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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4270 
To reduce temporarily the duty on triethylene glycol bis[3-(3-tert-butyl-4- 
hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) propionate]. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Mr. SESSIONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To reduce temporarily the duty on triethylene glycol bis[3- 
(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) propionate]. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL BIS[3-(3-TERT-BUTYL-4- 
HYDROXY-5-METHYLPHENYL) PROPIONATE]. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.01.88 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended 
by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ 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subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALTERNATIVE METHODS 
TO PRODUCE PHARMACEUTICAL AND INDUS-
TRIAL CROPS. 
The National Academy of Sciences shall submit to 
Congress a report that explores alternative methods to 
produce pharmaceuticals or industrial chemicals that have 
the advantage of being conducted in controlled production 
facilities and do not present the risk of contamination. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5268 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
safety of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 2, 2006 
Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. LEE, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. WA-
TERS, Mr. OLVER, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to the safety of genetically engineered foods, 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 ‘‘Genetically Engineered 
Food Safety Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4271 
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a waiver of certain prohibitions 
and limitations on fuels and fuel additives, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Mr. SHADEGG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a waiver of 
certain prohibitions and limitations on fuels and fuel 
additives, 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. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY. 
This Act is enacted pursuant to the authority of Con-
gress to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and 
among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes pro-
vided in article I, section 9, clause 3 of the United States 
Constitution. 
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ed, treated, or pressurized wood, wood 
contaminated with plastic or metals). 
‘‘(III) Gasified animal waste. 
‘‘(IV) Landfill methane. 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL FOREST LANDS AND CER-
TAIN OTHER PUBLIC LANDS.—With respect to 
organic material removed from National Forest 
System lands or from public lands administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior, the term ‘bio-
mass’ covers only organic material from (i) eco-
logical forest restoration; (ii) pre-commercial 
thinnings; (iii) brush; (iv) mill residues; and (v) 
slash. 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
FEDERAL 
LANDS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), 
material or matter that would otherwise qualify 
as biomass are not included in the term bio-
mass if they are located on the following Fed-
eral lands: 
‘‘(i) Federal land containing old 
growth forest or late successional forest 
unless the Secretary of the Interior or the 
Secretary of Agriculture determines that 
the removal of organic material from such 
land is appropriate for the applicable forest 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Fees collected for a fiscal 
year pursuant to subsection (a) shall be credited to 
the appropriation account for salaries and expenses 
of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be 
available in accordance with appropriation Acts until 
expended without fiscal year limitation. Such sums 
as may be necessary may be transferred from the 
Food and Drug Administration salaries and ex-
penses appropriation account without fiscal year lim-
itation to such appropriation account for salaries 
and expenses with such fiscal year limitation. The 
sums transferred shall be available solely for the 
purposes described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
(b), and the sums are subject to allocations under 
paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) FIRST FISCAL YEAR.—For the first 
applicable fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) there is authorized to be appro-
priated for fees under subsection (a) an 
amount equal to the amount of increase 
determined under subsection (b)(1)(A) by 
the Secretary (which amount shall be pub-
lished in the Federal Register); and 
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‘‘(ii) in addition, there is authorized to 
be appropriated for fees under subsection 
(a) an amount determined by the Secretary 
to be necessary to carry out the purpose 
described in subsection (b)(1)(B) (which 
amount shall be so published). 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT
FISCAL
YEARS.—For 
each of the four fiscal years following the first 
applicable fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) there is authorized to be appro-
priated for fees under subsection (a) an 
amount equal to the amount that applied 
under subparagraph (A)(i) for the first ap-
plicable fiscal year, except that such 
amount shall be adjusted under paragraph 
(3)(A) for the fiscal year involved; and 
‘‘(ii) in addition, there is authorized to 
be appropriated for fees under subsection 
(a) an amount equal to the amount that 
applied under subparagraph (A)(ii) for the 
first applicable fiscal year, except that such 
amount shall be adjusted under paragraph 
(3)(B) for the fiscal year involved. 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) AGENCY COST OF RESOURCES.—For 
each fiscal year other than the first applicable 
fiscal year, the amount that applied under para-
graph (2)(A)(i) for the first applicable fiscal 
year shall be multiplied by the adjustment fac-
tor (as defined in subsection (i)). 
