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‘‘(2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 644(k)), except for the designations of the Director
and the Office, applies to the Director of Small Business
Programs.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chap-
ter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘8024. Director of Small Business Programs.’’.
SEC. 902. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR ACQUISITION OF CAPA-
BILITIES 
TO 
DEFEND 
THE 
HOMELAND
AGAINST CRUISE MISSILES AND OTHER LOW-
ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT.
(a) DESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall designate an official within the De-
partment of Defense to act as executive agent to manage
the acquisition of capabilities necessary to defend the home-
land against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and
other low-altitude aircraft that may be launched against
the United States.
(b) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The official des-
ignated as executive agent under subsection (a) shall, in
order to promote commonality and limit duplication of ef-
fort, coordinate in the acquisition of capabilities described
in that subsection with appropriate officials of the fol-
lowing:
(1) The Missile Defense Agency.
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(2) The Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense
Organization.
(3) The United States Northern Command.
(4) The United States Strategic Command.
(5) Such other elements of the Department of De-
fense, and of other departments and agencies of the
United States Government, as the Secretary considers
appropriate for purposes of this section.
(c) PLAN FOR DEFENSE AGAINST ATTACK.—
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a plan for the defense of the United
States against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehi-
cles, and other low altitude aircraft that may be
launched against the United States.
(2) FOCUS OF PLAN.—In developing the plan,
the Secretary shall focus on the role of Department of
Defense components in the defense of the United
States against an attack described in paragraph (1),
but shall also address the role, if any, of other depart-
ments and agencies of the United States Government
in that defense.
(3) ELEMENTS.—The plan shall include the fol-
lowing:
H. Res. 342
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
January 28, 1998.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and that
he is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of
the House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET: Mr. David Price of North
Carolina.
Attest:
Clerk.
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need to coordinate with other agencies into the es-
tablishment and reform of combatant commands. 
(2) How such official shall develop and make 
recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on a 
regular or an ongoing basis on changes to military 
and civilian personnel to improve interagency coordi-
nation. 
(3) How such official shall work with the com-
batant command that has the mission for joint 
warfighting experimentation and other interested 
agencies to develop exercises to test and validate 
interagency planning and capabilities. 
(4) How such official shall lead, coordinate, or 
participate in after-action reviews of operations, 
tests, and exercises to capture lessons learned re-
garding the functioning of the interagency process 
and how those lessons learned will be disseminated. 
(5) The role of such official in ensuring that fu-
ture defense planning guidance takes into account 
the capabilities and needs of other agencies. 
(d) RECOMMENDATION ON CHANGES IN LAW.—The 
Secretary of Defense may submit with the plan or with 
any future budget submissions recommendations for any 
changes to law that are required to enhance the ability 
of the official assigned under subsection (b)(1) in the De-
H. Res. 1254 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 9, 2008. 
Whereas the United States and Brazil have many qualities in 
common, such as the rich ethnic and cultural diversity of 
their populations and each country’s efforts to protect de-
mocracy and the civil rights and liberties of all their citi-
zens; 
Whereas the United States and Brazil share strong values of 
democracy, a diverse cultural demographic, and histories 
marred by slavery; 
Whereas in comparison to the general population, minority 
groups in the United States and Brazil have experienced 
discrimination in many areas; 
Whereas there is a continuing need to combat racial and eth-
nic discrimination and promote equality in the United 
States and Brazil; 
Whereas the Governments of the United States and Brazil 
have committed to jointly seek solutions to issues affect-
ing both countries, such as racial and ethnic discrimina-
tion and inequality; 
Whereas the Department of State, Brazil’s Ministry of Exte-
rior Relations, and the Special Secretariat for the Pro-
motion of Racial Equality began formal talks in October 
2007, to negotiate areas of bilateral cooperation on com-
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(A) An identification of the capabilities re-
quired by the Department of Defense in order to
fulfill its mission to defend the homeland against
cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and
other low altitude aircraft, and an identification
of any current shortfalls in such capabilities.
(B) A schedule for implementing the plan.
(C) A statement of the funding required to
implement the Department of Defense portion of
the plan.
(D) An identification of the roles and mis-
sions, if any, of other departments and agencies
of the United States Government in contributing
to the defense of the United States against attack
described in subparagraph (A).
(4) SCOPE OF PLAN.—The plan shall be coordi-
nated with Department of Defense plans for defending
the United States against attack by short-range to
medium-range ballistic missiles.
SEC. 903. PROVISION OF AUDIOVISUAL SUPPORT SERVICES
BY THE WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS
AGENCY.
(a) PROVISION ON NONREIMBURSABLE BASIS.—Sec-
tion 912 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
H. Res. 351
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
February 5, 1998.
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and
that they are hereby, elected to the following standing com-
mittee of the House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES:
Mr. Max Sandlin of Texas and Mr. Gregory Meeks of New
York.
