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Union Calendar No. 120 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 923 
[Report No. 110–200] 
A BILL 
To establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the 
Civil Rights Division of the Department of Jus-
tice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Inves-
tigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other 
purposes. 
JUNE 19, 2007 
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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‘‘(i) review of the substance of the alle-
gation cannot be assigned to an agency of 
the executive branch with appropriate juris-
diction over the matter; and 
‘‘(ii) the Inspector General determines 
that— 
‘‘(I) an objective internal inves-
tigation of the allegation is not fea-
sible; or 
‘‘(II) an internal investigation of 
the allegation may appear not to be ob-
jective. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph the 
term ‘staff member’ means any employee of an 
Office of Inspector General who— 
‘‘(i) reports directly to an Inspector 
General; or 
‘‘(ii) is designated by an Inspector 
General under subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(C) DESIGNATION OF STAFF MEMBERS.— 
Each Inspector General shall annually submit to 
the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee a 
designation of positions whose holders are staff 
members for purposes of subparagraph (B).
‘‘(iv) make such payments from funds 
otherwise available to the Council as may 
be necessary to carry out the functions of 
the Council; 
‘‘(v) select, appoint, and employ per-
sonnel as needed to carry out the functions 
of the Council subject to the provisions of 
title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointments in the competitive service, and 
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to 
classification and General Schedule pay 
rates; 
‘‘(vi) to the extent and in such 
amounts as may be provided in advance by 
appropriations Acts, made available from 
the revolving fund established under sub-
section (c)(3)(B), or as otherwise provided 
by law, enter into contracts and other ar-
rangements with public agencies and pri-
vate persons to carry out the functions and 
duties of the Council; 
‘‘(vii) establish, in consultation with 
the members of the Council, such committees 
as determined by the Chairperson to be nec-
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2918 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 886 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense 
to permit dependents of retired members of the Armed Forces who 
reside in military housing to attend Department of Defense elementary 
and secondary schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2017 
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Defense to permit dependents of retired 
members of the Armed Forces who reside in military 
housing to attend Department of Defense elementary 
and secondary schools. 
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 ‘‘Continuity of Edu-
cation for Military Retired Dependents Act’’. 
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onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial anal-
ysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or 
investigations.’’. 
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF INSPECTORS GENERAL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENTS.—Section 3(b) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking 
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘If an Inspector General 
is removed from office or is transferred to another position 
or location within an establishment, the President shall 
communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal 
or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 
days before the removal or transfer. Nothing in this sub-
section shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise author-
ized by law, other than transfer or removal.’’. 
(b) DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 8G(e) 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended by striking ‘‘shall promptly communicate in writ-
ing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both 
Houses of the Congress.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall communicate 
in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to 
both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the 
removal or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall pro-
hibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other 
than transfer or removal.’’.
(H) DENALI
COMMISSION.—The Denali 
Commission program under the Denali Com-
mission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.). 
(I) DELTA
REGIONAL
AUTHORITY.—The 
program for Delta regional development under 
subtitle F of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.). 
(J) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES.—The discretionary award program 
relating to local community economic develop-
ment under section 680 of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9921). 
(2) FEDERAL
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.—The 
term ‘‘Federal financial assistance’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of the Uniform Relo-
cation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of 
the States of the United States, the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, 
the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other 
territory or possession of the United States. 
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SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or the application there-
of, is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this 
Act and the application of such provision to other persons 
and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 927 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for 
biodiesel used as a fuel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Mr. BURGESS 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 increase 
the credit for biodiesel used as a fuel. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN PER GALLON RATE FOR BIO-
DIESEL CREDIT. 
(a) INCOME TAX CREDIT.—Paragraphs (1)(A) and 
(2)(A) of section 40A(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (defining biodiesel mixture credit and biodiesel cred-
it) are both amended by striking ‘‘50 cents’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1.00’’. 
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(b) EXCISE TAX CREDIT.—Paragraph (2) of section 
6426(c) of such Code (relating to biodiesel mixture credit) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
AMOUNT.—The applicable 
amount is $1.00.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 40A(b) of such Code is amended by 
striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs 
(4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
(2) Section 40A(d)(3)(C)(ii) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(5)(B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)(B)’’. 
(3) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 40A(e) of 
such Code are both amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(5)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)(C)’’. 
(4) Section 40A(f)(2) of such Code is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (b)(4) shall not 
apply with respect to renewable diesel.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to fuel sold or used in tax-
able years beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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(2) EXCISE
TAX.—The amendment made by 
subsection (b) shall apply with respect to any sale, 
use, or removal after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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ignated Federal entities (as that term is defined 
in section 8G(a)). 
‘‘(C) The Special Counsel of the Office of 
Special Counsel. 
