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Sec. 1403. Fiduciary duty of servicers of pooled residential mortgage loans. 
Sec. 1404. Revised standards for FHA appraisers. 
TITLE V—S.A.F.E. MORTGAGE LICENSING ACT 
Sec. 1501. Short title. 
Sec. 1502. Purposes and methods for establishing a mortgage licensing system 
and registry. 
Sec. 1503. Definitions. 
Sec. 1504. License or registration required. 
Sec. 1505. State license and registration application and issuance. 
Sec. 1506. Standards for State license renewal. 
Sec. 1507. System of registration administration by Federal agencies. 
Sec. 1508. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development backup authority to es-
tablish a loan originator licensing system. 
Sec. 1509. Backup authority to establish a nationwide mortgage licensing and 
registry system. 
Sec. 1510. Fees. 
Sec. 1511. Background checks of loan originators. 
Sec. 1512. Confidentiality of information. 
Sec. 1513. Liability provisions. 
Sec. 1514. Enforcement under HUD backup licensing system. 
Sec. 1515. State examination authority. 
Sec. 1516. Reports and recommendations to Congress. 
Sec. 1517. Study and reports on defaults and foreclosures. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 1601. Study and reports on guarantee fees. 
Sec. 1602. Study and report on default risk evaluation. 
Sec. 1603. Conversion of HUD contracts. 
Sec. 1604. Bridge depository institutions. 
Sec. 1605. Sense of the Senate. 
DIVISION B—FORECLOSURE PREVENTION 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Emergency designation. 
TITLE I—FHA MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2008 
Sec. 2101. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Building American Homeownership 
Sec. 2111. Short title. 
Sec. 2112. Maximum principal loan obligation. 
Sec. 2113. Cash investment requirement and prohibition of seller-funded down 
payment assistance. 
Sec. 2114. Mortgage insurance premiums. 
Sec. 2115. Rehabilitation loans. 
Sec. 2116. Discretionary action. 
Sec. 2117. Insurance of condominiums. 
Sec. 2118. Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. 
Sec. 2119. Hawaiian home lands and Indian reservations. 
Sec. 2120. Conforming and technical amendments. 
Sec. 2121. Insurance of mortgages.
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electric motor or hydraulic energy storage device 
that is recharged as the vehicle operates;’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (12) (as so re-
designated by paragraph (2) of this section) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) the term ‘medium or heavy duty vehicle’ 
means a vehicle that— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a medium duty vehicle, 
has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 
8,500 pounds but not more than 14,000 
pounds; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a heavy duty vehicle, 
has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 
14,000 pounds;’’. 
SEC. 9406. INCLUSION OF ELECTRIC DRIVE IN ENERGY 
POLICY ACT OF 1992. 
Section 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 13258) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ in subsection 
(a) and inserting ‘‘(1) The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) Not later than January 31, 2009, the Secretary 
shall allocate credit in an amount to be determined by the 
Secretary for acquisition of— 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2053
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled 
Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and Virginia and the District 
of Columbia as a National Historic Trail. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2005
Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. GILCHREST) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland 
and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National 
Historic Trail.
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 ‘‘Star-Spangled Banner 
National Historic Trail Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRAIL. 
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(25) STAR-SPANGLED BANNER NATIONAL HIS-
TORIC TRAIL.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Star-Spangled 
Banner National Historic Trail (referred to in 
this paragraph as the ‘trail’), an approximately 
290-mile long trail extending from southern 
Maryland through the District of Columbia and 
Virginia, and north to Baltimore, Maryland, 
commemorating the Chesapeake Campaign of 
the War of 1812 (including the British invasion 
of Washington, District of Columbia, and its 
associated feints and the Battle of Baltimore in 
summer 1814), as generally depicted on the 
maps contained in the draft report entitled 
‘Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail 
Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact 
Statement’, and dated March 2004. 
‘‘(B) MAP.—A map generally depicting the 
trail shall be maintained on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the National Park Service.
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (E)(ii), the trail shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(D) LAND ACQUISITION.—No land or in-
terest in land outside the exterior boundaries of 
any federally administered area may be ac-
quired by the United States for the trail except 
with the consent of the owner of the land or in-
terest in land. 
‘‘(E) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall—
‘‘(i) encourage communities, owners of 
land along the trail, and volunteer trail 
groups to participate in the planning, de-
velopment, and maintenance of the trail; 
and 
‘‘(ii) consult with other affected land-
owners and Federal, State, and local agen-
cies in the administration of the trail. 
