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Union Calendar No. 58 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1812 
[Report No. 109–104] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a demonstration grant 
program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and 
improve health care outcomes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2005 
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Ms. PRYCE of Ohio) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JUNE 7, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a 
demonstration grant program to provide patient navi-
gator services to reduce barriers and improve health care 
outcomes, 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 ‘‘Patient Navigator Out-
reach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PATIENT NAVIGATOR GRANTS. 
Subpart V of part D of title III of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 340A. PATIENT NAVIGATOR GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, may make grants to eligible entities for the 
development and operation of demonstration programs to 
provide patient navigator services to improve health care 
outcomes. The Secretary shall coordinate with, and ensure 
the participation of, the Indian Health Service, the Na-
tional Cancer Institute, the Office of Rural Health Policy, 
and such other offices and agencies as deemed appropriate 
by the Secretary, regarding the design and evaluation of 
the demonstration programs. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall require 
each recipient of a grant under this section to use the 
grant to recruit, assign, train, and employ patient naviga-
tors who have direct knowledge of the communities they 
serve to facilitate the care of individuals, including by per-
forming each of the following duties:
V 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 360 
To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating to issue a certificate of documentation for operation in 
the coastwise trade for the vessel ZIPPER. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Mr. MCHUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation for operation in the coastwise trade for the 
vessel ZIPPER. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. VESSEL ZIPPER. 
Notwithstanding sections 55101, 55103, and 12112 
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue 
a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorse-
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(c) ADJUSTMENT
TO
REDUCTION
PERCENTAGE 
WITH RETIREMENT AGE AT AGE 65.— 
(1) REDUCTION
IN
MONTHLY
REDUCTION.— 
Section 202(q)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(q)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘19⁄40 of 1 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘19⁄80 of 1 percent’’. 
(2) EXPANSION OF MAXIMUM REDUCTION PE-
RIOD.—Section 202(q)(6)(A)(iii) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(q)(6)(A)(iii)), by striking ‘‘age 60’’ and 
inserting ‘‘age 55’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 
II of such Act is further amended— 
(1) in the last sentence of section 203(c) (42 
U.S.C. 403(c)), by striking ‘‘age 60’’ and inserting 
‘‘age 55’’; 
(2) in clause (D) of the last sentence of section 
203(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(1)(D)), by striking ‘‘age 
60’’ and inserting ‘‘age 55’’; 
(3) in section 216(l)(2), by striking ‘‘age 60’’ 
and inserting ‘‘age 55’’; 
(4) in the first sentence of section 222(c)(3) 
(42 U.S.C. 422(c)(3)), by striking ‘‘age 60’’ and in-
serting ‘‘age 55’’;
ment for the vessel ZIPPER (State of New York registra-
tion number NY3205EB). 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1813 
To require the payment of interest on amounts owed by the United States 
pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspen-
sion and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical 
Corrections Act of 2004. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2005 
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require the payment of interest on amounts owed by 
the United States pursuant to the reliquidation of certain 
entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 
2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Correc-
tions Act of 2004. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON AMOUNTS OWED 
PURSUANT TO THE RELIQUIDATION OF CER-
TAIN ENTRIES. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Sections 1404(b), 1405(b), and 
subsection (c) of each of sections 1408 through 1411 of
the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–476; 19 U.S.C. 1654 note) and subsection (c) of each 
of sections 1517 through 1536 of the Miscellaneous Trade 
and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law 108– 
429; 19 U.S.C. 1654 note) are amended by inserting ‘‘, 
with interest provided for by law on the liquidation or re-
liquidation of the entries,’’ after ‘‘under subsection (a)’’. 
(b) RELIQUIDATION AND PAYMENT OF INTEREST.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall— 
(1) reliquidate each of the entries specified in 
the provisions of law amended by subsection (a); and 
(2) provide payment of interest owed by the 
United States by reason of the amendments made by 
subsection (a) for the period beginning on the date 
of deposit of estimated duties and ending on the 
date of reliquidation under paragraph (1). 
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(5) in section 222(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 422(d)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘age 60’’ in clauses (C) and (D), and in-
serting in each instance ‘‘age 55’’; and 
(6) in section 225(a) (42 U.S.C. 425(a)), by 
striking ‘‘age 60’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘age 55’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title 
II of the Social Security Act for months after the month 
in which this Act is enacted. 
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small business exception provided under subsection 
(d) to collect and remit sales and use taxes with re-
spect to remote sales sourced to that Member State 
under the Agreement. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORITY.—The au-
thorization provided under paragraph (1) shall be 
granted once all of the following have occurred: 
(A) 10 States comprising at least 20 per-
cent of the total population of all States impos-
ing a sales tax, as determined by the 2000 Fed-
eral census, have petitioned for membership and 
have become Member States under the Agree-
ment. 
