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(3) To support activities leading to innovative 
ways to meet the purposes described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) in an efficient and cost effective manner. 
(c) CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS.—In implementing a career 
development program under subsection (b)(1), the 
Director may conduct or support activities to provide 
financial assistance and other support to— 
(A) young clinical researchers receiving 
peer-reviewed grants who wish to make the 
transition to research independence; 
(B) experienced scientists who wish to 
broaden their scientific capabilities; and 
(C) other medical personnel who are crit-
ical to the conduct of clinical research activities. 
(2) SALARY CAP.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), no funds under this section may be used to in-
crease the rate of pay of an individual to a rate 
greater than the rate of basic pay for level I of the 
Executive Schedule. 
(d) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount appropriated to 
carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Director shall 
allocate such appropriated amount among the eligible aca-
demic health centers receiving a grant under this section 
in an amount that bears the same relation to such appro-
‘‘(3) The term ‘patient navigator’ means an in-
dividual who has completed a training program ap-
proved by the Secretary to perform the duties listed 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 
for fiscal year 2006, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2007, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $6,500,000 
for fiscal year 2009, and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 
2010. 
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—The 
amounts 
appro-
priated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain 
available for obligation through the end of fiscal year 
2010.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2005. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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CHAPTER 3—PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE 
FEDERAL ENERGY PROGRAM 
SEC. 7221. SURFACE OWNER PROTECTION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior; 
(2) the term ‘‘lease’’ means a lease issued by 
the Secretary under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.); 
(3) the term ‘‘lessee’’ means the holder of a 
lease; and 
(4) the term ‘‘operator’’ means any person that 
is responsible under the terms and conditions of a 
lease for the operations conducted on leased lands or 
any portion thereof. 
(b) POST-LEASE SURFACE USE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the Secretary may not authorize any op-
erator to conduct exploration and drilling operations 
on lands with respect to which title to oil and gas 
resources is held by the United States but title to 
the surface estate is not held by the United States, 
until the operator has filed with the Secretary a doc-
ument, signed by the operator and the surface owner 
or owners, showing that the operator has secured a
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‘‘(1) at a minimum restore the land affected to 
a condition capable of supporting the uses that it 
was capable of supporting prior to any drilling, or 
higher or better uses of which there is reasonable 
likelihood, so long as such use or uses do not present 
any actual or probable hazard to public health or 
safety or pose any actual or probable threat of water 
diminution or pollution, and the permit applicants’ 
declared proposed land use following reclamation is 
not impractical or unreasonable, inconsistent with 
applicable land use policies and plans, or involve un-
reasonable delay in implementation, or is violative of 
Federal or State law; 
‘‘(2) ensure that all reclamation efforts proceed 
in an environmentally sound manner and as contem-
poraneously as practicable with the oil and gas drill-
ing operations; and 
‘‘(3) submit with the plan of operations a rec-
lamation plan that describes in detail the methods 
and practices that will be used to ensure complete 
and timely restoration of all lands affected by oil 
and gas operations. 
‘‘(r) RECLAMATION BOND OR OTHER FINANCIAL AS-
SURANCES.—An operator producing oil or gas (including 
coalbed methane) under a lease issued under this Act shall
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post a bond or other financial assurances that cover the 
reclamation of that area of land within the permit area 
upon which the operator will initiate and conduct oil and 
gas drilling and reclamation operations within the initial 
term of the permit. As succeeding increments of oil and 
gas drilling and reclamation operations are to be initiated 
and conducted within the permit area, the lessee shall file 
with the regulatory authority an additional bond or bonds 
or other financial assurances to cover such increments in 
accordance with this section. The amount of the bond or 
other financial assurances required for each bonded area 
shall depend upon the reclamation requirements of the ap-
proved permit; shall reflect the probable difficulty of rec-
lamation giving consideration to such factors as topog-
raphy, geology of the site, hydrology, and revegetation po-
tential; and shall be determined by the Secretary. The 
amount of the bond or other financial assurances shall be 
sufficient to assure the completion of the reclamation plan 
if the work had to be performed by the Secretary in the 
event of forfeiture. 
