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(2) REVIEW.—During the 90-day period de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
shall review each suspended review and public-pri-
vate competition and shall determine, wholly inde-
pendently and without regard to direction, guidance, 
encouragement, or requirement from the Office of 
Management and Budget, whether to cancel or con-
tinue each review or public-private competition. 
(3) CRITERIA FOR CONTINUATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may not continue a review or pub-
lic-private competition pursuant to a determination 
under paragraph (2) unless the official responsible 
for the performance of the function and the Sec-
retary of the military department concerned or agen-
cy head submits to the congressional defense com-
mittees a certification that the determination was 
made wholly independently and without regard to di-
rection, guidance, encouragement, or requirement 
from the Office of Management and Budget and 
after considering less costly and controversial alter-
natives to such review or public-private competition.
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writing and shall be submitted within 90 days after the 
following date: 
‘‘(i) In the case of a failure to submit the report 
when required, the date on which the representative 
individual or an official of the representative entity 
authorized to pose the objection first knew or should 
have known of that failure. 
‘‘(ii) In the case of a failure to include the cer-
tification in a submitted report, the date on which 
the report was submitted to Congress. 
‘‘(B) If the head of the executive agency determines 
that the report required by paragraph (1) was not sub-
mitted or that the required certification was not included 
in the submitted report, the function for which the public- 
private competition was conducted for which the objection 
was submitted may not be the subject of a solicitation of 
offers for, or award of, a contract until, respectively, the 
report is submitted or a report containing the certification 
in full compliance with the certification requirement is 
submitted. 
‘‘(e) EXEMPTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS 
AND SERVICES OF THE BLIND AND OTHER SEVERELY 
HANDICAPPED PERSONS.—This section shall not apply to 
a commercial or industrial type function of an executive 
agency that—
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‘‘(1) is included on the procurement list estab-
lished pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner- 
O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47); or 
‘‘(2) is planned to be changed to performance 
by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by 
a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handi-
capped persons in accordance with that Act. 
‘‘(f) INAPPLICABILITY
DURING
WAR
OR
EMER-
GENCY.—The provisions of this section shall not apply 
during war or during a period of national emergency de-
clared by the President or Congress.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 43. Public-private competition required before conversion to contractor 
performance.’’. 
SEC. 331. REAUTHORIZATION AND MODIFICATION OF 
MULTI-TRADES DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION
AND EXPANSION.—Section 
338 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2004 (10 U.S.C. 5013 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘three Naval Aviation De-
pots’’ and inserting ‘‘the Air Force Air Logis-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1547 
To prohibit the sale of certain inefficient light bulbs, and require the develop-
ment of a plan for increasing the use of more efficient light bulbs 
by consumers and businesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2007 
Ms. HARMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the sale of certain inefficient light bulbs, and 
require the development of a plan for increasing the 
use of more efficient light bulbs by consumers and busi-
nesses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall issue regulations— 
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(1) prohibiting the sale of light bulbs that emit 
less than 60 lumens per watt, effective January 1, 
2012; 
(2) prohibiting the sale of light bulbs that emit 
less than 90 lumens per watt, effective January 1, 
2016; and 
(3) prohibiting the sale of light bulbs that emit 
less than 120 lumens per watt, effective January 1, 
2020. 
(b) EXEMPTIONS.—The regulations issued under 
subsection (a) shall include procedures for the Secretary 
to provide exemptions to the prohibition. The Secretary 
may provide such an exemption only in cases where the 
Secretary finds, after a hearing and opportunity for public 
comment, that it is not technically feasible to serve a spe-
cialized lighting application, such as a military, medical, 
or public safety application, using bulbs that meet the re-
quirements of subsection (a). Exemptions provided under 
this subsection shall expire after 2 years. No exemption 
may be provided under this subsection for general illu-
mination applications. 
(c) CIVIL PENALTY.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
include in regulations under this section a schedule of ap-
propriate civil penalties for violations of the prohibition 
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under this section. Such penalties shall be in an amount 
sufficient to ensure compliance with this Act. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘general illumination’’ means lighting designed to provide 
a substantially uniform level of luminance throughout an 
area exclusive of any provision for special or local require-
ments. 
SEC. 2. PLAN. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the 
Congress a plan for encouraging and providing incentives 
for the use of more efficient light bulbs by consumers and 
businesses. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1549 
To use data from school years preceding the Gulf hurricane disasters for 
purposes of determining allotments under title III of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 to institutions impacted by those disasters. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2007 
Mr. JINDAL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To use data from school years preceding the Gulf hurricane 
disasters for purposes of determining allotments under 
title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to institu-
tions impacted by those disasters. 
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 ‘‘College and University 
Hurricane Revitalization Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that the following: 
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(1) Hurricane Katrina struck the United States 
Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, causing widespread 
flooding and significant property and infrastructure 
damage to the colleges and universities in Louisiana, 
Mississippi, and Alabama. 
