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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3135 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the child 
tax credit and to allow for adjustments for inflation with respect to 
the child tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2007 
Mr. WELDON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent the child tax credit and to allow for adjust-
ments for inflation with respect to the child tax credit. 
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 ‘‘Child Tax Credit Pres-
ervation Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF CHILD TAX CREDIT. 
(a) REPEAL OF SUNSET.—Title IX of the Economic 
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (relat-
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ing to sunset of provisions of such Act) shall not apply 
to— 
(1) the amendments made by section 201 of 
such Act, 
(2) the amendments made by section 101(a) of 
the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 
of 2003, and 
(3) the amendments made by sections 101(a), 
102(a), and 104(a) of the Working Families Tax 
Relief Act of 2004. 
(b) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.—Section 24 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the child 
tax credit) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a taxable 
year beginning after December 31, 2006, the dollar 
amounts in subsection (a) and (b)(2) shall be in-
creased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2005’ for 
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‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
‘‘(2) ROUNDING RULE.—If a dollar amount in 
subsection (a) or (b)(2), as increased under para-
graph (1), is not a multiple of $50, such amount 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2006. 
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SEC. 7504. ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW LEASES AND THE TRANS-
FER OF LEASES; CONSERVATION OF RE-
SOURCES FEES. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF NEW LEASES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not 
issue any new lease that authorizes the production 
of oil or natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico under the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 
et seq.) to a person described in paragraph (2) un-
less— 
(A) the person has renegotiated each cov-
ered lease with respect to which the person is 
a lessee, to modify the payment responsibilities 
of the person to include price thresholds that 
are equal to or less than the price thresholds 
described in clauses (v) through (vii) of section 
8(a)(3)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(C)); or 
(B) the person has— 
(i) paid all fees established by the 
Secretary under subsection (b) that are 
due with respect to each covered lease for 
which the person is a lessee; or 
(ii) entered into an agreement with 
the Secretary under which the person is 
obligated to pay such fees. 
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(2) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person referred 
to in paragraph (1) is a person that— 
(A) is a lessee that— 
(i) holds a covered lease on the date 
on which the Secretary considers the 
issuance of the new lease; or 
(ii) was issued a covered lease before 
the date of enactment of this Act, but 
transferred the covered lease to another 
person or entity (including a subsidiary or 
affiliate of the lessee) after the date of en-
actment of this Act; or 
(B) any other person or entity who has 
any direct or indirect interest in, or who derives 
any benefit from, a covered lease; 
(3) MULTIPLE LESSEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), if there are multiple lessees that own 
a share of a covered lease, the Secretary may 
implement separate agreements with any lessee 
with a share of the covered lease that modifies 
the payment responsibilities with respect to the 
share of the lessee to include price thresholds 
that are equal to or less than the price thresh-
olds described in clauses (v) through (vii) of 
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section 8(a)(3)(C) of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(C)). 
(B) TREATMENT OF SHARE AS COVERED 
LEASE.—Beginning on the effective date of an 
agreement under subparagraph (A), any share 
subject to the agreement shall not constitute a 
covered lease with respect to any lessees that 
entered into the agreement. 
(b) CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES FEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior by regulation shall establish— 
(A) a conservation of resources fee for pro-
ducing Federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of 
Mexico; and 
(B) a conservation of resources fee for 
nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases in the 
Gulf of Mexico. 
(2) PRODUCING LEASE FEE TERMS.—The fee 
under paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) subject to subparagraph (C), shall 
apply to covered leases that are producing 
leases; 
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V 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3137 
For the relief of Web’s Construction Company, Incorporated. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2007 
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Web’s Construction Company, Incorporated. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to 
Web’s Construction Company, Incorporated, a company 
incorporated in the State of Maryland, $262,500, plus a 
reasonable rate of interest (as determined by the Sec-
retary) for the period beginning February 1, 1990, and 
ending on the date of such payment, for construction work 
performed for the benefit of the Corps of Engineers in 
connection with Contract No. DACA31–88–C–0316. Pay-
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ment of the sum shall be in full satisfaction of any claim 
of Web’s Construction Company, Incorporated, against 
the United States in connection with the construction 
work. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY FEES. 
It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 per-
cent of the amount paid pursuant to section 1 to be paid 
to, or received by, any agent or attorney for any service 
rendered in connection with the claim described in section 
1. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of 
an infraction and shall be subject to a fine in the amount 
provided in title 18, United States Code. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3138 
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to update the 
definition of electronic surveillance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. BLUNT, Ms. FOXX, Mrs. MILLER of 
Michigan, Mr. ISSA, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. EVER-
ETT, Mr. THORNBERRY, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. TIAHRT, Ms. GRANGER, 
Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mrs. 
