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to impede an abortion provider or the 
abortion provider’s agent from offering 
their own evaluation on the capacity of the 
unborn child to experience pain, the advis-
ability 
of 
administering 
pain-reducing 
drugs to the unborn child, or any other 
matter, as long as such provider or agent 
provides the required information, obtains 
the woman’s signature on the decision 
form, and otherwise complies with the af-
firmative requirements of the law. 
‘‘(B) UNBORN
CHILD
PAIN
AWARENESS 
BROCHURE.—An abortion provider to whom 
paragraph (1) applies shall provide the preg-
nant woman with the Unborn Child Pain 
Awareness Brochure (referred to in this section 
as the ‘Brochure’) to be developed by the De-
partment of Health and Human Services under 
subsection (c) or with the information described 
in subsection (c)(2) relating to accessing such 
Brochure. 
‘‘(C) UNBORN
CHILD
PAIN
AWARENESS 
DECISION
FORM.—An abortion provider to 
which paragraph (1) applies shall provide the 
pregnant woman with the Unborn Child Pain 
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(A) and (B), certify that individual under
this subsection.
‘‘(d) For purposes of reemployment rights
and benefits provided by this section, a cer-
tification under subsection (c) shall be consid-
ered to be the equivalent of a certificate re-
ferred to in clause (1) of section 4301(a) of title
38, United States Code.’’.
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made
by subsection (a) shall apply to employment
described in section 302(c)(1)(A) of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended by sub-
section (a), occurring after August 2, 1990.
(c) EMPLOYMENT ENDING BEFORE ENACT-
MENT.—Notwithstanding subsection (b) of sec-
tion 302 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as
amended by this Act, an individual who, in
the period beginning August 2, 1990, and end-
ing on the date of the enactment of this Act,
completed a period of employment described
in subsection (c)(1)(A) of that section may sub-
mit an application for certification under sub-
section (c) of that section with respect to that
employment not later than 45 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 620 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Turkey should 
end its military occupation of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly be-
cause Turkey’s pretext has been refuted by over 13,000,000 crossings 
by Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots into each other’s communities 
without incident. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SPACE, and Mrs. 
MALONEY of New York) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Turkey should end its military occupation of the Republic 
of Cyprus, particularly because Turkey’s pretext has been 
refuted by over 13,000,000 crossings by Turkish-Cypriots 
and Greek-Cypriots into each other’s communities with-
out incident. 
Whereas it is in the best interests of the United States, Tur-
key, Cyprus, the European Union, and NATO for Turkey 
to adhere to United Nations resolutions and United 
States and European Union policy and end its military 
occupation of the Republic of Cyprus; 
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(3) to assist and expand the logistics capability
of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS).
(d) The amount made available by subsection (b) is
designated as appropriations for contingency operations di-
rectly related to the global war on terrorism, and other un-
anticipated defense-related operations, pursuant to section
402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applica-
ble to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 818 (109th
Congress) and is designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 83 (109th Congress),
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007,
as made applicable in the Senate by section 7035 of Public
Law 109–234.
(e) The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made
available by subsection (b) to other appropriations to ac-
complish the purposes of this section. This transfer author-
ity is in addition to any other transfer authority available
to the Department of Defense. The Secretary shall, not fewer
than five days prior to making transfers from this appro-
priation account, notify the congressional defense commit-
tees in writing of the details of any such transfer.
SEC. 9018. (a) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE.—The amount appropriated by
chapter 3 of this title under the heading ‘‘AIRCRAFT PRO-
CUREMENT, 
AIR
FORCE’’ 
is 
hereby 
increased 
by
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$65,400,000, with the amount of the increase designated as
appropriations for contingency operations directly related
to the Global War on Terrorism, and other unanticipated
defense-related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H.
Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the
House of Representatives by H. Con. Res. 818 (109th Con-
gress) and designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 83 (109th Congress), the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007, as
made applicable in the Senate by Section 7035 of Public
Law 109–234.
(b) AVAILABILITY
FOR PROCUREMENT
OF PREDA-
TORS.—Of the amount appropriated by chapter 3 of this
title under the heading ‘‘AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE’’, as increased by subsection (a), up to $65,400,000
may be available for procurement of Predators for Special
Operations forces.
(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The amount avail-
able under subsection (b) for the purpose specified in that
subsection is in addition to any other amounts available
in this Act for that purpose.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2007’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
mission, or with respect to any other exercises of its or 
his functions in the conduct of the proceedings. 