‘‘(s) REGULATIONS.—No later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall promulgate regulations to implement the require-
ments, including for the release of bonds or other financial 
assurances, of subsections (q) and (r).’’.
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SEC. 7223. PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES. 
(a) MINERAL LEASING ACT REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(t) WATER REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An operator producing oil 
or gas (including coalbed methane) under a lease 
issued under this Act shall— 
‘‘(A) remediate or replace the water supply 
of a water user who obtains all or part of such 
user’s supply of water for domestic, agricul-
tural, or other purposes from an underground 
or surface source that has been affected by con-
tamination, diminution, or interruption proxi-
mately resulting from drilling operations for 
such production; and 
‘‘(B) comply with all applicable require-
ments of Federal and State law for discharge of 
any water produced under the lease. 
‘‘(2) WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.—An applica-
tion for a permit to drill submitted pursuant to a 
lease issued under this Act shall be accompanied by 
a proposed water management plan including provi-
sions to— 
‘‘(A) protect the quantity and quality of 
surface and ground water systems, both on-site
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and off-site, from adverse effects of the explo-
ration, development, and reclamation processes 
or to provide alternative sources of water if 
such protection cannot be assured; 
‘‘(B) protect the rights of present users of 
water that would be affected by operations 
under the lease, including the discharge of any 
water produced in connection with such oper-
ations that is not reinjected; and 
‘‘(C) identify any agreements with other 
parties for the beneficial use of produced waters 
and the steps that will be taken to comply with 
State and Federal laws related to such use.’’. 
(b) RELATION
TO STATE LAW.—Nothing in this 
chapter or any amendment made by this chapter shall— 
(1) be construed as impairing or in any manner 
affecting any right or jurisdiction of any State with 
respect to the waters of such State; or 
(2) be construed as limiting, altering, modi-
fying, or amending any of the interstate compacts or 
equitable apportionment decrees that apportion 
water among and between States. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—No later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
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Interior shall promulgate regulations to implement this 
section. 
(d) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to be intended by Congress as a prece-
dent for oil and gas management on State or privately 
owned land. 
SEC. 7224. DUE DILIGENCE FEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, issue regulations to establish a fee with respect to 
Federal onshore lands that are subject to a lease for pro-
duction of oil, natural gas, or coal under which production 
is not occurring. Such fee shall apply with respect to lands 
that are subject to such a lease that is in effect on the 
date final regulations are promulgated under this sub-
section or that is issued thereafter. 
(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of the fee shall be $1 per 
year for each acre of land that is not in production for 
that year. 
(c) ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION.—The Secretary 
shall assess and collect the fee established under this sec-
tion. 
(d) DEPOSIT AND USE.—Amounts received by the 
United States in the form of the fee established under this 
section shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior
379 
for use to repair damage to Federal lands and resources 
caused by oil and gas development, in accordance with the 
the documents submitted by the President with the budget 
submission for fiscal year 2008 relating to the Healthy 
Lands Initiative. Amounts received by the United States 
as fees under this section shall be treated as offsetting 
receipts. 
CHAPTER 4—WIND ENERGY 
SEC. 7231. WIND TURBINE GUIDELINES ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, 
within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
shall convene or utilize an existing Wind Turbine Guide-
lines Advisory Committee to study and make recommenda-
tions to the Secretary on guidance for avoiding or mini-
mizing impacts to wildlife and their habitats related to 
land-based wind energy facilities. The matters assessed by 
the Committee shall include the following: 
(1) The Service Interim Guidance on Avoiding 
and Minimizing Wildlife Impacts from Wind Tur-
bines of 2003. 
(2) Balancing potential impacts to wildlife with 
requirements for acquiring the information necessary 
to assess those impacts prior to selecting sites and 
designing facilities.
