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that would prohibit an employee from engaging in 
part-time employment or volunteer activities during 
off-duty hours; 
(5) to require a State to rescind or preempt laws 
or ordinances of any of its political subdivisions if 
such laws substantially provide rights and respon-
sibilities for public safety officers that are comparable 
to or greater than the rights and responsibilities enu-
merated in section 4(b) of this Act; or 
(6) preempt any State law that substantially 
provides for the rights and responsibilities described 
in section 4(b) solely because such law does not re-
quire bargaining with respect to pension and retire-
ment benefits. 
(b) PARTIAL EXEMPTION.—A State may exempt from 
its State law, or from the requirements established under 
this Act, a political subdivision of the State that has a pop-
ulation of less than 5,000 or that employs fewer than 25 
full time employees. For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘‘employees’’ includes each individual employed by the 
political subdivision except any individual elected by pop-
ular vote or appointed to serve on a board or commission. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of the Act, and in the absence of a waiver of a State’s 
sovereign immunity, the Authority shall have the exclusive 
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power to enforce the provisions of this Act with respect to 
public safety officers employed by a State. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 143 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 980 
[Report No. 110–232] 
A BILL 
To provide collective bargaining rights for public 
safety officers employed by States or their polit-
ical subdivisions. 
JULY 13, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 981 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the harbor 
maintenance tax certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at United 
States ports in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2007 
Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt 
from the harbor maintenance tax certain commercial 
cargo loaded or unloaded at United States ports in the 
Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System. 
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 ‘‘Great Lakes Short 
Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL CARGO 
FROM THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4462 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
(i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) EXEMPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
CARGO
TRANS-
PORTED ON THE GREAT LAKES SAINT LAWRENCE SEA-
WAY SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No tax shall be imposed 
under section 4461(a) with respect to— 
‘‘(A) commercial cargo (other than bulk 
cargo) loaded at a port in the United States lo-
cated in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Sea-
way System and unloaded at another port in 
the United States located in such system, and 
‘‘(B) commercial cargo (other than bulk 
cargo) unloaded at a port in the United States 
located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Sea-
way System which was loaded at a port in Can-
ada located in such system. 
‘‘(2) BULK CARGO.—For the purpose of para-
graph (1), the term ‘bulk cargo’ shall have the 
meaning given such term by section 53101(1) of 
title 46, United States Code (as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this section). 
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cratic countries committed to the global promotion 
of democratic principles, practices, and values, which 
held its First Ministerial Conference in Warsaw, Po-
land, in June 2000. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of State. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means any nongovernmental organization, inter-
national organization, multilateral institution, pri-
vate foundation, corporation, partnership, associa-
tion, or other entity, organization, or group that 
supports democratic principles, practices, and values 
and is engaged in, or plans to engage in, the pro-
motion of democracy and the protection of human 
rights in non-democratic countries or democratic 
transition countries. 
(5) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
individual’’ means any individual who supports 
democratic principles, practices, and values and is 
engaged in, or who intends to engage in, the pro-
motion of democracy or the protection of human 
rights in non-democratic countries or democratic 
transition countries. 
(6) NONDEMOCRATIC OR DEMOCRATIC TRANSI-
TION
COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘nondemocratic or 
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‘‘(3) GREAT LAKES SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY 
SYSTEM.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System’ 
means the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota and 
Sept. Iles, Quebec, encompassing the five Great 
Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint 
Lawrence River.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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covered agency in which such employee is em-
ployed, such former employee was employed, or 
such applicant seeks employment. 
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATION
OF
COMPLAINTS.—An em-
ployee, former employee, or applicant for employment in 
a covered agency who believes that such employee, former 
employee, or applicant has been subjected to a reprisal 
prohibited by subsection (a) may submit a complaint to 
the Inspector General and the head of the covered agency. 
The Inspector General shall investigate the complaint and, 
unless the Inspector General determines that the com-
plaint is frivolous, submit a report of the findings of the 
investigation within 120 days to the employee, former em-
ployee, or applicant and to the head of the covered agency. 
‘‘(c) REMEDY.— 
‘‘(1) Within 180 days of the filing of the com-
plaint, the head of the covered agency shall, taking 
into consideration the report of the Inspector Gen-
eral under subsection (b) (if any), determine whether 
the employee, former employee, or applicant has 
been subjected to a reprisal prohibited by subsection 
(a), and shall either issue an order denying relief or 
shall implement corrective action to return the em-
ployee, former employee, or applicant, as nearly as 
possible, to the position he would have held had the 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 995 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior to modernize terms in certain regulations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1456 
To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection 
programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require 
customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft 
protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available 
to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit 
systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to 
a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection 
fees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2009 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, 
Mr. ELLISON, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. TIERNEY, and Ms. ESHOO) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to 
overdraft protection programs and services provided by 
depository institutions, to require customer consent be-
fore a depository institution may initiate overdraft pro-
tection services and fees, to enhance the information 
made available to consumers relating to overdraft protec-
tion services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipula-
tion in the posting of checks and other debits to a 
depository account for the purpose of generating over-
draft protection fees, and for other purposes. 
