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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1938 
To reduce hunger in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2007 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself and Mrs. EMERSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To reduce hunger in the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO END HUNGER 
Sec. 101. Hunger reports. 
TITLE II—STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY EFFORTS 
Sec. 121. Hunger-free communities collaborative grants. 
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Sec. 122. Hunger-free communities infrastructure grants. 
Sec. 123. Hunger-free communities training and technical assistance grants. 
Sec. 124. Report. 
Sec. 125. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1)(A) at the 1996 World Food Summit, the 
United States, along with 185 other countries, 
pledged to reduce the number of undernourished 
people by half by 2015; and 
(B) as a result of that pledge, the Department 
of Health and Human Services adopted the Healthy 
People 2010 goal to cut food insecurity in half by 
2010, and in doing so reduce hunger; 
(2) national nutrition programs are among the 
fastest, most direct ways to efficiently and effectively 
prevent hunger, reduce food insecurity, and improve 
nutrition among the populations targeted by a pro-
gram; 
(3) in 2001, food banks, food pantries, soup 
kitchens, and emergency shelters helped to feed 
more than 23,000,000 low-income people; and 
(4) community-based organizations and char-
ities can help— 
(A) play an important role in preventing 
and reducing hunger; 
(B) measure community food security; 
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II 
Calendar No. 1024 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3490 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 30, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with amendments 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal 
lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust 
for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne 
Rancheria, 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 ‘‘Tuolumne Me-Wuk 
Land Transfer Act of 2008’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6600 
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide for the 
increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food and to modify the labeling 
of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program 
to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which com-
modities to obtain from local food banks. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2012 
Mr. CROWLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to 
provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal 
food and to modify the labeling of the commodities list 
under the emergency food assistance program to enable 
Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which 
commodities to obtain from local food banks. 
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 ‘‘Kosher and Halal Food 
Act of 2012’’. 
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(C) develop and implement plans for im-
proving food security; 
(D) educate community leaders about the 
problems of and solutions to hunger; 
(E) ensure that local nutrition programs 
are implemented effectively; and 
(F) improve the connection of food inse-
cure people to anti-hunger programs. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DOMESTIC HUNGER GOAL.—The term ‘‘do-
mestic hunger goal’’ means— 
(A) the goal of reducing hunger in the 
United States to at or below 2 percent by 2010; 
or 
(B) the goal of reducing food insecurity in 
the United States to at or below 6 percent by 
2010. 
(2) EMERGENCY
FEEDING
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘emergency feeding organization’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 201A of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7501). 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 
the Tuolumne Rancheria, California (referred to in 
this Act as the ‘‘Tribe’’), is a federally recognized 
Indian tribe; 
(2) 3 tracts of Federal lands managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management are adjacent to the 
Tuolumne Rancheria of California, a federally recog-
nized Indian Reservation held in trust for the benefit 
of the Tribe; 
(3) one such tract is a cemetery within which 
are buried the remains of ancestors of the Tribe and 
other Indians; 
(4) another such tract is needed for use by the 
Tribe for a cultural center and other public uses of 
the Tribe; 
(5) the remaining tract is needed for use by the 
Tribe for agricultural, housing, and open space 
needs; 
(6) none of the foregoing 3 tracts are to be 
used by the Tribe for gaming purposes; 
(7) certain parcels of lands adjacent to the 
Tuolumne Rancheria were taken into trust for the 
benefit of the Tribe; and 
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to pay the Federal share of the costs of an activity 
described in subsection (d). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out an activity under this sec-
tion shall not exceed 80 percent. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(A) 
CALCULATION.—The 
non-Federal 
share of the cost of an activity under this sec-
tion may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly 
evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or 
services. 
(B) SOURCES.—Any entity may provide 
the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity 
under this section through a State government, 
a local government, or a private source. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at the time and in the man-
ner and accompanied by any information the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) identify any activity described in sub-
section (d) that the grant will be used to fund; 
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Calendar No. 538
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4569
AN ACT
To extend and make amendments to the President
John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collec-
tion Act of 1992.
