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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3765 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 
Received 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
AN ACT 
To extend through December 31, 2007, the authority of 
the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds 
contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite 
the processing of permits. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3765 RFS 
SECTION 1. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 
Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; 114 Stat. 2594; 117 Stat. 
1836) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘In fiscal years 
2001 through 2005, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority pro-
vided under this section shall be in effect from October 
1, 2000, through December 31, 2007.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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 
‘‘Gasoline for America’s Security Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—INCREASING REFINERY CAPACITY 
Sec. 101. State participation and presidential designation. 
Sec. 102. Process coordination and rules of procedure. 
Sec. 103. Refinery revitalization repeal. 
Sec. 104. Standby support for refineries. 
Sec. 105. Military use refinery. 
Sec. 106. New source review under Clean Air Act. 
Sec. 107. Waiver authority for extreme fuel supply emergencies. 
Sec. 108. List of fuel blends. 
Sec. 109. Attainment dates for downwind ozone nonattainment areas. 
Sec. 110. Northwest crude oil supply. 
Sec. 111. Discounted sales of royalty-in-kind oil to qualified small refineries. 
Sec. 112. Study and report relating to streamlining paperwork requirements. 
Sec. 113. Response to biomass debris emergency. 
TITLE II—INCREASING DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE 
Sec. 201. Federal-State regulatory coordination. 
Sec. 202. Process coordination and rules of procedure. 
Sec. 203. Backup power capacity study. 
Sec. 204. Sunset of loan guarantees. 
Sec. 205. Offshore pipelines. 
Sec. 206. Savings clause. 
Sec. 207. Carbon-based fuel cell development. 
TITLE III—CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION 
Sec. 301. Department of Energy carpooling and vanpooling program. 
Sec. 302. Evaluation and assessment of carpool and vanpool projects. 
Sec. 303. Internet utilization study. 
Sec. 304. Fuel consumption education campaign. 
Sec. 305. Procurement of energy efficient lighting devices. 
Sec. 306.
Minority employment. 
TITLE IV—GASOLINE PRICE REFORM 
Sec. 401. Short title.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3766 
To simplify Federal procurement procedures for emergency and disaster relief, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 
Mr. MARCHANT (for himself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Re-
form, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services and Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, 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 simplify Federal procurement procedures for emergency 
and disaster relief, 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. SPECIAL PROCUREMENT FLEXIBILITIES FOR 
EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RELIEF. 
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 42. SPECIAL PROCUREMENT FLEXIBILITIES FOR 
EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RELIEF. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) During a national 
emergency declared by Congress or the President or a 
major disaster declared by the President, the head of an 
executive agency may use procedures other than competi-
tive procedures pursuant to the provisions in section 
2304(c)(7) of title 10, United States Code, or section 
303(c)(7) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7)), without re-
gard to subparagraph (B) of such sections. 
‘‘(2) The head of the agency may not use the author-
ity in paragraph (1) unless the head of the agency deter-
mines that use of such authority is necessary to facilitate 
the response to or recovery from the national emergency 
or major disaster. Such determination shall be in lieu of 
the determination required by section 2304(c)(7)(A) of 
title 10, United States Code, or section 303(c)(7)(A) of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7)(A)). 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—The head of the 
executive agency may apply the following provisions of law 
as if the property or services to be acquired pursuant to 
the authority in subsection (a) are commercial items:
‘‘(1) Sections 26 and 34 of the Office of Fed-
eral Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422 and 
430). 
‘‘(2) Section 2306a of title 10, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(3) Section 304A of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
254b).’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF VOLUNTEERS. 
At the end of chapter 97 of title 5, United States 
Code, add the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9702. Authority to use services of volunteers 
‘‘The Federal Emergency Management Agency may 
accept the services of volunteers and provide for their inci-
dental expenses to carry out any activity of the Agency 
except policymaking or law or regulatory enforcement.’’. 
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Sec. 402. Gasoline price gouging prohibited. 
Sec. 403. FTC investigation on price-gouging. 
Sec. 404. FTC study of petroleum prices on exchange. 
TITLE V—STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
Sec. 501. Strategic Petroleum Reserve capacity. 
Sec. 502. Strategic Petroleum Reserve sale. 
