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‘‘(1) AGGREGATION RULES.—For purposes of 
this section, all persons treated as a single employer 
under subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 shall be 
treated as 1 person. 
‘‘(2) BASIS
REDUCTION.—The basis of any 
property shall be reduced by the portion of the cost 
of such property taken into account under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(3) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No deduction shall be 
allowed for that portion of the expenses other-
wise allowable as a deduction for the taxable 
year which is equal to the amount taken into 
account under subsection (a) for such taxable 
year. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY DEDUCTED.— 
No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) 
with respect to any amount for which a deduc-
tion has been allowed in any preceding taxable 
year.’’. 
(b) CREDIT TREATED AS PART OF GENERAL BUSI-
NESS CREDIT.—Section 38(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (30), by striking the period 
at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting ‘‘plus’’, and 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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(5) Promote public awareness and education in 
support of improvements of oral health. 
(6) Support training programs for dental and 
other health professions needed to strengthen oral 
health prevention programs. 
(7) Establish, enhance, or expand oral disease 
prevention and disparity reduction programs. 
(8) Evaluate the progress and effectiveness of 
the State’s oral disease prevention and disparity re-
duction program. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$58,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1782 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive the repayment of any 
Federal-aid highway funds expended on the construction of any high 
occupancy lanes on the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Inter-
state and Defense Highways in the Hampton Roads area of the Common-
wealth of Virginia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mrs. DRAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive the repay-
ment of any Federal-aid highway funds expended on 
the construction of any high occupancy lanes on the 
Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate 
and Defense Highways in the Hampton Roads area of 
the Commonwealth of Virginia. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF HOV DESIGNATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall allow 
the Commonwealth of Virginia to remove the high occu-
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pancy vehicle designation for one or more of Interstate 
Routes I–64, I–264, and I–564 in the Hampton Roads 
area. 
(b) TREATMENT.—The elimination of the high occu-
pancy vehicle designation for any of Interstate Routes I– 
64, I–264, and I–564 in the Hampton Roads area under 
subsection (a) shall not be treated as a violation of the 
project agreements for the design and construction of such 
high occupancy vehicle lanes. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REPAYMENT. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall waive any requirement that 
the Commonwealth of Virginia repay any Federal-aid 
highway funds expended on the construction of any high 
occupancy lane or auxiliary lane on any of Interstate 
Routes I–64, I–264, and I–564 in the Hampton Roads 
area due to the removal of the high occupancy vehicle des-
ignation on such lane under section 1. 
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381 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (119 Stat. 737) 
were not enacted. 
SEC. 403. SITING OF INTERSTATE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION 
FACILITIES. 
Section 216 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824p) is repealed. 
SEC. 404. NEW NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITIES. 
Subsection (f) of section 4 of the Natural Gas Act 
(15 U.S.C. 717c(f)) is repealed. 
SEC. 405. PROCESS COORDINATION; HEARINGS; RULES OF 
PROCEDURE. 
The amendments to the Natural Gas Act made by 
section 313 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 are repealed, 
and the Natural Gas Act shall be administered as if those 
amendments were never enacted. 
SEC. 406. REPEAL OF PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW RELAT-
ING TO AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY STAND-
ARDS. 
Section 32919 of title 49, United States Code, is re-
pealed. 
TITLE V—RENEWABLE ENERGY 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 501. ADVANCED BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
carry out a program of research, development, demonstra-
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HR 3221 PCS
and the Mayor of the City of New York, New York, 
then such amount shall after such time be treated 
for purposes of subsection (b)(3) in the same man-
ner as if it had never been allocated. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
‘‘(1) CREDIT PERIOD.—The term ‘credit period’ 
means the 12-year period beginning on January 1, 
2008. 
‘‘(2) NEW
YORK
LIBERTY
ZONE
GOVERN-
MENTAL UNIT.—The term ‘New York Liberty Zone 
governmental unit’ means— 
‘‘(A) the State of New York, 
‘‘(B) the City of New York, New York, and 
‘‘(C) any agency or instrumentality of such 
State or City. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Any expenditure 
for a qualifying project taken into account for pur-
poses of the credit under this section shall be consid-
ered State and local funds for the purpose of any 
Federal program. 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT
OF
CREDIT
AMOUNTS
FOR 
PURPOSES OF WITHHOLDING TAXES.—For purposes 
of this title, a New York Liberty Zone governmental 
unit shall be treated as having paid to the Secretary, 
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to the Deputy Assistant Secretary a report that 
summarizes the minority health and health disparity 
activities of each of the respective agencies. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘racial and ethnic minority 
group’ means American Indians (including Alaska 
Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts), Asian Americans, 
Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, 
Blacks, and Hispanics. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Hispanic’ means individuals 
whose origin is Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Cen-
tral or South American, or of any other Spanish- 
speaking country. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012.’’. 
