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tor, such as commercial codes that incor-
porate international standards and protec-
tion of core labor standards; 
‘‘(v) providing training and technical 
assistance relating to drafting of anti-cor-
ruption, privatization, and competitive 
statutory and administrative codes, and 
providing technical assistance to Afghan 
governmental 
ministries 
implementing 
anti-corruption laws and regulations; 
‘‘(vi) promoting the development of 
regulations relating to financial disclosure 
for public officials, political parties, and 
candidates for public offices; 
‘‘(vii) supporting transparent budg-
eting processes and financial management 
systems; and 
‘‘(viii) promoting civil society’s role in 
combating corruption.’’. 
(e) ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN AND GIRLS.—Subsection 
(a)(7) of such section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking clauses (i) 
through (xii) and inserting the following new 
clauses: 
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‘‘(i) to provide equipment, medical 
supplies, and other assistance to health 
care facilities for the purpose of reducing 
maternal and infant mortality and mor-
bidity; 
‘‘(ii) to expand immunization pro-
grams for women and children; 
‘‘(iii) to establish and expand pro-
grams to provide services to women and 
girls suffering from mental illness prob-
lems, such as depression, anxiety, and 
posttraumatic stress disorder; 
‘‘(iv) to protect and provide services to 
vulnerable populations, including widows, 
orphans, and women head of households; 
‘‘(v) to develop and implement pro-
grams to protect women and girls against 
sexual and physical abuse, abduction, traf-
ficking, exploitation, and sex discrimina-
tion, including emergency shelters for 
women and girls who face danger from vio-
lence; 
‘‘(vi) to establish primary and sec-
ondary schools for girls that include math-
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ematics, science, and languages in their 
primary curriculum; 
‘‘(vii) to expand technical and voca-
tional training programs to enable women 
to support themselves and their families; 
‘‘(viii) to maintain and expand adult 
literacy programs, including economic lit-
eracy programs that promote the well- 
being of women and their families; 
‘‘(ix) to provide special educational 
opportunities for girls whose schooling was 
ended by the Taliban and who now face 
obstacles to participating in the normal 
education system, such as girls who are 
now married and girls who are older than 
the normal age for their classes; 
‘‘(x) 
to 
disseminate 
information 
throughout Afghanistan on international 
standards for human rights, particularly as 
pertaining to women; 
‘‘(xi) to provide information and as-
sistance to enable women to exercise prop-
erty, inheritance, and voting rights, and to 
ensure equal access to the judicial system; 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5339 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Bromoxynil Octonoate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2008 
Mrs. BIGGERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Bromoxynil 
Octonoate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BROMOXYNIL OCTONOATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.22.97 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
Bromoxynil Octonoate) is amended by striking the date 
in the effective period column and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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(1) demonstrate the greatest need based on 
documented incidents; and 
(2) seek to provided assistance to multiple 
agencies. 
(e) QUALITY ASSURANCE
AND COST-EFFECTIVE-
NESS.—The Secretary shall establish guidelines for assur-
ing the cost-effectiveness and quality of the safety meas-
ures funded under this section. 
(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide technical assistance to grant recipients with re-
spect to planning, developing, and implementing safety 
measures under the grant. 
(g) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—States receiving grants 
shall file with the Secretary, not later than 2 years after 
the receipt of the grant, information that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the activities funded in 
whole or in part with such grant; 
(2) the range and scope of training opportuni-
ties, including numbers and percentage of social 
workers engaged in the training programs funded in 
whole or in part by such grant; and 
(3) the incidence of threats to social workers, if 
any, and the strategies used to address their safety. 
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(h) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—For any State receiving 
a grant under this section, the non-Federal share of any 
program to provide safety measures shall be 50 percent. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012 to carry out this Act. 
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HR 3997 EAS
date described in subparagraph (A)(ii) (or,
if earlier, the date the plan or contract
amendment is adopted), the plan or con-
tract is operated as if such plan or contract
amendment were in effect, and
(ii) such plan or contract amendment
applies retroactively for such period.
SEC. 110. DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION RELAT-
ING TO VETERANS PROGRAMS MADE PERMA-
NENT.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section
6103(l)(7) (relating to disclosure of return information to
Federal, State, and local agencies administering certain
programs under the Social Security Act, the Food Stamp
Act of 1977, or title 38, United States Code or certain hous-
ing assistance programs) is amended by striking the last
sentence.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to requests made after September 30,
2008.
