datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
6211.43.10 
Other .................................
16% 
Free (BH, CA, 
CL, IL, JO, 
MX, P, SG) 
4.8% (MA) 
15.5% (AU) 
90% 
’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS.—Chapter 62 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
further amended as follows: 
(1) By inserting in numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new subheading, with the article description 
having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description for subheading 6201.12.10: 
‘‘ 
6201.12.05 
Recreational performance outerwear 
Free 
60% 
’’. 
(2) By inserting in numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new subheading, with the article description 
having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description for subheading 6201.13.10: 
‘‘ 
6201.13.05 
Recreational performance outerwear 
Free 
60% 
’’. 
(3) By inserting in numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new subheading, with the article description 
having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description for subheading 6201.19.10: 
‘‘ 
6201.19.05 
Recreational performance outerwear 
Free 
35% 
’’. 
(4) By inserting in numerical sequence the fol-
lowing new subheading, with the article description 
having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description for subheading 6201.91.10: 
‘‘ 
6201.91.05 
Recreational performance outerwear 
Free 
58.5% 
’’. 
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party committee, to whom aggregate contribu-
tions equal to or exceeding $200 were made by 
the lobbyist, the registrant, or a political com-
mittee established or administered by the reg-
istrant within the calendar year, and the date 
and amount of each contribution made within 
the quarter; 
‘‘(D) the name of each Federal candidate 
or officeholder, leadership PAC, or political 
party committee for whom a fundraising event 
was hosted, co-hosted, or sponsored by the lob-
byist, the registrant, or a political committee es-
tablished or administered by the registrant 
within the quarter, and the date, location, and 
total amount (or good faith estimate thereof) 
raised at such event; 
‘‘(E) the name of each Federal candidate 
or officeholder, leadership PAC, or political 
party committee for whom aggregate contribu-
tions equal to or exceeding $200 were collected 
or arranged within the calendar year, and to 
the extent known the aggregate amount of such 
contributions (or a good faith estimate thereof) 
within the quarter for each recipient; 
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671 
‘‘(1) PRINCIPAL.—Each loan made under this 
section shall be in an amount that does not exceed 
45 percent of the least of— 
‘‘(A) the purchase price of the farm or 
ranch to be acquired; 
‘‘(B) the appraised value of the farm or 
ranch to be acquired; or 
‘‘(C) $500,000. 
‘‘(2) INTEREST
RATE.—The interest rate on 
any loan made by the Secretary under this section 
shall be a rate equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(A) the difference obtained by subtracting 
4 percent from the interest rate for farm own-
ership loans under this subtitle; or 
‘‘(B) 1.5 percent.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘15’’ and 
inserting ‘‘20’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘10’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 
(C) in paragraph (2)(B) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘15-year’’ and inserting 
‘‘20-year’’; 
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(I) by substituting ‘‘qualified storm indi-
vidual’’ for ‘‘qualified Hurricane Katrina indi-
vidual’’ each place it appears, 
(J) by substituting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ 
for 
‘‘December 
31, 
2006’’ 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(A), 
(K) by substituting ‘‘beginning on the date 
of the enactment of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2008’’ for ‘‘beginning on September 24, 
2005, and ending on December 31, 2006’’ in 
subsection (c)(4)(A)(i), 
(L) by substituting ‘‘May 4, 2007’’ for 
‘‘August 25, 2005’’ in subsection (c)(4)(A)(ii), 
and 
(M) by substituting ‘‘January 1, 2009’’ for 
‘‘January 1, 2007’’ in subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii). 
(6) EMPLOYEE
RETENTION
CREDIT
FOR
EM-
PLOYERS AFFECTED BY MAY 4 STORMS AND TOR-
NADOS.—Section 1400R(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986— 
(A) by substituting ‘‘May 4, 2007’’ for 
‘‘August 28, 2005’’ each place it appears, 
(B) by substituting ‘‘January 1, 2008’’ for 
‘‘January 1, 2006’’ both places it appears, and 
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tion of the expenditure period (determined 
without regard to any extension under this 
clause), the Secretary may extend such pe-
riod if the issuer establishes that the fail-
ure to expend the proceeds within the 
original expenditure period is due to rea-
sonable cause and the expenditures for 
qualified purposes will continue to proceed 
with due diligence. 
