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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3805 
To establish within the Office of the Inspector General of the Department 
of Homeland Security the Special Office of the Inspector General for 
Natural Disaster Response and Reconstruction. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 
Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Mrs. MCCARTHY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
Government Reform and Homeland Security, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 within the Office of the Inspector General of 
the Department of Homeland Security the Special Office 
of the Inspector General for Natural Disaster Response 
and Reconstruction. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
FOR NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE AND RE-
CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are as 
follows: 
(1) To ensure that funds, services, products, 
and programs intended to meet the needs of victims 
of Hurricane Katrina are effectively and efficiently 
provided by maintaining direct, independent and ob-
jective conduct of related audits and investigations. 
(2) To provide the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security additional resources 
capable of making recommendations and policies to 
prevent and detect fraud and abuse, and ensure ef-
fective administration of programs and services re-
lated to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFECTED
AREA.—The term ‘‘affected 
area’’ means any area determined in Presidential 
Disaster Declaration 1603, 1604, or 1605, issued 
August 29, 2005, to be adversely affected by a 
major disaster. 
(2) The term ‘‘Inspector General’’ means the 
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security.
(3) The term ‘‘Special Office’’ means the Spe-
cial Office of the Inspector General for Natural Dis-
aster Response and Reconstruction established by 
this section. 
(4) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the Special Office. 
(c) SPECIAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
FOR NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECONSTRUC-
TION.—There is hereby established within the Office of 
the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity the Special Office of the Inspector General for Nat-
ural Disaster Response and Reconstruction. 
(d) DIRECTOR OF THE SPECIAL OFFICE OF THE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Special 
Office of the Inspector General shall be the head of 
the Special Office and shall be appointed by the In-
spector General. 
(2) BASIS
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—The appoint-
ment of the Director shall be made solely on the 
basis of integrity, administrative expertise, and dem-
onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
analysis, law, management analysis, public adminis-
tration, or investigations.
(B) CONDITIONAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—The 
amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall 
take effect on March 1, 2009, but only if the 
Secretary of Homeland Security has complied 
with subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2010, 
the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit to the Congress a report containing 
the results of a study of the effectiveness of the regula-
tions described in subsection (a). The report shall also in-
clude an analysis of a random sample of non-minister spe-
cial immigrant religious workers, before their second anni-
versary of being admitted, to determine whether they are 
still employed by the religious organization that petitioned 
for them, and if not, the reasons for their departure from 
such employment. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 327
AN ACT 
To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all 
contracts affecting land within the Gila River Indian 
Community Reservation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR GILA RIVER IN-
DIAN 
COMMUNITY 
RESERVATION 
CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (f) of the first sec-
tion of the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(f)), is 
amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘Any lease’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘affecting land’’ and inserting 
‘‘Any contract, including a lease, affecting 
land’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such lease or contract’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such contract’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Such 
leases or contracts entered into pursuant to such 
Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘Such contracts’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in Public 
Law 107–159 (116 Stat. 122).
Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 327
AN ACT 
To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included 
in all contracts affecting land within the Gila 
River Indian Community Reservation.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5570 
AN ACT 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
with respect to the special immigrant nonmin-
ister religious worker program, and for other 
purposes.
H. R. 327
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 allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting land 
within the Gila River Indian Community Reservation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMU-
NITY RESERVATION CONTRACTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (f) of the first section of the 
Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(f)), is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘Any lease’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘affecting land’’ and inserting ‘‘Any contract, including a 
lease, affecting land’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such lease or contract’’ and inserting 
‘‘such contract’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Such leases or 
contracts entered into pursuant to such Acts’’ and inserting 
‘‘Such contracts’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect as if included in Public Law 107–159 (116 
Stat. 122).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(B) Revenues attributable to or consisting 
of funds provided by foreign nations or inter-
national organizations, and any obligations or 
expenditures of such revenues. 
(C) Any contracts having a value of more 
than $2,000,000 entered into by any Federal 
agency with any public or private entity, to— 
(i) provide products, services, or tem-
porary or permanent housing to those per-
sons affected by Hurricane Katrina; and 
(ii) build or rebuild physical infra-
structure in the affected areas. 
