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‘‘(B) APPLICABLE AGE.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), the applicable age for a fis-
cal year is as follows: 
‘‘In the case of fiscal year: 
The applicable age is: 
2010 ..........................................................................
2011 ..........................................................................
2012 ..........................................................................
2013 ..........................................................................
2014 ..........................................................................
2015 ..........................................................................
2016 ..........................................................................
2017 ..........................................................................
2018 or thereafter .....................................................
any age. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
DURATION
IN
CARE.— 
Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
beginning with fiscal year 2010, such term shall in-
clude a child of any age on the date on which an 
adoption assistance agreement is entered into on be-
half of the child under this section if the child— 
‘‘(A) has been in foster care under the re-
sponsibility of the State for at least 60 consecu-
tive months; and 
‘‘(B) meets the requirements of subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR MEMBER OF A SIBLING 
GROUP.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this subsection, beginning with fiscal year 2010, 
such term shall include a child of any age on the 
date on which an adoption assistance agreement is 
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H. R. 6—161
Subtitle B—Clean Power Projects 
SEC. 411. INTEGRATED COAL/RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
the Secretary may provide loan guarantees for a project to produce 
energy from coal of less than 7,000 Btu/lb. using appropriate 
advanced 
integrated 
gasification 
combined 
cycle 
technology, 
including repowering of existing facilities, that— 
(1) is combined with wind and other renewable sources; 
(2) minimizes and offers the potential to sequester carbon 
dioxide emissions; and 
(3) provides a ready source of hydrogen for near-site fuel 
cell demonstrations. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The facility— 
(1) may be built in stages; 
(2) shall have a combined output of at least 200 megawatts 
at successively more competitive rates; and 
(3) shall be located in the Upper Great Plains. 
(c) TECHNICAL CRITERIA.—Technical criteria described in section 
402(b) shall apply to the facility. 
(d) INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The loan guarantees provided under this 
section do not preclude the facility from receiving an allocation 
for investment tax credits under section 48A of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(2) OTHER
FUNDING.—Use of the investment tax credit 
described in paragraph (1) does not prohibit the use of other 
clean coal program funding. 
SEC. 412. LOAN TO PLACE ALASKA CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY 
FACILITY IN SERVICE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BORROWER.—The term ‘‘borrower’’ means the owner 
of the clean coal technology plant. 
(2) CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY PLANT.—The term ‘‘clean coal 
technology plant’’ means the plant located near Healy, Alaska, 
constructed under Department cooperative agreement number 
DE–FC–22–91PC90544. 
(3) COST OF A DIRECT LOAN.—The term ‘‘cost of a direct 
loan’’ has the meaning given the term in section 502(5)(B) 
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(B)). 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary 
shall use amounts made available under subsection (e) to provide 
the cost of a direct loan to the borrower for purposes of placing 
the clean coal technology plant into reliable operation for the 
generation of electricity. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT.—The amount of the direct 
loan provided under subsection (b) shall not exceed $80,000,000. 
(2) DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY.—Before providing the 
direct loan to the borrower under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall determine that— 
(A) the plan of the borrower for placing the clean 
coal technology plant in reliable operation has a reasonable 
prospect of success;
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6894 
AN ACT 
To extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 
1950, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(i) ensuring that the cost-share re-
quirements established by section 3(b) are 
met; 
(ii) completing the planning and final 
design of the System; 
(iii) any environmental and cultural 
resource compliance activities required for 
the System; and 
(iv) the construction of the System. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the request of the 
Authority, the Secretary may provide to the Authority any 
technical assistance that is necessary to assist the Author-
ity in planning, designing, constructing, and operating the 
System. 
(c) BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commis-
sion and the Authority in preparing any biological assess-
ment under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) that may be required for planning 
and constructing the System. 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act— 
(1) affects or preempts— 
(A) State water law; or 
(B) an interstate compact relating to the 
allocation of water; or 
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(2) confers on any non-Federal entity the abil-
ity to exercise any Federal rights to— 
(A) the water of a stream; or 
(B) any groundwater resource. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to 
carry out this Act. 
