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‘‘(C) targets to be set by the Secretary in inter-
mediate and subsequent years, at the maximum level 
of energy efficiency that is technologically feasible 
and life-cycle cost effective. 
‘‘(2)(A) Whenever the provisions of the IECC or 
ASHRAE Standard 90.1 regarding building energy use 
are revised, the Secretary shall, not later than 6 months 
after the date of such revision, determine— 
‘‘(i) whether such revision will improve energy 
efficiency in buildings; and 
‘‘(ii) whether such revision will meet the targets 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary makes a determination under 
subparagraph (A)(ii) that a code or standard does not 
meet the targets under paragraph (1), or if a national 
model code or standard is not updated for more than three 
years, then the Secretary shall within 12 months propose 
a modified code or standard that meets such targets. The 
modified code or standard shall serve as the baseline for 
the next determination under subparagraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall provide the opportunity for 
public comment on targets, determinations, and modified 
codes and standards under this subsection, and shall pub-
lish notice of targets, determinations, and modified codes 
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and standards under this subsection in the Federal Reg-
ister. 
‘‘(b) STATE CERTIFICATION OF BUILDING ENERGY 
CODE UPDATES.—(1) Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Energy Efficiency Improvement 
Act of 2007, each State shall certify to the Secretary that 
it has reviewed and updated the provisions of its residen-
tial and commercial building codes regarding energy effi-
ciency. Such certification shall include a demonstration 
that such State’s code provisions meet or exceed the 2006 
IECC for residential buildings and the ASHRAE Stand-
ard 90.1–2004 for commercial buildings, or achieve equiv-
alent or greater energy savings. 
‘‘(2)(A) If the Secretary makes an affirmative deter-
mination under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) or proposes a 
modified code or standard under subsection (a)(2)(B), 
each State shall within 2 years certify that it has reviewed 
and updated the provisions of its building code regarding 
energy efficiency. Such certification shall include a dem-
onstration that such State’s code provisions meet or ex-
ceed the revised code or standard, or achieve equivalent 
or greater energy savings. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary fails to make a determination 
under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) by the date specified in sub-
section (a)(2), or makes a negative determination, each 
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‘‘(k) ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PAYMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall accept payment equal to 200 percent of 
the average market value of Federal renewable energy 
credits and Federal energy efficiency credits for the appli-
cable compliance period or 3.0 cents per kilowatt hour ad-
justed on January 1 of each year following calendar year 
2006 based on the Gross Domestic Product Implicit Price 
Deflator, as a means of compliance under subsection 
(b)(4). 
‘‘(l) INFORMATION
COLLECTION.—The Secretary 
may collect the information necessary to verify and 
audit— 
‘‘(1) the annual renewable energy generation of 
any retail electric supplier, Federal renewable energy 
credits submitted by a retail electric supplier pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(1) and Federal energy effi-
ciency credits; 
‘‘(2) annual electricity savings achieved pursu-
ant to subsection (i); 
‘‘(3) the validity of Federal renewable energy 
credits submitted for compliance by a retail electric 
supplier to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(4) the quantity of electricity sales of all retail 
electric suppliers.
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State shall within 2 years after the specified date or the 
date of the determination, certify that it has reviewed the 
revised code or standard, and updated the provisions of 
its building code regarding energy efficiency to meet or 
exceed any provisions found to improve energy efficiency 
in buildings, or to achieve equivalent or greater energy 
savings in other ways. 
‘‘(c) STATE CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH 
BUILDING CODES.—(1) Each State shall, not later than 
3 years after a certification under subsection (b), certify 
that it has achieved compliance with the certified building 
energy code. Such certification shall include documenta-
tion of the rate of compliance based on independent in-
spections of a random sample of the new and renovated 
buildings covered by the code in the preceding year. 
