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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6648 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow each individual a 
$500 credit to help with high energy prices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2008 
Mr. SALI (for himself, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. BARRETT of South 
Carolina, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Ms. 
FALLIN, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. ROG-
ERS of Kentucky, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. 
PAUL, Mr. CANTOR, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. 
SCALISE, and Mr. BLUNT) 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 allow each 
individual a $500 credit to help with high energy prices. 
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 ‘‘Family Energy Relief 
Act of 2008’’ or the ‘‘FERA Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH EN-
ERGY PRICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is 
amended by inserting after section 25D the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 25E. TAX CREDIT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH 
ENERGY PRICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible indi-
vidual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax 
imposed by subtitle A for the taxable year an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(1) $1,000 in the case of a joint return, and 
‘‘(2) $500 in any other case. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means any individual 
other than— 
‘‘(1) any estate or trust, 
‘‘(2) any nonresident alien individual, and 
‘‘(3) any individual with respect to whom a de-
duction under section 151 is allowable to another 
taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the cal-
endar year in which the individual’s taxable year be-
gins. 
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‘‘(c) CREDIT WITH RESPECT TO DEPENDENTS.— 
The dollar amount applicable to the taxpayer under sub-
section (a) (without regard to this subsection) shall be in-
creased by $250 for each individual with respect to whom 
the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151(c) 
for the taxable year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for such supart A is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 25D the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 25E. Tax credit to help individuals with high energy prices.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dana Point Desalina-
tion Project Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR DANA POINT DESALINATION 
PROJECT. 
The Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 10. DANA POINT DESALINATION RESEARCH AND FEA-
SIBILITY RELATED COSTS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may assist in re-
search and development, environmental and feasibility 
studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal 
Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point 
Desalination Project located at Dana Point, California. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 7, 
the Federal share of the costs for the project assisted 
under subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the 
total costs of the project. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$2,500,000 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
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amount increased by $10,000,000 in each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2017’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 
through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,900,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and such 
amount increased by $10,000,000 in each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2017’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 
through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 and such 
amount increased by $10,000,000 in each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2017’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6651 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to decrease the period 
of benefit ineligibility of certain adults during their unemployment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2008 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to decrease 
the period of benefit ineligibility of certain adults during 
their unemployment. 
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 ‘‘Food Security Act of 
2008’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
(1) MODIFICATION OF INELIGIBILITY.—Section 
6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2015(o)) is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘3 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘12 months’’, 
(B) in paragraph (5)(C) by striking ‘‘3- 
month’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘12-month’’, and 
(C) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)(IV) by striking 
‘‘3 months’’ and inserting ‘‘12 months’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
16(h)(1)(E)(ii)(I) is amended by striking ‘‘3-month’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12-month’’. 
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of School Psychologists or accredited program of 
study leading to— 
(A) a masters or other graduate degree in 
school counseling, school social work, or school 
psychology, or any combination thereof; 
(B) a State license or credential in school 
counseling, school social work, or school psy-
chology, or any combination thereof; or 
(C) any combination of (A) and (B). 
(6) The term ‘‘eligible partnership’’ means— 
(A) a partnership between 1 or more low- 
income local educational agencies and 1 or more 
eligible graduate institutions; or 
(B) in regions in which local educational 
agencies may not have a sufficient elementary 
and secondary school student population to sup-
port the placement of all participating graduate 
students, a partnership between a State edu-
cational agency, on behalf of 1 or more low-in-
come local educational agencies, and 1 or more 
eligible graduate institutions. 
(7) The term ‘‘participating eligible graduate 
institution’’ means an eligible graduate institution 
that is part of an eligible partnership awarded a 
grant under section 4. 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘, or (2) by death’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the 
subsection and inserting a period; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or (2) by death’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the 
subsection and inserting a period. 
(19) MURDER FOR HIRE.—Section 1958(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘death or’’. 
(20) MURDER INVOLVED IN A RACKETEERING 
OFFENSE.—Section 1959(a)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘death or’’. 
(21) WILLFUL WRECKING OF A TRAIN RESULT-
ING IN DEATH.—Section 1992 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter fol-
lowing paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘or subject 
to death,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), in the matter fol-
lowing paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, and if the 
offense resulted in the death of any person, the 
person may be sentenced to death’’. 
