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(3) CITY LAND.—The term ‘‘City land’’ means
the approximately 0.741 acres of real property, in-
cluding any improvement thereon, as depicted on the
exchange maps, that is commonly identified as 110
Mount Elliott Street, Detroit, Michigan.
(4) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’
means the Commandant of the United States Coast
Guard.
(5) EDC.—The term ‘‘EDC’’ means the Eco-
nomic Development Corporation of the City of De-
troit.
(6) EXCHANGE
MAPS.—The term ‘‘exchange
maps’’ means the maps entitled ‘‘Atwater Street Land
Exchange Maps’’ prepared pursuant to subsection (h).
(7) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’
means approximately 1.26 acres of real property, in-
cluding any improvements thereon, as depicted on the
exchange maps, that is commonly identified as 2660
Atwater Street, Detroit, Michigan, and under the ad-
ministrative control of the United States Coast
Guard.
(8) SECTOR
DETROIT.—The term ‘‘Sector De-
troit’’ means Coast Guard Sector Detroit of the Ninth
Coast Guard District.
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SEC. 238. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR HURRI-
CANE KATRINA EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 201(b) 
of the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 is 
amended by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘3-year’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to individuals hired after August 
27, 2007. 
SEC. 239. SUBPART F EXCEPTION FOR ACTIVE FINANCING 
INCOME. 
(a) EXEMPT INSURANCE INCOME.—Paragraph (10) 
of section 953(e) (relating to application) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2010’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION TO TREATMENT AS FOREIGN PER-
SONAL HOLDING COMPANY INCOME.—Paragraph (9) of 
section 954(h) (relating to application) is amended by 
striking ‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2010’’. 
SEC. 240. LOOK-THRU RULE FOR RELATED CONTROLLED 
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of section 
954(c)(6) (relating to application) is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’. 
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servation bond shall be treated as an exempt facility 
bond under section 142 of such Code. 
(2) 
QUALIFIED
FOREST
CONSERVATION 
BOND.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘qualified forest conservation bond’’ means any bond 
issued as part of an issue if— 
(A) 95 percent or more of the net proceeds 
(as defined in section 150(a)(3) of such Code) 
of such issue are to be used for qualified project 
costs, 
(B) such bond is issued for a qualified or-
ganization, and 
(C) such bond is issued before the date 
which is 36 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(3) 
LIMITATION
ON
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT 
ISSUED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The maximum aggre-
gate face amount of bonds which may be issued 
under 
this 
subsection 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$10,000,000,000 for all projects (excluding re-
funding bonds). 
(B) ALLOCATION
OF
LIMITATION.—The 
limitation described in subparagraph (A) shall 
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or her dependents (including any amount paid by an em-
ployer for insurance or annuities, or into a fund, to pro-
vide for any such payment) on account of retirement, or 
(ii) any payment or series of payments by an employer 
to an employee or any of his or her dependents upon or 
after the termination of the employee’s employment rela-
tionship because of retirement after attaining an age spec-
ified in a plan referred to in section 209(a)(11)(B) or in 
a pension plan of the employer.’’. 
(k) REPEAL OF DEDUCTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF WORK 
UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Railroad 
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231a) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking subsections (f); and 
(B) by striking subsection (g)(2) and by 
redesignating subsection (g)(1) as subsection 
(g). 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 3(f)(1) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 
231b(f)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ‘‘before any reductions under the provi-
sions of section 2(f) of this Act,’’. 
(B) Section 4(g)(2) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 
231c(g)(2)) is amended— 
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(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘shall, be-
fore any deductions under section 2(g) of 
this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘any de-
ductions under section 2(g) of this Act and 
before’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments and repeals made by this Act shall 
apply with respect to taxable years ending on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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be allocated by the Secretary of the Treasury 
among qualified organizations as follows: 
(i) 40 percent for qualified project 
costs with respect to the cost of acquisition 
by any qualified organization in the Pacific 
Northwest region. 
(ii) 25 percent for qualified project 
costs with respect to the cost of acquisition 
by any qualified organization in the West-
ern region. 
(iii) 17.5 percent for qualified project 
costs with respect to the cost of acquisition 
by any qualified organization in the South-
east region. 
(iv) 17.5 percent for qualified project 
costs with respect to the cost of acquisition 
by any qualified organization in the North-
east region. 
(C) PROCEDURE
FOR
ISSUANCE.—The 
amount of the limitation under each of the 
clauses of subparagraph (B) shall be allocated 
on a first-come, first-served basis. 
(D) REGIONS.—For purposes of this para-
graph— 
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‘‘(2) An offense described in this paragraph is any 
offense described in section 8332(o)(2)(B) with respect to 
which the following apply: 
‘‘(A) The offense is committed by the individual 
(referred to in paragraph (1)) while a Member. 