AUGUST 2 (legislative day, JULY 20), 1994
Reported with amendments
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1714 
AN ACT 
To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources 
System Clam Pass Unit FL–64P. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN COASTAL BAR-
RIER RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The map subtitled ‘‘FL–64P’’, re-
lating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System unit des-
ignated as Coastal Barrier Resources System Clam Pass 
Unit FL–64P, that is included in the set of maps entitled 
‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ and referred to in 
section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3503(a)), is hereby replaced by another map relat-
ing to that unit entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources Sys-
tem Clam Pass Unit, FL–64P’’ and dated July 21, 2005 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall keep the map referred to in subsection (a) on file 
and available for inspection in accordance with section 
4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
3503(b)). 
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1714 
AN ACT 
To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier 
Resources System Clam Pass Unit FL–64P.
(A) The eligible entity serves a predomi-
nantly rural and geographically underserved 
area. 
(B) The eligible entity serves a community 
in which the rates of food insecurity, hunger, 
poverty, or unemployment are demonstrably 
higher than national average rates. 
(C) The eligible entity serves a community 
that has carried out long-term efforts to reduce 
hunger in the community. 
(D) The eligible entity serves a community 
that provides public support for the efforts of 
the eligible entity. 
(E) The eligible entity is committed to 
achieving more than 1 hunger-free communities 
goal. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant received under this section for any fiscal year to 
carry out activities of the eligible entity, including— 
(1) constructing, expanding, or repairing a fa-
cility or equipment to support hunger relief agencies 
in the community; 
(2) assisting an emergency feeding organization 
in the community in obtaining locally-produced 
produce and protein products; and 
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H. R. 1714 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Clam Pass Unit 
FL–64P. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
REPLACEMENT 
OF 
CERTAIN 
COASTAL 
BARRIER 
RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The map subtitled ‘‘FL–64P’’, relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System unit designated as Coastal Bar-
rier Resources System Clam Pass Unit FL–64P, that is included 
in the set of maps entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ 
and referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)), is hereby replaced by another map relating 
to that unit entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System Clam Pass 
Unit, FL–64P’’ and dated July 21, 2005 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall keep 
the map referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for 
inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)). 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(3) assisting an emergency feeding organization 
in the community to process and serve wild game. 
SEC. 123. HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES TRAINING AND 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a national or re-
gional nonprofit organization that carries out an activity 
described in subsection (d). 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use not 
more than 10 percent of any funds made available 
under section 125 to make grants to eligible entities 
to pay the Federal share of the costs of an activity 
described in subsection (d). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out an activity under this sec-
tion shall not exceed 80 percent. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at the time and in the man-
ner and accompanied by any information the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1714 
To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Clam Pass 
Unit FL–64P. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2007 
Mr. MACK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources 
System Clam Pass Unit FL–64P. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN COASTAL BAR-
RIER RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The map subtitled ‘‘FL–64P’’, re-
lating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System unit des-
ignated as Coastal Barrier Resources System Clam Pass 
Unit FL–64P, that is included in the set of maps entitled 
‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ and referred to in 
section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
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U.S.C. 3503(a)), is hereby replaced by another map relat-
ing to that unit entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources Sys-
tem Clam Pass Unit, FL–64P’’ and dated July 21, 2005 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall keep the map referred to in subsection (a) on file 
and available for inspection in accordance with section 
4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
3503(b)). 
Æ 
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(A) demonstrate that the eligible entity 
does not operate for profit; 
(B) describe any national or regional train-
ing program carried out by the eligible entity, 
including a description of each region served by 
the eligible entity; 
(C) describe any national or regional tech-
nical assistance provided by the eligible entity, 
including a description of each region served by 
the eligible entity; and 
(D) describe the means by which each or-
ganization served by the eligible entity— 
(i) works to achieve a domestic hun-
ger goal; 
(ii) works to achieve a hunger-free 
communities goal; or 
(iii) used a grant received by the orga-
nization under section 121 or 122. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities the applications of which demonstrate 2 or 
more of the following: 
(A) The eligible entity serves a predomi-
nantly rural and geographically underserved 
area. 
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(B) The eligible entity serves a region in 
which the rates of food insecurity, hunger, pov-
erty, or unemployment are demonstrably higher 
than national average rates. 
(C) The eligible entity serves a region that 
has carried out long-term efforts to reduce hun-
ger in the region. 
(D) The eligible entity serves a region that 
provides public support for the efforts of the el-
igible entity. 
(E) The eligible entity is committed to 
achieving more than 1 hunger-free communities 
goal. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant received under this section for any fiscal year to 
carry out national or regional training and technical as-
sistance for organizations that— 
(1) work to achieve a domestic hunger goal; 
(2) work to achieve a hunger-free communities 
goal; or 
(3) receive a grant under section 121 or 122. 