Attest:
Clerk.
subsection for a fiscal year multiplied by 
the ratio equal to the annual fixed guide-
way miles of the eligible transit agency di-
vided by the total passenger fixed guideway 
miles of all eligible transit agencies. 
(F) LIMITATION.—No eligible transit agen-
cy may receive more than 10 percent of the 
amount made available under subparagraph (A) 
in a fiscal year, excluding high priority projects 
described in subparagraph (B) or, at the discre-
tion of the Under Secretary, if an elevated 
threat (red) level requires extreme deployment 
of personnel or equipment. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section the 
following definitions shall apply: 
(1) ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY.—The term ‘‘el-
igible transit agency’’ means a designated recipient 
of public transit assistance as defined under section 
5307(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, serving 
an urbanized area. 
(2) MASS TRANSPORTATION.—The term ‘‘public 
transit’’ has the same meaning as such term has in 
section 5302(a) of title 49, United States Code.
(3) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of Homeland 
Security for Border and Transportation Security. 
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ming trends. When a program addressing a need
identified by a Military Broadcasting Service or an
American Forces Network affiliate becomes available
to the American Forces Network, or a program seems
especially worthy of consideration, American Forces
Network Radio informs the affiliates and supplies
samples to gauge affiliate interest. If affiliates commit
to broadcasting the new show, American Forces Net-
work Radio seeks to schedule it.
(7) The managers of the American Forces Radio
and Television Service continually update their pro-
gramming options and, in November 2005, decided to
include additional programs that meet the criteria
that American Forces Radio and Television Service
managers apply to such decisions, and that, con-
sistent with American Forces Radio and Television
Service and American Forces Network procedures,
local programmers at 33 locations around the globe
decide which programs actually are broadcast. Amer-
ican Forces Radio and Television Service have con-
sistently sought to provide a broad, high quality
range of choices for local station managers.
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
that—
H. Res. 354
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
February 11, 1998.
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and
they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees
of the House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE
ON
THE
JUDICIARY: Mr. Rogan of
California.
COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY: Ms. Granger of
Texas.
Attest:
Clerk.
‘‘(i) The substance in the delivered water 
which the plaintiff claims caused the injury was 
not subject to any requirements prescribed 
under this Act at the time of delivery. 
‘‘(ii) There is substantial scientific evidence 
that the substance in the delivered water which 
the plaintiff claims caused the injury was of 
such a nature, and in such amounts, that it was 
reasonably likely to cause the kind of injury of 
which the plaintiff complains. 
‘‘(iii) The injury actually was caused by 
delivery of water that contained such a sub-
stance. 
‘‘(iv) The public water system knew or 
should have known that the substance was in 
the drinking water at such a level and was like-
ly to cause the injury. 
‘‘(v) It was feasible for the supplier to have 
removed such contaminant to a level below 
which it was not likely to cause such injury. 
‘‘(2) The court shall, in a special pretrial proceeding, 
subject to the requirements of paragraph (3), determine 
whether the plaintiff has established either that criteria 
in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (1)(A) or criteria
in clauses (i), (ii), and (v) in paragraph (1)(B) have been 
met. 
‘‘(3) The court, in making the determinations re-
quired in paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B), shall adopt and 
give binding effect to any findings of fact, conclusions of 
law, or determination of any agency of a State exercising 
primary enforcement authority for purposes of this title. 
Nothing in this section limits the jurisdiction or authority 
of any State agency to make findings and determinations 
with respect to whether— 
‘‘(A) requirements for drinking water quality 
adequately protect the public; 
‘‘(B) additional requirements for regulated or 
unregulated contaminants are warranted; and 
‘‘(C) public water systems are in compliance 
with such requirements.’’. 
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(1) the men and women of the American Forces
Radio and Television Service and the Armed Forces
Network should be commended for providing a vital
service to the military community worldwide; and
(2) the programming mission, themes, and prac-
tices of the Department of Defense with respect to its
television and radio programming have fairly and re-
sponsively fulfilled their mission of providing a
‘‘touch of home’’ to members of the Armed Forces and
their families around the world and have contributed
immeasurably to high morale and quality of life in
the Armed Forces.
(c) AUTHORITY TO APPOINT OMBUDSMAN AS INTER-
MEDIARY.—The Secretary of Defense may appoint an indi-
vidual to serve as ombudsman of the American Forces Net-
work. Any ombudsman so appointed shall act as an inter-
mediary between the staff of the American Forces Network
and the Department of Defense, military commanders, and
listeners to the programming of the American Forces Net-
work.
SEC. 905. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPUTY SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANAGEMENT.
(a) Not later than 15 days after the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select two Federally
Funded Research and Development Centers to conduct inde-
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pendent studies of the feasibility and advisability of estab-
lishing a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management.
