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length of continuous service with the em-
ployer.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 404(a)(2) is amended by striking
‘‘and (31)’’ and inserting ‘‘(31), and (37)’’.
(2) Section 403(b) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(14) DEATH BENEFITS UNDER USERRA-QUALI-
FIED
ACTIVE
MILITARY
SERVICE.—This subsection
shall not apply to an annuity contract unless such
contract 
meets 
the 
requirements 
of 
section
401(a)(37).’’.
(3) Section 457(g) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) DEATH BENEFITS UNDER USERRA-QUALI-
FIED ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE.—A plan described
in paragraph (1) shall not be treated as an eligible
deferred compensation plan unless such plan meets
the requirements of section 401(a)(37).’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to deaths and
disabilities occurring on or after January 1, 2007.
(2) PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
PLAN
AMEND-
MENTS.—
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 213 
To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine 
that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be 
ordered removed from the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge 
to determine that an alien parent of a United States 
citizen child should not be ordered removed from 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. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT 
TO REMOVAL OF PARENTS OF CITIZEN CHIL-
DREN. 
Section 240(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(D) DISCRETION OF JUDGE IN CASE OF 
CITIZEN CHILD.—In the case of an alien de-
portable under section 237 who is the parent of 
a child who is a citizen of the United States, 
the immigration judge may exercise discretion 
to decline to order the alien removed from the 
United States if the judge determines that such 
removal is clearly against the best interests of 
the child, except that this subparagraph shall 
not apply to any alien who the judge deter-
mines— 
‘‘(i) is described in section 237(a)(4); 
or 
‘‘(ii) has engaged in conduct described 
in paragraph (8) or (9) of section 103 of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).’’. 
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H. Res. 1039 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 23, 2010. 
Whereas heart disease affects adult men and women of every 
age and race in the United States; 
Whereas heart disease continues to be the leading cause of 
death in the United States; 
Whereas an estimated 81,000,000 adult Americans, more 
than one in every 3, have one or more types of heart dis-
ease, including high blood pressure, coronary heart dis-
ease, congestive heart failure, stroke, and congenital 
heart defects; 
Whereas extensive clinical and statistical studies have identi-
fied major and contributing factors that increase the risk 
of heart disease; 
Whereas these studies have identified the following as major 
risk factors that cannot be changed: Age (the risk of de-
veloping heart disease gradually increases as people age; 
advanced age significantly increases the risk), gender 
(men have greater risk of developing heart disease than 
women), and heredity (children of parents with heart dis-
ease are more likely to develop it themselves; African- 
Americans have more severe high blood pressure than 
Caucasians and therefore are at higher risk; the risk is 
also higher among Latina Americans, some Asian Ameri-
(H) an assessment of the problems posed 
by unregulated international Internet gambling 
to United States interests and the potential 
means, if any, by which the Federal Govern-
ment may seek international cooperation in ad-
dressing these concerns; 
(I) an analysis of the potential impact of 
recent World Trade Organization rulings re-
garding Internet gambling and the long-term 
impact on existing and future United States 
trade agreements under the General Agreement 
on Trade and Services; and 
(J) an analysis of the potential tax revenue 
that could be generated by a legal, licensed, 
regulated Internet gambling industry in the 
United States. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—The contract entered into 
under subsection (a) shall require that the National Re-
search Council submit to the President, the Congress, 
State Governors, and Native American tribal governments 
a comprehensive report on the Council’s findings and con-
clusions not later than 12 months after the date upon 
which the contract is entered into. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2141 
To allow small public water systems to request an exemption from the require-
ments of any national primary drinking water regulation for a naturally 
occurring contaminant, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. FLAKE, and Mr. SIMPSON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To allow small public water systems to request an exemption 
from the requirements of any national primary drinking 
water regulation for a naturally occurring contaminant, 
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 ‘‘Small Community Op-
tions for Regulatory Equity Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR NONPROFIT SMALL PUBLIC 
WATER SYSTEMS RESPECTING NATURALLY 
OCCURRING CONTAMINANTS. 
The Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1416 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘EXEMPTION
FOR
NONPROFIT
SMALL
PUBLIC
WATER 
SYSTEMS RESPECTING NATURALLY OCCURRING CON-
TAMINANTS 
‘‘SEC. 1416A. (a) EXEMPTION.—A State exercising 
primary enforcement responsibility for public water sys-
tems under section 1413 (or the Administrator in any non-
primacy State) shall exempt any nonprofit small public 
water system that submits a request in accordance with 
subsection (b) from the requirements of any national pri-
mary drinking water regulation for a naturally occurring 
contaminant. 
