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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3834 
To repeal the authority of the President to suspend the prevailing wage 
requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act during times of national emergency 
and to reinstate the application of such requirements to Federal contracts 
in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 
Mr. PALLONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To repeal the authority of the President to suspend the 
prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act 
during times of national emergency and to reinstate the 
application of such requirements to Federal contracts 
in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NO SUSPENSION OF WAGE REQUIREMENTS 
DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 
Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by striking section 3147.
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF WAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR 
RECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS RELATED TO 
HURRICANE KATRINA. 
Notwithstanding the proclamation by the President 
dated September 8, 2005, or any other provision of law, 
the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
United States Code (and the provisions of all other related 
Acts to the extent they depend upon a determination by 
the Secretary of Labor under section 3142 of such title), 
shall apply to all contracts to which such provisions would 
otherwise apply that are entered into on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and that are to be performed 
in the counties affected by Hurricane Katrina and de-
scribed in such proclamation. 
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‘‘(i) provides that each employee eligi-
ble to participate in the arrangement is 
treated as having elected to have the em-
ployer make elective contributions in an 
amount equal to the specified percentage 
of the employee’s compensation unless the 
employee specifically elects not to have 
such contributions made or to have such 
contributions made at a different rate or 
amount, and 
‘‘(ii) meets the notice requirements 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The requirements 
of this subparagraph are met if the re-
quirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) are met. 
‘‘(ii) REASONABLE PERIOD TO MAKE 
ELECTION.—The 
requirements 
of 
this 
clause are met if each employee to whom 
subparagraph (A)(i) applies— 
‘‘(I) receives a notice explaining 
the employee’s right under the ar-
rangement to elect not to have elective 
contributions made on the employee’s 
behalf or to have the contributions
made at a different rate or amount, 
and 
‘‘(II) has a reasonable period of 
time after receipt of such notice and 
before the first elective contribution is 
made to make such election. 
‘‘(iii) ANNUAL
NOTICE
OF
RIGHTS 
AND OBLIGATIONS.—The requirements of 
this clause are met if each employee eligi-
ble to participate in the arrangement is, 
within a reasonable period before any year, 
given notice of the employee’s rights and 
obligations under the automatic contribu-
tion arrangement. 
The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of sec-
tion 401(k)(12)(D) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 shall be met with respect to the 
notices described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(C) SPECIFIED PERCENTAGE.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘speci-
fied percentage’ means, with respect to any 
employee—
‘‘(I) 4 percent during the period 
ending on the last day of the first 
plan year which begins after the date 
on which the first elective contribution 
described in subparagraph (A)(i) is 
made with respect to such employee, 
and 
‘‘(II) in the case of any subse-
quent plan year, the percentage which 
applied for the previous plan year in-
creased by one percentage point. 
‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM
PERCENTAGE.—Not-
withstanding clause (i)(II), the specified 
percentage shall not exceed 10 percent. 
‘‘(5) TREATMENT
AS
SINGLE
PLAN
FOR
RE-
PORTING
PURPOSES.—An eligible combined plan 
shall be treated as a single plan for purposes of sec-
tion 103(b). 
‘‘(6) 
APPLICABLE
INDIVIDUAL
ACCOUNT 
PLAN.—For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘applicable 
individual account plan’ means an individual ac-
count plan which includes a qualified cash or 
deferred arrangement.
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED CASH OR DEFERRED AR-
RANGEMENT.—The term ‘qualified cash or de-
ferred arrangement’ has the meaning given 
such term by section 401(k)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(2) PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW.—The amend-
ments made by this subsection supersede any provi-
sion of a statute, regulation, or rule of a State or 
political subdivision of a State that would otherwise 
require an employer to obtain an employee’s consent 
before making a deduction from the wages of such 
employee. 
