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and Policy Committee, $1,945,000; Democratic Caucus, 
$816,000; nine minority employees, $1,445,000; training 
and program development—majority, $290,000; training 
and program development—minority, $290,000; Cloak-
room Personnel—majority, $434,000; and Cloakroom 
Personnel—minority, $434,000.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL 
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL 
For Members’ representational allowances, including 
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
$538,109,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 
$117,913,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2006. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $25,668,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with 
section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
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(1) the expiration date specified in the contract 
or other agreement with a commercial partner on 
October 1, 2006, or 
(2) until September 30, 2011, if the prison 
work program is directly furnishing the services to 
the commercial market. 
(c) APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR LONG-TERM OPER-
ATION.—A prison work program operated by a correc-
tional institution operated by a State or local jurisdiction 
of a State may continue to provide inmate labor to furnish 
services for sale in the commercial market after the dates 
specified in subsection (b) if such program has been cer-
tified pursuant to section 1761(c)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, and is in compliance with the requirements 
of such subsection and its implementing regulations. 
(d) EXISTING WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL 
INMATES.—Any private for-profit business entity having 
an agreement with Federal Prison Industries in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act, under which Federal 
inmates are furnishing services that are being introduced 
into the commercial market, may continue to furnish such 
services for the duration of the term of such agreement. 
(e) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1761 of title 
18, United States Code, is further amended— 
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1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies 
for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall 
remain available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2006. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $167,749,000, including: 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing not more than $13,000, of which not more than 
$10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $21,911,000; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including 
the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including 
not more than $3,000 for official representation and re-
ception expenses, $6,284,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the 
Office 
of 
the 
Chief 
Administrative 
Officer, 
$116,971,000, of which $3,306,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General, $3,991,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness 
and Operations, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General 
Counsel, $962,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, 
$161,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and
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(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) This section shall not apply to services per-
formed as part of an inmate work program conducted by 
a State or local government to disassemble, scrap, and re-
cycle products, other than electronic products, that would 
otherwise be disposed of in a landfill. Recovered scrap 
from such program may be sold.’’. 
SEC. 8. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 4122(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘production of commodities’’ and in-
serting ‘‘production of products or furnishing of services’’. 
SEC. 9. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO CHAPTER 
307. 
Chapter 307 of title 18, United States Code, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 4130. Construction of provisions 
‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to establish an entitlement of any inmate 
to— 
‘‘(A) employment in a Federal Prison In-
dustries facility; or 
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$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,767,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
Counsel of the House, $2,453,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the 
House, $6,963,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
of Interparliamentary Affairs, $720,000; for other author-
ized employees, $161,000; and for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Historian, $405,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $223,124,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$4,179,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits, 
$214,422,000; supplies, materials, and other costs relating 
to the House portion of expenses for the Capitol Visitor 
Center, $3,410,000, to remain available until expended; 
and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, 
maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehi-
cles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs 
of deceased employees of the House, $703,000.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4220 
AN ACT 
To encourage the donation of excess food to nonprofit organi-
zations that provide assistance to food-insecure people 
in the United States in contracts entered into by execu-
tive agencies for the provision, service, or sale of food. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1264
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require
that each employer show on the W–2 form of each em-
ployee the employer’s share of taxes for old-age, sur-
vivors, and disability insurance and for hospital insur-
ance for the employee as well as the total amount of
such taxes for such employee.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1279
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 236 Sharkey Street
in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E.
Henry Federal Building and United States
Courthouse’’.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4221 
To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television 
stations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2007 
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. 
LAHOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial 
educational television stations. 
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 ‘‘Satellite Consumers’ 
Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 
2007’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 130
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse located
at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, as
the ‘‘Thurgood Marshall United States Court-
house’’.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 130
AN ACT
To designate the United States courthouse located at 40
Centre Street in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Thurgood
Marshall United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1327
AN ACT
To designate the United States Postal Service
building located at 34480 Highway 101 South in
Cloverdale, 
Oregon, 
as 
the 
‘‘Maurine 
B.
Neuberger United States Post Office’’.
IB 
Union Calendar No. 533 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6475 
[Report No. 110–831] 
To establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2008 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN 
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Ms. GIFFORDS and Ms. WOOLSEY 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship 
Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6480 
To authorize grants for nongovernmental organizations that use independently 
produced documentary films to promote better understanding of the 
United States abroad and better understanding of global perspectives 
and other countries in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2008 
Ms. WATSON (for herself and Mr. BERMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize grants for nongovernmental organizations that 
use independently produced documentary films to pro-
mote better understanding of the United States abroad 
and better understanding of global perspectives and other 
countries in the United States. 
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 ‘‘International Docu-
mentary Exchange Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6481 
To create a civil action to provide judicial remedies to carry out certain 
treaty obligations of the United States under the Vienna Convention 
on Consular Relations and the Optional Protocol to the Vienna Conven-
tion on Consular Relations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2008 
Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To create a civil action to provide judicial remedies to carry 
out certain treaty obligations of the United States under 
the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and the 
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular 
Relations. 
