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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 379
To ensure equal protection and due process of law in capital punishment 
cases by imposing a moratorium on the imposition and carrying out 
of the death penalty in certain States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2005
Mr. FATTAH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To ensure equal protection and due process of law in capital 
punishment cases by imposing a moratorium on the im-
position and carrying out of the death penalty in certain 
States.
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 ‘‘Innocent Life Protec-
tion Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON IMPOSITION AND CARRYING OUT 
OF 
THE 
DEATH 
PENALTY 
IN 
CERTAIN 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any State which had sentenced 
a person to death, if that person has been determined by 
subsequent judicial process to be innocent, shall suspend 
the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty for 
a period of at least 10 years, beginning on the date of 
that determination or the date of the enactment of this 
Act, whichever is later. 
(b) PRECONDITION FOR TERMINATION OF MORATO-
RIUM.—A State may not terminate the moratorium until 
the State has, upon application, received a written deter-
mination by the Attorney General that—
(1) due process of law with respect to capital 
punishment is observed within that State; 
(2) the State has established a broadly rep-
resentative judicial review board that has examined 
all death penalty cases which are subject to the mor-
atorium and determined they are free of due process 
violations; 
(3) during the last 10 years of the moratorium, 
there has been no reversal on appeal by a defendant 
from a capital sentence; 
(4) the State pursues capital punishment cases 
without racial bias; and
(5) the State meets the standards developed by 
the American Bar Association for appointment, per-
formance and compensation of counsel for indigent 
persons.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3894
AN ACT 
To provide for waivers under certain housing assist-
ance programs of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development to assist victims of Hur-
ricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita in obtaining 
housing.
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again eligible and meets the established measures of 
academic progress and achievement. 
‘‘(iii) A student’s eligibility for a scholarship 
shall be terminated if a suspension period exceeds 
12 months. 
‘‘(D)(i)(I) A student awarded a scholarship 
may, in a manner and under the terms established 
by, and with the approval of, the managing agent, 
postpone or interrupt his or her enrollment at an in-
stitution of higher education for up to 12 months. 
‘‘(II) Such a postponement or interruption shall 
not be considered a suspension for purposes of sub-
paragraph (C). 
‘‘(ii) Neither a student nor the student’s insti-
tution of higher education shall receive the student’s 
scholarship payments during the period of postpone-
ment or interruption, but such payments shall re-
sume upon enrollment or reenrollment. 
‘‘(iii) In exceptional circumstances, such as seri-
ous injury or illness or the necessity to care for fam-
ily members, the student’s postponement or inter-
ruption may, upon notification and approval of the 
managing agent, be extended beyond the 12 month 
period described in clause (i)(I). 
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Union Calendar No. 163 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 326 
[Report No. 109–294] 
To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust 
the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area and to 
extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance 
under that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2005 
Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
NOVEMBER 15, 2005 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 25, 2005] 
A BILL 
To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act 
of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing 
National Heritage Area and to extend the authority of 
the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance under 
that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
Section 3(b) of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 
Area Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106– 
319; 114 Stat. 1281) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall comprise 
the lands generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Yuma 
Crossing National Heritage Area Boundary Adjustment’, 
numbered 903–80071, and dated October 16, 2005.’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to 
adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Her-
itage Area and for other purposes.’’.
Union Calendar No. 163 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 326 
[Report No. 109–294] 
A BILL 
To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 
Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the 
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area and to 
extend the authority of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to provide assistance under that Act. 
NOVEMBER 15, 2005 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 37 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 
premiums for high deductible health plans required with respect to health 
savings accounts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ROGERS of Michi-
gan, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. TERRY, 
Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. SAM JOHNSON 
of Texas, and Mr. KLINE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 
deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans 
required with respect to health savings accounts. 
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 ‘‘Health Insurance Af-
fordability Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION OF PREMIUMS FOR HIGH DEDUCTIBLE 
HEALTH PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
additional itemized deductions for individuals) is amended 
by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by insert-
ing after section 223 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 224. PREMIUMS FOR HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH 
PLANS. 
‘‘(a) DEDUCTION ALLOWED.—In the case of an indi-
vidual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the tax-
able year the aggregate amount paid by such individual 
as premiums under a high deductible health plan with re-
spect to months during such year for which such indi-
vidual is an eligible individual with respect to such health 
plan. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eligible 
individual’ has the meaning given such term by sec-
tion 223(c)(1). 
