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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4857 
To better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for 
protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2006 
Miss MCMORRIS (for herself, Mr. DICKS, Mr. OTTER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Washington, and Mr. WALDEN of Oregon) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To better inform consumers regarding costs associated with 
compliance for protecting endangered and threatened 
species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 
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 ‘‘Endangered Species 
Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT COMPLIANCE ESTI-
MATION AND REPORTING. 
(a) CUSTOMER INFORMATION.—To better inform 
consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for 
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protecting endangered and threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
the Administrators of the Bonneville Power Administra-
tion, the Western Area Power Administration, the South-
western Power Administration, and the Southeastern 
Power Administration shall each include in monthly bil-
lings sent to each firm’s power customer information esti-
mating and reporting the costs of each customer’s share 
of the direct and indirect costs incurred by each adminis-
tration related to compliance with the Endangered Species 
Act and activities related to such Act. 
(b) DIRECT COSTS.—Direct costs shall include Fed-
eral agency obligations related to study-related costs, cap-
ital, operation, maintenance, and replacement costs, and 
staffing costs. 
(c) INDIRECT COSTS.—Indirect costs shall include 
foregone generation and replacement power costs, includ-
ing the net costs of any transmission. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Bureau of Reclamation 
and any other affected Federal agencies shall assist the 
Administrators with the identification of the costs. 
SEC. 3. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT COMPLIANCE REPORT. 
No later than January 30 of each year, each Admin-
istrator, in coordination with the Bureau of Reclamation 
and other affected Federal agencies, shall provide an an-
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nual report to the Committee on Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate estimating direct and in-
direct costs associated with compliance with the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 on a project-by-project basis 
for the Western Area Power Administration and on a sys-
tem-wide basis for each of the other power marketing ad-
ministrations. 
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II
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 433
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
Received
AN ACT
To restore the management and personnel authority of the
Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget 
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 315 the following 
new item:
‘‘Sec. 316. Rule respecting designation of legislative provision as an emer-
gency.’’.
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‘‘(iii) The reasonableness of and ne-
cessity for future medical expenses for 
treatment of the illness or injury involved. 
‘‘(iv) The duration of and limitation 
on benefits payable under the workers’ 
compensation law or plan involved. 
‘‘(B) ITEMS AND SERVICES INCLUDED.— 
The Medicare set-aside— 
‘‘(i) shall include payment for items 
and services that are authorized for pay-
ment under this title as of the effective 
date of the workers’ compensation settle-
ment agreement involved and that are cov-
ered by the workers’ compensation law or 
plan involved; and 
‘‘(ii) is not required to provide for 
payment for items and services that are 
not described in clause (i). 
‘‘(C) PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) REQUIRED
USE
OF
WORKERS’ 
COMPENSATION FEE SCHEDULE.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except in the 
cases of a deep discount compromise 
agreement defined in clause (iii)(II), a 
Medicare set-aside deemed a qualified 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4345
AN ACT
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
to clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan
Natives who are veterans, and for other pur-
poses.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5240 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the excise tax 
on highway motor fuels when average United States retail gasoline prices 
exceed $2.75 per gallon. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2006 
Mr. MCHUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend 
the excise tax on highway motor fuels when average 
United States retail gasoline prices exceed $2.75 per 
gallon. 
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 ‘‘Gasoline Tax Relief 
Act of 2006’’. 
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H. R. 465 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 
An Act 
To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997. 
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 ‘‘Asian Elephant Conservation 
Reauthorization Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT OF ASIAN ELEPHANT 
CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997. 
(a) NOTICE
OF
APPROVAL
OF
PROJECT
PROPOSAL.—Section 
5(c)(2)(C) of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 
4264(c)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘, the Administrator, and 
each of those countries’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Administrator’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 8(b) of the Asian Ele-
phant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 8(a) of the 
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2007 through 2012’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF FUEL TAXES ON HIGHWAY MOTOR 
FUELS WHEN WEEKLY UNITED STATES RE-
TAIL GASOLINE PRICES EXCEED BENCH-
MARK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4081 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition of tax on motor 
and aviation fuels) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) SUSPENSION OF HIGHWAY MOTOR FUEL TAXES 
WHEN RETAIL GASOLINE EXCEEDS BENCHMARK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During any suspension pe-
riod, the tax imposed by section 4041 or 4081 on 
highway motor fuel shall be suspended. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) SUSPENSION
PERIOD.—The term 
‘suspension period’ means— 
‘‘(i) the 60-day period beginning 7 
days after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, and 
‘‘(ii) after such 60-day period, any pe-
riod— 
‘‘(I) beginning 7 days after the 
date on which the weekly United 
States retail gasoline price for regular 
grade conventional areas (as published 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veteran Voting Sup-
port Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Veterans serving in foreign wars have per-
formed a great service to, and risked the greatest 
sacrifice in the name of, our country, and should be 
supported by the people and the Government of the 
United States. 
