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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Extension 
Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PRO-
VISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Section 4007 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 
26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘April 5, 2010’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘May 5, 2010’’; 
(B) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by 
striking ‘‘APRIL
5, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘MAY
5, 
2010’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 4, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘October 2, 2010’’. 
(2) Section 2002(e) of the Assistance for Unemployed 
Workers and Struggling Families Act, as contained in 
Public Law 111–5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 123 Stat. 438), 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘April 5, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘May 5, 2010’’; 
(B) in the heading for paragraph (2), by strik-
ing ‘‘APRIL 5, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘MAY 5, 2010’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘October 5, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘November 5, 2010’’.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3229 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the legacy of the United States Army Infantry and the establishment 
of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2007 
Mr. WESTMORELAND (for himself and Mr. BISHOP of Georgia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the legacy of the United States 
Army Infantry and the establishment of the National 
Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. 
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 ‘‘National Infantry Mu-
seum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4125 
To amend the Hobby Protection Act to require that imitation Civil War 
items be clearly marked as copies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2007 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. CULBERSON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Hobby Protection Act to require that imitation 
Civil War items be clearly marked as copies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR IMITATION 
CIVIL WAR ITEMS. 
(a) MARKING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2 of the 
Hobby Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 2101) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by insert-
ing after subsection (b) the following: 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5789 
To reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program 
and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2008 
Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. BAIRD, and Mr. WILSON 
of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science 
and Technology, 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research 
(SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology 
Transfer (STTR) 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Science and Technology Innovation Act of 2008’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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mitigation strategy, for drugs in the phar-
macological class; 
‘‘(ii) seek public comment about such 
action; and 
‘‘(iii) after seeking such comment, 
issue an order addressing such regulatory 
action. 
‘‘(8) 
INTERNATIONAL
COORDINATION.—The 
Secretary, in consultation with the offices described 
in subsection (c)(2), may coordinate the timetable 
for submission of assessments under subsection (d), 
or a study or clinical trial under section 505(o)(3), 
with efforts to identify and assess the serious risks 
of such drug by the marketing authorities of other 
countries whose drug approval and risk management 
processes the Secretary deems comparable to the 
drug approval and risk management processes of the 
United States. If the Secretary takes action to co-
ordinate such timetable, the Secretary shall give no-
tice to the responsible person. 
‘‘(9) EFFECT.—Use of the processes described 
in paragraphs (7) and (8) shall not be the sole 
source of delay of action on an application or a sup-
plement to an application for a drug. 
‘‘(i) ABBREVIATED NEW DRUG APPLICATIONS.—
279 
report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives containing the findings of the study, together 
with recommendations on how to implement a uniform na-
tional database on elder abuse. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section, $500,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2007 and 2008. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A drug that is the subject 
of an abbreviated new drug application under section 
505(j) is subject to only the following elements of 
the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy required 
under subsection (a) for the applicable listed drug: 
‘‘(A) A Medication Guide or patient pack-
age insert, if required under subsection (e) for 
the applicable listed drug. 
‘‘(B) Elements to assure safe use, if re-
quired under subsection (f) for the listed drug. 
A drug that is the subject of an abbreviated 
new drug application and the listed drug shall 
use a single, shared system under subsection 
(f). The Secretary may waive the requirement 
under the preceding sentence for a drug that is 
the subject of an abbreviated new drug applica-
tion, and permit the applicant to use a dif-
ferent, comparable aspect of the elements to as-
sure safe use, if the Secretary determines 
that— 
‘‘(i) the burden of creating a single, 
shared system outweighs the benefit of a 
single, system, taking into consideration 
the impact on health care providers, pa-
tients, the applicant for the abbreviated
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4631 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to institute spending 
limits and transparency requirements for Federal con-
ference and travel expenditures, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. Res. 716 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 16, 2007. 
Whereas more than 200,000,000 American adults use the 
Internet in the United States, 70 percent of whom con-
nect through broadband connections, to communicate 
with family and friends, manage finances and pay bills, 
access educational opportunities, shop at home, partici-
pate in online entertainment and games, and stay in-
formed of news and current events; 
Whereas United States small businesses, which represent 
more than 99 percent of all United States employers and 
employ more than 50 percent of the private workforce, 
increasingly rely on the Internet to manage their busi-
nesses, expand their customer reach, and enhance their 
connection with their supply chain; 
Whereas nearly 100 percent of public schools in the United 
States have Internet access, with a significant percentage 
of instructional rooms connected to the Internet to en-
hance children’s education by providing access to edu-
cational online content and encouraging self-initiative to 
discover research resources; 
Whereas almost 9 in 10 teenagers between the ages of 12 
and 17, or approximately 87 percent of all youth, use the 
Internet;
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3583
AN ACT
To make certain non-Federal levees eligible for as-
sistance under the Federal levee rehabilitation
program, and for other purposes.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 640
To suspend temporarily the duty on Boltorn-2 (Bolt-2). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Boltorn-2 (Bolt-2).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BOLTORN-2 (BOLT-2). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading:
‘‘
9902.07.05
Dendritic Poly-
ester (CAS No. 
