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tion shall work with the State geologist of each State being
studied.
(b) CONTENTS.—The studies under this section
shall—
(1) determine the status and location of mar-
ginal wells and gas reservoirs;
(2) gather the production information of these
marginal wells and reservoirs;
(3) estimate the remaining producible reserves
based on variable pipeline pressures;
(4) locate low-pressure gathering facilities and
pipelines;
(5) recommend incentives which will enable the
continued production of these resources;
(6) produce maps and literature to disseminate
to States to promote conservation of natural gas re-
serves; and
(7) evaluate the amount of natural gas that is
being wasted through the practice of venting or flar-
ing of natural gas produced in association with
crude oil well production.
(c) DATA ANALYSIS.—Data development and anal-
ysis under this section shall be performed by an institution
of higher education with GIS capabilities. If the organiza-
tion receiving the grant under subsection (a) does not have
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GIS capabilities, such organization shall contract with one
or more entities with—
(1) technological capabilities and resources to
perform advanced image processing, GIS program-
ming, and data analysis; and
(2) the ability to—
(A) process remotely sensed imagery with
high spatial resolution;
(B) deploy global positioning systems;
(C) process and synthesize existing, vari-
able-format gas well, pipeline, gathering facility,
and reservoir data;
(D) create and query GIS databases with
infrastructure location and attribute informa-
tion;
(E) write computer programs to customize
relevant GIS software;
(F) generate maps, charts, and graphs
which summarize findings from data research
for presentation to different audiences; and
(G) deliver data in a variety of formats, in-
cluding Internet Map Server for query and dis-
play, desktop computer display, and access
through handheld personal digital assistants.
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy for carrying out this section—
(1) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
(2) $450,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2010.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘GIS’’ means geographic information systems tech-
nology that facilitates the organization and management
of data with a geographic component.
SEC. 1614. CONSOLIDATION OF GASOLINE INDUSTRY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a study of the consolidation
of the refiners, importers, producers, and wholesalers of
gasoline with the sellers of such gasoline at retail. The
study shall include an analysis of the impact of such con-
solidation on—
(1) the retail price of gasoline,
(2) small business ownership,
(3) other corollary effects on the market econ-
omy of fuel distribution,
(4) local communities, and
(5) other market impacts of such consolidation.
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(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Comptroller
General shall submit such study to the Congress not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1615. STUDY OF FUEL SAVINGS FROM INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY FOR TRANSPORTATION.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall, in consultation
with the Secretary of Transportation, report to Congress
on the potential fuel savings from information technology
systems that help businesses and consumers to plan their
travel and avoid delays. These systems may include web-
based real-time transit information systems, congestion in-
formation systems, carpool information systems, parking
information systems, freight route management, and traf-
fic management systems. The report shall include analysis
of fuel savings, analysis of system costs, assessment of
local, State, and regional differences in applicability, and
evaluation of case studies, best practices, and emerging
technologies from both the private and public sector.
SEC. 1616. FEASIBILITY STUDY OF MUSTARD SEED BIO-
DIESEL.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Energy shall enter
into an arrangement with the National Academy of
Sciences for a study to determine the feasibility of using
of mustard seed as a feedstock for biodiesel.
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(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include comparisons
to other biodiesel feedstocks using the following criteria:
(1) Economics from crop production to biodiesel
in the typical percentage blends.
(2) Adaptability to various geographic and agri-
cultural regions in the United States.
(3) Percentage and quality of oil content.
(4) Cetene ratings, viscosity ratings, emissions
for the typical percentage blends.
(5) Potential to enhance oil, pesticide and her-
bicide qualities.
(6) Process technologies to convert into bio-
diesel.
(7) Usefulness of byproducts from the conver-
sion process.
(8) Other criteria the National Academy of
Sciences considers pertinent.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Acad-
emy of Sciences shall transmit results of the study to Con-
gress, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Agri-
culture, including any findings and recommendations.
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6189 
To amend the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention 
Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to issue new rules 
to establish a requirement that telemarketers shall not make any calls 
during the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 
Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and 
Abuse Prevention Act to authorize the Federal Trade 
Commission to issue new rules to establish a requirement 
that telemarketers shall not make any calls during the 
hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
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 ‘‘Protection From Tele-
marketers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION RULES. 
Section 3(a) of the Telemarketing and Consumer 
Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6102) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The Commission shall include in such 
rules respecting other abusive telemarketing acts or 
practices a requirement that telemarketers shall not 
make any calls during the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 
p.m.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 618
To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that the National Driver 
Registry includes certain information. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
Mr. BEAUPREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that the 
National Driver Registry includes certain information.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTRY ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN DRIVERS.—
Section 30304(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) information that specifies if an indi-
vidual has been convicted in the previous 10 
years under the laws of the State of operating 
a motor vehicle under the influence of, or im-
paired by, alcohol or a controlled substance;’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to a conviction described in section 
30304(b)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, that oc-
curs on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO REGISTER INFORMATION. 
