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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 567
AN ACT
To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide
for the registration and protection of trademarks
used in commerce, in order to carry out provi-
sions of certain international conventions, and for
other purposes.
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4143 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical 
facility project in Atlanta, Georgia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2007 
Mr. GINGREY (for himself and Mr. PRICE of Georgia) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
a major medical facility project in Atlanta, Georgia. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
PROJECT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a 
major medical facility project for the modernization of the 
inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, in an amount not to ex-
ceed $20,534,000. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 584
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 16, 1997
Received
AN ACT
For the relief of John Wesley Davis.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to provide 
for the continuation and coordination of a comprehensive 
and integrated United States observation, research, and 
outreach program which will assist the Nation and the 
world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to the 
effects of human-induced and natural processes of global 
change. 
SEC. 4612. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this part— 
(1) the term ‘‘global change’’ means human-in-
duced or natural changes in the global environment 
(including alterations in climate, land productivity, 
oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chem-
istry, biodiversity, and ecological systems) that may 
alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life; 
(2) the term ‘‘global change research’’ means 
study, monitoring, assessment, prediction, and infor-
mation management activities to describe and under-
stand— 
(A) the interactive physical, chemical, and 
biological processes that regulate the total 
Earth system; 
(B) the unique environment that the Earth 
provides for life;
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Calendar No. 688 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4166 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 11, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
APRIL 10, 2008 
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 701 East Copeland Drive in Lebanon, Mis-
souri, as the ‘‘Steve W. Allee Carrier Annex’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STEVE W. ALLEE CARRIER ANNEX. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 701 East Copeland Drive in Leb-
anon, Missouri, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Steve W. Allee Carrier Annex’’. 
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H. J. Res. 81
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 
Joint Resolution 
Providing for the appointment of Phillip Frost as a citizen regent of the Board 
of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in accordance 
with section 5581 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of Regents of the Smithso-
nian Institution, in the class other than Members of Congress, 
occurring by reason of the expiration of the term of Manuel L. 
Ibanez of Texas on May 4, 2006, is filled by the appointment 
of Phillip Frost of Florida. The appointment is for a term of 6 
years, beginning on the later of May 5, 2006, or the date of the 
enactment of this joint resolution.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IA 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 81 
Providing for the appointment of Phillip Frost as a citizen regent of the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2006 
Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. BECERRA) 
introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the appointment of Phillip Frost as a citizen 
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti-
tution. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That, in accordance with section 5581 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on 
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in 
the class other than Members of Congress, occurring by 
reason of the expiration of the term of Manuel L. Ibanez 
of Texas on May 4, 2006, is filled by the appointment 
of Phillip Frost of Florida. The appointment is for a term 
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of 6 years, beginning on the later of May 5, 2006, or the 
date of the enactment of this joint resolution. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 101
To provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement 
officers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased 
law enforcement officers.
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 ‘‘Law Enforcement Offi-
cers Flag Memorial Act of 2002’’. 
SEC. 2. CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES OF DE-
CEASED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The family of a deceased law 
enforcement officer may request, and the Attorney
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General shall provide to such family, a Capitol-flown 
flag, which shall be supplied to the Attorney General 
by the Architect of the Capitol. The family shall pay 
the cost of such flag, including shipping. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall 
take effect on the date on which the Attorney Gen-
eral establishes the procedure required by subsection 
(b). 
(b) PROCEDURE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
establish a procedure (including any appropriate forms) 
by which the family of a deceased law enforcement officer 
may request, and provide sufficient information to deter-
mine such officer’s eligibility for, a Capitol-flown flag. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This Act shall only apply to a 
deceased law enforcement officer who died on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Capitol-flown flag’’ means a 
United States flag flown over the United States 
Capitol in honor of the deceased law enforcement of-
ficer for whom such flag is requested; and 
(2) the term ‘‘deceased law enforcement officer’’ 
means a person who was charged with protecting 
public safety, who was authorized to make arrests by
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a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, 
and who died while employed by such an agency or 
after retiring in good standing from such an agency.
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 81 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 5, 2006 
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the appointment of Phillip Frost as a citizen 
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti-
tution. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That, in accordance with section 5581 of the Revised 
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Statutes of the United States (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy 
on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 
in the class other than Members of Congress, occurring 
by reason of the expiration of the term of Manuel L. 
Ibanez of Texas on May 4, 2006, is filled by the appoint-
ment of Phillip Frost of Florida. The appointment is for 
a term of 6 years, beginning on the later of May 5, 2006, 
or the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 4, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 82
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the reappointment of Alan G. Spoon as a 
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithso-
nian Institution.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That, in accordance with section 5581 of the Revised Stat-
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utes of the United States (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on 
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in 
the class other than Members of Congress, occurring by 
reason of the expiration of the term of Alan G. Spoon of 
Massachusetts on May 4, 2006, is filled by the reappoint-
ment of the incumbent for a term of 6 years. The re-
appointment shall take effect on May 5, 2006.
Passed the House of Representatives April 4, 2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 82
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the reappointment of Alan G. Spoon 
as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of 
the Smithsonian Institution.
H. J. Res. 82
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 
Joint Resolution 
Providing for the reappointment of Alan G. Spoon as a citizen regent of the Board 
of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in accordance 
with section 5581 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of Regents of the Smithso-
nian Institution, in the class other than Members of Congress, 
occurring by reason of the expiration of the term of Alan G. Spoon 
of Massachusetts on May 4, 2006, is filled by the reappointment 
of the incumbent for a term of 6 years. The reappointment shall 
take effect on May 5, 2006.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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dating the disability evaluation systems of the mili-
tary departments and the disability evaluation sys-
tem of the Department of Veterans Affairs into a 
single disability evaluation system. The report shall 
be submitted together with the report required by 
section 1611(a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the feasability and 
advisability of consolidating the disability eval-
uation systems described in paragraph (1) as 
specified in that paragraph. 