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED PURPOSE.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘qualified purpose’ 
means a purpose specified in section 54B(a)(1). 
‘‘(D) REIMBURSEMENT.—For purposes of 
this subtitle, available project proceeds of an 
issue shall be treated as spent for a qualified 
purpose if such proceeds are used to reimburse 
the issuer for amounts paid for a qualified pur-
pose after the date that the Secretary makes an 
allocation of bond limitation with respect to 
such issue, but only if— 
‘‘(i) prior to the payment of the origi-
nal expenditure, the issuer declared its in-
tent to reimburse such expenditure with 
the proceeds of a qualified tax credit bond,
331 
amount is attributable to services performed on or be-
fore December 31, 2008, the guidance issued under 
paragraph (4) shall permit such arrangements to be 
amended to conform the dates of distribution under 
such arrangement to the date amounts are required to 
be included in the income of such taxpayer under this 
subsection. 
(5) ACCELERATED PAYMENT NOT TREATED AS 
MATERIAL
MODIFICATION.—Any amendment to a 
nonqualified 
deferred 
compensation 
arrangement 
made pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5) shall not be 
treated as a material modification of the arrangement 
for purposes of section 409A of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
‘‘§ 332. Settlement 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A post-grant review proceeding 
shall be terminated with respect to any petitioner upon 
the joint request of the petitioner and the patent owner, 
unless the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has issued a 
written decision before the request for termination is filed. 
If the post-grant review proceeding is terminated with re-
spect to a petitioner under this paragraph, no estoppel 
shall apply to that petitioner. If no petitioner remains in 
the proceeding, the panel of administrative patent judges 
assigned to the proceeding shall terminate the proceeding. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENT IN WRITING.—Any agreement or 
understanding between the patent owner and a petitioner, 
including any collateral agreements referred to in the 
agreement or understanding, that is made in connection 
with or in contemplation of the termination of a post-grant 
review proceeding, must be in writing. A post-grant review 
proceeding as between the parties to the agreement or un-
derstanding may not be terminated until a copy of the 
agreement or understanding, including any such collateral 
agreements, has been filed in the Office. If any party filing 
such an agreement or understanding requests, the agree-
ment or understanding shall be kept separate from the 
file of the post-grant review proceeding, and shall be made 
available only to Government agencies on written request. 
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‘‘(iii) PRELIMITATION
CREDIT.—The 
term ‘prelimitation credit’ with respect to 
any facility for a taxable year means the 
credit determined under subsection (a) 
with respect to such facility for such tax-
able year, determined without regard to 
subparagraph (A) and after taking into ac-
count any increase for such taxable year 
under clause (ii). 
‘‘(C) 
APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘applica-
ble percentage’ means, with respect to any 
facility, the appropriate percentage pre-
scribed by the Secretary for the month in 
which such facility is originally placed in 
service. 
‘‘(ii) METHOD
OF
PRESCRIBING
AP-
PLICABLE PERCENTAGES.—The applicable 
percentages prescribed by the Secretary for 
any month under clause (i) shall be per-
centages which yield over a 10-year period 
amounts of limitation under subparagraph 
(A) which have a present value equal to 35 
percent of the eligible basis of the facility. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6432 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee 
program, to establish a program of fees relating 
to generic new animal drugs, to make certain 
technical corrections to the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration Amendments Act of 2007, and for 
other purposes.
(4) If the recipient of the grant is acquiring, or 
certifies to the Secretary within the time the Sec-
retary prescribes that, during the term of the grant, 
the recipient will acquire, clean fuel or alternative 
fuel vehicle-related equipment or facilities for the 
purpose of improving fuel efficiency, the costs of ac-
quiring the equipment or facilities. 
(5) If the recipient of the grant is establishing 
or expanding, or certifies to the Secretary within the 
time the Secretary prescribes that, during the term 
of the grant, the recipient will establish or expand 
commuter matching services to provide commuters 
with information and assistance about alternatives 
to single occupancy vehicle use, those administrative 
costs in establishing or expanding such services. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Federal share of the costs for which 
a grant is made under this section shall be 100 percent. 
(d) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
under this section shall remain available for a period of 
2 fiscal years. 
SEC. 4. INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE FOR CLEAN AIR ACT 
COMPLIANCE. 
Notwithstanding section 5323(i)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, a grant for a project to be assisted
‘‘(iii) 
WARNING
AGAINST
FALSE 
STATEMENTS.—Such an application shall 
contain a warning against making false 
statements in the application. 
‘‘(C) INDEPENDENT
VERIFICATION
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The guidance to be issued 
under subparagraph (A) shall contain inde-
pendent verification requirements to ensure 
that, with respect to an employee of an agen-
cy— 
‘‘(i) the eligibility of the employee for 
benefits under the program is verified by 
an official of the agency; 
‘‘(ii) employee commuting costs are 
verified by an official of the agency; and 
‘‘(iii) records of the agency are 
checked to ensure that the employee is not 
receiving parking benefits from the agency. 
‘‘(D) PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The guidance to be issued 
under subparagraph (A) shall contain program 
implementation requirements applicable to each 
agency to ensure that— 
‘‘(i) benefits provided by the agency 
under the program are adjusted in cases of 
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158 
SEC. 403. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 
TAXES. 
(a) REPEAL OF ADJUSTMENT FOR 2012.—Subpara-
graph (B) of section 401(1) of the Tax Increase Prevention 
and Reconciliation Act of 2005 is amended by striking the 
percentage contained therein and inserting ‘‘100 percent’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF ADJUSTMENT FOR 2013.—The 
percentage under subparagraph (C) of section 401(1) of the 
Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act is increased 
by 37.75 percentage points. 
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Union Calendar No. 415 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6049 
[Report No. 110–658] 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide incentives for energy production and con-
servation, to extend certain expiring provisions, 
to provide individual income tax relief, and for 
other purposes. 
MAY 20, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 604 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the incentives 
for E–85 fuel vehicle refueling property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2007 
Mr. HAYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
the incentives for E–85 fuel vehicle refueling property. 
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 ‘‘E–85 Investment Act 
of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INCENTIVES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL 
VEHICLE REFUELING PROPERTY RELATING 
TO E–85. 
(a) INCREASE IN CREDIT PERCENTAGE.—Subsection 
(a) of section 30C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
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(relating to credit allowed) is amended by inserting ‘‘(75 
percent in the case of property relating to ethanol de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1)(A))’’ after ‘‘30 percent’’. 
(b) PHASEOUT
OF
CREDIT
PERCENTAGE.—Sub-
section (b) of section 30C of such Code (relating to limita-
tion) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The credit allowed under 
subsection (a) with respect to any alternative fuel 
vehicle refueling property shall not exceed— 
‘‘(A) $30,000 in the case of a property of 
a character subject to an allowance for depre-
ciation, and 
‘‘(B) $1,000 in any other case. 
‘‘(2) PHASEOUT OF CREDIT RELATING TO ETH-
ANOL.—In the case of any qualified alternative fuel 
vehicle refueling property relating to ethanol de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1)(A) placed in service after 
December 31, 2012, the limit otherwise applicable 
under paragraph (1) shall be reduced by— 
‘‘(A) 25 percent in the case of any alter-
native fuel vehicle refueling property placed in 
service in calendar year 2013, and 
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‘‘(B) 50 percent in the case of any alter-
native fuel vehicle refueling property placed in 
service after calendar year 2014.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.—Subsection (g) of sec-
tion 30C of such Code (relating to termination) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1), by re-
designating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by in-
serting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) in the case of property relating to ethanol, 
after December 31, 2016, and’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years end-
ing after such date. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6050 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory imprisonment 
for life for persons raping young children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2008 
Mr. REICHERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory 
imprisonment for life for persons raping young children. 