‘‘(D) The Director of the Office of Govern-
ment Ethics. 
‘‘(3) LEGAL ADVISOR.—The Chief of the Public 
Integrity Section of the Criminal Division of the De-
partment of Justice, or his designee, shall serve as 
a legal advisor to the Integrity Committee. 
‘‘(4) REFERRAL OF ALLEGATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—An Inspector Gen-
eral shall refer to the Integrity Committee any 
allegation of wrongdoing against a staff mem-
ber of his or her office, if— 
‘‘(i) review of the substance of the al-
legation cannot be assigned to an agency 
of the executive branch with appropriate 
jurisdiction over the matter; and 
‘‘(ii) the Inspector General determines 
that— 
‘‘(I) an objective internal inves-
tigation of the allegation is not fea-
sible; or
an agency head or appointing authority under such 
provisions. 
‘‘(B) This paragraph applies with respect to the fol-
lowing provisions of title 5, United States Code: 
‘‘(i) Subchapter II of chapter 35. 
‘‘(ii) Sections 8335(b), 8336, 8344, 8414, 8468, 
and 8425(b). 
‘‘(iii) All provisions relating to the Senior Exec-
utive Service (as determined by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management), subject to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) For purposes of applying section 4507(b) of title 
5, United States Code, paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘the Council of the Inspectors General 
on Integrity and Efficiency (established by section 11 of the 
Inspector General Act) shall’ for ‘the Inspector General who 
is the head of an office referred to in clause (i) shall, with 
respect to such office,’.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL 
FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION TO PROTECT INTERNAL REV-
ENUE SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—Section 8D(k)(1)(C) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended
by striking ‘‘physical security’’ and inserting ‘‘protection 
to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish
a 3-year demonstration program under which up to
10 States shall be authorized to rely on a finding
made within the preceding 12 months by an Express
Lane agency to determine whether a child has met 1
or more of the eligibility requirements, such as in-
come, assets or resources, citizenship status, or other
criteria, necessary to determine the child’s initial eli-
gibility, eligibility redetermination, or renewal of eli-
gibility, for medical assistance under the State Med-
icaid plan or child health assistance under the State
CHIP plan. A State selected to participate in the
demonstration program—
(A) shall not be required to direct a child
(or a child’s family) to submit information or
documentation previously submitted by the child
or family to an Express Lane agency that the
State relies on for its Medicaid or CHIP eligi-
bility determination; and
(B) may rely on information from an Ex-
press Lane agency when evaluating a child’s eli-
gibility for medical assistance under the State
Medicaid plan or child health assistance under
the State CHIP plan without a separate, inde-
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 887 
AN ACT 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend 
honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens 
who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving 
on active duty with the United States Armed Forces 
during certain periods of hostilities, and for other pur-
poses.
such period of time and in such form as the At-
torney General shall require by regulation. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRANSFERORS OTHER 
THAN LICENSEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any part of a firearm 
transaction takes place at a special firearms event, 
or on the curtilage of the event, it shall be unlawful 
for any person who is not licensed under this chap-
ter to transfer a firearm to another person who is 
not licensed under this chapter, unless the firearm 
is transferred through a licensed importer, licensed 
manufacturer, licensed dealer, or a special firearms 
event licensee in accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.—A per-
son who is subject to the requirement of paragraph 
(1) shall not— 
‘‘(A) transfer the firearm to the transferee 
until the licensed importer, licensed manufac-
turer, licensed dealer, or a special firearms 
event licensee through which the transfer is 
made makes the notification described in sub-
section (c)(2)(A); or 
‘‘(B) transfer the firearm to the transferee 
if the person has been notified under subsection 
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by clause (iii), the interested third party 
shall identify that patent within 30 days of 
the date of issue of the patent, or the date 
of acquisition of the interest in the patent, 
as applicable. 
‘‘(C) IDENTIFICATION OF BASIS FOR IN-
FRINGEMENT.—For any patent identified under 
clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) or under 
clause (iii) or (iv) of subparagraph (B), the ref-
erence product sponsor or the interested third 
party, as applicable— 
‘‘(i) shall explain in writing why the 
sponsor or the interested third party be-
lieves the relevant patent would be in-
fringed by the making, use, sale, or offer 
for sale within the United States, or im-
portation into the United States, of the 
biosimilar product or by a use of the bio-
similar product in treatment that is indi-
cated in the application; 
‘‘(ii) may specify whether the relevant 
patent is available for licensing; and 
‘‘(iii) shall specify the number and 
date of expiration of the relevant patent. 
