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HR 5593 EH
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Review 
Act Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRES-
SIONAL REVIEW ACT. 
(a) GOVERNMENT PAPERWORK REDUCTION.—Sec-
tion 801 of title 5, United States Code, is amended as 
follows: 
(1) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMITTAL 
TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS OF RULES OTHER-
WISE
PUBLISHED
IN
THE
FEDERAL
REGISTER.— 
Subsection (a)(1) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each House of the Con-
gress and to’’ in subparagraph (A); 
(B) by striking ‘‘each House of’’, and in-
serting ‘‘on request’’ after ‘‘Congress’’, in sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(2) LISTING
IN
CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD
OF 
EACH RULE RECEIVED BY THE COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL.—Subsection (e) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Comptroller General shall submit to each 
House of Congress a weekly report containing a list of 
each rule received by the Comptroller General pursuant 
to subsection (a) since the last such report was submitted.
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The report shall include a notation for each such rule indi-
cating whether or not the rule is a major rule. 
‘‘(2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
shall cause to be published in the Congressional Record, 
in that portion of the Record relating to the proceedings 
of the House of Representatives, each report received from 
the Comptroller General under paragraph (1) since the 
last such publication in the House portion of the Record 
and, for each rule listed in such report, a statement of 
referral by the Speaker to the committee or committees 
of the House with responsibility for review of that rule. 
‘‘(3) There shall be published in the Congressional 
Record, in that portion of the Record relating to the pro-
ceedings of the Senate, each report received from the 
Comptroller General under paragraph (1) since the last 
such publication in the Senate portion of the Record and, 
for each rule listed in such report, a statement of the re-
ferral, if any, to the committee or committees of the Sen-
ate with responsibility for review of that rule.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 8 of such 
title is further amended— 
(1) in section 801(a)(3)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘Comptroller General’’; 
(2) in section 801(a)(4), by striking ‘‘Congress’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Comptroller General’’;
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(3) in section 801(d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘the Comptroller General’’; 
(4) in section 802(a), by striking ‘‘Congress’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Comp-
troller General’’; and 
(5) in section 802(b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘Comptroller General’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5593 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make 
technical amendments to certain provisions of 
title 5, United States Code, enacted by the Con-
gressional Review Act.
tions as it deems necessary to imple-
ment this clause. In prescribing such 
regulations, defining terms, and set-
ting the appropriate assessment rate 
or rates, the Corporation shall estab-
lish rates sufficient to cover the losses 
incurred as a result of the actions of 
the Corporation under clause (i) and 
shall consider: the types of entities 
that benefit from any action taken or 
assistance provided under this sub-
paragraph; economic conditions, the 
effects on the industry, and such 
other factors as the Corporation 
deems appropriate and relevant to the 
action taken or the assistance pro-
vided. Any funds so collected that ex-
ceed actual losses shall be placed in 
the Deposit Insurance Fund.’’. 
(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 
SHARE
INSURANCE
FUND
RESTORATION
PLAN
PE-
RIOD.—Section 202(c)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1782(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) FUND RESTORATION PLANS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Whenever— 
‘‘(I) the Board projects that the 
equity ratio of the Fund will, within 6 
months of such determination, fall 
below the minimum amount specified 
in subparagraph (C) for the des-
ignated equity ratio; or 
‘‘(II) the equity ratio of the Fund 
actually falls below the minimum 
amount specified in subparagraph (C) 
for the equity ratio without any deter-
mination under sub-clause (I) having 
been made, 
the Board shall establish and implement a 
Share Insurance Fund restoration plan 
within 90 days that meets the require-
ments of clause (ii) and such other condi-
tions as the Board determines to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS
OF
RESTORA-
TION PLAN.—A Share Insurance Fund res-
toration plan meets the requirements of 
this clause if the plan provides that the eq-
uity ratio of the Fund will meet or exceed 
the minimum amount specified in subpara-
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SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRES-
SIONAL REVIEW ACT. 
(a) GOVERNMENT PAPERWORK REDUCTION.—Sec-
tion 801 of title 5, United States Code, is amended as 
follows: 
(1) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMITTAL 
TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS OF RULES OTHER-
WISE
PUBLISHED
IN
THE
FEDERAL
REGISTER.— 
Subsection (a)(1) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each House of the Con-
gress and to’’ in subparagraph (A); 
(B) by striking ‘‘and make available to 
each House of Congress’’ in subparagraph (B); 
and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(2) LISTING
IN
CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD
OF 
EACH RULE RECEIVED BY THE COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL.—Subsection (e) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Comptroller General shall submit to each 
House of Congress a weekly report containing a list of 
each rule received by the Comptroller General pursuant 
to subsection (a) since the last such report was submitted. 
