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‘‘(3) reduces health care costs resulting from 
inefficiency, medical errors, inappropriate care, and 
incomplete information; 
‘‘(4) ensures that appropriate information to 
help guide medical decisions is available at the time 
and place of care; 
‘‘(5) promotes a more effective marketplace, 
greater competition, and increased choice through 
the wider availability of accurate information on 
health care costs, quality, and outcomes; 
‘‘(6) improves the coordination of care and in-
formation among hospitals, laboratories, physician 
offices, and other entities through an effective infra-
structure for the secure and authorized exchange of 
health care information; 
‘‘(7) improves public health reporting and facili-
tates the early identification and rapid response to 
public health threats and emergencies, including bio-
terror events and infectious disease outbreaks; 
‘‘(8) facilitates health research; and 
‘‘(9) promotes prevention of chronic diseases. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR.— 
The National Coordinator shall—
‘‘(1) serve as a member of the public-private 
American Health Information Collaborative estab-
lished under section 2903; 
‘‘(2) serve as the principal advisor to the Sec-
retary concerning the development, application, and 
use of health information technology, and coordinate 
and oversee the health information technology pro-
grams of the Department; 
‘‘(3) facilitate the adoption of a nationwide, 
interoperable system for the electronic exchange of 
health information; 
‘‘(4) ensure the adoption and implementation of 
standards for the electronic exchange of health infor-
mation to reduce cost and improve health care qual-
ity; 
‘‘(5) ensure that health information technology 
policy and programs of the Department are coordi-
nated with those of relevant executive branch agen-
cies (including Federal commissions) with a goal of 
avoiding duplication of efforts and of helping to en-
sure that each agency undertakes health information 
technology activities primarily within the areas of its 
greatest expertise and technical capability; 
‘‘(6) to the extent permitted by law, coordinate 
outreach and consultation by the relevant executive
branch agencies (including Federal commissions) 
with public and private parties of interest, including 
consumers, payers, employers, hospitals and other 
health care providers, physicians, community health 
centers, laboratories, vendors and other stake-
holders; 
‘‘(7) advise the President regarding specific 
Federal health information technology programs; 
and 
‘‘(8) submit the reports described under section 
2903(i) (excluding paragraph (4) of such section). 
‘‘(d) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of the 
National Coordinator, the head of any Federal agen-
cy is authorized to detail, with or without reimburse-
ment from the Office, any of the personnel of such 
agency to the Office to assist it in carrying out its 
duties under this section. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF DETAIL.—Any detail of per-
sonnel under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) not interrupt or otherwise affect the 
civil service status or privileges of the Federal 
employee; and
‘‘(B) be in addition to any other staff of 
the Department employed by the National Co-
ordinator. 
‘‘(3) ACCEPTANCE
OF
DETAILEES.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Office may 
accept detailed personnel from other Federal agen-
cies without regard to whether the agency described 
under paragraph (1) is reimbursed. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require the duplication of Fed-
eral efforts with respect to the establishment of the Office, 
regardless of whether such efforts were carried out prior 
to or after the enactment of this title. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the activities of the Office under 
this section for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
‘‘SEC. 2903. AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION COLLABO-
RATIVE. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall establish the 
public-private American Health Information Collaborative 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Collaborative’) to— 
‘‘(1) advise the Secretary and recommend spe-
cific actions to achieve a nationwide interoperable 
health information technology infrastructure;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 445 
To amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking 
of imported home furniture. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. MCHUGH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect 
to the marking of imported home furniture. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MARKING OF IMPORTED HOME FURNITURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), (k), 
and (l) as (j), (k), (l), and (m), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(i) MARKING OF HOME FURNITURE.—No exception 
shall be made under subsection (a)(3) of this section with 
respect to home furniture, each piece of which shall have, 
in addition to the permanent marking required by sub-
section (a), a hang tag or paper label affixed in such a 
manner that a retail purchaser viewing the piece of 
unpackaged furniture can identify the country of origin 
on initial inspection without rotating, turning, or tilting 
the piece of home furniture. The hang tag or paper label 
shall be at least 70 square centimeters in size, shall be 
affixed in such a manner that it remains on the piece of 
home furniture until the piece reaches the ultimate retail 
consumer, and shall not be affixed to the back or under-
side of the piece of furniture.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (k), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(j)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that 
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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panies, or registered investment advisers, it 
shall provide written notification in such form 
determined by the Chairman. Before an admin-
istrative division or office of the Commission 
may conduct a sweep examination of registered 
brokers or dealers, registered investment com-
panies, or registered investment advisers, it 
shall seek authority from the Commission to 
conduct such a sweep examination or inspection 
in the same manner and subject to the same 
procedures that the enforcement divisions or of-
fices of the Commission must follow in seeking 
the authority to conduct a formal investigation 
or inquiry regarding a registered brokers or 
dealer, a registered investment company, or a 
registered investment adviser. 