‘‘(2) A State shall be considered to achieve compli-
ance under paragraph (1) if— 
‘‘(A) at least 90 percent of new and renovated 
buildings covered by the code in the preceding year 
substantially meet all the requirements of the code; 
or 
‘‘(B) the estimated excess energy use of new 
and renovated buildings that did not meet the code 
in the preceding year, compared to a baseline of 
comparable buildings that meet the code, is not more 
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IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1245 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Value Added 
Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income 
and only further push back America’s economic recovery. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2010 
Mr. TIAHRT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that 
will cripple families on fixed income and only further 
push back America’s economic recovery. 
Whereas a Value Added Tax (VAT) is a sales tax imposed 
on each stage of production, on each firm’s value added; 
Whereas a VAT is not a national sales tax (NST), a NST 
is a Federal consumption tax collected only at the retail 
level by vendors; 
Whereas a VAT is a tax on the transfer of goods and services 
at every stage of production; 
Whereas a VAT is ultimately hidden from the end user; 
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than 10 percent of the estimated energy use of all 
new and renovated buildings covered by the code in 
the preceding year. 
‘‘(d) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINES.—(1) The Sec-
retary shall permit extensions of the deadlines for the cer-
tification requirements under subsections (b) and (c) of 
this section for up to 1 year if a State can demonstrate 
that it has made a good faith effort to comply with such 
requirements and that it has made significant progress in 
doing so. 
‘‘(2) Any State for which the Secretary has not ac-
cepted a certification by a deadline under subsection (b) 
or (c) of this section, with any extension granted under 
paragraph (1), is out of compliance with this section. 
‘‘(3) In any State that is out of compliance with this 
section, a local government may be in compliance with this 
section by meeting the certification requirements under 
subsections (b) and (c) of this section. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(1) The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance, including building en-
ergy analysis and design tools, building demonstrations, 
and design assistance and training to enable the national 
model building energy codes and standards to meet the 
targets in subsection (a)(1). 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance 
to States to implement the requirements of this section, 
including procedures for States to demonstrate that their 
code provisions achieve equivalent or greater energy sav-
ings than the national model codes and standards, and to 
improve and implement State residential and commercial 
building energy efficiency codes or to otherwise promote 
the design and construction of energy efficient buildings. 
‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY
OF INCENTIVE FUNDING.—(1) 
The Secretary shall provide incentive funding to States to 
implement the requirements of this section, and to im-
prove and implement State residential and commercial 
building energy efficiency codes, including increasing and 
verifying compliance with such codes. In determining 
whether, and in what amount, to provide incentive funding 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the ac-
tions proposed by the State to implement the requirements 
of this section, to improve and implement residential and 
commercial building energy efficiency codes, and to pro-
mote building energy efficiency through the use of such 
codes. 
‘‘(2) Additional funding shall be provided under this 
subsection for implementation of a plan to achieve and 
document at least a 90 percent rate of compliance with 
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residential and commercial building energy efficiency 
codes, based on energy performance— 
‘‘(A) to a State that has adopted and is imple-
menting, on a Statewide basis— 
‘‘(i) a residential building energy efficiency 
code that meets or exceeds the requirements of 
the 2006 IECC, or any succeeding version of 
that code that has received an affirmative de-
termination from the Secretary under sub-
section (a)(2)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) a commercial building energy effi-
ciency code that meets or exceeds the require-
ments of the ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004, or 
any succeeding version of that standard that 
has received an affirmative determination from 
the Secretary under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i); or 
‘‘(B) in a State in which there is no Statewide 
energy code either for residential buildings or for 
commercial buildings, or where State codes fail to 
comply with subparagraph (A), to a local govern-
ment that has adopted and is implementing residen-
tial and commercial building energy efficiency codes, 
as described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) Of the amounts made available under this sub-
section, the Secretary may use amounts required, not ex-
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‘‘(m) ENVIRONMENTAL SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Incre-
mental hydropower shall be subject to all applicable envi-
ronmental laws and licensing and regulatory requirements. 
‘‘(n) STATE PROGRAMS.—(1) Nothing in this section 
diminishes any authority of a State or political subdivision 
of a State to— 
‘‘(A) adopt or enforce any law or regulation respect-
ing renewable energy or energy efficiency, including but 
not limited to programs that exceed the required amount 
of renewable energy or energy efficiency under this sec-
tion, or 
‘‘(B) regulate the acquisition and disposition of Fed-
eral renewable energy credits and Federal energy effi-
ciency credits by electric suppliers. 
