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the custody and control of all executive agencies, other 
than real property excluded for reasons of national secu-
rity. The Administrator shall collect from each executive 
branch agency such descriptive information, except for 
classified information, as the Administrator considers will 
best describe the nature, use, and extent of the real prop-
erty holdings of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(b) STANDARDS.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Council, may establish data and other infor-
mation technology standards for use by executive agencies 
in developing or upgrading executive agency real property 
information systems in order to facilitate reporting on a 
uniform basis. Those agencies with particular information 
technology standards and systems in place and in use shall 
be allowed to continue with such use to the extent that 
they are compatible with the standards issued by the Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(c) JURISDICTION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—Except for 
the purpose of maintaining the database required under 
this section, nothing in this section authorizes the Admin-
istrator to assume jurisdiction over the acquisition, man-
agement, or disposal of real property not subject to this 
chapter. 
‘‘(d) LIST
OF UNDERUTILIZED FEDERAL REAL 
PROPERTIES.—
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The head of each execu-
tive agency shall— 
‘‘(A) identify all underutilized properties 
under the custody and control of that agency; 
and 
‘‘(B) submit a list describing the underuti-
lized properties to the Federal Real Property 
Council. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF LIST.—The list submitted 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall include information 
about the location, nature, and use of the property, 
and may be included in the database required under 
this section. 
‘‘(3) USE
OF
LIST.—Each executive agency 
shall use the list submitted for the agency under this 
subsection to help in determining whether a property 
is excess property under this chapter.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 626, as added by title I, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VIII—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT GENERALLY 
‘‘Sec. 631. Senior Real Property Officers. 
‘‘Sec. 632. Federal Real Property Council. 
‘‘Sec. 633. Inventory database.’’.
TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. DEFINITION OF UNDERUTILIZED REAL PROP-
ERTY. 
Section 102 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(11) The term ‘underutilized real property’ 
means real property under the control of a Federal 
agency, with or without improvements, that meets 1 
or more of the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) The property is occupied by 10 or 
fewer employees of the Federal Government or 
a contractor of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(B) 50 percent or less of the building 
space is occupied by the executive agency. 
‘‘(C) The property has improvements that 
occupy 25 percent or less of the land. 
‘‘(D) The property is unutilized, meaning 
it is vacant or not occupied for current program 
purposes.’’. 
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section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) 
was declared, due to the effects of Hurricane 
Katrina. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘entity’’ means a State, a local board (as de-
fined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)), or an entity de-
scribed in section 166(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2911(c)), that submits an application for assistance 
described in section 173(a)(1) of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 to address the effects of Hur-
ricane Katrina. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) MOBILE ONE-STOP CENTERS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that States that operate mobile one-stop centers, 
established as part of one-stop delivery systems authorized 
under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.) should, where pos-
sible, make such centers available for use in the areas af-
fected by Hurricane Katrina, and areas where large num-
bers of workers affected by Hurricane Katrina have been 
relocated. 
(b) EXPANDED OPERATIONAL HOURS.—It is the 
sense of Congress that one-stop operators (as such term 
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is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801) should increase access for work-
ers affected by Hurricane Katrina to the one-stop delivery 
systems authorized under subtitle B of title I of such Act, 
including through the implementation of expanded oper-
ational hours at one-stop centers and on-site services for 
individuals in temporary housing locations.
Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3761
AN ACT 
To provide special rules for disaster relief employ-
ment under the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 for individuals displaced by Hurricane 
Katrina.
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(2) The National Transportation Database re-
ports that, in 2003, American commuters traveled 
over 440,000 miles using public transportation van-
pools, an increase of 60 percent since 1996. 
(3) According to the Natural Resource Defense 
Council, if each commuter car carried just one more 
passenger once a week, American gasoline consump-
tion would be reduced by about 2 percent. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall establish and carry out a program to encourage the 
use of carpooling and vanpooling to reduce the consump-
tion of gasoline. The program shall focus on carpool and 
vanpool operations, outreach activities, and marketing 
programs, including utilization of the Internet for mar-
keting and outreach. 
(c) GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
As part of the program established under subsection (b), 
the Secretary may make grants to State and local govern-
ments for carpooling or vanpooling projects. The Secretary 
may make such a grant only if at least 50 percent of the 
costs of the project will be provided by the State or local 
government. If a private sector entity provides vehicles for 
use in a carpooling or vanpooling project supported under 
this subsection, the value of those vehicles may be counted 
as part of the State or local contribution to the project.
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(d) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
making 
grants 
for 
projects under subsection (c), the Secretary shall consider 
each of the following: 
(1) The potential of the project to promote oil 
conservation. 
(2) The contribution of the project to State or 
local disaster evacuation plans. 
(3) Whether the area in which the project is lo-
cated is a nonattainment area (as that term is de-
fined in section 171 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7501)). 