(B) The following necessary operational as-
pects of the Agreement have been implemented 
by the Governing Board: 
(i) Provider and system certification. 
(ii) Setting of monetary allowance by 
contract with providers. 
(iii) Implementation of an on-line 
multistate registration system. 
(iv) Adoption of a standard form for 
claiming exemptions electronically. 
(v) Establishment of advisory coun-
cils. 
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383 
CHAPTER 5—ENHANCING ENERGY 
TRANSMISSION 
SEC. 7241. POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS REPORT. 
(a) ANALYSIS.—The Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Administrator of the Bonneville Area Power 
Marketing Administration in consultation with the West-
ern Area Power Marketing Administration, and in coordi-
nation with regional transmission entities, shall conduct, 
or participate with such regional transmission entities to 
conduct, an analysis of the existing capacity of trans-
mission systems serving the States of California, Oregon, 
and Washington to determine whether the existing capac-
ity is adequate to accommodate and integrate development 
and commercial operation of ocean wave, tidal, and cur-
rent energy projects in State and Federal marine waters 
adjacent to those States. 
(b) REPORT.—Based on the analysis conducted under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall prepare and 
provide to the Natural Resources Committee of the House 
of Representatives and the Energy and Natural Resources 
Committee of the Senate, not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, a report identifying 
changes required, if any, in the capacity of existing trans-
mission systems serving the States referred to in sub-
section (a) in order to reliably and efficiently accommodate
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and integrate generation from commercial ocean wave, 
tidal, and current energy projects in aggregate, escalating 
amounts equal to 2.5, 5, and 10 percent of the current 
electrical energy consumption in those States. 
(c) ACTIVITIES NONREIMBURSABLE.—Activities car-
ried out under subsection (a) or (b) shall be nonreimburs-
able. 
(d) EXISTING PROCEDURES AND QUEUING NOT AF-
FECTED.—Nothing in this section supercedes existing pro-
cedures and queuing pursuant to the appropriate Open 
Access Transmission Tariffs filed by the Administrators 
of the Bonneville and Western Area Power Administra-
tions. 
Subtitle C—Alternative Energy and 
Efficiency 
SEC. 7301. STATE OCEAN AND COASTAL ALTERNATIVE EN-
ERGY PLANNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Coastal Zone Management 
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 306A the following: 
‘‘OCEAN
AND
COASTAL
ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY
STATE 
SURVEYS; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SITE IDENTIFICA-
TION AND PLANNING 
‘‘SEC. 306B. (a) GRANTS TO STATES.—The Sec-
retary may make grants to eligible coastal States to sup-
port voluntary State efforts to initiate and complete sur-
385 
veys of portions of coastal State waters and Federal wa-
ters adjacent to a State’s coastal zone, in consultation 
with the Minerals Management Service, to identify poten-
tial areas suitable or unsuitable for the exploration, devel-
opment, and production of alternative energy that are con-
sistent with the enforceable policies of coastal manage-
ment plans approved pursuant to section 306(d). 
‘‘(b) SURVEY ELEMENTS.—Surveys developed with 
grants under this section may include, but not be limited 
to— 
‘‘(1) hydrographic and bathymetric surveys; 
‘‘(2) oceanographic observations and measure-
ments of the physical ocean environment, especially 
seismically active areas; 
‘‘(3) identification and characterization of sig-
nificant or sensitive marine ecosystems or other 
areas 
possessing 
important 
conservation, 
rec-
reational, ecological, historic, or aesthetic values; 
‘‘(4) surveys of existing marine uses in the 
outer Continental Shelf and identification of poten-
tial conflicts; 
‘‘(5) inventories and surveys of shore locations 
and infrastructure capable of supporting alternative 
energy development;
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‘‘(6) inventories and surveys of offshore loca-
tions and infrastructure capable of supporting alter-
native energy development; and 
‘‘(7) other actions as may be necessary. 
‘‘(c) PARTICIPATION AND COOPERATION.—To the ex-
tent practicable, coastal States shall provide opportunity 
for the participation in surveys under this section by rel-
evant Federal agencies, State agencies, local governments, 
regional organizations, port authorities, and other inter-
ested parties and stakeholders, public and private, that is 
adequate to develop a comprehensive survey. 