No law or regulation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall 
relieve any person of any requirement otherwise applicable 
under this section. The Secretary, in consultation with 
States having renewable energy programs and energy effi-
ciency programs, shall preserve the integrity of such State 
programs, including programs that exceed the required 
amount of renewable energy and energy efficiency under 
this section, and shall facilitate coordination between the 
Federal program and State programs. 
‘‘(2) In the rule establishing the program under this 
section, the Secretary shall incorporate common elements
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come housing project of which it is a 
part as does not exceed $15,000,000, 
plus 
‘‘(II) 10 percent of so much of the 
eligible basis of such project as is not 
taken into account under subclause (I). 
For purposes of’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION
OF TREATMENT
OF FEDERAL 
GRANTS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 42(d)(5) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL
GRANTS
NOT
TAKEN
INTO 
ACCOUNT
IN
DETERMINING
ELIGIBLE
BASIS.— 
The eligible basis of a building shall not include 
any costs financed with the proceeds of a feder-
ally funded grant.’’. 
(e) SIMPLIFICATION OF RELATED PARTY RULES.— 
Clause (iii) of section 42(d)(2)(D), before redesignation 
under subsection (g)(2), is amended— 
(1) by striking all that precedes subclause (II), 
(2) by redesignating subclause (II) as clause (iii) 
and moving such clause two ems to the left, and 
(3) by striking the last sentence thereof. 
(f) EXCEPTION TO 10-YEAR NONACQUISITION PERIOD 
FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS APPLICABLE TO FEDERALLY- OR
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of existing renewable energy and energy efficiency pro-
grams, including State programs, to ensure administrative 
ease, market transparency and effective enforcement. The 
Secretary shall work with the States to minimize adminis-
trative burdens and costs to retail electric suppliers. 
‘‘(o) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—An electric utility whose 
sales of electric energy are subject to rate regulation, in-
cluding any utility whose rates are regulated by the Com-
mission and any State regulated electric utility, shall not 
be denied the opportunity to recover the full amount of 
the prudently incurred incremental cost of renewable en-
ergy and energy efficiency obtained to comply with the re-
quirements of subsection (b). For purposes of this sub-
section, the definitions in section 3 of this Act shall apply 
to the terms electric utility, State regulated electric utility, 
State agency, Commission, and State regulatory authority. 
‘‘(p) PROGRAM REVIEW.—The Secretary shall enter 
into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to 
conduct a comprehensive evaluation of all aspects of the 
program established under this section, within 8 years of 
enactment of this section. The study shall include an eval-
uation of— 
‘‘(1) the effectiveness of the program in increas-
ing the market penetration and lowering the cost of
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the eligible renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technologies; 
‘‘(2) the opportunities for any additional tech-
nologies and sources of renewable energy and energy 
efficiency emerging since enactment of this section; 
‘‘(3) the impact on the regional diversity and 
reliability of supply sources, including the power 
quality benefits of distributed generation; 
‘‘(4) the regional resource development relative 
to renewable potential and reasons for any under in-
vestment in renewable resources; and 
‘‘(5) the net cost/benefit of the renewable port-
folio standard to the national and State economies, 
including retail power costs, economic development 
benefits of investment, avoided costs related to envi-
ronmental and congestion mitigation investments 
that would otherwise have been required, impact on 
natural gas demand and price, effectiveness of green 
marketing programs at reducing the cost of renew-
able resources. 
The Secretary shall transmit the results of the evaluation 
and any recommendations for modifications and improve-
ments to the program to Congress not later than January 
1, 2016.
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tion and standard research categories developed by 
the Council. 
(g) DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES.—Each Federal agency 
represented on the Council may, on a non-reimbursable 
basis, detail one employee to the Council. Each such detail 
shall last no more than 2 years. Any detail of an employee 
shall be without interruption or loss of civil services status 
or privilege. 
