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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1652 
To amend the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention 
Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to issue new rules 
to establish a requirement to prohibit any telemarketing calls during 
the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2007 
Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and 
Abuse Prevention Act to authorize the Federal Trade 
Commission to issue new rules to establish a requirement 
to prohibit any telemarketing calls during the hours of 
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 
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 ‘‘Protection From Tele-
marketers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION RULES. 
Section 3(a) of the Telemarketing and Consumer 
Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6102) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The Commission shall include in such 
rules respecting other abusive telemarketing acts or 
practices a requirement that telemarketers shall not 
initiate any outbound telephone calls to any person 
during the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the 
locality of the person called.’’. 
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(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and $500,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 
SEC. 9076. REAUTHORIZATION OF STATE ENERGY PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 365(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 
and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘$125,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007, 2008, 
2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012’’. 
SEC. 9077. STUDY ON INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
IN SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall enter into an arrange-
ment with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary 
of Energy to conduct a detailed study of how sustainable 
building features such as energy efficiency affect multiple 
perceived indoor environmental quality stressors on stu-
dents in K–12 schools. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall— 
(1) investigate synergistic effects of multiple 
perceived stressors, including thermal discomfort, 
visual discomfort, acoustical dissatisfaction such as 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 888 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to reauthorize the temporary mortgage and rental payments program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Mrs. MALONEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to reauthorize the temporary mort-
gage and rental payments program. 
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 ‘‘Mortgage and Rental 
Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The mortgage and rental assistance pro-
gram was authorized under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
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(2) use the data collected and analyzed under 
paragraph (1) to compile a list of designated geo-
graphic areas that are in need of resources to carry 
out juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang ac-
tivity prevention and intervention; 
(3) use the data collected and analyzed under 
paragraph (1) to rank such areas in descending 
order by the amount of need for resources to carry 
out juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang ac-
tivity prevention and intervention, ranking the area 
with the greatest need for such resources highest; 
and 
(4) periodically update the list under paragraph 
(2) and the rankings under paragraph (3) as the 
Administrator determines to be appropriate. 
(b) DATA SOURCES.—In compiling such list and de-
termining such rankings, the organization shall collect and 
analyze data relating to juvenile delinquency and criminal 
street gang activity prevention and intervention— 
(1) using the geographic information system 
and web-based mapping application known as the 
Socioeconomic Mapping and Resource Topography 
(SMART) system; 
(2) from the Department of Health and Human 
Services, the Department of Labor, the Department 
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(1) not more than 7 percent may be used for 
the administrative expenses of the Secretary in car-
rying out this Act for that fiscal year; and 
(2) not more than 10 percent may be used for 
the national evaluation under section 5(b). 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1654 
To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to require that the Secretary 
of the Interior determine that a gaming establishment on certain newly 
acquired Indian lands would be in the best interests of certain Indian 
tribes and not detrimental to the surrounding community before such 
lands would be eligible for certain exceptions to the general prohibition 
on gaming on such lands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2007 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to require 
that the Secretary of the Interior determine that a gam-
ing establishment on certain newly acquired Indian lands 
would be in the best interests of certain Indian tribes 
and not detrimental to the surrounding community be-
fore such lands would be eligible for certain exceptions 
to the general prohibition on gaming on such lands. 
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. BEST INTERESTS OF INDIAN TRIBES AND IM-
PACT ON COMMUNITY CONSIDERED. 
Section 20(b)(1)(B) of the Indian Gaming Regu-
latory Act (25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(B)) is amended by in-
serting before ‘‘lands are taken into trust’’ the following: 
‘‘the Secretary, after consultation with the Indian tribe 
and appropriate State and local officials, including offi-
cials of other nearby Indian tribes, determines that a gam-
ing establishment on the newly acquired lands would be 
in the best interest of the Indian tribe and its members, 
and would not be detrimental to the surrounding commu-
nity and those newly acquired’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to individuals ordered or called to 
active duty on or after December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 211. STOCK IN RIC FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING 
ESTATES OF NONRESIDENTS NOT CITIZENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 2105(d) 
(relating to stock in a RIC) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to decedents dying after December 
31, 2007. 