SEC. 111. CONTRIBUTIONS OF MILITARY DEATH GRATU-
ITIES TO ROTH IRAS AND EDUCATION SAV-
INGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) PROVISION IN EFFECT BEFORE PENSION PROTEC-
TION ACT.—Subsection (e) of section 408A (relating to
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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qualified rollover contribution), as in effect before the
amendments made by section 824 of the Pension Protection
Act of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) QUALIFIED ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTION.—For pur-
poses of this section—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified rollover
contribution’ means a rollover contribution to a Roth
IRA from another such account, or from an indi-
vidual retirement plan, but only if such rollover con-
tribution meets the requirements of section 408(d)(3).
Such term includes a rollover contribution described
in section 402A(c)(3)(A). For purposes of section
408(d)(3)(B), there shall be disregarded any qualified
rollover contribution from an individual retirement
plan (other than a Roth IRA) to a Roth IRA.
‘‘(2) MILITARY DEATH GRATUITY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
rollover contribution’ includes a contribution to
a Roth IRA maintained for the benefit of an in-
dividual made before the end of the 1-year period
beginning on the date on which such individual
receives an amount under section 1477 of title
10, United States Code, or section 1967 of title
38 of such Code, with respect to a person, to the
extent that such contribution does not exceed—
vidual retirement plans described in section 408B of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(g) OTHER PROVISIONS MADE APPLICABLE.—The 
provisions of subsections (f)(3), (g), (i), and (j) of section 
8472 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the 
TSP II Board. 
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‘‘(1) establish performance goals for assistance 
authorized under this title and expresses such goals 
in an objective and quantifiable form, to the extent 
practicable; 
‘‘(2) establish performance indicators to be used 
in measuring or assessing the achievement of the 
performance goals described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) provide a basis for recommendations for 
adjustments to assistance authorized under this title 
to enhance the impact of such assistance. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF 
AFGHANISTAN.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Presi-
dent shall provide assistance to enhance the capacity of 
the Government of Afghanistan to monitor and evaluate 
programs carried out by the national, provincial, and local 
governments in Afghanistan in order to maximize the 
long-term sustainable development impact of such pro-
grams. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 110 
for a fiscal year, not less than 5 percent of such amounts 
are authorized to be made available to carry out this sec-
tion for such fiscal year.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2169 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material 
cannot be comprised of waste. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. CHANDLER, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. FARR, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. ZOE 
LOFGREN of California, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. BERMAN, 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. HARE, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. STARK, 
Mr. COOPER, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WAX-
MAN, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. YARMUTH, 
Mr. RUSH, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. CLAY, Mr. HODES, Mr. 
RANGEL, Mr. LEWIS
of Georgia, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. LEE, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. SHULER, and Mr. SPRATT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify 
that fill material cannot be comprised of waste. 
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 ‘‘Clean Water Protec-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FILL MATERIAL. 
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(25) FILL MATERIAL.—The term ‘fill material’ 
means any pollutant which replaces portions of the 
waters of the United States with dry land or which 
changes the bottom elevation of a water body for 
any purpose. The term does not include any pollut-
ant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of 
waste.’’. 
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‘‘SEC. 106. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS 
TO AFGHAN STUDENTS FOR PUBLIC POLICY 
INTERNSHIPS IN THE UNITED STATES. 
‘‘(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
State shall establish a pilot program to provide scholar-
ships to undergraduate and graduate students in Afghani-
stan for public policy internships in the United States to 
improve the ability of such students to increase the capac-
ity of the Government of Afghanistan. The pilot program 
required by this subsection shall be carried out as part 
of the educational and cultural exchange programs of the 
Department of State under the authorities of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) SCOPE OF PILOT PROGRAM.—It is the sense of 
Congress that 20 students should participate in the pilot 
program required by subsection (a) for each fiscal year 
during which the pilot program is in effect. 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot pro-
gram required by subsection (a) shall be in effect during 
each of the fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010.’’. 
SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (a) of section 110 of 
the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as redes-
ignated) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘such sums as may be nec-
essary’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,600,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2005 and 2006’’ and inserting 
‘‘2008 through 2010’’. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 
made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect 
the availability of funds appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations under section 108 of the Af-
ghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7518) 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 109. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Afghani-
stan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7501 note) 
is amended by striking the items relating to sections 104 
through 108 and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 104. Certification and phased-in limitation on United States economic 
and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan 
‘‘Sec. 105. Monitoring and evaluation of assistance 
‘‘Sec. 106. Pilot program to provide scholarships to Afghan students for public 
policy internships in the United States. 
