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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4137 
To authorize additional appropriations to the National Institutes of Health 
for research on the early detection of and the reduction of mortality 
rates attributed to breast cancer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2005 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize additional appropriations to the National Insti-
tutes of Health for research on the early detection of 
and the reduction of mortality rates attributed to breast 
cancer. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Better Screening Test 
for Women Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RE-
SEARCH ON BREAST CANCER BY THE NA-
TIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. 
Section 417B(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 285a–8(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) For the purpose of conducting and 
supporting clinical research and related activi-
ties under section 417(c)(1)(B) concerning 
early detection and screening methods for 
breast cancer, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2010. Such authorization of ap-
propriations is in addition to any other author-
ization of appropriations that is available for 
such purpose. 
‘‘(D) For the purpose of conducting and 
supporting research and data collection regard-
ing the link between early detection of breast 
cancer and reduction of mortality rates attrib-
uted to breast cancer, there are authorized to 
be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010. Such authorization 
of appropriations is in addition to any other au-
thorization of appropriations that is available 
for such purpose.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4138 
To provide for the establishment of a program of assistance to States for 
consultations with respect to weatherization and energy efficiency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2005 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a program of assistance 
to States for consultations with respect to weatherization 
and energy efficiency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weatherization Assist-
ance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish a program to provide assistance to States 
for consultations with respect to weatherization and en-
ergy efficiency of residences and small businesses. Under
the program, States shall provide information and rec-
ommendations for achieving greater energy efficiency, but 
shall not provide equipment or labor to achieve energy effi-
ciency improvements. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) STATES.—A State shall be eligible for as-
sistance under this section if it receives funding 
under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act 
of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.). 
(2) 
RECIPIENTS.—Residential 
consultations 
shall be provided through the program established 
under this section only with respect to residences for 
which the household income does not exceed 200 
percent of the State median income for households 
of the same size. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘small businesses’’ means small business concerns 
within the meaning of section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632). 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Energy for carrying out this Act $200,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4533 
To assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States 
citizenship, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2005 
Mr. CUMMINGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United 
States citizenship, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kendell Frederick Citi-
zenship Assistance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR FINGERPRINTS 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
regulation, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall use
the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time the 
individual enlists in the Armed Forces to satisfy any re-
quirement for fingerprints as part of an application for 
naturalization if the individual— 
(1) may be naturalized as provided in section 
328 or 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1439 or 1440); 
(2) was fingerprinted in accordance with the re-
quirements of the Department of Defense at the 
time the individual enlisted in the Armed Forces; 
and 
(3) submits an application for naturalization 
not later than 12 months after the date the indi-
vidual enlisted in the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 3. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON NATURALIZATION. 
(a) MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.— 
(1) CITIZENSHIP ADVOCATE.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall establish the position of Citizenship 
Advocate at each Military Entry Processing Station 
to provide information on the naturalization process 
for members of the Armed Forces to such members. 
An individual appointed as a Citizenship Advocate 
may be a civilian. 
(2) WRITTEN
MATERIALS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that written information de-
scribing the naturalization process for members of 
the Armed Forces is provided to each individual who 
is not a citizen of the United States at the time that 
the individual enlists in the Armed Forces. 
(b) OTHER INFORMATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date that a modification to the law or regulations 
related to the naturalization process becomes effective, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the appro-
priate application form for naturalization, the instructions 
and guidebook for obtaining naturalization, and the Inter-
net website maintained by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity to reflect such modification. 
SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on the implementation of this 
Act by Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary 
of Defense, including studying any technology that may 
be used to improve the efficiency of the naturalization 
process for members of the Armed Forces. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to Congress a report on 
the study required by subsection (a). The report shall in-
clude any recommendations of the Comptroller General for
the above-mentioned post-hurricane environmental 
hazards. 
(14) The Federal Government should take a 
leadership role in protecting the public from environ-
mental contaminants and infectious materials that 
pose a threat to public health and safety. 
SEC. 103. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this title are: 
(1) To establish a plan— 
(A) to test, assess and aggregate collected 
data to determine the location and level of 
threat to public health and safety from environ-
mental contaminants and hazardous materials 
released into the environment as a result of 
hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and resultant 
flooding; 
(B) to ensure that returning residents, re-
sponders and clean-up crews as well as govern-
ment officials are informed of these threats to 
public health and safety and have access to the 
information and equipment necessary to mini-
mize or eliminate that threat; 
(C) to ensure that responders and clean-up 
crews are properly trained and equipped for 
their mission; and
(D) to ensure that the threat from environ-
mental contaminants and hazardous materials 
is removed through environmental clean-up. 
(2) To help set common standards for the envi-
ronmental clean-up process across agencies and lev-
els of government. 
