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month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the 
Congress setting forth the results of the study and including 
recommendations regarding such funding levels. 
Subtitle B—Office of Housing 
Counseling 
SEC. 131. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Expand and Pre-
serve Home Ownership Through Counseling Act’’. 
SEC. 132. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF HOUSING COUN-
SELING. 
Section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3533) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, in 
the Office of the Secretary, the Office of Housing 
Counseling. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—There is established the posi-
tion of Director of Housing Counseling. The Director 
shall be the head of the Office of Housing Counseling 
and shall be appointed by the Secretary. Such posi-
tion shall be a career-reserved position in the Senior 
Executive Service. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2766
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain
lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
in the State of Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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(5) biogas production from cellulosic and recy-
cled organic waste sources and advancement of gas-
eous storage systems and advancement of gaseous 
storage systems; and 
(6) other advanced processes and technologies 
that will enable the development of biofuels. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—In administering this section, 
the Secretary shall ensure that the center shall— 
(1) continually update information provided by 
the center; 
(2) make information available on biotechnology 
processes; and 
(3) make information and assistance provided 
by the center available for those involved in energy 
research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application. 
SEC. 4403. BIOFUELS AND ADVANCED BIOFUELS INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
Section 932 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16232) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) BIOFUELS AND ADVANCED BIOFUELS INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Transportation and the Assistant Adminis-
trator for Research and Development of the Environ-
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mental Protection Agency, shall carry out a program of 
research, development, and demonstration as it relates to 
existing transportation fuel distribution infrastructure and 
new alternative distribution infrastructure. The program 
shall focus on the physical and chemical properties of 
biofuels and efforts to prevent or mitigate against adverse 
impacts of those properties in the following areas: 
‘‘(1) Corrosion of metal, plastic, rubber, cork, 
fiberglass, glues, or any other material used in pipes 
and storage tanks. 
‘‘(2) Dissolving of storage tank sediments. 
‘‘(3) Clogging of filters. 
‘‘(4) Contamination from water or other 
adulterants or pollutants. 
‘‘(5) Poor flow properties related to low tem-
peratures. 
‘‘(6) Oxidative and thermal instability in long- 
term storage and use. 
‘‘(7) Microbial contamination. 
‘‘(8) Problems associated with electrical conduc-
tivity. 
‘‘(9) Such other areas as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate.’’. 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall have 
ultimate responsibility within the Department, 
except for the Secretary, for all activities and 
matters relating to homeownership counseling 
and rental housing counseling, including— 
‘‘(i) research, grant administration, 
public outreach, and policy development re-
lating to such counseling; and 
‘‘(ii) establishment, coordination, and 
administration of all regulations, require-
ments, standards, and performance meas-
ures under programs and laws administered 
by the Department that relate to housing 
counseling, homeownership counseling (in-
cluding maintenance of homes), mortgage- 
related counseling (including home equity 
conversion mortgages and credit protection 
options to avoid foreclosure), and rental 
housing counseling, including the require-
ments, standards, and performance meas-
ures relating to housing counseling. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIC
FUNCTIONS.—The Director 
shall carry out the functions assigned to the Di-
rector and the Office under this section and any
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SEC. 4404. BIODIESEL. 
(a) BIODIESEL STUDY.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on any research and develop-
ment challenges inherent in increasing to 2.5 percent the 
proportion of diesel fuel sold in the United States that 
is biodiesel (within the meaning of section 211(o) of the 
Clean Air Act). 
(b) MATERIALS
FOR
THE
ESTABLISHMENT
OF 
STANDARDS.—The Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology shall make publicly available 
the physical property data and characterization of bio-
diesel, as is defined in subsection (a), in order to encour-
age the establishment of standards that will promote their 
utilization in the transportation and fuel delivery system. 
SEC. 4405. BIOGAS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port on any research and development challenges inherent 
in increasing to 5 percent of the transportation fuels sold 
in the United States fuel with biogas or a blend of biogas 
and natural gas. 
SEC. 4406. BIORESEARCH CENTERS FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 
PROGRAM. 
Section 977(a)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16317(a)(1)) is amended by inserting before 
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the public welfare by benefitting primarily’’ and in-
serting ‘‘is designed primarily to promote the public 
welfare, including the welfare of’’. 