‘‘(d) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall, within 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section and after 
consultation with the coastal States, publish guidelines for 
the application for and use of grants under this section. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL GRANTS.—For each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2011, the Secretary may make a grant to 
a coastal State under this section if the coastal State dem-
onstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the 
grant will be used to develop an alternative energy survey 
consistent with the requirements set forth in this section. 
‘‘(f) GRANT AMOUNTS.—The amount of any grant 
under this section shall not exceed $750,000 for any fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(g) STATE MATCH.—
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‘‘(1) BEFORE
FISCAL
YEAR
2010.—The Sec-
retary shall not require any State matching fund 
contribution for grants awarded under this section 
for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(2) AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2010.—The Secretary 
shall require a coastal State to provide a matching 
fund contribution for a grant under this section for 
surveys of a State’s coastal waters, according to— 
‘‘(A) a 2-to-1 ratio of Federal-to-State con-
tributions for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(B) a 1-to-1 ratio of Federal-to-State 
contributions for fiscal year 2011. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not re-
quire any matching funds for surveys of Federal wa-
ters adjacent to a State’s coastal zone. 
‘‘(h) SECRETARIAL REVIEW.—After an initial grant 
is made to a coastal State under this section, no subse-
quent grant may be made to that coastal State under this 
section unless the Secretary finds that the coastal State 
is satisfactorily developing its survey. 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY.—No coastal State 
is eligible to receive grants under this section for more 
than 4 fiscal years. 
‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the surveys 
conducted with assistance under this section shall not be
388 
construed to convey any new authority to any coastal 
State, or repeal or supersede any existing authority of any 
Federal agency, to regulate the siting, licensing, leasing, 
or permitting of alternative energy facilities in areas of 
the outer Continental Shelf under the administration of 
the Federal Government. Nothing in this section repeals 
or supersedes any existing coastal State authority pursu-
ant to State or Federal law. 
‘‘(k) PRIORITY.—Any area that is identified as suit-
able for potential alternative energy development under 
surveys developed with assistance under this section shall 
be given priority consideration by Federal agencies for the 
siting, licensing, leasing, or permitting of alternative en-
ergy facilities. Any area that is identified as unsuitable 
under surveys developed with assistance under this section 
shall be avoided by Federal agencies to the maximum ex-
tent practicable. 
‘‘(l) ASSISTANCE
BY
THE SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) under section 307(a) and to the extent 
practicable, make available to coastal States the re-
sources and capabilities of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to provide technical as-
sistance to the coastal States to develop surveys 
under this section; and
389 
‘‘(2) encourage other Federal agencies with rel-
evant expertise to participate in providing technical 
assistance under this subsection.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
318(a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1464) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) for grants under section 306B such sums 
as are necessary; and’’. 
SEC. 7302. CANAL-SIDE POWER PRODUCTION AT BUREAU 
OF RECLAMATION PROJECTS. 
(a) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall complete an evaluation and re-
port to Congress on the potential for developing rights- 
of-way along Bureau of Reclamation canals and infra-
structure for solar or wind energy production through 
leasing of lands or other means. The report to Congress 
shall specify— 
(1) location of potential rights-of-way for en-
ergy production;
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(2) total acreage available for energy produc-
tion; 
(3) existing transmission infrastructure at sites; 
(4) estimates of fair market leasing value of po-
tential energy sites; and 
(5) estimate energy development potential at 
sites. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section the 
Secretary of the Interior shall consult with persons that 
would be affected by development of rights-of-ways re-
ferred to in subsection (a), including the beneficiaries of 
the canal and infrastructure evaluated under that sub-
section. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) shall be construed to authorize the Bureau 
of Reclamation or any contractor hired by the Bu-
reau of Reclamation to inventory or access rights-of- 
way owned or operated and maintained by non-Fed-
eral interests, unless such interests provide written 
permission for such inventory or an agreement or 
contract governing Federal access is in effect; 
(2) shall be construed to impede accessibility, 
impair project operations and maintenance, or create 
additional costs for entities managing the rights-of- 
way; or
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(3) shall be used as the basis of an increase in 
project-use power or preference power costs that will 
be borne by the consumer. 
SEC. 7303. INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCIES FOR WATER 
DESALINATION. 
The Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 10. RESEARCH ON REVERSE OSMOSIS TECHNOLOGY 
FOR WATER DESALINATION AND WATER RE-
CYCLING. 
‘‘(a) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the In-
terior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall 
implement a program to research methods for improving 
the energy efficiency of reverse osmosis technology for 
water desalination, water contamination, and water recy-
cling. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall submit to Congress a report which shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) a review of existing and emerging tech-
nologies, both domestic and international, that are 
likely to improve energy efficiency or utilize renew-
392 
able energy sources at existing and future desalina-
tion and recycling facilities; and 
‘‘(2) an analysis of the economic viability of en-
ergy efficiency technologies.’’. 
