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the United States has consented to be bound by that provi-
sion.’’. 
SEC. 3. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS). 
Section 6(e) of the Toxic Substance Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2605(e)) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The Administrator may not, after the date of 
enactment of this subparagraph, issue a rule authorizing 
activities, that were not previously authorized, under sub-
paragraph (B) unless the activities authorized are covered 
under the exemptions described in section 503(f) or (g), 
subject to section 503(h).’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (3) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The Administrator may not, after the date of 
enactment of this subparagraph, grant an exemption 
under subparagraph (B) unless the manufacturing, proc-
essing, or distribution in commerce with respect to which 
such exemption applies is covered under the exemptions 
described in section 503(f) or (g), subject to section 
503(h).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
‘‘(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
section, no person may distribute in commerce for export 
equipment (including transformers, capacitors, and other 
receptacles) containing greater than 0.05 liters of liquid 
stock that contains greater than 0.005 percent poly-
chlorinated biphenyls, except for the purpose of environ-
mentally sound waste management to the extent that such 
distribution in commerce for export is authorized by Fed-
eral law.’’. 
SEC. 4. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
Section 19 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2618) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘or IV’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, IV, or V’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘title 
IV, the finding’’ and inserting ‘‘title IV or V, the 
findings’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (D) of subsection (a)(3); 
(4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) of sub-
section (a)(3) as subparagraph (F); 
(5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) of sub-
section (a)(3) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) for rules promulgated under section 
503(e), any written submission or other information
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4368 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
60 Calle McKinley, West in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ‘‘Miguel 
Angel Garcı´a Me´ndez Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2005 
Mr. FORTUN˜O introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in Mayaguez, Puerto 
Rico, as the ‘‘Miguel Angel Garcı´a Me´ndez Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MIGUEL ANGEL GARCI´A ME´ NDEZ POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in Ma-
yaguez, Puerto Rico, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Miguel Angel Garcı´a Me´ndez Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Miguel Angel Garcı´a 
Me´ndez Post Office Building’’. 
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the Administrator receives pursuant to subsection 
(a), (b), (c), or (d) of section 503; and’’; 
(6) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘(except a 
rule promulgated pursuant to section 503)’’ after 
‘‘this section to review a rule’’; and 
(7) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘or 
6(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘6(e), or 503(e)(1)’’. 
SEC. 5. EXPORTS. 
Section 12 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2611) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b), this Act (other than section 8)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (b) and (c), this Act (other than section 
8 and title V)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) EXPORTS UNDER THE PIC CONVENTION AND 
POPS CONVENTION.— 
‘‘(1) EXPORT CONDITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS.— 
In the case of a chemical substance or mixture iden-
tified by the Administrator as listed on Annex III of 
the PIC Convention in a notice issued under para-
graph (4)(C), any person that distributes in com-
merce for export the chemical substance or mixture
shall comply with any export conditions or restric-
tions identified by the Administrator in the notice. 
‘‘(2) PRE-EXPORT NOTICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT.—In the case of— 
‘‘(I) a chemical substance or mix-
ture that the Administrator deter-
mines to be banned or severely re-
stricted under paragraph (4)(A); 
‘‘(II) a chemical substance or 
mixture identified by the Adminis-
trator in a notice issued under para-
graph (4)(C); or 
‘‘(III) a POPs chemical sub-
stance or mixture (for which a listing 
under Annex A or Annex B of the 
POPs Convention has entered into 
force for the United States), the ex-
port of which is not prohibited by sec-
tion 502(a) or rules promulgated pur-
suant to section 503(e), 
the exporter of the chemical substance or 
mixture shall provide to the Administrator 
notice of the intent of the exporter to ex-
port the chemical substance or mixture.
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ten materials (or, at the discretion of the Direc-
tor, oral testimony) and oral argument. 
