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Union Calendar No. 31 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1036 
[Report No. 109–64] 
A BILL 
To amend title 17, United States Code, to make 
technical corrections relating to copyright royalty 
judges. 
APRIL 28, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
the fiscal year for which such amounts are 
made available.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF UNTAXED INCOME AND BENEFITS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 480(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘untaxed income and benefits’ 
shall not include— 
‘‘(A) the amount of additional child tax 
credit claimed for Federal income tax purposes; 
‘‘(B) welfare benefits, including assistance 
under a State program funded under part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act and aid to 
dependent children; 
‘‘(C) the amount of earned income credit 
claimed for Federal income tax purposes; 
‘‘(D) the amount of credit for Federal tax 
on special fuels claimed for Federal income tax 
purposes; 
‘‘(E) the amount of foreign income ex-
cluded for purposes of Federal income taxes; or 
‘‘(F) untaxed social security benefits.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ment made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 
2009.
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Calendar No. 515 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1036 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JULY 13, 2006 
Reported by Mr. SPECTER, with an amendment 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To amend title 17, United States Code, to make technical 
corrections relating to Copyright Royalty Judges, 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 ‘‘Copyright Royalty 
Judges Program Technical Corrections Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCE. 
Any reference in this Act to a provision of title 17, 
United States Code, refers to such provision as amended 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4474
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
5505 Stevens Way in San Diego, California, as the ‘‘Earl B. Gilliam 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 1, 2004
Mr. FILNER 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 5505 Stevens Way in San Diego, California, 
as the ‘‘Earl B. Gilliam 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. EARL B. GILLIAM POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 5505 Stevens Way in San Diego, 
California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Earl 
B. Gilliam 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 Earl B. Gilliam Post 
Office Building.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4492 
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 
to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2004 
Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. BURNS, Mr. WILSON of 
South Carolina, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. GORDON, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
WAMP, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. HART, Mr. BOS-
WELL, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. 
BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. DEMINT, 
Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 
BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. MURTHA, and Mr. NEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage-
ment Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain 
national heritage areas, 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. AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION EXTEN-
SIONS. 
The Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333) is amended—
(1) in the items in the table of contents relating 
to title VIII of Division II, by striking ‘‘Canal Na-
tional Heritage Corridor’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘National Heritage Canalway’’; and 
(2) in Division II— 
(A) in each of sections 107, 208, 310, 408, 
507, 607, 707, 811, 910, by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2027’’; 
(B) in each of sections 108(a), 209(a), 
311(a), 409(a), 508(a), 608(a), 708(a), 812(a), 
by striking ‘‘a total of $10,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a total of $20,000,000’’; 
(C) in section 909(c), by striking ‘‘not 
more than $10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not 
more than $20,000,000’’; and 
(D) in title VIII, by striking ‘‘Canal Na-
tional Heritage Corridor’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘National Heritage Canalway’’. 
Æ
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall be effective as if included in the Copyright Royalty 
and Distribution Reform Act of 2004. 
(b) PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY FEES.—Sec-
tion 5 shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(ii) on the successful diagnosis and 
treatment of congenital, genetic, and meta-
bolic disorders; and 
‘‘(iii) on the continued development of 
coordinated systems of followup care after 
newborns are screened; 
‘‘(B) describing and evaluating the effec-
tiveness of the activities carried out with grant 
funds received under this section; and 
‘‘(C) that include recommendations for 
Federal actions to support— 
‘‘(i) education and training in new-
born screening; and 
‘‘(ii) followup care after newborns are 
screened. 
‘‘(2) TIMING OF REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
submit— 
‘‘(A) an interim report that includes the 
information described in paragraph (1), not 
later than 30 months after the date on which 
the first grant funds are awarded under this 
section; and 
‘‘(B) a subsequent report that includes the 
information described in paragraph (1), not 
later than 60 months after the date on which
the first grant funds are awarded under this 
section. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a State or a political subdivision of a 
State; 
‘‘(2) a consortium of 2 or more States or polit-
ical subdivisions of States; 
‘‘(3) a territory; 
‘‘(4) an Indian tribe or a hospital or outpatient 
health care facility of the Indian Health Service; or 
‘‘(5) a nongovernmental organization with ap-
propriate expertise in newborn screening, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and 
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.’’. 
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Calendar No. 515 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1036 
AN ACT 
To amend title 17, United States Code, to make 
technical corrections relating to Copyright Roy-
alty Judges, and for other purposes. 
JULY 13, 2006 
Reported with an amendment 
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Union Calendar No. 232 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 122 
[Report No. 109–423] 
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 Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled 
Water System Pressurization and Expansion 
Project. 
APRIL 25, 2006 
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 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1214 
To require that the recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical 
forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be 
offered information about emergency contraceptives to prevent pregnancy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2005 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
VAN
HOLLEN, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. BISHOP of New 
York, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. 
