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(d) MAXIMUM PERIOD FOR UTILITY SERVICE CON-
TRACTS.—Such chapter is further amended by inserting 
after section 3313 (as inserted by subsection (c)(1) of this 
section) the following: 
‘‘§ 3314. Maximum period for utility service contracts 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 501(b)(1)(B), the Adminis-
trator of General Services may contract for public utility 
services for a period of not more than 30 years if cost 
effective and necessary to promote the use of energy effi-
cient and renewable energy systems, including photovoltaic 
systems.’’. 
(e) EVALUATION FACTOR.—Section 3310 of such 
title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and 
(5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) shall include in the solicitation for any 
lease requiring a prospectus under section 3307 an 
evaluation factor considering the extent to which the 
offeror will promote energy efficiency and the use of 
renewable energy;’’.
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amending a standard, as required for a product under this 
part, the Secretary shall publish either— 
‘‘(A) a notice of the Secretary’s determination 
that standards for that product do not need to be 
amended, based on the criteria in subsection (n)(2); 
or 
‘‘(B) a notice of proposed rulemaking including 
new proposed standards based on the criteria in sub-
section (o) and the procedures in subsection (p). 
In either case, the Secretary shall also publish a notice 
stating that the Department’s analysis is publicly avail-
able, and provide opportunity for written comment. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 2 years after a notice is issued 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall publish a 
final rule amending the standard for the product. Not 
later than 3 years after a determination under paragraph 
(1)(A), the Secretary shall make a new determination and 
publication under paragraph (1)(A) or (B). 
‘‘(3) An amendment prescribed under this subsection 
shall apply to products manufactured after a date which 
is 3 years after publication of the final rule establishing 
a standard, except that a manufacturer shall not be re-
quired to apply new standards to a product with respect 
to which other new standards have been required within 
the prior 6 years.
H. Res. 590 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 20, 2012. 
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE: Ms. 
Fudge. 
COMMITTEE
ON ENERGY
AND COMMERCE: Mr. Sar-
banes. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
fense designated by the Secretary of Defense pursu-
ant to section 3506 of title 44, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘information technology system’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘information tech-
nology’’ in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401). 
SEC. 8067. During the current fiscal year, none of 
the funds available to the Department of Defense may be 
used to provide support to another department or agency 
of the United States if such department or agency is more 
than 90 days in arrears in making payment to the Depart-
ment of Defense for goods or services previously provided 
to such department or agency on a reimbursable basis: 
Provided, That this restriction shall not apply if the de-
partment is authorized by law to provide support to such 
department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is 
providing the requested support pursuant to such author-
ity: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may 
waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the 
national security interest to do so. 
SEC. 8068. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 
10, United States Code, a Reserve who is a member of 
the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard
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graph (A), and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) so much of any transportation of 
such minerals as occurs before the fair market 
value event, or’’. 
(b) FAIR MARKET VALUE EVENT.—Subsection (c) of 
section 907 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) FAIR MARKET VALUE EVENT.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘fair market value 
event’ means, with respect to any mineral, the first 
point in time at which such mineral— 
‘‘(A) has a fair market value which can be 
determined on the basis of a transfer, which is 
an arm’s length transaction, of such mineral 
from the taxpayer to a person who is not re-
lated (within the meaning of section 482) to 
such taxpayer, or 
‘‘(B) is at a location at which the fair mar-
ket value is readily ascertainable by reason of 
transactions among unrelated third parties with 
respect to the same mineral (taking into ac-
count source, location, quality, and chemical 
composition).’’. 
