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(A) To examine the progress made toward
meeting operational requirements and technical
challenges with respect to the Advanced SEAL
Delivery System.
(B) To assess the capacity of the Advanced
SEAL Delivery System program to meet sched-
ule and cost projections for that program.
(C) To identify and evaluation any remain-
ing factors that may contribute to potential fu-
ture problems for the Advanced SEAL Delivery
System program.
(3) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the activities of the Comptroller General
under paragraph (1) not later than February 1, 2006.
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION
Subtitle A—Authorization of
Appropriations
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2006 for the use of the Department of Defense for
research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
(1) For the Army, $9,716,824,000.
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(2) For the Navy, $18,398,091,000.
(3) For the Air Force, $22,636,568,000.
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $19,011,754,000,
of which $168,458,000 is authorized for the Director
of Operational Test and Evaluation.
SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) AMOUNT FOR PROJECTS.—Of the total amount au-
thorized to be appropriated by section 201, $10,924,401,000
shall be available for science and technology projects.
(b) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘science and technology project’’ means
work funded in program elements for defense research, de-
velopment, test, and evaluation under Department of De-
fense budget activities 1, 2, or 3.
SEC. 203. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
TRANSITION FOR HIGH-BRIGHTNESS ELEC-
TRON SOURCE PROGRAM.
(a) INCREASE IN FUNDS AVAILABLE TO NAVY FOR RE-
SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.—The
amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(2) for
research, development, test, and evaluation for the Navy
maybe increased by $1,500,000.
(b) REDUCTION IN FUNDS AVAILABLE TO ARMY FOR
PROCUREMENT, AMMUNITION.—The amount authorized to
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be appropriated by section 301(4) for the Air Force is here-
by reduced by $1,500,000.
SEC. 204. FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRIBUTED
GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) INCREASE IN FUNDS AVAILABLE TO ARMY FOR RE-
SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.—The
amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(1) for
research, development, test, and evaluation for the Army
maybe increased by $1,000,000, with the amount of such
increase to be available for research on and facilitation of
technology for converting obsolete chemical munitions to fer-
tilizer.
(b) REDUCTION IN FUNDS.—The amount authorized to
be appropriated by section 301(4) for the Air Force is here-
by reduced by $1,000,000.
Subtitle B—Program Requirements,
Restrictions, and Limitations
SEC. 211. CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF THE FU-
TURE COMBAT SYSTEM (FCS).
The Secretary of the Army shall procure the Future
Combat System (FCS) through a contract under part 15
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), relating to
acquisition of items by negotiated contract (48 C.F.R.
15.000 et seq.), rather than through a transaction under
section 2371 of title 10, United States Code.
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the Commission shall report the circumstances to 
Congress without delay. 
(4) PERSONNEL.—The Commission shall have 
the authorities provided in section 3161 of title 5, 
United States Code, and shall be subject to the con-
ditions set forth in such section, except to the extent 
that such conditions would be inconsistent with the 
requirements of this section. 
(5) DETAILEES.—Any employee of the Federal 
Government may be detailed to the Commission 
without reimbursement from the Commission, and 
such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and 
privileges of his or her regular employment without 
interruption. 
(6) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The appropriate 
departments or agencies of the Federal Government 
shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously 
providing to the Commission members and staff ap-
propriate security clearances to the extent possible 
pursuant to existing procedures and requirements, 
except that no person shall be provided with access 
to classified information under this section without 
the appropriate security clearances. 
(7) VIOLATIONS OF LAW.—
SECTION 1. NAME OF THE NATIONAL CEMETERY IN CO-
LUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
(a) NAME.—The national cemetery to be constructed 
at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, shall after 
the date of the enactment of this Act be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Floyd Spence National Cemetery at Fort 
Jackson’’. Any reference to such national cemetery in any 
law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of 
the United States shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Floyd Spence National Cemetery at Fort Jackson. 
(b) MEMORIAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall provide for the placement in the national cemetery 
referred to in subsection (a) of a suitable memorial to 
honor the memory of Floyd Spence and his service to the 
United States. 
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SEC. 212. JOINT FIELD EXPERIMENT ON STABILITY AND
SUPPORT OPERATIONS.
(a) JOINT FIELD EXPERIMENT REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall, in fiscal year 2006, carry out a
joint field experiment to address matters relating to sta-
bility and support operations.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the joint field experi-
ment under subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) To explore critical challenges associated with
the planning and execution of military and support
activities required in the post-conflict environment
following major combat activities.
(2) To facilitate the development of recommenda-
tions for appropriate policy, doctrine, training infra-
structure, and organizational structures to best facili-
tate the conduct of effective stability and support op-
erations in such an environment.
