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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 764 
To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional 
land for future adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2007 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Ms. GIFFORDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study 
additional land for future adjustments to the boundary 
of the Park, 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 ‘‘Saguaro National Park 
Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY OF SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK. 
Section 4 of the ‘‘Saguaro National Park Establish-
ment Act of 1994’’ (Public Law 103–364, 108 Stat. 
3467), is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The bound-
aries of the park’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The boundary of the park is further modi-
fied to include approximately 583 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map titled ‘Saguaro National Park 
Proposed Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 151/ 
80,045, and dated March 31, 2006. The map shall 
be on file and available for inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may, with the consent of 
the State and in accordance with Federal and State 
law, acquire from the State land or interests in land 
within the boundary of the park. 
‘‘(3) If the Secretary is unable to acquire the 
State land under paragraph (2), the Secretary may 
enter into an agreement that would allow the Na-
tional Park Service to manage State land within the 
boundary of the park.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) BOUNDARY STUDY.— 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 151 
AN ACT 
To establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship 
Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS ON AWARD OF 
MEDAL 
OF 
HONOR 
TO 
RICHARD 
L. 
ETCHBERGER, FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING 
VIETNAM ERA. 
(a) WAIVER
OF
TIME
LIMITATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the time limitations specified in section 8744(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limita-
tion with respect to the awarding of certain medals to per-
sons who served in the Air Force, the President may 
award the Medal of Honor posthumously under section 
8741 of that title to Richard L. Etchberger, of Hamburg, 
Pennsylvania, for the acts of valor described in subsection 
(b). 
(b) ACTION DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (a) are the actions of Air Force Chief 
Master Sergeant Richard L. Etchberger on March 11, 
1968, while on a secret mission manning a radar station 
in Laos, in fighting off attackers armed with automatic 
rifles and then, while under enemy fire, loading three 
wounded comrades into a helicopter hoist, before he was 
killed by enemy fire while finally being hoisted by heli-
copter. 
Æ 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1156 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the 
Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in 
order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while 
ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilder-
ness, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the 
boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the 
North Cascades National Park in order to allow the 
rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensur-
ing that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park 
or the Wilderness, 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. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 76 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the number of 
vehicles for which the alternative motor vehicle credit is allowed. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland 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 number of vehicles for which the alternative motor 
vehicle credit is allowed. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF VEHICLES FOR 
WHICH 
ALTERNATIVE 
MOTOR 
VEHICLE 
CREDIT IS ALLOWED. 
Paragraph (2) of section 30B(f) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to phaseout period) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘60,000’’ and inserting ‘‘250,000’’. 
Æ 
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(b) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appro-
priated under this Act may remain available until ex-
pended. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of amounts avail-
able each fiscal year to carry out this Act, the Secretary 
may expend not more than 5 percent to pay the adminis-
trative expenses necessary to carry out this Act. 
Æ 
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and is recognized by such States as an ap-
proved institution of higher education; 
(B) the feasibility of defining the term 
‘‘fraudulent degree-granting institution’’ (com-
monly referred to as ‘‘diploma mills’’), and if 
feasible, shall define such term for use in Fed-
eral laws and regulations; 
(C) issues related to— 
(i) the detection of new and existing 
fraudulent degree-granting institutions; 
(ii) recognition and prevention of the 
practices used by such fraudulent degree- 
granting institutions to avoid detection; 
(iii) the enforcement of laws and regu-
lations prohibiting such fraudulent degree- 
granting institutions and practices and the 
use of fraudulent degrees; and 
(iv) the prosecution of such fraudulent 
degree-granting institutions and practices 
and the use of fraudulent degrees; 
(D) difficulties in identifying fraudulent 
degree-granting institutions located in foreign 
countries, or that claim recognition or degree- 
granting authority from foreign countries; 
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HR 767 RCS
SEC. 7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITIES, ETC. OF SECRETARY.—Nothing in 
this Act affects authorities, responsibilities, obligations, or 
powers of the Secretary under any other statute. 
