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ing ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the standard maximum de-
posit insurance amount (as determined under section 
11(a)(1))’’. 
(c) OTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS.—
(1) Section 11(m)(6) of the Federal Deposit In-
surance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(m)(6)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘an amount equal 
to 
the 
standard 
maximum 
deposit 
insurance 
amount’’. 
(2) Subsection (a) of section 18 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) INSURANCE LOGO.—
‘‘(1) INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each insured deposi-
tory institution shall display at each place of 
business maintained by that institution a sign 
or signs relating to the insurance of the depos-
its of the institution, in accordance with regula-
tions to be prescribed by the Corporation. 
‘‘(B) STATEMENT
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—
Each sign required under subparagraph (A) 
shall include a statement that insured deposits
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4047
AN ACT
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide
life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex
offenses against children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4542 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to report to Congress concerning 
proposed changes to long-standing policies that prohibit foreign interests 
from exercising actual control over the economic, competitive, safety, 
and security decisions of United States airlines, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2005 
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. 
LOBIONDO, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. GRAVES, 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, 
Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MENEN-
DEZ, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. EVANS, Mr. MCHUGH, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michi-
gan, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. OLVER, Mr. 
DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. RA-
HALL, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. SIMMONS, 
Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. UDALL of New 
Mexico, Mr. BACA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. 
ENGEL, Mr. COSTA, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. NEY, Mr. DICKS, 
Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 
Mr. PASTOR, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. DUN-
CAN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, 
Mr. CARTER, and Mr. FILNER) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to report to Con-
gress concerning proposed changes to long-standing poli-
cies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising actual
H. Res. 239
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 14, 2007.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 985) to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
clarify which disclosures of information are protected from 
prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in non-
disclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that 
such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with cer-
tain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived except those aris-
ing under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour and 20 
minutes, with one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform and 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking member
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4051
AN ACT
To establish a grant program that provides incen-
tives for States to enact mandatory minimum
sentences for certain firearms offenses, and for
other purposes.
are backed by the full faith and credit of the 
United States Government. 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—The Corporation shall 
prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection, in-
cluding regulations governing the substance of signs 
required by paragraph (1) and the manner of dis-
play or use of such signs. 
‘‘(3) PENALTIES.—For each day that an in-
sured depository institution continues to violate this 
subsection or any regulation issued under this sub-
section, it shall be subject to a penalty of not more 
than $100, which the Corporation may recover for 
its use.’’. 
(3) Section 43(d) of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t(d)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘an amount equal to 
the standard maximum deposit insurance amount’’. 
(4) Section 6 of the International Banking Act 
of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3104) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘an amount 
equal to the standard maximum deposit insur-
ance amount’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
•HRES 239 EH 
of the Committee on Homeland Security. After general de-
bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of the bill, modified by the amendments 
recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform now printed in the bill, shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 
rule and shall be considered as read. Notwithstanding clause 
11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment to the bill, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 
Each further amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such fur-
ther amendments are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration 
of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amend-
‘‘(e) STANDARD
MAXIMUM
DEPOSIT
INSURANCE 
AMOUNT DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘standard maximum deposit insurance amount’ 
means the amount of the maximum amount of deposit in-
surance as determined under section 11(a)(1) of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING CHANGE TO CREDIT UNION SHARE 
INSURANCE FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 207(k) of the Fed-
eral Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1787(k)) is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(k)(1)’’ and all that fol-
lows through the end of paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(k) INSURED AMOUNTS PAYABLE.—
‘‘(1) NET INSURED AMOUNT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provi-
sions of paragraph (2), the net amount of share 
insurance payable to any member at an insured 
credit union shall not exceed the total amount 
of the shares or deposits in the name of the 
member (after deducting offsets), less any part 
thereof which is in excess of the standard max-
imum share insurance amount, as determined 
in accordance with this paragraph and para-
SEC. 2. RETENTION OF ESTATE TAX; REPEAL OF CARRY-
OVER BASIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitles A and E of title V of 
the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 
of 2001, and the amendments made by such subtitles, are 
hereby repealed; and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
shall be applied as if such subtitles, and amendments, had 
never been enacted. 