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(3) The scientific tools and procedures best able 
to assess pre-development risk or benefits provided 
to wildlife, measure post-development mortality, as-
sess behavioral modification, and provide compen-
satory mitigation for unavoidable impacts. 
(4) A process for coordinating State, tribal, 
local, and national review and evaluation of the im-
pacts to wildlife from wind energy consistent with 
State and Federal laws and international treaties. 
(5) Determination of project size thresholds or 
impacts below which guidelines may not apply. 
(6) Appropriate timetables for phasing-in guid-
ance. 
(7) Current State actions to avoid and minimize 
wildlife impacts from wind turbines in consultation 
with State wildlife agencies. 
(b) COMMITTEE OPERATIONS.—The Wind Turbine 
Guidelines Advisory Committee shall conduct its activities 
in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.). The Secretary is authorized to provide 
such technical analyses and support as is requested by 
such advisory committee. 
(c) COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of 
the Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee shall 
not exceed 20 members, and shall be appointed by the Sec-
381 
retary of the Interior to achieve balanced representation 
of wind energy development, wildlife conservation, and 
government. The members shall include representatives 
from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
other Federal agencies, and representatives from other in-
terested persons, including States, tribes, wind energy de-
velopment organizations, nongovernmental conservation 
organizations, and local regulatory or licensing commis-
sions. 
(d) REPORT.—The Wind Turbine Advisory Com-
mittee shall, within 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, submit a report to Congress and the Secretary 
providing recommended guidance for developing effective 
measures to protect wildlife resources and enhance poten-
tial benefits to wildlife that may be identified. 
(e) ISSUANCE
OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 6 
months after receiving the report of the Wind Turbine 
Guidelines Advisory Committee under subsection (d), the 
Secretary shall following public notice and comment issue 
final guidance to avoid and minimize impacts to wildlife 
and their habitats related to land-based wind energy facili-
ties. Such guidance shall be based upon the findings and 
recommendations made in the report.
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SEC. 7232. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RE-
SEARCH TO STUDY WIND ENERGY IMPACTS 
ON WILDLIFE. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2015 for new and ongoing research efforts 
to evaluate methods for minimizing wildlife impacts at 
wind energy projects and to explore effective mitigation 
methods that may be utilized for that purpose. 
SEC. 7233. ENFORCEMENT. 
The Secretary shall enforce the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Bald 
Eagle Protection Act, the Golden Eagle Protection Act, 
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1973, the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and any other relevant 
Federal law to address adverse wildlife impacts related to 
wind projects. Nothing in this section preempts State en-
forcement of applicable State laws. 
SEC. 7234. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this chapter preempts any provision of 
State law or regulation relating to the siting of wind 
projects or to consideration or review of any environmental 
impacts of wind projects.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3396 
To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection 
of sales and use taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. LAHOOD, and Mr. BACHUS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To promote simplification and fairness in the administration 
and collection of sales and use taxes. 
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 ‘‘Sales Tax Fairness 
and Simplification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSENT OF CONGRESS. 
The Congress consents to the Streamlined Sales and 
Use Tax Agreement. 
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SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
(a) SALES AND USE TAX SYSTEM.—-It is the sense 
of the Congress that the sales and use tax system estab-
lished by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, 
to the extent that it meets the minimum simplification re-
quirements of section 6, provides sufficient simplification 
and uniformity to warrant Federal authorization to Mem-
ber States that are parties to the Agreement to require 
remote sellers, subject to the conditions provided in this 
Act, to collect and remit the sales and use taxes of such 
Member States and of local taxing jurisdictions of such 
Member States. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to— 
(1) effectuate the limited authority granted to 
Member States under the Streamlined Sales and 
Use Tax Agreement; and 
(2) not grant additional authority unrelated to 
the accomplishment of the purpose described in 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION TO REQUIRE COLLECTION OF 
SALES AND USE TAXES. 