(b) INVESTMENTS
BY FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIA-
TIONS AUTHORIZED
TO PROMOTE
THE PUBLIC WEL-
FARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(c)(3) of the Home 
Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1464(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) DIRECT
INVESTMENTS
TO
PROMOTE 
THE PUBLIC WELFARE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A Federal savings 
association may make investments, directly 
or indirectly, each of which is designed pri-
marily to promote the public welfare, in-
cluding the welfare of low- and moderate-in-
come communities or families through the 
provision of housing, services, and jobs. 
‘‘(ii) DIRECT INVESTMENTS OR ACQUI-
SITION
OF
INTEREST
IN
OTHER
COMPA-
NIES.—Investments under clause (i) may be 
made directly or by purchasing interests in 
an entity primarily engaged in making 
such investments.
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under this section, the Ad-
ministrator may guarantee the debentures issued by 
a Renewable Fuel Capital Investment company only 
to the extent that the total face amount of out-
standing guaranteed debentures of such company 
does not exceed 150 percent of the private capital of 
the company, as determined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) 
TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
FEDERAL 
FUNDS.—For the purposes of paragraph (1), private 
capital shall include capital that is considered to be 
Federal funds, if such capital is contributed by an 
investor other than an agency or department of the 
Federal Government. 
‘‘SEC. 386. ISSUANCE AND GUARANTEE OF TRUST CERTIFI-
CATES. 
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE.—The Administrator may issue trust 
certificates representing ownership of all or a fractional 
part of debentures issued by a Renewable Fuel Capital 
Investment company and guaranteed by the Administrator 
under this part, if such certificates are based on and 
backed by a trust or pool approved by the Administrator 
and composed solely of guaranteed debentures. 
‘‘(b) GUARANTEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator may, 
under such terms and conditions as it deems appro-
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to the resources (in cash or in kind) raised by 
the company under section 354(d)(2). 
‘‘(B) OTHER ENTITIES.—The amount of a 
grant made under this subsection to any entity 
other than a Renewable Fuel Capital Invest-
ment company shall be equal to the resources 
(in cash or in kind) raised by the entity in ac-
cordance with the requirements applicable to 
Renewable Fuel Capital Investment companies 
set forth in section 384(d)(2). 
‘‘(5) PRO RATA REDUCTIONS.—If the amount 
made available to carry out this section is insuffi-
cient for the Administrator to provide grants in the 
amounts provided for in paragraph (4), the Adminis-
trator shall make pro rata reductions in the amounts 
otherwise payable to each company and entity under 
such paragraph. 
‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator may 
make supplemental grants to Renewable Fuel Cap-
ital Investment companies and to other entities, as 
authorized by this part under such terms as the Ad-
ministrator may require, to provide additional oper-
ational assistance to smaller enterprises financed, or 
expected to be financed, by the companies.
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‘‘(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Adminis-
trator may require, as a condition of any supple-
mental grant made under this subsection, that the 
company or entity receiving the grant provide from 
resources (in a cash or in kind), other then those 
provided by the Administrator, a matching contribu-
tion equal to the amount of the supplemental grant. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—None of the assistance made 
available under this section may be used for any overhead 
or general and administrative expense of a Renewable 
Fuel Capital Investment company or a specialized small 
business investment company. 
‘‘SEC. 390. BANK PARTICIPATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), any national bank, any member bank of the Federal 
Reserve System, and (to the extent permitted under appli-
cable State law) any insured bank that is not a member 
of such system, may invest in any Renewable Fuel Capital 
Investment company, or in any entity established to invest 
solely in Renewable Fuel Capital Investment companies. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—No bank described in subsection 
(a) may make investments described in such subsection 
that are greater than 5 percent of the capital and surplus 
of the bank.
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‘‘SEC. 391. FEDERAL FINANCING BANK. 
‘‘Section 318 shall not apply to any debenture issued 
by a Renewable Fuel Capital Investment company under 
this part. 
