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SEC. 862. CONTRACTORS PERFORMING PRIVATE SECURITY 
FUNCTIONS IN AREAS OF COMBAT OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) REGULATIONS ON CONTRACTORS PERFORMING 
PRIVATE SECURITY FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, shall prescribe regulations on the selection, 
training, equipping, and conduct of personnel per-
forming private security functions under a covered 
contract in an area of combat operations. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The regulations prescribed 
under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, estab-
lish— 
(A) a process for registering, processing, 
accounting for, and keeping appropriate records 
of personnel performing private security func-
tions in an area of combat operations; 
(B) a process for authorizing and account-
ing for weapons to be carried by, or available to 
be used by, personnel performing private secu-
rity functions in an area of combat operations; 
(C) a process for the registration and iden-
tification of armored vehicles, helicopters, and 
other military vehicles operated by contractors
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(G) the number and location of facilities,
including both hospitals and clinics, operated by
each system as of that date; and
(H) the size, capacity, and production of
graduate medical education programs in each
system as of that date.
(2) A comparative analysis of the characteristics
of each health care system, including a determination
and comparative analysis of—
(A) the mission of such systems;
(B) the demographic characteristics of the
populations served by such systems;
(C) the categories of eligibility for health
care services in such systems;
(D) the nature of benefits available by bene-
ficiary category in such systems;
(E) access to and quality of health care
services in such systems;
(F) the out-of-pocket expenses for health care
by beneficiary category in such systems;
(G) the structure and methods of financing
the care for all categories of beneficiaries in such
systems;
(H) the management and acquisition of
medical equipment and supplies in such systems,
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including pharmaceuticals and prosthetic and
other medical assistive devices;
(I) the mix of health care services available
in such systems;
(J) the current inpatient and outpatient ca-
pacity of such systems; and
(K) the human resource systems for medical
personnel in such systems, including the rates of
compensation for civilian employees.
(3) A summary of current sharing efforts be-
tween the health care systems of the Department of
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(4) An assessment of the advantages and dis-
advantages for military retirees and their dependents
participating in the health care system of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs of an expanded partnership
between the health care systems of the Department of
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, with
a separate assessment to be made for—
(A) military retirees and dependents under
the age of 65; and
(B) military retirees and dependents over
the age of 65.
(5) Projections for the future growth of health
care costs for retirees and veterans in the health care
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 150 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant to the State 
of New Jersey for the construction of a memorial to the New Jersey 
victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. MENENDEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant 
to the State of New Jersey for the construction of a 
memorial to the New Jersey victims of the terrorist 
attacks of September 11, 2001. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRANT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW JERSEY 
MEMORIAL. 
The Secretary of the Interior may provide a grant 
in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to the State of New 
Jersey for the construction of a memorial in Liberty State
Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, to the New Jersey vic-
tims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000 for 
fiscal year 2006 for carrying out this Act, such sums to 
remain available until expended. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1510
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the depreciation 
recovery period for roof systems. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2005
Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. SHAW, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. 
LEWIS of Kentucky, Ms. HART, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. FEENEY, and Mr. 
ENGLISH of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce 
the depreciation recovery period for roof systems.
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 ‘‘Realistic Roofing Tax 
Treatment Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPRECIATION RECOVERY PERIOD FOR ROOF SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) 20-YEAR
RECOVERY
PERIOD.—Subparagraph 
(F) of section 168(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to classification of certain property) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(F) 20-YEAR PROPERTY.—The term ‘20-
year property’ means—
‘‘(i) initial clearing and grading land 
improvements with respect to any electric 
utility transmission and distribution plant, 
and 
‘‘(ii) any roof system.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO USE STRAIGHT LINE METH-
OD.—Paragraph (3) of section 168(b) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(I) Any roof system.’’. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM.—The table contained in 
section 168(g)(3)(B) of such Code is amended by striking 
the last item and inserting the following new items:
‘‘(F)(i) .......................................................................................
(F)(ii) ........................................................................................
20’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1511 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension 
of the credit for electricity produced from wind. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2005 
Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. HAYWORTH, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. 
HOOLEY, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 
BAIRD, Mr. SIMPSON, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. OTTER, Mr. WELLER, Mr. 
DOGGETT, Mr. MCCRERY, and Mr. SHERMAN) 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 provide 
a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity produced 
from wind. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 5-YEAR EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ELEC-
TRICITY PRODUCED FROM WIND. 
Section 45(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to wind facility) is amended by striking 
‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
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fense agency that are applicable to the pro-
curement of property and services on behalf
of the Department by such non-defense
agency; and
(ii) the administration of those poli-
cies, procedures, and internal controls; and
(B) determine in writing whether—
(i) such non-defense agency is compli-
ant with defense procurement requirements;
(ii) such non-defense agency is not
compliant with defense procurement re-
quirements, but made significant progress
during 2005 toward ensuring compliance
with defense procurement requirements; or
(iii) neither of the conclusions stated
in clauses (i) and (ii) is correct in the case
of such non-defense agency.
