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for fiscal year 2008 to increase the size of
the active component of the Army to
547,400 personnel by the end of fiscal year
2012; or
‘‘(v) high operational tempos or surge
requirements.’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(F) An analysis of the cost of, potential
military value of, and potential legal or prac-
tical impediments to, the expansion of the Joint
Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Lou-
isiana, through the acquisition of additional
land adjacent to or in the vicinity of the instal-
lation that is under the control of the United
States Forest Service.
‘‘(G) An analysis of the impact of the pro-
posal described in subparagraph (B)(iv) on the
plan developed prior to such proposal to relocate
forces from Germany to the United States and
vacate installations in Germany as part of the
Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy,
including a comparative analysis of—
‘‘(i) the projected utilization of the
Army’s three combat training centers if all
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6365 
AN ACT 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 to replace the sequester established 
by the Budget Control Act of 2011. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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of the six light infantry brigades proposed
to be added to the active component of the
Army would be based in the United States;
and
‘‘(ii) the projected utilization of such
ranges if at least one of those six brigades
would be based in Germany.
‘‘(H) If the analysis required by subpara-
graph (G) indicates that the Joint Multi-Na-
tional Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany,
or the Army’s training complex at Grafenwoehr,
Germany, would not be fully utilized under the
basing scenarios analyzed, an estimate of the cost
to replicate the training capability at that center
in another location.’’.
(b) REPORT ON POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF MARINE
CORPS OPERATIONAL RANGES.—
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2007, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining an assessment of the operational ranges used
to support training and range activities of the Ma-
rine Corps.
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following information:
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6368 
AN ACT 
To require the Department of Justice and the Department 
of Homeland Security to provide a joint report to Con-
gress on the Departments’ ability to track, investigate 
and quantify cross-border violence along the Southwest 
Border and provide recommendations to Congress on 
how to accurately track, investigate, and quantify cross- 
border violence.
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(A) The size, description, and mission-essen-
tial tasks supported by each major Marine Corps
operational range during fiscal year 2003.
(B) A description of the projected changes
in Marine Corps operational range requirements,
including the size, characteristics, and attributes
for mission-essential activities at each range and
the extent to which any changes in requirements
are a result of the proposal contained in the fis-
cal year 2008 budget request to increase the size
of the active component of the Marine Corps to
202,000 personnel by the end of fiscal year 2012.
(C) The projected deficit or surplus of land
at each major Marine Corps operational range,
and a description of the Secretary’s plan to ad-
dress that projected deficit or surplus of land as
well as the upgrade of range attributes at each
existing Marine Corps operational range.
(D) 
A 
description 
of 
the 
Secretary’s
prioritization process and investment strategy to
address the potential expansion or upgrade of
Marine Corps operational ranges.
(E) An analysis of alternatives to the ex-
pansion of Marine Corps operational ranges, in-
cluding an assessment of the joint use of oper-
(I) developing curricula related to 
nanotechnology; 
(II) providing services for com-
mercialization, 
including 
preparing 
providing services to appropriate busi-
nesses including corporate charters, 
partnership agreements, and basic 
contracts, assistance with patents, 
trademarks, and copyrights, and tech-
nology acquisition services; or 
(III) providing programming for 
entrepreneurs 
working 
in 
nano-
technology housed in an incubator; 
(B) shall reserve 10 percent of the amount 
to make awards, on a competitive basis, in 
amounts of $50,000 to $150,000, for feasibility 
studies for determining the need for or siting of 
incubators; and 
(C) shall reserve 10 percent for research 
regarding best practices for incubator pro-
grams, 
including 
the 
development 
of 
a 
benchmarking system based on uniform meas-
ures, and for dissemination of information re-
garding such practices. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7146 
To distribute emission allowances under a domestic climate policy to facilities 
in certain domestic energy-intensive industrial sectors to prevent an in-
crease in greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing facilities located 
in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. DOYLE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To distribute emission allowances under a domestic climate 
policy to facilities in certain domestic energy-intensive 
industrial sectors to prevent an increase in greenhouse 
gas emissions by manufacturing facilities located in coun-
tries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation, 
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 ‘‘Carbon Leakage Pre-
vention Act’’. 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7150 
To conserve the United States fish and aquatic communities through partner-
ships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of 
life for the people of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. GILCHREST) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To conserve the United States fish and aquatic communities 
through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation 
and improve the quality of life for the people of the 
United States, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘National Fish Habitat Conservation Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings; purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
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(2) INITIAL
BOARD
MEMBERSHIP.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the representatives of the National Fish 
Habitat Board established by the Plan shall appoint 
the initial members of the Board described in sub-
paragraphs (H) through (N) of subsection (a)(2). 