‘‘(b) REQUEST.—To seek an exemption under this 
section, a nonprofit small public water system— 
‘‘(1) shall submit a written request to the State 
exercising primary enforcement responsibility with 
respect to the system (or the Administrator in any 
nonprimacy State); and 
‘‘(2) shall include in such request a finding 
under subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) FINDING.—To seek an exemption under 
this section, a nonprofit small public water system 
must find that compliance by the system with the 
national primary drinking water regulation involved 
is not economically feasible. 
‘‘(2) NO REVIEW.—A finding by a nonprofit 
small public water system under this subsection shall 
not be subject to judicial or administrative review. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘naturally occurring contami-
nant’ includes arsenic, radon, radium, uranium, and 
any contaminant that is a disinfection byproduct (in-
cluding bromate, chlorite, haloacetic acids, and total 
trihalomethanes). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘small public water system’ 
means a public water system serving 10,000 or 
fewer persons.’’. 
Æ 
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pre-hurricane levels for 30 days or more on 
or after August 29, 2005. 
‘‘(2) AREA AFFECTED BY A GULF HURRICANE 
DISASTER; GULF HURRICANE DISASTER.—The terms 
‘area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster’ and 
‘Gulf hurricane disaster’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 209 of the Higher Education 
Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–148, 
119 Stat. 2809). 
‘‘(3) EMERGENCY.—The term ‘emergency’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 102(1) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act. 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101. 
‘‘(5) MAJOR DISASTER.—The term ‘major dis-
aster’ has the meaning given the term in section 
102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act. 
‘‘(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of the College Oppor-
tunity and Affordability Act of 2008, and assistance pro-
vided to institutions of higher education pursuant to this 
section shall be available only with respect to federally de-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2142 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow absentee ballots in Federal 
elections to be mailed by voters free of postage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mrs. DAVIS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow absentee 
ballots in Federal elections to be mailed by voters free 
of postage. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MAILING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN FEDERAL 
ELECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 34 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 3407. Mailing of absentee ballots in Federal elec-
tions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), any individual casting an absentee ballot in any Fed-
eral election may mail such ballot free of postage to the 
appropriate election authority. Any envelope or other cover 
containing such ballot shall bear the words ‘Absentee Bal-
lot—No Postage Necessary’, or words or other marking 
to that effect specified by the Postal Service, in the upper 
right-hand corner. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply in the 
case of any mail matter transmitted under the provisions 
of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting 
Act. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘Federal election’ means a general, special, primary, 
or runoff election held solely or in part for the purpose 
of electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice 
President, Presidential elector, or Senator or Representa-
tive in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Con-
gress.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the following: 
‘‘3407. Mailing of absentee ballots in Federal elections.’’. 
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SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 39.—Sections 2401(c) 
and 3627 of title 39, United States Code, are amended 
by striking ‘‘3406’’ and inserting ‘‘3407’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.—Section 505(c) of 
the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public 
Law 109–435; 39 U.S.C. 1217 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘3406’’ and inserting ‘‘3407’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2143 
To require the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the 
Center for the Study of the Presidency to study reforms of the national 
security interagency system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agree-
ment with the Center for the Study of the Presidency 
to study reforms of the national security interagency 
system. 
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 ‘‘Interagency Reform 
Study Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY INTERAGENCY SYS-
TEM. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall enter into an agreement with the Center for 
the Study of the Presidency (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Center’’) to conduct a study on the national secu-
rity interagency system. 
(b) REPORT.—The agreement entered into under 
subsection (a) shall require the Center to submit to Con-
gress and the President a report containing the results 
of the study conducted pursuant to such agreement and 
any recommendations for changes to the national security 
interagency system (including legislative or regulatory 
changes). 
(c) SUBMISSION DATE.—The agreement entered into 
under subsection (a) shall require the Center to submit 
the report required under subsection (b) not later than 
180 days after the date on which the Secretary makes 
funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (e) available to 
the Center. 
(d) NATIONAL SECURITY INTERAGENCY SYSTEM DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘national security inter-
agency system’’ means the structures, mechanisms, and 
processes by which the departments, agencies, and ele-
ments of the Federal Government that have national secu-
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rity missions integrate their policies, capabilities, exper-
tise, and activities to accomplish such missions. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008 to carry out this section. 
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should continue ongoing programs regarding assistance to 
innocent Afghan individuals or families of Afghan civilians 
who have suffered a serious loss during military operations 
conducted by United States forces. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the feasibility of expanding programs of assist-
ance described in subsection (a) to include— 
(1) the provision of special additional assistance 
to families of Afghan civilians who were injured or 
killed during such operations and who were the pri-
mary source of income for such families; 
(2) the provision of assistance in excess of 
$2,500 to families of Afghan civilians described in 
subsection (a); and 
(3) the provision of other payments that might 
be required as a result of ongoing military oper-
ations in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 215. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING UNITED NA-
TIONS MANDATE IN AFGHANISTAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United Nations 
Security Council should expand the United Nations man-
date in Afghanistan to— 
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4812
AN ACT
To direct the Administrator of General Services to acquire
by transfer the Old U.S. Mint in San Francisco, Califor-
nia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1) in section 2254(h) by striking ‘‘section 408 
of the Controlled Substances Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 3599 of title 18’’; and 
(2) in section 2255 by striking ‘‘section 408 of 
the Controlled Substances Act’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 3599 of title 18’’. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 3592 OF 
TITLE 18. 
