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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4068 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of a visitor 
center to be constructed outside the boundary of the Indiana Dunes 
National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2005 
Mr. VISCLOSKY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion 
of a visitor center to be constructed outside the boundary 
of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter 
County, Indiana, 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 ‘‘Dorothy Buell Memo-
rial Visitor Center Lease Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 
The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of un-
derstanding to establish a joint partnership with the Por-
ter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commis-
sion. The memorandum of understanding shall— 
(1) identify the overall goals and purpose of the 
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center; 
(2) establish how management and operational 
duties will be shared; 
(3) determine how exhibits, signs, and other in-
formation are developed; 
(4) indicate how various activities will be fund-
ed; 
(5) identify who is responsible for providing site 
amenities; 
(6) establish procedures for changing or dis-
solving the joint partnership; and 
(7) address any other issues deemed necessary 
by the Secretary or the Porter County Convention, 
Recreation and Visitor Commission. 
SEC. 3. LEASE AGREEMENT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—After entering into a memo-
randum of understanding in accordance with section 2, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into an 
agreement with Porter County Convention, Recreation 
and Visitor Commission to lease space in the Dorothy 
Buell Memorial Visitor Center, located on a site south of 
the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore boundary on IN
49, the principal north/south artery into the national lake-
shore, for use as a visitor center for Indiana Dunes Na-
tional Lakeshore. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT
OF EXHIBITS.—The Secretary 
may plan, design, construct, and install exhibits in the 
leased space related to the use and management of the 
resources at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, at a cost 
not to exceed $1,200,000. 
(c) NATIONAL LAKESHORE PRESENCE.—The Sec-
retary may utilize park staff from Indiana Dunes National 
Lakeshore in the leased space to provide visitor informa-
tion and education. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such sums as may be necessary for the purposes 
of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4069 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the period that 
regulated investment companies may carry over capital losses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2005 
Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. POMEROY, and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
the period that regulated investment companies may 
carry over capital losses. 
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 ‘‘Mutual Fund Share-
holder Equity Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVER FOR 
REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES TO 
TEN YEARS. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(i) 
of 
section 
1212(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to any net capital loss which 
(without regard to the amendment made by this section) 
may be a capital loss carryover to a taxable year ending 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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for the presence of environmental contaminants 
and mold; 
(B) cleaning up environmental contami-
nants and mold; and 
(C) certifying that the structures are safe 
for habitation. 
SEC. 203. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this title are— 
(1) to develop a program to inspect damaged 
residential homes, schools, and commercial buildings 
affected by Hurricane Katrina to— 
(A) determine the habitability of the struc-
tures; 
(B) determine the presence of environ-
mental contaminants and mold in the struc-
tures, including the extent of the contamina-
tion; and 
(C) certify the habitability of the struc-
tures; 
(2) to develop a training program to certify 
contractors to inspect and remediate the structures; 
(3) to develop a program to reduce and elimi-
nate the presence of environmental contaminants 
and mold in residential homes, commercial buildings, 
and schools through interim controls and abatement;
(4) to educate the public on the public health 
implications of toxic mold and the guidelines of the 
Environmental Protection Agency for remediating 
mold; and 
(5) to provide grants to assist eligible entities 
in carrying out paragraphs (1) through (4). 
SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ABATEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘abatement’’ 
means any measure, including a remediation 
measure, to permanently eliminate any adverse 
health effect of an environmental contaminant 
or mold, in accordance with Federal environ-
mental laws and guidelines. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘abatement’’ 
includes— 
(i) removal of environmental contami-
nants and replacement of surfaces con-
taining environmental contaminants; 
(ii) cleanup and disposal of surfaces 
containing environmental contaminants, in-
cluding postabatement clearance testing 
and sampling activities relating to the 
cleanup and disposal;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4070 
To permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish 
a statue honoring a citizen of the territory to be placed in Statuary 
Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States 
are placed in Statuary Hall. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2005 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. BORDALLO, and 
Mr. FORTUN˜O) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To permit each of the territories of the United States to 
provide and furnish a statue honoring a citizen of the 
territory to be placed in Statuary Hall in the same 
manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are 
placed in Statuary Hall. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUES OF CITIZENS OF TER-
RITORIES IN STATUARY HALL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1814 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 2131) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘State’ shall include Amer-
ican Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
and the United States Virgin Islands, except that the 
number of statues which may be provided and furnished 
by each such jurisdiction may not exceed one.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING PROCE-
DURES FOR REPLACEMENT OF STATUES.—Section 311 of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 
U.S.C. 2132), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting after ‘‘more 
than two statues’’ the following: ‘‘(or, in the case of 
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands, 
more than one statue)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ 
shall include American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.’’. 