(2) Veterans are especially qualified to under-
stand issues of war, foreign policy, and government 
support for veterans, and they should have the op-
portunity to voice that understanding through vot-
ing. 
(3) The Department of Veterans Affairs should 
assist veterans in meeting their medical, social, and 
civic needs, including the full participation of vet-
erans in our democracy. 
(4) The Department of Veterans Affairs should 
make every effort to assist veterans to register to 
vote and to vote.
6 months after the tax suspension date based 
on a request submitted to the taxpayer before 
the date which is 3 months after the tax sus-
pension date by the dealer who held the high-
way motor fuel on such date, and 
(B) the taxpayer has repaid or agreed to 
repay the amount so claimed to such dealer or 
has obtained the written consent of such dealer 
to the allowance of the credit or the making of 
the refund. 
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
FUEL
HELD
IN
RETAIL 
STOCKS.—No credit or refund shall be allowed under 
this subsection with respect to any highway motor 
fuel in retail stocks held at the place where intended 
to be sold at retail. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
(A) TAX
SUSPENSION
DATE.—The term 
‘‘tax suspension date’’ means the first day of 
any suspension period in effect under section 
4081(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(as added by subsection (a) of this section). 
(B) OTHER TERMS.—The terms ‘‘dealer’’ 
and ‘‘held by a dealer’’ have the respective 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 485 
To provide that the royalty rate on the output from Federal lands of potas-
sium and potassium compounds from the mineral sylvite in the 5-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
reduced to 1.0 percent, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide that the royalty rate on the output from Federal 
lands of potassium and potassium compounds from the 
mineral sylvite in the 5-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act shall be reduced to 
1.0 percent, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Potash Royalty Reduc-
tion Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. POTASSIUM AND POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS FROM 
SYLVITE. 
(a) 
ROYALTY
RATE.—Notwithstanding 
section 
102(a)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9)), section 2 of the Act 
of February 7, 1927 (30 U.S.C. 282) and the term of any 
lease issued under such section 2, the royalty rate on the 
quantity or gross value of the output from Federal lands 
of potassium and potassium compounds from the mineral 
sylvite at the point of shipment to market in the 5-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be 1.0 percent. 
(b) RECLAMATION FUND.—Fifty percentum of any 
royalties paid pursuant to this Act during the 5-year pe-
riod referred to in subsection (a), together with any inter-
est earned from the date of payment, shall be paid by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to the payor of the royalties 
to be used solely for land reclamation purposes in accord-
ance with a schedule to implement a reclamation plan for 
the lands for which the royalties are paid. No payment 
shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant 
to this subsection until the Secretary of the Interior re-
ceives from the payor of the royalties, and approves, the 
reclamation plan and schedule, and submits the approved 
schedule to the Secretary of the Treasury. The share of 
royalties held by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant
to this subsection, and interest earned thereon, shall be 
available until paid pursuant to this subsection, without 
further appropriation; shall not be considered as money 
received under section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 191) for the purpose of revenue allocation; and 
shall not be reduced by any administrative or other costs 
incurred by the United States. 
(c) STUDY AND REPORT.—After the end of the 4- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and before the end of the 5-year period beginning 
on that date, the Secretary of the Interior shall report to 
the Congress on the effects of the royalty reduction under 
this Act, including a recommendation on whether the re-
duced royalty rate for potassium from sylvite should apply 
after the end of the 5-year period. 
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meanings given to such terms by section 6412 
of such Code. 
(5) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—Rules similar 
to the rules of subsections (b) and (c) of section 
6412 of such Code shall apply for purposes of this 
subsection. 
(e) FLOOR STOCKS TAX.— 
(1) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—In the case of any 
highway motor fuel which is held on the tax restora-
tion date by any person, there is hereby imposed a 
floor stocks tax equal to the excess of the tax which 
would be imposed on such fuel had the taxable event 
occurred on such date over the tax (if any) pre-
viously paid (and not credited or refunded) on such 
fuel. 
(2) LIABILITY FOR TAX AND METHOD OF PAY-
MENT.— 
(A) LIABILITY
FOR
TAX.—The person 
holding highway motor fuel on the tax restora-
tion date to which the tax imposed by para-
graph (1) applies shall be liable for such tax. 
(B) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—The tax im-
posed by paragraph (1) shall be paid in such 
manner as the Secretary shall prescribe. 
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(C) TIME
FOR
PAYMENT.—The tax im-
posed by paragraph (1) shall be paid on or be-
fore the 45th day after the tax restoration date. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
(A) TAX RESTORATION DATE.—The term 
‘‘tax restoration date’’ means the first day after 
the end of any suspension period (as defined in 
section 4081(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986). 
(B) HIGHWAY
MOTOR
FUEL.—The term 
‘‘highway motor fuel’’ has the meaning given to 
such term by section 4081(f) of such Code. 
(C) HELD
BY
A
PERSON.—A highway 
motor fuel shall be considered as held by a per-
son if title thereto has passed to such person 
(whether or not delivery to the person has been 
made). 
(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
Secretary’s delegate. 
