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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1003 
To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to 
reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2007 
Ms. WATSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory 
Commission on Public Diplomacy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES ADVI-
SORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2009’’. 
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SEC. 3302. REPEAL OF LOWER OF COST OR MARKET METH-
OD OF INVENTORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 471 is amended by redes-
ignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting 
after subsection (b) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) INVENTORIES
TAKEN
INTO
ACCOUNT
AT 
COST.—A method of determining inventories shall not be 
treated as clearly reflecting income unless such method 
provides that inventories shall be taken into account at 
cost.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) CHANGE IN METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.—In 
the case of any taxpayer required by the amend-
ments made by this section to change its method of 
accounting for its first taxable year beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) such change shall be treated as initi-
ated by the taxpayer, 
(B) such change shall be treated as made 
with the consent of the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, and 
(C) if the net amount of the adjustments 
required to be taken into account by the tax-
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1003 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Received 
MARCH 19, 2007 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory 
Commission on Public Diplomacy. 
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. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES ADVI-
SORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2009’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 13, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Purpose. 
Sec. 4. Scope and effect. 
Sec. 5. Severability. 
TITLE I—AUTHORITY OF THE FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 101. Amendment of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
Sec. 102. Final rule. 
Sec. 103. Conforming and other amendments to general provisions. 
Sec. 104. Study on raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products. 
Sec. 105. Tobacco industry concentration. 
Sec. 106. Enforcement action plan for advertising and promotion restrictions. 
TITLE II—TOBACCO PRODUCT WARNINGS; CONSTITUENT AND 
SMOKE CONSTITUENT DISCLOSURE 
Sec. 201. Cigarette label and advertising warnings. 
Sec. 202. Authority to revise cigarette warning label statements. 
Sec. 203. State regulation of cigarette advertising and promotion. 
Sec. 204. Smokeless tobacco labels and advertising warnings. 
Sec. 205. Authority to revise smokeless tobacco product warning label state-
ments. 
Sec. 206. Tar, nicotine, and other smoke constituent disclosure to the public. 
TITLE III—PREVENTION OF ILLICIT TRADE IN TOBACCO 
PRODUCTS 
Sec. 301. Labeling, recordkeeping, records inspection. 
Sec. 302. Study and report. 
TITLE IV—THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN ENHANCEMENT 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Automatic enrollments. 
Sec. 403. Qualified Roth contribution program. 
Sec. 404. Authority to establish self-directed investment window. 
Sec. 405. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 406. Acknowledgement of risk. 
Sec. 407. Credit for unused sick leave. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The use of tobacco products by the Nation’s 
children is a pediatric disease of considerable pro-
portions that results in new generations of tobacco- 
dependent children and adults. 
(2) A consensus exists within the scientific and 
medical communities that tobacco products are in-
herently dangerous and cause cancer, heart disease, 
and other serious adverse health effects. 
(3) Nicotine is an addictive drug. 
(4) Virtually all new users of tobacco products 
are under the minimum legal age to purchase such 
products. 
(5) Tobacco advertising and marketing con-
tribute significantly to the use of nicotine-containing 
tobacco products by adolescents. 
(6) Because past efforts to restrict advertising 
and marketing of tobacco products have failed ade-
quately to curb tobacco use by adolescents, com-
prehensive restrictions on the sale, promotion, and 
distribution of such products are needed. 
(7) Federal and State governments have lacked 
the legal and regulatory authority and resources 
they need to address comprehensively the public 
health and societal problems caused by the use of to-
bacco products.
II 
Calendar No. 117 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1003 
[Report No. 110–55] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Received 
MARCH 19, 2007 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
APRIL 12, 2007 
Reported by Mr. BIDEN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory 
Commission on Public Diplomacy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES ADVI-
SORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended by 
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Calendar No. 117 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1003 
[Report No. 110–55] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restruc-
turing Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United 
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplo-
macy. 
APRIL 12, 2007 
Reported without amendment 
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V 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1005 
For the relief of Vicente Beltran Luna. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2007 
Mr. GONZALEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Vicente Beltran Luna. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Vicente Beltran Luna, at the age of 25, 
came to the United States from San Miguel Allende, 
Mexico, and began work for a dairy in Floresville, 
Texas, in August 1998. 
(2) Vicente Beltran Luna and five other indi-
viduals lived in a shed at the dairy that formerly 
housed chickens and dogs. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 121 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas school music programs enhance intellectual develop-
ment and enrich the academic environment for students 
of all ages; 
Whereas students who participate in school music programs 
are less likely to be involved with drugs, gangs, or alcohol 
and have better attendance in school;
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1006
AN ACT 
To amend the provisions of law relating to the John H. 
Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Pro-
gram, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
•HCON 121 EH 
Whereas the skills gained through sequential music instruc-
tion, including discipline and the ability to analyze, solve 
problems, communicate, and work cooperatively, are vital 
for success in the 21st century workplace; 
Whereas the majority of students attending public schools in 
inner city neighborhoods have virtually no access to 
music education, which places them at a disadvantage 
compared to their peers in other communities; 
Whereas the arts are a core academic subject, and music is 
an essential element of the arts; and 
Whereas every student in the United States should have an 
opportunity to reap the benefits of music education: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that 
music education grounded in rigorous instruction is an im-
portant component of a well-rounded academic curriculum 
and should be available to every student in every school. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 25, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 121 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the benefits and importance of school- 
based music education, and for other purposes.
H. Con. Res. 121 
Agreed to May 15, 2007 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 
Concurrent Resolution 
Whereas school music programs enhance intellectual development 
and enrich the academic environment for students of all ages; 
Whereas students who participate in school music programs are 
less likely to be involved with drugs, gangs, or alcohol and have 
better attendance in school; 
Whereas the skills gained through sequential music instruction, 
including discipline and the ability to analyze, solve problems, 
communicate, and work cooperatively, are vital for success in 
the 21st century workplace; 
Whereas the majority of students attending public schools in inner 
city neighborhoods have virtually no access to music education, 
which places them at a disadvantage compared to their peers 
in other communities; 
Whereas the arts are a core academic subject, and music is an 
essential element of the arts; and 
Whereas every student in the United States should have an oppor-
tunity to reap the benefits of music education: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That it is the sense of the Congress that music education 
grounded in rigorous instruction is an important component of 
a well-rounded academic curriculum and should be available to 
every student in every school. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marine Mammal Res-
cue Assistance Amendments of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. STRANDING AND ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE. 
(a) COLLECTION
AND
UPDATING
OF
INFORMA-
TION.—Section 402(b)(1)(A) of the Marine Mammal Pro-
tection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421a(b)(1)(A)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘or entangled’’ after ‘‘stranded’’. 
(b) ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1421b) is amended—
(A) by amending the section heading to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 403. STRANDING OR ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE 
AGREEMENTS.’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or en-
tanglement’’ before the period. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the end of the first section is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 403 and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘Sec. 403. Stranding or entanglement response agreements.’’.
(c) LIABILITY.—Section 406(a) of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1421e(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or entangle-
ment’’ after ‘‘stranding’’.
IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 121 
Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2007 
Mr. COOPER (for himself and Mr. PORTER) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based 
music education, and for other purposes. 
Whereas school music programs enhance intellectual develop-
ment and enrich the academic environment for students 
of all ages; 
Whereas students who participate in school music programs 
are less likely to be involved with drugs, gangs, or alcohol 
and have better attendance in school; 
Whereas the skills gained through sequential music instruc-
tion, including discipline and the ability to analyze, solve 
problems, communicate, and work cooperatively, are vital 
for success in the 21st century workplace; 
Whereas the majority of students attending public schools in 
inner city neighborhoods have virtually no access to 
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•HCON 121 IH 
music education, which places them at a disadvantage 
compared to their peers in other communities; 
Whereas the arts are a core academic subject, and music is 
an essential element of the arts; and 
Whereas every student in the United States should have an 
opportunity to reap the benefits of music education: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that 
music education grounded in rigorous instruction is an im-
portant component of a well-rounded academic curriculum 
and should be available to every student in every school. 
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(d) ENTANGLEMENT DEFINED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 410 of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1421h) is amended—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (6) in order as paragraphs (2) through 
(7); and 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘entanglement’ means an event 
in the wild in which a living or dead marine mammal 
has gear, rope, line, net, or other material wrapped 
around or attached to it and is—
‘‘(A) on a beach or shore of the United 
States; or 
‘‘(B) in waters under the jurisdiction of 
the United States.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
408(a)(2)(B)(i) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1421f–
1(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
410(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 410(7)’’. 
