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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1768 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005, relating to diesel emissions reduction, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
IV 
House Calendar No. 208 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1490 
[Report No. 111–518] 
Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill 
(H.R. 4173) to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect con-
sumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance 
issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2010 
Mr. PERLMUTTER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be print-
ed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the conference report to ac-
company the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for financial 
regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, 
to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, 
to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and 
for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
company the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for financial reg-
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‘‘(B) the total quantity of mercury remain-
ing in mercury cells and other equipment at the 
time of closure of the chlor-alkali facility; 
‘‘(C) the estimated quantity of mercury in 
hazardous waste, nonhazardous solid waste, and 
products generated at the chlor-alkali facility 
during the operational life of the chlor-alkali fa-
cility; and 
‘‘(D) the estimated aggregate mercury re-
leases from the chlor-alkali facility into air and 
other environmental media. 
‘‘(2) RECORDS
AND
INFORMATION.—In car-
rying out paragraph (1), the Administrator is au-
thorized and directed to obtain mercury purchase 
records and such other information from each chlor- 
alkali facility as are necessary to determine, as accu-
rately as practicable from available information, the 
magnitude and nature of mercury releases from the 
chlor-alkali facility into air and other environmental 
media. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITIES.—This Administrator shall 
use the authorities of section 11 and any other ap-
propriate authorities of this Act to carry out this 
subsection.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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HR 2188 RFS
SEC. 10. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT. 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall not apply to any boards, committees, or other groups 
established under this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2191 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
34 A Street NE. in Miami, Oklahoma, as the ‘‘Steve Owens Post Office 
Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2009 
Mr. BOREN (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mr. SULLIVAN, Ms. FALLIN, and Mr. 
LUCAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 34 A Street NE. in Miami, Oklahoma, as 
the ‘‘Steve Owens 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. STEVE OWENS POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 34 A Street NE. in Miami, Okla-
homa, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Steve Owens 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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(9) Appropriate training regarding the proper 
use of purchase cards is provided to each purchase 
cardholder in advance of being issued a purchase 
card and periodically thereafter and to each official 
with responsibility for overseeing the use of purchase 
cards issued by an executive agency in advance of 
assuming such oversight duties and periodically 
thereafter. 
(10) The executive agency has specific policies 
regarding the number of purchase cards issued by 
various component organizations and categories of 
component organizations, the credit limits author-
ized for various categories of cardholders, and cat-
egories of employees eligible to be issued purchase 
cards, and that those policies are designed to mini-
mize the financial risk to the Federal Government of 
the issuance of the purchase cards and to ensure the 
integrity of purchase cardholders. 
(11) The executive agency utilizes effective sys-
tems, techniques, and technologies to prevent or 
identify fraudulent purchases. 
(12) The executive agency invalidates the pur-
chase card of each employee who— 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Steve Owens Post 
Office Building’’. 
Æ 
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portunities for general public review and comment of 
the Program as part of the 5-year evaluations con-
ducted pursuant to this subsection. 
SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF EXISTING JOINT VENTURES. 
For purposes of this Act, the Director— 
(1) shall treat as a Joint Venture any joint ven-
ture recognized by the Director before the date of 
the enactment of this Act in accordance with the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Services manual 
(721FW6); and 
(2) shall treat as an Implementation Plan an 
implementation plan adopted by the management 
board for such joint venture. 
SEC. 9. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITIES, ETC. OF SECRETARY.—Nothing in 
this Act affects authorities, responsibilities, obligations, or 
powers of the Secretary under any other Act. 
(b) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act pre-
empts any provision or enforcement of a State statute or 
regulation relating to the management of fish and wildlife 
resources within such State. 
SEC. 10. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT. 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall not apply to any boards, committees, or other groups 
established under this Act. 
