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(c) AWARD CATEGORIES.—The Administrator shall 
make one annual award, unless there are no eligible dis-
coveries or contributions, for each of the following cat-
egories: 
(1) The amateur astronomer or group of ama-
teur astronomers who in the preceding calendar year 
discovered the intrinsically brightest near-Earth as-
teroid among the near-Earth asteroids that were dis-
covered during that year by amateur astronomers or 
groups of amateur astronomers. 
(2) The amateur astronomer or group of ama-
teur astronomers who made the greatest contribu-
tion to the Minor Planet Center’s mission of cata-
loguing near-Earth asteroids during the preceding 
year. 
(d) AWARD AMOUNT.—An award under the Program 
shall be in the amount of $3,000. 
(e) GUIDELINES.—(1) No individual who is not a cit-
izen or permanent resident of the United States at the 
time of his discovery or contribution may receive an award 
under this Act. 
(2) The decisions of the Administrator in making 
awards under this Act are final. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—From 
sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 27
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for an adjournment of the House from
Wednesday, January 27, 1993, to Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 2, 1993.
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this Act. 
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(7) Recreational tourism has been enhanced by 
the many trails, greenways, river access, and inter-
pretive projects of the National Heritage Corridor. 
(8) Each of the 35 municipal governments with-
in the National Heritage Corridor has signed a vol-
untary, non-binding community compact accepting 
the goals and objectives of the National Heritage 
Corridor’s management plan and formalizing their 
commitment to balance conservation and growth and 
their collective vision for the watershed. 
(9) The National Heritage Corridor has consist-
ently leveraged an average of $16 for every Federal 
dollar invested for the past 10 years. 
(10) Reauthorization at this time will leverage 
significant multi-year commitments towards self-suf-
ficiency for the programs and projects that are ful-
filling the mission of the National Heritage Corridor. 
SEC. 
2. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATION 
FOR 
THE 
QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VAL-
LEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 
The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 
Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–449) is 
amended—
(1) in section 106, by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2027’’; and
(2) in section 109, by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’.
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5479 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, Michigan, as the ‘‘Alonzo Woodruff 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2008 
Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. MILLER of Michi-
gan, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. ROGERS of Michi-
gan, Mr. CAMP of Michigan, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, and Mr. CONYERS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, Michigan, 
as the ‘‘Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ALONZO WOODRUFF POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, 
Michigan, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Alonzo 
Woodruff Post Office Building’’. 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3348
To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 20, 2003
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
REAUTHORIZATION 
OF 
THE 
BAN 
ON 
UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS. 
Section 2(f)(2) of the Undetectable Firearms Act of 
1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and (h)’’ and inserting 
‘‘through (o)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and (g)’’ and inserting 
‘‘through (n)’’; and
(3) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) section 924(a)(1) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘this subsection, subsection 
(b), (c), or (f) of this section, or in section 929’ 
and inserting ‘this chapter’; and 
‘‘(E) section 925(a) of such title is amend-
ed—
‘‘(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘and 
provisions relating to firearms subject to 
the prohibitions of section 922(p)’; and 
‘‘(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘, 
except for provisions relating to firearms 
subject to the prohibitions of section 
922(p),’.’’.
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‘‘1637. Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressuriza-
tion and Expansion Project, California.’’. 
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H. R. 3379
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3210 East
10th Street in Bloomington, Indiana, as the ‘‘Francis X. McCloskey Post Office
Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
3210 East 10th Street in Bloomington, Indiana, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Francis X. McCloskey Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Francis
X. McCloskey Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1023
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 11, 2005
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration to establish an awards pro-
gram in honor of Charles ‘‘Pete’’ Conrad, astronaut and 
space scientist, for recognizing the discoveries made by 
amateur astronomers of asteroids with near-Earth orbit 
trajectories.
HR 1023 RFS 
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 ‘‘Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad 
Astronomy Awards Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; 
(2) the term ‘‘amateur astronomer’’ means an 
individual whose employer does not provide any 
funding, payment, or compensation to the individual 
for the observation of asteroids and other celestial 
bodies, and does not include any individual employed 
as a professional astronomer; 
(3) the term ‘‘Minor Planet Center’’ means the 
Minor Planet Center of the Smithsonian Astro-
physical Observatory; 
(4) the term ‘‘near-Earth asteroid’’ means an 
asteroid with a perihelion distance of less than 1.3 
Astronomical Units from the Sun; and 
(5) the term ‘‘Program’’ means the Charles 
‘‘Pete’’ Conrad Astronomy Awards Program estab-
lished under section 3.