‘‘(F) 
INTERPRETATION
AND
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the Secretary of the Interior may provide 
to State and local governments and nonprofit 
organizations interpretive programs and serv-
ices and, through Fort McHenry National
Monument and Shrine, technical assistance, for 
use in carrying out preservation and develop-
ment of, and education relating to the War of 
1812 along, the trail.’’.
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attributable to the maintenance of such plan 
(or, if not known on the date of the notice, a 
reasonable estimation thereof), and 
‘‘(D) in any case described in paragraph 
(1)(B)— 
‘‘(i) a statement that the notice of in-
tent to terminate or motion has been filed, 
and 
‘‘(ii) a statement of the extent to 
which the actuarial present value of benefit 
liabilities of the pension plan referred to in 
paragraph (1)(B) is expected to be reduced 
by reason of the termination. 
‘‘(3) TIMING OF NOTICE.—A notice under this 
subsection shall be provided— 
‘‘(A) not later than 15 days after— 
‘‘(i) the date of the adoption of the 
amendment described in paragraph (1)(A), 
or 
‘‘(ii) the date of the notice of intent to 
terminate described in paragraph (1)(B), 
(as the case may be), and 
‘‘(B) in the same manner as is provided 
under section 104(b)(1) with respect to sum-
remaining determined in accordance with the 
following formula: 
‘‘(i) 1⁄9 in the ratio that the total rural 
lane miles in each State bears to the total 
rural lane miles in all States with an aver-
age population density greater than 20 
persons per square mile and all States with 
a population of more than 1,500,000 per-
sons and with a land area of more than 
10,000 square miles. 
‘‘(ii) 1⁄9 in the ratio that the total 
rural vehicle miles traveled in each State 
bears to the total rural vehicle miles trav-
eled in all States described in clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) 2⁄9 in the ratio that the total 
urban lane miles in each State bears to the 
total urban lane miles in all States de-
scribed in clause (i). 
‘‘(iv) 2⁄9 in the ratio that the total 
urban vehicle miles traveled in each State 
bears to the total urban vehicle miles trav-
eled in all States described in clause (i). 
‘‘(v) 3⁄9 in the ratio that the total die-
sel fuel used in each State bears to the
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2054
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that consensual sexual 
activity between adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2005
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that 
consensual sexual activity between adults shall not be 
a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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 ‘‘Anti-Hypocrisy Act 
of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF CONSENSUAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY BE-
TWEEN ADULTS AS BASIS FOR PROSECUTION 
UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY 
JUSTICE. 
(a) SODOMY.—Section 925 of title 10, United States 
Code (article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice), is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘nonconsensual’’ after ‘‘en-
gages in’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘carnal copulation’’ before 
‘‘with an’’. 
(b) CONDUCT UNBECOMING
AN OFFICER
AND
A 
GENTLEMAN.—Section 933 of such title (article 133 of 
such Code) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Any commis-
sioned’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Neither of the following shall be the basis for 
a prosecution under this section: 
‘‘(1) A consensual act of a sexual nature that 
is between adults and that does not involve com-
pensation. 
‘‘(2) Cohabitation by adults.’’. 
(c) GENERAL ARTICLE.—Section 934 of such title 
(article 134 of such Code) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Though not’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Neither of the following shall be the basis for 
a prosecution under this section: 
‘‘(1) A consensual act of a sexual nature that 
is between adults and that does not involve com-
pensation. 
‘‘(2) Cohabitation by adults.’’. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION OF AMENDMENTS.—Nothing in 
the amendments made by this section shall be—
(1) construed to prevent prosecution under the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice for acts of frater-
nization; or 
(2) considered to prevent noncriminal discipli-
nary action or administrative proceedings against a 
person subject to the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice for misconduct (sexual or otherwise) that—
(A) constitutes a disorder and neglect to 
the prejudice of good order and discipline in the 
Armed Forces; 
(B) is of a nature to bring discredit upon 
the Armed Forces; or
(C) in the case of a commissioned officer, 
cadet, or midshipman, constitutes conduct un-
becoming an officer and a gentleman.
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mary descriptions of plan modifications or 
changes. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) The term ‘cash balance plan’ has the 
meaning provided in section 206(g)(3)(A). 
‘‘(B) The term ‘covered deferred com-
pensation plan’ has the meaning provided in 
section 206(g)(3)(C). 
‘‘(C) The term ‘controlled group’ has the 
meaning provided in section 302(c)(11)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(D) Whether a termination of a plan 
which is a distress termination under section 
4041(c) is ‘based on bankruptcy reorganization’ 
shall be determined as provided in section 
206(g)(3)(E).’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 502(c)(1) of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘or section 
101(e)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘or subsection (e)(1) or (j)(1) 
of section 101’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to— 
(1) plan amendments adopted on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2006, and
(2) notices of intent to terminate or motions 
(described in section 101(j)(1)(B) of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as added 
by this section)) filed on or after such date. 