The report shall include a notation for each such rule indi-
cating whether or not the rule is a major rule. 
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‘‘(2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
shall cause to be published in the Congressional Record, 
in that portion of the Record relating to the proceedings 
of the House of Representatives, each report received from 
the Comptroller General under paragraph (1) since the 
last such publication in the House portion of the Record 
and, for each rule listed in such report, a statement of 
referral by the Speaker to the committee or committees 
of the House with responsibility for review of that rule. 
‘‘(3) There shall be published in the Congressional 
Record, in that portion of the Record relating to the pro-
ceedings of the Senate, each report received from the 
Comptroller General under paragraph (1) since the last 
such publication in the Senate portion of the Record and, 
for each rule listed in such report, a statement of the re-
ferral, if any, to the committee or committees of the Sen-
ate with responsibility for review of that rule.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 8 of such 
title is further amended— 
(1) in section 801(a)(3)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘Comptroller General’’; 
(2) in section 801(a)(4), by striking ‘‘Congress’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Comptroller General’’; 
(3) in section 801(d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘the Comptroller General’’; 
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(4) in section 802(a), by striking ‘‘Congress’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Comp-
troller General’’; and 
(5) in section 802(b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘Comptroller General’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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graph (C) for the designated equity ratio 
before the end of the 5-year period begin-
ning upon the implementation of the plan 
(or such longer period as the Board may 
determine to be necessary due to extraor-
dinary circumstances). 
‘‘(iii) 
TRANSPARENCY.—Not 
more 
than 30 days after the Board establishes 
and implements a restoration plan under 
clause (i), the Board shall publish in the 
Federal Register a detailed analysis of the 
factors considered and the basis for the ac-
tions taken with regard to the plan.’’. 
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V 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2694 
To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise 
endorsement for the vessel GULF DIVER IV. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2009 
Mr. INSLEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel 
GULF DIVER IV. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENT AUTHORIZED. 
Notwithstanding sections 12112 and 12132 of title 
46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certifi-
cate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for 
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the vessel GULF DIVER IV (United States official num-
ber 553457). 
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(e) INVESTIGATIONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Sec-
tion 526(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘and of the district court of the Virgin Is-
lands’’. 
(f) COURTS OF APPEALS.— 
(1) Section 1291 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, the United States 
District Court for the District of the Canal Zone,’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘Virgin Islands’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and the District Court of Guam’’. 
(2) Section 1292 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘, the 
United States District Court for the District of 
the Canal Zone’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Virgin Islands,’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Dis-
trict Court of Guam,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(4)(A), by striking 
‘‘the District Court of the Virgin Islands,’’. 
(3) Section 1294 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 
and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2). 
(g) COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIR-
CUIT.—Section 1295(a) of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ‘‘the 
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United States District Court for the District of the Canal 
Zone’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Virgin Islands,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the District Court of Guam,’’. 
(h) FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS.—Section 1346(b)(1) of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, 
together with’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Virgin Is-
lands,’’. 
(i) COURT REPORTERS.—Section 753(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended in the first paragraph by 
striking ‘‘, the United States District Court for the Dis-
trict of the Canal Zone’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Vir-
gin Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘and the District Court of 
Guam’’. 
(j) REPRESENTATION OF CERTAIN DEFENDANTS.— 
Section 3006A(j) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘the District Court of the Virgin Is-
lands,’’. 
(k) VENUE.—Sections 1404(d) and 1406(c) of title 
28, United States Code, are each amended by striking ‘‘, 
the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
the District Court of the Virgin Islands,’’ and inserting 
‘‘and the District Court for the Northern Mariana Is-
lands,’’. 
(l) BANKRUPTCY JUDGES.—The table contained in 
section 152 (a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is 
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(7) Jefferson supervised the first census in 
world history that gave to the people more than it 
took from them, being designed less to extract taxes 
or raise a militia than to apportion political power 
to the people of the United States according to their 
numbers; and 
(8) Jefferson’s role in establishing a republic 
based on principles of representation underscores the 
historical significance of the United States census 
and the way the Government views and governs 
itself today. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building located at 4600 Silver Hill 
Road in Suitland, Maryland, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Thomas Jefferson Census Bureau Head-
quarters Building’’. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building referred to in section 2 shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the ‘‘Thomas Jefferson Census Bureau 
Headquarters Building’’. 
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Allowance for all Member offices for the year); re-
duced by 
(2) the amount expended during the year with 
respect to the employing office under the student 
loan repayment program established under section 
105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2003 (2 U.S.C. 60c–6). 
(d) MEMBER DEFINED.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ includes a Del-
egate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
SEC. 2. REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Representatives 
shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out the program under this Act. 
(b) USE OF CENTRAL ACCOUNT FOR PAYMENTS.— 
Under the regulations promulgated by the Committee on 
House Administration under subsection (a), the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer shall establish and administer a cen-
tral account from the applicable accounts of the House 
of Representatives for making payments under the pro-
gram, and the payments will not be made from the budg-
ets of employing offices. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5596 
To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2008 
Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility 
confirmation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF BASIC PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘in effect.’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
effect, except that the basic pilot program described in sec-
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tion 403(a) shall terminate not later than December 31, 
2018.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5597 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the new energy 
efficient home credit and to provide a credit against tax for the purchase 
of certain energy efficient homes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2008 
Ms. BEAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify 
the new energy efficient home credit and to provide a 
credit against tax for the purchase of certain energy 
efficient homes. 
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 ‘‘Next Generation 
Homes Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5598 
To establish a program under which employing offices of the House of 
Representatives may agree to reimburse employees for child care ex-
penses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2008 
Mr. CLAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
A BILL 
To establish a program under which employing offices of 
the House of Representatives may agree to reimburse 
employees for child care expenses, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROGRAM TO REIMBURSE HOUSE EMPLOYEES 
FOR CHILD CARE EXPENSES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall 
establish a program under which an employing office of 
the House of Representatives may agree to have payments 
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made from the applicable accounts of the House of Rep-
resentatives to reimburse employees of the office for child 
care expenses incurred while the employees are carrying 
out official duties. For purposes of this section, a Member 
of the House of Representatives shall not be considered 
to be an employee of the House of Representatives. 
(b) PROVIDERS OF SERVICES.—The child care ex-
penses for which reimbursement may be made under the 
program established under this section are expenses in-
curred at the House of Representatives Child Care Center 
operated under section 312 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062) or at any other 
provider of child care services which is licensed or regu-
lated by the Federal government or a State or local gov-
ernment. 
(c) LIMIT ON ANNUAL AGGREGATE PAYMENTS FOR 
EMPLOYING OFFICE.—The aggregate amount of the pay-
ments made under the program under this Act with re-
spect to an employing office during a year may not exceed 
an amount equal to— 
(1) 2% of the amount made available for sala-
ries and expenses of the employing office for the 
year (or, in the case of an employing office that is 
the office of a Member of the House of Representa-
tives, 2% of the average Members’ Representational 
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date of enactment of the Biofuels Security Act of 2007 
by dividing 1.0 by the sum of— 
‘‘(A) 0.7 divided by the fuel economy measured 
under section 32904(c) when operating the model on 
gasoline or diesel fuel; and 
‘‘(B) 0.3 divided by the fuel economy measured 
under subsection (a) when operating the model on 
alternative fuel. 
‘‘(3) Except as provided in paragraph (5), subsection 
(d), or section 32904(a)(2), the Administrator shall meas-
ure the fuel economy for each model of dual fueled auto-
mobiles manufactured by a manufacturer in the first 
model year beginning not less than 42 months after the 
date of enactment of the Biofuels Security Act of 2007 
by dividing 1.0 by the sum of— 
‘‘(A) 0.9 divided by the fuel economy measured 
under section 32904(c) when operating the model on 
gasoline or diesel fuel; and 
‘‘(B) 0.1 divided by the fuel economy measured 
under subsection (a) when operating the model on 
alternative fuel. 
‘‘(4) Except as provided in subsection (d) or section 
32904(a)(2), the Administrator shall measure the fuel 
economy for each model of dual fueled automobiles manu-
factured by a manufacturer in each model year beginning 
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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated from the ap-
plicable accounts of the House of Representatives such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program under 
this Act during fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The program established under this Act shall be in 
effect during the One Hundred Eleventh Congress and 
each succeeding Congress. 
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