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thorization Act of 1992, with $2,000,000 of such 
amount used to carry out research on freshwater 
harmful algal blooms; 
‘‘(3) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $3,000,000 
for fiscal year 2005, and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 
2006 shall be used to carry out the research program 
described in section 603(d)(3); 
‘‘(4) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004, 
2005, and 2006 shall be used to carry out the Moni-
toring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms 
(MERHAB) project under the Coastal Ocean Science 
Program established under section 201(c) of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Au-
thorization Act of 1992; 
‘‘(5) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $5,500,000 
for fiscal year 2005, and $6,000,000 for fiscal year 
2006 shall be used for activities related to research 
and monitoring on hypoxia through the Coastal 
Ocean Science Program established under section 
201(c) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration Authorization Act of 1992; and 
‘‘(6) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004, 
2005, and 2006 shall be used to carry out the activi-
ties described in section 603(f).’’.
SEC. 6. COASTAL OCEAN SCIENCE PROGRAM. 
Section 201(c) of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) COASTAL OCEAN SCIENCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a 
Coastal Ocean Science Program that supports Great 
Lakes, estuarine, and coastal ocean research and as-
sessment through competitive, peer-reviewed, and 
merit-based research programs. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The Coastal Ocean 
Science Program shall augment and integrate existing 
research capabilities of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, other Federal agencies, 
and the academic community. Research shall be con-
ducted to improve predictions of ecosystem trends in 
Great Lakes, estuarine, and coastal ocean resources; 
to better conserve and manage living marine re-
sources; to improve predictions of effects of coastal 
and Great Lakes pollution to help correct and prevent 
environmental degradation; to improve understanding 
and characterization of the role oceans play in global 
climate and environmental analysis; and to improve 
predictions of coastal hazards to protect human life, 
personal property, and ecosystem function.
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce for implementing the Coastal 
Ocean Science Program $34,000,000 for fiscal year 
2004, 
$36,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2005, 
and 
$38,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.’’.
Union Calendar No. 264 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1856 
[Report No. 108–326, Part I] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hy-
poxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for 
other purposes. 
APRIL 2, 2004 
Committees on Resources, and Transportation and Infra-
structure discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 96
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree 
industry to the United States economy.
GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM—Continued 
Name of Wilderness Area 
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age 
Location 
Dry Canyon Breaks .........................
6,815 Colville National Forest 
Granite Peak ...................................
12,768 Colville National Forest 
Quartzite ..........................................
5,168 Colville National Forest 
South Fork Hungry Mountain ........
18,435 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Continental Mountain ......................
7,874 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Skitwish Ridge .................................
6,860 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
White Mountain ...............................
10,750 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Shafer Peak .....................................
6,295 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Upper Priest Lake ...........................
13,481 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Long 
Canyon/Selkirk 
Crest/ 
Kootenai Peak .............................
109,548 Idaho Panhandle National Forests/ 
Bureau of Land Management 
Saddle Mountain ..............................
7,818 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Mt. Willard/Lake Estelle/Katka ......
90,510 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Trestle Peak ....................................
7,637 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Beetop ..............................................
14,726 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Packsaddle .......................................
21,477 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Blacktail Mountain ..........................
5,286 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Magee ..............................................
34,548 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Tepee Creek .....................................
5,316 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Trouble Creek ..................................
5,829 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Graham Coal ...................................
11,307 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Hellroaring ......................................
10,355 Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
Grandmother Mountain ...................
37,000 Idaho Panhandle National Forests/ 
Bureau of Land Management 
Pinchot Butte ..................................
11,861 Idaho Panhandle National Forests/ 
Bureau of Land Management 
ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ............
1,188,651 
SEC. 106. ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) There are several island mountain ranges in 
the Northern Rockies Bioregion, separated from 
other mountains by the intervening prairies. 
(2) These wild and beautiful mountains are 
home to an abundant array of native wildlife and 
birds and are representative of a unique ecological 
complex.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1858
To provide a permanent funding level for the Social Services Block Grant, 
and to authorize States to use 10 percent of their TANF funds to 
carry out Social Services Block Grant programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2003
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. MATSUI) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To provide a permanent funding level for the Social Services 
Block Grant, and to authorize States to use 10 percent 
of their TANF funds to carry out Social Services Block 
Grant programs.
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 ‘‘Social Services Block 
Grant Restoration Act’’.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT FUNDING LEVEL FOR THE SOCIAL 
SERVICES BLOCK GRANT. 
Section 2003(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397b(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) The amount specified in this subsection is 
$2,800,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF STATES TO USE 10 PERCENT OF 
THEIR TANF FUNDS TO CARRY OUT SOCIAL 
SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS. 