(2) On September 24, 2005, Hurricane Rita 
struck near the border between Texas and Lou-
isiana, causing further damage in eastern Texas and 
western Louisiana. 
(3) In New Orleans alone, enrollment suddenly 
decreased at colleges and universities by more than 
30 percent, revenue losses exceeded $300 million, 
and property losses were approximately $1 billion. 
(4) Although valuable assistance has been pro-
vided, without addressing the next five-year funding 
allocation calculation, the colleges and universities 
will be severely restricted financially to the point of 
risking their financial viability and dramatically de-
laying their future recovery. 
SEC. 3. CALCULATION. 
For the purpose of calculating the allotments of 
grants to institutions of higher education located in a par-
ish or county for which the President declared a major 
disaster exists in accordance with section 401 of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Emergency Assistance Act 
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(42 U.S.C. 4170) related to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, 
the Secretary of Education shall, for the 2007–2012 cycle 
under title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), consider data from the school year 
immediately preceding the school year which included Au-
gust 29, 2005, rather than current school year data for 
any institution of higher education that submits a written 
request to the Secretary for such consideration. The Sec-
retary shall notify each institution of higher education lo-
cated in such a parish or county of the provisions of this 
section. 
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(4) The Secretary’s utilization of commercial 
practices to replace existing inventory and compo-
nent management, technical publication data, docu-
ment management, and equipment maintenance, and 
calibration requirements of the Department of De-
fense. 
(5) Delegation of Class 2 Design authority 
based on commercial practices to maintain the form, 
fit, and function of a weapon system platform, major 
end item, component of a major end item, or article. 
(6) The Secretary’s plan to expand Department 
of Defense core capabilities, as defined in section 
2464 of such title. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 361. AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN SPORTING 
EVENTS. 
(a) PROVISION OF SUPPORT.—Section 2564 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) A sporting event sanctioned by the United 
States Olympic Committee through the Paralympic 
Military Program.
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‘‘(5) Any national or international paralympic 
sporting event (other than a sporting event described 
in paragraph (1) through (4))— 
‘‘(A) that— 
‘‘(i) is held in the United States or 
any of its territories or commonwealths; 
‘‘(ii) is governed by the International 
Paralympic Committee; and 
‘‘(iii) is sanctioned by the United 
States Olympic Committee; and 
‘‘(B) for which participation exceeds 100 
amateur athletes.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) 
FUNDING
FOR
SUPPORT
OF
CERTAIN 
EVENTS.—(1) Amounts for the provision of support for 
a sporting event described in paragraph (4) or (5) of sub-
section (c) shall be derived from the Support for Inter-
national Sporting Competitions, Defense account estab-
lished by section 5802 of the Omnibus Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 1997 (10 U.S.C. 2564 note), notwith-
standing any limitation under that section relating to the 
availability of funds in such account for the provision of 
support for international sporting competitions.
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‘‘(2) The total amount expended for any fiscal year 
to provide support for sporting events described in sub-
section (c)(5) may not exceed $1,000,000.’’. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Section 5802 of the Omni-
bus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (10 U.S.C. 
2564 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘international sporting 
competitions’’ the following: ‘‘and for support of 
sporting competitions authorized under section 
2564(c)(4) and (5), of title 10, United States 
Code,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 
days’’. 
SEC. 362. REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENT OF 
FULL REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR LOST OR 
DAMAGED 
PERSONAL 
PROPERTY 
TRANS-
PORTED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE. 
Section 2636a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The regulations may include a requirement that a mem-
ber of the armed forces or civilian employee comply with 
reasonable restrictions prescribed by the Secretary in 
order to receive the full amount deducted under subsection 
(b).’’.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3828 
To reduce the backlog in processing requests made by U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services to the National Name Check Program of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 15, 2007 
Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. PAS-
TOR, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. STARK, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
SHAYS, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, 
and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reduce the backlog in processing requests made by U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services to the National 
Name Check Program of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation. 
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 ‘‘Citizenship and Immi-
gration Backlog Reduction Act’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 382 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to municipal 
deposits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2007 
Mr. GILLMOR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect 
to municipal deposits. 
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 ‘‘Municipal Deposit In-
surance Protection Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MUNIC-
IPAL DEPOSITS. 
Section 11(a)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
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HR 3232 PCS 
(B) identify and address perceptions in 
other countries regarding United States entry 
policies that tend to limit attempts to travel to 
the United States; 
(C) maximize the economic and diplomatic 
benefits of travel to the United States by pro-
moting the United States of America to world 
travelers through the use of, but not limited to, 
all forms of advertising, outreach to trade 
shows, and other appropriate promotional ac-
tivities; and 
(D) identify opportunities and strategies to 
promote tourism to rural and urban areas 
equally. 
