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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5814 
To create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists 
under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have 
been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the 
basis of publications or speech in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2008 
Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To create a Federal cause of action to determine whether 
defamation exists under United States law in cases in 
which defamation actions have been brought in foreign 
courts against United States persons on the basis of 
publications or speech in the United States. 
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 ‘‘Free Speech Protection 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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‘‘(I) SERVICE AREA.—For purposes of this
paragraph, the service area of a utility owned
by a governmental unit shall be comprised of—
‘‘(i) any area throughout which such
utility provided at all times during the
testing period—
‘‘(I) in the case of a natural gas
utility, natural gas transmission or
distribution services, and
‘‘(II) in the case of an electric
utility, electricity distribution services,
‘‘(ii) any area within a county contig-
uous to the area described in clause (i) in
which retail customers of such utility are
located if such area is not also served by
another utility providing natural gas or
electricity services, as the case may be, and
‘‘(iii) any area recognized as the serv-
ice area of such utility under State or Fed-
eral law.’’.
(b) PRIVATE LOAN FINANCING TEST NOT TO APPLY
TO PREPAYMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS.—Paragraph (2) of
section 141(c) (providing exceptions to the private loan fi-
nancing test) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of
subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OR EXCHANGE OF 
PRINCIPAL 
RESIDENCE 
INCREASED 
TO 
$1,000,000. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 121(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion of gain from 
sale of principal residence) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’, and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking all that 
precedes clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN 
JOINT RETURNS.—Paragraph (1) shall be ap-
plied 
by 
substituting 
‘$1,000,000’ 
for 
‘$500,000’ if—’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to sales and exchanges after the 
date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending 
after such date. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6159
AN ACT 
To extend temporarily certain authorities of the Small 
Business Administration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY EXTENSION. 
Any program, authority, or provision, including any 
pilot program, authorized under the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) or the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) as of September 30, 
2006, that is scheduled to expire on or after September 
30, 2006 and before February 2, 2007, shall remain au-
thorized through February 2, 2007, under the same terms 
and conditions in effect on September 30, 2006. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6159
AN ACT 
To extend temporarily certain authorities of the 
Small Business Administration.
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subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding at
the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) is a qualified natural gas supply con-
tract (as defined in section 148(b)(4)).’’.
(c) EXCEPTION FOR QUALIFIED ELECTRIC AND NAT-
URAL
GAS
SUPPLY
CONTRACTS.—Section 141(d) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(7) EXCEPTION
FOR
QUALIFIED
ELECTRIC
AND NATURAL GAS SUPPLY CONTRACTS.—The term
‘nongovernmental output property’ shall not include
any contract for the prepayment of electricity or nat-
ural gas which is not investment property under sec-
tion 148(b)(2).’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1308. DETERMINATION OF SMALL REFINER EXCEP-
TION TO OIL DEPLETION DEDUCTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 613A(d)
(relating to limitations on application of subsection (c))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) CERTAIN
REFINERS
EXCLUDED.—If the
taxpayer or 1 or more related persons engages in the
refining of crude oil, subsection (c) shall not apply
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to the taxpayer for a taxable year if the average
daily refinery runs of the taxpayer and such persons
for the taxable year exceed 75,000 barrels. For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the average daily refinery
runs for any taxable year shall be determined by di-
viding the aggregate refinery runs for the taxable
year by the number of days in the taxable year.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle B—Miscellaneous Energy
Tax Incentives
SEC. 1311. CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENT
PROPERTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 (relating to nonrefundable personal
credits) is amended by inserting after section 25B the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘SEC. 25C. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an in-
dividual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount
equal to the sum of—
H. R. 6159
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To extend temporarily certain authorities of the Small Business Administration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY EXTENSION. 
Any program, authority, or provision, including any pilot pro-
gram, authorized under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
et seq.) or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.) as of September 30, 2006, that is scheduled to expire 
on or after September 30, 2006 and before February 2, 2007, shall 
remain authorized through February 2, 2007, under the same terms 
and conditions in effect on September 30, 2006.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4134 
AN ACT 
To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet 
crime prevention education programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6159 
To extend temporarily certain authorities of the Small Business 
Administration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 
Mr. MANZULLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To extend temporarily certain authorities of the Small 
Business Administration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY EXTENSION. 
Any program, authority, or provision, including any 
pilot program, authorized under the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) or the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) as of September 30, 
2006, that is scheduled to expire on or after September 
30, 2006 and before February 2, 2007, shall remain au-
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and conditions in effect on September 30, 2006. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6159 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 
Received 
AN ACT 
To extend temporarily certain authorities of the Small 
Business Administration. 
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. TEMPORARY EXTENSION. 
