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(8) NATIONAL OF IRAN.—The term ‘‘national 
of Iran’’ means— 
(A) any citizen of Iran; or 
(B) any other legal entity that is organized 
under the laws of Iran. 
(9) NATIONAL
OF
THE
RUSSIAN
FEDERA-
TION.—The term ‘‘national of the Russian Federa-
tion’’ means— 
(A) any citizen of the Russian Federation; 
or 
(B) any other legal entity that is organized 
under the laws of the Russian Federation. 
(10) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means any 
person or entity, including any agency or instrumen-
tality of a foreign state. 
TITLE I—APPROVAL OF UNITED 
STATES-RUSSIAN 
FEDERA-
TION AGREEMENT FOR CO-
OPERATION 
ON 
PEACEFUL 
USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY 
SEC. 101. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress does favor the United 
States-Russian Federation Agreement for Cooperation on 
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, subject to the require-
ments of subsection (b). 
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agencies, shall implement a detailee program to de-
tail Federal agency personnel, on a nonreimbursable 
basis, to the National Archives and Records Admin-
istration for the purpose of— 
(A) training and educational benefit for 
the agency personnel assigned so that they may 
better understand the policies, procedures and 
laws governing classification authorities; 
(B) bolstering the ability of the National 
Archives and Records Administration to con-
duct its oversight authorities over agencies; and 
(C) ensuring that the policies and proce-
dures established by the agencies remain con-
sistent with those established by the Archivist 
of the United States. 
(2) SUNSET OF DETAILEE PROGRAM.—Except 
as otherwise provided by law, this subsection shall 
cease to have effect on December 31, 2012. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘information’’ means 
any communicable knowledge or documentary material, 
regardless of its physical form or characteristics, that is 
owned by, is produced by or for, or is under the control 
of the Federal Government.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6599 
AN ACT 
To modify the application of temporary limited appointment 
regulations to the National Park Service, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
size, filtration, packaging, logo, registered trade-
mark, brand name, identifiable pattern of colors, or 
any combination of such attributes. 
‘‘(3) CIGARETTE.—The term ‘cigarette’— 
‘‘(A) means a product that— 
‘‘(i) is a tobacco product; and 
‘‘(ii) meets the definition of the term 
‘cigarette’ in section 3(1) of the Federal 
Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act; 
and 
‘‘(B) includes tobacco, in any form, that is 
functional in the product, which, because of its 
appearance, the type of tobacco used in the 
filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to 
be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a 
cigarette or as roll-your-own tobacco. 
‘‘(4) CIGARETTE
TOBACCO.—The term ‘ciga-
rette tobacco’ means any product that consists of 
loose tobacco that is intended for use by consumers 
in a cigarette. Unless otherwise stated, the require-
ments applicable to cigarettes under this chapter 
shall also apply to cigarette tobacco. 
‘‘(5) COMMERCE.—The term ‘commerce’ has 
the meaning given that term by section 3(2) of the 
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6602 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(2) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ 
means— 
(A) any Executive agency, as that term is de-
fined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; 
(B) any military department, as that term is 
defined in section 102 of such title; and 
(C) any other entity within the executive branch 
that comes into the possession of classified informa-
tion. 
(3) AFFECTED FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘af-
fected Federal agency’’ means any Federal agency that 
employs an individual with original or derivative classifica-
tion authority. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6575 
AN ACT 
To require the Archivist of the United States to 
promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classi-
fication of information, and for other purposes.
territorial government, law enforcement 
agency, or other emergency response pro-
vider, the private sector, or the public; 
(B) ensure that compliance with this Act 
protects national security and privacy rights; 
and 
(C) establish requirements for Federal 
agencies to implement, subject to chapter 71 of 
title 5, United States Code, including the fol-
lowing: 
(i) A process whereby employees may 
challenge without retribution classification 
decisions by agency employees or contrac-
tors and be rewarded with specific incen-
tives for successful challenges resulting 
in— 
(I) the removal of improper clas-
sification markings; or 
(II) the correct application of ap-
propriate classification markings. 
(ii) A method for informing employees 
and contractors that repeated failure to 
comply with the regulations promulgated 
under this section could subject them to a 
series of penalties. 
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Union Calendar No. 523 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6575 
[Report No. 110–809] 
To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations 
to prevent the over-classification of information, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2008 
Mr. WAXMAN (for himself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
JULY 30, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate 
regulations to prevent the over-classification of informa-
tion, 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 ‘‘Over-Classification Re-
duction Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to increase Government-
wide information sharing and the availability of informa-
tion to the public by applying standards and practices to 
reduce improper classification. 
