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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3470 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 744 West Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville, 
Georgia, as the ‘‘John Sidney ‘Sid’ Flowers Post Office 
Building’’. 
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. JOHN SIDNEY ‘‘SID’’ FLOWERS POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 744 West Oglethorpe Highway 
in Hinesville, Georgia, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘John Sidney ‘‘Sid’’ Flowers Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John Sidney ‘‘Sid’’ 
Flowers Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3491
AN ACT
To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the
National Museum of African American History
and Culture, and for other purposes.
to be known as the ‘‘Atomic Testing Service Medal’’, to 
honor members of the Armed Forces who were exposed 
to ionizing radiation as a result of atomic weapons tests 
conducted by the United States between 1945 and 1963. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF MEDAL.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall issue the Atomic Testing Service Medal to 
each person who, while a member of the Armed Forces 
serving on active duty, was exposed to ionizing radiation 
as a result of atomic weapons testing conducted by the 
United States between 1945 and 1963. In the case of any 
such person who is deceased, the medal shall be issued 
to the next-of-kin of such person. 
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† HR 1256 EAS 
of the components of such tobacco product or 
the formula showing quantitatively each in-
gredient of such tobacco product to the ex-
tent required in regulations which shall be 
issued by the Secretary after an oppor-
tunity for a hearing; 
‘‘(9) if it is a tobacco product subject to a to-
bacco product standard established under section 907, 
unless it bears such labeling as may be prescribed in 
such tobacco product standard; or 
‘‘(10) if there was a failure or refusal— 
‘‘(A) to comply with any requirement pre-
scribed under section 904 or 908; or 
‘‘(B) to furnish any material or informa-
tion required under section 909. 
‘‘(b) PRIOR APPROVAL OF LABEL STATEMENTS.—The 
Secretary may, by regulation, require prior approval of 
statements made on the label of a tobacco product to ensure 
that such statements do not violate the misbranding provi-
sions of subsection (a) and that such statements comply 
with other provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention 
and Tobacco Control Act (including the amendments made 
by such Act). No regulation issued under this subsection 
may require prior approval by the Secretary of the content 
of any advertisement, except for modified risk tobacco prod-
(c) LAND EXCHANGE PROCESS.—Section 206 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1716) shall apply to the land exchange authorized 
by subsection (a). 
(d) MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—The lands 
acquired by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be 
added to and administered as part of the Wasatch-Cache 
National Forest and managed in accordance with the Act 
of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act; 
16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.) and the laws and regulations appli-
cable to the National Forest System. 
(e) BONNEVILLE SHORELINE TRAIL
AND OTHER 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—In making the land exchange author-
ized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that an 
easement not less than 60 feet in width is reserved for 
the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. The Secretary and the City 
may reserve such other rights-of-way for utilities, roads, 
and trails as they may agree upon and which they consider 
to be in the public interest. 
(f) TREATMENT OF REMAINING FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—In the case of any 
National Forest System land identified for possible 
conveyance on the map referred to in subsection (a) 
and not exchanged under such subsection, the Sec-
retary may dispose of all or a portion of the remain-
ing land upon a determination by the Secretary, pur-
suant to an amendment of the land and resource 
management plan for Wasatch-Cache National For-
est and a public process consistent with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.), that the land or portion thereof is in excess 
to the needs of the National Forest System. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for any 
conveyance of land under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall require an amount equal to not less than 
the fair market value of the conveyed land. 
(3) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Any convey-
ance of land under this subsection by exchange shall 
be subject to section 206 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(4) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—Funds re-
ceived by the Secretary as consideration under para-
graph (2) shall be deposited into the fund estab-
lished by Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as 
the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). Funds so deposited 
shall remain under the control of the Secretary and 
be available to the Secretary, without further appro-
priation and until expended, for the acquisition of 
land or interests in land to be included in the 
Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
land exchange under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary and 
the City may agree upon, and any conveyance under sub-
section (f) shall be subject to such additional terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may require. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 4, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3473 
AN ACT 
To provide for a land exchange with the City of 
Bountiful, Utah, involving National Forest Sys-
tem land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest 
and to further land ownership consolidation in 
that national forest, and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3491
AN ACT
To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National
Museum of African American History and Culture, 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. 1305 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 29, 2010. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2499) to provide for a federally sanctioned self- 
determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived except those aris-
ing under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour and 30 
minutes, with one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Natural Resources and 30 minutes controlled by Representa-
tive Velazquez of New York or her designee. After general de-
bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an origi-
nal bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
‘‘were the applicable exclusion amount’’ and inserting ‘‘. 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the applicable ex-
clusion amount is $5,000,000.’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 2010 of such 
Code is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of 
any decedent dying, or gift made, in a calendar year after 
2010, the $5,000,000 amount in subsection (c) shall be 
increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) such amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by sub-
stituting ‘calendar year 2009’ for ‘calendar year 
1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. 
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence 
is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be round-
ed to the nearest multiple of $10,000.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF 1-YEAR TERMINATION OF THE ES-
TATE TAX; APPLICATION OF EGTRRA SUNSET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitles A and E of title V 
of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconcili-
ation Act of 2001, and the amendments made by 
such subtitles, are hereby repealed; and the Internal 
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Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if such 
subtitles, and amendments, had never been enacted. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Sections 
511(d), 511(e), and 521(b)(2) of the Economic 
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, 
and the amendments made by such sections, are 
hereby repealed; and the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 shall be applied as if such sections, and 
amendments, had never been enacted. 
(3) APPLICATION
OF
SUNSET
TO
REMAINING 
PROVISIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 901(a) of the Economic Growth and Tax 
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Section 901 of the Eco-
nomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 
Act of 2001 shall not apply to subtitle C of title 
V of such Act. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to estates of decedents 
dying, and gifts made, after December 31, 2009. 
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3505
AN ACT
To amend the Bend Pine Nursery Land Convey-
ance Act to specify the recipients and consider-
ation for conveyance of the Bend Pine Nursery,
and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3505
AN ACT
To amend the Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act
to specify the recipients and consideration for conveyance
of the Bend Pine Nursery, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT ALLEGED VIOLATIONS 
OF ADA AS PRECONDITION TO CIVIL ACTIONS 
REGARDING PUBLIC ACCOMODATIONS AND 
COMMERCIAL FACILITIES. 
Section 308(a)(1) of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12188(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘The remedies and procedures 
set forth’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES AND PROCE-
DURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the remedies and proce-
dures set forth’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) OPPORTUNITY FOR CORRECTION OF 
ALLEGED
VIOLATION.—A State or Federal 
court shall not have jurisdiction in a civil action 
filed with the court under subparagraph (A), or 
under a provision of State law that conditions 
a violation of any of its provisions on a violation 
of this title, unless— 
‘‘(i) before filing the complaint, the 
plaintiff provided to the defendant written 
notice of the alleged violation, and the no-
tice was provided by registered mail; 
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‘‘(ii) the notice identified the specific 
facts that constitute the alleged violation, 
including identification of the location at 
which such violation occurred and the date 
on which such violation occurred; 
‘‘(iii) 90 or more days has elapsed 
after the date on which such notice was 
provided; 
‘‘(iv) the notice informed the defend-
ant that the civil action could not be com-
menced until the expiration of such 90-day 
period; and 
‘‘(v) the complaint states that, as of 
the date on which the complaint is filed, 
the defendant has not corrected the alleged 
violation. 
‘‘(C) 
EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph 
(B) 
shall not apply to civil actions brought under— 
‘‘(i) Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of 
Civil Procedure requesting preliminary in-
junctive relief or temporary restraining or-
ders; or 
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‘‘(ii) State or local court rules re-
questing preliminary injunctive relief or 
temporary restraining orders.’’. 
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‘‘(i) to immediately cease distribution 
of the article; and 
‘‘(ii) to immediately make the notifica-
tion described in paragraph (1)(B); and 
‘‘(B) may take control or possession of the 
article. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE TO CONSUMERS AND HEALTH OF-
FICIALS.—The Secretary shall, as the Secretary de-
termines to be necessary, provide notice of the find-
ing of the Secretary under paragraph (1) to con-
sumers to which the article was, or may have been, 
distributed and to appropriate State and local health 
officials. 
‘‘(4) NONDISTRIBUTION
BY
NOTIFIED
PER-
SONS.—A person that transports, stores, distributes, 
or otherwise handles the article, or to which the arti-
cle has been transported, sold, distributed, or other-
wise handled, and that is notified under paragraph 
(1)(B) or (2)(B) shall cease immediately distribution 
of the article. 
‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY
OF
RECORDS
TO
SEC-
RETARY.—Each appropriate person referred to in 
paragraph (1) that transported, stored, distributed, 
or otherwise handled an article shall make available 
to the Secretary information necessary to carry out 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Leadership PAC Dis-
closure Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE BY UNAFFILIATED POLITICAL COM-
MITTEES OF ASSOCIATED FEDERAL CAN-
DIDATES AND OFFICEHOLDERS. 
(a) DISCLOSURE
IN STATEMENT
OF ORGANIZA-
TION.—Section 303(b) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 433(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) in the case of a committee which is di-
rectly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, 
or controlled by or acts on behalf of 1 or more can-
didates or individuals holding Federal office but 
which is not an authorized or affiliated committee of 
any such candidate or individual, the identification 
of such candidate or individual.’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE
IN REGULAR REPORTS.—Section 
304(b)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (F); 
(2) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (G); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(H) in the case of a report filed by a po-
litical committee which is directly or indirectly 
established, financed, maintained, or controlled 
by or acts on behalf of 1 or more candidates or 
individuals holding Federal office but which is 
not an authorized or affiliated committee of any 
such candidate or individual, such candidate or 
individual;’’. 
