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‘‘(6) BEST
PERFORMING
TREATMENT
TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘best performing treatment 
technology’ means the ballast water treatment tech-
nology that is, as determined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) the most biologically effective; 
‘‘(B) the most environmentally sound; and 
‘‘(C) suitable, available, and economically 
practicable. 
‘‘(7) COASTAL VOYAGE.—The term ‘coastal voy-
age’ means a voyage conducted entirely within the 
exclusive economic zone. 
‘‘(8) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
‘‘(9) ENVIRONMENTALLY
SOUND.—The term 
‘environmentally sound’, refers to an activity that 
prevents or reduces introductions, or controls infes-
tations, of aquatic invasive species in a manner that 
minimizes adverse effects on— 
‘‘(A) the structure and function of an eco-
system; and 
‘‘(B) nontarget organisms and ecosystems. 
‘‘(10) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.—The term 
‘exclusive economic zone’ means the area comprised 
of— 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1337 
AN ACT 
To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment 
the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Con-
servancy District and cities served by the District. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MASTER CONSERVATORY 
DISTRICT FEASIBILITY STUDY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) Thunderbird Lake, located on Little River 
in central Oklahoma, was constructed in 1965 by the 
Bureau of Reclamation for flood control, water sup-
ply, recreation, and fish and wildlife purposes; 
(2) the available yield of Thunderbird Lake is 
allocated to the Central Oklahoma Master Conserv-
atory District, which supplies municipal and indus-
trial water supplies to the cities of Norman, Midwest 
City, and Del City, Oklahoma; and 
(3) studies conducted by the Bureau during fis-
cal year 2003 indicate that the District will require 
additional water supplies to meet the future needs of 
the District, including through— 
(A) the drilling of additional wells; 
(B) the implementation of a seasonal pool 
plan at Thunderbird Lake; 
(C) the construction of terminal storage to 
hold wet-weather yield from Thunderbird Lake; 
(D) a reallocation of water storage; and 
(E) the importation of surplus water from 
sources outside the basin of Thunderbird Lake. 
(b) STUDY.—Beginning no later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the
Bureau of Reclamation shall conduct a feasibility study 
of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Cen-
tral Oklahoma Master Conservatory District and cities 
served by the District, including recommendations of the 
Commissioner, if any. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of the 
Bureau of Reclamation $900,000 to conduct the study 
under subsection (b). 
Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1337 
AN ACT 
To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to 
augment the water supplies of the Central Okla-
homa Master Conservancy District and cities 
served by the District.
‘‘(A) the Exclusive Economic Zone of the 
United States established by Proclamation 
Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983; and 
‘‘(B) the equivalent zones of Canada and 
Mexico. 
‘‘(11) EXISTING VESSEL.—The term ‘existing 
vessel’ means any vessel that enters service on or be-
fore December 31, 2009. 
‘‘(12) GREAT LAKES.—The term ‘Great Lakes’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) Lake Erie; 
‘‘(B) Lake Huron (including Lake Saint 
Clair); 
‘‘(C) Lake Michigan; 
‘‘(D) Lake Ontario; 
‘‘(E) Lake Superior; 
‘‘(F) the connecting channels of those 
Lakes, including— 
‘‘(i) the Saint Mary’s River; 
‘‘(ii) the Saint Clair River; 
‘‘(iii) the Detroit River; 
‘‘(iv) the Niagara River; and 
‘‘(v) the Saint Lawrence River to the 
Canadian border; and 
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‘‘(G) any other body of water located with-
in the drainage basin of a Lake, River, or con-
necting channel described in any of subpara-
graphs (A) through (F). 
‘‘(13) GREAT LAKES REGION.—The term ‘Great 
Lakes region’ means the region comprised of the 
States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, 
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. 
‘‘(14) IN TRADE.—The term ‘in trade’, with re-
spect to a species, means a species that has a docu-
mented history of repeatedly being commercially im-
ported into the United States during the period be-
ginning on January 1, 1990, and ending on January 
1, 2007. 
‘‘(15) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
‘‘(16) 
INTERBASIN
WATERWAY.—The 
term 
‘interbasin waterway’ means a waterway that con-
nects 2 distinct water basins. 
‘‘(17) INTRODUCTION.—The term ‘introduction’ 
means the transfer of an organism to an ecosystem 
outside the historic range of the species of which the 
organism is a member. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1337 
To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies 
of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served 
by the District. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2007 
Mr. COLE of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment 
the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Con-
servancy District and cities served by the District. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MASTER CONSERVATORY 
DISTRICT FEASIBILITY STUDY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) Thunderbird Lake, located on Little River 
in central Oklahoma, was constructed in 1965 by the 
Bureau of Reclamation for flood control, water sup-
ply, recreation, and fish and wildlife purposes; 
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(2) the available yield of Thunderbird Lake is 
allocated to the Central Oklahoma Master Conserv-
atory District, which supplies municipal and indus-
trial water supplies to the cities of Norman, Midwest 
City, and Del City, Oklahoma; and 
(3) studies conducted by the Bureau during fis-
cal year 2003 indicate that the District will require 
additional water supplies to meet the future needs of 
the District, including through— 
(A) the drilling of additional wells; 
(B) the implementation of a seasonal pool 
plan at Thunderbird Lake; 
(C) the construction of terminal storage to 
hold wet-weather yield from Thunderbird Lake; 
(D) a reallocation of water storage; and 
(E) the importation of surplus water from 
sources outside the basin of Thunderbird Lake. 
(b) STUDY.—Beginning no later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the 
Bureau of Reclamation shall conduct a feasibility study 
of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Cen-
tral Oklahoma Master Conservatory District and cities 
served by the District, including recommendations of the 
Commissioner, if any. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of the 
Bureau of Reclamation $300,000 to conduct the study 
under subsection (b). 
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‘‘(18) INVASION.—The term ‘invasion’ means 
an infestation of an aquatic invasive species. 
‘‘(19) INVASIVE SPECIES.—The term ‘invasive 
species’ means a nonindigenous species the introduc-
tion of which into an ecosystem may cause harm to 
the economy, environment, human health, recreation, 
or public welfare. 
‘‘(20) NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.— 
The term ‘National Invasive Species Council’ means 
the interagency council established by section 3 of 
Executive Order No. 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note). 
‘‘(21) NEW
VESSEL.—The term ‘new vessel’ 
means any vessel that enters service on or after Jan-
uary 1, 2010. 
‘‘(22) NONINDIGENOUS
SPECIES.—The term 
‘nonindigenous species’ means any species in an eco-
system the range of which exceeds the historic range 
of the species in that ecosystem. 
‘‘(23) ORGANISM TRANSFER.—The term ‘orga-
nism transfer’ means the movement of an organism 
of any species from 1 ecosystem to another eco-
system outside the historic range of the species. 
‘‘(24) PATHWAY.—The term ‘pathway’ means 1 
or more vectors by which an invasive species is 
transferred from 1 ecosystem to another. 
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‘‘(25) 
PLANNED
IMPORTATION.—The 
term 
‘planned importation’ means the purposeful move-
ment of 1 or more nonindigenous organisms for use 
in the territorial limits of the United States. 
‘‘(26) REGIONAL PANEL.—The term ‘regional 
panel’ means a panel convened in accordance with 
section 1203. 
‘‘(27) SALTWATER FLUSHING.—The term ‘salt-
water flushing’ means the process of— 
‘‘(A) adding midocean water to a ballast 
water tank that contains residual quantities of 
ballast water; 
‘‘(B) mixing the midocean water with the 
residual ballast water and sediment in the tank 
through the motion of a ship; and 
‘‘(C) discharging the mixed water so that 
the salinity of the resulting residual ballast 
water in the tank exceeds 30 parts per thou-
sand. 
