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‘‘(II) the amount of plan-related 
expenses expected to be paid from 
plan assets during the plan year, over 
‘‘(ii) the amount of mandatory em-
ployee contributions expected to be made 
during the plan year, plus’’, and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘the target normal cost (de-
termined without regard to this para-
graph) of the plan for the plan year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the amount determined 
under subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) with re-
spect to the plan for the plan year’’, 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)(ii)’’ 
in the last sentence of paragraph (4)(B) 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’. 
(G) Section 303(j)(3) of ERISA— 
(i) is amended by adding at the end of 
subparagraph (A) the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘In the case of plan years beginning 
in 2008, the funding shortfall for the pre-
ceding plan year may be determined using 
such methods of estimation as the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may provide.’’, 
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IA 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 81 
Making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration and the Office of Environmental Management of the Department 
of Energy for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2013 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina introduced the following joint resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration and the Office of Environmental 
Management of the Department of Energy for fiscal 
year 2014, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion and the Office of Environmental Management of the 
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‘‘(B) The Secretary shall share the fol-
lowing percentages of OCS Receipts from the 
leases described in subparagraph (A) derived 
during the fiscal year indicated: 
‘‘(i) For fiscal year 2009, 5 percent. 
‘‘(ii) For fiscal year 2010, 8 percent. 
‘‘(iii) For fiscal year 2011, 11 per-
cent. 
‘‘(iv) For fiscal year 2012, 14 percent. 
‘‘(v) For fiscal year 2013, 17 percent. 
‘‘(vi) For fiscal year 2014, 20 percent. 
‘‘(vii) For fiscal year 2015, 23 per-
cent. 
‘‘(viii) For fiscal year 2016, 26 per-
cent. 
‘‘(ix) For fiscal year 2017, 29 percent. 
‘‘(x) For fiscal year 2018, 32 percent. 
‘‘(xi) For fiscal year 2019, 35 percent. 
‘‘(xii) For fiscal year 2020 and each 
subsequent fiscal year, 37.5 percent. 
‘‘(C) The provisions of this paragraph shall 
not apply to leases that could not have been 
issued but for section 5(k) of this Act or section 
6(2) of the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act 
of 2008. 
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‘‘(3) IMMEDIATE RECEIPTS SHARING.—Begin-
ning October 1, 2008, the Secretary shall share 37.5 
percent of OCS Receipts derived on and after Octo-
ber 1, 2008, from all leases located partially or com-
pletely beyond 100 miles of any coastline not in-
cluded within the provisions of paragraph (2), except 
that the Secretary shall only share 25 percent of 
such OCS Receipts derived from all such leases 
within a State’s Adjacent Zone if no leasing is al-
lowed within any portion of that State’s Adjacent 
Zone located completely within 100 miles of any 
coastline. 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall allo-
cate the OCS Receipts deposited into the separate 
account established by paragraph (1) that are 
shared under paragraphs (2) and (3) as follows: 
‘‘(A) BONUS BIDS.—Deposits derived from 
bonus bids from a leased tract, including inter-
est thereon, shall be allocated at the end of 
each fiscal year to the Adjacent State. 
‘‘(B) ROYALTIES.—Deposits derived from 
royalties from a leased tract, including interest 
thereon, shall be allocated at the end of each 
fiscal year to the Adjacent State and any other 
producing State or States with a leased tract 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6383 
To make available for research and development of alternative energy certain 
revenue received by the United States for all future oil and gas leases. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2008 
Mr. HAYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science and 
Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To make available for research and development of alter-
native energy certain revenue received by the United 
States for all future oil and gas leases. 
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 ‘‘Alternative Energy Ad-
vancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF PROCEEDS OF OIL AND GAS LEASING OF 
FEDERAL LANDS AND FEDERAL SUBMERGED 
LANDS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury a separate account (in this Act 
referred to as the ‘‘Trust Fund’’). 
(b) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited into the 
Trust Fund all amounts received by the United States as 
bonus bids, rents, and royalties under leases for explo-
ration, development, and production of oil and gas that 
are awarded after the date of the enactment of this Act 
for any area of Federal lands or of Federal submerged 
lands of the outer Continental Shelf— 
(1) that, on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, is withdrawn from such leasing; or 
(2) for which the expenditure of Federal funds 
for such leasing is prohibited. 
(c) USE.—Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be avail-
able to the Secretary of Energy for research and develop-
ment of alternative energy. 
Æ 
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(C) RULES OF PROCEEDING.—The court
shall have jurisdiction to affirm or modify the
action of the Secretary or to set it aside in
whole or in part. The findings of fact by the
Secretary, if supported by substantial evidence
on the record considered as a whole, shall be
conclusive. The court may order additional evi-
dence to be taken by the Secretary, and to be
made part of the record. The Secretary may
modify findings of fact made by the Secretary,
or make new findings, by reason of the new evi-
dence so taken and filed with the court, and the
Secretary shall also file such modified or new
findings, which findings with respect to ques-
tions of fact shall be conclusive if supported by
substantial evidence on the record considered as
a whole, and shall also file a recommendation,
if any, for the modification or setting aside of
the original action of the Secretary.
(D) JURISDICTION.—Upon the filing of the
record with the court, the jurisdiction of the
court shall be exclusive and its judgment shall
be final, except that such judgment shall be
subject to review by the Supreme Court of the
United States upon writ of certiorari or certifi-
‘‘(v) combined heat and power system 
property,’’. 
(2) COMBINED
HEAT
AND
POWER
SYSTEM 
PROPERTY.—Section 48 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM PROP-
ERTY.—For purposes of subsection (a)(3)(A)(v)— 
‘‘(1) COMBINED
HEAT
AND
POWER
SYSTEM 
PROPERTY.—The term ‘combined heat and power 
system property’ means property comprising a sys-
tem— 
‘‘(A) which uses the same energy source 
for the simultaneous or sequential generation of 
electrical power, mechanical shaft power, or 
both, in combination with the generation of 
steam or other forms of useful thermal energy 
(including heating and cooling applications), 
‘‘(B) which produces— 
‘‘(i) at least 20 percent of its total 
useful energy in the form of thermal en-
ergy which is not used to produce electrical 
or mechanical power (or combination 
thereof), and 
‘‘(ii) at least 20 percent of its total 
useful energy in the form of electrical or 
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and Pakistan or enterprises receiving benefits under sec-
tion 4 or 5, the President shall consider the factors set 
forth in section 3 (b) and (c) of this Act, and section 502 
(b) and (c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462 
(b) and (c)). In taking any action to withdraw, suspend, 
or limit duty-free treatment with respect to enterprises re-
ceiving benefits under section 4 or 5, the President shall 
consider the information described in section 3(d) relating 
to verification of the ownership and nature of the activities 
of such enterprises and any other relevant information the 
President determines to be appropriate. 
(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The President shall ad-
vise Congress— 
(1) of any action the President takes to with-
draw, suspend, or limit the application of duty-free 
treatment with respect to Reconstruction Oppor-
tunity Zones in Afghanistan or Pakistan or enter-
prises receiving benefits under section 4 or 5; and 
(2) if either Afghanistan or Pakistan fails to 
adequately take the actions described in section 3 
(b) and (c) of this Act or section 502 (b) and (c) 
of the Trade Act of 1974. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6382 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to require the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration to report 
certain information to the Congress and to the President, 
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 ‘‘Clarity on Small Busi-
ness Participation in Category Management Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING. 
Section 15(h) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) BEST IN CLASS SMALL BUSINESS PARTICI-
PATION REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) ADDENDUM.—The Administrator, in 
addition to the requirements under paragraph 
(2), shall include in the report required by such 
paragraph, for each best in class designation— 
‘‘(i) the total amount of spending gov-
ernment wide in such designation; 
‘‘(ii) the number of small business 
concerns awarded contracts and the dollar 
amount of contracts within such category 
awarded to each of the following— 
‘‘(I) HUBZone small business 
concerns; 
‘‘(II) small business concerns 
owned and controlled by women; 
‘‘(III) small business concerns 
owned and controlled by service-dis-
abled veterans; and
IB 
Union Calendar No. 490 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6388 
[Report No. 110–771] 
To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2008 
Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. OBEY, Mr. RAN-
GEL, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. RAHALL, 
Mr. SKELTON, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SPRATT, 
Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. FILNER, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Mississippi, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. REYES, and Mr. BRADY of 
Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
JULY 24, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General 
of the United States, 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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(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (B); and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Jan-
uary 1, 2002, $650’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2009, $1,250’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (B) and 
(C); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF 
ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT TO EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF
TIME
LIMITATION.—Section 
3031 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘10-year period’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘15-year period’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an individual 
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bobcat (Felis rufus), and declining or threatened 
avian species such as the piping plover (Charadrius 
melodus) and painted buntings (Passerine ciris). 
SEC. 5. REPLACEMENT OF COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCE 
SYSTEM MAP RELATING TO CAPTAIN SAM’S 
INLET UNIT M08 IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Coastal Barrier Resource 
System map of Captain Sam’s Inlet Unit M08 that is 
dated October 24, 1990, and included in the set of maps 
referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)), is replaced by the map 
of the unit entitled ‘‘John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System Captain Sam’s Inlet Unit M08’’ and dated 
March 2008. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall keep the replacement map referred to in subsection 
(a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with 
section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3503(b)). 
Æ 
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inserting 
‘‘$3,815,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2009, 
$4,320,000 for fiscal year 2010, $4,862,000 for fis-
cal year 2011, $5,442,000 for fiscal year 2012, and 
$6,061,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 
(4) TOTAL
FEE
REVENUES
FOR
SPONSOR 
FEES.—Section 
740(b)(4) 
(21 
U.S.C. 
