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1986 is amended by inserting after section 25D the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
25E. 
PERFORMANCE 
BASED 
ENERGY 
IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual, 
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed 
by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 
the amount of qualified energy efficiency expenditures 
paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount allowed as a 
credit under subsection (a) shall not exceed the 
product of— 
‘‘(A) the qualified energy savings achieved, 
and 
‘‘(B) $4,000. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM AMOUNT OF QUALIFIED ENERGY 
SAVINGS.—No credit shall be allowed under sub-
section (a) with respect to any principal residence 
which achieves a qualified energy savings of less 
than 20 percent. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION
BASED
ON
AMOUNT
OF 
TAX.—In the case of taxable years to which section 
26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit allowed under 
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subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed 
the excess of— 
‘‘(A) the sum of the regular tax liability 
(as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax im-
posed by section 55, over 
‘‘(B) the sum of the credit allowable under 
this subpart (other than this section and sec-
tions 23, 24, and 25B) and section 27 for the 
taxable year. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPENDI-
TURES.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified energy 
efficiency expenditures’ means any amount paid or 
incurred which is related to producing qualified en-
ergy savings in a principal residence of the taxpayer 
which is located in the United States. 
‘‘(2) NO DOUBLE BENEFIT FOR CERTAIN EX-
PENDITURES.—The term ‘qualified energy efficiency 
expenditures’ shall not include any expenditure for 
which a deduction or credit is otherwise allowed to 
the taxpayer under this chapter. 
‘‘(3) PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.—The term ‘prin-
cipal residence’ has the same meaning as when used 
in section 121, except that— 
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‘‘(A) no ownership requirement shall be 
imposed, and 
‘‘(B) the period for which a building is 
treated as used as a principal residence shall 
also include the 60-day period ending on the 1st 
day on which it would (but for this subpara-
graph) first be treated as used as a principal 
residence. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED ENERGY SAVINGS.—For purposes of 
this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified energy 
savings’ means, with respect to any principal resi-
dence, the amount (measured as a percentage) by 
which— 
‘‘(A) the annual energy use with respect to 
the principal residence after qualified energy ef-
ficiency expenditures are made, as certified 
under paragraph (2), is less than 
‘‘(B) the annual energy use with respect to 
the principal residence before the qualified en-
ergy efficiency expenditures were made, as cer-
tified under paragraph (2). 
In determining annual energy use under subpara-
graph (B), any energy efficiency improvements 
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IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 260
Waiving clause 5(a) of rule XII of the rules of the House of Representatives
to permit introduction and consideration of a bill to amend title 36,
United States Code, to designate September 11 as United We Stand
Remembrance Day.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 10, 2001
Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr.
REYNOLDS, Mr. GRUCCI, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr.
KING, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr.
WALSH, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. FORBES, Mr.
ENGLISH, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. MORAN of
Virginia, and Mr. LAHOOD) submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Waiving clause 5(a) of rule XII of the rules of the House
of Representatives to permit introduction and consider-
ation of a bill to amend title 36, United States Code,
to designate September 11 as United We Stand Remem-
brance Day.
Resolved, That notwithstanding clause 5(a) of rule
XII of the rules of House of Representatives, Representa-
tive Fossella of New York may introduce, and the House
may consider, a bill to amend title 36, United States Code,
(B) by inserting ‘‘or outpatient speech-lan-
guage pathology services, respectively’’ after 
‘‘occupational therapy services’’. 
(5) Section 1861(p) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(p)) is amended by striking the fourth sen-
tence. 
(6) Section 1861(s)(2)(D) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
outpatient speech-language pathology services,’’ after 
‘‘physical therapy services’’. 
(7) Section 1862(a)(20) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395y(a)(20)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘outpatient occupational 
therapy services or outpatient physical therapy 
services’’ and inserting ‘‘outpatient physical 
therapy services, outpatient speech-language pa-
thology services, or outpatient occupational 
therapy services’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 1861(g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (g) or (ll)(2) of section 
1861’’. 
(8) Section 1866(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395cc(e)(1)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘section 1861(g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (g) or (ll)(2) of section 
1861’’ the first two places it appears; 
(B) by striking ‘‘therein) or’’ and inserting 
‘‘therein),’’; and 
(C) by inserting before the semicolon at 
the end the following: ‘‘, or (through the oper-
ation of section 1861(ll)(2)) with respect to the 
furnishing of outpatient speech-language pa-
thology’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after 
January 1, 2008. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to affect existing regulations and policies of the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that require 
physician oversight of care as a condition of payment for 
speech-language pathology services under part B of the 
medicare program. 
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which are not attributable to qualified energy effi-
ciency expenditures shall be disregarded. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall 
prescribe the procedures and methods for the 
making of certifications under this paragraph 
based on the Residential Energy Services Net-
work (RESNET) Technical Guidelines in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.—Any cer-
tification made under this paragraph may only 
be made by an individual who is recognized by 
an organization certified by the Secretary for 
such purposes. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section 
rules similar to the rules under paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 
(7), (8), and (9) of section 25D(e) and section 25C(e)(2) 
shall apply. 