(2) SPECIFIC POWERS.—In order to carry out 
the purposes of this section, the Corporation may— 
(A) obtain grants from and make contracts 
with individuals and private companies, State, 
and Federal agencies, organizations, and insti-
tutions; 
(B) hire or accept the voluntary services of 
consultants, experts, advisory boards, and pan-
els to aid the Corporation in carrying out its 
purposes; and 
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(A) by moving the margins of clauses (i) 
through (v) 4 ems to the right; 
(B) by striking, in the matter following 
clause (v), ‘‘such depositor shall’’ and all that 
follows through the period; and 
(C) by striking the semicolon at the end of 
clause (v) and inserting a period; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(2)(A) Notwithstanding’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘a depositor who is—’’ and 
inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) MUNICIPAL DEPOSITORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
limitation in this Act or in any other provision 
of law relating to the amount of deposit insur-
ance available to any 1 depositor— 
‘‘(i) a municipal depositor shall, for 
the purpose of determining the amount of 
insured deposits under this subsection, be 
deemed to be a depositor separate and dis-
tinct from any other officer, employee, or 
agent of the United States or any public 
unit referred to in subparagraph (E); and 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), the deposits of a municipal de-
positor shall be insured in an amount not 
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SEC. 363. PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION ON DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE AIRCRAFT OF RETIRED MEM-
BERS RESIDING IN COMMONWEALTHS AND 
POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR 
CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF TRANSPORTATION.—Chapter 
157 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 2641a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2641b. Space-available travel on Department of De-
fense aircraft: retired members residing 
in Commonwealths and possessions of 
the United States for certain health care 
services 
‘‘(a) PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall provide transportation on Department of 
Defense aircraft on a space-available basis for any member 
or former member of the uniformed services described in 
subsection (b), and a single dependent of the member if 
needed to accompany the member, at a priority level in 
the same category as the priority level for an unaccom-
panied dependent over the age of 18 traveling on environ-
mental and morale leave. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE
MEMBERS
AND
FORMER
MEM-
BERS.—A member or former member eligible for priority 
transport under subsection (a) is a covered beneficiary 
under chapter 55 of this title who—
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‘‘(1) is entitled to retired or retainer pay or, but 
for age, would be eligible for retired pay under chap-
ter 1223 of this title; 
‘‘(2) resides in or is located in a Commonwealth 
or possession of the United States; and 
‘‘(3) is referred by a primary care physician lo-
cated in that Commonwealth or possession to a spe-
cialty care provider for services to be provided out-
side of that Commonwealth or possession. 
‘‘(c) SCOPE OF PRIORITY.—The increased priority for 
space-available transportation required by subsection (a) 
applies with respect to both— 
‘‘(1) the travel from the Commonwealth or pos-
session of the United States to receive the specialty 
care services; and 
‘‘(2) the return travel. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘spe-
cialty care provider’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 1074i(b) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2641a the following new 
item: 
‘‘2641b. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft: retired mem-
bers residing in Commonwealths and possessions of the United 
States for certain health care services.’’.
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SEC. 364. RECOVERY OF MISSING MILITARY PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 165 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sections: 
‘‘§ 2788. Property accountability: regulations 
‘‘The Secretary of a military department may pre-
scribe regulations for the accounting for the property of 
that department and the fixing of responsibility for that 
property. 
‘‘§ 2789. Individual equipment: unauthorized disposi-
tion 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No member of the armed forces 
may sell, lend, pledge, barter, or give any clothing, arms, 
or equipment furnished to such member by the United 
States to any person other than a member of the armed 
forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the same 
military department as the member to which it is fur-
nished, or an officer of the United States who is author-
ized to receive it. 
‘‘(b) SEIZURE
OF IMPROPERLY DISPOSED PROP-
ERTY.—If a member of the armed forces has disposed of 
property in violation of subsection (a) and the property 
is in the possession of a person who is neither a member 
of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of the same military department as the member who dis-
posed of the property, nor an officer of the United States
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who is authorized to receive it, that person has no right 
to or interest in the property, and any civil or military 
officer of the United States may seize the property, wher-
ever found. Possession of such property furnished by the 
United States to a member of the armed forces by a per-
son who is neither a member of the armed forces, nor an 
officer of the United States, is prima facie evidence that 
the property has been disposed of in violation of subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(c) DELIVERY OF SEIZED PROPERTY.—If an officer 
who seizes property under subsection (b) is not authorized 
to retain it for the United States, the officer shall deliver 
the property to a person who is authorized to retain it.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new items: 
‘‘2788. Property accountability: regulations. 
‘‘2789. Individual equipment: unauthorized disposition.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such title is further amend-
ed by striking the following sections: 
(A) Section 4832. 
(B) Section 4836. 
(C) Section 9832. 
(D) Section 9836. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
attach the document as an addendum to the sum-
mary statement.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of that Act is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 13 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 13. Transparency of approval decisions.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 345 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily provide a 
shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed 
in nonresidential buildings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2007 
Mr. HOEKSTRA 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 temporarily 
provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation 
of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings. 
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 ‘‘Cool and Efficient 
Buildings Investment Act’’. 
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