(B) If the consolidation of the systems is 
considered feasible and advisable— 
(i) recommendations for various op-
tions for consolidating the systems as spec-
ified in paragraph (1); and 
(ii) recommendations for mechanisms 
to evaluate and assess any progress made 
in consolidating the systems as specified in 
that paragraph. 
SEC. 1613. RETURN OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS TO 
ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall establish standards 
for determinations by the military departments on the re-
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(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘In the case of such a rule or regulation re-
garding the use of fire by individuals on such lands, 
if the violation of the rule or regulation was the result 
of reckless conduct, occurred in an area subject to a 
complete ban on open fires, and resulted in damage 
to public or private property, the fine may not be less 
than $500.’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to increase 
maximum fine amounts authorized for the violation of 
regulations regarding Bureau of Land Management 
lands, National Park System lands, and National Forest 
System lands, to impose a minimum fine amount for a 
violation of fire regulations applicable to such lands when 
the violation is the result of reckless conduct, occurs in 
an area subject to a complete ban on open fires, and re-
sults in property damage, and for other purposes.
Union Calendar No. 156
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1038
[Report No. 108–218, Parts I, II, and III] 
A BILL 
To increase the penalties to be imposed for a viola-
tion of fire regulations applicable to the public 
lands, National Park System lands, or National 
Forest System lands when the violation results in 
damage to public or private property, to specify 
the purpose for which collected fines may be 
used, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2003
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with 
amendments 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2003
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 82 
Providing for the reappointment of Alan G. Spoon as a citizen regent of 
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2006 
Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. BECERRA) 
introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the reappointment of Alan G. Spoon as a 
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithso-
nian Institution. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That, in accordance with section 5581 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on 
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in 
the class other than Members of Congress, occurring by 
reason of the expiration of the term of Alan G. Spoon of 
Massachusetts on May 4, 2006, is filled by the reappoint-
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ment of the incumbent for a term of 6 years. The re-
appointment shall take effect on May 5, 2006. 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3364 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2009 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the South San Diego Coun-
ty Water Reclamation Project, 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 ‘‘South San Diego 
County Water Reclamation Project of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
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III 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 82 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 5, 2006 
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the reappointment of Alan G. Spoon as a 
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithso-
nian Institution. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That, in accordance with section 5581 of the Revised 
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Statutes of the United States (20 U.S.C. 43), the vacancy 
on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 
in the class other than Members of Congress, occurring 
by reason of the expiration of the term of Alan G. Spoon 
of Massachusetts on May 4, 2006, is filled by the re-
appointment of the incumbent for a term of 6 years. The 
reappointment shall take effect on May 5, 2006. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 4, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 83
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To memorialize and honor the contribution of Chief Justice 
William H. Rehnquist.
Whereas President Richard M. Nixon nominated William H. 
Rehnquist to replace Associate Justice John Marshall 
Harlan on the Supreme Court on October 21, 1971, he 
was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 
10, 1971, and served as an Associate Justice of the Su-
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preme Court of the United States from January 1972 
through September 1986; 
Whereas President Ronald W. Reagan nominated Associate 
Justice William H. Rehnquist to replace Chief Justice 
Warren E. Burger as the Sixteenth Chief Justice of the 
United States on June 20, 1986, and he was confirmed 
by the United States Senate on September 17, 1986; 
Whereas William Rehnquist presided as Chief Justice from 
September 1986 until September 2005 for a total of 19 
years, making him the fourth-longest-serving Chief Jus-
tice after Melville W. Fuller, Roger B. Taney, and John 
Marshall, and the longest-serving Chief Justice who had 
previously served as an Associate Justice; 
Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist ably presided as chief ad-
ministrator of the United States courts to insure the due 
administration of justice during times of rising caseloads 
and fiscal constraints; 
Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist was respected for his intel-
lect, fairness, and humor by his fellow Justices and by 
members of the other branches of government; and 
Whereas despite the debilitating effects of thyroid cancer, 
Chief Justice Rehnquist continued his service to the court 
and the country, and administered the oath of office to 
President George W. Bush at his second inauguration on 
January 20, 2005: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND HONOR. 
The United States, acting through Congress, author-
izes and directs the Curator of the Supreme Court, subject
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dures among the military departments on tracking 
recovering service members to facilitate— 
(A) locating each recovering service mem-
ber; and 
(B) tracking medical care appointments of 
recovering service members to ensure timeliness 
and compliance of recovering service members 
with appointments, and other physical and eval-
uation timelines, and to provide any other infor-
mation needed to conduct oversight of the care, 
management, and transition of recovering serv-
ice members. 
(11) REFERRALS
OF
RECOVERING
SERVICE 
MEMBERS
TO
OTHER
CARE
AND
SERVICES
PRO-
VIDERS.—The policy shall provide for uniform poli-
cies, procedures, and criteria among the military de-
partments on the referral of recovering service mem-
bers to the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
other private and public entities (including univer-
sities and rehabilitation hospitals, centers, and clin-
ics) in order to secure the most appropriate care for 
recovering service members, which policies, proce-
dures, and criteria shall take into account, but not 
be limited to, the medical needs of recovering service 
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to the direction and approval of the Chief Justice of the 
United States, to procure a marble bust, including ped-
estal, of the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, and 
to cause them to be placed in the Supreme Court building 
to honor his memory and legacy to the Supreme Court 
of the United States. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000 to 
carry out this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives April 25, 2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 83
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To memorialize and honor the contribution of Chief 
Justice William H. Rehnquist.