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‘‘Subchapter A—Imposition of Tax 
‘‘Sec. 1601. Imposition of tax. 
‘‘Sec. 1602. Taxable amount. 
‘‘Sec. 1603. Zero rating for exports and interest. 
‘‘Sec. 1604. Governmental entities. 
‘‘Sec. 1605. Exempt organizations. 
‘‘Sec. 1606. Credit against tax. 
‘‘SEC. 1601. IMPOSITION OF TAX. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—A tax is hereby imposed on 
each taxable transaction. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF TAX.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this chapter, the amount of the tax shall be 8.5 
percent of the taxable amount. 
‘‘(c) TAXABLE TRANSACTION.—For purposes of this 
chapter, the term ‘taxable transaction’ means— 
‘‘(1) the sale of property in the United States, 
‘‘(2) the performance of services in the United 
States, and 
‘‘(3) the importing of property into the United 
States, 
by a taxable person in a business transaction. 
‘‘(d) BUSINESS TRANSACTION.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL
RULE.—For purposes of this 
chapter, the term ‘business transaction’ means a 
transaction engaged in by— 
‘‘(A) a corporation, or 
‘‘(B) any person (other than a corporation) 
in connection with a business. 
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H. Res. 28
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
February 6, 2001.
Whereas America’s Catholic schools are internationally ac-
claimed for their academic excellence, but provide stu-
dents more than a superior scholastic education;
Whereas Catholic schools ensure a broad, values-added edu-
cation emphasizing the lifelong development of moral, in-
tellectual, physical, and social values in America’s young
people;
Whereas the total Catholic school student enrollment for the
1999–2000 academic year was 2,653,038, the total num-
ber of Catholic schools is 8,144, and the student-teacher
ratio is 17 to 1;
Whereas Catholic schools provide more than $17,200,000,000
a year in savings to the Nation based on the average
public school per pupil cost;
Whereas Catholic schools teach a diverse group of students
and over 24 percent of school children enrolled in Catho-
lic schools are minorities;
Whereas the graduation rate of Catholic school students is 95
percent, only 3 percent of Catholic high school students
drop out of school, and 83 percent of Catholic high school
graduates go on to college;
H. Res. 292
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
November 16, 2001.
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the
House of Representatives:
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM: Mr. Lynch of
Massachusetts, to rank after Ms. Watson of California.
Attest:
Clerk.
II 
Calendar No. 66 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 800 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 1, 2007 
Received and read the first time 
MARCH 2, 2007 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish 
an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, 
or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory 
injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing 
efforts, 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 ‘‘Employee Free Choice 
Act of 2007’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 802
AN ACT 
To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to 
implement MARPOL Annex VI.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1785 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that certain questions 
are placed on the ballot of the 2008 general election in American Samoa. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that certain 
questions are placed on the ballot of the 2008 general 
election in American Samoa. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. QUESTIONS TO BE PLACED ON BALLOT. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that the 
following questions are placed on the ballot of the 2008 
general election in American Samoa: 
(1) Whether individuals who are born in Amer-
ican Samoa should become citizens of the United 
States. 
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(2) Whether the Senators of the American 
Samoa Fono should be elected by the qualified elec-
tors from the respective counties that the Senators 
are to represent. 
(3) Whether American Samoa should have its 
own Federal district court with limited jurisdiction. 
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tion, and commercial application for production of motor 
and other fuels from biomass. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall design the 
program under this section to— 
(1) develop technologies that would make eth-
anol produced from cellulosic feedstocks cost com-
petitive with ethanol produced from corn by 2012; 
(2) conduct research and development on how 
to apply advanced genetic engineering and bio-
engineering techniques to increase the efficiency and 
lower the cost of industrial-scale production of liquid 
fuels from cellulosic feedstocks; and 
(3) conduct research and development on the 
production of hydrocarbons other than ethanol from 
biomass. 
