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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3978 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 
of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
and use gifts for otherwise authorized activities of the Center for Domes-
tic Preparedness that are related to preparedness for and response to 
terrorism, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2009 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 
11 Commission Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary 
of Homeland Security to accept and use gifts for other-
wise authorized activities of the Center for Domestic 
Preparedness that are related to preparedness for and 
response to terrorism, 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 ‘‘First Responder Anti- 
Terrorism Training Resources Act’’. 
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3980 
AN ACT 
To provide for identifying and eliminating redundant report-
ing requirements and developing meaningful performance 
metrics for homeland security preparedness grants, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(c) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) PERCENTAGE OF PROJECT COST.—A guar-
antee by the Secretary shall not exceed an amount 
equal to 80 percent of the project cost of the facility 
that is the subject of the guarantee, as estimated at 
the time at which the guarantee is issued, and shall 
be no less than the minimum amount determined by 
the Secretary to be likely to attract nonguaranteed 
investment adequate to capitalize the project. 
‘‘(2) PERCENTAGE OF LOAN.—Subject to para-
graph (1), the Secretary may guarantee up to 100 
percent of any loan or other debt obligation of the 
borrower to fund an eligible project, and may not 
issue a rule or regulation establishing a lower per-
centage limit.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k) WAGES.—No loan guarantee shall be made 
under this title unless the borrower has provided to the 
Secretary reasonable assurances that all laborers and me-
chanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the 
performance of construction work financed in whole or in 
part with the loan will be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on similar work in the locality as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6558 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1750 Lundy Avenue in San Jose, California, 
as the ‘‘Gordon N. Chan Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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‘‘(9) Except as otherwise provided, the term 
‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Labor.’’. 
SEC. 102. DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY OF LABOR. 
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘before his ap-
plication’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘before 
the worker’s application under section 231 occurred 
more than one year before the date of the petition 
on which such certification was granted.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘together with 
his reasons’’ and inserting ‘‘and on the Website of 
the Department of Labor, together with the Sec-
retary’s reasons’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subdivision of the firm’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘he shall’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subdivision of the firm, or of a public 
agency or subdivision of a public agency, that 
total or partial separations from such firm (or 
subdivision) or public agency (or subdivision) 
are no longer attributable to the conditions 
specified in section 222, the Secretary shall’’; 
and 
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 208
AN ACT
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for the
contribution of certain rollover distributions to accounts
in the Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate certain waiting-
period requirements for participating in the Thrift Sav-
ings Plan, and for other purposes.
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 328 
To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional 
district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2007 
Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia 
as a Congressional district for purposes of representation 
in the House of Representatives, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Over half a million people living in the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the capital of our democratic Na-
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3290 
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require 
local educational agencies and schools to implement integrated pest man-
agement systems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to 
provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the use of 
pesticides in schools, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2007 
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To 
amend 
the 
Federal 
Insecticide, 
Fungicide, 
and 
Rodenticide Act to require local educational agencies and 
schools to implement integrated pest management sys-
tems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and 
to provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice 
of the use of pesticides in schools, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘School Environment 
Protection Act of 2007’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3071
AN ACT 
To permit the individuals currently serving as Executive Di-
rector, Deputy Executive Directors, and General Counsel 
of the Office of Compliance to serve one additional term.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMITTING CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND GEN-
ERAL COUNSEL OF OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
TO SERVE ONE ADDITIONAL TERM. 
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 302(a)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)), the individual serving as Ex-
ecutive Director of the Office of Compliance as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act may serve one additional 
term. 
(b) DEPUTY
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS.—Notwith-
standing section 302(b)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1382(b)(2)), any individual serving as a Deputy Executive 
Director of the Office of Compliance as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act may serve one additional term. 
(c) GENERAL COUNSEL.—Notwithstanding section 
302(c)(5) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1382(c)(5)), the indi-
vidual serving as General Counsel of the Office of Compli-
ance as of the date of the enactment of this Act may serve 
one additional term.
Passed the House of Representatives June 30, 2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3071
AN ACT 
To permit the individuals currently serving as Ex-
ecutive Director, Deputy Executive Directors, 
and General Counsel of the Office of Compliance 
to serve one additional term.
H. R. 3071
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To permit the individuals currently serving as Executive Director, Deputy Executive 
Directors, and General Counsel of the Office of Compliance to serve one additional 
term.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMITTING CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEPUTY 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE TO SERVE ONE ADDITIONAL 
TERM. 
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Notwithstanding section 302(a)(3) 
of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1382(a)(3)), the individual serving as Executive Director of the 
Office of Compliance as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
may serve one additional term. 
(b) DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS.—Notwithstanding section 
302(b)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1382(b)(2)), any individual serving 
as a Deputy Executive Director of the Office of Compliance as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act may serve one additional 
term. 
(c) GENERAL COUNSEL.—Notwithstanding section 302(c)(5) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 1382(c)(5)), the individual serving as General 
Counsel of the Office of Compliance as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act may serve one additional term.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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(B) by striking ‘‘together with his reasons’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and on the Website of the De-
partment of Labor, together with the Sec-
retary’s reasons’’. 
SEC. 103. MONITORING AND REPORTING RELATING TO 
SERVICE SECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 282 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2393) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SYSTEM’’ and 
inserting ‘‘AND DATA COLLECTION’’; 
(2) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) MONITORING
PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and services’’ after ‘‘im-
ports of articles’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and domestic provision of 
services’’ after ‘‘domestic production’’; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘or providing services’’ 
after ‘‘producing articles’’; and 
(E) by inserting ‘‘, or provision of serv-
ices,’’ after ‘‘changes in production’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF DATA AND REPORTS ON SERV-
ICE SECTOR.— 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3071 
To permit the individuals currently serving as Executive Director, Deputy 
Executive Directors, and General Counsel of the Office of Compliance 
to serve one additional term. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2005 
Mr. NEY (for himself and Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To permit the individuals currently serving as Executive Di-
rector, Deputy Executive Directors, and General Counsel 
of the Office of Compliance to serve one additional term. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMITTING CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND GEN-
ERAL COUNSEL OF OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
TO SERVE ONE ADDITIONAL TERM. 
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 302(a)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)), the individual serving as Ex-
ecutive Director of the Office of Compliance as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act may serve one additional 
term. 
(b) DEPUTY
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS.—Notwith-
standing section 302(b)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1382(b)(2)), any individual serving as a Deputy Executive 
Director of the Office of Compliance as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act may serve one additional term. 
(c) GENERAL COUNSEL.—Notwithstanding section 
302(c)(5) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1382(c)(5)), the indi-
vidual serving as General Counsel of the Office of Compli-
ance as of the date of the enactment of this Act may serve 
one additional term. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3071 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 11, 2005 
Received 
AN ACT 
To permit the individuals currently serving as Executive Di-
rector, Deputy Executive Directors, and General Counsel 
of the Office of Compliance to serve one additional term. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3071 RDS 
SECTION 1. PERMITTING CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND GEN-
ERAL COUNSEL OF OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
TO SERVE ONE ADDITIONAL TERM. 
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 302(a)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)), the individual serving as Ex-
ecutive Director of the Office of Compliance as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act may serve one additional 
term. 
(b) DEPUTY
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS.—Notwith-
standing section 302(b)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1382(b)(2)), any individual serving as a Deputy Executive 
Director of the Office of Compliance as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act may serve one additional term. 
(c) GENERAL COUNSEL.—Notwithstanding section 
302(c)(5) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1382(c)(5)), the indi-
vidual serving as General Counsel of the Office of Compli-
ance as of the date of the enactment of this Act may serve 
one additional term. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 30, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
‘‘(11) OFFICIAL.—The term ‘official’ means the 
official appointed by the Administrator under sub-
section (e). 
‘‘(12) PESTICIDE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘pesticide’ 
means any substance or mixture of substances, 
including herbicides and bait stations, intended 
for— 
‘‘(i) preventing, destroying, repelling, 
or mitigating any pest; 
‘‘(ii) use as a plant regulator, defo-
liant, or desiccant; or 
‘‘(iii) use as a spray adjuvant such as 
a wetting agent or adhesive. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘pesticide’ 
does not include antimicrobial agents (other 
than triclosan) such as disinfectants or deodor-
izers used for cleaning products. 
‘‘(13) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’ means a 
school that— 
‘‘(A) is a public school or is receiving Fed-
eral funding; and 
‘‘(B) is— 
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‘‘(i) an elementary school (as defined 
in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965); 
‘‘(ii) a secondary school (as defined in 
section 9101 of that Act); or 
‘‘(C) a kindergarten or nursery school. 
‘‘(14) SCHOOL GROUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘school 
grounds’ means the area outside of the school 
buildings controlled, managed, or owned by the 
school or school district. 
‘‘(B) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
term 
‘school 
grounds’ includes a lawn, playground, sports 
field, and any other property or facility con-
trolled, managed, or owned by a school. 
‘‘(15) SPACE SPRAYING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘space 
spraying’ means application of a pesticide by 
discharge into the air throughout an inside 
area. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘space spray-
ing’ includes the application of a pesticide using 
a broadcast spray, dust, tenting, or fogging. 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3073 
To allow Congress to reverse the judgments of the United States Supreme 
Court. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2005 
Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Rules, 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 allow Congress to reverse the judgments of the United 
States Supreme Court. 
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 ‘‘Congressional Ac-
countability for Judicial Activism Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVERSAL OF SUPREME COURT 
JUDGMENTS. 
The Congress may, if two thirds of each House agree, 
reverse a judgment of the United States Supreme Court—
(1) if that judgment is handed down after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) to the extent that judgment concerns the 
constitutionality of an Act of Congress. 
SEC. 3. PROCEDURE. 
The procedure for reversing a judgment under section 
2 shall be, as near as may be and consistent with the au-
thority of each House of Congress to adopt its own rules 
of proceeding, the same as that used for considering 
whether or not to override a veto of legislation by the 
President. 
SEC. 4. BASIS FOR ENACTMENT. 
This Act is enacted pursuant to the power of Con-
gress under article III, section 2, of the Constitution of 
the United States. 
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
terms ‘‘base closure law’’ and ‘‘closed military installa-
tion’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 101. 
SEC. 106. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR EXTREME FUEL SUPPLY 
EMERGENCIES. 
Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7545) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second clause (v) as 
clause (viii); 
(2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vii); 
(3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following: 
‘‘(v)(I) For the purpose of alleviating an extreme and 
unusual fuel or fuel additive supply emergency resulting 
from a natural disaster, the President, in consultation 
with the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy may 
temporarily waive any control or prohibition respecting the 
use of a fuel or fuel additive required by this subsection 
or by subsection (h), (i), (k), or (m); and may, with respect 
to a State implementation plan, temporarily waive any 
equivalent control or prohibition respecting the use of a 
fuel or fuel additive required by this subparagraph. Noth-
ing in this clause shall be construed to authorize the waiv-
er of, or to affect in any way, any Federal or State law 
or regulation pertaining to ethanol or methyl tertiary butyl 
ether.
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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3989 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
study to determine the suitability and feasibility of adding the Heart 
Mountain Relocation Center, in the State of Wyoming, as a unit of 
the National Park System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2009 
Mrs. LUMMIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study to determine the suitability and 
feasibility of adding the Heart Mountain Relocation Cen-
ter, in the State of Wyoming, as a unit of the National 
Park System. 
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 ‘‘Heart Mountain Relo-
cation Center Study Act of 2009’’. 
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‘‘(II) The effective period of a waiver under this 
clause shall be the time period necessary to permit the 
correction of the extreme and unusual fuel or fuel additive 
supply emergency caused by the natural disaster, except 
that such period shall not be longer than 90 days. 
‘‘(III) A temporary waiver issued under this clause 
shall not permit an alteration of the properties of the fuel 
to the extent that the use of the fuel prevents the normal 
functioning of the vehicle, engine, component, system, or 
equipment in which the fuel is used or would materially 
degrade such functioning over the useful life of the vehicle, 
engine, component, system, or equipment.’’; and 
(4) by inserting after clause (v) (as inserted by 
paragraph (3)) the following: 
‘‘(vi) A State shall not be subject to any finding, dis-
approval, or determination by the Administrator under 
section 179, no person may bring an action against a 
State or the Administrator under section 304, and the Ad-
ministrator shall not take any action under section 110(c) 
to require the revision of an applicable implementation 
plan, because of any emissions attributable to a waiver 
granted by the Administrator under clause (ii) or by the 
President under clause (v).’’.
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking 
‘‘section 223(f)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
223(e)(2)’’, and 
(iii) in the matter following paragraph 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 223(f)(3)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 223(e)(3)’’. 
(F) Section 4975(c)(6) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 223(e)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 223(d)(2)’’. 
(G) Section 6693(a)(2)(C) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 223(h)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 223(g)’’. 
(b) DEDUCTION ALLOWED FOR PREMIUM PAYMENTS 
FOR HIGH DEDUCTIBLE POLICIES.—Section 223(c)(2)(C) 
of such Code (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iii), by striking the 
period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and 
by inserting after clause (iv) the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) a high deductible health plan.’’. 
(c) 
PURCHASE
OF
MEDIGAP
POLICIES
PER-
MITTED.—Clause (iv) of section 223(c)(2)(C) of such 
Code (as amended by this section) is amended by striking 
‘‘other than’’ and inserting ‘‘, including’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF 7.5 PERCENT THRESHOLD ON DEDUC-
TION FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 213 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to deduction 
for medical expenses) is amended by striking ‘‘to the ex-
tent that such expenses exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted 
gross income’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005. 
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