (c).
    ``(g) Report.--Every 2 years the Secretary shall report to the 
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
information regarding--
            ``(1) the designation of new reserves;
            ``(2) the expansion of existing reserves;
            ``(3) the status of the research, education, and resource 
        stewardship program being conducted within the System; and
            ``(4) a summary of the evaluations made under subsection 
        (f).
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Reserve.--The term `reserve' means a component of the 
        National Estuarine Reserve designated under subsection (a)(3) 
        or (b).
            ``(2) System.--The term `System' means the National 
        Estuarine Reserve System established by this section.''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 318 of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1464) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) for grants under section 315--
                    ``(A) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
                    ``(B) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    ``(C) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
                    ``(D) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
                    ``(E) $39,000,000 for fiscal year 2008''; and
            (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(d) Limitation on Grants for Acquisition and Construction for 
Reserves.--The Secretary shall ensure that of the funds provided under 
paragraph (2) of subsection (a), no more than $15,000,000 is used for 
assistance under section 315(e)(1)(A)(i).''.

Answer:
National Estuarine Reserve System Act of 2003 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to rename the National Estuarine Research Reserve System the National Estuarine Reserve System, and designates existing sanctuaries as part of the System.Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to designate additional areas as part of the System and specifies requirements for such.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) contract with an organization to solicit donations to carry out projects; and (2) accept such donations of funds and services.