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(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) to expedite and carry out large-scale testing 
of carbon sequestration systems in a range of geologi-
cal formations that will provide information on the 
cost and feasibility of deployment of sequestration 
technologies.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 
SUPPORTING CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE TECH-
NOLOGIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
carry out fundamental science and engineering 
research (including laboratory-scale experiments, 
numeric modeling, and simulations) to develop 
and document the performance of new ap-
proaches to capture and store carbon dioxide, or 
to learn how to use carbon dioxide in products 
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to lead to an overall reduction of carbon dioxide 
emissions. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM
INTEGRATION.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that fundamental research 
carried out under this paragraph is appro-
priately applied to energy technology develop-
ment activities and the field testing of carbon se-
questration and carbon use activities, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) development of new or advanced 
technologies for the capture of carbon diox-
ide; 
‘‘(ii) development of new or advanced 
technologies that reduce the cost and in-
crease the efficacy of the compression of car-
bon dioxide required for the storage of car-
bon dioxide; 
‘‘(iii) modeling and simulation of geo-
logical sequestration field demonstrations; 
‘‘(iv) quantitative assessment of risks 
relating to specific field sites for testing of 
sequestration technologies; and 
‘‘(v) research and development of new 
and advanced technologies for carbon use, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 101. National database regarding chronic wasting disease. 
Sec. 102. Surveillance and monitoring program regarding presence of chronic 
wasting disease in wild herds of deer and elk. 
Sec. 103. Support for State efforts to manage and control chronic wasting dis-
ease. 
Sec. 104. Department of the Interior support for research regarding chronic 
wasting disease. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 201. Surveillance and monitoring program regarding presence of chronic 
wasting disease in captive herds of deer and elk. 
Sec. 202. Expansion of diagnostic testing capacity. 
Sec. 203. Expansion of Agricultural Research Service research. 
Sec. 204. Expansion of Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension 
Service supported research regarding chronic wasting disease. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Rulemaking. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHRONIC
WASTING
DISEASE.—The term 
‘‘chronic wasting disease’’ means the animal disease 
afflicting deer and elk that— 
(A) is a transmissible disease of the nerv-
ous system resulting in distinctive lesions in the 
brain; and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4882 
To ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve 
the public interest. 
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 ‘‘Broadcast Licensing 
in the Public Interest Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The broadcast airwaves are an extremely 
vital and valuable public resource. If television and 
radio broadcast spectrum were to be auctioned for 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4884 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
the home loan guaranty programs administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements in the home loan guaranty programs ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Helping Our Veterans 
to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008’’. 
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(1) As much as one full year of a child’s ele-
mentary and secondary education is taught by sub-
stitute teachers. 
(2) Less than one in four school districts pro-
vide training for substitute teachers. 
(3) No training is given to substitute teachers 
in 77 percent of school districts in the United 
States. 
(4) Over half (56 percent) of school districts 
never have a face-to-face interview with substitute 
teaching candidates. 
(5) Poorly trained substitute teachers have a 
negative impact on student academic performance 
and achievement. 
(6) Schools with high concentrations of dis-
advantaged populations are more likely to be taught 
by less qualified permanent teachers and under-pre-
pared substitute teachers. 
(7) Nine out of the ten lowest-ranked States in 
National 
Assessment 
of 
Educational 
Progress 
(NAEP) testing allowed substitute teachers with 
only a high school diploma to teach in their schools. 
(8) In fact, in 28 States, principals may hire 
anyone with a high school diploma or a general 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 169 
To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the 
United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 
3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create 
a more balanced trading relationship with that country. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit 
between the United States and another country is 
$10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the 
President take the necessary steps to create a more 
balanced trading relationship with that country. 
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 ‘‘Balancing Trade Act 
of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT IN CASES OF LARGE 
CONSECUTIVE 
ANNUAL 
TRADE 
DEFICITS 
WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. 
