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try within which the project is to be conducted’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and to the Administrator’’ . 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 10(b) of the 
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 
5306(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
10(a) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 
(16 U.S.C. 5306(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2001, 2002, 
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2007 
through 2012’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 153 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 50 
[Report No. 110–244] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation 
Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 
Act of 1994. 
JULY 23, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 128 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen the criminal 
consequences for certain violations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen 
the criminal consequences for certain violations, 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 ‘‘Respect for the Law 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES WITH RESPECT TO VOL-
UNTARY DEPARTURE. 
Subsection (d) of section 240B of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229c(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CIVIL’’; 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
10(a) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2001, 
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2007 through 2012’’. 
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Calendar No. 322 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 50 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation 
Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 
Act of 1994. 
AUGUST 2, 2007 
Reported without amendment 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5101 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the phasein 
of the deduction for domestic production activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2008 
Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. HERGER, and 
Mr. FORTENBERRY) 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 accelerate 
the phasein of the deduction for domestic production 
activities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ACCELERATING THE PHASEIN OF DOMESTIC 
PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES DEDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 199 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to allowance 
of deduction) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—There shall be 
allowed as a deduction an amount equal to 9 percent of 
the lesser of— 
‘‘(1) the qualified production activities income 
of the taxpayer for the taxable year, or 
‘‘(2) taxable income (determined without regard 
to this section) for the taxable year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 199(d) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’ 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
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original period of availability: Provided, That such des-
ignated funds that continue to be available for an addi-
tional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose 
of such designation. 
(c) Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels 
contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or 
authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by 
any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: 
Provided, That specifically designated funding levels or 
minimum funding requirements contained in any other 
Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this 
Act. 
REPROGRAMMING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7015. (a) None of the funds made available in 
title I of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the 
agencies and departments funded by this Act that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, 
or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
United States derived by the collection of fees or of cur-
rency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made avail-
able by transfer, to the agencies and departments funded 
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates new 
programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
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restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) closes 
or opens a mission or post; (6) reorganizes or renames 
offices; (7) reorganizes programs or activities; or (8) con-
tracts out or privatizes any functions or activities pres-
ently performed by Federal employees; unless the Commit-
tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of 
such reprogramming of funds. 
(b) For the purposes of providing the executive 
branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, none 
of the funds provided under title I of this Act, or provided 
under previous appropriations Acts to the agency or de-
partment funded under title I of this Act that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, 
or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
United States derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agency or department funded by title I of this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activi-
ties, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $750,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing 
program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 
10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from 
any general savings, including savings from a reduction 
in personnel, which would result in a change in existing 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1315 
To prohibit the detention of enemy combatants at Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to provide for de novo combatant status reviews by military 
judges, to repeal the Military Commissions Act of 2006, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2009 
Mr. SCHIFF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the detention of enemy combatants at Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to provide for de novo 
combatant status reviews by military judges, to repeal 
the Military Commissions Act of 2006, 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 ‘‘Terrorist Detainees 
Procedures Act of 2009’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5104 
AN ACT 
To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 
days.
H. R. 5104 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 days. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 15-DAY EXTENSION OF THE PROTECT AMERICA ACT OF 
2007. 
Section 6(c) of the Protect America Act of 2007 (Public Law 
110–55; 121 Stat. 557; 50 U.S.C. 1803 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘180 days’’ and inserting ‘‘195 days’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5104 
To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 30 days. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2008 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. REYES) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 30 days. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 30-DAY EXTENSION OF THE PROTECT AMERICA 
ACT OF 2007. 
Section 6(c) of the Protect America Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–55; 121 Stat. 557; 50 U.S.C. 1803 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘180 days’’ and inserting ‘‘210 
days’’. 
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II 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5104 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 29, 2008 
Received 
AN ACT 
To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 days. 
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. 15-DAY EXTENSION OF THE PROTECT AMERICA 
ACT OF 2007. 
Section 6(c) of the Protect America Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–55; 121 Stat. 557; 50 U.S.C. 1803 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘180 days’’ and inserting ‘‘195 
days’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 29, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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the chairman of the Research Coordinating Committee 
and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration shall be the vice chairman of 
the Research Coordinating Committee. The chairman may 
create subcommittees chaired by the representative of any 
member agency of the Research Coordinating Committee 
to, among other tasks, receive advice, input, or comments 
from experts on the national marine mammal research 
plan developed under section 223. 
‘‘(d) TERM OF OFFICE.—The term of office of a 
member of the Research Coordinating Committee ap-
pointed under subparagraph (N), (O), (P), (Q), or (R) of 
subsection (b)(1) shall be 3 years, except that any member 
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 
of the term for which the member’s predecessor was ap-
pointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. 
‘‘(e) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Research Coordi-
nating Committee shall have the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Develop a national marine mammal re-
search plan under section 223. 
‘‘(2) Facilitate cooperation among Federal 
agencies and departments with respect to marine 
mammal research. 
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‘‘(8) TREATMENT AFTER DEATH OF ACCOUNT 
BENEFICIARY.—If an individual acquires the account 
beneficiary’s interest in a health savings account by 
reason of being the designated beneficiary of such 
account at the death of the account beneficiary, such 
health savings account shall be treated as if the indi-
vidual were the account beneficiary.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
SEC. 12. RESEARCH CREDIT MADE PERMANENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41 (relating to credit for 
increasing research activities) is amended by striking sub-
section (h). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 45C(b) is amended by striking subparagraph (D). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 13. TAX PROVISIONS OF PRIOR LAWS MADE PERMA-
NENT. 
