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H. Res. 1432 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 18, 2008. 
Whereas there are nearly 500,000 children in the foster care 
system in the United States, approximately 130,000 of 
whom are waiting for families to adopt them; 
Whereas nearly 54 percent of the children in foster care are 
age 10 or younger; 
Whereas the average length of time a child spends in foster 
care is more than 2 years; 
Whereas, for many foster children, the wait for a permanent, 
adoptive, ‘‘forever’’ family in which they are loved, nur-
tured, comforted, and protected seems endless; 
Whereas the number of youth who ‘‘age out’’ of the foster 
care system by reaching adulthood without being placed 
in a permanent home has increased by more than 58 per-
cent since 1998, as nearly 27,000 foster youth ‘‘aged 
out’’ of foster care during 2007; 
Whereas every day loving and nurturing families are 
strengthened and expanded when committed and dedi-
cated individuals make an important difference in the life 
of a child through adoption; 
Whereas, while 3 in 10 people in the United States have con-
sidered adoption, a majority of them have misconceptions
SECTION 1. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION LI-
ABILITY REGIME EXTENSION. 
Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009.’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2012.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 20, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 154
AN ACT
To provide for the collection of fees for the making
of motion pictures, television productions, and
sound tracks in National Park System and Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge System units, and for
other purposes.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, Montana, shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Paul Kasten Post Office 
Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Paul Kasten Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
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sults; (3) the impact on the energy costs of those served; 
and (4) the extent of partnerships with other public and 
private entities that contribute to the resources and imple-
mentation of the program, including financial partner-
ships. Funding for such projects may equal up to two per-
cent of funding in any fiscal year, provided that no fund-
ing is utilized for such demonstrations in any fiscal year 
in which Weatherization appropriations are less than 
$275,000,000’’. 
(b) SUSTAINABLE ENERGY RESOURCES FOR CON-
SUMERS GRANTS.—(1) The Secretary of Energy may 
make funding available to local Weatherization agencies 
from amounts authorized under the amendment made by 
subsection (a) to expand the weatherization assistance 
program for residential buildings to include materials, 
benefits, and renewable and domestic energy technologies 
not currently covered by the program, provided that the 
State Weatherization grantee has certified that the appli-
cant has the capacity to carry out the proposed activities 
and that the grantee will include the project in its finan-
cial oversight of the Weatherization Assistance program. 
(2) In selecting the grants, the program shall give 
priority to—
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(A) the expected effectiveness and benefits of 
the proposed project to low- and moderate income 
energy consumers; 
(B) the potential for replication of successful 
results; 
(C) the impact on the health and safety and en-
ergy costs of those served; and 
(D) the extent of partnerships with other public 
and private entities that contribute to the resources 
and implementation of the program, including finan-
cial partnerships. 
(3) Funding for such projects may equal up to two 
percent of funding in any fiscal year, provided that no 
funding is utilized for Sustainable Energy Resources for 
Consumers grants in any fiscal year in which Weatheriza-
tion appropriations are less than $275,000,000. 
SEC. 9035. RENEWABLE ENERGY REBATE PROGRAM STUDY. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct, and 
transmit to Congress a report on, a study regarding the 
rebate program described in section 206(c) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005. The study shall— 
(1) develop a plan for how such a rebate pro-
gram would be carried out if it were funded; and
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Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 
(done at New York on December 10, 1984): 
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 
note) and any regulations prescribed thereto, includ-
ing regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of 
Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2863
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of De-
fense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006, and for other purposes.
H. R. 2977
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 2nd 
Avenue in Brockway, Montana, as the ‘‘Paul Kasten Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, Montana, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Paul Kasten Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Paul Kasten 
Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IB 
Union Calendar No. 83 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2985 
[Report No. 109–139] 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2005 
Mr. LEWIS, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; 
which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely:
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,092,407,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$19,844,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker, 
$2,788,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,089,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,928,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,797,000, including $5,000 for 
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,345,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $482,000; Republican Steering Committee, 
$906,000; Republican Conference, $1,548,000; Repub-
lican Policy Committee, $307,000; Democratic Steering 
and Policy Committee, $1,945,000; Democratic Caucus, 
$816,000; nine minority employees, $1,445,000; training 
and program development—majority, $290,000; training 
and program development—minority, $290,000; Cloak-
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room Personnel—majority, $434,000; and Cloakroom 
Personnel—minority, $434,000. 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL 
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL 
For Members’ representational allowances, including 
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
$538,109,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 
$117,913,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2006. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $25,668,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with 
section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies 
for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall 
remain available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2006.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $167,749,000, including: 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing not more than $13,000, of which not more than 
$10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $21,911,000; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including 
the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including 
not more than $3,000 for official representation and re-
ception expenses, $6,284,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the 
Office 
of 
the 
Chief 
Administrative 
Officer, 
$116,971,000, of which $3,306,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General, $3,991,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness 
and Operations, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General 
Counsel, $962,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, 
$161,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and 
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,767,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
Counsel of the House, $2,453,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1551
AN ACT
To authorize the Federal Aviation Administration’s
civil aviation research and development programs
for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other
purposes.
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House, $6,963,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
of Interparliamentary Affairs, $720,000; for other author-
ized employees, $161,000; and for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Historian, $405,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $223,124,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$4,179,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits, 
$214,422,000; supplies, materials, and other costs relating 
to the House portion of expenses for the Capitol Visitor 
Center, $3,410,000, to remain available until expended; 
and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, 
maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehi-
cles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs 
of deceased employees of the House, $703,000. 