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‘‘(A) a hybrid electric vehicle; 
‘‘(B) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; 
‘‘(C) a fuel cell electric vehicle; 
‘‘(D) a neighborhood electric vehicle; or 
‘‘(E) a medium-duty or heavy-duty electric, hy-
brid electric, hybrid hydraulic, or plug-in hybrid elec-
tric vehicle.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FUEL
CELL
ELECTRIC
VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘fuel cell electric vehicle’ means an on-road or 
nonroad vehicle that uses a fuel cell (as defined in 
section 803 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen 
Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16152). 
‘‘(2) HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE.—The term 
‘hybrid electric vehicle’ means a new qualified hybrid 
motor vehicle (as defined in section 30B(d)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986). 
‘‘(3) MEDIUM-DUTY OR HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC, 
HYBRID ELECTRIC, OR PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC 
VEHICLE.—The term ‘medium-duty or heavy-duty 
electric, hybrid electric, or plug-in hybrid electric ve-
hicle’ is an electric, hybrid electric, or plug-in hybrid 
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Sec. 2122. Home equity conversion mortgages. 
Sec. 2123. Energy efficient mortgages program. 
Sec. 2124. Pilot program for automated process for borrowers without sufficient 
credit history. 
Sec. 2125. Homeownership preservation. 
Sec. 2126. Use of FHA savings for improvements in FHA technologies, proce-
dures, processes, program performance, staffing, and salaries. 
Sec. 2127. Post-purchase housing counseling eligibility improvements. 
Sec. 2128. Pre-purchase homeownership counseling demonstration. 
Sec. 2129. Fraud prevention. 
Sec. 2130. Limitation on mortgage insurance premium increases. 
Sec. 2131. Savings provision. 
Sec. 2132. Implementation. 
Sec. 2133. Moratorium on implementation of risk-based premiums. 
Subtitle B—Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization 
Sec. 2141. Short title. 
Sec. 2142. Purposes. 
Sec. 2143. Exception to limitation on financial institution portfolio. 
Sec. 2144. Insurance benefits. 
Sec. 2145. Maximum loan limits. 
Sec. 2146. Insurance premiums. 
Sec. 2147. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 2148. Revision of underwriting criteria. 
Sec. 2149. Prohibition against kickbacks and unearned fees. 
Sec. 2150. Leasehold requirements. 
TITLE II—MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE PROTECTIONS FOR 
SERVICEMEMBERS 
Sec. 2201. Temporary increase in maximum loan guaranty amount for certain 
housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 2202. Counseling on mortgage foreclosures for members of the Armed Forces 
returning from service abroad. 
Sec. 2203. Enhancement of protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages 
and mortgage foreclosures. 
TITLE III—EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT 
OF ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED HOMES 
Sec. 2301. Emergency assistance for the redevelopment of abandoned and fore-
closed homes. 
Sec. 2302. Nationwide distribution of resources. 
Sec. 2303. Limitation on use of funds with respect to eminent domain. 
Sec. 2304. Limitation on distribution of funds. 
Sec. 2305. Counseling intermediaries. 
TITLE IV—HOUSING COUNSELING RESOURCES 
Sec. 2401. Housing counseling resources. 
Sec. 2402. Credit counseling. 
TITLE V—MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE IMPROVEMENT ACT 
Sec. 2501. Short title. 
Sec. 2502. Enhanced mortgage loan disclosures.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 292
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Congratulating the people of Taiwan for the suc-
cessful conclusion of presidential elections on
March 18, 2000, and reaffirming United States
policy toward Taiwan and the People’s Republic
of China.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2056
To reduce temporarily the duty on palm fatty acid distillate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2005
Mr. GILLMOR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To reduce temporarily the duty on palm fatty acid distillate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PALM FATTY ACID DISTILLATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading:
‘‘
9902.39.40
Monocarboxylic fatty acids 
derived from palm oil (pro-
vided for in subheading 
3823.19.20) .........................
1%
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2009
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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total diesel fuel used in all States described 
in clause (i).’’. 
