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ardous waste substances, pollutants, or contaminants pur-
suant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.), $10,148,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND 
RESTORATION 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND 
To conduct natural resource damage assessment and 
restoration activities by the Department of the Interior 
necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 
et seq.), and Public Law 101–337, as amended (16 U.S.C. 
19jj et seq.), $6,338,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the acquisition of a departmental financial and 
business management system, $73,435,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used 
to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund account 
other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of 
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equipment without prior approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from avail-
able resources within the Working Capital Fund, 15 air-
craft, 10 of which shall be for replacement and which may 
be obtained by donation, purchase or through available ex-
cess surplus property: Provided, That existing aircraft 
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or 
trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau 
or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emer-
gency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, 
buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam-
aged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoid-
able causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made avail-
able under this authority until funds specifically made 
available to the Department of the Interior for emer-
gencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, That 
all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished 
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this paragraph continue to be satisfied 
based on the filing of a new application. 
‘‘(ii) AGREEMENTS BY APPLICANT.— 
An order under this paragraph shall be 
conditioned on the applicant’s agreement 
to conduct postmarket surveillance and 
studies and to submit to the Secretary the 
results of such surveillance and studies to 
determine the impact of the order on con-
sumer perception, behavior, and health and 
to enable the Secretary to review the accu-
racy of the determinations upon which the 
order was based in accordance with a pro-
tocol approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(iii) ANNUAL SUBMISSION.—The re-
sults of such postmarket surveillance and 
studies described in clause (ii) shall be 
submitted annually. 
‘‘(3) BASIS.—The determinations under para-
graphs (1) and (2) shall be based on— 
‘‘(A) the scientific evidence submitted by 
the applicant; and 
‘‘(B) scientific evidence and other informa-
tion that is made available to the Secretary. 
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by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested 
as promptly as possible. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expendi-
ture or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, 
in addition to the amounts included in the budget pro-
grams of the several agencies, for the suppression or emer-
gency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; 
for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands 
under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to po-
tential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or 
other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subse-
quent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource 
damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills; 
for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or 
potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to 
the authority in section 1773(b) of Public Law 99–198 
(99 Stat. 1658); for emergency reclamation projects under 
section 410 of Public Law 95–87; and shall transfer, from 
any no year funds available to the Office of Surface Min-
ing Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be 
necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in 
the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regu-
latory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided, 
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That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire 
operations shall be available for the payment of obligations 
incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reim-
bursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of ve-
hicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with 
their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement 
to be credited to appropriations currently available at the 
time of receipt thereof: Provided further, That for wildland 
fire operations, no funds shall be made available under 
this authority until the Secretary determines that funds 
appropriated for ‘‘wildland fire operations’’ shall be ex-
hausted within 30 days: Provided further, That all funds 
used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a 
supplemental appropriation which must be requested as 
promptly as possible: Provided further, That such replen-
ishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata 
basis, accounts from which emergency funds were trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department 
of the Interior in this title shall be available for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, when authorized by the 
Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; pur-
chase and replacement of motor vehicles, including spe-
cially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, mainte-
nance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1233 
To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any 
population control or population planning program or any family planning 
activity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2009 
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BURTON of 
Indiana, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. TERRY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, 
Mr. MCCOTTER, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal 
funds for any population control or population planning 
program or any family planning activity. 
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 ‘‘Taxpayers’ Freedom 
of Conscience Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ISSUANCE AND DIS-
SEMINATION OF ALERTS THROUGH AMBER 
ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TO FA-
CILITATE THE RECOVERY OF ABDUCTED 
NEWBORNS. 
Section 302(b) of the PROTECT Act (42 U.S.C. 
5791a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The minimum standards shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable (as determined by the Coor-
dinator in consultation with State and local law en-
forcement agencies), allow local law enforcement of-
ficials to issue, and to provide for the dissemination 
of, an alert through the AMBER Alert communica-
tions network to facilitate the recovery of an ab-
ducted newborn.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF CHILD FOR PURPOSES OF AMBER 
ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. 
Subtitle A of title III of the PROTECT Act (42 
U.S.C. 5791 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 306. CHILD DEFINED. 
‘‘In this subtitle, the term ‘child’ means— 
‘‘(1) an individual under 18 years of age; or 
‘‘(2) a newborn.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4499 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain musical instruments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2007 
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain musical 
instruments. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. 
(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.l.l 
Fairground organs, mechan-
ical street organs, mechan-
ical singing birds, musicals 
saws and other musical in-
struments, etc. (provided for 
in subheading 9208.90.00) ..
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2011 
’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles 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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cated along the pathways of the floods, there is designated 
the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail. 
(b) LOCATION.— 
(1) MAP.—The route of the Trail shall be gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Ice Age Floods 
National Geologic Trail,’’ numbered P43/80,000 and 
dated June 2004. 
(2) ROUTE.—The route shall generally follow 
public roads and highways. 
(3) REVISION.—The Secretary may revise the 
map by publication in the Federal Register of a no-
tice of availability of a new map as part of the plan. 
