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triots such as Casimir Pulaski and Tadeusz 
Kosciuszko during the American Revolution. 
(2) Polish history provides pioneering examples 
of constitutional democracy and religious tolerance. 
(3) The United States is home to nearly 
9,000,000 people of Polish ancestry. 
(4) Polish immigrants have contributed greatly 
to the success of industry and agriculture in the 
United States. 
(5) Since the demise of communism, Poland has 
become a stable, democratic nation. 
(6) Poland has adopted economic policies that 
promote free markets and rapid economic growth. 
(7) On March 12, 1999, Poland demonstrated 
its commitment to global security by becoming a 
member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(8) On May 1, 2004, Poland will become a 
member State of the European Union. 
(9) Poland was a staunch ally to the United 
States during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
(10) Poland has committed 2,300 soldiers to 
help with ongoing peacekeeping efforts in Iraq. 
(11) The Secretary of Homeland Security and 
Secretary of State administer the visa waiver pro-
gram, which allows citizens from 27 countries, in-
cluding France and Germany, to visit the United 
States as tourists without visas. 
(12) On April 15, 1991, Poland unilaterally re-
pealed the visa requirement for United States citi-
zens traveling to Poland for 90 days or less. 
(13) More than 100,000 Polish citizens visit the 
United States each year. 
SEC. 2. RENDERING POLAND VISA WAIVER PROGRAM 
COUNTRY. 
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and notwithstanding section 217(c) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)), Poland shall be 
deemed a designated program country for purposes of the 
visa waiver program established under section 217 of such 
Act.
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6360 
To provide for the establishment of a Department of Veterans Affairs 
community-based outpatient clinic in Clallam County, Washington. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mr. DICKS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a Department of Vet-
erans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in 
Clallam County, Washington. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMU-
NITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC, CLALLAM 
COUNTY, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall (subject to 
the availability of appropriations for such purpose) estab-
lish in Clallam County, Washington, a Department of Vet-
erans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic for the 
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provision of outpatient services to eligible veterans under 
chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4323 
To extend the suspension of duty on Glycine, N,N-Bis[2-hydroxy-3-(2-pro-
penyloxy)propyl]-, monosodium salt, reaction products with ammonium 
hydroxide and pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrafluoroethylyene telomer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2007 
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the suspension of duty on Glycine, N,N-Bis[2- 
hydroxy-3-(2-propenyloxy)propyl]-, monosodium salt, re-
action products with ammonium hydroxide and penta-
fluoroiodoethane-tetrafluoroethylyene telomer. 
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. GLYCINE, N,N-BIS[2-HYDROXY-3-(2-PROPENYL-
OXY)PROPYL]-, MONOSODIUM SALT, REAC-
TION PRODUCTS WITH AMMONIUM HYDROX-
IDE AND PENTAFLUOROIODOETHANE-TETRA-
FLUOROETHYLYENE TELOMER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.25.66 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Glycine, 
N,N-Bis[2-hydroxy-3-(2-propenyloxy)propyl]-, 
monosodium salt, reaction products with ammonium hy-
droxide and pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrafluoroethylyene 
telomer) is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘12/31/2012’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6362 
To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude agricultural particulates from the 
national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mr. FORTENBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude agricultural particu-
lates from the national ambient air quality standards 
for particulate matter, 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. EXLCUSION OF AGRICULTURAL PARTICULATES 
FROM NAAQS FOR PM. 
Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409) 
is amended by adding the following new subsection at the 
end thereof: 
‘‘(d) No national ambient air quality standard pre-
scribed after January 1, 2006, for particulate matter 
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other than fine particulate matter, shall apply to any am-
bient mix of particulate matter the majority of which is 
rural windblown dust and soils and particulate matter gen-
erated by agricultural sources. For the purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘agricultural sources’ means crop pro-
duction and animal production within the meaning of the 
United States Bureau of Census North American Industry 
Classification Sustem.’’. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 155 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 818 
[Report No. 110–448] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4156) making emergency supple-
mental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4156) making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2008, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
4156) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2008, and for other purposes. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived except 
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(C) describe how the applicant would carry out the 
activities of the program consortium under this section. 
(6) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to be selected as the pro-
gram consortium, an applicant must be an entity whose mem-
bers have collectively demonstrated capabilities and experience 
in planning and managing research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application programs for ultra-deepwater 
and unconventional natural gas or other petroleum exploration 
or production. 
(7) FOCUS AREAS FOR AWARDS.— 
(A) 
ULTRA-DEEPWATER
RESOURCES.—Awards 
from 
allocations under section 999H(d)(1) shall focus on the 
development and demonstration of individual exploration 
and production technologies as well as integrated systems 
technologies including new architectures for production in 
ultra-deepwater. 
