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ance of State transportation agencies in applying for 
and administering such grants. State transportation 
agencies are encouraged to provide such expertise 
and assistance to such railroads. 
‘‘(3) INTERIM REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
December 31, 2007, the Secretary shall issue tem-
porary regulations to implement the program under 
this section. Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 
does not apply to a temporary regulation issued 
under this paragraph or to an amendment to such 
a temporary regulation. 
‘‘(4) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than Oc-
tober 1, 2008, the Secretary shall issue final regula-
tions to implement the program under this section. 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE.—The maximum 
Federal share for carrying out a project under this section 
shall be 80 percent of the project cost. The non-Federal 
share may be provided by any non-Federal source in cash, 
equipment, or supplies. Other in-kind contributions may 
be approved by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis con-
sistent with this chapter. 
‘‘(c) PROJECT ELIGIBILITY.—For a project to be eli-
gible for assistance under this section the track must have 
been operated or owned by a class II or class III railroad 
as of the date of the enactment of this chapter. 
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bonds which may be designated under subsection (a) by 
any issuer shall not exceed the limitation amount allocated 
under subsection (d) to such issuer. 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONDS 
DESIGNATED.—There is a national qualified energy con-
servation bond limitation of $2,400,000,000. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ALLOCATED AMONG STATES.—The 
limitation under subsection (c) shall be allocated by the 
Secretary among the States in proportion to the popu-
lation of the States. 
‘‘(e) QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
ASSISTANCE PURPOSE.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified resi-
dential energy efficiency assistance purpose’ means 
any grant or low-interest loan to acquire (including 
reasonable installation costs)— 
‘‘(A) any property which meets (at a min-
imum) the requirements of the Energy Star 
program and which is to be installed in a dwell-
ing unit, 
‘‘(B) any property which uses wind, solar, 
or geothermal energy or qualified fuel cell prop-
erty (as defined in section 48(c)(1)) to generate 
electricity, or to heat or cool water, for use in 
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including procedures for States to demonstrate that their 
code provisions achieve equivalent or greater energy sav-
ings than the national model codes and standards, and to 
improve and implement State residential and commercial 
building energy efficiency codes or to otherwise promote 
the design and construction of energy efficient buildings. 
‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY
OF INCENTIVE FUNDING.—(1) 
The Secretary shall provide incentive funding to States to 
implement the requirements of this section, and to im-
prove and implement State residential and commercial 
building energy efficiency codes, including increasing and 
verifying compliance with such codes. In determining 
whether, and in what amount, to provide incentive funding 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the ac-
tions proposed by the State to implement the requirements 
of this section, to improve and implement residential and 
commercial building energy efficiency codes, and to pro-
mote building energy efficiency through the use of such 
codes. 
‘‘(2) Additional funding shall be provided under this 
subsection for implementation of a plan to achieve and 
document at least a 90 percent rate of compliance with 
residential and commercial building energy efficiency 
codes, based on energy performance— 
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‘‘(A) to a State that has adopted and is imple-
menting, on a Statewide basis— 
‘‘(i) a residential building energy efficiency 
code that meets or exceeds the requirements of 
the 2006 IECC, or any succeeding version of 
that code that has received an affirmative de-
termination from the Secretary under sub-
section (a)(2)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) a commercial building energy effi-
ciency code that meets or exceeds the require-
ments of the ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004, or 
any succeeding version of that standard that 
has received an affirmative determination from 
the Secretary under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i); or 
‘‘(B) in a State in which there is no Statewide 
energy code either for residential buildings or for 
commercial buildings, or where State codes fail to 
comply with subparagraph (A), to a local govern-
ment that has adopted and is implementing residen-
tial and commercial building energy efficiency codes, 
as described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) Of the amounts made available under this sub-
section, the Secretary may use amounts required, not ex-
ceeding $500,000 for each State, to train State and local 
officials to implement codes described in paragraph (2). 
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(200) in item number 1345 by striking ‘‘to 
Stony Creek Park, 25 Mile Road in Shelby Town-
ship’’ and inserting ‘‘south to the city of Utica’’; 
(201) in item number 1501 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Construction and 
right-of-way acquisition of TH 241, CSAH 35 and 
associated streets in the city of St. Michael’’; 
(202) in item number 1525 by striking ‘‘north 
of CSX RR Bridge’’ and inserting ‘‘US Highway 
90’’; 
(203) in item number 1847 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Improve roads, 
sidewalks, and road drainage, City of Seward’’; 
(204) in item number 2031 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Construct and im-
prove Westside Parkway in Fulton County’’; 
(205) in item number 2103 by striking 
‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’; 
(206) in item number 2219 by striking ‘‘SR 91 
in City of Twinsburg, OH’’ and inserting ‘‘Center 
Valley Parkway in Twinsburg, OH’’; 
(207) in item number 2302 by inserting ‘‘and 
other road improvements to Safford Street’’ after 
‘‘crossings’’;
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3151 
To authorize grants to establish and improve criminal forensic laboratories. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. ROSKAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize grants to establish and improve criminal 
forensic laboratories. 
