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property that may be subject to forfeiture under this 
subsection, shall be governed by the provisions of 
chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code (relating 
to criminal forfeiture), to the same extent as prop-
erty subject to forfeiture under that chapter.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: ‘‘(1) The Secretary may 
impose a civil penalty of up to $500,000 for each 
violation of a provision of this Act or any regulation, 
license, or order issued under this Act. A civil pen-
alty under this paragraph may be in addition to, or 
in lieu of, any other liability or penalty which may 
be imposed for such a violation.’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (g) and (h) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(g) VIOLATIONS DEFINED BY REGULATION.—Noth-
ing in this section shall limit the authority of the Secretary 
to define by regulation violations under this Act. 
‘‘(h) EFFECT OF OTHER CONVICTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DENIAL
OF
EXPORT
PRIVILEGES.—Any 
person convicted of a violation described in para-
graph (2) may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be 
denied export privileges under this Act for a period 
not to exceed 10 years from the date of the convic-
tion. The Secretary may also revoke any export li-
cense under this Act in which such person had an 
interest at the time of the conviction. 
‘‘(2) VIOLATIONS.—The violations referred to in 
paragraph (1) are a violation of— 
‘‘(A) a provision of this Act; 
‘‘(B) a provision of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) section 793, 794, or 798 of title 18, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(D) section 4(b) of the Internal Security 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)); 
‘‘(E) section 38 of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2778); 
‘‘(F) section 16 of the Trading with the 
Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 16); 
‘‘(G) any regulation, license, or order 
issued under any provision of law listed in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F); 
‘‘(H) section 371 or 1001 of title 18, 
United States Code, if in connection with the 
export of items subject to this Act or any regu-
lation, license, or order issued under the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act, or
the export of items controlled under the Arms 
Export Control Act; 
‘‘(I) section 175 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(J) a provision of the Atomic Energy Act 
(42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.); 
‘‘(K) section 831 of title 18, United States 
Code; or 
‘‘(L) section 2332a of title 18, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(3) RELATED PERSONS.—The Secretary may 
exercise the authority under paragraph (1) with re-
spect to any person related through affiliation, own-
ership, control, or position of responsibility to a per-
son convicted of any violation of a law set forth in 
paragraph (2), upon a showing of such relationship 
with the convicted person. The Secretary shall make 
such showing only after providing notice and oppor-
tunity for a hearing.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a proceeding in which a civil penalty or 
other administrative sanction is sought under sub-
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4243 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to lift certain restrictions on gifts 
to members of the Armed Forces being treated for illness or injury 
incurred on active duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. EMANUEL (for himself, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. GUTIERREZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to lift certain restric-
tions on gifts to members of the Armed Forces being 
treated for illness or injury incurred on active duty. 
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 ‘‘Wounded Heroes Gift 
Fairness Act’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES BEING TREATED FOR 
ILLNESS OR INJURY INCURRED ON ACTIVE 
DUTY TO ACCEPT GIFTS FROM CERTAIN 
SOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FROM NONPROFITS 
AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.—Chapter 155 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2615. Members being treated for illness or injury: 
authority to accept gifts from certain 
sources 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to regulations prescribed 
under subsection (b), a member of the armed forces who 
receives treatment at a military treatment facility for an 
injury or illness sustained while on active duty, and the 
family members of such a member, may accept a gift de-
scribed in subsection (b) (notwithstanding any otherwise 
applicable law or regulation restricting the acceptance of 
gifts) if the gift is provided during the time period during 
which the member receives such treatment or within 30 
days after the conclusion of such treatment. 
‘‘(b) COVERED GIFTS.—This section applies to a gift 
received from a 501(c)(3) organization or a Federal de-
partment or agency or any element of State or local gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘501(c)(3) organization’ means an organization described 
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2615.
Members being treated for illness or injury: authority to accept gifts 
from certain sources.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Regulations under section 
2615 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall be prescribed not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ
section (c) may not be commenced more than 5 
years after the date on which the claim first ac-
crued. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) TOLLING.—In any case in which a 
criminal indictment in connection with actions 
constituting a violation under subsection (a) is 
returned within the time limits prescribed by 
law for the institution of such action, the limi-
tation under paragraph (1) for commencing a 
proceeding to impose a civil penalty or other ad-
ministrative sanction under this section shall, 
upon the return of the criminal indictment, be 
tolled against any person named as a defend-
ant. 
‘‘(B) DURATION.—The tolling of the limi-
tation with respect to a defendant under sub-
paragraph (A) as a result of a criminal indict-
ment shall continue for a period of 6 months 
beginning on the date on which the defendant 
is convicted pursuant to the criminal indict-
ment, the indictment against the defendant is 
dismissed, or the criminal action has otherwise 
concluded.’’.
SEC. 6. UNITED STATES POLICY ON MULTILATERAL EX-
PORT CONTROL REGIMES. 
The Export Administration Act of 1979 is amended 
by inserting after section 11C the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 11D. U.S. POLICY ON MULTILATERAL EXPORT CON-
TROL REGIMES. 