(a) ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—If in 3 consecutive 
calendar years the United States has a trade deficit with 
another country of $10,000,000,000 or more, the Presi-
dent shall take the necessary steps to create a trading re-
lationship with the country that would eliminate or sub-
stantially reduce that trade deficit, by entering into an 
agreement with that country or otherwise. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘trade 
deficit’’ means, with respect to the United States and an-
other country, that the value of goods and services that 
are products of that country and are imported into the 
United States from that country exceeds the value of 
goods and services that are products of the United States 
and are exported from the United States to that country. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the Congress a report set-
ting forth— 
(A) the likely reasons for the trade deficits 
with each country to which subsection (a) ap-
plies, as of the date of the report; and 
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(B) the steps the President intends to take 
under subsection (a) with respect to each such 
country. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The President shall 
submit to the Congress, not later than December 31 
of each year, a report on actions taken to carry out 
this section. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The item re-
lating to section 963 in the table of contents for the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 963. Carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration 
program.’’. 
SEC. 3. REVIEW OF LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMS. 
The Secretary of Energy shall enter into an arrange-
ment with the National Academy of Sciences for an inde-
pendent review and oversight, beginning in 2011, of the pro-
grams under section 963(c)(3) and (4) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005, as added by section 2 of this Act, to ensure 
that the benefits of such programs are maximized. Not later 
than January 1, 2012, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
Congress a report on the results of such review and over-
sight. 
SEC. 4. SAFETY RESEARCH. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Assistant Administrator for Re-
search and Development of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall conduct a research program to determine pro-
cedures necessary to protect public health, safety, and the 
environment from impacts that may be associated with cap-
ture, injection, and sequestration of greenhouse gases in sub-
terranean reservoirs. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this section 
$5,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
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SEC. 5. GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION TRAINING AND RE-
SEARCH. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
enter into an arrangement with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences to undertake a study that— 
(A) defines an interdisciplinary program in 
geology, engineering, hydrology, environmental 
science, and related disciplines that will support 
the Nation’s capability to capture and sequester 
carbon dioxide from anthropogenic sources; 
(B) addresses undergraduate and graduate 
education, especially to help develop graduate 
level programs of research and instruction that 
lead to advanced degrees with emphasis on geo-
logical sequestration science; 
(C) develops guidelines for proposals from 
colleges and universities with substantial capa-
bilities in the required disciplines that wish to 
implement geological sequestration science pro-
grams that advance the Nation’s capacity to ad-
dress carbon management through geological se-
questration science; and 
(D) outlines a budget and recommendations 
for how much funding will be necessary to estab-
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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 ‘‘Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land 
Transfer Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 
the Tuolumne Rancheria, California (referred to in 
this Act as the ‘‘Tribe’’), is a federally recognized In-
dian tribe; 
(2) 3 tracts of Federal lands managed by the Bu-
reau of Land Management are adjacent to the 
Tuolumne Rancheria of California, a federally recog-
nized Indian Reservation held in trust for the benefit 
of the Tribe; 
(3) one such tract is a cemetery within which 
are buried the remains of ancestors of the Tribe and 
other Indians; 
(4) another such tract is needed for use by the 
Tribe for a cultural center and other public uses of 
the Tribe; 
(5) the remaining tract is needed for use by the 
Tribe for agricultural, housing, and open space needs; 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1700
AN ACT 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT 
grant program, 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 ‘‘COPS Improvements 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. COPS GRANT IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1701 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796dd) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall carry out grant programs under which the Attor-
ney General makes grants to States, units of local govern-
ment, Indian tribal governments, other public and private 
entities, multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia, and in-
dividuals for the purposes described in subsections (b), (c), 
(d), and (e).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking the subsection heading text 
and inserting ‘‘COMMUNITY
POLICING
AND 
CRIME PREVENTION GRANTS’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, to in-
crease the number of officers deployed in com-
munity-oriented policing’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows:
lish and carry out the grant program under sub-
section (b). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall transmit to the Congress a copy of the results of 
the study provided by the National Academy of 
Sciences under paragraph (1). 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for carrying out this subsection $1,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy, 
through the National Energy Technology Laboratory, 
shall establish a competitive grant program through 
which colleges and universities may apply for and re-
ceive 4-year grants for— 
(A) salary and startup costs for newly des-
ignated faculty positions in an integrated geo-
logical carbon sequestration science program; 
and 
(B) internships for graduate students in ge-
ological sequestration science. 
