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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1403 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require 
schools participating in the school lunch program under such Act to 
donate any excess food to local food banks. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2009 
Mr. WOLF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to require schools participating in the school lunch 
program under such Act to donate any excess food to 
local food banks. 
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 ‘‘School Food Recovery 
Act’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Central Texas Water 
Recycling Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102–
575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 16ll the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CENTRAL TEXAS WATER RECYCLING AND 
REUSE PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Waco and other participating commu-
nities in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse 
Project is authorized to participate in the design, plan-
ning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim 
and reuse water in McLennan County, Texas. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 
Secretary to carry out any provisions of this section shall 
terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 16ll the following:
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 17, 2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 609
AN ACT 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in 
the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse 
Project, and for other purposes.
575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 16ll the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CENTRAL TEXAS WATER RECYCLING AND 
REUSE PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Waco and other participating commu-
nities in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse 
Project is authorized to participate in the design, plan-
ning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim 
and reuse water in McLennan County, Texas. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 
Secretary to carry out any provisions of this section shall 
terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 16ll the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project.’’. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 609 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 18, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Central Texas Water 
Recycling and Reuse Project, and for other 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Central Texas Water 
Recycling Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 16ll the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CENTRAL TEXAS WATER RECYCLING AND 
REUSE PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Waco and other participating commu-
nities in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse 
Project is authorized to participate in the design, plan-
ning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim 
and reuse water in McLennan County, Texas. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 
Secretary to carry out any provisions of this section shall 
terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 16ll the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 17, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 60 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
deduction of State and local general sales taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. COOPER, Mr. WAMP, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. DICKS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 
and Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS) 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 make 
permanent the deduction of State and local general sales 
taxes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION OF 
STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES TAXES. 
Subparagraph (I) of section 164(b)(5) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the Tax Relief and 
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SEC. 13. ANWR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund 
to be known as the ‘‘ANWR Alternative Energy Trust 
Fund’’, consisting of such amounts as may be transferred 
to the ANWR Alternative Energy Trust Fund as provided 
in section 9. 
(b) EXPENDITURES FROM ANWR ALTERNATIVE 
ENERGY TRUST FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the ANWR Al-
ternative Energy Trust Fund shall be available with-
out further appropriation to carry out specified pro-
visions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–58; in this section referred to as 
‘‘EPAct2005’’) and the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; in this 
section referred to as ‘‘EISAct2007’’), as follows: 
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To carry out the provisions of: 
The following per-
centage of annual 
receipts to the 
ANWR Alternative 
Energy Trust Fund, 
but not to exceed 
the limit on 
amount authorized, 
if any: 
EPAct2005: 
Section 210 .........................................................
1.5 percent
Section 242 .........................................................
1.0 percent
Section 369 .........................................................
2.0 percent
Section 401 .........................................................
6.0 percent
Section 812 .........................................................
6.0 percent
Section 931 .........................................................
19.0 percent
Section 942 .........................................................
1.5 percent
Section 962 .........................................................
3.0 percent
Section 968 .........................................................
1.5 percent
Section 1704 .......................................................
6.0 percent
EISAct2007: 
Section 207 .........................................................
15.0 percent
Section 607 .........................................................
1.5 percent
Title VI, Subtitle B ............................................
3.0 percent
Title VI, Subtitle C .............................................
1.5 percent
Section 641 .........................................................
9.0 percent
Title VII, Subtitle A ...........................................
15.0 percent
Section 1112 .......................................................
1.5 percent
Section 1304 .......................................................
6.0 percent. 
(2) APPORTIONMENT
OF
EXCESS
AMOUNT.— 
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any amounts allo-
cated under paragraph (1) that are in excess of the 
amounts authorized in the applicable cited section or 
subtitle of EPAct2005 and EISAct2007 shall be re-
allocated to the remaining sections and subtitles 
cited in paragraph (1), up to the amounts otherwise 
authorized by law to carry out such sections and 
subtitles, in proportion to the amounts authorized by 
law to be appropriated for such other sections and 
subtitles. 
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tion, or manufacture or distribution of drug ingredi-
ents. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION
FOR COMMON CARRIERS.—This 
section does not apply to a common carrier that possesses, 
receives, or distributes unfinished dextromethorphan for 
purposes 
of 
distributing 
such 
unfinished 
dextromethorphan between persons described in sub-
section (a) as registered, licensed, or approved. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘common carrier’ means any per-
son that holds itself out to the general public as a 
provider for hire of the transportation by water, 
land, or air of merchandise, whether or not the per-
son actually operates the vessel, vehicle, or aircraft 
by which the transportation is provided, between a 
port or place and a port or place in the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘unfinished dextromethorphan’ 
means dextromethorphan that is not contained in a 
drug that is in finished dosage form.’’. 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(4)(L), by striking 
‘‘section 11(e)(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
11(e)(19)’’. 
(5) Section 8 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, wheth-
er through coupons, access devices, or other-
wise’’; and 
(B) in subsections (e)(1) and (f), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 3(i)(5)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 3(n)(5)’’. 
(6) Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘cou-
pon business’’ and inserting ‘‘benefit trans-
actions’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION PERIODS.—The Secretary 
shall establish specific time periods during which au-
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(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(p) and inserting a period; 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) The term ‘Adjacent State’ means, with respect 
to any program, plan, lease sale, leased tract or other ac-
tivity, proposed, conducted, or approved pursuant to the 
provisions of this Act, any State the laws of which are 
declared, pursuant to section 4(a)(2), to be the law of the 
United States for the portion of the outer Continental 
Shelf on which such program, plan, lease sale, leased tract 
or activity appertains or is, or is proposed to be, con-
ducted. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘State’ 
includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Is-
lands, American Samoa, Guam, and the other Territories 
of the United States. 