Section 30305(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) A State or local prosecutor and district 
attorney may request the chief driver licensing offi-
cial of a State to obtain information under sub-
section (a) about an individual who is under inves-
tigation for a traffic related offense. A prosecutor 
and a district attorney may receive the informa-
tion.’’.
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‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—As used in this section with re-
spect to child pornography, the term ‘possess’ includes ac-
cessing by computer with intent to view.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 15, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Whoever knowingly uses 
information in violation of this section shall be fined not 
more than $10,000. 
SEC. 10. NONPREEMPTION OF MORE PROTECTIVE STATE 
AND LOCAL LAWS. 
The provisions of this Act shall supersede State and 
local laws, regulations, and municipal ordinances only to 
the extent that such State and local laws, regulations, and 
municipal ordinances impede the application of any provi-
sion of this Act. States and localities may impose require-
ments supplementing the requirements imposed by this 
Act. 
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‘‘(1) 50 percent shall be paid to the State with-
in the boundaries of which the leased lands or geo-
thermal resources are or were located; and
‘‘(2) 25 percent shall be paid to the County
within the boundaries of which the leased lands or
geothermal resources are or were located.
‘‘(b) USE OF PAYMENTS.—Amounts paid to a State
or county under subsection (a) shall be used consistent
with the terms of section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act
(30 U.S.C. 191).’’.
(c) NEAR-TERM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE FOR EX-
ISTING LEASES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section
5(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, the roy-
alty required to be paid shall be 50 percent of the
amount of the royalty otherwise required, on any
lease issued before the date of enactment of this Act
that does not convert to new royalty terms under
subsection (e)—
(A) with respect to commercial production
of energy from a facility that begins such pro-
duction in the 6-year period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act; or
(B) on qualified expansion geothermal en-
ergy.
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(2) 4-YEAR APPLICATION.—Paragraph (1) ap-
plies only to new commercial production of energy
from a facility in the first 4 years of such produc-
tion.
(d) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED EXPANSION GEO-
THERMAL ENERGY.—In this section, the term ‘‘qualified
expansion geothermal energy’’ means geothermal energy
produced from a generation facility for which—
(1) the production is increased by more than 10
percent as a result of expansion of the facility car-
ried out in the 6-year period beginning on the date
of enactment of this Act; and
(2) such production increase is greater than 10
percent of the average production by the facility dur-
ing the 5-year period preceding the expansion of the
facility (as such average is adjusted to reflect any
trend, in changes in production during that period).
(e) ROYALTY UNDER EXISTING LEASES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any lessee under a lease
issued under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act may modify
the terms of the lease relating to payment of royal-
ties to comply with the amendment made by sub-
section (a), by applying to the Secretary of the Inte-
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4136 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to 
clarify the scope of the child pornography laws 
and for other purposes.
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1088
AN ACT
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce
fees collected by the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1098
AN ACT
To improve the recording and discharging of mari-
time liens and expand the American Merchant
Marine Memorial Wall of Honor, and for other
purposes.
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5100 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain semi-manufactured 
forms of gold. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2008 
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain semi- 
manufactured forms of gold. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN SEMI-MANUFACTURED FORMS OF 
GOLD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.71.08 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended 
by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ 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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and other key stakeholders, and to the extent 
practicable shall coordinate with the activities 
of private entities, professional associations, or 
other entities that may have sources of drug 
safety data.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or the amendment made by this section shall be con-
strued to prohibit the lawful disclosure or use of data or 
information by an entity other than as described in para-
graph (4)(B) or (4)(G) of section 505(k) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection 
(a). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall report to the Congress on the ways in which the Sec-
retary has used the active postmarket risk identification 
and analysis system described in paragraphs (3) and (4) 
of section 505(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act, as added by subsection (a), to identify specific 
drug safety signals and to better understand the outcomes 
associated with drugs marketed in the United States. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out activities under the amendment made by this section 
for which funds are made available under section 736 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
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the date of the enactment of the Food and 
Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007; 
or 
‘‘(4) the drug is a new animal drug whose use 
is not unsafe under section 512.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING CHANGES.—The Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 304(a)(1), by striking ‘‘section 
404 or 505’’ and inserting ‘‘section 301(ll), 404, or 
505’’; and 
(2) in section 801(a), by striking ‘‘is adulter-
ated, misbranded, or in violation of section 505,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘is adulterated, misbranded, or in vio-
lation of section 505, or prohibited from introduction 
or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce 
under section 301(ll),’’. 
SEC. 913. ASSURING PHARMACEUTICAL SAFETY. 
Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), as amended in section 403, 
is amended by inserting after section 505C the following: 
‘‘SEC. 505D. PHARMACEUTICAL SECURITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
standards and identify and validate effective technologies 
for the purpose of securing the drug supply chain against
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counterfeit, diverted, subpotent, substandard, adulterated, 
misbranded, or expired drugs. 
‘‘(b) STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with the agencies specified in paragraph 
(4), manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies, and 
other supply chain stakeholders, prioritize and de-
velop standards for the identification, validation, au-
thentication, and tracking and tracing of prescrip-
tion drugs. 
‘‘(2) STANDARDIZED NUMERAL IDENTIFIER.— 
Not later than 30 months after the date of the en-
actment of the Food and Drug Administration 
Amendments Act of 2007, the Secretary shall de-
velop a standardized numerical identifier (which, to 
the extent practicable, shall be harmonized with 
international consensus standards for such an identi-
fier) to be applied to a prescription drug at the point 
of manufacturing and repackaging (in which case 
the numerical identifier shall be linked to the numer-
ical identifier applied at the point of manufacturing) 
at the package or pallet level, sufficient to facilitate 
the identification, validation, authentication, and 
tracking and tracing of the prescription drug.
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6194 
To reduce temporarily the duty on bath and shower cleaning appliances. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 
Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To reduce temporarily the duty on bath and shower cleaning 
appliances. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELECTRIC AUTOMATIC SHOWER CLEANERS. 
(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: 
‘‘ 
9902.98.08 
Bath and shower cleaning 
appliance, capable of dis-
pensing cleaning solution 
into a tub or shower enclo-
sure using a button-acti-
vated, battery-powered pis-
ton pump controlled by a 
microchip (provided for in 
subheading 8509.80.00) ......
2.1% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2009 
’’. 
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subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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be excepted in determining holdings or control under sec-
tion 7.
‘‘(h) COORDINATION WITH STATE GOVERNMENTS.—
The Secretary shall coordinate unitization and pooling ac-
tivities with the appropriate State agencies and shall en-
sure that State leases included in any unitization or pool-
ing arrangement are treated equally with Federal leases.’’.
SEC. 1811. ROYALTY ON BYPRODUCTS.
Section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30
U.S.C. 1004) is further amended in subsection (a) by
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) a royalty on any byproduct that is a min-
eral named in the first section of the Mineral Leas-
ing Act (30 U.S.C. 181), and that is derived from
production under the lease, at the rate of the royalty
that applies under that Act to production of such
mineral under a lease under that Act;’’.
SEC. 1812. REPEAL OF AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY TO RE-
ADJUST TERMS, CONDITIONS, RENTALS, AND
ROYALTIES.
Section 8 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30
U.S.C. 1007) is amended by repealing subsection (b), and
by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
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SEC. 1813. CREDITING OF RENTAL TOWARD ROYALTY.
Section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30
U.S.C. 1004) is further amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon at the end;
(2) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting a period;
(3) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (a);
and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) CREDITING OF RENTAL TOWARD ROYALTY.—
Any annual rental under this section that is paid with re-
spect to a lease before the first day of the year for which
the annual rental is owed shall be credited to the amount
of royalty that is required to be paid under the lease for
that year.’’.
SEC. 1814. LEASE DURATION AND WORK COMMITMENT RE-
QUIREMENTS.
Section 6 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30
U.S.C. 1005) is amended—
(1) by striking so much as precedes subsection
(c), and striking subsections (e), (g), (h), (i), and
(j);
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and
(f) in order as subsections (g), (h), and (i); and
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(3) by inserting before subsection (g), as so re-
designated, the following:
‘‘SEC. 6. LEASE TERM AND WORK COMMITMENT REQUIRE-
MENTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) PRIMARY TERM.—A geothermal lease shall
be for a primary term of 10 years.
‘‘(2) INITIAL EXTENSION.—The Secretary shall
extend the primary term of a geothermal lease for
5 years if, for each year after the fifth year of the
lease—
‘‘(A) the Secretary determined under sub-
section (c) that the lessee satisfied the work
commitment requirements that applied to the
lease for that year; or
‘‘(B) the lessee paid in accordance with
subsection (d) the value of any work that was
not completed in accordance with those require-
ments.
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL EXTENSION.—The Secretary
shall extend the primary term of a geothermal lease
(after an initial extension under paragraph (2)) for
an additional 5 years if, for each year of the initial
extension under paragraph (2), the Secretary deter-
mined under subsection (c) that the lessee satisfied
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the National Infantry Foundation and the 
Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 4. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Only 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular 
quality of the coins minted under this Act. 
(2) USE
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES
MINT
AT 
WEST POINT, NEW YORK.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the coins minted under this Act 
should be struck at the United States Mint at West 
Point, New York, to the greatest extent possible. 
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins under this Act only during the calendar year 
beginning on January 1, 2012. 
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