(3) GUIDELINES FOR MEETING FIDUCIARY RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 404(a) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1104(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation 
guidelines for compliance with the requirements of the di-
versification requirement of paragraph (1)(C) and the pru-
dence requirement (to the extent that it requires diver-
sification) of paragraph (1)(B) in the case of automatic 
enrollment plans. Such guidelines shall consist of criteria 
for meeting a standard of well-balanced and highly diversi-
fied investment of plan assets. Compliance with such
guidelines shall be deemed compliance with such require-
ments. 
‘‘(B) The criteria prescribed by the Secretary pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) shall include at least the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) sufficiently limited investment of plan as-
sets in securities issued by any single issuer (other 
than in obligations issued by, or guaranteed as to 
both principal and interest by, the Government of 
the United States); 
‘‘(ii) sufficient diversification of investment 
among and within asset classes, which shall include 
at least sufficient diversification measured as be-
tween stocks and bonds, sufficient diversification 
measured as among varieties of stock categorized by 
large capitalization, medium capitalization, and 
small capitalization, and sufficient diversification 
measured as between investment funds focused on 
growth and investment funds focused on income; 
and 
‘‘(iii) adequate prospects for a reasonable rate 
of return on the investment, together with adequate 
assurance against loss of principal and minimization 
of fees and other associated costs chargeable to par-
ticipants.
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘auto-
matic enrollment plan’ means any plan which includes an 
automatic contribution arrangement (within the meaning 
of section 210(e)(3)).’’. 
(4) REDUCED PBGC PREMIUMS FOR CERTAIN 
DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS OFFERED WITH CASH OR 
DEFERRED ARRANGEMENTS.— 
(A) REDUCTION IN BASIC PREMIUM FOR 
NEW PLANS OF SMALL EMPLOYERS.—Subpara-
graph (A) of section 4006(a)(3) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
(29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(except 
as provided in clause (iv))’’ after ‘‘$19’’ ; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iv) for plan years beginning after December 
31, 2005, in the case of a plan which is, for the plan 
year, a new cash-or-deferred single-employer plan 
maintained by a small employer, $5 for each indi-
vidual who is a participant in such plan during the 
plan year.’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3424 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to interfering with 
the operation of an aircraft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2005 
Mr. SESSIONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
interfering with the operation of an aircraft. 
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 ‘‘Pilot Protection Act 
of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. INTERFERING WITH THE OPERATION OF AN AIR-
CRAFT. 
Section 32 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a), by redesignating para-
graphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and 
(8) respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) of sub-
section (a), the following: 
‘‘(5) interferes with or disables, with intent to 
endanger the safety of any person or with a reckless 
disregard for the safety of human life, anyone en-
gaged in the authorized operation of such aircraft or 
any air navigation facility aiding in the navigation of 
any such aircraft;’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(8), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (1) through (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(1) through (7)’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(1) through (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (6)’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3425 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require mandatory HIV testing 
of potential sources in the event of possible occupational exposure to 
HIV in a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2005 
Mr. TANCREDO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require mandatory 
HIV testing of potential sources in the event of possible 
occupational exposure to HIV in a Department of Vet-
erans Affairs medical facility. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Health Ad-
ministration Employee Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY HIV TESTING OF POTENTIAL SOURCES 
IN THE EVENT OF POSSIBLE OCCUPATIONAL 
EXPOSURE TO HIV IN A DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY. 
(a) MANDATORY TESTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 74 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subchapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—OTHER MATTERS 
‘‘§ 7481. Occupational exposures to HIV: mandatory 
testing of potential sources 
‘‘(a) TESTING REQUIRED.—Whenever an employee of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs incurs in an occupa-
tional setting a possible exposure to the human immuno-
deficiency virus, the Secretary shall test for that virus the 
person who is the source (or potential source) of the expo-
sure. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as required for purposes of this section. 
The Secretary may require in such regulations that con-
sent to testing under subsection (a) shall be— 
‘‘(1) a condition of the receipt by any person of 
medical care and services provided by the Depart-
ment; and 
‘‘(2) a condition of employment of any person 
by the Department.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—OTHER MATTERS 
‘‘7481. Occupational exposures to HIV: mandatory testing of potential 
sources.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 7481 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on October 1, 2005. 