SEC. 212. QUALIFIED INVESTMENT ENTITIES. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
897(h)(4)(A) (relating to termination) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2008’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2008. 
SEC. 213. REFUNDABLE CHILD CREDIT. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF
THRESHOLD
AMOUNT.— 
Clause (i) of section 24(d)(1)(B) is amended by inserting 
‘‘($8,500 in the case of taxable years beginning in 2008)’’ 
after ‘‘$10,000’’. 
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bers of men, women, and children on such assist-
ance), the estimated number of youth who are 
chronically truant, and the number of youth who 
have dropped out of school in the previous year; and 
(5) for the year before such assessment, the es-
timated total amount expended (by the community 
and other entities) for the incarceration of offenders 
who were convicted or adjudicated delinquent for an 
offense that was committed in such community, in-
cluding amounts expended for the incarceration of 
offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities that 
are located in the United States but are not located 
in such community; 
(6) a comparison of the amount under para-
graph (5) with an estimation of the amount that 
would be expended for the incarceration of offenders 
described in such paragraph if the number of offend-
ers described in such paragraph was equal to the na-
tional average incarceration rate per 100,000 popu-
lation; and 
(7) a description of evidence-based and prom-
ising practices related to juvenile delinquency and 
criminal street gang activity prevention available for 
youth in the community, including school-based pro-
grams, after school programs (particularly programs 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1658 
To amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 
to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca 
National Wildlife Refuge. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2007 
Mr. SALAZAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Pre-
serve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide 
for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Ref-
uge. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE BACA NA-
TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 
Section 6 of the Great Sand Dunes National Park 
and Preserve Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 410hhh–4) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) When’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—When’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) 
Such establishment’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The establish-
ment of the refuge under subparagraph (A)’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Baca Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge shall be to restore, enhance, 
and maintain wetland, upland, riparian, and other 
habitats for native wildlife, plant, and fish species in 
the San Luis Valley.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In administering the 
Baca National Wildlife Refuge, the Secretary shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable— 
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‘‘(A) emphasize migratory bird conserva-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) take into consideration the role of the 
Refuge in broader landscape conservation ef-
forts.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) use decreed water rights on the Refuge in 
approximately the same manner that the water 
rights have been used historically.’’. 
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noise and loss of speech privacy, and air quality dis-
satisfaction; 
(2) identify how sustainable building features, 
such as energy efficiency, are influencing these 
human outcomes singly and in concert; and 
(3) ensure that the impacts of the indoor envi-
ronmental quality are evaluated as a whole. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this sec-
tion $200,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012. 
PART 7—ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE 
CONTRACTING 
SEC. 9081. DEFINITION OF ENERGY SAVINGS. 
Section 804(2) of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, 
and indenting appropriately; 
(2) by striking ‘‘means a reduction’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘means— 
‘‘(A) a reduction’’; 
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 165 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the depreciation 
recovery period for roof systems. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. JINDAL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce 
the depreciation recovery period for roof systems. 
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 ‘‘Realistic Roofing Tax 
Treatment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPRECIATION RECOVERY PERIOD FOR ROOF SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) 20-YEAR
RECOVERY
PERIOD.—Subparagraph 
(F) of section 168(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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1986 (relating to classification of certain property) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(F) 20-YEAR PROPERTY.—The term ‘20- 
year property’ means— 
‘‘(i) initial clearing and grading land 
improvements with respect to any electric 
utility transmission and distribution plant, 
and 
‘‘(ii) any roof system.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO USE STRAIGHT LINE METH-
OD.—Paragraph (3) of section 168(b) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(I) Any roof system.’’. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM.—The table contained in 
section 168(g)(3)(B) of such Code is amended by striking 
the last item and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘(F)(i) .......................................................................................
(F)(ii) ........................................................................................
20’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(B) the increased efficient use of an exist-
ing energy source by cogeneration or heat re-
covery, and installation of renewable energy sys-
tems; 
‘‘(C) if otherwise authorized by Federal or 
State law (including regulations), the sale or 
transfer of electrical or thermal energy gen-
erated onsite but in excess of Federal needs, to 
utilities or non-Federal energy users; and 
‘‘(D) the increased efficient use of existing 
water sources in interior or exterior applica-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 9082. FINANCING FLEXIBILITY. 
