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SEC. 3. APPLICABLE LAWS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) APPLICABLE LAWS.—All Federal laws applicable 
to the election of the Resident Commissioner shall, as appro-
priate and consistent with this Act, also apply to the plebi-
scite held pursuant to this Act. Any reference in such Fed-
eral laws to elections shall be considered, as appropriate, 
to be a reference to the plebiscite, unless it would frustrate 
the purposes of this Act. 
(b) FEDERAL COURT JURISDICTION.—The Federal 
courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction 
over any legal claims or controversies arising from the im-
plementation of this Act. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY; BALLOT.—Persons eligible to vote 
under this subsection shall, upon timely request submitted 
to the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission in compli-
ance with any terms imposed by the Electoral Law of Puer-
to Rico, be entitled to receive an absentee ballot for the pleb-
iscite. Each of the following shall be eligible to vote in the 
plebiscite held under this Act: 
(1) All eligible voters under the electoral laws in 
effect in Puerto Rico at the time the plebiscite is held. 
(2) All United States citizens born in Puerto 
Rico who comply, to the satisfaction of the Puerto 
Rico State Elections Commission, with all Puerto 
Rico State Elections Commission requirements (other 
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HR 1256 PCS 
DIVISION A—FAMILY SMOKING 
PREVENTION AND TOBACCO 
CONTROL ACT 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
DIVISION A—FAMILY SMOKING PREVENTION AND TOBACCO 
CONTROL ACT 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Purpose. 
Sec. 4. Scope and effect. 
Sec. 5. Severability. 
TITLE I—AUTHORITY OF THE FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 101. Amendment of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
Sec. 102. Final rule. 
Sec. 103. Conforming and other amendments to general provisions. 
Sec. 104. Study on raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products. 
Sec. 105. Enforcement action plan for advertising and promotion restrictions. 
TITLE II—TOBACCO PRODUCT WARNINGS; CONSTITUENT AND 
SMOKE CONSTITUENT DISCLOSURE 
Sec. 201. Cigarette label and advertising warnings. 
Sec. 202. Authority to revise cigarette warning label statements. 
Sec. 203. State regulation of cigarette advertising and promotion. 
Sec. 204. Smokeless tobacco labels and advertising warnings. 
Sec. 205. Authority to revise smokeless tobacco product warning label state-
ments. 
Sec. 206. Tar, nicotine, and other smoke constituent disclosure to the public. 
TITLE III—PREVENTION OF ILLICIT TRADE IN TOBACCO 
PRODUCTS 
Sec. 301. Labeling, recordkeeping, records inspection. 
Sec. 302. Study and report. 
DIVISION B—FEDERAL RETIREMENT REFORM ACT 
Sec. 100. Short title; table of contents. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 895 
To take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of Jerusalem 
as the capital of Israel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. KIRK, Mr. NOR-
WOOD, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. TERRY, Mr. 
LAMBORN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mr. 
BURTON of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To take certain steps toward recognition by the United 
States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING JERU-
SALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL. 
(a) LIMITATION ON OPERATION OF CONSULATE IN 
JERUSALEM.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the United States shall not operate a United States 
consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem, Israel, unless 
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such consulate or diplomatic facility is under the super-
vision of the United States Ambassador to Israel. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAP-
ITAL
OF ISRAEL
IN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT DOCU-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
official document of the United States Government which 
lists countries and their capital cities shall identify Jeru-
salem as the capital of Israel. 
(c) RECORD OF PLACE OF BIRTH AS ISRAEL FOR 
PASSPORT PURPOSES.—For purposes of the registration 
of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a pass-
port of a United States citizen born in the city of Jeru-
salem, the Secretary of State shall, upon the request of 
the citizen or the citizen’s legal guardian, record the place 
of birth as Israel. 
Æ 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 902
AN ACT 
To facilitate the use for irrigation and other pur-
poses of water produced in connection with devel-
opment of energy resources.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 896 
To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for 
the pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families 
receiving assistance under the program of block grants to States for 
temporary assistance for needy families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to provide for the pass through of all child support 
collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under 
the program of block grants to States for temporary 
assistance for needy families. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PASS THROUGH OF ALL CHILD SUPPORT COL-
LECTED ON BEHALF OF FAMILIES RECEIVING 
TANF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 457(a)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(1)), as amended by sec-
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tion 7301(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) FAMILIES RECEIVING ASSISTANCE.—In the 
case of a family receiving assistance from the State, 
the State shall— 
‘‘(A) if the assistance is referred to in sub-
section (c)(1)(A), pay the amount to the family; 
or 
‘‘(B) if the assistance is referred to in sub-
section (c)(1)(B)— 
‘‘(i) pay to the Federal Government 
the Federal share of the amount collected, 
subject to paragraph (3)(A) of this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) retain, or pay to the family, the 
State share of the amount collected, sub-
ject to paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(iii) pay to the family any remaining 
amount.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2009, 
and shall apply to payments under part D of title IV 
of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters be-
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ginning on or after such date, and without regard to 
whether regulations to implement the amendments 
are promulgated by such date. 