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of a hearing under subpara-
graph (B), the Director shall notify the entity-af-
filiated party whether the suspension or prohibi-
tion from participation in any manner in the 
conduct of the affairs of the regulated entity will 
be continued, terminated, or otherwise modified, 
or whether the order removing such party from 
office or prohibiting such party from further 
participation in any manner in the conduct of 
the affairs of the regulated entity will be re-
scinded or otherwise modified. Such notification 
shall contain a statement of the basis for any ad-
verse decision of the Director. 
‘‘(5) RULES.—The Director is authorized to pre-
scribe such rules as may be necessary to carry out 
this subsection.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS ACT.—Subtitle C of 
the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety 
and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) 
is amended—
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4369 
To withhold amounts available for contributions to the regular assessed budget 
of the United Nations unless certain requirements relating to the transfer 
and public availability of the complete archive of files of the Independent 
Inquiry Committee into the Oil-for-Food Program are met. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2005 
Mr. HYDE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations 
A BILL 
To withhold amounts available for contributions to the reg-
ular assessed budget of the United Nations unless certain 
requirements relating to the transfer and public avail-
ability of the complete archive of files of the Independent 
Inquiry Committee into the Oil-for-Food Program are 
met. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WITHHOLDING OF AMOUNTS FOR CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS REGULAR 
ASSESSED BUDGET. 
For each of the fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009, 
of the amounts available for a contribution to the regular 
assessed budget of the United Nations, the Secretary of 
State shall withhold $100,000,000 of such contribution for 
each such fiscal year until the Secretary certifies to Con-
gress that the following requirements have been met: 
(1) The complete archive of files of the Inde-
pendent Inquiry Committee into the Oil-for-Food 
Program have been transferred by the Committee or 
the United Nations to an entity other than the Com-
mittee or the United Nations. 
(2) The contents of such archive are made 
available for public inspection (to include access by 
United States Government entities, including Fed-
eral, State, and local law enforcement authorities) 
for a period of not less than five years from the date 
of the transfer as a resource for research into the 
history of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program 
and the practices of the Saddam Hussein regime. 
(3) The United Nations has foregone any edi-
torial or censorial control over the contents of such 
archive prior or subsequent to such transfer. 
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‘‘(ii) TIMING OF NOTICE FOR CHEM-
ICAL SUBSTANCES OR MIXTURES THAT ARE 
BANNED OR SEVERELY RESTRICTED.— 
‘‘(I) FIRST EXPORT.—In the case 
of a first export that an exporter 
makes from the United States to each 
importing foreign state after the Ad-
ministrator issues a notice under 
paragraph (4)(A), the exporter shall 
provide the notice required under 
clause (i) so that the Administrator 
receives the notice not earlier than 45 
nor later than 15 calendar days before 
the date of export. 
‘‘(II) SUBSEQUENT
EXPORTS.— 
In the case of subsequent exports to 
the importing foreign state in cal-
endar years subsequent to the notifi-
cation provided under subclause (I), 
the exporter shall provide the notice 
so that the Administrator receives the 
notice not earlier than 45 nor later 
than 15 calendar days before the date 
of the first export in such calendar 
year.
‘‘(iii) TIMING OF NOTICE FOR CHEM-
ICAL
SUBSTANCES
OR
MIXTURES
LISTED 
UNDER THE PIC CONVENTION.— 
‘‘(I) FIRST EXPORT.—In the case 
of a first export that an exporter 
makes from the United States to each 
importing foreign state after the Ad-
ministrator issues a notice under 
paragraph (4)(C), the exporter shall 
provide the notice required under 
clause (i) so that the Administrator 
receives the notice not earlier than 45 
nor later than 15 calendar days before 
the date of export. 
‘‘(II) SUBSEQUENT
EXPORTS.— 
In the case of subsequent exports by 
the exporter to the importing foreign 
state in calendar years subsequent to 
the notification provided under sub-
clause (I), the exporter shall provide 
the notice so that the Administrator 
receives the notice not earlier than 45 
nor later than 15 calendar days before 
the date of the first such export.
