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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 454 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the credit 
for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas 
produced onshore from a formation more than 15,000 feet deep. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mr. COLE of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
JINDAL, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TERRY, Mr. BOREN, Mr. 
PEARCE, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. NUNES, 
Mr. RENZI, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. BAKER, Mr. 
REHBERG, and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional 
source shall apply to gas produced onshore from a forma-
tion more than 15,000 feet deep. 
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 ‘‘Natural Gas Produc-
tion Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PRODUCING FUEL FROM NONCONVEN-
TIONAL SOURCE TO APPLY TO GAS PRO-
DUCED ONSHORE FROM FORMATIONS MORE 
THAN 15,000 FEET DEEP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
29(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining 
qualified fuels) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end 
of clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii) 
and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) an onshore well from a forma-
tion more than 15,000 feet deep, and’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE WELLS.—Section 29 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) ELIGIBLE DEEP GAS WELLS.—In the case of 
a well producing qualified fuel described in subsection 
(B)(iii)— 
‘‘(1) for purposes of subsection (f)(1)(A), such 
well shall be treated as drilled before January 1, 
1993, if such well is drilled after the date of the en-
actment of this subsection, and 
‘‘(2) subsection (f)(2) shall not apply.’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4646 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
7320 Reseda Boulevard in Reseda, California, as the ‘‘Coach John Wood-
en Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2005 
Mr. SHERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7320 Reseda Boulevard in Reseda, California, 
as the ‘‘Coach John Wooden Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JOHN WOODEN POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 7320 Reseda Boulevard in 
Reseda, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Coach John Wooden Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
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(A) by striking ‘‘an enterprise’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘a regulated en-
tity’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the enterprise’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘the regulated 
entity’’; 
(2) in section 1369C (12 U.S.C. 4622), by strik-
ing ‘‘enterprise’’ each place that term appears and in-
serting ‘‘regulated entity’’; 
(3) in section 1369D (12 U.S.C. 4623)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an enterprise’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘a regulated en-
tity’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘An 
enterprise’’ and inserting ‘‘A regulated entity’’; 
and 
(4) by striking sections 1369, 1369A, and 1369B 
(12 U.S.C. 4619, 4620, and 4621). 
Subtitle D—Enforcement Actions 
SEC. 1151. CEASE AND DESIST PROCEEDINGS. 
Section 1371 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Fi-
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4631) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(a) ISSUANCE FOR UNSAFE OR UNSOUND PRACTICES 
AND VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.—If, in the opin-
ion of the Director, a regulated entity or any entity- 
affiliated party is engaging or has engaged, or the Di-
rector has reasonable cause to believe that the regu-
lated entity or any entity-affiliated party is about to 
engage, in an unsafe or unsound practice in con-
ducting the business of the regulated entity or the Of-
fice of Finance, or is violating or has violated, or the 
Director has reasonable cause to believe is about to 
violate, a law, rule, regulation, or order, or any con-
dition imposed in writing by the Director in connec-
tion with the granting of any application or other re-
quest by the regulated entity or the Office of Finance 
or any written agreement entered into with the Direc-
tor, the Director may issue and serve upon the regu-
lated entity or entity-affiliated party a notice of 
charges in respect thereof. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Director may not, pur-
suant to this section, enforce compliance with any 
housing goal established under subpart B of part 2 of 
subtitle A of this title, with section 1336 or 1337 of 
this title, with subsection (m) or (n) of section 309 of 
the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 316 
AN ACT 
For the relief of Esther Karinge. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(B) COST COMPUTATION.—Compensation 
provided for costs incurred under subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be 
the sum of— 
‘‘(i)(I) the average cost of incarcer-
ation of a prisoner per day in the relevant 
State, as determined by the chief executive 
officer of a State, or, as appropriate, a po-
litical subdivision of the State; multiplied 
by 
‘‘(II) the number of days that the 
alien was in the custody of the State or po-
litical subdivision; and 
‘‘(ii) the cost of transporting the 
criminal or illegal alien— 
‘‘(I) from the point of apprehen-
sion to the place of detention; and 
‘‘(II) if the place of detention 
and place of custody are different, to 
the custody transfer point. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out paragraph (2).’’.
SEC. 5. FELONIES COMMITTED BY ILLEGAL ALIENS. 
(a) OFFENSES.—Title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after chapter 51 the following new 
chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 
52—ENHANCED 
PENALTIES 
FOR FELONIES COMMITTED BY ILLE-
GAL ALIENS 
‘‘§ 1131. Enhanced penalties for felonies committed 
by illegal aliens 
‘‘Whoever, being an alien who is unlawfully present 
in the United States, commits a felony shall be fined under 
this title and sentenced to not less than 5 years in prison. 
If the defendant was previously ordered removed under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act on the grounds of having 
committed a crime, the defendant shall be sentenced to 
not less than 15 years in prison. A sentence of imprison-
ment imposed under this section shall run consecutively 
to any other sentence of imprisonment imposed for any 
other crime.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
at the beginning of part I of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 
51 the following new item:
‘‘CHAPTER 52—ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR FELONIES COMMITTED BY 
ILLEGAL ALIENS 
‘‘1131. Enhanced penalties for felonies committed by illegal aliens.’’. 