(2) STATE OPTION TO ACCELERATE EFFECTIVE 
DATE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State 
may elect to have the amendment made by sub-
section (a) apply to the State and to amounts col-
lected by the State (and the payments under such 
part D), on and after such date as the State may 
select that is not earlier than October 1, 2008, and 
not later than September 30, 2009. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 897 
To require the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Secretary of the 
Interior, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development to provide to Congress copies and descriptions 
of contracts and task orders in excess of $5,000,000 for work to be 
performed in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. WEXLER, 
Mr. FRANK
of Massachusetts, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 
CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. STARK, 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. COHEN, Ms. WOOL-
SEY, Mr. HARE, Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 
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 Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, 
Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development to 
provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts 
and task orders in excess of $5,000,000 for work to 
be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
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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 ‘‘Iraq and Afghanistan 
Contractor Sunshine Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE TO CONGRESS COPIES 
AND DESCRIPTIONS OF CONTRACTS AND 
TASK ORDERS IN EXCESS OF $5,000,000 FOR 
WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN IRAQ AND AF-
GHANISTAN. 
(a) MONTHLY REQUIREMENT REGARDING NEW CON-
TRACTS AND TASK ORDERS.—Each month, the Secretary 
of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 
Interior, and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall provide to the 
chairman and to the ranking minority member of each of 
the committees of Congress specified in subsection (c) a 
copy of, and a description of the work to be performed 
under, each new contract, and each new task order issued 
under an existing contract, in an amount greater than 
$5,000,000 entered into by the Department of Defense, 
the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, 
and the Agency for International Development, respec-
tively, during the preceding month for work to be per-
formed in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 902 
To facilitate the use for irrigation and other purposes of water produced 
in connection with development of energy resources. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. EDWARDS, and Mr. PEARCE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To facilitate the use for irrigation and other purposes of 
water produced in connection with development of energy 
resources. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘More Water and More Energy Act of 2007’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Development of energy resources, including 
oil, natural gas, coalbed methane, and geothermal 
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(b) REQUIREMENT REGARDING CONTRACTS
AND 
TASK ORDERS BEFORE ENACTMENT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of the Interior, and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall provide to the 
chairman and to the ranking minority member of each of 
the committees of Congress specified in subsection (c) a 
copy of, and a description of the work performed or to 
be performed under, each contract, and each task order 
issued under an existing contract, in an amount greater 
than $5,000,000 entered into by the Department of De-
fense, the Department of State, the Department of the 
Interior, and the Agency for International Development, 
respectively, during the period beginning October 1, 2001, 
and ending on the last day of the month during which 
this Act is enacted for work to be performed in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. 
(c) COMMITTEES.—The committees referred to in 
subsections (a) and (b) are the following: 
(1) The Committees on Armed Services, Over-
sight and Government Reform, Appropriations, and 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
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(2) The Committees on Armed Services, Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, Appropria-
tions, and Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(d) FORM OF SUBMISSIONS.—The copies and de-
scriptions required by subsections (a) and (b) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 3. REPORTS ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN CONTRACTS. 
The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the 
Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
each submit to Congress a report not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act that contains 
the following information: 
(1) The number of persons performing work in 
Iraq and Afghanistan under contracts (and sub-
contracts at any tier) entered into by Department of 
Defense, the Department of State, the Department 
of the Interior, and the United States Agency for 
International Development, respectively. 
(2) The total cost of such contracts. 
(3) The total number of persons who have been 
wounded or killed in performing work under such 
contracts. 
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(4) A description of laws that have been broken 
in the performance of such contracts, including laws 
of Iraq and Afghanistan, international law, and Fed-
eral law. 