‘‘SEC. 392. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘Each Renewable Fuel Capital Investment company 
that participates in the program established under this 
part shall provide to the Administrator such information 
as the Administrator may require, including— 
‘‘(1) information related to the measurement 
criteria that the company proposed in its program 
application; and 
‘‘(2) in each case in which the company under 
this part makes an investment in, or a loan or a 
grant to, a business that is not primarily engaged in 
the research, development, manufacture, or bringing 
to market or renewable energy sources, a report on 
the nature, origin, and revenues of the business in 
which investments are made. 
‘‘SEC. 393. EXAMINATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Renewable Fuel Capital 
Investment company that participates in the program es-
tablished under this part shall be subject to examinations 
made at the direction of the Investment Division of the 
Small Business Administration in accordance with this 
section.
‘‘(iii) such other factors as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to assist the 
consumer in evaluating whether to pay 
points, to lock in an interest rate, to select 
an adjustable or fixed rate loan, to select a 
conventional 
or 
government-insured 
or 
guaranteed loan and to make other choices 
during the loan application process. 
If the Secretary determines that available exist-
ing software is inadequate to assist consumers 
during the residential mortgage loan application 
process, the Secretary shall arrange for the devel-
opment by private sector software companies of 
new mortgage software systems that meet the 
Secretary’s specifications. 
‘‘(B) USE
AND
INITIAL
AVAILABILITY.— 
Such certified computer software programs shall 
be used to supplement, not replace, housing coun-
seling. The Secretary shall provide that such pro-
grams are initially used only in connection with 
the assistance of housing counselors certified pur-
suant to subsection (e). 
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY.—After a period of ini-
tial availability under subparagraph (B) as the 
Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary
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activity, activity group, subactivity group, and each pro-
gram, project, and activity, within each appropriation ac-
count.
SEC. 8099. None of the funds appropriated by this
Act available for the Civilian Health and Medical Pro-
gram of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) or
TRICARE shall be available for the reimbursement of any
health care provider for inpatient mental health service for
care received when a patient is referred to a provider of
inpatient mental health care or residential treatment care
by a medical or health care professional having an eco-
nomic interest in the facility to which the patient is re-
ferred: Provided, That this limitation does not apply in
the case of inpatient mental health services provided under
the program for persons with disabilities under subsection
(d) of section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, pro-
vided as partial hospital care, or provided pursuant to a
waiver authorized by the Secretary of Defense because of
medical or psychological circumstances of the patient that
are confirmed by a health professional who is not a Fed-
eral employee after a review, pursuant to rules prescribed
by the Secretary, which takes into account the appropriate
level of care for the patient, the intensity of services re-
quired by the patient, and the availability of that care.
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the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including the estab-
lishment of at least 5 bioresearch centers of varying sizes, 
as appropriate, that focus on biofuels, of which at least 
1 center shall be located in each of the 5 Petroleum Ad-
ministration for Defense Districts, which shall be estab-
lished for a period of 5 years, after which the grantee may 
reapply for selection on a competitive basis’’. 
SEC. 4407. GRANTS FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN STATES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
grants to eligible entities for research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application of biofuel produc-
tion technologies in States with low rates of ethanol pro-
duction, including low rates of production of cellulosic bio-
mass ethanol, as determined by the Secretary. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
(1)(A) be an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)) located in a State de-
scribed in subsection (a); or 
(B) be a consortium including at least 1 such 
institution of higher education, and industry, State 
agencies, Indian tribal agencies, National Labora-
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shall take reasonable steps to make mortgage 
software systems certified pursuant to this para-
graph widely available through the Internet and 
at public locations, including public libraries, 
senior-citizen centers, public housing sites, offices 
of public housing agencies that administer rental 
housing assistance vouchers, and housing coun-
seling centers. 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL
PUBLIC
SERVICE
MULTIMEDIA 
CAMPAIGNS TO PROMOTE HOUSING COUNSELING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Hous-
ing Counseling shall develop, implement, and 
conduct national public service multimedia cam-
paigns designed to make persons facing mortgage 
foreclosure, persons considering a subprime 
mortgage loan to purchase a home, elderly per-
sons, persons who face language barriers, low-in-
come persons, and other potentially vulnerable 
consumers aware that it is advisable, before seek-
ing or maintaining a residential mortgage loan, 
to obtain homeownership counseling from an un-
biased and reliable sources and that such home-
ownership counseling is available, including 
through programs sponsored by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
504 
TITLE VI—REVENUE AND OTHER 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 600. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
Subtitle A—Housing Tax Incentives 
PART 1—MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING 
Subpart A—Low-Income Housing Tax Credit 
SEC. 601. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN VOLUME CAP FOR LOW- 
INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT. 
