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SEC. 7453. DEFINITIONS. 
In this chapter: 
(1) ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES.—The term ‘‘eco-
logical processes’’ means the biological, chemical, 
and physical interactions between the biotic and abi-
otic components of ecosystems, including nutrient 
cycling, pollination, predator-prey relationships, soil 
formation, gene flow, hydrologic cycling, decomposi-
tion, and disturbance regimes such as fire and flood-
ing. 
(2) HABITAT
LINKAGES.—The term ‘‘habitat 
linkages’’ means areas that connect wildlife habitat 
or potential wildlife habitat, and that facilitate the 
ability of wildlife to move within a landscape in re-
sponse to the effects of global warming. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘wildlife’’ means— 
(A) any species of wild, free-ranging fauna, 
including fish and other aquatic species; and 
(B) any fauna in a captive breeding pro-
gram the object of which is to reintroduce indi-
viduals of a depleted indigenous species into 
previously occupied range. 
(5) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means the 
physical, chemical, and biological properties that are 
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HR 3222 RS 
ered to be registered with that officer upon the furnishing 
to that officer of notice of the system, together with such 
information concerning the system as the Secretary of De-
fense may prescribe. A financial management information 
technology system shall be considered a mission critical or 
mission essential information technology system as defined 
by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). 
(b)(1) During the current fiscal year, a financial man-
agement automated information system, a mixed informa-
tion system supporting financial and non-financial sys-
tems, or a system improvement of more than $1,000,000 
may not receive Milestone A approval, Milestone B ap-
proval, or full rate production, or their equivalent, within 
the Department of Defense until the Under Secretary of De-
fense (Comptroller) certifies, with respect to that milestone, 
that the system is being developed and managed in accord-
ance with the Department’s Financial Management Mod-
ernization Plan. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller) may require additional certifications, as appro-
priate, with respect to any such system. 
(2) The Chief Information Officer shall provide the 
congressional defense committees timely notification of cer-
tifications under paragraph (1). 
(c)(1) During the current fiscal year, a major auto-
mated information system may not receive Milestone A ap-
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used by wildlife for growth, reproduction, and sur-
vival, including aquatic and terrestrial plant commu-
nities, food, water, cover, and space, on a tract of 
land, in a body of water, or in an area or region. 
SEC. 7454. NATIONAL STRATEGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, within 
two years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, on the basis of the best available science as pro-
vided by the science advisory board under section 
7455, and in cooperation with State fish and wildlife 
agencies and Indian tribes, promulgate a national 
strategy for assisting wildlife populations and their 
habitats in adapting to the impacts of global warm-
ing. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COMMENT.—In devel-
oping the national strategy, the Secretary shall— 
(A) consult with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, local governments, conservation organiza-
tions, scientists, and other interested stake-
holders; and 
(B) provide opportunity for public com-
ment. 
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‘‘(2) Two-thirds among applying States based 
on the ratio that— 
‘‘(A) the number of non-Federal publicly- 
owned dams that the Secretary of the Army 
identifies in the national inventory of dams 
maintained under section 6 as constituting a 
danger to human health and that are located 
within the boundaries of the State; bears to 
‘‘(B) the number of non-Federal publicly- 
owned dams that are so identified and that are 
located within the boundaries of all applying 
States. 
‘‘(e) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of rehabilitation of a deficient dam for which a grant is 
made under this section may not exceed 65 percent of the 
cost of such rehabilitation. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
‘‘(E) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
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HR 3222 PP 
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 
For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2078, 2091, 2092, and 2093), 
$65,092,000, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
research, development, test and evaluation, including main-
tenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $11,355,005,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2009. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
research, development, test and evaluation, including main-
tenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $17,472,210,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2009: Provided, That funds 
appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the 
V–22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements 
of the Special Operations Forces: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for 
the Cobra Judy program. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2008. 
SEC. 643. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 
TAXES. 
(a) REPEAL OF ADJUSTMENT FOR 2012.—Subpara-
graph (B) of section 401(1) of the Tax Increase Prevention 
and Reconciliation Act of 2005 is amended by striking the 
percentage contained therein and inserting ‘‘100 percent’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF ADJUSTMENT FOR 2013.—The 
percentage under subparagraph (C) of section 401(1) of the 
Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act is increased 
by 13 percentage points. 
