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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4448 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the admission 
to the United States of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are 
the spouses and children of United States permanent resident aliens, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2005 
Mr. PALLONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit 
the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant 
students and visitors who are the spouses and children 
of United States permanent resident aliens, 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. ADMISSION OF CERTAIN ‘‘B’’ AND ‘‘F’’ VISA NON-
IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE SPOUSES OR CHIL-
DREN OF UNITED STATES PERMANENT RESI-
DENT ALIENS. 
Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the subsection (t) added by 
section 1(b)(2) of Public Law 108–449 (118 Stat. 
3469) as a subsection (u); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no alien— 
‘‘(A) who is— 
‘‘(i) the spouse or child of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence to the United 
States; and 
‘‘(ii) not eligible to enter the United States 
as an immigrant except by reason of being such 
a spouse or child; and 
‘‘(B) who seeks admission to the United States 
for purposes of visiting the permanent resident 
spouse or parent or for studying in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(C) who is otherwise qualified; 
may be denied issuance of a visa, or may be denied admis-
sion to the United States, as a nonimmigrant alien de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(B) who is coming to the 
United States temporarily for pleasure or as a non-
immigrant alien described in section 101(a)(15)(F). 
‘‘(2) Whenever an alien described in paragraph (1) 
seeks admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant 
alien described in section 101(a)(15)(B) who is coming 
temporarily for pleasure or as a nonimmigrant alien de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(F), the fact that a petition 
has been filed on the alien’s behalf for classification of 
the alien as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence shall not constitute evidence of the alien’s intention 
to abandon his or her foreign residence.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4610 
To provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to prescription drugs at Federal 
Supply Schedule prices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2005 
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, 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 provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to prescription 
drugs at Federal Supply Schedule prices. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ACCESS OF MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES TO PRE-
SCRIPTION 
DRUGS 
AT 
FEDERAL 
SUPPLY 
SCHEDULE PRICES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any indi-
vidual who is entitled to benefits under part A, or enrolled 
under part B, of title XVIII of the Social Security Act
shall be eligible to obtain prescription drugs at the prices 
specified in the Federal Supply Schedule. 
SEC. 2. NEGOTIATING FAIR PRICES FOR MEDICARE PRE-
SCRIPTION DRUGS ON BEHALF OF MEDICARE 
BENEFICIARIES. 
Section 1860D–11 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–111) is amended by striking subsection (i) 
(relating to noninterference) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE PRICES WITH MAN-
UFACTURERS.—In order to ensure that beneficiaries en-
rolled under prescription drug plans and MA–PD plans 
pay the lowest possible price, the Secretary shall have au-
thority similar to that of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other Federal 
agencies and departments that purchase prescription 
drugs in bulk to negotiate contracts with manufacturers 
of covered part D drugs, consistent with the requirements 
and in furtherance of the goals of providing quality care 
and containing costs under this part.’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4611 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to strengthen the participation of small businesses in recovery efforts 
following a major disaster, emergency, or terrorist event. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2005 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to strengthen the participation of 
small businesses in recovery efforts following a major 
disaster, emergency, or terrorist event. 
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 ‘‘Small Business Dis-
aster Relief and Recovery Participation Act of 2005’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) to increase the cost of a grant made to a 
State under subsection (c), in any case in which the 
Secretary determines that emergency conditions re-
lating to gasoline prices exist in that State. 
(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 
for fiscal year 2006 and each subsequent fiscal year. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Any sums appropriated 
under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall remain 
available until the end of the succeeding fiscal year. 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘The report for a fiscal year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A report submitted’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘were 
undertaken during that fiscal year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘were or will be undertaken during the 
four-fiscal-year period covered by the report’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2) in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘were un-
dertaken during such fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘were or will be undertaken during the four-fis-
cal-year period covered by the report’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘April 1, 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2013’’. 
