[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2714 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2714

              To reauthorize the State Justice Institute.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2003

Mr. Smith of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
              To reauthorize the State Justice Institute.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Justice Institute 
Reauthorization Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 215 of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 
10713) is amended to read as follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 215. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the purposes of this title, $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005, 
2006, 2007, and 2008. Amounts appropriated for each such year are to 
remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Status of Institute.--Section 205(c) of the State Justice 
Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10704(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The Institute may purchase goods and services from the 
General Services Administration in order to carry out its functions.''.
    (b) Status as Officers and Employees of the United States.--Section 
205(d)(2) of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 
10704(d)(2)) is amended by inserting ``, notwithstanding section 8914 
of such title'' after ``(relating to health insurance)''.
    (c) Meetings.--Section 204(j) of the State Justice Institute Act of 
1984 (42 U.S.C. 10703(j)) is amended by inserting ``(on any occasion on 
which that committee has been delegated the authority to act on behalf 
of the Board)'' after ``executive committee of the Board''.
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