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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 588 
To extend the period during which members of the Armed Forces deployed 
in contingency operations may request and receive reimbursement for 
helmet pads, which are designed to better protect the wearer from bomb 
blasts than military-issued pads, that are purchased by or for the use 
of such members. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 19, 2007 
Ms. HOOLEY (for herself, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, 
Mr. JOHNSON
of Georgia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. STARK, and Mr. 
MCDERMOTT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To extend the period during which members of the Armed 
Forces deployed in contingency operations may request 
and receive reimbursement for helmet pads, which are 
designed to better protect the wearer from bomb blasts 
than military-issued pads, that are purchased by or for 
the use of such members. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 3222 RFS 
United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive 
devices: Provided further, That within 60 days of the en-
actment of this Act, a plan for the intended management 
and use of the amounts provided under this heading shall 
be submitted to the congressional defense committees: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit a report not later than 30 days after the end of each 
fiscal quarter to the congressional defense committees pro-
viding assessments of the evolving threats, individual serv-
ice requirements to counter the threats, the current strat-
egy for predeployment training of members of the Armed 
Forces on improvised explosive devices, and details on the 
execution of this Fund: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to 
appropriations for military personnel; operation and main-
tenance; procurement; research, development, test and 
evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accom-
plish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That 
this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 
authority available to the Department of Defense: Pro-
vided further, That upon determination that all or part 
of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purpose provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
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but with no allowance for heating content discrep-
ancy. 
(41) Requiring that all natural gas produced 
under such leases be at all times sold to public, in-
dustrial, storage, and private customers only on a 
MMBTU basis of MCF (1000 CF) x MBTU (1000 
BTU). 
(42) Verification by the Secretary that the spe-
cific gravity of natural gas produced under such 
leases, as measured at the meter run, corresponds to 
the heating content analysis data for such natural 
gas, in accordance with the Natural Gas Processors 
Association Publication 2145–71(1), entitled ‘‘Phys-
ical Constants Of Paraffin Hydrocarbons And Other 
Components Of Natural Gas’’, and reporting of all 
discrepancies immediately. 
(43) Prohibiting all deductions on royalty pay-
ments for marketing of natural gas, condensate, and 
oil by an affiliate or agent. 
(44) Requiring that all standards of the Amer-
ican Petroleum Institute, the American Gas Associa-
tion, the Gas Processors Association, and the Amer-
ican Society of Testing Materials, Minerals Manage-
ment Service Order No. 5, and all other Minerals 
Management Service orders be faithfully observed 
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and applied, and willful misconduct of such stand-
ards and orders be subject to oil and gas lease can-
cellation. 
SEC. 3. REVIEW OF ROYALTY PAYMENTS. 
The Secretary of the Interior, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, shall award a contract under 
which the contractor shall— 
(1) compare royalty payments made under Fed-
eral oil and gas lease provisions for covered lands 
against data supplied to the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission; 
(2) make such comparison retroactive to June 
1, 1974, by integrating existing natural gas analog 
charts or digital meter results (or both) for each 
natural gas meter and multiplying the corresponding 
standard volume results by heating content analysis 
obtained from corresponding specific gravity meas-
urement relationship; 
(3) determine whether the correct production 
standard volume and heating content analysis was 
used to calculate such payments; and 
(4) determine whether such payments were ade-
quate under the terms of such oil and gas leases, by 
among other procedures comparing the reported roy-
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alty values with respected published market price re-
ports, such as Platts or Bloombergs. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COVERED
LANDS.—The term ‘‘covered 
lands’’ means— 
(A) all Federal onshore lands and offshore 
lands that are under the administrative jurisdic-
tion of the Department of the Interior for pur-
poses of oil and gas leasing; and 
(B) Indian lands. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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H. R. 6—331
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘independent producer of 
oil or gas’’ means any person that produces oil or gas 
other than a person to whom subsection (c) of section 
613A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 does not apply 
by reason of paragraph (2) (relating to certain retailers) 
or paragraph (4) (relating to certain refiners) of section 
613A(d) of such Code. 
(B) RULES FOR APPLYING PARAGRAPHS (2) AND (4) OF 
SECTION 613A(d).—For purposes of subparagraph (A), para-
graphs (2) and (4) of section 613A(d) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘cal-
endar year’’ for ‘‘taxable year’’ each place it appears in 
such paragraphs. 
(3) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FUNDS.—The term ‘‘program 
administration funds’’ means funds used by the program consor-
tium to administer the program under this subtitle, but not 
to exceed 10 percent of the total funds allocated under para-
graphs (1) through (3) of section 999H(d). 
(4) PROGRAM
CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘program consor-
tium’’ means the consortium selected under section 999B(d). 
(5) PROGRAM
RESEARCH
FUNDS.—The term ‘‘program 
research funds’’ means funds awarded to research performers 
by the program consortium consistent with the annual plan. 
