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spect to eligible individuals and their 
qualifying family members.’’. 
(h) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 35 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—An individual shall not be treat-
ed as an eligible individual for purposes of this section or 
section 7527 for any month beginning after December 31, 
2009, unless such individual was an eligible individual for 
a continuous period of months ending with such month and 
beginning before such date.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (f) of 
section 173 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2918) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) TERMINATION.—An individual shall not be 
treated as an eligible individual for purposes of this 
subsection for any month beginning after December 
31, 2009, unless such individual was an eligible indi-
vidual for a continuous period of months ending with 
such month and beginning before such date.’’. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this subsection, the amendments made by this sec-
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2560 
AN ACT 
To cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(Public Law 95–136) is amended by striking ‘‘for consump-
tion in the State of Washington’’. 
SEC. 111. DISCOUNTED SALES OF ROYALTY-IN-KIND OIL TO 
QUALIFIED SMALL REFINERIES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall issue and begin implementing regulations by not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
under which the Secretary of the Interior shall charge a 
discounted price in any sale to a qualified small refinery 
of crude oil obtained by the United States as royalty-in- 
kind. 
(b) AMOUNT
OF DISCOUNT.—The regulations shall 
provide that the amount of any discount applied pursuant 
to this section in any sale of crude oil to a qualified small 
refinery— 
(1) shall reflect the actual costs of transporting 
such oil from the point of origin to the qualified small 
refinery; and 
(2) shall not exceed $4.50 per barrel of oil sold. 
(c) TERMINATION OF DISCOUNT.—This section and 
any regulations issued under this section shall not apply 
on and after any date on which the Secretary of Energy 
determines that United States domestic refining capacity 
is sufficient.
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(4) deployment activities to disseminate infor-
mation on and encourage widespread adoption of 
technologies, practices, and policies to achieve zero- 
net-energy commercial buildings or low energy use 
and effective monitoring of energy use in commercial 
buildings. 
(c) CRITERIA.— 
(1) FEDERAL FACILITIES.—With respect to the 
existing or proposed Federal facility at which a dem-
onstration project under this section is conducted, 
the Federal facility shall— 
(A) be an appropriate model for a project 
relating to— 
(i) the effectiveness of high-perform-
ance technologies; 
(ii) analysis of materials, components, 
systems, and emergency operations in the 
building, and the impact of those mate-
rials, components, and systems, including 
the impact on the health of building occu-
pants; 
(iii) life-cycle costing and life-cycle as-
sessment of building materials and sys-
tems; and 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2202
AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise
and extend the program of grants relating to pre-
ventive health measures with respect to breast
and cervical cancer.
(d) QUALIFIED SMALL REFINERY.—In this section the 
term ‘‘qualified small refinery’’ means a refinery of a small 
business refiner (as that term is defined in section 
45H(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that dem-
onstrates to the Secretary of the Interior that it had unused 
crude oil processing capacity in 2004. 
SEC. 112. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO STREAM-
LINING PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator shall study ways to 
streamline the paperwork requirements associated with title 
V of the Clean Air Act and corresponding requirements 
under State laws, particularly with regard to States that 
have more stringent requirements than the Federal Govern-
ment in this area. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report 
to Congress the results of the study made under subsection 
(a), together with recommendations on how to streamline 
those paperwork requirements. 
SEC. 113. RESPONSE TO BIOMASS DEBRIS EMERGENCY. 
(a) USE OF BIOMASS DEBRIS AS FUEL.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of En-
ergy may authorize any facility to use as fuel biomass de-
bris if—
(1) the debris results from a major disaster de-
clared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); 
(2) the debris is located in the area for which the 
major disaster is declared; and 
(3) the requirements of subsection (b) are met. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—A facility described in subsection 
(a)— 
(1) shall certify to the State in which the facility 
is located that no significant impact on meeting na-
tional ambient air quality standards will result and 
shall propose emission limits adequate to support 
such certification; and 
(2) may begin burning biomass debris fuel upon 
filing the certification required by paragraph (1) un-
less the State notifies the facility to the contrary. 
(c) EMISSION LIMITS.—The State in which a facility 
described in subsection (a) is located shall— 
(1) adopt (or as appropriate amend) the pro-
posed emission limits for the biomass burning at the 
facility; and 
(2) retain other existing emissions limits wher-
ever they are necessary and reasonable.
