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be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Wallace W. Sykes 
Post Office Building’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5478
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by
donation suitable land to serve as the new location for
the home of Alexander Hamilton, commonly known as
the Hamilton Grange, and to authorize the relocation
of the Hamilton Grange to the acquired land.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 545 
To improve computer access for members of the United States Armed Forces 
serving in combat zones designated in connection with Operation Endur-
ing Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom so that such members can 
use electronic mail to communicate with family members and other per-
sons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2005 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To improve computer access for members of the United 
States Armed Forces serving in combat zones designated 
in connection with Operation Enduring Freedom and 
Operation Iraqi Freedom so that such members can use 
electronic mail to communicate with family members and 
other persons. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMPUTER ACCESS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES SERVING IN OPERATION EN-
DURING FREEDOM AND OPERATION IRAQI 
FREEDOM. 
(a) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF COMPUTERS IN COM-
BAT ZONES.—As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall in-
crease the number of computers located in combat zones 
designated in connection with Operation Enduring Free-
dom and Operation Iraqi Freedom so that the total num-
ber of computers available for regular use by members of 
the Armed Forces serving in such combat zones to send 
and receive personal electronic mail is at least double the 
number of computers available for such use as of Decem-
ber 31, 2004. 
(b) FUNDING SOURCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To achieve the increase in 
computer access required by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall maximize the use of existing 
Department of Defense computer equipment and ca-
pabilities, free or reduced-cost equipment and serv-
ices of private-sector entities, and programs to en-
hance the morale and welfare of members of the 
Armed Forces. The Secretary may not award a con-
tract to a commercial firm for the purposes of this
paragraph other than through the use of competitive 
procedures. 
(2) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept 
gifts and donations in order to defray the costs of 
acquiring, transporting, installing, and maintaining 
the computer equipment required by this section. 
Such gifts and donations may be accepted from— 
(A) any foreign government; 
(B) any foundation or other charitable or-
ganization, including any that is organized or 
operates under the laws of a foreign country; 
and 
(C) any source in the private sector of the 
United States or a foreign country. 
(c) NO COMPROMISE OF MILITARY MISSION.—The 
Secretary of Defense should not take any action under this 
section that would compromise the military objectives or 
mission of the Department of Defense. 
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IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5990 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Received 
NOVEMBER 13, 2006 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 415 South 5th Avenue in Maywood, Illinois, 
as the ‘‘Wallace W. Sykes Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5460 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study of the Sierra Vista Subwater-
shed in the State of Arizona. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2006 
Mr. KOLBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study 
of the Sierra Vista Subwatershed in the State of Arizona. 
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 ‘‘Sierra Vista Subwater-
shed Feasibility Study Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SIERRA VISTA SUBWATERSHED STUDY. 
(a) AUTHORITY IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and 
in cooperation with the Upper San Pedro Partnership, 
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may conduct a feasibility study of water augmentation al-
ternatives to identify one or more alternatives for project 
implementation and construction, including a detailed 
analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, that is likely to balance water use within the Sierra 
Vista Subwatershed, including Fort Huachuca, in the 
State of Arizona, with the needs of the San Pedro Ripar-
ian National Conservation Area. 
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF RESULTS.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Rec-
lamation, shall make available to the public, upon request, 
the results of the feasibility study authorized under sub-
section (a), and shall promptly publish in the Federal Reg-
ister a notice of the availability of those results. 
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SECTION 1. WALLACE W. SYKES POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 415 South 5th Avenue in May-
wood, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Wal-
lace W. Sykes Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Wallace W. Sykes 
Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5991 
To prohibit the injection of carbon monoxide in meat products. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To prohibit the injection of carbon monoxide in meat 
products. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON INJECTION OF CARBON MON-
OXIDE IN MEAT PRODUCTS. 
Section 10 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 610) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (d), by striking the final pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(e) use carbon monoxide in any meat or meat 
food products or the packaging of any meat or meat 
food products.’’. 
