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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4962 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 19, 2006 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 100 Pitcher Street in Utica, New York, as 
the ‘‘Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. CAPTAIN GEORGE A. WOOD POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 100 Pitcher Street in Utica, New 
York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Captain 
George A. Wood 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 ‘‘Captain George A. 
Wood Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 571 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4962 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 19, 2006 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AUGUST 1, 2006 
Reported by Ms. COLLINS, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 100 Pitcher Street in Utica, New York, as 
the ‘‘Captain George A. Wood 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. CAPTAIN GEORGE A. WOOD POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 100 Pitcher Street in Utica, New 
York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Captain 
George A. Wood Post Office Building’’. 
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(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 ‘‘Captain George A. 
Wood Post Office Building’’. 
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Calendar No. 571 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4962 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 100 Pitcher Street in Utica, 
New York, as the ‘‘Captain George A. Wood Post 
Office Building’’. 
AUGUST 1, 2006 
Reported without amendment 
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editorial control over any public, educational, or govern-
mental use of channel capacity provided pursuant to this 
section, but a video service provider may refuse to transmit 
any public access program or portion of a public access pro-
gram which contains obscenity. 
‘‘(d) TRANSMISSION AND PRODUCTION OF PROGRAM-
MING.— 
‘‘(1) PEG PROGRAMMING.—A video service pro-
vider shall ensure that all subscribers receive any 
public, educational, or governmental programming 
carried by the video service provider within the sub-
scriber’s franchise area. 
‘‘(2) PRODUCTION
RESPONSIBILITY.—The pro-
duction of any programming provided under this sub-
section shall be the responsibility of the franchising 
authority. 
‘‘(3) TRANSMISSION RESPONSIBILITY.—The video 
service provider shall be responsible for the trans-
mission from the signal origination point (or points) 
of the programming, or from the point of interconnec-
tion with another video service provider already offer-
ing the public, educational, or governmental program-
ming under paragraph (4), to the video service pro-
vider’s subscribers, or any public, educational, or gov-
ernmental programming produced by or for the fran-
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chising authority and carried by the video service 
provider pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(4) INTERCONNECTION; COST-SHARING.—Unless 
2 video service providers otherwise agree to the terms 
for interconnection and cost sharing, such video serv-
ice providers shall comply with regulations prescribed 
by the Commission providing for— 
‘‘(A) the interconnection between 2 video 
service providers in a franchise area for trans-
mission of public, educational, or governmental 
programming, without material degradation in 
signal quality or functionality; and 
‘‘(B) the reasonable allocation of the costs of 
such interconnection between such video service 
providers. 
‘‘(5) DISPLAY OF PROGRAM INFORMATION.—The 
video service provider shall display the program in-
formation for public, educational, or governmental 
programming in any print or electronic program 
guide in the same manner in which it displays pro-
gram information for other video programming in the 
franchise area. The video service provider may not 
omit public, educational, or governmental program-
ming from any navigational device, guide, or menu 
containing other video programming that is available 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4965 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a duty of 
the Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust funds is to hold 
them in trust for the beneficiaries and to ensure that the assets of 
such trust funds are not diverted, and to authorize investment of such 
trust funds in securities that are not limited to obligations of the United 
States or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the 
United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2006 
Mr. GOHMERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
that a duty of the Board of Trustees of the Social 
Security Trust funds is to hold them in trust for the 
beneficiaries and to ensure that the assets of such trust 
funds are not diverted, and to authorize investment of 
such trust funds in securities that are not limited to 
obligations of the United States or obligations guaran-
teed as to principal and interest by the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Trust 
Funds Investment Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. MANAGMENT AND INVESTMENT OF SOCIAL SECU-
RITY TRUST FUNDS. 
(a) DUTY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—Section 
201(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(c)(1)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) Hold the Trust Funds in trust for the ben-
efit of beneficiaries under this title and ensure that 
the assets of the Trust Funds are not diverted;’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO INVEST ASSETS OF THE TRUST 
FUNDS.—Section 201(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 401(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking the second sentence and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘Such investments may be made 
in interest-bearing obligations of the United States, 
in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and 
interest by the United States, or in such other secu-
rities as the Board of Trustees may consider pru-
dent investments.’’; 
(2) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘or other 
securities’’ after ‘‘obligations’’; and 
(3) by striking the last sentence and adding the 
following new sentence: ‘‘In making investments 
under this subsection, the Board of Trustees shall 
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exercise the judgment and care under the cir-
cumstances then prevailing that persons of ordinary 
prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the 
management of their own affairs, not in regard to 
speculation, but in regard to the permanent disposi-
tion of their funds, considering the probable income 
therefrom as well as the probable safety of their cap-
ital.’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4966 
To require the President to include a line item regarding the Privacy and 
Civil Liberties Oversight Board in the budget submitted pursuant to 
title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2006 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. REYES, Mr. BOS-
WELL, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, and 
Mr. TIERNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Govern-
ment Reform, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Select Intelligence 
(Permanent Select), 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To require the President to include a line item regarding 
the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in the 
budget submitted pursuant to title 31, United States 
Code, 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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SECTION 1. PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES BOARD BUDG-
ET REQUEST REQUIREMENT. 
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(35) a separate statement of the proposed 
budget authority and budget outlays for the Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT 
BOARD. 
Section 1061(l) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 118 
Stat. 3688) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2007 and each subsequent fiscal year to carry out 
this section.’’. 
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H. Res. 517 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 27, 2007. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2829) making appropriations for financial serv-
ices and general government for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2008, and for other purposes. The first reading 
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure 
to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. During con-
sideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘means, with respect to’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘means any report, 
designation, statement, or notification required 
by this Act to be filed with the Commission or 
the Secretary of the Senate.’’. 