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SECTION 1. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR GROWERS AND 
FIRST HANDLERS OF TOMATOES. 
(a) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.—There is hereby ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $100,000,000, 
to be available until expended, to make payments to grow-
ers and first handlers, as defined by the Secretary, of fresh 
tomatoes that experienced crop or market losses, or both, 
as a result of the Food and Drug Administration Public 
Health Advisory issued on June 7, 2008. 
(b) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—The amount of the pay-
ment made to a grower or first handler under this section 
shall not exceed 75 percent of the greater of— 
(1) the value of the unmarketed tomatoes; and 
(2) the actual loss incurred by the grower or 
handler. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4072 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call tele-
marketing rules to prohibit calls from certain political organizations 
to persons on the national do-not-call registry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2005 
Mr. GERLACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do- 
not-call telemarketing rules to prohibit calls from certain 
political organizations to persons on the national do- 
not-call registry. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN POLITICAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS ON DO-NOT-CALL LIST. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall 
issue regulations to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule 
to prohibit, as an abusive telemarketing act or practice,
telephone calls to persons on the ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry (16 
C.F.R. 310.4(b)(1)(iii)) from any political organization, as 
such term is defined in section 527(e) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 527(e)), during a period 
that is more than 30 days before a primary or general 
election. 
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reduction, and remediation of mold to ensure that certified 
contractors are properly trained to carry out those activi-
ties, including establishing standards for the accreditation 
of training programs for contractors, supervisors, inspec-
tors, and other workers. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—In promulgating regulations pur-
suant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall require 
that any mold inspection, abatement, or reduction activity 
carried out or funded, in whole or in part, by the Federal 
Government shall be conducted by a certified contractor. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The standards of training and 
certification under (a) and (b) shall be organized in con-
junction with the establishment of standards for com-
prehensive environmental quality inspection and certifi-
cation procedures as set out in section 106(b)(3)(B)of this 
Act. 
SEC. 209. TREATMENT. 
Any individual or entity that fails to comply with a 
requirement of this title shall be subject to an appropriate 
civil penalty, as determined by the Administrator. 
SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this title.
TITLE III—FUNDING 
SEC. 301. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Except 
as otherwise provided in this Act, there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
this Act. 
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—Funds made avail-
able to carry out this Act by the transfer of funds in or 
pursuant to this section are designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress). 
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improving the implementation of this Act by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense. 
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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘unit of local government’’ means the government of 
a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an In-
dian tribe. 
SEC. 4. BLEEDING KANSAS AND THE ENDURING STRUGGLE 
FOR FREEDOM NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State of Kansas the Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring 
Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall include 
the following: 
(1) An area located in eastern Kansas and 
western Missouri, consisting currently of Allen, An-
derson, Bourbon, Cherokee, Clay, Coffey, Crawford, 
Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Johnson, Labette, Leav-
enworth, Linn, Miami, Neosho, Pottawatomie, Riley, 
Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Wilson, Woodson, Wyandotte 
Counties in Kansas and tentatively including addi-
tional counties in Kansas and western Missouri to be 
included in the development of the management 
plan.
(2) Contributing sites, buildings, and districts 
within the area will be recommended by the manage-
ment plan. 
(c) MAP.—Final boundary will be defined during the 
management plan development. A map of the Heritage 
Area shall be included in the management plan. The map 
shall be on file in the appropriate offices of the National 
Park Service, Department of the Interior. 
(d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management entity 
for the Heritage Area shall be Territorial Kansas Heritage 
Alliance, a nonprofit organization established in the State 
of Kansas, recognized by the Secretary, in consultation 
with the chief executive officer of the State of Kansas, that 
agrees to perform the duties of a local coordinating entity 
under this Act. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES, DUTIES, AND PROHIBITIONS OF THE 
MANAGEMENT ENTITY. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—The management entity may, for 
purposes of preparing and implementing the management 
plan, use funds made available under this Act to— 
(1) prepare a management plan for the Herit-
age Area; 
(2) prepare reports, studies, interpretive exhib-
its and programs, historic preservation projects, and
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‘‘(2) LIMITED ACCESS.—If a financial institu-
tion determines that a loan underwriter or other offi-
cer or employee of a financial institution, or any af-
filiate of a financial institution, involved in making 
any determination concerning an application for 
credit should have access to any information provided 
by the applicant pursuant to a request under sub-
section (b), the financial institution shall provide no-
tice to the applicant of the access of the underwriter 
to such information, along with notice that the finan-
cial institution may not discriminate on the basis of 
such information. 
‘‘(e) FORM AND MANNER OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each financial institution 
shall compile and maintain, in accordance with regu-
lations of the Bureau, a record of the information 
provided by any loan applicant pursuant to a request 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) ITEMIZATION.—Information compiled and 
maintained under paragraph (1) shall be itemized in 
order to clearly and conspicuously disclose— 
‘‘(A) the number of the application and the 
date on which the application was received; 
‘‘(B) the type and purpose of the loan or 
other credit being applied for;
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SECTION 1. REPORTS.
Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimi-
nation and Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note)
does not apply to any report required to be submitted
under any of the following provisions of law:
(1) Section 801(b) and (c) of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7321(b) and
(c)).
(2) Section 603 of the National Science and
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act
of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6683).
(3) Section 822(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (42
U.S.C. 6687).
(4) Section 7(a) of the Marine Resources and
Engineering Development Act of 1966 (33 U.S.C.
1106(a)).
(5) Section 206 of the National Aeronautics
and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2476).
(6) Section 404 of the Communications Sat-
ellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 744).
(7) Section 205(a)(1) of the National Critical
Materials Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1804(a)(1)).
(8) Section 17(c)(2) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3711a(c)(2)).
tect, conserve, and interpret the resources of 
the Heritage Area; 
(B) an inventory of the resources con-
tained in the Heritage Area, including a list of 
any property in the Heritage Area that is re-
lated to the themes of the Heritage Area and 
that meets the establishing criteria (such as, 
but not exclusive to, visitor readiness) to merit 
preservation, restoration, management, develop-
ment, or maintenance because of its natural, 
cultural, historical, or recreational significance; 
(C) policies for resource management in-
cluding the development of intergovernmental 
cooperative agreements, private sector agree-
ments, or any combination thereof, to protect 
the historical, cultural, recreational, and natural 
resources of the Heritage Area in a manner 
consistent with supporting appropriate and 
compatible economic viability; 
(D) a program for implementation of the 
management plan by the designated manage-
ment entity, in cooperation with its partners 
and units of local government;
(E) evidence that relevant State, county, 
and local plans applicable to the Heritage Area 
have been taken into consideration; 
(F) an analysis of ways in which local, 
State, and Federal programs may best be co-
ordinated to promote the purposes of this Act; 
and 
(G) a business plan that— 
(i) describes in detail the role, oper-
ation, financing, and functions of the man-
agement entity for each activity included in 
the recommendations contained in the 
management plan; and 
(ii) provides, to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary, adequate assurances that the 
management entity is likely to have the fi-
nancial resources necessary to implement 
the management plan for the Heritage 
Area, including resources to meet matching 
requirement for grants awarded under this 
Act. 