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 ‘‘State and Local Crimi-
nal Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the At-
torney General shall award grants to States, units of local 
government, and Indian Tribes to— 
(1) establish new criminal forensic laboratories 
to provide the services necessary for State, local, and 
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tribal law enforcement agencies to investigate and 
prosecute crimes; 
(2) expand or improve existing criminal forensic 
laboratories to provide the services described in 
paragraph (1); 
(3) hire and train new forensic laboratory pro-
fessionals and technicians necessary to provide the 
services described in paragraph (1); and 
(4) for any other purpose the Attorney General 
determines to be necessary to improve State, local, 
and tribal criminal forensic laboratory services. 
SEC. 3. SELECTION OF GRANTEES. 
(a) APPLICATIONS.—A State, unit of local govern-
ment, or Indian Tribe desiring a grant under this Act shall 
submit to the Attorney General an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Attorney General may require. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this Act, 
the Attorney General shall give priority to State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement agencies with the largest backlogs 
of criminal forensic examinations per capita, compared 
with other State, local, and tribal law enforcement agen-
cies, respectively. 
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SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and for each 
subsequent fiscal year. 
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‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided under this 
section shall be used to implement track capital projects 
as soon as possible. In no event shall grant funds be con-
tractually obligated for a project later than the end of the 
third Federal fiscal year following the year in which the 
grant was awarded. Any funds not so obligated by the end 
of such fiscal year shall be returned to the Secretary for 
reallocation. 
‘‘(e) EMPLOYEE PROTECTION.—The Secretary shall 
require as a condition of any grant made under this sec-
tion that the recipient railroad provide a fair arrangement 
at least as protective of the interests of employees who 
are affected by the project to be funded with the grant 
as the terms imposed under section 11326(a), as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this chapter. 
‘‘(f) LABOR STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) PREVAILING WAGES.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that laborers and mechanics employed by 
contractors and subcontractors in construction work 
financed by a grant made under this section will be 
paid wages not less than those prevailing on similar 
construction in the locality, as determined by the 
Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of chapter 
31 of title 40 (commonly known as the ‘Davis-Bacon 
Act’). The Secretary shall make a grant under this 
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(208) in item number 2560 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘I–285 underpass/ 
tunnel assessment and engineering and interchange 
improvements in Sandy Springs’’; 
(209) in item number 2563 by striking the 
project description and amount and inserting ‘‘Con-
struct hike and bike path as part of Bridgeview 
Bridge replacement in Macomb County’’ and 
‘‘$486,400’’, respectively; 
(210) in item number 2698 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Interchanges at I– 
95/Ellis Road and between Grant Road and Micco 
Road, Brevard County’’; 
(211) in item number 3141 by striking 
‘‘$2,800,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,800,000’’; 
(212) by striking item number 3160; 
(213) in item number 3353 by inserting ‘‘and 
construction’’ after ‘‘mitigation’’; 
(214) in item number 996 by striking 
‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$687,000’’; 
(215) in item number 2166 by striking the 
project description and inserting ‘‘Design, right-of- 
way acquisition, and construction for I–35 and 
CSAH2 interchange and CSAH2 corridor to TH61 
in Forest Lake’’;
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3152 
To provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. DENT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task 
forces. 
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 ‘‘Anti-Gang Task Force 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ANTI- 
GANG TASK FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with appropriate State and local officials, shall— 
(1) establish anti-gang task forces, consisting of 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement authori-
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ties, for the coordinated investigation, disruption, 
apprehension, and prosecution of criminal gangs and 
offenders; 
(2) direct the reassignment or detailing from 
any Federal department or agency (subject to the 
approval of the head of that department or agency, 
in the case of a department or agency other than the 
Department of Justice) of personnel to each task 
force; 
(3) provide all necessary funding for the oper-
ation of the task force; and 
(4) provide all necessary funding for national 
and regional meetings of task forces, and all other 
related organizations, as needed, to ensure effective 
operation of such teams through the sharing of intel-
ligence, best practices and for any other related pur-
pose. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The task forces shall consist of 
agents and officers, where feasible, from— 
(1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(2) the Drug Enforcement Administration; 
(3) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 
and Explosives; 
(4) the United States Marshals Service; 
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(5) the Directorate of Border and Transpor-
tation Security of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity; 
(6) the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment; 
(7) State and local law enforcement; and 
(8) Federal, State, and local prosecutors. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out this 
section. 
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a dwelling unit (other than property described 
in section 25D(e)(3)), and 
‘‘(C) any improvements to a dwelling unit 
which are made pursuant to a plan certified by 
an energy efficiency expert that such improve-
ment will yield at least a 20 percent reduction 
in total household energy consumption related 
to heating, cooling, lighting, and appliances. 
‘‘(2) GEOTHERMAL
HEAT
PUMP.—Any geo-
thermal heat pump to provide heating or cooling in 
a dwelling unit described in paragraph (1)(B) shall 
be treated as described in paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(3) DOLLAR LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Such term shall not 
include any grant or loan for improvements de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(C) with respect to any 
dwelling unit to the extent that such grant or 
loan (when added to all other grants or loans 
for such improvements) exceeds $5,000. 
‘‘(B) INCREASED
LIMITATION
FOR
CER-
TAIN PRINCIPAL RESIDENCES.—In the case of a 
dwelling unit which is used as a principal resi-
dence (within the meaning of section 121) by 
the recipient of the grant or loan referred to in 
subparagraph (A)— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3153 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide to make the killing 
of a law enforcement officer an aggravating factor for the imposition 
of the death penalty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. GERLACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide to make 
the killing of a law enforcement officer an aggravating 
factor for the imposition of the death penalty. 
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 ‘‘Death Penalty for Cop 
Killers Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS. 
Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: 
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‘‘(17) KILLING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CER.—The defendant killed or attempted to kill a 
person who is authorized by law to engage in or su-
pervise the prevention, detention, investigation, or 
prosecution of any criminal violation of law; or to ar-
rest or prosecute an individual for any such viola-
tion.’’. 
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section only after being assured that required labor 
standards will be maintained on the construction 
work. 
‘‘(2) WAGE RATES.—Wage rates in a collective 
bargaining agreement negotiated under the Railway 
Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) are deemed for 
purposes of this subsection to comply with the sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40. 
‘‘(g) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study 
of the projects carried out with grant assistance under this 
section to determine the public interest benefits associated 
with the light density railroad networks in the States and 
their contribution to a multimodal transportation system. 
Not later than March 31, 2009, the Secretary shall report 
to Congress any recommendations the Secretary considers 
appropriate regarding the eligibility of light density rail 
networks for Federal infrastructure financing. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Trans-
portation $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2011 for carrying out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
chapter 223 in the table of chapters of subtitle V of title 
49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘223. CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAILROAD TRACK .......................... 22301’’. 
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‘‘(i) subparagraph (A) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘$12,000’ for ‘$5,000’ if 
such grant or loan would satisfy the re-
quirements of paragraph (1)(A) if such 
paragraph were applied by substituting ‘50 
percent’ for ‘20 percent’, and 
‘‘(ii) in any case to which clause (i) 
does not apply, subparagraph (A) shall be 
applied 
by 
substituting 
‘$8,000’ 
for 
‘$5,000’ if such grant or loan would satisfy 
the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) if 
such paragraph were applied by sub-
stituting ‘35 percent’ for ‘20 percent’. 
‘‘(4) LOW-INTEREST LOAN.—The term ‘low in-
terest loan’ means any loan which charges interest 
at a rate which does not exceed the applicable Fed-
eral rate in effect under section 1288(b)(1) deter-
mined as of the issuance of the loan. 
‘‘(5) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.—The 
following property shall not be taken into account 
for purposes of paragraph (1)(A): 
‘‘(A) Any equipment used in connection 
with a swimming pool, hot tub, or similar prop-
erty. 
‘‘(B) Any television. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3154 
To deter alien smuggling criminal enterprises. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. SOUDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To deter alien smuggling criminal enterprises. 
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 ‘‘Alien Smuggling 
Criminal Enterprise Deterrence Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. ALIEN SMUGGLING CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES. 
Section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1324) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) ALIEN SMUGGLING CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Whoever engages in an 
alien smuggling criminal enterprise shall be fined 
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under title 18, United States Code, and imprisoned 
for any term of years not less than 10 or for life. 
The sentence imposed under this paragraph shall be 
consecutive to any other sentence imposed in rela-
tion to the conduct punished under this subsection. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—A person engages in an 
alien smuggling criminal enterprise for the purposes 
of this subsection if the person— 
‘‘(A) violates any of clauses (i) through (v) 
of subsection (a)(1)(A) as part of a series of 
felony violations constituting 3 or more sepa-
rate incidents; 
‘‘(B) commits such violations in concert 
with 3 or more other persons; and 
‘‘(C) occupies a position of organizer, a su-
pervisory position, or any other management 
position, with respect to such violations. 
‘‘(3) VIOLATIONS INVOLVING MINOR.—If any of 
violations under paragraph (2)(A) involve aliens who 
have not attained the age of 18, the penalty under 
paragraph (1) shall be a fine under title 18, United 
States Code, and imprisonment for any term of 
years not less than 20 or for life. The sentence im-
posed under this paragraph shall be consecutive to 
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any other sentence imposed in relation to the con-
duct punished under this subsection.’’. 
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