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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Rosa Urban 
Water Reuse Plan Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CITY OF SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, URBAN 
WATER REUSE PLAN. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the City of Santa Rosa, California, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of 
projects to implement the plan titled ‘Santa Rosa Urban 
Water Reuse Plan’. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs of 
the projects authorized by this section shall not exceed 25 
percent of the total cost. The Secretary shall credit the City 
of Santa Rosa with the value of all expenditures made be-
fore the date of the enactment of this section that are used 
toward completion of projects that are compatible with this 
section. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) Federal funds shall not be used for the oper-
ation or maintenance of a project authorized by this 
section. 
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‘‘(2) Funds authorized by this legislation shall 
not be used for the development of new wetland areas. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by inserting 
after the last item relating to title XVI the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. City of Santa Rosa, California, Urban Water Reuse Plan.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 155 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 716 
[Report No. 110–246] 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in 
the Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan. 
JULY 23, 2007 
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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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7170 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide commuter flexible 
spending arrangements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Ms. SHEA-PORTER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
commuter flexible spending arrangements. 
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 ‘‘Transportation Flexi-
ble Savings Accounts Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 125 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to cafeteria plans) is amended 
by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) 
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and (j), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (g) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) TRANSPORTATION FLEXIBLE SPENDING AR-
RANGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(f), qualified transportation fringe shall be treated 
as a qualified benefit for purposes of this section to 
the extent provided under a flexible spending ar-
rangement (as defined in section 106(c)). 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
TRANSPORTATION
FRINGE.— 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualified 
transportation fringe’ has the meaning given such 
term by section 132(f), except that paragraph (2)(B) 
thereof shall be applied by substituting ‘$100’ for 
‘$175’.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
OF REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall make such modifications to 
Treasury Regulations under section 125 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 as may be necessary to allow quali-
fied transportation fringe (as defined in section 125(h) of 
such Code) to be offered through a flexible spending ar-
rangement in a cafeteria plan. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7171 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the 
importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in 
sport hunts in Canada. 
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 ‘‘Restoration of the 
U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMITS FOR IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR TRO-
PHIES. 
The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 is 
amended— 
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(1) 
in 
section 
101(a)(3)(B) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1371(a)(3)(B)), by inserting ‘‘or under section 
104(c)(5) of this title’’ after ‘‘paragraph (5) of this 
subsection’’ ; and 
(2) 
in 
section 
102(b)(3) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1372(b)(3)), by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ‘‘, except that this paragraph does not 
prohibit the importation of polar bear parts under a 
permit issued under section 104(c)(5) of this title’’. 
Æ 
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V 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7173 
For the relief of Jayantibhai Desai and Indiraben Patel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Jayantibhai Desai and Indiraben Patel. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
PERMANENT 
RESIDENT 
STATUS 
FOR 
JAYANTIBHAI DESAI AND INDIRABEN PATEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Jayantibhai Desai and Indiraben Patel shall each be 
eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust-
ment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence upon filing an application for 
issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such 
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Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi-
dent. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Jayantibhai Desai 
or Indiraben Patel enters the United States before the fil-
ing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she shall 
be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and 
shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of 
status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Jayantibhai Desai and Indiraben Patel, the Sec-
retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 
by 2, during the current or next following fiscal year, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of each of the countries of the alien’s birth 
under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas 
that are made available to natives of each of the countries 
of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 
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(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Jayantibhai Desai and 
Indiraben Patel shall not, by virtue of such relationship, 
be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act. 
Æ 
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† HR 1256 EAS 
(c) REVENUE ACTIVITIES.—The provisions of this di-
vision (or an amendment made by this division) which au-
thorize the Secretary to take certain actions with regard 
to tobacco products shall not be construed to affect any au-
thority of the Secretary of the Treasury under chapter 52 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this division, of the amendments 
made by this division, or of the regulations promulgated 
under this division (or under such amendments), or the ap-
plication of any such provision to any person or cir-
cumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this divi-
sion, such amendments and such regulations, and the appli-
cation of such provisions to any other person or cir-
cumstance shall not be affected and shall continue to be en-
forced to the fullest extent possible. 
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF DEADLINES FOR SECRETARIAL 
ACTION. 