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 ‘‘Avena Case Implemen-
tation Act of 2008’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6482 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish both a process 
by which asset-backed instruments can be deemed eligible for NRSRO 
ratings and an initial list of such eligible asset-backed instruments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2008 
Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself and Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to estab-
lish both a process by which asset-backed instruments 
can be deemed eligible for NRSRO ratings and an initial 
list of such eligible asset-backed instruments. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COMMISSION REGULATIONS RELATING TO 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES FOR PURPOSES 
OF NRSRO RATINGS. 
(a) NRSRO ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES.—Section 
3(a)(62)(B)(iv) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(62)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking ‘‘as 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1359
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse to be constructed at 10 East
Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the
‘‘Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Fed-
eral Building and United States Courthouse’’.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3404 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training 
of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, and Ms. DELAURO) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants 
for the training of graduate medical residents in preven-
tive medicine and public health. 
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 ‘‘Preventive Medicine 
and Public Health Training Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The American Board of Preventive medicine 
defines preventive medicine as ‘‘that specialty of 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1359
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house to be constructed at 10 East Commerce Street
in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ‘‘Frank J. Battisti and
Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and United States
Courthouse’’.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1374
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office building
located at 680 U.S. Highway 130 in Hamilton,
New Jersey, as the ‘‘John K. Rafferty Hamilton
Post Office Building’’.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6485 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that disability deter-
minations under such title on the basis of hearings by the Commissioner 
of Social Security are made on a timely basis and to require the Commis-
sioner to establish a program for monitoring each year the number 
of disability determinations which are in reconsideration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2008 
Ms. CASTOR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
that disability determinations under such title on the 
basis of hearings by the Commissioner of Social Security 
are made on a timely basis and to require the Commis-
sioner to establish a program for monitoring each year 
the number of disability determinations which are in 
reconsideration. 
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 ‘‘Timely Due Process 
for the Disabled Act of 2008’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1374
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office building located
at 680 U.S. Highway 130 in Hamilton, New Jersey,
as the ‘‘John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Build-
ing’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3783 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide the Securities 
and Exchange Commission with the authority to contract for the collec-
tion of delinquent claims resulting from judgments or orders obtained 
by the Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2009 
Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. PUTNAM, and Mrs. BACHMANN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide 
the Securities and Exchange Commission with the au-
thority to contract for the collection of delinquent claims 
resulting from judgments or orders obtained by the Com-
mission. 
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 ‘‘SEC Delinquent Judg-
ment Collection Act’’. 
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‘‘(B) any particular wage, compensation, 
or benefit on demand, except as otherwise spe-
cifically provided by law or regulation; 
‘‘(2) to establish that inmates are employees for 
the purposes of any law or program; or 
‘‘(3) to establish any cause of action by or on 
behalf of any inmate against the United States or 
any officer, employee, or contractor thereof.’’. 
SEC. 10. PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REHABILITATIVE OPPOR-
TUNITIES FOR INMATES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, AND RE-
LEASE-PREPARATION OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—There is hereby 
established the Enhanced In-Prison Educational and 
Vocational Assessment and Training Program within 
the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 
(2) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM.—In addition to 
such other components as the Director of the Bu-
reau of Prisons deems appropriate to reduce inmate 
idleness and better prepare inmates for a successful 
reentry into the community upon release, the pro-
gram shall provide— 
(A) in-prison assessments of inmates’ 
needs and aptitudes; 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3787 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
service in the reserve components of certain persons by 
honoring them with status as veterans under law. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1376
AN ACT
To extend the tax benefits available with respect to
services performed in a combat zone to services
performed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia/Montenegro) and certain other areas, and
for other purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1377
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in
Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post
Office Building’’.
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4559 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 1, 1, 2-2-Tetrafluoroethene, 
oxidized, polymerized. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 1, 1, 2- 
2-Tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 1, 1, 2-2-TETRAFLUOROETHENE, OXIDIZED, PO-
LYMERIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.23.14 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended 
by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
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(B) a full range of educational opportuni-
ties; 
(C) vocational training and apprentice-
ships; and 
(D) comprehensive release-readiness prepa-
ration. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
the purposes of carrying out the program established 
by paragraph (1), $75,000,000 is authorized for 
each fiscal year after fiscal year 2007, to remain 
available until expended. It is the sense of Congress 
that Federal Prison Industries should use some of 
its net earnings to accomplish the purposes of the 
program. 
(4) SCHEDULE
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.—All 
components of the program shall be established— 
(A) in at least 25 percent of all Federal 
prisons not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act; 
(B) in at least 50 percent of all Federal 
prisons not later than 4 years after such date 
of enactment; 
(C) in at least 75 percent of all Federal 
prisons not later than 6 years after such date 
of enactment; and 
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withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the 
development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork 
System of the Central Utah Project. 
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