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(III) The number of criminal 
cases 
related 
to 
Internet 
crimes 
against children referred to a task 
force for Federal, State, or local pros-
ecution. 
(IV) The number of successful 
prosecutions 
of 
child 
exploitation 
cases by a task force. 
(V) The amount of training, 
technical assistance, and public edu-
cation or outreach by a task force re-
lated to the prevention, investigation, 
or prosecution of child exploitation of-
fenses. 
(VI) Such other criteria as the 
Attorney General determines dem-
onstrate the level of need for addi-
tional resources by a task force. 
(C) REMAINING FUNDS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The funds remain-
ing for grants under this section after allo-
cation of the baseline amounts under sub-
paragraph (B) shall be distributed to State 
and local ICAC task forces based upon 
need, as set forth by criteria established by 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1629 
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value 
of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered 
available resources under the supplemental security income program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2007 
Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. WILSON of Ohio) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify 
that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements 
are not to be considered available resources under the 
supplemental security income program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN FUNERAL AND BURIAL ARRANGE-
MENTS NOT CONSIDERED RESOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1613(e)(3) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(e)(3)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) If— 
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‘‘(i) an individual or the individual’s spouse en-
ters into an irrevocable contract with a provider of 
funeral goods and services for a funeral; 
‘‘(ii) the individual or the individual’s spouse 
funds the contract by paying for the goods and serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(iii)(I) the funeral provider subsequently 
places the funds in a trust or in escrow; or 
‘‘(II) the individual or the individual’s spouse 
establishes an irrevocable trust, and the funeral pro-
vider is the named beneficiary of the trust, 
then the trust or escrow shall not be considered a resource 
available to the individual.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to payments for supplemental 
security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Se-
curity Act for months beginning 90 days or more after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE XII—CONSERVATION 
Subtitle A—Transportation 
SEC. 12001. CREDIT FOR PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 (relating to other credits) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 30D. PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the 
credit amounts determined under subsection (b) with re-
spect to each qualified plug-in hybrid vehicle placed in 
service by the taxpayer during the taxable year. 
‘‘(b) PER VEHICLE DOLLAR LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount determined 
under this subsection with respect to any qualified 
plug-in hybrid vehicle is the sum of the amounts de-
termined under paragraphs (2) and (3) with respect 
to such vehicle. 
‘‘(2) BASE AMOUNT.—The amount determined 
under this paragraph is $4,000. 
‘‘(3) BATTERY CAPACITY.—In the case of vehi-
cle which draws propulsion energy from a battery 
with not less than 5 kilowatt hours of capacity, the 
amount determined under this paragraph is $200, 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title IX of the 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
230 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Barataria Marsh Unit’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Barataria Preserve 
Unit’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Jean Lafitte National Histor-
ical Park’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Jean 
Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve’’. 
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plus $200 for each kilowatt hour of capacity in ex-
cess of 5 kilowatt hours. The amount determined 
under this paragraph shall not exceed $2,000. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION WITH OTHER CREDITS.— 
‘‘(1) BUSINESS CREDIT TREATED AS PART OF 
GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.—So much of the credit 
which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any 
taxable year (determined without regard to this sub-
section) that is attributable to property of a char-
acter subject to an allowance for depreciation shall 
be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such 
taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)). 
‘‘(2) PERSONAL CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
title, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for 
any taxable year (determined after application 
of paragraph (1)) shall be treated as a credit 
allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
year. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF 
TAX.—In the case of a taxable year to which 
section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit al-
lowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
(determined after application of paragraph (1)) 
shall not exceed the excess of— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1631 
To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 
the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2007 
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to eliminate the deadline for classification petition 
and labor certification filings. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF DEADLINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 245(i)(1) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘204 that’’ 
and all that follows through the semicolon and 
inserting ‘‘204;’’; and 
(B) 
in 
clause 
(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘212(a)(5)(A) that’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting 
‘‘212(a)(5)(A);’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (as en-
acted into law by Public Law 106–553). 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1632 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the annual report required 
on veterans’ reemployment rights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2007 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. WALZ of Minnesota) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
annual report required on veterans’ reemployment rights. 