Subtitle D—Coordination of Fed-
eral Housing Programs and Tax 
Incentives for Housing 
SEC. 651. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Housing Tax Credit 
Coordination Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 652. APPROVALS BY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL CHANGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (in this section referred to as the
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‘‘Secretary’’) shall, not later than the expiration of 
the 6-month period beginning upon after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, implement administrative 
and procedural changes to expedite approval of multi-
family housing projects under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development that 
meet the requirements of the Secretary for such ap-
provals. 
(2) 
PROJECTS.—The 
multifamily 
housing 
projects referred to in paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) projects for which assistance is provided 
by such Department in conjunction with any 
low-income housing tax credits under section 42 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or tax-ex-
empt housing bonds; and 
(B) existing public housing projects and as-
sisted housing projects, for which approval of the 
Secretary is necessary for transactions, in con-
junction with any such low-income housing tax 
credits or tax-exempt housing bonds, involving 
the preservation or rehabilitation of the project. 
(3) CHANGES.—The administrative and proce-
dural changes referred to in paragraph (1) shall in-
clude all actions necessary to carry out paragraph 
(1), which may include—
H. R. 3229—3 
date of the enactment of this Act). The Secretary of the Treasury 
may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(2) at least 8 members of the board are present 
at the meeting at which it is approved; and 
(3) each member of the board has been given 
at least 3 days advance notice of the meeting at 
which the vote is to be taken and the matters to be 
voted upon at that meeting. 
(h) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(1) FISCAL YEAR.—The Corporation shall es-
tablish as its fiscal year the 12-month period begin-
ning on October 1. 
(2) BUDGET.—The Corporation shall adopt a 
budget for each fiscal year. 
(3) ANNUAL
AUDITS.—The Corporation shall 
engage an independent accounting firm to conduct 
an annual financial audit of the Corporation’s oper-
ations and shall publish the results of the audit. 
SEC. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. 
(a) OBJECTIVES.—The Board shall establish annual 
objectives for the Corporation for each fiscal year subject 
to approval by the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State. 
The Corporation shall establish a marketing plan for each 
fiscal year not less than 60 days before the beginning of 
that year and provide a copy of the plan, and any revisions 
thereof, to the Secretary.
(47) in item number 2663 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Rosemead Boule-
vard safety enhancement and beautification, Temple 
City’’; 
(48) in item number 2671 by striking ‘‘from 2 
to 5 lanes and improve alignment within rights-of- 
way in St. George’’ and inserting ‘‘, St. George’’; 
(49) in item number 2743 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Improve safety of 
culvert replacement on 250th Rd. between 460th St. 
and Cty Hwy 20 in Grandview Township, Edgar 
County’’; 
(50) by striking item number 2800; 
(51) in item number 2826 by striking ‘‘State 
Street and Cajon Boulevard’’ and inserting ‘‘Palm 
Avenue’’; 
(52) in item number 2931 by striking ‘‘Frazho 
Road’’ and inserting ‘‘Martin Road’’; 
(53) in item number 3047 by inserting ‘‘and 
roadway improvements’’ after ‘‘safety project’’; 
(54) in item number 3078 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘U.S. 2/Sultan 
Basin Road improvements in Sultan’’; 
(55) in item number 3174 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Improving Outer
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2861
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004,
and for other purposes.