‘‘(III) CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES 
MERITING
NEW
NOTICE.—If condi-
tions or restrictions imposed by the 
importing foreign state change and 
the Administrator notifies the public 
of 
the 
change 
under 
paragraph 
(4)(C), or if circumstances described 
by the exporter in an earlier pre-ex-
port 
notice 
have 
substantially 
changed, the exporter shall provide an 
additional notice under this subpara-
graph so that the Administrator re-
ceives the notice not earlier than 45 
nor later than 15 calendar days before 
the date of export. 
‘‘(iv) TIMING OF PRE-EXPORT NOTICE 
FOR THE EXPORT OF POPS CHEMICAL SUB-
STANCES OR MIXTURES WHICH ARE NOT 
PROHIBITED
UNDER
THE
POPS
CONVEN-
TION.— 
‘‘(I) FIRST EXPORT.—In the case 
of the first export that an exporter 
makes from the United States to each 
importing foreign state of a chemical 
substance or mixture not prohibited
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3194
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the government of the
District of Columbia and other activities charge-
able in whole or in part against revenues of said
District for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2000, and for other purposes.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 436
AN ACT
To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to
provide incentives for small business investment,
and for other purposes.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 436
AN ACT
To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide
incentives for small business investment, 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 ‘‘Increased Capital Ac-
cess for Growing Business Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
OF 1940.
(a) DEFINITION
OF ELIGIBLE PORTFOLIO COM-
PANY.—Section 2(a)(46)(C) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a)(46)(C)) is amended—
(1) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(i) it does not have any class of eq-
uity securities listed for trading on a na-
tional 
securities 
exchange 
or 
traded
through the facilities of a national securi-
ties association as described in Section
15A of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934;’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iii);
(3) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v);
and
(4) by inserting after clause (iii) the following
new clause:
‘‘(iv) the aggregate value of its out-
standing publicly traded equity securities is
not more than $250,000,000, except that
the Commission may adjust such amounts
by rule, regulation, or order to reflect
changes in one or more generally accepted
indices or other indicators for small busi-
ness, consistent with the public interest,
the protection of investors, and the pur-
poses fairly intended by the policy and pro-
visions of this title; or’’.
(b) ASSETS OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPA-
NIES.—Section 55(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–55(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘securities
with respect to which a member of a national securi-
ties exchange, broker, or dealer may extend or main-
tain credit to or for a customer pursuant to rules or
regulations adopted by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System under Section 7 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934’’ and inserting the
following: ‘‘equity securities listed for trading on a
national securities exchange or traded through the
facilities of a national securities association as de-
scribed in Section 15A of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph
(A), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the end
of subparagraph (B), and by inserting after sub-
paragraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) from the issuer of such securities,
which issuer is described in section 2(a)(46)(A)
and (B) but is not an eligible portfolio company
because the aggregate value of its outstanding
publicly traded equity securities is more than
$250,000,000 but not more than $500,000,000,
if such securities represent not more than 10
percent of the total assets of the business devel-
opment company invested in securities de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this
section;’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 6, 2005.
Attest:
Clerk.
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the research, development, manufacture, and 
bringing to market renewable energy sources; 
and 
‘‘(C) to make grants to Renewable Fuel 
Investment Capital companies, and to other en-
tities, for the purpose of providing operational 
assistance to smaller enterprises financed, or 
expected to be financed, by such companies. 
‘‘SEC. 383. ESTABLISHMENT. 
‘‘In accordance with this part, the Administrator 
shall establish a Renewable Fuel Capital Investment Pro-
gram, under which the Administrator may— 
‘‘(1) enter into participation agreements with 
companies granted final approval under section 
384(e) for the purposes set forth in section 382; and 
‘‘(2) guarantee the debentures issued by Renew-
able Fuel Capital Investment companies as provided 
in section 385. 
