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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4583 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 5–MPDC. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. BLUNT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 5–MPDC. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 5–MPDC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.01.14 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withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 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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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3830 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 19, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 130 East Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda, 
Florida, as the ‘‘U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3830 RFS 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 130 East Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda, Flor-
ida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘U.S. Cleveland 
Post Office Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 18, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 348 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3830 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 19, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
DECEMBER 16, 2005 
Reported by Ms. COLLINS, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 130 East Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda, 
Florida, as the ‘‘U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 130 East Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda, Flor-
ida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘U.S. Cleveland 
Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building’’.
Calendar No. 348 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3830 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 130 East Marion Avenue in 
Punta Gorda, Florida, as the ‘‘U.S. Cleveland 
Post Office Building’’. 
DECEMBER 16, 2005 
Reported without amendment
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3831 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain safe harbor 
deferred compensation plans for domestic and similar workers in the 
waiver of the tax on nondeductible contributions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 
Mr. GERLACH 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 include 
certain safe harbor deferred compensation plans for do-
mestic and similar workers in the waiver of the tax 
on nondeductible contributions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Household Employee Flexible Savings Plan Act of 
2005’’.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF TAX ON NONDEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBU-
TIONS FOR DOMESTIC OR SIMILAR WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
4972(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) so much of the contributions to— 
‘‘(i) a simple retirement account 
(within the meaning of section 408(p)), 
‘‘(ii) a simple plan (within the mean-
ing of section 401(k)(11)), or 
‘‘(iii) a cash or deferred arrangement 
which meets the requirements of section 
401(k)(12), 
which are not deductible when contributed sole-
ly because such contributions are not made in 
connection with a trade or business of the em-
ployer.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the amend-
ments made to such section by the Economic Growth and 
Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. 
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986), 
maintained a defined benefit plan that 
was not a cash balance plan and 
which benefited any participant who is 
a participant in the plan which meets 
the requirements of subclause (I). 
‘‘(iv) YEARS OF SERVICE.—For pur-
poses of this subparagraph, years of serv-
ice shall be determined under the rules of 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 
203(b), except that the plan may not dis-
regard any year of service because of a 
participant making, or failing to make, any 
elective deferral with respect to the quali-
fied cash or deferred arrangement to which 
subparagraph (C) applies. 
‘‘(C) CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The contribution 
requirements of this subparagraph with re-
spect to any applicable individual account 
plan forming part of an eligible combined 
plan are met if— 
‘‘(I) the qualified cash or de-
ferred arrangement included in such 
applicable individual account plan
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3832 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reward those Americans 
who provide volunteer services in times of national need. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 
Mrs. LOWEY
(for herself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 
ETHERIDGE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. NADLER, 
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JEF-
FERSON, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. OWENS, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) 
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 reward 
those Americans who provide volunteer services in times 
of national need. 
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 ‘‘Assistance to Individ-
uals Delivering for America Act of 2005’’ or the ‘‘AID 
for America Act of 2005’’.
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Not more 
than one official agency designated under paragraph 
(1) or State delegated authority under subsection 
(e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (5), not 
more than one official agency designated under 
paragraph (1)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The geographic boundary limitations applicable 
to official agencies under paragraph (2) do not apply to 
export port locations, and the Secretary may use more 
than one person or private entity selected under subsection 
(e)(3) to perform official inspections at an export port lo-
cation.’’. 
(b) OFFICIAL WEIGHING.—Subsection (i) of section 
7A of such Act (7 U.S.C. 79a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Not more 
than one designated official agency referred to in 
paragraph (1) or State agency delegated authority 
pursuant to subsection (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub-
ject to paragraph (3), not more than one designated 
official agency referred to in paragraph (1)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
‘‘(3) INAPPLICABILITY OF GEOGRAPHIC BOUND-
ARIES
TO
EXPORT
PORT
LOCATIONS.—The geo-
graphic boundary limitations applicable to des-
ignated official agencies under paragraph (2) do not 
apply to export port locations, and the Secretary 
may assign more than one designated person or pri-
vate entity to perform official weighing at an export 
port location.’’. 
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Air Force: Extension of 2005 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
Arizona ............
Davis-Monthan Air 
Force Base ........
Replace Family Housing 
(250 units) ....................
$48,500,000 
California ........
Vandenberg Air 
Force Base ........
Replace Family Housing 
(120 units) ....................
$30,906,000 
Florida ............
MacDill Air Force 
Base ...................
Construct Housing Main-
tenance Facility ............
$1,250,000 
Missouri ...........
