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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3890 
To provide for the participation in Head Start programs and Early Head 
Start programs, by children affected by Hurricane Katrina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide for the participation in Head Start programs 
and Early Head Start programs, by children affected 
by Hurricane Katrina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
CHILDREN 
AFFECTED 
BY 
HURRICANE 
KATRINA. 
(a) Definitions.—For the purposes of this section, the 
following definitions apply: 
(1) CHILDREN
AFFECTED
BY
HURRICANE 
KATRINA.—The term ‘‘children affected by Hurri-
cane Katrina’’ means a child who is not older than 
5 and who resides or who resided on August 22,
2005, in an area in which the President has declared 
that a major disaster exists. 
(2) IMPACTED
HEAD
START
AGENCIES.—The 
term ‘‘impacted Head Start Agencies’’ means a 
Head Start agency receiving a significant number of 
children from an area in which a major disaster has 
been declared. 
(3) MAJOR DISASTER.—The term ‘‘major dis-
aster’’ means a major disaster declared by the Presi-
dent in accordance with section 401 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 4170), related to Hurricane Katrina. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, GUIDANCE, AND RE-
SOURCES.—The Secretary shall provide technical assist-
ance, guidance, and resources through the Region 4 and 
Region 6 offices of the Administration for Children and 
Families (and may provide technical assistance, guidance, 
and resources, through other regional offices of the Ad-
ministration, at the request of such offices, that admin-
ister affected Head Start agencies) to Head Start agencies 
in areas in which a major disaster has been declared, and 
to affected Head Start agencies, to assist the agencies in-
volved in providing Head Start services to children af-
fected by Hurricane Katrina.
(c) WAIVER.—For such period up to March 31, 2006, 
and to such extent as the Secretary considers appropriate, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services— 
(1) may waive section 640(b) of the Head Start 
Act, and 
(2) shall waive requirements of documentation 
for children affected by Hurricane Katrina who par-
ticipate in Head Start programs, and Early Head 
Start programs, funded under the Head Start Act. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3684 
To suspend the Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements for Federal contracts 
in areas declared national disasters. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. KLINE, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. SHADEGG, 
Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. HERGER, Mr. 
CULBERSON, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. GOODE, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. WICKER, 
Mr. PITTS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. BROWN of South 
Carolina, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
HENSARLING, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, 
Mr. PENCE, Mr. WAMP, and Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To suspend the Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements for 
Federal contracts in areas declared national disasters. 
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 ‘‘Cleanup and Recon-
struction Enhancement Act (CARE Act)’’.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF DAVIS-BACON WAGE REQUIRE-
MENTS IN NATIONAL DISASTER AREAS. 
Section 3147 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In any area 
that the President determines to be a major disaster under 
section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), the 
provisions of this subchapter shall not apply for a period 
of 1 year from the date on which the President makes 
such determination.’’ 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3685 
To reestablish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent 
establishment in the executive branch. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. SHAW, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. MILLER 
of Florida, Mr. PAUL, Mr. MANZULLO, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. MYRICK, 
and Mr. BROWN of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To reestablish the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
as an independent establishment in the executive branch. 
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 ‘‘Federal Disaster Re-
sponse Improvement Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. 
(a) INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT.—The Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall be an independent 
establishment in the executive branch. 
(b) TRANSFER
OF FUNCTIONS.—There shall be 
transferred to the Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency the functions, personnel, assets, and 
liabilities of the Department of Homeland Security relat-
ing to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
(c) TRANSITION PERIOD.—The transfers under this 
section shall be carried out as soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act. During the transition 
period, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide 
to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency such assistance, including the use of personnel and 
assets, as the Director may request in preparing for the 
transfer. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.—Section 
502 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 312) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, major disas-
ters, and other emergencies’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(D) by striking ‘‘or major 
disaster’’;
(3) in paragraphs (3) and (4) by striking ‘‘and 
major disasters’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and disas-
ters’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6) by inserting ‘‘to terrorist 
attacks’’ after ‘‘emergency response plans’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (7) by inserting ‘‘to terrorist 
attacks’’ after ‘‘emergency response providers’’. 
(b) NUCLEAR INCIDENT RESPONSE.—Section 504(a) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 314(a)) 
is amended is amended by striking ‘‘, major disaster,’’. 
(c) USE OF PRIVATE SECTOR NETWORKS.—Section 
508 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 318) 
is amended by striking ‘‘disasters, and other major disas-
ters’’ and inserting ‘‘terrorist attacks, or other terrorist 
attacks’’. 
(d) REPEALS.—The following provisions of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) 
are repealed: 
(1) Section 2(11). 
(2) Section 430(c)(8). 
(3) Section 503(1). 
(4) Section 507. 
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H. Res. 216
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 14, 2007.
Whereas the Juniata College volleyball team is one of the 
great little-known dynasties in college sports; 
Whereas the Juniata College volleyball program has a re-
markable 1,100 win and 172 loss record over 30 seasons; 
Whereas Head Coach Larry Bock has the most wins of any 
coach in the history of NCAA women’s volleyball; 
Whereas during this past season, senior Stephanie Kines was 
named the Division III Women’s Volleyball Player of the 
Year, just the second Juniata player to earn that honor; 
Whereas Juniata College did not lose a match in 2006 to a 
Division III opponent all season, and the team’s only 
2006 loss was to Division I Princeton University; 
Whereas Juniata College’s 41 win and 1 loss record during 
2006 tied the program record for the fewest losses in a 
season, and was the team’s first 40-win season since 
1997; and 
Whereas Juniata defeated long-time rival Washington Univer-
sity-St. Louis in a thrilling five-game championship 
match that many described as the best championship 
match in the history of Division III volleyball: Now, 
therefore, be it
may 
not 
exceed 
an 
aggregate 
amount 
of 
$10,000,000 plus $3 multiplied by the number of el-
igible State residents of the State, to assist the 
State in the transition of the health care delivery 
and financing infrastructure. Such amount shall be 
made available to a State during the period of tran-
sition, as provided in the State plan. The number of 
eligible State residents of a State shall be deter-
mined based on the best available Census Bureau 
data as of the July 1 before the date the grant 
under this section is approved. 
‘‘(2) 
MAINTENANCE
OF
FEDERAL
FUNDS 
UNDER WAIVERS.—Pursuant to the waivers under 
subsection (f), the Federal Government shall pay to 
a State amounts for health care under Federal 
health care programs that would otherwise have 
been payable by the Federal Government but for the 
State’s universal, comprehensive health care system 
under this section. 
‘‘(3) GENERAL
PERCENTAGE
POINTS
IN-
CREASE IN FMAP FOR CALENDAR QUARTERS OCCUR-
RING DURING THE PERIOD OF THE DEMONSTRATION 
GRANT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, for each State for which
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (F); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (G) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) ensure consistency with local land 
use plans.’’. 
(2) LONG-RANGE
TRANSPORTATION
PLAN.— 
Section 5303(f) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) COORDINATION WITH AFFECTED UNITS OF 
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The metropolitan planning 
organization shall coordinate the development of the 
long-range transportation plan with affected units of 
general purpose local government to ensure consist-
ency with local land use plans.’’. 
(3) LOCAL LAND USE PLAN DEFINED.—Section 
5303 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(i) LOCAL LAND USE PLAN DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion and section 5304, the term ‘local land use plan’ 
means a municipal, multimunicipal, county, or multi-
county comprehensive plan or transportation improvement 
plan.’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3687 
To authorize appropriations for grants for specialized technical assistance 
and training to improve the quality of criminal investigation and prosecu-
tion of child abuse cases. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. DELAHUNT, and Mr. POE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for grants for specialized tech-
nical assistance and training to improve the quality of 
criminal investigation and prosecution of child abuse 
cases. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND 
TRAINING. 
In addition to any other amounts authorized by law, 
there are authorized to be appropriated for grants to the 
American Prosecutors Research Institute under section
214A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 13003) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010. 
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‘‘(G) implement any other requirements or 
activities necessary and appropriate under this 
title. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the President and the Congress an annual 
report. Such report shall be submitted not later than 
March 30 of each year and shall include information 
concerning States that receive grants under this title 
and the effectiveness of any health care programs 
assisted by such grants during the previous year. 
‘‘(3) APPROVAL
PROCESS.—The provisions of 
section 2106(c) shall apply to State plans and the 
Secretary under this title in the same manner as 
they apply to State plans and the Secretary under 
such section. 
‘‘SEC. 2203. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) COVERAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State plan shall provide 
a process and a timeline for achieving coverage of all 
eligible State residents statewide, without regard to 
employment status, income, health status or pre-
existing condition, or location of residency within the 
State. 
‘‘(2) OUTREACH MECHANISMS.—A State plan 
shall describe the outreach mechanisms to be used to
assure coverage of all eligible individuals, including 
measures to assure coverage of individuals in hard- 
to-reach populations and to assure benefits are pro-
vided to eligible individuals located in underserved 
areas. 
‘‘(b) BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(1) BASIC BENEFITS.—A State plan shall pro-
vide for health benefits that— 
‘‘(A) are at least actuarially equivalent to 
the standard Blue Cross/Blue Shield preferred 
provider option service benefit plan, described 
in and offered under section 8903(1) of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
‘‘(B) include benefits for at least the fol-
lowing items and services: 
‘‘(i) Inpatient and outpatient hospital 
services, 
including 
emergency 
services 
available 24 hours a day. 
‘‘(ii) Long term, acute, and chronic 
care services, including skilled nursing fa-
cility services, intermediate care facility 
services home health services, home and 
community-based long-term care services, 
hospice care, and services in intermediate
care facilities for individuals diagnosed 
with mental retardation. 
‘‘(iii) Professional services of health 
care practitioners authorized to provide 
health care services under State law. 
‘‘(iv) 
Community-based 
primary 
health care services, including rural health 
clinic 
services 
and 
Federally-qualified 
health center services. 
‘‘(v) Laboratory, x-ray services, and 
diagnostic tests. 
‘‘(vi) Preventive care, including pre-
natal, well-baby, and well-child care, appro-
priate immunizations, pap smears, screen-
ing 
mammography, 
colorectal 
cancer 
screening, physical examinations, and fam-
ily planning. 
‘‘(vii) 
Prescription 
drugs 
and 
biologicals, including insulin and medical 
foods. 
‘‘(viii) Mental health services. 
‘‘(ix) Substance abuse treatment serv-
ices.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 297
AN ACT
To authorize the construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural
Water System and to authorize assistance to the Lewis
and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit cor-
poration, for the planning and construction of the water
supply system, and for other purposes.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3688 
To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the consolidation 
of the refiners, importers, producers, and wholesalers of gasoline with 
the sellers of such gasoline at retail. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study of 
the consolidation of the refiners, importers, producers, 
and wholesalers of gasoline with the sellers of such gaso-
line at retail. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF GASOLINE INDUSTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of the consolidation 
of the refiners, importers, producers, and wholesalers of 
gasoline with the sellers of such gasoline at retail. The
study shall include an analysis of the impact of such con-
solidation on— 
(1) the retail price of gasoline, 
(2) small business ownership, 
(3) other corollary effects on the market econ-
omy of fuel distribution, 
(4) local communities, and 
(5) other market impacts of such consolidation. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Comptroller 
General shall submit such study to the Congress not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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II
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2981
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
Received
AN ACT
To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act through March 31, 2000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
will be obtained by not later than 1 year after the 
date of the Secretary’s approval of the plan. Any ap-
proval of a grant is conditioned upon the timely 
completion of such approvals and commitments. 
‘‘(g) EVALUATION.—A State plan shall provide for a 
process for its evaluation, and shall comply with any eval-
uation reporting or data collection requirements imposed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(h) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this title shall be 
construed as preempting State laws that provide greater 
protections or benefits than the protections or benefits re-
quired under this title. 
‘‘SEC. 2204. INTERSTATE ARRANGEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—One or more contiguous States 
in a geographic region may file a joint application for 
planning and demonstration grants under this title. 
‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.—Congress hereby 
authorizes and approves States entering into Interstate 
Compacts in order to conduct joint health care programs 
under such a grant. 
‘‘(c) REFERENCES TO STATE.—In the case of a joint 
application described in subsection (a), any reference in 
this title to a State is deemed to refer to all of the States, 
and the approval of a grant with respect to such a joint
tion 501(h)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘limit of section 
501(h)(1)’’. 
