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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5388 
To establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop 
a national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and 
recruitment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2004 
Mr. EHLERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task 
force to develop a national strategy for aerospace work-
force cultivation, training, and recruitment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The aerospace industry generates nearly 15 
percent of the gross domestic product of the United 
States, supports approximately 11,000,000 jobs in 
the United States, and leads the United States econ-
omy in net exports.
(2) The aerospace industry contributes directly 
to the economic and national security of the United 
States through military, space, air transport, and in-
formation technology applications. 
(3) A skilled and educated workforce represents 
the most valuable asset of the United States econ-
omy. 
(4) Total employment in the aerospace industry 
stands at its lowest point in 50 years. 
(5) 27 percent of the aerospace manufacturing 
workforce will become eligible for retirement by 
2008. 
(6) Students in the United States rank near the 
bottom of the leading industrialized countries of the 
world in mathematics and science test performance. 
(7) To ensure the security of high-skilled jobs 
and the global competitiveness of the domestic aero-
space industry, the United States requires coordi-
nated Federal Government policies to sustain and 
expand the science, mathematics, engineering, and 
manufacturing workforce. 
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY AEROSPACE REVITALIZATION TASK 
FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a task 
force to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Aerospace Revital-
ization Task Force’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall develop a na-
tional strategy for aerospace workforce development, in-
cluding strategies for— 
(1) maximizing cooperation among departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government and the use 
of resources of the Federal Government in fulfilling 
demand for a skilled workforce across all vocational 
classifications; 
(2) developing integrated Federal Government 
policies to promote and monitor public and private 
sector programs for science, engineering, technology, 
mathematics, and skilled trades education and train-
ing; and 
(3) establishing partnerships with industry, or-
ganized labor, academia, and State and local govern-
ments to— 
(A) collect and disseminate information on 
occupational requirements and projected em-
ployment openings; and 
(B) coordinate appropriate agency re-
sources, including grants, loans, and scholar-
ships, for the advancement of workforce edu-
cation, training, and certification programs.
‘‘(i) 45 miles per hour, in the case of 
a HOV facility with a speed limit of 50 
miles per hour or greater; and 
‘‘(ii) not more than 10 miles per hour 
below the speed limit, in the case of a 
HOV facility with a speed limit of less 
than 50 miles per hour. 
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION OF LOW EMISSION AND EN-
ERGY-EFFICIENT VEHICLES AND ADVANCED LEAN BURN 
TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue— 
‘‘(1) a final rule establishing requirements for 
certification of a vehicle for purposes of this section 
as— 
‘‘(A) a low emission and energy-efficient 
vehicle; or 
‘‘(B) an advanced lean burn technology ve-
hicle; and 
‘‘(2) requirements for the labeling of such vehi-
cles. 
‘‘(f) FUEL EFFICIENCY GUIDANCE FOR HYBRID VE-
HICLES.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection agency shall issue guidance on methods
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER
AND
APPOINTMENT.—The Task 
Force shall be composed of 9 members who shall be 
appointed as follows: 
(A) One member shall be the Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Employment and Train-
ing. 
(B) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Commerce and shall be 
appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. 
(C) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Defense and shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Defense. 
(D) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Education and shall be 
appointed by the Secretary of Education. 
(E) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Transportation and shall 
be appointed by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation. 
(F) One member shall be a representative 
of the Department of Energy and shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Energy. 
(G) One member shall be a representative 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration (NASA) and shall be appointed by the 
Administrator of NASA. 
(H) One member shall be a representative 
of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and 
shall be appointed by the Director of the NSF. 
(I) One member shall be appointed by the 
President. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Employment and Training shall serve as 
the chairperson of the Task Force. 
(3) 
DEADLINE
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—Each 
member shall be appointed to the Task Force not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Task Force 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made. 
(5) PROHIBITION
OF
COMPENSATION.—Mem-
bers of the Task Force may not receive pay, allow-
ances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 
Task Force. 
(d) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall meet 
at the call of the Chairperson.
(2) FREQUENCY.—The Task Force shall meet 
not less than two times each year. 
(3) QUORUM.—5 members of the Task Force 
shall constitute a quorum. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for four years, the Task Force shall submit to 
Congress, and make available to the public, a report con-
taining the findings, recommendations, policies, and initia-
tives developed pursuant to the duties of the Task Force 
under subsection (b). 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on the date of the submission of the final report under 
subsection (e). 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5389 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish requirements for the 
operation of high occupancy vehicle facilities on highways. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2004 
Mr. GRAVES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish require-
ments for the operation of high occupancy vehicle facili-
ties on highways. 
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 ‘‘Hybrid HOV Access 
Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. HOV FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
‘‘§ 165. HOV facilities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
OF
STATE
AGENCIES.—A 
State agency that has jurisdiction over the operation 
of a HOV facility shall establish the occupancy re-
quirements of vehicles operating on the facility. 
‘‘(2) OCCUPANCY
REQUIREMENT.—Except as 
otherwise provided by this section, no fewer than 2 
occupants per vehicle may be required for use of a 
HOV facility. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding the occupancy 
requirements of subsection (a)(2), the following exceptions 
shall apply with respect to a State agency operating a 
HOV facility: 
‘‘(1) MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the State agency shall allow motor-
cycles and bicycles to use the HOV facility. 