(2) ACTIONS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DETERMINA-
TIONS.—If the Inspectors General determine under
paragraph (1) that the conclusion stated in clause (ii)
or (iii) of subparagraph (B) of such paragraph is cor-
rect in the case of a non-defense agency, those Inspec-
tors General shall, not later than March 15, 2007,
jointly—
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(A) conduct a second review, as described in
paragraph (1)(A), regarding such non-defense
agency’s procurement of property or services on
behalf of the Department of Defense in fiscal
year 2006; and
(B) determine in writing whether such non-
defense agency is or is not compliant with de-
fense procurement requirements.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH DEFENSE PROCUREMENT RE-
QUIREMENTS.—For the purposes of this section, a non-de-
fense agency is compliant with defense procurement require-
ments if such non-defense agency’s procurement policies,
procedures, and internal controls applicable to the procure-
ment of products and services on behalf of the Department
of Defense, and the manner in which they are administered,
are adequate to ensure such non-defense agency’s compli-
ance with the requirements of laws and regulations that
apply to procurements of property and services made di-
rectly by the Department of Defense.
(c) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN IN-
SPECTORS GENERAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense and the Inspec-
tor General of each non-defense agency referred to in
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1513 
To exempt from the Freedom of Information Act certain photographic images 
of deceased persons that are taken by or for medical examiners. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2005 
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To exempt from the Freedom of Information Act certain 
photographic images of deceased persons that are taken 
by or for medical examiners. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM THE FREEDOM OF INFOR-
MATION ACT OF CERTAIN PHOTOGRAPHIC 
IMAGES OF DECEASED PERSONS TAKEN BY 
OR FOR MEDICAL EXAMINERS. 
Section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) copies, reproductions, or facsimiles of any 
photograph, negative, or print, including instant 
photographs and videotapes, of the body, or any por-
tion of the body, of a deceased person, taken by or 
for a medical examiner at the scene of the person’s 
death or in the course of a post mortem examination 
or autopsy of the person made by or caused to be 
made by a medical examiner.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1514 
To reserve a small percentage of the amounts made available to the Secretary 
of Agriculture for the farmland protection program to fund challenge 
grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements and other 
interests in land to be held by a State agency, county, or other eligible 
entity, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2005 
Mr. GERLACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To reserve a small percentage of the amounts made available 
to the Secretary of Agriculture for the farmland protec-
tion program to fund challenge grants to encourage the 
purchase of conservation easements and other interests 
in land to be held by a State agency, county, or other 
eligible entity, 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 ‘‘Farmland Protection 
Program Challenge Grant Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 
2. 
ADDITIONAL 
TITLE-HOLDING 
OPTION 
UNDER 
FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
(a) ADDITIONAL TITLE-HOLDING OPTION; RESERVA-
TION OF FUNDS.—Section 1238I of the Farm Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838i) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) OPTION FOR TITLE TO BE HELD BY ELIGIBLE 
ENTITY.— 
‘‘(1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS; PURPOSE.—Of 
the funds made available under section 1241(a)(4) 
for a fiscal year to carry out this section, the Sec-
retary shall use not less than 15 percent to make 
grants to support cooperative efforts by an eligible 
State agency, a county, and one or more other eligi-
ble entities to purchase conservation easements and 
other interests in eligible land under subsection (a), 
the title to which will be held by an eligible entity 
rather than the United States. 
‘‘(2) COST
SHARING.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (c)(1), the share of the cost of purchasing a 
conservation easement or other interest in eligible 
land borne by the United States under this sub-
section shall not exceed 25 percent. The State agen-
cy involved in the purchase shall contribute 25 per-
cent of the purchase price, the county involved in the 
purchase shall contribute 25 percent of the purchase
price, and the other eligible entities involved in the 
purchase shall contribute 25 percent of the purchase 
price. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
Federal funds made available under this subsection 
may not be used by grant recipients for administra-
tive purposes.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2005. 
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‘‘(f) EXCLUSIVITY
OF AUTHORITY.—(1) After Sep-
tember 30, 2009, no officer or employee of the Federal Gov-
ernment outside the Defense Contract Support Acquisition
Center may, without the prior written approval of the Di-
rector of the Center or the Secretary of Defense, engage in
a procurement action for the acquisition of contract services
for the Department of Defense that is valued in excess of
the simplified acquisition threshold, other than a procure-
ment action covered by paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) After September 30, 2009, no officer or employee
of the Federal Government outside the Contract Support Ac-
quisition Center of a military department may, without the
prior written approval of the Director of the Center, the
Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of that military de-
partment, engage in a procurement action for the acquisi-
tion of contract services for that military department that
is valued in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘procurement action’
includes the following actions:
‘‘(A) Entry into a contract or any other form of
agreement.
‘‘(B) Issuance of a task order, delivery order, or
military interdepartmental purchase request.