(c) PARTICIPATING ELEMENTS AND FORCES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The joint field experiment
under subsection (a) shall involve—
(A) elements of the Army, the Marine
Corps, and the Special Operations Command se-
lected by the Secretary for purposes of the field
experiment;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1454 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for 
increasing research activities permanent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2005 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER 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 make 
the credit for increasing research activities permanent. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESEARCH CREDIT MADE PERMANENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to credit for increasing re-
search activities) is amended by striking subsection (h). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 45C(b) of such Code is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (D).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
December 31, 2005. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1455 
To amend title 5 and title 3, United States Code, to include the Department 
of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security in lists 
of executive departments and officers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2005 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. PLATTS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 5 and title 3, United States Code, to include 
the Department of Homeland Security and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security in lists of executive departments 
and officers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY IN LIST OF EXECUTIVE DEPART-
MENTS. 
Section 101 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after ‘‘The Department of Justice.’’ the 
following: 
‘‘The Department of Homeland Security.’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY IN LIST OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSORS. 
Section 19(d)(1) of title 3, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security,’’ 
after ‘‘Attorney General,’’. 
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agency for the purposes of carrying out any adminis-
trative or programmatic project or activity to further 
the purposes of this section, including support for 
the Interagency Working Group, the Interagency Co-
ordinating Program Office, a common infrastruc-
ture, and integration to expand or otherwise enhance 
the System. 
(2) JOINT CENTERS AND AGREEMENTS.—Mem-
ber Departments and agencies of the Council shall 
have the authority to create, support, and maintain 
joint centers, and to enter into and perform such 
contracts, leases, grants, and cooperative agreements 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
this section and fulfillment of the System Plan. 
(g) APPLICATION WITH OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 
this section supersedes or limits the authority of any agen-
cy to carry out its responsibilities and missions under 
other laws. 
(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator through the Council shall submit to Con-
gress a report that describes the status of the Sys-
tem and progress made to achieve the purposes of
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1456 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
expand the definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, 
regardless of age or duty limitations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2005 
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. 
ANDREWS, and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to expand the definition of firefighter to 
include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or 
duty limitations. 
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 ‘‘Christopher Kangas 
Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF FIREFIGHTER TO 
INCLUDE APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES. 
Section 1204(4) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b(4)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘, regardless of age, status as an appren-
tice or trainee, or duty restrictions imposed because of age 
or status as an apprentice or trainee,’’ after ‘‘fire depart-
ment’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to deaths and injuries which occur on or after May 
4, 2002. 
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this section and the goals identified under the Sys-
tem Plan. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include dis-
cussion of the following: 
(A) Identification of Federal and non-Fed-
eral assets as determined by the Council that 
have been integrated into the System, including 
assets essential to the gathering of required ob-
servation data variables necessary to meet the 
respective missions of Council agencies. 
(B) A review of procurements, planned or 
initiated, by each Council agency to enhance, 
expand, or modernize the observation capabili-
ties and data products provided by the System, 
including data management and communication 
subsystems. 
(C) An assessment regarding activities to 
integrate Federal and non-Federal assets, na-
tionally and on the regional level, and discus-
sion of the performance and effectiveness of Re-
gional Information Coordination Entities to co-
ordinate regional observation operations. 
(D) An evaluation of progress made by the 
Council to achieve the purposes of this section 
and the goals identified under the System Plan.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1457 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction 
for the travel expenses of a taxpayer’s spouse who accompanies the 
taxpayer on business travel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2005 
Mr. ABERCROMBIE 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 restore 
the deduction for the travel expenses of a taxpayer’s 
spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR TRAVEL EX-
PENSES OF SPOUSE, ETC. ACCOMPANYING 
TAXPAYER ON BUSINESS TRAVEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (m) of section 274 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional 
limitations on travel expenses) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1458
AN ACT 
To require any Federal or State court to recognize any 
notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State 
other than the State where the court is located when 
such notarization occurs in or affects interstate com-
merce.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN FEDERAL 
COURTS. 
Each Federal court shall recognize any lawful notari-
zation made by a notary public licensed or commissioned 
under the laws of a State other than the State where the 
Federal court is located if—
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects inter-
state commerce; and 
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary 
public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or 
(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal 
information is securely attached to, or logically asso-
ciated with, the electronic record so as to render the 
record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN STATE 
COURTS. 
Each court that operates under the jurisdiction of a 
State shall recognize any lawful notarization made by a 
notary public licensed or commissioned under the laws of 
a State other than the State where the court is located 
if—
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects inter-
state commerce; and 
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary 
public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or
(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal 
information is securely attached to, or logically asso-
ciated with, the electronic record so as to render the 
record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELECTRONIC
RECORD.—The term ‘‘elec-
tronic record’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 106 of the Electronic Signatures in Global 
and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7006). 