(2) PLACEMENT OF ALL REPORTS ON INTER-
NET.—Section 304(a)(11)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
434(a)(11)(B)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a designation, statement, 
report, or notification’’ and inserting ‘‘each re-
port’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the designation, state-
ment, report, or notification’’ and inserting 
‘‘the report’’. 
(3) SEARCHABLE AND SORTABLE MANNER OF 
INFORMATION.—Section 304(a)(11)(B) of such Act 
(2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(B)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘in a format that is searchable and sortable’’ after 
‘‘Internet’’. 
(4) SOFTWARE FOR FILING OF ALL REPORTS.— 
Section 
304(a)(12) 
of 
such 
Act 
(2 
U.S.C 
434a(a)(12)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘each person required to file a designation, 
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statement, or report in electronic form’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each person required to file a report 
(as defined in paragraph (11)(D))’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘any 
designation, statement, or report’’ and inserting 
‘‘any 
report 
(as 
defined 
in 
paragraph 
(11)(D))’’. 
(b) REQUIRING REPORTS FOR ALL CONTRIBUTIONS 
MADE TO ANY POLITICAL COMMITTEE WITHIN 30 DAYS 
OF ELECTION; REQUIRING REPORTS TO BE MADE WITH-
IN 24 HOURS.—Section 304(a)(6)(A) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 434(a)(6)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) Each political committee shall notify the Sec-
retary or the Commission, and the Secretary of State, as 
appropriate, in writing, of any contribution received by the 
committee during the period which begins on the 30th day 
before an election and ends at the time the polls close for 
such election. This notification shall be made within 24 
hours (or, if earlier, by midnight of the day on which the 
contribution is deposited) after the receipt of such con-
tribution and shall include the name of the candidate in-
volved (as appropriate) and the office sought by the can-
didate, the identification of the contributor, and the date 
of receipt and amount of the contribution.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to reports for periods 
beginning on or after January 1, 2007. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 81 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 517 
[Report No. 110–213] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2829) making appropriations 
for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2007 
Mr. WELCH of Vermont, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2829) making 
appropriations for financial services and general govern-
ment for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 
and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2829) making appropriations for 
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H. Res. 520 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 27, 2007. 
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE: Mr. Sullivan, 
to rank after Mrs. Myrick. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
165 
Subtitle D—Effective Dates and 
Transition Rules 
SEC. 381. EFFECTIVE DATES; PHASE-IN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) 6-MONTH
DELAY.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the amendments made by the Video 
Competition and Savings for Consumers Act of 2006 
shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment 
of that Act. 
(2) INITIATION OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (1), the Federal Communica-
tions Commission shall initiate any proceeding re-
quired by title VI of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended by this Act, or made necessary by such 
amendment as soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPLICATION TO EXISTING FRANCHISE AGREE-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the provisions of title VI of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended by this Act, shall 
not apply to a cable operator with a franchise agree-
ment in effect on the date of enactment of this Act be-
tween a franchising authority and a cable operator 
before the expiration date of the agreement, as deter-
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mined without regard to any renewal or extension of 
the agreement. The provisions of title VI of the Com-
munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 521 et seq.), as 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act, shall continue to apply to any such franchise 
agreement and the cable operator as provided by sub-
section (c) until the earlier of— 
(A) the expiration date of the agreement; or 
(B) the date on which a new franchise 
agreement that replaces the existing franchise 
agreement takes effect. 
(2) COMPETITION TRIGGER.— 
(A) 
NOTIFICATION
OF
EXISTING 
FRANCHISEE REQUIRED.—If a franchising au-
thority authorizes a video service provider to 
provide video service in an area in which cable 
service is already being provided under an exist-
ing franchise agreement, the franchising author-
ity shall— 
(i) require the video service provider to 
notify the franchising authority when the 
video service provider commences video serv-
ice in that area; and 
(ii) immediately notify any cable oper-
ator providing cable service in that area 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4969 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory treat-
ment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Hatch Act’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2006 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the dis-
criminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under 
the provisions of law commonly referred to as the ‘‘Hatch 
Act’’. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Hatch Act Reform Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO BE 
SUBJECT TO THE SAME RESTRICTIONS ON 
POLITICAL ACTIVITY AS APPLY TO STATE 
AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 1501(1) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a State 
or territory’’ and inserting ‘‘a State, the District of Co-
lumbia, or a territory’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
MADE INAPPLICABLE.—Section 7322(1) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(4) by striking ‘‘services;’’ and inserting ‘‘serv-
ices or an individual employed or holding office in 
the government of the District of Columbia;’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the effective date of a law enacted by the District of 
Columbia after the date of the enactment of this Act which 
places restrictions on political activities of employees of 
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the District of Columbia government, and shall apply with 
respect to actions occurring on or after that date. 
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‘‘(i) If the satellite is used for direct-to 
home video services, the satellite shall be— 
‘‘(I) capable of providing services 
to consumers in the cities of Anchor-
age, Fairbanks, and Juneau, Alaska, 
using signal power levels of at least 45 
dBW effective isotropic radiated power; 
and 
‘‘(II) capable of providing services 
to consumers in the islands of Oahu, 
Maui, Kauai, Molokai, and Hawaii, 
Hawaii, using signal power levels of at 
least 46 dBW effective isotropic radi-
ated power. 
‘‘(ii) If the satellite is used for any 
other direct-to-consumer service— 
‘‘(I) with respect to services of-
fered on beams covering substantially 
the entire contiguous United States, the 
carrier must make best efforts to ensure 
that the effective isotropic radiated 
power of the satellite on the downlink 
and, where applicable, the efficiency of 
the satellite receive antenna (G/T) can 
allow the use of a commercially avail-
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