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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1134 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 15, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitiga-
tion payments. 
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. PROPER TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DIS-
ASTER MITIGATION PAYMENTS. 
(a) QUALIFIED DISASTER MITIGATION PAYMENTS 
EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 139 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disaster relief 
payments) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(g) 
QUALIFIED
DISASTER
MITIGATION
PAY-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Gross income shall not in-
clude any amount received as a qualified disaster 
mitigation payment. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
DISASTER
MITIGATION
PAY-
MENT DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘qualified disaster mitigation payment’ means 
any amount which is paid pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
subsection) or the National Flood Insurance Act (as 
in effect on such date) to or for the benefit of the 
owner of any property for hazard mitigation with re-
spect to such property. Such term shall not include 
any amount received for the sale or disposition of 
any property.
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‘‘(3) NO INCREASE IN BASIS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this subtitle, no increase in 
the basis or adjusted basis of any property shall re-
sult from any amount excluded under this subsection 
with respect to such property. 
‘‘(h) DENIAL
OF
DOUBLE
BENEFIT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this subtitle, no deduction 
or credit shall be allowed (to the person for whose benefit 
a qualified disaster relief payment or qualified disaster 
mitigation payment is made) for, or by reason of, any ex-
penditure to the extent of the amount excluded under this 
section with respect to such expenditure.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Subsection (d) of section 139 of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘a qualified dis-
aster relief payment’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified 
disaster relief payments and qualified disaster 
mitigation payments’’. 
(B) Subsection (e) of section 139 of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘and (f)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, (f), and (g)’’. 
(b) CERTAIN DISPOSITIONS OF PROPERTY UNDER 
HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAMS TREATED AS INVOLUN-
TARY CONVERSIONS.—Section 1033 of such Code (relat-
ing to involuntary conversions) is amended by redesig-
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nating subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by inserting 
after subsection (j) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) SALES OR EXCHANGES UNDER CERTAIN HAZ-
ARD MITIGATION PROGRAMS.—For purposes of this sub-
title, if property is sold or otherwise transferred to the 
Federal Government, a State or local government, or an 
Indian tribal government to implement hazard mitigation 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (as in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection) or the National Flood Insurance 
Act (as in effect on such date), such sale or transfer shall 
be treated as an involuntary conversion to which this sec-
tion applies.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) QUALIFIED
DISASTER
MITIGATION
PAY-
MENTS.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) DISPOSITIONS OF PROPERTY UNDER HAZ-
ARD
MITIGATION
PROGRAMS.—The amendments 
made by subsection (b) shall apply to sales or other
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dispositions after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 14, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 332
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Wednesday, February 1, 2006, on a motion 
offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Ma-
jority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2
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p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2006, or until the time of 
any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the 
House adjourns on the legislative day of Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 8, 2006, or Thursday, February 9, 2006, on a mo-
tion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 
2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2006, or until the time 
of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
resolution, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker or his designee, after consulta-
tion with the Minority Leader, shall notify the Members 
of the House to reassemble at such place and time as he 
may designate if, in his opinion, the public interest shall 
warrant it.
Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 332
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the 
House of Representatives.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1135 
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exempt certain identified vari-
eties of tomatoes from agricultural marketing orders issued by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2005 
Mr. SHERWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exempt certain 
identified varieties of tomatoes from agricultural mar-
keting orders issued by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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 ‘‘Agriculture Marketing 
Success Act of 2005’’ or the ‘‘AMS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN IDENTIFIED VARIETIES 
OF TOMATOES. 
Section 8c(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 
U.S.C. 608c(2)), reenacted with amendments by the Agri-
cultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘No 
order issued pursuant to this section shall be applicable 
to identified varieties of tomatoes produced in the State 
of Florida under an identity preservation and bio-
technology verification program administered by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1236
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 750 4th Street in Sparks,
Nevada, as the ‘‘Mayor Tony Armstrong Memo-
rial Post Office’’.
H. Con. Res. 332
Agreed to February 1, 2006
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
Concurrent Resolution
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of 
Wednesday, February 1, 2006, on a motion offered pursuant to 
this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2006, 
or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this 
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the 
House adjourns on the legislative day of Wednesday, February 
8, 2006, or Thursday, February 9, 2006, on a motion offered pursu-
ant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his 
designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 
14, 2006, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 
2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker or his designee, after consultation with 
the Minority Leader, shall notify the Members of the House to 
reassemble at such place and time as he may designate if, in 
his opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. 