Whiteman Air 
Force Base ........
Replace Family Housing 
(160 units) ....................
$37,087,000 
North Carolina 
Seymour Johnson 
Air Force Base ..
Replace Family Housing 
(167 units) ....................
$32,693,000 
Germany ..........
Ramstein Air Base 
USAFE Theater Aero-
space Operations Sup-
port Center ...................
$24,204,000 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE 
AGENCIES 
Subtitle A—Defense Agency Authorizations 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2007 
project. 
Sec. 2405. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2005 
projects. 
Sec. 2406. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2006 project. 
Subtitle B—Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations 
Sec. 2411. Authorized chemical demilitarization program construction and land 
acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2412. Authorization of appropriations, chemical demilitarization construc-
tion, defense-wide. 
Sec. 2413. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1997 
project. 
Sec. 2414. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 
project.
goals, objectives, and policies of the agency, and 
any changes to such goals, objectives, and poli-
cies, and to invite public comment regarding 
such issues. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND 
NOTICE.—Not later than 45 days before the 
date of such a hearing, the qualified small pub-
lic housing agency shall—
‘‘(i) make all information relevant to 
the hearing and any determinations of the 
agency regarding the goals, objectives, and 
policies of the agency to be considered at 
the hearing available for inspection by the 
public at the principal office of the public 
housing agency during normal business 
hours; and 
‘‘(ii) publish a notice informing the 
public that (I) the information is available 
as required under clause (i), and (II) a
public hearing under subparagraph (A) will 
be conducted.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives December 13, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3422
AN ACT 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 
to exempt small public housing agencies from the 
requirement of preparing an annual public hous-
ing agency plan.
of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 45M the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45N. Employer credit for wages paid to employees who perform volunteer 
disaster relief services.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to services performed after August 
24, 2005, in taxable years ending after such date. 
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constitutes an automatic contribution 
arrangement, and 
‘‘(II) the employer makes match-
ing contributions on behalf of each 
employee eligible to participate in the 
arrangement in an amount equal to 
50 percent of the elective contribu-
tions of the employee to the extent 
such elective contributions do not ex-
ceed 4 percent of compensation. 
Rules similar to the rules of clauses (ii) 
and (iii) of section 401(k)(12)(B) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply 
of purposes of this clause. 
‘‘(ii) 
NONELECTIVE
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—An applicable individual account 
plan shall not be treated as failing to meet 
the requirements of clause (i) because the 
employer makes nonelective contributions 
under the plan but such contributions shall 
not be taken into account in determining 
whether the requirements of clause (i)(II) 
are met.
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(2) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
and 2010; 
(3) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 
and 2012; 
(4) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2050. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) FEDERAL
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the Federal demonstration project described in sec-
tion 9048(b)(1) $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2014, to remain available until 
expended. 
(2) UNIVERSITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the university demonstration projects described in 
section 9048(b)(2) $10,000,000 for the period of fis-
cal years 2009 through 2014, to remain available 
until expended. 
(d) ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR DATA CENTER BUILD-
INGS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to each 
of the Secretary and the Administrator for carrying out 
section 9049 $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3422 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt small public 
housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public 
housing agency plan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2005 
Mr. NEUGEBAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt 
small public housing agencies from the requirement of 
preparing an annual public housing agency plan. 
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 ‘‘Small Public Housing 
Authority Act’’.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLANS FOR CERTAIN 
SMALL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES. 
Section 5A(b) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION
OF
CERTAIN
SMALL
PHAS 
FROM FILING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1) or any other provision of this Act— 
‘‘(i) the requirement under paragraph 
(1) shall not apply to any qualified small 
public housing agency; and 
‘‘(ii) any reference in this section or 
any other provision of law to a ‘public 
housing agency’ shall not be considered to 
refer to any qualified small public housing 
agency, to the extent such reference ap-
plies to the requirement to submit a public 
housing agency plan under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘qualified small public 
housing agency’ means a public housing agency 
that meets all of the following requirements: 
‘‘(i) The sum of (I) the number of 
public housing dwelling units administered 
by the agency, and (II) the number of
vouchers under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)) administered by the agency, is 
250 or fewer. 
‘‘(ii) The agency is not designated 
pursuant to section 6(j)(2) as a troubled 
public housing agency. 