SEC. 1042. REPORT ON JOINT MODELING AND SIMULATION 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 
31, 2008, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that describes 
current and planned joint modeling and simulation activi-
ties within the Department of Defense. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4612 
To redesignate Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park in the State 
of Ohio as ‘‘Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park,’’ and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2005 
Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. BOEHNER, and Mr. OXLEY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To redesignate Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic 
Park in the State of Ohio as ‘‘Wright Brothers-Dunbar 
National Historic Park,’’ 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 ‘‘Wright Brothers-Dun-
bar National Historic Park Designation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF DAYTON AVIATION HERITAGE 
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Act titled ‘‘An Act to es-
tablish the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic
Park in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved October 16, 1992 (106 Stat. 2141), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Dayton Aviation Heritage Na-
tional Historical Park’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Histor-
ical Park’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) of section 
108 as subsection (c); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) of section 
108 the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) GRANT ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may make 
grants to public and private organizations relating to the 
preservation, development, use, and interpretation of prop-
erties within the boundaries of Wright Brothers-Dunbar 
National Historical Park, subject to the availability of ap-
propriations.’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law (other 
than this Act), map, regulation, document, record, or 
other official paper of the United States to the ‘‘Dayton 
Aviation Heritage National Historical Park’’ shall be con-
sidered to be a reference to the ‘‘Wright Brothers-Dunbar 
National Historical Park’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4451 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto 
Rico eligible for the refundable portion of the child tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2005 
Mr. TOWNS 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 make 
residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the refundable por-
tion of the child tax credit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT ALLOWABLE 
TO RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO WITH LESS 
THAN 3 CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 24(d) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to portion 
of credit refundable) is amended by inserting at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this para-
graph, taxable income shall be computed without regard 
to section 933.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any credit allowable by rea-
son of the amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
not exceed the applicable percentage of the amount 
of credit which would otherwise be allowable under 
section 24(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (without regard to this subsection). 
(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—The applicable 
percentage shall be determined as follows: 
In the case of any taxable 
The applicable 
year beginning in— 
percentage is— 
2006 .........................................................................................
2007 .........................................................................................
2008 .........................................................................................
2009 .........................................................................................
2010 and thereafter .................................................................
100. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4452 
To prohibit the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
Security Administration) from removing any item from the current list 
of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. 
PALLONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
(Transportation Security Administration) from removing 
any item from the current list of items prohibited from 
being carried aboard a passenger aircraft. 
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 ‘‘Leave All Blades Be-
hind Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED ITEMS LIST. 
The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
(Transportation Security Administration) shall not modify
the list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a 
passenger aircraft operated by an air carrier or foreign 
air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air transpor-
tation set forth in section 1540 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, so as to permit any item contained on the 
list as of December 1, 2005, to be carried aboard a pas-
senger aircraft. 
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(4) in section 505(b)(1), by striking ‘‘106’’ and 
inserting ‘‘506’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to redesignate 
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park in 
the State of Ohio as the Wright Brothers-Dunbar Na-
tional Historical Park, and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 371 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4612 
[Report No. 109–631] 
A BILL 
To redesignate Dayton Aviation Heritage National 
Historic Park in the State of Ohio as ‘‘Wright 
Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park’’, and 
for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4453 
To require reimbursement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
of any amounts borrowed for purposes of the National Flood Insurance 
Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2005 
Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. 
TANCREDO, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. PITTS, Mr. GARRETT 
of New Jersey, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. WAMP, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 
Mr. AKIN, Mr. CANTOR, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mrs. CUBIN, 
and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require reimbursement by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency of any amounts borrowed for purposes 
of the National Flood Insurance Program, 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 ‘‘Flood Insurance Needs 
Defined Accountability Act of 2005’’ or the ‘‘FIND Ac-
countability Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR NATIONAL 
FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM BORROWING. 
Section 1309 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections: 
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall require the Director to 
make full payment to the Secretary under any notes and 
obligations purchased by the Secretary pursuant to this 
section or any other provision of law authorizing purchase 
by the Secretary of notes and obligations of the Director 
for purposes of carrying out the flood insurance program 
under this title, and the Secretary may not cancel, reduce, 
or forgive any obligation of the Director under such notes 
and obligations. 