(c) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The management entity shall 
place a notice of each of its public meetings in a newspaper 
of general circulation in the Heritage Area and shall make 
the minutes of the meeting available to the public.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4534 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the charitable 
contribution deduction rules on contributions of certain easements on 
buildings in registered historic districts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2005 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania 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 reform 
the charitable contribution deduction rules on contribu-
tions of certain easements on buildings in registered his-
toric districts, 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. REFORM OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 
CERTAIN EASEMENTS ON BUILDINGS IN REG-
ISTERED HISTORIC DISTRICTS. 
(a) SPECIAL RULES WITH RESPECT TO BUILDINGS 
IN REGISTERED HISTORIC DISTRICTS.—Paragraph (4) of 
section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
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(9) Section 10(h) of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278(h)).
(10) Section 212(f)(3) of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1989 (15 U.S.C. 3704b(f)(3)).
(11) Section 11(g)(2) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3710(g)(2)).
(12) Section 5(d)(9) of the National Climate
Program Act (15 U.S.C. 2904(d)(9)).
(13) Section 7 of the National Climate Program
Act (15 U.S.C. 2906).
(14) Section 703 of the Weather Service Mod-
ernization Act (15 U.S.C. 313 note).
(15) Section 118(d)(2) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(d)(2)).
(16) Section 304(d) of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration Research, Engineering, and Develop-
ment Authorization Act of 1992 (49 U.S.C. 47508
note).
(17) Section 2367(c) of title 10, United States
Code.
(18) Section 303(c)(7) of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
253(c)(7)).
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(19) Section 102(e)(7) of the Global Change
Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2932(e)(7)).
(20) Section 5(b)(1)(C) and (D) of the Earth-
quake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C.
7704(b)(1)(C) and (D)).
(21) Section 11(e)(6) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3710(e)(6)).
(22) Section 2304(c)(7) of title 10, United
States Code, but only to the extent of its application
to the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion.
(23) Section 4(j)(1) of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1)).
(24) Section 36(f) of the Science and Engineer-
ing Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885c(f)).
(25) Section 37 of the Science and Engineering
Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885d).
(26) Section 108 of the National Science Foun-
dation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986 (42
U.S.C. 1886).
(27) Section 101(a)(3) of the High-Perform-
ance 
Computing 
Act 
of 
1991 
(15 
U.S.C.
5511(a)(3)).
‘‘(b) TAKING LIMITATION.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives notice of 
the determination of the Commission of an annual taking 
limit, or of the adoption by the Commission of other re-
striction on the taking of polar bears for subsistence pur-
poses, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal 
Register announcing the determination or restriction. 
‘‘SEC. 508. APPLICATION WITH OTHER TITLES OF ACT. 
‘‘The authority of the Secretary under this title is in 
addition to, and shall not affect the authority of the Sec-
retary under, the other titles of this Act or the Lacey Act 
Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) or the ex-
emption for Alaskan natives under section 101(b) of this 
Act. 
‘‘SEC. 509. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this title and the Agreement 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
‘‘TITLE V—POLAR BEARS 
‘‘Sec. 501. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 502. Prohibitions. 
‘‘Sec. 503. Administration. 
‘‘Sec. 504. Cooperative management agreement; authority to delegate enforce-
ment authority.
‘‘Sec. 505. Commission appointments; compensation, travel expenses, and 
claims. 
‘‘Sec. 506. Votes taken by the United States Section on matters before the 
Commission. 
‘‘Sec. 507. Implementation of actions taken by the Commission. 
‘‘Sec. 508. Application with other titles of Act. 
‘‘Sec. 509. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
(c) 
TREATMENT
OF
CONTAINERS.—Section 
107(d)(2) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1377(d)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or other conveyance’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, other conveyance, or container’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or conveyance’’ and inserting 
‘‘conveyance, or container’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 17, 2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4075
AN ACT 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 to provide for better understanding and 
protection of marine mammals, and for other 
purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3909
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 4601 South Cottage Grove
Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘Henry W.
McGee Post Office Building’’.