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(1) plan, develop, and carry out such activities 
as the Commission considers fitting and proper to 
honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th 
anniversary of his birth; 
(2) provide advice and assistance to Federal, 
State, and local governmental agencies, as well as 
civic groups to carry out activities to honor Ronald 
Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of 
his birth; 
(3) develop activities that may be carried out by 
the Federal Government to determine whether the 
activities are fitting and proper to honor Ronald 
Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of 
his birth; and 
(4) submit to the President and Congress re-
ports pursuant to section 7. 
SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 
shall be composed of 11 members as follows: 
(1) The Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) Four members appointed by the President 
after considering the recommendations of the Board 
of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Foundation. 
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an officer or employee in connection with a year, means 
the total increase in the rate of basic pay (expressed as 
a percentage) of such officer or employee, taking effect 
under sections 731(b) and 732(c)(3) of title 31, United 
States Code, in such year. 
(c) PROSPECTIVE EFFECT.—Effective with respect to 
pay for service performed in any pay period beginning 
after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act (or such earlier date as the 
Comptroller General may specify), the rate of basic pay 
for each individual to whom this section applies shall be 
determined as if such individual had received both a 2.6 
percent pay increase for 2006 and a 2.4 percent pay in-
crease for 2007, subject to subsection (e). 
(d) LUMP-SUM PAYMENT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, pay to each individual to whom this section ap-
plies a lump-sum payment. Subject
to
subsection 
(e),Subject to subsections (e) and (f)(2), such lump-sum 
payment shall be equal to— 
(1) the total amount of basic pay that would 
have been paid to the individual, for service per-
formed during the period beginning on the effective 
date of the pay increase for 2006 and ending on the 
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‘‘(4) in the performance of the functions as-
signed by this section, obtain all information, docu-
ments, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, 
and other data and documentary evidence from a 
person not in the United States Government or from 
a Federal agency, to the same extent and in the 
same manner as the Comptroller General under the 
authority and procedures available to the Comp-
troller General in section 716 of this title; 
‘‘(5) administer to or take from any person an 
oath, affirmation, or affidavit, whenever necessary in 
the performance of the functions assigned by this 
section, which oath, affirmation, or affidavit when 
administered or taken by or before an employee of 
the Office of Inspector General designated by the In-
spector General shall have the same force and effect 
as if administered or taken by or before an officer 
having a seal; 
‘‘(6) have direct and prompt access to the 
Comptroller General when necessary for any purpose 
pertaining to the performance of functions and re-
sponsibilities under this section; 
‘‘(7) report expeditiously to the Attorney Gen-
eral whenever the Inspector General has reasonable 
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Union Calendar No. 422 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5683 
[Report No. 110–671] 
A BILL 
To make certain reforms with respect to the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office, and for other pur-
poses. 
MAY 22, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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(3) Two Members of the House of Representa-
tives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(4) One Member of the House of Representa-
tives appointed by the minority leader of the House 
of Representatives. 
(5) Two Members of the Senate appointed by 
the majority leader of the Senate. 
(6) One Member of the Senate appointed by the 
minority leader of the Senate. 
(b) EX OFFICIO MEMBER.—The Archivist of the 
United States shall serve in an ex officio capacity on the 
Commission to provide advice and information to the Com-
mission. 
(c) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed for the 
life of the Commission. 
(d) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All members of 
the Commission shall be appointed not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission 
shall— 
(1) not affect the powers of the Commission; 
and 
(2) be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made. 
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tablished in the interest of obtaining advice or rec-
ommendations for the President or the Vice President, 
that is composed wholly of full-time, or permanent part- 
time, officers or employees of the Federal Government and 
includes officers or employees of at least two separate Fed-
eral agencies but does not include an advisory committee 
as defined in section 3(2) of this Act. 
‘‘(3) This subsection is not intended to apply to cabi-
net meetings, the National Security Council, the Council 
of Economic Advisors, or any other permanent advisory 
body established by statute.’’. 
(c) SUBCOMMITTEES.—Section 4 of the Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—The provisions of this Act or of 
any rule, order, or regulation promulgated under this Act 
shall apply to each advisory committee, including any sub-
committee or subgroup thereof, except to the extent that 
any Act of Congress establishing any such advisory com-
mittee specifically provides otherwise. Any subcommittee 
or subgroup that reports to a parent committee estab-
lished under section 9(a) is not required to comply with 
section 9(e). In this subsection, the term ‘subgroup’ in-
cludes any working group, task force, or other entity
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1320 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase 
the transparency and accountability of Federal advisory 
committees, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
formed for the purpose of assisting the committee or any 
subcommittee of the committee in its work.’’. 
