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Subtitle B—Reserve Forces
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve com-
ponents as of September 30, 2006, as follows:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United
States, 350,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 73,100.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United
States, 106,800.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 74,000.
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000.
(b) ADJUSTMENTS.—The end strengths prescribed by
subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve compo-
nent shall be proportionately reduced by—
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such
component which are on active duty (other than for
training) at the end of the fiscal year; and
(2) the total number of individual members not
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected
Reserve of such component who are on active duty
(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
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pation in training) without their consent at the end
of the fiscal year.
Whenever such units or such individual members are re-
leased from active duty during any fiscal year, the end
strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Re-
serve of such reserve component shall be proportionately in-
creased by the total authorized strengths of such units and
by the total number of such individual members.
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a),
the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized,
as of September 30, 2006, the following number of Reserves
to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in
the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose
of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or
training the reserve components:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United
States, 27,396.
(2) The Army Reserve, 15,270.
(3) The Naval Reserve, 13,392.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United
States, 13,123.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,290.
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SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS
(DUAL STATUS).
The minimum number of military technicians (dual
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2006 for the reserve
components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall
be the following:
(1) For the Army Reserve, 7,649.
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United
States, 25,563.
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,852
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United
States, 22,971.
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2006 LIMITATIONS ON NON-DUAL
STATUS TECHNICIANS.
(a) LIMITATIONS.—(1) Within the limitation provided
in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the
number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Na-
tional Guard as of September 30, 2006, may not exceed the
following:
(A) For the Army National Guard of the United
States, 1,600.
(B) For the Air National Guard of the United
States, 350.
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(2) The number of non-dual status technicians em-
ployed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2006, may
not exceed 695.
(3) The number of non-dual status technicians em-
ployed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 30, 2006,
may not exceed 90.
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the
meaning given the term in section 10217(a) of title 10,
United States Code.
Subtitle C—Authorizations of
Appropriations
SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILI-
TARY PERSONNEL.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year
2006 a total of $109,179,601,000. The authorization in the
preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of
appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for
fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 422. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2006 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust
Fund the sum of $58,281,000 for the operation of the Armed
Forces Retirement Home.
HR 4174 PCS 
in as productive a manner as possible for monitoring of 
ocean acidification and its impacts. 
(b) PROGRAM CONSISTENCY.—The Administrator 
shall ensure that the Agency’s research and monitoring 
activities on ocean acidification are carried out in a man-
ner consistent with the strategic research plan developed 
by the Subcommittee under section 5. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall en-
courage coordination of the Agency’s ocean acidification 
activities with such activities of other nations and inter-
national organizations. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) NOAA.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
to carry out the purposes of this Act— 
(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(3) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
(b) NSF.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the National Science Foundation to carry out the pur-
poses of this Act— 
(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
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SECTION 1. ATRAZINE PROHIBITION. 
Nothwithstanding any other law, the use, production, 
sale, importation, or exportation of atrazine or an atrazine 
product is prohibited. 
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT. 
Any person who violates section 1 shall be fined 
under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not 
more than 2 years, or both. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) ATRAZINE.—The term ‘‘atrazine’’ or ‘‘active 
ingredient atrazine’’ refers to the pesticide chemical 
2-chloro-4-ethylamine-6-isopropylamin-1,3,5-triazine. 
(2) ATRAZINE PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘atrazine 
product’’ means any pesticide containing the active 
ingredient atrazine as identified on the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency registered 
label, either alone or in a combination with other 
pesticides. 
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(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL
POLICY
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy
SEC. 501. EXCLUSION OF GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS ON
LEAVE PENDING SEPARATION OR RETIRE-
MENT FROM COMPUTATION OF ACTIVE DUTY
OFFICERS FOR GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER
DISTRIBUTION AND STRENGTH LIMITATIONS.
(a) DISTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS.—Section 525 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) In determining the total number of general officers
or flag officers of an armed force on active duty for purposes
of this section, an officer of that armed force in the grade
of brigadier general or above, or an officer in the grade of
rear admiral (lower half) or above in the Navy, who is on
leave pending the separation, retirement, or release of such
officer from active duty shall not be counted, but only dur-
ing the 60-day period beginning on the date of the com-
mencement of leave of such officer.’’.
(b) ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTH LIMITATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 526 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(e) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS ON LEAVE
PENDING SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT.—The limitations
of this section do not apply to general or flag officers on
leave pending separation, retirement, or release from active
duty as described in section 525(e) of this title.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of
subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking
‘‘CERTAIN OFFICERS’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN RE-
SERVE OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY’’.