‘‘(f) BASIS ADJUSTMENTS.—For purposes of this 
subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section with re-
spect to any expenditure with respect to any property, the 
increase in the basis of such property which would (but 
for this subsection) result from such expenditure shall be 
reduced by the amount of the credit so allowed. 
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‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply 
with respect to any property placed in service after Decem-
ber 31, 2011.’’. 
(b) INTERIM GUIDANCE ON CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Energy, shall issue interim guidance on— 
(A) the procedures and methods for mak-
ing certifications under sections 25E(d)(2)(A) 
and 179F(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, as added by subsection (a) and 
section 203, respectively; 
(B) the recognition of qualified individuals 
under 
sections 
25E(d)(2)(B) 
and 
179F(d)(2)(B) of such Code for the purpose of 
making such certifications; and 
(C) how participation in State energy effi-
ciency programs can be used in the procedures 
and methods described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) CONSULTATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in issuing guidance pursuant to para-
graph (1), shall consider comments from energy 
efficiency experts and other interested parties. 
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H. Res. 282
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 8, 2001.
Resolved, That Mr. Lynch of Massachusetts shall rank
after Mr. Shows of Mississippi on the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1775 
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly known 
as the Freedom of Information Act) to require the disclosure of certain 
information related to Federal contractors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. CARDOZA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (popu-
larly known as the Freedom of Information Act) to re-
quire the disclosure of certain information related to 
Federal contractors, 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 of Informa-
tion Improvement Act’’. 
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(B) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—In the case 
of guidance issued pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(B), the Secretary of the Treasury shall also 
consider— 
(i) the Residential Energy Services 
Network Technical Guidelines and other 
pertinent guidelines for evaluating energy 
savings; 
(ii) energy modeling software, includ-
ing software accredited through the Resi-
dential Energy Services Network; and 
(iii) quality assurance procedures of 
the Building Performance Institute, Home 
Performance through Energy Star, and the 
Residential Energy Services Network. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION METHODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall establish a procedure for individuals and 
businesses to petition for the approval of alternative 
methods of certification under sections 25E(d)(2)(A) 
and 179F(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as added by subsection (a) and section 203, 
respectively. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall make a determination on the ap-
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF 
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING INFORMATION 
UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. 
Section 552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly 
known as the Freedom of Information Act), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) CONTRACTOR INFORMATION.—(1) For purposes 
of a request made that involves access to records relating 
to Federal contracts, the following provisions apply: 
‘‘(A) Information submitted, whether vol-
untarily or involuntarily, to the Federal Govern-
ment to obtain, amend, or clarify a contract 
with the Federal Government or any part of 
such a contract shall not be considered to be 
trade secrets or commercial or financial infor-
mation that is privileged or confidential, as de-
scribed in subsection (b)(4), unless the informa-
tion is proprietary information. 
‘‘(B) An agency shall release information 
with respect to a Federal contract in response 
to a request under this section relating to the 
following unless the information is shown to be 
exempt under subsection (b): 
‘‘(i) Any information relating to 
whether a contractor, or a subcontractor 
under the contractor, actually performed 
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the worked required under the terms of the 
contract. 
‘‘(ii) Any information that indicates 
the use of substandard materials or work 
practices in performing the contract. 
‘‘(iii) Any information related to the 
information described in subparagraph (A) 
or (B) that is discovered as part of a Gov-
ernment review, audit, or investigation of 
the contract, or that is revealed because of 
the existence of credible evidence raising 
doubts concerning the contractor’s per-
formance because the contractor has been 
subject to a Federal or State investigation 
for past poor performance or similar 
charges, or the contractor has been the 
subject of credible and consistent press re-
ports pertaining to performance of govern-
ment contracts. 
‘‘(C) An agency shall release information 
with respect to a Federal contract in response 
to a request under this section if disclosure of 
the information will contribute to public under-
standing and knowledge unless the information 
is shown to be exempt under subsection (b). 
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137 
offices, councils, commissions, or advisory panels 
designated by States or territories to address the 
health of minority populations. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Minority Health Im-
provement and Health Disparity Elimination Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress, a report on the National Plan 
developed under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 
February 1 of fiscal year 2009 and of each second 
year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress, a report describ-
ing the activities carried out under this section dur-
ing the preceding 2 fiscal years and evaluating the 
extent to which such activities have been effective in 
improving the health of racial and ethnic minority 
groups. Each such report shall include the biennial 
reports submitted under subsection (f)(3) for such 
years by the heads of the Public Health Service 
agencies. 
