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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4112 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 15-year recovery 
period for depreciation of designated low-income buildings and to allow 
passive losses and credits attributable to qualified low-income buildings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2007 
Mr. WYNN 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 establish 
a 15-year recovery period for depreciation of designated 
low-income buildings and to allow passive losses and 
credits attributable to qualified low-income buildings. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 15-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD FOR DEPRECIA-
TION OF DESIGNATED LOW-INCOME BUILD-
INGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (E) of section 
168(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating 
to 15-year property) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
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end of clause (vii), by striking the period at the end of 
clause (viii) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(ix) any designated low-income build-
ing.’’ 
(b) DESIGNATED
LOW-INCOME
BUILDING.—Sub-
section (e) of section 168 of such Code (relating to classi-
fication of property) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) DESIGNATED LOW-INCOME BUILDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘designated 
low-income building’ means any building which 
is a qualified low-income building (as defined in 
section 42(c)(2)) if— 
‘‘(i) no housing credit dollar amount 
has been allocated to such building under 
section 42(h), and 
‘‘(ii) the taxpayer has made the elec-
tion described in subparagraph (B) with 
respect to such building. 
‘‘(B) ELECTION.—An election is described 
in this subparagraph if made by the taxpayer at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
may prescribe. Any election under the preceding 
sentence, once made, shall be irrevocable. 
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(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance and sale 
of the veterans health care stamp shall be governed by 
section 416 of title 39, United States Code, except that— 
(1) all amounts becoming available from the 
sale of such stamp shall be transferred to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs in accordance with sec-
tion 416(d) of such title; and 
(2) such stamp shall not be subject to any nu-
merical limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of 
such title. 
(c) ANNUAL REISSUANCE.—The veterans health care 
stamp shall bear such illustration, depiction, or other 
image or design as the Postal Service shall determine in 
time to allow for its reissuance to coincide with Veterans 
Day of each year. 
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mountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment 
of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first para-
graph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representa-
tion expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehi-
cle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and 
rental of tie lines, $429,870,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010, of which $9,439,000 is to be derived 
from fees to be retained and used by the International 
Trade Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: 
Provided, That not less than $48,592,000 shall be for 
Manufacturing and Services; not less than $42,332,000 
shall be for Market Access and Compliance; not less than 
$66,357,000 shall be for the Import Administration of 
which $5,900,000 shall be for the Office of China Compli-
ance; not less than $237,739,000 shall be for the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service; and not less than 
$25,411,000 shall be for Executive Direction and Admin-
istration: Provided further, That the provisions of the first 
sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying 
out these activities without regard to section 5412 of the 
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 
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U.S.C. 4912); and that for the purpose of this Act, con-
tributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment 
for assessments for services provided as part of these ac-
tivities: Provided further, That the International Trade 
Administration shall be exempt from the requirements of 
Circular A–25 (or any successor administrative regulation 
or policy) issued by the Office of Management and Budg-
et: Provided further, That negotiations shall be conducted 
within the World Trade Organization to recognize the 
right of members to distribute monies collected from anti-
dumping and countervailing duties: Provided further, That 
negotiations shall be conducted within the World Trade 
Organization consistent with the negotiating objectives 
contained in the Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107–210: 
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 
$4,400,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and 
national security activities of the Department of Com-
merce, including costs associated with the performance of 
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† HR 1299 EAS 
(1) HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS.—The item re-
lating to ‘‘House of Representatives Office Building’’ 
in the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations 
for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the 
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred 
and eight, and for other purposes’’, approved March 
4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1365; 2 U.S.C. 2001), is amended 
by striking ‘‘other than officers and privates of the 
Capitol police’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘other than the United States Capitol Police’’. 
(2) SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS.—The item re-
lating to ‘‘Senate Office Building’’ in the Legislative 
Branch Appropriation Act, 1943 (56 Stat. 343; 2 
U.S.C. 2023) is amended by striking ‘‘other than for 
officers and privates of the Capitol Police’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘other than for the 
United States Capitol Police’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF U.S. CAP-
ITOL POLICE AND LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE MERG-
ER IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2007.— 
(1) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE PROVISIONS.—Ef-
fective as if included in the enactment of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 
110–161), section 1004 of such Act is repealed, and 
any provision of law amended or repealed by such
as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System: Certain land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Na-
tional Forest which comprises approximately 22,100 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Proposed Alpine 
Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act’’ 
and dated October 29, 2007, which is hereby incorporated 
in and shall be considered to be a part of the Alpine Lakes 
Wilderness. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the land designated as wilderness by section 2 shall be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
except that any reference in that Act to the effective date 
of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and a legal description of each wil-
derness area designated by section 2 with— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
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(2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip-
tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
that the Secretary may correct errors in the map 
and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
filed and made available for public inspection in the 
appropriate office of the Secretary. 
SEC. 4. INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
EST. 
Any land within the boundary of the land designated 
as wilderness by section 2 that is acquired by the Federal 
Government shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with section 3(a). 
SEC. 5. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) PRATT
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
entirety of the Pratt River in the State of 
Washington, located in the Mount Baker- 
Snoqualmie National Forest, to be administered 
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by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild 
river.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4114 
To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2007 
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. ACKERMAN, 
Mr. ARCURI, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. CLAY, 
Mr. COHEN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. HALL of 
New York, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JEF-
FERSON, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, 
Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM
of Minnesota, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. OBERSTAR, 
Mr. OLVER, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. PAUL, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. 
SUTTON, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WAXMAN, 
Mr. WELCH of Vermont, and Mr. WEXLER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Anti-Torture 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR INTERROGATION TECH-
NIQUES 
APPLICABLE 
TO 
INDIVIDUALS 
UNDER 
CONTROL 
OR 
CUSTODY 
OF 
THE 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. 
Section 1002 of Public Law 109–148 and section 
1402 of Public Law 109–163, are amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person in the custody or 
under the effective control of the United States shall be 
subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not 
authorized by and listed in the United States Army Field 
Manual on Intelligence Interrogation. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
with respect to any person in the custody or under the 
effective control of the United States pursuant to a crimi-
nal law or immigration law of the United States. 
‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to affect the rights under the United States 
Constitution of any person in the custody or under the 
physical jurisdiction of the United States.’’. 
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knowledge and expertise of faculty members in institutions 
of higher education for the benefit of kindergarten 
through grade 12 teachers and to otherwise advance geo-
graphic literacy. 
‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of this part are 
the following: 
‘‘(1) To increase students knowledge of, and 
achievement in, standards-based geography to enable 
the students to become better informed and more 
productive citizens. 
‘‘(2) To increase the number of highly qualified 
teachers of United States and world geography and 
to enable the teachers to improve student mastery of 
geographic principles and practical applications of 
those principles. 
‘‘(3) To encourage geographic education re-
search, to develop and disseminate effective instruc-
tional materials, and to promote replication of best 
practices and exemplary programs that foster geo-
graphic literacy. 
‘‘(4) To assist States in measuring the impact 
of education in geography. 
‘‘(5) To leverage and expand private and public 
support for geography education partnerships at na-
tional, State, and local levels. 
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export administration field activities both domestically and 
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of 
immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em-
ployment of Americans and aliens by contract for services 
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized 
in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims 
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for offi-
cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa-
tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of 
1979, and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); and pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and 
motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special re-
quirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to 
any price limitation otherwise established by law, 
$83,676,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$14,767,000 shall be for inspections and other activities 
related to national security: Provided, That the provisions 
of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 
108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply 
in carrying out these activities: Provided further, That 
payments and contributions collected and accepted for ma-
terials or services provided as part of such activities may 
be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, 
and for providing information to the public with respect 
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to the export administration and national security activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce and other export con-
trol programs of the United States and other govern-
ments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as 
provided by the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, and for trade adjustment assistance, 
$240,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts provided, no more than 
$4,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Economic Develop-
ment Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’ to conduct 
management oversight and administration of public works 
grants. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 
law, $32,800,000: Provided, That these funds may be used 
to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the 
Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the 
Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4116 
To provide for the issuance of a veterans health care stamp. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2007 
Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, 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 provide for the issuance of a veterans health care stamp. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. VETERANS HEALTH CARE STAMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford a convenient 
way for members of the public to contribute to funding 
for the medical care and treatment of veterans, the United 
States Postal Service shall provide for the issuance and 
sale of a special postage stamp, hereinafter referred to as 
the ‘‘veterans health care stamp’’, in accordance with sub-
sections (b) and (c). 
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H. Res. 1382 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 25, 2010. 
Whereas, on March 26, 2010, the Republic of Korea Ship 
(ROKS) Cheonan was sunk by an external explosion in 
the vicinity of Baengnyeong Island, Republic of Korea; 
Whereas of the 104 members of the crew of the ROKS 
Cheonan, 46 were killed in this incident, including 6 lost 
at sea; 
Whereas, on April 25, 2010, the Government of the Republic 
of Korea commenced a 5-day period of mourning for 
these 46 sailors; 
Whereas, on May 20, 2010, the Government of the Republic 
of Korea released an international investigation report on 
the circumstances surrounding the sinking of the ROKS 
Cheonan; 
Whereas the report, conducted by 74 experts, including 24 
from the international community and 50 from the Re-
public of Korea, found conclusive evidence that the sink-
ing of the ROKS Cheonan was the result of a torpedo at-
tack made by North Korea, in clear violation of the Ko-
rean War Armistice Agreement; 
Whereas the alliance between the United States and the Re-
public of Korea has been a vital anchor for security and 
stability in Asia for more than 50 years; and
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4118 
To exclude from gross income payments from the Hokie Spirit Memorial 
Fund to the victims of the tragic event, loss of life and limb, at Virginia 
Polytechnic Institute & State University. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2007 
Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. SCOTT of Vir-
ginia, and Mrs. DRAKE) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To exclude from gross income payments from the Hokie 
Spirit Memorial Fund to the victims of the tragic event, 
loss of life and limb, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute 
& State University. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME FOR PAYMENTS 
FROM THE HOKIE SPIRIT MEMORIAL FUND. 
For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
gross income shall not include any amount received from 
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, out 
of amounts transferred from the Hokie Spirit Memorial 
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Fund established by the Virginia Tech Foundation, an or-
ganization organized and operated as described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as a pay-
ment in connection with the tragic event, loss of life and 
limb, on April 16, 2007, at such university. 
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II 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4118 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 5, 2007 
Received 
AN ACT 
To exclude from gross income payments from the Hokie 
Spirit Memorial Fund to the victims of the tragic event 
at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. 
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. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME FOR PAYMENTS 
FROM THE HOKIE SPIRIT MEMORIAL FUND. 
For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
gross income shall not include any amount received from 
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, out 
of amounts transferred from the Hokie Spirit Memorial 
Fund established by the Virginia Tech Foundation, an or-
ganization organized and operated as described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if such 
amount is paid on account of the tragic event on April 
16, 2007, at such university. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE 
PARTNERSHIP RETURNS. 
For any return of a partnership required to be filed 
under section 6031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
for a taxable year beginning in 2008, the dollar amount 
in effect under section 6698(b)(1) of such Code shall be 
increased by $1. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Com-
merce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority 
business enterprise, including expenses of grants, con-
tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi-
zations, $29,825,000: Provided, That within the amounts 
appropriated, $825,000 shall be used for the projects, and 
in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act). 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 
of Commerce, $90,621,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
by law, $233,588,000. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by 
law, $2,906,262,000, to remain available until September 
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