datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(i) the amount of the increase that 
would otherwise be payable to the State 
under this paragraph for the fiscal year; 
multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the percentage represented by 
the amount so available for the fiscal year, 
divided by the total amount of increases 
otherwise payable under this paragraph for 
the fiscal year.’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 473A(g) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 673b(g)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(7) HIGHEST EVER FOSTER CHILD ADOPTION 
RATE.—The term ‘highest ever foster child adoption 
rate’ means, with respect to any fiscal year, the 
highest foster child adoption rate determined for any 
fiscal year in the period that begins with fiscal year 
2002 and ends with the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(8) FOSTER
CHILD
ADOPTION
RATE.—The 
term ‘foster child adoption rate’ means, with respect 
to a State and a fiscal year, the percentage deter-
mined by dividing— 
‘‘(A) the number of foster child adoptions 
finalized in the State during the fiscal year; by 
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(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) the term ‘Corporation’ means the Dela-
ware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Incor-
porated, an organization described under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from taxation.’’. 
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Biobased Products and Bioenergy established by Ex-
ecutive Order No. 13134, to coordinate programs 
within and among departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government for the purpose of promoting 
the use of biobased fuels and biobased products by— 
‘‘(A) maximizing the benefits deriving from 
Federal grants and assistance; and 
‘‘(B) bringing coherence to Federal stra-
tegic planning. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist 
of— 
‘‘(A) the point of contact of the Depart-
ment of Energy designated under subsection 
(d), who shall serve as cochairperson of the 
Board; 
‘‘(B) the point of contact of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture designated under sub-
section (d), who shall serve as cochairperson of 
the Board; 
‘‘(C) a senior officer of each of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, the National Science Foundation, 
and the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy, each of whom shall— 
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‘‘(i) be appointed by the head of the 
respective agency; and 
‘‘(ii) have a rank that is equivalent to 
the rank of the points of contact; and 
‘‘(D) at the option of the Secretary of Ag-
riculture and the Secretary of Energy, other 
members appointed by the Secretaries (after 
consultation with the members described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C)). 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate research and development 
activities relating to biobased fuels and biobased 
products— 
‘‘(i) between the Department of Agri-
culture and the Department of Energy; 
and 
‘‘(ii) with other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government; 
‘‘(B) provide recommendations to the 
points of contact concerning administration of 
this title; 
‘‘(C) ensure that— 
‘‘(i) solicitations are open and com-
petitive with awards made annually; and 
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‘‘(B) the number of children in foster care 
under the supervision of the State on the last 
day of the preceding fiscal year.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) 
STATE
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
473A(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 673b(b)(2)) 
is amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding 
‘‘or’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) the State’s foster child adoption rate for 
the fiscal year exceeds the highest ever foster child 
adoption rate determined for the State;’’. 
(B) DATA.—Section 473A(c)(2) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 673b(c)(2)), as amended by 
subsection (a)(3) of this section, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘and the foster child adoption rate for 
the State for the fiscal year,’’ after ‘‘during a 
fiscal year,’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5827 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve food safety. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2008 
Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. KIRK) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
improve food safety. 
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 ‘‘Keeping America’s 
Food Safe Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION OF PRIVATE LABORATORIES AND 
SAMPLING SERVICES. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter IV of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6267 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
credits for residential energy efficient property and new energy efficient 
homes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. WELLER 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 permanently 
extend the credits for residential energy efficient property 
and new energy efficient homes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ENERGY 
POLICY TAX INCENTIVES. 
(a) CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY 
MADE PERMANENT.—Section 25C of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to nonbusiness energy prop-
erty) is amended by striking subsection (g). 
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(b) CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENT 
PROPERTY MADE PERMANENT.—Section 25D of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to residential en-
ergy efficient property) is amended by striking subsection 
(g). 
(c) CREDIT FOR NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES 
MADE PERMANENT.—Section 45L of such Code (relating 
to new energy efficient home credit) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (g). 
