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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6936 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation 
of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date 
the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport 
hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was 
determined to be a threatened species under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMITS FOR IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR 
TROPHIES TAKEN IN SPORT HUNTS IN CAN-
ADA. 
Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D)) is amended 
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suant to subsection (c)(3) for that fiscal year, except 
that in no case shall the operating reserve fee as-
sessed be less than the operating reserve fee as-
sessed if the person had first participated in the pro-
gram under this section in fiscal year 2008. 
‘‘(3) USE OF OPERATING RESERVE.—The Sec-
retary may use funds from the reserves only to the 
extent necessary in any fiscal year to make up the 
difference between the fee revenue amount estab-
lished for that fiscal year under subsections (b) and 
(c) and the amount of fees actually collected for that 
fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)(1), or to pay 
costs of ending the program under this section if it 
is terminated pursuant to subsection (f) or not reau-
thorized beyond fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(4) REFUND
OF
OPERATING
RESERVES.— 
Within 120 days after the end of fiscal year 2012, 
or if the program under this section ends early pur-
suant to subsection (f), the Secretary, after setting 
aside sufficient operating reserve amounts to termi-
nate the program under this section, shall refund all 
amounts remaining in the operating reserve on a pro 
rata basis to each person that paid an operating re-
serve fee assessment. In no event shall the refund to 
any person exceed the total amount of operating re-
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3727
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study
of, and report to the Congress on, the feasibility of using biometric
devices to verify the identity of persons applying for or receiving aid
to families with dependent children in order to reduce fraud in the
welfare program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 1994
Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. KING, Mr. LEVY, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. LEWIS of
California, Mr. PETRI, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr.
WALKER, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. CANADY, Mr.
SHAW, Ms. DUNN, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. DELAY, Mr. HORN, Mrs. FOWLER,
Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. GEKAS) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on,
the feasibility of using biometric devices to verify the
identity of persons applying for or receiving aid to fami-
lies with dependent children in order to reduce fraud
in the welfare program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
by striking ‘‘before the date of enactment of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994’’ and in-
serting ‘‘before May 14, 2008’’. 
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ations within Grand Canyon National Park, that meets 
the following standards: 
(1) Silent or near-silent operation. 
(2) Low, ultra low, or zero emission of pollut-
ants. 
(3) Reliability. 
(4) Safe conveyance of passengers and operator. 
(c) PARTNERSHIP.—In order to accomplish the objec-
tive set forth in subsection (b), the Secretaries shall estab-
lish a partnership among the Departments, manufactur-
ers, other affected or related industries, Native American 
Tribes, and the National Park Service shuttle operators 
and tour operators authorized to provide services in Grand 
Canyon National Park. 
SEC. 2405. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
One year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter for the duration of the program, the 
Secretaries shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, Resources, and Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committees on Ap-
propriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate describing the ongoing activities of the Secretaries 
and the Departments relating to the program authorized 
under this title and, to the extent practicable, the activities 
planned for the coming fiscal year.
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SEC. 2406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secre-
taries to carry out this title, in addition to any amounts 
made available for these or related purposes under other 
Acts, $400,000 per year for three consecutive fiscal years 
beginning with the full fiscal year following the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
TITLE XXV—ADDITIONAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 2501. LIMITATION ON RENT AND OTHER CHARGES 
WITH RESPECT TO WIND ENERGY DEVELOP-
MENT PROJECTS ON PUBLIC LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
not impose rent and other charges, excluding for the cost 
of processing rights-of-way, with respect to any wind en-
ergy development project on public lands that, in the ag-
gregate, exceed 50 percent of the maximum amount of 
rent that could be charged with respect to that project 
under the terms of Bureau of Land Management Instruc-
tion Memorandum No. 2003–020, dated October 16, 
2002. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
after the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which the Secretary of the Inte-
rior determines there exists at least 10,000 
megawatts of electricity generating capacity from
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non-hydropower renewable energy resources on pub-
lic lands; or 
(2) the end of the 10-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) STATE SHARE
NOT AFFECTED.—This section 
shall not affect any State share of rent and other charges 
with respect to any wind energy development project on 
public lands. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Calendar No. 124 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 6 
AN ACT 
To ensure jobs for our future with secure, 
affordable, and reliable energy. 