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 161. AGREEMENTS WITH STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 239 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘will’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(2) in clause (2), to read as follows: ‘‘(2) in ac-
cordance with subsection (f), shall provide adversely 
affected workers covered by a certification under sub-
chapter A the employment and case management 
services described in section 235’’. 
(b) OUTREACH.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) perform outreach, intake (which may in-
clude worker profiling) and orientation for assistance 
and benefits available under this chapter for adversely 
affected workers covered by a certification under sub-
chapter A of this chapter, and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) provide adversely affected workers covered 
by a certification under subchapter A of this chapter 
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(d) NEW SOURCE REVIEW.—No activities needed to 
qualify a facility to burn biomass debris as fuel in accord-
ance with this section shall trigger the requirements of new 
source review or new source performance standards under 
the Clean Air Act. 
TITLE II—INCREASING 
DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 201. FEDERAL-STATE REGULATORY COORDINATION. 
(a) GOVERNOR’S REQUEST.—The Governor of a State 
may submit a request to the Commission for the application 
of process coordination and rules of procedure under section 
202 to the siting of a crude oil or refined petroleum product 
pipeline facility in that State. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 202 shall only apply to 
crude oil or refined petroleum product pipeline facilities 
sited or proposed to be sited in a State whose Governor has 
requested such applicability under subsection (a). 
(c) INTERSTATE COMPACTS.—(1) The consent of Con-
gress is given for 2 or more contiguous States to enter into 
an interstate compact, subject to approval by Congress, es-
tablishing regional pipeline siting agencies to facilitate 
siting of future crude oil or refined petroleum product pipe-
line facilities within those States.
(2) The Secretary may provide technical assistance to 
regional pipeline siting agencies established under this sub-
section. 
SEC. 202. PROCESS COORDINATION AND RULES OF PROCE-
DURE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this title— 
(1) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Federal pipeline authorization’’— 
(A) means any authorization required 
under Federal law, whether administered by a 
Federal or State administrative agency or offi-
cial, with respect to siting of a crude oil or re-
fined petroleum product pipeline facility in 
interstate commerce; and 
(B) includes any permits, special use au-
thorizations, certifications, opinions, or other ap-
provals required under Federal law with respect 
to siting of a crude oil or refined petroleum 
product pipeline facility in interstate commerce. 
(b) DESIGNATION AS LEAD AGENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall act as 
the lead agency for the purposes of coordinating all 
applicable Federal pipeline authorizations and re-
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shall submit to Congress a report that describes the 
progress toward complying with subsection (a), including 
identifying— 
(1) the number of Federal fleet fueling centers 
that contain at least 1 renewable fuel pump; and 
(2) the number of Federal fleet fueling centers 
that do not contain any renewable fuel pumps. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 9314. STUDY OF IMPACT OF INCREASED RENEWABLE 
FUEL USE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall, 
after consultation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Administrator of the En-
ergy Information Administration, and the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, conduct a study to assess the impact of in-
creased use of renewable fuels on the United States econ-
omy. The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with 
the National Academy of Sciences to provide peer review 
of the study. 
(b) STUDY ELEMENTS.—The study shall analyze, in 
terms of renewable fuels, the following: 
(1) The impact of the use of renewable fuels on 
the energy security of the United States.
individual were entitled to amounts for the pro-
gram of education under subsection (c) rather 
than this subsection. 
‘‘(B) A housing stipend in an amount equal to 
the amount of the appropriately reduced amount of 
monthly stipend for housing otherwise payable to the 
individual under subsection (c). 
‘‘(C) A monthly stipend in an amount equal to 
the monthly equivalent of the appropriately reduced 
amount of the yearly stipend for books, supplies, 
equipment, and other educational costs otherwise 
payable to the individual under subsection (c). 
‘‘(4) The nature and amount of the tuition, fees, and 
other expenses constituting the established charge for a 
program of flight training under this subsection shall be 
determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) Payment of the amounts payable under para-
graph (3) for pursuit of a program of flight training shall 
be made on a monthly basis. 