(3) TRANSITIONAL
TERMS.—The initial ap-
pointments of the members of the Board described 
in subparagraph (N) of subsection (a)(2) shall be for 
terms as follows: 
(A) Four shall be appointed for a term of 
1 year. 
(B) Four shall be appointed for a term of 
2 years. 
(C) Three shall be appointed for a term of 
3 years. 
(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy of a member of the 
Board described in subparagraphs (H) through (N) 
of subsection (a)(2) shall be filled by an appointment 
made by the remaining members of the Board. 
(5) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—An individual 
whose term of service as a member of the Board ex-
pires may continue to serve on the Board until a 
successor is appointed. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7153 
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to create a National 
Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network to provide grants and co-
ordinate research with respect to the causes of and risk factors associated 
with childhood brain tumors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 
Ms. LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to 
create a National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention 
Network to provide grants and coordinate research with 
respect to the causes of and risk factors associated with 
childhood brain tumors, 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 ‘‘National Childhood 
Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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Union Calendar No. 286
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4454
[Report No. 103–517]
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995,
and for other purposes.
MAY 19, 1994
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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(7) summarizes and highlights development, at 
the State and local level, of high-performance green 
building initiatives, including executive orders, poli-
cies, or laws adopted promoting high-performance 
green building (including the status of implementa-
tion of those initiatives); and 
(8) includes, for the 2-year period covered by 
the report, recommendations to address each of the 
matters, and a plan for implementation of each rec-
ommendation, described in paragraphs (1) through 
(7). 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Office of Federal High- 
Performance Green Buildings shall carry out each plan 
for implementation of recommendations under subsection 
(f)(8). 
SEC. 
9043. 
COMMERCIAL 
HIGH-PERFORMANCE 
GREEN 
BUILDINGS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish within the Department of Energy, Office 
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, an Office of 
Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings, and ap-
point an individual to serve as Commercial Director in, 
a position in the career-reserved Senior Executive service, 
to— 
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sion at the same time as the attorney 
general files the action. 
‘‘(B) INTERVENTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On receiving no-
tice under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Fed-
eral Trade Commission shall have the right 
to intervene in the action that is the sub-
ject of the notice. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECT OF INTERVENTION.—If 
the Federal Trade Commission intervenes 
in an action under subparagraph (A), it 
shall have the right— 
‘‘(I) to be heard with respect to 
any matter that arises in that action; 
and 
‘‘(II) to file a petition for appeal. 
‘‘(C) CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of 
bringing any civil action under subparagraph 
(A), nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued to prevent an attorney general of a State 
from exercising the powers conferred on the at-
torney general by the laws of that State to— 
‘‘(i) conduct investigations; 
‘‘(ii) administer oaths or affirmations; 
or 
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(3) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary is authorized 
to contract with organizations with expertise in incu-
bation practices for the purposes of carrying out 
paragraph (2)(C). 
(4) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under 
paragraph (2)(A)(ii) may be used for— 
(A) curriculum, training, or technical as-
sistance related to nanotechnology developed by 
academic faculty with participation from entre-
preneurship experts; 
(B) programming that contributes to a co-
ordinated set of business assistance tools, such 
as developing management teams, providing 
workforce development, forming strategic alli-
ances, developing capital formation networks, 
and developing customized plans for commer-
cialization; and 
(C) hiring staff to coordinate the activities 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) or for 
curriculum development. 