(b) SUNSET NOT TO APPLY.—Section 901 of the 
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
2001 shall not apply to title V of such Act. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsections (d) 
and (e) of section 511 of the Economic Growth and Tax 
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and the amendments 
made by such subsections, are hereby repealed; and the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if such 
subsections, and amendments, had never been enacted. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO ESTATE TAX. 
(a) IMMEDIATE INCREASE IN EXCLUSION EQUIVA-
LENT OF UNIFIED CREDIT.—Subsection (c) of section 
2010 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
applicable credit amount) is amended by striking all that 
follows ‘‘the applicable exclusion amount’’ and inserting 
‘‘. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the applicable 
exclusion amount is $3,500,000 ($3,000,000 in the case 
of estates of decedents dying before 2009).’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4244 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for qualified 
expenditures paid or incurred to replace certain wood stoves. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2007 
Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. MICHAUD, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 
KIND, and Mr. UDALL of Colorado) 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 allow a 
credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred to re-
place certain wood stoves. 
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 ‘‘Clean Stove Act of 
2007’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3140 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to prioritize the assignment of officers and analysts 
to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance the security 
of mass transit systems. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2011 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself and Mr. MEEHAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize the 
assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and 
urban area fusion centers to enhance the security of 
mass transit systems. 
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 ‘‘Mass Transit Intel-
ligence Prioritization Act’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4245 
To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the 
categorical exclusion of certain projects on Federal land located adjacent 
to non-Federal land from documentation in an environmental impact 
statement or environmental assessment when conditions on the Federal 
land pose a serious risk to the non-Federal land, to authorize the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
contracts or agreements for forest projects on Federal land with non- 
Federal entities that own adjacent land, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2007 
Mr. SALI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
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 amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
to provide for the categorical exclusion of certain projects 
on Federal land located adjacent to non-Federal land 
from documentation in an environmental impact state-
ment or environmental assessment when conditions on 
the Federal land pose a serious risk to the non-Federal 
land, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts or agree-
ments for forest projects on Federal land with non- 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4249 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the 
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado and to adjust the bound-
ary of such National Forests. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2007 
Mr. UDALL of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in Colo-
rado and to adjust the boundary of such National For-
ests. 
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 ‘‘Arapaho-Roosevelt Na-
tional Forests Land Exchange Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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graphs (5) and (6), and consistently with ac-
tions taken by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation under section 11(a) of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act. 
‘‘(B) 
AGGREGATION.—Determination 
of 
the net amount of share insurance under sub-
paragraph (A), shall be in accordance with such 
regulations as the Board may prescribe, and, in 
determining the amount payable to any mem-
ber, there shall be added together all accounts 
in the credit union maintained by that member 
for that member’s own benefit, either in the 
member’s own name or in the names of others. 
‘‘(C) AUTHORITY TO DEFINE THE EXTENT 
OF COVERAGE.—The Board may define, with 
such classifications and exceptions as it may 
prescribe, the extent of the share insurance cov-
erage provided for member accounts, including 
member accounts in the name of a minor, in 
trust, or in joint tenancy.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) in clauses (i) through (v), by 
moving the margins 4 ems to the 
right;
(1) An assessment of the consequences of per-
mitting greater participation of foreign interests in 
the direct operations of United States airlines, in-
cluding the impact on national defense, competition 
between foreign and United States airlines, the 
growth of international air services performed by 
United States airlines, and access of United States 
citizens, especially those living in rural communities, 
to aviation service. 
(2) If the Department interprets the proposed 
rules as allowing foreign owners of 25 percent or 
less of a United States airline’s stock to gain control 
of the airline through supermajority voting require-
ments, or as allowing agreements under which 
United States shareholders will vote their shares the 
same way as minority foreign shareholders, a discus-
sion of the potential effects of such supermajority 
voting requirements or agreements on— 
(A) national defense; 
(B) competition between foreign and 
United States airlines; 
(C) access to domestic aviation services; 
and 
(D) whether such agreements would be 
consistent with the statutory requirement that
permits an airline to qualify as a citizen of the 
United States only if at least 75 percent of the 
voting interest in the airline is owned or con-
trolled by persons that are citizens of the 
United States. 