(c) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map referred to in sub-
section (b) shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the National Park Serv-
ice. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service, shall administer the 
Trail in accordance with this Act. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(f)(2), the Trail shall not be considered to be a unit of 
the National Park System. 
(c) TRAIL MANAGEMENT OFFICE.—To improve man-
agement of the Trail and coordinate Trail activities with 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 
15th day after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone serv-
ice in private residences in the field, when authorized 
under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the pay-
ment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for li-
brary membership in societies or associations which issue 
publications to members only or at a price to members 
lower than to subscribers who are not members. 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the 
headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of the Spe-
cial Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated 
balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the 
same headings shall be available for expenditure or trans-
fer for Indian trust management and reform activities. 
Total funding for historical accounting activities shall not 
exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such 
purpose. 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redis-
tribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including 
tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by 
transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, 
dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate 
distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduc-
tion in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 
percent in fiscal year 2009. Under circumstances of dual 
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enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate dis-
tribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not 
apply. 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in conveying the Twin Cities Research Center under 
the authority provided by Public Law 104–134, as amend-
ed by Public Law 104–208, the Secretary may accept and 
retain land and other forms of reimbursement: Provided, 
That the Secretary may retain and use any such reim-
bursement until expended and without further appropria-
tion: (1) for the benefit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System within the State of Minnesota; and (2) for all ac-
tivities authorized by 16 U.S.C. 460zz. 
SEC. 107. The Secretary of the Interior may use dis-
cretionary funds to pay private attorney fees and costs for 
employees and former employees of the Department of the 
Interior reasonably incurred in connection with Cobell v. 
Kempthorne to the extent that such fees and costs are 
not paid by the Department of Justice or by private insur-
ance. In no case shall the Secretary make payments under 
this section that would result in payment of hourly fees 
in excess of the highest hourly rate approved by the Dis-
trict Court for the District of Columbia for counsel in 
Cobell v. Kempthorne. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4503 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain ski equipment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2007 
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain ski equipment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN SKI EQUIPMENT. 
(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.l.l 
Other parts and accessories 
of snow skis and other snow- 
ski equipment (provided for 
in subheading 9506.19.80) ..
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2011 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
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from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 108. The United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 
threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement 
a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended 
for harvest, that are released from federally operated or 
federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to 
fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. 
Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily 
identified by commercial and recreational fishers. 
SEC. 109. No funds appropriated for the Department 
of the Interior by this Act or any other Act shall be used 
to study or implement any plan to drain Lake Powell or 
to reduce the water level of the lake below the range of 
water levels required for the operation of the Glen Canyon 
Dam. 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 
lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all 
or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of 
New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose 
of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of 
transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, 
Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and 
administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated 
funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary con-
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sideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is author-
ized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, conces-
sion contracts or other agreements for the use of such fa-
cilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
determine reasonable. 
SEC. 111. Title 43 U.S.C. 1473, as amended by Pub-
lic Law 110–161, is further amended by deleting the 
phrase ‘‘in fiscal year 2008 only’’ and inserting in lieu 
thereof ‘‘in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only’’. 
SEC. 112. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of the Interior may be used, 
in relation to any proposal to store water for the purpose 
of export, for approval of any right-of-way or similar au-
thorization on the Mojave National Preserve or lands man-
aged by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management, or for carrying out any activities associated 
with such right-of-way or similar approval. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of the Interior may enter 
into cooperative agreements with a State or political sub-
division (including any agency thereof), or any not-for- 
profit organization if the agreement will: (1) serve a mu-
tual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying 
out the programs administered by the Department of the 
Interior; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to 
the accomplishment of these objectives. At the discretion 
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‘‘(4) BENEFIT
TO
HEALTH
OF
INDIVIDUALS 
AND OF POPULATION AS A WHOLE.—In making the 
determinations under paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
Secretary shall take into account— 
‘‘(A) the relative health risks to individuals 
of the tobacco product that is the subject of the 
application; 
‘‘(B) the increased or decreased likelihood 
that existing users of tobacco products who 
would otherwise stop using such products will 
switch to the tobacco product that is the subject 
of the application; 
‘‘(C) the increased or decreased likelihood 
that persons who do not use tobacco products 
will start using the tobacco product that is the 
subject of the application; 
‘‘(D) the risks and benefits to persons 
from the use of the tobacco product that is the 
subject of the application as compared to the 
use of products for smoking cessation approved 
under chapter V to treat nicotine dependence; 
and 
‘‘(E) comments, data, and information 
submitted by interested persons. 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR MARKETING.— 
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SECTION 
1. 
REIMBURSEMENT 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
WATER 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The International Boundary and 
Water Commission is authorized to reimburse State and 
local governments of the States of Arizona, California, 
New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred by such a 
government in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating 
water projects under the jurisdiction of such Commission. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) shall apply to ex-
penses incurred for a water project by any such State or 
local government designed, constructed, or rehabilitated 
before or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4509 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Cetalox. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2007 
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Cetalox. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CETALOX. 
(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.l.l 
Dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9a- 
tetramethylnaphtho(2,1- 
b)furan (CAS No. 3738–00– 
9) (provided for in sub-
heading 2932.99.90) ............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2012 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
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after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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