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project prepared under the authority of section 205 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s). 
(b) PARTICIPATION
BY NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.— 
The Secretary shall allow the non-Federal interest to par-
ticipate in the financing of the project in accordance with 
section 903(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (100 Stat. 4184) to the extent that the Secretary’s 
evaluation indicates that applying such section is necessary 
to implement the project. 
(c) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of work 
carried out by the non-Federal interest before the date of 
the partnership agreement for the project if the Secretary 
determines that the work is integral to the project. 
SEC. 5026. ALASKA. 
Section 570 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 369) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘environmental 
restoration,’’ after ‘‘water supply and related facili-
ties,’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(3)(B) by striking the last 
sentence; 
(3) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding section 
221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
5b(b)), a non-Federal interest may include for any project 
undertaken under this section a nonprofit entity with the 
consent of the affected local government. 
‘‘(j) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may 
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to admin-
ister projects under this section at Federal expense.’’. 
SEC. 5027. BARROW, ALASKA. 
The Secretary shall carry out, under section 117 of the 
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2005 
(118 Stat. 2944), a nonstructural project for coastal erosion 
and storm damage prevention and reduction at Barrow, 
Alaska, including relocation of infrastructure. 
SEC. 5028. COFFMAN COVE, ALASKA. 
The Secretary is authorized to carry out a project for 
navigation, Coffman Cove, Alaska, at a total cost of 
$3,000,000. 
SEC. 5029. FIRE ISLAND, ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to pro-
vide planning, design, and construction assistance to the 
non-Federal interest for the construction of a causeway be-
tween Point Campbell and Fire Island, Alaska, including 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3811 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expressly include State online 
sexual exploitation investigations in the list of those for which intercep-
tion of communications is authorized. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 10, 2007 
Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CARNEY, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE 
of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expressly include 
State online sexual exploitation investigations in the list 
of those for which interception of communications is 
authorized. 
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 ‘‘Intercept Child Preda-
tors Act of 2007’’. 
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withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6374 
To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located 
at 180 Martin Drive in Carrollton, Georgia, as the ‘‘Trinka Davis Vet-
erans Village’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 
Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. DAVID 
SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and 
Mr. KINGSTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs located at 180 Martin Drive in Carrollton, Geor-
gia, as the ‘‘Trinka Davis Veterans Village’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRINKA DAVIS VETERANS VILLAGE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs located at 180 Martin Drive in 
Carrollton, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Trinka Davis Veterans Village’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERCEPTION. 
Section 2516(2) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘child sexual exploitation, child por-
nography,’’ after ‘‘extortion’’. 
Æ 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5335
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio,
as the ‘‘Tony Hall Federal Building and United States
Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5336
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 380 Main Street in Farm-
ingdale, New York, as the ‘‘Peter J. Ganci, Jr.
Post Office Building’’.
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(4) The table of sections for subpart I of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 54D. Qualified zone academy bonds.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 232. TAX INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT IN THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF ZONE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 
1400 is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ both places it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2008’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to periods beginning 
after December 31, 2007. 
(b) 
TAX-EXEMPT
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT 
BONDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
1400A is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2008’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall apply to bonds issued after 
December 31, 2007. 
(c) ZERO PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS RATE.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
1400B is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 1400B(e)(2) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2012’’ in the heading 
thereof and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
(B) Section 1400B(g)(2) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
(C) Section 1400F(d) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(A) EXTENSION.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to acquisitions 
after December 31, 2007. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The 
amendments made by paragraph (2) shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of section 
1400C is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2009’’. 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5340
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 5805 White Oak Avenue in
Encino, California, as the ‘‘Francis Dayle ‘Chick’
Hearn Post Office’’.
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall apply to property purchased 
after December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 233. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CREDIT FOR AMER-
ICAN SAMOA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 119 of 
division A of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘first two taxable years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘first 3 taxable years’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2008’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2009’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 234. ENHANCED CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CON-
TRIBUTIONS OF FOOD INVENTORY. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(iv) 
of 
section 
170(e)(3)(C) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made after De-
cember 31, 2007. 
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(B) for coordinating individual agency 
budget requests; and 
(3) the comprehensive plan to be developed under 
section 7002(a). 