Sec. 503. Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve capacity. 
TITLE VI—COMMISSION FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE 
HYDROGEN ECONOMY 
Sec. 601. Establishment. 
Sec. 602. Duties of Commission. 
Sec. 603. Membership. 
Sec. 604. Staff of Commission; experts and consultants. 
Sec. 605. Powers of Commission. 
Sec. 606. Report. 
TITLE VII—CRITICAL ENERGY ASSURANCE 
Sec. 701. Evacuation plan review. 
Sec. 702. Disaster assistance. 
Sec. 703. Critical Energy Assurance Account. 
Sec. 704. Regulations. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) No new refinery has been constructed in the 
United States since 1976. There are 148 operating re-
fineries in the United States, down from 324 in 1981. 
Refined petroleum product imports are currently pro-
jected to grow from 7.9 percent to 10.7 percent of total 
refined product by 2025 to satisfy increasing demand. 
(2) While the number of American refineries in 
operation has reduced over the last 20 years, much of 
the resulting lost capacity has been replaced by gains 
from more efficient refineries. 
(3) Hurricanes Katrina and Rita substantially 
disrupted petroleum production, refining, and pipe-
line systems in the Gulf Coast region, affecting energy 
prices and supply nationwide. In the immediate 
aftermath of Katrina alone, United States refining 
capacity was reduced by more than 2,000,000 barrels 
per day. However, before Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita, United States refining capacity was already 
significantly strained by increased levels of produc-
tion, with industry average utilization rates of 95 
percent of capacity or higher. 
(4) It serves the national interest to increase re-
finery capacity for gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel, 
and jet fuel wherever located within the United 
States, to bring more reliable and economic supply to 
the American people. 
(5) According to economic analysis, households 
are conservatively estimated to spend an average of 
$1,948 this year on gasoline, up 45 percent from 3 
years ago, and households with incomes under 
$15,000 (1⁄5 of all households) this year will spend, on 
average, more than 1⁄10 of their income just on gaso-
line. 
(6) According to economic analysis, rural Amer-
ican households will spend $2,087 on gasoline this 
year. Rural Americans are paying an estimated 22
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 315
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse at 300
North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida, as the
‘‘John Milton Bryan Simpson United States
Courthouse’’.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 315
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse at 300 North
Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida, as the ‘‘John Milton
Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States courthouse at 300 North Hogan
Street, Jacksonville, Florida, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘John Milton Bryan Simpson United
States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘John Milton Bryan Simpson
United States Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 8,
2005.
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3767
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2600 Oak Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as 
the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 2600 Oak Street in St. Charles, Illinois, shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post Of-
fice Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3767
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 2600 Oak Street in St. 
Charles, Illinois, as the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post 
Office Building’’.
percent more for gasoline than their urban counter-
parts because they must drive longer distances. 
(7) A growing reliance on foreign sources of re-
fined petroleum products impairs our national secu-
rity interests and global competitiveness. 
(8) Refiners are subject to significant environ-
mental and other regulations and face several new 
Clean Air Act requirements over the next decade. New 
Clean Air Act requirements will benefit the environ-
ment but will also require substantial capital invest-
ment and additional government permits. These new 
requirements increase business uncertainty and dis-
suade investment in new refinery capacity. 
(9) There is currently a lack of coordination in 
permitting requirements and other regulations affect-
ing refineries at the Federal, State, and local levels. 
There is no consistent national permitting program 
for refineries, compared with the Federal Energy Reg-
ulatory Commission’s lead agency role over interstate 
natural gas pipelines, liquefied natural gas, and hy-
droelectric power and the Nuclear Regulatory Com-
mission’s role over nuclear plant licensing. More regu-
latory certainty and coordination is needed for refin-
ery owners to stimulate investment in increased refin-
ery capacity.
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 402 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Knox-
ville, Tennessee, as the ‘‘William C. Tallent Department of Veterans 
Affairs Outpatient Clinic’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. WAMP, Mr. ROE of Ten-
nessee, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. TANNER, Mr. GORDON of Ten-
nessee, and Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
Clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ‘‘William C. 
