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(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 last sentence the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTY 
TAXES.—The deduction allowed by section 224.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
of such part is amended by redesignating the item relating 
to section 224 as an item relating to section 225 and in-
serting before such item the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 224. Double deduction of certain State and local property taxes.’’. 
(d) 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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private entities in technical conformance with such 
standards adopted under this title. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary may recognize a private entity or entities to 
assist private entities in the implementation of the 
standards adopted under this title using the criteria 
developed by the Secretary under this section. 
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, based upon 
the recommendations of the Collaborative, shall de-
velop criteria to ensure and certify that hardware, 
software, and support services that claim to be in 
compliance with any standard for the electronic ex-
change of health information adopted under this title 
have established and maintained such compliance in 
technical conformance with such standards. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION
ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary may recognize a private entity or entities to 
assist in the certification described under paragraph 
(1) using the criteria developed by the Secretary 
under this section. 
‘‘(c) DELEGATION
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, 
through consultation with the Collaborative, may delegate 
the development of the criteria under subsections (a) and 
(b) to a private entity.
‘‘SEC. 2905. GRANTS TO FACILITATE THE WIDESPREAD 
ADOPTION OF INTEROPERABLE HEALTH IN-
FORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS
TO FACILITATE
THE 
WIDESPREAD
ADOPTION
OF
HEALTH
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
competitive grants to eligible entities to facilitate the 
purchase and enhance the utilization of qualified 
health information technology systems to improve 
the quality and efficiency of health care. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1) an entity shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may 
require; 
‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary a strategic 
plan for the implementation of data sharing 
and interoperability measures; 
‘‘(C) be a— 
‘‘(i) not for profit hospital; 
‘‘(ii) group practice (including a single 
physician); or 
‘‘(iii) another health care provider not 
described in clause (i) or (ii);
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(A) Obligations and expenditures of appro-
priated funds. 
(B) A project-by-project and program-by- 
program accounting of the costs incurred to 
date for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, to-
gether with the estimate of the Department of 
Defense, the Department of State, and the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, as applicable, of the costs to complete 
each project and each program. 
(C) Revenues attributable to or consisting 
of funds provided by foreign nations or inter-
national organizations to programs and projects 
funded by any department or agency of the 
United States Government, and any obligations 
or expenditures of such revenues. 
(D) Revenues attributable to or consisting 
of foreign assets seized or frozen that con-
tribute to programs and projects funded by any 
department or agency of the United States Gov-
ernment, and any obligations or expenditures of 
such revenues. 
(E) Operating expenses of agencies or enti-
ties receiving amounts appropriated or other-
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4477 
To authorize Federal judges to carry firearms. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2005 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize Federal judges to carry firearms. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL JUDGES TO CARRY 
FIREARMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 926D. Carrying of firearms by Federal judges 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of the law of any State or any political subdivision 
thereof, an individual who is a Federal judge and who is 
carrying the identification required by subsection (d), may
carry a firearm, whether concealed or not, subject to sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not be con-
strued to supersede or limit the laws of any State that— 
‘‘(1) permit private persons or entities to pro-
hibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms 
on their property; or 
‘‘(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of fire-
arms on any State or local government property, in-
stallation, building, base, or park. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Federal judge’ means— 
‘‘(A) any justice of the United States or 
judge of the United States (as defined in sec-
tion 451 of title 28; 
‘‘(B) any judge of a court created under 
article I of the United States Constitution; 
‘‘(C) any bankruptcy judge; and 
‘‘(D) any magistrate judge; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘firearm’ does not include— 
‘‘(A) any machinegun (as defined in sec-
tion 5845 of the National Firearms Act); 
‘‘(B) any firearm silencer (as defined in 
section 921 of this title); and
‘‘(C) any destructive device (as defined in 
section 921 of this title). 
‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION.—The identification required 
by this subsection is the photographic identification issued 
by the United States Government identifying the indi-
vidual concerned as a justice or judge described in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (c)(1), as 
the case may be.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
926C the following new item: 
‘‘926D. Carrying of firearms by Federal judges.’’. 
