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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2329 
To permit eligibility in certain circumstances for an officer or employee 
of a foreign government to receive a reward under the Department 
of State Rewards Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2005 
Mr. KIRK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations 
A BILL 
To permit eligibility in certain circumstances for an officer 
or employee of a foreign government to receive a reward 
under the Department of State Rewards 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 ‘‘Terrorist Rewards En-
hancement Act’’.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES FOR AN 
AGENCY OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TO RE-
CEIVE A REWARD UNDER THE DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (f) of section 36 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2708(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.—An offi-
cer’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), an officer’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) 
EXCEPTION
IN
CERTAIN
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The Secretary may pay a reward to 
an officer or employee of a foreign government (or 
any entity thereof) who, while in the performance of 
his or her official duties, furnishes information de-
scribed in such subsection, if the Secretary deter-
mines that such payment satisfies the following con-
ditions: 
‘‘(A) Such payment is appropriate in light 
of the exceptional or high-profile nature of the 
information furnished pursuant to such sub-
section.
‘‘(B) Such payment may aid in furnishing 
further information described in such sub-
section. 
‘‘(C) Such payment is formally requested 
by such agency.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of 
such section (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended in the mat-
ter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or to an officer 
or employee of a foreign government in accordance with 
subsection (f)(2)’’ after ‘‘individual’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2329 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 18, 2005 
Received 
JANUARY 27, 2006 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To permit eligibility in certain circumstances for an officer 
or employee of a foreign government to receive a reward 
under the Department of State Rewards Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2329 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Terrorist Rewards En-
hancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES FOR AN 
AGENCY OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TO RE-
CEIVE A REWARD UNDER THE DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (f) of section 36 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2708(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.—An offi-
cer’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), an officer’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) 
EXCEPTION
IN
CERTAIN
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The Secretary may pay a reward to 
an officer or employee of a foreign government (or 
any entity thereof) who, while in the performance of 
his or her official duties, furnishes information de-
scribed in such subsection, if the Secretary deter-
mines that such payment satisfies the following con-
ditions:
HR 2329 RFS 
‘‘(A) Such payment is appropriate in light 
of the exceptional or high-profile nature of the 
information furnished pursuant to such sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) Such payment may aid in furnishing 
further information described in such sub-
section. 
‘‘(C) Such payment is formally requested 
by such agency.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of 
such section (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended in the mat-
ter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or to an officer 
or employee of a foreign government in accordance with 
subsection (f)(2)’’ after ‘‘individual’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 
2005. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 232 
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mr. OSBORNE) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district 
of Nebraska. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE DISTRICT OF 
NEBRASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 addi-
tional district judge for the district of Nebraska. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 
28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the num-
ber of judgeships authorized by subsection (a), such table
is amended by striking the item relating to Nebraska and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Nebraska .......................................................................................
4’’. 
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(b) STANDARD
FOR
AMOUNT
OF
LEAD.—The 
amounts of lead referred to in subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) 600 parts per million lead for any part of 
a product, effective 30 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(2) 250 parts per million lead for any part of 
a product, effective 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(3) 100 parts per million lead for any part of 
a product, effective 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(c) COMMISSION
AUTHORITY
TO
REVISE
THE 
STANDARD.— 
(1) MORE STRINGENT STANDARD.—The Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission may revise the 
standard set forth in subsection (b) to any lower 
amount of lead than is set forth in such subsection 
that the Commission determines is feasible to 
achieve. 
(2) MANDATORY REVIEW.—After the date that 
is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall, 
based on the best available scientific and technical 
information, review and revise the standard then ef-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3744 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
411 Mount Holly Road in Fairdale, Kentucky, as the ‘‘Lance Corporal 
Robert A. Lynch Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2007 
Mr. YARMUTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 411 Mount Holly Road in Fairdale, Kentucky, 
as the ‘‘Lance Corporal Robert A. Lynch Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LANCE CORPORAL ROBERT A. LYNCH POST OF-
FICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 411 Mount Holly Road in 
Fairdale, Kentucky, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Lance Corporal Robert A. Lynch Post Office Building’’. 
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is identified by the International Trade Commission 
under subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section 224.’’. 
(5) BASIS
FOR
SECRETARY’S
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) BASIS FOR SECRETARY’S DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) INCREASED IMPORTS OF SERVICES.—For 
purposes of subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary 
may determine that increased imports of like or di-
rectly competitive services exist if the customers of 
the workers’ firm or subdivision accounting for not 
less than 20 percent of the sales of the workers’ firm 
or subdivision (as the case may be) certify to the 
Secretary that such customers are obtaining such 
services from a foreign country. 