SEC. 502. EXPANSION OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS FOR
RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL AND FLAG
OFFICERS.
(a) INCREASE
IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER.—Section
526(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘11’’.
(b) ASSIGNMENT TO JOINT STAFF.—Such section is
further amended by inserting ‘‘, and on the Joint Staff,’’
after ‘‘commands’’.
SEC. 503. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT BY PROMOTION SELEC-
TION BOARDS OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM
ELIGIBLE OFFICERS.
(a) OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY LIST.—Section 614(b)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting
‘‘the date before’’ after ‘‘not later than’’.
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(b) OFFICERS ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.—
Section 14106 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘the
date before’’ after ‘‘not later than’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on March 1, 2006, and shall apply
with respect to selection boards convened on or after that
date.
SEC. 504. FURNISHING TO PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS
OF ADVERSE INFORMATION ON OFFICERS EL-
IGIBLE FOR PROMOTION TO CERTAIN SENIOR
GRADES.
(a) OFFICERS ON ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 615(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4),
(5), and (6) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7),
respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3):
‘‘(3) In the case of an eligible officer considered for
promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel, or commander
in the case of the Navy, or above, any information of an
adverse nature, including any substantiated adverse finding
or conclusion from an officially documented investigation
or inquiry, shall be furnished to the selection board in ac-
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(9) Development and implementation of energy 
conservation programs, including— 
(A) use of flex time by employers; 
(B) satellite work centers; and 
(C) other measures that have the effect of 
increasing energy efficiency and decreasing en-
ergy consumption. 
(10) Development and implementation of build-
ing codes and inspection services for public, commer-
cial, industrial, and single and multifamily residen-
tial buildings to promote energy efficiency. 
(11) Application and implementation of alter-
native energy and energy distribution technologies 
that significantly increase energy efficiency and pro-
mote distributed resources and district heating and 
cooling systems. 
(12) Development and promotion of zoning 
guidelines or requirements that result in increased 
energy efficiency, efficient development, active living 
land use planning, and infrastructure such as bike 
lanes and pathways, and pedestrian walkways. 
(13) Promotion of greater participation and ef-
ficiency rates for material conservation programs, in-
cluding source reduction, recycling, and recycled 
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ments of subsections (b) and (c) in accordance with 
chapter 7. Agency compliance with subsection (d) 
shall be judicially reviewable in connection with judi-
cial review of subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) JURISDICTION.—Each court having juris-
diction to review such rule for compliance with sec-
tion 553, or under any other provision of law, shall 
have jurisdiction to review any claims of noncompli-
ance with subsections (b) and (c) in accordance with 
chapter 7. Agency compliance with subsection (d) 
shall be judicially reviewable in connection with judi-
cial review of subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) An individual may seek such review 
during the period beginning on the date of final 
agency action and ending 1 year later, except 
that where a provision of law requires that an 
action challenging a final agency action be com-
menced before the expiration of 1 year, such 
lesser period shall apply to an action for judicial 
review under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) In the case where an agency delays 
the issuance of a final privacy impact assess-
ment pursuant to subsection (c), an action for 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1241 
Congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon serving as the valedictorian of 
the Coast Guard Academy’s class of 2008 and becoming the first African- 
American female to earn this honor. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2008 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon serving as the 
valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy’s class of 
2008 and becoming the first African-American female 
to earn this honor. 
Whereas Ensign DeCarol Davis is the first African-American 
female to serve as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard 
Academy; 
Whereas Ensign Davis is from Woodbridge, Virginia, and was 
the 2004 Forest Park High School valedictorian; 
Whereas Ensign Davis’s academic achievement at the Coast 
Guard Academy in a class of over 200 cadets earned her 
status as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy’s 
class of 2008; 
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judicial review under this section shall be filed 
not later than— 
‘‘(i) 1 year after the date the assess-
ment is made available to the public; or 
‘‘(ii) where a provision of law requires 
that an action challenging a final agency 
regulation be commenced before the expi-
ration of the 1-year period, the number of 
days specified in such provision of law that 
is after the date the assessment is made 
available to the public. 
‘‘(4) RELIEF.—In granting any relief in an ac-
tion under this subsection, the court shall order the 
agency to take corrective action consistent with this 
section and chapter 7, and may— 
‘‘(A) remand the rule to the agency; and 
‘‘(B) defer the enforcement of the rule 
against individuals, unless the court finds that 
continued enforcement of the rule is in the pub-
lic interest. 
