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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3453 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare 
competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2007 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Ways and Means, Judiciary, and Small Business, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal 
the Medicare competitive bidding demonstration project 
for clinical laboratory services. 
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 ‘‘Community Clinical 
Laboratory Fairness in Competition Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3454 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National 
Forest System land in the George Washington National 
Forest in Alleghany County, Virginia, that contains the 
cemetery of the Central Advent Christian Church and 
an adjoining tract of land located between the cemetery 
and road boundaries.
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3455 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a more equitable 
geographic allocation of funds appropriated to the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for medical care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2007 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
more equitable geographic allocation of funds appro-
priated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for med-
ical care. 
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 ‘‘21st Century Veterans 
Equitable Treatment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3456 
To provide a Federal tax exemption for forest conservation bonds, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2007 
Mr. THOMPSON of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide a Federal tax exemption for forest conservation 
bonds, 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 ‘‘Community Forestry 
Conservation Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FOREST CONSERVATION BONDS. 
(a) TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, any qualified forest con-
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pose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, all right,
title, and interest in and to all or any portion of the prop-
erty shall revert, at the option of the Secretary, to the
United States, and the United States shall have the right
of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination
of the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the
record after an opportunity for a hearing.
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary.
(f) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the conveyance under subsections (a) as
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests
of the United States.
SEC. 2852. MODIFICATION TO LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHOR-
ITY, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY TRACT NO. 404–1
PROPERTY WITHOUT CONSIDERATION.—Section 2836 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1998 (111 Stat. 2005) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘at fair
market value’’ and inserting ‘‘without consideration’’;
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(2) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) The conveyances under paragraphs (2) and (3)
of subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the
County develop and use the conveyed properties for edu-
cational purposes and the construction of public school
structures.’’; and
(3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) If the Secretary determines at any time that the
real property conveyed under paragraph (2) or paragraph
(3) of subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with
subsection (b)(2), all right, title, and interest in and to the
property conveyed under such paragraph, including any
improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States, and
the United States shall have the right of immediate entry
thereon.’’.
(b) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—Such sec-
tion is further amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(f) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE OF TRACT
NO. 404–1 PROPERTY.—
‘‘(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall
require the County to cover costs to be incurred by the
Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs in-
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1497 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections 
to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2007 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. WELLER of Illinois) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend 
its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of 
the United States, 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 ‘‘Legal Timber Protec-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROTECTIONS OF LACEY ACT 
AMENDMENTS OF 1981 TO PLANTS ILLE-
GALLY HARVESTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) PLANT.—Section 2(f) of the Lacey Act 
Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371(f)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) The term ‘plant’ means any wild member of the 
plant kingdom, including roots, seeds, parts, and products 
thereof 
(but 
excluding 
common 
food 
crops 
and 
cultivars).’’. 
(2) SECRETARY.—Section 2(h) of the Lacey 
Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371(h)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘also’’ after ‘‘term’’ the sec-
ond place it appears. 
(3) TAKEN.—Section 2(j) of the Lacey Act 
Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371(j)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘harvested,’’ after ‘‘killed,’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—The Lacey Act Amend-
ments of 1981 is amended— 
(A) 
in 
section 
3(a)(2) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
3372(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semi-
colon at the end of subparagraph (B), by redes-
ignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
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(D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) any plant taken in a foreign country, 
that is— 
‘‘(i) taken, transported, or sold with-
out authority required by, or in violation 
of, any law that applies at the place where 
the harvest, taking, transport, or sale oc-
curs, including any such taking in a park, 
forest reserve or other officially protected 
area; 
‘‘(ii) taken without paying royalties, 
taxes, or stumpage fees required by the 
law of the place where the taking occurs; 
‘‘(iii) exported or transhipped in viola-
tion of any limitation under any applicable 
law; 
‘‘(iv) taken, exported, or transshipped 
in violation of any international law, trea-
ty, or international agreement; or 
‘‘(v) without any official documenta-
tion of compliance with clauses (i) through 
(iv) that is required under the regulations 
issued under section 7(a)(3);’’; 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6383 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2825 Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas, Texas, as the ‘‘William H. ‘Bill’ 
Nelson Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2825 Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas, Texas, 
as the ‘‘William H. ‘Bill’ Nelson Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WILLIAM H. ‘‘BILL’’ NELSON POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2825 Oak Lawn Avenue in Dal-
las, Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘William 
H. ‘Bill’ Nelson Post Office Building’’. 
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(B) 
in 
section 
3(a)(3) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
3372(a)(3)), by striking ‘‘, or’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (A) and inserting a semicolon, 
and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following: 
‘‘(C) to possess any plant taken in a for-
eign country, that is— 
‘‘(i) taken, transported, or sold with-
out authority required by, or in violation 
of, any law that applies at the place where 
the harvest, taking, transport, or sale oc-
curs, including any such taking in a park, 
forest reserve or other officially protected 
area; 
‘‘(ii) taken without paying royalties, 
taxes, or stumpage fees required by the 
law of the place where the taking occurs; 
‘‘(iii) exported or transhipped in viola-
tion of any limitation under any applicable 
law; 
‘‘(iv) taken, exported, or transshipped 
in violation of any international law, trea-
ty, or international agreement; or 
‘‘(v) without any official documenta-
tion of compliance with clauses (i) through 
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(iv) that is required under the regulations 
issued under section 7(a)(3);’’; and 
(C) in section 3(b) (16 U.S.C. 3372(b)) by 
inserting ‘‘or plant’’ after ‘‘fish or wildlife’’. 
(2) REQUIREMENT TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 7(a) of the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall issue regulations to implement 
paragraphs (2)(C) and (3)(C) of section 3(a); 
and 
‘‘(B) may issue regulations under those 
paragraphs that establish requirements for offi-
cial documentation for purposes of paragraph 
(2)(C)(v) or (3)(C)(v) (or both).’’. 
(B) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall issue 
regulations under section 7(a)(3) of such Act, 
as amended by subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, by not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and may 
issue additional regulations under that section 
after such date. 
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(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3(e) 
of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3372(e)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and 
(5) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2)(C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (a)(2)(D)’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS REGARDING ADMINISTRATION.— 
Section 7(a)(2) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3376(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and Commerce’’ and inserting 
‘‘, Commerce, and Agriculture’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or plants’’ after ‘‘fish or wild-
life’’; and 
(3) in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘, with 
respect to fish or wildlife,’’ after ‘‘regulations’’. 
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curred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance
under subsection (a)(3), including survey costs, costs
related to environmental documentation, and other
administrative costs related to the conveyance. If
amounts are collected from the County in advance of
the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the
amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred
by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Sec-
retary shall refund the excess amount to the County.
‘‘(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.—
Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph
(1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was
used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in
carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited
shall be merged with amounts in such fund or ac-
count, and shall be available for the same purposes,
and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as
amounts in such fund or account.’’.
SEC. 2853. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION,
GSA PROPERTY, SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA.
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator of
General Services (in this section referred to as ‘‘the Admin-
istrator’’) may transfer to the administrative jurisdiction
of the Secretary of the Army a parcel of real property con-
sisting of approximately 69.5 acres and containing ware-
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house facilities in Springfield, Virginia, known as the
‘‘GSA Property’’ for the purpose of permitting the Secretary
to construct facilities on the property to support adminis-
trative functions to be located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the prop-
erty to be transferred by the Administrator, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall—
(A) pay all reasonable costs to move fur-
nishings, equipment, and other material related
to the relocation of functions identified by the
Administrator;
(B) if deemed necessary by the Adminis-
trator, transfer to the administrative jurisdiction
of the Administrator a parcel of property in the
National Capital Region determined to be suit-
able to the Administrator;
(C) if deemed necessary by the Adminis-
trator, design and construct storage facilities,
utilities, security measures, and access to a road
infrastructure on the parcel to meet the require-
ments of the Administrator; and
(D) if deemed necessary by the Adminis-
trator, enter into a memorandum of agreement
with the Administrator for support services and
‘‘(d) CIVIL FORFEITURES.—Civil forfeitures under this 
section shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 46 
of title 18, United States Code.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.— 
(1) CORRECTION.—Section 102(c) of Public Law 
100–653 is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘of the Lacey Act Amend-
ments of 1981’’ after ‘‘Section 4’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(other than section 3(b))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(other than subsection 3(b))’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall be 
effective immediately upon the effectiveness of section 
102(c) of Public Law 100–653. 
