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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1130 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the authority 
to withhold from public availability a financial disclosure report filed 
by an individual who is a judicial officer or judicial employee, to the 
extent necessary to protect the safety of that individual or a family 
member of that individual, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of 
California, Mr. CANNON, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FORBES, and Mr. 
GOODLATTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend 
the authority to withhold from public availability a finan-
cial disclosure report filed by an individual who is a 
judicial officer or judicial employee, to the extent nec-
essary to protect the safety of that individual or a family 
member of that individual, 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 ‘‘Judicial Disclosure Re-
sponsibility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS. 
Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or a 
family member of that individual’’ after ‘‘that indi-
vidual’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or a 
family member of that individual’’ after ‘‘the re-
port’’. 
SEC. 3. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 105(b)(3) 
of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ each place that term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(b) REPORT CONTENTS.—Section 105(b)(3)(C) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) the nature or type of information re-
dacted; 
‘‘(v) what steps or procedures are in place to 
ensure that sufficient information is available to liti-
gants to determine if there is a conflict of interest; 
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‘‘(vi) principles used to guide implementation of 
redaction authority; and 
‘‘(vii) any public complaints received relating to 
redaction.’’. 
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SEC. 12. ACCESSIBILITY OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 
INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1 of each 
of the 3 years following the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report on the implementation and 
use of section 214 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 133), including—
(1) the number of persons in the private sector, 
and the number of State and local agencies, that vol-
untarily furnished records to the Department under 
this section; 
(2) the number of requests for access to records 
granted or denied under this section; 
(3) such recommendations as the Comptroller 
General considers appropriate regarding improve-
ments in the collection and analysis of sensitive in-
formation held by persons in the private sector, or 
by 
State 
and 
local 
agencies, 
relating 
to 
vulnerabilities of and threats to critical infrastruc-
ture, including the response to such vulnerabilities 
and threats; and 
(4) an examination of whether the nondisclo-
sure of such information has led to the increased 
protection of critical infrastructure.
(b) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 13. REPORT ON PERSONNEL POLICIES RELATED TO 
FOIA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that examines—
(1) whether changes to executive branch per-
sonnel policies could be made that would—
(A) provide greater encouragement to all 
Federal employees to fulfill their duties under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) enhance the stature of officials admin-
istering that section within the executive 
branch; 
(2) whether performance of compliance with 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, should be 
included as a factor in personnel performance eval-
uations for any or all categories of Federal employ-
ees and officers; 
(3) whether an employment classification series 
specific to compliance with sections 552 and 552a of 
title 5, United States Code, should be established; 
(4) whether the highest level officials in par-
ticular agencies administering such sections should
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1130 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 22, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend 
the authority to withhold from public availability a finan-
cial disclosure report filed by an individual who is a 
judicial officer or judicial employee, to the extent nec-
essary to protect the safety of that individual or a family 
member of that individual, and for other purposes. 
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HR 1130 RFS
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 ‘‘Judicial Disclosure Re-
sponsibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS. 
Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or a 
family member of that individual’’ after ‘‘that indi-
vidual’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or a 
family member of that individual’’ after ‘‘the re-
port’’. 
SEC. 3. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 105(b)(3) 
of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ each place that term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(b) REPORT CONTENTS.—Section 105(b)(3)(C) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
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be paid at a rate of pay equal to or greater than a 
particular minimum rate; 
(5) whether other changes to personnel policies 
can be made to ensure that there is a clear career 
advancement track for individuals interested in de-
voting themselves to a career in compliance with 
such sections; and 
(6) whether the executive branch should require 
any or all categories of Federal employees to under-
take awareness training of such sections. 
SEC. 14. PROMOTION OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. 
Section 552 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) The policy of the Federal Government is to 
release information to the public in response to a request 
under this section—
‘‘(A) if such release is required by law; or 
‘‘(B) if such release is allowed by law and the 
agency concerned does not reasonably foresee that 
disclosure would be harmful to an interest protected 
by an applicable exemption. 