CAPITO, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. BURGESS, Ms. GINNY 
BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. REGULA, Mr. KUHL 
of New York, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. 
ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
to update the definition of electronic surveillance. 
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. ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE. 
Section 101(f) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(f)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(f) ‘Electronic surveillance’ means— 
‘‘(1) the installation or use of an electronic, me-
chanical, or other surveillance device for acquiring 
information by intentionally directing surveillance at 
a particular known person who is reasonably believed 
to be in the United States under circumstances in 
which that person has a reasonable expectation of 
privacy and a warrant would be required for law en-
forcement purposes; or 
‘‘(2) the intentional acquisition of the contents 
of any communication under circumstances in which 
a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy and 
a warrant would be required for law enforcement 
purposes, if both the sender and all intended recipi-
ents are reasonably believed to be located within the 
United States.’’. 
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SEC. 103. RESIDENTIAL BOILERS. 
Section 325(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(f)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND BOILERS’’ after ‘‘FURNACES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘except that’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘except that’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) BOILERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), boilers manufactured on or after September 1, 
2012, shall meet the following requirements: 
Boiler Type 
Minimum Annual Fuel 
Utilization Efficiency 
Design Requirements 
Gas Hot Water ...............
82% 
No Constant Burning 
Pilot, Automatic Means 
for Adjusting Water 
Temperature 
Gas Steam ....................
80% 
No Constant Burning 
Pilot 
Oil Hot Water ................
84% 
Automatic Means for 
Adjusting Temperature 
Oil Steam ......................
82% 
None 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3139 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Perquimans 
River and its tributaries in Perquimans County, North Carolina, for 
study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. SHULER, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, and Mr. WATT) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
the Perquimans River and its tributaries in Perquimans 
County, North Carolina, for study for potential addition 
to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 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 ‘‘Perquimans River Wild 
and Scenic River Study Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PERQUIMANS RIVER AND ITS 
TRIBUTARIES 
IN 
PERQUIMANS 
COUNTY, 
NORTH CAROLINA, FOR STUDY FOR POTEN-
TIAL ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILD AND SCE-
NIC RIVERS SYSTEM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(139) PERQUIMANS RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA.— 
The Perquimans River and its tributaries in Perquimans 
County, North Carolina.’’. 
(b) TIME FOR SUBMISSION.—Not later than three 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a report 
containing the results of the study required by the amend-
ment made by subsection (b). 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 313 
To promote greater access to air transportation for all persons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To promote greater access to air transportation for all 
persons. 
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 ‘‘Serving Economies 
through Aviation and Technology in the 21st Century 
(SEAT 21) Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO AIR TRANSPORTATION. 
In order to promote greater access to air transpor-
tation for all persons, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall permit a public charter operator, operating under 
part 380 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to uti-
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lize any direct air carrier certificated under part 121 or 
135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, either alone 
or in combination with any other such direct air carrier, 
in conducting public charters. 
SEC. 3. SERVICE TO ALL COMMUNITIES. 
(a) SMALL COMMUNITY SERVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), in order to support air transportation 
service to small communities, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall permit public charter oper-
ations in turbine-powered aircraft with 9 or fewer 
passenger seats, conducted under part 380 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations, and utilizing part 
135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations— 
(A) if each on-demand air carrier provides 
scheduled air service with a frequency of oper-
ations of less than 5 round trips per week on 
all routes between 2 or more points according 
to the published flight schedule; or 
(B) certificated commuter air carriers, to 
conduct a series of trips if the commuter air 
carrier provides scheduled air service with a fre-
quency of operations of 5 or more round trips 
per week on any route between 2 or more 
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points according to the published flight sched-
ule. 
(2) AIRPORT PARTICIPATION.—An airport au-
thority, municipality, or other airport governing 
body may choose not to receive air transportation 
services described in paragraph (1) if such airport 
notifies the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration not later than 180 days after making 
such choice. 
(b) PUBLICATION OF LIST.—The Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall publish a 
monthly list of airports that decline air transportation 
services under subsection (a). 
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lands, the estimated cost of such activities, and 
when the Secretary expects such activities will 
be completed. 
TITLE VIII—TRANSPORTATION 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation En-
ergy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 
2007’’. 
SEC. 8002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Evidence that atmospheric warming and cli-
mate change are occurring is unequivocal. 