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‘‘(ii) objectives and evaluation criteria 
of the solicitations are clearly stated and 
minimally prescriptive, with no areas of 
special interest; and 
‘‘(D) ensure that the panel of scientific 
and technical peers assembled under subsection 
(g) to review proposals is composed predomi-
nantly of independent experts selected from out-
side the Departments of Agriculture and En-
ergy. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Each agency represented on 
the Board is encouraged to provide funds for any 
purpose under this section. 
‘‘(5) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at 
least quarterly to enable the Board to carry out the 
duties of the Board under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(f) BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECH-
NICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
the Biomass Research and Development Technical 
Advisory Committee, which shall supersede the Advi-
sory Committee on Biobased Products and Bio-
energy established by Executive Order No. 13134— 
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‘‘(4) FINAL REGULATION.—In issuing any final regulation 
establishing a schedule of fees under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall seek— 
‘‘(A) to provide lessees with a simplified administrative 
system; 
‘‘(B) to facilitate development of direct use of geo-
thermal resources; and 
‘‘(C) to contribute to sustainable economic development 
opportunities in the area.’’. 
(b) LEASING FOR DIRECT USE.—Section 4 of the Geothermal 
Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003) (as amended by section 222) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) LEASING FOR DIRECT USE OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES.—
Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary may identify areas 
in which the land to be leased under this Act exclusively for direct 
use of geothermal resources, without sale for purposes other than 
commercial generation of electricity, may be leased to any qualified 
applicant that first applies for such a lease under regulations issued 
by the Secretary, if the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) publishes a notice of the land proposed for leasing 
not later than 90 days before the date of the issuance of 
the lease; 
‘‘(2) does not receive during the 90-day period beginning 
on the date of the publication any nomination to include the 
land concerned in the next competitive lease sale; and 
‘‘(3) determines there is no competitive interest in the 
geothermal resources in the land to be leased. 
‘‘(g) AREA SUBJECT TO LEASE FOR DIRECT USE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a geothermal 
lease for the direct use of geothermal resources shall cover 
not more than the quantity of acreage determined by the Sec-
retary to be reasonably necessary for the proposed use. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—The quantity of acreage covered by the 
lease shall not exceed the limitations established under section 
7.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF NEW LEASE TERMS.—The schedule of fees 
established under the amendment made by subsection (a)(4) shall 
apply with respect to payments under a lease converted under 
this subsection that are due and owing, and have been paid, on 
or after July 16, 2003. This subsection shall not require the refund 
of royalties paid to a State under section 20 of the Geothermal 
Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019) prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 224. ROYALTIES AND NEAR-TERM PRODUCTION INCENTIVES. 
(a) ROYALTY.—Section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 
(30 U.S.C. 1004) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) a royalty on electricity produced using geothermal 
resources, other than direct use of geothermal resources, that 
shall be— 
‘‘(A) not less than 1 percent and not more than 2.5 
percent of the gross proceeds from the sale of electricity 
produced from such resources during the first 10 years 
of production under the lease; and
SEC. 402. PROMOTION OF ADOPTION OF CHILDREN WITH 
SPECIAL NEEDS. 
Section 473 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
673), as amended by section 101(b) of this Act, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by redesignating items (aa) 
and (bb) of clause (i)(I) as subitems 
(AA) and (BB), respectively; 
(II) in subitem (BB) of clause 
(i)(I) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘item (aa) of this subclause’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subitem (AA) of this item’’; 
(III) by redesignating subclauses 
(I) through (III) of clause (i) as items 
(aa) through (cc), respectively; 
(IV) by redesignating clauses (i) 
and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), re-
spectively; 
(V) by realigning the margins of 
the items, subclauses, and clauses re-
designated by subclauses (I) through 
(IV) accordingly; 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4688 
To amend the Second Chance Act of 2007 to reauthorize the grants program 
carried out by the Secretary of Labor to provide mentoring, job training 
and job placement services, and other comprehensive transitional services 
to assist eligible offenders in obtaining and retaining employment, and 
to require a study on best practices by nonprofit organization partici-
pating in such grants program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2010 
Mr. SESTAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Second Chance Act of 2007 to reauthorize 
the grants program carried out by the Secretary of Labor 
to provide mentoring, job training and job placement 
services, and other comprehensive transitional services 
to assist eligible offenders in obtaining and retaining 
employment, and to require a study on best practices 
by nonprofit organization participating in such grants 
program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4691 
AN ACT 
To provide a temporary extension of certain programs, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 282
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This concurrent resolution may be cited as the
‘‘Keeping the Social Security Promise Initiative’’.