‘‘(6) For each month for which amounts are paid an 
individual under this subsection, the entitlement of the in-
dividual to educational assistance under this chapter shall 
be charged at the rate of one month for each such month. 
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Calendar No. 91
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2202
AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise
and extend the program of grants relating to pre-
ventive health measures with respect to breast
and cervical cancer.
JUNE 15, 1993
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
constituting security for such indebtedness is located out-
side of the area described in subsection (c). 
(e) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—The amount ex-
cluded from gross income under subsection (a) shall be 
applied to reduce the tax attributes of the taxpayer as pro-
vided in section 108(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(f) APPLICATION.—This section shall not apply to 
discharges after December 31, 2006. 
SEC. 105. SPECIAL RULES FOR MORTGAGE REVENUE 
BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of financing provided 
with respect to a qualified Hurricane Katrina recovery res-
idence, subsection (d) of section 143 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if such residence 
were a targeted area residence. 
(b) QUALIFIED HURRICANE KATRINA RECOVERY 
RESIDENCE.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘qualified Hurricane Katrina recovery residence’’ means 
any residence if such residence is located in an area which 
is determined by the President to warrant individual or 
individual and public assistance from the Federal Govern-
ment under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act by reason of Hurricane 
Katrina.
(c) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
financing provided after December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 106. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON PER-
SONAL CASUALTY LOSSES. 
Paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 165(h) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to losses 
described in section 165(c)(3) of such Code which are at-
tributable to Hurricane Katrina. In the case of any other 
losses, section 165(h)(2)(A) of such Code shall be applied 
without regard to the losses referred to in the preceding 
sentence. 
SEC. 107. ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR HOUSING HURRI-
CANE KATRINA DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of taxable years of a 
natural person beginning in 2005 and 2006, for purposes 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, taxable income 
shall be reduced by $500 for each Hurricane Katrina dis-
placed individual of the taxpayer for the taxable year. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) DOLLAR LIMITATION.—The reduction under 
subsection (a) shall not exceed $2,000, reduced by 
the amount of the reduction under this section for 
all previous taxable years. 
(2) INDIVIDUALS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ONLY 
ONCE.—An individual shall not be taken into ac-
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Subtitle C—Counter-Drug 
Activities 
SEC. 1021. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK 
FORCES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LAW EN-
FORCEMENT 
AGENCIES 
CONDUCTING 
COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 
U.S.C. 371 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2008’’. 
SEC. 1022. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDI-
TIONAL SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES IN CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Subsection (b) of section 1033 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), as amended by section 1021(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (Public Law 108–136, 117 Stat. 1593) and section 
1022(b) of the John Warner National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 
Stat. 2382), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(17) The Government of Mexico. 
‘‘(18) The Government of the Dominican Re-
public.’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2203
AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend
the program of grants regarding the prevention
and control of sexually transmitted diseases.
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SEC. 1023. REPORT ON COUNTERNARCOTICS ASSISTANCE 
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF HAITI. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to Congress a report on counternarcotics as-
sistance for the Government of Haiti. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the coun-
ternarcotics assistance provided to the Government 
of Haiti by the Department of Defense, the Depart-
ment of State, the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, and the Department of Justice. 
(2) A description and assessment of any im-
pediments to increasing counternarcotics assistance 
to the Government of Haiti. 
(3) An assessment of the potential for the pro-
vision of counternarcotics assistance for the Govern-
ment of Haiti through the United Nations Stabiliza-
tion Mission in Haiti. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
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without regard to any substitution under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 109. SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY TO MAKE ADJUST-
MENTS REGARDING TAXPAYER AND DEPEND-
ENCY STATUS. 
With respect to taxable years beginning in 2005 or 
2006, the Secretary of the Treasury, or his delegate, may 
make such adjustments in the application of the internal 
revenue laws as may be necessary to ensure that taxpayers 
do not lose dependency exemptions or child credits or ex-
perience a change of filing status by reason of temporary 
relocations after Hurricane Katrina or by reason of the 
receipt of hurricane relief. Any adjustments made under 
the preceding sentence shall ensure that an individual is 
not taken into account by more than one taxpayer with 
respect to the same tax benefit. 
SEC. 110. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR HURRI-
CANE KATRINA EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 51 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a Hurricane Katrina em-
ployee shall be treated as a member of a targeted group. 