‘‘(B) SAFETY EXCEPTION.—A State agen-
cy may restrict use of the HOV facility by mo-
torcycles or bicycles (or both) if the agency cer-
tifies to the Secretary that such use would cre-
ate a safety hazard and the Secretary accepts 
the certification. The Secretary may accept a 
certification under this subparagraph only after 
the Secretary publishes notice of the certifi-
(F) A survivor of domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, family violence, or stalking in which the perpe-
trator was a servicemember. 
(6) Members of the Interdisciplinary Council shall be 
appointed not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(7) Members of the Interdisciplinary Council shall 
serve for a period of two years. The membership of the 
Interdisciplinary Council shall be rotated by composition 
and appointments as defined in paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(5) every two years. 
(c) CO-CHAIRS.—There shall be two co-chairs of the 
Interdisciplinary Council. One of the co-chairs shall be 
designated by the Secretary of Defense at the time of ap-
pointment from among the Department of Defense per-
sonnel on the Interdisciplinary Council. The other co-chair 
shall be selected among the members appointed from out-
side the Department of Defense by those members. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—(1) Each member 
of the Interdisciplinary Council who is a member of the 
Armed Forces or a civilian officer or employee of the 
United States shall serve without compensation (other 
than compensation to which entitled as a member of the 
Armed Forces or an officer or an employee of the United 
States, as the case may be). Other members of the Inter-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, the 
Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of Education, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
‘‘(B) The United States Ambassadors to 
the following (in the following order): 
‘‘(i) The United Nations. 
‘‘(ii) The United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Northern Ireland. 
‘‘(iii) The French Republic. 
‘‘(iv) The Russian Federation. 
‘‘(v) The People’s Republic of China. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRING
APPOINTMENT
BY
PRESI-
DENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1) and except as provided in subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), an individual shall not be 
considered to hold any office referred to in such 
paragraph unless the individual was appointed 
to the office by the President whom the indi-
vidual would succeed pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS AP-
POINTED BY FORMER PRESIDENT SUCCEEDED 
BY
VICE
PRESIDENT.—For purposes of sub-
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4042 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1415 West Oak Street, in Kissimmee, Florida, 
as the ‘‘Borinqueneers Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4043 
AN ACT 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to reauthorize 
the whistleblower protection program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4194 
To direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia to establish a District 
of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program to encour-
age the enlistment and retention of persons in the District of Columbia 
National Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members 
of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend under-
graduate, vocational, or technical courses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2017 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia to establish 
a District of Columbia National Guard Educational As-
sistance Program to encourage the enlistment and reten-
tion of persons in the District of Columbia National 
Guard by providing financial assistance to enable mem-
bers of the National Guard of the District of Columbia 
to attend undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4203 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with regard to 
stalking. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
sector uses by competitive bidding and a Fed-
eral entity retains primary allocation or pro-
tected status in those frequencies for a period
of time after the completion of the competitive
bidding process; and
‘‘(E) the costs associated with the acceler-
ated replacement of systems and equipment if
such acceleration is necessary to ensure the
timely relocation of systems to a new frequency
assignment.
‘‘(4) NOTICE TO COMMISSION OF ESTIMATED
RELOCATION COSTS.—
‘‘(A) The Commission shall notify the
NTIA at least 18 months prior to the com-
mencement of any auction of eligible fre-
quencies defined in paragraph (2). At least 6
months prior to the commencement of any such
auction, the NTIA, on behalf of the Federal en-
tities and after review by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, shall notify the Commission
of estimated relocation costs and timelines for
such relocation.
‘‘(B) Upon timely request of a Federal en-
tity, the NTIA shall provide such entity with in-
formation regarding an alternative frequency
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR FACILITIES 
THAT REPORT ADDITIONAL QUALITY DATA. 
(a) VOLUNTARY REPORTING OF QUALITY MEASURES 
AND ADJUSTMENT IN PAYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1888 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) VOLUNTARY REPORTING OF QUALITY MEAS-
URES; CHANGE
IN PAYMENT BASED
ON REPORTED 
QUALITY MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL QUALITY 
MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary, through a contract 
with a qualified independent party (such as the 
National Quality Forum) identified by the Sec-
retary, shall provide for the identification of— 
‘‘(i) at least 10, and not more than 
15, quality measures for the performance 
of skilled nursing facilities under this title; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the data to be reported, including 
their collection and formatting, on a cal-
endar quarter basis for each such quality
SECTION 1. EXCISE TAX ON ARROWS.
(a) REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of section 332 of the
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and the amend-
ments made by such subsection, are hereby repealed; and
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if
such subsection and amendments had never been enacted.
(b) TAX ON ARROW SHAFTS.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 4161(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat-
ing to arrows) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) ARROWS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby im-
posed on the first sale by the manufacturer,
producer, or importer of any shaft (whether
sold separately or incorporated as part of a fin-
ished or unfinished product) of a type used in
the manufacture of any arrow which after its
assembly—
‘‘(i) measures 18 inches overall or
more in length, or
‘‘(ii) measures less than 18 inches
overall in length but is suitable for use
with a bow described in paragraph (1)(A),
a tax equal to 39 cents per shaft.