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
NAVY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, $17,718,624,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2009: Provided, 
That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are 
available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique oper-
ational requirements of the Special Operations Forces: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated in this para-
graph shall be available for the Cobra Judy program. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
AIR FORCE 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, $26,163,917,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2009. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments), 
necessary for basic and applied scientific research, devel-
opment, test and evaluation; advanced research projects 
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(c) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
CERTAIN
PETROLEUM 
TAXES.—Subsection (c) of section 907, as amended by 
subsection (b), is amended to by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) OIL AND GAS TAXES.—In the case of any 
tax imposed by a foreign country which is limited in 
its application to taxpayers engaged in oil or gas ac-
tivities— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘oil and gas extraction taxes’ 
shall include such tax, 
‘‘(B) the term ‘foreign oil and gas extrac-
tion income’ shall include any taxable income 
which is taken into account in determining such 
tax (or is directly attributable to the activity to 
which such tax relates), and 
‘‘(C) the term ‘foreign oil related income’ 
shall not include any taxable income which is 
treated as foreign oil and gas extraction income 
under subparagraph (B).’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subparagraph (C) of section 907(c)(1), as 
redesignated by this section, is amended by inserting 
‘‘or used by the taxpayer in the activity described in 
subparagraph (B)’’ before the period at the end. 
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duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
may perform duties in support of the ground-based ele-
ments of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 
SEC. 8069. None of the funds provided in this Act 
may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity 
ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has 
a center-fire cartridge and a United States military no-
menclature designation of ‘‘armor penetrator’’, ‘‘armor 
piercing (AP)’’, ‘‘armor piercing incendiary (API)’’, or 
‘‘armor-piercing incendiary-tracer (API–T)’’, except to an 
entity performing demilitarization services for the Depart-
ment of Defense under a contract that requires the entity 
to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of 
Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) ren-
dered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; 
or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a con-
tract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture 
of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Per-
manent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by 
the Department of State. 
SEC. 8070. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his des-
ignee, may waive payment of all or part of the consider-
ation that otherwise would be required under section 2667 
of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of
II 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2941
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
Received 
AN ACT 
To correct the south boundary of the Colorado River Indian 
Reservation in Arizona, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2984
AN ACT
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to re-
move the requirement that processors be mem-
bers of an agency administering a marketing
order applicable to pears.
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(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 907(c)(2) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) so much of the transportation of such 
minerals or primary products as is not taken 
into account under paragraph (1)(B),’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
PART 2—CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
CERTAIN FUEL CREDITS 
SEC. 10211. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR RENEW-
ABLE DIESEL CREDIT. 
(a) COPRODUCTION
WITH
PETROLEUM
FEED-
STOCK.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
40A(f) (defining renewable diesel) is amended by 
adding at the end the following flush sentence: 
‘‘Such term does not include any fuel derived from 
coprocessing biomass with a feedstock which is not 
biomass. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
‘biomass’ has the meaning given such term by sec-
tion 45K(c)(3).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 40A(f) is amended by striking ‘‘(as de-
fined in section 45K(c)(3))’’. 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(II) Not later than July 1, 2011, the Secretary shall 
issue a final rule that prescribes energy conservation 
standards for battery chargers or classes of battery char-
gers or determine that no energy conservation standard 
is technically feasible and economically justified.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2 years’’. 
SEC. 9017. WALK-IN COOLERS AND WALK-IN FREEZERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 340 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) 
through (K) as subparagraphs (H) through (L), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
the following: 
‘‘(G) Walk-in coolers and walk-in freez-
ers.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (20) and (21) 
as paragraphs (21) and (22), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the fol-
lowing:
IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1220 
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2010 
Mr. FLAKE submitted the following resolution 
MARCH 25, 2010 
By motion of the House, referred to the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct 
RESOLUTION 
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 
Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct ini-
tiated an investigation into allegations related to ear-
marks and campaign contributions in the Spring of 2009; 
Whereas, on December 2, 2009, reports and findings in seven 
separate matters involving the alleged connection between 
earmarks and campaign contributions were forwarded by 
the Office of Congressional Ethics to the Standards Com-
mittee; 
Whereas, on February 26, 2010, the Standards Committee 
made public its report on the matter wherein the Com-
mittee found, though a widespread perception exists 
among corporations and lobbyists that campaign con-
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‘‘(2) The increase in amounts under paragraph (1) to 
take effect on October 1 of a year shall be by an amount 
of such amounts equal to the percentage by which—
‘‘(A) the residential home cost-of-construction 
index for the preceding calendar year, exceeds 
‘‘(B) the residential home cost-of-construction 
index for the year preceding the year described in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall establish a residential home 
cost-of-construction index for the purposes of this subsection. 
