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SEC. 1073. PROHIBITED PAYMENTS TO MORTGAGE ORIGINA-
TORS. 
Section 129 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1639) is amended by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) PROHIBITION ON STEERING INCENTIVES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For any consumer credit 
transaction secured by real property or a dwelling, no 
loan originator shall receive from any person and no 
person shall pay to a loan originator, directly or in-
directly, compensation that varies based on the terms 
of the loan (other than the amount of the principal). 
‘‘(2) RESTRUCTURING
OF
FINANCING
ORIGINA-
TION FEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For any consumer 
credit transaction secured by real property or a 
dwelling, a loan originator may not arrange for 
a consumer to finance through the rate any 
origination fee or cost except bona fide third 
party settlement charges not retained by the 
creditor or loan originator. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), a loan originator may arrange 
for a consumer to finance through the rate an 
origination fee or cost if—
trative costs and administrative expenses to implement the 
grant program under subsection (a). Any such funds re-
tained by the Secretary for a fiscal year for such costs 
and expenses that are not used for such costs and ex-
penses before the end of the fiscal year shall be provided 
as grants under subsection (a).’’. 
(3) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Section 408 (16 
U.S.C. 1421f–1) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a) by redesignating 
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by insert-
ing after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Secretary may also enter into cooperative agreements, con-
tracts, or such other agreements or arrangements as the 
Secretary considers appropriate to address stranding 
events requiring emergency assistance.’’; 
(B) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ 
before the text, and by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(2) Funding for emergency stranding projects shall 
not be subject to the funding limit established in para-
graph (1).’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘The 
non-Federal’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as
provided in paragraph (2), the non-Fed-
eral’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following: 
‘‘(2) EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE.—No non-Fed-
eral contribution shall be required for funding for a 
response to an emergency stranding event.’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g) by redesignating 
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and inserting 
after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) 
EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE.—The 
term 
‘emergency assistance’ means assistance provided for 
a stranding event that— 
‘‘(A) is not an unusual mortality event as 
defined in section 409(6); 
‘‘(B) leads to an immediate increase in re-
quired costs for stranding response, recovery, or 
rehabilitation in excess of regularly scheduled 
costs; 
‘‘(C) may be cyclical or endemic; and 
‘‘(D) may involve out-of-habitat animals.’’.
(4) CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 408 (16 U.S.C. 
1421f–1) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) CONTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may solicit, accept, receive, 
hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests.’’. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MA-
RINE MAMMAL UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT FUND.— 
Section 409(3) (16 U.S.C. 1421g(3)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$500,000 for fiscal year 1993’’ and inserting 
‘‘$125,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010’’. 
SEC. 16. SCRIMSHAW EXEMPTION. 
Any valid certificate of exemption referred to in sec-
tion 18 of Public Law 103–238 (16 U.S.C. 1539 note) 
that was valid under that section on April 29, 1999, shall 
be valid during the 11-year period beginning October 31, 
1999. 
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lating to definition of conservation purpose) is amended 
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) 
and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES WITH RESPECT TO 
BUILDINGS
IN
REGISTERED
HISTORIC
DIS-
TRICTS.—In the case of any contribution of a 
qualified real property interest which is a re-
striction with respect to the exterior of a build-
ing described in subparagraph (C)(ii), such con-
tribution shall not be considered to be exclu-
sively for conservation purposes unless— 
‘‘(i) such interest— 
‘‘(I) includes a restriction which 
preserves the entire exterior of the 
building (including the front, sides, 
rear, and height of the building), and 
‘‘(II) prohibits any change in the 
exterior of the building which is incon-
sistent with the historical character of 
such exterior, 
‘‘(ii) the donor and donee enter into a 
written agreement certifying, under pen-
alty of perjury, that the donee—
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‘‘(i) the loan originator does not re-
ceive any other compensation, directly or 
indirectly, from the consumer except the 
compensation that is financed through the 
rate; 
‘‘(ii) no person who knows or has rea-
son to know of the consumer-paid com-
pensation to the loan originator, other than 
the consumer, pays any compensation to the 
loan originator, directly or indirectly, in 
connection with the transaction; and 
‘‘(iii) the consumer does not make an 
upfront payment of discount points, origi-
nation points, or fees, however denominated 
(other than bona fide third party settlement 
charges). 
‘‘(3) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—No provision of 
this subsection shall be construed as— 
‘‘(A) limiting or affecting the amount of 
compensation received by a creditor upon the 
sale of a consummated loan to a subsequent pur-
chaser; 
‘‘(B) restricting a consumer’s ability to fi-
nance, at the option of the consumer, including 
through principal or rate, any origination fees
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HR 5658 PCS 
(3) The corrosion control and prevention executive of 
a military department shall, in cooperation with the appro-
priate staff of the department, develop, support, and pro-
vide the rationale for resources— 
(A) to initiate and sustain an effective corrosion 
control and prevention program in the department; 
(B) to evaluate the program’s effectiveness; and 
(C) to ensure that corrosion control and preven-
tion requirements for materiel are reflected in budg-
eting and policies of the department for the formula-
tion, management, and evaluation of personnel and 
programs for the entire department, including its re-
serve components. 
(4) The corrosion control and prevention executive of 
a military department shall be the principal point of con-
tact of the department to the Director of Corrosion Policy 
and Oversight (as assigned under section 2228 of title 10, 
United States Code). 
(5) The corrosion control and prevention executive of 
a military department shall submit an annual report to 
the Secretary of Defense containing recommendations per-
taining to the corrosion control and prevention program 
of the military department, including corrosion-related 
funding levels to carry out all of the duties of the executive 
under this section. 
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SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000, of which not 
more than $1,000,000 may be authorized to be appro-
priated for any fiscal year. 
(b) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal 
share of the total cost of any activity assisted under this 
Act shall be not more than 50 percent. 
SEC. 12. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance 
under this Act terminates on the date that is 10 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(8) Communities throughout this region know 
the value of their Bleeding Kansas legacy, but require 
expansion of the existing cooperative framework to 
achieve key preservation, education, and other signifi-
cant goals by working more closely together. 
(9) The State of Kansas officially recognized the 
national significance of the Bleeding Kansas story 
when it designated the heritage area development as 
a significant strategic goal within the statewide eco-
nomic development plan. 
(10) Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance is a 
nonprofit corporation created for the purposes of pre-
serving, interpreting, developing, promoting and, 
making available to the public the story and resources 
related to the story of Bleeding Kansas and the En-
during Struggle for Freedom. 
(11) Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance has 
completed a study that— 
(A) describes in detail the role, operation, 
financing, and functions of Territorial Kansas 
Heritage Alliance, the local coordinating entity; 
and 
(B) provides adequate assurances that Ter-
ritorial Kansas Heritage Alliance, the local co-
ordinating entity, is likely to have the financial 
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resources necessary to implement the manage-
ment plan for the Heritage Area, including re-
sources to meet matching requirement for grants. 
(12) There are at least 7 National Historic 
Landmarks, 32 National Register properties, 3 Kan-
sas Register properties, and 7 properties listed on the 
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom 
that contribute to the Heritage Area as well as other 
significant properties that have not been designated 
at this time. 
(13) There is an interest in interpreting all sides 
of the Bleeding Kansas story that requires further 
work with several counties in Missouri interested in 
joining the area. 
(14) In 2004, the State of Kansas commemorated 
the Sesquicentennial of the signing of the Kansas-Ne-
braska Act, opening the territory to settlement. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol-
lows: 
(1) To designate a region in eastern Kansas and 
western Missouri containing nationally important 
natural, historic, and cultural resources and rec-
reational and educational opportunities that are geo-
graphically assembled and thematically related as 
areas that provide unique frameworks for under-
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standing the great and diverse character of the United 
States and the development of communities and their 
surroundings as the Bleeding Kansas National Herit-
age Area. 
(2) To strengthen, complement, and support the 
Fort Scott, Brown v. Board of Education, Nicodemus 
and Tallgrass Prairie sites through the interpretation 
and conservation of the associated living landscapes 
outside of the boundaries of these units of the Na-
tional Park System. 
(3) To describe the extent of Federal responsibil-
ities and duties in regard to the Heritage Area. 
(4) To further collaboration and partnerships 
among Federal, State, and local governments, non-
profit organizations, and the private sector, or com-
binations thereof, to conserve and manage the re-
sources and opportunities in the Heritage Area 
through grants, technical assistance, training and 
other means. 
(5) To authorize Federal financial and technical 
assistance to the local coordinating entity to assist in 
the conservation and interpretation of the Heritage 
Area. 
(6) To empower communities and organizations 
in Kansas to preserve the special historic identity of 
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Bleeding Kansas and with it the identity of the Na-
tion. 
(7) To provide for the management, preservation, 
protection, and interpretation of the natural, histor-
ical, and cultural resources within the region for the 
educational and inspirational benefit of current and 
future generations. 
(8) To provide greater community capacity 
through inter-local cooperation. 
(9) To provide a vehicle, particularly in the four 
counties with high out-migration of population, to 
recognize that self-reliance and resilience will be the 
keys to their economic future. 
(10) To build upon the Kansas rural develop-
ment policy, the Kansas agritourism initiative and 
the new homestead act to recognize inherent strengths 
of small towns and rural communities—close-knit 
communities, strong local business networks, and a 
tradition of entrepreneurial creativity. 
(11) To educate and cultivate among its citizens, 
particularly its youth, the stories and cultural re-
sources of the region’s legacy that— 
(A) reflect the popular phrase ‘‘Bleeding 
Kansas’’ describing the conflict over slavery that 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3926
AN ACT
To amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal National
Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to increase the
amount authorized to be appropriated to the Illi-
nois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Cor-
ridor Commission.
agement, and development of the Heritage Area, 
in a manner consistent with the existing local, 
State, and Federal land use laws and compatible 
economic viability of the Heritage Area; 
(B) establish criteria or standards to meas-
ure what is selected for conservation, interpreta-
tion, funding, management, and development; 
(C) involve residents, public agencies, and 
private organizations working in the Heritage 
Area; 
(D) specify and coordinate, as of the date of 
the management plan, existing and potential 
sources of technical and financial assistance 
under this and other Federal laws to protect, 
manage, and develop the Heritage Area; and 
(E) include— 
(i) actions to be undertaken by units of 
government and private organizations to 
protect, conserve, and interpret the resources 
of the Heritage Area; 
(ii) an inventory of the resources con-
tained in the Heritage Area, including a 
list of any property in the Heritage Area 
that is related to the themes of the Heritage 
Area and that meets the establishing cri-
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teria (such as, but not exclusive to, visitor 
readiness) to merit preservation, restora-
tion, management, development, or mainte-
nance because of its natural, cultural, his-
torical, or recreational significance; 
(iii) policies for resource management 
including the development of intergovern-
mental cooperative agreements, private sec-
tor agreements, or any combination thereof, 
to protect the historical, cultural, rec-
reational, and natural resources of the Her-
itage Area in a manner consistent with 
supporting appropriate and compatible eco-
nomic viability; 
(iv) a program for implementation of 
the management plan by the designated 
local coordinating entity, in cooperation 
with its partners and units of local govern-
ment; 
(v) evidence that relevant State, coun-
ty, and local plans applicable to the Herit-
age Area have been taken into consider-
ation; 
(vi) an analysis of ways in which 
local, State, and Federal programs may best 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 396
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building located at 1301
Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ‘‘Ron-
ald V. Dellums Federal Building’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4080 
To extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin 
Project in the State of Wyoming. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 19, 2005 
Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mr. TERRY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri 
River Basin Project in the State of Wyoming. 
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 ‘‘Glendo Unit of the 
Missouri River Basin Project Contract Extension Act of 
2005’’.
SEC. 2. GLENDO UNIT OF THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN CON-
TRACT EXTENSION. 
Section 2 of the Irrigation Project Contract Exten-
sion Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2816, 117 Stat. 1854) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘beyond December 31, 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘beyond December 31, 
2007’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘before December 31, 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘before December 31, 
2007’’. 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 396
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building located at 1301 Clay
Street in Oakland, California, as the ‘‘Ronald V. Dellums
Federal Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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Union Calendar No. 240 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4080 
[Report No. 109–432] 
To extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin 
Project in the State of Wyoming. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 19, 2005 
Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mr. TERRY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri 
River Basin Project in the State of Wyoming. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Glendo Unit of the 
Missouri River Basin Project Contract Extension Act of 
2005’’. 
SEC. 2. GLENDO UNIT OF THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN CON-
TRACT EXTENSION. 
Section 2 of the Irrigation Project Contract Exten-
sion Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2816, 117 Stat. 1854) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘beyond December 31, 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘beyond December 31, 
2007’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘before December 31, 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘before December 31, 
2007’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 240 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4080 
[Report No. 109–432] 
A BILL 
To extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the 
Missouri River Basin Project in the State of Wy-
oming. 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OTHER 
FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the local co-
ordinating entity, the Secretary may provide tech-
nical and financial assistance for the development 
and implementation of the management plan. 
(2) PRIORITY
FOR
ASSISTANCE.—In providing 
assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
give priority to actions that assist in— 
(A) conserving the significant cultural, his-
toric, and natural resources of the Heritage 
Area; and 
(B) providing educational, interpretive, and 
recreational opportunities consistent with the 
purposes of the Heritage Area. 
(3) SPENDING FOR NON-FEDERAL PROPERTY.— 
The local coordinating entity may expend Federal 
funds made available under this Act on non-Federal 
property that— 
(A) meets the criteria in the approved man-
agement plan; or 
(B) is listed or eligible for listing on the 
National Register of Historic Places. 
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(4) OTHER
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements with public and 
private organizations to carry out this subsection. 
(b) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Any Federal entity 
conducting or supporting an activity that directly affects 
the Heritage Area shall— 
(1) consider the potential effect of the activity on 
the purposes of the Heritage Area and the manage-
ment plan; 
(2) consult with the local coordinating entity re-
garding the activity; and 
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct 
or support the activity to avoid adverse effects on the 
Heritage Area. 
(c) OTHER ASSISTANCE NOT AFFECTED.—This Act 
does not affect the authority of any Federal official to pro-
vide technical or financial assistance under any other law. 
(d) NOTIFICATION OF OTHER FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.— 
The head of each Federal agency shall provide to the Sec-
retary and the local coordinating entity, to the extent prac-
ticable, advance notice of all activities that may have an 
impact on the Heritage Area. 
SEC. 6. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 
(a) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to require any private property 
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3985
AN ACT
To redesignate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 14900 Southwest 30th
Street in Miramar, Florida, as the ‘‘Vicki
Coceano Post Office Building’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4081 
To ensure that emergency appropriation funds for hurricane assistance relief 
are used only for individuals in affected areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 19, 2005 
Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To ensure that emergency appropriation funds for hurricane 
assistance relief are used only for individuals in affected 
areas. 
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 ‘‘Hurricane Assistance 
Accountability Commission Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HURRICANE OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a board 
(to be known as the ‘‘Hurricane Oversight Board’’) to 
oversee expenditures of emergency appropriation funds for 
hurricane.
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall consist of— 
(1) the Secretary of Transportation; 
(2) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
(3) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(4) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices; 
(5) the Secretary of Defense; 
(6) the Chairman of the Federal Reserve 
Board; and 
(7) the Comptroller General. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Hurricane Oversight 
Board shall oversee the expenditure of emergency 
appropriation funds for hurricane assistance relief to 
ensure that funds are used to assist only individuals 
in affected areas. 
(2) DISALLOW A PROJECT OR EXPENDITURE.— 
A member of the Board may review a project and 
any proposed or existing expenditure of appropria-
tion funds for hurricane assistance relief under the 
member’s area of expertise and, with the agreement 
of a majority of members of the Board, disallow a 
project or expenditure that such Board member con-
siders ineffective or not cost effective.
(d) TERMINATION.—The Hurricane Oversight Com-
mission shall terminate 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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