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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1032
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for improved and expedited procedures for resolv-
ing complaints of unlawful employment discrimi-
nation arising within the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
‘‘§ 1123. Killing of federally funded public safety offi-
cers 
‘‘(a) Whoever kills, or attempts or conspires to kill, a 
federally funded public safety officer while that officer is 
engaged in official duties, or arising out of the performance 
of official duties, or kills a former federally funded public 
safety officer arising out of the performance of official du-
ties, shall be punished by a fine under this title and impris-
onment for any term of years not less than 30, or for life, 
or, if death results, may be sentenced to death. 
‘‘(b) As used in this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘federally funded public safety offi-
cer’ means a public safety officer for a public agency 
(including a court system, the National Guard of a 
State to the extent the personnel of that National 
Guard are not in Federal service, and the defense 
forces of a State authorized by section 109 of title 32) 
that receives Federal financial assistance, of an entity 
that is a State of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Vir-
gin Islands of the United States, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or 
any territory or possession of the United States, an 
Indian tribe, or a unit of local government of that en-
tity;
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1036
AN ACT
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 to provide that such Act does
not preempt certain State laws.
fore the date of enactment of this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(ii) such expenditures are consistent 
with and supportive of the communications 
interoperability plan approved by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (4)(A)(iii). 
‘‘(C) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 
authority of the Secretary under subparagraph 
(B) shall terminate one year after the date on 
which the Department of Homeland Security 
first allocates grant funds for this program. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary 
$500,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2006, 
$750,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $1,000,000,000 
for fiscal year 2008, $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 
2009, $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as are necessary each fiscal year thereafter, to 
carry out the purposes of this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 11. WITNESS PROTECTION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 is amended by inserting after part BB (42 
U.S.C. 3797j et seq.) the following new part: 
‘‘PART CC—WITNESS PROTECTION GRANTS 
‘‘SEC. 2811. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available to 
carry out this part, the Attorney General may make grants 
to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to 
create and expand witness protection programs in order to 
prevent threats, intimidation, and retaliation against vic-
tims of, and witnesses to, crimes. 
‘‘(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this 
part shall be— 
‘‘(1) distributed directly to the State, unit of 
local government, or Indian tribe; and 
‘‘(2) used for the creation and expansion of wit-
ness protection programs in the jurisdiction of the 
grantee. 
‘‘(c) PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION.—In awarding 
grants under this part, the Attorney General may give pref-
erential consideration, if feasible, to an application from 
a jurisdiction that— 
‘‘(1) has the greatest need for witness and victim 
protection programs;
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ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 
et seq.), and other entities carrying out early 
childhood education and development programs, 
programs under subtitle B of title VII of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11431–11435), Even Start programs 
under subpart 3 of part B of title I of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6381 et seq.), and programs under 
section 619 and part C of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C 1419, 
1431 et seq.), serving the children and families 
served by the Head Start agency. 
‘‘(D) OTHER
PROGRAMS.—Each Head 
Start agency shall collaborate, as appropriate, 
with providers of social and community services 
available to children and families participating 
in Head Start programs, and may support such 
partnerships with financial agreements, when 
applicable, for the provision of such services. 
‘‘(3) COLLABORATION.—A Head Start agency 
shall take steps to coordinate activities with the local 
educational agency serving the community involved 
and with schools in which children participating in
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a Head Start program operated by such agency will 
enroll following such program, including— 
‘‘(A) collaborating on the shared use of 
transportation and facilities; 
‘‘(B) collaborating to enhance the effi-
ciency of services while increasing the program 
participation of underserved populations of eli-
gible children; and 
‘‘(C) exchanging information on the provi-
sion of noneducational services to such children. 
‘‘(4) PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT.—In order to 
promote the continued involvement of the parents 
(including grandparents and kinship caregivers, as 
appropriate) of children that participate in Head 
Start programs in the education of their children 
upon transition to school, the Head Start agency 
shall work with the local educational agency— 
‘‘(A) to provide training to the parents— 
‘‘(i) to inform the parents about their 
rights and responsibilities concerning the 
education of their children; and 
‘‘(ii) to enable the parents— 
‘‘(I) to understand and work with 
schools in order to communicate with 
teachers and other school personnel;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1253 
To extend a certain high priority corridor in the States of Colorado, Nebraska, 
South Dakota, and Wyoming. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2005 
Mrs. MUSGRAVE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To extend a certain high priority corridor in the States 
of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR 
IN COLORADO, NEBRASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA, 
AND WYOMING. 
Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2031; 112 Stat. 
191; 115 Stat. 871) is amended by striking paragraph 
(14) and inserting the following:
‘‘(14) Heartland Expressway from Denver, Col-
orado, through Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Rapid City, 
South Dakota as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the State of Colorado, the Heart-
land Expressway Corridor shall generally fol-
low— 
‘‘(i) Interstate 76 from Denver to 
Brush; and 
‘‘(ii) Colorado Highway 71 from 
Limon to the border between the States of 
Colorado and Nebraska. 
‘‘(B) In the State of Nebraska, the Heart-
land Expressway Corridor shall generally fol-
low— 
‘‘(i) Nebraska Highway 71 from the 
border between the States of Colorado and 
Nebraska to Scottsbluff; 
‘‘(ii) United States Route 26 from 
Scottsbluff to the intersection with State 
Highway L62A; 
‘‘(iii) State Highway L62A from the 
intersection with United States Route 26 
to United States Route 385 north of 
Bridgeport;
‘‘(iv) United States Route 385 to the 
border between the States of Nebraska and 
South Dakota; and 
‘‘(v) United States Highway 26 from 
Scottsbluff to the border of the States of 
Nebraska and Wyoming. 
‘‘(C) In the State of Wyoming, the Heart-
land Expressway Corridor shall generally follow 
United States Highway 26 from the border of 
the States of Nebraska and Wyoming to the 
termination at Interstate 25 at Interchange 
number 92. 
‘‘(D) In the State of South Dakota, the 
Heartland Expressway Corridor shall generally 
follow— 
‘‘(i) United States Route 385 from 
the border between the States of Nebraska 
and South Dakota to the intersection with 
State Highway 79; and 
‘‘(ii) State Highway 79 from the 
intersection with United States Route 385 
to Rapid City.’’. 
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‘‘(2) has a serious violent crime problem in the 
jurisdiction; and 
‘‘(3) has had, or is likely to have, instances of 
threats, intimidation, and retaliation against victims 
of, and witnesses to, crimes. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
SEC. 12. GRANTS TO STATES TO PROTECT WITNESSES AND 
VICTIMS OF CRIMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31702 of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13862) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’ ; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) to create and expand witness and victim 
protection programs to prevent threats, intimidation, 
and retaliation against victims of, and witnesses to, 
violent crimes.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
31707 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13867) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 31707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to carry out 
this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 13. JUDICIAL BRANCH SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ENSURING CONSULTATION
AND COORDINATION 
WITH
THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
OF
THE UNITED 
STATES COURTS.—Section 566 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) The United States Marshals Service shall consult 
with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts 
on a continuing basis regarding the security requirements 
for the Judicial Branch, and inform the Administrative Of-
fice of the measures the Marshals Service intends to take 
to meet those requirements.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 604(a) of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating existing paragraph (24) as 
paragraph (25); 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(23); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (23) the fol-
lowing:
303 
VII of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Ad-
justment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) is 
the subject of a payment under this section, such 
sugar shall be considered marketed and shall count 
against a processor’s allocation of an allotment 
under such part, as applicable. 
‘‘(6) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use the 
funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation, including the use of such sums 
as are necessary, to carry out this section.’’. 
TITLE VI—CARBON-NEUTRAL 
GOVERNMENT 
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Carbon-Neutral Gov-
ernment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 6002. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The harms associated with global warming 
are serious and well recognized. These include the 
global retreat of mountain glaciers, reduction in 
snow cover extent, the earlier spring melting of riv-
ers and lakes, the accelerated rate of rise of sea lev-
els during the 20th century relative to the past few 
thousand years, and increased intensity of hurri-
canes and typhoons.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$175,000,000 to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 3. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RE-
SPONSES TO OUTBREAKS OF DISEASE IN 
LIVESTOCK. 