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any
calendar year beginning after 2005, the
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5394
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
modify the taxation of arrow components.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5394
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the taxation of arrow components.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
39-cent amount specified in subparagraph
(A) shall be increased by an amount equal
to the product of—
‘‘(I) such amount, multiplied by
‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust-
ment determined under section 1(f)(3)
for such calendar year, determined by
substituting ‘2004’ for ‘1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof.
‘‘(ii) ROUNDING.—If any increase de-
termined under clause (i) is not a multiple
of 1 cent, such increase shall be rounded
to the nearest multiple of 1 cent.’’.
(c) 
ARROW
POINTS.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section
4161(b)(1)(B) (relating to archery equipment) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘quiver or broadhead’’ and
inserting ‘‘quiver, broadhead, or point’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsections (b) and (c) shall apply to articles sold by the
manufacturer, producer, or importer after March 31,
2005.
Passed the House of Representatives December 6,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 5394
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the taxation of arrow
components.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCISE TAX ON ARROWS.
(a) REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of section 332 of the American
Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and the amendments made by such
subsection, are hereby repealed; and the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 shall be applied as if such subsection and amendments
had never been enacted.
(b) TAX ON ARROW SHAFTS.—Paragraph (2) of section 4161(b)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to arrows) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) ARROWS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—There is hereby imposed on the
first sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of
any shaft (whether sold separately or incorporated as part
of a finished or unfinished product) of a type used in
the manufacture of any arrow which after its assembly—
‘‘(i) measures 18 inches overall or more in length,
or
‘‘(ii) measures less than 18 inches overall in length
but is suitable for use with a bow described in para-
graph (1)(A),
a tax equal to 39 cents per shaft.
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any calendar year
beginning after 2005, the 39-cent amount specified in
subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount
equal to the product of—
‘‘(I) such amount, multiplied by
‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, deter-
mined by substituting ‘2004’ for ‘1992’ in subpara-
graph (B) thereof.
‘‘(ii) ROUNDING.—If any increase determined under
clause (i) is not a multiple of 1 cent, such increase
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 1 cent.’’.
(c) ARROW POINTS.—Clause (ii) of section 4161(b)(1)(B) (relating
to archery equipment) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘quiver
or broadhead’’ and inserting ‘‘quiver, broadhead, or point’’.
H. R. 5394—2
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections
(b) and (c) shall apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer,
or importer after March 31, 2005.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
tion 409A(b) of such Code shall be treated as 
not having violated such requirements if such 
plan comes into conformance with such require-
ments during such limited period as the Sec-
retary may specify in such guidance. 
(D) Subsection (f) of section 885 of the 
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2004’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2005’’. 
(11) 
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The 
amendments 
made by this subsection shall take effect as if in-
cluded in the provisions of the American Jobs Cre-
ation Act of 2004 to which they relate. 
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE WORKING FAM-
ILIES TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2004.— 
(1) AMENDMENT RELATED TO SECTION 203 OF 
THE ACT.—Subparagraph (B) of section 21(b)(1) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(as defined in section 152, determined 
without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and 
(d)(1)(B))’’ after ‘‘dependent of the taxpayer’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT RELATED TO SECTION 207 OF 
THE ACT.—Subparagraph (A) of section 223(d)(2) 
of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘, determined
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5394 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the taxation of 
arrow components. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2004 
Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. MATHESON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify 
the taxation of arrow components. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCISE TAX ON ARROWS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of section 332 of the 
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and the amend-
ments made by such subsection, are hereby repealed; and 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if 
such subsection and amendments had never been enacted.
(b) TAX ON ARROW SHAFTS.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 4161(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat-
ing to arrows) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) ARROWS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby im-
posed on the first sale by the manufacturer, 
producer, or importer of any shaft (whether 
sold separately or incorporated as part of a fin-
ished or unfinished product) of a type used in 
the manufacture of any arrow which after its 
assembly— 
‘‘(i) measures 18 inches overall or 
more in length, or 
‘‘(ii) measures less than 18 inches 
overall in length but is suitable for use 
with a bow described in paragraph (1)(A), 
a tax equal to 39 cents per shaft. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any 
calendar year beginning after 2005, the 
39-cent amount specified in subparagraph 
(A) shall be increased by an amount equal 
to the product of— 
‘‘(I) such amount, multiplied by
‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust-
ment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
for such calendar year, determined by 
substituting ‘2004’ for ‘1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
‘‘(ii) ROUNDING.—If any increase de-
termined under clause (i) is not a multiple 
of 1 cent, such increase shall be rounded 
to the nearest multiple of 1 cent.’’. 
(c) 
ARROW
POINTS.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4161(b)(1)(B) (relating to archery equipment) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘quiver or broadhead’’ and 
inserting ‘‘quiver, broadhead, or point’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (b) and (c) shall apply to articles sold by the 
manufacturer, producer, or importer after March 31, 
2005. 
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