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make publicly available on the agency’s website a 
plan for achieving the annual reduction targets ap-
plicable to such agency under this section through 
fiscal year 2020. Not later than 2 years before the 
10-year period beginning in 2021 and each subse-
quent 10-year period, the agency shall develop, sub-
mit to the Administrator, and make publicly avail-
able an updated plan for achieving such targets for 
the respective period. Each plan developed under 
this paragraph shall— 
(A) identify the specific actions to be taken 
by the agency; and 
(B) estimate the quantity of reductions of 
greenhouse gas emissions to be achieved 
through each such action. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 6 months 
after an agency submits a plan under paragraph (1), 
the Administrator shall— 
(A) certify that the plan is technically 
sound and, if implemented, is expected to limit 
the quantity of the agency’s greenhouse gas 
emissions to its proportionate share under sub-
section (c); or 
(B) decline to certify the plan and provide 
an explanation of the revisions that are nec-
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essary for the plan to be certified under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(3) REVISION.—If the Administrator declines to 
certify the plan of an agency under paragraph (2), 
the agency shall submit to the Administrator and 
make publicly available on the agency’s website a re-
vised plan not later than 6 months after the date on 
which the Administrator provides the agency with 
the explanation required by paragraph (2)(B). 
(e) EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Each agency shall imple-
ment each provision in its plan under subsection (d) 
to manage its greenhouse gas emissions to meet the 
annual reduction targets applicable to such agency 
under this section. If— 
(A) an agency has met its applicable re-
duction target for the most recent year; and 
(B) the agency demonstrates that it is pro-
jected to meet such targets for future years 
without implementing a provision or provisions 
included in its plan, 
the agency may revise its plan, subject to subsection 
(d)(2), to defer implementation of such plan provi-
sions until the date that implementation is needed to 
meet the agency’s applicable targets.
H. Res. 148
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 14, 1997.
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and
that they are hereby, elected to the following standing com-
mittees of the House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS: Mr. Hinojosa and
Mr. Berry.
COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS: Mr. Rodriguez.
Attest:
Clerk.
to in that subsection may exercise, for the purpose of en-
forcing compliance with any requirement imposed under 
this Act, any other authority conferred on it by law. 
(e) OTHER AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing 
in this Act shall be construed to limit or affect in any 
way the Commission’s authority to bring enforcement ac-
tions or take any other measure under the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) or any other provi-
sion of law. 
(f) 
COMPLIANCE
WITH
GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY 
ACT.— 
(1) NOTICE.—Any covered entity that is subject 
to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801 et 
seq.), and gives notice in compliance with the notifi-
cation requirements established for such covered en-
tities under title V of that Act is deemed to be in 
compliance with section 3 of this Act. 
(2) SAFEGUARDS.—Any covered entity that is 
subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 
6801 et seq.), and fulfills the information protection 
requirements established for such entities under title 
V of the Act and under section 607(a) of the Fair 
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681e(a)) to pro-
tect sensitive personal information shall be deemed 
to be in compliance with section 2 of this Act. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Steve W. Allee Carrier 
Annex’’. 
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‘‘(D) At least 50 percent, or a greater per-
centage if the Commission so determines by 
regulation, of the expenses for public commu-
nications or voter drive activities that refer to 
a political party and refer to one or more clear-
ly identified non-Federal candidates, but do not 
refer to any clearly identified Federal can-
didates, shall be paid with funds from a Federal 
account, except that this paragraph shall not 
apply to communications or activities that re-
late exclusively to elections where no candidate 
for Federal office appears on the ballot. 
‘‘(E) Unless otherwise determined by the 
Commission in its regulations, at least 50 per-
cent of any administrative expenses, including 
rent, utilities, office supplies, and salaries not 
attributable to a clearly identified candidate, 
shall be paid with funds from a Federal ac-
count, except that for a separate segregated 
fund such expenses may be paid instead by its 
connected organization. 
