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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1792 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 for nutrition services for older individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2005 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 for 
nutrition services for older individuals. 
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 ‘‘Stop Senior Hunger 
Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON-
GREGATE AND HOME DELIVERED NUTRITION 
SERVICES. 
The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 303(b) by striking ‘‘2001’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2006’’, and 
(2) in section 311(e) by striking ‘‘2001’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2006’’. 
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Start agency receiving funds redistributed under 
this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 9. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF HEAD START AGEN-
CIES. 
(a) QUALIFICATIONS
FOR
DESIGNATION.—Section 
642(b) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837(b)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) In order to be so designated, a Head Start agency 
shall do all of the following:—
‘‘(1) Establish a program with standards set 
forth in section 641A(a)(1), with particular attention 
to the standards set forth in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of such section. 
‘‘(2) Demonstrate capacity to serve eligible chil-
dren with scientifically-based curricula and other 
interventions that help promote the school readiness of 
children participating in the program. 
‘‘(3) Establish effective procedures by which par-
ents and area residents concerned will be enabled to 
directly participate in decisions that influence the 
character of programs affecting their interests.
‘‘(4) Establish an independent board of directors 
selected from among eligible individuals who shall 
serve on the board (or may designate an existing enti-
ty whose members are eligible individuals, that shall
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3547 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the 
‘‘Rex E. Lee Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1400 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming 
laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. KELLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, 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 ‘‘Securing Aircraft 
Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST AIMING A LASER POINTER 
AT AN AIRCRAFT. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 2 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft 
‘‘Whoever knowingly aims a laser pointer at an air-
craft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United 
States, or at the flight path of such an aircraft, shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, 
or both.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT
TO TABLE
OF SECTIONS.—The 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1793 
To promote fusion energy development in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2005 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. BALDWIN, and 
Mr. HONDA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Science 
A BILL 
To promote fusion energy development 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 ‘‘Fueling the U.S.A. 
Through Unlimited Reliable Energy Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Economic prosperity and national security 
are closely linked to an affordable and ample energy 
supply.
(2) Environmental quality is closely linked to 
energy production and use. 
(3) Population, worldwide economic develop-
ment, energy consumption, and stress on the envi-
ronment are all expected to increase substantially in 
the coming decades. 
(4) The few energy options with the potential to 
meet economic and environmental needs for the 
long-term future should be pursued as part of a bal-
anced national energy plan. 
(5) Fusion energy is an attractive long-term en-
ergy source due to virtually inexhaustible supply of 
fuel, its potential as a substantial energy source re-
quiring relatively little land mass, and its promise of 
minimal environmental impact and inherent safety. 
(6) The National Research Council, the Presi-
dent’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Tech-
nology, and the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board 
have each recently reviewed the Fusion Energy 
Sciences Program and each strongly supports the 
fundamental science and creative innovation of the 
program and has confirmed that progress toward the 
goal of producing practical fusion energy has been 
excellent, although much scientific and engineering 
work remains to be done.
(7) Each of these reviews and United States fu-
sion scientists have stressed the need for a magnetic 
fusion burning experiment to address key scientific 
issues and as a necessary step in the development of 
fusion energy. 
(8) Further, the United States fusion research 
community has developed a strong consensus that 
the first option for United States involvement in a 
burning plasma experiment should be through the 
international experiment known as ‘‘ITER’’ and 
that, should the ITER experiment fail to go forward, 
then the construction of a domestic burning plasma 
experiment should be pursued aggressively. 
(9) The National Research Council has also 
called for a broadening of the Fusion Energy 
Sciences Program research base as a means to more 
fully integrate the fusion science community into the 
broader scientific community. 
(10) The Fusion Energy Sciences Program 
budget is inadequate to support the necessary 
science and innovation for the present generation of 
experiments, and cannot accommodate the cost of 
participation in or construction of a burning plasma 
experiment.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1400 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 12, 2005 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1400 RDS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Aircraft 
Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST AIMING A LASER POINTER 
AT AN AIRCRAFT. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 2 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft 
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly aims the beam of a laser 
pointer at an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction 
of the United States, or at the flight path of such an air-
craft, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘laser pointer’ 
means any device designed or used to amplify electro-
magnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a 
beam designed to be used by the operator as a pointer 
or highlighter to indicate, mark, or identify a specific posi-
tion, place, item, or object.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT
TO TABLE
OF SECTIONS.—The 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 18,
HR 1400 RDS 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2005. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 137 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1400 
[Report No. 109–250] 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming 
laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. KELLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
OCTOBER 18, 2005 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. KUHL of 
New York, Mr. COBLE, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mr. SCOTT of 
Virginia 
OCTOBER 18, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, 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 ‘‘Securing Aircraft 
Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST AIMING A LASER POINTER 
AT AN AIRCRAFT. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 2 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft 
‘‘Whoever knowingly aims a laser pointer at an air-
craft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United 
States, or at the flight path of such an aircraft, shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, 
or both.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT
TO TABLE
OF SECTIONS.—The 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Aircraft Cock-
pits Against Lasers Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST AIMING A LASER POINTER 
AT AN AIRCRAFT. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 2 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft 
‘‘Whoever knowingly aims the beam of a laser pointer 
at an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the 
United States, or at the flight path of such an aircraft, shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 
years, or both.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table 
of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.’’.
