datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Border Corps shall as-
sist the United States Border Patrol in carrying out 
its mission, to the extent authorized by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) FOCUS.—Members of the Border Corps 
shall be assigned duties primarily in the areas of 
surveillance (responding to electronic sensor alarms 
and aircraft sightings, manning remote video surveil-
lance camera systems), communications (using radio, 
cellular, and satellite communications equipment to 
assist Border Patrol agents in rapid response), 
transportation, and administrative support. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
DUTIES.—Members of the 
Border Corps may also assist the Border Patrol in 
the following areas of United States Border Patrol 
operations: 
‘‘(A) Line watch operations to prevent ille-
gal entry and smuggling. 
‘‘(B) Signcutting operations to detect and 
interpret disturbances in natural terrain condi-
tions that indicate the presence or passage of 
people, animals, or vehicles. 
‘‘(C) Traffic checkpoints to detect aliens 
unlawfully traveling into the interior of the 
United States and to detect illegal narcotics.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3378
AN ACT
To authorize certain actions to address the com-
prehensive treatment of sewage emanating from
the Tijuana River in order to substantially re-
duce river and ocean pollution in the San Diego
border region.
‘‘(D) Air operations. 
‘‘(E) Marine patrol. 
‘‘(F) Horse and bike patrol. 
‘‘(d) STATUS.— 
‘‘(1) NOT
FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this subsection, a volunteer 
shall not be deemed a Federal employee and shall 
not be subject to the provisions of law relating to 
Federal employment, including those provisions re-
lating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, 
unemployment compensation, and Federal employee 
benefits. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—A member of the Border 
Corps while assigned to duty shall be deemed to be 
a Federal employee only for the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Chapter 26 of title 28, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(B) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(C) Claims relating to damage to, or loss 
of, personal property of a volunteer incident to 
volunteer service, in which case the provisions 
of section 3721 of title 31, United States Code, 
shall apply.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3951 
To require compensation for jury service to be excluded in determining income 
for purposes of the supplemental security income program under title 
XVI of the Social Security Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require compensation for jury service to be excluded in 
determining income for purposes of the supplemental 
security income program under title XVI of the Social 
Security Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR JURY SERVICE TO BE EX-
CLUDED IN DETERMINING INCOME UNDER 
THE SSI PROGRAM. 
(a) INCOME EXCLUSION.—Section 1612(b) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(22); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (23) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) any amount received by such individual 
(or such spouse) from any public agency as com-
pensation for jury service.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st 
calendar month that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
Æ
‘‘(3) STANDARDS.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall constrain the Secretary from prescribing stand-
ards for the conduct and behavior of members of the 
Border Corps. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—All citizens and legal per-
manent residents of the United States over 18 years 
of age shall be eligible to serve in the Border Corps. 
‘‘(2) BACKGROUND
CHECK.—All volunteers 
must undergo a background check in accordance 
with procedures established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall create a train-
ing and certification program for Border Corps volunteers 
in accordance with the specific tasks and functions in 
which they participate. 
‘‘(g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—When any member of the 
Border Corps is assigned to such duty the member may, 
pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary, be paid 
actual necessary traveling expenses, including a per diem 
allowance in lieu of subsistence in conformity with stand-
ardized Federal Government travel regulations, while trav-
eling and while on duty away from home. No per diem 
shall be paid for any period during which quarters and 
subsistence in kind are furnished by the Federal Govern-
ment.
‘‘(h) DISENROLLMENT.—Members of the Border 
Corps may be disenrolled at any time, with or without 
cause, by the Secretary or the member. 
‘‘(i) BORDER PATROL STAFFING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accepting the services of 
individuals as volunteers through the Border Corps 
program, the Secretary shall not permit the use of 
volunteers to displace any employee. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASE IN BOR-
DER PATROL AGENTS.—The Secretary shall increase 
the number of full-time active-duty Border Patrol 
agents in accordance with section 5202 of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 3734).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 890 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 890A. Citizen corps. 
‘‘Sec. 890B. Border corps.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) CITIZEN CORPS.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out section 890A of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, as added by section 3 of this Act, 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012. 