(b) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act pre-
empts any provision or enforcement of State statute or 
regulation relating to the management of fish and wildlife 
resources within such State. 
SEC. 8. BIENNIAL REPORT. 
The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Con-
gress by not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and biennially thereafter— 
(1) a comprehensive report summarizing all 
grant activities relating to invasive species initiated 
under this Act including— 
(A) State assessment projects; 
(B) qualified control projects; 
(C) immediate response activities; and 
(D) projects identified in the Refuge Oper-
ations Needs database or the Service Asset and 
Maintenance Management System database of 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(2) a list of grant priorities, ranked in high, 
medium, and low categories, for future grant activi-
ties in the areas of— 
(A) early detection and rapid response; 
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(B) control, management, and restoration; 
(C) research and monitoring; 
(D) information management; and 
(E) public outreach and partnership ef-
forts; and 
(3) information required to be included under 
section 4(k). 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act such sums as may be nec-
essary. 
(b) ALLOWANCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.—Of 
the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act no more 
than 25 percent shall be available in any fiscal year for 
financial assistance under section 5. 
(c) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appro-
priated under this Act may remain available until ex-
pended. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of amounts avail-
able each fiscal year to carry out this Act, the Secretary 
may expend not more than 3 percent or up to $100,000, 
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whichever is greater, to pay the administrative expenses 
necessary to carry out this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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SEC. 5. NONPREEMPTION. 
This Act (and the amendments made by this Act) 
shall not preempt any law of any State. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 768 
To provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and 
to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2007 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. HALL 
of Texas, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. PAUL, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. 
ALEXANDER, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. MIL-
LER of Florida, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. MCCOTTER, 
Mr. PLATTS, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. GOODE, Mr. 
MCKEON, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BAKER, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. RAMSTAD, 
Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. CULBERSON, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, 
Mr. TERRY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. BACHUS, 
and Mr. PRICE of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force 
or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NULLIFICATION OF EFFECT OF EXECUTIVE 
ORDER. 
Executive Order 13166, ‘‘Improving Access to Serv-
ices for Persons with Limited English Proficiency’’ (Au-
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gust 16, 2000; 65 Fed. Reg. 50121), is null and void and 
shall have no force or effect. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FUNDS FOR CER-
TAIN PURPOSES. 
No funds appropriated pursuant to any provision of 
law may be used to promulgate or enforce any executive 
order that creates an entitlement to services provided in 
any language other than English. 
Æ 
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(A) The local staff of the UNDP in North 
Korea is dominated by employees who are 
hand-picked by the Government of North 
Korea. The Government of North Korea pro-
vides only one candidate for each position and 
does not provide detailed qualifications, work 
experience, or personal details to the UNDP. 
(B) The salaries of the local staff of the 
UNDP in North Korea are paid to the Govern-
ment of North Korea and not to the individual 
staffers. Such local staff are instead provided 
with cash food stipends against UNDP regula-
tions. 
(C) Officials of the Government of North 
Korea have performed financial and core mana-
gerial functions of UNDP activities in violation 
of UNDP regulations. 
(D) The UNDP pays cash to local sup-
pliers of the Government of North Korea in vio-
lation of UNDP regulations. 
(E) The UNDP provides funding to pro-
grams and projects controlled by the Govern-
ment of North Korea without appropriate au-
dits or other oversight in violation of UNDP 
regulations. 
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be used to carry out any covert action for the purpose 
of causing regime change in Iran or to carry out any mili-
tary action against Iran in the absence of an imminent 
threat, in accordance with international law and constitu-
tional and statutory requirements for congressional au-
thorization. 
Æ 
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SEC. 3. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESERT REGION IN-
TEGRATED WATER AND ECONOMIC SUSTAIN-
ABILITY PLAN. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Mojave Water Agency is authorized to par-
ticipate in the design, planning, and construction of 
projects to ‘Implement Mojave Water Agency’s Integrated 
Regional Water Management Plan’. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs 
of the projects authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 
inserting after the last item relating to title XVI the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘16ll. Southern California desert region integrated water and economic sus-
tainability plan.’’. 