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(8) The term ‘‘participating low-income local 
educational agency’’ means a low-income local edu-
cational agency that is part of an eligible partner-
ship awarded a grant under section 4. 
(9) The term ‘‘participating graduate’’ means 
an individual who— 
(A) has received a masters or other grad-
uate degree in elementary or secondary school 
counseling, school social work, or school psy-
chology from a participating eligible graduate 
institution or has obtained a State license or 
credential in school counseling, school social 
work, and school psychology from a partici-
pating eligible graduate institution; and 
(B) as a graduate student of school coun-
seling, school social work, or school psychology 
was placed in a school served by a participating 
low-income local educational agency to complete 
required field work, credit hours, internships, or 
related training as applicable. 
(10) The term ‘‘student support personnel tar-
get ratios’’ means the ratios of school counselors, 
school social workers, and school psychologists to 
students recommended to enable such personnel to 
effectively address the needs of students including— 
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(A) at least 1 school counselor for every 
250 students (as recommended by the American 
School Counselors Association and American 
Counseling Association); 
(B) at least 1 school psychologist for every 
1,000 students (as recommended by the Na-
tional Association of School Psychologists); and 
(C) at least 1 school social worker for 
every 400 students (as recommended by the 
School Social Work Association of America). 
(11) The term ‘‘unaccompanied youth’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 725 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11434a). 
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each Gulf producing State in amounts (based 
on a formula established by the Secretary by 
regulation) that are inversely proportional to 
the respective distances between the point on 
the coastline of each Gulf producing State that 
is closest to the geographic center of the appli-
cable leased tract and the geographic center of 
the leased tract. 
(B) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—The amount 
allocated to a Gulf producing State each fiscal 
year under subparagraph (A) shall be at least 
10 percent of the amounts available under sub-
section (a)(2)(A). 
(2) PAYMENTS
TO
COASTAL
POLITICAL
SUB-
DIVISIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay 
20 percent of the allocable share of each Gulf 
producing State, as determined under para-
graph (1), to the coastal political subdivisions 
of the Gulf producing State. 
(B) ALLOCATION.—The amount paid by 
the Secretary to coastal political subdivisions 
under this paragraph shall be allocated to each 
coastal political subdivision in accordance with 
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) of section 
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(3) between 25 miles and 100 miles from the 
coastline of the State. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OPTIONS.—A State may request 
that the assessment be based on— 
(1) new data using the best available tech-
nology, including seismic technology but not includ-
ing drilling; or 
(2) the best available data that exists on the 
date the request is approved. 
(c) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—Not later than the end 
of the 90-day period beginning on the date of receipt of 
a request under this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) if the request is made pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1)— 
(A) approve the request; or 
(B) disapprove the request if the Secretary 
determines that a resource assessment would 
create unreasonable risk of harm to the marine, 
human, or coastal environment of the State; or 
(2) approve the request if the request is made 
pursuant to subsection (b)(2). 
(d) COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) in the case of an assessment requested pur-
suant to subsection (b)(1)— 
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‘‘(D) ensure the conduct of training, tests, 
and exercises for the public alert and warning 
system. 
‘‘(3) SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS.—The public 
alert and warning system shall— 
‘‘(A) incorporate multiple communications 
technologies; 
‘‘(B) be designed to adapt to, and incor-
porate, future technologies for communicating 
directly with the public; 
‘‘(C) be designed to provide alerts to the 
largest portion of the affected population fea-
sible, including nonresident visitors and tour-
ists, and improve the ability of remote areas to 
receive alerts; 
‘‘(D) promote local and regional public and 
private partnerships to enhance community pre-
paredness and response; and 
‘‘(E) provide redundant alert mechanisms 
where practicable so as to reach the greatest 
number of people regardless of whether they 
have access to, or utilize, any specific medium 
of communication or any particular device. 
‘‘(4) PILOT PROGRAMS.— 
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under all conditions can alert and warn govern-
mental authorities and the civilian population in 
areas endangered by disasters; and 
‘‘(B) implement the public alert and warn-
ing system. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall, 
consistent with the recommendations in the final re-
port of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning 
System Advisory Committee— 
‘‘(A) establish or adopt, as appropriate, 
common alerting and warning protocols, stand-
ards, terminology, and operating procedures for 
the public alert and warning system; 
‘‘(B) include in the public alert and warn-
ing system the capability to adapt the distribu-
tion and content of communications on the 
basis of geographic location, risks, or personal 
user preferences, as appropriate; 
‘‘(C) include in the public alert and warn-
ing system the capability to alert and warn in-
dividuals with disabilities and individuals with 
limited English proficiency; and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6657 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow up to 
24 months of vocational educational training to be counted as a work 
activity under the temporary assistance to needy families program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2008 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DIN-
GELL, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FARR, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STARK, Ms. 