(a) GRANT OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Member State under 
the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is 
authorized, subject to the requirements of this sec-
tion, to require all sellers not qualifying for the 
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proved by the Secretary to perform the duties listed 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 
for fiscal year 2006, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2007, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $6,500,000 
for fiscal year 2009, and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 
2010. 
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—The 
amounts 
appro-
priated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain 
available for obligation through the end of fiscal year 
2010.’’.
Æ
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2125 
To provide that unremarried former spouses of retired and career members 
of the Armed Forces shall be entitled to military health care and com-
missary and exchange benefits if married for at least 10 years during 
the member’s military service and if the former spouse left the marriage 
due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2005 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To provide that unremarried former spouses of retired and 
career members of the Armed Forces shall be entitled 
to military health care and commissary and exchange 
benefits if married for at least 10 years during the 
member’s military service and if the former spouse left 
the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable con-
ditions. 
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 ‘‘Continued Benefits 
for Injured Military Spouses Act’’.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN UNREMARRIED FORMER 
MILITARY SPOUSES FOR MILITARY HEALTH 
CARE AND AND COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE 
BENEFITS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—A person described in subsection 
(b) shall be deemed for all purposes to be described in 
subparagraph (F)(i) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(b) PERSONS COVERED.—Subsection (a) applies to a 
person who— 
(1) is the unremarried former spouse of a mem-
ber of the uniformed services who performed at least 
20 years of service which is creditable in deter-
mining the member’s eligibility for retired pay and 
on the date of the final decree of divorce, dissolu-
tion, or annulment had been married to the member 
for a period of at least 20 years, of which at least 
10 years were during the period the member per-
formed service creditable in determining the mem-
ber’s eligibility for retired pay; and 
(2) sought a divorce, dissolution, or annulment 
from the member of the uniformed services due, in 
whole or in part, to (A) domestic violence involving 
that person or a child of that person that is substan-
tiated by counseling or medical records, or (B) other
circumstances that (as determined by the Secretary 
concerned) constitute unbearable conditions. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘retired pay’’ includes retainer 
pay or equivalent pay. 
(2) The term ‘‘member’’ includes a former 
member entitled to retired pay or who would be enti-
tled to that pay but for being under age 60. 
Æ
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2126 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 60 to 55 
the age at which an individual who is otherwise eligible may be paid 
widow’s or widower’s insurance benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2005 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 
60 to 55 the age at which an individual who is otherwise 
eligible may be paid widow’s or widower’s insurance ben-
efits. 
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 ‘‘Social Security Sur-
vivors’ Fairness Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN AGE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR WIDOW’S 
AND WIDOWER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS. 
(a) WIDOW’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(e)(1) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘age 60’’ each place it appears in sub-
paragraph (B) and in the matter following subpara-
graph (F) and inserting ‘‘age 55’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 202(e)(3)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘age 60’’ and inserting ‘‘age 55’’. 
(B) Section 202(e)(4) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(e)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘age 
60’’ and inserting ‘‘age 55’’. 
(b) WIDOWER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 202(f)(1) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘age 60’’ each place it appears in subparagraph (B) 
and in the matter following subparagraph (F) and 
inserting ‘‘age 55’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 202(f)(3)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(f)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘age 60’’ and inserting ‘‘age 55’’. 
(B) Section 202(f)(4) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(f)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘age 
60’’ and inserting ‘‘age 55’’.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1920 
To prohibit United States funding for the 2009 United Nations Durban 
Review Conference (‘‘Durban II Conference’’) or any other activity relat-
ing to the planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meet-
ing to the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, 
Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (‘‘Durban 
I Conference’’) in Durban, South Africa. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2009 
Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. MARIO 
DIAZ-BALART of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit United States funding for the 2009 United Na-
tions Durban Review Conference (‘‘Durban II Con-
ference’’) or any other activity relating to the planning, 
preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting 
to the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against 
Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related 
Intolerance (‘‘Durban I Conference’’) in Durban, South 
Africa. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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