(2) RENEWAL.—Grants under this subsection 
shall be renewable for up to 2 additional 3-year 
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terms, based on performance criteria, established by 
the National Academy of Sciences study conducted 
under subsection (a), that include the number of grad-
uates of such programs. 
(3) INTERFACE
WITH
REGIONAL
GEOLOGICAL 
CARBON
SEQUESTRATION
PARTNERSHIPS.—To the 
greatest extent possible, geological carbon sequestra-
tion science programs supported under this subsection 
shall interface with the research of the Regional Car-
bon Sequestration Partnerships operated by the De-
partment of Energy to provide internships and prac-
tical training in carbon capture and geological se-
questration. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for carrying out this subsection such sums as 
may be necessary. 
SEC. 6. UNIVERSITY BASED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy, in 
consultation with other appropriate agencies, shall establish 
a university based research and development program to 
study carbon capture and sequestration using the various 
types of coal. 
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(b) GRANTS.—Under this section, the Secretary shall 
award 5 grants for projects submitted by colleges or univer-
sities to study carbon capture and sequestration in conjunc-
tion with the recovery of oil and other enhanced elemental 
and mineral recovery. Consideration shall be given to areas 
that have regional sources of coal for the study of carbon 
capture and sequestration. 
(c) RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.—The 
Secretary shall designate that at least 2 of these grants shall 
be awarded to rural or agricultural based institutions that 
offer interdisciplinary programs in the area of environ-
mental science to study carbon capture and sequestration 
in conjunction with the recovery of oil and other enhanced 
elemental and mineral recovery. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
to be authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry 
out this section. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 792 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the head of each Federal 
agency to ensure that, in areas in which ethanol-blended gasoline is 
reasonably available at a generally competitive price, the Federal agency 
purchases ethanol-blended gasoline containing at least 10 percent ethanol 
rather than nonethanol-blended gasoline, for use in vehicles used by 
the agency that use gasoline. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2007 
Mr. WELLER of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the 
head of each Federal agency to ensure that, in areas 
in which ethanol-blended gasoline is reasonably available 
at a generally competitive price, the Federal agency pur-
chases ethanol-blended gasoline containing at least 10 
percent ethanol rather than nonethanol-blended gasoline, 
for use in vehicles used by the agency that use gasoline. 
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. 1701 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption 
from the harbor maintenance tax for certain shipping between United 
States mainland ports. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2007 
Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. NUNES, and Mr. SHAYS) 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 provide 
an exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for cer-
tain shipping between United States mainland 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 ‘‘Blue Water Highway 
Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX 
FOR CERTAIN SHIPPING BETWEEN UNITED 
STATES MAINLAND PORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4462 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
(i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN SHIPPING BETWEEN 
UNITED STATES MAINLAND PORTS.—No tax shall be im-
posed under section 4461(a) with respect to— 
‘‘(1) cargo contained in intermodal cargo con-
tainers and loaded by crane on a vessel or cargo 
loaded on a vessel by means of wheeled technology 
in a port in the United States mainland for trans-
portation to another port in the United States main-
land solely by coastal route or river (or combination 
thereof), and 
‘‘(2) the unloading of cargo described in para-
graph (1) in a port in the United States mainland. 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘United States 
mainland’ has the meaning given such term in subsection 
(b).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 188 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1933 
[Report No. 110–301] 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reau-
thorize and improve the carbon capture and stor-
age research, development, and demonstration 
program of the Department of Energy, and for 
other purposes. 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
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 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1934 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the provision of a written 
prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract 
and to require a clause in each subcontract under a Federal contract 
that outlines the provisions of the prompt payment statute and other 
related information. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2007 
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the provi-
sion of a written prompt payment policy to each subcon-
tractor under a Federal contract and to require a clause 
in each subcontract under a Federal contract that out-
lines the provisions of the prompt payment statute and 
other related information. 
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 ‘‘Prompt Payment Im-
provement Act of 2007’’. 
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