‘‘(d) At any time that there are outstanding any notes 
or obligations described in subsection (c), the Director 
shall submit, on a fiscal year quarterly basis, to the Con-
gress and the Secretary of the Treasury, a report identi-
fying the amount of any obligation outstanding under such 
notes and obligations, the anticipated schedule for ful-
filling such obligations in a timely manner, and any meas-
ures taken by the Director to ensure fulfillment of such 
obligation.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4454 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the amendment 
of a claim for abatement, remission, or refund of tax imposed on distilled 
spirits returned to the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. GRAVES 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 provide 
for the amendment of a claim for abatement, remission, 
or refund of tax imposed on distilled spirits returned 
to the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO CLAIM FOR ABATEMENT, RE-
MISSION, OR REFUND FOR DISTILLED SPIR-
ITS RETURNED TO BONDED PREMISES OF 
DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 5008 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to distilled
spirits returned to bonded premises) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) CLAIM AMENDMENT.—A claim filed pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) may be amended by the claim-
ant not later than 12 months after the date of filing 
or 12 months after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, whichever is later, for the limited pur-
pose of correcting an error which resulted in a fail-
ure by the claimant to claim the full amount of 
abatement, remission, or refund to which the claim-
ant is entitled under paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to claims filed on or after January 
1, 2002. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4455 
To clarify the status of retirement benefits provided by the Young Women’s 
Christian Association Retirement Fund under the benefit accrual stand-
ards of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To clarify the status of retirement benefits provided by the 
Young Women’s Christian Association Retirement Fund 
under the benefit accrual standards of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
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 ‘‘YWCA Retirement 
Plan Preservation Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF AGE DISCRIMINATION RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A pension plan described in sub-
section (b) shall not be treated as failing to meet the re-
quirements of section 204(b)(1)(H)(i) of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1054(b)(1)(H)(i)) or section 4(i)(1)(A) of the Age Dis-
crimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 
623(i)(1)(A)) merely because it may reasonably be ex-
pected that the period over which interest credits will be 
made to a participant’s accumulation account (or its 
equivalent) under the plan is longer for a younger partici-
pant. This subsection shall not apply to any plan if the 
rate of any pay credit or interest credit to such an account 
under the plan decreases by reason of the participant’s 
attainment of any age. 
(b) PENSION PLAN DESCRIBED.—A pension plan de-
scribed in this subsection is the defined benefit plan (as 
defined in section 3(35) of the Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(35)) main-
tained as of December 6, 2005, by the Young Women’s 
Christian Association Retirement Fund, a corporation cre-
ated by an Act of the State of New York which became 
law on April 12, 1924. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to periods beginning on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, except that such amendments shall 
apply in the case of any civil action brought on or after
such date by one or more participants, beneficiaries, or 
fiduciaries against— 
(1) the Young Women’s Christian Association 
Retirement Fund, 
(2) any local association of the Young Women’s 
Christian Association of the United States of Amer-
ica (or any tax-exempt successor organization to a 
local association), 
(3) the Young Women’s Christian Association 
of the United States of America, or 
(4) any trustee, director, or employee of any en-
tity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), 
alleging a violation (of section 204(b)(1)(H) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
U.S.C. 1054(b)(1)(H)), section 4(i)(1)(A) of the Age Dis-
crimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 
623(i)(1)(A)), or both) occurring before, on, or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4456
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2404 Race Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, 
as the ‘‘Hattie W. Caraway Station’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 2404 Race Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Hattie W. Caraway Sta-
tion’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Hattie W. Caraway Station’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 8, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4456
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 2404 Race Street in 
Jonesboro, Arkansas, as the ‘‘Hattie W. Caraway 
Station’’.
H. R. 4456
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 designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2404 Race 
Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, as the ‘‘Hattie W. Caraway Station’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2404 Race Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘Hattie W. Caraway Station’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Hattie 
W. Caraway Station’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
fraudulent act and $15,000 for each such subsequent 
fraudulent act.’’. 
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