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SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT. 
Section 208 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 
U.S.C. 3206) is amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2008’’. 
SEC. 5. AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 
(a) PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF APPAREL ARTI-
CLES.—Section 112(b)(3)(B) of the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2008’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (III); 
(B) in subclause (IV)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘1.6071 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘3.2143 percent’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) 3.5 percent for the 1-year 
period beginning October 1, 2007.’’; 
(3) in clause (iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (II); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subclause (III) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(IV) Mauritius.’’; and 
(4) by striking clause (iv). 
(b) HEARINGS.—The Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate shall conduct hearings in the 110th 
Congress on— 
(1) the future of trade preference programs 
under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the 
Andean Trade Preference Act, the Caribbean Basin 
Economic Recovery Act, and title V of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (relating to the generalized system of 
preferences); 
(2) the efficacy of those trade preference pro-
grams, including the impact of product exclusions 
and rules of origin in promoting trade with bene-
ficiary countries; and 
(3) the relationship of those trade preference 
programs to negotiations in the World Trade Orga-
nization Doha Development Agenda, including nego-
tiations toward liberalized trade in goods and serv-
ices and enhanced opportunities for the least devel-
oped countries. 
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‘‘(D) 20 percent for fiscal years 2014 and 
2015; and 
‘‘(E) 0 percent for fiscal year 2016 and 
any succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTIONS FOR INSUFFICIENT 
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REDUCTION OF BASE GUARANTEE.— 
If the amount appropriated for any fiscal year 
is less than the amount required to be allocated 
to all institutions under this subsection, then 
the amount of the allocation to each such insti-
tution shall be ratably reduced. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS ALLO-
CATION.—If additional amounts are appro-
priated for any such fiscal year, such reduced 
amounts shall be increased on the same basis as 
they were reduced (until the amount allocated 
equals the amount required to be allocated 
under this subsection). 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN 
INSTITUTIONS.—— 
‘‘(A) ALLOCATIONS PERMITTED.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, the 
Secretary may allocate an amount equal to not 
more than 10 percent of the amount by which
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the amount appropriated in any fiscal year to 
carry out this subpart exceeds $700,000,000 
among eligible institutions described in sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) an eligible institution that is a 4- 
year institution may receive an allocation 
under subparagraph (A) if more than 50 
percent of the students who are degree- 
seeking Pell Grant recipients attending 
such institution graduate within 4 calendar 
years of the first day of enrollment; and 
‘‘(ii) an eligible institution that is a 2- 
year institution may receive an allocation 
under subparagraph (A) if more than 50 
percent of the students who are degree- 
seeking Pell Grant recipients attending 
such institution graduate within 2 calendar 
years of the first day of enrollment.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any 
amounts appropriated under section 413A(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b(b)) 
for fiscal year 2008 or any succeeding fiscal year.
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6077 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for funding of 
the shortfalls in State allotments for fiscal year 2007 under the State 
Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 
Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. NORWOOD) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide 
for funding of the shortfalls in State allotments for fiscal 
year 2007 under the State Children’s Health Insurance 
Program (SCHIP). 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FUNDING OF THE SCHIP ALLOTMENT SHORT-
FALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007. 
Section 2104(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397dd(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
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‘‘(6) APPLICATION
TO
FUNDING
SHORTFALL 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.—The previous provisions of 
this subsection shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2007 in the same manner as they apply to fiscal 
year 2006, except that, for purposes of this para-
graph— 
‘‘(A) any reference to ‘2006’, ‘2005’, or 
‘2004’ shall be deemed a reference to ‘2007’, 
‘2006’, and ‘2005’, respectively; and 
‘‘(B) there shall be substituted for the dol-
lar amount specified in paragraph (1), and shall 
be treated as the amount appropriated under 
such paragraph, an amount equal to the sum of 
the additional allotments described in para-
graph (3), as applied under this paragraph, but 
in no case more than $900,000,000.’’. 
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(c) BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.—Section 413D(c)(3)(D) 
(20 U.S.C. 1070–3(c)(3)(D)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$450’’ and inserting ‘‘$600’’. 
SEC. 405. LEAP. 
Section 415A(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070c(b)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
succeeding’’. 
SEC. 406. HEP/CAMP PROGRAM. 
Section 418A (20 U.S.C. 1070d–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, or 
whose spouse’’ after ‘‘themselves’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding preparation for college entrance exams,’’ 
after ‘‘program’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(8), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing child care and transportation’’ after ‘‘supportive 
services’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subsection 
(b)(7), by striking the period at the end of sub-
section (b)(8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding 
at the end of subsection (b) the following new para-
graph:
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6078
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 307 West Wheat Street in Woodville, Texas, 
as the ‘‘Chuck Fortenberry Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
diting the expenditures of the grant by the appli-
cant. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—A grant under subsection (a) may 
be made only if the applicant involved agrees to submit 
to the Secretary such reports as the Secretary may require 
with respect to the grant. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2011.’’. 
