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to the wilderness areas located in Alaska designated under 
this Act. 
(b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture and all other officers of the 
United States shall take all steps necessary to protect the 
rights reserved by this section, including the filing by the 
Secretary of a claim for the qualification of such rights 
in any present or future appropriate stream adjudication 
in the courts of the State of Alaska in which the United 
States is or may be joined and which is conducted in ac-
cordance with section 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952 
(44 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as the McCarran 
Amendment). 
(c) RELATION TO OTHER RESERVATIONS.—Nothing 
in this Act shall be construed as a relinquishment or re-
duction of any water rights reserved or appropriated by 
the United States in the State of Alaska on or before the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) NO PRECEDENTS ESTABLISHED.—Nothing in 
the Act related to the reserved Federal water rights shall 
be construed as establishing a precedent with regard to 
any future designations, nor shall it constitute an interpre-
tation of any other Act or any designation made thereto.
SEC. 705. WITHDRAWAL. 
Subject to valid rights existing on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Federal land within a wilderness 
area, wilderness study area, Land Use Designation II 
management area, restoration area, or special manage-
ment area designated by this Act or an amendment made 
by this Act is withdrawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub-
lic law; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 
law; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
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chase by it, made for the purposes of financing a 
manufactured home which is intended to be situated 
in a manufactured home community pursuant to a 
lease, unless such lease—
‘‘(A) expires not less than 3 years after the 
origination date of the obligation; 
‘‘(B) is renewable upon the expiration of the 
original 3 year term by successive 1 year terms; 
and 
‘‘(C) requires the lessor to provide the lessee 
written notice of termination of the lease not less 
than 180 days prior to the expiration of the cur-
rent lease term in the event the lessee is required 
to move due to the closing of the manufactured 
home community, and further provides that fail-
ure to provide such notice to the mortgagor in a 
timely manner will cause the lease term, at its 
expiration, to automatically renew for an addi-
tional 1 year term.’’.
H. Con. Res. 382
Agreed to April 7, 2006
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of 
Thursday, April 6, 2006, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it 
stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2006, or until 
the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate 
recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, April 6, 2006, 
through Sunday, April 9, 2006, on a motion offered pursuant to 
this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, April 24, 
2006, or such other time on that day as may be specified by 
its Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or 
adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 
2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader 
of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after 
consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the 
Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the 
House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place
H. Con. Res. 382—2
and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, the public 
interest shall warrant it. 
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1156
To amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase teacher 
familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2005
Mr. GILLMOR (for himself and Mr. GALLEGLY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
to increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs 
of gifted and talented students, 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 ‘‘Gifted and Talented 
Education Enhancement Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE II OF THE HIGHER EDU-
CATION ACT OF 1965. 
(a) STATE GRANTS.—Section 202(d) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022(d)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS.—In-
corporating the learning needs of gifted and talented 
students into the activity described in paragraph (1), 
(2), or (3) in order to ensure that new teachers pos-
sess basic knowledge and skills necessary to meet 
the educational needs of gifted and talented stu-
dents. 
‘‘(9) 
NEW-TEACHER
MENTORING
ON
THE 
NEEDS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS.—Es-
tablishing or expanding new-teacher mentoring and 
assessment programs (including induction and eval-
uation programs) that are a part of the licensure 
process that includes the development of a portfolio 
produced by the new teacher, under the supervision 
and guidance of a veteran teacher mentor, which is 
designed to demonstrate that the new teacher pos-
sesses basic knowledge of the classroom indicators of 
giftedness, is able to identify student learning dif-
ferences among gifted students, and is able to pro-
vide instruction to accommodate such differences.’’.
(b) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.—Section 203(e) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1023(e)) is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and limited 
English proficient individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘, lim-
ited English proficient individuals, and gifted and 
talented students’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS.—In-
creasing the knowledge and skills of preservice 
teachers participating in activities under subsection 
(d) in the educational and related needs of gifted 
and talented students by, among other strategies, in-
fusing teacher coursework with units on the charac-
teristics of high-ability learners, using assessments 
to identify preexisting knowledge and skills among 
students, and developing teaching strategies that are 
driven by the learner’s progress.’’.
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instatement of coverage under the plan involved 
to the date on which the participant or bene-
ficiary was denied eligibility for coverage if— 
‘‘(i) the civil action was commenced 
under subsection (a)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(ii) the denial of coverage on which 
such civil action was based constitutes a 
violation of subsection (a)(1)(F), (b)(3), or 
(c) of section 702. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An administrator 
who fails to comply with the requirements 
of subsection (a)(1)(F), (b)(3), or (c) of 
section 702 with respect to a participant or 
beneficiary may, in an action commenced 
under subsection (a)(1)(B), be personally 
liable in the discretion of the court, for a 
penalty in the amount not more than $100 
for each day in the noncompliance period. 