Each study under this section shall be delivered to the Sec-
retary and the congressional defense committees not later
than March 15, 2006.
(b) CONTENT OF STUDIES.—Each study required by
this section shall address—
(1) the extent to which the establishment of a
Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management would:
(A) improve the management of the Depart-
ment of Defense;
(B) expedite the process of management re-
form in the Department; and
(C) enhance the implementation of business
systems modernization in the Department;
(2) the appropriate relationship of the Deputy
Secretary of Defense for Management to other Depart-
ment of Defense officials;
(3) the appropriate term of service for a Deputy
Secretary of Defense for Management; and
(4) the experience of any other Federal agencies
that have instituted similar management positions.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a Deputy Secretary
of Defense for Management is an official who—
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‘‘(G) Any person whose employment or serv-
ice is considered directly related to a Govern-
ment official activity or function under regula-
tions prescribed under section 464 of this title. 
‘‘(H) Any other person not covered by sub-
paragraphs (A) through (G) who is determined 
by the administering Secretary pursuant to reg-
ulations prescribed under section 464 of this title 
as warranting the provision of travel benefits for 
purposes of a particular travel incident. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘family member’, with respect to 
a member of the uniformed services, means the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A dependent. 
‘‘(B) A child, as defined in section 401(b)(1) 
of this title. 
‘‘(C) A parent, as defined in section 
401(b)(2) of this title. 
‘‘(D) A sibling of the member. 
‘‘(E) A former spouse of the member. 
‘‘(F) Any person not covered by subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) who is in a category 
specified in regulations prescribed under section 
464 of this title as having an association, con-
nection, or affiliation with a member or the fam-
H. Res. 370
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
February 26, 1998.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and that
she is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of
the House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE
ON SMALL BUSINESS: Ms. Vela´zquez to
rank directly above Mr. LaFalce.
Attest:
Clerk.
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(1) serves as the Chief Management Officer of the
Department of Defense;
(2) is the principal advisor to the Secretary of
Defense on matters relating to the management of the
Department of Defense, including defense business ac-
tivities, to ensure Department-wide capability to
carry out the strategic plan of the Department of De-
fense in support of national security objectives; and
(3) takes precedence in the Department of De-
fense immediately after the Deputy Secretary of De-
fense.
SEC. 906. REDESIGNATION OF THE NAVAL RESERVE AS THE
NAVY RESERVE.
(a) REDESIGNATION OF RESERVE COMPONENT.—The
reserve component of the Armed Forces known as the Naval
Reserve is redesignated as the Navy Reserve.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED
STATES CODE.—
(1) TEXT
AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Naval Reserve’’
each place it appears in a provision as follows and
inserting ‘‘Navy Reserve’’:
(A) Section 513(a).
(B) Section 516.
(C) Section 526(b)(2)(C)(i).
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(D) Section 971(a).
(E) Section 5001(a)(1).
(F) Section 5143.
(G) Section 5596(c).
(H) Section 6323(f).
(I) Section 6327.
(J) Section 6330(b).
(K) Section 6331(a)(2).
(L) Section 6336.
(M) Section 6389.
(N) Section 6911(c)(1).
(O) Section 6913(a).
(P) Section 6915.
(Q) Section 6954(b)(3).
(R) Section 6956(a)(2).
(S) Section 6959.
(T) Section 7225.
(U) Section 7226.
(V) Section 7605(1).
(W) Section 7852.
(X) Section 7853.
(Y) Section 7854.
(Z) Section 10101(3).
(AA) Section 10108.
(BB) Section 10172.
H. Res. 371
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
February 26, 1998.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and that
he is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of
the House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY: Mr. Graham of South
Carolina.
Attest:
Clerk.
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lands, the estimated cost of such activities, and 
when the Secretary expects such activities will 
be completed. 
SEC. 7605. REPORT ON STATUS OF REGULATIONS WITH RE-
SPECT TO WIND ENERGY PROJECTS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Minerals Management Service, shall submit 
a report to Congress on the status of regulations required 
to be issued under section 8(p)(8)) of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(8)) with re-
spect to the production of wind energy on the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf. 
TITLE VIII—TRANSPORTATION 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation En-
ergy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 
2007’’. 
SEC. 8002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Evidence that atmospheric warming and cli-
mate change are occurring is unequivocal.
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(2) Observed and anticipated impacts of climate 
change can result in economic harm and environ-
mental damage to the United States and the world. 
(3) The Nation’s water resources, ecosystems, 
and infrastructure will be under increasing stress 
and pressure in coming decades, particularly due to 
climate change. 
(4) Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, 
methane, and nitrous oxides, can lead to atmos-
pheric warming and climate change. 
(5) Transportation and buildings are among the 
leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions. 