JUNE 9, 2005 
Read twice and placed on the calendar
HRES 1106 IH 
ARTICLE II. ABUSE OF OFFICE AND OF 
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE 
In violation of his oath to ‘‘faithfully execute the of-
fice of President of the United States’’, George Walker 
Bush, in his conduct while President of the United States, 
has consistently demonstrated disregard for that oath by 
obstructing and hindering the work of Congressional in-
vestigative bodies and by seeking to expand the scope of 
the powers of his office. 
This conduct includes the following: 
FAILURE TO UPHOLD ACCOUNTABILITY 
In abrogation of his responsibility under the oath of 
office to take care that the Laws be faithfully executed, 
by which he agreed to act in good faith and accept respon-
sibility for the overall conduct of the Executive Branch, 
a duty vested in his office alone under the Constitution, 
George Walker Bush, failed to take responsibility for, in-
vestigate or discipline those responsible for an ongoing 
pattern of negligence, incompetence and malfeasance to 
the detriment of the American people. 
Those whom George Walker Bush, as President of 
the United States of America, has failed to hold to account 
include but are not limited to the following top-level offi-
cials in his administration: 
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(a) RICHARD CHENEY.—In violation of his oath of 
office to support and defend the Constitution, Richard 
Cheney, Vice President of the United States of America, 
played a key role in manipulating intelligence in the inter-
est of promoting the illegal invasion of Iraq by pressuring 
analysts at the Central Intelligence Agency to ‘‘fix’’ their 
intelligence estimates of the danger posed by Iraq in rela-
tion to weapons of mass destruction, whereby Richard 
Cheney, Vice President of the United States, did commit 
and was guilty of high crimes against the United States 
of America. 
(b) CONDOLEEZZA RICE.—In violation of her Con-
stitutional duty to share and provide accurate and truthful 
intelligence information with the Congress, as former Na-
tional Security Advisor to the President, did play a leading 
role in deceiving Congress and the American public by re-
peating and propagating false statements concerning 
Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction program, in-
cluding false information that the purchase of aluminum 
tubes demonstrated that Iraq was pursuing a nuclear 
weapons program, false information that Iraq was seeking 
to purchase uranium and false information that Iraq 
sought help in developing a chemical and biological weap-
ons program; whereby Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of 
State of the United States of America, did commit and 
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(2) is in effect on the effective date of the abolish-
ment under section 1301(a). 
SEC. 1303. TRANSFER AND RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES OF 
OFHEO. 
(a) TRANSFER.—Each employee of the Office of Fed-
eral Housing Enterprise Oversight shall be transferred to 
the Agency for employment, not later than the effective date 
of the abolishment under section 1301(a), and such transfer 
shall be deemed a transfer of function for purposes of section 
3503 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) GUARANTEED POSITIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each employee transferred 
under subsection (a) shall be guaranteed a position 
with the same status, tenure, grade, and pay as that 
held on the day immediately preceding the transfer. 
(2) NO INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OR REDUC-
TION.—An employee transferred under subsection (a) 
holding a permanent position on the day immediately 
preceding the transfer may not be involuntarily sepa-
rated or reduced in grade or compensation during the 
12-month period beginning on the date of transfer, ex-
cept for cause, or, in the case of a temporary em-
ployee, separated in accordance with the terms of the 
appointment of the employee.
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(c) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY FOR EXCEPTED AND 
SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an employee oc-
cupying a position in the excepted service or the Sen-
ior Executive Service, any appointment authority es-
tablished under law or by regulations of the Office of 
Personnel Management for filling such position shall 
be transferred, subject to paragraph (2). 
(2) DECLINE OF TRANSFER.—The Director may 
decline a transfer of authority under paragraph (1) 
to the extent that such authority relates to— 
(A) a position excepted from the competitive 
service because of its confidential, policymaking, 
policy-determining, or policy-advocating char-
acter; or 
(B) a noncareer position in the Senior Ex-
ecutive Service (within the meaning of section 
3132(a)(7) of title 5, United States Code). 