‘‘(2) All guidance provided to Federal Government 
employees responsible for carrying out this section shall 
be consistent with the policy set forth in paragraph (1).’’.
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) the nature or type of information re-
dacted; 
‘‘(v) what steps or procedures are in place to 
ensure that sufficient information is available to liti-
gants to determine if there is a conflict of interest; 
‘‘(vi) principles used to guide implementation of 
redaction authority; and 
‘‘(vii) any public complaints received relating to 
redaction.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 21, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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SEC. 15. REQUIREMENT TO DESCRIBE EXEMPTIONS AU-
THORIZING DELETIONS OF MATERIAL PRO-
VIDED UNDER FOIA. 
Section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended in the matter appearing after paragraph (9)—
(1) in the second sentence, by inserting after 
‘‘amount of information deleted’’ the following: ‘‘, 
and the exemption under which the deletion is 
made,’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by inserting after 
‘‘amount of the information deleted’’ the following: 
‘‘, and the exemption under which the deletion is 
made,’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 14, 
2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1309
AN ACT 
To promote openness in Government by strength-
ening section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the Freedom of Infor-
mation Act), and for other purposes.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6180 
To amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 
to promote the conservation and improvement of the soil, water, and 
wildlife resources of lands containing muck soils, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 
Mr. HALL of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 to promote the conservation and improve-
ment of the soil, water, and wildlife resources of lands 
containing muck soils, 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. MUCK SOILS CONSERVATION. 
Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amend-
ed by inserting after section 1240R (16 U.S.C. 3839bb– 
5) the following new section: 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 30 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1130 
[Report No. 110–59] 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the authority 
to withhold from public availability a financial disclosure report filed 
by an individual who is a judicial officer or judicial employee, to the 
extent necessary to protect the safety of that individual or a family 
member of that individual, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of 
California, Mr. CANNON, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FORBES, and Mr. 
GOODLATTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
MARCH 20, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend 
the authority to withhold from public availability a finan-
cial disclosure report filed by an individual who is a 
judicial officer or judicial employee, to the extent nec-
essary to protect the safety of that individual or a family 
member of that individual, and for other purposes. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6191 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 to include 
certain construction and land development loans in the 
definition of small business lending. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 ‘‘Judicial Disclosure Re-
sponsibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS. 
Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or a 
family member of that individual’’ after ‘‘that indi-
vidual’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or a 
family member of that individual’’ after ‘‘the re-
port’’. 
SEC. 3. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 105(b)(3) 
of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ each place that term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(b) REPORT CONTENTS.—Section 105(b)(3)(C) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) the nature or type of information re-
dacted; 
‘‘(v) what steps or procedures are in place to 
ensure that sufficient information is available to liti-
gants to determine if there is a conflict of interest; 
‘‘(vi) principles used to guide implementation of 
redaction authority; and 
‘‘(vii) any public complaints received relating to 
redaction.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 30 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1130 
[Report No. 110–59] 
A BILL 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
to extend the authority to withhold from public 
availability a financial disclosure report filed by 
an individual who is a judicial officer or judicial 
employee, to the extent necessary to protect the 
safety of that individual or a family member of 
that individual, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 20, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1309 
To promote openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 
5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Informa-
tion Act), and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2007 
Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. PLATTS, and Mr. WAXMAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To promote openness in Government by strengthening section 
552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
to as the Freedom of Information Act), 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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for the administration of Urban Indian alcohol programs 
that were originally established under the National Insti-
tute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (hereafter in this 
section referred to as ‘NIAAA’) and transferred to the 
Service. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided or contracts 
entered into under this section shall be used to provide 
support for the continuation of alcohol prevention and 
treatment services for Urban Indian populations and such 
other objectives as are agreed upon between the Service 
and a recipient of a grant or contract under this section. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—Urban Indian Organizations that 
operate Indian alcohol programs originally funded under 
the NIAAA and subsequently transferred to the Service 
are eligible for grants or contracts under this section. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall evaluate and re-
port to Congress on the activities of programs funded 
under this section not less than every 5 years. 
