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(c) GENERAL
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Section 212 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4360a) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) in 
subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1998 
through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2008 
through 2013’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1998 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2008 through 2013’’. 
(d) SHORT TITLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 note) is amended by 
striking the matter preceding title I and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Gallaudet University 
and National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act’.’’. 
(2) OTHER REFERENCES.—Any reference in a 
law, regulation, document, or other record of the 
United States to the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Gal-
laudet University and National Technical Institute 
for the Deaf Act. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4050 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to issue guidance providing a process for consideration of the flood 
protections afforded by certain structures for purposes of the national 
flood insurance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 
Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. LATOURETTE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to issue guidance providing a proc-
ess for consideration of the flood protections afforded 
by certain structures for purposes of the national flood 
insurance program. 
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 ‘‘Levee-Like Structure 
Consideration Act of 2007’’. 
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approved, the enterprise shall submit an amended 
plan acceptable to the Director not later than 15 days 
after such disapproval, or such longer period that the 
Director determines is in the public interest. 
‘‘(7) ADDITIONAL REMEDIES FOR FAILURE TO 
MEET
GOALS.—In addition to ordering a housing 
plan under this section, issuing cease and desist or-
ders under section 1341, and ordering civil money 
penalties under section 1345, the Director may— 
‘‘(A) seek other actions when an enterprise 
fails to meet a goal; and 
‘‘(B) exercise appropriate enforcement au-
thority available to the Director under this Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for sub-
part C of part 2 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enter-
prises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Subpart C—Enforcement’’. 
(c) CEASE AND DESIST PROCEEDINGS .— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 1341 of the Federal Hous-
ing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act 
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4581) is hereby repealed. 
(2) CEASE
AND
DESIST
PROCEEDINGS.—The 
Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and
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Soundness Act of 1992 is amended by inserting before 
section 1342 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1341. CEASE AND DESIST PROCEEDINGS. 
‘‘(a) GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE.—The Director may 
issue and serve a notice of charges under this section upon 
an enterprise if the Director determines that— 
‘‘(1) the enterprise has failed to meet any hous-
ing goal established under subpart B, following a 
written notice and determination of such failure in 
accordance with section 1336; 
‘‘(2) the enterprise has failed to submit a report 
under section 1327, following a notice of such failure, 
an opportunity for comment by the enterprise, and a 
final determination by the Director; 
‘‘(3) the enterprise has failed to submit the infor-
mation required under subsection (m) or (n) of sec-
tion 309 of the Federal National Mortgage Association 
Charter Act, subsection (e) or (f) of section 307 of the 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, or 
section 1337 of this title; 
‘‘(4) the enterprise has violated any provision of 
part 2 of this title or any order, rule, or regulation 
under part 2; 
‘‘(5) the enterprise has failed to submit a hous-
ing plan or perform its responsibilities under a reme-
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dial order that substantially complies with section 
1336(c) within the applicable period; or 
‘‘(6) the enterprise has failed to comply with a 
housing plan under section 1336(c). 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURE.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE
OF
CHARGES.—Each notice of 
charges issued under this section shall contain a 
statement of the facts constituting the alleged conduct 
and shall fix a time and place at which a hearing 
will be held to determine on the record whether an 
order to cease and desist from such conduct should 
issue. 
‘‘(2) ISSUANCE OF ORDER.—If the Director finds 
on the record made at a hearing described in para-
graph (1) that any conduct specified in the notice of 
charges has been established (or the enterprise con-
sents pursuant to section 1342(a)(4)), the Director 
may issue and serve upon the enterprise an order re-
quiring the enterprise to— 
‘‘(A) comply with the goals; 
‘‘(B) submit a report under section 1327; 
‘‘(C) comply with any provision of part 2 
of this title or any order, rule, or regulation 
under part 2;
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HR 3057 EAS
ations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF PENALTY-FREE 
WITHDRAWALS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIRE-
MENT PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHIN CER-
TAIN DISASTER AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 10-percent 
additional tax on early distributions from qualified retire-
ment plans) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT 
PLANS TO VICTIMS OF CERTAIN NATURAL DIS-
ASTERS OCCURRING IN 2004 OR THEREAFTER.— 
Any distribution from an individual retirement 
plan to an individual who resides within, or 
holds real property located within, an area de-
termined by the President to warrant assistance 
from the Federal Government under the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act by reason of hurricane, flood, or 
other natural disaster occurring in calendar 
year 2004 or thereafter if such distribution is 
made within 6 months after the date of the dis-
aster declaration. Distributions shall not be 
taken into account under the preceding sen-
tence if such distributions are described in sub-
paragraph (A), (D), (E), or (F) or to the extent
paragraph (1) does not apply to such distribu-
tions by reason of subparagraph (B).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to distributions received in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2003. 