Union Calendar No. 137 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1400 
[Report No. 109–250] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide 
penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, 
and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 18, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed
(F) provide the United States with a role in all 
collective decisionmaking related to ITER; and 
(G) describe the process for discontinuing or 
decommissioning ITER and any United States role 
in that process. 
(b) PLAN.—The Secretary of Energy, in consultation 
with the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, 
shall develop a plan for the participation of United States 
scientists in ITER that shall include the United States 
research agenda for ITER, methods to evaluate whether 
ITER is promoting progress toward making fusion a reli-
able and affordable source of power, and a description of 
how work at ITER will relate to other elements of the 
United States fusion program. The Secretary shall request 
a review of the plan by the National Academy of Sciences, 
the results of which the Secretary shall transmit to Con-
gress not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) LIMITATION.—No Federal funds shall be ex-
pended for the construction of ITER until the Secretary 
of Energy has transmitted to Congress— 
(1) the agreement negotiated pursuant to sub-
section (a) and 120 days have elapsed since that 
transmission;
(2) a report describing the management struc-
ture of ITER and providing a fixed dollar estimate 
of the cost of United States participation in the con-
struction of ITER, and 120 days have elapsed since 
that transmission; 
(3) a report describing how United States par-
ticipation in ITER will be funded without reducing 
funding for other programs in the Office of Science, 
including other fusion programs, and 60 days have 
elapsed since that transmission; and 
(4) the plan required by subsection (b) (but not 
necessarily the National Academy of Sciences review 
of that plan), and 60 days have elapsed since that 
transmission. 
SEC. 6. PLAN FOR FUSION EXPERIMENT. 
If at any time during the negotiations on ITER, the 
Secretary determines that construction and operation of 
ITER is unlikely or infeasible, the Secretary shall send 
to Congress, as part of the budget request for the fol-
lowing year, a plan for implementing a domestic burning 
plasma experiment such as FIRE, including costs and 
schedules for such a plan. The Secretary shall refine such 
plan in full consultation with the Fusion Energy Sciences 
Advisory Committee and shall also transmit such plan to 
the National Academy of Sciences for review. The Sec-
be such board) for a period not to exceed 5 years, ex-
cept that board members who oversee a public entity 
and who are selected by election (or members of a 
board of a local educational agency or a local council, 
appointed by an elected official or an official of a 
general purpose local government), may serve for such 
period as may be determined by the electing or ap-
pointing authority, as the case may be. An individual 
who has a conflict of interest is ineligible to serve as 
a member of the board. Members of the board of all 
nonpublic entities shall include representatives of the 
local community (including at least 1 member with 
significant financial management or accounting expe-
rience and the chair of the council described in sec-
tion 642(b)(4)(B)(ii)). Additional members shall be 
selected for their expertise in education, business ad-
ministration, community affairs, government, legal 
affairs, and such other areas of expertise as may con-
tribute to effective governance of the Head Start agen-
cy. All members of the board shall receive training in 
the management responsibilities and obligations, eth-
ics, and financial literacy and management, and 
shall adopt practices that assure active, independent 
and informed governance of the Head Start agency, 
including independent oversight of the financial and
‘‘SEC. 2907. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROVISION OF 
SUPPLIES AND SERVICES IN LIEU OF GRANT 
FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide training and technical assistance with respect to 
the planning, development, and operation of any program 
or service carried out pursuant to section 2901. The Sec-
retary may provide such technical assistance directly or 
through grants to, or contracts with, public and private 
entities. 
‘‘(b) PROVISION
OF SUPPLIES
AND SERVICES
IN 
LIEU OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Upon the request of a 
State receiving a grant under section 2901, the Sec-
retary may, subject to paragraph (2), provide sup-
plies, equipment, and services for the purpose of aid-
ing the State in carrying out such section and, for 
such purpose, may detail to the State any officer or 
employee of the Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
‘‘(2) CORRESPONDING
REDUCTION
IN
PAY-
MENTS.—With respect to a request described in 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reduce the 
amount of payments under the grant under section 
2901 to the State involved by an amount equal to 
the costs of detailing personnel (including pay, al-
lowances, and travel expenses) and the fair market 
value of any supplies, equipment, or services pro-
vided by the Secretary. The Secretary shall, for the 
payment of expenses incurred in complying with 
such request, expend the amounts withheld. 