SEC. 3. ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN 
CANDIDATE 
AND 
COMMITTEE 
REPORTS 
MADE AVAILABLE ON INTERNET BY FEDERAL 
ELECTION COMMISSION. 
Section 304(a)(11) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(D) In carrying out this paragraph, the Com-
mission shall display and organize the designations, 
statements, reports, and notifications made acces-
sible to the public on the Internet in a manner that 
maximizes the public’s ability to determine all of the 
receipts and disbursements made to and by all per-
sons who are associated with a particular candidate, 
officeholder, or political committee.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to designations, statements, reports, and notifica-
tions filed with the Federal Election Commission after the 
expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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† HR 1256 EAS 
ucts as provided in section 911. No advertisement of a to-
bacco product published after the date of enactment of the 
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act shall, 
with respect to the language of label statements as pre-
scribed under section 4 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling 
and Advertising Act and section 3 of the Comprehensive 
Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 or the reg-
ulations issued under such sections, be subject to the provi-
sions of sections 12 through 15 of the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act. 
‘‘SEC. 904. SUBMISSION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE 
SECRETARY. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each tobacco product manufac-
turer or importer, or agents thereof, shall submit to the Sec-
retary the following information: 
‘‘(1) Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of the Family Smoking Prevention and To-
bacco Control Act, a listing of all ingredients, includ-
ing tobacco, substances, compounds, and additives 
that are, as of such date, added by the manufacturer 
to the tobacco, paper, filter, or other part of each to-
bacco product by brand and by quantity in each 
brand and subbrand. 
‘‘(2) A description of the content, delivery, and 
form of nicotine in each tobacco product measured in
(b) COMMISSION DUTIES.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Sentencing Commission shall— 
(1) ensure that the sentences, guidelines, and 
policy statements relating to offenders convicted of 
these offenses are appropriately severe and reason-
ably consistent with other relevant directives and 
other Federal sentencing guidelines and policy state-
ments; 
(2) make any necessary conforming changes to 
the Federal sentencing guidelines; and 
(3) assure that the guidelines adequately meet 
the purposes of sentencing as set forth in section 
3553(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3480 
AN ACT 
To direct the United States Sentencing Commission 
to assure appropriate punishment enhancements 
for those involved in receiving stolen property 
where that property consists of grave markers of 
veterans, and for other purposes.
H. R. 3480 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate punish-
ment enhancements for those involved in receiving stolen property where that 
property consists of grave markers of veterans, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION. 
The Congress finds and declares that— 
(1) every cemetery should do all it can to protect each 
grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object, intended 
to permanently mark a grave; 
(2) every citizen of the United States should be watchful 
and mindful of desecrations of any gravesite and report any 
such suspected behavior to local, State, or Federal law enforce-
ment authorities; and 
(3) all citizens, including veterans, have earned the right 
to rest in peace. 
SEC. 3. DIRECTION TO THE SENTENCING COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to its authority under section 994 
of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing 
Commission shall review and, if appropriate, amend the Federal 
sentencing guidelines and policy statements to ensure the guidelines 
and policy statements provide adequate sentencing enhancements 
for any offense involving the desecration, theft, or trafficking in, 
a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object, intended 
to permanently mark a veteran’s grave. 
(b) COMMISSION DUTIES.—In carrying out this section, the Sen-
tencing Commission shall— 
(1) ensure that the sentences, guidelines, and policy state-
ments relating to offenders convicted of these offenses are 
appropriately severe and reasonably consistent with other rel-
evant directives and other Federal sentencing guidelines and 
policy statements; 
(2) make any necessary conforming changes to the Federal 
sentencing guidelines; and
H. R. 3480—2 
(3) assure that the guidelines adequately meet the purposes 
of sentencing as set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of title 18, 
United States Code. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(1) every cemetery should do all it can to pro-
tect grave markers, headstones, monument or any 
other object intended to permanently mark a grave; 
(2) every citizen of the United States should be 
watchful and mindful of these crimes and report any 
suspicious behavior to their local or state police; and 
(3) all citizens, especially veterans, have earned 
the right to rest in peace. 
SEC. 3. DIRECTION TO THE SENTENCING COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to its authority under 
section 994 of title 28, United States Code, the United 
States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend the 
Federal sentencing guideline to provide a sentencing en-
hancement for any offense involving the desecration, theft, 
or trafficking in, a grave marker, monument, headstone 
or any other object intended to permanently mark a vet-
eran’s grave. 
(b) COMMISSION DUTIES.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Sentencing Commission shall ensure that the sen-
tences, guidelines, and policy statements relating to of-
fenders convicted of these offenses are— 
(1) appropriately severe; and 
(2) reasonably consistent with other relevant di-
rectives and other Federal sentencing guidelines. 
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