‘‘(B) CONTENT.—An administrative divi-
sion or office of the Commission shall confine 
the content of a sweep examination or inspec-
tion to those existing books and records that 
the registered broker or dealer, registered in-
vestment company, or registered investment ad-
viser is required to keep and maintain under 
applicable rules and regulations, and may not 
require the creation of a new document or the
with the State to establish the terms of the grant 
and the project, including the amount of the grant. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY OF STANDARDS.—The Di-
rector shall require States that apply for grants 
under this section to comply with the standards of 
section 611(j)(9) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5196(j)(9)), as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this section, with respect to projects assisted under 
this section in the same manner as recipients are re-
quired to comply in order to receive financial con-
tributions from the Director for emergency pre-
paredness purposes. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY SYSTEM.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with the Board, shall develop a risk-based priority 
system for use in identifying deficient dams for which 
grants may be made under this section. 
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—The total amount of 
funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (f)(1) for a fis-
cal year shall be allocated for making grants under this 
section to States applying for such grants for that fiscal 
year as follows: 
‘‘(1) One-third divided equally among applying 
States.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4461 
To make a technical correction relating to the land conveyance authorized 
by Public Law 108–67. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To make a technical correction relating to the land 
conveyance authorized by Public Law 108–67. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WASHOE TRIBE OF NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA 
LAND CONVEYANCE. 
Section 2 of Public Law 108–67 (117 Stat. 880) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the parcel’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘a portion of Lots 3 and 4, as shown on the 
United States and Encumbrance Map revised January 10, 
1991, for the Toiyabe National Forest, Ranger District 
Carson–1, located in the S 1⁄2 of NW 1⁄4 and N 1⁄2 of SW
1⁄4 of the SE 1⁄4 of sec. 27, T. 15N, R. 18E, Mt. Diablo 
Base and Meridian, comprising 24.3 acres.’’. 
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calculation or presentation of data that is not 
required to be kept or maintained under appli-
cable rules and regulations. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(A) CONFIDENTIAL
COMMUNICATION.— 
The term ‘confidential communication’ shall 
mean any transfer of information, regardless of 
the form or format in which the information is 
communicated to an officer or employee of a 
compliance and inspections office, about a reg-
istered broker or dealer, registered investment 
company, or registered investment adviser by 
an officer or employee of a registered broker or 
dealer, registered investment company, or reg-
istered investment adviser regarding whether 
the broker or dealer, investment company, or 
investment adviser is in compliance with appli-
cable provisions of this Act, the Securities Act 
of 1933, the Investment Company Act of 1940, 
or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, where-
in the officer or employee transferring such in-
formation reasonably believes in good faith that 
the information being communicated to an offi-
cer or employee of a compliance and inspections 
office of the Commission— 
‘‘(i) is not information required to be 
made publicly available by any applicable 
Federal law or regulation; or 
‘‘(ii) is information regarding any 
book, record, or other information in the 
possession of, or maintained on behalf of, 
the registered broker or dealer, registered 
investment company, or registered invest-
ment adviser that is subject to the exam-
ination and inspection authority of the 
Commission. 
