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consider providing incentives to increase the inclusion of
small institutions of higher education, including minority-
serving institutions, in energy grants, contracts, and coop-
erative agreements.
SEC. 1004. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Secretary of Energy should develop and
implement more stringent procurement and inven-
tory controls, including controls on the purchase
card program, to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of
taxpayer funds by employees and contractors of the
Department of Energy; and
(2) the Department’s Inspector General should
continue to closely review purchase card purchases
and other procurement and inventory practices at
the Department.
TITLE XII—ELECTRICITY
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Electric Reliability
Act of 2005’’.
Subtitle A—Reliability Standards
SEC. 1211. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part II of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C 824 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
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‘‘SEC. 215. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘bulk-power system’ means—
‘‘(A) facilities and control systems nec-
essary for operating an interconnected electric
energy transmission network (or any portion
thereof); and
‘‘(B) electric energy from generation facili-
ties needed to maintain transmission system re-
liability.
The term does not include facilities used in the local
distribution of electric energy.
‘‘(2) The terms ‘Electric Reliability Organiza-
tion’ and ‘ERO’ mean the organization certified by
the Commission under subsection (c) the purpose of
which is to establish and enforce reliability stand-
ards for the bulk-power system, subject to Commis-
sion review.
‘‘(3) The term ‘reliability standard’ means a re-
quirement, approved by the Commission under this
section, to provide for reliable operation of the bulk-
power system. The term includes requirements for
the operation of existing bulk-power system facilities,
including cybersecurity protection, and the design of
planned additions or modifications to such facilities
to the extent necessary to provide for reliable oper-
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5811 
AN ACT 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require preserva-
tion of certain electronic records by Federal agencies, 
to require a certification and reports relating to Presi-
dential records, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Emil Bolas Post Of-
fice’’. 
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a new or modified reliability standard appropriate to carry
out this section.
‘‘(6) The final rule adopted under subsection (b)(2)
shall include fair processes for the identification and time-
ly resolution of any conflict between a reliability standard
and any function, rule, order, tariff, rate schedule, or
agreement accepted, approved, or ordered by the Commis-
sion applicable to a transmission organization. Such trans-
mission organization shall continue to comply with such
function, rule, order, tariff, rate schedule or agreement ac-
cepted approved, or ordered by the Commission until—
‘‘(A) the Commission finds a conflict exists be-
tween a reliability standard and any such provision;
‘‘(B) the Commission orders a change to such
provision pursuant to section 206 of this part; and
‘‘(C) the ordered change becomes effective
under this part.
If the Commission determines that a reliability standard
needs to be changed as a result of such a conflict, it shall
order the ERO to develop and file with the Commission
a modified reliability standard under paragraph (4) or (5)
of this subsection.
‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT.—(1) The ERO may impose,
subject to paragraph (2), a penalty on a user or owner
or operator of the bulk-power system for a violation of a
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reliability standard approved by the Commission under
subsection (d) if the ERO, after notice and an opportunity
for a hearing—
‘‘(A) finds that the user or owner or operator
has violated a reliability standard approved by the
Commission under subsection (d); and
‘‘(B) files notice and the record of the pro-
ceeding with the Commission.
‘‘(2) A penalty imposed under paragraph (1) may
take effect not earlier than the 31st day after the ERO
files with the Commission notice of the penalty and the
record of proceedings. Such penalty shall be subject to re-
view by the Commission, on its own motion or upon appli-
cation by the user, owner or operator that is the subject
of the penalty filed within 30 days after the date such
notice is filed with the Commission. Application to the
Commission for review, or the initiation of review by the
Commission on its own motion, shall not operate as a stay
of such penalty unless the Commission otherwise orders
upon its own motion or upon application by the user,
owner or operator that is the subject of such penalty. In
any proceeding to review a penalty imposed under para-
graph (1), the Commission, after notice and opportunity
for hearing (which hearing may consist solely of the record
before the ERO and opportunity for the presentation of
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supporting reasons to affirm, modify, or set aside the pen-
alty), shall by order affirm, set aside, reinstate, or modify
the penalty, and, if appropriate, remand to the ERO for
further proceedings. The Commission shall implement ex-
pedited procedures for such hearings.
‘‘(3) On its own motion or upon complaint, the Com-
mission may order compliance with a reliability standard
and may impose a penalty against a user or owner or oper-
ator of the bulk-power system if the Commission finds,
after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the user
or owner or operator of the bulk-power system has en-
gaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices that
constitute or will constitute a violation of a reliability
standard.