HR 1023 RFS 
SEC. 3. PETE CONRAD ASTRONOMY AWARD PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish 
the Charles ‘‘Pete’’ Conrad Astronomy Awards Program. 
(b) AWARDS.—The Administrator shall make awards 
under the Program based on the recommendations of the 
Minor Planet Center. 
(c) AWARD CATEGORIES.—The Administrator shall 
make one annual award, unless there are no eligible dis-
coveries or contributions, for each of the following cat-
egories: 
(1) The amateur astronomer or group of ama-
teur astronomers who in the preceding calendar year 
discovered the intrinsically brightest near-Earth as-
teroid among the near-Earth asteroids that were dis-
covered during that year by amateur astronomers or 
groups of amateur astronomers. 
(2) The amateur astronomer or group of ama-
teur astronomers who made the greatest contribu-
tion to the Minor Planet Center’s mission of cata-
loguing near-Earth asteroids during the preceding 
year. 
(d) AWARD AMOUNT.—An award under the Program 
shall be in the amount of $3,000. 
(e) GUIDELINES.—(1) No individual who is not a cit-
izen or permanent resident of the United States at the
HR 1023 RFS 
time of his discovery or contribution may receive an award 
under this Act. 
(2) The decisions of the Administrator in making 
awards under this Act are final. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—From 
sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives May 10, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1206
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exclude veterans education 
benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill for purposes of determining 
need analysis for grants to students in attendance at institutions of 
higher learning. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2005
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exclude 
veterans education benefits under the Montgomery GI 
Bill for purposes of determining need analysis for grants 
to students in attendance at institutions of higher learn-
ing.
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 ‘‘Veterans Education 
Affordability Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF MONTGOMERY GI BILL EDUCATION 
BENEFITS IN DETERMINING NEED ANALYSIS 
FOR GRANTS TO STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE 
AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 480(j) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(j)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(but exclud-
ing benefits described in paragraph (2)(E) of such 
subsection)’’ after ‘‘, including veterans’ education 
benefits as defined in subsection (c)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), veterans’ edu-
cation benefits described in subsection (c)(2)(E) shall not 
be treated as financial assistance for purposes of section 
471(3).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to periods of enroll-
ment beginning on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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tion rights in accordance with this chapter and regulations 
of the Secretary.’’. 
(b) MANNER
OF FILING NOTICE
OF DISAGREE-
MENT.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of such section, 
as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or as otherwise provided 
in subsection (b),’’ after ‘‘contested claims,’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘initial review or deter-
mination’’ and inserting ‘‘the initial determina-
tion’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘notice, 
and’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘notice and 
appeal must be filed with the Secretary.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Paragraph (1) 
of subsection (f) of such section, as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the deci-
sion of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘deems proper’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary, the Secretary shall 
take such development or review action as the Sec-
retary considers proper’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘such 
agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’.
(2) Paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended by 
striking ‘‘The agency of original jurisdiction’’ at the begin-
ning of the last sentence and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’.
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6352 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against 
income tax for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college 
scholarships. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2008 
Mr. FATTAH 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 allow a 
credit against income tax for contributions to a trust 
used to provide need-based college scholarships. 
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 ‘‘Communities Com-
mitted to College Tax Credit Act of 2008’’. 
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prevention, control, and research ini-
tiatives; 
‘‘(VI) development of a national 
plan for the collection and analysis of 
isolates of resistant pathogens, includ-
ing establishing priorities as to which 
isolates should be collected; 
‘‘(VII) the implementation and 
evaluation of interventions to promote 
appropriate antimicrobial use in both 
inpatient and outpatient settings; and 
‘‘(VIII) areas for government, 
nongovernment, and international co-
operation to strengthen implementa-
tion of the Public Health Action Plan 
to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance. 
‘‘(D) AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION.— 
The Office of Antimicrobial Resistance shall en-
sure that all information made available to the 
public on the website described in subparagraph 
(A) shall be made public only to the extent not 
inconsistent with national security concerns and 
respectful of confidential business informa-
tion.’’; 
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Union Calendar No. 18 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1023 
[Report No. 109–37] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration to estab-
lish an awards program in honor of Charles 
‘‘Pete’’ Conrad, astronaut and space scientist, for 
recognizing the discoveries made by amateur as-
tronomers of asteroids with near-Earth orbit tra-
jectories. 
APRIL 12, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1207
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional work-study 
opportunities for eligible veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2005
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional 
work-study opportunities for eligible veterans, 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 ‘‘Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Work-Study Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL AREAS OF WORK-
STUDY FOR VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(4) of section 3485 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraphs:
‘‘(G) The provision of placement services de-
scribed in section 3104(a)(5) of this title at an edu-
cational institution carried out under the supervision 
of a Department employee. 
‘‘(H) The provision of counseling and assistance 
in identifying employment and training opportuni-
ties, help in obtaining such employment and train-
ing, and other related information and services to 
members of the Armed Forces who are being sepa-
rated from active duty, and the spouses of such 
members, under the Transition Assistance Program 
and Disabled Transition Assistance Program estab-
lished in section 1144 of title 10, carried out under 
the supervision of disabled veterans’ outreach pro-
gram specialists or local veterans’ employment rep-
resentatives under chapter 41 of this title. 
‘‘(I) Any activity approved by the Secretary in 
support of a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
program at an educational institution or on a mili-
tary installation carried out under the supervision of 
an administrator or instructor referred to in section 
2111 of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to agreements entered
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6353 
AN ACT 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online 
pharmacies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1024 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives 
for investing in companies involved in space-related activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2005 
Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. WELDON 
of Florida, and Mr. LUCAS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
tax incentives for investing in companies involved in 
space-related activities. 
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 ‘‘Zero Gravity, Zero 
Tax Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF SPACE-RELATED INCOME FROM 
GROSS INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
items specifically excluded from gross income) is amended 
by inserting after section 139A the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 139B. SPACE-RELATED INCOME. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—Gross income shall not in-
clude space-related income. 
‘‘(b) SPACE-RELATED INCOME.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘space-related income’ means— 
‘‘(A) income derived from the sale by the 
taxpayer to an unrelated person of— 
‘‘(i) any product or article which is 
produced by the taxpayer in outer space, 
and 
‘‘(ii) any service provided by the tax-
payer in or from outer space, 
‘‘(B) income of an individual attributable 
to services performed in or from outer space by 
such individual in a trade or business, and 
‘‘(C) any amount not described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) which is interest, rent, roy-
alty, or similar amount received with respect to 
production or service described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B).
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3500
To prohibit the anticipated extreme reduction in the national marketing 
quotas for the 2004 crop of Flue-cured and Burley tobacco, which, 
if permitted to occur, would mean economic ruin for tobacco farmers 
and their families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2003
Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. GOODE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To prohibit the anticipated extreme reduction in the national 
marketing quotas for the 2004 crop of Flue-cured and 
Burley tobacco, which, if permitted to occur, would mean 
economic ruin for tobacco farmers and their families.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MARKETING 
QUOTA FOR 2004 CROP OF FLUE-CURED AND 
BURLEY TOBACCO AT 2003 LEVEL. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 
2004 crop year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall estab-
lish and maintain the national marketing quota for Flue-
cured and Burley tobacco at the 2003 level. 
SEC. 2. FORFEITURES OF FLUE-CURED AND BURLEY
TOBACCO.
(a) IN GENERAL.—This section shall apply notwith-
standing sections 106 through 106B of the Agricultural 
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445 through 1445–2). 
(b) LOAN FORFEITURE.—A producer-owned coopera-
tive marketing association may fully settle, without further 
cost to the association, a loan made for the 2004 crop 
of Flue-cured and Burley tobacco by forfeiting to the Com-
modity Credit Corporation the Flue-cured or Burley to-
bacco covered by the loan regardless of the condition of 
the tobacco. 
(c) TREATMENT OF CCC LOSSES.—Any losses to the 
Commodity Credit Corporation as a result of the forfeiture 
of tobacco under subsection (b)—
(1) shall not be charged to the No Net Cost To-
bacco Account; and 
(2) shall not affect the amount of any assess-
ment imposed against Flue-cured or Burley tobacco 
under sections 106 through 106B of the Agricultural 
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445 through 1445–2). 
(d) TREATMENT OF FORFEITED TOBACCO.—Tobacco 
forfeited under subsection (b) shall not be—
(1) counted for the purpose of determining the 
Flue-cured or Burley tobacco quota for any year 
pursuant to section 319 of the Agricultural Adjust-
ment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314e); or 
(2) sold for use in the United States, except 
that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, directly or through 
the use of United States leaf dealers, may market 
the forfeited tobacco outside the United States.
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