(d) REORGANIZATION.—If the Director determines, 
after the end of the 1-year period beginning on the effective 
date of the abolishment under section 1301(a), that a reor-
ganization of the combined workforce is required, that reor-
ganization shall be deemed a major reorganization for pur-
poses of affording affected employee retirement under sec-
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4700 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain structures, parts, and components 
for use in an isotopic separation facility in southern Ohio. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. TIBERI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain structures, parts, 
and components for use in an isotopic separation facility 
in southern Ohio. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN STRUCTURES, PARTS, AND COMPO-
NENTS FOR USE IN AN ISOTOPIC SEPARA-
TION FACILITY IN SOUTHERN OHIO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
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tion 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(e) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any employee of the Office of 
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight accepting em-
ployment with the Agency as a result of a transfer 
under subsection (a) may retain, for 12 months after 
the date on which such transfer occurs, membership 
in any employee benefit program of the Agency or the 
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, as 
applicable, including insurance, to which such em-
ployee belongs on the date of the abolishment under 
section 1301(a), if— 
(A) the employee does not elect to give up 
the benefit or membership in the program; and 
(B) the benefit or program is continued by 
the Director of the Federal Housing Finance 
Agency. 
(2) COST DIFFERENTIAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The difference in the 
costs between the benefits which would have been 
provided by the Office of Federal Housing Enter-
prise Oversight and those provided by this sec-
tion shall be paid by the Director.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1370
AN ACT
To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administra-
tion Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the award
of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System,
to provide for maintenance and repair of properties lo-
cated in the System by concessionaires authorized to
use such properties, and for other purposes.
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1374
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 600 Calumet Street in Lake
Linden, Michigan, as the ‘‘Philip E. Ruppe Post
Office Building’’.
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Commission 
shall be chosen from among individuals, or representatives 
of institutions or entities, who possess either—
(1) a demonstrated commitment to the re-
search, study, or promotion of American Latino life, 
art, history, political or economic status, or culture, 
together with—
(A) expertise in museum administration; 
(B) expertise in fundraising for nonprofit 
or cultural institutions; 
(C) experience in the study and teaching of 
Latino culture and history at the post-sec-
ondary level; 
(D) experience in studying the issue of the 
Smithsonian 
Institution’s 
representation 
of 
American Latino art, life, history, and culture; 
or 
(E) extensive experience in public or elect-
ed service; or 
(2) experience in the administration of, or the 
planning for the establishment of, museums devoted 
to the study and promotion of the role of ethnic, ra-
cial, or cultural groups in American history.
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‘‘(B) Integrate pedagogy and classroom 
practice and promote effective teaching skills in 
academic content areas. 
‘‘(C) Provide high-quality teacher men-
toring. 
‘‘(D)(i) Be offered over the course of a pro-
gram of teacher preparation; 
‘‘(ii) be tightly aligned with course work 
(and may be developed as a 5th year of a teacher 
preparation program); and 
‘‘(iii) where feasible, allow prospective 
teachers to learn to teach in the same school dis-
trict in which the teachers will work, learning 
the instructional initiatives and curriculum of 
that district. 
‘‘(E) Provide support and training for those 
individuals participating in an activity for pro-
spective teachers described in this paragraph or 
paragraph (1) or (2), and for those who serve as 
mentors for such teachers, based on each individ-
ual’s experience. Such support may include— 
‘‘(i) with respect to a prospective teach-
er or a mentor, release time for such indi-
vidual’s participation;
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not later than 5 years after the date on which the standards 
take effect, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to deter-
mine whether amending the applicable standards is techno-
logically feasible and economically justified. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 5 years after the effective date of 
any amended standards under subparagraph (A) or the 
publication of a final rule determining that amending the 
standards is not technologically feasible or economically 
justified, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to determine 
whether amending the standards established under para-
graph (1) or the amended standards, as applicable, is tech-
nologically feasible or economically justified. 
‘‘(C) If the Secretary issues a final rule under subpara-
graph (A) or (B) establishing amended standards, the final 
rule shall provide that the amended standards apply to 
products manufactured on or after the date that is— 
‘‘(i) 3 years after the date on which the final 
amended standard is published; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines, by rule, that 3 
years is inadequate, not later than 5 years after the 
date on which the final amended standard is pub-
lished. 
‘‘(4) A final rule issued under paragraph (2) or (3) 
shall establish standards at the maximum level that is tech-
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nically feasible and economically justified, as provided in 
subsections (o) and (p) of section 325.’’. 