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over stations. Such programming is free to listeners. 
There is a substantial governmental interest in pro-
moting the continued availability of free radio pro-
gramming. 
(7) Because radio programming is supported by 
advertising, the ability of local stations to continue 
to provide local news and other services and to en-
sure communications during emergencies could be 
jeopardized by a diversion of the listening audience 
away from local radio programming. 
(8) When the Federal Communications Com-
mission authorized the digital audio radio satellite 
service, it stated that it remained ‘‘committed to 
supporting a vibrant and vital terrestrial radio serv-
ice for the public’’. 
(9) When the Federal Communications Com-
mission authorized the digital audio radio satellite 
service, it understood that digital audio radio sat-
ellite service licensees would provide only national 
programming and accepted the contentions of the 
proponents of digital audio radio satellite service 
that the new service would not affect local broad-
casting because ‘‘the ability to offer local content 
will give terrestrial broadcasters a competitive ad-
vantage’’. 
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(c) REQUIREMENT
ON AWARD
OF GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTS
TO FORMER EMPLOYERS.—Section 27 of 
such Act (41 U.S.C. 423) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION ON INVOLVEMENT BY CERTAIN 
FORMER
CONTRACTOR
EMPLOYEES
IN
PROCURE-
MENTS.—An employee of the Federal Government who is 
a former employee of a contractor with the Federal Gov-
ernment shall not be personally and substantially involved 
with any award of a contract to the employee’s former em-
ployer, or the administration of such a contract, for the 
two-year period beginning on the date on which the em-
ployee leaves the employment of the contractor.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Section 27 of such Act (41 
U.S.C. 423) is further amended by adding at the end of 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) promulgate regulations to carry out and 
ensure the enforcement of this section; and 
‘‘(2) monitor and investigate individual and 
agency compliance with this section.’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2868 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance 
security and protect against acts of terrorism against 
chemical facilities, to amend the Safe Drinking Water 
Act to enhance the security of public water systems, 
and to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to enhance the security of wastewater treatment works, 
and for other purposes.
creasing capacity of executive auditing functions, 
and working in other government-to-government 
areas where the involvement of United States offi-
cials and employees is appropriate. 
(4) There is a need for greater clarity on the 
proper roles for such methods in order to improve 
the effectiveness of United States democracy assist-
ance. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development 
should develop guidelines, in consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees, building on the existing 
framework for grants, cooperative agreements, and con-
tracts and other acquisition mechanisms to clarify for dip-
lomatic and consular missions abroad the appropriate 
roles for the methods referred to in subsection (a) with 
respect to democracy assistance, including taking into ac-
count the advantages of each such method. 
TITLE IV—PRESIDENTIAL 
ACTIONS 
SEC. 401. INVESTIGATION OF VIOLATIONS OF INTER-
NATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, with the assist-
ance of the Secretary, the Under Secretary of State for 
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Democracy and Global Affairs, and the Ambassador-at- 
Large for War Crimes Issues, shall collect information re-
garding incidents that may constitute crimes against hu-
manity, genocide, slavery, or other violations of inter-
national humanitarian law by leaders or other government 
officials of nondemocratic countries or democratic transi-
tion countries. 
(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The President shall consider 
what actions can be taken to ensure that such leaders or 
other government officials of foreign countries who are 
identified in accordance with subsection (a) as responsible 
for crimes against humanity, genocide, slavery, or other 
violations of international humanitarian law are brought 
to account for such crimes in an appropriately constituted 
tribunal, including enhancing the capacity of United 
States diplomatic missions to implement restrictions on 
assistance to individuals or entities, including military 
units, that commit gross violations of human rights, such 
as through training on the use of existing databases for 
documenting and monitoring such violations. 
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Union Calendar No. 70 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 982 
[Report No. 110–119] 
A BILL 
To promote democratic values and enhance 
democracy, and for other purposes. 
MAY 2, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 983 
To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require 
the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for 
that purpose. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2007 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. PICKERING) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other serv-
ices and to require the Federal Communications Commis-
sion to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose. 