SEC. 3. OVER-CLASSIFICATION PREVENTION WITHIN THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) ARCHIVIST RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) 
REGULATIONS.—The 
Archivist 
of 
the 
United States, in coordination with the Director of 
National Intelligence and the heads of other affected 
Federal agencies, shall promulgate regulations to 
prevent the over-classification of information. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The regulations under 
this subsection shall— 
(A) identify specific threshholds, stand-
ards, and requirements to prevent the over-
classification of information, including for de-
termining— 
(i) when classified products should be 
prepared in a standard format; and 
(ii) when classified products should be 
prepared in an unclassified format; taking 
into consideration whether an unclassified 
product would reasonably be expected to be 
of any benefit to a State, local, tribal or 
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SEC. 5. RELEASING INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. 
(a) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The head of each 
Federal agency shall ensure that— 
(1) information control designations are not a 
determinant of public disclosure pursuant to section 
552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’); and 
(2) all information in the agency’s possession 
that is releasable pursuant to an appropriate request 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘Freedom of Informa-
tion Act’), is made available to members of the pub-
lic. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to prevent or discourage any Federal 
agency from voluntarily releasing to the public any unclas-
sified information that is not exempt from disclosure 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’). 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) INFORMATION CONTROL DESIGNATIONS.— 
The term ‘‘information control designations’’ means 
information dissemination controls, not defined by 
Federal statute or by an Executive order relating to 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 660 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Con-
gress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion to manage its infrastructure assets. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6615 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
2010’’ for ‘‘on or after August 25, 2005, and 
before 
January 
1, 
2007’’ 
in 
subsection 
(a)(4)(A)(i), 
(C) by substituting ‘‘the applicable disaster 
date’’ for ‘‘August 28, 2005’’ in subsections 
(a)(4)(A)(i) and (c)(3)(B), 
(D) by disregarding clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
subsection (a)(4)(A) thereof, 
(E) by substituting ‘‘qualified storm dam-
age distribution’’ for ‘‘qualified Katrina dis-
tribution’’ each place it appears, 
(F) by substituting ‘‘after the date which 
is 6 months before the applicable disaster date 
and before the date which is the day after the 
applicable disaster date’’ for ‘‘after February 
28, 2005, and before August 29, 2005’’ in sub-
section (b)(2)(B)(ii), 
(G) by substituting ‘‘the Midwestern dis-
aster area, but not so purchased or constructed 
on account of severe storms, tornados, or flood-
ing giving rise to the designation of the area as 
a disaster area’’ for ‘‘the Hurricane Katrina 
disaster area, but not so purchased or con-
structed on account of Hurricane Katrina’’ in 
subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii), 
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serve industrial, commercial, and other institutional opera-
tors. Water Withdrawn directly from the Basin and not 
through such a system shall not be considered to be used 
for Public Water Supply Purposes. 
‘‘ ‘Regional Body’ means the members of the Council 
and the Premiers of Ontario and Que´bec or their designee 
as established by the Agreement. 
‘‘ ‘Regional Review’ means the collective review by the 
Regional Body as described in Article 4 of this Compact. 
‘‘ ‘Source Watershed’ means the watershed from 
which a Withdrawal originates. If Water is Withdrawn di-
rectly from a Great Lake or from the St. Lawrence River, 
then the Source Watershed shall be considered to be the 
watershed of that Great Lake or the watershed of the St. 
Lawrence River, respectively. If Water is Withdrawn from 
the watershed of a stream that is a direct tributary to 
a Great Lake or a direct tributary to the St. Lawrence 
River, then the Source Watershed shall be considered to 
be the watershed of that Great Lake or the watershed of 
the St. Lawrence River, respectively, with a preference to 
the direct tributary stream watershed from which it was 
Withdrawn. 
‘‘ ‘Standard of Review and Decision’ means the Ex-
ception Standard, Decision-Making Standard and reviews 
as outlined in Article 4 of this Compact. 
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(2) all information in the agency’s possession 
that is releasable is made available to members of 
the public pursuant to an appropriate request under 
such section 552. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to prevent or discourage any Federal 
agency from voluntarily releasing to the public any unclas-
sified information that is not exempt from disclosure 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’). 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) INFORMATION CONTROL DESIGNATIONS.— 
The term ‘‘information control designations’’ means 
information dissemination controls, not defined by 
Federal statute or by an Executive order relating to 
the classification of national security information, 
that are used to manage, direct, or route informa-
tion, or control the accessibility of information, re-
gardless of its form or format. The term includes, 
but is not limited to, the designations of ‘‘controlled 
unclassified information’’, ‘‘sensitive but unclassi-
fied’’, and ‘‘for official use only’’. 
(2) INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘information’’ 
means any communicable knowledge or documentary 
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material, regardless of its physical form or charac-
teristics, that is owned by, is produced by or for, or 
is under the control of the Federal Government. 
(3) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ means— 
(A) any Executive agency, as that term is 
defined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
(B) any military department, as that term 
is defined in section 102 of such title; and 
(C) any other entity within the executive 
branch that comes into the possession of classi-
fied information. 
SEC. 7. DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS AND IMPLEMENTA-
TION. 