(B) 
UNCONVENTIONAL
RESOURCES.—Awards 
from 
allocations under section 999H(d)(2) shall focus on areas 
including advanced coalbed methane, deep drilling, natural 
gas production from tight sands, natural gas production 
from gas shales, stranded gas, innovative exploration and 
production techniques, enhanced recovery techniques, and 
environmental mitigation of unconventional natural gas 
and other petroleum resources exploration and production. 
(C) SMALL PRODUCERS.—Awards from allocations under 
section 999H(d)(3) shall be made to consortia consisting 
of small producers or organized primarily for the benefit 
of small producers, and shall focus on areas including com-
plex geology involving rapid changes in the type and quality 
of the oil and gas reservoirs across the reservoir; low res-
ervoir pressure; unconventional natural gas reservoirs in 
coalbeds, deep reservoirs, tight sands, or shales; and 
unconventional oil reservoirs in tar sands and oil shales. 
(e) ANNUAL PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The program under this section shall 
be carried out pursuant to an annual plan prepared by the 
Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) DEVELOPMENT.— 
(A) 
SOLICITATION
OF
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Before 
drafting an annual plan under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall solicit specific written recommendations from 
the program consortium for each element to be addressed 
in the plan, including those described in paragraph (4). 
The program consortium shall submit its recommendations 
in the form of a draft annual plan. 
(B) SUBMISSION
OF
RECOMMENDATIONS; OTHER
COM-
MENT.—The Secretary shall submit the recommendations 
of the program consortium under subparagraph (A) to the 
Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee established under 
section 999D(a) and to the Unconventional Resources Tech-
nology Advisory Committee established under section 
999D(b), and such Advisory Committees shall provide to 
the Secretary written comments by a date determined by 
the Secretary. The Secretary may also solicit comments 
from any other experts.
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4324 
To extend the suspension of duty on 3-Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6- 
[(di-2-propenylamino)carbonyl]-, rel-(1R,6R)-, reaction products with 
pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrafluoroethylene telomer, ammonium salt. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2007 
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the suspension of duty on 3-Cyclohexene-1-car-
boxylic 
acid, 
6-[(di-2-propenylamino)carbonyl]-, 
rel- 
(1R,6R)-, reaction products with pentafluoroiodoethane- 
tetrafluoroethylene telomer, ammonium salt. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6365 
To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to make grants to distributors of electricity for the purpose of upgrading 
their electrical distribution systems to provide protection against hurri-
canes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency to make grants to distributors of electricity 
for the purpose of upgrading their electrical distribution 
systems to provide protection against hurricanes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal 
Emergency Managment Agency may make grants to State 
and local governments (including agencies of such govern-
ments) that distribute electricity for the purpose of up-
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grading their electrical distribution systems to provide 
protection against hurricanes. 
(b) MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE.—The maximum 
Federal share of a grant under this section shall be 75 
percent of the cost of upgrading the electrical distribution 
system for which the grant is made. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 per fiscal year 
to carry out this section. Such sums shall remain available 
until expended. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6366 
To amend sections 5313 and 5318 of title 31, United States Code, to 
reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend sections 5313 and 5318 of title 31, United States 
Code, to reform certain requirements for reporting cash 
transactions, 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 ‘‘CTR Modernization 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are as follows: 
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(1) To improve the quality and usefulness of 
currency transaction reports in criminal, tax, and 
regulatory investigations or proceedings. 
(2) To eliminate filing currency transaction re-
ports related to many innocent, infrequent, or idio-
syncratic deposit activities. 
(3) To further focus anti-money laundering in-
vestigations and prosecutions by reducing the num-
ber of spurious, duplicative, and innocent currency 
transaction reports and increasing the usefulness of 
suspicious activity reports. 
(4) To maintain the high degree of usefulness 
of currency transaction reports and adjust for infla-
tion and current financial practices the threshold for 
currency transaction reports to a level consistent 
with the amount established pursuant to Public Law 
91–508 upon the enactment of such Public Law in 
1970. 
(5) To increase the usefulness of data collected 
through currency transaction reports and suspicious 
activity reports and for other purposes. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF CURRENCY TRANSACTION RE-
PORTING THRESHOLD. 
