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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1330 
To provide that Social Security contributions are used to protect Social 
Security solvency by mandating that Trust Fund monies cannot be 
diverted to create private accounts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Mr. SALAZAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide that Social Security contributions are used to 
protect Social Security solvency by mandating that Trust 
Fund monies cannot be diverted to create private ac-
counts. 
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 ‘‘Social Security Trust 
Funds Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY. 
Those amounts, equal to taxes imposed under sec-
tions 1401 and 3101 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 and taxes imposed under chapter 1 of such Code 
to the extent attributable to section 86 of such Code, 
which are made available to the Federal Old-Age and Sur-
vivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 
Insurance Trust Fund under the applicable provisions of 
law as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
shall be available solely for the purposes of the old-age, 
survivors, and disability insurance program under title II 
of the Social Security Act, as in effect on such date, and 
shall not be available for the establishment or funding of 
private accounts. 
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public diplomacy personnel, and public diplomacy informa-
tion technology infrastructure in the People’s Republic of 
China. 
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION OF ONE NEW UNITED STATES CON-
SULATE IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 for the 
construction of one additional United States consulate in 
the People’s Republic of China (in addition to the number 
of such consulates in the People’s Republic of China in 
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act). 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF TEN NEW UNITED STATES DIP-
LOMATIC POSTS IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 for the 
establishment of ten additional United States diplomatic 
posts in the People’s Republic of China (in addition to 
the number of such posts in the People’s Republic of 
China in existence on the date of the enactment of this 
Act), including facility rental, necessary and appropriate 
Foreign Service officer posting at such additional posts, 
the hiring of local personnel and administrative support. 
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infrastructure, assets, or personnel to provide delivery of 
fuel to its operations shall apply activity based cost ac-
counting principles to estimate the fully burdened cost of 
fuel. 
(b) USE OF COST ESTIMATE.—Each agency shall use 
the fully burdened cost of fuel, as estimated under sub-
section (a), in conducting analyses and making decisions 
regarding its activities that create a demand for energy. 
Such analyses and decisions shall include— 
(1) the use of models, simulations, wargames, 
and other analytical tools to determine the types of 
energy consuming equipment that an agency needs 
to conduct its missions; 
(2) life-cycle cost benefit analyses and other 
trade-off analyses for determining the cost effective-
ness of measures that improve the energy efficiency 
of an agency’s equipment and systems; 
(3) analyses and decisions conducted or made 
by others for the agency; and 
(4) procurement and acquisition source selec-
tion criteria, requests for proposals, and best value 
determinations. 
(c) REVISION OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS.—If a Federal 
agency employs models, simulations, wargames, or other 
analytical tools that require substantial upgrades to enable
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those tools to be used in compliance with this section, the 
agency shall complete such necessary upgrades not later 
than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘fully burdened cost of fuel’’ means the commodity 
price for the fuel plus the total cost of all personnel and 
assets required to move and, where applicable, protect, the 
fuel from the point at which the fuel is received from the 
commercial supplier to the point of use. 
SEC. 6203. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF ENERGY EFFI-
CIENT PRODUCTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 553 of the National En-
ergy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8259b) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘in a 
product category covered by the Energy Star pro-
gram or the Federal Energy Management Program 
for designated products’’ after ‘‘energy consuming 
product’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘list in their catalogues, 
represent as available, and’’ after ‘‘Logistics 
Agency shall’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘where the agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘where the head of the agency’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1331 
To provide for a fair and equitable resolution of claims relating to the 
work opportunity credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide for a fair and equitable resolution of claims 
relating to the work opportunity credit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF EMPLOYER CLAIMS FOR THE 
WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT. 
Not later than July 1, 2005, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall issue regulations to provide for the settle-
ment of employer claims for the work opportunity credit 
under section 51(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 which previously were not granted but should have 
been granted consistent with Revenue Ruling 2003–112.
Such settlement shall be national in scope, provide for a 
fair and equitable resolution of such claims, and rely on 
statistical sampling on a national level. 