(6) REMOTE OR INCONSEQUENTIAL.—The term ‘‘remote or 
inconsequential’’ has the meaning given that term in regula-
tions issued by the Office of Government Ethics under section 
208(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code. 
(7) SMALL PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘small producer’’ means 
an entity organized under the laws of the United States with 
production levels of less than 1,000 barrels per day of oil 
equivalent. 
(8) ULTRA-DEEPWATER.—The term ‘‘ultra-deepwater’’ means 
a water depth that is equal to or greater than 1,500 meters. 
(9) ULTRA-DEEPWATER
ARCHITECTURE.—The term ‘‘ultra-
deepwater architecture’’ means the integration of technologies 
for the exploration for, or production of, natural gas or other 
petroleum resources located at ultra-deepwater depths. 
(10) ULTRA-DEEPWATER
TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘ultra-
deepwater technology’’ means a discrete technology that is spe-
cially suited to address one or more challenges associated with 
the exploration for, or production of, natural gas or other petro-
leum resources located at ultra-deepwater depths. 
(11) UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS AND OTHER PETROLEUM 
RESOURCE.—The term ‘‘unconventional natural gas and other 
petroleum resource’’ means natural gas and other petroleum 
resource located onshore in an economically inaccessible 
geological formation, including resources of small producers. 
SEC. 999H. FUNDING. 
(a) OIL AND GAS LEASE INCOME.—For each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2017, from any Federal royalties, rents, and bonuses 
derived from Federal onshore and offshore oil and gas leases issued 
under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 
et seq.) and the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) which 
are deposited in the Treasury, and after distribution of any such 
funds as described in subsection (c), $50,000,000 shall be deposited 
into the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5064 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Ziram. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2008 
Mr. SESTAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Ziram. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ZIRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.13.97 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Ziram) is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6369 
To suspend temporarily the duty on stick and golf umbrellas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mrs. MALONEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on stick and golf umbrellas. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN UMBRELLAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new headings: 
‘‘ 
9902.66.01 
Umbrellas, each having an 
arc less than 96 cm (pro-
vided for in subheading 
6601.99.00) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
12/31/2009 
9902.66.02 
Umbrellas, each having an 
arc at least 96 cm but no 
greater than 120 cm, with a 
straight handle and a print-
ed or imprinted canopy (pro-
vided for in subheading 
6601.99.00) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
12/31/2009 
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9902.66.03 
Umbrellas, each having an 
arc at least 96 cm but no 
greater than 120 cm, with a 
straight handle and a canopy 
not printed or imprinted 
(provided for in subheading 
6601.99.00) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
12/31/2009 
9902.66.04 
Umbrellas, each having an 
arc at least 96 cm but no 
greater than 120 cm, with a 
curved handle (provided for 
in subheading 6601.99.00) ..
Free 
No change 
No change 
12/31/2009 
9902.66.05 
Umbrellas, each having an 
arc greater than 120 cm but 
no greater than 140 cm 
(provided for in subheading 
6601.99.00) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
12/31/2009 
9902.66.06 
Umbrellas, each having an 
arc greater than 140 cm but 
no greater than 152 cm 
(provided for in subheading 
6601.99.00) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
12/31/2009 
9902.66.07 
Umbrellas, each having an 
arc greater than 152 cm but 
no greater than 165 cm 
(provided for in subheading 
6601.99.00) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
12/31/2009 
9902.66.08 
Umbrellas, each having an 
arc greater than 165 cm, 
with a printed or imprinted 
canopy (provided for in sub-
heading 6601.99.00) ............
Free 
No change 
No change 
12/31/2009 
9902.66.09 
Umbrellas, each having an 
arc of 165 cm or greater, 
with a canopy not printed or 
imprinted (provided for in 
subheading 6601.99.00) ......
Free 
No change 
No change 
12/31/2009 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5065 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Cypermenthrin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2008 
Mr. SESTAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 
Cypermenthrin. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CYPERMETHRIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.11.74 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Cypermethrin) is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 636
To suspend temporarily the duty on Allyl Pentaerythritol (APE). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on Allyl Pentaerythritol 
(APE).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL (APE). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading:
‘‘
9902.07.01
Allyl Pentaeryth-
ritol (CAS No. 
1471–18–7 or 
91648–24–7) 
(provided for in 
subheading 
2909.49.60) .......
Free 
Free 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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157 
‘‘(ii) ACCESS
TO
CHOICE
OF
COV-
ERAGE.—A State that elects the option 
under clause (i) shall identify and offer ac-
cess to not less than 2 private health plans 
that are health benefits coverage that is 
equivalent to the benefits coverage in a 
benchmark benefit package described in 
section 2103(b) or benchmark-equivalent 
coverage that meets the requirements of 
section 2103(a)(2) for employees described 
in clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) CLARIFICATION
OF
PAYMENT 
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENDITURES.— 
Nothing in this subparagraph shall be con-
strued as permitting payment under this 
section for administrative expenditures at-
tributable to the establishment or oper-
ation of such pool, except to the extent 
that such payment would otherwise be per-
mitted under this title. 
‘‘(J) NO EFFECT ON PREMIUM ASSISTANCE 
WAIVER
PROGRAMS.—Nothing in this para-
graph shall be construed as limiting the author-
ity of a State to offer premium assistance under 
section 1906 or 1906A, a waiver described in
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6371 
To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege 
to preserve medical privacy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit 
privilege to preserve medical privacy. 
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 ‘‘Patients’ Privacy Pro-
tection Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER-PATIENT PRIVILEGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Article V of the Federal Rules of 
Evidence is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Rule 502. Health Care Provider and Patient 
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‘‘(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a patient 
has a privilege with respect to any evidence consisting of 
a confidential communication or record made in the course 
of medical treatment. 
‘‘(b)(1) A court may order the disclosure of a commu-
nication or record otherwise privileged under this rule, to 
the extent the court determines, after the individual who 
is the subject of the information in the communication or 
record has been provided with notice and an opportunity 
to raise objections, that the public interest in disclosure 
significantly outweighs the patient’s privacy interests. 
‘‘(2) If the court orders disclosure under this subdivi-
sion, the court shall, to the greatest practicable extent, 
ensure that the personally identifiable information in the 
communication or record is redacted, and that the pa-
tient’s communications and records remain under seal. 
‘‘(c) The exception in subdivision (b) does not apply 
to any other privilege, provided by these rules or other 
law, with respect to a communication or record subject 
to the privilege created by this rule. 
‘‘(d) As used in this rule, the term ‘medical treat-
ment’ means medical treatment of the patient by a duly 
licensed health care provider.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
at the beginning of the Federal Rules of Evidence is 
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amended by inserting after the item relating to rule 501 
the following: 
‘‘Rule 502. Health care provider and patient.’’. 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6372 
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse and custom-
house located at 515 West First Street in Duluth, Minnesota, as the 
‘‘Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United States Courthouse 
and Customhouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house and customhouse located at 515 West First Street 
in Duluth, Minnesota, as the ‘‘Gerald W. Heaney Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse and Custom-
house’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building and United States courthouse 
and customhouse located at 515 West First Street in Du-
luth, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the 
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‘‘Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse and Customhouse’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building and United States courthouse and customhouse 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse and Customhouse’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5066 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on mixtures of thiophanate 
methyl and application adjuvants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2008 
Mr. SESTAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on mixtures 
of thiophanate methyl and application adjuvants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MIXTURES OF THIOPHANATE METHYL AND AP-
PLICATION ADJUVANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.03.79 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
mixtures of thiophanate methyl and application adjuvants) 
is amended by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and inserting ‘‘12/ 
31/2011’’. 
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H. R. 6—343
(B) by striking ‘‘(a) There may be appropriated to the 
Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘There may be appropriated 
to the Secretary’’; and 
(C) by striking subsections (b) and (c). 
(11) CENTRAL SOURCE OF NONNUCLEAR ENERGY INFORMA-
TION.—Section 17 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research 
and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5916) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Administrator’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Administrator’s’’; 
(C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; 
(D) in the third sentence— 
(i) in paragraph (2) of the first proviso, by striking 
‘‘section 1905 or title 18’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1905 
of title 18’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) of the second proviso— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the Federal Energy Adminis-
tration,’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the Federal Power Commis-
sion,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Government Accountability Office’’; 
and 
(E) in the last sentence, by inserting ‘‘or ranking 
minority member’’ after ‘‘chairman’’. 
(12) ENERGY INFORMATION, LOAN GUARANTEES, AND FINAN-
CIAL SUPPORT.—Sections 18 through 20 of the Federal Non-
nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5917 through 5920) are repealed. 
(c) STEVENSON-WYDLER
TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION
ACT
OF 
1980.—Section 20 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3712) is amended by striking ‘‘and the 
National Science Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Secretary of 
Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foundation’’. 
SEC. 1010. UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report that 
examines the feasibility of promoting collaborations between major 
universities and other colleges and universities in grants, contracts, 
and cooperative agreements made by the Secretary for energy 
projects. For purposes of this section, major universities are schools 
listed by the Carnegie Foundation as Doctoral Research Extensive 
Universities. The Secretary shall also consider providing incentives 
to increase the inclusion of small institutions of higher education, 
including minority-serving institutions, in energy grants, contracts, 
and cooperative agreements. 
SEC. 1011. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Secretary should develop and implement more strin-
gent procurement and inventory controls, including controls 
on the purchase card program, to prevent waste, fraud, and 
abuse of taxpayer funds by employees and contractors of the 
Department; and