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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4415 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain synthetic staple fibers that are 
not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Mr. COBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain synthetic staple 
fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise proc-
essed for spinning. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ACRYLIC OR MODACRYLIC SYNTHETIC STAPLE 
FIBERS, NOT CARDED, COMBED, OR OTHER-
WISE PROCESSED FOR SPINNING. 
(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: 
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perience with classroom instruction and to be 
consistent with State mathematics and science 
academic achievement standards; 
‘‘(iv) training in laboratory safety for 
school personnel; 
‘‘(v) design and implementation of hands-
on laboratory experiences to encourage the in-
terest of individuals identified in section 33 or 
34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Op-
portunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) in 
mathematics, science, engineering, and tech-
nology and help prepare such individuals to 
pursue postsecondary studies in these fields; 
and 
‘‘(vi) assessment of the activities funded 
under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(C) Grants may be made under subparagraph 
(B) only to a partnership—
‘‘(i) for a project that includes significant 
teacher training and professional development 
components; or 
‘‘(ii) that establishes that appropriate 
teacher training and professional development 
is being addressed, or has been addressed, 
through other means.
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(10) thereof and to any placed in service date) 
owned by a public power provider or a cooperative 
electric company. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
POWER
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘public power provider’ means a State utility with a 
service obligation, as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 217 of the Federal Power Act (as in effect on 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph). 
‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC COMPANY.—The 
term ‘cooperative electric company’ means a mutual 
or cooperative electric company described in section 
501(c)(12) or section 1381(a)(2)(C). 
‘‘(4) CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BOND LEND-
ER.—The term ‘clean renewable energy bond lender’ 
means a lender which is a cooperative which is 
owned by, or has outstanding loans to, 100 or more 
cooperative electric companies and is in existence on 
February 1, 2002, and shall include any affiliated 
entity which is controlled by such lender. 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED ISSUER.—The term ‘qualified 
issuer’ means a public power provider, a cooperative 
electric company, a clean renewable energy bond 
lender, or a not-for-profit electric utility which has 
received a loan or loan guarantee under the Rural 
Electrification Act.’’. 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘and laboratory’’ after 
‘‘provide technical’’; 
(4) in subsection (a)(3)(I) by inserting ‘‘includ-
ing model induction programs for teachers in their 
first 2 years of teaching,’’ after ‘‘and science,’’; 
(5) in subsection (a)(3)(K) by striking ‘‘devel-
oping and offering mathematics or science enrichment 
programs for students, including after-school and 
summer programs;’’ and inserting ‘‘developing edu-
cational programs and materials and conducting 
mathematics, science, and technology enrichment pro-
grams for students, including after-school programs 
and summer camps for students described in sub-
section (b)(2)(G);’’; 
(6) in subsection (a) by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(8) MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS.—Activities 
carried out in accordance with paragraph (3)(B) 
shall include the development and offering of master’s 
degree programs for in-service mathematics and 
science teachers that will strengthen their subject area 
knowledge and pedagogical skills, as described in sec-
tion 203 of the Act enacting this paragraph. Grants 
provided under this section may be used to develop 
and implement courses of instruction for the master’s 
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(b) REPORTING.—Subsection (d) of section 6049 (re-
lating to returns regarding payments of interest) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(9) REPORTING
OF
CREDIT
ON
QUALIFIED 
TAX CREDIT BONDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the term ‘interest’ includes amounts 
includible in gross income under section 54A 
and such amounts shall be treated as paid on 
the credit allowance date (as defined in section 
54A(e)(1)). 
‘‘(B) 
REPORTING
TO
CORPORATIONS, 
ETC.—Except as otherwise provided in regula-
tions, in the case of any interest described in 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, subsection 
(b)(4) of this section shall be applied without 
regard to subparagraphs (A), (H), (I), (J), (K), 
and (L)(i). 
‘‘(C) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may prescribe such regulations as are 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the pur-
poses of this paragraph, including regulations 
which require more frequent or more detailed 
reporting.’’. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Sections 54(c)(2) and 1400N(l)(3)(B) are 
each amended by striking ‘‘subpart C’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparts C and I’’. 
(2) Section 1397E(c)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘subpart H’’ and inserting ‘‘subparts H and I’’. 
(3) Section 6401(b)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘and H’’ and inserting ‘‘H, and I’’. 
(4) The heading of subpart H of part IV of 
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking 
‘‘Certain Bonds’’ and inserting ‘‘Clean Re-
newable Energy Bonds’’. 
(5) The table of subparts for part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the 
item relating to subpart H and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘SUBPART H. NONREFUNDABLE CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF CLEAN RENEWABLE 
ENERGY BONDS. 
‘‘SUBPART I. QUALIFIED TAX CREDIT BONDS.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3630 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring 
provisions relating to education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 
Mr. SPACE 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 extend 
certain expiring provisions relating to education. 