(h) CONTRACTING.—The Director of the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality may contract with an 
outside entity to assist the Council in holding public meet-
ings, developing the strategic plan for the field of health 
services research, and fulfilling annual reporting require-
ments. 
TITLE 
IX—CONTAINING 
MED-
ICAL COSTS AND GETTING 
MORE 
VALUE 
FOR 
THE 
HEALTH CARE DOLLAR 
SEC. 901. COST-CONTAINMENT RESULTS OF THE HEALTHY 
AMERICANS ACT. 
Congress finds that the Healthy Americans Act will 
result in the following: 
(1) Private insurance companies will be forced 
to hold down costs and will slow the rate of growth 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3029
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 255 North Main Street in Jonesboro, Georgia,
as the ‘‘S. Truett Cathy Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
169 
because they are required to offer standardized 
Healthy American Private Insurance plans. 
(2) Administrative savings will be derived from 
decoupling employers from the health care infra-
structure and reducing employers’ and insurers’ ad-
ministrative costs. 
(3) Private insurance companies will implement 
uniform billing and common claims forms. 
(4) Congress will reclaim Medicare and Med-
icaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) pay-
ments because previously uninsured persons will go 
to providers on an outpatient basis instead of an 
emergency department. 
(5) State and local governments will save 
money on programs they operated for the uninsured 
before enactment of this Act. 
(6) The Federal Government will save money 
on Federal tax subsidies that reward inefficient care 
and are regressive. 
(7) The Federal Government and the private 
sector will save money if the Food and Drug Admin-
istration determines whether products provide new 
value. 
(8) Reducing medical errors will save the gov-
ernment and the private sector money. 
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(9) Requiring hospitals to send large bills to pa-
tients for their review will reduce errors in medical 
billing and force major providers to be more cost 
conscious. 
(10) Requiring insurers to reimburse for quality 
and cost effective services will hold down private sec-
tor costs. 
(11) Reduction of Medicare’s restriction on bar-
gaining power for prescription drugs will reduce 
costs for sole source drugs and other medications. 
(12) 
Establishment 
of 
electronic 
medical 
records by insurers will create savings. 
(13) Publication of cost and quality data will 
enable people to look up by zip code affordable high- 
quality providers. 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3034
AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reau-
thorize the National Bone Marrow Donor Reg-
istry, and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3034
AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the
National Bone Marrow Donor Registry, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 4. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. 
The first sentence of section 3(a)(2) of the Securities 
Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or by any Indian tribal government or subdivision thereof 
(within the meaning of section 7871 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986),’’ after ‘‘or Territories,’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to obli-
gations issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3056
AN ACT
To clarify the boundaries of the John H. Chafee
Coast Barrier Resources System Cedar Keys
Unit P25 on Otherwise Protected Area P25P.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3165 
To amend the General Notes of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States with respect to certain products imported from United 
States insular possessions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. FORTUN˜O) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the General Notes of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States with respect to certain 
products imported from United States insular posses-
sions. 
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 ‘‘Insular Areas Trade 
Enhancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TARIFF TREATMENT FOR INSULAR POSSESSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—General Note 3(a)(iv)(A) of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘goods described in section 
213(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘tuna, prepared or preserved in 
any manner, in airtight containers’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such possession, and all goods’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such possession. Articles classified in 
Chapters 61 and 62 that are a product of an insular 
possession as provided for in section 334 of the Uru-
guay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3592) shall 
be exempt from duty provided the goods are im-
ported directly from any such possession. In addi-
tion, for articles classified in Chapter 61 and 62 
considered a product of the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands the total amount of arti-
cles eligible under this note shall be limited to 104 
million square meters equivalent per calendar year. 
All goods’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to goods entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3166 
To reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. GILCHREST
(for himself, Mr. JINDAL, Mr. BOUSTANY, and Mr. 
MELANCON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 
2003. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NUTRIA ERADI-
CATION AND CONTROL ACT OF 2003. 
Section 3(f) of the Nutria Eradication and Control 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–16; 117 Stat. 622) is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 
2007, and 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2009, 2010, 
2011, 2012, and 2013’’. 
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