‘‘(2) HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN.—The 
term ‘high deductible health plan’ has the meaning 
given such term by section 223(c)(2). 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(1) DEDUCTION
ALLOWABLE
FOR
ONLY
PLAN.—For purposes of this section, in the case of
an individual covered by more than 1 high deductible 
health plan for any month, the individual may only 
take into account amounts paid for 1 of such plans 
for such month. 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYER PROVIDED COVERAGE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No deduction shall be 
allowed to an individual under subsection (a) 
for any amount paid for coverage under a high 
deductible health plan for a month if that indi-
vidual participates in any coverage for such 
month that is excluded (in whole or in part) 
from the gross income of the individual or the 
individual’s spouse under section 106. 
‘‘(B) CAFETERIA PLANS, ETC.—Employer 
contributions to a cafeteria plan or a flexible 
spending or similar arrangement which are ex-
cluded from gross income under section 106 
shall be treated for purposes of this section as 
paid by the employer. 
‘‘(3) CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH SAVINGS AC-
COUNT
REQUIRED.—A deduction shall not be al-
lowed under subsection (a) for a taxable year with 
respect to such individual if such individual is not al-
lowed a deduction under section 223 for such tax-
able year.
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Calendar No. 404 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 326 
[Report No. 109–242] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
APRIL 20, 2006 
Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of April 7, 2006, by Mr. 
DOMENICI, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act 
of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing 
National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
Section 3(b) of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 
Area Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106– 
319; 114 Stat. 1281) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall com-
prise the lands generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Boundary Ad-
justment’, numbered 903–80071, and dated October 16, 
2005.’’. 
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Calendar No. 404 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 326 
[Report No. 109–242] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 
Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the 
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, and for 
other purposes. 
APRIL 20, 2006 
Reported without amendment 
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‘‘(4) MEDICAL
AND
HEALTH
SAVINGS
AC-
COUNTS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with re-
spect to any amount which is paid or distributed out 
of an Archer MSA or a health savings account which 
is not included in gross income under section 220(f) 
or 223(f), as the case may be. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
DEDUCTION
FOR 
HEALTH INSURANCE OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVID-
UALS.—The amount taken into account by the tax-
payer in computing the deduction under section 
162(l) shall not be taken into account under this 
section. 
‘‘(6) COORDINATION WITH MEDICAL EXPENSE 
DEDUCTION.—The amount taken into account by 
the taxpayer in computing the deduction under this 
section shall not be taken into account under section 
213.’’. 
(b) DEDUCTION ALLOWED WHETHER OR NOT INDI-
VIDUAL ITEMIZES OTHER DEDUCTIONS.—Subsection (a) 
of section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting before 
the flush sentence at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) PREMIUMS
FOR
HIGH
DEDUCTIBLE 
HEALTH PLANS.—The deduction allowed by section 
224.’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by striking the last item and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Sec. 224. Premiums for high deductible health plans. 
‘‘Sec. 225. Cross reference.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2004. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3894 
To provide for waivers under certain housing assistance programs of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist victims of 
Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 
Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. BAKER, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. JEFFERSON, 
Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. JINDAL, and Mr. MELANCON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for waivers under certain housing assistance pro-
grams of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtain-
ing housing. 
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 ‘‘Hurricane Katrina 
Emergency Housing Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVERS FOR SECTION 8 VOUCHER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (in this section referred to as the
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2608 
AN ACT 
To provide for an additional temporary extension of pro-
grams under the Small Business Act and the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2621 
AN ACT 
To establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the 
State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3800 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend for 1 year the 
qualified individual (QI) program of Medicare cost-sharing assistance 
to low-income Medicare beneficiaries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 
Mr. KUCINICH (for himself and Mr. LATOURETTE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend 
for 1 year the qualified individual (QI) program of Medi-
care cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare 
beneficiaries. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 1 YEAR EXTENSION OF MEDICAID QI PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iv) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(E)(iv)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 2006’’.
propriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 310. TSA PERSONNEL LIMITATIONS. 
Any statutory limitation on the number of employees 
in the Transportation Security Administration, before or 
after its transfer to the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, does not apply to the extent that any such employees 
are responsible for implementing the provisions of this 
title. 
SEC. 311. RAIL SAFETY REGULATIONS. 
Section 20103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘safety’’ the first place it appears, 
and inserting ‘‘safety, including security,’’. 
SEC. 312. RAIL SECURITY. 