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 ‘‘Improving Veterans’ 
Reemployment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. VETERANS’ REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS REPORT IM-
PROVEMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
4332 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
shall’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively, and 
inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) The number of cases reviewed by the Sec-
retary of Defense under the National Committee for 
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve of the 
Department of Defense during the fiscal year for 
which the report is made.’’. 
(3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3), or (4)’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (7), as so redes-
ignated, as paragraph (8), and inserting after para-
graph (6) the following new paragraph (7): 
‘‘(7) An indication of which of the cases re-
ported on pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
(4) are disability-related.’’. 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) UNIFORM CATEGORIZATION
OF DATA.—The 
Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Attorney General, 
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and the Special Counsel to ensure that the information 
required to be submitted as part of the report under sub-
section (a) is categorized in a uniform way. 
‘‘(c) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall provide the information contained in the report re-
quired under subsection (a) to the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Attorney General, 
and the Special Counsel.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to a report submitted 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(i) the sum of the regular tax liabil-
ity (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the 
tax imposed by section 55, over 
‘‘(ii) the sum of the credits allowable 
under subpart A (other than this section 
and sections 23 and 25D) and section 27 
for the taxable year. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE.—For 
purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified plug-in 
hybrid vehicle’ means a motor vehicle (as defined in 
section 30(c)(2))— 
‘‘(A) the original use of which commences 
with the taxpayer, 
‘‘(B) which is acquired for use or lease by 
the taxpayer and not for resale, 
‘‘(C) which is made by a manufacturer, 
‘‘(D) which has a gross vehicle weight rat-
ing of less than 14,000 pounds, 
‘‘(E) which has received a certificate of 
conformity under the Clean Air Act and meets 
or exceeds the Bin 5 Tier II emission standard 
established in regulations prescribed by the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1633 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary 
of Homeland Security from prescribing regulations that preempt more 
stringent State regulations governing chemical facility security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2007 
Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SIRES, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, and Mrs. MALONEY of New York) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit 
the Secretary of Homeland Security from prescribing 
regulations that preempt more stringent State regula-
tions governing chemical facility security. 
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. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL PREEMPTION OF 
MORE STRINGENT STATE CHEMICAL FACIL-
ITY SECURITY REGULATIONS. 
Section 877 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 457) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) CHEMICAL
FACILITY
SECURITY
REGULA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may not prescribe any regulation that precludes 
or denies any right of any State or political subdivision 
thereof to adopt or enforce any regulation, requirement, 
or standard of performance with respect to chemical facil-
ity security that is more stringent than a regulation pre-
scribed by the Secretary.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3602 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to retransmission 
consent and must-carry for cable operators and satellite carriers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 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 amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect 
to retransmission consent and must-carry for cable oper-
ators and satellite carriers. 
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 ‘‘TV Consumer Free-
dom Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RETRANSMISSION CONSENT. 
Section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b)(1) No cable system or other multichannel video 
programming distributor shall retransmit the signal of a 
broadcasting station, or any part thereof, except with the 
express authority of the station.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 
of the right to signal carriage under section 
614’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 
the right to signal carriage under section 614’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) Within 45 days after the effective date of the 
TV Consumer Freedom Act, the Commission shall com-
mence a rulemaking proceeding to revise the regulations 
governing the exercise by television broadcast stations of 
the right to grant retransmission consent under this sub-
section. Such regulations shall establish election time peri-
ods that correspond with those regulations adopted under 
subparagraph (B). The rulemaking shall be completed 
within 180 days after the effective date of the TV Con-
sumer Freedom Act.’’; and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1635 
To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2007 
Mr. SALI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources 
and Appropriations, 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 Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination Act of 2000. 
