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(i) PACIFIC
NORTHWEST
REGION.— 
The term ‘‘Pacific Northwest region’’ 
means Region 6 as defined by the United 
States Forest Service of the Department of 
Agriculture under section 202.2 of title 36, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
(ii) WESTERN
REGION.—The term 
‘‘Western region’’ means Regions 1, 2, 3, 
4, 5, and 10 (as so defined). 
(iii) SOUTHEAST REGION.—The term 
‘‘Southeast region’’ means Region 8 (as so 
defined). 
(iv) NORTHEAST REGION.—The term 
‘‘Northeast region’’ means Region 9 (as so 
defined). 
(4) QUALIFIED PROJECT COSTS.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘‘qualified project costs’’ 
means the sum of— 
(A) the cost of acquisition by the qualified 
organization from an unrelated person of for-
ests and forest land which at the time of acqui-
sition or immediately thereafter are subject to 
a conservation restriction described in sub-
section (c)(2), 
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(B) capitalized interest on the qualified 
forest conservation bonds for the 3-year period 
beginning on the date of issuance of such 
bonds, and 
(C) credit enhancement fees which con-
stitute qualified guarantee fees (within the 
meaning of section 148 of such Code). 
(5) SPECIAL RULES.—In applying the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to any qualified forest con-
servation bond, the following modifications shall 
apply: 
(A) Section 146 of such Code (relating to 
volume cap) shall not apply. 
(B) For purposes of section 147(b) of such 
Code (relating to maturity may not exceed 120 
percent of economic life), the land and standing 
timber acquired with proceeds of qualified for-
est conservation bonds shall have an economic 
life of 35 years. 
(C) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 147 
of such Code (relating to limitations on acquisi-
tion of land and existing property) shall not 
apply. 
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(D) Section 57(a)(5) of such Code (relat-
ing to tax-exempt interest) shall not apply to 
interest on qualified forest conservation bonds. 
(6) TREATMENT
OF
CURRENT
REFUNDING 
BONDS.—Paragraphs (2)(C) and (3) shall not apply 
to any bond (or series of bonds) issued to refund a 
qualified forest conservation bond issued before the 
date which is 36 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, if— 
(A) the average maturity date of the issue 
of which the refunding bond is a part is not 
later than the average maturity date of the 
bonds to be refunded by such issue, 
(B) the amount of the refunding bond does 
not exceed the outstanding amount of the re-
funded bond, and 
(C) the net proceeds of the refunding bond 
are used to redeem the refunded bond not later 
than 90 days after the date of the issuance of 
the refunding bond. 
For purposes of subparagraph (A), average maturity 
shall be determined in accordance with section 
147(b)(2)(A) of such Code. 
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the matching requirements outlined in section 
443. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘disaster-affected students’ 
means students enrolled at an eligible institu-
tion who— 
‘‘(i) were receiving Federal work study 
payments from such eligible institution for 
an academic year prior to the occurrence 
of a major disaster during such academic 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) were prevented from fulfilling 
their work-study obligations for such aca-
demic year due to such major disaster, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘major disaster’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102(2) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act.’’. 
SEC. 442. ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR OFF-CAMPUS COMMU-
NITY SERVICE. 
Section 447 (42 U.S.C. 2756a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Each institution participating’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(a) COMMUNITY SERVICE-LEARN-
ING.—Each institution participating’’; and
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(A) identifies existing similar efforts and 
coordinates activities of common interest; and 
(B) provides information relating to high- 
performance 
green 
buildings, 
including 
hyperlinks to internet sites that describe the ac-
tivities, information, and resources of— 
(i) the Federal Government; 
(ii) State and local governments; 
(iii) the private sector (including non-
governmental and nonprofit entities and 
organizations); and 
(iv) international organizations; 
(2) identifying and recommending educational 
resources for implementing high-performance green 
building practices, including security and emergency 
benefits and practices; 
(3) providing access to technical assistance on 
using tools and resources to make more cost-effec-
tive, energy-efficient, health-protective, and environ-
mentally beneficial decisions for constructing high- 
performance green buildings, particularly tools avail-
able to conduct life-cycle costing and life-cycle as-
sessment; 
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(4) providing information on application proc-
esses for certifying a high-performance green build-
ing, including certification and commissioning; 
(5) providing technical information, market re-
search, or other forms of assistance or advice that 
would be useful in planning and constructing high- 
performance green buildings; 
(6) using such other methods as are determined 
by the Commercial Director to be appropriate; 
(7) surveying existing research and studies re-
lating to high-performance green buildings; 
(8) coordinating activities of common interest; 
(9) developing and recommending a high-per-
formance green building practices that— 
(A) identify information and research 
needs, including the relationships between 
health, occupant productivity, and each of— 
(i) pollutant emissions from materials 
and products in the building; 
(ii) natural day lighting; 
(iii) ventilation choices and tech-
nologies; 
(iv) heating, cooling, and system con-
trol choices and technologies; 
(v) moisture control and mold; 
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only for the application, award, and administra-
tion of aid awarded under this title, State aid 
awarded under section 415C, or aid awarded by 
eligible institutions or such entities as the Sec-
retary may designate. No data collected by such 
electronic version of the forms shall be used for 
making final aid awards under this title until 
such data have been processed by the Secretary 
or a contractor or designee of the Secretary, ex-
cept as may be permitted under this title. 