Any program, authority, or provision, including any 
pilot program, authorized under the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) or the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) as of September 30, 
2006, that is scheduled to expire on or after September 
30, 2006 and before February 2, 2007, shall remain au-
thorized through February 2, 2007, under the same terms 
and conditions in effect on September 30, 2006. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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fuel economy for a vehicle in the same inertia
weight class,
‘‘(E) $2,500, if the city fuel economy of
such vehicle is at least 225 percent but less
than 250 percent of the 2000 model year city
fuel economy for a vehicle in the same inertia
weight class, and
‘‘(F) $3,000, if the city fuel economy of
such vehicle is at least 250 percent of the 2000
model year city fuel economy for a vehicle in
the same inertia weight class.
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION.—The credit amount de-
termined under paragraph (1) with respect to any
vehicle shall be increased by—
‘‘(A) $250, if the lifetime fuel savings of
such vehicle is at least 1,500 gallons of motor
fuel but less than 2,500 gallons of motor fuel,
and
‘‘(B) $500, if the lifetime fuel savings of
such vehicle is at least 2,500 gallons of motor
fuel.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF TAX.—The
credit allowed under subsection (a) for the taxable year
shall not exceed the excess of—
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4135 
To establish the Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation to provide emergency 
relief to refinance home mortgages of homeowners in foreclosure or default. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2007 
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish the Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation to 
provide emergency relief to refinance home mortgages 
of homeowners in foreclosure or default. 
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 ‘‘Family Foreclosure 
Rescue Corporation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to provide emergency 
relief with respect to home mortgage indebtedness through 
the establishment of a corporation to directly refinance 
home mortgages to homeowners currently in foreclosure, 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4136 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify 
the scope of the child pornography laws 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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‘‘(1) BUILDING ENVELOPE COMPONENT.—The
term ‘building envelope component’ means—
‘‘(A) any insulation material or system
which is specifically and primarily designed to
reduce the heat loss or gain of a dwelling unit
when installed in or on such dwelling unit,
‘‘(B) exterior windows (including sky-
lights),
‘‘(C) exterior doors, and
‘‘(D) any metal roof installed on a dwelling
unit, but only if such roof has appropriate pig-
mented coatings which are specifically and pri-
marily designed to reduce the heat gain of such
dwelling unit.
‘‘(2) MANUFACTURED HOMES INCLUDED.—The
term ‘dwelling unit’ includes a manufactured home
which conforms to Federal Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standards (section 3280 of
title 24, Code of Federal Regulations).
‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF RULES.—Rules similar to
the rules under paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of sec-
tion 25C(d) shall apply.
‘‘(f) BASIS ADJUSTMENT.—For purposes of this sub-
title, if a credit is allowed under this section for any ex-
penditure with respect to any property, the increase in the
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basis of such property which would (but for this sub-
section) result from such expenditure shall be reduced by
the amount of the credit so allowed.
‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall
apply to qualified energy efficiency improvements installed
after the date of the enactment of the Enhanced Energy
Infrastructure and Technology Tax Act of 2005, and be-
fore January 1, 2008.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsection (a) of section 1016, as amended
by section 1316 of this title, is amended by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ‘‘,
and’’, and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(34) to the extent provided in section 25D(f),
in the case of amounts with respect to which a credit
has been allowed under section 25D.’’.
(2) The table of sections for subpart A of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by sec-
tion 1311, is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 25C the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25D. Energy efficiency improvements to existing homes.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to improvements installed after the
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date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending
after such date.
Subtitle C—Alternative Minimum
Tax Relief
SEC. 1321. NEW NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDITS AL-
LOWED AGAINST REGULAR AND MINIMUM
TAXES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) SECTION 25C.—Section 25C(b), as added by
section 1311 of this title, is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) LIMITATION
BASED
ON
AMOUNT
OF
TAX.—The credit allowed under subsection (a) for
the taxable year shall not exceed the excess of—
‘‘(A) the sum of the regular tax liability
(as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax im-
posed by section 55, over
‘‘(B) the sum of the credits allowable
under this subpart (other than this section) and
section 27 for the taxable year.’’.
(2) SECTION 25D.—Section 25D(b), as added
by section 1317 of this title, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5818 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed hous-
ing and to make grants to States for related costs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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sion of the applicable implementation plan for the
downwind area for such standard that—
‘‘(A) complies with all requirements of this
Act applicable under the current classification
of the downwind area, including any require-
ments applicable to the area under section
172(c) for such standard; and
‘‘(B) includes any additional measures
needed to demonstrate attainment by the ex-
tended attainment date provided under this
subsection.
‘‘(4) PRIOR
RECLASSIFICATION
DETERMINA-
TION.—If, after April 1, 2003, the Administrator
made a reclassification determination under sub-
section (b)(2)(A) for any downwind area, and the
Administrator approves the plan revision referred to
in paragraph (3) for such area, the reclassification
shall be withdrawn and the attainment date ex-
tended in accordance with paragraph (5) upon such
approval. The Administrator shall also withdraw a
reclassification 
determination 
under 
subsection
(b)(2)(A) made after the date of enactment of this
subsection and extend the attainment date in ac-
cordance with paragraph (5) if the Administrator
approves the plan revision referred to in paragraph
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(3) within 12 months of the date the reclassification
determination under subsection (b)(2)(A) is issued.
