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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 933 
To establish within the United States Marshals Service a short term State 
witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local 
district attorneys to protect their witnesses in cases involving homicide, 
serious violent felonies, and serious drug offenses, and to provide Federal 
grants for such protection. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. LEE, and Mr. PAYNE) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish within the United States Marshals Service a 
short term State witness protection program to provide 
assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect 
their witnesses in cases involving homicide, serious vio-
lent felonies, and serious drug offenses, and to provide 
Federal grants for such protection. 
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 ‘‘Witness Security and 
Protection Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. SHORT TERM STATE WITNESS PROTECTION SEC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 570. Short Term State Witness Protection Section 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
United States Marshals Service a Short Term State Wit-
ness Protection Section which shall provide protection for 
witnesses in State and local trials involving homicide, or 
involving a serious violent felony or serious drug offense 
(as those terms are defined in section 3559(c)(2) of title 
18), pursuant to cooperative agreements with State and 
local district attorneys and the United States attorney for 
the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Section shall give priority in 
awarding grants and providing services to prosecutor’s of-
fices in States with an average of not less than 100 mur-
ders per year during the 5-year period immediately pre-
ceding an application for protection, as calculated using 
the latest available crime statistics from the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation.’’. 
(b) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The chapter analysis for 
chapter 37 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 937 
To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations Development 
Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. KING of Iowa, 
Mr. SHUSTER, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To withhold United States contributions to the United 
Nations Development Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United Nations Development Program 
(UNDP) has for years operated in the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) in viola-
tion of United Nations rules and internal auditing 
recommendations. Examples of such violations in-
clude the following: 
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by striking the items for sections 570 through 576 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘570. Short Term State Witness Protection Section.’’. 
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is au-
thorized to make grants to State and local district 
attorneys and the United States attorney for the 
District of Columbia for the purpose of providing 
short term protection to witnesses in trials involving 
homicide, or involving a serious violent felony or se-
rious drug offense (as those terms are defined in 
section 3559(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code). 
(2) ALLOCATION.—Each district attorney re-
ceiving a grant under this section may either— 
(A) use the grant to provide witness pro-
tection; or 
(B) pursuant to a cooperative agreement 
with the Short Term State Witness Protection 
Section of the United States Marshals Service, 
credit the grant to the Short Term State Wit-
ness Protection Section to cover the costs to the 
section of providing witness protection on behalf 
of the district attorney. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—Grants under this section 
may only be awarded in States with an average of 
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not less than 100 murders per year during the most 
recent 5-year period, as calculated using the latest 
available crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible district attor-
ney desiring a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the Attorney General at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by such informa-
tion as the Attorney General may reasonably re-
quire. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this section is sought; and 
(B) provide such additional assurances as 
the Attorney General determines to be essential 
to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
this section. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$90,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 
2010. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 934 
To amend section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify 
the method of calculating the wages to be paid to H–2A workers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. BUTTERFIELD) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to modify the method of calculating the wages to 
be paid to H–2A workers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CALCULATION OF WAGES FOR H–2A WORKERS. 
Section 218(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(2)(A) The requirement in paragraph (1)(B) with 
respect to wages shall be considered to be satisfied if the 
alien will be paid not less than the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the applicable State minimum wage; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the prevailing wage level for the agri-
cultural occupational classification in the county 
(or similar geographical area) of intended em-
ployment. 
‘‘(B) The wage levels under subparagraph (A) shall 
be calculated based on the best information available at 
the time of the filing of the application. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the pre-
vailing wage level shall be determined as follows: 
‘‘(i) If the job opportunity is covered by a col-
lective bargaining agreement between a union and 
the employer, the prevailing wage shall be the wage 
rate set forth in the collective bargaining agreement. 
‘‘(ii)(I) If the job opportunity is not covered by 
such an agreement, the prevailing wage level shall be 
based on entry level, farm establishment data and 
methodology to be established by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics. 
‘‘(II) In lieu of subclause (I), an employer may 
rely on other wage information, including a level-one 
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wage in an agricultural standard occupational classi-
fication in the county (or similar geographical area) 
of intended employment from an occupational em-
ployment or other survey provided by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 935 
To insert certain counties as part of the Appalachian Region. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To insert certain counties as part of the Appalachian Region. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. APPALACHIAN REGION. 
Section 14102(a)(1)(K) of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘Giles’’ after ‘‘Franklin’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Hickman’’ after ‘‘Hawkins’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln,’’ 
after ‘‘Knox’’. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1171 
AN ACT 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans 
service organizations access to Federal surplus personal 
property. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 93 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security 
beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect 
Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in 
benefits. 
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 ‘‘Social Security Protec-
tion Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES. 
Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) POINT OF ORDER TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECU-
RITY BENEFITS.—(1) It shall not be in order in the House 
of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or 
joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference re-
port thereon, that— 
‘‘(A) reduces or has the effect of reducing any 
current benefits under the old-age, survivors, and 
disability insurance programs under title II of the 
Social Security Act; or 
‘‘(B) provides for or has the effect of providing 
for cost-of-living increases of benefits under the old- 
age, survivors, and disability insurance programs 
under title II of the Social Security Act that are less 
than what would be provided under title II of the 
Social Security Act as of the day of consideration of 
the applicable measure. 