‘‘(2) No person may attempt to coerce or, by any un-
authorized means, influence the action of a military com-
mission under this chapter, or any member thereof, in 
reaching the findings or sentence in any case, or the action 
of any convening, approving, or reviewing authority with 
respect to his judicial acts. 
‘‘(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply with re-
spect to— 
‘‘(A) general instructional or informational 
courses in military justice if such courses are de-
signed solely for the purpose of instructing members 
of a command in the substantive and procedural as-
pects of military commissions; or 
‘‘(B) statements and instructions given in open 
proceedings by a military judge or counsel. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERATION OF ACTIONS 
ON COMMISSION IN EVALUATION OF FITNESS.—In the 
preparation of an effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency report 
or any other report or document used in whole or in part 
for the purpose of determining whether a commissioned 
officer of the armed forces is qualified to be advanced in 
grade, or in determining the assignment or transfer of any 
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such officer or whether any such officer should be retained 
on active duty, no person may— 
‘‘(1) consider or evaluate the performance of 
duty of any member of a military commission under 
this chapter; or 
‘‘(2) give a less favorable rating or evaluation 
to any commissioned officer because of the zeal with 
which such officer, in acting as counsel, represented 
any accused before a military commission under this 
chapter. 
‘‘§ 949c. Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel 
‘‘(a) TRIAL COUNSEL.—The trial counsel of a mili-
tary commission under this chapter shall prosecute in the 
name of the United States. 
‘‘(b) DEFENSE COUNSEL.—(1) The accused shall be 
represented in his defense before a military commission 
under this chapter as provided in this subsection. 
‘‘(2) The accused shall be represented by military 
counsel detailed under section 948k of this title. 
‘‘(3) The accused may be represented by civilian 
counsel if retained by the accused, but only if such civilian 
counsel— 
‘‘(A) is a United States citizen; 
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H. Res. 119
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 17, 1999.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE
ON
GOVERNMENT
REFORM: 
Ms.
Schakowsky of Illinois.
Attest:
Clerk.
under section 9006 in an amount equal to 100 per-
cent of the expenditure limitation applicable under 
such section with respect to a campaign for election 
to the office of President.’’. 
(B) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
MINOR
PARTY 
CANDIDATES.—Section 9004(a)(2)(A) of such 
Code is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(A) The eligible can-
didates’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)(i) Except as 
provided in clause (ii), the eligible can-
didates’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(ii) In addition to the payments described in 
clause (i), each eligible candidate of a minor party 
in a presidential election with an opponent in the 
election who is not eligible to receive payments 
under section 9006 and who receives contributions 
or makes expenditures with respect to the primary 
and general elections in an aggregate amount great-
er than 120 percent of the combined expenditure 
limitations applicable to eligible candidates under 
section 315(b)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 shall be entitled to an equal payment 
under section 9006 in an amount equal to 100 per-
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cent of the payment to which such candidate is enti-
tled under clause (i).’’. 
(2) EXCLUSION
OF
ADDITIONAL
PAYMENT 
FROM DETERMINATION OF EXPENDITURE LIMITS.— 
Section 315(b) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(b)), as amended by sub-
section (a), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In the case of a candidate who is eligible to re-
ceive 
payments 
under 
section 
9004(a)(1)(B) 
or 
9004(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
the limitation under paragraph (1)(B) shall be increased 
by the amount of such payments received by the can-
didate.’’. 
(c) PROCESS FOR DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY 
FOR ADDITIONAL PAYMENT AND INCREASED EXPENDI-
TURE LIMITS.—Section 304 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection 
‘‘(i) REPORTING
AND CERTIFICATION
FOR ADDI-
TIONAL
PUBLIC
FINANCING
PAYMENTS
FOR
CAN-
DIDATES.— 
‘‘(1) PRIMARY CANDIDATES.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES BY 
INELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.— 
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‘‘(B) is admitted to the practice of law in a 
State, district, or possession of the United States or 
before a Federal court; 
‘‘(C) has not been the subject of any sanction 
of disciplinary action by any court, bar, or other 
competent governmental authority for relevant mis-
conduct; 
‘‘(D) has been determined to be eligible for ac-
cess to classified information that is classified at the 
level Secret or higher; and 
‘‘(E) has signed a written agreement to comply 
with all applicable regulations or instructions for 
counsel, including any rules of court for conduct 
during the proceedings. 
‘‘(4) Civilian defense counsel shall protect any classi-
fied information received during the course of representa-
tion of the accused in accordance with all applicable law 
governing the protection of classified information and may 
not divulge such information to any person not authorized 
to receive it. 
‘‘(5) If the accused is represented by civilian counsel, 
military counsel detailed shall act as associate counsel. 