(e) JOHN H. PRESCOTT MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE 
ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 408(h) of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1421f–1(h)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2001 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2010’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$4,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,000,000’’. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND EXPENSES.—
Section 408 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1421f–1) is 
amended—
(A) by adding at the end of subsection 
(a)(1) the following: ‘‘All funds available to im-
plement this section shall be distributed to eligi-
ble stranding network participants for the pur-
poses set forth in this paragraph and paragraph 
(2), except as provided in subsection (f).’’; and 
(B) by amending subsection (f) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND EXPENSES.—Of 
the amounts available each fiscal year to carry out this 
section, the Secretary may expend not more than 6 per-
cent or $80,000, whichever is greater, to pay the adminis-
trative costs and administrative expenses to implement the 
grant program under subsection (a). Any such funds re-
tained by the Secretary for a fiscal year for such costs 
and expenses that are not used for such costs and ex-
penses before the end of the fiscal year shall be provided 
as grants under subsection (a).’’. 
(3) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Section 408 of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 1421f–1) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a) by redesignating 
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by insert-
ing after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Secretary may also enter into cooperative agreements, con-
tracts, or such other agreements or arrangements as the 
Secretary considers appropriate to address stranding 
events requiring emergency assistance.’’; 
(B) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ 
before the text, and by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(2) Funding for emergency stranding projects shall 
not be subject to the funding limit established in para-
graph (1).’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)—
(i) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘The 
non-Federal’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 
provided in paragraph (2), the non-Fed-
eral’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and
III 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 121 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 26, 2007 
Received and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based 
music education, and for other purposes. 
Whereas school music programs enhance intellectual develop-
ment and enrich the academic environment for students 
of all ages; 
Whereas students who participate in school music programs 
are less likely to be involved with drugs, gangs, or alcohol 
and have better attendance in school; 
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HCON 121 RFS 
Whereas the skills gained through sequential music instruc-
tion, including discipline and the ability to analyze, solve 
problems, communicate, and work cooperatively, are vital 
for success in the 21st century workplace; 
Whereas the majority of students attending public schools in 
inner city neighborhoods have virtually no access to 
music education, which places them at a disadvantage 
compared to their peers in other communities; 
Whereas the arts are a core academic subject, and music is 
an essential element of the arts; and 
Whereas every student in the United States should have an 
opportunity to reap the benefits of music education: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that 
music education grounded in rigorous instruction is an im-
portant component of a well-rounded academic curriculum 
and should be available to every student in every school. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 25, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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(iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following: 
‘‘(2) EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE.—No non-Fed-
eral contribution shall be required for funding for a 
response to an emergency stranding event.’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g) by redesignating 
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and inserting 
after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) 
EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE.—The 
term 
‘emergency assistance’ means assistance provided for 
a stranding event that—
‘‘(A) is not an unusual mortality event as 
defined in section 409(6); 
‘‘(B) leads to an immediate increase in re-
quired costs for stranding response, recovery, or 
rehabilitation in excess of regularly scheduled 
costs; 
‘‘(C) may be cyclical or endemic; and 
‘‘(D) may involve out-of-habitat animals.’’. 
(4) CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 408 of such Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1421f–1) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(i) CONTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may solicit, accept, receive, 
hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests.’’.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MA-
RINE MAMMAL UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT FUND.—
Section 409(3) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1421g(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1993’’ and inserting 
‘‘each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 19, 
2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1006
AN ACT 
To amend the provisions of law relating to the 
John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue As-
sistance Grant Program, and for other purposes.
(8) Federal and State public health officials, 
the public health community, and the public at large 
recognize that the tobacco industry should be subject 
to ongoing oversight. 
(9) Under article I, section 8 of the Constitu-
tion, the Congress is vested with the responsibility 
for regulating interstate commerce and commerce 
with Indian tribes. 
(10) The sale, distribution, marketing, adver-
tising, and use of tobacco products are activities in 
and substantially affecting interstate commerce be-
cause they are sold, marketed, advertised, and dis-
tributed in interstate commerce on a nationwide 
basis, and have a substantial effect on the Nation’s 
economy. 
(11) The sale, distribution, marketing, adver-
tising, and use of such products substantially affect 
interstate commerce through the health care and 
other costs attributable to the use of tobacco prod-
ucts. 
(12) It is in the public interest for Congress to 
enact legislation that provides the Food and Drug 
Administration with the authority to regulate to-
bacco products and the advertising and promotion of 
such products. The benefits to the American people
197 
products, including the health effects resulting 
from— 
(A) the illicit trade of tobacco products 
and the trade of counterfeit tobacco products; 
and 
(B) the differing tax rates applicable to to-
bacco products. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives a report on the study described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘cross-border trade’’ means trade 
across a border of the United States, a State or Ter-
ritory, or Indian country. 
(2) The term ‘‘Indian country’’ has the mean-
ing given to that term in section 1151 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(3) The terms ‘‘State’’ and ‘‘Territory’’ have 
the meanings given to those terms in section 201 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 321).