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be relevant patents. The notice shall iden-
tify at least 1 patent and shall designate 
an individual who has executed an agree-
ment in accordance with paragraph (2) to 
receive confidential information from the 
applicant. 
‘‘(ii) Within 30 days of the date of re-
ceiving notice pursuant to clause (i), the 
applicant shall send to the individual des-
ignated by the interested third party the 
information 
specified 
in 
subparagraph 
(A)(i), unless the applicant and interested 
third party otherwise agree. 
‘‘(iii) Within 90 days of the date of 
receiving information pursuant to clause 
(ii), the interested third party shall provide 
to the applicant a list of relevant patents 
which the interested third party owns, or 
in respect of which the interested third 
party has the right to commence or partici-
pate in an action for infringement. 
‘‘(iv) If the interested third party is 
issued or acquires an interest in a relevant 
patent after the date on which the inter-
ested third party provides the list required 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2737
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey
to the State of Illinois certain Federal land asso-
ciated with the Lewis and Clark National His-
toric Trail to be used as an historic and interpre-
tive site along the trail.
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Act shall include the results of the survey for that State 
under this section. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator for the purposes of cre-
ating and maintaining the Registry and services author-
ized by this section not more than $1,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, and 2012 and not 
more than $5,000,000 to the States to provide funding 
for State energy office functions under this section. 
‘‘SEC. 374. WASTE ENERGY RECOVERY INCENTIVE GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—There is es-
tablished in the Environmental Protection Agency a Waste 
Energy Recovery Incentive Grant Program to provide in-
centive grants to owners and operators of projects that 
successfully produce electricity or incremental useful ther-
mal energy from waste energy recovery (and to utilities 
purchasing or distributing such electricity) and to reward 
States that have achieved 80 percent or more of identified 
waste-heat recovery opportunities. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO PROJECTS AND UTILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
make grants to the owners or operators of waste en-
ergy recovery projects, and, in the case of excess 
power purchased or transmitted by a electric utility,
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to such utility. Grants may only be made upon re-
ceipt of proof of waste energy recovery or excess 
electricity generation, or both, from the project in a 
form prescribed by the Administrator, by rule. 
‘‘(2) EXCESS ELECTRIC ENERGY.—In the case 
of waste energy recovery, the grants under this sec-
tion shall be made at the rate of $10 per megawatt 
hour of documented electricity produced from recov-
ered waste energy (or by prevention of waste energy 
in the case of a new facility) by the project during 
the first 3 calendar years of such production, begin-
ning on or after the date of enactment of this Part. 
If the project produces net excess power and an elec-
tric utility purchases or transmits the excess power, 
50 percent of so much of such grant as is attrib-
utable to the net excess power shall be paid to the 
electric utility purchasing or transporting the net ex-
cess power. 
‘‘(3) USEFUL THERMAL ENERGY.—In the case 
of waste energy recovery that produces useful ther-
mal energy that is used for a purpose different from 
that for which the project is principally designed, the 
grants under this section shall be made to the owner 
or operator of the waste energy recovery project at
(3) DIRECTOR, AIR
NATIONAL
GUARD.—Any 
reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or 
other record of the United States to the Director of 
the Air National Guard shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the Vice Chief of the Air National Guard. 
(4) 
DEPUTY
DIRECTOR, 
AIR
NATIONAL 
GUARD.—Any reference in a law, regulation, docu-
ment, paper, or other record of the United States to 
the Deputy Director of the Air National Guard shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Deputy Vice 
Chief of the Air National Guard. 
SEC. 5. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SERVICE AS JOINT DUTY 
EXPERIENCE. 
(a) VICE
CHIEFS, ARMY
AND
AIR
NATIONAL 
GUARD.—Section 10506(a)(3) of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by section 4(a) of this Act, is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), 
and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) Service of an officer as adjutant general shall 
be treated as joint duty experience for purposes of assign-
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2752
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell cer-
tain public land in Lincoln County through a
competitive process.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2752
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain public
land in Lincoln County through a competitive process.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Attorney General $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008, to— 
‘‘(A) establish and carry out the duties of 
the applicant processing center established 
under this section; 
‘‘(B) establish and carry out the fitness de-
termination program; and 
‘‘(C) pursue technologies and procedures to 
streamline and automate processes to enhance 
cost efficiency. 