‘‘(F) At least 50 percent, or a greater per-
centage if the Commission so determines by 
regulation, of the direct costs of a fundraising 
program or event, including disbursements for 
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H. Res. 14
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
January 7, 1997.
Resolved, That the following named Member be and is
hereby elected to the following standing committees:
COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES:
Bernard Sanders of Vermont.
COMMITTEE
ON GOVERNMENT REFORM
AND OVER-
SIGHT: Bernard Sanders of Vermont.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4167 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce restrictions on media 
ownership, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. STEARNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce 
restrictions on media ownership, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Broadcast Ownership 
for the 21st Century Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CROSS-OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS. 
(a) RULE CHANGES REQUIRED.—The Federal Com-
munications Commission shall modify section 73.3555 of 
its regulations (47 CFR 73.3555) by eliminating any pro-
visions limiting the granting or renewal of an AM or FM 
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(2) REVISION OF PLAN.—If any agency fails to 
meet such targets for a fiscal year, as indicated by 
the inventory and report prepared by the agency for 
such fiscal year, the agency shall submit to the Ad-
ministrator and make publicly available on the agen-
cy’s website a revised plan under subsection (d) not 
later than March 31 of the following fiscal year. The 
Administrator shall certify or decline to certify the 
revised plan in accordance with subsection (d)(2) not 
later than 3 months after receipt of the revised plan. 
(3) OFFSETS.— 
(A) PROPOSAL.—If no national mandatory 
economy-wide cap-and-trade program for green-
house gases has been enacted by fiscal year 
2010, the Administrator shall develop and sub-
mit to the Congress by 2011 a proposal to allow 
agencies to meet the annual reduction targets 
applicable to such agencies under this section in 
part through emissions offsets, beginning in fis-
cal year 2015. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The proposal developed 
under subparagraph (A) shall ensure that emis-
sions offsets are— 
(i) real, surplus, verifiable, permanent, 
and enforceable; and
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4169 
AN ACT 
To authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery 
of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National 
Cemetery honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, 
veterans, and other Americans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
315 
(ii) additional for both regulatory and 
financial purposes (such that the generator 
of the offset is not receiving credit or com-
pensation for the offset in another regu-
latory or market context). 
(C) RULEMAKING.—If by 2012 the Con-
gress has not enacted a statute for the express 
purpose of codifying the proposal developed 
under subparagraph (A) or an alternative to 
such proposal, the Administrator shall imple-
ment the proposal through rulemaking. 
(4) EXEMPTIONS.—The President may exempt 
an agency from complying with the emissions target 
established for that year under subsection (c) if the 
President determines it to be in the paramount in-
terest of the United States to do so. The agency 
shall, to the greatest extent practicable, continue to 
implement the provisions in the agency’s plan. Any 
exemption shall be for a period not in excess of one 
year, but additional exemptions may be granted for 
periods of not more than one year upon the Presi-
dent’s making a new determination. 
(f) STUDIES ON FEDERAL LANDS.—The Forest Serv-
ice, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4210 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 401 Washington Avenue in Weldon, North 
Carolina, as the ‘‘Dock M. Brown Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 352
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding ma-
nipulation of the mass media and intimidation of
the independent press in the Russian Federation,
expressing support for freedom of speech and the
independent media in the Russian Federation,
and calling on the President of the United States
to express his strong concern for freedom of
speech and the independent media in the Russian
Federation.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 35
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Congratulating the State of Qatar and its citizens
for their commitment to democratic ideals and
women’s suffrage on the occasion of Qatar’s his-
toric elections of a central municipal council on
March 8, 1999.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Braille Flag 
Memorial Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) There are more than 175,000 blind vet-
erans. 
(2) The Department of Defense estimates that 
16 percent of the members of the Armed Forces who 
have been injured in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
Operation Enduring Freedom have severe vision loss 
as a result of their injuries. 
(3) The American Braille tactile flag was cre-
ated by the Kansas Braille Transcription Institute 
in Wichita, Kansas, to allow blind Americans and 
blind veterans to experience the American flag. 