OWENS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. FARR, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
BERMAN, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. WU, Ms. LINDA T. 
SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CROWLEY, and Ms. JACKSON- 
LEE of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require that the recommended national protocol for sexual 
assault medical forensic examinations include a rec-
ommendation that rape victims be offered information 
about emergency contraceptives to prevent pregnancy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5483 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
10449 White Granite Drive in Oakton, Virginia, as the ‘‘Private First 
Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2008 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 10449 White Granite Drive in Oakton, Vir-
ginia, as the ‘‘Private First Class David H. Sharrett 
II 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. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DAVID H. SHARRETT II 
POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 10449 White Granite Drive in 
Oakton, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1037 
To make technical corrections to title 17, United States Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2005 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. BERMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To make technical corrections to title 17, United States 
Code. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO STATUTORY LI-
CENSE FOR SATELLITE CARRIERS. 
Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (a)(2)(C) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘COM-
MERCIAL’’ after ‘‘SINGLE’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘commercial’’ after 
‘‘a single’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(47 CFR 76.51)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(section 76.51 of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations)’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘47 of the 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘47, Code’’; 
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘if the sat-
ellite carrier’’ and inserting ‘‘if a satellite car-
rier or cable system’’; and 
(D) in clause (iv)(II), by inserting ‘‘U.S. 
Television Household Estimates by’’ after ‘‘ac-
cording to’’. 
(2) Subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) is amended in the 
last sentence by striking ‘‘under paragraph (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘authorized under paragraph (3)’’. 
(3) Subsection (a)(3) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Commission, to be’’ and all that follows 
through the end and inserting ‘‘Commission to 
be significantly viewed, as defined in section 
76.5 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as in effect on April 15, 1976.’’; and
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Best Help for Rape 
Victims Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRED ELEMENT OF NATIONAL PROTOCOL FOR 
SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL FORENSIC EX-
AMINATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1405 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg note) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REQUIRED ELEMENT OF PROTOCOL.—The na-
tional protocol required by subsection (a)(3) shall include 
a recommendation to the effect that a victim of sexual as-
sault who is at risk of pregnancy from rape— 
‘‘(1) should be offered information about emer-
gency contraception; and 
‘‘(2) should, if the victim so requests, be pro-
vided with emergency contraception on site.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION
TO
PROTOCOL
ALREADY 
ISSUED.—The Attorney General shall ensure that any 
protocol already issued under section 1405(a)(3) of the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 2000 is, not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, revised
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 452
To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban 
Search and Rescue System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2003
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. HOLT, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. FERGUSON, 
Mr. SMITH
of New Jersey, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. ROTHMAN, 
and Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 
as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue Sys-
tem.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITION OF TEAM TO NATIONAL URBAN 
SEARCH AND RESCUE SYSTEM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The terrorist attacks of September 11, 
2001, demonstrated the importance of enhancing na-
tional domestic terrorism preparedness. 
(2) 26 of the 28 urban search and rescue teams 
included in the National Urban Search and Rescue 
System of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency were called into action in the wake of the 
events of September 11th. 
(3) Highly-qualified, urban search and rescue 
teams not included in the National Urban Search 
and Rescue System were the first teams in New 
York City on September 11th. 
(4) The continuing threat of a possible domestic 
terrorist attack remains an important mission for 
which the Nation must prepare to respond. 
(5) Part of that response should be to increase 
the number of urban search and rescue teams in-
cluded in National Urban Search and Rescue Sys-
tem. 
(b) ADDITION OF NEW JERSEY TASK FORCE 1.—
The Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part 
of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.
Æ
(B) in subparagraph (C)(i) in the last sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘otherwise’’ after ‘‘specifi-
cally stated’’. 
(4) Subsection (a)(4)(E) in amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(E) 
OTHER
PROVISIONS
NOT
AF-
FECTED.—Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 
shall not affect the applicability of the statutory 
license to secondary transmissions authorized 
under paragraphs (3) and (12).’’. 
(5) Subsection (a)(4)(F) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘(C) 
or (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) or (B)’’; and 
(B) in the last sentence, by inserting ‘‘oth-
erwise’’ after ‘‘specifically stated’’. 
(6) Subsection (a)(14) is amended in the last 
sentence, by inserting ‘‘otherwise’’ after ‘‘specifically 
stated’’. 