(b) NONREIMBURSABLE AMOUNTS.—Amounts made 
available to the Authority in accordance with the cost- 
sharing requirement under section 3(b) shall be non-
reimbursable and nonreturnable to the United States. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—At the end of each 
fiscal year, any unexpended funds appropriated pursuant 
to this Act shall be retained for use in future fiscal years 
consistent with this Act. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6897 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make cer-
tain payments to eligible persons who served in the Phil-
ippines during World War II. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(iii) any waste material that can be 
converted to energy and is derived from 
plant material, including— 
‘‘(I) wood waste and residue; 
‘‘(II) specialty crop waste, includ-
ing waste derived from orchard trees, 
vineyard crops, and nut crops; or 
‘‘(III) other fruit and vegetable 
byproducts or residues; or 
‘‘(iv) animal waste and byproducts. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘eligible feed-
stock’ does not include corn starch.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘an eligi-
ble commodity’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible feed-
stock’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) RENEWABLE DIESEL.—The term ‘renew-
able diesel’ means any type of biobased renewable 
fuel derived from plant or animal matter that may 
be used as a substitute for standard diesel fuel and 
meets the requirements of an appropriate American 
Society for Testing and Material standard. Such 
term does not include any fuel derived from coproc-
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essing an eligible feedstock with a feedstock that is 
not biomass.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall 
continue’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 
Secretary makes’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall make’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘eligible commodities’’ 
and inserting ‘‘eligible feedstock’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘eligi-
ble commodities’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible feed-
stock’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In making payments 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 
priority to contracts by considering the factors 
referred to in section 9003(e)(2)(B).’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may limit 
the amount of payments that may be received by an 
eligible producer under this section as the Secretary 
considers appropriate.’’; and 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6311 
To amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the period 
during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations of em-
ployee protection provisions under such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. WHITFIELD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, 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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an exten-
sion of the period during which individuals may bring 
a suit for certain violations of employee protection provi-
sions under such Act. 
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. EXTENSION OF OTHERWISE APPLICABLE STAT-
UTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN SUITS 
UNDER USEC PRIVATIZATION ACT. 
Section 3110(a)(7)(C) of the USEC Privatization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2297h–8(a)(7)(C)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(C) An individual aggrieved by a violation 
of any provision of this subsection may bring a 
suit in any district court of the United States 
having jurisdiction over the parties, without re-
gard to the amount in controversy or the citi-
zenship of the parties, to the extent such suit 
does not allege a violation of the National 
Labor Relations Act. Notwithstanding section 
1658 of title 28, United States Code, any such 
suit alleging a violation occurring on or before 
December 31, 2000, may be brought on or be-
fore June 30, 2008.’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6312 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to 
identify opportunities to increase the surface flows of the Rio Grande, 
Canadian, and Pecos Rivers in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasi-
bility studies to identify opportunities to increase the 
surface flows of the Rio Grande, Canadian, and Pecos 
Rivers in the State of New Mexico, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘New Mexico Rivers 
Feasibility Studies Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. RIO GRANDE, CANADIAN, AND PECOS RIVERS FEA-
SIBILITY STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Commissioner of Reclamation (referred to 
in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in coordination with the 
State of New Mexico, shall, in accordance with this Act 
and any other applicable law, conduct feasibility studies 
to identify opportunities to increase the surface flows of 
the Rio Grande, Canadian, and Pecos Rivers in the State 
of New Mexico. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives a report that describes the results of the 
feasibility studies conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this Act $3,000,000. 
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(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall use to carry out this section— 
‘‘(A) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
‘‘(E) $286,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(2) CONTINUATION OF OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall con-
tinue to carry out this section at the rate of op-
eration in effect on September 30, 2012, from 
sums in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, through September 30, 2017. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY.—The program and au-
thorities provided under this section shall con-
tinue in force and effect through September 30, 
2017.’’. 
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erage, supplemental coverage consisting 
of— 
‘‘(I) items or services that are 
not covered, or are only partially cov-
ered, under the qualified employer- 
sponsored coverage; and 
‘‘(II) cost-sharing protection con-
sistent with section 2103(e). 
‘‘(ii) RECORD
KEEPING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—For purposes of carrying out 
clause (i), a State may elect to directly pay 
out-of-pocket expenditures for cost-sharing 
imposed under the qualified employer-spon-
sored coverage and collect or not collect all 
or any portion of such expenditures from 
the parent of the child. 
‘‘(F) APPLICATION
OF
WAITING
PERIOD 
IMPOSED UNDER THE STATE.—Any waiting pe-
riod imposed under the State child health plan 
prior to the provision of child health assistance 
to a targeted low-income child under the State 
plan shall apply to the same extent to the provi-
sion of a premium assistance subsidy for the 
child under this paragraph.
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‘‘(G) 
OPT-OUT
PERMITTED
FOR
ANY 
MONTH.—A State shall establish a process for 
permitting the parent of a targeted low-income 
child receiving a premium assistance subsidy to 
disenroll the child from the qualified employer- 
sponsored coverage and enroll the child in, and 
receive child health assistance under, the State 
child health plan, effective on the first day of 
any month for which the child is eligible for 
such assistance and in a manner that ensures 
continuity of coverage for the child. 
‘‘(H) APPLICATION
TO
PARENTS.—If a 
State provides child health assistance or health 
benefits coverage to parents of a targeted low- 
income 
child 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
2111(b), the State may elect to offer a pre-
mium assistance subsidy to a parent of a tar-
geted low-income child who is eligible for such 
a subsidy under this paragraph in the same 
manner as the State offers such a subsidy for 
the enrollment of the child in qualified em-
ployer-sponsored coverage, except that— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the premium as-
sistance subsidy shall be increased to take 
into account the cost of the enrollment of
section, a person that sells electric energy to electric 
consumers that, in combination with the sales of any 
affiliate organized after the date of enactment of 
this section, sells not less that 1,000,000 megawatt 
hours of electric energy to consumers for purposes 
other than resale shall qualify as a retail electric 
supplier. For purposes of this paragraph, sales by 
any person to a parent company or to other affiliates 
of such person shall not be treated as sales to elec-
tric consumers. 