(d) COMMITTEES CREATED UNDER CONTRACT.— 
Section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended in the matter following subpara-
graph (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘An advi-
sory committee is considered to be established by an agen-
cy, agencies, or the President, if it is formed, created, or 
organized under contract, other transactional authority, 
cooperative agreement, grant, or otherwise at the request 
or direction of, an agency, agencies, or the President.’’. 
(e) ADVISORY COMMITTEES CONTAINING SPECIAL 
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Section 4 of the Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.—Com-
mittee members appointed as special government employ-
ees shall not be considered full-time or part-time officers 
or employees of the Federal Government for purposes of 
determining the applicability of this Act under section 
3(2).’’.
‘‘(2) A description of the process used to estab-
lish and appoint the members of the advisory com-
mittee, including the following: 
‘‘(A) The process for identifying prospec-
tive members. 
‘‘(B) The process of selecting members for 
balance of viewpoints or expertise. 
‘‘(C) A justification of the need for rep-
resentative members, if any. 
‘‘(3) A list of all current members, including, 
for each member, the following: 
‘‘(A) The name of any person or entity 
that nominated the member. 
‘‘(B) The reason the member was ap-
pointed to the committee. 
‘‘(C) Whether the member is designated as 
a special government employee or a representa-
tive. 
‘‘(D) In the case of a representative, the 
individuals or entity whose viewpoint the mem-
ber represents. 
‘‘(E) Any conflict of interest relevant to 
the functions to be performed by the committee. 
‘‘(4) A list of all members designated as special 
government employees for whom written certifi-
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counting of fire department compliance with national con-
sensus standards as described under subsection (b). 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE TO ENHANCE 
FIREFIGHTER SAFETY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security 
submits the report to Congress required under section 
3(c), the Secretary shall establish a task force to be known 
as the ‘‘Task Force to Enhance Firefighter Safety’’ (here-
inafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Task Force 
shall be appointed by the Secretary from among the 
general public and shall include— 
(A) representatives of national organiza-
tions representing firefighters and fire chiefs; 
(B) individuals representing standards-set-
ting and accrediting organizations, including 
representatives from the voluntary consensus 
codes and standards development community; 
and 
(C) other individuals as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate. 
(2) REPRESENTATIVES
OF
OTHER
DEPART-
MENTS AND AGENCIES.—The Secretary may invite 
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representatives of other departments and agencies of 
the United States that have an interest in the fire 
service to participate in the meetings and other ac-
tivities of the Task Force. 
(3) NUMBER; TERMS OF SERVICE; PAY AND AL-
LOWANCES.—The Secretary shall determine the 
number, terms of service, and pay and allowances of 
members of the Task Force appointed by the Sec-
retary, except that a term of service of any such 
member may not exceed two years. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Task Force shall de-
velop a plan to enhance firefighter safety by increasing 
fire department compliance with national consensus stand-
ards for staffing, training, safe operations, personal pro-
tective equipment, and fitness. In developing such plan, 
the Task Force shall consider ways in which the Federal 
Government, States, and localities can promote, encour-
age, or require fire departments to comply with national 
consensus standards. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the Secretary establishes the Task 
Force, the Task Force shall submit to Congress and the 
Secretary a report containing the findings and rec-
ommendations of the Task Force together with the plan 
described in subsection (c). 
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SEC. 5. NATIONAL CONSENSUS STANDARDS DEFINED. 
For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘national con-
sensus standards’’ means the latest edition of the national 
consensus standards for staffing, training, safe operations, 
personal protective equipment, and fitness available on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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IA 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 116 
Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed Agreement for 
Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Concerning 
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy transmitted on May 8, 2014. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2014 
Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois (for himself and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the fol-
lowing joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed 
Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of 
the United States of America and the Government of 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Concerning Peaceful 
Uses of Nuclear Energy transmitted on May 8, 2014. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the Congress does favor the proposed agreement for 
cooperation transmitted to the Congress by the President 
on May 8, 2014. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5513 
AN ACT 
To provide for an exchange of lands with San Bernardino 
County, California, to enhance management of lands 
within the San Bernardino National Forest, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
to the committees described in subsection (c) two reports 
on the results of the review, as follows: 
(1) The first report shall be submitted not later 
than one year after the date of promulgation of reg-
ulations under section 2. 
(2) The second report shall be submitted not 
later than five years after such date of promulgation 
of regulations. 