‘‘(3) AGENCY REPORTS.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 2009, and on a biannual basis thereafter, 
the heads of the Public Health Service shall submit 
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‘‘(D) Any information released pursuant to 
this subsection shall relate solely to the Federal 
contract involved and not to unrelated aspects 
of the company concerned. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘proprietary infor-
mation’ means information relating to a product or proc-
ess that is used, produced, or marketed under an exclusive 
legal right of the inventor or maker of that product or 
process.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1776 
To require employees at a call center who either initiate or receive telephone 
calls to disclose the physical location of such employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. ALTMIRE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require employees at a call center who either initiate 
or receive telephone calls to disclose the physical location 
of such employees. 
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 ‘‘Call Center Con-
sumer’s Right to Know Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CALL CENTER REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A United States corporation or its 
subsidiaries that utilizes a call center to initiate telephone 
calls to, or receive telephone calls from, individuals located 
in the United States, shall require each employee in the 
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call center to disclose the physical location of such em-
ployee at the beginning of each telephone call so initiated 
or received. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—A corporation 
or subsidiary described in subsection (a) shall annually 
certify to the Federal Trade Commission whether or not 
the corporation or subsidiary, and the employees of the 
corporation or subsidiary at its call centers, have complied 
with that subsection. 
(c) NONCOMPLIANCE.—A corporation or subsidiary 
that violates subsection (a) shall be subject to such civil 
penalties as the Federal Trade Commission prescribes 
under section 3. 
(d) CALL CENTER DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘call center’’ means a location that provides cus-
tomer-based service and sales assistance or technical as-
sistance and expertise to individuals located in the United 
States via telephone, the Internet, or other telecommuni-
cations and information technology. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION RULES. 
Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall prescribe 
rules to provide for effective monitoring and compliance 
with this Act. The Federal Trade Commission’s rule-
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making shall include appropriate civil penalties for non-
compliance with this Act. 
Æ 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
September 25 (legislative day, September 17), 2008. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1777) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Improving 
America’s Schools Act of 1994 to make permanent the favor-
able treatment of need-based educational aid under the anti-
trust laws.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
On page 2, strike lines 5 and 6 and insert the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Section 568(d) of the Improving America’s 
Schools Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended by 
striking ‘2008’ and inserting ‘2015’.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1777 
AN ACT 
To amend the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 
to make permanent the favorable treatment of need- 
based educational aid under the antitrust laws. 
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 ‘‘Need-Based Edu-
cational Aid Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Subsection (d) of section 568 of the Improving Amer-
ica’s Schools Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 1 note) is repealed. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1777 
AN ACT 
To amend the Improving America’s Schools Act of 
1994 to make permanent the favorable treatment 
of need-based educational aid under the antitrust 
laws.
the period at the end of clause (iii) and insert-
ing ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) which automatically— 
‘‘(I) generates the features, en-
ergy use, and energy and power con-
sumption costs of a reference building 
which meets Standard 90.1–2001, 
‘‘(II) generates the features, en-
ergy use, and energy and power con-
sumption costs of a compliant build-
ing or system which reduces the an-
nual energy and power costs by 50 
percent compared to Standard 90.1– 
2001, and 
‘‘(III) compares such features, 
energy use, and consumption costs to 
the features, energy use, and con-
sumption costs of the building or sys-
tem with respect to which the calcula-
tion is being made.’’. 
(2) TARGETS
FOR
PARTIAL
ALLOWANCE
OF 
CREDIT.—Paragraph (1)(B) of section 179D(d) is 
amended— 
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H. R. 1777 
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 amend the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 to make permanent the 
favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under the antitrust laws. 
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 ‘‘Need-Based Educational Aid 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 568(d) of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 
(15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2015’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary’’, 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.— 
For purposes of clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary shall deter-
mine prescriptive criteria that can be 
modeled explicitly for reference build-
ings which meet the requirements of 
subsection 
(c)(1)(D) 
for 
different 
building types and regions, 
‘‘(II) a system may be certified 
as meeting the target under subpara-
graph (A)(ii) if the appropriate ref-
erence building either meets the re-
quirements of subsection (c)(1)(D) 
with such system rather than the 
comparable reference system (using 
the calculation under paragraph (2)) 
or meets the relevant prescriptive cri-
teria under subclause (I), and 
‘‘(III) the lighting system target 
shall be based on lighting power den-
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sity, except that it shall allow lighting 
controls credits that trade off for 
lighting power density savings based 
on Section 3.2.2 of the 2005 Cali-
fornia Nonresidential Alternative Cal-
culation Method Approval Manual. 
‘‘(iii) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary 
shall publish in the Federal Register the 
bases for the target levels established in 
the regulations under clause (i).’’. 
(d) ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS.—Section 179D(d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(7) 
ALTERNATIVE
STANDARDS
PENDING 
FINAL REGULATIONS.—Until such time as the Sec-
retary issues final regulations under paragraph 
(1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) in the case of property which is part 
of a building envelope, the building envelope 
system target under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall 
be a 7 percent reduction in total annual energy 
and power costs (determined in the same man-
ner as under subsection (c)(1)(D)), and 
‘‘(B) in the case of property which is part 
of the heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot 
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