(6) Increased reliance on energy efficient and 
renewable energy transportation and public buildings 
can strengthen our Nation’s energy security and 
mitigate the effects of climate change by cutting 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
(7) The Federal Government can strengthen 
our Nation’s energy security and mitigate the effects 
of climate change by promoting energy efficient 
transportation and public buildings, creating incen-
tives for the use of alternative fuel vehicles and re-
newable energy, and ensuring sound water resource 
and natural disaster preparedness planning.
enue Code of 1986 for taxable years ending after 
April 11, 2005.
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(CC) Section 10301(a)(7).
(DD) Section 10303.
(EE) Section 12004(e)(2).
(FF) Section 12005.
(GG) Section 12010.
(HH) Section 12011(a)(2).
(II) Section 12012(a).
(JJ) Section 12103.
(KK) Section 12205.
(LL) Section 12207(b)(2).
(MM) Section 12732.
(NN) Section 12774(b) (other than the first
place it appears).
(OO) Section 14002(b).
(PP) Section 14101(a)(1).
(QQ) Section 14107(d).
(RR) Section 14302(a)(1)(A).
(SS) Section 14313(b).
(TT) Section 14501(a).
(UU) Section 14512(b).
(VV) Section 14705(a).
(WW) Section 16201(d)(1)(B)(ii).
(2) CAPTION AMENDMENTS.—Such title is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘NAVAL RESERVE’’ each
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place it appears in a provision as follows and insert-
ing ‘‘NAVY RESERVE’’:
(A) Section 971(a).
(B) Section 5143(a).
(3) SECTION HEADING AMENDMENTS.—(A) The
heading of section 5143 of such title is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 5143. Office of Navy Reserve: appointment of Chief’’.
(B) The heading of section 6327 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 6327. Officers and enlisted members of the Navy Re-
serve and Marine Corps Reserve: 30 years;
20 years; retired pay’’.
(C) The heading of section 6389 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 6389. Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve; offi-
cers: elimination from active status; com-
putation of total commissioned service’’.
(D) The heading of section 7225 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 7225. Navy Reserve flag’’.
(E) The heading of section 7226 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 7226. Navy Reserve yacht pennant’’.
(F) The heading of section 10108 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 10108. Navy Reserve: administration’’.
(G) The heading of section 10172 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 10172. Navy Reserve Force’’.
(H) The heading of section 10303 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 10303. Navy Reserve Policy Board’’.
(I) The heading of section 12010 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 12010. Computations for Navy Reserve and Marine
Corps Reserve: rule when fraction occurs
in final result’’.
(J) The heading of section 14306 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 14306. Establishment of promotion zones: Navy Re-
serve and Marine Corps Reserve running
mate system’’.
(4) TABLES OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS.—(A)
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 513
of such title is amended by striking the item relating
to section 5143 and inserting the following new item:
‘‘5143. Office of Navy Reserve: appointment of Chief.’’.
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partment of Defense to coordinate defense interagency ef-
forts or to improve the ability of the Department of De-
fense to work with other agencies. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—If an official is named by the 
Secretary of Defense under subsection (b)(1), the official 
shall annually submit to Congress a report, beginning in 
the fiscal year following the naming of the official, on 
those actions taken by the Department of Defense to en-
hance national security interagency coordination, the 
views of the Department of Defense on efforts and chal-
lenges in improving the ability of agencies to work to-
gether, and suggestions on changes needed to laws or reg-
ulations that would enhance the coordination of efforts of 
agencies. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘inter-
agency coordination’’, within the context of Department 
of Defense involvement, means the coordination that oc-
curs between elements of the Department of Defense and 
engaged Federal Government agencies for the purpose of 
achieving an objective. 
(g) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this provision shall 
be construed as preventing the Secretary of Defense from 
naming an official with the responsibilities listed in sub-
section (b) before the submission of the report required 
under this section.
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amount authorized for the account to which the amount 
is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans-
ferred. 
(d) NOTICE
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1002. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO NATO COM-
MON-FUNDED BUDGETS IN FISCAL YEAR 2008. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2008 LIMITATION.—The total 
amount contributed by the Secretary of Defense in fiscal 
year 2008 for the common-funded budgets of NATO may 
be any amount up to, but not in excess of, the amount 
specified in subsection (b) (rather than the maximum 
amount that would otherwise be applicable to those con-
tributions under the fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation). 
(b) TOTAL AMOUNT.—The amount of the limitation 
applicable under subsection (a) is the sum of the following: 
(1) The amounts of unexpended balances, as of 
the end of fiscal year 2007, of funds appropriated 
for fiscal years before fiscal year 2008 for payments 
for those budgets. 
(2) The amount specified in subsection (c)(1). 
(3) The amount specified in subsection (c)(2). 
(4) The total amount of the contributions au-
thorized to be made under section 2501.