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1236
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 750 4th Street in Sparks, Nevada, as the
‘‘Mayor Tony Armstrong Memorial Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
III 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 332 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2006 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Wednesday, February 1, 2006, on a motion 
offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Ma-
jority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2
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p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2006, or until the time of 
any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the 
House adjourns on the legislative day of Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 8, 2006, or Thursday, February 9, 2006, on a mo-
tion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 
2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2006, or until the time 
of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
resolution, whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker or his designee, after consulta-
tion with the Minority Leader, shall notify the Members 
of the House to reassemble at such place and time as he 
may designate if, in his opinion, the public interest shall 
warrant it. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk.
‘‘(C) any other handgun that uses armor 
piercing ammunition. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—This subsection shall not 
apply to— 
‘‘(A) any firearm or armor piercing ammu-
nition manufactured for, and sold exclusively to, 
military, law enforcement, or intelligence agen-
cies of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) the manufacture, possession, trans-
fer, receipt, shipment, or delivery of a firearm 
or armor piercing ammunition by a licensed 
manufacturer, or any person acting pursuant to 
a contract with a licensed manufacturer, for the 
purpose of examining and testing such firearm 
or ammunition to determine whether paragraph 
(1) applies to such firearm.’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or (q)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(q), or (z)’’. 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to the 
amounts required to be transferred from the 
surplus funds of the Federal reserve banks pur-
suant to subsection (a)(3), the Federal reserve 
banks shall transfer from such surplus funds to 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System for transfer to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for deposit in the general fund of the 
Treasury, such sums as are necessary to equal 
the net cost of section 19(b)(12) in each of the 
fiscal years 2005 through 2009. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION BY FEDERAL RESERVE 
BOARD.—Of the total amount required to be 
paid by the Federal reserve banks under sub-
paragraph (A) for fiscal years 2005 through 
2009, the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System shall determine the amount 
each such bank shall pay in such fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) REPLENISHMENT OF SURPLUS FUND 
PROHIBITED.—During 
fiscal 
years 
2005 
through 2009, no Federal reserve bank may re-
plenish such bank’s surplus fund by the amount 
of any transfer by such bank under subpara-
graph (A).’’.
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 7(a) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
289(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PAYMENT
TO
TREASURY.—During fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009, any amount in the sur-
plus fund of any Federal reserve bank in excess of 
the amount equal to 3 percent of the paid-in capital 
and surplus of the member banks of such bank shall 
be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for 
deposit in the general fund of the Treasury.’’. 
SEC. 7. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
In the case of an escrow account maintained at a de-
pository institution for the purpose of completing the set-
tlement of a real estate transaction— 
(1) the absorption, by the depository institution, 
of expenses incidental to providing a normal banking 
service with respect to such escrow account; 
(2) the forbearance, by the depository institu-
tion, from charging a fee for providing any such 
banking function; and 
(3) any benefit which may accrue to the holder 
or the beneficiary of such escrow account as a result 
of an action of the depository institution described 
in subparagraph (1) or (2) or similar in nature to
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 333 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted 
the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2006 
Ms. KAPTUR submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court 
misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution 
in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the Su-
preme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the 
Constitution in its decision in the 1976 case of Buckley 
v. Valeo because— 
(1) the decision failed to recognize that the un-
limited spending of large amounts of money on elec-
tions has a corrosive effect on the electoral process 
not simply because of direct transactions between 
those who give large amounts of money and can-
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didates and elected officials but because the presence 
of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process 
on a more fundamental level; and 
(2) the decision failed to recognize other legiti-
mate state interests which justify limiting money in 
campaigns, including the need to preserve the integ-
rity of our republican form of government, restore 
public confidence in government, and ensure all citi-
zens a more equal opportunity to participate in the 
political process. 
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IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 334 
Commending the persons who were inducted for service in the United States 
Armed Forces during World War II. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2006 
Mr. FILNER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Commending the persons who were inducted for service in 
the United States Armed Forces during World War II. 
Whereas one year after Germany’s invasion of Poland in Sep-
tember 1939, the Selective Training and Service Act of 
1940 was enacted, providing the President the authority 
to induct up to 900,000 men between the ages of 21 and 
36 into the Armed Forces each year; 
Whereas on December 13, 1941, 5 days after the United 
States entered World War II, that Act was amended to 
allow for an increase in the number of men authorized 
to be inducted into the Armed Forces each year; 
Whereas of the 16,112,566 United States uniformed per-
sonnel who served during World War II, 10,110,000 were 
persons who had been inducted into the Armed Forces, 
sometimes referred to as draftees;
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Whereas after World War II ended in 1945, millions of vet-
erans, including those who had been inducted for service, 
returned to civilian life, sought new careers, and enrolled 
in college; 
Whereas the education program established by the Service-
men’s Readjustment Act of 1944, also referred to as the 
GI Bill, became the bedrock of the greatest expansion of 
industrial, commercial, and technological innovation in 
the history of the Nation; 
Whereas the veterans who served during World War II have 
distinguished themselves in war and peace, earned the 
Nation’s highest honors, and left a legacy unmatched in 
the Nation’s history; and 
Whereas June 6, 2006, is a suitable occasion to recognize the 
persons who were inducted into the Armed Forces for 
service during World War II because it is the anniversary 
of D-Day, when tens of thousands of persons who had 
been inducted into the Armed Forces were among the al-
lied forces that invaded Normandy, France: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress commends the millions of 
persons who were inducted into the United States Armed 
Forces during World War II and served with great cour-
age and valor to advance the frontiers of freedom around 
the world. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 6 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 116 
[Report No. 110–6] 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2007 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
20) making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the joint reso-
lution (H.J. Res. 20) making further continuing appro-
priations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. 