SEC. 302. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF CARPOOL AND 
VANPOOL PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary, shall evaluate and assess carpool 
and vanpool projects funded under the congestion mitiga-
tion and air quality program established under section 149 
of title 23, United States Code, to— 
(1) reduce consumption of gasoline; 
(2) determine the direct and indirect impact of 
the projects on air quality and congestion levels; and 
(3) ensure the effective implementation of the 
projects under such program. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consulta-
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3136 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2005 for veterans medical services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2005 
Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. OBEY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2005 for 
veterans medical services. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
cal year 2005: 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
$1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2006: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 
2006: Provided further, That amounts made available 
under this heading may be transferred to other accounts 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs to the extent nec-
essary to reimburse those accounts for prior transfers to 
‘‘Medical Services’’ after notice of the amount and purpose 
of the transfer is provided to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Representatives and 
a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further, That 
the transfer authority in this paragraph is in addition to 
any other transfer authority available to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3761 
To provide special rules for disaster relief employment under the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 
Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MARCHANT, 
Mr. JINDAL, Mr. BAKER, and Mr. ALEXANDER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
A BILL 
To provide special rules for disaster relief employment under 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for individuals 
displaced by Hurricane Katrina. 
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 ‘‘Flexibility for Dis-
placed Workers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY 
GRANTS RELATED TO HURRICANE KATRINA. 
(a) USE OF GRANTS FOR PROJECTS OUTSIDE DIS-
ASTER AREA.—Funds provided to States under section
173(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2918(a)(2)) to address the effects of Hurricane 
Katrina may be used to provide disaster relief employment 
under section 173(d)(1) of such Act on projects that pro-
vide assistance in areas outside of the disaster area (as 
such term is defined in section 173(a)(2) of such Act). 
(b) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR DISASTER RELIEF 
EMPLOYMENT.—Funds provided to States under section 
173(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2918(a)(2)) to address the effects of Hurricane 
Katrina may be used to provide disaster relief employment 
and other assistance under section 173(d)(1) of such Act, 
or public sector employment authorized under subsection 
(c) of this Act, to individuals affected by Hurricane 
Katrina, including those who have relocated from States 
in which a major disaster was declared under section 102 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) due to the effects of Hur-
ricane Katrina, who were unemployed at the time of the 
disaster or who are without employment history, in addi-
tion to individuals who are eligible for such employment 
under section 173(d)(2) of Workforce Investment Act of 
1998. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION FOR GENERAL PUBLIC SECTOR 
EMPLOYMENT.—Funds provided to States under section
173(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2918(a)(2)) to address the effects of Hurricane 
Katrina may be used to provide temporary employment 
to eligible individuals in public sector entities for a period 
not to exceed 6 months in addition to disaster relief em-
ployment described in section 173(d)(1) of such Act. 
(d) EXTENSION OF THE DURATION OF DISASTER 
RELIEF EMPLOYMENT.—The Secretary of Labor may ex-
tend the duration of employment under this Act and under 
section 173(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2918(d)) for up to an additional 6 months due 
to extraordinary circumstances. 
(e) 
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
NEEDS-RELATED
PAY-
MENTS.—Funds provided to States under section 
173(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2918(a)(2)) to address the effects of Hurricane 
Katrina may be used to provide needs-related payments 
(described in section 134(e)(3) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2864(e)(3))) to eligible individuals who do not qualify for 
(or have ceased to qualify for) unemployment compensa-
tion, and who are not employed on a project described 
under section 173(d) of such Act, for the purpose of ena-
bling such individuals to participate in activities under 
paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of section 134(d) of such Act.
(f) USE OF AVAILABLE FUNDS.—With the approval 
of the Secretary of Labor, any State may use funds that 
remain available for expenditure under any grants award-
ed to the State under section 173 of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918) to provide any assist-
ance authorized under such section or under this section 
to assist workers affected by Hurricane Katrina, including 
workers who have relocated from States in which an emer-
gency or major disaster was declared under section 102 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) due to the effects of Hur-
ricane Katrina. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) MOBILE ONE-STOP CENTERS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that States that operate mobile one-stop centers, 
established as part of the one-stop delivery system author-
ized under section 121 of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841), should, where possible, make 
such centers available for use in the areas affected by Hur-
ricane Katrina, and areas where large numbers of victims 
of Hurricane Katrina have been relocated. 
(b) EXPANDED OPERATIONAL HOURS.—It is the 
sense of Congress that one-stop operators (as such term 
is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998) should increase access for individuals affected by
Hurricane Katrina to the one-stop delivery system author-
ized under section 121 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2841), in-
cluding through the implementation of expanded oper-
ational hours at one-stop centers and on-site services for 
individuals in temporary housing locations. 
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Calendar No. 216 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3761 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To provide special rules for disaster relief employment under 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for individuals 
displaced by Hurricane Katrina. 
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 ‘‘Flexibility for Dis-
placed Workers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY 
GRANTS RELATED TO HURRICANE KATRINA. 