‘‘(2) SHIFT IN PRODUCTION; OBTAINING ARTI-
CLES OR SERVICES ABROAD.—For purposes of sub-
sections (a)(2)(B) and (b)(2), the Secretary may de-
termine that there has been a shift in production of 
articles or provision of services, or that a workers’ 
firm or public agency, or subdivision thereof, has ob-
tained or is likely to obtain like or directly competi-
tive articles or services from a foreign country, based 
on a certification thereof from the workers’ firm, 
public agency, or subdivision (as the case may be). 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4572 
To extend the suspension of duty on Prodiamine. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. BAKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the suspension of duty on Prodiamine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PRODIAMINE. 
Heading 9902.03.19 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (relating to Prodiamine 
(2,6-dinitro-N1, 
N1-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3- 
benzenediamine) is amended by striking the date in the 
effective period column and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 428
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for corrections in the enrollment of the
bill (H.R. 5164) amending title 49, United
States Code, to require reports concerning de-
fects in motor vehicles or tires or other motor ve-
hicle equipment in foreign countries, and for
other purposes.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3405 
To require persons to certify that they have not violated foreign corrupt 
practices statutes before being awarded Government contracts, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. RYAN of Ohio) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require persons to certify that they have not violated 
foreign corrupt practices statutes before being awarded 
Government contracts, 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. REQUIRED CERTIFICATION BY PERSONS PRIOR 
TO AWARD OF FEDERAL CONTRACTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—An Executive agency— 
(1) may not enter into a contract for the pro-
curement of goods or services with any person or en-
tity unless that person or entity has certified that 
the person or entity, and each of its officers, employ-
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ees, and agents, have not violated section 30A of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, section 104 or 
104A of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, 
or any comparable law of any other country; and 
(2) may not allow any contractor awarded a 
contract by the agency to enter into a subcontract 
(at any tier) under the contract with any person or 
entity that has not made the certification described 
in paragraph (1). 
(b) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this Act, the 
term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the meaning provided in sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies— 
(1) to contracts entered into after the date of 
the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) to subcontracts (at any tier) awarded under 
such contracts. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 42
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Regarding the use of United States Armed Forces
as part of a NATO peacekeeping operation im-
plementing a Kosovo peace agreement.
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that are or will be bulkheaded, filled, or otherwise occupied 
by permanent structures and does not affect the applica-
bility of any Federal statute or regulation applicable to 
such parts the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act, including sections 9 and 10 of the Act of March 3, 
1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 and 403; 30 Stat. 1151), commonly 
known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 
1899, section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), and the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(d) EXPIRATION DATE.—If, 20 years from the date 
of enactment of this Act, any area or part thereof de-
scribed in subsection (b) is not bulkheaded or filled or oc-
cupied by permanent structures, including marina facili-
ties, in accordance with the requirements set out in sub-
section (c), or if work in connection with any activity per-
mitted in subsection (c) is not commenced within 5 years 
after issuance of such permits, then the declaration of 
nonnavigability for such area or part thereof shall expire. 
SEC. 5056. SAN PABLO BAY, CALIFORNIA, WATERSHED AND 
SUISUN MARSH ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. 
(a) SAN PABLO BAY WATERSHED, CALIFORNIA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall complete 
work, as expeditiously as possible, on the ongoing 
San Pablo Bay watershed, California, study to deter-
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mine the feasibility of opportunities for restoring, 
preserving and protecting the San Pablo Bay water-
shed. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2008, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
the results of the study. 
(b) SUISUN MARSH, CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary 
shall conduct a comprehensive study to determine the fea-
sibility of opportunities for restoring, preserving and pro-
tecting the Suisun Marsh, California. 
(c) SAN PABLO AND SUISUN BAY MARSH WATER-
SHED CRITICAL RESTORATION PROJECTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may partici-
pate in critical restoration projects that will produce, 
consistent with Federal programs, projects, and ac-
tivities, immediate and substantial ecosystem res-
toration, preservation, and protection benefits in the 
following sub-watersheds of the San Pablo and 
Suisun Bay Marsh watersheds: 
(A) The tidal areas of the Petaluma River, 
Napa-Sonoma Marsh. 
(B) The shoreline of West Contra Costa 
County. 
(C) Novato Creek. 
(D) Suisun Marsh.
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6506 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require SCHIP annual 
reports to include information on the HEDIS measure relating to access 
to primary care practitioners by individuals eligible for child health 
assistance under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain dis-
placement of private health coverage, and to express the sense of Con-
gress that such States should utilize Consumer Assessment of Healthcare 
Providers and Systems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access 
by such individuals to physicians. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2008 
Mr. BOUSTANY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 
SCHIP annual reports to include information on the 
HEDIS measure relating to access to primary care prac-
titioners by individuals eligible for child health assistance 
under such plans and on State efforts to avoid certain 
displacement of private health coverage, and to express 
the sense of Congress that such States should utilize 
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Sys-
tems consumer satisfaction surveys to measure access 
by such individuals to physicians. 
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IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1439 
Expressing support for designation of the month of September 2009 as 
‘‘National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month’’ and supporting efforts 
to educate the public about atrial fibrillation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself, Ms. GRANGER, and Mr. GONZALEZ) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of the month of Sep-
tember 2009 as ‘‘National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness 
Month’’ and supporting efforts to educate the public 
about atrial fibrillation. 
Whereas atrial fibrillation is a cardiac condition in which 
electrical pulses disrupt the regular beating of the atria 
in the heart, hampering the atria’s ability to fill the ven-
tricles with blood, thus allowing blood to pool in the atria 
and form clots; 
Whereas atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac mal-
function and affects at least 2,200,000 people in the 
United States; 
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(E) Gallinas-Miller Creek. 
(2) TYPES
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Participation in 
critical restoration projects under this subsection 
may include assistance for planning, design, or con-
struction. 
(d) NON-FEDERAL
INTERESTS.—Notwithstanding 
the requirements of section 221 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b), a nonprofit entity may 
serve, with the consent of the affected local government, 
as a non-Federal interest for a project undertaken under 
this section. 
(e) COST SHARING.—Before carrying out any project 
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a part-
nership agreement with the non-Federal interest that shall 
require the non-Federal interest—
(1) to pay 35 percent of the cost of construc-
tion for the project; 
(2) to provide any lands, easements, rights-of-
way, dredged material disposal areas, and reloca-
tions necessary to carry out the project; and 
(3) to pay 100 percent of the operation, mainte-
nance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs 
associated with the project.
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(f) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of construction of a project 
under this section—
(1) the value of any lands, easements, rights-of-
way, dredged material disposal areas, or relocations 
provided by the non-Federal interest for carrying out 
the project, regardless of the date of acquisition; 
(2) funds received from the CALFED Bay-
Delta program; and 
(3) the cost of the studies, design, and con-
struction work carried out by the non-Federal inter-
est before the date of execution of a partnership 
agreement for the project if the Secretary deter-
mines that the work is integral to the project. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$40,000,000. 
SEC. 5057. SANTA VENETIA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
project for flood damage reduction under section 205 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 701s), Santa 
Venetia, California, if the Secretary determines that the 
project is feasible. 
(b) PROJECT
FINANCING.—In carrying out the 
project under this section, the Secretary shall allow the
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 42
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Peacekeeping
Operations in Kosovo Resolution’’.
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non-Federal interests to participate in the financing of the 
project in accordance with section 903(c) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4184), to the 
extent that the Secretary’s evaluation indicates that apply-
ing such section is necessary to implement the project. 
SEC. 5058. STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) REEVALUATION.—The Secretary shall reevaluate 
the feasibility of the Lower Mosher Slough element and 
the levee extensions on the Upper Calaveras River element 
of the project for flood control, Stockton Metropolitan 
Area, California, carried out under section 211(f)(3) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 
3683), to determine the eligibility of such elements for re-
imbursement under section 211 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
701b–13). 
(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR REEVALUATION.—In con-
ducting the reevaluation under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall not reject a feasibility determination based on 
one or more of the policies of the Corps of Engineers con-
cerning the frequency of flooding, the drainage area, and 
the amount of runoff. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—If the Secretary determines 
that the elements referred to subsection (a) are feasible, 
the Secretary shall reimburse, subject to appropriations, 
the non-Federal interest under section 211 of the Water
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 434
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the men and women who fought the
year 2000 wildfires for their heroic efforts in pro-
tecting human lives and safety and limiting prop-
erty losses.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2333 
To redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue 
Northwest in the District of Columbia as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2005 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
DELAHUNT, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr. STARK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
A BILL 
To redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia as 
the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION. 
The Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania 
Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia, commonly 
known as the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Building, shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation Build-
ing’’. 
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