(3) A discussion of how the Department will en-
sure that United States citizens maintain control 
over matters having an impact on issues concerning 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet participation, safety, and se-
curity if foreign interests are allowed to exercise con-
trol over issues concerning a United States airline’s 
day-to-day operations, market strategy, and fleet 
management. 
(4) A discussion of the portion of the proposed 
rules that provides that the new interpretation of 
‘‘actual control’’ would apply only in cases in which 
a foreign country grants United States interests ‘‘re-
ciprocal access to investments in their carriers’’, and 
a discussion of— 
(A) how the Department can adopt an in-
terpretation that will permit a definition of ‘‘ac-
tual control’’ to vary depending on policies fol-
lowed by a foreign country; 
(B) how the Department would define ‘‘re-
ciprocal access’’;
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 415 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct access 
to audiologists for Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2005 
Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. COOPER, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. EHLERS, 
Mr. HOLT, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. WALSH, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER 
of California, Mr. WOLF, and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for direct access to audiologists for Medicare bene-
ficiaries, 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 ‘‘Hearing Health Acces-
sibility Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. DIRECT ACCESS TO QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGISTS FOR 
MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES. 
Section 1861(ll)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(ll)(2)) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, without regard to any 
requirement that the individual receiving the audiology 
services be under the care of (or referred by) a physician 
or other health care practitioner or that such services are 
provided under the supervision of a physician or other 
health care practitioner’’. 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF AUDIOLOGY SERVICES AS A PART B 
MEDICAL SERVICE; PAYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (Y), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (Z), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(AA) audiology services (as defined in sub-
section (ll)(2));’’. 
(b) PAYMENT UNDER THE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHED-
ULE.—Section 1848(j)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
4(j)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(2)(AA),’’ after 
‘‘(2)(W),’’.
SEC. 4. CONSTRUCTION; EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to expand the scope of audiology services for 
which payment may be made under title XVIII of the So-
cial Security Act on December 31, 2005. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect with respect to services furnished 
on or after January 1, 2006. 
Æ
(C) how the Department would determine 
that the home country of a foreign airline does 
not deny United States citizens reciprocal ac-
cess to investments in its own airlines; and 
(D) whether, as part of ‘‘reciprocal ac-
cess’’, the Department would require control by 
United States interests over economic decisions 
by a foreign airline. 
(5) A discussion of the effects the proposed 
rules would have on the wages, working conditions, 
and opportunities of United States airline employees, 
including job opportunities in international air 
transportation. 
(6) A discussion of whether under the proposed 
rules interested parties would be notified of and have 
an opportunity to comment on an application sub-
mitted to the Department under which a foreign in-
terest could gain control of a United States airline. 
Æ
(II) in the matter following 
clause (v), by striking ‘‘his account’’ 
and all that follows through the pe-
riod; and 
(III) by striking the semicolon at 
the end of clause (v) and inserting a 
period; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(2)(A) Notwith-
standing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘a 
depositor or member who is—’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) GOVERNMENT
DEPOSITORS
OR
MEM-
BERS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
limitation in this Act or in any other provision 
of law relating to the amount of insurance 
available to any 1 depositor or member, depos-
its or shares of a government depositor or mem-
ber shall be insured in an amount equal to the 
standard maximum share insurance amount (as 
determined under paragraph (5)), subject to 
subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) GOVERNMENT
DEPOSITOR.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘government depositor’ 
means a depositor that is—’’;
(iii) by striking ‘‘(B) The’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(C) AUTHORITY
TO
LIMIT
DEPOSITS.—
The’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘depositor or member 
referred to in subparagraph (A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘government depositor or mem-
ber’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BEN-
EFIT PLAN DEPOSITS.—
‘‘(A) PASS-THROUGH
INSURANCE.—The 
Administration shall provide pass-through share 
insurance for the deposits or shares of any em-
ployee benefit plan. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION
ON
ACCEPTANCE
OF 
DEPOSITS.—An insured credit union that is not 
well capitalized or adequately capitalized may 
not accept employee benefit plan deposits. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(i) 
CAPITAL
STANDARDS.—The 
terms ‘well capitalized’ and ‘adequately