Tallent Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clin-
ic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF WILLIAM C. TALLENT DE-
PARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
OUT-
PATIENT CLINIC. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Outpatient Clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, shall be 
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H. R. 315
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To designate the United States courthouse at 300 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, 
Florida, as the ‘‘John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The United States courthouse at 300 North Hogan Street, 
Jacksonville, Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘John 
Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
‘‘John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
H. R. 3767
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Oak 
Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2600 Oak Street in St. Charles, Illinois, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Jacob L. 
Frazier Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(2) the term ‘‘refinery’’ means— 
(A) a facility designed and operated to re-
ceive, load, unload, store, transport, process, and 
refine crude oil by any chemical or physical 
process, including distillation, fluid catalytic 
cracking, 
hydrocracking, 
coking, 
alkylation, 
etherification, polymerization, catalytic reform-
ing, isomerization, hydrotreating, blending, and 
any combination thereof, in order to produce 
gasoline or other fuel; or 
(B) a facility designed and operated to re-
ceive, load, unload, store, transport, process, and 
refine coal by any chemical or physical process, 
including liquefaction, in order to produce gaso-
line, diesel, or other liquid fuel as its primary 
output; and 
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Energy.
TITLE I—INCREASING REFINERY 
CAPACITY 
SEC. 101. STATE PARTICIPATION AND PRESIDENTIAL DES-
IGNATION. 
(a) FEDERAL-STATE
REGULATORY
COORDINATION 
AND ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) GOVERNOR’S REQUEST.—The governor of a 
State may submit a request to the Secretary for the 
application of process coordination and rules of pro-
cedure under section 102 to the siting, construction, 
expansion, or operation of any refinery in that State. 
(2) STATE ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary and the 
Administrator are authorized to provide financial as-
sistance to State governments to facilitate the hiring 
of additional personnel with expertise in fields rel-
evant to consideration of applications to site, con-
struct, expand, or operate any refinery in that State. 
(3) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary and the 
Administrator shall provide technical, legal, or other 
assistance to State governments to facilitate their re-
view of applications to site, construct, expand, or op-
erate any refinery in that State. 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the President
shall designate sites on Federal lands, including 
closed military installations, that are appropriate for 
the purposes of siting a refinery. Any such designa-
tion may be based on an analysis of— 
(A) the availability of crude oil supplies to 
the site, including supplies from domestic pro-
duction of shale oil and tar sands and other 
strategic unconventional fuels; 
(B) the distribution of the Nation’s refined 
petroleum product demand; 
(C) whether such sites are in close prox-
imity to substantial pipeline infrastructure, in-
cluding both crude oil and refined petroleum 
product pipelines, and potential infrastructure 
feasibility; 
(D) the need to diversify the geographical 
location of the Nation’s domestic refining capac-
ity; 
(E) the effect that increased refined petro-
leum products from a refinery on that site may 
have on the price and supply of gasoline to con-
sumers; 
(F) national defense; and 
(G) such other factors as the President con-
siders appropriate.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 315 
To designate the United States courthouse at 300 North Hogan Street, 
Jacksonville, Florida, as the ‘‘John Milton Bryan Simpson United States 
Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2005 
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida (for herself and Mr. CRENSHAW) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate the United States courthouse at 300 North 
Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida, as the ‘‘John Milton 
Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The United States courthouse at 300 North Hogan 
Street, Jacksonville, Florida, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘John Milton Bryan Simpson United 
States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ‘‘John Milton Bryan Simpson 
United States Courthouse’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3767 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2600 Oak Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 
Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. HYDE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. 
GUTIERREZ, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. RUSH, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mr. WELLER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mrs. 
BIGGERT, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 
EMANUEL, Ms. BEAN, and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2600 Oak Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as 
the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JACOB L. FRAZIER POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2600 Oak Street in St. Charles, 
Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jacob L. 
Frazier Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post 
Office Building’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 315 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To designate the United States courthouse at 300 North 
Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida, as the ‘‘John Milton 
Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 315 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The United States courthouse at 300 North Hogan 
Street, Jacksonville, Florida, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘John Milton Bryan Simpson United 
States Courthouse’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ‘‘John Milton Bryan Simpson 
United States Courthouse’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 8, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3767 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2600 Oak Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as 
the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3767 RDS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 2600 Oak Street in St. Charles, Illinois, shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post Of-
fice Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.