‘‘(a) MULTILATERAL EXPORT CONTROL REGIMES.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to seek multilateral arrangements that 
support the national security objectives of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) MULTILATERAL
EXPORT
CONTROL
RE-
GIMES.—In this section, the term ‘multilateral ex-
port control regime’ means an international agree-
ment or arrangement among two or more countries, 
including the United States, a purpose of which is 
to coordinate national export control policies of its 
members regarding certain items. The term includes 
regimes such as the Australia Group (AG), the 
Wassenaar Arrangement, the Missile Technology 
Control Regime (MTCR), and the Nuclear Suppliers 
Group Dual Use Arrangement (NSG). 
‘‘(3) OBJECTIVES.—It is the intent of the Con-
gress that the United States seek to achieve the fol-
lowing objectives with regard to multilateral export 
control regimes:
‘‘(A) EXISTING REGIMES.— 
‘‘(i) 
PARTICIPATION.—Continue 
its 
active participation in existing multilateral 
export control regimes, in accordance with 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(ii) STRENGTHEN.—Seek to attain 
the cooperation of members of each exist-
ing and future regime in implementing the 
standards outlined in subsection (c) for ef-
fective national export control systems. 
‘‘(B) NEW REGIMES.—Consider participa-
tion in additional multilateral export control re-
gimes if such participation would serve the na-
tional security interests of the United States. 
‘‘(C) REVIEW AND UPDATE.—Review and 
update multilateral regime export control lists 
with other members, taking into account— 
‘‘(i) national security concerns, includ-
ing the global war on terror; 
‘‘(ii) the foreign availability of items; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the costs and benefits of con-
trols.
‘‘(D) 
IMPLEMENTATION
BY
NONMEM-
BERS.—Encourage countries that are not mem-
bers of the multilateral export control regime— 
‘‘(i) to strengthen their national ex-
port control regimes and improve enforce-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) to adhere to the guidelines of the 
appropriate multilateral export control re-
gime; 
‘‘(iii) not to undermine an existing 
multilateral export control regime by ex-
porting controlled items in a manner in-
consistent with the guidelines of the re-
gime; and 
‘‘(iv) to work with member countries 
in training government officials on the 
principles and procedures for implementing 
effective export controls. 
‘‘(4) TRANSPARENCY
OF
MULTILATERAL
EX-
PORT CONTROL REGIMES.— 
‘‘(A) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON 
EACH EXISTING REGIME.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall, for each multilateral 
export control regime, to the extent that it is
not inconsistent with the arrangements of that 
regime (in the judgment of the Secretary of 
State) or with the national interest, publish in 
the Federal Register and post on the Depart-
ment of Commerce website the following infor-
mation with respect to that regime: 
‘‘(i) The purposes of the regime. 
‘‘(ii) The members of the regime. 
‘‘(iii) The export licensing policy of 
the regime. 
‘‘(iv) The items that are subject to ex-
port controls under the regime, together 
with all related public notes, and all 
changes thereto. 
‘‘(v) Any countries, end uses, or end 
users that are subject to the export con-
trols of the regime. 
‘‘(vi) Rules of interpretation. 
‘‘(vii) Major policy actions. 
‘‘(viii) The rules and procedures of 
the regime for establishing and modifying 
any matter described in clauses (i) through 
(vii). 
‘‘(B) NEW REGIMES.—Not later than 60 
days after the United States joins or organizes
a new multilateral export control regime, the 
Secretary shall, to the extent that it is not in-
consistent with arrangements under that regime 
(in the judgment of the Secretary of State) or 
with the national interest, publish in the Fed-
eral Register and post on the Department of 
Commerce website the information described in 
subparagraphs (i) through (viii) of subpara-
graph (A) with respect to the regime. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION
OF
CHANGES.—Not 
later than 60 days after a multilateral export 
control regime adopts any change in the infor-
mation published under this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall, to the extent not inconsistent 
with the arrangements under that regime (in 
the judgment of the Secretary of State) or the 
national interest, publish such changes in the 
Federal Register and post such changes on the 
Department of Commerce website. 
‘‘(b) STANDARDS FOR MULTILATERAL EXPORT CON-
TROL REGIMES.—It is the intent of the Congress that the 
President take steps to establish the following features in 
any multilateral export control regime in which the United 
States is participating or may participate:
‘‘(1) FULL
MEMBERSHIP.—Supplier countries 
should be considered for membership of the regime 
based on their acting in accordance with the objec-
tives and meeting the membership criteria of the re-
gime. 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION.—The re-
gime promotes implementation of the regime’s rules 
and guidelines. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
UNDERSTANDING.—The regime 
seeks to enhance public understanding of the pur-
pose and procedures of the regime. 
‘‘(4) 
EFFECTIVE
INTERPRETATION
PROCE-
DURES.—The regime has procedures to promote the 
uniform and consistent interpretation of its rules 
and guidelines. 
