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printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United 
States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or 
unexpended balances in this account or accounts for simi-
lar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred 
to the Government Printing Office revolving fund for car-
rying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate. 
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Doc-
uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index-
ing of Government publications and their distribution to 
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange 
libraries as authorized by law, $33,337,000: Provided, 
That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current 
year appropriations are authorized for producing and dis-
seminating Congressional serial sets and other related 
publications for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 to depository 
and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any 
unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or ac-
counts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may 
be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolv-
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ing fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Re-
volving Fund, $1,200,000 for workforce retraining. The 
Government Printing Office may make such expenditures, 
within the limits of funds available and in accord with the 
law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 
9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary 
in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in 
the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government 
Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not more 
than $5,000 may be expended on the certification of the 
Public Printer in connection with official representation 
and reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolv-
ing fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not 
more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, 
That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of 
the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed 
necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund 
shall be available for temporary or intermittent services 
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but
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at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the revolving fund and the funds provided 
under the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF 
DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ together 
may not be available for the full-time equivalent employ-
ment of more than 2,621 workyears (or such other number 
of workyears as the Public Printer may request, subject 
to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate): Provided fur-
ther, That activities financed through the revolving fund 
may provide information in any format: Provided further, 
That not more than $10,000 may be expended from the 
revolving fund in support of the activities of the Benjamin 
Franklin Tercentenary Commission established by Public 
Law 107–202. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Account-
ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 
the United States in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
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Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 
hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 
foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 
31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay-
able under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); 
and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for-
eign countries, $482,395,000: Provided, That not more 
than $5,104,000 of payments received under section 782 
of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use 
in fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That not more than 
$2,061,000 of reimbursements received under section 
9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available 
for use in fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That this 
appropriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
penses of any other department or agency which is a mem-
ber of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a 
Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be avail-
able to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s 
costs as determined by the respective Forum, including 
necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: 
Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum
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may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation 
from which costs involved are initially financed. 
PAYMENT TO THE OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER 
TRUST FUND 
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center 
Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World 
Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 
$14,000,000. 
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE 
VEHICLES.—No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehi-
cles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 
be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee 
on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the 
Committee on Rules and Administration. 
SEC. 202. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—No part of 
the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available 
for obligation beyond fiscal year 2006 unless expressly so 
provided in this Act. 
SEC. 203. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNA-
TION.—Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929
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(46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of 
compensation or designation of any office or position ap-
propriated for is different from that specifically estab-
lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des-
ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re-
spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 
for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi-
cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 
the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law 
with respect thereto. 
SEC. 204. CONSULTING SERVICES.—The expenditure 
of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting 
service through procurement contract, under section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those 
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
record and available for public inspection, except where 
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
Executive order issued under existing law. 
SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS.—Such sums 
as may be necessary are appropriated to the account de-
scribed in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to 
pay awards and settlements as authorized under such sub-
section.
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SEC. 206. COSTS OF LBFMC.—Amounts available 
for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity 
which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial 
Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on 
March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appro-
priate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the 
LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared 
among all participating legislative branch entities (in such 
allocations among the entities as the entities may deter-
mine) may not exceed $2,000. 
SEC. 207. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE.—The Archi-
tect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Co-
lumbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the land-
scape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the ir-
regular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Ave-
nue, SW on the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, 
Square 582 on the south, and the beginning of the I–395 
tunnel on the southeast. 
SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS.—None of the 
funds made available in this Act may be transferred to 
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other 
appropriation Act.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 296 
To adjust the boundary of the Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2005 
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 
Ms. LEE, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. STARK, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, and Mr. HONDA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To adjust the boundary of the Rancho Corral de Tierra 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RANCHO CORRAL DE TIERRA GOLDEN GATE 
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA BOUNDARY 
ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate National Recre-
ation Area Boundary Adjustment Act’’.