(a) DELAYED COMMENCEMENT OF DATES FOR SECRE-
TARIAL ACTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), with respect to any time periods specified 
in this division (or in an amendment made by this 
division) that begin on the date of enactment of this 
Act, within which the Secretary of Health and
(5) The term ‘‘make’’, with respect to a drug 
or device, means to manufacture, prepare, propa-
gate, compound, or process the drug or device. 
(6) The term ‘‘qualifying practitioner’’ means a 
practitioner licensed by law to prescribe or admin-
ister drugs or devices. 
(7) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(8) Subject to the definition of the term ‘‘drug’’ 
established in paragraph (3), the term ‘‘unap-
proved’’, with respect to a new drug or a device, 
means that the drug or device is not approved within 
the meaning of paragraph (1). 
(9) The term ‘‘unapproved treatment’’ means 
treatment with or diagnostic application of an unap-
proved drug, unapproved device, or unapproved use. 
(10) The term ‘‘unapproved use’’, with respect 
to a new drug or a device, means a use of an ap-
proved new drug or a device for a purpose not in-
cluded in the labeling approved for the drug or de-
vice pursuant to the provisions specified in para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 502. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b)— 
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HR 1107 RFS 
contractors, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide for special 
simplified procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts— 
(1) not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold; and 
(2) greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but not greater 
than $5,000,000 for which the contracting officer reasonably expects, 
based on the nature of the property or services sought and on market 
research, that offers will include only commercial items. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON DIVIDING PURCHASES.—A proposed purchase or 
contract for an amount above the simplified acquisition threshold may not 
be divided into several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts to use the 
simplified acquisition procedures required by subsection (a). 
(c) PROMOTION OF COMPETITION REQUIRED.—When using simplified ac-
quisition procedures, the head of an executive agency shall promote competi-
tion to the maximum extent practicable. 
(d) CONSIDERATION OF OFFERS TIMELY RECEIVED.—The simplified ac-
quisition procedures contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
include a requirement that a contracting officer consider each responsive 
offer timely received from an eligible offeror. 
(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS.—The Federal Acquisition 
Regulation shall provide that an executive agency using special simplified 
procedures to purchase commercial items— 
(1) shall publish a notice in accordance with section 1708 of this title 
and, as provided in section 1708(c)(4) of this title, permit all respon-
sible sources to submit a bid, proposal, or quotation (as appropriate) 
that the agency shall consider; 
(2) may not conduct the purchase on a sole source basis unless the 
need to do so is justified in writing and approved in accordance with 
section 2304(f) of title 10 or section 3304(e) of this title, as applicable; 
and 
(3) shall include in the contract file a written description of the pro-
cedures used in awarding the contract and the number of offers re-
ceived. 
§ 1902. Procedures applicable to purchases below micro-pur-
chase threshold 
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the micro-purchase 
threshold is $2,500. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
AND NONAPPLICA-
BILITY OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—The head of each 
executive agency shall ensure that procuring activities of that agency, 
when awarding a contract with a price exceeding the micro-purchase 
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† HR 1256 EAS 
Human Services is required to carry out and com-
plete specified activities, the calculation of such time 
periods shall commence on the date described in sub-
section (b). 
(2) LIMITATION.—Subsection (a) shall only 
apply with respect to obligations of the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services that must be completed 
within a specified time period and shall not apply to 
the obligations of any other person or to any other 
provision of this division (including the amendments 
made by this division) that do not create such obliga-
tions of the Secretary and are not contingent on ac-
tions by the Secretary. 
(b) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in this sub-
section is the first day of the first fiscal quarter following 
the initial 2 consecutive fiscal quarters of fiscal year 2010 
for which the Secretary of Health and Human Services has 
collected fees under section 919 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (as added by section 101). 
(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
any time period (or date) contained— 
(1) in section 102, except that the reference to 
‘‘180 days’’ in subsection (a)(1) of such section shall 
be deemed to be ‘‘270 days’’; and
H. R. 7177 
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 authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—NAVAL VESSEL TRANSFER 
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Naval Vessel Transfer Act 
of 2008’’. 
SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN RECIPI-
ENTS. 
(a) TRANSFERS
BY GRANT.—The President is authorized to 
transfer the vessels specified in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
section 501(a) of H.R. 5916 of the 110th Congress, as passed the 
House of Representatives on May 15, 2008, to the foreign recipients 
specified in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of such section, respectively, 
on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j). 