(7) Subsection (c)(1) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘notice’’ after ‘‘shall 
cause’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and distributors’’ 
after ‘‘paid by satellite carriers’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘analog transmission’’ 
and inserting ‘‘analog transmissions’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) in the second sen-
tence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘distributors and copy-
right’’ and inserting ‘‘distributors, and 
copyright’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘royalty fee’’ and in-
serting ‘‘royalty fees’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘that a 
parties thereto’’ and inserting ‘‘that are 
parties thereto’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (F)’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘royalty fee’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘distributors’’ 
and inserting ‘‘royalty fees to be paid 
by satellite carriers and distributors 
for the secondary transmission of the 
primary analog transmissions of net-
work stations and superstations under 
subsection (b)(1)(B)’’; and 
(II) in the last sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘arbitrary’’ and inserting ‘‘arbi-
tration’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘fair 
market value of secondary transmissions’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fair market value of such 
secondary transmissions’’; 
(iii) in clause (iii)— 
(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘2004;’’ and inserting ‘‘2004,’’; and 
(II) by striking all that follows 
subclause (I) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(II) is made by the Librarian 
under section 802(f) as in effect on 
the day before such date of enact-
ment, 
shall be effective as of January 1, 2005.’’; 
and 
(iv) in clause (iv)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(iii)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘clause (iii)’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘distributors and 
copyright owners,’’ and inserting ‘‘dis-
tributors, and copyright owners’’. 
(8) Subsection (c)(2) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
298.3(b)(1)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
258.3(b)(1)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘ac-
cordance with to’’ and inserting ‘‘accordance 
with’’. 
(9) Subsection (a)(15)(A) is amended by strik-
ing the comma after ‘‘television station’’. 
(10) Subsection (a)(16)(B) is amended by in-
serting a comma after ‘‘Alaska if’’. 
(11) Subsection (d)(12) is amended by striking 
‘‘low power television as defined’’ and inserting ‘‘low 
power television station as defined’’. 
Æ
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Union Calendar No. 36
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1037
[Report No. 109–75] 
To make technical corrections to title 17, United States Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2005
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. BERMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
MAY 10, 2005
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To make technical corrections to title 17, United States 
Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO STATUTORY LI-
CENSE FOR SATELLITE CARRIERS. 
Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1230 
To extend trade benefits to certain tents imported into the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2005 
Mr. BLUNT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend trade benefits to certain tents imported into 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. DUTY FREE TREATMENT FOR TENTS FROM 
CERTAIN MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES. 
(a) DUTY FREE TREATMENT.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the President shall provide duty- 
free treatment for any eligible article from a beneficiary 
country designated under section 2. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ARTICLE.—For purposes of this Act, 
the term ‘‘eligible article’’ means any tent with a sewn 
in floor and base size less than 20′ by 20′ classified under
subheading 6306.22.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Sched-
ule of the United States. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, upon the en-
actment of this Act, designate each country listed in sub-
section (d) as a beneficiary country unless, and shall 
thereafter withdraw such designation from any such coun-
tries if— 
(1) the country is listed by the United States 
Department of State as a state sponsor of terrorism; 
or 
(2) the country engages in activities that under-
mine United States national security or foreign pol-
icy interests. 
(b) REVIEWS.—Beginning 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Presi-
dent shall conduct a review to determine if a basis exists 
for withdrawing the designation of a country as a bene-
ficiary country under this Act. In determining whether or 
not to withdraw such designation, the President shall con-
sider— 
(1) whether or not the country has established, 
or is making continual progress toward estab-
lishing—
(A) a market-based economy that protects 
private property rights, incorporates an open 
rules-based trading system, and minimizes gov-
ernment interference in the economy through 
measures such as price controls, subsidies, and 
government ownership of economic assets; 
(B) the rule of law and the right to due 
process, a fair trial, and equal protection under 
the law; 
(C) political pluralism, a climate free of 
political intimidation and restrictions on peace-
ful political activity, and democratic elections 
that meet international standards of fairness, 
transparency, and participation; 
(D) the elimination of barriers to United 
States trade and investment, including by— 
(i) providing national treatment and 
measures to create an environment condu-
cive to domestic and foreign investment; 
(ii) protecting intellectual property; 
and 
(iii) resolving bilateral trade and in-
vestment disputes; 
(E) economic policies that reduce poverty, 
increase the availability of health care and edu-
cational opportunities, expand physical infra-
structure, promote the development of private 
enterprise, and encourage the formation of cap-
ital markets through micro-credit or other pro-
grams; 
(F) a system to combat corruption and 
bribery, such as signing and implementing the 
OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of 
Foreign Public Officials in International Busi-
ness Transactions; 
(G) protection of internationally recognized 
worker rights, including the right of association, 
the right to organize and bargain collectively, a 
prohibition on the use of any form of forced or 
compulsory labor, a minimum age for the em-
ployment of children, and acceptable conditions 
of work; and 
(H) policies that provide a high level of en-
vironmental protection; 
(2) the country’s record on activities that un-
dermine United States national security or foreign 
policy interests, and support of a peaceful resolution 
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 
(3) whether the country is a signatory of the 
United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, en-