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infant care and the choices avail-
able to parents of infants; 
‘‘(bb) with experience rel-
evant to the operation of at-home 
infant care programs; and 
‘‘(cc) in which there are de-
monstrable shortages of infant 
care. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS.—A State se-
lected to be a participating State shall provide cer-
tifications to the Secretary, with respect to the dem-
onstration project to be carried out by the State, 
that— 
‘‘(A) during the period during which the 
State carries out the demonstration project, the 
State will not reduce expenditures for child care 
services below the level of such expenditures 
made by the State in the fiscal year preceding 
the fiscal year in which the State began to 
carry out the project; 
‘‘(B) the State, in carrying out the dem-
onstration project— 
‘‘(i) will not give priority or preference 
to— 
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(4) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
of subparagraph (J) the following: ‘‘, and the proc-
ess for students to register complaints with the ac-
crediting agencies or associations’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘guaran-
teed student loans under part B of this title or di-
rect student loans under part E of this title, or 
both,’’ and inserting ‘‘student loans under part B, 
D, or E of this title’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (N); 
(7) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (O) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(P) the penalties contained in subsection 
484(r) regarding suspension of eligibility for drug 
related offenses; and 
‘‘(Q) the policies of the institution for accepting 
transfer of credit, explained in a manner that clearly 
states the basis for determining the acceptability and 
applicability of transfer of credits.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 485(a) is 
further amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 
the following:
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5993 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the 
marketing of authorized generic drugs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. 
WAMP, and Mr. BERRY) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prohibit the marketing of authorized generic drugs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF AUTHORIZED GENERICS. 
Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(o) 
PROHIBITION
OF
AUTHORIZED
GENERIC 
DRUGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, no holder of a new drug appli-
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cation approved under subsection (c) shall manufac-
ture, market, sell, or distribute an authorized ge-
neric drug, direct or indirectly, or authorize any 
other person to manufacture, market, sell, or dis-
tribute an authorized generic drug. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED GENERIC DRUG.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘authorized generic 
drug’— 
‘‘(A) means any version of a listed drug 
(as such term is used in subsection (j)) that the 
holder of the new drug application approved 
under subsection (c) for that listed drug seeks 
to commence marketing, selling, or distributing, 
directly or indirectly, after receipt of a notice 
sent pursuant to subsection (j)(2)(B) with re-
spect to that listed drug; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any drug to be mar-
keted, sold, or distributed— 
‘‘(i) by an entity eligible for exclu-
sivity with respect to such drug under sub-
section (j)(5)(B)(iv); or 
‘‘(ii) after expiration or forfeiture of 
any exclusivity with respect to such drug 
under such subsection (j)(5)(B)(iv).’’. 
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‘‘(ix) pollution control equipment that 
modifies the outputs (such as thermal dis-
charge control) rather than modifying in-
puts, and 
‘‘(x) any property which is described 
in subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) 
(or would be so described if ‘solar, wind, or 
geothermal energy’ were substituted for 
‘solar energy’ in clause (i) thereof and the 
last sentence of such section did not apply 
to such subparagraph. 
Nothing in any provision of law shall be con-
strued to treat property as not being described 
in clause (x) (or the corresponding provisions of 
prior law) by reason of being public utility 
property (within the meaning of section 
48(a)(3)).’’. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE
DEPRECIATION
SYSTEM.—The 
table contained in subparagraph (B) of section 168(g)(2) 
of such Code is amended by inserting below the item relat-
ing to subparagraph (A)(iii) the following new items: 
‘‘(A)(iv) ...........................................................................................
(A)(v) ..............................................................................................
(A)(vi) .............................................................................................
(A)(vii) ............................................................................................
(A)(viii) ...........................................................................................
15’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5994 
To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
in Farmington, Missouri, as the ‘‘Robert Silvey Department of Veterans 
Affairs Clinic’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. AKIN, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. GRAVES, and Mr. CLEAVER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in Farmington, Missouri, as the ‘‘Rob-
ert Silvey Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ROBERT SILVEY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS CLINIC. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The outpatient clinic of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs in Farmington, Missouri, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Robert Silvey De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Robert Silvey Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Clinic. 