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 ‘‘Enhancing Education 
through Tax Relief Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EX-
PENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
SCHOOL TEACHERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section 
62(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating 
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parison between the 2 groups of judges with re-
spect to— 
(i) the rate of reversal by the Court of 
Appeals for the Federal Circuit, of such 
cases on the issues of claim construction 
and substantive patent law; and 
(ii) the period of time elapsed from 
the date on which a case is filed to the 
date on which trial begins or summary 
judgment is entered; 
(D) a discussion of any evidence indicating 
that litigants select certain of the judicial dis-
tricts designated under subsection (b) in an at-
tempt to ensure a given outcome; and 
(E) an analysis of whether the pilot pro-
gram should be extended to other district 
courts, or should be made permanent and apply 
to all district courts. 
(2) TIMETABLE FOR REPORTS.—The times re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) are— 
(A) not later than the date that is 5 years 
and 3 months after the end of the 6-month pe-
riod described in subsection (b); and 
(B) not later than 5 years after the date 
described in subparagraph (A). 
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to certain expenses of elementary and secondary school 
teachers) is amended by striking ‘‘during 2002, 2003, 
2004, 2005, 2006, or 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘before 2012’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 3. ENHANCED CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CON-
TRIBUTIONS OF BOOK INVENTORY TO PUB-
LIC SCHOOLS. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(iv) 
of 
section 
170(e)(3)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat-
ing to termination) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made after De-
cember 31, 2007. 
SEC. 4. ENHANCED DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED COM-
PUTER CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (G) of section 
170(e)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating 
to termination) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made during tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2007. 
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‘‘(b) GREATEST RISKS.—In establishing the pro-
gram, the Administrator shall give priority to asbestos- 
containing materials and products used by consumers and 
workers that pose the greatest risk of injury to human 
health. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Prohibition on 
Asbestos-Containing Materials 
‘‘SEC. 231. DEFINITION OF DISTRIBUTE IN COMMERCE. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘distribute in 
commerce’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘distribute in 
commerce’ does not include— 
‘‘(A) the possession of an asbestos-con-
taining material by a person that is an end 
user; or 
‘‘(B) the possession of an asbestos-con-
taining material by a person solely for the pur-
pose of disposal of the asbestos-containing ma-
terial in compliance with applicable Federal, 
State, and local requirements. 
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‘‘SEC. 232. PROHIBITION ON ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATE-
RIALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Administrator shall promulgate— 
‘‘(1) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this subtitle, proposed regulations that— 
‘‘(A) prohibit persons from importing, 
manufacturing, processing, or distributing in 
commerce asbestos-containing materials; and 
‘‘(B) provide for implementation of sub-
sections (b) and (c); and 
‘‘(2) not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of this subtitle, final regulations that, effec-
tive beginning 60 days after the date of promulga-
tion, prohibit persons from importing, manufac-
turing, processing, or distributing in commerce as-
bestos-containing materials. 
‘‘(b) EXEMPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person may petition 
the Administrator for, and the Administrator may 
grant, an exemption from the requirements of sub-
section (a) if the Administrator determines that— 
‘‘(A) the exemption would not result in an 
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the en-
vironment; and 
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(d) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall supplement the report required by subsection 
(b) with regular briefings to the congressional defense com-
mittees on the subject matter of the report. 
(e) 
DEFINITION.—In 
this 
section, 
the 
terms 
‘‘Shchuch’ye project’’ and ‘‘project’’ mean the Cooperative 
Threat Reduction (CTR) Program chemical weapons de-
struction project located in the area of Shchuch’ye in Rus-
sia. 
SEC. 1305. REPEAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM. 
(a) SOVIET NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION ACT OF 
1991.—Section 211(b) of the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduc-
tion Act of 1991 (title II of Public Law 102-228; 22 U.S.C. 
2551 note) is repealed. 
(b) COOPERATIVE
THREAT
REDUCTION
ACT
OF 
1993.—Section 1203(d) of the Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion Act of 1993 (title XII of Public Law 103-160; 22 
U.S.C. 5952(d)) is repealed. 
(c) RUSSIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FA-
CILITIES.—Section 1305 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 22 
U.S.C. 5952 note) is repealed. 
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SEC. 1306. AUTHORITY TO USE COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS OUTSIDE THE FORMER SO-
VIET UNION. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF
CERTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 1308 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 22 U.S.C. 
5963) is amended in subsection (a)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the President may’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Secretary of Defense may’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘if the President’’ and inserting 
‘‘if the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State,’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.—Section 1308 
of that Act is further amended by striking subsection (c). 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—Section 
1308 of that Act is further amended in subsection (d)— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The President may not’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Defense may 
not’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘until the President’’ and 
inserting ‘‘until the Secretary of Defense’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 10 days 
after’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 15 days 
prior to’’; 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3500 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems 
to produce a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and to ensure 
the security of electronic data, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 
Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require 
voting systems to produce a verifiable paper record of 
each vote cast and to ensure the security of electronic 
data, 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 ‘‘Know Your Vote 
Counts Act of 2007’’. 