‘‘(B) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—For each fis-
cal year other than the first applicable fiscal 
year, the amount that applied under paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii) for the first applicable fiscal year 
shall be adjusted by the Secretary (and as ad-
justed shall be published in the Federal Reg-
ister) to reflect the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the total percentage change that 
occurred during the preceding fiscal year 
in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
consumers (all items; U.S. city average); or 
‘‘(ii) the total percentage change for 
such fiscal year in basic pay under the 
General Schedule in accordance with sec-
tion 5332 of title 5, United States Code, 
as adjusted by any locality-based com-
parability payment pursuant to section 
5304 of such title for Federal employees 
stationed in the District of Columbia. 
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type and maximizes the retention of late- 
successional and large and old growth 
trees, late-successional and old growth for-
est structure, and late-successional and old 
growth forest composition. 
‘‘(ii) Federal land on which the re-
moval of vegetation is prohibited, including 
components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System. 
‘‘(iii) Wilderness Study Areas. 
‘‘(iv) Inventoried roadless areas. 
‘‘(v) Components of the National 
Landscape Conservation System. 
‘‘(vi) National Monuments. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
FACILITY.—The term ‘eligible 
facility’ means— 
‘‘(A) a facility for the generation of electric 
energy from a renewable energy resource that is 
placed in service on or after January 1, 2001; 
or 
‘‘(B) a repowering or cofiring increment. 
‘‘(3) EXISTING FACILITY.—The term ‘existing 
facility’ means a facility for the generation of elec-
tric energy from a renewable energy resource that is 
not an eligible facility. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4623 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on a certain ion exchange 
resin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on a certain 
ion exchange resin. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. A CERTAIN ION EXCHANGE RESIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.02.32 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended 
by striking ‘‘12/31/2009’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
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Calendar No. 631 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 503 
AN ACT 
To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the 
shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiv-
ing, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation 
of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for 
human consumption, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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(3) shall provide coverage based solely on in-
sured losses within the region established pursuant 
to section 5(a) for which the auction is held. 
SEC. 3. QUALIFIED LINES OF COVERAGE. 
Each contract for reinsurance coverage made avail-
able under this Act shall provide insurance coverage 
against residential property losses to homes (including 
dwellings owned under condominium and cooperative own-
ership arrangements) and the contents of apartment 
buildings. 
SEC. 4. COVERED PERILS. 
Each contract for reinsurance coverage made avail-
able under this Act shall cover losses that are proximately 
caused by— 
(1) earthquakes; 
(2) perils ensuing from earthquakes, including 
fire and tsunamis; and 
(3) tropical cyclones having maximum sustained 
winds of at least 74 miles per hour, including hurri-
canes and typhoons. 
The Secretary shall, by regulation, define the disaster per-
ils under this section. 
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date on which the final rule under subsection (a) is 
promulgated, the amendments made by this Act 
apply to the additive upon the expiration of the two- 
year period beginning on the date on which the final 
rule is promulgated, subject to paragraph (2). 
(2) USER
FEES.—With respect to a genetic 
food additive described in paragraph (1), such para-
graph does not waive the applicability of section 
409A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
to a petition under section 409(b)(1) of such Act 
that is filed before the expiration of the two-year pe-
riod described in such paragraph. 
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withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. AUCTION OF CONTRACTS FOR REINSURANCE COV-
ERAGE. 
(a) AUCTION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall carry out a program to auction contracts for 
reinsurance coverage under this Act made available pursu-
ant to section 2(a), which shall comply with the following 
requirements: 
(1) PURCHASERS.—The auction program shall 
provide for auctioning all contracts made available 
under this section to private insurers and reinsurers, 
State insurance and reinsurance programs, and 
other interested entities. 
(2) REGIONAL
AUCTIONS.—The auction pro-
gram shall provide for auctions on a regional basis. 
The Secretary shall divide the States into not less 
than 6 regions for the purpose of holding such re-
gional auctions, which shall include separate regions 
for all or part of the State of California and all or 
part of the State of Florida. In determining the 
boundaries for such regions, the Secretary shall con-
sider which areas have greater risks of losses from 
covered perils and which areas have lesser risks of 
losses from covered perils, and shall attempt not to 
combine those different types of areas. Auctions for 
each region shall be conducted not less often than 
annually. 