‘‘(g) STAFF AND SUPPORT.—(1) The Secretary ap-
pointing the Director of a Contract Support Acquisition
(1) to the Barataria Marsh Unit shall be con-
sidered to be a reference to the Barataria Preserve 
Unit; or 
(2) to the Jean Lafitte National Historical 
Park shall be considered to be a reference to the 
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title IX of the 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
230 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Barataria Marsh Unit’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Barataria Preserve 
Unit’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Jean Lafitte National Histor-
ical Park’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Jean 
Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1515
AN ACT 
To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve 
Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical 
Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and 
for other purposes.
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SEC. 804. REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR PRO-
CUREMENT OF MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS AS
COMMERCIAL ITEMS.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 140 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘§ 2379. Requirement for authorization for procure-
ment of major weapon systems as commer-
cial items
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION.—A major
weapon system of the Department of Defense may be treated
as a commercial item, or purchased under procedures estab-
lished for the procurement of commercial items, only if spe-
cifically authorized by Congress.
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF SUBSYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
AS COMMERCIAL ITEMS.—A subsystem or component of a
major weapon system shall be treated as a commercial item
and purchased under procedures established for the procure-
ment of commercial items if such subsystem or component
otherwise meets the requirements for treatment as a com-
mercial item.
‘‘(c) MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘major weapon system’ means a weapon sys-
tem acquired pursuant to a major defense acquisition pro-
gram (as that term is defined in section 2430 of this title).’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1516 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against 
income tax for expenditures incurred by the taxpayer to restore or 
protect wetlands from coastal erosion. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2005 
Mr. JINDAL 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 allow a 
credit against income tax for expenditures incurred by 
the taxpayer to restore or protect wetlands from coastal 
erosion. 
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 ‘‘Coastal Preservation 
Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. INCOME TAX CREDIT TO RESTORE OR PROTECT 
WETLANDS FROM COASTAL EROSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to other credits) is amended by inserting 
after section 30A the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 30B. RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF WETLANDS 
FROM COASTAL EROSION. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified 
coastal erosion abatement expenditures made by the tax-
payer to carry out an eligible erosion abatement project 
on property owned by the taxpayer. 
‘‘(b) YEAR CREDIT ALLOWED.—The credit allowable 
by this section with respect to any eligible erosion abate-
ment project shall be allowed for the taxable year during 
which the Corps of Engineers certifies that such project 
was properly completed. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) 
ELIGIBLE
EROSION
ABATEMENT 
PROJECT.—The term ‘eligible erosion abatement 
project’ means any project approved by the Corps of 
Engineers to control or abate the erosion of any 
shoreline in the United States experiencing a histor-
ical erosion rate of greater than 2 feet per year
based on data published by the Bureau of Economic 
Geology of the University of Texas. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
COASTAL
EROSION
ABATE-
MENT EXPENDITURE.—The term ‘qualified coastal 
erosion abatement expenditure’ means any amount 
paid or incurred by the taxpayer which is directly 
connected with the development and execution of a 
plan to control or abate erosion in an area which is 
part of an eligible erosion abatement project. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF TAX.—The 
credit allowed under subsection (a) for the taxable year 
shall not exceed the excess of— 
‘‘(1) the sum of the regular tax liability (as de-
fined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by sec-
tion 55, over 
‘‘(2) the sum of the credits allowable under sub-
part A and sections 27, 29, and 30A for the taxable 
year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such subpart B is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 30B. Restoration and protection of wetlands from coastal erosion.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to projects approved after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 140 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘2379. Requirement for authorization for procurement of major weapon systems
as commercial items.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act, and shall apply to contracts entered on or after
such date.
SEC. 805. REPORT ON SERVICE SURCHARGES FOR PUR-
CHASES MADE FOR MILITARY DEPARTMENTS
THROUGH OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AGENCIES.
(a) REPORTS BY MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—For each
of fiscal years 2005 and 2006, the Secretary of each mili-
tary department shall, not later than 60 days after the last
day of that fiscal year, submit to the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics a report
on the service charges imposed on such military department
for purchases in amounts greater than the simplified acqui-
sition threshold that were made for that military depart-
ment during such fiscal year through a contract entered
into by an agency of the Department of Defense other than
that military department. The report shall specify the
amounts of the service charges and identify the services pro-
vided in exchange for such charges.
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(b) ANALYSIS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT REPORTS.—
Not later than 90 days after receiving a report of the Sec-
retary of a military department for a fiscal year under sub-
section (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics shall review the service charges
delineated in such report for the acquisitions covered by the
report and the services provided in exchange for such
charges and shall compare those charges with the costs of
the alternative means for making such acquisitions. The
analysis shall include the Under Secretary’s determinations
of whether the imposition and amounts of the service
charges were reasonable.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than April 1,
2006 (for reports for fiscal year 2005 under subsection (a)),
and not later than April 1, 2007 (for reports for fiscal year
2006 under subsection (a)), the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the reports
submitted by the Secretaries of the military departments
under subsection (a), together with the Under Secretary’s
determinations under subsection (b) with regard to the mat-
ters set forth in those reports.
(d) 
SIMPLIFIED
ACQUISITION
THRESHOLD
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘simplified acquisition
threshold’’ has the meaning given such term in section 4(11)