‘‘(B) The conduct on which the offense is based 
is directly related to the individual’s service as a 
Member. 
‘‘(C) The offense is committed after the date of 
enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(3) An individual convicted of an offense described 
in paragraph (2) shall not, after the date as of which the 
conviction becomes final, be eligible to participate in the 
retirement system under this chapter while serving as a 
Member. 
‘‘(4) The Office shall prescribe such regulations as 
may be necessary to carry out this subsection, including 
provisions under which interest on any lump-sum payment 
under the second sentence of paragraph (1) shall be lim-
ited in a manner similar to that specified in the last sen-
tence of section 8316(b). 
‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict any au-
thority under subchapter II of chapter 83 or any other 
provision of law to deny or withhold benefits authorized 
by statute. 
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‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection the term ‘Mem-
ber’ has the meaning given such term by section 2106, 
notwithstanding section 8401(20).’’. 
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(c) USE OF REPORT AS MASTER PLAN FOR REPAIR,
UPGRADE, AND CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS.—The Sec-
retary shall use the report required under subsection (a) as
a master plan for the repair, upgrade, and construction of
schools in the Department of Defense system that support
dependants of members of the Armed Forces and civilian
employees of the Department of Defense.
SEC. 2862. MODIFICATION OF LAND MANAGEMENT RE-
STRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO UTAH NATIONAL
DEFENSE LANDS.
Section 2815 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat.
852) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘that are adja-
cent to or near the Utah Test and Training Range
and Dugway Proving Ground or beneath’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘that are beneath’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) SUNSET DATE.—This section shall expire on Oc-
tober 1, 2013.’’.
SEC. 2863. ADDITIONAL PROJECT IN RHODE ISLAND.
In carrying out section 2866 of the John Warner Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub-
lic Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2499), the Secretary of the
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corpora-
tions beginning after December 31, 2008, and to taxable 
years of United States shareholders with or within which 
such taxable years of foreign corporations end. 
SEC. 241. EXPENSING FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED FILM AND 
TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 181 is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to productions commencing after 
December 31, 2008. 
Subtitle C—Other Extensions 
SEC. 251. AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION RE-
LATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES MADE 
PERMANENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of section 
6103(i)(3) is amended by striking clause (iv). 
(b) DISCLOSURE ON REQUEST.—Paragraph (7) of 
section 6103(i) is amended by striking subparagraph (E). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to disclosures after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall assume
responsibility for the annual operation and maintenance
of the Woonsocket local protection project authorized by sec-
tion 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known
as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat. 892, chapter
665), including by acquiring any interest of the State of
Rhode Island in and to land and structures required for
the continued operation and maintenance, repair, replace-
ment, rehabilitation, and structural integrity of the project,
as identified by the State, in coordination with the Sec-
retary.
SEC. 2864. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS ENCROACH-
MENT OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) FINDINGS.—In light of the initial report of the De-
partment of Defense submitted pursuant to section 2684a(g)
of title 10, United States Code, and of the RAND Corpora-
tion report entitled ‘‘The Thin Green Line: An Assessment
of DoD’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Initia-
tive to Buffer Installation Encroachment’’, Congress makes
the following findings:
(1) Development and loss of habitat in the vicin-
ity of, or in areas ecologically related to, military in-
stallations, ranges, and airspace pose a continuing
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1501 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the fee for 
collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the 
Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2007 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust 
the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic 
laboratory tests under the Medicare Program. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Laboratory 
Services Access Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT IN MEDICARE LABORATORY SPECI-
MEN COLLECTION FEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833(h) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘in 
the amount specified in paragraph (9)’’ after ‘‘a 
nominal fee’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) The amount specified in this paragraph, for the 
nominal fee under paragraph (3)(A) for tests performed 
in— 
‘‘(A) 2008, is $6.07; or 
‘‘(B) a subsequent year, is the amount specified 
in this paragraph for tests performed in the pre-
ceding year adjusted by the annual percentage in-
crease or decrease in the Consumer Price Index for 
All Urban Consumers (United States city average).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to fees for tests performed on 
or after January 1, 2008. 
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and significant threat to the readiness of the Armed
Forces.
(2) The Range Sustainability Program (RSP) of
the Department of Defense, and in particular the
Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative
(REPI) involving agreements pursuant to section
2684a of title 10, United States Code, have been effec-
tive in addressing this threat to readiness with regard
to a number of important installations, ranges, and
airspace.
