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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6755 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative 
tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2008 
Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin) 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 increase 
the alternative tax liability limitation for small property 
and casualty insurance companies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN LIMITATION FOR ALTERNATIVE 
TAX LIABILITY FOR SMALL PROPERTY AND 
CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section 831(b)(2)(A) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(i) the net written premiums (or, if 
greater, direct written premiums) for the 
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SEC. 2. ONE-TIME BONUS FOR SERVICE IN COMBAT ZONE 
DESIGNATED FOR OPERATION IRAQI FREE-
DOM OR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. 
(a) MILITARY SERVICES.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall pay a one-time bonus of $1,500 to each member of 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, including 
reserve components thereof, who— 
(1) except as provided in subsection (d), serves 
for not less than 90 days on or after October 7, 
2001, in a combat zone designated in connection 
with Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Endur-
ing Freedom; and 
(2) if discharged or released from such duty, 
has been discharged or released under conditions 
other than dishonorable. 
(b) COAST GUARD.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall pay a one-time bonus of $1,500 to each mem-
ber of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve who— 
(1) except as provided in subsection (d), serves 
for not less than 90 days on or after October 7, 
2001, in a combat zone designated in connection 
with Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Endur-
ing Freedom; and 
(2) if discharged or released from such duty, 
has been discharged or released under conditions 
other than dishonorable. 
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taxable year do not exceed $1,971,000, 
and’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 831(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In the 
case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar 
year after 2008, the dollar amount set forth in 
subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an 
amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for such 
calendar year by substituting ‘calendar 
year 2007’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. If the amount as 
adjusted under the preceding sentence is 
not a multiple of $1,000, such amount 
shall be rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $1,000.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6758 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promptly commence an oil and 
gas leasing program for public lands within the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2008 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. BONNER, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. 
ADERHOLT, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. HAYES, Mr. KNOLLEN-
BERG, Mr. WAMP, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. MCCRERY, 
Mr. REHBERG, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. 
PRICE of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. DEAL of Geor-
gia, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. CONAWAY, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. GOODE, 
Mr. NUNES, Mr. TURNER, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. DENT, and Mr. MARIO 
DIAZ-BALART of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promptly commence 
an oil and gas leasing program for public lands within 
the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 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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System (other than the Bishop’s Lodge Extension if 
construction of the Bishop’s Lodge Extension is de-
ferred pursuant to the Cost-Sharing and System In-
tegration Agreement), the Secretary, in accordance 
with the Operating Agreement, shall convey to— 
(A) each Pueblo the portion of any Pueblo 
Water Facility that is located within the bound-
aries of the Pueblo, including any land or inter-
est in land located within the boundaries of the 
Pueblo that is acquired by the United States 
for the construction of the Pueblo Water Facil-
ity; 
(B) the County the County Distribution 
System, including any land or interest in land 
acquired by the United States for the construc-
tion of the County Distribution System; and 
(C) the Authority any portions of the Re-
gional Water System that remain after making 
the conveyances under subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), including any land or interest in land ac-
quired by the United States for the construc-
tion of the portions of the Regional Water Sys-
tem. 
(2) CONDITIONS FOR CONVEYANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall not convey any portion of the Regional 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Furthering Renewable 
Energy and Exploration Act’’ or the ‘‘FREE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OPENING OF COASTAL PLAIN OF ALASKA TO OIL 
AND GAS LEASING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 1002(i) 
of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3142(i)), the Secretary of the Interior 
shall promptly commence an oil and gas leasing program, 
pursuant to the mineral leasing laws, for public lands 
within the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Such leasing program, 
including subsequent development and production under 
leases issued under such program, is deemed to be a com-
patible use for purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 
seq.). 
(b) COASTAL PLAIN OF ALASKA.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘Coastal Plain of Alaska’’ means 
that area described in appendix I to part 37 of title 50, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1003 of the Alaska National Inter-
est Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 
3143) is repealed. 
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(2) The table of contents in section 1 of such 
Act is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 1003. 
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF REVENUES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury a separate account which shall be 
known as the Energy Independence Trust Fund (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(b) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited into the 
Fund— 
(1) an amount equal to the amount of rental 
payments and royalties received by the United 
States each fiscal year under leases issued under 
section 2; and 
(2) an amount equal to the amount of Federal 
income tax received by the United States each fiscal 
year attributable to sales of oil and gas produced 
under leases under section 2. 
(c) USE.—Of the amounts deposited into the Fund 
each fiscal year— 
(1) 50 percent shall be paid to the State of 
Alaska; and 
(2) the remainder shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, of which— 
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(A) 50 percent shall be used to provide 
business and industry loan guarantees under 
section 310B(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act in the then suc-
ceeding fiscal year; and 
(B) 50 percent shall be used for the Bio-
mass Research and Development Initiative es-
tablished under section 9008(e) of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8108(e)) in the then succeeding fiscal 
year. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. COLLEGE SUSTAINABILITY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘institu-
tion of higher education’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001). 
(b) WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN RE-
NEWABLE ENERGY
AND EFFICIENCY, GREEN TECH-
NOLOGY, AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PRAC-
TICES.—From funds made available under subsection (d), 
the Secretary of Labor shall carry out a sustainability 
workforce training and education program. In carrying 
out the program, the Secretary shall award grants to insti-
tutions of higher education to provide workforce training 
and education in industries and practices, such as— 
(1) alternative energy, including wind and solar 
energy; 
(2) green construction, green retrofitting, and 
green design; 
(3) green chemistry, green nanotechnology, or 
green technology; 
(4) water and energy conservation; 
(5) recycling and waste reduction; 
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(6) sustainable agriculture and farming; and 
(7) sustainable culinary practices. 
(c) AWARD CONSIDERATIONS.—Of the funds made 
available under subsection (b) for a fiscal year, not less 
than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to institutions of high-
er education with existing (as of the date of the award) 
sustainability programs that lead to certificates or degrees 
in 1 or more of the industries and practices described in 
paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated and there are appro-
priated to carry out this Act $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
2009 and each subsequent fiscal year. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 675 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance 
available to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and to provide 
for annual increases in such amount. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Ms. HERSETH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
amount of assistance available to disabled veterans for 
specially adapted housing and to provide for annual in-
creases in such amount. 
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 ‘‘Disabled Veterans 
Adaptive Housing Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE 
TO DISABLED VETERANS FOR SPECIALLY 
ADAPTED HOUSING. 
Section 2102 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$60,000, as increased under sub-
section (f),’’; and 
(2) in subsections (b)(2) and (d)(2), by striking 
‘‘$10,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000, as increased 
under subsection (f).’’. 
SEC. 3. INDEX OF AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO 
REFLECT INCREASE IN COST OF RESIDEN-
TIAL HOME CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 2102 of title 38, United States Code, as 
amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1) Effective on October 1 of each year (begin-
ning in 2007), the Secretary shall increase the amounts 
in effect under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d) 
and paragraph (2) of subsection (b) in accordance with 
this subsection. 
‘‘(2) The increase in amounts under paragraph (1) 
to take effect on October 1 of any year shall be the per-
centage by which (A) the residential home cost-of-con-
struction index for the preceding calendar year exceeds 
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(B) the residential home cost-of-construction index for the 
year preceding that year. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall establish a residential home 
cost-of-construction index for the purposes of this sub-
section. The index shall reflect a uniform, national average 
increase in the cost of residential home construction, de-
termined on a calendar year basis. The Secretary may use 
an index developed in the private sector that the Secretary 
determines is appropriate for purposes of this sub-
section.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6760 
To pay a one-time bonus to members of the Armed Forces who serve in 
a combat zone designated for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation 
Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2008 
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To pay a one-time bonus to members of the Armed Forces 
who serve in a combat zone designated for Operation 
Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, 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 ‘‘Combat Bonus Act’’. 
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(c) MERCHANT MARINES.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall pay a one-time bonus of $1,500 to each individual 
who— 
(1) performs services for the Armed Forces as 
a crew member of a vessel that is under contract or 
charter to, or property of, the Federal Government; 
and 
(2) except as provided in subsection (d), per-
forms such services for not less than 90 days on or 
after October 7, 2001, in a combat zone designated 
in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom or Op-
eration Enduring Freedom. 
(d) KILLED AND WOUNDED.—For the purposes of 
subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), and (c)(2), an individual who 
serves or performs services, as applicable, for less than 
90 days in a combat zone designated in connection with 
Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom 
is eligible for the bonus if— 
(1) the individual dies of injuries incurred in 
connection with such service; or 
(2) the individual is evacuated from the theater 
of combat due to an injury incurred in connection 
with such service. 