(5) A description of the disciplinary actions 
that have been taken against persons performing 
work under such contracts by the contractor, the 
United States Government, or the Government of 
Iraq or Afghanistan. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 898 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to claim 
a work opportunity credit for hiring military service personnel returning 
from service in Iraq or Afghanistan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself and Mr. RAMSTAD) 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 allow em-
ployers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring 
military service personnel returning from service in Iraq 
or Afghanistan. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Employment 
and Respect Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT ALLOWABLE FOR HIR-
ING 
MILITARY 
SERVICE 
PERSONNEL 
RE-
TURNING FROM SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN 
OR IRAQ AND FOR HIRING DEPENDENTS OF 
AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ-ERA VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to members 
of targeted groups) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end of subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the 
end of subparagraph (I) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) a qualified veteran of Afghanistan or 
Iraq.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (d) of section 51 of 
such Code is amended by redesignating paragraphs (11) 
through (13) as paragraphs (12) through (14), respec-
tively, and by inserting after paragraph (10) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) QUALIFIED VETERAN OF AFGHANISTAN 
OR IRAQ.—The term ‘qualified veteran of Afghani-
stan or Iraq’ means any veteran (as defined in para-
graph (3)(B)) who is certified by the designated 
local agency— 
‘‘(A) as having performed services— 
‘‘(i) in an area designated by the 
President pursuant to the subparagraph as 
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(1) development of energy resources, including 
oil, natural gas, coalbed methane, and geothermal re-
sources, frequently results in bringing to the surface 
water extracted from underground sources; 
(2) some of that produced water is used for irri-
gation or other purposes, but most of the water is re-
turned to the subsurface or otherwise disposed of as 
waste; 
(3) reducing the quantity of produced water re-
turned to the subsurface and increasing the quantity 
of produced water that is made available for irriga-
tion and other uses— 
(A) would augment water supplies; 
(B) could reduce the costs to energy devel-
opers for disposing of the water; and 
(C) in some cases, could increase the effi-
ciency of energy development activities; and 
(4) it is in the national interest— 
(A) to limit the quantity of produced water 
disposed of as waste; 
(B) to optimize the production of energy re-
sources; and 
(C) to remove or reduce obstacles to use of 
produced water for irrigation or other purposes 
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the ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom Area’ or as 
the ‘Operation Enduring Freedom Area’, 
and 
‘‘(ii) during the period after October 
6, 2001, before the date that the President 
specifies as the termination of United 
States combatant activities in such area, 
respectively, and 
‘‘(B) as having a hiring date which is not 
more than 2 years after the date that the vet-
eran is discharged or released from active duty 
in the Armed Forces of the United States .’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for 
the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 899 
To provide a mechanism for the determination on the merits of the claims 
of claimants who met the class criteria in a civil action relating to 
racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture but who were 
denied that determination. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide a mechanism for the determination on the merits 
of the claims of claimants who met the class criteria 
in a civil action relating to racial discrimination by the 
Department of Agriculture but who were denied that 
determination. 
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 ‘‘Pigford Claims Rem-
edy Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. DETERMINATION ON MERITS OF PIGFORD CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any Pigford claimant who has not 
previously obtained a determination on the merits of a 
Pigford claim may, in a civil action, obtain that determina-
tion. 
(b) INTENT OF CONGRESS AS TO REMEDIAL NATURE 
OF SECTION.—It is the intent of Congress that this sec-
tion be liberally construed so as to effectuate its remedial 
purpose of giving a full determination on the merits for 
each Pigford claim denied that determination. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Pigford claimant’’ means an indi-
vidual who previously submitted a late-filing request 
under section 5(g) of the consent decree in the case 
of Pigford v. Glickman, approved by the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia on 
April 14, 1999; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Pigford claim’’ means a discrimi-
nation complaint, as defined by section 1(h) of that 
consent decree and documented under section 5(b) 
of that consent decree. 
Æ 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1166 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 100 North Church 
Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the ‘‘Edwin L. Mechem United 
States Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 100 
North Church Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as 
the ‘‘Edwin L. Mechem United States Courthouse’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Edwin L. Mechem was a land surveyor with 
the United States Reclamation Service in Las 
Cruces, New Mexico, from 1932–1935. 
(2) He served as a member of the New Mexico 
State Police Commission. 
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visions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
53 of that title relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates. 
(3) DETAILEES.—Upon the request of the Di-
rector, the head of any Federal department or agen-
cy may detail any of the personnel of that depart-
ment or agency to the Commission to assist the 
Commission in accordance with an agreement en-
tered into with the Commission. 
(4) 
RESTRICTIONS
ON
PERSONNEL
AND 
DETAILEES.—The following restrictions shall apply 
to personnel and detailees of the Commission: 
(A) PERSONNEL.—No more than one-third 
of the personnel detailed to the Commission 
may be on detail from Federal agencies that 
deal directly or indirectly with the Federal pay-
ments the Commission intends to review. 
(B) ANALYSTS.—No more than one-fifth of 
the professional analysts of the Commission 
may be persons detailed from a Federal agency 
that deals directly or indirectly with the Federal 
payments the Commission intends to review. 
(C) LEAD ANALYST.—No person detailed 
from a Federal agency to the Commission may 
be assigned as the lead professional analyst 
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