(3) The opportunities to take effective action to
protect installations, ranges, and airspace from en-
croachment is in many cases transient, and delay in
taking action will result in either higher costs or per-
manent loss of the opportunity effectively to address
encroachment.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that the Department of Defense should—
(1) develop additional policy guidance on the
further implementation of the Range and Environ-
mental Protection Initiative (REPI), to include addi-
tional emphasis on protecting biodiversity and on
further refining procedures;
(2) give greater emphasis to effective cooperation
and collaboration on matters of mutual concern with
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3812 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub- 
Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals 
in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases 
and the reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human 
health care capacity and improving retention of medical health profes-
sionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 10, 2007 
Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Ms. CARSON, Ms. WOOLSEY, 
Mr. BERMAN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. 
COHEN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. NORTON, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist 
countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve 
internationally recognized goals in the treatment and pre-
vention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the 
reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving 
human health care capacity and improving retention of 
medical health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and 
for other purposes. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1502 
To treat certain payments made by Edmond, Oklahoma, as satisfying its 
obligations under the water storage control for Lake Arcadia, Oklahoma, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2007 
Ms. FALLIN (for herself and Mr. COLE of Oklahoma) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To treat certain payments made by Edmond, Oklahoma, 
as satisfying its obligations under the water storage con-
trol for Lake Arcadia, Oklahoma, 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. ARCADIA LAKE, OKLAHOMA. 
Payments made by the city of Edmond, Oklahoma, 
to the Secretary of the Army in October 1999 of costs 
associated with present and future water storage at Arca-
dia Lake, Oklahoma, under Arcadia Lake Water Storage 
Contract Number DACW56–79–C–0072 shall satisfy the 
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obligations of the city under that contract for such costs, 
including accrued interest. 
SEC. 2. OKLAHOMA LAKE DEMONSTRATION, OKLAHOMA. 
(a) RELEASE
OF RETAINED RIGHTS, INTERESTS, 
AND RESERVATIONS.—Each reversionary interest and use 
restriction relating to public parks and recreation on the 
land conveyed by the Secretary of the Army to the State 
of Oklahoma at Lake Texoma pursuant to the Act entitled 
‘‘An Act to authorize the sale of certain lands to the State 
of Oklahoma’’ (67 Stat. 63) is terminated. 
(b) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall execute and file in the appropriate office a 
deed of release, an amended deed, or another appropriate 
instrument to release each interest and use restriction de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4402 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on methyl 
hydroxyethyl cellulose. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. METHYL HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.11.86 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose) is amended by striking the 
date in the effective period column and inserting ‘‘12/31/ 
2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1503 
AN ACT 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Avra/Black Wash Rec-
lamation and Riparian Restoration Project. 
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 ‘‘Avra/Black Wash Rec-
lamation and Riparian Restoration Project’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. AVRA/BLACK WASH RECLAMATION AND RI-
PARIAN 
RESTORATION 
PROJECT, 
PIMA 
COUNTY, ARIZONA. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with Pima County, Arizona, may participate in the 
planning, design, and construction of water recycling fa-
cilities and to enhance and restore riparian habitat in the 
Black Wash Sonoran Desert ecosystem in Avra Valley 
west of the metropolitan Pima County area. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Federal funds provided under 
this section shall not be used for operation or maintenance 
of the project described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$14,000,000.
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—Federal funds provided under 
this section shall only be used for the design, planning 
and construction of water-related infrastructure.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for Public Law 102–575 is amended by inserting after the 
last item relating to title XVI the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project, 
Pima County, Arizona.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1503 
AN ACT 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in 
the Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and Riparian 
Restoration Project.
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(3) In each case in which a project is behind
schedule or in default, recommendations regarding the
opportunities for the Federal Government to ensure
that all terms of the transaction are completed ac-
cording to the original schedule and budget.
SEC. 2867. REPORT ON THE PINON CANYON MANEUVER
SITE, COLORADO.
(a) REPORT
ON
THE PINON CANYON MANEUVER
SITE.—
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the Pinon Can-
yon Maneuver Site (referred to in this section as ‘‘the
Site’’).
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An analysis of whether existing train-
ing facilities at Fort Carson, Colorado, and the
Site are sufficient to support the training needs
of units stationed or planned to be stationed at
Fort Carson, including the following:
(i) A description of any new training
requirements or significant developments af-
fecting training requirements for units sta-
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tioned or planned to be stationed at Fort
Carson since the 2005 Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Commission found that
the base has ‘‘sufficient capacity’’ to support
four brigade combat teams and associated
support units at Fort Carson.
(ii) A study of alternatives for enhanc-
ing training facilities at Fort Carson and
the Site within their current geographic
footprint, including whether these addi-
tional investments or measures could sup-
port additional training activities.
(iii) A description of the current train-
ing calendar and training load at the Site,
including—
(I) the number of brigade-sized
and battalion-sized military exercises
held at the Site since its establishment;
(II) an analysis of the maximum
annual training load at the Site, with-
out expanding the Site; and
(III) an analysis of the training
load and projected training calendar
at the Site when all brigades stationed