SEC. 124. REPORT. 
Not later than September 30, 2011, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report describing— 
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V 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 796 
To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to 
Richard D. Winters, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor on 
June 6, 1944, in Normandy, France, while an officer in the 101st 
Airborne Division. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2007 
Mr. HOLDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize and request the President to award the Medal 
of Honor to Richard D. Winters, of Hershey, Pennsyl-
vania, for acts of valor on June 6, 1944, in Normandy, 
France, while an officer in the 101st Airborne Division. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD 
OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO RICHARD D. WIN-
TERS FOR ACTS OF VALOR ON JUNE 6, 1944. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized 
and requested to award the Medal of Honor under section 
3741 of title 10, United States Code, to Richard D. Win-
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conducted by the Office of Domestic Preparedness; 
and 
(2) does not affect the eligibility of any person 
for the Assistance to Firefighters Grants or any 
other funding made available by the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
Æ 
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(1) each grant made under this title, includ-
ing— 
(A) a description of any activity funded by 
such a grant; and 
(B) the degree of success of each activity 
funded by such a grant in achieving hunger-free 
communities goals; and 
(2) the degree of success of all activities funded 
by grants under this title in achieving domestic hun-
ger goals. 
SEC. 125. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2013. 
Æ 
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(7) Rackliff-Gedney area, consisting of approxi-
mately 86,879 acres administered by the Clearwater 
or Nez Perce National Forest. 
(f) SAWTOOTH WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—The Han-
sen Lakes, Huckleberry, Pettit, Smoky Mountains, Ten 
Mile, Black Warrior, South Boise, and Yuba additions 
consisting of approximately 540,253 acres administered by 
the Boise, Sawtooth, or Salmon-Challis National Forest 
are incorporated into the Sawtooth Wilderness. 
(g) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF THE GREAT BURN WILDLANDS 
COMPLEX.—The following areas within the Great Burn 
Wildlands Complex are designated as new components of 
the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Great Burn (Hoodoo) area, consisting of 
approximately 275,000 acres administered by the 
Clearwater or Lolo National Forest. 
(2) Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/Rawhide 
area, consisting of approximately 55,000 acres ad-
ministered by the Idaho Panhandle, Lolo, or Clear-
water National Forest. 
(3) Sheep Mountain/State Line area, consisting 
of approximately 68,011 acres administered by the 
Idaho Panhandle or Lolo National Forest. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1716 
AN ACT 
To authorize higher education curriculum development and 
graduate training in advanced energy and green building 
technologies. 
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 ‘‘Green Energy Edu-
cation Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Science Foundation. 
(2) HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING.—The term 
‘‘high performance building’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 914(a) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16194(a)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
SEC. 3. GRADUATE TRAINING IN ENERGY RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) FUNDING.—In carrying out research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application activi-
ties authorized for the Department of Energy, the Sec-
retary may contribute funds to the National Science Foun-
dation for the Integrative Graduate Education and Re-
search Traineeship program to support projects that en-
able graduate education related to such activities. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall consult with 
the Secretary when preparing solicitations and awarding 
grants for projects described in subsection (a).
SEC. 4. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGH PERFORM-
ANCE BUILDING DESIGN. 
(a) FUNDING.—In carrying out advanced energy 
technology research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application activities authorized for the De-
partment of Energy related to high performance buildings, 
the Secretary may contribute funds to curriculum develop-
ment activities at the National Science Foundation for the 
purpose of improving undergraduate or graduate inter-
disciplinary engineering and architecture education related 
to the design and construction of high performance build-
ings, including development of curricula, of laboratory ac-
tivities, of training practicums, or of design projects. A 
primary goal of curriculum development activities sup-
ported under this section shall be to improve the ability 
of engineers, architects, landscape architects, and planners 
to work together on the incorporation of advanced energy 
technologies during the design and construction of high 
performance buildings. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall consult with 
the Secretary when preparing solicitations and awarding 
grants for projects described in subsection (a). 
(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants with respect to 
which the Secretary has contributed funds under this sec-
tion, the Director shall give priority to applications from 
departments, programs, or centers of a school of engineer-
ing that are partnered with schools, departments, or pro-
grams of design, architecture, and city, regional, or urban 
planning. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 6, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1716 
AN ACT 
To authorize higher education curriculum develop-
ment and graduate training in advanced energy 
and green building technologies.