‘‘(6) The accused is not entitled to be represented by 
more than one military counsel. However, the person au-
thorized under regulations prescribed under section 948k 
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of this title to detail counsel, in that person’s sole discre-
tion, may detail additional military counsel to represent 
the accused. 
‘‘(7) Defense counsel may cross-examine each witness 
for the prosecution who testifies before a military commis-
sion under this chapter. 
‘‘§ 949d. Sessions 
‘‘(a) SESSIONS
WITHOUT
PRESENCE
OF
MEM-
BERS.—(1) At any time after the service of charges which 
have been referred for trial by military commission under 
this chapter, the military judge may call the military com-
mission into session without the presence of the members 
for the purpose of— 
‘‘(A) hearing and determining motions raising 
defenses or objections which are capable of deter-
mination without trial of the issues raised by a plea 
of not guilty; 
‘‘(B) hearing and ruling upon any matter which 
may be ruled upon by the military judge under this 
chapter, whether or not the matter is appropriate for 
later consideration or decision by the members; 
‘‘(C) if permitted by regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense, receiving the pleas of the 
accused; and 
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‘‘(D) performing any other procedural function 
which may be performed by the military judge under 
this chapter or under rules prescribed pursuant to 
section 949a of this title and which does not require 
the presence of the members. 
‘‘(2) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and 
(e), any proceedings under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be conducted in the presence of the ac-
cused, defense counsel, and trial counsel; and 
‘‘(B) be made part of the record. 
‘‘(b) PROCEEDINGS IN PRESENCE OF ACCUSED.— 
Except as provided in subsections (c) and (e), all pro-
ceedings of a military commission under this chapter, in-
cluding any consultation of the members with the military 
judge or counsel, shall— 
‘‘(1) be in the presence of the accused, defense 
counsel, and trial counsel; and 
‘‘(2) be made a part of the record. 
‘‘(c) DELIBERATION OR VOTE OF MEMBERS.—When 
the members of a military commission under this chapter 
deliberate or vote, only the members may be present. 
‘‘(d) CLOSURE OF PROCEEDINGS.—(1) The military 
judge may close to the public all or part of the proceedings 
of a military commission under this chapter, but only in 
accordance with this subsection. 
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‘‘(i) EXPENDITURES
IN
EXCESS
OF 
120 PERCENT OF LIMIT.—If a candidate 
for a nomination for election for the office 
of President who is not eligible to receive 
payments under section 9033 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 receives con-
tributions or makes expenditures with re-
spect to the primary election in an aggre-
gate amount greater than 120 percent of 
the expenditure limitation applicable to eli-
gible candidates under clause (i) or (ii) of 
section 315(b)(1)(A), the candidate shall 
notify the Commission in writing that the 
candidate has received aggregate contribu-
tions or made aggregate expenditures in 
such an amount not later than 24 hours 
after first receiving aggregate contribu-
tions or making aggregate expenditures in 
such an amount. 
‘‘(ii) EXPENDITURES
IN
EXCESS
OF 
120 PERCENT OF INCREASED LIMIT.—If a 
candidate for a nomination for election for 
the office of President who is not eligible 
to receive payments under section 9033 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 re-
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‘‘(2)(A) The military judge may close to the public 
all or a portion of the proceedings of a military commis-
sion under paragraph (1), or permit the admission of clas-
sified information outside the presence of the accused, 
based upon a presentation (including an ex parte or in 
camera presentation) by either the prosecution or the de-
fense. 
‘‘(B) Trial counsel may not make a presentation re-
questing the admission of classified information outside 
the presence of the accused unless the head of the depart-
ment or agency which has control over the matter (after 
personal consideration by that officer) certifies in writing 
to the military judge that— 
‘‘(i) the disclosure of the classified information 
to the accused could reasonably be expected to prej-
udice the national security; and 
‘‘(ii) that such evidence has been declassified to 
the maximum extent possible, consistent with the re-
quirements of national security. 
‘‘(3) The military judge may close to the public all 
or a portion of the proceedings of a military commission 
under paragraph (1) upon making a specific finding that 
such closure is necessary to— 
‘‘(A) protect information the disclosure of which 
could reasonably be expected to cause identifiable 
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damage to the public interest or the national secu-
rity, including intelligence or law enforcement 
sources, methods, or activities; or 
‘‘(B) ensure the physical safety of individuals. 