‘‘(ii) NONCOMPLIANCE PERIOD.—For 
purposes of clause (i), the term ‘non-
compliance period’ means the period— 
‘‘(I) beginning on the date that a 
failure described in clause (i) occurs; 
and
III 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 382 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 6, 2006 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment 
of the Senate. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, April 6, 2006, on a motion offered 
pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority 
Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. 
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on Tuesday, April 25, 2006, or until the time of any re-
assembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolu-
tion, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate re-
cesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, April 6, 
2006, through Sunday, April 9, 2006, on a motion offered 
pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority 
Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned 
until noon on Monday, April 24, 2006, or such other time 
on that day as may be specified by its Majority Leader 
or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until 
the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this 
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting 
jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the 
House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify 
the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, 
to reassemble at such place and time as they may des-
ignate if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant 
it. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 6, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 383
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation was founded in 
1972 and now has nearly 1,000,000 members; 
Whereas John Rosenow, President of the National Arbor Day 
Foundation, has provided outstanding leadership of the 
organization since its founding;
•HCON 383 EH 
Whereas the mission of the National Arbor Day Foundation 
is to ‘‘inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate 
trees’’; 
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation works to pro-
tect and enhance the global environment by promoting 
rainforest preservation, urban and community forestry, 
and the planting of trees throughout the world; 
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation manages the 
260-acre Arbor Day Farm to serve as a model of environ-
mental stewardship; 
Whereas National Arbor Day Foundation distributes more 
than 8,000,000 trees annually through its Trees for 
America program; 
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation has worked 
with the United States Department of Agriculture’s For-
est Service since 1990, helping to plant nearly 4,000,000 
trees in National Forests damaged by fire, insects, or 
other natural causes; 
Whereas J. Sterling Morton recognized the need for trees in 
Nebraska and proposed a tree-planting holiday called 
‘‘Arbor Day’’ in 1872; 
Whereas it was estimated that more than 1,000,000 trees 
were planted in Nebraska on the first Arbor Day in 
1872; 
Whereas the observation of Arbor Day soon spread to other 
States and is now observed nationally and in many other 
countries; 
Whereas J. Sterling Morton once observed that ‘‘The cultiva-
tion of trees is the culmination of the good, the beautiful, 
and the ennobling in man’’; and
•HCON 383 EH 
Whereas National Arbor Day, the last Friday in April, will 
be celebrated on April 28, 2006: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) supports the goals and ideals of the Na-
tional Arbor Day Foundation; and 
(2) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation calling upon the people of the United States 
to observe National Arbor Day with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities.
Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 383
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of the National 
Arbor Day Foundation and National Arbor Day.
tangible things for the specific purpose for such pro-
duction. 
‘‘(2) An analysis of the effectiveness of each ap-
plication that was granted or modified in protecting 
citizens of the United States against terrorism. 
‘‘(c) In a manner consistent with the protection of 
the national security of the United States, the Attorney 
General shall make public the information provided to the 
appropriate congressional committees under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(d) In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5496 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for 
the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate 
critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and 
tribal public health agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2008 
Ms. MATSUI 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 various 
programs for the recruitment and retention of public 
health workers and to eliminate critical public health 
workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal 
public health agencies. 
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 ‘‘Public Health Pre-
paredness Workforce Development Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 383 
Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Arbor Day Foundation 
and National Arbor Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2006 
Mr. FORTENBERRY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Arbor Day 
Foundation and National Arbor Day. 
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation was founded in 
1972 and now has nearly 1,000,000 members; 
Whereas John Rosenow, President of the National Arbor Day 
Foundation, has provided outstanding leadership of the 
organization since its founding; 
Whereas the mission of the National Arbor Day Foundation 
is to ‘‘inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate 
trees’’; 
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation works to pro-
tect and enhance the global environment by promoting 
rainforest preservation, urban and community forestry, 
and the planting of trees throughout the world; 
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Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation manages the 
260-acre Arbor Day Farm to serve as a model of environ-
mental stewardship; 
Whereas National Arbor Day Foundation distributes more 
than 8,000,000 trees annually through its Trees for 
America program; 
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation has worked 
with the United States Department of Agriculture’s For-
est Service since 1990, helping to plant nearly 4,000,000 
trees in National Forests damaged by fire, insects, or 
other natural causes; 
Whereas J. Sterling Morton recognized the need for trees in 
Nebraska and proposed a tree-planting holiday called 
‘‘Arbor Day’’ in 1872; 
Whereas it was estimated that more than 1,000,000 trees 
were planted in Nebraska on the first Arbor Day in 
1872; 
Whereas the observation of Arbor Day soon spread to other 
States and is now observed nationally and in many other 
countries; 
Whereas J. Sterling Morton once observed that ‘‘The cultiva-
tion of trees is the culmination of the good, the beautiful, 
and the ennobling in man’’; and 
Whereas National Arbor Day, the last Friday in April, will 
be celebrated on April 28, 2006: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of the Na-
tional Arbor Day Foundation; and 
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(2) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation calling upon the people of the United States 
to observe National Arbor Day with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities. 