(c) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS.— 
The Secretary shall designate not less than 10 percent of 
the funds appropriated under subsection (d) for each fiscal 
year to carry out the program for grants to competitively 
selected institutions of higher education around the coun-
try focused on meeting the objectives stated in subsection 
(b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—From 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
931(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
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16231(c)), there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary to carry out this section— 
(1) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(3) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 
502. 
ADVANCED 
HYDROGEN 
STORAGE 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
carry out a program of research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application for technologies to enable 
practical onboard storage of hydrogen for use as a fuel 
for light-duty motor vehicles. 
(b) OBJECTIVE.—The Secretary shall design the pro-
gram under this section to develop practical hydrogen 
storage technologies that would enable a hydrogen-fueled 
light-duty motor vehicle to travel 300 miles before refuel-
ing. 
SEC. 
503. 
ADVANCED 
SOLAR 
PHOTOVOLTAIC 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
carry out a program of research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application for advanced solar photo-
voltaic technologies. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1786 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees 
stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same nonforeign area 
cost-of-living allowance as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Fed-
eral employees stationed in American Samoa shall be 
paid the same nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance 
as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EQUAL TREATMENT FOR EMPLOYEES STA-
TIONED IN AMERICAN SAMOA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5941 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(c) An employee stationed in American Samoa shall 
be paid the same allowance under subsection (a) as if sta-
tioned in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as of the first day of the 
first fiscal year beginning at least 3 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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amended by striking ‘‘1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 
2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘each of cal-
endar years 1998 through 2008’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF ARBITRAGE RULES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 
1397E (relating to special rules relating to arbitrage) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO ARBITRAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An issue shall be treated as 
meeting the requirements of this subsection if the 
issuer satisfies the requirements of section 148 with 
respect to the proceeds of the issue. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR INVESTMENTS DURING 
EXPENDITURE PERIOD.—An issue shall not be treated 
as failing to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) 
by reason of any investment of available project pro-
ceeds during the 5-year period described in subsection 
(f)(1)(A) (including any extension of such period 
under subsection (f)(2)). 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR RESERVE FUNDS.—An 
issue shall not be treated as failing to meet the re-
quirements of paragraph (1) by reason of any fund 
which is expected to be used to repay such issue if— 
‘‘(A) such fund is funded at a rate not more 
rapid than equal annual installments, 
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(2) EXCESS CONTRIBUTION.—Section 4973 of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(h) EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS
TO CATASTROPHE 
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.—For purposes of this section, in the 
case of Catastrophe Savings Accounts (within the meaning 
of section 530A), the term ‘excess contributions’ means 
the amount by which the aggregate account balance for 
all Catastrophe Savings Accounts maintained for the ben-
efit of an individual exceeds the account balance limit de-
fined in section 530A(c)(1).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of parts 
for subchapter F of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘PART IX. CATASTROPHE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
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(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall design the 
program under this section to develop technologies that 
would— 
(1) make electricity generated by solar photo-
voltaic power cost-competitive by 2015; and 
(2) enable the widespread use of solar photo-
voltaic power. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section— 
(1) $148,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(3) $165,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(4) $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
SEC. 504. ADVANCED WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
carry out a program of research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application for advanced wind energy 
technologies. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall design the 
program under this section to— 
(1) improve the efficiency and lower the cost of 
wind turbines; 
(2) minimize adverse environmental impacts; 
and 
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(3) develop new small-scale wind energy tech-
nologies for use in low wind speed environments. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section— 
(1) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $48,400,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(3) $53,240,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(4) $58,564,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 505. CONTINUING PROGRAMS. 
The Secretary of Energy shall continue to carry out 
the research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
application activities authorized in sections 921(b)(1) (for 
distributed energy), 923 (for micro-cogeneration tech-
nology), and 931(a)(2)(C), (D), and (E)(i) (for geothermal 
energy, hydropower, and ocean energy) of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005. 
SEC. 506. PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECH-
NOLOGY PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Act of 2007’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BATTERY.—The term ‘‘battery’’ means a 
device or system for the electrochemical storage of 
energy. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6628 
To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide 
for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs 
and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2012 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mrs. MALONEY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 
2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing 
sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sex-
ual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry, 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 ‘‘Sexual Assault Foren-
sic Evidence Registry Act of 2012’’ or the ‘‘SAFER Act 
of 2012’’. 
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