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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1739 
To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to allow individuals 
who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement 
contributions to recapture credit for the service covered by that refund 
by repaying the amount that was so received, with interest. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2005 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 
WYNN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HOYER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. WOLF) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
allow individuals who return to Government service after 
receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recap-
ture credit for the service covered by that refund by 
repaying the amount that was so received, with interest. 
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 ‘‘FERS Redeposit Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEPOSIT AUTHORITY. 
Section 8422 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) Each employee or Member who has received 
a refund of retirement deductions under this or any other 
retirement system established for employees of the Gov-
ernment covering service for which such employee or Mem-
ber may be allowed credit under this chapter may deposit 
the amount received, with interest. Credit may not be al-
lowed for the service covered by the refund until the de-
posit is made. 
‘‘(2) Interest under this subsection shall be computed 
in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
8334(e) and regulations prescribed by the Office. The op-
tion under the third sentence of section 8334(e)(2) to 
make a deposit in one or more installments shall apply 
to deposits under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) For the purpose of survivor annuities, deposits 
authorized by this subsection may also be made by a sur-
vivor of an employee or Member.’’. 
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) 
DEFINITIONAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 
8401(19)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘8411(f);’’ and inserting ‘‘8411(f) or 
8422(i);’’.
(b) CREDITING OF DEPOSITS.—Section 8422(c) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘Deposits made by an employee, Mem-
ber, or survivor also shall be credited to the Fund.’’. 
(c) SECTION HEADING.—(1) The heading for section 
8422 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 8422. Deductions from pay; contributions for mili-
tary service; deposits’’. 
(2) The analysis for chapter 84 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 8422 and inserting the following: 
‘‘8422. Deductions from pay; contributions for military service; deposits.’’. 
(d) RESTORATION OF ANNUITY RIGHTS.—The last 
sentence of section 8424(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘based.’’ and inserting ‘‘based, 
until the employee or Member is reemployed in the service 
subject to this chapter.’’. 
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‘‘(2) DEFENSE PROPERTY SECURITY REGULA-
TION DESCRIBED.—For purposes of paragraph (1), 
a defense property security regulation is a property 
security regulation that, pursuant to lawful author-
ity—
‘‘(A) shall be or has been promulgated or 
approved by the Secretary of Defense (or by a 
military commander designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense or by a military officer, or a 
civilian officer or employee of the Department 
of Defense, holding a senior Department of De-
fense director position designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense) for the protection or security 
of Department of Defense property; or 
‘‘(B) shall be or has been promulgated or 
approved by the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for the 
protection or security of NASA property. 
‘‘(3) PROPERTY
SECURITY
REGULATION
DE-
SCRIBED.—For purposes of paragraph (2), a prop-
erty security regulation, with respect to any prop-
erty, is a regulation—
‘‘(A) relating to fire hazards, fire protec-
tion, lighting, machinery, guard service, dis-
repair, disuse, or other unsatisfactory condi-
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tions on such property, or the ingress thereto or 
egress or removal of persons therefrom; or 
‘‘(B) otherwise providing for safeguarding 
such property against destruction, loss, or in-
jury by accident or by enemy action, sabotage, 
or other subversive actions. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
PROP-
ERTY.—The term ‘Department of Defense 
property’ means covered property subject to the 
jurisdiction, administration, or in the custody of 
the Department of Defense, any Department or 
agency of which that Department consists, or 
any officer or employee of that Department or 
agency. 
‘‘(B) NASA PROPERTY.—The term ‘NASA 
property’ means covered property subject to the 
jurisdiction, administration, or in the custody of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration or any officer or employee thereof. 
‘‘(C) COVERED
PROPERTY.—The term 
‘covered property’ means aircraft, airports, air-
port facilities, vessels, harbors, ports, piers, 
water-front facilities, bases, forts, posts, labora-
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Minnie Cox Post Of-
fice Building’’. 
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tories, stations, vehicles, equipment, explosives, 
or other property or places. 
