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‘‘(g) The chief judge of the United States Court of 
Appeals for the Twelfth Circuit may in the public inter-
est— 
‘‘(1) upon request by the chief judge of the 
Ninth Circuit, designate and assign 1 or more dis-
trict judges within the Twelfth Circuit to sit upon 
the Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit, or a divi-
sion thereof, whenever the business of that court so 
requires; and 
‘‘(2) designate and assign temporarily any dis-
trict judge within the Twelfth Circuit to hold a dis-
trict court in any district within the Ninth Circuit. 
‘‘(h) Any designations or assignments under sub-
section (f) or (g) shall be in conformity with the rules or 
orders of the court of appeals of, or the district within, 
as applicable, the circuit to which the judge is designated 
or assigned.’’. 
SEC. 312. ADMINISTRATION. 
The court of appeals for the ninth circuit as con-
stituted on the day before the effective date of this title 
may take such administrative action as may be required 
to carry out this title and the amendments made by this 
title. Such court shall cease to exist for administrative pur-
poses 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 176
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Plan-
ning Week, recognizing the significant impact of
sound financial planning on achieving life’s goals,
and honoring American families and the financial
planning profession for their adherence and dedi-
cation to the financial planning process.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 189
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Inter-
national Geophysical Year (IGY) and supporting
an International Geophysical Year-2 (IGY–2) in
2007–08.
ployment practice in violation of this title against an 
employee described in section 201(2)(A)(iv), except as 
provided in paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(2) COSTS
AND
FEES.—The powers, remedies, 
and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (42 U.S.C. 1988), shall be powers, remedies, 
and procedures this title provides to the President, the 
Commission, such Board, or any person, alleging such 
a practice. 
(3) DAMAGES.—The powers, remedies, and pro-
cedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised 
Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1981a), in-
cluding the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) 
of such section 1977A, shall be powers, remedies, and 
procedures this title provides to the President, the 
Commission, such Board, or any person, alleging such 
a practice (not an employment practice specifically 
excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of 
the Revised Statutes of the United States). 
(e) EMPLOYEES COVERED BY SECTION 717 OF THE 
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The powers, remedies, and 
procedures provided in section 717 of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16) to the Commission, 
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the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or 
any person, alleging a violation of that section shall 
be the powers, remedies, and procedures this title pro-
vides to the Commission, the Attorney General, the 
Librarian of Congress, or any person, respectively, al-
leging an unlawful employment practice in violation 
of this title against an employee or applicant de-
scribed in section 201(2)(A)(v), except as provided in 
paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(2) COSTS
AND
FEES.—The powers, remedies, 
and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (42 U.S.C. 1988), shall be powers, remedies, 
and procedures this title provides to the Commission, 
the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or 
any person, alleging such a practice. 
(3) DAMAGES.—The powers, remedies, and pro-
cedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised 
Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1981a), in-
cluding the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) 
of such section 1977A, shall be powers, remedies, and 
procedures this title provides to the Commission, the 
Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any 
person, alleging such a practice (not an employment 
practice specifically excluded from coverage under sec-
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vidual to whom such failure re-
lates. 
‘‘(ii) NONCOMPLIANCE PERIOD.— 
For purposes of this paragraph, 
the term ‘noncompliance period’ 
means, with respect to any fail-
ure, the period— 
‘‘(I) beginning on the date 
such failure first occurs; and 
‘‘(II) ending on the date 
such failure is corrected. 
‘‘(C) MINIMUM
PENALTIES
WHERE 
FAILURE
DISCOVERED.—Notwith-
standing clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-
paragraph (D): 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In the case 
of 1 or more failures with respect 
to an individual— 
‘‘(I) which are not cor-
rected before the date on 
which the plan receives a no-
tice from the Secretary of 
such violation; and 
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IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 191 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives 
and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2003 
Mr. DELAY submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment 
of the Senate.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3521 
To improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 
Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, and Ms. WATERS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
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 ‘‘Public Housing Asset 
Management Improvement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO ASSET MANAGEMENT RULES AND 
RELATED FEES. 
(a) MANAGEMENT AND RELATED FEES.—Except as 
provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary 
shall not impose any restriction or limitation on the 
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108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 195
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that a minute of
silence should be observed annually at 11:00 a.m.
on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor of the
veterans of all United States wars and to memo-
rialize those members of the Armed Forces who
gave their lives in the defense of the United
States.
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‘‘(4) RULEMAKING BY EPA.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator, after providing notice and an op-
portunity for public comment, shall issue regulations 
to implement this subsection, including regulations 
to— 
‘‘(A) establish a set of criteria to guide the 
owner or operator of a publicly owned treat-
ment works in— 
‘‘(i) assessing whether a sewer over-
flow has the potential to affect human 
health or may imminently and substan-
tially endanger human health; and 
‘‘(ii) developing communication meas-
ures that are sufficient to give notice 
under paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C); and 
‘‘(B) define the terms ‘feasible’ and ‘time-
ly’ as such terms apply to paragraph (1)(A), in-
cluding site specific conditions. 