(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 2(a) of Pub-
lic Law 92–589 (16 U.S.C. 460bb–1(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The recreation area shall com-
prise’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) INITIAL LANDS.—The recreation area shall 
comprise’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘The following additional lands 
are also’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end of the subsection and inserting the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL LANDS.—In addition to the 
lands described in paragraph (1), the recreation area 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The parcels numbered by the Asses-
sor of Marin County, California, 119–040–04, 
119–040–05, 119–040–18, 166–202–03, 166– 
010–06, 166–010–07, 166–010–24, 166–010– 
25, 119–240–19, 166–010–10, 166–010–22, 
119–240–03, 119–240–51, 119–240–52, 119– 
240–54, 166–010–12, 166–010–13, and 119– 
235–10. 
‘‘(B) Lands and waters in San Mateo 
County generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘Sweeney Ridge Addition, Golden Gate National
Recreation Area’, numbered NRA GG–80,000– 
A, and dated May 1980. 
‘‘(C) Lands acquired under the Golden 
Gate National Recreation Area Addition Act of 
1992 (16 U.S.C. 460bb–1 note; Public Law 
102–299). 
‘‘(D) Lands generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘Additions to Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area’, numbered NPS–80–076, and 
dated July 2000/PWR–PLRPC. 
‘‘(E) Lands generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘Rancho Corral de Tierra Additions to 
the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’, 
numbered NPS–80,079E, and dated March 
2004. 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION LIMITATION.—The Secretary 
may acquire land described in paragraph (2)(E) only 
from a willing seller.’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2082 
To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 
require States to accept absentee ballots of overseas military and civilian 
voters which are submitted by the voter to a provider of express mail 
services not later than the day before the date of the election involved 
for transmission to the appropriate State election official, to require 
the Secretary of Defense to reimburse overseas military voters for the 
costs of using a provider of express mail services to transmit the ballot 
to the official, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2009 
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
Voting Act to require States to accept absentee ballots 
of overseas military and civilian voters which are sub-
mitted by the voter to a provider of express mail services 
not later than the day before the date of the election 
involved for transmission to the appropriate State elec-
tion official, to require the Secretary of Defense to reim-
burse overseas military voters for the costs of using 
a provider of express mail services to transmit the ballot 
to the official, and for other purposes. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2970 
To provide public safety officer disability benefits to officers disabled before 
the enactment of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2005 
Mr. KUHL of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide public safety officer disability benefits to officers 
disabled before the enactment of the Federal public safe-
ty officer disability benefits law. 
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 ‘‘Disabled Public Safety 
Officers Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFI-
CERS DISABLED BEFORE ENACTMENT OF 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DISABILITY LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201(b) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended
by inserting after ‘‘determines that a public safety officer 
has’’ the following: ‘‘, whether before, on, or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act,’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) applies to any public safety officer alive on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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ghanistan Reconstruction (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Inspector General’’), who shall be appointed 
by the President. The President may appoint the 
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to 
serve as the Special Inspector General for Afghani-
stan Reconstruction, in which case the Special In-
spector General for Iraq Reconstruction shall have 
all of the duties, responsibilities, and authorities set 
forth under this section with respect to such ap-
pointed position for the purpose of carrying out this 
section. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The appointment of the 
Inspector General shall be made solely on the basis 
of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, 
auditing, financial analysis, law, management anal-
ysis, public administration, or investigations. 
(3) DEADLINE
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—The ap-
pointment of an individual as Inspector General 
shall be made not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of basic 
pay of the Inspector General shall be the annual rate 
of basic pay provided for positions at level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code.
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2244 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as 
the ‘‘Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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(5) PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.— 
For purposes of section 7324 of title 5, United 
States Code, the Inspector General shall not be con-
sidered an employee who determines policies to be 
pursued by the United States in the nationwide ad-
ministration of Federal law. 