‘‘(4) The Commission shall issue regulations author-
izing the ERO to enter into an agreement to delegate au-
thority to a regional entity for the purpose of proposing
reliability standards to the ERO and enforcing reliability
standards under paragraph (1) if—
‘‘(A) the regional entity is governed by—
‘‘(i) an independent board;
‘‘(ii) a balanced stakeholder board; or
‘‘(iii) a combination independent and
balanced stakeholder board.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6131
AN ACT 
To permit certain expenditures from the Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPENDITURES PERMITTED FROM THE LEAK-
ING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST 
FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 9508 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section 9003(h)’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 
9003(h), 
9003(i), 
9003(j), 
9004(f), 
9005(c), 9010, 9011, 9012, and 9013’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘Public 
Law 109–168’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 9014(2) 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by striking 
‘‘Fund, notwithstanding section 9508(c)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘Fund’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6131
AN ACT 
To permit certain expenditures from the Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
H. R. 6131
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To permit certain expenditures from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust 
Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXPENDITURES PERMITTED FROM THE LEAKING UNDER-
GROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 9508 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section 9003(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
9003(h), 9003(i), 9003(j), 9004(f), 9005(c), 9010, 9011, 9012, 
and 9013’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘Public Law 109–168’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 9014(2) of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act is amended by striking ‘‘Fund, notwithstanding 
section 9508(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Fund’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(B) RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING 
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.—Chapter 207 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended— 
(i) in section 3142(f)(1)(B), by strik-
ing ‘‘or death’’; and 
(ii) in section 3146(b)(1)(A)(i), by 
striking ‘‘death, life imprisonment,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘life imprisonment’’. 
(C) VENUE IN CAPITAL CASES.—Chapter 
221 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking section 3235; and 
(ii) in the table of sections, by striking 
the item relating to section 3235. 
(D) PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 213 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking section 3281 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 3281. Offenses with no period of limitations 
‘‘An indictment may be found at any time without 
limitation for the following offenses: 
‘‘(1) A violation of section 274(a)(1)(A) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1324(a)(1)(A)) resulting in the death of any person. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6131 
To permit certain expenditures from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank 
Trust Fund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 
Mr. CHOCOLA (for himself and Mr. GILLMOR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To permit certain expenditures from the Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXPENDITURES PERMITTED FROM THE LEAK-
ING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST 
FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 9508 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘section 9003(h)’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 
9003(h), 
9003(i), 
9003(j), 
9004(f), 
9005(c), 9010, 9011, 9012, and 9013’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘Public 
Law 109–168’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 9014(2) 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by striking 
‘‘Fund, notwithstanding section 9508(c)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘Fund’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6131 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 
Received 
NOVEMBER 13, 2006 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To permit certain expenditures from the Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. 
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. EXPENDITURES PERMITTED FROM THE LEAK-
ING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST 
FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 9508 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 9003(h)’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 
9003(h), 
9003(i), 
9003(j), 
9004(f), 
9005(c), 9010, 9011, 9012, and 9013’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘Public 
Law 109–168’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 9014(2) 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by striking 
‘‘Fund, notwithstanding section 9508(c)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘Fund’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6132 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the exceptions 
process with respect to caps on payments for therapy services under 
the Medicare Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. 
PALLONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
the exceptions process with respect to caps on payments 
for therapy services under the Medicare 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 ‘‘Securing Effective and 
Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services 
(SENIORS) Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXCEPTIONS PROCESS FOR MEDI-
CARE THERAPY CAPS. 
Section 1833(g)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l(g)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the period beginning on January 1, 2006, and 
ending on December 31, 2007,’’. 
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(18) any other technologies the Commission
considers appropriate.
(c) 
OBSOLETE
OR
IMPRACTICABLE
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—The Commission is authorized to cease en-
couraging the deployment of any technology described in
this section on a finding that such technology has been
rendered obsolete or otherwise impracticable to deploy.
SEC. 1225. ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
PROGRAMS.
(a) ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
AND DISTRIBUTION
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy (hereinafter in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) acting through the
Director of the Office of Electric Transmission and Dis-
tribution shall establish a comprehensive research, devel-
opment, demonstration and commercial application pro-
gram to promote improved reliability and efficiency of
electrical transmission and distribution systems. This pro-
gram shall include—
(1) advanced energy delivery and storage tech-
nologies, materials, and systems, including new
transmission technologies, such as flexible alter-
nating current transmission systems, composite con-
ductor materials and other technologies that enhance
reliability, operational flexibility, or power-carrying
capability;
542
(2) advanced grid reliability and efficiency tech-
nology development;
(3) technologies contributing to significant load
reductions;
(4) advanced metering, load management, and
control technologies;
(5) technologies to enhance existing grid compo-
nents;
(6) the development and use of high-tempera-
ture superconductors to—
(A) enhance the reliability, operational
flexibility, or power-carrying capability of elec-
tric transmission or distribution systems; or
(B) increase the efficiency of electric en-
ergy generation, transmission, distribution, or
storage systems;
(7) integration of power systems, including sys-
tems to deliver high-quality electric power, electric
power reliability, and combined heat and power;
(8) supply of electricity to the power grid by
small scale, distributed and residential-based power
generators;
(9) the development and use of advanced grid
design, operation and planning tools;
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATIVE LANDS AND EX-
TINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the 
following definitions apply: 
(1) ALTERNATIVE
LANDS.—The term ‘‘alter-
native lands’’ means those lands identified as alter-
native lands in the Settlement of Land Claim. 