(2) Observed and anticipated impacts of climate 
change can result in economic harm and environ-
mental damage to the United States and the world. 
(3) The Nation’s water resources, ecosystems, 
and infrastructure will be under increasing stress 
and pressure in coming decades, particularly due to 
climate change. 
(4) Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, 
methane, and nitrous oxides, can lead to atmos-
pheric warming and climate change. 
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(5) Transportation and buildings are among the 
leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions. 
(6) Increased reliance on energy efficient and 
renewable energy transportation and public buildings 
can strengthen our Nation’s energy security and 
mitigate the effects of climate change by cutting 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
(7) The Federal Government can strengthen 
our Nation’s energy security and mitigate the effects 
of climate change by promoting energy efficient 
transportation and public buildings, creating incen-
tives for the use of alternative fuel vehicles and re-
newable energy, and ensuring sound water resource 
and natural disaster preparedness planning. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are to 
strengthen our Nation’s energy security and mitigate the 
effects of climate change by promoting energy efficient 
transportation and public buildings, creating incentives for 
the use of alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy, 
and ensuring sound water resource and natural disaster 
preparedness planning. 
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tioning heat pumps less than 65,000 Btu per hour 
(cooling capacity), single package, shall be 13.0. 
‘‘(F) For equipment manufactured on or after 
the later of January 1, 2008, or the date six months 
after enactment of this section, minimum heating 
seasonal performance factor of air-cooled three- 
phase electric central air conditioning heat pumps 
less than 65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), 
split systems, shall be 7.7. 
‘‘(G) For equipment manufactured on or after 
the later of January 1, 2008, or the date six months 
after enactment of this section, the minimum heat-
ing seasonal performance factor of air-cooled three- 
phase electric central air conditioning heat pumps 
less than 65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), 
single package, shall be 7.7.’’; and 
(7) by adding the following new paragraphs at 
the end: 
‘‘(10) Single package vertical air conditioners and 
single package vertical heat pumps manufactured on or 
after January 1, 2010, shall meet the following standards: 
‘‘(A) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of 
single package vertical air conditioners less than 
65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), single- 
phase, shall be 9.0. 
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Subtitle A—Department of 
Transportation 
SEC. 8101. CENTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRON-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by adding after subsection (f) the following: 
‘‘(g) CENTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRON-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Department a Center for Climate Change and 
Environment to plan, coordinate, and implement— 
‘‘(A) department-wide research, strategies, 
and actions under the Department’s statutory 
authority to reduce transportation-related en-
ergy use and mitigate the effects of climate 
change; and 
‘‘(B) department-wide research strategies 
and action to address the impacts of climate 
change on transportation systems and infra-
structure. 
‘‘(2) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Center shall es-
tablish a clearinghouse of low-cost solutions, includ-
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ing projects that are being or could be implemented 
under the congestion mitigation and air quality im-
provement program of section 149 of title 23, to re-
duce congestion and transportation-related energy 
use and air pollution and mitigate the effects of cli-
mate change.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Center for Climate Change 
and Environment of the Department of Transportation 
shall coordinate its activities with the United States Global 
Change Research Program. 
(c) LOW-COST CONGESTION SOLUTIONS.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Center for Climate Change 
and Environment, in coordination with the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, shall conduct a study to 
examine fuel efficiency savings and clean air impacts 
of major transportation projects, to identify low-cost 
solutions to reduce congestion and transportation-re-
lated energy use and mitigate the effects of climate 
change, and to alleviate such problems as railroad 
pricing that may force freight off the more fuel effi-
cient railroads and onto less fuel efficient trucks. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this title, the Secretary of 
Transportation, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3141 
To increase the amount in certain funding agreements relating to patents 
and nonprofit organizations to be used for scientific research, develop-
ment, and education, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. BRALEY of 
Iowa, and Mr. KING of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To increase the amount in certain funding agreements relat-
ing to patents and nonprofit organizations to be used 
for scientific research, development, and education, 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. FUNDING AGREEMENTS. 
Section 202(c)(7)(E)(i) of title 35, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(or in the case of a facility 
with an annual budget of less than $40,000,000, 15 
percent of the annual budget of the facility)’’ after 
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‘‘equal to 5 percent of the annual budget of the fa-
cility’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(or in the case of a facility 
with an annual budget of less than $40,000,000, 15 
percent of the annual budget of the facility)’’ after 
‘‘exceeds 5 percent of the annual budget of the facil-
ity’’. 
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