‘‘(5) APPROVAL OF STATE NOTIFICATION PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After the date of 
issuance of regulations under paragraph 
(4), a State may submit to the Adminis-
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trator evidence that the State has in place 
a legally enforceable notification program 
that is substantially equivalent to the re-
quirements of paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(1)(C). 
‘‘(ii) PROGRAM REVIEW AND AUTHOR-
IZATION.—If the evidence submitted by a 
State under clause (i) shows the notifica-
tion program of the State to be substan-
tially equivalent to the requirements of 
paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C), the Admin-
istrator shall authorize the State to carry 
out such program instead of the require-
ments of paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C). 
‘‘(iii) FACTORS
FOR
DETERMINING 
SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCY.—In carrying 
out a review of a State notification pro-
gram under clause (ii), the Administrator 
shall take into account the scope of sewer 
overflows for which notification is required, 
the length of time during which notifica-
tion must be made, the scope of persons 
who must be notified of sewer overflows, 
the scope of enforcement activities ensur-
ing that notifications of sewer overflows 
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are made, and such other factors as the 
Administrator considers appropriate. 
‘‘(B) REVIEW PERIOD.—If a State submits 
evidence with respect to a notification program 
under subparagraph (A)(i) on or before the last 
day of the 30-day period beginning on the date 
of issuance of regulations under paragraph (4), 
the requirements of paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(1)(C) shall not begin to apply to a publicly 
owned treatment works located in the State 
until the date on which the Administrator com-
pletes a review of the notification program 
under subparagraph (A)(ii). 
‘‘(C) WITHDRAWAL OF AUTHORIZATION.— 
If the Administrator, after conducting a public 
hearing, determines that a State is not admin-
istering and enforcing a State notification pro-
gram authorized under subparagraph (A)(ii) in 
accordance with the requirements of this para-
graph, the Administrator shall so notify the 
State and, if appropriate corrective action is not 
taken within a reasonable time, not to exceed 
90 days, the Administrator shall withdraw au-
thorization of such program and enforce the re-
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quirements of paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C) 
with respect to the State. 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL
RULES
CONCERNING
APPLICA-
TION OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—After the 
last day of the 30-day period beginning on the date 
of issuance of regulations under paragraph (4), the 
requirements of paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C) 
shall— 
‘‘(A) apply to the owner or operator of a 
publicly owned treatment works and be subject 
to enforcement under section 309, and 
‘‘(B) supersede any notification require-
ments contained in a permit issued under this 
section for the treatment works to the extent 
that the notification requirements are less strin-
gent than the notification requirements of para-
graphs (1)(B) and (1)(C), 
until such date as a permit is issued, renewed, or 
modified under this section for the treatment works 
in accordance with paragraph (1). 
‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(A) SEWER OVERFLOW.—The term ‘sewer 
overflow’ means a sanitary sewer overflow or a 
municipal combined sewer overflow. 
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‘‘(B) SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENCE.—The 
term ‘single-family residence’ means an indi-
vidual dwelling unit, including an apartment, 
condominium, house, or dormitory. Such term 
does not include the common areas of a multi- 
dwelling structure.’’. 
SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PURPOSE OF STATE REVOLVING FUND.—Section 
601(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1381(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ the first place it appears; 
and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘section 320’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and (4) for the implementation of require-
ments to monitor for sewer overflows under section 
402’’. 
(b) WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN 
FUNDS.—Section 603(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ the first place it appears; 
and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘section 320 of this Act’’ 
the following: ‘‘, and (4) for the implementation of 
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requirements to monitor for sewer overflows under 
section 402’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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similar points of access that are used by the 
public of rapid testing methods that will en-
hance the protection of public health and safety 
through rapid public notification of any exceed-
ing of applicable water quality standards for 
pathogens and pathogen indicators. 
(B) PRIORITIZATION.—In developing such 
guidance, the Administrator shall prioritize the 
use of rapid testing methods at those beaches 
or similar points of access that are the most 
used by the public. 
(d) DEFINITION.—Section 502 of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(25) RAPID
TESTING
METHOD.—The term 
‘rapid testing method’ means a method of testing 
the water quality of coastal recreation waters for 
which results are available as soon as practicable 
and not more than 6 hours after a water quality 
sample is received by the testing facility.’’. 
SEC. 6. NOTIFICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL 
AGENCIES. 
Section 406(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346(c)(5)) is amended— 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 458 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2452 
[Report No. 110–723] 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage 
treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2007 
Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NADLER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. LANTOS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. SAXTON, 
and Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
JUNE 19, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. KUCINICH, 
Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. FIL-
NER, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. 
GILCHREST, Mr. HOLT, Ms. LEE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. 
BOSWELL, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. WILSON of 
South Carolina, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. SIRES, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. WYNN, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. 
SHAYS, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. 
WEXLER, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Mr. SESTAK, and Mr. RUPPERSBERGER 
JUNE 19, 2008 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 23, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure 
that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report 
discharges of raw sewage, 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 ‘‘Sewage Overflow Com-
munity Right-to-Know Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(25) SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOW.—The term 
‘sanitary sewer overflow’ means an overflow, spill, re-
lease, or diversion of wastewater from a sanitary 
sewer system. Such term does not include municipal 
combined sewer overflows or other discharges from a 
municipal combined storm and sanitary sewer system 
and does not include wastewater backups into build-
ings caused by a blockage or other malfunction of a 
building lateral that is privately owned. Such term 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 206
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Supporting the National Marrow Donor Program
and other bone marrow donor programs and en-
couraging Americans to learn about the impor-
tance of bone marrow donation.
1663 
‘‘(C) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may prescribe such regulations as are 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the pur-
poses of this paragraph, including regulations 
which require more frequent or more detailed 
reporting.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Sections 54(c)(2) and 1400N(l)(3)(B) are 
each amended by striking ‘‘subpart C’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparts C and I’’. 
(2) Section 1397E(c)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘subpart H’’ and inserting ‘‘subparts H and I’’. 
(3) Section 6401(b)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘and H’’ and inserting ‘‘H, and I’’. 
(4) The heading of subpart H of part IV of 
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking 
‘‘Certain Bonds’’ and inserting ‘‘Clean Re-
newable Energy Bonds’’. 
(5) The table of subparts for part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the 
item relating to subpart H and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘SUBPART H. NONREFUNDABLE CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF CLEAN RENEWABLE 
ENERGY BONDS. 
‘‘SUBPART I. QUALIFIED TAX CREDIT BONDS.’’. 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 212
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of
the Year of the Korean War Veteran, and for
other purposes.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 959 
To expand a Department of Defense survivor annuity program that covers 
unremarried surviving spouses of certain members of the uniformed serv-
ices who died before October 1, 1978, to include any otherwise eligible 
surviving spouse who remarries after age 55 or whose remarriage before 
age 55 is terminated. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To expand a Department of Defense survivor annuity pro-
gram that covers unremarried surviving spouses of cer-
tain members of the uniformed services who died before 
October 1, 1978, to include any otherwise eligible sur-
viving spouse who remarries after age 55 or whose re-
marriage before age 55 is terminated. 
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 ‘‘Forgotten Military 
Widows Annuity Act of 2007’’. 
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(6) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 
6428 or 53(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 53(e), 54B(h), or 
6428’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
PART II—ENERGY PROVISIONS 
Subpart A—Cellulosic Biofuel 
SEC. 15321. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSIC 
BIOFUEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 40 (re-
lating to alcohol used as fuel) is amended by striking 
‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘plus’’ 
at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) the cellulosic biofuel producer credit.’’. 
(b) CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL PRODUCER CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 40 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL PRODUCER CRED-
IT.— 
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includes overflows or releases of wastewater that reach 
waters of the United States, overflows or releases of 
wastewater in the United States that do not reach 
waters of the United States, and wastewater backups 
into buildings that are caused by blockages or flow 
conditions in a sanitary sewer other than a building 
lateral. 
‘‘(26) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘treatment 
works’ has the meaning given that term in section 
212.’’. 
SEC. 3. MONITORING, REPORTING, AND PUBLIC NOTIFICA-
TION OF SEWER OVERFLOWS. 
Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(r) SEWER OVERFLOW NOTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator shall take such action as may be 
necessary to ensure that each permit issued under this 
section before, on, or after the date of enactment of 
this subsection for a publicly owned treatment works 
shall require, at a minimum, that the owner or oper-
ator of the treatment works— 
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‘‘(xii) GREEN
DEVELOPMENTS
COM-
PLIANCE.—The extent to which the pro-
posed revitalization plan— 
‘‘(I) in the case of residential 
construction, complies with the non-
mandatory items of the national 
Green Communities criteria checklist 
identified in subsection (l)(1)(A), or 
any substantially equivalent standard 
as determined by the Secretary, but 
only to the extent such compliance ex-
ceeds the compliance necessary to ac-
cumulate the number of points re-
quired under such subsection; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of non-residen-
tial construction, includes non-manda-
tory components of version 2.2 of the 
Leadership in Energy and Environ-
mental Design (LEED) green build-
ing rating system for New Construc-
tion and Major Renovations, version 
2.0 of the LEED for Core and Shell 
rating system, or version 2.0 of the 
LEED for Commercial Interiors rat-
ing system, as applicable, or any sub-
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 215
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Honoring and congratulating chambers of com-
merce for their efforts that contribute to the im-
provement of communities and the strengthening
of local and regional economies.