‘‘(B) SWEEP
EXAMINATION.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this subsection, the Commission shall define the 
term ‘sweep examination’ for purposes of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(C) ENFORCEMENT DIVISION.—The term 
‘enforcement division’ means the divisions or of-
fices to which the Commission has delegated 
pursuant to section 4A of this Act the authority 
to investigate and to enforce the provisions of 
this Act, the Investment Company Act of 1940
(15 U.S.C. 80a–41), and the Investment Advis-
ers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–9). 
‘‘(h) OMBUDSMAN.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion shall appoint an Ombudsman who shall report 
directly to the Chairman. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES OF OMBUDSMAN.—The Ombuds-
man appointed under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure safeguards exist to encourage 
persons who are issuers registered brokers or 
dealers, registered investment companies, or 
registered investment advisers to present ques-
tions to the Commission regarding compliance 
with the securities laws; 
‘‘(B) maintain privilege of confidential 
communications between such persons and the 
Ombudsman; 
‘‘(C) advise and guide such persons 
through the process of self-reporting, ensuring 
appropriate and due credit is given to the reg-
istrant upon self-reporting; and 
‘‘(D) act as a liaison between the agency 
and such persons with respect to any problem
such registrant may have in dealing with the 
agency resulting from the regulatory activities 
of the agency. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—In carrying out the duties 
under paragraph (1), the Ombudsman shall utilize 
personnel of the Commission to the extent prac-
ticable. Nothing in this section is intended to re-
place, alter, or diminish the activities of any om-
budsman or similar office in any other agency. 
‘‘(4) DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL COMMU-
NICATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subsection, in those circumstances where the 
most senior officer of the enforcement division or of-
fice of the Commission has made a formal rec-
ommendation in writing to the Commission that it 
exercise its authority in section 21(d)(1) to seek an 
injunction against a registered broker or dealer, its 
authority in section 42(d) of the Investment Com-
pany Act of 1940 to seek an injunction against a 
registered investment company, or its authority in 
section 209(d) of the Investment Advisers Act of 
1940 to seek an injunction against a registered in-
vestment adviser, the Ombudsman or an employee of 
the Ombudsman shall disclose to the officers and 
employees of any other division or office any con-
fidential communications received from an officer or 
employee of a registered broker or dealer, a reg-
istered investment company, or a registered invest-
ment adviser pursuant to the provisions of Section 
24(b). 
‘‘(5) REPORT.—Each year, the Ombudsman 
shall submit a report to the Commission for inclu-
sion in the annual report that describes the activi-
ties, and evaluates the effectiveness of the Ombuds-
man during the preceding year. In that report, the 
Ombudsman shall include solicited comments and 
evaluations from registrants in regards to the effec-
tiveness of the Ombudsman.’’. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Securities and 
Exchange Commission should develop and publish guide-
lines setting forth explicitly the benefit that an issuer the 
securities of which are registered under section 12 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a registered broker-deal-
er, a registered investment company, or a registered in-
vestment adviser shall receive if it self-reports to an ad-
ministrative division or office of the Commission or to an 
enforcement division or office of the Commission an ap-
parent violation of law, rules, or regulations applicable to 
it and is subsequently the respondent in a civil injunctive
action or administrative proceeding brought by the Com-
mission with respect to the matter that was self-reported. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4646 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 6, 2006 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7320 Reseda Boulevard in Reseda, California, 
as the ‘‘Coach John Wooden Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4619 
To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to establish a 
Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2005 
Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. MCHUGH, Mrs. MALONEY, 
Mr. REYNOLDS, and Mr. KING of New York) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to 
establish a Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance, 
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 ‘‘Commission on Ter-
rorism Risk Insurance Act of 2005’’.
‘‘(2) Two-thirds among applying States based 
on the ratio that— 
‘‘(A) the number of non-Federal publicly- 
owned dams that the Secretary of the Army 
identifies in the national inventory of dams 
maintained under section 6 as constituting a 
danger to human health and that are located 
within the boundaries of the State; bears to 
‘‘(B) the number of non-Federal publicly- 
owned dams that are so identified and that are 
located within the boundaries of all applying 
States. 