‘‘(iii) The agency provides assurances 
satisfactory to the Secretary that notwith-
standing the inapplicability of the require-
ments under this section relating to resi-
dent advisory boards and public hearings 
and notice, residents of public housing ad-
ministered by the agency will have an ade-
quate and comparable opportunity for par-
ticipation and notice regarding establish-
ment of the goals, objectives, and policies 
of the public housing agency.’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3833 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for violent 
crimes against members of the National Guard during Presidentially 
declared emergencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 
Mr. MICA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for violent crimes against members of the National 
Guard during Presidentially declared emergencies. 
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 ‘‘National Guard Emer-
gency Protection Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST MEM-
BERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD DURING 
PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED EMERGENCIES. 
(a) MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER.—Chapter 51 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 1123. Killing of members of the National Guard 
during 
Presidentially 
declared 
emer-
gencies 
‘‘Whoever kills or attempts to kill a member of the 
Army National Guard or Air National Guard while the 
member is performing duties in connection with an emer-
gency declared by the President under section 501 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191) shall be punished as is pro-
vided in section 1114 with respect to a like offense against 
an officer or employee of the United States.’’. 
(b) ASSAULT.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 117. Assault on members of the National Guard 
during 
Presidentially 
declared 
emer-
gencies 
‘‘Whoever forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, 
intimidates, or interferes with a member of the Army Na-
tional Guard or Air National Guard while the member is 
performing duties in connection with an emergency de-
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5593 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make technical amendments to 
certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, enacted by the Congres-
sional Review Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2008 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SMITH 
of Texas, and Mr. CANNON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make technical 
amendments to certain provisions of title 5, United 
States Code, enacted by the Congressional Review Act. 
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 ‘‘Congressional Review 
Act Improvement Act’’. 
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clared by the President under section 501 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5191) shall be punished as is provided in sec-
tion 111 with respect to the like offense against an officer 
or employee of the United States.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF CHAPTERS FOR CHAPTER 51.— 
The table of chapters at the beginning of chapter 51 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1123. Killing of members of the National Guard during Presidentially declared 
emergencies.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CHAPTERS FOR CHAPTER 7.— 
The table of chapters at the beginning of chapter 7 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘117. Assault on members of the National Guard during Presidentially declared 
emergencies.’’. 
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‘‘(D) VESTING REQUIREMENTS.—The vest-
ing requirements of this subparagraph are met 
if— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a defined benefit 
plan forming part of an eligible combined 
plan, an employee who has completed at 
least 3 years of service has a nonforfeitable 
right to 100 percent of the employee’s ac-
crued benefit under the plan derived from 
employer contributions, and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an applicable indi-
vidual account plan forming part of eligible 
combined plan— 
‘‘(I) an employee has a non-
forfeitable right to any matching con-
tribution made under the qualified 
cash or deferred arrangement included 
in such plan by an employer with re-
spect to any elective contribution, in-
cluding matching contributions in ex-
cess of the contributions required 
under subparagraph (C)(i)(II), and 
‘‘(II) an employee who has com-
pleted at least 3 years of service has 
a nonforfeitable right to 100 percent
of the employee’s accrued benefit de-
rived under the arrangement from 
nonelective contributions of the em-
ployer. 
For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
rules of section 203 shall apply to the ex-
tent not inconsistent with this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(E) SPOUSAL
CONSENT
FOR
DISTRIBU-
TIONS.—The distribution requirements of this 
subparagraph are met if, in the case of a mar-
ried participant, no distribution may be made 
from the plan without the written consent of 
the spouse of such participant. 
‘‘(3) UNIFORM
PROVISION
OF
BENEFITS.—In 
the case of a defined benefit plan or applicable indi-
vidual account plan forming part of an eligible com-
bined plan, all benefits, rights, and features must be 
provided uniformly to all participants. 
‘‘(4) AUTOMATIC
CONTRIBUTION
ARRANGE-
MENT.—For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A qualified cash or 
deferred arrangement shall be treated as an 
automatic contribution arrangement if the ar-
rangement—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each building or 
facility that meets the criteria established by 
the Secretary under paragraph (1), the energy 
manager shall use the web-based tracking sys-
tem under subparagraph (B) to certify compli-
ance with the requirements for— 
‘‘(i) energy and water evaluations and 
recommissioning and retrocommissioning 
under paragraph (2); 
‘‘(ii) implementation of identified en-
ergy and water measures under paragraph 
(3); and 
‘‘(iii) follow-up on implemented meas-
ures under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(B) DEPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall develop and 
deploy the web-based tracking system re-
quired under this paragraph in a manner 
that tracks, at a minimum— 
‘‘(I) the covered buildings and fa-
cilities; 
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