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IB 
House Calendar No. 8 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 342 
[Report No. 110–10] 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 555 Independence 
Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ‘‘Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr., 
United States Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2007 
Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. GRAVES, and Mr. HULSHOF) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
FEBRUARY 12, 2007 
Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to 
be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 555 
Independence Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the 
‘‘Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr., United States Court-
house’’. 
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.
RUSH
HUDSON
LIMBAUGH,
SR.,
FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The United States courthouse 
located at 555 Independence Street, Cape Girardeau, Mis-
souri, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Rush Hud-
son Limbaugh, Sr., United States Courthouse’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the United States courthouse referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Rush 
Hudson Limbaugh, Sr., United States Courthouse’’. 
SECTION 1. RUSH HUDSON LIMBAUGH, SR. UNITED STATES 
COURTHOUSE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The United States courthouse lo-
cated at 555 Independence Street in Cape Girardeau, Mis-
souri, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Rush Hudson 
Limbaugh, Sr. United States Courthouse’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the United States courthouse referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Rush 
Hudson Limbaugh, Sr. United States Courthouse’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to designate 
the United States courthouse located at 555 Independ-
ence Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ‘Rush 
Hudson Limbaugh, Sr. United States Courthouse’.’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3431 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto 
Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Mr. PASCRELL 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 make 
residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income 
tax credit. 
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 ‘‘Puerto Rico Work and 
Empowerment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PUERTO RICO RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR EARNED 
INCOME TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to earned income) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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national trade by allowing American farmers and 
companies to export and appropriately market their 
products—both genetically engineered and non-ge-
netically engineered—to foreign customers. 
SEC. 3. LABELING REGARDING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED 
MATERIAL; 
AMENDMENTS 
TO 
FEDERAL 
FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by 
adding at the end the following paragraphs: 
‘‘(y)(1) If it contains a genetically engineered mate-
rial, or was produced with a genetically engineered mate-
rial, unless it bears a label (or labeling, in the case of a 
raw agricultural commodity, other than the sale of such 
a commodity at retail) that provides notices in accordance 
with the following: 
‘‘(A) A notice as follows: ‘GENETICALLY 
ENGINEERED’. 
‘‘(B) A notice as follows: ‘THIS PRODUCT 
CONTAINS A GENETICALLY ENGINEERED 
MATERIAL, OR WAS PRODUCED WITH A GE-
NETICALLY ENGINEERED MATERIAL’. 
‘‘(C) The notice required in clause (A) imme-
diately precedes the notice required in clause (B) 
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and is not less than twice the size of the notice re-
quired in clause (B). 
‘‘(D) The notice required in clause (B) is of the 
same size as would apply if the notice provided nu-
trition information that is required in paragraph 
(q)(1). 
‘‘(E) The notices required in clauses (A) and 
(B) are clearly legible and conspicuous. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of subparagraph (1): 
‘‘(A) The term ‘genetically engineered material’ 
means material derived from any part of a geneti-
cally engineered organism, without regard to wheth-
er the altered molecular or cellular characteristics of 
the organism are detectable in the material. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘genetically engineered orga-
nism’ means— 
‘‘(i) an organism that has been altered at 
the molecular or cellular level by means that are 
not possible under natural conditions or proc-
esses (including but not limited to recombinant 
DNA and RNA techniques, cell fusion, micro-
encapsulation, macroencapsulation, gene dele-
tion and doubling, introducing a foreign gene, 
and changing the positions of genes), other 
than a means consisting exclusively of breeding, 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Enrique Soriano 
and Areli Soriano enters the United States before the fil-
ing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she shall 
be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and 
shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of 
status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Enrique Soriano and Areli Soriano, the Sec-
retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 
by 2, during the current or next following fiscal year, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 
203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli-
cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 658 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements 
to protect natural resources of units of the National Park System 
through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of units of 
the National Park System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Mr. PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
cooperative agreements to protect natural resources of 
units of the National Park System through collaborative 
efforts on land inside and outside of units of the Na-
tional Park System, 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 ‘‘Natural Resource Pro-
tection Cooperative Agreement Act’’. 
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