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‘‘(6) EXOTIC DISEASES.—As part of the inter-
national cooperative activities authorized in this sec-
tion, the Under Secretary, in coordination with the 
Chief Medical Officer, may facilitate the develop-
ment of information sharing and other types of co-
operative mechanisms with foreign countries, includ-
ing nations in Africa, to strengthen American pre-
paredness against threats to the Nation’s agricul-
tural and public health sectors from exotic diseases. 
‘‘(d) BUDGET ALLOCATION.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary, to be derived from 
amounts otherwise authorized for the Directorate of 
Science and Technology, $25,000,000 for each of the fis-
cal years 2008 through 2011 for activities under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) FOREIGN REIMBURSEMENTS.—Whenever the 
Science and Technology Homeland Security International 
Cooperative Programs Office participates in an inter-
national cooperative activity with a foreign country on a 
cost-sharing basis, any reimbursements or contributions 
received from that foreign country to meet its share of 
the project may be credited to appropriate current appro-
priations accounts of the Directorate of Science and Tech-
nology. 
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‘‘(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL CO-
OPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Under Secretary, acting through the Director, shall 
transmit to the Congress a report containing— 
‘‘(A) a brief description of each partner-
ship formed under subsection (b)(4), including 
the participants, goals, and amount and sources 
of funding; and 
‘‘(B) a list of international cooperative ac-
tivities underway, including the participants, 
goals, expected duration, and amount and 
sources of funding, including resources provided 
to support the activities in lieu of direct fund-
ing. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—At the end of the fiscal year 
that occurs 5 years after the transmittal of the re-
port under subsection (a), and every 5 years there-
after, the Under Secretary, acting through the Di-
rector, shall transmit to the Congress an update of 
the report required under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
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adding after the item relating to section 313 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 314. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation pro-
gram.’’. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 884 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment of the Science and Tech-
nology Homeland Security International Cooperative Pro-
grams Office, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Promoting 
Antiterrorism Cooperation through Technology and 
Science Act’’ or the ‘‘PACTS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The development and implementation of 
technology is critical to combating terrorism and 
other high consequence events and implementing a 
comprehensive homeland security strategy. 
(2) The United States and its allies in the glob-
al war on terrorism share a common interest in fa-
cilitating research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion of equipment, capabilities, technologies, and 
services that will aid in detecting, preventing, re-
sponding to, recovering from, and mitigating against 
acts of terrorism. 
(3) Certain United States allies in the global 
war on terrorism, including Israel, the United King-
dom, Canada, Australia, and Singapore have exten-
sive experience with, and technological expertise in, 
homeland security. 
(4) The United States and certain of its allies 
in the global war on terrorism have a history of suc-
cessful collaboration in developing mutually bene-
ficial equipment, capabilities, technologies, and serv-
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tions under subsection (a) are authorized to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 117 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 885 
[Report No. 110–196] 
To support the establishment of an international regime for the assured 
supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means and to authorize voluntary 
contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency to support 
the establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
JUNE 18, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HOBSON, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. LIN-
DER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, and Mr. MCCOTTER 
JUNE 18, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 7, 2007] 
A BILL 
To support the establishment of an international regime for 
the assured supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means 
and to authorize voluntary contributions to the Inter-
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† HR 1256 EAS 
include tobacco or a pesticide chemical residue in or 
on raw tobacco or a pesticide chemical. 
‘‘(2) BRAND.—The term ‘brand’ means a variety 
of tobacco product distinguished by the tobacco used, 
tar content, nicotine content, flavoring used, size, fil-
tration, packaging, logo, registered trademark, brand 
name, identifiable pattern of colors, or any combina-
tion of such attributes. 
‘‘(3) CIGARETTE.—The term ‘cigarette’— 
‘‘(A) means a product that— 
‘‘(i) is a tobacco product; and 
‘‘(ii) meets the definition of the term 
‘cigarette’ in section 3(1) of the Federal Cig-
arette Labeling and Advertising Act; and 
‘‘(B) includes tobacco, in any form, that is 
functional in the product, which, because of its 
appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, 
or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be of-
fered to, or purchased by, consumers as a ciga-
rette or as roll-your-own tobacco. 