(6) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General shall be 
removable from office in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) ASSISTANT INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The Inspec-
tor General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and 
regulations governing the civil service— 
(1) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for 
Auditing who shall have the responsibility for super-
vising the performance of auditing activities relating 
to programs and operations supported by amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available for the re-
construction of Afghanistan; and 
(2) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for 
Investigations who shall have the responsibility for 
supervising the performance of investigative activi-
ties relating to such programs and operations. 
(e) SUPERVISION.—
Union Calendar No. 206
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1497
[Report No. 106–365]
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to
the women’s business center program.
OCTOBER 5, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3808 
To require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made 
by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where 
the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate 
commerce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 14, 2009 
Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, 
and Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require any Federal or State court to recognize any 
notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State 
other than the State where the court is located when 
such notarization occurs in or affects interstate com-
merce. 
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 ‘‘Interstate Recognition 
of Notarizations Act of 2009’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 149
AN ACT
To make technical corrections to the Omnibus
Parks and Public Lands Management Act of
1996 and to other laws related to parks and pub-
lic lands.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 149
AN ACT
To make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 and to other
laws related to parks and public lands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(2) A member of the committee shall be ineligible 
to participate as a member of the committee in a com-
mittee proceeding relating to the member’s official con-
duct. Whenever a member of the committee is ineligible 
to act as a member of the committee under the preceding 
sentence, the Speaker shall designate a Member, Delegate, 
or Resident Commissioner from the same political party 
as the ineligible member to act in any proceeding of the 
committee relating to that conduct. 
‘‘(3) A member of the committee may disqualify him-
self from participating in an investigation of the conduct 
of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
or employee of the House upon the submission in writing 
and under oath of an affidavit of disqualification stating 
that the member cannot render an impartial and unbiased 
decision in the case in which the member seeks to be dis-
qualified. If the committee approves and accepts such affi-
davit of disqualification, the chairman shall so notify the 
Speaker and request the Speaker to designate a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from the same polit-
ical party as the disqualifying member to act in any pro-
ceeding of the committee relating to that case. 
‘‘(4) Information or testimony received, or the con-
tents of a complaint or the fact of its filing, may not be 
publicly disclosed by any committee or staff member un-
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SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN FEDERAL 
COURTS. 
Each Federal court shall recognize any lawful notari-
zation made by a notary public licensed or commissioned 
under the laws of a State other than the State where the 
Federal court is located if— 
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects inter-
state commerce; and 
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary 
public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or 
(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal 
information is securely attached to, or logically asso-
ciated with, the electronic record so as to render the 
record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 3. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN STATE 
COURTS. 
Each court that operates under the jurisdiction of a 
State shall recognize any lawful notarization made by a 
notary public licensed or commissioned under the laws of 
a State other than the State where the court is located 
if— 
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects inter-
state commerce; and 
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary 
public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or 
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SEC. 209. COMPENSATION LIMITATION.—None of 
the funds contained in this Act or any other Act may be 
used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the 
legislative branch during fiscal year 2006 or any suc-
ceeding fiscal year to the extent that the aggregate 
amount of compensation paid to the employee during the 
year (including base salary, performance awards and other 
bonus payments, and incentive payments, but excluding 
the value of any in-kind benefits and payments) exceeds 
the annual rate of pay for a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives or a Senator. 
TITLE III—CONTINUITY IN REPRESENTATION 
SEC. 301. Section 26 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (2 U.S.C. 8) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The time’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 
the time’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL
RULES
IN
EXTRAORDINARY
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—In 
extraordinary 
cir-
cumstances, the executive authority of any State in 
which a vacancy exists in its representation in the
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3281 
To promote competition, to preserve the ability of local governments to provide 
broadband capability and services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2007 
Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. UPTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To promote competition, to preserve the ability of local gov-
ernments to provide broadband capability and services, 
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 ‘‘Community Broadband 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISION OF ADVANCED 
COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY AND SERV-
ICES. 
No State or local government statute, regulation, or 
other State or local government legal requirement may 
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