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Union Calendar No. 182 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1090 
[Report No. 109–331] 
To designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in the Willamette National 
Forest in the State of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor 
of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2005 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
HOOLEY, Mr. WU, and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
DECEMBER 8, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 3, 2005] 
A BILL 
To designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in the 
Willamette National Forest in the State of Oregon as 
a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a 
former Member of the House of Representatives. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL RECREATIONAL 
TRAIL, WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST, OR-
EGON, IN HONOR OF JIM WEAVER, A FORMER 
MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Forest Service trail number 3590 
in the Willamette National Forest in Lane County, Oregon, 
which is a 19.6 mile trail that begins and ends at North 
Waldo Campground and circumnavigates Waldo Lake, is 
hereby designated as a national recreation trail under sec-
tion 4 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1243) 
and shall be known as the ‘‘Jim Weaver Loop Trail’’. 
(b) INTERPRETIVE SIGN.—Using funds available for 
the Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture shall pre-
pare, install, and maintain an appropriate sign at the 
trailhead of the Jim Weaver Loop Trail to indicate the 
name of the trail and to provide information regarding the 
life and career of Congressman Jim Weaver.
Union Calendar No. 182 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1090 
[Report No. 109–331] 
A BILL 
To designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake 
in the Willamette National Forest in the State of 
Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of 
Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of 
Representatives. 
DECEMBER 8, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed
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(4) NEW DIC RATES.—The dollar amounts in 
effect under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
1311(a) of such title. 
(5) OLD
DIC
RATES.—Each of the dollar 
amounts in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of such 
title. 
(6) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES 
WITH MINOR CHILDREN.—The dollar amounts in ef-
fect under section 1311(b) of such title and para-
graph (1) of section 1311(f) of such title (as redesig-
nated by subsection (e) of this section). 
(7) ADDITIONAL
DIC
FOR
DISABILITY.—The 
dollar amounts in effect under sections 1311(c) and 
1311(d) of such title. 
(8) DIC FOR
DEPENDENT
CHILDREN.—The 
dollar amounts in effect under sections 1313(a) and 
1314 of such title. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.— 
(1) BASE FOR INCREASE.—The increase under 
subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar amounts 
specified in subsection (b) as in effect on November 
30, 2005. 
(2) PERCENTAGE
OF
INCREASE.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (3), each such amount shall 
be increased by the same percentage as the percent-
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age by which benefit amounts payable under title II 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) 
are increased effective December 1, 2005, as a result 
of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 
(3) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount increased 
pursuant to paragraph (2) shall, if not a whole dol-
lar amount, be rounded down to the next lower 
whole dollar amount. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may adjust ad-
ministratively, consistent with the increases made under 
subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation pay-
able to persons within the purview of section 10 of Public 
Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not in receipt of 
compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(e) DESIGNATION CORRECTION.—Section 1311 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by redesignating 
the second subsection (e) (added by section 301(a) of the 
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 
108–454; 118 Stat. 3610)) as subsection (f). 
SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES. 
At the same time as the matters specified in section 
215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by reason of
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3509 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize State agricultural mediation programs under 
title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
III 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 198 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 30, 2005 
Received 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment 
of the Senate. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legisla-
tive day of Thursday, June 30, 2005, or Friday, July 1, 
2005, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent res-
olution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand
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adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 11, 2005, or until 
the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this 
concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that 
when the Senate recesses or adjourns on Thursday, June 
30, 2005, Friday, July 1, 2005, or Saturday, July 2, 
2005, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent res-
olution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, July 11, 
2005, or at such other time on that day as may be speci-
fied by its Majority Leader or his designee in the motion 
to recess or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly 
pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, which-
ever occurs first. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting 
jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the 
House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify 
the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, 
to reassemble at such place and time as they may
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designate whenever, in their opinion, the public interest 
shall warrant it. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 30, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2005. 
(b) WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT, WELFARE-TO- 
WORK
CREDIT, 
AND
RESEARCH
CREDIT
ALLOWED 
AGAINST ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
38(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking the period at the end of clause 
(ii)(II) and inserting a comma and by adding at the 
end the following new clauses: 
‘‘(iii) the credit determined under sec-
tion 51, 
‘‘(iv) the credit determined under sec-
tion 51A, and 
‘‘(v) the credit determined under sec-
tion 41.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2005. 
SEC. 2. STANDARD HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 280A of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disallow-
ance of certain expenses in connection with business use
of home, rental of vacation homes, etc.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) STANDARD HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION.—If 
the taxpayer elects (at such time and in such form 
and manner as the Secretary may prescribe) to have 
this paragraph apply for any taxable year, in the 
case of a use described in paragraph (1), (2), or (4), 
and in the case of a use described in paragraph (3) 
where the dwelling unit is used by the taxpayer dur-
ing the taxable year as a residence— 
‘‘(A) there shall be allowed as a deduction 
an amount equal to $2,500, and 
‘‘(B) no deduction otherwise allowable 
under this chapter shall be allowed with respect 
to such use.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. MINIMUM WAGE PROVISIONS. 