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HR 3893 RFS 
the agency or official to take appropriate action con-
sistent with the order of the Court. If the Court re-
mands the order, action, or failure to act to the Fed-
eral or State administrative agency or official, the 
Court shall set a reasonable schedule and deadline 
for the agency or official to act on remand. 
(3) SECRETARY’S ACTION.—For any civil action 
brought under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
promptly file with the Court the consolidated record 
compiled by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
(d). 
(4) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—The Court shall set 
any civil action brought under this subsection for ex-
pedited consideration. 
(5) ATTORNEY’S
FEES.—In any action chal-
lenging a Federal refinery authorization that has 
been granted, reasonable attorney’s fees and other 
expenses of litigation shall be awarded to the pre-
vailing party. This paragraph shall not apply to any 
action seeking remedies for denial of a Federal refin-
ery authorization or failure to act on an application 
for a Federal refinery authorization.
HR 3893 RFS 
SEC. 103. REFINERY REVITALIZATION REPEAL. 
Subtitle H of title III of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 and the items relating thereto in the table of con-
tents of such Act are repealed. 
SEC. 104. STANDBY SUPPORT FOR REFINERIES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘authorization’’ means any authorization or permit 
required under State or Federal law. 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 
into contracts under this section with non-Federal 
entities that the Secretary determines, at the sole 
discretion of the Secretary, to be the first non-Fed-
eral entities to enter into firm contracts after the 
date of enactment of this Act to construct new refin-
eries in the United States or refurbish and return to 
commercial operation existing but nonoperating re-
fineries in the United States. The Secretary may 
enter into contracts under this section with respect 
to new refineries or refurbished refineries that add 
a total of no more than 2,000,000 barrels per day 
of refining capacity to the refining capacity of the 
United States as in existence on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (4) and (5), under a contract authorized
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‘‘(D) submit a housing plan in compliance 
with section 1336(c); 
‘‘(E) comply with the housing plan in com-
pliance with section 1336(c); or 
‘‘(F) provide the information required 
under subsection (m) or (n) of section 309 of the 
Federal National Mortgage Association Charter 
Act, or subsection (e) or (f) of section 307 of the 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—An order under this section 
shall become effective upon the expiration of the 30-day pe-
riod beginning on the date of service of the order upon the 
enterprise (except in the case of an order issued upon con-
sent, which shall become effective at the time specified there-
in), and shall remain effective and enforceable as provided 
in the order, except to the extent that the order is stayed, 
modified, terminated, or set aside by action of the Director 
or otherwise, as provided in this subpart.’’. 
(d) CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 1345 of the Federal Hous-
ing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act 
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4585) is hereby repealed. 
(2) CIVIL
MONEY
PENALTIES.—The Federal 
Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness
Calendar No. 375
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1883
AN ACT
To provide for the application of measures to for-
eign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods,
services, or technology, and for other purposes.