‘‘(5) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection limits the authority of any court to 
stay the effective date of any rule or provision there-
of under any other provision of law or to grant any 
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(1) participated personally and substantially in 
an acquisition as defined in section 4(16) of the Of-
fice of Federal Procurement Policy Act with a value 
in excess of $10,000,000 and serves or served— 
(A) in an Executive Schedule position 
under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, 
United States Code; 
(B) in a position in the Senior Executive 
Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of 
title 5, United States Code; or 
(C) in a general or flag officer position 
compensated at a rate of pay for grade O–7 or 
above under section 201 of title 37, United 
States Code; or 
(2) serves or served as a program manager, 
deputy program manager, procuring contracting offi-
cer, administrative contracting officer, source selec-
tion authority, member of the source selection eval-
uation board, or chief of a financial or technical 
evaluation team for a contract in an amount in ex-
cess of $10,000,000. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘post-em-
ployment restrictions’’ includes— 
(1) section 27 of the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423);
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(E) Recommendations for operational im-
provements to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, 
and overall capability of the System. 
(3) BIENNIAL UPDATE.—Two years after the 
transmittal of the initial report prepared pursuant to 
this subsection and biennially thereafter, the Admin-
istrator, through the Council, shall submit to Con-
gress an update of the initial report. 
(i) PUBLIC-PRIVATE USE POLICY.—The Council 
shall develop a policy within 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this section that defines processes for 
making decisions about the roles of the Federal Govern-
ment, the States, Regional Information Coordination En-
tities, the academic community, and the private sector in 
providing to end-user communities environmental informa-
tion, products, technologies, and services related to the 
System. The Council shall publish the policy in the Fed-
eral Register for public comment for a period not less than 
60 days. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
require changes in policy in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(j) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—The Inter-
agency Working Group, through the Administrator and 
the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall ob-
tain within one year after the date of the enactment of
Union Calendar No. 475
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 115
[Report No. 103–858]
A BILL
To strengthen the authority to require safe work-
places for Federal and Postal Service employees,
and for other purposes.
OCTOBER 7, 1994
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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this section an independent cost estimate for operations 
and maintenance of existing Federal assets of the System, 
and planned or anticipated acquisition, operation, and 
maintenance of new Federal assets for the System, includ-
ing operation facilities, observation equipment, modeling 
and software, data management and communication, and 
other essential components. The independent cost estimate 
shall be transmitted unabridged and without revision by 
the Administrator to Congress. 
(k) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of Con-
gress that funding provided to agencies of the Council to 
implement this section shall supplement, and not replace, 
existing sources of funding for other programs. It is the 
further intent of Congress that agencies of the Council 
shall not enter into contracts or agreements for the devel-
opment or procurement of new Federal assets for the Sys-
tem that are estimated to be in excess of $250,000,000 
in life-cycle costs without first providing adequate notice 
to Congress and opportunity for review and comment. 
Subtitle E—Royalties Under 
Offshore Oil and Gas Leases 
SEC. 7501. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Royalty Relief for 
American Consumers Act of 2007’’.
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1183
AN ACT
To validate conveyances of certain lands in the
State of California that form part of the right-
of-way granted by the United States to the
Central Pacific Railway Company.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 339 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access to medical services 
for veterans seeking treatment at Department of Veterans Affairs out-
patient clinics with exceptionally long waiting periods. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2007 
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access 
to medical services for veterans seeking treatment at 
Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics with 
exceptionally long waiting periods. 
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 Outpatient 
Care Access Act of 2007’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1933 
AN ACT 
To direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant 
to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center 
to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery 
of missing children, 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
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 322
Expressing the sense of the House that the United States should act to
resolve the crisis with Iraq in a manner that assures full Iraqi compliance
with United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding the destruc-
tion of Iraq’s capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruc-
tion, and that peaceful and diplomatic efforts should be pursued, but
that if such efforts fail, multilateral military action or unilateral United
States military action should be taken.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 12, 1997
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GOSS, Mr. YATES, Mr. HUNTER,
Mr. SKELTON, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. ACKER-
MAN, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. HORN, Mr. KING, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. ROTHMAN,
and Mr. SHERMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House that the United States
should act to resolve the crisis with Iraq in a manner
that assures full Iraqi compliance with United Nations
Security Council resolutions regarding the destruction
of Iraq’s capability to produce and deliver weapons of
mass destruction, and that peaceful and diplomatic ef-
forts should be pursued, but that if such efforts fail,
multilateral military action or unilateral United States
military action should be taken.