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(e) TAX FREE STATUS.—For the purposes of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, gross income does not in-
clude a bonus made under this section. 
(f) PAYMENT OF BONUS.—The Secretary of Defense 
or Secretary of Homeland Security shall pay the bonus 
under this section not later than 60 days after the indi-
vidual has become entitled to it. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6763 
To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 
to extend the expiration date of digital-to-analog converter box coupons 
from 3 months to 6 months. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2008 
Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. COSTELLO, and Mr. EHLERS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safe-
ty Act of 2005 to extend the expiration date of digital- 
to-analog converter box coupons from 3 months to 6 
months. 
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 ‘‘Digital Television Cou-
pon Extension Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. COUPON EXPIRATION EXTENSION. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 3005(c)(1)(C) of the Dig-
ital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 
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(Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 24) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘3 months’’ and inserting ‘‘6 months’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to any coupon issued under sec-
tion 3005 of such Act on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6764 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on vacancies in mental 
health professional positions in Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2008 
Ms. TSONGAS (for herself, Mr. MICHAUD, and Mr. MILLER of Florida) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quar-
terly reports on vacancies in mental health professional 
positions in Department of Veterans Affairs medical fa-
cilities. 
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. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON VACANCIES IN MEN-
TAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AT 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MED-
ICAL FACILITIES. 
(a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED.—Subchapter I 
of chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7412. Quarterly reports on vacancies in mental 
health professional positions 
‘‘(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—(1) Not later than 30 
days after the last day of a fiscal quarter, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report describing any vacancy 
in a mental health professional position at any medical 
facility of the Department. In each such report, the Sec-
retary shall indicate, for each such vacancy, the Veterans 
Integrated Service Network to which the facility with the 
vacancy is assigned. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, the term ‘mental 
health professional’ includes psychiatrists, psychologists, 
social workers, marriage and family therapists, and li-
censed professional mental health counselors. 
‘‘(b) TERMINATION.—No report shall be required to 
be submitted under this section after December 31, 
2014.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
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at the end of the items relating to subchapter I the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘7412. Quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions.’’. 
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Uintah Counties, Utah, that is identified on the 
maps as— 
(A) ‘‘BLM Subsurface only Proposed for 
Transfer to State Trust Lands’’; 
(B) ‘‘BLM Surface only Proposed for 
Transfer to State Trust Lands’’; and 
(C) ‘‘BLM Lands Proposed for Transfer to 
State Trust Lands’’. 
(2) GRAND COUNTY MAP.—The term ‘‘Grand 
County Map’’ means the map prepared by the Bu-
reau of Land Management entitled ‘‘Utah Rec-
reational Land Exchange Act Grand County’’, dated 
November 13, 2008, and relating to the exchange of 
Federal land and non-Federal land in Grand and 
San Juan Counties, Utah. 
(3) MAPS.—The term ‘‘maps’’ means the Grand 
County Map and the Uintah County Map. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the land in Grand, San Juan, and 
Uintah Counties, Utah, that is identified on the 
maps as— 
(A) ‘‘State Trust Land Proposed for 
Transfer to BLM’’; and 
(B) ‘‘State Trust Minerals Proposed for 
Transfer to BLM’’. 
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Water System facilities under paragraph (1) until 
the date on which— 
(A) construction of the Regional Water 
System (other than the Bishop’s Lodge Exten-
sion if construction of the Bishop’s Lodge Ex-
tension is deferred pursuant to the Cost-Shar-
ing and System Integration Agreement) is com-
plete; and 
(B) the Operating Agreement is executed 
in accordance with section 112. 
(3) SUBSEQUENT
CONVEYANCE.—On convey-
ance by the Secretary under paragraph (1), the 
Pueblos, the County, and the Authority shall not re-
convey any portion of the Regional Water System 
conveyed to the Pueblos, the County, and the Au-
thority, respectively, unless the reconveyance is au-
thorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(4) INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES.—On 
conveyance of a portion of the Regional Water Sys-
tem under paragraph (1), the United States shall 
have no further right, title, or interest in and to the 
portion of the Regional Water System conveyed. 
(5) ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION.—On convey-
ance of a portion of the Regional Water System 
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