Regulations shall be promulgated in final form under 
this Act, and implementation of the requirements of this 
Act shall begin, not later than 24 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 524 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6576 
[Report No. 110–810] 
To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations 
regarding the use of information control designations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2008 
Mr. WAXMAN (for himself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
JULY 30, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate 
regulations regarding the use of information control des-
ignations, 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 ‘‘Reducing Information 
Control Designations Act’’. 
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(H) by substituting ‘‘beginning on the ap-
plicable disaster date and ending on the date 
which is 5 months after the date of the enact-
ment of the Housing and Economic Recovery 
Act of 2008’’ for ‘‘beginning on August 25, 
2005, and ending on February 28, 2006’’ in 
subsection (b)(3)(A), 
(I) by substituting ‘‘qualified storm dam-
age 
individual’’ 
for 
‘‘qualified 
Hurricane 
Katrina individual’’ each place it appears, 
(J) by substituting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ 
for 
‘‘December 
31, 
2006’’ 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(A), 
(K) by substituting ‘‘beginning on the date 
of the enactment of the Housing and Economic 
Recovery Act of 2008 and ending on December 
31, 2009’’ for ‘‘beginning on September 24, 
2005, and ending on December 31, 2006’’ in 
subsection (c)(4)(A)(i), 
(L) by substituting ‘‘the applicable disaster 
date’’ for ‘‘August 25, 2005’’ in subsection 
(c)(4)(A)(ii), and 
(M) by substituting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’ for 
‘‘January 1, 2007’’ in subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii). 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6620 
AN ACT 
To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare 
a threat assessment relating to unmanned aircraft sys-
tems, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Union Calendar No. 524 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6576 
[Report No. 110–810] 
A BILL 
To require the Archivist of the United States to 
promulgate regulations regarding the use of in-
formation control designations, and for other 
purposes. 
JULY 30, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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Union Calendar No. 33
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 578
[Report No. 103–75]
A BILL
To provide for recovery of costs of supervision and
regulation of investment advisers and their activi-
ties, and for other purposes.
APRIL 29, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
of the donations accepted by the Library of Congress 
Trust Fund Board in support of the Program under sub-
section (c)(1) during the previous fiscal year. 
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Union Calendar No. 560 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6577 
[Report No. 110–863] 
To express the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact 
regarding water resources in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2008 
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. EHLERS, 
Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Ms. BALDWIN, 
Mr. CAMP of Michigan, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. PETRI, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, 
Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. NADLER, Mr. VISCLOSKY, 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. OBEY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. ROGERS of Michi-
gan, Mr. KIRK, Mr. DINGELL, and Mr. KILDEE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 
KNOLLENBERG, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mrs. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. 
REYNOLDS, Mr. KIND, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. RYAN of Wis-
consin, Mr. WALSH of New York, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. 
WALBERG, Mr. KUHL of New York, and Mr. TIBERI 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To express the consent and approval of Congress to an 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 588
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 20 South Main in Beaver,
Utah, as the ‘‘Abe Murdock United States Post
Office Building’’.
SEC. 7. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO RECEIVE SOLE 
SURVIVORSHIP DISCHARGE. 
Section 8521(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘hardship,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘hardship (including pursuant to a sole survivor-
ship discharge, as that term is defined in section 1174(i) 
of title 10),’’. 
SEC. 8. PREFERENCE-ELIGIBLE STATUS FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES WHO RECEIVE SOLE 
SURVIVORSHIP DISCHARGE. 
Section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) a veteran who was discharged or re-
leased from a period of active duty by reason of 
a sole survivorship discharge (as that term is 
defined in section 1174(i) of title 10);’’. 
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likely to be a significant factor in aggravating, 
contributing to, or causing the illness or health 
condition, as determined under paragraph (2); 
or 
‘‘(B) a mental health condition for which 
such attacks, based on an examination by a 
medical professional with experience in treating 
or diagnosing the medical conditions included in 
the applicable list of identified WTC-related 
conditions, is substantially likely be a signifi-
cant factor in aggravating, contributing to, or 
causing the condition, as determined under 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—The determination of 
whether the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 
on the World Trade Center were substantially likely 
to be a significant factor in aggravating, contrib-
uting to, or causing an individual’s illness or health 
condition shall be made based on an assessment of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The individual’s exposure to airborne 
toxins, any other hazard, or any other adverse 
condition resulting from the terrorist attacks. 
Such exposure shall be— 
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SEC. 9. REPEAL OF DOLLAR LIMITATION ON CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO FUNERAL TRUSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 685 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment 
of funeral trusts) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsections (d), 
(e), and (f) of such section are redesignated as subsections 
(c), (d), and (e), respectively. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
(a) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as 
provided in subsection (b) and section 9, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
any sole survivorship discharge granted after September 
11, 2001. 
(b) DATE OF ENACTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE FOR 
CERTAIN AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by sec-
tions 4,
7, and 8 shall apply with respect to any sole 
survivorship discharge granted after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(c) SOLE SURVIVORSHIP DISCHARGE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘sole survivorship discharge’’ means 
the separation of a member from the Armed Forces, at 
the request of the member, pursuant to the Department 
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