‘‘(28) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(29) SPECIES.—The term ‘species’ means any 
fundamental category of taxonomic classification 
below the level of genus or subgenus, including a 
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II 
Calendar No. 437 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1337 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 23, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment 
the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Con-
servancy District and cities served by the District. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MASTER CONSERVATORY 
DISTRICT FEASIBILITY STUDY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) Thunderbird Lake, located on Little River 
in central Oklahoma, was constructed in 1965 by the 
Bureau of Reclamation for flood control, water sup-
ply, recreation, and fish and wildlife purposes; 
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(2) the available yield of Thunderbird Lake is 
allocated to the Central Oklahoma Master Conserv-
atory District, which supplies municipal and indus-
trial water supplies to the cities of Norman, Midwest 
City, and Del City, Oklahoma; and 
(3) studies conducted by the Bureau during fis-
cal year 2003 indicate that the District will require 
additional water supplies to meet the future needs of 
the District, including through— 
(A) the drilling of additional wells; 
(B) the implementation of a seasonal pool 
plan at Thunderbird Lake; 
(C) the construction of terminal storage to 
hold wet-weather yield from Thunderbird Lake; 
(D) a reallocation of water storage; and 
(E) the importation of surplus water from 
sources outside the basin of Thunderbird Lake. 
(b) STUDY.—Beginning no later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the 
Bureau of Reclamation shall conduct a feasibility study 
of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Cen-
tral Oklahoma Master Conservatory District and cities 
served by the District, including recommendations of the 
Commissioner, if any. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of the 
Bureau of Reclamation $900,000 to conduct the study 
under subsection (b). 
Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 437 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1337 
AN ACT 
To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to 
augment the water supplies of the Central Okla-
homa Master Conservancy District and cities 
served by the District. 
OCTOBER 23, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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•HR 4137 EH2S 
of the stipend or salary award, and in 
accordance with such other terms and 
conditions specified by the eligible 
partnership, as necessary. 
‘‘(II) OTHER TERMS AND CONDI-
TIONS.—Any other terms and condi-
tions specified by the eligible partner-
ship may include reasonable provi-
sions for deferral of a teaching resi-
dent’s service obligation required by 
clause (iii) on grounds of health, inca-
pacitation, inability to secure employ-
ment in a school served by the eligible 
partnership, or other extraordinary 
circumstances. 
‘‘(III) USE
OF
REPAYMENTS.— 
An eligible partnership shall use any 
repayment received under this clause 
to carry out additional activities that 
are consistent with the purposes of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(f) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT 
OF LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership re-
ceiving a grant to carry out an effective leadership
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4005
AN ACT
To provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin pro-
gram to commemorate the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and for other purposes.
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and the pedagogical skills of current teach-
ers through continuing professional devel-
opment; and 
‘‘(iii) developing curriculum units, 
based on the subject matter presented, for 
use in the teachers’ classrooms. 
‘‘(4) TEACHER MENTORING.—The term ‘teach-
er mentoring’ means the mentoring of new or pro-
spective teachers through a new or established pro-
gram that— 
‘‘(A) includes clear criteria for the selec-
tion of teacher mentors who will provide role 
model relationships for mentees, which criteria 
shall be developed by the eligible partnership 
and based on measures of teacher effectiveness; 
‘‘(B) provides high-quality training for 
such mentors, including instructional strategies 
for literacy instruction and classroom manage-
ment; 
‘‘(C) provides regular and ongoing oppor-
tunities for mentors and mentees to observe 
each other’s teaching methods in classroom set-
tings during the day in a high-need school in 
the high-need local educational agency in the el-
igible partnership;
species, subspecies, or any recognized variety of ani-
mal, plant, fungus, or microorganism. 
‘‘(30) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘Task Force’ 
means the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force es-
tablished by section 1201(a). 
‘‘(31) 
TREATMENT.—The 
term 
‘treatment’ 
means a mechanical, physical, chemical, biological, 
or other process or method of killing, removing, or 
rendering inviable organisms. 
‘‘(32) TYPE
APPROVAL.—The term ‘type ap-
proval’ means an approval procedure under which a 
type of system is initially certified as meeting a 
standard established by law (including a regulation) 
for a particular application if the system is operated 
correctly. 
‘‘(33) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘Under 
Secretary’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere. 