(4) many Americans are finding it increasingly 
difficult to obtain and afford property and casualty 
insurance coverage; 
(5) some insurers are not renewing insurance 
policies, are excluding certain risks, such as wind 
damage, and are increasing rates and deductibles in 
some markets; 
(6) the inability of property and business owners 
in vulnerable areas to obtain and afford property and 
casualty insurance coverage endangers the national 
economy and public health and safety; 
(7) almost every State in the United States is at 
risk of a natural catastrophe, including hurricanes, 
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, tornados, 
flooding, wildfires, droughts, and other natural catas-
trophes; 
(8) building codes and land use regulations play 
an indispensable role in managing catastrophe risks, 
by preventing building in high risk areas and ensur-
ing that appropriate mitigation efforts are completed 
where building has taken place; 
(9) several proposals have been introduced in 
Congress to address the affordability and availability 
of natural catastrophe insurance across the United
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(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall include 
in the national strategy prioritized goals and meas-
ures to— 
(A) identify and monitor wildlife popu-
lations, including game species, likely to be ad-
versely affected by global warming, with par-
ticular emphasis on wildlife populations at 
greatest need for conservation; 
(B) identify and monitor coastal, marine, 
terrestrial, and freshwater habitat at greatest 
risk of being damaged by global warming; 
(C) assist species in adapting to the im-
pacts of global warming; 
(D) protect, acquire, and restore wildlife 
habitat to build resilience to global warming; 
(E) provide habitat linkages and corridors 
to facilitate wildlife movements in response to 
global warming; 
(F) restore and protect ecological processes 
that sustain wildlife populations vulnerable to 
global warming; and 
(G) incorporate consideration of climate 
change in, and integrate climate change adapta-
tion strategies for wildlife and its habitat into, 
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Harbor access through planning, design, construc-
tion, and relocations of Southtowns Connector–NY 
Route 5, Fuhrmann Boulevard, and a bridge con-
necting the Outer Harbor to downtown Buffalo at 
the Inner Harbor’’; 
(56) in item number 3219 by striking ‘‘Forest’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Warren’’; 
(57) in item number 3254 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Reconstruct PA 
Route 274/34 Corridor, Perry County’’; 
(58) in item number 3260 by striking ‘‘Lake 
Shore Drive’’ and inserting ‘‘Lakeshore Drive and 
parking facility/entrance improvements serving the 
Museum of Science and Industry’’; 
(59) in item number 3368 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Plan, design, and 
engineering, Ludlam Trail, Miami’’; 
(60) in item number 3410 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Design, purchase 
land, and construct sound walls along the west side 
of I–65 from approximately 950 feet south of the 
Harding Place interchange south to Hogan Road’’; 
(61) in item number 3537 by inserting ‘‘and 
the study of alternatives along the North South Cor-
ridor,’’ after ‘‘Valley’’;
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2861
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Af-
fairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sun-
dry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corpora-
tions, and offices for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2004, and for other purposes.
(62) in item number 3582 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Improving Outer 
Harbor access through planning, design, construc-
tion, and relocations of Southtowns Connector–NY 
Route 5, Fuhrmann Boulevard, and a bridge con-
necting the Outer Harbor to downtown Buffalo at 
the Inner Harbor’’; 
(63) in item number 3604 by inserting ‘‘/Kane 
Creek Boulevard’’ after ‘‘500 West’’; 
(64) in item number 3632 by striking the 
State, project description, and amount and inserting 
‘‘FL’’, ‘‘Pine Island Road pedestrian overpass, city 
of Tamarac’’, and ‘‘$610,000’’, respectively; 
(65) in item number 3634 by striking the mat-
ters in the State, project description, and amount 
columns and inserting ‘‘FL’’, ‘‘West Avenue Bridge, 
city of Miami Beach’’, and ‘‘$620,000’’, respectively; 
(66) in item number 3673 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Improve marine 
dry-dock and facilities in Ketchikan’’; 
(67) in item number 2942 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Redesigning the 
intersection of Business U.S. 322/High Street and 
Rosedale Avenue and constructing a new East Cam-
pus Drive between High Street (U.S. 322) and
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the planning and management of Federal lands 
administered by the Department of the Interior 
and lands administered by the Forest Service. 
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
PLANS.—In 
developing the national strategy, the Secretary shall 
to the maximum extent practicable— 
(A) take into consideration research and 
information in State comprehensive wildlife con-
servation plans, the North American Waterfowl 
Management Plan, the National Fish Habitat 
Action Plan, and other relevant plans; and 
(B) coordinate and integrate, to the extent 
consistent with the policy set forth in section 
7452, the goals and measures identified in the 
national strategy with goals and measures iden-
tified in such plans. 
(c) REVISION.—The Secretary shall revise the na-
tional strategy not later than five years after its initial 
promulgation, and not later than every ten years there-
after, to reflect new information on the impacts of global 
warming on wildlife and its habitat and advances in the 
development of strategies for adapting to or mitigating for 
such impacts. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
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(1) IMPLEMENTATION ON FEDERAL LAND SYS-
TEMS.—To achieve the goals of the national strategy 
and to implement measures for the conservation of 
wildlife and its habitat identified in the national 
strategy— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior shall exer-
cise the authority of such Secretary under this 
title and other laws within the Secretary’s juris-
diction pertaining to the administration of 
lands; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture shall exer-
cise the authority of such Secretary under this 
title and other laws within the Secretary’s juris-
diction pertaining to the administration of 
lands. 
