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further the purpose of the health empowerment zone 
program. 
(c) HEALTH EMPOWERMENT ZONE COORDINATING 
COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—For each health em-
powerment zone program established with a grant 
under subsection (a), the Secretary acting through 
the Director of Office of Minority Health and the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration shall establish a health empowerment 
zone coordinating committee. 
(2) DUTIES.—Each coordinating committee es-
tablished, in coordination with the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Minority Health Disparity Elimination 
and the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
Services Administration, shall provide technical as-
sistance and evidence-based strategies to the grant 
recipient involved, including providing guidance on 
research, strategies, health outcomes, program goals, 
management, implementation, monitoring, assess-
ment, and evaluation processes. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Deputy Assist-
ant Secretary for Minority Health Disparity 
Elimination and the Administrator of the 
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Health Resources and Services Administration, 
in consultation with the respective grant recipi-
ent shall appoint the members of each coordi-
nating committee. 
(B) COMPOSITION.—The Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Minority Health Disparity Elimi-
nation, and the Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration shall en-
sure that each coordinating committee estab-
lished— 
(i) has not more than 20 members; 
(ii) includes individuals from commu-
nities that disproportionately experience 
disparities in health status and healthcare; 
(iii) includes community leaders and 
leaders of community-based organizations; 
(iv) includes representatives of aca-
demia and lay and professional organiza-
tions and associations including those hav-
ing expertise in medicine, technical, social 
and behavioral science, health policy, advo-
cacy, cultural and linguistic competency, 
research management, and organization; 
and 
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‘‘§ 15735. Northern Border Regional Commission 
‘‘The region of the Northern Border Regional Commis-
sion shall include the following counties: 
‘‘(1) MAINE.—The counties of Androscoggin, 
Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Ox-
ford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, and 
Washington in the State of Maine. 
‘‘(2) NEW HAMPSHIRE.—The counties of Carroll, 
Coos, Grafton, and Sullivan in the State of New 
Hampshire. 
‘‘(3) NEW YORK.—The counties of Cayuga, Clin-
ton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, 
Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego, Seneca, 
and St. Lawrence in the State of New York. 
‘‘(4) VERMONT.—The counties of Caledonia, 
Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, and Orleans 
in the State of Vermont. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
‘‘§ 15751. Authorization of appropriations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to each Commission to carry out this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(2) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(3) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(4) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
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‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT.—The members of the 
Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the 
points of contact. 
‘‘(3) 
DUTIES.—The 
Advisory 
Committee 
shall— 
‘‘(A) advise the points of contact with re-
spect to the Initiative; and 
‘‘(B) evaluate whether, and make rec-
ommendations in writing to the Board to en-
sure that— 
‘‘(i) funds authorized for the Initiative 
are distributed and used in a manner that 
is consistent with the objectives, purposes, 
and considerations of the Initiative; 
‘‘(ii) solicitations are open and com-
petitive with awards made annually and 
that objectives and evaluation criteria of 
the solicitations are clearly stated and 
minimally prescriptive, with no areas of 
special interest; 
‘‘(iii) the points of contact are funding 
proposals under this title that are selected 
on the basis of merit, as determined by an 
independent panel of scientific and tech-
nical peers predominantly from outside the 
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able to carry out the Program for the 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(II) 2 percent shall be provided 
if $1,000,000 or more, but less than 
$6,000,000, is made available to carry 
out the Program for the fiscal year; 
‘‘(III) 3 percent shall be provided 
if $6,000,000 or more, but less than 
$11,000,000, is made available to 
carry out the Program for the fiscal 
year; 
‘‘(IV) 4 percent shall be provided 
if $11,000,000 or more, but less than 
$15,000,000, is made available to 
carry out the Program for the fiscal 
year; 
‘‘(V) 5 percent shall be provided 
if $15,000,000 or more, but less than 
$21,000,000, is made available to 
carry out the Program for the fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(VI) 6 percent shall be provided 
if $21,000,000 or more is made avail-
able to carry out the Program for the 
fiscal year. 
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‘‘(iii) 
FEDERAL
AND
STATE 
SHARES.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, of the amounts made available for 
administrative expenses under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) 50 percent shall be provided 
to the Federal agencies (including In-
dian tribes) carrying out the Program; 
and 
‘‘(II) 50 percent shall be provided 
to the State agencies provided assist-
ance under the Program. 
‘‘(iv) 
STATE
EXPENSES.—Amounts 
made available to States for administrative 
expenses under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) shall be divided evenly 
among all States provided assistance 
under the Program; and 
‘‘(II) on request of a project 
sponsor, may be used to provide tech-
nical support to the project sponsor. 