SEC. 104. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP, AND 
RIGHT-TO-KNOW REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT
AND
CLEANUP
FUNDING
FOR 
SUPERFUND AND OTHER HAZARDOUS SITES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in 
this title as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall use funds ap-
propriated under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) and funds provided to the Adminis-
trator in response to Hurricane Katrina for— 
(A) cleanup activities (including response 
actions in accordance with the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Li-
ability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) 
and corrective actions in accordance with the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
seq.));
(B) reconstruction and rehabilitation of 
drinking water supplies and wastewater treat-
ment plants; and 
(C) addressing potential or actual threats 
to human health or the environment arising 
from or relating to Hurricane Katrina. 
(2) PRIORITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall prioritize cleanup activities to be con-
ducted under this subsection based on the risks 
posed by a particular area in which the activi-
ties are to be conducted to human health or the 
environment. 
(B) 
RISK
IDENTIFICATION.—The 
Adminstrator shall identify major sources of en-
vironmental contamination, or environmental 
‘‘hot spots’’, including facilities of concern, and 
use zoning procedures as one method of identi-
fying priority targets: 
(i) of concern for public health and 
safety; and 
(ii) for clean-up procedures. 
(C) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the Administrator shall use 
amounts appropriated under the Robert T.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4064 
To provide for the inclusion of Department of Defense property on Santa 
Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, in the Gulf Islands National Seashore 
if the property is ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2005 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the inclusion of Department of Defense prop-
erty on Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Island, Florida, in 
the Gulf Islands National Seashore if the property is 
ever excess to the needs of the Armed Forces. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF EXCESS DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE PROPERTY ON SANTA ROSA AND 
OKALOOSA ISLAND IN GULF ISLANDS NA-
TIONAL SEASHORE. 
Section 7 of Public Law 91–660 (16 U.S.C. 459h– 
6) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There are’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) If any of the Federal land on Santa Rosa or 
Okaloosa Island, Florida, under the jurisdiction of the De-
partment of Defense is ever excess to the needs of the 
Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer, 
without reimbursement, the excess land to the administra-
tive jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall administer the transferred land 
as part of the seashore in accordance with the provisions 
of this Act.’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3904
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 4, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To prevent the elimination of certain reports.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CONFIDENTIALITY
AND
FALSE
STATE-
MENT.—The provisions of paragraphs (5) and (6) of 
subsection (c) of section 245A shall apply to applica-
tions for registration under subsection (a) in the 
same manner as they applied to applications for ad-
justment under section 245A. 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY STAY OF DEPORTATION.—The 
provisions of subsection (e)(1) of section 245A shall 
apply to aliens with respect to the application period 
and registration under subsection (a) in the same 
manner as they applied to the application period and 
applications for adjustment under subsection (a) of 
such section. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITED
FOLLOW-TO-JOIN
AUTHORITY 
FOR
FAMILY
MEMBERS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as authorizing, in the case of an 
alien registered under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) the registration of any family member 
of such alien unless such family member meets 
the requirements for such registration; or 
‘‘(B) the issuance of a nonimmigrant visa 
under section 101(a)(15)(W) to such family
member unless such family member qualifies 
for such a visa. 
‘‘(2) CHANGE IN NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICA-
TION; ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed as prohibiting the change 
of nonimmigrant classification, or adjustment to 
lawful permanent resident status, of an alien who 
is 
a 
nonimmigrant 
described 
in 
section 
101(a)(15)(W).’’. 
(b) NEW NONIMMIGRANT VISA CATEGORY.—Section 
101(a)(15) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (V), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(W) an alien who is coming temporarily to the 
United States to be employed in accordance with 
subsection (b) of section 245B, and the spouse and 
minor children of such alien if accompanying or fol-
lowing to join the alien and qualified under para-
graph (1) of such subsection to be provided non-
immigrant status under this subparagraph.’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 245A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 245B. Issuance of temporary worker visa for certain undocumented work-
er registrants.’’. 
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plan, along with a progress report on the current 
state of the environmental testing, assessment, 
clean-up and public safety efforts in the hurricane- 
devastated regions of the Gulf Coast. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT
NOTIFICATIONS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Adminis-
trator submits the initial plan and progress report 
under paragraph (1), and every 30 days thereafter, 
the Administrator shall submit to the committees re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) a subsequent progress re-
port, covering: 
(A) sampling and toxicity assessment re-
sults on a region-by-region basis; 
(B) ongoing and revised planning for noti-
fying potentially affected populations and pro-
viding proper training and equipment for han-
dling dangerous substances; 
(C) results of public health assessment and 
monitoring studies, including any reports indi-
cating illnesses possibly resulting from exposure 
to infectious materials released in the hurricane 
or local epidemics or outbreaks of disease from 
contagions; 
(D) any response actions undertaken in re-
sponse to those releases;
(E) the cost of each such response action; 
and 
(F) comprehensive costs that will likely be 
incurred in conducting future assessment and 
cleanup actions relating to Hurricane Katrina. 