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made by subsection (c) shall take effect as if in-
cluded in section 301 of the American Jobs 
Creation Act of 2004. 
(B) ALTERNATIVE
FUEL
CREDITS.—So 
much of the amendments made by subsection 
(c) as relate to the alternative fuel credit or the 
alternative fuel mixture credit shall take effect 
as if included in section 11113 of the Safe, Ac-
countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. 
(C) RENEWABLE DIESEL.—So much of the 
amendments made by subsection (c) as relate to 
renewable diesel shall take effect as if included 
in section 1346 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Studies 
SEC. 14001. CARBON AUDIT OF THE TAX CODE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 
Sciences to undertake a comprehensive review of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 to identify the types of and 
specific tax provisions that have the largest effects on car-
bon and other greenhouse gas emissions and to estimate 
the magnitude of those effects. 
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SEC. 5. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED ZONE ACAD-
EMY BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 1397E 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limita-
tion on amount of bonds designated) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 
2006, and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘each of calendar years 
1998 through 2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2007. 
SEC. 6. DEDUCTION OF QUALIFIED TUITION AND RELATED 
EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 222 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termi-
nation) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
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‘‘(B) the person has made good faith ef-
forts to develop, but has been unable to develop, 
a substance, or identify a mineral, that— 
‘‘(i) does not present an unreasonable 
risk of injury to health or the environment; 
and 
‘‘(ii) may be substituted for an asbes-
tos-containing material. 
‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—An exemption 
granted under this subsection shall be in effect for 
such period (not to exceed a total of 3 years) and 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Adminis-
trator may prescribe. 
‘‘(3) GOVERNMENTAL USE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall provide an exemption from the require-
ments of subsection (a), without review or limit 
on duration, if the exemption for asbestos-con-
taining material is— 
‘‘(i) sought by the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary certifies, and pro-
vides a copy of that certification to the Ad-
ministrator and Congress, that— 
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‘‘(I) use of the asbestos con-
taining material is necessary to the 
critical functions of the Department; 
‘‘(II) no reasonable alternatives 
to the asbestos containing material 
exist for the intended purpose; and 
‘‘(III) use of the asbestos con-
taining material will not result in an 
unreasonable risk to health or the en-
vironment; or 
‘‘(ii) sought by the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration and the Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration certifies, and provides a copy of 
that certification to Congress, that— 
‘‘(I) the asbestos-containing ma-
terial is necessary to the critical func-
tions of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration; 
‘‘(II) no reasonable alternatives 
to the asbestos-containing material 
exist for the intended purpose; and 
‘‘(III) the use of the asbestos- 
containing material will not result in 
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SEC. 9051. STUDY AND REPORT ON USE OF POWER MAN-
AGEMENT SOFTWARE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Energy, through the 
Federal Energy Management Program, shall conduct a 
study on the use of power management software by the 
Department of Energy and Federal facilities to reduce the 
use of electricity in computer monitors and personal com-
puters. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of the Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the results of the study 
under subsection (a), including a description of the rec-
ommendations developed under the study. The Secretary 
and the Federal Energy Management Program are en-
couraged to draw upon similar studies and efforts by other 
Federal entities on power management software. 
SEC. 9052. HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS RET-
ROFIT LOAN GUARANTEES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COST.—The term ‘‘cost’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘cost of a loan guarantee’’ within the 
meaning of section 502(5)(C) of the Federal Credit 
Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(C)). 
(2) GUARANTEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘guarantee’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘loan guar-
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‘‘ 
9902.55.10 
Modacrylic staple fiber com-
posed of less than 85 per-
cent but at least 35 percent 
by weight of acrylonitrile 
units, not more than 2 to 3 
percent water, imported in 
the form of non-pigmented 
(ecru) staple crimped prod-
uct with an average filament 
decitex of 1.9 (plus or minus 
10 percent), and fiber staple 
length of 51 mm (plus or 
minus 10 percent) (provided 
for in subheading 
5503.30.00) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2011 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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antee’’ in section 502 of the Federal Credit Re-
form Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘guarantee’’ 
includes a loan guarantee commitment (as de-
fined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Re-
form Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)). 
(3) 
OBLIGATION.—The 
term 
‘‘obligation’’ 
means the loan or other debt obligation that is guar-
anteed under this section. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PURPOSES.—Except for division C of 
Public Law 108–423, the Commercial Director shall make 
loan guarantees under this section for renovation projects 
that are eligible projects within the meaning of section 
1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and that will result 
in a building achieving the United States Green Building 
Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 
‘‘certified’’ level, or meeting a comparable standard ap-
proved by the Commercial Director. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commercial Director 
shall make guarantees under this section for projects 
on such terms and conditions as the Commercial Di-
rector determines, after consultation with the Sec-
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5640
AN ACT
To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the
right of Federal employees to display the flag of the
United States not be abridged.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,