379j– 
12(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,250,000’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting 
‘‘$3,815,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2009, 
$4,320,000 for fiscal year 2010, $4,862,000 for fis-
cal year 2011, $5,442,000 for fiscal year 2012, and 
$6,061,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 
(c) ADJUSTMENTS TO FEES.—Section 740(c) (21 
U.S.C. 379j–12(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively; 
(3) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘After the fee revenues are ad-
justed for inflation in accordance with para-
graph (1), the fee revenues shall be further ad-
justed each fiscal year after fiscal year 2004’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The fee revenues shall be ad-
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SEC. 5. PROMOTING CESSATION OF TOBACCO USE UNDER 
THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) QUALITY MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERV-
ICES INCLUDES TOBACCO USE CESSATION COUNSELING 
AND MEDICATIONS.—Section 501 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 701) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) For purposes of this title, counseling for ces-
sation of tobacco use (as defined in section 1861(ddd)), 
drugs and biologicals used to promote tobacco use ces-
sation (regardless of whether such drugs or biologicals 
may be dispensed only upon prescription or may be dis-
pensed without a prescription (commonly referred to as 
an ‘over-the-counter’ drug), but only if such a drug or bio-
logical is prescribed by a physician (or other person au-
thorized to prescribe under State law)), and the inclusion 
of antitobacco messages in health promotion counseling 
shall be considered to be part of quality maternal and child 
health services.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
Æ 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6394 
To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
Act of 2003 to extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health serv-
ices furnished to undocumented aliens, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2008 
Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself, Mr. REYES, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. 
LINDA
T. SA´NCHEZ
of California, Mr. BACA, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. MITCHELL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, 
and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend Federal reim-
bursement of emergency health services furnished to un-
documented aliens, 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 ‘‘Border Health Care 
Relief Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT OF 
EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED 
TO UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS. 
Section 1011(a)(1) of the Medicare Prescription 
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (42 
U.S.C. 1395dd note) is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
Æ 
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188 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The Corporation shall 
specify information to be provided in an appli-
cation submitted under this subsection, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the area of na-
tional need that the applicant intends to 
address in the service project; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the skills and ex-
perience the applicant has to address the 
area of national need; 
‘‘(iii) a description of the type of serv-
ice the applicant plans to provide as a fel-
low; and 
‘‘(iv) information identifying the local 
area in which the applicant plans to serve, 
for the service project. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION.—Each State Commission shall 
select the applicants received by the State Commission 
for a fiscal year, the number of eligible fellowship re-
cipients that may be supported for that fiscal year 
based on the grant received by the State Commission 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) SERVICE SPONSOR ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each service sponsor organi-
zation shall— 
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‘‘(F) areas in which the President has de-
clared a major disaster (as that term is defined 
in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122)) as a result of Hurricane Katrina 
of August 2005 or Hurricane Rita of Sep-
tember 2005.’’. 
(b) SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVE DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM.—Section 711(d) of the Small Business 
Competitive Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 
U.S.C. 644 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(e) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (d), 
the Program shall not apply to any contract related to 
relief or reconstruction from Hurricane Katrina of 2005 
or Hurricane Rita of 2005.’’. 
Æ 
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‘‘(2) transmission facilities of transmitting utili-
ties subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission 
under this part. 
‘‘(b) EXPEDITED
PROCEDURES.—The standards 
under this section shall include separate expedited proce-
dures for interconnecting renewable energy facilities up to 
10 kilowatts and a separate standard that expedites inter-
connection for renewable energy facilities up to 2000 kilo-
watts. In designing such expedited procedures, the Com-
mission shall consider model rules published by the Inter-
state Renewable Energy Council. 
‘‘(c) FINAL RULE.—Within 2 years after the enact-
ment of this section, and after notice and opportunity for 
comment, the Commission shall promulgate, and from 
time-to-time thereafter revise, final standards under this 
section. Such revisions shall take into account changes in 
the underlying standards and technologies. Such revisions 
shall be made available to State regulatory authorities for 
their consideration prior to final promulgation. 
‘‘(d) SAFETY, RELIABILITY, PERFORMANCE, AND 
COST.—The standards under this section shall establish 
those measures for the safety and reliability of the affected 
equipment and transmission systems as may be appro-
priate. Such standards shall be consistent with the reli-
ability standards under section 215 and all applicable safe-
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any person purchasing electric energy from the renewable 
energy facility. 
‘‘(g) GRID INTERCONNECTION-RELATED NETWORK 
UPGRADES.—The standards under this subsection shall 
provide the following: 
‘‘(1) The obligation to provide priority inter-
connection for renewable energy facilities (as re-
quired under subsection (h)) shall apply to: 
‘‘(A) Any transmitting utility providing 
transmission service subject to the jurisdiction 
of the Commission to electric utilities in a retail 
service territory that includes the renewable en-
ergy facility if— 
‘‘(i) such transmitting utility is in 
possession of transmission facilities tech-
nically suitable to receive electricity from 
the renewable energy facility; and 
‘‘(ii) there is no other transmission or 
distribution facility with a technically and 
economically 
more 
suitable 
connection 
point. 
‘‘(B) 
Transmission 
facilities 
shall 
be 
deemed to be technically suitable under sub-
paragraph (A) even if feeding in the electricity 
requires the transmitting utility to upgrade its 
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