NOVEMBER 3, 1999
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
II
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1887
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 20, 1999
Received
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the
depiction of animal cruelty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1901
AN ACT
To designate the United States border station lo-
cated in Pharr, Texas, as the ‘‘Kika de la Garza
United States Border Station’’.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1901
AN ACT
To designate the United States border station located in
Pharr, Texas, as the ‘‘Kika de la Garza United States
Border Station’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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Union Calendar No. 290 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4050 
[Report No. 110–466] 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to issue guidance providing a process for consideration of the flood 
protections afforded by certain structures for purposes of the national 
flood insurance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 
Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. LATOURETTE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to issue guidance providing a proc-
ess for consideration of the flood protections afforded 
by certain structures for purposes of the national flood 
insurance program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3743 
To ensure that certain members of the United States Armed Forces are 
not subject to secondary airport security screening. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 
Mr. GERLACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To ensure that certain members of the United States Armed 
Forces are not subject to secondary airport security 
screening. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCEPTION FOR MILITARY. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue 
regulations to ensure that no secondary airport security 
screening is conducted of a member of the United States 
Armed Forces who— 
(1) is on active duty;
(2) is carrying orders that require the travel 
such member is engaged in; 
(3) is in uniform; and 
(4) has valid military identification. 
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Calendar No. 154
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1905
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,
and for other purposes.
JUNE 14, 1999
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
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Act of 1992 is amended by inserting after section 
1344 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1345. CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Director may impose a civil 
money penalty, in accordance with the provisions of this 
section, on any enterprise that has failed to— 
‘‘(1) meet any housing goal established under 
subpart B, following a written notice and determina-
tion of such failure in accordance with section 
1336(b); 
‘‘(2) submit a report under section 1327, fol-
lowing a notice of such failure, an opportunity for 
comment by the enterprise, and a final determination 
by the Director; 
‘‘(3) submit the information required under sub-
section (m) or (n) of section 309 of the Federal Na-
tional Mortgage Association Charter Act or subsection 
(e) or (f) of section 307 of the Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation Act; 
‘‘(4) comply with any provision of part 2 of this 
title or any order, rule, or regulation under part 2; 
‘‘(5) submit a housing plan or perform its re-
sponsibilities under a remedial order issued pursuant 
to section 1336(c) within the required period; or
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‘‘(e) REQUIRED
AMOUNT
FOR
HOPE RESERVE 
FUND.—Of the aggregate amount allocated under subsection 
(a), 25 percent shall be deposited into a fund established 
in the Treasury of the United States by the Secretary of 
the Treasury for such purpose. 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION.—No funds under this title may be 
used in conjunction with property taken by eminent do-
main, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public 
use, except that, for purposes of this section, public use shall 
not be construed to include economic development that pri-
marily benefits any private entity. 
‘‘SEC. 1338. HOUSING TRUST FUND. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—The Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Secretary’) shall establish and manage a Housing 
Trust Fund, which shall be funded with amounts allocated 
by the enterprises under section 1337 and any amounts as 
are or may be appropriated, transferred, or credited to such 
Housing Trust Fund under any other provisions of law. 
The purpose of the Housing Trust Fund under this section 
is to provide grants to States for use— 
‘‘(1) to increase and preserve the supply of rental 
housing for extremely low- and very low-income fami-
lies, including homeless families; and
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‘‘(2) to increase homeownership for extremely 
low- and very low-income families. 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATIONS FOR HOPE BOND PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(c), to help address the mortgage crisis, of the 
amounts allocated pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of 
section 1337(a)(1)(B) and clauses (i) and (ii) of sec-
tion 1337(a)(2)(B) in excess of amounts described in 
section 1337(e)— 
‘‘(A) 100 percent of such excess shall be used 
to reimburse the Treasury for payments made 
pursuant to section 257(w)(1)(C) of the National 
Housing Act in calendar year 2009; 
‘‘(B) 50 percent of such excess shall be used 
to reimburse the Treasury for such payments in 
calendar year 2010; and 
‘‘(C) 25 percent of such excess shall be used 
to reimburse the Treasury for such payments in 
calendar year 2011. 
‘‘(2) EXCESS FUNDS.—At the termination of the 
HOPE for Homeowners Program established under 
section 257 of the National Housing Act, if amounts 
used to reimburse the Treasury under paragraph (1) 
exceed the total net cost to the Government of the 
HOPE for Homeowners Program, such amounts shall
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1906
AN ACT
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
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be used for their original purpose, as described in 
paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 1337(a). 
‘‘(3) TREASURY FUND.—The amounts referred to 
in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) 
shall be deposited into a fund established in the 
Treasury of the United States by the Secretary of the 
Treasury for such purpose. 