‘‘(F) SIGNATURE.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, the Secretary may 
permit an electronic form under this paragraph 
to be submitted without a signature, if a signa-
ture is subsequently submitted by the applicant 
or if the applicant uses a personal identification 
number provided by the Secretary under sub-
paragraph (G) of this paragraph. 
‘‘(G) PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION
NUM-
BERS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may assign 
to applicants personal identification numbers— 
‘‘(i) to enable the applicants to use 
such numbers in lieu of a signature for 
purposes of completing a form under this 
paragraph;
(1) any projects for which amounts have been 
disbursed from the fund; 
(2) the effects expected by the Secretary of 
each such project (or, in the case of a project which 
has been implemented, the effects of the project) on 
the overall greenhouse gas emissions from the coun-
try in which the project is being carried out; 
(3) the criteria and methodology used to deter-
mine the eligibility of proposed projects for funding 
from the fund; 
(4) the progress made in commencing oper-
ations of the fund, including any remaining obstacles 
to the operations; and 
(5) any project for which amounts have been 
disbursed from the fund which support coal or coal- 
related technologies, and a justification for support 
for the project from the fund, including a description 
of— 
(A) the transformational nature of the 
project; 
(B) how the project is consistent with the 
national low carbon strategy of the country in-
volved; 
(C) the degree to which the project re-
duced greenhouse gas emissions; and 
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(vi) maintenance, cleaning, and pest 
control activities; 
(vii) acoustics; and 
(viii) other issues relating to the 
health, comfort, productivity, and perform-
ance of occupants of the building; and 
(B) promote the development and dissemi-
nation of high-performance green building 
measurement tools that, at a minimum, may be 
used— 
(i) to monitor and assess the life-cycle 
performance of facilities (including dem-
onstration projects) built as high-perform-
ance green buildings; and 
(ii) to perform life-cycle assessments; 
(10) studying and identifying potential benefits 
of high-performance green buildings relating to secu-
rity, natural disaster, and emergency needs of the 
Federal Government; and 
(11) supporting other research initiatives deter-
mined by the Office of Commercial High-Perform-
ance Green Buildings. 
SEC. 9046. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3457 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with 
the Free File Alliance to provide for electronic filing of individual Federal 
income tax returns free of charge. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2007 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. CANTOR) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an 
agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide for 
electronic filing of individual Federal income tax returns 
free of charge. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROGRAM TO E-FILE FEDERAL INCOME TAX 
RETURNS. 
(a) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Sectary of the Treasury 
shall enter into an agreement with the Free File Al-
liance to provide a forms-based software service for 
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of Federal Procurement Policy, in consultation with the 
Federal Director, the Commercial Director, and the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo-
gistics, shall promulgate revisions of the applicable acqui-
sition regulations, to take effect as of the date of promul-
gation of the revisions— 
(1) to direct any Federal procurement execu-
tives involved in the acquisition, construction, or 
major renovation (including contracting for the con-
struction or major renovation) of any facility— 
(A) to employ integrated design principles; 
(B) to improve site selection for environ-
mental and community benefits; 
(C) to optimize building and systems en-
ergy performance; 
(D) to protect and conserve water; 
(E) to enhance indoor environmental qual-
ity; and 
(F) to reduce environmental impacts of 
materials and waste flows; and 
(2) to direct Federal procurement executives in-
volved in leasing buildings, to give preference to the 
lease of facilities that— 
(A) are energy-efficient; and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3458 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program 
on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2007 
Mrs. CAPITO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain 
injury care in rural areas. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT 
PROGRAM ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY 
CARE IN RURAL AREAS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall carry out a pilot program in five rural States 
selected by the Secretary, in consultation with the Office 
of Rural Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
In each of the five States selected, the Secretary shall as-
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lated equipment, formula quantities of strategic
special nuclear material, or radiological mate-
rials.