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‘‘(1) in the Tier I Investment Fund and the 
Tier II Investment Fund which are attributable to 
sums credited to such account reduced by an appro-
priate share of the administrative expenses paid out 
of the net earnings, as determined by the Executive 
Director; and 
‘‘(2) in the Tier III Investment Options which 
are attributable to sums credited to such account re-
duced by the administrative expenses paid out of the 
net earnings. 
‘‘SEC. 255. TIER I INVESTMENT FUND. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
TIER
I INVESTMENT 
FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Savings Fund shall in-
clude a separate fund to be known as the ‘Tier I In-
vestment Fund’. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS IN FUND.—The Tier I Invest-
ment Fund consists of all amounts derived from 
payments into the Fund under section 252(b) and 
remaining after investment of such amounts under 
subsection (b), including additional amounts derived 
as income from such investments. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The amounts held in the 
Fund are appropriated and shall remain available 
without fiscal year limitation—
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6449 
To provide opportunities for continued recreational shooting on certain 
Federal public land. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2008 
Mr. FLAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide opportunities for continued recreational shooting 
on certain Federal public land. 
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 ‘‘Recreational Shooting 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 
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ing such year, jointly held in trust for such partici-
pating individuals in the Savings Fund, and 
‘‘(2) amounts deposited into the Fund which 
are credited to the personal social security savings 
account of a participating individual shall be treated 
as property of the participating individual, held in 
trust for such participating individual in the Savings 
Fund. 
‘‘SEC. 256. TIER II INVESTMENT FUND. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF TIER II INVESTMENT 
FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Savings Fund shall in-
clude a separate fund to be known as the ‘Tier II 
Investment Fund’. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS IN FUND.—The Tier II Invest-
ment Fund consists of all amounts derived from 
payments into the Fund under section 255(c)(2) and 
remaining after investment of such amounts under 
subsection (b), including additional amounts derived 
as income from such investments. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The amounts held in the 
Fund are appropriated and shall remain available 
without fiscal year limitation— 
‘‘(A) to be held for investment under sub-
section (b),
‘‘(B) to pay the administrative expenses re-
lated to the Fund, and 
‘‘(C) to make transfers to Tier III Invest-
ment Options under section 257 or to make 
payments under section 258. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS INTO TIER II INVESTMENT FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the crediting under 
section 252 to the personal social security savings 
account of a participating individual of any amount 
held in the Tier I Investment Fund for any calendar 
year, the Board shall transfer from the Tier I In-
vestment Fund into the Tier II Investment Fund 
any amount so credited to such participating individ-
ual’s account which is not transferred to a Tier III 
Investment Option pursuant to an election under 
section 257(a). 
‘‘(2) ONGOING SEPARATE CREDITING.—Subject 
to this paragraph, the Board shall provide for ongo-
ing separate crediting to each participating individ-
ual’s personal social security savings account of the 
amounts deposited in the Tier II Investment Fund 
with respect to such participating individual, to-
gether with any increases or decreases therein so as 
to reflect the net returns and losses from investment 
thereof while held in the Fund.
‘‘(c) INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of investment 
of the Tier II Investment Fund, the Board shall di-
vide the Fund into 6 investment accounts. The 
Board shall contract with appropriate investment 
managers, recordkeepers, and custodians selected for 
investment of amounts held in each investment ac-
count. Such accounts shall consist of— 
‘‘(A) a Lifecycle Investment Account, 
‘‘(B) a Government Securities Investment 
Account, 
‘‘(C) a Fixed Income Investment Account, 
‘‘(D) a Common Stock Index Investment 
Account, 
‘‘(E) a Small Capitalization Stock Index 
Investment Account, and 
‘‘(F) an International Stock Index Invest-
ment Account. 
‘‘(2) ELECTION OF INVESTMENT OPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFAULT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT.— 
Except as provided in an election in effect 
under subparagraph (B), amounts held in the 
Tier II Investment Fund shall be credited to 
the Lifecycle Investment Account.