‘‘(e) EXCLUSION OF ACCUSED FROM CERTAIN PRO-
CEEDINGS.—(1) The military judge may not exclude the 
accused from any portion of the proceeding except upon 
a specific finding of each of the following: 
‘‘(A) That the exclusion of the accused— 
‘‘(i) is necessary to protect classified infor-
mation the disclosure of which to the accused 
could reasonably be expected to cause identifi-
able damage to the national security, including 
intelligence or law enforcement sources, meth-
ods, or activities; 
‘‘(ii) is necessary to ensure the physical 
safety of individuals; or 
‘‘(iii) is necessary to prevent disruption of 
the proceedings by the accused. 
‘‘(B) That the exclusion of the accused— 
‘‘(i) is no broader than necessary; and 
‘‘(ii) will not deprive the accused of a full 
and fair trial. 
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‘‘(2)(A) A finding under paragraph (1) may be based 
upon a presentation, including a presentation ex parte or 
in camera, by either trial counsel or defense counsel. 
‘‘(B) Before trial counsel may make a presentation 
for purposes of subparagraph (A) requesting the admis-
sion of classified information that has not been provided 
to the accused, the head of the executive or military de-
partment or governmental agency concerned shall ensure, 
and shall certify in writing to the military judge, that such 
evidence has been declassified to the maximum extent pos-
sible, consistent with the requirements of national secu-
rity. 
‘‘(3)(A) No evidence may be admitted that has not 
been provided to the accused unless the evidence is classi-
fied information and the military judge makes a specific 
finding that— 
‘‘(i) consideration of that evidence by the mili-
tary commission, without the presence of the ac-
cused, is warranted; 
‘‘(ii) admission of an unclassified summary or 
redacted version of that evidence would not be an 
adequate substitute and, in the case of testimony, al-
ternative methods to obscure the identity of the wit-
ness are not adequate; and 
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‘‘(iii) admission of the evidence would not de-
prive the accused of a full and fair trial. 
‘‘(B) If the accused is excluded from a portion of the 
proceedings, the accused shall be provided with a redacted 
transcript of the proceedings from which excluded and, to 
the extent practicable, an unclassified summary of any evi-
dence introduced. Under no circumstances shall such a 
summary or redacted transcript compromise the interests 
warranting the exclusion of the accused under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(4)(A) Military defense counsel shall be present and 
able to participate in all trial proceedings and shall be 
given access to all evidence admitted under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) Civilian defense counsel shall be permitted to 
be present and to participate in proceedings from which 
the accused is excluded under this subsection, and shall 
be given access to classified information admitted under 
this subsection, if— 
‘‘(i) civilian defense counsel has obtained the 
necessary security clearances; and 
‘‘(ii) the presence of civilian defense counsel or 
access of civilian defense counsel to such informa-
tion, as applicable, is consistent with regulations to 
protect classified information that the Secretary of 
Defense may prescribe. 
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‘‘(C) Any defense counsel who receives classified in-
formation admitted under this subsection shall not be obli-
gated to, and may not, disclose that information to the 
accused. 
‘‘(D) At all times the accused must have defense 
counsel with sufficient security clearance to participate in 
any proceeding, including an ex parte or in camera presen-
tation, with respect to classified information. 
‘‘(5) If evidence has been admitted under this sub-
section that has not been provided to the accused, the 
judge shall instruct the members of the commission— 
‘‘(A) that such evidence was so admitted; and 
‘‘(B) that, in weighing the value of that evi-
dence, the commission shall consider the fact that 
such evidence was admitted without having been 
provided to the accused. 
‘‘(f) ADMISSION OF STATEMENTS OF ACCUSED.—(1) 
A statement described in paragraph (2) that is made by 
the accused during an interrogation, even if otherwise 
classified, may not be admitted into evidence in a military 
commission under this chapter unless the accused is 
present for the admission of the statement into evidence 
or the statement is otherwise provided to the accused. 
‘‘(2) A statement of an accused described in this 
paragraph is a statement communicated knowingly and di-
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ceives contributions or makes expenditures 
with respect to the primary election in an 
aggregate amount greater than 120 per-
cent of the expenditure limitation applica-
ble to eligible candidates under section 
315(b) after the application of paragraph 
(3)(A)(i) thereof, the candidate shall notify 
the Commission in writing that the can-
didate has received aggregate contributions 
or made aggregate expenditures in such an 
amount not later than 24 hours after first 
receiving aggregate contributions or mak-
ing aggregate expenditures in such an 
amount. 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 24 
hours after receiving any written notice under 
subparagraph (A) from a candidate, the Com-
mission shall— 
‘‘(i) certify to the Secretary of the 
Treasury that opponents of the candidate 
are eligible for additional payments under 
section 9034(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; 
‘‘(ii) notify each opponent of the can-
didate who is eligible to receive payments 
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