‘‘(4) CIGARETTE TOBACCO.—The term ‘cigarette 
tobacco’ means any product that consists of loose to-
bacco that is intended for use by consumers in a ciga-
rette. Unless otherwise stated, the requirements appli-
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2913 
AN ACT 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 301 
Simonton Street in Key West, Florida, as the ‘‘Sidney 
M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS
OF LOANS.—With respect to a 
transfer described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) the transfer shall be consistent with such 
regulations as the Secretary shall promulgate under 
subsection (h); and 
‘‘(2) the transferee shall give notice of the 
transfer to the Secretary.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), 
(g), (h), and (i) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), 
and (h), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3)), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) VALIDITY.—Except as provided in regula-
tions in effect on the date on which a loan is made, 
the validity of a guarantee or insurance of a loan 
under this title shall be incontestable.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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(C) the country agrees to use the nuclear 
reactor fuel in accordance with its IAEA safe-
guards agreement; and 
(D) the country does not operate uranium 
enrichment or spent-fuel reprocessing facilities 
of any scale. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out section 201, there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the President 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions under subsection (a) are authorized to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 849 
AN ACT 
To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act providing for the Independent Pay-
ment Advisory Board. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 886
AN ACT 
To enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor 
opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish 
River valley of the State of Washington by designating 
certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and 
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 857 
AN ACT 
To provide for conservation and enhanced recreation activi-
ties in the California Desert Conservation Area, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 863 
AN ACT 
To facilitate the addition of park administration at the 
Coltsville National Historical Park, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
provided there is no hazardous material on the site, 
which is objectionable to the Secretary. 
(4) In the event Chelan County Public Utility 
District determines there is no longer a need to 
maintain a telemetry site to monitor the snow pack 
for calculating expected runoff into the Lake Chelan 
hydroelectric project and the hydroelectric projects 
in the Columbia River Basin, the Secretary shall be 
notified in writing and the easement shall be extin-
guished and all rights conveyed by this exchange 
shall revert to the United States. 
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Union Calendar No. 54 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 886 
[Report No. 110–89] 
A BILL 
To enhance ecosystem protection and the range of 
outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the 
Skykomish River valley of the State of Wash-
ington by designating certain lower-elevation 
Federal lands as wilderness, and for other pur-
poses. 
APRIL 17, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 888 
To provide for the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant business 
facilitation visitors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself and Mr. FEENEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the admission to the United States of 
nonimmigrant business facilitation visitors. 
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 ‘‘Business Travel Facili-
tation Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. BUSINESS FACILITATION VISITORS. 
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(s) BUSINESS FACILITATION VISITORS.— 
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maintain a telemetry site to monitor the snow pack 
for calculating expected runoff into the Lake Chelan 
hydroelectric project and the hydroelectric projects 
in the Columbia River Basin, the Secretary shall be 
notified in writing and the easement shall be extin-
guished and all rights conveyed by this exchange 
shall revert to the United States. 
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Calendar No. 255 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 886 
[Report No. 110–121] 
AN ACT 
To enhance ecosystem protection and the range of 
outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the 
Skykomish River valley of the State of Wash-
ington by designating certain lower-elevation 
Federal lands as wilderness, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Reported without amendment 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of section 
101(a)(15)(B), the term ‘visiting the United States 
temporarily for business’ includes visiting the United 
States temporarily as a business facilitation visitor, 
as defined in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF BUSINESS FACILITATION 
VISITOR.—For purposes of this subsection, a busi-
ness facilitation visitor is an alien who is visiting the 
United States temporarily to— 
‘‘(A) provide services pursuant to a quali-
fying services contract, as defined in paragraph 
(7); or 
‘‘(B) with respect to personnel of a United 
States entity— 
‘‘(i) to provide management or tech-
nical training to such personnel; or 
‘‘(ii) to receieve management or tech-
nical training from such personnel. 
‘‘(3) CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No alien may be ad-
mitted or provided status as a business facilita-
tion visitor unless— 
‘‘(i) the alien is a national of a coun-
try that the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity has certified as having entered into ar-
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‘‘(3) RETENTION PERIOD.—The ballast water 
record book shall be retained— 
‘‘(A) on board the vessel for a period of 3 
years after the date on which the last entry in 
the book is made; and 
‘‘(B) under the control of the vessel’s 
owner for an additional period of 3 years. 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—In the regulations pre-
scribed under this section, the Secretary shall re-
quire, at a minimum, that— 
‘‘(A) each entry in the ballast water record 
book be signed and dated by the officer in 
charge of the ballast water operation recorded; 
‘‘(B) each completed page in the ballast 
water record book be signed and dated by the 
master of the vessel; and 
‘‘(C) the owner or operator of the vessel 
transmit such information to the Secretary re-
garding the ballast operations of the vessel as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(5) 
ALTERNATIVE
MEANS
OF
RECORD-
KEEPING.—The Secretary shall provide by regula-
tion for alternative methods of recordkeeping, in-
cluding electronic recordkeeping, to comply with the 
requirements of this subsection. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 876 
AN ACT 
To reform programs of the Transportation Security 
Administration, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF GIFT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘gift’ means any gratuity, favor, discount, 
entertainment, hospitality, loan, or other item 
having a monetary value of more than a de 
minimus amount. The term includes a gift of 
services, transportation, lodging, or meals, 
whether provided in kind, by purchase of a tick-
et, payment in advance, or reimbursement after 
the expense has been incurred. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘gift’ shall 
not include any of the following: 
‘‘(i) Standard informational material 
related to a loan or financial literacy, such 
as a brochure. 
‘‘(ii) Food, refreshments, training, or 
informational material furnished to an offi-
cer, employee, or agent of an institution as 
an integral part of a training session that 
is designed to improve the lender’s service 
to the covered institution, if such training 
contributes to the professional development 
of the officer, employee, or agent of the in-
stitution.
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‘‘(2) EDUCATIONAL
LOAN.—The term ‘edu-
cational loan’ (except when used as part of the term 
‘private educational loan’) means— 
‘‘(A) any loan made, insured, or guaran-
teed under title IV; or 
‘‘(B) a private educational loan (as defined 
in paragraph (6)). 
‘‘(3) PREFERRED
LENDER
ARRANGEMENT.— 
The term ‘preferred lender arrangement’ means an 
arrangement or agreement between a lender and a 
covered institution— 
‘‘(A) under which arrangement or agree-
ment a lender provides or otherwise issues edu-
cational loans to the students attending the cov-
ered institution or the parents of such students; 
and 
‘‘(B) which arrangement or agreement re-
lates to the covered institution recommending, 
promoting, endorsing, or using the educational 
loan product of the lender. 
‘‘(4) LENDER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘lender’— 
‘‘(i) means a creditor, except that 
such term shall not include an issuer of 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 891 
To ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, 
exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the United States and 
to require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products 
Labeling Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. GEORGE MILLER 
of California, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. ZOE
LOFGREN
of California, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SAXTON, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. BERKLEY, 
Mr. STARK, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. PLATTS, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, 
Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. CAMPBELL of Cali-
fornia, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. LOBIONDO, 
Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. FILNER, Ms. LEE, and Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from 
being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or adver-
tised in the United States and to require the labeling 
of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dog and Cat Fur Pro-
hibition Enforcement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING ANY CAT OR DOG FUR PRODUCT 
FROM BEING IMPORTED, EXPORTED, MANU-
FACTURED, SOLD, OR ADVERTISED IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) DOMESTIC CAT.—Section 308(a)(1) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1308(a)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Felis catus’’ and inserting ‘‘Felis silvestris catus (or 
any species commonly known as a domestic cat)’’. 
(b) DOMESTIC DOG AND RACCOON DOG.—Section 
308(a)(5) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1308(a)(5)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Canis familiaris’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘Canis lupus familiaris (or any species commonly known 
as a domestic dog) or of any animal of the species 
Nyctereutes procyonoides (or any species commonly known 
as a raccoon dog)’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIRING LABELING OF ALL FUR PRODUCTS. 
Section 2(d) of the Fur Products Labeling Act (15 
U.S.C. 69(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘; except that’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘contained therein’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by sections 2 and 3 shall take 
effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(1) Puerto Rico should continue to have its 
present form of territorial status and relationship 
with the United States. If you agree, mark here 
llllllllll. 
(2) Puerto Rico should pursue a constitutionally- 
viable permanent non-territorial status. If you agree, 
mark here llllllllll. 
(b) RECOMMENDATONS.—If a majority of the validly- 
cast ballots in the plebiscite favors Option 2, Congress recog-
nizes the inherent authority of the People of Puerto Rico 
to— 
(1) call a Constitutional Convention, constituted 
by a number of delegates to be determined in accord-
ance to legislation approved by the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, for the purpose of proposing to the Peo-
ple of Puerto Rico a self-determination option which, 
if approved by the People of Puerto Rico in a ref-
erendum, would be presented to Congress by the Con-
stitutional Convention; or 
(2) conduct a plebiscite administered by the 
Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to consider 
a self-determination option with the results presented 
to Congress. 
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