Section 404(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 604(d)(2)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT TRANSFERABLE 
TO
TITLE
XX
PROGRAMS.—A State may use not 
more than 10 percent of the amount of any grant 
made to the State under section 403(a) for a fiscal 
year to carry out State programs pursuant to title 
XX.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2003.
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3371 
AN ACT 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve airline 
safety and pilot training, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 123 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2018, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3386 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, as 
the ‘‘Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Of-
fice’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
IIA 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 96 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2006 
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the contributions of the Christmas tree industry 
to the United States economy. 
Whereas Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the 
United States since the 1850s; 
Whereas, by 1900, one in five American families decorated a 
tree during the Christmas season, while, by 1930, a deco-
rated Christmas tree had become a nearly universal part 
of the American Christmas celebration; 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3388 
AN ACT 
To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield 
in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HJ 96 RDS 
Whereas 32.8 million households in the United States pur-
chased a live-cut Christmas tree in 2005; 
Whereas the placement and decoration of live-cut Christmas 
trees in town squares across the country have become an 
American tradition; 
Whereas, for generations, American families have traveled 
hundreds and even thousands of miles to celebrate the 
Christmas season together around a live-cut Christmas 
tree; 
Whereas 36 million live-cut Christmas trees are produced 
each year, and 98 percent of these trees are shipped or 
sold directly from Christmas tree farms; 
Whereas North Carolina, Oregon, Michigan, Washington, 
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York, Minnesota, Virginia, 
California, and Ohio are the top producers of live-cut 
Christmas tree, but Christmas trees are grown in all 50 
States; 
Whereas there are more than 21,000 growers of Christmas 
trees in the United States, and approximately 100,000 
people are employed in the live-cut Christmas tree indus-
try; 
Whereas many Christmas tree growers grow trees on a part- 
time basis to supplement their other farm and non-farm 
income; 
Whereas growing Christmas trees provides wildlife habitat; 
Whereas more than a half million acres of land were planted 
in Christmas trees in 2005; 
Whereas 73 million new Christmas trees will be planted in 
2006, and, on average, over 1,500 Christmas trees can 
be planted per acre; and 
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(3) These lands include the Bighorn, Big 
Snowy, Pryor, Elkhorn, and Caribou Mountain 
Ranges. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In order to protect the unique 
and increasingly isolated ecological treasure of island 
mountain ranges in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, the 
areas specified in the table in subsection (c), which com-
prise approximately 2,665,315 acres as generally depicted 
on the maps with titles corresponding to each area and 
dated January 2003, are hereby designated as wilderness. 
(c) TREATMENT.—Each wilderness area shall either 
be incorporated into the wilderness area indicated or shall 
be known by the name given it in the table. Each map 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of 
Agriculture. 
(d) TABLE OF AREAS.—The table referred to in sub-
section (b) is as follows: 
ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS AREAS 
Name of Wilderness Area 
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age 
Location 
Each of the following areas are a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System or an addition to an existing wilderness area and shall have the name given it 
in this table: 
Kettle Mountains: 
Thirteen Mile ...................................
14,083 Colville National Forest 
Bald Snow .......................................
24,776 Colville National Forest 
Profanity ..........................................
34,226 Colville National Forest 
Profanity East .................................
7,782 Colville National Forest 
Huckleberry South ..........................
7,835 Colville National Forest 
Huckleberry North ..........................
8,128 Colville National Forest 
Cougar Mountain .............................
7,629 Colville National Forest
(B) the importance of using such benefits; 
and 
(C) general health promotion. 
TITLE 
IV—NATIONAL 
FALLS 
PREVENTION 
EDUCATION 
AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN 
SEC. 401. NATIONAL FALLS PREVENTION EDUCATION AND 
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administra-
tion, shall conduct a national falls prevention and aware-
ness campaign to reduce fall-related injuries among medi-
care beneficiaries. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Health Care Financ-
ing Administration, shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the campaign conducted under this section. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR REPORT.—The report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not 
later than the earlier of—
(A) 6 months after the campaign is com-
pleted; or
(B) 3 years after the campaign is imple-
mented. 
(3) CONTENTS
OF
REPORT.—The report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A description of the campaign. 
(B) An evaluation of—
(i) whether the campaign has effec-
tively reached its target population; and 
(ii) the cost-effectiveness of the cam-
paign. 
(C) An assessment of whether the cam-
paign has been effective, as measured by wheth-
er—
(i) the target population has adopted 
the interventions suggested in the cam-
paign, and if not, the reasons why such 
interventions have not been adopted; and 
(ii) the fall rates among the target 
population have decreased since the cam-
paign was implemented, and if not, the 
reasons why such fall rates have not de-
creased. 