‘‘SEC. 384. SELECTION OF RENEWABLE FUEL CAPITAL IN-
VESTMENT COMPANIES. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—A company shall be eligible to 
apply to participate, as a Renewable Fuel Capital Invest-
ment company, in the program established under this part 
if— 
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from being exported by the prohibition 
in section 502(a) or rules promulgated 
pursuant to section 503(e), the ex-
porter shall provide the notice under 
this subparagraph so that the Admin-
istrator receives the notice not earlier 
than 45 nor later than 15 calendar 
days before the date of the first ex-
port. 
‘‘(II) SUBSEQUENT
EXPORTS.— 
In the case of subsequent exports by 
the exporter to the importing foreign 
state in calendar years subsequent to 
the notification provided under sub-
clause (I), the exporter shall provide 
the notice so that the Administrator 
receives the notice not earlier than 45 
nor later than 15 calendar days before 
the date of the first such subsequent 
export in such calendar year. 
‘‘(III) CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES 
MERITING NEW NOTICE.—If the cir-
cumstances described by the exporter 
in an earlier pre-export notice have 
substantially changed, the exporter
on or before an expiration date specified in the 
contract; and 
(B) is transferable by the holder to any 
other entity. 
(3) QUALIFIED
COAL-TO-LIQUID
FACILITY.— 
The term ‘‘qualified coal-to-liquid facility’’ means a 
manufacturing facility that has the capacity to 
produce at least 10,000 barrels per day of transpor-
tation grade liquid fuels from a feedstock that is pri-
marily domestic coal (including peat and any prop-
erty which allows for the capture, transportation, or 
sequestration of by-products resulting from such 
process, including carbon emissions). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(5) STRIKE PRICE.—The term ‘‘strike price’’ 
means, with respect to a put option contract, the 
price at which the holder of the contract has the 
right to sell the fuel which is the subject of the con-
tract. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
section. 
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shall provide an additional notice 
under this subparagraph so that the 
Administrator receives the notice not 
earlier than 45 nor later than 15 cal-
endar days before the date of export. 
‘‘(B) ALTERNATE TIME FRAME FOR NO-
TICES.— 
‘‘(i) 
DISCRETIONARY
ALTERNATE 
TIME
FRAMES.—Notwithstanding clauses 
(ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A), the Ad-
ministrator may set an alternate time 
frame for providing notices under this sub-
paragraph if the Administrator determines 
that such alternate time frame is appro-
priate and the Administrator is able, with-
in such alternate time frame, to administer 
notice activities in accordance with the PIC 
Convention and comply with the POPs 
Convention. 
‘‘(ii) MANDATORY REVIEW OF STATU-
TORY
TIME
FRAMES
AND
PROCESSES.— 
Not later than 18 months after entry into 
force for the United States of the PIC 
Convention, and not later than 18 months 
after entry into force for the United States
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3196
AN ACT
Making appropriations for foreign operations, ex-
port financing, and related programs for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2000, and for
other purposes.
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2423 
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the ‘‘George P. Kazen 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’, and to designate the 
jury room in that Federal building and United States courthouse as 
the ‘‘Marcel C. Notzon II Jury Room’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. CUELLAR (for himself, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, and Mr. MCCAUL) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, 
as the ‘‘George P. Kazen Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse’’, and to designate the jury room in 
that Federal building and United States courthouse as 
the ‘‘Marcel C. Notzon II Jury Room’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BUILDING DESIGNATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in La-
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4371 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident 
payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under 
the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2005 
Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. SHAW) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase 
the per resident payment floor for direct graduate med-
ical education payments under the Medicare Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT OF THE LOCAL-
ITY 
ADJUSTED 
NATIONAL 
AVERAGE 
PER 
RESIDENT AMOUNT THE PAYMENT FLOOR 
FOR 
DIRECT 
GRADUATE 
MEDICAL 
EDU-
CATION PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 1886(h)(2)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(2)(D)(iii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘and for cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal 
year 2002 shall not be less than 85 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘, for cost reporting periods beginning during or after fis-
cal year 2002 (and before fiscal year 2006) shall not be 
less than 85 percent, and for cost reporting periods begin-
ning during or after fiscal year 2006 shall not be less than 
100 percent,’’. 
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