(b) BORDER CORPS.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out section 890B of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, as added by section 3 of this Act, 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012. 
Æ
286 
‘‘(2) 
CONVERSION
TO
STOCK
NATIONAL 
BANK.—Subject to such regulations as the Comp-
troller of the Currency may prescribe for the protec-
tion of depositors’ rights and for any other purpose 
the Comptroller of the Currency may consider ap-
propriate, any national bank that is organized in the 
mutual form under subsection (a) may reorganize as 
a stock national bank. 
‘‘(3) CONVERSION TO STATE BANKS.—Any na-
tional mutual bank may convert to a State bank 
charter in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Comptroller of the Currency and applicable 
State law. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATING MUTUALITY.—If a mutual na-
tional bank elects to terminate mutuality, it must do so 
by— 
‘‘(1) liquidating; or 
‘‘(2) converting to a national banking associa-
tion operating in stock form. 
‘‘(e) STATUS AND RIGHTS OF MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) In general, the status of a member is pri-
marily that of a depositor and secondarily that of a 
holder of a contingent right to participate in the eq-
uity of a mutual national bank upon a liquidation or 
conversion.
In the Senate of the United States,
September 29, 2006.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 409) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the exchange
of land within the Sierra National Forest, California, and for
other purposes.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sierra National Forest
Land Exchange Act of 2006’’.
777 
Subtitle 
C—Improved 
Financial 
and Commodity Markets Over-
sight and Accountability 
SEC. 3301. ELEVATION OF CERTAIN INSPECTORS GENERAL 
TO APPOINTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 
OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978. 
(a) INCLUSION IN CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.—Section 
12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the Fed-
eral Cochairpersons of the Commissions established 
under section 15301 of title 40, United States 
Code;’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Cochairpersons of 
the Commissions established under section 15301 of 
title 40, United States Code; the Chairman of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; 
the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission; the Chairman of the National Credit 
Union Administration; the Director of the Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation; the Chairman of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission; or the Direc-
tor of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency;’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or the Com-
missions established under section 15301 of title 40,
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2362 
To amend the Energy and Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize a provision 
relating to geothermal lease revenue, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to establish a pilot project to streamline certain Federal renew-
able energy permitting processes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2009 
Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy and Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize 
a provision relating to geothermal lease revenue, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pilot project 
to streamline certain Federal renewable energy permit-
ting processes, 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 ‘‘Renewable Energy 
Permitting Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
23:22 May 13, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2362.IH
H2362
hsrobinson on PROD1PC76 with BILLS
†
HR 409 EAS
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the
Sequoia Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’
means the parcel of land comprising 160 acres and
located in E1⁄2SW1⁄4 and W1⁄2SE1⁄4, sec. 30, T. 9 S.,
R. 25 E., Mt. Diablo Meridian, California.
(3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means a parcel of land comprising ap-
proximately 80 acres and located in N1⁄2NW1⁄4, sec.
29, T. 8 S., R. 26 E., Mt. Diablo Meridian, Cali-
fornia.
(4) PROJECT NO. 67.—The term ‘‘Project No. 67’’
means the hydroelectric project licensed pursuant to
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.) as
Project No. 67.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture.
SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE, SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST, CALI-
FORNIA.
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, during the 1-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
owner of the non-Federal land offers to convey to the
United States title to the non-Federal land and to
†
HR 409 EAS
make a cash equalization payment of $50,000 to the
United States, the Secretary shall convey to the owner
of the non-Federal land, all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the Federal land, ex-
cept as provided in subsection (d), subject to valid ex-
isting rights, and under such terms and conditions as
the Secretary may require.
(2) CORRECTION AND MODIFICATION OF LEGAL
DESCRIPTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the owner of the non-Federal land,
may agree to make corrections to the legal de-
scriptions of the Federal land and non-Federal
land.
(B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary and
the owner of the non-Federal land may agree to
make minor modifications to the legal descrip-
tions if the modifications do not affect the overall
value of the exchange by more than 5 percent.