The index shall reflect a uniform, national average change 
in the cost of residential home construction, determined on 
a calendar year basis. The Secretary may use an index de-
veloped in the private sector that the Secretary determines 
is appropriate for purposes of this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on July 1, 2008, and shall apply 
with respect to payments made in accordance with section 
2102 of title 38, United States Code, on or after that date. 
SEC. 906. REPORT ON SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR 
DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2008, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report
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‘‘(iii) limit the availability of assist-
ance under this section to the State or State 
designated entity to activities or recipients 
not affected by such failure to comply; or 
‘‘(iv) terminate any assistance under 
this section to the State or State designated 
entity. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME RENTER HOUSE-
HOLD.—The term ‘extremely low-income renter house-
hold’ means a household whose income is not in excess 
of 30 percent of the area median income, with adjust-
ments for smaller and larger families, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) RECIPIENT.—The term ‘recipient’ means an 
individual or entity that receives assistance from a 
State or State designated entity from amounts made 
available to the State or State designated entity 
under this section. 
‘‘(3) SHORTAGE
OF
STANDARD
RENTAL
UNITS 
BOTH AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE TO EXTREMELY 
LOW-INCOME RENTER HOUSEHOLDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘shortage of 
standard rental units both affordable and avail-
H. Res. 1223 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 25, 2010. 
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE: Mr. Latta. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
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‘‘(ii) any other requirements that the 
Secretary may prescribe under section 
325(r). 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘energy con-
servation standard’ does not include a perform-
ance standard for a component of a finished 
covered product, unless regulation of the com-
ponent is authorized or established pursuant to 
this title.’’. 
SEC. 9009. IMPROVING SCHEDULE FOR STANDARDS UPDAT-
ING AND CLARIFYING STATE AUTHORITY. 
(a) CONSUMER APPLIANCES.—Section 325(m) of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(m)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) FURTHER RULEMAKING.—(1) Not later than 6 
years after issuance of any final rule establishing or 
amending a standard, as required for a product under this 
part, the Secretary shall publish either— 
‘‘(A) a notice of the Secretary’s determination 
that standards for that product do not need to be 
amended, based on the criteria in subsection (n)(2); 
or 
‘‘(B) a notice of proposed rulemaking including 
new proposed standards based on the criteria in sub-
section (o) and the procedures in subsection (p). 
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In either case, the Secretary shall also publish a notice 
stating that the Department’s analysis is publicly avail-
able, and provide opportunity for written comment. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 2 years after a notice is issued 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall publish a 
final rule amending the standard for the product. Not 
later than 3 years after a determination under paragraph 
(1)(A), the Secretary shall make a new determination and 
publication under paragraph (1)(A) or (B). 
‘‘(3) An amendment prescribed under this subsection 
shall apply to products manufactured after a date which 
is 3 years after publication of the final rule establishing 
a standard, except that a manufacturer shall not be re-
quired to apply new standards to a product with respect 
to which other new standards have been required within 
the prior 6 years. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall promptly submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate— 
‘‘(A) a progress report every 180 days on com-
pliance with this section, including a specific plan to 
remedy any failures to comply with deadlines for ac-
tion set forth in this section; and 
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SEC. 10212. CLARIFICATION THAT CREDITS FOR FUEL ARE 
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR 
UNITED STATES PRODUCTION. 
(a) BIODIESEL FUELS CREDIT.—Paragraph (5) of 
section 40A(d), as added by subsection (c), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION TO BIODIESEL WITH CONNEC-
TION TO THE UNITED STATES.—No credit shall be 
determined under this section with respect to any 
biodiesel unless— 
‘‘(A) such biodiesel is produced in the 
United States for use as a fuel in the United 
States, and 
‘‘(B) the taxpayer obtains a certification 
(in such form and manner as prescribed by the 
Secretary) from the producer of the biodiesel 
which identifies the product produced and the 
location of such production. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘United 
States’ includes any possession of the United 
States.’’. 