(a) THRESHOLD.— 
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SECTION 1. 3-CYCLOHEXENE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID, 6-[(DI-2- 
PROPENYLAMINO)CARBONYL]-, 
REL-(1R,6R)-, 
REACTION 
PRODUCTS 
WITH 
PENTAFLUOROIODOETHANE-TETRAFLUORO-
ETHYLENE TELOMER, AMMONIUM SALT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.24.07 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
3-Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic 
acid, 
6-[(di-2- 
propenylamino)carbonyl]-, rel-(1R,6R)-, reaction products 
with pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrafluoroethylene telomer, 
ammonium salt) is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘12/31/2012’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(C) individuals broadly representative of the affected 
interests in unconventional natural gas and other petro-
leum resource exploration and production, including 
interests in environmental protection and safe operations; 
(D) individuals with expertise in the various geographic 
areas of potential supply of unconventional onshore natural 
gas and other petroleum in the United States; 
(E) no individuals who are Federal employees; and 
(F) no individuals who are board members, officers, 
or employees of the program consortium. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee under this sub-
section shall— 
(A) advise the Secretary on the development and 
implementation of activities under this subtitle related to 
unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources; 
and 
(B) carry out section 999B(e)(2)(B). 
(4) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Advisory Committee 
under this subsection shall serve without compensation but 
shall receive travel expenses in accordance with applicable 
provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—No advisory committee established under this 
section shall make recommendations on funding awards to par-
ticular consortia or other entities, or for specific projects. 
SEC. 999E. LIMITS ON PARTICIPATION. 
An entity shall be eligible to receive an award under this 
subtitle only if the Secretary finds— 
(1) that the entity’s participation in the program under 
this subtitle would be in the economic interest of the United 
States; and 
(2) that either— 
(A) the entity is a United States-owned entity orga-
nized under the laws of the United States; or 
(B) the entity is organized under the laws of the United 
States and has a parent entity organized under the laws 
of a country that affords— 
(i) to United States-owned entities opportunities, 
comparable to those afforded to any other entity, to 
participate in any cooperative research venture similar 
to those authorized under this subtitle; 
(ii) to United States-owned entities local invest-
ment opportunities comparable to those afforded to 
any other entity; and 
(iii) adequate and effective protection for the 
intellectual property rights of United States-owned 
entities. 
SEC. 999F. SUNSET. 
The authority provided by this subtitle shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2014. 
SEC. 999G. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) DEEPWATER.—The term ‘‘deepwater’’ means a water 
depth that is greater than 200 but less than 1,500 meters. 
(2) INDEPENDENT PRODUCER OF OIL OR GAS.—
fewer than 5 days prior to making transfers from this ap-
propriation, notify the congressional defense committees 
in writing of the details of any such transfer. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses and activities of the Office of the In-
spector General in carrying out the provisions of the In-
spector General Act of 1978, as amended, $239,995,000, 
of which $238,995,000 shall be for operation and mainte-
nance, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 is available for 
emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on 
the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and 
payments may be made on the Inspector General’s certifi-
cate of necessity for confidential military purposes; and 
of which $1,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, shall be for procurement. 
TITLE VII 
RELATED AGENCIES 
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND 
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Re-
tirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the 
proper funding level for continuing the operation of the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System, $262,500,000.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6367 
To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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 ‘‘Tax Code Termination 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No tax shall be imposed by the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986— 
(1) for any taxable year beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2010; and 
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(2) in the case of any tax not imposed on the 
basis of a taxable year, on any taxable event or for 
any period after December 31, 2010. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
taxes imposed by— 
(1) chapter 2 of such Code (relating to tax on 
self-employment income); 
(2) chapter 21 of such Code (relating to Fed-
eral Insurance Contributions Act); and 
(3) chapter 22 of such Code (relating to Rail-
road Retirement Tax Act). 
SEC. 3. NEW FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM. 
(a) STRUCTURE.—The Congress hereby declares that 
any new Federal tax system should be a simple and fair 
system that— 
(1) provides tax relief for working Americans; 
(2) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces 
tax collection abuses; 
(3) eliminates the bias against savings and in-
vestment; 
(4) promotes economic growth and job creation; 
and 
(5) does not penalize marriage or families. 
(b) TIMING OF IMPLEMENTATION.—In order to en-
sure an easy transition and effective implementation, the 
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Congress hereby declares that any new Federal tax system 
should be approved by Congress in its final form no later 
than July 4, 2010. 
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IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 368
Expressing the sense of Congress that reinstating the military draft or imple-
menting any other form of compulsory military service in the United
States would be detrimental to the long-term military interests of the
United States, violative of individual liberties protected by the Constitu-
tion, and inconsistent with the values underlying a free society as ex-
pressed in the Declaration of Independence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 2002
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. MCKINNEY, and Mr. STARK) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that reinstating the mili-
tary draft or implementing any other form of compulsory
military service in the United States would be detri-
mental to the long-term military interests of the United
States, violative of individual liberties protected by the
Constitution, and inconsistent with the values underlying
a free society as expressed in the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
Whereas the Armed Forces have successfully fulfilled the
military needs of the United States for almost 30 years
solely on the basis of voluntary service;