‘‘(34) UNDESIRABLE IMPACT.—The term ‘unde-
sirable impact’ means economic, human health, aes-
thetic, or environmental degradation that is not nec-
essary for, and is not clearly outweighed by, public 
health, environmental, or welfare benefits. 
‘‘(35) WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘waters of 
the United States’ means the navigable waters 
and territorial sea of the United States. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘waters of the 
United States’ includes the Great Lakes.’’. 
TITLE I—INVASIVE SPECIES 
PREVENTION 
Subtitle A—National Aquatic 
Invasive Species 
CHAPTER 1—PREVENTION OF INTRODUC-
TION OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES 
INTO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES 
BY VESSELS 
SEC. 101. PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION OF AQUATIC 
INVASIVE SPECIES INTO WATERS OF THE 
UNITED STATES BY VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101 of the Nonindige-
nous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 
1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1101. PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION OF AQUATIC 
INVASIVE SPECIES INTO WATERS OF THE 
UNITED STATES BY VESSELS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS OPERATING IN 
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on 
the date that is 180 days after the issuance of 
guidelines pursuant to subparagraph (D) and 
promulgation of any regulations under this sec-
tion, each vessel that is equipped with a ballast 
tank, and any towed vessel or structure, oper-
ating in waters of the United States shall have 
in effect, and have available for inspection, an 
aquatic invasive species management plan. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFICITY.—The management plan 
shall be specific to the vessel (or group of ves-
sels with characteristics similar to that of the 
vessel, as determined by the Secretary). 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—The management 
plan shall— 
‘‘(i) prescribe a safe and effective 
means to minimize introductions and 
transfers of invasive species; and 
‘‘(ii) include, at a minimum, such in-
formation as is requested by the Secretary 
pursuant to subparagraph (D), including— 
‘‘(I) operational requirements to 
safely and effectively comply with the 
applicable ballast water management 
requirements under paragraph (4); 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6045 
AN ACT 
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the 
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fis-
cal year 2012. 
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. 1339 
To make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2007 
Mr. FORTUN˜O introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
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 Economic 
Stimulus 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 inserting at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(n) RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of residents of 
Puerto Rico, this section shall be applied— 
‘‘(A) by substituting ‘United States or 
Puerto Rico’ for ‘United States’ in subsections 
(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) and (c)(3)(C), 
‘‘(B) by substituting ‘nonresident alien in-
dividual (other than a resident of Puerto Rico)’ 
for ‘nonresident alien individual’ in subsection 
(c)(1)(D), and 
‘‘(C) by substituting ‘gross income (com-
puted without regard to section 933)’ for ‘gross 
income’ 
in 
subsections 
(a)(2)(B) 
and 
(c)(2)(A)(i). 
‘‘(2) PHASE-IN OF CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The credit allowable 
under this section by reason of this subsection 
shall not exceed the applicable percentage of the 
amount of credit which would otherwise be al-
lowable under this section (without regard to 
this paragraph). 
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—The ap-
plicable percentage shall be determined as fol-
lows: 
‘‘In the case of any taxable 
year beginning in— 
The applicable percentage is— 
2008 .........................................................................................
2009 .........................................................................................
2010 .........................................................................................
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‘‘In the case of any taxable 
year beginning in— 
The applicable percentage is— 
2011 .........................................................................................
2012 and thereafter .................................................................
100.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
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fore December 31, 2011, a vessel equipped 
with a ballast tank, and any towed vessel 
or structure, that operates entirely within 
the exclusive economic zone shall not be re-
quired to comply with the regulations de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(ii) VESSELS
OPERATING
IN
EN-
CLOSED AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), an existing vessel 
equipped with a ballast tank, and any 
towed vessel or structure, that oper-
ates exclusively in the upper 4 Great 
Lakes (Lake Superior, Lake Michi-
gan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie, and 
the connecting channels), or in an-
other enclosed aquatic ecosystem shall 
not be required to comply with the 
regulations described in subsection 
(b)(1). 
‘‘(II) 
ADDITIONAL
ENCLOSED 
AQUATIC
ECOSYSTEMS.—The Admin-
istrator and the Under Secretary, in 
consultation with regional panels of 
the Task Force, may determine addi-
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