Paragraph (3) of section 42(h) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) INCREASE IN STATE HOUSING CREDIT 
CEILING FOR 2008 AND 2009.—In the case of cal-
endar years 2008 and 2009, the dollar amount 
in effect under subparagraph (C)(ii)(I) for such 
calendar year (after any increase under subpara-
graph (H)) shall be increased by $0.20.’’. 
SEC. 602. DETERMINATION OF CREDIT RATE. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF DISTINCTION BETWEEN NEW AND 
EXISTING BUILDINGS; MINIMUM CREDIT RATE FOR NON- 
FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED BUILDINGS.—
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lished by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 
of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (Pub-
lic Law 103–454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a–1). 
SEC. 8032. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions which are available to the Department of Defense for 
operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items 
having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
$250,000. 
SEC. 8033. (a) During the current fiscal year, none 
of the appropriations or funds available to the Department 
of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the pur-
chase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring 
a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during 
the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to cus-
tomers of the Department of Defense Working Capital 
Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to 
the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund dur-
ing fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an invest-
ment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal 
year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense 
for procurement. 
(b) The fiscal year 2009 budget request for the Depart-
ment of Defense as well as all justification material and 
other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2009 De-
partment of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted
II 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2768
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 19, 2004
Received 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of Chief Justice John Marshall.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2799
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2004, and for other purposes.
505 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) section 42 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes of this 
section— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘applicable per-
centage’ means, with respect to any building, the ap-
propriate percentage prescribed by the Secretary for 
the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the month in which such building is 
placed in service, or 
‘‘(B) at the election of the taxpayer— 
‘‘(i) the month in which the taxpayer 
and the housing credit agency enter into an 
agreement with respect to such building 
(which is binding on such agency, the tax-
payer, and all successors in interest) as to 
the housing credit dollar amount to be allo-
cated to such building, or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any building to 
which subsection (h)(4)(B) applies, the 
month in which the tax-exempt obligations 
are issued. 
A month may be elected under clause (ii) only if the 
election is made not later than the 5th day after the
(J) The term ‘‘marine signal service lamp’’ 
means a lamp specifically designed to provide 
signals to marine vessels for seaway safety. 
(K) The term ‘‘mine service lamp’’ means 
a lamp specifically designed and marketed for 
use in mine applications. 
(L) The term ‘‘plant light lamp’’ means a 
lamp that contains a filter to suppress yellow 
and green portions of the spectrum and is des-
ignated and marketed as a ‘‘plant light’’. 
(M) The term ‘‘rough service lamp’’ means 
a lamp that has a minimum of 5 supports with 
filament configurations similar to but not lim-
ited to C7A, C11, C17, and C22 as listed in 
Figure 6–12 of the 9th edition of the IESNA 
Lighting handbook, where lead wires are not 
counted as supports and that is designated and 
marketed specifically for ‘‘rough service’’ appli-
cations. 
(N) The term ‘‘shatter resistant lamp’’ 
means a lamp with an external coating on the 
bulb wall to resist breakage and which is des-
ignated and marketed as a shatter resistant 
lamp. 
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(2) CARRYFORWARD OF UNUSED LIMITATIONS.— 
Subsection (f) of section 146 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULES FOR INCREASED VOLUME 
CAP UNDER SUBSECTION (d)(5).—No amount which is 
attributable to the increase under subsection (d)(5) 
may be used— 
‘‘(A) for any issue other than a qualified 
housing issue (as defined in subsection (d)(5)), 
or 
‘‘(B) to issue any bond after calendar year 
2010.’’. 
(b) TEMPORARY RULE FOR USE OF QUALIFIED MORT-
GAGE BONDS PROCEEDS
FOR SUBPRIME REFINANCING 
LOANS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 143(k) (relating to 
other definitions and special rules) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) 
SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
SUBPRIME 
REFINANCINGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirements of subsection (i)(1), the proceeds of a 
qualified mortgage issue may be used to refi-
nance a mortgage on a residence which was