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responsibility, in amounts determined by 
the Secretary, for claims by— 
‘‘(I) a third party for death, bod-
ily injury, or property damage or loss 
resulting from an activity carried out 
in connection with participation in a 
competition under this subsection; and 
‘‘(II) the Federal Government for 
damage or loss to Government prop-
erty resulting from such an activity. 
‘‘(ii) 
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
IN-
SURED.—The Federal Government shall be 
named as an additional insured under a 
registered participant’s insurance policy re-
quired under clause (i)(I), and registered 
participants shall be required to agree to 
indemnify the Federal Government against 
third party claims for damages arising 
from or related to competition activities 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
60 days after the awarding of the first prize under 
this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to the Congress a report 
that— 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5463 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in 
the age of minor children whose unearned income is taxed as if parent’s 
income. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2006 
Mrs. MUSGRAVE 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 increase in the age of minor children whose unearned 
income is taxed as if parent’s income. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF INCREASE IN THE AGE OF MINOR 
CHILDREN WHOSE UNEARNED INCOME IS 
TAXED AS IF PARENT’S INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
1(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating 
to child to whom subsection applies), as amended by the 
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Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, 
is amended by striking ‘‘age 18’’ and inserting ‘‘age 14’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5995 
To repeal the prohibitions on United States assistance to countries that 
are parties to the International Criminal Court. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations 
A BILL 
To repeal the prohibitions on United States assistance to 
countries that are parties to the International Criminal 
Court. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO PARTIES TO THE 
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 2007 of the American 
Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002 (title II of Public 
Law 107–206; 22 U.S.C. 7426) is hereby repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub-
section (a) applies with respect to United States military 
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assistance made available for fiscal year 2007 and each 
subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 2. REPEALS OF LIMITATION ON ECONOMIC SUPPORT 
FUND ASSISTANCE TO PARTIES TO THE 
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT. 
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law are 
hereby repealed: 
(1) Section 574 of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2005 (division D of Public Law 108–447). 
(2) Section 574 of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–102). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeals made by para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) apply with respect 
to assistance made available under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’ in title II of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2005, and in title II of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2006, respectively, that are unobligated and unex-
pended as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5996 
To establish the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. FOSSELLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative. 
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 ‘‘Raritan Bay Steward-
ship Initiative of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Raritan Bay, located in New York and New 
Jersey, is a national treasure of great cultural, envi-
ronmental, and ecological importance. 
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‘‘(A) identifies each award recipient; 
‘‘(B) describes the technologies developed 
by each award recipient; and 
‘‘(C) specifies actions being taken toward 
commercial application of all technologies with 
respect to which a prize has been awarded 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) AWARDS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for the 
period encompassing fiscal years 2008 
through 2017 for carrying out this sub-
section— 
‘‘(I) $20,000,000 for awards de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A)(i); 
‘‘(II) $20,000,000 for awards de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(III) $10,000,000 for the award 
described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii). 
‘‘(ii) ADMINISTRATION.—In addition 
to the amounts authorized in clause (i), 
there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2008 
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cation to the Cochairpersons of the Commission in which 
the political subdivision is currently participating. 
‘‘(d) INCLUSION OF APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COM-
MISSION.—In this section, the term ‘Commission’ includes 
the Appalachian Regional Commission established under 
chapter 143. 
‘‘§ 15704. Inspector General; records 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT
OF
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.— 
There shall be an Inspector General for the Commissions 
appointed in accordance with section 3(a) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). All of the Commis-
sions shall be subject to a single Inspector General. 
‘‘(b) RECORDS OF A COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Commission shall main-
tain accurate and complete records of all its trans-
actions and activities. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—All records of a Commis-
sion shall be available for audit and examination by 
the Inspector General (including authorized rep-
resentatives of the Inspector General). 
‘‘(c) RECORDS OF RECIPIENTS OF COMMISSION AS-
SISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of funds from 
a Commission under this subtitle shall maintain ac-
curate and complete records of transactions and ac-
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