(b) VALUATION OF LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—For pur-
poses of this section, during the period referred to in sub-
section (a)(1)—
(1) the value of the non-Federal land shall be
considered to be $200,000; and
Board may establish by majority vote any other 
rules for the conduct of the business of the Board, 
if such rules are not inconsistent with this Act or 
other applicable law. 
(e) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board may hold 
hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 
testimony, and receive evidence as the Board 
considers appropriate to carry out the duties of 
the Board under this Act. The Board may ad-
minister oaths or affirmations to witnesses ap-
pearing before it. 
(B) WITNESS
EXPENSES.—Witnesses re-
quested to appear before the Board may be 
paid the same fees as are paid to witnesses 
under section 1821 of title 28, United States 
Code. The per diem and mileage allowances for 
witnesses shall be paid from funds appropriated 
to the Board. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
Subject to sections 552, 552a, and 552b of title 5, 
United States Code— 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
02:38 Nov 03, 2007
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4056.IH
H4056
bajohnson on PROD1PC71 with BILLS
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3953 
To authorize 4 permanent and 1 temporary additional judgeships for the 
middle district of Florida, and 3 additional permanent judgeships for 
the southern district of Florida. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 
Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize 4 permanent and 1 temporary additional judge-
ships for the middle district of Florida, and 3 additional 
permanent judgeships for the southern district of Flor-
ida. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
(1) population growth in Florida is increasing 
at almost double the national rate, and 15.5 percent 
of the population growth in the United States over
the next 25 years is expected to occur in Florida; 
and 
(2) this rapid population growth in the middle 
and southern judicial districts of Florida continues 
to exert tremendous pressure on the Federal court 
system: in fiscal year 2004, weighted case filings per 
judgeship in the middle district of Florida were 47.7 
percent above the standard set by the Judicial Con-
ference, and weighted case filings per judgeship in 
the southern district of Florida were 19.3 percent 
above the Judicial Conference standard. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 
(1) 5 additional district judges for the middle 
district of Florida; and 
(2) 3 additional district judges for the southern 
district of Florida. 
(b) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIP.—The first vacancy in 
the office of district judge in the middle district of Florida, 
occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation date 
of the last of the judges named to fill the judgeships cre-
ated by subsection (a), shall not be filled. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—In order that the 
table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States
Code, will reflect the additional permanent judgeships cre-
ated by this section, the item relating to Florida in such 
table is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Florida: 
Northern ...........................................................................................
Middle ...............................................................................................
Southern ............................................................................................
6’’. 
Æ
tem member on the task force for compensation 
paid by the employer to an employee filling a 
position normally filled by the System member 
for any period during which the System mem-
ber is appointed into Federal service under sub-
section (f)(1). 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Costs incurred by an 
employer shall be eligible for reimbursement 
under subparagraph (A) only to the extent that 
the costs are in excess of the costs that would 
have been incurred by the employer had the 
System member not been appointed into Fed-
eral service under subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(3) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—A System mem-
ber shall not be entitled to pay directly from the 
Agency for a period during which the System mem-
ber is appointed into Federal service under sub-
section (f)(1). 
‘‘(h) PERSONAL INJURY, ILLNESS, DISABILITY, OR 
DEATH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A System member who is 
appointed into Federal service under subsection 
(f)(1) and who suffers personal injury, illness, dis-
ability, or death as a result of a personal injury sus-
tained while acting in the scope of such appointment
pursuant to the Federal Power Act or any other applicable 
law, this section is necessary. 
(b) EASEMENT REQUIRED.—Before conveying the 
Federal land under section 3, the Secretary shall grant 
an easement, without consideration, to the owner of 
Project No. 67 for the right to enter, occupy, and use for 
hydroelectric power purposes the Federal land currently 
within the licensed boundary for Project No. 67. The 
Project No. 67 owner shall hold harmless the Secretary 
for any claims against the owner due to the grant of ease-
ment. 