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 ‘‘Lock Up Child Rapists 
Now Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR CHILD RAP-
ERS. 
Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(g) MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR CHILD 
RAPERS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERALLY.—Unless the penalty of death 
is imposed for the offense, the court shall sentence 
to imprisonment for life a defendant who has at-
tained the age of 18 years at the time of an offense 
if, during the course of the offense the defendant en-
gaged in sexual intercourse with an individual who 
has not reached the age of 12 years. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘sexual intercourse’ has its 
ordinary meaning and occurs upon any penetra-
tion, however slight, and also includes— 
‘‘(i) any penetration of the vagina or 
anus however slight, by an object, when 
committed on one person by another, 
whether such persons are of the same or 
opposite sex, except when such penetration 
is accomplished for medically recognized 
treatment or diagnostic purposes; and 
‘‘(ii) sexual contact between persons 
involving the sex organs of one person and 
the mouth or anus of another whether such 
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persons are of the same or opposite sex; 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘sexual contact’ means any 
touching of the sexual or other intimate parts 
of a person done for the purpose of gratifying 
sexual desire of either party or a third party.’’. 
Æ 
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SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AGRI-
CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SUSPENSION OF 
PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITIES. 
Effective May 16, 2008, section 1 of Public Law 
110–196 (122 Stat. 653) (as amended by Public Law 
110–200 (122 Stat. 695), Public Law 110–205 (122 Stat. 
713), and Public Law 110–208 (122 Stat. 720)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘May 16, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the earlier of May 23, 2008, 
or the date of the enactment of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘May 16, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the earlier of May 23, 2008, 
or the date of the enactment of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6051 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 110–196 to provide for a 
temporary extension of programs authorized by 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 beyond May 16, 2008.
II 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6051 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 14, 2008 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 110–196 to provide for a temporary 
extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 16, 2008. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 6051 RDS
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AGRI-
CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SUSPENSION OF 
PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITIES. 
Effective May 16, 2008, section 1 of Public Law 
110–196 (122 Stat. 653) (as amended by Public Law 
110–200 (122 Stat. 695), Public Law 110–205 (122 Stat. 
713), and Public Law 110–208 (122 Stat. 720)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘May 16, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the earlier of May 23, 2008, 
or the date of the enactment of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘May 16, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the earlier of May 23, 2008, 
or the date of the enactment of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the first day of the 
111th Congress. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6053 
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to focus 
on price stability in establishing monetary policy to ensure the stable, 
long-term purchasing power of the currency, to repeal the Full Employ-
ment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2008 
Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. FORTUN˜O) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 
and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and the 
Budget, 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 require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System to focus on price stability in establishing mone-
tary policy to ensure the stable, long-term purchasing 
power of the currency, to repeal the Full Employment 
and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(d) COMMISSION EMPLOYEES
AS CONGRESSIONAL 
EMPLOYEES.—For purposes of pay and other employment 
benefits, rights, and privileges, and for all other purposes, 
any employee of the Commission shall be considered to 
be a congressional employee as defined in section 2107 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) QUALIFICATIONS
OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.— 
The personnel and administration committee shall ensure 
that the professional staff of the Commission consists of 
persons with expertise in civil rights, prisoner rights, labor 
rights, law, international law, and human rights. 
SEC. 10. PRINTING AND BINDING COSTS. 
For purposes of costs relating to printing and bind-
ing, including the costs of personnel detailed from the 
Government Printing Office, the Commission shall be 
deemed to be a committee of Congress. 
Æ 
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