(4) EXCEPTION FOR EXEMPT USES.—The tax 
imposed by paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
highway motor fuel held by any person exclusively 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4345
AN ACT
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to clarify
the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are
veterans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Calendar No. 215
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 434
AN ACT
To authorize a new trade and investment policy for
sub-Sahara Africa.
JULY 19, 1999
Received; read twice and placed in the calendar
H. Res. 482 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 11, 2007. 
Whereas the Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 
1998, in Belfast, and endorsed in a referendum by the 
overwhelming majority of people in Northern Ireland and 
the Republic of Ireland, set forth a blueprint for lasting 
peace in Northern Ireland; 
Whereas on May 8, 2007, leaders from the major political 
parties in Northern Ireland took office as part of an 
agreement to share power in accordance with the demo-
cratic mandate of the Good Friday Agreement; 
Whereas on May 8, 2007, Ian Paisley and Martin 
McGuinness became Northern Ireland’s first minister and 
deputy first minister, marking the beginning of a new era 
of power-sharing; 
Whereas Dr. Paisley, the Democratic Unionist leader, and 
Mr. McGuinness, the Sinn Fein negotiator, have put 
aside decades of conflict and moved toward historic rec-
onciliation and unity in Northern Ireland; 
Whereas on May 8, 2007, Dr. Paisley declared, ‘‘I believe 
that Northern Ireland has come to a time of peace, a 
time when hate will no longer rule.’’; 
Whereas Mr. McGuinness declared this new government to be 
‘‘a fundamental change of approach, with parties moving
II 
Calendar No. 826 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5710 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 20 (legislative day, JUNE 19), 2008 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial 
assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Au-
thority for the planning, design, and construction of the 
Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, 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 ‘‘Eastern New Mexico 
Rural Water System Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘Authority’’ means 
the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority, an 
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for any use to the extent a credit or refund of the 
tax is allowable for such use. 
(5) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
AMOUNTS
OF 
FUEL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—No tax shall be im-
posed by paragraph (1) on any highway motor 
fuel held on the tax restoration date by any per-
son if the aggregate amount of such highway 
motor fuel held by such person on such date 
does not exceed 2,000 gallons. The preceding 
sentence shall apply only if such person submits 
to the Secretary (at the time and in the manner 
required by the Secretary) such information as 
the Secretary shall require for purposes of this 
subparagraph. 
(B) EXEMPT FUEL.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), there shall not be taken into ac-
count any highway motor fuel held by any per-
son which is exempt from the tax imposed by 
paragraph (1) by reason of paragraph (4). 
(C) CONTROLLED GROUPS.—For purposes 
of this subsection— 
(i) CORPORATIONS.— 
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(I) IN
GENERAL.—All persons 
treated as a controlled group shall be 
treated as 1 person. 
(II) CONTROLLED
GROUP.—The 
term ‘‘controlled group’’ has the 
meaning given to such term by sub-
section (a) of section 1563 of such 
Code; except that for such purposes 
the phrase ‘‘more than 50 percent’’ 
shall be substituted for the phrase ‘‘at 
least 80 percent’’ each place it ap-
pears in such subsection. 
(ii) 
NONINCORPORATED
PERSONS 
UNDER COMMON CONTROL.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary, prin-
ciples similar to the principles of subpara-
graph (A) shall apply to a group of per-
sons under common control if 1 or more of 
such persons is not a corporation. 
(6) OTHER LAWS APPLICABLE.—All provisions 
of law, including penalties, applicable with respect to 
the taxes imposed by section 4081 of such Code 
shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with 
the provisions of this subsection, apply with respect 
to the floor stock taxes imposed by paragraph (1) to 
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the same extent as if such taxes were imposed by 
such section. 
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Medicare set-aside under paragraph 
(4)(A), or an optional direct payment 
of a Medicare set-aside made under 
paragraph 
(6)(A), 
the 
set-aside 
amount shall be based upon the pay-
ment amount for items and services 
under the workers’ compensation fee 
schedule (effective as of the date of 
the agreement) applicable to the work-
ers’ compensation law or plan in-
volved. 
‘‘(II) WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 
FEE SCHEDULE DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term 
‘workers’ compensation fee schedule’ 
means, with respect to a workers’ 
compensation law or plan of a State 
or a similar plan applicable in a State, 
the schedule of payment amounts the 
State has established to pay providers 
for items and services furnished to 
workers who incur a work-related in-
jury or illness as defined under such 
law or plan (or in the absence of such 
a schedule, the applicable medical re-
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5241 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to allow the Sec-
retary of the Army to extend the period during which the Secretary 
may provide beach nourishment for a water resources development 
project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2006 
Mr. MCINTYRE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 
to allow the Secretary of the Army to extend the period 
during which the Secretary may provide beach nourish-
ment for a water resources development project. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BEACH NOURISHMENT. 
Section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5712 
AN ACT 
To require disclosure by Federal contractors of certain viola-
tions relating to the award or performance of Federal 
contracts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,