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Calendar No. 248 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2188 
[Report No. 111–111] 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
conduct a Joint Venture Program to protect, re-
store, enhance, and manage migratory bird popu-
lations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they 
rely on, through voluntary actions on public and 
private lands, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 21 (legislative day, DECEMBER 20), 2009 
Reported without amendment 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 209 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1495 
[Report No. 111–519] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5618) to continue Federal unem-
ployment programs, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from 
the Committee on Rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2010 
Mr. CARDOZA, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5618) to con-
tinue Federal unemployment programs, and waiving a 
requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect 
to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
5618) to continue Federal unemployment programs. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2190 
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury 
in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2009 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. ELLISON, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. FARR, Mr. HARE, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mr. SESTAK, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. WATSON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out 
the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and 
caustic soda, 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 ‘‘Mercury Pollution Re-
duction Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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nology is permissible under paragraph (2) shall be 
offered a pat-down search in lieu of such screening. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
IMAGES.—An 
image of a passenger generated by whole-body imag-
ing technology may not be stored, transferred, 
shared, or copied in any form after the boarding de-
termination with respect to such passenger is made. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this section, and annually 
thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report containing information on the im-
plementation of this subsection, on the number of 
passengers for whom screening by whole-body imag-
ing technology was permissible under paragraph (2) 
as a percentage of all screened passengers, on the 
number of passengers who chose a pat-down search 
when presented the offer under paragraph (4) as a 
percentage of all passengers presented such offer, on 
privacy protection measures taken with respect to 
whole-body imaging technology, on privacy violations 
that occurred with respect to such technology, and 
on the effectiveness of such technology. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply:
resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impacts of cli-
mate change and ocean acidification; and 
(3) assist Federal departments and agencies in 
the development of the adaptation plans required 
under section 9. 
(c) SURVEY.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior 
shall undertake a climate change and ocean acidification 
impact survey that— 
(1) identifies natural resources considered likely 
to be adversely affected by climate change and ocean 
acidification; 
(2) includes baseline monitoring and ongoing 
trend analysis; 
(3) uses a stakeholder process to identify and 
prioritize needed monitoring and research that is of 
greatest relevance to the ongoing needs of natural 
resource managers to address the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification; and 
(4) identifies decision tools necessary to develop 
strategies for assisting natural resources to become 
more resilient and adapt to and withstand the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification. 
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† HR 2194 EAS 
(A) continue to press the Government of 
Iran to respect the internationally recognized 
human rights and religious freedoms of its citi-
zens; 
(B) identify the officials of the Government 
of Iran that are responsible for continuing and 
severe violations of human rights and religious 
freedom in Iran; and 
(C) take appropriate measures to respond 
to such violations, including by— 
(i) prohibiting officials the President 
identifies as being responsible for such vio-
lations from entry into the United States; 
and 
(ii) freezing the assets of those offi-
cials; and 
(6) additional funding should be provided to the 
Secretary of State to document, collect, and dissemi-
nate information about human rights abuses in Iran, 
including serious abuses that have taken place since 
the presidential election in Iran conducted on June 
12, 2009. 
TITLE I—SANCTIONS 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title:
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2193 
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from implementing any policy to prevent 
or place undue restriction on the sale of intact spent military small 
arms ammunition casings to domestic manufacturers of small arms am-
munition that are approved under trade security controls. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2009 
Mr. CHAFFETZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from implementing 
any policy to prevent or place undue restriction on the 
sale of intact spent military small arms ammunition cas-
ings to domestic manufacturers of small arms ammuni-
tion that are approved under trade security controls. 
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 ‘‘Affordable Reloaded 
Munitions Supply (ARMS) Act of 2009’’. 
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† HR 2194 EAS 
(1) international diplomatic efforts to address 
Iran’s illicit nuclear efforts and support for inter-
national terrorism are more likely to be effective if 
the President is empowered with the explicit author-
ity to impose additional sanctions on the Govern-
ment of Iran; 
(2) additional measures should be adopted by 
the United States to prevent the diversion and 
transshipment of sensitive dual-use technologies to 
Iran; 
(3) the concerns of the United States regarding 
Iran are strictly the result of the actions of the Gov-
ernment of Iran; 
(4) the people of the United States— 
(A) have a long history of friendship and 
exchange with the people of Iran; 
(B) regret that developments in recent dec-
ades have created impediments to that friend-
ship; 
(C) hold the people of Iran, their culture, 
and their ancient and rich history in the highest 
esteem; and 
(D) remain deeply concerned about con-
tinuing human rights abuses in Iran; 
(5) the President should—
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RE-
STRICTION ON SALE OF INTACT SPENT MILI-
TARY SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION CASINGS. 
The Secretary of Defense may not implement any 
policy that would prevent or place undue restriction on 
the sale of intact spent military small arms ammunition 
casings to domestic manufacturers of small arms ammuni-
tion that are approved under trade security controls. 
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of biometric identifier access at airports, including best 
practices for each of the following processes: 
(1) Registration, vetting, and enrollment. 
(2) Issuance. 
(3) Verification and use. 
(4) Expiration and revocation. 
(5) Development of a cost structure for acquisi-
tion of biometric identifier credentials. 
(6) Development of redress processes for work-
ers. 
(g) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the demonstra-
tion program, the Assistant Secretary shall consult with 
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee regarding how 
airports may transition to uniform, standards-based, and 
interoperable biometric identifier systems for airport 
workers and others with unescorted access to secure or 
sterile areas of an airport. 