Section 3592 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘for which 
notice has been provided’’ after ‘‘factor’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘section 241 (conspiracy 
against rights), section 245 (federally protected 
activities), section 247 (interference with reli-
gious exercise)’’ after ‘‘section 37 (violence at 
international airports),’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘section 1512 (tampering 
with a witness, victim, or an informant), section 
1513 (retaliating against a witness, victim, or 
an informant),’’ after ‘‘section 1203 (hostage 
taking),’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—If this subparagraph ap-
plies to any plan or contract amendment, such
plan or contract shall be treated as being oper-
ated in accordance with the terms of the plan
during the period described in subparagraph
(B)(iii).
(B) AMENDMENTS
TO
WHICH
SUBPARA-
GRAPH (A) APPLIES.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A)
shall apply to any amendment to any plan
or annuity contract which is made—
(I) pursuant to the amendments
made by subsection (a) or pursuant to
any regulation issued by the Secretary
of the Treasury under subsection (a),
and
(II) on or before the last day of
the first plan year beginning on or
after January 1, 2009.
In the case of a governmental plan (as de-
fined in section 414(d) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986), this clause shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘2011’’ for ‘‘2009’’ in
subclause (II).
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‘‘(C) formation of support groups for non-
traditional students enrolling in 2-year degree 
programs and articulating from 2-year degree 
programs to 4-year degree programs. 
‘‘SEC. 874. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts ap-
propriated to carry out this part under section 800, the 
Secretary of Education is authorized to make grants in 
accordance with this section to partnerships formed be-
tween one or more rural institutions of higher education 
and one or more regional employers. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS; APPLICATIONS.—To 
be eligible for a grant under this section, a partnership 
that meets the requirements of subsection (a) shall submit 
to the Secretary an application in such form and con-
taining such information as the Secretary shall prescribe. 
In determining which applications to approve for a grant 
under this section, the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(1) the potential of the employer to employ 
graduates of rural institutions of higher education 
after graduation; 
‘‘(2) the potential of the employer engaged in 
the partnership to spur economic development in the 
region; and
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‘‘(3) the relevance of the employer to the re-
gional economy. 
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Funds made avail-
able by a grant under this section to a partnership that 
meets the requirements of subsection (a) shall be used— 
‘‘(1) to provide additional career training to 
attendees of rural institutions of higher education in 
fields relevant to the regional economy; and 
‘‘(2) to encourage regional businesses to employ 
graduates of rural institutions of higher education. 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE IN SELECTION.—In determining 
which applications to approve for a grant under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to applications from 
partnerships that include one or more regional employers 
that are located in a rural area. 
‘‘SEC. 875. QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL AREAS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts ap-
propriated to carry out this part under section 800, the 
Secretary of Education is authorized to make grants in 
accordance with this section to rural institutions of higher 
education. 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Funds made avail-
able by a grant under this section to a partnership that 
meets the requirements of subsection (a) shall be used to 
create or strengthen academic programs to prepare grad-
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3518 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1430 South Highway 29 in Cantonment, Florida, as the ‘‘Charles H. 
Hendix Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 
Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. BUCHANAN, Ms. GINNY BROWN- 
WAITE of Florida, Mr. KELLER of Florida, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. MARIO 
DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Ms. 
ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. STEARNS, Ms. CASTOR, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. BOYD of Florida, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. WELDON 
of Florida, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. 
MACK, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. MICA, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. CORRINE 
BROWN of Florida, and Mr. MAHONEY of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1430 South Highway 29 in Cantonment, Flor-
ida, as the ‘‘Charles H. Hendix Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CHARLES H. HENDIX POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1430 South Highway 29 in Can-
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(9) PRACTICES.—The term ‘‘practices’’ mean 
design, financing, permitting, construction, commis-
sioning, operation and maintenance, and other prac-
tices that contribute to achieving zero-net-energy 
commercial buildings. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(11) ZERO-NET-ENERGY.—The term ‘‘zero-net- 
energy commercial building’’ means a commercial 
building that is designed, constructed, and operated 
to— 
(A) require a greatly reduced quantity of 
energy to operate; 
(B) meet the balance of energy needs from 
sources of energy that do not produce green-
house gases; 
(C) therefore result in no net emissions of 
greenhouse gases; and 
(D) be economically viable. 
SEC. 142. HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish within the Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy an Office of High-Performance Green 
Buildings. 
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