‘‘SEC. 514. CONSULTATION WITH URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the Service consults, to the greatest extent practicable, 
with Urban Indian Organizations. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF CONSULTATION.—For purposes 
of subsection (a), consultation is the open and free ex-
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(including regulations), appoint and terminate an ex-
ecutive director and such other additional personnel 
as are necessary to enable the Commission to per-
form the duties of the Commission. 
(2) CONFIRMATION
OF
EXECUTIVE
DIREC-
TOR.—The employment of an executive director shall 
be subject to confirmation by the Commission. 
(3) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Chairperson of the Com-
mission may fix the compensation of the execu-
tive director and other personnel without regard 
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to classification of positions and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates. 
(B) MAXIMUM RATE OF PAY.—The rate of 
pay for the executive director and other per-
sonnel shall not exceed the rate payable for 
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the Com-
mission, the head of any Federal agency may detail, 
on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any of 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6195 
To provide for additional district court judges for certain judicial districts, 
and to provide for the cross-designation of special assistant United States 
attorneys to prosecute certain border-related offenses, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for additional district court judges for certain 
judicial districts, and to provide for the cross-designation 
of special assistant United States attorneys to prosecute 
certain border-related offenses, 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 ‘‘Ensuring Justice 
Along the Southwest Border Act of 2010’’. 
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the personnel of the agency to the Commission to as-
sist the Commission in carrying out the duties of the 
Commission under this Act. 
(2) CIVIL SERVICE STATUS.—The detail of an 
employee under paragraph (1) shall be without inter-
ruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. 
(e) VOLUNTEER AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES.— 
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Commission may accept and use voluntary and 
uncompensated services as the Commission determines 
necessary. 
(f) SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Director of the Na-
tional Park Service shall provide to the Commission, on 
a reimbursable basis, such administrative support services 
as the Commission may request. 
(g) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—The Chairperson of the Commission 
may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at daily 
rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level 
V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 
title. 
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(h) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 14(b) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
apply to the Commission. 
(i) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on the date that is 90 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits its report under section 6(b)(2). 
SEC. 10. AUDIT OF COMMISSION. 
The Inspector General of the Department of the Inte-
rior shall perform an annual audit of the Commission and 
shall make the results of the audit available to the public. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act (other than section 7) 
$200,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2016. 
(b) GRANTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$3,500,000 to the National Endowment for the Human-
ities to provide grants under section 7, to remain available 
until expended. 
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Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Protection of fee status for news media. 
Sec. 4. Recovery of attorney fees and litigation costs. 
Sec. 5. Disciplinary actions for arbitrary and capricious rejections of requests. 
Sec. 6. Time limits for agencies to act on requests. 
Sec. 7. Individualized tracking numbers for requests and status information. 
Sec. 8. Specific citations in exemptions. 
Sec. 9. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 10. Openness of agency records maintained by a private entity. 
Sec. 11. Office of Government Information Services. 
Sec. 12. Accessibility of critical infrastructure information. 
Sec. 13. Report on personnel policies related to FOIA. 
Sec. 14. Promotion of public disclosure. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the Freedom of Information Act was signed 
into law on July 4, 1966, because the American peo-
ple believe that— 
(A) our constitutional democracy, our sys-
tem of self-government, and our commitment to 
popular sovereignty depends upon the consent 
of the governed; 
(B) such consent is not meaningful unless 
it is informed consent; and 
(C) as Justice Black noted in his concur-
ring opinion in Barr v. Matteo (360 U.S. 564 
(1959)), ‘‘The effective functioning of a free 
government like ours depends largely on the 
force of an informed public opinion. This calls 
for the widest possible understanding of the 
quality of government service rendered by all 
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