(c) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The ease-
ment granted under this section shall provide the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The United States of America, hereinafter called 
‘Grantor’, pursuant to a congressional authorization, here-
by grants, transfers, and conveys unto the [insert name 
of Project No. 67 owner], its successors and assigns, here-
inafter called ‘Grantee’, all those certain exclusive ease-
ments and rights in, on, under, over, along, and across 
certain real property described in Exhibit A, attached 
hereto [attach description of real property subject to the 
easement] and incorporated herein (the ‘Property’), for 
any purpose or activity that Grantee deems convenient or 
necessary to the creation, generation, transmission, or dis-
tribution of hydropower on and off the Property, includ-
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3957 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets 
tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 
Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. JEFFERSON, and Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
the new markets tax credit. 
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 ‘‘New Markets Tax 
Credit Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (f)(1) of section 45D of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to new mar-
kets tax credit) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is a new markets tax 
credit limitation of $3,500,000,000 for each of cal-
endar years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (f) of 
such section of such Code is amended by inserting at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a tax-
able year beginning after December 31, 2008, 
the dollar amount in paragraph (1) shall be in-
creased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
endar year in which the taxable year be-
gins, determined by substituting ‘calendar 
year 2007’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
‘‘(B) 
ROUNDING
RULE.—If 
a 
dollar 
amount in paragraph (1), as increased under 
subparagraph (A), is not a multiple of 
$1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to 
the nearest multiple of $1,000,000.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
Æ
ing, but not limited to, the right to inundate the Property 
with water, reservoir management, and compliance with 
legal obligations in accordance with the applicable Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission license and those non-ex-
clusive easements and rights to use, occupy, and enter the 
Property, and to allow others to use, occupy, and enter 
the Property, for other purposes related to hydropower 
and reservoir management and use, such as recreation by 
Grantee or the public, and regulation of any activities on 
the Property that may impact such purposes, at any time 
and from time to time. Grantor further grants, transfers, 
and conveys unto the Grantee the right of assignment, in 
whole or in part, to others, without limitation. Grantee 
shall have the right to take such actions on the Property 
as may be necessary to comply with all applicable laws, 
rules, regulations, ordinances, orders and other govern-
mental, regulatory, and administrative authorities and re-
quirements, or that may be necessary for the economical 
entry, occupancy, and use of the Property for hydropower 
purposes. Grantor, its successors and assigns, shall not 
deposit or permit or allow to be deposited, earth, rubbish, 
debris or any other substance or material on the Property, 
or so near thereto as to constitute, in the opinion of the 
Grantee, an interference or obstruction to the hydropower 
and reservoir purposes. No other easements, leases, or li-
censes shall be granted on, under or over the Property 
by Grantor to any person, firm or corporation without the 
previous written consent of Grantee, which consent shall 
not be unreasonably withheld. The terms, covenants and 
conditions of this Grant of Easement shall bind and inure 
to the benefit of the successors and assigns of Grantor 
and the successors and assigns of Grantee.’’. 
SEC. 5. RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER FOR SUBSEQUENT CONVEY-
ANCE OF FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER.—As a condition on the 
conveyance of the Federal land under section 3 and its 
reconveyance to the Sequoia Council of the Boy Scouts 
of America, as required by section 3(d)(1), the Secretary 
shall require that the Council agree to provide the owner 
of the easement granted under section 4 the right of first 
offer to obtain the Federal land, or any portion thereof, 
that the Council ever proposes to sell, transfer, or other-
wise convey. 
(b) NOTICE AND OFFER.—If the Council proposes to 
sell, transfer, or otherwise convey the Federal land or a 
portion thereof, the Council shall give the easement owner 
written notice specifying the terms and conditions on 
which the conveyance is proposed and offering to convey 
to the easement owner, on the same terms and conditions,
II
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3381
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 17, 1999
Received
AN ACT
To reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
and the Trade and Development Agency, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3388
AN ACT
To promote environmental restoration around the Lake
Tahoe basin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4519 RFS 
ance coverage to individuals in the insurance 
market served; 
‘‘(B) that is established using reasonable 
actuarial techniques; and 
‘‘(C) that reflects anticipated claims expe-
rience and expenses for the coverage involved. 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any of 
the 50 States and the District of Columbia and in-
cludes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Is-
lands.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 
2005. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk.