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‘‘(i) FORM.—Not more than 50 per-
cent of the non-Federal share may be in 
the form of in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—Amounts provided 
to an eligible entity under subsection (c) 
shall not be used toward the non-Federal 
share. 
‘‘(4) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—An eligible 
entity shall provide assurances to the Secretary that 
funds provided to the eligible entity under this sub-
section will be used only to supplement, not to sup-
plant, the amount of Federal, State, tribal, and local 
funds otherwise expended by the eligible entity for 
eligible activities under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection for 
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
‘‘(e) GRANTS
TO OTHER STATES
AND COMMU-
NITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the total amount of 
funds that are made available each fiscal year to 
carry out this section, the Secretary shall use 2 per-
cent of the amount to make competitive grants 
under this section to States, Indian tribes, and units 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3541 
AN ACT 
To amend the Do-not-call Implementation Act to 
eliminate the automatic removal of telephone 
numbers registered on the Federal ‘‘do-not-call’’ 
registry.
IV 
House Calendar No. 50 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 337 
[Report No. 112–135] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2354) making appropriations 
for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2011 
Mr. WEBSTER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2354) making 
appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2012, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2354) making appropriations for 
energy and water development and related agencies for the 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 995
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 106–348 to extend the authorization 
for establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia 
or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled 
while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. Res. 33 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 12, 2011. 
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE
ON
AGRICULTURE: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
Johnson of Illinois, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
Conaway, Mr. Fortenberry, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Thompson of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. 
Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Tipton, Mr. 
Southerland, Mr. Crawford, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. 
DesJarlais, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Hultgren, Mrs. 
Hartzler, Mr. Schilling, and Mr. Ribble. 
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
Thornberry, Mr. Jones, Mr. Akin, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Miller of 
Florida, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
Turner, Mr. Kline, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Franks of 
Arizona, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Witt-
man, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, 
Mr. Rooney, Mr. Platts, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Gibson, Mrs.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Association 
of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. REESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION OF REGISTERED AGENTS AND BRO-
KERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title III of the 
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6751 et seq.) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Subtitle C—National Association 
of Registered Agents and Brokers 
‘‘SEC. 
321. 
NATIONAL 
ASSOCIATION 
OF 
REGISTERED 
AGENTS AND BROKERS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Na-
tional Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
(hereafter in this subtitle referred to as the ‘Association’). 
‘‘(b) STATUS.—The Association shall— 
‘‘(1) be a nonprofit corporation; 
‘‘(2) have succession until dissolved by an Act 
of Congress; 
‘‘(3) not be an agent or instrumentality of the 
United States Government; and 
‘‘(4) except as otherwise provided in this sub-
title, be subject to, and have all the powers conferred 
upon a nonprofit corporation by the District of Co-
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of local government that are not eligible entities or 
to consortia of such units of local government. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this subsection, a State, Indian tribe, unit of 
local government, or consortia described in para-
graph (1) shall apply to the Secretary for a grant 
to carry out an activity that would otherwise be eli-
gible for a grant under subsection (c) or (d). 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
‘‘(A) States with populations of less than 
2,000,000; and 
‘‘(B) projects that would result in signifi-
cant energy efficiency improvements, reductions 
in fossil fuel use, or capital improvements.’’. 
SEC. 
276. 
ENERGY 
SUSTAINABILITY 
AND 
EFFICIENCY 
GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION. 
Part G of title III of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act is amended by inserting after section 399 (42 
U.S.C. 371h) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399A. ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY 
GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY.—The term ‘en-
ergy sustainability’ includes using a renewable en-
ergy resource and a highly efficient technology for 
electricity generation, transportation, heating, or 
cooling. 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 
‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
not more than 100 grants to institutions of higher 
education to carry out projects to improve energy ef-
ficiency on the grounds and facilities of the institu-
tion of higher education, including not less than 1 
grant to an institution of higher education in each 
State. 
‘‘(2) CONDITION.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this subsection, an institution of higher 
education shall agree to— 
‘‘(A) implement a public awareness cam-
paign concerning the project in the community 
in which the institution of higher education is 
located; and 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3541 
To amend the ‘‘Do-not-call’’ Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic 
removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 
Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. PICKERING, and Mr. BOUCHER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the ‘‘Do-not-call’’ Implementation Act to eliminate 
the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered 
on the Federal ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry. 
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 ‘‘Do-Not-Call Improve-
ment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF EXPIRATION DATE FOR REG-
ISTERED TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 
The ‘‘Do-not-call’’ Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 
6101 note) is amended— 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2557 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Portland, 
Oregon, as the ‘‘Barry L. Bell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2009 
Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SCHRADER, and 
Mr. WALDEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
in Portland, Oregon, as the ‘‘Barry L. Bell Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MEDICAL CENTER, PORTLAND, OREGON. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
located at 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road, Port-
land, Oregon, shall after the date of the enactment of this 
Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Barry L. Bell De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’. Any ref-
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‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary, and make 
available to the public, reports on any efficiency 
improvements, energy cost savings, and environ-
mental benefits achieved as part of a project 
carried out under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) GRANTS FOR INNOVATION IN ENERGY SUSTAIN-
ABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
not more than 250 grants to institutions of higher 
education to engage in innovative energy sustain-
ability projects, including not less than 2 grants to 
institutions of higher education in each State. 
‘‘(2) INNOVATION
PROJECTS.—An innovation 
project carried out with a grant under this sub-
section shall— 
‘‘(A) involve— 
‘‘(i) an innovative technology that is 
not yet commercially available; or 
‘‘(ii) available technology in an inno-
vative application that maximizes energy 
efficiency and sustainability; 
‘‘(B) have the greatest potential for testing 
or demonstrating new technologies or processes; 
and 
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HR 2764 EAS21S
or execution of, military orders: Provided further, That re-
imbursement under this section shall be allowed only in sit-
uations wherein other authorities are insufficient to remedy
a hardship determined by the Secretary, and only when the
Secretary determines that reimbursement of the expense is
in the best interest of the member and the United States.
SEC. 614. In this division, the term ‘‘congressional de-
fense committees’’ means—
(1) the Committees on Armed Services and Ap-
propriations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committees on Armed Services and Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 615. This division may be cited as the ‘‘Emer-
gency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 2008’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
110TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2764
SENATE AMENDMENT TO
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
SENATE AMENDMENT
792 
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(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy the sums of— 
(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012 to provide for administration of the 
Smart Grid Investment Matching Fund; and 
(2) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 
$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2012 to provide reimbursements of one-fourth of 
Qualifying Smart Grid Investments. 
SEC. 9115. SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) POWER GRID DIGITAL INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY.—The Secretary of Energy shall conduct pro-
grams to— 
(1) deploy advanced techniques for measuring 
peak load reductions and energy efficiency savings 
on customer premises from smart metering, demand 
response, distributed generation and electricity stor-
age systems; 
(2) implement means for demand response, dis-
tributed generation, and storage to provide ancillary 
services; 
(3) advance the use of wide-area measurement 
networks including data mining, visualization, ad-
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H. Res. 340 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 8, 2011. 
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. 1309) to extend the authorization of the na-
tional flood insurance program, to achieve reforms to improve 
the financial integrity and stability of the program, and to in-
crease the role of private markets in the management of flood 
insurance risk, 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. General debate shall be 
confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Financial Services. After general de-
bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. 
SEC. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4473 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2007 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. KINGSTON, and Mr. SHULER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic 
staple fiber. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN ACRYLIC SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1440
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
commit acts of torture, extrajudicial killings, or other specified atrocities 
abroad are inadmissible and removable and to establish within the Crimi-
nal Division of the Department of Justice an Office of Special Investiga-
tions having responsibilities under that Act with respect to all alien 
participants in war crimes, genocide, and the commission of acts of 
torture and extrajudicial killings abroad. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2003
Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. 