(d) REPORT.—The Task Force shall submit to Con-
gress a biennial report that summarizes the activities of the 
Task Force. 
(e) WORKING GROUPS.— 
(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Task Force may 
establish such working groups as the Task Force de-
termines to be necessary to assist the Task Force in 
carrying out this section. 
(2) HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force may es-
tablish a working group for the purpose of advis-
ing the Task Force of opportunities to integrate 
the planning, engineering, design, implementa-
tion, and performance of Corps of Engineers 
projects for hurricane and storm damage reduc-
tion, flood damage reduction, ecosystem restora-
tion, and navigation in those areas in Louisiana 
for which a major disaster has been declared by 
the President as a result of Hurricane Katrina 
or Rita. 
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(B) EXPERTISE; REPRESENTATION.—In es-
tablishing the working group under subpara-
graph (A), the Task Force shall ensure that the 
group— 
(i) has expertise in coastal estuaries, 
diversions, coastal restoration and wetlands 
protection, ecosystem restoration, hurricane 
protection, storm damage reduction systems, 
navigation, and ports; and 
(ii) represents the State of Louisiana 
and local governments in south Louisiana. 
(f) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Task Force and 
members of a working group established by the Task Force 
may not receive compensation for their services as members 
of the Task Force or working group, as the case may be. 
(g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Travel expenses incurred by 
members of the Task Force and members of a working group 
established by the Task Force, in the performance of their 
service on the Task Force or working group, as the case 
may be, shall be paid by the agency or entity that the mem-
ber represents. 
(h) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
Task Force or any working group established by the Task 
Force. 
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SEC. 235. ENHANCED CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CON-
TRIBUTIONS OF BOOK INVENTORY TO PUB-
LIC SCHOOLS. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(iv) 
of 
section 
170(e)(3)(D) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made after De-
cember 31, 2007. 
SEC. 236. ENHANCED DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED COM-
PUTER CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (G) of section 
170(e)(6) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made during tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 237. BASIS ADJUSTMENT TO STOCK OF S CORPORA-
TIONS 
MAKING 
CHARITABLE 
CONTRIBU-
TIONS OF PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The last sentence of section 
1367(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2007. 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5385
AN ACT
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States to modify temporarily certain rates
of duty, to make other technical amendments to
the trade laws, and for other purposes.
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(B) INDIVIDUAL PROJECT.—The total cost of 
an individual project under this subsection shall 
not exceed $25,000,000. 
(c) INITIAL PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out the following projects substantially in ac-
cordance with the Plan: 
(A) Mississippi River Gulf Outlet environ-
mental 
restoration 
at 
a 
total 
cost 
of 
$105,300,000. 
(B) Small diversion at Hope Canal at a 
total cost of $68,600,000. 
(C) Barataria basin barrier shoreline res-
toration at a total cost of $242,600,000. 
(D) Small Bayou Lafourche reintroduction 
at a total cost of $133,500,000. 
(E) Medium diversion at Myrtle Grove with 
dedicated 
dredging 
at 
a 
total 
cost 
of 
$278,300,000. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out each 
project under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
carry out such modifications as may be nec-
essary to the ecosystem restoration features iden-
tified in the Plan to address the impacts of Hur-
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ricanes Katrina and Rita on the areas of the 
project. 
(B) INTEGRATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that each modification under subparagraph 
(A) is taken into account in conducting the 
study of comprehensive hurricane protection au-
thorized by title I of the Energy and Water De-
velopment Appropriations Act, 2006 (119 Stat. 
2247). 
(3) CONSTRUCTION REPORTS.—Before the Sec-
retary may begin construction of any project under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report 
documenting any modifications to the project, includ-
ing cost changes, to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate. 
(4) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—Not-
withstanding section 902 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), the cost of 
a project described in paragraph (1) and any modi-
fications to the project shall not exceed 150 percent of 
the cost of such project set forth in paragraph (1). 