(b) GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF TRANSFERRED 
EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The value of a vessel transferred to 
a recipient on a grant basis pursuant to authority provided by 
subsection (a) shall not be counted against the aggregate value 
of excess defense articles transferred in any fiscal year under section 
516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j). 
(c) COSTS OF TRANSFERS.—Any expense incurred by the United 
States in connection with a transfer authorized by this section 
shall be charged to the recipient (notwithstanding section 516(e) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e))). 
(d) REPAIR
AND REFURBISHMENT
IN UNITED STATES SHIP-
YARDS.—To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall 
require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under this section, 
that the recipient to which the vessel is transferred have such 
repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the 
vessel joins the naval forces of the recipient, performed at a shipyard 
located in the United States, including a United States Navy ship-
yard. 
(e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to transfer a 
vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the 2-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
HR 7177 RDS 
(2) The Republic of Korea was designated a 
major non-NATO ally in 1987, the first such des-
ignation. 
(3) The Republic of Korea has been a major 
purchaser of United States defense articles and serv-
ices through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) pro-
gram, totaling $6,900,000,000 in deliveries over the 
last 10 years. 
(4) Purchases of United States defense articles, 
services, and major defense equipment facilitate and 
increase the interoperability of Republic of Korea 
military forces with the United States Armed 
Forces. 
(5) Congress has previously enacted important, 
special defense cooperation arrangements for the Re-
public of Korea, as in the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to 
authorize the transfer of items in the War Reserves 
Stockpile for Allies, Korea’’, approved December 30, 
2005 (Public Law 109–159; 119 Stat. 2955), which 
authorized the President, notwithstanding section 
514 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2321h), to transfer to the Republic of Korea 
certain defense items to be included in a war reserve 
stockpile for that country. 
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II 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7177 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Received 
AN ACT 
To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign 
recipients, 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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HR 7177 RDS 
TITLE I—NAVAL VESSEL 
TRANSFER 
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Naval Vessel Transfer 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN RECIPIENTS. 
(a) TRANSFERS BY GRANT.—The President is au-
thorized to transfer the vessels specified in paragraphs 
(1), (3), and (4) of section 501(a) of H.R. 5916 of the 
110th Congress, as passed the House of Representatives 
on May 15, 2008, to the foreign recipients specified in 
paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of such section, respectively, 
on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j). 
(b) GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF 
TRANSFERRED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The value 
of a vessel transferred to a recipient on a grant basis pur-
suant to authority provided by subsection (a) shall not be 
counted against the aggregate value of excess defense arti-
cles transferred in any fiscal year under section 516 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j). 
(c) COSTS OF TRANSFERS.—Any expense incurred by 
the United States in connection with a transfer authorized 
by this section shall be charged to the recipient (notwith-
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HR 720 RFS1S 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REPLACEMENT AND MAJOR REHABILITA-
TION.—Notwithstanding the requirement of sub-
section (a)(1) concerning the existence of a collection 
system as a condition of eligibility, a project for re-
placement or major rehabilitation of a collection sys-
tem existing on January 1, 2007, shall be eligible for 
a grant under this title if the project otherwise 
meets the requirements of subsection (a)(1) and 
meets the requirement of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) NEW SYSTEMS.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirement of subsection (a)(2) concerning the exist-
ence of a community as a condition of eligibility, a 
project for a new collection system to serve a com-
munity existing on January 1, 2007, shall be eligible 
for a grant under this title if the project otherwise 
meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2) and 
meets the requirement of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—A project meets the re-
quirement of this paragraph if the purpose of the 
project is to accomplish the objectives, goals, and 
policies of this Act by addressing an adverse envi-
ronmental condition existing on the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph.’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL TASK FORCE ON OBESITY; ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ON OBESITY. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399S. OBESITY INITIATIVES. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF 
OBESITY INITIATIVES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the office of the Secretary the Office of the 
National Coordinator of Obesity Initiatives, to be 
headed by the National Coordinator of Obesity Ini-
tiatives. The National Coordinator shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary and shall report directly to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The duties of the National Co-
ordinator of Obesity Initiatives shall include imple-
menting and coordinating a national strategy to 
eliminate the occurrence of obesity in the United 
States. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL TASK FORCE ON OBESITY.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall 
convene a Task Force on Obesity (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Task Force’) to— 
‘‘(A) establish a governmentwide strategy 
for preventing and reducing the rate of occur-
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