(B) A list of such facilities and sites deter-
mined to be of the highest priority for security
and accounting of nuclear weapons and related
equipment, or the elimination, removal, or secu-
rity and accounting of formula quantities of
strategic special nuclear material and radio-
logical materials, taking into account risk of
theft from such facilities and sites, and organized
by level of priority.
(C) A prioritized diplomatic and technical
plan, including measurable milestones, metrics,
estimated timetables, and estimated costs of im-
plementation, on the following:
(i) The security and accounting of nu-
clear weapons and related equipment and
the elimination, removal, or security and
accounting of formula quantities of strategic
special nuclear material and radiological
materials at such facilities and sites world-
wide.
(ii) Ensuring that security upgrades
and accounting reforms implemented at
IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 74 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety with 
a global target to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global 
road deaths between 2010 and 2020. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2009 
Mr. WEXLER (for himself and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a decade of action for 
road safety with a global target to reduce by 50 percent 
the predicted increase in global road deaths between 
2010 and 2020. 
Whereas according to the 2004 World Report on Road Traf-
fic Injury Prevention, 40,000 people in the United States 
and 1,300,000 people globally die in road crashes each 
year; 
Whereas another 20,000,000 to 50,000,000 people globally 
are injured each year as a result of speeding motor vehi-
cles and the increased use of motor vehicles; 
Whereas road crashes are the leading cause of death globally 
for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 years 
around the world; 
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such facilities and sites worldwide using the
financial and technical assistance of the
United States are effectively sustained after
such assistance ends.
(iii) The role that international agen-
cies and the international community have
committed to play, together with a plan for
securing contributions.
(D) An assessment of the progress made in
implementing the plan described in subpara-
graph (C), including a description of the efforts
of foreign governments to secure and account for
nuclear weapons and related equipment and to
eliminate, remove, or secure and account for for-
mula quantities of strategic special nuclear ma-
terial and radiological materials.
(2) A section on efforts to establish and imple-
ment the international nuclear security standard de-
scribed in section 3134(b) and related policies.
(c) FORM.—The report may be submitted in classified
form but shall include a detailed unclassified summary.
SEC. 3136. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Section 3111 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat.
3539) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘March 1,
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1 of 2007, 2009, 2011,
and 2013’’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
new subsection (c):
‘‘(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) to
be submitted not later than March 1 of 2009, 2011, or 2013,
shall be submitted in classified form, and shall include a
detailed unclassified summary.’’; and
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking
‘‘(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)’’.
SEC. 3137. MODIFICATION OF SUNSET DATE OF THE OFFICE
OF THE OMBUDSMAN OF THE ENERGY EM-
PLOYEES 
OCCUPATIONAL 
ILLNESS 
COM-
PENSATION PROGRAM.
Section 3686(g) of the Energy Employees Occupa-
tional Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 7385s–15(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘on the date
that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘October 28, 2012’’.
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SEC. 3138. EVALUATION OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION STRATEGIC PLAN FOR AD-
VANCED COMPUTING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall—
(1) enter into an agreement with an independent
entity to conduct an evaluation of the strategic plan
for advanced computing of the National Nuclear Se-
curity Administration; and
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report containing the results of
evaluation described in paragraph (1).
(b) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation described in sub-
section (a)(1) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of—
(A) the role of research into, and develop-
ment of, high-performance computing supported
by the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion in maintaining the leadership of the United
States in high-performance computing; and
(B) any impact of reduced investment by
the National Nuclear Security Administration in
such research and development.
(2) An assessment of the ability of the National
Nuclear Security Administration to utilize the high-
performance computing capability of the Department
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1515
AN ACT 
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 to treat certain communities as metropolitan 
cities for purposes of the community development block 
grant program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. METROPOLITAN CITIES. 
Paragraph (4) of section 102(a) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this para-
graph, with respect to any fiscal year beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this sentence, the cities of Alton 
and Granite City, Illinois, shall be considered metropolitan 
cities for purposes of this title.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 17, 2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1515
AN ACT 
To amend the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 to treat certain communities 
as metropolitan cities for purposes of the commu-
nity development block grant program.
IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1515 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 18, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 to treat certain communities as metropolitan 
cities for purposes of the community development block 
grant 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. METROPOLITAN CITIES. 
Paragraph (4) of section 102(a) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this para-
graph, with respect to any fiscal year beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this sentence, the cities of Alton 
and Granite City, Illinois, shall be considered metropolitan 
cities for purposes of this title.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 17, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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