‘‘(2) As used in paragraph (1), the term ‘current’, 
when referring to benefits, means benefits payable as of 
the day of consideration of the applicable measure.’’. 
SEC. 3. SUPER-MAJORITY REQUIREMENT IN THE SENATE. 
Section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘and 
312(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘312(c), and 312(g)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘and 
312(c)’’ and by inserting ‘‘312(c), and 312(g)’’. 
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in a State that has been certified by the Attorney 
General under section 4 of the Gun Show Loophole 
Closing Act of 2007, not later than 24 hours after 
such date (or 3 business days after such date if ad-
ditional information is required in order to verify 
disqualifying information from a State that has not 
been certified by the Attorney General), notify the 
nonlicensed transferor and the nonlicensed trans-
feree— 
‘‘(A) of any response from the national 
criminal background check system, or if the li-
censee has had no response from the national 
criminal background check system within the 
applicable time period under this paragraph, 
notify the nonlicensed transferor that no re-
sponse has been received and that the transfer 
may proceed; and 
‘‘(B) of any receipt by the licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
of a notification from the national instant 
criminal background check system that the 
transfer would violate section 922 or would vio-
late State law; 
‘‘(3) in the case of a transfer at one time or 
during any 5 consecutive business days, of 2 or more 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be transferred 
from the Department of Commerce to the Census 
Bureau, for appropriate allocation by the Director— 
(A) the personnel employed in connection 
with the functions transferred by subsection 
(a); and 
(B) the assets, liabilities, contracts, prop-
erty, records, and unexpended balance of appro-
priations, authorizations, allocations, and other 
funds employed, held, or used in connection 
with such functions, arising from such func-
tions, or available, or to be made available, in 
connection with such functions. 
(2) UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—Unexpended funds 
transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used 
only for the purposes for which the funds were origi-
nally appropriated. 
(3) EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION.—During the 1- 
year period beginning on January 1, 2012, the 
transfer pursuant to this section of any full-time 
personnel (except special Government employees) 
and part-time personnel holding permanent positions 
shall not cause any such personnel to be separated 
or reduced in grade or compensation solely as a re-
sult of such transfer. 
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right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 103 
acres of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois, for the purpose 
of permitting the College to use the property for edu-
cational purposes. 
(b) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de-
termines at any time that the real property conveyed 
under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with 
the purpose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, 
all right, title, and interest in and to all or any portion 
of the property shall revert, at the option of the Secretary, 
to the United States, and the United States shall have 
the right of immediate entry onto the property. Any deter-
mination of the Secretary under this subsection shall be 
made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
require the College to cover costs to be incurred by 
the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for 
costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 
conveyance under subsection (a), including survey 
costs, costs related to environmental documentation, 
and other administrative costs related to the convey-
ance. If amounts are collected from the College in 
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advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 
and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the convey-
ance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 
to the College. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Sec-
retary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so 
credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 
or account, and shall be available for the same pur-
poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita-
tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tanning Account-
ability and Notification Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The Food and Drug Administration 
(‘‘FDA’’) and numerous leading United States 
health care organizations estimate that approxi-
mately one million Americans each year will be 
stricken with skin cancer, a potentially deadly dis-
ease, and the most common of all types of cancers. 
(2) The number of cases of melanoma, the most 
deadly of all skin cancers, is rising in the United 
States. The American Cancer Society estimates 
111,900 Americans will be diagnosed with melanoma 
in 2006. Nationally, one person dies of melanoma al-
most every hour. 
(3) Numerous studies have established that 
skin cancer is closely associated with excessive ultra-
violet light exposure. 
(4) In December 2002, the National Institute 
of Environmental Health Sciences issued a report 
that identified broad spectrum ultraviolet radiation 
produced by artificial light sources as a known car-
cinogen and added such radiation to its listing of 
228 substances linked to cancer. 
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(A) Section 3121(a) of such Code (relating 
to definition of wages) is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (21), by striking 
the period at the end of paragraph (22) and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’, and by inserting after paragraph 
(22) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) any qualified property tax rebate or other 
benefit (as defined in section 139B(b)).’’. 
(B) Section 209(a) of the Social Security 
Act is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
paragraph (18), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (19) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and 
by inserting after paragraph (19) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(20) Any qualified property tax rebate or 
other benefit (as defined in section 139B(b) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986).’’. 
(2) UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES.—Section 3306(b) 
of such Code (relating to definition of wages) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(18), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(19) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and by inserting after 
paragraph (19) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(20) any qualified property tax rebate or other 
benefit (as defined in section 139B(b).’’. 
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(3) WAGE WITHHOLDING.—Section 3401(a) of 
such Code (defining wages) is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (21), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (22) and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’, and by inserting after paragraph (22) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) for any qualified property tax rebate or 
other benefit (as defined in section 139B(b).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 944 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases 
on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of 
New Jersey. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. FRELING-
HUYSEN, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil 
and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental 
Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OIL AND GAS LEASING OFF 
THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall not issue a lease, permit, or license for the explo-
ration for or extraction of oil or gas on or from submerged 
lands described in subsection (b). 
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(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The submerged lands with 
respect to which subsection (a) applies are all submerged 
lands seaward from the landward boundary of the Outer 
Continental Shelf that lie within 125 miles of any point 
of the coast line of the State of New Jersey, including 
areas with respect to which a moratorium on oil and gas 
leasing activities existed before the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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