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‘‘(II) waive administration of the lease that 
covers the subsurface estate conveyed to the Cor-
poration; and 
‘‘(iii) the segregation of the lease described in 
clause (ii)(I) has no effect on the obligations of the 
lessee under either of the resulting leases, including 
obligations relating to operations, production, or other 
circumstances (other than payment of rentals or royal-
ties); and 
‘‘(C) nothing in this subsection limits the authority 
of the Secretary of the Interior to manage the federally-
owned surface estate within the Reserve.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 104 of the Naval Petro-
leum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6504) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as sub-
sections (a) through (c), respectively. 
SEC. 348. NORTH SLOPE SCIENCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall estab-
lish a long-term initiative to be known as the ‘‘North Slope 
Science Initiative’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Initia-
tive’’). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Initiative shall be to 
implement efforts to coordinate collection of scientific data that 
will provide a better understanding of the terrestrial, aquatic, 
and marine ecosystems of the North Slope of Alaska. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—To ensure that the Initiative is conducted 
through a comprehensive science strategy and implementation plan, 
the Initiative shall, at a minimum— 
(1) identify and prioritize information needs for inventory, 
monitoring, and research activities to address the individual 
and cumulative effects of past, ongoing, and anticipated 
development activities and environmental change on the North 
Slope; 
(2) develop an understanding of information needs for regu-
latory and land management agencies, local governments, and 
the public; 
(3) focus on prioritization of pressing natural resource 
management and ecosystem information needs, coordination, 
and cooperation among agencies and organizations; 
(4) coordinate ongoing and future inventory, monitoring, 
and research activities to minimize duplication of effort, share 
financial resources and expertise, and assure the collection 
of quality information; 
(5) identify priority needs not addressed by agency science 
programs in effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
develop a funding strategy to meet those needs; 
(6) provide a consistent approach to high caliber science, 
including inventory, monitoring, and research; 
(7) maintain and improve public and agency access to— 
(A) accumulated and ongoing research; and 
(B) contemporary and traditional local knowledge; and
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‘‘(C) a Federal research agency; 
‘‘(D) a State research agency; 
‘‘(E) a private sector entity; 
‘‘(F) a nonprofit organization; or 
‘‘(G) a consortium of two or more entities 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (F). 
‘‘(7) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—After consultation 
with the Board, the points of contact shall— 
‘‘(i) publish annually one or more 
joint requests for proposals for grants, 
contracts, and assistance under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) require that grants, contracts, 
and assistance under this section be 
awarded competitively, on the basis of 
merit, after the establishment of proce-
dures that provide for scientific peer review 
by an independent panel of scientific and 
technical peers; and 
‘‘(iii) give some preference to applica-
tions that— 
‘‘(I) involve a consortia of experts 
from multiple institutions; 
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 326
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Commending the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration for their efforts to remind par-
ents and care givers to use child safety seats and
seat belts when transporting children in vehicles
and for sponsoring National Child Passenger
Safety Week.
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‘‘(II) encourage the integration 
of disciplines and application of the 
best technical resources; and 
‘‘(III) increase the geographic di-
versity of demonstration projects. 
‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION
OF
FUNDING
BY 
TECHNICAL AREA.—Of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated for activities described in this 
subsection, funds shall be distributed for each 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 so as to 
achieve an approximate distribution of— 
‘‘(i) 20 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for feedstock production 
under paragraph (4)(A); 
‘‘(ii) 45 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for overcoming recalcitrance 
of cellulosic biomass under paragraph 
(4)(B); 
‘‘(iii) 30 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for product diversification 
under paragraph (4)(C); and 
‘‘(iv) 5 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for strategic guidance under 
paragraph (4)(D). 
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environmental risks of onshore orphaned or abandoned oil or 
gas wells on State and private land. 
(3) ACTIVITIES.—The program under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
(A) mechanisms to facilitate identification, if feasible, 
of the persons currently providing a bond or other form 
of financial assurance required under State or Federal 
law for an oil or gas well that is orphaned or abandoned; 
(B) criteria for ranking orphaned or abandoned well 
sites based on factors such as public health and safety, 
potential environmental harm, and other land use prior-
ities; 
(C) information and training programs on best prac-
tices for remediation of different types of sites; and 
(D) funding of State mitigation efforts on a cost-shared 
basis. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2010. 
(2) USE.—Of the amounts authorized under paragraph (1), 
$5,000,000 are authorized for each fiscal year for activities 
under subsection (f). 
SEC. 350. COMBINED HYDROCARBON LEASING. 