In such instances the ‘current classification’ used for
evaluating the revision of the applicable implementa-
tion plan under paragraph (3) shall be the classifica-
tion of the downwind area under this section imme-
diately prior to such reclassification.
‘‘(5) EXTENDED DATE.—The attainment date
extended under this subsection shall provide for at-
tainment of such national ambient air quality stand-
ard for ozone in the downwind area as expeditiously
as practicable but no later than the date on which
the last reductions in pollution transport necessary
for attainment in the downwind area are required to
be achieved by the upwind area or areas.’’.
SEC. 1444. ENERGY PRODUCTION INCENTIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A State may provide to any
entity—
(1) a credit against any tax or fee owed to the
State under a State law, or
(2) any other tax incentive,
determined by the State to be appropriate, in the amount
calculated under and in accordance with a formula deter-
mined by the State, for production described in subsection
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consult with the Director of the National Cancer Institute
and other Federal Government bodies with expertise in the
field it deems appropriate in the design of such study. The
study shall be conducted according to sound and objective
scientific practices and present the weight of the scientific
evidence. The Secretary shall obtain scientific peer review
of the draft study.
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall
transmit the results of the study to Congress within 6
months of the enactment of this section.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for ac-
tivities under this section such sums as are necessary for
the completion of the study.
SEC. 1450. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) on February 1, 1996, United States Sec-
retary of Energy Hazel R. O’Leary and Israeli Min-
ister of Energy and Infrastructure Gonen Segev
signed the Agreement between the Department of
Energy of the United States of America and the
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel Con-
cerning Energy Cooperation, to establish a frame-
work for collaboration between the United States
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and Israel in energy research and development ac-
tivities;
(2) the Agreement entered into force in Feb-
ruary 2000;
(3) in February 2005, the Agreement was auto-
matically renewed for one additional 5-year period
pursuant to Article X of the Agreement; and
(4) under the Agreement, the United States
and Israel may cooperate in energy research and de-
velopment in a variety of alternative and advanced
energy sectors.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—(1) The Secretary of
Energy shall report to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
on—
(A) how the United States and Israel have co-
operated on energy research and development activi-
ties under the Agreement;
(B) projects initiated pursuant to the Agree-
ment; and
(C) plans for future cooperation and joint
projects under the Agreement.
(2) The report shall be submitted no later than three
months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 50 
To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros 
and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and 
the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994. 
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 ‘‘Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT CON-
SERVATION ACT. 
Section 2306(a) of the African Elephant Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(a)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘(I) dedicated energy crops and trees;
‘‘(II) wood and wood residues;
‘‘(III) plants;
‘‘(IV) grasses;
‘‘(V) agricultural residues; and
‘‘(VI) fibers.
‘‘(ii) The term ‘waste derived ethanol’
means ethanol derived from—
‘‘(I) animal wastes, including poultry
fats and poultry wastes, and other waste
materials; or
‘‘(II) municipal solid waste.
‘‘(B) RENEWABLE FUEL.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘renew-
able fuel’ means motor vehicle fuel that—
‘‘(I)(aa) is produced from grain,
starch, oilseeds, or other biomass; or
‘‘(bb) is natural gas produced
from a biogas source, including a
landfill, sewage waste treatment plant,
feedlot, or other place where decaying
organic material is found; and
‘‘(II) is used to replace or reduce
the quantity of fossil fuel present in a
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fuel mixture used to operate a motor
vehicle.
‘‘(ii) INCLUSION.—The term ‘renew-
able fuel’ includes cellulosic biomass eth-
anol, waste derived ethanol, and biodiesel
(as defined in section 312(f) of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13220(f))
and any blending components derived from
renewable fuel (provided that only the re-
newable fuel portion of any such blending
component shall be considered part of the
applicable volume under the renewable fuel
program established by this subsection).
‘‘(C) SMALL REFINERY.—The term ‘small
refinery’ means a refinery for which average ag-
gregate daily crude oil throughput for the cal-
endar year (as determined by dividing the ag-
gregate throughput for the calendar year by the
number of days in the calendar year) does not
exceed 75,000 barrels.
‘‘(2) RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year
after the enactment of this subsection, the Ad-
ministrator shall promulgate regulations ensur-
ing that motor vehicle fuel sold or dispensed to
H. Res. 763 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 23, 2007. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
1011) to designate additional National Forest System lands 
in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a wilderness study 
area, to designate the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness 
Area for eventual incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wil-
derness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Sce-
nic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for 
the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall 
be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against provisions of the 
bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of de-