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programs of the Department of Defense into acquisition
programs of the Department.’’.
(b) REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense,
working through the Technology Transition Council,
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on the challenges associated with technology
transition from the science and technology programs
of the Department of Defense to the acquisition pro-
grams of the Department, and a strategy to address
such challenges, including—
(A) a description of any organizational bar-
riers to technology transition between operations,
acquisition, and technology development compo-
nents of the Department;
(B) an assessment of the effect of Depart-
ment acquisition regulations on technology tran-
sition;
(C) a description of the role of technology
transition in the planning, programming, and
budgeting processes of the Department;
(D) a description of any other challenges as-
sociated with technology transition in the De-
partment that are identified by the Secretary;
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(E) a Department-wide strategy for pur-
suing technology transition; and
(F) such recommendations as the Secretary
considers appropriate for the improvement of
technology transition and for the elimination of
internal barriers within the Department to tech-
nology transition.
(2) SUBMITTAL DATE.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted at the same time the
budget of the President is submitted to Congress pur-
suant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, for fiscal year 2007.
SEC. 243. PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND TREATMENT OF
BLAST INJURIES.
(a) DESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall designate a senior official of the De-
partment of Defense as the executive agent responsible for
coordinating and managing the programs and efforts of the
Department of Defense with respect to the prevention, miti-
gation, and treatment of blast injuries.
(b) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY.—The executive agent
designated under subsection (a) shall be responsible for en-
suring that—
(1) the programs and efforts of the Department
of Defense on the prevention, mitigation, and treat-
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ment of blast injuries are adequate to meet require-
ments relating to the prevention, mitigation, and
treatment of such injuries; and
(2) the resources devoted to such programs and
efforts facilitate the achievement of the objective speci-
fied in paragraph (1).
(c) RESEARCH EFFORTS.—The executive agent des-
ignated under subsection (a) shall—
(1) review and assess the adequacy of current re-
search efforts of the Department of Defense on the pre-
vention, mitigation, and treatment of such injuries;
(2) establish requirements for such research ef-
forts in order to enhance and accelerate such research
efforts; and
(3) establish, coordinate, and oversee Depart-
ment-wide research efforts on the prevention, mitiga-
tion, and treatment of such injuries, including—
(A) in the case of blast injury prevention,
research on—
(i) blast characterization in a variety
of environments;
(ii) modeling and simulation of safe
blast stand-off distances;
(iii) detect and defeat capabilities; and
hereby repealed; and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
shall be applied as if such subtitles, and amendments, had 
never been enacted. 
(b) SUNSET NOT TO APPLY.— 
(1) Subsection (a) of section 901 of the Eco-
nomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
2001 is amended by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘this Act (other than title V) 
shall not apply to taxable, plan, or limitation years 
beginning after December 31, 2010.’’. 
(2) Subsection (b) of such section 901 is 
amended by striking ‘‘, estates, gifts, and transfers’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsections (d) 
and (e) of section 511 of the Economic Growth and Tax 
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and the amendments 
made by such subsections, are hereby repealed; and the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if such 
subsections, and amendments, had never been enacted. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE UNIFIED CREDIT AGAINST THE 
ESTATE TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 2010 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to applicable 
credit amount) is amended by striking all that follows ‘‘the 
applicable exclusion amount’’ and inserting ‘‘. For pur-
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 145 
To establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development 
efforts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. MCHUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program to support cluster-based 
economic development efforts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR CLUSTER-BASED ECONOMIC DE-
VELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 219. GRANTS FOR CLUSTER-BASED ECONOMIC DE-
VELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) CLUSTER.—The term ‘cluster’ means a 
cluster of entities that are engaged— 
‘‘(A) in similar industries; and 
‘‘(B) in joint activities to boost competi-
tiveness and growth. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘eligible 
applicant’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State or local government; 
‘‘(B) an institution of higher education; or 
‘‘(C) a nonprofit economic development or-
ganization. 
‘‘(3) REGION.—The term ‘region’ means an 
area— 
‘‘(A) that is determined by the Secretary 
to qualify for grants under this section; and 
‘‘(B) that, on the date of submission of an 
application for a grant under this section, meets 
1 or more of the criteria described in section 
301(a). 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—On the application of an eligible ap-
plicant, the Secretary may make grants— 
‘‘(1) to assess clusters in a region;
‘‘(2) to assess the needs of entities involved in 
a region; 
‘‘(3) to market cluster development programs in 
a region; and 
‘‘(4) to support staff to operate cluster pro-
grams in a region. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM ASSISTANCE FOR EACH REGION.— 
Not more than $1,000,000 of the amounts made available 
to carry out this section may be expended in any 1 region. 