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‘‘(D) adopt the standards adopted by the 
Federal Government under section 2903; 
‘‘(E) require that health care providers re-
ceiving such grants implement the measurement 
system adopted under section 2908 and report 
to the Secretary on such measures; 
‘‘(F) 
demonstrate 
significant 
financial 
need; and 
‘‘(G) provide matching funds in accordance 
with paragraph (4). 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under 
a grant under this subsection shall be used to facili-
tate the purchase and enhance the utilization of 
qualified health information technology systems. 
‘‘(4) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible 
for a grant under this subsection an entity shall con-
tribute non-Federal contributions to the costs of car-
rying out the activities for which the grant is award-
ed in an amount equal to $1 for each $3 of Federal 
funds provided under the grant. 
‘‘(5) PREFERENCE IN AWARDING GRANTS.—In 
awarding grants under this subsection the Secretary 
shall give preference to—
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4478 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the program of grants 
for rape prevention education, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2005 
Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mrs. LOWEY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the pro-
gram of grants for rape prevention education, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Rape Prevention and Edu-
cation Grant Program Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) According to the FBI’s 2004 Uniform 
Crime Report, the only violent crime to show any in-
crease from 2003 to 2004 was forcible rape at 0.8 
percent. 
(2) In America, 302,091 women and 92,748 
men are raped each year, and 1 in 6 women and 1 
in 33 men has experienced an attempted or com-
pleted rape as a child or adult. 
(3) Sexual violence starts very early in life. 
More than half of all rapes of women (54 percent) 
occur before age 18; 22 percent of these rapes occur 
before age 12. For men, 75 percent of all rapes 
occur before age 18, and 48 percent occur before age 
12. 
(4) Victims of sexual violence may experience a 
variety of long-term physical and psychological con-
sequences such as chronic pelvic, head, back and fa-
cial pain; gastrointestinal and eating disorders; sub-
stance abuse; depression; and suicidal thoughts and 
attempts. Sexual violence has a devastating impact 
on individuals, families, communities, and our soci-
ety as a whole. 
(5) Total costs of rape and sexual assault are 
estimated to be $127 billion a year in the United 
States (excluding children), including the loss of pro-
ductivity, damage of personal property, use of med-
ical and mental health care, police and fire, social/
victim services, and negative effect on the victims 
quality of life. 
(6) More than two-thirds of rape and sexual as-
sault victims are assaulted by someone they know, 
almost 40 percent by someone they know very well, 
such as a boyfriend or a spouse. Only 30 percent are 
sexually assaulted by strangers. 
SEC. 3. USE OF ALLOTMENT FOR RAPE PREVENTION EDU-
CATION. 
The first section 393B of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1c) (relating to rape prevention edu-
cation) is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCE 
CENTER ALLOTMENT.—Of the total amount made 
available under this subsection in each fiscal year, 
not less than $1,500,000 shall be available for allot-
ment under subsection (b). ’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4621 
To ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator is not eligible 
for parole. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2005 
Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. CHANDLER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator 
is not eligible for parole. 
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 ‘‘No Parole for Sex Of-
fenders Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF GRANT AMOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order not to reduce the funds 
available for Local Law Enforcement Block Grants by 10 
percent, a State shall, on the first day of each fiscal year 
beginning 2 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, have in effect throughout the State in such fiscal year 
a law which requires such State to disallow parole for an 
individual convicted of a criminal offense against a victim 
who is a minor or a sexually violent predator (as such 
terms are defined in section 170101 of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994). 
(b) COMPLIANCE AND INELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE DATE.—Each State shall have 
not more than 3 years from the date of enactment 
of this Act in which to comply with subsection (a), 
except that the Attorney General may grant an addi-
tional 2 years to a State that is making good faith 
efforts to implement subsection (a). 