‘‘(e) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of rehabilitation of a deficient dam for which a grant is 
made under this section may not exceed 65 percent of the 
cost of such rehabilitation. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
‘‘(E) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, 
which shall be known as the Chimney Rock Wil-
derness. 
(d) BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.— 
(1) ADDITION TO FRANK CHURCH RIVER OF NO 
RETURN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land within 
the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 
59,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. 
(2) NEW COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL WILDER-
NESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.— 
(A) MOUNT
HEINEN
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Boise National 
Forest comprising approximately 13,000 acres 
as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, 
which shall be known as the Mount Heinen Wil-
derness. 
(B) REEVES
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Boise National 
Forest comprising approximately 11,000 acres 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON TERRORISM 
RISK INSURANCE. 
Title I of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 
(15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 109. COMMISSION ON TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established the 
Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Commission’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) The Commission shall consist of 11 mem-
bers, as follows: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
Secretary’s designee. 
‘‘(B) One State insurance commissioner 
designated by the members of the NAIC. 
‘‘(C) Nine members appointed by the 
President, who shall be— 
‘‘(i) a representative of State legisla-
tively 
created 
workers’ 
compensation 
funds; 
‘‘(ii) a representative of property and 
casualty insurers with direct written pre-
mium of $1,000,000,000 or less;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4467 
To authorize salary adjustments for Justices and judges of the United States 
for fiscal year 2006. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize salary adjustments for Justices and judges of 
the United States for fiscal year 2006. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SALARY ADJUSTMENTS 
FOR FEDERAL JUSTICES AND JUDGES. 
Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97–92, Jus-
tices and judges of the United States are authorized dur-
ing fiscal year 2006 to receive a salary adjustment in ac-
cordance with section 461 of title 28, United States Code. 
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Act is extended to a date that occurs after 
such date under clause (i) .’’. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR REDE-
VELOPMENT 
OF 
PREVIOUS 
TERRORISM 
SITES. 
Section 108(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act 
of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) TERMINATION
OF PRO-
GRAM.—The Program’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Program’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR 
REDEVELOPMENT
OF
PREVIOUS
TERRORISM 
SITES.—If the Commission determines in the report 
submitted to the Secretary pursuant to section 
109(c)(4) that the market will not provide for re-
newal of, or generation of new, insurance contracts 
necessary to permit redevelopment at the site of a 
previous act of terrorism, the Program shall remain 
in effect as provided under paragraph (3) and the 
Secretary shall immediately take such action as may 
be necessary to extend the Program in accordance
with paragraph (3) and the recommendations of the 
Commission set forth in such report. 
‘‘(3) SCOPE OF EXTENDED PROGRAM.—If the 
Program is extended pursuant to paragraph (2), the 
Program— 
‘‘(A) shall provide coverage, during such 
extension, only with respect to insured losses 
under property and casualty insurance coverage 
(including builder’s risk policies) as the Sec-
retary determines is appropriate and in accord-
ance with the recommendations in the report of 
the Commission under section 109(c)(4), to per-
mit redevelopment at the site of a previous act 
or terrorism; and 
‘‘(B) shall remain in effect as provided 
under subparagraph (A) only with respect to 
any contracts for such property and casualty in-
surance in connection with such redevelopment 
that are issued on or before December 31, 
2008.’’. 
SEC. 4. COVERAGE OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 
Section 102(1)(A)(iv) of the Terrorism Risk Insur-
ance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended by
striking ‘‘acting on behalf of any foreign person or foreign 
interest,’’. 
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‘‘(2) serve as a forum for the participation of 
a broad range of stakeholders to provide input on 
achieving the interoperability of health information 
technology; and 
‘‘(3) recommend standards (including content, 
communication, and security standards) for the elec-
tronic exchange of health information for adoption 
by the Federal Government and voluntary adoption 
by private entities. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Collaborative shall be 
composed of— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary, who shall serve as the 
chairperson of the Collaborative; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Defense, or his or 
her designee; 
‘‘(C) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 
his or her designee; 
‘‘(D) the Secretary of Commerce, or his or 
her designee; 
‘‘(E) the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology; 
‘‘(F) representatives of other relevant Fed-
eral agencies, as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary; and