‘‘(d) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project carried out using funds made avail-
able under this section shall be 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—Not more than 
50 percent of the non-Federal share of the cost of 
a project carried out using funds made available 
under this section may be provided through in-kind 
contributions. 
‘‘(3) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN SECTION.— 
Section 204 shall not apply to this section. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents contained in section 1(b) of the Public Works and
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 
note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 218 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 219. Grants for cluster-based economic development.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1460
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 6200 Rolling Road in
Springfield, Virginia, as the ‘‘Captain Mark
Stubenhofer Post Office Building’’.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1460
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 6200 Rolling Road in Springfield, Virginia,
as the ‘‘Captain Mark Stubenhofer Post Office Build-
ing’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 6200 Rolling Road in Springfield, Virginia, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘Captain Mark
Stubenhofer Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Captain Mark Stubenhofer Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 6, 2005.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1460
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6200 Rolling 
Road in Springfield, Virginia, as the ‘‘Captain Mark Stubenhofer Post Office 
Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
6200 Rolling Road in Springfield, Virginia, shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘Captain Mark Stubenhofer Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Captain 
Mark Stubenhofer Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1460 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
6200 Rolling Road in Springfield, Virginia, as the ‘‘Captain Mark 
Stubenhofer Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2005 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mrs. 
DRAKE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FORBES, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GOOD-
LATTE, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. BOUCHER, and Mr. 
WOLF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 6200 Rolling Road in Springfield, Virginia, 
as the ‘‘Captain Mark Stubenhofer Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CAPTAIN MARK STUBENHOFER POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 6200 Rolling Road in Spring-
field, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Cap-
tain Mark Stubenhofer Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Captain Mark 
Stubenhofer Post Office Building’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1460 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 7, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 6200 Rolling Road in Springfield, Virginia, 
as the ‘‘Captain Mark Stubenhofer Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 6200 Rolling Road in Springfield, Virginia, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Captain Mark 
Stubenhofer Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Captain Mark Stubenhofer Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 6, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
poses of the preceding sentence, the applicable exclusion 
amount is $3,500,000.’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 2010 of such 
Code is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of any 
decedent dying in a calendar year after 2008, the dollar 
amount in subsection (c) shall be increased by an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, deter-
mined by substituting ‘2007’ for ‘1992’ in subpara-
graph (B) thereof. 
If any increase determined under the preceding sentence 
is not a multiple of $10,000, such increase shall be round-
ed to the nearest multiple of $10,000.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6018(a)(1) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 2010(c)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2010’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and 
gifts made, after December 31, 2007. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4174 
AN ACT 
To establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean 
acidification research and monitoring plan and to estab-
lish an ocean acidification program within the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SEC. 331. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING DEPOT MAIN-
TENANCE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—
(1) the Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master
Plan of the Air Force reflects the essential require-
ments for the Air Force to maintain a ready and con-
trolled source of organic technical competence, thereby
ensuring an effective and timely response to national
defense contingencies and emergency requirements;
(2) since the publication of the Depot Mainte-
nance Strategy and Master Plan of the Air Force in
2002, the service has made great progress toward
modernizing all three of its Depots, in order to main-
tain their status as ‘‘world class’’ maintenance repair
and overhaul operations;
(3) one of the indispensable components of the
Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan of the
Air Force is the commitment of the Air Force to allo-
cate $150,000,000 a year over six years, beginning in
fiscal year 2004, for recapitalization and investment,
including the procurement of technologically advanced
facilities and equipment, of our Nation’s three Air
Force depots; and
(4) the funds expended to date have ensured that
transformation projects, such as the initial implemen-
tation of ‘‘Lean’’ and ‘‘Six Sigma’’ production tech-
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4174 
To establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification re-
search and monitoring plan and to establish an ocean acidification pro-
gram within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2007 
Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 
EHLERS, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. OLVER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. 
KLEIN of Florida, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science 
and Technology 
A BILL 
To establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean 
acidification research and monitoring plan and to estab-
lish an ocean acidification program within the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring 
Act of 2007’’ or the ‘‘FOARAM Act’’. 
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niques, have achieved great success in reducing the
time necessary to perform depot maintenance on air-
craft.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that—
(1) the Air Force should be commended for the
implementation of its Depot Maintenance Strategy
and Master Plan and, in particular, meeting its com-
mitment to invest $150,000,000 a year over 6 years,
since fiscal year 2004, in the Nation’s 3 Air Force
Depots; and
(2) the Air Force should continue to fully fund
its commitment of $150,000,000 a year through fiscal
year 2009 in investments and recapitalization
projects pursuant to the Depot Maintenance Strategy
and Master Plan.