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tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, regional 
and national research goals, and technical feasibility. 
SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration— 
(1) for fiscal year 2006— 
(A) $12,500,000 for the regional centers, 
of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast Re-
gional Centers and 50 percent shall be for East 
Coast Regional Centers; and 
(B) $5,000,000 for the National Tech-
nology Institute; 
(2) for fiscal year 2007— 
(A) $13,750,000 for the regional centers, 
of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast Re-
gional Centers and 50 percent shall be for East 
Coast Regional Centers; and 
(B) $5,500,000 for the National Tech-
nology Institute; 
(3) for fiscal year 2008— 
(A) $15,125,000 for the regional centers, 
of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast Re-
gional Centers and 50 percent shall be for East 
Coast Regional Centers; and
(B) $6,050,000 for the National Tech-
nology Institute; 
(4) for fiscal year 2009— 
(A) $16,638,000 for the regional centers, 
of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast Re-
gional Centers and 50 percent shall be for East 
Coast Regional Centers; and 
(B) $6,655,000 for the National Tech-
nology Institute; 
(5) for fiscal year 2010— 
(A) $18,301,000 for the regional centers, 
of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast Re-
gional Centers and 50 percent shall be for East 
Coast Regional Centers; and 
(B) $7,321,000 for the National Tech-
nology Institute; 
(6) for fiscal year 2011— 
(A) $20,131,000 for the regional centers, 
of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast Re-
gional Centers and 50 percent shall be for East 
Coast Regional Centers; and 
(B) $8,053,000 for the National Tech-
nology Institute; 
(7) for fiscal year 2012—
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Union Calendar No. 443 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5593 
[Report No. 110–700] 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make technical amendments to 
certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, enacted by the Congres-
sional Review Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2008 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SMITH 
of Texas, and Mr. CANNON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make technical 
amendments to certain provisions of title 5, United 
States Code, enacted by the Congressional Review Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(II) the status of meeting the 
requirements specified in subpara-
graph (A); 
‘‘(III) the estimated cost and 
savings for measures required to be 
implemented in a building or facility; 
and 
‘‘(IV) the measured savings and 
persistence of savings for implemented 
measures. 
‘‘(ii) EASE
OF
COMPLIANCE.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that energy man-
ager compliance with the requirements in 
this paragraph, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, can be accomplished with the use 
of streamlined procedures, and templates 
that minimize the time demands on Fed-
eral employees. 
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Secretary shall make the web- 
based tracking system required under this 
paragraph available to Congress, other 
Federal agencies, and the public through 
the Internet. 
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(A) $22,145,000 for the regional centers, 
of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast Re-
gional Centers and 50 percent shall be for East 
Coast Regional Centers; and 
(B) $8,859,000 for the National Tech-
nology Institute; 
(8) for fiscal year 2013— 
(A) $24,359,000 for the regional centers, 
of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast Re-
gional Centers and 50 percent shall be for East 
Coast Regional Centers; and 
(B) $9,744,000 for the National Tech-
nology Institute; 
(9) for fiscal year 2014— 
(A) $26,795,000 for the regional centers, 
of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast Re-
gional Centers and 50 percent shall be for East 
Coast Regional Centers; and 
(B) $10,718,000 for the National Tech-
nology Institute; and 
(10) for fiscal year 2015— 
(A) $29,474,000 for the regional centers, 
of which 50 percent shall be for West Coast Re-
gional Centers and 50 percent shall be for East 
Coast Regional Centers; and
(B) $11,790,000 for the National Tech-
nology Institute. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3428 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the medicine and 
drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2005 
Ms. HART (for herself and Mr. ROSS) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal 
the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for 
medical care. 