‘‘(B) Such term does not include the United 
States, a State or any political subdivision of a 
State, or any agency, authority, or instrumentality 
of any one or more of the foregoing, or a rural elec-
tric cooperative, except that a political subdivision of 
a State, or an agency, authority, or instrumentality 
of the United States, a State or a political subdivi-
sion of a State, or a rural electric cooperative that 
sells electric energy to electric consumers or any 
other entity that sells electric energy to electric con-
sumers that would not otherwise qualify as a retail 
electric supplier shall be deemed a retail electric sup-
plier if such entity notifies the Secretary that it vol-
untarily agrees to participate in the Federal renew-
able electricity standard program.
‘‘(11) RETAIL
ELECTRIC
SUPPLIER’S
BASE 
AMOUNT.—The term ‘retail electric supplier’s base 
amount’ means the total amount of electric energy 
sold by the retail electric supplier, expressed in 
terms of kilowatt hours, to electric customers for 
purposes other than resale during the most recent 
calendar year for which information is available, ex-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) electric energy that is not incremental 
hydropower generated by a hydroelectric facil-
ity; and 
‘‘(B) electricity generated through the in-
cineration of municipal solid waste. 
‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE.—For each calendar year begin-
ning in calendar year 2010, each retail electric supplier 
shall meet the requirements of subsection (c) by submit-
ting to the Secretary, not later than April 1 of the fol-
lowing calendar year, one or more of the following: 
‘‘(1) Federal renewable energy credits issued 
under subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) Federal energy efficiency credits issued 
under subsection (i), except that Federal energy effi-
ciency credits may not be used to meet more than 
27 percent of the requirements of subsection (c) in 
any calendar year. Energy efficiency credits may
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for making the determination under clause (i) in any case 
in which the Secretary determines that additional time is nec-
essary to evaluate the allegations of the petition. 
‘‘(iii) Subject to subparagraph (E), if the Secretary deter-
mines that the Indian tribe is not in compliance with the 
tribal energy resource agreement, the Secretary shall take such 
action as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure 
compliance with the tribal energy resource agreement, 
including— 
‘‘(I) temporarily suspending any activity under a lease, 
business agreement, or right-of-way under this section until 
the Indian tribe is in compliance with the approved tribal 
energy resource agreement; or 
‘‘(II) rescinding approval of all or part of the tribal 
energy resource agreement, and if all of the agreement 
is rescinded, reassuming the responsibility for approval 
of any future leases, business agreements, or rights-of-
way described in subsection (a) or (b). 
‘‘(E) Before taking an action described in subparagraph 
(D)(iii), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) make a written determination that describes the 
manner in which the tribal energy resource agreement 
has been violated; 
‘‘(ii) provide the Indian tribe with a written notice 
of the violations together with the written determination; 
and 
‘‘(iii) before taking any action described in subpara-
graph (D)(iii) or seeking any other remedy, provide the 
Indian tribe with a hearing and a reasonable opportunity 
to attain compliance with the tribal energy resource agree-
ment. 
‘‘(F) An Indian tribe described in subparagraph (E) shall 
retain all rights to appeal under any regulation promulgated 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(8) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations that implement this subsection, including— 
‘‘(A) criteria to be used in determining the capacity 
of an Indian tribe under paragraph (2)(B)(i), including the 
experience of the Indian tribe in managing natural 
resources and financial and administrative resources avail-
able for use by the Indian tribe in implementing the 
approved tribal energy resource agreement of the Indian 
tribe; 
‘‘(B) a process and requirements in accordance with 
which an Indian tribe may— 
‘‘(i) voluntarily rescind a tribal energy resource 
agreement approved by the Secretary under this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(ii) return to the Secretary the responsibility to 
approve any future lease, business agreement, or right-
of-way under this subsection; 
‘‘(C) provisions establishing the scope of, and proce-
dures for, the periodic review and evaluation described 
in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (2), including
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SEC. 5009. RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATIONAL 
PROGRAMS ON BIOBASED ENERGY TECH-
NOLOGIES AND PRODUCTS. 
Section 9011(j)(1)(C) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8109(j)(1)(C)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 5010. ENERGY COUNCIL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AG-
RICULTURE. 
Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9012. ENERGY COUNCIL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AG-
RICULTURE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall establish an energy council in the Office of the Sec-
retary (in this section referred to as the ‘Council’) to co-
ordinate the energy policy of the Department of Agri-
culture and consult with other departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall appoint 
the members of the Council from among the staff of 
the agencies and mission areas of the Department of 
Agriculture with responsibilities relating to energy 
programs or policies. 
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