‘‘(B) ELECTION OF TRANSFERS BETWEEN 
INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.—In any case in which 
a participating individual who has an amount in 
such individual’s personal social security sav-
ings account credited to any of the investment 
accounts in the Tier II Investment Fund files 
with the Secretary of the Treasury a written 
election under this subparagraph, not more fre-
quently than annually and in accordance with 
regulations of the Board, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer the full amount so cred-
ited in such investment account from such in-
vestment account to any one of the other invest-
ment accounts in the Tier II Investment Fund 
(whichever is designated in such election). 
‘‘(d) LIFECYLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The investment manager, 
recordkeeper, and custodian selected for investment 
of amounts held in the Lifecyle Investment Account 
shall invest such amounts under regulations which 
shall be prescribed by the Board in a mix of equities 
and fixed income instruments so as to ensure, to the 
maximum extent practicable, that, of the total bal-
ance in the Fund credited to such account and avail-
able for investment (after allowing for administrative
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 644
AN ACT 
To facilitate the provision of assistance by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development for the cleanup and 
economic redevelopment of brownfields.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
expenses), the percentage invested in fixed income 
instruments by individuals in designated cohorts, 
ranging in age up to those of at least retirement 
age, will increase in a linear progression from 0 per-
cent to 100 percent as the cohort approaches retire-
ment age. 
‘‘(2) INVESTMENT IN EQUITIES.—In accordance 
with regulations which shall be prescribed by the 
Board, the Board shall establish standards which 
must be met by equities selected for investment in 
the Lifecycle Investment Account. In conformity 
with such standards, the Board shall select, for pur-
poses of such investment, indices which are com-
prised of equities the aggregate market value of 
which is, in each case, a reasonably broad represen-
tation of companies whose shares are traded on the 
equity markets. Amounts invested in equities under 
an investment option shall be held in a portfolio de-
signed to replicate the performance of one or more 
of such indices. 
‘‘(3) INVESTMENT IN FIXED INCOME INSTRU-
MENTS.—In accordance with regulations which shall 
be prescribed by the Board, the Board shall estab-
lish standards which must be met by fixed income 
instruments selected for investment in the Lifecycle
Investment Account. Such standards shall take into 
account the competing considerations of risk and re-
turn. Amounts invested in fixed income instruments 
in an investment option shall be held in a portfolio 
which shall consist of a diverse range of fixed income 
instruments, taking into full account the opposing 
considerations of risk and maximization of return. 
‘‘(e) GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INVESTMENT AC-
COUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts in the Govern-
ment Securities Investment Account shall be in-
vested in securities of the United States Government 
as provided in this subsection 
‘‘(2) ISSUANCE
OF
SPECIAL
OBLIGATIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue 
special interest-bearing obligations of the United 
States for purchase by the Tier II Investment Fund 
for purposes of investment of amounts in the Gov-
ernment Securities Investment Account. Such obliga-
tions shall have maturities fixed with due regard to 
the needs of the Fund as determined by the Board, 
and shall bear interest at a rate equal to the average 
market yield (computed by the Secretary of the 
treasury on the basis of market quotations as of the 
end of the calendar month next preceding the date
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1335 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the mandatory retirement 
age for members of the Capitol Police from 57 to 60 years of age. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. RAMSTAD) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administra-
tion, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the manda-
tory retirement age for members of the Capitol Police 
from 57 to 60 years of age. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE. 
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 
8335(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘57’’ and 
inserting ‘‘60’’; and
(2) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘60’’ and 
inserting ‘‘65’’. 
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 
Section 8425(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘57’’ and 
inserting ‘‘60’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘60’’ and 
inserting ‘‘65’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1336 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify 
the classification of laser light sources for semiconductor manufacturing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Mr. CUNNINGHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States to clarify the classification of laser light sources 
for semiconductor manufacturing. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN LASER 
LIGHT SOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 90 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by strik-
ing subheading 9010.49.00 and inserting the following 
new subheadings and superior text thereto, with such su-
perior text having the same degree of indentation as the 
article description for subheading 9010.42.00:
‘‘ 
Other: 
9010.49.10 
Laser light sources ..........................
Free 
35% 
9010.49.20 
Other ...............................................
Free 
35% 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made ap-
plies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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with respect to any participating individual 
shall be treated as property of such partici-
pating individual, held in trust for such partici-
pating individual. 