(6) Paragraph (8) of section 6033(b) (relating 
to 
certain 
organizations 
described 
in 
section 
501(c)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end 
of subparagraph (A) and by striking subparagraphs 
(C) and (D). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 206. PILOT PROJECT FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, any qualified forest con-
servation bond shall be treated as an exempt facility 
bond under section 142 of such Code. 
(2) 
QUALIFIED
FOREST
CONSERVATION 
BOND.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘qualified forest conservation bond’’ means any bond 
issued as part of an issue if— 
(A) 95 percent or more of the net proceeds 
(as defined in section 150(a)(3) of such Code) 
of such issue are to be used for qualified project 
costs,
(B) such bond is an obligation of the State 
of Washington or any political subdivision 
thereof, and 
(C) such bond is issued for a qualified or-
ganization before December 31, 2006. 
(3) 
LIMITATION
ON
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT 
ISSUED.—The maximum aggregate face amount of 
bonds which may be issued under this subsection 
shall not exceed $250,000,000. 
(4) QUALIFIED PROJECT COSTS.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘‘qualified project costs’’ 
means the sum of— 
(A) the cost of acquisition by the qualified 
organization from an unrelated person of for-
ests and forest land located in the State of 
Washington which at the time of acquisition or 
immediately thereafter are subject to a con-
servation restriction described in subsection 
(c)(2), 
(B) interest on the qualified forest con-
servation bonds for the 3-year period beginning 
on the date of issuance of such bonds, and 
(C) credit enhancement fees which con-
stitute qualified guarantee fees (within the 
meaning of section 148 of such Code).
(5) SPECIAL RULES.—In applying the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to any qualified forest con-
servation bond, the following modifications shall 
apply: 
(A) Section 146 of such Code (relating to 
volume cap) shall not apply. 
(B) For purposes of section 147(b) of such 
Code (relating to maturity may not exceed 120 
percent of economic life), the land and standing 
timber acquired with proceeds of qualified for-
est conservation bonds shall have an economic 
life of 35 years. 
(C) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 147 
of such Code (relating to limitations on acquisi-
tion of land and existing property) shall not 
apply. 
(D) Section 57(a)(5) of such Code (relat-
ing to tax-exempt interest) shall not apply to 
interest on qualified forest conservation bonds. 
(6) TREATMENT
OF
CURRENT
REFUNDING 
BONDS.—Paragraphs (2)(C) and (3) shall not apply 
to any bond (or series of bonds) issued to refund a 
qualified forest conservation bond issued before De-
cember 31, 2008, if—
application shall be counted as 1 State for purposes of 
applying sections 2201(c) and 2202(b). 
‘‘SEC. 2205. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘As used in this title: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
STATE
RESIDENT.—The term 
‘eligible State resident’ means any resident of the 
United States who is a citizen or national of the 
United States, or lawful resident alien, and who re-
sides in any particular State. Such term may in-
clude, at the option of a State, the following: 
‘‘(A) State employees and dependents of 
such employees. 
‘‘(B) Employees, and dependents of such 
employees, working in a work site of a business 
located in the State. 
‘‘(C) One or more classes of non-
immigrants (as defined in section 101(a)(15) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act) specified 
in the State plan. 
‘‘(D) Aliens unlawfully present in the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) LAWFUL
RESIDENT
ALIEN.—The term 
‘lawful resident alien’ means an alien lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence and any other alien law-
fully residing permanently in the United States
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2984
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the
Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the Loup
Basin Reclamation District, the Sargent River
Irrigation District, and the Farwell Irrigation
District, Nebraska, property comprising the as-
sets of the Middle Loup Division of the Missouri
River Basin Project, Nebraska.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3693 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prevent all unlawful entries 
into the United States by January 1, 2007, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. PRICE of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
Resources, 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 require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prevent 
all unlawful entries into the United States by January 
1, 2007, 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 ‘‘Secure the Outside 
Perimeter (STOP) Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF ALL UNLAWFUL ENTRIES INTO 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2007, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, using such means as 
the Secretary deems necessary, shall prevent all illegal 
border crossings into the United States. 
(b) WAIVER.—The provisions of all laws of the 
United States, including the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
are waived to the extent that the Secretary of Homeland 
Security determines necessary to carry out subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there-
after, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a 
report to the Congress on the steps the Secretary is taking 
to carry out subsection (a), and the progress being made 
towards full implementation of such subsection. 
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