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109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1158
AN ACT
To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy
Conservation and Technology Competitiveness
Act of 1988.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1158
AN ACT
To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation
and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
9 of the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
5108) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act $12,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’.
(b) STEEL PROJECT PRIORITIES.—Section 4(c)(1) of
the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Tech-
nology 
Competitiveness 
Act 
of 
1988 
(15 
U.S.C.
5103(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘coatings
for sheet steels’’ and inserting ‘‘sheet and bar
steels’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(K) The development of technologies
which reduce greenhouse gas emissions.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Steel and
Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988 is further amended—
(1) by striking section 7 (15 U.S.C. 5106); and
III 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 383 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 1, 2006 
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Arbor Day 
Foundation and National Arbor Day. 
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation was founded in 
1972 and now has nearly 1,000,000 members; 
Whereas John Rosenow, President of the National Arbor Day 
Foundation, has provided outstanding leadership of the 
organization since its founding; 
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Whereas the mission of the National Arbor Day Foundation 
is to ‘‘inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate 
trees’’; 
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation works to pro-
tect and enhance the global environment by promoting 
rainforest preservation, urban and community forestry, 
and the planting of trees throughout the world; 
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation manages the 
260-acre Arbor Day Farm to serve as a model of environ-
mental stewardship; 
Whereas National Arbor Day Foundation distributes more 
than 8,000,000 trees annually through its Trees for 
America program; 
Whereas the National Arbor Day Foundation has worked 
with the United States Department of Agriculture’s For-
est Service since 1990, helping to plant nearly 4,000,000 
trees in National Forests damaged by fire, insects, or 
other natural causes; 
Whereas J. Sterling Morton recognized the need for trees in 
Nebraska and proposed a tree-planting holiday called 
‘‘Arbor Day’’ in 1872; 
Whereas it was estimated that more than 1,000,000 trees 
were planted in Nebraska on the first Arbor Day in 
1872; 
Whereas the observation of Arbor Day soon spread to other 
States and is now observed nationally and in many other 
countries; 
Whereas J. Sterling Morton once observed that ‘‘The cultiva-
tion of trees is the culmination of the good, the beautiful, 
and the ennobling in man’’; and 
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Whereas National Arbor Day, the last Friday in April, will 
be celebrated on April 28, 2006: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of the Na-
tional Arbor Day Foundation; and 
(2) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation calling upon the people of the United States 
to observe National Arbor Day with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(2) in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 5107), by inserting
‘‘, beginning with fiscal year 2006,’’ after ‘‘close of
each fiscal year’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 26, 2005.
Attest:
Clerk.
‘‘(II) ending on the date that 
such failure is corrected. 
‘‘(iii) PAYMENT TO PARTICIPANT OR 
BENEFICIARY.—A penalty collected under 
this subparagraph shall be paid to the par-
ticipant or beneficiary involved. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL
ENFORCEMENT
AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL RULE.—The Secretary has 
the authority to impose a penalty on any failure 
of a group health plan to meet the requirements 
of subsection (a)(1)(F), (b)(3), or (c) of section 
702. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of 
the penalty imposed by subparagraph (A) 
shall be $100 for each day in the non-
compliance period with respect to each in-
dividual to whom such failure relates. 
‘‘(ii) NONCOMPLIANCE PERIOD.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘non-
compliance period’ means, with respect to 
any failure, the period— 
‘‘(I) beginning on the date such 
failure first occurs; and
‘‘(II) ending on the date such 
failure is corrected. 
‘‘(C) MINIMUM PENALTIES WHERE FAIL-
URE DISCOVERED.—Notwithstanding clauses (i) 
and (ii) of subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of 1 or 
more failures with respect to an indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(I) which are not corrected be-
fore the date on which the plan re-
ceives a notice from the Secretary of 
such violation; and 
‘‘(II) which occurred or continued 
during the period involved; 
the amount of penalty imposed by subpara-
graph (A) by reason of such failures with 
respect to such individual shall not be less 
than $2,500. 
‘‘(ii) 
HIGHER
MINIMUM
PENALTY 
WHERE VIOLATIONS ARE MORE THAN DE 
MINIMIS.—To the extent violations for 
which any person is liable under this para-
graph for any year are more than de mini-
mis, clause (i) shall be applied by sub-