(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.—A State that 
fails to comply with subsection (a) of this section 
within the period prescribed by or under paragraph 
(1) of this subsection shall not receive 10 percent of 
the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the 
State for Local Law Enforcement Block Grants. 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION.—Any funds available for redis-
tribution shall be redistributed to participating States that 
have in effect a law referred to in paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(A) eligible entities that are located in 
rural, frontier, and other underserved areas as 
determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) eligible entities that will link, to the 
extent practicable, the qualified health informa-
tion system to local or regional health informa-
tion networks. 
‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO STATES FOR THE DE-
VELOPMENT OF STATE LOAN PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE 
THE WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
competitive grants to States for the establishment of 
State programs for loans to health care providers to 
facilitate the purchase and enhance the utilization of 
qualified health information technology. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—To be eligi-
ble to receive a competitive grant under this sub-
section, a State shall establish a qualified health in-
formation technology loan fund (referred to in this 
subsection as a ‘State loan fund’) and comply with 
the other requirements contained in this section. A 
grant to a State under this subsection shall be de-
posited in the State loan fund established by the 
State. No funds authorized by other provisions of
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wise made available for the reconstruction of 
Afghanistan. 
(F) In the case of any contract, grant, 
agreement, or other funding mechanism de-
scribed in paragraph (2)— 
(i) the amount of the contract, grant, 
agreement, or other funding mechanism; 
(ii) a brief discussion of the scope of 
the contract, grant, agreement, or other 
funding mechanism; 
(iii) a discussion of how the depart-
ment or agency of the United States Gov-
ernment involved in the contract, grant, 
agreement, or other funding mechanism 
identified, and solicited offers from, poten-
tial individuals or entities to perform the 
contract, grant, agreement, or other fund-
ing mechanism, together with a list of the 
potential individuals or entities that were 
issued solicitations for the offers; and 
(iv) the justification and approval doc-
uments on which was based the determina-
tion to use procedures other than proce-
dures that provide for full and open com-
petition. 
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York Mercantile Exchange for heating oil, natural 
gas, gasoline, transportation fuel, or propane for the 
10 days, in each of the most recent 2 preceding 
years, which correspond to the trading days de-
scribed in paragraph (2).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 36 of the Small 
Business Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
respect to economic injury suffered on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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this title to be used for other purposes specified in 
this title shall be deposited in any State loan fund. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1) a State shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may 
require; 
‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary a strategic 
plan in accordance with paragraph (4); 
‘‘(C) establish a qualified health informa-
tion technology loan fund in accordance with 
paragraph (2); 
‘‘(D) require that health care providers re-
ceiving such loans— 
‘‘(i) link, to the extent practicable, the 
qualified health information system to a 
local or regional health information net-
work; and 
‘‘(ii) consult with the Center for Best 
Practices established in section 914(d) to 
access the knowledge and experience of ex-
isting initiatives regarding the successful 
implementation and effective use of health 
information technology;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 447 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the 
military death gratuity to $100,000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the 
amount of the military death gratuity to $100,000. 
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 ‘‘Honoring Our Fallen 
Soldiers and Families Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DEATH GRATUITY PAYABLE WITH RE-
SPECT TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) 
AMOUNT
OF
DEATH
GRATUITY.—Section 
1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘$12,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring 
on or after October 1, 2001. 
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during the 10-taxable-year period end-
ing with the taxable year, 
‘‘(III) is certified as a teacher of 
science, technology, engineering, or 
math in the individual’s State licens-
ing system for the first time during 
such taxable year, and 
‘‘(IV) is employed at least part- 
time as a teacher of science, tech-
nology, engineering, or math in an el-
ementary or secondary school during 
such taxable year. 