‘‘(D) 
REGULATION
AS
INCLUDING 
ORDER.—The term ‘regulation’ includes an 
order. 
‘‘(b) POSTING.—Any regulation or order covered by 
subsection (a) shall be posted in conspicuous and appro-
priate places.’’. 
SEC. 1044. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUN-
TERINTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1564a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1564a. Counterintelligence polygraph program 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Defense may carry out a program for the administration 
of counterintelligence polygraph examinations to persons 
described in subsection (b). The program shall be con-
ducted in accordance with the standards specified in sub-
section (e). 
‘‘(b) PERSONS COVERED.—Except as provided in 
subsection (d), the following persons, if their duties are 
described in subsection (c), are subject to this section: 
‘‘(1) Military and civilian personnel of the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(2) Personnel of defense contractors.
(c) COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended by adding the following 
at the end thereof: 
‘‘(6)(A) Not later than 1 year after the enact-
ment of this paragraph, but not less than 3 years 
after the conclusion of any prior review of such 
standards, each State regulatory authority (with re-
spect to each electric utility for which it has rate-
making authority) and each nonregulated utility 
shall commence the consideration referred to in sec-
tion 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, 
with respect to the standards established by para-
graphs (18) through (20) of section 111(d). Not 
later than 6 months after the promulgation of rules 
by the Commission on Grid Modernization under 
section 106(b) of the Smart Grid Facilitation Act of 
2007, each State regulatory authority (with respect 
to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking 
authority) and each nonregulated utility shall com-
mence the consideration referred to in section 111, 
or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect 
to the standard established by paragraph (21) of 
section 111(d). 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1986 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth 
and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax, 
increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of 
$4,000,000, reduce the maximum estate tax rate to 40 percent, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2009 
Mr. CHILDERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Eco-
nomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 
to restore the estate tax, increase the estate tax unified 
credit to an exclusion equivalent of $4,000,000, reduce 
the maximum estate tax rate to 40 percent, 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. RESTORATION AND MODIFICATION OF ESTATE 
TAX. 
(a) RESTORATION OF ESTATE TAX; REPEAL OF CAR-
RYOVER BASIS.— 
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‘‘(3) A person assigned or detailed to the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(4) An applicant for a position in the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
‘‘(c) COVERED TYPES OF DUTIES.—The Secretary of 
Defense may provide, under standards established by the 
Secretary, that a person described in subsection (b) is sub-
ject to this section if that person’s duties involve—
‘‘(1) access to information that—
‘‘(A) has been classified at the level of top 
secret; or 
‘‘(B) is designated as being within a spe-
cial access program under section 4.4(a) of Ex-
ecutive Order No. 12958 (or a successor Execu-
tive order); or 
‘‘(2) assistance in an intelligence or military 
mission in a case in which the unauthorized disclo-
sure or manipulation of information, as determined 
under standards established by the Secretary of De-
fense, could reasonably be expected to—
‘‘(A) jeopardize human life or safety; 
‘‘(B) result in the loss of unique or unique-
ly productive intelligence sources or methods 
vital to United States security; or
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1740 
To require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, including the country 
of harvest, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2005 
Mr. OBEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To require labeling of raw agricultural forms of ginseng, 
including the country of harvest, 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 ‘‘Ginseng Harvest La-
beling Act of 2005 ’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF COUNTRY OF HARVEST. 
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Subtitle E—Ginseng 
‘‘SEC. 291. DISCLOSURE OF COUNTRY OF HARVEST. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF GINSENG.—In this section, the 
term ‘ginseng’ means an herb or herbal ingredient that— 
‘‘(1) is derived from a plant classified within 
the genus Panax; and 
‘‘(2) is offered for sale as a raw agricultural 
commodity in any form intended to be used in or as 
a food or dietary supplement under the name of 
‘ginseng’. 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person that offers gin-
seng for sale as a raw agricultural commodity shall 
disclose to potential purchasers the country of har-
vest of the ginseng. 