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(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project au-
thorized by this section. 
(d) CREDITS TOWARD NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (b) the Secretary shall credit 
the Mojave Water Agency with the value of all expendi-
tures made prior to the date of the enactment of this Act 
that are used toward completion of projects that are com-
patible with this section. 
Æ 
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†
HR 802 EAS
SEC. 8. INSPECTIONS.
Section 8(f) (33 U.S.C. 1907(f)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary may inspect a ship to which this
Act applies as provided under section 3(a)(5), to verify
whether the ship is in compliance with Annex VI to the
Convention and this Act.
‘‘(2) If an inspection under this subsection or any
other information indicates that a violation has occurred,
the Secretary, or the Administrator in a matter referred
by the Secretary, may undertake enforcement action under
this section.
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding subsection (b) and paragraph
(2) of this subsection, the Administrator shall have all of
the authorities of the Secretary, as specified in subsection
(b) of this section, for the purposes of enforcing regulations
17 and 18 of Annex VI to the Convention to the extent that
shoreside violations are the subject of the action and in any
other matter referred to the Administrator by the Sec-
retary.’’.
SEC. 9. AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL.
Section 10(b) (33 U.S.C. 1909(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Annex I, II, or V’’ and inserting
‘‘Annex I, II, V, or VI’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Administrator as pro-
vided for in this Act,’’ after ‘‘Secretary,’’.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1158 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain 
lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recre-
ation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking 
fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National 
Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake 
Chelan National Recreation Area. 
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 ‘‘North Cascades Na-
tional Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(C) whether such information is used to 
deliver advertisements to the user’s computer; 
and 
(D) the extent of any notice provided to 
the user prior to such input. 
(2) REPORT.—The Commission shall transmit a 
report on such study to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate not later than the expiration 
of the 6-month period that begins on the date on 
which final regulations are issued under section 9. 
The requirements of subchapter I of chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to the 
report required under this subsection. 
(3) REGULATION.—If the Commission finds 
that users have adequate notice regarding the uses 
of any information input directly by the user in a 
field provided on a website, such that an exemption 
from the requirements of this section, or a modifica-
tion of the notice required by this section is appro-
priate for such information, and that such an ex-
emption or modification is consistent with the public 
interest, the protection of consumers, and the pur-
of such government and are not derived from 
donations made to a State or local government 
for purposes of any convention; and 
‘‘(B) payments by any person for the pur-
pose of promoting the suitability of a city as a 
convention site in advance of its selection, wel-
coming convention attendees to the city, or pro-
viding shopping or entertainment guides to con-
vention attendees.’’. 
SEC. 10. DISCLOSURE OF BUNDLED CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(b) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) in the case of an authorized committee of 
a candidate for President, the name, address, occu-
pation, and employer of each person who makes a 
bundled contribution, and the aggregate amount of 
the bundled contributions made by such person dur-
ing the reporting period.’’. 
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(b) BUNDLED CONTRIBUTION.—Section 301 of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(27) BUNDLED
CONTRIBUTION.—The term 
‘bundled contribution’ means a series of contribu-
tions that are, in the aggregate, $10,000 or more 
and— 
‘‘(A) are transferred to the candidate or 
the authorized committee of the candidate by 
one person; or 
‘‘(B) include a written or oral notification 
that the contribution was solicited, arranged, or 
directed by a person other than the donor.’’. 
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elec-
tions occurring after January 1, 2009. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 777 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit 
the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the 
Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2007 
Mr. PALLONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to perma-
nently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the 
outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North 
Atlantic planning areas. 
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 ‘‘Clean Ocean and Safe 
Tourism Anti-Drilling Act’’ or the ‘‘COAST Anti-Drilling 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CER-
TAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF. 
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(p) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 
CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any 
other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a 
lease for the exploration, development, or production of 
oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in— 
‘‘(1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area; or 
‘‘(2) the North Atlantic planning area.’’. 
Æ 
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