‘‘(C) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—Amounts 
ex-
pended by the Secretary for the provision 
of technical assistance relating to the Pro-
gram shall not be subject to the 6 percent 
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limitation 
on 
administrative 
expenses 
under subparagraph (B)(i). 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—For purposes of 
clause (i), expenditures for the provision of 
technical assistance include any staffing 
expenditures (including staff travel ex-
penses) associated with— 
‘‘(I) arranging meetings to pro-
mote the Program to potential appli-
cants; 
‘‘(II) assisting applicants with 
the preparation of applications for 
funding under the Program; and 
‘‘(III) visiting construction sites 
to provide technical assistance, if re-
quested by the applicant.’’. 
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H. R. 6—86
that would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) project 
numbered 12107, the Commission shall— 
(1) if the preliminary permit is in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act, extend the preliminary permit for a 
period of 3 years beginning on the date on which the prelimi-
nary permit expires; or 
(2) if the preliminary permit expired before the date of 
enactment of this Act, on request of the permittee, reinstate 
the preliminary permit for an additional 3-year period begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON CERTAIN FEES.—Notwithstanding section 
10(e)(1) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)(1)) or any 
other provision of Federal law providing for the payment to the 
United States of charges for the use of Federal land for the purposes 
of operating and maintaining a hydroelectric development licensed 
by the Commission, any political subdivision of the State of Montana 
that holds a Commission license for the Commission project num-
bered 12107 in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, Montana, shall 
be required to pay to the United States for the use of that land 
for each year during which the political subdivision continues to 
hold the license for the project, the lesser of— 
(1) $25,000; or 
(2) such annual charge as the Commission or any other 
department or agency of the Federal Government may assess. 
SEC. 246. SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS. 
Section 408(a)(6) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2708(a)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘April 20, 
1977’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2005’’. 
Subtitle D—Insular Energy 
SEC. 251. INSULAR AREAS ENERGY SECURITY. 
Section 604 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropria-
tions for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other 
purposes’’, approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492), is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4) by striking the period and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) electric power transmission and distribution lines in 
insular areas are inadequate to withstand damage caused by 
the hurricanes and typhoons which frequently occur in insular 
areas and such damage often costs millions of dollars to repair; 
and 
‘‘(6) the refinement of renewable energy technologies since 
the publication of the 1982 Territorial Energy Assessment pre-
pared pursuant to subsection (c) reveals the need to reassess 
the state of energy production, consumption, infrastructure, 
reliance on imported energy, opportunities for energy conserva-
tion and increased energy efficiency, and indigenous sources 
in regard to the insular areas.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
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Departments of Agriculture and Energy; 
and 
‘‘(iv) activities under this section are 
carried out in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—To avoid duplication of 
effort, the Advisory Committee shall coordinate its 
activities with those of other Federal advisory com-
mittees working in related areas. 
‘‘(5) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee 
shall meet at least quarterly to enable the Advisory 
Committee to carry out the duties of the Advisory 
Committee. 
‘‘(6) TERMS.—Members of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, ex-
cept that— 
‘‘(A) one-third of the members initially ap-
pointed shall be appointed for a term of 1 year; 
and 
‘‘(B) one-third of the members initially ap-
pointed shall be appointed for a term of 2 
years. 
‘‘(g) BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INI-
TIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of Energy, acting through 
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ity provided under the preceding sentence to enter 
into new commitments to issue guarantees is in ad-
dition to any amount of authority to make new com-
mitments to issue guarantees that is provided to the 
Association under any other provision of law. 
‘‘(k) SPECIAL RISK INSURANCE FUND.—The insur-
ance of each mortgage under this section shall be the obli-
gation of the Special Risk Insurance Fund established by 
section 238. 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) EXISTING MORTGAGE.—The term ‘existing 
mortgage’ means, with respect to a mortgage in-
sured under this section, a mortgage that is to be 
extinguished, and paid or prepaid, from the proceeds 
of the mortgage insured under this section. 
‘‘(2) EXISTING SENIOR MORTGAGE.—The term 
‘existing senior mortgage’ means, with respect to a 
mortgage insured under this section, the existing 
mortgage that has superior priority. 
‘‘(3) EXISTING SUBORDINATE MORTGAGE.—The 
term ‘existing subordinate mortgage’ means, with re-
spect to a mortgage insured under this section, an 
existing mortgage that has subordinate priority to 
the existing senior mortgage. 
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‘‘(2) contract for independent quality reviews of 
underwriting, including appraisal reviews and fraud 
detection, of mortgages insured under this section or 
pools of such mortgages; and 
‘‘(3) increase personnel of the Department as 
necessary to process or monitor the processing of 
mortgages insured under this section. 
‘‘(j) MONITORING OF UNDERWRITING RISK.— 
‘‘(1) MONITORING
OF
DESIGNATED
UNDER-
WRITERS.—The Oversight Board and the Secretary 
shall monitor independent quality reviews as estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (i)(2) to— 
‘‘(A) determine compliance of designated 
underwriters with underwriting standards; 
‘‘(B) determine rates of delinquency, claims 
rates, and loss rates of designated underwriters; 
and 
‘‘(C) terminate eligibility of designated un-
derwriters that do not meet minimum perform-
ance standards as the Oversight Board may es-
tablish and the Secretary implements. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS
BY
OVERSIGHT
BOARD.—The 
Oversight Board shall submit monthly reports to the 
Congress identifying the progress of the program for 
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section (a) shall jointly transmit to Congress a report of 
the findings of the study. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of the study con-
ducted pursuant to this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘off-shoring’’ refers to United 
States businesses shifting service and manufacturing 
activities to unaffiliated firms or their own affiliates 
in locations outside the United States; and 
(2) the term ‘‘outsourcing’’ refers to the use, by 
a United States business, of contracts with unaffili-
ated firms located either domestically or in foreign 
countries for the provision of services and manufac-
turing activities that were once performed directly 
by that United States business. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 
to carry out this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 627
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 40 Putnam Avenue in Ham-
den, Connecticut, as the ‘‘Linda White-Epps
Post Office’’.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 627
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut,
as the ‘‘Linda White-Epps 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 40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Linda White-Epps
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 ‘‘Linda White-Epps Post Office’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2005.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 627
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Putnam 
Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, as the ‘‘Linda White-Epps Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘Linda White-Epps 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 ‘‘Linda White-
Epps Post Office’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 627
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, as the ‘‘Linda White-
Epps Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, 
as the ‘‘Linda White-Epps Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LINDA WHITE-EPPS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, 
Connecticut, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Linda 
White-Epps Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Linda White-Epps 
Post Office’’.
Æ
mortgage insurance under this section, which shall 
contain the following information for each month: 
‘‘(A) The number of new mortgages insured 
under this section, including the location of the 
properties subject to such mortgages by census 
tract. 
‘‘(B) The aggregate principal obligation of 
new mortgages insured under this section. 
‘‘(C) The average amount by which the in-
debtedness on existing mortgages is reduced in 
accordance with subsection (c)(6). 
‘‘(D) The average amount by which the debt 
service payments on existing mortgages is re-
duced in accordance with subsection (c)(7). 
‘‘(E) The amount of premiums collected for 
insurance of mortgages under this section. 
‘‘(F) The claim and loss rates for mortgages 
insured under this section. 
‘‘(G) The race, ethnicity, gender, and in-
come of the mortgagors, aggregated by geo-
graphical areas at least as specific as census 
tracts, except where necessary to protect privacy 
of the borrower. 
‘‘(H) Any other information that the Over-
sight Board considers appropriate. 
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IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 627 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 17, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, 
as the ‘‘Linda White-Epps Post Office’’. 
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. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Linda White-Epps 
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 ‘‘Linda White-Epps Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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their respective points of contact and in consultation 
with the Board, shall establish and carry out a Bio-
mass Research and Development Initiative under 
which competitively awarded grants, contracts, and 
financial assistance are provided to, or entered into 
with, eligible entities to carry out research on, and 
development and demonstration of, biobased fuels 
and biobased products, and the methods, practices 
and technologies, for their production. 
‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Initia-
tive are to develop— 
‘‘(A) technologies and processes necessary 
for abundant commercial production of biobased 
fuels at prices competitive with fossil fuels; 
‘‘(B) high-value biobased products— 
‘‘(i) to enhance the economic viability 
of biobased fuels and power; and 
‘‘(ii) as substitutes for petroleum- 
based feedstocks and products; and 
‘‘(C) a diversity of sustainable domestic 
sources of biomass for conversion to biobased 
fuels and biobased products. 
‘‘(3) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Initiative 
are— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5831 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
to provide injured members of the Armed Forces information concerning 
benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2008 
Mrs. GILLIBRAND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 to provide injured members of the Armed 
Forces information concerning benefits. 
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 ‘‘Separating 
Servicemember Handbook Development Act’’. 
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(B) EXEMPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply to any individual who— 
(i) performs services for which the in-
dividual volunteered; 
(ii) does not receive compensation for 
such services or is paid expenses, reason-
able benefits, or a nominal fee for such 
services; and 
(iii) is not otherwise employed at any 
time in the construction work. 
(6) ACCESS TO RESIDUAL RECEIPTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall au-
thorize the owner of a housing project assisted 
under this section to use any residual receipts 
held for the project in excess of $500 per unit 
(or in excess of such other amount prescribed 
by the Secretary based on the needs of the 
project) for activities to retrofit and renovate 
the project as described under section 802(d)(3) 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8011(d)(3)) or to pro-
vide supportive services to residents of the 
project. 
(B) REPORT.—Any owner that uses resid-
ual receipts under this paragraph shall submit
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4122 
To support the development of high-speed rail in the United States, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2007 
Mr. COSTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To support the development of high-speed rail in the United 
States, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Investment 
in Safe, Reliable High-Speed Rail Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef-
ficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) (Public Law 102– 
240) discussed high-speed rail as part of an inter-
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