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 ‘‘Local Emergency 
Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds and declares the following: 
(1) A primary objective and benefit of the Na-
tion’s regulation of radio broadcasting is the local 
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origination of programming. There is a substantial 
governmental interest in ensuring its continuation. 
(2) Local broadcast radio stations are an im-
portant source of local news and weather program-
ming and other local broadcast services critical to 
the public. 
(3) Local radio broadcasting is particularly im-
portant in times of emergencies or disasters when 
other means of communications may not be avail-
able. 
(4) Radio is the most ubiquitous of all mass 
media, with receivers located in almost every home 
and automobile in the country. 
(5) Because radio receivers are universally 
available and frequently battery-powered or located 
in automobiles, the Federal Communications Com-
mission’s Media Security and Reliability Council 
concluded that ‘‘radio broadcasters are likely to be 
the last line of defense for communicating with the 
public under extremely adverse conditions that could 
result in the event of a local disaster’’. There is a 
substantial governmental interest in ensuring the 
continuation of this capability. 
(6) Broadcast radio programming is supported 
by revenues generated from advertising broadcast 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 998 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment of a process for the review 
of rules and sets of rules, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
employee or former employee, setting forth the date 
on which the classified information at issue will be 
declassified, and providing all relevant information 
about the underlying substantive matter. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY TO NON-COVERED AGENCIES.—
An employee or former employee in an Executive agency 
(or element or unit thereof) that is not a covered agency 
shall, for purposes of any disclosure of covered information 
(as described in subsection (a)(2)) which consists in whole 
or in part of classified or sensitive information, be entitled 
to the same protections, rights, and remedies under this 
section as if that Executive agency (or element or unit 
thereof) were a covered agency. 
‘‘(e) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed—
‘‘(1) to authorize the discharge of, demotion of, 
or discrimination against an employee or former em-
ployee for a disclosure other than a disclosure pro-
tected by subsection (a) or (d) of this section or to 
modify or derogate from a right or remedy otherwise 
available to an employee or former employee; or 
‘‘(2) to preempt, modify, limit, or derogate any 
rights or remedies available to an employee or 
former employee under any other provision of law,
rule, or regulation (including the Lloyd-La Follette 
Act). 
No court or administrative agency may require the ex-
haustion of any right or remedy under this section as a 
condition for pursuing any other right or remedy otherwise 
available to an employee or former employee under any 
other provision of law, rule, or regulation (as referred to 
in paragraph (2)). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered information’, as used 
with respect to an employee or former employee, 
means any information (including classified or sen-
sitive information) which the employee or former 
employee reasonably believes evidences—
‘‘(A) any violation of any law, rule, or reg-
ulation; or 
‘‘(B) gross mismanagement, a gross waste 
of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial 
and specific danger to public health or safety; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered agency’ means—
‘‘(A) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the 
Defense Intelligence Agency, the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Se-
(E) Procedures for identifying, marking, 
dating, and tracking information assigned the 
information control designations, including the 
identity of officials making the designations. 
(F) Specific limitations and prohibitions 
against using the information control designa-
tions. 
(G) Procedures for members of the public 
to challenge the use of the information control 
designations. 
(H) The manner in which the use of the 
information control designations relates to the 
procedures of each agency or office under sec-
tion 552 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) REGULATION
TO
CONSTITUTE
SOLE
AU-
THORITY.—A regulation promulgated pursuant to 
this subsection shall constitute the sole authority by 
which Federal agencies, offices, or contractors are 
permitted to control information for the purposes of 
safeguarding information prior to review for disclo-
sure, other than authority granted by Federal stat-
ute or by an Executive order relating to the classi-
fication of national security information. 
(c) REVIEW OF STATUTORY BARRIERS TO PUBLIC 
ACCESS INFORMATION.— 
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(1) REVIEW OF STATUTES.—As part of the re-
port required under subsection (a)(3), the Archivist 
shall examine existing Federal statutes that allow 
Federal agencies, offices, or contractors to control, 
protect, or otherwise withhold information based on 
security concerns. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report shall 
make recommendations on potential changes to the 
Federal statutes examined under paragraph (1) that 
would improve public access to information governed 
by such statutes. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional committees’’ 
means the Committees on Government Reform, Ju-
diciary, Homeland Security, and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
Judiciary, and Appropriations of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘ ‘pseudo’ classification designa-
tions’’ means information control designations, in-
cluding ‘‘sensitive but unclassified’’ and ‘‘for official 
use only’’, that are not defined by Federal statute, 
or by an Executive order relating to the classifica-
tion of national security information, but that are 
used to manage, direct, or route Government infor-
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mation, or control the accessibility of Government 
information, regardless of its form or format. 
Æ 
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