326794–49–4) 
(provided for in 
subheading 
3907.99.00) .......
Free 
Free 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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shall mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 coins in 
commemoration of the legacy of the United State Army 
Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry 
Museum and Soldier Center, each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
copper. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
SEC. 3. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
courage, pride, sacrifice, sense of duty, and history 
of the United States Infantry. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2012’’; and 
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‘‘(B) the construction of which is substantially com-
pleted after the date of the enactment of this section, 
and 
‘‘(C) which meets the energy saving requirements of 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) CONSTRUCTION.—The term ‘construction’ includes 
substantial reconstruction and rehabilitation. 
‘‘(4) ACQUIRE.—The term ‘acquire’ includes purchase. 
‘‘(c) ENERGY SAVING REQUIREMENTS.—A dwelling unit meets 
the energy saving requirements of this subsection if such unit 
is— 
‘‘(1) certified— 
‘‘(A) to have a level of annual heating and cooling 
energy consumption which is at least 50 percent below 
the annual level of heating and cooling energy consumption 
of a comparable dwelling unit— 
‘‘(i) which is constructed in accordance with the 
standards of chapter 4 of the 2003 International 
Energy Conservation Code, as such Code (including 
supplements) is in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this section, and 
‘‘(ii) for which the heating and cooling equipment 
efficiencies correspond to the minimum allowed under 
the regulations established by the Department of 
Energy pursuant to the National Appliance Energy 
Conservation Act of 1987 and in effect at the time 
of completion of construction, and 
‘‘(B) to have building envelope component improve-
ments account for at least 1⁄5 of such 50 percent, 
‘‘(2) a manufactured home which conforms to Federal 
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (sec-
tion 3280 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations) and which 
meets the requirements of paragraph (1), or 
‘‘(3) a manufactured home which conforms to Federal 
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (sec-
tion 3280 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations) and which— 
‘‘(A) meets the requirements of paragraph (1) applied 
by substituting ‘30 percent’ for ‘50 percent’ both places 
it appears therein and by substituting ‘1⁄3’ for ‘1⁄5’ in 
subparagraph (B) thereof, or 
‘‘(B) meets the requirements established by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
under the Energy Star Labeled Homes program. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) METHOD OF CERTIFICATION.—A certification described 
in subsection (c) shall be made in accordance with guidance 
prescribed by the Secretary, after consultation with the Sec-
retary of Energy. Such guidance shall specify procedures and 
methods for calculating energy and cost savings. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—Any certification described in subsection (c) 
shall be made in writing in a manner which specifies in readily 
verifiable fashion the energy efficient building envelope compo-
nents and energy efficient heating or cooling equipment 
installed and their respective rated energy efficiency perform-
ance.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6412 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the use of interstate 
commerce for suicide promotion. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2006 
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the use 
of interstate commerce for suicide promotion. 
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 ‘‘Suzanne Gonzales Sui-
cide Promotion Punishment and Prevention Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF INTERSTATE COM-
MERCE FOR SUICIDE PROMOTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1122 
the following: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS 
Sec. 101. Extension of SBIR and STTR Programs. 
TITLE II—FEDERAL INNOVATIONS INVESTMENTS 
Sec. 201. SBIR cap increase. 
Sec. 202. STTR cap increase. 
Sec. 203. Adjustments in SBIR and STTR award levels. 
Sec. 204. Majority equity investment in SBIR and STTR firms. 
TITLE III—UTILIZATION SUPPORT 
Sec. 301. Agency databases to support program evaluation. 
Sec. 302. Agency databases to support technology utilization. 
Sec. 303. Interagency Policy Committee. 
TITLE IV—OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 401. Use of program funds for administrative costs. 
Sec. 402. SBIR discretionary technical assistance. 
TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION 
Sec. 501. Conforming amendments to the SBIR and STTR policy directives. 
Sec. 502. National Research Council SBIR Study. 
TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION OF 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS. 