(4) Arlington National Cemetery, visited by ap-
proximately 4,000,0000 people annually, is a na-
tional place of remembrance and honor for the Na-
tion’s veterans.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 368
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing a special task force to recommend an
appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who
worked on the construction of the United States
Capitol.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 372
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the
historic significance of the 210th anniversary of
the establishment of the Coast Guard, and for
other purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 375
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the importance of children in the
United States and supporting the goals and ideas
of American Youth Day.
316 
Service, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
shall— 
(1) within 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, conduct studies of the opportuni-
ties for management strategies, and identify those 
management strategies with the greatest potential, 
to— 
(A) enhance net biological sequestration of 
greenhouse gases on Federal lands they manage 
while avoiding harmful effects on other environ-
mental values; and 
(B) reduce negative impacts of global 
warming on biodiversity, water supplies, forest 
health, biological sequestration and storage, and 
related values; 
(2) within 4 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, study the results that could be 
achieved through applying management strategies 
identified as having the greatest potential to achieve 
the benefits described in paragraph (1) by imple-
menting field experiments on discrete portions of se-
lected land management units in different parts of 
the Nation to test such strategies; and 
(3) report to the Congress on the results of the 
studies.
gas, coalbed methane recovery, capture and seques-
tration credit,’’ after ‘‘employee credit’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after De-
cember 31, 2007. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 37
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Concerning anti-Semitic statements made by
members of the Duma of the Russian Federation.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 381
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that there
should be established a National Health Center
Week to raise awareness of health services pro-
vided by community, migrant, and homeless
health centers.
IV
House Calendar No. 40
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 159
[Report No. 105–115]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1757) to consolidate international
affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State
and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 and for other
purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1758) to ensure that
the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
proceeds in a manner consistent with the United States interests, to
strengthen relations between the United States and Russia, to preserve
the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms control
agreements, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 3, 1997
Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1757) to consoli-
date international affairs agencies, to authorize appro-
priations for the Department of State and related agen-
cies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 and for other pur-
poses, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1758)
to ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner con-
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6445 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copay-
ments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 390
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding
Taiwan’s participation in the United Nations and
other international organizations.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 175
Expressing concern over the outbreak of violence in the Republic of Congo
and the resulting threat to scheduled elections and constitutional govern-
ment in that country.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1997
Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. CHABOT)
submitted the following resolution; which was
RESOLUTION
Expressing concern over the outbreak of violence in the Re-
public of Congo and the resulting threat to scheduled
elections and constitutional government in that country.
Whereas President Pascal Lissouba defeated former Presi-
dent Denis Sassou-Nguesso in a 1992 election that was
determined to be free and fair;
Whereas losing candidates raised questions concerning the re-
sults of the 1993 legislative election and used those con-
cerns to cast doubt on the entire democratic process in
the Republic of Congo and as the rationale for creating
private militias;
Whereas thousands of citizens of the Republic of Congo have
been killed in intermittent fighting between Government
soldiers and private militiamen since 1993;
317 
(g) STUDY ON URBAN AND WILDLAND-URBAN FOR-
ESTRY PROGRAMS.—Within 2 years of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Forest Service, in consultation with 
appropriate State and local agencies, shall conduct a study 
of the opportunities of urban and wildland-urban interface 
forestry programs to enhance net biological sequestration 
of greenhouse gases and achieve other benefits. 
(h) REPORTING.— 
(1) REPORTS
BY
AGENCIES.—Not later than 
December 31 each fiscal year, each agency shall sub-
mit to the Administrator and make publicly available 
on the agency’s website a report on the agency’s im-
plementation of its plan required by subsection (d) 
for the preceding fiscal year, including the inventory 
of greenhouse gas emissions of the agency during 
such fiscal year. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall review each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) for technical validity and compile 
such reports in an annual report on the Federal 
Government’s progress toward carbon neutrality. 