TITLE III—BOUNDARY 
ADJUSTMENT 
SEC. 106. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, SANTA ROSA AND SAN 
JACINTO MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
Section 2 of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Moun-
tains National Monument Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
351; 114 U.S.C. 1362; 16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES.—In addition to 
the land described in subsection (c), the lands identified 
as additions to the National Monument on the maps enti-
tled ‘Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains Addition, 
Santa Rosa Peak Area,’ and ‘Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 
Mountains Addition, Snow Creek Area’ and dated 
lllll, are included within the boundaries of the 
National Monument.’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6271 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that, in the case of 
any member or former member of a reserve component of the Armed 
Forces who is deployed to a combat theater due to an administrative 
error by the Department of Defense, the member shall be given nonreg-
ular service retirement credit equal to six times the length of the mis-
taken deployment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. STRICKLAND) 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, 
in the case of any member or former member of a 
reserve component of the Armed Forces who is deployed 
to a combat theater due to an administrative error by 
the Department of Defense, the member shall be given 
nonregular service retirement credit equal to six times 
the length of the mistaken deployment. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Erroneous Deployment 
Compensation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL NONREGULAR SERVICE RETIREMENT 
CREDIT FOR MEMBER OR FORMER MEMBER 
OF A RESERVE COMPONENT DEPLOYED TO A 
COMBAT THEATER DUE TO AN ADMINISTRA-
TIVE ERROR BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) RETIRED PAY ELIGIBILITY.—Section 12732 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) In the case of a person who, as determined by 
the Secretary of Defense, was ordered to active duty after 
September 11, 2001, and deployed to a combat theater 
of operations only by reason of administrative error by De-
partment of Defense personnel, the person’s years of serv-
ice computed under subsection (a) are increased by five 
additional years for each year of service credited under 
subsection (a)(2) during which the person had 50 days 
or more of active service in the combat theater of oper-
ations.’’. 
(b) RETIRED PAY COMPUTATION.—Section 12733 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) In the case of a person who, as determined 
by the Secretary of Defense, was ordered to active 
duty after September 11, 2001, and was deployed to 
a combat theater of operations only by reason of ad-
ministrative error by Department of Defense per-
sonnel, five days (in addition to the days credited 
under paragraph (1)) for each day during which the 
person was so deployed in a combat theater of oper-
ations by reason of administrative error.’’. 
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H. R. 6—80
‘‘SEC. 17. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘Administration’’. 
(18) Section 19 (30 U.S.C. 1018) is amended by striking 
‘‘SEC. 19. Upon’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 19. DATA FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
‘‘Upon’’. 
(19) Section 21 (30 U.S.C. 1020) is further amended by 
striking ‘‘SEC. 21.’’, and by inserting immediately before and 
above the remainder of that section the following: 
‘‘SEC. 21. PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER; RESERVATION OF MIN-
ERAL RIGHTS.’’. 
(20) Section 22 (30 U.S.C. 1021) is amended by striking 
‘‘SEC. 22. Nothing’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 22. FEDERAL EXEMPTION FROM STATE WATER LAWS. 
‘‘Nothing’’. 
(21) Section 23 (30 U.S.C. 1022) is amended by striking 
‘‘SEC. 23. (a) All’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 23. PREVENTION OF WASTE; EXCLUSIVITY. 
‘‘(a) All’’. 
(22) Section 24 (30 U.S.C. 1023) is amended by striking 
‘‘SEC. 24. The’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 24. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
‘‘The’’. 
