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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4947 
To expand the boundaries of the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2006 
Mr. BACHUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To expand the boundaries of the Cahaba River National 
Wildlife Refuge, 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 ‘‘Cahaba River National 
Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) REFUGE.—The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the 
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge and the 
lands and waters in such refuge in Bibb County, 
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Alabama, as established by the Cahaba River Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (Public 
Law 106–331). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES. 
(a) EXPANSION.—The boundaries of the Refuge are 
expanded to include land and water in Bibb County, Ala-
bama, depicted as ‘‘Proposed National Wildlife Refuge Ex-
pansion Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Cahaba River 
NWR Expansion’’ and dated lllllll. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF MAP.—The Secretary shall 
make the map referred to in subsection (a) available for 
inspection in appropriate offices of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service. 
SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND WATER IN EXPANDED 
BOUNDARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary may acquire by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, or exchange the land and water, 
and interests in land and water (including conservation 
easements), within the boundaries of the Refuge as ex-
panded by this Act. 
(b) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.—All acquisitions of 
land or waters under this section shall be made in a vol-
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untary manner and shall not be the result of forced 
takings. 
(c) INCLUSION IN REFUGE; ADMINISTRATION.—Any 
land, water, or interest acquired by the Secretary under 
this section— 
(1) shall be part of the Refuge; and 
(2) shall be administered by the Secretary in 
accordance with— 
(A) the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd 
et seq.); 
(B) the Cahaba River National Wildlife 
Refuge Establishment Act; and 
(C) this Act. 
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violation of the broadband policy statement or prin-
ciples incorporated therein. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1),
the
Commission’s
authority
to
enforce
the 
broadband policy statement and the principles incor-
porated therein does not include authorization for 
the Commission to adopt or implement rules or reg-
ulations regarding enforcement of the broadband 
policy statement and the principles incorporated 
therein, with the sole exception of the authority to 
adopt procedures for the adjudication of complaints, 
as provided in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(c) STUDY.—Within 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this section, the Commission shall conduct, and 
submit to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce 
and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, a study regarding whether the objectives 
of the broadband policy statement and the principles in-
corporated therein are being achieved. 
‘‘(d)(1) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede 
the applicability of the antitrust laws or the jurisdiction 
of the district courts of the United States to hear claims 
arising under the antitrust laws. 
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‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF ANTITRUST LAWS.—The term 
‘antitrust laws’ has the meaning given it in subsection (a) 
of the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), 
except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that 
such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘Commission’s broadband policy statement’ means 
the policy statement adopted on August 5, 2005, and 
issued on September 23, 2005, In the Matters of Appro-
priate Framework for Broadband Access to the Internet 
over Wireline Facilities, and other Matters (FCC 05–151; 
CC Docket No. 02–33; CC Docket No. 01–337; CC Dock-
et Nos. 95–20, 98–10; GN Docket No. 00–185; CS Dock-
et No. 02–52).’’. 
TITLE III—VOIP/911 
SEC. 301. EMERGENCY SERVICES; INTERCONNECTION. 
Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
section 715 (as added by section 201 of this Act) the fol-
lowing new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 716. EMERGENCY SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) 911 AND E–911 SERVICES.— 
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‘‘(i) educational activities directed to-
ward the attainment of a high school di-
ploma or its equivalent; or 
‘‘(ii) an alternative educational or 
training program that has been approved 
by the State; and 
‘‘(B) 91 days have elapsed since the State 
has notified the individual that the individual is 
in violation of this paragraph.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, and 91 
days have elapsed since the State has notified the in-
dividual that the individual is in violation of this 
paragraph’’ before the period. 
SEC. 705. SANCTION PROTECTIONS FOR MINOR PARENTS. 
Section 408(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) A State to which a grant is made under 
section 403 of this Act shall not impose a sanction 
on a recipient of assistance under the State program 
funded under this part who is an individual de-
scribed in section 408(a)(5)(B)(ii) of this Act and 
whose household includes a minor who has received 
assistance under the State program funded under 
this part attributable to funds provided by the Fed-
eral Government or under the food stamp program, 
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IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4947 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 25, 2006 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To expand the boundaries of the Cahaba River National 
Wildlife Refuge, 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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HR 4947 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cahaba River National 
Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) REFUGE.—The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the 
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge and the 
lands and waters in such refuge in Bibb County, 
Alabama, as established by the Cahaba River Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (Public 
Law 106–331). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES. 
(a) EXPANSION.—The boundaries of the Refuge are 
expanded to include land and water in Bibb County, Ala-
bama, depicted as ‘‘Proposed National Wildlife Refuge Ex-
pansion Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Cahaba River 
NWR Expansion’’ and dated March 14, 2006. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF MAP.—The Secretary shall 
make the map referred to in subsection (a) available for 
inspection in appropriate offices of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service. 
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HR 4947 RFS 
SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND WATER IN EXPANDED 
BOUNDARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary may acquire by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, or exchange the land and water, 
and interests in land and water (including conservation 
easements), within the boundaries of the Refuge as ex-
panded by this Act. 
(b) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.—All acquisitions of 
land or waters under this section shall be made in a vol-
untary manner and shall not be the result of forced 
takings. 
(c) INCLUSION IN REFUGE; ADMINISTRATION.—Any 
land, water, or interest acquired by the Secretary under 
this section— 
(1) shall be part of the Refuge; and 
(2) shall be administered by the Secretary in 
accordance with— 
(A) the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd 
et seq.); 
(B) the Cahaba River National Wildlife 
Refuge Establishment Act; and 
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HR 4947 RFS 
(C) this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each VOIP service pro-
vider has a duty to ensure that 911 and E–911 serv-
ices are provided to subscribers of VOIP services. 
‘‘(2)
USE
OF
EXISTING
REGULATIONS.—A 
VOIP service provider that complies with the Com-
mission’s regulations requiring providers of VOIP 
service to supply 911 and E911 capabilities to their 
customers (Report and Order in WC Docket Nos. 
04–36 and 05–196) and that are in effect on the 
date of enactment of this section shall be considered 
to be in compliance with the requirements of this 
section, other than subsection (c), until such regula-
tions are modified or superseded by subsequent reg-
ulations. 
‘‘(b) NON-DISCRIMINATORY ACCESS TO CAPABILI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) ACCESS.—Each incumbent local exchange 
carrier (as such term is defined in section 251(h)) 
or government entity with ownership or control of 
the necessary E–911 infrastructure shall provide any 
requesting VOIP service provider with nondiscrim-
inatory access to such infrastructure. Such carrier 
or entity shall provide access to the infrastructure at 
just and reasonable, nondiscriminatory rates, terms, 
and conditions. Such access shall be consistent with 
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industry
standards
established
by
the
National 
Emergency Number Association or other applicable 
industry standards organizations. 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The Commission or a 
State commission may enforce the requirements of 
this subsection and the Commission’s regulations 
thereunder. A VOIP service provider may obtain ac-
cess to such infrastructure pursuant to section 717 
by asserting the rights described in such section. 
‘‘(c) NEW CUSTOMERS.—A VOIP service provider 
shall make 911 service available to new customers within 
a reasonable time in accordance with the following require-
ments: 
‘‘(1) CONNECTION
TO
SELECTIVE
ROUTER.— 
For all new customers not within the geographic 
areas where a VOIP service provider can imme-
diately provide 911 service to the geographically ap-
propriate PSAP, a VOIP service provider, or its 
third party vendor, shall have no more than 30 days 
from the date the VOIP provider has acquired a cus-
tomer to order service providing connectivity to the 
selective router so that 911 service, or E911 service 
where the PSAP is capable of receiving and proc-
essing such information, can be provided through 
the selective router. 
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‘‘(2) INTERIM SERVICE.—For all new customers 
not within the geographic areas where the VOIP 
service provider can immediately provide 911 service 
to the geographically appropriate PSAP, a VOIP 
service provider shall provide 911 service through— 
‘‘(A) an arrangement mutually agreed to 
by the VOIP service provider and the PSAP or 
PSAP governing authority; or 
‘‘(B) an emergency response center with 
national call routing capabilities. 
Such service shall be provided 24 hours a day from 
the date a VOIP service provider has acquired a cus-
tomer until the VOIP service provider can provide 
911 service to the geographically appropriate PSAP. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE.—Before providing service to any 
new customer not within the geographic areas where 
the VOIP service provider can immediately provide 
911 service to the geographically appropriate PSAP, 
a VOIP service provider shall provide such customer 
with clear notice that 911 service will be available 
only as described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) RESTRICTION
ON
ACQUISITION
OF
NEW 
CUSTOMERS.—A VOIP service provider may not ac-
quire new customers within a geographic area served 
by a selective router if, within 180 days of first ac-
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postsecondary education or training as may be 
required to qualify them for enrollment; 
‘‘(2) publicizing existing sources of financial aid 
available to Indians enrolled in any course of study 
referred to in paragraph (1) or who are undertaking 
training necessary to qualify them to enroll in any 
such course of study; or 
‘‘(3) establishing other programs which the Sec-
retary determines will enhance and facilitate the en-
rollment of Indians in, and the subsequent pursuit 
and completion by them of, courses of study referred 
to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall not 
make a grant under this section unless an applica-
tion has been submitted to, and approved by, the 
Secretary. Such application shall be in such form, 
submitted in such manner, and contain such infor-
mation, as the Secretary shall by regulation pre-
scribe pursuant to this Act. The Secretary shall give 
a preference to applications submitted by Tribal 
Health Programs or Urban Indian Organizations. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS; PAYMENT.—The 
amount of a grant under this section shall be deter-
mined by the Secretary. Payments pursuant to this 
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quiring a new customer in the area served by the se-
lective router, the VOIP service provider does not 
provide 911 service, or E911 service where the 
PSAP is capable of receiving and processing such in-
formation, to the geographically appropriate PSAP 
for all existing customers served by the selective 
router. 
‘‘(5) ENFORCEMENT:
NO
FIRST
WARNINGS.— 
Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) shall not apply to 
the assessment of forfeiture penalties for violations 
of this subsection or the regulations thereunder. 