(a) EXEMPTION FOR SMALL EMPLOYERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting after 
‘‘Every employer’’ the following: ‘‘who employs 
ten or more employees’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting after 
‘‘Every employer’’ the following: ‘‘who employs 
ten or more employees’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply beginning October 1, 
2006. 
(b) PHASED INCREASE.—Section 6(a) of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 206(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, not less than $5.15 an hour through the period 
ending September 30, 2006, not less than $5.50 an 
hour during the year beginning October 1, 2006, not 
less than $6.00 an hour during the year beginning 
October 1, 2007, and not less than $6.50 an hour 
beginning October 1, 2008;’’. 
SEC. 4. INCREASED EXEMPTION FOR ANNUAL GROSS VOL-
UME OF SALES MADE OR BUSINESS DONE BY 
AN ENTERPRISE. 
Section 3(s)(1)(A)(ii) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(s)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended to 
read as follows:
‘‘(ii) is an enterprise whose gross volume 
of sales made or business done during the tax-
able year (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail 
level that are separately stated) is not less than 
$500,000 in the case of taxable years ending 
before October 1, 2006, not less than $650,000 
in the case of taxable years ending during the 
year beginning October 1, 2006, not less than 
$800,000 in the case of taxable years ending 
during the year beginning October 1, 2007, and 
not less than $1,000,000 in the case of taxable 
years ending after September 30, 2008;’’. 
SEC. 5. EARNED INCOME EXCLUSION UNDER THE SSI PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1612(b) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(22); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (23) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24)(A) if such individual does not have an eli-
gible spouse, the amount (if any) by which the min-
imum wage rate in effect for the month under sec-
tion 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may waive the 30-day notice requirement 
under subsection (a)(2), if the Secretary determines that 
waiting 30-days before increasing premiums would cause 
substantial damage to the solvency of multifamily housing 
programs under the National Housing Act. 
SEC. 131. SAVINGS PROVISION. 
Any mortgage insured under title II of the National 
Housing Act before the date of enactment of this subtitle 
shall continue to be governed by the laws, regulations, or-
ders, and terms and conditions to which it was subject on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this subtitle. 
SEC. 132. IMPLEMENTATION. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall by notice establish any additional requirements that 
may be necessary to immediately carry out the provisions 
of this subtitle. The notice shall take effect upon issuance. 
SEC. 133. MORATORIUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK-
BASED PREMIUMS. 
For the 12-month period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this title, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall not enact, execute, or take any action 
to make effective the planned implementation of risk-based 
premiums, which are designed for mortgage lenders to offer 
borrowers an FHA-insured product that provides a range
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 1
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of
government.
109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 1
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That pursuant to clause 4, section 5, article
I of the Constitution, during the One Hundred Ninth Con-
gress the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader
of the Senate or their respective designees, acting jointly
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after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House
and the Minority Leader of the Senate, may notify the
Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to as-
semble at a place outside the District of Columbia if, in
their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
Passed the House of Representatives January 4,
2005.
Attest:
Clerk.
multiplied by the number of hours for which such in-
dividual is gainfully employed during the month ex-
ceeds the total amount of earned income of such in-
dividual excluded by the preceding provisions of this 
subsection for the month; or 
‘‘(B) if such individual has an eligible spouse, 
the amount (if any) by which the minimum wage 
rate in effect for the month under section 6 of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 multiplied by the 
total number of hours for which such individual and 
such spouse are gainfully employed during the 
month exceeds the total amount of earned income of 
such individual and such spouse excluded by the pre-
ceding provisions of this subsection for the month.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2006, and 
shall apply to benefits for months beginning on or after 
such date. 
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a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act 
during fiscal year 2006, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified 
in subsection (b) of section 2, as increased pursuant to 
that section. 
SEC. 4. CODIFICATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2005 COST-OF-LIV-
ING ADJUSTMENT PROVIDED IN PUBLIC LAW 
108–363. 
(a) VETERANS’ DISABILITY COMPENSATION.—Sec-
tion 1114 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$106’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$108’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$205’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$210’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$316’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$324’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$454’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$466’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$646’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$663’’; 
(6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$817’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$839’’; 
(7) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘$1,029’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,056’’;
III 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 1 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 6, 2005 
Received 
OCTOBER 24, 2005 
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of 
government. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That pursuant to clause 4, section 5, article 
I of the Constitution, during the One Hundred Ninth Con-
gress the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader 
of the Senate or their respective designees, acting jointly
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after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House 
and the Minority Leader of the Senate, may notify the 
Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to as-
semble at a place outside the District of Columbia if, in 
their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 4, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 200
Expressing the sense of Congress that secondary schools should consider 
starting school after 9:00 in the morning. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2005
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that secondary schools 
should consider starting school after 9:00 in the morning.