(23) Section 25 (30 U.S.C. 1024) is amended by striking 
‘‘SEC. 25. As’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 25. INCLUSION OF GEOTHERMAL LEASING UNDER CERTAIN 
OTHER LAWS. 
‘‘As’’. 
(24) Section 26 is amended by striking ‘‘SEC. 26. The’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 26. AMENDMENT. 
‘‘The’’. 
(25) Section 27 (30 U.S.C. 1025) is amended by striking 
‘‘SEC. 27. The’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 27. FEDERAL RESERVATION OF CERTAIN MINERAL RIGHTS. 
‘‘The’’. 
(26) Section 28 (30 U.S.C. 1026) is amended by striking 
‘‘SEC. 28. (a)(1) The’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 28. SIGNIFICANT THERMAL FEATURES. 
‘‘(a)(1) The’’. 
(27) Section 29 (30 U.S.C. 1027) is amended by striking 
‘‘SEC. 29. The’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 29. LAND SUBJECT TO PROHIBITION ON LEASING. 
‘‘The’’. 
SEC. 237. INTERMOUNTAIN WEST GEOTHERMAL CONSORTIUM. 
(a) PARTICIPATION AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Idaho National Laboratory, may participate in a consortium 
described in subsection (b) to address science and science policy
H. R. 6—81
issues surrounding the expanded discovery and use of geothermal 
energy, including from geothermal resources on public lands. 
(b) MEMBERS.—The consortium referred to in subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) be known as the ‘‘Intermountain West Geothermal 
Consortium’’; 
(2) be a regional consortium of institutions and government 
agencies that focuses on building collaborative efforts among 
the universities in the State of Idaho, other regional univer-
sities, State agencies, and the Idaho National Laboratory; 
(3) include Boise State University, the University of Idaho 
(including the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute), the 
Oregon Institute of Technology, the Desert Research Institute 
with the University and Community College System of Nevada, 
and the Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University 
of Utah; 
(4) be hosted and managed by Boise State University; 
and 
(5) have a director appointed by Boise State University, 
and associate directors appointed by each participating institu-
tion. 
(c) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Idaho National Laboratory and subject to the availability of appro-
priations, will provide financial assistance to Boise State University 
for expenditure under contracts with members of the consortium 
to carry out the activities of the consortium. 
Subtitle C—Hydroelectric 
SEC. 241. ALTERNATIVE CONDITIONS AND FISHWAYS. 
(a) FEDERAL RESERVATIONS.—Section 4(e) of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘adequate 
protection and utilization of such reservation.’’ at the end of the 
first proviso the following: ‘‘The license applicant and any party 
to the proceeding shall be entitled to a determination on the record, 
after opportunity for an agency trial-type hearing of no more than 
90 days, on any disputed issues of material fact with respect to 
such conditions. All disputed issues of material fact raised by any 
party shall be determined in a single trial-type hearing to be 
conducted by the relevant resource agency in accordance with the 
regulations promulgated under this subsection and within the time 
frame established by the Commission for each license proceeding. 
Within 90 days of the date of enactment of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005, the Secretaries of the Interior, Commerce, and Agri-
culture shall establish jointly, by rule, the procedures for such 
expedited trial-type hearing, including the opportunity to undertake 
discovery and cross-examine witnesses, in consultation with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.’’. 
(b) FISHWAYS.—Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
811) is amended by inserting after ‘‘and such fishways as may 
be prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce.’’ the following: ‘‘The 
license applicant and any party to the proceeding shall be entitled 
to a determination on the record, after opportunity for an agency 
trial-type hearing of no more than 90 days, on any disputed issues 
of material fact with respect to such fishways. All disputed issues 
of material fact raised by any party shall be determined in a
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 292
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas the study of fossils has shown that the rose has
been a native wild flower in North America for over
35,000,000 years;
Whereas the rose is grown today in every State in the United
States;
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 299
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble
in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday,
January 29, 2002, at 9 p.m., for the purpose of receiving