Section 10411 of the Animal Health Protection Act 
(7 U.S.C. 8310) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) REVIEW OF RESPONSES TO OUTBREAKS OF DIS-
EASE.—The Secretary may appoint an international panel 
of scientific experts to provide an objective review of a re-
sponse by the Department of Agriculture to an outbreak 
of disease in livestock and to identify areas for improve-
ments in such responses.’’.
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scribed in this subparagraph is a committee, club, 
association, or other group of persons whose election 
or nomination activities relate exclusively to— 
‘‘(i) elections where no candidate for Fed-
eral office appears on the ballot; or 
‘‘(ii) one or more of the following purposes: 
‘‘(I) Influencing the selection, nomina-
tion, election, or appointment of one or 
more candidates to non-Federal offices. 
‘‘(II) Influencing one or more applica-
ble State or local issues. 
‘‘(III) Influencing the selection, ap-
pointment, nomination, or confirmation of 
one or more individuals to non-elected of-
fices. 
‘‘(D) EXCLUSIVITY TEST.—A committee, club, 
association, or other group of persons shall not be 
treated as meeting the exclusivity requirement of 
subparagraph (C) if it makes disbursements aggre-
gating more than $1,000 for any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A public communication that pro-
motes, supports, attacks, or opposes a clearly 
identified candidate for Federal office during 
the 1-year period ending on the date of the gen-
eral election for the office sought by the clearly 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1255
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the tax incentives 
for biodiesel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2005
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota 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 extend 
the tax incentives for biodiesel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF BIODIESEL TAX CREDITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 40A(e), 6426(c)(6), and 
6427(e)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are 
each amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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Court articulated in Craig v. Harney, 331 U.S. 367 
(1947), ‘‘A trial is a public event. What transpires in 
the court room is public property.’’. 
(2) The right of the people of the United States 
to a free press, with the ability to report on all as-
pects of the conduct of the business of government, as 
protected by the first amendment to the Constitution, 
cannot be meaningfully exercised without the ability 
of the news media to gather facts and information 
freely for dissemination to the public. 
(3) The right of the people of the United States 
to petition the Government to redress grievances, par-
ticularly as it relates to the manner in which the 
Government exercises its legislative, executive, and ju-
dicial powers, as protected by the first amendment to 
the Constitution, cannot be meaningfully exercised 
without the availability to the public of information 
about how the affairs of government are being con-
ducted. As the Supreme Court noted in Richmond 
Newspapers, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Virginia 
(1980), ‘‘People in an open society do not demand in-
fallibility from their institutions, but it is difficult for 
them to accept what they are prohibited from observ-
ing.’’.
SEC. 23. FUNDING FOR STATE COURTS TO ASSESS AND EN-
HANCE COURT SECURITY AND EMERGENCY 
PREPAREDNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, through the 
Office of Justice Programs, shall make grants under this 
section to the highest State courts in States participating 
in the program, for the purpose of enabling such courts— 
(1) to conduct assessments focused on the essen-
tial elements for effective courtroom safety and secu-
rity planning; and 
(2) to implement changes deemed necessary as a 
result of the assessments. 
(b) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS.—As used in subsection 
(a)(1), the essential elements include, but are not limited 
to— 
(1) operational security and standard operating 
procedures; 
(2) facility security planning and self-audit sur-
veys of court facilities; 
(3) emergency preparedness and response and 
continuity of operations; 
(4) disaster recovery and the essential elements of 
a plan; 
(5) threat assessment; 
(6) incident reporting; 
(7) security equipment;
(8) developing resources and building partner-
ships; and 
(9) new courthouse design. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a highest State court shall submit to the Attor-
ney General an application at such time, in such form, and 
including such information and assurances as the Attorney 
General shall require. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
SEC. 24. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR UNITED STATES MAR-
SHALS SERVICE TO PROTECT THE JUDICIARY. 