(b) EXCISE TAX CREDIT.—Paragraph (2) of section 
6426(i), as added by subsection (c), is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) BIODIESEL AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS.— 
No credit shall be determined under this section 
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with respect to any biodiesel or alternative fuel un-
less— 
‘‘(A) such biodiesel or alternative fuel is 
produced in the United States for use as a fuel 
in the United States, and 
‘‘(B) the taxpayer obtains a certification 
(in such form and manner as prescribed by the 
Secretary) from the producer of such biodiesel 
or alternative fuel which identifies the product 
produced and the location of such production.’’. 
(c) PROVISIONS CLARIFYING TREATMENT OF FUELS 
WITH NO NEXUS TO THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) ALCOHOL FUELS CREDIT.—Subsection (d) 
of section 40 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION TO ALCOHOL WITH CONNEC-
TION TO THE UNITED STATES.—No credit shall be 
determined under this section with respect to any al-
cohol which is produced outside the United States 
for use as a fuel outside the United States. For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘United States’ in-
cludes any possession of the United States.’’. 
(2) BIODIESEL FUELS CREDIT.—Subsection (d) 
of section 40A is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) LIMITATION TO BIODIESEL WITH CONNEC-
TION TO THE UNITED STATES.—No credit shall be 
determined under this section with respect to any 
biodiesel which is produced outside the United 
States for use as a fuel outside the United States. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘United 
States’ includes any possession of the United 
States.’’. 
(3) EXCISE TAX CREDIT.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
6426, 
as 
amended by section 10211, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION TO FUELS WITH CONNECTION TO 
THE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) ALCOHOL.—No credit shall be determined 
under this section with respect to any alcohol which 
is produced outside the United States for use as a 
fuel outside the United States. 
‘‘(2) BIODIESEL AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS.— 
No credit shall be determined under this section 
with respect to any biodiesel or alternative fuel 
which is produced outside the United States for use 
as a fuel outside the United States. 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘United States’ 
includes any possession of the United States.’’. 
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that contains an assessment of the adequacy of the authori-
ties available to the Secretary under law to assist eligible 
disabled individuals in acquiring—
(1) suitable housing units with special fixtures 
or movable facilities required for their disabilities, 
and necessary land therefor; 
(2) such adaptations to their residences as are 
reasonably necessary because of their disabilities; and 
(3) residences already adapted with special fea-
tures determined by the Secretary to be reasonably 
necessary as a result of their disabilities. 
(b) FOCUS ON PARTICULAR DISABILITIES.—The report 
required by subsection (a) shall set forth a specific assess-
ment of the needs of—
(1) veterans who have disabilities that are not 
described in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of section 
2101 of title 38, United States Code; and 
(2) other disabled individuals eligible for spe-
cially adapted housing under chapter 21 of such title 
by reason of section 2101A of such title (as added by 
section 902(a) of this Act) who have disabilities that 
are not described in such subsections.
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count within the Community Development Financial Insti-
tutions Fund. 
‘‘(b) DEPOSITS TO TRUST FUND.—The Capital Mag-
net Fund shall consist of— 
‘‘(1) any amounts transferred to the Fund pur-
suant to section 1337; and 
‘‘(2) any amounts as are or may be appro-
priated, transferred, or credited to such Fund under 
any other provisions of law. 
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES FROM TRUST FUND.—Amounts 
in the Capital Magnet Fund shall be available to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury to carry out a competitive grant pro-
gram to attract private capital for and increase investment 
in— 
‘‘(1) the development, preservation, rehabilita-
tion, or purchase of affordable housing for primarily 
extremely low-, very low-, and low-income families; 
and 
‘‘(2) economic development activities or commu-
nity service facilities, such as day care centers, work-
force development centers, and health care clinics, 
which in conjunction with affordable housing activi-
ties implement a concerted strategy to stabilize or re-
vitalize a low-income area or underserved rural area.