(2) CHARLOTTE
BEACH
LANDS.—The term 
‘‘Charlotte Beach lands’’ means those lands in the 
Charlotte Beach area of Michigan and described as 
follows: Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 7, 
T45N, R2E, and Lot 1 of Section 18, T45N, R2E, 
Chippewa County, State of Michigan. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) SETTLEMENT
OF
LAND
CLAIM.—The term 
‘‘Settlement of Land Claim’’ means the agreement be-
tween the Tribe and the Governor of the State of 
Michigan executed on December 30, 2002, and filed 
with the Office of Secretary of State of the State of 
Michigan, including the document titled ‘‘Addendum 
to Settlement of Land Claim’’, executed by the parties 
on November 14, 2007. 
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(10) any other infrastructure technologies, as
appropriate; and
(11) technology transfer and education.
(b) PROGRAM PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this legislation, the Secretary,
in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies,
shall prepare and transmit to Congress a 5-year program
plan to guide activities under this section. In preparing
the program plan, the Secretary may consult with utilities,
energy services providers, manufacturers, institutions of
higher education, other appropriate State and local agen-
cies, environmental organizations, professional and tech-
nical societies, and any other persons the Secretary con-
siders appropriate.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall consider
implementing this program using a consortium of indus-
try, university and national laboratory participants.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the trans-
mittal of the plan under subsection (b), the Secretary shall
transmit a report to Congress describing the progress
made under this section and identifying any additional re-
sources needed to continue the development and commer-
cial application of transmission and distribution infra-
structure technologies.
(e) POWER DELIVERY RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish
a research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application initiative specifically focused on
power delivery utilizing components incorporating
high temperature superconductivity.
(2) GOALS.—The goals of this initiative shall be
to—
(A) establish facilities to develop high tem-
perature superconductivity power applications
in partnership with manufacturers and utilities;
(B) provide technical leadership for estab-
lishing reliability for high temperature super-
conductivity power applications including suit-
able modeling and analysis;
(C) facilitate commercial transition toward
direct current power transmission, storage, and
use for high power systems utilizing high tem-
perature superconductivity; and
(D) facilitate the integration of very low
impedance high temperature superconducting
wires and cables in existing electric networks to
improve system performance, power flow control
and reliability.
(3) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
initiative 
shall
include—
such individual is not an eligible indi-
vidual, and 
‘‘(II) the tax imposed by this 
chapter for any taxable year on the 
individual shall be increased by 10 
percent of the amount which is so in-
cludible. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FOR DISABILITY OR 
DEATH.—Subclauses (I) and (II) of clause 
(i) shall not apply if the individual ceased 
to be an eligible individual by reason of the 
death of the individual or the individual 
becoming disabled (within the meaning of 
section 72(m)(7)). 
‘‘(iii) TESTING
PERIOD.—The term 
‘testing period’ means the period beginning 
with the month in which the qualified HSA 
funding distribution is contributed to a 
health savings account and ending on the 
last day of the 12th month following such 
month. 
‘‘(E) APPLICATION OF SECTION 72.—Not-
withstanding section 72, in determining the ex-
tent to which an amount is treated as otherwise 
includible in gross income for purposes of sub-
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paragraph (A), the aggregate amount distrib-
uted from an individual retirement plan shall be 
treated as includible in gross income to the ex-
tent that such amount does not exceed the ag-
gregate amount which would have been so in-
cludible if all amounts from all individual retire-
ment plans were distributed. Proper adjust-
ments shall be made in applying section 72 to 
other distributions in such taxable year and 
subsequent taxable years.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH LIMITATION
ON CON-
TRIBUTIONS TO HSAS.—Section 223(b)(4) of such Code 
(relating to coordination with other contributions) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
(B) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by inserting after subpara-
graph (B) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the aggregate amount contributed to 
health savings accounts of such individual for 
such taxable year under section 408(d)(9) (and 
such amount shall not be allowed as a deduc-
tion under subsection (a)).’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2006. 
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