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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Gasoline for America’s Security Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—INCREASING REFINERY CAPACITY 
Sec. 101. State participation and presidential designation. 
Sec. 102. Process coordination and rules of procedure. 
Sec. 103. Refinery revitalization repeal. 
Sec. 104. Standby support for refineries. 
Sec. 105. Military use refinery. 
Sec. 106. Waiver authority for extreme fuel supply emergencies. 
Sec. 107. List of fuels. 
Sec. 108. Attainment dates for downwind ozone nonattainment areas. 
Sec. 109. Rebates for sales of royalty-in-kind oil to qualified small refineries. 
Sec. 110. Study and report relating to streamlining paperwork requirements. 
Sec. 111. Response to biomass debris emergency. 
TITLE II—INCREASING DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE 
Sec. 201. Federal-State regulatory coordination. 
Sec. 202. Process coordination and rules of procedure. 
Sec. 203. Backup power capacity study. 
Sec. 204. Sunset of loan guarantees. 
Sec. 205. Offshore pipelines. 
Sec. 206. Savings clause. 
TITLE III—CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION 
Sec. 301. Department of Energy carpooling and vanpooling program. 
Sec. 302. Evaluation and assessment of carpool and vanpool projects. 
Sec. 303. Internet utilization study. 
Sec. 304. Fuel consumption education campaign. 
Sec. 305. Procurement of energy efficient lighting devices. 
Sec. 306. Minority employment. 
TITLE IV—GASOLINE PRICE REFORM 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Gasoline price gouging prohibited. 
Sec. 403. FTC investigation on price-gouging. 
Sec. 404. FTC study of petroleum prices on exchange. 
TITLE V—STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
Sec. 501. Strategic Petroleum Reserve capacity. 
Sec. 502. Strategic Petroleum Reserve sale.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3045
AN ACT 
To implement the Dominican Republic-Central 
America-United States Free Trade Agreement.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3736
AN ACT 
To protect volunteers assisting the victims of 
Hurricane Katrina.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3736
AN ACT 
To protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane 
Katrina.
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 ‘‘Katrina Volunteer Pro-
tection Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF VOLUNTEERS. 
(a) QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FROM SUIT.—Any person 
or entity (including any Indian Tribe) that, in response 
to harm caused by Hurricane Katrina of 2005, voluntarily, 
in good faith, and without a preexisting duty or expecta-
tion of compensation, renders aid (including medical treat-
ment and rescue assistance) to any individual, shall not 
be liable for any injury (including personal injury, prop-
erty damage or loss, and death) arising out of or resulting 
from that aid that was not caused by—
(1) willful, wanton, reckless or criminal conduct 
of that person or entity; or 
(2) conduct of that person or entity that con-
stitutes a violation of a Federal or State civil rights 
law. 
(b) PREEMPTION.—This Act preempts the laws of a 
State to the extent such laws are inconsistent with this 
Act, except that this Act shall not preempt any State law
that provides additional protection from liability relating 
to volunteers.
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 17
AN ACT
To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to
require the President to report to Congress on
any selective embargo on agricultural commod-
ities, to provide a termination date for the em-
bargo, to provide greater assurances for contract
sanctity, and for other purposes.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3736 
To protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane 
Katrina. 
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 ‘‘Katrina Volunteer Pro-
tection Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF VOLUNTEERS. 
(a) QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FROM SUIT.—Any person 
or entity (including any Indian Tribe) that, in response 
to harm caused by Hurricane Katrina of 2005, voluntarily, 
in good faith, and without a preexisting duty or expecta-
tion of compensation, renders aid (including medical treat-
ment and rescue assistance) to any individual, shall not 
be liable for any injury (including personal injury, prop-
erty damage or loss, and death) arising out of or resulting 
from that aid that was not caused by— 
(1) willful, wanton, reckless or criminal conduct 
of that person or entity; or 
(2) conduct of that person or entity that con-
stitutes a violation of a Federal or State civil rights 
law. 