(a) USE OF GRANTS FOR PROJECTS OUTSIDE DIS-
ASTER AREA.—Funds provided to States that submit ap-
plications for assistance described in section 173(a)(2) of
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 313 
To provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2005 
Mr. BLUNT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine 
abuse. 
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 ‘‘Exile Meth Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR COM-
BATING METHAMPHETAMINE REPEAT OF-
FENDERS. 
The Attorney General shall establish a program that 
provides grants to qualified States for combating the prob-
lem of methamphetamine abuse, with a specific focus on 
the prosecution of repeat offenders.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION. 
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘qualified State’’ means 
a State that— 
(1) had more than 200 methamphetamine lab 
seizures in 2004, as reported by the National Clan-
destine Laboratory Database; and 
(2) has a law that provides that a person who 
possesses or distributes 5 grams or more of meth-
amphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its iso-
mers, or 50 grams or more of a mixture or sub-
stance containing a detectable amount of meth-
amphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its iso-
mers, qualifies for a mandatory minimum sentence, 
without the possibility of probation or parole, of 5 
to 40 years for a first offense, 10 years to life for 
a second offense, and life for a third offense. 
SEC. 4. DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT AMOUNTS. 
The Attorney General shall distribute grants author-
ized under this Act to 2 States. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
The Attorney General shall prescribe requirements, 
including application requirements, for grants under the 
program established under this Act.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 
2007 to carry out this Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) 
shall remain available until expended. 
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ational hours at one-stop centers and on-site services for 
individuals in temporary housing locations. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Calendar No. 216 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3761 
AN ACT 
To provide special rules for disaster relief employ-
ment under the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 for individuals displaced by Hurricane 
Katrina. 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
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price gouging as defined by rule pursuant to subsection 
(b). 
(b) PRICE GOUGING.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade 
Commission shall promulgate any rules necessary for the 
enforcement of this section. Such rules shall define ‘‘price 
gouging’’ for purposes of this section, and shall be con-
sistent with the requirements for declaring unfair acts or 
practices in section 5(n) of the Federal Trade Commission 
Act (15 U.S.C. 45(n)). 
(c) ENFORCEMENT BY FTC.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A violation of subsection (a) 
shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an 
unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under 
section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). The Federal 
Trade Commission shall enforce this section in the 
same manner, by the same means, and with the 
same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms and 
provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
were incorporated into and made a part of this sec-
tion. 
(2) 
EXCLUSIVE
ENFORCEMENT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no person or 
State or political subdivision of a State other than
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the Federal Trade Commission, or the Attorney 
General to the extent provided for in section 5 of the 
Federal Trade Commission Act, shall have any au-
thority to enforce this section, or any rule prescribed 
pursuant to this section. 
(d) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates subsection 
(a), or the rules promulgated pursuant to this section, 
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $11,000 
per violation. 
(e) DEFINITION OF MAJOR DISASTER.— 
(1) DETERMINATION.—As used in this section, 
and for purposes of any rule promulgated pursuant 
to this section, the term ‘‘major disaster’’ means a 
major disaster declared by the President as defined 
in section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C 
5122(2)) that the Secretary of Energy determines to 
have substantially disrupted the production, distribu-
tion, or supply of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, or 
home heating oil. 
(2) APPLICABLE AREA AND PERIOD.—The pro-
hibition in subsection (a) shall apply to the United 
States or to a specific geographic region of the 
United States as determined by the President and 
the Secretary of Energy at the time in which a de-
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 402 
AN ACT 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
Clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ‘‘William C. 
Tallent Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clin-
ic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3141 
To direct the President to terminate the designation of Brazil as a beneficiary 
developing country for purposes of title V of the Trade Act of 1974. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2005 
Mr. KIRK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To direct the President to terminate the designation of Brazil 
as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of title 
V of the Trade Act of 1974. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF BRAZIL AS 
A BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRY FOR 
PURPOSES OF TITLE V OF THE TRADE ACT 
OF 1974. 
In accordance with subsections (d) and (f)(2) of sec-
tion 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(d) 
and (f)(2)), the President shall terminate the designation 
of Brazil as a beneficiary developing country for purposes
of title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et 
seq.; relating to generalized system of preferences), effec-
tive not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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termination under paragraph (1) is made, and for a 
period of 30 days after such determination is made. 
The President may extend the prohibition for such 
additional 30-day periods as the President deter-
mines necessary. 
SEC. 403. FTC INVESTIGATION ON PRICE-GOUGING. 
(a) STUDY.—The Federal Trade Commission shall 
conduct an investigation into nationwide gasoline prices 
in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, including any evi-
dence of price-gouging by subject companies described in 
subsection (b). Such investigation shall include— 
(1) a comparison of, and analysis of the reasons 
for changes in, profit levels of subject companies 
during the 12-month period ending on August 31, 
2005, and their profit levels for the month of Sep-
tember, 2005, including information for particular 
companies on a basis that does not permit the iden-
tification of any company to which the information 
relates; 
(2) a summary of tax expenditures (as defined 
in section 3(3) of the Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(3)) 
for such companies;