(a) RAIL POLICE OFFICERS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 28101 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 28101. Rail and State public transit police officers 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Transportation, a rail or public transit 
system police officer who is employed by a rail carrier or 
a public transportation system and certified or commis-
sioned as a police officer under the laws of a State may 
enforce the laws of any jurisdiction in which any rail car-
rier or public transit system owns property or provides
service, to the extent of the authority of a police officer 
certified or commissioned under the laws of that jurisdic-
tion, to protect— 
‘‘(1) employees, passengers, or patrons of any 
rail carrier or public transit system; 
‘‘(2) property, equipment, and facilities owned, 
leased, operated, or maintained by any rail carrier or 
public transit system; 
‘‘(3) property moving in interstate or foreign 
commerce in the possession of any rail carrier or 
public transit system; and 
‘‘(4) personnel, equipment, and material moving 
by rail or public transit that are vital to the national 
defense. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘public 
transit’ has the meaning given that term by section 
5302(a) of this title.’’. 
(2) TABLE
OF
SECTIONS
AMENDMENT.—The 
item relating to section 28101 in the table of sec-
tions for chapter 281 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘28101. Rail and State public transit police officers.’’. 
(b) REVIEW OF RAIL REGULATIONS.—Within 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation, in consultation with the Under Secretary 
of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Se-
curity, shall review existing rail regulations of the Depart-
ment of Transportation for the purpose of identifying 
areas in which those regulations need to be revised to im-
prove rail security. 
SEC. 313. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this title— 
(1) the terms ‘‘railroad’’ and ‘‘railroad carrier’’ 
have the meaning given those terms in section 
20102 of title 49, United States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
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(b) TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR ALLOCATION.— 
Section 1933(g)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u– 
3(g)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(D) for the period that begins on October 
1, 2005, and ends on December 31, 2005, the 
total allocation amount is $100,000,000; and 
‘‘(E) for the period that begins on January 
1, 2006, and ends on September 30, 2006, the 
total allocation amount is $300,000,000.’’. 
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‘‘Secretary’’) shall waive any of the requirements de-
scribed in subsection (b) in the connection with the provi-
sion of assistance under section 8(o) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) on behalf of 
an individual or family if— 
(1) the individual or family resides, or resided 
on August 29, 2005, in any area that is subject to 
a declaration by the President of a major disaster or 
emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) in connection with Hurricane Katrina; 
and 
(2) the residence of the individual or family be-
came uninhabitable or inaccessible as result of that 
major disaster or emergency. 
(b) WAIVER OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—The 
requirements described in this subseciton are the require-
ments under— 
(1) paragraph (2) of section 8(o) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(2)), relating to tenant contributions to-
wards rent, except that any such waiver shall expire 
on an individual’s return to work; 
(2) paragraph (4) of such section 8(o), relating 
to the eligibility of individuals to receive assistance;
(3) subsection (k) of such section 8 and para-
graph (5) of such section 8(o), relating to 
verification of income; 
(4) paragraph (7)(A) of such section 8(o), relat-
ing to the requirement that leases shall be for a 
term of 1 year; 
(5) paragraph (8) of such section 8(o), relating 
to initial inspection of housing units by a public 
housing agency; 
(6) subsection (r)(1)(B) of such section 8, relat-
ing to restrictions on portability; 
(7) any regulation, notice, or order requiring 
prior approval by the Secretary for the use of any 
lease provision that modifies, amends, or waives, or 
differs from, any provision in a model lease issued 
by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment for use under the program under such section 
8(o); and 
(8) any regulation or Executive Order providing 
for access to Federally funded programs by eligible 
persons having limited English proficiency. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 
the Secretary to provide waivers pursuant to this section 
shall—
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3801 
To reduce temporarily the duty on sulfentrazone. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 
Mr. LAHOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To reduce temporarily the duty on sulfentrazone. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SULFENTRAZONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.05.94 
N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4- 
(difluoro methyl)-4,5- 
dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H- 
1,2,4-triazol-1- 
yl]phenyl]methanesulfona- 
mide (Sulfentrazone) (CAS 
No. 122836–35–5) (provided 
for in subheading 
2933.99.22) .........................
1.2% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008 
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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are approved by a majority of the members of 
the Committee in a roll call vote and signed by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Com-
merce (and such authority of each such Secretary 
may not be delegated to any person other than 
the Deputy Secretary or an appropriate Under 
Secretary of the Treasury, of Homeland Secu-
rity, or of Commerce, respectively). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
ACTION
REQUIRED
IN 
CERTAIN CASES.—In the case of any roll call 
vote pursuant to subparagraph (A) in connection 
with an investigation under paragraph (2) of 
any foreign government-controlled transaction in 
which there is at least 1 vote by a Committee 
member against approving the transaction, the 
investigation shall not be treated as final or 
complete until the findings and report resulting 
from such investigation are signed by the Presi-
dent (in addition to the Chairperson and the 
Vice Chairpersons of the Committee under sub-
paragraph (A)). 
‘‘(C) PRESIDENTIAL ACTION REQUIRED IN 
CERTAIN
CASES.—In the case of any covered 
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