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‘‘(D) Assess whether American Community 
Survey estimates, once such survey data are first 
available, produce more reliable estimates than 
the Current Population Survey with respect to 
the purposes described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(E) On the basis of the assessment required 
under subparagraph (D), recommend to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services whether 
American Community Survey estimates should 
be used in lieu of, or in some combination with, 
Current Population Survey estimates for the 
purposes described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(F) Continue making the adjustments de-
scribed in the last sentence of paragraph (1) with 
respect to expansion of the sample size used in 
State sampling units, the number of sampling 
units in a State, and using an appropriate 
verification element. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
SECRETARY
OF 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO TRANSITION TO 
THE USE OF ALL, OR SOME COMBINATION OF, ACS ES-
TIMATES UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE SECRETARY 
OF COMMERCE.—If, on the basis of the assessment re-
quired under paragraph (2)(D), the Secretary of 
Commerce recommends to the Secretary of Health and
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 929 
To establish the Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area in the 
State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 
EMANUEL, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. WELLER of Illinois, Mr. HARE, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. BEAN, Mr. MANZULLO, and 
Mr. ROSKAM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Land Between the Rivers National Heritage 
Area in the State of Illinois, 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 ‘‘Land Between the Riv-
ers Southern Illinois National Heritage Area Act of 
2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) southern Illinois has a cohesive, distinctive, 
and important landscape that distinguishes the area 
as worthy of designation as a National Heritage 
Area; 
(2) the historic features of southern Illinois re-
flect a period during which the area was the stra-
tegic convergence point during the westward expan-
sion of the United States; 
(3) the geographic centrality of southern Illinois 
ensured that the area played a pivotal military, so-
cial, and political role during the Civil War, which 
resulted in the area being known as the ‘‘Confluence 
of Freedom’’; 
(4) southern Illinois is at the junction of the 
ending glaciers and 6 ecological divisions; 
(5) after the expeditions of Lewis and Clark, 
the land between the rivers became known as 
‘‘Egypt’’ because of the rivers in, and the beauty 
and agricultural abundance of, the area; 
(6) Native Americans described the area in 
southern Illinois between the Mississippi and Ohio 
Rivers as the ‘‘Land Between the Rivers’’; 
(7) a feasibility study led by the Office of Eco-
nomic and Regional Development at Southern Illi-
nois University Carbondale that was revised in April 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1554 
AN ACT 
To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, 
into trust for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Na-
tion, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
2006 documents a sufficient assemblage of nation-
ally distinctive historic resources to demonstrate the 
feasibility of, and the need for, establishing the 
Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area; 
and 
(8) stakeholders participating in the feasibility 
study process for the Heritage Area have developed 
a proposed management entity and financial plan to 
preserve the natural, cultural, historic, and scenic 
features of the area while furthering recreational 
and educational opportunities in the area. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 
Area’’ means the Land Between the Rivers National 
Heritage Area established by section 4(a). 
(2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man-
agement entity’’ means the management entity for 
the Heritage Area designated by section 4(c). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Illinois. 
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SEC. 4. LAND BETWEEN THE RIVERS NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State the Land Between the Rivers National Heritage 
Area. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall in-
clude— 
(1) 
Kincaid 
Mound, 
Fort 
de 
Chartres, 
Kaskaskia, Fort Massac, Wilkinsonville Contonment, 
the Lewis and Clark Sculpture, Flat Boat, Cave-in- 
Rock, the Shawneetown Bank Building, the Iron 
Furnace, the Crenshaw ‘‘Slave House,’’ Roots 
House, the site of the Lincoln-Douglas debate, cer-
tain sites associated with John A. Logan, the Fort 
Defiance Planning Map, Mound City National Ceme-
tery, and Riverlore Mansion; and 
(2) any other sites in Randolph, Perry, Jeffer-
son, 
Franklin, 
Hamilton, 
White, 
Jackson, 
Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, 
Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, and Massac Counties in 
the State that the Secretary, in consultation with 
the management entity, determine to be appropriate 
for inclusion in the Heritage Area. 
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(c) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity 
for the Heritage Area shall be the Southern Illinois Uni-
versity Carbondale. 
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ical, mental, and developmental conditions in chil-
dren. In conducting such study and preparing such
report, the Institute of Medicine shall—
‘‘(A) consider all of the major national pop-
ulation-based reporting systems sponsored by the
Federal Government that are currently in place,
including reporting requirements under Federal
grant programs and national population surveys
and estimates conducted directly by the Federal
Government;
‘‘(B) identify the information regarding
child health and health care quality that each
system is designed to capture and generate, the
study and reporting periods covered by each sys-
tem, and the extent to which the information so
generated is made widely available through pub-
lication;
‘‘(C) identify gaps in knowledge related to
children’s health status, health disparities among
subgroups of children, the effects of social condi-
tions on children’s health status and use and ef-
fectiveness of health care, and the relationship
between child health status and family income,
family stability and preservation, and children’s