‘‘(2) FITNESS
DETERMINATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney Gen-
eral to carry out the agreement under this section 
with the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2013 to support the fitness determination 
program and so that fees for nonprofit organizations 
under that program are as low as possible. 
‘‘(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that in fiscal year 2009, and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the fees collected by the applicant 
processing center should be sufficient to carry out 
the duties of the applicant processing center under 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2773
AN ACT
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to des-
ignate the Wekiva River and its tributaries of
Wekiwa Springs Run, Rock Springs Run, and
Black Water Creek in the State of Florida as
components of the national wild and scenic rivers
system.
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‘‘(ii) EXEMPTIONS.—At the request of 
a Federal agency, the Secretary may ex-
empt specific data for specific buildings 
from disclosure under clause (i) for na-
tional security purposes. 
‘‘(7) BENCHMARKING
OF
FEDERAL
FACILI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The energy manager 
shall enter energy use data for each building or 
facility that meets the criteria established by 
the Secretary under paragraph (1) into a build-
ing energy use benchmarking system, such as 
the Energy Star Portfolio Manager. 
‘‘(B) SYSTEM AND GUIDANCE.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) select or develop the building en-
ergy use benchmarking system required 
under this paragraph for each type of 
building; and 
‘‘(ii) issue guidance for use of the sys-
tem. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—Each Federal 
agency shall post the benchmarking information 
generated under this subsection, along with 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5608 
To establish regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal 
officials in the development of Federal policies that have tribal implica-
tions, to strengthen the United States government-to-government rela-
tionships with Indian tribes, and to reduce the imposition of unfunded 
mandates upon Indian tribes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2008 
Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. KILDEE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish regular and meaningful consultation and collabo-
ration with tribal officials in the development of Federal 
policies that have tribal implications, to strengthen the 
United States government-to-government relationships 
with Indian tribes, and to reduce the imposition of un-
funded mandates upon Indian tribes. 
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 ‘‘Consultation and Co-
ordination With Indian Tribal Governments Act’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2773
AN ACT
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
the Wekiva River and its tributaries of Wekiwa Springs
Run, Rock Springs Run, and Black Water Creek in
the State of Florida as components of the national wild
and scenic rivers system.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2778
AN ACT
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to des-
ignate segments of the Taunton River in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for
potential addition to the National Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
fines imposed and collected pursuant to this subsection dur-
ing fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year shall 
be transferred to the General Fund of the District of Colum-
bia, shall be used by the District of Columbia exclusively 
for the enforcement and prosecution of the District traffic 
alcohol laws, and shall remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 308. CERTIFICATIONS FOR ATTORNEYS IN CASES 
BROUGHT UNDER INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFI-
CER.—Section 424(d) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1–204.24(d), D.C. Official Code), as amended 
by section 201(a), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(28) With respect to attorneys in special edu-
cation cases brought under the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act in the District of Columbia 
during fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(A) requiring such attorneys to certify in 
writing that the attorney or representative of the 
attorney rendered any and all services for which 
the attorney received an award in such a case, 
including those received under a settlement
agreement or as part of an administrative pro-
ceeding, from the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(B) requiring such attorneys, as part of 
the certification under subparagraph (A), to dis-
close any financial, corporate, legal, membership 
on boards of directors, or other relationships 
with any special education diagnostic services, 
schools, or other special education service pro-
viders to which the attorneys have referred any 
clients in any such cases; and 
‘‘(C) preparing and submitting quarterly 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate on the 
certification of and the amount paid by the gov-
ernment of the District of Columbia, including 
the District of Columbia Public Schools, to such 
attorneys.’’. 
(b) INVESTIGATIONS BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Sec-
tion 208(a)(3) of the District of Columbia Procurement 
Practices Act of 1985 (sec. 2–302.08(a)(3), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) During fiscal year 2006 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year, conduct investigations to deter-
mine the accuracy of certifications made to the Chief
Financial Officer of the District of Columbia under 
section 424(d)(28) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act of attorneys in special education cases 
brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act in the District of Columbia.’’.