All points of order against the joint resolution and against 
its consideration are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The joint resolution shall be 
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capable of providing the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency with timely on-the-ground assist-
ance in disaster areas; 
‘‘(2) to provide disaster response training for 
members of such team, including training through 
real life experience; and 
‘‘(3) to supplement the relief efforts of Federal, 
State, and local officials in disaster areas with State 
and local government disaster experts. 
‘‘(c) GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Under the grant pro-
gram, the Under Secretary may only make grants to units 
of local government and Indian tribes (as defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) that have first hand expe-
rience in coordinating, facilitating, and administering local 
and Federal disaster assistance and that are able to co-
ordinate operations within a local emergency operations 
center between Federal, State, and local emergency coordi-
nators. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Participation in the grant pro-
gram shall not adversely affect the ability of a unit of local 
government or Indian tribe to conduct its normal day to 
day business and respond to any natural disaster or emer-
gency within its own community.
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of activities for which a grant is made under this sec-
tion shall be 100 percent. 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not to exceed 5 
percent of the amount of a grant under this section may 
be used to pay the administrative expenses of the grant 
recipient in carrying out the activities for which the grant 
is made.’’. 
(b) PUBLISHING OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency 
Preparedness and Response shall issue regulations for the 
administering of the disaster expert grant program under 
section 706 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act and publish those regulations 
in the Federal Register. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2012. 
Such sums shall remain available until expended. 
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vided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized 
to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition 
of real property, construction, personal services, and oper-
ations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this 
section: Provided further, That contracts entered into 
under the authority of this section may provide for such 
indemnification as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary: Provided further, That projects authorized by this 
section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and 
local law to the maximum extent consistent with the na-
tional security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 8074. Section 8106 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 1997 (titles I through VIII of 
the matter under subsection 101(b) of Public Law 104– 
208; 110 Stat. 3009–111; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) shall con-
tinue in effect to apply to disbursements that are made 
by the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 8075. In addition to amounts provided else-
where in this Act, $15,000,000 is hereby appropriated to 
the Department of Defense, to remain available for obliga-
tion until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, these funds shall be available only 
for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only 
for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher 
Houses to meet the needs of military family members
(11) Congress previously acted to protect the 
wireless location information of subscribers by enact-
ing prohibitions on the disclosure of such sensitive in 
formation without the express prior authorization of 
the subscriber. 
(12) The public interest would be served by 
similarly enacting effective and industry-wide privacy 
protections for consumers with respect to wireless 
directory assistance service. 
SEC. 3. CONSUMER CONTROL OF WIRELESS PHONE NUM-
BERS. 
Section 332(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 332(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) WIRELESS CONSUMER PRIVACY PROTEC-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) CURRENT SUBSCRIBERS.—A provider 
of commercial mobile services, or any direct or 
indirect affiliate or agent of such a provider, 
may not include the wireless telephone number 
information of any current subscriber in any 
wireless directory assistance service database 
unless— 
‘‘(i) the mobile service provider pro-
vides a conspicuous, separate notice to the
subscriber informing the subscriber of the 
right not to be listed in any wireless direc-
tory assistance service; and 
‘‘(ii) the mobile service provider ob-
tains express prior authorization for listing 
from such subscriber, separate from any 
authorization obtained to provide such sub-
scriber with commercial mobile service, or 
any calling plan or service associated with 
such commercial mobile service, and such 
authorization has not been subsequently 
withdrawn. 
‘‘(B) NEW SUBSCRIBERS.—A provider of 
commercial mobile services, or any direct or in-
direct affiliate or agent of such a provider, may 
include the wireless telephone number informa-
tion of any new subscriber in a wireless direc-
tory assistance service database only if the com-
mercial mobile service provider— 
‘‘(i) provides a conspicuous, separate 
notice to the subscriber, at the time of en-
tering into an agreement to provide com-
mercial mobile service, and at least once a 
year thereafter, informing the subscriber of