(a) SBIR PROGRAM.—Section 9(m) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(m)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
(b) STTR PROGRAM.—Section 9(n)(1)(A) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
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‘‘§ 1123. Interstate suicide promotion 
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly uses any facility of interstate 
or foreign commerce with intent— 
‘‘(1) to teach a particular person how to com-
mit suicide, knowing that the person so taught is 
likely to use that teaching to commit suicide; or 
‘‘(2) to provide a particular person with mate-
rial support or resources to help such person commit 
suicide, knowing that the person is likely to use the 
support to commit suicide; 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both, but if the death of any person is caused 
by the offense, the term of imprisonment that may be im-
posed for the offense is any term of years or for life. 
‘‘(b) As used in this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘teach a particular person how to 
commit suicide’ means supplying information, that is 
not generally known, to a particular person who the 
provider knows is contemplating suicide, with the in-
tent of making that person’s suicide attempt easier 
to accomplish or more likely to succeed; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘material support’ with respect to 
helping a person commit suicide means any prop-
erty, tangible or intangible, or service that is reason-
ably capable of substantially assisting a person to 
commit suicide; and 
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‘‘(3) the term ‘State’ includes the District of 
Columbia and any other commonwealth, territory, or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(c) Nothing in this section— 
‘‘(1) supersedes the authority of a State to 
enact laws relating to suicide or assistance to suicide 
within its territory; or 
‘‘(2) prohibits the use of a facility of interstate 
or foreign commerce to supply information or mate-
rial support to a recipient acting in accordance with 
the law of the State in which the recipient resides.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 51 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 1122 the following new item: 
‘‘1123. Interstate suicide promotion.’’. 
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TITLE II—FEDERAL 
INNOVATIONS INVESTMENTS 
SEC. 201. SBIR CAP INCREASE. 
Section 9(f)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘each fis-
cal year thereafter,’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 1997 through 2008; and’’; and 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) not less than 3 percent in fiscal year 
2009 and each fiscal year thereafter,’’. 
SEC. 202. STTR CAP INCREASE. 
Section 9(n)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2004 
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
of fiscal years 2004 through 2008; and’’; and 
(3) by adding after clause (ii) the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) 0.6 percent for fiscal year 2009 
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
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‘‘(e) BASIS ADJUSTMENT.—For purposes of this subtitle, if a 
credit is allowed under this section in connection with any expendi-
ture for any property, the increase in the basis of such property 
which would (but for this subsection) result from such expenditure 
shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so determined. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION WITH INVESTMENT CREDIT.—For purposes 
of this section, expenditures taken into account under section 47 
or 48(a) shall not be taken into account under this section. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to any qualified 
new energy efficient home acquired after December 31, 2007.’’. 
(b) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.—Section 
38(b) (relating to current year business credit), as amended by 
this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph 
(21), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and 
inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(23) the new energy efficient home credit determined 
under section 45L(a).’’. 
(c) BASIS ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (a) of section 1016, as 
amended by this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
of paragraph (31), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(32) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(33) to the extent provided in section 45L(e), in the case 
of amounts with respect to which a credit has been allowed 
under section 45L.’’. 
(d) DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN UNUSED BUSINESS CREDITS.—Sec-
tion 196(c) (defining qualified business credits) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (11), by striking the period 
at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding 
after paragraph (12) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) the new energy efficient home credit determined 
under section 45L(a).’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for subpart 
D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by this 
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 45L. New energy efficient home credit.’’.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to qualified new energy efficient homes acquired after 
December 31, 2005, in taxable years ending after such date. 
SEC. 1333. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
chapter 1 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is amended 
by inserting after section 25B the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 25C. NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an individual, there 
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(1) 10 percent of the amount paid or incurred by the 
taxpayer for qualified energy efficiency improvements installed 
during such taxable year, and 
‘‘(2) the amount of the residential energy property expendi-
tures paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable 
year. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—
SEC. 203. ADJUSTMENTS IN SBIR AND STTR AWARD LEV-
ELS. 
(a) SBIR ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 9(j)(2)(D) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(j)(2)(D)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$300,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,200,000’’. 
(b) STTR ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 9(p)(2)(B)(ix) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(p)(2)(B)(ix)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$300,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,200,000’’. 
(c) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 9 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (j)(2)(D), by striking ‘‘and an 
adjustment of such amounts once every 5 years to 
reflect economic adjustments and programmatic con-
siderations’’ and inserting ‘‘and a mandatory annual 
adjustment of such amounts to reflect economic ad-
justments and programmatic considerations’’; and 
(2) in subsection (p)(2)(B)(ix), by striking 
‘‘greater or lesser amounts’’ and inserting ‘‘with a 
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