(5) INTERSTATE
BRIDGE
PROGRAM.—Section 
144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘on the Federal-aid 
system or described in subsection (c)(3)’’ 
after ‘‘highway bridge’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘on the Federal-aid 
system or described in subsection (c)(3)’’ 
after ‘‘highway bridges’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(B) in the second sentence of subsection 
(e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting a period; 
and 
(iii) by striking paragraphs (3) and 
(4); 
(C) in the first sentence of subsection (l), 
by inserting ‘‘on the Federal-aid system or de-
scribed in subsection (c)(3)’’ after ‘‘any 
bridge’’; 
(D) in subsection (m)(1), by inserting ‘‘on 
the Federal-aid system or described in sub-
section (c)(3)’’ after ‘‘construct any bridge’’; 
and 
(E) in the first sentence of subsection (n), 
by inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2011,’’ after ‘‘of law,’’. 
(6) NATIONAL
DEFENSE
HIGHWAYS.—Section 
311 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘under subsection (a) of section 104 of this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section’’; 
and 
(B) by striking the second sentence. 
(7) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS.—Section 
31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) Not more than $110,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2005 through 2010.’’. 
(b) 
EXPENDITURES
FROM
HIGHWAY
TRUST 
FUND.— 
(1) EXPENDITURES
FOR
ESSENTIAL
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2057
To prevent the Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation 
Emergency Act of 2005 and the Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous 
Materials Transportation Temporary Act of 2005, as passed by the 
Council of the District of Columbia, from taking effect. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2005
Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself and Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform 
A BILL 
To prevent the Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Emergency Act of 2005 and the Ter-
rorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transpor-
tation Temporary Act of 2005, as passed by the Council 
of the District of Columbia, from taking effect.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PREVENTING ACTS OF COUNCIL OF DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA FROM TAKING EFFECT. 
The Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Emergency Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16–
0043) and the Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Mate-
rials Transportation Temporary Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 
16–0047), as passed by the Council of the District of Co-
lumbia, shall not take effect.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 295
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Relating to continuing human rights violations and
political oppression in the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam 25 years after the fall of South Vietnam
to Communist forces.
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electric motor vehicle greater than 8,501 pounds 
gross vehicle rating. 
‘‘(4) NEIGHBORHOOD
ELECTRIC
VEHICLE.— 
The term ‘neighborhood electric vehicle’ means a 4- 
wheeled on-road or nonroad vehicle, with a top at-
tainable speed in 1 mile of more than 20 mph and 
not more than 25 mph on a paved level surface, that 
is propelled by an electric motor and on board, re-
chargeable energy storage system that is recharge-
able using an off-board source of electricity. 
‘‘(5) PLUG-IN
HYBRID
ELECTRIC
VEHICLE.— 
The term ‘plug-in hybrid electric vehicle’ means a 
light-duty, medium-duty, or heavy-duty on-road or 
nonroad vehicle that is propelled by any combination 
of— 
‘‘(A) an electric motor and on-board, re-
chargeable energy storage system capable of op-
erating the vehicle in intermittent or continuous 
all-electric mode and which is rechargeable 
using an off-board source of electricity; and 
‘‘(B) an internal combustion engine or 
heat engine using any combustible fuel. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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(iv) explain what information will be 
able to be accessed, transferred, or ex-
changed through the health information 
network and what capabilities the network 
will have to include other types of informa-
tion in the future; 
(v) describe plans to ensure network 
reliability, expected frequency of network 
interruptions, and backup procedures in 
the event of network interruptions; 
(vi) describe sources of initial financ-
ing for the development of the health infor-
mation network and a financing model for 
long-term sustainability of the network; 
(vii) describe sources of financing the 
acquisition, implementation, and mainte-
nance of technology necessary to allow 
health care providers, especially small phy-
sician groups, to participate in the health 
information network; 
(viii) describe how the health informa-
tion network will be used to improve health 
care quality and the health outcomes of pa-
tients;
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 300
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing and commending our Nation’s Federal
workforce for successfully preparing our Nation
to withstand any catastrophic Year 2000 com-
puter problem disruptions.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 205
To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer 
equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by 
the members. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To permit members of the House of Representatives to do-
nate used computer equipment to public elementary and 
secondary schools designated by the members.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMITTING MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES TO DONATE USED COMPUTER 
EQUIPMENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(a)(3) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by 
reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99–500 and
Public Law 99–591) (2 U.S.C. 117e(3)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(3)(A) At the request of a member of the House 
of Representatives, in the case of equipment consisting of 
computers and related peripheral tools previously used by 
the member, the Clerk may donate the equipment to a 
public elementary or secondary school (as defined in sec-
tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965) without regard to whether the donation 
meets the requirements of the second sentence of para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(B) At the request of the member who previously 
used the equipment, if the Clerk donates equipment under 
this paragraph, the Clerk shall donate the equipment to 
a school designated by the member.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect October 1, 2005.
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