(h) EVALUATION.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
conduct an evaluation of the demonstration program to 
specifically assess best operational, administrative, and 
management practices in creating a standard, interoper-
able, biometric identifier access system for all individuals 
with access to secure or sterile areas of commercial service 
airports.
(B) other standards approved by the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Labor and the Administrator. 
(5) CONDITIONED
SPACE.—The term ‘‘condi-
tioned space’’ means the area of a home that is— 
(A) intended for habitation; and 
(B) intentionally heated or cooled. 
(6) DOE.—The term ‘‘DOE’’ means the De-
partment of Energy. 
(7) ELECTRIC
UTILITY.—The term ‘‘electric 
utility’’ means any person, State agency, rural elec-
tric cooperative, municipality, or other governmental 
entity that delivers or sells electric energy at retail, 
including nonregulated utilities and utilities that are 
subject to State regulation and Federal power mar-
keting administrations. 
(8) EPA.—The term ‘‘EPA’’ means the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. 
(9) FEDERAL REBATE PROCESSING SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘‘Federal Rebate Processing System’’ 
means the Federal Rebate Processing System estab-
lished under section 3(b). 
(10) GOLD STAR HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘Gold Star Home Energy Retrofit 
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HR 5116 EAS 
the activities supported by the grant, an amount that is 
not less than— 
(1) 35 percent of the amount of the grant for the 
first fiscal year of the grant; 
(2) 55 percent of the amount of the grant for the 
second and third fiscal years of the grant; and 
(3) 75 percent of the amount of the grant for the 
fourth and fifth fiscal years of the grant. 
(g) GUIDANCE.—Within 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Director shall initiate a proceeding 
to promulgate guidance for the administration of the grant 
program established under subsection (a). 
SEC. 554. GRANT OVERSIGHT AND ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director may execute a con-
tract for program oversight and fiscal management with an 
organization at an institution of higher education, a non- 
profit organization, or other entity that demonstrates ca-
pacity for and experience in— 
(1) replicating 1 or more similar programs at 
regional or national levels; 
(2) providing programmatic and technical im-
plementation assistance for the program; 
(3) performing data collection and analysis to 
ensure proper implementation and continuous pro-
gram improvement; and
H. R. 2194—4 
(2) the concerns of the United States regarding Iran are 
strictly the result of the actions of the Government of Iran; 
(3) the revelation in September 2009 that Iran is developing 
a secret uranium enrichment site on a base of Iran’s Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps near Qom, which appears to have no 
civilian application, highlights the urgency that Iran— 
(A) disclose the full nature of its nuclear program, 
including any other secret locations; and 
(B) provide the International Atomic Energy Agency 
unfettered access to its facilities pursuant to Iran’s legal 
obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and 
Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 
1970 (commonly known as the ‘‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
Treaty’’) and Iran’s safeguards agreement with the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency; 
(4) because of the involvement of Iran’s Revolutionary 
Guard Corps in Iran’s nuclear program, international terrorism, 
and domestic human rights abuses, the President should impose 
the full range of applicable sanctions on— 
(A) any individual or entity that is an agent, alias, 
front, instrumentality, representative, official, or affiliate 
of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps; and 
(B) any individual or entity that has conducted any 
commercial transaction or financial transaction with an 
individual or entity described in subparagraph (A); 
(5) additional measures should be adopted by the United 
States to prevent the diversion of sensitive dual-use tech-
nologies to Iran; 
(6) the President should— 
(A) continue to urge the Government of Iran to respect 
the internationally recognized human rights and religious 
freedoms of its citizens; 
(B) identify the officials of the Government of Iran 
and other individuals who are responsible for continuing 
and severe violations of human rights and religious freedom 
in Iran; and 
(C) take appropriate measures to respond to such viola-
tions, including by— 
(i) prohibiting officials and other individuals the 
President identifies as being responsible for such viola-
tions from entry into the United States; and 
(ii) freezing the assets of the officials and other 
individuals described in clause (i); 
(7) additional funding should be provided to the Secretary 
of State to document, collect, and disseminate information about 
human rights abuses in Iran, including serious abuses that 
have taken place since the presidential election in Iran on 
June 12, 2009; 
(8) with respect to nongovernmental organizations based 
in the United States— 
(A) many of such organizations are essential to pro-
moting human rights and humanitarian goals around the 
world; 
(B) it is in the national interest of the United States 
to allow responsible nongovernmental organizations based 
in the United States to establish and carry out operations