‘‘(c) ALLOCATION FOR HOUSING TRUST FUND IN FIS-
CAL YEAR 2010 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall distribute the amounts 
allocated for the Housing Trust Fund under this sec-
tion to provide affordable housing as described in this 
subsection. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE DESIGNEES.—A State receiv-
ing grant amounts under this subsection may des-
ignate a State housing finance agency, housing and 
community development entity, tribally designated 
housing entity (as such term is defined in section 4 
of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination Act of 1997 (25 U.S.C. 4103)), or any 
other qualified instrumentality of the State to receive 
such grant amounts. 
‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION TO STATES BY NEEDS-BASED 
FORMULA.—
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or outside a designated economic distress 
area; or 
‘‘(v) any other criteria designated by 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(3) LEVERAGE OF FUNDS.—Each grant from 
the Capital Magnet Fund awarded under this section 
shall be reasonably expected to result in eligible hous-
ing, or economic and community development projects 
that support or sustain an affordable housing project 
funded by a grant under this section whose aggregate 
costs total at least 10 times the grant amount. 
‘‘(4) 
COMMITMENT
FOR
USE
DEADLINE.— 
Amounts made available for grants under this section 
shall be committed for use within 2 years of the date 
of such allocation. The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
recapture into the Capital Magnet Fund any amounts 
not so used or committed for use and allocate such 
amounts in the first year after such recapture. 
‘‘(5) LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS.—No assistance or 
amounts made available under this section may be ex-
pended by an eligible grantee to pay any person to 
influence or attempt to influence any agency, elected 
official, officer or employee of a State or local govern-
ment in connection with the making, award, exten-
sion, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modifica-
162 
tion of any State or local government contract, grant, 
loan, or cooperative agreement as such terms are de-
fined in section 1352 of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(6) PROHIBITION OF CONSIDERATION OF USE 
FOR MEETING HOUSING GOALS OR DUTY TO SERVE.— 
In determining the compliance of the enterprises with 
the housing goals under this section and the duty to 
serve underserved markets under section 1335, the Di-
rector of the Federal Housing Finance Agency may 
not consider any Capital Magnet Fund amounts used 
under this section for eligible activities under sub-
section (f). The Director of the Federal Housing Fi-
nance Agency shall give credit toward the achieve-
ment of such housing goals and such duty to serve un-
derserved markets to purchases by the enterprises of 
mortgages for housing that receives funding from 
Capital Magnet Fund grant amounts, but only to the 
extent that such purchases by the enterprises are 
funded other than with such grant amounts. 
‘‘(7) ACCOUNTABILITY
OF
RECIPIENTS
AND 
GRANTEES.— 
‘‘(A) TRACKING OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall— 
‘‘(i) require each grantee to develop 
and maintain a system to ensure that each
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(A) carry out the services under this section; 
and 
(B) provide such other services that will im-
prove the financial stability and economic condi-
tion of low- and moderate-income and low- 
wealth individuals. 
(2) GOAL.—The goal of the pilot project grants 
under this subsection is to— 
(A) identify successful methods resulting in 
positive behavioral change for financial em-
powerment; and 
(B) establish program models for organiza-
tions to carry out effective counseling services. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this section and for the provi-
sion of additional financial educational services. 
(f) STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS AND IM-
PACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on the effec-
tiveness and impact of the grant program established 
under this section. Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit a report on the results of such study to
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the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives. 
(2) CONTENT
OF
STUDY.—The study required 
under paragraph (1) shall include an evaluation of 
the following: 
(A) The effectiveness of the grant program 
established under this section in improving the 
financial situation of homeowners and prospec-
tive homebuyers served by the grant program. 
(B) The extent to which financial education 
and counseling services have resulted in positive 
behavioral changes. 
(C) The effectiveness and quality of the eli-
gible organizations providing financial edu-
cation and counseling services under the grant 
program. 
(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to imple-
ment and administer the grant program authorized by this 
section. 
SEC. 1133. TRANSFER AND RIGHTS OF CERTAIN HUD EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) TRANSFER.—Each employee of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development whose position respon-