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‘‘(ii) the treatment limitations applica-
ble to such mental health or substance use 
disorder benefits are no more restrictive 
than the predominant treatment limita-
tions applied to substantially all medical 
and surgical benefits covered by the plan 
(or coverage) and there are no separate 
treatment limitations that are applicable 
only with respect to mental health or sub-
stance use disorder benefits. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT.—The 
term 
‘financial 
requirement’ 
includes 
deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and 
out-of-pocket expenses, but excludes an ag-
gregate lifetime limit and an annual limit 
subject to paragraphs (1) and (2), 
‘‘(ii) PREDOMINANT.—A financial re-
quirement or treatment limit is considered 
to be predominant if it is the most com-
mon or frequent of such type of limit or 
requirement. 
‘‘(iii) TREATMENT LIMITATION.—The 
term ‘treatment limitation’ includes limits 
on the frequency of treatment, number of
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defense Production 
Act Extension and Reauthorization of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. 
Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2009’’. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 711(b) of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2161(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6894 
AN ACT 
To extend and reauthorize the Defense Production 
Act of 1950, and for other purposes.
H. R. 6894 
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 extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, 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 ‘‘Defense Production Act Extension 
and Reauthorization of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. 
Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2166(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009’’. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 711(b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2161(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6894 
To extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 
Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 
1950, 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 ‘‘Defense Production 
Act Extension and Reauthorization of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. 
Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2009’’. 
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SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 711(b) of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2161(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
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‘‘(B) Only renovations with building permits are cov-
ered under this paragraph. If the Secretary determines the 
percentage targets under subparagraph (A) are not rea-
sonably achievable for renovated residential or commercial 
buildings, the Secretary may reduce the targets for such 
renovated buildings to the highest achievable level. 
‘‘(4)(A) A State shall be considered to have made sig-
nificant progress toward achieving compliance for pur-
poses of paragraph (1) if the State— 
‘‘(i) has developed and is implementing a plan 
for achieving compliance within 8 years, assuming 
continued adequate funding, including active train-
ing and enforcement programs; 
‘‘(ii) after one or more years of adequate fund-
ing, has demonstrated progress, in conformance with 
the plan described in clause (i), toward compliance; 
‘‘(iii) after five or more years of adequate fund-
ing, meets the requirement in paragraph (3) sub-
stituting 80 percent for 90 percent or substituting 
10 percent for 5 percent; and 
‘‘(iv) has not had more than 8 years of ade-
quate funding. 
‘‘(B) Funding shall be considered adequate, for pur-
poses of this paragraph, when the Federal Government 
provides to the States at least $50,000,000 in a year in
II 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6894 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 24 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Received 
AN ACT 
To extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 
1950, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 6894 RDS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defense Production 
Act Extension and Reauthorization of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. 
Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2009’’. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 711(b) of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2161(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6895 
To provide for accelerated approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
of certain licenses for nuclear power plants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Natural Resources and Science and Technology, 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 provide for accelerated approval by the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission of certain licenses for nuclear power 
plants, 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 ‘‘Fast Track Nulcear 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCELERATED APPROVAL PROCEDURES. 
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall approve or 
deny an application for a license under section 103 of the 
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Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133) not later 
than 1 year after receipt of the application if— 
(1) the application incorporates a facility design 
that has been approved by the Commission; 
(2) the facility will be built by a company with 
a proven history of building safe and efficient power 
plant facilities; and 
(3) an appropriate authority from the local ju-
risdiction within which the facility is proposed to op-
erate has transmitted to the Commission a request 
for approval of the license application. 
SEC. 3. EFFECT OF APPROVAL. 
The construction and operation of a facility pursuant 
to a license approved under section 2 shall not be subject 
to challenge or delay under the Endangered Species Act, 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, or any 
other Federal or State environmental law. 
SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE DESIGN RESEARCH. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Energy such sums as may be necessary for re-
search, to be carried out through the Los Alamos and 
Sandia National Laboratories, on new and innovative de-
signs for nuclear facilities that— 
(1) produce more energy than current designs; 
(2) reduce output nuclear waste; and 
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(3) increase safety features. 
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(i) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre-
scribe regulations to carry out this section. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the compensation fund 
$198,000,000, to remain available until expended, to make 
payments under this section. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
as limiting the ability of the Department of Defense to implement more re-
strictive limitations on the tiering of subcontractors. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—The Department of Defense shall continue to be 
subject to guidance on limitations on tiering of subcontractors issued by the 
Department of Defense pursuant to section 852 of the John Warner Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364, 10 U.S.C. 2324 note). 
§ 4711. Linking of award and incentive fees to acquisition 
outcomes 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the 
same meaning given in section 133 of this title. 