Section 801(a)(2) of the National Energy Conserva-
tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) SEPARATE CONTRACTS.—In carrying out a con-
tract under this title, a Federal agency may— 
‘‘(i) enter into a separate contract for energy 
services and conservation measures under the con-
tract; and 
‘‘(ii) provide all or part of the financing nec-
essary to carry out the contract.’’. 
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SEC. 9083. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS; RE-
PORTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.—Sec-
tion 801(a)(2)(D) of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(D)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(2) by striking clause (iii); and 
(3) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii). 
(b) REPORTS.—Section 548(a)(2) of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(a)(2)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and any termination penalty ex-
posure’’ after ‘‘the energy and cost savings that have re-
sulted from such contracts’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2913 of 
title 10, United States Code is amended by striking sub-
section (e). 
SEC. 9084. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 801 of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287) is amended by striking sub-
section (c). 
SEC. 9085. TRAINING FEDERAL CONTRACTING OFFICERS 
TO NEGOTIATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy shall create 
and administer in the Federal Energy Management Pro-
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1660 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 24, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado 
region. 
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. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CEMETERY IN 
SOUTHERN COLORADO REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, 
United States Code, a national cemetery in El Paso Coun-
ty, Colorado, to serve the needs of veterans and their fami-
lies in the southern Colorado region. 
(b) CONSULTATION IN SELECTION OF SITE.—Before 
selecting the site for the national cemetery established 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— 
(1) appropriate officials of the State of Colo-
rado and local officials in the southern Colorado re-
gion; and 
(2) appropriate officials of the United States, 
including the Administrator of General Services, 
with respect to land belonging to the United States 
in El Paso County, Colorado, that would be suitable 
to establish the national cemetery under subsection 
(a). 
(c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DONATION OF PARCEL 
OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may accept on behalf of the United States 
the gift of an appropriate parcel of real property. 
The Secretary shall have administrative jurisdiction 
over such parcel of real property, and shall use such 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3847 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension 
of each provision of the Act during periods of drought with respect 
to Federal and State agencies that manage Federal river basins that 
are located in each region affected by the drought. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2007 
Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of 
Georgia, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LINDER, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. MARSHALL, 
Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BARROW, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. WEST-
MORELAND, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. BROUN of Georgia) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide 
for the suspension of each provision of the Act during 
periods of drought with respect to Federal and State 
agencies that manage Federal river basins that are lo-
cated in each region affected by the drought. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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parcel to establish the national cemetery under sub-
section (a). 
(2) INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF GIFT.—For 
purposes of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, 
the real property accepted under paragraph (1) shall 
be considered as a gift to the United States. 
(d) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the establishment of the national 
cemetery under subsection (a). The report shall set forth 
a schedule for such establishment and an estimate of the 
costs associated with such establishment. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP
TO CONSTRUCTION
AND FIVE 
YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.—The requirement to establish a 
national cemetery under subsection (a) shall be added to 
the current list of priority projects, but should not take 
priority over existing projects listed on the National Ceme-
tery Administration’s construction and five-year capital 
plan for fiscal year 2008. 
(f) SOUTHERN COLORADO REGION DEFINED.—In 
this Act, the term ‘‘southern Colorado region’’ means the 
geographic region consisting of the following Colorado 
counties: 
(1) El Paso. 
(2) Pueblo. 
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(3) Teller. 
(4) Fremont. 
(5) Las Animas. 
(6) Huerfano. 
(7) Custer. 
(8) Costilla. 
(9) Alamosa. 
(10) Saguache. 
(11) Conejos. 
(12) Mineral. 
(13) Archuleta. 
(14) Hinsdale. 
(15) Gunnison. 
(16) Pitkin. 
(17) La Plata. 
(18) Montezuma. 
(19) San Juan. 
(20) Ouray. 
(21) San Miguel. 
(22) Dolores. 
(23) Montrose. 
(24) Delta. 
(25) Mesa. 
(26) Crowley. 
(27) Kiowa. 
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(28) Bent. 
(29) Baca. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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