Calendar No. 146 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3508 
[Report No. 109–267] 
A BILL 
To authorize improvements in the operation of the 
government of the District of Columbia, and for 
other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 3, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4139 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7464 Highway 503 in Hickory, Mississippi, 
as the ‘‘Sergeant Matthew L. Ingram Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(A) at official Federal Government events that 
are supported solely by appropriated funds; 
‘‘(B) at concerts, parades, and other events that 
are patriotic events or celebrations of national holi-
days and are free to the public; or 
‘‘(C) that are incidental, such as short perform-
ances of military or patriotic music to open or close 
events, to events that are not supported solely by ap-
propriated funds, in compliance with applicable rules 
and regulations.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 973 
the following new item: 
‘‘974. Uniform performance policies for military bands and other musical 
units.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SEPARATE SERVICE AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Sections 3634, 6223, and 8634 
of such title are repealed. 
(2) TABLE
OF
SECTIONS.—(A) The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 349 of such title 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 
3634. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 565 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 6223. 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2778
AN ACT
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other
purposes.
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2334 
To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority 
over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors 
of the several States exercise over the National Guard of those States 
with respect to administration of the National Guard and its use to 
respond to natural disasters and other civil disturbances, while ensuring 
that the President retains control of the National Guard of the District 
of Columbia to respond to homeland defense emergencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2009 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the 
same authority over the National Guard of the District 
of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exer-
cise over the National Guard of those States with respect 
to administration of the National Guard and its use 
to respond to natural disasters and other civil disturb-
ances, while ensuring that the President retains control 
of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to 
respond to homeland defense emergencies. 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2798
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide
financial assistance to the States of Alaska,
Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho for
salmon habitat restoration projects in coastal wa-
ters and upland drainages, and for other pur-
poses.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2340 
AN ACT 
To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corpora-
tion and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon 
Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the 
conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of 
certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the 
land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2798
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial
assistance to the States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon,
California, and Idaho for salmon habitat restoration
projects in coastal waters and upland drainages, and
for other purposes.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 350 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain individuals 
who have attained age 50 and who are unemployed to receive distribu-
tions from qualified retirement plans without incurring a 10 percent 
additional tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2005 
Mr. PLATTS 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 allow cer-
tain individuals who have attained age 50 and who are 
unemployed to receive distributions from qualified retire-
ment plans without incurring a 10 percent additional 
tax. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NO ADDITIONAL TAX ON DISTRIBUTIONS FROM 
QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS TO CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED AGE 50 
AND WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to subsection 
not to apply to certain distributions) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED AGE 50 AND WHO 
ARE UNEMPLOYED.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Distributions to 
an individual after separation from em-
ployment if— 
‘‘(I) as of the date of such dis-
tribution, such individual has attained 
age 50, 
‘‘(II) such individual has received 
unemployment compensation for 12 
consecutive weeks under any Federal 
or State unemployment compensation 
law by reason of such separation, and 
‘‘(III) such distribution is made 
during any taxable year during which 
such unemployment compensation is 
paid or any succeeding taxable year.
‘‘(ii) REEMPLOYMENT AND SELF-EM-
PLOYMENT.—Rules similar to the rules of 
clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (D) 
shall apply for purposes of this subpara-
graph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to distributions made after De-
cember 31, 2004. 
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each building’s annual energy use per square 
foot and energy costs, on the agency’s website. 
The agency shall update such information each 
year, and shall include in such reporting pre-
vious years’ information to allow changes in 
building performance to be tracked over time. 
‘‘(8) FEDERAL AGENCY SCORECARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall issue 
semiannual scorecards for energy management 
activities carried out by each Federal agency 
that includes— 
‘‘(i) summaries of the status of imple-
menting the various requirements of the 
agency and its energy managers under this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) any other means of measuring 
performance that the Director considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall 
make the scorecards required under this para-
graph available to Congress, other Federal 
agencies, and the public through the Internet. 
‘‘(9) FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
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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 ‘‘Salmon Lake Land 
Selection Resolution Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to ratify the Salmon Lake 
Area Land Ownership Consolidation Agreement entered 
into by the United States, the State of Alaska, and the 
Bering Straits Native Corporation. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’ 
means the document— 
(A) titled ‘‘Salmon Lake Area Land Own-
ership Consolidation Agreement’’; 
(B) between the United States, the State, 
and the Bering Straits Native Corporation on 
July 18, 2007, which was extended until Janu-
ary 1, 2011, by agreement of the parties to the 
Agreement effective January 1, 2009; and 
(C) on file with— 
(i) the Department of the Interior; 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; and
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2799
AN ACT
To amend the Clear Creek County, Colorado, Pub-
lic Lands Transfer Act of 1993 to provide addi-
tional time for Clear Creek County to dispose of
certain lands transferred to the county under the
Act.