(3) ADDRESSING DISEASE.—In his initial re-
port, the Administrator shall— 
(A) for inclusion in the Initial Notice 
under paragraph (1), request from the Director 
of the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices (DHHS) a status report on the work of 
agencies within the DHHS which are overseeing 
efforts to identify and prevent outbreaks of in-
fections diseases in the Gulf Coast region af-
fected by hurricanes and flooding; 
(B) for inclusion in the Initial Notice 
under paragraph (1), request from the Director 
of the Department of Energy and Minister of 
Defense a report on the status of the three level 
3 bioresearch labs affected by Hurricane 
Katrina, and any risk to public health resulting 
from the release of pathogens or test animals 
into the environment; and 
(C) include in Subsequent Notifications 
under paragraph (2), further status reports
from these Departments, as needed to track 
any identified threats to public health from in-
fectious materials or actual outbreaks of dis-
ease. 
(4) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
AND
PARTICIPA-
TION.—The Administrator shall— 
(A) make the report under this subsection 
available to— 
(i) the public; and 
(ii) the Chairman and ranking Mem-
ber of each committee of Congress with 
oversight jurisdiction over the Environ-
mental Protection Agency; and 
(B) in preparing and updating the report, 
solicit information from facility employees, com-
munity members, and other knowledgeable indi-
viduals with respect to matters covered by the 
report. 
(f) ANNUAL REVIEW.—No later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infra-
structure and Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report describing—
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ments of section 3C(a)(1), but are subject to 
the requirements of section 3C(a)(8), the 
Commission shall require real-time public 
reporting for such transactions. 
‘‘(D) REGISTERED
ENTITIES
AND
PUBLIC 
REPORTING.—The Commission may require reg-
istered entities to publicly disseminate the secu-
rity-based swap transaction and pricing data re-
quired to be reported under this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) RULEMAKING
REQUIRED.—With re-
spect to the rule providing for the public avail-
ability of transaction and pricing data for secu-
rity-based swaps described in clauses (i) and (ii) 
of subparagraph (C), the rule promulgated by the 
Commission shall contain provisions— 
‘‘(i) to ensure such information does 
not identify the participants; 
‘‘(ii) to specify the criteria for deter-
mining what constitutes a large notional se-
curity-based swap transaction (block trade) 
for particular markets and contracts; 
‘‘(iii) to specify the appropriate time 
delay for reporting large notional security- 
based swap transactions (block trades) to 
the public; and
139(c)) of an area in which such individual resides 
on the date of such disaster. 
‘‘(3) DEDUCTION ALLOWANCE PERIOD.—With 
respect to a qualified evacuation, the term ‘deduc-
tion allowance period’ means the taxable year or 
years during which the evacuation occurred and each 
of the 3 succeeding taxable years. 
‘‘(d) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No deduction 
shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense for 
which a deduction or credit is allowed under any other 
provision of this chapter. 
‘‘(e) ELECTION NOT TO HAVE SECTION APPLY.—An 
individual may elect not to have this section apply with 
respect to the qualified evacuation expenses of the indi-
vidual for any taxable year.’’. 
(2) DEDUCTION ALLOWED WHETHER OR NOT 
INDIVIDUAL
ITEMIZES
OTHER
DEDUCTIONS.—Sub-
section (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended 
by redesignating paragraph (19) (relating to health 
savings accounts) as paragraph (20) and inserting 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) 
DEDUCTION
FOR
EVACUATION
EX-
PENSES.—The deduction allowed by section 224.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of sections for subpart A of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 25D the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 25E. Evacuation expenses.’’. 
(2) The table of sections for part VII of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
striking the last item and inserting the following 
new items: 
‘‘Sec. 224. Deduction for evacuation expenses. 
‘‘Sec. 225. Cross reference.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after Au-
gust 27, 2005. 
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to contaminants, hazardous materials or infectious 
materials. 
(2) INTER-AGENCY
COORDINATION.—The Ad-
ministrator shall coordinate this program with each 
of the following agencies: 
(A) The Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, which shall be responsible for 
ensuring the health and safety of disaster re-
sponders and clean-up crews in cooperation 
with Federal, State, and local officials and pri-
vate sector organizations. 
(B) The Department of Labor, which shall 
be responsible for coordinating a response plan 
to address worker health and safety issues. 
(C) The National Institute of Occupational 
Safety and Health, which shall be ready to pro-
vide health and safety training to responders 
and clean-up crews. 
(b) EMERGENCY TRAINING.— 
(1) GUIDELINES.—The Administrator shall in-
clude in the CESTAP, guidelines to ensure that— 
(A) worksites and areas where responders 
and clean-up crews are to be sent are subject 
to a full environmental assessment and identi-
fication of hazards through onsite evaluation
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2005. 
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