SEC. 332. CHILD AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE BENEFITS FOR
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR OPERATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE.—The amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 301(5) for operation and mainte-
nance, Defense-wide activities, is hereby increased by
$60,000,000.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNT.—Of the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated by section 301(5) for operation
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1236 
Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the citizens 
of Black Hawk, Buchanan, Butler, and Delaware Counties, Iowa, who 
were victims of the devastating tornado that struck their communities 
on May 25, 2008. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2008 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. KING of 
Iowa, and Mr. LOEBSACK) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives 
to the citizens of Black Hawk, Buchanan, Butler, and 
Delaware Counties, Iowa, who were victims of the dev-
astating tornado that struck their communities on May 
25, 2008. 
Whereas on Sunday May 25, 2008, a tornado struck eastern 
Iowa and left a path of destruction from Aplington to 
Lamont; 
Whereas this tornado was classified as an EF–5, the strong-
est possible type, with winds estimated at 205 miles per 
hour; 
Whereas 8 people died in Parkersburg and New Hartford as 
a result of the tornado; 
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H. Res. 273
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 13, 1997.
Whereas President Pascal Lissouba defeated former Presi-
dent Denis Sassou-Nguesso in a 1992 election in the Re-
public of the Congo that was determined to be free and
fair;
Whereas in October 1997 troops of the Government of the
Republic of Angola assisted in the capture of Pointe
Noire, a city in the southern part of the Republic of the
Congo;
Whereas the Government of Angola sent more than 1,000
troops into the Republic of the Congo from neighboring
Cabinda, including a MiG–23 fighter and ground attack
squadrons;
Whereas the Government of Angola provided military supplies
and support to former President Denis Sassou-Nguesso
to assist his efforts to unseat the democratically elected
President Pascal Lissouba;
Whereas the Lusaka Protocol of 1994 requires that the Gov-
ernment of Angola inform the United Nations Observer
Mission in Angola (MONUA) of any troop movements;
Whereas the actions by Angola are a violation of Article 2 of
the United Nations Charter which forbids member states
ants in each of the various categories of nonpoint
sources established under this subsection. Such re-
search and development shall address—
‘‘(A) a detailed description of methods,
measures, or practices, including structural and
legal controls such as changes in construction
and building practices and land use or zoning
laws, and operation and maintenance proce-
dures, that constitute each control measure;
‘‘(B) a reliable method to make quan-
titative estimates of the pollution reduction ef-
fects of each measure;
‘‘(C) a description of the categories and
subcategories of activities for which each meas-
ure may be suitable; and
‘‘(D) an estimate and analysis of the com-
parative costs of implementing the methods,
measures, and practices described under sub-
paragraph (A).
‘‘(5) Biennial reports to the Congress which de-
tail and assess the effectiveness of models and sys-
tems developed under paragraph (3) of this section
and which assess the effectiveness of nonpoint
source control measures identified or developed
under paragraph (4).’’.
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and maintenance, Defense-wide activities, as increased by
subsection (a), $60,000,000 may be available as follows:
(1) $50,000,000 for childcare services for families
of members of the Armed Forces.
(2) $10,000,000 for family assistance centers that
primarily serve members of the Armed Forces and
their families.
(c) OFFSET.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 301(1) for operation and maintenance,
Army are hereby reduced by $60,000,000.
SEC. 333. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN PROTECTIVE,
SAFETY, 
OR 
HEALTH 
EQUIPMENT 
PUR-
CHASED BY OR FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES FOR DEPLOYMENT IN OPERATIONS
IN IRAQ AND CENTRAL ASIA.
(a) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (d) and
(e), the Secretary of Defense shall reimburse a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces, or a person or entity referred
to in paragraph (2), for the cost (including shipping
cost) of any protective, safety, or health equipment
that was purchased by such member, or such person
or entity on behalf of such member, before or during
the deployment of such member in Operation Noble
Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation
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Iraqi Freedom for the use of such member in connec-
tion with such operation if the unit commander of
such member certifies that such equipment was crit-
ical to the protection, safety, or health of such mem-
ber.
(2) COVERED PERSONS AND ENTITIES.—A per-
son or entity referred to in this paragraph is a family
member or relative of a member of the Armed Forces,
a non-profit organization, or a community group.
(3) REGULATIONS
NOT
REQUIRED
FOR
REIM-
BURSEMENT.—Reimbursements may be made under
this subsection in advance of the promulgation by the
Secretary of Defense of regulations, if any, relating to
the administration of this section.
(b) 
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
REIMBURSEMENT
FUND.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished an account to be known as the ‘‘Protective
Equipment Reimbursement Fund’’ (in this subsection
referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’).
(2) ELEMENTS.—The Fund shall consist of
amounts deposited in the Fund from amounts avail-
able for the Fund under subsection (g).
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the Fund shall
be available directly to the unit commanders of mem-