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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2868 
AN ACT 
To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain 
securities designated by national securities exchanges. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SCOPE OF EXEMPTION FROM STATE SECURI-
TIES REGULATION. 
Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the American Stock 
Exchange, or listed, or authorized for listing, on 
the National Market System of the Nasdaq 
Stock Market (or any successor to such enti-
ties)’’ and inserting ‘‘, the American Stock Ex-
change, or the Nasdaq Stock Market (or any 
successor to such entities)’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ‘‘, except that a security listed, or au-
thorized for listing, on the New York Stock Ex-
change, the American Stock Exchange, or the 
Nasdaq Stock Market (or any successor to such 
entities) shall not be a covered security if the 
exchange adopts listing standards pursuant to 
section 19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78s(b)) that designates a tier 
or segment of such securities as securities that 
are not covered securities for purposes of this 
section and such security is listed, or authorized 
for listing, on such tier or segment’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘covered’’ 
after ‘‘applicable to’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 23, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2868 
AN ACT 
To eliminate the exemption from State regulation 
for certain securities designated by national secu-
rities exchanges.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2868 
To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain securities 
designated by national securities exchanges. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2007 
Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. KING 
of New York, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CLAY, and Mrs. MALONEY of 
New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain 
securities designated by national securities exchanges. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SCOPE OF EXEMPTION FROM STATE SECURI-
TIES REGULATION. 
Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the American Stock 
Exchange, or listed, or authorized for listing, on 
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the National Market System of the Nasdaq 
Stock Market (or any successor to such enti-
ties)’’ and inserting ‘‘, the American Stock Ex-
change or the Nasdaq Stock Market (or any 
successor to such entities)’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ‘‘, except that a security listed, or au-
thorized for listing, on the New York Stock Ex-
change, the American Stock Exchange or the 
Nasdaq Stock Market (or any successor to such 
entities) shall not be a covered security if the 
exchange adopts listing standards pursuant to 
section 19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78s(b)) that designates a tier 
or segment of such securities as securities that 
are not covered securities for purposes of this 
section and such security is listed, or authorized 
for listing, on such tier or segment’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘covered’’ 
after ‘‘applicable to’’. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2868 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 24, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain 
securities designated by national securities exchanges. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SCOPE OF EXEMPTION FROM STATE SECURI-
TIES REGULATION. 
Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the American Stock 
Exchange, or listed, or authorized for listing, on 
the National Market System of the Nasdaq 
Stock Market (or any successor to such enti-
ties)’’ and inserting ‘‘, the American Stock Ex-
change, or the Nasdaq Stock Market (or any 
successor to such entities)’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ‘‘, except that a security listed, or au-
thorized for listing, on the New York Stock Ex-
change, the American Stock Exchange, or the 
Nasdaq Stock Market (or any successor to such 
entities) shall not be a covered security if the 
exchange adopts listing standards pursuant to 
section 19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78s(b)) that designates a tier 
or segment of such securities as securities that 
are not covered securities for purposes of this 
section and such security is listed, or authorized 
for listing, on such tier or segment’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘covered’’ 
after ‘‘applicable to’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 23, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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(C) pilot projects, in cooperation with pub-
lic school districts and colleges and universities, 
to— 
(i) demonstrate such technologies and 
practices in new and existing facilities; 
(ii) involve students and faculty mem-
bers in integrating energy efficiency and 
green building concepts and measures 
within the educational curriculum; and 
(iii) use education facilities as show-
cases to communicate these concepts to the 
community; 
(4) technical assistance and funding of pilot 
projects for the development and use of new building 
energy design standards, model designs, model en-
ergy codes, and incentives and other policies, to be 
provided to designers, builders, developers, commer-
cial building owners, and utility and government en-
ergy efficiency programs, including— 
(A) support for code and standards organi-
zations to develop aggressive model energy 
codes, beyond-code guidelines, and code compli-
ance programs for new and existing buildings; 
(B) assistance to utilities, builders, and 
State and local officials in developing, imple-
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 237 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2868 
[Report No. 110–380] 
To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain securities 
designated by national securities exchanges. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2007 
Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. KING 
of New York, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CLAY, and Mrs. MALONEY of 
New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
OCTOBER 15, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CASTLE, Mr. WEINER, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and Mr. 
HIGGINS 
OCTOBER 15, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain 
securities designated by national securities exchanges. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SCOPE OF EXEMPTION FROM STATE SECURI-
TIES REGULATION. 
Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the American Stock 
Exchange, or listed, or authorized for listing, on 
the National Market System of the Nasdaq 
Stock Market (or any successor to such enti-
ties)’’ and inserting ‘‘, the American Stock Ex-
change or the Nasdaq Stock Market (or any 
successor to such entities)’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ‘‘, except that a security listed, or au-
thorized for listing, on the New York Stock Ex-
change, the American Stock Exchange or the 
Nasdaq Stock Market (or any successor to such 
entities) shall not be a covered security if the 
exchange adopts listing standards pursuant to 
section 19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78s(b)) that designates a tier 
or segment of such securities as securities that 
are not covered securities for purposes of this 
section and such security is listed, or authorized 
for listing, on such tier or segment’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘covered’’ 
after ‘‘applicable to’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 237 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2868 
[Report No. 110–380] 
A BILL 
To eliminate the exemption from State regulation 
for certain securities designated by national secu-
rities exchanges. 
OCTOBER 15, 2007 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 286 
To amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to require Federal agencies 
to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific 
and engineering research. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Mr. EHLERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to require 
Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on re-
cipients of awards for scientific and engineering research. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. 
Section 12(b) of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 
(15 U.S.C. 205j–1(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) Guidelines established under subsection (a) shall 
require that any transaction between the Federal agency 
and another person providing for such person to perform 
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scientific or engineering research with Federal funding in-
clude provisions— 
‘‘(1) clearly identifying the extent to which the 
metric system of measurement or other systems of 
measurement will be used under the transaction; 
‘‘(2) requiring the usage of systems of measure-
ment consistent with the provisions described in 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) assigning to the person receiving Federal 
funding the financial responsibility for failure to fol-
low the requirements stated in paragraph (2).’’. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 79 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 425 
[Report No. 112–240] 
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2832) 
to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3078) to implement the 
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; providing for con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 3079) to implement the United States- 
Panama Trade Promotion Agreement; and providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3080) to implement the United States-Korea Free 
Trade Agreement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2011 
Mr. DREIER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the 
bill (H.R. 2832) to extend the Generalized System of 
Preferences, and for other purposes; providing for consid-
eration of the bill (H.R. 3078) to implement the United 
States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3079) to implement 
the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement; 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3080) 
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H. Res. 447 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 25, 2011. 
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES: Mr. Amodei. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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that clearly sets forth that such an officer, em-
ployee, or agent must be recused from partici-
pating in any decision of the board with respect 
to any transaction regarding educational loans; 
or 
‘‘(C) an officer, employee, or agent of a 
lender, guarantor, or servicer of educational 
loans from serving on a board of directors or 
serving as a trustee of a covered institution, 
provided that the covered institution has a writ-
ten conflict of interest policy that clearly sets 
forth the procedures to be followed in instances 
where such a board member’s or trustee’s per-
sonal or business interests with respect to edu-
cational loans may be advanced by an action of 
the board of directors or trustees, including a 
provision that such a board member or trustee 
may not participate in any decision to approve 
any transaction where such conflicting interests 
may be advanced. 
‘‘(d) BAN ON REVENUE SHARING ARRANGEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—A covered institution shall 
not enter into any revenue sharing arrangement with 
any lender. 
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actment of this Act accompanied by specific policy 
recommendations that if implemented can achieve 
the estimated potential. Such recommendations shall 
include options for funding and/or incentives for the 
development of demand response resources. The 
Commission shall seek to take advantage of pre-
existing research and ongoing work, and shall as-
sume that there is no duplication of effort. The 
Commission shall further note any barriers to de-
mand response programs that are flexible , non-dis-
criminatory, and fairly compensatory for the services 
and benefits made available and shall provide rec-
ommendations for overcoming such barriers. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
ON DEMAND RE-
SPONSE.—The Grid Modernization Commission shall fur-
ther develop and implement a National Action Plan on De-
mand Response. Such Plan shall be completed within one 
year after the completion of the National Assessment of 
Demand Response, and shall meet each of the following 
objectives: 
‘‘(1) Provision of adequate technical assistance 
to States to allow them to maximize the amount of 
demand response resources that can be developed 
and deployed. 
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H. Res. 448 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 26, 2011. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
2576) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to mod-
ify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for pur-
poses of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related 
programs. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against provisions of the bill are waived. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to 
final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour 
of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 674) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the im-
position of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made 
to vendors by government entities. All points of order against
Park Service, other Federal, State, or local govern-
ment entities or private or non-profit organizations. 
(b) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
conduct the study in accordance with section 8(c) of Pub-
lic Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to carry out this title, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report containing— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary. 
TITLE V—MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
STUDY ACT 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Mississippi River 
Study Act’’. 
SEC. 502. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall complete a 
special resource study along the route of the Mississippi 
River in the counties contiguous to the river from its head-
waters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico 
to evaluate—
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‘‘(2) Implementation of a national communica-
tions program that includes broad-based customer 
education and support. 
‘‘(3) Development and dissemination of tools, 
information and other support mechanisms for use 
by customers, states, utilities and demand response 
providers. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section not more than 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 and 2009 
and $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2020. 
‘‘SEC. 574. REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES AND 
IMPACTS OF DEMAND RESPONSE AND SMART 
GRID SYSTEMS. 
‘‘(a) REPORT.—The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall solicit public input and, 
within 6 months after completion of the National Assess-
ment of Demand Response required by section 573, sub-
mit a report to Congress that addresses each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A quantitative assessment and determina-
tion of the existing and potential impacts of demand 
response and ‘smart grid’ systems on air emissions 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2264
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004 and 2005
to carry out the Congo Basin Forest Partnership
(CBFP) program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2297
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
benefits under laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, and for other pur-
poses.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4949 
To extend the duty suspension on o-Anisidine. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2008 
Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the duty suspension on o-Anisidine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. O-ANISIDINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.10.41 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
o-Anisidine) is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and in-
serting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
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the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 170 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2874 
[Report No. 110–268] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
certain improvements in the provision of health 
care to veterans, and for other purposes. 
JULY 27, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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