(D) Any other information regarding the 
campaign that the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention determines to 
be appropriate. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for the purpose of carrying out this section.
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Whereas the retail value of all Christmas trees harvested in 
2005 was $1.4 billion: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress recognizes the important contributions of 
the live-cut Christmas tree industry, Christmas tree grow-
ers, and persons employed in the live-cut Christmas tree 
industry to the United States economy. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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HR 4040 EAS
‘‘(2) is subject to an order issued under section
12 or 15 of this Act or designated as a banned haz-
ardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Sub-
stances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261 et seq.); or
‘‘(3) is subject to voluntary corrective action
taken by the manufacturer, in consultation with the
Commission, of which action the Commission has no-
tified the public and that would have been subject to
mandatory corrective action under this Act or any
other Act enforced by the Commission if voluntary
corrective action had not been taken by the manufac-
turer, except that the Commission may permit such a
product to be exported if it meets applicable safety
standards established by the importing country.’’.
(2) 
PENALTY.—Section 
19(a) 
(15 
U.S.C.
2068(a)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section,
is further amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in
paragraph (10);
(B) by striking ‘‘37.’’ in paragraph (11)
and inserting ‘‘37; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(12) violate an order of the Commission under
section 18(c).’’.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3393 
AN ACT 
To amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 
(31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of 
billions in taxpayer dollars. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
IA 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 97 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 
Mr. LEWIS of California introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, 
and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for 
fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary 
under the authority and conditions provided in the appli-
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1883
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 1601–1 Main Street in
Jacksonville, Florida, as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Stew-
ard Post Office’’.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1883
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 1601–1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida,
as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 1601–1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward
Post Office’’.
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 ‘‘Eddie Mae Steward Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 15,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
HJ 97 IH 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106 of this joint resolu-
tion, funds shall be available and obligations for manda-
tory payments due on or about November 1, 2006, and 
December 1, 2006 may continue to be made. 
SEC. 115. Notwithstanding the second proviso under 
the heading ‘‘Rental Assistance Program’’ in title III of 
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2006 (Public Law 109–97), the Secretary of Agriculture 
is authorized to enter into or renew contracts under sec-
tion 512(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 for one year. 
SEC. 116. The Secretary of Agriculture shall con-
tinue, through the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution, the Water and Waste Systems Direct 
Loan Program under the authority and conditions (includ-
ing the borrower’s interest rate and fees as of September 
1, 2006) provided by the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–97). 
SEC. 117. Section 14704 of title 40, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting the date specified 
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘October 1, 
2006’’. 
SEC. 118. The authorities provided by sections 
2(b)(9) and 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1903
To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to improve 
the surplus property disposal process for closed or realigned military 
installations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2003
Mr. FARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 
of 1990 to improve the surplus property disposal process 
for closed or realigned military installations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SURPLUS PROPERTY 
DISPOSAL AND BASE REUSE PROCESS. 
Section 2905(b)(4)(B) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended, 
is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘may be without consideration’’ 
in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘, including ex-
isting housing units and real property designated for 
future housing units, shall be without consider-
ation’’; and 
(2) by striking the first sentence. 
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR REALIGNMENTS AND CLOSURES FOR 
2005 ROUND; COMMISSION CONSIDERATION 
OF RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Section 2914 of the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public 
Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 
SEC. 3. ROLE OF LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES. 
Section 2910(9) of the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public 
Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(9) The term ‘redevelopment authority’, in the 
case of an installation to be closed or realigned 
under this part, means any entity (including an enti-
ty established by a State or local government) recog-
nized by the Secretary of Defense—
‘‘(A) as the single entity responsible for de-
veloping the redevelopment plan or for directing 
the implementation of such plan with respect to 
the installation; and 
‘‘(B) as the single community based orga-
nization responsible for monitoring Federal en-
vironmental remediation activities with respect 
to the installation.’’.
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meets the requirements of both the Department of 
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
connection with the medical separation or retirement 
of a recovering service member from military service 
and for use by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
in disability evaluations. 
(17) Procedures for surveys and other mecha-
nisms to measure patient and family satisfaction 
with the provision by the Department of Defense 
and the Department of Veterans Affairs of care and 
services for recovering service members, and to fa-
cilitate appropriate oversight by supervisory per-
sonnel of the provision of such care and services. 
(18) Procedures to ensure the participation of 
recovering service members who are members of the 
National Guard or Reserve in the Benefits Delivery 
at Discharge Program, including procedures to en-
sure that, to the maximum extent feasible, services 
under the Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program 
are provided to recovering service members at— 
(A) appropriate military installations; 
(B) appropriate armories and military fam-
ily support centers of the National Guard; 
(C) appropriate military medical care fa-
cilities at which members of the Armed Forces 
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