‘‘(C) TRUST
REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts 
held and accounted for with respect to a partici-
pating individual shall be held in a trust created 
or organized in the United States for the exclu-
sive benefit of such individual or his bene-
ficiaries. 
‘‘(D) EXEMPTION
FROM
THIRD
PARTY 
CLAIMS.—Each Tier III Investment Option 
shall be exempt from any and all third party 
claims against the eligible entity. 
‘‘(E) DISCLOSURE
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS.—Each eligible entity offering a Tier III 
Investment Option under this section shall pro-
vide to each participating individual an annual 
disclosure of the rate of administrative costs 
chargeable with respect to investment in such 
Option. Such disclosure shall be written in a 
manner calculated to be understood by the av-
erage participating individual. The Board shall 
provide for coordination of disclosures with re-
spect to Tier III Investment Options under this
subparagraph so as to assist participating indi-
viduals in comparing alternative Options based 
on administrative costs. 
‘‘(F) REPORTING TO THE EXECUTIVE DI-
RECTOR AND THE BOARD.—Each eligible entity 
shall provide reports to the Executive Director 
and the Board at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Board 
may require. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY
DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means 
any investment company (as defined in section 3 of 
the Investment Company Act of 1940) or other per-
son that the Board determines appropriate to offer 
Tier III Investment Options under this part. 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL
OF TIER III INVESTMENT OP-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds may be trans-
ferred into a Tier III Investment Option unless the 
Board has approved an application submitted under 
paragraph (2) with respect to the option. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—With respect to each Tier 
III Investment Option that an eligible entity cer-
tified under subsection (b)(1) seeks to offer, such 
entity shall submit an application to the Board at
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(b) CATALOGUE LISTING DEADLINE.—Not later than 
9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Gen-
eral Services Administration and the Defense Logistics 
Agency shall ensure that the requirement in the amend-
ment made under subsection (a)(2)(A) has been fully com-
plied with. 
SEC. 6204. FEDERAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PER-
FORMANCE STANDARDS. 
(a) STANDARDS.—Section 305(a)(3) of the Energy 
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of the Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007, the 
Secretary shall establish, by rule, revised Federal building 
energy efficiency performance standards that require that: 
‘‘(i) For new Federal buildings and Federal 
buildings undergoing major renovations, with respect 
to which the Adminstrator of General Services is re-
quired to transmit a prospectus to Congress under 
section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, in the 
case of public buildings (as defined in section 3301 
of title 40, United States Code), or of at least 
$2,500,000 in costs adjusted annually for inflation 
for other buildings:
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Board may require. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS
FOR
APPROVAL.—The 
Board may not approve an application submitted 
under paragraph (2) in connection with a Tier III 
Investment Option unless the following requirements 
are met: 
‘‘(A) OPTION MUST BE OFFERED BY CER-
TIFIED
ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—The Tier III In-
vestment Option is offered by an eligible entity 
certified under subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) OPTION MUST MEET QUALITY FAC-
TORS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Tier III In-
vestment Option meets qualifications which 
shall be prescribed by the Board relating 
to the quality factors described in clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(ii) QUALITY FACTORS.—The quality 
factors described in this clause are— 
‘‘(I) the safety and soundness of 
the Tier III Investment Option’s pro-
posed investment policy;
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1339 
To amend the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 
2000 to clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commod-
ities and products to Cuba. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2005 
Mrs. EMERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Inter-
national Relations and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhance-
ment Act of 2000 to clarify allowable payment terms 
for sales of agricultural commodities and products to 
Cuba. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF PAYMENT TERMS FOR 
SALES 
OF 
AGRICULTURAL 
COMMODITIES 
AND PRODUCTS TO CUBA UNDER THE TRADE 
SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCE-
MENT ACT OF 2000. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 908(b)(1) of the Trade 
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7207(b)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) Payment of cash in advance, which as 
used herein means the payment by the pur-
chaser of an agricultural commodity or product 
and the receipt of such payment by the seller 
prior to— 
‘‘(i) the transfer of title of such com-
modity or product to the purchaser; and 
‘‘(ii) the release of control of such 
commodity or product to the purchaser.’’. 
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