The Administrator shall submit such annual report 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 399
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the enactment
of the Education for All Handicapped Children
Act of 1975.
318 
make such annual report publicly available on the 
Environmental Protection Agency’s website. 
(3) ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSION.—In complying 
with any requirement of this subtitle for submission 
of inventories, plans, or reports, an agency shall use 
electronic reporting in lieu of paper copy reports. 
SEC. 6103. PILOT PROJECT FOR PURCHASE OF OFFSETS 
AND CERTIFICATES. 
(a) GAO STUDY.—No later than April 1, 2008, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall issue the 
report requested by the Congress on May 17, 2007, re-
garding markets for greenhouse gas emissions offsets. 
(b) PILOT PROJECT.—Executive agencies and legisla-
tive branch offices may purchase qualified greenhouse gas 
offsets and qualified renewable energy certificates in any 
open market transaction that complies with all applicable 
procurement rules and regulations. 
(c) QUALIFIED GREENHOUSE GAS OFFSETS.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘qualified greenhouse 
gas offset’’ means a real, additional, verifiable, enforce-
able, and permanent domestic— 
(1) reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; or 
(2) sequestration of greenhouse gases. 
(d) QUALIFIED
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
CERTIFI-
CATES.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘qualified
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 404
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Calling for the immediate release of Mr. Edmond
Pope from prison in the Russian Federation for
humanitarian reasons, and for other purposes.
319 
renewable energy certificate’’ means a certificate rep-
resenting a specific amount of energy generated by a re-
newable energy project that is real, additional, and 
verifiable. 
(e) GUIDANCE.—No later than September 30, 2008, 
the Administrator shall issue guidelines, for Executive 
agencies, establishing criteria for qualified greenhouse gas 
offsets and qualified renewable energy certificates. Such 
guidelines shall take into account the findings and rec-
ommendations of the report issued under subsection (a) 
and shall— 
(1) establish performance standards for green-
house gas offset projects that benchmark reliably ex-
pected greenhouse gas reductions from identified 
categories of projects that reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions or sequester carbon in accordance with 
subsection (c); and 
(2) establish criteria for qualified renewable en-
ergy certificates to ensure that energy generated is 
renewable and is in accordance with subsection (d). 
(f) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall evaluate the pilot program established by this 
section, including identifying environmental and other 
benefits of the program, as well as its financial costs and 
any disadvantages associated with the program. No later
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3710 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Correctional 
Public Health. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2007 
Mr. HOLDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an 
Office of Correctional Public Health. 
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 ‘‘Office of Correctional 
Public Health Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDING. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Approximately 2.5 million people are incar-
cerated in the United States. 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 408
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing appreciation for the United States serv-
ice members who were aboard the British trans-
port HMT ROHNA when it sank, the families of
these service members, and the rescuers of the
HMT ROHNA’s passengers and crew.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 409
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives
to make corrections in the enrollment of the bill
H.R. 1654.
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 
3(c), a State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action 
on behalf of its residents in an appropriate state or district 
court of the United States to enforce the provisions of this 
Act, to obtain damages, restitution, or other compensation 
on behalf of such residents, or to obtain such further and 
other relief as the court may deem appropriate, whenever 
the attorney general of the State has reason to believe that 
the interests of the residents of the State have been or 
are being threatened or adversely affected by a covered 
entity that violates this Act or a regulation under this Act. 
(b) NOTICE.—The State shall serve written notice to 
the Commission (or other appropriate Federal regulator 
under section 3) of any civil action under subsection (a) 
at least 60 days prior to initiating such civil action. The 
notice shall include a copy of the complaint to be filed 
to initiate such civil action, except that if it is not feasible 
for the State to provide such prior notice, the State shall 
provide such notice immediately upon instituting such civil 
action. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO INTERVENE.—Upon receiving the 
notice required by subsection (b), the Commission (or 
other appropriate Federal regulator under section 8) may 
intervene in such civil action and upon intervening— 
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