(c) COMMITTEES.—The committees described in this 
subsection are the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘representative’ means an indi-
vidual who is not a full-time or part-time employee 
of the Federal Government and who is appointed to 
an advisory committee to represent the views of an 
entity or entities outside the Federal Government.
‘‘(6) The term ‘special Government employee’ 
has the same meaning as in section 202(a) of title 
18, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, except as otherwise provided 
in section 2(c)(1). 
Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5687 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to 
increase the transparency and accountability of 
Federal advisory committees, and for other pur-
poses.
IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5687 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 25, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase 
the transparency and accountability of Federal advisory 
committees, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(E) Any conflict of interest relevant to the 
functions to be performed by the committee. 
‘‘(4) A list of all members designated as special 
government employees for whom written certifications 
were made under section 208(b) of title 18, United 
States Code, a summary description of the conflict ne-
cessitating the certification, and the reason for grant-
ing the certification. 
‘‘(5) A summary of the process used by the advi-
sory committee for making decisions. 
‘‘(6) Transcripts or audio or video recordings of 
all meetings of the committee. 
‘‘(7) Any written determination by the President 
or the head of the agency to which the advisory com-
mittee reports, pursuant to section 10(d), to close a 
meeting or any portion of a meeting and the reasons 
for such determination. 
‘‘(8) Notices of future meetings of the committee. 
‘‘(9) Any additional information considered rel-
evant by the head of the agency to which the advisory 
committee reports. 
‘‘(b) MANNER OF DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
head of an agency shall make the information re-
quired to be disclosed under this section available 
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‘‘(e) SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Committee 
members appointed as special government employees shall 
not be considered full-time or part-time officers or employ-
ees of the Federal Government for purposes of determining 
the applicability of this Act under section 3(2).’’. 
SEC. 4. INCREASING TRANSPARENCY OF ADVISORY COM-
MITTEES. 
(a) INFORMATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 11 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking the section designation and head-
ing and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 11. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (a) as subsection 
(d) and in that subsection— 
(A) by inserting the following subsection 
heading: ‘‘AVAILABILITY OF PAPER COPIES OF 
TRANSCRIPTS.—’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘duplication,’’ the 
following: ‘‘paper’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e) AGENCY 
PROCEEDING DEFINED.—’’; and 
(4) by inserting before subsection (d), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (2), the following new sub-
sections: 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5532 
AN ACT 
To redesignate the Reconstruction Era National Monument 
as the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5535 
AN ACT 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 regarding energy diplomacy and security within 
the Department of State, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 568 
To amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to remove the limitation 
on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured under the 
FHA mortgage insurance program for such mortgages. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 18, 2007 
Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. 
BIGGERT, and Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to re-
move the limitation on the number of reverse mortgages 
that may be insured under the FHA mortgage insurance 
program for such mortgages. 
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 ‘‘Reverse Mortgages to 
Help America’s Seniors Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON NUMBER OF MORTGAGES 
INSURED. 
Section 255 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–20) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g), by striking the first sen-
tence; and 
(2) in subsection (i)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘limita-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘limitation’’. 
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SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 
FROM TREATMENT AS TERRORIST ORGANI-
ZATION FOR CERTAIN ACTS OR EVENTS. 
Section 691(b) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2008 (division J of Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2365) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘the African National Congress 
(ANC),’’ after ‘‘the Karenni National Progressive Party,’’. 
SEC. 2. RELIEF FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN 
NATIONAL CONGRESS REGARDING ADMISSI-
BILITY. 
(a) EXEMPTION
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
State, after consultation with the Attorney General and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary 
of State and the Attorney General, may determine in such 
Secretary’s sole unreviewable discretion that paragraphs 
(2)(A), (2)(B), and (3)(B) of section 212(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) shall not 
apply to an alien with respect to activities undertaken in 
opposition to apartheid rule in South Africa. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security should immediately exercise in ap-
propriate instances the authority in subsection (a) to ex-
empt the anti-apartheid activities of aliens who are current
or former officials of the Government of the Republic of 
South Africa. 
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS 
FROM CERTAIN UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT DATABASES. 
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the At-
torney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall take all necessary 
steps to ensure that databases used to determine admissi-
bility to the United States are updated so that they are 
consistent with the exemptions provided under section 2. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5690 
AN ACT 
To remove the African National Congress from 
treatment as a terrorist organization for certain 
acts or events, provide relief for certain members 
of the African National Congress regarding ad-
missibility, and for other purposes.