(d) BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.—The 
Secretary, substantially in accordance with the Plan, shall 
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(A) the design professions, including na-
tional associations of architects and of profes-
sional engineers; 
(B) the development, construction, finan-
cial, and real estate industries; 
(C) building owners and operators from 
the public and private sectors; 
(D) academic and research organizations, 
including at least one national laboratory with 
extensive commercial building energy expertise; 
(E) building code agencies and organiza-
tions, including a model energy code-setting or-
ganization; 
(F) independent high-performance green 
building associations or councils; 
(G) experts in indoor air quality and envi-
ronmental factors; 
(H) experts in intelligent buildings and in-
tegrated building information systems; 
(I) utility energy efficiency programs; and 
(J) nongovernmental energy efficiency or-
ganizations. 
(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary may make pay-
ments to the Consortium pursuant to the terms of 
a public-private partnership for such activities of the 
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Consortium undertaken under such a partnership as 
described in this part directly to the Consortium or 
through one or more of its members. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
Commercial Director, in consultation with the Consor-
tium, shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) describes the status of the high-performance 
green building initiatives under this part and other 
Federal programs affecting commercial high-per-
formance green buildings in effect as of the date of 
the report, including— 
(A) the extent to which the programs are 
being carried out in accordance with this part; 
and 
(B) the status of funding requests and ap-
propriations for those programs; and 
(2) summarizes and highlights development, at 
the State and local level, of high-performance green 
building initiatives, including executive orders, poli-
cies, or laws adopted promoting high-performance 
green building (including the status of implementa-
tion of those initiatives). 
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SEC. 9044. ZERO-ENERGY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) GOAL.—The Commercial Director, in partnership 
with the Consortium, shall periodically study and refine 
a national goal to reduce commercial building energy use 
and achieve zero-net-energy commercial buildings. Unless 
the Commercial Director concludes that such targets are 
unachievable or unrealistic, the goal shall include objec-
tives that— 
(1) all new commercial buildings constructed 
after the beginning of 2025 are zero-net-energy com-
mercial buildings; 
(2) by 2035, 50 percent of the then existing 
stock of commercial buildings that were constructed 
before 2025 are zero-net-energy commercial build-
ings; and 
(3) by 2050, all commercial buildings are zero- 
net-energy commercial buildings. 
(b) STRATEGY.—The Commercial Director, in part-
nership with the Consortium, shall develop a market 
transformation strategy intended to achieve the adopted 
goal by significantly accelerating the development and 
widespread deployment of energy efficiency technologies, 
practices, and policies in both new and existing commer-
cial buildings, and by leveraging State, utility, and private 
sector commercial building energy efficiency programs. 
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(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall
require the University to cover costs to be incurred by
the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs
incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the convey-
ance under subsection (a), including survey costs, re-
lated to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from
the University in advance of the Secretary incurring
the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the
costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out
the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess
amount to the University.
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.—
Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimburse-
ment for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out
the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be credited
to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the convey-
ance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with
amounts in such fund or account and shall be avail-
able for the same purposes, and subject to the same
conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund
or account.
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary deter-
mines at any time that the real property conveyed under
subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the pur-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1496 
To provide incentives for pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, 
and medical device companies to invest in research and development 
with respect to antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines 
that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent serious and life-threatening 
infectious diseases. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2007 
Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mrs. CUBIN, and Mr. MATHESON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide incentives for pharmaceutical companies, bio-
technology companies, and medical device companies to 
invest in research and development with respect to anti-
biotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines 
that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent serious 
and life-threatening infectious diseases. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Beating Infections 
through Research and Development Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Infections caused by resistant bacteria can 
strike anyone, including the young and the old, the 
healthy and the chronically ill. Antibiotic resistance 
is a particularly serious problem for patients whose 
immune systems are compromised, such as people 
with HIV/AIDS and patients in critical care units. 
(2) About 2 million people acquire bacterial in-
fections in United States hospitals each year, and 
90,000 die as a result. About 70 percent of those in-
fections are resistant to at least one drug. The 
trends toward increasing numbers of infection and 
increasing drug resistance show no sign of abating. 
(3) Resistant pathogens lead to higher health 
care costs because they often require more expensive 
drugs and extended hospital stays. The total cost to 
United States society is nearly $5,000,000,000 an-
nually. 
(4) The Institute of Medicine, the Infectious 
Diseases Society of America, and Federal officials 
have identified antibiotic resistance and the dearth 
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