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 ‘‘Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act 
of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
REAUTHORIZATION 
OF 
THE 
SECURE 
RURAL 
SCHOOLS 
AND 
COMMUNITY 
SELF-DETER-
MINATION ACT OF 2000. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—The Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106–393) is amended— 
(1) in titles I and II— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2006’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2007’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2008’’; 
(2) in section 203(e)(3)(B), by striking clauses 
(iv), (v), and (vi) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(iv) For each of fiscal years 2004 
through 2007, 50 percent.’’; 
(3) in section 303, by striking ‘‘2006’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2007’’; and 
(4) in section 401, by striking ‘‘2006’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2007’’. 
(b) FUNDING OFFSET.—To offset the costs of the 
amendments made by subsection (a), there is hereby re-
scinded an amount equal to .00086 percent of the budget 
authority provided (or obligation limit imposed) for fiscal 
year 2007 for any non-defense discretionary account pur-
suant to division B of the Continuing Appropriations Res-
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olution, 2007 (Public Law 109–289), as amended by Pub-
lic Law 110–5. 
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(1) The project shall be technically and eco-
nomically feasible as determined by a detailed feasi-
bility analysis performed or corroborated by an inde-
pendent consultant. 
(2) The borrower shall demonstrate that ade-
quate and comparable financing was not found to be 
reasonably available from other sources, and that 
the project is economically more feasible with the 
availability of the SIRF loan. 
(3) The borrower shall obtain commitments for 
the remaining capital required to implement the 
project, contingent on approval of the SIRF loan. 
(4) The borrower shall provide to the Secretary 
reasonable assurance that all laborers and mechanics 
employed by contractors or subcontractors in the 
performance of construction work financed in whole 
or in part with a loan provided under this section 
will be paid wages at rates not less than those pre-
vailing on similar work in the locality as determined 
by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon 
Act). 
(d) FINANCING TERMS.—(1) Interest on a loan under 
this section may be a fixed rate or floating rate, and shall 
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(5) a description of any internships taken by 
such participants during their participation in the 
Program; and 
(6) a description of any other activities such 
participants carried out during their participation in 
the Program. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2008 such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the youth exchange 
program authorized by this Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
available until expended. 
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be equal to the Federal cost of funds consistent with the 
loan type and term, minus 1.5 percent. 
(2) Interest shall accrue from the date of the loan, 
but the first payment of interest shall be deferred, if de-
sired by the borrower, for a period ending not later than 
3 years after the initial date of operation of the system. 
(3) Interest attributable to the period of deferred 
payment shall be amortized over the remainder of the loan 
term. 
(4) Principal shall be repaid on a schedule established 
at the time the loan is made. Such payments shall begin 
not later than 3 years after the initial date of operation 
of the system. 
(5) Loans made from the SIRF shall be repayable 
over a period ending not more than 20 years after the 
date the loan is made. 
(6) Loans shall be prepayable at any time without 
penalty. 
(7) SIRF loans shall be subordinate to other loans 
for the project. 
(e) FUNDING CYCLES.—Applications for loans from 
the SIRF shall be received on a periodic basis at least 
semiannually. 
(f) APPLICATION OF REPAYMENTS FOR DEFICIT RE-
DUCTION.—Loans from the SIRF shall be made, with 
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V 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1637 
For the relief of Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan 
McAllister. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2007 
Mr. ROTHMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and 
Sean Ryan McAllister. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MALACHY 
MCALLISTER, 
NICOLA 
MCALLISTER, 
AND 
SEAN RYAN MCALLISTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean 
Ryan McAllister shall each be eligible for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an 
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(2) in section 206(3) (15 U.S.C. 80b–6(3)), by 
inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the end. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS FOR THE REPEAL OF 
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES HOLDING COMPANY 
ACT OF 1935. 
(a) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—The Se-
curities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 3(a)(47) (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(47)), 
by striking ‘‘the Public Utility Holding Company 
Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79a et seq.),’’; and 
(2) in section 12(k) (15 U.S.C. 78l(k)), by 
amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘emergency’ means— 
‘‘(A) a major market disturbance charac-
terized by or constituting— 
‘‘(i) sudden and excessive fluctuations 
of securities prices generally, or a substan-
tial threat thereof, that threaten fair and 
orderly markets; or 
‘‘(ii) a substantial disruption of the 
safe or efficient operation of the national 
system for clearance and settlement of 
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