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House Calendar No. 26 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 242 
[Report No. 110–49] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1362) to reform acquisition 
practices of the Federal Government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Ms. CASTOR, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1362) to reform 
acquisition practices of the Federal Government. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1362) to reform acquisition prac-
tices of the Federal Government. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived except those arising 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4175 
To insert certain counties as part of the Appalachian Region. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2005 
Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To insert certain counties as part of the Appalachian Region. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. APPALACHIAN REGION. 
Section 14102(a)(1)(K) of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘Giles’’ after ‘‘Franklin’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Hickman’’ after ‘‘Hawkins’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln’’ 
after ‘‘Knox’’. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4176 
To provide for the release of certain Wilderness Study Areas involving public 
lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Lassen and 
Modoc Counties, California, and Washoe County, Nevada. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2005 
Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. GIBBONS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the release of certain Wilderness Study Areas 
involving public lands administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in Lassen and Modoc Counties, Cali-
fornia, and Washoe County, Nevada. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS, BU-
REAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, LASSEN AND 
MODOC 
COUNTIES, 
CALIFORNIA, 
AND 
WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 
of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Wilderness 
Study Areas and Instant Study Areas managed by the Bu-
reau of Land Management in Lassen and Modoc Counties, 
California, and adjoining Wilderness Study Areas man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management in Washoe 
County, Nevada, which are generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Wilderness Study Areas in California’s 4th Con-
gressional District and Adjoining Areas of Washoe Coun-
ty, Nevada’’ and dated October 17, 2005, have been ade-
quately studied for wilderness designation. 
(b) RELEASE.—The Wilderness Study Areas and In-
stant Study Areas generally depicted on the map referred 
to in subsection (a) are no longer subject to the require-
ments of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 
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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4551 
To amend the Social Security Act to improve choices available to Medicare 
eligible seniors by permitting them to elect (instead of regular Medicare 
benefits) to receive a voucher for a health savings account, for premiums 
for a high deductible health insurance plan, or both and by suspending 
Medicare late enrollment penalties between ages 65 and 70. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2005 
Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Social Security Act to improve choices avail-
able to Medicare eligible seniors by permitting them to 
elect (instead of regular Medicare benefits) to receive 
a voucher for a health savings account, for premiums 
for a high deductible health insurance plan, or both 
and by suspending Medicare late enrollment penalties 
between ages 65 and 70. 
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 ‘‘Health Care Choices 
for Seniors Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Social Security Administration’s Pro-
gram 
Operations 
Manual 
System 
section 
HI 
00801.002, titled ‘‘Waiver of Hospital Insurance 
Entitlement by Monthly Beneficiary’’, provides that 
an individual who does not sign up for part A of the 
medicare program when the individual signs up for 
social security benefits will lose such benefits, re-
gardless of the desire of the individual to not partici-
pate in the medicare program because of religious or 
philosophical reasons or a preference to have private 
health insurance. 
(2) As part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub-
lic Law 108–173), Congress increased health insur-
ance options by authorizing health savings accounts 
into which individuals may make annual contribu-
tions of not more than $2,650 and families may 
make such contributions of not more than $5,250 
that are allowable as deductions for income tax pur-
poses. Seniors are not allowed to deduct contribu-
tions to their health savings account after the date
of the entitlement of such seniors to medicare bene-
fits. 
(3) Section 1802(b) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395a(b)), added by section 4507 of the 
Balanced Budget Act of 1997, states that a medi-
care beneficiary may only enter into a private con-
tract with a physician for an item or service if no 
claim for payment under title XVIII of such Act will 
be submitted. In the case of such contract, the phy-
sician must sign an affidavit that acknowledges such 
contract and that provides that the physician will 
not submit a claim, and will forgo reimbursement, 
under such title for an item or service provided to 
any medicare beneficiary for a period of two years. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ELECT VOUCHER PROGRAM IN-
STEAD OF MEDICARE PART A ENTITLEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 226 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 426) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(k) WAIVER OF ENTITLEMENT AND ELECTION OF 
VOUCHER PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the pre-
vious provisions of this section, the Secretary shall 
establish a procedure under which an individual oth-
erwise entitled under subsection (a) to benefits
under part A of title XVIII may waive such entitle-
ment and be automatically enrolled in the Medicare 
Alternative Voucher Program established under sub-
section (l) if— 
‘‘(A) at the time such waiver is made the 
individual— 
‘‘(i) has a health savings account de-
scribed in subsection (d) of section 223 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 223); and 
‘‘(ii) is enrolled under a high deduct-
ible health plan, as defined in subsection 
(c)(1) of such section; and 
‘‘(B) the individual makes such waiver dur-
ing the initial enrollment period described in 
section 1837(d). 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT UNDER THE INTERNAL REV-
ENUE CODE OF 1986.—An individual who waives en-
titlement under paragraph (1) shall not be treated 
as entitled to benefits under title XVIII for purposes 
of section 223(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
‘‘(3) INELIGIBILITY FOR PART B OR D BENE-
FITS.—An individual shall not be eligible for benefits 
under part B or D of title XVIII during the period
for which the individual waives entitlement under 
part A of such title under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF WAIVER AND REENROLL-
MENT UNDER MEDICARE PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall establish a procedure under which an individual 
who waives entitlement under paragraph (1) may 
terminate such waiver during an annual period that 
shall be the same as the annual general enrollment 
period described in section 1837(e). For purposes of 
applying parts B and D of title XVIII, such indi-
vidual shall be treated as if the individual were enti-
tled to benefits under part A of such title as of the 
date such individual terminates the waiver under 
this paragraph. An individual who has terminated 
such a waiver may not subsequently make such a 
waiver. 