(b) PREEMPTION.—This Act preempts the laws of a 
State to the the extent such laws are inconsistent with 
this Act, except that this Act shall not preempt any State 
law that provides additional protection from liability relat-
ing to volunteers. 
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Sec. 503. Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve capacity. 
TITLE VI—CRITICAL ENERGY ASSURANCE 
Sec. 601. Evacuation plan review. 
Sec. 602. Disaster assistance. 
Sec. 603. Critical Energy Assurance Account. 
Sec. 604. Regulations. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) No new refinery has been constructed in the 
United States since 1976. There are 148 operating 
refineries in the United States, down from 324 in 
1981. Refined petroleum product imports are cur-
rently projected to grow from 7.9 percent to 10.7 
percent of total refined product by 2025 to satisfy 
increasing demand. 
(2) While the number of American refineries in 
operation has reduced over the last 20 years, much 
of the resulting lost capacity has been replaced by 
gains from more efficient refineries. 
(3) Hurricanes Katrina and Rita substantially 
disrupted petroleum production, refining, and pipe-
line systems in the Gulf Coast region, affecting en-
ergy prices and supply nationwide. In the immediate 
aftermath of Katrina alone, United States refining 
capacity was reduced by more than 2,000,000 bar-
rels per day. However, before Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita, United States refining capacity was al-
ready significantly strained by increased levels of
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 17
AN ACT
To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require
the President to report to Congress on any selective
embargo on agricultural commodities, to provide a termi-
nation date for the embargo, to provide greater assur-
ances for contract sanctity, and for other purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1800
AN ACT
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 to ensure that certain in-
formation regarding prisoners is reported to the
Attorney General.
IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3736 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 
Received 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane 
Katrina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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shall not be used to assist a covered finan-
cial company pursuant to this title; and 
(iii) the Deposit Insurance Fund may 
not be used in any manner to otherwise cir-
cumvent the purposes of this title. 
(B) VALUATION.—For purposes of deter-
mining the amount of obligations under this sub-
section— 
(i) the Corporation shall include as an 
obligation any contingent liability of the 
Corporation pursuant to this title; and 
(ii) the Corporation shall value any 
contingent liability at its expected cost to 
the Corporation. 
(9) ORDERLY LIQUIDATION PLAN.—Amounts in 
the Fund shall be available to the Corporation with 
regard to a covered financial company for which the 
Corporation is appointed receiver after the Corpora-
tion has developed an orderly liquidation plan that is 
acceptable to the Secretary with regard to such cov-
ered financial company, including the provision and 
use of funds, including taking any actions specified 
under section 204(d) and subsection (h)(2)(G)(iv) and 
(h)(9) of this section, and payments to third parties. 
The Corporation may, at any time, amend any or-
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expire at the end of the one-year period beginning 
on the first day of the first month beginning on or 
after the certification date. 
‘‘(3) 
WAIVER.—Notwithstanding 
paragraphs 
(1) and (2), the regulations prescribed to administer 
this section shall address the circumstances under 
which the Secretary concerned may waive the certifi-
cation requirement under paragraph (1) or extend a 
certification period under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(e) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DISCRETIONARY
FOR
SKILL
INCENTIVE 
PAY.—The Secretary concerned may require a mem-
ber to enter into a written agreement with the Sec-
retary in order to qualify for the payment of skill in-
centive pay under subsection (a). The written agree-
ment shall specify the period for which the skill in-
centive pay will be paid to the member and the 
monthly rate of the pay. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
FOR
PROFICIENCY
BONUS.— 
The Secretary concerned shall require a member to 
enter into a written agreement with the Secretary in 
order to qualify for payment of a proficiency bonus 
under subsection (b). The written agreement shall 
specify the amount of the proficiency bonus, the pe-
riod for which the bonus will be paid, and the initial 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1800
AN ACT
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 to ensure that certain information regarding
prisoners is reported to the Attorney General.