In addition to any other amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated for the United States Marshals Service, there are 
authorized to be appropriated for the United States Mar-
shals Service to protect the judiciary, $20,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 for— 
(1) hiring entry-level deputy marshals for pro-
viding judicial security; 
(2) hiring senior-level deputy marshals for inves-
tigating threats to the judiciary and providing pro-
tective details to members of the judiciary and Assist-
ant United States Attorneys; and
Union Calendar No. 142
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1036
[Report No. 103–253]
A BILL
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 to provide that such Act does
not preempt certain State laws.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
In applying subclause (II), a purpose of 
achieving a financial accounting benefit 
shall not be taken into account in deter-
mining whether a transaction has a sub-
stantial nontax purpose if the origin of 
such financial accounting benefit is a re-
duction of income tax. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL
RULE
WHERE
TAX-
PAYER RELIES ON PROFIT POTENTIAL.—A 
transaction shall not be treated as having 
economic substance by reason of having a 
potential for profit unless— 
‘‘(I) the present value of the rea-
sonably expected pre-tax profit from 
the transaction is substantial in rela-
tion to the present value of the ex-
pected net tax benefits that would be 
allowed if the transaction were re-
spected, and 
‘‘(II) the reasonably expected 
pre-tax profit from the transaction ex-
ceeds a risk-free rate of return. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF FEES AND FOREIGN 
TAXES.—Fees and other transaction expenses 
and foreign taxes shall be taken into account as 
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(3) for the Office of Protective Intelligence, for 
hiring senior-level deputy marshals, hiring program 
analysts, and providing secure computer systems. 
SEC. 25. GRANTS TO STATES FOR THREAT ASSESSMENT 
DATABASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available to 
carry out this section, the Attorney General shall carry out 
a program under which the Attorney General makes grants 
to States for use by the State to establish and maintain 
a threat assessment database described in subsection (b). 
(b) DATABASE.—For purposes of subsection (a), a 
threat assessment database is a database through which a 
State can— 
(1) analyze trends and patterns in domestic ter-
rorism and crime; 
(2) project the probabilities that specific acts of 
domestic terrorism or crime will occur; and 
(3) develop measures and procedures that can ef-
fectively reduce the probabilities that those acts will 
occur. 
(c) CORE ELEMENTS.—The Attorney General shall de-
fine a core set of data elements to be used by each database 
funded by this section so that the information in the data-
base can be effectively shared with other States and with 
the Department of Justice.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009. 
SEC. 26. GRANTS FOR YOUNG WITNESS ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. 
(2) JUVENILE.—The term ‘‘juvenile’’ means an 
individual who is 17 years of age or younger. 
(3) YOUNG
ADULT.—The term ‘‘young adult’’ 
means an individual who is between the ages of 18 
and 21. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.—The Director may 
make grants to State and local prosecutors and law enforce-
ment agencies in support of juvenile and young adult wit-
ness assistance programs, including State and local pros-
ecutors and law enforcement agencies that have existing ju-
venile and adult witness assistance programs.
Calendar No. 505
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1036
[Report No. 103–299]
AN ACT
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 to provide that such Act does
not preempt certain State laws.
JULY 1 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1994
Reported without amendment
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, State and local prosecutors and law en-
forcement officials shall— 
(1) submit an application to the Director in 
such form and containing such information as the 
Director may reasonably require; and 
(2) give assurances that each applicant has de-
veloped, or is in the process of developing, a witness 
assistance program that specifically targets the 
unique needs of juvenile and young adult witnesses 
and their families. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants made available under 
this section may be used— 
(1) to assess the needs of juvenile and young 
adult witnesses; 
(2) to develop appropriate program goals and 
objectives; and 
(3) to develop and administer a variety of wit-
ness assistance services, which includes— 
(A) counseling services to young witnesses 
dealing with trauma associated in witnessing a 
violent crime; 
(B) pre- and post-trial assistance for the 
youth and their family;
(C) providing education services if the child 
is removed from or changes their school for safety 
concerns; 
(D) protective services for young witnesses 
and their families when a serious threat of harm 
from the perpetrators or their associates is made; 
and 
(E) community outreach and school-based 
initiatives that stimulate and maintain public 
awareness and support. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT.—State and local prosecutors and 
law enforcement agencies that receive funds under this 
section shall submit to the Director a report not later 
than May 1st of each year in which grants are made 
available under this section. Reports shall describe 
progress achieved in carrying out the purpose of this 
section. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall 
submit to Congress a report by July 1st of each year 
which contains a detailed statement regarding grant 
awards, activities of grant recipients, a compilation 
of statistical information submitted by applicants, 
and an evaluation of programs established under this 
section.