(D) In the case of any contract described 
in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) the amount of the contract or 
other agreement; 
(ii) a brief discussion of the scope of 
the contract or other agreement; 
(iii) a discussion of how the con-
tracting agency identified, and solicited of-
fers from, potential contractors to perform 
the contract, together with a list of the po-
tential contractors that were issued solici-
tations for the offers; and
(iv) the justification and approval doc-
uments on which was based the determina-
tion to use procedures other than proce-
dures that provide for full and open com-
petition. 
(E) A discussion related to any administra-
tive delays in getting available services or prod-
ucts to the their intended recipients in a timely 
manner. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA-
TION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
to authorize the public disclosure of information that 
is specifically prohibited from disclosure under law. 
(i) TRANSPARENCY.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the submittal to the Congress of a report under 
subsection (h), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
make copies of such report available to the public upon 
request, and at a reasonable cost. 
(j) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated for the De-
partment of Homeland Security in the Second Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate 
Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina, 2005, $15,000,000 shall be available to the Of-
fice of the Inspector General to carry out this section for 
fiscal year 2006. 
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(B) as locations for the construction or de-
ployment of temporary housing units; and 
(2) each such agency head and entity shall sub-
mit the inventory compiled pursuant to paragraph 
(1) to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall compile and 
submit to the Congress an aggregate inventory comprised 
of the inventory compiled by the Secretary pursuant to 
subsection (a) and all the inventories submitted to the Sec-
retary pursuant to such subsection. 
SEC. 7. GAO REPORT ON STATE EMERGENCY HOUSING 
PLANS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit a report to the Congress— 
(1) identifying any States that have developed 
emergency housing contingency plans for use in the 
event of a disaster; 
(2) describing such plans; and 
(3) assessing the effectiveness of such plans. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4061 
AN ACT 
To advance cybersecurity research, development, and 
technical standards, and for other purposes. 
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. 327
To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting 
land within the Gila River Indian Community Reservation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2005
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. HAYWORTH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all 
contracts affecting land within the Gila River Indian 
Community Reservation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR GILA RIVER IN-
DIAN 
COMMUNITY 
RESERVATION 
CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (f) of the first sec-
tion of the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(f)), is 
amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘Any lease’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘affecting land’’ and inserting 
‘‘Any contract, including a lease, affecting 
land’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such lease or contract’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such contract’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Such 
leases or contracts entered into pursuant to such 
Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘Such contracts’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in Public 
Law 107–159 (116 Stat. 122).
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3806 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for 
employing illegal aliens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 
Mrs. MYRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase 
penalties for employing illegal aliens. 
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 ‘‘10k Run for the Bor-
der Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYING ILLEGAL 
ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274A(e)(4)(A) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)(4)(A)) 
is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$250 and not 
more than $2,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000 and not 
more than $80,000’’; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$2,000 and not 
more than $5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$80,000 and not 
more than $200,000’’; and 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘$3,000 and not 
more than $10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$120,000 and 
not more than $1,600,000’’. 
(b) USE OF ADDITIONAL PENALTY FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, of the additional 
amounts of fines paid under section 274A(e)(4)(A) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1324a(e)(4)(A)) by one or more employers and that are 
attributable to the amendments made by subsection (a)— 
(1) if State or local law enforcement officials 
have provided material assistance in the investiga-
tion or prosecution of cases of such employers that 
resulted in such fines— 
(A) 80 percent shall be paid, in a manner 
specified by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, to the State or local State law enforcement 
agencies which employed such individuals; and
(B) 20 percent shall be used by the Sec-
retary to cover costs of detention of illegal 
aliens; and 
(2) if paragraph (1) does not apply— 
(A) 80 percent shall be paid to States (and 
political subdivisions of States) under the State 
Criminal Alien Assistance Program under sec-
tion 241(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1251(i)) for 
purposes of reimbursing those States and polit-
ical subdivisions for costs of incarceration of 
undocumented criminal aliens; and 
(B) 20 percent shall be used by the Sec-
retary to cover costs of detention of illegal 
aliens in Federal facilities. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to violations occurring on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2415
AN ACT
To enhance security of United States missions and
personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations
for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000,
and for other purposes.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 327 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 12, 2005 
Received 
AN ACT 
To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all 
contracts affecting land within the Gila River Indian 
Community Reservation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 327 RDS 
SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR GILA RIVER IN-
DIAN 
COMMUNITY 
RESERVATION 
CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (f) of the first sec-
tion of the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(f)), is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any lease’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘affecting land’’ and inserting 
‘‘Any contract, including a lease, affecting 
land’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such lease or contract’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such contract’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Such 
leases or contracts entered into pursuant to such 
Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘Such contracts’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in Public 
Law 107–159 (116 Stat. 122). 
Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 
2005. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5571 
AN ACT 
To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of 
the foreign country residence requirement with respect 
to international medical graduates, 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,
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3280 
To exempt certain coastal barrier areas in Florida from Limitations on 
Federal expenditures and financial assistance under the Coastal Barriers 
Resources Act, and limitations on flood insurance coverage under the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2005 
Mr. BOYD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources, and in addition to the Committee 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 exempt certain coastal barrier areas in Florida from 
Limitations on Federal expenditures and financial assist-
ance under the Coastal Barriers Resources Act, and limi-
tations on flood insurance coverage under the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3280 IH 
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL 
EXPENDITURES, 
FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE, 
AND FLOOD INSURANCE. 
Section 5(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3504(a)) and the limitations on flood insurance 
coverage in section 1321(a) of the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4028(a)) shall not apply to 
any area located in Coastal Barrier Resources System unit 
P30 or FL–92 in Gulf County, Florida, as such units are 
depicted on the maps referred to in section 4(a) of the 
Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)). 
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not less than 10 years after the commencement of 
operations at that refinery. 
(3) CONTRACT AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The contracts entered into under this sub-
section shall be subject to all applicable Federal laws 
governing Federal contracts and all Federal laws re-
lating to the protection of the environment, except 
that in any environmental review under any such 
law, only governmental entities shall be permitted to 
comment. 
(c) SALE OF REFINERIES.—Upon completion of con-
struction, the Secretary of Energy shall sell the refinery 
to the highest bidder. Each refinery shall be sold in a sepa-
rate sale from the other refineries. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3894 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 6, 2005 
Received 
OCTOBER 25, 2005 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs 
AN ACT 
To provide for waivers under certain housing assistance pro-
grams of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hur-
ricane Rita in obtaining housing. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3894 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hurricane Katrina 
Emergency Housing Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVERS FOR SECTION 8 VOUCHER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) may, for all or any part of the period speci-
fied under subsection (c), waive any of the requirements 
described in subsection (b) in the connection with the pro-
vision of assistance under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) on be-
half of an individual or family if— 
(1) the individual or family— 
(A) resides or resided, on August 25, 
2005, in any area that is subject to a declara-
tion by the President of a major disaster or 
emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in connection with Hurri-
cane Katrina; or 
(B) resides or resided, on September 24, 
2005, in any area that is subject to a declara-
tion by the President of a major disaster or 
emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2415
AN ACT
To enhance security of United States missions and personnel
overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department
of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4594 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 4-Chlorobenzaldehyde. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. CLEAVER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 4- 
Chlorobenzaldehyde. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 4-CHLOROBENZALDEHYDE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.10.72 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended 
by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 407 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5571 
[Report No. 110–646] 
To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country 
residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2008 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
MAY 15, 2008 
Additional sponsor: Mr. MORAN of Kansas 
MAY 15, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of 
the foreign country residence requirement with respect 
to international medical graduates. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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the mutual exchange of available information in their pos-
session which would aid in the compilation of the program 
inventory. 
(g) ASSISTANCE BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—The Of-
fice of Management and Budget, and the Executive agen-
cies and the subdivisions thereof shall, to the extent nec-
essary and possible, provide the General Accounting Office 
with assistance requested by the Comptroller General in 
the compilation of the program inventory. 
SEC. 10. DEFINITION OF AGENCY. 
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term by section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, except that such term includes an advisory com-
mittee as that term is defined in section 102(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
SEC. 11. OFFSET OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED. 
Amounts appropriated to carry out this Act shall be 
offset by a reduction in amounts appropriated to carry out 
programs of other Federal agencies. 
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