‘‘(d) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act or any 
Commission regulation or order shall prevent the imposi-
tion on or collection from a VOIP service provider, of any 
fee or charge specifically designated or presented as dedi-
cated by a State, political subdivision thereof, or Indian 
tribe on an equitable, and non-discriminatory basis for the 
support of 911 and E–911 services if no portion of the 
revenue derived from such fee or charge is obligated or 
expended for any purpose other than support of 911 and 
E–911 services or enhancements of such services. 
‘‘(e) FEASIBILITY.—In establishing requirements or 
obligations under subsections (a) and (b), the Commission 
shall ensure that such standards impose requirements or 
obligations on VOIP service providers and entities with 
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ownership or control of necessary E–911 infrastructure 
that the Commission determines are technologically and 
operationally feasible. In determining the requirements 
and obligations that are technologically and operationally 
feasible, the Commission shall take into consideration 
available industry technological and operational standards. 
‘‘(f) PROGRESS REPORTS.—To the extent that the 
Commission concludes that it is not technologically or 
operationally feasible for VOIP service providers to comply 
with E–911 requirements or obligations, then the Com-
mission shall submit reports to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate on the progress in attaining and deploying E– 
911 service. Such reports shall be submitted semiannually 
until the Commission concludes that it is technologically 
and operationally feasible for all VOIP service providers 
to comply with E–911 requirements and obligations. Such 
reports may include any recommendations the Commission 
considers appropriate to encourage the migration of emer-
gency services to TCP/IP protocol or other advanced serv-
ices. 
‘‘(g) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Commission 
shall have the authority to compile a list of PSAP contact 
information, testing procedures, and classes and types of 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 78 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 502 
[Report No. 110–201] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2771) making appropriations 
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2007 
Mr. CARDOZA, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2771) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2771) making appropriations for 
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2008, and for other purposes. The first reading 
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176 
as defined in section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 
1977, unless the State has established procedures 
that help recipients of assistance under the State 
program funded under this part understand, avoid, 
or end sanctions, and has applied the procedures to 
the recipient.’’. 
SEC. 706. TEEN PARENT STUDY AND REPORT. 
Section 413 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
613) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) TEEN PARENT STUDY AND REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY OF TANF RECIPIENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct a study of recipients of assist-
ance under State programs funded under this part 
who are parents and have not attained 20 years of 
age to determine the following: 
‘‘(A) Whether State data on the number of 
such recipients is accurately reflected in Fed-
eral data, including an examination of the ex-
tent to which such recipients who are members 
of a family are not reflected in the data, and 
an examination of the extent to which Federal 
estimation methods do not reflect the number 
of such recipients in a State. 
‘‘(B) What assessment procedures are uti-
lized with such recipients, and whether there 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 494 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to expand the 
authority of non-Federal interests to levy harbor fees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mr. ROHRABACHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
to expand the authority of non-Federal interests to levy 
harbor fees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That section 208(a) of Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2236(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or container fees’’ after ‘‘ton-
nage duties or fees’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(i);
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(ii) and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) to finance the cost of construction 
and operation and maintenance of any infra-
structure project for a harbor, including an in-
frastructure project outside the boundaries of 
the harbor if the project is for transportation 
to, from, or through the harbor; and’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting ‘‘and secu-
rity’’ after ‘‘emergency response’’.
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appear to be best practices that consider such 
issues as whether the recipient has an edu-
cational barrier such as a learning disability or 
mental health problem. 
‘‘(C) Whether localities appear to have 
adequate and appropriate services that meet the 
needs of such recipients in areas such as infant 
care, education, training, and mental health, for 
services such as appropriate housing, mental 
health, and alternative education, whether staff 
assist teen parents in researching and locating 
such services including an appropriate living ar-
rangement, and the extent to which such recipi-
ents who have not completed high school or the 
equivalent are encouraged to engage in edu-
cation or work. 
‘‘(D) How State rules providing that, in 
determining the eligibility of such recipients for 
such assistance, the income of the recipient is 
deemed to include the income of any parents 
with whom such recipient are living appear to 
have affected the extent to which such recipi-
ents who are members of a family with income 
less than 200 percent of the poverty line (as de-
fined in section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
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formation service, or cable service, or any entity that is 
owned, controlled, or is otherwise affiliated with such 
State or political subdivision thereof, or agency, authority, 
or instrumentality of a State or political subdivision there-
of. 
TITLE V—BROADBAND SERVICE 
SEC. 501. STAND-ALONE BROADBAND SERVICE. 
Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
section 717 (as added by section 301 of this Act) the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 718. STAND-ALONE BROADBAND SERVICE. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—A broadband service provider 
shall not require a subscriber, as a condition on the pur-
chase of any broadband service the provider offers, to pur-
chase any cable service, telecommunications service, or 
VOIP service offered by the provider. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘broadband service’ means a two- 
way transmission service that connects to the Inter-
net and transmits information at an average rate of 
at least 200 kilobits per second in at least one direc-
tion. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘broadband service provider’ 
means a person or entity that controls, operates, or 
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