‘‘(2) IMPORTATION.—A person that imports 
ginseng into the United States shall disclose the 
country of harvest of the ginseng at the point of 
entry of the United States, in accordance with sec-
tion 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1304). 
‘‘(c) MANNER OF DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The disclosure required by 
subsection (b) shall be provided to potential pur-
chasers by means of a label, stamp, mark, placard,
or other clear and visible sign on the ginseng or on 
the package, display, holding unit, or bin containing 
the ginseng. 
‘‘(2) RETAILERS.—A retailer of ginseng shall— 
‘‘(A) retain disclosure provided under sub-
section (b); and 
‘‘(B) provide disclosure to a retail pur-
chaser of the raw agricultural commodity. 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall by regulation prescribe with specificity 
the manner in which disclosure shall be made in 
transactions at wholesale or retail (including trans-
actions by mail, telephone, or Internet or in retail 
stores). 
‘‘(d) FAILURE TO DISCLOSE.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may impose on a person that fails to comply with 
subsection (b) a civil penalty of not more than— 
‘‘(1) $1,000 for the first day on which the fail-
ure to disclose occurs; and 
‘‘(2) $250 for each day on which the failure to 
disclose continues.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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‘‘(C) compromise technologies, operational 
plans, or security procedures vital to the stra-
tegic advantage of the United States and its al-
lies. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN 
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AND FUNCTIONS.—This section 
does not apply to the following persons: 
‘‘(1) A person assigned or detailed to the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency or to an expert or consult-
ant under a contract with the Central Intelligence 
Agency. 
‘‘(2) A person who is—
‘‘(A) employed by or assigned or detailed 
to the National Security Agency; 
‘‘(B) an expert or consultant under con-
tract to the National Security Agency; 
‘‘(C) an employee of a contractor of the 
National Security Agency; or 
‘‘(D) a person applying for a position in 
the National Security Agency. 
‘‘(3) A person assigned to a space where sen-
sitive cryptographic information is produced, proc-
essed, or stored. 
‘‘(4) A person employed by, or assigned or de-
tailed to, an office within the Department of Defense
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of the this paragraph, but not less 
than 4 years after the conclusion of any prior review 
of such standard, each State regulatory authority 
(with respect to each electric utility for which it has 
ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated elec-
tric utility, shall complete the consideration, and 
shall make the determination, referred to in section 
111 with respect to each standard established by 
paragraphs (18) through (20) of section 111(d). Not 
later than 18 months after the promulgation of rules 
by the Commission on Grid Modernization under 
section 106(b) of the Smart Grid Facilitation Act of 
2007 each State regulatory authority (with respect 
to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking 
authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, 
shall complete the consideration, and shall make the 
determination, referred to in section 111 with re-
spect to each standard established by paragraph 
(21) of section 111(d).’’. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of 
such Act is amended by adding the following at the 
end: ‘‘In the case of the standards established by 
paragraphs (18) through (21) of section 111(d), the 
reference contained in this subsection to the date of 
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for the collection of specialized national foreign intel-
ligence through reconnaissance programs or a con-
tractor of such an office. 
‘‘(e) STANDARDS.—(1) Polygraph examinations con-
ducted under this section shall comply with all applicable 
laws and regulations. 
‘‘(2) Such examinations may be authorized for any 
of the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) To assist in determining the initial eligi-
bility for duties described in subsection (c) of, and 
aperiodically thereafter, on a random basis, to assist 
in determining the continued eligibility of, persons 
described in subsections (b) and (c). 
‘‘(B) With the consent of, or upon the request 
of, the examinee, to—
‘‘(i) resolve serious credible derogatory in-
formation developed in connection with a per-
sonnel security investigation; or 
‘‘(ii) exculpate him- or herself of allega-
tions or evidence arising in the course of a 
counterintelligence or personnel security inves-
tigation. 
‘‘(C) To assist, in a limited number of cases 
when operational exigencies require the immediate 
use of a person’s services before the completion of
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3653 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of 
Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 
Mr. HODES (for himself and Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit 
the display of Social Security account numbers on Medi-
care cards. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Card Secu-
rity Act of 2009’’. 