(a) ECONOMIC GROWTH
AND TAX RELIEF REC-
ONCILIATION ACT OF 2001.—Title IX of the Economic 
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (relat-
ing to sunset of provisions of Act) is hereby repealed. 
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(b) JOBS AND GROWTH TAX RELIEF RECONCILI-
ATION ACT
OF 2003.—Section 107 of the Jobs and 
Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (relating 
to application of EGTRRA sunset to this title) is hereby 
repealed. 
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priated under titles III through VI of this Act or any pre-
viously enacted Act making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
which are returned or not made available for organizations 
and programs because of the implementation of section 
307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2010. 
PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 
INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 
SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 
out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor-
tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 
coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 
the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 
of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 
incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 
the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 
for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 
part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 
involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 
None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 
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the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
obligated or expended for any country or organization if 
the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 
such country or organization would violate any of the 
above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri-
lizations. 
ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7019. (a) Funds provided in this Act for the 
following accounts shall be made available for programs 
and countries in the amounts contained in the respective 
tables included in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act): 
‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange Pro-
grams’’. 
‘‘International Fisheries Commissions’’. 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’. 
‘‘Global Health and Child Survival’’. 
‘‘Development Assistance’’. 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’. 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’. 
‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’. 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and Related Programs’’. 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 
1937. 
Section 8(o)(12) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(12)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ‘‘, 
or to (pursuant to subparagraph (C)),’’ after ‘‘on be-
half of’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO 
FAMILY.—In the case only of a low-income fam-
ily that owns a manufactured home, rents the 
real property on which it is located, and to 
whom assistance under this paragraph has been 
made available, the public housing agency mak-
ing such assistance available shall enter into a 
contract to make assistance payments under 
this paragraph directly to the family (rather 
than to the owner of such real property) if— 
‘‘(i) the owner of the real property re-
fuses to enter into a contract to receive as-
sistance payments pursuant to this para-
graph; 
‘‘(ii) the family was residing in such 
manufactured home on such real property 
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at the time such assistance was initially 
made available on behalf of the family; 
‘‘(iii) the family provides such assur-
ances to the agency, as the Secretary may 
require, to ensure that amounts from the 
assistance payments are used for rental of 
the real property; and 
‘‘(iv) the rental of the real property 
otherwise complies with the requirements 
for assistance under this paragraph. 
A contract pursuant to this subparagraph shall 
be subject to the provisions of subparagraph 
(B) and any other provisions applicable to con-
tracts under this paragraph, except that the 
Secretary may provide such exceptions as the 
Secretary considers appropriate to facilitate the 
provision of assistance under this subpara-
graph.’’. 
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‘‘(b)(1)(A) The Commissioner shall prepare and sub-
mit an annual budget estimate for the Administration di-
rectly to the President and Congress.’’. 
(b) CONTENTS OF BUDGET.—Section 704(b)(1)(B) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 904(b)(1)(B)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) The Commissioner shall include in the annual 
budget prepared pursuant to subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) An itemization of the amount of funds re-
quired by the Administration to combat fraud com-
mitted by applicants and beneficiaries. 
‘‘(ii) The total number of cases pending at each 
hearing office, listed by hearing office, and an aggre-
gate total of all cases pending at all hearing offices. 
‘‘(iii) The total number of cases pending for 
over the preceding year at each hearing office, listed 
by both hearing office and presiding administrative 
judge, and an aggregate total of all cases pending 
for over such year at all hearing offices. 
‘‘(iv) The average duration of time to process 
each case at each hearing office, listed by hearing of-
fice. 
‘‘(v) The staffing levels at each hearing office 
and field office, including a listing of job titles, clas-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5111 
To grant to a State with an unemployment rate that is equal to or greater 
than 125 percent of the national unemployment rate authority to use 
Federal funds made available to such State for job training programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2008 
Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To grant to a State with an unemployment rate that is 
equal to or greater than 125 percent of the national 
unemployment rate authority to use Federal funds made 
available to such State for job training programs. 
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 ‘‘Maximizing the Use 
of Federal Funds for Job Training Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE OR TRANSFER CER-
TAIN FUNDS. 
(a) AUTHORITY AVAILABLE.—A State with an unem-
ployment rate that is equal to or greater than 125 percent 
of the national unemployment rate is authorized to con-
solidate or transfer, without limitation, any funds made 
available to such State under the programs described in 
subsection (b). 
(b) DESIGNATED PROGRAMS.—Subsection (a) applies 
to— 
(1) any formula grant program carried out 
under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2801 et seq.); and 
(2) any funds made available to the State under 
part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.). 
(c) DURATION.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) shall remain in effect for a period of 2 years 
for a State or until the date on the State’s unemployment 
rate is less than 125 percent of the national unemploy-
ment rate, whichever occurs later. 
(d) NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT RATE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘national employment rate’’ means 
the most recent rate of unemployment announced each 
month by Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department 
of Labor based upon data from the current populations 
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survey of households conducted for the Bureau by the Bu-
reau of the Census of the Department of Commerce. 
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