(e) STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL CLOTHES WASH-
ERS.—Section 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6313) (as amended by subsection (d)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) COMMERCIAL CLOTHES WASHERS.—(1) Each 
commercial clothes washer manufactured on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2007, shall have— 
‘‘(A) a Modified Energy Factor of at least 1.26; 
and 
‘‘(B) a Water Factor of not more than 9.5. 
‘‘(2)(A)(i) Not later than January 1, 2010, the Sec-
retary shall publish a final rule to determine whether the 
standards established under paragraph (1) should be 
amended. 
‘‘(ii) The rule published under clause (i) shall provide 
that any amended standard shall apply to products manu-
factured 3 years after the date on which the final amended 
standard is published. 
‘‘(B)(i) Not later than January 1, 2015, the Secretary 
shall publish a final rule to determine whether the stand-
ards established under paragraph (1) should be amended. 
‘‘(ii) The rule published under clause (i) shall provide 
that any amended standard shall apply to products manu-
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at institutions of higher education located in the geographic 
areas served by the eligible partnership under this part are 
provided information about the activities carried out with 
funds under this part, including through electronic means. 
‘‘(c) REVOCATION OF GRANT.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that an eligible partnership receiving a grant under 
this part is not making substantial progress in meeting the 
purposes, goals, objectives, and measures, as appropriate, 
of the grant by the end of the third year of a grant under 
this part, then the Secretary shall require such eligible part-
nership to submit a revised application that identifies the 
steps the partnership will take to make substantial progress 
to meet the purposes, goals, objectives, and measures, as ap-
propriate, of this part. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION
AND DISSEMINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall evaluate the activities funded under this part 
and report the Secretary’s findings regarding the activities 
to the authorizing committees. The Secretary shall broadly 
disseminate— 
‘‘(1) successful practices developed by eligible 
partnerships under this part; and 
‘‘(2) information regarding such practices that 
were found to be ineffective.
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‘‘SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROGRAMS THAT PRE-
PARE TEACHERS. 
‘‘(a) INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM REPORT CARDS 
ON THE QUALITY OF TEACHER PREPARATION.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT CARD.—Each institution of higher 
education that conducts a traditional teacher prepa-
ration program or alternative routes to State certifi-
cation or licensure program and that enrolls students 
receiving Federal assistance under this Act shall re-
port annually to the State and the general public, in 
a uniform and comprehensible manner that conforms 
with the definitions and methods established by the 
Secretary, both for traditional teacher preparation 
programs and alternative routes to State certification 
or licensure programs, the following information: 
‘‘(A) PASS RATES AND SCALED SCORES.— 
For the most recent year for which the informa-
tion is available for those students who took the 
assessments and are enrolled in the traditional 
teacher preparation program or alternative 
routes to State certification or licensure pro-
gram, and for those who have taken the assess-
ments and have completed the traditional teacher 
preparation program or alternative routes to 
State certification or licensure program during 
the 2-year period preceding such year, for each
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ally identifiable information about an indi-
vidual student), the average number of hours of 
supervised clinical experience required for those 
in the program, and the number of full-time 
equivalent faculty, adjunct faculty, and students 
in supervised clinical experience. 
‘‘(H) For the State as a whole, and for each 
teacher preparation program in the State, the 
number of teachers prepared, in the aggregate 
and reported separately by— 
‘‘(i) area of certification or licensure; 
‘‘(ii) academic major; and 
‘‘(iii) subject area for which the teacher 
has been prepared to teach. 
‘‘(I) Using the data generated under sub-
paragraphs (G) and (H), a description of the ex-
tent to which teacher preparation programs are 
helping to address shortages of highly qualified 
teachers, by area of certification or licensure, 
subject, and specialty, in the State’s public 
schools. 
‘‘(J) A description of the activities that pre-
pare teachers to effectively integrate technology 
into curricula and instruction and effectively use 
technology to collect, manage, and analyze data
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 135 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas enslaved African-Americans provided labor essential 
to the construction of the United States Capitol; 
Whereas the report of the Architect of the Capitol entitled 
‘‘History of Slave Laborers in the Construction of the 
United States Capitol’’ documents the role of slave labor 
in the construction of the Capitol;