(b) GUIDANCE FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCIES ON LINKING OF AWARD AND 
INCENTIVE FEES TO ACQUISITION OUTCOMES.—The Federal Acquisition 
Regulation shall provide executive agencies other than the Department of 
Defense with instructions, including definitions, on the appropriate use of 
award and incentive fees in Federal acquisition programs. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The regulations under subsection (b) shall— 
(1) ensure that all new contracts using award fees link the fees to 
acquisition outcomes (which shall be defined in terms of program cost, 
schedule, and performance); 
(2) establish standards for identifying the appropriate level of offi-
cials authorized to approve the use of award and incentive fees in new 
contracts; 
(3) provide guidance on the circumstances in which contractor per-
formance may be judged to be ‘‘excellent’’ or ‘‘superior’’ and the per-
centage of the available award fee which contractors should be paid for 
the performance; 
(4) establish standards for determining the percentage of the avail-
able award fee, if any, which contractors should be paid for perform-
ance that is judged to be ‘‘acceptable’’, ‘‘average’’, ‘‘expected’’, ‘‘good’’, 
or ‘‘satisfactory’’; 
(5) ensure that no award fee may be paid for contractor performance 
that is judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance 
that does not meet the basic requirements of the contract; 
(6) provide specific direction on the circumstances, if any, in which 
it may be appropriate to roll over award fees that are not earned in 
one award fee period to a subsequent award fee period or periods; 
(7) ensure consistent use of guidelines and definitions relating to 
award and incentive fees across the Federal Government; 
(8) ensure that each executive agency— 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1419 
To sunset Federal laws and regulations which treat the American people 
like children by denying them the opportunity to make their own decision 
regarding control of their bank accounts and what type of information 
they wish to receive from their banks, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2009 
Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To sunset Federal laws and regulations which treat the 
American people like children by denying them the oppor-
tunity to make their own decision regarding control of 
their bank accounts and what type of information they 
wish to receive from their banks, 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 ‘‘Freedom to Bank 
Act’’. 
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dated July 26, 1941, including among such military 
forces organized guerrilla forces under commanders 
appointed, designated, or subsequently recognized by 
the Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, or 
other competent authority in the Army of the United 
States; or 
(2) in the Philippine Scouts under section 14 of 
the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 
1945 (59 Stat. 538). 
(d) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.—Each payment under this 
section shall be— 
(1) in the case of an eligible person who is not 
a citizen of the United States, in the amount of 
$9,000; and 
(2) in the case of an eligible person who is a 
citizen of the United States, in the amount of 
$15,000. 
(e) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not make more 
than one payment under this section for each person de-
scribed in subsection (f). 
(f) ELIGIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING OUTSIDE 
THE UNITED STATES ENTITLED TO CERTAIN SOCIAL SE-
CURITY BENEFITS.—Receipt of a payment under this sec-
tion shall not affect the eligibility of an individual residing 
outside the United States to receive benefits under title 
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section, detailed information on the operation of the com-
pensation fund, including the number of applicants, the 
number of eligible persons receiving benefits, the amounts 
paid out of the compensation fund, and the administration 
of the compensation fund. 
(h) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre-
scribe regulations to carry out this section. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the compensation fund 
$198,000,000, to remain available until expended, to make 
payments under this section. 
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funding and support for development and implementation 
of State building energy codes, including for training and 
enforcement. 
‘‘(d) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINES.—(1) A State 
that has not made a certification required under sub-
section (b) or (c) by the applicable deadline shall submit 
to the Secretary a report on— 
‘‘(A) the status of the State with respect to 
meeting the requirements and submitting the certifi-
cation; and 
‘‘(B) a plan for meeting the requirements and 
submitting the certification. 
‘‘(2) Any State for which the Secretary has not ac-
cepted a certification by a deadline under subsection (b) 
or (c) of this section is out of compliance with this section. 
‘‘(3) In any State that is out of compliance with this 
section, a local government may be in compliance with this 
section by meeting the certification requirements under 
subsections (b) and (c) of this section. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall annually submit to Con-
gress, and publish in the Federal Register, a report on 
the status of national model building energy codes and 
standards, the status of code adoption and compliance in 
the States, and implementation of this section. The report 
shall include estimates of impacts of past action under this
‘‘(ii) a commercial building energy effi-
ciency code that meets or exceeds the require-
ments of the ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2007, or 
any succeeding version of that standard that 
has received an affirmative determination from 
the Secretary under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i); or 
‘‘(B) in a State in which there is no Statewide 
energy code for either residential buildings or com-
mercial buildings, or where State codes fail to com-
ply with subparagraph (A), to a local government 
that has adopted and is implementing residential 
and commercial building energy efficiency codes, as 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) Of the amounts made available under this sub-
section, the Secretary may use amounts required, not ex-
ceeding $500,000 for each State, to train State and local 
officials to implement codes described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2013; and 
‘‘(B) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’.
Concerns On The Outer Continental Shelf’’ and dated 
July 2, 1983, and such revisions thereto as may be agreed 
to by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the 
Interior; except that no such revisions may be made prior 
to January 21, 2009. 
(b) NATIONAL
SECURITY.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), the United States reserves the right to des-
ignate by and through the Secretary of Defense, with the 
approval of the President, national defense areas on the 
Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to section 12(d) of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(d)). 
SEC. 106. PROHIBITION ON LEASING IN CERTAIN FEDERAL 
PROTECTED AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this or any other Federal law, no lease or other 
authorization may be issued by the Federal Government 
that authorizes exploration, development, or production of 
oil or natural gas in— 
(1) any marine national monument or national 
marine sanctuary; or 
(2) the fishing grounds known as Georges Bank 
in the waters of the United States, which is one of 
the largest and historically important fishing 
grounds of the United States.
(1) BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN.—After the 
reporting of a bill or joint resolution, or the offering 
of an amendment thereto or the submission of a con-
ference report thereon, providing funding for the 
purposes set forth in subsection (a) in excess of the 
amounts provided for those purposes for fiscal year 
2007, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
of the applicable House of Congress shall make the 
adjustments set forth in paragraph (2) for the 
amount of new budget authority and outlays in that 
measure and the outlays flowing from that budget 
authority. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE ADJUSTED.—The adjust-
ments referred to in paragraph (1) are to be made 
to— 
(A) the discretionary spending limits, if 
any, set forth in the appropriate concurrent res-
olution on the budget; 
(B) the allocations made pursuant to the 
appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget 
pursuant to section 302(a) of Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974; and 
(C) the budget aggregates contained in the 
appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget
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(9) REDUCTIONS IN BREACHES.—Recommenda-
tions on how to reduce the number and scope of 
breaches, taking into account information received 
by the Secretary under section 3002(e)(3) of the 
Public Health Service Act. 
The National Coordinator shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, include the recommendations described in 
paragraphs (1), (3)(C), (3)(D), and (4) in the initial set 
of recommendations submitted by the Coordinator under 
section 3001(c)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, 
as added by section 101. 
Subtitle C—Relationship to Other 
Laws; 
Regulatory 
References; 
Effective Date 
SEC. 431. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF HIPAA STATE PREEMPTION.— 
Section 1178 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320d–7) shall apply to a provision or requirement under 
this title in the same manner that such section applies 
to a provision or requirement under part C of title XI of 
such Act or a standard or implementation specification 
adopted or established under sections 1172 through 1174 
of such Act. 
(b) HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY
AND AC-
COUNTABILITY ACT.—The standards governing the pri-
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158 
vacy and security of individually identifiable health infor-
mation promulgated by the Secretary under sections 
262(a) and 264 of the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act of 1996 shall remain in effect to the 
extent that they are consistent with this title. The Sec-
retary shall by rule amend such Federal regulations as re-
quired to make such regulations consistent with this title. 
SEC. 432. REGULATORY REFERENCES. 
Each reference in this title to a provision of the Code 
of Federal Regulations refers to such provision as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act (or to the most 
recent update of such provision). 
SEC. 433. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of subtitles A and B of this title (other 
than sections 401(c), 402, 403, 405(c), 405(d), 406(d), 
407, 408, 410, 411, 412, 413(b)(2), 413(b)(3), 413(c), 
415, 421, 422, 431, and 432) shall take effect on the date 
that is 12 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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such section 5311, intercity bus service, that the re-
cipient provides. 
(4) If the recipient of the grant is acquiring, or 
certifies to the Secretary within the time the Sec-
retary prescribes that, during the term of the grant, 
the recipient will acquire, clean fuel or alternative 
fuel vehicle-related equipment or facilities for the 
purpose of improving fuel efficiency, the costs of ac-
quiring the equipment or facilities. 
(5) If the recipient of the grant is establishing 
or expanding, or certifies to the Secretary within the 
time the Secretary prescribes that, during the term 
of the grant, the recipient will establish or expand, 
commuter matching services to provide commuters 
with information and assistance about alternatives 
to single occupancy vehicle use, those administrative 
costs in establishing or expanding such services. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Federal share of the costs for which 
a grant is made under this section shall be 100 percent. 
(d) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
under this section shall remain available for a period of 
2 fiscal years. 
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