MCNULTY, Mr. FROST, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BER-
MAN, and Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
that aliens who commit acts of torture, extrajudicial 
killings, or other specified atrocities abroad are inadmis-
sible and removable and to establish within the Criminal 
Division of the Department of Justice an Office of Spe-
cial Investigations having responsibilities under that Act 
with respect to all alien participants in war crimes, geno-
cide, and the commission of acts of torture and 
extrajudicial killings abroad.
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‘‘ 
9902.01.00 
Acrylic staple fiber dyed 
(polyacrylonitrile staple), not 
carded, combed, or otherwise 
processed for spinning, con-
taining by weight a min-
imum of 92 percent 
polyacrylonitrile, not more 
than .01 percent zinc and 
from 2 to 8 percent water, 
imported in the form of sta-
ple fiber with a filament 
decitex of 4.0 decitex to 6.7 
decitex (plus or minus 10 
percent) with a fiber shrink-
age of 0 to 22 percent (plus 
or minus 10 percent) and a 
cut fiber length of 100 mm 
to 135 mm with a target 
length of 120 mm (provided 
for in subheading 
5503.30.00) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2011 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1446
AN ACT
To support the efforts of the California Missions
Foundation to restore and repair the Spanish co-
lonial and mission-era missions in the State of
California and to preserve the artworks and arti-
facts of these missions, and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1446
AN ACT
To support the efforts of the California Missions Foundation
to restore and repair the Spanish colonial and mission-
era missions in the State of California and to preserve
the artworks and artifacts of these missions, and for
other purposes.
H. Res. 347 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 13, 2011. 
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. 2018) to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to preserve the authority of each State to make 
determinations relating to the State’s water quality stand-
ards, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five- 
minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1460
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
education and entrepreneurship benefits, housing
benefits, and certain other benefits for veterans,
and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1460
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve education
and entrepreneurship benefits, housing benefits, and cer-
tain other benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1474
AN ACT
To facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute
checks, to foster innovation in the check collection system
without mandating receipt of checks in electronic form,
and to improve the overall efficiency of the Nation’s
payments system, and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1505
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 2127 Beatties Ford Road in
Charlotte, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Jim Richard-
son Post Office’’.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4476 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on yarn of combed cashmere 
or yarn of camel hair. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2007 
Mr. COURTNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on yarn of 
combed cashmere or yarn of camel hair. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. YARN OF COMBED CASHMERE OR YARN OF 
CAMEL HAIR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.03.01 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended 
by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
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the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3542 
To declare water hoses containing lead to be banned hazardous substances. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 
Ms. HOOLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To declare water hoses containing lead to be banned 
hazardous substances. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BAN ON WATER HOSES CONTAINING LEAD. 
(a) BANNED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE.—Effective 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, any gar-
den hose (or other hose intended to carry water) that con-
tains more than 15 parts per billion lead shall be a banned 
hazardous product within the meaning of section 8 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Based on the best available sci-
entific and technical information, the Consumer Product 
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Safety Commission may revise the standard in subsection 
(a) to a level lower than 15 parts per billion lead if the 
Commission determines that such lower amount can be 
achieved. 
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H. Res. 1132 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 4, 2010. 
Whereas the mission statement of the United States Navy is 
to ‘‘maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces 
capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and main-
taining freedom of the seas’’; 
Whereas the Virginia-class submarine is the first U.S. Navy 
attack submarine to be designed for post-Cold War mis-
sions and is capable of operating in the open ocean as 
well as close to shore; 
Whereas the Virginia-class submarine is capable of sub-
merged speeds of more than 25 knots and can stay sub-
merged for extended periods at sea; 
Whereas the Secretary of the Navy has named the U.S. 
Navy’s sixth Virginia-class fast-attack nuclear powered 
submarine the USS New Mexico (SSN 779); 
Whereas this submarine honors the legacy of the battleship 
USS New Mexico (BB–40), which served in both the Pa-
cific and Atlantic theaters during World War II; 
Whereas the USS New Mexico was constructed 4 months 
ahead of schedule, achieving the shortest construction pe-
riod of any Virginia-class submarine; 
Whereas the USS New Mexico is a state-of-the-art, nuclear 
powered submarine that will help fulfill the U.S. Navy’s