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 ‘‘OTC Medicine Tax 
Fairness Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MEDICINE AND DRUGS LIMITATION ON 
DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to medical, dental, etc., ex-
penses) is amended by striking subsection (b).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 213(d) of 
such Code is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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specified in subsection (c), using funds appropriated 
or collected for the covered costs, if full operation of 
the petroleum refining facility is delayed by— 
(A) the failure of the appropriate Federal 
agency to comply with schedules for review and 
approval of inspections, tests, analyses, and ac-
ceptance criteria; or 
(B) litigation that delays the commence-
ment of full operations of the petroleum refin-
ing facility. 
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary may not 
enter into any contract under this section that would 
obligate the Secretary to pay any costs resulting 
from— 
(A) the failure of the sponsor to take any 
action required by law or regulation; 
(B) events within the control of the spon-
sor; or 
(C) normal business risks. 
(c) COVERED COSTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4), the costs that shall be paid by the Sec-
retary pursuant to a contract entered into under this 
section are the costs that result from a delay covered 
by the contract.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3430 
To ensure by law the ability of the military service academies to include 
the offering of a voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element 
of their activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2005 
Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To ensure by law the ability of the military service academies 
to include the offering of a voluntary, nondenominational 
prayer as an element of their activities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PRAYER AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The superintendent of a service 
academy may have in effect such policy as the super-
intendent considers appropriate with respect to the offer-
ing of a voluntary, nondenominational prayer at an other-
wise authorized activity of the academy, subject to such 
limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. 
(b) SERVICE ACADEMIES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘service academy’’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The United States Military Academy. 
(2) The United States Naval Academy. 
(3) The United States Air Force Academy. 
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(2) INITIAL 2 FACILITIES.—In the case of the 
first 2 facilities on which construction is commenced, 
the Secretary shall pay— 
(A) 100 percent of the covered costs of 
delay; but 
(B) not more than $500,000,000 per con-
tract. 
(3) SUBSEQUENT 4 FACILITIES.—In the case of 
the next 4 facilities on which construction is com-
menced, the Secretary shall pay— 
(A) 50 percent of the covered costs of 
delay that occur after the initial 180-day period 
of covered delay; but 
(B) not more than $250,000,000 per con-
tract. 
(4) CONDITIONS
ON
PAYMENT
OF
CERTAIN 
COVERED COSTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The obligation of the 
Secretary to pay the covered costs described in 
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) is subject to 
the Secretary receiving from appropriations or 
payments from other non-Federal sources 
amounts sufficient to pay the covered costs. 
(B) NON-FEDERAL
SOURCES.—The Sec-
retary may receive and accept payments from
any non-Federal source, which shall be made 
available without further appropriation for the 
payment of the covered costs. 
(5) TYPES
OF
COVERED
COSTS.—Subject to 
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the contract entered 
into under this section for a petroleum refining facil-
ity shall include as covered costs those costs that re-
sult from a delay during construction and in gaining 
approval for full operation, including— 
(A) principal or interest on any debt obli-
gation of a petroleum refining facility owned by 
a non-Federal entity; and 
(B) the incremental difference between— 
(i) the fair market price of refined pe-
troleum products purchased to meet the 
contractual supply agreements that would 
have been met by the petroleum refining 
facility but for the delay; and 
(ii) the contractual price of refined pe-
troleum products from the petroleum refin-
ing facility subject to the delay. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—Any contract between a spon-
sor and the Secretary covering a petroleum refining facil-
ity under this section shall require the sponsor to use due
diligence to shorten, and to end, the delay covered by the 
contract. 
(e) REPORTS.—For each petroleum refining facility 
that is covered by a contract under this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress quarterly reports summa-
rizing the status of regulatory and other actions associated 
with the petroleum refining facility. 
(f) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), the Secretary shall issue such regulations as 
are necessary to carry out this section. 
(2) INTERIM
FINAL
RULEMAKING.—Not later 
than 270 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall issue for public comment an 
interim final rule regulating contracts authorized by 
this section. 
(3) NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall issue a notice of final rulemaking 
regulating the contracts. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.