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 ‘‘Katrina Volunteer Pro-
tection Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF VOLUNTEERS. 
(a) QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FROM SUIT.—Any person 
or entity (including any Indian Tribe) that, in response 
to harm caused by Hurricane Katrina of 2005, voluntarily, 
in good faith, and without a preexisting duty or expecta-
tion of compensation, renders aid (including medical treat-
ment and rescue assistance) to any individual, shall not 
be liable for any injury (including personal injury, prop-
erty damage or loss, and death) arising out of or resulting 
from that aid that was not caused by— 
(1) willful, wanton, reckless or criminal conduct 
of that person or entity; or 
(2) conduct of that person or entity that con-
stitutes a violation of a Federal or State civil rights 
law. 
(b) PREEMPTION.—This Act preempts the laws of a 
State to the extent such laws are inconsistent with this 
Act, except that this Act shall not preempt any State law
HR 3736 RFS 
that provides additional protection from liability relating 
to volunteers. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk. 
By GERASIMOS C. VANS, 
Deputy Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1802
AN ACT
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security
Act to provide States with more funding and
greater flexibility in carrying out programs de-
signed to help children make the transition from
foster care to self-sufficiency, and for other pur-
poses.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 216 
Commending the Juniata College volleyball team for winning the NCAA 
Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2007 
Mr. SHUSTER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the Juniata College volleyball team for winning 
the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship. 
Whereas the Juniata College volleyball team is one of the 
great little-known dynasties in college sports; 
Whereas the Juniata College volleyball program has a re-
markable 1,100 win and 172 loss record over 30 seasons; 
Whereas Head Coach Larry Bock has the most wins of any 
coach in the history of NCAA women’s volleyball; 
Whereas during this past season, senior Stephanie Kines was 
named the Division III Women’s Volleyball Player of the 
Year, just the second Juniata player to earn that honor; 
Whereas Juniata College did not lose a match in 2006 to a 
Division III opponent all season, and the team’s only 
2006 loss was to Division I Princeton University; 
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certification or recertification necessary for payment 
of the proficiency bonus. 
‘‘(f) RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS PERFORMING 
INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) PRORATION.—A member of a reserve com-
ponent entitled to compensation under section 206 
of this title who is authorized skill incentive pay 
under subsection (a) or a skill proficiency bonus 
under subsection (b) may be paid an amount of the 
pay or bonus, as the case may be, that is propor-
tionate to the compensation received by the member 
under section 206 of this title for inactive-duty 
training. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRO-
FICIENCY.—No reduction in the amount of a skill 
proficiency bonus may be made under paragraph (1) 
in the case of a member of a reserve component who 
is authorized the bonus because of the member’s 
proficiency in a foreign language. 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—A member who receives skill in-
centive pay or a proficiency bonus under this section and 
who fails to fulfill the eligibility requirement for receipt 
of the pay or bonus shall be subject to the repayment pro-
visions of section 373 of this title. 
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matter following paragraph (3) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘The total amount that may be provided for grants under 
this subsection during any fiscal year shall not exceed an 
amount equal to 5 percent of the total funds appropriated 
for such year under section 212.’’. 
SEC. 7. EXTENSION SERVICES BY SEA GRANT COLLEGES 
AND SEA GRANT INSTITUTES. 
Section 207(a) (33 U.S.C. 1126(a)) is amended in 
each of paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) by striking ‘‘advi-
sory services’’ and inserting ‘‘extension services’’. 
SEC. 8. FELLOWSHIPS. 
(a) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE 
FOR FELLOWSHIPS.—Section 208 (33 U.S.C. 1127) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts 
available for fellowships under this section, including 
amounts accepted under section 204(c)(4)(F) or appro-
priated under section 212 to implement this section, shall 
be used only for award of such fellowships and administra-
tive costs of implementing this section.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 208(a) (33 
U.S.C. 1127(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of the National 
Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002,
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2094
To provide for the transfer of funds from the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund to support nautical charting and marine navigational safety pro-
grams, and other activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration related to commercial navigation, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 12, 1993
Mr. 