‘‘(s) The term ‘Adjacent Zone’ means, with respect 
to any program, plan, lease sale, leased tract, or other ac-
tivity, proposed, conducted, or approved pursuant to the 
provisions of this Act, the portion of the outer Continental 
Shelf for which the laws of a particular Adjacent State 
are declared, pursuant to section 4(a)(2), to be the law 
of the United States. 
‘‘(t) The term ‘miles’ means statute miles. 
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grams of study in petroleum, mining, and mineral engi-
neering. 
‘‘(e) The research, investigation, demonstration, ex-
periment, and training authorized by this section may in-
clude development and production of conventional and 
non-conventional fuel resources, the production of metallic 
and non-metallic mineral resources including industrial 
mineral resources, and the production of stone, sand, and 
gravel. In all cases the work carried out with funds made 
available under this Act shall include a significant oppor-
tunity for participation by undergraduate students. 
‘‘(f) Research funded by this Act related to energy 
and mineral resource development and production may in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) studies of petroleum, mining, and mineral 
extraction and immediately related beneficiation 
technology; 
‘‘(2) mineral economics, reclamation technology, 
and practices for active operations; 
‘‘(3) the development of re-mining systems and 
technologies to facilitate reclamation that fosters the 
ultimate recovery of resources at abandoned petro-
leum, mining, and aggregate production sites; and 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5811 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to postapproval study requirements for certain 
controlled substances, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(1) the requirements of subsection (a) and sec-
tion 801(a) shall be deemed met if such require-
ments would otherwise be met if the franchiser were 
deemed to be the sponsor referred to in section 
801(b), such network were deemed to be an associa-
tion described in section 801(b), and each franchisee 
were deemed to be a member (of the association and 
the sponsor) referred to in section 801(b); and 
‘‘(2) the requirements of section 804(a)(1) shall 
be deemed met. 
The Secretary may by regulation define for purposes of 
this subsection the terms ‘franchiser’, ‘franchise network’, 
and ‘franchisee’. 
‘‘SEC. 804. PARTICIPATION AND COVERAGE REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) COVERED EMPLOYERS AND INDIVIDUALS.—The 
requirements of this subsection are met with respect to 
an association health plan if, under the terms of the 
plan— 
‘‘(1) each participating employer must be— 
‘‘(A) a member of the sponsor, 
‘‘(B) the sponsor, or 
‘‘(C) an affiliated member of the sponsor 
with respect to which the requirements of sub-
section (b) are met, 
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‘‘(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of fi-
nancial assistance made available to a State (includ-
ing amounts made available to local governments of 
the State) for a fiscal year shall not exceed 15 per-
cent of the total amount of funds appropriated to 
carry out this section for the fiscal year.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
203(m) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(m)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 
2011.’’. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Section 203 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5133) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
the 
section 
heading 
by 
striking 
‘‘PREDISASTER’’ and inserting ‘‘PRE-DISASTER’’; 
(2) in the subsection heading for subsection (i) 
by striking ‘‘PREDISASTER’’ and inserting ‘‘PRE- 
DISASTER’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Predisaster’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Pre-Disaster’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘predisaster’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘pre-disaster’’. 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an indi-
vidual whose modified adjusted gross income 
exceeds the threshold amount specified in para-
graph (2) of section 1839(i), as adjusted under 
paragraph (5) of such section, the annual 
amount under paragraph (2) shall be reduced 
by the adjustment percentage specified in sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGE.—In the 
case of an individual for whom the applicable 
percentage specified in section 1839(i)(3)(C)— 
‘‘(i) is less than 80 percent, the ad-
justment percentage under this subpara-
graph shall be 50 percent; or 
‘‘(ii) is equal to 80 percent, the ad-
justment percentage under this subpara-
graph shall be 70 percent. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION
OF
CERTAIN
PROVI-
SIONS.—The provisions of paragraphs (4) 
through (6) of section 1839(i) shall apply under 
this paragraph in the same manner as they 
apply for purposes of such section. 
‘‘(4) RISK, GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AND OTHER AD-
JUSTMENTS.— 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5846 
AN ACT 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to conduct a study regarding the buyout practices of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 ‘‘Pre-Disaster Mitiga-
tion Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. PRE-DISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION. 
(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 203(f) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(f)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) BASE AMOUNT.—The amount of financial 
assistance made available to a State (including 
amounts made available to local governments of the 
State) under this section for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) shall be not less than the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) $575,000; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount that is equal to 1.0 
percent of the total funds appropriated to 
carry out this section for the fiscal year; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall be subject to the criteria speci-
fied in subsection (g). 
‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE PROGRAM.—Other than the 
amounts described in paragraph (1), financial assist-
ance made available to a State (including amounts 
made available to local governments of the State)
under this section shall be awarded on a competitive 
basis subject to the criteria in subsection (g). 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of fi-
nancial assistance made available to a State (includ-
ing amounts made available to local governments of 
the State) for a fiscal year shall not exceed 15 per-
cent of the total amount of funds appropriated to 
carry out this section for the fiscal year.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
203(m) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(m)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 
2011.’’. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Section 203 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5133) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
the 
section 
heading 
by 
striking 
‘‘PREDISASTER’’ and inserting ‘‘PRE-DISASTER’’; 
(2) in the subsection heading for subsection (i) 
by striking ‘‘PREDISASTER’’ and inserting ‘‘PRE- 
DISASTER’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Predisaster’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Pre-Disaster’’; and
(4) by striking ‘‘predisaster’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘pre-disaster’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6109 
AN ACT 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the 
pre-disaster hazard mitigation program, and for 
other purposes.