(b) HURRICANE KATRINA EMPLOYEE.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘Hurricane Katrina em-
ployee’’ means any individual who, on August 28, 2005,
had a principal place of abode in a Hurricane Katrina dis-
aster area. 
(c) SPECIAL RULES FOR DETERMINING CREDIT.— 
For purposes of applying subpart F of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of such Code to wages paid or in-
curred to any Hurricane Katrina employee— 
(1) section 51(c)(4) of such Code shall not 
apply, and 
(2) except in the case of an employee of the em-
ployer (within the meaning of section 51 of such 
Code) on August 28, 2005, or an employee initially 
hired after such date, section 51(i)(2) of such Code 
shall not apply. 
(d) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall 
apply only to wages (within the meaning on section 51(c) 
of such Code) paid or incurred to any individual who— 
(1) is being hired for a position the principal 
place of employment of which is located in a Hurri-
cane Katrina disaster area, and 
(2) who begins work for the employer during 
the 2-year period beginning on August 29, 2005. 
(e) HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER AREA.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Hurricane Katrina dis-
aster area’’ means any area which is determined by the 
President to warrant individual or individual and public
assistance from the Federal Government under the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
by reason of Hurricane Katrina. 
TITLE II—PENALTY FREE USE 
OF RETIREMENT FUNDS IN 
THE CASE OF NATURAL DIS-
ASTERS 
SEC. 201. PENALTY FREE WITHDRAWALS FROM RETIRE-
MENT PLANS UPON FEDERAL DECLARATION 
OF NATURAL DISASTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 10-percent 
additional tax on early distributions from qualified retire-
ment plans) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT 
PLANS UPON FEDERAL DECLARATION OF NAT-
URAL DISASTER.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any qualified dis-
aster-relief distribution. 
‘‘(ii) AGGREGATE
LIMITATION.—The 
aggregate amount of payments or distribu-
tions received by an individual which may 
be treated as qualified disaster-relief dis-
tributions for any taxable year shall not 
exceed the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(I) $100,000, over 
‘‘(II) 
the 
aggregate 
amounts 
treated as qualified disaster-relief dis-
tributions with respect to such indi-
vidual for all prior taxable years. 
‘‘(iii) AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED MAY BE 
REPAID.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Any indi-
vidual who receives a qualified dis-
aster-relief distribution may, at any 
time during the 3-year period begin-
ning on the day after the date on 
which such distribution was made, 
make one or more contributions in an 
aggregate amount not to exceed the 
amount of such distribution to an eli-
gible retirement plan (as defined in 
section 402(c)(8)(B)) of which such 
individual is a beneficiary and to 
which a rollover contribution of such 
distribution could be made under sec-
tion 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), or 
408(d)(3), as the case may be.
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(2) The impact of the use of renewable fuels on 
public health and the environment, including air and 
water quality. 
(3) The impact of renewable fuels on the infra-
structure of the United States, including the deliver-
ability of materials, goods, and products other than 
alternative fuels. 
(4) The impact of the use of renewable fuels on 
job creation, the price and supply of agricultural 
commodities, and rural economic development. 
(c) PARTICIPATION.—In conducting the study under 
this section, the Secretary and other agencies shall seek 
the participation, and consider the input, of the following: 
(1) Producers of feed grains. 
(2) Producers of livestock, poultry, and pork 
products. 
(3) Producers of energy. 
(4) Individuals and entities interested in issues 
relating to conservation, the environment, and nutri-
tion, and users of renewable fuels. 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report 
to the Congress containing the initial results of the study 
under this section not later than 2 years after enactment 
of this Act and subsequently supplement and update such 
report every 3 years thereafter.
•HRES 1517 RH 
of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and 
Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes, with the 
Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Sen-
ate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, 
without intervention of any point of order, a motion of-
fered by the chairman of the Committee on Financial 
Services or his designee that the House concur in the Sen-
ate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment with the amendment printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 
The Senate amendment and the motion shall be consid-
ered as read. The motion shall be debatable for three 
hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial 
Services. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the motion to final adoption without intervening 
motion. 
SEC. 2. During consideration of the motion to concur 
pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation 
of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further 
consideration of such motion to such time as may be des-
ignated by the Speaker. 
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