Whereas scientific studies indicate that adolescents experience 
hormonal changes that keep them awake at night; 
Whereas most secondary schools begin classes at 7:30 or ear-
lier in the morning; 
Whereas most teen crime occurs between 3:00 and 6:00 in 
the afternoon and a later start would result in a later 
school day; and 
Whereas many adolescents do not get enough sleep to realize 
their full academic potential: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that sec-
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ondary schools should begin classes after 9:00 in the 
morning.
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subsection (b), amounts shall be withheld from amounts 
appropriated for contributions to international organiza-
tions as follows: 
(1) Of the funds appropriated for contributions 
to international organizations in an Act making ap-
propriations for fiscal year 2006, 10 percent of the 
amount available for United States assessed con-
tributions to the regular budget of the United Na-
tions for such fiscal year. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated for contributions 
to international organizations in an Act making ap-
propriations for fiscal year 2007, 20 percent of the 
amount available for United States assessed con-
tributions to the regular budget of the United Na-
tions for such fiscal year. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification referred to in 
subsection (a) is a certification made by the President to 
Congress that— 
(1) the United Nations has in effect procedures 
that provide the General Accounting Office access to 
all documents relating to the oil-for-food program so 
that the Comptroller General may perform nation-
ally mandated reviews of United Nations operations; 
(2) the United Nations Secretary General has 
formally confirmed that the United Nations will not
assert the inviolability of United Nations papers and 
internal records that concern the oil-for-food pro-
gram or a sanction imposed on Iraq related to the 
oil-for-food program; 
(3) the United Nations Secretary General has 
authorized the release to the law enforcement au-
thorities of any member state of the United Nations 
authentic copies of any document in the possession 
of the United Nations, including any document in 
the possession of a person who was engaged on a 
contract basis to provide goods or services to the 
United Nations, that in the judgment of the request-
ing authority directly or indirectly concerns the oil- 
for-food program or a sanction imposed on Iraq re-
lated to the oil-for-food program upon request by 
such law enforcement authority; 
(4) the United Nations has waived any immu-
nity enjoyed by any United Nations official from the 
judicial process in the United States for any civil or 
criminal acts or omissions under Federal or State 
law that may have transpired within the jurisdiction 
of the United States in connection with the oil-for- 
food program; and 
(5) any United Nations official who benefitted 
financially from the oil-for-food program has reim-
bursed the Government of Iraq and any other entity 
affected by the illicit activity of such official the full 
amount that such official improperly received from 
the oil-for-food program. 
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(8) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘$1,195’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,227’’; 
(9) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘$1,344’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,380’’; 
(10) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘$2,239’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$2,299’’; 
(11) in subsection (k)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$82’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$84’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$2,785’’ and ‘‘$3,907’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,860’’ and ‘‘$4,012’’, respec-
tively; 
(12) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘$2,785’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$2,860’’; 
(13) in subsection (m), by striking ‘‘$3,073’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$3,155’’; 
(14) in subsection (n), by striking ‘‘$3,496’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$3,590’’; 
(15) in subsections (o) and (p), by striking 
‘‘$3,907’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘$4,012’’; 
(16) in subsection (r), by striking ‘‘$1,677’’ and 
‘‘$2,497’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,722’’ and ‘‘$2,564’’, re-
spectively; and
of mortgage insurance premium pricing, based on the risk 
the insurance contract represents, as such planned imple-
mentation was set forth in the Notice published in the Fed-
eral Register on September 20, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 182, Page 
53872). 
Subtitle B—Manufactured Housing 
Loan Modernization 
SEC. 141. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘FHA Manufactured 
Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 142. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are—
(1) to provide adequate funding for FHA-insured 
manufactured housing loans for low- and moderate-
income homebuyers during all economic cycles in the 
manufactured housing industry; 
(2) to modernize the FHA title I insurance pro-
gram for manufactured housing loans to enhance par-
ticipation by Ginnie Mae and the private lending 
markets; and 
(3) to adjust the low loan limits for title I man-
ufactured home loan insurance to reflect the increase 
in costs since such limits were last increased in 1992 
and to index the limits to inflation.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1093 
To amend the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 to change the manner of 
allocation of first responder grant funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2005 
Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself and Mr. SWEENEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 to change the 
manner of allocation of first responder grant funds. 
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 ‘‘Responsible Funding 
for First Responders Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS. 
Section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42 
U.S.C. 3714) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c)(3);
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 
to carry out this Act. Such sums shall remain available 
until expended. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 202
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Permitting the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol 
for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi on 
the 200th anniversary of his birth.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 202
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Rotunda of the Capitol is authorized 
to be used on July 26, 2005, for a ceremony to honor 
Constantino Brumidi on the 200th anniversary of his 
birth. Physical preparations for the ceremony shall be car-
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ried out in accordance with such conditions as the Archi-
tect of the Capitol may prescribe.
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.