SUTTON, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WAXMAN, 
and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to allow up to 24 months of vocational educational train-
ing to be counted as a work activity under the temporary 
assistance to needy families program. 
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. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MONTHS OF VOCA-
TIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING COUNTED 
AS A WORK ACTIVITY UNDER THE TANF PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 407(d)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 607(d)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘12’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘24’’. 
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subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed 
the excess of— 
‘‘(A) the sum of the regular tax liability 
(as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax im-
posed by section 55, over 
‘‘(B) the sum of the credits allowable 
under this subpart (other than this section) and 
section 27 for the taxable year. 
‘‘(2) CARRYFORWARD OF UNUSED CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) RULE
FOR
YEARS
IN
WHICH
ALL 
PERSONAL
CREDITS
ALLOWED
AGAINST
REG-
ULAR
AND
ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM
TAX.—In 
the case of a taxable year to which section 
26(a)(2) applies, if the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by 
section 26(a)(2) for such taxable year reduced 
by the sum of the credits allowable under this 
subpart (other than this section), such excess 
shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year 
and added to the credit allowable under sub-
section (a) for such succeeding taxable year. 
‘‘(B) RULE
FOR
OTHER
YEARS.—In the 
case of a taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) 
does not apply, if the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by 
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sus Bureau, who shall be appointed by and serve at 
the pleasure of the Director. The position of Deputy 
Director shall be a career reserved position within 
the meaning of section 3132(a)(8) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Deputy Director shall 
perform such functions as the Director shall des-
ignate. 
(b) TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PERFORM FUNC-
TIONS OF DIRECTOR.—The provisions of sections 3345 
through 3349d of title 5, United States Code, shall apply 
with respect to the office of Director. The first assistant 
to the office of Director is the Deputy Director for pur-
poses of applying such provisions. 
SEC. 7. TRANSFERS. 
(a) FUNCTIONS.—There shall be transferred to and 
vested in the Director all functions that, as of December 
31, 2011, were— 
(1) vested in the Secretary of Commerce by title 
13, United States Code, Executive order, or any 
other provision of law; and 
(2) delegated to the Director of the Census 
within the Department of Commerce. 
(b) PERSONNEL, ASSETS, ETC.— 
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SEC. 2. COVERED BONDS TREATMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11(e)(8)(D)(i) of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)(i)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘covered bond,’’ after ‘‘forward 
contract,’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 11(e)(8)(D) of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix) 
as clauses (viii), (ix), and (x), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after clause (vi) the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(vii) COVERED
BOND.—The term 
‘covered bond’ means a nondeposit re-
course debt obligation of an insured depos-
itory institution, with a term to maturity 
of at least 1 year, which is secured by spe-
cifically identified assets which are per-
forming in accordance with the terms of 
the contracts which created the assets.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 8(e)(3)(C) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(U.S.C. 1818(e)(3)(C)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(ii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) with respect to a covered bond, 
actual direct compensatory damages deter-
mined as of the date of the appointment of 
the conservator or receiver equal to the 
sum of— 
‘‘(I) the outstanding principal 
amount of the covered bond on that 
date; 
‘‘(II) all interest that had ac-
crued on the covered bond through 
that date but that had not been paid; 
‘‘(III) the cost on that date of a 
guaranteed investment contract, de-
posit agreement, or other instrument 
that would provide for scheduled pay-
ments to be made on the covered bond 
until its originally scheduled maturity 
date; and 
‘‘(IV) the costs (including reason-
able 
fees 
of 
attorneys) 
incurred 
through that date that arise from or 
relate to the exercise of any right, 
power, or remedy under the covered 
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bond or a related transaction docu-
ment.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—No regulation of any Federal 
banking agency (as defined in section 3 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act) shall be applicable with respect to 
any covered bond (as defined in the amendment made by 
subsection (b)(2)) unless the regulation or the application 
of such regulation to such bond, as the case may be, is 
prescribed jointly by the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Office 
of Thrift Supervision, and the Board of Directors of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
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