(2) LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH.—Seal infor-
mation is ‘‘logically associated with’’ an electronic 
record if the seal information is securely bound to 
the electronic record in such a manner as to make 
it impracticable to falsify or alter, without detection, 
either the record or the seal information. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1458
AN ACT 
To require any Federal or State court to recognize 
any notarization made by a notary public li-
censed by a State other than the State where the 
court is located when such notarization occurs in 
or affects interstate commerce.
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SEC. 232. TRANSITION OF TRANSFORMATIONAL MANUFAC-
TURING PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO
THE DEFENSE MANUFACTURING BASE.
(a) ACCELERATION OF TRANSITION FROM SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall
undertake appropriate actions to accelerate the tran-
sition of transformational manufacturing technologies
and processes (including processes and technologies
identified under section 231) from the research stage
to utilization by manufacturers in the defense manu-
facturing base.
(2) EXECUTION.—The actions undertaken under
paragraph (1) shall include a memorandum of under-
standing among the Director of Defense Research and
Engineering, other appropriate elements of the De-
partment of Defense, and the Joint Defense Manufac-
turing Technology Panel to accelerate the transition
of technologies and processes as described in that
paragraph.
(b) PROTOTYPES AND TESTBEDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall,
utilizing the Manufacturing Technology Program, un-
dertake the development of prototypes and testbeds to
promote the purposes of this section.
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(2) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Under
Secretary shall coordinate activities under this sub-
section with activities under the Small Business In-
novation Research Program and the Small Business
Technology Transfer Program.
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVEMENT PROCESS.—The
Under Secretary shall, in consultation with persons and or-
ganizations in the defense manufacturing base, develop and
implement a program to continuously identify and utilize
improvements and innovative processes in appropriate de-
fense acquisition programs and by manufacturers in the de-
fense manufacturing base.
(d) DIFFUSION OF ENHANCEMENTS INTO DEFENSE
MANUFACTURING BASE.—The Under Secretary shall ensure
the utilization in industry of enhancements in productivity
and efficiency identified by reason of activities under this
subtitle through the following:
(1) Research and development activities under
the Manufacturing Technology Program, including
the establishment of public-private partnerships.
(2) Outreach through the Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnership Program under memoranda of
agreement, cooperative programs, and other appro-
priate arrangements.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1458 
To require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made 
by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where 
the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate 
commerce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2005 
Mr. ADERHOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require any Federal or State court to recognize any 
notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State 
other than the State where the court is located when 
such notarization occurs in or affects interstate com-
merce. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN FEDERAL 
COURTS. 
Each Federal court shall recognize any notarization 
made by a notary public licensed under the laws of a State 
other than the State where the Federal court is located
when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate com-
merce. 
SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN STATE 
COURTS. 
Each court that operates under the jurisdiction of a 
State shall recognize any notarization made by a notary 
public licensed under the laws of a State other than the 
State where the court is located when such notarization 
occurs in or affects interstate commerce. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4172 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth 
and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax 
and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified 
credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2007 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Eco-
nomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 
to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis 
rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to 
an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF ESTATE TAX; REPEAL OF 
CARRYOVER BASIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitles A and E of title V of 
the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 
of 2001, and the amendments made by such subtitles, are 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1458 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 7, 2006 
Received 
AN ACT 
To require any Federal or State court to recognize any 
notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State 
other than the State where the court is located when 
such notarization occurs in or affects interstate com-
merce. 
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. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN FEDERAL 
COURTS. 
Each Federal court shall recognize any lawful notari-
zation made by a notary public licensed or commissioned 
under the laws of a State other than the State where the 
Federal court is located if— 
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects inter-
state commerce; and 
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary 
public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or 
(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal 
information is securely attached to, or logically asso-
ciated with, the electronic record so as to render the 
record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN STATE 
COURTS. 
Each court that operates under the jurisdiction of a 
State shall recognize any lawful notarization made by a 
notary public licensed or commissioned under the laws of 
a State other than the State where the court is located 
if— 
(1) such notarization occurs in or affects inter-
state commerce; and 
(2)(A) a seal of office, as symbol of the notary 
public’s authority, is used in the notarization; or 
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(B) in the case of an electronic record, the seal 
information is securely attached to, or logically asso-
ciated with, the electronic record so as to render the 
record tamper-resistant. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELECTRONIC
RECORD.—The term ‘‘elec-
tronic record’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 106 of the Electronic Signatures in Global 
and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7006). 
(2) LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH.—Seal infor-
mation is ‘‘logically associated with’’ an electronic 
record if the seal information is securely bound to 
the electronic record in such a manner as to make 
it impracticable to falsify or alter, without detection, 
either the record or the seal information. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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