GIBBONS
(for 
himself, 
Mr. 
SCHUMER, 
Ms. 
PELOSI, 
Mr.
HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. ACKERMAN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on
Public Works and Transportation, Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and
Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide for the transfer of funds from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund to support nautical charting and ma-
rine navigational safety programs, and other activities
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
related to commercial navigation, 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 ‘‘Marine Navigation
Safety Improvement Act of 1993’’.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2370 
To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and 
members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and 
historic preservation activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2011 
Mr. BARROW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire 
veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist 
the Corps with curation and historic preservation activi-
ties, 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. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Corps of Engineers and other Federal 
agencies are required to preserve and catalogue arti-
facts and other items of national historical signifi-
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 20
AN ACT
To amend title 5, United States Code, to restore to
Federal civilian employees their right to partici-
pate voluntarily, as private citizens, in the politi-
cal processes of the Nation, to protect such em-
ployees from improper political solicitations, and
for other purposes.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5619 
To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2008 
Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine. 
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 ‘‘Combat Methamphet-
amine Enhancement Act of 2008’’. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3737 
To establish an Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina 
Recovery. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 
Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. OTTER, Mr. KIRK, Mr. SIMMONS, 
Mr. HOLT, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. BASS, Mr. PETRI, Mr. PENCE, Mr. WOLF, 
Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms. 
FOXX, and Mr. WESTMORELAND) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish an Office of Special Inspector General for 
Hurricane Katrina Recovery. 
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 ‘‘Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Act’’.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR HURRICANE 
KATRINA RECOVERY. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are as 
follows: 
(1) To provide for the independent and objec-
tive conduct and supervision of audits and investiga-
tions relating to the Federal programs and Federal 
operations of Hurricane Katrina recovery. 
(2) To provide for the independent and objec-
tive leadership and coordination of, and rec-
ommendations on, policies designed to— 
(A) promote economic efficiency and effec-
tiveness in the administration of such programs 
and operations; and 
(B) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and 
abuse in such programs and operations. 
(3) To provide for an independent and objective 
means of keeping the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and all other Federal departments and agencies 
involved in Hurricane Katrina recovery fully and 
currently informed about problems and deficiencies 
relating to the administration of such programs and 
operations and the necessity for and progress for 
corrective action.
(b) OFFICE
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There is 
hereby established the Office of the Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Hurricane Katrina Recovery. 
(c) APPOINTMENT
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL; RE-
MOVAL.— 
(1) The head of the Office of the Special In-
spector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery is 
the Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina 
Recovery (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Special 
Inspector General’’), who shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) The appointment of Special Inspector Gen-
eral shall be made solely on the basis of integrity 
and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, fi-
nancial analysis, law, management analysis, public 
administration, or investigations. 
(3) The appointment of an individual as Special 
Inspector General shall be made not later than 3 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) The Special Inspector General shall be re-
movable from office in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(5) For purposes of section 7324 of title 5, 
United States Code, the Special Inspector General 
shall not be considered an employee who determines 
policies to be pursued by the United States in the 
nationwide administration of Federal law. 
(6) The annual rate of basic pay of the Special 
Inspector General shall be the annual rate of basic 
pay provided for positions at level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(d) ASSISTANT INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The Special 
Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws 
and regulations governing the civil service— 
(1) appoint an Assistant Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Auditing who shall have the responsibility 
for supervising the performance of auditing activities 
relating to Federal programs and operations of Hur-
ricane Katrina recovery; and 
(2) appoint an Assistant Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Investigations who shall have the responsi-
bility for supervising the performance of investiga-
tive activities relating to such programs and oper-
ations. 
(e) SUPERVISION.—
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1802
AN ACT
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act
to provide States with more funding and greater flexi-
bility in carrying out programs designed to help children
make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency,
and for other purposes.