‘‘(l) MEDICARE
ALTERNATIVE
VOUCHER
PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a program to be known as the 
Medicare Alternative Voucher Program (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘voucher program’) con-
sistent with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT.—An individual 
who waives entitlement under subsection (k)(1) shall
be enrolled in the voucher program for the period 
during which such waiver is in effect. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF VOUCHER.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT BASED ON AGE COHORT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), for each month that an individual 
within an age cohort is enrolled in the 
voucher program, the Secretary shall pro-
vide a voucher to such individual in an 
amount that is equal to the monthly actu-
arial rate for that month computed under 
section 1818(d)(1) multiplied by the age 
cohort adjustment factor for such age co-
hort under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) MONTHLY LIMIT.—The amount 
of a voucher provided to an individual for 
a month may not exceed $200. 
‘‘(B) AGE
COHORT
ADJUSTMENT
FAC-
TOR.—For each age cohort the Secretary shall 
determine an age cohort adjustment factor 
equal to the ratio of— 
‘‘(i) the monthly actuarial rate de-
scribed in section 1818(d)(1) as deter-
mined by the Secretary for individuals in 
such age cohort, to
‘‘(ii) the monthly actuarial rate de-
scribed in such section. 
‘‘(C) AGE
COHORT
DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, an ‘age cohort’ means 
a group of individuals whose age falls within a 
span of five consecutive years, consistent with 
the following: 
‘‘(i) The first such span begins at age 
65. 
‘‘(ii) Other spans follow consecutively. 
‘‘(4) PERMISSIBLE
USE
OF
VOUCHER.—A 
voucher under paragraph (3) may be used only for 
the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) As a contribution into a health sav-
ings account established by such individual, as 
described in subsection (k)(1)(A). 
‘‘(B) For payment of premiums for enroll-
ment of such individual under a high deductible 
health plan described in such subsection. 
‘‘(5) EFFECT
OF
SUBSEQUENT
TERMINATION 
OF WAIVER.—If an individual terminates a waiver 
under subsection (k)(3), the enrollment of such indi-
vidual in the voucher program shall be terminated 
on the date on which the termination becomes effec-
tive.’’.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3173 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform 
the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and 
renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Cre-
dential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one 
in-person visit to a designated enrollment center.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4180 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require communica-
tions which consist of prerecorded telephone calls to meet the disclosure 
and disclaimer requirements applicable to general public campaign com-
munications transmitted through radio, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2005 
Mrs. SCHMIDT (for herself and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
require communications which consist of prerecorded 
telephone calls to meet the disclosure and disclaimer 
requirements applicable to general public campaign com-
munications transmitted through radio, 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 ‘‘Identification and Dis-
closure Act’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER RE-
STRICTIONS FOR COMMUNICATIONS MADE 
THROUGH 
PRERECORDED 
TELEPHONE 
CALLS. 
(a) APPLICATION
OF GENERAL DISCLOSURE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 318(a) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(as defined in section 304(f)(3)),’’ and inserting 
‘‘(as defined in section 304(f)(3)) or for any communica-
tion which is a telephone call consisting in substantial part 
of a prerecorded audio message (other than a call placed 
to a customer or employee of the person making the dis-
bursement),’’. 
(b) METHOD
OF DISCLOSURE; OTHER RESTRIC-
TIONS.—Section 318(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441d(d)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR PRERECORDED TELE-
PHONE CALLS.—Any communication which is sub-
ject to the requirements of subsection (a) and which 
is a telephone call consisting in substantial part of 
a prerecorded audio message shall meet the following 
requirements: 
‘‘(A) The communication shall meet the re-
quirements for a communication which is trans-
mitted through radio which are applicable
under paragraph (1)(A) (in the case of a com-
munication described in paragraph (1) or (2) of 
subsection (a)) or under paragraph (2) (in the 
case of a communication described in paragraph 
(3) of subsection (a)), except that— 
‘‘(i) the audio statement required 
shall clearly state the name and permanent 
street address of the person making the 
disbursement for the call; and 
‘‘(ii) the audio statement required 
shall be made at the beginning of the tele-
phone call. 
‘‘(B) The telephone number which will ap-
pear in the caller identification device of the re-
cipient of the telephone call shall be the tele-
phone number of the person making the dis-
bursement for the call which is used in the per-
son’s regular course of business, without regard 
to whether or not the person placed the tele-
phone call itself.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to communications made on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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