‘‘Sec. 107. Sense of Congress regarding promoting cooperation in opium pro-
ducing areas. 
‘‘Sec. 108. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 109. Relationship to other authority. 
‘‘Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4441 
To suspend temporarily the duty on MDA50. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Mr. HOLDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on MDA50. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MDA50. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.00 
Mixtures of polymeric mda 
(CAS No. 25214–70–4) and 
4,4′- diaminodiphenyl meth-
ane (CAS No. 101–77–9) 
(provided for in subheading 
3909.30.00) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2011 
’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2170 
To prevent any individual who has been convicted of a sexual offense involving 
a minor from serving in the Department of the Interior or the Depart-
ment of Agriculture. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mr. PEARCE (for himself and Mr. RADANOVICH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prevent any individual who has been convicted of a sexual 
offense involving a minor from serving in the Department 
of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. 
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 ‘‘Preventing the 
Endangerment of Children on Recreational Lands by Sex-
ual Violators Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual convicted by a Fed-
eral, State, or local court of competent jurisdiction of a 
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sexual offense involving a minor shall not, after the date 
as of which that conviction becomes or became final, be 
eligible to serve in the Department of the Interior or the 
Department of Agriculture, including on a contract basis. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this section shall re-
quire the separation of any employee serving pursuant to 
an appointment that took effect, or an individual whose 
services under contract began, before the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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(B) logistical support, to the extent prac-
ticable in light of ongoing operational activities, 
for interdiction efforts; and 
(C) training and equipping the Afghan Na-
tional Police, consistent with existing law. 
(b) SPECIAL COUNTER-NARCOTICS INTERDICTION 
TEAMS.—The President shall enhance existing civilian 
special counter-narcotics interdiction teams and, in addi-
tion, such counter-narcotics interdiction teams shall, to 
the extent practicable in light of ongoing operational ac-
tivities, receive the support described in subsection (a). 
(c) PARTICIPATION
OF FOREIGN COUNTER-NAR-
COTICS LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.—Counter-nar-
cotics law enforcement personnel of NATO and other 
friendly countries may participate in the formation and 
operation of the counter-narcotics interdiction teams de-
scribed in subsection (b) or other counter-narcotics oper-
ations in Afghanistan that are supported by the United 
States. 
(d) VETTING OF CANDIDATES FOR THE AFGHAN NA-
TIONAL POLICE.—The President shall ensure that assist-
ance for the Afghan National Police include vetting proce-
dures to adequately assess each Afghan National Police 
candidate’s aptitude, professional skills, integrity, and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 954 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
365 West 125th Street in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Percy Sutton 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 365 West 125th Street in New York, New 
York, as the ‘‘Percy Sutton 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. PERCY SUTTON POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 365 West 125th Street in New 
York, New York, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Percy Sutton Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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other qualifications that are essential to law enforcement 
work. 
SEC. 212. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO THE SECURITY OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States that the President shall encourage the Gov-
ernments of Pakistan and friendly Arab countries to in-
crease reconstruction assistance to, and diplomatic sup-
port for, the Government of Afghanistan. 
(b) PAKISTAN
AND AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CO-
OPERATION.—The President shall encourage the Govern-
ments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to engage in greater 
military cooperation to promote greater trust and trans-
parency between them, including greater communication 
and coordination between their respective military, border 
security, and counter-narcotic units operating on both 
sides of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every six months there-
after until September 30, 2008, the President shall trans-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the implementation of subsections (a) and (b). The re-
port required by this subsection may be included in the 
report required by section 304 of the Afghanistan Free-
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2173 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize additional funding 
for the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the capacity for 
provision of mental health services through contracts with community 
mental health centers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize addi-
tional funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs 
to increase the capacity for provision of mental health 
services through contracts with community mental health 
centers, and for other purposes. 
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. 
CONTRACTS 
WITH 
COMMUNITY 
MENTAL 
HEALTH CENTERS FOR PROVISION OF MEN-
TAL HEALTH SERVICES. 
Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j)(1) The Secretary may enter into a contract for 
the provision of mental health services under this section 
with a community mental health center that the Secretary 
determines qualified to provide such services. 
‘‘(2) There is authorized to be appropriated for the 
purpose of entering into such contracts under paragraph 
(1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 
2010.’’. 
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