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SECTION 1. CHUCK FORTENBERRY POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 307 West Wheat Street in Wood-
ville, Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Chuck 
Fortenberry 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 ‘‘Chuck Fortenberry 
Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6078
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 307 West Wheat Street in 
Woodville, Texas, as the ‘‘Chuck Fortenberry 
Post Office Building’’.
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‘‘(9) follow-up activity and reporting require-
ments, except that not more than 2 percent of the 
funds provided under this section may be used for 
such purposes.’’; 
(5) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 
whose spouse’’ after ‘‘themselves’’; 
(6) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking clause 
(i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) personal, academic, career, and eco-
nomic education or personal finance counseling 
as an ongoing part of the program;’’; 
(7) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding mentoring and guidance of such students)’’ 
after ‘‘services’’; 
(8) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period 
at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’, and by adding at the end of subsection (c)(2) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) for students in any program that 
does not award a bachelor’s degree, encour-
aging the transfer to, and persistence in, such 
a program, and monitoring the rate of such 
transfer, persistence, and completion.’’;
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(9) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section 
402A(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 402A(c)(2)’’; 
and 
(10) in subsection (h)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
succeeding 
fiscal 
years’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$24,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 
succeeding fiscal years’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
succeeding 
fiscal 
years’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$16,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 
succeeding fiscal years’’. 
SEC. 407. BYRD SCHOLARSHIP. 
Section 419K (20 U.S.C. 1070d–41) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
succeeding’’.
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SEC. 408. CHILD CARE ACCESS. 
Section 419N(g) (20 U.S.C. 1070e(g)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
succeeding’’. 
SEC. 409. LEARNING ANYTIME ANYWHERE PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subpart 8 of part A of title IV (20 
U.S.C. 1070f—1070f–6) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 400(b) (20 
U.S.C. 1070(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘through 8’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 7’’. 
SEC. 410. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Part A of title IV is further amended as follows: 
(1) Section 419C(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070d– 
33(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end thereof. 
(2) Section 419D(d) (20 U.S.C. 1070d–34(d)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Public Law 95–1134’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Public Law 95–134’’. 
PART B—FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 421. REAUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL FAMILY EDU-
CATION LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
421(b)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1071(b)(5)) is amended by striking
H. R. 6078
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 307 West 
Wheat Street in Woodville, Texas, as the ‘‘Chuck Fortenberry Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CHUCK FORTENBERRY POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 307 West Wheat Street in Woodville, Texas, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Chuck Fortenberry Post 
Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
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 ‘‘Chuck Fortenberry Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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‘‘administrative cost allowance’’ and inserting ‘‘loan proc-
essing and issuance fee’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) FEDERAL INSURANCE LIMITATIONS.—Sec-
tion 424(a) (20 U.S.C. 1074(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’. 
(2) GUARANTEED
LOANS.—Section 428(a)(5) 
(20 U.S.C. 1078(a)(5)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’. 
(3) CONSOLIDATION LOANS.—Section 428C(e) 
(20 U.S.C. 1078–3(e)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 422. LOAN LIMITS. 
(a) 
FEDERAL
INSURANCE
LIMITS.—Section 
425(a)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1075(a)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)(I), by striking ‘‘$2,625’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$3,500’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘$3,500’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$4,500’’.
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(b) GUARANTEE LIMITS.—Section 428(b)(1)(A) (20 
U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)(I), by striking ‘‘$2,625’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$3,500’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘$3,500’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$4,500’’. 
(c) COUNTING OF CONSOLIDATION LOANS AGAINST 
LIMITS.—Section 428C(a)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1078– 
3(a)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(ii) Loans made under this section shall, to 
the extent used to discharge loans made under this 
title, be counted against the applicable limitations on 
aggregate 
indebtedness 
contained 
in 
sections 
425(a)(2), 
428(b)(1)(B), 
428H(d), 
455, 
and 
464(a)(2)(B).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to any loan made, in-
sured, or guaranteed under part B or part D of title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for which the first 
disbursement of principal is made on or after July 1, 
2007. 
SEC. 423. INTEREST RATES AND SPECIAL ALLOWANCES. 
(a) FFEL INTEREST RATE.—Section 427A (20 
U.S.C. 1077a(k)) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (k)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, AND BEFORE JULY 1, 
2006’’ in the heading of such subsection; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, and before July 1, 
2006,’’ each place it appears other than para-
graph (4); 
(2) by striking subsection (l); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as 
subsections (l) and (m), respectively. 
(b) DIRECT
LOAN
INTEREST
RATES.—Section 
455(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, AND BEFORE JULY 1, 
2006’’ in the heading of such paragraph; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, and before July 1, 
2006,’’ each place it appears other than sub-
paragraph (D); 
(2) by striking paragraph (7); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as 
paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively. 
(c) CONSOLIDATION LOANS.— 
(1) FFEL CONSOLIDATION
LOANS.—Section 
427A(k) (20 U.S.C. 1077a(k)) is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and
H. Res. 657 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 2, 2007. 
Whereas during August 2007, severe thunderstorms were re-
sponsible for bringing as much as 18 inches of torrential 
rain to parts of the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, 
Ohio, and Wisconsin, resulting in devastating floods; 
Whereas these storms tragically took the lives of 14 people; 
Whereas these storms injured countless other people, dam-
aged or destroyed thousands of homes, and devastated 
businesses and institutions; 
Whereas on August 21, 2007, the Governor of Minnesota de-
clared Fillmore, Houston, Steele, Olmsted, Wabasha, and 
Winona Counties, Minnesota, to be in a state of disaster 
as a result of these storms, and subsequently Dodge 
County, Minnesota, received a Federal major disaster 
declaration as well; 
Whereas on August 19, 2007, and in the days following, the 
Governor of Wisconsin declared Crawford, La Crosse, 
Richland, Sauk, Vernon, Columbia, Dane, Grant, Green, 
Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Racine, and Rock Counties, 
Wisconsin, to be in a state of disaster as a result of these 
storms; 
Whereas on August 22, 2007, and in the days following, the 
Governor of Iowa declared Appanoose, Boone, Calhoun,
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5792 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Green 
Bay, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Milo C. Huempfner Department of Veterans 
Affairs Outpatient Clinic’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2006 
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. PETRI, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, 
and Mr. SENSENBRENNER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
clinic in Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Milo C. 
Huempfner Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC, 
GREEN 
BAY, 
WIS-
CONSIN. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
in Green Bay, Wisconsin, shall after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Milo 
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C. Huempfner Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
Clinic’’. Any reference to such medical center in any law, 
regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
Milo C. Huempfner Department of Veterans Affairs Out-
patient Clinic. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6078 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
307 West Wheat Street in Woodville, Texas, as the ‘‘Chuck Fortenberry 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 
Mr. BRADY of Texas 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 307 West Wheat Street in Woodville, Texas, 
as the ‘‘Chuck Fortenberry 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. CHUCK FORTENBERRY POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 307 West Wheat Street in Wood-
ville, Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Chuck 
Fortenberry Post Office Building’’. 
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(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 ‘‘Chuck Fortenberry 
Post Office Building’’. 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) VARIABLE
RATE
FOR
CONSOLIDATION 
LOANS.—With respect to any consolidation loan 
under section 428C for which the application is re-
ceived by an eligible lender on or after July 1, 2006, 
the applicable rate of interest shall, during any 12- 
month period beginning on July 1 and ending on 
June 30, be determined on the preceding June 1 
and be equal to— 
‘‘(A) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day 
Treasury bills auctioned at the final auction 
held prior to such June 1; plus 
‘‘(B) 2.3 percent, 
except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent, 
and the rate determined under paragraph (3) shall 
apply in lieu of the rate determined under this para-
graph in the case of any such consolidation loan that 
is used to repay loans each of which was made under 
section 428B or was a Federal Direct PLUS Loan 
(or both).’’. 
(2) DIRECT
CONSOLIDATION
LOANS.—Section 
455(b)(6) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)(6)) is further 
amended—
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(A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (F); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) VARIABLE RATE FOR CONSOLIDATION 
LOANS.—With respect to any Federal Direct 
Consolidation loan for which the application is 
received on or after July 1, 2006, the applicable 
rate of interest shall, during any 12-month pe-
riod beginning on July 1 and ending on June 
30, be determined on the preceding June 1 and 
be equal to— 
‘‘(i) the bond equivalent rate of 91- 
day Treasury bills auctioned at the final 
auction held prior to such June 1; plus 
‘‘(ii) 2.3 percent, 
except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 per-
cent, and the rate determined under subpara-
graph (C) shall apply in lieu of the rate deter-
mined under this subparagraph in the case of 
any such consolidation loan that is used to 
repay loans each of which was made under sec-
tion 428B or was a Federal Direct PLUS Loan 
(or both).’’.
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(D) by striking ‘‘request the Attorney Gen-
eral of the United States to’’; 
(E) by inserting ‘‘, or the United States dis-
trict court within the jurisdiction of which the 
headquarters of the regulated entity is located,’’ 
after ‘‘District of Columbia’’; 
(F) by striking ‘‘, or may, under the direc-
tion and control of the Attorney General of the 
United States, bring such an action’’; and 
(G) by striking ‘‘and section 1374’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘An enterprise’’ 
and inserting ‘‘A regulated entity’’. 
SEC. 1156. CRIMINAL PENALTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of the Federal Housing 
Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 
(12 U.S.C. 4631 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 1377, as added by this Act, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1378. CRIMINAL PENALTY. 
‘‘Whoever, being subject to an order in effect under sec-
tion 1377, without the prior written approval of the Direc-
tor, knowingly participates, directly or indirectly, in any 
manner (including by engaging in an activity specifically 
prohibited in such an order) in the conduct of the affairs 
of any regulated entity shall, notwithstanding section 3571