(a) SPECIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING LEASING.—Section 17(b)(2) 
of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) For any area that contains any combination of tar sand 
and oil or gas (or both), the Secretary may issue under this Act, 
separately— 
‘‘(i) a lease for exploration for and extraction of tar sand; 
and 
‘‘(ii) a lease for exploration for and development of oil 
and gas. 
‘‘(C) A lease issued for tar sand shall be issued using the 
same bidding process, annual rental, and posting period as a lease 
issued for oil and gas, except that the minimum acceptable bid 
required for a lease issued for tar sand shall be $2 per acre. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary may waive, suspend, or alter any require-
ment under section 26 that a permittee under a permit authorizing 
prospecting for tar sand must exercise due diligence, to promote 
any resource covered by a combined hydrocarbon lease.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 17(b)(1)(B) of the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(B)) is amended in the second 
sentence by inserting ‘‘, subject to paragraph (2)(B),’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue final regulations 
to implement this section. 
SEC. 351. PRESERVATION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘National 
Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 
2005’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6292 
To provide for competitive status for certain employees of the Internal 
Revenue Service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. LYNCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for competitive status for certain employees of 
the Internal Revenue Service. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COMPETITIVE STATUS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOY-
EES OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Internal Revenue Service 
reduces the number of Estate and Gift Tax Attorney posi-
tions (GS–905) in the excepted service below the number 
of such positions authorized for fiscal year 2006, any em-
ployee described under subsection (b) shall acquire com-
petitive status. 
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(b) EMPLOYEES.—An employee referred to under 
subsection (a) is any employee— 
(1) who is employed by the Internal Revenue 
Service in an Estate and Gift Tax Attorney position 
(GS–905) in the excepted service and would be sepa-
rated from service as a result of a reduction under 
subsection (a); 
(2) who is not serving a probationary or trial 
period; 
(3) who has completed 1 year of current contin-
uous service in that position; and 
(4) whose work performance for the past 12 
months has been satisfactory. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 
fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
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(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$4,000’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘$4,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$8,000’’. 
(d) 24-MONTH AVAILABILITY
OF PAYMENTS
TO 
STATES.—Section 473A(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
673b(e)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2-YEAR’’ and 
inserting ‘‘24-MONTH’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘through the end of the suc-
ceeding fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for the 24-month 
period beginning with the month in which the pay-
ments are made’’. 
(e) ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE PAYMENT FOR EXCEED-
ING
THE HIGHEST EVER FOSTER CHILD ADOPTION 
RATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 473A(d) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 673b(d)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and 
(3)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1)’’; and 
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(B) BASIS OF APPOINTMENT.—In appoint-
ing an Associate Administrator, the Adminis-
trator— 
(i) shall consider— 
(I) the professional qualifications 
of the individual; 
(II) the scientific or professional 
background of the individual; and 
(III) the length of experience of 
the individual in positions of manage-
ment or research and development; 
and 
(ii) shall not consider the political af-
filiation of the individual. 
(C) TERM OF OFFICE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the term of office of an Associate Ad-
ministrator shall be 4 years. 
(ii) REMOVAL.— 
(I) 
REMOVAL
BY
ADMINIS-
TRATOR.—The Administrator may re-
move an Associate Administrator from 
the Authority based on just cause, as 
determined by the Administrator. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 392 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5834 
[Report No. 110–628] 
To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect 
for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2008 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 
ACKERMAN, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. INGLIS of South 
Carolina, and Mr. FORTUN˜O) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
MAY 13, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MANZULLO and Mr. SHERMAN 
MAY 13, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 17, 2008] 
A BILL 
To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 
to promote respect for the fundamental human rights 
of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 431 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto 
Rico eligible for the refundable portion of the child tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2007 
Mr. TOWNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the refundable por-
tion of the child tax credit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT ALLOWABLE 
TO RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO WITH LESS 
THAN 3 CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 24(d) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to portion 
of credit refundable) is amended by inserting at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this para-
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graph, taxable income shall be computed without regard 
to section 933.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2006. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any credit allowable by rea-
son of the amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
not exceed the applicable percentage of the amount 
of credit which would otherwise be allowable under 
section 24(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (without regard to this subsection). 
(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—The applicable 
percentage shall be determined as follows: 
In the case of any taxable 
The applicable 
year beginning in— 
percentage is— 
2007 .........................................................................................
2008 .........................................................................................
2009 .........................................................................................
2010 .........................................................................................
2011 and thereafter .................................................................
100. 
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‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING WITHIN 
EACH TECHNICAL AREA.—Within each technical 
area described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) of paragraph (4), funds shall be distributed 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 so 
as to achieve an approximate distribution of— 
‘‘(i) 15 percent of the funds for ap-
plied fundamentals; 
‘‘(ii) 35 percent of the funds for inno-
vation; and 
‘‘(iii) 50 percent of the funds for dem-
onstration. 
‘‘(D) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A minimum 20 
percent funding match shall be required 
for demonstration projects under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS.—A 
minimum of 50 percent funding match 
shall be required for commercial applica-
tion projects under this section. 
‘‘(E) TECHNOLOGY
AND
INFORMATION 
TRANSFER TO AGRICULTURAL USERS.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Cooperative State Research, 
Education, and Extension Service and the Chief 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6294 
To provide children born in the United States with the same citizenship 
and immigration status as their mothers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. MARCHANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide children born in the United States with the 
same citizenship and immigration status as their mothers. 
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 ‘‘End Birth Citizenship 
to Illegal Aliens Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRA-
TION STATUS FOR A CHILD BORN IN THE 
UNITED STATES BASED ON CITIZENSHIP AND 
IMMIGRATION 
STATUS 
OF 
THE 
CHILD’S 
MOTHER. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child 
born in the United States (as defined in section 
101(a)(38) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(38)) shall have the same citizenship and 
immigration status at birth as the citizenship and immi-
gration status of the child’s mother. 
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‘‘(5) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more than 10 
percent of the funds made available to a Commission in 
a fiscal year under this section may be used for administra-
tive expenses.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of subtitles 
for chapter 40, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to subtitle V and inserting the following: 
‘‘V. REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOP-
MENT ................................................................................. 15101
‘‘VI. MISCELLANEOUS ................................................................................ 17101’’. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) REPEALS.—Subtitles F and G of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa– 
2009bb–13) are repealed. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT.—Section 11 of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘or the Presi-
dent of the Export-Import Bank;’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
President of the Export-Import Bank; or the Federal 
Cochairpersons of the Commissions established under 
section 15301 of title 40, United States Code;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘or the Export- 
Import Bank,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Export-Import 
Bank, or the Commissions established under section 
15301 of title 40, United States Code,’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6295 
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to add clementines to the list 
of fruits and vegetables subject to minimum quality import requirements 
issued by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. NUNES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to add 
clementines to the list of fruits and vegetables subject 
to minimum quality import requirements issued by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CLEMENTINES. 
Section 8e(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 
U.S.C. 608e–1(a)), reenacted with amendments by the Ag-
ricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended 
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in the first sentence by inserting after ‘‘nectarines,’’ the 
following: ‘‘clementines,’’. 
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SEC. 5. TRANSFERS OF AUTHORITY AND SAVINGS PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) TRANSFERS OF AUTHORITY.—Subject to the re-
quirements of this Act (including the amendments made by 
this Act)— 
(1) all of the functions of the Delta Regional Au-
thority are transferred to the Delta Regional Commis-
sion; and 
(2) all of the functions of the Northern Great 
Plains Regional Authority are transferred to the 
Northern Great Plains Regional Commission. 
(b) LEGAL DOCUMENTS.—All orders, determinations, 
rules, regulations, grants, loans, contracts, and agree-
ments— 
(1) that have been issued, made, granted, or al-
lowed to become effective by the Delta Regional Au-
thority or the Northern Great Plains Regional Au-
thority in the performance of any function that is 
transferred by this section, and 
(2) that are in effect on the effective date of such 
transfer (or become effective after such date pursuant 
to their terms as in effect on such effective date), 
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modi-
fied, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accord-
ance with law by an authorized official, a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, or operation of law. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6296 
To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
Act of 2003 to restore State authority to waive the application of the 
35-mile rule to permit the designation of a critical access hospital in 
Cass County, Minnesota. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, 
and Modernization Act of 2003 to restore State authority 
to waive the application of the 35-mile rule to permit 
the designation of a critical access hospital in Cass Coun-
ty, Minnesota. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. RESTORING STATE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE AP-
PLICATION OF 35-MILE RULE TO PERMIT DES-
IGNATION OF A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL 
IN CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 
Section 405(h) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108–173; 117 Stat. 2269) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to the certification by 
the State of Minnesota on or after January 1, 2006, 
under section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)) of a 
hospital in Cass County, Minnesota, as a necessary 
provider of health care services to residents in the 
area of the hospital.’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3247 
AN ACT 
To improve the provision of disaster assistance for 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,