(5) RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary shall make an 
award— 
(A) described in paragraph (2)(A) to a 
nonprofit entity that has a strong affiliation 
with a degree-granting institution and manages 
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importer intends to import such qualifying drug 
to the United States under such section 804. 
(C) PRIORITY FOR DRUGS WITH HIGHER 
SALES.—The Secretary shall establish the dates 
described under subparagraph (A) so that the 
Secretary reviews the notices described under 
such subparagraph with respect to qualifying 
drugs with higher dollar volume of sales in the 
United States before the notices with respect to 
drugs with lower sales in the United States. 
(7) NOTICES FOR DRUGS APPROVED AFTER EF-
FECTIVE
DATE.—The notice required under sub-
section (g)(2)(B)(i) of such section 804 for a quali-
fying drug first introduced for commercial distribu-
tion in a permitted country (as defined in such sec-
tion 804) after the date of enactment of this Act 
shall be submitted to and reviewed by the Secretary 
as provided under subsection (g)(2)(B) of such sec-
tion 804, without regard to paragraph (4), (5), or 
(6). 
(8) REPORT.—Beginning with the first full fis-
cal year after the date of enactment of this Act, not 
later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year 
during which the Secretary reviews a notice referred 
to in paragraph (4), (5), or (6), the Secretary shall 
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submit a report to Congress concerning the progress 
of the Food and Drug Administration in reviewing 
the notices referred to in paragraphs (4), (5), and 
(6). 
(9) USER FEES.— 
(A) EXPORTERS.—When establishing an 
aggregate total of fees to be collected from ex-
porters under subsection (f)(2) of such section 
804, the Secretary shall, under subsection 
(f)(3)(C)(i) of such section 804, estimate the 
total price of drugs imported under subsection 
(a) of such section 804 into the United States 
by registered exporters during the first fiscal 
year in which this Act takes effect to be an 
amount equal to the amount which bears the 
same ratio to $1,000,000,000 as the number of 
days in such fiscal year during which this Act 
is effective bears to 365. 
(B) IMPORTERS.—When establishing an 
aggregate total of fees to be collected from im-
porters under subsection (e)(2) of such section 
804, the Secretary shall, under subsection 
(e)(3)(C)(i) of such section 804, estimate the 
total price of drugs imported under subsection 
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(a) of such section 804 into the United States 
by registered importers during— 
(i) the first fiscal year in which this 
Act takes effect to be an amount equal to 
the amount which bears the same ratio to 
$1,000,000,000 as the number of days in 
such fiscal year during which this Act is 
effective bears to 365; and 
(ii) the second fiscal year in which 
this Act is in effect to be $3,000,000,000. 
(C) SECOND YEAR ADJUSTMENT.— 
(i) REPORTS.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 20 of the second fiscal year in which 
this Act is in effect, registered importers 
shall report to the Secretary the total price 
and the total volume of drugs imported to 
the United States by the importer during 
the 4-month period from October 1 
through January 31 of such fiscal year. 
(ii) 
REESTIMATE.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (e)(3)(C)(ii) of such section 804 
or subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
reestimate the total price of qualifying 
drugs imported under subsection (a) of 
such section 804 into the United States by 
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that is imported or offered for import into the United 
States if— 
‘‘(1) the shipment has a declared value of less 
than $10,000; and 
‘‘(2)(A) the shipping container for such drugs 
does not bear the markings required under section 
804(d)(2); or 
‘‘(B) the Secretary has requested delivery of 
such shipment of drugs. 
‘‘(b) NO BOND OR EXPORT.—Section 801(b) does 
not authorize the delivery to the owner or consignee of 
drugs delivered to the Secretary under subsection (a) pur-
suant to the execution of a bond, and such drugs may not 
be exported. 
‘‘(c) DESTRUCTION OF VIOLATIVE SHIPMENT.—The 
Secretary shall destroy a shipment of drugs delivered by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to the Secretary 
under subsection (a) if— 
‘‘(1) in the case of drugs that are imported or 
offered for import from a registered exporter under 
section 804, the drugs are in violation of any stand-
ard described in section 804(g)(5); or 
‘‘(2) in the case of drugs that are not imported 
or offered for import from a registered exporter 
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(1) establish and manage the Office of Com-
mercial High-Performance Green Buildings; and 
(2) carry out other duties as required under 
this part. 