‘‘SEC. 2908. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall, directly or 
through contracts with public or private entities, provide 
for annual evaluations of programs carried out pursuant 
to section 2901. 
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than 1 year after the date on which amounts 
are first appropriated pursuant to 2909(a) to carry out 
this title, and annually thereafter, submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report summarizing 
evaluations carried out pursuant to subsection (a) during 
the preceding fiscal year and making such recommenda-
tions for administrative and legislative initiatives with re-
spect to this title as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘SEC. 2909. FUNDING. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this title, there is authorized to 
be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2006 through 2009.
‘‘(b) SET-ASIDE FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND 
PROVISION
OF
SUPPLIES
AND
SERVICES.—Of the 
amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 10 percent 
for carrying out section 2907.’’. 
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retary shall transmit the results of that review to Congress 
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘construction’’ means the physical 
construction of the ITER facility, and the physical 
construction, purchase, or manufacture of equipment 
or components that are specifically designed for the 
ITER facility, but does not mean the design of the 
facility, equipment, or components; 
(2) the term ‘‘FIRE’’ means the Fusion Igni-
tion Research Experiment, the fusion research ex-
periment for which design work has been supported 
by the Department of Energy as a possible alter-
native burning plasma experiment in the event that 
ITER fails to move forward; and 
(3) the term ‘‘ITER’’ means the international 
burning plasma fusion research project in which the 
President announced United States participation on 
January 30, 2003. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy for the Fusion Energy Sciences Program, excluding 
activities described in sections 5 and 6— 
(1) for fiscal year 2006, $335,000,000; 
(2) for fiscal year 2007, $349,000,000; 
(3) for fiscal year 2008, $362,000,000; 
(4) for fiscal year 2009, $377,000,000; and 
(5) for fiscal year 2010, $393,000,000. 
(b) ITER.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Energy for activities described in sec-
tion 5 such sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010. 
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management practices of such agency. The board shall 
provide direction to the executive director of the Head 
Start agency and shall operate as an entity inde-
pendent of staff employed by the Head start agency, 
entity, or applicant and have the following duties and 
responsibilities: 
‘‘(A) To provide independent oversight to 
ensure that the Head Start agency under the di-
rection of the executive director is delivering high 
quality services to children and families in com-
pliance with all applicable standards in effect 
under this subchapter and with the applicable 
performance measures established by the Sec-
retary under section 644. 
‘‘(B) To establish 2 or more standing com-
mittees to facilitate governance of the Head Start 
agency which shall include both of the following: 
‘‘(i) An audit and finance committee 
whose primary responsibility shall be—
‘‘(I) to approve annually the oper-
ating budget of the Head Start agency; 
‘‘(II) to review and recommend to 
the board the selection of independent 
auditors who shall report all critical
accounting policies and practices to the 
finance and audit committee; 
‘‘(III) to review and recommend 
to the board the termination or exten-
sion of the existing audit firm at least 
once every 5 years; 
‘‘(IV) to review and advise the 
board of the audit management letter 
provided pursuant to the chapter 75 of 
title 31 of the United States Code, and 
of any audit findings; and 
‘‘(V) to monitor agency actions to 
correct any such audit findings or 
other actions necessary to comply with 
applicable laws (including regulations) 
governing financial statements and ac-
counting practices. 
‘‘(ii) A policy council, a majority of 
whose representatives shall be parents of 
children participating in a Head Start pro-
gram or in an Early Head Start program, 
or of children who participated in a Head 
Start program or in an Early Head Start 
program in the then most recent 5-year pe-
riod preceding the selection of the particular
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3548 
AN ACT 
To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to 
provide for the temporary availability of certain addi-
tional emergency unemployment compensation, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(e) PROGRESS REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 
to the Congress a report on progress made in carrying 
out this section, on— 
(1) February 26, 2006; and 
(2) September 11, 2006. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1795 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to modify the terms of the community disaster loan program, to 
authorize assistance under that program for losses related to the terrorist 
attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2005 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. OWENS, Mr. ISRAEL, and Mr. SERRANO) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to modify the terms of the commu-
nity disaster loan program, to authorize assistance under 
that program for losses related to the terrorist attacks 
of September 11, 2001, 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 ‘‘ ‘Whatever It Takes’ 
To Rebuild Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: