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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2479 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act relating to emergency child care services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2007 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act relating to emergency child care 
services, 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 ‘‘Emergency Child Care 
Services Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 403(a)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170b(a)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (I); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (J) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) provision of technical advice and as-
sistance for emergency child care services.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF 
DAMAGED FACILITIES. 
(a) CONDITIONS FOR ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE NON-
PROFIT FACILITIES.—Section 406(a)(3)(B) of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and emergency child care’’. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Section 406(a)(4) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (D) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
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ciated with illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and 
other border-related crimes. 
(8) Federal assistance is required to help local 
law enforcement operating along the border address 
the unique challenges that arise as a result of their 
proximity to an international border and the lack of 
overall border security in the region. 
SEC. 3. BORDER RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available 
under section 4, the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
make grants to— 
(1) sheriffs’ offices of counties any part of 
which is within 25 miles of the southern border of 
the United States; and 
(2) police departments serving a city, town, or 
other political subdivision in a county any part of 
which is within 25 miles of the southern border of 
the United States (including tribal police depart-
ments serving a community any part of which is 
within 25 miles of such border). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds received under 
subsection (a) may be used for the following: 
(A) To conduct law enforcement operations 
in order to enforce criminal laws, prevent and 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2288 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a civil penalty for 
failure of certain employers to collect or make reasonable efforts to 
collect an airport security badge from an employee on the date of termi-
nation of employment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2007 
Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a civil 
penalty for failure of certain employers to collect or 
make reasonable efforts to collect an airport security 
badge from an employee on the date of termination of 
employment, 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 ‘‘Airport Badge Security 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FAILURE TO COLLECT AIRPORT SECURITY BADGES. 
Section 46301(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) FAILURE TO COLLECT AIRPORT SECURITY 
BADGES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any em-
ployer (other than a governmental entity or airport 
operator) who employs an employee to whom an air-
port security badge or other identifier used to obtain 
access to a secure area of an airport is issued before, 
on, or after the date of enactment of this paragraph 
and who does not collect or make reasonable efforts 
to collect such badge from the employee on the date 
that the employment of the employee is terminated 
and does not notify the operator of the airport of 
such termination within 24 hours of the date of such 
termination shall be liable to the Government for a 
civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.’’. 
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‘‘(F) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 4. EMERGENCY CHILD CARE DEFINED. 
Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) EMERGENCY
CHILD
CARE.—The term 
‘emergency child care’ means training, supervision, 
recreation, and other services provided for children, 
in the event of an act of terrorism, major disaster, 
or other emergency, by a private nonprofit facility li-
censed by a State to provide such services.’’. 
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punish criminal activity, and protect the lives, 
property, and security of the people within the 
jurisdiction of the grant recipient. 
(B) To transfer aliens detained or in the 
custody of the grant recipient who are not law-
fully present in the United States to appro-
priate Federal law enforcement officials. 
(C) To enforce State and Federal laws re-
lating to controlled substance trafficking and 
enforce other State and Federal criminal laws. 
(2) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—Use of funds under 
paragraph (1) shall include payment for costs of— 
(A) hiring, equipping, training, and other-
wise controlling the operations and deployment 
of, law enforcement officials engaged in duties 
described in paragraph (1), as well as the costs 
of paying overtime to such officials; and 
(B) detaining, housing, and transporting 
aliens who are not lawfully present in the 
United States, and who are taken into custody 
by the grant recipient, until the aliens are 
transferred to appropriate Federal law enforce-
ment officials. 
(3) DETENTION
FACILITIES.—In accordance 
with paragraph (2)(B), grant funds received under 
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subsection (a) may be used for the construction, 
maintenance, and operation of detention facilities to 
detain aliens who are unlawfully present in the 
United States, except that not more than 20 percent 
of such funds may be used for the construction or 
renovation of detention or similar facilities. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible law enforce-
ment agency seeking a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may reasonably require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this section is sought; and 
(B) provide such additional assurances as 
the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
to be essential to ensure compliance with the re-
quirements of this section. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security to carry out this Act 
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‘‘(D) the increased efficient use of existing 
water sources in interior or exterior applica-
tions.’’. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.— 
Section 801(a)(2)(D) of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(D)) is 
amended— 
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(B) by striking clause (iii); and 
(C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause 
(iii). 
(2) REPORTS.—Section 548(a)(2) of the Na-
tional Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8258(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and any ter-
mination penalty exposure’’ after ‘‘the energy and 
cost savings that have resulted from such con-
tracts’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2913 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing subsection (e). 
(e) ENERGY AND COST SAVINGS IN NONBUILDING 
APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 247
AN ACT 
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,
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 359
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for
a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the
days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.
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 section 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. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 
2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
(1) The impact of the research-based elements 
of an effective adolescent literacy initiative on stu-
dent achievement, and how various elements combine 
to promote student learning. 
(2) How State standards, local educational 
agency and school curricula, and school interventions 
combine to impact student achievement. 
(3) The impact of diagnostic assessments and 
formative assessments on student achievement. 
(4) High-quality professional development and 
the improvement of teacher practice and student 
achievement resulting from such professional devel-
opment. 
(5) The impact of adolescent literacy initiatives 
on student motivation, engagement, and participa-
tion in literacy activities and academics. 
(6) The relationship between students’ literacy 
achievement and secondary school graduation rates. 
SEC. 10. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. 
From amounts reserved under subsection (a)(1) or 
(b)(1) (as the case may be) of section 5, the Director of 
the National Institute for Literacy, in collaboration with 
the Secretary, the regional educational laboratories estab-
lished under part D of the Education Sciences Reform Act 
of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.), and the Director of the 
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Develop-
ment, shall distribute information on adolescent literacy 
instruction, including— 
(1) information on adolescent literacy instruc-
tion and the impact of the instruction on— 
(A) student achievement, motivation, and 
engagement for literacy; and 
(B) student graduation with a secondary 
school diploma; 
(2) information on elements of high-quality pro-
fessional development that improve literacy achieve-
ment in students in grades 4 through 12; and 
(3) information on schools, local educational 
agencies, and States that have successfully improved 
literacy achievement in grades 4 through 12. 
SEC. 11. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL MANDATES, DI-
RECTION, OR CONTROL. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize 
an officer, employee, or contractor of the Federal Govern-
ment to mandate, direct, limit, or control a State, local 
educational agency, or school’s specific instructional con-
tent, academic achievement standards and assessments, 
curriculum, or program of instruction. 
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SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act— 
(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(3) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(4) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
(5) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 247
AN ACT 
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.
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize 
State or local law enforcement agencies or their officers 
to exercise Federal immigration law enforcement author-
ity. 
SEC. 6. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
issue regulations to carry out this Act. 
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(A) 
NONBUILDING
APPLICATION.—The 
term ‘‘nonbuilding application’’ means— 
(i) any class of vehicles, devices, or 
equipment that is transportable under the 
power of the applicable vehicle, device, or 
equipment by land, sea, or air and that 
consumes energy from any fuel source for 
the purpose of— 
(I) that transportation; or 
(II) maintaining a controlled en-
vironment within the vehicle, device, 
or equipment; and 
(ii) any federally-owned equipment 
used to generate electricity or transport 
water. 
(B) SECONDARY SAVINGS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘sec-
ondary savings’’ means additional energy 
or cost savings that are a direct con-
sequence of the energy savings that result 
from the energy efficiency improvements 
that were financed and implemented pur-
suant to an energy savings performance 
contract. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 247 
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 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. WU, and 
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
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, 
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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 section 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. 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 247 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 6, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
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, 
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HR 247 RFS
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 section 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. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘sec-
ondary savings’’ includes— 
(I) energy and cost savings that 
result from a reduction in the need 
for fuel delivery and logistical support; 
(II) personnel cost savings and 
environmental benefits; and 
(III) in the case of electric gen-
eration equipment, the benefits of in-
creased efficiency in the production of 
electricity, including revenues received 
by the Federal Government from the 
sale of electricity so produced. 
(2) STUDY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary and the Secretary of Defense shall joint-
ly conduct, and submit to Congress and the 
President a report of, a study of the potential 
for the use of energy savings performance con-
tracts to reduce energy consumption and pro-
vide energy and cost savings in nonbuilding ap-
plications. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under 
this subsection shall include— 
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II 
Calendar No. 361 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 247 
[Report No. 110–163] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 6, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
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, 
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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 section 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. 
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H. Res. 1061 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 10, 2010. 
Whereas, on January 4, 2010, during an assault at the en-
trance of the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las 
Vegas, Nevada, Court Security Officer Stanley Cooper 
was fatally wounded and died heroically in the line of 
duty while protecting the employees, occupants, and visi-
tors of the courthouse; 
Whereas Deputy United States Marshal Richard J. ‘‘Joe’’ 
Gardner was wounded in the line of duty while protecting 
the employees, occupants, and visitors of the courthouse; 
Whereas the Court Security Officers and members of the 
United States Marshals Service and the Las Vegas Met-
ropolitan Police Department acted swiftly and bravely to 
subdue the gunman and minimize risk and injury to the 
public; and 
Whereas the heroic actions of Court Security Officer Stanley 
Cooper, Deputy United States Marshal Richard J. ‘‘Joe’’ 
Gardner, and the law enforcement officers who responded 
to the attack prevented additional harm to innocent by-
standers: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the brave actions and quick thinking 
exhibited by Court Security Officer Stanley Cooper dur-