(b) COMPENSATION.—The compensation of the Com-
mercial Director shall not exceed the maximum rate of 
basic pay for the Senior Executive Service under section 
5382 of title 5, United States Code, including any applica-
ble locality-based comparability payment that may be au-
thorized under section 5304(h)(2)(C) of that title. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Commercial Director shall, with 
respect to development of high-performance green build-
ings and zero-energy commercial buildings nationwide— 
(1) coordinate the activities of the Office of 
Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings with 
the activities of the Office of Federal High-Perform-
ance Green Buildings; 
(2) develop the legal predicates and agreements 
for, negotiate, and establish one or more public-pri-
vate partnerships with the Consortium, members of 
the Consortium, and other capable parties meeting 
the qualifications of the Consortium, to further such 
development; 
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or provides technical assistance to the degree- 
granting institution’s affiliated incubator, or if 
no nonprofit entity manages or provides tech-
nical assistance to the incubator, to the degree- 
granting institution managing the incubator; 
and 
(B) described in paragraph (2)(B) to a de-
gree-granting institution. 
(6) APPLICATIONS.—Each entity desiring as-
sistance under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(7) SELECTION.— 
(A) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give 
priority to funding applications under this sub-
section for activities that— 
(i) will be carried out at a facility that 
is included in the Centers and Networks of 
Excellence of the research and development 
program known as the National Nano-
technology Initiative; 
(ii) provide strong educational oppor-
tunities to students in fields related to 
nanotechnology and commercialization; and 
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ational ranges under the jurisdiction, custody, or
control of the Secretary of another military de-
partment.
(F) An analysis of the cost of, potential
military value of, and potential legal or prac-
tical impediments to, the expansion of Marine
Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, California,
through the acquisition of additional land adja-
cent to or in the vicinity of that installation that
is under the control of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement.
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
(A) The term ‘‘Marine Corps operational
range’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘oper-
ational range’’ in section 101(e)(3) of title 10,
United States Code, except that the term is lim-
ited to operational ranges under the jurisdiction,
custody, or control of the Secretary of the Navy
that are used by or available to the United
States Marine Corps.
(B) The term ‘‘range activities’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 101(e)(2) of
such title.
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tions of the evaluation are conducted by other 
health professionals. 
‘‘(C) COVERING PRACTITIONER.—With re-
spect to a patient, a practitioner is a covering 
practitioner for purposes of this section if the 
practitioner conducts a medical evaluation of 
the patient at the request of a practitioner who 
has conducted at least one in-person medical 
evaluation of the patient and is temporarily un-
available to conduct the evaluation of the pa-
tient. A practitioner is a covering practitioner 
without regard to whether the practitioner has 
conducted any in-person medical evaluation of 
the patient involved. 
‘‘(4) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) 
INDIVIDUALS
REPRESENTED
AS 
PRACTITIONERS.—A person who is not a practi-
tioner (as defined in subsection (e)(1)) lacks 
legal capacity under this section to have a 
qualifying medical relationship with any patient. 
‘‘(B) STANDARD
PRACTICE
OF
PHAR-
MACY.—Paragraph (1) may not be construed as 
prohibiting any conduct that is a standard prac-
tice in the practice of pharmacy. 
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SEC. 2835. CONSOLIDATION OF REAL PROPERTY PROVI-
SIONS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.
(a) CONSOLIDATION.—Section 2663 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(h) 
OPTIONS
FOR
MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of a military
department may acquire an option on a parcel of real
property before or after its acquisition is authorized
by law, if the Secretary considers it suitable and like-
ly to be needed for a military project of the depart-
ment.
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for an
option acquired under paragraph (1), the Secretary
may pay, from funds available to the department for
real property activities, an amount that is not more
than 12 percent of the appraised fair market value of
the property.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 2677 of such title is repealed.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is
amended by striking the item relating to section 2677.