SEC. 7304. ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE DE-
VELOPMENT 
OF 
STRATEGIC 
SOLAR 
RE-
SERVES ON FEDERAL LANDS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish a pilot program for the development of strategic 
solar reserves on Federal lands for the advancement, de-
velopment, assessment, and installation of commercial 
solar electric energy systems. 
(b) STRATEGIC SOLAR RESERVE PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) SITE SELECTION.—The Secretary of the In-
terior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, 
the Secretary of Defense, and the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, States, tribal, or local units 
of governments, as appropriate, affected utility in-
dustries, and other interested persons, shall complete 
the following: 
(A) Identify Federal lands under the juris-
diction of the Bureau of Land Management, 
subject to valid existing rights, that are suitable 
and feasible for the installation of solar electric 
energy systems sufficient to create a solar en-
393 
ergy reserve of no less than 4 GW and no more 
than 25 GW. 
(B) Perform any environmental reviews 
that may be required to complete the designa-
tion of such solar reserves. 
(C) Incorporate the designated solar re-
serves into the relevant agency land use and re-
source management plans or equivalent plans. 
(D) Identify the needed transmission up-
grades to the solar reserves. 
(2) MINIMUM
POWER
OF
SITES.—Each site 
identified as suitable and feasible for the installation 
of solar electric energy systems shall be sufficient for 
the installation of at least 1 GW. 
(3) LANDS
NOT
INCLUDED.—The following 
Federal lands shall not be included within a stra-
tegic solar reserve site: 
(A) Components of the National Land-
scape Conservation System. 
(B) Areas of Critical Environmental Con-
cern. 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM 
FOR STRATEGIC SOLAR RESERVES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of
394 
Energy and following the completion of the re-
quirements under paragraph (1)(B), shall expe-
ditiously implement a strategic solar reserve 
pilot program in order to issue rights-of-way on 
land identified under paragraph (1)(A) to 
produce no less than 4 GW and no more than 
25 GW of solar electric power from that land. 
(B) CRITERIA
FOR
APPLICATIONS.—The 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Energy, shall establish criteria 
for approving applications to obtain rights-of- 
way on land under this paragraph based, in 
part, on the proposed solar electric energy tech-
nologies proposed to be used on such rights-of- 
way. 
(C) VARIETY
OF
TECHNOLOGIES.—The 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Energy, shall provide for a va-
riety of solar electric energy technologies to be 
used on rights-of-way on land under this para-
graph. 
(D) MILESTONES.—The Secretary of the 
Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, shall develop milestones for activities 
on rights-of-way on land under this paragraph
395 
to ensure due diligence in the development of 
such land. 
(5) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall complete all necessary en-
vironmental surveys, compliance, and permitting for 
rights-of-way pursuant to title V of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 for each 
strategic solar reserve, as expeditiously as possible. 
Each applicant shall pay all costs of environmental 
compliance, including when a determination is made 
that the land that is the subject of the application 
is not suitable and feasible for installation or the bid 
is withdrawn following the initiation of such environ-
mental compliance. 
(6) PERMITS.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall ensure that all strategic solar reserve installa-
tions pursuant to this section are permitted using an 
expedited permitting process. The Secretary shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, complete 
the preparation of a Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement by the Departments of Energy 
and the Interior for purposes of this section. 
(7) RENTAL FEE; RIGHT-OF-WAY TERM.— 
(A) RENTAL FEE.—The rental fee for each 
strategic solar reserve right-of-way under this
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subsection shall be in the amount of $300 per 
acre per year for the initial 10-year period, ex-
cept that the rental fee shall be phased-in for 
a right-of-way during the initial 3 years after 
the signing of the right-of-way authorization. 
For the first year the rental fee shall be 25 per-
cent of that amount. For the second year the 
rental fee shall be 50 percent of that amount. 
For the third year and each year thereafter the 
fee shall be 100 percent of that amount, except 
that the rental fee after the initial 10-year pe-
riod shall be adjusted by the Secretary of the 
Interior according to the Gross Domestic Prod-
uct Implicit Price Deflator each year for the re-
mainder of the term of the right-of-way author-
ization. The rental fee shall be paid in annual 
payments commencing on the day the right-of- 
way authorization is signed. The rental fee es-
tablished by this paragraph shall apply to all 
solar electric projects that have pending appli-
cations with the Bureau of Land Management 
as of June 1, 2007. 
(B) TERM.—Each right-of-way authoriza-
tion shall be effective for an initial term of 30