CHILD CARE CENTER 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited 
in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2112), 
subject to the level specified in the budget of the Center,
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as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE 
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE 
FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND 
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2006. Any 
amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2006 shall be deposited in the 
Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 
Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been 
made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives shall have 
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress.
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JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $4,276,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $8,781,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 
Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance 
of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an 
allowance of $725 per month each to four medical officers 
while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and 
$580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the 
basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) 
$1,834,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the 
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment as-
signed to the Office of the Attending Physician, which 
shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropria-
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tion or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail-
able for all the purposes thereof, $2,545,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives. 
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES 
OFFICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $4,268,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no 
part of such amount may be used to employ more than 
58 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide 
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not 
more than two additional individuals for not more than 
120 days each, and not more than 10 additional individ-
uals for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol 
Guide Service. 
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
For the preparation, under the direction of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, of the statements for the first session 
of the 109th Congress, showing appropriations made, in-
definite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together 
with a chronological history of the regular appropriations 
bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons
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designated by the chairmen of such committees to super-
vise the work. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in-
cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and 
Government contributions for health, retirement, social se-
curity, professional liability insurance, and other applica-
ble employee benefits, $210,350,000, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 
services, stenographic services, personal and professional 
services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro-
gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more 
than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the 
Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $29,345,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his des-
ignee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police
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at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fis-
cal year 2006 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Home-
land Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2006 for the Capitol Police may 
be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and 
‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1002. (a) The United States Capitol Police may 
not operate a mounted horse unit during fiscal year 2006 
or any succeeding fiscal year. 
(b) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall 
transfer to the Chief of the United States Park Police the 
horses, equipment, and supplies of the Capitol Police 
mounted horse unit which remain in the possession of the 
Capitol Police as of such date. 
SEC. 1003. (a) Section 103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I) of the Eth-
ics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 
103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting ‘‘United 
States Capitol Police,’’ after ‘‘Architect of the Capitol,’’.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3285 
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks 
posed by asbestos-containing products, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2007 
Mr. COHEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the 
health risks posed by asbestos-containing products, 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 the ‘‘Ban Asbestos in Amer-
ica Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1)(A) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency has classified asbestos as a cat-
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(2) determine the minimum amount of funding 
the program would need to receive in order to ac-
complish the goal of encouraging consumers to in-
stall renewable energy systems in their homes or 
small businesses. 
PART 4—COMMERCIAL AND FEDERAL BUILDING 
EFFICIENCY 
SEC. 9041. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv-
ices. 
(2) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi-
sory Committee’’ means the Green Building Advi-
sory 
Committee 
established 
under 
section 
9042(c)(2). 
(3) COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR.—The term Com-
mercial Director means the individual appointed to 
the position established under section 9043(a). 
(4) CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘Consortium’’ 
means the High-Performance Green Building Part-
nership Consortium created in response to section 
9042(c)(1) to represent the private sector in a pub-
lic-private partnership to promote high-performance
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(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to reports filed under the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 for calendar year 2005 and each 
succeeding calendar year. 
SEC. 1004. Section 1003 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–83; 117 Stat. 
1021), is hereby repealed, and each provision of law 
amended by such section is hereby restored as if such sec-
tion had not been enacted into law. 
SEC. 1005. (a) During fiscal year 2006 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the United States Capitol Police may 
not carry out any reprogramming, transfer, or use of 
funds described in subsection (b) unless— 
(1) the Chief of the Capitol Police submits a re-
quest for the reprogramming, transfer, or use of 
funds to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate on or before 
August 1 of the respective year, unless both such 
Committees agree to accept the request at a later 
date because of extraordinary and emergency cir-
cumstances cited by the Chief; 
(2) the request contains clearly stated and de-
tailed documentation presenting justification for the 
reprogramming, transfer, or use of funds;
menced on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) HEARINGS REQUESTED PRIOR TO DATE OF 
ENACTMENT.—In the case of any hearing described 
in paragraph (1) which was requested prior to the 
date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
of section 221(d)(2) of such Act (as added by 
subsection (a)) shall apply as if the date of the 
request for the hearing is the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) the requirements of subparagraph (B) 
of such section 221(d)(2) shall be treated as 
met if the date scheduled for the hearing is 
during the period of 15 business days following 
the later of the last day of the period of 60 
business days referred to in such subparagraph 
or the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. MONITORING OF DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS IN 
RECONSIDERATION. 
Section 221 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
421) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(n) The Commissioner of Social Security shall estab-
lish and maintain a program under which— 
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PART 3—ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 8651. CAPITOL COMPLEX PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOF FEASI-
BILITY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Architect of the Capitol may per-
form a feasibility study regarding construction of a photo-
voltaic roof for the Rayburn House Office Building. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Architect of the Capitol shall 
transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report on the 
results of the feasibility study and recommendations re-
garding construction of a photovoltaic roof for the building 
referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 8652. CAPITOL COMPLEX E–85 REFUELING STATION. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION.—The Architect of the Capitol 
may construct a fuel tank and pumping system for E– 
85 fuel at or within close proximity to the Capitol Grounds 
Fuel Station. 
(b) USE.—The E–85 fuel tank and pumping system 
shall be available for use by all legislative branch vehicles 
capable of operating with E–85 fuel, subject to such other 
legislative branch agencies reimbursing the Architect of