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a personnel security investigation, in determining 
the interim eligibility for duties described in sub-
section (c) of the person. 
‘‘(3) Polygraph examinations conducted under this 
section shall provide adequate safeguards, prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense, for the protection of the rights 
and privacy of persons subject to this section under sub-
section (b) who are considered for or administered poly-
graph examinations under this section. Such safeguards 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The examinee shall receive timely notifica-
tion of the examination and its intended purpose 
and may only be given the examination with the con-
sent of the examinee. 
‘‘(B) The examinee shall be advised of the 
examinee’s right to consult with legal counsel. 
‘‘(C) All questions asked concerning the matter 
at issue, other than technical questions necessary to 
the polygraph technique, must have a relevance to 
the subject of the inquiry. 
‘‘(f) OVERSIGHT.—(1) The Secretary shall establish 
a process to monitor responsible and effective application 
of polygraph examinations within the Department of De-
fense.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3657 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for members of the 
United States Public Health Service and National Oceanographic and 
Atmospheric Administration Corps to transfer unused benefits under 
Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to family members, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 
Mr. RODRIGUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for mem-
bers of the United States Public Health Service and 
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration 
Corps to transfer unused benefits under Post-9/11 Edu-
cational Assistance Program to family members, 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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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 107
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas no segment of our society is more critical to the fu-
ture of human survival than our children;
Whereas children are a precious gift and responsibility given
to parents by God;
Whereas the spiritual, physical, and mental well-being of chil-
dren are parents’ sacred duty;
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‘‘(2) The Secretary shall make information on the use 
of polygraphs within the Department of Defense available 
to the congressional defense committees. 
‘‘(g) POLYGRAPH RESEARCH PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall carry out a continuing research program to 
support the polygraph examination activities of the De-
partment of Defense. The program shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) An on-going evaluation of the validity of 
polygraph techniques used by the Department. 
‘‘(2) Research on polygraph countermeasures 
and anti- countermeasures. 
‘‘(3) Developmental research on polygraph tech-
niques, instrumentation, and analytic methods.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE; IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with re-
spect to polygraph examinations administered beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1045. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT TO 
CONGRESS REGARDING GLOBAL STRIKE CA-
PABILITY. 
(a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL UP-
DATE TO PLAN FOR GLOBAL STRIKE CAPABILITY.—Sub-
section (a) of section 1032 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 121
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the
victory of the United States in the cold war and
the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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136; 117 Stat. 1605; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by 
striking the second sentence. 
(b) REPEAL OF 2006 REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Sub-
section (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘, 
2005, and 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2005’’. 
SEC. 1046. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS RELATING
TO DEFINITION
OF 
CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—
(1) Chapter 169 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended as follows: 
(A) Paragraph (4) of section 2801(c) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘congressional defense commit-
tees’ includes, with respect to any project to be car-
ried out by, or for the use of, an intelligence compo-
nent of the Department of Defense—
‘‘(A) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate.’’. 
(B) The following sections are amended by 
striking ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘congres-
sional defense committees’’: sections 2803(b),
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1292 
Establishing a national goal for the universal deployment of next-generation 
broadband networks to access the internet and for other uses by 2015, 
and calling upon Congress and the President to develop a strategy, 
enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2008 
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. DOYLE) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Establishing a national goal for the universal deployment 
of next-generation broadband networks to access the 
internet and for other uses by 2015, and calling upon 
Congress and the President to develop a strategy, enact 
legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objec-
tive. 
Whereas approximately half of households in the United 
States subscribe to high-speed data service over current- 
generation broadband networks, and the number of 
households subscribing to high-speed data service is 
growing by more than 20 percent annually; 
Whereas households in the United States have used these 
networks to access over the Internet and via direct con-
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 124
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to re-
cent allegations of espionage and illegal cam-
paign financing that have brought into question
the loyalty and probity of Americans of Asian an-
cestry.