‘‘(5) ENHANCED COOPERATION WITH REGIME 
NONMEMBERS.—There is agreement among the 
members of the regime— 
‘‘(A) to cooperate with governments of 
countries that are not members of the regime to 
restrict the export of items controlled by the re-
gime; and 
‘‘(B) to establish an ongoing mechanism in 
the regime to coordinate planning and imple-
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4246
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the 
‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price 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. DR. ROBERT E. PRICE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, 
Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Dr. Robert 
E. Price 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 ‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price 
Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 19 
(legislative day, December 18), 2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4246
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, 
Texas, as the ‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office 
Building’’.
mentation of export control measures related to 
such cooperation. 
‘‘(6) PERIODIC HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS.—There 
are regular periodic meetings of high level represent-
atives of the governments of countries that are mem-
bers of the regime for the purpose of coordinating 
export control policies and issuing policy guidance to 
members of the regime. 
‘‘(7) COMMON LIST OF CONTROLLED ITEMS.— 
There is agreement on a common list of items con-
trolled by the regime. 
‘‘(8) REGULAR UPDATES OF COMMON LIST.— 
There is a procedure for removing items from the 
list of controlled items when the control of such 
items no longer serves the objectives of the members 
of the regime, and for adding items to the list of 
controlled items when appropriate in light of the ob-
jectives of the regime. 
‘‘(9) GLOBAL
WAR
ON
TERROR.—There is 
agreement— 
‘‘(A) to prevent the export or diversion of 
sensitive items to terrorist individuals and 
groups; and
‘‘(B) to support the United States and its 
international partners in the global war on ter-
ror. 
‘‘(10) COORDINATION
OF
LICENSE
APPROVAL 
PROCEDURES.—There is coordination among the 
members of the regime regarding their national ex-
port license approval procedures, practices, and 
standards. 
‘‘(11) UNDERCUTTING.—The regime establishes 
rules with respect to the approval of licenses for the 
export of any item that is controlled pursuant to the 
regime, in cases in which a member has denied an 
export license for such item to the particular end 
user for reasons that are relevant to the purposes of 
the regime. 
‘‘(12) INFORMATION SHARING.—There are pro-
cedures for the coordination and exchange of infor-
mation about export licensing among members of 
the regime, including— 
‘‘(A) notification of the denial of licenses 
to export sensitive items controlled under the 
regime to countries that are not members of the 
regime, in cases in which the reasons for denial 
are relevant to the purposes of the regime; and
‘‘(B) notification of applications for li-
censes to export goods and technology that are 
destined for terrorist organizations or individ-
uals. 
‘‘(c) STANDARDS FOR NATIONAL EXPORT CONTROL 
SYSTEMS.—It is the intent of the Congress that the Presi-
dent take steps to attain the cooperation of members of 
each multilateral export control regime in implementing 
effective national export control systems in accordance 
with the following: 
‘‘(1) EXPORT
CONTROL
LAWS.—Enforcement 
authority, civil and criminal penalties, and statutes 
of limitations are sufficient to deter potential viola-
tions and punish violators under the member’s ex-
port control laws. 
‘‘(2) LICENSE APPROVAL PROCESS.—The sys-
tem for evaluating export license applications in-
cludes sufficient technical expertise to assess the li-
censing status of exports and ensure the reliability 
of end users. 
‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT.—The enforcement mecha-
nism provides authority for trained enforcement offi-
cers to investigate and prevent illegal exports.
H. R. 4246
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 facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8135 Forest 
Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the ‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DR. ROBERT E. PRICE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office 
Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
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 ‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
‘‘(B) the number of non-Federal publicly- 
owned dams that are so identified and that are 
located within the boundaries of all applying 
States. 
‘‘(e) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of rehabilitation of a deficient dam for which a grant is 
made under this section may not exceed 65 percent of the 
cost of such rehabilitation. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
‘‘(E) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(2) STAFF.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to provide for the employment of such ad-
ditional staff of FEMA as are necessary to carry out 
this section $400,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2010. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Sums appro-
priated pursuant to this section shall remain avail-
able until expended.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4246 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the ‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price Post 
Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2005 
Mr. SESSIONS 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 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the 
‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price 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. DR. ROBERT E. PRICE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, 
Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Dr. Robert 
E. Price 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 ‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price 
Post Office Building’’. 
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IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4246 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 19, 2005 
Received 
JANUARY 27, 2006 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the 
‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4246 RFS 
SECTION. 1. DR. ROBERT E. PRICE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, 
Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Dr. Robert 
E. Price 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 ‘‘Dr. Robert E. Price 
Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 19 
(legislative day, December 18), 2005. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk.
activity, or other operations under this Act, or 
under the Export Administration Regulations 
as maintained and amended under the authority 
of the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act, including— 
‘‘(i) the export license or other export 
authorization itself, 
‘‘(ii) classification requests described 
in section 10(l), 
‘‘(iii) information or evidence obtained 
in the course of any investigation by an 
employee or officer of the Department of 
Commerce or any other department or 
agency of the United States, 
‘‘(iv) information obtained or fur-
nished under section 5 or 6 in connection 
with any international agreement, treaty, 
or other obligation, and 
‘‘(v) information obtained in any in-
vestigation of an alleged violation of sec-
tion 8, except for information required to 
be disclosed by section 8(b)(2), 
shall be withheld from public disclosure and 
shall not be subject to disclosure under section 
552 of title 5, United States Code, unless the