(2) WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Com-
merce shall utilize their authorities under other laws 
to achieve the goals of the national strategy. 
(e) LIMITATION ON EFFECT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion creates new authority or expands existing authority 
for the Secretary to regulate the uses of private property. 
SEC. 7455. ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.— 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2898
AN ACT
To improve homeland security, public safety, and
citizen activated emergency response capabilities
through the use of enhanced 911 wireless serv-
ices, and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2907
AN ACT
To provide for a land exchange in the State of Ari-
zona between the Secretary of Agriculture and
Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership.
(113) in item number 889 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘U.S. 160, State 
Highway 3 to east of the Florida River’’; 
(114) in item number 324 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Paving a portion 
of H–58 from Buck Hill to 4,000 feet east of Hurri-
cane River’’; 
(115) in item number 301 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Improvements for 
St. Georges Avenue between East Baltimore Avenue 
on the southwest and Chandler Avenue on the north-
east’’; 
(116) in item number 1519 by inserting ‘‘at the 
intersection of Quincy/West Drinker/Electric Streets 
near the Dunmore School complex’’ after ‘‘roadway 
redesign’’; 
(117) in item number 2604 by inserting ‘‘on 
Coolidge, Bridge (from Main to Monroe), Skytop 
(from Gedding to Skytop), Atwell (from Bear Creek 
Rd. to Pittston Township), Wood (to Bear Creek 
Rd.), Pine, Oak (from Penn Avenue to Lackawanna 
Avenue), McLean, Second, and Lolli Lane’’ after 
‘‘roadway redesign’’; 
(118) in item number 1157 by inserting ‘‘on 
Mill Street from Prince Street to Roberts Street,
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and appoint the members of a science advisory board 
comprised of not less than 10 and not more than 20 
members recommended by the President of the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences with expertise in wildlife 
biology, ecology, climate change and other relevant 
disciplines. The director of the National Global 
Warming and Wildlife Science Center established 
under subsection (b) shall be an ex officio member 
of the science advisory board. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The science advisory board 
shall— 
(A) provide scientific and technical advice 
and recommendations to the Secretary on the 
impacts of global warming on wildlife and its 
habitat, areas of habitat of particular impor-
tance for the conservation of wildlife popu-
lations affected by global warming, and strate-
gies and mechanisms to assist wildlife popu-
lations and their habitats in adapting to the im-
pacts of global warming in the management of 
Federal lands and in other Federal programs 
for wildlife conservation; 
(B) advise the National Global Warming 
and Wildlife Science Center established under 
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‘‘(iii) any waste material that can be 
converted to energy and is derived from 
plant material, including— 
‘‘(I) wood waste and residue; 
‘‘(II) specialty crop waste, includ-
ing waste derived from orchard trees, 
vineyard crops, and nut crops; or 
‘‘(III) other fruit and vegetable 
byproducts or residues; or 
‘‘(iv) animal waste and byproducts. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘eligible feed-
stock’ does not include corn starch.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘an eligi-
ble commodity’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible feed-
stock’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) RENEWABLE DIESEL.—The term ‘renew-
able diesel’ means any type of biobased renewable 
fuel derived from plant or animal matter that may 
be used as a substitute for standard diesel fuel and 
meets the requirements of an appropriate American 
Society for Testing and Material standard. Such 
term does not include any fuel derived from coproc-
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2907
AN ACT
To provide for a land exchange in the State of Arizona
between the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch
Limited Partnership.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
632 
•HR 3221 EAH2 
(b) SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS REQUIREMENTS.—Para-
graph (3) of section 149(b) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) SAFETY
AND
SOUNDNESS
REQUIRE-
MENTS
FOR
FEDERAL
HOME
LOAN
BANKS.— 
Clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
to any guarantee by a Federal home loan bank 
unless such bank meets safety and soundness col-
lateral requirements for such guarantees which 
are at least as stringent as such requirements 
which apply under regulations applicable to such 
guarantees by Federal home loan banks as in ef-
fect on April 9, 2008.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to guarantees made after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3024. MODIFICATION OF RULES PERTAINING TO 
FIRPTA NONFOREIGN AFFIDAVITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1445 (re-
lating to exemptions) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(9) ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE FOR FURNISHING 
NONFOREIGN
AFFIDAVIT.—For purposes of para-
graphs (2) and (7)—