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Union Calendar No. 573 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1497 
[Report No. 110–882] 
A BILL 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to 
extend its protections to plants illegally harvested 
outside of the United States, and for other pur-
poses. 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6550 
To create a full employment economy as a matter of national economic 
defense; to provide for public investment in capital infrastructure; to 
provide for reducing the cost of public investment; to retire public debt; 
to stabilize the Social Security retirement system; to restore the authority 
of Congress to create and regulate money, modernize and provide stability 
for the monetary system of the United States, retire public debt and 
reduce the cost of public investment, and for other public purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2010 
Mr. KUCINICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To create a full employment economy as a matter of national 
economic defense; to provide for public investment in 
capital infrastructure; to provide for reducing the cost 
of public investment; to retire public debt; to stabilize 
the Social Security retirement system; to restore the 
authority of Congress to create and regulate money, 
modernize and provide stability for the monetary system 
of the United States, retire public debt and reduce the 
cost of public investment, and for other public 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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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1498 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the transportation 
fringe benefit to bicycle commuters. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2007 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MORAN of 
Virginia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. FARR, and Mr. CAPUANO) 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 transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TRANSPORTATION FRINGE 
BENEFIT TO BICYCLE COMMUTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 132(f) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to general 
rule for qualified transportation fringe) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) Bicycle commuting allowance.’’. 
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(b) BICYCLE COMMUTING ALLOWANCE DEFINED.— 
Paragraph (5) of section 132(f) of such Code (relating to 
definitions) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) BICYCLE COMMUTING ALLOWANCE.— 
The term ‘bicycle commuting allowance’ means 
an amount provided to an employee for trans-
portation on a bicycle if such transportation is 
in connection with travel between the employ-
ee’s residence and place of employment.’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 132(f) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (D)’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
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(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.—
Amounts received as reimbursements under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that
was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary
in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited
shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account
and shall be available for the same purposes, and sub-
ject to the same conditions and limitations, as
amounts in such fund or account.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF REAL PROPERTY.—The exact
acreage and legal description of the real property to be con-
veyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey
satisfactory to the Secretary.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests
of the United States.
SEC. 2855. LAND EXCHANGE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of
Detroit, Michigan.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1499 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the harbor 
maintenance tax certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at United 
States ports. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2007 
Mr. CUMMINGS 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 exempt 
from the harbor maintenance tax certain commercial 
cargo loaded or unloaded at United States ports. 
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 ‘‘Short Sea Shipping 
Promotion Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL CARGO 
FROM THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4462 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
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(i) as subjection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN SHORT SEA SHIP-
PING CARGO.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No tax shall be imposed 
under section 4461(a) with respect to cargo con-
tained in intermodal cargo containers and loaded by 
crane on a vessel, or cargo loaded on a vessel by 
means of wheeled technology— 
‘‘(A) that is loaded at a port in the United 
States and unloaded at another port in the 
United States or a port in Canada located in 
the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Sys-
tem, or 
‘‘(B) that is loaded at a port in Canada lo-
cated in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Sea-
way System and unloaded at a port in the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) GREAT LAKES SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY 
SYSTEM.—For the purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System’ 
means the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota and 
Sept. Iles, Quebec, encompassing the five Great 
Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint 
Lawrence River.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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