‘‘(ii) 
QUALIFIED
SCIENCE, 
TECH-
NOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATH PROFES-
SIONAL.—With respect to a taxable year, 
the term ‘qualified science, technology, en-
gineering, or math professional’ means an 
individual who— 
‘‘(I) has a bachelor’s degree or 
other advanced degree in a field re-
lated to science, technology, engineer-
ing, or math, 
‘‘(II) was employed as a non- 
teaching professional in a field related 
to science, technology, engineering, or
math for not less than 3 taxable years 
during the 10-taxable-year period end-
ing with the taxable year, and 
‘‘(III) has paid or incurred fees 
during the taxable year with respect 
to the enrollment or attendance of 
such individual in courses of instruc-
tion required for the initial certifi-
cation of such individual as a teacher 
of science, technology, engineering, or 
math in the individual’s State licens-
ing system.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to payments made in taxable years 
ending after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(E) require that health care providers re-
ceiving such loans adopt the standards adopted 
by the Federal Government under section 
2903(d); 
‘‘(F) require that health care providers re-
ceiving such loans implement the measurement 
system adopted under section 2908 and report 
to the Secretary on such measures; and 
‘‘(G) provide matching funds in accordance 
with paragraph (8). 
‘‘(4) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives 
a grant under this subsection shall annually 
prepare a strategic plan that identifies the in-
tended uses of amounts available to the State 
loan fund of the State. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—A strategic plan under 
subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) a list of the projects to be as-
sisted through the State loan fund in the 
first fiscal year that begins after the date 
on which the plan is submitted; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the criteria and 
methods established for the distribution of 
funds from the State loan fund; and
‘‘(iii) a description of the financial 
status of the State loan fund and the 
short-term and long-term goals of the 
State loan fund. 
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts deposited in 
a State loan fund, including loan repayments 
and interest earned on such amounts, shall be 
used only for awarding loans or loan guaran-
tees, or as a source of reserve and security for 
leveraged loans, the proceeds of which are de-
posited in the State loan fund established under 
paragraph (1). Loans under this section may be 
used by a health care provider to facilitate the 
purchase and enhance the utilization of quali-
fied health information technology. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Amounts received by a 
State under this subsection may not be used— 
‘‘(i) for the purchase or other acquisi-
tion of any health information technology 
system that is not a qualified health infor-
mation technology system; 
‘‘(ii) to conduct activities for which 
Federal funds are expended under this
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Bank is located, or the directorship held by such 
a person, respectively.’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘elective’’ each place that term 
appears, other than in subsections (d), (e), and (f), 
and inserting ‘‘member’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking the subsection heading and 
all that follows through ‘‘Each elective director-
ship’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) DIRECTORSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) MEMBER
DIRECTORSHIPS.—Each member 
directorship’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) INDEPENDENT DIRECTORSHIPS.— 
‘‘(A) ELECTIONS.—Each independent direc-
tor— 
‘‘(i) shall be elected by the members en-
titled to vote, from among eligible persons 
nominated, after consultation with the Ad-
visory Council of the Bank, by the board of 
directors of the Bank; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be elected by a plurality of 
the votes of the members of the Bank at 
large, with each member having the number 
of votes for each such directorship as it has
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‘‘(B) maintain an integral set of accounts 
which shall be audited by the General Account-
ing Office in accordance with the principles and 
procedures applicable to commercial corporate 
transactions, as provided in such title, and no 
other settlement or adjustment shall be required 
with respect to transactions under this section or 
with respect to claims, demands, or accounts by 
or against any person arising thereunder. 
‘‘(2) MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS.—The first 
budget program shall be for the first full fiscal year 
beginning on or after the date of enactment of this 
subsection. Except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion or by the Director of the Office of Thrift Super-
vision, the provisions of this section and the functions 
thereby or thereunder subsisting shall be applicable 
and exercisable notwithstanding and without regard 
to the Act of June 20, 1938 (D.C. Code, secs. 5–413— 
5–428), except that the proviso of section 16 thereof 
shall apply to any building constructed under this 
section, and section 306 of the Act of July 30, 1947 
(61 Stat. 584), or any other provision of law relating 
to the construction, alteration, repair, or furnishing 
of public or other buildings or structures or the ob-
taining of sites therefor, but any person or body in
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4482 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain manufacturing 
equipment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2005 
Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain 
manufacturing equipment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.84.89 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
certain manufacturing equipment) is amended by striking 
‘‘12/31/2006’’ and inserting ‘‘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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